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e subject of turnpike trus

past efforts, and the pr
for the suppression of tL

ent exertions made and TT
slave-tr

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by the different squadrons of different. nations since the
treaty was effected, by which it was stipulated that such
a force should be employed on the coast of Africa with

that object
The Ea]

.l of Auckland, Lord Stanley, the Bishop
Exeter, Earl Grey. and Lord Denman, took part in t
discussion, and the motion was agreed to.

HOUSE OF COM)/
The CHANCELLOR of the Ex(
pointment of two committees,—the one to inquire
the expenditure of the army, navy, and ordnance, an
other to inquire into the miscellaneous expenditure.
proposed simply the appointment of a select comm
who would have the power to suppress any portion of tt
evidence which they thought it might be injudicia
make public, and also with the power of excluding al
sons not being members of the committee, whenever the)

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thought proper.
A rambling discussion followed. in which Lord G. Bcn
tinck, Mr. D'lsraeli, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Hume, Sir R
Peel, Mr. Bright, Colonel Sibthorp, Lord J. Russell, Mr
Eankes, Sir R. Inglis, Captain Harris, Mr. Sin
S. Crawford, Mr. Cobden, Admiral Dund
and Mr. Villiers took part

.t the close of which the r

Lion was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. Herr,
JACKSON, a select committee a

conded t

lengthy discuss

n to cot

Mr.

Britain can adopt for mitigating the horrors of the slay
trade and provlding for its final extinction.

HOUSE OF COMMONS
IMPEACHMENT OF LORD PALMERSTON
24r. C. ANSTEY moved for a return of papers and
ocuments upon which it was his intention to found his
charges against the noble lord at the head of the foreign

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foreign policy of

aepartment. The hon. member, in the course of a long
speech, reviewed the whole course of the _
.the noble lord, during the whole of the official ch.
Charged him with favouring the ambitious designs of Rut.
aia at the expense of the best interests of this country,
%and stated that the noble lord had made it his business to
deceive the House of Commons, to mislead the Crown and
its advisers with false statements, by the suppression of
.gapers, the mutilation of despatches, the entire perversion
49f truth, and the entire substitution of falsel.
Mr. URQUHART seconded the motion.
Mr. SHELL ridiculed alike the accusations and their
promoter, whom he designated as the most truly Irish
man of them all.

Viscount PALMERSTON observed, that in
he would avoid the use of language v

to say,

'hat he had

al to those who used it, which was at va,

with the rules of the House.

-and with the practice of gentlemen. But he would repel
in terms the most comprehensive. in language the most
positive and complete, the charges of every kind and de-
scription, which Mr. Anstey and Mr. Urquhart had
brought and asserted against him. 1f the question were
one between himself and " these two Members," be
doubted whether he would have condescended even to
'contradict or disprove their assertions ; but he owed it to
the House and to the country to do so as publicly as the
charges had been made. It it should be the pleasure of
the House to institute an inquiry into the whole of his
public conduct, there was not a document in the records
of the Foreign-office, not a private or confidential letter
in his own possession. which he would not readily, and
-with- pride, submit to the scrutiny and judgment eve
his political opponents. Having said this much with re-
gard to the subject generally, the noble lord proceeded to
notice some of the charges contained in the speech of Mr.
Anstey, which, in his opinion, resembled more the
"images of a kaleidescope out of order, than anything
ever before presented to human vision." Amongst other
things with which he was charged, was that be had sold
this country to Russia. The result of this treachery on
his part was obvious, in the fact that England was now a
province of Russia—that Russia was predominant in the
Councils of this country, and, through this country, in
the affairs of the world. The first ground upon which
this charge was based, that he had been complimented,
some years ago, by the Russian Ambassador in a despatch
to his Government, as having " made a good speech.
Ile could assure Mr. Urquhart that, on that ground at
least, his loyalty would never be called in question. The
debate was adjourned.