Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-08

uin. Lie assured the noble Earl, Ia wa. deslrou, to
give him his full support. lie would ceitoly watch
he proce edngs OF the naturalization anxiou.ly, bu
rom him he should never meet unneee,sary opposition
The Earl OF Cserpsrvon complained That there were
details Of the noble Es measures TO be gaihe
except by a vague .urmi'e. He had always believed
hat some reform necessary, end that the refusal
Of all reform have occasoned the destruction oil
the country but he could not believe that REFORM radi
c., or moderate wouil be found to be sovereign
medy for the public dis ress OF the people. This noble
Earl would find that there was no safety for his Co
v. rnment and the country, in yielding to popular
c,anor when the people found that tber distress was
increased after the aainmen mt OF their object,
this IN would bring the ,nger Of lhs
iry to its climax He trusted Government would not
ave to individual, in the other Houe, the task Of in
curing no the state OF the peasanry. They should
look the which had. far this last fifteen years
tended to crests that ditres and they shou ide
the prog,e Of that system by VIII CHI the pessanry OF
whole districts were reduced to receive their miserable
sub Hence f,om the poor-rates, ard fouc or five fam
lies were compelled to seek shelter under the
rcsf-a system which made the poor oil gland worse
than any poor in the world.
He thought, however, that something nigh, yet be
done restore comfort 10 the peasant and competence
10 the farmer; but he suggested that any bill alter
the poor.laws being in the nature OF none bill
should originate in another place Ii waswell knewn
that, during the last twelve month";, agricultural cap
tai had greatly 6imiashed. There could be little doubt
that II had been reduced onehali. What the best
of remetyng that evil, the present not the
proper time TO inquire; but he hoped that the subject
Government and of Parliament II. trusted that th,,
subject, like the subjec OF parliamentary reform, would
De ,akeu up by his Maj ss,y's Governmeut, and would
be broush by them before Parliament. The only
c.look the danger in the face IT. doing So
they adopted wise and pruden, measures, they would
eventually reap the fruits OF their decision.
The Marquis OF Lansdowne also defended himself
from having limited the proposed reform to giving
presentat YES to the large towns He contended that
1t impossible Tor them enter into the details of
mes SO difficult, and he trusted the House would
no ma than IN The IA
selves pr judge the measure by observation, until il
ha ripened into such that il could be produced
before their lordships and the sober and thinking part
OF the Community, who wished TO preserve and improve
not to .ubver the institutions Of the country (Chees)
Earl Grey observed ha' after he had stated that the
principle OF Parliamentary Reform ,sui..d by
his Maesys Governm .nt he should have though, that
the warmest friend TO reform would have abstain ID at
the present moment from entering any length upon
he subject was probable that, the principle OF
the measure which II might be desirable to adopt there
was not much difference between bis Nobls fri md and
hinsel but at present ii impossible for him TO 20
into any details. The only purpose, however for which
he rose was 10 correct what appeared TO be mscon.
cepon. In the observations which he had address ed
to their Lordship', he did not connect the question OF
reform with the question respecting the distresses OF
the country. He had treated the two subjects sepa
tely and distinctly. So tar indeed had he been from
connecting them, that he id quvoc ally stated that
the first subject which pressed itself on the consera
ton OF his Majssty's new Ministers, was the state OF
the country; that their frs, object would be to exam
Inc into the nature OF the existing Distress and then
into the Disturbances consequent upon that distress
and there every reason believe upon the in
'tg ton OF persons whom that distress did not affect,
fnat, he had oberved, the first obi which hi.
Majesty's Minister'S had in view; and with references
% that object Prvy Council was 10 be that evening
led IL was absurd to think OF giving Parlam entary
Reform the priority OF such question. The dang r
VI n which the country was threatened, TO be the
lrst subject OF consideration, aud must be with a
prompt and determined hand Hear, hear, hsaro
Alter few words in explana ion from the T. trI of
Caernsrvon, who sad that in what had fallen from him
lie had not adverted TO his Noble friend,
The petition was then ordered TO lie on the table
The Marquis OF Lansdo~ns then presented his Pc
tons, one of which from Cnpar in Fife, and the
Their from Arbsoah.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
On the occasion Of nav wri,s being moved for, for
eats vacated, that tor Knsresborous Oh being moved
Mr. Croker rose to dem and an explanation OF the Ian
,uage made use of by Lord Brougham, on defrrrne |
'is great motion for Parliamentary reform from Tues
lay last week TO Thursday the 25th.
The noble and learned lord had declared publicly
nd plainly in that House, aud with full view of the
hange which had now been effected, that he could
lot by any possibility form part OF that Admnistra-
ion, whose creation. when the now noble and learned
,rd made his declaration, wa plainly obviously Ger
aiDy inevitable. (Hear, hear, from the DEPOSITION
'enches.) He should not have thought so much OF
his declaration. had not the noble and learned lord
made voluntarily, and had he not repeated i-yes
epeated il, and voluntarily repeated it-on the sexi
ublIc OCCASION and after he had lad full time 10 look
all the bearings of the impending change. He had1
ften heard that noble aud learned lord while a msm-
er OF that Hous declare that the characters of pub
&C men formed part Of the wealth of England; and a.
ften the noble and learned lord had this
eminent, often had he (Mr Croke) EN- prepared
admit the correctness Of il, aHd to participate fully
n the business OF 1t. IL she sentiment were correct
IS from hi, cart he believed it was-he xnu saw thai
lie did think il highly important that the character of
he man who was vested with the most eminent and
powers Of the state-who was called by
sacred expression, but not an extravagabt one, "the
Keeper of the Kings conscience"-and who, aboy.
ILL., had the disposal Of the chief part of the patronage
the Church-he did, he said, think il porant in the
lghes degree that the character OF such should
tand clear Of all shutting, manly, open, fair, and I'M
louded. to the view Of the pubic. Certain 1t was
hat IL the character Of any public ought to stand
hu' the Lord Chancellor that man; and he could
o' therefore, think any apology due from him for
lkng this, the most fitting opportunity of ndng the
louise OF those two remarkable declarations which the
eble and learned lord had volunteered in that House
lie was ready TO hear now, or, If it conve-
lent now, at some other time when IL might he con.
enien the explanation of the reasons which had in.
ueDced the conduct of that noble and Learned lord
10 very ready to believe that satisfactory expia
alton might be given; but, in the absence OF such ex
lanaton and with the present recollection OF n, vo-
intary declarations Of the noble AMI learned lord he
al thought it his duty to make these observations to
he House.
Mr.. Croker read from Yorkshire paper, describ.
as very zeaously devoted to The interests of Lord
rougham, and acting as the organ of his party, the
flowing corroboratIon of his int non not to accep,
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ga correspondent Of our own says-'Mr Brouzham
nd in the council room yesterday, that should take
o office whatever; that when he was returned for
Ofkshire, he made his ele coD between power and the
,ryce Of the people, His constituents will learn
18th great satisfaction the estimate he sets the honor
their representation"
The Eek. Secretary Of the Admiralty continued
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