Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-01-12
Wcs,rord Proceedings, next week.
INTERES STING FROM ENGLAND.

w cstiord Proceedings, next week.
INTERES TING FROM ENGLAND.
Parliamcn, me, on .hc 18th November,
and on the 10Th the Honorable James
Abercrombie was reelected Speaker, with
out opposition. The remainder Of the
week ives consumed in swearing in the
members. On Monday, the Goth, the
queen IN person opened the sessi"n, Ivy
the usual declaration exncted from British
Sovergns against the Roman Catholic
Religion, and with speech which we give
below. The speech is even moro vague
and indefinite than such speeches generally
are, and in the debate which followed on
the address in reply, it was admitted by
ministers that it wss purposely made go,
TO obtain an unanimous vote in its favor.-
The address to the crown in the House of
Lords wae moved by the Duke Of Sussex,
and passed unanimously, the Duke Of
Wellington as leader Of the Conservative
party, expressing on the occasion, senli-
mcn,, TO the Sovereign. In the Commons,
the address to the Queen on her speech
was moved by Lord Lovcson and cordially
acccdcd to by Sir Robert Peel on behalf
Of the Conservatives, but the Radical Re
formers moved an amendment, on the
ground that the speech contained no
pledge that The government would carry
out any further reforms, such as the vote
by ballot, the repeal of the Septcnial oct,
the abolition Of the law Of primogeri'urc,
and so forth. The amendments were
however, only supported by 20 votes
ogans, 500. There is much Of interest
in these debates, bu, our limits forbid us
making extracts from them. We confne
ourselves, therefore, Is stating that Lord
John Russell, on behalf Of the ministers
expressed himself opposed TO any further
organic changes, a declaration which had
caused much excitement among the Rad.
Gals, who ri meeting Of their party had
Notwithstanding determined to take no
measure in consequence, until the result
of The division on the vote by ballot,
which was 10 take place on The 18Th Feb
ruary, was known.
We copy wha, has taken place in par
liamon, in regard to Canada. A report
was prevalent in London that Lord Gnss
FORD would be recalled and Sir. John
CoLpoRsr appointed in his stead,
CANADA.
HOUSE OF Commons. Nov. 90.
Mr.. Leader, (RadIcaD gave notice 'ha,
he should take an early opportunity OF
calling the attention Of the House To the
condition Of the province of Lower Canada.
Lord Leveson. (Minisicrialj The next
subject to which it was proper he should
direct, or rather invite the attention Of tho
House, was the condition Of Canada lie was sure
it was one to which Parliament would turn its
! most serious aud anxious alcni ion, and he enter
tanned the mos, confident expectation thai they
would enter upon i, il u spirit of Cancellation ant
cordially. and that that good hndcIsi standing he
tween the mother country and colony which hat
hitherto so happily prevailed would in The time b.
: happily preserved 10 the advantage OF both
Mr. Hume (radcaD had expected that erhe
the hon mover or the hon. seconder Of the addres
, would have Swallowed out in one way, we're it eve
\ so family, the views which Ministers had take
and intended 10 take of the state OF Canada. u
could have wished that one or the other OF ih0s
hon. cnemen had told the house whether mean
. Of Cancellation, and what means Of concillatior
:. were 10 he adopted TO reconcile the Canadians I
the government of this country. When the oppIe'
siyc and tyranical resolutions OF last session WEI
| IA defended
noble lord on the ground that they would, il passe
unanimously, tcrrify The Canadians into obedeno
to them. we told the noble lord and his iIien'
thu, in that noinn he was deluding himself an
u the country-nni what had been the result WI
4 | the poLie lord had excited in that country amO
the standard Of rebellion Oaughler) and had COZ
" yered many well affected into disafecled coli
o nisis, lie (Mr IIume) should, therefore, Ia,
liked TO hear something about the measures whit
@ Government held out as measures OF conciliallo
vi for the Canadians.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, (Minster,) Before !
II sat down, he would say one word as 10 Canad
!. His hon. friend The member for Kilkenny had r.
sretled that no inimaon had been made TO q
| House of the course which was intended 10
| pursued with respect to Canada. The house we
- aware Of the great Importance 81 'hal question
q and that il required grave and serious considers
ton. Ii would not, therefore, be fair, TO bring
F" on by side wind on such an occasion as line pf'
sent.
COMMONS, Dec. !,
Ar. Leader wished TO put a question TO the nol
D. lord H. RUSSELL. lie wished TO know il with
, the last six months any increase ofroops had Il
y ken place in Lower Canada. lie wished also
&c know iC Lore. Gos(ord had made any applicable
for additional troops, and, il so, what the cause
that APPLICATION was. lie wished 10 know if The
had been any increase in the amount Of descrlio
" amongst The British troops in Lower Canada wit
a., a., al lasill ~ nUllp
intended TO bring forward his measure regardi
u Lower Can ada.
q Lord John Russell was afraid his answers won
! Ibardly Droye satisfactory TO the hon. member.