The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-08

We are sure cannot spread before our readers
more interesting matter than the substance of the
speeches OF Lord Melbourne, the Duke or yelling
ton, and Sir Robert Peel in The British Parliament
on the occasion Of the revolution and counter revo-
luton in the Ministry. They are already in possess
sion of the material facts.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, May H.
Lord John Russell (Whig) having made some ex-
plantations in relation to the resignation of the Re.
form Ministry, Sir ROBERT Pet (Tory) rose and
addressed the house. The following are extracts OF
his speech: E.
waited on her Majesty bv desire, at two o'clock,
on Wednesday, the 9Th of May. Her Majesty had
previously seen the Duke Of Wellington, and had
invited him TO assist her in the formation Of GO
vernment. The Duke of Wellington had informed
her Majesty that the chief difficulty of government
wond be in the House Of Commons and therefore,
partly on other considerations, but chiefly on that,
advised her Majesty send for one who would have
! the advantage OF being heard in the Commons as
her Majestys minister, and at the same time he sug.
gested my name; | waited on her Majesty in conse-
! quen &c, and was asked whether was willing 10 as
! s's' her Majesty in forming new administration
| Her Majesty observed to me at the same time that
she had parted with her late advisers with great re-
! uctance and regret. Clear, hear from the mniste-
! rial bsnehes) Her Majesty added, that her late
listers had IN all respects given her entire salts
fiction but that in consequence of their resignation
il came necessary to take steps form new ad-
mnstration. II is unnecessary for me /, 60 into
detail of all that was said but must say III no one
could have expressed more fully more naturally, or
more bpcomngly, the high sense she entertained of
TIE services OF her late minister's and her regret at
their loss al the same lime could any one have
express ed prime pies more strictly Constitutional with
respect to the formation Of a new government
| fHar.1
did not hesitne TO state to her Majesty that was
not insensible 10 The great Difficult les with which
had to contend in the performance of the task she
had been pleased to confde TO me, but that having
been a party to the vote OF the House of Commons,
which had led to the necessity of forming new adj
minstration felt it paramount obi yalion me
to render her Majesty every assistance in my power
a, much il myself had been the cause Of The dit
fcultieS in which she had been placed. Therefore,
at her Majestys command, undertook to form an adj
ministration and / proposed to her Majesty that
should return on the following day, hoping that in
the interim should be able to arrange such list
would secure the administration of the chief execu-
tive Offices oil the state, and 10 show to her Majesty
and 10 the country that was prepared promptly and
rnergecally to perform the duty had undertaken.
[iIear, hear. conferred in the course Of The day
| Ton Wednesday, with those with whom had the
more immediate opportunity Of SO doing, and re-
quested that they would permit me 10 submit their
names for her MaIestys approval, as constituting
1T Of the government. The names referred TO
were eight They were the following :-The Duke
Of Wellington, Lord Lyndhurst, the Earl of Aber-
deem Lord EenboroueR, Lord Stanley, Sir james
Graham Mr.. Golbourn and Sir Henry Hardnge.-
| On the following day waited on her Majesty, and
submitted those names for her approval and al the
same time stated to her Majesty that while the Duke
of Wellington placed hsservces entirely at her Ma
'siy's disposal his own inclination would be more
gralifed if he were permitted TO hold place In The
cabinet without office, he taking The lead in the
House of l. rds Gas the right hon. baronet was I'M
derstood To say Her Majesty expressed aparticu.
lar wish that the Duke of Wellington should hold
some important Office [Hearl
told her Majesty that should. OF course, convey
her wish to the noble duke. the same time assuring
her majesty that had doubt he would readily orego
any private inclination Of h own aud consent to take
any Office however 'mportaan at her Majestys wish.
ttlear hear) No question up this time either
as to the formation Of the government, its
| duct, on which feel it necessary to remark Her
Majesty conceded at without reserve all that could
be wished expected. far related Offices in the
household filled ny nobemen gentlemen holding
seats in this or the other house of parliament The
difficulty related altogether TO tho suallop the house
hold filled by ladies' In reference this point think
it much better, mature considerations that should,
in the first instance enter into statements i'm
pressons Of what passed. but that should conhne my