Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-06
FORrEGN INTELLIGENCE.
From tie " Y. Commercial Adrerhser, M1y 81.
LATER FROM FRANCE q ENGLAND.

LATER FROM FRANCE x ENGLAND.
BY the packet ship Burgundy, Capt Lines. az
rived tins morning from llavre we have Paris pa
pers of tho 9th Of May. Capt. Lines sailed from
lIavre o the 9th.
We are indebted to a passenger in the Burgundy
for the London Times OF May sth, which contains
the following important intelligence:
RESIGNATION OF MINISTER'S.
II will be that The long expected resignation
Of the Melbourne cabinet has taken place. in conse
quence Of majority Of only government
measure in the House Of Commons.
In the House of Lords the 9Th Of May,
Lord Melbourne announ ced the resignation Of all
the ministers, and its acceptance by the Queen, in
consequence Of tho vote on the Jamaica government
bill The reasons for this step will be found at
length ia The speech OF Lord John Russell, gwen
below.
Both Houses adjourned to Monday.
In the House OF Commons Lord Jony RUSSELL
rose AMI spoke nearly follows Sir | wish to
make eommunica alton to the House in consequence
Of what took place last night on the motion of the
night hon barone Tor the rejection Of the bill which
we introduced 10 provide for the government of ia
Inaca II will be evident to the House that that
was a bill requiring more than ordinary support,
more than the ordinary confidence that has been
ordinarily shown to Her MaJesiy's Ministers BY this
! House.
1t has become, Therefore, their duty to consider
what ought 10 DO their course with respect to the
bill. Undoubtedly it would have been in their pow
or TO pass 10 another stage OF the bill and ask tor
! re opinion of the House again that stage. Bat
suppose that the ude-
meut Of tie House wond he other than that which it
has already expressed. We might. undoubtedly, with
the majority greater than that we had last NIGHT
be able to send the bill to the House Of Lords and
leave il them deal with as they thought pro
per
But to take this course with bill which vests in
the Government N home and in the Governor and
Council of jamaica, unusual power would have the
! appearance of throwing upon the Lords a greater
responsibility than We should be authorized in
thros wing upon them after the vote of the other
uish,.-rhcre remains then no other course bu, to
give up The bill and it becomes consequently \
question whether having brought forward , bin Of
tins nature. should leave tho affair, of Jamaica
and the affairs the West Indian colonies in cener-
AL IN a state in which the ministers of the crown
ought 10 be content to leave them.
1t was obvious that in Jamaica the interests Of the
Crown would be greatly weakened if ,nv thing
which were to do bore tho appearance of SUPPORT
ing VIVA, must call the contuinacy towards the I'M
pefial Parliament of the House of Assembly there
think, like wise that the effect nj such a rou,se
with regard to the other colonies. wle,e there has
been hitherto an ultimate if not ready. acouies
ceuce in the measures Of the InneraI Pa,l;,ntn,
would be to encourage them rather to follow the OK.
ample olJamalca than to perseyee in the curse the
4, have held up TO this time
BUTT would have been our duty within few DAYS
, to bring on another aucston-a oues,ion of c,ra,
importance The colonies Of Upper and Lower Can
ada hose affairs have long required and sin do re-
que. the most deliberate attention cf Parliament
Now, evident that the measure for the suspen-
SION Of the government Of Jamaica having been on
posed b, such large numbers as left us so small A ma
lorlty could not calculate upon the suppprt OF
the House on the question of Canada therefore h,
continuing in the administration Of Affairs, no, bag
, ing. as | think We have not a snficicni d.pre.
of support and confidence on the part Of hi.
bouse W. sl,o,,II ho ov,,a; =, ; 49, ~, ~ W.
MES of his country, many Of which are at present
w not say in state Of hazard bur IN state Which
ought not TO continue.
Hnhel.o ler Naiesty's Ministers have con.idc,et
themselves justified IN CONTINUING in ,Ie ,lr,n,s,,
finn or o. Loo,,,ao 81 =, :, "
confidence of the Crown and bec,use, bcv we've SIM
ported by the House Of Commons; but after the vol,
Of last niob, do Nor ,b,rl Tho, ,ra aa,;',.l -, ol
slider lb,, i, ,g,l ~ 3D.. o,,,!, Nv ~
' which as a Governments il was necessary for them 7,
c como ;. :, ioois;ar ,Lv la 80 " ~ y, =, "
House. II has therefore, been the duty Of her Ma
y icstys Minlaers humbly TO tender bei, ,csisn,to,
taken on the occfsiou-,be couyse Which s nsua, ia
Ii that move for Il short Adjournment OF the House
i mat her II aJesty may be enabled TO appoint new
= augmentation
= But cannot close these remarks without expires
sing on this occasion the sense Of gratitude which
shal ieei.nii the attest moment Of my e,to those who
II have supported HE Government through no unim
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