Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-11-25
From the London britannia.
PARLIAN1ENTARY HUuEOR.
A CONSTITUTIONAL OPPOSITION.

them from reading with any very lively inte-
rest the Parliamentary debates, and who can
not bring themselves to relish the eloquence
OF Ewart, the wit of Williams, the beauties OF
Bowring, and the charity Of Golden, even in
the reporters improved version of their har-
rangues, we have, out of pure compassion to
them, and to the fairer portion of our readers
rolled dozen nights discussion into one
short column, in order that they may have
some notion of what has been going on in the
Legislature for the last three weeks. Oh
course we can only pretend to give the spirit
of the debates. We begin with the begin
ming
| Sir Robert Peel: Sir, in order to remove all
doubt as to the course which / propose to
| pursue during the present session of Parlia-
ment take this early opportunity of inform
| ing the House, that it is not my Intention, at
this late period of the year, to do more than
proceed with the necessary business of Gov
| eminent, reserving, until the next session, all
details as to the policy shall pursue, and the
particular measures propose to Introduce
| am sure the House will acknowledge the
RESPONSIVENESS of allowing Her Majesty IS pre-
sent Ministers, aftera ten years. absence from
office, some months time to acquire exact of
ficial information as to the finances and con-
dltlon of the country, and to thoroughly ma
ture and digest theirmeasures before they sub
NIT them to this House.
Mr.. Villiers: Sir, am UNNECESSARILY as
tonished at the declaration of the right hon.
baronet do not see what any one can want
oil time to mature measures. Every member
oil this House ought to have set ready cut
and dried to produce when called upon
When saw the right hon. haronet rise, i'm
agined he was about to propose total Repeal
OF the Corn Laws. Inow distinctly ask him,
does he intend to bring forward any measures
on the subject this session?
Sir Robert Peel: Certainly, do not
Mr.. Golden VIII the right hon. baronet
at once bring forward measures for making
all the mills In Manchester work full time?
Sir Robert Peel: will not
Mr.. Hindley: VIII the right hon. baronet
bring In bill to prevent there being any dis
tress IN the country?
Sir Robert Peel cannot-Houd cries of
"oh, oh,' and derisive laughter from the OPP
position.)
Lord J. nussUl. Dir, lIInK ! nee0 not as
sure this House that Her Majesty's Govern
ment will never meet with anything like fac
tous opposition from me but this must
say, that the right hon. baronet is wholly in
detensible for having held Office for an entire
fortnight without having brought forward mea-
sures for the relief of the country He states
he requires time Was there ever anything
so absurd? Why, Sir, there is scarcely sin
gle member on this side of the House that has
not got the draught of new constitution in
one coat pocket an entirely new system of
tariff In another, and piece of sponge snugly
put out of sight in his fob, to use if occasion
may require 1t. ct the right hon. baronet
| requires time. Time, Sir! Is not week suf-
ficlent time to devise new system of finance?
| say, Sir, that shat man is unfit to be at the
head ofaffars in this great country, who could
not produce within twenty-four hours,if called
on to do SO, measures for the relief of distress,
for the improvement of trade, for the augmen-
tation of the revenue, for the raising of wages,
for the lowering the price of provisions, and
for affording every body employment-( Rap
turous cheering from the Opposition,) / ask
the right hon. baronet, does he really mean to
prorogue Parliament without doing all this.
Sir r. Peel: l repeat what ] have before
! said, that, as do not intend to abandon my
| measures when / have once brought them
| forward, Irequire time to fully mature them.
| DIR. Bowring Sir, | rise under feelings of
| the greatest anxiety to ask the right hon. bar
| onet question, to which this House and the
country must be equally DESTROYS with myself
| to obtain an answer Sir, wish to know
from the right hon. baronet whether he will
this session bring in bill for the entire remod-
| ification of our present import duties
Sir r. Peel: | have already said would not
Mr.. Williams: | shall be most happy to
| give the right hon. buronet my support, if he
will pledge himself to repeal all existing taxes,
and put on no fresh ones Will he give me
that pledge?
Sir r. Peel will not
Mr.. p. Stewart: Sir, / am most anxious to
have an answer to one question to which ]
have yet had no reply. VIII the right hon.
baronet Immediately bring forward measures
to compel foreign states to purchase our goods
as fast as we can manufacture them?
| Sir Il. Peel will not.
| Mr.. Minor Gibson: Will the right hon.
baronet bring in a bill to reduce the price of
bread one penny per loaf, and wages, one half
their present amount?
Sir r. Peel: / will do nothing of the kind.
DR.. Bowring Sir, | am most happy to
state,-mean deeply regret to learn,-that a
poor man lately died on his loom of sheer
starvation, not being able to get sufficient wa
| ges for his labor to purchase bread and cheese.
VIII not that make the right hon. baronet
anxious to extend the manufactures which
conduces so much to the happiness of the
| land
Sir X. Peel: This case shall be inquired