Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-09
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PALNERsroH DEFIENs HIS POSITION.


particulars of the defeat of the Ministry,
and the announcement of the course they
intend to pursue. We give few particulars:
THE DEFEAT OF PALMERsros
The House at this moment is densely full
makes sharp and effective reply, and then
the question is put from the chaii. The
hour-glass is turned up by the clerk at the
the table, and for three minutes every bell
in every lobby and waiting-rcom rings as il
its last moment had come. Members who
had made up their minds, and had avoided
the ,ebate- for fear they should hear any,
thing to unsettle their purp,se, throng it at
the door, which is then locked and guarded
by the sergcant-at-arms. They ayes slowly
d.fiie tn the right, and tine noes to the left.
Mr. Golden and Mr.. Gibson, having been
deputed 10 act as tellers, go to different
doors to count, with Mr.. Hayter and Lord
Mulgrave. Slowly ithe members return to
the House and resume their seat The ex-
element becomes every moment more in
tense. At length the last two telers arrive
and communicate their numbers. Mr.. Hay-
ter leaves the table, goes TO Lord Palmer
ston upon the treasury bench and whispers.
The noble lord hangs his head. The clerk
in wig and gown hands the paper to Mr..
Cohden. A mighty shout arises. The
Goa lit on have been successful. The govern
ment have been defeated. But, "order'' is
called. The house want to hear the num-
bers. Slowly Golden, and Mr. Gibson land
Hayter, aud Mulgraye retire. They then
advance, making their obeisances to the
chair; aud then the honorable member for
the West Riding, in loud, clear, and firm
voice, reads the number of ayes and noes.
Sixteen" exclaim those who are quick at
arithmetical calculation. Frantic cries of
Hear, hear" which is what lis understood
by parliamentary "cheeriDg," arise from
every part of the house, except the front
treasury bench. The Derbyites are vocifer-
GUS. for the country gentlemen have strong
lungs. The Peel;te army, generals and
private soldiers, take up the clsmor. The
outsi 3ers--liks Layard ,Bowper and Goderich
politicians uDattached,as Mr.. Shiel would
have called them, swell the tumult. The
Russelltes and the Locke King section, the
NuncoLfurmists and the Peace party, Join in
the uproar. The noise is deafening-a hun
dred bulls of Bashan would hardly add any,
thing ,tothe disorder. The Speaker lets
the storm expend its fury, and for some
minutes it RACES uncontrolled, The House
looks at the Premier, as if it expected d
ministerial declaration. But Palmerston
makes no sign. He. has first communi-
cate the tidings - his royal mistress. The
House adjourns at half-past twos and me m
bers go home think OF their Aeciion speeches
and dream of fautic war-dance by Com
missioner Yeh over the tall Of the British
empire.
WHAT fALMERsTos Is GOING TO DO ABOUT IT.
HOUSE OF Commons, March 5.
Lord Palmerston entered the House al
twenty minutes to FIVE, anu was received
with loud and prolonged cheers. His lord
ship sd in his usual place lor few minutes
al the end of " hich he rose, amid renewed
cheering, aud said, that in order to regular
IZe what he was about to say, and give men,
bers an opportunity oi remarktng upon it,
he should move, as d matter OF iurIn, The al
JournmeDt OF the house. TIE houSe, ne
said. would naturally expect tha,, al er what
had happened Oh Tue ,day nigal, he shau d
stu,e the course winch government in en- led
to pursue. Under ordinary Circumstances,
u bf,i4 4 !
had affirmed that which was regarded as Il
vote OF censure, the course would be Tor The
ministry TO tender their designations, ana
.eave those who had obtained the majority
TO conduct the affairs OF the country; but
circumstances at present dld not seem to
them TO be exa,tly of character To demand
that course. There was, however, another
course, which they had adopted. They had
deemed it their duty to advise tine crown, at
the earliest possible moment when the stale
OF public business would admit of such a
step, to call upon the constituencies TO ex-
ercise that power which the constitution
placed IN their hands.
Ii the state OF public business Fould ed
init OF such COURSE, an immediate dissuu-
ton would be advsa BILE; but the state of
business would not d. so, for they had not
yet voted any OF the estimates for the public
service; they had made no arrangement
with regard to taxes which called lor re nd
justment. and they had not passed the
Mutlny Act, which would expire before a
new Parliament could assemble. What,
therefore, BY the kindness Of the House, he
proposed to do, was, 10 take votes for the
public service only to the end of the finan-
cial year, to take certain taxes for three
months, TO pass temporary Mutiny Act,
and to leave the general question iot taxa
ton to be dealt with by the new Parliament,
which might probably assemble at the end
of May. He hoped the House W -uld place
no distractions in the way of such pro-
ceeding, and he promised that he would him.
self push nothing hich was not absolutely
nece 'sary for the efficiency of the public
service. In conclusion, he said the country
would have full and :air opportunity of
pronouncing upon the conduct OF the ad-
ministration, as well as upon that combIna-
tion OF political parties with which govern
ment now found it-eli surrounded.
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