The Sun. — 1838-07-31 (London, England)

LORD DURHAM. Lord ABERDEEN presented a petition from Newfound' land, which he said was the most unhappy and distracted colon): belonging to this country. The petitioners complained of a state of society produced principally by religious animosity, in which it was scarcely possible for business to be carried on, and they prayed for relief He was at a loss !o suggest any remedy, but trusted that some palliation would, speedily take place. He begged to ask whether the colony °I Newfoundland was under the jurisdiction of Lord Durham? lls he did not know to what extent his Lordship's powers went. Lord GLENE LG regretted that such animosities should exist. The remedy suggested by the petitioners was that of an alteration in the constitution of the colony. These animno" ties had chiefly sprung up from differences on religious subi jects, and they were the most difficult to allay of any, an 4 he thought all had been done that could be done to put an en to these animosities. With respect to Lord Durham, his Commission gave him the same power with respect to Nev" foundland as to the other colonies.  Lord BROUGHAM could not refrain from putting a 00' tion to the Noble Lord on the subject, and entreating b!° earnest attention to this petition. It was stated in the Amer'_ can papers that Lord Durham had appointed a Special Coen' cif, consisting of five persons, three of whom were of his Ora household, and not one a Canadian ; and also that heada issued an ordinance, declaring that three persons ha come in and confessed they were guilty of rebelliom and without bringing them to trial he had sentenced tbeel himself, and sent them to Bermuda, with the conditiol: that they should be put to death if they left the place. N'd this would be neither more nor less than murder if carrie into effect. In another declaration he had stated that if Fa: pincau entered the territories of Canada he also should be 1:0" to death. This was equally monstrous, for it was contrarl to every principle of justice to hang a man without tryi"; h im. --( Hear, hear.) Lord E LLE NBORO UG II wished to call the attention 0f the House to the creating of a sham council, which was restriction whatever on the Governor, for they coincided 11 every thing which he might do ; and he was convinced thatci, this had been known the Bill would never have been pa"ac.d proceedingsHe moved for papers relating to the which taker, place under the appointment of Lord Durham. the Lord G LENELG said as far as he could produces documents he would do so. It was rather premature to cella sure the conduct of the Noble Earl in this manner, for he b  gained Vie confidence of both parties. Lord MELBOURNE had no objection to the producti,°ll.. of these papers, but he must say that it was in the highest (lie gree imprudent and unjustifiable to sacrifice the interests of to country to the interests of party—to sacrifice the highest übjc_co, to the desire of attacking individuals in order to pronounce suet, a determined condemnation upon those acts which had bee deemed necessary by the Noble Lord, who was on the 0) and who was therefore the best qualified to judge of what v. 4; necessary. Lord I3R OUG HA M absolutely and peremptorily disgentcojo from the doctrine of the Noble Lord.—( Hear, hear.) It Iroi not only not unpatriotic, premature, and unjustifiable, but it wl absolutely necesary and the duty of the House to keep a 'Mite. 1 ful superintendence over the exercise of such dictatorl.„..s powers as were entrusted to the Governor of Canaduacj ( Hear, hear.) With rcqard to factious views, he regal. he them as little as the Noble Viscount formerly did whena brought forward chirps against the then Government, go, when that Government accused him of being influenced factious motives.—( Hear, and laughter.) 1.04 After a few remarks from Lord ELLENBGROUGH and .WYNFotin, prosing for a mo full explanation, f hi° Lord GLENELG said he should defer any remarks o own until the papers were on their Lordships' table.