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THE SF Snrker. CHRONICLE. 
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inst the Shah of Herat, hes will be | then moved another amendment, purporting that the distress 
pie aes eur b e to his liege we - march of plored in the speech | was oaiiey attributable to the non-represen- 
ee iged. to ze One os ° onarch OF | tation of the peopl arliament, and that the House would feel 
Affghanistan. newspapers coniain.a long account of | it their duty to sane the means ral so extending and regulat- 
a brilliant affair between Colonel mer, ae Bengal | ing the oy ge a the . de of it nme ise, ae bead ~ 
i i ilzi working classes their just weight in the representats 3 
a mgr — - = - eh . ots ak the Ghige. did ae ne said, desire universal suffrage, but a suffrage which 
ears: fected towards the actual King of A aN- | should give a fair representation. From the want of it, he con- 
tan. of the y were repulsed by Colone! | sidered, arose unjust wars, u eee legislation, unjust monopoly, 
Wywer’s force, a only to a few hun ws en of | of which the present Corn-laws were the most grievous in tance 
the Be ngal In nfan who sust tained scarcely Ss There was no d rin confiding the suffrage to the working- 
D try, : eas Pes classes, who had a vital interest in the public prosperity, and had 
From the 1 evinced the truest zeal for freedom. He b forward this 
succeeded in bri ringing his troops into some order, and that | motion asa test of the liberal feelings of t ie onan it would 
comparative tranquillity prevailed. a: was a report | show who were the coun of bi patie er o rie 
that Earl Auckla nd had dema nded 10,000 en as a rein- pecpior giro ht deter ee re cate 
% must decline supporting an amend: on § rtant a sub- 
ject, brought forward at a moment when virtually there was no 
mation. The ee at Berd amce havit — opine ag lane Soe nan = ee oe 
s ion. 
—— ns vee _— ae rang engaged i bean the attack cause, anda vote in such circumstances could be no test of the 
on that fort obtained booty to the amount, as itis | s i Sir R. Peel was now the repr 
ec mstituencies, and hi 
pa of 10, 0004. 
nitep States.—By rrival at Liverpool, on Sa- 
turday, of the Royal Mad steamer Acadia, we are in the 
to the 18th ult. ey do 
rat contain ia potitical news of inter est. No announce- 
t had b of t he aa eee 
i las 
Bill, 
Number, had psec citonht Th tha 
would veto it gained ground, and appears “to ag Boon pro- 
The 
n, Ba nk a nd Su b- conduct of de- 
clared their intention of leaving the Reformers in the lur He 
Bills justified and approved this motion. Sir R. Peel would soon find 
Sabet and the arms of their passing into law ia, _ ne soe - se till axe a, f hrced fi se 
should be carried.— OWRING said he would try by supporting 
it is said, inspired confidence among men of busi ens. eaeeranieesiil tis incest odecirad = Sedan ts 
ness, the trade of New York had revived sana madera 
_ the prospect’ of a fair fall- business was good. There is 
hee new relating to the affair of Mr. M‘Leod. —The 
uffalo 
wity, 
of that name, on her “oxsee ois "Buffalo for Chicago, 
was op ont 72 pas- 
sengers lost th The papers are occupied at great 
length with a po ss ‘of this melancholy event. cr seems 
abou si ge 
aight sty prevede “ rar anes of Adminis’ 
then divi m Mr. wford’s motion, whi = 
by 283 pies st 30. 
Me .—Several petitions were pres: 
was ni 
ongst w 
‘onday mted, which 
that four hours afte ving Buffalo, and when one oe Sir V. Buaxsg, against the S epataiet 2 the oath of 
miles from the shore a slight explosion was heard supremacy, an individual, stated to be an ex-member of 
board, an almost nstantl th he whole vessel | wes enve- lizment, but whom he did not name. e 's appeared, 
y 
loped in flames. however, that it was signed by the hon. Member himself ; and on 
the Speaker stating that in that case it ought to be presented b: 
The boats — — d, bat wer immediate prone pores f the Honse, the petition was withdrawn 
alongside. only were rescued by another steamer, d Mar ii then appeared at the bar, and being called 
hich cai and upwards of 170 lost their | upon, said that her os had a waited w - ateg ode 
i the resolution of e; and t ‘as desired by 
the = ms were) SEER oe Maj = to read her Majesty’s gracio er, which was 
Swiss emigrants. fire is supposed to have originated | fo —“ itis agreat satisfaction to me to find that the House 
from seve’ — nti een | of Commons is seaely Seaeen the importance = those con- 
placed b some aters who n nm the Ls aise Aevd hdw si ect of omecend be refe:ence to 
¥ pai * +4. | thec evyenue of the’country, and to the laws which 
; an 
the heat, their inflammable ¢oitents caught fire, and ra- o sea ee ce 
pidly communicated to every part of the boat. 
and to the noble Lord that that was not 
<n question ; ae by no Sensible asuuiescene 
would the Hou se have assented to the individual # 
ny hg op ‘ement of 
ew which th 
to create an impression perfectly erro rfectly unconsti-. 
tutional if ithad been correct, that where wail eas seinen: 
recommendations of the Crown, and not the e recommendations of 
the Ministers, the constitutional oaviaes of the Crow noble 
Lord concluded by saying that he gave credit tothe i 
ters thatthe would not endeavour to embara: 
welfare of the Sou rae —_ 
that there should exist in a i: quart x) 
the noble Lord had alluded to; but he thoug’ ha’ 
advised to her Majesty was ag dog pitino: hadevsons as the speech 
bis beige en that he had been in hopes no mi pe ™ struction could 
However, he was quit eb att Pepe: 
ps ee miscon: nstruction w ould any at, t the speech 
was the advice bes a and that they alone so reoeaie 
forit.— Mr.Srva 
= 
Poor Law. So far fro: ny pled 
clined large offers of poaching Docahes pa faidss coupled with the 
condition of his undertaking to vote for the total repeal of that 
measure. 
Lord J. Russgxt referred to passages of Mr. Wortley’s election 
address, aes he consigece as Sige at least to excite undue 
irritation on the sul If Mr. Wortley enter- 
tai 
ought not to have pi 
which he had prefaced his motion 
ad 
for the 
dress. The motion for adjournment then 
was t! cao to. 
ae 
eney Market, Friday.—Consols for money closed at 
son to 3 a ise the Account 893 to 90; New 2 Ames 
a-Half per Cents,, 983 to 3 5 Exchequer Bills, 14s. to 16s. 
SHicallake . 
ettopolis and its Dicin itp. 
Testimonial to Sir David Wilkie.—On Saturday, 2 
WBarliament. icticeene Aa- public méeting was held at the Thatched House Tavern, 
OUSE OF LORDS. Lord J. RB e and said that after the division o' for =< e most appropriate me- 
.—After the disposal of oe unimportant routine bn- | Friday ah] to Mesjeatyu ea inisters had thought it their duty at thod of d doing honour to t mory of on distinguished 
siness, Viscount Mg & rose and said that he considered it | once to advise the answer which had just been a ated to | artist. Sir Robert Peel om ‘aes, and among many other 
his duty to acquaint their Lordships that msequence of the | the House, and humbly to tender their resignations to her bh a Lord John Russell, 
yote t to by the other House of Parli on Sa- | jesty, to enable her Majesty toform anew Administration. Her | NOD'€men an gentlemen present, were Lord John Au 
orning, which was precisely simil s to the vote | Majesty had been scuideeiy pleased to accept those on ations, e Duke of Sutherland, Viscount Mahon, Lord Burg- 
oe 
r Ministers 
fil 
cluded by expressing the hope t ed eos ” would cor- 
dially co-operate te seer in mt prot notion of the end 
for whic! ‘ed. It 5 then moved by 
t 
they had assembi 
the Du ke of Sutheria od th 
iad We; 
week—on the part of his colleagues and himself, he had tendered | could be appointed to the offices which they inne’ tivel led. 
to h ajesty the resignation of the offi ich t held, | The noble Lord then pi eded to say that they had, on public 
which resignation her Majesty n graciously pleased to.ac- | grounds, considered it incumbent on them to take the semen of 
cept. and they now continued to hold those offices only until their | Parliament upon their late measures, owe cee ee struggle 
successors were appointed.—On the motion an the Lorp Caan- tebe. boc cad ‘aor point. ey had co! great 
CxLLor the ‘Administration of Justice (in dlrs and w t measures ones quit mate it. x impor- 
was read a mk and to ont romagaee tee had triumphed, and on important subjects 
y. The Lord C! lor m the first reading of a they were content to fall. It had been the duty of Lord Mel 
: toindemnifya noble Lord (Earl of Scarboro from penaltiesin- | bourne to advise a young and inexperienced Sovereign, a duty 
curred by having omitted e after taking the | which he consid he had faithfully discharged ; the Ad. 
oaths. the Bill was then read a first time, and, on the motion of | ministration over which he presided had shown equal anxiety for 
the learned Lord, the standing orders were sus- | the constitution and forthe prerogative. With respect to him- 
pended, in order to enable it to pass on Monday.— On the motion | self, he would yenture to say that, though others might bring 
of the Marquis of Nonmansy, the pouee le Improvements Bill, higher talents to the public service, yet none would devote them- 
and the Buildings ion Bill, were res; ely read a third sel it ter assiduity ; that durin; time that he 
had in the situation which he had the honour to hold, 
no considerations of a private nature, no wish for other occupa- 
tions and amen had diverted wes? a from the public 
e offi —_ he held, an public duties in that 
ma Ty moment he 
t he might 
pectiv' 
tne and passed ioe tis techie 6 of -Towits BAL was postponed. 
the motion of Viscount Duncannon, the House then 
jocmnea att Monday. 
HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
House met at noon, for the purpose 
gratitude of his country, but to 
whom she | 
vie admiration ai and 
be bee 4 hig ees 
having 
order which entitles him not only to 
3 
great 
oat the third resolution: “That a statue w 
he manly and well-remembered exterior, ‘ae 
Saturday.—The of receiv- | could spare to th Laren rome of those duties. e mig! 
strane — = ae poy enc era Mr. iat bask acon have failed in judgment as to the measures he had proposed, 0 ith kill rte 
whether n introdu y way of | the he had carried into effect, he did not mean then to { appro 
amendment was intended to express sympathy with the people’s | dispute; all he wished to assure the House was, t e en- late onal” Keer vo wadiai:- be the mos eatin neh of ‘a 
oe Baar thought the phraseolk tained in the deavoured to the best of his power and ability to exercise t e After some er = y olved, 
erat emo Salva jodpemag i and tim: sited with which had been entrusted, Sor the Regeietion of dit was ame aa alk 
a best interests of the Sovereign whom the ur to | ** That ‘thi tat re ate mall to excite ey 
Sir R. Pex: expressed his opinion that the Address now brought | serve, and the country to which he was sponsible. In all t _ ‘is diaaaien, P vee pane more = object cf honouring genius 
up was quite as the peed to her Majesty as that which had been | future consultations of the House, he and his friends would co: 
wh ould dee erected in the Nationa i Gallery, and that appli 
ade s of the N 
originally proposed, and that it et ee the prevalence } tinue to offer the best councils which it might hes in their tee 
of distress amon peeretn classe: ‘or himself he did not hesi- | to afford ; ana he could assure the House that he should always | cation should be made to the trustees of to 
¢ to say ~~ ply he r soetion, “the privations to which a ready, in whatever circumstances he might happen to lery vk a ece! ermission.” committee was 8p- 
portion of th ple was exposed. He could speak as to express his conscienti mviction; and whether he cated yP 1 into effect _The sub- 
fadividual Member of the Hose, in which capacity alone he was d with the ministers of the day, or were ed to them, omnte to carry these reso gereer eo is said, to 
entitled to act n the first place he could take it upon him- | he should always be ready to give such an opinion as would, in | Scriptions received in om amounted, it i 4 
self to assure oe _—~ Member that there was no ation | his belief, tend to the permanence and improvement of our insti- ards anaes 
whatever of eva the subject alluded to in the oti; tutions; never defending abuses as if they were itutions, nor Repeal Mee —On Monday the frien 3 of Mr. 
ess. In fact, the terms of the address proposed by Ministers | ever ready to sacrifice institutions as if they were abuses. The | ay ee 44 at at ighbee 
were not known at the time the amendment was drawn up, and | noble Lord concluded by saying that he had only in addition to os es invited hiss toa peblic dinner, se of 
therefore the Honourable Member would perceive at once that | express his thanks for the personal consideration and courtesy Tavern, for the purpose of show ving their seo ed 
there could have been no Weliberate intention of departing from | which he had received from public men of all parties; and t — services in = cause of repeal. The as was crowded, 
it. As to what had fallen from the Hor Member in to } move that the House at its rising adjourn to Moi sey. snde : t down to dinner. After 
the respect due to her Majesty, e was ready to say that |. Lord Sranuey then rose and said that the circums| upwards of 700 persons sa Mr. Hogan P 
the original Address was perfectly respectful, he could not admit | had just announced by the noble Lord must preeinas any the customary “Ri had been drunk, Mr. 6 hich 
that the Amendment fell at all short of it. The original Address | member from entering into any discussi t anaounce- | posed the Repeal of the short speech, 19 © 
: that the House joined with her Majesty in her expressions | ment, and must whole House o! impropriety of | he said it ossible that Ireland could have her means 
of sympathy for distresses of the people; and the Amend- | entering into any discussion t: the observations of the noble - veep a ad a domestic 
ment assured ber that in these express’ the House recogn Lord with to the bysoge transactions which had led to | Of her industry developed u sg: Set coined wi 
= brags ‘proof of her Majesty's tend d for the welfare | the differe: the tw@ great parties in this House, and women Se and unless t the | ch ie so te Ireland jo! fer 
bese He must farther say with os the sera ultimately to the res! ion of her Majesty’s Ministers. He re- the ne le. en drunk, & t 
= = = existence of distress, that the admission appeared joiced to concur with the noble Lord in attesting the absenc ae oe ri sed the assembly ® 
im = amply and sufficiently made im the amended pean, all personal bitterness on either side ; and he desired to that the reat 
He was, for part, perfectly ready to admit that there are | justice to the high honour of Lord J. Russell, and to the perse- t len ie He jana = sapiog ad come to 
ran Lomewss + cal oe fer great privations from it | verance and ability with which he had ‘0! is arduous ae of the country was begun yb * ds on 
parang nt, cae + SOG aches geal duties. — the division on su tion, it riod when there could be no ppm tm to frien! ine 
really appeared ane  } obvious that Ministers had no alternative but to resign or dis- nemies oD 
net eae” . arly pice pe seg se eect solve. e latter course was one which und wbtedly they were | the one part, or of eeenyeemion ine al of party, ? and & 
that distress ; ie rey a airs basaeng entitled fake, and the palais of the people had been a conclu- | other. d got rid of the tramme’ F the future 
least as respectiu e CI nal ea ‘were not mores sive one. But the noble Lord had said that aa — first poet ai rea new era had arisen. E —_ a ad nothing for 
as the original Address. With this'explanatioalve trasteiitiey taoh, | aceskoe hee Majesty's Ministers thought it their daty to ‘Sl stantial aad 
Gentleman’s scruples would besa’ pperys re on ay org oy ‘the House, and that they igre Boca Ee they to ——- to —. rage she 
was admitted, he was satisfied. Mr. 8.Caaweoan | ‘Now he must take the liberty of saying to the House | Reform, even to the extent of gene 
