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>* which Ministers could not fulrtl. Tney had no right thus to 

 _ r ttieir responsibility to the great party who placed 

 m office. Least of all could they go out upon so slight a 

 as a difference of 4*. In a duty. It was no doubt moat 

 a»*»7?M»arr that their party differed from them upon certain im- 

 portant ifi»«tioiis of trade and finance; that their party had 

 ■eXthern into office without a clear understand...? of their 

 i)cv>»imis on these subjects ; that their followers supported 

 ,*nt became they liked them, but because they more dis- 

 i>ie persons likely to succeed them. He called upon the 

 wm_ve.it to take one hue or the other upon these great 

 e>j)?e»of free trade, and not halt any longer between two 

 _-__»_*. And he called on the agriculturist* themselves. 

 *ji*ep*o make a Government of their own which wou'd enforce 

 3mr own yiews, or if they felt that public opinion rendered 

 ?te* m»c*s.b_e t then to yield to that public opinion, and desist 

 l_t*.r opposition to the judicious attempts of the Uoveru- 

 Lozd Northuvd said he had voted asramst the 

 ___e.it measure on Friday, and would not chansrc his 

 •ow.-hord Stavlky defended himself and his colleagues 

 »t ihose who called themselves the supporters ot Go- 

 vt. He admitted those general principles of free 



which Lord Howick had enunciated; everybody ari- 



>*?e#_ Ihem ; but the whole science of a statesman lay in 

 wn% when and how far to apply them. Lord Howick 

 represented the Government as having many supporters 

 rho tM7t*>» chiefly on the feeling of a greater dislike to 

 opponent*. But had not that been the case with 

 TThig (iovcrnment, of which Lord Howick had been a 

 be*> Mint it not be the case, was it not the necessary 

 «r>jDi)>i»>n of every free Government ? He then entered into the 

 it* of Mr. Miles'* plan, as affecting the consumer, who, he 

 ifeMlr-t-, rou«t thereby inevitably pay a higher price from this 

 _*> November, without one shilling gained to the planter, 

 with a great loss to the revenue. No Member of the Go- 

 al presumed to dictate to the House ; but the Govern- 

 mrn* bad ;> fair ri«ht to claim frun their supporters a liberal 

 art ion ol their motives, and even some deference to oui- 

 ior.net.apon more matured information than was usually 

 toiud'jvidtial*. The (. vcrnment had a fair light to claim 

 Ihwe should not be a reaction upon themselves of the re- 

 MHHion&whtcb they had proposed as a preliminary to the vote 



©f coi-ldence whereby the late Government were dis- 

 N* Ministry was bound to hold office against its own 

 ei>nMier-ce and leeling ; and he knew with what acrimony tliis 

 Otwcrnraent would have been assailed if it had attempted to 

 arikmeto office alter the manner of its predecessors. He con* 

 siiBdet.by caution. nsr his friends how they united with those 

 a.ded them on this occasion only for the purpose of over- 

 ling the Government. — Lord Pal.mbrstov trea'ed as a 

 y_rc*» aboordity, and as quite unsustainable in practice, the dis- 

 ~ on between free and slave-grown sugar. He admitted 

 A if thexe was a case in which an exception might be allowed 

 tWe principle of tree trade, it was the ca>e of the West In- 

 ; and he preferred the proposal of Mr. Miles as likely to 

 ion a sensible diminution in the price of sugar. But the 

 •rcial view of the subject sank into utterinsignificance in 

 txMT.par.son with the other is*ue taken by Government, who had 

 a to their supporters a threat very unbecoming for them to 

 Their present doctrine was wholly different from that 

 ai Sir B- Peel in 1835, when he declared, that having under- 

 *» tWe Government, he was bound to persevere, in spite of 

 r*any adverse votes then encountered by him, until lie 

 it impossible any longer to conduct the Administration. 

 if a Goyemir.ent was to resign, alike whether the question were 

 iportM.t or unimportant, the House was a mere assembly for 

 ing the edicts of the Government. Ministers would 

 tveacttd more constitutionally to appeal to the country ; or, 

 M \hey believed that they had lost the country's confidence, 

 might have been a legitimate and valid ground of resigna- 

 He inveighed against the dishonour of rescinding the 

 Friday's vote. Away with the pretext that it was necessary to 

 eimi that vote for the purpose of proving confidence in Co- 

 mment ; if a vote refusing confidence to them were proposed 

 row, it would be negatived by a majority of 90 or 100. — 

 Mr. S. O'Bsik.v and Colonel Sibthorp supported Government. 

 — Mj. M. Gibson maintained the opinions he had expressed on 

 Friday right. The measure of the Government was the more 

 Jibexal ol the two, and should have hi3 vote.— Mr. Rokbdck 

 woaldvote with the West Indians, in order to benefit the con- 

 saracj- He should be sorry to see the Government go out, but 

 bi» duty was to look to the consumer.— The committee then 

 4*vMeA — Against Mr. Miles's proposal, 255; For it, 233; 

 Majority against it, 22.— The proposal to insert 20s. per cwt. In 

 Ifcc clause having thus been rejected, the amendment of the 

 Government to insert 24s. was about to be put, when Mr. 

 MiiJLS. arose, and announced his resolution, alter the opinion 

 expressed by the committee, not to press his motion farther. — 

 BiU, therefore, passed through committee (with the excep- 

 of the third clause, which was postponed;. 

 Wcdfi*%dny.— The ^ergeant-at-Arms having announced that the 

 Mayo 1 , and Corporation of Dublin were in attendance, the 

 Speaker directed him to call them in. The civic functionaries, 

 attiml in Court suits, and wearing also their robes of office, im- 

 aMd-atttly entered, and the Lord Mayor advancing to the bar, 

 -iel.vcrevl in a petition, and, having made obeisance, retired. On 

 the Boosion of Mr. T. Duncombe, the petilion was read. It stated 

 that Daniel O'Connell, an hon. member of that House, John 

 O'Cocnell, also an hon. member of that House, and five oth 

 geatlemen, had been convicted on grounds which appeared to the 

 petitioners to be totally opposed to constitutional principles. The 

 petitioners also stated their conviction that the parties had not 

 fair trial, and that the law of conspiracy, as laid down on 

 trial, was wholly subversive of the liberty of the subject. They 

 stated their opinion that the trial itself had not been con. 

 ducted on just and fair principles, and that a course had been 

 fiursutd which had greatly prejudiced the prisoners when on their 

 txiaL . All these proceedings the petitioners held to be detrimental 

 to tie* administration of justice, and they therefore prayed the 

 House to take the law of conspiracy into their serious considera- 

 tion and to preserve inviolate the right of free discussion. These 

 allegations were loudly cheered from the opposition benches. — Mr. 

 "Wtsw then gave notice that he will bring on his motion relative 

 Irish state trials on the 2nd of July. — Another notice of im- 

 ica was given by Lord Palmkrstov, that, on the IGth July, 

 k« will briag the present state of the West Indies under the con- 

 gelation of the House.— The first order of the day was Mr. 

 Stafford O'Briens "Vestries in Churches Bill/' which proposes to 

 roofer a power of holding vestry meetings in other places than 

 aharchet,. by license of the bishop, and otherwise alters the ecclesi- 

 __*ticaJ law affecting vestries. The object, last night, was to 

 gpt the Bill into committee pro forma, in order to effect 

 sundry alterations in details, with the view of rendering the 

 Measure lew objecttonable.—xMr. Hume, however, objecting to the 

 Bill altogether, moved that the House go into committee on it 

 "that day six months."— The debate which followed was exceed- 

 ingly animated, many members on the Government side of the 

 House concurring with the Opposition in resisting the further pro- 

 gsesaof the measure.— Sir J. Graham declared himself, since the 

 last discussion, a convert to the principle of the Bill, though he 

 still thought its details required alterations. He offered" Mr. 

 O'Brien the aid of the Law Officers ot the Crown in making the 

 accessary amendments, and for that purpose suggested the com- 

 mittal pru forma.— The Solicitor-General said that circum* 

 stances had come to his knowledge within the last two or three 

 day* which convinced him that some such Bill was necessary. Its 



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,'aptam Rous said he was one of those who put faith in mankind, 

 ind hoped that we were advancing i» civilisation every day. He, 



therefore, would be content with what satisfied our forefathers, 

 and would not insult every ratepayer by sanctioning humbug.— 

 Mr. Vaklky remarked on the odd circumstance that the first 

 Lord of the Treasury had expressed his unqualified disapprobation 

 of this Bill a few nights ago: yet that, 30 soon after, the Home 

 Secretary came down to the House to support it. Referring to an 

 expression used in the debate that the proceedings which some- 

 times took place in clmrchc* contaminated the very waMs of the 

 buihlin-'s, he said he should like to know in what condition the 



walls by which they were then surrounded were after the proceed- 

 in"s of the last few nights? If disgraceful, immoral, and hypocnti- 



the adjournment of the House, which was seconded by Mr. Rok- 

 buck. who considered it best to transact church business in the 

 church than amidst the fumes of beer and tobacco at the Magpie 

 and Stump or the Red Lion.-Sir R. PiWl pointed out two or 

 three particulars III which he should wish to see tne Bill altered, 

 but contended forgoing into committee.— Mr. Shkii. wished to 

 know why the Bill, if of any value, was not extended to Scot and 

 and to Ireland.-Mr. Watsov opposed the Bill, and asked those 

 who talked of desecration, what they thought about the practice of 

 raking a twopenny fee for admission into St. Paul s ? Mr. Ebcott 

 pressed Mr. O'Brien to assign his grounds for such a Bill.— Mr. 

 Sh\w stated some local reasons why the Bill would not be use- 

 fuliy applied to Ireland, but supported it as applicable to Lngland. 

 —Mr Wvki.ey thought the Bill would be as mischievous in 

 Enuland as In Ireland. He supposed Sir R. Peel was supporting 

 Mr? O'Hrien from gratitude for that hon. member's speech upon 

 the raffar duties. The Government should bring in a Bill of their 

 own, -ml not graft their clauses on this.-Mr. O'Bribv replied 

 that he did not see any necessary indecorum in a meeting at a 

 public-house. Perhaps the members for Bath and kmsale knew 

 more than he did about public-house meetings. The Government 

 owed no gratitude to him r^pecting the sugar-dut.es: the division 

 lists would show that his had been vox et prater en nihil. I he 

 House divided- Against the adjournment, 83 ; for it, 75 ; majority 

 a-ai.ist it. 8.— Mr. Hume, relying on the smallness of the ma- 

 jority, moved another adjournment.— Mr. Waklky supported 

 this motion.— Mr. M'Geaciiy regarded the Bill as an indictment 

 against the whole people.— Lord Palmkrstov counselled the 

 Government to let the debate be adjourned, and then bring m a 

 Bill of their own. if any Bill at all appeared to them to be neces- 

 -ary.— Upon this, Mr. S. O'Brien himself, to rescue his Bill, 

 moved " that the House do now adjourn." This was received with 

 acclamation, and the House instantly rose. 



Thursday.— Captain La ya an asked the Premier if It were 

 true that Earl de Grey had resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of 

 Ireland?— Sir R. Perl replied that "there was no truth what- 

 ever in the report ;" but added that, at the same time, he did 

 not mean to say that Lord De Grey's state of health had not 

 for some time past made him anxious to be relieved from his 

 present office. At a later period of the evening Sir R. Peel 

 further qualified his first statement by announcing that an 

 immediate change in the Irish Government was in contempla- 

 tion, but that it was solely in consequence of Lord de Grey's 

 ill-health.— The House went into committee on the Sugar Du- 

 ties Bill. On the first clause— which admits the sugars of China, 

 Java, and Manilla, as free labour foreign produce, and which 

 give, power to the Government, by an Order in Council, to 

 give admission to the sugars of other countries, which it may 

 hereafter decide not to be tainted with the slave-trade— a Ion* 

 discussion took place, in which several Members attacked Mr. 

 Gladstone for the ignorance, inconsistency, and impractica- 

 bility displayed in the framing of this measure.— Mr. P. M. 

 Stewart insisted that the sugar of Java was produced by 

 forced labour, and that China was not free from slavery.— Mr. 

 (iladstonb denied the correctness of Mr. Stewart's informa- 

 tion, and asserted that the Government did not intend to inter- 

 fere with domestic slavery, but only with the slave-trade.— 

 Lord Palmbkstov charged the Government with inconsistency 

 and worse than hypocrisy. They had formerly stated their 

 object to be to put down slavery, but now they shifted their 

 ground and said they only wanted to put down the slave-trade 

 —fostering domestic slavery, which it was ridiculous to sup- 

 pose could exist without some trade in slavery. — Mr. 

 Laboucherk dwelt upon the utter impracticability of 

 maintaining the distinctions attempted by the Government. 

 —Mr. Hums could not understand what the clause meant, 

 and stated his firm belief that the Government them- 

 selves did not know what they meant. As he could not get 

 them to lay down any principle by which they would decide 

 whether a country was or was not tainted with slavery, he 

 moved the postponement of the clause.— After a series of 

 attacks on Ministers for the late anti-slave majority obtained 

 by what Mr. Hume called the twelve •* free-traders par excel- 

 lence," the amendment was withdrawn and the clause agreed 

 to.— On the 4th clause, which related to the certificates of the 

 origin of sugars imported. Lord Palmbrston divided the com- 

 mittee. There were— For the clause, 114; Against it, 60; 

 Majority for the clause, 54. — On the 7th clause, Mr. F. Baring 

 asked, How could the Government refuse admission to sugar, 

 the produce of Danish colonies on the same terms as sugars the 

 produce of Java, without violating the ancient treatiesbetween 

 this country and Denmark ?-Mr. Gladstone replied, that if 

 on more mature, or rather official information.it should appear 

 that Denmark sugar ought to be admitted at the low duty, Her 

 Majesty would have full power to give effect to the treaties be- 

 tween this country and Denmark.— This and the remaining 

 clauses of the Bill were, after further discussion, agreed to. 

 The preamble was then proposed, in which, according to usage, 

 it is stated that the House "freely and voluntarily" granted 

 the said scale of duties to Her Majesty.— Mr. T. Duncombe 

 moved that " freely and voluntarily " be struck out. Sir R. 

 Peel, taking advantage of the Whigphobia of his side of the 

 House, compelled them to rescind on Monday the vote of 

 Friday. He did not complain of the Minister ; he treated his 

 supporters exactly as they deserved. But they were rendering 

 the House the laughing-stock and contempt of the country. Did 

 Sir R. Peel consider the vote of Monday night one of confidence ? 

 He was kept in office by eleven free-traders, who refused to re- 

 duce the West India Protection when one of that interest pro- 

 posed that it should only amount to 20*. He had heard work- 

 ing men at public meetings accused of being " Tory tools;" he 

 would like to know who were now the " Tory tools?*'— Sir R. 

 Pekl commented on various blunders made by Mr. T. Dun- 

 combe in the course of his observations, whose capacity for 

 forming a competent judgment he, therefore, disputed. The 

 protection proposed by the Government was not 20». but 10*. 

 Lord Althorp, on one occasion, had asked the House, on finan- 

 cial considerations, to reverse its decision on the malt-tax; and 

 it was on financial considerations that he had asked for a re- 

 versal of the vote of Friday. But he disclaimed the use of all 

 arrogant language towards his supporters; it was not a ques- 

 tion of a difference between 20*. and 24*., but because he thought 

 that it indicated a want of confidence, when he intimated that 

 another defeat might lead to a resignation. He acknowledged 

 the generous support of his friends-, and hoped that whatever 

 disunion Mr. T. Duncombe might foment on his own side of 

 the House, he would be unsuccessfulin disturbing the harmony 

 and union of the Ministerial benches. — Mr. Labouchkrk con- 

 gratulated Sir R. Peel on the more cheerful tone he had adopted, 



one in modifying it so as to secure the support of the Opposition 

 consistently with principle.— Mr. T. Dlvcombk was satisfied 

 with the discussion he had raised, and would not press hi» 

 amendment to a division ; and seeing that Sir R. Peel had in 

 fact, retracted his sentiments uttered on Monday, he claim-H 

 for himself, not the stigma of a fomentor of discord, but the 

 character of a peacemaker.— Mr. Ross then charged the sap- 

 porters of the Government witn being whipped spaniels.— Mr" 

 B rthwick said, there were two kin. is of spaniel.*.hip, onet ,_• 

 dreads the threats of a Government, and the other that dreads 

 unpopularity. The Hon. Member had acted like a genuine 

 spaniel 011 the Factory Bill, although he now stands on his hind 

 legs, and charges us with following his example.— Mr. Rcs$ 

 said, the fact was true, but he denied the inference— Colonel 

 Sibthorp. Sir— As the Hon. Gentleman ventured to call Hon. 

 Gentlemen on this side of the House spaniels, I shall take the 

 liberty of saying this, that I prefer being a spaniel to an ill-bred 

 car.— The report of the Sugar Duties Bill was fixed for Friday 

 evening, the Dissenters' Chapels Bill to be taken after. —The 

 Prisons (Scotland) Bill passed through committee.— The Liuen 

 &c. Manufacturers' Bill was read a second time.— O-i the 

 motion, to agree to the Lords' amendments to the Night Poach- 

 ing Bill, Mr. Escott moved that the amendments be read that 

 day »ix months. The House divided— For the Bill as amended 

 by'the Lords, fj3 ; against it, IS; majority, 51. The Bill was 

 read a third time and passed.— On the motion of the Solicitor. 

 Gkvkral, leave was given to bring in a Bill to disfranchise the 

 borough of Sudbury. 



Friday.— The Lords' Amendments on the following Bills were 

 read and agreed to:— The Nottingham ( West Croft CanalJ Im- 

 provement. Bill, the Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill, the 

 North British Railway Bill, the Mane le-ter Improvement Bill, 

 and the Salisbury Branch Railway Bill.— Toe London and 

 South- Western Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. 

 — After numerous petitions had been presented on various 

 subjects, Mr. Grkknk brought up the report on the Sutjar 

 Duties Bill. On the motion tiiat the report be received. Mr. 

 Ewart, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Hume, moved "that 

 slave and free-labour sugar be admitted upon the payment of 

 equal duties,' ' and addressed the house at considerable length in 

 support of his motion.— Mr. Jam ks said it was utterly impossible 

 for the West I ndians, fettered as they were at present, to compete 

 with the growers of slave-labour sugar. He was surprisedto 

 hear the opinions some gentlemen entertained on the subject, 

 but he thought that he should live to see the day when he 

 should not be surprised at anything which took place. It was 

 clear that hon. Members did not understand the bearing of the 

 sugar duties on the West Iii'iia interest. He must oppose the mo- 

 tion.— Mr. Barclay said he gave credit to the Government 

 for their intention to put down slavery, and he could not, 

 therefore, support the motion.— Tne House divided, when there 

 appeared - For Mr. Ewart's motion, 65 ; against it, 183; majo- 

 rity for Ministers, 1 1 8. — In answer to Lord J. Russbll, Sir R. 

 Pk el said he intended to proceed with the committee on the 

 Bank Charter Bill on Monday next.— The Report on the Sugar 

 Duties Bill was then brought up and agreed to, the Bill ordered 

 to be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday.— On the order 

 of the day being read for going into committee on the Dis- 

 senters' Chapels Bill, Mr. Plumpthe strongly opposed themea- 

 sure.— [Left sitting.] ^^^^^ 



CITY. 



Money Market, Friday. — Consols for the opening, 



closed at 98£. Ex. div. Red. Three per Cents. 99 s . 



Three-and-haif per Cent. 102J. Exchequer JiiUs /3to 



pm. Bank Stock 197.}. 



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SCOTCH SEQUK!»TKATlONS. 



grazier— J. Russell, Leith. builder 



. Bavso-, DrumcrosAall, Linlithgow, 



JWrtropolfe an* its Ftcininn 



Meeting of Conservative ^^T^ZTof 

 meeting of the Conservative members of he ^ Hon ^of 

 Commas was held in the drawing-room of ^ the Carl on 

 Club on Monday morning. Before 12 o'clock upward. 

 of 200 members had assembled, and many others , entere 

 thP rnnm afterwards. Sir J. Y. Buller presided, and ffl 



any others entered 



»r presided, and in 



reply to Mr. D'Israeli, Lord Ingestre stated, that he, ^ 



right of private judgment D . , fltnne 



to vote unlimited confidence—Mr. Blackstone 



a 



red 





! 



#b>£ctwa& to prevent those scenes of disturbance which occa- and trusted that his present sentiments indicated that he felt his 

 ~~ * " — "-*■ j *-* *« language on Monday night not to be of the character which a 



British Minister should address to a British House of Com- 

 mons. Mr. Miles had acted a manly part in proposing his 

 motion on behalf of the interest he represented, and a prudent 



occurred at vestry meetings, which desecrated the sacred 

 ^^^ where they were held ; and he was one of those who never 

 wlered a church without a feeling of awe and reverence.— A 



of members took part in the discussion, amongst whom, 



conjunction with Mr. Forbes Mackenz.e and the m* 

 reqnisitionists, had thonght it advisable, ft« tkej 

 Friday night, that there should be a .»«*»*•" f 

 accordingly issued a notice convening it. » 

 confidence in Sir R. Peel's Governmen t w» th«P__ 

 posed with the view to prevent his r es, 8 n ' n " he 6 

 Mr. Ferrand asked whether it was expected th»' 

 Conservatives who voted with Mr. Mil* MnjW > 

 to the government on Friday night were «*P e 



rescind their votes.-Mr. Christopher sau ttat ^ but 

 of those who had voted against Sir R. feel ^on j ^ 

 he was still prepared to sign a declaration of co d 

 in the government, rather than let in the vv n s 

 Sandon professed himself willing to sign a f°« 

 ration of confidence, reserving^o^msel l,^ ? 



-- — ';stone declinea 



to supVort "so" extensive a d^» t j?"--^S_3lta 

 said that the meeting was one of Co ^"^ e .-.iU. 

 was surprised therefore at Mr. Ferrand s presen^ ■ rf 

 D'lsraeli challenged Mr. Blakemore to a dehn 

 Conservatism, but Mr. Blakemore ^ ^''"^Uration 

 -Several members expressed their dread of , « ^ 

 of "unlimited confidence " as they were ^ ne<r not 

 dark as to the minister's future measures am. k 



which interest might next be •™«'«^-J l, ^ t i l « confi- 

 ministerial paper states that a resolution ol >wt ^ 



dence in Sir R. Peel's government was ul t.m te.y 

 unanimously, and the resolution forwarded to 

 hon. baronet in Whitehall Gardens, previous 

 assembling of the Cabinet Council. ^iog 



Waterloo fl an? «*<._Tuesday, the 1 8th >nst. rf 

 the anniversary of the battle of W a^ :™,' house, 

 Wellington gave his customary banquet at Ap>' J b , t 

 to thosl surviving field-officers who ^ b ° oar of 



memorable engagement. Long P re *'° u " 'Vied by p«- 

 dinner, the gateways in Piccadilly m e crowde rf ^ 

 sons, of all grades, anxious to obtain , a ^gi l ( ^ ban . 

 distinguished veterans who were^to .«s» em , ol „„„ e rtted ; 

 qnet By 7 o' " 





•eterans who were to * s8 ='7 ~eg»< 

 ,'clock some hundreds had congreg 



