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House Of Commons.
HOUSE OF COMMONS .
Feb . 19 th . —At two o ' clock the floor of the House was crowded with gentlemen , who appeared busily engaged in discussions and speculations as to the result of the approaching contest ; ancl the public interest was manifested by the complete occupation of the gallery appropriated to strangers . The business was opened by Lord F . Egerton . The members addressed the first Clerk at the table ( Mr . Ley ) whose duty it isin this
, preliminary proceeding , to put the question , collect the sense of the House , and announce the result . Lorcl F . EGERTON proposed that Sir C . M . Sutton should take tbe Chair . He supported this motion with adverting to the great experience of that Right Hon . Gentleman , and to the testimony of the present opposition , they having proposed him for the Speaker of the
first reformed Parliament . —Sir C . BURRELL seconded the proposition . Mr . DENISON moved , as an amendment upon this motion , that Mr . Abercromby do take the Chair . He defended this proposition on the great principle , that the Speaker ought to represent the sentiments of the majority . —Mr . ORDE seconded the amendment . Sir 0 . MANNERS SUTTON then rose and addressed the House at considerable length . He stated , that of his qualifications to discharge the duties of the station to which he had been proposed , the public should
form their judgment from past experience ; and while , upon the one hand , he felt called upon to defend himself from the charges which had been brought against him , he would , upon the other , strictly refrain from any observation that would show him to be insensible to those
feelings which lie most prized , and by which he was sure the majority of that House felt actuated—he woulcl not utter one single word in disparagement of tiie Right Hon . Gentleman who had been just proposed , for whose talent and for whose character he entertained the very highest respect —( hear , hear ) . While he refrained from saying any thing in disparagement of the claims of the Right Hon . Gentleman , he felt himself bound , out of respect to the House of Commons , and in justice to
his own character , not to rest patientl y and submissivel y under imputations and charges ivhich hacl been brought against him—under those objections which had been made to the honour and integrity of a man whose loftiest pride it was , and ever ivould be , that for eighteen years he had been the servant of that House ( loud cheers ) . The Right Hon . Member finally entered into a very elaborate explanation of his conduct duiing the recess .
Mr . ABERCROMBY rose and expressed his gratitude for the manner in ivhich his name had been introduced ; but felt that he was indebted for it rather to the partiality of his friends than his own merits . Lord STANLEY strongly supported the re-election of Sir . C . M . Sutton . Lord . J . RUSSEL defended the amendment ; and contended that the late Speaker had so mixed himself up with the recent changes as to compromise the dignity of the House and of the office he then held .
Sir R . PEEL strongly supported the motion . Mr . CoiiBETT said he ivould not vote for Mr . Abercromby . After some further discussion the House proceeded to a division . The numbers were , for Mr . Abercromby 316 , and for Sir C . M . Sutton 306 , being a majority of ten in favour of Mr . Abercromby . 20 /// . —No business was done until three o ' clock , when Air . Aber-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
House Of Commons.
HOUSE OF COMMONS .
Feb . 19 th . —At two o ' clock the floor of the House was crowded with gentlemen , who appeared busily engaged in discussions and speculations as to the result of the approaching contest ; ancl the public interest was manifested by the complete occupation of the gallery appropriated to strangers . The business was opened by Lord F . Egerton . The members addressed the first Clerk at the table ( Mr . Ley ) whose duty it isin this
, preliminary proceeding , to put the question , collect the sense of the House , and announce the result . Lorcl F . EGERTON proposed that Sir C . M . Sutton should take tbe Chair . He supported this motion with adverting to the great experience of that Right Hon . Gentleman , and to the testimony of the present opposition , they having proposed him for the Speaker of the
first reformed Parliament . —Sir C . BURRELL seconded the proposition . Mr . DENISON moved , as an amendment upon this motion , that Mr . Abercromby do take the Chair . He defended this proposition on the great principle , that the Speaker ought to represent the sentiments of the majority . —Mr . ORDE seconded the amendment . Sir 0 . MANNERS SUTTON then rose and addressed the House at considerable length . He stated , that of his qualifications to discharge the duties of the station to which he had been proposed , the public should
form their judgment from past experience ; and while , upon the one hand , he felt called upon to defend himself from the charges which had been brought against him , he would , upon the other , strictly refrain from any observation that would show him to be insensible to those
feelings which lie most prized , and by which he was sure the majority of that House felt actuated—he woulcl not utter one single word in disparagement of tiie Right Hon . Gentleman who had been just proposed , for whose talent and for whose character he entertained the very highest respect —( hear , hear ) . While he refrained from saying any thing in disparagement of the claims of the Right Hon . Gentleman , he felt himself bound , out of respect to the House of Commons , and in justice to
his own character , not to rest patientl y and submissivel y under imputations and charges ivhich hacl been brought against him—under those objections which had been made to the honour and integrity of a man whose loftiest pride it was , and ever ivould be , that for eighteen years he had been the servant of that House ( loud cheers ) . The Right Hon . Member finally entered into a very elaborate explanation of his conduct duiing the recess .
Mr . ABERCROMBY rose and expressed his gratitude for the manner in ivhich his name had been introduced ; but felt that he was indebted for it rather to the partiality of his friends than his own merits . Lord STANLEY strongly supported the re-election of Sir . C . M . Sutton . Lord . J . RUSSEL defended the amendment ; and contended that the late Speaker had so mixed himself up with the recent changes as to compromise the dignity of the House and of the office he then held .
Sir R . PEEL strongly supported the motion . Mr . CoiiBETT said he ivould not vote for Mr . Abercromby . After some further discussion the House proceeded to a division . The numbers were , for Mr . Abercromby 316 , and for Sir C . M . Sutton 306 , being a majority of ten in favour of Mr . Abercromby . 20 /// . —No business was done until three o ' clock , when Air . Aber-