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House Of Commons.
Uth . —Lord Althorp made a communication relative to the formation of a new ministry , similar to that made by Lord Melbourne in the Plouse of Lords , and moved that the House , at its rising do adjourn till Thursday , which was agreed to without discussion .
17 th . —Lord Althorp stated that Lord Melbourne had completed the arrangements for the formation of an administration : Lord Duncannon was to be Home Secretary ; Sir John Hobhouse , Commissioner of the Woods and Forests ; and that he ( Lord A . ) would continue chancellor of the Exchequer , in compliance with the gracious request of his Majesty . The principle of the Administration would be , consistently with the safety of the institutions of the country , to carry on such reforms as he thought the le had a riht to expect from the reform of
Parliapeop g ment , lie added that Lord Melbourne would be at the head of the Government ; and concluded with moving for a new writ for Nottingham , in the room of Lord Duncannon . He should hereafter move for leave to bring in a Bill to renew the Coercion Act , with modifications . "With respect to the Church Rates Bill , he was not prepared to say what was the determination ofthe Government . — Mr . Gisborne said that the Government had been ground down to an assemblage of pure old
Whigs . —Sir 11 . Peel corrected this mistake , and on Lorcl Palmerston remonstrating , Sir R . Peel said , being appealed to by the noble lord , I must say , that I certainly do consider that the noble lord cannot be member of Mr . Percival ' s Administration—of Lord Liverpool ' s Administration—of Canning ' s Administration—of Lord Ripon ' s Administration—of the Duke of Wellington ' s Administration . I certainly do not think that the noble lord , having been a member of these Administrations , can by any means come under the denomination of a pure old Whig . —Sir PI . Hardinge subsequently observed that the noble lord should rather be called a juvenile Whig , or a pure young Whig .
21 st . —The second reading of the Irish Coercion Bill was carried by a majority of 156 to 25 . —In a Committee of Supply the sum of 60 , 000 / , was granted for the officers , seamen , & c . engaged in the Battle of Navarino ; and the sum of 5000 / to Capt . Ross for his services . 22 nd . —The Irish Coercion Bill was committed , and the Committee was occupied to a late hour in the consideration of its several clauses . 23 rd—A petition was presented for the abolition of military flogging
. , which led to a long debate . —Mr . O'Connell , as Chairman of the Inns of Court Committee , brought forward the evidence given by Lord Western , as to the 500 / . forwarded by Mr . Ellice , the Secretary to the Treasury , to promote the election of Mr . Mayhew for Colchester , and , as a matter of privilege , urging enquiry , to show that it was not the public money that had been used . He moved that it be refered to a Committee of Privileges . The motion was negatived by a majority of 113 to 34 .
25 th . —Several petitions were presented from Ireland in favour of the Established Church . —Mr . Finch presented a petition from William Mears , complaining of a Roman Catholic priest in Ireland having urged his people to commit violence upon a scripture-reader , who in retaliation only quoted some texts , for which he was taken before the magistrate and held to bail on the instigation of the said priest , and praying for liberty of conscience . —Mr . O'Dyer had no doubt that the peti-
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House Of Commons.
Uth . —Lord Althorp made a communication relative to the formation of a new ministry , similar to that made by Lord Melbourne in the Plouse of Lords , and moved that the House , at its rising do adjourn till Thursday , which was agreed to without discussion .
17 th . —Lord Althorp stated that Lord Melbourne had completed the arrangements for the formation of an administration : Lord Duncannon was to be Home Secretary ; Sir John Hobhouse , Commissioner of the Woods and Forests ; and that he ( Lord A . ) would continue chancellor of the Exchequer , in compliance with the gracious request of his Majesty . The principle of the Administration would be , consistently with the safety of the institutions of the country , to carry on such reforms as he thought the le had a riht to expect from the reform of
Parliapeop g ment , lie added that Lord Melbourne would be at the head of the Government ; and concluded with moving for a new writ for Nottingham , in the room of Lord Duncannon . He should hereafter move for leave to bring in a Bill to renew the Coercion Act , with modifications . "With respect to the Church Rates Bill , he was not prepared to say what was the determination ofthe Government . — Mr . Gisborne said that the Government had been ground down to an assemblage of pure old
Whigs . —Sir 11 . Peel corrected this mistake , and on Lorcl Palmerston remonstrating , Sir R . Peel said , being appealed to by the noble lord , I must say , that I certainly do consider that the noble lord cannot be member of Mr . Percival ' s Administration—of Lord Liverpool ' s Administration—of Canning ' s Administration—of Lord Ripon ' s Administration—of the Duke of Wellington ' s Administration . I certainly do not think that the noble lord , having been a member of these Administrations , can by any means come under the denomination of a pure old Whig . —Sir PI . Hardinge subsequently observed that the noble lord should rather be called a juvenile Whig , or a pure young Whig .
21 st . —The second reading of the Irish Coercion Bill was carried by a majority of 156 to 25 . —In a Committee of Supply the sum of 60 , 000 / , was granted for the officers , seamen , & c . engaged in the Battle of Navarino ; and the sum of 5000 / to Capt . Ross for his services . 22 nd . —The Irish Coercion Bill was committed , and the Committee was occupied to a late hour in the consideration of its several clauses . 23 rd—A petition was presented for the abolition of military flogging
. , which led to a long debate . —Mr . O'Connell , as Chairman of the Inns of Court Committee , brought forward the evidence given by Lord Western , as to the 500 / . forwarded by Mr . Ellice , the Secretary to the Treasury , to promote the election of Mr . Mayhew for Colchester , and , as a matter of privilege , urging enquiry , to show that it was not the public money that had been used . He moved that it be refered to a Committee of Privileges . The motion was negatived by a majority of 113 to 34 .
25 th . —Several petitions were presented from Ireland in favour of the Established Church . —Mr . Finch presented a petition from William Mears , complaining of a Roman Catholic priest in Ireland having urged his people to commit violence upon a scripture-reader , who in retaliation only quoted some texts , for which he was taken before the magistrate and held to bail on the instigation of the said priest , and praying for liberty of conscience . —Mr . O'Dyer had no doubt that the peti-