Manifest milt proud:Ono in parliament. MINISTERIAL NEGOTIATIONS.
The House of Commons met on Monday ; but on the motion of Sir ROBERT PEEL,—who said that he had received an intimation from the King, that measures were in progress, but not yet completed, for the formation of a new Ministry,—it was agreed to adjourn to Thurs- day the 16th. On that day, the House reassembled ; when Sir ROBERT PEEL moved a further adjournment to Saturday, for the same reason as he stated on Monday. The motion having been put, Mr. SINCLAIR rose and spoke as follows.
" It would be extremely satisfactory to know whether such arrangements are likely to be made as to render it worth while for Members to attend on Satur- day? The public is kept in a state of great anxiety, and yet nothing seems to have been :reified. The event that has lately occurred must have been long foreseen—certainly it. was long threatened ; for we were told every day since Pailiament met that the Government was practically at an end—that it had not a leg to stand upon, and that it could not exist for an hour. Then came the noble bird with his decisive resolution; yet he seems to have been quite un- prepared for the result. Now the Ministry is at an end, the honourable gentle. siren opposite find that it is more easy to overthrow one Government than to erect another. They find it much more easy to destroy the Doti': column of the Con- servative. Government, than to raise the Composite pillar of its enemies. (Laughter.) The eloquent and statesmanlike address of the right ho ttttt liable baronet has made a profound impression on the country ; and my belief is, that the People will have more confidence in an Opposition headed by him, than in any Gs' wernment that can be formed without him."
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said- 44 I feel that it would be improper for me now to attempt to controvert the reasoning or to discuss the propositions of the honourable gentleman : it is like- wise extremely difficult fur um to make any communication to the House ; but if any portion of the House desires information, I think I ant bound to give it, as far as is consistent with the duty I owe to the Crown. I have only to state, that on the dissolution of the late Administration, his Majesty sent for Earl Grey, and requested his advice in the arduous condition of public alfairs. By the reconaneudation of Earl Grey, Iris Majesty, on the following day, sent for Lord 31elbourne and the Marquis of Lansdowne, in order that he might consult with them, and that he might hear their opinions. The result has been, that various communications have taken place between his Majesty and Lord Mel- bourne; but those communicatiuns have been of a preliminaty nature, and of course of that confidential kind, that I am not at liberty to state the nature of them to the House. But I may say this—that I do not think that until Satur- day Lord Melbourne will be able to say that Ire is definitively authorized to sub- snit to his Majesty a list of the members of the proposed Government."
After Sir T. FREMANTLE had laid some returns on the table, the House adjourned.
The Lords assembled on Monday, but no business of interest was transacted in their House. On Tuesday, the Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice, that be should on the following day move the adjournment of the House to the 30th of April ; but on Wednesday he said that it would not be convenient for his Majesty's service for the House to adjourn at that time, but that he would move the adjournment on the next day. On Thursday, the Duke said—" My Lords, under the peculiar circumstances in which the -42-eminent is at present placed, I beg leave to move that this House du adjourn to Saturday next." The motion was agreed to, and the House rose.
Delius; ELECTION. On Thursday, Mr. J. MAXWELL reported, from the Dublin Election Committee, that under the peculiar circum- stances of the case, and on account of the great number of witnesses that it would be necessary to examine, the Committee felt that they could not go adequately into all the parts of the case without entailing a very considerable expense on the parties conearned ; and that they had therefore, in accordance with the provisions of the 43d of George III. nominated and appointed er commission, con.sisting of two bar. risters named by the respective parties, and a third barrister named by the Committee to act as chairman ; and that the said barristers were to commence their labours on the 2d of May, under a penalty .500/. He further reported, that the Committee asked leave to adjourn to such time as the Speaker should by his warrant call on them to reassemble, and to sit that day, notwithstanding the sitting of the House, for the purpose of adjournment.
The report was agreed to.
IPSWICH ELECTION. Mr. PLUMPTRE reported, on Thursday, that in consequence of the severe illness of the Chairman of this Com- mittee, Mr. P. M. Stewart, and the indispensable absence of another member of it on urgent private business, the Committee, by leave of both the parties interested in the petitic n, prayed for leave to adjourn their sittings until the 18th of May next.
The report was agreed to.
LEITH HARBOUR BILL. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, on Monday, pre- seated two petitions against this bill from the Provost and Town- Council of Edinburgh, and moved that they be referred to a Select Committee. Sir GEORGE CLERIC supported, and Colonel LEITH HAY opposed the motion ; and it was rejected, on a division, by 72 to 28. On Thursday, on the motion of Colonel LEITH HAY, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 2d of May.
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