be our duty humbly to submit
to her majesty that it is essential to the satisfactory results of our
deliberations upon these and other matters of public concern that her
majesty's government should possess the confidence of this house and
of the country; and respectfully to represent to her majesty that that
confidence is not reposed in the present advisers of her majesty: To
assure her majesty that in the gracious expression of her majesty's deep
sympathy with those of her subjects who are now suffering from distress
and want of employment, we recognise an additional proof of her
majesty's tender regard for the welfare of her subjects; and that we
cordially join in the prayer of her majesty that all our deliberations
may be guided by wisdom, and may conduce to the happiness of her
people." Viscount Melbourne expressed himself to the effect that
the Earl of Ripon's motion came like a thunder-clap upon him. He was
ignorant that there existed in the house the spirit on which the motion
seemed to proceed. The Duke of Wellington, after alluding to the various
allegations brought against government by the Earl of Ripon, said that
they sufficiently justified him in calling on that house to vote
against the address. He continued to animadvert upon, and to condemn the
introduction of her majesty's name in the royal speech, in such a way
as to give the country to believe that those who opposed the proposed
alterations in commerce opposed her majesty. At the same time the
noble duke passed a warm eulogium upon the general conduct of Viscount
Melbourne in his relation to the crown, frankly admitting that the noble
viscount had rendered the greatest possible service to her majesty, in
making her acquainted with the mode and policy of the government of this
country; initiating her into the laws and spirit of the constitution;
and teaching her to preside over the destinies of the empire of Great
Britain. His grace concluded by making some severe remarks on the
budget, about which so much had been said; and by expressing himself to
be still adverse to any alteration in the corn-laws. The noble duke was
followed by the Duke of Richmond, who, in a short speech, advocated the
interests of the agriculturists. The Marquess of Lans-downe said that
the government had not proposed a repeal of the corn laws _in toto_, as
the Duke of Richmond seemed to have understood: they simply contemplated
some change. After a few words from the Earl of Coven