§ Sir R. Peelsaid, that the hon. Gentleman, the Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) had the other evening asked him, without any circumlocution, a series of questions relative to the mission of Captain Elliot to Texas, which he had also, without any circumlocution, answered. If the hon. Gentleman had not so put his questions, he should not have been prevented from making some observations; and from stating, that whatever might have been the con- 687 duct of Captain Elliot in the difficult sitution in which he had been placed, he must say, that although he did not know that hon. Gentleman before the intercourse he had since with him, he had every reason to place confidence in the integrity and ability with which he would perform his duties. This was a spontaneous intimation on his part, and he must declare that there was nothing in his correspondence with Captain Elliot to show that full confidence might not be reposed in his integrity and ability.