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F Imperial Parliament. ¦ ¦' —?—Monday, J...
tary , remarked that he did not know whether the blood of the " aexJq ^ eriim-Secretairjggf 1848 were warmer than ' that of the s € ptaagenarian ^ j | prier of 1856 , but that he certainly took a- different comfee in the former year to that which he had taken in the present . This allusion to Lord Palmerston's age was received -with disapprobation by the House . —Mr . SfoosKR defended the Government , and created some merriment by observing , that to resent an unintentional insult is a course which is " " neither that of a Christian nor of a gentleman . " He added , that he reserved to himself the right of expressing , on a fitting occasion , any further opinion of the
conduct of Ministers . ' Mr . Gladstone : addressed the House at great length , and , quoting from some of the despatches , reviewed the chief facts connected with the disagreement . The two cardinal points which the House ought to keep in view he conceived , to be these—peace and a cordial understanding-with America on the one hand , and , on the other , the honour and fame of England . On neither of these . points : was he satisfied with the conduct of the Government . The honour of the country had been compromised . ? He was not one of those who set up a phantasm of honour in cases where it was not justified , nor would he consent to separate national honour from that . honourable conduct of which it ought to be the symbol . Bat he could not help thinking that an insult — -ory at least , a slight— -had been offered to England .
Still , though speaking one way , he should be compelled to vote another ; for he could not support an abstract voteiof censure , seeing that no party was prepared to int & Erthe responsibility of success . The question , therer fore * j was not a party question . Still , he thought it i would be advantageous to remove the affairs ^ connected with . America . out of the hands of the Government , inasi much >*» > from the position in which they are placed withregard to them , na persons could be less qualified to ¦ conduct those affairs with benefit to the nation . The policy which they had pursued had unfortunately been combined of obstinacy and weakness : and the recollection of the differences ^ with reference to the enlistment question , kept alive by the . course which they had taken in that debate ; must , of necessity , form an unforrfenTiAtA inivmrliiotvftTi t . n tTinQf ? TiAdrntin £ irena < in TfOflt . inn fn
Central America which are now pending . Concealment and deception had been practised on the American Go-:. vernmentj-and ' the municipal laws of the States were not only broken ,, but broken in defiance of a high legal opinion . And now what was the state of things ? The American Government , acquitted the English : Government , but punished Mr . Crampton and the consuls ; the English Government maintained the acts of Mr . Cramp-* ton and the consols , but acquiesced in their punishment , - and accepted with satisfaction and joy their own acquittal . ( " Hear , " and cheers . " ) That appeared to him to be a most unfortunate state of things , and one un-- paralleled in the history of the world . ( Cheers . " ) Either the Americans had a just cause of offence , and had a - right to make the demand for the recal of Mr . Crampton an 4 the consuls , which should have been complied with , ; .:, or they had no just cause of offence , and therefore no v xight to make the dismissal , which ought not to have j | . beftnaceepted . Bnt , whether they were right orwrong , ro hQ > hoped , ths Government would not allow matters" to n . remain ^ n . their preeeut / unsatisfactory state , permitting » , . JVtr-JPallaa t « remain , and - / yet keeping- up some show of l , re » e » tniflnt' by declining td appoint a successor to Mr . -, < rrampton > w He ; < Mr a . d « poit at Halifax ;• but tbe subject of ( l ^ fpn pjainkt waa , the appointment - of « n age ncy in the I TJFri 4 ted \ State 3 for the purpose : of i inducing' citizens to go r li beyon 4 , ^ he States * 4 *> r enlist in ithe -British servido . - - : ¦ ¦ \ ., < , Tiva , SpljojtprtGbneral i : could / not . believe , that Mr . 11 ; Gladstone was in . earnest ; in the speech he had delivered . M , crifciciem n > ust hav « been , " a , mere' intellectual , . fa ^ ercitation ; " for , ! if-he - believed . what he had ; put £ br-. . Wiard ,. , he woe bound Aq consistency to folldiir Mr . Moore into the lobby . In opposition to Mr . i Gladstone , the , £ }©} icftoi > Generai ; contended , that ; t & ere had bean no H jyiolatfwpf American , law , beaauee men had not been > njjflfed ., Qn , the , territory , © f the . United States . He then u prpferred , tp th /? , inflammatory' language used by the United ^ ta ^ es ,, district Attorney-General , Mr . Vari Dyke , who , ; jn ., ap 0 n Dourt , had made , use of the words , V Honourable fK anA ^ n « MWW » Great Britain !" , and u Oh ^ most faithful .., ^ rftjsh ^ Mjniatori !'' and who : had accused Mr . Orampton , , orb ^ ing ' deputy of acts which , tf committed bjra private ,, individuals would ! make , him , n felon . V Tlie i American : Ministry had apqeptecj the assurances of the English Goj vernjmant . as they -ware . bound to , do ... n The : Foreign joftHtt ^ inen ^ Act gn ustibe f aken da the law > ofi this count ry : h i * ftw W" » ftjb § ipg , fto , to what , country , in the world could « JW ^ ftttWtyk , GpYf > rnm « nfc ( with greater , propriety go- for I > # V ? W ^ S toWnthfif soldiers than to the . Uuilted States of h ' & MQp ?* * to ^ WphVftigreat , number of our . noturul . born MigPbjPftt ^ oviofl . nppthflnioibUgalion ^ hoa that of residence ? o « iPW 9 . W *» ;> W P ^ aOfl . where ; 4 h * y , could seek , with greater nWf & ftW < WM mrry , o , ut , th « , Fomjgn Enlistment Act , the ^« $ » cipa | JawB , ^ ere . beipffiimone Maily jjelnxed than in -, «» X . |?|*« . P 9 Wtrjr , . And , woh Mn ^ hft Uliate of tilings ^ am . Wtt 9 AA M ,, tf » ft .. Hpn 9 ei would , beU * Ke that the Goi-iFHTOftW ^ yr * und i * naqbUgfttion to recaVMr . Orampton tt ^ BW . f ^ ft WPfWenta ^ on of . the ^ American , < foverament .,. y > f jSffdft ^^^ y « WCWONA ^ onoeiy , e 4 th « t ; Kn . iQladatouo ¦ r » v » csn t btwj ' . nil > \ lLr . iitr . xi <•> > Ith's-riih il >> Yf ¦ . u , \ n . ¦ ¦ , '
¦ imim ^*™^* ""^ ^*" 11 ™ " " had exhausted the whole question , but he added a few remarks iri ' vlnaTcatibn of what heliad said on a former evening . As an English gentleman , he was ashamed . of the conduct of the Government , and he felt humiliation at the consequences that had followed . —Mr . Bentinck rose at midnight to move the adjournment of the debate ; but : "• "" '¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ " ; ¦ ¦;/ ¦ . . . ' Lord Paljoebstost expressed a desire that the House would come to a decision at once . The question before the House was a vote of censure ; for , although the blame had been thrown on Lord Clarendon , the conduct of that nobleman had the entire sanction of the whole ¦* - « - - ¦ _ m . 11 _ i _^ * . _^ ^ £ _ T- * *• * ' * - - * ' ^^ x aix ui wuivu mji ^ tnoj ¦»
uovernmeuc , uo memuurs poi -. , the fullest extent in his responsibility . Whatever violations of American law might have taken place were committed by persons wholly unauthorized by the English functionaries . Those persons had been prosecuted and punished for their offences ; and , if our consuls had likewise offended , they were equally open to prosecution , being shielded by no diplomatic protection . " "We have been told by the member for Manchester , " continued his Lordship , " of the case of Consul Curtis in Prussia ; but Consul Curtis was prosecuted . We thought the proceedings at his trial were not fair and just , and the Prussian ! Government so far concurred in that opinion 4 : hat , though , he was condemned , the King of Prussia released him . " No concealment or deception had been practised towards the American Government j nothing was done not
of which-it was not informed , or , at all events , mignt have ascertained with perfect ease if the ministers had inquired *? When , at an early period of these proceedings , we found that they were likely to lead to embarrassments between this country and the United States , we stopped our arrangements . QCkeera . ) But an honourable gentleman says , thaty though the letter was dated the 2 nd of July , it was not sent until the 2 nd of August . Now , reallyj in matters of this kind , a few weeks' delay was not of much consideration . The fact still stands out that the Government , "when they found that these proceedings were likely to lead to embarrassment ^ directed them to be stopped . ( Eecw , hear . ) Then'J « B honourable member said that no apology was ~ mad & But , I ask , what greater or more acceptable apology could one Governmant mata . 4-rk anAfhai * + TiaT 1 flf ¦ nt \ I * P > nlif . f . ilif ? & Hetld tO f v * M % / mMm ir i
m Mm t ^ V n TT ^ P i w ^^ ' * w * ^^ v ^^^ mm «« v r ^^ g- * *^~* ~ y ^^ — . — — ^ i the ground of offence ? " ( Cheers . ) The assertions , made ¦ chiefly by members of " the country party , " that Amei rica had "insulted " England by dismissing Mr . Crampl ton , were most injudicious , as tending to sow hostile ' feelings between the two nations . The speech of Mr . Moore had been full of calumnious attacks on LordChirendon , and it would have been more manly if he had come forward with a direct vote of censure , instead of > refusing to the Government that approbation which was ¦ not asked for . " The right honourable gentleman the l member for the University of Oxford , " concluded Lord - Palmerston , " says that he shall give us the benefit of his vote , and I trust that nothing I have said , or shall say , will induce him to change his mind . Sir , it has . been said we should not look a gift horse in the mouth ( a laugh ) , and I will not examine the reasons for my 1 right honourable friend's vote . I only hope the reason given will induce those honourable members who have not already made up their minds which way they shall . vote ' jtp gp Tvith ' . him . , (& ear hear . ) ., The reason ' he gives 'ia ^ tii ^ t . ' ^ f , , < j ' h . Q present moment no , new administration canJbe ^ uc ^ pjssfully formed , upon a ^ qsnre . of / Uie . ezistjng . ' jGovewijni ' ontr ,, That ^ ^ ot very cpmpl uneii ^ aryjto nonourable gahileinen opposite ; nevertheless , ' the difljc ^ ljly mig ^ j pe easily . removed if my right , honourable fr ^ hd who . ^ iia th | ere yiill pass pver to \ f ) bie hon / jurabjle genttemeri -wlio sit ' opposite to him . ( A tatig h ' ^) K Ajew minutes' conference wquld . settle , jthe difficulty which at presenij appears to be inaurrapuntoble . I w ^ not , however , accept the reason , because it is , founded op a great pplitical , misconception , while we stand upon what we . think , arie | jbdt ^ er and higher grounds , ( dheersj' , Wo are of opinion ihat the foresight with , wjiich , during , a period of great di ^ lcizlty , we have conducted the affairs of this country , ' lias , proved satisfactory ' $ o the nation and advantageous to' the public interest , We believe that the confidence which the House has hitherto extended to us is shared by the country ; and it is upon that groundnot upon tlie ground of any' difficulty in finding other persons to till our places- —that wo are prepared to gb to a division . " I Mr . John M'Givfeaon next addressed the House , but the cries-of " Divide ! " were so loud and incessant that hia remarks wore riot audible . —^ Mt . Bentenok again moved the ftdjournment of the debate ; but , after a few words in reply from Mr . Moottic , who disavowed any personal hostility to Lord Clarendon , and oharacterized the assertions to 1 the 1 contrary as " simply unjust and untrue , " the Hotieo divided . ' After the division took place , but before the numbers wero announced , Mr . Haytkr , who was one of the tellers , came to the table and informed the Speaker that there wore throe membore present in the House who had not voted . —The Speakjkh ordered the three members to come to' the tabld . —Sit Bknjamik Hall , Mr . Jackson , and Mr . TkAixr . then came to the table , and , in answer to ' questions ftotn the Speaker , stated that they were present when the question was put , and that they heard it . i ~ . The ' SfbUkbr askod hdtv they voted . ' They all said ugainat the motion , and ho ordered their names to bo added to the dlvlaion . —The cause of this accident ia ¦ tilil :.: i \ l (¦ . > . V " . in ' . ' > / . I'W 1 . | i i ¦ «>;¦ ' ;¦ .. i ¦ » . ;!(
thus stated in the daily papers : —Sir Benjamin Hall , Mr . Traill , and Mr . Jackson , were in . ' the Metnbers' Gallery on the right of the Chair ; they came down into the lobby of the House to vote against Mr . Moore's motion , and found the doors of the Division-lobby closed . They therefore recorded their votes at the table . The numbers , when announced , were—For Mr . Moore ' s motion 80 Against it ... ... ... 274—194 The House shortly afterwards adjourned . Wednesday , July 2 nd . HIBB 02 OSM IN IRELAND IN NATIONAL SCHOOLS .
In the HotrsE op Commons , Mr . Napier , asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland , whether certain masters of National schools in Ireland , in the county of Donegal , have been arrested on a charge of unlawful confederacy and ribbonism ; and whether the said schools are in connexion with the National Board as non-vested schools ? —Mr . Hobsman said he had no information on the subject . The Judgments Execution T 3 jx . z , was read a second time , and committed , after a little opposition on the part of Colonel Dunne and Mr . Napiek . BLEACHING , & C , WORKS ( No . 2 ) BILL . The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill having been resumed , considerable opposition to the further progress of the measure was offered by Mr . t \ rfcrf / i /
X > A 2 LJ . I £ & , iJXMt J ^ lJJ ? lo ^ Ln , ulm . v n m r * rji ^^ T * , . lm-a . jli ji < tt acgate , Mr . Cardwell , Mr . Baines , Mr . Kirk , and Lord Naas , upon the grounds that more inquiry into the alleged facts ' on wliich the bill was based was required ; that the object of the measure ( which was to shorten the working hours of children in bleaching establishments ]) would be fatal to the ' trade , since , on the admission of Mr . TremenlieeTe , from whose report the bill arose , to reduce the hours would add ten per cent , to the cost of production , while the competition with foreigners is even now very severe ; that one of the immediate effects of the bill would' be to substitute male for female labour ; that the -whole subject should be referred to a select committee ; that the charges of cruelty against the masters are untrue ; and that [ interference in such matters is extremely injudicious . —The second readine
was supported by Colonel . Dunnes , Mr . Murrough , Mr . Drttmmonp ( who accused capitalists of " longing to see slavery restored to our West India sugar colonies , " and remarked that , " simply because the greater part , of our exports goto America , the House had eaten dirt with the Government" ) , Lord , Robert Grosvenor , Mr . Coubett ( who mentioned instances of excessive work ) , Mr . Muntz , and Mr . Walter , ' the last of whom , in answering the objection that bills of this kind interfere with manufactures , remarked that political economists overlook the 1 , 000 , 000 children yearly added to our population , by far the most interesting and important of our productions . The Legislature would , in his opinion , grossly neglect its duty if it did not take care that the youth of this country , upon whom its future strength and greatness depend , are so brought up that the development of their mental and bodily powers is not impeded by over-work . The second reading was negatived by 109 to 65 . The Registration op Leases ( Scotland ) Bixr > passed through committee , and the House then went into committee upon i the Scientific and Literart Societies Bill , and was occupied with the consideration of its clauses . during the greater part of the remainder of , the i sitting , . <¦' ¦ •¦ ...:, ^ l > e ordqr for the . second reading of the Rating of Minks Bill was discharged . —The Djstillation j . Kost Rjcis Bill , and . the Oxford College Estates Bill , were respectively read a third time , and passed . • - Thursday , July 3 . 1 THHT DIOCESES' OP GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL . Lord Redicsdalb , after presenting a petition from tlie rural deanery of Stowe , praying for a'division of the diocese of Gloucester arid Bristol , asked whether the Government intended to divide that diocese . —The Earl of Harrowbtt said the Government was n 6 t prepared to alter the existing arrangement . THE REFORMATORY AN !) INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL . This bill having been read d third time , on the motion of Lord RAVENBWbRTir , the Bishop 6 f Oxford , ou fho question that tlie bill do pass , moved the addition of a clause , leering it to the discretion of the magistrates Whether tho juvenile offender ' should bo committed to prison foi- fourteen 'days before being sent to a relbrmatory schools—The Trtotion , which gave rise to a short discussion * w «» carried , on a division , by 68 Against 17 , and the bill , so amended , waB passed . DlVOnblt AND MATRIMONIAL OAU 8 E 8 BILL . On the question that thp report oif . the amendments on this b , ill bo received , the Bishop of Oxford moved the omission of clause 19 of tho ' bill , which gives a right of divorce to a husband upon the adultery of hia wife , and ton wife where tho husband has boon guilty of incestuous adultery , bljra ' rhy , adultery With cijuoltjy ; or ' adultery with desertion , without reasonable ' excuse ' , ' for four yearn or upwards . 'IIis roasops for taking thfs course ho explained in tertns eimi . ar to those whlch ho employed on tho previoiia reading , —Tho Lord Chancellor opposed tho motion , remarking ' " that ' tlib objection to tho effect that the lower classes woulit bo unfairl y donlt - > i . ! . ' . /( . » . i : -I HI : . , , 1 ¦ I ¦•' ¦ I . )¦ i ' iV . 'l . ¦ - ; ' . ¦ . . '
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Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05071856/page/4/
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