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maintain that tone of moderation and respect , even exwessmff frankly their opinions on foreignaffairs , which Sd b ° reouirS of every man who pretends to guide Public opinion and which is naturally ^ expected from ? v ? ryVa nTho ' does not seek to inflict the most serious eviU ; unon his own country and others ( c / ieers ) , ana x S ^^ TJ s &^^ r S & Ass ^ snsjftsi ^^^ i £ B ^ P ^ X ™ - ^ Buimised assailant , and to point out how easy would be tKvafion , ifnotthe subjugation of this country ( though , thank God , the most violent have not yet spoken of subjugation ) but !& *^ J ^™ £
; * P ° L ^ > m > it with details of the fearful amount of horror and bloodshed which , under any circumstances , must attend it , and then , in the same breath , to assail with every term of obloquy , of vituperation , and abuse , the public and private character of the man who wields that force which you say is irresistible . { Cheers . ) I am sure * my lords , that whatever unfavourable impression may have been made on the public mind of France by the unjustifiable censures of the public press , that impression may he removed to a great extent by the frank expression of opinion such as you have now rec eived in this and the other house of Parliament ; and certain I am that in making use of these expression ? I speak the opinion of every well-judging and well-meaning friend of his country .
{ Cheers . )" But still he thought that , as the " ruler of France " mi <» ht not be able to restrain his subjects or his army , , we ought to be prepared for any emergency . Moralizing on the state of things in Paris , he put in a word against the projected Reform Bill . He said that if you destroy the influence of the ' territorial possessors of the land , " noble and commoner , you may produce a Republic , you may produce a despotism , but you are sure to render a constitutional monarchy impossible , and thus " take away the best and only well-regulated security for the liberties of the country . '' On the Cape he spokd very reservedly ,
criticising the second appointment of a commanderin-chief during the war , and declaring his intention of waiting for information . On Ireland he was equally reserved , " regretting" the failure or the special commission , and trusting that extraordinary powers would , if needed , be applied for . The New Zealand paragraph was similarly treated . Art indication of the policy of his party escaped him in handling the reform paragraph . He did not believe that throughout the length and breadth of the land there were 500 reasonable men who regard it as a matter of the smallest importance whether the measure is introduced or not , or who -have the least desire
in the world for Parliamentary Reform . 1 he noble lord made that announcement altogether hastily and unadvisedly , not because the state of the country required a revision of the parliamentary representation , but because he desired to throw out a vague bait to divert an apprehended decision of the House against him . " I hope that the Government does not propose to disturb the existing balance between the different classes of the community , or to give to the populations of the large towns , already powerful , undue predominance over the country voters , so as to destroy that element which constitutes the security of the Crown and the true liberty
of the subject — the permanent influence of the land , {/ fear , hear . ) It is not , then , on the extent of the bill so much as on its principles that will depend our course of proceeding . If we find that the measure is designed merely to remove anomalies and abuses in details , without concurrently doing substantial injustice to any class of the people , the Government will experience from us no factious opposition ; but if its object is to extend still further democratic power , at the expense of those just conservative influences on which the safety of the country depends , then I shall oppose the measure , as one of the most dangerous tendency , to the utmost of my power . "
Lord Grey's reply was far tamer than the tame attack of his old antagonist . His speech consisted of weak retorts or amiable concurrence . The pith of the speech was on the relations not of this country , but the press of this country , to France ! M The next topic to which the noble carl had addressed himself was the state of France , and again he ( Earl Grey ) had the pleasure of being able to express his unqualified concurrence in every word that had fallen on that subject from the noble lord . He entirely agreed ¦ with him , that it was the duty of this country , and of every individual in an independent capacity , to abstain from any interference in the internal politics of that great and powerful nation which was near us . He had , with the noblo lord , perceived with great ooncern , and
he would add , * with indignation , the tone adoptpd by a large portion of the preps of this country . ( Hear , hoar . ) The denunciations of the Prinoeat the head of the Government of Franco , coupled with tho untrue representations 6 f tho defenoeless condition of this country , wero the hcigMt , not only of imprudence , but even of something fur worse . He rejoiced ' that the noble carl bad come forward and stated his utter repudiation of the language euoh as ho had dcHcribed , and ho believed ho had tho authority of his colleumita for joining in that repudiation ; ana they would nil , he believed , echo those sentiments , Which he trusted would have the effect of diverting the incalculable mischief which might have resulted from the language ho had alluded to , and which had been held by a great portion of tho newspaper press of this country , Jt would be understood in Franco
that , however those newspapers might express the opinions and feelings of the writers in them , they did nit express the opinions or feelings of any great or powerful party in the country , or in that House , or *» Parliament . ( Hear , hear . )" Lord Grey thought there was no likelihood of war , but we should make ourselves secure . Still , following the course of Lord Derby , he threw the blame , of the Gape war on the policy af that -noble lord when Colonial Minister . In New Zealand great improvements had been made , and Parliament was now called upon to fuldl the original intention of bestowing representative government on that colony . ¦ He vindicated the free trade policy at great length . And , lastly , he alighted on the reform paragraph ; and the sum of his observations was , that the Reform Act needed some amendment , but not so great as to " disturb the settlement of 1832 . "
The remaining speakers were Lord Brougham , the Duke of Richmond , the Earl of Yauborough , the Earl of Maxmesbury , and the Earl of Habrowby , the sole peer who raised his voice in defence of the press , declaring that it had faithfully and accurately represented the country . The address was agreed to , and the House adjourned . The only point of interest on Thursday was a speech from the Duke of Wellington on Sir Henry Smith and the Kafir war . The occasion for its delivery was the presentation of the answer of the Queen to the address . The Duke of Wellington said ,
" My lords , I was unable to address your lordships two nights ago , when you voted the address to her Majest , in reply to her most gracious speech ; and the motion now before us being that her Majesty ' s reply be printed , I wish to avail myself of this opportunity to expressmy sense of the policy of General Sir Henry Smith , the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty ' s troops at the Cape of Good Hope . ( Hear . ) Sir Henry Smith is an officer of too high a reputation in the service to require any commendations from me , but having had the chief command in several important military operations which have been carried on under his directions , and having been recalled by her Majesty , it is but justice to
him to say , that 1 ^ who am his commanding olhcer , entirely approve of all his operations—entirely approve of all the orders he has given to his troops , and the arrangements he made for their success . I approve entirely of the conduct of thjg troops and of their officers in all these operations . ( Cheers . ) I am fully sensible of the difficulties under which they laboured—of the gallantry with which theyoyetcame all those difficulties , and of the great success which attended their exertions ; and it is my firm belief that everything has been done by the Commander-in-Chief , the officers , and ^ the troops , in order to carry into effect , as far as possible , the instructions of her Majesty ' s Government . ( Cheers . )
My lord , I may be allowed to remind you , that I have had the honour of commanding her Majesty ' s army under three Governors-General , and of superintending the conduct of dffferent military operations in the same part of the world . I am sorry to say that I have observed some palpable errors in all these operations , and it is no wonder that my gallant friend , Sir Henry Smith , should have committted some errors , as others have done before him . My lords , these operations by the Kafirs are carried on by the occupation of extensive regions of what is in some places called'jungle , ' and in other places ' bush , ' but , in reality , 'thickset '—the thickest wood thac can be found anywhere . The Kafirs retire to these fastnesses
with the plunder , on which they subsist , and they atteck their assailants at great odds . They move away with more or less of celerity and activity—sometimes saving their plunder , which , however , is frequently taken from them . But , my lords , their successes are wholly attributable to these bushes , which our troops do not , and could not occupy—they would be useless to them , and they could not live in them . On their withdrawal the enemy occupies them again , and the same operations have to be undertaken once more . The consequence is that , to my certain knowledge , some of these fastnesses have been attacked and carried , not less than three or four times over , and that on every occasion with great loss
to the assailants . My lords , there is a remedy for this state of evil . The remedy is , that when a fastness has been Btormed and captured , it should be totally destroyed by the captors . I have had experience in this kind of warfare , and I know that it can only be ended by opening roads into the bush , an d this will inevitably be a work of time . Tho only mode of subduing such a country is to open roads , so as to admit of the movements of regular troops with tho utmost facility . Accordingly , I say that it is absolutely necessary that roads should bo opened through each of these fastnesses . I have communicated with the Secretary of State , and I have recommended a course which , I believe , he has ordered to be adopted . The only tiling to bo regretted is , that that course has not been taken sooner .
I know these measures will occupy a great length of time , and will occasion considerable expense ; but I have no doubt that tho next news will prove that the course adapted on my recommendation 18 the right one . ( Cheers . ) But tho truth is , tho war at the Oupo has como to that point that , unless , such a course is pursued , there can bo no peace in that part of tho worldthere can bo no enjoyment of the social comforts of civilised life . The whole 'of tho native population has revolted , and wo cannot hope that depredations will not bo carried on . Tho Kafir chieftains , each of them at tho head of ten or twenty or more thousands of men , have ostnbliahod themnelvos in fastnessos within the boundary of her Majesty ' s territory , and there can bo no peaoo until thoso fustncBacfl arc accessible to tho smallest body of nor Mnjesty ' s troops . ( Cheers . ) I say , then , this pyetem , if adopted in tho Cane , wiU . amply repay tho
expense , and give back , to the colonists the peace and blessings of civilized life . ( Cheers . ) Unless this expense be incurred—and I da not think it can be equal to that of onecampaign—there will be no peace , no cessation to the inroads of armed bodies in that part of the world , and on end to a conflict which belongs to th' e most destructive of all kinds of war . ( Cheers . )"
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Scenes in the Hotcsb . —Cbmefdy is not uncommon in St . Stephen ' s , neither is broad farce entirely exeluded . The " Committee . on the Kitchen " was moved for on Wednesday . Mr . French bitterly complained of the wine , insinuated that the tablecloths ought to be changed when there was a great change of guests , and suggested that good wine and dean tablecloths were infallible preventives for a " count out . " Mr . Anstey objected that there was no Catholic on the committee . The House laughed at him , but he said it was ^ rather a serious matter , considering that a Protestant dinne ^ oh a Friday was not very acceptable . Lord Marcus Hji , l , who had precipitately left the house during the address of ^ Mr . Frenchnowreturned with equal empressement , carrying
, in each hand a bill of fare , of enormous dimensions , glazed and framed in the manner usual in clubs and coffee-houses . The noble lord placed the culinary pro . grammes with affectionate solicitude on the Speaker's table , and having thus , as M . Soyer would say , " unfurled the banner of gastronomy , " proceeded , amid loud laughter , to vindicate the committee from the imputation of exorbitant charges . He had often heard it objected that the prices charged for refreshment in the kitchen were too high , but he did not think that there was the slightest foundation for the assertion . Two years
ago he had caused the bills of fare now on the table to be drawn up . He invited attention to them , and challenged any member to prove that the charges were exorbitant . ( Loud laughter . ) He put it to the honourable gentleman , in candour and sincerity , whether -there was anything so ruinously exorbitant in these : — A . portion of soup Is . A mutton chop Is . A fish , boiled or fried * Is . Afriedsole ........ Is . A whiting . Is .. 'Salmon and lobster sauce 2 s .
Turbot , or cod ' s head and shoulders , on terms equally moderate . ( Roars of laughter . ) With regard to Cutlets , if three were taken , they could be had at the low charge of 6 d . each—( loud laughter)—and as for wine , there was no such-cause of complaint on that headras the honourable member for Roscomrnon seemed to think ; for , though the honourable member might pay 6 sr a bottle for sherry , he ought to know that there was sherry in the kitchen which he could have at 4 s . a bottle . ( Laughter . ) Mr . French : Much obliged , but I had rather not . ( Laughter . ) - Lord M . Hill : There is no establishment in London where tea and coffee can be had sp cheap . ( Laughter . ) The motion was then agreed to .
New Members . — Sir E . Tennent for Lisburn , the Honourable A . Duncombe for the East Riding of Yorkshire , and Mr . R . Milligan for Bradford , were introduced on Tuesday , and sworn at the table . The Honourable Mr . Hardinge was also sworn as member for Downpatrick . New writs were ordered for Perth , Northampton , Kinsale , Greenwich , East Kent , and East Retford . For Perth , as Mr . FoxMaulehas been appointed to the Board of Control ; for Northampton , as Mr . Vernon Smith has accepted the War-office ; and the other boroughs to fill up vacancies occasioned by the retirement of Mr . Hawes , Admiral Dundas , Mr . Plumptre , and the Honourable A . Duncombe , elected for the East Riding .
Meeting Of Convocation. Wednesday Having...
MEETING OF CONVOCATION . Wednesday having been appointed for the assembling of the Convocation of the Clergy , a large number of the elected and ex officio members attended at the Jerusalem Chamber , Westminster-abbey , it having been generally believed among the members of the body and the Church that the Synod would declared its sitting en permanence . The hour of meeting was fixed for twelve a ' clock , but long before that time there waa a very large assembly of clergymen . A few minutes before twelve o ' clock his Grace
tho Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at the Chamber . He was attended by the Worshipful Sir John Dodson , Knight , Queen ' s Advocate and Vicar-General of the province of Canterbury ; Mr . F . H . Dyke , her Majesty's Proctor and Principul Registrar of the province of Canterbury ; Mr . F . ICny vett , his Grace 8 Secretary , and his chaplains . The most reverend Prelate was attired in his full archiepiscopal robea . The members of the Upper House present were—the Bishop of London , the Bishop of Winchester , the Bishop of Oxford , tho Biahqto of Exeter , tho Bishop of Chichestor , the Bishop of Lichfield , and the Bishop of St . Asaph . hour
Tho Lower House assembled at the same . Among tho menibcrs v present were the Venerable Archdeacon Denison , M . A ., tho Archdeacon of Bath , the "Archdeacon of Bamstaple , tho Arohdeacjin , ot Bristol , the Archdeacon of Maidstone , tho Reverends J . Shiny , Dr . Moore , Dr . Spry , Dr . Mill , G . K Gillet , M . A ., D . C . Mnjendie , R . W . Huntley , B . Goddard , J . Yardley , T . Mills , U . A . Woodgftto , X . Randolph , and tho Rovorond J . Harding . . . As soon us tho Archbishop had taken tho chair , the Lower House was summoned to prayers , nna after tho Church service had been read by tho Bishop of Oxford , the Latin prayer , praying exclusively for the Convocation , was road by tho most rovovona chairman , which having been concluded , tho Lower House left and proceeded to \ ta own chamber ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 7, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07021852/page/6/
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