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No. 424 Mai 8, 1S58.J T H E L E AD E>. 4...
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STATE OF TBADE. Manchester during the we...
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Imperial Parliament. Jsfomhiy, May 3?V7....
one united Government and Legislature ; and he believed that under that Government and Legislature the Principalities would prosper , and be a security to Turkey . The CHANCEaan op the Exchequer said , it appeared to him that , if the House adopted the motion , it ¦ would find itself in a dilemma , instead of escaping from one . ¦ At that moment . there was- a perfect identity of interests , views , and policy between the Government of her 31 ajesty and that of France ; in a few clays , the representatives of the two Governments would be prepared to recommend and enforce their policy ; and it would not facilitate their endeavours for the House of Commons to carry an address like this to the Crown , which might have a serious influence on the course of events—which might , indeed , lead to a European war . On the ground of high policy , he deprecated the adoption of the motion .
Mr . Gladstone , in reply , said that a basis of policy had been laid down by Lord Clarendon conveying the views of the Ministry , and by the French Minister , and it was to that he asked the House to assent . The question was , whether they should depart from this policy , ami not whether the House should . lay . down a new foreign policy . Proniises . and pledges had been given by England and France , and the House had to decide whether they . ' should be broken by England . The House then divided : the numbers were—Port lift motion . .......... ll-i
Against 292 . Majority .. ' ——178 ¦ jilSCKU-ANEOUS BUSINESS . In reply to a question by Mr . Kinglake , Mr . Skyjioub Yyvy . GUHAi . p said the explanations of Lord Malm . es > bury on the subject , of the Cngliari and her crew had beeti satisfactory to . the Government of Sardinia , and that Count Cavour had signified his intention to act entirelv in accordance-with the spirit of the protocol of Paris . Lord . Raysham moved for a select committee to . inquire into the condition and administration of the metropolitan workhouse * , and into the general arrangements made ami carried out by the parochial authorities of the metropolis for giving relief to tins- poor . —Mr . SoTincnoN KsTCQL ' inv-opposed the ' ¦ motion , sufficient ground not being laid for an inquiry talcing ; so wide- ' a raiiico . —The motion was negatived .
Mr , Wai . poui : obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the act of the 5 th and Gth of Victoria , for enabling Ecclesiastical Corporations , aggregate anil sole , to grant leases for long terms of years ; and Sir Wir ^ iAsr Heath cote-, a bill to enlarge the powers of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge , and of the colleges thereof , for the sale , exchange , and leasing of lands . The House adjournvd at a quarter past twelve .
Wedncadiri / . Jfay 5 th .. MAliCIAfiK LAW AMliNUMEST WUj . ' " Viscount ¦ Ukrijy moved the second reading of this bill , by which it is proposed to legalize marriage with a deceased ' wife ' s sister . —Mr . Bickksfohd Hope mov < d that it be read a second time that day six months . lie regarded' the tendency of the measure as opposed to revealed and natural religion ; asserted tliat the mass of the people do not demand any change in the law ; and nrgued that the bill is ' only supported by a few interested parties . lie then cxamiiml the question fnnn religious : md social points of view , and concluded by strongly condemning the species of marriage which the bill
sought to legalize . — Mr . IUtxtox , Mi-. Comjek , Mr . IiAiSKS , Sir < x . C . Lewis , Mr . Moncktos Milxks , 3 lr . . Vkkoyu , and Mr . Maijns , supported the measure , which was opposed by Mr . 1 ) ukmmoxi > and tl \ e Loud AnvocATK . — Mr . Pui . i . ku doubted whether the House was competent to decide off-hand on a . disputed text of the Bible . lie therefore suggested that it was the duty of the Government to Issue a commission to Hebrew scholars to ascertain the true construction of the text . — Lord Ul'kv . having made a brief reply , the House divided , -when the second reading of th « bill was carried by 171 to 1 ! M . The E . xcukqukh Bonds ( -2 , 000 , 000 / . ) Him , was read a third time , and passed .
iho House adjourned at a quarter past live , o eloeiw Thursday , Alay Gth . r . OIU ) . CANNINfi ' s l l £ O < r , AM / mOX . In the Housk ok Loitt > s , Karl ( h ^ ANVir . T . K asked if the proclamation recently issued in India was approved by her Majesty ' s Government , llu understood that a member of the Ministry litid stated in another place that tlm Government disapproved the proclamation . —The End of Ki . i . KNiiouom ; ii had no knowledge of what Iwul passed in another place , lie had had no comiminicsitinu with tin ) ^ outlt'inan who bad roferruil ( o the prochunation , but concluded bo wiu aware of the purport of the despatch on tbi ! subject . IU > . ( Hie Eurl of Kllonburough ) would lay this papi-rs on tin : table on thu following day . tiik i-rruitiiv ok tuk iMiimrn ni- knciand .
Lord Euuuv moved "that an hunihlu address bo presented to her Majesty for ; i commission to consider ¦ whether tlic Liturgy of Uiu Church of England be not : cupnblo of such altenilion . s as may render it more profitable than it now . in for the religious instruction and edification of tho people , " lie was prepared to . show , in support of hia motion , firstly , that Jin alteration ia
required ; secondly , that it is desirable ; and , thirdly , that the means by which he proposed to make it are constitutional and legal . " Various alterations had been made in the Liturgy from the reign of Henry VIII . to the reign of Charles II ., when the Act of Uniformity was passed ; and it is with the Liturgy then established that we have to deal at the present moment . Certain alterations had become necessary ; were demanded "by the people , and would be safe and constitutional . Owing to arrangements made in ancient times , our Liturgy contains constant repetitions , which lead to a formality in prayer , and jade the attention of the worshippers . There are two general exhortations and two general confessions ; the
sovereign and the clergy are each prayed for three times ; the Ministry , the Houses of Parliament , and the magistracy , each twice ; and the Lord's Prayer is repeated three times . When to these repetitions are added the Communion service , the effect on the congregation is fatiguing . Alterations in the Liturgy are frequently made ; there is not a prelate on the Episcopal Bench who has not broken the Act of "Uniformity over and over again . Their Lordships could not be blind to the fact that a great disruption has already taken place in the Church ; and , although a revision in the Liturgy might not heal all the differences , it would tend to bring back to the Church many pious and estimable aSToncomformists . The . attempt , therefore , ought to be made . — The Archbishop of Canterbury objected to the proposal : the attempt to introduce changes in the Liturgywould give rise to controversies of which no man could foresee the end .- —The Bishop of St . David ' s , the Bishop of - ' Cashed , and liarl Gbjcy opposed the motion . The last named , however , admitted the necessity for SOU 12 change . —Lord Derry observed that a revision of the Liturgy would inevitably become a doctrinal question ; the changes woukl be discussed according to their bearing for or against particular doctrines , and the result would be differences even within the Church itself . He hoped the motion-would not be pressed to a division , opposed as it was by nearly the whole of the episcopacy , the great majority of the House , and , he believed , the ¦ best-friends' of the Church throughout the country . — Earl GuAKVir . LK thought the discussion might be left to produce its effect on the public -mind , but the" motion could not be pressed with any result . —After a few words from Lord AmxGici ; , who was in favour of shortening the service , the motion was withdrawn . Their Lordships then adjourned . THE THEATY OF PKA . CE . In the . House of Commons , in reply to Mr . Had- I fibi-d , the . Chancellor of the Exchequer stated I that . there had been no revision of the stipulations which regulate the commercial relations of the Porte with other Powers , or in the position of foreigners resident in Turkey , but that , in regard to both civil and commercial privileges , the inhabitants of this country would rank with those of the most favoured nations . TUK PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVEUNOU-CE 5 E 11 AL OV IXDIA .-Iu answer to an inquiry by Mr . BuiGirr as to the authenticity of a proclamation by the Governor-General of India , announcing an intention to confiscate certaia property in Cade , whether , if authentic , it had beea issued in accordance with any directions from the home Government , and , if not so issued , what steps the Government had taken , or meant to take , regarding it , Mr . Ba . ii . lie said that three weeks ago the Government had received a despatch containing a proclamation , which he believed to be tho one referred to ; that it was immediutoly taken into consideration , and a despatch was written expressing the views of her Majesty ' s Government with reference to it ; and that there was no objection , to copies of . both documents being laid before the House . The proclamation hiul not been issued inconsequence of any directions of tho Home Government . —• Mr . Hiugut wished to know the tenor of the answer sent by the Government . —The Ciianckm . ou of tuk Kxciikquuk said that the Government disapproved the policy of the proclamation in every sense . TENANT UlfiHT ( lUKLAND ) . Mr . GitKKit moved for a . select committee t <» inquire into the nature , origin , and extent of tho tenant-right custom in Ireland , and tho recent violations of it in various northern counties ; mid to consider and report how far" it might la- prautienblo to protect , for the benelit of the occupying tenants , the proport } ' which has bocii created under that custom . —Lord Naas thought that the tenant-right custom in Ireland had worked satisfactorily , and that the House was in possession of all necessary information on tho subject . He therefore opposed the motion , which lie thought would do harm rather than good . —Aflor a brief discussion , impatiently homo by the House , Mr . Gkkick ( who refused , to accept the suggest ion of Mr . FoRTi : sii : i : niulMr . 1 ' ktkh O'Uisikx , that lie should withdraw bin motion ) replied , and a pbuv , when the motion was lo . st by 2 ; I 2 division took to > l : 5 . Coi'NTV KKANrillSK ( . SCOTLAND ) . M r , Caikd moved lor leave to introduce a bill to ustiimiliitc the county franchiso of . Scotland to that of England . In Knghnul , a county IVanchi . se may be purchased for about ;">()/ . ; in Scotland , it costs five times as much , lnKnyland , if a property doea not givo a borough vote , it gives one for tho county . In Scotland , there is n
artisan franchise ; the classes from which came James Fox and Robert Burns are unrepresented . As a rule , the occupying tenants go with the landlords , whatever their politics . He had no objection to the Scotch , county members ; but that was not the question- He ' wanted to have the basis of satisfaction widened , by extending the constituencies by whom tlie members -were elected . — Mr . Cowan seconded the motion , which was opposed . by Mr . . Moxcrikff , who said tliat the proposition , instead of being one for the extension of the franchise , would lead to a struggle between counties and boroughs , which would end in the defeat of the agricultural interest , the destruction of the purity of the franchise , and the creation of fictitious or purchased votes . —Mr . Baxter suggested that the question should be referred to a select committee . —The motion
was supported by Mr . Boavver , Mr . Ellice , Colonel SncES , Mr . Pea . sk , Mr . ¦ Caxcott , Mr . CRaufukd , and Mr . Black , though the last named did not approve of the bill ; and was opposed by Mr . Brttce , the Lord Advocate , Sir T . E . Colebrooke , Bfr . "Whiteside , Mr . Steuart , Lord Elcho , and-Mr . Blackburn . —Mr . Caird , in replying , remarked that the most contradictory arguments had been used against the bill . —The House then divided , when 103 voted against the bill to 81 for it . It - \ vas therefore lost .
THE CASK OF COOPER V . SLADE . Mr . Pease , in moving a message to the Lords for a copy of the opinions of the Judges in the case of 61 Cooper i \ Slade , " putting : an interpretation upon the Corrupt Practices Act , drew attention to the state of the law relative to travelling expenses at elections .- —Mr . Serjeant Deast dwelt upon the serious effects of the decision as to the past as veil as the future , and virged that , for the sake of candidates and constituents , there should be a speedy alteration of the law . —Mr .
Walpole stated that the subject had been under consideration , and it was his intention to submit to the House certain amendments of the act , as , in his opinion , such expenses , w-lien bond fide , ought to be legalized . — Mr . Fitzgerald concurred in opinion that such a legislative provision was desirable . —Mr . Yerxon Smith : thought the proposed legislation should take place at once . —Mr . Cnoss expressed a desire that the contemplated legislation should apply to municipal election . — The motion was then agreed to .
DURHAM COUSTY 1 "ALATINK , 1 CRISDICTION BILL - On the motion for the second reading of this bill , Mr . Augustus Smith , suggested that the jura regalia to be transferred to the Crown should pass to the Crown as guardian of the public , and be transferred to the Commissioners of the Admiralty , and to the Board of Land Revenue . —Mr . Geokge Hamilton intimated that the question would be better discussed in . the committee on the bill . — -Subsequently , the bill was read a second time .
PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL . Mr . ¦ Lockk King moved the second reading of this bill , which did not meet with any opposition . It was therefore read a second time . The second reading of Lord Pai . merston ' s India Bill was postponed for a fortnight . One or two notices of . motion were also postponed . The House adjourned . it-twenty minutes past eleven .
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State Of Tbade. Manchester During The We...
STATE OF TBADE . Manchester during the week ending last Saturday , continued to experience the improvement in business which has latterly been noticed there . Dulncss , however , continues to brood over the lace trade of Nottingham ; but , in the other departments of trade at the same place , there has been a slight advance . The same may be said of Birmingham and Kidderminster , where the stagnation of the winter is beginning to give way , though slowlv . A great falling-oft * occurred during the
week in the amount of out-door relief afforded to pauper applicants at the Birmingham workhouse . At Sheffield , also , there is a considerable diminution in the number of paupers ; but the distress there is still great , and the recovery of trade is tardy . The hosiery trade of Leicester ( as respects the demand for cotton goods ) exhibits a . shade of improvement ; and so docs the woollen cloth trade of Leeds . Quietness is still the prevailing feature of the worsted trade at . Halifax , but the carpet trade is moderately brisk . Business is more lively at Huddcrslield , and the trade of Belfast is active .
1 he general business of the port of London during the week ending last Saturday has been more active . The number of ships reported inward was 2 f > 2 , including 5 with codec , 72 with corn , flour , rice , & c , o ( J with sugar , and 3 from Cbiim , with . ' 32 , 821 packages of tea and 101 ) 2 bales of silk . The number of vessels cleared outward was 107 , including 10 in ballast ; and those on tho berth loading for tho Australian colonies amount to (><> , of which . 1 was entered outward in November , 1 in January , 2 in Fcbnuiry , mul 1 !) in March . The stonemasons at Liverpool , Manchester , Halifax , and other largo towns nro in dispute with their employers , in consequence of a resolution of th <; Musters ' General Association requiring tlu > men to work by tho hour instead of by ( bo day having recently come into operation . The masons employed at Haley-hill Church and at Belle Vuc , Ilulifax , struck-work lust Saturday on this accouut .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 8, 1858, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08051858/page/5/
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