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No 485. Jolv 9, 1859.] THE LEADER 809
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Imperial Parliament. Monday % July 4. In...
Majesty to give directions that the necessary arms » accoutrements , and ammunition , be furnished to volunteer rifle corps , as well as to artillery . corps m maritime towns . " The motion was seconded by Captain Jehvis , who insisted upon the importance of clothing the volnnteer corps , so that , in case of their turning out they might be recognised by the enemy as troops .-Mr . H . Berkeley thought all that was wanted was to teach the use and practice of the rifle , and that the movement , with the arms and the clothing , should emanate from the Government . — Colonel Dickson hoped the House would hesitate before they gave too great an encouragement ta rifle corps , and that the Government would confine themof in ari
selves to the formation artillery corps mtime towns . —General Peel explained the views of the late Government , and the measures taken by them , in consequence , he said , of numerous applications for permission to raise rifle corps without expense to the States He agreed that artillery corps were to be especially encouraged , which afforded the best possible defence . Although he had no dread of invasion , we ought to be prepared , and the best thing , in his opinion , was to decide what fortifications were absolutely necessary , and to complete them as soon as possible . — Lord Elcho was of opinion that the volunteer system would be a useful adjunct to the regular army , and would utilise for defensive , purposes the
services of a large and intelligent class now perfectly worthless owing-to their not being trained to arms . The value of volunteer corps was shown by Garibaldi ' s force . —After some remarks by Colonel DtrNXE and Sir J . Shelley , Mr . S . Herbert considered that the discussion had been a very useful one . If the movement should turn out successful , he saw no reason why the system should not be permanent . Government , he said , were most anxious to promote these corps , believing that , as auxiliaries , they would be most useful . —Eventually Mr . Palk withdrew his motion .
Mr . Digby Setjiour moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Foreign Enlistment Act passed in 1819 , so far as it relates to transports and store ships . After some remarks by the Home Secretary , Mr . Bowyer , and Mr . Collier , who recommended the withdrawal of the bill , Mr . D . Seymour acceded to that course . Mr . Wriohtson moved for leave to introduce a bill to alter and amend the Act of Queen Anne with respect to the vacating ; , seats in Parliament on acceptance of office . —Mr . A . Smith opposed the motion , which was supported by Mr . Ingham . The House divided : Ayes , 51 ; noes , 53—2 .
Mr . Alcock moved for an address for a royal commission to inquire into the question of tolls on turnpike roads ana bridges in England and Wales . —The Home Secretary having adduced reasons for refusing the commission , the motion was negatived without a division . Colonel North moved that the House should resolve itself into committee to consider an address to the Crown , praying her Majesty to grant the
halfpay of 400 / . a year , unattached pay , general officers who obtained promotion upon half-pay under the provisions of the general order of the 23 rd day of April , 1826 , who have since become general officers , and are now receiving only the half-pay of their regimental rank , and to assure her Majesty that this House will make good the same . —The motion was opposed by the Secretary for War , and supported by General Peel and Colonel Dunne . On a division there appeared—Ayes , 22 : noes , 42 —20 .
Sir W . SoMEitvirxE moved for leave to introduce a bill to amend the Roman Catholic Relief Act . — The bill was cordially supported by the Home SecitBTAitr , and after a few words of opposition from Sir B . Bridges , leave was given . The House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock . Wednesday , July Gth . The House of Commons met at noon , and a largo number of petitions wore received for and against the Endowed Schools Bill . ENDOWED flCUOOI-S UH-L .
Mr . Dilmvyn moved the second rending of the Endowed Schools Bill . The subject , he remarked , had excited much public interest , as was attested by the very large number of petitions presented for and against this measure , which , moreover , related to the administration of no fewer than 3 , 000 schools , enjoying altogether endowments to the amount of more than half a million per annum . By the bill ho proposed to admit dissenters to the
proceeded to expose the defects of the present con stitution of the Court , To remedy these evils b , proposed the appointment of two additional judges who might , when unemployed in the court , assist the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council . Regretting the existence of collusion , whicli , no doubt , now and then prevailed , he thought it would be impossible to prevent it . In conclusion , hewished to know whether the Government proposed to extend the action of the court to Ireland . —The Lord Chancellor said that he held in his hand a sketch of a bill for the improvement of the Divorce Court , the scope Of which regarded only England . As the court was an experiment , it would , he thought be injudicious , before they were aware of its results , to extend its operations to Ireland . Lord Cranworth , Lord Brougham and the Earl of Wicklow , having briefly spoken , the subject dropped .
IRISH MILITIA . The Marquis of Londonderry inquired whether her Majesty ' s ministers intended to embody any more of the Irish militia regiments . It appeared that the Government did not mean to sanction the formation of any volunteer rifle corps in Ireland , and he thought it was therefore expedient , by calling out an additional force of militia , to place the sister country in a state of defence equal to that of England . —After a few words from the Duke of Cleveland and Lord Bandon , the Earl of Rlpo > - said that there was no intention to increase the militia
force in Ireland . None of the regiments now embodied would , however , be disbanded , and the Government , while finding reason for objecting to the organisation of rifle corps in that country , were making ample preparations for its defence , in common with that of every part of the United Kingdom . After some further conversation ^ the subject dropped , and their lordships adjourned . REFORM OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON . In the House of Commons , replying to a question from Mr . J . Locke , the Home Secretary stated that the Government intended to bring in a bill during the present session for the reform of the / City of London Corporation . Lord Russell stated that
In reply to Mr . Rich , J . some despatches had been received relative to thelate proceedings at Perugia . Doubts had , however been thrown on the accuracy of the facts as origi nally reported , and further inquiries had accordingly been instituted into the affair . STEAM PACKET POSTAL CONTRACTS . The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for a select committee to inquire into the manner in which contracts extending over periods of years have been formed or modified by Her Majesty ' s Government with steampacket companies for the conveyance of the mails by sea , and into any arrangements adopted at the public charge , actual or prospective , for teleand to
of grammar schools throughout the kingdom . — Mr * Puller seconded the amendment . —The Attorney-General considered that the present system was founded upon artificial and arbitrary rules which assumed that the Church of England should have the direction of those schools , and that a ground was laid for further legislation in the matter . And this was in conformity with the opinion of the judges themselves , who found themselves compelled tp regulate their interpretations of the law according to those rules and presumptions . Admitting that it would be necessary to alter the language of the Bill , as well as the great difficulty of laying down proper rules of construction , he pointed out reasons which fur
showed , he said , the great necessity for some - ther legislation upon the subject , in order to do away with arbitary and technical rules which , in his opinion , it was neither wise in the Church of England nor for . its interests to maintain . He admitted that the true difficulty in these cases was to find the real intention of the founder , and the principle of the bill was to prevent that intention from being inferred from extrinsic circumstances which ought not to be appealed to a , s evidence . He should vote for the second reading , with , the understanding that the language of the bill should be materially . modified : —Sir H . Cairxs replied to the technical arguments of the
Attorney-General , and observed that the doctrine of the Court of Chancery in relation to educational charities was to look at the deed , the time it was made , the circumstances of the person making it , and the sense of the words used in it at the time it was made ; and if this rule of construction was to be altered with regard to educational charities , why , he asked ; should it continue to be applied to every other deed ? If a special case of grievance was alleged there should be an inquiry , or the Bill should be distinctly framed to meet it , instead of a single nude and vague clause . Mr . Mellor considered that the bill would rectify
a monstrous abuse . —Sir G . Lewis observed that the object of the bill was to take off the effect of a decision of the Court of Chancery , but after the conflict of opinions as to the doctrine of that court which the House had witnessed between such authorities as the Attorney-General and Sir H . Cairns , how , he asked , could it safely and prudently come to a conclusion ? Either there was an evil , which the bill proposed to remove , or the Court of Chancery did give effect to the intentions of founders , in which case the bill could have no mischievous results . He suggested the propriety of allowing the matter to be referred to a select committee . —Mr . " Walpole
graphic communications beyond sea , report their opinion , with any recommendations as to rules to be observed by the Government in making contracts for services hot yet sanctioned by Parliament , or which extend over a series of years . He did not wish to challenge any special contract , or to throwblame on any particular interest , but to institute art investigation into a branch of expenditure which already amounted to nearly one million a year beyond the receipts accruing from the ocean postage of letters , and promised rapidly to increase . The contracts had , during a long period of years , beensanctioned by the government , without any formal vote of Parliament , and in the absence of expression of opinion either from the House or the public . The time , he insisted , had come when the question should undergo a thorough and searching " investigation , with the view of ascertaining to what extent the service ot iuter-oeeanic postal communication should be defrayed or encouraged by subvention of public monoy , and on what principle such encouxagoment ought to be afforded . —A miscellaneous discussion eitsuqd chiefly relating to the details of various postal coatructs with different steam-packet companies . Many strictures were made upon the agreement made by the late Government with the Galway Company for the convey anco of mails to America , and upon the renewal of the Dover contract . Mr . DxeitAiu j expressed his roadinoss to defend the policy of his administration , in this matter , and some further explanations wore given by Mr . Wilson and Mr . Gi . adsto . nij . Ultimately the motion was agreed to , mid tho committee appointed . . . . _ .,, Sir G . Lmris moved for leavo to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relative to the management of highways . Aftor a short discussion , leavo was given to introduce tho Bill . MKTttQJ'OMS CA «« IAaE--WAYS . Mr . Cowpjsb movod for leave to bring in a bill to restrict tho erection of permanent structures in tho carriage-ways of tlio metropolis . Tho measure waft explained by the lion , member us Intended to limit the operations of < v French company , who wcro about toorcgt , if allowed to carry out their designs , a hundred colunine of grotesque aspect , and covered
recommended Mr . Dillwyn to aecede to the suggestion of Sir G . Lewis . The principle attempted to be introduced by this bill , he observed , was an alteration of the law of evidence , and not an alteration applicable to all classes of the community , but to one class only , and he asked whether the Government would sanction , such a measure , fie dwelt upon'the disturbing effects of the bill in its present shape , and urged that the IIo \ ise should , in the first instance , ascertain the practical grievance . —Mr . Walter said his belief was that this bill , professing to remedy one grievance , would create a thousand grievances . He strongly recommended tlje reference of the subject matter to a select committee . —Mr .
BiuauT did not believe that the bill would at all affect the interests of the Church of England , or cause any sensible difference , while it would sa- > tisfy the minds of the great body of Dissenters . — Sir G . Grey observed that the course of the debate had established a practical grievance , and it had also appeared that great doubts existed whether the bill was capable of applying- a sufficient legislative remedy . The grievance was that many ancient educational trusts , intended for the benefit of the whole , community , in the lapse of centuries
and by a change of circumstances liad a partial operation given to them ; but ho doubted whether the bill would effect a remedy , and whether some previous inquiry was not necessary . The difference between inquiry before the second reading and after was so small that , if the motion came to a division , he should vote for tho second reading . The House divided—For tho second reading 210 For tho amendment 192—18 The bill was then road a second tfnie . alt £ n ^/ ^ r ¦• # * % f ¦ »» w * ^ w ¦ ^ w *^ ™ ^ ^ r ^ ' ^ ^ * Y ^ " ^^ ^^ ™» . » w « r * ¦* — .. - ^ v *
Sir G . C . Lewis having moved that it should be referred to a select committco , Mit . I ) xll / wyn requested time to consider that proposition , and the debute on tho point was adjourned . The second reading of tho Appeal in Criminal Cases BUI was moved by Mr . M'Mahon ; but after somo remarks from the Solicitor-General , who oppoqed the motion , tliis debate was also ordered to stand adjourned . Tho ' High ( Sheriffs' Exponsos Bill was read a second time . The House adjourned at six o ' clock . Thursday July 7 . DIVOnOIS AND MAXUJMONJAI- OAUSKS COURT , In the Housis qv Lords , Lord CuEhnavonv
privileges of education at nil these institutions in which the founder had not specifically limited the p rivilege to members of the established ohurah . Tliis concession , he maintained , in no way infringed the right of the church , and was in accordance with tho Bplrlt of religious freedom . —Sir S . Nohthootei moved the usual amendment , deferring the second rending for six months . He believed that tho bill would give rise tp much litigation , and at the same time tended to secularise the larger number
No 485. Jolv 9, 1859.] The Leader 809
No 485 . Jolv 9 , 1859 . ] THE LEADER 809
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Leader (1850-1860), July 9, 1859, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09071859/page/5/
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