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vernments ; . and the end of the matter will probably be a better -understanding and arrangement than we have hitherto had . It is impossible to go on as we have been doing for so many years with the danger of a ' rupture hanging upon the acts of a few seacaptains , egged on to distinguish t ] a 6 inselve : $ , i $ the service of slave-trade repre ^ 6 n ,. al , service tfufcli vre have no right to take under our whole and sole
protection , coercing all the "world to adopt a moral standard set tip by . , ourselves , A positive r . | go ' bd may , in jfacfc , result from Hie present difficulty . We have bad Lord Brougham ' s admission that , from the nature of the Cuban coast , its blockade can never be effectual , while it brings us into constant danger of collisiou with other powers . That the general subject of our relations to the slave trade will receive the ' immediate attention it deserves we have a
sign or two m the questions put by Viscount Godehich and Mr . C . Pobtescue to the Under Secretary of State for foreign Affairs , on Thursday evening . The point immediately referred to was the [ French " free emigration" scheme , and the in . formation given by Mr . "Fiizgerau ) was that the scheme was still in operation , while Lord Malmes-BURY has proposed to the Trench Government to send out an . agent in company with -another agent appointed by the French G overnment to make inquiries on the spot as to the working of the scheme .
Among numerous questions asked during the week one of the most notable ' was that of the Marquis of Bkeabaxbake , about the reports which Lave been for some time current as to differences between , the Governor-General of India and Sir Coijn Campbell . Lord Derby ' s answer was that a thoroughly good understanding exists between the Governor-General and the Oqmmander-m-Chief ; at the same time he said : " The Governor-General in
India is , and must be , absolutely supreme . His command must extend over all classes , military as well as civil , although , undoubtedly , it would be the natural policy of any Governor-General toleave purely military operations entirely to the management of the military authorities , and not to interfere in details such , as the movement of troops . " This explanation is timely , and will be accepted as satisfactory—so far as it goes . Obviously , however , it is not all .
From . India we have news up to the end of April . The most important fact is that the Proclamation is being acted upon with the best results . Mr . Montgomery , says the telegram , "has restored the Talookdars and established the Zemindaree system , to the content of the people . " Waiting for a more precise account of what has here been done towards the pacification of Oude , we may fairly assume that the Chief Commissioner has made some considerable progress in bringing back the landholders to their
possessions and to their duties of allegiance tinder the British authority . Of the military operations , the most important item of the news confirms the previous report that Sir Hugh Hose defeated the rebels at Koooah . with a loss of 400 . The TJana , with all the cavalry in Bareilly , was endeavouring to get across the Ganges , to join his brother at Calpee , and so escape into Central India . Nothing is said of the movements of the Commahder-in-Chicf ; but tho tone of the intelligence is decidedly cheerful .
The present mouth ' s accounts of the Bank of France show , or are made to show—for , unfortunately , in Trench financial matters an artificial complexion is too often put upon the accounts presented to the public scan—a slight improvement over those of the preceding month . Outwardly , however-, there is littles appearance of a change for the better in the state of trade , and that it is very bad , at least in somo important branches , we may conclude from the fact of the figured ribbon manufacturers of St . J 8 ticn . no petitioning the Empress to use her induenco to induce tho wearing of figured instead of plain ribbons . And it is hoyoud doubt that during tho
past twelve months all kinds of public securities have undergone enormous depression , showing tha * the remedies attempted for the recovery of public confidence have all failed . Lord MaL 3 IEsbury has extorted from Naples compensation for the two British engineers . Three thousand pounds sterling arc to be paid over to-the British Government for Messrs . Watt and Pakkes . And more : the Cagliari is handed over to' the Queen of Engxand , and the Queen of England hands over ship , captain , and crew to the King of Sardinia . So that , while the question of maritime law remains , the dispute has been practically settled .
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How it is " \ ve are Burnt to Death .- —A Parliamentary Paper has just ; been published , in which is incorporated the official report of Mr . Nelson , the architect , to-the coroner for Middlesex , on the late calamity in Gilbert-street . From this it appears that the first engines-which arrived on the night of the accident-were the Brigade engines , but even these did not reach tlie spot until half an hour after the fire was discovered . Now , it appears that-within a very short distance" one minute ' s run , " writes Mr . Nelson—there were two parish engines "in fair working order and of sufficient power . " Had these teen brought up in time the worst part of the calamity might , in all probabilitv , have been
averted . When inquiry was made as to the cause of sucli fatal negligence , the answer given was as follows : — " The person in charge of these engines lives two streets off , but his name and address are not on . the enginehouse door ; the name on the door is that of the enginekeeper some years ago ; and of course at the address given the keys are not to be found , nor do the people of the house know anything about them . " Mr . Nelson tells us that the parish of St . George , Bloomsbury , 13 not at all singular with regard to its method of providing for the security of the parishioners in case of fire . The other day , a fire broke out in Union-street , Oxfordstreet , " nearly opposite" a parish engine-house in
Marylebone-lane . The man in charge refused to let the engine go oat , but sauntered over to see the fire , which , as . he said , he could easily have put out . The reason , of his inaction is stated thus : — " This engine belongs to the parish of Marylebone , the house on fire was in the parish of St . George , Hanover-square . The Marylqbone Vestry do not interfere with their engineman ; he may take his engine where he pleases ; hut tlie St . George's Vestry order their engine-keeper on no occasion to go out of the parish : and he states that when called to a fire in a street partly in St . George ' s and partly in another parish , he always inquires at which end of the street the fire is , and if it proves to be at the end of the street out
of his parish , he pays no attention to the call , but goes to bed again . " In this case , the Vestry do not appear to interfere -with the conduct of their engineman . He is left to his own discretion , and such is the way in which he sees fit to exercise it . The engineman was avenging a feud in which he had been the sufferer . The jealousy between the two parishes arises , We are told by Mr . Nelson , from the Marylebone engine-keeper having a horse to his engine , -which enabled him to carry off the rewards . The St . George ' s fireman having no horse , could not arrive so quickly , although he occasionally- "tied his engine to the back of a cab ; " so , to be revenged , the St . George ' s Vestry mulcted the Marylebone man of his fees , and he
in return refused to take his engine into St . George ' s parish . What matters it to this stern functionary that property is destroyed or lives lost ? Injustice to these three parishes of St . George , Bloomsbury , Marylobone , and St . George , Hanover-square , we should add that they do not appear much worse than their neighbours . Other parishes go even a step further than Marylebone and St . George ' s . St . James's , for instance , has obliterated all indications of an engine-house from tho shed where the engine is kept ; it does not even go out for the benefit of the parishioners , and is only used occasionally to wash down the church windows ! This is also tho case in many other parishes . —Times .
Tins Ke-Eucctiows . —Lord Stanley has beon reelected for King's Lynn , without opposition . His Lordship was not present . —Sir Edward Bulwcr Lytton has been again returned for Hertfordshire , also without opposition . The Scotsman states that the reason why there vms no contest for Herts is that , although " tho son of a wealthy man raised from a titular to a Parliamentary peerage by Lord Palmoraton" was ready to como forward , and although tho Liberal committees of Hertfordshire offered to defray a large proportion of the expense , " tho enormously wealthy and highly-favoured fumily of tho candidate restricted their subscription" to a very small sum . So tho Liboral party gave up in disgust . In his speech to tho electors , Sir Bivlwcr Lytton denied n rumour that had been put abroad , to the effect that ho had compromised the opposition . '
Nmw Bishoprics for Nkw Zealand . — -Tho Government has given a formal nsscnt tf > the subdivision of tho diocese of New Zealand and tho croation of a new bishopric , tho seat of which shall bo nt Wellington . Tho Ven . Archdeacon Abraham , B . D ., formerly follow of King ' s Collego , Cambridge , and assistant-master at Eton College , will bo tho fuut Bishop of Wellington .
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554 , '''¦ ¦ .- J ^ J _ Jk ^ ^ 2 L * - _ t ? ° * ^ vJune 12 , 1858 .
Imperial Parliament. Monday, June 7 Th. ...
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . Monday , June 7 th . ¦¦ • ,: y COLONEL , JOHNSTONE . In tlie House of Lords , in answer to Lord PANjrmtP Lord Hakimnge said that the court-martial , -which h d inquired into the charges of reinissness in the execution of his duty , during a mutiny of the Sepoys at the station where he commanded , against Colonel Johnstone of tl e 87 th Regiment , had honourably acquitted that officer
. THE ASSISTANT BARRISTER FOR KERRY . Lord Donoughmore laid on the table certain charees against William M'Dermott , Esq ., Assistant Barrister of the county of Kerry , to the effect that he had sold an office four times over ; that he had been arrested for debt while discharging his official duties ; and that he was constantly borrowing money from the officers and practitioners of his court The Earl now moved that the articles of charge be printed , and that a copy of them be ' furnished to Mr . M'Dermott : which was agreed to .
THE BELFAST RIOTS . In answer to Viscount Duxgannon , the Earl of Derby said that the Government had received information of the riots at Belfast ; that the Lord Lieutenant had taken proper steps for putting down the disturbance and that quiet had now been restored . As for the future the Government had determined to place the city polic & on a more efficient footing . —The Earl of Carlisle thought the blame of the collision was shared equally hy both parties . The incident proved the good policy of the late Government in refusing to appoint any persona magistrate who was a member of the Orange Societyand he hoped the present Government would do / all in its power to soften the religious animosities in which tlieriots originated . —From these remarks , Viscount Dungannon and the Earl of Clancarty dissented .
SIR JAMES BROOKE . Lord Kingston wished again to postpone the numerous questions he has for some tinie kept on the minutes . Several of these questions involve charges against the conduct of Rajah Brooke . —EaTl Stanhope protested against the repeated postponement of these questions , and aa animated discussion then ensued , during which it was stated , that Lord Kingston had been present several times when he was called on to put the questions according to the notice , bu t that he had always avoided doing so . A general wish was now expressed l ) y the House that the questions should be withdrawn ; but to
this his Lordship would not consent . He stated that his questions were founded upon statements contained in a blue-book , according to which a number of men , women ,. and children had been destroyed as pirates under the order of Rajah Brooke . He thought the subject was one which deserved inquiry . Some doubt arising as to . whether the House could strike the questions off the paper , though it might refuse to order them to be printed ,. Lord Lyndhurst moved that , in the opinion of the House , the questions had been sufficiently answered , and ought not to be renewed . This was affirmed without a division ; and the questions were accordingly struck off the paper .
The Non-Parochial- Registers Bill was read a third time , and passed . Two bills were laid on the table for amending the Oaths Bill , and empowering each House of Parliament to modify the form of its oath by resolution ; and , having been read a first time , the second reading was fixed for Friday the 18 th . Their Lordships then adjourned .
THE MILITIA . In the House of Commons , after considerable discussion of private bills , General Pekl ( in reply to Colonel Smyth ) stated that her Majesty had appointed a commission relative to the Militia ; that the establishment and organization of tho permanent staff of regiments of Militia would form a prominent portion of the investigation ; and that it was the intention of Government to call out some of the regiments of Militia , and to endeavour to avoid as much as possible the inconvenience which had hitherto attached to the system of billeting .
ATROCITIES IN CHINA . In answer to Mr . Robertson , who inquired whether the Government had taken any steps with respect to the atiocitics nlleged to have been committed on Jinglishmen by tho Chinese , Mr . Seymour FitzgiciiaU ) snitl the Government felt that , whilst it was uaeless to attempt generally to humanize the Chinese administration of justice , it was their duty , when they had the means nt command , as at Canton , " where the Chinese authority had been restored under protection of the English' and French flags , to prevent such atrocities ; ami Lonl Elgin had , in consequence , ordered that such atrocitiu * should bo discontinued . THK 78 TU IIiairLANDKRa .
Implying to Mr . Campukli , , General Pmcfc said that the prerogative of granting honours belongs to tlnvCrovni , « nd there is no pnrt of his duty so satisfactory us hiyintf before her Majesty recommendations for promotion . N ° despatch had beon received recommending imrticulnr honours to tho 78 th Regiment ; nnd there vrnst no record of any pledge to that effect given by Generals Hnvclock an < l Outram . Should such recommendation nrrivo , ho should have much pleasure in laying it before her Majesty .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 12, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12061858/page/2/
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