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August 12, 1854.] TtiE LEADER. ¦ 74$
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TESTIMONIAL TO MR HUME. This week Mr. Hu...
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OUR CIVILISATION. At the Chester Assizes...
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Paeliamefe Of The Week. " Coterbwiew* Fi...
to the utmost of their power to throw obstacles in the way of the proposed loan , inasmuch as it was at variance with the terms of neutrality or of alliance existing- between the Courts in question and her Majesty ' s Government . Although strong powers were already possessed by the Government with regard to the transactions to which this measure was intended to apply , he believed that the reduction of the offence of dealing in these securities , under certain circum - stances , from the crime of high treason to that of misdemeanour would render it more easy to thwart the objects of Russia ; and , feeling that the bill could do no harm and
might do some good , he hoped the House would consent to the motion of his noble friend , and allow this bill to pass . " The resolution being agreed to , the second reading was moved . Lord Campbei > t ,, without opposing , then pointed out certain absurdities in the bill , and offered his aid in framing some new clauses . Some conversation ensued ; and Lord Campbell at last blurted out , —He did not wish to throw the slightest ¦ obstacle in the way of the bill passing , bat he assured the House if it was adopted in it ' s present state it would not be of the slightest value .
This gave the Duke of Newcastle the excuse required to sneer at Lord Palmerston . " He certainly should Jnot consent to pass the bill as it stood after the o pinion given by one of the learned judges of the land , that in its present condition it was uttely useless . What , he should propose was , that it pass through all its stages but the last , when the assistance of his noble and learned friend might be obtained , and a clause drawn up making the measure effective in the eases referred to , winch might be added on the third reading , thus giving sufficient time for the bill to go down to the other House , and to be afterwards brought back and passed . " This course was agreed to , and the bill , having passed through its various stages , was ordered to be read a third time next day . "
Other considerations appear to hare prevailed ; for , next day , the bill was passed without esssential modifications ; the opinion probably being that the bill was not worth improving .
SPAIN AND THE SLAVE TRADE . On Wednesday Mr . Home asked some questions ahout the slave trade , and the state of . things in . Cuba- " There was now a new Government instituted in Spain , and the principal promoter of the slave trade to Cuba—Queen Christina—had been expelled from that country . The present , therefore , was a peculiarly favourable period for effecting the total suppression of the traffic on the part of the Spanish authorities in Cuba ^ and he was sure that Espartero would give his best assistance towards this great object . " . Lord John Russell seized the opportunity to offer some hints to Espartero . He asserted that the trade was going down , and that in Cuba the importation was being at last officially discouraged : and he then " nudged" Espartero .
" In February , 1854 , orders were issued there of the most stringent character , under which all slaves recently introduced were to be liberated ; and Mr .. Crawford expressed himself as having full confidence in the sincerity of the orders which had been so issuod . Further orders to the same ' effect were issued in Marcl ) , and , under them , GOO negroes who had recently arrived were taken by the authorities and released . Other orders directed that any of the authorities who should fail to report the arrival of fresh slaves in the island should bo at once dismissed from their office and be subject to penalties ; and under this regulation several district officers , who hud offended against it , had been dismissed . In May , also , 600 negroes , who had been landed , and placed on an estate where it was imagined they would not be interfered with , had been released by
the governor , with the full sanction of the tribunals . It was quite obvious that , if such measures woro rigorously carried into effect , the importation of slaves into Cuba must soon cease . It was quite true that the venality of the persons who were employed under tlio Spanish Govemmont in Cuba had , to a very largo extent , frustrated tho efforts which had been rruulo to suppress the trade ; but , as lmd been observed by his hon . friend , tlio Queen Mother of Spain , who—tho fact was , unfortunately , too notorious—had uoon tho chiof promoter of tho slave trade to Brazil , had been removed , and a new Government had boon instituted in Spain , which ho doubted not would give its energetic aid to tho great object in viow . General Concha , avIio had boon appointed Govornor-Genoral of Cuba , would , it might bo confidently expected , zealously co-operate , ami tho Duko of Vittomi , who was now at tho head of tho Spanish Government , ho had every reason to believe , would lenvo no measure untried for tho same purpose . Ho hud lone known that
nobleman , and known him as a man of tho greatest honour , integrity , and liberality of Bonlhnent . Ho was quito sure that tho duko would do till in hu power to put mi ou ' d to tho venality and corruption in Cuba which lmd so long assistod tho slave trade there ; and her Majesty ' s Government would impress upon the duko , and upon tho now authorities in bpiun , that all tho credit of their Government would bo fortotted it Una disgraceful traffic woro to bo continued undor tho sanction , in any way or dovioo . of tho Spanish Government , nor Majesty a Ministers would urge an strongly us possible , ana « B B oon as possible , upon tho now Government of Spain tho noccbsity of eflbctuully uuttinR down that tralllc . l ' Aberdeen and tho foreign Secretary of State hud from time of 11 ZS IT ' ° ? lmnish Government , that carnctUuoa * «! CThTt m y " . Odcd t 0 omilll ° tlmt adornment , to mm . C f ,- l 1 ' ° Ulor c ° ««» trwbhad BuppronBod it . lL baaa ™ T ? i m ° V ^ n - ° mWre »» «» thoHubjoct , ho might watXl o , n 7 " . ) ° ' a « ovornin < ii . t would keep u ZKanfX . ? , r 1 lw » " » «««» , "utting uaido ull motives of iutcrcat which they might have , they tfti that llui
total suppression of this trade and the consequent civilisation of Africa were objects deserving of the utmost endeavours to accomplish . Sir Joshtua Walmsley said , -with evident disbelief in the efficacy of these courteous insinuations , " the English Government should try coercion if no other plan "will succeed !" Russian- Securities Bili .. —This bill was read a tMrd time in the House of Commons on Monday . Board of Health Bill ,. —This bill was passed by the Lords on Tuesday—the standing orders ( against receiving bills so late ) being suspended , politely , on the ground of urgency .
August 12, 1854.] Ttie Leader. ¦ 74$
August 12 , 1854 . ] TtiE LEADER . ¦ 74 $
Testimonial To Mr Hume. This Week Mr. Hu...
TESTIMONIAL TO MR HUME . This week Mr . Hume reached the great Radical success of his career : —the / Whigs have presented him with a portrait ; and the City of London with the freedom of the city in a gold box even more valuable , being worth 200 / . The deputation from the subscribers to the portrait went up to Mr . Hume ' s house , in Bryanstone-square , on Monday . Mr . Hume , with Mrs . and Miss Hume ( the poetess ) , and others of his family , received the company . The deputation included four Whig Ministers : Lord John , Lord Palmerston , Sir C . Wood , and Sir William Molesworth . Lord John read the address ( which is to Mrs . Hume ) : —•
" Madam , —I have the honour to present to you a fulllen gth portrait of Mr . Hume . This portrait has been painted by that distinguished artist , Mr . Lucas , at the ' request of a large body of subscribers , among whom are seventy-five members of the legislature .- I will mention a few of those who have held conspicuous situations in the councils of the Crown , or who have guided in critical moments the deliberations of Parliament . Among the former are Lord Palrrierston , Lord Eroughton , Lord Panmure , Mr . Disraeli , Sir George Grey , Sir Charles Wood , and Sir William Molesworth ; among the latter are Mr . Cobden , and many others whose opinions have great weight both in Parliament and in the country . The list of those who share in the sentiments of the subscribers , but whose names , do not appear , would indeed be a long one . It would comprise the whole Liberal
party , and many whose views do not agree with those of that numerous party . The sentiments to which I here allude are those of respect and affectionate regard for one whose services to his country have been able , indefatigable , and disinterested ; who , through a long career , has never been turned aside from his path by tlie calculations of selfishness or the animosities of political sU'ife ; who has supported without forfeiting his independence , and opposed without provoking personal hostility . To the members of the Liberal party long engaged , though with various modifir cations , in the same task of political improvement other recollections will occur . They will recal tlie time when disability on account of religious difference was the rule and not the exception : when the green mounds of Old Sarum
had their representatives , and the thriving community of Manchester had none ; when by prohibition and by duties the common food of tho people was restricted in its passage , and burdened on its entrance ; when the popular cause was prostrate , and men of liberal views proscribed . Mr . Hume lias laboured long , with perseverance , with courage , with energy , to change this state of our laws and of our legislature . More especially in tlio cause of economy and retrenchment his untiring efforts have been conspicuous and successful . The voice of the people has encouraged his efforts , and a . spotless reputation is n part of his reward . The conscience that he has served his country as an honest and disinterested patriot will , we all trust , brighten his remaining course , and after the heat of tho day give calmness and serenity to the evening of his honourable life . " " Mr . Hume said—My lords and gentlemen , I assure you , on behalf of Mrs . Hume , that she is deeply sensible of the
, anu unexpected compliment you nave paid to us . No person Jias been more desirous than herself to see this country prosper , or , at tho same time , less inclined to meddlo in political nffuirs . It has been otherwise with mo . I linvo for a long poriod been actively engaged in public life j and a stern sense of duty has often compelled mo to differ from thoso w » tU whom I wus desirous of cooperating ; but , my lord , I can assure you . that no man can have more regretted the necessity of such differences than myself . It is , however , a groat consolation to me to look back to tho period to whicli your lordship has alluded , for I recollect with pleasure that an humble subaltern in tho ranks has aided in bringing about tho changes which hnvo taken phvco in favour of civil and religious liberty . In all matters I have been guided by ono general principle—tho interest of the many . QCheora . ) Before I entered Parliament I adopted tho principles—not at that time very much in favour—known as Bentham ' a principle , that , namely , of securing for tho greatest possible number tho greatest
possioio nuvaniagos good government could nfluru . From tho hour that I lirst entered Parliament tlmt has been my loading principle . I hnvo always boon anxious to promote economy and retrenchment uh a menus of lessening tho burdona of tho people , and of making tho administration of public afiiiiru honest and pure : and had that wyatom been inoro fully carried out , wo ( should have boon spared many of thoso scones which have recently disfigured tho aspoct of our representative institutions . My lord , I « m now an old man . It is forty-three years tiineo I lirat entered Parliament , and for tho lust thirty-nix years my political lilb has bticn uninterrupted . I liavo uudoultlouly committed many errors in itti course , but mv faullH have not boon those of intcmtinn
iiuil it is immt gratifying to mo , towards tho close of my political oaroor , to see uround mo ou thin occasion not only tluiHO with whom 1 have no toil , but many also who formerly dilluroil , or utill continue to ihllor , from ino , who no doubt foi'l that \ v « hud llio sumo oli . joi't in viow , though our mcaim of attaining it nmy bo diHurunt , Ana" il ia itluiisiug to mv ,
however , to believe that we are all gradually approximating towards the same views , as to the measures and principles best calculated to secure the future welfare of our country . Nothing , my lord , could give me greater gratification than to see so many friends assembled around me , to pay me a compliment so unexpected and so far beyond anything to which I am entitled . Numerous as are the marks of approbation which I have at different times received from different parts of the country , I reckon none equal in value to that which you have now conferred upon me . I can only say further , that this portrait having been originally designed to be placed in some public institution , Mrs . Hume and myself have consulted together on the subject ; and as no public question has engaged my attention more constantly than that of education—{ cheers ' )—ever since the year 1811 , when I was a member of the Lancasterian School Society , at a time when we had still to dispute the question whether education for the masses was a good or an evil , it has appeared to us , more especially as I had the
honour of being a member of the first council of University College , that nothing could be more gratifying to us both than to see my portrait placed in that institution . ( Cheers . } Having been for years a member of its council I know how much that institution lias done to raise the standard of education and the qualifications of instructors throughout the country , and I hope the council will accept the offer which Mrs . Hume desires me to make of placing this portrait under their care and at their disposal . My lords and gentlemen , I have only again to thank you for the kindness which you have shown me , and to assure you that nothing can eflace the impression it has made ; and I trust that no act of mine , while I continue my labours , wfll tend in any degree to forfeit the feelings of friendship and esteem which you have honoured me with . " ( Cheers . ) Tlie portrait is to go to University College—that being regarded as the fittest place for the memorial of a man who has "been forty years a member of the House of Commons !
Our Civilisation. At The Chester Assizes...
OUR CIVILISATION . At the Chester Assizes , Sarah . JFeatherston was charged with the murder of Joseph Chadderton Featherston , her son , aged eleven months :- — " The prisoner , who is a respectable-looking girl , not quite twenty years of age , has followed the business of a dressmaker at Stoke , near Crewe , for some time past . About two years ago she was seduced by a young man , who afterwards deserted her . She gave birth to a male child , and about two months since the prisoner put it out to nurse to a woman named Hannah Latham . The prisoner had been pro - mised marriage by another young man recently . The child was a very sickly one , and as no money had been paid by \ he mother for its maintenance , Mrs . Latham said she could no longer keep it . Accordingly , on Friday morning the 28 tb
ult ., the prisoner fetched the child from the nurse . Nothing farther was Seen of it until the following Tuesday morning , the 1 st inst ., when , as the constable of the district was passing a small pit near the Shropshire Union , Canal , close to the nurse ' s residence , something in it attracted his attention , and he took from it the body of a male infant . The frock was pinned over its head , and two half-bricks were fastened within the frock against the head . The child ' was quite dead . After her apprehension the prisoner said to the special high constable , immediately prior to her being taken before the coroner , 1 1 wish you to tell Mr . Edleston ( a solicitor ) that he need not attend , for I am guilty of the crime ; it is of no use me denying it . ' For her defence , it was stated that the prisoner ' s father died in a state of insanity , her uncle is at present in a lunatic asylum , her sister is an idiot , and it was said that she
( the prisoner ) had attempted some months agp to commit suicide . The probability that the death might bare been caused by a fall , and that the unfortunate mode of getting rid of the body , adopted , by the prisoner , was in order , to avoid the shame of a public funeral , was pressed upon the consideration of the jury by the learned counsel for the pr isoner . She was found ' Guilty , ' with a strong recommendation to mercy . His Lordship ( Martin ) , having put on the black cap , passed sentence of death in the usu-al form . Tho recommendation to mercy should bo forwarded to the proper quarter , but at present he could hold out no hope . Hia lordship was very muoli aft ' ected while passing sentence . Mr . Swotcnliam then pleaded the prisoner ' s pregnancy , and a , jury of matrons was immediately empanelled . Tiiey found , after seeing the prisoner in the gaol , that she is mot quick with child . "
A Presbyterian Clergyman Has. Been In A ...
A Presbyterian clergyman has . been in a disgraceful position before tlie JLongton magistrates . Tho infonnatioa charged the Rev . John Magee Marfcyn with being tho putative father of a male illegitimate child , of wliluh Sarah Jfelicia Holmes , a { Sunday-school teacher , and an exceedingly good-looking single
woman is the mother ;—" Miss S . F . Holmes , the complainant , a young fomalo , apparently about ttvoiity-two years of ago . gavo her evidence in a linu but very becoming manner , F / lio sutHtjiuco of her Htatotncnt wus , that she was a milliner and stnuv bonnet inakur living at Hanley , and know tho Kov Mr . Mnrtyn , tho defendant , who was tlio minister o ( tho Presbylorinn church in that town . Sho beoaino acquainted with Jinn by going to hia church and being a teacher in lib Sunday school , buo considored herself engaged to dofondiuit six years ago , and during that time his lu « d promisod her marriage , l'lieir meetings usually took phico in her father ' s house , and they wore gunomlly left togolhor in tlio front room , bho had met the rev . dvlviidHiil at other pluooB , and h « d walked out with him about tliruo times . On tho Iflth ol October lnnt aho gave birth to a chilli . The coinpluiniuit hero < lot « ih : d particulars of mpuuteil iiituicoursu commencing at tlio latter ond of 1852 , and i-oiitinuhui ovursovorul inoutliHiii the following year , and , hi answer h > <| ui'all <) na from tho initgiBlrates , bIiu slated tlmt ttuch iuim'ourao took place in Ikt uithor ' o houuo , tho do-
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 12, 1854, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12081854/page/5/
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