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1180 THE 1*33 APgB,. [No. 403. December ...
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THE INDIAN RE VOLT. By an extra mail fro...
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Smith stated that it was not intended to include in the papers on Indian affairs , promised in her Majesty's Speech , a memorial from Calcutta praying for the recal of the Governor-General , tliat memorial not having been transmitted through , the usual channel . °
JOINT-STOCK BANKS . Mr . Headlam moved a resolution—" That the unlimited liability of shareholders in joint-stock banks gives rise to a species of credit injurious to the interests of the public ; and that the present law , enforcing the adoption of this principle , requires alteration . " He supported this Tesolution by a speech attributing great commercial evil 3 to the system of unlimited liability as applied to joint-stock banking , which enables the paid-up capital to be squandered , while credit is still obtained . —The resolution was further supported by Mr . Ewart , Mr . Wyld , and Mr . Malins , and opposed by Mr . Cowan , Mr . Collier , Mr . Locks King , and Mr Weoukixw .
The Chancellor of the Excheqxtek refused to fee bound down to a formula declaring that the unlimited liability of joint-stock banks is injurious to the interests ot the public . The notes of a country bank circulate on the credit cf that bank , and it would not be just to deprive the holders of the security of unlimited liability . The whole question , however , would fair under the notice of the committee , the reappointnaent of which he should move on the following Friday . Mr . Haxkby moved , by way of amendment , the following resolution : — " That the present law , enforcing the unlimited liability of shareholders in joint-stock banks , requires alteration . "— -After a short reply by Mr . Headlak ( who disapproved of the suggestion to refer the question to a select committee ) , the original motion was negatived , and , upon a division , Mr . Hankey's resolution was likewise negatived by 118 to 47 .
THE BEYHRLEY ELECTIO 5 I . The resolution of the select committee on the Beverley Election Petition having been read , it was resolved , on the motion of Mr . J . A . Smith , to instruct the Attorney-General to prosecute Edward Auchmuty Glover , Esq . Anew writ for the county of Mayo was issued , on the motion of Colonel French , after some opposition by Colonel North , on the ground that the prosecution of the priests has not yet taken place .
SIB HENRY HAVELOCX . The House having gone into committee on the Queen ' s Message , and the Message having been read by the Chairman , Lord Palseerston moved , a resolution conferring an annuity of 1000 / . on General Havelock fcr life . His Lordship warmly eulogized the conduct of all cur Indian officers ; and observed , with respect to General Wilson , that , as he is a Company ' s officer , the East India House will provide for him . —Sir John Fakinoton seconded the motion , and said he thought they ought in some way to acknowledge the services of the gallant little bands of soldiers fighting in India . —Mr . Briscoe
suggested the addition of the words ' and his next successor during his life . ' In the case of Lord Gough , the provision was 20007 . a year , with reversion to the two next heirs . —Mr . White , as a merchant , and Mr . Crossuey , could not but regard the proposed stipend as niggardly . —Admiral Walcot and Sir William Codbtngton eulogized the gallant deeds of the army in India ; and , the motion having been unanimously agreed to , the House resumed , and immediately afterwards went into Committee of Supply , to consider that portion of the Queen's Speech which related to finances . A vote of Supply being agreed to , the House again resumed , and once more went into committee , this time on the
BANK INDEMNITY BILL . Mr . Mauss moved the omission from the second clause of the proviso , that if , before the expiration of twenty-eight days after the meeting of Parliament in 1858 , the Bank give public notice that they have reduced the minimum rate of interest below ten per cent ., the suppression of the limit shall cease . —The Chancellor ob" the Exchequer objected ; the amendment was negatived , on . a division ; and the clauses of the bill were agreed to . Th « House adj ourned at a few minutes before ton o ' clock .
Wednesday , December 9 th . The Bank Indemnity Bill was read a first time in the House of Lords , having previously been read a third time and passed in the Lower House . This was the only business transacted by the peers . OTB BANK ACT . In the House of Commons , Mr . Horsfall presented a petition from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce stating that , if a larger proportion of m embers belonging to the manufacturing and commercial interests were placed on tho committee appointed to inquire into the operation of the Bank Act , more confidence would be felt in its decision ; and praying that on tho rcappointment of the committee such addition should be accordingly made to it . BIB HENRY HATELOCK ' S ANNUITY .
On tho report of tho committee being brought up by Mr . Fitzroy , a further attempt was made by Colonel Nohth , Mr . Baqweu ^ Mr . Kinnaikd , Mr . Edward Ball , Mr . Far <) uhar , and Sir John Pakinoton , to extend the grant to Sir Henry Havelock'a son , who has p « Ktlcipat « d In the victories of his father , and been
rewarded with the Victoria Cross .- —Mr . Gladstone protested against the House interfering in the granting of rewards , which is a function of the Crown , and should be left in the hands of the Crown's advisers . —Sir H . WiLLOUGHB-r spoke to the same effect ; and the report was agreed to . —In the course of the discussion , Mr . Vkrnon Smith announced the receipt of a despatch from Calcutta , dated October 31 st , which -will be found in another column . —The Annuity Bill was subsequentl y brought in , and read a first time .
THE CUVE FUND . On the report of the Committee of Supply being brought up , Sir John Pakingtojt inquired what was the present state and condition of the Clive Fund , and whether it was still devoted to its original objects . He adverted likewise to what he thought an abuse of patronage . It had been announced that one hundred and ten infantry cadets , besides cavalry , are to be sent to Bengal in 1858 , although there are seven hundred officers of the native army of Bengal unemployed , owing to the mutiny of their regiments . —Mr . Vernon Smith said , the question relating to lord Clive's Fund involved details into which
he could not enter off-hand . The supply of cadets for the Bengal nati ve array is in the hands of the Court of Directors of the East India Company , and the number of cadeta referred to does not equal half the amount required for the army , the surviving officers being mostly of higher rank than the grade of ensign . — Questions were likewise put by Sir H . Willocghbyj Mr . Hudson , and Mr . Williams , relating to the Indian finances , which were replied to in some detail by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , who said that , according to the best judgment he could form from the past , he did not anticipate any serious demand upon the Imperial finances in aid of the Indian treasury . —The report was agreed to .
ESTIMATES . On the motion of Mr . Wilson , the navy and armyestimates-were ordered to be laid before the House . The House adjourned at three o ' clock in the afternoon . ¦ , - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . / ' ¦ ¦ "¦ - . . ¦ ¦" - ¦ ¦¦ - . ¦ ' .. ¦ ¦' . ' . ¦ ' . ¦ Thursday , December iQth . The business in the House of Lords was confined to the asking and answering of a few -unimportant questions , and to the second reading of the Bank Indemnity Bill . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦• ' ¦' . ]' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' . - •¦ . '¦ ; : "¦' "¦• ¦ ;• . ¦¦;¦ : the organ nuisance . In the House of Commons , Sir John Shellsy presented a petition from the inhabitants of Belgravia , complaining « f the * organ-grinding nuisance , ' and praying that measures may be taken to prevent its continuance .
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA . Mr . Wyse presented a petition from Bengal and the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce , praying for the removal of the Government of India from the East India Company to that of the Queen . big ben . In reply to Mr . Bowtter , Sir Benjamin Hall said that the accident to the great bell named after him was occasioned by the bell being cast thinner than was intended in that part which was struck by the hammer ; but the Messrs . Warner will not be called upon to defray the expense of the re-casting . The new bell will be delivered by the 19 th of February , and will be tried with a seven hundred-weight clapper .
CIRCUITS OF JUDGES . In reply to Mr . Wakren , Sir George Grey said that , on receiving the report of the law commissioners , he had submitted it to the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen ' s Bench for approval . Some of the recommendations of the commissioners could only be carried out by acts of Parliament ; and it was the intention of the Government to ask the House to assent to bills on the subject .
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS . In reply to Mr . Garnett , Mr . Cowpek said the Home Office had appointed a special inspector for reformatory schools , and it was determined that , after a period to be fixed , those institutions which were receiving Government grants would discontinue to receive them . LORD OLIVE ' S FUND . In reply to some further questions by Sir John Paring / ton with respect to the Clive Fund , Mr . Vernon Smith said that the fund had long been lost , both principal and interest , and that those individuals who are nominally paid out of it are in fact provided for by the East India Company .
CONVEYANCE OF TROOrS TO INDIA . In reply to Sir John Pakington , Lord Paltmerston said ho did not think that tho French troopa on tho way to Pondicherry go across Egypt , but ho had no knowledge of tho facts , and could not say whether the French Government did or did not obtain a firman from tho Porte for the passage . With regard to tho passage of English troops through Egypt to India , tho Government were informed by Lord Stratford do Redcliffe , on tho 80 th of June , by telegraph , that he would apply for permission for the British troops to go through Egypt , if tho Government thought it neceaaary ; and on tho 8 rdof July he was informed that it was not the intention of tho Government to send any troops by that routo . Tho reasons which induced her Majesty ' s Government to
come to this decision were , that such transports would require complicated arrangements , and demand infinX more time than could be given ; and that in puttinj £ ™ m i !" 5 mUtl " y ifc wa 3 cornered advisable that it should be performed with the resources of thia country
THE OATHS BILL . _ The House having gone into committee , Lord John Russell , in moving that the chairman be directed to move for leave to bring in a bill to substitute one oath for the Oaths of Allegiance , Supremacy , and Abjuration , and for the relief of her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion , stated the nature of the bill , the chief feature of which is the addition to the oath proposed in his former bill of the voids on the true faith of a Christian , ' a subsequent clause authorizing the omission of those words when the oath is administered to a " Jew . He did not propose to alter the Boman Catholic oath . With respect to the disputed question whether that House is
competent to frame a declaration to be taken instead of an oath , his Lordship was of opinion that that point might be revived , if necessary . —The motion was supported b y Mr . Dillwyn , Mr . Cox , Mr . Pease , Mr . Butt ( an opponent of the former bills , now converted , as he told the House , to ' the Christian principle of doing to others as he would that others should do to him' ) , Mr . Griffith , Mr . Walter , and Mr . Coninqham ; and was opposed , or at least objected to , by Sir Frederick Thesiger , Mr . Bentintck , Mr . Newdkgate , Mr . Stanhope ^ and Mr . Steuart ; while Mr . Adams reserved his opinions o . n the measure for the present . —The motion was then agreed to , tie resolution reported , and the bill ordered to be brought in .
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT ( 1848 ) AMENDMENT BILL . Mr . Cowpkr obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend this act . The object which he had in view was to extend the operation of the original act so as to render it more available for the removal of those causes which are known to conduce to mortality . Sir Henry Havklock ' s Annuity Bill having been read a second time , after some further observations from several members to the effect that the grant of money ought to have been larger , the House adjourned at halfpast eight o ' clock .
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1180 THE 1 * 33 APgB ,. [ No . 403 . December 12 , 1857 .
The Indian Re Volt. By An Extra Mail Fro...
THE INDIAN RE VOLT . By an extra mail from India we have received some additional intelligence from the disturbed districts during the present week . The news from Calcutta is thus brought down to tlie 31 st of October , a week later than that by the last bi-monthly mail . ' The official despatch to the East India House , from Mr . G . 3 T . Edinonstone , Secretary to the Indian Government , is as follows : — : " Lucknow . —Communications still difficult , and no certain intelligence from Lucknow of later date than the 21 st of October received in this office . On that day , food was running short , and it would seem that tie gun bullocks were being slaughtered . But relief was approaching : Colonel Greathed's column , after reoccupying Mynpooree , putting the Rajah to flight , and recovering much property and two and a half lakhs of treasure , reached Cawnpore on the 26 th . For some time past , troops have been leaving this daily for the same destination , and the Commander-in-Chief started on the 27 th .
" Brigadier Showers ' s Column . - — The force , of about 1200 , from Delhi , under Brigadier Showers , occupied Datlree on the 15 th October , taking six guns ; and then , being joined by Cashmere troops , took possession of Jhujjur , with twenty-one guns and much ammunition . The Nawab surrendered himself . On the 20 th , they seized Kanood , cutting off four hundred of the Nawab ' s troops , and taking live lakhs of treasure . " Delhi . —There is no doubt that the King ' s life has been guaranteed . He will be sent to Allahabad , for conveyance to Calcutta . Particulars have been called for _
" Rewail—The arrival of the Madras troops at the Kuttra Pass put everything at Itewah into tho Political Agent ' s hands . The Sirdars submitted , and gave up the prisoners whom tlicy had forcibly released . The Itnjnh expressed extreme regret , and quiet was restored . The Political Agent intended to return from the camp at the Kuttra Pass to Hcwah on the 25 th . The troopa were to march from the camp towards Cawnpore . " Native States . —An agent of the Nana Sahib has put himsolf at the head of tho mutineers of the Gwalior Contingent , and it is thought probable that ho may form
a junction with the Dinaporo mutineers at Bandn , or that he may march direct on Culpie . The Gwalior mutineers left G-v \ ralioron tho loth and 10 th , with . siege train , field-guns , and much ammunition , mid have been lieard of thirty-six miles from Gwalior . Major Burton , tho Political Agent at Harrowtce , has been foully murdered , with hia two sons , by the Kaj troops . Tho Rnjah is said not to ha-vo been concerned in the net . Jodhporc mutineers have gone towards tho Sainbhur Luke : and the Indore mutineers , who were defeated at Agra on the 10 th , havo fled t » Kajpootann . " In it » summary of news , tho Jlwkaru remarks : — u Aa we told our readers on tho 22 nd inst ., tho rebel-
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 12, 1857, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12121857/page/4/
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