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slavery party . They are anxious for the final extinction of the Negro slave-trade ; they are jealous of Cuba and the United States ; and they propose , first , that the island shall be surrounded by gunboats , and secondly , that a free African emigration , under guarantees , shall be -encouraged by iiance , England , and Spain . The movement is evidently designed to overwhelm Spain , and to counteract the supposed annexation projects of the United States ; and it is imagined -that Eraoee will connive » t a scheme which falls in-well mi _ Lord Palmerston ' s supposed mission to put down the slave-trade by naval force . The Minister withheld a pledge , but seems to have nodded approval . It is fishing m disturbed waters . Walkeii has just returned from Central American his arrival , raaexpeefced , has created a great excitement throughout the Union ; and the interest of the ' Lone Star' will be decidedly in the ascendant just at present . Neither Prance nor Spain is in a condition to join in any new crusade . Spain can scarcely keep a Government for itself , and the Emperor is going through the work of elections to the Legislative Corps with strong efforts to render the movement a mere pageant ; while some of the boldest of the Republican and Orleanist parties are proposing to come forward" as candidates , and to enter the pocket House of Commons ; of course for the purpose of imparting some real independence to its proceedings . Indeed it is questionable how far our own Government is prepared to take up a new mission . It has quite enough on its hands at present . What ¦ wi th French alliances , Austrian alliances ; what with the Reform Bill of 1 S 5 S , and the Prussian marriage ; what with the mutiny of Indian troops of which we have further accounts , this time from Merut and Umballa — Ministers will do well to avoid any entangling" alliances with Trance , and Spain , and Exeter Hall , for the purpose of undermining Brazil , and seeking a contest with General Walker . We are frequently sneering at Austrian spies , and French police interference with domestic matters ; but the appeal in the case of c Evans versus Evans' discloses a practice amongst ourselves which might grow to equal any Continental espionage . A married couple quarrel and separate ; a husband sets a ' detective' to watch his wife ; the detective does his own work—whatever we may think of its delicacy- ^ honestly enough , and findsnothing . But he has money ; he has women assistants in his espionage , aud they return the quid , jpro quo for their handsomo wages in the shape of the evidence wanted . They see just what it was wished they should see : and the wife is convicted of adultery . She-appeals ; the character of the evidence is more closely investigated , and she is acquitted by the Superior Judge . It was all but impossible , if not quite so , that the story told against her should be true ; yet it had sent her from one court convicted and condemned . True morality can never benefit by the use of unworthy instruments .
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Arrest op Mr . Humphrey Brown . —The ox-M . P . for Tewkesbury and Director of the Royal British Bank , ia now in custody upon two warrants , by each of which ho is required to put in bail for 4000 / ., with two uuretieo for 2000 / . each . Sureties for 8000 / ., besides Jus own recognisances for 8000 / ., will therefore be required bofore ho is released . Tho Hon , John Staploton , M . P . for Berwick , and others who have been arrested , have already given bail to a similar amount . Within a short time , it ip believed , all tho parties implicated will be secured . Those who havo not yet been apprehended ore under striot surveillance abroad , and will bo brought to this country as soon as tho necessary arrangements can bo made . A Whole Family Poisoned . —Two youths belonging to tho family of a minor in the neighbourhood of Clcator Moor , near Whitoha-ven , havo boon discovered poisoned and lying dead in their father ' s house . Tho father , mother , and three daughters , were found at tho same time convulsed and ineonaiblo . Tho wifo , who was far advanced in pregnancy , subsequently died . Nothing pertain , is known as to tho aauso of tho fatality j but 4 1 MI" ™ " """""""
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . e Monday , June 8 th . TOE M _ J 1 STEKS' MOSKY BILL . In the House of Lokds , the Earl of Donougiimgrk begged to ask the President of the Council whether he had any objection to lay wpon the taMe , before the second reading of the Ministers' TMoney IBill , a statement of the revenue and * xpenditure of the Eaelesfastical Commissioners for * he last year , for the purpose of ascertaining whether a sufficient sum will remain in the hands of the commissioners to carry out the objects of the bilL—Earl GitASryrLLE \ uiH no objection to afford the noble Lord all . the information in his power . THE CASE OF MR . SIIEDDEN . Earl Grey called -Attention to a petition from Mr . W . P . R . "Shedden , complaining that , by a decision of the Court of Session in 1903 , and of the House of Lords -in 1808 , obtained in 'his infancy , he has been deprived df Iris status of a natnral-born subject of the realm . The petition also contained certain allegations against a Mr . William Patrick , a relation , who was accused of entering into a conspiracy with his brother John to deprive Mr . Shedden of some property in America , of which William Patrick was executor . He was likewise the guardian of the petitioner ; but he alleged that Mr . Shedden was illegitimate , and therefore not entitled to the property . This was denied , and a legal inquiry at New York had resulted in a verdict in favour of Mr . Shedden . Earl Grey accordingly moved that the petition be referred to a select committee . —This was resisted by the Lord Chancellor ( who said , with some warmth , that the course proposed was unprecedented , and who asserted that he believed Mr . William Patrick was an upright man ) , by Lord St . Leonards , Lord Campbell , the Earl of Eglintok , and Lord Redesdale , the last of whom , however , admitted that there was a case for redress by general legislation ; while , on the other hand , the motion was supported by Lord ' Brougham , Lord Lykdhurst , the Earl of Albemakle , and Lord Lytteltox . —On a division , the motion obtained 11 votes in its favour , to 19 against it ; so that it was lost by a majority of 8 . Their Lordships shortly afterwards adjourned . DIVORCE BIIJLSIn the House of Commons , Colonel Wilson Patten moved to nominate the select committee : —Mr . Walpole , Mr . Massev , Mr . Estcourt , Sir John Pakington , Sir John Yarde Builer , Mr . Headlam , Mr . Bonham Carter , Sir Erskine Perry , and Mr . Adderley . —The motion was agreed to . SLAVE TRADE . Mi \ Kinnaird presented a petition signed by upwards of 1500 of the principal inhabitants of the island of Jamaica , complaining of the' non-enforcement of treaties with Spain relating to the abolition of the slave trade , the consequent increase of slavery in Cuba , and the difficulty of free labour competing with slave labour in the Spanish colonies . CIVXL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION . In replv to Mr . Daniel O'Connelc , the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the report of the Civil Service Superannuation Commission is now under the considerarion of the Government , but ho could not state that any decision had as yet been come to on the subject . A commission was appointed last session to investigate the complaints of civil servants . The commissioners had communicated with the actuaries , and it was proposed to present their report in a supplementary document which has not yet been rocoivod . STATUTE LAW COMMISSION . In answer to Mr . "Warren , Mr . Baines said that a select committee was appointed last session for the purpose of considering the recommendations made by the statute law commission , with a view to their adoption . Ho had the honour to bo chairman of that committee . They examined a number of witnesses , from some of whom they obtained valuable and instructive evidence ; but when the dissolution came on the inquiry was incomplete , and the committee determined to make no recommendation . They agreed unanimously to report tho evidence without expressing any opinion on the subject . As to tho roappointmcnl ; of that committee , the Government , after full consideration , did not think it advisable to propose it in tho present session . Several members of tho committee were now engaged in other investigations ; others of them would be shortly engaged in election committees 5 and it was felt that tho committee could not therefore ro-ongngo in the inquiry with any advantage AUSTRALIAN MAILS . Replying to Mr . Addkiilky , Blr . Wilson reminded tho House of tho terms of tho arrangement entered into last August for the conveyance of miiils to Austnilin , and stated that tho service was in full operation , and bolng performed to tho satisfaction of tho Government . By tho contract then ontorod into , branch mailu wove to bo ostablinhod between Melbourne and Tasmania on tho ono hand , and Now Zonlnnd on tho other . .. This part of the arrangement had boon dolayed owing to soino misapprehension s but orders had boon glvou to the locul authorities to soo it onrriod Into afloat . Tiiifl oaths mix . On tho ordor for tho second leading of this bill , thoro
was opposition , and it was ordered , amidst nTL ohecting , that the bill should be read a second til Cb Monaay ^ Sir Frederick Thesiger afterwards r ? inform * he "House of the course he intended to . ° with the MIL As he had intimated on a previoUR P o SUe ing , he offered no opposition to the second reading w he * a « . apprehensive that , ihere might be some mis ? derstnnding from the cheer with which the resu ? " announced to the House ; therefore , he now Rave wif that la committee he should propose at the end pi oath to add these words :- " And I do make thfe Jr mise , abjuration , renunciation , and declaration heartil willingly , and truly , on the true faith of a Christi-n » ( jCheersfrom the Opposition , benches . ) THE CIVIL SERVICE . On the motion for going into Committee of Sunnlv Lord Goderich called attention to the last report of tl Ci v il Service Commissioners , and urged the Government to extend the principle of open competitive examination already introduced . If the Chancellor of the Exchecme would give a promise to that effect , he would not d »« his motion . —Mr . Bass cotrtd not aaa i & ci , c onfc « council any information as to who it is who nominates the persons who ai-e ultimately selected for examination with a view of passing into the civil service . Was the ' old system of patronage still in force ?— Mr . Tticu . called attention to the fact that of the 376 vacancies , which had occurred last year , 6 G only were given away on competition ; and of these , 43 were given in the first six months of 1856 , and only 23 in the last half of the year . —' Mr . Malins asked for information relative to the competitive examinations , as he suspected the Government ofjobbery . The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied that the O rder in Council , issued two years ago , made no , alteration in the power or the prerogative of the Crown to make appointments to the civil service . The subordinate appointments in some of the offices are vested by usage in the heads of departments ; in the rest , they are vested in the head of the Government . The Government had not thought it desirable to throw the appointments of clerks open to public competition ; but they did require that every one should be subjected to an . examination to test his fitness ; and the results of this plan ¦ were embodied in the papers on the table . The examitions for the civil service had been enforced with the utmost strictness and regularity , according to the spirit and intent of the first order . All the appointments made by the Prime Minister had been on that principle , and the plan had worked admirably . ( Hear , hem : )—Colonel Svkes was strongly of opinion that , if the Government desire to advance the intellectual condition of the middle and lower classes of society , tlic heads of departments must throw a portion of the offices open to public competition . —Mr . Vansittakt inquired on what principle candidates presented themselves for examination ' t—The Chancellor of the Exchequer : " Their efficiency . " ( Laughter . ' ) THE ITALIAN LEGION . Mr . Monckton Milnes called attention to theehgagemont entered into with the Argentine Confederation for tho reception and employment of a certain number of tho officers and soldiers of the Italian Legion , and asked whether the authorities of the Confederation had adhered to the stipulations of that agreement . —Sir John TIamsden stated that there had been no breach of engagement on the part cither of her Majesty ' s Government or of t he Argentine C onfederation ; that ft number of the Legion ( 850 men ) , about to be sent to the Cape of Good Hope or British Nortu America , had accepted terms offered by an agent of the Argentine Confederation , in which negotiation our Government had 111 no way interfered ; and that they had been subsequently , at their own request , released from their engagements . supply . Tho House then went into Committee of Supply , ana the consideration of the Army Estimate * was proceeded with . Several votes were agreed to without discus ion , but a good deal of desultory conversation ensued on points connected with the alleged usolessness amI expense of the 25-inch scale of Ordnance , survey t fb * land , and upon tho present custom of restrict ^ ue pensions of naval and military ofliccrs to thosejvho J lost a limb , to tho exclusion of those otl . onv . cwo nto _« n arrangement which was objected t > by' C « toM North , Lord Alfred Vane Tkmpeot , Sir ^ Chabw NAi-ricu , Mr . Roebuck , and other * , «» ddof " . ^ ui John Kamsdicn and Lord Palmhkston , on , he , gn » that " it is necessary to draw ^} ° ^ £$ JU several votca having boon agreed to , j ho Hou orwi and tho report of tho Committee ° f Suppjy *«» J , n 3 up and ngrood to . —Tho report on tho Sound uw ttl & Thf irlso ' thon wont into committee on Uj ^ Stooic Co . mpanieh Bill , tho clauses of whim agreed to without any discussion . FRAUDULENT TRUSTKIM HIM * , On tho motion that this bill bo ^ 'S'SJib . Mr . Serjeant Kinglaicm ^ K ^ f . ^^^ bewAU cam of trustees who use trust ui « l « tol ^ 'J " . Iniciit' » and ¦ who prove defaulters . Thoro "W *^ Percommit fraud , and yet tho ostn 0 > 11 iy b « £ t > Jlo sons so acting ought to be "ftWo } o I «» J » « t , objootcd . to that provision in tho f bi " JtttorS ' -General previous sanction of a Juclgo or of tho Attorn ,
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Leader (1850-1860), June 13, 1857, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13061857/page/2/
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