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called the attention of the House on Thursday evening is one upon which so vast an interest hangs , that , although he did not entirely make good the grounds upon which he stood , we are glad that Government have determined to investigate tbe matter . Lord Clauexce Pagetcalls for a thorough reformation in the present system of lighting' and buoying our coasts and harbours , which , he maintains , are not even yet fitly famished , though \ re pay heavily . There was great diversity of opinion on the subject , and much disputing of facts ; but enough was proved to warrant the granting of a commission of inquiry . It ought to end in the abolition of tolls , and the establishment of a complete lighting system at the national expense .
Lord Bury has moved for papers on the subject of the Straits settlements—the islands of Penang , Singapore , & c . —with the view of placing them under the control of the Colonial-office instead of the Indian Government , with which , indeed , their natural connexion is not very obvious . The motion was agreed to , and possibly we may hear more of the subject—a propos of the Indian Government Bills ; though there is still a reluctance to make the change , because , forsooth , these once ' penal ' settlements are now so largely peopled by mongrel Asiatics , European blackguards , and other ' scum / that they are thought to be better placed under the arbitrary rule of India than the constitutional rule of the Colonies . But are there no merchants iu
Singapore—no independent settlers in Penang ? The straightforward speaking which we have noticed was freely applied to the subject of the passport-system , discussed on Thursday night in the House of Lords . In laying upon the table the correspondence between the English and French Governments on the subject . Lord Malmesbury admitted that the restrictions demanded by the French Government were useless , and that , in fact , nothing was accomplished but the support of a ' great passport interest ; ' but with this conviction in his mind , why should he not have gone further in his
endeavour to do away with the inconvenience so notorious since the new Foreign-office regulations have been in force ? But , adding to the number of persons empowered to recommend others to the Foreiguoffice as eligible to receive passports , the real inconvenience is hardly touched ; it is the obligation to find sponsors at all which is most offensive to the English mind . Now it is proposed to make anybody your sponsor—your lawyer , clergyman , or medical man ; so that the warranty is about as good as if any one on the grand stand vouched for the horse ' s pedigree and age .
The presence of Mr . William Nicholson , late Premier of the Government of Victoria , Australia , was , on Wednesday , the occasion of an entertainment in celebration of the introduction of the ballot into our Australian colonies by that gentleman . The speeches made went to prove what has been so often proved before—namely , that the ballot is tlio most reasonable method of recording votes ; Mr . NionoxsoN bore witness to its successful operation in Australia at least .
Among the public events of the week must be noticed a deputation which , on Thursday , waited upon Lord Derb y on the subject of tho abolition ot the paper duty , the disadvantages of which , with reference to trade and education , have been again and again repeated . Lord Djerbx agreed with much that was urged against tho continuance of the obnoxious tax—but , in tho present state of the Exchequer , it was out of tho question to aslc Mr . Disraeli to give up 1 , 200 , 000 / . a year . If the present Government remained in oflice for two the present Government remained in office for two
or three years , & o . Naples holds by tho legality of her proceedings ^ n-tho ~ sdzuro ~ of"tn"e ~ Catfliavi 7 "aiid ~ hrtha 1 rspirit-haa sont an answer to tho demands of Count Uavouh . This is no more than was to have boon lookod for , and js , doubtless , what waa oxpootod by Sardinia , whoso Government has given a significant sign of preparedness to say moro on thi 3 ugly question : it has ordered liomo all its military officers absent on leave . On our side , too , there has been ordering homo , not military but diplomatioj Mr . Ehskine , who took upon Uitnscll to
misrepresent the views of his Government in this matter , and by whose interference such a load of e misconception' and difficulty has been piled upon it , has been ordered home to undergo an inquiry into his conduct , which will , perhaps , be fonnd not to have been so ' extraordinary' it has been represented to be . Meanwhile , act ing upon tlic advice of the law officers of the Crown , Government has demanded compensation for the _ illegal detention of the two English engineers ; but it still delays taking any steps on the international question of outrage done to the Hag of an ally ; the law oflicers bavins still ' papers' to digest before giving an
opinion . It is still , then , to the spirit of Sardinia that we shall have to look for a solution of the difficulty , and of her spirit we have a new manifestation in the protest which she lias entered against the proceedings of the Commission empowered by the Treaty of Paris to regulate the navigation of the Danube , and which has virtually handed over the navigation of the river to the states bordering it . There is no doubt that the view taken by Count Cavour is the correct one , and there can hardly be any doubt that the authority arrogated by the riverain Commission will be set aside by the Paris Conference , to which , fortunately , its acts have to be submitted for
ratification . The arrival of the Duke of Malakoff at Dover , on Thursday morning , was attended with circumstances that must have made the event extremely satisfactory to the old soldier ; he was no sooner on shore than he was welcomed by a little crowd of companions in arms , whose welcome he received in a way that said he at once found himself at home in England . All will be well if that feeling continues . The success of our operations against Lucknow is put beyond doubt by the telegrams which have come to hand during the week , which , though they do not complete the story , give us with sufficient clearness all its main features . The whole of the
city was in the hands of the Commander-in-chief , who was rapidly reducing things to order , both within and without the walls . The great landholders had tendered their submission , and the villagers were resuming their ordinary labours . So far all is well . With regard to the 50 , 000 Sepoys who have fled , towards Rohilcund for the most part it is believed , they may oiler a desultory resistance of some duration , but they are not likely to be able to make any great stand ; and on every side our troops arc moving upon them . One very satisfactory circumstance in connexion with their flight from Lucknow is , that they left too precipitately to carry off any artillery ; in that respect , therefore , we shall pursue them with immense advantage .
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Naval And Military. The Stranded America...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . The Stranded American Vksskl . — The American barque Petrea , Captain Samuel Osborne , bound from Havre to New York , which ran ashore off Chichester Harbour , on Sunday week , with two hundred and seventeen French and Gorman emigrants on board , was , by dint of a week ' s exertion , floated last Saturday morning , and turned into Portsmouth harbour for repairs . Seven of the emigrants have made a declaration to the receiver of droits at Arundel , which is to the effect that
they consider the cause of tho wreck to bo attributable to tho want of sobriety and negligence of the second mate ( officer of tho watch ) , who drank nearly a bottle of rum when leaving Havre ; and this caused him to neglect talcing soundings after twelve o ' clock at night . They also complain that the master did not allow them sufficient provisions and lodgings after they wore landed . One of the passengers , an old man , wont on board last Saturday , and accidentally fell down tho hatchway into the hold . His life is despaired of .
Military Punishment . —Private John Dodd , of tho 84 th Regiment , waa on Monday morning subjected to flfty lashes at the Spur 13 attory , Chatham , for an assault on his sergeant . Ho waa thon takon to tho hospital , after which ho will be imprisoned for eighty-four clays . Military Rkwards . —The troops comprising tho depots attached to tho lat battalion at Chatham Garriaon wore assembled on their parade-ground on Monday afternoon , for the purposo of witnessing tlio proaontation of a silver medal , with a gratuity of 151 ., which had been awarded by direction of the JL ) ukc of Cambridge to Sergeant-Major lirammall , 02 nd Uogimont , for good conduct-nTKl ~ iong ~ Borvice . —Goo ' d-conduot-jnoclnls- 'iincl gratuities of 51 . ouch have also boon awarded to privates Morrison nnd Davis , belonging to tho 02 nd ltogimont , for long and meritorious norvico .
lino lloYAL Wlfii-sit FuRiLioicns . —On Monday evoning , two hundred nnd forty non-commlsalonod oflleera and men of the 2 i ) rd Royal Welsh FiiHillorH , in charge of Captain F . F . Vane , proceeded from tlio depot of that corps , at Chutham , for Newport , Moumquthahlro , for tho purpose of forming a second buttullon of that roglmont , - which is to bo raised in Wales-
Imperial Parliament. ^""^ Monday, April ...
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . ^""^ Monday , April 12 th . The two Houses of Parliament met for the first f after the Easter recess on Monday . In the Hops " Lords , Lord Cranwoktii , on the report of amendment on the , Transfkr of Estatks Simplification- Bi moved the rejection of the first clause of tho bill i the twelve claases following and depending on it Aft some discussion , in which the clauses were opposed h * - the Loud Chancellor and the Earl of Derby th ^ were negatived without a division . The report v ? then received . ilS The order for going into committee on the L \ w n Property Amendment Blll was discharged , on the motion of Lord St . Leonards . Their Lordships then adjourned . BANDS OF RKGHMETNTH .
In the House of Commons , Mr . Lacuie asked whether some arrangement might not be made to relieve officers of the army from the expense of maintaining the bands of their several regiments . —General Peei . said the subject had received the consideration of the Commander-in-Chief , who was most anxious to reduce the expense of bands to regimental officers . He ( General Peel ) was well aware that the reduction of twelve days ' pay from the salaries of regimental officers for the expenses of the band is a great tax upon them ; and he would do everything in his power to remove the
grievance . THE BUDGET . The Chancellor of the Excueqikr intimated his intention of making his financial statement that day week .
XHE GOVERNMENT INDIA BILL . On the report of the Committee of Supply , Lord John Russell observed that , if the Government India Bill were pressed to a second reading , and all the numerous objections to it were discussed , that discussion would have injurious effects . It would be desirable that the House should arrive at a conclusion without debating' the subject in the form of a bill . In 1813 , preliminary resolutions were proposed by the Government and adopted by a committee of the whole Hou . se , and
that seemed tft . him the most convenient course to be adopted now . If the Government did not think fit to adopt that course , he should propose resolutions embodjing the chief points of a measure for the government of India . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted that the proposition of Lord John was very convenient , and conducive to the public interest ; but the late Government had proceeded by way of a bill , and , as it seemed that the feeling of the House was against delay , the present Administration thought it better to introduce a measure at once . The Government would not
shrink from proposing resolutions , unless ( winch would be more agreeable to himself ) Lord John Russell would do so , for which , the earliest day possible should be fixed . —Lord John Russell said that , although he had ufRied to propose resolutions , it -was an office which belonged properly to the Government . —Sir Charles Wood agreed in this view , but doubted the advisability of proceeding by resolution at all . The precedent <> f 1813 was not applicable to the case iu hand . —31 r . Ku . kk , senior , also thought that the resolutions should bo proposed by the Government . —Mr . Wa wo us reminded the House that Mr . Disraeli had not shrunk from the rosponsibility of proposing the resolutions . —Mr . l . " . ss Donelly Mangles implored the House not to mingle a
party spirit in tho debates on this important question . — Mr . Ayrton objected to proceeding by . way , of resolution , nnd thought the House ought to consider both the bills , and reject one or both , if it pleased . —Lord l ' w . Mrcnston was opposed to the suggestion made by Lord John Russell , whloh is contrary to tho ordinary pnicluu ct tho IIouso , nnd would bo an inconvenient procwJtii ^ . — The Chancellor ok tiih Exchequer explained ilint what ho had said was , that lie could not uikUtIiiIu' tho responsibility of introducing tho proponed resolutions , without tho sanction of the House and tho permission of Lord John Russell . If ho had acted dilK'ivuily , it would have been contrary to tho forms of tint House , and at variance with the conduct of a gentleman , no
would place tho resolutions on tho tablo of thu U"W so that there should bo nmple time to coupler them before discussion ; and he proposed that thu ili .-i'iissloii should take pluc-. o that dny fortnight . —Mr . llorvKitib nuked what waa to bo done with tho bill of tlio ( ioveriimont ? Wore tho resolutions to bci dMoroni IroiiUi " bill , or Iho Hiinio ? If different , wan tlio bill I .. l . o ^ up ? If tho fl / iino , was tho House to lmvo two ill " " * - uions?—Sir Dkn . iamin Hall also inquired uIhIImi " " Govornmont would proceod with tho second roiulintf o thoir-biH-ror-would-thoy-abniidon-it-iiud-ufiiirt-iiUUi
other founded on tho resolutions ? — Mr . ll " llft > IA ^ thought tho lloiiso wiia now only seeing tho '" 'X' """ .. ^ of ilMdiMotiltioH . The fiiet that there wore I wo mi ¦» before the House , and tho proposition to connUm " whole question In committee , only allowed thu il ' " ! iniciilty of tlio subject . Tlio ordinary coumi ol iM'b " llrtli procoodingH iu analogous cases wmm , 11 ml , < () I down tho mutiny ; next , to inquire into tlio eiiiw ° t thirdly , to apply a remedy . " What waa now g « l"fc 5 ™ bo done ? Wo . wore going to apply n remedy , < uw "
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Leader (1850-1860), April 17, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17041858/page/2/
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