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METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. A crowded ...
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. THE CHURCH MOVEMENT. In reply to an ad...
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LANCASHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSOCIATION". W...
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The Protection Movement. The Agricultura...
If in any part of the country—for now through you I address every district—if there be but one district m ¦ which a suspicion is entprtained that I am flinching from , or hesitating in my advocacy of those principles on which I stood in conjunction with my late deeply lamented friend Lord George Bentinck , I authorise you to assure those whom you represent , that in me they will find no hesitation , no flinching , and no change of opinion ; that , attached as I have ever been to the principle of protection , that attachment remains unchanged , and I onlv look for the moment when it may be possible for us to use the memorable words of the Duke of WellinRton on the field of Waterloo , and to say * Up , guards , and at them ! ' " Mr . Paul Foskett acknowledged this appeal : —
" My Lord Stanley , I know I speak the universal sentiments of the delegates who have attended our meetings this week , when I say that the address you have just delivered to us has penetrated our heart of hearts , and has made us feel that , under your leadership , our triumph is secure . We shall now return to our several homes , and ' agitate , agitate , agitate , ' until our object is attained . " The deputation soon after withdrew once more to the Kings' Arms , where a resolution expressing their high gratification at the manner in which Lord Stanley had received them was passed amidst the uproarious cheering of the audience .
Before finally separating it was resolved that a great Protectionist demonstration shall be held in Liverpool on an early day , at which , the delegates pledged themselves to attend . Various resolutions were passed declaring that the distress of the agricultural interest is owing to the operation of the " heartless experiment of free trade ; ' * and pledging those present to use all constitutional means for the purpose of bringing about a dissolution of Parliament , A numerous meeting of farmers took place at Billericay , in Essex , on Tuesday , for the purpose of forming a Protectionist Association . The assemblyroom at the Crown Hotel was so crowded that the
meeting had to adjourn to the open air . Mr . George Frederick Young , and Mr . Cayley Worsley , present as a deputation from the National Protectionist Association , -were the chief speakers . Mr . Young alluded to the interviews which they had had with Lord John Russell and Lord Stanley as highly encouraging to the farmers . They knew what course Ministers intended to take , and that left the farmers no choice as to what they must do . Henceforward those who were opposed to free trade must declare interminable war against Lord John Kussell and his
administration . " On the other hand , the farmers had now the unequivocal approbation of Lord Stanley in favour of the course they were pursuing . He exhorted them to •' agitate , agitate , agitate , " until they should obtain that redress to which they were entitled . He was glad to see that a number of labourers were there , because they were more deeply interested in the question than any other class . As a proof of the alarming state of things in the farming districts , he read the following extract from a letter ho had recently received : —
" A farm is now to be let within one mile of Exeter , ¦ which has been in the market since last September . Another large farm , about ten miles from Exeter , where many thousands of pounds have been spent in buildings , drainage , & c , and they only offer seven and a half per cent , on the outlay . Many such cases are to be found throughout the western counties ; rents have abated from fifteen to twenty-five , and in some cases to fifty per cent . Great reductions have been made in labourers ' wages , and a greater number of able-bodied people have been out of employment lhan have been known for years ,
and the poor-rates increased , and the labourers are unanimous in tho ? r opinion that they were better off when wheat w .. a at « a . per bushel and they in full woik . In consequence of the numerous incendiary fires , the West of 12 ngland Insurance Company and most other offices have determined to raise the premium on all farm produce and buildings . Emigration is extensively resorted to among the best and largest farmers and the unencumbered and able-bodied labourers . In the neighbourhood of Liskcard many eldest sons of tenant-farmers have emigrated . "
Mr . Worsley hinted to landlords and clergymen that , should the existing system continue for any length of time , they might possibly be called upon to reduce their rents and rent-charges some thirty or thirty-live per cent . This remark was loudly cheered by the meeting .
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Metropolitan Interments Bill. A Crowded ...
METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL . A crowded meeting , convened by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in favour of the- Metropolitan Interments Hill , was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , on Monday evening , Lord 11 . Grosvenor presided , anil was supported by Lord Ebrington , M . P ., Mr . Miiekitmon , M . l \ , Mr . G . Thompson , M . P . Mr . Wj'ld , M . I * ., the . Reverend Dr . Wovtlungton , and many others who have distinguished themselves in the euuse of sanitary reform . The Chairman said the subject they had assembled to discuss was one of extreme importance to every single member of the country . Until recently it was supposed that our system of sepulture was carried on in a decent manner : but the revelations contained in Mr . Walker ' s pamphlet hud dissipated that delusion .
The parties impugned had loudly denied the statements put forth by Mr . Walker . Inquiries were made : and it was discovered that , of all the nations of the earth , England was the only one , with all her boasted civilization , that had failed to make provision for the decent interment of the dead ; and that we had suffered interests to grow up in perpetuation of that horrible system which it almost defied human ingenuity to remove . We had at last a practical remedv in the shape of a bill now before Parliament . The principle on which that bill was founded was that the interment of the dead , which was of universal concern , should not be left to
chance arrangements or isolated exertions ; but should be carried into effect by disinterested parties responsible to public opinion , and in such a manner that every man , woman , and child who chose to inquire , should be able to ascertain exactly in what manner the remains of their friends and relatives were to be disposed of . He would not discuss the bill in extreme detail ; their object was , while the danger was imminent , by an overwhelming majority that evening to show to the Government that they participated in that honourable feeling , and were anxious to apply the earliest possible remedy to a state of things which every man must sincerely
deplore . ( Cheers ) . Mr . Mackinnon , M . P ., moved the first resolution : — " That in the opinion of this meeting the present system of burial in the metropolis is prejudicial to health , incompatible with decency and solemnity , demoralising in its tendency , and unnecessarily expensive . " Throughout the whole of his speech he was subjected to so much annoyance and interruption from a party of undertakers and their underlings , that it was hardly possible to hear a word that he uttered . He was followed by Mr . George Thompson , who successfully appealed to the meeting in favour of their giving a fair hearing to the speaker . Under cover of this exhortation , Lord Ebrington came forward and seconded the resolution : —
" He said it had been calculated that in and around the metropolis about 52 , 000 persons died annually . What became of their bodies—where were the spaces provided to bury the dead out of sight ?—( A voice , * Plenty of cemeteries . ' ) Yes , but how was the poor man to convey his relations thither ?—{ Cheers . ) From a Parliamentary return of 1843 he found that there were of parochial churchyards about 170 acres ; of Protestant dissenters , 20 acres ; of private or commercial burial grounds , 13 acres ; and about half an acre belonging to the Roman Catholics . Now , about 110 corpses might
be annually put away in an acre , and before the ground was reopened those corpses had returned to their parent dust . The average in these burial grounds had been about 191 , or nearly double ; but in one , St . James ' s , Clerkenvvell , there were as many as 3000 to an acre , and there were ten others with upwards of 1000 to the acre . The effect on the soil was that it turned black , ditchy , and greasy , offensive to the senses and most prejudicial to health . Was not this a disgrace to the country and revolting to the feelings of a civilized man ? Let the details of the bill be discussed as much as they pleased , but let them assert the principle of the bill . "
Mr . Nodes announced himself as an undertaker , and was met by considerable uproar . Ultimately he Avas permitted to address the meeting from the platform . He objected to the term " unnecessarily expensive " in the resolution , and denied that funerals as conducted by undertakers were more expensive than was absolutely necessary . Let the cemetery companies consent to receive the bodies at any hour , and not confine the undertakers to one particular time , and the charges would be considerably reduced . There was , he contended , nothing in the bill to guarantee that charges hereafter should not be as high us at present . He looked upon the proceedings as a " dead set against his profession , " intended to fatten those who were already fat enough .
Mr . Box , another undertaker , moved an amendment to expunge the objectionable words , insisting that the competition amongst the trade was too great to admit of exorbitant charges . The question having been put , the resolution was carried by an immense majority , not above thirty hands appearing for the amendment . Mr . George Cruikshank was announced to move the next resolution , and essayed to speak , but a disturhance that had commenced amongst the crowd ,
which was swaying backward and forward at ^ the rear of the meeting , prevented his proceeding . Suddenly a rush was made—the temporary barriers which separated those who had tickets from the fjrcjit mass were broken down , the reporters' table was upset , and their notes dispersed . All was immediately in the utmost confusion ; and though Lord 11 . Grosvenor nvinfully maintained his post , it was evident that the proceedings could not go on . At length he intimated as much , and the meeting abruptly terminated .
A large number of ladies were present immediately in IrontT ) f the platform , and they were much alarmed : some minted during the uproar . A mooting convened by the Anti-state Church Association , " to discuss certain portions " of the Metropolitan Interments Bill , was held on Thursday at the London Tavern . Mr . Charles Gilpin in the
chair . Among those present were Mr . Charles Lushington , M . P ., Mr . W . Sharman Crawford , M . P ., Mr . E . Miall , Reverend J . H . Hinton , Reverend J ! Burnet , & c , & c . The chairman stated the object of the meeting . " They agreed with the principle of the bill ; but they could not allow clauses fraught with danger to public liberty . If the bill was carried in its present shape it would fulfil what was said by a writer of the present day , that * despite the boasted liberty of Englishmen , they ^ were delivered over in life and death to the parson . ' It was theirs to teach the people to be the intelligent agents of
their own rights , and carriers out of their own reforms , rather than put great and irresponsible power into the hands of a few persons . " Mr . Griffin moved the first resolution , objecting to giving compensation to the clergy , " protesting against the creation of additional sinecures in an already burdensome establishment . " Mr . Howard , to avoid collision with the promoters of the bill , moved an amendment " that a committee be appointed to draw up , and , if possible , get introduced into the Interments Bill , clauses which shall secure to all-persons whatsoever , who may be injuriously affected by the direct operation of the Act , just compensation , to be deter
mined by impartial arbitration . Mr . J . . Rogers supported the original resolution . "He would not consent that the interests of the undertakers should be sacrificed while those of the clergy were preserved ; for if the robberies and extortions of the one were to be put an end to , so should those of the other . " Mr . Sharman Crawford and Mr . Edward Miall also supported the resolution ; the latter observing that the clergy were by this bill attempting to obtain a perpetual annuity . The original resolution was carried amidst great cheering , only seven hands having been held up for the amendment . A petition embodying the resolution was then agreed to , and the meeting separated .
A meeting of inhabitants of St . Martin's-in-the-Fields was held on Thursday , at which resolutions were passed against the Metropolitan Interments Bill .
. The Church Movement. In Reply To An Ad...
THE CHURCH MOVEMENT . In reply to an address from a number of lay members of the Church , in his diocese , on the late decision of the Privy Council , the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol , after expressing his belief that the late judgment of the Court of Appeal will not produce any practical effect , further than causing excitement and uneasiness , says : — " I entirely concur with you in thinking that an alteration in the law under which the present Court of
Appeal was constituted is highly desirable , to produce confidence in its decisions , whenever questions relating to the doctrine of the Church may come under its consideration . And I have anticipated your request , by joining with all the prelates of the English Church in deliberation on this point . The result of a very full and careful consideration has been a bill , presented to the House of Lords and read a first time last Monday , which it is believed , by a large majority of the bench , will prove generally satisfactory to the Church . " of Convocation to the ch
An address from members Arbishop of Canterbury , in consequence of the late decision of the Judicial Commitee of the Privy Council , is now in course of signature , at Cambridge University , headed by the name of the president of Magdalen College , Dr . Martin Joseph Routh . The address begs the Archbishop to take such measures as that all questions touching the doctrine of the Church of England , arising in appeal from the spiritual courts , or incidentally in the civil courts , shall be referred to a provincial synod . A similar address to the Queen is in course of signature by members of Convocation and Bachelors of Civil Law , at Cambridge .
The John Bull contradicts , "in the most positive terms , " its rumour that the reading of the Athanasian Creed had been discontinued in her Majesty ' s chapel . It is said that the decision in the Court of Common Pleas in the Gorham case will be given on the 22 nd
instant . At a meeting of the London Union on church matters , held on Tuesday , it was agreed that the proposed public meeting on the subject of the grievances arising out of the Gorham case should not be held befo ? e the month of June ; the 30 th day of May , the day proposed by some of the country unions , being considered too early to allow of the necessary arrangements being made . —Morning Post .
A commission of inquiry into certain allegations against the Rev . M . A . Gathercole , the well-known vicar of Chatteris , has commenced its sittings . Ihc complaint i * , that the ecclesiastical duties of the parish are inadequately performed .
Lancashire Public School Association". W...
LANCASHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSOCIATION " . We have much pleasure in complying with the request of the Executive Committee of this association to give publicity to the accompanying " Address to the People of England and Wales" : — u ADDRESS OF TUB LANCASHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSOCIATION' TO Tllli PEOPLE OF ENGLAND AND WALES . " Fellow Countrymen . —Nearly one half of this great nation is unable to read and write . Of the other hall a
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Leader (1850-1860), May 18, 1850, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18051850/page/4/
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