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^. ¦ THE ministerial oracles Lave spoken...
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^ . ¦ THE ministerial oracles Lave spoken thrice , and , at last , to the point . " Yoti'll be disappointed if you expect to see the Reform Bill before the First Lord of the Admiralty has made his statement , " said Mr . Disraeli on the first day of the Session . " The Navy Estimates will be laid before the Ktouse on the 25 th . of the present month , " said Sir John Piikington a few evenings later . " On Monday , the 28 th instant , I shall ask for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the representation of the people in England and Wales , and for facilitating the registration and voting of electors , " said Mr . Disraeli , on Monday evening 'last . The echoes of the oracular voice were drowned in the cheers of
iriend and Foeman . Li the meantime , the position of Ministers has not been damaged even by tlie Lord Chancellor ' s scandalous nepotism ; but has , in fact , been somewhat improved by the flagrant contrast presented between the judicious and respectable application of their patronage which has characterised the rest of the Government * and this shameful proceeding on the part of Lord Chelmsfbrd . The feeling of the country is , that the woolsack has been dishonoured , and sympathy is very generally felt with Ministers so ungratefully and recklessly compromised by the man who owes to them liis elevation to the
highestofficial appointment in the realm . Lord John Russell , it appeal's , does not look with complete satisfaction upon the bill now before the Upper House for the assimilation of the Bankruptcy and Insolvent Laws , for on Tuesday evening he asked leave to introduce a bill of his own . His measure , as ¦ he explained to the Hotise , is a result of his connection with the Association for the Advancement of Social Science . The mo 3 t important alteration of the present system proposed by his bill is the removal , of that costly personage , . the official assignee . Lord John would give the creditor greatly increased facilities for the realisation of
his debtor ' s estate , ami would destroy the present highly objectionable distinction between bankrupts arid insolvents . Ho proposes also to introduce the Scotch system Of voluntary settlement under judicial sanction . That groat evil , the distance of the present court from the trader ' s place of residence , he proposes to get over by making it permissive for the oroditors to take their case boforo tho County Court of the ir district . Lord John Russell is to bring , in his bill , and tho House will therefore have an opportunity of comparing its provisions with those of tho Lord Chancellor ' s bill , which , it must bo remarked , does not gain upon aciiuuiutancc .
Tho reverso may with justice bo said of Sir Hugh Oaims ' s bill for tho settlement of hmdtitletf . Tho ovila for which remedies are proposed h the Solicitor-Genorul ' s bill are of tmoh old standing , and the interests affected are ho important , that it would , indued , bo remarkable if any strong opposition wore mined against so earned !; an attempt to deal with tho subject . The condition of our laudlawg is most barburous ;• and ifc auvtf more for our dull spirit of acquiescence in old Wongs , however mauii ' yat they may be , than for our boasted lovo of progress , . that we have not long
the wedge" is inserted ! . —to the rescue of the British Oak I But first of all , perhaps , it will bo better to give our attention to some other matters . The news from India is important . It appears that the Oude campaign is . nearly ended in respect of military operations , though a great deal remains to be done by the police and magistracy , aided by the British forces The work , as far as Lord Clyde is concerned , has been very completely executed . The Begum , around whom the chiefs of the rebellion have for a long ' time past collected , has succeeded in ¦' making her way into Nepaul . It is reported , further , that the infamous Nana is of her party ; ii this should turn out to be the truth , we nwy expect
to hear that Jitng . Bahadoor has taken measures for securinghim . What our ally will do with these fugitives , Iksweveiy becomes an- . important question © Flier items of the news inform us that Tantia Topee has been several times overhauled and beaten . In Rolxilcund , a large body of rebels still hold the field . ; they were attacked to the number of between 20 , 000 and 30 , 000 , and deieated with slaughter , ¦ driven . across the Sarfhea * , their guns captured , and two of their leaders plain . There has been some disturbances in the territories of the Nizam . Upon the whole the news is assuring ; and a proclamation issued at the beginning of the- year by Lord Canning , in explanation of tho Royal Proclamation , appeal's to have luul a good effect upon the native miiid >
ago found means for making the transfer of land as simple a proceeding as the sale of any commodity whatsoever . The question , however , is now fairly on the way towards a just and reasonable settlement , and the Government of Lord Derby , if it achieves nothing else , will have done " 6 od service to the country by introducing thenmeasure . ' One important difficulty in connection with the distribution of land has just been pointed out by Mr . Locke " King * who suggests a remedy at dnce simple and equitable—he proposes that the landed property of a person dying intestate shall be treated the same as his personal property .
The great incident of the week in Parliament has been the production of Lord Stanley's Indian statement . The circumstances attending that statement were remarkable . It was the first statement of Indian finances since the transfer of India to the Crown ; it was the first time that , in ajarge sense , the question of . the ' Government of India has been before the House since the passing of the great measure .-which' called that Government into existence . It was the first opportunity which the Opposition has had for an attack ; but though Lord Stanlev had to report an excess of expenditure over
income , and had to ask for a loan of no less than 7 , 000 , 000 / . to meet the deficiency , not the faintest attempt was made , to damage the Government : even the discrepancies apparent between Lord Stanley ' s figures and those of the printed statement previously before the House were merely noticed ; no one seems to have thought of making political capital out of them . In truth , the condition of India has been stated by Lord Stanley with a clearness and frankness that fully commanded the respect of tho whole House . The deficionces of the Indian revenue are no more than wore to have
The state-of-affairs in Europe has not undergone any considerable change during the week . Great doubt unquestionably attaches to the conduct of France in the present juncture of affairs ; we are , however , still left pretty nearly at the mercy of report , so litttc of actual fact comes to light . One of the latest rumours is , that the French Government has addressed a dispatch to . the Austrian Government , pointing out the dangers that are inevitable on account of the present state of Central Italy . The tone of this dqemnent is reported to bo peaceful , but at the sumo time sugffustive of the fact , that France is prepared for war , the in
boon expected ; and it is , on the other hand , quite clear that India is entering most hopefully upon n now career , in which , but . for hardly conceivable accidents , she will not only recover her . way , but will in every way surpass her former self . At the present moment the affairs of ^ Ionia threaten to be n thorn in the side of the English Cabinet . The popular Assembly is not silenced by the absolute rental of her Majesty to entertain the subject upon which it has memorialised her ; it has absolutely declined to enter upon the , discussion of the reforms suggested to it by Mr . Gladstone . Under these circumstances , the constitutional eourso would be , to disoLve tho assembly ; but it is perfectly well understood that , wore this done , the same yepros-entativoH would be returned . , This
and docs not fear it . Whatever Imperial - tentions may be , it id certain that ^ the Imperial ¦ utterances have beon , on the face of them , peaceable . This week wo have intelligence that the Prcssa has been favoured with a " first warning" for the too bellicose spirit in which it has been writing latterly . But neither France nor Austria are relaxing hi the least degree their efforts to be ready to take the field . Waiting the final provocation , confbrrences for the settlement of all outstanding difficulties are freely talked , of ; it is even reported that Austria has expressed hpr readiness to enter into negotiations for tho withdrawal of foreign troops from the Papal States ; but at ( ha same moment wo have intelligence that Count Jmol has addressed a circular to , all the minor German . Powers , with tho view of drawing forth somethin"' like a pledge of their intentions towards Austria , in the ev ent ; of hostilities breaking out . This proceeding would seem to indicate grave doubts in the mind of the Austrian Government , as to the policy of Prussia ; for otherwise , / fcs course would have been to appeal to tho collective power of Germany through the Cabinet of Vienna , as the central p ower of the confederation * ¦ Paris will very soon have its conference * , however , of one kind or another . The coin-no , tafcon
is a state ot things which calls for tho interference of Parliament , says Earl Grey , who has naked ibr papers relative to Mr , Gladstone ' s proposals to tho Ionian Assembly , and is to mnko a motion on the fiiibjetit on Monday next . In the mean tiino , Lord Derby is strenuously opposed to the matters being discussed in the House of Lords ; possibly ho is nnxiouH to givo time xuilil the return of Mr . Gladstone , which , if report may be trusted , is hourly expected . Wo must nut forget to note tho fact of two more Jews having beon returned to Parliament—Baron M eyer do Kothschild for liytlie , and Mr . Alderman ( Salomons for Greenwich . Three members of tho
Jewish fill th Imvo now sents in tho House of CommoiiH , and Punch is in alarm . Three Jews in Parliament ! The British Church and tho British Constitution is in danger ! Tho " email point oi
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 19, 1859, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_19021859/page/3/
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