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administer the absolute law as established by the usages of the House . But the consequences of ft £ r . Denison ' s zeal Lave been particularly uupleasant ; and it is felt that a Speaker who rules the House by the letter rather than by the spirit of the law , is not the most desirable -of «* ea . far so Hsqswrtaait , peculiar , and delicate an offide ; and particularly that he is a falling off from his predecessor . All the latest news from the CJomniander-in-Gki & f in India refers to the jflKspUr-ations " tfKfct are made to strike a great blow at the rebels in Lucknow . On the 13 th of February , Sir Coxin was at Cawnpore , awaiting heavy artillery from Agra . rein
About 20 , 000 men were at his disposal , with - forcements pushing forward to join him . He was believed to have about one hundred guns , and the bombardment was expected to commence on the 25 th of February . It will therefore not be long before stirring news will reach us . In the meantime , the Earl of EllEnborough , speaking on the subject of the Indian Loan , ventures to predict that by the end of the present month—judging from the dispositions which Sir Colin has made during the past two months—Lucknow will be in possession of the British forces ; and before the hot weather arrives they -will be safely housed in the palaces of t fte conquered city .
At the moment when the forces that are to avenge the ills inflicted upon the heroic defenders of the British Residency at that infamous city are gathering for the onslaught—or are making it- ^ a meeting of a fraction of those who honour the memory of the ^ reat guiding genius who there saved his countrymen and women from horrors worse than death , has met to devise means for perpetuating the remembrance of his glorious services . The Theatre Royal , _) rury Lane , has never been put to nobler use than it was yesterday , as the place of assemblage for those who came forward to promote the
long-talkedof memorial to General Havelock . The Duke of Cambridge presided , and truly said , that it needed no eloquence to urge the claims of one who had so signally proved his right to the gratitude of his country . Government having given a site for the erection of a statue in Trafalgar-square , it was proposed that the erection of such a monument should % e promoted by the prompt contributions of all classes . How such an appeal will be met there is no room to doubt . Havexock is the hero of the middle class of his country , and for its own honour It "will never cease to honour his name .
'The effect in France of the close of the correspondence with England on the matter of the despatches , is , if we are to take the French papers as our guides ¦»— which we are not much inclined to do—one of triumph . France , they say , lias gained a victory which will give her great advantages in all her future diplomatic relations with this country . If this means anything , it is a very pretty corollary upon the regrets expressed by Count Walewski , as to
Uho" " * misconceptions * which oar Chancellor oj ? the Exoheqtteb . so much congratulates us on % { fcving got over with ' all honour and good feeling . ' "Whatever French journalists may please to say , ! Prance is not making way in Europe . One of the latest signs is , that the Conspiracy Bill which Count "Cavoub . was imolined to accord to the demands of the Frendh Government has boon rejected l ) y tlie committee appointed to examine its provisions , and that by five votes to two .
Events arc closing in upon tiro affairs of Kansas . The Investigation 'Oommittco have confirmed tho riglit of tho majority in framing tho Lccompton Constitution—atid- 'urge-tho—spcody—adinissiou ^ of Kansas into tho Union , aa tho readiest means of putting a stop to tho agitation of tho country . That is tho mpst desirable courso that can bo ptirattod . It will bring about the solution proposod by Mr . Buchanan , and give tho Frco-soil majority . ample ^ powor to exert whatever influouco il ; mny possess . r J } Uero waa no intention on tho part of Mr . ^ Bvohanan to fwoo « pro-slavery constitution upon
the people of Kansas ; Ms desire was to give to both parties tire . rights -allowed them by the territorial laws . If after the admission of Kansas into the Union * hc majority of free voters decide upon a modification of the constitution under which their state mas admitted , thereis a constitutional remedy realtor them . But xmm Should KaasfcS outer the Union as a slave-state , it is but a small loss to the anti-slavery cause ; for the probability is itoat , for one new slave-state added to the Union , there will be added at teast three anti-slavery states .
The occasion of I _ ovd Eg-lixtoun ' s Gentry into Dublin was marked by a riot between the students of the University and the police . At present the facts arc too much coloured by partisan feelings to be judged ; but the consequences , even allowing for exaggeration , appear to have been very serious . The struggle is said to have commenced with the casting of ' some squibs and oranges by tho students at the " police , who charged them with their bludgeons and swords , and wounded some two dozcii of them , several severely . Feeling runs high against the police , which is , of course , a matter for regret ; but the affair is too recent to be calmly investigated off-hand . A special inquiry is to be instituted , and until that has taken place it will be better not to deal with the affah \
The Duke of Cambridge pi-csided on Wednesday evening at the anniversary festival of the Hospital for Diseases of the Cliest , and made a speech of more than passing interest , since it will be taken as an authoritative answer to tlie charges that have been freely made against the Horse Guards of neglect of the soldier ' s comfort and well-being . He warmly repelled the assertion that the Horse Guards was so neglectful , but in the earnestness of his denial he admitted how much there was in the subject of the soldier ' s management to give him daily and hourly anxiety . He did not deny the facts proved in the late report , and nobody will be disposed to doubt his own personal desire to secure the well-doing of the army ; the remedy is all , then , that has to be
found and administered . Money has been voted freely for the improvement of barrack accommodation , , and the warmth with which the Commanderin-Chief speaks of the efforts of himself and those who arc acting under him , gives promise that the best results will come of its application . There is no man who " , if he will , can do more to break down the old mouldy barriers of routine that ' cabin , crib , confine' the Army , and make it what it is—the bravest , costliest , worstmanaged army in the world . Already he has taken several steps out of the beaten path , the last one quite in the right direction ; it is the institution of prizes for the best marksmea of battalions and companies , who are to receive extra pay , at the rate of twopence and one penny per day , and to be distinguished by a badge upon their sleeves .
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Speaking Of The ' Italian Conferences' I...
Speaking of the ' Italian Conferences' in our last ' Review of the Week , ' we took occasion to notice as somewhat strange the privacy with which the socalled Conferences were conducted ; we little thought that our doubts might fairly have been pushed to much groater lengths . The fact turns Out to be , that an enormous Juoax has been played off upon the London Press , the Morning Slur being the first victim , and the Times tho second . An Irishman , passing himself off for Siguor Borkomeo , President of the ' Conferences , ' has had the audacity to fabricate the pretended reports -which havo day by day appeared in the papers just named , and has received payment for his services , no doubt in
proportion to tho advantages which his pretended position was supposed to give him for making suoh reports . If we have been ' done / we have at loust tho satisfaction—it is one , however illogical tho sentiment ; may be—of having : been ' done' in very good company . In fuct , when ono journal of standing endorses such a report , it is assumed by tho others to be correct . It may bo justly said in excuso for our contemporaries that at' first there would bo ninny reasons for overlooking a certain suspicious quiotness in regard to an Italian movement ; nucl also that auoh hoaxos aro now so ravo as not to bo
roadily"StiS ]> ectcdr ^ "Biit-how-gi'catrwoukH » tvo-beeaJ . tho outcry if wo had been the victims !
Swaicapicario's Birthday.—Mr. Buckbtono ...
SwAicapicARio ' s Birthday . —Mr . Buckbtono hus oonaontod to prettido at tho public dinner whloh will bo given at Stratford-on-A von on tho 2 t ) rd of April , cornmomoration of tho groat poot ' s birthday . Tnio GonDEftfcNKo Oonvtot Goiidon . —Honjamiii Gordon , lately convicted at Worcorttqr of " burglary with violence , " and sontoiiood to douth , laau had hto nunluhmont commutud to voual aorvitudo for lifo .
Imperial Parliament. Monday, Marcji 15th...
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . Monday , MarcJi 15 th . "TrftE IMt & RQUIS OV CLANRICARDE ' s KXPL ANATION . In the Housk of Lokds , the Marquis of Cl . anbjca . rdr withdrew the notice on the paper to call the attention of their Lordships to a matter personal to himself . UEGISTRATION OF ESTATES . In reply to a question from Lord Cranavorth , tlie Lor » Chancellor said the attention of the Governmen t bad been called to this subject ; and , if his noble and ? earned friend would postpone the next stnge of his bill to a future day , he would be able to give him an answer as to the course the Government intended to take . THE ORANGE SOCIETY .
The Marquis of Londonderry asked the Earl of Derby whether the letter of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland , stating membership of the Orange Society to be a disqualification for appointment to the magistracy would be adhered to by the present Government , and considered an instruction to those to whom ft was addressed . —The Earl of Derhy thought tlie late Lord Chancellor of Ireland had exceeded the line of his duty . As the Orange Society is a legal and constitutional body , the mere fact of belonging to it cannot be deemed a disqualification for the position of a magistrate . —The Earl of Carlisle briefly intimated his ability to vindicate the propriety of the letter in question .
THE FRENCH OFFICIAL , PAPERS . The Earl of Malmesbury laid on the table copies the correspondence between the English and FrenchX 3 overnmenta with respect to the refugee 'question , the whole of -which will be found in another column . He believed their Lordships would say that the reconciliation had been effected in all honour and good feeling on both sides . Her Majesty ' s Government places the highest value on the alliance with France , as being necessary to the happiness of Europe and the world ; and he -was glad to say that the Emperor is animated with the same feelings . DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRtTPTCY AMENDMENT BILL .
On the motion for the second reading of this bill , Lord Brougham ( at the request of the Lord Chancellor ) withdrew the measure , but immediatelj- introduced a new bill for the better regulation of Bankruptcy districts , which was read a first time .
THE OUTRAGE ET THE DVBUN POLICE . In answer to an inquiry by the Earl of Roden , Earl Derb y said he had received from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland a private letter , assuring him that the requisite investigations would be made into the lamentable occurrence at Trinity College , Dublin . —The Earl of Carlisle said the late Government intended to bringiu a bill on the subject of the Dublin police . Their Lordships adjourned about six o ' clock .
In the House of Commons , on the n > otion of Sir Benjamin Hall , the London Tramway Bill was rejected without a division . —With respect to the outrage by the Dublin police , similar explanations to those made in the other House were given 'by Lord Naas ( chief Secretary for Ireland ) in answer to Mr . Grogan . — 'The Chancellor of the Exchequer laid on the table the correspondence with France relating to the refugee question . —Tho ISast India Loan Bill v-as read a third time , and padscd .
FINE ARTS . In reply to Mr . Thomas Dctnco'mtje , Lord Joroi Mannkrs said that , should any public-spirited individuals make an offer of approved specimens of sculpture to tho nation , they would bo most happily accepted by tho Government ; but , of ooursc , a discretion must be exercised as to whether they were worthy to be plnced in tho parks . KNCUMBIUWD KHTATES COURT , IRELAND . In reply to Mr . Cogan , Lord Naas sniU it was probable that a comprehensive moasuro upon this . subject could not'bo passed in the present session , ami if so , it would of courso bo tho duty of tho Government to bring in a continuance bill . THU OAOLIAIU .
Tho Chancellor of this ExoiiicqukusiuiI tliat , after tho etatomonts mndo by Lord Paltnorston on tho previous Friday night with respect to tho courso taken by tho lato Government in oonnoxiou with the imp riaonmenb at Naploa of tho Engliuh ongincoi'B , tho present Government had submitted tho enso'to tho law ndvUevs of tho Crown , anil , wliou their opinion hml lifoi ^ obtained , Ministers -would act in tho iutoroHtsof 1 / iw , vte'i ' i nnd justice , recognizing sovereign domination , and vimlicatincc tho rights of our fellow subjects . Tho opinion oi'tlio
law oflicorn would bo laid boforii tho House . — Loi ' 'l ' ' ~ j \ iwitHTOJs ^» ual-. tliat-t / lio-lul , u . OovoraiaciU-ii ( i . L _ j ) XUi ; ti £ lU . v ' _ acknowledge tho jurisdiction of tho ( jovi-nniii'iit ° * IS ' uploH , for their inipromtkm tliuu wan Unit tint iii |> li " had boon innrio within itn territorial jurisdiction . " \\ liu " ovidonoo ronoliod thorn that tho plnc ; o of capture W" * buyond that Jurliidiutiou , they wore advimirt tliut it w > not u . oueiu of 1 ' urulblo Mulzuro such a « would onUlIu thoni to demand the rolonso of tho two onginoorn . -At ihu porloil of their resignation , tlio lato Minintors woro c . \| n ;< 'll"fc furthor doouuioaitu from tlie Sardlainn Government wit " regard to itd claim an Naples .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 20, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20031858/page/2/
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