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Saturday, May 15. The House 'of Commons,...
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The Duke of Wellington gave a grand ball...
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There are now in London some hundreds of...
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The "Reverend J. S. Burr, of Exeter, was...
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The following copy of a letter from Geel...
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . It i » impossible to acknowledge the maw of letters we receive . & d ? foserfion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; » nd when omitted it is frequently iSrom : reasons quite ittde" uendent ofthe merits of the communication . , . -.,. \ ^ No notice can be taken of anonymous communications . ^ Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address pf the writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of h ^ good faith .:.- . ¦ . . ¦ - . - , - . ¦ - ¦ .
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Saturday, May 15. The House 'Of Commons,...
Saturday , May 15 . The House 'of Commons , last night , went into Committee on the Militia Bill . Except a little skirmishing between Lord Palmerston and the " Members for Manchester , " the debate was not personal ; but the resistance of the minority was not the less resolute , though displayed more in acts than words . The ninth clause , empowering the Crown to make subdivisions of counties coterminous with the superintendent registrars' district , for the more conveniently apportioning the quotas of men to be furnished , was passed after a short conversation .
The tenth clause , providing for voluntary enlistment , gave rise to a discussion on the introduction of Words proposed by the Government , requiring the volunteers to be resident in , or in the neighbourhood oft the county for which they volunteered , which was carried in the affirmative by 84 against 41 Votes ; a second division took place on an amendment proposed by Sir H . Verney , to omit the words authorizing the payment of a bounty , which was lost by 95 to 55 , and the clause was passed .
On the eleventh clause , under which the Secretary of State is empowered to make regulations as to the bounty to be paid to volunteers , Mr . Secretary Wax ? poee intimated that Government expected to raise the men at the rate of 3 ? . per man if paid in one sum for the five years' service , or a periodical payment of 2 s . a month ; but it was to be left to them to decide as to the amount below the proposed maximum of 61 ., how it should be paid , and what security should be taken for the attendance of the men when wanted ; and in reply to Mr . Mowatt , he added , that if a inanwhd had received the bounty was not forthcoming on due notice , he would be treated as a deserter , and , on conviction ,
be liable to a fine of 10 ? ., or imprisonment . Mr . Rich entered into a calculation to show that by forming an army of reserve , composed of regular soldiers after twelve years' service , 14 , 000 effective troops might be had , always available . He moved an amendment , that the bounty to militiamen should in no case exceed that given to men enlisting in the regular army , which was negatived on a division by 164 to 99 votes . Another division was taken on the question of filling up the blank , fixing the maximum of bounty at 61 ., which resulted in favour of Government , the numbers being 186 to 80 . The clause , together with clauses 12 and 13 , having passed , the further consideration of the Bill was postponed till Monday .
Earlier in the evening , Sir John Pakington , in reply to Mr . Masterman , admitted that repeated complaints had been received from the Australian colonies of inconvenience resulting from the desertion of seamen , the drain on labour , and other evils consequent on the recent discoveries of gold there ; and stated , that in answer to applications for military assistance , the service companies of a regiment of infantry had been sent out to be distributed between Sydney and Melbourne ,
on the condition that the whole expense of pay , support , and barrack-room , should be borne by the colonies themselves . A ship of war had also been ordered to Melbourne , to prevent desertions from merchant ships . And in reply to a suggestion thrown out by Mr . Hume , that the want of labour in these colonies might bo supplied , with great advantage to the mother country , if Government would assist the distressed Scotch weavers to emigrate there , — the right lion , gentle-Colonialoffice in Uoloniaioince
man added that the - was now commuxnan added that the - was now in communication with the Emigration Commissioners as to the mode in which the funds forwarded by the colonies to this country , to promoto emigration , the present amount of which was about 200 , 000 ? ., could bo applied moBt beneficially to the colonies themselves . Mr . Secretary Waxpooj also announced , in answer to Mr . T . Duncoinbo , that a Bill on the subject of
metropolitan interments would be introduced next week , and that tho Metropolitan Water Supply Bill would be referred to a committee of the whole house . And in reference to tho lato colliery accidents , ho stated that instructions had boon given for a full investigation . The Houao of Lords were engaged in a fruitless discussion on — Captain Warner ' s long rnngo . A Bolcct committee was , however , appointed , on tho motion of Earl Talbot .
Mr . Charles Gilpin has . been defeated at Perth ,, by 325 to 226 . The winning candidate is the Honourable Arthur Kirinaird . ' i Mr . Roebuck made an admirable speech at Sheffield , on Thursday . Of course , lie was great upon the militia question . Supposing danger , he said it ought to be made perfectly apparent that any hostile body coming here would get more kicks than half-pence ; and if we were thought to be defenceless , " all the
vagabonds in Europe would be uniting together for the purpose of making a prey of this great country . Well , then / ' he exclaimed , "I say I am not the man to put up with such a mode of proceeding . If anybody lays his hand upon me , I will do my best to knock him down . ( Laughter . ) If anybody attacks England , I , frail as I am , will take up a musket or a Minie" r ifle . " He had voted against the militia bill , and until it was shown that our present forces were insufficient , he wonld vote against increase of force . And then he went on s—
" But if it be made plain to me that we do want forces to defend ourselves against these projected attacks , I am prepared to vote for any force—to call out every man in the kingdom if required . ( Hear , hear . ) Egad , I don't know whether I would not call out the women also . ( Laughter and cheers . ) I will tell you what I believe is the cause of danger . There is at the present moment in France—I was going to say upon the throne , for it is pretty nearly that—a man who up to the present time has shown himself totally incapable of being bound by any ordinary princi p le of virtue . ( Hear , hear . ) Oaths have no power over him . He has broken all oaths . He has trampled down law ; he has put down the constitution . ( Hear , hear . ) He has . put . ah end to anything : like
constitutional government—the result of something like sixty years of labour to the French people—and has brought them to a state of total despotism . He has done this by means of the army—and I speak of that army well knowing the leaders of it—well knowing the history of most oi its great deeds—and I know the feeling of that army is , that we are the only people in Europe that has not succumbed to the arms of France . ( Hear , hear . ) We were never beaten . Our capital is still the only capital of Europe that has not been entered by a French army . The very expectation and longing of their lives—the very talk of their bivouacs—is the getting to London . "Why , if there was a danger of invasion for three hours , fancy what would be the effect on all the world .
Remember that London is not like Paris . Paris affects France—London affects the world . ( Hear . ) Of the whole mercantile world , from one end to theother of Asia , Africa , America , and Europe , the heart is London . Paralyze that heart , and the arteries cease to beat . Let one incident of palsy come , and all the varied trembling lines of commerce that exist , from one end of the country to the other , would be snapped asunder . Torror , dismay , ruin , would seize millions , and against that direful calamity the statesmen of England have to be forewarned . ( Cheers . ) That is the viewTE take of this question . I love peace—I hate war . ( Hear , hear . ) Aggressive war I think a direful crime , as well as a calamity . Defensive war I think a great duty— ( " That ' s it" )—and every Englishman , every honest man , will be ready to lift up his hand in defence of his country , and his voice against aggressive war . "
The Duke Of Wellington Gave A Grand Ball...
The Duke of Wellington gave a grand ball last night in honour of tho " coming out" of tho Princess Mary of Cambridge . The report and evidence of the Oxford University Commission ( extending , with the Appendix , to 387 pages ) , has been presented , by her Majesty ' s command , to the House of Commons , Wo Bhall hear of the Wagnor case again . ^ Notice of appeal has beon given , and the case will bo heard before the Lord Chancellor on the 22 nd of May . The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained at tho Mansion-houso lost evening , at dinner , the members of the common council of several of the wards , their ladies , the sheriffs and their ladies , as well as a number of private
friends . Covers were laid in tho Egyptian-hall for 250 . Yesterday the yachting season of tho Royal Thames Yacht Club , commenced with the race for tho Grand Challenge Cup . Five boats started , tho Warhawh , 05 tons , Muaquito , 60 , Volante , 48 , " Pauline , 35 , Qygnet , 35 . Tho match lay . between tho Musquito and the Volante ; tho former , however , lost her bowsprit , in fouling tho Warhawh , as they rounded tho Nore Light , and thus left an easy victory for the Volante , which achieved the distance * from Erith to tho Noro and back in 6 h . 45 m . The Fblanto having thus won the cup twice , it becomes fcho property of her owner . Negotiations for tho salo of the Crystal Palace , for
70 , 000 /! ., wero brought to a closo on Thursday , at twolvo o'clock , in the building , and celebrated by a dejeuner , supplied from Guntor's , of which about thirty gentlemen partook , in tho contro of tho transept . Tho nominal purchaser is Mr . Francis Fuller , a mombor of tho Executive Committee for tho Groat Exhibition ; tho real proprietors are tho chairman and eomo of tho directors of tho Brighton Railway Company . Tho purchaeo , and tho immediate advanco of money which was necessary fqr ita completion , will , it is understood , bo followod up by the formation of a
" Crystal Palaco Company , " and tho jibbuo of shares , which will bo scoured by a guarantoo of qix por cent . It is in contemplation to remove tho palaco to a sito at Sydonham , which , in the opinion of tho now propriotorfl . possesses peculiar advantages for tho purpose . A now lino of rails will be laid down to accommodate tho increased passenger traflio which tho attractions of tho building aro expected to create , and a short branch railway from tho mam lino will also bo necoHBary . It is further proposed , by a branch , to connect tho South Western lino with tho building , and thus to afford tho advantage of accoes from tho Londonbridgo . Bricklayers' Arms , Waterloo , and Vauxhall termini .
The Vienna correspondent of the Mornittf Gkron' i , writing on the 10 th of May , describes a ^ feast *» f ^ Northern vultures , in which the representative of th British lion participated , as follows :- — e The military parade , which is just over , wasi : a Vervmj- _ nificent affair . There were not more than twentvfn battalions on the glacis , and if We reckon 700 men ; as th ' maximum of each battalion , we have in round nunuWa force of 17 , 000 men , though to the unpractised : eye the * appeared to be double that number . The young Emtiero who was dressed this time in on Austrian untform com ' manded in person , and was on the ground half an hoi " before his illustrious guest . On the appearance of ttn Czar , the Austrian Emperor rode up to meet him ^ Jl sword abased . A splendid staff surrounded both ' sov < f reigns , as they subsequently galloped on the field side bv side . The ^ gerieral officer corps was represented by tha names of Windischgrata , Jellachich , and Schlichi and tw
Archduke Albert , who came up from Pestk oW pur pose to be present . Lord "WestinOrcland , attired as a British general officer , rode in the immediate suite of the monarehs . The whole world was out to see the show and wherever the Emperor of Russia passed a faint murmur of applause was heard—for , indeed , he is a fine specimen of the genus king . This token of approbation will doubtless be magnified into a " shout of enthusiastic applause-and welcome" by the Austrian chroniclers of the day , as it has been already within my hearing . The shouts I heard were certainly famt , and anything but general . His Russian Majesty has only once appeared in public—to the great disappointment of the people , who are most eager to get a good sight of him . His second visit to the theatre will bb to-night , after which , I hear , there is to be a grand military street-music serenade . To-morrow iiight , or at furthest Wednesday , he leaves for Prague .
There Are Now In London Some Hundreds Of...
There are now in London some hundreds of foreign refugees in a Very destitute state— -verging , in fact , on starvation . Their lamentable condition has excited the sympathies of the democratic party , and a number of gentlemen , among whom is Mr . Robert Le Blond , have formed a committee , and devised a plan for affording them relief by means of employment . It has been suggested that a register of the names of all refugees and their necessities should be made out j and in realizing this , it niay be stated , that at the breaking up of the last Cooperative soiree , several influential persons present seemed heartily disposed to lend a concurrent assistance . .
The "Reverend J. S. Burr, Of Exeter, Was...
The "Reverend J . S . Burr , of Exeter , was drowned on Tuesday in the sea . He had been bathing , and it is supposed was attacked by tho cramp . His dog was found watching the clothes of his master . Mr . Charles Dickens and his colleagues performed Sir Edward Lytton ' s new play in the Music-hall , Birmingham , on Wednesday andl Thursday . On the first occasion tho hall was full ; on the second , there was a falling off , but still a good number . . Yesterday morning , at a few minutes before three o clock , a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . Georgo Mowlincr , boot and shoemaker , No . 34 , Featherstone-street ,
City-road . When discovered by the police tho nro wa making such rapid progress that the inmates , consisting o Mr . and Mrs . Mowling , Mr . Flower , and two children , wero scarcely able to stand on the flooring on account of the intense heat , and the smoke . The neighbours wero running to and fro , endeavouring to procure ladders , but being unable tho poor creatures were expected every moment to fall into the flames . The firo-escape , howevor , came w sight , and was cheered by tho spectators . It was instantly placed in front of the burning property , when Elden , the conductor , mounted the same , and brought the whole five persons down in safety from tho top of the house .
The Following Copy Of A Letter From Geel...
The following copy of a letter from Geelong , written by a young carpenter to his friends in Norfolk , is pub < - lished in tho Times of this morning : — " Geelong , South Australia , Sen . 11 . "Deab Fatjikb and Mothkk , —Thank God , wo have had our health ever since we left England , and , ""* ™ God , wo aro in tho midst of abundance . Tins part is very pleasant and beautiful to the eyo—tho scenery «• v ™* noble : it istrenerally comfortably warm , and a clear aum » - biacK
uphore , with a cloudless sk } -. Tho soil is rich mou . » , on some placoa on tho tops of tho mountains six lect attji . It is donsoly wooded in tho valleys , and thinly scattered m the mountains , and has a noble park-liko appearaneo- ~ ui ° trees standing in clumps . It is now harvest-tuna , xt year tho formora have to got it in as they can , for w ^ ** got very little help . They offer SI . an aero tor rwW ' and cannot tempt any ono ; for it appears that every wan enn go and dig that in gold before breakfast ; and ,, tot mj port , I am earning from XI . to 2 J . per day . Iflm . f T » try my luck at tho diggings ; eomo who came out wnou did have mado thoir fortunes , and roturn homo By Home ship they oarno in . I have formed ono ot a F » J i ' our ; and have got almost all rigged and e * P f . ^ J some timo next week . In consoquenco ot "l 0 " ° j " fo [| r everything has become very dear . It costs a party . jj about 100 ? . for a . rood outfit . It is feared tho barvejt ww
not bo got in ; if not , it will make things very aow ^ - ^ There aro but very fow people in tlie town now , v » fow thoro are loft aro going to tho % ff » ngs ; ricU » n « i all go , and their wivea and families . My oWWwn , j « / wore thoro , would earn 11 , a-day . They orub in . m Jt and run in , ' Mother , mothor , I have found e « m ° k * " rl , » is euch a time na-you would hardly imagine . * « "i ^ after you bogging and praying , with tho mion"f , cr jc 9 hands , to have you do , work fcr thorn . Gold atocai aro mado ovory day , and in greater abundance . « Your affootionatoflon , „ TjahOll »
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Leader (1850-1860), May 22, 1852, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22051852/page/12/
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