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British subjects and abolition of constitutions . Hanover has followed close upon Tuscany in the series of royal abrogations . Now that the blaze , and the ^ smokitv and the dust of the Champ de Mark ; # p > tto » 'JWaclart have cleared away , and the ecnoes ^ < if . the hblloSlf pageant are silent , Louis Napoleo * | s not found to be getting on very satisfactorily , anrilis reported to have entered on desperate , caiitees . Lionhearted Lamoriciere , li ^ fe" the tfMrire dark and ?
bitter Changarnier , has flung the gauntlet of defiance in the face of the " perjurer : " in spite of the graceless indulgence shown to Arag ©> numbers of professors have thrown up their offices ia disgust at the slight offered to the old astronomer at first y numbers of the gentry openly hesitate dislike of the enacted " allegiance" ; and the soldiers at the Feast of
Eagles are said to have been more than coolsarcastic and pert . A grand' tribute must be paid to that beloved army , " and the Khibe provinces are to be the sop . But how to get them ? In the first place , to try the asking for them , under the threat that , in case of failure * France will mutiny , and that then the threats of 1852 , which he * Louis Napoleon * averted on the 2 nd of December , will still be realized . In case of refusal
—war the eagle marching to . seize the Rhine provinces , which would be almost as good . It is said that an Envoy has gone to Vienna- to propound these peremptory hints . Whether the adventurer really contemplates such a ruse or not , we would advise Mr . Wyld and his brother geographers not to hasten the * publication of any
new map of Europe on an extensive scale ; for 1852 * is not half over yet . But the Czar , attended by Nesselrode , ( the veteran Redtapeocrat , whose name has passed into a—pudding , ) is beating up the holy alliance at Vienna and BerHn , * for the main tenance of those treaties which have been worse than waste paper since the siege of Antwerp , and the political extinction of Cracow .
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THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT ^ PBOGEES 8 OF THE MILITIA "BTLt . MiNiSTEEiAii success continues , not without let or hindrance certainly , ; but without abatement , in the direction of the Militia Bill . On Monday night , in the face of the most implacable opposition , they advanced the Bill in committee to the 16 th clause , about which , as it contains the wedge-point compulsory clauses , there was a deal of fighting . The first stand made by the minority was upon that part of the 14 th clause which requires , volunteers to take the oath imposed upon men raised b y ballot . The objectionable point , fastened on by Mr ,. BaiaHT , was that the oath in question "bound a mil & iaman to servo in any part of the United Kingdom . To tl-iis-it was replied by Lord Palmebstow , the Home Se < obetaby , Lord John Russell , and others , that the ! oath facilitated the interchange of English and Irish militia , and also enabled Government to post a stronger militia force in Ireland in case of a threatened Irish - invasion . Ultimately , however , Mr . Bbight ? , who had been supported by Mr . HtrjiE and Mr . Mw-neb OiBsoaj , saw reason to withdraw the motion he had , made on . the subject , and the clause , as also clause 16 , was agreed- to . The opposition had hitherto been confined to words . On the next clause , the 16 th , being proposed ; they proceeded to acts , no less < thm six divisions' taking place on tto clause , and on each ,. wifcJi . ono exception , it will be seen that Government had largxj majorities . Mr . Cuabticiub began the battle by ; - moving that tho words " shall be raised by ballot , " 1 ) 0 struck out , thus entirely stripping the Bill of its compulsory character . His argument was , tlutfe as Government did not intend to enforce the ballot until tho voluntary system had been fairly tried , it was- absurd' to retain tho words : especially when thoir retention ) was the
mainspring of the obstruction to « m > passage of tho 'Hill . In the short debate which ensued , tho argument above cited was expressed in a variety of ways by Mr . I ' jsto , Mr . Ewabt , Mr . W , J . Fox , Mr . Geobge Hudson , Mr . Cardwjju .,, Sir Fkancis Bahing , Mr . Wakmsy , and Mr . Geaoit . These gentlemen nearly nil declared thnt they would prefer increase of tllo standing army to tho admission of what Mr . Pcto called the ; " princijjte of conseriptionv' " Why not / increase tho standing armyP" it is notable , was tho refrain of most , of those speeches . Govorninent vws tamely supported—Mr , & IPSTEY Hubbhm ? being , the
only non-ministerijitsni ^ nB !^ df ; and when the Committee divdtfbd theAe Wtere—For Mr . Chartejjill amendment ; 110 ; against it , 127 . Majority igainst the amendment , 17 . f Having ^ tl ^/ ifatoL'bwly escape * <» the threshold « $ ift » clause ^ Mni 8 ttt »» were dortfiwed 6 > eflcountg * Ave dlfiier divis ^ Hs . ifefe W . J . FOES '; moved a provisQ ^ toi jjrtift a stin | # into <' ' $ & . compulsfcicy clau & e , by throwifcgf tfflaS ! hurdeiM of seritfee on the fdvileg *! ' classes . He ? ritoxred thaflv « no * feMm . shall W liable id compiilscM ^ military serv ^ teftbae name 3 » not « SiShe registrsitffeti list as an elector for some borough , city , or county /' Ministers replied by two sets of arguments . Mr . Waipole showed that the proviso raised a much forger questronr fifiaa ; it could BettTe . Were aff
persons who served in any force entitled to a voter Were ; persons who had conscientious scruples , not only forbidding them i ^ o enter military servieei or to contribute taxes for the support of military bodies , entitled to exemption on that ground ? The Attobney-Geiteeal was more frank . He opposed argument to argument . He laid it down that a great distinction subsisted between civil and political rights . All were entitled to the same civil rights-, but the constitution only entrusted political rights in the hands of av few . At the same time all men were interested in the defence of their common country . Mr . Hume opposed the proviso on similar grounds ; and after a little discussion it was : negatived without a division .
Incidentally , however , Mr . MirarEB Gibson * extracted from Mr . Walpole a list of exemptions * " They were , 1 st , peers of ParKamentj 2 nd , persons serving in . other forces- of the Crown ; 3 rdy officers on halfpay ; 4 th , commissionedofficers who had served four years in the militia ; 5 th , resident members of either university ; 6 th , clergymen ; 7 th , persons licensed to teach in separate congregations ; 8 th , constables and peace officers ;' 9 th , articled clerks and apprentices ; 10 th , seamen and seafaring men ; 11 th , persons , employed in her Majesty ' s dockyards , & c . ; - iSffi , / persons- free of the Cbmpaay of Watermen ; 13 th , axiy poor man having more thant one child born in wedlock . "
The rest of the debate turned upon this list , and several provisos were moved and rejected successively . Sir Heitby Wh-xoughby moved , as a proviso , that no married man be drawn by ballot , and no tinjnairried man except between the age * of 20 and 25 , on the ground that the * burden of maintaining the wives and families of the poor men who served would fall on the owners of the soil . A discussion followed , and oil a division there were—
-For the proviso , 53 ; against it , 159 ; Majority against the proviso , 106 . Mr . M . GfBSON then moved a provision" in the following terms : —" Provided , that no person carrying on the occupation of . a schoolmaster or teacher in any school or other place of instruction for a livelihood shall be liable to serve in the militia raised under this act . * ' The committee divided , and the numbers ¦ were— For the proviso , 86 ; against it , 164 ; Majority against the proviso , 78 .
Mr . Milnek Gibson next moved that peer * be not exempt . It was objected that no notice of thig motion had been given . Lord Paisiebston did not know why peers were exempt , and recommended that the whole question of exemptions should be deferred until next session , when the promised consolidated bill was brought in . A division ensued . For tlie proviso , 96 ; against it , 162 ; Majority against it , 66 . Mr . Wakxjsy attempted to exempt " legally qualified" medical practitioners , but the House seemed unwilling to meddle with tho list , for on a division there
were—For Mr . Wakley ' s proviso , 77 ; against it , 167 ; Majority , 90 . i The next mover of a proviso was Mr . PjjtO ; He moved to add at proviso to the clause , that no person belonging to the Society of Friends , or , Quakers , should be liable to bo drawn or colled , on to serve . On a division he was defeated . For the proviso , 79 ; against it , 156 ; Majority , 77 .
Tins' brought tho opposition to a close as far as attempts to amend the clause were concerned . ' But Mr . Waki-by objected to going forward with the clause . It ' had not teen sufficiently , discussed . ( Oh , oh !) Ho should move that the Chairman do report progress- The Chastobixob of tho Exohequbb characterized this us an " almost factious proceeding . *' Mr . Bbightt replied . The Government had got but a bare majority when all the gentlemen in tfhito waistcoats now present were gone to dinner , and he wished to take a division on tho principle of the clause in a . flrush house . Ho did not intend to take any factious proceeding ; ( Oh , oh I ) and looking back to tho course hon . gentlemen opposite had tttkon ill past years , tho conduct pf han . members on the opposition
side of . the Joi * mm bear a very feir compari *™ with tW * f ! tlwSe whtf now sat on the iSS benches ; -M 4 psjosed ' to take a division on th ballot in a ftem norae , and therefore supported th motion . /; ; i ' : ^ . ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ . » : ¦ ¦ . . .. .- ¦ . ¦ : ¦ The | house di « r ^ ed ! , when the numbers ^ were—- iWthWftidtiori , 40 ; against it , l 79 ; . , Majotrifep jfor the Government , 139 *
Mrj WivuiMX-WtiJAJm then made a similar mo fionV -M * -, - € ^ S ^ OFci ^ aK > K' of th 6 Exchequer said ~ I « If tfc # horiatfrabt ^ gentleman thinks there is am ? chance of defeating thfe bill , I caii assure Mm he U mistaken . He may by the course he is taking mcon . venience the Government ; he may prevent the pro * gress of necessary legislation ; he may . prolong the " duration of this Parliament ; but this bill will nevertheless become law , " ( Loud cheers . )
The motion was then withdrawn , the clause wag agreed to , and the house resumed . The Committee was continued on Thursday , and the same opposition kept up by Mr . Mekneb Gibson and Mr . Bbight . There were four divisionsi Ministers carrying their clauses . by majorities of 45 , 3 . 7 ; ' 51 ,. and . 139 . There was another attempt made to exempt militiamen from corporal punishment , when npi oa regular service with the line , but it was unsuccessful .. The 28 th clause was postponed , on the suggestion of Mr . Bbight ; the remaining clauses agreed to ; the Chaibman reported progress , and obtained leave to sit again on Friday . ,
MB . BENNETT S GASBi Mr . Disraeli stated on Monday night the result of the Government inquiry as to the remedies which exist with respect to the alleged grievance relative to the institution of the vicar of Frome , He had applied to the law officers of the Crown , and had learned from them that , the issue of a royal commission of inquiry would be a violation of the Bill of Big-ht * . Therefore Government had felt if their duty to abstain from advising an inquiry of that kind . But from the same
source they had learned the only legal remedy . Any parishioner of Frome might appeal either to the bishop of the diocese where the alleged offence was committed , or to the bishop of the diocese in which the person allegcsd to have committed the offence holds preferment , and may" call upon those prelates to institute an inquiry . If a case > was made out , ii & b only tlose prelates , but the said parishioners , might call for a judicial inquiry . But the parishioners h « d not availed them selves of this means of redress , and until they had , and it had failed , Government would not interfere .
Mr . Hoesman stated that , according to BattersVi Catholic Directory , Ml . Bennett had iri July last entered into communion with the Chtirch of Rome . Was that true ? " If fhis statement were true , trBat redress was there , according to the construction of the lav contained in the speech of the right hon . gentleman P Supposing that ft commission were appointed by the Bishop of Batt and Wells , it must conmt , wjcording to the act of Parhanlent referred to , of five ; clergymen nominated by the bishop , so that the appeal would have to be made to the buhop , anj the judges to whom the appeal would be referred yrovia be nominated by him . That was the whole amount at redress which tho existing law afforded . " ( Hear , hear . )
Mr . Horsman gave notice that he would move for a committed to inquire into the truth of the statement he made a month ago . But on Tuesday Ministers dechnea to meet the House . At four o ' clock there were only tinny memberspresent ^ notonethoroug hMiinstotiuUflt among them , and there was » o Hou « e accordingly . ProMWy w » notice paper frightened the Chancellor of the Exoheq «« - Mr . Horsman ' s motion wa » not the only lion in W P « J : Mr . Matthew Forster intended to ask Mr . Uianm whether he said that the conduct of the waster engineers was " subversive of tho lawj" and Mr . Keynw had a motion oti tU paper resecting the » j *»\ w taking the duty on " home-mado spirits 5 n dob * which Lord Nat * found it convenient to evade .
COLONlAt htStiOPS' JBllt . Mr . Gladstone ' s bill is defeated for the Jrcsenj-Early on the Wednesday sitting Mr . G ^ ° 3 * ^ Je mated that , owing to the change in opinion una £ Tto by the Government renpecting it—having ; P T l Bupport tho aecond riding thW week * a K ?' having withdrawn that promfoe on Tuesday * - " ^ at a loss how to proceed , and he asked ft ™" * consider tho question . When tho order ot two j resuming the adjourned debate came before uw ^ Sir JoitN PAKiNOTOiT claimed tho right of » tft » i » view of the bill . . . , » . in »*» " Tho bill though brfef , and , at first BigM , « " ^ Bt , phrnsoology and onactmentB , w « b , when ol ^® tY t 0 ^ jcleone of tho most important measures xn * ty * l T A whicl | , to io
siaetloal matters over submittpd « » "" = i } , ^ step w " if pttSHedin its preflettt ft > htti ^ . * * J Jrtoin P ^ ww-ds change . wW , however deBired ^ JSW * $ were decidedly oppoied to the opinion of tfce giw
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Leader (1850-1860), May 22, 1852, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22051852/page/2/
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