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^ 92 THE LEADER. [No. 374, Satubday ,
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FRANCE. (By Electric Telegraph.) Paris, ...
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DENMARK. Tho Danish Government (says a c...
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SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1857.
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THE EIGHT TOWNS TAX. A cueious scene was...
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NEW SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRE SSION OF VICE...
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Last Night's Parliament. Leader Office, ...
sums , making a total of 447 , 436 ? . Her Majesty's privy purse was 60 , 000 / ., and , with the other allowances , the civil list amounted to 385 , 000 ? . George III . had not surrendered the whole of his hereditary revenues . It appears that above 6 , 000 , 000 / of his hereditary revenues were received by him , being one-half of the whole revenue , while no such sum had been received by her Majesty . George III . received for some time the whole revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall ; but , in the present reign , all above the expenses of the education of the Prince of Wales had been invested for his benefit . In former reigns , debts were incurred beyond the civil list , which were paid off by Parliament . The amount of such debtsin the reign of George III ., was 3 , 297 , 000 ? .,
, which were paid by Parliament ; so that , with his hereditary revenues and these extra grants , Georges 111 . received above 10 , 000 ? . beyond his civil list . George III . s consort had 68 , 000 ? . a year , while her Majesty s consort has only 30 , 000 ? . ; and allowances were also given to the children of George III . at an earfy period . ±± er present Majesty had been subjected to extraordinary expenses , such as her visit to the Emperor of the French for which she had asked no grant , as George IV . had done under similar circumstances . The Queen had also voluntarily subjected herself to a payment of Incomeof
tax of 6 , 000 ? ., and during the augmented war 15 , 000 ? ., a year . That being so , he thought that the provision he was about to ask appealed as well to the justice as the sympathy of the House . Her Majesty had incurred no debts ; and the civil list made no provision for the younger branches of the royal family , or for their marriages . He then cited the precedents of the Princess Royal , ' daughter of George II ., who married the Prince of Orange in 1734 , and received an annuity of 5000 ? ., with a dower of 80 , 000 ? . ; and of the Princess Royal , daughter of George III ., for whom a similar provision was made . It was proposed to follow these two
precedents , but to alter the proportion which the annuity bore to th , e dower . They would therefore propose an annuity of " 8000 ? . a year , and a portion of 40 , 000 ? . Mr . Roebuck moved an amendment to the effect that provision be made for the Princess Royal by a fixed sum . Mr . "Williams supported the amendment . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the amendment did not specify any sum , and he thought it a better bargain for the taxpayers of the country to pay than to
an annuity for the life of the Princess Royal lay down a large sum at once . Annuities of 90 , 000 ? . a year had been granted to members of the royal family during the present year ; but annuities amounting to 256 , 000 ? . had also ceased . —Lord John Russell approved of the proposition of the Government , and urged its acceptance by the House . —Mr . Roebuck said the proposed annuity might be calculated at a capital sum of 216 , 000 ? . He still argued for the adoption of a fixed sum . —Mr . Bass supported the motion .
Mr . Disraeli strongly advised that the House should come to a unanimous vote on a great question like this . Mr . Coninqham supported the amendment . —Mr . Roebuck , however , withdrew it ; and that part of the motion granting an annuity of 8000 ? . was agreed to . The Chancellok of the Exchequer moved to g « into committee of supply to consider the grant of 40 , 000 ? . Sir George Pechell interposed with some remarks on the Cuban Slave Trade ; hut the motion was at length agreed to . The Houso then went into committee of supply on the Naval Estimates , which occupied the rest of the sitting .
^ 92 The Leader. [No. 374, Satubday ,
^ THE LEADER . [ No . 374 , Satubday ,
France. (By Electric Telegraph.) Paris, ...
FRANCE . ( By Electric Telegraph . ) Paris , May 22 nd . Pkince Napoleon has just returned from Germany . The operations against Kabylia commenced yesterday . French troops number 2 G . D 00 men . A desperate resistance ia expected .
Denmark. Tho Danish Government (Says A C...
DENMARK . Tho Danish Government ( says a contemporary ) has aont a reply to the two last notes addressed to it by tho Governments of Austria and Prussia respecting the Duchies of Holstcin and Lauonburg . Tho reply is laconic . It simply says . that tho King of Denmark , desirous of taking into consideration , tho representations made to him b y Austria and Prussia , will convoke tho States of tho Duchies of Holstoin and Lauenburg towards tho end of next August . Tho Danish note ia dated 18 th of May .
Crystal Palack.—Return Of Admissions For...
Crystal Palack . —Return of admissions for nix days ending Friday , May 22 . 18 C 7 , including season ticket holders , 22 , 782 . Mr . Blandfoud . —Two of tho presumed murderers of Mr . Blandford , tho English gentleman killed at Naples , have boon arrested . One admits having dealt a blow at Mr . Blandford . Chapman v . Van Toll : Van Toll v . Chapman . — Sir Frederick Thoaigor , with whom was Mr . 'Hawkins , moved in tho Court of Queen ' s Bench , yesterday , on tho part of Mr . Chapman , an attorney , ut Richmond , for rules for new trials in tho above causes , which woro tried boforo Lord Campbell at Westminster in tho course of last wook , and of which tho main facts woro related in our previous issue . Tho Court granted a rulo to nhow cause .
Notices To Correspondents. The Mafcheste...
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . The Mafchesteb Aet Tbeasttbes Exhibition . — The third letter of our special correspondent will appear in our next . Philo-Homo . — Pressure of matter , during : the Parliamentary season , often , precludes the insertion of letters not bearing strictly on matters of fact . Our Glasgow friend seeni 3 to suffer under the sayings of " Candide . " It taay console him to know , however , that another Edinburgh correspondent thinks the account so faithful that none but a Scotchman could have written it . "The Memoirs of St . Simon . "—A notice of these volumes is unavoidably postponed until next week .
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No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence "Whatever is intended for insertion must bo authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of his good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . It is impossible to acknowledge tho mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted , it is frequently from rea sons quite independent of the merits of tho communica tion .
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Saturday, May 23, 1857.
SATURDAY , MAY 23 , 1857 .
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There Is Nothing So Revolutionary, Becau...
There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world lsby thevery law of its creation m eternal progress . —De . Aesoib .
The Eight Towns Tax. A Cueious Scene Was...
THE EIGHT TOWNS TAX . A cueious scene was enacted in the House of Commons on Tuesday last . There were four hundred and ninety-two members present , including the Speaker , and four hundred and eighty-seven voted on Mr . Pagan ' s motion for the " abolition of ministers' money in Ireland . Forty-six members paired off on the same question , so that five hundred and thirty-eight of our legislators took part in the verdict of the evening . The debate was of unusual warmth ; but the volleys of cheers that brolce from side to side of the House could not be said to have arisen from any
special interest felt in the question whether eight Irish towns should contribute 12 , 000 Z . a year to the support of Protestant pastors . The question itself lies in a narrow compass . The Protestant clergy of Dublin , Cork , "YVaterford , Limerick , Clonmel , Kilkenny , Drogheda , and Kinsalc , being unprovided with funds to pay themselves , have been accustomed , under legislative sanction , to tax the Catholics for that purpose . Indeed , there were scarcely any Protestants to tax : and the princip le of tho
Establishment required that there should be ministers whether or not there were congregations . The Ecclesiastical Commission in Ireland , however , having a vast surplus , and very few Catholic Irishmen having a surplus of any kind , Mr . Fa a an 1 ms for some years busied himself in obtaining tho concurrence of tho Government in lu ' s opinion , that the Protestants having a general revenue , amply sufficient for their necessities , it is inexpedient to extort a special tax from tho eight Catholic towns . Ilia idea seems particularly reasonable when it is considered that tho eight
towns refuse to pay on domand . Thoro are soven suits pending in tho Exchequer , and the litigants aro utterly in the dark . Ministers ' Money amounts , in fact , to no ra / oro than a source of acrimony and vexation ; Mr . Fag an proposes to abolish it ; Lord Pai-mebston consents \ but that is not tho reason why nearly five hundred members of Parliament nHHmnbled in tho Houso of
Commons on Tuesday evening . For tho Tories , it was tho first opportunity of tho session ; but they woefully miscalculated and
mismanaged their strength . The Liberals mustered three hundred and thirteen votes the Tories a hundred and sevent y-four The new members were present in great force . Among the stock traders in legislation on the Tory side , the oratory was confided to Mr . Napier , Mr . Whiteside Sir Frederick Thesiger , and Mr . "Walp ' ote Lord John Russell , Lord PalmeestoV Sir George Gre y ; , and Mr . Hoksman proved how far the debating talent of the
"Whig party preponderates over that of the Opposition . There was a regular engagement on the floor and in the lobbies ; ]\ Ir Disraeli seemed remarkably eager , although he reserved his lungs for the distention ^ f the following day at Newport Pagnell . Vast efforts had been made to bring the partv together ; with Mr . Disraeli voted the silent ancients of his creed—Yoeke , "Wynn , Pe ^ . kant , jSTeeld , Emltn , Buller , Boldeho , and the rest of that familiar cohort ; but Sir Bttlwer Ltttok , giving countenance to the
report that he is a rebel in the camp , stayed away . Evidently , the energies of the faction had been strained to make a respectable appearance at the real opening of the political campaign , and the Tories produced a hundred and ninety-nine names , including pairs , to contrast with the three hundred and thirtyeight of the Liberal party . AVith respect to the absence of Sir Bulwer Lytton , ^ may have been for no political reason ; but it is far from being a secret that he resents the nominal leadership of Mr . Disraeli . Nor is he the only obstinate
member of the Carlton Club . Lord Malmesbttry has recently proved unmanageable . A section is falling off at Mr . Bentinck's instigation . No one can persuade the Earl of Derby that there is any hope for him or his friends , or even that public affairs are of much consequence to him , as a man and a peer . Fraco re fa forte rjentefraca . A weak leader makes a weak party . Not a few of the Tories concur with the idle Earl . Why should they he eager to
baffle the Government , with no chance of retaining office themselves ? Mr . Disraeli , of course , has his schemes , and a variety of vain or needy gentlemen , old and young , are ready to back up in behalf of their own pretensions ; but what would be the activity of the opposition , if there were not a band of Tory lawyers yearning for the woolsack and the other law appointments in the gift of the First Minister ? The party debate on Tuesday
brought forward Toryism for the first time this session , and exposed its weakness . Lord Palmebston was accused of bargaining with Mr . Pagan for tho support of the Irisli members , but he replied with perfect justice , that ho was independent of it , and he might have added that every Minister has a right to conciliate support by salutary and tiincy concessions . The tax has boon unlmrly levied in tho eig ht Catholic towns , and its absoluto repeal ia an act of simplo justice .
New Society For The Suppre Ssion Of Vice...
NEW SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRE SSION OF VICE . The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill will , if passed , establish at once a bad law , and a tn-eafc improvement . In comparison with tho present law , it is wisdom ; viewcu by itself ; or in comparison with whnt ^ ifcougni to be , it is folly . As it has come from tie hands of its authorit is full of tho old lea * < m
, of absurdity . What does it dot / CB VJ Wishes a new Court of Marriage , with an mclesiastical Court Judge at its head , taken from tho Prerogative Court ; adyocatea ml proctors from tho same ecclesiastical rouu . and it is to act upon tho pnnc . p los ol j « . Ecclesiastical Court . So far , bad . ^ V of proceedings aro to bo vivd voce ; inatiuo
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Leader (1850-1860), May 23, 1857, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23051857/page/12/
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