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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. V , —•—¦ . Monday, June 2UC cAkubmvxa&sgholm, and hawick rajlwat bill. % *^&^^^£^£F^J™ agreemenfct;witri tlie contractors were so objectibnable that they oaght riot to be countenanced by Parliament a^^t iti^ate not expedient to pro ceed further ^itU ie ¦ „ _ *: ' :^ GO vERB(ktENT of india. TKe Earl of MA'tMESBUJ**, in reply to a questitm put by the Marquis of Lansdown^on tlie previous Friday ^^T ^^l^S^^^^ 1 ^ nfc of India affirmed b
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The Government Of India Bill No. 3 Is Be...
of Oxfokd , the rapidity with which some of the causes in the new Divorce Court are disposed of is subject for alarm . Nine causes , it , appears , were got through-hi :, one day , one of which only occupied the Court eleven minutes ; upon which La . rd Redesdaib concludes tl ^ tbe *^ i 3 da » g $ t ^ « $ incaution in the treatment , of uiSopposed c ^ usepj \ and consequent loss of public resect for the de 0 j & sioiis of the Court . Lord CAMSteiaii protest ^
stoutly against such ^ qj » nclu » i ^ , and lord ^ QiaaarivoiiTU well said that the advantages of this speedy way of disposing of the business of the Court , were very clear , so long as there did not appear to be any undue haste . And that is surely the only question . Lord Campbell declares that full justice was done in every one of the cases referred to , and the country will be content to trust in his word . The dread of tliose who think with Lord Redesdalje
and the ISishop of Oxfoiid is , that the Court will be subject to the impositions of collusion if it adjudicates too rapidly ; but it was never pretended that the slo . vver procedure of the House of Lords entirely secured it against collusion ; there is , therefore , no new cause of alarm originated by the practice of the new Court of ; Divorce . "We are past the days of Eldon , when it was thought that Justice must be slow in learning her own mind .
The case of the Bloodhound , paddle-wheel steamvessel , which has lately returned from tlieWest Coast of Africa to be paid off , illustrates the extreme difficulty of the duty which has to be performed by our slave-protecting . squadron . It appears that , on tlie 14 th of September last , the Bloodhound was riding at anchor olFQuilta , when anaked negro was seen swimming towards her , and by the aid of a boat was taken on board . The man ' s account of hiinselt was , that he was u native of the -British ' settlement
at Cape Coast Castle ; that he had been engaged to serve as steward on board an American ship called the Thomas Watson , but that he had been smuggled on board the ship without the permit of the British Governor being obtained ; and that while he was on board lie had heard from the cook that the captain had sold him as a slave to one of the passengers , a Spaniard ,, one of the crew of a slaver which had been captured , and condemned ; and that , after being flogged and bound for attempting to escape , he had succeeded in reaching' the Bloodhound . The commander of the Bloodhound went on board tho
American vessel and claimed the wages due to the negro . The American captain , after temporizing lor a day or two , refused to pay the money claimed ,, but demanded to have the negro returned as a deserter . The cpnirriander of the Bloodhound , finding that there vas no chance of bringing the-American to tcrtns , ordered his ship to be taken to Sierra Leone , ior the opinion of the Judge-Advocate . The decision of the judge was , that as the Thomas Watson ' was an American ship , lie liad no authority to inferferb in the matter . The Thomas "Watson
was , therefore , allowed to proceed to the port ' of her destination , and' on a representation ^ uulc by the American Coiisiil to live Commandcr-iii-Chicf of the stati 6 ii , 't 1 ie BlooAlibuiid was ordered home , The Government , therefore , docs not' sanction the Eng- " lish eornnVaiidcr's' vmtii' to module uctwceu an American captain audlus crew , or to act as a sort of floating county court . A further illustration' oT tlic difficulty that besets every oiic oC our dbal \ ng-a with the slave question is furnished by the cftso of tl ' io Itegina Cceli , even tlve facts of which arb' sb cbmMicatcd wi ' tii '' doubts and contradictions ; thaii it is jicxtio impossible to come at' the MsbluM frutii . Tiie explanation given by the French GbvevjirtYerit ; to tiotd MtakEsBijin : seems to make it appcrtr that tlie intcrfcrenco of ilfe Br % 3 h vessel wto illegal , jihd that th ' o bracks cm bo ^ d ' ilili ^ BygintrCtpli , so far ' fibril being Kidnapped ^ v ^ 6 , V 6 r ^© o /^ /^ emi ' gr »; 'Knii > pccl witli the kh 6 We'a ^ B bO-hfe-Libcriah authorities . ' Wp 4 mvo'iip ' ard the last , it is ' to bo hoped , not oitlpof iho ' yi'byeoulidba'ih connexion with ' tlio W-
tempt on < tJie life of the' Emperor Napoleon , hut of aLl such jfroseetitioais as those directed by the State against ^ lffiEessrsvT ^ . u'Ei . ovE and Tschoiizewski . The & c booksellers had only to declare that they had no intention to promulgate the doctrine of assassin ^ tion , wa & "the : ATXORN 3 or-Gr » NfeEAi 4 cousiaiitfetfc to a verdic & of " not . guilty . "' Sounds the tragi-comeAy . Tlia ; ' . stater of the TSttnnes . is at the presemt [ motneiiftv //^ . tfb . ^ io ..- Nbt ojalty is ParliaJoaktit tlu-eatenfctMviitffi overkurow , bu ^ AviUi it t liet lijghest Law Courts in the country . There is no withstanding' the persistant attacks of the omnipotent miasma . When a-Piime Minister is laid up , and a Chancellor of the Exchequer almost prostrated by the foul stench that permeates every chamber ,
hole , and corner of the two Houses ,. there is—at last—some hope that a remedy for the long tolerated intolerable evil will be earnestly sought and found , The proper drainage of London , with the purification of the Thames , cannot much longer remain a question of rival plans , or of . more orfess expense . The cost of a new plague of London would be considered much greater than the three , four , or five millions , of pounds which the necessary preventives are estimated to cost . And there must be no delay , if the next , Lord Mayor is to have the honour of inviting Ministers to a banquet , in the Gity ; for there will he no-Ministers left ; to invite if the foetid breathings of the Thames are permitted quietly to poison them off .
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602 _ ____ JTjTE L JABJ ^ J ! L ____ __[ -No . 431 , June 26-1 S 58 .
Portbndio And Al.Nr£I>A.—Some Correapond...
Portbndio and AL . nR £ i > A . —Some correapond , enco relativo to a convention recently entered into between her Mnjesty arid the Emperor of the French , relative to Portemlic and Albroda , hus just been published by ordel * of tlic House of L (» rds . It refers to a petition from the French merchants and traders applying for admission to the cons ting trace , from point to point in the Gambia river , the praye * of which lias been granted . The bill for modifying the . Customs Act of 'Ji ' tfth and 17 th Victo ) fu t . c « p . 107 , bo as to maintain the convention intact , was explained by tlio Secretary of State for the Colonies bn Monday nighf , when the House of C 6 mmohs gave it a second readme ; .
KfJHSiAif MuncANTiMi : Stkam F ^ bt . —The " Russian Steam Trading and Navigation Company" are rapidly incrensinft th'cu- lll ' aclt Sea and' kcdit ' drrarie ' an ¦ flcot , which-now numhet-h tirti ' ty of forty fXtll ptowcrcd scrow gtoanierB of . largo papncHy - . The . last ftdditiosi to this Meet ha » just been lVnished on the Mersey , and - \\ 'n 9 con * strueteil by Mr , John Laird at his new works at Birk ' enhe iid . Slid ib rtamed tile EmpoVor Alexander , iihd' ig tlio necond screw steumshlp of 1100 tons and 350-horse power b , uUt for tha ( . cflmpnuy by Mr . JLaird . On Satur day , the Einporo-r Alexander made a trial trip in the Channel ' , haVing 6 n boaVd" n full lortd , corislatUng ' of ( JOO * on « df doad wWght ,- MritU ¦ rt'AWftttMlcs 1 full « ha stoVca . She attained an average spood of thirteen and a quarter I ^ W lls * *) ri about , fifteen mlleq nn bout-, which , being' fully loaded , ia cpnaidcred highly aatlef « c ^ ov 3 t .
in the cs ^ blishment were . near it . At'flie village of .. Hayfield , the foundations and back walls of five of the' houses were washed nwav , us were also the pigsties and other outbuildings , and all the soil and produce of the gardens . The cottagers raised screams for help , and the greater part of their furniture was lost or destroyed . The whole of the -weir , mill-wheel , and framing of" Ned ' s Mill" were carried away , and not a vestige of them was afterwards to be seen . All the crops on the banks of the river Etherow have been -washed away ; large stones , many feet long and of immense weight , havo also been dinlodged and carried off , and the rocky bed of the stream has been lowered about four feet by the force of the flood .
into the the reservoir overflowed and formed a current by the side of the works , and washed away the old " carf-rou . d and footpath . ' At Haylielcl Print-works , belonging to Messrs . J . Monteith and Co ., the flood rose several feet above the- ground floor , but without doing much damage to the works , or their contents . A small bridge was washed three-quarters of a mile a-way from the place , and a little stream .-which supplied tlie mill had its course completely reversed by the level of . its bed being altered by the force of the flood . Tlie laboratory and Icitchen gardens were greatly damaged . The works at the Bircli-vale l rint- » nill were atopped by the flood , and many articles
Floods in Derbyshiris . ^—• The extensive district called the Peak of Derbyshire was visited , on the Thursclity and Fiiilay of last week , by a succession of the most violent storms ever witnessed ill that part of the country . The rain fell in torrents , appearing in some cases like sheets of water , and all the v alleys and low grounds were more or less flooded by the sudden descent of immense volumes of water from the hills . At Kinder and Hayfield , in the High Peak , large trees were toin up by the rootsj and carried several miles away , and some bridges were thrown down by the flood current . The erops , also , suffered ¦ '' severely . ' . At Kinder Printworks , the property of Mr . ; J . A . Turner , 31 . P .,
Imperial Parliament. V , —•—¦ . Monday, June 2uc Cakubmvxa&Sgholm, And Hawick Rajlwat Bill. % *^&^^^£^£F^J™ Agreemenfct;Witri Tlie Contractors Were So Objectibnable That They Oaght Riot To Be Countenanced By Parliament A^^T Iti^Ate Not Expedient To Pro Ceed Further ^Itu Ie ¦ „ _ *: ' :^ Go Verb(Ktent Of India. Tke Earl Of Ma'tmesbuj**, In Reply To A Questitm Put By The Marquis Of Lansdown^On Tlie Previous Friday ^^T ^^L^S^^^^ 1 ^ Nfc Of India Affirmed B
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . ¦ ' ; ' ' '¦ » ' ; Monday , June 2 ls £ CAKXJD 8 I ^ BVi . A & SaHOLM , AND HAWICK KA 1 LWAY BILL In the HoOSfe o » Loit » s , lord Pokiiian reported from the comrnktieithat- the facts developed respecting the agreementstwitli die contractors were so objectionable that they oaght riot to be countenanced by Parlia ment ' and tliat it ^ ate not expedient to proceed further' - with the billft-v " ; .. ; ¦'¦'¦ ¦ ¦ . ' _ : ¦'¦[ - . ' ¦ rffft GOVERBrtHENT OF LNDIA . TKe Earl of MA ' tMESBui ** , in reply to a question put by the Marquis of 1 ' Lansdawn ^ on tlie previous Friday evening , stated-tKut the Government did not intend to lay on the table the resolutions relating to the govern-
ment of India affirmed by the House of Commons . They had been made the foundation . of a bill , and tilt * whole question could be better discussed when that measure earner regularly , before tUeir Ixmlships . He hopetlthe ; bill would cr > mernf * from ; the , other House in tirte tb ' take-the seco . id ' reading by the second week in July—The Marquis of 1-ansdowne said he had asked the question only from a wish that the discussion should be delayed as little as possible . —Earl Gran-viule and Earl Grey concurred in the opinion that the course taken by the Government was very inconvenient ; and might prevent the bill passing through the House of Lords this sesssiori ; but they would not offer anv oppositionto the nnode of proceeding decided on by the Go ^ - vernnient .
STANDING ORDERS . Lord Re » ksi > ax . b moved the ad-option of a standing order to the effect that , in the cas-e of any claim to a peerage in abeyance , all the expenses attending the taking and printing of the evidence shall be borne by the claimant , and shall be paid by him from time to time whenever the clerk of the Parliament shall deliver to liim or to his agents an account of such' charges , or any portion of the same . ^ -The mo tion was agreed to . EMIGKATION FROur HOJJG-KONQ jiND CHINA TO TIIK BRITISH WEST IN 13 IE 8 .
The Bishop of OxFoi «» moved for papers hearing on the exportation of coidies' from" Hong-Kbrtg and . the ? Chinese Empire to the British Wes 4 Indies , and to foreign countries and their possessions . His Lordship said be feared that the slave-trade was growing up on the boider settlements of the colony of Natal , and that in ' Hon" --Kong the traffic had assumed the form of ! a practical evil . Ho referred to reports that had reached this country 5 a support of this statement , and trusted that the papers for which he asked would lie granted . They should now- be doubly careful that such a sin should not be-brought upon them . They should not be rendered unable to argue with France , on the subject of the'slave-trade , by the fact of France being able to turn round upon them and ask : — ' * What have you been doing' yonxself in your dependency at Hong-Kong ?"
flie Earl of Carnarvon said lie had no objection to produce the papers . . The emigration from Hong-Kong consisted of two branches—namely , the ernignition to the British colonies , and the emigration to foreign possessions . When the coolies wero transported to a British colony , every security was afforded them , and every preparation made for their safety and comfort ; but , when they werb sent to foreign possessions ; they could not afford them the same protection , and instances' had occurred where they had been treated with great cruelty . —Lord Bboughah considered that the « nly course to take was the absolute and instant prohibition of the traffic . —The Earl of Clarendon suggested that , if the papers dating from 1863 were obtained , they would be exceedingly interesting . — -The Earl of Mamiksbuuy said that there could be no objection to produce the papers ; and the motion was agreed to . Tlio House adjourned at ten minutes past sdven .
• she ca ' ndace . In the House ok Commons , in answer to Mr . GravK , Mr . IIknjlisv said it was true that this unlortnuute ¦ tassel w ' as rim dbWii by a'Dutdi ship bound for liaia - - yia , and-that as many as seven pbVsdtis , including- tlio captain , were drowned . He was hifornned' thnt this jnattcr would form tl » o subject of legal investigation , and it was , therefore , ; not iht ' ehtVe ' cl to institute inquiryj by thb Bbutd of Trade , -ftrntclv ntufct bo Whs cothjil ' tite tliuti fnhuhy by a court of ! law .
THE AftWY . In ¦ answer to questions' front Gojonel Noivwi i and' General VVyndham , General PiiEi . said it was hia intention thnt every class of ollicora who considered themselves iig - gricvea by the vr ^ ri-aiu * of OcitoWr , IBM ; s liouM' lirfv . ; an opportunity of having tljoir ca & ba conskJbnxl by t'hft <; ominifiaion , and he understood from thocommisBioiicrs that an immense inass of documentary evidenco had been luid befoTe th 6 m . They dTd n ' ot hrWnd 1 to t ' nko' rfny Verbal evidence ; but he thouglit , if thai Iron , anil gallant Colonel looko < l to' the nuinoa of the odnnniKBioneirf , ho Would find thoy . Svpi'o fully cornpotcnt to- invostignio the jnibjecf . The r 6 f > ort would be prc & tinttift nTmost ii ^ mcr-Uiat 6 ly . ft wite n « t intohqed to' sW » pond Iho oiioratJctn of tlio warrantf .
Tkm bououoh «^ nlti . * A 6 T . Replying to Mr . Maoart . nky , Lord Naas htaU-d that ^ ho Government proposed , « u soon as poaflibli * , to issue n
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Leader (1850-1860), June 26, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_26061858/page/2/
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