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¦ No 505. Nov. 26, 1859.] THE LEADER. 12...
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telligence and loj'alty of the constabul...
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NAVAL AND MILITARY. Her Majesty's ship D...
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re-S*S"-i^m=ra=E»CPC«l" VOLUNTEER CORPS....
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Mr. James's Buibkhy Bill. Tim Hon. And L...
against Bribery , Treating , and undue Influence . . Whereas , notwithstanding the laws now in force for preventing corrupt practices in the election of member * to serve ia Parliament , such practices having been proved to be extensively resorted to by candidates , their agents , and other persons in their interest at such elections ; and whereas it is expedient that more stringent and effectual provision should be made by Parliament for the prevention of such corrupt practices , and for better securing the freedom of election : be it therefore enacted , by the Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty , by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons in this present Parliament assembled , arid by authority of the same , as follows : — Section I . That every person who shall in future be elected and returned a member of the House of Commons , shall , before he shall sit and vote after the choice of a Speaker by the House of Commons , make and subscribe at the table of the House the following declaration : — " I ^ AJB . ) do solemnly and sincerely declare that I , neither before , during , nor since my election for ( the county , division of a county , borough , university , cinque-port , as the case may be ) , have directly or indirectly , by myself , or any other person on my behalf , given , lent , or agreed to give or lend , or offered , or promised to procure , or to endeavour to procure , any money , or valuable consideration , or any office , place , or employment , to or for any voter , or to or for any person on behalf of any voter , or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote for me , or refrain from voting against me , at my said election ; nor have I paid , nor will I repayby myself , or by or through any other person , any sums of money corruptly given or promised by any agent or other person in respect of my election ; nor have I corruptly , by myself , or by , or with , or through any person on my behalf , or by any other ways or means , at any time , either before , during , or since my election , directly or indirectly given , or . provided , or caused to be given or provided , nor have I been accessory to , the giving or providing-, nor have I paid , nor will * I pay , wholly or in part , any expenses incurred for any meat , drink , or entertainment or provision to or for any voter in order to be elected , or for being elected , or for the purpose of corruptly influencing any voter to give or refrain from giving his vote at such election . Nor have I , directly or indirect ly , ' by my . sjlf , or by . any other person on . behalf , made use of , or threatened to make use of , ' any force , violence , or restraint , or inflicted , or threatened the infliction , by myself or by any other person , of any injury , damage , harm , or loss , or in any other manner practised intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such person to vote for ma , or refrain from voting against me , or on account of such person having voted at my said election ; nor have I impeded or otherwise interfered with the free exercise of the franchise of any voter at my said election . And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be- lieving tho same to be tnie . And ' by virtue of the provisions of an Act niade and passed in the 23 rd and 24 th years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , intituled * An Act to require from Members returned to serve in Parliament a Declaration against J 3 ribery , Treating , and undue Influence . ' " And sucli declaration anil subscription hereinbefore directed to bo made , shall be entered on a parchment roll , to be provided for that purpose , by the Cleric of the House and shall bo Mod and kept by him . Section 11 . And be it further enacted that any person who shall make and subscribe to any such declarntioil as aforesaid , knowing the same to be untrue in any material particular , sluill bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanour , and , upon conviction , shall bo liable to be imprisoned for miy term not ox- ceeding two yours , with or without hard labour , and be ineupablo of serving as a member in Parliament for over , » U toi \ ¦ " ¦ Section 111 . And be it further enacted that if any person who sliall in future be eleqted and re-, turned a member of tho JIouso of Cominons shall sit or vyto ns a member of such House before he shall have made and subscribed such declaration as afore- said , liie election shall bo void , nnd a new writ shall l » o issuod to elect another member in his room . ' .
¦ No 505. Nov. 26, 1859.] The Leader. 12...
¦ No 505 . Nov . 26 , 1859 . ] THE LEADER . 1289
Telligence And Loj'alty Of The Constabul...
telligence and loj'alty of the constabulary force of Ireland , that I would ask no better in the hour of trial than to cast my lot -with them . I have now only to give you , head-constable Crowley , your wellearned ' medal ,, and to wish you health , strength and happiness to wear it long . " His Excellency then fastened the medal on the breast of the recipient , and shook him warmly by the hand . The constabulary force having defiled , passed the Lord Lieutenant , marched back to their barracks , and the ceremony terminated . ¦
II- . — i 7 . j ¦ ' ii ¦ ' i * n ¦ IRELAND . Loud CUrlismq was present on Tuesday nt tho presentation of a modal and gratuity Loatowod upon a head constable of tho Cork constabulary on tho occasion of his retirement from tlio service . Tho constable having been called to tho front ,, his ISxcullenoy s ' uid , in tho course of his speech , " There arc some who think that we have shurp trials in store for us ) others have no such foavci , Come what may , we aro hi tho hands of n Higher Power , which , perhaps , we do not till enough remember . What I now have to say is , that I fuel such faith in tho spirit , iu-
Naval And Military. Her Majesty's Ship D...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . Her Majesty ' s ship Devastation , Capt . Baird , from the West Indies and North America , was last Saturday paid off at Woolwich . The men all mustered clean and happy , and expressed their readiness , if the opportunity offered , of again taking service under their gallant captain . The paying off the Devastation was notified in strong contrast to that of the Trident on the preceding Saturday , in a far less orderly condition , and subject to the censure of the examining officers . , The Royal Commissioners have again visited the
steam floating battery , Trusty , 14 , for the purpose of examining the effects of the shots on the iron ' -plated sides of that vessel on the occasion of the experiments made with the new description of shot fired from the Armstrong guns . The general opinion appears to be that , considering the severe effects of the shot pn the sides of the battery , that description of vessel would be of comparatively little use when exposed to the fire of the Armstrong guns . It is understood that no more floating batteries will be constructed .
The New Bombay Times says that Major-General Sir ¦ Ji Inglis , K . C . B ., has been appointed to a command in the Madras Presidency , and Colonel Somerset ,-72 nd regiment , Adjutant-General in the Bombay presidency . Another journal adds— " We are told , on authority which we hardly feel at liberty to doubt , that instructions were received from home by the last miil to commence the immediate absorption of the local army , by attaching the European battalionsto the
. regiments forthwith , as second , Queen ' s . The news is so startling an . l wholly unexpected , in view- of the determination with which the Parliament broke up , that we find it as difficult to believe the fact as to doubt the sufficiency of the source from which it comes to us . We nre told further that , thu native army is to p . iss forthwith under the immediate control of the Horse Guards , with a view , as is supposed , to its being eventually incorporated with the royal army also . " 19 state that
- j . . . Private letters , dated Shangai , Sept . , Admiral Hope was so far recovered from his wounds as to be able to walk , and that he had arrived at Shanghai on ji visit to Mr . Bruce . Officers have been employed in surveying the coast in the vicinity of the mouth of the I ' uiho , and a favourable position for the lauding of troops , by which the forts might betaken in the rear ,-and obviate the necessity of forcing tho river ' s mouth . A report was also prevalent in Shanghai at the time the letter was written , that the Chinese were engaged in raising some of the forts at thu entrance to the Peilio .
1 ^»^^^^^—^^— - journals pretend that Fecamp is to become a war port , and that surveys have been ordered with that view . We do not believe that there is any intention to create at Fecamp a greal maritime establishment similar to Brest or Cherbourg , but only a harbour of refuge capable of receiving men of war in case of need . " The iron-plated steam frigate Norniandie is progressing rapidly at Cherbourg , and is expected to bo launched next March . The dockyard authorities have , also received orders to lay down the keels oi two large transports for the conveyance of horses . They will have screws , and are to be large enough t . n acmmmndate 300 horse 3 " and as many men .
A redoubt has been erected by the Emperor ' s orders , and under his direction , at Poissey , within a Sunday trip of the Paris badaud , and the gunboats from Toulon and Cherbourg are about to be brought up the Seme in order to practice under the Emperor ' ^ eye . Mr . Sidney Herbert has issued a circular , expressing the determination of the War-office authorities to supply the disembodied regiments of militia with Enfield rifles . The Irish constabulary present a very valuable source whence additional strength may be drawn for the defence of the country . One of their own body says : — " They consist of about 12 , 000 fighting men , pronounced by the highest military
authorities to be the finest body in the world . In stature they rival tho household troops , and in strength , the power of enduring fatigue , and every other quality that constitutes' the soldier , they equal , if not excel them . And yet , as a military body to be used on a sudden emergency , they are utterly worthless . This deplorable inefficiency arises from the fact that while ' invasion ' ¦ is on every . tongue , the Government still suffers this force to be armed with a miserable popgun , incapable of projecting a bullet with any precision to a distance of more than twenty yards . The loyalty and courage of the Irish police are unquestioned , in
and their geographical knowledge of the counties which they are located would be of the last importance in case of a hostile invasion . Why , then , are they not armed with rifles . Were efficient arms once in the hands of the men , there are throughout the cgjjntry several military stations where the young , active / and intelligent constables of the force could be trained to ft knowledge and use of the rifle , and be thus fitted in a few weeks to become inii-uctors to iho L \ . iSc at largo ; r . n : l then , before the spring of the ensuing year would have passed away , the 12 , 000 men comprising the Irish police , with constitutions unshat'tered by intemperance or
excess , would be the unerring m Europe ,- as well as the most loyal and the best soldiers under the Crown .. " The first batch of European soldiers in India who accepted their discharge have arrived at home . Many of them have already rc-enlisteJ . re-S * S" -i ^ m = ra = E » CPC « l ¦¦¦¦ iinmiw
( ' ' ' The new screw steam frigate Immortalito , 50 , recently launched at Pembroke , is described by a naval plflcer as being the most beautiful model ever seen . She left early on Sunday afternoon , and unfortunately touched the mud off Woare Point , in MHfoi'd Haven , but got off again almost immediately . . . , The Ariadne , 2 G , screw frigate , just commissioned at Chatham , by Captain E , W . Vnnsittart , is very d
. j \ - * ~ nearly completed ia the shipwright epartment , but it will be swine time buforo slio will be out of tho hands of tho engineers . Several of the officers have already joined , ami , notwithstanding that she has only been commissioned a I'uw days , men are entering very fast , thia line frigate appearing to be a favourite -with > tho bluo-jackets and the captain yery popular . There is no doubt that'her requisite complement of 400 men will nil be obtained in a short time .
_ * * Her Majesty has conferred tho Victoria Cross on Lieutenant ( now Urwvot Major ) Samuel Hill Lawrence , Corporal William Oxenham , 32 nd Regiment , and Private William JDowling , 32 nd llogiment , for ucts of bravory performod at Lucknow during the lute rebellion . Wo have already mentioned , says the Momtour da VArmte , tho mission of Captain Bourgois , of tho French navy , to England , and wo now learn that ho lias purchased there , for tho Fronch Government , two splendid steam transports , tho European and tho IUicor , oaoh of 2 , 000 tons burden . The twonty-four iron gunboats now building expressly for operating in tho Chlnoso rivers will bo ombarkod on board tuosotwo vossola , which will sail for tlie Poiho In the beginning oi January . ' . Tho '/ W thus qualifies tho news that Fecamp is I to bo mftdo » war post ;— " Several provincial
Re-S*S"-I^M=Ra=E»Cpc«L" Volunteer Corps....
" VOLUNTEER CORPS . Most gratifying accounts are received from all parts of the country of the increase of numbers , and efficiency of the various corps . There can be little doubt that long before the spring there will be half a million at least of active marksmen , ready for any emergency , and the utmost care should now betaken by Government to make thq institution n permanent one . Every patriotic Englishman must sco tho national advantages to bo derived from fostering a tasto for athletic and military exorcises ; and wo thereforo trust that , with the cessation of alarms from without , our state of preparation may not tho less remain complote . An oxcollent suggestion is made by a correspondent of tho Times for . the formation of volunteer cavalry from the English foxhunlors . Those gontle-Wri with their high spirit , strength , an-1 courage ,. and -admiraJble chargers , would form a body of horso such as tho world lias , never surpassed , and would bo of inestimable service in conjunction with riflemen . Tho Infantry battalion of tho Hon . Artillery Company wore tliis week inspected , in the Armoury Ground , City-road , by Colonel Lord J /\ W . Paulott , C 13 In , tho ftbsenco , through indisposition , of Mnjor-Gonoral Lord llokoby . The corps were nut through a variety of evolutions , nil of vliich they appear to have performed with admirable precision . At tho close of tho inspection Lord I * . Paulett udilressod a fow observations to the regiment , in which ho complimontoJ them upon their soldierlike bearing and tho high stutoof discipline to which thoy hiul attained . Tho day being remarkably fine tho public attonded in great numbers , and tho wliolo affair wont off with tho utmost eclat . Tho London \ Ulflo Brigade , wo hoar , have readied tho number of 700 . Tlio "Council" uro going to muddle away . £ 800 in orectlng an armoury at the Crystnl Palace , instead of using tho ¦ money to eauip some fine young men who cannot pay for themselves . On Tuesday a . public meeting of tho parishonerfl
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 26, 1859, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_26111859/page/5/
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