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HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT. The stormy debate...
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War Is Mispended; -^Tween Ministers Anti...
The pickings of the business are for the president of the corps , the questors , & c , who are all nominees and intimates of the Prince , > And yhen t ^ solemnity of inauguration hasi been « ccbknplishfei | r perhaps the mission of the legislator corps may be fulfilled . Jr : [ - . Nojte again how oathsp / fidelitytod allegiance are restored to fashion bjr-tiiat ri ^ d observer Uf oaths , Louis Bonaparte ! What demon of irony is it that lurks behind the mask of an Emperor ' s nephew ?
Calm is the surface of France ; calm as desolation , still as death , haggard as corruption and disease . But beneath that calm and that order which has " saved society , " what howling tempests heave ! Let our readers take note of our words , when we tell them from authority we cannot question that the disruption of French society portends a future more terrible than the past . The established religion in Paris , is tlie religion of success , and success is the apotheosis of crime ! Political confusion is as
nothing compared with the social disorder which threatens to tear up from , their very roots all the sacred beliefs , all the generous aspirations , all the honest affections , that fill up a nation ' s life , and make humanity divine . The acquittal , at Brussels , of the Bulletin de Paris , for attacks on Louis Bonaparte , does honour to the patriotism of the tribunal , and strengthens the independence of the country .
Belgium gains nothing by a weak subserviency ; and this assertion of liberty within her borders gives the Dictator pause . But England is disgraced where Belgium is avenged . The Procureur-General of Leopold quotes a Derby and a Russell in support of that truckling which Belgian honour repudiates , and English chivalry is declared to cower where Belgian bravery raises its head !
Although an untoward fate seems just now to cast a cloud over the two leading refugees from Italy and Hungary- —the one placing himself in a position of antagonism to * the whole People of France , and to ' a considerable portion of the People in Germany and England ; and the other exciting republican jealousy , perhaps unconsciously and needlessly , by his bearing of grand seigneurthe larger question of American alliance and crusade in Europe has not sunk into oblivion .
We are in possession of facts which make us aware that the annexation of Cuba is not in any degree abandoned by the People of the United States ; and we know that a considerable party in that island , as in Mexico , hankers after annexation . That question , therefore , is still open . And the Society at Philadelphia , to revolutionize Europe , is only the first of such incorporationsone which will , sooner or later , bear the " starspangled banner across the Atlantic .
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History Of Parliament. The Stormy Debate...
HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT . The stormy debates of last week have not been renewed , the Opposition having declared , through Lord John Russell , that no more speeches will he thrown in to obstruct the progress of public business . On the motion that the houae do resolve itself into a committee of supply , Lord John Russell formally gave way , and oven proposed that , in order to facilitate business , Thursdays should be given uff to Government . Lord
John ' s reason for taking this course was , that tho promise made by Lord Derby to call a new parliament in tho autumn was so far satisfactory as to make liim anxiouH that no further delay should take place in granting tho supplies . Ho administered a gentle re"buko to Mr . Disraeli , by contrasting tho , " taunts and sarcasms" uttered by tho Minister as roplios to his questions , with the conduct , of Lord Derby in the House of Lords .
Matters then proceeded in a rather irregular manner . Sir De Laov Evans moved a resolution in favour of volunteer riflo clubs . It was seconded by Mr . Hume , hut < liHous » Hod by nobody ; Mr . Bmaiij , however , took occasion to intimate that ho for one should except the proponed Militia Bill from tho list of " necessary mea-Hurofl . " Everybody seemed to forgot tho Westminster resolution ; and so tho house diverged into a discussion on the Navigation laws , consisting mainly of allegations
and counter-allega ^ 0 ns > statistics and counter-statisticR , uttered by the minor gods of both sides of the house . At length , supposing this cross-fire otf flat contradictiflfts had gone < jtt ltfng enough , 4 fte CHtANciLLOB flf ^ aw I ^ CHEQtrBai i a nd : the Ho me SHOBBTaLET recalled the ( tiffipe to tii ^^ estfoi *! when , an assurance being glronf Hy the latter > that lES ^ ermnent did nfot ^ distrust the people , or wish tdf & lu ^ urage vdhinteeap : jfifle clubs , th « i amendment ^^ iwitbdrawn , and theboose wentlnt ^ * committee of supply . In voting tnoiiiey for the araiy and navy , the main of the evening passed away . brave but
For the last time Mr . Jacob Bell made a ineffectual attempt to resist the progress of the St . Albans Disfranchisement Bill . The ground taken up by Mr . Bell was ,: that while St . Albans was punished , there were scores of boroughs in as bad a state which went scot free . Some amusement was occasioned , while the house we in committee on this bill , by Mr . Henbt Heebebt , who started up , and , alluding to the declared intention of Mr . Roebuck to call Mr . Coppock to the bar , appealed to the Home Secretary for further delay , on the ground that Mr . Roebuck , who was absent , could not fulfil his intention , which he no doubt would like to do . .
Tuesday may be described as the night of " withdrawn motions . " First came Mr . John REYNOLBt , who withdrew his motion respecting Ministers' Money in Ireland , upon the assurance that government would " next session" bring in a bill on the subject . Mr . Fee wen moved his motion respecting the duty on hops . Some debate took place on this :: Mr . Frewen ' s resolution simply affirmed that the hop duty , in the event of a re-distribution of taxation , deserved the consideration of the government . 4 ; very harmless resolution , as Mr . Disraeli seemed to consider it , for in a short but pompous speech , he assured Mr . Frewen in the same phrase ,
varied several times , that the subject should " not escape his consideration . " Mr . Hume supported the repeal of the duty . Mr . Henry DbumMond made an onslaught upon the free-traders as the cbief obstruction to repeal . This of course called up Mr . Gobden , who successfully rebutted the charge , and replied with considerable effect . He said if Mr . Freweri were in earnest , then was the time to press bis ~ motion , as the present was a parliament of penitence , and members were likely to give good votes ; besides , Mr . Frewen ' s own party was in office , and surely they would help him . In vain : Mr . Frewen withdrew his motion .
The next ,, recalcitrations were on the part of Mr . Monckton Milnes and Mr . Anderson . Mr . Milnes moved For copies of correspondence respecting refugees , and was told they were in preparation ; and Mr . Andebson for copies of correspondence respecting the dispute between the Sultan of Turkey and the Pasha of Egypt . Mr . DisbaeIiI and Lord John Russell both agreed
that the moment was inopportune for the production of an unfinished correspondence , and his motion was withdrawn . A few minor motions were settled in the same style . Then came the work of the evening—the report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to ; the St . Albans Bill was forwarded ; and af ter a quiet evening the House adjourned at half-past eight .
The House of Commons sat only for , two hours on Wednesday , discussing a bill on dog-muzzles and dogcarts , not the fashionable vehicles used by fast men , but carts drawn by dogs . The bill was entitled the " Protection from Dangerous Animals Bill ; " , being vigorously opposed by the Attorney-General , was withdrawn . In like manner Colonel Sibthorp opposed the second reading of the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill , saying , " Egad , I don't think it would bo legal under that bill to offer ao much as a pinch of snuff to an elector . " But the colonel was unsuccessful , and the bill was read a second time .
The House of Lords has boon , as a matter of course , less industrious than tho Commons . On Monday , Lord Bbougham introduced a bill to reduce the period of fifty days which , by the existing law , must elapse between the dissolution and re-onsombling of Parliament , to thirtyrfivo days . On Tuesday , tho distinctive features of tho sitting woro a long speech by the Lord Chancellor in moving tho second reading of a bill to amend tho Law of Wills . Thoro was a general agreement among tho law lords to forward the progress of this measure . It provides for- a more liberal interpretation of tho words in tho existing law , which roquiro that the name of the testator shall be signed , at " tho end or foot of tho Will . "
Lord Beaumont called the attention of tho House to tho B . tafco of affairs at tho River Plato , and having sketched the history of the various Republics watered by that river , asked sovoral questions , and urged tho Government to lose no time in entering into negotiations for establishing a free navigation along the Plato , Parana , and Paraguay rivers . Lord Ma & mesbuby replied , that as soon as ho had heard of tho expulsion
of Rosa % | K $ | ft § M # into < xmmiimica 1 ; ion with «!«» French : t 3 fofre * m $ <& t 1 fin * the sake of renewing s ^ negotiations ,, iw ^^^ aMui » to the comnierci ^ interests of >| i | n ^ apiuS . The Earl of ABEEtoE ^ r expre ^ iedliisMifa ^ dn at what had fallen from Lord Malmesbarjr . i ; t ! . ' ) ¦' : : ' ; ¦' , '¦"¦ . ¦' . . ' ' ' ¦ ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ The main business in the House of Lords on ThursdaywW a motion moved by Lord Monteagxe for a sele & ttiB 0 t ^ tee ^ -4 oi « v 1 || cb ; the ^ TJreasury . minutes providing » r the i ^ pjayAei * of thet debts dt ^ e from counties and unions in Ireland might ^ e referred . The
noble lord went into ftie statistics of the various advances , and declared that though Ireland had no wish to evade the payment of her just debts , she had just reason to complain of the improvident way in which a great portion of the money liad been expended . The Eabl of i ) EBBY had no objection to the appointment of the committee , whose duty : it would be to sift and examine the accounts submitted to them , to strike a fair balance between all parties concerned , and then to report to parliament , with a view to some legislative enactment on the subject . .
The proceedings in the House of Commons on Thursday contain / aH iherinterest of the week ; Mr . Keogh asked whetherit w « 8 the infeention of her Majesty ' s Government to introduce ,, either in this or the next session of parliament , any measure to repeal the act conferring the grant upon the Royal , College of Mayncoth ? The Ch ^ cellob of the ^ xcmQtrBB .----In answer to the question put by the hon . and learned member for Athlone , I have no hesitation in saying that it is not the intention of her Maj ^ ty ^ s Government ^ m the
present parliament , to propose any bill for the repeal of the grant to the RqyaVGpHfege of May ^ obth j to which he has * fcferred ( hear / neai ^ ; and ; generally speaking , I beg to observe that it appears to me that the specific measures to be brotight ibrvvard for any object whatever in a parliament not ! yet ; e ^ te 4 , ai »! bo ^ subjects on which any Government should be called on to give an answer . ( Cheers , ) - v Mr . HujCE brought on hi * motion for Parliamentary Reform ; and a debate arose of great ^ ^ import * pa » . 5 ffie Views of Mr . Hume are well ^ npwjjj ^ o & e 4 for . an
extended suffrage , vote by ballot ,. shorter parliajnents , re-distribution of electoral dist ^ icjtej ai » d no property qualification . In the opening ^ of iisrspeech , ^^ he took Lord Derby to task for classing Mm tvltji aeffl ^ pguR The motion was seconded by Sir Joskifi- WMwebvey , who went over ground familiar to oar readers , alleging the discrepancy between ppptu ^ tion and r ^ resentetion , and contending for the concessions demanded by Mr . Hume : Mn Hbnbt Dbjdtmmokd made an eccentric speech , in wbich while the arguments were favourable to reform , the conclusions were tiatly opposed to it . made
Then followed Sir William Pa € ( b Wood . He a radical spiech ,, supporting , especially pointing out that the principle of democracy waa < 5 « nfidenee ; tn ^ t of monarchy , fear . All his argriments made for reform ; but he regarded thq qjeasure . proposed hy Mr . Hume as only valuable for discussion—to vote for it was out of the question- Mr . Napibb was put up , using , without effect , the stpek arguments in opposition to the measure ; and he : was iriet by Mr . KoEBtrCK , and demolished , especially as regards the ballot . W tho rest , Mr . Roebuck , who generally contrives to lug in some extraneous topic , thus spoke of Communism :
"As for the noble lord at the head of the Goven menfc coming forward and saW he was opposed to A W ™\*?> what lid ho mean P Did Ho mean that in ^ . ^ TOJ artisans had what ore called CommuniBt pnnciplflsr am at all . ( Hear , hear . ) The moment a man S ^^ J , thing by hifl own labour he might be depended ^ uponw defend tho sacrednoBS of property ( hear , hear ); now bo tho man to co * 6 forward * **&*? , ' JhiflJM ^ J ' ^ JJ the result of my own honest labour and ( A n ^^ L rin . lect . ' ( Hear , hear . ) You would & ndno Communwt prm ciples received among tnoartiaansof th ^^ ujatrr . t * ^ hoar . ) As for- the ignorant an 4 benighted ^^ f ^ t ftrrriWuU .., rfll cImbos . ho ( Mt . JUebuck ) di 4 » ot know w «
they might recoivo . for they were not educatea—^ n ^ cation hitherto had not been much , tflkon caro ^ ot , p this he waa sure , that if you wont »* J wnyc « oh ^ manufacturing towns , you would find ; Ijhe artisan , ^ tho manufacturoi : and arlisanof his awn fortuno w tho first to oppose himself to anything 1 ke Co ^™ dcd doctrines ( hear , hear ) , and if a " ^ iwa ^ cXd tho Upon ho could , for tho mainfofnonco of what was w aacrodnoss of property . ( Hc « J , hear . ) . Following Mr . Roebuck , iWhoei ? Bpeech "J ^ jJ . the whole effective , came fl * CtoAKOBLLOB of tnerj ^ ohkqttbb , and delivered brio of the west ing ^ apeeches ever listened to to-tha Hotise ^ CoHl ^ bollt After subjecting tho Opfoiitionto' j » , «* . flj wi ^^ t \
" a , certain ovanepcenpropyf ^ y * rrr . $ j , ftd not m-Hoform Bill . ) to which' , « out ;« f aolicacy , . ho ^ . " ^ n-^ nd od to aliU , Ite enteml into tho ^ s ^ ffr ^ fa \ U « ' ° ^ tipn with groat relish .. W- *^ *^ fiil md ^ proportions of reprosentativea in . % J » ° u ^ that tho arranged in , favour of tho torntonal tntere 8 t , a"J i (| MS 0 V town population , wore n « t AM } y WF " ^^ ' ; with tion ho Sohiod . North , Qtotoue ,: fa v **** 1 *
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Leader (1850-1860), March 27, 1852, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27031852/page/2/
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