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Imperial Parliament . The'vienna Confere...
' j » possession of all the iiifcrmation you are entitled to r and which , I assureVou , the Government will be most ready to furnish . " In reply to Lord Haedwicee , the Earl of Clabendon stated that , up to Friday last , Austia held language on the Eastern question identical with that of the allies . The time for anything beyond language had not yet arrived ; so that it was impossible to say what course Austria would take .. THE ISLAND OP AVES . Lord Palmerston , in answer to questions from Mr Horsfall , said that some Americans had ascertained that there was guano on the island of Aves , thoueh the British officers who had previously examined the place could not discover it ; that the Government of Venezuela had granted to the American adventurers an exclusive right of taking guano for a certain number of years ; that the law officers of this country had decided that England could not claim any sovereignty over the island by virtue of being the first to occupy it ; but that instructions had been sent to our consul at Caraccas ^ to require that our Government should have equal facilities ¦ with other governments in obtaining , the guano . THE HOSPITAL AT SMTKNA . Mr . Peel , in answer to Mr . Sidney Herbert and Mr . Layard , said that , according to a letter he had received from Dr . Meyer , the number of fever cases in the hospital is diminishing , and that no j danger re to be apprehended from the situation of the hospitak The wooden huts had not yet been sent out , but they would be immediately .
WAYS AND MEANS . —THE BUDGET . On the report of the Committee of Ways and : Means , Mr . Goulburn said that he did not wish to offer any objection to the contract for the Loan , which appeared to him fair both to the contractors and the ? ublic ; but he thought that in this case the usual objection to loans , viz ., that they throw a burden on posterity , is increased by the obligation to redeem the principal by a million a year . He thought it highly improbable that Parliament woud consent to raise this sum for sixteen years , since in former case * it had not adhered to its resolution to maintain a sinking fund . He looked upon the Loan , therefore , as an irredeemable annuitj ' , and consequently thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have acted more wisely if he had made an offer for the Loan in the New Three per Cent . Annuities , which are redeemable in 1874 , instead of in Consols . In the event of peace , the interest of money would fall ; and the country ought not to . shut out from the benefit of this contingency . He did not think the public would gam any ^ ultunag advantage from the terminable annuities . His belief wasfthat the purchasers of the present annuities from the profit they made on them , would be able 5 offer them to the public on ^ arer ^ rmtBgm terms than the public department could offer them , and , therefore , that what they gained on the one hand for the public debt by the granting of these ¦ -annuitie 8 ,-they ^ ould io e on the other hand a » d exactly in the same proportion , by preventing the public from - coming into the open market to purchase annuities . " He had no wish to embarrass the Government , but he thought they should have lef t open to themselves the privilege , -which every other borrower has , of availing themselves of the opportunity of a fall in the rate of interest to reduce the PU Baring expressed his surprise at what had fallen from Mr . Goulburn . It is a sound-rule , and a matter of honesty ( he Baid ) , that money borrowed n . time of war should be repaid dunng ^ peace . It would do highly inconvenient to borrow this money in the Sew f hXe per Cents , The amount of that stock is ab-Iady 2505 ) 00 , 000 / . ; and it will be trouble enough to the minister of 1874 to reimburse such a sum SitllGut any addition to it . The principle of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer is an honest one and Mr . Baring therefore hoped thatlio would persist in setting apart 1 , 000 , 000 / . annually for the "S ^ GLTDsioNE a £ eed with Mr . Baring that it was not possible for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to contract for so large a sum in the form ot terminable annuities . Nevertheless , he thought Mr . Baring had not fairly represented Mr . Goulburn a argument . The latter fully acknowledged the necessity of discharging a national obligation ; but ho thought that the clause they were invited to pass would not practically effect that object , lor himself , ho ( Mr . Gladstone ) was entirely convinced ot tho honourable nature of the Chance lor of the Exchequer ' s design ; but he doubted if the design could be attained by tho meant , proposed . Futuro parliaments might question tho right of tho present to fottor their discretion . It would 1 ) 0 the right ot future parliaments to declare tho proportion ot surplus revenue and tho application of it , which they could better do . In what position were they in 18 . > 5 to declare that in 1860 or 1870 one . miUion should 0 o taken for tho purpose of rodeoming tho public debtr They -were making provision , not for tkoix own time ,
but for the time of their children . ... They were tres ^ passing on the province of those who were to come after them , when they said that in such and such a year one million was to be taken-for the redemption of the debt . They were going beyond their province , and dictating to future parliaments . There was another disadvantage attending their - mode of proceeding . They declared that this million was to be applied to the redemption of Consols ; but how . could they tell that in 1870 it would not be more advisable to apply that money to the redemption of Exchequer Bonds or Exchequer Bills ,, or some other species of stock ? They could know nothing of the future * were goingbeyond their business in-dictating to their successors . After some desultory remarks from . Mr . John M'Gregor , Mr . James M'Gbbgob * Mr ; Laing v Mr . Hankey ( in support of the proposal ) , Mr . Wilkinson , and Mr . CARDWEM ,. ( the last of when * reiterated the objections of Mr . Goulbusn ) r The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the Government intended to adhere to their proposition . He observed , id answer to Mr . Gladstone , that the House could not make an irrevocable- law , binding upon future Parliaments * The effect of the clause now before them would be to create a charge upon , the Consolidated Fund , fifrr which it would be the duty of every successive Government to make provision out of the Ways and Means of the year , unless Parliament , which could provide for any emergency , should see . fit to untie their hands . In answer to Mr . Goulburn , Sir G . C . Lewis said , he did . not think it would be possible in the lifetime of the present generation to reduce the interest of the Three per Cents . ; but , if Government should have a surplus revenue , it could go into the market and buy its own- perpetual annuities . , ,. The clerk then proceeded to read the resolutions , which , after a good deal of miscellaneous discussion , were agreed to .
: NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL . On the order for going into Committee , on this bill , Mr . Cowan and Mr . Barrow offered some suggestions in favour of the repeal of the restrictions upon the number of sheets and the dimensions of newspapers or other periodical publications ; and of the conveyance of all printed matter through the Post-office at the rate of £ d . for every two ounces . The House then went into Committee on the bill . On the Second Clause , enacting that periodical publications printed on paper stamped for denoting ^ the rate of dutv now imposed on newspapers shall be entitled to transmission and retransmission by the post , Mr . Collier moved to amend the clause by the insertion of words enacting that , instead ot id ., a duty of id . be imposed , and that id . be paid on each transmission by the post of all periodical publications . —Lord Stanle y having made a few remarks in opposition to this proposal , which he thought was not feasible because , as far as he could learn , a haltpenny would not pay for the cost of transmission , The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the object of the present bill was to remove the difficulties arising out of the existing law ; and , although . it was possible that , ¦ ar SrgeH-byHrrOolirerrtlie-re . dTOtioTr of the duty to one halfpenny might increase the revenue , that assumption rested upon the most uncertain data . He must therefore oppose the amendment , —It was subsequently withdrawn , and the clause was agreed to . —In resisting the amendment , Mr . Milner Gibson pointed out the injustice of allowing newspapers to pass through the post at solow a charge , while pamphlets and occasional publications are saddled with 5 d . or 6 d- .... ,. The Fourth Clause , authorising the registration ol periodical publications , if desired , in tlie same manner as newspapers , was postponed , together with the flth , 6 th , and 7 th , relating to registration and securities ; in order to reconsider the whole subject and to reframe the clauses . —With respect to tho question involved , Mr . Wiuteside contended that registration should bo made compulsory upon all periodicals , as he did not see why there should be a distinction . —It was nrgued by Mr . Disraeli and various members that , without registration , there would bo no protection against piracy and libel ; in opposition to which it was contended by Mr . Milner Gibson and Mr . Gladstone , that compulsory registration would greatly fetter the press , and could not bo curried out without the creation of legal machinery specially designed for that end . The remaining clauses to tho end of tho bill were agreed to . TUK SEBA 8 TOPOL COMMI'ITHE NHW MEMBDUt . Mr . Roebuck , withdrew his motion that Mr . De Vcro bo added to the Sobastopol Committee , stating that it ; was the opinion , of tho Committee that no new member need be added in the place of Mr . J . Ball , who , having accepted office under Uovernment ,. had r « - siffnad . —Mr . BwNTiNOK , however , moved that Captain Gladstone bo addod . Ho conceived it but fitting ; that there ehouUl bo a naval officer upoa tho CommLtteo . ' After somo brief observation * , in favous of tho motion by Mr . Lidiwell-oiuI Mr . Pacjcb , and against it by Mr . Diujmjiowx >) JLocd Pax . mmrs * ow saul that
the Government were perfectly indifferent upon the subject * but that , out of deference to the opinion oi the Committee , he should vote against the nrotioBt—Mr . Disraeli thought the House should hesitate * before allowing a Committee- to which such large powers had been entrusted to diminish its . numbers . — - Sir George Grey said he thought they should defer ' to the opinion of the Committee ; but , if the House thought otherwise , the Government had no objection to- the appointment of Captain Gladstone . — Mr ; Roebuck , declined to take a division on the subject ; and the nomination of Captain Gladstone was then agreed to . CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL . On the motion for going into Committee on this bill , on Tuesday , the Lord Chancellor gave w sketch of its chief features , which are mainly analogous to those of the Oxford Act , and the object of which , is to enable the University- to carry out its own reforms by conferring upon it new ; powers . A body would be constituted which should fairly represent ail the interests of the University , and alsa include ; the > interests of the public , and which from ; time to > time should submit to . the consideration ot the Senate such measures as the interests of the University might seem to require . According to the altered plan of the billy the council would consist of four heada of houses , four professors , and four senior ; as well as four junior , masters of arts . In one respect , therefore , the council ? would be decidedly superior to the corresponding body in the Oxford University , because it would , always have a considerable infusion of young ? bLood ; and the junior members of the eonmcil ; being comparatively freshfrom ; their ; -studies , woaid know what the want * of students are , and would' be- able to render valuable i assistance in the deliberations of the council . Another class of enactments worthy of attention was designed to render unnecessary the taking of a large number of oaths that were now imposed in the University , and would therefore make it illegal to administer the oaths that are nbw taken not to disclose anything relating to the colleges , and not to aid in the promotion of any changes or innovations in their statutes . The enactments which , next to those determining the constitution of the council , form the substance of the bill , were intended to give power tot the colleges and to the University in the case of trusts , to alter and modify those trusts as they might see fit , the original views of the testator ' s notwithstanding . The clauses with this object were modelled upon those of the Oxford Bill , as were certain other clauses rendering it unnecessary , on matriculation at Cambridge to take any oath or declaration as to religious opinions . All experience shows that these oaths and declarations are worthless , and even mischievous , and few of those who have taken them are able to tell , when asked some time afterwards , what it is to which they have subscribed . Lord I / yndhurst regretted the introduction of this measure , though he did not see how it could be resisted after the companion act with regard to Oxford . He referred to the many illustrious men whom Cambridge had . produced under the existing system ; and concluded by saying that he would do his best towards making the bill as perfect as possible , as regards the University , the country , and the Church " as it is established . " After some remarks from Lords Powis , Redesdalb , and Canning , the bill passed through Committee . CONVENTION WITH SARDINIA BILL . This bill was read a third time , and passed ;^ lnd on Thursday it received the Royal assent .
ACT OF UNIFORMITY . Mr . IIeywood roso to move that this House would resolve itself into a Committee , to consider such clauses of the Act of Uniformity of 16 G 2 as impose religious tests , limiting tho advantages of academical , or grammar , or free school education ; and so much of any regulations of national institutions , cither in England or Ireland , as impose religious tests as conditions or qualifications for any advantages connected with education , in tho English or Irish universities or public schools . The basis of tho measure he proposed to found on that resolution , it agreed to , was tho fact that in all the greut public educational institutions those porsons who do not belong to the Established Church arc absolutely and entirely ignored . The Act of Uniformity requires every public schoolmaster to sign Ins conformity with the Church of England , tho result of which is to make every grammar school throughout tho z ^^ i ^ r ^' ; " « liS » t'r £ SS-K ^ t ^ Vt ffife % hi auito wiling to adopt tho clause proposed by , W ^ w M - * I ? aki . ffton in ' hls education bill ^ ere , . ho ^; M < ^ _ r stated that ho would nob Imvo any child . te ^ M ^; ^ - receive reli tf ioufl instruction to which l » VPare £ tg . ^ . . ¦ . < £ \/ ^ objSd . Mr . Uoywood ODBorred that lLdr & B * i < # : ) f k ¦ - ^ r ; / : ' V ' " ¦ '¦ ' + ' ? j ^ A
Ak** 28,1855.] Thte I..E.Adek. 38g
AK ** 28 , 1855 . ] THTE I .. E . ADEK . 38 g
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Leader (1850-1860), April 28, 1855, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28041855/page/3/
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