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A Busy Week In Parliament; A Busy Week A...
tlics " equipoise , " winch he doesmot think aenmssibl ^ at present ; he * "did not think it was when he lefV London ; he did think it -when he left Vienna ; he did not think it when he returned to London ; but he may think it so again some time during the next six months , while negotiations may be renewed . He would confess , we presume , that the negotiations would have a £ ir better chance if he were again Plenipotentiary ; and this tiuie probably he might procure himself to be
apthe active promoters of the wfr ; with Austria , and with the German people ; with the Italians , and with those who detest the King or Naples , and those who fear Mazzini ; with the Sardinians , and with the Eope ; and he- is for mvin < r the Pope a new constitution by ttie co-operation of France , England , and Austria . He explained himself on the subject of
pointed Plenipotentiary for Austria as well as England , which would enable him to act for Russia ; and then the only difficulty in arranging peace -would be the conflict in Lord Johs ' s own mind between the historical precedents of Nelson and Mr . Harris . We might point out to him one other precedent . Lord Minto went to Italy to rouse the sympathising Italians ; the Sicilians rose in reliance on British assistance for the third time ; and a third time the British auxiliaries suddenly backed out , and left Sicily at the mercy
of Bourbon Naples . To pass from Lord John to serious business . His survey of the Continent , fantastical as it is as a ground of policy , is not without corresponding phenomena in the reality . The state of Italy ^ ike that of Germany and the rest of the ContineWt , becomes more interesting week after ¦ week . We have not yet exhausted the strange tales of monstrous oppression in I taly . We have the details of some of the last vagaries in Naples —the interruption of a funeral by the police , in order to learn the names of those who dared to
attend to its last home the dead body of an eminent politician , Innocenzio de Cesare , once a deputy ; the beating of a respectable tradesman on the naked flesh with sticks in public , because he had not attended on the first summons at the policeoffice to be questioned ; the beating of a painter with sticks because he had presented to the King a picture in which was figured a well-known medallion , bearing on one side an inscription to the " Virgin and Ferdinand II ., and on the reverse
the inscription , " Our sole and absolute master ;" the painter of course not having painted the inscription which was on the unseen side of the medallion . This was his offence . Naples , in fact , is governed by an aged and wicked baby , agent for Russia in those paTts . It was even reported that Austria was to interfere ; and she Jias remonstrated ! In the North , Austria continues trifiin « i
with the assembling of the Central Congregations , and with a proposal to reorganise the communes . But two facts connected with Lord John ' s survey ar « the moat eloquent of all . A recruiting station for tho British Foreign Legion is established at Novara , celebrated in the military annals of Piedmont ; and the Pope , from the throne of St . Peter , has visited the Sardinian kingdom ¦ with hia spiritual condemnation .
The last act of the Pofk , however , is tho event of tho week ; which , if he persevere , promises to lmve the largest consequence . We inalco no exception to that remark . ? Before we can appreciate it , however , wo must remember the actual state of the rest of Europe , Russia , whoso present Czar ' has avowed that ho acts under tho will of Petbb this First , was foiled in her progressive encroachments when sho attempted to draw all
the West and tlie JSTorthj has latterly leaned to Russia : but she-Has always had hostages in the hands of fortune , and she is threatened with the forfeiture of those pledges . We need say nothing of Hungary , whose fate is so closely allied with that oTthe Sclavonic Provinces that * fbrm the very * subject of contention in the present warin tbe war of which Austria has refused to take-her share . We last week saw how the German people are reminding their 1 rmoe » that they exist . The K «« J op Hanoveb , with some apo ' logiosi has persevered in ^ voicing his eonin deference to the will ot the
Government g the Western alliance—to that league which Lord Clarendon contemplated when he wrote tho instructions for Lord John Russell . At the same time , tiieSpanish Government will ofTera contingent to the British armies in the Crimea . There might be many reasons for this policy . If the recruiting were properly managed , it would draw oft' a large proportion of those classes in Spain who support the Carlist cause , because they have felt the proverbial unwillingness of discharged soldiers to settle down to industrial pursuits . They constitute a burden and a disturbance to Spain . The Carlist revolution has just been put down . The Government has also refused to make a restitution of
ecclesiastical property which have been appropriated by the State under former Governments ; and the Nuncio of the Pope left the kingdom in anger . Let us also remember what h : is happened in the Sardinian States recently . The inhabitants of all the Provinces have , with the assistance of the late King , Ciiables Albert , adopted a constitutional Government , and , with the assistance of the present King , Victor Emanuel , they have worked it in the best possible manner . They have their Tory party , their Liberal party , their ultra-liberal minority ; but the Liberal majority has always a complete command of the
votes . Several practical measures have been adopted amongst them—an improvement on the levy of taxes and rates , the furnishing of a contingent to the Allied forces in the Crimea , and the temporalisation of conventual property , and other laws that actually bring the Church within the control of the secular government . Of course any other arrangement would be utterly impossible in a constitutional country . The Piedmontese system works well—so well that the Genoese and the ultra-liberal minority have voluntarily given their support , to the Government , or abstained from resisting it . The Sardinian
has resolved to ive its adhesion to stitutibn of 1848 , Diet , that ia , the conclave of German Prmces-a hew si < m that as the German Princes are drawing closer ° to the Russian alliance , they are arraying themselves against their own people . Austria m some way not yet explained , is holding out threats to Sw-itz ' erland , should she harbour patriots . Our Queen has just been reviewing tho first corns of the Foreign Legion at Shorncliffe : in the body of fiVhtin" men whom she reviewed there were , as a ° mini' ! terial journal notices , natives of Switzerland , Belgium , Poland , Germany , liolstein , Denmark , and Italy . There is a report , which has every appearauoe of probability , that the Spanish
states at present are animated by a national feeling , and are justly proud of their own self-government under a constitutional king . Cardinal Fransoni endeavoured to revive the revolutionary resistance on behalf of the conventual bodies , who arc compelled under the new act to resign their property his attempt was a melancholy failure . His party is still allowed to set forth its claims and institutions through a free press , being impotent to
disturb the course of public iiOairs . " We have already pointed out that the course taken by the King , Parliament , and people of the Sardinian States constitutes a species of Protestant movement , rendering an entire country independent of Home , without raising any question of dogmatic schism . They have been taught how to become I ' rotcstant without being schismatic . They have been taught how to reconcile the faith of their forefathers with the inarch of modern freedom and
all thnt science can bring to aid the welfare of humanity . It id in thin state of southern Kurot > e , and of Italy in particular , that Pope Pius IX ., acting of course under tho guidance of a Committee of Cardinals , thinks it i . s hij duty to launch at tho two kingdoms of Spain and Sardinia tho terrors of a preliminary excommunication . Ill other words , he pronounces from the Seven Hills that the domination of tho 1 ' oi ' K , as his office is now interpreted at Koine ; , has become practically impossible in Spain and Sardinia .
Turkey within her dominating influence as an internal administrator . Her troops have been beaten back , and sho has been besieged in Sobaatopol ; but , adopting tho policy of tho hedgehog , shu contracts herself within her own dominions , abandons aggressive resistance , and tries to draw blood from those that grapple with her . Sho also tries t 6 r drag others into her alliance ; Prussia has jiAMKjM won Russian : Austria , vacillating between
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TriE House of Commons sat for a short time last Saturday , forth * purpose of getting through some routine business . SALE OF BEER RIIJ .. In the House of Lords , on Monday , this bill was road a second time , on the motion of the Marquis of Clanuica « me » . after considerable opposition .
Tire TURKISH LOAS BILL . This hill passed through committee , after a long speech from Lord St . Lkonakd ' s , in which lie reviewed the history of the Vienna Conferences , and , with respect to the loan , said that , if it was to become , as he rather thought it would , a subsidy , he should have preferred granting a subsidy at once . He also objected to the taking , as a special pledge from Turkey , tho Kgyptian tribute , and to the hypothecation of the Smyrna customs ; from both of which he conceived great difficulties would arise .
Moreover , according to the translation given of the words " cnnjointenwnt et soliiliircmcat , " it would appear as if the Queen of England was liable " jointly and severally" for the debt , while the Emperor of the French was only liable jointly . —With respect to this last point , Lord Clarendon explained that it was considered in the Foreign-office that the words " eonjointcment et solidairemcnt " meant the same thing , that was "jointly and conjointly ; " and they had , therefore , only used the one word " jointly" in the translation .
In the House of Commons , at the morning sitting , the Lunatic Asylums ( Ireland ) Bill , the Navigation Works ( Ireland ) Bill , and the Diseases Prevention Bill , were read a third time and passed . The Exchequer-bills ( 7 , 000 , 000 / . ) B ill , the Consolidated Fpsd ( Apimiopkiation ) Bill , and the Militia Pai * Bill , passed through committee .
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL . The third reading of this bill was opposed by Mr . T . Chambers , who conceived , among other objections , that it would cast invidious duties upon magistrates . —It was likewise opposed by Mr . Kennedy . —The Attorney-General believed that , so far from the change proposed by the bill being mischievous , it would be eminently beneficial . It would
prevent the expense of taking witnesses to quarter sessions , it would shorten the period of imprisonment before trial , and diminish the risk of contamination in gaol . The bill would be of the greatest benefit to the criminal , the magistrate , and the country . — After some remarks by Mr . Barkow and Mr . Baineb in support of the bill , and by Mr . M'Mahos against it , the amendment was negatived , and the debate on the third reading was adjourned .
THE SPECIAL SEUVICE FUND . Lord John Russell , in reference to a remark made in the House of Lords , to the effect that a grant made to the Royal Society some time ngo was a rnisapp « t > priation of a fund intended for charitable purposes , gave it as his opinion that tho fund was not a charitable one , and that any part of it could properly be applied to any special object . — Lord Palmekston mentioned that he intended to issue a sum out cf the civil contingency ^ rant for the ut-c of the Hoyal Society ; and next session lie would place a grant of 1000 / . on the civil estimates for the like purpose .
Lord Palmkkston intimated the intention of the Government to withdraw , for the session , the CamnnivGE Univehsitv Bill . CIIAltlTAIlI . K TItl . NTH BILLThe order for going into committee on this bill was opposed by Mr . Knight , after a preliminary statement by the Attorney-General , who explained its objects to be the enlarging the powers of the Commissioners , the increasing the liumberH of tho Inspectors , and generally , the improvement of the machinery of tho bill of 1853 . Tho bill had come down from the Upper House ; and it was now provll /*« lft AAWKII wtV 7 l _ Jjr | fi ; i Jl IU 1 IDL , IWMt It V * < 121 IllMY
lilllposed to raise the limit of charities to be placed under the Commissioners from lot . to 30 / . a-ymir . — Mr . Knight'M objection to proeeediii'v with the committee was that a measure which conferred hucIi enormous powers on tho commissioners ought to ho more deliberately considered than tho present scu . siou would permit . His motion for postponement was seconded by Sir William . Toi . liffk , and supported by Mr . I'ellatt , Mr . Caiiinm , Mr . Hknley , . n » d Lord Galwav . —Mr . Mitchkll , Sir Gkoiujk ( iukv , and the Kolicitoii-Gkneiial spoke in defenee of the bill i and ultimately the amendment was negatived , and tho House went into conunitteo upon the hi " . the clauses of which had not been gone through who " the Chairman was ordered to report progress .
CRIME AND OIJTHACJH ( l IIKLAN I >) ACT CJONTINI'AM ' - HILL . Mr . Uowtrh moved to defer the committee on thin hill for three montliH . —Tho bill was . supp led by Mr . 1 haa <; Uwtt , and opposed by Mr . M'Waiion , Mr . 'V . Scully , Mr . JJiui > r , and Mr . Ki . hnkdv . ~ - 4
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 11, 1855, page 758, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_11081855/page/2/
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