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FUNERAL OF LORD RAGLAN. The Caradoe, wit...
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In The Honse^ Of Lords, On Monday, After...
THE AJtM VIST TnB CRIMEA . ff-the order for going into-a OommitteeoFSttpply , yitBiMBKiCB : Peerj in answer to a request from PIalkV begged the- House to support him in deteg" to give information as to the state of our rin th « Crimea , aB such informntion might be ted to account by the enemy . He stated , how-• that the army before Sebaatopol is larger now I it has ever been before , and that every means be taken to Maintain it .
HE ENCUMBERED ESTATES CODIIT IS ICELAND . iscount Ebrington called the attention of the ise to the present state of proceedings in the Enbered Kstates Court in Ireland ; and moved it the delays in the EiicunaberedWEstates Court reland have caused much hardship to the former irietors of estates sold under that court , and have serious extent disappointed the expectations enilned when it was established of its probable iency and usefulness . " —Sir George Gkev reked that a bill was upon the paper for that night he continuance of the Encumbered Estates Court When that came on , it would afford a fit time Lisoussing the matter . lie therefore suggested expediency of withdrawing the motion . —This done , after a brief discussion ; and later in the ing , the bill alluded to was read a second time .
PIIOXIOTION IN THE AK 3 tr . iptain Scobell briefly commented on the unfair in which promotion in the navy is obtainedbeing often passed over the heads of their seniors , use they possess parliamentary influence . ORT > NANCE StTRVET OF SCOTLAND . discussion took place on the course pursued by jrnment with respect to the grant made for the lance survey of Scotland in the present * ycar ; I Seymour strongly objecting to that course ,
reproving the Government for not abandoning 5-inch scale , and resorting to the l-inch scale , acing to their promise ; Mr . W . Williams denounche survey as a gross job for the benefit of Scotch ords ; and the Lord-Advocate defending the se taken by the Government . —Lord Palmeuexplained that he had left the matter to the ion of the House , which had not pronounced opinion on the subject ; and he bad , therefore , idopted the smaller scale .
' THE BEER BILL . answer to Mr . Alcock ., who advocated the ing of public-houses on Sundays from one ck in the day until twelve at night , Sir G . Grey the Government had admitted that this was a subject for inquiry ; a committee had been aptcd , and until they had made a report , it would reuiature for the Government to propose any
iurc . THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSION . MR . 'KF . It , r . Crauklud called attention to the Report of Statute Law Commission , and especially to cerpapers inserted in the second appendix to that > rt , containing comments of a personal kind by Bellenden Ker , in which , lie conteiuled , that letnan had exceeded his duty , since lie had n \ that the expurgatory list of statutes repealed quite inaccurate . —Mr . > Vali « oi . e said the subshould bo inquired into . 10 order for going into Committee of Supply "was poned until Thursday . ins Trinity College ( Dnm . iN ) Hill and the m TnAi > E ( SiiEKnito' ) Uiu- were read a third ; nnd passed .
rinur . compasv . i the House of Lords , on Tuesday , a motion by 1 Haruwicke fur suspending the standing orders tvour of this bill was negatived after some dision . The object of the bill was to enlarge the ily of paper , which has been falling oil for a iidcrablc time , while the demand for it has inised . Scientific persons having turned their ation to tlie matter , with a view to discovering e substitute , a company hail boon established ; it was the object of this bill to sanction its being led on the principle of limited liability . —The Ion was opposed by Lonl Kedesdalk , who Kited to suspending the standing order which tires that every bill should be referred to a select tmittce after being read a Urst time .
TUK I 1 AKONV Ol' I'liKMOV , larl Granvilli :, iu answer to lu . irl l ) i : itnv , said aa too late thin . session , juvordintf to the opinion to Lord Chancellor , to jjot a decision on the- case he claimant to the Barony of Forinuy , but that the meanwhile the Government would , not do thing which might prejudice the question . •« U 0 MiiTKoi'OLis Local Mxs . vuu . mksi Bin . was ia second time . ; as was the . l ) issiiN < ri : its' Mak-Qb Bill , and several other Acts of loss note . — BDlSSEN'rURS JtKLlUF 1 * 1 LL , and UlO MoKWUlN
• l > wero withdrawn lor the session . UXT * ' IMPllOVBMKNTS COjm'KNSATiON ( UU 3 LANI >) . hill . . ¦ "ho Commons , at their morning sitting , having » o into coininittco in ordor to resume tlie discussion
the dtttaifa of this WH , Txwn * PAlmebstoit stated the reasons which had iadtt-eed ' the Government "to abandon-the measure for the- session . Considering the amount of discussion it had yet to undergo , and ; the demands on the time of the House otl account of bills which-wrould have a fetter chance- of passing , he considered that his wisest ^ couTse would be to withdraw the measure in question . — -Upwards of two hours was then wasted in an idle discussion , "which took the form of what some members called " a coroner ' s inquest" on the bill . —Mr . Fkehch , Mr . V . Scully , Mr . Magcirw , Mr . De Vere , and Mr . BitADy , expressed respectively their indignation and their regrets at the sacrifice of the-bill , while other members approved of the course Government had taken ; and finally the Chairman reported progress previous to the withdrawal of the measure .
PARTNERSHIP AMEJHOMENT BILL . The House having gone into committee- on this bill , Mr . Bouverie , adverting to the hour , nearly 3 o ' clock , moved that the Chairman report progress , to sit again on Thursday morning . — Mr . Archibald Hastiel , Mr . Cardwell , Mr . Mcntz , Mr . Heslev , and Mr . Gladstone , urged the Government to withdraw the bill , as well as the Limited Liability Bill , for this session ; but Lord Palmerston declined to do so , and , after a further discussion , the Committee divided upon aa amendment moved by Mr . W . Bito-wsr , that the Chairman leave thechair ^ which was negatived by 89 to 41 , The Chairman then reported progress .
It being ; now nearly 4 o ' clock , the other orders for the morning sitting were disposed of ; and in the evening the House was counted oat soon after 6 o'clock . In the House of Commons , on Wednesday , the Acts of Parliament Amendment Bill , the Marriage Law Amendment Bill , and the Grand Juries ( Iceland ) Bill , were withdrawn .
BLEACHING WOKKS BILL . Mr . J . Butt moved the second reading of this bill , the object of which was to extend to bleaching works the same restrictions , in respect to the labour of women and children , as have been already applied to factories . Mr . Kxrk opposed the second reading , considering that the subject should be investigated by a Select Committee before being legislated on . — Sir Geokge Grev , Lord Seymour , Mr . Caikns , Mr . Wilkinson , Sir John Pakington , Mr . Duncan , Mr . Cheetham , Mr . Brioht , and Sir Joan Shellet , opposed the second reading ; and Lord John Manneus , Mr . Williams , Mr- Isaac Butt , Lord Godbricii , and Mr . Cobbett , supported it . —Ulti mately , the second reading was negatived by 72 to 67 ' . "***& - * < . '
THE UXION OF CONTIGUOUS BENEFICES BILL . On the order for going into committee upon this bill , which had come from the Lords , and under which the removal of some of the City churches misjht be sanctioned by the Church Building Commissioners , Mr . Pellatx moved to defer the committee for three months . This amendment was negatived , after some discussion ; and the House went into committee on the bill . Before the clauses had been gone through , however , the Chairman was ordered to report progress ; and , the remaining orders having been disposed of , the House adjourned at six o ' clock . The House of Lords , on Thursday , merely advanced sundry bills a stage , ami then adjourned . L 1 MITEI > LIABILITY BILL .
Mr . Mxntz opposed the going into committee on this bill , from the principle of which he dissented . A company , even with limited liability , could not compete with a single capitalist ; and . ruin would attend upon the endeavour . Besides , if the bill was really to benetit the working classes , why should the amount of capital bo limited to 20 , 000 / . ? Why , also were insurance ami banking companies excluded ? The bill was a delusion , and was not called for out of the walls of that House . He therefore moved to defer the- committee for three months . —This motion was supported by Mi ' . Glyn , not out of any objection to the principle of tho bill , but because he thought its-machinery defective . —Mr . William Brown and Mr . Stuutt also opposed the measure ; Mr . V . Scullt ? expressed his concurrence with tlie principle of limited liability , but thou-ht the details of the bill
roquiroJgreat consideration ; "iwl Mr . Hdw . vud Ball aii ( lMr .. lonsM' ( . i )! Hi : i ) it spoke iu favour of proceeding with the committee .--Lord Palmekston entreated the House not to waste time in useless discussion , but to go nt once into committee . The measure was a free trade measure , and he was surprised that free-trailers s | iould oppose it . lie would urtfo the House to go iuta committee on tho bill day after day and morning after morning ; niul , if there was u general determination to waato time iu Umg speeches , they might have to sit perhaps till September . At any vato , no ollorts should be wanting on tho part of the Government to pass the measure . —This threat was strongly rebuked by Mr MiTOiinLii ; and tho discussion was renewed , the bill being opposod by several members , among whom wad Mr . Cvuiwell . Ultimately , however , Mr ,
Muntz ' s motion . \ ras negativeduby-121 to 40 , and the House went iato committee ; but , before tlie first clause was discussed " , the Chairman was ordered to report . progress . SALBO 2 BSKft ACT . The Report of the Committee on the ^ operation of the Sale of Beer Act was brought up and laid on the * i ? u ? ' and Mr . H . Berkeley gave notice that , as Chairman of the Committee , he should on Monday next ask leave to bring in a bill to alter the law .
THE HAKGO MASSACRE . _ In answer to a question from Sir H . Willouchbt , Sir Charles Wood stated that despatches had been received from Admiral Dundee , containing amongst other things a letter from Lieutenant Geneste , addressed to Captain JFanshaw , of the Cossack , and forwarded by the Russian authorities . That letter would shortly be laid on the table . He was sorry to say that the Russian Government refused to deliver up the prisoners .
TtTRKISH COMMISSARIAT . In answ er to Mr . LiAyard , Mr . Wilson said , that Mr . Gladstone had been mistaken in supposing that the 10 s . per ton paid for the coal at Heraclea was a royalty ; and he explained the circumstances which had caused a temporary deficiency of money into the hands of our Commissariat in the East . Some delay in the arrival of remittances had arisen from an accident to the British Queen , which detained her for three weeks at Malta . All difficulty , however , had now been removed . The TtrafltiSH Loax Brr-L was read a second tune
. con . THE COLLISION ON" THE COAST OF AFRICA . Mr . Bright asked * when the papers in reference to the conflict on the coast of Africa would be ready . Five or six hundred lives had been lost , of which eighty or ninety were our own countrymen ; and he was justified in calling for explanations . —Xord'PAL-! merston said some despatches had come to hand , but as yet the details had not been received . THE VIENNA NEGOTIATIONS . Mr . Lai > -g stated that on Friday , August 3 rd , he would bring forward his motion with regard to the diplomatic papers lately presented to the House .
SUPPLY . THE EDUCATION VOTE . Sir George Gitsy having moved for a vote of 381 , 921 / . for public education , Mr . Bakstes moved the reduction of the sum to 263 , 000 / . He considered that the jgjpipt was mis-applied , extravagantly expended ,, and ee $$ 3 for relieving clasSes , the members af ^ jfcbJg & ^ coTildTvell afford to pay for the education of tTtefr * xinildren themselves . —After a discussion of four hours , the amendment was withdrawn , aud the vote agreed to . ' . ¦ ¦ £%£ :. The vote of 215 , 000 Z . for public education inJBjSland , which Mr . Cheeiham proposed to red ^ tee ^ b ^ 2000 / ., was the subject of another long discussion ; and this amendment was likewise ultimately withdrawn . —Two more votes having been agreed to , the Chairman reported progress .
Tlie House then Avent into Committee upon the remaining clauses of the Excise Doties Bill , but was ultimately counted out at twenty minutes past two o ' clock .
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Funeral Of Lord Raglan. The Caradoe, Wit...
FUNERAL OF LORD RAGLAN . The Caradoe , with the remains of Lord Raglan on board , arrived in Cumberland Basin , Bristol , on Tuesday . As the vessel moved up tho Avon , a gun , placed ou * Brandon Hill , fired at intervals ; and in Kingroad she was received with a salute of nineteen guns from the battery of a private geutlemau residing there . On Wednesday morning , at sLs . o'clock , tlie body was transferred from th . 3 Caradoc to the Star steamer—a fact which w . is announced by the muffled pealing cf the church bells , and by the tiring of guns . Tho steamer then moved up the harbour , followed by a procession of fifty row-boats , all in mourning . Liinje masses of spectators looked on -, tho minute guns roared heavily ; tho bells tolled with mutiled solemnity from tho upper air of
the church spires , and many of tlie houses in tho town were hung with blaek . A-t the Quay-head , Princesstreet , the Mnyor and Corporation received tho body ; and a squadron of the 15 th . Hussars , together with a battery of lioUl-artillery , tlio pensioners of the . district , ami sumo men of the Land Transport Corps , lined tho route . The pi \ KV $ * ion Hum movvil up to tho Fishponds , from which point the hoarse , attended only by tho mourning eoueheH , proceeded to Badminton , tho family seat . . & In tho vault belon ^ inir to tho mansion tho ooay or
tho late KLold-Marshal was deposited , on Irulny , » " * strictly private manner . A high-spirited . a ( uI ( / . ' * ' * bravo and kind maw , has thus been ^""^ £ u final restin-pluce . with a quiet r'W'SSJffl character . The respectful wtfw * of nil LnglwUmeu wUl & Yjr ^ £ ^ ii ? = ¥ SS of " tho mighty < 1 « m 1 , " wl rovlvwff Mr . Toot 8 favourito iiiwifo of " tho silent tomO .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 28, 1855, page 711, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_28071855/page/3/
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