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712 THE LEADER. mnvrs ANn
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712 The Leader. Mnvrs Ann
712 THE LEADER . mnvrs ANn
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•• " ¦ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . a-r j t _» c Monday , Jun ? 6 . the jewtsii members _, Th _? HopsE of Commons proceeded with the ad- ministration of the oaths to newly returned mem- bers . , ' ,. ' ¦ „ Baron Rothschild having presented himself at the table , and declined on conscientious grounds to take the oath with the customary affirmation , " on the true faith of a Christian / ' was directed to with- draw whUe the House took the _question into considera- tion _.-r-liord Joux Russell then moved , in pursuance of the " standing order" _established in the last ses- sion with the view of carrying out the Act passed in 1858 , a resolution to the effect that during the con- tinuahce of the present Parliament any member of the Jewish persuasion who might be duly elected , should be allowed to omit from the oath the words to which he entertained a conscientious objection . — Mr . _Newdegate resisted the resolution , and exhorted the house to maintain its character as an exclusively Christian legislature . After a few words in reply from Lord J . _Russeli ,, the resolution was put and carried without a division . Baron Rothschild was then recalled and sworn in according to the appointed formula , as were subse- quently Mr . Alderman-Salomons and Baron Meyer Rothschild . . Tuesday , _Jtme 7 . opening of _pamumest , Her Majesty formally opened Parliament in state : this day in person . The Queen was accompanied bv the Prince Consort , and there was a very large assemblage of both Houses and of spectators . The royal party arrived at Westminster at half past two , and the Commons having been summoned to - the House of Lords , Her Majesty delivered the fol- lowinff speech ¦ Jt T _~ , _ My Lords and ( _jEniumen , 1 avail myself with satisfaction , _^ in the present anxious state of public affairs , of the advice of my _parliament , which I have summoned to meet with tne least possible delay . , I have directed that papers shall be laid before you , from which you will learn how earnest and unceasing have been my endeavours to preserve the peace of Europe . -, _« _.,-, _, _J-hose _^ endeavours < have unhappily failed ; and war has been declared between France and Sardinia on one side , and Austria on the other . Receiving assurances of friendship from both the contending parties , I intend to maintain between them a strict - . ana impartial neutrality ; and I hope , with Gods assistance , to preserve to my people the blessing of _°° r _<^ U _- _^?^ Ce ' i , _rt a _» _r . * i a _« w , _cOT _, * ofafo _„<> Considering , however , the present state of Europe , I have deemed it necessary to the security of my dominions and the honour of my crown to increase my naval forces to an amount exceeding that winch , tops been sanctioned by Parliament . I rely with confidence on your cordial concur- rence m this precautionary measure of defensive P > _£ u y V- *• + i * e- iv i - a The King of the two > Sicilies _^ having announced to me the death of the King his father , and his own _accession , I have thought fit , in concert with the Emperor of the French , to renew my diplomatic in- tercourse with the Court of Naples , which had been _suBpenaed during the late rcign ; All ray other foreign _gelations continue on a perfectly satistactory footing . Gentlemen op the House oe 1 Commons , The estimates for the vear , for which provision has not been made by the late Parliament , will be immediately laid before you , together with such supplementary estimates _aa present circumstances' render indispensably necessary for the public service . Mv Lords and _Gemtjuemen , I have directed a bill tp bo prepared for giving effect , bo far as the aid of Parliament may bo re- . quired , to certain suggestions of the commissioners _-whom I , had appointed to inquire into the best mode pf efficiently manning , the royal navy $ and I recommend this important subject to your im- mediate attention . Measures of lqgal and social improvement , tho progress of which , in tho late Parliament ; was necessarily interrupted by the dissolution , will again be brought under your consideration . I should with pleasure give my sanction to any well-considered measure for the amendment of tho laws which regulate the representation of my people in Parliament , and b 1 io \ _jW you be of opinion that the necessity of giving your immediate attention tp measures of urgency relating to tho defence ana flhancial condition of the country will not leave you sufficient time for legislating _with duo deliberation , : '"" ' : ' "; ' " ¦ _' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦' " _* ' ' •' _¦ '" _' ' ¦ _¦'¦ ' ' - lJLi ' 1 " - _' - - ¦ - ¦' - _^
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during the present session , on a subject at once so difficult a _° d _? _^ tensive , I trust that at the com- mencement of the next session your earnest atten- tion will be given to a question of which an early and satisfactory settlement would be greatly to the public advantage . _* . x feel assmre ( f thatyou will enter with zeal mA diligence on the discharge of your parliamentary duties , and I pray that the result of your delibera- tions may tend to secure to the country the continu- ance of peace abroad and progressive improvement at home . At the termination of the speech , the Queen re- tired with the usual formalities . the address . In the House of _Lokds the address in reply to the speech from the throne was moved by the Earl of Powis , and seconded by Lord _Lifford . —Earl Granville regretted that , in spite of the result of the elections , it was the intention of the Ministry to carry on the Government with a minority . One of the principal errors of the Conservative party was that it endeavoured to please everybody . Her Majesty ' s Government had asserted that they had no opinion at all on the Reform question , but would be obliged for the guidance of the House of Com- mOns . Passing to the suspicions which had been incurred by the Government during the Irish elec- tions , he thought it would have been better to make concessions to the lloman Catholics at a time when no political movements were going forward . It gave him much pleasure to hear that Our foreign relations were in a favourable condition ; but he could not help regretting that ; no effort had been made to in- duce Russia to co-operate with us to preserve the peace of Europe . The subject , _hoAvever required greater skill and greater firmness than her Majesty s Government had yet shown It was not his inten- tion tomove any amendment to the Address . The Government had appealed to the country , and the _*? sult of that appeal would be declared in the other House . —Lord Malmesbury stated his intention of laying before the House the whole of the corres- pondence relating to the war and to the efforts which had been made by the Government to secure peaCe . He would not in the absence of papers go fur- ther into th _^ s matter , and referred Lord Granville to the Italian papers of 1848 , requesting him to com- pare them to those of 1859 , when he should , he thought , have no reason to fear the attacks which Lord Granvillle was going to make upon him- Lord _Howdex stated it as his opinion that if _^ ranCe established herself in Italy , this country wouidbe ultimately drawn into the war . He had reason to believe that some agreement had been con- ciuded between France and Russia within the last three weeks . —Lord Norm anby unveiled the intrigues of Sardinia and France , and especially of Russia , in extending her influence in the Mediterranean Sea . Condemning the sympathy which Lord Pal . mkrston hacl expressed for the Italians , he concluded by exhort- _jnff the Government to resist any attempt at universal domination . —Lord _Carlisle was glad to observe the unanimity among the leading statesmen to adhere strictly to neutrality , and drew the attention of the House to the strange coalition which had taken placo between the Roman Catholics and the Conser- vatives . —Lord Eglintoun contradicted the reports in the newspapers of some compact between himself and Cardinal Wiseman . In the most unequivocal manner he denied that any understanding had been como to between the Roman Catholic party and the Iri 8 U Government—Lord Brougham thought that hostilities had been begun without a shadow of pro- toncG OXOept the false pretence of favouring the cause of liberty . The origin of this war was due to Sardinia . It wns an old maxim of a Roman judge , when he could not discover the author of a crime to ask the question cui bono ? For whoso profit ? and he wished to apply this test to the present war— Who gains by it ? No one was more eager than him- self to see the Austrians driven from Italy , but not merely to hand thorn over from one master to another , Such a course , guaranteed as those provinces wove to Austria by treaty , would bo nothing but plunder , To disregard _awcli a right to possessions would bo contrary to the soundest principles of _interna- national law . If Lombardy , however , could bo erected into an independent kingdom , it would bo a positive benefit to Austria by the certain re- lief it would aft _' ord to her finances . Wo had no reason , he thought , to distrust tho Emperor of tho French , yet , considering hie position , we ought to be , not mistrustful , Imt on our guard . To increase our navy , and to establish and stimulate tho enrolling of volunteer rifle corps in every part of tho country , would be the best means for gaining that object . — Lord _ELMSNjionbucm cordially concurred with Lord Brougham , nnd snid that what was wanted in the present crisis wi \ _a a strong Government . He ox- pressed his conviction that thi » result had not been gained by tho dissolution . —Lord _Djsrbt ; said that although tho debate had boon highly Important , ho - _^¦ ' . _^ _AAa _^ _iLk _. _¦¦ ¦ _¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' _»* '¦ ¦ _¦ . ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ¦ . _< :.. ; _....,..,. „ ¦ , _„; , . ¦ : _., „ ¦ ,.,,,,, „„
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had not heard any reference to anv T > _jira < _rr » _ni , in + \ , _~ Royal Speech , He had heard _muclFnonSeb ? _Jfe efforts made by the Government to influence thp late elections . In regard to Ireland they had _hparrt the denial of Lord Eglintoun , and he for himS denied as strongly , that any compact existed hpt _^ ' pon him an < j Cardinal Wiseman Proceedfne to ? _S charges of Sir J . Graham , he showed that _tho in crease of the billeting money was in _accordant with the recommendation of a Parliamentary committee at the beginning of the vear If he onnld _rpZ any chance of a strong Government hewoulf gladly lay down the responsibility he had assumed but , considering the state of foreien affairs _Iip thought it was his duty to his Sovereign still to re main at his post . He had accepted office with the intention of appealing to the country in case of a defeat in the House of Commons . He denied the analogy which had been drawn between the prorogations of 1841 and 1859 ; and although he must adinit the Government were in a minority at the same time he was convinced that no Government could be formed so stron _» and united as the one in office . In allowing the" forbearance which had been exercised in foreign affairs by the Opposition , he thought their abstinence on other subjects had been . as much due to their discretion as to their justice or moderation . The dissolution was not to discover whether the country approved the Reform Bill , but whether it approved the mode of proceeding adopted by its opponents . Whatever our feelings on the present struggle in Italy , we were bound by treaties not to give way to them . He thought this war had been undertaken on false _i Sretcnces , at the instance of Sardinia , but neither on one side nor the other was there any ground for quarrel which might not have been arranged by diplomacy . It was for this country to maintain a strict neutrality between all parties . _ButMhe position of a neutral was most delicate and difficult , and it would be madness in a statesman , however siacerely desirous of neutrality , not adequately to provide for the defence of the country , as the only neutrality to be respected must be an armed neutrality . He entertained no fear of anj" proximate invasion , but when he saw the increasing armaments of other nations it became the duty of the Government to place the navy of the country on a strong footing . In the present state of things he believed no demand for the defence of the kingdom would be refused by the House of Commons . If it should be proved that her Majesty ' s Government does not possess the confidence of the country , andthat another party does , he could only say that he should lay down with greater pleasure than he had taken up the responsibility of office . Should , however , as he expected , a contrary decision be arrived at , he hailed with pleasure the promise of Lord _Granville that no factious opposition would be offered to the Government of the country . Their lordships adjourned at half-past eleven . - 1 In the House of Commons , on re-assembling in the evening , the Address , in reply to the Speech from the Throne , was moved by Mr . A . Egkrtox , and seconded by Sir J . _Elphinstonk . —The Marquis of Harti _^ _gto _* then proposed his amendment , in the shape of an additional clause to be appended to the Address , declaring that the present Ministry did not possess the confidence of that House . —Tho amendment was seconded by Mr . _Hanuviiy . —The _Ciiakcklxou of the _Exchequer said he found no fault with the course taken by Lord Hartington and his friends , but he denied that there was any analogy between ttio present case and that of 1841 . It was of groat advantage that it should bo . known whether the advisers of the Crown possessed the confidence of the House . It was desirable that this question should be decided without delay , and he hoped the House would be able to divide that night . He procqeded to discuss the grounds assigned for the vote of want of confidence . Ho insisted that the failure of the Government measures in the last _Tarhamont was not a . fair ground upon which to rest such a vote in the present . He justified the dissolution , find congratulated ' Lord Hartington upon his _having abstained from repeating certain trash which , he sum , had , during the recess , been the subject of charges _againsttheGovornmontout of doors . Upon this noaa Mr . Disraeli spoke in terms of severe reprohonaloii of tho allegations made by Sir J . Graham at Carlisle , to which ho gave an indignant denial , ino supposed compact with the Roman Catholics « o uttorly repudiated . Tho manner in which our foreign negotiations had beon conducted was another ground for tho vote of want of confidence ; but he contended that it was neither just nor conformable to tho practice of tho House to decide this _question hi tho absence of the necessary documents . 11 _» o Jtisc ground for tho vote was t ; ho failure of tho _moaauro of x'efornn proposed by tho Government , and tneir Insufficiency to doul with the question of larnnmentary Reform . He compared that measure _witii the last 1 _> 111 upon this subject introduced by Lord ¦; . v ,,, . _kr ,,,., . " ; , , . . ., _^ _^ m
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Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/sldr_11061859/page/4/
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