On this page
-
Text (2)
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Article
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 when the solemnity of inauguration has been accomplished , perhaps the mission of the legislative corps may be fulfilled . Note again how oaths , of fidelity and allegiance are restored to fashion by that rigid observer . of oaths , Louis Bonaparte t 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 the 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 honoiu * 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 i and the other exciting republican jealousy , perhaps unconsciously and needlessly , by his bearing of grand seigneur— - the 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 .
Untitled Article
HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT . The stormy debates of last week have not l ) eo » renewed , the Opposition having declared , through Lord John Russell , that no more speeches will be thrown in to obstruct the progress of public business . On the motion that the house do resolve itself into a coinmitteo of supply , Lord Joen Russeix formally gave way , and © von proposed that , in order to facilitate business , Thursdays should bo given up to Government . Lord
John ' s reason for taking this courso was , that tho promine miulo by Lord Derby to coll a now parliament in tho autumn was bo fur satisfactory as to make him anxious that no further delay should take pluco in granting tho Hupplios . Ho aidministored a gentle rolmlco to Mr . Disraeli , l > y contrasting tho " taunts and sarcasms" ufctored by the Minister oh roplios 'to . Mb questions , with tho conduct of Lord Derby in tlvo Houflo of Lords .
Matters then . proceeded in a rather irregular manner . Sir Dk Laoy Evans moved a resolution in favour of volunteer rifle- clubs . It was seconded by Mr . HtJMB , but discussed by nobody ; Mr . Bright , however , took occasion to intimate that he for ono should except tho proposed Militia Bill from tho list of " necessary moa-Hures . " Everybody scorned to forgot tho Westminster resolution ; and so tho house diverged into a discussion on tho Navigation laws , consisting mainly of allegations
and counter-allegations , statistics and counter-statistics uttered by the minor gods of t > oth sides of the house . At length , supposing this cross-fire of flat contradictions had gone on long enough , the Chancellor of the Bxcheqtteb and the Home SLEdBETABy-recalled the house to the question ^ when , an assurance being given byjt > he latter that Government did not distrust the people , or wish to discourage volunteer rifle dubs , the amendment was withdrawn , arid the house went into a committee of supply . Bi Voting money for the army and navy , the main of the evening passed away .
For the last time Mr . Jacob Bell made a brave but ineffectual attempt to resist the progress of the St . Albans Disfranehisement 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 were in committee on this bill , by Mr . Henry Herbert , 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 Reynolds , 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 . Fkewen 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 . A 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 . Httme supported the repeal of the duty . Mr . Henry Drttmmond made an onslaught upon the free-traders as the chief obstruction to repeal . This of course called up Mr . Cobden , who successfully rebutted , the charge * and replied with considerable effect . He said if Mr . Frewen were in earnest , then was the time to press his 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 surelythey would help him . Iru 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 . Anderson for copies of correspondence respecting the dispute between the Sultan of Turkey and the Pasha of Egypt . Mr . Disraeli 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 tho
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 after a quiet evening the House adjourned at half-past eight . Tho 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 . Tho 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 ^ it Elections Bill , saying , " Egad , I don't think it would bo legal under that bill to offer so much as a pinch of snuff to an elector . " But the colonel was unsuccessful , and tho bill was read a second time .
Tho House of Lords has been , as a matter of courso , less industrious than tho Commons . On Monday , Lord Brougham introduced a bill to reduce tho period of fifty days which , by the existing law , must elapso between the dissolution and re-assembling of Parliament , to thirty-five days . On Tuesday , the distinctive features of the sitting were a long speech by tho Lord Chancellor in moving tho second , reading of a bill to amend the Law of Wills . There was a general agreomont among tho law lords , to forward tho progress of thin monmiro . It provides for a moro liboral interpretation of tho words in tho existing law , which require that the namo of tho testator shall bo signed at " the end or foot of tho will . "
Lord Beaumont called tho attention of the House to the state of affairs at tho River Plato , and having sketched tho history of tho various Republics watered by that river , asked sovoral questions , and urged tho Government to lose no time in ontoring into negotiations for establishing a free navigation along tho Plate , Parana , and Paraguay rivers . Lord Malmksbujiy replied , that as soon as ho hud hoard of the expulsion
of Rosas he put - Mmaelf into communication wifi , « , French Oovewiroehtyfbr the sake of renewing if negotiations te woufa contribute to the comSJK interests of both , nations . The Earl of S ? expressed bis satfeftqtjkm . 'at what had fallen from T I Malinesbury . — -M ) ra The main business in the House of Lords on Tim ™ day was a motion moved by Lord Monteagle for select cQmmittee , tp which the Treasury minutes Dro * viding for the repayment of the debts due from coun " ties and unions in Ireland might be referred . Jh *
noble lord went into the statistics off the various ad vances , and declared " that though Ireland had no wish to evade the payment of her just debts , she had iust reason tp complain of the improvident way in which a great portion of the money had been expended . The Earl of Derby had no objection to the appointment of the committee , whose duty it would be to sif t 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 m the House of Commons on Thursday contain all the interest of the week . Sir . Keogh asked whether it was the intention 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 Maynooth ? The Chanceliob of the Excheqiteb . —* n 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 Majesty ' s Government , in the present parliament ^ to propose any bill for the repeal of the grant to the Royal College of Maynooth , to which he has referred ( hear , hear ); and , generally speaking , I beg to observe that it appears to me that the specific measures to be brought forward for any object what * ever in a parliament not yet elected are not subjects on which any Government should be called on to give an answer . ( Cheers . )
Mr . Htrto brought on his motion for Parliamentary Reform ; and a debate arose of great importance . The views of Mr . Hume are well known ; he asked for an extended suffrage , vote by ballot , shorter parliaments , re-distribution of electoral districts , and no property qualification . In the opening of his speech , he took Lord Derby to task for classing him with demagogues The motion was seconded by Sir Joshita Walmesley who went over ground familiar to our readers , alleging the discrepancy between population and representation , and contending for the concessions demanded by Mr . Hume . Mr . Henry Drxtmmond made an eccentric speech , in which , while the arguments were favourable
to reform , the conclusions were flatly opposed to it . Then followed Sir William Page Wood . He made a radical speech , supporting , especially pointing out that the principle of democracy was confidence ; that of monarchy , fear . All his arguments made for reform ; but he regarded the measure proposed by Mr . Hume as only valuable for discussion—to vote for it was out of the question . Mr . Napieb was put up , using , without effect , the stock arguments in opposition to the measure ; and he was met by Mr . Roebuck , and demolished , especially as regards the ballot . For the rest , Mr . Roebuck , who generally contrives to lug in some extraneous topic , thus spoke of Communism :
" As for tho noblo lord at tho head of tho Government coming forward and saying ho was opposed to democracy what did ho moan ? Did ho mean that in this country tao artisans had what are called Communist principles i * -H ° at all . ( Hear , hear . ) Tho moment a man gained anything by his own labour he might be depended upon jo dofend tho eaorodness of property ( hear , hoar ); no wouia bo tho man to como forward and say , ' This is mine ; it w tho result of my own . honest labour and of my own mcoilect . ' ( Hoar , hoar . ) You would find no Communist prin . this
ciples received among the artisans of country . (* J ° " *» hoar . ) As for tho ignorant and benighted labourers ot ttoo agricultural classes , ho ( Mr . Roebuck ) did not know wjw they might receive , for they were not educated—th eir eaucatlon hitherto had not beon much token cave ot ; ow w this lie was sure , that if you wont into any of our iarg « manufacturing towns , you would find tho artisan , whoww tho manufacturer and arti 8 anof hi 8 own fortune , would do tho first to oppose himself to anything like Co ™ r : doctrines ( hoar , hoar ) , and if a man could bo dopondoa upon ho could , for tho maintenance of what was called tn °
BocrednoBB of property . ( Hoar , hoar . )' Following Mr . Roebuck , whose speech seeihcd _ on tho whole effective , caino tho Chancellor of the h * . - chequer , and delivored ono of tho most ingenious speeches over listened , to in tho House of Commons . After subjecting tho Opposition to a littlo banter obou " a certain evanescent proposition , " ( Lord John »« flfl 0 "f Reform Bill . ) to which , " out of delicacy , " ho had not w tended to allude , ho entered into tho subjoct o * *?? r * ho tation with groat relish . It hod boon assorted *™»" | ™ V proportions of representatives in that Houso bafi J > arranged in favour of tho territorial intoroofc . ^ J'JJl sor . town populations woro not fairly represented . Xll f . r ^ ivro tion ho aeniod . North Cheshire , for example , witu *» v
Untitled Article
286 THE LSAJpER . X ^^ Tv&bAV
-
-
Citation
-
Leader (1850-1860), March 27, 1852, page 286, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1928/page/2/
-