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lordships must not be surprised if , being entirely innocent of those charges , he takes ^ an opportunity of vindicating himself in another place . " The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill and the Coast Guabd Service Bill passed through committee , after some discussion of a desultory character . — Various other bills also passed through committee with-^ ThifFormation , &c , of Parishes , the Courts of Common Law ( Ireland ) , the Unlawful Oaths ( IreiulxzO , the Nuisances Removal , &c . ( Scotland ) , and the Marriage akd Registration Amendment Bills , ¦ were severally read a third time , and passed .
At the early sitting of the House of Commons , the County Courts Acts Amendment Bull was read a third time , and passed- Some amendments were proposed by the Government , one of which , the Speaker ruled , could not be put , because it increased the charge on the public , a course which could not be taken on the third reading . VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
EDUCATION BILL . On the motion for the third reading of this bill , Mr . Eenlkt said he could not see the utility of appointing an official with a large salary and without any denned duties to be discharged ; and he moved , as an amendment , that the bill be read a third time that day three months . —Mr . Gladstone seconded the amendment . He regretted to find that the House of Commons seemed to bave lost the wholesome Jealousy with which it formerly regarded the creation of new offices with large salaries . —The measure was defended by Sir George CrBEY ; and , after considerable discussion , the amendment was rejected by 77 to 35 . —The bill was read a third time , and passed .
OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES . In reply to Mr . Milner Gibson , Lord Palmerston said that the Government had not decided on the new Minister to the United States . POLITICAL PRISONERS . Sir George Grey , replying to Mr . Duncombe , said that the persons convicted of high treason in September , 1820 , would receive the benefit of the late amnesty , if any of them should be still alive .
THE AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE . Mr . Heywood moved an address for the appointment of a Royal Commission , consisting of learned men well skilled in the original languages of the Holy Scriptures , and conversant with modern Biblical scholarship , to consider of such amendments of the authorized version of the Bible as have been already proposed , and to receive sugges-2 S 5 s * feom ~ all persons who maybe willing to offer them ; to point out errors of translation , and such words and phrases as have either changed their meaning or become obsolete in the lapse of time ; and to report the
amendments which they may be prepared to recommend . Mr . Heywood admitted that , unless public opinion was in favour of the proposition , it would not be prudent to move in it . —Sir George Grey concurred in the latter remark , and , believing that the notion was not in accordance with public opinion , he thought it would be most unwise to adopt it . He was ready to admit that the translation now in use is susceptible , in some passages , of improvement ; but , taken as a whole , he thought it well entitled to the respect , veneration , and confidence with which it is universally entertained . — The motion was withdrawn .
RESTRICTION OF THE LENGTH OB SPEECHES . Mr . Wilkinson moved " That , except upon the introduction of a measure to the House , no member do apeak for more than half an hour at one time upon the same question ; nor upon any occasion for more than one hour . " He denounced in humorous terms the waste of time and the sacrifice of business accruing from the habit of making long addresses , and observed that , though he Uad great pleasure , of course , in listening to those speeches , he was ready to sacrifice that pleasure for himself ( laughter ') , and he hoped that other members would be as ready to relinquish it as he was . ( Laughter . ) There -were 278 members of the House who never spoke at all . f" Hear , hear , " and laughter . ') There were 209 members
who never spoke for more than half an hour . There remained 470 members who spoke more than half an hour , and some of these fipoke but seldom . The monopoly of long speeches was therefore confined to a few , so that ho boped his motion would meet with a favourable reception . —Lord Palmerston agreed that a good deal of time was wasted , and that much advantage would accrue from hon . members carefully digesting what they have to say before they eay it ; but he thought the particular proposition brought forward by Mr . Wilkinson would put an unconstitutional restraint upon the freedom of
debate . The evil is not so great now as it was ; longspeech ©* being more common in former times than now , Mid thfrre was once a certain member of whom it was related that h » began his speech at five o'clock , and that a trlend of his went to Clapham , dined , played whist , returned to the House , and found his friend still on hia legs . ( Laughter . ) Time la now occupied more with tho number of speeohea than with the length of each speech —one of the results of the greater freedom arising from the Reform BUI ; and there are now a greater number of members than formerly who can produce addresses , from Ow talent , knowledge , and learning of which tho Houao
may well derive advantage . His Lordship advised Mr . Wilkinson to withdraw his motion , and rest satisfied with the effect which the discussion , combined with his own good example , must produce . —Mr . Monckton Milnes , Mr . Biggs , and Mr . W . J . Fox , attributed blame to the " leaders " on both sides of the House for adopting courses calculated to prolong debates , and give bad example to their followers . —The motion was lost by 57 to 30 .
SPANISH BONDS . A motion was made by Sir J . Fitzgerald , enforcing the claims of British subjects , the holders of certain Spanish Bonds , to an honourable settlement of the interest on their advances from the Spanish Government . — Lord Palmerston acknowledged the just and equitable claims of the parties in question , and that the conduct of the Spanish Cortes was neither just nor generous , but remarked on the inconvenience which might arise from any formal expression of opinion on the subject , on the part of the legislature , as fettering the action of the Government .- —The motion was thereupon withdrawn .
GENERALS BEATSON AND VTVTAN . Mr . Roebuck moved " That the Under-Secretary for War having admitted that , upon anonymous information , a secret inquiry had been ordered into the conduct of a general officer , this House feels itself bound to express its reprobation of such a proceeding . " Mr . Roebuck expressed much indignation at the course so taken , and called upon the House , as a body of English gentlemen , to throw their shield over the honour of the English army . General Beatson , the officer alluded to , had performed most distinguished services , and bore the highest character ; but a charge was now brought against him of having excited the men of the Turkish Contingent , whom he had formerly commanded , to
mutiny against their officers . That charge involved , not only the honour , but the life , of General Beatson ; yet a secret inquiry had been entered into on anonymous information . Such a proceeding was most unjust and discreditable . — Mr . Frederick Peel was glad of an opportunity of explaining that he was wrong on a former occasion in stating that General Vivian had acted on anonymous information in reference to the charges against General Beatson . He had now to state that General "Vivian acted upon information received from a source upon which he was justified in placing reliance . That communication was received from General Shirley in an official form . General Vivian was bound to bring the communication he had received to the knowledge of the War Department , and
Lord Panmure took the only course which was open to him , namely , to call for a preliminary inquiry , before determining whether more decided steps should follow . —Mr . Isaac Butt expressed a strong disapprobation of the course taken by the" War-office . —Colonel French appealed to Lord Palmerston to exonerate General Beatson from the charges made against him . —Lord Palmebston replied that the honour of General Beatson had not been compromized by the proceedings which had been taken , and he advised the House to suspend its judgment till the result of the inquiry has been arrived at . —Colonel Lindsay regarded Lord Palmerston ' s speech as " a premium on anonymous slander ; " the Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the course that had been pursued ; Mr . Roebuck replied , and tho House divided , when the motion was negatived by 71 to 23 .
BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT BILL . The second reading of this bill was moved by Lord Palmerston , who denied that there was anything simoniacal in it . —Mr . Henley moved the adjournment of the debate , assigning -as a reason that the bill had not been delivered to members , and that consequently thoy were not in a position to enter upon the consideration of a measure of so much importance . —Mr . Gladstone seconded the amendment , and Lord Palmerston consented to the adjournment . The Leases and Sale of Estates Bill was read a third time , and passed . Wednesday , July 2 &rd . THE REPORT OF TIIK CIIRLSBA COMMISSIONERS .
In the House of Commons , Mr . Kinnaird inquired whether the report of the Chelsea Commissioners would be printed before the prorogation of Parliament ?—Mr . Villikrs replied that ho had hoped the report would have been printed before this , but that it would no doubt be ready in the course of a day or two . He added that he treated with the utmost indifference ) tho personalities concerning himself which Lord Lucan had indulged in in the House of Lords . —Mr . French said ho considered the explanation given by Lord Lucan on the previous evening—namely , that he had never intended to say anything which could bo personally offensive to tho right hon . gentleman—quite satisfactory . —Tho subject then dropped . The Grand Juries , &c . ( Ikelani >) Bill , and the Poor Law ( Ireland ) Bill , were withdrawn .
manors . The debate on tho socond rending of thin bill was resumed by Sir William Hkathcotk , who moved that tho measure bo deferred for three months . —A long debate ensued , and considerable opposition was offered by Lord Robert Cecil , Mr . Napier , Mr . Roiobuok , Sir James Graham , Mr . Duncombb ( who denounced the measure as " disgusting" ) , and Mr . Gladstone , who all
assumed positions similar to those taken by the opponents of the bill in the House of Lords , and argued that the character of such an act is simoniacal , that the amount of the retiring pensions is too large , that there is no necessity for a special measure to meet the cases in question , as the Church has already the power of appointing suffragan bishops , that a precedent is being established that a general measure would be preferable to a specific measure , and that the resignation of a bishop should be
pure , absolute , simple , and unconditional , whereas , in these cases , a bargain is made . —The bill was supported by Mr . Monckton Milnes , Mr . Card well , Mr . Black , Mr . Walpole , Sir John Shelley , Sir George Gbey , and Lord Palmerston , who denied that there is anything simoniacalin the measure , and pleaded the necessity of relieving the Bishops of London and Durham of their duties . —The second reading was ultimately carried by 151 to 72 . The House then adjourned .
Thursday , July 24 th . THE MILITIA MUTINY AT NENAGH . Lord Panmure , in answer to the Marquis of Clanricarde , said that proper steps would be taken to bring the Nenagh mutineers to justice . There was one case of murder and several of assault , which , would be handed over to be dealt with by the civil tribunals . With regard to the other offences , they were entirely of a military character , and would be dealt with by the military
authorities accordingly . He thought it only right to take that opportunity of bearing his testimony to the admirable behaviour of the rest of the Irish militia . —This testimony was confirmed by the Earl of Ellenborough , who quoted statistics to show that the desertions from the Irish militia had been much less than from the English or Scotch , and that the contributions to the regular army had been much greater . He looked upon the Irish militia , therefore , as incomparably the most valuable force of the kind we possess .
THE STAFF OF LORD RAGLAN . Lord Calthorpe complained that the Staff of Lord Raglan had been excluded from the French honours bestowed upon other officers . He wished to know whether the Government had not received some communication from the Emperor of the French with respect to his wishes in the matter . —After some remarks by the Duke of Cleveland ( who thought a mistake had been accidentally made ) , and by Lord Colchester ( who regarded the distribution as incautious and unsatisfactory ) , Lord
Panmure stated that the responsibility for the selection of names did not rest with the Government , but with Generals Simpson and Codrington , who , ho wac om-D , had acted without any favouritism . He had received no such communication as that indicated by Lord Calthorpe ; but his predecessor at the War Office might have done so . —The Earl of Ellenborough protested against the principle of rewarding those soldiers and sailors wlio had not been under fire , and also against the reception of decorations from a foreign sovereign . —The subject then dropped .
THIRD READINGS . The following bills were read a third time , and passed : —Incomk and Land Taxes , Stam p Duties , Rackhoksk Duty , Coast Guard Service , Corrupt Practices Prevention , General Board of Health Continuance , Militia Pay , Cursitor Baron of tiii : Exchequer , Lunatic Asylums Act Amkndmknt , Deeds ( Scotland ) , Judicial Procedure , &o . ( Scotland ) , Bills . —The Marriage , &c , Rkoistkatjon Acts Amended Bill was also read a third time , some amendments being introduced relative to the mode of entering the marriage . PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ( SCOTLAND ) DIM .. On the order for considering tho Commons amendments to this bill , it was agreed to abide by the previous decision to restore that clause which continues the religious test in the appointment of schoolmasters .
BISHOPS RETIREMENT BILL . In the IIousk of Commons , at the morning sitting , on tho order for going into committee upon the Ui . nhoji . s of London and Durham Retirement Bill , Mr . I 1 ai > kikm » moved to defer the committee for three months , supporting the motion by a speech in - which he inveighed against the vast incomes received by the two prelates ( strangely contrasting with tho miserable pay of the humbler clergy , and alao with tho income of the Pope , which , for ecclesiastical purponoa , is only 1600 / ., while tlmt of tho Cardinals is no more than 400 / . ) , and denounced tho bill as an odious measure . lie also referred to tho Uinhop of
London an a bigot , and npoko of tho abu . so of an Established Church . —Thi » amendment gave rise to a long discussion , but ultimately it was negatived without miy division . Tho IIouso them wont into coinniitti . e iijmiii tho bill , and made Homo progress in tho consideration ^ of ita clauses , the remainder being reserved for tho evening sitting , when they -wore agreed to after aome ili . seu . snitn ' i in tho course of which an amendment , moved by Mr-Rokijuok , and designed to reduce the retiring allowamo of tho Bitdiop of Durham to iiOOOf . per annum , w »« '"¦ - gativod on n division by u majority of i > ' 2 to '• ' ' j ' 00 / . ) wan then M | , 'ri' « il to .
KXI'ULSION OK J A MICS HA 1 ) 1 . KIK . Mr . Roi&nuoic , pursuant to notice , movod tho expulsion from tho House of Mr . James Sndlcir , tho nionilicr for Tipperary . Ho did not take upon himself to ouy
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700 THE Ii E A D E B . [ No . 331 , Sattjkday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), July 26, 1856, page 700, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2151/page/4/
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