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land of all Ms rights in full . Some confirmation of the arrogant claims which . Prussia intended to press is given in the issue of a pamphlet , evidently emanating from the Prussian Government , setting forth the hereditary character of the Principality from the earliest date , and specifically froi © an early period in the thirteenth century j sefctnjg forth also the habitual loyalty shown by the citizens of Neufchatel , and their constant resistance to
encroachment on the part of the Swiss Republic . There are serious 4 fe # ects » l this account * a » d it does not surmount the material difficulty in the whole case , that Neufcliatcl was confessedly at once Canton and Principality , but by the very necessity of its position more Canton than Principality . Incessant quarrels arose out of that incompatible duality of nature , and if Prance ami England be not permitted to settle the question , Switzerland will do it for lierself .
Italy has been , "brought before us in more than one aspect . In the / first place there were Mr . Disraeli ' s questions in . the House of Commons , and Lord Ha . bd'WICK . e ' s in the other House , endeavouring to extract from Ministers a distinct denial or admission , as to the truth , of a report that our Government has been ia combination with , some Continental Power . to ' put . restraint upon any
popular or national movement of the Italians , especially ul Naples . Lord Palmerston gave answers exactly ill the . terms of eacb . question , leaving an impression that some combination between this country and . France to put a restraint upon the free choice of the Italians was attempted ; while Lord Cjda-Iiendqn admits that the joint fleet has been withdrawn to prevent an insurrection !
This idea is eonfirrued by the renewal of a report in Paris 3 that the / French Government is positively encouraging a Muratist movement in Naples . Some persons of high authority have obtained possession of an . official document—a report by the ^ Fr ench Envoy in Home to the ^ French Minister of Foreign Affairs—and it is published in the Daily Netos . The French Envoy gives a very glowing description , of Home and the people . Government is merciful , just , reforming , and prosperous ; the country itself is prospering under the rule . He
speaks of " certain persons , " "demagogues , " wko have suggested the division of the Papal States - — the Eastern portion to be placed under a scculav Government with a delegate of the Pope ' s . This is the plan laid before the Paris Conference by Count Cavoue , Avhicli received an apparent support from Lord Clarendon . We see how tlie French Envoy talks of it . He argues stoutly against any interference with the affairs of Rome , or any withdrawal of the French troops for tke present , since cither measure would bring doAvn
the Pope ; to bring clown the Pope would abolish the central head of the Itomau Catholic Church ; . and , with ft philosophical coolness , the Envoy remarks , thai , the full of the Pontifical Government would be of small consequence if Catholicity itself were not at stake . He does not like to impair the centralization of a priesthool which has been the ready inBtetment for despotic government on the Coiitiaent ; and tho French Emperor , it is understood , haa desired to cultivate good relations with the Church
. Roman . ^ The British BanTc inquiry proceeds , and we have some further disclosures , all , however , of the same nature , lhe last examination of Mr . JSsdaihb is remarkablei only for showing the clcav perception wlnolv tho Manager of tlvc Bank and his coodjatovs had ot their insolvent , almost despairing condition , and tho deliberat e manner in which they drew in other persons to bo directors or shareholders . Inviting strangers to enter the leaky ship , winch , oven by the moat active use of the pumps , could acarccly be kept from shipwreck .
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Saturday , March l ± th . The Hocap of Commons sat for a short time last Saturday-Tiie report upon the Spsakek ' s Anxuhse w # s . brought up , and agreed to . MUT 33 SY BILLS . Qa the order for the second reading of tte Mutiny Bill , a conversation took" place upon the subject of a clause exempting private houses in Scotland fieem tfce liability o £ having solders b&kted upon them , which seemed to give satisfaction . —The Bill , as well as the Marine Mutiny Bill , was read a second time .
8 A . VI »< 3 S * : BA } JK 6 KILL . Mr . Estcoubt and Mr . H . Hebbert expressed their regret at . the unavoidable withdrawal of the Sayings-Eauks Bill , introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , -which , in their opinion , would be a great improvement on the existing law . —The Chancellor of the ^ Exchequer signified his intention to re-introduce it in the next Parliament . The House only sat for about half an hour , and then adjourned . * . Monday , March lGih . TORTURE IN BENGAL . In the House of Lores , the Earl of Albemarles postponed his motion with reference to torture in Bengal until ne ^ t Parliament .
PROGRESS OF BUSINESS . The Lighting of Towns ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third time , and passed . The Commissioners of Supply ( Scotland ) Bill passed through committee . THE EARL OF DERBY OS THE CRISIS . Earl < xRANViiXE having moved the second reading of the Income-tax Bill , The Earl of Derby , pursuant to notice , called the attention of the House to the circumstances under which the appeal is made to the country . He disavowed all intentioa of opposing the present bill , but he regretted that the consideration of the Income-tax , had not been left to the next Parliament . The ta-x was a- useful
engine , in . time of war , "but it should be struck out of our system , of finance in times of peace . Unless vigorous measures were taken , it would not be possible to fulfil the pledge given in 1853 , and to abolish the tax in 1800 . Instead of having , as calculated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , a surplus revenue , of 500 , 000 / . in 1857-8 , he ( Lord Derby ) believed there would be a deficiency of 6 , 500 ^ 000 ? . Only very small reductions couldloe made in the army and navy ; but considerable savings might be effected in the Miscellaneous Estimates , which had been swelled to an extravagant amount . But a true system of economy was only possible in connexion with a reasonable foreign policy . If we abstained from interference in the internal affairs of foreign
countries—if we withheld from using a tone of braggadocio and menace towards other states , on account of every fancied injury—we need not keep a war establishrnents ° in time of peace . But if , on the other hand , the indiscretion of officials and subordinates is to commit us to war , ivc must at once arm ourselves cap-it-pie . With respect to the China question , if Government had done at first what they did ultimately—if they had announced that they would send out a plenipotentiary to inquire into the management of affairs at Canton—little riioro would have been heard from Parliament on . the subj cct . But a most false and unfounded cry had been raised by the Government , of " unnatural coalition" and " factious combination . " He repelled that chargo aa a gross
supporters the Government could muster from their atc « raula * in opposition to Mr . Locke King ' s motion to 5 ? ^ viag-Jbaisters a majority of 13 . That act of the Conw vatiye party , wlrich thus showed itself true to principle * and irrespective of persons , saved theGovernraent fromf ?! fate of Act «< ra—thatof being devouredby its own houncfc Passmgr to the consideration of the recent ecclesiasW appointments by the Government , he objected to th sectarian and Low-Church character by which they -wlr * distinguished , and to the fact of a party purpose beW at the bottom of the selections . He was not a Trar ^ -s S —lie thought that sect tendedto the
, injury and , ii « , tic * of the Church of England ; but that Vas no S £ why he should go into < &e opposite extreme . "I \ LZ the greatest respect , " he confirmed , " for the labours and the energww- arid the piety of many of the Dissenters of this country . There is room enough , God knows for them and for the Church of England iu the common combat against vice , and irreligion , and immorality ( hear , hear ); and with reg-ar 4 . to them I say , with all my heart , they that are not against 113 are on our side and God speed them in the good work we are carryin < ' on together ! But , I confess it , my sympathies , my fee ? ings , my affections are with that body of the Establi shed Church—and , thank God , they are both numerous and
of weight and influence!—who , preferring the religion of the closet to the excitement of the platform , with the Bible for their guide , with the ancient Fathers of the Church and with the modern lights of the Reformed Church as their commentators and assistants , are more ready to inculcate upon their hearers the practical precepts than the abstruse doctrines of religion but who , nevertheless , maintaining the bond of unity in the Church , and maintaining it in the spirit of peace , are not prepared , for the sake of a false peace and of a false union , to compliment away any of those-which the Church upholds as its fundamental and essential doctrines . " ( Cheers . ) With respect to Lord Palmerston ' s foreign and general policy , he gave the Premier credit for courage in accepting the managem ent of public affairs at the call
of the people , and he applauded him for bringing the war to a conclusion , but he could not on those accounts extend to him an unqualified support . The Premier had committed a grievous injury to the maritime rights of this country , and had interfered in the affairs of Naples without any justification being made out in the papers before the House . " N " o English subject had suffered ; and we should not have tolerated any such interference with ourselves if made by the King of Naples , as might have been , the case before the amnesty granted to Mr . Smith O'Brien and the other political prisoners of 1848 . "I defy any man . even the most ardent of his supporters , to say , when he professes confidence in the noble Viscount , -what upon anv great
domestic question of the day is the policy to which he pledges himself . Some cries have been raised within the last few days which 3 think must astonish the noble Viscount when he read s them . One is , ' Palmerston and Freedom ! ' I imagine , my lords , it would be more correct to shout , ' Palmerston always , but never freedom ! ' Then to hear , ' Palmerston and Liberalism ! . ' ' Palmerston and Protestantism ! ' * Palmerston , and down with Maynooth ! ' Palmerston , the only Christian Premier ! ' ' Palmerston , the true Protestant Minister !' and blasphemously , or at least irreverently , '
Pahnerston , tho man of God ! ' The last cry appears in ft clerical newspaper , where tho noble Viscount ia announced as ' the man of God . ' ( JL laugh . ' ) . .. . It is remarkable that , notwithstanding the number and variety of the war-cries which have been attached to the name of the noble Viscount , there aro three with which I have never heard him associated , and yet they aro both important in themselves and have been the watchwords in past times of the great Liberal party . I have never heard , ' Palmerston and Peace ! ' ' Palmerston and Retrenchment ! ' ' Palmerston and Reform !'"
( Cheers . ') la fact , he invariably opposed all the great principles of the Liberals ; yet tho Conservatives could not acknowledge him because his position is anomalous , and ho is not strong enough or firm enough to resist pressure , as was shown by tho facility with which he gave way on the question of the tea duties , and in connexion with Sir John M'Neill and Colonel Tulloch . Earl Granville defended tlio policy ' of tho Government , and reminded the IIoubo of tho time when Lord Derby , being Prime Minister , fenced night after night on tho important question whether lie would &o to tho country on tho principles of free trade or
protection . Lord Derby bad that evening skilfully avoided noticing tho many favourable aspects -which tho foreign affiiirs of the country presented , as , for inslaim \ the treaty of peace with Pcr . sin , and tho close alliance' wlh the Emperor of the French , with Austria , and wllh other great powers of Europe . The noblo Earl had declined oilieo in 18 & 5 , and he was not aware that tho Cuni-crvative party had received nny strength since Unit time . Under tho circumstances , it was natural they fhould seek the co-operation of the member for the University of Oxford , though in tho vote of tho Commons he believed tlint a large majority of the supporters <> ' ^ Colnlcn ' a nirtion voted in jicconlnnco with tlic .-ir-
consciuntiouB opinions , and had only misjudged the case . Tho Earl of Mai ^ iicsmj ky briefly -went over sumo of tlu ground . *! traversed l > y the Karl of Derby , and joined m the denial of nny coalition or factious conduct on the part of tho Conaorvativee .- —Tho Karl of IIabdwickj :
calumny . When ho brought forward his motion on the affair of the lorcha , he had had communication on tho subject with scarcely any one ; but ho gained the support of several of the most distinguished "Whigs and many of the staunchest supporters of Lord Palmerston on general questions . His lordship continuod : — " When I came into this House , I took an opportunity of showing to Lord Lyndhurst tho resolution which I had . prepared , and I had the good fortune to find that it met with his entiro approval . There was at tho time sitting by my noblo and learned friend a AVhig peer , a man of great eminence , a distinguished and cordial supporter of her Majesty ' s Government . He asked if I would allow him to see tho resolution . I said , certainly , if ho wished it . Having read over the resolution carefully , ho asked nio whether I had any objection to strike out one phrase . I
replied I had not , and gave tho noblo lord a pen , with which ho made the-erasure he desired . I theu laughingly observed , ' Aa you have altered my resolution to meet your views , I hope to have your support . ' ( . 1 lavyhS ) And I gained it" ( Continued Imit / Jtter . ) The charge of faction was equally untruo with respect to the House of Commons . Tho Conservatives had no previous consultation ¦ with Mr . C < ibdon and tho Liberals 5 indeed , many of tho Conservatives had folt indisposed to support tho motion becauso of its being brought forward by Mr . Cobdon . Others again had given tho rather Htrango reason for supporting tho Government , that Ministers h « d made such excellent ecclosinstical appointments TUo Conservatives were accused of factious opposition , although but n few evenings before the division they had BAYoUed the miserable number of 31 , - winch , wero all tho
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Mb . Stuart Woktmsy , tho Solicitor-General iasuid ip bq suffering from a vory Bovoro attack of fi fever Loss o * Lifb , rr Fma . —A woman and her four Char on porj ^ od on Tuesday night in u firemen broke out in a houao near CamborwoU-gate . An imuVst £ att boon opened , bat standa adjourned . V
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Leader (1850-1860), March 21, 1857, page 266, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2185/page/2/
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