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M-onday , December 7 th , OBSCENE BOOKS , &C , BILL . In the House of Louds , Lord Campbell moved for a return of the warrants , granted under the Act of Parliament of last session , for the prevention of the sale of obscene publications , and also of the steps that had been taken under the said act . —The returns -were ordered .
CHURCH-KATES . The Earl of Malmesbuiiy asked -whether it was the intention of the Government to bring forward , during the ensuing session , any measure respecting churchrates . —EarlGuANViLLE said it would ' entirely depend upon circumstances whether any such measure -would be introduced . AXSWER TO THE ADDRESS . Earl St . Germans brought iip her Majesty ' s answer to the address of their Lordships , hi answer to the Royal Speech on Thursday week . It was coached in the usual terms .
LORD CANNING . Earl Gkanville corrected some statements which had been made on the first night of the session by Lord Derby with respect to the Governor-General of India , General . Heorsey , and the rewarding of a Sepoy who had distinguished himself by brave and faithful conduct . The man had been promoted with the express sanction of Lord Canning , and not reprimanded , as Lord Derby had supposed .
SXB HENRY IIAVELOCK . Earl Granville brought up a message from the Crown , . recommending to the House to concur in enabling her Majesty to make provision for securing to Sir Henry Havelock a pension of 1000 Z . a year for life . ¦—A similar message was laid before the House of Commons by LordTalmekston .
RESTKICTIQNS OS TJIE IKDIAN PRESS . The Earl of Elmsnborotjgh moved for a copy of the Arms Act , lately passed by the Legislative Council of India ; also a return of all native and European newspapers licensed under the Act of the Legislative Council , passed on the 13 th of last June ; and also copies of all letters of warning addressed to the printers of any such native and European newspapers respectively , and of all revocations of the licenses of any of such newspapers , and of all correspondence relating to the . restitution thereof . The : Arms Act provides that Europeans in India are to apply to the magistrates ( who are often natives ) for leave to possess arms . This , observed Lord EllCnborough , is an infringement of the rights of
Englishmen , and he thought all Englishmen in India should be armed for the sake of self-protection . In fact , they should be compelled to bear arms , so that they might forma large militia . The act had excited great disgust aiiaong our countrymen in the East . His Lordship then called attention to the provisions of the measure passed in reference to the press in India , and contended that the Governor-General mi ^ ht have subjected the press to a censorship , instead of having recourse to the measures he had adopted . Under the provisions of the law , the Governor-General might prohibit the publication of any book , pamphlet , or newspaper , wherever published , so that , after an interdict had been put upon a paper , the party receiving it would be liable to fine and imprisonment—the consequence being , that a person receiving an English newspaper containing strictures upon the Government came within the provisions of the act . On
the other hand , the papers might publish the fullest military details , thus putting the enemy in possession of important facts , the knowledge of which might be used against us . A great deal of mischief had been effected by the publication in the papers of letters from officers Avhose feelings had been embittered by witnessing the atrocities of the revolt . Great as had beon the crimes of the Sepoys , due discrimination should bo observed in their punishment , and wo should avoid acting on a principle of wild revenge . In the day of victory , if it should come , we ought to assume an attitude which should secure the sympathy and good-will of the people of India . —Earl Gkanvillk and the Duke of Akgyll defended the course pursued by Lord Canuing ; Earl Gkky and the Marquis of Clanrioabdk also took a favourable view of the conduct of the Indian Government , and deprecated discussion on the subject at that period ; while the Earl of Malmissbury and Lord Dkuby expressed their disapprobation of the Govornor-Gcnoral . In the House oic Commons , the answer to the Addrcaa was brought np by Lord Castlkuossk .
CAPTAIN FREEMANTLIi AND THE OFFICIOUS OV , TiUS aUNO . Mr . WATtitKN inquired of the First Lord of tho Ad-i miralty whether hia attention had been culled to a recent 1 naval court-martial hold on an officer of hor Majesty ' s ship Juno ; and whether any steps arc contoinplutod by the Government in respect thereto . —Sir Chauucs Wood said ho p , ic ! ally regretted that a distinguished officer , who h « d Iicon thirty yeara in tho eorvico , had placod hiniBcll" in n position to incur the censure of tho Uoard of AdininiUy . Still , be thought Cnptuin Freomantlo had only acted out of a Bcnaa of duly . If tho Juno lind remained in coniini . ssion i ' or any tiim ; longer , tho Hoard of Admiralty vvoiild lmvo superseded Captain l «'
rcernaHtle , foot , as the vessel at tfee time of theee courts-martial was under orders to be paid off , it was " considered that it would be for the advantage of the public service if . no steps were then taken for his removal from -the service . CSear , itear . ")
the ¦ 69 th begiment . Mr . Scott . asked on what ground the 69 th Regiment , being quartered at Plymouth , was removed from Plymouth to Portsmouth by rail to embark there , 5 a carder to return by sea to Plymouth , before departing- for the East Indies . —Sir John Ramsdex said that the hon . gentleman must have been misinformed as to the facts of the case regarding the embarkation of this regiment . Three ships were taken up by the East India Company to convey the regiment to Alexandria . Two of those ships took the troops on board at Plymouth direct , but the third was a mail steamer , and under the terms of her contract was only allowed to embark at Portsmouth . Accordingly , a detachment was sent to Portsmouth and embarked there .
GUANO . —THE ItOOTCIA MOOKIA ISLANDS . In reply to Mr . Caird , Mr . Labouciuere said that , "when the subject was laid before the House , he had stated that her Majesty ' s Government were determined to afford assistance to the attempts that were being made to obtain guano in the Kooria Mooria Islands , and that a ship of -war should be sent for the protection of persons engaged in the trade . That had been done , and a great number of English merchants had gone there . The Bombay Government bad prevented the engagement of liny labourers , from Aden , and , as soon as this was brought rfo his know ledge , he had called the attention of the Jndian Government to the fact , expressing his hope that , if there were no valid reasons for this prohibition , it would net be continued . To that communication iie had not yet received any reply .
THE ENGLISH PRISONERS AT NAPLES . In answer to Mr . Monckton Milnes Lord PalmereroN made a statement regarding the two engineers taken on board the steamer Cagliari , somewhat modifying that which he had made on the previous Friday . He was sorry to say that , by accounts he had received on Sunday from the acting British consul , it appeared that , although tbe engineers had not been subjected to actual torture , they had been confined in a dark , damp , gloomy cell ; that they had complained of their food ; and that one of them , in a fit of despondency , had made an attempt upon his life . There had been also an endeavour to falsify the evidence against them . There is nothing in their present treatment materially to complain of ; but the Government are expecting further accounts ,
BANK OF ENGLAND INDEMNITY BILL . On the order for the second reading of this bill , "M " r . Gladstone objected to the wording of -the first clause , -ivhich indemnifies the Bank for acts of which Parliament knows nothing . He asked for explanations respecting the profits on the issues already madewhether they are to go to ihe Bank of England or to the Government ; how they are to be computed ; whether thej' are to be profits of the issues or of the discounts ; and , lastly , whether the profits are to be calculated on the amount of the issues made to the issue department of the Barak , or on that portion only which will go to the public . —Sir H . Wixloughby asked for further information with respect to the necessity for suspending
the law . —Mr . Cayley criticized the monetary system of the country , which lie considered impracticable without periodical collapses . —Mr . Coninoham regretted that the Government had not determined on abrogating the act of 1844 altogether . —Mr . Mauns cordially approved of the bill . —Mr . Chossley , Mr . R . Phillips , and Mr . Newimjgate spoke in favour of the Bank of England , but suggested the necessity of introducing such reforms into the law as would simplify financial matters and avoid panics . —Mr . Buchanan and Mr . Kirk spoke agninst the act of 1844 ; , which had not prevented undue speculation and overtrading , and which errs in applying an inflexible rule to that fluctuating thing , the currency .
Iho Chancexlob of the Exchequkr , in reply to Sir II . Willoughby , said ho had no knowledge of any combination or conspiracy to intimidate or influence the Bank of England , and ho did not believe any such con . spiracy existed . With respect to the application of the profits upon the issue of notes under the Government letter , be said that , as the matter was still in progress , ho had not thought it his duty to come to any definite conclusion . There was no depreciation of the currency , in the ordinary sense of the term , by the issue of the extra 2 , 000 , 0001 . Mr . Si'OONER , in defending his theory , denied that he was an advocate of a largo issuo of unconvertible paper . —After a few words from Mr . Inguari ( who mado some suggestions with respect to the issue of notes ) , the bill was read a second time . The llouso adjourned at a quarter-past eight . Tuesday , December fttlu OKNETIAI , IIAVELOCIC ' S ANNUITY . In the Housk ov Lords , the Clerk having read tbc Qnoon's Messngo with rospect to General Ilnvoloclc ' annuity , Earl ( Juanvii . kk moved that the House should nssuni her Majesty thnt they ehourfully concur in the proposition to liuiko u provision of 1 O 0 O / . a year for the General , and nro prepared to adopt the necesmry
measures . — -Lord T > erbt seconded ^ he motion , and passed a higheuiogium on General Wilson and on Colonel Inguj , who commands the garrison at Luoknow . He hoped justice would be done to the distinguished gallantrv of the latter officer . —Earl Ghanvillb « aid : tbat , although it is gratifying to grant honours on the spot , it is necessary to have complete official information ba&re doing so . —The motion was agreed to . —The Duke of Cambridge entered the House at a later period in the evening , and spoke to tbe same effect as Lord Grahville about granting honours to Colonel Inglis ; on which Lord Derby emphatically disavowed any desire to dictate to the Government .
RELIGIOUS "WORSHIP ACT A 3 IENDMEKT BtUL . On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill , Lord Shaftesbtjry said he did not intend to press the second reading at that time , representations having been made to him that the bench of Bishops are opposed to the measure . The object of the bill is to enable the Church of England to perform religious services in nnconsecrated buildings j and the measure arises out of the stop which has been put to the Sunday services , in connexion with the Established Church , which have been held at Exeter Hall . Lord Shaftesbury fearsome doubt as to the-legality of that interference ; but he thought it better to amend the law so as -to establish clearly the right of the Church to hold such services . —Lord Derby
expressed Ins satisfaction that the bill had been postponed , as he disapproved of the principle involved in it . —The Bishop of St . David ' s sympathized heartily with the effort to extend the influence of the Church among the working classes , but doubted whether those classes had attended Exeter Hall in such numbers as hud been supposed , and hoped the object in view might "be attained without any important innovation on . the parrochial system . —The Bishop of Lotndojt supported the principle of the bill , and doubted whether the incumbent who had prohibited tbe Exeter Hall services had acted with a sound discretion , though doubtless he had . acted conscientiously . Even when Westminster Abbey and St . Paul ' s are "thrown open , there will be need of further church accommodation in London . It was-impossible tobelievethat . it was ever the intention of the law to
give an incumbent a monopoly which should « tand in the way of the teaching of the Gospel . —The Bishop of Ripon ( who had preached at one of the Exeter Hall services ) asserted that the congregation was mainly composed of the working classes . —Lord Campbell spoke in favour of the bill ; and Lord Panmuke added his testimony to that of the Bishop of Ripon with respect to the attendance in large numbers of the working orders .. —The Earl of Shaftesbtjry read a letter addressed to him , setting forth that an individual , whose name he would not mention , had disapproved of-the services in Exeter-hall , until he heard from a manufacturer that seventy of his men attended those services , who never had , he thought , gone to church before . ( Hear , hear . ") He moved the adjournment of the debate until the third sitting after the reassembling of Parliament in February . —The debate was accordingly adjourned to the 8 th of February .
THE TRANSPOItT Sllir AUSTRIA . The Earl , of Habdwicke moved for a copy of the contract made with the owners of the steam-ship Austria for the conveyance of the 94 th Regiment to India . That vessel had sailed for India with the troops , and put back ; it had sailed again with the troops , and put back ; and the regiment was now under orders to proceed to India overland . The vessel did not belong to an . English company . —Lord Panmuue agreed to give tbe correspondence , but remarked that the vessels for the conveyance of the troops to India arc taken up by tho directors of the East India Company , and not by the Government . He begged to add , in justice to the Bast India 'Company , that , although tliey had taken -up vessels for the conveyance of 50 , 000 troops to India , scarcely any casuulty had occurred , exoept in tho case of the Austria . The House adjourned about eight o ' clock .
• AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE . In the House of Commons , in reply to' Mr . Toitng , Mr . Baring stated that the accident to the mail-ship Emeu will involve the loss of two mails , the outward mail from Suez to Sydney , and the January mail home . With regard to future arrangements , the Board of Admiralty has directed attention to tho manner in which the service has been conducted , and the company ha 3 undertaken that next summer there shall be four vessels in tho service between Suez and Sydney , and that tho Emeu ttluiU be euanLoyod as a fipare vowel .
INIMA . In reply to Mr . Yansittakt , who inquired whether , during tho tenure of tho Governor-Gonoralship of India bytlio Marquis of DalhoiiHio , any despatch -was sent by tho supremo Government or tho Commanrtcr-in-Chief in India to the'Court of ' . Directors , or to tho President of tho Board of Control for an iiieroneo of Enropenn troops , in conscqueneo of tins extension of the ltritiwli territories in tho East , Mr . Vkknox Hmith said that no special communications take placo between the Piewidont of tho Hoard of ( lonlvol mid tho Ciovuriior-Geneml of Int " ' a . All . such coniniiinicfiHoiiH arc iniido to tho Hoard of Directors ; rtiul !» ' thought tins host couiw ) for bin hon . friend would l > o to move for tho rtospntch , if any fltich existed . In reply to Sir John Pakinoton , Mr . Vehnon
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No . 403 / December 12 , 1857 . ] TEE LUADEE . 1179
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 12, 1857, page 1179, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2221/page/3/
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