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of his domestic arrangements . There is the military altar of the Emperor , in which he has marked out r with pen and ink , many plans of battles , marches , and campaigns ; a dress , presented to the Empress Eu genie , by the manufacturers of Lyons , of beautiful texture ; and a collection of curious relics which fills along catalogue of letter-press . Royal SmtBEY Gabdens ;—At the " farewell" concert , Mi \ Sims Beeves being announced to appear for the last time this season , " a crowded audience was attracted by a programme of almost unprecedented extent and quality , in which the most favourite and popular pieces were against the names of some of the first artistes of the day , including Misses Poole , Ranoe , Brougham , and Mdlle . Parepa , Messrs . Sims Reeves , Santley , Kelly , Viotti Collins , M . EmileBerger , &c . The Royal Surrey Gardens Choral Society , of 200 voices , sang some of its best pieces , under the leadership of Mr . Herring . The conductors and accompanyists were M . Emile Berger and Dr . Pech , the latter presiding over the orchestra .
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of the country . The House adjourned at six . — In the Mouse of Commons ( Monday ) , in a Committee on the Customs' Act , Mr . Gladstone , in bringing forward his resolutions , entered into considerable argumentative detail . He urged that either the paper-makers had or had Hot profited largely by the duty on paper . If they had , then thejflmust have been enjoying unfair advantages at the expense of the public who were consumers ; if they had not , then there was nothing to complain of in the proposed alteration . To recapitulate Mr . Gladstone's speech would merely be to summarize all the well-known arguments in favour of the free trade principle , with which tho public are by this time thoroughly familiar , and which are applicable not to this or that particular case , but to all cases whatever . Nothing in his ( Mr , Gxaustone ' s ) opinion could be more cruel to thd British paper-makers than to adopt Mr . Pullee ' s amendment , and defer the change , thus keeping them in
suspense ; so that on the ground of humanity- to this interest , the question should . at . once be set at rest . This question was a -touchstone for the sincerity of professing freetraders . The facts had been misrepresented .. The material for the manufacture of paper was really cheaper and more accessible here than in any other European country , and was abundantly increasing every day . The principle of British legislation was to act upon just and equal priciples irrespective of the legislation of other countries , and , in conformity with these rules , the issuers of low-priced publications should not be compelled to buy paper in a protected market , at an artificially enhanced price . He concluded with moving the first resolution , charging certain duties on books and paper goods imported under the treaty in lieu of the present duties . Mr . Pdxleii moved , as an amendment , " that without desiring to prejudice the question of a reduction , at a future period of the Customs' duty on books and paper , this Committe does not think fit , at present , to assent to such reduction . " Mr . Childeks adduced facts to shew that large paper producing countries , such as the United . States , for instance , of materials for the manufacture of
In the House of . Lords , on Thursday , Lord Brougham ' s motion that the report of the Section of the Statistical Congi-ess on Judicial Statistics be laid oil the table of the House , was agreed to . The Mines' Regulation and Inspection Bill was then brought forward " the third reading . —In the , ' House of Commons ( Thursday ) , Colonel WiliSOX Patten moved certain formal resolutions , with reference to the business of the House . After several matters had been discussed , the House went into committee on the vote for 2 , 000 , 000 / . for fortifications and works , moved for by Lord Paxsieeston , when Mr . Lindsay moved ah amendment to the effect , " That as the main defence of Great Britain against aggression depends on an efiicient navy , it is not expedient to enter into alarge expenditure on permanent land forticificafcions , " which was seconded by Mr . H . Bebkeley in a humourous Bpeech . Mr , S . HebbeeTj Mr . ISewdegate , Lord H .
Mpxtaote , ' Mr . Cobby , Mr . HoESiiAN , delivered speeches more or less in advocacy of the Governtnent measure ; and Mr . Bkight ( Who contended that the expenditure would be at least 20 , 000 , 000 / . ) Sir F . G-OLDSSim , Mr . White , Sir C . Napieb , Mr . Qsbobxe , Sir F . Smith , and Sir M . Peto * spoke on the opposite side . Lord PaIiMEESTOS" made a general replyj and on a division the amendment moved . by Mr . Lindsay : was negatived by 26 S to 39 . Subsequently Mr . Moksbii mored as as ^ aiiaeiiflment to add to the resolution , " that in the absence of artillery and engineering information it is not expedient to incur any extraordiriary expenditure in constructing porinent works at Portsdown-hillj ¦ ' but this also ¦ wa s _ negatived by 165 to 37 . The resolution having been ultimately agreed to , and ordered to be reported , the remaining Orders weregone through , several bills advanced a stage , and the house adjourned at a quarter past two o ' clock . —
In the House of IJord ¥ , on Friday , Lord Steadforpbe Bedcliffe called attention to the ; Syrian massacres . He . was for European interference in default of the Turkish Government , suppressing the disturbances , or even for interference by one European Power alone . Under the sanction of a treaty , thoughj Syria being the key to Egypt , such a course was not without risk , as it might lead to a war among the maritime ; . powers ; - He thought the Porte was chargeable with remissness , if not connivance , and . traced the cause of the movement , in a great measure , to the weakness of the Turkish Government . . Wo were radidly approaching that tremendous war of principles which had so long been held in abeyance by palliatives . He concluded by moving for certain papers requisite for the' elucidation of the question . Lord Wodehouse , in declaring that it was impossible the Government could < jonsen ^ o-feUe ^> Podu kionH > f-the ^ apei «^
signed by tho Five Powers and tho representative of the Porto for Bending an European forco , not exceeding 12 , 000 troops , to Syria , i ' ranco to furnish 6 , 000 immediately , and tho other 6 , 000 , in case they are roquirodi to be furnished by such one of tho Powers as should be deemed expedient ; the continuance of European troops to be limited to six months . Stops had boon taken by the Porte for tho suppression of tho disturbances . There was to be a Commission sent to Syria , Lord DuFFEEiN' to represent England . The Governor of Damascus was in custody , and would bo brought to trial . Tho stability of the Turkish Empire was ' of tho greatest importance to Europe , and oyorything ought to be done to , preserve it . After observations on tho part of some other noble lords tho matter dropped : and the Houso adjourned
at 25 minutes past 8 o ' clock . —In tho House of Commons ( Friday ) , after Sir JT . SuELi . Er had protested , against the Government ' s proposing , at two o ' clock in ; tho morning , to tako a largo vote for civil exdendituro at an early sitting , and suggested that moans should bo adopted to prevent such a surprise in future , Lord Febaioy moved a resolution , " That the conduct of tho Irish Poor Law Commissioners relative to the dismissal of tho Bov . Mr , Fox from the oflico of Chaplain of tho South Dublin Union , and tho . occurrence ^ which gave oodasion to it , are hot calculated to promote confidence in the administration of tho Poor Law , or in the exeroiso of the Powers of tho Commission ;" which , however , was negatived by 86 against 49 . Mr . Cvkdweli , stated to the House that ho should communicate with tho Poor Law
Commissioners on the subject . The Houso then ( half-past 3 o ' clock ) went into a Committee of Supply upon tho civil sorvico estimates ; thefirst voto of 39 , 597 ? . being for tho expense of new works to tho Houses of Parliament , but tho discussion on this had not finished when tho sitting ¦ was suspended . In tho evening thore was a long discussion on tho Syrian disturbances , and statements mado on tho part of tho Govornjnpnjbjsimilarjto those ropjort ^ d in tho ^ Hou ^ o of Lords . Thojnotionjbr " a ^ journmenTwaiiiron " agreed to at" a few mrhu 6 es ~ bof 6 r 6 * oT 6 von" 6 olookT The report upon tho Fortifications and Works was than brought up , and after remarks from various members , was agreed to , and leave was givon to bring in tho Bill . The House wont into a Committee of Supply , and resumed the consideration of tho vote for works at tho ffousoa of Parliament which was agreod to , at £ 37 , 997 , and ordered to bo reportod . After somo other business , tho Houso , at two minutes to throo , adjournod till Monday . —In tho House of Lords on Monday , Lord " Workhouse , in answer to tho Earl of Shavtesiiuiu ' , stated that tho expedition to Syria was for paoilleation merely , und that t horo was not the slightest intention of modelling either-ia" tho civil or religious uilivirs
charged no duty on the export paper , and upon statistical grounds , argued that , independently of tho question of honour , the . Hbuse should , upon the facts of the case and as a matter of commercial interest , support the resolution . Mr . Cbossxey urged , that the House should not stultify itself by . ¦ receding from the principle of free trade . Mr . MaEsir protested against any tampering or playing fast and loose with the principle of free trade ; the case againstthe resolution was the weakest and most illogical ever presented . The Attobney Gexebai , gave an exposition of the ' 7 th and 8 th articles of the treaty , showing the case of the paper duty was governed by " the" 7 th , providing for admission into the United Kingcloni , of merchandize imported from Fi-ance , " at a rate of duty equal to the Excise ( lutyii which is or shall be imposed iipon ^ articlcs of the same description in the United Kingdom . " In addition to the obligation in point of honour contracted under the treaty , and the considerations of expediency , the House was bound , injustice to consumers and other manufacturers , to put an end to a particular monopoly b }* adopting tho resolution . Lord Jomr Russeix said .-that , according to the 7 tli
article of the treaty , when commodities , like those in question , were imported from France , they were to pay a Customs' duty , equal to tlio Excise duty . The argument against the resolution pretending to bo founded upon policy was the same that had been so often exposed in all its fallacy ; that free trado was an excellent thing , but a part iciilnr article ^ yas . always-to bo execpted from its operation . After forty years ' , successful free trado legislation it was too absurd to go back . Upon the ground of treaty obligations , as woll as pf wisdom , policy-, and justice , ho called upon tlio House not to present to the world \ he- dhveputablespectacloof arepudiation of our engagements . Lord Palmkkstox pniri t . lvp qimpin q ) inst , ion w : i > y u-V-tluy they should QVUOl fulfil IV . trOilt . V :.. hy _ ¦ iHl
pursuing those principles of ¦ free-trade to which they tvoro-con . uinU .. The House had unaniinousiy yote'd an . address approving the treaty , and that very Houso was now called upon to violate its cngiigoim-nt . Mr . MAauiiiE , Sir IIugu Caihn-s , Mr . JNoukis , Mr . ] JisitAi : u , and Mi ' . Henley , spoko against tho resolution , impeaching its jiiaiico jukI expediency , and contending that the national honour was not slnkod upon its adoption— -tho latter ¦ g ' entlemcin urged , and with gvcut foivo , as regards the anomaly pointed put , that in the caso of Jioj ) S a similar course of legislation had not been adopted . If iVcc-trudo is to bo carried out in its ontirqty , then all indirect taxution must be abrogated , the customs and excise abolishbd , and tho whole llinuicial legislation of the country rcmodollod . Why should paper bo exempt from duty any more than tho multitude of articles , many of thorn cdsontial nocossarit-rf
of . 'life ,, that aro still so heavily taxed ? On a division , Mr . . 1 ' uijr . Kii ' rf ainondmont was npgntivod , and the resolution carried by 2 Xi ( J , again = > i 233 . Tho second l'esolution , churging the samo duties upon tlio saint : articles imported from countries . other than Franco , and . Algeria , wu . h carriod against Mi ' . Pclijeu ' s ainondmont ( similar to the ¦ former ) , and and a further resolution , increasing tho rate of duty chavgcablp on wine according to tho proof spirit , was also agreed to . The ¦ remaining orders having boon gone through , the House adjourned at half-yasl ; two . —In the Houso of Lords , pn Tuesday , Lord J ) k Gkey and Ilii'ox explained that tho provision for reducing tho ago up to which men ooulcl be ballotted for tho militia from 35 to 30 was introdiuiod , in order that ; men of settled position in . lifo might bo oxompted , and Lord Gkanvjui . i thought that Lord Ueeuy ' s suggestion , that tho minimum ago should bo roducod from 18 to 1 G , by way of compensation at tho other end , was
a good one , and said it should bo takon into consideration ; and tho report wus recoived . TJio Volunteer Corns' Practice Gi'ouiul Bill wn& read a second timo , and tho Naval Discipline Bill a third time . Lord Guanvili-e elicited impatient cries of " Oil ! oh ! " by remarking ( in aiiBwor-to ~ L ^^^ second reading the Government would proceed willi ) , that it would not . do for thoir lordships to strike work fivo or Bix weeks boforo , tho oncl of tho Session ; and tho Houso immediately afterwards adjourned , at ton minutes to sovon . — -In tho Commons ( Tuosday ) tllo morning silting began with tho Roman Catholic Charity Dill , which was ngrciod to , with material amendments ; und tho Industrial Schools Aot ( 1857 ) Amondmont Bill , was considered in . Committee . In the ovoning , on tlio orilor foi'tho fliird reading of the Kuroptnm Foreos ( India ) Bill , after a . long diHOuesion in which Mr . Uouaox , Mr , Vansittaht , Sir Ji . Wiu-LOuariDY , Sir T . CoijuiutooKE , Mr . J . B . Sxixu , Mr . T . 9 , lis-uiva ,
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726 TheSaturday ' AnalystcmdLeader . [ Aug . IT , I 860 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 11, 1860, page 726, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2360/page/14/
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