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m ** T ^ THE SONS OF THE NORTH . yts i the day *• approaching » b * n tynaU win we The " Lion" come forth from hii den—VT bm O'Connor , the friend of the people , Trill be Restored to tbe million * again , lpd when be cornea forth to the aons of the North , jlay the God of jnstiee « peed him ; jbeii our banners well w » t » for O'Connor the braTS , The friend of truth and freedom . O-Conaor i a terror to tyrant * of hell , Who seek the destruction of man ; ^ t a praise and protection to such as do -well , foe friend of the poor working man . jjid vcen he comes forth to tb » sons of the North , M ay the God of justice speed > iW »; jitj God be hi * guard , and heaven his reward , 'Mong angels in endless freedom .
David weight Aberdeen , August 23 rd , 1841 .
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TO THE EDITOR 07 THE H 0 STHBB 5 STAB . Sib , —Some years since the following lines appeared la tie National Tribune , a real Radical paper published in Dublin- You can , if you think them worthy of it , pre them & local habitation in the bright orb of which p a are the conductor . I am , Sir , Toan , &c , Daniel Cassedt . ARTHUR O'CONNOR'S FAREWELL TO HIS
COUNTRY . Xet cliffs fade in distance , thy shores disappear , And fancy alone paints the forms that are dear ; Pvewell , my lost country ! farewell to thy shore , Where the long-exiled Arthur shall wander no morefarewell . ' bnt let Destiny frown as it will , Ob , Erin . ' remember I lire for thee still . ' Xbonf h thy laws hare condemned me an outcast to roam , They break not the links that stDl bind me to home ; Jiey eannot efface from my agonised mind The memory of friends that are lingering behind ; JTo , neTet ! let tyranny frown as it will , Oh , Erin ! remember I doat on thee still . '
When I meet with a land where thy name has not flown , I wiH tell of thy feme to those regions unknown ; And ffrfb the wild nations to lore thee like me , And offer their prayers for thy children and thee : And , Erin ! let Destiny frown as it will , While tby freedom ' s at stake I woald fight for thee still :
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HOUSE OF LORDS . —Friday , Arc . 27 . The Earl of ERSOL then cune to the table and read be Majesty's most gracious answer to their Lordships ' Addrfcsa as follows : — " It gives me great satisfaction to find that the House of Lords ia deeply sensible of the iBp ortance of those circnmstaneej to which I drew their attention -with reference to the commerce and revenue of toe country , especially with regard to the laws relation to lie trade in corn , and that in deciding on the tcmae 'which thtir Lordships may think it advantageous to pursue , they are actuated by a desire to promote the interests and welfare of my people . I am always desirous of attending to the advice of my Parliassst , and I will , therefore , take into my immediate consideration the other important matters contained in tbit Address . " On the motion of the Loed ChaXCELLob ., her Majesty ' s answer was ordered to be entered on the Journals of the House , and to be printed .
The Marquis of Noehasby moved the second readfaf of the Drainage of Towns Bill , the Buildings Regulation Bill , and the Borough ImproTement Bill Read a second time . On the motion of the Lokd Chakcellob ., the Ad-Binistration of Justice ( Exchequer ) Bill , the County Courts Bill , and the Bill to enable the County Courts to take cognizance of cases of Bankruptcy and Insolvency , were read a first time . Earl Clascabty presented a petition from Gilway rathe subject of thsCorn Law * , -which produced some discussion . Lord Cabbeby gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of their Lordships to the working of the Poor Law in Ireland . —Adjourned till Jfondaj " . Afondiy , A ugust 30 th . The Eirl of Shaftesbtthy took his seat on the Woolsack at three o ' cl oak .
The Bishops of Wischesteb and several other Peers took the oaths and their seats , after which the Boose adjourned during pleasure . Lord Dcxcaxsox presented the returns relating to -emigration to Jamaica , zsored for a few evenings ago by Lord Brougham . The Bishop of London brought in the Incumbents ' Leases'Bill
BESIG 5 ATI 05 OF MIS 1 STEBS . LordMELBOTESE then rose amidst profound silence and said : My Lsrds , it is my duty to acquaint your Lordships that in consequence of the Tote , which was tome to by the other House of Parliament , on Saturday morning last and which was precisely similar in terms to the Tole come to by your Lordships at an earlier period of the week ; on the p&rt of my colleagues and myself I hare tendered to her Majesty our resignation of the offices we held , which resignation her Majesty hu been graciously pleased to accept , and we continue to hold those offices only until our successors are appointed . The declaration of the Noble Viscount was receded with perfect silence .
The Lobd CHASCELLOB said he considered it his duty to inform the House thai a certain Noble Lord , after he bad taken the oaths , had bean guilty ot a most carious cmissien . He had omitted to subscribe to the roll of Parliament , and by so doing had subjected himself to certain penalties . He proposed , therefore , to introduce a Bill to indemnify the Noble Lord from the consequences of the omission , and on Menday next he should more that the standing orders be suspended , in order to enable the Bill to pass forthwith . On the motion of Tiscount Dirsc \> " > " 0 > their Lordships thezi adjourned to Monday next
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Friday , Aug . 27 . Mr . 5 . Csawfobd gave notice that , on the bringing up of the report en the Address , he should move an additional paragraph to the effect that the state of the represantation of the country be taken into immediate consideration , with a view to its greater extension among the working classes . < Cbeers . } Captain BrKKZLEY gave notice that , on the 21 st ot September , be should call the attention of the House to the intfEciect m ^ m ^ ing of the British nary , a practice * fckh he believ .-d to be detrimental to its honour and character . Dr . Bot * "ki > g moved for returns of the seTeral taxes Uried on knd in the various states of Europe , but the notion being opposed by Mr . D'Israeli , the Hon . Member withdrew it till Monday next
The adjourned debate was resumed by Mr . Mil > e , * ho t-xpres&ed a hope that it would not be any longer Protracted . He thought the Government had actadmost impertinently and improperly in bringing forward such » Ba&get as they had laid before Parliament , icsUad of Wn £ nLng thesiseires to measures which , were practicable asd bectScial . Mr . RE 55 IE ascribed the apathy of Hon . Members ° & tke other side , and their unwillingness to discuss the important questions referred to in her Majesty ' s speech , to their anxiety to obtain the seals of the present Government . He believed that much of the evils of which the Eaglish farmers complained were attributable to their no * , adopting the improTed methods of cultivation purssed bv Swtch farmers .
Mr . WitLiCE said it was his intention , if he received R-fLcient support in thst House , to more an address to her Majesty , praying that she would not give her sanction t * set Ministry which did not give a guarantee tLat they would attend better to the interests of the country thaD their predecessors . Mi . Hinijiet had always adTocated the cause of the oppressed and starring eper . stivf s of England , and if he saw any distinct pledge given by the Right Bon . B&rL , the Member for Tamworth , that be would takt tbe question of the Corn Laws into bis consideration , he should be induced to give him his support . Vntil the GvTenimeBt bad brought forward tht question cf fte trade there bad bttn no intimation of a want of eor&kae * in them , and that would intimate the quarter from which the opposition came . Hear , bear , and cheers ,
Mr . Wigsey thought a great deal of the time of the Hcose had been wasted in useless discussion , the real ousrtj&n being whether the Right Hon . Ban . was to take f " * ot not , ard the sooner that was decided the tetter . Mr . B . Hiwtj poiEted out the effect of higb prices ™ diminishing the articles of ordinary consumption , sj ^ the ease of sugar . When in 1 S 40 the Cbasteiloi of tte Exehequer proposed an addition to the taxes of tbe country , to meet the deficiency in the revenue , he was supp orted and encouraged by the Hon . Members op-P ° ste , but when he came down to the House with a pK > j < oeitio D to relieve Borne of the most oppressive
vatteat at the people , be was met by a vote of want of «? a £ deoce- He thought the decision the House was about to come Vj was one based upon delusion and mis-Kpresen iatkir ^ ^ ^ ou i ^ very shortly be revoked by the eouttr ^ . The policy pursu ed by tbe op position on ^ ¦ LF ^ rEt occafion vrzs tbe most mean and sordid tia : *** ftr been exhibited to the country , for they had P ^ tpcued the coESidtratlon of these important i Utsdong which vital' . y affected the best interests of the WttiEEnit ? to the gratification cf obtaining office They re ' raT to diw ^ ss the Corn Laws , under the pretence thi t tiey wished to afford protection to the a ° rienltrriit * , while tte operation of these laws would , in
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a Tery short time , throw nearly a million of quarters of foreign wheat into the market at a nominal duty . C * pt Polhill supported the amendment Mr . IL John CCohheli thought the silence of the Hon . Members opposite on the gnat qoasUoss which excited the country , and which bad been brought under their consideration in the speech from the Throne , was neither just to the country nor respectful to the Crown . Mr , Viliikks avowed bis intention to take every opportunity in his power to discos * the question of the Corn Laws , which , whaterermight be the result of the present discussion , would be ultimately repealed . Be believed that the principles promulgated by the present Ministry in their Budget would Increase the commercial and manufacturing prosperity of the country , aad fee
should resist the opposite policy as represented by the Amendment He regretted that that Amendment bad been brought forward , and he regretted the mode in which its discussion bad been conducted , because it appeared to him an attempt to divert public attention from the rs&l question before them to the vulgar interests of party . ( Cheers . ) He believed Ore snecess of these measures had been impaired by the unpopularity which the declaration of the Noble Lord ( J . Russell ) aa to the finality of tbe Reform Bill had brought upon tbe Government He hoped the Right Bon . Bwonet would imitate the conduct of Mr . Huskinson , who , alth&ogh his views were circumscribed by the party with whom he acted , had directed the general current of bis opinions towards the principles of free trade .
Lord Francis Egkktox contended that the Right Hon . the Member for Tamworth had no right to state what policy he intended to pursue , inasmuch as neither be nor . any person else could say whether he would be called upon to take office . Mr . O'Co . nkell claimed a right to be heard on the ground of his representing an agricultural constituency . Hit election proved that the people of Ireland were in favour of an alteration in the Corn Laws . ( Cheers . ) If any country could be benefited by tbe Corn 1 , % wb , it was Ireland , which was a purely agricultural country ,
and yet wages were lower in Ireland than in any part of the kingdom . Tbe Hon , and Learned Member then took a review of the policy of the present Ministry with regard to Ireland , and contended that it was owing to that policy that the tranquillity of that country nad been preserved . He would be glad to know what their opponents meant to do—would they by their conciliatory policy appease the cry for a Repeal of tbe Union' He believed that , if the present Government had been allowed to pursue its course , the demand for tbe Repeal of the Union would be set at rest ( Cheers . )
Sir , Robert Peel consoled himself under Mr . O'Connell ' s vituperation by the reflection that he had bestowed infinitely woree upon the " base and bloody ' Whigs - . the Honourable Gentleman had rendered hia praise and blame equally valnabla Sir Robert britSy despatched the earlier portions of the Address , about which there was no difference of opinion ; regretting by ^ the way the omission ef any allusion to tbe United States , -because it seemed to indicate that there was nothing satisfactory to say . He had always been , and still was , friendly to the principles of Free Trade , and he had supported Mr . Huakisson in 1 S 25 : be did not object to the recommendation in the speech that they should considir the application of the principle of protection , but he objected that it was put forward as a means of solicitation in favour of three particular measure * . Now his epposition to those measures was justified by facts—to the Timber-duties by the state of
Cinada ; to the Sugar-duties , by the remembrance of Cuban slavery and the increasing supply from our own colonies . With respect to the Corn-laws , he still adhered to the sliding-scale ; but reserved to himself the power to alter tbe details . Had he stated his views on those details , however , a general attempt would have been made to discredit them with the public &r Robert concluded a long speech by admitting tbe diffi-Tultiea of his position : but he would not add to them by a degrading submission . Upon his own opinions he would act If , for instance , bis retention of office depended upon his deferring to the Higb Church feelings developed in the work of an Honourable Friend of his , the day on which he gave up that power he should feel ten times happier , ten times prouder , than on the day of taking office . If he accepted power , it should be with the free exercise of his own opinion : be should relinquish it the moment he had not the confidence of tbe House and of the people .
Lord Joh . v RrssEiL observed , that throughout four nights' debate on want of confidence in the Ministry , no cause had been shown for that want of confidence : if Ministers enjoyed the confidence and support of the Sovereign , those who brought forward a motion like the present were bound to give their reasons for doing so . The present Ministry could be charged with no failure in any leading point of their policy ; abroad that policy was successful ; in Canada rebellion bad be * n suppressed ; at home the people were quiet and loyaL With respect to tbe Appropriation clause , they bad acted for the best in regard to Ireland herself ; and Mr . O'Connell had said that the people of that country
were not so anxious about it as they had been . He feared that Sir Robert would be obliged to surrender Ireland into the bands of an exasperated minority . Those of great political purity , who ceasured Ministers for not going far enough , might be asked how they could act againat their conscientious convictions ? He was not so blind as not to know that they had not conciliated their more ardent supporters of the Conservatives ; but he would cling to his honest opinions , and say , " welcome the consequences . " Lord John defended theSxed Corn duty ; and complained of the misrepresentations with which Ministers had been assailed respecting the Poor Law and the Church . The House then divided ; when the numbers
were—Par the Ministerial Address 269 For the Amendment 360 Majority against Ministers ... 91 . Saturday , August 28 . Tke Spzaxeb took the Chair to-day at twelve o ' clock . Mr . Stuart Wobtley brought up the Report on the Address , which having been read , Mr . T . S . Dvscombk said he wished to know from the Right Hon . Baronet opposite whether it was intended Xo be admitted that distress existed in the country . There bad certainly been speeches made by Hoa . Gentlemen in their private capacity , in which the distress was admitted . In the original address it was . stated they deeply sympathized with her Majesty in the distresses of the people and
recognized in her expressions an additional proof of her Majesty's tender regard for the welfare of her subjects . Now this vra . 3 omitted in the Amendment . He wished to know whether the omissioa was intentional ? It appeared to him that the paragraph in the Amendment was Dot worded so respectfully to the Crown , nor so as to convey to the people that tie House did really sympathize with their distresses . If the distress were admitted , he thought they should take the paragraph in the original Address proposed by her M- j jetty ' s Ministers- He hoped the Right Hon . Baronet would have no objection to do that—staling that that House joined with her Majesty in her expression of deep regret for the distresses of the people . If not , he ( Mr . D . ) would move the original paragraph be inserted .
Sir R . Peel said he would state , as an individual Member of the House , in which capacity alone he acted , what was the position in which the case stood 1 In the first place he would say that there was no deliberate intention of evading the words of the Address . Of course the terms of the Address , as moved by her Majesty ' s Government , were not known at the time the Amendment was put , therefore there could have been no intention ta depart from n . With regard to the respect which was paid to her Majesty , he must say that , while the original Address was quite respectful , be could not admit that the amendment fell t-hort of respect , because the Address stated that the House shared with her Majesty in her expression of sympathy , and tbg amendment stated that in these expressions the House recognised an additional proof of her
Majesty ' s tender regard for her subjects . ( Hear . ) Then again , with respect to the admission that distress existed vin the amendment to him it appeared ' to be admitted in the fullest manner—it was stated in her Majesty ' s Speech , and it was , as a matter of course , assumed in the amendment . He for one admitted that there were-classes in this country suffering grcat distress and privation , for which he was sorry ; ~ but it appeared to him , fir 5 t , that the amendment fully admitted that distress ; and , secondly , that the amendment was even more respectful to the Crown than the address . He trusted that he had satisfied the scruples of the Hon . Member . Mr . T . S . Dlwcoxbk understanding that the distress existing m the country was fully admitted , and that the w ^ rds of the amendment did not seek to e > ade it , and that it was intended to be perfectly respectful to the Ctowb , would withdraw his
oppo-. The remaining paragradh was then agreed to . Mr . S . Cra-stfobd then rose to move , as an addition to the Aaoress , " That we further respectfully represent to your Majesty , that , in our opinion , the distress which your Majesty deplores is mainly attributable to the circumstance of your whole people Dot beiu £ fully . and fairly represented in this House ; and that we feel it will be our duty to consider the means of so extending and regulating the Suffrage , and of adopting such improvements in the system of voting , as will confer on the working classes that just weight in the Representative body which is necessary to secure a due consideration of their
interests , and which their present patient endurance of suffering gives them the strongest title to claim . " He would hare been much pleased had that most important " subject been taken np by some person of greater ability and higher standing . But he stood in s peculiar positicn with respect to the constituency of Rochdale . He was selected by the constituency is a mosi singular manner , without solicitation , and entirely in ' consequence of the principles of public policy which he entertained , and he trusted the HoL > e would not thikk it wrong in him to take every opportunity that presented itself for promoting those principles . He Mood there as an independent Member , attached to lo party bnt that of the people . He saw with deep regret that her Majesty ' s Speech
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did not allude in Kay w » y U those amendments ef oar elective system which were absolutely necessary for improving the condition of the people ; and he thought it was tbe doty of an indepenoant man not to allow the Address to pass without attempting at least to get an expression of the feeling of the Honse in favour of those measures . He would ask , whether it could be said that there was a fair representation of the people either of England , Ireland , and Sootland under the present law ! By returns which had been laid upon the table of the House , it appeared that the franchise in England was enjoyed by one oot of 18 & of the male population , or one in four of the heads of families , in Scotland one in thirty , and in Ireland one in sixty . Was that a fair representation of the people 1 Such a system led to class legislation and gross monopolies .
of which the Corn-law , so much complained of , was now the most oppressive instance . If the people had been represented in that House , such a monopoly , so grinding to the poor , never could hare been put upon the statute book ; and let the people now be represented , and the question would not be whether there should be a low fixed duty or > sliding scale , bnt whether it was just that such a monopoly should exist at all . If there had not been unfair representation in that House , how was it possible that the people of England could be reduced to such a state of misery and privation as that under which they were now suffering ? With respect to the suffrage his opinions might go much further than many Hon . Gentlemen present . But he did not wish to pledge the House to hia peculiar opinions . All he wanted was to obtain from the House a manifestation that
they would take into consideration that question and relieve the people . The House ought also to go further and afford some means of protection to the voter against bribery , corruption , intimidation , and undue influeBce , and that could only be done by tbe Ballot . It was said that it was dangerous to give the Suffrage to the working classes , but he denied that proposition . They had as great an interest in the prosperity of the country as any other class , and they could not expect employment if the country was not tranquil and prosperous . It was said that they were liable to corruption , but they would not be so if there was not a higher class to corrupt them . ( Hear , hear . ) It was said , further , that they would be , if the franchise was conferred on them , liable to undae influence , but that also he begged leave to deny . He would be
glad to know in what other class Hon . Members could show so much devotion to public liberty as among the ranks of the working men 1 He contended that the British Constitution was founded on the principle of the whole people being represented , and that was shown by there beinganother House torepreseBt the feelings and wishes of the aristocracy . The House of Commons ought to be the representative of the feelings and wishes of the great mass of the industrious classes , which at present it was not . He called on Hon . Gentlemen opposite to support his motion . Let them prove by that that they took an interest in the welfare of thegreat body of the people , and he called on the Hon . Gentlemen opposite , who were to form part of the new Administration , to establish some degree of popularity with the
country by not opposing his motion . The party on his ( Mr . S . Crawford ' s ) side of the House , in ceasing to advocate the popular rights in the manner in which they formerly did , hau laid themselves open to unpopularity . The great power which the party opposite had receired in this country was not attributable to the people ' s being favourable to the principles of that party , but that they had become disgusted with the conduct of those to whom they entrusted the advocacy and protection of their rights . It was unfortunately but too true that the present Administration had refused their support on many occasions to several important and salutary measures which had been proposed for their consideration . He conceived that if Ministers would rely upon the power of ihe people , their strength could not be
impaired . Ho could not refrain from pointing out , on the present occasion , one of the greatest errors which her Majesty ' s Government had committedan error which was the source of all the evils which had since arisen in the career of MiuisterB , and that was the abandonment of the Irish Appropriation Clause . With regard to the working classes , their sufferings were great , and they look for relief from those sufferings to the removal of those restriotiona which fettered commerce , but they looked for relief with still more anxiety to the extension of tbe franchise . To the party opposite he would say , that if they were the friends of tho people he gave them now an opportunity of proving it , — ( Cheers and laughter from the Opposition benches . ) The Hon . Member concluded by moving the amendment .
General Jqhxsos , in seconding the amendment said , that it had been impossible for him to vote for the original Address because that would have implied an approval of all the measures of the Administration ; and he considered that they had been guilty of a wasteful expenditure of the public money , and of an nujust and impolitic interference with the internal affairs of the foreign powers . He had not on the other hand been able to vote for the amendment of the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire , for that would have implied confidence on the other side . And on looking back to years past , and
recollecting the misconduct of former Tory Governments , he could not say that ha could repose any confidence whatever in them . There was nothing in the speech of the Right Hon . Baronet last night but flowing words . It was true he had a majority in that House and in the House of Lords ; but there was one thing wanting , he had not the voice of the people Bor their good will , and he must alter his conduct before he could obtain it . fie would give his cordial support to the present Amendment , because he believed that it pointed out the real causes of the distresses of the people .
Mr . Ward was convinced of the truth of all those principles on which the Hon . Member rested his motion , and he must trespass on the indulgence of the House while he stated his reasons why , on the present occasion , he must decline giving that motion his support . ( Cheers . ) The Hon . Member had said that in this question they had nothing to do with the conveniences or practices of Parliament . Now , ia his ( Mr . Ward's ) opinion , the more important a question was , they more cautious ought they to be in the manner of their discussing it . He regarded it as an insult to the popular interests in that House to bring forward a question of that nature , when there was in fact no Ministry . ( Loud cheers . ) For
tbe Ministry which had sat on that side of the House last night is now defunct , and the Members of the coming Ministry were not yet fixed upon . ( Hear , hear . ) Was that a time for such a motion as this to be dashed opon the waters without the slightest caution—without the slightest consideration on which no five men in the House had been consulted , and with regard to which no ten men were agreed as to what was to be done in the event of its being carried ? ( Hear , hear . ) He denied that this motion was a test of popular principles ; and , although he would not record his vote against the ' motionin the principles in which he concurred—yet he should not record his vote in its favour when
brought forward m the questionable manner in wnich it was brought forward . He would say that the Right Hon . Baronet opposite was entitled to a fair consideration of those measures which he intended to bring forward , and of which he had last night , in his usual manly manner , assumed to himself the entire responsibility . ( Cheers . ) He regarded the Right Hon . Baronet as the representative of the majority of the constituency of the country , and , therefore , he was entitled to a respectful consideration of his measures . He ( Mr . Ward ; had no confidence in him ; he did not think his measures would be good ; but they were entitled to his respectful consideration , and that most certainly they should have . ( Loud cheers . ) He thought it but fair to give the Right Hon . Bart , time to consider his measures before he assumed the reins of
Government . ( Loud cheers . ) He thought the present time so unfavourable for bringing forward the motion , that , although he should not vote against it , he could not vote for it , but if it were pressed to a division he should feel it his duty to withdraw before the question was put . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Roebuck entirely concurred in what had fallen from the Hon . Alember for Sheffield . Few could doubt his ( Mr . Roebuck ' s ) sentiments on the subjects alluded to in the motion ; but he thought the present moment , when there was no responsible Government to deal with those questions , so ill-timed for bringing forward such a motion as the present , that he should most certainly not vote on the question . The Right Hon . Beronet opposite undoubtedly represented the majority of the House—( Hear , hear ) —and considering the position in which he was placed by the majority of last night , he thought it
but respectful to the majority of the constituency to afford that Right Hon . Baronet a fair opportunity of bringing forward his measures . He believed that those measures would disappoint the expectations of the people , but still he felt it his duty to wait until the Right Hon . Baronet could be fairly installed in office , and then to give him a fair trial . ( Loud cheers . ) Questions of such magnitude as the present ought not to be brought forward at a time when there was no responsible Ministry in office . ( Loud cheers . ) If it were pressed to a , division he would at once retire . He was not afraid of any consequences to himself . His opinion on all those subjects were well known ; but he thought tbe bringing forward such a motion at such a time was a want of respect to tho country , and therefore he should put on his hat and leave the Heuse at once . ( Hear . )
Mr . Wallace thought the time at which the motion was introduced was very appropriate—( on this announcement , Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Ward , Mr . Hawes , and several other liberal Members , walked down the floor , and yrere met by tremendous cheers from the Conservative bencheB , which Mr . Wallace aocoapanied by waving bis hat in the direction of the door , accompanied by some expression , which , if we caugh . it rightly , was ^— " We can maintain pur principles perfectly well without the Leadership of the Hon . Members)—and he would avail himself of that opportunity to give it his most cordial support . He kucvr of no Parliamentary rule against mak ' n ; g it in the absence of Ministers , or in t £ «_ presence of their
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roocewors , but if the Speaker informed him there was , be would at once bow to the decision of the Caijir . He thought tbe amendment was a judicious and timely one . —( Hear , hear . ) Bnt if they thought that in consequence of the scene whioh took place , a division would ensue in the Radical ranks , they were much mistaken . No person had a higher opinion of the Hon . Members who had just left the House than he ( Mr . Wallace ) had , but he felt they were m error when they considered it ought not to be introduced . His opinions were as well known as those of any of those Hon . Members , and he defied any man to say that he ever kept back his voiee when he bad an opportunity . He hoped the present debate would reach her Majesty , and that she would , at anv
rate , know that there were some of her Commons who gave their hearty support to' that motion . Mr . T . S . DUNCOMBE was not aurprised that Hon . Gentlemen thought this to be an unprofitable debate . ( Tory cheers . ) He said an unprofitable debate , because not much of hope or comfort , or consolation , was contained in it for the working classes of the country . ( Hear , hear . ) The whole scene that had occurred was worthy of the Housenot only what occurred theb , but what occurred for the last four Bights , and even this long time past . He considered the Hon . Gentleman had a right to propose any measure he thought fit at any time be pleased , and especially upon an Address to the Crown . He ( Mr . D . ) was but discharging his conscientious duty ; and when Hon . Gentlemen said he had no right to propose his amendment without consulting them , they quitted the House , and left them in the hands of their enemies . He ( Mr . D . ) liked
to see open and manly enemies , and not professing friends . ( Cheers and laughter . ) He himself , voted for it , because it was consistent with his former actions . Ia the year 1839 he proposed a similar amendment upon an address to the Crown , and he could not but give his vote for the amendment on the present occasion . Twenty-six persons voted for the amendment . It was totally impossible that the fr esent state of the representation could continue , le knew the Right Hon . Baronet considered the Reform Bill a final settlement , but he would find no contentment until the basis of the representation was extended . He presented last Session a petition signed by l , iOOfil ) Q persons , and such a manifestation was well-worthy of deep consideration . ( Hear . ) It was a matter of perfect indifference whether two , 20 , or 200 persons voted for the amendment , but he hoped it would be persevered in . He would give it his most oordial rapport .
Dr . BowaiKo , amidst loud cries of " Oh , oh , " said he would support the motion of his H » d . Friend , and he would try , in the midst of the dejection caused by that morning ' s division , to infuse into it one drop of sweetness . The Hou . Gentleman sat down amidst the laughter and confusion that ensued . Mr . Williams would support tho amendment of the Hon . Member for Rochdale . What did tbe amendment propose ? Her Majesty in her speech states that there was distress in the country , and that procf had been furnished during the course of the deb&to that the distress existed to an extent unknown before . What did the Hon . Member state by his amendment ? Why , that the people were not represented in that House , and that that was the
cause of their distresses . Tke Hon . Member for Rochdale wished to communicate the fact to her Majesty ; and such being his object , was he to be told that because they had no responsible Minister , they were not to make such a representation ? Since he had sat in that House he had not been a party man—( Oh , oh . )—and whatever support he had # iven to Ministers was not to the men , but to their measures . He would give his most cordial support to every measure that should be brought forward by the Right Hon . Baronet opposite , if he thought these measures calculated to benent the country . —( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Protheroe thought that the present was a most inappropriate time to bring forward so important a subject . They had at the present time no
responsible Government , and he should therefore follow the example of Ihe Hon . Member for Sheffield , and decline voting at all upon the subject . Mr . Turner , although he thought the constituency ought to bo enlarged , especially in the counties , still , under the circumstances of the present time , he could not consistently vote for the amendment of the Hon . Member for Rochdale . Colonel Rawdon rose , amidst loud cries of " Ob , oh , " and " Divide . " He could not agree with the Hon . Member for Sheffield , that this was an improper time for considering the motion of the Hon . Member . The first act of a new Government would be to ask for supplies . Then , before granting money , they ought to discuss and remedy , at least they ought to make the grievances of the people known .
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw , aud the House divided , when there appeared—For the amendment 39 Against it 2 B 3 Majority —244 On our return to the gallery we found Sir R . PfEi . on his legs , stating that least any disrespect might be supposed to arise from the present vote , he should move , according to the usual precedents , that her Majesty ' s Speech be taken into consideration on Monday next . —Agreed to . The House then adjourned . Monday , August 30 th . The Speaker having taken the Chair a few minutes before four o ' clock , Sir S . Canning took the oaths and his seat ¦
Mr S . Crawford presented a petition from 132 working people of the vicinity of Newcastle-upon . Tjne . which stated , " That the Petitioners heard with joy the declaration of Lord John Russell , that it was her Most Gracious Majesty's intention to dissolve her Parliament and appeal to the people ; that your Petitioners accordingly proceeded to tbe place of election , but were told they were no part of the people , and bad no right to take part in the election ; that her Majesty ' s Intention was thus rendered of no effect Petitioners pray—That you will address the Queen to send yon all busk
again to the people ; having flrat enacted that all her Majeety ' 8 adult male population of twenty-oue years and upwards should he allowed to vote . Petitioners further state . , if such a law had existed previous to the late election , instead of a few only of the late Parliament , of blessed memory , being displaced , the services of nearly the whole would have been dispensed with . Mr . T . Evscomue presented petitions from Leeds , Nottingham , and Durham , praying the House to commit political suicide by addressing her Majesty to dissolve the present Parliament after having passed an Universal Suffrage BilL
Mr . V ill i ers presented a petition from 180 inhabitants of Montreal , in Upper Canada , statino ; that they approved of the proposed changes in the tariff of duties on provisions imported into the West Indies . The petitioners further prayed that that House would be further pleased to repeal the duties upon beef , pork , butter , wheat , flour , and other articles , the produce of Canada , and allow them to be imported into British ports free of duty . Mr . Valentine Blake presented a petition , praying that all Members of Parliament might be exempted from the necessity of ? taking the oath of supremacy , in as full and arrfple a manner as persons professing the Roman Catholic religion are exempted . The SrEAKEB having observed that the petition was signed by the Hon . Member himaelf ,
Sir Valentine Blake said he had already stated that the petition was signed by an Hon . Member of the House , ( Great laughter . ) Mr . Goulbourn objected to the petition being accepted . The Speaker having declared that the petition could not formally be presented by the Hon . Member himeelf , Tbe petition was withdrawn amidst the loud laughter of the House . Mr . Wallace gave notice that he should move for
a Select Committee to inquire into the management of the Post-office department , with a view to promoting greater economy and efficiency ; also that he should early next Session move for a Bill for abolishing the office of Postmaster-General , and placing the duties of that department in the hands of Commissioners ; also that be would call tbe attention of tbe House to the evidence in the report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Supreme Court of Scotland , and to the propriety of reducing the number of the Judges of the Courts of Session , from thirteen to nine .
ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS . Lord M . Hill appeared at the Bar , and said that her Majesty had been waited upon pursuant to the resolution of that Hon . House , and oe was desired by her Majesty to read to tbe House the following most gracious answer to the Address of her faithful Commons : — " It is the greatest satisfaction to me to find that the House of Commons are deeply sensible of the importance of those considerations to which I directed their attention in reference to the commerce and revenue of the country , and the Ijvws -which regulate the trade in corn , and that in deciding on the course which it may be desirable to pursue , it will be their earnest desire to consult the welfare of all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects . Ever anxious to listen to the advice of my Parliament , I will take immediate measures for the formation of a new Administration . "
RESIGNATION Of MINISTERS . At a few miuutet past five o ' clock , Lord John Russell rose to address the House , which was then extremely crowded , and the most profound silence instantly prevailed . The Noble Lord , who appeared much affected , and who was at times quite inaudible in the gallery , aaid—I have now , Sir , to state to the House that after the division of Friday night her Majesty ' s Ministers thought it their duty at once to advise the answer which has just been communicated to the House , and humoly to tender their resignations to her Majesty , to enable her Majesty to form a new Administration . Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept their resignation ; and we , therefore , now only hold office until other Ministers shall be appointed to the offices which we respectively hold . Perhaps the House will allow me on this occasion , and before 1 make tho motion with which I intend to conclude , to state some considerations , in sayiag which I shall aa much as passible avoid matters c < « os » - >
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troversy and debate—to state the impressions I entertain with reapect to late event * . It waa oar duty , aa we believed , to propose the measure * which were propssed in the late Parliament in reference to the trade and commerce of the country , and which we thought essen tial to its interests . Upon being defeated with regard to one of these measures we advised her Majesty as soon aa the business of the Session bad terminated to resort to a dissolution of Parliament That dissolution having taken plaoe , and the new Parliament being assembled on the earliest possible opportunity we have advised her Majesty to . submit to them the consideration of measures of the same nature , and to ask for the opinion of Parliament in reference to these measures . It has pleased the House of Commons , by a large majority , to address her Majesty , statins that her
Ministers did not enjoy the confidence of Parliament and tbe country . This decision left us no other part to perform than that of resigning our offices . I will not use any arguments to shew why we think we were justified in prolonging tbe struggle until the present day ; but I say that it was out conviction that our duty to the Sovereign whose confidence we enjoyed—that our persuasion of the necessity of the measure which we advised , and our notions of the interests of tbe people of this country rendered it incumbent on us to continue that struggle to the present moment I have , on former occasions , justified the course whioh we pursued on those particular occasions , and in future debates I sball be ready to justify them again . But I am now only stating the conviction which we entertain . Sir , it has been our fate now to hold power for
a considerable number of years , bat I will only say that as long as we could use the power , as we believed , for the benefit of the country , that it was without reluctance we continued in office ; but this I will say , that I do not think the possession of power in this country can be accompanied with satisfaction , unless there are means of carrying into effect the measures which Ministers feel essential to the welfare of the country . I do not allude now to particular measures of less or minor importance , but to measures of greater and transcendent moment With regard to such measures , we began , in the commencement of Lord Grey ' s Administration , with the Reform Act—we led in proposing measures for the freedom of commerce . With large and important measures we commenced—with large and important
measures we end . In the pursuance of great objects we triumphed—in the pursuance of great objects we were defeated . ( Loud cries of " Hear , bear , hear . ") Another matter I may allude to , which relates both to Lord Jersey and Lord Melbourne , as first Minister of the Crown . Lord Grey , at the time of the Reform Act , and in the first year of that measure enjoyed , together with bis colleagues , great and almost universal popularity . Lord Melbourne , as being the first Minister of William IV ., became , at tie accession of tbe present Queen , the adviser of a Princess who came to the Throne at tbe earliest period at which , by law , it was allowable to exerciso the power of sovereignty ; and therefore it became his duty to offer that advice , and give that information , which a Queen , without experience , could not to be supposed to have , and which was
received with the confidence and reliance which her Majesty was pleased to repose in her Ministers . Now , I will venture to say that neither of these principles , neither the great powers of popularity which were enjoyed by the Ministry of Earl Qrey , not the trust and favour of the Sovereign enjoyed by the other , owing to the circumstances in which Lord Melbourne was placed , would enable any Minister to conduct the affairs of the country without the confidence of this House ; and while fault had been found with them for proposing measures which were not for the advantage of the country , they both had shown great forbearance and a great desire to preserve untouched and unimpaired that Constitution of the country , and the prerogatives of tbe Crown . Having said this much with regard to tbe Ministers under whom I bid the honour
to serve , and I may add with pride and gratification , I may then perhaps be allowed to add a few words with regard to the person who now addresses you . ( Hear . ) I will not pretend to say that there will not be other persons , holding different opinions , who will bring to the administration of public affairs a larger capacity and more competent intelligence of these subjects . All I venture to say is , that while placed in the situation which I had the honour to hold that no considerations of a private nature—no wish tor personal advantage has diverted my attention from my public duties , and I have endeavoured to give every moment I could spare to their discharge . ( Cheers . ) With respect to the measures which I have proposed , and the measures which I carried into effect , all I wish to observe is , that I have endeavoured , to the best of my power and
ability , to exercise that power for the promotion of the best interests of the country , and of the Sovereign whom I had the honour to serve . This House has decided at tbe very commencement of the Session that it will take measures for directing the attention of the Government to the measures alluded to in her Majesty ' s Speech , I can only say , that although that decision may call u (> on us to give our opposition to" measures to which we cannot give eur approval , I am sure that in all the future consultations of tbe House , I shall be ever ready to give that advice to the House which will promote its object , and tend to secure to it the affections of the people of the United Kingdom , and will conduce to the welfare and prosperity of the great empire which this House is said to represent ( Cheers . ) I can assure the Heuse that I shall follow that course , and ia whatever circumstances I am placed I shall
express to it my conscientious conviction ; and whether they be the acts ef the Minister of the day , or of those who are opposed to them , I shall be always ready to give such an opinion as I think may tend to the permanent improvement of our institutions . Never , as I expressed on another occasion—never defending abases as if they were institutions , and on the other hand never ready to sacrifice institutions as if they were abuses . I have only further to say , with regard to those in this House with whom I have conducted public affairs for many years , whether they have been my supporters or my opponents , I wish personally to express a hope that In all our future relations there may be no petsonal bitterness—( cheers )—and if our resignation tends to the future welfare and prosperity of the country , I shall always look back with satisfaction to this day in which that event has occurred . I now . Sir , move that the House at its rising do adjourn to Monday next
The Noble Lord resumed his seat amdst loud cheering . Lord Stanley then rose and said—Sir , after tbe announcement that has just been made , and after the allusions that have been made by the Noble Lord t » the by-goue transactions , which have involved and ultimately led to the resignation of her Majesty's Ministers , I should do injustice to the feelings of tbe Honse , and to those who sat on that side of it especially , if I did not state that we feel a cordial participation ia the sentiments of the Noble Lord . Whatever may have been our political differences , no sentiment of personal preference can have been engendered in any person ' s mind . It was my good fortune for sometime to act with tbe Noble Lord , and it has been ° 3 iy misfortune , for some time , conscientiously to differ from the course
which the Noble Lord has thought proper to pursue , but as I claim for myself and every Gentleman who felt it to be his duty to oppose him conscientiously , so give him credit for having been influenced by no considerations but the sense of duty —( hear)—which to a man of his high honour must be paramount to every other . ( Hear , bear . ) The Noble Lord , in the discharge of his high duties , was distinguished for hia zeal , perseverance , and talent , whether in the discharge of the duties of his own department , or in the management of the particular business of the House ( Loud Cheers . ) Sir , I will not go back to make any observations on the statement made by the Noble Lord of the course pursued by Parliament , further than to say that toe Noble Lord has fallen into several inaccuracies , and be roust permit me to say , that with respect
to resigning office , that having in the course of lost session received no very equivocal demonstration that her Majesty ' s Ministers , as a whole , did not possess the confidence of the Mouse , which the Noble Lord considered so necessary to cany on the Government , the Noble Lord and bis colleagues propounded certain measures which I will not now enter into , but in which they were defeated , and it w « s not until that time that the Noble Lord considered chat be had only two alternatives to pursue—one was to resign , and the other to appeal to the country . The Noble Lurd chose the latter alternative , and I believe that no one will deny that it was competent for the Noble Lord to resort to either of those alternatives . The Noble Lord resorted to the appeal to the people , and that appeal had proved unsuccessful to him . The Noble Lord said
that , npon the first day of the session , he had thought it hia duty to submit great measures to tke House for its decision , but theybad been objected to by the House . Now , I mast take the liberty of saying , that that is not exactly accurate , because by no possible acquiescence could the House assent to the measures which the Noble Lord proposed , nor by refusing to assent to the Address , did the House in auy manner determine upon the principle under discussion . If I wanted any illustration of this I need only point out that whereas one Bentence ot the Address contained expressions relative to particular parts of the Budget that Address was disapproved of by Honourable Members who agreed in the proposals of the Government , while it was supported by other Members who did not agree in those propsals and who were n » t ready to adopt their recommendations . The Address was supported by some Hon . Members , who , like tbe Noble Lord , the Member for Lincolnshire , were altogether opposed to the measures of the
Government , but wh o asserted that they did not in any manner , by assenting to the Address , pledge themselves to the recommendation it contained . The feelings of the House was this , that in the circumstances in which we were placed , the considerations to which the Crown invited our attention were considerations of too great importa * ce to become the subject of incidental deliberation in the House of Commons , vrhich after all could not come to any decision upon the matter , and which did not wish to enter into the discussion in the absence of a Government possessing the confidence of the House and thecouutry . ( Hear , hear . ) It was for these reasons that 1 bad been induced to refuse to assent to the recommendations that have been made , and to as 3 ' drt that this House had not that confidence in her Majesty ' s present advisers which could justify them hi proposing measures of great importance to the consideration of Parliament . Sir , I cannot but take
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this opportnm'ty of expressing my regret foal w « Speech was so framed as to be liable to a misconstruction to which , I am sore , the Noble Lord , of all men , would least desire that it should be subject . ( Hear , hear . ) I cannot but feel that the advice of the gentleman to consider great questions in Parliament , coupled with tne words in which the Speech was couched , was calculated to lead on the publie mind to an impression perfectly erroneous and perfectly unconstitutional , had it been correct that theM recommendations were the recommendations of th « Crown , and not the reeommeadationa of the Minister * , the constitutional advisers of the Crown . Sir , I do not wish , as I said , before , to revive any topics of irritating discussion npon the occasion . I am satisfied that the Noble Lerd having found it hia duty to yield
to the decision of the Hbuao and of the country , and having paid that homage to constitutional principle which I trust every Minister of this country will always be ready to pay to those principles by resigning office when he finds ho no longer possesses the power to carry fai « measures with credit to himself or sstisfac * tion to the country ; I am satisfied that from thatmoment every feeling of excitement between the Nobto Lord and Hon . Gentlemen on this side , i f any such had ever existed , will cease —( hear , hear)— -and I am confident that towards him , personally , no other feelings are entertained , but those of reapect for his character and admiration of his talents . ( Loud cheers from both sides of the House . ) And I give the Noble Lord at the head of the Government , who has had for some time tho
delicate and important duty of advising as—the Noble Lord has said a young and dutiful Sovereign—I give him and his colleagues fall credit for having , in the course off their Administration , adopted those measures only which they believed would be for the welfare of the country . I give them credit also , that they have ceased to hold office with a determination not to attempt to disturb those who may be called upon to undertake the bustness of the country ,. by . any factious epposition ; bat that while they steadily maintain in Parliament those views in political matters which they conscientiously entertain , the Noble Lord and his colleagues , in whatever bands power '; may be placed , will behold with equal satisfaction the progress of measures which may redound to tbe welfare and prosperity of th » people .
Lord J . Russell—I Can only say at present that I am sorry that a misconstruction should exist as that which has been alluded to . I am quite ready to say that tbe Speech from the Throne was made by the Ministers , and they alone are responsible for it Mr . S . Wortley begged to engage the attention of the House for a few moments on something said by the Noble Lord opposite , and under circumstances which he thought would form a justification for him while he trespassed on their indulgence for a few moments . He had no opportunity of doing so before—the House having been engaged in an important discussion , which lasted four nights , and only terminated at three o ' clock on Saturday morning , when they were in expectation of the important division that took place . The Noble Lord had cast certain imputations on him , which his respect
for the House prevented him from calling for an explanation of . Oa Saturday the Noble Lord was not in his place , and the present was the only opportunity he had of calling on the Nqbie Lord to perform that duty . — Tbe Noble Lord had in the first place misrepresented certain statements of his with respect to the Corn Laws ; bat into that question fle would not at present enter , believing that he would have other opportunities of so doing . But the Noble Lord had also accused him of having gone down to his constituents and raised the Poor Law cry . 1 h& Noble Lord could know nothing ; personally ot tbe facts ot the case . In the year 1837 , when he was engaged in a similar contest , proposals were made to him by certain parties to make the Poor
Law a party cry . It was stated that if he did so he would have a great accession of supporters . With that suggestion be refused to comply , as there were many parts of the Bill of which he decidedly approved ; and inconsequence of that refusal he had four hundred votes less than the Hon .- . Member for Preston . ( Hear . ) He maintained that the Noble Lord bad no right to accuse him of having raised the cry of the Poor Laws , in order to turn out Lord Morpeth . Other parties on the « pposite side had not been innocent of raising similar cries . We bad seen the cry raised about the " big" and the " little" loaf , and of " cheap bread , " and he had been represented by these parties as theonly obstacle to tbe starving axtlzans' obtaining it ( Cheers )
Mr . Roebuck rose to order . He wished to ask if the Hon . Gentleman was speaking to the question . The Speaker said : the question was , "that the answer to the Lords Commissioners' Address be taken into consideration en Monday next" ( Hear , bear . ) Mr . Wortley was about to proceed when Mr . Roebuck again rose to order , and said , in proof of tbe Hon . Member being out of order , that it was disorderly to refer to tbe proceeding debate . ( Hear . ) The Speaker said that tbe statement of the Hon . Member for Bath ( Mr . Roebuck ) was correct , but that it was always usual for the House to grant the indulgence desired by the Hon : Member . ( Hear , bear . ) Mr . Roebuck said he did complain that the Hon . Member , while defending himself , should make attacks upon others . ( Hear / Mr . Wortley said he had not intended to make any attack on the Hon . Member for Bath . Mr . Roebuck— " Oh , no ! not on me "
Mr . Wortlet proceeded—It was only yesterday he had Been a placard of an organ ou the opposite side , announcing that " the Queen , must consider herself a state prisoner . " ( Hear , and laughter . ) He really thought that a party , whose organs were guilty of circulating such random assertions and rumours should be restrained from venting their spleen against their political adversaries . [ Lord J . Russell briefly replied . Sir Valentine Blake , in postponing the motion of which he had given notice for leave to bring in a Bill to exempt all Members of Parliament from the necessity
of taking the Oath of Supremacy as a qualification to sit and vote in Parliament , in as full and as ample a manner as persons professing the Roman Catholic religion are exempted ; said that although he postponed that motion for the present , yet be thought he might congratulate the House on the prospect that some such measure would soon become the law of the land . He placed the utmost confidence in the manly declarations of the Right Hon . Member for Tamworth , but he feared that those with whom he was associated wonld prevent the Right Hon Baronet from carrying his good intentions into effec" .
Mr . Brotherton and Dr . . B 0 WRiNO , under existing circumstances , postponed the motions of which they had given notice . On the motion of Mr . J . Wood , the following g « ntlemen were nominated as the Committee on public petitions : —Mr . George William Wood , Sir Edward Knatchbull , Sir Robert Harry Inglis , Mr . Greene , Mr . Edward Bailer , Mr . Brotherton , Mr . Owen Stanley , Mr . Pusey Pusey , Mr . C . W- G . Howard , Mr . Villiers Stuart , Captain Jones , Lord Viscount Duncan , Sir Chaa . Douglas , Lord Fitzalan , and Mr . Buckley . The House then adjourned .
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Reward of Apostacy . —Speaking of Lord Campbell , the Dublin Monitor say?— " This learned and lucky individual sailed on Thursday for England ; having sat in the Chancery Court during the protracted period of twenty , hours , extending over the infinite space of three days ! fer which labour and immense exertion this poor country is doomed to pay him £ 4 , 000 per annum during the period of his natural life ! " Lucky John ! Mr . Nixon , the gentleman who forwarded the return of her Majesty ' s writ of election in an envelope bound with Orange ribbon , and sealed with a seal having for its motto— " The Pope in the pillory of hell , and the Devil pelting priests at him" has ceased to be the High Sheriff for Fermanagh . Having been called upon by the Lord Lieutenant to explain his conduct , and having discovered in the course of the correspondence , that ensued , that he was likoly to be released from the farther discharge of his duties of the office , he very prudently anticipated his dismissal , and resigned !
Death from Sea Sickness . —Late on Wednesday evening week , an inquest was held at the residence of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Bnrgoyne , Bar ! ., in Upper Brook-street , Grosvenor Square , before Mr . Higgs , on the body of Emtou Datiw , aged 18 , a nurserymaid in the Hour ; baronet ' s establishment , whose death occurred Uudtr the following circumstances : —Elizabeth Archer , the head nurse , stated that deceased was generally healthy , and was so up to Thursday se ' nnigkt , when she complained of sickness . She procured a draught from Mr . Elsegood , a surgeon in thetneighbourhood , after which she appeared to get better till Monday morning , when she again complained of sickness , and , objecting to witness sending for the family ' s medical attendant , she took another draught aud a pill
obtained from Mr , Elsejjood ' s ; these having had no effect up to eight o ' clock in the evening , he was apprised of it , and sent another draught , which deceased took abont half-past nine o ' cJook , and retired to rest . Witness " asked deceased several times if ehe felt any pain . She answered "No , " and said she .. was much better . The last draught had bees of no service up to eleven o ' clock , when witness went to bed in the same room with the deceased ; Heard her move at two o ' clock . Asked her how she felt , and she said much better , " but a woman has been teazing me to take medicine out oi * a box . " Finding her thus apparently delirious , she alarmed the housemaid , but before she arrived tbe deceased made a slight gurgle , a stream of blood flowed from her nose and
mouth , and she instantly expired . She came in a sieam vessel from Dover toi London on Wednesday last , when she complained of sickneps , but did not vomit ; qn her arrival in the evening she said her stomach was out of order . Witness , after her death , ^ ont for Mr . Dodd , of Bryanston-street , the family apothecary ; his partner , Mr . Hampage , came , but could render no assistance . He was of opinion that she had ruptured a blood vessel . Ann Lemmancoff , the housemaid , gave similar testimony , particularly as regards the sea-sickness . Two certificates were read , from Mr . Humpage and Mr . Elsegood , the latter expre ; sin « an opinion that she had died from spasmodic affection of the heart ; but the general opinion appeared to be that death was either caused or accelerated by sea-BickneEB . Verdict — " Died from natural causes . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 4, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1125/page/3/
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