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BANQUET TO GENERAL WILLIAMS. The Army an...
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F Imperial Parliament. ¦ ¦' —?—Monday, J...
with , as being unable to pay the expenses of a divorce , was of little -worth , since all legal proceedings are necessarily expensive ; but that ought not to shut out from redress those who can meet the expense . If tie Bishop ' s motion were affirmed , he ( the Lord Chancellor ) hoped their Lordships would refuse to hear any of the petitions for divorce now pending in that House , and that in future they would listen to no petition for redress which might be sought under the existing law . Lord Rbdesdalk thought that it would be impossible to stop where the bill stopped , if the facilities for divorce which it contemplated weie sanctioned . —Lord Campbell opposed the motion of the Bishop of Oxford , which was supported by the Bishop of St . David's and
the Bishop of Salisbury , the latter of whom quoted Scripture to show that the law of God is against the innovation proposed by the bill . — Lord Donouohmokk supported the bill as it stood , and Lords Desart and Dungannon opposed it , believing that tie difficulties which have prevented the poorer classes obtaining divorces have tended to increase tie happiness of the married state among them . Lord Debbt , answering the Bishop of Salisbury , who had quoted some words of Christ , to the effect that , though a man might " put away" his wife , and vice versa , the parties were forbidden to marry again , remarked that he was quite unable to comprehend so nice a . distinction . He should have thought that , if a man
might put away his wife , he might also marry again . He believed the marriage tie to posses * great sanctity , but not to be indissoluble . The question he looked upon as one with which human authority is competent to deaL Still , he thought there -was some danger of the bill introducing a system of great laxity , and leading to collusion . He observed that the Bishop of Oxford had given notice of his intention to move a proviso , prohibiting a husband or wife who had been guilty of adultery , and divorced in consequence , from contracting marriage with the person with whom the adultery was committed . He thought such a clause was essentially necessary , with a view to prevent collusion , and he wished to hear from the Lord Chancellor whether or not it might be
advantageously incorporated in the bill , as his vote upon the motion before the House would greatly depend upon the answer he got . —After some further brief conversation , the Lobd Chancellor said tLat such a clause had always been introduced into divorce bills before their Lordships' House ; but he knew of no bill in which it had been retained , because it is universally felt that it clogs the parties with restrictions painful to themselves , and does not prevent collusion . —The motion of the Bishop of Oxford for omitting clause 19 was negatived by 43 against 10 . —The Bishop ' s proviso , prohibiting the parties committing adultery to marry one another after the divorce of the husband and wife , was then agreed to . —A motion of Lord Denman , for modifying clause 16 , was negatived without a division .
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL . The Lord Chancellor , in moving the second reading of this bill , said it was the same in principle as that passed last year with respect to the University of Oxford . —The bill was read a second time . The Annuities Redemption Bill , and the Stockin-Trade Exemption Bill , were respectively read a third time , and passed . POOR-LAW AMENDMENT ( No . 2 ) BILL . On the motion for the second reading of this bill , in the House of Commons , Sir George Pechell opposed it , and moved that the second reading he postponed to that
day three months . He objected more especially to that part of the bill which repealed the 22 nd of George III ., and did away with the permission to single parishes , accorded by the Poor-Law Act , to become incorporated under the Gilbert Act . —Lord Gaiavav seconded the amendment . —Mr . Bodverie , yielding so far to the opposition , promised that if the bill was read a second time he would withdraw all of it except that portion which related to extra-parochial places . —After somo further discussion , the debate was interrupted by the near arrival of four o ' clock , when , tlie morning sitting being at a close , the discussion was adjourned .
THE EAST INDIA COMI'ANY . In the evening , in answer to Mr . Otavay , Mr . Vernon Smith gave somo explanations with rcapoct to the sums Bubscribed by the East India Company for the relief of tho sufferers by the French floods , similar to those put forth on a previous evening in tho Upper House . THE KNTRY OF THE GUARDS INTO LONDON . Lord Palmerston , in answer to Sir John Shelley , stated that the day upon which tho Guards would enter London was not yot fixed . Tho troops would proceed from Aldorshott by the South-Western Railway ; but tho particular route by which they would proceed to Buckingham Palace , and on to Hydo Park , hud not yet boon arranged . THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION .
In answer to Mr . Baillho , who put a question a » to tho diplomatic powers poasesucd bv Mr . Dallas , Lord Palmbrston remarked that Mr . Dullus has full powers to discuss tho Central Amorioun question—powers which Mr . Buchanan did not possess . PRIZE MONEY TO TH 1 C ARMY . On the question that tho House go into Committee of
Supply , Colonel Dunne asked the-intentions , of the Government as to advising her Majesty to grant prize money to the army engaged in the siege , for stores * & c ., taken in Sebastopol . —Lord Palmerston answered that the money value of the property taken was so smallnot more than would allow half-a-crown to each officer and sixpence to each man — that any such payment would be deemed a mockery rather than a reward .
SUPPLY . The House then went into Committee of Supply , when the remaining Civil Service Estimates , and the Militia Estimates , were agreed to . , The chief discussion was on the vote of 228 , 950 ? . for disembodied Militia , in connexion with which , Colonel North said he observed with regret that the pay of non-commissioned officers on the permanent staff , already inadequate , was to be greatly reduced . —The same complaint was also urged by Mr . Pellatt , Lord Claud Hamilton , and other members . —Mr . Frederick Peel said that the rate of pay of the disembodied militia is different from that of the embodied militia . When embodied , all ranks receive the same rate of pay as the army ; when disembodied ,
the pay of the various ranks is not the same . If we were to pay the staff of the disembodied militia the same as the embodied , it would follow as a necessary consequence that all ranks of the militia would claim to be paid the same . In that case , the disembodied militia would cost a much greater sum than they now do . They have other sources of income besides their disembodied pay . Most of them receive pay in the line , or pensions for their services in the line ; and he saw no objection to a noncommissioned officer pursuing a trade in those intervals of time which are not required for military duty . — Lord Palmerston , in answer to objections urged by Colonel Buck and others , contended that the " lines " lately constructed at Plymouth are necessary as works
of defence . With regard to billeting in Scotland , he agreed with what had been advanced by Mr . Cowan , that if , consistently with a due regard to the national service , the exemption from billeting could be extended to public-houses , it would be desirable . But we could not carry on the' service of the country otherwise . Still , it was most desirable not to billet the militia and young recruits in public-houses , if it could be avoided . He could assure the House" that , as far as the means of putting the troops , whether regular or militia , into barracks was concerned , it was considered by the Government to be most desirable , though the expense , and consequently the difficulty , would be very great . The various suggestions which had been thrown out should receive due attention .
WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS BILL . On the question that the House go into committee on this Bill , Mr . Henley criticised the measure , observing that it seemed to him to be the result of an illicit compact between Sir Fitzroy Kelly and the Solicitor-General . In reality , it established a new Court of Chancery , but under another name . He moved the postponement of the committee till Tuesda 3 ' next . —After some discussion , the Solicitor-General humorously alluded to the total failure of his endeavour to please everybody . Ho had no alternative but to agree to the amendment . —Sir James Graham , after some sarcastic remarks , begged to ask the Solicitor-General if the bill , which had been printed a second time , really contained the ultimate views of the learned gentleman ?—Mr . Malins opposed the bill , which received tho support of Sir Erskine Pkrry and Mr . Hadfield . —The amendment was then
agreed to . CHURCH BUILDING COMMISSION BILL . The motion that this bill be considered in commutes was opposed by Mr . 1 Iai > fieli > , who moved the postponement of the committee for three months . —The amendment was negatived by 159 to 9 , and the bill passed through committee . The Metropolis Local Management Act Amendment Bill , and the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill , were respectively read a third time , and passed .
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Jvinc 5 , 1856 , 1 . « . ^ HE I , E A P B B . 620
Banquet To General Williams. The Army An...
BANQUET TO GENERAL WILLIAMS . The Army and Navy Club , on Saturday last , gavo a banquet to General Williams . Tho chair was taken by Colonel Daniell . To tho right of the chair sat the hero of Kars ; on the left , were his two high-spirited subordinates , Colonels Lake aud Tecsdale . After tho usual routino toasts , tho Chairman proposed " tho health of the gallant Sir William Fenwick Williams , Bart ., " accompanying the toast with a eulogy on their guest ' s achievements , in the course of which ho quoted the remark of a Turk when Knrs was given up to tho Russians : " Williams Pacha is no end of a man . " Tho toast wan drunk with tho utmost enthusiasm . Round after round of cheering followed in rapid succession , and tho excitement continued for several minutes . Silence having boon restored , ( ioncrnl Williams rose to return thanks . Ho began by alluding to his old friend , Colonel Daniell , and to his other old friends then gathered about him , adding that he was also glad to seo " no many new and young faces —tho heart ' s blood of tho army "—gathered about to do hint honour . " When , " ho observed , " I look around this room , and witness this scene , and then call to mind that I was one of tho original members of thia
clubthat , out of the twenty-five years I have been in the army , I have passed twenty-three in foreign service , and that , whenever I returned to England , either for recreation or on account of ill-health , this has been my home—that in this room I have breakfasted and dined day by day—I say to myself that if , on the day I first put down my name as a member of this club , any man had told me I should live to see such a day as this , I should have conceived that he was whispering nonsense to me . " Colonels Lake and Teesdale were alluded to in terms of warm esteem and friendship ; and a tribute of regard was paid to the memory of the heroic Thompson . " Let me also point out to you , " said the General , " my young secretary—a youth whom J * took
with me from his mother , and who proceeded step by step in his career until the eventful day when , taking command of a battery , he did , I assure you , most essential service to our cause . ( CAeers . ) I -wish to associate myself with these my gallant companions in arms , and to share with them the honour which you have bestowed upon me . " The despatches and private letters of Lord Clarendon were mentioned as having always produced an extraordinary and " electrical" effect in cheering on the garrison . " We were not at that time a melancholy crew t we were laughing , we were merry , we were like men that would not be extinguished . We -were surrounded by very great difficulties ; but , whenever the despatches and letters arrived , they produced a most
extraordinary effect upon us . " After acknowledging the kindness of Lord Palmerston , General Williams continued : — " I must tio-w tell you about the glory of the Turkish army { hear )—men who , when I came to them , were starving , were without clothes , men without hope ( hear , hear ) ; but such was their confidence in the efforts which I was able to make for them that they stood by me in the most gallant manner . No troops on earth could have behaved better than those men ; for instance , on one occasion , at the battle of the 29 th of September , about which you have all read { loud cJteers ) . They had been working all day and watching all night at tlie fortifications . They were not on that occasion an unruh ' , undisciplined force behind walls , but were
disciplined soldiers , standing behind their entrenchments . Colonel Lake could tell you what they did , for no one could help admiring their courage , their discipline , their file fire , their rolling fire . I assure you that neither the Guards of London nor those of Paris could have surpassed them . From early dawn till an hour after midday , that fire continued—the noise of a thousand drums never ceased for a moment ; therefore , you may suppose what soldiers they were . When the enemy got into these entrenchments , which , in consequence of the absolute necessity for protecting other points , were for the time unmanned , they were driven out again by those brave little fellows at the point of the bayonet . " { Enthusiastic ap ~ jjlause . ) General Williams -was of opinion that , "if Turkey be true to herself , and if foreign nations will hold a high tone towards her , she is safe from the power of Eussia , " as there is still some vitality in her . He then Teferred
to Lord Raglan , whose last moments were embittered by his experience of " the total want of system" with which we began the war . " We had in fact been asleep for forty years , and , when we went into the war , we were sent out half awake . " But when the intelligence reached Kara of our successive achievements before Sebastopol , " nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of those fine Turks ; and , " said General Williams , " you may easily suppose -what our joy was at hearing the welcome news of the glories achieved by that brave infantry which never yet turned its back on a foe . { Loud cheers . } I say , that infantry which never turned its back , which , from the days of Wolfe , has been the foundation of our greatnes " , whose courage nothing can shake , or ever will shake . " With a renewed expression of thanks for the honour done to him , General Williams sat down , after proposing the toast of " The Chairman , the Committee , and tlm Secretarv" of tho club .
Mr . Otway , M . P ., proposed " The health of those gallant nnd distinguished officers who had acted on the staff of General Williams during his Eastern campaign . " Tho toast was acknowledged by Colonel Lake . The toast of " Tho health of ( he officers of the army of the Crimea , " proposed by General Williams , was acknowledged by tho Chairman . General Proctor proposed " Tho health of General TMouravieff . " In replying to this toast , Sir William Williams said : —" While rising to return thanks for the honour which you have done to my friend , General Mouravieff , I can assure- you that I never performed a duty more grateful to my heart . I believe that in the military profession—and I will not
except any country on the face of tho earth—there is not one who adorns that profession more highly than General Mouravieff . I wish also to say a word respecting tho army of General Mouravieff—that splendid army—that army of polished Btecl . I assure you it wflB magnificent . It waa with tho groutost devotion to tho sovereign that they came down upon us , from davdawn to sunset , for seven mortal hours : although they suhtaincd tho most , severe Ioshcs , there was not a single moment of hesitation in tho efforts and movements of that fino army . They came forward , attack after attack , in a manner which would have gladdened tho heart of every soldier to have aeon . When they were aasailed by a firo aa well directed , as beautifully directed , an ev « r
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Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1856, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05071856/page/5/
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