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752 Sfte VLta^et. [Saturday,
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. Commanifl...
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Saturday, August 2.
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In the House of Lords yesterday, among a...
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The French, unable any longer to tolerat...
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Limerick, it turns out, will not be bles...
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A letter in the Times of yesterday point...
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Several wild-benst fightu took place in ...
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 18S1.
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Ifivhlit Mirira.
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There is nothing so revolutionary, becau...
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THE MINISTRY OF THE RECESS. Ministers ha...
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752 Sfte Vlta^Et. [Saturday,
752 Sfte VLta ^ et . [ Saturday ,
To Readers And Correspondents. Commanifl...
TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . Commaniflftiont should always be legibly written , and on one side oithe paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London .
[The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...
[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ' \
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Saturday, August 2.
Saturday , August 2 .
In The House Of Lords Yesterday, Among A...
In the House of Lords yesterday , among a host of bills of minor importance , the Royal Assent was given by commission to the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill . There now remains no measure of great political importance to be debated in Parliament , and consequently the business proceedings of the House of Commons are all of the winding-up order . Yesterday , at the morning sitting , what was done was all of that character ; the principle subject of debate being the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Management ( No . 2 ) Bill . Great complaints were made that there was no time to fairly consider the measure ; that it would be
unjust to lessees of all descriptions of property to press the bill through without any opportunity being allowed duly to consider their interests . The principle of the bill was generally accepted , but objection to the details was almost universal . However , Ministers were resolved to carry their point , and a store of Treasury men were in readiness to outvote the dissentients—first on the adjournment of the debate , and then on going into committee . The character of the debate wae , therefore , that it "was less a discussion of the meiits of the bill than a match of tongue fence on the propriety of going on with it . We observed that the opposition comprises men of all opinions , from Sir Benjamin Hall to Colonel Sipthorp .
The House continued to sit without the usual adjourn nent , and Sir John Pakington , after some trouble in getting the orders of the day disposed of , moved :- — " That , in the opinion of this House , the British refiners of sugar should be permitted to refine in bond , and to enter their manufacture for home consumption , upon payment of the same duties as are levied upon refined suyar imported into this country . "
The gis-t of his argument was , that the reduction of the differential duty in favour of the British Government constituted a case of hardship from which , conformably to the principles of Free-trade , he ought to be relieved . Mr . L . ai $ ouchei £ e opposed the motion , stating xhat the real objection to the change was the difficulty of checking so complicated a process , and preventing fraud , without a system of vexatious restrictions , which would occasion a great practical inconvenience to the trade . Mr . Mitchell was speaking , when , forty members not being present , the House was counted out at a quarter to nine o ' clock .
The French, Unable Any Longer To Tolerat...
The French , unable any longer to tolerate the feeble , discreditable , and ferocious Governmentof the Papacy , have intimated that they must take steps for the better government of the people . To this the Pope retorts th « t he shall then go to Naples , and do all he can to influence the elections in France through the priesthood . The following twenty-five members of the Legislative Assembl y were elected on Thursday to form ' the Commission of Permanence during the vacation : Dulier , General Chargarnier , DufougerniH , Sauvairo Uarthelemy , Do Montigeny , Berryer , Vitet , Poujonlat , De Melun , Passy , Druet-Desvaux , TVOlivier , Gouin , Uernaidi , De Montebello , Boeher , De La Tourette , Admiral OecilV , ltulliere , Hubert , De Lisle , Boinvillierp , De Kennarec , De Bar , Grouchy , and l ) e Mortcmmt .
Count von Kiclmannscggr , the Hanoverian general has died at Linden , n # ed H . 'J . lie was born at Katzebourg , in the . duchy of Lauenburgli , in the year 17 G 8 filtered the army in 17 M , and served ogainut the French at Ni'Miport , in Holland , nt Hamburgh , at Qurttrc IJraa , and Waterloo , where he commanded a brigade .
Limerick, It Turns Out, Will Not Be Bles...
Limerick , it turns out , will not be blessed with a contested election nfter nil . Ah Lord Arundrl was proceeding in his canvasH down William-street he was waited on by a deputation authorized to announce the reniKnation of Mr . Russell . Being attended by the Roman Catholic clergy and a great mob of people , an immense tihout was raised ; and Lord Arundel declnred that he ( should complete Imh canvans in order that he ini ^ bt make the acquaintance of the electors of Limerick . At the committee meeting in the evening doubtn were suggested hh to whether the remgnation was a rime in order to throw the «« Surreyitea " off their guurd . JJut Lord Arundel's bo-] i <; itor declared that to be impostuhlc , an everything was cleared for action . A curious colloquy took place : — * ' Lord Arundel aaid he would be guided by the committee .
" Mr . Murphy : I know your lordship is fatigued , as you have suffered much physical harduhip . " Lord Arundel : I don ' t mind what physical hardnhip I have endured , especially when 1 hcc around me gentlemen who have also e tillered with me .
" The crowds assembled in the streets here became - patient , and there were loud cries for Lord Arundel . « Reverend Mr . Qunde , P . P ., Caliaghan ' s Mills , recommended that his lordship would address a few words to the people , in order to let the world see that the City of the Violated Treaty ' contained within its walls a Roman Catholic population able to hurl defiance at Lord John Russell , who had menaced to prostrate and fetter the bishops and clergy of that faith . " Lord Arundel : I assure you , in his private capacity , Lord John Russell is not to be censured . « Reverend Mr . Quade : I have nothing to say to his private character , my lord ; but I can deal with him as a public man , and I denounce him as an enemy to Ireland —an enemy to the religioa of the Roman Catholics oi this country . ( Hear , hear . )" Lord Arundel did address the people , recommending them to meet the next day in " might , and strength , and numbers , " in case of accidents ; and also urging all parties to put away all " ill-will and animosity , " be friends , " and " forget what had occurred . " In the evening bodies of women paraded the streets , clad in green , and the never-failing tar-barrels in a blaze were borne about the streets . Mr . Russell ' s committee * ' struck their colours , " and fairly gave in . The reasons assigned by him for his resignation are , the nearness of a general election , the continuance of " religious excitenient , " which had risen so high as to " peril the free exercise of the franchise , " the unpleasant and grievous thing it would be to " divide Catholic against Catholic , " and to encourage the " revival of sectarian feelings , " which would undo so much good ; he implies that his failure has arisen from the fact that the contest was generally viewed as one of an entirely religious character , and that the electors felt called upon to choose Lord Arundel by way of defiance to the Whigs . By this time , therefore , as the nomination took place yesterday , Lord Arundel is member for Limerick .
A Letter In The Times Of Yesterday Point...
A letter in the Times of yesterday points out what the writer calls the " dust-heap of all nations , " namely , the piece of ground at the east-end of the Crystal Palace . We agree with him that it is a " nuisance . " How the Commissioners could haveallowed itslong continuance in so disgraceful a state w cannot conceive . Mr . Joseph Brotherton , M . P ., presided over a soiree of th » Vegetarian Society at the Freemasons' Tavern , yesterday . The company numbered upwards of 300 persons , the great majority of whom were vegetarians An entertainment was provided consisting of savory pies , mushroom pies , parsley fritters , rice fritters , cheesecakes , various kinds of fruits , tea , coffee , and iced water , and many other things not included in the diet of animal food .
The Hall of Commerce , Threadneedle-streer , was last night occupied by a numerous party met to welcome Mr . George Thompson on his return home , and to celebrate the anniversary of the emancipation of the West Indian negroes . Mr . William Wei ' s Brown , a fugitive slave , was called to the chair . Of course , after tea , the usual speech-making process was carried on—greatly to the delight of the audience . Mr . George Thompson said some astounding things about America , which will please his Tory friends . He called America an " impious nation " —an " atheistical nation "—spoke of " perfidious republican sinners , " and of the " leprosy of soul" of
republicans . After intimating thnt he was " proud " of London , he exclaimed— " There would be a good moral lesson taught by that meeting . Such a meeting as that had yet to be held over the wide continent of America . It would startle the whole of America—from the banks of St . Louis to the banks of the Sacramento , from the Atlantic to the Pacific . But here , in the metropolis of Kngland , midway between the Mansion-house and the Bank of Kngland —in the Hall of Commerce—( cheers ) — in the city of London—waa held a free meeting , and presiding over that free meeting was a black man—( loud applause ) — the iu 8 ultrd , ihc scorned , the hatrd , the hunted , of perfidious and guilty America . ( Cheerina . )"
Last ni ^ , between the hours of ton and eleven , a fire broke out in the manufacturing premises of Mr . White , mahogany timber merchant , Yardley-street , Clerkenwell . The building was of great extent , bring between sixty and seventy feet long , and stretching about fifty feet in another direction towards the houses in Kxrnouth-street , Spa-fields . The lower portion of the building was fitted up with costly eteam machinery for turning lathes and other purposes , whilst the floor above was filled with upwards of twenty lathes , many of them of great value . Some hundred pounds' worth of timber and brass were also piled away in the various compartments above .
Before any one had time to carry the information to the fire-Htations the glare of the flames had aroused the firemen , and forthwith the engines of the parish , London brigade , and West of England Company started in search of the fire , being truidf d solely by the light in the atmosphere . Upon reaching the bccho , the entire range of manufacturing premises were in one general blaze . Plenty of water having been obtained , the enginoH were set to work , and the flames , by half-past twelve o ' clock , were so far subdued , that no further extension of mischief " was apprehended . The premises , however , were by that period nearly gutted , and considerable damage , di . no to adjoining buildings . The origin of the fire is unknown and , unfortunately , the sufferer was only partially insured . '
Several Wild-Benst Fightu Took Place In ...
Several wild-benst fightu took place in the cirrus at Aranjuez , on the 26 th ult . The Queen-Mother , the King-Consort , the Duke of Rianznr * h and his children were present in the royal box . A wolf was set upon by four dogs : he was not game , mid was withdrawn A hyena HUcceHHfnlly r .-HiKt , d the attacks of four dogs , and a bear defied the efforts , oftlnrteen dogs . The great event eame fi ' sj ^ iSs ' anu ubui 1 ' *«¦*»*«
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Saturday, August 9, 18s1.
SATURDAY , AUGUST 9 , 18 S 1 .
Ifivhlit Mirira.
Ifivhlit Mirira .
There Is Nothing So Revolutionary, Becau...
There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing . so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very latv of its creation in eternal progress . —Dk . Arnold .
The Ministry Of The Recess. Ministers Ha...
THE MINISTRY OF THE RECESS . Ministers have secured for their existence another six months—the beloved six months of quiet ; period of holiday country sports , of Christmas and no crisis ! period in which no questions are asked ; in which Lord John has not to apologize for bills non-apparent ; in which Sir Charles Wood has not to explain the philosophy of a house tax based on the framework of a window tax , or free trade in chicory ; in which Lord Palmerston has not even to " throw himself upon the House . " For six months the conduct of the Empire is handed over to the departments and the Cabinet Council of her Majesty ' s Ministers .
We all know the party . They have not been chosen as the best men for conducting the affairs of the Empire , or directing the influence of England in the precarious state of the Continent . Their existence in office has not been a choice even of evils ; they have simply happened there . Lord John Russell is at the head , the man who had the credit of Lord Durham ' s Reform Bill , which he afterwards stultified one way by finality , and has now stultified the other way by the adumbration of some great working-class Reform Bill for next session . It is the same Lord John who raised
the coun ry to resist the Pope , who introduced a bill that could have no effect , who has consented to carry the bill shaped by the Opposition , who commencing as Catholic Emancipationist became Anli-Catholic agitator , tried to evade in act the performance of his own threat , and now becomes the tool of a persecution forced upon him by his enemies . Next to him sits that Lord Howick who was the champion of the Colonies , and is now their perverse , captious , petulant , and arrogant persecutor—who risks the integrity of the empire to carry out his crotchets , and stakes the welfare of whole communities to gratify his notions . On the other side is that most liberal of Ministers , who so directs British influence abroad that the result is
all but uniformly favourable to Absolutism ; uniformly favourable to the great enemies of freedom , Russia and Austria ; uniformly mischievous to nations struggling for their nationality ; discreditable to English influence and honour . Their Home Secretary has had little trouble this year ; he is one of the most inoffensive of the set , though inconveniently warped on religious subjects ; an able public oflicer , but labouring , it is said , under a painful and dangerous malady which must soon withdraw him from active service . The President of the Council belongs to a past time ; lie has
supported the great measure of the session with a coldness confessing his dissatisfaction at his own position . Their Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has disappointed expectation , and his friends desire for him a new field . Their Lord Chancellor is a wonder . Nobody knows how he came into the position , through those mysterious shillings of office which let so many tliorough-pnced Whigs into a provision for life . He is distinguished amongst Chancellors by the frequency with which , unintentionally , no doubt , he gives occasion to the laug hter
of tin ; peers . Their Comumndei -in-Chief is an alien to their party ; their Lord Privy Seal is a man whom they sent to Italy to mystify and be mystified , as their preface to Netting Protest ant against . Catholic in the United Kingdom and encouraging popular movementh in Italy which they abandoned at the critical movement ; llieir Chancellor of the Exchequer is tin ; author of the two Budgets , the free-trader in chicory , the finan cier whose income tax is cut off" for next session without a substitute , the offerer of tho seed duties to the
distressed agriculturists . This in the party who are to have it all their own way for the next six months . We all remember how they eame into office to fill up the gap after Peel had accomplished his great task and Kpont *
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 9, 1851, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09081851/page/12/
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