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Imperial Parliament. Saturday, August 6....
The Tire works Act Amendment Bill was withdrawn . Mr . Hodgson moved an address to her Majesty to cause inquiry to be made into the existence of corrupt practices in the borough of Wakefield by the appointment of a commission . The motion was agreed to . The House adjourned shortly before six o ' clock . Thursday , August 11 . EAST INDIA LOAN BILL . In the House of Lords , on the motion for passing the East India Loan Bill through committee , the Duke Of Argyli made a statement on the present state of the Indian financessimilar to that made by
, Sir C . Wood in the House of Commons . He described the alteration in the state of the Indian finances occasioned by the late mutiny . Before the outbreak , he remarked , the exchequer of that country was in a satisfactory condition , showing a present ' equilibrium between revenue and expenditure , and promising a future surplus . —The Earl of Elijenborough supported the bill as being identical with one he had formerly himself proposed , arid because he did not think the estimated revenue for the coming year would be realised . He congratulated the Government on their manifest desire to apply a cure to the present evil by the appointment of Mr . Wilson as a kind of Chancellor of the
Exchequer . The remedy for these evils did not consist in increasing taxation , but in diminishing expenses . He did not think that any reduction ought to be made in the salaries of the civil servants , as such a measure , by delaying retirements of the elder servants , would tend to throw the government of India into the hands of old instead of young men . In the native establishments arid iri the military expenditure the greatest reductions could be made , but at the present moment no steps , as far as he could judge , had been taken to produce this result . It was imperatively necessary for the
north weredesirous that their endowments should no longer be exempted from the operation of the law of the land . He therefore moved that the bill be committed on that day three months . —Mr . Bowter said Mrl Newdegate appeared in a new character , for he presented himself as the advocate of the Eoman Catholics , for whom it was well known he entertained the bitterest hatred . The object of the bill was to prevent the confiscation of these endowments under the Superstitious Uses Act , until a measure should be devised to place them on a proper footing , and he hoped the House would agree to it ; had in view
—Mr . Spooner said the object they was to check the foreign interference Avhich was carried on with the Roman Catholics of this country . There was not the smallest wish to bring their endowments under the operation of the Superstitious Uses Act , but they were resolved to do all in their power to put an end to those continuance bills . ' — Mr . O ' Brien made a few remarks , and , upon a division , the amendment was negatived , by 70 to 47 , and the House then went into committee on the bill . Upon the report the bill was read a third time and passed .
DIVORCE COURT . The House having gone into committee on the Divorce Court Bill , a discussion arose on the clause allowing the court , at the discretion of the court , to sit with closed doors . —It was contended by Mr . James , Mr . Ayrton , Mr . H . Berkeley , and other hon . members , that the principle was un-English , that all our courts were open to the public , and if the principle were once admitted in one court it would be made a precedent for extending it to the General
other courts of judicature . —rThe Attorney said the clause had been introduced on the recommendation of the learned judge of the court , its object being the ^ preservation of public morality . The hon . and learned gentleman , however , finding himself utterly unsupported , gave up the clause , which was accordingly struck out of the bill . A clause was added empowering the court to make orders with reference to the application of property unties * ante-nuptial or post-nuptuial settlements , and the bill was read a third time and passed .
The Sale of Gas Bill was likewise read a third time and passed . The House was counted out at half-past seven o ' clock .-
mainteriance of our position in India that an almost equal balance should exist between the European and native troops , but so far from this principle being observed , there were 270 , 000 native troops including police , to 120 , 000 Europeans . Here was the point where great reductions might be made , conducive to the safety of India and the benefit of the finances . He did not look gloomily on India , as he considered it the noblest empire ever acquired by man , and it was the duty of * every Government to do all in its power to preserve it . The bill was then passed through committee . A conversation ensued on the passing of the Reserve Volunteer Force of Seamen Bill through committee . The other orders of the day were then disposed of and their Lordships adjourned at eight o ' clock . In the House of Commons Mr . W . C . Bentinck took the oaths and his seat for Taunton , in the representation of which borough he has succeeded Mr . Ijabouchere . THE BUILDERS' STRIKE . In reply to a question from Mr . E . James , Sir G . C . Lewis said he had seen a deputation from the master builders with respect to the nine hours' movement . Their object was to know if the House or
the Government -would not deem it advisable to endeavour to arbitrate . between the parties , with a view to put a stop to the present state of affairs . He informed the deputation that , in his opinion , neither the House nor the Government were fitted tp undertake any such office with respect to a subject upon which they must be necessarily uninformed . In answer to a question put by Mr . Griffith , the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he did not think he should be justified in refusing the grant of the Chiitern Hundreds to a member against ( . whose return a petition was merely pending .
THE SERPENTINE . Sir J . Paxton asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was hia intontion to proceed with the works , as proposed by Mr . Hawksley , for partially cleansing the water in the Sernenttae .- ' — Mr . Fixzroy said it was hia intention to proceed with the works for totally and effectually purifying , not » partially cleansing , " the water , and he entered into an explanation of the plan in order to correct what he said were misapprehensions in this matter . —The discussion which followed showed that Mr , Sthvmn-$ on and Sir . J . Paxton differed upon essential points .
CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACTS CONTINUANCE . Mr . Nbw-qbgatb , on the part of the Roman Catholics of the north of England , called upon the House to reject this bill . Those Roman Catholics had petitioned the House for protection , fearing that Cardinal Wiseman and his supporters contemplated bringing all Roman Ofttholio endowments under the control and management of the Roman Catholic Church . Tho cardinal claimed for his ' ohurch the disposal of all those endowments , and the whaloof tho Roman Catholics of tho
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and it will depend upon the conduct of the operatives to strengthen this disposition . Mr . Alderman Cubitt intimated that if there was a definite expression of public feeling on behalf of the men , the masters would concede the point . The builders , he said , would , incur a heavy responsibility if they conceded the tenth hour of labour , and also if they persisted in keeping the men out of work ; unfortunately , it is difficult to accurately ascertain to which side public opinion preponderantly inclines . Among the gentlemen who have offered themselves as mediators is Mr . Marsh Nelson , an archi * tect , who has- gone into the whole case with much caro and studied it with great minuteness , and , as
Seth Smith , Wagstaffe , Kirk and Parry , Lawrence , and others , was read at a meeting of the Executive Trades' Committee , at the Pavior ' s Arms , Johnsonstreet . The meeting received with strong expressions of indignation the attacks which the masters have made upon the unions , and which they ( the men ) have pledged themselves to maintain in their efficiency . At the meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Hackney Union on Wednesday the chairman stated that many of the metropolitan parochial boards had determined upon withholding relief from the families of the men on strike , except on condition of their becoming inmates of the workhouse , and being employed in breaking stones . The movement on behalf of the reduction of the hours of labour without a corresponding decrease of wages , has commenced in Bristol , the stonemasons having struck for the nine hours' movement . Their employers , however , seem quite indisposed to give way . THE BIRMINGHAM GUN TRADE . The strike of the gun-makers still continues the men being resolved to obtain their price for the constabulary gun , which led to the difficulty . One master offered to give the prices demanded , except for that particular class of gun ; but the men firmly refused it , and decided to remain out till the full prices were given for all guns . They have held several meetings during the last fortnight , but they have only led to a more determined resolve to continue the strike till they gain the higher rates demanded .
THE STRIKES . On Saturday , at three o ' clock , the operatives of the building trades engaged at most of the large establishments in , and immediately around the metropolis , ceased work , but it would appear that out of the 2 ? 5 building firms which constitute the central association , there are several where the men are not locked out , and where they continue to work without any document . We think it is apparent , from what transpired during the interview of the deputation from the Central Association of Master Builders with the Home Secretary , that there is a disposition on the part of the masters to enter into an arrangement .
he has been in pretty constant communication with tho Conference of tho United Trades it may bo supposed that his views , if not exactly coincident with those of the men , are at least not antagonistic to them . He puts forth ae the bases of an arrangement two general propositions—1 . Tho withdrawal of tho declaration } and , S . TJJjo payment by tho hour at tho rate of 6 s . per day , of 10 hours for tho skilled labourer , leaving it to tho men to work what hours they please . These basos agreed upon , he proposes a conference between the heads of the two associations , to be presided , over by an impartial chairman .
There appears to bo some hope that a compromise may bo made in reference to tho hours of labourtho point upon which the dispute originally turned j so that tlie declaration upon which the masters insist will , in all probability , aftor a day or ] tivo , be tho only question at issue between tho parties ; Some of the principal yards were partially opened for work on Thursday morning , men not belonging to the union , and who are ready to make any declaration , having come up from tho country , anxious to obtain work . On Thursday morning an address , being circulated by Moesrs . Trollopo , Poto and Belts , Cubitt ,
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ISTAVAI / AND MILITARY . A sudden order has been received at Chatham garrison , directing that the 27 th company of Royal Engineers , which was to have embarked for the Mauritius * was to proceed , instead , to Woolwich , for the purpose : of being employed on the factory which is being erected for making Sir W . Armstrong ' s guns , the men engaged on which have struck and refused to work . An account has reached us ( Dublin Evening News ) that the Himalaya , which left Kingstown on Saturday , having on board the 16 th Regiment , for Portsmouth , whence they were to have proceeded to the camp at Aldershott , has gone on shore , it is thought on the Arklow Bank . Although the French have been the first to use rifled cannon in the field , the plan is patented in England , and was offered to the British Government as far back as 1855 by lieutenant Engestrom , of the Swedish navy . A similar invention , by Colonel Cavalli , of the Piedmontese service , was also offered to our Government riot less than three or four years ago . His invention was referred to Woolwich , backwards and forwards , till lost sight of . But for our dilatory mode of ^ proceeding in such matters , our artillery might long since have been provided with rifled guns . The French are now making their cast-iron 30-pounders strong enough to throw ft rifle shell weighing 60 ib ., on a plan originally
devised by Captain Blakely , of the Royal Artillery . The Commission d'Artillerie last year made experiments with a 80-pounder on this plan , and found its endurance and safety to be increased threefold without increase of weight . The steel-cased floating batteries , conveyed over land in pieces to tho Lago di Garda , are constructed on a plan suggested in England . On the 23 rd ult . the Emperor of Russin , accompanied by the Grand Duke Constantino , Grand Admiral , reviewed a fleet of twenty-one vessels , all Propelled by steam , and the groater part screws . -The following is a list of the ships : —Line of battle : Constantin , Viborg , Prokhor , Sinopo , Orol , Ccaar 6 vitoh , lua Jiiou
Vola , Frigates , & c .: Gonerale-Admiralo , - remetz , Svetlana , Khrabrii , Grosinchtchji , Caloyala . Posadnik , Kamtchatka , Olaf , Rasboinik , JSTaezdmK , Petersburg , Fontanka , Standarte . In addition _ to these was a numerous flotilla of gunboats , nearly tho whole of which are screws . This , wo must recollect , is but the advanced guard of tho projected Russian navy . Since the close of tho Crimean war tho attention of the Grand Duke Constantino has been applied to the development of the nayy . It is to his influence that Russia owes tho Mediterranean nort latelv coded by Sardinia-, tho fleet is
consequently no longer confined to tho Baltio , where naval manoeuvres wore impossible during eignc months of the year , and whoro summer sailors only could be roaroa . Steam vessels have boon constructed on tho best models and at great exponBO , both m England and America . During tho Avar but one screw frigate , tho Palkarie , romalnod motionless behind the batteries of Cconstadfc , liopcWssly rogiim 1 , inff tho magnificent steam fleet of Great -Britain . But if during tho next twonty years Russia maices such progress us sho has acquired since tho poaco she will be almost as formidable with hor naval aa she has long boon with hor military power . On tho subjoot of manning tho navy tho followin g
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 13, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13081859/page/6/
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