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      March 15/ 1851.] ^%T Utahtf. 245

      March 15 / 1851 . ] ^ % t Utahtf . 245

      To Readers And Co-Respondents. It Is Imp...

      TO READERS AND CO-RESPONDENTS . It is impoawible to acknowledge the mass of tetters we receive . Their insertion ie often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Co mmunications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it encreases tlie difficulty of _ finding space for them . „ . Afl letters for the Editor to be addressed 9 , Crane-court , Fleetsstreet , l « ondon .

      [The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...

      [ The following appeared in our Second Edition of lust iveek . 2 POSTSCBIPT . Saturday , March . 8 .

      The Old Brok«N Down Ministry Does Not Se...

      The old brok « n down Ministry does not seem to gather strength by inaction . After a fortnight ' s rest Lord John came forward last night to tell the country that the Budget cannot be brought forward for a fortnight , and that the mangled anti-Papal measure must stand over till next Friday . To atone for that , however , the real business of " the Queen ' s Government' *—the voting of the Army , Navy , and Ordnance estimates—is to be carried on witli the utmost vigour . It is easy to foresee now what the session will be . Lord John will get the money votes passed at once , with the friendly aid of the Protectionists , and then any of the other measures which Ministers have pretended to be anxious about will be either dropped quietly or huddled over in the easiest possible way , so as to enable the Queen to prorogue Parliament early in summer . The order of business , as stated by Lord John last night , is that the House shall go into committee on the Navy Estimates on Monday , to be followed by those for the Army and Ordnance . On Fiiday night the second reading of the mutilated Ecclesiastical Titles Bill will come on , and on the Friday following Sir Charles Wood will state what alterations he means to make

      in the budget . Sir George Geey stated to the House , last evening , amidst considerable merriment , the alterations which Ministers have prudently resolved to make in the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill . Before doing so he adverted to Lord Stanley ' s suggestion , that a declaratory resolution should be passed by both Houses in the meantime , and that a committee should be appointed to make due inquiry before legislating on the subject . Such a course would multiply the difficulties attendant upon the question instead of diminishing them . A resolution could not pass without much

      acrimonious discussion , and , when it had passed , would be merely a piece of waste paper . As regards the exclusion of Ireland from the bill , Ministers had come to the conclusion that they could not do so , without admitting that the authority of the Queen was less supreme in one part of the country than another . There was , no doubt , a difference between Ireland and England in regard to the pretensions of the Catholic hierarchy , and it was there the difficulty lay . In dealing with the matter great injustice , it was said , would result from the operation of the measure in Ireland . He thought the fears expressed on that head were greatly exaggerated , and endeavoured to show that the prohibitory force of the

      second and third clauses would not extend so far as to circumscribe the privileges hitherto enjoyed under the existing Bequests Act . But , as Ministers were anxious to effect the object they had m view , " without giving even the slightest ground of complaint to our Roman Catholic fellowsubjects in Ireland , that their rights are unnecesNaiily abridged , " they had come to the resolution of altering the bill to meet those objections . Their first intention was to omic certain words and insert others , so aa to meet the caies referred to , but then they did not see how that could be done in such a way as to give Hatisfactio . i , and , therefore , said Sir George , amid roars of laughter ,

      We have come to the conclusion , that if the House , alter hearing my statement , Bhall agree to the second reading of the bill , we shall , when the House shall go into committee upon it , propose to omit altogether the second and third clauses . ( Hear , and laughter ) With regard to the fourth clause , that is wholly ancillary , and a ^ corollary to the second and third clauses ; and , there-The expl osion of derisive laughter from nil sides of

      , u <» use , which lhi 8 announcement clled forth , < . w , the conclusion of tho sentence , but he ; obviousl y intended to say that , as the second and third e nures—ihe whole pith of the bill—had been thrown lv » tno fourth must necessarily go also , leaving " « y the Hrst clause as * bone of contention , upon w « neh tho House may fritter awuy tho best period of uio session . The effect of the mutilated measure i « weii described by the Times of this morning : —

      liUi 1 S i i * wful for Dr . Wi « eman to call himself Arch-1 « ir ° » We 8 tln '"« er . and for Dr . M'Hale to call niH « Vr A rchblH » ° P «> f Tuarn . and the Government vrlll lt , P * e-- « h » t «« to say , if it is disposed to t » iI . vloleMt disturbance and molt pernicioua agithL ? ° the IrisU HoH " C « iholic « -proaeoToe it ;„ T ; f who "yateinatically H ( t offends . But »« quite luwf ., 1 for thoee , persons to . umvoy or

      re-* eive property under these illegal titles , and all donations or bequests made to or for the purpose of supporting or endowing these dignities which Parliament declares to be illegal and void will be perfectly valid to all intents and purposes . Lord John Russell told us in his famous letter that the assumption of authority by the Pope and the Cardinal was inconsistent with our national independence . He proceeds to legislate against that assumption of authority , and he openly and avowedly sanctions its exercise by withdrawing all prohibition from its endowment , and placing the power of repressing it , not in the hands of the people at large , but of the Government of the day . "

      Mr . Fagan was the only Irish member who stated his opinion on the abortive measure , which " he still regarded as an insult upon the great principles of religious liberty , and as such he should oppose it . " Sir Eobert Inglis told Ministers that they would be compelled to adopt a measure infinitely stronger and more suited to the necessities of the occasion . Mr . Bxnkes recommended the Home Secretary to postpone the consideration of the measure for six months , rather than ask the Legislature to act so disgraceful

      a part , after what had already taken place . Colonel Sibthorp characterized the whole affair as a Jesuitical manoeuvre to catch the unwary . " For his own part he fully expected to see the Pope himself here in England—not in the Crystal Palace , because he ( the Colonel ) was not going there—but in Downingstreet , and to find a portion of the secret service money applied to his entertainment . " Mr . Stanpobd supposed Lord John , like another very distinguished performer , was about to leave the stage : —

      " From the announcement which had been made that evening by her Majesty ' s servants he learnt that the whole company were to appear before the House for the second time on Friday next , to perform a serio-comic drama — the subject , Papal aggressionbut with the fifth act left out ; and after that there was to be th « popular pantomime of the new budget , in which a very distinguished harlequin would play some of his most dexterous tricks , and an

      unrivalled clown would jump through all the windows at once . ( A lauyh . ) In his belief the company would not give any great satisfaction to boxes , pit , or gallery , { A laugh . ) The House might remember that the only part of Mr . Romeo Coates ' s acting with which the spectators were pleased was his giving up the ghost , for they always made him die over again . He believed , in the same way , that that would be the part of the noble lord's performance which would best please the House . { Laughter . )"

      Some conversation took place on the Kaffir war . Sir De Lacy Evans said the ) ast two wars in that colony had cost between £ 2 , 000 , 000 and £ 3 , 000 , 000 . Would the House be allowed an opportunity of expressing an opinion as to what sources the money required to suppress the present war would come from . The Colonial Secretary had forewarned the authorities at the Cape that the next war which ensued there must be conducted at their own expense . Lord John Russell said that one regiment had been sent out to the Cape on the responsibility of Government , and another vrould probably follow ; but it was not intended , with the exception of Bending out reinforcements , to incur any expense without laying a statement of it before the House .

      Mr . Kino , amidst considerable cheering , brought in a bill to extend the right of voting for counties to all occupiers of tenements of the annual value of £ 10 . The bill was read a first time , and ordered to be printed . The second reading has been fixed for the 2 nd of April . Lord BitouGiiAM explained at some length in the House of Lords the provisions of his bill for extending the jurisdiction of county courts , which he described as extending to bankruptcy ( out of London ) , equitable jurisdiction , arbitration , and reconcilement . Lord Langdale , Lord Cranworth , and the Lord Chancellor , made Home remarks on the bill , winch was then read the first time .

      The Queen Held A Court And . Privy Counc...

      The Queen held a Court and . Privy Council at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon , at which a deputation from the Corporation of the . City of Dublin presented an address to her Miijesty on the subject of the abolition of the office of Viceroy of Ireland , to which she returned a gracious answer . The Government have decided upon building a new wing to Wellington Barracks ( St . JamesVpark ) Huflioiently large to uocommodate an additional battalion of the Foot Guards , the expense of which will amount to £ 40 . 000 . — United Service ( iazette .

      The furthfr heaving of Mr . Bethe . ll , in the caso ot Metairio v . Wisemen , wan continued yesterday . The affidavit of Mr . lloldtitoek , the priest , wiib read , from which it appeared that M . Carre had been for some time a member of St .. Aloynius ' s Chapel , SotnrrH town , and thnt it was at his own request that the £ 7000 was given for the maintenance of the Catholic school . Mr . Hold-Htock drnied that he hud exercised any undue or improper influence in order to obtain the signature , of M . Carrfc . The further hearing of the case was postponed till Saturday ( this day ) . The Seventy-fourth Highland regiment , about to proceed from Cork to Gibraltnr in tho Vulcan steamer , i « to go immediately to the Cape . No other regiment ban yet been ordered there Tho total force of Cavalry und Infantry at the Capo was rather 1 ch « than 4000 of all rankti ut the commencement of the recent hostilities . The strike of tho London neamen still continues . A meeting was held in the Temperance-hall , Prince ' s-

      square , Ratcliffe-hiehway , last nigtit , to receive an answer from the President of the Board of Trade to a memorial presented on Wednesday , on the subject of the new Mercantile Marine Act . The hall was crowded by seamen , the greater part of whom were stated to be connected with the coal and coasting trade . The walls were hung round with placards bearing such inscriptions as these : "We protest against . the Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 , " "We ask but our rights , " " We seek but justice , " " Use us as men , " & c . The meeting

      addressed by Mr . G . Riddle , a seaman , one of the deputation to the Board of Trade , who complained in bitter terms of the tantalizing way in which the Board of Trade had acted . They had promised to send an answer that evening , but had not done so , consequently the deputation was unable to say what would be done . He proceeded at great length , to point out the various grievances of which they complained . A resolution wag carried by acclamation , pledging the seamen to abstain from going near any ship or shipping office till they had an answer from the Board of Trade .

      No less than seven fires , some of them of considerable extent , and one resulting in loss of life , broke out in the metropolis yesterday . One ot the largest was en the premises of Messrs . Ogleby and Co , spermaceti and oil refiners and wax chandlers , Paradise-street , Lambeth , by which considerable damage was done . A second took place at 23 , Skinner-street , Clerkenwell . It originated in the apartment of a Mrs . Smith , and on some of the neighbours entering to render assistance , they found her lying on the second-floor completely enveloped in flames , and so frightfully burned that the flesh peeled off her

      body when touched . A medical gentleman ptomptly attended , who gave it as his opinion that she could not possibly live a couple of hours . The fire was speedily extinguished . The other fires were in Chapman-street , St . George ' s-in-the-East , at No . 6 , Upper Seymourfitreet , Euston-square ; on the premises of Messrs . Grosvenor and Chater , paper merchants and stationers , Cornhill ; on the premises of Mr . Vizetelly , printer , Peterborough-court , Fleet-street ; and , lastly , the factory of the Patent Fire Lighting Composition Company , Battle-bridge , which was wholly burned down .

      The trial of Thomas Drury , farmer , at Doddinghurst , for the wilful murder of Jael Denny , by strangling her with a rope , came on for trial yesterday , before Lord Chief Justice Campbell , at Chelmsford Assizes . A number of witnesses were examined , whose evidence went to show that Drury and the girl had kept company for a long time , the consequences of which had begun to make their appearance , and , as he wished to marry another girl , he was at great pains to make it a-ppear that " the trouble she ( Jael Denny ) was in" was not owing to him . He had been to her mother trying to prevail on her to sign a paper to that effect , but she refused , and it was only a few days after that that the girl was found lying dead in afield nearDrury ' s house with a rope twisted

      round her neck , the end of which was lying loose between the thumb and fingers of the right hand , she being lefthanded . The body , from the waist to the shoulders was very black , and on one of the wrists there were marks of teeth . A surgeon who examined the body , said it was impossible that she could have done the act herself . The marks of the teeth were just of the character that would be inflicted by such a mouth as the prisoner ' s . The further hearing of the case was adjourned till to-day . An extensive attempt has been made at Rochdale and in the neighbouring towns of Todmorden , Bacup , Middleton . Castleton , Hey wood , and Littleborough , within the last few weeks to get into circulation forged Bank of England notes . It is siipposed that a large party are

      connected with the issue of these forgeries , and the attention of the Lancashire county police having been called to what was going on , they have succeeded in apprehending two of the utterers , who , it appears , are men moving in a respectable sphere of life , being flannel manufacturers at Rochdale . Upon one of these men , named John Whittles , no less than thirty-five forged £ 5 Bank of England notes were found , and four £ 10 forged notes . The other prisoner , Joshua Bntterworth , is charged with paying two £ 5 and one £ 10 Bank of Kngland notes to Mr . Kcclea , publican , Castleton , and two £ 5 notes ( all forgeries ) also to Mr . Horton , publican , Rochdale . Both pritumers have been remanded by the magistrates at Rochdale , in the expectation that other payments will be discovered further criminating them .

      The Cork Reporter of Thursday contains a brief outline of the meeting held there on that day for the purpose of protesting against , the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill of Lord John Russell . The attendance is said to have been extremely numerous . The Mayor presided , and after the Right Reverend Dr . Delnny , Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork , had addressed the meeting , explaining the position the Catholic hierarchy and clergy of the necond order would be placed in if the proposed bill became lnw , several resolutions condemnatory of the measure were proposed and unanimously adopted . Meetings of a similar import have been held , as promised , in Gahvay and Belfast . The Clare " demonstration" has been postponed to the 17 th instant . The Dunlin livening I ' ost Ktat . es that , the Duke of" Wellington is adverse to tho Kcclesiatttical Titles Bill .

      Thomas Reeves , a . house painter , aj ; e < l li'i , who took a deep interest in the Anti-Papal ufjgrcsHion mcasurea , was with others listening to Lord John Russcll'ii speech being read in tho Turk ' s Head , Windmill-street , tho other night , when he became , much excited , and suddenly fell a lifeless corpse to tho ground . A pout mortem examination proved that ho bed died of dineaso of tho heart , produced by excitement .

      An Austrian Despatch Arrived Nt Berlin O...

      An Austrian despatch arrived nt Berlin on Thursday morning with a negative answer to the proposals madn to AuHtrift . by Prussia . Thfc Prussian Government in said to be resolved to adhere firmly to tho propo « aln made , and to prefer a return to tho old Diet to a new conformation without , their fulfilment .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 15, 1851, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15031851/page/9/