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" hardly " constitutional" in that quarter : he has boldly denounced the indecent squabbles which seem to be reckoned amon # the political institutions of America . Another characteristic scene was that in which Mr . Forrest , chastized Mr . N . P , Willis , for being guilty of being suspected in regard to Mr . Forrest ' s wife . Mr . Forrest , who is much the bigger man , assailed the author , knocked him down , continued to beat him severely" / when he was down , and asked the bystanders not to interfere . They obligingly displayed ' tHeir Anierican bienseance by abstaining ? , They approvingly looked on while Mr . Forrest vindicated his honour by adding a coward brutality to his flaunting fer ocity .
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The House of Lords has exercised its vocation * upon the Parliamentary Voters ( Ireland ) Bill . The JSarl of Desart ' s motion to substitute £ ' 15 for £ 8 as the county qualification was carried , on . Monday ¦ evening , by 72 to 50 . The chief speake rs in favour of this amendment were Lord Stania nr and Lord Brougham . The Bishop of Down and the Marquis ¦ of Lansdowne vainly attempted to prev > mt the peers from thus putting themselves in collis ion with , the House of Commons . The Earl of Harrowby moved for the fcpjpointmen t of a select committee , on Tuesday evenir ig , to inquire into the operation and effect of the s yst-em under ¦ which the annual grant of public mom jy for educational purposes is administered . The n olb 3 e lord discussed the whole question in a ver y temperate speech , declaring that he believed th < » country in general had arrived at the conclusion th at to attempt to separate education altogether from trfciigion was perfectly impossible ; that the training ' © f man was inseparable from religion , and that , t Jbtereiore , the
two should never be disjointed . Th e Marquis of Lansdowne , after defending the syster a of the Privy Council at considerable length , declare d that he was not averse to the proposed committee ; She thought , however , it was too late to appoint it d . taring the present pession ; but if Lord Harrowby v rould postpone his motion till the next session , th e Government would not oppose it . A lengthened irBcussion took place , but the Earl of Harrowby dec jlined to withdrawhis motiun . On a division it was rejected , by 31 to 26 .
Some conversation took place in tifae House of Commons , on Monday evening , respc efihxg the site of the National Exhibition of 1851 . STha Attorney-General stated that Hyde-park was tthe property of the Crown jn fee , and that on each ; urjeession it was vested in the Commissioners ofWooc is . and Forests as trustees for the public . Those com ; anissioners had a right to cut down mature trees , ant 1 * with the royal sanction , immature trees , but wer < » funablc to grant « ny lease for the erection of perm ament buildings . He declined to suggest how the pub lie 'were to interfere , if dissatisfied with the acts of th s&nustees . Lord J . Russell stated , that the exhibitio : a w as to close on
the 1 st or November , 1851 , at late ist , and in seven months from that date the whole bu ild ing was to be removed , and he reiterated the stati an . out that there was no idea of applying to the \ » ut lie purse for assistance . Mr . Reynolds offered , the- J Miconix-park , Dublin , for the Exhibition , and Mr . Alcock proposed lUttersea-fields . Mr . Duncomjue thought that it would he better to bravo the frowns ra : f Rotten-row
rather than peril the Exhibition , and ofc jected to the price of half-a-ciown , which it was un > ier ;« tood was intended to be charged for admission , sa ; ing that the entrance ought to Ue free three days in ' the week ; a suggestion which was rejected by Lord John Russkix . Finally , it was arranged th ; at the whole matter should be discussed on Thurs < lay , and in the mean time a memorial , addressed t o the Lords of the Treasury , by the Commissioners in charge of the Exhibition , stating the decision to which they had come , as to the locality and the re -asons for it , was to be placed in the hands of rnembori * .
In the House of Commons on Thi arsdny , Sir Geoiioe Gjiky , who spoke with som o emotion , moved that the orders of the day whic h stood for twelve o ' clock should bo postponed , it i order that Lord John Russell might hive an opporfr mity , at an hour when the attendance was more nu merous , to propose some expression of that fueling which they all entertained with respect to tho late : nelaneholy -ovcMit . About a quarter to five , the H «> uso being very full , and members evidently i n earnest expectation of the statement thnt was to ensue ,
Lord John Russki . t . appeared at the bar , a « d , having brought up certain papers , addressed l tho House amidst the most breathless silence and tin » most intense attention . Indeed , as the noble 1 ( » rd began , members with almost one accord took olF i their hats , = as when a royal message is announced . The noble lonl ' s countenance was pule , and its uxjm ssion exhibited that deep emotion which the tc no of his voue also tecliiigly indicated ; and , as ho l noamled , similar marks of emotion were observab . o on the 4 ttco « of many members , not a few of whoa appeared
to be in tears . After passing a high and generous eulogy upon Sir jfcobert Peel , Lord John concluded thus : — " With these , feelings , I wish to say that if it should appear to the friends of the late Sir Robert to be desirable that the course should be taken which was taken upon the death of JVtr . Pitt—{ Hear)—without proceeding now to any motion on the subject , for my own part I should give my willing support to any motion for a public funeral —( Hear , hear)—or if it should be thought thai the same course should be taken as at the funeral of Mr . Grattan— ( Hear , hear )—\ should be ready to concur in such a course—{ Hear , hear ) . I may , perhaps , be permitted to add that , thinking it right to obtain the sanction of the Crown before I made any
such proposal , I feel assured that anything which could do honour to the memory of Sir Robert Peel , or will add a tribute to his lame , will be immediately sanctioned by her Majesty . { Cheers . ) I wish , therefore , only to say that I place myself in this matter m the hands and rest on the decision of the right honourable baronet ' s nearest friends . But having had no political connection with him at any time , perhaps the proposal may come more fitly from me , as not being moved to it by any partiality . { Hear , hear . ) I feel , however , sir , that the country now , and that posterity hereafter , in reckoning the names of the eminent statesmen who have adorned the annals of this country , and have contributed to her lustre , will rank Sir Robert Peel among the nrst and most illustrious of them all . " ( Cordial but subdued
cheers . ) .. , Mr . Goulburn , who was deeply affected , and could scarcely articulate , said that , as one of the executors of his late dear friend , and on the part of his family , he accepted with gratitude the gracious intentions of the Sovereign and the acknowledgments of the House , but he felt constrained to decline , respectfully , but firmly , the proposal for a public funeral . Simplicity was one of the great characteristics of his late right honourable friend , who had a dislike to pomp and ostentation , especially in reference to funerals , and who had , when in the plenitude of power in
1844 , written strict injunctions that he should be interred in the vault of the parish church of Drayton with his father and mother , and that his funeral should be without ostentation or parade . That this aversion to public funeral continued , was established by the fact that no longer than six weeks ago , when alterations were making in the church of Drayton , he pointed out the very spot in the church in which he wished his body to be laid without ostentation or parade . Under these circumstances , his immediate friends and family had only one course to pursue , to decline the great honour which her Majesty and the House were willing to pay his remains .
After a few words from Mr . Herriks , the subject dropped . In the House of Lords a warm tribute of respect was paid to the character of Sir Robert Peel , by the Marquis of Lansdowne , Lord Stanley , Lord Brougham , the Duke of Wellington , and the Duke of Cleveland . The question relative to the site of the Industrial Exhibition of 1851 was the subject of discussion in both Houses on Thursday evening . In the House of Lords Lord Campbell presented a petition from Mr . Elger , the architect , complaining of the great taken lace in the
depreciation of property which had p neighbourhood of Kni ^ htsbridge in consequence of the proposal to hold the Exhibition in Hyde-park . Lord Brougham contended that in a legal point of view no power existed to wan ant such an encroachment on the public parks , even for a temporary occasion , and concluded by moving the appointment of a select committee to investigate the subject . Lord Granville defended the commissioners , and the site they had chosen for the Exhibition . After some observations from Lord Campuell , Lord Brougham , at the request of Earl Grey , agreed not to press his motion to a division .
In the House of Commons Colonel Siijthorp , after condemning the proposed exhibition as a great humbug , moved that a select committee be appointed to take the whole subject into consideration . Sir Benjamin Ham . moved , us an amendment , an address to her Majesty , praying that she would prevent the erection of any buildings in Hyde-park . A long discussion followed . Mr . Stephenson ridiculed the exa ^ geratedstatementsof the Titnesus lo the injury which the park would sillier from the proposed building . Mr . Hume said the opposition to the exhibition was founded upon the narrowest views , and that the inconvenience to ladies and gentlemen in the neighbourhood of the paik ought not to weigh against the
vast utility likely to ilow from the projected exhibition . Mr . Lahouchkrn hoped the Houso would not suffer the arrangements to be disturbed . The credit of the country was involved in the carrying out of this exhibition , and he , therefore , supported the site of Hyde-park as recommended by the commissioners . Mr . Glai > ston k , Lord Ron hut Gnosvknou , and Lord John Russkll also spoke in favour of Ilyde-park as the site of the exhibition . Mr . Beunal Omiiounk , Mr . Horn , feir 1 ) k Lacy Evans , and Lord Duiii-uy Sit art were opposed to it . The House having divided upon Sir Benjamin Hall h amendment , it was rejected by 10 ( 5 to 47 . Colonel Sibthorp ' s motion was rejected by 106 to 40 .
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THE FATAL . ACCIDENT . The melancholy news of a serious accident having happened to Sir Robert Peel became partially current throughout the metropolis on Saturday evening , but it did not become general till next morning ! The statements were very contradictory , nor was it till Monday morning that accurate information could be obtained . The accounts given in the morning papers left no room to doubt that Sir Robert had met with an alarming accident , and throughout the whole of that day the illness of the honourable baronet was the universal topic of conversation . From the various narratives of the accident it appeared that Sir Robert Peel left Whitehallgardens shortly before five on Saturday afternoon , attended by his groom . Proceeding through the park , he hadi called at Buckingham . Palace , and was riding up Constitution-hill , when he met a groom who rode a somewhat skittish horse . When Sir Robert approached him the animal on which he was riding—also a young and spirited horse —began to plunge , and presently kicked up his hind legs . The effect of this action was , that Sir Robert was instantly unhorsed , and fell over the animal ' s head on his face in
the road . Although rendered insensible by the fall , he for the moment retained hold of the bridle—probably it was entangled in some part of his person—and the horse being suddenly checked thereby , fell heavily upon Sir Robert , the animal's knees striking him between the shoulders . There were several persons passing near the spot at the time , and among the rest Sir James Clarke , her Majesty ' s physician : the Rev , Canon Wood , chaplain to her late Majesty the Queen Dowager ; and Commodore Eden , nephew to the Earl of Auckland . The first persons to raise Sir Robert from the ground were two gentlemen named Towll and King , one residing in Chesham place , and the other in St . Paul ' s Churchyard . The right honourable baronet was then completely insensible—his features
were slightly abrased , and his face perfectly pallid , indeed , so much changed , that it was some moments before his identity was discovered . Sir James Clarke , on observing the accident , hastened forward to render all the assistance in his power ; and Commodore Eden , who was the first to recognise Sir Robert , galloped off to give the first information at the right honourable baronet ' s residence , and endeavour to lessen the shock to the family on receiving the intelligence . The carriage of Mrs . Lucas , a lady resident in Bryanstone-square , happened to be passing shortly after the accident , and Sir James Clarke , seeing the dangerous condition of Sir Robert , at once availed himself of the spontaneous offer of Mrs . Lucas to give up her carriage in order to convey the right honourable baronet to his residence . Sir Robert
having been placed in the carriage , was driven slowly home , and the best medical talent that the metropolis afforded was summoned immediately . He was immediately placed in bed , and a medical examination having taken place , a bulletin was issued , giving a statement of the nature of the injuries . A great number of the nobility and gentry called on Saturday evening to learn the particulars of the melancholy accident . On Sunday the public anxiety increased , nor was it much allayed by the bulletin published in the morning , which stated that Sir Robert Peel had had an indifferent night .
In the course of the day other two bulletins were issued , neither of which were very encouraging . On Monday a slight change took place , giving a little room for hope , but this was again blasted by the announcement next morning that the symptoms had become unfavourable . On Tuesday , the bulletins issued were more and more gloomy , till at last the sad announcement was made that Sir Robert Peel was no more . The shock caused by the sad news was greater than anything we can remember since the death of Mr . Canning . The universal feeling seemed to be that in him England had lost the man whom she could worst spare .
The following circumstantial account of the accident and the succeeding events has been drawn up from information furnished by eye-witnesses . Sir Robert Peel had called at Buckingham Palace and entered his name in Her Majesty's visiting book only a few minutes before the accident . Proceeding up Constitution-hill , he had arrived nearly opposite the wicketgate leading into the Green Park when he met Miss . Ellis , one of Lady Dover's daughters , on horsebnek , attended by a groom . Sir Robert had scarcely changed salutes with this young lady when his horse became slightly rcstiff , swerved towards the rails of the Green
Park , and threw Sir Robert sideways on his left shoulder . Two gentlemen who were close to the spot ran forward and raised him , holding him in a sitting posture . Dr-Foucart was the third gentleman to render assistance . He saw the accident from a distance of 150 yards , and hastening forward reached the spot just us Sir Robert had been raised by the other two gent If men . Sir Robert , nn being raised , groaned very heavily , and in reply to Dr . Foucart ' s question , as to whether he was much hurt , replied , " Yes—very much . " During the few moments which elapsed before a carriage was procured Sir Itobert became unconscious , in which state he remained until after he had been assisted into the carriage . He then
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PARLIAMENT .
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SIR ROBERT PEEL . —¦ —•
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Leader (1850-1860), July 6, 1850, page 338, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1845/page/2/
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