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this House , and , eventually , through . Parliament , which I thought measures of improvement , but which , in the first instance , met with great opposition and powerful resistance . I thought that the constitution might from time to time be improved—that laws might be changed much to the advantage of the people ; but I acted under the conditions which I saw imposed on me by the state of the Government of this country , and by a constitution which I did not frame , but under which I was born , and which I have no wish to overturn . I proposed a great many years ago a change of a most important kind in the character and construction of this House . I did not feel
dispirited by the reverses which I met with in the prosecution of that object . Not only was I overthrown in repeated divisions , but I was opposed by the splendid , the almost overpowering eloquence of Canning . Still I went on my course , and after ten years of discussion and deliberation I had the satisfaction of seeing a great reform of Parliament effected . ( Hear , hear . ) When I was defeated in my first endeavours I did not say , I discard all respect for the constitution because my plan is not carried at once . ' On another occasion I proposed the repeal of an act which had long existed , and on which , though not in active operation , many persons believed the safety of the church the Test ActThe first time
to depend , —I mean . I proposed the repeal of the act , I succeeded . I had reason to believe , however , that my success would be limited to the House of Commons , and that the other House of Parliament would reject the change proposed unless I would agree to a compromise and allow of the substitution of a declaration for the unjust and offensive test . I persuaded those whom I then looked upon as my clients , and with whom I had frequent conferences—the Protestant Dissenters—to listen to the compromise , and , as the wisest course , to agree to it ; and the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts was carried only by accepting the compromise , and thus obtaining the assistance of the Government in the other House of Parliament . I
may refer to another subject . I proposed a great change —one of the most important , I think , that ever took place in this country—which was carried without great discussion because it happened never to be an object of great popular alarm or excitement;—I mean the commutation of tithes . The measure , as I proposed it , did not meet with general assent . You , Sir , and other members of this House , pointed out to me that the bill which I had introduced would not be accepted by those who were most interested on the part of the laity , and suggested changes which it was necessary to make in order to render it acceptable . I considered the changes which were proposed to me , and , after some delay , adopted them , and by that means succeeded in carrying a great and useful measure .
Mr . M'Cuixagh strenuously opposed the Lords amendments , as well as the proposition of the Government , which was supported by Mr . M . O'Connei / l and Mr . Sheil . Mr . Disraeli , in the course of some observations upon the measure , charged the Lord President of the Council in the other House with , giving the bill a stab in the back . Sir Geokge Grey defended Lord Lansdowne , whose conduct with , reference to this bill , he said , had been misrepresented . Upon a division , the propositions of Lord John Russell were carried by considerable majorities .
The Sunday Trading Prevention Bill was rejected by the House of Commons on Wednesday , after a short discussion . Mr . Alcock moved the committal of the bill , which was opposed by Mr . Anste y , on the ground that it could not be passed this session . He moved that it be committed that day three months . Colonel Thompson , Lord Dudley Stuart , Mr . George Thompson , Mr . Spooner , Sir George Grey spoke in . favour of the bill . Mr . Crawford moved the adjournment of the debate , which was negatived by 71 to 36 . A short conversation then took place , and Mr . Alcock withdrew the bill .
A short discussion on the landlord and tenant question took place in the House of Lords on Thursday evening . It originated in a motion made by Lotd Monteagle for an address to her Majesty , calling for a commission to enquire on the state of the law of landlord and tenant in Great Britain and Ireland . The motion , having been opposed by Ministers , was ultimately withdrawn . The Attorney-General gave notice in the House of Commons on Thursday evening ^ that , on Monday , he will move the following resolutions : —
" That the Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild is not entitled to vote in this House , or to sit in this House , during any debate , until he shall take the oath of abjuration in the form appointed by law . *• That this House will , at the earliest opportunity in the next session of Parliament , take into its serious consideration the form of the oath of abjuration with a view to relieve her Majesty ' s subjects professing the Jewish religion . " The reading of the second resolution caused much laughter throughout the House , and cries of " Oh , oh ' "
The bill for providing an annuity for the Duke of Cambridge having gone into committee , the quession of what income a royal duke ought to have became the subject of discussion once more . Mr . Hum is had given notice of his intention to propose that the biunk be filled up with £ 8000 , that being the amount given on a former occasion to the Duke of Gloucester , who was a nearer relation to the Sovereign than the present Duke of Cambridge ; but , believing that a vote of £ 10 , 000 would be more likely to receive general support , he proposed that the blank be filled up with that sum . Mr . Roebuck thought £ 10 , 000
was too large a sum . Granting that a person so nearly related to the throne should be provided for , that was no reason for making so large a grant . It was proposed that the Duke of Cambridge should have £ 12 , 000 , his two sisters £ 3000 each , and the widow of the late duke £ 6000 , making together £ 24 , 000 . Now , let the House remember that her Majesty had been so fruitful as to produce seven children . Every one of these seven had the same claim as the late Duke of Cambridge . Every one might marry , and there might be a multiplication of families of this description . { Hear . ) Where was this
to end ? If the money could be obtained without applying to the labouring population he should be happy to contribute his quota ; but it would have to be wrung from the hard earnings of the industrious and laborious millions . He should move that the blank be filled up with £ 5000 . The Ministers received £ 5000 ; the judges of the land had £ 5000 , and for that they gave every moment of their time to the public service . He wished the Duke of Cambridge to be provided for as an honest English gentleman , and he thought £ 5000 quite sufficient for that purpose . Lord John Russell said it was difficult to make any argument on the question whether £ 5000
or £ 12 , 000 was the proper sum . Gentlemen must judge for themselves what they thought a Prince of the Royal Family required for the maintenance of his dignity , and to meet those demands which came much more on members of the Royal Family than others . Mr . Disraeli deeply regretted that any prince of the blood should be placed in the position of his Royal Highness , but it was the act of Parliament which had left princes of the blood in this position . The most wealthy houses of the peerage had obtained their wealth by marrying heiresses , a course which was not open to a prince of the blood . The debate was for a time interrupted by a
motion by Mr . Anstey that the chairman report progress on the ground of the delay of the resolutions in the case of Baron de Rothschild , which was at length withdrawn , and the amendment of Mr . Roebuck having been negatived , the committee divided upon Mr . Hume ' s amendment , which was rejected by 105 to 76 . A brief conversation took place , after Mr . Hume ' s amendment had been rejected , with reference to the Duke of Cambridge's appointment to the Guards .
Mr . Bright ( referring apparently to what had passed while the gallery was cleared ) : —Can the Secretary at War give an answer to the question I put to the noble lord ? I wish to know , without any quibbling , whether the appointment of the Duke of Cambridge to the Guards has taken place or has been decided on ? Mr . F . Maule : I put the question to the military secretary about two days ago , and asked him if any arrangement had taken place with respect to the disposal of the regiment of Guards ? Lord Fitzroy Somerset then informed me that no arrangement had taken place , and I have not heard that any arrangement has taken place as to the disposal of that regiment .
Mr . Bright : I wish to ask a plain question . Does not the right honourable gentleman know that it is decided that the Duke of Cambridge is to have that regiment ? { Hear , hear . ) Mr . F . Maule : No , Sir , I do not . { Hear , hear . ) Mr . Stanford , referring to the vote for the Duke of Cambridge , said he did not think that £ 12 , 000 a-year was too much , considering that the late duke died poor . Mr . Roebuck protested against the imputation that those who voted for the reduction of the vote were actuated by hostility to the royal family . After a few words from Lord C . Hamilton the vote was agreed to .
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THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN . On the 25 th ultimo , a battle was fought between the Danes and the Schleswig-Holsteiners , in the vicinity of the town of Schleswig , near Idstedt , commencing at three o ' clock in the morning by an attack of the Danes upon both wings of the Holsteiner ' s battle-array : the right of which , extending from Wedelspang as far as the Schley , was commanded by General Von der Horst—the left , extending from
Helligbeck to the Trene , near Sollbroe , by Colonel Von der Tann ; and the centre , at Idstedt , by the Commander-in-Chief , General Willisen , thus forming nearly a semicircle . The contest , which was a most sanguinary and obstinate one , and which at first was favourable to the Holsteiners , lasted about fifteen hours , and ended with the retreat of the latter towards the Eider , which retreat , however , was accomplished with perfect order as far as Schcstedt , where the retreating army took its position .
The loss on both sides is said to have been immense , and if we consider that the Danes spent a whole day ( the 2 Gth ultimo ) in burying their dead , and that their forces were much superior to those of the Holsteiners ( the former being estimated at 45 to 50 , 000 , whilst those of the Holsteiners did not exceed 28 , 000 ) , we may infer , that it must really have been so , for otherwise , they no doubt would have followed up their success by a vigorous pursuit , whilst , on the contrary , we learn from the JJHrsen / ialla , that the Danish general offered a truce for three or four days to General Willisen , which he , however , declined . According to the calculations of several officers , the loss on both sides is estimated to be above
10 , 000 , but this is evidently an exaggeration . Four guns of the Holsteiners fell into the hands of the Danes , and four of the Danish field-pieces were driven by the Holsteiners into a morass and spiked . They also took a Danish standard and several hundred prisoners . All this added to the circumstance that the Holstein infantry saved the whole of their baggage , although they took off their knapsacks previous to the battle to fight the easier , is corroboratory of what we stated , that the retreat was accomplished in perfect order . The loss of the Holsteiners is not yet known with certainty . It is said that about 2000 of their men are killed and wounded . Upwards of 600 slightly wounded are lying in Altona . Those who could not be moved , were left behind in the castle of Gottorp , near the town of Schleswig . About sixty officers only are said to be amongst the killed and wounded . The Schleswig-Holstein troops were , on the 27 thultimo , stillin a central position between Kiel , Rensburg , and the town of Schleswig , where Von der Tann , with his corps numbering 16 , 000 men , succeeded in joining the main army ; in consequence of which the Schleswig-Holstein forces , mustered on the 27 th ultimo , about 25 , 000 men . If that be the case , the first battle fought at Idstedt , on the 25 ultimo , will not , as was supposed be the last , and indeed a new engagement was expected to take place in a few days . A telegraphic despatch of the 29 th ultimo , fromHamburg says , " disposition of the troops continues to be excellent , '' and an official bulletin issued at Kiel on the 27 th ultimo , says , 'the courage of the army has never flagged /' The day of solution is yet to come , and we await it with confidence . The feeling of the inhabitants of Holstein is strongly in favour of resorting to the final step of calling out the whole male population , and it is expected that the Lieutenancy of the Duchies will adopt that course . We fear that this final step , if resolved upon , will prove rather too late , for we must confess that we consider the present position of the Duchies to be such as to leave very little hope for their success , especially as they cannot reckon upon immediate help from Germany .
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THE TREATIES OF 1815 . A Russian circular note to the European Governments declares that the Emperor regards the difficulties of the present state of Europe as capable of no solution except from the treaties of 1815 . In Belgium , where those treaties have been broken , distance has prevented intervention , but the same difficulty does not exist in the case of the Duchies , and , in order to maintain the integrity of treaties , he will lend his active support to the King of Denmark in his endeavours to incorporate the Duchy of Schleswig into the Danish monarchy . The note boasts of the support which the Imperial Cabinet will find in its determination to uphold the treaties of 1815 in the Government of France , which is called
a faithful ally . Without doubt this note is calculated to excite a high degree of attention throughout Europe . If France is inclined to restore the treaties of 1815 , the first step she has to take is to bring back the vagrant Bourbons . If Russia will insist on regarding the treaties as the public law of Europe , she must give back to Poland her independent constitution , and set up again the Republic of Cracow . She must further restore Greece to the Porte , secure to Hungary its historical constitution , and undo the results of her own policy in the Danubian principalities .
The Paris papers say that the French Government is preparing , in concert with England and Russia , negotiations in order to terminate the differences between Denmark and Schleswig by a treaty . That is not improbable , but the Emperor Nicholas may rest assured that the negotiations will not be founded on anything connected with the treaties of 1815 .
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SANGUINARY PLOTS IN ROME . The dulness and dejection into which the Eternal City has fallen since the Pope ' s return has lately been relieved by the rumour of a serious conspiracy which is said to have been discovered . The only portion of it which has transpired , however , is an attempt upon the life of Nardoni , the director of the secret police , and for many years head spy andjidtis Achates of the pontifical government . He was traversing the Vicolo dell' Abate , a noted locality for assassinations , a week or two ago , when he observed two individuals , one of whom was pretending to read a paper , and
looked in a suspicious manner at the cavahere out ot the- corner of his eye . The cavaliero had hardly time to scrutinize the two loungers before the one who had been reading disappeared , and the other , drawing a poniard advanced rapidly . Nardoni parried the blow directed at his throat , and repulsed the assassin by a violent poke with his sword-stick , and in tho scuffle which ensued the assailant , finding himself disarmed , took to flight , and had but just time to escape by taking refuge in a church , where Nardoni and the police whom his cries had collected surrounded and watched him until a messenger was sent to the Cardinal Vicar to obtain his permission to
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 3, 1850, page 435, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1849/page/3/
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