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POSTSCRIPT. Saturday, March. 29.
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Lord John" Russell gave another dissolving view of the Budget last night . The country is to remain in . suspense for another week . After all the time that has already been wasted , Ministers cannot make up their minds to say what they intend to do till they had some move time for deliberation . Lord John was called up , early in the evening , by a question from Mr . Reynolds . The Member for Dublin wished to know at what period of the session he intended to introduce a bill for the abolition of ministers' money in Ireland ? —
" Lord J . Russell said , that before he answered the question of the honourable gentleman , it might be convenient if he stated to the House what was the course he intended to pursue with respect to public business . It was absolutely necessary they should proceed that evening with the consideration of the army estimates , in order to receive the report of the Committee of Supply . He proposed to go on with the Committee of Supply on Monday , when the Ordnance estimates would be taken , and on Friday the Chancellor of the Exchequer would state the alterations he proposed to make in his financial arrangements , and on the Bame day he would move in a Committee
of Ways and Means resolutions in respect to the renewal of the continuance of the income tax . If the debate took place early they could go into debate on the motion of the right honourable gentleman the member for Stainlord , but , if it were inconvenient to the rig ht , honourable gentleman , or was late in the evening , he should pro pone to take it on the following Monday ; the only day which be thought would be free for ordeis of the day before Easter would be necessarily applied to the financial arrangements . He very much regretted that , in consequence of that necessity Ik ; was unable to proceed as he should wish to do alter the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles Hill . He could not proceed with it ,
before Easter , and he had stated the other night that he should not propose to take it . on Monday , April 28 , but he thought it would be perfectly fair to take it . on the next , order < Jay , which would be the Friday following . Jle ulu-uld , therefore , propose to take the committee on the I'lcclcsiaslical Titles Kill on . Friday , the 2 nd of May . ( llc <<>' t hear . ) VVitli 11 f ^ urd to other measures of which he had given ' notice , one ol ' the most important , and which he had stated he should brin ^ forward in the present HOBsion , was the liill lor the Abolition of the Odie . e of . Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . (// car , / tear . ) 11 , appeared that since the proposal was made last year there had bren a much stronger opinion in Ireland than existed last year with respect , to I lie continuance
of that , o / lire ( hear ) , and he should say the general opinion of . Ireland was favourable to its con tiniiancc at the present time . ( Hear , hear . ) His opinions an to the advantage to be gained to the empire , and more ?• specially to 1 it-land , from the diseontinuanee of that ollice , remained unaltered ; but . seeing the quantity of business must he such as to throw that measure late into the H ( hhioii , and seeing the opinions that , had been expressed on ihe subject , he did not intend lo piess that measure . ( C / i < o : s . ) With regard to the particular question of the honourable Member , it certainly washis intention to biin ^ forward : i measure on the subject , ; hut . there weie . other nu usiircs which it was indispensably necessary to propose , and , if In ; should iind then ; wan time for that measure in the prcHent session , he should introduce
it , but he was not prepared at present to fix a time , or to say absolutely whether or not he should introduce it -in the present session . He should add that , when the House had gone into committee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill , it would be most desirable they should proceed to the main stage of the bill , and should finish it as soon as possible . " At a later period Mi . Hume tried to prevail on Lord John to make the financial statement before
asking the House to vote away any money . He even wished to move that the House should not go into a Committee of Supply till the financ ial statement had been made ; but the Speaker told him that was out of order . Lord John said he had distinctly intimated his intention to go into committee after the recent debate was disposed of . Mr . Hume : " Will the noble lord bring in the Budget on Monday ? "
Lord John Russell made no reply . Mr . W . Williams expressed his astonishment that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have delayed his financial statement a moment longer than was necessary . Mr . Berna . l Osborne asked whether the Chancellor could say what course he intended to take with the window tax , and the timber and coffee duties ? Sir Charles Wood did not think that it would be for the benefit of the public service that he should make the statement at present . " He did not mean to say that he could not make his financial statement on Monday , but it was indispensable that no time should be lost in taking some votes . "
Mr . Stuart Wortley gave notice of his intention to call the attention of Government on Tuesday , " to the nature , numbers , and character , of the foreigners at present residing in London , and should inquire whether they had taken , or proposed to take , any steps for keeping the peace of this city , and for preventing any disturbance of our relations with foreign and friendly powers . " Mr . Baillie Cochrane was also anxious to know ¦ whether Sir George Grey had had any communication with foreign Governments regarding the inconvenience that might arise from
l&rge bodies of foreigners coming to this country in their uniforms and with side-arms during the Exhibition , and whether Government intended taking any steps to prevent foreign agitators coming to England holding meetings , and making speeches " calculated to excite anarchy and sedition in the kingdoms of our allies ? " Sir George Grey said he had not meddled with the side-arms question , and as for the threatened political meetings , Government would not fail to take all the necessary steps to prevent any breach of the law .
The House having gone into a Committee of Supply , Mr . Fox Maule moved the Army Estimates , which appear to differ very little from those of last year . The gross sum required for effective and noneffective service is £ 5 , 925 , 945 , a reduction of £ 93 , 452 upon the corresponding charges of last year . Mr . Hume expressed his gratification at the economy which has been exercised of late years . They had made considerable progress , but still he was not satL ^ fied . He proposed a resolution to reduce the number of men by 5000 . Sir William Molkswojlth , in supporting the motion , remarked upon the large increase in the forces employed in the American colonies , occasioning an enhancement of more than £ 300 , 000 in the annual
expenditure . Ah these dependencies were now endowed with the means of self-government , they might be called on to provide for their own protection . Lord John Kukshll deprecated the proposal of reduction to be eli ' ected upon the forces now on service in North America , the total number of which was a little ; over 8000 men . On u division only 47 voted fort lie amendment , and 1 H (> against it . After some remonstrances again . st proceeding with money votea at so late an hour , Lord John Russell agreed to Ktop , on condition that the committee of supply should take precedence of other business on Monday . This was agreed to after some demur from Mr . Adj ) khlky , and the House rose at half-past one .
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Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and encouraging the line arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster . In the evening the Queen and Prince . Albert attended Drury-lane Theatre . The Princess of Prussia has received an invitation from Queen Victoria to visit London during the i'lxhibition . She will leave in the beginning ol May , and will be followed shortly afterwards hy the Prince of Prussia . A deputation , consisting of the . Lord Mayor , Mr . ( j . liainard , M . I ' . ; Aldermuu Oopehmd , M . I * . ; Mr . It . Cunie , M . I ' Mr . ( J . Dmidas , M . I . ' . ; Sir J . Duke , Baronet , M . I' . ; Sir I ' ,. Kilmer , iiarouct , M . P . ; Mr . Mastermaii , M . l ' . ; Itaron Hothscbild , M . P . ; Alderman Sidney , M . I ' . ; Mr . Stafford , M . I * . ; Mr . W yld , M . P . ; and a number of other gentlemen , waited upen Sir ( jieorgeOrcy at the ; llome-oflioc yesterday , on the subject of tin ; projected removal of Smithfield-markct . ISaion W . othschild , Sir . ) . Duke , and Mr . Alderman Sidney urged strongly the injustice anil impolicy of precipitating a decision upon so important a question without , affording an impartial bearing to all t . lie parties concerned . Mr . Hallow ( Jliilds , surgeon to the police ; , remarked thut Smithlicld , wan the . healthicHt of the hix districts into which London is divided : —
" He regarded Smithfield as one of the lunsrs of the city as a reservoir of pure air , essential to the health of a densely crowded district . It was a remarkable fact that , during the visitation of cholera to this city , in 1848 , there had occurred no case within the area of Smithfield . Out of 150 cases of spasmodic diarrhoea in the police force , not one had happened in the Smithfield district . " Sir George Grey asked whether that fact was not referable to the open area rather than to the cattle-market ? " Mr . Childs assented ; but asked whether the open area was
not necessitated by the cattle-market 1 " The Reverend J . Jackson , A . M .: As vicar of St . Sepulchre , he must say it was his deliberate conviction that the scheme of the corporation would confer a lasting benefit upon the community . The physical , sanitary , and especially the moral interests of his parishioners , were seriously involved in this question . Ten or twelve acres of miserable courts and alleys , abounding in physical and moral abominations , would be exchanged for an open area provided with suitable accommodation for the industrious poor .
" Sir G . Grey said he had no disposition to undervalue the positive advantages of the corporation plan . It constituted an unquestionable improvement upon things as they were . " Sir George Grey , after listening attentively to the various arguments , assured the deputation that the Government had no other interest in the matter thaa that of meeting the views and wishes of the public . At the entrance of the Lord Chancellor into the Court of Chancery , yesterday morning , he was immediatel y followed to the bench by Sir JohnRomilly , in full costume , for the purpose of being sworn in to the Mastership of the Rolls . The attendance of barristers was particularly numerous , and the court in every part much crowded by spectators , among whom were several ladies , anxious to
witness the ceremony of the new Master ' s installation to his high dignity . While the oaths of office were being administered by the clerk of the Crown , the Lord Chancellor and the whole bar remained standing . Sir John audibly repeated the words of the oaths after the officer of the court ; and at the termination respectfully bowed to the Lord Chancellor and the whole bar , who very gracefully returned the compliment . Sir Alexander Cockburn has been promoted to the office of Attorney-General , in place of Sir John Romilly , and is succeeded as Solicitor-General by Mr . Page Wood . New writs were ordered in the House of Commons last evening for Devonport in the room of Sir John Romilly , for Southampton in the room of Sir Alexander Cockburn , and for Oxford in the room of Mr . Page Wood .
On Monday morning next , the 31 st instant , the enumerators will make their rounds in every parish and district of the kingdom ; and we earnestly hope that the public will facilitate , in every possible way , the labours of those functionaries . With that view we would urge all householders and occupiers of apartments to inquire at once for the census schedules , which will no doubt have been delivered at their houses in the course of the past week , but which may possibly have been overlooked or thrown aside by servants ; and it will be most desirable that they should fill in the requisite particulars , either at an
early hour on Monday morning , or previously to that day—though , in the latter case , due care must of course be given to the making of any corrections which may have become necessary in consequence of the unexpected presence or absence of an inmate tomorrow night . We trust that a general desire will prevail to make the required returns with promptitude and accuracy , and with strict regard to the printed instructions which will be found on the schedule . A very moderate degree of pains-taking on the part of every individual is all that is needed to the smooth and punctual performance of this great national * work . —Morning Chronicle .
In order to remove any apprehension which may exist in the public mind that the opening of the Crystal Palace will be delayed beyond the originally appointed day , a notice was posted at the building yesterday , stating that one c ; f the latest resolutions upon which the Commissioners had determined was , that the Exhibition should positively bo opened on the 1 st of May , as originally announced . From various parts of the kingdom we continue to receive accounts of the election of delegates to the Chartist Convention , which meets in London on the 31 st instant . At Dundee a meeting was held for the purpose on Wednesday evening , when Mr . J . Graham was unanimously appointed delegate from that town .
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A file of the Natal Witness , with dates to January 17 , has been received . The outbreak of war at the Cape colony was known at Natal on the 16 th , and great anxiety was felt as to the probable influence of that event on the new settlement . The local authorities have not issued any notice on the subject . Mr . Shepatone , it was stated , had inmieu orders to the natives to be in readiness to accompany him—to the number of 20 , 000—into the old colony . Many of the servants at d'Urban had left their places with a view of joining the commando , and the projected route laid down was through Faku'H territory . The natives appear to be willing for the work , and it wiih expected thut n body of 20 , 000 strong , conning in , the rear of the Kafirs who were attacking the old aettleinents , would bo followed by desirablo cfi ' ectH .
The Swihh journals of the 2 / ith contain but few additional detailH on the affair of Friburg . On the insurgents were found the liHt of a provisional Government charged to draw up a new constitution and n decree for OHtablishhiK a court-murtiul withabHolute power . There was also found a proclamation announcing the dissolution of tn ° preaent . Government , the ditmiisual of all functionaries , Hie . The Jlmme tie , GtmHo stateH that eig ht or nine pea-NiuitH were killed in the attempted insurrection , and that Canard , the leuder , and ninny more of the insurgents were taken prisoners . The Council of State hud declined the town in a state of siege . Neither tho townsmen nor the country people at the * market showed any sympathy with the movement .
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . EXTRAORDiNAttY and sudden pressure on our space has obliged us to omit several papers of interest , including the whole of two departments . We shall hope to fetch up some of these arrears in our next number . The pressure of advertisements in particular has come upon us so rapidly and severely , that the attempt to dojusticetoall has entailed a very large sacrifice of space ; but we shall endeavour to reconcile the claims of advertisers with those of readers , in rather a more workmanlike fashion than we have been able to command this week . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it encreases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor to be addressed 9 , Crane-court , Fleetstreet . London .
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POSTSCRIPT . Saturday , March . 29 .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 29, 1851, page 294, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1876/page/10/
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