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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . Several articles under the head of "Progress of Association , " the Eighth article on " Taxation , " the continuation of "Lettors of a Vagabond , " and various Letters to tho " Open Council , " unavoidably omitted this week .
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In both Houses , yesterday , the following message from the Queen was presented : — " Her Majesty , desirous of marking in the most solemn manner her sense of the pre-eminent services of the late Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington , and of affording to her subjects an opportunity of testifying their veneration for his memory and their sorrow for the loss which they have sustained by his death , has directed that measures should be taken for the public interment at the earliest possible period of his grace's mortal remains in the
cathedral church of St . Paul . The Queen is persuaded that , in taking this step , Her Majesty has only anticipated the general wishes of Parliament and of the country , and that you will afford to her Majesty your cordial aid and concurrence in giving to the mournful ceremony a degree of solemnity and importance worthy of the country and of the occasion . Her Majesty is confident that you will be ready to concur in any suitable provision which maybe made by the liberality of the House of Commons for the due discharge of tins debt of public gratitude and tribute of national sorrow . "
Lord Dekby in tho Lords , and Mr . Disbaeli in the Commons , gave notice that , on Monday , they would move that the message be taken into consideration . Mr . I-Iume hoped that an estimate of the expense would be laid upon the table . The Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced that , on the 26 th of November , he should lay before the House the alterations in our system of taxation which , in the opinion of tho Government , the changes in our conimerciul system bad rendered necessary . When Hie report of the Address was brought up , various members asked questions , and preferred small complaints .
Mr . Fauan characterized the paragraph which Her Majesty had been advised to insert in the Speech from the throne , declaring that an unhappy spirit of turbulence and insubordination existed in Ireland , as an unnecessary , uncalled-for , and undeserved libel upon the Irish people . Mr . Nai'IUK said , Mr . Fagan hud attributed to this part , of the Koyal Speech a meaning which it , was never intended to convey , and which it certainly did not exprc .-s . Subsequently , Mr . Serjeant , SliJOK complained of the manner in which the question relating ( o the paragraph in the Koyal Speech upon the Milijcrl of Ireland had been nicl , and appealed to Mr . Walpole to say whether the words in the Speech did not- mean , yesterday , that there was a spirit of insubordination and turbulence in Ireland which it was the
intention of I lie ( lovernnicnt to repress , and whether it , was meant to propose coercive measures of any kind . Mr . Wai . I'oi . k answered distinctly in the negative . The paragraph spoke , not of coercive measures , but of a generous and liberal p olicy . M r . S . II i ; k iikut inquired , whether there was a prospect , of an early settlement of the Colonial fisheries ' question . The Cm ancki . i . ok of the I '' i . \
I called the attention of her Majonty 8 ( Jovoriimcnt yesterday to that passage in her Majesty ' h Hpcorli wliich alludes lo the co-operation of I lie < , ' overninont for Hie . sup pression of t ) i <> nlavo- ( rn < le , mid i . o Iho sig nificant omiHsion of nny mention in thai , paragraph of any such co-operation on tho part of I he Spaniel <« overninent with a view to p utting mi end . to tint hluvo-t rude in Cuba . 1 am afraid llnil llia . 1 , omit- ,- , ion in but too . significant , considering I bat we have kcc . ii lately in tlio newspapers accounts of tho landing of nevend cargo * in of wliives on tho count of Cuba . It in without cxouHo on tlio purl , of tho Uovuniiuont ol
Spain that such an infraction of the treaties should continue . I am afraid there are influences at Madrid , and that there are pecuniary interests in Cuba , that tend to induce the Government of Spain to forget its treaty obligations , and omit to perform its duties with regard to this important matter , exposing itself , as it has already done , to the imputation—whether well or ill founded it is not for-me to say—that it is a party to this policy with a view to the retention of Cuba , —to encourage the increase of the black population , believing that in proportion as the blacks increase , the fears of the whites may increase also , and that thus the increase of the slave population may tend
to make the white population cling more closely to the mother country . I hope no such motive animates the Government of Spain ; but my object in rising now is to state to her Majesty's Government that I wish , after this motion is disposed of , to move for a return , to which there can be no objection , of the number of negro slaves landed in Brazil and Cuba respectively from the date in 1851 at which the last returns were made to the latest period in 1852 at which information can be gained . I imagine the Government can have no objection to that return , which will show what attention the Governments of those places have pai * to this subject . ( Hear . )
Early in tho evening , Sir A . Cockburn presented a petition , which he stated was signed by a number of respectable electors of the borough of Derby , complaining that at the last election for that borough systematic bribery had been resorted to for the purpose of securing the return of Mr . Thomas Berry Horsfall , and further alleging that Major Beresford , a Privy Councillor , a member of her Majesty's Government , Secretary at War , and a member of that house " , was a party to such bribery , and himself procured , through a person named John Frail , an agent to be sent to Derby for $ fcat purpose . The learned gentleman gave notice that on Monday next he should move that the petition be printed with the votes , and that on Friday next he should move that it be taken into consideration by the house , with the view to an inquiry by a select committee , or in such other mode as this house might deem expedient . The report on the address being agreed to , both houses adjourned very early in the evening .
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Convocation met yesterday in the Jerusalem Chamber and transacted business . The Upper House conducted its proceedings with closed doors ; but the Lower House admitted the press . Various petitions were presented ; a paper was read by Dr . Spry , appended to a resolution , moved by him and seconded by Archdeacon Hare . Archdeacon Garbett opposed it . Ultimately , after a short discussion , the following resolutions were agreed to . The first moved by Archdeacon Harrison , the second by the Dean of Bristol .
" The Lower House of Convocation begs leave respectfully to state to your Grace and your right rev . brethren , that an important representation of matters at present affecting the welfare of tho Church having , in conformity with former precedents , been introduced into this House , has been referred to a Committee ; and this House humbly prays your Grace and your right rev . brethren so to order the prorogations and continuation of the sessions of the present convocation as to allow this Houso to receive and consider in due time the report of that committee . " "That Dr . Spry and others having presented a paper which has been read to the convocation as a schedule of gravamina and rcformanda , it bo referred to a committee of grievances , without prejudice to the privileges of the members of convocation to report thereon . "
The Houses were both adjourned unto l uesday . Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , his Grace the Archbishop of York , John Winston Churchill , Rsq . ( commonly called Marquis of Hlandford ) , the Right Hon . the Karl of Harrowby , the Right Rev . the . Lord Bishop of London , the Right Rev . the Lord Kishop of Oxford , the Right Hon . Sir John Dodson , Kill ., LL . I ) ., the Kight Hon . Sir John l'atteson , Knt ., Sir William Page Wood , Knt ., tho Rev . Christopher Wordsworth , D . I ) ., the Rev . Walter Karquhar Hook , D . I ) ., the Rev . John Jackson , M . A ., and the Rev . Kdward Selwyn , M . A ., to be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into tho state of the Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in Kii'dand and Wales , and matters connected therewith .
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The Queen , Prince Albert , the Roynl children , and the sons and daughter of King Leopold , visited the lyiiig-in-islate on Thursday . After tho Koyal visit had terminated , tho pensioners of the Hospital wen ! permitted to sec ; tho hall . To them succeeded parties of tho Lift- Guards and Grenadiers ; and there were also a few private parties admitted , including ladies , and among the rest a little girls' school and the boys of the Duke of York ' s school attached to tho Hospital .
Th < - lying-in-state yesterday commenced to the privileged public , hut the . Marquis of K . Neter issued so many tickets as to render it a scene of anything but comfort or decency . Harsh shouts of" move on" kept ringing through tho chamber of the dead , and tho crowd was excessive . Hut it is a grand spectacle . At ( ho further end of tho great hall are deposited , upon u splendid bier , surmounted by a gorgeous canopy , tho remains of the Duke . Tho hall , 118 foot long by . ' 5 H feet broad , and It ) foot high , is lighted by fifty-four chandeliers of colossal size , beautifully curved and silvered . Uaoh of thi ) chandeliers bears u wax candlo
seven feet high , the whole affording a moderated light , gradually increasing from the entrance and terminating the perspective in a bright illumination upon the chief object of interest—the catafalque a most imposing and beautiful design . The walls ' of the hall are hung with black drapery , gracefully in terspersed with pendant folds , at six feet , distances-I each bay bearing an escocheon of the Wellington family surrounded with elegant wreaths of laurel in green and silver . { The ceiling is tent-wise , divided ly diagonal white bands , which have a very pretty perspective effect . The dazzling brilliancy of the catafalque upon which the remains of the late Duke rest can hardly be described . Cloth of gold and silver , wit h heraldic emblazonments of the richest description , and a perfect profusion of ornament , combine to produce an
efiect of the most brilliant character . The canouy itself , and the black velvet curtains by which it is surrounded , are suspended from the ceiling . Round tlie hall stand selected men from the Grenadier Guards with arms reversed .
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The Overland Mail has arrived at Trieste , with dates to the 26 th of September . " The first brigade of the advanced force had just left Rangoon for Prome , accompanied by General Godwin , the Admiral , aud almost all the heads of departments . The second brigade was to follow shortly , and it was expected on its arrival at Prome that Pegu would be ceded and annexed , and the war closed . " A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes from . Vienna , on November 7 , that " no deputation will represent the Austrian army at the funeral of tie Duke of Wellington . It is the Emperor ' s own
will and pleasure . Ministers had discussed tlie matter , and had even agreed to propose to the Sovereign that all generals who had at any time served in the regiment Wellington , as well as tlie superior officers now serving in it , should be selected to represent the Austrian army on the solemn occasion . When the subject was broached to the Emperor , lie shortly replied—' Gentlemen , you have been wssting your time , ' and perceiving the surprise of his audience , he added , ' There will be no deputation to London . The Austrian uniform has been insulted in London by a street mob , and no satisfaction has hitherto been rendered . They shall not have a second chance . ' "
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Incessant , rains of late have produced high tides and overflowing rivers . Yesterday afternoon the dwellers on both banks of the river Thames were driven from their houses in consequence of the tide rising higher than it haa been known to do for some years . It was attended with an enormous loss of property . It would be impossible to describe one-half of tho mischief already done . At a few minutes before one o ' clock ( nearly half-an-hour boforo high water ) , the tide was so high that it rushed like a cataract over the various wharves , and in many cases filled the basements of tho houses . The scene that ensued on the Surrey side of the river was hucIi as will not easily bo forgotten by tho unfortunate residents , notwithstanding that they had previously suffered from frequent visitations of less magnitude ,, the soutli
From the country we learn that tho fields on , west , and north of Birmingham had the appearance ol a vast livko , from tho overflowing of the Ken . lho strooifl on that side , too , were impassable , railway traffic was busponded , and a great deal of property destroyed . A gre »« flood occurred on Thursday near Market IIarborough . /* post-office messenger was drowned . The Crow-mills viaduct , on tho Midland Itailway , was partially . lestroyui about two o ' clock this morning , thus stopping ¦ frame i tween . Rugby and Leicester . At noon a portion ol line at Loughborough was washed away , Htoi ) pn ^ v trallic north of Leicester . About twel / e o ' clock ast mu tho Soar overflowed its banks . Two hours later mtories and dwellings in tho vicinity of Loicchtor _ flooded ; tho water rose eight foot above tho oraiim j level . Cows , Iioi-hos , pigs , and sheep wore drowned .
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Saturday , November 13 . Ministers cannot be said to have made a very happy first appearance . The shuffling paragraph in the Speech contrasts strangely with the seemingly frank declarations of Lord Derby and Mr . Disraeli . It certainly looks as if the Speech were intended for the country , and the speeches for the town . Numbers will read the words spoken by the Queen , who will not read those spoken by Ministers . Meanwhile there be Protectionists . Mr . Ball and Colonel Sibthorp , respectively , do represent large sections of the agriculturists ; and while Mr . Ball declares that he will fight for Protection as long as it has a flag , the Colonel intimates that the chivalrous Derby has deceived him . The most pitiable performance on Thursday was the miserable evasions of Mr . Xewdegate and Mr . Christopher . The former still pretends to have confidence , the latter bows to the decision of the country .
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1086 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Owing to tho rocent unfavourable stato of tho w (> , ^ tho fourth and last balloon ascent for tho present y ""^ seiontific objects , under tho direction of tho Kevv niitteo of tho Itriti . sh Association , only took V \' ¦ Wo . liics . lay , November 10 th , from Vauxhall . " " J . deniable to attain a great height , Mr . Green wiiho " i . y _ oouipaiiiod by Mr . Welsh . The balloon ascended at ^ " - - ^ p . m ., and returned to terra firma at . 'Mi . 45 m ., at " ^ ^ higo of Aorys , fivo miles from J ' ' """^ " ' 'J . iaVU ' i „! , veiled at tho rato of 55 ; , ' miloH an hour . Jlj «> % , ,,, „ , „ Ktarfing wuhN . K ., but , from tho direction '"" ^ ,,, „ took , tho upper current must havo boon no ^ YV . N . W . Tho greatest heig ht tho l >»» ' > ° » n " ¦! l ,,. iii | J about ii ; j , l <)() foot , ( ho temperature of < lio ai ^ ^ eleven degroe « below tfero , or forfy-thrco < Wgr <¦ ¦ ' | () V () tho freezing point . Although lig ht oirn « IM . "" '" , , ) l 0 tho boadH of tho atrouiMitH at tho greates t »" K V 1 ( | ( , drynoHH of ( bo air wiih ho cotiHiderablo tnai , |(( ry . pointh were , by Regnault ' H hygrometer , unH £ " r { vi <> no dew point soomo . l to bo .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 13, 1852, page 1086, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1960/page/10/
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