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went irjto all the details of proposed policy with the minuteness of a President ' s message . But a difficulty immediately arose . Hone of the responsible officers of the Government had been able to obtain seats in the Assembly , and it soon became apparent that no business could be got through without any organ of communication with the Government in ¦ the House . The first question , therefore , brought forward -was that of ministerial responsibility ; and an address to the Governor was carried with only two dissentients , praying for the establishment of a responsible Government .- The G-oyernor replied that lie would take the matter into his " early and serious consideration . " This he literally did , for in an hour afterwards he sent for the mover and seconder of the
address , and offered them seats in the Executive Council , on the tenure of ministerial responsibility ; and other steps were taken which would result in the entire establishment of " Responsible Government . " It was a revolution 5 but is described as " eminently conservative . " The acting Governor has become the idol of the colony , and a subscription was on foot for presenting him with a lasting testimonial of Its gratitude and confidence .
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THE COURT . The Queen and the royal family visited Hull and Grimsby on Friday and Saturday on their way from the North , On Saturday evening they arrived at "Windsor . On Wednesday a Privy Council was held .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . Isr Denmark the Chambers have agreed to a motion for the impeachment of the ministry , by a large majority . An address to the Mug has also been carried , in which a demand for a free constitution for the whole state is renewed .
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Lord Howden has addressed a note to the Spanish Government demanding that the slave trade shall be treated as piracy .
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Barbes is about to leave Brussels , where he has been staying , for Holland .
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SIR JAMES GRAHAM NOT A COWARD . Tiieeb has been just a chance that the country might have been deprived of the " unrivalled administrative ability" of the Tirst Lord of the Admiralty . Major Beresford , at Castle Hedingham , illustrating the purity of his political life , declared that he had never given but two votes in parliament of which he had repented . Of course one was on the affirmation of the principle of free trade , the other to assist in getting Sir J . Graham out of the letter-opening scrape in 1844 . Being irate , he delivered himself of strong and expressive language towards Sir James , which there is no occasion to repeat , and the First Lord of the Admiralty resorts to the ultima ratio which is so strictly forbidden in the navy and army . He sends a letter by a " friond , " -which is not made public , but which must have been to the purpose , for it produces the following correspondence : —
Hampton-court , 14 th Oct ., 1854 , Sir , —In reference to your letter of tho 12 th , 1 have carefully read over the repoTt of my speech at the anniversary meeting of tho Hmcbford Agricultural and Conservative Club , as published in tho Eaaex Gazotfe , which I have just received . X have consulted a frion " coward" —slipped out unintentionally . I therefore retract it ; and I beg to express to you my fooling of regret that I should Imvo been betrayed , in tho warmth of tho moment , into transgressing the fair bounds of courtesy . I remain , your obedient , liumblc servant , ( Signed ) Wm , ItauiosvouD . Tho Kt . Hon . Sir James Graham , Bart ., M . I .
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Admiralty , 14 th Oct ., 1854 . Sir , —I have received your note of this day , which relatfiH to an inquiry , addressed by mo to you on tho 12 tU iiiHt . I nm satisfied with tho rotraction of tho most offensives word , which you nay was unintentionally uood by you 5 and whon « gentleman expresses regret for having been betrayed into tho trunHgrosHion of tho fnir bounds © f courtesy , 1 can neither auk nor dcairo more . Such in tho opinion of fcho friond whom 1 Imvo consulted . I am , Bir , your obedient servant , ( Signed ) . 1 . 11 . G . Ghaiiam . Tho Right Hon . William Boroaford , M . I \ After this , of course there is no moro to be said .
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POST-OFFICE REFORMS . Mr . Eowland HiLr . seems to be in his element . Post-office improvements have been a feature in the journals two or three times in the course of the week . It is stated that " the authorities of the General Post-office have had a scheme for some time in contemplation to facilitate the posting of letters in London by establishing ' pillar * letter-boxes' in the most populous districts of tbe metropolis , and reducing the number of receiving-houses , which are attended with great expense . " They are to be placed first in Ludgate-hill , Fleet-street , the Strand , and Piccadilly . The boxes will be fixed on the sides of the footways , so as not to interfere with the traffic , and the cost of construction is to be borne by the department .
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The interior of the General Post-office in St . Martin ' s-le-Grand has been undergoing extensive alterations , improvements , and enlargement . " The whole of the offices and galleries have been thoroughly cleansed , and for the most part , together with the central hah \ a . re being repainted , the whole of the external wood-work , and iron railings round the entire building being also repaired and painted . The new ventilating shaffe , which is composed of zine piping , full 16 feet square , -will be carried to the top of the roof of the main building ; the internal arrangements and communications which are being so constructed as to ensure a thorough ventilation in every part of the building , a . desideratum much called for by the vast number of officials employed throughout the establishment . "
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There has also "been a material alteration in the " personnel- ' of the establishment . " The money order-office has been placed upon an entirely different basis * and the number of clerks therein materially reduced , Changes affecting tike letter-carriers , messengers , stampers , &c , are in a considerable state of forwardness , and it has been determined to adopt a system of out-door detective inspection—a . very necessary , entirely novel , but very valuable arrangement . The scale of salaries agreed upon is the same as that proposed by the Lords of her Majesty ' s Treasury—namely :
Clerks—for the lowest class 80 / . a-year , increasing at the rate of bl , per annum to 150 ? . ; for the class above it 180 ? . a-year , increasing by 71 10 s . to 240 / . ; and for the highest class 260 ? . a-year , increasing by 10 / . a-ycar to 350 ? . The class termed ' sorters , ' ' messengers , ' ' stampers , ' ' porters , ' &c , are to be merged in the common term ' letter-carriers , ' the lowest in which class is to receive 19 s . per week , and to rise by an annual increase of la . per week to 23 s . ; the next class to begin aft 25 s ., and to rise to 30 s . ; the class above them to begin at 32 s ., and to rise to 38 s . ; and the highest class to begin at 40 s ., and to rise to 50 s . The number of clerks
has been very materially reduced in the Inland-office , tho total number being now limited to 130 , or not much moro than half the former number . The Postmastcr-Gonoral has also fixed the future complement of each , class according to the nature and amount of duty to be performed in it , and in consequence si rc-diatribution of tho officers has taken place . Tho forming of tho classes having taken plnce according to l qualification nnd merit ' in all casca , it has happened that somo of tho senior offieerB have fallen into tho lower class , while somo of tho juniors have risen into tho higher class . Pecuniarily tho parties will not suffer . Arrangements have been made in some of the departments as to pensions for the future . In tho London district-officefor instance a
, , letter-carrier of forty-flvo yearn' standing never received fts superannuation allowance moro than 9 s . a-week . In future , however , this pittance will bo altered into something like a lib eral sum ; for , na tho men nro to bo pensioned in accordance with tho terms of tho acts of Parliament an to tho superannuation of civil servants , an ofnc « r of such standing will bo on titled to fit le «« t oight-twoll ' tlia of hia ' salary nnd indemnity . ' The title of ' Mail Coach-office' bus been dropped , and that of l Mail-office ' substituted , for i \ reason sufficiently obvious . An inspector-general of mails 1 i « h been appointed , mid a ehiofelork of tho department . Four inspectors have uIho been appointed , at Hulurion comm « nciii ( j ; at 800 / . u-yeur , and rising by nn annual increase of 2 {) l . to 500 / .
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THIS IRISH MILITIA . AoconniNQ to tho beat information availnblo , it in likely that no aoriouH dilHoulty will bo found in mining tho entire amount of » 0 , 00 () men for tho Irinh mllitin force by voluntary enltotnient , and without tho nccos » lty of resorting to a ballot in any of tliu counUou .
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DEPARTURE 03 ? THE IKISH EXILES PROM AUSTRALIA . The departure of Messrs . Smith O'Brien , Martin ,, and O'Doherty , from Australia , was signalised by addresses presented to them at Melbourne and Sydney , to which they replied in a tone of moderation and good feeling highly creditable to them . The-JVationj referring to the accounts of the proceedings at Sydney and Melbourne , and speaking of Smith O'Brien , says ;—• " Six years of wearying care , of mortifying restraint , of the exile ' s sick heart , and the mart ' s yearning love for those dearer to him than life—have cast , their sad shade upon his brow since the spires of this city sunk for the last time from Ms viewi But who can read his noble
words—so manly and so generous , and think that Smith O'Brien ' s spirit has for One second sunk Tinder that heavy eross ^ -words in which there is not one syllable of vain bravado or of unmanly complaint . ¦ We do sincerely believe that there is not one man in all Ireland whose heart does not join with those generous and liberal citizens of Melbourne in their congratulations . Sad it is to , think that , even for a day , it should be denied to the truest Irishman of our times to lay his weary foot upon Irish soil again . In some fair foreign city , his eyes resting on the faceof the truest and most devoted wife that man ever had , and of children in . whom his gallant spirit and
his lofty mind are reproduced , he will still gaze westwards through the cloudy skies , and long , ere he dies , to look upon the iron cliffs of Clare , and the broad breast of the Shannon again . Surely , surely , this last hope shall not be denied him . Let the exile carry liis shattered chains back to the hapless land over which his fathers' sceptre swayed . Ten thousand welcomes to him . With him will ever abide the proud consciousness of having borne himself without fear and without reproach , with modest magnanimity , with unpretending self-denial , through trials bitterer than death , and for which , life offered no respite . "
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GENERAL CANROBERT AND THE CHARMED MEDAL . . It has been stated , that at the battle of Alma , General Canrobert was struck by a ball , which did not , however , inflict any wound , being stopped by a consecrated medal , given him by the Empress . The Dublin Weekly Telegraph gives a special history of the affair , thus : — " On Friday , tho 6 th instant , tho Emperor received the despatch of tlio late Marshal upon tho battle of Alma , and ho immediately read it for tho Empress , tlio Bishop of Amiens , and somo other personages who happened to bo at St . Cloud at tho time . When he had concluded , tno Empress said , u I have also received » despatch which I will read to you . " She then read a letter addressed to her by General Cnnrobert , in which ho tells her Majesty that a ball struck him upon the chest , mid would infallibly huvo killed him had it not glanced against a medal of tho Blessed Virgin which tho
Empress presented to him before his departure . It is therefore to her , ho says , that ho owes his life . And , beyond a doubt , the day that General Canrobert came to tnko loavo of tho Empress , before joining tho army in tho Kast , tho Empress gave him a gold medal of tho Immaculate Conception , the eiza of a two-franc piece , and General Cnnrobort promised to wear it . General Forey , who waa present at tha audience , and on tho eve of bis departure for tho East , also naked to have a medal , gracefully complaining tliat General Canrobort should nlono bo deemed worthy of Hueh a favour . 'Ah !' replied tho Empress , ' It is because tho Gonoral and I understand each other , nnd to wear tho medal one must place confldoneo in it . ' ' And 1 will placo confidence in it , ' General Foroy rupliad ; upon which the Knipnwa IkinIowhI a maunl of tho Blessed Virgin upon him mid the other gimomln present at tho audience . "
mo Telegraph in exulting terms rotors to tho account , and iul < J « : "Wo shall bo ourious to boo how ' Biicerore , ' wlio abound in Dublin , and 'irafidula' that aro to bo found everywhere , will doal with a truth t \\\\ t cannot bo disputed , and a ftuit too notorious to bo donicd .
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The King of the Belgians is expected to return to Brussels , from his tour in Switzerland * on the 24 th or 26 th .
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PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT . On Tuesday a Cabinet Council was held , which was followed by a Privy Council at Windsor on Wednesday , at which Parliament , which stands prorogued to 18 th October , was further prorogued to 16 th November next . The formal ceremony of prorogation took place on Thursday .
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Grand Equerry to the Emperor , Marshal Vaiilant the Minister of War , Marshal Magnan , Commanderl iii-chief of the army of Paris , the English and Turkish Ambassadors , Generals Hoste , Regnault de Saint-Jean d'Angely , Levasseur , Lowestine , &c , and Lieut - General Sir Harry Smith . and his aides-decamp , Colonels Taylor and Holdich , and Lord Arthur Hay , representing the British army , and a number of other officers , were present . The scene , both within and without the church ( which was superbly fitted up ) , was very imposing , and the crowd on the whole line of procession was immense .
PUNERAIi OF MARSHAL ST . AUNAUIX The obsequies of Marshal St . Arnaud were not quite such a national demonstration as was expected . The Emperor was not present . The funeral took place on Monday , and the procession proceeded direct fro m the railway station to the Invalides , and the ceremonial at once took place . There was no lying in state . The display of troops was large , and the Imperial Guard appeared for the first time in their newuniforms , and attracted great attention . The Duke de Cambaee ' res , Grand Master of the Ceremonies and
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994 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 21, 1854, page 994, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2061/page/10/
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