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Leader Office , Saturday , June 16 . HOUSE OF LORDS . On the motion for the recommitment of the Religious Worship Bill , The EarJ of Derby moved as an amendment that aselect committee should be appointed to inquire into the actual state of the law on the subject , and into the expediency of relaxing or abrogating the existing enactments . He believed that no practical inconvenience was now felt , and he recommended the House to pause before it tampered with the present system . Earl Gbanville and the Earl of Shaftesbukt defended the bill , which was opposed by the Bishop of Oxford . On a division , Lord Derby ' s amendment was carried by a majority of 47 to . 30—17 . The Education of Poor Children Bill was read a third time and passed . Their lordships adjourned at half-past seven o'clock .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . THE EX-MEMBERS OF TIIE GOVERNMENT . On the motion that the House on rising adjourn till Monday , Mr . Otway urged an inquiry touching the stipulations which it was said that certain members of the last Government had exacted from the present Premier , respecting the terms to be demanded from Bus si a , at the time they consented to take the offices which they held for a few days under his administration . In the course of his remarks the hon . member used expressions , which the Speaker pronounced to be unparliamentary . Lord Palmekston declined to disclose the precise tenor of the stipulations alluded to , but declared that at the present time the Government entertained no idea of making any special terms the sine qua non of peace . Mr . Disraeli remarked that the Prime Minister had provoked the query , having himself been the firat to speak about the existence of the stipulation in question . Mr . Gladstone regretted that official reasons had prevented Lord Pahnerston from explaining tho whole transaction . Tne subject then dropped , and the motion was agreed to .
ADMINISTRATIVE niiFOIlM . Mr . IiAyard then moved the resolution of which he had given notice . After referring to the marked feeling prevalent throughout the country on the subjeot of Administrative Reform , lie observed that the subject fell almost inevitably into the hands of a nonprofessional member ; military men , from very intelligible reasons , feeling reluctant to put themselves forward in tho cause . He then proceeded to glance in turn at the condition and faults of tho thrco chief governmental departments as connected with tho
military , the diplomatic , and tho civil services . With respect to the first-mentioned department , the honourable mombor cited high professional authorities to prove thu necessity of reform , and supported hia nrgunionfc by citing a great number of instances , dwelling eopecially upon the constant neglect of merit and tho prevalence of a system of gross favouritism in tho army and nuvy . Adverting to tho diplomatic service , Mr . Lnyard declared that it'had become a more vehicle for aristocratic favouritism , mon of high tulont being left in subocdinato situations . Ho insisted that some proof
of ability should be required from the candidates for diplomatic appointments , that every attache" should be paid ; and * that advancement' should be given to merit alone / With - the : ¦ consular branch of the : - service he expressed extreme dissatisfaction . Lastly , he analysed the civiL service , which was characterised by much the same fault as the military and diplomatic departments , the employe ' s being selected . and promoted chiefly under political influences , arid * without , regard to their individual capacity or conduct . The examination to which '
candidates were subject was utterly delusive , and could only be rendered satisfactory by being carried on-in : publib . If ' efficient functionaries were secured the number of-the . working staff oiVthe public offices might be reduced , and better pay afforded to the remaining employes .- In conclusion , Mr- -. Layard in- * - sisted that most of our recent disasters and disgraces had arisen solely from the incapacity of the persons employed in different : departments , and that the only remedy that could give ub confidence for , < the future must consist of a thorough reform in every branch of administration .
Sir S . Northcote , acknowledging the existence of the evils complained of , denied that Mr . Layard hadi suggested any feasible remedies . He reviewed in minute detail the practical machinery of the government offices , and excited much amusement by tracing , link after link , the chain of political dependency which reached ' from the electors to the ministers of state and influenced , the exercise of ministerial patronage in every department . Mr . L . Gower and Mr . Peacocke having spoken , Mr . Gladstone would not accept the motion pro * - posed by Mr . Layard , though agreeing with him on the abstract principle . The evils of . nepotism and favouritism no doubt infected the public service , but
it was a mere delusion to represent those faults as essentially aristocratic in their origin . For all the existing evils he accounted the House of Commons primarily responsible , observing that it governed the Government , and appointed those by whom the minor appointments were made . The present resolution , moreover , laid down a vague and general conclusion , binding the House to no definite pledge and leading up to no practical measure . From the existing movement in , favour , of Administrative Reform , he anticipated much good , provided always it
could be found possible to give at a practical direction . The Government to which he had belonged had indeed planned a general system of open and competitive examinations , involving a total surrender of patronage as re § jarded first appointments in all branches of the civil service . He anticipated also great and various benefits from throwing open the public offices to general competition . The executive would be relieved from the burthen of patronage , education would be stimulated , the moral tone of the community raised , and better service secured in all the departments of the
administration . Sir E . B . Lytton complained of the attacks that had been made against the aristocracy , as a class , by the Administrative Reformers . These attacks , he urged , had commenced with the Aberdeen Government , had been encouraged by the conduct of Lord J . Russell towards the Duke of Newcastle , and inflamed by the undecided and trifling administration of Lord Palmeraton . Stimulated by disasters and disappointment , the public had resolved to take the matter into their own hands , and a movement was begun , which being directed ostensibly against the principle of party appointments , in reality threatened a heavy blow upon , constitutional government .
The Chancellor of tub Excheqiter rejoiced that an opportunity had been at last afforded to the House formally to discuss a question which had lately assumed formidable dimensions . But besides embodying tho question of Administrative Reform , the resolution proposed by Mr . Layard involved a motion of want of confidence , and its adoption , ho declared , would be followed by an im mediate resignation of the Government . The amendment proposed by Sir 10 . 15 . Lytton was not freo from objection , but he intimated that tho Government would consent to adopt it by way of negative to tho original motion , although Ministers did ) not require tho stimulus of a voto of the House to-urge on their efforts for tho practical accomplishment of Adnnstrutive Reforms .
Lord Gobkkich moved tho adjournment of tho debate , which being opposed , a divison took place , when thuro appeared—For tho adjournment , 240 ; against it 29 ; majority 211 . Tho debate was then adjourned to Monday next , and the other business having been disposed of , tho Houso adjourned at half-past one .
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SPAIN . A telegraphic despatch from Saragossa of the 8 th announces that the rest of the insurgent cavalry of that city , had been routed * and that the chief and nine of the band had ' been arrested ;
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INDIA . By the last mail from India , we have dates up to as late as May 12 , but no news of great importance . The disputes between Gholab Singh and his nephew appear to have baen amicably settled . In connexion with the Meeranzaie expedition against the rebellious hill-men at Peshawur , a telegraphic despatch states that two thousand of the rebels have been driven back in ian attack which they made on the camp . The Burmese chief Moung Bo is in open revolt . The murderer of Lieutenant Glasgow has been hanged .
Arrest of an- English Official at Cologne . — The New Cologne Gazette confirms the fact of the arrest of the secretary , Mr . Curtis , of the English consul in that city , for recruiting men for the English foreign legion , as mentioned in a London paper . The above-named journal adds that the consul immediately sent a report on the' matter to the English minister at Berlin , who at once put himself in communication with M . de ManteufFel on-athe subject . A Paris letter says that on Tuesday , after a consultation held at the Tuileries between Dr . Locock and Drs ; Dubois and Conneau , it was formally announced that the Empress was enceinte .
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MR . FONBLANQUE . In the course of the discussion in the House of Commons last night on Administrative Reform , Sir Stafford Northcote illustrated his argument against irregular and unroutine appointments in the Civil Service by this instance—rather an ancient one now , it must be admitted , —of the selection of Mr . Albany Fonblanque for the statistical secretaryship of the Board of Trade . Sir Stafford was understood to condemn this appointment as an improper one , on the grounds of personal unfitness : and though the honourable baronet to some extent retracted the illustration , and insisted that he had merely U 3 ed it for an abstract and rather Northcotey purpose , apart
from the question of Mr . Fonblanque ' s capacity , yet Mr . Gladstone , who appears to have waited with great patience for avenging the sarcasm on the " Pony Peel , " fastened upon the occasion to endorse the opinion that the appointment of Mr . Fonblanque was personally an improper appointment . Mr . Labouchere , ex-President of the Board of Trade , and responsible , explained to the House , and vindicated Mr . Fonblanque : the incident constituted a scenic episode in the dull debate . Every one was amused . But Mr . Fonblanque suffers : and obviously this treatment of a man so distinguished and so esteemed is grossly unjust . On general
grounds his appointment may be easily defended . It was exactly of that class of appointments which administrative reformers are now demanding to have made . A post was vacated by Mr . Porter ( Progress of the Nation Porter ) which required in its occupant not the faculties of an arithmetical-minded clerk , but the philosophical faculty of statesmanlike generalisation , and Mr . Labouchere , in looking out for Mr . Porter ' s successor , selected a gentleman who had become eminent and honoured in journalism , not alone for Avit , which has rendered his Examiner historical in our literature , but for tao profoundest , as well as the pleasantest popul / insasation of questions of political economy . Again the appointment may bo justified even on the lowerwhich all tho speakers bo
ground ^ apary ground fast ^ ht ack , ? owled ? ed must always consulercd iM ^^ ^^^ ^ ^ P B ^ § S 2 £ = 3 HS = S ¦ st rate 1 cad of a department . We rather suspect at t c pot ic . st personal malice is at the bottom of c i inuation Started by Sir Stat brd and assisted byMr . Gladstone , and tho circumstance of such a vLTan . id thousands of actual , staring , and reeogr nhed s boli . tf selected as an illustration m an unr S edlyHi am debate on Administrative Retorm clocrt not much enhance our idea of tho nobleuesB of tho Houeo of Commons .
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been heard for some time before the fire was discovered ; but it was only then that assistance was given . Lord Mayor Moon has been- entertained at a banquet at the Hotel de ViUe ^ when . Baron H'aussmann , Prefect of the Seine , made a eulogistic speech , suited to the occasion , and our gentle Moon cast the beams of bis fall orb upon M . le Baron , upon- the Hotel , and upon the " marvels of art" by which he was surrounded . CiaOsxs& of Old Smitheield Market . —On Monday afternoon , immediately after the termination , of the
day ' s" business at Smithfield , notices were posted on all parts of the market , signed by Sir George Grey , and informing the public that , the Corporation of London having complied with the whole of the provisions ¦ of the Markets Act , in the formation of the New Market at Copenhagen-fields , Islington , he had fixed the New Market and slaughter-houses to be opened on Friday , the 15 th inst . ; and that henceforth Smithfield would entirely cease to be a market for-the . sale of horses and cattle . The sale of hay and straw will be continued as usuaL
The Arctic Search Vessels . —Everything at present ( says the New York Enquirer ) indicates an early departure of the expedition in search of Dr . Kane and Ms companions in the Arctic regions . The . Crops in the Midland Counties , aided by the late fine weather , begin to look very promising and healthy .
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TJIIO CRIMEA . General Princo Gortsulmkoff writes from the Crimea that tho cannonade against tho Korniloir Bastion atill continued on tlio Oth .
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TIIK BALTIC FLEET . Wo ( Times ) have received tlio following telegraphic despatch fronv our Berlin correspondent : — " Norlin , Thurnday , Juno 14 . " The squadron under tho command of
Rear-Admiral Baynes ' , numbering-fifteen sail , anchored in the Great Belt on tho 13 th' inste . " A letter , dated Elsinore , May-24 * says— "On the day before yesterday , twelve new prizes , taken by Admiral Dundao ' s squadron , > cast anchor at Elsinore , accompanied by the Geyser corvette , taking them to England . Among these prizes , seven were sailing under Mecklenburg colours , four under the . Danish flag , and one under that of Holstein . "
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Leader (1850-1860), June 16, 1855, page 563, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2095/page/11/
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