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mOB 3 had agreed to th * Lords' amendments m the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill ; and had also made an alteration- -which had become necessary , m eonsequence of tie determination , of their liprdships to- omit from the Eat of local courts having jurisdictionin divorce cases the court of Quarter Sessions . The further alterations made by the Commons had reference to the fees to be paid in . the Court of Quarter Sessions in divorce cases , and , as their Lordships , when striking out the Quarter Sessions Court , could not strike out the provisions relating to fees , the Commons had done so , and thus rendered the amendment complete . Their Lordships adjourned , at ten minutes past five o ' clock , to Friday .
THE BEVEELKT ELECTION . A petition having been presented in the House of Commonts against the late return for the borough of Beverley , the Solicitor-General , in reply to Mr . Cbatjfurd , said that the Attorney-General had not yet come to any decision with respect to the unseating of Mr . Glover ; but the ease is under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown .
THE GERMAN LEGION . Mr . Adderiey , referring to a- statement by Mr . Labouchere on the preceding day that the German legionaries at the Cape of Good Hope were on full pay at tlie expense of the British treasury , inquired the date when they were put on full pay , the causes and reasons , and whether they were to be kept permanently on full pay . —Mr . Labouchere , in the course of explanations upon the subject , stated that the Legion , soon after their arrival at the Cape , were for certain reasons called out and embodied ; that Sir George Grey had received an application from Bombay for two reg iments of English troops , and that the Government were in communication with Sir George as to the expediency of sending further reinforcements from the Cape . —Sir De Lacy Evans
said they had heard for the first time on the previous day that 2300 men had been added to the British force of this country ; and now they heard that they had been long since enjbodied . He wished to know how it was that the House was not acquainted with the fact before . —Mr . Labouchere replied that the information -was not fully complete when it arrived , and he had not thought it necessary to lay it before the House till he had fuller information . —Major S . Wortley expressed a hope that the 45 th , 91 st , and 73 rd , which had been at the Cape some time beyond the period of colonial service , would be sent to India . —Sir George Grey said the Governor only ordered the number that should leave the colony , and had no decision , as to the particular regiments that should go .
The Lords' ' amendments to the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill were agreed to , with some trifling exceptions .
REPRESENTATION OF MIDDLESEX . Mr . Hayter moved for a new writ for the representation of Middlesex , to supply the vacancy arising from the acceptance by Lord Robert Grosveuor of the stewardship of the Chiltcrn Hundreds . —This was agreed to .
THE PROROGATION . Lord Palmerston moved that , as there appeared to be no more business before the House , and as the prorogation was to take place on Friday , the House , at its rising , adjourn till that day . —This was carried ; aud the House then adjourned at half-past three o ' clock . Friday , August 2 Qth . The two Houses assembled to-day for the purpose of being prorogued . In the House of Lords , soon after one o ' clock , the Lords Commissioners , in their peer ' s robes , took their seats at the foot of the throne ,
and the Usher of the Black Rod was immediately directed to summon the Commons to attend at the bar . The Lords Commissioners were : —The Archbishop of Canterbury , tho Lord Chancellor , Earl Gkanvtm . e , the Earl of ITarrowuy , nnd Lord Panmuue . After a brief delay tho Speaker of tho Houso of Commons , attended by tho Sorjcant-nt-Arms , Lord Pauueuston , tho Chancellor ov this Exchequer , Sir Chaklics Wood , Sir George Grey , Mr . LAnouciHsuis , Mr . Baines , Mr , Vernon Smith , Mr . Wilson , and several other members , appeared nt tho bar .
Tho Royal nssont was then givon by commission to tho Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill , and a few other bills which had been agreed to by both houses . Tho Royal commission for tho prorogation of Parliament was then vend by tho dark nt tho table , after which tho Lord Chancellor road tho Speech from the Throne as follow : — " My Lords and Gentlemen , Wo aro commandod by her Majesty to roloaso you from further attondanco in Parliament , and at tho smno timo ta express to you hoi- Majesty ' s cordial acknowledgments for tho zeal and assiduity with which you have performed your important duties during a sossion which , though shorter than usual , has , nevertheless , boon unusually laborious . 1
Her Majesty commands us to express to you hor satisfaction that tho present state of affairs in Europe inspires a woll-groundud conflilonoo in tho continuance of pouco . " Tho arrangements oonnootod with tho full oxocution of tho stipulations of tho troaty of Parla bavo , from
variouscansesr wot yet been , completed : ? but her Majesty truststhat by the earnest effprteof the contracting parties to that treaty , aUtha * remains to . be- done with reference to it 3 stipulation * may ere Jong be satisfactorily settled . ¦ ¦ ' .. ¦ „ ¦ , "' v . " Her Majesty commands , us to inform you that tbe extensive mutinies which have broken out among the native troops of the army of Bengal , followed by serious disturbances in many parts of that Presidency , have occasioned to her Majesty extreme concern ; and the barbarities which have been inflicted upon many of her Majesty ' s subjects in India , and the sufferings which have been endured , have filled her Majesty ' s heart with the deepest grief ; while the conduct of many civil and military officers who have been placed in circumstances of much difficulty , and have been exposed to great dancer , has excited her Majesty ' s warmest admiration .
" Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she will omit no measure calculated to quell these grave disorders ; and her Majesty is confident that , with the blessing of Proyidence , the powerful means at her disposal will enable her to accomplish that end . " Gentlemen of the House of Commons , u Her Majesty commands us to thank you for the liberal supplies which you have voted for the service of the present year ; and for the assurances which you have given her of ' your readiness to afford her Majesty whatever support may be neciessary for the restoration of tranquillity to India . " Her Majesty has been gratified to find that you have been enabled to provide the amount required to be paid to Denmark for the redemption of the Sound Dues , without on that account adding to the national debt . " My Lords and Gentlemen ,
" Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her heartfelt acknowledgments for the provision which you have made for her beloved daughter the Princess Royal on her approaching marriage with his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia . " Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she has seen with satisfaction that , although the present session has been short , you have been able to pass many acts of great importance , and to which her Majesty has given her cordial assent . " The acts for establishing a more efficient jurisdiction for the proving of wills in England and Ireland , correct defects which have for many years been
complained of . The Act for amending the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes will remedy evils which have long been felt . The several Acts for the Punishment of Fraudulent Breaches of Trust ; for amending . the law relating to secondary punishments ; for amending the law concerning joint-stock banks ; for consolidating and amending the law . relating to bankruptcy and insolvency in Ireland ; for the better care and treatment of Pauper Lunatics in Scotland ; for improving the organization of the County Police in Scotland ; together with other acts of less importance , but likewise tending to the progressive improvement of the law , have met with her Majesty ' s ready assent .
" We are commanded by her Majesty to express to you her confidence that on your return to your several counties 3 'ou will employ that influence which so justly belongs to you to promote the welfare and happiness of her loyal and faithful people ; and she prays . that the blessing of Almighty God may attend and prosper your endeavours . " At the conclusion of the speech , the Lord Chancellor , in the name of her Majesty , declared the Parliament to stand prorogued till Friday , the Cth of November . In the House of Commons , previous to the summoning of the membei-s to the Lords , some questions were put to , and answered by , the Premier .
THE INDIAN TISLUGRAIMI . In answer to Mr . Buiscoe , Lord Palmerston said : " A communication by tho Euphrates was undertaken by a private company with certain contingent engagements , but wo hovo heard within the last few days that tho Turkish Government has not giveu permission to lay that lino down . That decision may hereuftor bo reversed . With regard to the lino by the Isthmus of Suc&s ' down tho Red Sea , and so across to Kurracheo , there is n private company , I believe , that contemplates such an arrangement , and , as far as it may bo in tho power of tho Government , without tho assistance of Parliament , to aid them to make use of that liuo , wo shall bo glud to give thorn all tho . assistance in our power . " ( Cheers . )
KUROP 15 ANS IN INDIA . Sir De Laoy Evans appealed to tho Promiov to direct tliat assistance should bo givon to tho wives and families of Europeans in India , to enablo them to return to England . That could easily be done by placing tho return transports at their disposal . —Lord Palmerston thanked Sir Do Lacy Evans for hia suggestion , which was a really humane one ; but , until tho Government obtained moro detailed accounts from tho Governor-General ol the condition and wants of those on whoso bohivlf it was made , ho did not know how they could act . —Mr . Manolks assured tho House that tho Cpurt of Directors of tho East India Company had sent out instructions to give all tho assistance posslblo , not only to tho civil nnd military servants of tho Company , but all vlussos in distress . CCheero . " )
Shortly afterwards , the Commons were summoned to the Upper House , to hear the Royal Speeeh , and , on their return , they broke up . The second session of 1887 is therefore at an end .
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THE INDIAN REVOLT , The public were startled and alarmed last Saturday morning , after our paper was distributed among its readers , by a telegraphic message received through Her Majesty ' s consul at Cagliari , who derived his intelligence froni Alexandria , where it was brought by the Nubia , from Calcutta . The upshot of these brief intimations was of very serious import ; but the details were full of the usual telegraphic vagueness , obscurity , and error . Placing the facts , however , into something like orderly arrangement , and correcting them by what was previously known , they amounted to this : —Nana Sahib , the Mahratta chief of
Bhittoor , who occupied the neighbourhood and city of Cawnpore , but not the fort , had massacred more than a hundred European men , women , and children , whom he had captured while they were passing down the river . Thus , the rumour which had formerly been circulated to that effect , but which had been doubted , if not denied , is unhappily confirmed . The rebels , however , had been beaten on three occasions between Allahabad and Cawnpore ; several guns were taken from them ; and Nana Sahib had been driven by General Ilavelock from the neighbourhood of Cawnpore , and followed up to Bhittoor , about ten miles off .
Not the least lamentable part of the __ news brought by this telegraph is that which intimates the deaths of Sir Henry Lawrence and General Barnard ^—the former from wounds received in a sortie from Lucknow ( where , however , all was well at tho laist dates ) , and the latter from dysentery . At Agra , all was quiet , and the native troops had been disarmed ; but the troops in Oude had mutinied , and the contingent sent by the Rajah of Gwalior to
our relief at Delhi had deserted , and was supposed to have marched on Indore . Delhi , says the telegraph , was not taken ; but no date is given . The Simoom and Himalaya have arrived at Calcutta with about 1500 of the China forces , who were at once to proceed up country . Only three hundred more troops were expected . The Transit , Government steamer , has been totally lost in the straits of Sunda . The crew and troops , however , were saved , and have arrived at Suez .
Later despatches are as follow , awd add a still darker shade to the news received from Cagliari *—" Sir Hugh Wheeler , with the whole of the garrison of Cawnpore , lias been massacred . Pressed by famine , the garrison surrendered , and Nana Sahib murdered two hundred and forty women and children , in violation of his solemn promise to spare them . The following arc amongst tho killed : —Brigadier Yack , Colonel Williams , Lindsay , Prout , Sir George Parker , Quin , Redman , Supple , Halliday , Reynolds , Prole , Smith , Eckford , Dempster , Jervis , Challwin .
" On the 5 th of July , an obstinate battle was fought before Agra , between the garrison of that place and the Neemuch mutineers , who had marched thither with reinforcements , which brought their numbers up to 10 , 000 men . Our force was obliged to retire with a heavy loss . Among the officers killed in this action were Major Thomas , Captain Doyly , Lieutenants Lamb , Pond and Fellowcs ; and of the civil service , Messrs . O'Connor , C . Horn , P . Horn , Carlton , Smith , Jordan , Prondergast , Whitoray , Black , Burdbrank , Freesso , Outram , Oldneld , and Dcedes . Our total loss was 49 killed and 92 wounded , out of a forco of 500 .
" The 9 th Light Cavalry and 4 Gth Nativo Infantry mutinied at Sealcoto on tho 9 th of July . They massacred Captain Bishop , Dr . Grahum , the Rev . Mr . Hunter , with his wife und child ; Brigadier Briad was wounded . The remaining Europeans at this station wore safe in the fort , and the mutineers were totally defeated by General Nicholaon on the ICth of July . They left their baggage and plunder in our hands , and had 200 killed aud wounded . Our loss was six killod and 25 wounded . " . At Mcorut , General Hewitt has boon removed from tho command for supinoncfiS , At Sotapoor wore killed Colonel Birch , tho ChrlstianB , Gavins , Snoll , and Bax . A rising took place at Hyderabad on tho 18 th of July , but was at onco put down .
"The ontlro territories of Bombay and Madras wore perfectly quiet . Tho Punjab was tranquil . Tho Queen ' s Oth Fusiliers and DOtu Light Infantry had safely arrived at Calcutta . "At Sangor , tho 31 st Rogimout , undor thoir native officers alono , drove tho revolted 42 nd out of tho station . Holkar romains stancli , Lucknow Is confidently oknoctod to hold out until relieved by Gonorul Ilavclook . "On tho 14 th of July , Dolhl still hold out . Tho oncmy had inado three sorties , In all of which thoy were totally defeated , and Hiifl ' urou heavy Iobh . General Rood has succeeded Sir Henry Barnard . W « lmvo only 2000 Europeans boforo tho walla . "
Tho following I" ' »» extract of A lottor from Niuco Tul , dated Juno ltitlit" Moradabad is gone . Wo have not hoard yotwhothor
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TSTrv 3 Sfi Atotist 29 , 1857 . 1 THE LEAM ^ 819
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 29, 1857, page 819, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2207/page/3/
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