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Bfebruary 7„ 1846. The Northern Stat? 7
bFebruary 7 „ 1846 . THE NORTHERN Stat ? 7
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HE HE PRESENT PROSPECTS OF EUROPE We ; Wejiaveinourlast an eloquent article from the ' . co dijio del Comtrcio , the Madrid organ of the Spanish ' Pro' Progrcssktas . " For that article we were indebted o theo tue Timet , which , however , did not permit it to ippeatppear iu its columns without certain comments in « ply -eply to those of the Spanish journalist . The Times , a . reta reply , admitted that much advanced hy the Eco vas kas indisptttahle . '" The Spanish journalist is right n oin one thinu , " says the fi-iia , " Tiurc is no peace . fhe-Ihe-war which was prophesied long ago—the war of ) puuopi » ie * hascoiame * red , onditsendis iiotuci . " Ittf . ie L ' . iiira . ' . iiirsc of its commentary , thc Times insinuated that the sthe article in tlve Eto del Contemo was not of " home rsanusanufacture , * ' hot that it was written in Paris , or * sas , ** fas , at least , the result of French inspiration . An ansvanswer to the limes subsequently appeared in the Eto Eto del Qmercio , under the title at the head of this arfnarticle , which we have much pleasure in toiGeferring too to our columns .
[ From the Eco del Comercto-1 V We must express owe surprise at the SESposition that the the as ^ lcle was the Tfsult of French inspiration . Unfortou tuoa ' a Eco del Ccsereio ! They will insist that it goes anc aud borrows foreign ideas to fill up Us columns ! We , fee fecsible and unpretending writers , would not show so Sa Sale favour towards our feUow-ccentrymen , amongst we whom we are acquainted with not a few in all political « r circles , who wrrnt nothing from foreigners whatever , * W 'Whatever pood * or bad may be inserted in our journal , in "th the editorial oelumue , is thc frnit-of oar own labours t & e in' inspiration of heart * which are roevedby a perusal ofthe re reflections cf the latest periodical publications , or fey tho n : narratives «? our correspondents .
Thej ate onr own inspira 3 * ons —the ofiipriag of a pi pure fail * * , of an mummed * * ncerity , and of atuK-dsnt , li liberal , * si humane- soul , -Anxious for good , fer real li liberty , fer peace , and for the supremacy oftheSaw , we a adva * iceT « wards that good a * , the midst of a = Siousand : r roi-ks jfcd conflicts ; and <* vt * tt though , we may have apj pesred * t « m more than «*« occasion ) distasr . tled , —as 1 happened in the case of osi- unjust rtrsecutsen , the dei s * action of our priutitsg presses , and the restrictions of < every "kind which onr ec * rersaries prepare "for ne , —we : altvajs keep our staadsrd hoisted , and **« -shall only stsifce it on succuuifcii !* - to the axe wUschiaay separate ¦ as ftssi the present wr-WL . foreign politics occupy our attention , * as = euse in them iverdiscern tl , e triutsplts of our principtes-and the liberty of cations ; and in * tl ;«!** i tve have a faiTit- ^ iminerin-r of the solution of that scVrersil problem-to-isWch thewtt-^ kSftil do not attain , 'because- they ociy direct their gaaj tcwavds the soil ¦ wfafck thev tiead .
We perceive tie -great Spanish j-rtSrsm inlerworen . trith that of the « St-sf the world , * es « cse our pretest : -and past ruicrs were -ignorant of tlie msins of creatrog ; an independent porlt ' ou which mi ^ l t-jfceller them frsm : -the terrible httWRi " -es which are prepirinj ; io baist « w . ¦ ourheads . F * jr'thitty sears h «« -we * studied the ^ reat ; hook of events , acd-i £ this study is unassisted by great talents , we hsrs « t least the advartoge of esperkntv , ; which , nine times-cat of ten , supp lies the place of -the -frivolous insttccGo-i which dots-sAt . usually suSes * ' !© . provide aiaicstJtfec -occurrence orseriros events . - WeareaoccsHHtedto traverse rejeatrdly the # . eidof foreign poI " i " ,-fc order to detfcee inference * , and 'we stand in no used-e' anybody in sect excursions ' - *« e are sufficient for-ocrs-dre * , since we * are faith in our-hearts and experience in-our head «; tlre-ccal , as a sciaSillatioit of dirinitv , doe-f the rest i
We do netikeep con * espondeots < at foreign c « ar ts , ' -be ; cause our s-everty is supreme , <« d the hmnili-jy-of our popular doctrines only mates prcselytes , admire « , iad jriends amongrt the poorer classes . Thepoer areaot -wnntto trssd , the popr- ^ re-cnacr qaaiuted witb-pemp and pajresfftry , and we tlcinotxleera e-irsclves degrec-ed by appearing-ss such , becacse by this we showoer « e" £ deu " al iu dmes-whea rapid fortunes are realised ; bet we require uotldcj from abroafinn order to studv thesiate of tilings there except the ^ periodical
publications . The pre * s discloses all , how * rer closely goveramects-nay conceal thefe-schemes . What do- ^ wccare for the obsequious attentions paid by sovereigns to each other ,-Sir their royal wurs . and their mutual festi vities , if Cabinets act in a different sense , a « £ public expediency € unition ? evcrjthing ? The great- « od cotiir anuauients-or England in the midst of thfe " profound peac * , " What do they manifest t That , to preserve peacs , it is necessary to prepare for wcr ? This poetical axiom we do not dona sufficient to jsstify an tmprcductive' espenditure in « s economical a nsri-ion .
These txvexses caustf other fresh outlays-tc he made hj the great "Kocers of Europe ,-and , as they-will be : re Ecu ted , the urfons of Europe-tsiuit soon wiCLess the con . sequences . The jsc * Ei ? y of the Emperor of Russia in-itaJy , the-i * i ta-view « f so many sovereigns , the warof-theCancasu *; the complicated srate of affahs in the nortiiern regions , & e Frtcch .-pretensions iu ths Pacific , and thtir war in Algeria , coctisne to h--safitOKatly important to require saral sazaaments ; and these-same armaments , con , strncted amiest the ardour by which theautiumil pride of all the Scropeau l o » vers , t 3 ; iufianK .-d , cause their Cabinets toreS ? ct and disease- the means of gaining ad : vantages in their cay .
At WaferiGc was only decided-the fate-of a man who was feared by all the monarchs of Europe ; -to decide , at present , tierSite of thc most | B « werful-nations , and to see which willchtain the supr « £ = * acy the land is no longer the field « c -v . hidi tlie yreat ^ rrobleta ittKC be solved ; neither armies , the rapidity of- « rolutions , sor the sore and coatiaual discharges of -artillery , can achiere the min of the-sneey . The futereftite of France am * .-o £ Eng ] ncd , the fate of Europe and-4 jf } the world , must- "» e lftrowrtr / iEr npon the suriace of the- ? e £ . Tou are already aware , ye men of politics , that tiai-die has not y « t-. twen ca < t , because the power of steasa -ias not yet bsea allied : ta maritime mancearres .
Guupowdsr . cauted a revolntioSifi marine'warfare , nnd tactic * necessarilychangeu on that di 9 Covery : heing made . With thc anckutc , it was an advantage toietp the enemy toleewanl , acd tc . let the sun shicein their faces ; the order of battle 4 epsided on the % ) : tnoss <> f-tli « ir barkc , whicb , to fight , wejsrowed by oan ^ andaitcsys presented their sharp pro » vs . Tlie use of suaj varied the-construc-< 3 on of resseJtsiithe . nse of t ' sat de ;; dly . engine required orders , cignaJfi , & zi new manorovres . J £ aay years -slapted before 2 fce- # aince of naval y . arfire was reduced to a general s ^ Kts * B . t-f tactics , and « -e , njiglit , gaote th « a-any authors and the aiaoy modificalions that . bave been witnessed during thelist two centuries .
' . To gain the tvindissrd side , in order to master jthe maacfurres ofthe eaeasr . ; totakeadractageofthatrcircum--ctacce to blind them Wjik the smoke of t ! ieir . uH 7 i £ res , an < i to -conceal their <« rr :: £ ^ renicntR ; to take advantage of heavy seas and ohscurhf , to arrange a fresh . order of battle for a case of calm . ; to make use ofconvoys , te place flieifcips in a parig-J Kas with their antagonists , -and to cut 05 . ' the tackleofave » i £ l iu order that it m ? gfit , J"fee a rock-in the midst uf ta « c .-siii , i e unable to more rst * ioat being jlowed , —such were ihe accidents generally jroviiicd-. ftr iu naval tactics . Steam has e & anged ! , 6 seryttung 5 . itreguiie *; no adta & sageof nind ; " cj ) 'jssesse » in itself pmrer of immense crsjidity . Steam tiaf nmde a compJettf rcroiutiou , aad , . Ee * rerUiele « e . its « f £ « ts fctse not hecc . fvitntsted in a ettiica engagement—iu . one of those bii'Jes in which analiuL * . onloiinga ptaatpaxi < i its mvr , lusts at the ssei' tiice its political imn 9 rtanc < ,-.
For ink decisive encounter 4 * ie great powerc are jtfe paring , ia ike midst of ail their festivities , notes , and ; iat ? rchang « : of Boyal risits . ^ a this will depend ihe ' political chssge of the princkdez which are pat forth , and tlie existence , perhaps , of « ou > e dynasties . It tins p > rils . us ground has not yet been approached , we have many times touched upon is . because we wish to cbtaiu for our print-ipies ( which do * ot depend on street ccaunouozis ) the ' oreeofa greater * ad more snbstanliat origin . The Spanish Progrcrsiftns , like oh English Liberals , ate an utt & sSuatde party . Intindin ? a great raanv political adveoturcrs and middle class factionists , Vo have no douht the party also ifis ' ades many honest ielievcrs in fe-yn .-in pro- * res . s , and some
veritable itesjocrais . who « rork ** with the people for the people . " From the little vre know of the Eto del ( Vwera ' o , we are inclined to regard that paper as the represetUativc of the two latter sections of the "I ' rozresKetes . " Still we mti-t lament that its polities , its aims , snd asnirsiions are not more deined . Ultraliria may inean almost anything , end Pi-ojreaUtoism . is . ire fear , not much better . Everyhodv understands Chartism , Republicanism , and Commanism . The 5 ret of these names represents an immense parlv in England , composed almost whollv ofthe work ' iiisclass , who have taken for their motto— "l ' oHtical equality the means : social eqaalitv the end . " Tiie second of these names is the
badge of an evvr-increasiug party tlirouj-hout hurope , Etrougestperiia * jsi * . i Franc * ( but including also all , or nearly so , of the Easlish Chartists ) , who , believing that " the history of kings is the martyrology of nations , " have the will to get rid of the nuisance , and are only waiting their accomplishment of power . Communism is at present hut little understood in England , but it will be better understood by-andbye . In FraiK-e it .-idr-uices beyond the possibility of arrest or remigiYS-ioa . In Switzerland it is disputin-j supremacy with the old order of things . In Germany " jts jiwcivss hss been u-nazimr , aud will form the grand ipiest ' iou for solution in the coming levolation .
f hese three great principles—the " equal representation of tlis whole pe-jple ; the sovereignty of the people ; and the eq-jali-r and happiness ofthe people — -are what all can understand . Bat" Liberalism , " lit-ly-lit Ue-mbfjisui , is what the millions have no faith in , and trill neither support nor t-- ! eratc . We deplore that in Spain , if we understand Spanish political parties rightly " , there « no distinct and deiSned psrty w « rthy of tlie people ' s confi Jence . The finish pesple have hitherto been the prey of ali ti *? / actions in tarn , no one of them caring one jot for the real lik'rty , ejevatiou , aud happicc- s * - of the mass' « - - Vat- , ''" ' - ^ iidi ' : ; - our niisfrust of " SpinKi pit * triotisia * i' - ' .- i' f . i'i ¦ ¦¦{ tije t-iltqiTi of the Eco is api > a-
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rentiy so sinocre , and th « ir views so enlarged , that we are disposed to hail them as brethren in the great wo : k of human emancipation . Like the & o this paper has suffered persecution for "the truth ' s sake , " although not of the character which thc Eco has s-iificvvd -, tor it is our good fortune to live in . 1 country which , though it has tuanv faults , is still n « t prostrated wwkr the rule of anv brutal butcher , like the infamous Narvaiz . This paper , like thc Eco , is also the paper of the poor—the "tribune of the po-. k * . J 1 m , J , like the editors of the Eco , we toohave no ' foreign" correspondents , sate our excel lent German correspondent ; and we too have mainly to trust to our contemporaries , domestic and foreign , for information as to the state of other
countries , and the events transpiring therein . We must here warn the Eco , that it must not take its ide .. s « f England and the English peo-de wholly from the limes and similar journals , which journals represent only thc intenwts and views of the aristocracy and middle-class . The proletarians are almost totally unrepresented in the press , except in the columns * of this journal . 'Ihe ridiculous follies and extravagancies of the court and aristocracv , the gambling of money-jobbers and railwav-soeculatois , the agitation of the middle against the aristocratic class the procccuings m Parlianient , and the accidents , offences , sud incidents such
of English life may be gathered from papers as the Times . But , the social wrongs , tlie political grievances , the agitations aud the hopesof the masses arc unrecorded iu those journals , or . if noticed at all . eriv vwtieed to b * uu « vure * eated . The fete Soiree in honour of Mr . Dcscbmbe , which was go well rcportcu in the Times , formed an exception to t & e general conduct of that- journsl . But it must be borne in mind that , aithoush . tke meeting was fot the most part composed of working men , Mr . Bsncombe himself is am M . P . ; many other UP . ' swese announced to be present , and t :. eir " caste" did much , —pentafs did all , —iu inducing the rtw « te * eud its reporters to the meeting .
, Thc Tims , in its reply totl * e Exodel Comcwto , speaking of England , says , "^ he war of opinion which r . ig «« . «! s < iwhete UUssa general , and less fins midable within the Britivh Isles . " Ucrc the Times authority is anything but safe for our Spanish friends to ground their ideas npon . The Sepeal agitation in Ireland , exhibits mUttons arrayed in bitter hostility towards tiie -English government , and what is much more to be tLeukyred , wc fear - « c * m *> t add , towards Ensland ibeif . We think tlie -present
state ot 'that country exhibits the " war of-Qpinion " raging as formidable as it 'well could do shortrcf civil w » r . -In Britain , the aneient aiistocraQ * are at tins taoiwent engaged in r . -deadly defensive "struggle apRinet the " encroaehme ^ s of the middle-class , who bnyingvictory with % p \& , are rapidhy-aciikiring su-| premacy over the or . ee all-powerful olr archs of the l « 5 d . Beneath this u « ddlc < -liss is anotiier party—1 the : psrty of the reesses , who , regarding aristocrats an 6 % anufactnrers-as- ';« ing alike enemies to labour , carciittle which of the two classes -above them are
tucTftctors in the ai ? sggle , tliemserrcs ^ the working smea ^ being reso ' . Tsrd ca acquiring a . wwer which will t-imble them to eoiUtet both . The war of opinion is this country is net carried ou'vith sabres and meskets , but it is * aot less intcnse-en that accouat , wot is it the less-ssr « of producing -a *^ aighty reve ' otioa . Lidetd th « t revolution tg-Qc ^' going on ; its filial triumph reayte far distant , * tst that triumph ' it sure . Englishmen do not hast'dy-accomplish gren J BEJ-nges , bat . thr " -reforms they do accomplish f ^ ieyi retain . If this issottiie land of- ^ asty re volutions ; neither is it tite laud < . f © lunter-revoiutions . The freedom of thoestt is advancing ,-the masses sre be-i vjmini : more and-tnore enlightontd . These * ro the safe aids , towards mighty national changes , in-cni
lightened peoplc-cannot beforl 6 sganenslav « d-and miserable pe < iple . * The speculatiocs of the Eco-d & Cwnereio as ^ o the future contcj-Js-ietwecii this ami oilier liatisns ? fcr supremacy , only-txmccrn ns so ' ffc : as when thisa cobtestK shall aristi-iiic masses of this country tsay then be in a po 5 itioir * . o enforce theirsf ? . emands . The-anti militia agitation at present pervading the ceuntry . * -, an unmistak « : bis siun of the times ; a warEJug-voie * as regards the ' ifature , which-ear statesmen canii » i refuse to lister , to . War « ith America 3 s « ppRiheuded ; wsrfc India hascomicenced ; and with = os ; o war on hand , ar . oth . cr in view , and Ireland tosket ? quiet , the English GovernnKiit find : lUelf hardpressed for sold 4 srs . The uiilsiia , is to be eaHcd out ,
ostensibly for tie home defence of the caKntry , "bnt really as a ineiKS of adding to , and strcnytlieniiigslie regular army . The mere rusiour of this intended enrolment of * fee militia has created tbcgreiaxst agitation . Mcstings are hek ! nil over the country , at which the-sfeakers denocace war as a .=-i > atioi : al crime , and thet-omut-lliug nie . i to take up armsevi-ii in dt-fencr . ofthe wmntiy , in ^ hich country they , htve neither rijjhtscor property , a tyranny to baresisted Xow , if this te - -the . ** tate of * things when there-is no immediate i ! ac--er , what wil ? be tiie fertsent excited when those onr ' . sts arise which the Eto dch- 'C-Mxicio
predicts ? " jVationaiity" is well-nigh * by-gone thing iu Englasd , and when henceforth fee mnssesthe impoverish I'd , unrepresented masses ^ are called upon hy their rulers to fig & t for " their country , " t ! icgl " or )" 0 f 2 'igiaHd . "< fee ., they willaas * ar , "tlie ' Country is nocacatry for us ; the ' glory' aud 'grcat-=: iess' you sj-esk of , we partklpate not in . Maks it rreritably » ur -fstherland ; let us kave our righte as « neii and cittfaKs , and thci the cmntrj shall -have ihs defence of car right ara-. s . But if Jiot , . ifc jou i * ill monopolisar . il . tkht fur the country yourselves . ' " "i"he " war of opinion" is tending to that end ,- £ ud & "at end will eoir . e .
Seizure Oi" Ax English Brigsbtra Port&Vi...
SEIZURE Oi" AX ENGLISH BRIGsBTrA PORT & ViUESE -MAN-OF-WAR . COonsiderabtefittssatioa , nt ' iigled nith corlittlcJa-^ -nation , has been created ia this town amongst . - the merchants , engaged , in-the-African trade ,-. by ^ tJie jlh ^ al seizure , bv a Portuguese man-of-war , of tie ifig Lady Sale , of this port ,-whilst tradisg on-the coast of Africa fats palm oil , ivory , < fcc . ¦ Jk * fore proccedtGg to .-ofier any remarks on : tfee select of this seizure , we copy the following !« eportant testimony ^ as to > the affair from a . Freeeh n ? K «** , which is tLeSrst pablie account we have pead o £ * th 3 transaction t ^ -
•* iil seems certain -that this , vessel had not the-sljghteit ict «& t " on of trading f » r ^! aves . . 'Hat this will net ; prevW 5 t it fcua being condemned hv-the commisMoe , for the doKhk reason , Uiat tiicl ' ortusnese judges will jiaturalh foltur . ' in this case & e esas ^ ple given them hv the EiixHt & judVes in the eascof-Fortr ^ uese vestals £ uspected of - » lcve trade , and that . the 'English will be obliged to jjive . proaf of their jm | iai . t " alJty .-and equity , by shoivinj ; the-seelves inflexible with regard to one of their own rees « l 5 , < - £ ptured under Uiose conditions of guilt theydiave themselves sorigor « iOflyl » ia . do «* j ; .:-and the vessel will be saeriSced tothegivater ^ ory . of ^ British philanUircipy .
It is jisssei . for rebels gding to - ihe African const -. to obtain mere ' iniidi . ce , such £ « ruin , , oil , and ivory , to hare on board certain utcnsilx wtieli-would be perfectly useless in otbar expeditions . Such uteocile were found on board this sesse ] . Sue belonged io the house of Charles Horsfall sud Son , Liverpoit ' . had remained two or three months in ii * so Zaire and Csogo , togetotl ofpalm and ivory , bat had not been able to ubtais either , and was goii > £ to JtisH-rez . to take a cargo of . copal . She was capturel -on account « f liavis ^ on aboard "iG casks of water , semralcales of rice , a copper , and « ome bars ; « nd the probaidlity Uthat she wiUheeoudt-JKaed . as a slaver . " —Scaiaphat-fo f ' . gar . 'e ' d ' es .
Vfe have n * g-* Je inquiry , and find , the foregoing facts are subsiactially correct ; and whsi is more , hy later account * , we find the Lady Sale lias actually beeiicondentnediy the Portuguese autborities ! ft appears that there is not the slightest imputation of the vessel being & agaged in the slave trade ; but , because she had oa i-oard certain articles which wore necessary for the swage , and which are Jaken by esery Tt ' ssel engaged" in the extensive trade in palm 0 * 5 from this port , asi which , by straining the letter of the treaty with Portugal for the suppression of the slave trade , has hew ; construed into an inidn ^ ctnefii of the treaty , aui led to the seizure and eondemsation ofthe ve . *« d .
TUgre is soinetbing like 20 , 000 tons of shipping , besides propeny t « the vain ? , of nearly a million ster ling , engaged in this trade ; flie whole of which , if our ioverciacnt -ilkm- this act of viriual piracy to pass without relrfss , may , in like manner , fail a sacrifice to the spirit of retaliation which seems to have a > tuated the eapfrns ofthe Lady Sale . In the iodivilua ! case of this vessel , there is no doubt , even under hi letter of thy treaty , the seizure has been illegal ab initio , the Portuguese man-ofwar having tafci'fl her whilst the captain was on shore at Ambrcz . Thx . , treaty requires that , nnder any circumstances , tug ' credentials of thc seizing officer should be presented , before proceeding even to search tue yc-sel . This » .- « disregarded .
\ Vc understand that active steps have already been taken by thc merchants of this town to bring thc subject under the notice of her Majesty's government ; hut , unless the government arc equally active and prompt in luring and demanding redress , the Kinsequences will he most serious to the trade of thc pori . —Livir />? c ! l Mail .
Murder Of Captain Shep Herd. Royal Artil...
MURDER OF CAPTAIN SHEP HERD . ROYAL ARTILLERY , AT THE CAl'fi OF GOOD HOPE . Woolwich , Fen . 3 . —An official letter was received this morning at head-quarters , at Woolwich , aitnoune ' mg , in the foilaiuug terms , the death of Ctptai : i SLepberd , of the Royal Artillery , by the hands of au assassin : — " Tort Victoria , December 1 , i & i 3 . " Sir—It is with feeling *; of deep regret that I have to ejiort , fur rite iittVtrmation of tiie Lieutena . ut-Cotoiie . 1 commanding , the . leaili of C . i ' itain Stiejilienl , at I'urt Victoria , at ab-jut a quarter past two o ' clock on tlie afternoon of the ' 20-h of November . lle came by his daath from a gun-shot wound through the body , when jjassinj tliruuxh thec-inm , opposite the quarters o .-cupied hy Wheeler William Lunj , Jtuyal Artillery , who is now a prisont-r on sus :. ie * on of being the assassin .
" Wheeler Lung was marched from thisport yesterday , under a strong escort , Io Grjiiam ' s-towt , th-. re to await his trial fur the : nar . ; .-r . " Ca : > t : i : u . Stivphevd ' s mnains were interred this d . vr , Vl'll !"" H *?****} 'i * aiioB . v , a : J" . irt IJeaui ' -irt , —J r ^ m-iin , &¦• :. "
Tue Late Explosion Al Lambeth. Death Of ...
TUE LATE EXPLOSION AL LAMBETH . DEATH OF TWO MORE OP TUB SUFFERERS . Thc late disastrous and awful explosion of fireworks in Lambeth-walk has proved fatal to twomore „ f the sufferers . The young men Smith and Spier , who were conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , have both since died . Spier died on Saturday , between twelve and one o ' clock at night ; the other unfortunate individual , Smith , died at six o ' elock in the morning . They wereoi the respective ages of tweutv-three and nineteen years . Ko hopes from the moment of tlieir admission were entertained of their recovery . The child , Alfred Ainger , is also at the hospital , and on Sunday evening was going on as favourably as could be expected , though not pronounced to b * i , ut of d ; mger . Thc young woman , Sarah Hale , still remains at Lambeth workhouse .
Inquest . —On Monday evening an inquest was held at Goya Hospital , before Mr . Payne , « n the bodies of Jolui Smith and Robert Spiers " . George Randall deposed tiiat thedeseased were in the cmplov of Mr . Darby , firework-maker . About two o ' cloek ' on Friday witness was in the cellar of the house , No . 15 . King-itrect , Lambeth-walk . The deceased and two others of the name of Keiiyon were engaged in nuking stars , consisting of a composition of saltpetre , sulphur , aud antimony , which was wetted with gum , aud the whole mixed together in an earthenware pan . The stars were made from the composition by a mould . Witness had kit the house about eight minutes when the catastrophe took place . By the Osvttssev * . I should judge there was abaet a hundredweight of composition ia thc cellar wltes the accident !
tiafpened ; there was a fire in the -cellar , but no ! candle . By the J « y : The men vwre sober at the ' time ; ihey werein the habitof smoking in the cellar , but none of tkeia were doing so is-hen I left . Mrs . ivenyon , the mother of one of tfease who perished , deposed : —Shc was on the premises when the -exylos ' r ou took place : ; the flames casM up from tlie < cel ! ar into the passage . Witness , the femalo Hales , and the child Ainger escaped through the Raines : the two latter arc now in a hopeless conditiou . A , few minutes befoje thc explosion , % cr son Williami ( dead ) came to her ' -for a candle , which she gave fehu , but it was not lit ? st tho time . VYtituess cannot account for the origin -of the calaruits * .- — -Mr . Darby and other witne-ses " were examiiwri , but none corfd state the origia of the catastofilB . Verdict- * " Accidental deiitli . -
IsqtJBec os Two Mo-te of the SizS-siiers . —On Tuesday morning , at * oteveu o ' clock , Mr . W . Carter , the eoreoer for Surrey , and a jury , assembled at the : John'EtfllTavern , Tjywsstreet , La-dfccth , touching the respective dcafciwsf William Kocytm , aged nineteeO ' . 'ears , and Witliun Holmes , aged sixteen years , who lost , their lives at tlie late o & y ' osion in lv * n « -S strev * t , Larabeth-w-afe . Thejuryhavingbeen stroni , ' precceded , with the coroner , to Use workhouse to vhvy the bodies , whic ' i presented *« very shocking spectacle . The features of both ^ wsre quite charred by the action of -6 he lire . Evidence similar te that ¦ fcaken before Mt . 'W . Payne , at ' ( kiy ' s Hospital , ¦**"« heard , and the ^ ary returned a venlict ' * That tho'dacsartd individottfc had lost tltc ^ iives accidentallj ' . "
Death of jtsftriit-K SueensifSE . —On Wednesaiy 'Korning death-tiH-iuiuated f lie- CKistcnce of another ' <^ ' theunfort « nAt « sufferers * t * the late explosion at ' -ihe tire-work -manufactory , wKing-street , Ltuftbrith - salk . The £ « ceased is th * e . ** oor child Alfred Ainger , . aged two years , "who , itappa ? . vs , was nephew te Mr . Ivenyon , tue : pr 3 prietor of tlnJ'l ' . ousc , and at thctime -ofthe expfesioc . w ;^ on a * viet to the family who had beeu for >« riiic time in the employ of Air . Darby , the celebrateii ' nre-work ariasi to Vauxhalbgatxicns , and other places of public atwiscmcnt . The deceased was iirst taken to the accident wardof Guy ' s * Uosp ' t-il on Friday « Jternoon , and expired on Wedaeufar .
Filigiiirful Occup.Rence At Lvitcrplm)L....
FIlIGIiirFUL OCCUP . RENCE AT LVitCRPLM ) L . About fcsl ? -past eleven-o ' clock on Sattird ? , y forenoon a feigfctful aecidesat occurred in Mooi ^ treet Thc north-side of that street is entirely-occupied by warehouses , chiefly for tlie storage of grain and flour . They are-gcuerally aboi ^* iix stories high . Midway on the riglit , from Fenwiok-street , and lieatjy oppof < i : e the * baek door of * Mrs . aladdrell , ^ shinonger , James-street , is a warehecsc known as Tipping ' a , " one of the oldest in Mocr-street . Thts ' -warehousc , which was-seven stories h : gh , and was in the occupation of Mr . William Dear , was stored in meat of the rooms with cotton , flour ,-aad grain . The > warehousfi extends fivjia Moor-street into the Old ficpery , and , about tiieittme we havs named , the -Mocr-street frontage fell with a teiritk ; crash , the ref > ortof which instantly'brouujit a large-Oiicourse of persov . s to the
scene . & i this moment there were sixteen porters employed-ia So . 2 , amoegst the grain--and flour ; fortuuataly their operafci'ins were coufiued to the nortti endof the buildiug : in the direct ten ofthe Old Ropery ,-where the wareteuse has anotherifrontage . They rushed to the jigger rope , down vhieh they slided , aud escaped for-i the most part . wish a few bruises , but none of them arc , we are kd to believe . very seriur-siy injured . iFifwcu out ofitbe ^ sixieen thu < escaped . One of thc men , named Poier Lacy , is missing , , and it is feared is buried imtboiv . ins . We ought-t ' j state that whMelhc Moor-steeettVontage gave way ,- the Old Ropery frontage remained intact , otherwise £ he poor fellows whowi-reemployed-iu thtt part of the building must inevitably have perished . There weip . at the time of the calamity , l-JijOOd sacks of flour , hy-ge quantities of the same matcrial . in barrels , and auiich cotton and . grain in the buildir . g .
One incident connected * witli the subjects worth relating . < There was a man delivering eonn 1 rom a iorry into ; the warehouse , in Moor-street ,, directly opposite the building which fell , and , as ieeusna ) , the cliain-lior < je . Ji : id been unhooked , and the .-chains ihrown user his back . Upon hearing a .-erasii , the horse erected his ears , and-evinced alann . ; siwitantly another uoise was heard ,.-r . lien the animal galloped off with a"lthe speed his awi : ward harncss ^ ould permit , and iasantly the shaft hone followed his example , bat the lorry h ^ id-scarcely cleared the distance of theiuilding ( for indeed some of the . tricks caught thc hind part of it )* dien the warehouse fell into the street . Had it not rbeen for this impulse of the horses , both man , horses , and lorry would shave been covered'hy the failiug pi ' . e . There is bat one opinion ,, that the casualty < iook place in conse / juence of snno « . ? the floors being overladen , but whjck floor first ga ? e way wc ha *; e . not ascertained .
The man T * acy has not yet appeared , and St . is now almost beyond doubt thai tho poor fellow is buried beneath ( he ruiitti , as hiecn & t , which hungiin the warehouse , near to where . he was working , ha * 'l < cen found . Jtjs right to say , however , that we have heard that tiVacy was seen in the Hayiuarket after the time of the accident .
Poisoxixg Is Fisaxce.—Some Of Our Reader...
Poisoxixg is FisAXCE . —Some of our readers may resiembir the acccuut wliicli we gave nearly tw . o . yearsago , ofthe arrest and imprisonment of a woman named St . Lti-er , eca chargt * of attempt to commit ram-dcr by means of-some eakei containing arsenic . Thc prisoner was brought to trial before the Court of Assise of the TarneuGurounc , . on the 23 rd ult . Most of the chcu ; usts . ii < uis of this case were detailed atthc-tilUtf , butit is uueussnry now bo give the mimuiary cf the whole . In vtbft month ot February . 18-14 , Antoiue Veruines , the conductor of a . diligence between Montauban and Mr"ksac , his wife , and two of his chUdrc-t , were attacked with illness alter eating some cakes , which came to them iu Xhe following manner :- —On tiie th 3 ? ef February , a . box was lett at the diligence-office , addressed to " M . Ghnu hart , woojien-draper , at Moiswic , to be delivered to his daughter . " M . Chaobart was abseat from bonis at the time of tie delivery . of the box , but it was
opened by his ante and daugJitcr , aad was found to contain some eakes and au anonymous letter , as coming from a . schoolfellow of Mile . Ohaubart , full of expressions of kindness , and inviting her to eat the cihes in remembrance . of the days when she and the writer ate similar cakes together . -itschool . Madame Ch . iu bart , who had some fciisiiic ' wms about tlie aff . iir , sent the box back to Mo & tauban by Vernieres , the conductor , and , nobody claiming it , he after a time opened it , and with hi « family ate some of the cakes as above stated . As they were attacked with symptoms which betrayed the existence of poison , antidotes were successfully administered , and the remainder of the cakes being examined , thc presence of arseuie in large quantities was delected . It became evident that the poison had been intended fur . Mile . Chaubart , nud the police authorities iuimediatciy exerted themselves to discover the culprit . It was soon ascertained that there existed at Montaubm a person who had motives for the commission of the intended
numier , aim that ttiis person was Mile , de St . Legcr , a young schoolmistress *> t La Franeaise , near Montauban . In 1813 she became acquainted with M . La-argue , a music-master , and engaged him to give lessons of music at her school , the became enamoured of M . Lafargue , and did everything to induce hira to marry her ; but Mr . Lafargue , being in love with and engaged to Mile . Chaiibart , resisted all her seductions . She then had recourse to anonymous letters to M . and Madame Chaubart to indice them to break off the intended marriago , but , failing in this scheme also , she resolved to destroy her rival . She procured same arsenic , and mixing it up in tiie cakes forwarded it to the addressof M . Chaubart , in the manner related . The trial of the prisoner occupied two days , during which time several witnesses were called to prove the case , and
did so in a way to leave no doubt in the minds of the jury that Mile , de St . Leicr had in her frenzied jealousy declared to several persons that she was resolved to destroy the life of Iter rival , and her preparations for this purpose had been detected . Thc counsel , in the presence of the overwhelming evidence as to her guilt , attempted to establish a plea ol temporary insanity under the influence of jealousy , and the prissner herself , during her confinement , had attempted to make it u- 'ieved that she was insane , but the medical witnesses declared that her insanity was simulated . She was found guilty , but with extenuating clrcumstnn . ^ s . mid sentenced to twenty years' iiiipr ^ onmeni with hard 1 iboi if . —Gaiiy w . titi ' i Alessiifjer ,
The Ten Hours' Bill. [Although In The Fo...
THE TEN HOURS' BILL . [ Although in the following address from Lord Ashley to his constituents there is only a passing allusion to the Ten Hours Bill , still this , perhaps , is thc most luting p lace in which to announce the noble lord s resignation of his seat in Parliament . ] TO TUB CENTKt , CttlWSV , ms » 01 . T * ETtB , AND OTHER ELECTORS OF TIIE C 00 NTV Of DORSET . London , Jan . 21 . Gentlemen , —The First Minister of the Crown 1 ms propounded to the Parlianwnt a measure for the total abolition of all protective duties on the importation of foreign corn . The bid seems so wall adapted to meet tho present and future exigencies of the country , thnt I shall think it a point of duty to do nil in my power toivnrds rendering it the l » w of the land .
I ventured , in the month of October lust , to direct your attention to the present necc-sity of an iimnedUto settlement of this loiig-ngitateii question- —that necessity is now increased ten-fold by this act of the government ; and a resistance to it , which could not postpone the measure beyond the interval of a few months , would mitigate none of thc apprehendedevils , and would vtiisa up others of a more formidable kind . I state these iirguoienU for your serious reflection , hut thoj- * -e not the « o * « ground * on which I rest my dttermriiation to support the measure . - I Shall accept it , not only without a ' wm , but in the full and confident Iwpe that it will prove conducive to the welfare of all classes of the corannisitj . Hut there it a preliminary consideration : the appeal to thc country In 18 « was , in fact , whatever the ostensk blc purpose , m appeal on the question of tho Corn-Laws . I maintained , at that time , that protection w » R hidispw * . sable , though I reserved a discretion on all details , and obtained year support aecoviiiwgly .
I am ritw of opinion that it is no longer expedient to mtuuUiasuch protection . Although nu pledges were asked or given , I should he acting te contravention * af « n honourable widerAMiding bslvecn myself and the electors on this tspeoial matter were CC to retain my seat , and vote for XhU'iriJaistvrial measure . I-have therefore revested the grant ofthe Chiltern Hundred * , that you lauj-lmre the opportunity ** : proceed- ' hvg'to another election . Sou will readily believe that I contemplate sueh . tin ¦ evrsit with exceeding . paw . It would -sever -e . connectitfn which I have enjoyed with honour as * d ; pleR £ ure for foKr-• tesn years , - one thaH-greatly prefer to any-iliat coiih" be offered . It would-shut mo out , perhaps ; f & r ever , from iwiblicoccupations , > au * L stop the progress'of various mea--surcs , to which 'I h « re devoted tlie 'beat , years'tK iny political life , « md - Suprendered ui * uy 'hopes of personal ¦ advantage . J mention these things to prove toyoc . how deep and how-sincere are mv conVictiuns .
I am indebted to . * your kindnesis and-confidcnce'i ' or the opimrtuiiuws ^ have'enjoyedofpublicKA'vice , andwhich , I trust , I herottoceiisuscri . I shall ever rutain towards you a lively-sense \ 3 f gratitude and esteem , with-ar . ardent and uncenwiiigipraycr for your-50 ftiral and iudiviaual wi-lfave . Ishall « npe « r-ori thehmstingson 'the day of nomination , and -. Ball fori * show of haivds , to nsccrtaiu , beyond a doubt , thpsentimants of the constiwsncy . I am , gefitltimrn , with much'respect attd-cSfejem , your faithful friend-ars J nervant ,. -Ashley .
I-Bhe Factories Bill. The Following Lett...
i-BHE FACTORIES BILL . The following letter has heeit addressed by Mr . Fieldcn to the" Short Time'Coramittees & fSanc . ishiie , Yorkshire ,- » nd Scotland / ifcc .-: — ; 'W , Aruudel-street . - 'l ' trand , -London , Pib . 2 . , ' " Gcntlemo !! , —As Lord -Ashley , throng "? the medium of the newspapers , has stated that he has applied for the gnu-tot ttiuCliilu-. ru Hundreds for tha pacposc ofvacarin * ' hts-seat in the House ot ' Eemmons , I " jare this nigbt Kiveu-notice-t . o the house , tliatas my nameus attached to the F « cto . ryH > ill introdgced « by his lordship on Thursday last , lead ; at first time , andordered ' to be readasecoud time on thtt &' th inst ., I shall tiike charge of the bill , * n < i ask thc-hoiaio to read it a aeoond time , ; if « ot on that day ; on at- ^ eariyday after ; andU-rely on you and all fnrour able to the ^ T en Hour Hill giving me theii \ * 3 est support in my attempt-to carry the bill-through'Parliament . ' . * I > £ -. ii , gentlemen ^ ycur obedient-servant , ; ' " . / 07 IN Field * . ** , i "T-o thc Short-time * ^ Committees of Lancashire-York , Jjc :
Tiie Factories.Bill. Tke'folk'winjj Is T...
TIIE FACTORIES . BILL . Tke ' folk'winjj is the text of the tFuctories Bill ,-brought ir . by . Lord Ashley . aud Mr . Fielden , but now committed exclusively to ; the care of Mi \ Fi ' eMen : —
& BIO . -1 Q . AUESD THE EA ** T 8 BEL 4 TIN 0 TO LABOOtt IN PACTOSISS . Whereaaanactwas passed in the fourth year of the ruigK of hir , late M . 'ij * -sty , entitled " An ;«; ct to regulate lite UAwur . cf children and young persons in the mills and faetori ( -. s . o 5 'ihe United Kingdom f and . euothor act was passed in . the session oftTarlinmcnt held in the seventh and eighth yours of the reign of her present Majesty , entitled " d-. ii .-c . ut to amend the laws relating to labour in ' factories ; " « nd by the said . first-memiuticd . act it was pro- vided , that no person under the age of eighteen years
shouldle oiuployeti in any-snch mill or factory as . in the said act is mentioned , in any-such description of work a * thereiuhafnj ?!* specified , morcrthan twelve hours in anyone ' day , nor more thaiisixty-mneiiouts in any one week ,. except as thereinafter is provided ; and by vine said la ' st-i mentioned act it was provi '«* * ,. that no : female above the age of eighteen years should be . cmployed in . any factory , as defined by Mie said act , save for the same time aud in ' the ssmcjiianner as young -persons ( by the * aid act defined to he , persons of the age-of thirteen years , anduntlcr tlw age of eijshteen years ) might fee emnloyediu factories ::
And whereas it is expedient : to alter the -said acts for the purpose of further restricting the hours of labour . of young pursonc and females in ketones : Beitenaetet " , by the Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty , by and with the advice « nd consent of the Lords Spiritual ; and Temporal , and Commons , in this present Purliammti assembled , ant by the autharity of the same , that not- ; withBtandiii £ anything in the said acts , contained , as fromthe 1 st day of Ao / fust , 1 S 16 , no parson under the age of , eighteen year **' ia ! lbe <; mployedin . « ny such mill or factory !
in such description of work as in the said first-mentioned act is specified , for more than eleven .-hours in any one day , nor for raorc . than sixty . four hours in any one week , except as in the-Raldact is provided- ; and that as from the said 1 st day cf August , 18 tff , the-said two acts befor * - metuionetl shall in till respects be coustrucd as if the pro . vision in the salt ! first-mentioned act contained , as to persons under thc age of eighteen years working in niille and factories , had bueo . confined to eleven hours instead of twelve hours in anyone day , and to sixty-four hours iu any otic week , insie .-Kl of sixty-nine hours ,
And be it enacted , thnt as from the first day of Aug ., 1817 , no per on under tho age of eighteen years shall bu employed in any such mill or factory , in such description of work ns in the said lirst-mentioncd act is specified , for inure than ten hours in any one day , nor more than iiftyuiue hours in any one week , except as iu the said net is provided ; and that as [ tomtlie Istday ol August , 1 S 47 , the said two acts shall , in all respects , be construed its ii * the jti-cvkioii in iliesaidtti'st-meutioned act contained , ns'to persons under the age of eighteen years working in mills and factories , had been confined to ten hours instead of twoXi ; e hours in any one day , aud fifty-nine hours in anyone week instead of sixty-nino . hours , and that the restrict ' wis respectively by this aci imposed as regards tin * working of persons under the age < n" eighteen y citvg shall extend to females above the age of eighteen ye : irs , in Jill rcspeetx-is by the secondly hereiubefore-mentioiied act is provided .
Aud be U enacted , that the said two hereinbefore-mentioned acts , as atnendtd by this act , and this net shall be construed together : is one act . And be it enacted , that this act may be amended or repealed by any act to be passed in this pretiut session of Parliament .
Tub Miritder-Causixo Game Laws.—We Have ...
Tub MiritDER-CAUsixo Game Laws . —We have few additional facts to communicate , beyond what has been already published , in reference to the sanguinary and fatal affray which took plase last week between the gamekeepers ofthe Earl of Morley and a gang of poachers . We stated in our last , that the inquest held upon the remains of Tottle , tlie murdered keeper , was adjourned until Tuesday , the 27 th Jan ., in the hope that some further evidence would he obtained with respect to certain suspected parties for wham the police had been in search , and wlio it was thtriight might perhaps , bv that time , be broiielit within the reach ol j ustice . The indefatigable efforts of the police and others who arcHiminrod in tracimr
out the retreat of the parties to whom we have alluded , have not however proved successful ; and consequently the jury , on re-assembling on Tuesday , had nothing further to do than to proceed with the examination of the witnesses in attendance on the Thursi ' ay previous . The investigation , nevertheless , lasted until a late hour in thc evening , when a verdict uf wilful murder was agreed to against some person or persons unknown , Read being included in the verdict as an accessory before the fact ; aHd immediately upon tlie jury coming to this decision , the coroner is-sued his wan-ant for thc committal of the prisoner to the county gaol at Exeter , where he will take his trial accordingly . — Plymouth Herald .
Sl'DBEN DltATIl O P A GkSTI . RMAX IS THE SlUKET . —On Tuesday evening an inquest was held at tue Green . M * n Tavern . Old Kent-road , before Mr . P . iyne , on the body of Mv . Isaac Harvey , agentlcman of " independence , who died suddenly in the street , under the following circumstances .: —Mr . Hughes , a chemist , of Burliimton-place , Old Kent-road , deposed that about two o ' clock on Saturday afternoon his attention was called to the deceased , who was staggering on tho foL-t-pavement opposite tlie door . The
deceased was assisted into tne shop , when witness observed that there was a quantity of blood flowing from his mouth , lie was placed upon a chair , and witness endeavoured to administer restoratives but , he was unable to swallow . A surgeon was sent for , but In-fore his arrival thc deceased breathed his last . Mr . Otlling , surgeon , of High-street , Boron ,: )) , sail ! lie attended the dece .-tscd professionally during life , and hafl w > d » uiit ' iiis death was caused by the r'iptu :-o uf a blood vessel upon the lungs . Verdict , " iA'd from natural cause ** . '
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House Of Lords-Mondat, Fun. 2. A Number ...
HOUSE OF LORDS-Mondat , Fun . 2 . A number of petitions were presented for and against a repeal of the Com Laws . Lord Braumont presented a petition from an individual named Henry Graham . He complained that he was kept in a state of detention by the Sardinian government for a period of ten days for no other reason than bscausc that government had a sreat detestation of the name of Graham . ( Laughter . ) Tho petitioner prayed their lordships to take steps to procure him redress for such detention . A return of the fees incurred by the introduction of railway bills into thc housa ilurin «* the last session of Parliament was agreed to on the motion of Lord KlNAIRD . The Earl of Abebdees agreed to the production of a report on the subject of the United States tariff , and theiv lordships adjourned .
HOUSE OF COMMONS-Momdat , Fed . 2 . FROST , WILLIAMS , JONES , AND ELLIS . Mr . II . If oiikk presented a petition , signed by 3 , 500 freemen and non-freemon ofthe city of York , praying the house to take into consideration the cases of Frost , William's , Ellis , and Jones , with the view of addressing the Crown for their liberation . Mr . Bakc & at presented a similar petition from Sunderland . The petitioners urged en the house , tk * fc as the Royal clemency had been extended to the parties who had been convicted of insurrection in 'Canada , ( he prisoners for whom they petitioned might obtain a free pardon .
THE MILlTIA .-TtlE TEN HOURS' BILL . ' Mr . Srioiit presented a petition , signed by 1 , 775 inhabf tants of Wakefield , and from another place ( the name of which did not reach us ) , against calling out the militia . The Hon . member also presented a petition from a place in the county of Durham in favour ofthe Ten Horn's' Labour Bill . Dr . Bowaise presented a similar petttien , as did « 3 so Mr . S . Griwfoub . The hon . member likewise ( presented a petition from a place in Lancashire , against calling ' -out thc militia . Mr . T . Buncombe presented four pctitUms from Hammersmith and other places against calling out the militia .
Mr . T . © utwoMBE presented six petitions m favour ofthe Ten Hours' Bill . Mr . i & RMWM * presented a sitailar petition fran a place in 'Lancashire . Tiie hon . member said he would take that opportunity of stating that , f ; s his name wrb-ou the back of the till along with that of Lord Ashley , who was now no longer a member of that liotfsc ^ having accepted the 'Chiltern Hundreds ) , it was his indention to bring on the second reading on the * l £ th inst . ; or , if he could not do so on that day , he 'would on as early a day after as was practicable .
•( StiLlNG OUT AND'TRAINING THE MILITIA . Mi' . ' sT . Duhcombe wished to put aqnestion to the right ^ hon . member , the Secretary at "War , similar to 'bat-which had been on a former evening put to the right hon baronet the -Home Secretary , anil tho answer to which had not , he believed , lieen correctly understood by the public . It was , -indeed , correctly understood that thegovernment had no intention ol immediately calling out the militia for service , but it was not equally clear what was meant as to calling out'under the existing law , > or bringing in a hew measure for that purpose .
< Mr . S . FlBRBKM-said-fche lion , member wa « quite correct in supposing that considerable misapprehension did prevail in the public mind on the subject , which arose from the circumstance of not observing tire distinction tatween " embodying" and "traintug . " The government had no power to embody the militia , butit had a power to call them out for tnftining , and beyond that it was not intended to go . it was , however , the intention of govevivme-vt to bring in a measure for the purpose of consolidating aid amending the -various Militia Acts , with the viaw to greater facilities of calling out for training the militia force ; and on this part of the subject he was anxious to say a word with respect to the
formation of militia clubs , which he understood was being carried on in many . parts of tlie country , and which nXFered on certain pecuniary considerations to g \ wrantee to persons-. drawn by the ballot , to provide : them substitutes . He would recommend to persons engaged in or joining sueh clubs , to suspend theiv proceedings until they were aware of thc measures which would be inuodaced by the government , which , as related to the mode of raising the militia force , would be found much less onerous than the present system of the ballot , which the new act would put an end to . ( Hear , hear . ) Under these circimt--s . ances , ho did hope tvtat all parties interested in this subject would suspend their proceedings until they saw what the government intended to do .
DRAINAGE , < S ; c . ( IRELAND ) BILL . Sir T . FflKiumE proposed the second reading of the Dr . unagc , & c . ( Ireland ) , Bill . Mr . F . FtiKscu condemned the bill as an attempt of the Board of Works in Ireland to grasp at powers whieh they had neither the means nor the staff to carry into execution . Instead of giving an imputstto the employment of the pet / pie of Ireland , it would cither remain a dead letter , or would act injuriously , lie hoped that before this bill was pressed upon tlie house time would be given to collect tho opinion of the landowners of Ireland respecting it . Sir T . Fremastle defended the Board of Works from the charge brought against it by the last speaker . That Board had no wish to grasp at any power save that which was necessarv to thc proper discharge of thc functions imposed upon it by the Legislature . He defended at some length the policy of the j measure .
Sir R . i euguson also objected to the bill , on account of the great preliminary expenses which it imposed on the landowners before they could avail themselves of its provisions , and on account of the irreat increase which it made to the powers , already too large , vested in the Commissioners of Drainage . Mr . O'CoNNTttx'declared his intention to vote for the second reading of the bill , which contained many uood enactments . He had no complaint to make of the Beard of Works . The objections made to the details of the bill had better be reserved till it went into committee . The bill was then read a second time .
On tlie motion of Sir I , rbemaxixk , the report on the Public "Works ( Ireland ) Bill was brought up , After a short discussion , in which Mr . F . French , Sir R . Ferguson , Colonel Conolly , and Mr . Sharnian Crawford objected te the compulsory presentment which the 5 th clause of this bill lluved the Grand Juries of Ireland . to make without exercising any volition or control over them , and in which Sir T . Fremsntle , Mr . O'Csnneli , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the necessity , as welt as expediency , of suchan onaotmeut , Sir li . Ferguson moved the omission of the cian . se , and persisted in dividing the house upon it , notwithstanding the request of Mr . G . A . Hamilton ( who concurred in some of his objections ) that he would withdraw his opposition to ic . The numbers were—for the omission of the clause , S ; against it , 97 . The clause was then permitted to stand as part of the bill . Tho report was then agreed to .
THE GAME LAWS . On the motion of Mr . Bhioht , the select Com mittee on thc Game Laws was re-appointed .
IRISH FISHERIES BILL , Sir T . Fuejuntlu moved for leave to bring in a bill to afford encouragement to the construction ol small piers and harbours calculated _ to extend thu fisherk-v in Ireland . He proposed , with thc consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , to expend £ 50 , 000 in five years , at the rate of £ 10 . 000 a-year , in tho formation of piers on tho coast of Ireland—a measure which he conceived would be the best mode of encouraging the construction of suitable boats , which were now much wanted , for the deep sea fishery , and also the river fishery of that country .
He likewise proposed that before any grant was made for such a purpose there should be a voluntarr contribution to a quarter , aud in sonic etues to half of the amount ., eitaer from private individuals or from the adjoining localities . Applications for these grants must bo made to the Board of Works , which , on taking a survey of the coast , and on giving a certificate that tile proposed pier would be advantageous , and that the security offered for the completion of it was adequate , would be entitled to call upon the treasury to issue a warrant for payment of any proposed grant .
After the conversation , in which Mr . F . French , Mr . Ross , Sir II . Barron , and Afi * . Gregory , till expressed their approbation of the . proposed measure , and of its probable beneficial effects , leave was given to bring in the bill . The house then adjourned . HOUSE OF LORDS-Ti-esday , Feb . 3 . The House of Lords sat only for a shon time . The Lonu Chanckllob introduced a bill for the repeal of certain penalties which are still attached to the profession of peculiar religion * , opinions , especially with relation to the oaths of alk-gtmiee , supremacy , and abjuration . The bill was read a first time , and the house adjourned till Thursday . HOUSE OF COMMONS-Tuksiuy , Ff-ii . 3 . On the motion of Major Beubsvouo , a new writ was ordered for Chichester , in the room of Lord A . Lennox , who has accupkd tho Chiltern Hundred .- ' ( Derisive cries of "Hear , " on the Opposition side . ) A number of petitions were presented for thc abo * lition of tlie Corn Laws .
THE M 1 LITIA .-THE TEN HOURS * BILL . Mr . DitxxisTouN presented a petition from a peace society against , thc enrolment of the militia . Lord J . RussKu , presented a petition from 11 ward in Lond on in favour of a Ten flours' Labour Bill , Mr . Tkki , awnv presented five petitions from placi-K in Cornwall against thc enrolment of the militia . THE TIMBER DUTIES . Sir R . I ' j-ki , then rose and said , — . Mr . Speaker , I 'I ' . iii ' c know whether it will he exactly re ^ uhty , baton ac ' .-u ' .-. n ! " i . ! io hnp ' ii'tanc ! of tlie Hubj < : ct , "' aud the fact that tiie American uw . il is im the eve of saiUn- ' from
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Liverpool , I may perhaps be allowed , to tnke " . h ' -s , the _ earliest opportunity of announcing the intentions of her Majesty ' s ^ ovc ' rnmoiit with respect to iliflir proposal for thc reduction of the duty t > t : tirntei ' . We propose to make ultimately a reduction in the differential duty on foreign timber , so that the duty shall remain after the reduction at 15 s ., imlwul of the pr esent amount . I think on hewn timber the duty is now 25 s . ; we propose to reduce it io 15 s . But with the view of ensuring to the consumer as groat a benefit as possible , the Baltic timber trade partaking now very much ofthe nature of a monopoly , in consequence of the very great demand for it ( the supply being hardly sufficient to meet the damand ) , we do not propose * that the reduction shall be immediate . We propose that from the Gin of April , 1 . 347 , the period ofthe vear we think most suitable for making a reduction of duty—we propose that from the 5 th of i
Am-il ' 817 , the dutv on hewn timner ana-. oe reduced by 5 * . ; and on tho 5 th of April , 1848 , by another 5 s . With respect to sawn timber maintaining thc same proportions , the miujjsiMi of duty ought to be Gs . on the 5 th ol April , l ^ Y , and another 6 s . on the 6 th of April , 1848 . With rcspi-ol to the smaller descriptions of timber , siidi * s iatn-wood , spar * , ami oars , we propose to make a proportionate reduction ; but whether that reduction , without injury to the interests of the consumer , might or might not be allowed to take effect from l » c otli of April , 1847 , without any more gradual reduction , 1 should wish to reserve my opinion . 'J hat is a point comparatively of minor importance . 1 am pot yet certain whether , for the purpose of protecting the consumer , the reduction should not be spread over tivo years . In the course ofthe evening tiie detailed resolutions shall be laid on tho table , but I wished to avail myself of the earliest opportunity to state their nature to the house . ( Cheers . )
TARIFF PAi'ERS . Mr . Wodehocsb moved for a copy of ihe warrant appointing Mr . II . S . Chapman chief judge of the . supreme court at Wellington , in New Zealand ; and also of dccKments relative to the tariff of tho United States . He had received high testimonials ofthe merits of Mr . Chapman , and did not doubt , that Lord Stanley had exercised a wises discretion in making the appointment ; but Mr . Chapman , as an assistant commissioner to inquire into the condition of the hand-loom weavers , had made deceptive amNi-lusive statements , oatrjippiiig the government into that free-trade course which they had since unhappily pursued . The hon . member also descanted gunm-ally on tin * impolicy of free-trade views . He alsa commented se-mewhat smartly on the doings of Dr . Bon ring . The kon . member for Bolton had tried to prevail on the g'aeha of Egypt to adoi > t a reduction of duties , and thcr « , bv-the-bye , cut sueh an extraordinary
figure , that the interpreter wmm lvavwiy cont . iin himself for laughing . He ( Mr . WodclmiisD ) had that from a particular person ( a laugh ) , a lady ( laughter ) , a married lady ( renewed laughter ) , who was not an actual eye-witness , but something very ueiiv 11 -witness ( laughter ) , a lady with whom he ( Mr . Wodchouse ) was in tlie habit of communicating ( a laugh ) , who assured him that she saw the hor ,. member shorn of his beams , and that we nhould see him as she saw him ( laughter ) , with a large straw hat nearly as big as thc table , a full Bowing beard and moustache , and Circassian trousers . ( Ureal laughtec 4 The hon . gentleman , after quoting a statement of Dr . Harding , that the more inse ' lligent handloom weavers were aware , that if a repeal of the Corn Laws had an injurious effect on the agricultural interest they should also feci it themselves , concluded with the motion already stated .
Dr . Bowri . no stated the result of several interviews with Mehemot Ali , the Pacha of Egypt , on the subjctifc of proteotio'i and Corn Laws , in which he had endeavoured to controvert the views of the Pacha , and to gain his adherence to a sounder policy . His own experience as a commercial diplomatist , had taught him the value and importance of Sir Robert Peel ' s declaration , that he was weary of negotiations in favour of reciprocity , and that ic was better we should teach by our example than wait for the effect of our precepts , Mr . Wodkhouse ' s motion was agreed to . INCOMES OF THE PRELATES . On Mr . Bkothkuto . n ' s moving , iu the- absence of Mr . Elphiiistone , an address to the Queen for various returns relative to the gross and net incomes , in 1844 and JS 4-5 , of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales .
Mr . J . C 01 . LF . 1 r said that , as Wsn ' y- » were before the house , he should not be out uf order in oxpv ? ssing his regret that the death of the bishop of Bath and IVelis had prevented his . ( Mr . CoUeu ' s ) bringing forward his motion for the consolidation of i ' im with another sue . on the occurrence of that event .. If the two could not bo efficiently served by one bishop , the [( overnmeiit would not , of course , have utiowed one bishop to tlu the . duty of both fov thfc last- soven years , —a bishop who appeared not , cmban-asseU iiy the weight of tiie double duty , but able to ciuer upon a third sec in ; lie shape of a wife . The pre-ieneo . of the bishops in the iiottae of Lords was highly objectionable ; thoy wove usidess , and faithless both to th « laity aud to the crown ,- neiileciing their charge for politic * - ; and , like the monster in Frankow . ein , no sooner created , than they were wady U > set . at defiance the power that called them into existence , The motion was agreed to .
Mr . Miles asked if the rumour were coviect . that Lord Ashley .-md another member had aecapit-d office under the Crown ? Sir llouKiir Peel , amid the laughter of the house , said it was quite correct , for they had accepted—the Chiitern Hundreds ! Tte Public IVorks ( Ireland Bill ) was read a third time , and tlie house rose at ar . early hour , HOUSE OF OOMMONS-ir » . vjMDjy , Tm . 0 . Several petitions were presented in lavc-iir of the itboiition of the Corn Laws .
THE MILITIA . Petitions against the enrolment or reorganisation of thc militia were presented by Mr . Brotherton from the inhabitants of Enfield , and by Sir G . Strickland from the inhabitants of Fleetwood .
BONE-CltUslIING IN WORKHOUSES . Captain Pkciiell brought forward his motion for : " a copy of any letters and general rules issued by the ! Poor Law Commissioners relative to the employment 1 of paupers in pounding , grinding , or otherwise break- - ins : bones , ov in preparing bone dust ; with copies off any answers from the several boards of guardians s remonstrating against such rule . " Thc hon . member , , in support of his nvition , stated that it appeared fronin Parliamentary returns that there we . ro nearly 2000 Poor Law Unions in which this intolcr .-ible nuisancee nf bone-crushing was enforced . It had been stated d that the commissioners had forbidden the coutinu-1-ance of this practice , but it was likewise rumoured ,. ! , that several boards of guardians , who had been inostst
prominent and istedfast in keeping » p tin * jca-mlalousis practice , had remonstrated with tho commissioners , s , aud hy some means or other obtained a suspension ofof the rule or regulation that had been lotted . 'Iheyjy state that it- does no harm to the paimw , and Siune-. etimes they bring lawyers who will argue on any side , ; e , or tlwy bang doctors ' who will favour their viows , autlud . thoy sav that these bones are ground at a craiik . andnd the pauper e do not even know what they av-.-wYiiuiing . ig ,, and cannot tell that it is not free tvn . de com . ( A ( A . laugh . ) But to any person who has ovr-r been to scscc : these mills in operation it is very clear that some ot oil the paupers must bo employed in the manual part ot oil tho labour , in sheeting and pounding bone ' s , andndi regulating the miil ; it is not true , therefore , thafhafl the paupers ar « not liab e to the nuisance and stencfechi ¦ . io much complained of .
Sir James Giuium would not oppose the motion . on ., It was true- that tlie Poor Law Connuib-uoiier- " hadiadi issued an order forbidding the bone-crushing . In Ini nine union-t only tin ' s order had been suspended on om his ( Sir J . Graham ' s ) responsibility . Thi'susponsionioi" ] was for thc term of three months , from the 1 st of of I January last . On the 1 st of April next , thi-i parti-rti- * eulav cmplo ; meut , in all union workhouses , wouMraMt cease to be le ^ tii . Mr . Etwai . l—I wish to ask the right hon . baronebneli if the Andover L ' nion is one of tln-se to which he lia- nai granted a three months' extension ? Sir J . Graham—1 really cannot tell at this m ( mo meat . I rut ' ier think it is not , but I cannot aiiswftsw'i at this moment .
Mr . JStwam . com plainod that the itiquH-y rai . itiutii . i i . o the Amli . v-r rase had been conducted in ;' . mo m 03 partial m-itiin-r , and given great ilis . sati ; -l ; : ci : iu ! i un the inhabitants . In the Andover house there ' . vas vas 11 hone-mill ; the bones are pounded by iron rams ms small _ mortars , and consequently the stench au am effluvia are much more nuuseous ' aml dteadfo ) till th ; i ; in tho mills . Mr . CiinisriE stated that when tho hon . ruemhemU for Andover brought forward his motion tvii b re ' ree rence to the Amlnver Union , it was hii ; intetiUmjiiona move an aincndniKnt , for thc purpose iifinsiitiitiitiitt 1 an inquiry into the conduct ofthe Poor Lav : Oc * Ccc missioners , and the whole circuinatanci-a cimiiecttiiflcc with the late inquiry . The motion was then agreed to . FRESCll FISHING VESSELS .
_ Captain Pjtc ! j >; j . j , moved for a copy of anv conuconiiu mentions from tin * Boaid of Tnule to Use ( . ' oi : u ; . ' oi : u ; i ; sioiiers of the Huntoins as to thc interpretation ofm off 13 th article of the convention with fence , ree , rr tivo to the oxiiraiiiation of French hYuing tug 11 nels . 1 he govtirument had yielded t ! n > ii .- ; Iitii .- ; htit search to . ilm remonstrances of France , and lie t lie < < hoped that tho t-nr . erssioii would meet the t-spe cspee tions ol those wi : i ; made it . Sir G . Ou !? . ;; had no objection to pmluce theo thee cument in miwi . m . Thc substance of it was was 3 welly stated in r . ho Time * . He trusted that Cap ) . Capp Icclielh ok j's . -r her reflection , would sue that th-itt relaxation of tin- hits regulation must . evHiivuaiijvua !!;! : productive nf buunit to both countries . — Agreed . iwd I lu reply lt > a f ^ iest ' inn from Mr . Kemhle
, Sir J . Ghaium stated , that in the course ot-se off Present session be should ask the house to coo ? , cooa ; t ;> a suiit > l- " . u " . v . ; i ! bill for regulating tho proeco . roeco * . . -md tor L <>••• ¦• ' ¦ •<¦ . ¦ the jurisdiction , ot corny Mm M .,-, (*(> in - -. <• '• <• . •; : •> of Eutflaud in ca-wolnw-t . nw-tt exceeding £ 20 , , The houso aitjo-irncd at tTTO i > eloclc ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 7, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_07021846/page/7/
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