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    * No^^!£ JTAR OF FREEDOM. 211

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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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    HOUSE OF LORDS.—Thursday, Nov. 11. fhe Q...

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    o'ctock L ° RD Chancellor t00k llis seat...

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    HOUSE OF COMMONS. I jThe Speaker did not...

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    EARTHQUAKE IN LIVERPOOL. A violent shock...

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    THE EARTHQUAKE IN IRELAND. Dublin, Tuesd...

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    * No^^!£ Jtar Of Freedom. 211

    * No ^^! £ JTAR OF FREEDOM . 211

    Imperial Parliament.

    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT .

    House Of Lords.—Thursday, Nov. 11. Fhe Q...

    HOUSE OF LORDS . —Thursday , Nov . 11 . fhe Qacen opened Parliament iu person , but in consequence of , tate of the weather , the opening was not attended by so many Thpr Majesty s liege subjects as generally attend royal Wes-6 t The repulsive state of the weather was a source of great SSpomtment to the country people who came to town , many of fp nV froffl a considerable distance , to see the procession . There iLfeff P crson fo ^ . «****> a » A still fewer on the stands , and 1 the tops of the Admiralty , Horse Guards , Whitehall , the Home Ice Board of Trade , and other public establishments , on which Lfc ^ ere wont t 0 can Sfe & xte tfa e opening of Parliament . As f ! jay advanced the ram increased , and became a continuous % ir . T storm . Her Majesty , however , proceeded to the House of fords accompanied by Prince Albert , the great Officers of State the yeomen of the Guard , and a troop of Cavalry , arrived at the H ouse of Lords at two o ' clock precisely . A few minutes after the Queen had entered the House , and taken her seat on the throne , 5 L delivered the following

    SPEECH . 3 fr Lords and Gentlemen , « I cannot meet you for the first time after the dissolution of parliament without expressing my deep sorrow , in which I am . ure >' ™ participate , that your deliberations can no longer be aided by the counsels of that illustrious man whose great achievements juvc exalted the name of England , and in whose loyalty and patriotism the interests of my Throne and of my people ever found an unfailing support . ^ I rely with confidence on your desire to Jiu me in taking such steps as may mark your sense of the irreparable loss which the country has sustained by the death of \ rthur Duke of Wellington .

    « I am happy to acknowledge the readiness with winch my subjects in general have come forward , in pursuance of the Act of last session , to join the ranks of the Militia ; and I confidently lrttsfc that the force thus raised by voluntary enlistment will be calculated to give effective aid to my regular army for the protection and security of the country . » I continue to receive from all Foreign Powers assurances of their anxious desire to maintain the friendly relations now happily subsisting ^ ith my government . -Frequent and well-founded complaints on the part of my North American Colonies , of infractions , by citizens of the United States , of

    the Fishery Convention of 1818 , induced me to despatch for the protection of their interests a class of vessels better adapted to the service than those which had been previously employed . This step has led to discussions with the Government of the United States ; and while the riffhts of my subjects have been firmly maintained , the friendly spirit in which the question has been treated induces me to hope that the nltimate result may he a mutually beneficial extension and improvement of our commercial intercourse with that great Republic .

    " The Special Mission , which in concert with the Prince President of the French . Eepublic , I deemed it ri g ht to send to the Argentine Confederation , has been received with the utmost cordiality , and the wise and enlightened policy of the Provincial Director has already opened to the commerce of the world the great rivers hitherto closed , which affords an access to the interior of the vast continent of South America .

    "I have the satisfaction of announcing to you that the sincere and zealous efforts of the Government of Brazil for the suppression of the Slave Trade , now nearly extinguished on that coast , have enabled me to suspend the stringent measures which I had been compelled reluctantly to adopt , a recurrence to which I anxiously hope may be proved to be unnecessary . " The Government of her Most Faithful Majesty have fully recognised the justice of the claim which my Government have long yj ^ ed for the abolition of the discrimin at ing duties on the esport of ¥ ine , and have passed a decree for giving complete effect to the stipulations of the treaty on this subject .

    " You will probably deem it advisable to resume the inquiries \ rhich were commenced by the late Parliament , with a view to legislation on the subject of thefuture government of my East Indian Possessions . " Gentlesien op the House of Commons . The estimates for the ensuing year will in due tune be laid before * The advancement of the Fine Arts and of Practical Sciences will he readily recognised by you as worthy of the attention of a great and enlig htened nation . I have directed that a comprehensive scheme shall be laid before you , having in view the promotion of these

    objects towards which I invite your aid and . co-operation . "My Louis jlkdGextlwex , "It gives me pleasure to be enabled by the blessing of Providence to congratulate you on the generally improved , condition of the country , ^ " especially of the industrious classes . If you should be of opinion that recent legislation in contributing , with other clauses , to this happy result , has at the same time inflicted unavoidable injury on certain important interests , I recommend you dispassionately to consider how far it may be practicacle equitably to mitigate that injury , and to enable the industry of the country to meet successfully that unrestricted competition to which Parliament , in its wisdom , has decided

    that it should be subjected . , "I trust that the general improvement , notwithstanding many oostades , has extended to Ireland ; and while I rely with confidence on Your aid , should it be required , to restrain that unhappy spirit ot insubordination and turbulence which produces many , and aggregates an of the evils which afflict that portion of my dominions , I recommend to you the adoption of such a liberal and generous V ^ ***^ *?" laii , as may encourage and assist her to rally from the depression in which she has been sunk by the sufferings of late years . « Anxious to promote the efficiency of every branch of oui JN a « mal Church , I have thought fit to issue a Commission to inquire ami report to me how far , iii their opinion , the Capitular Institutions of the country are capable of being made more effective ior the ^ 3 * of religious worship , religious education , and ecclesiastical discipline . ommissioner

    "I have directed that the Reports of the C , u , ^ i « g into the system of education pursued at Oxford ^ d Cambndg should be communicated to the governing bodies of those TJmversities for their consideration , and I rely upon your rea oiness to remove any legal difficulties which may impede the desire oi the ^^^ Jarge orofthe several colleges , to introduce ^ . ^^* i 2 ? Mr Aricrin- « cf « m »« tiiei mav deem to be more m accordance with " * i r existing system as thmay aeemto m muic m a ^

    ey the requirements of the present time . , , The system of Secondary Punishments has usefully occupied taeJa Wrs of successive Parliaments , and I shall rejoice 11 you shaU find it possible to devise means by which , ^^ . S ^/^ SS « ime , transportation to Van Diemaus Land may at no distant period to altogether discontinued . •„„ . iu-mi The subject of Legal Reform continues to engage my anxious attention . The Acts passed in the last Session of Parliament have been follo wed un by the orders necessary for putting them into op iat on inquiries are in progress , by my direction with a view of *™& V" *> harmony the testamentary jurisdiction of my several Courts ^ andJMs * H 1 he submitted to you for effecting farther improvements m the adtom istratiottofthelaw .

    House Of Lords.—Thursday, Nov. 11. Fhe Q...

    counlvfe T measures affecting the social condition of the S ^^ IT ^ , th !\ ! 5 S your earaest a » d salons attention and I pray that by the blessing of Almiditv God vour p ' lop ? 01118 mybe SUlded t 0 the ^^ IndfWofry

    O'Ctock L ° Rd Chancellor T00k Llis Seat...

    o ' ctock ° Chancellor t 00 k llis seat on the Wool-sack at five , THE ADDRESS . "' Th ! i ?? C * ANCEII 0 R ha ™ S read her Majesty ' s Speech , W ™ JtV ? ? *; y * Nffl «* e to move that an humble address qrinl -n J *! MaDeSty ' Wllld 1 ' usua ] > was a » ecll ° of the Royal an Act \ riSiffi 1 FC t 0 W ? Ch ? Wuld be llis dn * allude ' ™ an Ace which had been passed m the course of the last session , for the enrolment of the Militia . It had been judged necessary that thepeople or this country should be" placed in a position to resist foreign invasion , not because foreign invasion was considered imminent , but because it t ht

    was hougright that this great country should be prepared to meet an invader upon her own coasts . That measure , he was happy to say , had been most successful . The condition of foreign affairs was most satisiactory . They were assured by her Majesty that she continued to receive assurances of kindly feelings from all foreign Powers . The JNoble Earl then proceeded to allude to the present position of France , animadverted in strong terms on the freedom with which the President had been attacked by the public prints , and regretted that the chosen ruler of France , as he might call him , should have undergone such undeserved attacks from a portion of the press of this country . The Noble Earl then alluded to the other points of the speech , and concluded by moving the adoption of the Address .

    The Marquis of Bath , in seconding the motion claimed the indulgence of the House , it being the first time of his having addressed them . The Noble Lord referred at some length to the readiness with which the militia had enrolled themselves . Though it was true that the great majority of the papulation were in a state of unexampled prosperity , it was no less true that there was a class which required help , this help , he believed , would be afforded by her Majesty ' s present Government without interfering with the existing policy of the country . The Noble Lord concluded by seconding the adoption of the address .

    Tbe Earl of Derby spoke at great length ; reviewing the circumstances under which his lordship ' s government had taken office—their determination to take the sense of the poeple of England with regard to their commercial policy—their appeals to the country , and the subsequent discovery that the majority were . in favour of the present system , under which it could not be denied that they had reaped great benefits . The question carried with it the whole ' financial policy of the country . He did not deny that he saw before him some difficulty and future embarrassment , but he bowed to the decision of

    the country ; at the same time that he was desirous to mitigate as far as possible the evils which the present system had inflicted on certain classes . For a detail of the plans which the government proposed under those circumstanoes , he referred them to the motion which his friend , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , would bring forward for the consideration of the other house in " one short fortnight . " The address was then adopted , srnd the house adjourned .

    House Of Commons. I Jthe Speaker Did Not...

    HOUSE OF COMMONS . I jThe Speaker did not resume the chair till half-past four o ' clock . THE INQUEST AT SIX-MILE-BRIDGE . Sir John Fitzgerald gave notice that , on Tuesday next , he should move for a copy of the evidence taken at the coroner ' s inquest in the Six-Mile-bridge affair . TENANT EIGHT IN IRELAND . Mr . Sergeant Shee gave notice that , on this day fortnight , he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for regulating the custom of Tenant-right in Ulster , and securing compensation to improving tenants ; and also for limiting the power of evictions in certain cases .

    REPUBLIC 03 ? DERU . The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought up a report of the treaty with the Republic of Peru .

    the address . The Speaker then read the Queen ' s Speech , after which—Lord Lovaine rose to move the address in reply . After passing an eulogium upon the Duke of Wellington , the Noble Lord alluded to the success which had attended the enrolment of the Militia , notwithstanding the auguries respecting it . After a brief reference to the differences on the American Fishery question , the Noble Lord went on to observe , that her Majesty entertained sanguine hopes of the final extinction of the slave trade , Cuba being the only spot in the world where it now flourished . He next adverted to the

    gratifying intelligence that transportation to Van Dieman ' s Land would soou cease , expressing a hope that some other means would be found for disposing of the criminals of the country . He readily admitted that the commercial policy which had been adopted for the last three years had contributed to the very great prosperity which existed in the country . ( Loud cheers from the Opposition benches . ) He said so as the representative of an agricultural county . But he drew a very great distinction between what was called Free-trade and the believed that the abolition of

    abolition of the duties upou corn . He prohibitory duties on articles of living having due regard to the revenue to be raised , was judicious and unexceptionable . But the abolition of the duty upon corn stood upon another footing . There could be no doubt that the repeal of the corn-laws had occasioned suffering among a large and important class , and he was confident that the recommendations in the Royal Speech would not be overlooked by the House . After expressing a hope that all party differences would be laid aside the Noble Lord concluded with moving , an address , which was ,

    as usual , an echo oi * the Speech . Mr . Egerton seconded the Address , speaking in the same strain as the proceeding speaker . . * .. .. . Mr . C . P . Villiers was dissatisfied with the ministerial speeches , aiid demanded to know the real opinions of the ministers . The Speaker was on the point of putting the question , when Mr . Hume rose and said , he was ashamed of the Government . ( Hear , hear . ) An earnest appeal had been made to the Government upon a most important and vital question , and yet they had not the manliness to respond to it . ( Cheers . ) What , was there not a man in the Government honest enough , or courageous enough to tell Parliament what they wanted , or what they intended to do ? He trusted for the sake of the country that there was ; but no matter whether there iament would not

    was or not , he was satisfied of this , that Parl separate till it had extorted from the Ministers a clear and lull explanation of their intentions . ( Cheers . ) _ Mr WiLPOLE , briefly alluding to the observations ot Mr . flume , c , id ' with regard to what had fallen from the lion . member for Wolverhamp ton ( Mr . Villiers ) , that he agreed that the question of flu . commercial policy of the country must be finally settled , and if the lion , gentleman would move an amendment , the government were meimred to go into the discussion at once . It was not the intention of the government to disturb that cemmercial system under which the country had been found to flourish . T nrd J Russell added his condemnation of the wavering policy of the ministry . He rejoiced to hear that the government did not m-KJn to protection ; but there was a paragrap h m the Royal Speech which seemed to hint at something like protection in a mg Ssed form , and of this he warned them to be ou their guard .

    House Of Commons. I Jthe Speaker Did Not...

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the paragraph which had been alluded to , which , so far from being evasive , contained a decisive declaration in favour of the great principle of competition of the commercial policy of the country . He did not consider that the Government interfered with this great principle when they declared their intention of taking into consideration the claims of certain classes who—apart from its benefit to the community at large—had suffered from the recent policy . Mr . Gladstone severely commented on the conduct of the Government . Mr . Newdegate and Mr . Christopher defended the Ministry , as did also Mr . Adderley .

    Mr . Osborne attacked the Government in a sarcastic and powerful address , and was followed by Mr . Cobden , who concluded by declaring that , unless they ( the Ministry ) avowed Free Trade , and were prepared to adopt it in its broadest sense , they should never remain a dav in office with his consent , or a day after their abandonment of their principle , if lie could turn them out . After short addresses from Mr . Ball , and Sir J . V . Shelley—the former of whom avowed himself a Protectionist in the fullest meaning of the word— °

    Lord Palmerston alluded to several points in the Royal speech which afforded him matter for congratulation . He was rejoiced to hear of the proposition of Mr . Villiers , and promised it his cordial support . After a few words from Colonel Sibthorpe , who avowed himself as thoroughly protectionist as ever , and expressed his " disgust" at sentiments that he had heard in the house that night—sentiments that left him doubtful where he ought to seat himself . The usual formalities were gone through , and the motion agreed to without dissent . The House then adjourned .

    Earthquake In Liverpool. A Violent Shock...

    EARTHQUAKE IN LIVERPOOL . A violent shock of earthquake was felt in Liverpool and neighbouring towns , at about half-past four o ' clock on the morning of Tuesday . It was distinctly felt by several persons in Liverpool , but was experienced with greater violence on the outskirts , and on the Cheshire side of the Mersey . Several of the persons who experienced the shock were in bed at the time , and they describe it as though persons were walking heavily across the floor , causing the windows and door to shake violently . Others thought that their houses were being burglariously

    entered , and made a search accordingly . The police constables who were on duty during the night , distinctly confirm it . Telegraphic accounts have also been received from Holyhead and Bangor , which mention it having been felt there , accompanied with a loud noise , the wind being S . E . at the time . The last few days have been wet and sultry , and the atmosphere unusually warm . The barometer is unusually high for this season of the year , and during Monday night the thermometer rose nearly a quarter of the circle , although heavy rain had fallen .

    In the Shrewsbury gaol , which seems to be in the immediate line along which the shock passed with the greatest severity , the scene was for a short time truly alarming , the prisoners not knowing to what to attribute the rocking sensation which they felt . The turnkeys attributed the noise in the first instance , and the rattling of doors and windows , followed by the shouts , to a combined attempt of the prisoners to escape . The truth being ascertained , order was restored . The ' violence of the shock is evidenced by a portion of wall adjoining Marshall ' s Thread Factory , near the Castle Forgate , having fallen ,

    and another portion of the wall at the goods station of the railway terminus having sunk considerably . The bells also of the Abbey Church were momentarily shaken . At Wellington and Oswestry , and other places adjoining , the skock was felt . It is somewhat remarkable that though the entire vicinity felt its influence , its intensity was limited to a very narrow line or strip of country comparatively speaking . Accounts have been received from Birmingham , Worcester , Congleton , Chester , Chirk and other places , stating that shocks have been felt there .

    The Earthquake In Ireland. Dublin, Tuesd...

    THE EARTHQUAKE IN IRELAND . Dublin , Tuesday Evening . An extraordinary , sensation has been excited here by the shock of an earthquake , which great numbers of the citizens felt at 4 o ' clock this morning , but of the nature of which no one appears to have been aware , until , after a comparison of notes among neighbours , it became certain that the sensation produced could only have arisen from the cause I have mentioned . The following account from the Evening Freeman gives the amplest details on the subject that have been collected : —

    "We have this day to record the occurrence of one of those great phenomena of nature most unusual in the region of the globe which we inhabit—namely , an earthquake—a slight , but very perceptible , shock of which Was felt in Dublin and the surrounding ; country within a minute or v two of four o ' clock this morning ;; Owing to the hour at which it took place being one when so few r persons were awake , almost all the accounts of the phenomenon 1 that we have heard are given by those who were aroused by the 3 shock from their slumbers , and who could not , consequently , have e been able to observe the commencement of the shock , or the mode e in which it appeared to affect the surface of the earth . From n

    our own observation , however , and the concurrent testimony of ) f hundreds of others who have offered their information , or among ig whom we have caused inquiries to be made , we are enabled to to state that at the time we specified—the houses in the city andid neighbourhood were simultaneously shaken to the foundation , andid the greater number of their inmates aroused from sleep by thehei sudden noise and motion . The impressions which various personsnsi felt on awaking are differently described . To some it appearededl that some tremendous weight had fallen and shaken thehe ; house : others supposed that an explosion of gas had takeixeni

    place ; many timid persons were alarmed with the appro-rehension that robbers had broken into ¦ the house ; othenerji state they were almost heaved out of their beds ; and the greater nunumher were induced to get up and light their candles . It is evident thahai a good deal of difference in the manner in which the shock was pener ceived arose from the structure of the houses themselves , and thathai while high and slightly built houses rocked with the motion , other & erss more firmly built , and lower , simply appeared to tremble . In all casease ? the windows shook violently , and the delft , glasses , candlesticks , & c & c : rattled audibly . Some fancied they heard the floors of their rooroomi ! crack beneath a heavy footstep ; and on the minds of most of those wh win

    were thus abruptly awoke from their midnight dream , an undefinabiabK feeling of fear and awe was impressed . Accounts have reached us from Kingston , Bray , Kilruddery , DatDdi key , Glenagarry , Howth , Clontarf , Glasnevin , and other places in tk til vicinity , in all of which the vibration was felt as we have already diy ddi scribed it . Persons who have arrived by railway from greater dir diii tances give similar statements ; and the passengers by the packacfo arrived at mid-day from Holyhead mention that in Wales the eartiartt quake was felt-very strongly , and of course about simultaneously , ty , ft ' time having been nearly the same , making allowance for difference nee s ongitude . On board ship m the channel the shock was not perceiveeivn

• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1852, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13111852/page/3/