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      The Queer's Speech.—The Times Lias Compl...

      in She ? form-namely , promises to pay on the event of the election ™ df bus convert each person bribed mto an agent of bribery . He vLSte ^ TreloecZl one of the bills presented by him last night ^ J ^ %££ &~* ** - «*¦«» and P ^ dure- ^ hat he ^ hnnln before he went abroad , leave not only an abstract of it careful W ^^^^^^ but also a full note of all the cases at law referring to ' IS 1 L Jrttw of each clause , which would be found convenient in the ex-ImiSn of the various proposed alterations of the law . The House then adjourned until Friday , at half-past 4 o ' clock .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Wednesday , Nov . 17 . The House met at twelve o ' clock . 3 IR . VILLIERS ' S PENDING MOTION ON FREE TRADE . Mr J . Wilson said , in the unavoidable absence of his hon . friend the member for Wolverhampton , he had been requested to communicate to the house the terms of the motion which his hon . friend intended to submit for consideration on Tuesday next . They were as follows : — " That it is the opinion of this house that the improved condition of the country , and particularly of the industrial classes , is mainly the result of recent commercial legislation , and especially of

      the act of 1846 , which established the free admission of foreign corn ; and that that act was a wise , just , and beneficent measure . That it is the opinion of this house that the maintenance and further extension of the policy of free trade , as- opposed to that of protection , will best enable the property and industry of the nation to bear the burdens to which they are exposed , and will most contribute to the general prosperity , welfare , and contentment of the people . That this house will be ready to take into its consideration any measure consistent with the principles of this resolution which may be laid before it by her Majesty ' s ministers . "

      FREIGHT-MONEY IN THE 2 JA"V Y . Sir George Pechell , in moving for a return of the freight-money received by the treasurer of Greenwich Hospital , condemned the existing system of transmitting bullion and specie to this country on board of Her Majesty ' s ships . Mr . Stafford did not oppose the motion , but suggested that it would be more satisfactory if Sir George would bring forward a substantive proposition , instead of raising a discussion on moving for an unopposed return .

      FUNERAL OF WELLINGTON . Sir C . Wood brought up the report of the select committee respecting the attendance of the House at the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington . Mr . Walpole , in order that the matter might be recorded in the journals of the House , moved a formal resolution , which was agreed to . Captain Scobelt . complained that the navy was not to be represented by deputation in the procession . Mr . Walpole said , it had been found impracticable to have deputations from all the public bodies with whom the Duke had been connected , and it was considered that the navy would be sufficiently represented by the First Lord of the Admiralty . The House adjoined at a quarter to 2 until Friday .

      228 The Sill Of - Freedom. • ' ¦ [Novemb...

      228 THE Sill OF - FREEDOM . ' ¦ [ November 20 ,

      Continued Sitting Of The Convocation. Re...

      CONTINUED SITTING OF THE CONVOCATION . Reporters were on Tuesday admitted to the Upper House , after prayers ; and their account of the proceedings rivals in length that of the Parliament opposite . At the commencement of the proceedings , a short discussion took place as to the right of the Archbishop to prorogue the Convocation at his own pleasure , without the consent of the suffragan bishops . The Archbishop said that he had no idea of

      surrendering the right , but he would be very sorry to exercise it at any time , except under very peculiar circumstances . He hoped the necessity for using such a power would not arise . After several speechesthat by the Bishop of Exeter , long and impressive—an amendment , drawn up by the Bishop of Salisbury , as a substitute for the Bishop of Oxford ' s , was unanimously adopted . It did not pray for the restoration of active power to Convocation , but expressed a strong feeling to that effect . The following resolution was also adopted nem . con . : —

      " That a committee of this House be appointed to consider an address to her Majesty as to a measure for the better enforcement of discipline among the clergy ; and that such committee be instructed to confer with one t . ) he nominated in the lower House for the like purpose , and to report to Convocation thereon . » ' The House shortly before five o clock adjourned to Wednesday . ' In the Lower House there was a very animated debate on the selection of a " committee of grievances . " Archdeacons Garbett and Denison came more than once into hot collision . The House was adjourned by the Vicar-General , at the rising of the Upper Chamber , to Wednesday .

      Both Houses again met on Wednesday , when an address to the Queen , praying that Convocation may be restored in its integrity . The Convocation was then adjourned until the 16 th of February .

      The Seakch Foe Sir John Franklin. It Is ...

      THE SEAKCH FOE SIR JOHN FRANKLIN . It is with no small gratification that we announce the return from the Arctic regions of the Isabel screw-steamer , under Commander Inglefield , B .. N ., who has , during an absence from England of four months only , delineated and searched a longer line of coast than , we believe , has ever been laid down within the same ' period by any one yet employed in search of Sir John Franklin ' s expedition . Captain Inglefield sailed from Greenhithe for Davis ' s Straits on the 5 th of July last . He arrived at Disco Island , the usual rendezvous of vessels proceeding to the north , and thence proceeded to search the whoh

      north coast of Baffin ' s Bay , and the various inlets and channels leading out of it , beginning with Westenholm Sound . aud Whale Sound , which latter presented two large openings to the north-eastward . On entering Smith Sound , at the head of Baffin ' s Bay—long considered as a promising field for discovery—the passage widened until it became a broad expanse of open water , and it seemed as if the little Isabel were upon the verge of the long-talked of Polar basin . It being evident that Sir John Franklin ' s party had not passed through this opening , her course was directed to Jones ' s Sound , which was penetrated as far as 85 degrees west longitude—very far beyond any preceding

      expedition ; when , being arrested by ice , Captain Inglefield was obliged to stop short . Hence he proceeded to Beechy Island , where he found the North Star , and gladdened the hearts of all at the depot by delivering the numerous letters and despatches which had been put ot hoard the Isabel before leaving England . Here he arrived a fortnighn after the departure of the Prince Albert , and learned that Sir Edward Belcher ' s progress had apparently continued unobstructed , and that no ice had been seen in Wellington Channel up to the 5 th of September . After a sojourn of 12 hours only , at Beechy Island , the commander set out upon his passage down the west side of Davis ' s Strait , mtending to proceed along the coast , but a succession of furious gales

      baffled repeated attempts to keep in with the land , and , most reluctantly as it would appear , Captain Inglefield shaped his course for England , having at last been compelled by heavy weather in the Pentland Firth to take refuge in Stromness harbour , whence the news of his return has reached us . It is satisfactorily demonstrated that Franklin has not been driven into Baffin ' s Bay from the north , nor lieen wrecked within that part of the Arctic region , nor proceeded in any other direction than that long since pointed out , so that we may direct our undivided attention towards the quarter whither Sir Edward Belcher is pressing forward under circumstances the most favourable that can be desired . "

      The Late Duke Of Wellington. Fatal Accid...

      THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . FATAL ACCIDENTS AT THE LYING IN STATE . The first public day of the lying in State at Chelsea Hospital was attended with a lamentable loss of life , and with injury more or less serious to a number of individuals . On Saturday , everything indicated that an immense c oncourse of people would go to view the lying in State , and that there would be great crowding and squeezing to gain admission . It was known that the capabilities of the hall however much increased , fell far short of what was requisite for the

      numbers who would seek to enter it , and , as a necessary consequence , preparations of the most complete and extensive character ought to have been made to insure protection to life and limb under circumstances of the kind . Not only did the occasion demand that the order and decorum of the streets should be preserved , but it was obvious that thousands of women and children would be among the crowd , whose safety , if anything went wrong , would be seriously compromised . Will it , then , be credited that the arrangements of the previous day , for carriage company , were considered quite sufficient for the safety of the masses ; that only four small barriers on the

      pavement in front of the hospital were constructed ; and that the whole police force on the spot , and available for a great emergency like this , was not more than 150 men , if so much ? To understand fully the grossness of the case , it is necessary to enter into some details , which we shall endeavour to make as clear as possible . The hall and chapel of the Hospital occupy its north facade , and form the centre of -the hollow square which is seen from the river . On the north front of this facade runs the New-road , connecting Queen ' s-road east with Queen ' s-road west , and beyond this road is a square piece of unoccupied ground , 10 acres in extent , intersected north and south by an

      avenue of trees , and surrounded by brick-walls or railing . The Hospital thus stands in a most favourable position for the management of a great multitude , the approach through the avenue referred to being directly opposite the covered why provided for entering , and g iving , with the aid of barriers , the most ample facilities for getting the people quietly and without risk of injury into the building . Overlooking all these facilities , and , indeed , every other precaution that ought to have been adopted , the police authorities who undertook the arrangements proposed admitting people at the carriage entrance and letting them depart at the east end , without any other precaution than

      a barrier or two inside , and four on the pavement without . What was the consequence ? The tide of people set in like an inundation , and before the small force of men at the Hospital knew what they were about , the entire approaches were blocked up . Then ensued scenes of confusion and struggles for bare life , frightful shrieks and exclamations of agony , such as will not readily be forgotten by those who were present . Women were knocked down or fainted away ; children were held aloft to escape suffocation ; strong men were seen with the perspiration , notwithstanding the coldness of the weather , falling in great drops from their faces ; and fathers and brothers strove in vain to recover their relatives torn from them in the crowd . The

      multitude actually smoked like a heated hay-stack from the pressure and strain upon individuals . It was necessary ( the precautions to secure order having been neglected at the outset ) that steps should be taken to restore it , that the carriage-way in front of the Hospital should be cleared , the people confined to the causeway , and a force employed to form barriers . Most fortunately , Superintendent Pearce , who had the charge of the police arrangements at the Exhibition , came on duty in the morning , and by his exertions a far greater sacrifice of life than what actually took place was in all probability prevented . He sent at

      once for more men , and with the aid of the military had barriers constructed at the points where they were required . So urgent , however , was the need of them that cabs had to be used for the purpose . Of course , when all the mischief has been done , the efforts required to clear the streets and restore order are attended with the greatest difficulty , and , though absolutely requisite , aggravated for a time the confusion and the risk of accident . Thus we are told of a rope being used as a barrier , and of people attempting to pass under it , who were shoved forward on theif faces and trampled on . We also saw the police use their batons very freely in order to make the crowd give way ; but all this occurred in the necessary discharge of their

      duties , and , however unseemly under the circumstances , is not the real cause of offence which the public will expect to find rigidly inquired into . They will seek to know why the facilities afforded by an open space 10 acres in extent , fronting the hospital , were not turned to account ; why the avenue intersecting this space and forming a direct approach to the Hospital was not rendered available ; why visitors departing at the east corner of the building encountered an opposing stream of people seeking admission on that side . They will want to know above all , why there was not a reserve of men at hand on an occasion of the kind , instead of having to send to Scotland-yard for them , and to wait their arrival . It is said that

      such great crowds were not expected on the first day , and that it was thought people would keep away from fear . Such an excuse , however , is absurd , aud there is no use whatever in paying for the maintenance of a police force unless it is prepared to meet all contingencies . We have spoken only of the foot passengers , but there were long lines of cabs and carriages filled with visitors that never got near the Hospital at all , and thousands upon thousands of people who seeing the state of matters turned back immediately . By all the principle thoroughfares from Chelsea , even as far as the Mall , in St . James ' -park , this back tide of disappointed pedestrians might throughout the whole day be seen returning . It was nearlthree

      y o clock in the afterdoon before order was re-established and the safety of the public adequately provided for . After that time the circulation of the streets was restored and matters went smoothly enough . Probably , the alarm which had been excited by news of people having been crushed to doath , and which spread like wildfire in every direction , magnified of course as it went , helped to disperse the crowd . The bodies of the two women who were squeezed to death . were removed to St . Luke ' s Hospital , where they were identified as that of Mrs . Bean , aged 50 , the wife of a livery stable keeper , of Cumberland-mews , Regent ' s-park ; the other that of a domestic in the service of Mr . Bethell , Q . C ., named Charlotte Cook .

      The casualties of Saturday in nowise deterred the public from crowding mto Chelsea on Monday .. According to the statements of the police , there were 100 , 000 persons waiting about the hospital as early as 7 o clock , and crowds continued to stream in without intermission during the day . The police arrangements exhibited considerable improvement , and the result was that during the dav uo ^ 3 ^ t , wituessed the ¥ ng in s ^ **»* i ; i i ^ T ^ w , ? ^ l those * were kiIJ ed on Saturda y , was held by Mr . Wak ey on Monday andadjoumed till Tuesday , Si the S- « l w i ° / * T ll 0 lU * S' deIiberati ™ found the following ver-S : Accldent f death ' ' coni Pamed by an expression of regret that nuht ST T ? T ^ ^ ^ P ° lice authoritie ! for the public safety on Saturday morning last . "

      THE FUNERAL . tl , p 1 mt to 0 k ? w ? Thl , r 8 da y- So great was the anxiety of ot people came irom every part of the three kingdoms , and manv of them from the extremities of each . 5 y 0 I 'isstsssssessssista

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      country , and fresh arrivals continued up to a late hour on Wednosd-. r night . * So early as mid-day on Wednesday , St . Paul ' s , Fleet-street * the Strand , and in fact every street along the whole route by ^ jij the funeral cortege was intended ^ to pass was crowded with person anxious to examine and select for . themselves the spot where tliev thought they could best obtain a view of the procession ; and al though the rain began to fall at nine o clock , still many persons were peranL

      bulating the streets engaging seats and marking favourable sites . At an early hour St . Paul's Church-yard was crowded , and on each side of Ludgate-hill , Fleet-street , and the Strand , there were rows of persons closely pressed together . From Temple-bar eastward to St Paul ' s barricades had been erected on the pavement on either side , all along that portion of the line of route . Temple-bar was elegantly ornamented with tapestry , adorned with various military and heraldic embelishments , and surmounted by urns intersected by blazing torches which in the darkness of the night had a most imposing effect . ' '

      At five o clock there was a long line of carriages extending froui Charing-cross to the Horse-guards , containing persons in hi gh l ife who had tickets of admission , and from the immense crowds which were moving from Pimlico , Vauxhall , Lambeth , and other places on the Surrey side , they experienced the greatest difficulty in gaining admission . At a quarter to six the cavalry began to arrive and take up their positions behind the Horse-Guards . About the same hour the mourning coaches arrived at Storey ' s-gate , when an immense concourse of people assembled under the impression that admission into St . James ' s Park could be obtained at that point ; but they were for some hours disappointed in their expectation .

      Shortly after six the Royal carriages drew up behind Bucking hamgate , and a great number of men belonging to different regiments came down the Yictoria-road from Chelsea Hospital , and many others marched along the Birdcage-walk towards Bucking ham-tra te from the Wellington Barracks . The artillery came down the Victoria road , each gun being drawn by six horses , and attracted peculiar notice , the sight being a novel one to those who were assembled . At the entry to Constitution Hill by the triumphal arch there was a tremendous crowd , in consequence of their progress to the Green Park having been for some time stopped by the various troops of cavalry

      and infantry coming from the Cavalry Barracks in Albany-street and the Infantry Barracks near Portman-square . A considerable body of the Life-Guards from the Knightbridge Barracks and of the Lancers and Hussars from the Kensington barracks also entered by the triumphal arch , and proceeded down by Constitution Hill to ih esplanade behind the Horse Guards , By 7 o ' clock the greater number of the troops who were to take part in the ceremonial was assembled behind the Horse Guards , and the military array had a verv

      grand appearance . The Green Park , to which admission ^ was per - mitted without tickets , at this hour presented a very animated scene and as the day brightened the numbers continually increased . Up to this hour few persons were permitted to go into the mall or St . James ' s Park , but at every entrance large crowds were gathered , anxiously waiting for the hour when the gates of the Park were to be opened . In consequence of the more cheering appearance of the weather the crowds in the various streets became dense , and were

      continually became more augmented with new comers . At half-past seven the carriages destimed for the accomodation of the foreign Ministers sent to this country entered at Buckingham-gate , and proceeded towards their stations on the esplanade . The House Guards . —At 8 o ' clock the esplanade in the rear of the Horse Guards presented a scene which was never witnessed before , and in all probability will never hereafter be presented on that spot , or indeed on any other spot in the kingdom . On the north side the Cavalry was drawn up in two lines , extending from the Queen '? Mews at the end of the Mall , along the back of Carlton-terrace . to near Marlborough House . On the nght the Infantry were drawn up

      in a line extendin g from the archway under the Horse Guards towards the back of Downing-strcet and the State Paper office . The variegated appearance of the different uniforms , and the contrast ot colours presented a gay and gorgeous scene . The various carriages oi the friends of the deceased the mourning coaches , and the equipages oi her Majesty and the great officers of State , were drawn up at the further end and formed a long line . But the great point of attraction and observation to which all eyes were principally directed was the centre—on the left of the archway a large tent was erected , within which were innumerable flags surrounding the funeral car , which occupied the centre of the tent . Surroundino- it were

      assembled several field officers in their full uniforms , wearing , as all otto did , crape on the hilts of their swords , a large crape ° sash across the breast , and crape on their hats and helmets . Immediately around the tent several sentinels paced to and fro . At six minutes ' to eight o ' clock the Park guns , the signal for the procession to form , intimated to those who were , eager to view the magnificent spectacle that their tears would soon be dissipated and their hopes realised . The canopy of the tent was then raised , and the funeral tent surmounted by a canopy , under which the coffin was placed , was displayed . At six mmutes past eight o clock the Park guns had ceased , and the order was { riven to th & intw . ™ tn ™ Am > n . ™„ . ^„„ ± r . „ order was given to the infantry to The procession then

      ,, move . proceeded in the order of the official programme . Shortly after the Procession moved the sun shone out with considerable brilliancy , and lent its lustre to the splendour of the corteee . As the troops proceeded , the bands of the different regiments alternately played the Dead March—the drums being muffled ; and as ther passed Buckingham Palace , each band , as it passed the Royal resmence , saluted the Sovereign . The several Regiments of Infantry preceding the Car occupied thirty-five minutes in moving , and the * Artillery and Cavalry twenty minutes . . After that portion of the * procession which preceded the Car had moved , some minutes elapsed I betoretiie car was put in motion , in consequence of the care required I in taking the Car from underneath the tent . The whole procefswm i from its hrst

      moving until all of it was in motion , occupied as near as s possible two hours . Besides the Car , which was of course the chief f object ot attraction , and was ornamented with wreaths of laurel- - heraldic emblazonments , shields , coats of mail , and various other r military implements ; the State Coach of the Speaker of the House of , f Commons , which was richly covered with gilding , and of gigantic pro- - portions , attracted the greatest notice ; and next to it the officers and d men from the different regiments , There were seven men and one ie omcer in the rear , and one from each regiment headed by five officers * s , mi Jl ™ Ur < , ih eve a peculiar attention directed to thoie norse ot the deceased , which many people in the crowd recognized as is ihat which bore the illustrious departed on many public occasions , s . to the stirrups of the saddle were placed the boots of the Duke of of Wellington with tlie spurs on , the position being reversed , the heels , 1 being towards the head , and the toes towards the haunches of thouo

      animal . Charing Cross . —Upon the Procession reaching Trafalgar-square ros there must have been , at the lowest computation , 10 , 000 persons pre-csent and the ground was admirably kept by Mr . Lund and a body of off the 2 ndliegiment of Life Guards , the latter corps being under thehej command of Major Martin . ¦ Sir Richard Mayne and a body of the Horse Guards continuallylly , ' drove up and down Pall Mall , giving directions to the police and sol-olcilery , and strengthening the number of police where required by thc ; hc 2 increasing number of spectators

      . Strong barricades were also placed across the end of the Hay-iy--marlcet , which was protected by a powerful body of police , under thethee superintendence of Mr . Otway and Inspector Mahony and Sargeantuitt

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1852, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_20111852/page/4/