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MURDER OF CAPTAIN SHEPHERD, ROYAL ARTILL...
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THE LATE EXPLOSION AL LAMBETH. DEATH OF ...
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FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT LIVERPOOL. About...
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« And I will war , at least in words , ( And—should my chant * so happen—deads , ) With all who war with Thought !" " I think I hear a little bird , who sings Ths people by and by will be the stronger . - * —Bibok
THE PRESENT PROSPECTS OF EUROPE We gave in our hut an eloquent article from the Eeo del Comereio , the Madrid organ of the Spanish " _Progressistas . " For that article we were indebted to the Times , which , however , did not permit it te appear in its columns without certain comments in reply to those ofthe Spanish journalist . The I ? m « , la reply , admitted that much advanced by the Eco was indisputable . " The Spanish journalist is right in one thing , " says the _Itmee , "There is no peace The war which was prophesied long ago—tin war of opinion hat commtnced , and its cndis mtyet . " In the _opnrse of its commentary , the Times insinuated that the article in the Eeo del Comtrcio was not of " home manufacture , " bnt that it was -written in Paris , or was , at least , the result of French inspiration . An answer to the limes subsequently appeared in the Eeo del Comerdo , under the title at tne head of this article , which we haye much pleasure in transferring to our columns .
[ From ihe En del Comtrcio . ] We must express our surprise atthe supposition that the article was tha result of French inspiration . Unfor tunate Eco del Comereio ! They will insist that it goes and borrows foreign ideas to fill up its columns ! We , bumble and unpretending writers , would not show so little favour towards onr fellow-countrymen , amongst whom we are acquainted with not a few in all political circles , who want nothing from foreigner * whatever . Whatever good or bad may be inserted in our journal , in ths editorial column * , is the fruit of our own labours , the inspiration of heart * which are moved by a perusal of the reflections of the latest periodical publications , or by the narratives of our correspondent * .
They are onr own inspirations , —the offspring of a pure faith , of an unlimited _sincerity , and of an ardent , liberal , and humane seuL Anxious for good , for real liberty , for peace , and for the supremacy of the law , we advance towards that good in the midst ofa thousand ; rocks and conflicts ; and even though we may have appeared ( on more than one occasion ) dismantled , —as happened in the case of our mnjust persecution , the de-. ssruction of onr printing presses , and the restrictions of every kind which onr adversaries prepare for us , —we always keep onr standard hoisted , and w * shall only strike it on succumbing to the axa which may separate us from the present world . Foreign politics occupy onr attention , because in them we discern the triumphs of onr principles and the liberty of nation *; and in them we hare a faint glimmering of the solution of that universal problem to which the unskilful do not attain , because th" only direct their gaze towards the soil which the ; tread .
_TTa perceive the great Spanish problem interwoven with that of the rest of tbe world , because onr present and past rulers were ignorant of the mean * of creating an independent position which might shelter them from the terrible hurricanes which are preparing to burst over © ar heads . For thirty years have we studied the great hook of events , and if this study is unassisted hy great talents , we have at least the advantage of experience , which , nine times oat of ten , supplies the place of tbe frivolous instruction which doe * sot usually suffice to provide against the occurrence of serious events . _Tfe are accustomed to traverse repeatedly the field of foreign politics , in order to deduce inferences , and w « stand in no need of anybody in such excursions : we are sufficient for ourselves , since we have faith in our hearts and experience in our heads ; the soul , as a scintillation of divinitv , does the rest .
We do not keep correspondents st foreign courts , because our poverty is supreme , and the humility of our popular doctrines only makes proselytes , admirers , and friend * amongst the poorer classes . The poor axe not went to travel , th * poor are unacquainted with pomp and pageantry , and we do not deem ourselves _desradedbj appearing a * such , because by this we shew our self-denial in times when rapid fortunes are realised ; bnt we require nothing from abroad in order to study tbe state of thing * then except the periodical
publications . The press discloses all , however closely governments may conceal their schemes . What do we ear * for the obsequious attentions paid by sovereigns to each other , for their royal touts , and their mutual festivities , if Cabinets act in a different sense , and public expediency sanction * everything ! The great and costly armaments of England in the midst of this " profound peace , " what do they manifest ! That , to preserve peace , it is necessary to prepare for war % This political axiom we do not deem sufficient to justify an unproductive expenditure is so economical a nation .
These _expenses cause other fresh outlays to be made by the great Powers of Europe , and , as they will be resented , the nation * of Europe must soon witness the consequence * . The journey of tbe Emperor of _Kusiia in Italy , the interview of so many sovereigns , the war of the Caucasus , the complicated state of affairs in the northern regions , de French pretension * in the Pacific , and their war in Algeria , continue to ba sufficiently important to require aaval armament *; and these same armament * , conetracted amidst the ardour by which tbe national pride of all the European Powers is inflamed , cause then-Cabinets to reflect and discuss the means of gaining advantages in their day .
At Waterloo was only decided the fate ofa man who was feared by all the monarchs of Europe ; to decide , at present , the fate of the most powerful nations , and to see which will obtain the supremacy , the land is no longer fhe field on which the great problem must be solved ; neither armies , the rapidity of evolutions , nor the sure and continual discharges of artillery , can achieve the ruin ofthe enemy . The future fate of France and of England , the _tate of Europe and of the world , must be tfcwttcn / or upon the surface of tha sea . Tou are already aware , ye men of politics , that this die ha * not yet been cast , because the power ot steam has not yet been applied to maritime _manoeuvres .
Gunpowder caused a revolution in marine warfare , and tactics necessarily changed on that discovery bein ; made . With the ancients , it was an advantage to keep the enemy to leeward , and to let the sun shine in their faces ; the order of battle depended on the lightness of their harks , which , to fight , were rowed by oars , and always presented their sharp prow * . The use of guns varied the construction of vessels ; the nse of that deadly engine required orders , signals , and new manoeuvres . Many rears _tlapwdbeforft ths science of naval warfare was _reduced to a general system of tactics , and wo might quote ths many author * and tbe many modification * that hare been tvitnessed daring the last two centuries .
I To gain the windward side , in order to master fhe _ma-BOeurres ofthe enemy ; to take advantage of that circumstance to blind them with the smoke of their own fire * , and to conceal their own movements ; to take advantage of _fceavy sea * and obscurity , to arrange a fresh order of _battlefor a case of calm ; to make use of convoy * , to place tbe ships in a parallel line with their antagonists , and to cut np the tackle of a vessel in order that it might , like a rock in the midst ofthe ocean , be unable to more without being towed , —such were the accident * generally provided for in naval tactic * . Steam has changed everything ; it requires no advantage of wind ; it possesses in itself power of immense rapidity . Steam has made a _, complete revolution , and , nevertheless ; its effects have sot been witnessed in a serious engagement—in one of those battles in which a nation , on losing a great part of its nary , lose * at the same time its political importance .
For this decisive encounter the great power * are preparing , in the midst of all their _festivities , notes , and interchange * of Boyal visits . On this will depend the political change of the principle * which are put forth , sod the existence , perhaps , of tome dvnssties . If this perilous ground has not yet been approached , we have many times touched upon it , because we wish to obtain for our principles ( which do not depend on street commotion *) the fere * ofa greater ind more substantial origin . The Spanish _ProgreuUtos , like our English Liberals , are an nndefinable party . Including a great many politieal adventurers and middle class factioniats we haye no doubt tho party also includes many honest believers in human progress , and some
writable democrats , who work " with the people tor the i neople . " From the little we know of the Eco del Comtrcio , we are inclined to regard that paper as ihe representative of the two latter sections ofthe 'Progressistas . " Still we mast lament that its politics , itsaimi , and asp irations are not more _denned . _iaoeroBemmay mean almost anything , and _Frogreuistoim is , we fear , not much better . Everybody understands Chartism , Republicanism , and Communism . The first of these names represents -an immense party in England , composed almost _wholly of the working class , who have taken for their motto— "Political equality the means : social _eaualitv the end . " The second of these names is the
iadgeof anever-inoreasing party throughout _Europe , strongest perhaps in France ( but including abo all , t » nearly so , ofthe English Chartists ) , _wlio , believing that " tha history of kings is ihe martyrology of nations , " hare the will to ge t rid of the nuisance , and axe only waiting their accomplishment of power . Communiun ii at present bnt little understood in England , but it will be better understood by-andbye . In France it advances beyond the possibility of arrest or _retrogression . In Switzerland it is disputing supremacy with ihe old order of things . In Germany its progress has been amazing , and will form the grand question for solution in the coming revolution .
These three great principles—the equal representation of the whole people ; the sovereignty of the people ; and the equality and happiness of tiie people —* re what all can understand . But" Liberalism , " _Ul-bydatEvunh _^ ptm , a what the millions haye no iaith in , and will neither support nor tolerate . We deplore that in Spain , if we understand Spanish political parties rightly , there is no distinct and defined party worth / of the people * * confidence . The Spanish people haye hitherto been the prey of all the factions in turn , no one of them caring one jot for the real liberty , deration , and happiness of tho _sot-SBes . _Notwithstanding our mistrust of " Spanish _patonotisiu ' * tiie tone of the euitos of the Eco is ap _« a
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_renUy so sincere , and their views so enlarged , that we are disposed to hail them as brethren in the great work of human emancipation . Like the Eco ' this paper has suffered _peneeution for " the truth ' s take , " although not of the character which the Eco has suffered ; for it is our good fortune to live iu a country which , though it has many laults , is still not prostrated under the rule of any brutal butcher , like the infamous Narvik . This paper , like the Eco , is alio the paper of the poo » -the "tribune of the people . And , like the editors of the Eco , we toohay eno "foreign" correspondents , _saye our excellent German correspondent ; and we too have mainly to trust to our contemporaries , domestio and foreign , for information as to the state of other
countries , and the events transpiring therein . We must here warn tho Em , that it must not take its ideas of England and the English people wholly from the Timu and similar journals , wliich journals represent only the interests andyiews of the _arutocracy and middle-class . The proletarians are almost totally unrepresented in the press , except in the columns of this journal . The ridiculous follies and extravagancies of the court and aristocracy , the gambling of money-jobbers and railway-speculators , the agitation of the middle against the aristocratic class , the proceedings in Parliam . ent . and the accidents , offences , and incidents
of English life may be gathered from such papers as the Time * . But , the social wrongs , the political grievances , the agitations aud the _henesof the masses are unrecordedin those journals , or . if _noticedat all , only noticed to be misrepresented . The late Soiree in honour of Mr . Dwcomsb , which was so well reported in the Timu , formed an exception tothe general conduct of that journal . Bnt it must be borne in mind that , although the meeting was for the most part composed of working men , Mr . Duncombe himself is an M . P . ; many other M . P . ' _s were announced to be present , and their " caste" did much , —perhaps did all , —in inducing the _fiwwio send its reporters to themeeting .
The Times , in its reply tothe Eco del Comtrcio , speaking of England , says , " The war of opinion which rages elsewhere is less general , and less formidable within the British Isles . " Here the Timet authority is anything but safe for our Spanish friends to ground their ideas upon . The Repeal agitation in Ireland , exhibits millions arrayed in bitter hostility towards the English government , and what is much more to be deplored , we fearwe must add , towards England itself . We think the present state of that country exhibits the " war of opinion " raging as formidable as it well could do short of civil war . In Britain , the ancient aristocracy aro at this moment engaged in a deadly defensive struggle against the encroachments of the middle-class , who buying victory with gold , aro rapidly acquiring supremacy over the once all-powerful oligarchs of the land . Beneath this middle-class is another partythe party of the masses , who . regarding aristocrats
and -manufacturers as being alike enemies to labour , care little which of th * two classes above them are tbe victors in the straggle , themselves ( ths working men ) being resolved on acquiring a power which will enable them to combat both . The war of opinion in this country ia not earned on with sabres and muskets , but it is not less intense on that account , nor i « it theless sure of producing a mighty revolution . Indeed that revolution is now going on ; its final triumph may be far distant , but that triumph is sure . Englishmen do not nastily accomplish great changes , but the reforms they do accomplish they retain . If this is not the land of hasty revolutions , neither is it the land of _eounter-rerolntions . The freedom of thought is advancing , the masses are besoming more and more enlightened . These are the safe aids , towards mighty national changes . An enlightened people cannot be for long an enslaved and miserable peopta . The speculations of the Eco del Comereio as to the future contests between this and other nations for
supremacy , only concern us so far as when those contests shall arise , the masses of this country may then be in a position to enforeejtheir demands . The antimilitia agitation at present pervading the tountry is an _unmiitakeaWe sign of the times ; a warning voice as regards the future , which our statesmen cannot refuse to listen to . War with America is apprehended ; war in India has commenced ; and with one war on hand , another in view , and Ireland to keep quiet , the English Government finds itself hardpressed for soldiers . The militia is to be called out , ostensibly for the home defence of the country , bat really as a means of adding to , and strengthening the regular army . The mere rumour of this intended enrolment of the militia has created the greatest agitation . Meetings are held all over the country , at whieh the speakers denounce war as a national crime , and the compelling men to take up arms even
in _defence of the country , in which country they haye neither rights nor property , a tyranny to be resisted . Now , if this is the state of things when there is no immediate danger , what will be the ferment extited when those contests arise which the Eeo del Comereio predicts ? "Nationality" is well-nigh a by-gone thing in England , and when henceforth the massesthe impoverished , unrepresented manes , are called upon by their rulers to fight for "their country , " "the glory of England , " < fcc ., they will _answsr , " the country is no country for tw ; the 'glory' and ' greatness you speak of , we participate not in . Make it veritably our fatherland ; let us have our rights as men and citizens , and then the country shall haye tbe defence of our right arms . But if not , if you will monopolise all , fight for tbe country yourselves 2 " The " war of opinion" is tending to that end , and that eud will come .
Seizure Of An English Brig By A Portugue...
SEIZURE OF AN ENGLISH BRIG BY A PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR . Considerable sensation , mingled with no little indignation , bas been created in this town amongst the merchants , engaged in . the African trade , by the illegal seizure , by a Portuguese man-of-war , ofthe brig Lady Sale , of this port , whilst trading on the coast of Africa for palm oil , ivory , & a . Before proceeding to offer any remarks oa tho subject of this seizure , we copy the following important testimony as to the affair from a French paper , which is the first public account we have read of the transaction : —
" It seems certain that this vessel had not tbe slightest intention of trading tor slaves . But thii will not prevent it from being condemned by the _commiirion , for the double reason , tbat the Portugueie judges will naturally follow in thi * caw tbe example given them bv tha English judges in the case of Portuguese tenth * inspected of slave trade , and that the English will be obliged to give proof of their impartiality and equity , hy snowing themselves inflexible with regard to one of their own vessels , captured under those conditions of guilt they have themselves so rigorously laid dorm ; and the vessel will be sacrificed to the greater glory of British philanthropy . It is usual for vessels going to the African , coast te obtain merchandise , inch as gura , oil , and ivory , to have on board certainuteniiU which / would be perfectly _uieleie
in other expeditions . Such ureniiii were found on board this vessel . She belonged to the house of _Charie * Honfall and Sen , Liverpool , had remained two or three months in Rio Zaire and Congo , to get oil of palm and ivory , bat bad not been able to obtain either , and was going to Ambrez , to take a cargo of copal . She was captured on account ef having on board 28 casks of water , several bales of rice , a copper , and tome bar * ; and the probability is tbat she will be condemned as a slaver . " —Semaphoreof Mdrititlu . We hare made inquiry , and find the foregoing facts are substantially correct ; and what is more , by later accounts , we find the Lady Sale has actually been condemned by the Portuguese authorities I It appears that there is _not'the slightest imputation of
the vessel being engaged in the slave trade ; but , because she had on board certain articles which were necessary for the voyage , and which are taken by every vessel engaged in the extensive trade in palm oil from this port , and which , by straining the letter of the treaty with Portugal for the suppression of the slave trade , has been construed into an intringement of the treaty , and led to the seizure and condemnation of the _veaeel . There is something like 20 , 000 ton * of . shipping , besides property to tbe value of nearly a million sterling , engaged in this trade ; the whole of which , if our _government allow this act of virtual piracy to pass without redress , may , in like manner , fall a sacrifice to the spirit of retaliation which seems to have actuated the captors of the Lady Sale .
In tbe individual case of this vessel , there is no doubt , even under ihe letter of the treaty , _theseizure has been illegal ab initio , the Portuguese man-ofwar having taken her whilst the captain was on shore at _Ambree . The treaty requires that , under any circumstances , the credentials of the seizing officer should be presented , before proceeding even to search the vessel . This was disregarded . We understand tbat active steps have already been taken by the merchants of this town to bring the subject under the notice of her Majesty ' s government ; but , unless the government are _equally active and prompt in giving and demanding redress , tho consequences will be moat serious to the trade of the port . —Liverpool Mail .
Murder Of Captain Shepherd, Royal Artill...
MURDER OF CAPTAIN SHEPHERD , ROYAL ARTILLERY , AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Woolwich , _Fbb . 3 . —An official letter was received this morning at head-quarters , at Woolwich , announcing , in the following terms , the death of Captain Shepherd , of the Royal _Artillei-y , by the hands of an assassin : — "Port Victoria , December 1 , 1815 . " Sir—It is with feeling * of deep regret-that I have to report , for the information of the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding , the death of Captain Shepherd , at Fort Victoria , at about a quarter past two o ' clock on the afternoon of the 39 th of _November . He came by his death from a gun-shot wound through the body , when _passing through tke camp , opposite the quarters occupied hy Wheeler William Long , Boval Artillery , who is now a prisoner on suspicion of beinr the assassin .
" 'Wheeler Long was marched from this port yesterday , under a strong escort , to Graham ' _s-towa , there to await his trial for the murder . " Captain Shepherd ' s remains wet * * _atar : ed this day , with military honours , at Fort Beaufort , —! remain , < fcc . "
The Late Explosion Al Lambeth. Death Of ...
THE LATE EXPLOSION AL LAMBETH . DEATH OF TWO MOBE OF THE SUFFERERS . The late disastrous and awful explosion of fireworks in Lambeth-walk has proved fatal to two more of the suiferera . The young men Smith and Spier , who wcre conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , have both since died . Spier died on Saturday , between twelve and one o ' clock at night ; the othor unfortunate individual , Smith , died at six o ' clock in the morning . They were of the respective ages of twenty-three and nineteen years . No hopes from the moment of their admission were entertained of their recovery . The child , Alfred Ainger , is also at the hospital , and on Sunday evening was going oh as favourabl y as could be expected , though not pronounced to be out of danger . The young woman , Sarab Hale , still remains at Lambeth workhouse .
_Isqotst . —On Monday evening an inquest was held at Guy ' s Hospital , before Mr . Payne on the bodies of John Smith and Robert Spiers . ' George Randall deposed tliat the deceased were in the employ of Mr . Darby , firework-maker . About two o ' clock on Friday witness was in the cellar of the house No 15 King-street , Lambeth-walk . The deceased and ' two others of the name of Kenyon were engaged in making stars , consisting of a composition of saltpetre , sulphur , and antimony , which was wetted with gum , and the whole mixed together in an earthenware pan . The stars were made from the composition by a mould . Witness had left the house about eigbt minutes when the catastrophe took place . Bv the Coroner : I should judge there was about a hundredweight of composition in the cellar when the accident
_nappened ; there was a fire in the cellar , bat no candle . By the Jury : The men were sober at the time ; they werein the habitof smokiug in the cellar , but none of them were doing so when I left . Mrs . kenyon , the mother of one of those who perished , deposed : —She was on the premises when the explosion took place ; the flames came up front tbe cellar into the passage . Witness , the female Hales , and the child Ainger escaped through the flames : the two latter are now in a hopeless condition . A few minutes before tbe explosion , her son William ( dead ) came to her for a candle , which she gave him ; but it was not litat the time . Witness cannot account for the origin of the calamity . —Mr . Darby and other witnesses were examined , but none could state the origin of the catastrophe . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
_Isqmwi on Two Mobb op the Sufferers . — On Tuesday morning , at eleven o ' clock , Mr . W . Carter , the coroner for Surrey , and a jury , assembled at tho John Bull Tavern , _Tyers-street , Lambeth , touching the respective deaths of William Kenyon , aged nineteen years , and William Holmes , aged sixteen years , who lost their lives at the late explosion in Kingstreet , Lambeth-walk . The jury haying been sworn , proceeded , with the coroner , to the workhouse to view the bodies , which presented a very shocking spectacle . The features of both were quite charred by the action of the fire . Evidence similar to tbat taken before Mr . W . Payne , at Guy ' s Hospital , was heard , and the jury returned a verdict" That the
deceased individuals had lost their lives accidentally . " Death of another _SuFFKBin . —On Wednesday morning death terminated the existence of another of tho unfortunate sufferers at the late explosion at the fire-work manufactory , m King-street , Lambethwalk . The deceased is _thejjoor child Alfred Ainger , aged two years , who , it appears , was nephew to Mr . Kenyon , the proprietor ofthe house , and at the time ofthe explosion was on a visit to the family , who had been for some time in the employ of Mr . Darby , tbe celebrated fire-work artist to _Yauxhall-gardens , and other places of public amusement . The deceased was first taken to the accident ward of Guy ' s Hospital on Friday afternoon , and expired oa Wednesday .
Frightful Occurrence At Liverpool. About...
FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT LIVERPOOL . About half-past eleven o ' clock on Saturday forenoon a frightful accident occurred in Moor-street . The north side of that street is entirely occupied by warehouses , chiefly for the storage of grain and flour . They are generally about six stories high . Midway on thc right , from Fenwick-street , and nearly opposite the back door of Mrs . Maddrell , fishmonger , James-street , is a warehouse known as " Tipping ' a , " one of the oldest in Moor-street . This _warehouse , which was seven stories high , and was in the occupation of Mr . William Dean , was stored in most of the rooms with cotton , flour , and grain . The warehouse extends from Moor-street into the Old llopery , and ,
about the time we have named , the Moor-street frontage fell with a terrific crash , the report of which instantly brought a large concourse of persons to the scene . At this moment there were sixteen porters employed in No . 2 , amongst the grain and flour ; fortunately their operations were confined to the north end ofthe building , in the direction ofthe Old Ropery , where the warehouse has another frontage . They rushed to the jigger rope , down which they slided , and escaped for the most part with a few bruises , but none of them are , we are led to believe , very seriously injured . Fifteen out of the ' sixteen thus escaped . One of the men , named Peter Lacy , is missing , and it is feared is buried in the rains . We ought to state that while the Moor-street frontage gave way , the Old Ropery frontage remained intact , otherwise the poor fellows who were employed in that part of the building must inevitably have perished .
f here were , at the time of the calamity , 11 , 000 sacks of flour , large quantities ofthe same material in barrels , and much cotton and grain in the building . One incident connected with- the subject is worth relating . There was a man delivering corn from a lorry into tho warehouse , in Moor-street , directly opposite the building which fell , and , as is usual , the chain-horse had been unhooked , and the chains thrown orer his back . Upon hearing a crash , the horse erected bis ears , and evinced alarm ; instantly another noise was heard , when the animal galloped off with all the speed his awkward harness would permit , and instantly the shaft horse followed his example , but the lorry bad scarcely cleared the distance of the building ( for indeed some of the bricks caught the hind part of it ) when the warehouse fell into the street . Had it not been for tbis _i-npulse of the _borssB , both man , horses , and lorry would have been covered by the falling pile .
There is but one opinion , that the casualty took p lace in consequence of some of the floors being overladen , but which floor first gave way we have not ascertained . Tlie man Tracy has not yet appeared , and it ii now almost beyond doubt that tho poor fellow is buried beneath the ruins , as his coat , which hung in the warehouse near to where he was working , has been found . It is right to say , however , that wo have heard that Tracy was seen in the Haymarket after the timo of the accident .
Poisosisft Is Fkaxcf,.—Some Of Our Reade...
_Poisosisft is Fkaxcf ,. —Some of our readers may remember the account which we gave nearly two yearsago , of the arrest and imprisonment of a woman named St . _Leger , on a charge of attempt to commit murder by means of some cake 3 containingfrsenic . The prisoner was brought to trial before the Court of Asswe of the Tarnet-Garonne _, on the 23 rd ult . Most of the circumstances of this case were detailed atthe time , but it is necessary now to give the summaryot * _tttewhol » . _ In the month oi February , 18 i 4 , Antoine _Vernines , the conductor of a diligence between Montauban and Moissac , his wife , and two of his children , wcre attacked with illness after eating some cakes , whicli came to them in the following manner : —Onthe thl 7 of Fobruary , a box was
left at the diligence-office , addressed to " M . _Ghaubart , woollen-draper , at Moissac , to be delivered to his daughter . " M . Chaubart was absent from home at the time of the delivery of the box , but it was openedby bis wife and daughter , and _wasfound to contain seme cakes and an anonymous letter , as coming from a schoolfellow of Mile . Chaubart , full of expressions of kiudness , and inviting her to eat the cakes in remembrance of th * days when she and tho writer ate similar cakes together at school . Madame Chaubart , who had some suspicions about the affair , sent the box back to Montauban by _Vernieres , thc conductor _, and , nobody claiming it , he after a time opened it , and with his family ate some of the cake * as above stated . As they were attacked with
symptoms which betrayed the existence ot poison , antidotes were successfully administered , and the remainder of the cakes being examined , the presence of arsenic in large quantities was detected . It became evident tbat the poison had been intended for Mile . Chaubart , and the polico authorities immediately exerted themselves to discover the culprit . It was soon ascertained that there existed at Montauban a person who had motives for the commission of the intended murder , and that this person was Mile , de St . Ldger , a young schoolmistress at La Francaise _, near Montauban . In 1813 she became acquainted with M . Lafargue , a music-master , and engaged him to give lessons of music at her school . She became
enamoured of M . Lafargue , and did everything to induce him to marry her ; but Mr . Lafargue , being in love with and engaged to Mile . Chaubart , resisted all her seductions . She then had recourse to anonymous letters to M . and Madame Chaubart to inilace them to break off the intended marriage , but , failing in this scheme also , she resolved to destroy her rival . She procured some arsenic , and mixing it up in the cakos forwarded it to the addressofM . Chaubart , intbemannerrelated . 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 . Leger had in her trenziea jealousy declared to several persons that she was resolved to destroy the life of her rival , and her _preparations for this purpose had been detected . The counsel , in the presence of the overwhelming evidence as to , her guilt , attempted to establish a plea of temporary insanity under the influence of jealousy , and the _prissner herself , during her confinement , bad attempted to make it believed that she was _insane , but tbe medical witnesses declared that her insanity was simulated . She was found guilty , but with extenuating circumstances , and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment with kav < l kboux , _- — _Stilytwu _' * 1 Messenger .
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THE TMhOUJBS'BILL . [ Although in the foHowing address from Lord Ashley to his constituents there is only a passing allusion to the Ten Hours Bill , still this , perhaps , is the most nttmg place in which to announce the noble lord s resignation of his seat in Parliament . ] IO THS _OENTBV , CMBOT , m _» nOM > _EBS , AMD OTUBK Micros * or tub count ? of dobbbt . London , Jan . 31 . Gentlemen , —T _^ a First Minister of the Crown has propounded to the Parliament a measure for the total abolition of all protective duties on the importation of foreign corn . The bill seems so well adapted to meet the present and future exigencies of the country , that I shall think it a point of duty to do all in my power tewards rendering it tliH law of the land .
I ventured , in the month of October last , to direct your attention to the present necessity of an Immediate settlement of this long-agitated question—tliat necessity is now increased ten-fold by tbe act of the government ; and a resistance to it , which eould not postpone the _measure beyond the interval of a few months , would mitigate none oftbe apprehended evils , and would raise up other * of a more formidable kind . I state these arguments for your serious reflection , but they are not the sole grounds on which I rest my ditsrwination to support the measure . I Shall accept it , not onl y without alarm , but in the full and confident hope thatit will prove _conduelve to the welfare of all classes of the community . But there is a preliminary consideration : the appeal to the country in I 8 _tl was , in fact , whatever the _ostensible purpose , an appeal oa the question of the _Corn-Laws . 1 maintained , at that time , that protection was indispensable , though I reserrod a discretion on all details , and obtained your support accordingly .
I am now of opinion that it is no longer expedient to maintain such protection . Although no pledges were asked or given , I should bo acting in contravention of an honourable understanding _belveen myself and the electors on this _esped *! matter wer * I to retain my seat , and vote for the ministerial
measure . I have therefore requested the grant of the Chiltern Hundreds , that you may have the opportunity of proceed _, ing to another election _. You will readily believe that I contemplate such an event with exceeding pain . It would sever a connection which I have enjoyed with honour and pleasure for four _, teen years ; one that I greatly prefer to any that could be offered . It would shut me out , perhaps for ever , from public occupations , and stop the progress of various mea . _sures , to which I have devoted the best years of my political life , and surrendered many hopes ot persons ! advantage . I mention these things to prove to you how deep and how sincere are my convictiens . lam indebted to your kindness and confidence for the opportunities I have enjoyed of pubiie service , and which , I trust , I have not misused . I shall ever retain towards you a lively sense of gratitude and esteem , with an ardent and unceasing prayer for your general and individual welfare .
1 shall appear on the hustings on the day , of nomina . tion , and call for' a show of luiuJU , to ascertain , beyond a doubt , the sentiments of the constituency . I am , gentlemen , with much respect and esteem , your faithful friend and servant , _Ashlbx .
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THE FACTORIES BILL . The following lotter has been addressed by Mr . Fielden to the Short Time Committees o Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Scotland , dsc . : — SI , _Armidel-street _, Strand , London , Feb . 2 . " Gentlemen , —As Lord Ashley , through the medium of the newspapers , has stated that ho has applied for the grant of the Chiltern Hundreds for the purpose of _vaeating his seat in the House of Commons , I have this night given notice to the house , that as my name is attached to the Factory Bill introduced by his lordship on Thursday last , read a first time ,-and ordered tobe read a second time on the 18 th inst ., I shall take charge of the bill , and ask the house to read it a second time , if not on tint day , on an early day after ; and I rely on you and all favourable to the Ten Horn-Bill giving me their best support in my attempt to carry iho bill through Parliament , " I am , gentlemen , your obedient aervaut , "John Field ** . "To the _Short-time Committees of Lancashire , York , dsc . "
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THE FACTORIES BILL . The following is tlie text of the Factories Bill , brought in by Lord Ashley and Mr . Fielden , but now committed exclusively to the care of Mr . Fielden : — A Bill . TO AMEND THE I . AW I _RKLATIXQ TO LABOCS IN
FACTOBII 8 . Whereas an act was pa _« 9 _ed in th * _feurth year of the reign of his late _Maj . _sty , entitled " An act to regulate the labour of children and young persons in the mills and factories of the United Kingdom ; " and anothsr act was passed in the session of Parliament held in the _serenth and eighth years of the reign of her _presunt Majesty , entitled " An act to amend the laws rotating to labour in factories ;" and by the said first-meutioned act it was provided , that uo person under the age of eighteen years should be employed in any such mill or factory as in the said act is mentioned , iu any such description of work as
thereinbefore specified , more than twelve hours in any one day , nor more than sixty-nine hours in any oue week , except as thereinafter is provided ; and by the said _lasticentionud net it was _provided , that no female above the age of eighteen years should be employed ia any factory , as defined by the said act , save for the same time and in the same manner as young persons ( by tlie said act dsfiaed to be persons of the age of thirteen years , and under the age of eighteen years ) might be employed in factories : And whereas it is expedient to alter the said acts for the purpose of further restricting the hours of labour of young persons and female * iu _factories :
Be it enacted , by the Queen ' s Most Excellent _Majxsty , by and with the advice and consent ot the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons , in this _presont _Parliament assembled , and by th * _authority of the same , that notwithstanding anything in the said acts contained , as from the lit day ot _August , 1816 , no person under the ageot eighteen years shall be employed in any such mill or factory in such description of work us in the said first-mentioned act is specified , for more than eleven hours in any one day , nor for more than sixty . four hours in any one week , except as in the said act is provided ; and that as from the said 1 st tUy of August , ISIS , tha said two nets before . mentioned shall iu allreipects be construed as if tU _» provision in tho said first-mentioned act contained , as to persons under the age of eighteen year * working in mills and factories , had been confined to eleven hours instead of twelve hours In any one day , and to sixty-four hoars in any one wtek , instead of sixty-nine hours .
And be it enacted , that as from the first day of Aug ., 1847 , no per . on under the age of eighteen years shall be employed in any such mill or factory , in such description of work as in the said first-mentioned act is specified , for more than ten hours In nny one day , nor more than fiftynine hours in any one week , except as in the said act is provided ; and that as from the lstday of August , 1817 , the said two acts shall , in all respects , be construed as if the provision in the said first-mentioned act contained , as to persons under the age of eighteen years working in mills and factories , had been confined to ten hours instead of twelve hours in any one day , and fifty-nine hours in any one week instead of sixty-nine hours , and that the restrictions respectively by this act imposed as regards the working of persons under the age of eighteen years shall extend to females above the age of eighteen years , in all respects as by the secondly hereinbefore-mentioned act is provided .
And be it enacted , that thc said two hereinbefore-mentioned acts , as amended by this act , and this act shall be construed together as one act . And be it enacted , that this act may bo amended or repealed by any act to be passed in this present session of Parliament .
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_Tni MunuER-CAusiNQ Game Laws . —We have few additional facts to communicate , beyond what has been already published , in reference to tho sanguinary and fatal affray which took place last week between the gamekeepers of tbe Earl of Morley and a gang of poachers . We stated in our last , that the inquest held upon the remains of Tottle , the murdered keeper , wag adjourned until Tuesday , the 27 th Jan ., in the hope that some further evidence would be obtained with respect to certain suspected parties for whom the police had been in search , and who it was thought might perhaps , by that time , be brought within the reach of justice . The indefatigable efforts of the police and others who are engaged in tracing
out the retreat of the parties to whom we have alluded , have not however proved successful ; and consequently thejury , on re-assembling on Tuesday , had nothing further to do than to proceed with the examination of the witnesses in attendance on the Thursday previous . The investigation , nevertheless , lasted until a late hour in the evening , when a verdict of wilful murder , was agreed to against some person or persons unknown , Read being included in the verdict as an accessory before the tact ; and immediately upon the jury coming to this decision , tho coroner issued his warrant for tho committal of the prisoner tothe county gaol at Exeter , where ho will take his trial accordingly . —Plymouth Herald .
Sudden Dkath ov a _Gkntlman in thk Strum . —On Tuesday evening an inquest was held at the Green Man Tavern , Old _Kcnt-road , before Mr . P . _« . vne on the body of Mr . Isaac Harvey , agentleman of independence , who died suddenly in the street , under the following circumstances : —Mr . Hughes , a chemist , of _Burlington-place , Old Kent-road , doposod that about two o ' clock on Saturday afternoon his attention was called to the deceased , who was staggering on tho _foat-pavement opposite the door _^ The
deceased was assisted into tue shop , when witness observed that there was a quantity of blood flowing from his mouth . Ho was placed upon a chair , anil witness endeavoured to administer restoratives but , he was unable to swallow . A surgeon was sent for , but bufore his arrival the deceased broathod his last . Mr . " _Odlinf , surgeon , of Uig _lt-streot , _Borough , said he attended the deceased professionally during life , aud had no doubt his death was caused by tho rupture ' of a blood vessel upon the luugs . Verdict , "Died from natural onuses , '
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HOUSE OF LORDS— Mo . vdat , Fun . 2 . A number of petitions were presented for and » _g » w » t a repeal of the Corn Laws . Lord Bbaumont presented a petition from » n individual named Henry Graham . He complained thathe was kept in a state of detention by tbe Sardinian government for a period of ten days Tor no other reason than because that government had a great deteatotionof the name of Graham . ( Laughter . ) ihe petitioner prayed tlieir lordships to take steps to procure him redress for such detention . A return of the fees Incurred bv the introduction of railway bills into the house during tho last session of Parliament was agreod to on the motion of Lord IVIHAIRB . The Eari of _Airownr agrcod to the production of a report on the subject of the United Statw tariff , and their lordships adjourned .
HOUSE OF _COMMONS-MoiHUT , Fun 2 FROST , WILLIAMS , JONES , AND ELLIS . Mr . R . _Yobke presented a petition , signed by 3 , 500 freemen and non-freemen ofthe city of York , praying the house to take into consideration tho cases of Frost , Williams , Ellis , and Jones , with the viow of addressing the Crown for their liberation . Mr . Barclay prosented a similar petition from Sunderland . The petitioners urged » n the hou . io , that as the Royal clemency had been extended to the parties who had been convicted of insurrection in Canada , the prisoners for whom they petitioned might obtain a _freo pardon .
THE MILITIA . -THE TEN HOURS' BILL . _, [ v i ° " Presented a petition , signod by 1 , 773 inhabitants of Wakefield , and . from another place ( the name of which did not roach us ) , against calling out the militia . The hon . member also presented a petition from a place in tho oounty of Durham in favour of the Ten Hours' Labour Bill . Dr . _BowniNo presented a similar petition , as did also Mr . S . Crawford . Tlie hon . member likewise presented a petition from a placo in Lancashire , against calling out the militia . Mr . T . Duscomuk presented four petitions from Hammersmith and other places against calling out the militia .
Mr . T . Duncohbh presented six petitions in favour ofthe Ten Hours ' Bill . Mr . _FimDUiV presented a similar petition f rom a place in Lancashire . Tlie hon . member said Ue would take that opportunity of stating that , as his name was on the back of thc bill along with that of Lord Ashley , who was now no longer a member of that lioii _ se . ( having accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ) , it was his intention to bring on tlio second reading on the 18 th inst . ; or , if ho could not do so on that day , he would on as early a day after as was practicable .
CALLING OUT AND TRAINING THE - MILITIA . Mr . T . DracostBE wished to put a question to the right hon . member , the Secretary at War , similar to that which had beon on a former evening put to the right hon baronet the Home Secretary , and thu answer to which had not , ho believed , been correctly understood by the public . It was , indeed , correctly _understood that tho government had no intention of 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 now measure for that purpose .
Mr . S . Hbubkrt said tho hon . member was quite correct in supposing that considerable misapprehension did prevail in the public mind on the _subjoot , which arose from the circumstance of not observing the distinction between " embodying" and "training . ' _^ Tho gorernment had no po wer to embody the militia , but it had a power to call them out for training , and beyond that it was not intended to go . It was , however , tho intention of government to bring in a measure for the purpose of consolidating and amending the various Militia Acts , with the viow to greater facilities of calling out for training tbe militia force ; and on this part of the subject ho was anxious to say a word with respect to the
formation of militia clubs , which he _imuerslood was being carried on in many parts of the country , and which offered on certain pecuniary considerations to guarantee to persons drawn by the ballot to provide them substitutes . He would recommend to _persons engaged in or joining such clubs , to suspend their proceedings until they were aware of tho measure * which would be _introdnced by the government , which , as related to the mode of raising the militia force , would be found much less onerous than tho present system . of the ballot , which the new act would put an end to . ( Hear , hear . ) Under these circumstances , he did hope that all parties interested in this subject would suspend their proceedings until they saw what the government intended to do .
DRAINAGE , die . ( IRELAND ) BILL . Sir T . Fbemantlb proposed the second reading of the Drainage , & c . ( Ireland ) , Bill . Mr . F . _Fmuictt" condemned tho bill as an attempt of the Board of Works in Ireland to grasp at powers which they had neither the means nor the staff to carry into execution . Instead of giving an impulse to the employment ofthe people of Ireland , it would either remain a dead letter , or would act injuriously . Ue hoped that before this bill was pressed upou the houso time would bo given to colleot the opinion of tho landowners of Ireland respecting it . SirT . Fbbmantlk 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 necessary to the proper discharge of the functions imposed upon it by the Legislature . He defended at some length the policy of the measure .
Sir R . _FBity-usos also objected to the bill , on aoeoust of tin * great preliminary expenses wliich it imposed on the landowners before they could avail themselves of its provisions , and on account of the great increase which it made to the powers , already too large , vested in the Commissioners of Drainage . Mr . _O'CoNNELiildeclared his intention to vote for tho second reading ofthe bill , which contained many good 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 thu motion of Sir T . _Frhmastle , the report on tho Public Works ( Ireland ) Bill was brought up . After a short discussion , in whicli Mr . F . French , Sir R . Ferguson , Colonel _Couolly , and Mr . Sharman Crawford objected te the compulsory presentments which the 5 th clause of this bill forced the Grand Juries of Ireland to make without exercising any volition or control over them , and in which Sir T . Fiemantle , Mr . O'ConneU , and the _Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the necessity , as well as expediency , of such an enactment , Sir K . Ferguson moved the omission of the clause , and persisted in dividing the house upon it , notwithstanding the request of Mr . G . A . Hamilton ( who eoncurred in some of his objections ) that he would withdraw his opposition to it . The numbers were—for the omission of tho clause , 3 ; against it , 97 . The clause was then permitted to stand as part of the bill . Tho roport was then agreed to .
THE GAME LAWS . On the motion of Mr . Bitionr , tho select Cora mittee on the Game Laws was re-appointed ,
IRISH FISHERIES BILL . Sir T . Fbkmantlk moved for leave to bring in a bill to afford encouragement to the construction of small piers and harbours calculated to extend thu fisheries in Ireland . He proposed , with the consent of the Chancellor of tho Exchequer , to expend £ 50 , 000 in five years , at the rate of £ 10 . 000 a-year , in tho formation of piers on the . coast of Ireland—a measure which he conceived would bo the best mode of encouragin g the construction of suitable boats , which were now much wanted , ibr the deep sea fishery , and also tho river fishery of that country .
lie likewise proposed that before any grant was made for such a purpose thore should bo a voluntary contribution to a quarter , and in some cases to half of the amount , citner 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 the proposed pier would lie 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 whicli Mr . F . French , Mr . Ross , Sir II . Barron , and Mr . Gregory , all expressed their approbation of tho _proposal measure , and of its probable beneficial effects , leave was given to bring in the bill . The houso then adjourned .
HOUSE OP LORDS—Tuesdat , Feb . 3 . The Houso of Lords sat only for ashort time . j Thc Lord Chancellor in troduced a bill tortile repeal of certain penalties which are still attached to the profession of peculiar rcligicm opinions , especially with relation to tlio oaths © f allegiance , supremacy , and abjuration . The bill was read a lust time , and the house adjourned till Thursday . HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuesday , Fed . 3 . # Oh the motion of Major _Beuesford , a new writ was ordered for Chichester . In the room of Lord A . Lennox , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . ( Derisive cries of " Fiear , "' on the Opposition side . ) A number of peti _' _uoHS were prosented for the abolition ofthe Corn ' Laws . THE MILIT A .-THE TEN HOURS' BILL .
, Mv . _Iks-swoons prcaenteii a _petitiwvvvom a _psav *' society again / , fc the enrolment of the militia . I Lord J . _Russell presented a petition from a ward , in London _j n favour of a Ten Hours' Labour Bill . Mr . Tj \ EWwny presented five petitions from places in Corn' Wall . Winst the enrolment of the militia . ; THE TIMBER DUTIES . s " R . Peel then rose and said , —Mr . Speaker , 1 _d ° u' t know whether it will be exactly regular , ' but on ac -omit of the importance of the subject , and the fact *' . _n-. vt the American mail is on tbe eve of sailing Uotu .
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Livw ' tool , I may perhaps be allowed to take this , tlie earliest _^ opportunity of announcing the intentions of her Majesty ' s government with respect to , _th-dr proposal for the reduction ofthe duty ou timber . We propose to . make ultimately a reduction in the differential duty on forei . « n _timber , so that tlio duty shall remain alter the reduction at 15 s ., instead of the present amount . I think on hewn timber the duty is now 25 * . ; wo propose to reduce it to 15 s . But with the view of ensuring to the consumer as great a benefit as possible , the Baltic timber trade partakin " now very much ofthe nature of a monopoly , in _i-o _£ sequence ol the very great demand for it ( tho supply being hardly sufficient to meet the demand ) , wo do not propose that the reduction shall be immediate . Wo propose tliat from tho 5 lh of April , 1847 . tho period ofthe year we think ni 03 t suitable for malting a reduction of duty—we propose that from the 5 th oT April , 1847 , the duty on hown timber shall be
reduced by 5 s . ; and on tlie 5 th of April , 1848 , by another os . With _respcet to sawn timber maintaining the same proportions , the reduction of duty ought to be Cs . on tiie 5 th of April , 1817 , and another 6 s . on thc 5 th of April , 184 S . With respect to the smaller descriptions of timber , such as lath-wood , spurs , and oars , we propose to make a proportionate reduction ; but whether that reduction , without injury to the interests of tho _consumwr , might or might not be allowed to take effect from the 5 tli of April , 1847 , without any more gradual reduction , I should wish to reserve my opinion . That is a point ; comparatively of minor " iraportanco . I am not yet certain whether , for the purpose of protecting the consumer the reduction should not be spread over two years . In the course of the evening the detailed resolutions shall be laid on the table , but I wished to avail myself of the earliest opportunity to state their nature to the house . ( Cheers . )
TARIFF PAPERS . Mr . _WoBunousE moved for a copy of tho-warrant appointing Mr . II . S . Chapman chief judge of the supreme court at Wellington , in New _ZoaUuid ; and also of documents relative to the tariff of the United States . He hail received high testimonials ofthe merits of Mr . Chapman , and did not doubt that Ltrd Stanley had exercised a wise discretion in making the appointment ; but Mr . Chapman , as an asaistact commissioner to inquire into the condition of tho hand-loom weavers , had made deceptive and delusive statements , _entrapping thc government into that free-tradecoui > o which they had since unhappily pursued . The hon . member also descanted generally ou the impolicy of free-trade views , lie also commented somewhat smartly on the doings of Dr . Bow ring . Tha hon . member for Bolton had tried to prevail on tho Pacha of Egypt to adopt a reduction of duties ,
and there , _by-the-bye , cut such an extraordinary figure , that the interpreter could hardly contain himself for laughing . He ( Mr . Woriehoiise ) 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 neara witness ( laughter ) , a lady with whom he ( Mr . Wodohouse ) was in tho habit of communicating ( a laugh ) , who assured him that she saw tho hon . n » embar shorn of his beams , and that wc should see him as she saw him ( laughter ) , with a large straw hat nearly as big as tho tabic , a full flowing beard and moustache , and Circassian trousers , ( Great laughter . ) Tlie hon . gentleman , after quoting a statement of Dr . Harding , tliat the more intelligent handloom weavers were aware , that if a repeal of the Corn Laws had an injurious effect on the aj _* rtcultural interest they should also feel it themselves , concluded with the motion already statod .
Dr . Bowkixo stated the _reiult of several interviews with Mehemet Ali , the Pacha of Egypt , on the subject of protection and Corn Laws , in which ho had endeavoured to controvert the views of tlie Pacha , and to gain his adherence to a sounder policy . His own experience as a commercial diplomatist , had taught him the _valuo and importance of Sir Robert Peel ' s declaration , that he was weary of negotiations in favour of reciprocity , and that it was better we should t « acb . Vt ouv example than wait for the eSect ef our precepts , Mr . _Wodkhousk ' s motion was agreed to _.
INCOMES OF TllE PRELATES . On Mr . Biiothbrton ' s moving , in tho absence of Mr . Elphinstone an address to tho Queen for various returns relative to the gross aud net _incomoa , in 18-14 and 1845 , of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales , Mr . J . Collktt said that , as bishops were before the house , he should not bo out of order in expressing his regret that the death of the bishop of Bath and Wells had prevented his ( Mr . Collett ' s ) bringing forward his motion for the consolidation of that with another see on tbe occum'JiCB of that event . It the
two could not be efficiently served by one bishop , the government would not . of course , have allowed one bishop to do thc duty of both for the last soven years , —a bishop who appeared not embarrassed by the weight of the double duty , but ablo to enter upon a third see in tho shape of a wife . The presence of the bishops in the House of Lords was highly objectionable ; they were useless , and faithless both to tbe laityand to tho crown ; neglecting their charge for politic *; and , like the monster in Frankenstein , no sooner created , than they were ready to set at defiance the power that callod them into existence . The motion was agrced ' to .
Mr . Miles asked if the rumour were correct that Lord Ashley and another member had accepted oHii _* e under the Crown ? Sir Robkut Peel , amid tho laughter of the house , said it was quite correct , for they had accepted—the Chiltern Hundred * . ' The Public Works ( Ireland Bill ) was read a third time , aud the _house . _roso at an early hour . HOUSE OF COMMONS-Wsdxbsdat , Fbb . 5 . Several petitions were presented in favour of the abolition of the Corn Laws .
THE MILITIA . Petitions against the enrolment or reorganisation of the militia were presented by Mr . Brotherton from the inhabitants of Enfield , and by Sir G . Strickland from the inhabitants of Fleetwood .
BONE-CRUSHING IN WORKHOUSES . Captain _Pschbui brought forward his motion for " a copy of any letters and gonerat rules issued by the Poor Law Commissioners relative to the employment of paupers in pounding , grinding , or otherwise breaking bones , or in preparing bone dust ; with copies of any answers from the several boards of guardians remonstrating against audi rule . " The hon . "member , in support of his motion , stated that it appeared from Parliamentary returns that there wero nearly 200 Poor Law Unions iu which this intolerable nuisance of bone-crushing was enforcod . It had been stated that thc commissionors had forbidden the continuance of this practice , but it was likewise rumoured , that several boards of guardians , who had been most prominent and stedfast in keeping up this scandalous
practice , had remonstrated with the commissioners _^ and by some means or other obtained'a suspension of tho rule or regulation that had been issued . 1 hey * stato tbat it does » o liana to tbe pauper , and sometimes they bring lawyers who will argue on any side , or thoy bring doctors who will favour their views , and t they say that these bones arc ground at a crank , and . the paupers do net even know what they are grinding , , and cannot toll that it ia not free trade corn . ( A . c laugh . ) But to any person who has ever been to see & these mills in operation it is very clear that somcof if the paupers must bo employed in * the manual part of if tho labour , in selecting and pounding bones , and d regulating the mill ; it is not true , therefore , thatit tho paupers are not liable to tho nuisance and stench h so much complained of .
Sir Jamks Graham would not oppose the motion ., n .. It was true that the Poor Law Commissioners . had id issued an order forbidding tho _bono-crusbwig .. In In nine unions only this order had been suspended oa > a his ( Sir J . Graham's ) responsibility . TJiesusponsion m was for tho term of threo months , from ihe- 1 st ot ot Januarv last . On tho 1 st of April next , this parti- _xcular employment , in all union workhousos , would Id eeaso to be _legal . Mr . Etwalii—I wish to ask tbe right ban . baronet st If tho Andover Union is ono of those to whioh . be _haa-aagranted a three months' extension ? Sir J . Giuiiam—1 really cannot toll at this mo-10-ment . 1 rather think it is not , but 1 cannot answerver at this moment . . .
Mr . Etwall complained tbat the inquiry re ' . ativeive ! tothe Andover case had been _conikctcdnnamoshosH partial manner , and given great _dheatisfaciian to . _tu the inhabitants . In tbe Andover house there was n _< s n _< _< bone-mill ; the bones arc pounded by . iron _vams-us-iii small mortars , and consequently the stench , aiu and effluvia aro much more nauseous aad- _dreai'iul thathai in tho mills . Mr . CnmsTiH stated that when the hori . membtmbH for Andover brought forward his . motion _withtretrett rence to the Andover Union , it was- his Lntentioa _. ion _. v move an amendment , for the purpose oifinstitutitutim an inquiry into the conduct of the Poca- Law Coi Com missioners , and the wholo _circamstanisos- _conacotacctt with the late inquiry . Tbe motion was then agreed to .
FRENCH _FISHING VESSELS . Captain _Pechkll moved _tea-a copy of any _comsomsa mentions from the Boat dot * Trade " to the- Comnomni _sioners of the Customs as t & _fcho _iuSerpriitationof xof 13 th article of the _convention with _France , rie , ro tivo to thc examination of French fishing tig » scls . Tho government had yielded ; tbe _riyhtiyhtt search to the remonstrances of France , and he die cc hoped that the _concession would meet tlie _cxpt _» xpe _^ tions of those who mad * it . Sir G . Clebk had no objection to produce tho- tho
cnmeiit in question . Thc substance of it was was rectly stated in tho Times . Ho trusted that Cap Cap j Pechell , on further reflection , woiihl sec ih _^ Mh _^ u relaxation of tho late regulation mnat eventuailjuail : _! : productive of benefit to both _eomut-ii-s . — . _Agrcwl tewl In reply to a question from Mr . _KoniW _* . Sir J . Graham stated , that in the course _i- _"? o ' ¦ present session ho should ask thu Imu . _'o ' " coin _i-owi to % supplemental bill for _ret-nli-. " _" _- _^ th . * piy- . _'f * "io-: ' *"" and for extending the juri sdiction . »¦ : - ° \! ' _? . \ . ' _? . \ " ; quests in o" _** wts of England m _«« e » ' « *• • _•¦• *• • _•¦ - oxoecding £ 20 , , , . . Tlw houso _iviijoiirned at two ¦> - _^ - ' - «
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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/ns4_07021846/page/7/
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