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by the city of Paris upon wines and spirits . Now it is obvious that , by this course , not only will the workman have to help in paying the loan fund which supplies his wages ; but that the kind of work is not precisely that . which will best suit the goldsmiths , jewellers , silkweaversi and manufacturers of Parisian nicknacks , who always feel most severely the rigours of winter . It ' happens , also , that the continuance of the system of livrets , which obliges a workman to get a ticket from his employer and present it before he can be employed , will prevent the workmen of the provinces , who would otherwise come up in great numbers , from sharing in the new source of employment . Hence exasperation in the provinces and in Paris .
Dr . Vandoni is assassinated in Milan , and as a matter of course the assassin is said by the police to belong to the party of Mazzini . That , however , is a small matter of every-day occurrence . Mazzini is the incubus of the police ; so everything is ascribed to him which they cannot account for . But Badetzky has seized the occasion as a pretext for issuing one of his ferocious proclamations . In all this there are unconcealed signs of fear and alarm on the part of the Austrians . The severities can but advance the day of just retribution . News from Germany resolves itself into this , that —politically quiet , and physically improving , the nation is biding her time . The contest in Prussia
is sharp and tough between the land-owning party , the squirearchy of Prussia , and the middle classes . In Hesse Cassel , constitutional liberty dies out finder the heel of Hassenpflug , with the gleam of German bayonets hired to do the work of the despots , glaring in her eyes . At Frankfort , the old and owlish Diet works in the dark , screened from the graze of mortals ; doing its best to keep clear of the Press , which it has gagged . Rumour runs that , at the suggestion of Nicholas , the Diet will intervene in the affairs of certain towns where gambling is carried on , and restore " order" by suppressing that vice ; the reason alleged being-, that so many Russian Princes have lost great fortunes at play , and it hurts the feelings of the paternal Czar .
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PARLIAMENT OF THE WEEK . Jewish claims again occupied the attention of the House on Monday night . The cases of both the Jew members who were excluded were brought forward , and finally tho resolution affirming their exclusion was carried . Proceedings were commenced by the Speaker , who read a letter from Mr . Salomons , intimating that two actions at law had been commenced against him , and that he had been advised to inform the House , as any resolution it might adopt could be used against him as evidence . The order of the day was read , nnrl Sir " Hrnjamtv IFai . tmoved that the electors of
Greenwich be heard at the bar of the House , in support of their right and privilege to elect Mr . Salomons . Mr . Anstky seconded the motion . The novelty of the debate was the determination and even anxiety of ministerial members to cut short their speeches . The motion was opposed by the Attorney-General , Sir Frederick Thesiger , Mr . Ncwdigate , Sir John llanmer , Sir Kobert Inglis , and Lord John Russell , all of whom cut down their remarks to the lowest standard ; and supported by Mr . Anstey , Mr . Villiers , Mr . Aglionby , Mr . Alderman Sidney , and Mr . M'Gregor . The greatest impatience was made manifest for a division , when the motion was rejected by 135 to 75 .
The electors of Greenwich being disposed of , Mr . IIaiki ' -B Cuiikik brought the London petition under consideration , and spoke with the evident intention of shelling the whole thing until next session ; but ho was met by Mr . Anstky , who contended that the electors of" London had a right to be heard at the bar , and who moved a resolution to that effect . Mr . AoLiONitY seconded the motion . There was no attempt made to discuss the question . The rest ot the debate was an exchange of vapid personalitiesthe only vigorous sentence being Mr . RaikesCurrie ' ketch of Mr . Anatey at the London meeting . Mr . CuiiKiK said : —
" He Went there after many nights in that House —he had the voice of the honourable mid learned member ( Mr . Anstey ) still ringing in hin cars—the announcement with -which they were nil bo familiar , 'Mr . Anstey left Hpcuking * ( laughter ) was yet visible in Inn m ' md ' ti eye , and lo ! even us he took the chair the honourable and learned member stood beside him in all his printine vigour , with the well-known pocket-handkerchief—( laughter ) — in one . ' r tian dj -a / yj . V * v U ty n amrll < lcd petition in the other . ( Ile' ' rleum ? JwSy / wcfyi ^ What an uppnrition for the chairman of « Py * jnwp * £ ' " Mr * AiWt <^ r ^ jwtion was negatived by 77 to 41 . ; , ' 1 ' ihje nd & Qtitttqw / WibnUi was then resumed on Iiord ' <¦ ¦ ' JOhjW RlUtfHflJ' * Itedblution , by Mr . Anhiky , who pro-\ poJbdt to ft < M t <> tlfi t resolution words pledging tho N Houio tQ V ita ^ fruloubtod privilege bo to ulter tho «»^ W that it * ## ht be taken by Mr . Salomons . Two ¦ ' ¦ ' * « " ? . \ ' . J ' j .
lawyers supported the proposition , Mr . Headlamand Mr . J . Evans , and then the House rejected the amendment by 88 to 50 . ' ¦ ,- •* Mr . Bethrli reargued the case from beginning to end , pointing out how unwise it would be for the Housl to git into a contest with the great-constituencies , 8 howing that the House wouldL be . besieged by Jew members , who would be elected to test the * question ; that in the caBe of Home Tooke the undefined state of the law was held sufficient to authorize that gentleman to sit , vote , and speak throughout the session ; and winding up . with an
appeal to Lord John Russell to leave the matter undetermined until an interpretation of the law could be obtained . Lord John Russell replied that his own mind was made up , but that he had no objection to the opinion of a court of law being taken . It would still be competent for the House to decide tor itself . But in the present state of the matter lie certainly thought that they ought not to delay their decision reaffirming the resolution of last session , that David Salomons , Esq ., was not entitled , to sit or vote in the House until he should have taken the oath of abjuration in the form appointed by law . numbers
The House then divided , and the were—For the resolution , 123 ; against it , 68 . Majority against , 55 . After disposing of some other business , the House adjourned at twenty minutes past two o ' clock . At the evening sitting on Tuesday , Mr . Heywood moved : — "That an humble address be presented to her Majesty , praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct , in such manner as to her may seem fit , that the Crystal Palace be preserved until the 1 st of May next , with a view to determine if that novel structure , or any portion of it , can be adapted to purposes of public utility and recreation . "
He asked that it might be preserved , partly for pleasure and partly for scientific purposes . A portion might be set apart for a ride . The department of natural history might be transferred to the Crystal Palace from the British Museum . Besides , it might be described as the nearest approach to a ladies' club ever constructed , as , under certain regulations , a lady might walk about there with as much security as in her own drawing-room . The motion was opposed by Colonel Sihthorp .
Mr . LABouciiEitfi followed , and . as a member of the Government and a Commissioner , said he was bound to see that the structure was taken down in accordance with the contract ; and he threw on the House the responsibility of setting that contract aside . Sir Robert Inglts agreed in the eulogies bestowed on the Crystal Palace ; but he did not agree in the course adopted by Ministers , of shirking the responsibility of maintaining it ; and he contended that the
contract could only be set aside by an Act of the Legislature . Mr . Ewabt , Mr . M'GitEaoit , who had built a house near the Park for retirement , but who readily sacrificed his private to the public convenience , and Colonel Thompson supported the motion . Mr . Gouluuhn opposed the motion . lie would not consent to the violation of the contract ; but if retained , to what purpose should the building be applied
?" If , as some suggested , it were to be used as a place of recreation for the benefit of Belgravia , or as the scene where ladies' clubs should assemble— { laughter ) — what would be the consequence ? Would not the people of Tyburnia demand a similar portion of the Park to be appropriated for their recreation also ? The immense annual expense , also , which the permanent maintenance of the building would impose on the country was deserving of consideration . They must have an extensive number of keepers , whether the building were used as a garden of plants , as a museum , as a ladies' club , or an a new TsittersaU's . "
Mr . Waklhy held that the contract was a contract of the public with the public . If it was determined to destroy the Crystal Palace , he believed that the labouring-men of London would resolve unanimously not to lay their hands upon it . Mr . Bajnkkh started a new idea . Keep the palace , said he , but remove it to a lesH aristocratic locality—Finsbury , for example . Lord Skymouh very decidedly opposed tho motion ; but having failed to make an impression on the House , the Chanoi : i . i . oii of the Exoukuukk enforced the name views of opposition , intimating also that there would be " expenses ; " but , unlike Lord Seymour , he declared that hia intention wan not to vote . The motion wau supported by Mr . Villiers , Mr . (/ lay , Mr . Headlam , and Mr . Ueach . On a division , there
were—¦ For the motion , 7 C >; against it , 47 . Majority , ' 28 . The House met on Wednesday , and wns mainly occupied in discussing the clauses of the Church Building Act Amendment Bill . Some important alterations were made ; tho first clause , which empowerH the Church Commissioners to idiot certain tattings to tho poor of tin : piiriuh , was struck out . A « 1 uuho proposed by Mr . Fmkwjsn , enacting that in any beneiice , having a population of forty persona and upwards , and no church , tho funds should accumulate until they were sufficient to build a church or chunel ;
and providing that if the archbishop or bishop of the diocese thought proper to license any room for the purpose of public worship , it should be lawful for the patron to present to the benefice . This clause was carried by 40 to 37 , and afterwards , at the earnest solicitation of Government , withdrawn . The preamble was agreed to , and the House resumed . At the morning sitting of the House on Thursday , in reply to Mr . Osborne , who intimated that there had been some misunderstanding upon this point ,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer repeated , in fuller and more explicit terms than he had used on Tuesday , his statement respecting the Crystal Palace . Whether the Commissioners were at liberty , under the terms of the memorandum , to apply any portion of the surplus in their hands to the purposes of a winter-garden he thought very doubtful ; whether , if they had the power , they had the inclination , he could not say . If they were unable or unwilling , the public could only purchase the building for a sum which mig ht probably amount to £ 70 , 000 . Then to put it in a fit state for permanent
preservation would cost a considerable sum , and there must be an annual outlay for keeping it in repair . So much for the building . In addition to this expenditure , there must be a certain outlay for the winter garden itself , and then there was the cost of maintaining it . These five charges must fall upon the public . During the remainder of the sitting , the Metropoli tan Sewers Bill was read a third time ; and the Metropolitan Interment Bill passed through committee : a division by way of protest , on the part of Sir Benjamin Hall , was taken on reporting the bill , and carried by 42 to 7 .
In the evening a debate took place on the second reading of the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Management ( No . 2 ) Bill . This bill had come down from the House of Lords on Wednesday , and excited considerable discussion . Colonel Sibthorp moved that it be read a second time three months hence . It was explained by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the bill was permissive only , providing for the possibility of getting rid of the objectionable system of renewals of finable leases subject to the check of the Ecclesiastical Estate Commissioners . Various speakers started objections to the details of
the bill ; and then urged its postponement until next session . Upon this the Solicitor-General observed that the objections went to the clauses of the bill , not to its principle , which was this—the lessees had now no power of enfranchisement from any body except the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in respect to property vested in them . By this bill they might be enfranchised ; but there was nothing in it to prevent the renewal of leases , if this were desired ; all the bill did was to enable the parties , lessor and lessees , if they saw fit , to put the management of the property upon a new footing .
Finally , all parties were reconciled by the intervention of Lord Palmbrston , who suggested that the bill should be read a second time , in order that it might be committed , and go to the country with any amendments adopted in the committee . Upon a division , the amendment was negatived by 45 against 34 , and the bill was read a second time .
In The House Of Lords, On Monday, The Co...
In the House of Lords , on Monday , the compensation clauses in the Smithficld Market Removal Bill were on the motion of Lord Granvillk , struck out , after some debate , by a majority of 69 to 15 . At length the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill has been read a third time and passed . This notable event took place on Tuesday . The last debate was tame , and there was no division . The opposition was reduced to the privilego of a protest , and all attempts , save one , to amend the bill given up . Lord Aukrdeun could not refrain from uttering his last protest against tho " ill-omened measure , and expressing his conviction of its " radical injustice . " Though noble lords opposite supported the bill , not one had regarded it with unmixed
satisfaction . He stigmatized the passage of the bill us nn " irrational and impolitic" act ; and he vindicated the right of discussing tho merits of tho bill—a rig ht which had been impliedly objected to by the asHertion that resistance to the bill would foBter disobedient in Ireland . Ho criticized some points in the hi' and declared that ho anticipated from grcat < # " evils than he could " contemplate without feel in B" " the deepest horror . " He should avail himself ol hi » privilege of recording his protest against the measure , on the journals of tho House . The Bishop of Oxtokd ( who had been oblige" } ° give way to the Lord Chancellor , in tho debate on t »^ second reading ) delivered a long oration , the gi » t <»
which was that England waH a Christian country . that tho rescript was an aggression , eince it iiHsun _• that England wus unchristian , and therefore the i > ^ was necessary to repel that aggression . Ho opposed . to penal legislation ; nothing would in' ' ^ him to assent to tho measure , if ho were I ) or 8 V . t i 1 ( . that it would interfere with tho exerciao <» i l ' religious duties of tho Catholics . Tho Bishop mwjh some trouble to prove how the rescrip t ' " abolished " tho ancient seea : and how convent " /
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 2, 1851, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02081851/page/2/
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