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    rights ; and how , therefore , a candidate possessing the confidence of the entire Union would be as powerful an instrument for settling all questions of slavery , as a candidate who represents only one side in the Republic , and would be prepared to lead that side in civil conflict against the other half of the household .. ... * w ^ « i _ But the most impoHaxAXXsmmto J ^^ SSlI the intelligence which we sen § # ut , that apr W | t India force is to be increase * 7 We » re *»** JW without any instructions that M » likely to ieaggo hostilities : why th & very msBBp bcation oMigi ps may lead to hostiUgps , espq §& tjjr-vrhen tl *«« ft *« nps are officered by captains wht > are proverbial for their daring , and ambitious to distinguish themselves . ' i

    It is impossible to separate this American question from the question of Italy . Parliament ! , however , has shown Kttle'disposition to meddle . It hap fallen in with the Ministerial desire to be off for the holidavs ; and although the state of public business renders it probable that members will be detained in town longer than they expect , they . may still hope to get effth-.. time for the first day of the shooting season . It is almost the only thing on which they do agree -with Governments As to the measures of the

    M inistry , the faithful Commons have lately taken upon themselves to make mincemeat of them . They have disposed of divers important bills this week . The Public Health Bill was thrown over , as a . project for perpetuating and increasing jobbery ; for the House of Commons can lend itself to cant as well as any corporation . Mr . Lowe ' s : 3 ? arjbn . ership Amendment Rill , which extends limited liability to sleeping partners in private firms , has been materially narrowed by an amend--meait which prevents the lender of capital who is xenaid by profits ftom withdrawing it until every other creditor shall be satisfied .

    The grand battle , however , has been over the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill . The Commons ' sMowe , d the utmost indisposition to accept tjiis measure , for the sake of peace-making between the Government and the Peers . On the contrary , the > ^ appearance of a -compromise only rendered vassEhbevs more suspicious of a seheaxe for . p . erp >« £ u $ . trog the . apjpellate jurisdiction in the Lords , who have no real training in such business . They also suspected a plan for at once legalizing the Creation of Life Peers , and yet limiting that prerogative ? uttburyiag the prerogative , to place it at the service of the Cabinet , in the appointment of xeupsovable judges ! By great persuasion of

    independent lawyers , far more than of the Government lawyers—who avowed their dislike to the measure—the House of Commons passed the second reading ; but on Thursday voted , by 155 la 193 , for Mr . Bahees Cujskle ' s motion referring the . bttl to a aelect conawttoe . TUw select . coin-Xttittee of course cannot , in the . three , remaining weoks of the sesw > n overhaul the measure in ita details , Its effects upon the prerogative , the na-¦ taare eftihe- eonrt , the connexion of that court with the Peers , the proposal for three Peers to sit not- , withstanding the prorogation of Parliament , and ; many other incidents arising ovk . of the measure . \ £ he vote , therefore , as Lord Pas . mbbston saye , sends the measure to next session .

    . There is . something amiss amongst the Bishops . T & e £ Uxu 4 £ of Coooamojaa declines , and suceessivo f oreign 9 ^ a ?^ tai ^ e # ajine * the refusal , to let the js & pp © f Ifewr 2 < etqJland have a salary . He must do his work " for love / ' uuless the colony willpav him . So there Js a parliamentary end to pious and witty Bishop Sixwtw , the friend of Sydnby Sanaa ! JUo » JWfir « b 4 J ^ mbjhmN * wijj h % o , resign , as they and ia

    feel , unfitted far tt ^ ir duties . ; * Rill intro - duced to provida them with BUDerjannuafcetf , pensions . Many think that other Bishops ought to he superannuated ; but how is it that TBishops can , xctfoe ? The id « nipp « ars to be a novelty ; it isj supposed to militate against a fundamental print-. ciple of the Church ; and people ask why this modest-looiung bill , which involves such great ChiingteB fn the constitution , is introduced " at this the

    ^* e p »* io < Vaf session . ' * AJ ^ ougn : $ ta qegpjon is . so late , the House of 5 &< WPvftPj ^ vi % 4 $ * "WTC memboc-rSir William WjiUA ^ T-vrfcowUiUe Whig pxQpriqtQre of Calno have appointed to the House pf § w « mons . Besides , therefore ., b o oing a General , Clowwawider at Woolwich , Baronet , and K . C . B ., Q k > Via . wa »« ia » i > M . Jf . ; and w * mi M . p . h © has P & Wmk ! # « w ^ ok , a . t ft Mwi 9 MWft-Uo «» 0 diimw % He assure * qp that iu flJVtytfnwA h « W $ L denote

    himself to the task of maintaining the Efficiency of our forces during ^ -pesee . If Sir WnuiM does stick to flftt duty , be will find others to support him , at leUt out of doors . The Oj ^ lirds etatered London on Wednesday , and we ^ -kelcomed by London . There appeared to be ^ aia ^ exception to . Abe universal ,, <* fi $ laim 4 > v wlill ^ f thear were ^ j MJfff . JHthou | fc ^ h »^[ orse Gqtfjfts bjHl been stffe ijo show tfiifir g ^ d gingv spitffc anfttiad by Mvpe fccult influ * a |* been ; pe « itted * p > mutiny ^ jjRinstptlbe authonty «§ f thesuffrtior , dtof »> tment « -4 be Wm DepaKJtiiUMl they were % | i | fplled 111 jiiirfi i TT ^ fcjr soldiers tw ^ Feturn by ' the great western Tiighway , Parliament-street ; and at one part or another the population of London had sent its vas ( multitude to . stand present .

    Two men were absent from iihat welcome . One of them * indeed , had already attended the soldiers at AAdershott * - —Lord Haxpskge ; but there , in the presence of the Queen , he suddenly fell to the earth , strieken hy a malady which has been d edescribed as " a rush of blood to the head . " Others give it a more formidable name ; and air though the Commander-in-Cliuof w said to be recovering , we scarcely anticipate that he will resume his duties . ' ' The other -was Sir Richard Aiket , who stopped away on some plea of an accident to his eyes . The p retext may be true ; but people smile , and ask whether he was afraid to face either the soldiers or the public after his vagaries as a " flippant official . "

    Our journalists are crowtng over two more " difficulties" in the United Btatea— -two more cases of personal encounter , in , which gentlemen have met each other with cowhide , revolver , or bowie knife . The incidents are extremely disgraceful . Nevertheless , we cannot help noting that our calmer , and perhaps tamer gentry , is represented this week in various courts . In one qourt we . see a rich lawyer being an action of criminal conversation , against the yonng wife , who has been compelled to marry him , and retracting the settlement on her . In another , a brewer

    defends himself against a suit for the breach of his promise to mar * y A young lady whom he had sought out for his bride , and deserted , apparently in , fear of his mamma . I » a third , the bankruptcy of that " general-merchant , " Cojub , whose enormous swindling has involve *! many a City man , is again under review . AndHm a fourth , the well-known barrister , Ricrabd Dunn , is at last consigned to his proper destiny by being sent to . a lunatic asylum , for adding the Princess Mart of Cam ' bbidgb to the ladies whom he has pestered with his frightful obtrusions . Everybody will congratulate Miss Burdett Coutts .

    Mb . Richajid Dunn pecx-ajsisd Insane . —Richard Dunn , the celebrated persecutor <* f Miss Burdett Coutts , was brought before the Bow-street magistrate on Thursday , upon the authority of an order previously issued by his worship , directing an inquiry as to his state of mind . The proceedings were taken in consequence of some letters which were addressed to the Duchesa of Cambridge and the Princess Mary . These had been submitted to the Commissioners of Police , by whom , "with the sanction of the Homo Secretary , application was made tor the present order to bring Mr . Dunn before a magistrate as a lunatic at large . He appears to have been under the impression that the Princess Mary -was in love with him . In one of bis letters to lwjr , he writes : — " Do not

    think lightly of the difficulties of my position , one lady hunting mo to distraction because I won ' t have her , and another because I wish to have hur . A Christian death were better than , such a Itfe ! " lie also thought the Queen was in love with him , and he asserted tUat the palace doors wore thrown opon to him , but ho refused ' to go that way . " Dr . John Layers , one of the medical witnesses , was subjected t " rather than crosB-Qxamination , and was asked to deftao " ethics" and " mathematics , " to ropcat the sentiments o £ Locke on the Hwntcm Underntianding , in special rolatioq to inqaaity , and % o , state what . constituted a fool . FinaUy , » with vulgar effrontery , Mr . Dunn desired the witness to get a looking-glaas , and save himself the trouble of the definition . Dr . Sutherland was another

    witness , and , mentioned various of Mr . thiiin s delusions . TUo lunatic said ho had written to I « ord Palmeroton to complain that ho could not walk the streets -without being watched , and that , if this annoyance wore not put a atop to , he would put a caso of pistols in hh pocket , and shoot the ilrst person ho * net who was watching him . In a long harangue to the KMig ij afcrate , Mr . Dunn asserted that ho had seen tho lfiirl of Munater , who had assured him that tho lady was in love with him , » nd required his worship to adjourn tho case for the purpose of examining that and other witnesses . Mr . Jbtanvy , tho magistrate , ordered that ho should bo put under restraint .

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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . .. ¦¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ r- ? f : Monday , July 7 th . Tttm Tij ^ jfrt : Ajsaent was given by commission , in the Houik < Jtm ZiORDS , to several bills .

    « TflHt JSAWAB OF 8 ORAT TREATY BILL . A ! lQB ^ hjmed discussion arose as to the Nawab of Sqral 1 l * M ! y"Rill , considerable doubt being rffcertained ft » ttcr Utelher it ought to be treated as a public or a jprivstfe iSUV — Lord Rebesdale then moved , as an amMttamXli ^ feat the bill be read a second time that day 4 lS ¦* non , tha «—^ his amendment having being seconded ! fc y the . © uk <^ of Argyl , * , who intimated that the Governm ^ t did udt support " 4 be Jlill , it was ultimately agreed t < V aftw a discussion , in which the Duke of Argyll , and Lords Clanricarde , Ellenborough , and Albemaule , took part , and in which a strong feeling was expressed that the question at issue between t he Nawab of Surat and the East India Company might he heard and decided before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council . The Smaxx . Debts Improvement Act Amendment ( Scotland ) Bill was read a third time , and passed . THE COBPOHAnaS OF LONDON . Sir JTaaies Duke , in the absence of Mr . Stuart Wortley , inquired whether the Government will assist the City Corporation in passing a bill , during , the present session , to extend the right of voting for aldermen and common councillors to all occupiers within the City who are on the Parliamentary register . —Sir G-bokge Grey doubted the policy of passing a bill for one object only - still , if the measure could be * introduced at the present period of the session , the Government would not oppose it . SIR . JA 1 IKS SADLEIR . Mr . J . D . Fitzgerald , in answer to Mr . Moore ^ stated the steps taken on behalf of the Crown to arrest Mr . James Sadleir , as well as the precautions to prevent his leaving Ireland before , the issue of the warrant , denying in the most direct terms that , he had been " permitted" to escape by any connivance on the part of the Government . If he had left Ireland , it must have been befoxe the 18 th of June , and in consequence of certain irregular observations made by the Master of the KoIIs in Ireland , who had said the law officers of the Crown would be guilty of complicity If they did not prosecute Mr . James Sadleir . The Government was unable to take steps for the arrest of that person till the 22 nd of June . Since that time , their efforts jhacl been most

    active . At a later period of the evening , in reply to Colonel Fbehch , Mr % J . D-. Fmczobrald bore testimony to the high character of the Master of the Soils in Ireland , but repeated that the observations which had fallen from him respecting the Tipperary Bank were irregular , and that , if the person charged with crime had left the country , it had been brought about by those observations .

    THE WEST INDIA STATION . Admiral Walcott inquired whether a malignant fever had a second time broken oat in one of the ships on the Weat India . Station , and whether ox not the Admiralty contemplated removing her from the atution ? —Sir Charles Wood said the vessel referred to was the Termagant ; but it was not true that a malignant fever had broken out on board of her . There had been some cases of yellow fever , not an uncommon occurrence in the West Indies , and the ship had been sent to the northward , which was considered to be the best . specific in such cases . The order for going into committee on the Medical Profession Bill was discharged , on Account of the lateness of the session .

    WAYS AND MEANS . Tho report of thei committee of Ways and Means was brought up . On the question that it bo received and agreed to , several observations were made by various members on questions of current interest . Lord John Bussblx . suggested that an early day should be named for considering the communications which had taken place on Italian affairs , and what fruits might be expected from the declarations made at the Paris Conferences . — Sir Henry Wili-ovoiiby

    complained , that the resolutions of the committee had been passed in the absence of information , and called for o . \ planation upon certain points , especially with reference to- the balance of ways and means . —The Chancki . i . o " ov TKK Exchkqukr stated that certain accounth required to clwcidate the matters referred to had not been yet prepared . — Some remarks upon tho subject were mado by Mr . Williams , Mr . Disraeli , and . Sir Fhancw Bakino-Tho resolutions of tho committee wore acrocd to .

    AVriCLLATK JURISDICTION ( UOUSJU OW LOllI > a ) MILL . On tho order for th . o second reading of thin bill , 3 Jr Evelyn Dicnison presented a petition from Lord \ V < '' » " lcydalo ( who was present below tho bar ) , prayinj , " iatp that House would make such amendment ** in th «> bill " » would leave tho l ^ oyal prorogutivo and hi « rig ht t 0 " and vote in tho House of Lords entirely u »» aft ' ec << ia | tho "bill . —Tho second reading was movod by *' J . xornhy-Gknkral , who called attention to th < i uiin <« 1 | fl * factory state of tqe legal jurisdiction of the lJpp «* Houho , and expressed bin belief that there wore no oU >«>

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 12, 1856, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12071856/page/2/