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    "I^Tothhstg Like A General Election—Unle...

    all hope of now really making a beginning rests , not upon the bills of the session , but upon the motion which , Mr . Napieu carried last week 3 for appointing a responsible Minister of Justice . But , strangely enough , thft moat promising : ws » t since the beginning of tile « t » sion has toeeiL a victory of the Ministers—a victory which is & te most fatal jar tlat Lord Paembebston has & a countered since ho ; undertook- the

    GovernjUfint-He seems to have cFeelincd into the " quen * Dens vult" state . Mr . Locke King again introduced his bill to assimilate the county franchise in Ungland and Wales to the franchise in . boroughs ., giving the vote to occupiers of tenements yielding an annual rent of ifX He rests upon the broad principle that taxation and representation should go more together ; but it was not simply oil the merits of the bill that the interest of the contest arose .

    When Mr . Lockjs Kiug first introduced that measure some years ago , Lord John Russell asked him to waive a division . To Mr . John Bright is ascribed the influence which impelled Mr . Kxn & to divide . Ministers Avere beaten . Lord John afterwards , for reasons which he has explained this week , introduced the same pro-vision into his Supplemental Reform Bill , adopted by the Cabinet of which Lord Palmejrston was a Minister . Heform in . the comprehensive sense is shelved for the time , —Mr . Duncombe explained -why ; but Mr . King again brings forward the bill which has been identified with his name . How is he met ? Lord

    Palmeb-STon opposes any interference with the constitution as it is settled at present . And then , successively , against the Premier , rise up , amongst others , — . "Lord John " Russell , Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Thomas Dtjncombe , and Sir James Gjraha m . Even Mr . Dhummond is against the Minister , who has with him the young thick and thin Tory Member Mr . Bektinck , and Mr . Sidney Herbert ; the latter defending him , not on the merits of the question , but on the plea of compassion , that he would not increase the difficulties of the Government . Lord Paiilebston beat Mr . Locke King by 192 to 179 •—the thick and thin Ministerialists and the Tories

    only mustering the net majority of IS against the newly-revived Liberal party . Agitation has thus transferred itself to Parliament , for out of doors there is little going forward , —save tlie tea-dealers moving against the non-reduced tax , and Mr . Ernest Jones marshalling the unemployed in Smithficld to stand up for Parliamentary reform and redemption of the land from its feudal appropriations . Unemployed ! A far more formidable class in Prance than with us . They appear this time even in the speech of the Emperor Napoleon , anxious as he is to throw a brilliant colour over the

    description of the empire under his rule . He all but proclaims peace ; hints at a close alliance between himself and all the Powers—Austria , however , not being distinctly indicated ; announces the remission of some taxes ; and affirms that the loans already contracted will balance the expenses of the war . He promises to reduce the army , making the annual levy of conscripts less by 20 , 000 than the usual number , but yet so organizing the recruits as to keep on hand a trained icsevve of 000 , 000 men . His speech contains pass ages which point precepts to two rather important

    parties . Xlioso who have threatened to raise the manufacturing and industrial classes against him , for the movcniculswhicU he has encouraged in favour of free-trade , he recommends to study the wise counsels of political economy ; and he implies the promise of mitigating the disturbances which improvements introduce into industry . Ho lnis continually endeavoured to check the excessive specula ! ion iii which sonic of his own lending Ministers have been prominent , raid lie now puts the screw in a tangible form by imposing a t ! u < y XUKm an m . gOtiiU )[( . securities . The , speech has had a good effect ; the . funds in Paris have gone up—fuels that prove the

    inborn ien 3 fcicy-o £ the French to place a reliance in the divinft-power which Nai ? ox : eon almost claims . It is a strange exhibition to come in our day . AnotlMC- ^ xhibition . which ought to have , its hint for « ft at ltftine , is in t & e > ^ authorized * . | pauaals of Ausisaa—a display of excessive rancour against Sardinia , at . whom ars levelled hints that her attew » wi in tifce Paris © niferesce was a failunsj . and ¦

    that ' stes , twill "be putdaw * as the family , QE Savoy has been-put down before . What does this mean ? Austria is supposed to be at present more the ally of England than even of Prance , Prussia , or Russia . There are reports , and they are not improbable , that King Fredeuicic " William refuses to ratify the arrangement already promised to Switzerland by Fiance and England . We seem to be approaching a very saturnalia of- crowned heads !

    Persia has been giving land to Hussia— -that monster whom she has expected to devour her . Thus our protege in Central Asia is consorting with our enemy . Just as people at home have found" that Sir John Bowsing has no instructions , the telegraph , tells us of his increasing difficulties in China . He lias gone to war with an empire . Lord Pamekston , it is said , in former times was distinguished for standing by Ms subordinates

    Tlic kings and emperors seem as little capable of keeping order as the lords of our industrial system , who open collieries to enrich themselves , sell shares which impoverish the buyers , and send down workmen to be exploded , as they have this week in the Lund-hill colliery , —another added to the list of those tragedies which disgrace the intelligence and management of our coal owners . As if to complete the solemn farce , John" Arrowsmith comes out again . A complete refutation of his story from all the persons engaged draws liim forth , once more with the admission that he did . not properly state the 'day ; it was not Thursday for-which day he has been refuted , but Friday . — -Unlucky Friday ! .

    The Tea Duties . —A numerous meeting of the tea trade , comprising importers , brokers , and others , took place at the London Tavern , on Monday , Mr . Moffatt , M . P ., presiding , to protest against the alteration of the duty on tea , as proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his budget . —The meeting was resumed on Tuesday , when it was resolved to petition Farliament against the proposed change . A resolution , was also adopted , suggesting that , in place of the proposal to reduce the existing duty of Is . 9 d . to Is . 7 d . this year , to Is . 5 d . in 1858 , Is . 3 d . in 1859 , and Is . in i 860 , the Chancellor of the Exchequer should adopt a Qxed rate of Is . 4 d . for the three years up to the 5 th of April , I 860 .

    The Licensed Victuallers and the Police . —A deputation of a committee of licensed -victuallers had an interview with Sir George Grey , at the Home-office , last Saturday , to call his attention to the present anomalous position of the licensed victuallers with respect to the police . The deputation was introduced by the Hon . F . H . F . Berkeley , M . P ., who , in a few observations , placed the whole question before Sir George Grey . It was this : —" Has the licensed victualler the right to the aid of the police to remove a disorderly or peacebreaking person from his house , as several magistrates and judges have held ? " There had been several cases

    recently where publicans had acted for themselves , and had . been subjected to vexatious and costly proceedings for assault , and the magistrates said they should not liavo acted for themselves , but have called in the police to remove the obnoxious individual . A enso of more than usual hardship—that of a Mr . Doggett , one of the deputation—was mentioned . From this it appeared that there are persons who provoke landlords to turn them out , in order that they may tlion proceed against the ejecting parties for assault . Sir George Grey promised to consider tho whole question , and to confer with Sir Richard Mnyno .

    Tiik Wkstahnstek I ) Ki i . s .- —Tho largest of tho four quarter bella for the "Westminster clock was oust bust week at , Norton , near Stockton , the birthjiliice of tho great boll . It is pronounced to be of the intended no to 11 , a fifth above the great boll , and an octave below the bull which -wart lately ca . st of similar metal by Messrs . Warner from the name puttcm , but of hall ' the . size and one-eighth of tho weight , for the , ouHt-ivon cLn-k , with tho West mi unto r clodc oscupuinont , iiiudo liy "Mr . DfUl , of tlu » Stmud , lor tho Quec . ii ul Jluimorul . 'J'lio tliainoter of thin bell ia hix feetexactly , and its weight ¦ w ill boa . littlo under four tona .

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    ' . '¦ 1 MKBIAL PARLIAMENT . ¦ ¦ ¦ ~—?— - Monday , February 16 th . LAW OF LIBEL . Ik the House of Lords , Lord Faversham presented a petition ffeam Launcelot Foster , proprietor of the Tork shire Gaa & te , complaining of the recent decision of the Court of ^ ueen ' s Bench in the case of " Davison ¦ » Duncan * . " ifciwhich it was laid down that the publication afrtfce proceedings of public meetings form a ground of Jflbel , no . matter how faithfully reported . The petitioner prayed that the law in such cases might be assimilated to that which protects reports of the proceedings of courts of justice . His Lordship also presented a petition from L . W . Theakson , proprietor of the Scarborough Gazette , with a similar prayer ; as did Lord Brougham from the proprietors of the Leeds Mercury , and Lord Campbell from another paper . The last-named noble Lord hoped that the law would- be speedil y altered .

    JUDICIAL STATISTICS . Lord Brougham laid upon the table a bill to facilitate the collection of judicial statistics . He referred to the means adopted on the continent to obtain similar returns and remarked , that even in Naples itself a better system is in operation for the collection of judicial statistics than in this country . —The Lobd Chancellor said the matter hjad been under the consideration of Government , and as the subject wag important , it should receive their further attention . -.- ¦¦ ' .

    THE WAR IN PERSIA . —BOMBABDMENT OP CANTON . Lord Lytteltok presented a petition complaining of the invasion of Persia and the bombardment of Canton and praying for the control of Parliament over the policy of Government when thus dealing with foreign states . In accordance with a request from Lord Clarendon * , the Earl of Albemarle postponed for a few days his motion , on the Persian war .

    THE SHEEPSHANKS COLLECTION . Lord Monteagle having moved for some correspondence relating to the proposed gift by Mr . Sheepshanks of his collection of paintings and works of art to the nation , Lord Stanley op Alder ^ ey explained the conditions which Mr . Sheepshanks had attached to his magr nificent present . He stipulated that the collection should be hung in some convenient building in connexion with the schools of art lately established at Kensington Gore , and be placed under the sole responsibility of the minister entrusted with the department of public education . The collection was to be thrown open freely for public instruction and enjoyment on an fitting seasons , and it was the wish of the donor , though not made an express condition , that the gallery should be opened on Sunday evenings .

    THIS YEOMANRY . Earl Powis made some remarks with respect to the Yeomanry , which body he thought was losing its efficiency , and would be unable , if required , to render any aid to the civil power , owing to the men not being properly called out and drilled . lie also wished to know what w ^ s to be done with regard to a continuing allowance . —Lord Panmure did not think it at all likely that the Yeomanry would be required to aid the civil power ; but he admitted the importance of tho question about a continuing allowance , and said it should have his most serious attention . —After a little further discussion , a motion by Lord Powis for a return bearing on the subject was agreed to .

    MESSAGE PROM THE CROWN . Iii the House op Commons , Lord Castlerosse , tho Comptroller of the Household , appeared at the bar , and read the following message from , her Majesty : — " 1 have received your address respecting tho formation of a department of public justice , and have given directions that it shall receive tho attention which its importance deserves . " ¦

    ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION . Sir Georgia Grey , in answer to Lord Robeiit Ckoil , said that a bill had been prepared for the purpose of giving effect to tho recommendations of tho committee which sat last session on tho ecclesiastical commission , and he should givo notico of its introduction on an early day . EXr-ULSION OP MR . JAME 9 SAPLEIR . Tho Attorney-General for Ireland ( Mr . > T . " Fitzgerald ) moved tho following resolution : —" That James Sadolir , Esq ., a member of this House , having been charged with divers frauds and fraudulent practices , and hills of indictment for certain misdemeanours for

    having been found ag / tinst him , and wan-nuts issued his npprehonsion , and tho said James SadUsir having failed to obey an order of this llouso that he t-houlu attend in his place on Thursday , the ' 2-1 th day <> i' i' » ty last , and having ( led from justice , the said . lames Sadloir bo expelled tho House . " Ho justified this proceeding by tho precedent of the expulsion of Mr . ( ii'oi'H 0 lio * bintion , in 17 < i' 2 , for fraudulent practices , thiiiifi ' ° proof of hin guilt , excepting his fliglil . beyond si'iin , was bcToru tho Hoiiho . Groat ; exertions had bison wade- to discover James Sadloir , but tlmy had failed , t hough it ¦ was believed that he was in Paris . —Sir FiticnuiW ' TiiKsiciiui , Mr . lloKuucK , Mr . Whixksjdk , and Mr

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 21, 1857, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21021857/page/2/