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vhat Got nobody knows ; and runs his head against i tree— -how nobody knows . The Court explanaion , tliat he is very short-sighted , hardly applies ; since it is well known that darkness often affects > hort-sighted people less than others ; and , at all events , men are usually eautious in moving about in the dark . There is , too , a curious precipitancy in supplying these extfianstidas i as if tstker g « r-
mises were anticipated . Beetles , the acGid&iifeul f > low in the face is sufficient to create se * ere braises , and to lay , the King < m the bed of ifa&Lr iess . Some supine that ! * ittde ^ pendentl ^ J'f the ordinary cause that would be suspected , he is sick with -vexation at the perplexed state of affairs ; for he finds himself unable to side with his powerful brother-in-law the Gfcar , is summoned to more
appeased , and he resumed his place conditionally . The thftd reading of the Income-tax Bill , with idle Opposition twaddle ; the further debate of Lord Bhandford ' s bill to place Episcopal and Capitular property under a commission of management ^ the slow success of Mr . Thomas Chambers in appointing a committee to consider ttie necessity of furtB&r protection for women in confluents ; thet Irish dilate on ttfefif delay ' s of postal daMmunicatfon -wfcJl Dublin ^ -tesulttess for the tistf ^ . az % amongrUw lncidcntaU .
The debate of last night afforded the Opposition another opportunity for impeaching the Government , of which they were not slow to avail theoiselves . The wordy war continued iaany hours , and resulted , of course , in unanimity . The composite paVty out of office , the Brights , Lay aids , and Disraelis , had . their say , expended their eloquence , their sarcasms , their indignation , and their nonsense , and unable to do otherwise , concurred in the address . In both
PARLIAMENT OF THE WEEK . The sittings of both Houses this week will be memorable in thi © history of Europe on account of tlie Message which , on Monda 3 , the Queen sent down to both Houses , attnonncihg war with Russia . At an early homrf he fottteV galleries in the House of Lords were filled vrtthfJCetesses , and the space below the "bar was crowded «» K gCttlleraen . The Lord Chancellor
occupied th # woolsack . Both on the Treasury and OppositiGKfetodnchfes , as well as on the cross , or neutraltinted « G « tef the Ministers and the leaders of the Obpositdoifc sections were in force . Soon after five efoU ^ 3 aei&j ( L ^ arj : EE : f ^ advancing to the table said —^ Si tnes&ftgb ffcom the Queen , my Lords . " The rttessage wasiwatflfled to tfc « Lord Chancellob , who read it aloud to t \ te House , ad ^ id complete silence : " Victoria H ? egi ; sa ,
" Her llajeaty thinks it proper to acquaint the House of Lords that the negotiations in which her Majesty , in concert with her allies , has for some time past been engaged with his Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias have terminated ,, and that her Majesty feels bound to afford active assistance to her ally the Sultan ajainst unprovoked aggression . " Her Majesty has given directions for laying before the-House of Lords copies of such papers , in , addition to those already communicated io Parliament as will afford the fullest information with regard to the subject of these negotiations , t is & consolation to lier Majesty to reflect that bo endeavours have been wanting on her part to preserve to her subjects the blessings of peace .
Her Majesty ' s jast expectations have been dis&rppoilited , and her Majesty relies with confidence on the zeal and devotion of the House of Lords , and on the exertions of her brave and loyal subjects to support her in her determination to employ the power ant resources of the nation for protecting the dominions of the Saltan against the encroachment of Russia . " Lord CkARfcNixm then said , " My Lords , on [ Friday next I shall move that her Majesty ' s most gracious message be tafcen into consideration . " Of course Lord Derby and Lord Qrey ebuld Hot suffer the announcement to pass by ia silence . Lord Debbe said-
" I onl £ rise , my lords , to say that the noble earl having given notice of his intention : to move that her MaieBty '* most gracious message be taken into consideration on FridW next , jroor lordships will be unanimously of opinion that this is not the time to say a single word as to the merits of tni » great and irnportftnt tfttesfioni On FHd * y ^ H 6 Xt , tat'isoting the anawex \ p the address , the noble earl the- Secrutaiy for Foreign Affairs ,, or the noble earl at the head of the Government , wrtt , t hope , take an opportunity of Statimg t * tk » House iulb ft sot only the causes ittawh have lea to tits ' unfortunate rupture of our amicable relations with ftussia , for withVtHose we are partially acquainted , "but tfiat tiettift also state the precise objects that webavejnTiewinentittfiift
on tlii * war—the objoets we seek to attain by it , and , if anj , the conventions or other engagements which may have been entered into with Frsnoe Or tb « Ports to bind vm . to any specific object If there are * ny sach engagements no doabt they will be among th « papers which her Majesty holds ont the expectation of being laid before the Bouse ; and I wfll only express my hopathat there it no troth in the report which has been circulated , witlun the last few days , that in those conventions there , are articled between us and France ^ and TiiTkey , which would be of ft nature to establish a pro . tectorat&on our part over any portion of the Turkish
dominions , as objectionable m principle as that on tile part Of Russia , which we have profosted * ' against . I will not Bay a single word more , as on Friday nest the noble earl will n < r doubt lay before us such statements as will induce the House to concur in the addr « ss in answer to the gracious message from her Majesty , in regard to winch it is not necessaiy tot me to say that her Majesty will not rely in vain on the support ot all classes and denominations of her subjects for the support of the honour and dignity of this country in a just , accessary ., and honourable war—and in taking such vigorous measures as may b « necessary to bring that war" to a speedy a , nd honourable termination . "
Earl Gke y would only add that he trusted that in the answer to the message the Government would talre care so to draw the address that there would be no difficulty in its being adopted—because , whatever their opinion might be as to the paat , they must alt concur in the desire that this address should be unanimous . He hoped the address would be so framed that no noble lord would find any difficulty in concurring in it , either on the ground that the war might have been avoided by abstaining from all interference , or might have been prevented if more vigorous steps had been taken at an earlier period . He hoped no difficulty wpuld be interposed in the way of those who might not be altogether satisfied on either of those grounds , concurring iu the addreafl .
In the House of Commons the Message was brouglit up by Lord John Russf . ll , nearly at the nnmo time , and rend by the Speaker . Lord John moved that the message should be taken into consideration on Friday , and , without further speaking , the motion was agreed to . Tlio Earl of Majlmksiujhy asked , on Thursday , whether there wns any objection to lay the convention signed between France and England on the table of the House ? The Earl of Ci . aiu : ndon said ho was vniiblo at present to lay that convention before the House .
Houses the old topics were revived : the war might have been avoided , it was a coalition war ; what is it for ? There are discrepancies between speeches and despatches ; we have betrayed the Turks by delay ; Lord Aberdeen has connived at Russian aggression , and so on . Of course Mr . Bright ' * calculation , of the cost of war , and elaborate proof of the cheapness
of peace with national dishonour , were not wanting . The literary excellence of the display was . high ; and the House enjoyed that , admired its possessors , cheered their eloquence , laughed at their wit ; but preferred the practical statesmen at the Helm . The strong Miaistry ^ has lost nothing by the exhibition of the intellectual agility of its disaffected and isolated adversaries .
The progress of the Committee on Breach of Privilege is . peculiar ; for the chief result of the inquiryyas it proceeds * appears to consist in constantly accumulating / proofs that , the case is a farrago of unsubstantial scandals , with a graia of truth grossly perverted and exaggerated , to make something like that modicum of " fact ' out of which , the wildest fictions are constructed . Knowing nothing of Mr . Keogh , having no particular sympathy with his position in office or in
Parliament , we must confess that his explanation of the charges against him , while it appears to acquit him , appears also to damage his accusers even more for the amount of truth in the original accusation . Some assistance in money was furnished by a friend to promote his election 5 both of them participating , with other people , in desiring a triumph for the Peelite party ; accommodation bills passed , and out of these is vamped up a monstrous tale that Mr . Keogh had victimized his friend , and had evaded his liabilities . The friend ' s sou ob
tains a post under Government , and that becomes " the way in which Mr . Keogh pays his debts . " To prove this last item , a memorandum by the friend's son was put in , ; it purported to bear the date of March , 1853 ; the handwriting aud the post-mark proved that the date had been fraudulently substituted for that of 1852 ! The greatest of all Irish scandals of the day is formed by this inquiry , and those who got it up ; and the evidence laid before the committee is not the only atrocious disclosure of private communications which have come to our knowledge .
Cowell and his coadjutors have been brought up for trial a . t Liverpool , on the charge of " conspiracy" nt Preston ; but the trial has been postponed , and we have very great doubt whether it will ever come on . Certainly it will not if the masters he discreet . If they should persevere , tho working classes will have a splendid opportunity , by contributing to the defence fund , of showing that whatever may b © the particular dispute at Preston about wages , the attempt to snatch victory and vengeance through a perverted use of the conspiracy law will be defeated by tho support that the English working classes will give to tho martyrs iu their cause .
active alliance by his brother Emperor of Austria , but is himself too irresolute to agree , while he is unsupported by Ijs own anti-Russian and liberal Ministry . The Chambers elected under his very limited constitution are calling out for a decided anti-Russian course ; the English admiral is asking for pilots ; and English ideas are at a premium in l | e ?| M ? IJN ' o wonder that he feels perplexed , weary , sick at heart- * -that he should try to ' support "
himself , as people do when they are fatigued and bjitlieied ; and that possibly , supporting himself a little too much , lie should , like vaulting ambition , ** fall on the oth « r side , " and thus render himself sick ill body as well as heart . At all events , the actual position of Prussia is r that her Ministry is 90 manifestly a-head of her King , that her official 0 $ K&n 3 are beginning to . contradict themselves in b ^ Mng awig ? fcom the royal reluctance ; and that , ^^ iHS'iti ^ ing ^ Iiour , the poor King is obliged to i
« P ^ . . .. .... r ^ eiposition is not much better ia i ) enmarkj W ^ er ^ th& ^ poor King with Russian sympathies is al «^ i £ « d > ata ^ visit , bodily * by the B ritish Admiral , ^ d Twill ^ Qt ppeii his doors . ^ ' ^^ elj ter / ia- the
j ^ lP ^ . Greece ^ where Court , ^^^^| jHring encouraged Russianizing intrigues ^ ^ d | , | ts « pe 9 P ^ insurgent against its qwji authority ' ^^^>^ ] j 4 ^; ^ ttoepj ^ f ai 3 rd ., > Eaere ti ^ e poor || mg ri *^ and French Ad-| i ^ t | g | d ^ tajk ^ hifi ^ ehoice of putting do ^ n therebelr lUaix » being blookaded .
3 The Duchy of Parma is released from its Du , ke and , f 7 on > the Duke ' s Prime Minister Groom , or Barozi Ward , whom the Duo . he . ss Dowager ' s Minblters have banished . This release of the Duchy was aflfected by an unknown hand ^ which struck $ Mp Duke with a da ^ ge * m Turin . From the United States the news i $ important . Xn , Cuba , on the 28 th of February , was seized a mercLant steam-ship , on a groundless pretence of ita having infringed the Customs' Law . This was the last feather that broke the back of American
patience . President Pierce lays voluminous papers " bejtore . Congress , calls for the ever-ready support of the Republic , and instructs Mr . Soule" to demand redress in Madrid . It is not probable thaf Spain will be able to pay the bill of damages ; and the Americoji bailiff will probably take posaejaioji of Cuba within the twelvemonth .
Parliament has not been idle in the intervals of WAT business ,. Although the work accomplished is lessi satisfactory than that of some previous weeks ! . The Opposition succeeded in throwing averi until the ^ 4 th of April , Mr . Baines ' s Bill for amending , the law of Settlement and Removal , by abrogating compulsory removal , on the plea : > f last week , that more time is necessary to consider the new proposition for extending the main
provisions of the Amendment Bui to Ireland , in a future measure . Mortified fcy the delay , and by the remark that the Irish branch ought to have boon excluded in the earlier statement ; offended , also , at Lord Pulmerston ' s having promised the Irish supplement without consulting him , Mr . Baines resigned his post as President of the Poor t « aw Board ; a resignation , which threatened further delays of the bill . But his anger was
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290 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), April 1, 1854, page 290, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2032/page/2/
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