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    > taer , Ministers do not make that decisive projTess , even in the measures under their own hand , nrhich might have beea expected . - Something stops the way . When the Bribery Bill went into Pommittee on Monday , Mr . Vernon Smith took objection to it on account of its harshnessendeavoured to get it pqitoone ^ fpr consi ^ Wtion ,

    and tried on that pret » t to get it sSpre < $ 1 j | a Select Committee . He -vras ^ eaten by HG t ©; f 6 . The very type of a discontented Whig , he qSj ^ MWS the rancour of j ^ hose . whjgfe »!| ave not bejpijl « &-sorbed into offi % - ;—anS ^ ihflueiice ^ pih tie Parliamentary * agent class are able to exercise on the outskirts of the Government . The blows

    aimed at . the Qriber ^ . Bill are likel y to &H thicker on theB ^ ona B 3 ^ ai ^ 3 ti » now «« tive ^ ' debated whether the Bill" shall be mutilated , as sbine suggest , in order to slip the more easily through Lords and Commons ; whether it shall be attempted entire ; or whetkec it shall be postponed Als ^ % h « ther its rgeetioa or postponement wotud in , honour oblige Lord John "\ Kii | seU to retiie . A ^ a ^ thi ^ y , whe ^ er if tord John rjetires ^ pther Mimsters ^^ not foUow hijni and . if so , who ? Amongst those *; whose a&meA < ha ? e been , mentioned , ** ^ aE « eVvkeazd t&at , of Lord ! Aberdeen ; but we mt 3 t confess that the rumours on those

    suDJeetsjTwmeii clrQuIaf& at the street-doors of publK ^ HS ^ gan ^ hfctfihe ? smoking-rooms of clubs , r ^ HBfedp iir ^^ ripapd ^ % >» the absoliate- annihilatioon Q&e § i&- - ^ i ^ i » ftbe ^ C | fet » et to , tfea , : el&vailoo of £ h « mett wbtt are to be annihilate * L ta the tap > 4 gg ^< 9 8 ^ , £ p ^^ * H&l £ B& m ^^ lif ^ ft ^ TOi ^; » #% ^ 9 tt ^ -of .. ^ oface Mt ^ g , frornyublit ; life , sad taking ; tbje VrevmaCf ^ S ^^ W ^ W- ' M PiS ^^ . ' ^ m ^ . ^ ^ nia ^» - twnl w ^ of ^* Jieae'fcale » ^ se . . . y ' sffPSfJI ; Bi | p # ^^^ IW- * ft | » i ^ thece ,

    jP ^ l * f » g § C *** ; tMffig . - ( b ^ -fag , ettd » , Qe ^ js % ^ b ^ ope tbe j&o ^ ay ^ h « n «» i * ty £ ife * $ i |> l ^^^ defense * of triflwg i i 3 | p | gi £ yj ^ ^ spiKis !^ 3 ^ tabli ^ en | s , and ; ^ Bill . to . *© r strain im ^ so * & « , disj ^ sition v < tf J ^ o ^ ity , b a ^ g | ^ B ^ # ^ eM 4 * ' ^ aNt ^ e ^ Qpnve » tu # l Estab l ishments . But tke ProU&ta » ^ ltiaaceyOr spate sojn * other cpaibination , wf ami

    anti-Catholic kind , supp lies Mr . A Chamber * ^ with ssrficient injEIuence to prevent hia being , counted « ig $ fc / > It also aopplieaMr . BalLmth-sound reasons fox yarning the Irian people that Tory and ultra .-JE ^ ptest « ut 0 , combined are , getting up a reaciicm , i ^ oi ^ . Bught ^ unchecked , some &a * y repeal thei Cktjbolia Emancipation Act . This is true ! The * ipmedy foe the . Catholics will be r on their side , to Aid those who stand up for perfect freedom of * discussion and reli gious equality . -They lavet b «| en .. yery remiss lately in that .

    . tr # a . appeal has . beea . made on behalf of thei ffltito $ affhe soldiers now on service in thi 3 East . $ jtt&' ^ XeonaEcl a has moved for returns , in 4 l 5 ^^ i | P , ^<^| fttn . the precise number of women whow age n . o / w left , without amy . apparent meo . ua of ^ Egfti ^ ailid urges ,, thtrt u if the different parishes ! ijn ^ tjj ^ jcqi ^ trY woul d take upoa themselves to prpvidk Ifor ^ a certain , number of ehildren ,. they would enable the soldiers' wives to provide adequately ' for themselves and the remainder of their offspring , " There is a strong objection to any plan , which , would either interfere with existing

    regulation * for the roairxage of soldiers , or would induce the wives of th& soldiers not on service in the Cast , to believe tliat they labour under- any peculiar hardship . We do not wish to check private benevolence ; but we do no » t think that thei circumstunces justify any expenditure of the public funds .

    Parliament is to break up for the Easter holidays on tlie llth—the Commons to ro-assemble on the 23 r < l ; the Lords to come back to work on the 27 th .

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    for the consequences which might result from this unfortunate affair . Il * reply to Mr . Bright , he said that no convention of au * y kiadL had been concluded between England and Turkey JfcrtJie internal government of Turkey .

    SHE SLACK SEA FLEET . Th « J 2 h 1 * f Mai >! esbukt put a question to the Earl ofvClanttdion with the view of ascertaining whetbecf ^ jpei * wsp any foundation for the rumours that a mg inifroni of Hussion vessels had issued out of Sefeestogal and" landed troops on the shores of the 3 l ) anu $ e W ) A on the coasts of Circassia . r Ii « daLeLAUl !» tPON replied that the Govern - - « Mlif fis « t wteafved no SgEcial information whatever jij ^ howythatNthVe wasHtty truth in the rumours referred fy by the coble earsrs , Seb 4 stopol had been reconnoitr ^ d ^ oiv ^ the 22 d ult . ; -arrfd at that time the Busttian fleet was there ; and on the 25 th the allied fleets : entered the Black Sea . fie had further received ttti& day adrriees both from Admiral Dundas and Sir E . Evans irhich convlEced him ttat there was no foundation fbr the reports Tn question .

    >' & :- . 3 ~ T . . 7 ^ ^ J ^ 0 &&M £$ 0 ' . Q ^ I ^ THE 'y j ^ JHT . " It wararranged in ooth Hoilses at the conelasioxt of the debates on Friday night that each IJouse should carry wp it » omtt addrwar instead of delegating that duty tiit&eoiBiBxtteei , I&oxd JohnBouell made ^ fche motioa M * t « Bouse of Commons ^ « ncE it waa seconded by Mr . Disraeli . Accordingly , on Monday mornSSgi Peers an ^ GoHwaen eF s aseen ^ te ^ attke unusually early hour o £ t * au . c There were present soma thirty temporal aud four , spiritual peers . The Common * inupteredl 300 strongs Each Hoiuse , the Beerw goiisgrftrrt ^ then -went to Buckingham Palace

    in their , wteriagesv AU ^ the Peers were in unifornosi Lord Derty , iiord EgUaton , andi Lori Malme 9 h > iury r taking advantage of their privilege aaift d « n » lnff the-Ministerial costumer and Mr . DisraeSt , Mr . Waljole r Sir John . ; £ aktQgto % and pther otenibcrs of the Der ^ 2 fiaiatr } p < ioui ^ likewise . * ae ^ tteenvwi « h'Priace Albert on tme side of the tbreoev « mb * tbe ^ Prinee of Wale * © nv the o * her > the Ministeca standiag , rwwd about , and- the household oflteialfl aispose * aw osuaH & ** reeei * e < i the P « ers , whose addresa was rea 4 . by the Iioxd Chancellor ^ and next the ^ onunons ^ forwhom , of cpurse , the Speaker w ^ spotewman ; - -ithBo »« ltfhefle i adarft « te « the-QTieeH Tfttaraed : ^ !«;; ^ giaeibusj aasw « r , ' wbadb theiludcik » lkpna

    la ^ les ^ ae ^ JTftQ ^ Uechand , . , .. i In the « venmg ; the Hbusea met as usual , and the CJueien ^ srepfief were read , one from t&e wboisack th » oth « r ^ om the-ckaJr . ¦ - ' -u , ' ¦ ; TEfet xe ^ jp to the , I < o « d « was a » follows : — , , u ttfttokp « Etfor youe-lwsfai and dutiful adduess . Itiar highlyjpntmying tame- to receive the asserance -of yoor coopeiratfeiilii gmnff eflRsct t * those taeasdi-es'which 1 cotKnfe * necess « rj 1 m tbtsmwms of wijjr atown vo&tbe weljfare . of my i ^^ le ; * i , .. . ¦ - . ., . Id ^ ntieal In spirit vr \ th the replj to the Lords , [ that !; tip the Commons was somev hat diflerseatiy ' TrOFtt'BCit *™*"" ' '

    ¦ I tbafite y « 8 ' fbr yo « p l <^ and' dutdfiii adawssi Thfi decUwafioB f Of-yowr sentiin © iit& on this occasion , aSocis mf } : grieat sat&raption ; and 1 rely with , confidence on ; oor co-O jer arfiW ii ^ ttte mea » tm » wlwcfr I consi $ . ee neeesMry tor th * > Muwut of ib * bm » mjani the w « lfkc ^ oft npw peoctei " .

    ! " : VKB ' OSiBKKQOiVBIor'SISiSKr ^ > < 3 Vfe-M 6 N «[ KTK > w ^ M * KriiEftasked I ^ rdJoknifaiaeeU [ , whethei ; tjhfi Goyernirienit were in £ » rnie 4 that 4 iplbmatrc relations nad ceased between the Ottoman Porte dnd tfte ^ C ^ vftttittien « of Greeee , ft * Gonsoq [ TWnee of the refusal of the Government of Greece to ^ Accede to , demands which , they considered derogatory fio-an independent State ? EoTcf Jortir RiraBJtLil said' he ftaiA stated on it former , occasion : that there vtsm m » proof t&afc tdte Got * einitment- of Grrceee were « ndeavouxing to- excite aa in > - surrecticn in the pro-viacea belongfngto the . Sultan . Since 1 that time , the ? Turkish Government had

    ins « FUctedbthie £ F ' KepveBe » t »« i ( ve « t Atti « na t » make the demand * aifioided to by tlid hoa . moaiber . Xh « Greek Government had not given a satiafitctovy answer to those demands , andtlie minister ofTurkey at Athens had demanded life passports and broken off * dfpl <> matic relations' -with Giseece . Without adverting to the particular demand * which weee made by the Turkish representative at Athens , aind which he believed were not made with any sanction on the part of either Btogland' or France , he must say that he thought Turkey had great reason to-complain . The diplomatic papers which had been xeceived furnished ample proof that thes insurrection ^ in the Turkish provinces bordering on Greece was iwt a spontaneous insurrection—that the pairt taken fea , it' by the Greek

    subjects of the King of Greece -was nob a part taken spontaneously by them—that tliey had no strong sympathy on the subject , but that the whole insurrection , had been tke contrivance of the Court of Greece—that it had been got up for the purpose of weakening the authority of the Sultan , then in alliance with the King of Greece—and thcro were numerous proofs th « t the King and Queen of Greece had given tne greatest encouragement to this insurrection in the provinces of the SuHan . That being the case , he could not wonder , without vouching for the propriety of an-r of these demands , that the Turkiefc minister skouia have left Athens . Her Majeafcjr ' s Government had been an commuuication both with the Government of Franco and the

    Government of Austria on the subject , and had given such directions as they thought proper to h « r Ma-Seaty ' t minister at Athens , and ln > could only say that ho thought the Court of Circcco anuvuruble

    CUBA . Sir George Pecheli . caused an interesting little debate on Cuba , on Tuesday . IHfe moved Jbft return showitfg ' the stata of the skive ; trade at present ; iusistin ^ with the committee of las ^ t yeaT r that the Spaniih'Government ^> ught to be-requwe * t 6 fulfil treaties ,.-and that Cuba alonenow received slaves ; Mr . Hume supgorted the nootiou , and expressed the same opinions . Mr ^ H . B ^ us Adctedi , that unle s * Spain fulfilled treaties ^ shre co ^ adntr tD eompIain

    8 bouldi England ta $ e no « tep % 10 prevent Cabtt &ojn falling into the hands of the DMted States . Sir Ja , mes Graham said that the efforts to stop the infamous traffic wottldrnofe be , relaxeoi either onvthe coast of Cuba or AfricaT ^ irSpain ' were faithful , she tomzM be mote efficient than « - lar ^ & squadzoa . He could not coucor in what . Mr . Baillie . had said respecting Cuba filling & t ^ UMifed' St * tes ; nor could he forget tHat the TETnited ^ States had not abolished slavery witldn their ovm limits . Mr . Cobxikm corrected Six JT ^ aies . - .

    " ¦ Tluece appeared , to Min . tjx , he great , Ipgjpal . force in th * remark 6 f Bftr . Baillie . Itf wsts hafdly ' bftcdmiirgin us , who w » re C ( witina * ll 5 » raising- compltoints ^ agaKHfet fcha Bpaoisb 6 bvepmeut fote yiolAting—acaudaloasijf violaiiag ^ let tceatits mads with- this country for tha suppres ' sibn of the sTJvse trad * , tliat w » sHouM ^ express ouiseTres' pretforeiS to defend-Spain iu the : pa 8 aa 8 $ si 9 it' of this &I * i 6 i of Claoai It ^ waaitat & auest ^ fltt of whektec we ,, as > & nation ,, should hand over Qufta to the tflnftetf Sfeites ~ tli « rf , % tf cote ! ifewaL n < r honotirable meruber woulds ba prepared ; t « xec « nHn » nd . &ufc aomta correspQudeecQ was laid oa the , table o& the House , last aea >» sion between LorcLj ^ olin Russell and tire American Go-vernment , which appeared to commit this 1 cotintryftft , the poBey oS toceser ^ iofttorSpointlie pqssegsioa ^ Cutft . Tliat was a

    policv against whieh Mr , Baillio lad protested , and against wntcil- he also protested Wliat ha wfefted to guard hnnaetf against-waa ^ from afering any oginioat of ths riglit on jn * - tic&o £ America to buy Cuba , or neb , ; b « t he- , contended that if the iSovernment of tnis country really a ^ taQBed- so mncb itnpoffcanc * to theaap ^ MSBlon of tfte stark trade ; they iiiere showic ^ greait ; incotoistencj ^ if « h « jr offered by , &xceo | arana to defettd in all cases the right fo possess Cu&k on tne par . t of' Spam . BPe * tHotigW t' haf thd Spanish Gbvenmient ought tot be-made- to see- \ hatobyr > their dtigramt , breaclt . of tceati «» they were losing ; the ^ sympathies « £ the . civilised world , and W « re themselves preparing the way for some great power to take ? possession or Gttbw . WSchoul defending the policy oi our presuming to gire Cuba to tfce United States , or assisting th « United States to take . Cuba , he could nob but believe tiliat it would be for tlie interests of humanity if the United States ^ oc some o £ Christian power ,, had joaseasioiL of that island . "

    The motion was agreed to . SrtmGEON AND SONS . Sir W . Smijtli , one of the Essex members ] , has taken up the eairse of Messrs Sturgeon and Sbn « i of Grays , Essex . Early on Tu «» day evenixigv in reply to Mr . Sadleir , Mr . Osbounce said tbat the : Messrs . Sturgeon had not been guilty of fraud . Later Sir W . Smcijth moTed for the correspondence on the subject of the hay contract ^ and in doing : so . bo roundly took the Government to ta ^ k for mentioning the name of Sturgeon and Sons in connexion with

    the alleged frauds in the hay contracts . It was now found that they were not guilty —( lt nof q ^ y ^ aud" )—not of fraud!—why they nauat be either guilty or innocent ! He ha . d in hia hand a testimonial in their favour signed by fifty shipowners of the port of London . He had not only proofs that the Messrar . Sturgeon were innocent , bort that there had been great mismanagement in the victualing department ; and if it were necessary he should ask for a committee to look into these thrngrs ,

    Mr . OsnonNE related how the matter stood . The Messrs . Sturgeon had replied to an application from the Government for " prime upland ha ^ " that they had some of the sort aaked for , " admirably suited for horses ; " they sent in fifty-eight and * half loads ; but when it waa inspected it was found to b © very foul and musty , and it was all rqjeeted . It was so bud that it was not even what is called cow ' s hay . But the dead lnmb was not found in the hay sent in by the Messrs . Sturgeon . It was discovered in one of tlie trusses of the very lest hay sent in ! With respect to the mentioning of the name Mr . Oaborne

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    314 THE LEADER ; [ Saturday ,

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    The Oxford University Reform . Bill made some progress last night » being read a second time , after a debate in / ajrhiofi the opposition whicTi "was manifestecl / wa& less afcrong than might have been anticipatofcjC Bufrthe fact is , few men now-a-days can , oil principle , conscientiously oppose that refbra& : % e may expecfe to see att&naj *|* aade tq cufctip tbttbill in dotaal , i * he * . it g ? tfr'ift : commik ; ¦ - it

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  • Leader (1850-1860), April 8, 1854, page 314, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2033/page/2/