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      tall be fonnd ready to support and assist any easure for the extension of the elective franchise to ery man in Britain qualified by property or by educa-> n to exercise it with independence and intelligence . redistribution of the boroughs and towns possessed id unpossessed of the franchise , so that all above the nk of villages may be represented in the Legislature , in my opinion , called for upon every principle of stice and expediency . For -why should Yarmouth turn two members to Parliament while Lowestoft is ithout any representative at all ? I think also that e proportion between the numbers of the population id its representatives should be much more just and oximate throughout the counties and towns of Engnd , Scotland , and Ireland . " Oxfordshire . — Mr . Henley has issued an address to s Oxfordshire constituents ; but it does not contain

      ly matter of note . Cambridge University . —The Senate " met on Thui-sy morning , when the Right Hon . S . H . Walpole , the w Home Secretary , was again returned as the repreitative of the University of Cambridge . In his dress he said that having joined in a vote which erthrew the Government of Lord Palmerston , he did t feel justified in refusing such assistance as he could nestly give towards the formation and support of other . Droitwich . —Sir John Pakington . the new First

      rd of the Admiralty , was re-elected for Droitwich on mday , without opposition . He addressed the electors an hour and a half , and commenced by referring to s attempted assassination at Paris . He thought we mid not lay too much stress on the expressions , ered in the heat of the moment , of the French litary men . But he must say the late Government I not dealt wisely with the question on which they re upset . Before introducing any bill , they ought to ire ascertained the state of the law ; and they ought have answered Count Walewski ' s despatch , though ( Sir John ) believed that no offence was intended by As it was , the Conspiracy Bill was introduced under jmblance of dictation . Still , he could not agree with i minority which voted against the introduction of the laws merel

      I . To refuse improvement in our y because ras asked for by a foreign power , would be an act at : e ungracious and unwise . The division which overew the late Government had nothing to do with the asure itself . As to the law as it now exists , he aid give no op inion on it , as the prosecutions now iding would determine whether it is sufficient for the ired purposes or not . Our duty is to declare on the s hand , that we will not abandon the sacred right of lum , and , on the other , that we will not suffer our pitality to be abused by the concoction on our soil plots against friendly powers . He , for one , desd to maintain that friendly alliance with France ich he believed to be conducive to the peace of the rid . With respect to Reform , he repudiated the jciple in the democratic sense of the word , but held to cautious

      , s implying a careful revision and impi ' ovelt of all our institutions . He repudiated 'finality , ' wished to see an extension of the suffrage . Stamford . —Mr . Inglis , the Lord-Advocate of Scoti , was on Tuesday elected , without opposition , for the ough of Stamford , in the room of Sir Frederick Their , now Lord Chancellor . He is a supporter of the sent Government . Vknlock ( Shropshire ) . —The Right Hon . Colonel ; il Forester , the newly-appointed Controller of the usehold , has been re-elected for " Wenlock without osition . Jridgenorth . — Mr . Henry Wuitmore , one of the da of the Treasury , is re-elected for Bridgenorth . luNTiNaDON . —General Peel was re-elected on Thursfor the united boroughs of Huntingdon and Godichester . His speech did not contain anything

      notethy . Juokinghamshire . —The nomination of Mr . Disraeli 1 take place on Monday . His will , of course , be the sf speech of the re-elections . ling ' s Lynn . —Lord Stanloy presented himself to constituents of this borough on Thursday , in conjence of hia acceptance of the office of Secretary of te for the Colonies . Ho was re-elected without option , and he then addressed the people at consideri length . Alluding to the Indian revolt , he said no bt tho annexation of Oude had some effect in creating in in tho native mind ; but not to tho extent supid . " There is no doubt , " ho added , " thut a certain liry into land titles excited alarm among many of

      native princes ; there is no doubt that the discipline ho army which revolted was defective , and that tho idrawal of officers to fill civil stations affected it inously ; but with all those explanations , I confess I ik that a great doubt still reatB on tho causes of that j rettk ,-and-I ~ thinkan , douHi > g _ , > YitU _ it—W -S ! JV . < L « POff _ w too little for those vague impulses , those myajus fancies , those mental epidemics , which are apt to rail , in all ages and in all countries , among an unrht people , and from which oven tho m oat civilized [> lo is not entirely free . I have seen a letter from nn ser of tho very highest rank , and of tho highest ity , now employed in India ; and he goes so far as ilfinv tlin mrl « tnnr > A nt nnv wirin-nnrnnfl discontent

      among the population , and even to doubt the existence of any conspiracy of long standing in the army . According to him , it was the withdrawal of European forces from India which for the first time taught the Sepoy army the power they possessed . " Lord Stanley proceeded to say that the native army of India , and the native civil administration , require remodelling . As regards the Home Government of India , he thought that , startling as it might appear on the first blush , the transfer of the entire power to the Crown is not so much a departure from what has been already done , as the necessary carrying out of former measures to their legitimate and natural conclusion . No doubt there was danger in any arrangement respecting the patronage of India ; and no doubt there was difficulty in so adjusting the council as that it should be capable of giving honest . ^ ^ _ _ ^ a -

      advice , and at the same time should avoid weakening that ministerial responsibility which ought to be maintained . Much had been said of the influence of public opinion in India ; but he believed it would be of a very mixed character—beneficial as regards public works , taxes , and finance ; hurtful in connexion with matters concerning native habits and prejudices . A good deal had been said in many quarters about the discouragement given to the profession of Christianity in India , and of the patronage of native religions , and of the necessity of employing active means for asserting our own form of belief in that country ; but he ventured to say that ninetenths of those stories were absolutely untrue , and that the other tenth part was grossly exaggerated . For the Government of India to violate the rule of religious neutrality , and directly to favour and encourage conversions to Christianity , would be a false and dang-erous principle , and -would lead to persecution . With i

      regard to Parliamentary Reform , he thought that the excessive value which belonged to every individual vote in small constituencies had a direct tendency to produce corruption ; and many districts of the country had reason to complain that they had not their adequate share of representation , although the state of things had arisen rather from accident than from any settled purpose . It ¦ was impossible to sit in Parliament without seeing to what a great extent modern journalism affected even the Parliamentary debates . The power of the press is in itself a representation ; it is a protection which Parliamentary legislation has not created , and cannot take away ; and it was not one of the least causes of satisfaction to him , looking back on his public life , that he had supported the removal of the stamp duty , a proceeding which had given an increased development to journalism , of which the effects were yet only partly seen . Alluding to the Conspiracy Bill , Lord Stanley said that the new Government did not feel itself pledged to that measure .

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      THE CHARGE AGAINST MR . BUTT , M . P . The Right Hon . Vernon Smith , late President of the Board of Control , was examined before the committee last Saturday , and deposed that he had several conferences with Mr . Butt in reference to the claims of Ali Moorad . Mr . Butt wished the Government to take a favourable view of the Ameer ' s claim , and urged the impolicy of letting the matter go before Parliament . Mr . " Vernon Smith himself seemed to think that it would be ' embarrassing' to bring the question forward in the House of Commons . He believed that the Ameer was guilty of the offence charged against him—viz ., forgery in a treaty j but he thought he had been punished with undue severity , and that , as he had beiaved well for some seven or eight years , there should

      be a mitigation of the sentence . He ( Mr . Vernon Smith ) had introduced tho Queen of Oude to our own Queen , contrary to the wishes of tho Court of Directors . Mr . Esduile , of the firm of Hunt and Co ., solicitors and confidential agents of Ali Moorad , gave some evidence as to tho attendance of Mr . Butt at the conferences in reference to the Amcor ' s affairs ; after which , Mr . David Coney ( tho petitioner ' s brother ) wt , s recalled , and stated that ho had paid Mr . Butt a fee for attending a" conference with his brother on tho Ameer ' s business . He had also sent a cheque to Mr . Butt . Sir George Clarke , permanent Secretary to tho Board of Control , was next called and examined by Mr . Roebuck . " The letter written by him to tho Commissioner in Scinde , in reference to Mr . Coffej ' , was in consequence of a statement

      made to him by Ali Ackbar . Tho statement was to tho clicet that Mr . Coffey ' s accounts showed defalcations of 20 OOJ . or 3000 / . Ho had no recollection of Mr . Butt saying to him that ho ( Mr . Butt ) had received these two sums of money . He concluded that the letter containing tho charges camo from AH Ackbar , and it was forwarded by tho board officially to Mr . Butt . Tho board was anxious to got the Ameer away , and , when ho was detained at Trieste , Mr . Butt said tho detention was caused by Mr . Coflfey , and tho board then forwarded to , h , » m ,, | t ) io lettor respecting Mr . Coffpy ' s account . " This closed tho cas ' cTon tho part oTTho petitioner . Mr . Isaac Hutt himself was next examined , and emphatically denied having received , or sought for , any remuneration for his services to tho Ameer , Tho committee then adjourned . Tho examination of Mr . Butt was resumed on Monday , when ho snldt—" His negotiations with tho Board of Control terminated in Juno , 1867 , and it was

      then that he advised the Ameer to present a memorial to the Queen . His final arrangement with the Board of Control was , that everything that could be done for Ali Moorad should be done through the Bombay Government . Immediately the offer to go to India was made to him , he communicated the proposal to his family and friends , and , in consequence of their advice , some letters passed between him and the agents of the Ameer in reference to the insurance of his life . In consequence of the advice given to him by his friends , he at first declined to go to India . Both the Ameer and Mr . Coffey continued to press him every day ; but , when the news of the revolt arrived , he became somewhat anxious to go . When he heard that the East India Directors had determined to send an unfavourable reply to the Ameer's . 4 ^ ^ _ _ ^

      representations , he wrote a very strong remonstrance to Mr . "Vernon Smith , who then requested an interview , and Mr . Smith said that he agreed with him ( Mr . Butt ) in reference to the claims of the Ameer . Negotiations were again opened with the East India Board , who , on being pressed for an early decision , drew up a despatch , which was submitted to Mr . Vernon Smith . It was unfavourable to the Ameer ; but Mr . Smith so altered it as to recognize his claims to a certain extent . At the time he brought the matter under the consideration of the Court of Directors , it was quite impossible that

      the subject could have been submitted to Parliament that session . " In cross-examination by Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Butt said : —" He had quite understood that the Indian Government would be called upon to decide upon the Ameer ' s claims , notwithstanding the decision of the Court of Directors . He came to that conclusion in consequence of conversations he had with Mr . Vernon Smith . He relied on the word of a British statesman that , if the Board of Directors made an unfavourable decision , it would be reversed by the Board of Control . It was to test the Ameer ' s sincerity that he asked him for 500 ? ., of which , however , he only had 3001 . "

      Mr . Butt continued his statements on Tuesday , and said that the sum of 10 , 000 / . which the Ameer promised him was simply for going out to India , and that he had no intention of bringing the case before the House of Commons , unless the appeals to the Court of Directors and the Board of Control utterly failed . He added;—" In July , 1857 , the Ameer went to Mr . Vernon Smith , accompanied by Ali Ackbar . There were present at the interview , Mr . Vernon Smith , Sir George Clerk , and himself . Mr . Vernon Smith recommended the Ameer to go back to India , upon which the Ameer asked whether he was to get back his lands , and Sir George Clerk said , ' I hope you do not think us base enough to send you out unless we intended to give you

      yoiir land . ' The Ameer thereupon agreed to return . " Other evidence , of less importance , having been received , the case was brought to a close , and the committee sat privately on Wednesday , to consider their report . At the conclusion of the sitting , the Chairman said to the reporters that , as the House was not sitting , he could not read the precise terms of the resolutions come to , but that he might state generally that they were tantamount to an acquittal . The resolutions , however , have crept into the papers by some secret way . They refer to the money payments made by the Ameer to Mr . Butt , but say that there is no evidence to show that these sums were given with any reference to services in Parliament .

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      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . Three youths have been drowned at Barnsley while skating . They had gone nt night to a pond at the outskirts of the town , together with some others ; and one of the three going to a part of the pond which was dangerous , fell in . Four of the others formed a sort of chain by joining hands , and had just pulled the youth out , when the ico again gave way , and three more fell in . Of the four thus submerged , only one succeeded in getting to dry ground . An alarm was raised ; but , beforo the others could bo got out , they wore dead . The inquest has terminated in a verdict in accordance with these facts .

      A man named Yates has been literally beheaded at the Wigan station of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- > way . Ho was crossing ' . tho lines in order to roach a train , when another train camo upon him , and he fell with his body between the metals , and his head and neck on tlio rail next to tho platform . Tho wheels of tho engine and carriages passed over tho nook , and completely separated the head . An alarming accident occurred on Tuesday evening on tho Norfolk section of tho Eastern Counties Railway , between Groat Yarmouth and Norwich . The 4 . 45 r . M ,

      train for Yarmouth und Lowestoft was delayed for about an hour and a quarter owing to tho line being impeded by snow . When at length it started , it proceeded rather slowly for tho aamo reason , and , about a milo ^ fronr"tinrBuckenhnm-statlonrone-of ~ tho ^ enffine 8 loft the rails , in consequence of the obrttruction . Several truoks wore passing on the other lino nt tho same momoiit . nnd tho engine which had loft , its own ralla camo into collision with them . Four or five of the trucks woro broken , and two of tho officials were Injured . It was not until after a delay of four houra that tUo lino wiu 3 cleared .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 6, 1858, page 221, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2233/page/5/