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    the work . Elder Shaw , of N . Bradford Conference , is up to the mark . " At Sheffield the branch presidents annovuiced there was a general desire of the bretheren to " aid in rolling on the work of the Lord . " Complaints were made oa the subject of cash received . Presidents were not very particular in accounting for balances , but as a set off it was found that the " spirit of God dwelt richly with the Sheffield priesthood . " On with Brother Bridge to Cheltenham . The Saints from the country **' turned out well . * ' At Worcester the brethren

    under pressure were " correcting their balancesheets . Some brethren , writes tEe Saint , seemed to imagine that the financial department of the Chtirch oeknig to men of common-place intellect , " but Brother Bridge no doubt taught them better , and left them to make the most of Paul ' s advice to Timotiiy . Then to Merthyr—Wales is almost a a Mormon preserve—found the Welsh mission " full < pf the spirit of their calling , and the Saints increasing in . faith and good works . " At Cardiff the ** spirit flowed freely . " We hope we are not to take

    this in a too literal sense . In Bristol matters were ** well done up . * Ditto at Bath , where improvement and progress were the spirit of the mission . Enough Is here given to show that Mormonism has a certain vitality , and has gained a certain standing in this kingdom ; that it is aping the sayings ana doings of the more important dissenting sects —that it is collecting funds and making converts in various localities , that it only waits the advent of some talented fanatic to cause it to start up a formidable powerthat may give some trouble to the executive , that it no longer hides in . holes and corners , tut comes boldly into broad daylight ,

    ^ challenges criticism , and invites additions to its disciples . We have had proof of the sort of morality inLCulcated by Mormonism in the report of a police case which appeared in these columns , where the wife of one Mormon was instigated by the husband of another Mormon to rob her home , to leave her husband , and fly with her tempter to Utah . As ** Iiatter-clay Saints" may be considered in the light of mere birds of passage here , we hope every facility will be given , short of Government interference , to enable them to join that band of migratory Saints who are seeking for some locality where they can . pitch their teats unmolested , and where the elders may go on " sealing" the female disci ples without the fear of American revolvers or the military supervision of General Cumming .

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    PABIilAMENTA ^ ET PEMMICAN . Ok Friday , Mr . Hutt adverted to the forced and unexpected division -which took place on his motion relative to the part taken by the British Government in endeavouring to suppress the slave trade . Believing that the division did not fairly represent the opinion of the House on this important subject , the hon . member gave notice that he -would again bring the question forward early in the next session , when lie hoped ( directing his observations to the front Opposition bench ) that " there would not be imported into the debate any of those unjustifiable imputations so freely used on the previous ocoasion by noble and hon . members . "

    Mr . Hutt did not speak without provocation . In addressing the House upon the motion of the hon . member for Hull , Lord Palmeraton , once more , assumed that arrogant and overbearing tone in which , unfortunately for himself , he has so frequently indulged since the last election . His Lordship set out with declaring that Mr . Hutt's assertions happened to be " all diametrically oppoced to facts . " From generals his Lordship , as the Scotch gay , " condescended to particulars , " and re--Uttriog to three of Mr . Hutt ' s statements , he three times xeiteratad the disagreeable phrase that they were " diametrically opposed to the facts . " If Lord Pdmerston ' s contra-< dictk > Bi had been as well founded as he , doubtless , believes them to be , they would have lost none of the weight -which might fairly be attached to them by being made in a less peremptory manner . This , however , was only

    the beginning . Lord Palmeraton is not one of those timid orators -who are startled by the sound of their own voice * . On the contrary , the sound of those well-known tones , which have been heard in every political struggle of importance during half a century , seems to operate on htm like tbe trumpet-note on a war-horse , stimulating to fresh feats of daring , and on he rushes wildly , regardless of the injury which he inflicts , on friend and foe alike , during his rash course . Mr . Hutt had ventured to think , as thousands do , that the cessation of tbe slave trade , in the case of Brazil , -was due rather to the determination of the Brazilian authorities , acting in accordance with public feeling , than to the efforts of our cruiser * . Unhappy gentleman ! if you had known , what was in store for you , you would have kept your opinions to yourself . See how summarily Palmeraton disposes of

    the matter : — " Tell me that it is the result of improved opinion in Brazil ! I treat that assertion with the contempt it dese ? 'ves . But the most objectionable part of this extraordinary harangue is that in which his Lordship undertook to lecture Mr . Hutt on his shortcomings in respect to the religious aspect of the question . The merry Viscount , in the character of a religious professor , donning ; the Geneva band and gown , recals to one ' s recollection , the sanctimonious demeanour popularly attributed to a certain class of ladies , who , like himself , are called " gay , " when they happen to assist at a christening . After asserting that Mr . Hutt had " sneered at the religious part of the question , " his Lordship proceeded to sneer at

    Mr . Hutt . " There are those , " he said ,. " who believe —I do not know whether the movers of the motion are of that opinion—that the world is governed by a Divine Providence , and that good deeds and bad deeds meet with their appropriate reward and punishment , " &c . This is in very bad taste ; but let us go on . Lord Palmerston next observes that it is a " curious coincidence , " that from the time of our suppressing the slave trade , and subsequently abolishing slavery in the British dominions , " this country has prospered to a degree which it never experienced before . " This is absolutely outrageous ! Lord Palmerston has often accounted for our national prosperity upon very different grounds , and this attempt to attribute it to the acts

    of the Legislature respecting the slave -trade and slavery is an insult to common sense . All that we do know of the effects of the abolition of slavery is that , it ruined our West Indian colonies , and seriously impaired national prosperity . The noble Lord ' s argument—or , rather , his " curious coincidence , " rests upon the most fragile of fallacies . Our acts have riot diminished the slave trade or slavery ; on the contrary , they have largely increased both , and , at the same time , augmented their horrors . Before we abolished the mild form of slavery existing in our

    colonies the slave trade was kept within very narrow bounds ; bat when our emancipated slaves , converted into free labourers , refused to work , we recognized the great j&ct that although humanity was sweet , sugar was sweeter , and , forthwith , we resolve to obtain it from slave labour states . The increased demand for their produce compelled these states to import more slaves ; and their : system of _ slayery being very cruel , a large number of slaves are sacrificed annually , whilst the action of our cruisers , as was explained in the recent debate , causes the destruction of thousands more .

    Lord Palmerston next prophesied that a judgment would befal this conntry if its Legislature should venture to deviate from the course hitherto taken in respect to this question ; but we will not dwell longer on a speech which we have read with pain . and would willingly forget . Such " exhibitions , " as Mr . Hutt remarked , detract from the dignity and moral influence of the House of Commons . On Monday , the Puke of Marlborough moved an address to the Queen for a second edition of the " Political Services ; " but , meeting with no encouragement from any quarter , he was fain to withdraw the motion . During the rest of the night their Lordships were occupied with the Scotch Universities Bill and the India Bill , both of which went through committee , without any material alteration .

    In the Commons , the Government bill relative to the drainage of London was read a second time without a division . The proposal to commit the Jews Relief Bill called forth an ineffectual opposition from the extreme Tories . Messrs . Bentinck , Knightley , Spooner , and Newdegate , rated the Lords soundly for having passed the bill , and , true to tbeir instincts , the Whigs endeavoured to spread the feeling of dissatisfaction into the Liberal . r , anks ; but the Liberals obstinately refused to run into tbe trap which was set for them . The House having gone into committee on the bill , the cluuses ^ were agreed to without amendment .

    The Lords on Tuesday did nothing of importance except pass the Irish Sale and Transfer of Land Bill—one of the great cards of the Government—through committee . In the Commons , ' some resolutions , proposed by Mr . Roebuck , gavo rise to an interesting discussion respecting the Hudson's Bay Company . Sir Bulwex Lytton announced the intention of the Government to put an end to the company ' s monopoly , and to oolonizo the whole of the territory capable of colonization . Mr . Lowe was very angry at this ; but Mr . Roebuck deemed the statement so satisfactory that he withdrew his resolutions .

    The third reading of the Jews Relief Bill was objected to by the Spooner-Bentinck party on account of the lateness of the hour ( one o ' clock ) , and , aftor several divisions on questions of adjournment of the debate and adjournment of the House , in which the obstructives were beaten by largo majorities , the third reading was postponed to the noxt day . On Wednesday , the third reading of the bill w « s again moved , and now the ultra-Tories gave vent to their anger and disappointment by attacking both tlic House of Lords and the Government . Mr . Kewdegatc would have it that the Jesuits are at the bottom of tlie business , and seemed to point to Mr . Disraeli as Principal of the Order . Mr . T . Duncombe took a candid view

    of the matter . He could not concur with the Whirr linss who affected to sneer at the bill . He thoueotit a valuable one and he made fair allowance for the diffi cult . es w . th which Lord Derby had to contend S to LordLyndhurst , Mr . Duncombe has done more than any other man to effect the emancipation of the Jews It was the success of his bold proposal to put Baron Rothschild on the committee appointed to confer with the Lords , which satisfied the members of the upper chamber that the time had come when » something must be done . " The third reading was carried bv SI to 55 , and the bill was passed amid loud cheerW Next under consideration

    came the Lords' reasons in support of their amendments to the Oatlis Bill . Lord J . Russell proposed a resolution to the effect that it was unnecessary to examine their Lordships' reasons , because he had « provided" for the admission of Jews to seats in £ tT ™} l . hy tbe Relief BilL In the discussion which followed , it was assumed by almost every speaker —following the example of Lord John Russell—that tna Lords' reasons were inconsistent with the Relief Bill which they have passed . Our opinion is different : bat the question being now settled , we abstain from discussing the point . Mr . T . Duncombe , however , took our view of the question . He pointed out that the resolution moved by Lord John Russell Was not in strict accordance with the facts of the case , and regretted , that it afforded indications of " pique and temper . "

    Messrs . Henley and Walpole , also , urged that it was not a correct representation of the fact to state that the Relief Bill provided for the admission of Jews to the Legislature ; it merely enabled each House to pass resolutions for that purpose . On the other hand , the new allies of the "Whigs—the ultra Tories—were quite satisfied with Lord John Russell ' s resolution , because it involved a sneer at the House of Peers . At length Sir J . Graham suggested that the resolution might be made consistent with fact by inserting the word "means " after provided . The right hon . Baronet ' s suggestion ¦ was adopted , and by this simple alteration the resolution was deprived of its sting and . the great question was settled , as we have always wished it to be—amicably .

    The Belief Bill , as well as the Oaths Bill , received the Royal commission on Friday ( yesterday ) . "We presume therefore that Baron Rothschild will present himself to the House of Commons on Monday , and claim to be admitted to sit' and vote , and that a resolution in accordance with tlie provisions of the Relief Bill will be proposed and adopted . Baron Rothschild will then at length take his seat . We trust that the Newdegate party , having satisfied their conscientious scruples , will not attempt to carry the controversy further , but will content themselves with simply saying " no " when the question is put . .

    The Chelsea-bridge question has—like many othersended in a compromise . The House would not consent to the abolition of the toll for foot passengers , but having established payment as the rule , it has allowed three important exceptions . In the first place , it has been agreed , on the motion of Major [ Sibthorpe , that foot passengers shall not pay toll on Sundays ; secondly , on the motion of Sir J . Shelley , that they shall pay none ou , Easter and Whit Mondays ; and thirdly , on the motion of Mr . Ingram , tliat they shall pay none on Christmas-day . These are valuable concessions to the humbler classes . ' -

    At the morning sitting of the Commons on Thursday , some financial sparring took place between the ex and the present Chancellor of the Exchequer . Mr . Disraeli was able to give a cheering account of the progressive , improvement of the revenue—an indication of the satisfactory condition of the country . —In the evening , Mr Thorne called attention to rumours in circulation tha * the foundations of the Houses of Parliament had decayed , and that tho building was giving way in sorao

    places . Lord J . Manners said that the rumours exaggerated tho fact . Tlie surface of tbe stone had suffered decomposition to some extent from the action of the London atmosphere , but the stability of . the structure was not endangered . If this be tbe effect of the " London atmosphere" on stone , how must our poor bodies suffer under its influence ! The bill for the drainage of London passed through committee . —In tho Lords , the Scotch Universities Bill was read a third time and passed .

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    Grand Match at Chess . —Mr . Morphy , the great American champion , who is at present on a visit to this country , has engaged to play a match for 100 / . a side with Hcrr Lowenthall , tho distinguished Hungarian player . The contest excites unusual interest in chess circles from the fact that Mr . Morphy has recently distinguished himself by some marvellous feats of blindfold play . This most remarkable achievement took place recently at New Orleans , where he played blindfolded against seven players at once , and gained every game but one , which was drawn . Horr Lowenthall h also well known in this country and throughout Europe as a player of the highest order .

    The STA-MB-ono Ei , kotion . —Sir Stafford Northcotc has been elected for Stamford , without opposition , I " addressing the electors , ho argued that Conservatism is tho true policy of progress .

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    714 . THE LEADER . fNo . 435 , July 24 . 1 BKR

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 24, 1858, page 714, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2252/page/18/