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1843.] 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
bility of error would be best understood from the consideration, 
that one mistake in a decimal place might cause the shipwreck 
of a cargo three times as costly as the machine. 7 
Mr. Hume and other members pressed that the office of Woods 
should restore the fountain in the park at Bushy, and allow the 
public to drive through the park at Richmond. At present only 
pedestrians were admitted, except by special leave from the 
anger.—Mr. Hawes added, that at some periods of the year 
even pedestrians were warned off the grass, and restricted to the 
high road ; for fear, it was said, of disturbance to the game, of 
which there was really no danger.—Sir R, Pawn and Lord Lin- 
Cotn declined to encourage these suggestions.—Mr. HumE de- 
NCOLN expressed his hope, that when the 
existing lease should expire, which would be in five or six years, 
an arrangement might be effected for that purpose.--Mr, Horsham 
Mentioned an application made to Lord Sidmouth, the Deputy- 
Tanger of Richmond-park, by a member of Parliament living in 
the neighbourhood, for liberty to drive through the park, which 
had been refused.—Lord Liycoxn declared his surprise at this 
Statement, as he knew that such accommodation had been very 
generally given by Lord Sidmouth to families in that vicinity. 
He believed that Mr. Hawes himself, as being a gentleman of 
respectable appearance, had always been allowed to pass the 
gates. Mr. AGLionBy complained that the public, who contri- 
buted to the expense of the park, should be excluded from the 
enjoyment of it, unless this enclosure were preserved, which it 
Was not, forthe private use of the Queen.—Mr. Hume said, it 
ote for the éxpenses of the works at the new Houses 
of Parliament, Mr. Hume objected to the site, which ought, in 
his opinion, to have been in nder the cir- 
cumstances, however, the only satisfaction they could have was 
to complain.—The Earl of Lincon expected the Houses to be so 
far forward in two years as to enable the Lords to occupy their 
new chamber. 12,000/. were granted for the improvements in 
‘Trafalgar-square.—On the vote for the expenses and salaries of 
the officers of both Houses, Mr. Hume called for a statement in 
detail of the grant for the House of Lords, and moved the post- 
Ponement of the sum until it was furnished. The House affirmed 
the vote by 135 to 47.—On the vote for the Exchequer department, 
Colonel Siprnorr repeated his di ‘i i 
by which Lord Monteagle was placed at its head. He paid some 
high compliments to Mr. Goulbourn; and then, returning to the 
Subject of Lord Monteagle’s office, announced his intention of 
Lord’s removal from it.—Another division took place on the vote 
for the ecclesiastical commission, Mr. Hum 
the expenses should be defrayed out of the property of the Church. 
The vote was carried by 140 to 33 
The vote for the salaries and expenses of the assistant poor- 
law commissioners being brought up, Capt. Pecurn. spoke in 
defence of the Gilbert unions, and Mr. FeErRAND, who warmly 
denounced the conduct of the assistant poor-law commissioners, 
Pronounced them to be swindling and oppressive, and dared the 
Government to thrust the new poor-law down the throats of the 
People of the north of England.—Sir C. Narimr was afraid that 
Mr. Ferrand was afilicted with monomania, with respect to the 
Keighley or Bingley union. He moved that the chairman report 
brogress, which was agreed to, and the House resumed, 
'uesday.—Sir J. GRAuAM, in reply to Lord J. Russell, said 
that it had been determined to postpone proceeding with the en- 
tire Factory Bill until after Easter.—Dr. Nicnox1, in reply t 
Lord R. Grosvenor, ‘e some statements to show that the sa- 
ving under the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill would be greater than 
had at first been calculated.—Mr. Hums, not having been able to 
obtain precedence on Friday for his motion of thanks to Lord 
Ashburton, fixed it for Tuesday next. 
Sir G. Grey put a question to the Government similar to that 
asked by Lord Lansdowne on Monday in the House of Lords, on 
the protectorship lately accepted by the French Government in 
the Pacific.—Sir R. Prxn explained the arrangement by which 
the nominal sovereignty of Otaheite was offered to the French 
Government, the territorial possession and actual administration 
still remaining with the Queen Pomaree. Stipulations had been 
expressly made in the convention for the protection of all reli- 
gious wor: and for the free exercise of their functions by the 
English missionaries resident there. The Government had made 
communications to the French ministers on the subject of 
these British residents, and the assurances received had been 
€ntirely satisfactory. 
ir R, Peex, in answer to Mr. Hume, stated that though he did 
Not wish to speak with too much confidence, he hope c 
Mercial negotiations with Naples would soon be brought to a sa- 
tistactory conclusion.—Mr. Ewarr gave notice that, when the 
Factory Bill was brought forward, he would move an instruc- 
tion to the committee to take the regulation and education 
Clauses separately. 
r, T, DoncomBe brought on his motion for a select commit- 
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Perform in bringing the subject forward. He gave a sketch o 
listurbances, especially as to the 
into Manches- 
fap individuals, Something should 
he liberty of the subject, and to prevent the occurrence of simi- 
©f life, and many severe injuries; and at Halifax an unoffending 
ldman had been deliberately shot, and no investigation had 
s¥er been made into the circumstances by the local authorities. 
b Te was a strong feeling in the country that no justice was to 
© obtained for the poor man; the people looked with strong 
paxiety tothe course which the House would pursue; and hehoped 
had satisfied them that he had made out a strong case for in- 
airy, — '§ON seconded the motion. — The ArrornEY- 
x ENERAL remarked that the Honse had no means of affording 
“dress, and that a committee of inquiry would therefore be 
anettory. A remedy for the refusal of bail, or for illegal and 
an a ustitutional conduct in the magistracy, was to be found by 
ang bPeal to the law, which had the power to investigate by oath, 
as to award heavy damages, if the cases were proved, 'T) 
ih He. for the interference of the military was deeply deplored 
und ‘© Government, and ifsympathy was of any use, the sufferers 
fa Oubtedly possessed it. But he did not believe in the alleged 
Ct of the outrage at Halifax; and, cven if it were true, it was a 
wae for ajury: the individual who committed such an outrage 
ing Amenable with his life to the law. He read extracts from an 
cen matory placard (a copy of which he exhibited) which had 
that Publishea at Preston, exciting the people by the allegation 
whil the blood of their brothers? had been causelessly shed, 
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venue that the conduct of the military and police, under 
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placard posted over Manchester pointed distinctly to revolution ; 
the Chartist delegates said, in their own words, that “centuries 
might roll by” before another such golden opportunity might be 
afforded them to effect their objects by aid of the general excite- 
at and general combination existed: and much of 
the severity with which the magistrates treated the cases was 
undoubtedly under the just impression that they were dealing 
with the crime of high treason, and that the Government would 
consider it as such. If any charge should be brought against the 
Government, it ought to be that of having exhibited too much 
leniency in the prosecution of these grave offences. 
Lord F. Eexrron, Mr. PaKINeTon, Cuive, Mr. W. Part- 
TEN, Col. RouiEesron, Lord Incestre, and Mr. BroraErton 
severally brought forward proofs of the praiseworthy conduct of 
the magistrates in their respective localities, who had been 
charged by Mr. Duncombe with acting cruelly and unjustly.— 
Mr. Fizupen and Mr. Scorr supported the motion.—Captain 
Berxexey said he would vote for the inquiry, on the ground only 
that, being himself a magistrate, he desired investigation into his 
onduct.—Mr. G. . Woop said the motion was ill-timed, un- 
supported by facts or arguments, and a stigma on the magis- 
trates which they did not deserve; but it was nevertheless his 
intention to give it his vote.— Sir J. Granam said that a more 
full, complete, and spirited answer to any case had never been 
made in his presence than that which had been given to this mo- 
tion by the Attorney-General. ,In the Dudley case, though the 
general conduct of the magistrates had been approved by the 
Court of Queen’s Bench, yet, as they had been wrong on a point 
of law, damages were awarded, an © wrong was satisfied. 
The other cases have been completely explained, and left no 
ground for the motion. Sir Charles Napier, on the previous 
evening, had said that “‘ monomania was the order of the day ;”” 
whenever the words Poor-law are mentioned, the hon. and gal- 
lant Member for Brighton (Capt. Pechell) rises and beholds in his 
mind’s eye that terrestrial paradise of his—the Gilbert Union. 
Whenever an Assistant Poor-law Commissioner is named, up 
starts the hon. Member for Knaresborough (Mr. Ferrand), his 
soul haunted by the terrible images of Mr. Mott, the Bingley 
Union, and the oppressed r of the North of England. oO 
Mr. Duncombe he always considered tohave a mind clear and an 
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ill-used and innocent persons in the world dangerous state 
of things had been happily terminated ; and though the Preston 
case was an unhappy one, the authorities had been fully vindi- 
cated by the verdict of a coroner’s inquest. The motion was 
ill-timed and unsnstained by facts, and he trusted it would be 
rejected by an overwhelming majority.—Mr. Muntz would have 
yoted for the motion had it not been for the proceedings in the 
Court of Queen’s Bench, in the case of the Dudley magistrates, 
which showed that the law would not tolerate such conduct.— 
After some observations from TUART, Mr. AINSWORTH, 
and Capt. Vivian, Duncomsg, in reply, said that if he 
was afilicted with monomania, he was so incommon with every 
man out of the House.—On a division, the motion was rejected 
by a majority of 164—the numbers being for it, 32; againstit, 196. 
Wednesday.—There being only 30 members present at 4 o’clock, 
the House was adjourned until Thursday. 
sirous of traversing, and the inability to pay which compels 
prisoners to take their trials whether prepared or not,—Sir J, 
Granam apprehended that courts of quarter-session had the 
power to put a stop to the abuse; and if not the Government 
would willingly bring in a bill to rectify it. 
ir. Hume moved the issue ofthe writ for Nottingham, which was 
seconded by Sir R. H. Ineris.—The Earl of Linco.n hadno inten- 
tion to oppose the issue of the writ. Under the circumstances, the 
election having teen declared void on the score of bribery, he had 
been justified in moving its suspension until the evidence was in 
the hands of Members, more especially as he had himself been 
witness Of i and disgusting electi 
But he was bound to admit that the last election had exhibited a 
reat imp * i d_ come to his know. 
ledge which wholly exculpated Mr. Walter from any participation 
in the improper practices for which he had been unseated.—Col. 
Woop (Brecon) thought that some precaution should be taken to 
prevent the guilty recipients of bribes at the last election from 
renewing their practices at the next one, and again causing a 
Member to be unseated.—Mr, T. Duncompr had last session 
made a similar proposition in the case of Ipswich, but it had not 
been approved. The Duke of Newcastle, ina recently-published 
correspondence, had blamed the ‘‘democratic section’? of the 
House for causing the suspension of the writ for Nottingham, 
But it was right that it should be known that it was the noble 
Duke’s nearest relative (the Earl of Lincoln) andthe Government 
who had caused the suspension of the writ.—Mr. Cocurang 
wished it were competent for him to move that Mr. Walter be 
permitted to stand as a candidate at the next election.—Mr. Hoge 
declared that, as chairman of the committee, he had acted with 
as Mr. Walter had been, could stand again ; and it ought to bi 
that corruption v" 0 
Lyne, where i I 
bribery, by himself or agent, could not stand again.—After some 
further conversation, Lord J. Manners moved the adjournment 
of the debate until next day, in order to enable a motion to be 
made which would settle the question as to Mr. Walter being 
enabled to stand again.—Mr. Hume approved of this course; and 
Mr, Cocurans said that if the debate were adjourned, he would 
move as an amendment for leave to bring in a bill to enable Mr. 
Walter to stand again.—The Sreaxer informed him that it would 
not be competent for him to do so, as he had already spoken in 
a R. Pert having made up his mind, after 
consideration, to vote for the issue of the writ, had heard nothing 
to alter his determination. By the statute of George the Second, 
a Member unseated for bribery, whether committed by himself, or 
without his cognizance, by his agents, could not stand again; and 
itwould operate as a salutary check on a constituency, wien aware 
that their Member was liable to bear the penalty of their mis- 
deeds.—Mr. Hoge explained the sense in which he had used the 
expression of ‘‘an organised system.’? The evidence was of a 
constructive nature, and disclosed not a few isolated cases, but a 
system of bribery, by people acting in combination.—Mr. BERNAL 
remarked that, by the recent statute, an election committee was 
required to report whether or not a Member was a participator in 
the acts of bribery for which he is unseated ; to which Mr. Srrutr 
replied that this involved no anomaly, as the Member, though 
prevented from standing again, was not exposed to the criminal 
consequences of the acts of his agents.—Some other Members 
addressed a few observations to the House; after which Lord J, 
ANNERS withdrew his amendment, and the issue of the writ was 
ordered.—Sir R. Pern stated that he would move the adjourn- 
ment for the Easter Recess on Wednesday next. 
Mr. Ferrayp moved for leave to bring in a bill to compel the 
allotment of waste landin England. The people in the manufac- 
turing districts were dyin; starvation, and the 
extending into the agricultural districts. The country stood on 
a volcano; the House was shortly about to separate for the 
Easter holidays, and what could they say to their constituencies ? 
Nothing had been done; no practical measure had been brought 
forward; the time had been spent in talk. A remedy for the con- 
dition of the people was the allotment system, of the efficacy of 
which he produced various statements; and he proposed that 
out of every hundred acres of waste land belonging to a parish, 
there should be one-twentieth part, or five acres, reserved in trust 
for the poor, being vested in the lord of the manor, the incumbent, 
and the churchwardens; and out of the entire amount allotted 
there should be at least five acres for drying-ground, and five 
acres for recreation. rate of threepence in the pound to be 
assessed for the expense of allotting and inclosing the waste 
land; cottages to be erected, the rents to be appropriated towards 
repaying the expense incurred, an na surplus shall accrue, 
the amount to paid into the poor fund. The Tithe Commissioners 
to carry the Act into execution.—Colonel Wynpuam wished to 
see Mr. Ferrand’s Bill introduced; but in the present depressed 
state of agriculture, he wanted to see the lands already in culti- 
vation kept in it, instead of grubbing about the heaths. e 
would stand by the Government so long as they stood by agricul- 
ture.—Lord Wors.ey was afraid that the proposed bill would be 
wholly impracticable; bu ould not be so ungracious as to 
oppose its introduction.—Sir J. Grawam could not see in the 
proposed scheme anything else than a project for maintaining the 
working population at the public expense. These waste lands 
were in general distinguished for their sterility; and he enter- 
tained the greatest doubts of the practicability of a measure jor 
their allotment. While not opposing the introduction of the bill, 
he wished to guard himself from encouraging the expectation of 
any benefit being likely to arise from it.—Lord J. Manners 
believed that there was a growing feeling in the country in favour 
of some such measure as that sed by Mr. Ferrand. He 
adduced the example of the religious brotherhood of Charlewood. 
Forest, who are successfully reclaiming a barren and stony moor ; 
and declared that he would not give up the belief that it was 
possible, by careful cultivation, to produce sufficient wheat in 
this country for the maintenance of its entire population; and he 
thought that in the present entire deadness of the public mind to all 
party political excitement, cheme might be tried.—Mr. HuME 
regarded the project as one of those schemes of home colo- 
nisation which absorb capital to an extent quite disproportioned 
to any chance of profitable return. It was useless to waste money 
on cultivating the barren soils of England, when we could more 
profitably exchange our labour for the corn of other lands.— 
Sir wER believed, that instead of there being an entire 
absence of political feeling amongst the people, that there was a 
growing spirit of discontent, only to be abated by practical mea- 
sures for their relief, of which he considered the present measure 
to be one, though not a prominent one. But free trade he was 
certain we must arrive at; as to taxing or stopping machinery, 
we might as well try to stop the satellites of Jupiter.—Mr. Bro- 
THERTON wished to know if these waste lands were proposed to 
be inclosed for the benefit of the rich or poor. With the corn- 
bill would benefit the poor, and therefore he would support it.— 
Mr. AcLionsy was desirous of seeing the bil] introduced, in order 
that its provisions might be carefully considered, though he feared 
that the project would not prove practicable or beneficial,—_ Mr, 
RawrForD denied that the waste lands could not be profitably 
cultivated. ey might not return a productive outlay to the 
capitalist, but in the hands of the working man they would yield 
a sufficiency for maintenance. He supported the bill, Leave 
was given to bring in the bill. 
ir VALENTINE BLakr moved for leave to bring in a bill to 
repeal and abolish all the oaths now taken by members of Parlia- 
ment, on taking their seats, except the oath of allegiance.—Sir J. 
Grauam did not think it to be either politic or expedient to dis- 
turb the existing law, and opposed the motion,—Mr. Ross had a 
strong feeling on the subject of oaths, and supported it.—After a 
few observations from Mr, Borruwick and Mr. Humz,—Sir R. 
Peex referred to the terms on which the question of Catholic 
emancipation was settled in 1829, and declared that it was im- 
Possible for him to accede to the motion.—Sir T. Winp«, consi- 
dered that the oaths now taken did not bear the construction 
which had been put upon them by Sir V. Blake.—Dr. Srocx added 
a few observations ; and on a division the motion was rejected 
by 104 to 17. eon 
Enpuinstone then moved for leave to bring in a bill for 
establishing a court for marriage and divorce, which was opposed 
by Sir R. H. Ineuis, and, after a brief conversation, the House 
divided—For the bill, 47; against it, 47.—The Speaker gave his 
casting vote in favour of the bill, which was brought in and read 
a first time. 4 
¥. Friday.—The i Estimates was 
resumed, On the vote of 56,5007. for the Poor Law Commission, an 
amendment for reducing it to 20,000/. was moved and negatived pb. 
93 to 14. Votes were then taken for the Mint, the Public Re- 
cords, Secret Service, the Treasury, the Model Prison, and the 
Milbank Penitentiary. A discussion arose on the item of 15,0007, 
for the expenses of the Special commission, and Sir J, Granam 
agreed to postpone it until particulars were before the House, 
CITY, 
Money Market, Friday.—Consols; for money and 
account, closed at 962 toZ ; Three-and-half per Cents. 
Reduced, 1013, ex div. for the opening ; New Three-and- 
half per Cents., 1023; Bank Stock, for account, 186; 
Exchequer Bills, 62s. to 64s. prem 
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Metropolis and its Wictnit. 
Consecration of the New Chapel Royal.— The cere~ 
mony of consecrating the new Chapel Royal, at Bucking- 
ham Palace, took plece on Saturday, the Archbishop of 
Canterbury officiating. At half-past eleven, the Bishop of 
London arrived at the Palace in his episcopal robes; _ his 
lordship was shortly followed by the Archbishop of Can« 
