THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



; ~x<~ - -ho recognising *■"* *, *,.«»»., — 



*LSS«t tha her request was granted, and the neces- 

 kCrt ^ ^already given. The woman, relating the 

 Ury It parUculars, says, that being deeply affected she 

 L?. C l^Cknee., and 7 express her wish that Prov;- 



was going J° hi ha py journey, when the mdi- 



dcnce would g^t ^.m a ^IV/J^ ^ statement is 



ul fired a sho 



^ed by Baron 



^"i fireTa shot at her benefactor. This statement is 

 ^ttaS von Arnem, Minister of the Interior. 



A more pr attempted before, nor has 



NeT ^veut ever o-urred in Prussian history. The 



i more providential escape has seldom been witnessed. 



\ more .,_.__ ^ „tfo m nfp.l hpforp. nor has 



1 



Winr^Qaeen^arr^eTonthe 26th ult at Frankfort- 

 ^Oder in perfect health. After a short stay, their 

 aT rilVwent on by Krossen to Christianstadt, where 

 v J ^!nt intending to proceed the next day to Erd- 

 **£?!1a letter from Cologne, of the 27th ult states 

 t^the Government is about to erect a double bridge 

 Ifthat city across the Rhine, which will be unique of its 

 !LT The two structures will be placed one over the 

 other, the height of the upper one being 144 feet above 

 thTriTer The lower bridge will be traversed by the 

 ndUad from Berlin to Cologne ; the upper one will be 

 foThorces, carriages, and foot-passengers. In the vacant 

 .n.ce between the bridges will be placed some Paixhans 

 iWfor the purpose of breaking the ice in the river 

 when necessary, and of defending thecty of Cologne In 

 case of siege. Baron Christian de Hartman, the engi- 

 neer will be intrusted with the erection of this work. 



Itaiy.— Letters from Florence, of the 30th, mention 

 the death of Joseph Bonaparte, at one time King of 

 Naples, and afterwards of Spain. He died on the 28th 

 ult after a long illness. His brothers, Louis and 

 Jerome, were with him in his last moments. Prince 

 Louis ii now the head of the family, but his health is 

 also very bad, and ;his successor is Prince Louis-Napo- 

 leon, the prisoner at Ham. Romagna is stated to be 

 still in a very disturbed state. It is said, too, that the 



Pope is dangerously ill. 



Greece.— Letters from Athens of the 22d ult. state, 

 that perfect tranquillity continues to prevail throughout 

 the country, although a few election riots which were 

 but momentary have been magnified, for party purposes, 

 into serious disturbances. The elections are now nearly 

 over, and there is no doubt that Mavrocordato's Govern- 

 ment will have a decided majority. The rebel, General 

 Grivas, whom the French Minister refused to deliver up 

 to the Greek authorities, on his arrival from Lepanto on 

 board the French steamer Papin, but caused him to be 

 conveyed to Syria by a French vessel of war, has been 

 unanimously elected Deputy for Vonitza. Accounts 

 from Egypt complete the history of this transaction, and 

 inform us that the General arrived at Alexandria on the 

 10th ult. The Pacha of Bey rout would not allow him 

 and his followers to land at that port, because he dreaded 

 their influence on the malcontents of Syria. He made 

 no objection to Grivas proceeding by land to Egypt, but 

 he would not allow those who accompanied him to retain 

 their arms. The General is at this time under the pro- 

 tection of the French Consul-General at Alexandria. 

 The heat in all parts of Greece has been, and continues 

 excessive. The thermometer has stood at Athens at 36 de- 

 grees of Reaumer in the shade. In the plains of Bceotia 

 •everal reapers have dropped down dead from the burn- 

 ing heat. 



parliament. 



HOUSE OF LORDS. 

 Friday.— After the conversation, noticed in our last, on the 

 afiair of the Maltese executed for murder at Tunis, the report of 

 -ne Secret Committee on the Post Office was presented by Lord 

 Wlboexb, and ordered to be printed.— On the motion for the third 

 reading of the Railways Bill, the Bishop of London moved an 

 amendment, confining the interference of Government in railway 

 ^Telling to week- days only, exclusive of Christmas-day and Good 



twU^r €l!ect of the amendment would be, not to prevent 



travelling on a Sunday, but to avoid the promotion and compulsion 



w Sunday travelling by a legislative Act, and under the inspection 



^ n ^ overn ment.- Lords Brougham and Monti- aglr opposed 



^M?!r ent 0n the ground that it would leave the poorer 



had fnrtK • mercy of the rail *'ay directors on the only day they 



tvaxnrtvAl recreatio " or private affairs.— The Earl of Wicki.ow 



adSurr,™ a , mendment -— The Duke of Wki.mngtox moved an 



to SmTo 0f \ he debate > as he did not think the provisions of 



iournV? n u under stood. The debate was accordingly ad- 



OathV iZi 1 e . raotion for ^e third reading of the Unlawful 



MeW £ S?»- ) Bll, » the Marquis of Clanricarde reviewed t! 



t lif/!? nof Ireland » contrasting it with what it was under 



Monk le J?°;: er »n»ent, dwelling on the grievances of the Irish 



*ouJd n™. " ig0 " t the remedies lor them, aud the policy which 



*as now™ conci]iator y» and contending that the repeal agitation 



Gtt verimenf r ?f n]pant and as dangerous as ever. He pressed on 



'viatfni i • , necess5t y of adopting measures large enough to 



e tht iU estitution » raiti ?ate political discontent, and in- 



Got 

 aUe 



cu^ErpJT ! ^ d tran quiility "of die countrv.— Lord \Yiia*n- 

 °* present ^ e - m . ea sures adopted by Government during 



eml "' the ^creased grant for education, and thean- 



** GoTernl reSpeCti " g Mavnooth, as evidence of the anxiety of 

 !*«-toeor nt - t0 treat keland as an integral portion of the em- 

 Partial nrinr^f U not Dy mean s of a party, but on equal and im- 

 P ! «ced on SS ^ rd Mon tkagi.k urged that beneficial laws 



demanded tl 8tatute -hook would be the best answer to those who 

 yj^^we repeal of the union.— The Earl of Wick low replied 

 repeal nartv S n ° f thc Ini P* r i al Parliament would satisfy the 

 desirous ofV" r bel, eved that the Government were sincerely 

 Ca *hJeii . elloratin g the condition of the Irish people.— Lord 

 *** disc <m> fretted the crippled state In which they engaged in 

 »ls mnA. 1 '■ the y were precluded from referring to the state 



tria 

 *Mr 



no a review of the condition of Ireland wit 

 eta^!l}'^ S like the P la >- of Uamlkt wi 



thout reference 



with the part of 



et n.,,;.. . - ac lllc P 1U > OI UAMJ.KX Willi IHC y<**i. «• 



^^Uted for that evening "by particular desire.* He 



^•fced- ruT« T the co **ltution suspended than the law per- 

 Ifi eland as 7h°- *r° uld l)e d*" 16 until tluv heated Uie Catholics of 

 ^observH r • low -»uhje^> -Lord Wiiarncliffk made a 

 fum «»ons in reply, and the Bill was read a third time and 



to* PttstOrTr 1116 *^ 1 " 1 of R ADXOR taM on the table a Bill to amend 

 th « report of ti ? S Consol 'dation Act. In doing so he said that 

 IB * , *redoenm e * ct ( ummi "ee was a most milk-and^ er 



*KfB-^ fo "2 * v Ut 8ttU lt appeared from it that the letters of 



ei 6»er had been opened, and that not with a view to 



the safety of this realm or of Her Majesty's person. Likewise it 

 stated that it had been the practice for the foreign corrc idence 

 of foreign Ministers to b nt from the Post Office to the Foreign 

 Office, but that as the Postmaster-General found that l,e was not 

 authorised to do so, the practice had now been discontinued alto- 

 gether.— The Marquis ot Clavricardk, in presenting a p> ion 

 from leaseholders of church property in Nottinghamshire, censured 

 the conduct of the Ecclesiastical Commission in refusing the 

 renewal of leases, and intimated his intention of moving for a 

 searching inquiry into the subject during next session.— The 

 Bishop of London defended the commission, which was acting on 

 what was its duty, that of rendering Church property available, to 

 its full and fair value, for the purpose of extending" the means of 

 the Establishment in providing for the spiritual destitution of th 

 population. — The Duke of Richmond considered t com- 



m ion was the worst possible body that could be constituted for 

 managing Church property, and hoped that inquiry wou'd be made 

 into its proceedings.— On the third reading of the Railways Bill, 

 the Bishop of Lovdon moved the amendment of which he had 

 given notice, substituting for the words "every da> "ever 

 week day, with the exception of Christmas Day and Good Friday." 

 This amendment was agreed to. — Lord Wharnclifke then 

 meved a proviso, to the effect that when railway trains travelled 

 on Sundays for the conveyance of passengers, there should be at 

 least one train of third class carriages, and that this train should 

 stop at as least as great a number ofstations as any other train. — 

 As an amendment to this, Lord Mont-eagle moved that the third 

 class carriages should be "with seats and protected from the 

 weather." On this amendment their lordships divided— Contents, 

 30; Non-contents, 35: Majority, 5.— Lord Montbagle's amend- 

 ment was lost, and Lord Whaknc u* fk's pro > agreed to.— 

 The Bill was then read a third time and passed.— The Earl of 

 Minto called attention to the present state of our naval establish- 

 ment, which, he contended, was wholly insufficient, looking to thc 

 present posture of public affairs, and thc possibility of the peace 

 of the world being disturbed. We had but nine ships of the line 

 in commission ; the Mediterranean fleet consisted of only one, 

 and we had but two to protect the coast of England, should any 

 emergency arise ; and if war were to occur, there was nothing to 

 prevent an enemy from sweeping the Channel and the \\ 

 Indies. The noble earl also adverted to the recent occurrences at 

 Tahiti, blaming the Government for leaving our interests ne- 

 glected and unprotected in that part of the world, and moved for 

 a return exhibiting our actual naval force.— Thc Earl of Hah 

 dington censured the Earl of Minto with making an inconvenient 

 speech, without having a parliamentary case to justify it. This 

 country had overwhelming means of defence available, should 

 war arise; though our present number of ships of the line in con 

 mission was small, they were well manned ; and our dockyards 

 were busily occupied in the building of additio vessels, and in 

 adding to the strength of our steam marine. He alleged that 

 the Government had done its duty in wat< hlng British interests 

 in the Pacific, but he abstained from present comment on the 

 recent occurrences at Tahiti.— The Duke of Wellington, to 

 whom Lord Minto had referred as having, when out of office, 

 repeatedly enforced the necessity of a considerable naval force, 

 explained that he had done so only because the country was at 

 the time engaged in actual war, which the Government of the dfl 

 was endeavouring to carry on with a peace establishment. He 

 believed that the present force was amply sufficient to afford pro- 

 tection to British subjects in every part of the world ; but he 

 declined to advert to the "eccentricities" of thc French authorities 

 at Tahiti, otherwise than as acts for which they would be required 

 to render an account. A great outrage had been committed, for 

 which he had no doubt that satisfaction would be given; and this 

 was much better than that there should have been an attempt,by the 

 naval officerin command, to prevent by force what had occurred.— 

 The Marquis of Clanricarde thought that even the weakness of 

 the navy was not equal to the weakness of the defence that had 

 been set up for the Government. He ridiculed the affectation of 

 treating such subjects as that of the late outrage at Tahiti as too 

 delicate for discussion, and maintained that our naval force was 

 not now adequate to the due protection of our commerce. He did 

 not fear war, but the best mode of preventing it was to be prepared 

 for it.— Lord Hardwicre supported Lord Haddington ; and 

 Lord Minto having replied, his motion was lost without a divi- 

 sion. —Lord Wharnclifke moved the committal of the Poor-law 

 Amendment Bill.— The Duke of Richmond went through its pro- 

 visions, and stated that, as a whole, he approved of the Bill as an 

 amendment of the law, hoping, nevertheless, that a further amend- 

 ment will be hereafter made in it.-Earl Fortescce, Earl of 

 Hardwicre, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Stradbroee, Earl of Rad- 

 nor, the Marquis of Normandy, and other Peers discussed the 

 Bill at considerable length. They chiefly objected to the late 

 period of the session at which thc Bill was brought before them.- 

 The Bishop of Exeter moved the adjournment of the debate.— 

 Lord Wharnclifke declared that rather thanthrowoverthecon- 

 sideration of this Bill to another session he would prolong the sit- 

 ting of Parliament.— The Bishop of Exeter did not divide on the 

 question of adjournment, and their lordships went into committee 

 pro forma on the Bill. -The Merchant Seamen s Re ration Bill 

 was read a second time, and some routine Bills were forwarded a 



8 *rue$dnv.— The Royal assent was given by commission to the 

 Three-and-a- Half per Cent. Dissentients Bill, Ecclesiastical Juris- 

 diction Bill, Debtors and Creditors Bill, Militia Pay Bill. Alien Act 

 Amendment Bill, Clerks of Crown in Chancery Hill. Privy 

 Council Bill, New South Wales Administration of Justice Bill, 

 Trafalgar-square Bill, Detached Parts of Counties Bill, Land 

 tax Commi.-sioners Bill, Farm Buildings Bill, Licences Bill, 

 Duchy of Cornwall Bill, Criminal Justice (Middlesex Bill, New 

 South Wales Customs Bill, Books and EngravingsEill, Transfer 

 of Property Bill, Unlawful Oaths (Ireland BUI, Party Proces- 

 sions (Ireland) Bill, Dublin andCashel Railway Bil VMshaw 

 andColtness Railway Bill, North Wales Railway B.ll, London 

 and Croydon Railway Bill, Ayr Bridge Bill, Swansea Im- 

 provement Bill, Hull Docks and Harbour B. .Rochdale 

 Improvement Bill, isle of W.gnt Improvement Bill, Warwick 

 Improvement Bill, and several E.tate and Divorce Bills.— 

 The Duke of Wellington moved, and L«>rd Melbourne 

 seconded, an address of congratulation to Her Maje>ty on the 

 birth of a Prince, which was carried unanimously.— Lord 

 Bfal-.mont having drawn attention to the affairs of Servia, the 

 EstI of Aberdeen- professed himself unacquainted with, and 

 sceptical as to, the facts which related to Russian interference. 

 —The fcari oi Minto inquired if the court-martial on Lieu- 

 tenant Gray had been demanded by any foreign power.— 

 The Earl of Haddington' replied that France had com 

 olained of a violation of the right of search, and the English 

 Government of its own accord had directed the court-martial. 

 —The Marquis of Nor.manbv called attention to the state of 

 public business before the House. No less than lo Bills had 

 that day been disposed of, respecting which their Lordshipshad 

 heard o'nlv the titles and the preambles ; but there were two 

 others, that for amending the Poor-law, and that upon M.tro- 

 potitan improvements, which especia. I y required the labonoos 

 co^ideration which at this period of the session it was impos- 

 sible to afford them. No excuse for the delay m brmpnjap 

 ie Bills was suggested *y a*y acti v ity i n J^^I £** gg 

 subjects, for but two act- of importance had been acl ; • j c d in the 

 last five months. Of the measures recommended in tht r- 

 speech, the Bank Charter B.ll had certainly ^?J*™$*°. 

 that for the better registration of Irish electors I had ' b ^" l ^ r 

 mmiously withdrawn, although the querttaft *«* ^^ '°£ 

 vcar s under deliberation. The Irish Land Commission »e 

 ked on as an instrument of delay rather than .d im urj 

 and that purpo.e it appeared «^ to .njwer. J ? £ g*^ 

 said that business had been as much in ai^ rear um ■« «» rniP . 

 #„, which h* -ad been . n.«b.r. ™£y™£2£\ 



had an overwhelming preponderance in both branches of the 

 Legislature— an advantage which, if n rossly mismanaged, 

 should have preven'ed the necet- f<rrring the who.e 



business of legislation to the last week < seision— The 



Duke of Wellington vindicated the Govcr m any 



charge of inattention to their duties, and contended generally 

 that the business of the House had been efficiently conducted. 

 Some of their measures had indeed met with only indifferent 

 ccess, but for this no Minister could be resp ible. — The 

 Marquess of Lansdow.ve n rated the complaint that Bills 

 were brought up from thc House of Commons in such numbers, 

 and at so late a period, as necessarily to preclude discussion. 

 —Lord Wharnclifke cited several important measures which 

 had been passed, and which would, he thought, prove that 

 the session had not been unfruitful.— After a few observations 

 from the Marquess of Clanricarde and Lord Wick low, the 

 Marquess of Nobmanbv replied, and his motion, which was 

 tor certain returns relative to the transaction of the j 

 business in the House, was agreed to.— On the question 

 for going into committee on trie Poor-law Amendment 

 Bill, the Bishop of Exetkr urged that there was no time 

 for the consideration of so important a measure, and 

 thought it better to drop thc measure, and take it up early in 

 the next session of Parliament. He entered at great 1 th on 

 the general qu ion of the Poor-law, arraigning theMalthusiun 

 doctrines on population, pleading the i oor, scrip. 



turally and com.:i*utionally, condemning the sent Poor-law 

 system, and concluded by moving the commitment ol the Bill 

 that day six mouths.— The Duke oCWSLLiareroK did not con. 

 ier that the period of the evening was too late, the 

 Members present too few, or thc seaa far advanced, to 



consider a measure recommended by thc deliberate sanction of 

 the House of Common*, which had been contei ated for 

 veral years, and thc purport of which was to r evila 



t-,und to exist in the present Poor law. The object of the Bishop 

 of Exeter was the re, of the existing law, which had been 

 devised to correct the enormous mischiefs of the old system. If 

 he were in earnest, let him bring in his measure either ol repeal 

 or of a; ioration, and submit it to the c i. it >u ol Parlia- 



ment, instead of attempting to stop thc present Bill.— The Mar- 

 quess of Normanby criticised the speech of thc Bishop of 

 Exeter, and defended thc administra n ol thc law by the Poor- 

 law Commission. -Lord Wiiotteslkv was fearful that the 

 clauses in the Bill amending thc law relating to bastardy would 

 lead to thc revival of the evils of th< tem.— A diviaion 



was called for, when the amendment of the Bishop of Kxctcr was 

 rejected bv 17 to l.— The Bill then passed through committee. 



Wednesday.— Thc Merchant Seamen's Bill was read a third 

 time. The Commons' amendmeDtl to the Charitable Donations 

 (Ireland) Bill were agreed to. The Fisheries, and the Arms : Ire- 

 land; Bills passed t ugh committee. The report of thc Poor- 

 er An, 1 1 Hill was received. 



Thursday.— The Marquis of Normanbt presented a petition 

 from thc Missionary society of Leeds, respecting the recent 

 occurrences at Tahiti, and expressed his opinion that Mr. 

 Pritchard had in no respect forfeited that protection which he 

 derived from the commission of his sovereign. To this the 

 Duke of Wellington, with other Peers, exclaimed, "Hear, 

 hear '"—The Earl of Aberdeen replied, that when the French 

 established themselves m Tahiti, the necessary guarantees were 

 given that the intere-ts of British subjects would not be inter- 

 fered with. As to Mr. Pritchard, it made little difference whe- 

 ther or not he were recognised as British consul at the time of 

 his arrest. He was a British subject, and a-* such entitled to 

 protection. He should not desire peace at the expense of the 

 honour of this country } but looking to the exi- >f a «• war" 



party in France, he thought it wise and expedient that in all 

 our negotiations with that country we should be cautious 

 to preserve strict moderation and justice. He used the 

 word " justice," lest "moderation" might be misconstrued. 

 He had no doubt that a just, conciliatory, and moderate 

 tone would prevent any disastrous results arising from 

 occurrences which had taken place without the participa- 

 tion of either (i overnment.-In reply to the Marquis _ of 

 Clanricakoe, tne Earl of Aberdeen said he was not in a 

 position to give the Spanish bondholders assurance of any 

 materially better prospect of realising the financial operation 

 expected from the scheme entered into in the year 1834 by 

 Count Toreno. He could, however, say that the present 

 Finance Minister of Spain was a man more likely to be in- 

 fluenced by large, liberal, and just views o f.what was due to 

 the honour and intere>t> of his country than wy jperaon who 

 had filled that situation for some >ears past.-The •Poor-law 

 Amendment Bill was read a third time and passcd.-The Com- 

 mons' amendments to the Insolvent Debtors Bill were agreed 

 to and the Bill passed.— The Commons' amendments to the 

 County Coroners' Bill were rejected, on a diyu.on, the numbers 

 being- equal, but thc non-contents prevailing, according to 

 custom S-A great many Bills were pa d through a stage, and 

 several conferences held with the Commons. 



Friduy.-Thc Royal Assent was given by Commission to the 

 Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, Church Endowment 

 Bdl Poor-law Amendment Bill, Counties and Boroughs Bill, 

 Duchv of Cornwall Assessionable Manors Bill, Roman 

 Catholics Penal Acts Repeal Bill, Metropolitan Buddings Bill, 

 Piccadillv improvement Bill, Insolvent Debtors BUI, Railway* 

 Hill T rnuike Trusts (South Wales) Bill. Controverted Elec- 

 tions B ill, Woodland Forests Bill. County Coroners Bill. South 

 Sea Company's Bill. Savings Banks Bill, Slaughtering of 

 u ™ will Clerks to Attorneys Bill, Tralee Harbour 

 BU Salmon Fbhenes (Scotland) Bill, Marriages Scotland; 

 B^USptriT Licences Bill, Grand Canal (Ireland; Bill, Am. < £e- 

 5o2 Registration Bill, Protection of Purcha> crs >££»# ™ I , 



&bair#^ 



5SKSS ^^r^r\tS d ^^^^ 



to the Irish Common Law Court jd ^ncb gi yj» ^ 



^XT:^^^^^^ — ied 



on a division by 22 to 1^- jLeft sitting. ] 



HOUSE OF COMMONS. 



*r*.r the Insolvent Debtor- Bill had gone through 

 ^..^.-Aftj-r the Insoiven ^ sa id that he 



committee the CHA>«KtLO commuilicatiun with tue India 



» &d f H%TtoeSTr,w« of establishing a fortnightly communi- 

 B °, a '^h1ndutLnd China, and from the information he had 

 Catl °" I „ v he believed this increased communication 

 reC6 !7 d mmence r in .January next.-The Art Unions Bill was 

 ZZ a thS rfm and passed.-Tne Charitable Donations and 

 n?^ts Ireland! Bill was re-committed, and Sir J. Urahah 

 ^mriuccd two new clauses to meet the objections of gentlemen 

 nm usite One of these, he said, was for the purpose of avoid- 

 i2? the difficulties started as to the probable interterence of the 

 J™ii«isai0i**T8 with matters relating to the doctrines, discipline, 

 I ° t , ion of the Churches ot England and Rome, ij^tead 



'■ «f which words he intendeu to substitute words which *oi«o 

 ! conine their authority to all matters of . charitabie ^^rf ^ 

 ,nd bequests, respecting which any question arose J^JJJJJy 

 the i*agea and discipline of the Church of Rome and « *'"J M *^ L j 

 The next alteration be proposed was in the lett j'"*£i avrcd as 



present the priest, upon whom any building 



an endowment, would be compelled persomiiy *» •-. itikiD j 

 bat the new clause gave him the power of |»f ** w - r8S fta d 

 security against waste and subletting in fines- ' nts to th e 



Mr. M.J. O'Connki... returned thcir * c ;,'. , ; i W n to their wishf 

 Home Secretary for the deference paid^bj " ^^ anu Cre . 

 and the clauses were added to the {J 1 J- t , Arms (Ireland) 

 ditor Bill, the Transfer ot Property j Bin. « » r move<J re50 i uU on8 

 Bil. passed through committee.— Mr. «• b HoUSe pledging 

 relating to Savings Banks, with a new io 



