The Press.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

A brief discussion took place, in the oourse of
which Lord DEBBY adverted to an implied under-
standing with the Government that no further oppo-
sition was to be offered to the measure, ,ad
wards quitted the house.
The house divided on the third reading :

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The bill was then read a third time, and passed.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past eight
o'cloek,

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ROUSE OF COAIMONS.
LEGISLATIVE COLINGp,GX
On the motion that the hotise on rising shonl4
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adjourn to Monday,
Sir E. PERRY inquired whether it was competent
to the Legislative Council of India to reject reforms
proposed by her Majesty's Commissioners and ap.d.
proved by the. gonad Government, and whether that
Indian Counvil,,,consistin,g, as it did of nine Com._
patty's servants and yfrl„ctuw's counsel, claimed tp
act as an ißderptleßt leigtilature?
Mr. VERNON.Su rru 'Wed that the Legislative
Council of'lnqfa'weriVii`liipowered to modify or reject,
any prosition sent' nOrent from England; being con-
sidered the proper 'bit:Moil to decide on the pro-
priety of such refornts. The Council did not, how•
ever, possess independent powers as a legislature, all
measures they might posirequiring rbdflolatSdn hitha
Board of Control. t (Ili /r L nfn•
TESTAMENTART JUSISDVOTION:
The ATTORNEY•GENERAL moved the second reading
of the Probate and Letters of Administration Bill.
He described the character and machinery of the
new court of testamentary jurisdiction which the
measure established, recapitulating details that have
alreacty been repeatedly discussed while the hill was
befoul thiPe4l:' On the question Of' Otitpensation
to the I:litchis; Sir R. Bethell stated did they were
to be given a monopoly of the otatirnon-law
business. II ; ' 11.

Mr. lIHNLEY agiplasiedt• of the whicler4
believed would to a 'gent extent remove the co
cations and.reduce the coats attendiog4l)s RIO*
system of testamentary jurisdiction.
Mr. COLLIER pointed out what hp considered
serious defects in the measure, and which he feared
were ineradicable.
Mr. BOLT supported the bill, as did Mr. Mums,
who nevertheless insisted upon the justice of accord-
ing fuller compensation to the proctors, whose busi-
ness would be annihilated. •
/IN WESTHEAD, Sir E. PERRY, SEd Mr. G. HUDSON
ha ng spoken,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL entered into some further
explanations and vindications of the bill.
The discussion, which had from the h4lnitifo t
' assumed a very technical character, was conanue
by Mr. HEADLAM, Mr. CAIRNS, and other loggullers.
The bill was then read a second times ,:v.fit
• , FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES. ,i( P', tr

The Ihittsfethen went into committee eft the Atka
ulent Trustees Bill, and passed three clauses of the
measure, after a miscellaneous discussion upon
various amendments of detail.
The Sites for Workhouses (Scotland) Bill, the
Bankruptcy of Real Securities (Seotlarnil Bill, and
the Bill Chamber (Scotland) Baiiimerrodirmectively
read a second time.
The Consolidated Fund (B,ooepo4y BM was read
a third time and passed.
Mr. STAFFORD moved the iv:od reading of the
Election Petitions Bill. ='•"''3""
The ATTORNEY GErrtaii,"irePosed the motion on
the ground that it was so Late an hour that there was
no time to discuss the measure.
After some conversation the motion was adjourned.
J, The house adjourned at half past one o'clock.

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INAUGURATION OF THE VICTORIA
CROSS.
YESTERDAY her Majesty the Queen, under a bright
sky and a glorious June sun, distributed to sixty-two
officers and men of the army, navy, and marines, the
Cross of the Order of Valour. About 0,000 troops, coin-
posed of the lstand 2nd Life Guards, 6th Dragoons,
and 11th Hussars ; the Guards, Coldstream end
Frntier; the 79th Highlanders, the 2nd Rifle .Bri-
gade, the Royal Horse Artillery, the Engineers, ,and
the military train with 800 marines, and a body of
seamen. The troops were under the 'tommand of
Ar.,ou Campbell. At ten minuteetbr the first
gun rum the. right of the field bike es told the
assembled thousands of the approach of the royal
cortege, and some throe or four minutes after the last
of the twenty-one gnus Iliad been 'fired, Captain Sayer,
of the Staff, and -a Wien detaolunent of the Blues
which headed the procession, appeared on the rise
from Hyde-park Corner. A brilliant staff preceded
and followed her Majesty, who, riding between the
Prince Consort and the Prince of Prussia, was intrne.
diately followed by the ladies of the Royal Family in
carriages, a pletiobtnegt, of thkrll49l4„,htluOg uP
the req. ~rit • qt,-uuitio )^4

SATURDAYi

Her Majesty, mounted on a fine charger, rode
between Prince Albert and Prince Frederick William.
She wore a round hat with a gold band, and a red
and white feather at the right side. A scarlet body,
made nearly like a military tunic, but open some way
down from the throat, a gold-embroidered sash over
the left shoulder, and a dark blue skirt, completed the
costume of the Queen, who, like all the members of
the royal party in military costume, wore crape
round the left arm. Lady Churchill and Lady
Codrington, who were in waiting on her Majesty,:
wore black habits. The Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, who were mounted on, ponies, wore plaid.
.trews and Scotch caps. The, Princess Roycjl
Princess Alice, the Duchess of Phrabri4llo.B WI OA
'Princess Mary, rode in a carriage, , It, it
Arriving on the ground, her Majesty.rodie,ound
.the lines, and returning to the-royal pavillion erected
facing Grosvenor-gate, the officers composing the
Queen's cortege formed in front of ber Majesty ;
those preceding her Majesty on the jroper left;
those following, en the riE,ht, and' at taik distance oil
the front of the columns. In afhtelttinutes the
. distribution of the cross commenced. Her Majesty
took up a position on horseback in fl•ont of the
pavilion, but with her face turned from the spectators,
with Prince Albert on her left and Prince Frederick
William on her right. The Duke of Cambridge,
Lard Panmure, and other. officers of rank, were in
Ow attendance to read the names of the heroes of
the ceremony as each appeared.
All being arranged, the recipients. •of the.. "op,
advanced. As each approached, her Ids,jesty receivek
the decoration from Lord Pantuure,, and,,poopr
from her saddle, fixed it on *p brerratc?f deedsrated, who passed on aP4 , 4.41 n. ling
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behind her Majesty.
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,After. the presentation of iljim,eroa,,44 oesocppni-
pleted, the decmted officers and, lien *sad over to
a point some fifty of sixty yards oppcisite her Majesty,
and t troops proceeded to march' past betvreen the
royal party and the wearers of the cross in slow and
puick time. At the close, the cavalry and artillery
assed' ate canter, when the troops re-formed in liner
paesented arms, and gave three cheers. The royal
procession was then re-formed, and her Majesty re-
tired from the park amidst the loud and continued
cheers of the people and the thundering of the ar-,
tillery. 1..• V. 1: • i
The remaining timber of officers and men of both
services, upon whom her Majesty has been graciously
pleased to signify her intention to confer tber,dra-
tion of the Victoria Cross, and who were Ato,§lo .to
receive the same from bgr Majesty's hande,on the
present occasionsAn eonsequence of their absence
from this country on sernce, .will receive tie cross
in her Majesty's nantent 'the earliest fitting opporl
tunitly, from the hands ',bit 'senior naval or militai
officer serving at the particilar station abroad where
they may happen to be einpleyedo..i • ' •
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RICHARD PEPPRR ARDEN, BARON. Ar.Varncv, expired
at his residence, in Brutonstreetu,-on Wednesday
morning. Hie lordship. wileronly lakopill..9ll Friday
night last ea g, sOrnaob,-from iliich he
never rallied . . i -
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Vzscoutcritas titsex was
.setsea vpin apoplexy on
the 13th instant, iihattli befOro feur o'clock, and,
notwithstanding the Promptest medical attendance,
expired at twenty mintites after ten ci'Clock theitinie
night. The lamented lady was, to all appearance,
in the enjoyment of her usual health up to the
moment •of the attack. The deceased viscountess
was eldest daughter of the late Bovi„Edwaril Foley,
brother of the first Lord..Yoley, and was, tibarn .in
1703. Her ladyship married, la 181311150 count
Gage, by whom aba leak.* issue two sqo ' • Orr
daughters. Lord •aud Lady Folely,X., E.. .9N•
Admiral Sir William. Gageilu?.." thtil.„., , ,ii.. •
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Gurney family? and a lady orgptpe t e f04.i.14.A0
literary and Eicientitic word,AliAit ii lei cliiYs' 0 nea at
the residence of her brothel., tiff: Hudson Gi*ney; at
Messick, near rinrivich. Mich-19ttrney published,an
excellent tranalattori of the Btitren eltrevik/e,:•and,
living at Northreppa, neer the Coast, she so*.st lively
interest in inventions for saving the livesslof MAP-
wrecked marinere. To pronioto the .latties, object
she bad a gan manufactured a her own expense to
fire off a line to a storm tossed vcssel.. Miss
Gurney apillite ti.sefigc,Oß.,flefht,hossiikaiNcpsie years
of age.), I; 11. 1.)3.t.,.1 )14: !I ,t,nt cif blitici. .
VnsooutivitssiEulltsoT died la4iiihdin4y. Her
ladyships f,ew,..iloys, previous amp 4., : slivere cold,
and, to the ipaprimiand great grF 2 , fr friends
and rehit,ivaliAtippddenll stftql fiew days'
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JUNE 27, 1857.

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Speeches on Social and Political Subjects. With
Historical Introductions. By Henry Lord
Brougham, F.R.S. Two Vols. London:
Griffin and Co.
THE period in which we are living might be
called the age of revivals. Frequenters of
Parliament and the Opera have cause for
astonishment at finding that some of the old
familiar voices still retain their power. The
musical connoisseurs are all in raptures at
the wonderful rejuvenescence of Grisi, whose
organ has burst forth this season with
singular freshness and purity ; while, to pass
from the histrionic to the political stage, it
has been the remark of all who heard him,
that Lord Brougham has spoken in this session
with much of the fire and commanding elo-
quence of his early years. The octogenarian
energies of Lord Lyndhurst are a constant
theme for wonder; and the sight of a frisky,
volatile Premier at seventy-three is a spectacle
unique of its kind. The army in Ireland, and
the new defences intended for that country,
AFC intrusted to the gallant Lord Seaton, who
carries eighty winters. Our Primate of Eng-
land is seventy-seven; the Primate of Ireland
was consecrated Bishop of Cork and Ross in
the year 1806 ! The Lord Chief Justice of
England, according to the latest accounts (for
there has been much variance on the point), is
in the seventy-eighth year of his age, and he
has brought out a new volume this season !
Unfortunately, the amazing energy of our
old folk is not balanced by 3qual activity in
those of younger rank. There never was a
period in our recollection when there was so
little of fresh or rising talent. There are no
young orators in the Senate or at the Bar.
Congreve and Sheridan had produced the
comedies which conferred literary immor-
tality on their names before either of them
were twenty-five years of age. Before ho was
twenty-six years old Mackintosh, in the
" Vindicim Gallicte," grappled with Burke's
greatest performance, with extraordinary force
of reflection and argument. Scott, Byron,
Shelley, and Moore were all eminent us young
men. Sir Edward Lytton, Mr. Disraeli, and
Mr. Dickens had all signalised themselves in
the dawn of manhood. But these times have
passed away, and as we have heard of " a
novel without a hero," so our descendants
may talk of the present time as an age without
a young man of genius, and we shall have
learned disquisitions to show that the age of
"Political Economy" and " Organisation "
was fatal to political genius.
Sydney Smith, in indicating the unpractical
character of Mr. Macaulay as a politician, and
in illustrating the brilliant historian's want of
power as a man of action, called him " a hook
in breeches," and the term is descriptive of
our time. Our young men stuff themselves
with the contents of books, and neglect the
formation of that character and system of
manners which gain ascendancy over others.
To read books and to know them is one kind
of talent, and as reviewers we shall assuredly
not disparage its importance ; but to read
men and to know them is still a higher and
far more useful quality. The man who can
do both is of course truly formidable ; but the
man who can only do the first, even if gifted
with position, pedigree, and fortune, never will
make a statesman. For that high function,
vigorous volition that comes from masculine
qualities is absolutely required.
" Mad in a foxchase, wise in a debate," was
the character given to our senators in other
days, and we must say that the rising politi-
cian, who could ride well to hounds, and reply
rapidly and boldly in debate, has seldom dis
appointed his friends in the long run. (We
mean no pun.) We wish that some of our
pedantic young politicians could be induced
to take our prescription of " foxhunting" to
cure them of their insipidity. Mr. Frederic
Peel would be much the better of a winter in
Leicestershire. Ho could be tied on with red
tape at first, so as not to insure his neing
spilt ; and by beginning with " little-goes 'he
might at last be able to achieve a rasper at
stroke. Once that he could accomplish so