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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1859.

THE DAY'S NEWS.
In the House of Lords last night, a conversation
took place on the system of appointing county
magistrates in Ireland. The Marquis of Clanricarde
drew attention to the proclamation oT Lord Canning
relating to the settlement of the land question in
Oudo. Lord Dorlly said, the Government had never
objected to the acts of Lord Canning; but only to
the expression ; and added, the effect of the Queen's
proclamation had•been to establish complete pacifica-
tion among the native landowners. In the House of
Commons, Mr. Roebuck strongly urged Lord
John Russell to withdaw his proposed amendment

on the Government Reform Bill, on the ground that " Here's freedom to him that wad read !
in all probability it would involve a change of Here's freedom to him that wad write !
government, and that a change of ministry was There's nane ever lear'd that the truth should be heard,
seriously calculated to eventuate a war iu Europe. But they whom the truth wad indict."
He proposed that the House should proceed by Well and truly does Mr. GRATTAN declare, that
resolution, as it did last session with the India Bill. " Slavery is an evil which America does not look
Mr. Cox, who also has a notice of amendment on the boldly vin the face." We see this in the whole con-
paper, said that Lord John Russell did not go far
enough. What would he do as to the ballot ? Lord
duct of her sons respecting it, wherever they may
'
John Russell, in reply, said the question would happen to be. Nothing vexes them more than to have
involve a discussion which could not then be it talked about, or written about at all ; and no
entered upon ; but with reference to the doubt it is perfectly true, that it was " under the
Ballot, he should be prepared to give his
influence of this feeling the notorious rule of
vote and justify it at the proper time, but he
could not consent to make it a matter of Congress was passed in 1838, prohibiting the reading
bargain. Lord Stanley stated, in reply to a question, of petitions to the House of Representaties in
that the services of Sir John Lawrence had already favour of- abolition—thus sacrificing an important
been recognised both as to remuneration and
popular right from a morbid fear of the subject, and
position. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in
reply to a question, said he was as much surprised proving the baneful influence of negro slavery on
as any one that the Report of the Commission the best privileges of freedom,"—a rule which a
appointed in 1855, on decimal currency, had not large proportion of the members for the Free States
made their report. Mr. Rich gave notice, that in •
assisted, by their votes, the slave-holders in carrying
Committee on the Reform Bill, he should move that,
in reference to the disqualification of small Boroughs, into effect, and rendered nugatory the opposition of
that the test should not alone be population, but the more liberal and generous party, who not only
that the amount paid in direct taxation should be hate slavery, but wish for liberty.
taken into account. A discussion then ensued upon •
the motion for going into Committee on the Super- Mr. GRATTAN doubts, he tells us, if this vast
an.nuatipn Fund Bill, in the course of which two question has ever been fairly treated. " There is
amendments were moved, but were both negatived. something so shocking," he observes, "in the naked
Several clauses of the bill were subsequently agreed face of slavery, and the cruelties inseparable from it
to. Lord Naas obtained leave to introduce a bill to
are so abhorrent to humanity, that the chief labourers
amend the laws in force for the relief of the destitute
for its removal are hurried by their ardour beyond
poor in Ireland, and to amend an act of the 14th and
15th years of Her Majesty providing for the better a reasonable energy. Urged too far by their zeal
distribution, support, and management of Medical they are often deaf to the claims of justice, and the
Charities in Ireland. warnings of prudence. They hold no measures
The Reform question is still growing in interest,
and a great variety of speculations are afloat. with the iniquity they contract. They neither give
These, however, will be disposed of by the second nor take quarter." And whilst this seriousness
reading on Monday night. In the mean time meet- of purpose cannot but secure for the abolitionists
ings continue to take place in all parts of the
the respect of all humane and benevolent nations,
country, at which only one opinion is expressed, and
the House of Commons is overwhelmed with it yet only makes the slave-holders more bitter in
notices of motion. The Chancellor of the Ex- their hostility to everything that might tend to pre-
chequer's new clause on Borough Freeholders pare for emancipation. But it is impossible riot to
has been issued. It gives the option to Borough
excuse this abolition energy—it is impossible not to
voters to vote for the county if they prefer
doing so ; but if the vote for the county is preferred, sympathise with it, and to have one's indignation
notice must be given not later than the 24th July, roused by it, in so obvious and so generous a cause
in the year next but one following the passing of of humanity. Its philanthropy may sometimes
the act, and after such claim for a vote for the
seem too enthusiastic, but it should be the business
county shall have been admitted, the voter for ever
forfeits his claim to vote for such Borough. Captain of American statesmen to endeavour to utilise it.
Jervis
has been returned for Harwich, by a majority "To attempt impossible things," says Mr. GRATTAN,
of 11. Close of the poll—Jervis 145, Campbell 134: "is worse than doing nothing, and I believe immediate
The Paris correspondent of the Times says that
great depression prevailed
yesterday, as if all hope of aye, or proximate emancipation to be utterly impossi-
peace was given up.. ble. What may by degrees be effected towards its
Lord Cowley had an interviewf with the Emperor consummation it would be idle to eulogise on. I will
on Thursday, in the presence of
Marine Count Walewski.
Orders are issued rather confine myself to the recapitulation of some
Department
that the seamen being employed boarding an of the main evils of the existing system, all of which
enemy's ship shall be armed with six
-barrel require, and are, I believe, susceptible of change arrel revolvers.
:
The account given of a modification of the condi- Ist. The breeding of slaves for sale like cattle, and the
tion of the evacuation of Rome is
is said that, in accordance with the wishes
and it consequent encouragement to their rapid increase.
w2nd. Their total ignorance, and comparative want of
Holiness, the French troops are to prolong
of
their his
useful instruction. religious or secular.
stay in the Roman States.3rd. The barbarous and brutalising floggings.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times, in 4th. The separation of families.
his
despatch, dated the 15th, says—The impression that sth. The abandonment of the free blacks by their former
peace will not be long maintained is stronger masters, from whom they have purchased their liberty, and
than ever. Austria is fully prepared for war, by the white population m general making them objects of
but she will faithfully keep the promise given' contempt and loathing to the emancipated.
to the British Government not to act aggr„_ 6th. The domestic slave trade, between breeder and
impression at Vienna that
sively. It was the . dealer,
. and between State and State, openly legalised in
America, while the same trade •is pronounced by law to be
it would be useless to put questilons, in the British piracy if carried on hi Africa or the high seas.
Parliament respecting Lord Cow ey s mission until
Well may it be •
enume-
the British Ambassador has had an opportunity of
The Italian
conversing with the Emperor Napoleon. . ration of the ?lacing evils of American slavery, that
the ma , 't
regiments are being sent into the inner provinces of magnitude of the question at issue deters one from
the empire, The municipal council of Trieste has goin into any extensive remarks upon it, where