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time the treaty has to be renewed, and the renewal
is exciting no little opposition both in England and in
France. At the very time that Mr. Lowe spoke, the
Government had just concluded, after many years'of
negotiation, a commercial treaty with Austria, and
that treaty was to be laid upon the table of the House
last night. It was not surprising, therefore,
if Mr. Somerset Beaumont, who was a member
of the commission which went to Vienna to
carry on the negotiations for this treaty, should resent
the Chancellor's remarks, and seek to obtain from the
Premier a disavowal of them. Mr. Gladstone got
out of the difficulty rather neatly. He said that Mr.
Lowe's remarks referred to commercial treaties gene-
rally, and that in this general condemnation he
agreed with his colleague. At the same time it was
clear that his colleague could not have meant to
include all such treaties, for Ministers would lay upon
the table on the following evening a treaty of com-
merce with'Austria, and for that Mr. Lowe was, no less
than the other members of the Government, responsible.
The truth is that the commercial treaties of to-day
are very different from those of the last century. The
last-mentioned were essentially protective treaties.
the first mentioned are essentially free-trade treaties.
No doubt these do not give entire freedom. Yet the
fault is not ours, but that of the other
party to the contract. If France, for instance,
chooses to levy duties on any English
manufactures otherwise than for the purpose.
of revenue, we regret the fact; but it is, at least,
better that these duties should be moderate than that
they should be prohibitory. We cannot expect that I
all nations-will move as quickly. as ourselves in the
path of commercial progress. If we have any deal-
ings with them, we must, therefore, condescend to
their weakness, and hope to lead them on by
degrees in the right road. We are ourselves
still a long way off from that political
and international millennium when there will
be no customhouses ; but every treaty like that
which we made in 1860 is an approach towards the
happy time. It will be well, therefore, if Mr. Lowe
will in future be more cautious in his language, and
not scandalise politicians by deeming to throw doubt
upon one of the articles of the Liberal faith.
She other question. which Mr. Gladstonb had to
answer was less satisfactorily met. Lord John
Manners asked what steps the Government intended to
take with respect to the security of life and the better
administration of the law in cases of trial for murder
in Ireland. Mr. Gladstone replied that, as to extra-
ordinary measures, the Government had not departed
fr,nn the views contained in the Queen's Speech;
but they wore considering certain possible im-
provements of the law within the limits of
the Constitution, and he would announce their
decision in a weelc or two. This would be
all very well if the case were not so urgent. It is
true that there is a good deal of exaggeration with
respect to crime in Ireland, and that public attention
is directed to outrages in that country because they
are supposed to be always connected with the land.
But, even making allowance for any extravagance of
apprehension we do find this undeniable fact—it is
impossible to obtain a conviction for murder in Ire-
land. For the most part, it is impossible to obtain even
sufficient evidence to warrant an apprehension,
and in those rare cases where the evidence
is sufficiently strong to enable Government to place
a man upon his trial, no jury will convict. The ques-
tion then arises ought the Government to dispense with
trial by jury ? It would be a very serious matter no
doubt, yet scarcely more serious than the suspension
of that other Palladium of the Constitution, Habeas
Corpus. Any way, " a week or two "is a postpone-
ment not at all in accordance with the vigour shewn
by the Government in other matters. Nor is this delay
fair to the large number of loyal Irishmen, who have
a right to be protected against the violence that is
now unpunished and unchecked.

THE DEITII OF THE COUNTESS OF
BREADALBANE.

The death is announced this morning of the
Countess of Breadalbane. She was the daughter
of Mr. J. F. Edwards, of Dublin, and was married
to the Marquis of Breadalbane in 1850.

Olurt linen

Messina

FINE ARTS IN NEW YORK.

I The Tenth-street Studio Building is always interesting
to the amateur, with its thirty or forty artists ; among
whom there are some of the most distinguished painters
in America—Church, Page, Le Olear, Beard, Guy,
Shattuck, De Haas, Bierstadt and M'Entee, as well as a
number of other artists well-known to fame,who have their
studios in this building. A few notes of the doings in
some of these studios from time to time may not be un-
interesting to the reader. Mr. Frederic E. Church has no
finished picture in his rooms at present. But among many
interesting studies and sketches, we noticed an outline
commencement of a large general view of the City of
Jerusalem, which was very suggestive of novel treat-
ment. In the hands of such a master, who is over on the
qui vice for the extraordinary phases of nature, it will
be safe to look for another masterpiece, Mr. Church's
picture of "Damascus," now on exhibition at Mr.
Knoedler's Art Gallery, is too well known in England to
need notice here. Mr. Thomas Le Clear, the eminent
portrait painter, has just completed two masterly heads --
portraits of Park Godwin, the poet, and of General 11. H.
Baxter. Both subjects, being elderly gentlemen, of
marked character, are admirably calculated to show off this
artist's peculiar power. In drawing, modelling,and in colour
they are almost faultless. Mr. Wm. Page, one of our most
venerated painters, who is ever ready with a kind and in-
structive word for his younger brethren in art, is kept
fully employed on State portraits. Amongst these may be
mentioned the full-lengths of Admiral Farragut (histori-
cally treated), and of ex-Governor. Fenton (mow aU. S.
Senator). The latter is yet unfinished, but will probably
be Mr. Page's masterpiece. Both show the high technical
qualities, however, characteristic of this master. " Venus
guiding tEneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore," and
some Italian subjects, are also on view at his studio. Mr.
Seymour J. Guy, is a genre painter of rare merit. He
is just putting the last touches to a most charming cabinet
picture, entitled "The Little Stranger." The scene is
laid in the chamber of a young mother, who is lying on
her bed (convalescent from her recent accouchenzent), look-
ing fondly on her babe, held in the arms of its delighted
little sister, whilst the good stout nurse is bending over with a
kindly interest, forming a striking contrast to the delicate
and attenuated face of the mother. Tho artist has com-
posed and treated the picture with refined feeling, cleverly
avoiding everything that might seem outre in this class of
subject. The figures are well drawn, the draperies are
beautifully cast, and the furniture and all the accessories
are admirably disposed and painted. The manner
of gradating the light back to the monotint of the
distant part of the room is very effective; and
the colouring is very chaste and harmonious. Possibly
the nurse's figure and head are too large, and the little
babe's face is too pinky in colour ; but, altogether, this is the
best picture we have seen by Mr. Guy. Mr. Wm. H. Beard,
one of our most versatile artists, is perhaps best known
through his admirable animal subjects, in which ho some-
times displays ineffable humour. But Mr. Beard is capable
of more serious things, wherein he often invests his can-
vas with truly refined sentiment, as well as excellent tech-
nical qualities of execution. This is clearly evinced in an
exquisite little landscape with ducks, entitled " Away
from the Haunts of Men," admirably painted and full of
sentiment; as is his "Good Shepherd," and other recent
works of this class. Yet, in common with others, we feel
disposed to yield him the palm as a humourist. "The Bar-
room Politicians," is one of his latest and finest examples ;
representing a lot of monkeys, dressed like farmers, in a
ccnAtry bar-room, quaffing their grog, and excitedly dis-
cussing the politics of the day. Mr. Beard is now busily
engaged on a series of cartoons for a book shortly to ap-
pear. The letterpress is to be furnished by some of our
eminent poets. The work, when completed will bo very inte-
resting displaying a great variety of fancy,and grotesque hu-
mour. Mr. Aaron D. Shattuck, one of our leading landscape
painters has on his easel a large picture of uncommon ex-
cellence of execution,and of fine sentiment, entitled, "A Sun-
day Morning in New England." On the bank of the sluggish
meadow brook, beneath the shadowy foliage of a clump of
foreground trees, are grouped some well-painted cattle.
In the middle distance glimpses of a road, and people
wending their way to the church, may be seen. The ad-
mirable composition, and the clean greyish tone of colour,
in such perfect keeping with the spirit and entente of the
subject, cannot fail to convey the impression of quietude,
and show how well the artist has told his story. Mr M.
F. H. De Haas, who is without a rival as a marine painter
in America,bas no important work iu his atelier at this time.
We may mention two remarkably clever little pictures, al-
most completed. One, a composition, " Coast Scene,Stormy
Weather," the other a view on the"Coastof the Isleof W ight,"
which promises to be quite a gem when completed. Mr.
E. W. Perry, a clever young artist, who is a genre and
rustic figure painter, is now completing a small picture
called the "Story of the Tiles," in which there is much to
admire—although the figures, and more especially the
draperies, do not seem quite up to this artist's standard Ono
or two earlier works in Mr. Perry's atelier would be worthy
of favourable mention, but we prefer waiting until the artist
has some new and better work on his easel. Mr. C. C.
Griswold is a young artist of some promise as a landscape
painter, and has in his room some highly finished cabinet
bits—views about New Port, , and on the Hudson
River. We shall look into the Studio Building soon
again.— Correspondent of Anglo-American Times.

COURSE OF EXCHAA'GE.

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Rotterdam l2 12 1

Antwerp — 20 35 .. 23 421

Brussel
Hamburg n — ... 13 10 ... 13 101
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1201 ... 1201
Vienna — ... 12 70 ... 12 75
Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 12 75
Petersburg
Copenhagen — ..,. 9 21. ... 9 24
Berlin .. — ... 6 261 ... 6 27
Madrid..
Cadiz — ... 49 ... 491
Leghorn
Milan — ... 26 40 .., 26 45
Genoa — ... 26 40 .... 26 45

Naples
Palermo 26 40 ... 26 45
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26 46 ... 26 45

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Oporto 5- ... 52i
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JOURNALISM.—It is notified that on the Ist of
March will appear the first number of a new daily finan-
cial paper, entitled the Financier, and conducted by the
gentleman, who, after holding the City Editorship of the
London Daily News for nearly 20 years, has just resigned
it.—The Now York Globe asks, " What has become of the
Revolution? We hope it has not gone under." It adds,
" The Rochester Chronicle confounds the Globe with the
World. This may be a compliment for the World, but it is
rather hard on us." The Star thinks the Sunday World very
stupid.--The publisher of the Brooklyn Union is not Henry
C. Bowen, of the Independent, but Henry E. Bowen, a son
of Henry C.—Dr. J. C. Hall has begun a suit against the
Pittsburgh Gazette for libel. Ho claims $20,000 itamages.—
An effort is being made at Washington to discontinue the
practice of printing speeches not delivered in Congress at
the Government expense in the Government " Hansard "
called the Globe. Much more than half its matter consists
of these speeches, and if the practice be abolished half the
cost of that paper will be saved. Members get the floor
and begin reading a manuscript, and the weary House
readily gives permission for the speech to be printed if the
member will yield to representatives who have business to
transact. —Some wealthy Worcester (Massachusetts) de-
mocrats will start a party paper in that city in March,
under the style of the Worcester Daily Times, to be edited
by C. B. Thomas, formerly connected with the Gazette.
RAILROADS IN KANSAS.—The Missouri River,
Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad now extends south from
Kansas City 110 miles; the length of the Leavenworth and
Lawrence branch, 31 miles ; Central branch of Pacific, from
Atchison, west, 10C miles ; Missouri River Road, 22
miles ; Leavenworth, Atchison, and North-Western, all
of which has been built this year, 21 miles; Leaven-
worth, Lawrence, and Galveston 44 miles; Topeka and
Sante Fe, 27 miles; Southern branch of Pacific from
Junction City down the Neosho, 50 odd miles ; St. Joseph
and Denver, 17 miles; Kansas Pacific Railroad, 45 miles.
Thus it will be seen that Kansas, one of the youngest
States in the Union, has 821 miles of finished railroad.
Several railroads are projected in Colorado ;
among them the Boulder Railroad, from a point on the
Denver Pacific, 25 miles below Denver, to a mountain in
Boulder County.— The Denver, South Park,and Rio Grande
Railroad to follow up the valley of the Platte, through the
magnificent forests of timber and excellent farming lands,
to rich mineral districts in Summit County, still farther
to the head of the Arkansas and thence to the valley
of the Rio Grande del Norte. The Denver and Santa
Fe Railroad has its route along the base of the moun-
tains and down the Fontaine qui Bouille to Pueblo, and
the south line of the territory.—The Arkansas Valley Rail-
road is to be the name of the through line of the Kansas
Pacific, which that company hopes to build from a point
near the east line of Colorado, south-westerly to the 35th
parallel, and thence west to the Pacfic. Among the rail •
roads partially finished is the Denver Pacific, a line of 106
miles, connecting the Union Pacific at Cheyenne and the
Kansas Pacific at Denver. Cheyenne contains 5,000 in-
habitants and Denver 9,000, and the lino runs through a
rich agricultural district, richer still in minerals, along the
base of the Rocky Mountains. One of its trustees is G. E.
Thompson, Esq., perhaps the chief of the railroad kings of
America and an authority in whom we have much confidence.
Dr. W. A. Bell, author of "New Tracks iu North America,"
writes in high terms of the prospect of the line. The
opinion of that gentleman is valuable from his abilities to
observe and his opportunities for observation, and there-
fore the bonds of this line offered in London may be worth
the attention of investors.

The very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Slessis. DUNWILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be
"The Royal Irish Distillery."

PERSONALITIES IN CONGRESS.

(From the Anglo- Antertcan Times)

The Strangers' Galleries of the Capitol, we re-
gret to say of the Senate, as well as of the House,
will drive all other amusements out of Washington,
for nothing at present in the way of entertainment
has a chance against them. Singular, too, that
Massachusetts, that enlightened State, that leader of
opinion, should send up the men from whom most
of the amusement at the expense of dignity is ex-
tracted. While a jolly fine farce is progressing it
is natural for the citizens to go and see the fun, and
to laugh heartily when Gen. BUTLER comes out with
a happy retort, or " Sun-Set" Cox makes a furious
assault on the " gallant" and " learned" gentleman
from the Bay State. The peals of laughter from
the galleries which greet the home-thrusts may en-
courage the gladiators below ; but on one point the
combatants may rely, that they furnish amusement
to a few citizens of Washington at the expense, in
the eyes of the country, of their own character and
of the dignity of the great Parliamentary Assembly
which Congress ought to be. On the 10th inst.a bitter
war was progressing at the same moment in the Se-
nate Chamber and in the House of Representatives.
The bull that was then baited in the former was
Senator SUMNER ; in the latter, General BUTLER.
Both these gentlemen are well able to take care of
themselves ; indeed, as far. as BUTLER is concerned,
as Mr. Cox said, he is " blessed by PROVIDENCE
with a pachydermatous bide, like a rhinoceros,
and therefore flies do not trouble him ; everything
would glance from that gentleman's rhinoceros
hide." Mr. Cox might as well shoot arrows at the
setting sun as fire his darts at BUTLER ; but fire
he did, and the most formidable weapons too he
could lay hold of. The debate was about the Ap-
propriations Bill, whereon,when the pay and mileage
of members was reached, Mr. BUTLER moved to re-
duce the sum by $500,000, with a proviso that no
money at all should be paid for mileage. Mr. FITCH op-
posed, alluding to the large fees lawyers earned who
lived near the Capitol, by attending to their private
business. Mr. FARNSWORTH characterised the pro-
position as cheap buncombe, adding that if the mem -
ber derived an ample income from outside opera-
tions he might come to 'Washington for nothing,
though the salary of $5,000 was little enough for
ordinary Representatives. A laughable incident here
occurred, Mr. INGERSOLL being beautifully " caught
out," as cricketers say, by Mr. LAFLIN. The former
had expressed his belief that the House could not do
a worthier thing in economy, than the reduction of
the salary of its members to what it was a few
years ago, when Mr. LAFLIN rose and said, the in-
crease of salary from $3,000 to $5,000 was carried
by a majority of only one, and that the vote Of the
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. INGERSOLL) was what
made up that majority. In vain INGERSOLL tried to
explain, asserting there was more currency in the
country then than now ; but we must return to our
main battle, the hornest's nest General BUTLER had
brought on his " rhinoceros hide." Mr. Cox, of New
York, looked upon the proposition as a covert attack
by one who always took pay for his services in gold.
It had been intimated that he ran away from Con-
gress to make money in his profession ; but Mr.
Cox would defend the member for Massachusetts,
who never ran away either as a soldier or as a
statesman. He was always there when there was any
trouble ; his amendment, too, was evidently made
in good faith, for that gentleman loved the people,
and would not take mileage from them either in
currency or in gold. It was a peculiarly happy cir-
cumstance " that the Democratic party, repre-
sented in an humble way by himself, could defend
its old and honoured colleague, who had even gone
further than the party in standing by the Southern
wing of it in those perilous days. If there was one
gentleman whom he loved to defend more than
another, not only in his military career, but in his
economical career, commencing at the Dutch Gap
Canal and running all the way down through every
idea connected with his name, it was the gentleman
from Massachusetts." BUTLER'S reply could only
be truly appreciated by those who saw as well as
heard it, for it concluded with a niece of acting
which brought down uproarious laughter and ap-
plause. He sneeringly alluded to those who alleged
that the fact of his ability to earn something for
himself should be used as an argument why nothing
should be paid to him, but only to those who had
not the ability to earn enough to take care of them-
selves. As to the member from New York, Mr.
Cox, he could be answered by every shoe-black
in the street, and it was in giving utterance to this
line--

" Shoo fly, don't bodder me,"

;bat the acting took place and its telling effect was

felt. We can best judge of it by the towering rage
into whichit threw Mr. Cox (as well as by the delight
of the galleries), who got the floor to reply, and could
not beput down, though many efforts were made both
on points of order and of expiry of time. He had un-
dertaken in a quiet way to defend the distinguished
soldier from Massachusetts, and his reward was a
sort of street negro minstrel remark. Everybody
in the House and country knew that the gentleman
was considered a " bad man." In response to every
attempt to stop him, Mr. Cox replied, " Wait a
moment ; I only called him a ' bad man,' which
everybody knows; he makes an attack upon me,
and then hides himself like a bomb-proof soldier,
as he is." In the course of the discussion Mr. Cox
again got the floor, following on BUTLER, and said,
" It was the first time in his history he had been

likened to an animal, though he had never been
considered a bete noir, or alpha beta noir, nor any other
sort of beast." This was evidently in answer to some
dinging remarks of the gentleman from Massachu-
setts, who; Mr. Cox went on to observe, " had no sen-
ibility as to his position before the country, and did
tot know how people regarded him. His own col-
leagues intimated that he Ras a thief and a robber,
and he did not take it up; but it had been left to
him (Mr. Cox) to defend him, and because be had
done so in a spirit of good nature, he (Mr. BUTLER)
had made his covert negro minstrelsy attack upon
him. Why did he not attack his colleagues, and
make them call for a committee of investigation on
his past derelictions and past alleged robbery ?
Why did he stand here the condemned man of this
Congress? Why did he stand here prescribed poli-
tically and socially? Why did he reserve all his
fire for his friends, as he did in the army, and then,
when attacked, retreat like a bomb-proof soldier and
hide himself ?" Meanwhile warlike operations were
progressing in the Senate, though on a somewhat
milder scale. Senator STEWART of Nevada took an
opportunity of correcting a misrepresentation of
fact, made during the debate on the Virginia Bill
by Senator SUMNER, who, in his controversy with
Mr. TRUMBULL, assumed to himself the authorship
of the provision in the Reconstruction Act of 1867,
conferring suffrage upon the coloured race. This
assumption was unfounded, as shown by the official
records, which prove that the provision originated
in the House on the 12th February, 1867, from
Mr. BINGHAM of Ohio. He noticed that Mr. SUM-
NER was preparing to reply, and he hoped the ex-
planation about to be offered, of his attempt to ap-
propriate the credit due to another, would include
some satisfactory reason for his failure or refusal
to vote for the bill submitting the Fifteenth Amend-
ment to the States. In reply, Senator SUMNER had

the portion of his speech complained of read by the
Clerk. His claim was not to the mere origin, but to
the maturity of the Measure conferring the suffrage,
referring for proof to the whole Reconstruction legis-
lation introduced and advocated by him, all grounded
on the principle of equal and impartial suffrage.
We cannot understand wby Senator SUMNER should
have taken the trenble, to read numerous letters and

documents showing how well grounded was his
claim, as the country fully admits this, and it is
in no way affected by such bickering. A man is
merely laughed at who denies that CHARLES SUMNER
has not spent most of his career in achieving negro
emancipation, therefore be might have saved him-
self the trouble of his long defence of his own con-
sistency ; and Senator SHERMAN was quite right in
pointing out almost the folly of thus wasting the
time of the Chamber. Of course Senator STEIVART
renewed what he denied was an attack, observing
that it was idle to talk to the Senator from Massa-
chusetts about occupying the time of the Senate, as
he assumed to be the principal of the body, the only
luau who could lecture the Senate at will. But he

(STEWART) " denied the attempt of so grand, so ex-
pansive, and so impractical a theorist to read him
out of the party. Then he proceeded to show how
title a friend he had been to the Republican party,
while the Senator from Massachusetts had opposed
its measures, and the language altogether was such
that Senator DRAKE declared the 10th Feb. to be a
day of degradation of the Senate before the country.
Afterwards Mr. TRUMBULL arose to correct certain
" gross misstatements" by the Senator from Massa-
chusetts, who, under the pretext of a reply, had
reiterated charges unwarranted by the official re-
cord. He, Mr. TRUMBULL, was accused of being
the persistent enemy of coloured suffrage, though
there was not even a single Reconstruction Act in
the Statute-book fur which lie did not vote from
the beginning, while to his custody, as Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, had been commit-
ted all the Reconstruction Bills prior to the re-
presentation of the States. He was content to
put the record of his votes against SUMNER'S ua-
supported deehrations. The Senator from Massa-
chusetts had imputed to him an intention to deceive
the Senate in the matter of the agreement (some days
previous) to take a vote upon the Virginia Bill at a
particular time. He said that the Senator had in'
tentionally sought to pervert and misconstrue the
language of other Senators, while his own assertions
would not bear the test of scrutiny. In conclusion,
he charged Mr. SUMNER with having, on certain
measures, acted in alliance with the Democrats of
the Senate to defeat the legislation of the Republican
majority because his own views had not been blindly
accepted by his party associates. Particularly was
this the case upon the Louisiana Bill, when before the
Senate some years ago, on which occasion the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts delayed the action of the
Senate by dilatory motions, such as motions to ad-
journ. Mr. SUMNER, in reply, observed that the
Senator from Illinois reminded him of a sick man
moving on an uneasy bed. lie would there let hint
lie. Referring to the remark of Mr. DRAKE, relative
to the discussion, he inquired whether the Senator in-
tended to allude to him (SumNE)t). Mr. RuAgß
answered that the effect of such a personal dis-
cussion wasto degrade the Senate before the country,
and we believe the Senator from Missouri to be about
right. We cannot give a better idea of the bear-
garden into which the Senate was turned than by
this extract from the New York Tribune :-••" This
personal debate was, of course, vastly amusing to
the usual visitors of the gallery, who delight in ao-
thing so much as when honourable Senators are

gnashing their teeth, and hurling rage and defiance
at each other. But the people from the country, wh°
have a traditional idea of the ' dignity ' of the
Senate, opened their eyes wide, and their counte-
nances evinced apprehension that the whole affair
would end in a grand display of fisticuffs."

SPIRIT or THE PRESS.

STATE EMIGRATION.

The Times is disposed to think that to solve the questioa
it is not only necessary to have lived twenty years in se
colony, but to have studied long and carefully the perell"
nial springs of English pauperism. Suppose we cut off the
parasitic growth that has fastened upon our strength-1e:
we thereby stop its power of reproduction ? Do we 111
rather make room for a fresh development of the mischie
the existence of which we deplore? The advocates of
State Emigration propose to prevent the operation of the
active causes of distress by removing their consequence°
as they arise. It is like proposing to check intoxicatioa
by preventing the headaches that punish it. Mr. Glaa;
stonce rightly declared that if any Government shoalo
have resolved to pursue such a policy it would be so°
compelled to retrace its steps. Like others whose bene-
volence is in excess of their foresight, the Ministri
would find that their good intentions paved the 11
to still greater mischief. We are glad to OW
that the opinion of the House of Commons discourages the
proposal to persevere in this path of error. Although 3,
forrens found supporters in different quarters, and t, lif
division was taken irrespectively of all considerations. °
party, his motion was defeated by a decisive majors
Whether we consider the undefined character of the pof
posal or the essential defects in its principle, the refusal °I
the House of Commons to entertain it must be welconct
as the verdict of a sound judgment in opposition to 91
scheme of delusive benevolence.

Does any member of the Government himself belicv.eil
asks the Standard, that by aiding emigration they wl!'
produce a struggle among the British people for the price.
loges of pauperism? Would the population be all
demoralised when the poorest portion of them is sex!,
away to new fields of honest labour than when
it is left to fester at home in idleness and to I),e
starved into the workhouses ? If Mr. Monseli
objection is worth anything at all, we can come to
other conclusion than that his chief has already complete._
his scheme of colonial dismemberment, and that Austr3,ll:
and Canada arc no longer portions aGreat Britain. rhr
most singular argument of all in the mouth of a membea
of a Liberal Administration is that the question is a "des„
question." In what other sense is it a dead question tlri:
the abolition of the Irish Church was a dead questio,
last year, or than Parliamentary Reform was a del
question through many years of Liberal Government?
the question of State emigration has not been raised 01,
twenty-two years, it is a sufficient excuse for its presl'.
appearance to say that public opinion has not been rg7
for the discussion. That ought to content a Liberal mill
like Mr. Monsell's. This question, though dead, 119-5"
ghost which we venture to predict will trouble the reP°'"„,
of the right hon. gentlemen of the orthodox Liberal V°,
vermng profession a good deal before their term of pro
tion is ended.