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gence would be shown, to those who merited i

that it was only those undeserving of favour who
could eonaplain of the terms of tho clause. Well,

for the sake of argument, let us modify the term
" confiscation," and simply say, throw into
Chancery all the proprietary rights to real estate in
the United Kingdom, casting the onus probandi
on the former owners. Would that be very
acceptable ? Would that allay the natural
apprehensions that might arise and be re-
garded as an act of clemency that would induce
a conquered people to rest contented with their
lot? It would justly be regarded as an insult to
common sense to say so, and yet the proceeding

in India is even more formidable. The native
courts are justly dreaded by all who have not the
means of wholesale bribery at their disposal--
bribery carried on through every stage of the
proceedings, from the lowest official to those of
more elevated rank, and also of suborning false
witnesses to counterbalance those that may be
adduced on the other side, for that al so is a
necessity before the native Indian tribunals,
where the sanctity of an oath is not very highly
respected. It is clear that the terms will be
regarded in even a more formidable character
than Lord OANNIN4 might be disposed to give
them, and that what might have been simply in-
tended to get rid of some inconvenient questions
respecting tenures, will have a much worse con-
struction placed on them by the parties mainly
interested, although that would be quite bad
enough, virtually amounting to confiscation, for
why should legal disputes be disposed of on any
principles but those of pure and disinterested
justice.

It being essential, then, that there should be
an answer, and that answer being of the right
description, it would have lost all its utility had
it not been published to the world. It was the
only course tending to the pacification of India,
and, as justly remarked, should have been writ•

ten "in letters of gold." It was an honest
despatch, a judicious despatch, and such will be
the opinion of every disinterested. and unpreju-
diced person throughout the length and. breadth
of the land. Woe to those who may give factious

votes on the present all-important occasion. They
will, when too late, deeply deplore their error,
when they find that it has removed them from the
cares and labours of Legislation. Mr. ROEBUCK
fairly explained the difference between the present

Government and the preceding one. He said—
"l believe that good government, that happi
nese for the
.people, that advance of libera

measures, which- w© all desire, are more to be oh-
rained from that weak Government—(pointing to
the Treasury bench)—than from the strong inso-
lence of this—(pointing to the front Opposition
bench, amid great cheering). I have seen, sir, both,
I have tried them both, and I am sure that we are
further advance 1 in a course of improvement and
liberty than we should have been under the
guidance of the noble lord (Palmerston.) If
we seek simply and honesty—if we want justice
for the people of England and good government for
England, we shall give a decided negative to the
resolutions of the right hon. gentleman the mem-
ber for Oxford."

We believe that the independent electors of
Great Britain will unhesitatingly endorse that
honest verdict, and that the comparison between
the two Governments will be immeasurably to the
disadvantage of that which is attempting to grasp
the seals of office by such unfair, such factious,
such unconstitutional, and, so far as India is
concerned, such nefarious means.

What have become of all the quasi private
letters addressed to the ex-President or Secretary
of the Board of Control, or other persons in office
therein, since the advent to office of Lprd DERBY'S

Government ? It is notorious that such letters
are of frequent occurrence, that they, is fact, are
delivered by every mail. And the reason is
obvious, there may occasionally be inconvenient
addresses for papers, which can be avoided by the
publication of the despatches. But it would
not do to give every thing to the public.
There must be some slight reserved, some
pearl that is not to be cast before
the of roNNoi. The private letters disperse the
mists that might otherwise affect official vision.
Like ladies' postcripts, they contain the real gist
of the correspondence, and though nominally
directed for individuals, are really intended for
the occupants of particular situations.

It is, however, strange, that since the present
Government came into office no such document
had been received or forwarded to the office until
the last mail, when Lord ELLENBOROUGH re-
ceived no less than three of these so-called
private letters from Lord CANNING ; but none
of them containing the promised explanation
which was to have arrived by the next mail. Is
it possible to conceive that Mr. SMITH could only
have received the one letter, which he did not
communicate to his successor, by any
of the three
mails
rules, thathe arrived,
ought
although, according to Ordi-
nary to have received
nine during
the period, one
of which must have contained
that all-important explanation • He may have
had a bagful of such letters, but with that laxity
of political morality which he has already (Es,
played, he may, after consultation, with his leader,
have decided on keeping them all back, of using them
against his opponent, butnotgiving the in formation
that was really intended for the President of the
India Board, and not for Mr. SMITE of Cannon Row.
We trust some Hon. Gentleman will exhibit a
stringent interrogatory to the member for North-
ampton on this interesting topic.
It is scarcely less remarkable that the Palmer-
stonian organs have been so unfortunate as not
to have received the interesting communications
of their own correspondents, showing the feeling
entertained by the people of India respecting the
confiscation policy. These are doubtless untoward
accidents, bat they occur at a very suspicious 3

crisis ; and we earnestly hope that these interest-
ing documents may only have been mislaid, and
that they may come to light as soon as a division
has been taken on Mr. CARDWELL'S motion.

THE SUNDAY CABAL.

SECOND MEETING- AT CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE

A second meeting of the Palmerstonian conspi-
rators was held at Cambridge-House on Sunday
last. The Noble Lords and Right Honourable
Gentlemen, who take a deep interest in the Oude
question, but who—Heaven is their witness—have
no desire to embarrass her Majesty's Government,
were summoned to assemble at 5 o'clock, in order
that the Earl of Shaftesbury, who had been to
church, might be able to assist them by his
presence.

Lord Palmerston is said to have briefly stated
the objects of the meeting. They had over-
come many obstacles to their success one
only now remainqd. He alluded to the fear of a
dissolution, which was doing them a great deal of
harm. They had to consider what course should
b 3 pursued, with a view to convincing their friends
that no dissolution would take place.
In the course of a ;brief conversation which fol-
lowed, Mr. LalamL3here observed that, unfortu-
nately, it was only too true that Lord Derby in-
tended to dissolve.

Lord Palmerston—Of course it is, but we mus

not say so.

This view of the case was accepted by the
meeting, and several suggestions were made, which
were discussed at considerable length. At last a
resolution was proposed by a Noble Lord, which
was alopted by the meeting, after a protest
from Mr. Labouchere, who, with some diffidence,
gave it as his opinion that the leaders of a great
political party ought not to constitute themselves a
society for the 'propagation of falsehood.

The resolution runs thus :—" That this meeting
pledges itself to take every opportunity of stating
authoritatively that her Majesty has positively de-
clined to dissolve Parliament as long as Lord
Derby is in office."

On the motion of the Marquis of Clanricarde, se-
condei by a Noble Ear], it was further resolved
that copies of the above resolution should be for-
warded to the Earl of Be:isborough, and to Sir
William Hayter, in order that it might be made
known to the Palmerstonian expectants in both
Houses of Parliament.

INAUGURATION OF THE JENNER TESTI
3101 lAL BY THE PRINCE CONSORT.

Yesterday the Jenner memorial, erected at
Trafalgar-square, was duly inaugurated by his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and the inter-
esting ceremony was rendered the more imposing
from the large body of nob!emen and scientific men
who were asembled. together on the occasion to do
honour to the memory of the great discoverer of
vaccination.

The memorial, consisting of a statue in bronze,
occupies a site on the west side of Trafalgar-
square, and immediately adjoining the statue
of General Sir Charles Napier, K. C. B. The
figure is in a sitting posture. The memorial
has been carried out through a public subscription
from all nations. Ai a work of art, the memorial
does great credit to the designer, Mr. W. 0. Mar-
shall, R. A.

The statue was uncovered in the course of the
afternoon, and at 3 o'clock his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort arrived at the Royal Coll-ge of
Physicians in Pall-Mall East, where it had been
arranged the ceremony of inauguration should be
gone through.
The dais, covered with red cloth, had been
erected for his Royal Highness in the great hall of
the College, and the hall was crowded by members
of the nobility, the medical profession, and others
who took an interest in the ceremony.
His Royal Highness was conducted to his seat
by Dr. Mayo, the President of the College, and a
number of the Fellows, all habited in their robes of
office.

Among the company present were the Marquis
of Lansdowne, the Earl Ducie, the Bishop of Ox-
ford, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Lord
Mayor, Sir H. Holland, Bart., Sir James Clark,
Bart., Lord Lyttelton, Sir John Forbes, Sir John
Rennie, Gen. Sir J. Wilson, Governor of Chelsea
Hospital, Alderman Salomons, Lord Ashburton,
Sir J. M'Gregor, Bart., Professor Ferguson, Pro-
fessor Brand, Drs. E!liotson, Hawkins, Copland,
Billing, Watson, Sayer, Pagt,t, Conolly, Mr. Pet-
tigrew, F.R.C.S., Mr. G. Rennie, Sir Edwin
L,ndseer, R A., Mr. D. Maclise, R.A., Sac.
His ROYAL HIGH ESS said that he attended there
to do honour, with those present, to the memory of
Jenner, that being J enner's anniversary, and. in order
to mark his sense of the inestimable benefits be-
stowed upon the human race by that great philo-
sopher and philanthropist. (Applause.) The dis-
covery of vaccination was not the result of more
accident, like many other discoveries ; but it was
the result of long and thoughtful observation and
reflection, to which the discoverer's whole lite was
devoted. This country might be justly proud to
number among her sons such a man as Jenner, for
no man had been able to s,tve so many lives as he
had been enabled to do. (Loud applause.) His
contemporaries had testified their approbation and
feeling of gratitude for the important public service
he had rendered; but it was reserved for them that
day to inaugurate a memorial as a mark of their ap-
preciation of Jenner's services in the cause huma-
nity. (Applause.) He hoped that statue would be
long preserved, to give the features of this bene-
factor of humanity for the contemplation and ad-
miration:of generations to come. (Great applause.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved a vote of
thanks to his Royal Highness.
Dr. MAYO seconded the motion, which was
carried amidst loud applause.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS briefly replied, expressing
a hope that vaccination would be still further spread
for it was deplorable to think that through ne-
glecting it there were still in this country about
5,000 victims annually.
His Royal Highness then took his departure,
and the proceedings terminated.

ATTEMPT TO POISON A CHILD WITH INK
IN TIIE LIVERPOOL WORKHOUSE.

A young woman, named Mary Jones, who, according
to her own statements, had been an assistant teacher
in a school in Ireland, and had left her situation in an-
ticipation of her confinement, which had taken place in
the Liverpool workhouse, of which she had been an
inmate for about three months, was charged at the
Liverpool police-court with having attempted to poison
her illegitimate child by administering ink to it. Mr.
Carr, the governor of the workhouse, stated that the
circumstances were reported to him by inmates of the
sick ward. After giving the child something and laying
it down in bed, the prisoner began to cry, and when
the child was lifted out of bed by another woman it
vomited something black, by which the clothes were
stained. A middle aged woman who occupied the next
bed to the prisoner's said that on Friday evening she
went out of the room, leaving the baby in bed. It cried
and slept alternately. Before that she had seen the
prisoner feed the baby from a tin can, similar to one
which was now produced. What there was in it she
could not say. She bad often told the prisoner that it
was a shame for her to neglect the child as she did. The
witness took the child out of bed, and it immediately
vomited some black stuff. She called attention to the
fact, and search was then made for the can, which was
found concealed under the bedtick. There was a spoon
in the can, and also a cloth with black stains upon it. In
the window of the room there was a bottle containing
ink. The prisoner never took care of her child like othe
women, nor brought it to the fire to warm it. Another
inmate, Mrs. Brady, had heard the prisoner wish that her
child was dead, or that she bad never seen the father of
It, who was a Roman Catholic. Witness had spoken
to the prisoner many times when she was ill-using
the child, and had seen her put boiling hot meat into
its mouth. The sheets of the prisoner's bed were stained
with ink, as was also a napkin, taken from the child last
week and the clothes which it had been wearing, which
were produced. Oa Thursday last the prisoner said to
an inmate that the child was very bad, and showed her
one of its napkins, which was discoloured with black
stains. Since the child had been taken from the mother
and given to a nurse it took the breast with mach eager-
ness, and seemed to be recovering. When Mr. Parker,
surgeon, was called to the child, it was in a livid and
weak state. The prisoner confessed to him that the ink
bottle which was found in the window belonged to her.
I'he black vomit had been analysed by Dr. Ayrton, who
found it to be common ink, which was an irritant, and a
tablespoonful of which he supposed would be sufficient to
poison a child. The governor had no Idea how she bad
got the ink. It was not prohibited to those who wished to
write to their friends, but it never occurred to him that a
woman would use it for poisoning her offspring. Still the
possession of the bottle was irregular, and was unknown
to the matron. This is the second illegitimate child the
prisoner has had. She said nothing in her defence, and was
committed to the assizes on the charge of attempted
murder.