The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1868

the judge is to accept the word of the first man who
speaks to him unhesitatingly, he will certainly be
worse than useless; but we have no reason to sup-
pose that he will be so credulous and so easily
imposed upon. Earl RUSSELL proposes that
provision shall be made that any person
found guilty by a judge under this Act
may within three months have the question tried
in the Court of Common Pleas and before a jury.
But by the noble lord's own showing a jury is no
more infallible than a judge, and thus if the per-
mission is once given the question might as well go
on from court to court till it got to their lordships'
themselves. It may be urged that no one in his
senses would go to such expense for a seat in Par-
lioment, but the principle is the same, and the
expenses of the Court of Common Pleas at all
events are not sufficient to frighte❑ any one rich
enough to bribe, although the prospect of pro-
longed litigation might very well deter the
petitioners from opening the case at all.
As the Lord Chancellor observed, in objecting to
the proposed change, " We may assume that every
person found guilty would avail himself of the ap-
peal, and the whole matter would be reopened.'
Lord RUSSELL regrets that the bill should not have
come up to the Lords at an earlier period of the
Session, but, as Lord MALMESBURY reminded the
House, it is a question which almost exclusively
concerns the Commons, and on which they may
therefore be allowed to decide.

It was impossible that the evening could be al-
lowed to pass over without allusion b'ing made to
the loss which the House of Lords has sustained in
the person of one of its most venerable and respected
members. The Lord Chancellor, in speaking of the
lamented demise of Lord CRANWOIITII, observed
that the public had lost in him one who had passed
through a long career of high judicial office without
a tarnish upon his name, and that in the discharge
of his great duties his courtesy of manner, his care-
ful and conscientious efficiency as a judge, and his
sound and exquisite common sense had never been
surpassed. Lord Ro3IILLY, as an old and constant
friend and associate of the departed nobleman,
added his tribute of respect and
_affection, which
was endorsed by the general feeling of all present.

An unusual interest was attached to the questions
put yesterday in the House of Commons to the
various members of the Government in conse-
quence of Mr. ROEBUCK asking the First Lord of
the Treasury whether any steps were to be taken
with respect to a monument being erected to Lord
BROUGHAM. In putting the question the hon.
member expressed in very eloquent terms the
claims of the departed statesman. Mr. ROEBUCK
said he made that motion for two reasons, both on
account of the friendship he had with the lamented
peer, and his own admiration for him, and because
it would give the Premier an opportunity of expressing
iu a few apt and eloquent words his sentiments on
the subject before the House, namely, the character
and achievements of the departed statesman. The
session coming to a close, we think Mr. ROEBUCK'S
act was not only justified, but also praiseworthy for
giving the House an opportunity of rendering its
testimony in favour of one who was once its dis-
tinguished ornament, and occupied an influential
position in the generation among which he flourished.
In consequence of his departing from this scene at
a distance, and still more through his complete re-
tirement from the active political world, so much
attention was not given in some quarters to the
death of Lord BROUGHAM as it may be said to Lave
demanded and deserved. It is then the more ap-
propriate and satisfactory that the House of Com-
mons should at any rate have done somewhat to
repair the neglect, and not allow the session to close
without making some comment, and paying some
tribute to his memory. It was remarkable of Lord
BROUGHAM, as Mr. ROEBUCK very truly said, that
he was not only a philosopher, but one whose power
of teaching was unequalled by any one of his time.
He was always a true friend to the people, and that
at a period when that character was not, as it now
frequently is, taken up as a passport to wealth and
popularity. After some remarks from Sir GEORGE
BOWYER and Mr. OSBORNE as to the propriety of
Lord BROUGHAM being interred in Westminster
Abbey, Mr. BUXTON said that the noble lord was
one of the most remarkable men that this country
has ever produced. He possessed great intellectual
powers, and no one surpassed him in feelings of
humanity. The African slave was much indebted
to him, and his exertions in putting down the slave
trade will long be remembered.

Mr. DISRAELI, in replying to the question of the
hon. member for Sheffield, declared it to be his
opinion that some public recognition should be
made of the career and character of Lord BROUG-
HAM, so that through the influence of art a lasting
impression might be made on the public mind, and
a recollection preserved of one who was one of the
most considerable persons ever produced in this
country. While intimating that Mr. ROEBUCK'S
terse and effective sketch of the late noble-
man rendered it unnecessary for him to dilate
upon the topic, the right honourable
gentleman pronounced an opinion upon his
merits which will bear comparison with any
other admirable definitions he has given of departed
authors. "It may truly be said of Lard BROUGHAM
that none more completely represented his age, and
no one more contributed to the progress of the time
in which he lived. Ile had two qualities almost in
excess, which are rarely combined—one was energy,
and the other -versatility. The influence which crea-
tive power gave him, combined with strength of
character, alone sustained him in a cause which,
for its duration, as well for its dazzling feats,
has rarely been known in this empire." Reci-
procating the views of the Government,
as to the expediency of erecting a monument to the
memory of the late Lord BROUGHAM. Mr. Dts-
RAELI said that some of our efforts of this kind bad
been failures. Some months ago the Premier said
he mentioned the subject to his colleagues, and they
all agreed in the desirability of some memento
being made, if it could be done in a satisfactory
manner. Mr.GLADSTONE, in an expressive speech,
coincided with the general views taken by Mr. DIS-
RAELI, and we may dismiss the matter from our
minds, trusting that the Government will be Able to
realise the wishes of many by performing a publicduty
of no mean character in the erection of a fitting mo-
nument to the memory of one so distinguished and so
deserving of respect, as HENRY BROUGHAM always
proved himself to be through a life extended
beyond the ordinary limits of mortality, and de-
voted to so many admirable purposes throughout.
The Indian Budget was brought on by Sir
STAFFORD NorrriicoTE, and the right hon. gentle-
man made an clabor,ite statement on the subject.
Three-quarters of a million less hail bees spent on
public works than was estimated, and this Sir S.
NOIITHCOTE sail was alt undesirable saving ; but in
other Budgets the account of extraordinary pubic
works would be placed to capital and not to
reserve, and that the deficit would be a surplus.
Leaving this point, the Secretary for litdia has
observed that only irrigation and special service
works shall be considered extraordinary, anti all
should be provided out of revenue. There is Attie
or no change in the estimates for next year, andl „Mr.

MASSEY'S resolution not to make changes in the taxa-
tion has been agreed to. The Indian revenue has
increased considerably since 1856, and Sir S. NORTII-
COTE has decided that in future the opium revenue
should be taken in the estimates at a first average.
Mr. LAING declared that the figures of this year's
Budget showed that he was in the right in the
opinion he entertained contrary to that of Lord
HALIFAX, to the effect that the Indian revenue had
recovered its equilibrium after the mutiny by the
year 1862. Altogether the House seemed satisfied
with the official statement presented to it. The
Poor Relief Bill was then taken into consideration,
and the religious clauses, as usual, provoked a good
deal of discussion, but they were all eventually
agreed to. Several bills were forwarded a stage,
and a good deal of progress made.

parties, otherwise the matter would be of little im-
port to foreign residents i❑ the State.

General Salnave. is still besieged at Port-au-

Prince.

At Jamaica the weather was hot and dry. Native
provisions was scarce. American bread-stuffs was
high. Several Post-office robberies had occurred,
the mail bags having been tampered with while
detained by floods.

Mr. Anderson, agent-general of Immigration,
arrived by this mail en route for India, to engage
coolie labourers for Jamaica. The barque Minnie
ran upon a reef at Kingston. The barques Annie
Laurie and Ana Catherine has been totally wrecked
near Valparaiso.

Exchange on London, 46 to 46k, 60 days.; 464
to 46} 90 days ; on Paris, 4.80 60 days ; 4.82 k, 90
days.

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GIBRALTAR, July 27.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ceylon leaves at 8 a.m. to-day for Southampton,
where she may be expected on the 31st inst.