Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-01
FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT


great events, and such as in usual times would have
furnished an abundant subject for comment !; but so
overwhelming has lately been the torrent of start
ling facts that those which have now 10 notice
really appear !" fiat, STALE and Improbable There
has been most interesting debate in the House Of
Commons upon. the Spanish business and the dis
missal of Sir HI. BULwER, which ended in the com
plee justification Of the late Minister to Spain, the
assumption of all responsibility in the transaction
by Lord PALMERsToN and his brother Minister rs, and
the withdrawal of the indirect of censure which
Mr.. BANKEs's motion implied. II is pleasant TO no.
lice the tone of this debate all arguing well for the
future peace of this country. The Liberal party
in Parliament evidently wish TO impress upon the
Government that they deprecate and denounce in
reference OF any kind by England with the affairs
OF not only Spain but those OF every and any coun-
try whatever. Neither the Liberties nor the we'll
being OF Spain or any other country require it..
Freedom on the continent is no longer newborn. 1t
is not child in leading-sripgs. 1t is full grown,
and promising and strong can battle its own way,
and, instead of requiring constant interference
and support, rather takes offence at it. Liberty will
thrive best if left to itself, in Spain elsewhere
/ Whatever may be the political state of Spain, it is
quite certain that her condition in 1881 cannot be
recognised In her present state so great has been
Its progress and improvement despite the effects of
civil war and defective government.
Sir ROBERT PEEL made very practical and libe-
raj Speech which, if it had contained nothing more
than the following sentences, would deserve notice
and appreciation. He said
"Sr H. Bulwer placed in Spain, not by the noble
lord opposite, ord Pamerson, but by my noble friend
Lord Aberdeen. He was sent there by my noble friend
from any political connexon between hem hut because my
noble friend thought Sir H. Buwers past conduct in Til, pro-
fesson he had chosen entitled him to the favor and
OF the Government, though he differed ia politics with
the Government. Hear hear. My noble friend thought,
and thought most JUSTLY that the diplomatic profession should
not be made subserven to the Of party politics
(Hear hear His noble friend thought that the diplomatic
profession paook Of the character of the naval and military
professions, and that would be unjust that who
had entered into the profession and had proved himself
thy the confidence of any Government should be removed
from the position which his abilities entitled him merely
because he differed politics with the Government Hear
hear My noble iendhas been blamed by acting upon that
sentiment; but am the way encourage Diploma
tic exer,ons is to show that provided there such diff
ference Of opinion disente the confidence Of
those who employed him. those who engaged in that ptofes
son and served their country faithfully and honestly should
not lose the prospect Of reward because the party entertaining
different political views came into power (Hear, hear
This is fair sample Of the reasoning of Bri-
fish statesman upon the subject OF official employ
ment, and might be attended to with advantage
In some other countries, where fitness for office is
not the point at issue, but political partsanship gives
the only good title TO political civil employment
iLulu JOhN RuSSELL Has pUslpOHtu HIS lNOuOU
relative to the alteration of the oath required to be
taken by members of Parliament until the 9TH in
slant. Sir R.INeLIs and other members Of the
High Church party have given early notice of their
intended opposition TO this measure.
Meetings for the purpose of pettoning Parlia-
ment to reform Itself are being held in almost every
part OF the country. In general the proceedings
temperate and orderly in all cases firm, and indi
eating resolution to persevere until the object,
great part Of it at least, is attained. There will
be something very Ineligible in the petitions pre-
sented. The established church is undergoing the
ordeal OF very searching and astounding statistics
The income of the Clergy Of the establishment is
said to be upwards of gl0,00O,000 per annlm ;
whilst that OF the clergy of all Europe. Independent
Of Great Britain is only about g7 100000 The
arguments based upon and deduced from such state
ments are not favorable TO the recipients of this i'm
mense revenue. The church is certainly not in
good odor with the people, and club and street ora
tors are not very fatterlng in their comments upon
its proceedings. The condition Of the poor Of England is
day pressing closer and closer upon the attention Of pub
lie Emigration upon large scale is talked about and
recommended but the expense Of such proceeding extern
sive enough to be beneficial the obstacle Lord ASH
made most excellent speech the House Of Commons the
other night introductory motion that should be
provided for the annual voluntary emigration, one
Of her Maeys colonies of certain number Of young per-
of both who have been educated in the schools
ordinarily called ragged Schools in and about the
pos The average attendance of poor and destitute
children in schools Of this description last year about
1000 OF these 400 confessed that they had been prison
$50 lived by begging l7s the children Of conyic and
800 had lost both of their parents Out of dvi-
sion of 600 children, 249 slept in bed The de-
scpon Of the modes life of this class persons Distress
ing in the extreme, and indicated extent Of suffering and
degradation of condition in every relation of emoa,
cial, and nteectualwhch could scarcely be paraIeled
even by the lazzaroni of Naples.
This portion Of the population Of London this mass Of
naked, filthy deserted rowing, wless PERSONS connected
with the children who attend the ragged schools exceeds
thirty thousand in pumber and forms the very seedpot
the crime Of the metropolis and the source Of the crowds
maaudes and despedocs which hang about every political
gathering and render every movement for purposes perhaps
legitimate and proper in themselves hazardous to the peace
and destructive Of the comfort and well being Of the public
Lord Asheys proposition was that Government should agree
take from the ragged schools in the metropolis every
year thousand Children five hundred Of each SEX and
transplant them South Australia or some other of our colo
MES He proposed that this should be the reward for good
conduct the part Of the children Sir E. Grey in reply
ing to Lord Ashley, the part Of the Government admitted
that il clearly its duty, far possible to lend its aid
in applying remedy the evils which he had alluded to-
stated that he had no objection whatever 70 the