The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-10


lsr militia ast, and should HAYS provided for tbs
enrolment Of more efficient and permanent
military force better fitted 10 protect the coun-
Try from any after pt which might be made upon
II. Cheers. The noble lord concluded by
moving the omission Of the word local" from
the title Of the bill.
Mr.. M. Gibson cOntended that no case had
been made out for the application OF tho surplus
10 an increase of the armaments of the country
instead of using it for the reduction of those
taxes which rest upon the humber glasses
Considering the immense sums which had been
voted by tho House from time to time he could
not believe that the country was in so defence
less state as represented and he belle ,cd the
bill had been got up for political purposes. If.
however, militia were necessary, he should in.
tinlteiy prefer the proposition Of the prime
munster TO the amendment Of Lord Palmerston.
/ Lord J. Russell said he could understand the
position which was taken by Mr.. Hume and
Mr.. Gibson, but he really could not understand
the opposition which had been made bv the
noble lord Qalmerston) That noble lord came
forward, and in what, he must say was n most
unusual manner, said to the minister of The
crown, you shall not propose your plan to the
House, but you shall take bill of nv adoption
Hear hear. There was never such demand
made before and of course, he could not agree
to it. Cheers.
| Mr. DsraeIi argued that, il motion WINS in.
tended by the government founded upon pr,,-
clple which an independent member believed To
be erroneous, it was undoubtedly competent
and constitutional for that member to move an
amendment to it,
Sir G. Grey said that Mr. Disraeli had mis-.
understood Lord John Russell. What he had
objected to was, that Lord Palmerston, instead
Of allowing the bill already prepared to DO
brought in, asked that another bin should be-
introduced instead, the details of which were
not known.
Mr. Decides supported the amendment. and
MIR. Hume the ministry. Mr.. S. Herbert
thought it would be better for the word local
to be omitted in order that the whole question
might be open to considerations After remarks
from Col Thompson, Mr. Fox Maule. and AIR
Chateris, the House divided, when the numbers
were, for
Lord Palmerston's amendment LAG
Against it la5
Majority against government IL
The result was received with loud cheers
from the majority.
| Lord }. Russell then intimated his intention
10 abandon the measure.
| Lord Palm arstcn expressed his surprise that
lhe government should think it right thus to
abandon their proof functions, and shrink from
their duty to the country. (Cheers.)
Lord J. Russell replied, that the House having
thus expressed their want Of confidence in the
ministerial bill, it was not his duty to press it
any further cloud cheers) He moved that
Lord Palmerston and Mr. Bernal do bring in n
bill on the subject. (Cheers and loud laugh er)
Sir b. Hall called upon the noble lord to saw
plainly that he would no longer continue to pre-
side over the government of the country.
| Lord J. Russell stated that he thought he
had made his meaning sulfic iently clear, and
again intinated that having lost the confidence
OF the House, he could no longer continue in
office.
| The other business was hurredly disposed
of, and the House abruptly adjourned at twenty
five minutes past nine.
| The resignation of ministers was formally
announced in the House of Lords on the even.
ing OF Monday, February %, by the MARQUIS
OF Lansdowne, and in response the Earl of
Malmesbury paid high eulogium upon his
opponents department during the various con-
troversies in the House.
The decree cont;scating the property of the
Orleans family seems yet likely to cause trouble
to Louis Napoleon. large number of copies
| OF the protest of the kings executors and other
documents showing the illegaty of the decree,
and its tyranncal character, have been smuo.
gled into Paris, and have been widely circulated.
NJ. Bocher, the administrator of the property.
has been arrested for aiding in the circulation of
these documents
1t is reported that nj. Dupin asked an audi-
ence of the President that he might lay before
him written opinion by the most distinguished
jurists of the Paris bar, adverse to the decree,
but the President refused him an interview
The illustrated London Neps had been stop.
| ped at the French post office
| The news from France is singularly barren of
interest, as also from the continent generally.
| According to the Opinione of Turin, of the
goth, the French were constructing at Rome an
extensive cavalry barrack, in the gardens of the
convent of st. Calixt, in tie Transtevere The
city was to contribute 100 900 scudi toward it's
construction. They had also ma le an ample
provision of gabions. 1t was evident that they
awaited reinforcemens of cavalry and artillery,
and foresaw the possibility of military events.
This statement is directly at variance with
the intelligence received from Rome by the Cos
tHuzonaie Of Florence, which states that a re-
port prevailed at Rome that letters had been
sent by the President of the French republic 10
the Papal government, informing the latter that
the French troops would shortly be recalled.
| The entire control of the prisons has been
given to the monks as was the ease prior to
l848.