Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
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LONDON, JUNE 9 1853


Tho reoent RESERVATIONS Of three ROM an Catholic
rontemep filling subordinate Offices II the Govern
@ent and the subsequent Withdraw al Of those re-
sgnations upon the receipt Of on explanatory letter
from Lord ABERDEEN, have lately been the subject
of much newspaper comment, as well rs private lie
conversation. The history Of the affair is briefly
this: Lord john r,tUssyII. in the course of dis
cussion upon TIE ecclesiastical revenues Of Ireland
made some ,ery strong observations upon the nature
and tenc .ency of the Roman Catholic Church, IN
whicS4, among other things, he said, as has been
often said before by English statesmen, that such
Church. under the direction OF It's head, was hostile
to free institutions and dsoyal to civil government i
considered strange that such observations delivered
in the hearing of great majority of the Roman Cathoc
members Of the House of Commons should have passed
without notice call for explanation Such, however
was the case and what more wondered at TWO en-
tire days suffered to expire without the slightest
symptom of remonstrance upon or dissent from Lord
Johns publicly expressed opinion But on the third day
the aggrieved party appears have become convinced
that some indignation ought be expressed at the sent
ments of the Ministerial leader of the House Of Commons
particularly other Minister had limited at any dis
sent from his lordshp's sentiments On the third day,
therefore, Mr. MoSsELL, Clerk of the Ordinances Mr.
KEoGH Solicitor General for Ireland and Mr. SADLER,
one of the Lords of the Treasury their designations
Lord Aberdeen stating that their reason for doing 50
that the opinion expressed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL
had gone forth and been received the opinion OF the
Government, and that Of Government protesting such
opinions they could not with honor remain members
To this tender of resignation Lord ABERDEEN replied,
that while the the occasion referred 10 had the
sanction of the Government the for that vote
expressed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL and complained of
by Mr. MoSsELL and his friends, not shared by
him, lord ABERDEEN nor by many of his colleagues"
and further that Lord JOHN RUSSELL desired him say
that he did not mpue want of loyalty to the Roman
Catholics and that he expressly said that political and
social equality ought to be maintained" Mr. MoNsELL
replied to Lord ABERDEEN that the letter of his lord
ship put il beyond doubt that the basis upon which the
Irish members had accepted Office remained mistaken,
and that the opinions complained of not those Of
the Administration. The designations then with
drawn and ended public action in the But pub
lie thinking and public speaking yet abundanty
tive with the materials which this affair has furnished
1t than papabe that the existing Coalition
Cabinet consists of very opposite and dissimar
tons Lord JOHN RUSSELL has pronounced against the
endowment Of the Catholic Church. while Lord ABERDEEN
and his Peelte colleagues themselves in its favor
Were it possible, therefore to have induced Lord Rus
SELL to secede from the Cabinet tue views already pre-
dominant there would longer have found any hndrance
The Parliamentary proceedings have been important
and interesting in domestic point of view but scarcely
in any other excepting far relates TO the pro-
posed Government respecting India, brought
forward by Sir G. WooD. Mr.. MAcAULAY made power
full and eloquent speech upon the bill for excluding the
Judges from the House of Commons, and doubt greatly
aided in bringing about its reeeon-the bill being lost
upon its third reading by Of 224 to 123 The prin
cipal operation Of bill would have been deprive the
Master Of the Rolls Sir RoaLLY and the Recorder Of
London Mr. STUART WoRTLEY Of their Lord LYSD-
BURSTS bill for the alteration Of the parliamentary oaths
as lost in committee of the House of Lords by vote Of
81 TO 69-the Earl Of DERBY and Lord ELLEEBoRouGH
strenuously opposing it, the ground that the Co
vernment had refused TO give pledge that they would
oppose the introduction Of provision in the House Of
Commons the existing disabilities Of the Jews
Lord ABERDEEN said it the first time in the
his experience that Government had been called upon
to in the other House conformity with Of their
Lordships.
Lord JOHN RUssELLs withdrawal Of bis bill for the dis
reimbursement of the arhcers in the dockyards at least
for the present has given very general satisfaction We
cannot say the respecting Sir c. WOODS proposed
measure in regard India His Introductory speech was
Of FIVE hours duration Of which, say Of the papers
four hours and half preface and the rest mere
verbiage and unsupported assertion The Morning. Chro-
n is the only daily journal which expresses approval Of
Sir Charess scheme. Its contemporaries agree in the
II
nouuced his determination to give it his earnest op
position The present East India Board consists OF TWEEN
tyfour members elected by the propreors Of East India
stock. The bill proposes TO reduce the number tc
eighteen Of whom twelve are to be elected by the PRO
prietors and six by the nomination Of the Crown from
experienced Indian officials This is the only constitu
tonal change The patronage is 10 be diminished b,
throwing open to public competition all ordinary appoint
ments in the civil and oil the scientific appointments ii
the military service Of India leaving the Directors thu
nominations only to cadeshps in the cavalry and tn,
line The theory Of the double Government yet remains
and Is generally regarded outside the House as comp
cation Of absurdities. 'Woud any body" asked Mr.
BRGHT, IF India a crown-conquest, have sen
into by street in London govern it, with the
hocuspocus Of other Government TO control ii
Sir J. W. Hooe in reply TO Mr.. PHnLINoRE stated thai
ninety five per cent Of the whole administration Of JUS
tice in India in the hands Of the natives who were
The income tax bill has passed the House Of Commons
by q vote, on its third reading, Of 1s9 to SIS.
The continued statements Of progress and increa
which has for many past months been given by the tables
Of the Board Of Trade repeated by those for the month
which ended the 9th instant and extend to oil the
great elements Of commercial and
consumption production and expectation. The bulk Of
the mportatons for April unusually large and album
dainty supplied the people with the materials Of ma
nufacture and the Of enjoyment The quantities
Of wheat and -four, hides, silk, wool, and cotton ea
sugar, timber, &c. imported is unusually large
Turning to the other branch Of the account we find