The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-14


| conMoNs-DEBArs IN THE L0Rps ON THE Bur
nEsE wAR-rHE JEWISH QUns1zoN-rHE HARL
| OF cLAREND0N's LEvEE-INTEND1D GOVERNMENT
AL INQUIRY AS TO THE LOSS OF TIE VICTORIA
! sTEAMER-DIssoLUTIoN OF THE TORONTO AND
! LAKE HURON RAILWAY CoAPANY-RBscUE OF
Banks CREW BY NEW ORLEANS vEssEL-PRo-
GREss OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT sYDENHAM-
AN AMERICAN TO BE HUNG AT EDINBURd FOR
AURDER-MoRE GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA-NEw
NOVA SCOTIA MINING COMPANY-IGSoRlNG OF
THE BILL OF INDICTMENT AGAINST THE SOLDIERS
FOR THE SIX MILE BRIDGE AFFAIR-AccIDENr
ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILwAY-APPoiNr-
hENT OF Mr.. RONEY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF THE ATLANTIC AND ST. LAWRENCE RAILROAD
MR.. FEARGUs o CoNN0R.
The proceedings of Parliament have not pos
sessed much interest. The Chancellor OF the
Exchequer has informed the House, that on
Thursday the Sd instant, he would state the
intentions Of Government with respect to the ad-
mixture of chicory with coffee. A select committee
OF the House was named to consider the pr0prety OF
appointing deputy speaker.
On Thursday, Gath ult., an important debate took
place in the House of Lords on the subject Of the
war with Ava. The Earl of Peterborough brought the
subject before the Lords by moving for the produc-
ton of letter written in 1929, by the directors of
the East India Company to the Governor-General,
giving instructions as to the line OF operations to be
pursued in any future war with Ava. The noble
lord then commented on the line of operations pur
sued in the present war, which had been anything
but successful or satisfactory, and wished to know
what view the present government took of the affairs
in Ava, especially with reference to the proclamation
for the annexation OF Pegu though the responsibility
Of that step must be laid at the door Of the late
government. In reply, the Earl of Aberdeen
ter in question, though despatch written twenty
five years ago, on such a subject, could scarcely
be considered as anything else than an historical
curiosity. With respect to the conduct of the pre-
sent war, the government could not boast OF that
power Of military criticism protested by Lord Ellen
borough and therefore were unfortunately unable to
pass judgment on the operations now beng carried
on in Ava. They had, however, the greatest conf
dence and reliance in the discretion of the Governor
General and, as he had expressed himself satisfied
with the progress of the war, and had determined
to annex Pegu after mature elaboration, the govern
ment were disposed to acquesce in the opinion ex
pressed by the late government, and In the euloges
passed by it on the Governor General. The Earl of
Derby defended the line Of operations pursued against
4 Ava, and read memorandum written by the late
Duke OF Wellington to prove that the war could not
have been averted that the operations proposed
were judcious: that they had been carried on with
great gaantry and success and that In justice both
to the Peguese and to England, government was
bound not to stop short OF the annexation of that
/ province.
the Exchequer explained, according to promise, the
intentions of the Government with respect to the
mixture of chicory with coffee. The Government
had to the decision That the public interests
would be best consulted by allowing chicory to be
sold in state Of mixture with coffee, provided it
was so described in labels attached thereto The
subject of Jewish disabilities was then taken up, on
the notice of Lord John Russell, who moved that
the house go into Committee to consider certain civil
disabilities affecting the Jews. His object was to
complete the edifce of religious liberation by per-
uniting the Jewish subjects Of Britain the same rights
and privileges OF British subjects were at present
enjoyed by Protestant dissenters and Roman Catho-
lies. He Q4ord John RusseD could discover
no danger that would accrue to the Christian
institutions of the country, from the admission into
civil office of small number Of believers in diffe
rent faith, and who otherwise good citizens and
not given to proselytizng. Sir r. Ingles and Sir
Robert Peel opposed these views; the latter thought
it was incompatible with the dignity of Christians to
admit Jews into almost every office Lord Monk
wished to have parliamentary Christianity defined;
he could not understand what doctrine Of the Chris
tan religion was involved in parliamentary Chris
tanity. Mr. Napier thought Jews were as bad as
atheists. Mr.. 'Connell, having himself as Roman
Catholic suffered under religious disabilities felt it
his duty to lift up his voice in behalf OF another class
eqnaly prosecuted At this stage of the proceedings
the calls of divide" became so incessant that further
debate cut short and the motion was carried by
vote of ga against 205. The Maynooth matter was
further set down, for Wednesday, I'd inst.
! The Earl OF Clarendon held diplomatic levee on
2sd for reception Of the foreign ministers at the Br
4 fish court. Mr. IngersOll was present. Ellis FIX
| cellency the American Minister, and Miss Wilcox"
also appear in the list Of company at the Countess
Colloredo's reception at the Austrian legation.
The nephew Of the unfortunate Mr. Feargus O'Con
nor has written to the magistrate at the Hammersmth
police court, London, bearing testimony to the kind
treatment which the exchartist leader enjoys in the
lunatc asylum, and stating that he can at all times
be seen by his friends, and that his sisters state
ments to the contrary incorrect
/ Government has taken steps to have thorough
investigation into the circumstances attending the
recent loss of the Victoria, Liverpool and Dublin
steamship, which went ashore in snow storm on
the coast of Ireland, with a sacrifice Of sXtyeight
lives. The coroner's inquest on the drowned has re-
suited in the comr.a Of Thomas Davis, first mate
of the steamship, charge Of manslaughter from
culpable carelessness Captain Church persisted,
and so escapes censure.
A deputation from Manchester and Bradford had
an interview, lately, with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, respecting repeal of the soap duties.
At special meeting of the Toronto and Lake
Huron Railroad Company at London, on the 2lst, it
was unanimously agreed to dissolve, in consequence
of provincial association having undertaken to con-
struct line to supply the district with the railway
communication which this company contemplated
! in 1S45.
The ship Hemisphere from New Orleans, at Liver
pool brings the crew. sixteen in number of the bark
Charles, of London from Cardiff for San Francisco.
The crew of the Charles report that they we're
treated very handsomely on board the Hemisphere.
The new Crystal Palace at Sydenham is progress
ing rapidly. 1t is now about half built.
John Williams a native Of Boston, Massachusetts,,
has been sentenced to death at Edinburg for the
unprovoked murder of an old man, named Andrew
Mather, whom he met on the highway Williams
will be hanged, at Greenlaw, the 14th inst. John
Diamond, calling himself an American, and lately
discharged from the New York packet Congress, is
sent to prison for two months, in London, for
rowdyism.
The ship Three Bells from Melbourne, October
2sth has arrived in the Thames with II s03 ounces
of gold, valued at f3ll 200.
The prospectus has been issued in London Of a
"Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smelling Compa-
ny" with capital of half million sterling to work
metals and minerals at locality called Indian Point
on the Bay Of Fundy.
The indictments preferred against the soldiers en-
gagged in the Six Mile Bridge afffay have been ig-
nored by the Grand Jury.
An accident occurred on the Great Western Rail-
way, the 24th by the breaking of scroll iron or
hanging spring of one of the carriages. party OF
the directors Of the line in the car at the time
and one Of them, Mr.. James Gibbs of Clifton, near
Bristol, was killed Several other passengers were
more or less injured.
Rev. DR.. Broughtoa, Bishop Of Sydney is dead.
c. P. Roney, Secretary of the Dublin Industrial
Exhibition, has been appointed general superinten
dent Of the st. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad