Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-27
Two Imnor,ant Anairs.

The two important matte just now occupying The
attention OF the newspaper, the defeat of the
British Ministry upon test vote in the House OF
Commons, and the case Of LOT n De- IN, Coachman
Carpenter, claiming for wife the daughter of John
Boxer, New York Liquor Dealer and Rich Man
The Palmerston Ministry were defeated upon
motion brought forward by Mr.. Golden said motion
amounting to a censure of the conduct of govern
ment with reference to the difficulties at Canton
The majority against the ministry not large bu
it was decisive.
Lord Palmerston subsequent announced that he
would proceed to submit the usual estimates so that
Parliament might get through with what, in this
country call the regular appropriation bills, and
then be dissolved sometime in May. This is what
in British political pGrlancs, they call going to the
country, that is making psal from the represen'
tatives to tie constituencies. IF the new House OF
Commons, elected in place of that brough, to close
by dissolution, should contain majority of friends
of the ministry, then the ministry will ko'd ONT
not, ii will Immediately resign. We believe the
British Parliaments are nominay seplennial. OF
elected 10 serve for seven years. but owing to disso
lutions their term is practically much less. Very
few parliaments expire by natural limitation.
The Chinese difficulty is getting to be quite seri.
Gus. Owing TO the extreme weakness of the forces
of the Western Powers present in the Chinese
the Celestials have taken the offensive, and
ryng every thing before them with high hand
The cost OF the war 10 the British must amount to
many millions in the destruction of properly and the
suspension of trade alone. Other Western nations
will also suffer, to say nothing Of the Chinese but
as these latter people are in the habit of put.
ting each other to death by the thousand, in cold
blood. they hardly find fault with Others for ia.
king hand at their favorite nstionaI amusement
Meanwhile, Mr. Cobden's resolution amounts to little
Things have IT achsd that point at Canton that the
war must be pro'ecu'ed, no matter what Ministry
may be in power.
Having got through with the consideration of this
rifing affair, turn TO the momentous matter Of the
New York elopement ease, in which the redoubted
John Dean. sort of Tipperary Othello, wooed and
won The Fifth Avenue Deslemona. rejoicing in the
name of Mariana PeronDella Boxer. The paternal
Boxer insisted that, if Dean did moi have black face
Shakspeares Moor had, still he did have brogue
and did not have than $50 in money, and there
fore, that it was contrary to the constitution Of the
United States and the of New York upper
tendon. that he should be allowed to have and
to hold said Mariana Petronela for wife
However. Monday last, after much shift.
ing and twisting pro and con-, the Supreme Court
decided that the said female was not insane nor her
marrying man with only $50 and brogue uncon.
sttutonal, and therefore ordered her said father to
give up to hel said husband the said woman, which
was done on the said day. and the young couple
started of-for the West" in spite of the offended
PARENT. So ends the frs, and second acts of this
modern drama. It will be necessary for Dean to gel
jealous and cut his wifes throat with boot.iack in
order to complete the tragedy. When the play i,
played out we will report the remaining acts. This
is an extensi, world