Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-19

case mas been for some time past
agiatng the British Cabinet-
The policy Of Great Britain evil
IDENTIFY is to paciiy and quiet polit-
ieal agitation there by firm yet
gentle means. The dissatisfaction
of the Irish has long been 4 cause
ofsoriOus annoyance to the Grown
and it is evident hat il possible
matters will be adjusted, even
though strong concessions by the
Crown may be deemed necessary.
Yet while such seems to be the
spirit these concessions will be
made very reluctantly. As we
have said, the election Of ODono.
van. Rosa involved one of these
delicate questions, and was not
decided until recently. On the
10Th instant the question was
brought up in the House Of Com
mons, when Mr.. Gladstone moved
that as O'Donovan. Rosa could
not under the law take a seat in the
House of Commons, q new writ OF
election be issued for TipperaFy.
Mr.. Henry Matthews, member for
Dungarven, opposed the motion.
The Solicitor. General, admitting
that Rossa's crime was not treason,
said that nevertheless attainder
attached, and therefore the motion
was within the powers of the
House. Mr.. Johnston made a
speech against the motion. Mr..
Claiborne Hardy argued that II
Rosa was q member Of the House
he would be liable to expulsion
The course Of the Government in
this case would therefore have
his support. Sir Rounded Palmer
concurred in the opinion express.
ed by the Solicitor General. AfleI
speeches against the motion from
Messrs. Bouyerie and Gregory,
vote was taken with the following
result
For Mr.. Glads;onc's motion ....3 80
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FLORIDA is having quite L livcl
time just now. The Legislator
lis in session and seems to b
principally engaged in passin
bills to incorporate all manner q
schemes. These bills however a
A., cost more or less money, as GOV
ernor Reed mus. be creased an
so must the members Of the Lei
islature.
! The Radical State officers, in o
der to get q little spending none
hypothecated $500, 600, in Stal
bond, with parties in New Yor
for the sum Of $4,000, assuriT
them that these we're all the Sta
d bonds that would be put in Il
G market. The State broke b
faith, and Z. c. Cabell, Of who
the money was borrowed says in
). letter communicated to the Leg
laturc. THAT he Is noe iaJorm'
o that the Legislature has al
b pledged the State to pay or gus
ir antcc the principal aud interest
SO, 0OO,0 900 Of Railroad bOnt
This same thing was done by t
North Carolina Legislature, q
bonds we're sold down to % cen
They are now selling at 10 cen
Of Littlcfeld is buying up the bon
8 he sold, and pocketing the diff
H. ence while the railroad under cC
r er Of which the swindle was
fected, is abandoned altogeth
'e' The parties cannot sell
RS $500, 900 Of State bonds aud ret
u the whole amount for $4,000
.er little over 40 per cent. Thu
y. parties will now force these boz
on to a sale, buy them in at a mer
nominal SUN, charge the State W
Nv the difference, and then collect
W whole amount, principal and int
~. est, on the $1,000 600. In the {
ia. Of these facts the Florida SEQ
I'd. drcls pass LittIeGeld's Railr'
ith bill that repeats this same swim
nst to the tune Of s3,O0O,00O.
Of Here follows a partial list of
nd worst bills for Incorporation
nd. Tallahassee City Gas Compa
W. Tallahassee City Hotel Compa
In Pensacola City Land Comps
ect Pensacola City Hotel Comps
- Barrancas Railroad Comps
the City Wharf Company, Gulf Ste
Ity. ships Company, SuWannee Inl