The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL THURSDAY AUGUST 1875

His friends at last got him out into the
cool air on the river terrace,
and walked him gently up and
down, and his fury gradually abated
On the suggestion of Lord Harrington it
was agreed that Mr. Plimsoll should not be
called upon to receive the reprimand till
Thursday next. 1t is understood that he
will then admit that he rather forgot him.
self IN his manner of addressing the House,
but will hold to the substance of what be
said. Before he left the House he gave in a
protest beginning. 81 protest, in the name
of God, against any further delay in pro-
ceeding with the shipping bill, and which.
alter declaring that the government was
playing into the hands of maritime muir
6erers, inside the House and outside it,"
goes on TO lay "upon the head of the
PRIME MINISTER AND HIS FELLOWS
the blood of all men who shall perish next
winter from preventable causes" and TO
''denounce against him and against them
the wrath of God" AS this protest was
prepared by Mr.. Plimsoll before he came
into the House, it is clear that what he had
TO say was not altogether unprecedented
but there can be no doubt that In his excite
ment and frenzy he lost his head
and went beyond what he had
ing, MIR. Bates, admitting the loss OF
ships imputed to him, laid it on Providence.
and some soft words ware spoken by various
members TO assauge the sensitive feelings
OF the shipping interest. All the same, ev-
erybody believes that Mr.. Plimsoll, ia the
main, spoke only the truth, and shares his
Indignation. The decision delivered by Lord
Clifford, one OF the Scotch Judges, to which
Mr.. Plimsoll referred, strikingIy corrobo-
rates the charges against the ship owners
This was the case OF a vessel called the Bard
OF Avon, thirty-four wears old, which Law
m 10 fnr al
1870 she was sold by the CLYDE trustees
TO pay her dock dues. She was then
bought for ESQ, being about 81 a ton, &C.
cordlng TO tonnage, whereas a new vessel
would cost go or $50 a ton, and even an
old vessel in decent condition el2 Even
adding the alleged cost of repairs, the price
would only come to 60 a ton, ga miserably
small price," as the Judge observed, "for q
Ship" Then again. no later than yesterday,
there was another case even worse which
was decided in Ireland. Mr.. Freeman, a
Waterford merchant and ship-owner, was
convicted of having sen. to sea a vessel
twenty-six years old, the timber OF which
was so rotton that the decayed parts could be
TAKEN OUT IN HANDOUTS
Before this vessel was dispatched Mr.. Free
man wrote to his agents, 81 would be in
clined to renew the former insurance at
ei sht guineas, if 1 thought there would be
no danger of Plmsoll. This between our
selves, private" His correspondents re-
piled: I'VE don't think there is any fear of
Pllmsoll interfering. at all events on
this side. as hey don't appear to be
much on the outlook over here" The
defendant was sentenced to pay a fine
OF $500 and be imprisoned for two
months. These are only a few out OF many
cases, and though the existing law does &C.
casionslly catch some of the "villains," q
more stringent system is required. One
thing is quite certain, and that is that a
severe blow has been inflicted by this incl
dent on the moral authority and influence
of the ministry. They have been exposed
to the gaze of the country as being far more
concerned in playing their own petty
tricks than in looking after the welfare
OF the people; and not voice has
as yet at least. been raised on their
behalf. Not a single newspaper has dared
to defend their conduct, and on every side
have, during the last day or two, heard in
all kinds OF private society only one orin-
ion, and that is severe and contempiuous
condemnation. The chief responsibility OF
this disgraceful state of things rests un-
doubleday on Mr.. Disraeli; and L should
not wonder if it proved fatal to his position.
He has OF late been behaving in way which
is hardly to be reconciled with a capacity
for rational reflection, throwing over col
leagues, without consultation. in the face of
the House, treating the House itself with
rudeness and hippancy, and changing his
own opinions in the most cspricious man
ner.