The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1873-07-19 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THE MARQUIS OF HARTINGTON ON THE PRESENT SESSION.  A banquet was held in Nottingham on Wednesday, to celebrate the opening of the Nottingham Liberal Club. The Duke of St. Albans was present, and there was a large attendance. The Chairman read a telegram from the Coancellor of the Exchequer regretting his inability to attend, as he was detained in London at the Zanzibar M til Contracts Committee. Mr. Lowe said in his telegram : " I wish to impress up m you that union is victory, and that union can only be obtained by mutual forbearance." Amongst the letters of apology received, were those of Lord Belper, Mr. Bernal Osborne, and Mr. Auberon Herbert, After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the Chairman proposed " Her Majesty's Ministers." In doing so, his Grace referred to the legislation of the past four years, and reminded his hearers that the Conservatives had not apparently opposed the second reading of the Licensing Bill, and that in the Upper House the bill was not opposed at all. The Marquis of Hartington replied for the Ministers in the absence of Mr. Lowe. He said, with regard to the supposed discredited position occupied by the Cabinet, that even supposing—which he did not admit—that there was anything in the position or prospects of the Government which called for an apology, the thought that he appeared before them not only as a member of Government, but also as a member of the L beral party would give him courage. Lord Hartington passed in review the advance England had made in the last half century, and that, when they looked back on this wonderful legislative activity, it was no wonder if people wished for a period of repose, That had, in practice, not been found to be the case, for the present Parliament excelled any of its predecessors in its desire for reform. He saw no reason, despite the failure of the University Bill, why, if the Judicature Bill and the Rating Bill be passed, this session should not be considered worthy to hold a place with those it had immediately followed. He confidently assert( d that Ireland was never more prosperous than now, and the moral condition of its people never so high. Lord Hartington went on to say he held Fenianisin was at an extremely low ebb. He could not approve of the Home Rule movement, which would, he believed, retard the progress now being made. Still he must admit there was nothing treasonable or unconstitutional in that agitation. With better education, and greater material prosperity, disaffection in Ireland would gradually but surely disappear. The right hon. gentleman defended the financial policy of the Government, and showed how ten millions of taxation and twenty millions of national debt had been remitted, and how the country had received the whole beneit of our increased prosperity. The quarterly returns to the end of June showed, as compared with last year, increased activity in every branch of trade, and there was every probability that the Alabama indemnity would be paid in the course of the present year without recourse to borrowing. Of the total of that award £600,000 only required to be raised, and this had been done so easily and so quietly that it had been almost completed before the financial world became aware of its existence. The noble marquis declared that so long as they had the majority of the House of Commons to support them Mr. Gladstone's Government would remain at their post. But let the majority show any signs of withdrawing their support, and the Government would quickly respond to the intimation. They would neither introduce measures against their own opinions nor alter the policy they had pursued. Some of their opponents seemed to challenge a dissolution. That challenge did not come well from the Tory party—(loud cheers)—who only a few months ago shrunk from appealing to the country. They had their chance and they lost it, and they now had no right to seek to force on dissolution except by open opposition. When the dissolution came the Government would challenge without fear or hesitation the opinion of the country on their past conduct and future policy. Lord Hartington concluded by asking what policy the Conservatives would adopt wel'e they to obtain power, and showed from the recent action of the Tory party with regard to the Judicature Bill, that Disraeli was not to be trusted.- He (Lord Hartington admitted there was a real danger to the Liberal party from the Education Bill, and while he had not a word of rebuke for those who believed that the principle for which they contended was of far greater value than a united party, he did hone they would reflect upon the importance of the step ihey proposed to take. (Loud cheers.) Other toasts followed.  Wednesday was Speech-day at Christ's Hospital, and everything passed off capitally. The Lord Mayor gave away the chief prizes, and there was a large audience to the orations and recitations. Positive intelligence received in Madrid from Alcoy announces that during the insurrection there ten houses were burnt, 50 persons killed, and a considerable number wounded. In Malaga there 11.,s been a great reaction in favour of order, the people fraternising with the gendarmerie and troops, and shouting "Order for ever." Senor Eduardo Carbajal has arrived in Madrid, and proposes to explain his conduct to the Cortes. General Nouvilas has also arrived there. .  Attention is drawn by the Registrar-General to the fact that last week six persons died in London from simple cholera. Three of these were infants under one year. To different forms of violence 64 deaths were referred ; 54 we the result of negligence or accident, including 22 from fractures and contusions, 3 from burns and scalds, 12 from drowning, and 13 from suffocation, including 12 of infants under one year of age. Six cas23 of suicide and 2 of infanticide were registered during the week. Seven of the deaths, resulting from negligence or accident, were caused by horses or vehicles in the streets. From this class of acdident 60 cases of injury and maiming came under the notice of the police.  The Berlin correspontlant of the Sltindard says tilt) cattle plague has broken out anew in Russia. The Prussian Government has forbidden the import and export of cattle or meat, as well as of all animal substances except milk, butter, and cheese, across the infected frontier.