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VOLUME XVI.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1849.
THE EUSSELL CABINET.—1849.
First Lord of the Treasury........... Lord John Russell.
Lord Chancellor............. Lord Cottenham.
Chancellor of the Exchequer........... Sir. C. Wood.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster......... Lord Campbell.
President of the Council............ Marquis of Lansdowne.
Lord Privy Seal........'..... Eabl of Minto.
Home Office.............. Sir George Grey.
Foreign Office ... ........ Viscount Palmerston.
Colonial Office ............. Earl Gret.
Admiralty.......^....... Sir Francis Thornhill Baring.
Board of Trade.............. Mr. H. Labouchere.
Board of Control............. Sir John Cam Hobhouse.
Postmaster-General............. Marquis of Clanricarde.
Woods and Forests . ..... . Earl of Carlisle.
PAGE
POLITICAL SUM MAE Y.
/~\N February 1st, 1849, the Q,ueen opened Parliament in
" person; and as Her Majesty's Speech explains the
state of affairs, foreign and domestic, we give it in part:—
" It is satisfactory to me to be enabled to state that, both
in the north and in the south of Europe, the contending parties
have consented to a suspension of arms for the purpose of
negotiating terms of peace.
" The hostilities carried on in the Island of Sicily were
attended with circumstances so revolting, that the British and
French admirals were impelled by motives of humanity to
interpose and to stop the further effusion of blood.
" I have availed myself of the interval thus obtained to
propose in conjunction with France, to the King of Naples,
an arrangement calculated to produce a permanent settlement
of affairs in Sicily. The negotiation on these matters is still
pending.
" A rebellion of a formidable character has broken out in the
Punjaub, and the Governor-General of India has been com-
pelled, for the preservation of the peace of the country, to
assemble a considerable force, which is now engaged in mili-
tary operations against the insurgents. But the tranquillity
of British India has not been affected by these unprovoked
disturbances.
" I again commend to your attention the restrictions im-
posed on commerce by the Navigation Laws.
" If you shall find that these laws are in whole or in part
unnecessary for the maintenance of our maritime power, while
they fetter trade and industry, you will no doubt deem it
right to repeal or modify their provisions.
" The insurrection in Ireland has not been renewed, but a
spirit of disaffection still exists, and I am compelled, to my
great regret, to ask for a continuance, for a limited time, of
those powers which in the last Session you deemed necessary
for the preservation of the public tranquillity.
" I have great satisfaction in stating that commerce is re-
viving from those shocks which, at the commencement of last
Session, I had to deplore.
" The condition of the manufacturing districts is like-
wise more encouraging than it has been for a considerable
period.
" It is also gratifying to me to observe that the state of the
revenue is one of progressive improvement.
" I have to lament, however, that another failure in the
potato crop has caused very severe distress in some parts of
Ireland.
" The operation of the laws for the relief of the poor in
Ireland will probably be a subject of your inquiry, and any
measures by which those laws may be beneficially amended,
and the condition of the people may be improved, will receive
my cordial assent.
"It is with pride and thankfulness that I advert to the
loyal spirit of my people, and that attachment to our insti-
tutions which has animated them during a period of commer-
cial difficulty, deficient production of food, and political
revolution."
The Speech was commented upon in both houses of Parlia-
ment. In the Lords an Amendment was moved by Lord
Stanley, stating the dissatisfaction of the House with the
state of our foreign relations ; but the Address was carried
by 52 against 50. Mr. Disraeli moved a similar Amendment
THE EUSSELL CABINET.—1849.
First Lord of the Treasury........... Lord John Russell.
Lord Chancellor............. Lord Cottenham.
Chancellor of the Exchequer........... Sir. C. Wood.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster......... Lord Campbell.
President of the Council............ Marquis of Lansdowne.
Lord Privy Seal........'..... Eabl of Minto.
Home Office.............. Sir George Grey.
Foreign Office ... ........ Viscount Palmerston.
Colonial Office ............. Earl Gret.
Admiralty.......^....... Sir Francis Thornhill Baring.
Board of Trade.............. Mr. H. Labouchere.
Board of Control............. Sir John Cam Hobhouse.
Postmaster-General............. Marquis of Clanricarde.
Woods and Forests . ..... . Earl of Carlisle.
PAGE
POLITICAL SUM MAE Y.
/~\N February 1st, 1849, the Q,ueen opened Parliament in
" person; and as Her Majesty's Speech explains the
state of affairs, foreign and domestic, we give it in part:—
" It is satisfactory to me to be enabled to state that, both
in the north and in the south of Europe, the contending parties
have consented to a suspension of arms for the purpose of
negotiating terms of peace.
" The hostilities carried on in the Island of Sicily were
attended with circumstances so revolting, that the British and
French admirals were impelled by motives of humanity to
interpose and to stop the further effusion of blood.
" I have availed myself of the interval thus obtained to
propose in conjunction with France, to the King of Naples,
an arrangement calculated to produce a permanent settlement
of affairs in Sicily. The negotiation on these matters is still
pending.
" A rebellion of a formidable character has broken out in the
Punjaub, and the Governor-General of India has been com-
pelled, for the preservation of the peace of the country, to
assemble a considerable force, which is now engaged in mili-
tary operations against the insurgents. But the tranquillity
of British India has not been affected by these unprovoked
disturbances.
" I again commend to your attention the restrictions im-
posed on commerce by the Navigation Laws.
" If you shall find that these laws are in whole or in part
unnecessary for the maintenance of our maritime power, while
they fetter trade and industry, you will no doubt deem it
right to repeal or modify their provisions.
" The insurrection in Ireland has not been renewed, but a
spirit of disaffection still exists, and I am compelled, to my
great regret, to ask for a continuance, for a limited time, of
those powers which in the last Session you deemed necessary
for the preservation of the public tranquillity.
" I have great satisfaction in stating that commerce is re-
viving from those shocks which, at the commencement of last
Session, I had to deplore.
" The condition of the manufacturing districts is like-
wise more encouraging than it has been for a considerable
period.
" It is also gratifying to me to observe that the state of the
revenue is one of progressive improvement.
" I have to lament, however, that another failure in the
potato crop has caused very severe distress in some parts of
Ireland.
" The operation of the laws for the relief of the poor in
Ireland will probably be a subject of your inquiry, and any
measures by which those laws may be beneficially amended,
and the condition of the people may be improved, will receive
my cordial assent.
"It is with pride and thankfulness that I advert to the
loyal spirit of my people, and that attachment to our insti-
tutions which has animated them during a period of commer-
cial difficulty, deficient production of food, and political
revolution."
The Speech was commented upon in both houses of Parlia-
ment. In the Lords an Amendment was moved by Lord
Stanley, stating the dissatisfaction of the House with the
state of our foreign relations ; but the Address was carried
by 52 against 50. Mr. Disraeli moved a similar Amendment