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VOLUME XIX.--JULY TO DECEMBER, 1850.
THE RUSSELL CABINET.—1850.
First Lord of the Treasury........... Lord John Rdssell.
Lord Chancellor............. Lord Cottenham.
Chancellor of the Exchequer........... Sir C. Wood.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster......... Lord Campbell.
President of the Council............ Marqdis of Lansdowne.
Lord Privy Seal............. Earl of Minto.
Home Office.............. Sir George Grey. ■
Foreign Office . . .....\..... Viscount Palmerston.
Colonial Office . ' . ............ Earl Grey.
Admiralty............... Sir Francis Thornhill Baring.
Board of Trade...... ....... Mr. H. Labo cohere.
Board of Control .... .... ... Sir John Cam Hobhodse.
Postmaster-General........ .... Marquis of Clanricarde.
Woods and Forests........ ... Earl of Carlisle.
POLITICAL
f^s July 2nd, 1850, died Sib. Robert Perl. Within a few
" hours after his eloquent speech on the foreign policy of the
country, he was no more. The fatal accident which deprived
him of life occurred on Constitution Hill in the Green Park.
His horse hecoming restive, swerved towards the rails of the
Park, and threw Sir Robert on his left shoulder. He be-
came almost immediately unconscious, but revived for a few
moments, and then relapsed during his progress from the Park
to Whitehall Gardens. Sir Robert lingered in great pain
until eleven o'clock of July 2nd, when he died, surrounded by
the principal members of his family, except Lady Peel, whose
painfully excited feelings would not allow her to remain. It
was not discovered till after death that the fifth rib on the
left side was fractured, and this pressing on the lung, pro-
duced what is technically called effusion and pulmonary
engorgement.
It is impossible to describe the feelings of regret and deep
emotion with which the news of his death was received by the
public. The House of Commons, on learning his decease,
immediately adjourned, and the French Assembly gave a
striking testimony of their appreciation of him by entering
with the general consent a minute of his death, and of their
sympathetic regret, on the official records of their sittings.
Sir Robert Peel's family having declined both a public
funeral and a peerage, the interment took place at the quiet
Tillage church of Drayton Bassett, and was attended by thou-
sands of respectful mourners.
The Duke of Cambridge having died on July 8th, both
Houses expressed their oondolence and eulogy. A proposal to
settle £12,000 a year on his suooessor, the present Duke of
SUMMARY.
PAQB
Cambridge (1862), met with considerable opposition from
Mr. Punch and other sensible members of the community, but 54
the amount was ultimately granted, and has been—all things
considered—much better deserved than many similar grants
from the public purse.
Towards the close of the month of July Baron Rothschild,
as the elected of the City of London, came to the table of the
House of Commons to take the oath, desiring to be sworn
on t*he Old Testament. Sir Robert Inglis opposed the at-
tempt ; a spirited debate ensued, and a majority of 54 was
obtained by Mr. Hume in favour of administering the oath on
the Old Testament.
The next day the Baron again presented himself, but in
taking the oath of Abjuration he omitted the words, " on the
true faith of a Christian," whereupon Sir F. Thesiger
moved that a new writ should issue for the City of London,
and the debate was only terminated by the Attorney-General
carrying two resolutions, one of them pledging the House to a 34
measure for the relief of the Jews at the commencement of
the next Session.
That valuable measure—the Act for Prohibiting Intramural
Interments—received the Royal Assent, as did the Bill for
the Extension of the Jurisdiction of County Courts, an im -
portant instalment of Law Reform, and for which we are
indebted to Mr. Fitzroy, the Member for Lewes. A Bill for
the regulation of the Mercantile Marine, (conceived and drawn
by the present excellent Registrar of Merchant Seamen,
Commodore Brown,) and several other enactments of value,
also received the Royal Assent before the prorogation of Par-
liament by the Queen in person on the 15th of August. At
VOLUME XIX.--JULY TO DECEMBER, 1850.
THE RUSSELL CABINET.—1850.
First Lord of the Treasury........... Lord John Rdssell.
Lord Chancellor............. Lord Cottenham.
Chancellor of the Exchequer........... Sir C. Wood.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster......... Lord Campbell.
President of the Council............ Marqdis of Lansdowne.
Lord Privy Seal............. Earl of Minto.
Home Office.............. Sir George Grey. ■
Foreign Office . . .....\..... Viscount Palmerston.
Colonial Office . ' . ............ Earl Grey.
Admiralty............... Sir Francis Thornhill Baring.
Board of Trade...... ....... Mr. H. Labo cohere.
Board of Control .... .... ... Sir John Cam Hobhodse.
Postmaster-General........ .... Marquis of Clanricarde.
Woods and Forests........ ... Earl of Carlisle.
POLITICAL
f^s July 2nd, 1850, died Sib. Robert Perl. Within a few
" hours after his eloquent speech on the foreign policy of the
country, he was no more. The fatal accident which deprived
him of life occurred on Constitution Hill in the Green Park.
His horse hecoming restive, swerved towards the rails of the
Park, and threw Sir Robert on his left shoulder. He be-
came almost immediately unconscious, but revived for a few
moments, and then relapsed during his progress from the Park
to Whitehall Gardens. Sir Robert lingered in great pain
until eleven o'clock of July 2nd, when he died, surrounded by
the principal members of his family, except Lady Peel, whose
painfully excited feelings would not allow her to remain. It
was not discovered till after death that the fifth rib on the
left side was fractured, and this pressing on the lung, pro-
duced what is technically called effusion and pulmonary
engorgement.
It is impossible to describe the feelings of regret and deep
emotion with which the news of his death was received by the
public. The House of Commons, on learning his decease,
immediately adjourned, and the French Assembly gave a
striking testimony of their appreciation of him by entering
with the general consent a minute of his death, and of their
sympathetic regret, on the official records of their sittings.
Sir Robert Peel's family having declined both a public
funeral and a peerage, the interment took place at the quiet
Tillage church of Drayton Bassett, and was attended by thou-
sands of respectful mourners.
The Duke of Cambridge having died on July 8th, both
Houses expressed their oondolence and eulogy. A proposal to
settle £12,000 a year on his suooessor, the present Duke of
SUMMARY.
PAQB
Cambridge (1862), met with considerable opposition from
Mr. Punch and other sensible members of the community, but 54
the amount was ultimately granted, and has been—all things
considered—much better deserved than many similar grants
from the public purse.
Towards the close of the month of July Baron Rothschild,
as the elected of the City of London, came to the table of the
House of Commons to take the oath, desiring to be sworn
on t*he Old Testament. Sir Robert Inglis opposed the at-
tempt ; a spirited debate ensued, and a majority of 54 was
obtained by Mr. Hume in favour of administering the oath on
the Old Testament.
The next day the Baron again presented himself, but in
taking the oath of Abjuration he omitted the words, " on the
true faith of a Christian," whereupon Sir F. Thesiger
moved that a new writ should issue for the City of London,
and the debate was only terminated by the Attorney-General
carrying two resolutions, one of them pledging the House to a 34
measure for the relief of the Jews at the commencement of
the next Session.
That valuable measure—the Act for Prohibiting Intramural
Interments—received the Royal Assent, as did the Bill for
the Extension of the Jurisdiction of County Courts, an im -
portant instalment of Law Reform, and for which we are
indebted to Mr. Fitzroy, the Member for Lewes. A Bill for
the regulation of the Mercantile Marine, (conceived and drawn
by the present excellent Registrar of Merchant Seamen,
Commodore Brown,) and several other enactments of value,
also received the Royal Assent before the prorogation of Par-
liament by the Queen in person on the 15th of August. At