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VOLUME XXXIV.--JANUARY TO JUNE, 1858.
THE PALMERSTON CAEIXET.—ISoS. THE DERBY CAETNET.—1S58.
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Chancellor . . .
Chancellor of the Exchequer .
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster .
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal . . . .
Home Office .
Foreign Office . . . .
Colonial Office .
War Secretary . . . . .
Admiralty .
Board of Control . . .
Board of Trade .
Postmaster-General . . . .
Without Office .
Viscount Palmerston.
Lord Cranworth.
Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Bart.
Eight Hon. Matthew T. Baines.
Earl Granville.
Marquess of Clanricakde.
Kt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Bt.
Earl of Clarendon.
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere.
Lord Panmure.
Rt Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bt.
Rt. J-Jon. Robert Vernon Smith.
Lord Stanley of Alderley.
Ddke of Argyll.
Marquess of Lansdowne.
First Lord of the Treasury .
Lord ChancelloE
Chancellor of the Exchequer .
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office . . .
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary ....
Admiralty . . . .
Board of Control .
President of the Board of Trade
First Commissioner of Works )
and Public Buildings . . )
Earl of Derby.
Lord Chelmsford. -
Right Hon. Benjamin Ptsraell
Marquess of Salisbury.
Earl of Hardwicke.
Rt. Hon. Spencer H. Walpole.
Earl of Malmesbury.
Lord Stanley.
Right Hon. Jonathan Peel.
Sir John S. Pakington, Bart.
Earl of Ellenborough.
Right Hon. Joshph W. Henley.
Lord John J. R. Manners.
POLITICAL
T^HE Parliament, which had nominally commenced in the
preceding December, met for business on February 4th,
1858, and without any Ministerial statement, although there
were serious complications in China, and the relations of this
country with France were not thought to be as satisfactory as
could be desired. The termination of the Indian Mutiny had
not been formally recognised, and Loud Derbt took occasion
to animadvert upon this reticence on the part of the Govern-
ment with some severity. The life of Napoleon the TniRD
had been attempted by Orsini, and this act had created a
strong feeling in France against this country, as the chief of
the conspirators had been resident in England for some
time, although conducting himself in a peaceable and inof-
fensive manner. Some remonstrances had been made by the
French Government on the subject, and, as it was generally
understood, had asked for an alteration of our laws as affecting
foreigners, which almost amounted to a denial of asylum to
political refugee, and the suppression of a free expression of
opinion on the acts of foreign potentates. Lord Palmerston
intimated very early in the Session that he should ask leave
of the House to bring in a Bill to amend the laws with relation
to the crime of conspiracy to commit murder, and accordingly
on the 8th of February he introduced a Bill, and a very
important debate ensued which was continued for two suc-
cessive nights. The French newspaper press and the addresses
presented to the Emperor had contained many insulting
allusions to England, and much anxiety as to the Ministerial
intentions prevailed in and out of the House. Suspicions were
expressed that the Government were about to sacrifice the
dignity of this country by making undue concessions to France,
SUMfV] ART.
and the measure was received with great disfavour from the
first. Lord Palmerston introduced the Bill with great
caution, and assured the House that Count Walewski had
been instructed by the Emperor op the French to express
his regvet that the objectionable passages had appeared in the
addresses. This announcement was received with great
cheering, and Lord Palmerston went on to describe the
provisions of his proposed Bill. The first clause went to makfc
the conspiracy to commit murder within the United Kingdom
a felony, punishable with penal servitude for five years or
imprisonment with labour for three years. The second
extended the same penalties to all who should "incite,
instigate, or solicit" any other person. In Ireland, con-
spiracy to commit murder had been a crime of higher denomi-
nation, punishable with more severe penalties. The Bill
proposed to make the law uniform in this respect throughout
the United Kingdom.
Mr. Kinglakr moved an amendment, requiring further
information and the production of the correspondence between
the two Governments, and most of the liberal members ex-
pressed their determination of supporting him. Mr. Roebuck
was particularly denunciatory of the Bill and the conduct of the
Emperor. As proposed (he said) the law in no way facilitates
discovery ; discovery is the only thing we want; and what
Count Walewski points at is an alteration of our police law
—is the introduction of the French system of police to
facilitate detection. Yet in spite of this terrific police, the
Emperor's life has been endangered, and he turns round and
insults this country. " He too, of all men upon earth, to
dare to insult England—he who has partaken of her hospitality.
THE PALMERSTON CAEIXET.—ISoS. THE DERBY CAETNET.—1S58.
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Chancellor . . .
Chancellor of the Exchequer .
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster .
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal . . . .
Home Office .
Foreign Office . . . .
Colonial Office .
War Secretary . . . . .
Admiralty .
Board of Control . . .
Board of Trade .
Postmaster-General . . . .
Without Office .
Viscount Palmerston.
Lord Cranworth.
Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Bart.
Eight Hon. Matthew T. Baines.
Earl Granville.
Marquess of Clanricakde.
Kt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Bt.
Earl of Clarendon.
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere.
Lord Panmure.
Rt Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bt.
Rt. J-Jon. Robert Vernon Smith.
Lord Stanley of Alderley.
Ddke of Argyll.
Marquess of Lansdowne.
First Lord of the Treasury .
Lord ChancelloE
Chancellor of the Exchequer .
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office . . .
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary ....
Admiralty . . . .
Board of Control .
President of the Board of Trade
First Commissioner of Works )
and Public Buildings . . )
Earl of Derby.
Lord Chelmsford. -
Right Hon. Benjamin Ptsraell
Marquess of Salisbury.
Earl of Hardwicke.
Rt. Hon. Spencer H. Walpole.
Earl of Malmesbury.
Lord Stanley.
Right Hon. Jonathan Peel.
Sir John S. Pakington, Bart.
Earl of Ellenborough.
Right Hon. Joshph W. Henley.
Lord John J. R. Manners.
POLITICAL
T^HE Parliament, which had nominally commenced in the
preceding December, met for business on February 4th,
1858, and without any Ministerial statement, although there
were serious complications in China, and the relations of this
country with France were not thought to be as satisfactory as
could be desired. The termination of the Indian Mutiny had
not been formally recognised, and Loud Derbt took occasion
to animadvert upon this reticence on the part of the Govern-
ment with some severity. The life of Napoleon the TniRD
had been attempted by Orsini, and this act had created a
strong feeling in France against this country, as the chief of
the conspirators had been resident in England for some
time, although conducting himself in a peaceable and inof-
fensive manner. Some remonstrances had been made by the
French Government on the subject, and, as it was generally
understood, had asked for an alteration of our laws as affecting
foreigners, which almost amounted to a denial of asylum to
political refugee, and the suppression of a free expression of
opinion on the acts of foreign potentates. Lord Palmerston
intimated very early in the Session that he should ask leave
of the House to bring in a Bill to amend the laws with relation
to the crime of conspiracy to commit murder, and accordingly
on the 8th of February he introduced a Bill, and a very
important debate ensued which was continued for two suc-
cessive nights. The French newspaper press and the addresses
presented to the Emperor had contained many insulting
allusions to England, and much anxiety as to the Ministerial
intentions prevailed in and out of the House. Suspicions were
expressed that the Government were about to sacrifice the
dignity of this country by making undue concessions to France,
SUMfV] ART.
and the measure was received with great disfavour from the
first. Lord Palmerston introduced the Bill with great
caution, and assured the House that Count Walewski had
been instructed by the Emperor op the French to express
his regvet that the objectionable passages had appeared in the
addresses. This announcement was received with great
cheering, and Lord Palmerston went on to describe the
provisions of his proposed Bill. The first clause went to makfc
the conspiracy to commit murder within the United Kingdom
a felony, punishable with penal servitude for five years or
imprisonment with labour for three years. The second
extended the same penalties to all who should "incite,
instigate, or solicit" any other person. In Ireland, con-
spiracy to commit murder had been a crime of higher denomi-
nation, punishable with more severe penalties. The Bill
proposed to make the law uniform in this respect throughout
the United Kingdom.
Mr. Kinglakr moved an amendment, requiring further
information and the production of the correspondence between
the two Governments, and most of the liberal members ex-
pressed their determination of supporting him. Mr. Roebuck
was particularly denunciatory of the Bill and the conduct of the
Emperor. As proposed (he said) the law in no way facilitates
discovery ; discovery is the only thing we want; and what
Count Walewski points at is an alteration of our police law
—is the introduction of the French system of police to
facilitate detection. Yet in spite of this terrific police, the
Emperor's life has been endangered, and he turns round and
insults this country. " He too, of all men upon earth, to
dare to insult England—he who has partaken of her hospitality.