GOD SAVE VICTORIA! OUR LIEGE LADY AND QUEEN.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 383, 15 December 1849, Page 3

GOD SAVE VICTORIA! OUR LIEGE LADY AND QUEEN.

Theie was a good deal of discussion respecting a proposed grant of £2,000 for building an Episcopal residence for Bishop Nixon, against which the general feeling ran so strongly that the proposition was given up in the Legislative Council. It had been rumoured that the Queen, during her visit to Ireland, would extend a free pardon to the State Convicts ; and the Hobarlon Guardian therefore expresses regret at not finding " one word respecting the mitigation of their punishment " in the newly ai rived papers. The following was the distribution of the convicts, according to the Courier of November 3 :—: — Tut State Priionera are all disposed of. William Smi h OBrien stilt rrfmes a ticket-of- leave, although every thing has been done to dissuade biin from pursuing Much a course. He was lent away on Wednesday morning in the Gorernmeiit steamer to Maria I»land, where the period of his stay in not fixed. On the way the it earner pulled up, and he had an opportunity of ■petking to Martin and O'Dolierty, who were convng up in iho Emma from Sydney. It ;.ppe«ri that they Were accommodated with a cabin from Sydney, and a subscription had been set on foot for them. John Martin has been sent up to Botfcwell wi'h hn ticketof. leave; Kevin I*»d O'Doherty, with the Mtae in-

diligence, to Oitlandi. Thomai Francis Meigher left town on Wednesday morning for Campbell Town ; and Patrick O'Donoghue (or Donahue) hai been permitted to remain in Hobart Town, in ctmequenco of a representation made to HU Excellency, that beinff a law writer, and poiseised of no property, h» could not obtain a living in the interior. Terence Bellew M'Manui left town for New Norfolk on Tueidajr last, aho with a tickeUof-letve. Adelaide was alive with hopes of rivalling California. It was alleged that gold dust and silver ore had been found in its neighbourhood in considerable quantities. The Adelaide Times of Nov. 5, says,—" Time alone can giv» consistency or otherwise to these reputed discoveries, but we do not give currency to them on what we deem slight or insufficient grounds." Yes, Time will tell j meanwhile it is pleasant to dream about El Dorados.

The Jack brig, from the Cape of Good Hop* the27th September, arrived at Hobart Town oa the 9th ult, bringing voluminous accounts of the Anti- Convict movements, consequent on the arrival of the Neptune with convicts, of which we have already given some accountThe further step had been taken of resolving that " no contracts of any description should be entered into for the supply or use of th» Military, Naval, or Civil Departments until the order in Council for making this Colony a penal settlement be rescinded." The Governor had issued a letter which occupies nearly two columns of the Colonial Times, alternately pleading, remonstrating, and threatening, — and denouncing the project "to starve a number of her Majesty's subjects" as being " discreditable, illegal, and inhuman." When th» Jack left, legislative business was at a stand still, the independent members of council having resigned, and none being willing to accept the vacant seats. Indeed three person* who had previously accepted seats had been burned in effigy, and otherwise visited in their persons and property with very significant tokens of popular indignation.

By the Johannes Sarkles barque, news from India to the middle of September had bvjen received at Hobart Town. Moolraj's sentence had oeen commuted to imprisonment for life in the fortress of Chunan. Ghooiab Singh had possessed himself of 1 50 pieces of artillery, and a severe conflict was apprehended before h© would give them up. Sir Charles Napier wa» expected to leave for England in March — to be succeeded by Sir W. Gomm. Six months' gratuity was to be granted to the troops who had served in Moultan and the Punjaub. The cholera had committed frightful ravages in; Siam : in three weeks, within an estimated radius of 25 or 30 miles, it had carried off thirty thousand of the population. The papers received by the Espcranxa will afford some additional interesting matter for our next.

The late arrivals have placed us in possession of Parliamentary intelligence, some of which — having been received directly from London —is ample and accurate ; but the portion relating to the latter days of the Session, having reached us only through the summaries and limited extracts given by our New South Wales contemporaries, is not so complete as wa could desire. We shall, however, state the principal proceedings as we can collect them from the accounts before us. Little beyond what we have already reported took place with regard to the colonies* Lord John Russell, when announcing the withdrawal of the Australian Colonies Bill, declared that it should be one of the earliest measures in the next session of Parliament. It was founded, he said, on principles that had been discussed over and over again in Australia i— however, ample opportunity would be afforded for the consideration of it. .. .On the same evening Mr. Adderley notified that he would himself introduce, the first thing next Session, a Bill for the better government of th« Australian Colonies, " The New Zealand Land Conveyance Bill," (a full account of which appeared in our paper of the 29th ult.) had passed both Houses of Parliament. A conversation on the titles of Bishops was raised in the House of Lords, on the 27th of July, by Lord Redesdale, who, referring to the circular sent to the Governors of colonies respecting the rank of Roman Catholic prelates, asked how the question of title and precedence stood in Ireland. Earl Grey replied that Bishops had no right to precedence except as Lords of Parliament ; the liish Bishops had, rank and precede jce by -virtue of a statute. It was an error therefore to give Bishops in the colonies the style and title of Eishops in England. In colonies where Roman Catholics formed the bulk of the population it was felt that tinr Prelates were equal to those of the Church of England, and as L'ishops of both religions werepaid alike by the Government, the Governors were instructed to admit that equal 't/ He (Earl Grey) had, however, instructed the Governor of New South Wales not to give piecedence to the Roman Catholic over the Protestant Prelates. The subject of the treatment of Juvenile Offenders was brought forward by Mr. M. Munes, who questioned the reformatory effects of the establishment at Parkhurst, declaring (as many here could attest) that " the children sent out of it were often unfit for the honest employ-

(Continued fiuin third pngc) ncnt«s of life, and incap Me of its duties." lie idvoctcd the foundation of some such asylum ts the Philanthropic Institution, an') sketched i plan of disciplui" acceding lo -which young •riminals should, immediately after conviction, >p subjected to covpoial punishment ; for the iecond offence they should be iinpiisoned for two or three years, and sent to a reformaLoiy establishment-, and for the thud offence, tlu*y .lould be sentenced to constant and severe libour for five or six years, but still linger moi.il superintendence. Sir George Ghi-.y tiuly enough said "it is not by the exptessioii of benevolent sentiments, but by the enactment of legal provisions, that anything useful could really be effected." He "defended Parkhurst, which, he observed, was not a school but a g a ol — a place of punishment — in which piisonevs from 14 to 1G years of age uc.e kept, subject to transportation, but still enjoying the chance of being sent abioad to some oi our colonies, where they might hope to begin Hie anew. lie was willing to receive suggestions. but they should take care to ivnpicy* upon the public mind that crime would always be followed by punishment. .After some rolrnn common -places from tuoorthiee other memVrs, Mr. Milnis obtained leave, to bring in a i,\{ — to be considered next session. In the same week, Lord Buougium bi ought *he question of Piisou Discipline geneially before the House of Lords in a very long speech, in which he reviewed at large the history of the vaiious attempts to impiove the management °f RR a °l s i and specially condemned the system punned at Reading, which ne characterised as a scheme of false b(jne\ nles)v.e anu a public nuisance. " Study — study — study — and no woik," said the Reading inngtil 1 . tos ; but he (Lord B.) and Mr. CiiAiura Pcuuo; said that Jaboui was the lefoimei of cuna-, only let the criminal woik in such a way as lo encoutage voluulaty industiy, and to utse him motives for exertion. The nui>]e and leaincu loid concluded by moving a series of isolations I affirming the policy of classifying pmoncis so as to keep young and old offenders separate, and also to keep the untiied apart from the convicted; of exacting such labour ftom convicts as may make "every prison a tenor to the indolent, and at the same time a school for tcachingindustiious habits ;— making the dura • tion of imprisonment and the quality of diet dependent on the prisoner's conduct ; — and of attending to moral and leligious instruction The Marquis of Lansdow ni:, concurred to a considerable extent in the resolutions, but contended for the importance of the system of sepcrate confinement of each prisonei, which he hoped would soou be found in all the gaols of Kngland....The Bishop of Oxford and the Eai* of Haurowby spoke strongly in favour of Reading gaol, and, after some further discussion, i ord Brouguvm wi'.hdiew his resolutions, leaving the subject in the hands of the Government. The Laws relating to Marriage remained unaltered at the close of the Session, although numerous debates and divisions on them had taken piace during its progress. Mr. »S, Vv'oailey's Bill for legalizing marriage between a widower and the sifter of his deceased wife was given up for this year, although it had leceived powerful support, and an effort by some of the Scotch membeis to obtain for their, own country a special exemption from its opewiUon had teen defeated by a tnajoiity of 119 against 60-. —-but the opponents nf the measure were also zealous, and would probably have seemed its rejection in the House of Loid3. . . .The Scotch Marriage and Registration Wills were also withdrawn, although Lord John Rlssell, on doing so, declared his conviction that the law of marriage in Scotland greatly required amendment, and Lord Aberdeen stated that, while he disapproved of the measure which Government had proposed, he considered the continuance of the Border marriages so disgraceful that he would himself bring forward a Bill for removing the evil next session, As usual, the actual legislation for Ireland liore a small proportion to the quantity of p icliamentary oratory expended on its affairs. The Poor Relief Bill struggled through, after almost countless divisions, and one or two ministerial defeats in the House of Lords, particularly on the clause imposing a maximum rate, which was rejected by a majority of 35 to 2(i against the Government. At best, however, the measure is only a temporary expedient. Irish pauperism demands a more searching and radical remedy than any Poor Law can proTide,. . . . , .With reference to the fatal colli-

. sion in the County "Own Government pronmed a full investigation of the facts, and mt:m iled on intention of binding, m next Season, aßi'l prohibiting pat ly piocessiorn Mr. lluiiuoN* leiu'ni'd the complaint of the clergy of the J^uib^shed Chinch in Itekind that they had nottho aid in promoting public education that other sect* enjoyed, because conscientious temples prevented their adopting the n .lioiiaJ hystein at pio«t»nt in opeutlion. lie | moved an address to Her Majesty p'-aying that this gii<'v..uKe might b'i u'.mcdk'd. Sir \V. SoMruvfi.u: objected to the. proposition, and defended the national s\stem, which 112 cleda'cd, ojioed the con.nences oi" none, while it cxlmded the blessings of education to all. — Or 'JOOO Piotestant clct«y, at least 500 wcie 111 favour of if, together vvilh a still larger proportion of the Pmlestaut hity. Moreover, the opposition of the cleigy was diminishing, whilst the system v.is rapidly and usefully extending itself. Aftci a discussion of some length, the motion xv ah negatived by a majoiity of iG2 over 102. An animated r and interesting discussion on the War m llungaiy took place on the 28th of July, 011 a motion by Mi. Osp.oane for papers connected with the Russian interference. Seveial hon. gentlemen of the most opposite ge;ieial politics agreed m hearing testimony to the )iglreousnes3 of the Iluugauau cause, and the btavciy of the patuots who are, lighting foy it. Lord Pu\irnsTo\*s speech, however, was, from lm portion, of com so the, most impoitant. tie CNpressr-d his belief that the liearta of the people of England were warmly engaged in favour ot the naf.oaalify ot tiun^an, whtch was now to conquer, or borome a subjugated province ot Austita; and, while he paid a high tiilmte to Austru, pointed out the dilemma in which that I'o.u'i Jiad uon jtiieeu hcisclf : — if Hungary s'lo.vid win, AusUiawiU have lost the furest pjitio'i of her territory ; and if, on the contraty, soe sh )uld lose, Austria will only recover Hun* gaiy in a crippled and exhausted state, so as to be of nu value to her for at least halt' a century, lie added that Enqjland must be cautious how she mteifeied, but the Government would not lose, any oppntunity to mediate between the belligerents. — This sounds well, but (as the Observer foicibly retnatks) " it should not bs forgotten that ' while the grass grows, the steed I die:,' and it may be that while England is awaiting her opportunity, hbeity will be trampled out in llunga 1 -)'. the name of that gallant nation be blotted from political geography, Russia aggrandized in respect to European influence, and Austria so thoioughly Russianized ■ us never to recover her original integrity." Other foieign affairs were repeatedly brough fc into notice. The French aggtessiou on the llo'nan Republic especially was the subject ot much questioning and Ci.m-qncstionin~, but little was elicited from toe Cro. eminent beyond an exprcs'ion of •' regret*' at thp couise pursued by France, which — although in parliamentary parlance it 13 understood to imply censure, and although it might not have been reasonable to expect a very explicit condemnation of the invasion from ministers — was but a feeble echo of the feeling on the subject entertained thro«.i<jhout the country. On one occasion, Loid St*vley made the diieet and t searching inquiry '-'whether, subsequently to the viifuia; ot the French expedition, her Majesty's Government had asked for a.v explanation of the motives whic 1 had originated the most unprovoked and unjustifiable tittack oa the liomans, hi consequence of their being unwilling to leceive within their walls the armed force of a foreign power -." — Lord LANsnowar's cautious reply was, that " in the present state of France it had nut been thought desirable to make the application referred to, although he did not mean to intimate that it was not a tit subject for 111- J quiry.". .On the 20th of July, the indefatigable ! I. oid BaocGuvM brought forward the affairs of 1 Italy generally, and moved leulutiuns which Eai 1 C vrlislk characterised as " a concentration in one mass of all the censures and grumblings fiom all the various pailies into übich Lite House and the countiy weie divided." I'heir purpoifc was, that it was the light and duty of lh.e Groverument to require satisfactory explanations of the recent movement-, m the Italian States; that it was inconsistent with the interests of this countiy to interfeie between foreign Governments and their subjects ; and that the Government had manifested a want of friendly feeling towards allies 1 , to whom we are bound by treaties, and mutual acts of good-will — After a protracted debate, the icsolutions weio negatived by a majority of 103 over 96 0a tUe 9th of July, tiw Marquis of

h\ 'pp'y t"> 1a »'i Co,<- <i'bT" i\, expressed his Lonfuient hop r ti'if. tin* uegociations between Her Majesty's Government ami ilul of Buenos Ay res -would terminate in Llip yicilUMiion of the countries bordering on the llnvi-jPiate. — In airungements which would tend oieatly to the advantage of the commerce of England in that pait of tiie %% oild Hritisli lelations with "■pain were brought under conmleiution by the X.III of ABFRDErN, w !io asked w hetber there \v:,z any prospect of a- speedy lrnevwil of oui diplomaUo and fiiendly ipl..uio"3 "\. ith die Spanish Go\eunnent The. Matqi.i.of LAKsoowNnstattd that up to the piesont t.mc — notwilhstandltig the mediation oi the iCivo of ibc Belginr.s — no rquiation had been offered f u the conduct of the .Spanish Government towaur the iJutish Minibter at Madrid which could be deemed at all salisf«ctoiy. lie. howevei, hai'.ed the alterations about to he made in the tauffas a proof of good sense in adojuin^ the enlightened principles of tiurice a\ hiv.li were now extending through Europe ; and he hoped the same good sense would k'.idti.c Spanish Governuu. m l to own that they had been misled or misinformed with rcgaid to '^ir 11. Gl'Lttiui. Thcic were some oUier parliamentLuy proceedings which would mote or less infeicst our readers. To these we shall return uhen further ai rivals place us in possession of fuller and more inlelligiblt; information lespectinj them than \vc have }et lecehed.

Kecent Prvths of Notaelh Persons, — The j names of several military men appear m the hie obituary nolices. Among X them cue those of Lieutenant-Colonel English, Commanding ll.i) al EiiTineei at Wool with. lie nevci iully recovered fi<> u the cfTucU of aa injiuy which he received oa the 16':h of May, while witnessing experiments at tho Piaolice-range of the Royal Arsenal iviLh p. two -gun" battery invented by a Mr. Kcrrioge ; and was finally carried oil' by paralysis 0:1 the 30lh of June :—: — Major-Geneiv.l Ad air of the Royal Marines :—: — Major-General Dvvison, who died very suddenly •• — Major Ohvules Cimpbi:ll, who fell dead while walking in Pall Mall : — Major McKicy, late of the 3rd Buffs, Poor Law Inspector of the Gal way Union : — Major Fenwick, of the 1 3th, whose services in India were repeatedly mentioned in S?ir Robfut Sale's despatches ; lie died almost instantly after bathing in company with some brother officers at Belfast : — and, though, the last m this enumeration, perhaps not the least known or esteemed, the famous Waterloo Ciccoie, Seijeant-Mujor Cotton, who ssived m the 7th 1 Invars at the meniorab'e battle, and since resided at the ullage of Mont-Saint Jean, act hi u as yiude to tou u&ts — an office which he continued to fill until within two or ihree days of his death, — having accompanied several paities over the field on the last ISth of June, (thcannivctsaiy of tho. bailie) ; he was the author ot a cle\er little work entitled '• A Voice from Waterloo." ...... The Medical profession has lo>t Dr. Anthony Tonn Thomson, the well known Professor of Matoiki Mcdica in Univeiaily College, London ; — Mr. William (.'lift, for nearly half a ccntuiy Curator of the Ilunterian Museum of the lloyal College of Surgeons, London ; — and Sir War.v.v Ilyi»e Pkuison, M. D., Y. R. *. We have to add the names of lioavcß SiMinr, the celebrated no>elist:~,~lhe jubtly popular Scottish vo:alist John Wilson, v, lio, in the simple' and uuissuming, but exquisitely tasteful and chiructcustic exposition of the music of Ins country, was without a rival ; he died of cholera in a lew hours at Quebec :—.\[r. Purrn Dc Wint, the eminent Painter m Water Colours : — the Rev. Dr. brYi.cs, a distinguished Dissenting Minister :— Mr. Thomvs Ijmburs, the Protectionist and tenant-farmer champion of Warwickshire :— John Hay MicKK\zin, Esq., the representative of the old Earls of Co^ marty •• — m his 4-ilh year, at Carltou Villas, the Hon. Edward Stafford Jbrninciiam, second son of Lord Stvfford: — in his 80th )ear, W. J. DENNisoN,Esq., M. P. for Surrey : — Mr. Godson, L. C, and Counsel to the Admiralty •. — the Countess of Morton, who was found dead in her bed on the morning of the 2.ird of August :— at Mratfoid, aged 100, Air. Bf.vjaihx AiiLLvcD, who took a somewhat prominent part in Lord Gkorgh Gordon's <! No Popery" nols : — the Honourable Frkderick Ponsonby, brother 'of the Bishop of Deny : — suddenly, in an omnibus, John Pmr.u>orrs, Esq., lute M. P. fur Gloucester, and brother of the Bishop of Exi.rEß : — Cuarlhs Do^niNG, ICsq.. Sui veyor-Gciieral of Customs.. .We have aheauy (m mentioning their respective successors m ofiice) intimated the deaths of Mr. Justice Colt&ian, Mr. Pat-

tison, M. P. for London, and Professor Smyth. Sir Tiiom\s Colt man was born in 1781, and pppoinled one of the Judges of th.o Court of Common Pleas in 1537 ; as a black letter lawyer, his character stood very high ; lie died of Choleia on the 1 1 111 of July Mr. Pattisost :ilbo fell a victim to the same disease. Ho held a high commercial rank in the metropolis of which he was one of the representatives, and was a Director of the Bank of England at his death, having formerly filled the honourable post of Go'vcinor,. . . .The venerable Professor .Smyth had for foily-two years occupied thft Chair of Modem History at Cambridge, which was founded by George I. in 1724, and was hold by the poet Gray from 1768 to 1771. .. ..We also observe notices of the deaths o£ the Imperial Grand Duchess Ai-exvndp.a Alexanprowna, daughter of the Hereditary Grand Dit Ice of Russia, and granddaughter of the Empeior, who died at St. Petersbuigh on the 28th: of June ,— Jeejeebiioy Dadabhoy, one o£ the oldest, wcdlthipf»t, and most chatitable o£ the Parsee Merchants of Bombay : — and, at Honolulu, Mr. Levi Chamberlain, for 27 year* the active and useful -Secular Superintendent of the Sandwich Islands' IJicsion.

Sale of Cattle. — At Messrs. Connell and Hiding's Cattle Sale of ►Satin day last, there weie thirty-five head disposed of at the following prices : — Fourteen Cows, varying from £.'} to £11 each — averaging, per head, £5 10 -, twelve Heifeis, from £3 3s. to £5 ; four Bullocks, £20 ; three Steers, £9 •, and two Calve3j £2 2s.

Auckl\nd Ila.cls>. — It will have been seen by our iiclvertiiin^ columns, that the Haces, which had been fixed to commence on Tuesday last, we ie — in consequence oi the turrenls of vain which foil on the previous ctiy and that morning — postponed until Thursuay. The wcaUier on that day, and again oa yesterday, was far from propitious 5 however, the sport wa°. proceeded with, — with the following results :—: —

First Day. — Thursday. Maiden Tlatij, Mr. A. Coopcr'o bay %. Coinur (late Aaron) Lieut. Pace's cl). £•» F-tuglw-Nallah Mr, It. Gmbam'fi b. m Ki'ty C*pt. Grronwooi's b. h. Ena-go-Bragb iMr. RlcfajliiKri's Ij.m- Duclu "Won by C.n\ian — rode by Badkio.

Ladies' Fursje. Cipt. Greenwood's c. h. Jack Mr. Youngs gr. g. Zaccho M.-. Mackv's b.jj. -Tim Buck Won by Jack— rode by Lieut. Pa,jt. , Inn-keeper's Purse. Mr.Jas. WiUiamson'fl b.m. Verjuice Lieut Itoge'BlTaugli-n B.iUah Mr. Deuuctt's eh. p. Greenhorn Won by Verjuice — rode by Brown*

Sncown Day — Fuidat. Mr. WUViamWt. b. m. V^ijuu'e Lisutennnt rajc's br, m. Dissipation Mr. A. Crnper's Corsiir Won by Vcijuicc— rode by Brown.

Garrison Plate. ?,Ir. Young's gr. q Z.iccho L'cn'.pnir.t Coo;i2v's gr. g. ffiflipus Mr. Mic!:y'*b. «,'. Jim Jiuek CjdUiu (Iccenwooil's b. h. Jack

Won by Z.iccho— rode by Mr. Mayue. PiioDvcu Stakes. Mr. U. Graham's b. in. Kitiy Mr. McFaii me's g. jr. Bolter Won by Kitty— rode by Brown.