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722 , THE LEADER. [No. 332, Saturday,
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A Juvenims Romance.—Two youths recently ...
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. —?—J A 3£OjR r qp s...
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W "P Arliament Was Prorogued On Tuesday,...
cap ita ] , prevails throughout the country . But O'Donsell seems struggling to keep rivals at bay . He has been compelled to admit Pbim back to Madrid—that young General who once won the Queen ' s favour so signally ; he has succeeded for a time in keeping INTaryaez i gs > Paris ; bMfe his hand seems too weak otv . t ^ H «( pt > h old ti & awigm of despotism with firmness ; a #$ it is und ^ tqp ^ that various questions have alr <^ d y arisen betw ^ gp the Dictator O'Donkexl and y & royal mistr ^ ,
Such is the state < # Spaim ; t , for what , the ** can the French awny be intended ? Is it a grand excise corps to prevent the export of contraband commodities ; that is , to drive back the Liberals should they be hunted down by the Royalists ? Is it intended that if O'Donneul should be successful , it will cease observing andr become an active corps ? That also is possible . We gather some lig ht for this question from a manifesto which has been put forward in the Moniteur . We have already noticed striking resemblances of the stroke which O'Donnell has attempted , and the coup d ' etat in Paris . The Moniteur asserts that O'Donneul ' s movement is
not a coup d ' etat ; not because it is a failure , but because it has " restored order . " And our Imperial contemporary labours to convince us that a coup d ' etat- consists in movements against a Government like O'Donitexl's , or in " popular pronunciamientos . " O'Donneix , therefore , is adopted by the French Government as the proper ruler for Spain ; and Esfabxebo is condemned , partly for having mingled himself with pronunciamientos , and partly for wanting " energy . " It is not probable that Espahtebo would seek an asylum in France .
Has he sought an asylum at the English Embassy , —and been admitted ? Should France interfere in Spain , will England assist her by not interfering in Spain , while keeping up the alliance ¦ with our Imperial neighbour ? That support , of course , -would permit France to spare a larger number of troops for the " army of observation , "
and although we should not be directly aiding the coup d'etat of O'Donneuo against Espartebo , we should be committed to a course of policy which would revolt every feeling of Englishmen . "England , " however , is not permitted either to review its own army at Aldershott , or to know what its own Government is doing with its power and influence in Europe .
There are new travellings and meetings amongst the crovmed heads of Northern and Central Europe , and the diplomatists are in active movement . Some of these movements have been ascribed to the renewals of Russian encroachment on Norway , the nature of which , we explained some tinae since ^ Haw . is- our ally Sweden to fare , now that we have made peace with Russia ? Another , subject actively discussed at > present is the settlement of the , Sound dues . The
committee on . tho subject has made a report , according to which , all Powers except England have agreed to compensate Denmark for abolishing the dues at the-rate of fifteen years' purchase . Why this should be we do not know . Denmark has not been very true to her promises ; its Crown is in poor , contemptible hands ; , and the people assisted the King in regularly defrauding the people of Schleswig-Holstein of their constitution . The dues belong to a class of imposts which had been
generally abolished by civilized countries—England herself abolishing some at tho instance of America . Denmark , indeed , has no claim to the portal of tho Baltic . It is not her inland sea j if the gate duo went to any , it ought to bo divided amongst tho Bottio States , Prussia , Russia , and Sweden included . If tho present American Government has acceded ,, it must bo because President Piebob is trying to make alliances in Europe as a counterpoise to . the loae . of iniluenoo at homo . There is great reason , howevei-, to doubt
whether the conferences of sovereigns or of their minister * - ^ ve related , " exclusively to the Sound dues . On ^ e oeptyary , Austria is strengthening her army ojpthe confiqes of the Sardinian states ; a movernj ^ painfully like the French advance on the Sjpnis ^ fr ontier . Afc ^ BhgliU version ^ < i 0 * M > szwu's qgeonfftlfeUer has inpearqigin the Ljfi lon ^ apers . Wlva ^ g lad that ^ ie pajipbt has th ^? po || unity of staitfhg his owni < £ | se .. W ± princj || fe is jjpat the ^ eqjjfcftself must akgfg & be the arjfcfcer o # Ijbs own desti & y ; that the object of patriots should be to arouse the
whole people of Italy , and to leave all . questions of republic , monarchy , or any other form of government , to the national decision ^ The letter is in the form of a protest to Manin , whose whole course of conduct has proved that he , instead of taking that theoretical view of the subject , abides by the practical ; dealing with the opportunities and instruments of political movements as they present themselves , and therefore aiming now to work by a union of constitutional reformers throughout the Italian States , with the Piedmontese Government at the head of the
movement . The catalogue of accidents and offences—of neio incidents under that head , independently of ulterior proceedings in the courts of law , such as the acquittal in the Burnopfield murder case , — is exceedingly full this week . We have a gigantic railway accident near Philadelphia , where a regular train dashes into a dilatory school excursion train , and the party which intended to spend the day in a picnic is destroyed by the crash of the two engines meeting , the crushing of carriages , and then the burning of those carriages by fire from the
furnace . At Church Fenton Station , a signalman , with too much to do , leaves unturned the signal that would have prevented a goods train from dashing into a dilatory excursion train ; the Company itself having apparently issued imperfect instructions respecting the supernumerary trains . It is the signalman , however , who is sent to prison on the charge of manslaughter . The inquest into the Cymmer colliery appears to be bringing out evidence that the dangerous state of the works was known . A Tipperory assize jury has returned a verdict of wiliul murder against Burns , a militiaman who killed Cabthy , a soldier , during the riotous mutiny ; the militiaman being recommended to mercy on account of the excitement
prevailing in the town . Murder , says the Irish jury , is a venial offence when the murderer shares in a state of general excitement I A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of manslaughter against the pilot and mate of the Excelsior passenger-ship , acquitting the commander and officers of the mail steamer with which the other came into collision . Mr . Cobnkmus Evans , the manager of the Tewkesbury branch of the Gloucestershire Banking Company , is brought to trial on a charge ot embezzlement . It is an offence of a genus which at present appears to bo prevalent among the class of banking managers . As Evans did not defraud on an enormous scale , he probably bad not the means , or the genius , to think of coolly taking his departure in time for Sweden , or some other foreign tour .
722 , The Leader. [No. 332, Saturday,
722 , THE LEADER . [ No . 332 , Saturday ,
A Juvenims Romance.—Two Youths Recently ...
A Juvenims Romance . —Two youths recently entered tho yard of tho Greyhound Hotel , Bath , and inquired after lodgings for tho night . Their manners were those of gentlefolks ; and tho landlord , thinking there was something strange in their being by themselves , asked several questions . They courteously refused , howover , to satisjy his curiosity farther than by saying that they were going to sea . lie also observed that one of them wore slight , dolicato gloves and short trousers : this increased his suspicions , and lie put tho matter in the hands of the police , and separated tho -visitors , at
the same- timo taking care tlmt they should not escape . In tho course of a few days , a livery servant arrived at tho Greyhound , and claimed tho children as belonging to his master . They wore brother and bister ; tho latter fourteen , tho formor scarcely thirtoon . Tho boy had been seized with a passion to go to sea ; and the girl , roHolving with wioterly affection to accompany him , got her brother to cut her hair , drcHsed herself in noinc of his clothos , and sot off with him for Bristol . Tho talo , with ono osHontial diflbronoo , ih very liko Dickous ' a u Boots ' s Story" in his lust Christmas publication .
Imperial Parliament. —?—J A 3£Ojr R Qp S...
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —?—J A 3 £ OjR qp siting of both Houses was held on Saturday HWWWMngiijttt clear off some of the remaining business of the se ^ sjfefe In , thft , JjQUSHbOF Lords , the Commons' amendmen ts on the , I ) $ spq : ps op London and Durham Retirement Bil £ j wgtftbrought up and agreed to . THejCttiPQLiDATED Fund ( Appropriation ) Bill iras jr $ ad aithitdctiuie and passed . V TJ P AliFP" - ' ^ " SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES BILL . I Hfis bill-being brought back from the Commons , with tfte clause intended to prevent the enclosure of Hampstead-heath again introduced , Ljofd Eedesdale reiterated his objections to the clause , and moved that it should be rejected . — On a division , there appeared—For the clause , 10 ; against , 6 . The clause was therefore ordered to stand part of the bill . Their Lordships then adjourned until Tuesday . In the House of Commons , after the reinsertion in the Leases and Sale op SettIiED Estates Bill of the clause relating to Hampstead-heath , some conversation took place with respect to THE SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL BENCH . Mr . Gi ^ adstone , in moving for copies of any correspondence relating to the recent announcement by the Government of their intention to discontinue an allowance heretofore made to the Bishops of the Episcopal Communion in Scotland , called attention to this subject and to the legal disabilities , not applicable to the ministers of any other religious denomination in this country , to which the said Bishops and clergy are subjected , in common with the episcopal clergy of the United States of America . —The motion was seconded by Mr . Black , who , while objecting to the grant on principle , thought it a hard measure to single out one communion . —After some remarks by Mr . Pellatt and Mr . Duncan to the same effect , the Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted that he could not see any reasonable ground for this disqualification , -which , exists under an aet ( of Parliament , and must be removed by the same authority . —¦ The motion was agreed to , and the House shortly att ' ta . wards adjourned to / Tuesday , July 29 < A . THE PROROGATION . The Peers assembled at one o ' clock p . m ., to hear th & Royal Speech for tho prorogation of Pu . rllame . Ut rtiiu ~ u ' y Commission . The Commissioners—viz ., the Lord Chancellor , Lord Harrowby , Lord Stanley of Alderley , Lord Willoughby D'Eresby , and Lord Monteagle , —took their seats before the throne at two o ' clock , and the Commons were then summoned . At the same time , admission was given to peeresses and ladies , considerable numbers of whom . entered the House from the bar , and occupied the greater portion of the seats both on the Ministerial and Opposition sides of the House . Previously to this , LordVERNON took the oaths and his seat , and judgment was delivered in two cases of appeal from the decisions of the Scotch courts . Besides the Royal Commissioners there were present about a dozen Peers , among whom were the Marquis of , Lansdowne , Lord Redesdale , Lord Harrington , Lord Wkhsleydale , and Lord Denman . Mr . Dallas , the American Minister , occupied a seat in one of the galleries . The Commons , having been summoned , appeared at the bar , headed by the Speaker , who was immediately followed by Lord Palmerston and several other members of the . Government . The Royal Assent was then given , to several bills , and , at the conclusion of that ceremony , tho Lord Chancellor road THE ROYAL SPEECH . " My Lords and Gentlemen , " We are commanded by her Majesty to release yoic from further attendance in Parliament , and at tho same timo to express to you her warm acknowledgments for the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to the discharge of your public duties during the session . " When her Majesty mot you in Parliament at the opening of tho session , her Majesty was engaged , in cooperation with her allies , the Emperor of the Fnmcli , tho King of Sardinia , and tho Sultan , in an arduous war , having for its object matters of high European importance ; and her Majesty appealed to your loyiilfy and patriotism for tho necessary means to carry on Unit war with the energy and vigour essential to huocohh . " You answered nobly the appeal then made to you ; and lior Majesty was enabled to prepare , for the . operations of tho expected campaign , naval and military forces worthy of tho power and reputation of U 113 country . " Happily it bocanio unnecessary to apply thoflo forces to tho purposes for which they had been do . ilin < - '' - A treaty was concluded by which tho objects for avIiMj the war had been undertaken were fully utljiiimd ; and an honourable peace hau saved Europe from tho c . nlftmiticB of continued warfare . " Hor Majesty trusts that tho bcnofltn resulting from that ponco will bo extensive and permanent : ami t ! **»* , while tho friendships and alliances which wore ccinui'tijil by common exertions during tho contest will b '
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 2, 1856, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02081856/page/2/
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