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      942 Qlt)T %Tatftt* [Saturday,

      942 QLt ) t % tAtftt * [ Saturday ,

      To Headers And Correspondents. Several L...

      TO HEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . Several letters have been received by our publisher complaining of the non-receipt of papers , or the non-arrival of the Leader until Monday . We have made inquiry , and find that the errors have not arisen in our office . The Country Edition cf the Leader is published on Friday , and the Town Edition on the Saturday , and Subscribers should be careful to specify which edition they wish to receive . Complaints of irregularity should be made to the particular news-agent supplying the paper , and if any difficulty should occur again it will be set right on application direct to our office , 10 , Wellington-street , Strand , London . In reply to inquiries we may state that the Office of the Friends of Italy is No . 10 , Southampton-street , Strand . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them .

      {The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...

      { The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . J

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      Saturd Ay , September 27. The Last Speci...

      Saturd ay , September 27 . The last specimen of Austrian interference with the press is one of the most outrageous that has occurred . The police , or rather the military authorities , which do its work , have compelled Herr Kuranda to withdraw from the management of the Ost Deutsche Post , of which he was also part proprietor , and to prevent him from influencing that journal in any way ordered him , within a certain period , to dispose of his snares in the paper . Herr Kuranda , like the rest of his colleagues on the press of Vienna , very wisely ceased all opposition to the Government the moment martial law was proclaimed . Nevertheless , he has not escaped the vengeance of the Government for former offences . The Latest intelligence we have been able to obtain regarding Kossuth is from 11 Progrcsso , of Turin , of the 23 rd instant . That journal states that the American frigate Mississippi cast anchor in the Gulph of Spezia , in the Genoese territory , on the evening of Sunday the 21 st instant . Notice was given to the ship that she would require to perform a quarantine of eight days , on account of her coming from the Levant . In the event of the Mississippi performing the quarantine at sea , which is highly probable , the hero of Hungary may be expected at Southampton early next Aveek .

      The Following Circumstantial Account Of ...

      The following circumstantial account of the new lteform Eill is amusing , but we need hardly add that the Yorkshireman must have been imposed upon by some too well informed London correspondent : — " AVe are glad to have it in our power to announce positively , and upon the mest unquestionable authority , that Lord John Russell and his friends have been engaged recently in framing the p-ovisions of the new Reform Bill it is his purpose to introduce early next . session of Parliament . AVith a view of arriving at cornet conclusions as to the present state of the electoral system , circular letters have been dispatched from the lioine-oflice to the various returning odicers

      throughout llngland and AVales , commanding a return of the number of parliamentary voters at the last general election , which return , no doubt , will be compared with the census iccently taken . We believe the measure of reform about to be introduced —and we beg it to be understood that we arc not speaking without authority—will be satisfactory to the moderate Reformers of this country . ] t . will not give them all they desire , but we believe it will enlarge the sullrage to a much greater extent than , looking : it Ministerial difiicuHhs , the people had < u > y right to expect . We understand that on « : of the Cabinet jUininterH comports himself somewhat restively because of the liberality of the measure , which restiveness , however , it is expected , will be overcome by the firmness of

      the Premier and his colleagues . At the present moment . — and we believe no alteration will be conceded in this particular- it is contemplated to recognise a certain educational test , apart from occupancy of houses , as conferring a rig ht , to vote . Clergymen , lawyein , merchants , literary men , clerks , the higher oidem of mechanics , < * vc , will , we believe , although non-householders , be invested , under certain conditions , with the privilege of voting . These conditions will tmggcst themselves to our readers without explanation . As reKpects the franchise and householders , as the law ut present stands , very considerable alterations , we believe , will be made . The £ 10 qualification in boroughs will be reduced in amount , while a vaiiety of other popular concessions will he mule , which will increase the constituency of this country at

      least one-fourth . We have no doubt that the great diflieulty encountered by Ministers relates to the counties ; but , we believe , that ( hose dilliciiHiea will be overcome , and that , the various county const . il ucn - cics will be popularised to a greater extent , i . han at . prc-Hcnt until ipaled . It is not often that a country journal has the opportunity of authoritatively announcing the inobable tendency of a mii . istci ial measure scarcely yet . framed but our readers may accept the above statement without demur , and uh conven ing , as nea . ly « h ¦ P' ;» - »«» K the gist , of the Parliamentary lUIorm 1 J . 11 of l . S ,, J . We hav , only to remark , in connection with thm part of on subject , ' . hat on the opening of the Hess . ont . he 1 ren , e , will formally announce his intention with respect to the f . anchise , leaving the mutter to be dlbcuaucd by thepr <« H and ihe country . "

      The preliminary measures for the formation of a submarine telegraph between England and France are now nearly completed . At four o ' clock yesterday afternoon the Blazer was towed a mile nearer the French coast . Finding it impossible to proceed further inland , the electric cable was secured to a buoy , and thrown overboard , when about a mile distant from the shore . The Blazer was immediately afterwards towed by the Black Eagle in the direction of Dover . A distressing occurrence which took place in the Crystal Palace threw a considerable amount of gloom upon those of the visitors who were aware of it . In the

      central refreshment rooms a gentleman was observed to fall down in a fit . The large printed placards on boards , which are always in readiness , with the words " A medical man wanted at the south entrance" printed upon them , were put into requisition , and three medical gentlemen immediately responded to the call . Upon examination , however , it was found that life was extinct , and the deceased was conveyed by the police to St . Margaret ' s Workhouse . There was nothing found upon him to afford any clue as to the name or residence of the unfortunate gentleman . His linen was marked "T . TV , " and the word " Leamington" was written in his hat .

      - The Bradford Observer says that Mr . Milhgen is at present the only candidate in the field for the vacancy in the representation of that borough , Mr . Reynolds having declined the invitation of the Bradford Democratic Committee on the plea of ill health , and Mr . Wickham , the expected Conservative candidate , not having yet announced himself . The new writ will be issued Oct . 7 . The royal yachts , Victoria and Albert and the Fairy , are immediately to prepare for a cruise to Liverpool . It is supposed both vessels will leave Portsmouth on the 1 st of October , to be ready to receive her Majesty , Prince Albert , and the court on the morning of the 9 th . It is expected that the court will embark on board the Fairy to take a view of Liverpool , the docks , & c , from the river Mersey . The stockjobbers who have happened to get any of the new Austrian loan in their hands would do well to

      get quit of it as speedily as possible , as there is no saying how soon it may be repudiated . On this point the Vienna correspondent of the Daily News says— " In dealing with the new loan in my previous letters , I have omitted to rmntion one point connected with it which deserves consideration , because it has in a great measure influenced many who might , under other circumstances , have subscribed to it . It refers to the legality of the loan and the probability that a time may come when that legality will be questioned . When the Emperor ascended the maintain the consti

      throne , he swore to recognize and - tution granted by this uncle . In that constitution there existed a paragraph , prohibiting the Government from levying taxes or making loans without the consent of the Chambers . The illegal abolition of the constitution does not legalize the new loan which the Emperor has ordered to be made ; and should events occur leading to the restoration to power of the constitutional party , the subscribers to the new loan will find themselves dependent on their generosity for the repayment of the sums subscribed . "

      It is reported that in the message which Louis Napoleon will address to the Assembly on its re-opening , he will renounce the idea of attempting alone to procure his reelection in spite of the constitution , but that he will solicit the cooperation of the Assembly for this end as for a great measure of public safety , in case revision should be again debarred by a minority of the Chamber . Without the concurrence of the majority of the Assembly he will do nothing . Considerable agitation was produced in the Place de la Bourse , on Thursday , in consequence of the appearance of a group of sergens-de-ville , who began , in obedience to a new order of M . Carlicr , to put to flight tlie ladies who present themselves , in defiance of the law , to do business on the Stock Exchange . The Echo of Valenciennes states that some

      disturbances took place two days back , at Crepm , in consequence of the French workmen misinterpreting the order issued by the Prefect of Police relative to foreigners making their declaration to the authorities . The French workmen thought that they had a right to expel the Melgian woikmen , and proceeded to do so , amidst ciies of "Abas les Uelges ! " It was found necessary at last to send for a party of cuirassiers to restore order . An investigation has been ordered into the affair . The Marquis of Miraftores is said to have addressed a note to the Spanish Ministers at the courts of friendly powers on the subject of Cuba . The note states that , although Spain does not desire war with the United States , . she will not hesitate to make war if such a measure should be forced upon her .

      At Frankfort a marriage was solemnized , on the 24-th instant , at the chapel attached to the chateau of lleubaeh , between Hum Miguel de Ihaganoa and Adelaide Sophia Louisa Jane JLeopohlina , Princess of Lujwcnatcin-Wertheim , only daughter of the late Hereditary Prince Constantine Joseph , and of the Princess Mary Agnes Henrietta of Hohenlohe Laiigenbonrg . The Princess wa . born on the . 'ird of April , 18 . ( 1 , and is consequently in her twenty-first year . Private ; letters no in Malta mention the arrivalof Kokliiith and his companions on board of the Mississippi ,

      though , an usual , the ( ioveilimcnt ami other journals compelled to observe , a strict , silence on all concerning the Hungarian agitator do not . mention a word upon the subject . The . release of KosHiith is a terrible defeat to the Anstiian ( Government . — a defeat which will be apparent to all when the exile shall Iwue landed on the hospitable shores of Kiiglnnd . Had Prince Kchwur / . eiibcrg In en wise be never would have persisted in demanding the continued imprisonment of the Hungarian refugees in Kiulayah , thus adding to their political notoriety tlie sympathy universally entertained for political martyrdom . —Letter J / om Vienna . ( Idled tindember 21 .

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      *M . ~~~* Saturday, October 4, 1851.

      * m . ~~~* SATURDAY , OCTOBER 4 , 1851 .

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      There Is Nothing So Revolutionary, Becau...

      There is nothing so revolutionary , because there nothing so unnatural and convulsive , a 3 the strain tn keep things fixed when all the world i 3 by the very law nf its creation in eternal progress . —Db . Abnold .

      The Last Manchester Meeting. The Parliam...

      THE LAST MANCHESTER MEETING . The Parliamentary Keformers are graduallymaking their way towards a truly popular movement . Their last gathering attests this fact . Not only do they now stand on ground which is sufficiently broad in its main principle , but they are developing a more vigorous spirit . The reader of the daily journals may have gathered as much ; but the subjoined letter from our trusted coadjutor will let our readers more thoroughly into the life of the matter . The letter was written , not " stans pede in uno , " but " fervidis rotis "—while the writer was spinning along the rail . The National Parliamentary Reform Association have summmoned their adherents in Manchester , and taken the field in magnificent array . The public meeting in . the Free-trade Hall on the 24 th ultimo might be called a provincial one . I recognized faces amid the throng from the surrounding towns . The smoke-blown cotton land poured forth , its living and ( having regard to human condition in its destitute aspects ) its dead . The hall , calculated to hold ten thousand , has been contracted by decorations ; but on this occasion every elastic appurtenance was distended to its utmost tension—the human tide poured over the barriers intended for " reserved seats . " A

      pressure of 2000 people at the doors when every place was crammed , made " reserve" impossible . From the front of the platform the sight was as exciting as the tempest-tossed ocean . There stood the lady in her veil by the side of a narcotic man in his shirtsleeves ; a perfumed and " superfine Saxony " was jammed against a fustian jacket ; a beautiful and fragile boy from the mill , had forced his way up ( or had been carried up ) to the front rank , and was

      wedged by a greyheaded , stronghaired , old man ( with eyebrows deep and shaggy as EbenezerElliott ' s ) looking as impenetrable as the iron stone he broke in the mine . On each side , and deep in the front , stretched out the sea of human incongruities , and nbove the waving surface of faces , rose the granite heads of the two grim lions which guard the platform , reminding us of the impassibility of Time amidst the feverish excitement of the hour .

      Of the addresses delivered to the people it would not be possible to speak briefly . They will be memorable for characteristics not consciously supp lied by the speakers—every speech had one political sign —the Chairman ' s by omission , all the others by commission . But in the sense of the meeting being a People ' s meeting it was fully so , in earnestness , m honesty , and in what captivates the People yet more —in exaggeration . George Wilson made one of those astute Manchester speeches in which the meaning is got up for the market , and is found to defy competition . Sir Joshua Wahnsley stated the case

      of the National Reform Association , and probably no man present would have done it so well . How , unnd the fatigues of organizing the meeting , he found repose to think the subject through so cflicientl )' , is astonishing . The points of the new Parliamentary Charter are so comprehensive as to merit the description of being '_ thc largest jiraeticablc measure ot lteform the People can aifk of the House of Commons ; and Sir Joshua said he trusted the Peop le would not be satisfied with leas ; and the tone ot the speaker ' s voice wuh a guarantee of the honesty oi the hope . " On the one hand , " said lie , " wo have to contend with unliberal Conservatism , and on

      other with uutrnctablc Ultra-liberalism . " The inn ' who thiiH clearly saw the diuieulty of the position , and afterwards signed the Programme read by Mr . Kettle , evidently threw his cause on the bide o the People—great conceHHionH in that address wer ^ made to the People , —and he entitled . himself to tji ^ help of the People , by the quality of Iuh decision , tiiboldness of his speech , nnri the hroadiwM <> « JU sympathy . The speech of Mr . WilH « i »» , member for Mucclcslield , was a miracle of homely vigour , und chartered libertinism ofrhetoric , which wa » miccchbI ' uJ , not through what he hiiid , but by henrtme ^ of tone and pantomime . The exordium of Mr . i'ox Hpcech , and the peroration of George ThompHO" » , made one inngniiicent oration , considered in rclutio to the higher qualities of eloquence . Mr . l ''» x . C <^ J . incnccd to upcuk as a master of uBsembliee , «* * ^ '

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 4, 1851, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04101851/page/10/