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" The one Idea -which History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down , all the "barriers erected "between , men by . prejudice / and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions ' of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one etreat object—the free development of ourspixitualnature . "—Rumboldt's Cosmos .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— vagb Gatherings from the Law andPo- 1 The Dark Commerce . 228 Ivors 233 Tmnerial Pirliampnt oia lice Courts ..... 225 The Franchise Movement in Scot- The Paris Universal Exhibition 233 The-Divisionoa Tuesday Nittht 2 * 1 Accidents and Sudden Deaths 22 ( 5 land . 229 . Quedah 234 The Ministerial Defeat " ' ^ 1 Naval and Military .. 220 The Lord Chancellor's Divorce Bill 229 Small Novels 235 Stnto of Trade ' Soi Miscellaneous 220 Duty of tlie Unrepresented . 230 thp ARts-TheNew 8 tatiito > t (^ Vd ^ -:::::: ;; ai Postscript ... ..... 220 i ^ ^^ L ^^ yloui ^ g » J Tto ™ Italian Opera Houbo 235 Ireland 221 OPEN COUNCIL- buper llumma Babjlonis -JO Theatrical Uotes ... ! .... .... 235 ^ orienc :::::::-:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ^ estivation or cotton m ma * 22 . 7 literature- Th Gazetto —— 236 . Sardinia , and Italian Nationality 222 PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Summary ... 231 | ' ^_ _ .. « --, „ . „ , '"!«» , ' L " * Continental N " otes ... 223 Coming Dissolution of Parliament . 227 j Sir Robert Peel's Memoirs 231 i COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS— ' . Our Civilization .. 224 Suspicion of a Secret Treaty ..... ; ... 22 S Nature and . Art in Disease 232 I City Intelligence , Markets , & c 23 G
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v . riUUhi House of Commons is to be " swept away , " — _ L and we are on the eve of a General Election , —• that is the position into which . Lord Palmehston has teen driven by the result of the debate on Mr . Cobden's motion . The discussion continued to exhibit its cross motives until the very last . Mr . Cobben condemns the proceedings of Sir Johk Bowring in China , because he objects to the expenditure and cruelties of war , and would leave trade to shift for itself ; Mr . Gladstone is enraged with . 'Ministers , because they have disturbed the arrangement which he made when he was in office , and he feels like an author ¦ ¦ whose work has been . ' edited '
by an inferior hand that cuts out all his good bits . Mr . Disuaeli rejoiced at-the Ministerial difficulty , and exulted m the opportunity for displaying his parliamentary arts in their highest condition . Ministers made the opportunity as wide as they could for him , The question of the lorcha and ol the Bowiung-policy became quite subservient to the question of the position of Ministers . The Premier , who was suffering severely in health , appeared to give way in temper ; and the speech which he brought out nearlv at the close of the debate , was
stinging and personal , but not novel in its arguments , lie attacked Mr . Cobdkn with singular bitterness , and in fact assumed the attitude of a man who , expect ing no quarter , is prepared to grant none . To a certain extent this responded to the feeling out of doors ; for the mercantile community generally regard Sir . Town Bowiung as having championed their int crests , and they are disgusted with men who for party purposes can assail Lord PAIiMKKSTOKT .
The coalition between Mr . Gladstone was almost avowed by Lord Dkuby at the Opposition meeting on Friday , last week , but the public at largo has supposed the Coalition to include all those who voted against Ministers on Tuesday night . This is a serious mistake . There is no suspicion that Lord John Russe . 1 , 1 ,, who incurs much of the odium , had any part whatever in the coalition , any sympathy
with it , or any expectations from its success . Some of the Pcelite members , especially Sir James Graham and Mr . Cardwjcll , are understood to go with Lord John far more than with Mr . Gladstone and Mr . Disraeli ; in fact , they have equally concurred with Lord John in the China debute , in llic budget , and in the county franchise debate . Nevertheless , the fact that they assisted Mr .
Diskaeli to enjoy a vote against Ministers of 263 to 247 , is regarded out of doors as a proof of complicity between the Liberals and the Tories ; a proof that Mr . Gladstone is not alone in ' his desertion of the Liberal ranks . Lord Palmeuston has . resolved to c ctie game , ' or rather not to die at all . On the Monday he rallied liis supporters , as Lord Debjby rallied his , by calling them to a meeting , at which he announced his intention of not yielding on the Cobden" motion , but of dissolving . The number that attended Lord Palmerston's meeting-was not more than 180 ; it was nearly unanimous in his support , 'though not perfectly so ; but there was a general feeling that on a purely Ministerial question , the members present would be unanimous in preferring Lord Palmerstox to any Minister now in prospect , —that is , to a Derby administration . The meeting , therefore , was suflicicnt to disabuse the public mind of the idea that the Coalition includes tlic genuine Whigs and Radicals ; but it did not promise to Lord Palm / erstox a majority . After the division of Tuesday night , it became necessary for him to consider his position . On Wednesday he went down to Windsor , and obtained the consent of the Queen to the dissolution of Parliament ; the result was generally known bofore the announcement which he made on Thursday evening-, that Her Majesty had authorized him to dissolve the Parliament ; , reserving an interval only to provide for carrying on the public service during the general election . It is expected that Parliament will be dissolved about the 25 th instant , though the precise day is not yet named , and the Ministers will make such arrangements as will secure the carrying on of the public service for the next three months : they take the altered Income-tax for one year—if they can . All parties are in that condition , which is popularly called "u quandary . " Mr . Diskakli twitted Lord Palmerston with going to the country on the programme of no reform , new i axes , a Persian invasion , and Canton blazing ; but . Lord Palm . ej . iston is not quite sogrccuas to go to "blazes" in that way ; and hi . s address to . the electors of Tiverton will show that he can strike out something at least a litile fitter for a newspaper advertisement . Upon what will the Tories go to the country p Mr . . Disraeli's adjustment of income and expenditure ? Sir John Paicixcjl'on ' . s education P Mr . IIknlkv ' s non-education ? Lord Deruy's no reform ? Mr . Dlsjiaem ' s Russian alliance ? Perhaps , if the Coalition be carried out , the Tories may
go to the country on the strength of the budget of 1853 ; but who cares for the budget of 1853 ? There may be one man who does so—Mr . Gladstone , with whom it is a monomania . And there is one man who affeclsio care for it- —Mr . Disraeli , with whom it is an adopted child , as a beggar adopts one to excite feeling . But what ' cry' could he raised in any borough or county for the budget of l ' S' 53 ? In Manchester itself the notion would he laughed at , unless , indeed , going somewhat further , Messrs . Gladstone and Disraeli struck up a larger Coalition , and go for the more ancient budget of 1837 .
On what programme will the Whigs go to tlic country ? This is a question of some interest , and Lord John Russell's address to ' the electors of London is looked for as anxiously as the next new novel . ' The Manchester men will be put to it for a programme : peace and retrenchment will probably be their watchword ; but election hustings cannot be erected in the 'Free-trade Hall , nor can the admission be limited by ticket .
The announcement of the plan , however , was not received with contented quietude ; for the reason that it Avas not uttered simply as a matter of business . On the contrary , Lord Palm . ers . ton accompanied it by insinuations of a " combination . " He represented himself us the object of a conspiracy , though he did not use the word ; and he managed his insinuations in such a way as to include the real
Liberals , as well as the Feelitcs or others that had acted with the Tories . This , of course , called forth the most indignant disclaimers from Lord Jouis Russell , Mr . Roebuck , and other Liberal Members ; who stated , and stated truly , that they had voted upon conviction , without any reference whatever to a combination with the constituted Opposition .
Another point upon which explanations were demanded , was the mode of treating our actual relations with China . What did Ministers intend to do ? The immediate reply was , that they were sending out a force sufficient to support the , British . But what about Bowiuncj ? Upon this no answer was given . Nor , in fact , was any strictly demanded , since Ministers are appealing to the country on the very point .
As to ordinary Parliamentary business , of course it sinks out of view in the overwhelming internal of the political contest . The Lord Cjian ok clou's Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Bill hits passed a second reading ; so liny Sir Sxai . toiuj NoJ & 'moows ' s
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Leader (1850-1860), March 7, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07031857/page/1/
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