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MUTUAL TOLERATION. Our good friends in D...
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ADVICE GRATIS. We have received rather a...
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PROTECTIONIST READJUSTMENTS. (To the Edi...
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THE VON BECK CASE Birmingham, August 3rd...
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Our " Betters."—Very comfortable lives a...
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Mutual Toleration. Our Good Friends In D...
MUTUAL TOLERATION . Our good friends in Dublin have singular ideas as to what is toleration . Wo are informed , that the Catholic members of the Dublin Mechanics' Instituto have attempted to expel the Leader from the reading room ; and that they resisted the _engagement of Mr . George Dawson as a lecturer there . Our correspondent is enraged and horrified at this _spcfimen of _religious intolerance . * And what is his _remedy He hopes that some limitation in point of eligibility of candidates for membership will be made , so that the " intolerant clique" may be expelled . Why , this is taking lessons from your enemies , with a vengeance ! It is the old fashion , and will bear its usual fruit .
" Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind , The foul cubs like their parents are : " says the poet , with great truth , and equal beauty . At the same time , we must ask the Catholics of Dublin whether they cannot think of some better way of acknowledging the services of the Leader when Russell wrote hia Durham letter , and Derby published his Anti-Catholic proclamation ? But our principle is free thought , free speech , free development for all ; and however intolerantly Roman Catholics may treat us , we shall not the less insist upon their enjoyment of thoso blessings , in common with all mankind .
Advice Gratis. We Have Received Rather A...
ADVICE GRATIS . We have received rather a wild and angry letter from a gentleman who considers himself alluded to in a recent article on the East Somerset Election . Anything more richly ludicrous than the attempt at lofty dignity on the part of a gentleman who assumes to himself the simile of the " mushroom" we have not for a long time been permitted to enjoy . We spoke of an " estimable" professional gentleman . Let him be content with the " estimable" and not insist on appropriating tho mushroom . If the cap fits we are not to blame . We have but a very few words
of reply to offer to the " estimable" gentleman in question , and they shall be in the nature of good advice . We would in the most friendly spirit suggest to him not again to stray into public life if ho is unwilling ov unable to support public criticism . Property has its " legitimate influence , " and so have pills : land has its due position , and so has the lancet : but neither the one nor the other can be well employed in coercing timid traclesmon , " cursed with the possession of thc franchise . " We had been informed that
the estimable gentleman was a prospective candidate for the highly responsible and respectable office of Coroner . By none , we elare say , would his election to that office be more warmly hailed than by his political opponents : if only for the amusement with which they would re ? garel him " sitting" on the eorpse of Protection . Meanwhile we beg him not to accuse us of desiring to puff a local , into a public , personage We only regret that men , privately most estimable , should be hurried by excitement into silly public aberrations .
J.Tjves Buoav.Avr. N By . Take A Frenchm...
J . _TJVES _Buoav . _avr . n by . Take a Frenchman , anel mow down with shot anel with shell Tiio neighbour he knows anel the friemel he loves well , Of his laws , rights , and liberties , cut off the whole ' , Anel make liini your _preipe _^ rty boely anel soul . Jf you just at the : timo put your hand in your _peicket , Anet treat the : aggrie _; ve : el to a _sepiili or a _reicke : t , JI is _se-nsc of his wrongs will nt once : be : appease _^! , Anel his mind unel yours will hi : _perfectly cased . You may elo what you like : with flu : lives eif the : people If you only _stie ; k lamps fe _> the : top eif the ; _steu-ple _; , ( Je : t , your blue-lights to blaze from the ; high Treie : ade : rei , And tht ; lmte : he : r springs up tei the ; rank eif tho hero : A ( tilling by squibs for his direst eif flirt ; works , * And honestly paying lor murder in _iiroweirks . A . H . K
Anbwi'-Kfl To Cokuksi'oini.M'.I\Th. Will...
ANBWI _' _-Kfl TO COKUKSI'OiNI . M ' . i \ TH . Will " M . IT .. " wlie . se ; ea . nliilonlii . l _leiHe-r whm re < _e'c < iYe _* ele > ii July IH , < le > the ; Keillor of the ; Bender the _fave . ur to eaill ut , the- e . _Uittei , _having _previously written a line * ( o nuino the * elny unel ( , lt < : hour . " Kiat . _Jiihtitia _' h" _le'M . cr on the . ) Hle . e : lq > e , rt . KioIm is , wo _regret | , e > nay , ! -e > e > long lor _iiise _: rl . ie > ii . " I _' hhvkntion" em _lle-tting House's was _pre'clueleel _inse'rlion only by « _'xli-e * ino _pre-ssio-ei em emr _ceiliiiiiiis . 'fo _\ 1 k . . 1 . _Duv , _Dlilii . lN . The > Leader ( Oenmlry . Kelition ) nliemlel ho il « : _live'i- « : el in DeiMin everyNutairel » y . Wei _e'iinue > t . iiiielcrlulce ; te ) insert ., e > r te ) re-ply to , the ; \ vilel alle _> - irat . ions of " Me ) iine ) ii . " ljtil " l _<\ 1 ) . N ., " ifsei elisjieme'el , Mlurt , a " . Jeminnl e _> l He >' i (> e : t . e _> el Oe > iiiiiiiiuif : atie > im . " We : shall be * happy te > _jiriu ' t his i > rempe : e : l , un -as an _iiilvffrtiHeniifiit .. Wei urn e > l > ligf : _el _te > " (' e > nstalit Itcwlcr , T . (> ., tor an _mte-rt'Ht _. ing _papeir , lor whieli , Jie . _wiveir , without _ithrielgme'nl , we , h _. tve ;
ne > re > . m . "Mil . A . Kintiuca ' s" last _le-l leT eloe'H neit _utlviiiie : e ; ( Iio _e-on-Ij-oveii-Hy _tie-yoml Diet pe ) int , I e > whie : h we ; luivi ; _lUri'iiely _rrplie'il . I {< ¦ i m ¦ I i t i < > 11 wemlel _einly fatigue ; the _i-emeler . " Maiitor" is ue-kne ' m _leielgeiel , with Minnies . " 1 . H . H . " luis neit . e : e > n »| ilieiel witfi our rule ; as le > mime _, anel _aelelreisM . Hit . ri ; innrl ( H ma ; fair enough , but his cJiiu-ge ; _ti unel _uhunnitiouB grntuitouH .
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There Is No Learned Man But Will Confess...
There is no learned man but will confess he hath much profitedby reading controversies , his senses awakened _, and his _judginenl'sharpened . If , then , it be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary to write . —Milton .
Protectionist Readjustments. (To The Edi...
PROTECTIONIST READJUSTMENTS . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) " _Looming in the distance , " we have a revision of taxation . ~ Now , sir , without going into tbe question of abstract or natural right , surely we may be allowed to glance into the original agreement which took place when the land of this country was apportioned . Possession of land virtually gives to the owner the power over the principle of reproduction in the earth , that is , the current reproductive power . Assuming that a past generation had the right to grant as private property all tbe first principles of production which are capable of being laid hold of , suppose the present generation could appropriate the wind , aud that the air we breathe could be secured , a very handsome property could be made of this . ~~
Were this property given to a limited number of people , on the conditions that for it they are to guard us from internal disturbances , and from external foes , does it not seem folly or roguery to compare this source of wealth with the wages of labour or profits of capital , neither of which can be obtained but for service done ? Our aggregate production is , after all , a limited quantity ; and if we pay out of this the rental , besides an equal proportionate share of taxation , neither Freetrade or anything else can stop us from progressive decline .
I hold it , Sir , that both rent and tithe are paid out of the current production , and that they are deductions made from the aggregate production annually ; what is left is sill that can recompense both labour and capital . I do not wish to disturb the original holding , but I do say that the original conditions ought not to be lost sight of . Tithe ) and rent , even if I pay neither , are yet deductions virtually from my labour ; they were
granted for certain purposes ; if they are to be retained the purposes must not be lost sight of , neir must the rent-holder or til he-recipient presume to consider bis property as equivalent to wages or profit earned for service : done , but rather must they look upem their revenue as the wages feir duties tei be eleine : for tho coniuiem _geioel . —I am , Sir , your obedient servant , A _TlN-1 'LATK WOIIKEK . London , Alienist 2 nd , 3852 .
1* U L T 1 T Q U A C Ic E It Y. (To The ...
1 * U L _T 1 T Q U A C IC E It Y . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) BETTING unel SU 1 OI 1 > K : a Sermon preached in tin ; parish e ; hurche ) f Kie-hluemel , Yorkshire . ; , on Huneluy , June ; 20 , 1 H 52 , by the ; Hew . Lawkk . nou Otti . ic y , A 1 . A _., ltocl . or _, em e > e : _e-iiNie > n of the ; _Di-iilli of emu e > f his _I'lirishioneirs b y his own hunel , enving te > _uiiHiiiici'saliil hotting at , _Kpsom Kile-en . I _' _rieie ; Uel . f < _ae : h , e > r 2 s . pe'r ele > zem ior distribution . London : Ha ( e : liard , 1 . H 7 , _l'ie-eaulilly ; We'rl . lie'iin unel _Miitiinteish , _J _' _litoriieisteir-reiw . _Uie-liiuonil : John _lte-ll .
_Sni , — What _suy you to the above ; advertisement ? Do you think it right for a clergyman to _heilef up to publie : obloquy , in tbis manner , an unfortunate felleiwe , mil , tire , anel parishioner of bis own ? Has he : no _re'gnrd for the : feelings of the : surviving relatives of the : _doeviiHed ? . Where was his Christian charity when he : pciincel unel e _; iuse : el to he inserted in the Times , _anef other journals , llu : above ; _uiiiioiiiievnient ? l _. i'f him preach a . sermon against the vice : of betting , or any other vice' , by all means , if be feel so _elisposed ; unel led , him _iiilvcrfise : it for sale ; , if lie ; thinks that any gooel nmy be elone thereby . Hut I _cemtenel that he ; Inus no rigid , thus to elraw attention to any individual . HesidoH , 1 liuppe : n to knew that tht ; poor unfortunate : _cri'uture here ulluele : el to —a servant , living in the service of a lively of rank , and receiving large _wagcu—had
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only bet ten shillings on the Derby ; a . sum the loss of which was surely insufficient to cause him to destroy his own life . The truth is , I believe that his health had become impaired from physical causes ( of this I am assured by two medical men ) , which caused him to be subject to fits of deep despondency , under the influence of which , aggravated , too , by domestic unhappiness , he committed the sad act . If this bo true—and I have made most particular inquiries to ascertain the facts _^ — the advertisement contains an untruth . But , even granting that it contained nothing but truth , I maintain that it is an outrage on every feeling of propriety and humanity , to say nothing of Christian forbearance and charity , and as such deserves the most
severe censure . We all know that what is falsely called Religion , j s one of the most frequent causes of insanity , under the influence of which suicide is often committed . But what should we think of tbe conduct of the medical attendant who , called in to administer aid in such a case , should publicly advertise— : RELIGIO _N and SUICIDE . Post-mortem Remarks made by Dr . , on occasion of the Death of one of his Patients by hia own hand , owing to disappointment at the issue of the Gorham Controversy ; with some Remarks ou the Tolly of Theological Disputes . Would not it be considered a dreadful outrage on the feelings of society ? I am , Sir , your obedient servant , A Subscriber .
The Von Beck Case Birmingham, August 3rd...
THE VON BECK CASE Birmingham , August 3 rd , 1852 . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) Sir , —In your article on the Von Beck case , you say , " Her death was an accident , resulting from the peculiar nature of her complaint , which could not have been FORESEEN . " At the time of " her death , " it was currently
understood in Birmingham that Mr . Dawson s brother-inlaw , an eminent surgeon , had attended the Baroness while she was at Mr . Tyndall's house , and distinctly told her friends , that any sudden excitement , or ihe exertion of walking up stairs , might cause her death . If this be true , the remark in your article cannot be ; and I think it important to the position of " the defendants" that this point should be made clear . Thus much is clear enough—the Baroness did have sudden excitement , and she was taken up the long flight of stairs to our court , and at the top she died . I am , Sir , your ' s , An Old Subscriber .
Our " Betters."—Very Comfortable Lives A...
Our " Betters . "—Very comfortable lives are led by the majority of them , and hence " things as they are" find favour in their eyes . Por their tastes—they are shown in the subordination of national business to the shooting of grouse anel the chasing of foxes . For their pride—it is in wide estates or long pedigrees ; and shoulel thc family coat-of-arms bear some such ancient motto us " Strike hard , " or " Forth fortune , and fill the fetters , " it is a great happiness . As to their ieleul of 8 e ) oie : ty , it is either a sentimental feudalism ; eir it is a state , something like the present , under which the _peeiple shall be respectful to their betters , and " content with that station of life to which it has
pleased God to call them ; " or it i . s a state arranged with the view of making each labourer the most efficient producing tool , te ) thc end that the _aee-unmlatioii of wealth may bo the greatest possible . —Social Sialics . Scotch and _Exausir Intki . i . i . oth . —The truth is , that if Scotchmen have ; so fur a _soure-e : of superiority over Englishmen in their habit of dwelling only f > n the : emphatic , thoy have also in this same habit , a _soun-e : of inferiority . Quietism , mysticism , that soft meditative disposition which takes tilings feir griinteel in the _co-orelinatifm established by mere life : anel usage ,
pouring into the ; confusion thus externally giveui the rich oil eif au abounding inner je > y , interpenetrating all unel hiirinoni / . ing all — these are : for the : nieist part ' alien to the : Scotchman . ' No ; his walk , as u thinker , i . s not by the meadows antl tho wheat-fields , anel the : green lanes , and the ; ivy-clad parish churches , where all is gentle : ! unel antique , and fertile-, but by the : bleak se > _ashore ; whie-h pints the ; certain fremi the : limitless , where : tlu'ic is doubt iu the ; _se'ii-inew ' _s shriek , antl where ; it is
we'll if , in the advancing title * , he can find footing on « rock among tho tangle ! But this very tendency of his towards what is intellectually extreme , injures his sense of _preipeirfiem in what , is concrete antl actual ; and hence , it is , that when ht ; _leaver tbe ; fie ' . lel e > f abstract thought , antl betukes himself tei oreufivo literature , lie produces nothing comparable in fulness , wealth , aud _hiii-me . _niousne _. w . to the imaginations of a Chaucer eir a _SlmkHjMiaro . — From tho North Prilish Peview . ¦ - August .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 7, 1852, page 18, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07081852/page/18/
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