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August 20, 1853.] THE LEADER. 797
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ANOTHER INARTICULATE CONVOCATION. In pur...
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THE FLEET. The Queen visited the war shi...
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THE CAMP BREAKS UP. Some of the hint? ac...
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LETTERS FROM PARIS. [FBOM OUE OWN CORRES...
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Imoijoiom In Malta. Whejn We Took Malta ...
sons engaged in matters of finance to look into the various statutes . yesterday ' s sitting-. Both Houses sat for brief periods ' yesterday , and transacted the . formal business necessary to the prorogation to-day * . . ¦ :. , ¦ - . Various questions were put ; but few of them are important . Lord CeabendOn ¦ informed Lord Beof & ham that stringent instructions had been sent out to Cuba from Madrid for the suppression of the slave-trade .
In the House of Commons Lord John Russeli . said that negotiations were still pending for the settlement of the Mosquito territory . In answer to another question , he said that the latest reply of the Papal Government was that they would extend no further mercy to Edward Murray ; hut our Government will not let the matter drop . In the case of the cabman Phillips , Lord Paxmek-STOW made a gallant avowal to the effect that , on inquiry , he had found that Phillips had made no overcharge ; that his fine had been consequently remitted , and that 40 s . had been given to him in addition . Lord Pahnerston hoped police magistrates would have large maps in their offices , so that similar mistakes might be in future prevented .
The sitting concluded by the renewal of that semisarcastic notice of motion given by Mr . Caxxey early in the session , that he should move for a committee to inquire into the expediency of fixing a salary to the office of Leader of the House of Commons . Parliament will be prorogued this day with the usual forms and ceremonies .
SCOTTISH TTN-IVEESITIES . The removal of sectarian tests , in Scottish Universities , was partially re-considered , on Monday , the Bill being brought before the Lords by the Earl of Aberdeen " . He argued for their removal , on abstract grounds , and with reference to . the changed circumstances of the Church of Scotland . Every day testifies that tests imposed on consciences are valueless or per-Tiicious : not , however , to establish an abstract principle , but to remedy a practical evil , is the new Bill framed . Twenty-five years ago , a commission had recommended that the test should be uniformly applied in all the
Scottish universities , but since then a great change has taken place . The Free Church has been founded , and the test framed solely against episcopacy now operates , with great hardship , against members of the Free Church . The Professor must declare that the Westminster Confession of Faith is 7 ris confession of faith , and that he is obedient to the government and discipline of the Church of Scotland . In matters of faith the Free Church members agree with the Westminster Confession , but they do not submit to the discipline of the Scottish Church . Eminent Episcopalian professors
are nlso prevented taking chairs , by the bar erected by the test . It is not proposed to alter the test as regards professors of theology , but as regards lay professors a simple declaration will be substituted , sufficient to secure all the rights which the Church can claim for them . After some hesitating objections by Lord Redusdat / e , and some earnest advocacy by tlie Duke of Akgi-yi , i ,, who pointed out how the universities would ho injured , if confined to " the limited sphere of the Established Church , " the Bill passed through committee .
August 20, 1853.] The Leader. 797
August 20 , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 797
Another Inarticulate Convocation. In Pur...
ANOTHER INARTICULATE CONVOCATION . In pursuance of duo summons , several clergymen asuomblcd in . Jerusalem Chamber , on Thursday , at eleven o ' clock in tho morning . Archdeacons Gunning , Doninon , Thorpe , and Harrison wcro present , also tho following reverend gentlemen : — " James I ) . Coleridge , II . Majendie , R . Chandos Pole , G . P . Lowfcher , H . A . Woodffato , J . H . Randolph , J . 1 $ . B . Clarke , John H . Horner , and F . Mnssingbord , " & e . Tho formal object of tho assembl y was the usual meeting of Convocation previous to its prorogation . Wliilo the clergymen were waiting , Homo engaged in convocation , tho Reverend Canon Wordsworth entered . But tho Canon eagerly explained , with emphasis , that his coming , and what h « would any , would be entirely unofficial , and tho Prolooutor , " Using a friend of his , " only « happened" to bo waiting in the Canon ' s Iiohho . The Canon then said J »» t ho hurt written to Mr . Dyko to ascertain tho hour lor meeting , but had got no answer , Mr . Dyko boiii " ° » t of town—but Mr . Dyko hud sent a letter to one <> i tho officers of tho church , Reverend Mr . Lowthor : iuul tho letter is addressed ton sorvnnt" [ Burrows , tlio ' «) lMiy portor ] , to say that three o ' clock would bo tho "our Of proroguing tho Convocation , At a quartor-] MiHt tlnvo tho Archbishop arrived , and tho Prolocutor , on tho purl , of tho clergymen , informed the Archbishop <> i Uintoi-bury that they were kept waiting nil thomorn-»> K > 'incl pointed out tho convonionco of fixing in futuro
the hour at which the Convocation would meet . Before the Archbishop answered , Mr . Dyke , the registrar , commenced to read , " In the . name of God , Amen . " Here he was interrupted by the Archbishop , who said , " ¦ . This , I believe , is the usual order of business—a , t all events I considered it was so generally understood—that the meeting was only for prorogation j and that I did not expect any one would attend , otherwise I would have caused the hour to be generally known . I am very sorry that it has happened so , but I never had any idea
that there would be any business at the prorogation ; that it was , in fact , the same as the prorogation of Parliament , and I never expected any one to attend . The fact that there is no member of the Upper House present shows that that was the understanding on their part . I can only express my regret here that the members should have been put to any inconvenience . " Mr . Dyke then proceeded with the reading of the act of prorogation , and prorogued the Convocation to Saturday , the 10 th of September next .
Several Members : " The time "— " There is no hour fixed /' The Peolocittoe here addressed the Vicar-General , and inquired , "Is there no hour named ?"—to wm ' ch that official replied , " There is not . " His Grace bowed to the Prolocutor and withdrew . The members of the Lower House remained a few minutes in conversation with each other , apparently in no complacent mood , on the events of the day ; but one by one , or in groups of two or three , they also withdrew , and the Jerusalem Chamber was deserted .
Among the proceedings cut short by this ending was a motion of a practical and popular kind , to be brought forward by the Reverend Chandos Pole : — " Motion to take into consideration at next meeting of Convocation the necessitous state of remote hamlets , and also of densely populated districts , and in what way they can be ameliorated in their religious wants , either by the erection of chapels subordinate to the existing Church , or by what other means ; also to take into consideration in what manner the Church can be benefited by deacons in remote places subordinate to the incumbents , and at what age they should be admitted to'the office , and what training is necessary . "
The Fleet. The Queen Visited The War Shi...
THE FLEET . The Queen visited the war ships at Spithead again on Friday . She steamed down in her " yellow yacht , " was saluted by the thunder of many guns , and then " took the fleet out to sea . " Tho elopement , however , was not final . After a cruise of some hours the ships returned . Her Majesty remained in the Duke of Wellington during the excursion . The Queen was out for the greater part of the day , having left Osborne at ten , and returning at a quarter to sjjc in the evening . In the race home , the Agamemnon again outstripped the JDuhe of Wellington .
On Saturday the Russian Princesses left Cowes after visiting tho Queen . On their passage through the Spithead fieet , all the vessels " saluted the Russian flag . " Many of the vessels lately at Spithead have been sent to other stations .
The Camp Breaks Up. Some Of The Hint? Ac...
THE CAMP BREAKS UP . Some of the hint ? acquired during this military experiment nro being considered by the leading men connected with tho service . To improvo the dross and equipments of the soldior has been the chief aim . Tho Albert hat is likely to bo set aside in favour of tho Prussian helmet , with a spike or spear head at tho top , through which , the centre being hollow , tho air is allowed to circulate for ventilation . Tho helmets , several in number , are all of one pattern , but differently ornamented . One , in particular , has a plume of white horsehair , which falls gracefully upon nil sides , and which appears to bo very much admired by officers and mon . Tho helmets aro made of black felt , and tho weight is not more than twelvo ounces , n considerable ( lillbrenco in weight when comparod with tho presont bearskin cap or shako , tho former weighing nearly tlirco pounds . Tho now coatees proposed aro cut like a frock coat , and roach down about half way to tho knee . Some of tho coats have no epaulets , othors havo a small knot . They aro all mado double-breasted , ro that they can in hot weather be opened'and folded bnck , displaying tho particular facings of tho roghncnt . There aro two rows of
buttons , but no laco ; tho collar is in tho Prussian tttylo , and its adoption will lead to tho disuse of those still" stocks which so ofton threaton to choko tho man when in regimental dress . A now frock coat is nlso propnred for tho cavalry . Now knapsacks , moro eawily carried , and of lighter weight than tho old kimpancks , havo boon tried . A now riflo muaket , of tho " . 185 !)" pattern , has also boon carried nnd flml with blank ammunition , and \\ m boon found to answer exceedingly well . It ia lib . Coz , lighter than tho proscnt Minio "
rifle , and has a similar bore . The barrel is fastened to the stock by means of bands passing round the stock and barrpl , which can b ? tightened at pleasure . The bayonet is made to fix by means of a band , thus doing away with the spring , which is continually breaking under the present system . The sight is ' good , . and something after the present range , the " greatest being-900 yards . The last field day took place on Wednesday , and the soldiers cheered as they returned to their tents . During the week the Duke of Cambridge has been in command . The manoeuvres he executed were not complicated , but were remarkable for dashing charges of cavalry . The men have been now two months in camp .
The following is an official return of the number of the troops , officers , and men , on Wednesday , the last field day , at the camp : — Staff of the Division . —1 lieutenant- general , 2 majorgenerals , 3 colonels commanding brigades , 1 assistant adjutant-general , 1 . deputy , adjutant-general , 1 assistant quarter-master-general , 1 deputy quarter-master-general , 7 aides-de-camp , 3 extra aides-de-camp , 5 majors of brigade , 2 medical staff , 1 commissary-general , 1 deput y commiasary-general , 5 assistant deputy commissary-generals . Officers , 383 ; sergeants , 454 ; drummers and trumpeters , 178 ; rank and file , 8 , 168 ; total , including staff , encamped , 9 , 217 ; horses , l , G 07 ; guns , 24 . The regiments ( with the strength of each regiment , of all ranks , as brigaded , with their brigadiers annexed ) are as follows :-
—Royal Artillery , 622 ; Colonel Dupries . Royal Horse Guards , 376 ; Scots Greys , 337 ; 4 th Light Dragoons , 335 ; Stk Hussars , 325 ; Major-General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge . Grenadier Guards , 2 d battalion , 594 ; Coldstream Guards , 2 d battalion , 594 ; Scots Fusiliers , 2 d battalion , 613 ; Colonel Godfrey Thornton . 7 th Fusiliers , 869 ; 35 th Regiment , 855 ; 88 th Regiment , 897 ; Major-General Sir liichard England .
19 th Regiment , 840 ; 79 th Regiment , 840 ; 97 th Regi men t , 758 ; Colonel Lockyer . Detachments , 328 ; Colonel Vicars , K . E . ( the enemy ) .
Letters From Paris. [Fbom Oue Own Corres...
LETTERS FROM PARIS . [ FBOM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT . ] Letter LXXXVI . . - Paris , Thursday Evening , August 18 , 1 S 53 AiiL the interest of this week lias been concentred upon the Review of Sunday last and the Fete of Monday . If we are to believe the official journals , never has there been a more magnificent spectacle witnessed at Paris . The review of 120 , 000 men under arms no doubt
presented a most imposing aspect ; unfortunately tho precautions taken by the polico allowed the public to see but little of . that display ; so that I find myself reduced , like other ordinary fellow mortals , to tho official description of the Moniteur , inserted by order in the other journals of the Government . Sixty squadrons of cavalry deployed in the grand nlleo of the Champs Elysecs , from the Arch of Triumph do 1 'Etoile , to the Place de la Concorde . Tho Place-de la Concorde was deserted ; tho garden of the Tuilories was full of troops . In the grande allce were disposed the infantry under General Lovnsseur , tho reserve brigade- of tho army of Paris , the engineers , the Ecole de St . Cyr , tho sapeurs-pompiers , the Gardo de Paris , tho gendarmerie d ' elite . The National Guard kept the ground . Two divisions of 12 , 000 men each were disposed by brigade and by battalion in tho court of the Tuileries itself . On the Place du Carrousel were drawn up , under the command of General Clmssoloup Laubat , a brigade of tho lino , with a few squadrons of artillery . All by the Louvre ; wcro ranged tho seven battalions of tho four t divisions of tho army . On tho faeudo of tho Tuilories fronting tho gardens had been erected an artificial decoration . Tho middle window ol' tho Pavilion de lMIorloge , tho ono which commands tho Sallo dos Murocluuix , was decorated with draperies of crimson velvet . At this window sat the EniprcsM , accompanied by tho Spanish Dowagor Queen Christina , tho Princeiw Mathilde , tho Princess Murat . At one o ' clock tho Emperor arrived at tho Arc de l'Fitoile , preceded by a squadron oiYurnbinecrs , and followed by his orderly oflioorH , mid by his aidesde-camp . He passed at n gallop down tho grand avenue of tho Champs Klysoes , nnd at a trot across tho Grand Alloc ; of tho Tnileries . . At tho samo puce ho rodo through tho 1 'laco du Carrousel , and then- returned
to the l ' nlnco to witness'the defile from tho window of tho Pavilion do I'JIorlogu . Thin dolilo of 120 , men was really a nriignincerif ; spectacle : unfortunatel y , it was reserved exclusively for tho lOmpresH , who , from hor high balcony , wiik tho only poison that could havo a good view of it . Very ihw persons had gained admittance to tho Palnoo of tho Tuilerics . A . great many important personages , who . danciod they bad a right to obtain admission within thoKo precincts , found thoniHclv (! H mercilessly shut out by tho Grand Master of tho Coromonies . So that , an I havo said , this grand dotilo" wtia displayed , ono may almost Bay , to tho Em-
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 20, 1853, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20081853/page/5/
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