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TfiUBlBtttft. Saturday, September 6.
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Suspicion and terror reign on the Continent . In Madrid there has been a razzia against the journals . In Paris the number of political prisoners arrested on "Wednesday and Thursday is variously stated as low as 125 and as high as 272 . M . Maillard , formerly secretary of M . Ledru Rollin , is among the number . The Voix du Proscrit has been suppressed , and its editor , M . Dalicau , imprisoned . Already it is called the " Plot of Paris" ! "We have
reason to believe that this wholesale razzia on personal liberty is made for two purposes ; first , as a speculation on the part of Carlier that some writings or papers may turn up , revealing the supposed secrets of the democratic party—that , in fact , it is a blow struck at the Central Democratic Committee in London ; and , secondly , as a general policy of the Government to embarrass the democratic and social party in the coming presidential election . In the former they have certainly failed ; in the latter they will , ultimately , lose more than they gain .
But the aspects of Germany and Italy are menacing in the extreme . The ordinances of Vienna are received with sullen dogged silence . The people are represented by Conservatives , even , as deeply disgusted and thoroughly , once for all , widely sundered from the Government . The sword alone can decide . To show the high-pressure state of suspicion , one writer says Madame Rachel ' s professional journey through Germany masks projects of political propagandism !
In Italy , as has long been admitted , " the soil is volcanic" ! Radetzki sleeps above an earthquake . And there also suspicion permeates the very atmosphere . It is said King Emanuel has receded to the League of Kings , who have been this week conspiring at Iachl . A priest named Delocca has just been condemned at Venice to five years' imprisonment in a dungeon , accused of circulating revolutionary writings and proclamations of Mazzini . The
apartments of a Signor Alessandroni in the Quirinal , a high Government official , were broken open by the police on the 29 th ultimo , and secrets found there , it is said , of so much importance , that the French packet was sent off two days earlier . Count Dandini , an assesor of the direction of the police , has narrowly escaped assassination . So it i 9 . " Order " looked into on any point of its wide domain , is the most frightful anarchy .
The King of the Belgians has prorogued both Chambers in consequence of the adverse vote to his Government . This act is supposed to be only preparatory to a dissolution of the Legislature , and a new election . The Sardinian exhibitors , visitors , and commissioners , breakfasted together at Gore-house on Thursday , Marquis D'Azeglio bflinpt the host , and presiding . On the evening of the same day a very important
meeting waH held at Shadwcll , convened by the Coal Whipimth' Protection Society , for the purpose of forming a labour league , " to be composed of all classes connected with the ooal trade , " in order to resist any attempts which may b made to reduce the existing rate of wages of the Thumes labourers . The speeches were characterized by firmness and moderation ; though a strike for higher wages was hinted at . by one of the , speakers . It was resolved to form the league , and , at least , to resist any reduction of wages .
An anti slavery meeting was held at Briutol on Thursday . Mr . George Thompson attended , and , iih before , denounced the Americans us " miscreant Republicans , " " felonH of the highest order , ' * and used other mild epithets . In reply to ii letter from the Treasury , the Jtoyal ComniiHHioners state that they consider the contract to remove the building " strictly binding " upon them ; that , in due t-ourse , they jjhallt / ivo Messrs . Fox and Henderson notice to remove and that , au the building in not theira , they eannot , give un estimate of the probable annual expense <> l keeping it in repair .
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Iho proprietors of the Panorama of the Nile have auded threo new and spirited ucenett to their rich collection ^ Lm , t night we were present at a private view . * irat we H * w the proccBuiou of the Afahmul , an emiroidercd covering for the Temple of the Kaalm
the yearly contribution of Cairo . Some fanatic copperas coloured gentlemen stripped to the waist , and brandishing snakes , dance frantically in front of the sacred camel bearing the Mahmal . Next to that notable object rides an odd-looking old fellow , also stripped to the waist , whose occupation is said to be to constantly wag his head like a Chinese toy . The procession is closed by the trades bearing banners . A crowd fills the streets , very capitally represented ; but the noise , according to Mr . Bonomi , who explained matters , " made by that crowd—a confused bawling , beating of drums , and playing of instruments , which it would be unfair to call musical—one must hear to comprehend or appreciate . Another of the new scenes is the bazaar ,
a very lively spectacle . And a third the peculiar and uncomfortable looking ceremony of the Dosah , which takes place every year at Cairo , on the birth-day of the Prophet . A lot of fanatical fellows prostrate themselves in a closely-packed row , and the Sheik of the Snake Charmers rides over them on horseback ! It is said that they are seldom injured ; but sometimes one or two get unlucky pinches , and then they are carefully hurried away to prevent a scandal . These new pictures are very effective , especially the architectural representations . Altogether it is an instructive and very pleasing addition to the panorama , the whole of which has been retouched , and greatly to the credit of Mr . Bonomi , Mr . " Warren , and Mr . Fahey .
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A correspondent of the New York Express says that J . Fennimore Cooper continues to fail in health , though he is able yet to ride out , but requires to be lifted in and out of his carriage . He received the rite of confirmation lately from Bishop de Lancy . The Master Cutler ' s Feast was held at Sheffield on Thursday . Mr . William Webster is the Master Cutler Elect . Mr . Roebuck , Mr . J . Parker , members for the borough ; Mr . E . B . Denison , member for the West Riding ; Lord Wharncliffe , and other gentlemen , were present .
The following note has been addressed by the Duke of Wellington to the secretary of the West and North London Anti-Enclosure Societies , of which Mrs . Hicks is a member : — " Walmer Castle , Sept . 1 . —F . M . the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr . Griffiths . In answer to his application that the Duke of Wellington should assist Mrs . Hicks and her husband to fill an appointment of gatekeeper in Hyde-park , under the Ranger , he begs leave to decline , and without expectation that he will make such an appointment . He likewise begs leave to decline to grant a license , in his capacity of ranger , to Mrs . Hicks or to her husband to construct a house , hut , or stand , or stall within the precinct of Hydepark . The Duke of Wellington does not think it necessary to notice the directions of Mr . Griffiths upon the performance by the Duke of the duties of his office . He has no control over the acts of the Board of Woods and Forests . —To Mr . Henry Dowell Griffiths . "
A letter , signed " Constant Derra de Moroda , appears in the Times of to-day , in which that gentleman accuses Mr . Paul Hajnik of falsehood in relation to the late trial at Birmingham . He reasserts ( what no one else has called in question ) his belief that Racidula was the Baroness von Beck ; and he publishes a list of names , among which are those of Kossuth ' s Minister of Justice , and " John Paget , " who also wrote to Racidula as the Baroness von Beck . Tthe assertion of Mr . Hajnik , that Derra had been abandoned by his father for misconduct , is contradicted in the letter beforeus , and it is also stated that testimony in supportof the denial is are sent therewith to the Times .
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Last night , about ten o ' clock , a fire broke out in the premises of Mr . Wolter , a bookbinder , in Drury-lane . The premises were nearly consumed , the contents destroyed , and serious damage done to the houses adjoining . Yesterday , as the F Citizen boat was proceeding upwards , and near Waterloo-bridge , the captain discovered the body of a female floating on the surface of the water , lie hailed the Thames police , and four officers put off from their ship in a boat , and conveyed the deceased to the vault of St . Mary-le-Strand for an inquest . She appeared about thirty years of age , respectably dressed , and had apparently been in the water about five or six days .
Between eleven and twelve o ' clock yesterday morning a fatal accident occurred at the Great Northern Railway , Maiden-lane . A man named Weaver was employed with other men in removing Home railway truc . kH , with a portable crane , when it capsized , and crushed him beneath it . H weight . Assistance wan immediately procured , and the crane removed , when the body presented a most mutilated appearance . It wan removed in a shell , to await the coroner ' s inquest .
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Information was received on Thursday at Bristol , from Aberdare , that , another dreadful accident had occurred at . a colliery in that neighbourhood through the breaking of a pit chain , and that , fourteen lives were supposed to be lost ; but as the , letter was written in haste to nave the post , it . did not give further particulars . Mary , the sinter of Sarah Barber , whom it will be remembered poiHoned her husband , eloped on Tuesday from her husband , with a tailor known uh " Charley , " oarrying oil a good round sum of money and everything portable . J <] aHtw < rtKl , the scene of the poisoning , wan the abode of these enterprising ladies .
There iu now reason to believe that the supposed murder near Morpeth is a mere hoax , and that the facts which caused so great a nensation in the neighbourhood were ingeniously contrived by Milburn , the supposed murdered man , to conceal his actual departure to America . Ilin affairs are found to be in an unsatisfactory Btate ; and au acquaintance of his , who in mated to have been in hia company on the night ho was lust aecn , left Newbiggen for America on Monduy hint .
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AUSTRIAN CHALLENGE TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WORLD . The Emperor of Austria has released his Ministers from their responsibilities except to himself ; in other words , has revoked to himself the full power of an absolute and irresponsible Monarch . This is a declaration of war against the freedom of Europe . It is literally a declaration of " war to the knife "; for we in England cannot but hold
that a sovereign who repudiates the modern contrivance of a responsible Ministry , retains to himself that accountability which our ancestors enforced in the case of Charles the First . The rule holds good even in the most despotic countries ; for the Monarch who denies responsibility to his People and to the laws , leaves no shield for himself against the last inevitable responsibilitythe knife of the assassin .
There is no denying , however , that the position of an absolute Monarch , if he has faithful armies , is one of considerable strength and efficiency in a campaign ; and this is evidently the most overt act of preparation on the part of Austria , for the contemplated campaign between the two great opposing powers of Absolutism and Democracy . The situation of affairs throughout Europe is becoming one of the utmost gravity ; and it is only by comprehending the full character of the crisis that those who are interested in the upholding of freedom can meet it as they ought .
On the first survey of Europe , generally , it presents nothing but complicated affairs and distracted councils . The Governments , frightened into concessions during the revolutionary movements of 1848 , are embarrassed with the rags of the Constitutional toys hastily dressed up at that time . The Peoples , exhausted after the effort , suffer active men to go on nearly as they will , and seem disposed to carry their supineness to the extent of giving the despots absolute licence . Even France , so often the leader in Republican movements , seems for the moment to acquiesce in the undisguised
intrigues of more than one faction bent on restoring a Monarchy . But this is the aspect only on the surface . If we look a little closer , we see the reactionary party in every quarter taking some kind of active precautions against an organization of the People ; in Italy , Bourbon , Papal , and Austrian , in Germany , in Franco , we see desperate attacks , either on the body of the People , or on some comparatively insignificant faction , made iu the evident hope of striking at the unseen power ; like all random assaults , these sallies fail to do more than betray the tears of the assailants—to prove that , however desperate , their attempts at
penetrating to the power which provokes their tears , are vain . On the other hand , the continuance of any constitutional forms has become a transparent pretence . However conflicting the interests of different Governments may seem , we explained last week how Diplomacy supplies a middle term for all ; and the mode in which that masonic guild has brought the conflicting and ( scattered Governments of Europe , even mich as Russia , Naples , and Kngland , hack to united action , is one of the niosf , surprising triumphs ever achieved by the Inner Circle . Austria has thrown oil" the mask , Despotism and Democracy have fairly taken sides , and the winter will be employed in busy preparations .
The ground haw been cleared of pretences and fictions . Among the pretences exploded is the ; delusion that the English Government if * " mediating " between the two extreme parties in favour of Constitutionalimn , or haw been thus lmuluitmpr at all . The Government that incited tin- HicthiinH to declare their independence of ISnpIo * , wJiidj even Kent a fleet on Home prettincoot Kiirwjui , aim then , like a mischievous boy withdrawn ^ the stool on which a companion i » going to « i « , withdrew the support , and Ml Sicily at th « mercy ot Naples —tho Government which protested m favour oi
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TO HEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . We regret the letter of so intelligent a reader as Mr . Tisdall . of Kensington . We went along with his letter , a » we read it , heartily adopting much of his strictures on our own omission ; but the last sentence of his letter precludes us from taking any further notice of it . In reply to inquiries we may state that the Office of the Friends of Italy is No . 10 , Southampton-street , Strand . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . ' Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . 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 " finding space for them .
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There is nothing so revolutionary , because there la nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Dr . Arnold .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 6, 1851, page 847, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1899/page/11/
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