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      iNauiRy is the order of t ^ Mkyrrrn Parliament- — inquiry into" Jn ^ ia- ^ riquitjT ; iiltb ¦ Maytibothf— -inquiry into Mri Bennett a * Frome . The Easter Recess has come and passed , and Parliament is " at it again , " full tilt—talld ^ gj but the < kra plaints that it is doing nothing multiply , beyond precedent , arid excel the wearisome regrets of former years . Parliament is not even preparing

      forthe elections- — except by talking against time , so as to secure the completion , not of " the business of the country , " but of .. theprivate business . To have left that undone would have exasperated every country-town latyyer , every " important person in his locality / ' who has any measure before the House ; and no Ministry would dare to do that , much less the Ministry of the bold Lord Derby , When Mr- Disraeli and his chief were asked what was the business essential to the country , they might have answered in two words—the private business .

      The Indian inquiry , however , was not unneeded . In 1854 , the " charter , " or rather the act regulating the Government of India , will expire ; and although the inquiry was scarcely requisite to collect information , it is ns well to have it as the starting-point of practical deliberation . Our councils cannot get on , in modern times , until they have begun with a blue-book . Mr . Herries proposed a Select Committee ; but in doing so he produced divers statistical eulogies on the progress

      made in al l directions , in a way to show that it is not desirable to make any essential alteration of the existing system . And that was the general feeling of the House . Some few improvements were suggested—more roads , another bishop , irrigation , missionary labours , &c . —but Lord John Russell roundly declared it almost impossible to improve the outline of the present system . Evidently the committee will employ the impending two years in deciding to make no essential alteration .

      "he inquiry into Maynooth is only threatened , not order ed , in the shape of a motion by Mr . kpooner ; but in the meanwhile , referring to a speech by Sir Fitzroy Kelly , who said that he should support that motion , Lord Clanricarde naked Lord Derby what his intentions were ? No "Jgenmty could wring a reply from the Premier . « ei saul that ho was disappointed with the " fruits " P * the act of 1845 , rendering the grant to Maynooth permanent , and enlarging it ; he let it be understood that he would not oppose Mr . Spooner ' s motion , but he would not say what he would do [ Town Edition . " ?

      himself . His silence is construed to mean that h ' e : ' ' ^ ul ;/ revoke \ tlie ' gi ^ nt if he com . And what is tot ¦ i ^ evetit Innr ? Not-the hostil ity of the Irishif England Will support him . Evidently he cannot yet calculate his chances . Meanwhile he is recordingdiyers fallacious representations on the subject , which may be useful to him hereafter . Into Mr * Bennett ,-with his diocesan , the Bishop of Bathand Wells , Mr . Horsman has compelled the top yielding Ministers to inquire . Our readers will remember Mr . Bennett as that clergyman

      who devoted much trouble , time , and means to building a church and schools at Knightsbridge ; who became very Traptarian in his practices ; and resigned on a peremptory hint from the Bishop of London . Afterwards , it seems , he went to Germany , and consorted with Roman Catholics ; then went to Frome , was presented to the living by the Marchioness of Bath , and instituted by the Bishop ; whereupon Mr . Horsman accuses the Bishop of violating the canons , and moves an

      address asking for a Royal Commission to inquire . Mr . Disraeli deprecated this haste ; suggested that an appeal might be made to the Archbishop ; and moved " the previous question . " Mr . Gladstone recommended a " friendly" inquiry ; Mr . Walp ole accepted ; and on that understanding the majority present in the House agreed to vote that Mr . Horsman ' s question should not then be put . But Ministers need hardly have been so tender to Mr . Horsman j for , in point of fact , no case was made

      out against the Bishop . The Bishop must institute a presentee if he be certified as a person of proper conduct and qualifications—as Mr . Bennett wasand if the Bishop be satisfied of his doctrine . The affirmative on the Bishop ' s part is conclusive ; but not the negative : it was shown in Gorham ' s case , that the Bishop must prove his dissatisfaction to lie on a point of essential and established doctrine ,

      or the rights of the patron will be maintained . And as to Mr . Bennett ' s personal conduct , there was no charge of technical illegality . Mr . Dis-, raeli ' s notion of on appeal to the Archbishop , without previous proceedings in an ecclesiastical court , seems to be an illusion . Perhaps the " friendly" inquiry will be more penetrating and damaging than a technical attack , which might

      have been parried . Mr . Milner Gibson ' s admirable speech , once more exposing the mischief of the Taxes on Knowledge , has wrung from Mr . Disraeli the promise to " consider" at least two of them—the Stamp and Advertisement duties . On the whole , during the week , we should say that Ministers have neither gained ground nor

      lost it . Their appearance at the Goldsmiths -dinner was an opportunity—not -used ; except in a Californian discovery by Lord Derby , of statestnanlikeworth in regions unexplored—to wit , the regions of his Protectionist and Young England grounds ! Wow if he wanted to do a popular thing , he might find the occasion easy to his hand—the preservation of the Crystal Palace . We do not judge solely by the continued agitation in its favour , but still more by the numbers that had visited the building until it was forcibly closed by the

      Commissioners . Lord Derhy might contrast the crowds who testify their liking by their visiting with the sulky dozen that stay away , and wish to spoil the pleasure of the multitude for their own exclusive taste . But the Ministers , at present , not valuing popularity , appear inexorably to side with the sulky dozen . The public does not threaten much ; but unquestionably the Ministry that actually compels the demolition of the building , will incur a considerable degree both of unpopularity and of dislike .

      Another measure would be the adoption of the Sanitary scheme so well urged on Lord Derby by the deputation from the society ; but Lord Derby spoke of " difficulties !" A matter of art is creating more commotion than politics can — the appearance of Joanna Wagner , announced as forthcoming , " exclusively , " yet simultaneously , at each of the two opera houses . In these days of scientific feats , such a binal appearance could not be presumed to be impossible . Mademoiselle Wagner might have walked bodily on one stage , and have electrified

      the audience in the other , telegraphically or mesmerically . However , at present " the German Lind" attempts no such feat , but goes exclusively to Covent Garden , where she is awaited with a fervour of expectation . It is presumed that all London will «? on Saturday "—to-night . So vivid and abiding is the interest of art . Tamberlik and Ronconi can draw crowded houses ; and we listen with ever fresh delight to the strains of the Martirij although the wails of Protectionists , the horrors of intra-mural interment , and the perils of bad water-supply grow , stale with repetition .

      All France is on tiptoe for the coming ffite of the distribution of the eagles in the Champ de Mars . The day has been selected , with rare gusto , as that on which the constitutional powers of the President would have exp ired , but for the coup d'tiat . The celebration is to exceed in splendour and solemnity all that ever Franco has witnessed since the Federation of 1790 . If the Empire be not proclaimed on the 10 th of May , it

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      « ' The one Idea which History exhibits as evermore developing itself : into greater distinctness i 3 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 KeJigion . Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development ot our spiritual nature . "—Siimboldt ' s Cosmos . .

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      . ^ e rtf TH E WEEK- SAG * Continental N otes .......... 389 England ' s Besponsibility towards s . - ~ N ^ wVfn Parliament . 382 The Controversy between Mazzini Europe . 395 Mehora 399 TheWeetmFarJiamen ^ .. ^ ... , and Louis Blanc ..:.......... .... 390 Bookselling and the Taxes on Knpw- PORTFOLIOMinistenal Banquetat Goldsmith s ^ . The « xea ^ Hebrew-6 athCase :.... ; ... 390 ledge .... . 395 Comte'e Positive Philosophy . .. 399 ; _ HalL . •;• ^•• conference with ^ the BailwayAgreeableness ....,..,,.,... — . M Schwarzenberg's Testament .... i . 398 THE ARTSlord W 9 ^^ oe mM e ggj Miscellaneous .............................. 391 Astonishing Concession to the Jews 396 Koyal Italian Opera 401 Sanitary jteio ^ mera . Health of London during the Week 392 The Dmner-Bell of Doom .... 396 , Cruvelli as an Actress 401 I" SSS Cry ^ ai ^ cer 387 Bii ^ , Marriages , and Deaths ...... 393 Cholera coming again 396 ^ nchPlays ^ ...... 403 g ^ XFr *^ OPEN COUNCIL- ^ ^ SS ^ SS ^ X tl X Arctic Expedition ............... 3 ^ - Ma ^ enance of the Indian Govern- ^ Localization of Church Property ... 396 -Jl ^ JfiHSZ kSZ ? ertS " - . iri . <» fron . ShioQuestion .... ' .. ; :...... 388 ment ..... ; ............ ; ............ 353 .. ... * . COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSTSdanaherChronio '' Syinptoin 8 " 388 Church Anarchy and Orthodox LITERATURE- Markets , Gazettes , Advertisement iSttfromPiim .. ^^ Dissent : . ; ... ^ .. ^ . ; ..:,:: « J ,,.,....... 884 . ' ¦ - ¦ ; The Fascination of Crime ............... 397 to . - ••• 403-40 *

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 24, 1852, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1932/page/1/