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that we trust , novr that the investigation , has been , brought to a close , tike public naiad will be appeased , and that matters will be allowed to take their proper ( puree on the decision to which , we have come , aad irikich . decision , I have to add , is unanimous on the pant of tie bench . L-ieatenant Knight is under arrest on board the Dauntless , preparatory to his being tried by a coartmartial .
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TEE DUKE OF CLEVELAND AND COLONEL
GARRETT . A . cobrespondengb has taken place "between the Puke of Cleveland and Colonel Garrett of the Fortygjxtb , in consequence of certain opinions on the di&-emplane of the regiment expressed by the duke in his recent letters to the Mayor of Windsor . Colonel GarFett asks the duke to point out in the evidence at the courts-martial anything tosho wthat fceyond the cases of Greet and Perry , he was justified in the remark , that , "If youths in the lower ijanks of regiments are allowed to practise every sort of riot , drunk-enness , and debauchery , and no notice taken of it by their commanders , are they to be made tlie victims and he to be let off scot-free , when , by his own culpable negligence , he has T > een tfee sole cause of it ?—for such is the case with Colonel Garrett . "
The duke replies , that as an Englishman he had a aaght to make observations on the colonel as a " public man , " and denied his right to ask him to give his seasons for the opinions he had expressed , " were lie tmerely a civilian ; tmt still less had he a right to BJflke such a request , in a military point of view , iroBGL his superior officer , "—and that tlie evidence on the whole justifiedMs opinion . The colonel rejoins , that lie has commanded the regiment for fifteen years ; and it had been inspected by eighteen g&neral officers , whose opinions were the reverse of the duke ' s . He then
sarcastically points out , by reference to dates , that " his superior officer" had only served in the army eleven jjears ; declares that he has received offence , injury , and insult from th . e duke , and asks for an apology . To this tie got noreply ; and . again he -urges that the matter should be placed in the hands of a friend on eatth side , under the provisions of the * Articles of War , which instituted that spit of arbitration among . officers instead of duelling- —" a practice , " says the colonel , " which , ten years ago , would have brought such a matter as the one now at issue to a speedy settlement . "
The duke declines , and leaves him to his " action : fi > r libel . " Colonel Garrett then say 8 , that as that is all the * edress he can get , he " must keep t h at course in view for his future guidance , " and in . the mean time lie will publish the correspondence .
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SBR WILLIAM MOLE 3 WORTH AT EDINBURGH . X » e freedom of the city of Edinburgh—as . was pathetically said by the Lord Provost , lf ajl it has to give " . —was bestowed on Sir W . JVtolaswortli . on Sajtusflay ) . asfc . The chief magistrate took the occasion , to qxpregs a good deal of confidence in , the present Government . Sit William returned thanks at length , and was firstly unable to ilnd words to express his gratification at such a mark of respect from " so great and renoired a city—renowned both in ancient history and modern science ; renowned for its philosophers , historians , poets , and divines . " But ho had peculiar gratification because , said he ,
1 am connected with this city by tlie ties both of birth and education . Hy both I am hulf a Scotchman . I am proud of niy Scotch blood , q . wl of belonging to the same family na I > avid Iluino , tho historian and philosopher , In -this UnlvorBlty of Edinburgh I waft educated under Leslie , Jameson , and other eminent professors . In my youth I waa ao fortunate a # to enjoy tlvo acquaintance and to profit by tjho convoxaation of Sir \ yalter £ cott , Jeffrey ,, BrowstoT , Sir William Hamilton , Sir John Sinclair , James Mill , and other distinguished Scotchmen .
I am , therefore , attached to Edinburgh by tho feelings of gratitude , affection , an « t admiration ; and the strength . of'thoso feelings has not been diminished by an afononco of ninny yonm Since I left T 5 dinbur # h I havo visited many of the most cojobrnted cities in Europo , but nono of them over appeared to mo to compare in beauty -with the metropolis pdf Scotland , which Ixm also been much adorned of lato years . I am , therefore , dolightod at tho honour you have * done nio iu enrolling hiq umonj ; your freemen .
JJo wa / j grateful for tlio approbation expressed of Ms . political opinions , believing them to bo sound ; and they did ' jnot interfere with his taking o 0 lco imdo ? Lord AU « rdcon , "When I johwl that Government ,, though I hud not tt » c ho »>« wx to l > o personally acquainted with Lord Aber-» public < WW «* JWi . X kU « oa , v 4 f ) ped that I could booorno a uioiAt
ber of his Government without any compromise of principle , especially as my noble friend , Lord John ltussell , the distinguished , acknowledged , and justly-recognised , leader of the Liberal party , whom I hare generally followed , and hope to continue to follow 5 n public life , had consented to hold an influential position in Lord Aberdeen ' s Administration . 1 ST or have my hopes and expectations been disappointed . My respect and admiration for Lord Aberdeen has been confirmed and strengthened by personal acquaintance . I found him to be a siucere , earnest , straightforward , liberal , and enlightened gentleman—an honour to Scotland—a statesman of whom
every Scotchman ovight to be proud—whose only object in tafeing office was to promote the good Government of his country , and whose chief wish in retaining office is firmly and energetically to maintain the honour and dignity of Great Britain , in the arduous contest in which we are now engaged—in the just and necessary war which the responsible Ministers of the Crown have felt it their duty to advise her Majesty to declare against the JBinperor of Russia . The remainder of the speech was a very general view , indeed , of Ministerial policy in reference to the war , which told nothing , as was of course intended .
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TOBY POLICY NEXT SESSION , Recently w « stated that tlie indications of wliat was to be the Tory policy hitd begun to resolve theihselres into a certainty , and that " Protestantism " was to be the cry , and Mr . Disraeli the chief crier . At the same moment the Pi-ess , appearing on the very sanxe day , was labouring with a manifesto which stamps oup prophecy as true . The constitution of England is laid down by our brilliant but illogical contemporary to have been for three centnri « s Protestant , and in the vanguard of its defenders have evei" teen the " Irish Protestants , a , race and a people wfeom successive governments have tacitly agreed to overlooker injure . " And as a . general principle , it is really time that the question of the Protestantism of the state should be decided . It is asserted ,
• This is a conviction , fast gaining ground in Ireland as in other parts of the empire . We see it recorded this week that ' tlie Protestant Association of the county of Down , the Kent of Ireland , has come forward' express its hope that the member for Bucks will bring ia a measure to ' vindicate the Protestant Constitution , of the country . ' There are few shires even in England that can compete with tho oounty of Down in the mingled influences of numbers , -wealth , and an . educated population . Pre-eminently Protestant , it ia the prosperous seat of thriving manufactures ; it has several first-class peers , a highly opulent gentry , and a sturdy yeomanry . Its proper designation would be the Yorkshire of Ireland , rather than its Kent . And it is this county which , at a public meeting presided over by a gentleman « f station and influence , has responded to Mr . Disraeli ' worda on the vital necessity for vindicating the Protestant Constitution .
" Facts like this and others in our possession justify our belief that before long tho public rnind will be steadily fixed on this serious subject . But in vain will opinion bo excited if it does not , as wo moat sincerely trust it will , receive statesmanlike guidance . Tho Protestant aentimont of the land must not he ullowed to evaporate , as under the claptrap policy of the writer of the Durham letter , or presumptuously aportod -with , as in the case of Mr . Chambers and the Conventual question . Without
the discretion that chooses a vigorous and practical line of action , it would be vain to expect any permajjeutly bcnoaci « l , or lurgoly influential results . Distinct objects must bo ujaiod at ; principles that will utand tho test of long discussion adopted , and mere offensive clamour bo avoided . Our position is essentially one of defence . In this groat cause wo nre not tho aggressors , nor have wo originated the discussion . It has been raised in the most offensive manner by tho ambition of propagandist Rome . "
Against this tho Press exhorls Tories a # d Proieatftnts to act ou tho defensive , and . declare !* that the conduct of Rome coax only be mot "By a policy in harmony with our Constitution , winch , while proaorving tho civil and religious privileges « f uU oujc follow-8 ul > joctH , ahull fix tho limit beyond which Romish nggroaaion must not bo permitted to advance . " It in in tho powei of tho Protestants of Ireland to proinoto this policy by making common cnuso with tho
Vrotostantu of tho owijpiro , and by tho firm < uid temporal * cptprewttion of tboir sentbnentfl . Wo do justice to their miiny noblo qualities , and vo respect thoir r / . enl , and . Hope it will ovor bo tempered with tho dlHcrotion thoy havo lately mmiifuutod . 1 'rotontantinm it * too high aj » d pur © > v principle , to bo associated with budget * mid Golxmiw , on oven with dynastio remembrances . Its genuine triumph is not tlw a » cw > danoy of u party , but tln « equal r > Kl » t «» of a pqoplo . It coiiccdos tho utmost freedom of thought and action that la qonnlstont with tlxo pBCHorvfttlftn of ftccdwn . But It ia impoBuiblo for any
truly Protestant State to permit the existence of a confederacy which id a perpetual menace to its peace , and is inconsistent with that liberty of the- subject which , it is its first duty to protect . " Mr . Iriicas seems to have made up his naLad what to expect . In the Tahht of last wtek he traces the gradual approach of Mj- . Disraeli last session to entire cohesion with Mr . Spooler , who so often pathetically lamented the one point of difference between him and liis right lionourable friend . Mr . Luca 3 points out the signific ^ ocy of articles in the Morning £ &rald and the Press , connecting Mr . Disraeli with sonic such movement , followed xvp as it is by the a ( 3 $ resses tp luui from Protestant Associations , and says
:-rru From ail these indications I suppose we may draw the inference that next session there is to be in Parliament a desperate anti-. Catholic crusade firooj . the fanaiics on both sides of the House , and that of this crusade , if he finds it « wvenieu £ , Mr . Pisraeli is to be tlie leader . " Judging from Mr . Disraeli ' a recorded opinions , Mi . Lucas seems uto think that " whatever phrases he may use to advance tlie purposes of the moment , ]? £ » huniau being believes in 7 us zeal for ProtestaatisiH ; " and if all this cooies to pass , lie can only say : —
" That Protestantism has takes ; many strange shapes , and will take many stxwge *; bait I think it will be on . e of the strangest if the man wlio has ostentatiously put forward these senteaees as part of his religious cre&d saould appear a $ the leader and chosen- advocate of Protestantism in its struggles for the supremacy of what they call religious truth . Their leader—for they hail him as their leader , and wi 31 gratefully accept hia guidance if he will stoop to lead them—boldly avows his belief that there -was no crime in the crucifixion of the Son of Qod ; that His murderers are free from bla < Hie ; and that we are to coatesopjate their act with gratitude . The ' imnjolators ,, ' as he calJs tiie ajkucderexs of Our lord , are to- be reverenced along with , their ' victim , ' as both equally belonging to the ' holy race . ' Annas and Oaiphas , Judas and Herod , the priests who instigated , and the rabble who shouted ' Crucify Him .
crucify Him , ' all ar& placed by this defender of ProtcstaiLtism in the same category with the Redeemer of Mankind ; for them he claims our reverence ; he absolves them from "blame ; and he awards to them , our' trembUng gratitude . ' If there is to be a new persecution' of the Catholics , It is some consolation , to us to reflect that in this new crusade the flag of Protestantism will be carried by a . gentleman who entertains these peculiar © pinions ^ Mr . Disraeli has a perfect right to his opinion , however wild , or however extravagant . I am not arguing against that . I content myself with pointing out the strange conjuncture of circumstances which places in the van of Exeter Hall one who , if we rightly understand his ivorda , and if he means what he professes , reveres and worships t-he betrayers and cruciflers of Our Lord . If it is in that interest Catholic nuns are to be persecuted , and the Catholic Church legislated against , it is well so singular a fact should be made patent to the workV '
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RUSSIAN AND FINNISH PRISONERS , There has been fighting between the Russian and Finnish prisoners on board the Benbow and Devonshire : They are crowded together , nearly eleven hundred in two ships . They are woll fod , with nothing to do ; none of them Hceming ijjjjli ned to pursue such a courae of ingenious industry aa thai , which so remarkably difttinguiahed the French prisoners in Knglapd in tfco esurly part of this century . Tluey acsem to resemble the JCngliuh priaoMcrs in Franco [ as the latter were described by tUo French ] : they ait stupidly idle after one meal , tailkring about how long it is to the next , or gambling for tobacco and spirits with cards , dice , or other instruments of hazard : or when warmed by strong drink , of which by Homo means they find more than enough , they
discuss tho political vner-kfl of Husttin , her past conquest ? , present system of government , and her probable future . The Finlandora doteat everything Kusfiioai , and arc not ejow , to call tho loyal subjects of tho Emperor—their present follow priBouarstr-cowards . The loyal Russiiuis tlinow back the elutrge . Tho Fins , chiefly a oor |> 8 of riflemen , reiterate that no defenco was nindo at l ) o * nareund except by them and the Finnish artillery , Tho loyul I 4 ne » innfl , indignant at this nsflertion , appeal to tho fact , which they allogo to bo notoriously tnie , that tho Fins , boing political as well n « natural alienH to Kusfjiu , are bad mtbj « ctH nnd b «< l Holdiora , added to which they in *} Jkot orthodox ChriHtianB , but a i > coplo who mingle ancient poganiein , tt » o worHhip of O < Un and TUor , with , a opeeica of Chriatiunity which h « a »« it ]» cr a cliurch nor a pi'iowthood .
Thoso disputes waxed eo warm , thnt lust week there wujs ty . ^ enQriJ battle f they grappled in pure , and after a wrofttlo fell ou tho docls , kwiking biting-, imd throttling . r J'ho disturbftneo w « s oply put ) an end to by a threat that they would be flred on by tho sentries . They are to bo separated .
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942 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 7, 1854, page 942, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2059/page/6/
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