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barbarous garotter , housebreaker , and footpad of the vulgarer orders ; we omit even the humbler civilians of crime , and speak only of those who
have something like a c position . ' There is , for example , Mr . Hogbeh annexed to the list of persons implicated , in the Great Northern fraud ; while the refusal of the company to register some of the transfers , implies that there are other persons involved who have not yet been openly accused . There are Messre . Mansr and PAux ,, offieers
of the City of London Poor-law Union , defaulting—Paxti ., it is said , connected with the eminent banker of that name ; the -well-connected Flood , accused of issuing forged notes ; and we have a Mr . Cark , arrested on a charge of stealing , released , and immediately afterwards accused again of stealing silk pocket-handkerchiefs , like an ordinary denizen of Petticoat-lane !
2 To doubt there are other causes for this universal demoralization besides the Income-tax . There is , for example , the exclusive ostentation , the flunkeyism of the day , which teaches men that they will not be respected , perhaps will notsucceed in life , unless they can " assume a virtue though they have it not , " and seem rich though they are poor . Unless , like Rbdpath , they live as if they tad thousands , though they have but hundreds ionestly . Another cause is the confusion of the law . Bankruptcy and Chancery have this -week
tried their own special cause before Lord Justice Knight Bktjce , each claiming the right to administer the affairs of the Royal British Bank , and the Lord Justice cannot absolutely decide . He in clines to Bankruptcy * but must still concede to Chancery some control . The confusion of the law , he saj's , gives impunity to crime and chicane . The creditor might by this time have ten shillings in the pound ; he is glad to have obtained a dividend , in three months , of five shillings in the pound .
Some neo-philanthropists are howling for more severe laws to defend society against its ruffians . The men who are committed this week to be tried For the great bullion robbery—scoundrels as they were , since they were untrue to their own confederate , Agab , and defrauded the mother of his child—are artists and diplomatists , rather than ruffians in brutality . They do not compete with
the well-connected Mr . Hendbich , who stabs a girl in mere wantonness . How little increased severity would serve morals , however , might be learned in the frightful scene at Winchester , where one of the three Italians hanged for murder howled and struggled with the executioner , and did more to disgust the public with our brutal mode of punishing the brutal than a thousand essays of humanitarians .
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BANQUET TO ADMIRAL SIR HOUSTON STEWART , K . C . B . Tub corporation and community of Greenock gave a 'banquet on tho evening of Friday week to Admiral Sir Houston Stewart , K . C . B . Tho entertainment took place in the Town Hall , which has just been opened , and which on this occasion was ornamented with shrubs , wreaths of laurel , stacks of armour and colours , artistically displayed . Provost Hunter took tho chair ; and , in answer to the toast of " Her Majesty ' s Ministers , " tho Duke of Argyll made along speech , in which he thanked the country for tho support which the Government had had during peaco and war , and spoke of tho
determinadesire to augment his already vast * dominions ; and he ( the Duke ) had no doubt that Russia would now turn her attention to measures « f social reform . The chairman then proposed the toast of the evening —Sir Houston Stewart . After a eulogistic speech , the Admiral vase to reply , and ( having first retunMi thanks for the reception lie had net witti , and aHsrded to the fact of his having been absent from his native country during ten j'ears ) addressed himself to a defence * of the navy and army engaged in the late war froiu various charges of hwompetehee wad want of energy wtech had . been brought against them . It is the privilege of Englishmen , he remarked , always to growl and find fault . Had we begun sooner than wo did to make gunboats , flat-bottomed boats , and mortar-boats , it would have embarrassed diplomacy . "We are a commercial nation ,
and therefore cannot enter into a war so quickly as nations which delight in warfare . " They might talk as long as they pleased about ships and stone -walls , the one versus the other ; but he had lived long enough to know that , considering the combustibles and the immense increase of weight of metal with which ships would be met if they came in contact , they Would have little chance . Unless they could place a ship of -war within thirty yards of a stone battery , the -wooden walls would not have the best of it . ( Cheers . ) They might probably allude to Acre and Algiers , but they must recollect tho sage remark of the Duke of Wellington after the bombardment of Acre , in which he ( Sir Houston ) bore a humble
part . At Algiers , they . allowed the ships to take Up their position . The Queen Charlotte , -with Lord Einiouthj- was actually -within yard ' s length of the quay :, and Lord Exmouth , before he would drop anchor , actually-waved to the people to get out of the way . No doubt they would in such a case make precious work with the battery . At Acre , we put buoys upon the shoals in the night time to show .- . where they were . The Egyptians thotight these were the spots on which we meant to anchor our ships ; they lowered . ill their guns for these buoys , and blocked up the embrasures with sand-bags to prevent our shot touching them . What was the consequence ? They let us pass the shoals and
then opened fire , but not till w « were past them , and three times their batteries were manned and destroyed . That was taking up a position before they began . With respect to ships and stone -walls , then , it is very easy to talk of the Baltic fleet and say it ought to have sent Cronstadt to the devil , but they should , after all , consider that it is much more easily said than done . " He pursued a similar line of argument with respect to the fleet off Sebastopol , and then made several observations — -which , he being a sailor , he said must be disinterested —in defence of the operations of our army during the
siege of the great Crimean fortress , and asserted that in the final attack on the Redan we did all we could , that success was impossible ( though the attempt was of service in helping the French ) , and that the circumstances under which the French , attacked the Malakhoff were naturally much more favourable than those under which we assaulted the Redan . With some allusions to the unparalleled sufferings of the English army during the -winter of 1854-5 , and an assertion that Mr . Cobdcn could not be more desirous of peace than he himself was , provided that peace he consistent with honour , Sir Houston Stewart resumed his seat amidst loud cheers .
Some other speeches followed ; the chief being that of the Duke of Argyll , who proposed "The memory of the heroes who fell during the last war . " This , as usual , was drunk in solemn silence . In the course of his observations , the Duke said : — "As far as my own means of observation go , I can sincerely say that there was no nobler specimen of a British soldier ever born than the late Lord Raglan . I mention him now not as a general , because on his capacities in that respect I neither seek , nor do I care to pronounce any opinion whatever . I mention him aimply as a soldier who foil at his post of duty ; not , indeed , by the bullet of tho enemy , but by
the pestilence that walked at noonday among the gallant ranks of the British army . ( Cheers . ) And now , gentlemen , I can only say in conclusion , that I trust throughout every class there will in future , and for many years to come , bo a juster appreciation of what I have called tho nobler virtues of the military character , that you will remember that in their devotion to duty , not merely in tho very face of danger , but under circumstances of infinite difficulty and trial , they have been , and are , an example to civilians in their respective walks of life . ( Cheers . ' ) I givo ' Tho memory of the late Lord Raglan . ' "
tion of Lord Clarendon to see that the treaty of peaco shall bo carried out in its entirety and integrity . Ho added that he had no doubt that the efforts now being mafle "b y tho Government with that view will bo crowned -with success . Ho hoped that , " when tho transactions connected with this war are wound up and closed , wo Bhall bo aTilo to resume terms of amity and friondBhip with that bravo and gallant people with ¦ whom wo have latel y b « cn at war . " Ho conceived there were many circumstancoa in favour of the fulfilment of that hope . A young Emperor had succeeded to ho throne ; there could be no reason why ho should
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entertained by Captain Hartstein on board the E ^ ohX ob Sunday evening . Lieutenant Bedford Pim JJtt previously known the American Captain , an d ^ ho fewyeurs back , made in the Resolute that joTirncvWw £ led to the preservation of the crew of theI 2 fa < ? was present . Tho . reception , of the Lieutenant Wn tain Hartstein , and the gratification ontheuLtfT former at again meeting his friend , were extr , ^ warm and cordial . ' extremel y Mr . Canard , the owner of the celebrated lino r f a + Iantic steamers , has made an offer to the Unit ^ L ^ 7 ~ Government to convey the whole of the oflW , I crew of the Kesolute , on their return yj *" f » "I charge . The offer , however , has W ^ oS , ^ the most hear y expressions of appreciation and thanks on the ground that other arrangements had been , 1 ready made , which could not conveniently be < = ef -,, ; V The deputation from the Shi powners' Assod-iS r Liverpool , comprising Mr . S . R . Graves , ctSnn iff Jame ^ Smith and ^ Ir . F . A . Clint , arrivedo » S * at Portsmouth , and inspected the Victory and CHreno / yard , whence they were emlarked by Mr . John D-ivX " * " 6 ^! 5 ^^ lish ^ ' accompanied b
r ^! : v Mr . James Garratt , of the linn of Garratt , Gibbon ami Sons , agents to Lloyd ' s for the Resolute , they Wrc ceived at the gangway by Giptain Hartstein ami officer * " and conducted below . After an introduction and a little rest , the deputations ere invited to the quarter deck , where the officers and crew \ rere assembled to gether with Chevalier Pappalardo , the Vice-Consul ' and Mr . Davies . Mr . Graves then addressed Captain Hartstein in a suitable speech , and then read the document ¦ with which lie was charged by the Shipowners ' Association , and which acknowledged , in cordial language the graceful and generous character of the gift brought ' over by the American . officer , and spoke of it as another guarantee of the impossibility of England and the United States going to war .
To this , Captain Hartstein delivered the follow-in <• reply : —" Gentlemen , —To say that Ifeel honoured by this unmistakable mark of your consideration would but feebly express my sense of the compliment- , which-you have thus paid through me to the Government whose " representative I now have the honour to be . Meeting you as delegates from the shipowners of the great commercial city of the United Kingdom , 1 rejoice at the kindly feeling thus manifested for a nation with whose interests you are so intimately connected . In my present mission to your Government you can read the spirit of Americans towards the people of this country , and can easily believe that your hapiiy allusion to themutual bonds
of origin and a community of feeling between us will meet with a cordial response . The advancement of science and the arts , to which botli nations have , in a spirit of generous rivalry , so greatly contributed , have changed our anciont geographical positions . Miles and seconds have become almost synonymous-words , and now the iron messengers of our commerce fly like steam shuttles , weaving between us a fabric of mutual interest . May that spirit of friendly emulation , enterprise , and enlightened purpose , -which has given to our shipping interests the distinguished place they occupy throughout the universe , ever continue . For your expression of friendly interest and congratulations to myself and officers of the Resolute , be pleased , gentlemen , to accej ) t our hearty thanks . "
The deputation and officers ( who had stood uncovered during the whole of the interesting ceremony ) then went below and partook of a handsome breakfast in the gunroom , presided over by Captain Hartstein , Lieutenant Wells filling the vice-chair . On the deputation leaving the ship in tho gig of Mr . Davies , of tho Clarence-jard , the crew of the Resolute mounted the rigging and gave them three hearty cheers , -which -were as heartily returned by all in the gig . The civic banquet to the American officers took place on Wednesday , when the IMayor of Portsmouth presided . In answer to the toast of his health , ' and the health of his officers , Captain Hartstein said : —" Mr . Mavornml
gentlemen , >—For your kind expression of good feeling towards my country , myself , and tho othor ollicers of the Resolute , I sincerely thank you . We have been sent to your shores on a . mission of friendship { loud ch ' uuv ) , and we have met with a brother ' s welcome ( rcnenvif ' chews ) for which our thanks are due to all . I most cordially express those thanks to tho municipal authorities of this city , who arc among the first in tho generous competition to offer us the hand of greeting nnil hospitality ( cFieers ) ; and let mo express the earnest hope that the union of our flags on this fostivo occasion may prove emblematical of tho feelings of our respective countries for all coming time . ( Cheers . ) I again thank you for
THE ARCTIC SHIP RESOLUTE . Captain Hartstkin " , Lieutenant C . II . Wells , Lieutenant K . E . Stone , Lieutenant Hunter Davidson , Dr . Maccoun , and Dr . Otis , compritung all tho ofllccra of her Majesty's ship Resolute , were entertained nt thu Admiralty-house last Saturday evening by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour , K . C . B ., tho Commandcr-in-Chiof , Mr . Crosskoy , Conuul-CSonoralfor tho United States for this district , and ( Jhcmilior Vincent Piippulnrdo , Vice-Consul at Portsmouth , wero also g \ tcsta , with a largo circle of naval officers . Several gentlemen , Arctic voyngcra and others , -were
the manner in which you have drunk our healths , and hope every huccqss may nttend this city in its commerce , and its citizens in all their undertakings . " Prolonged cheering followed thm address . Captain Uaitskiu then proposed "Tho Health of the Mayor nntl Corporation of Portsmouth , and huccchs to their commerce . " The Mayor returned thank *; and Mr . CrottnkciV , tho American consul-general for tho district , in " tins course of « brief speech which ho delivered , said lu ; wns Ruro that , had tho circumstances been reversed , K » Klaml would have mndo tho Bumo present to Aineruvi as America had jiwt anado to England . The world , ho observed , is largo enough for both nations without their coming into collision . Tho East soeinuu
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 27, 1856, page 1226, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2173/page/2/
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