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Miscellaneous. The Court.—The Queen And ...
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—?—Leader Office , Saturday , March 6 th . THE CONTINENT . The appeal of Orsini , Pierri , and De Rudio is to come before the Court of Cassation on Tuesday . It is said there are serious points to be argued . The majority of the Bureaux of the Sardinian Chamber of Deputies ( says a contemporary ) have terminated the examination of the bill on conspiracies against foreign sovereigns . Nearly all the Bureaux , while admitting the necessity and the principle of the measure , propose to introduce amendments which will seriously modify it . It appears that the announcement of M . Brofferio having been , chosen reporter is premature . The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa announces that several political refugees have been ordered away from La Spezia .
... The last accounts from Naples represent the condition of Watt ' s mind as hopelessly insane . A . violent earthquake has occurred at Florence , killing thirty persons . A fire at Constantinople has burnt thirty houses . The palace of the Governor at Adrianople has been destroyed by fire , supposed to "be incendiary . The French Government ( says a despatch from Paris ) has never demanded from Switzerland the expulsion and transportation to America of a certain number of refugees . The only question was the localization of these persons in the cantons the furthest removed from the frontier .
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Belfast Et , ECTio > r . —Mr . Cairns , the new Solicitor-General for England , was elected for Belfast , without opposition , yesterday . Fatal Shipwreck . — In the recent storm on the north-east coast , the brig Nairns , of South Shields , with the entire crew , nine in number , perished . It is feared that other vessels have been lost . The Royal , British Bank . —The last examination meeting in this prolonged affair took place yesterday . Mr . Linklater having gone throug h the chief facts , and mentioned that the balance sheet of Mr . Stapleton was unsatisfactory , as desperately bad debts had been put down as simply doubtful , Mr . Commissioner Holroyd declared that the proceedings were at an end .
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There is no learned man but will confess h . e hath much profited by reading controversiea , his senses awakened , and hia judgment sharpened . If , then , it be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at lease , be tolerable for his adversary to write ;—Milton .
Evacuation Of Oude. (To The Editor Of Th...
EVACUATION OF OUDE . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) Sir , —That the landholders and native population of Oude are ill affected towards the British Government is a fact now placed heyond all doubt . At the time when the annexation of that kingdom was decided upou , you expressed your bclici that that measure waa not only expedient and just , but also popular . That is , you wore impressed with the conviction that within a very few months the bulk of the native inhabitants would hail with delight the change of masters—the change from misrule and oppression to a firm arid steady administration with equal rights before the law . In this anticipation you have , apparently , beeu mistaken . Nothing ,
indeed , has occurred to alter , or even to shako , my own decided opinion of the justinablcnoss of the act of annexation , though , possibly , it may not have been quite opportune at a moment when India was aenudocLof European , Jjjoops ,, __ JB 5 jt _ J . LJs . Jl . ojy ^ . cpX :. tairT ~ that tKo meoatiro " " riot acceptable to tho natives themselves . It therefore becomes a matter for serious consideration AvhcUicr tho occupation of the territory contrary to iho wishes of its inhabitants is worth the sacrifices that must yet be made , tho blood that must yet be shod , boforo our domination can be firmly established . Tho country is bristling with mud forts , and in ninny respects boars a marked analogy to tho state of England in tho time of King Stuimibn . In all directions are
the strongholds of bold , turbulent ' barons , who , at the shortest notice , can call out their hundreds , or even thousands , of retainers , armed to the teeth and eager for the strife . Large districts , too , are covered with jungle and marsh , impervious or fatal to Europeans , but a secure and not insalubrious asylum for the natives . We are probably iar within , the mark in estimating the armed bands of Oudeans at one hundred thousand , in addition to the tens of thousands of mutinous Sepoys who have nocked thither from other parts of the Bengal Presidency . Under such circumstances it is manifest that the entire subjugation of
the country will be an exceedingly difficult and dangerous operation , and that more than one campaign must be fought before tranquillity can be restored The present campaign may be expected to close towards the end of March , by which time the hot winds will have set in , and rendered exposure destructive to Europeans . It may be said , indeed , that during the past year the troops endured the sultry heat of the plains much better than was expected , and that the excitement counteracts the incidental exhaustion . It must be remembered , however , that it was by an acclimatized soldiery those hardships were borne , and also that the
excitement has already , in a great measure , passed away . There are no barracks , no accommodation , in fact , of any kind for the reception of the European regiments during the hot season . They must either lodge in tents , or in hastily constructed mud huts t in either of which they will suffer miserably . Already it is estimated that at least fifteen thousand men must be sent out annually to reinforce the conquering army , but twenty thousand will not suffice if hostilities are to be carried on until the setting in of the rains . And even if the British troops remain ou the defensive , they must expect to be incessantly and sorely harassed by an active
and inveterate enemy , inured to the climate , and patient of fatigue , hunger , and heat . The prospect is by no means encouraging , and I do not hesitate to assert that England has never been engaged in so exhausting a war since the war of independence with her American colonies . I therefore repeat the question , ' Is the occupation of Oude a positive necessity—is it , in short worth the risk of sensibly reducing the resources of the mother country ? ' It will perhaps be said that we have no choice , that we cannot retire from Oude without seriously imperilling our moral influence and position throughout Hindostan . Such would doubtless be the case were the British troops to be hastily uitu
withdrawn , wiwiour demonstrating r auptsnuntj in the field . But the prowess of the European soldiery is sufficiently appreciated and feared by the natives , and has never been called in question . Every useful purpose , besides , would be answered by inflicting severe chastisement on the rebels in the neighbourhood of Alumba ^ h and Azimghur , and then the country might safely be restored to its owti inhabitants . There would be little danger of their ever again tempting tho fortune of war , and any such attempt would be defeated by maintaining a sufficient force at Benares , Allahabad , and Cawnporc . As little temptation would there be oh our part to interfere with the internal administration of the restored kingdom . Tho folly and uselessness of
Contingents has been abundantly proved in the present insurrection , and no one in his senses would advocate a return to that system . Our future policy must be strictly and literally one of non-interference in tho affairs of independent states . The British Government cannot bo held responsible for the welfare of those who prefer the mal-administration of their native rulers . The presenco of an English ltosident is also open to serious objections . The utmost caution on nis part will not suffice to save him , and consequently hia Government , from the imputation of exerting an unduo influonce . By far the wisest course is to leave the native principalities —including that of Oude—entirely to themselves ,
and for then * own interests they will take good care to ufford no subject of complaint to tho dominant power . Within our territories there is quite enough work to bo done to tax to tho uttermost the energy aiidjibUiMes ^ Qf ^ theJ ^ meddling with tho petty intrigues of native Courts . Tho restoration of the kingdom of Oude would probably bo followed by tho immediate pacification of India , as largo masses of troops would then bo disposable for service at any point where symptoms of disaffection might still bo exhibited . ¦ A protracted wurfaro will oortainly not add to our strength , or redound to our glory . J am , Sir , yours , & c , An Oid Indian .
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS .. Iu reply to a letter , written in a feminine hand , and signed ' Itaxia , ' we can only refer our corresjioiulentf D & - the authorities in Scotland Yard . We have no relatioaswith the individual in question . Mr . F . € L Beabnabd , or 59 , Regent-street , -writes to My that he is not Monsieur Simon BEiiWAaD .
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LORD DERBY'S PROGRAMME . IiOBD Derby has not yet traced even the faintest outline of a . policy " . Instructed by one vote of the House of Commons , he is replying to Counb " Walewski ' s despatch ; convinced by another vote , he proposes to legislate at once for India . Beyond this , all is vague . Concerning India itself , he hopea to introduce a better bill than Lord Palmeb .-ston ' s ; concerning ' what commonly goes "by the name of Parliamentary Reform , ' he intends to procrastinate . Parliament is invited , upon these grounds , to suffer the Conservative Cabinet until the session of 1859 .
Possibly , it ; would be an inconvenient course to be adopted by the great Liberal majority in the House of Commons immediately to overturn the Debb" £ administration ; but too much is claimed by the Tory Premier upon the plea that he accepted office under circumstances of discouragement and difficulty . Another combination was quite possible had he refused the task confided to him at the
suggestion of Lord Palmebston , and if public spirit had been his ruling principle , he might have recommended it . But the words we wrote in February , 1852 , apply exactly now . " The choice of the new Premier was not in any respect the affair of the ( country , ' the ' nation , ' the people , ' or the * Parliament ; ' it waa arranged by the Crown , probably with the advice of the outgoing Minister . " The leader who at this moment
commands popular confidence and centres all expectations in himself , is undoubtedly Lord John Russell , who , with Mr . Gladstone and his friends , might command the allegiance of powerful parliamentary sections amounting to a direct working majority . It is hinted by political gossips , indeed , that the objection to Lord John Russell waa that , having so vehemently denounced the Conspiracy Bill , his appointment might have been interpreted aa au act of defiance to tho French Government . But this is a slight apology for the juggle which has handed over the administration from Lord Palmejrstow to his nominee . We can understand Lord
Palmerston ' s tactioa . His frienda are by no means reserved on that point . They alread y begin to taunt the new Premier with following in tho ruta of his predecessor , to whom , it is urged , the ascendancy of Parlift" menTiOTrally ^ loHg ^ question to affirm that u majority , even in the House of Commons , ia pledged to Lord Pal-MiaiiSTON . It was elected to support him j lie mado the government of the empire a personal question , nnd he cannot complain if he hns lost hia popularity by personally affronting tho Legislature and tho public . Had nob Mr . Milnjbii Gibson led the way , ifc id
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Leader (1850-1860), March 6, 1858, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06031858/page/11/
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