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X058 THE LEADER. [Saturday,
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THE ELECTEIC TELEGRAPH COMPLETE TJEIOM L...
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THE LAUNCH OF THE BENGAL. The Bengal, a ...
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stinted from his heart , in clear and graceful language , and while faithful as all true Moslems to the precepts ot his grand and simp le faith , he drops the knee at the hour o ? prayer in the midst of a Parisian crowd , he does not tail with a largo and liberal spirit to do homage to the symbols of another faith , to examine with lively intelligence the marvels , the graces , and the refinements of a new and strange civilization . He has visited the principal , churches and public buildings , and has ascended the tower of Notre Dame . Everywhere he has been received with unfeigned respect . He went to St . Cloud last Saturday , to have an audience with Louis Napoleon , who happened to be engaged with the Ministers in Council as he arrived ; but the grand saloon had been prepared for his reception , and coffee , pipes , and cigars were served to the guests . As
the hour of one struck , Abd-el-Kader suddenly became silent , stood up , and apologising rather by gesture than by words , unfolded his burnous , placed it on the ground , and knelt upon it . He bent his head , and in a moment seemed as completely absorbed in mental prayer as if he was unconscious that any living being was near him . He soon rose , folded up his mantle , and with the most perfect ease resumed the conversation which his devotions , always , it seems , practised by him at that hour , had interrupted . A message soon after arrived from the President , to say he was ready to receive his distinguished visitor . Louis Napoleon stood in the middle of the large saloon , near what is called the Galerie d'Apollon . The Emir approached , took hold of the President ' s hand , and bent his head to salute it , but Louis Napoleon opened his arms and embraced him—Abd-el-Kader returned the embrace with
much warmth . After the ordinary compliments , and some conversation , the President proposed to show him over the palace . The Emir , however , intimated , through his interpreter , that he wished first to repeat in form the oath he had pledged at Amboise , and asked permission to say a few words . He spoke nearly as follows : — " MonseigneuT , —I am not accustomed to your usages , but I long to say some words to express to you , and to all these Lords assembled , the nature of my sentiments . You , Monseigneur , have been good and generous to me . To you I owe the liberty which others had promised to me ,
but which you had not promised , and which , nevertheless , you have granted to me . —People have told you that I will violate my promises—have no faith in those that say so . I swear to you never to break the oath that I have made to you . I am bound by gratitude , as by my word—be assured that I will never forget what both impose on a descendant of the Prophet , and on a man of my race . I do not desire to tell you so only by word of mouth . I also desire to leave in your hands a writing which shall be for you a testimony of the oath I now come to repeat . I deliver to you this paper—it is the reproduction of my thought . "
These words were delivered with much emphasis , both in accent and gesture . The President replied : — " Abd-el-Kader , —I have never doubted your faith . I did not want this written paper you so nobly offer me . You know that I liave never asked from you oath or written promise . You have desired to deliver it to me— -I accept it ; and the spontaneous manner in which you have explained your thoughts is to me a proof that I was right in having confidence in you . " The President then showed the Emir the apartments of the palace , the grand gallery of Apollo , adorned with the masterpieces of Jiohrun , the chapel , the orangery , & c . Ho then visited the stables , and Louis Napoleon pointed out his favourite horses , which the Emir much admired . The
President informed him that one was placed at his disposal whenever he wished to ride , and that he should give him a beautiful Aral ) horse for ( he approaching grand review of cavalry . The stables particularly attracted ] iw attention and excited his admiration , and lie pronounced them fo be "like unto a palace . " The Minister of War presented to ilw Emir his colleague , the Minister of Justice , and explained the difference between their respective functions . Abd-ol-Ivader replied , "A good government reposes on two things on justice , " bowing to M . Ahhalucci , " and on the annv , " fialuting the Minister
at War . It was remarked , that on novera . 1 occasions Abd-el-Kader alluded in an emphatic manner to what , lie declared to bo an error generally entertained about , a Mussulman not . being bound by an oath pledged to a Christian , and lie protested in the Nfrongent , marinor agaiiiHt it . On taking leave of the 1 ' iVHident , ho mud ,--" My bones an ; old , but the rest of iny body has been renewed by your benefits . " He then preHsed the President , ' * hand to his lips , and withdrew with Iiih attendants . The visit , bad lusted an hour and a half , and the ICinir returned to 1 ' ariH nt , four o ' clock .
On Tuesday , Abd-el-Kader was present , on horseback al , a grand review given in bis honour a ! . Versailles . After this roviow tlio grand waters played , and in the evening lie returned to Paris , to a dinner given by tbe Minister of War . On Wednesday Ik ; paid visits to the principal M i-Tiistern and to the Archbishop of Paris , to . Jerome Hoiiupnrlo at the I nviilitlcs , when ) he visited Nnpoleon ' n tonil ) and tho Infirmary . Me also went , to see tbe Menagerie of M . Huguel , do KiaNsilia , whose courage in entering t lie ( It'll of lioim had not , be naiil , been neon since the I into ol Daniel . When he wan riding out in the Park of St . Cloud , on Monday , with the President , lie . wan asked how bis aged mother ' was in health . " When I wan a captive , ulio required a Hliek lo mipporf , her step : since iny liberation , phe can walk alone , '' he replied . The Aral ) chief is the idol of the . ladieH in Paris , and is quite beset with ( tiKr / s-
Uoux . The Senate nml on Thniwliiy . Ten members demanded an appeal to the people in favour of the ro-CHtablinhmeiit of Mm Umpire . M . Kotild , in the name of the Covernmenf , consented , find the report , is to be presented tins day . Tho Courts of Appeal and of I ' rcmihre lnst . imrr \ ui \ ti petitioned for fix ) Umpire , thiiH adding the lanl , Hanofion ol tlm law to tho forthcoming popular demand . Tho proHccut ion of tho poraoua charged with taking port .
in the processions of 1848 and 1849 , in memory of Robert Blum , at Leipsic , has only just concluded . They have been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment ; four of the accused are members of the learned professions . St . Paul ' s Church , at Frankfort , in which the German National Assembly of 1848 held its sittings , was opened for public worship on the 24 th . Lord Roden , Captain Trotter , and the other gentlemen . of theEnglish deputation which was to wait upon the Grand Duke of Tuscany in order to obtain from him the release of M . Madiai and his wife , arrived at Florence on tho 22 nd .
Lord Eoden writes to Lord Shaftcsbury that the reply of the Tuscan Minister to his letter announcing the object of the deputation , gives him some hopes at least of a partial remission of the Madiai ' s imprisonment . The prisoners had suffered already in health , from , the effects of confinement . The deputation is said to cause a great sensation at Florence ; but the letter of the Due de Casigliano reads like a rebuff . Funeral military services have been held in every garrison throughout the Austrian enjpire , in honour of the Duke of Wellington . The Duke having been a Protestant , the religious service was omitted . At Venice , 4000 men were drawn up in grand parade , the officers wearing crape round their left arms . The vessels in the port had their flags half-mast high .
The King of Prussia has named the deputation of the Prussian army to the funeral of Wellington . It consists of three veteran comrades of the deceased , who served under the orders of Marshal Blucher in the allied army . Besides , the Duke ' s own regiment ( the 28 th infantry ) will be represented by a deputation of officers . The Duke of Parma , that interesting young potentate , who lately issued a decree against civilian beards , moustache and imperials , and whose prime minister , ambassador plenipotentiary , and representative at the court of Austria , is Thomas Ward , once a Yorkshire groom , and
now Baron Tomaso Ward , decorated with we know not how many orders , stars , and titles , has just recognised Queen Isabella II . of Spain and her dynasty . Baron Ward was presented to the Queen on the 26 th ult . as the bearer of a formal declaration to that effect , signed by the Duke of Parma . The legitimist obstinacy of the Duke is explained by the fact that he is the son of Don Carlos Luis de Bourbon , Infante of Spain , and is married to the daughter of the Duke of Berri , sister of the Count of Chambord . The Queen of Spain has , in return , granted to the Duke of Parma all the prerogatives and honours of an Infante of Spain .
The Madrid Gazette publishes a Royal decree providing that French vessels , in Spanish ports , shall not hereafter be required to pay higher dues than those to which Spanish vessels are liable in the ports of "France . General Concha ( late Governor of Cuba ) is reported to be appointed to represent the Spanish army at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington . It is said that tho salt-works of Spain are to bo offered for sale . Sir Henry Bulwer returned on tho 23 rd instant to Florence , from his mission to llome , and , we are told , is satisfied with tho results of his last interview with Cardinal Antonelli on the 2 ist inst . He is said to have obtained the eventual pardon of Edward Murray , the Pope ' s disavowal of Archbishop Macllale and tho more violent of the ultramontanists in Ireland , and the removal of the Papal anathema from the three Colleges of mixed education , at Cork , Galway , and Belfast .
The intrigues of France in Belgium and Piedmont have borne their fruits in protracted Ministerial crises in both countries ; and in both , the clerical and refugee question * have been the difficult ies of the " situation . " In Belgium the crisis has beon solved by tbe election of M . Delforee , the Liberal candidate , to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies , and the consequent aceeptanco of offico by M . Henry de Brouckere with a Liberal Government ; of which M . Rogier , tho representative , of more decided liberalism , and of the pure national parly , and peculiarly
obnoxious to the French Government , does not form a parr . But Al . Piercot , the burgomaster of Liege , one ; of tho new Ministry , is considered a personification of M . Rogier ' h policy , and quite as extreme a Liberal as M . Frere Orban , the liite Minister of Finance , it in not expected that the new Cabinet will satisfy the exigencies of Franco either as regards the tariff , or tlio press , or tho refugees . Tho position of tho King in very perplexing . Bonapartint agenth are everywhere , and it is HUHpecled that even in tho army then- are ollicerH in receipt , of French gold .
In Piedmont , after the resignation of M . d'Azoglk ) , whether from desire of retirement , or from tho difficulty of resisting French threats , or from it misunderstanding with the French ( and if , is even said the Knglish ) ambassador , Count , Cavour was sent , for by the king . Count , Cavour , an able finance minister , hud been more decidedly liberal than D'Azeglio ; but , since tho marked attentions of tho h'lym ' o during bin rcn'n \ , visit lo Paris—it may bo remembered that , he dined with l , ouin . Napoleon , in company with Ratazzi , the liberal President , of the Chamber—ho in reported to have returned to Turin less enamoured of
English Parliamentary government , and more disposed to court . l , | io Honuparlist , alliance . However this may be , he lias found it , impossible to form a ministry " oil" his own hook , " having received several KcfiiHiil . s from distinguished men . Count "Cosu . ro Halbo ( one of tho clerical parly , and a strict , conservative ) IniK been Hinco invited to form a cabinet , but by the last , ae , eountn had not , . succeeded in forming an administration . It , is thought probable that , D'Azeglio and Cavour may coalesce . Tho Civil JV 1 urritige Kill and Ihe ecclesiastical question generally aro the prevalent obstacles .
Arrests have recentl y been uiudo at Milan . Como , and Lodi , hythoAiiHlrian police . At Aiicomi wholesale executions aro expected . Tho Austrian Union treaty bolwoon Austria and tho Uuchios of Modenii und Parma lias Jjoon Bignod .
X058 The Leader. [Saturday,
X 058 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
The Electeic Telegraph Complete Tjeiom L...
THE ELECTEIC TELEGRAPH COMPLETE TJEIOM LONDON TO PARIS . Monday saw the opening of complete telegraphic com ^ munication between London and Paris . At the offices ; in Cornhill a large party of notables assembled , among whom were Earl Cadogan , Lord de Mauley , Mr . John Masterman , M . P ., Mr . Samuel Laing , M . P ., Mr . W . Chapliu , M . P ., Count , de Flabault , Baron Kubeck " . Count Streleski , C . B ., Ernest Bunsen , Esq ., Mr ! . Samuel Gurney , Sir James Weir Hogg , % id many others . From one o ' clock , messages of all kinds -were exchanged , of which the following are specimens . A message by Brett's Printing telegraph was transmitted , by the Submarine Company ' s superintendent , Mr . G . V .. Robinson , at 7 . 30 p . m ., to Calais , as follows : —
" Cornhill to Calais . —Permit the endorsement of the sentiment— ' When France is content , the world is tranquil . Vive la Ligne ! ' " At 10 minutes past two ( London time ) , the question was asked of Paris , " What time is it ? " The answer was " 2 . 10 p . m . " A question was then asked of Arras , a French town between Calais and Paris , as to the state of the weather . The answer received immediately was , " overcast and '
dull . " The inquiry was made of the name of the transmitting clerk . The reply was " Brassard . " A further message was forwarded : — " Lord De Mauley presents his compliments to M . Foy , and begs him to allow experiments with the needle instruments between Paris and London . " [ Lord de Mauley , it should be stated , is the chairman of the board of directors . ] " From Paris to London . —M . Foy ( director-general of French telegraphs ) presents his compliments to the Hon . F . Cadogan . " But the most extraordinary proceeding of the day was the following message with which the experiment * closed : —
" The Directors of the Submarine Telegraph Compivny . ' beg leave to approach his Highness the Prince President with the expression of their best thanks for the assistance ' which he has uniformly given towards the estabfisftnientt of this instantaneous means of communication between ' France and Great Britain . May this wonderful invention serve , under the Empire , to promote the peace and prosperity of the world . —Dated Nov . 1 , ] 852 , 30 , Cornhill . " M . Bonaparte did not deign a reply . But here is-a public company , among whose members there are some persons calling themselves Engli ^ iuiea , officiously recognising the Empire !
The Launch Of The Bengal. The Bengal, A ...
THE LAUNCH OF THE BENGAL . The Bengal , a huge screw steamer , belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental fleet , intended for service in the Indian seas , was launched at Glasgow on Monday . She is ten feet longer than the Great Britain , suid of 2300 tons burthen . A fatal accident nearly happened . The supports gave way before the proper time , and the Bengal careered off into the water . The workmen had just time to run out of danger In the evening there was a banquet in honour of the event ; there the health of Mr . Anderson , the jnanagiiig director , was proposed , and in reply ho gave an interesting account of the formation of the company .
" Tho origin of the company mig ht bo dated about tho close of tho yearl 8 : ) 5 , when a i ' ow private persona hired one or two Hteamvesaels , and ran them occasionally to Lisbon and Gibraltar , in order to test the feasibility ol establishing a steam communication with the Peninsula . They at first lost about 500 ? . in each trip they umuo , which , however , did not discourage thorn from persevering , and they resolved to construct fionio vessels of nn improve description for establishing the communication . . He woui < not then dwell on tho various diflieulties with wlneli u ^ ori-nnalors of < ho enterprise had to Htrugglti , but ) tmm merely state the fact that before i , t became remuneraiivt . to tho aniou
tho parties concerned had Hustained a Iosh of something upwards of M 0 , 000 / . Such wiih the oriR of tho company , and ho would now come / to itn P" ' - ^ . position . It had now in active service awl m P " ^ ' "' construction a Hoot of 41 Hleainships , of tli « aggregate nago olT . 2 , 000 tons , and of about 10 , 000 horns' I "'™ ' * machinery , and being in value upwards ol 2 , ( MM ) , ( M ) u . linir- The company was incorporated by royal elm " the nisi of December , 1844 ) , and huk » that fimo 3 "el < l <^ dividend of 7 percent , for the first two or three J ¦ and , Ninoo then , of H per cent ,, to its shareholder * . ^ annual distance which Us bIhiw xmvigato m carry h . tho various cominuniontionn in which it i * <¦ *] h MIO Various « : oiliiiiuiui : iu , ioun in ..,.. * .-- iliiOO
amounts to very nearly 1 , 000 , 000 of miles--- : a " , which ho need scarcely tell any schoolboy would 1 o > ^ equal to 50 limeH tho eireuinforeiieo of thei giou <•• _ Hl ! ip H require * for tho oxWudod communication , ¦ ^ ni | iI 1 > menee the eimuing year , would require about . ««« ' « &<• ., Io navigate them ; and , in addition there o , 1 )() ^ , . employment , to < S <> , 000 toi . H of nailing ship * «> " < ¦ , l ( , men in the trauHport of coals < o . <« VHri <» i .- hInlw t homo and abroad . Hh annual expenditure . < liH | ,,, rHement , s and outlay of capital or now hIu , (<> » ol Ii-hh than 1 , 000 , 000 / . Htorling , and may »«"'"" . ir nllord huI « hhU « i « . to 100 , 000 portions wnj > lojrta un 1 ' iimilioH . " ( App luuuo . )
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 6, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06111852/page/6/
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