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July 8, 1854.] THE LEADER. 629
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THE REVENUE. No. I.—An Abstract of the N...
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THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AT SYDENHAM. On Mond...
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ELECTION MATTERS. In anticipation of the...
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Pabliament Of The Week. The Government C...
trains and stop at wheelbarrows . He did not think that a case of demoralisation had been established either . It was true that these dog-carts were used by the poorest class of the community ; and if they went into the moral history of the costermongers who drove them , no doubt they would be found upon the -whole a less respectable class than those who drove carriages and ponies ; but if they were going to diminish the means of these poor people becanse they were less respectable than others , he thought they would be adopting a very dangerous principle . Nevertheless the bill was strongly supported , and read a second time . Pouch . —Lord Palwebstok moved , on Monday , for leave to bring in a modified Police Bill , but he was assailed b y snch a storm of opposition and remonstrance , and met with no support whatever , that he withdrew the motion .
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July 8 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 629
The Revenue. No. I.—An Abstract Of The N...
THE REVENUE . No . I . —An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue op Great Britain , in the Years and Quarters ended Judy 5 , 1853 , and July 5 , 1854 showing the increase or decrease thereof . Years ended Jidy 5 . 1853 . 1854 . Increase . Decrease . & £ £ ^ E ~ Customs 18 , 951 , 362 18 , 503 , 838 ... 450 , 524 Excise . 13 , 737 , 599 13 , 302 , 203 ... 435 , 336 Stamps .. 6 , 477 , 347 6 , 523 , 423 48 , 076 Taxes .. 3 , 201 , 047 3 , 167 , 145 ... 33 , 902 Property Tax ...... 5 , 589 , 079 6 , 024 , 244 435 . Post Office . 1 , 066 , 000 1 , 232 , 000 166 , 000 Crown Lands 392 , 888 260 , 000 ... 132 . 8 SS Miscellaneous ... 159 , 862 132 , 895 ... 26 , 967 Tot . Ord . Revenue 49 , 578 , 184 49 , 147 , 808 649 , 241 1 , 079 , 617 Imprest and other > .. »<» Moneys ............ ! 758 , 789 817 , 266 58 , 477 Repayments of Advances ......... ! 1 , 322 , 469 1 , 319 , 999 ... 102 , 470 Total Income ...... 51 , 65 & y 442 51 , 185 , 037 I 707 , 718 I 1 , 182 , 087 Deduct Increase . 707 , 718 Decrease on the Year 474 , 369 Quarters ended July 5 . 1853 . 1854 . Increase . Decrease £ £ £ i Customs 4 , 943 , 337 4 , 575 , 843 ... 367 , 494 Excise 3 , 795 , 617 3 , 624 , 008 ... 171 , 609 Stamps 1 ^ 675 , 148 1 , 705 , 638 80 , 485 .. ! Taxes ........... 1 , 510 , 483 1 , 485 , 927 ... 74 , 556 Property Tax . 1 , 053 . 027 1 , 101 , 594 48 , 507 .. ] Post Office 251 , 000 379 , 000 128 , 000 Crown Lands 200 , 888 65 , 000 ... 135 , 888 Miscellaneous ... 00 , 537 55 , 888 ... 34 , 6 * 9 Tot . Ord . Revenue 18 . 520 , 037 12 , 942 , 898 207 , 052 784 , 196 Imprest andothor Moneys 256 , 759 139 , 716 ... 117 , 043 Repayments of Advances 424 , 573 305 , 971 ... 118 , 602 Total Income 14 , 201 , 309 13 , 388 , 580 207 , 052 ~ 1 , 019 , 841 Deduct Increase 207 , 052 Decreaso on the Quarter 812 , 789 No . II . —The Income and CitAnaE of the CoNsocrbaxbd Fund , in xhe Quarters ended July C , 1853 , and July 5 , 1854 . Quarters ended July 5 . INCOME . 18 D 3 . 1854 . Jg rt & vni omfl 4 , 002 , 9 24 4 , 607 , 802 ^ " = ™™ ::==--=: S 8 SSS iS & S & g » :::: ; :: v .::::::::: ;; ::::::: ; :: ; ::::: ; ag jflg £ o sti OfflCQ ... 251 , 000 U 79 . OrownLanda 200 . 888 05 , 000 Miscellaneous oo | 587 B 5888 Imprest and other Monoya " , 01 , 141 84 W * Produce of the Sale of Ofd Stores 11 ) 5 , 018 loslooa Repayments of Advances 424 , 573 305 , 071 To oaah brought from Ireland to bo " ^™ **™™ applied to pay olT Deficiency Bills .... 300 , 000 000 , 000 14 , 529 , 380 13 , 920 , 330 CHARGE . 1853 . 1804 . € /> 1 ' ermo . nont Dobt B 721 "is fimttn «< t Terminable Annuities ..... Wwb wi ' ww Interest on Exchequer- IMlla IbhuoU to U moot tho Ohorgo on tho Consolidated KolviW "¦» : "" :::::::::::::: mmS £ 4 . IHJ VIV 11 JUIHU ,,... .. () U , 1117 . „ .. „ .,. Other OharijoB oiV ' tho Oontioliaatod ' m ' ° PorAdvano ^ H * : >< 5 () ' 82 ! $ 3 < W , < MS lor Advances « m > , 027 2 l » , 45 l g ^ ff " w " . 7 uT " t ^ TwT AUO Burphld 0 , 104 , 003 0 . 10 MIU 14 , 520 , 880 13 , 020 . 330
The Society Of Arts At Sydenham. On Mond...
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AT SYDENHAM . On Monday the Society of Arts celebrated its hundredth birthday by a banquet at the Crystal Palace , invited thereto by the Directors , who look upon the Palace as the child of the Society of Arts . There was a goodly gathering . The Duke of Newcastle , promised but failed to preside ; and Earl Granville , now a Cabinet Minister with leisure to cultivate popular applause , took his place . There was , also , a sort of fitness in the arrangements . The cross tables were so arranged that in a great degree the company was classified , the artists sitting at one , with Sir Charles Eastlake as vice-president ; the men of science at another , with Dr . Forbes Boyle at their head ; the engineers at a third , under Mr . Robert Stephenson . ; the men of commerce supporting Mr . William Brown , of Liverpool ; the manufacturers , headed by Mr . Thomas De la Rue ; the educationists ,
presided over by the Dean of Hereford ; the representatives of the mechanics' andliterary institutions in union with the society grouped round Mr . E . Baines , of Leeds . At the centre table sat Dr . Booth and the members of the council . The chairman , Mr . Harry Chester , was placed on the left of Earl Granville , at the principal table , and the Lord Mayor on his right . There were also seated the directors of the Crystal Palace Company , the foreign commissioners wITcfhave come over to attend the educational exhibition of the society , and a number of other distinguished guests . Among other guests were Lord Mahon , the Earl of Harrowby , Lord Ebrington , Mr . Slaney , Mr . Barnard of Connecticut , Mr . W . J . Fox , M . P . * Colonel Sabine , Sir Charles Trevelyan , Mr . Charles Knight , the Mayors of Derby and Oxford , Mr . Peto , M . P ., and General Thomas—a varied throng .
After dinner , of course , there was speaking ; but it was not of the most striking kind . Mr . Harry Chester proposed the Crystal Palace and Mr . laing , arid Mr . Laing replied ; making , among other observations , some remarks on the educational uses of the Crystal Palace ; u I am not disposed to underrate the educational advancement to be made-in such scenes , where we are surrounded by the sighlof all the most charming in nature and the most excelling in art . For the general diffusion , of education ,
however , among the masses of the people , we must trust to the operation of associations such as this , and to men who come up like those whom I see around me representing them . If we were to attempt to take into pur hands the ferula of the schoolmaster , and say to the million wluit we think they should particularly attend to , I believe that we would most assuredly not advance , but render ourselves ridiculous . If , on the other hand , gentlemen like those whom I see around me will take the matter in hand and organise it , then a great deal of good may result to education . "
Earl Granville proposed " the Society of Arts , " and in doing so made a . pleasant speech , on the uses of the Exhibition of' 51 , arid that of next year at Paris , and on the province of the society . He congratulated them on what has been done . " But , " he continued , " when I have said this , so fnr from being proud of the progress we have made , I feel that there is a lamentable deficiency when we compare the state of education with the power and resources of this great nation . Plans have been suggested—many of which j I believe , would work very well it all persons would combine in carrying them out— -but it is useless either for Government or any other bod y of men to force down conscientious objections to any particular plan when those conscientious objections aro founded on political and religious feelings . I think we must
for the moment , and only for tho mornont , be satisfied with pushing education through every possible avenue that wo can find for it . Now , I think that t ! : e Society of Arts , in their forthcoming exhibition , aro likely to be moat useful for this purpose . 1 his society numbers among its members some of tho most distinguished men in ovcry line of life that wo havo in thiu country , and yet I do not value tho society so highly for having piuhod any particular branch of science , as on account of its universality and itH versatility in shaping itself to the wants and feelings of tho present ftge . ( Cheers . ) . . ... Seeing tlie Lord JMmyor liero ns tho representative of tho fine old historic corporation of tho city of London—¦ ( laughter and cfteers }~ l cannot help remembering thnt thut corporation , > y ith winch wo have ho many historw recollections , and which on a memorable occasion stood forward aa the deft'nder of tho liberties of tho country , in 1851 betook itself to foreign travel , a part of its education which had been much neglected in its parly yours , ( licnewed hut / Mer . ') 1 cannot but think that ftll these different incidents—some
moro and some less—havo led to that good feeling , that removal of prejudices which formerly existed between tho two countries , and lmvo lod tho people of both nations unnnimously to support their respective CJovornnicnta through a most ditJicuIt and protracted political negotiation . And I think some small iniluonco of tho auino sort may lmvo boon exerted in producing that cordial fueling which cxiata between tho combined armiea and tho ileota of tlio two nations , which havo oxliibitcd nothing but the most generous rivalry and anxiety to ho distinguislnjd in company with oiich other , in defence of what wo and they consider tlio juat rights of civilisation mud tho interests of Europe . To such an oxtont lathis feeling carried , that when tho French sailor winlios to compliment tlio ICugliah sailor , not being able to find words to oxpioHa himself n « ho could wish in our language , ho ulnpa hunon the back , and erica— ' liruvo , Jackey . ' ( Loud laughter . " ) Mr . Charles Knight , Sir Charles Eastlake , Mr . K . Balnea , and Lord Mahon spoke on tho occasion . M .
Milne Edwards , the Trench Commissioner to the Educational Exhibition , replied on behalf of his colleague ? , thus referring- to the Anglo-French Alliance— , " The two nations which in former ages caused so much blood to be shed uselessly , and led to the infliction of so much misery upon mankind , were now rivals no longer as slaughterers in the field of battle , but as the benefactors of the human race . ( Cheers . ) The word ' rivals' would not , however , correctly express his meaning . Rivalry was a term which seemed to imply something like jealonsy—some wish to obtain exclusive possession or advantages ; while in this peaceful career of the two nations every conquest made by
the one or the other would be a benefit to both . ( Cheers . ") Ia the work of civilisation England and France could be no rivals . ( Cheers . ) In history we could find no period in which such successful and powerful efforts could have been made . Our great predecessors in civilisation—the Romans ^—had bnt a slight influence over mankind ! , compared with that actually in the hands of England aDd France . Their steamers , like the radii of the glory which . « rowns the two nations , Were sweeping in all directions , carrying their example to the most distant shores . ( Cheers . ) Our predecessors , the Romans , quailed and fell before the invading hordes of Scythian barbarians . England and France would ia their time be more fortunate . ( Loud cheers . )
The Honourable H . Barnard , of Connecticut , also a commissioner , made a very appropriate point . " The early settlers of Connecticut , " be said , " were graduates in the grammar schools and universities of this country , and it Was to them that they owed it that they had inscribed on the laws of the state the simple provision—and if ever there was to be a monument erected with an inscription upon it to the State of Connecticut , he trusted it would be the words of that law—it was an injunction on the authorities of the towns that they should not sillow of so much barbarism to exist in the midst of this State as that of a
single cbild who was unable to read the Holy Word of God and the good laws of his country . ( Cheers . ) He trusted he would be permitted to say that there were many of the Eublic men . of the State with " which he was connected who ad had much experience of public life , who stated that in the course of fifty years they had never seen or met with a single native-born citizen of Connecticut who could not write his name or read the laws of his country . ( Cheer ? . ) Other toasts were drunk , and the evening closed . The Duke of Newcastle was absent because his youngest son set sail tliat day for tlie Baltic in the Dauntless .
Election Matters. In Anticipation Of The...
ELECTION MATTERS . In anticipation of the coming writs for the peccant boroughs , addresses are being issued by candidates . Mr . Auchmnty Glover proposes to represent Canterbury . In the course of his address he says : — " My political principles being those of a Liberal Conservative , who regards popular progress without alarm , when seasoned and restrained by the Conservative spirit-of opr monarchical institutions , 1 am disposed to support any ^ ellconsidered measure of Parliamentary Keform , calculated , in my opinion , to extend tlie franchise more generally , * rand diffuse it more ^ equally amongst the people , without reference to the conflicting interests of either town or country , and recognising property and education as the qualifications necessary for possessing It . But as 3 ier Majesty's present 7
Government js much more ' aujaitat introducing Measures than in passing them , I think it unlikely that your representative will be called upon to exercise Ins judgment on the details of a reformed bill during the existence of the present Parliament . As ' Free Trade' and unrestricted competition are now tho life and soul of our financial and commercial legislation , 1 shall support , whenever an opportunity offers , all measures likely to give still greater effect to a policy which has already exercised so beneficial an influence upon the interests < jf nil classes , by developing the resources—stimulating tho industry—extending the commerce—and increasing the wealth of this great country . "As the war , in which we are unfortunately engaged , is naturall y a subject which cointnnnda much jjopular attention , it is but fair tlmt you should lie informeiTwh ' at my
opinions are with reference to it . I believe that a little more firmnoss and decision , judiciously and tomporately displayed on the part of tho Government at tho commencement of differences between Russia and Turkey , might havo altogether averted the necessity of that war ; but now that wo aro involved in it , I consider it tho duty of every Englishman to aeo that it is conduoted with ability , promptitude , and vigour , with tho hope of bringing it shortly to a termination , and securing a lasting and honourable peace , consistent with tho dignity of the empire , tho interest of our allies , and whioh will socuro tho permanent tranquillity of Europe " Hull ia looking after its old and well-tried representative , then Colonel , but now General , Porronet Thompson , as will bo seen from tho following corrospondonce : — ( Copy . ) " Committee Kooms , John-street , Hull ,
" Dour Sir , —A report being current in Hull that you i \ ro coming forward in the Llciorin interest at tho coining Iryoolecfum , 1 am rocjucstod to ask you . ou behalf of tho People's Association , whether such ia ( no / net , and if ao , ifyoujiro coining forward in conjunction with Air . VViitson or on indopendoiit . grounds ? "I inny inform you tli .-tt tho I ' ooplu'a Association ia compoaod of a body of working limn , who havo novcr dolilod their flunnontb with ukuiiou impurity , and wore organised nt ' UT tliu l « to coiumiHulon , to attempt tho aupurvaaion of th « dlHgiucufnl pructicoM thut Hull haa generally witnessed at ita contested iiloetiuna . Tlio l \ tonlo ' rt Association con & istH of u number of worlung-iiieu , electors nn < l non-electors , who l >« - liovo that coiiiloinou ought to ho returned for their principlea ' worth , without tiny oxixjdso to themselves in contesting tho
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Leader (1850-1860), July 8, 1854, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08071854/page/5/
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