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November 11, 1854.] THE LEADER. 1061
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CONTINENTAL NOTES. Tme last Eoman Cathol...
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A NEW OCEACY. The Sheffield Free Press i...
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IRELAND. Mu. GavanDuzi-jtv l>as pronounc...
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HOW OUR TRADE STANDS. The Board of Trade...
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November 11, 1854.] The Leader. 1061
November 11 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 1061
Continental Notes. Tme Last Eoman Cathol...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . Tme last Eoman Catholic miracle is thus announced in a letter from Rome . The fire points the moral for the behoof of the pious idiots : — " Another miraculous image has been recently engaging the superstitious reverence of the lower orders and the circumstantial attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Rome , being nothing less than a ' prodigious' image ( as the official paper terms it ) of the Saviour , in the church of Santa Maria in Monticelli , ¦ which has been observed lately to perform the usual feat of opening and shutting its eyes . A triduum having been ordained in consequence by the cardinal-vicar , was concluded with great pomp at the church in question ; but unfortunately some of the decorations of the altar catching fire , a destructive flame burst forth , creating a frightful panic in the congregation , driving the cardinal and his suffragans into the sacristy , and actually consuming the frame of the ' prodigious image 1 itself . " Bad News for the Papaot . —The construction of telegraphic lines is making great progress in Italy at present . A direct line between Piedmont and Switzerland by Brissago was opened on the 1 st . Another line was opened some time ago between the two countries by St . Julien . Caserta , and the towns of Cancello Santa Maria , Capua , Mola , Terracina , Nola , Salerno and Avellino , are now connected with N ' aples by telegraphic lines , which are open to the public . A line is also in progress to connect Bologna and Ancona , a distance of 15 0 miles , and has already reached Rimini . It is believed it Tvill be continued at Rome . Important !—The King of the Belgians opened the session of the Legislature on the 7 th . In his speech he declared that Belgium sets more value than ever on its neutrality , confirmed by the sympathy and confidence of all Powers . "
The Vintage of 1854 . —An eminent house in Bordeaux writes : — " Bordeaux , Oct . 27 , 1854 . —Referring to the remarks of our circular of 1 st January last , relative to the very indifferent claret vintages of 1852 and 1853 , it is with regret that we have to announce the complete failure of this year's crop , the yield being estimated at fully 90 per cent , under an average . The Queen of England asjd the Youug King of Portugal . —It appears that lie and his brother , the Duke of Oporto , speak with delight of the reception and treatment they met with at the British Court . Queen Victoria went down to the very door to meet them
kissed them both , addressing them at once as plain Pedro and Luis , and during the whole time tbey stayed with her , treated them as if they were her own children . On one occasion little Don Luis , not having the fear of the cholera before his eyes , was feasting gloriously upon an enormous bunch of grapes , wJien the Queen , chancing to come up , took them from him , and flung them away , administering at tlte same time a dose of good advice on the subject of diet . This affectionate familiarity so endeared her Majesty to the young strangers , that they both cried when they took their last leave of her , as i f they were parting from their own mother . —Lisbon Correspondent of the Morning Heruld .
Bucharest . —The Bucharest correspondent of the Daily News writes : — " The German papers have occupied themselves for some weeks back in maligning Sir Stephen Lukcman ( Massar Pasha ) , the Turkish eonnnniulunt-de-place at Bucharest , whose great crime seems to be his diiterences with the Austrians , which are now a mutter of public notoriety ; and , secondly , his being an Englishman , which gives any one a fair claim to tlie detestation of an . imperial functionary . Sir Stephen Lakemari , according to them , is a renegade , mi adventurer ; they are shocked and indignant that the deep-laid plans of a mighty Austrian chieftain should bo thwarted by a young Englishman , in a position so extremely equivocal .
" Let us look into the matter . Masnar Pacha ia not a renegade , but to the best of my belief and opinion si good Christian of the E . stublUthed ( Jhuruhuf Grout liritain and Ireland ; possibly lie may bo n disHuutcr , but in any case , he is not u Muhuniednii- InHtond of being an adventurer , he is an officer of tho English army ; in in possession of a largo private fortune ) , probably larger than ten Austrian generals * of division put together , in their ¦ wildest night drcanm , over imagined themselves in possession of ; raised and cpiipimd nt . bin own expense the ¦ well-known regiment of Wnteikloof Hungers ut tho Capo
of Good Hope , commanded it in pernon in tho two campaigns against the KjiIHi'm , and rendered scrvicon mo important that he ruemved tho thanliM of tlie Government , tho honour of knighthood , and tho CroM . i of the 15 ut ) i . Partly from lovo of mWdiorpiig , partly from sympathy with Turkey , he took norview under tho Sultan a few months ngo ntt iiiHpectur-gcnuml of cavalry , iiutl boro An active part int . hu concluding portion of thu jiaut oainpaign . Iimtead o * reomvlnt ; any thing of tlm Turkish Government , he him Imon tipundiug bin own money largely . So muoh for thin gentleman purmmully . "
There is reported to boa strong pro-HuHsiiin fueling among tho Austrian ofllcora in tho Principalities . Duels between tlie-ue and Hungarians , mid 1 taliims , olllcers in tho Turkish army , are of constant occurrence .
" Their conduct to the population they profess to deliver from the Russians is far from amiable . The same treatment which Florentines and Milanese have borne for years is now experienced by the unhappy inhabitants of Bucharest , where Count Coronini , seemingly a rather intemperate commander , has fixed his quarters . The coarse military insolence which has been the fashion throughout the Italian States is now exercised upon a population equally inoffensive , and equally sensitive to insult . But the political difficulty arises from their conduct to the Turks themselves . "
A New Oceacy. The Sheffield Free Press I...
A NEW OCEACY . The Sheffield Free Press is learning Greek and Latin , and is suggesting that the new National Party should call itself the " Orthocraey , " or the " Egocracy . " There is much good sense in their quaint politics : — " We lately consulted a friend of ours , who is more at home in Greek than we can pretend to be , bow to form a word which should exipress the rule of the Right , as Democracy is the rule of the people , and Aristocracy is the rule of the upper classes . He-replied , ' Orthocracy ' is the word that you want . But ( added he ) perhaps you do not know that Aristocracy ought to suit you better still ; for its true meaning is , the rule of the Best , which says nothing about upper or lower classes . —This led to more questions and reflections , some of which we venture to give our readers .
' * It appears to us , that among ourselves the party names of aristocrat and democrat by no means mark out the fundamental points which distinguish men ' s political action as good or evil . It cannot be denied , that many persons have a theoretic love of democracy , but a far greater practical love of being themselves rulers . They would cut do-wn all above them to their own level , but forbid any below them to rise to that level ; and would wish to dictate their own opinion as a law to all . Such , though fighting under a democratic flag , are ( unaware to themselves } monarchists , or rather despots , and their despotic tendencies are neither softened nor glorified by loyalty and monarch-worship , as with the Old Cavaliers . So neither can it be denied that of avowed aristocrats
some are selfish , proud , and overbearing ; thinking more of then * class or order than of the nation , and more of their personal greatness or wealth than of their class . Thus we haveselush despotic men alike among democrats and aristocrats . What are we to call such people ? said we to our friend . Keally ( said he ) I am afraid emocrats would not be good Greek , and you will better understand my calling theme ^ cmts . Good , replied we ; everybody will understand what egocrucy means : it is a word that the English language wants , for egotist scarcely contains the full thought . —But to return : tho true democrat wishes the nation's voice to be heard , yet he does not wish it to prevail ,, when it is unjust or foolish ; for instance , if ( as in America ) a majority vote to keep a minority in slavery . Thus a reasonable democrat does not desire tho prevalence of Numbers over Eight , but a prevalence of Kight over Force and Fraud ; and hopes to
gain this end by a system which permits the voice of All to be heard . It is therefore evident to us , that what are called the two parties of Politics , viz ., the aristocratic and democratic , have each of them a more generous , and each a . baser , element . Neither can get rid of Kgocrats in their own ranks ; yet the Orthocrats in cadi ought to sympathise far less with the Kgocrnts than with the Orthocrats of the other side . Nor only so , but the existing division of parties is not a , moral , that is , a deepseated , division , but one in part of form , and brought about by tho mere outside of circumstances . Tho true moral division would be of Orthocrats , or champions of the Kight , against Egoerats , or champions of Number One : but Egocrucy is too Hclf-entwincd to give collusiveness to any party ; hence KgocmtH uniformly light under a false flu ^ , taking mlvantiigo of minor differences between good men , and no open party can possibly Hucceed in excluding thorn . "
Ireland. Mu. Gavanduzi-Jtv L>As Pronounc...
IRELAND . Mu . GavanDuzi-jtv l > as pronounced , at a recent Tenant Right Meeting , on the dangerous question , for a Roman < : < uliolic member , whether a Bishop lias any moral right to indurdiet Priests from politics . Ilia speech wus eloquently bold : — . " llo thought no danger over threatened the Independent Party , and tiio peoplo whom th « y represented , m > formidable , no « i io , whitih perhnpM , long existed , but which now for tho first tiniu stood nakedly revealed . JIc referred ^ to tho uxitoiho of wdU ( Ki « nti <; ftl authority by which Kuthor Kueftti avuh prohibited from taking part in
their proceeding * tlwit evening . God forbid that , ho should intcrpoMO bctwenn a priest and bin biwhop in the Uigitinmto e-xtirdno < if bin epincopid functions . 1 'urhupn tho Hlrthdp of OnHory bad not , uxt'cudoA his power ; Iki would cxpr « nM no Iliuil opinion upon that Niibjwit , hut lt < i wan prepared to exproHH a very decided and perfectly linul opinion upon the rtimilt thin coumo of proceeding , if » ot rnvoiMC-d an far na tho punt wan ooncomud , ami teriniiintwl for tlm future , would huvo on tho religiouti and p <» liticfil liboHioH of Ireland , h would hand uh over without , succour or sholtor to tho bigots of England . Why ? Itacuuuo no honout uuui would consent to outer
the British Parliament to maintain a painful and exhausting contest against the Spooners and Whitesidea , if their hopes were betrayed and their strength scattered at home by Bishops of their own Church . " lie cited other cases . " These were not the only cases , but they were all he felt Justified in mentioning at present . They were quite enough , however , to show the impossibility of maintaining an independent party in Parliament , when their chief supporters were singled out for ecclesiastical censure . What was the first danger against which the Irish party had been called upon to guard ? At the very opening of the present Parliament , and repeatedly since , they had been threatened by the English newspapers ,
and the English bigots , with a bill to exclude priests from political affairs . And when they come home from this contest they find certain bishops doing the precise thing which the Newdogates had threatened in vain . In Parliament , Lord John Russell insulted them by describing their religion as narrowing and debasing to the human intellect ; and Sir John Young scoffed at them by assuring the House of Commons that there were still , perhaps , three or four millions of Catholics left in Ire-Ian d . When they coine home they find Catholic bishopa supporting the Government of these very men ; and , what was far more fatal , they find in th < s case of Father KeefFe , a priest as pious and unsullied as any in tha Church of God , prohibited from the performance of his
duties as an elector of that county for simply defending himself and the principles of the party with which he was united . It was liappy for religion that there was a triTiunal to -which a bishop must be as submissive aa the humblest layman—to this tribunal , he -was rejoiced to know , the case would be carried . He would not anticipate its' decision ; but he had no hesitation in stating thiit if there was not protection for the second order of the clergy—for that order whose zeal and devotion , wbose sacrifices , and whose courage had won and maintained the liberties of the Irish Churcii—he , for one , would feel it his duty to throw-up his seat in Parliament , nn-d not keep up the show of a battle in London which was betrayed and defeated at home . He believed this would be the decision of the best of his colleagues . "
How Our Trade Stands. The Board Of Trade...
HOW OUR TRADE STANDS . The Board of Trade returns for the month ending " the 10 th of October were issued this week , and continue to show a gradual contraction , of trade , the falling off in the declared value of our exportations as coinparal with the corresponding month of last year being 754 , 952 / . This diminution seems attributable to the reduction in the Australian and American demand , and is not to be confounded with the consequences of the war . It was in October last yeur and tile few preceding- months that the mania for consigning goods to Australia was at its height , and owing to this , the item of haberdashery alone , which includes ready-made clothing , exhibits a decrease of
209 , 512 / . in the present return , although , compared with October , 1852 , it would give an increase of 106 , 000 / . The demand for saddlery and other articles of leather has been affected in like manner , while tlmt for metals and machinery nn < l for linen and woollen goods has been exposed to the double inilijence of the check to tho colonial trade and the money pressure at New York . Still , even under tliese circumstances , the return is only unsatisfactory ix contrast with what was witnessed during the xcitemeut of last year , since , compared with tho same month of 1852 , it would present an increase of r . early 700 , 0 UO / . Contrary to what might have beenexpected , cotton goods do not appear on tho
unfavourable side , but in nature reports they will he likely to show a falling off . The aggregate ) value of our exports during the first nine months of tho year lias been 07 , 727 , 198 / ., against 00 , 987 , 720 / . in the like period of 1853 , showing an increase of 7 fl 9 , 400 f ., or n little more than one per cent . As com pared with the snme period of 18-02 , there has been an increase of 13 , 335 , 700 / . With regard to imported commodities the moat remarkable feature is tho small amount of foreign grain and Hour taken during tho month , u long period having elapsed since tho totals were so insignificant . Of rice also the ( luantity has been
Iiroportionably small . In other respects there is notliing to cull for remark . The consumption of ten , sugar , tobacco , and spirits , shown « slight inc-rcusc , "wliilo in coffee , cocjoa , winen , fruits , ant ] spines , there Jias been a little decline . Thoro has been a diminution in exports of raw material , silks and cottons OKcopted , Tho Importation of other articles during Hie month has also been on a rather diminished scale , fio as further to aiccount for tho lato improvement in t |» o foreign exchanges . In dyew and dyointf ntufls there hurt been a decrease , except of cochineal , mad . desr , and valonla . A i / rcut reduction is ohown in
hides , and also in metals , except tin . Of palm and train oils tlio importation bun likewise been comparatively very Minall , but other kinds preaont an iuorcftse . Tho arrivals and coiiHuinntton uf timber liavo been steady , a fulling off in foreign bolng nmdo up by an increase in colonial .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 11, 1854, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11111854/page/5/
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