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1086 THE LEADER. [Saturday ,
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1086 The Leader. [Saturday ,
1086 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
No Notice Can Be Taken Of Anonymous Comm...
No notice can anonymous . " - ever is intended for insertion must bo authenticated by the name and address of tho writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of his good faith . lVc cannot undertake to return rejected conminnications . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one nido of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for thera .
be taken of communicationsWhat TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . Several articles under the head of " Progress of Association , " the Eighth article on " Taxation , " the Continuation of " Letters of a Vagabond , " and various Letters to the " Open Council , " unavoidably omitted this week . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted , it ia frequently from reasons quite independent of tho merits of the communication .
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\ _ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ' ]
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Saturday, November 6. Both Houses Of Par...
Saturday , November 6 . Both Houses of Parliament met , yesterday . The Speaker , according to custom , presented himself to the Lords Commissioners in the House of Lords , to ask tlie Queen ' s approbation of his election ; which , together with the confirmation of the privileges of Parliament , was of course granted . He returned to the Commons , and acquainted them with what had taken place . He was then first sworn in himself , and lie : iftovwards administered the oaths to such members as were present . Both Houses were engaged in oathtaking until four o'clock . As this is the first new Parliament since the Leader was established , our readers may like to see the form of asking for the Queen ' s approval , and claiming privileges . It is as follows : —
The Speaker , addressing the Royal Commissioners , said : — -My lords , I have to acquaint your lordships that , in obedience to her Majesty ' s Royal command , and in the exorcise of their undoubted privilege , her Majesty's faithful Commons have proceeded to the election of a Speaker , and that their choice has fallen upon me . Deeply impressed with my own unworlhiness , I now submit myself for her Majesty ' s Royal approbation . The Lord Chancki . i . oe ( ben said ;—Mr . Shaw Lefevre , wo are commanded by her Majesty io assure ; you that her - . Majesty is satislied of your ample suflieieney to discharge the important duties - which her faithful Commons have elected you Io ex rente , and that her Majesty most fully
approves , and gives her sanction to then' choice . The Svkakkji : —I bow with all humility to her Majesty ' s royal will and pleasure ; and it now becomes my duly , in the name and on t he behalf of the Commons of the United Kingdom , to lay claim , by humble petition to her Majesty , Io all their ancient and undoubted rights and privileges ; more especially those of freedom of debate , freedom from arrest , for themselves and their servants , and free access to her Majesty whenever occasion may require ; and to pray that her Majesty will be pleased to place the most favourable const rneiion upon all their proceedings . For myself , I humbly inlreat that if any error . should arise it may bo imputed to me alone , and not to her Majesty ' s faithful Commons . *
I he ! , oun ( 11 . v M'Hi . uiii : Mr . Speaker—We h : vve if further in command to inform you Unit her Majesty most readily confirms nil the rights and privileges which have ever been granted to her faithful (' ominous , cither by her . Majesty or by niiy of her royal predecessors ; and that with respect to yourself , although not . standing in need of any such indulgence , lier . Majesty \\ ill e \ er put I he most favourable construction on your words and actions . The Speaker then bowed and withdrew .
The Convocations, Both Of (¦Ant.Erbury A...
The convocations , both of (¦ ant . erbury and York , met yesterday ; the first , in St . Paul ' s , London ; the second , in the Chapter-house , York . The London meeting was ad | ourned until l'Yiday next . Some proceedings took place at . \ ork . lV . iit . inn . s were presented , but the heads only allowed to he rend . The Heverend Canon Hawkins ] iresided as commissioner for the bishop . The meeting was prorogued to the ' 18 th of May . The following is the message from ( he President of the Kepublic read in tin ; Senate yesterday : -
" Senators . The nation bus clearly manifested its wi . sh for the re establishment of ( he ICiupirc . Confident in your patriotism and your intelligence , I ha \ e convoked you for t . lie purpose of Icgii lly dehberal ing on that grave question , and of enl I'ust ing von with I he regulation of I ho new order of things . 11 " you should adopt it , you will think , mi ) doubt , us I do , that the constitution of IHiVJouglil . to lie maintained , ami then the modilirul iona recognised as indispensable will in no way touch its fundamental Im .-iis .
" The change wliieh is in preparation will bear chiefly on the form , and yd , Hie . resumption of the Imperial tiy .-tleiii infill- Krance of ininieiiHe signification . In fact , in the rn establishment of the Knipiie , the people find n guumnlee lor its interests , and a sal i .-ifucl ion for its just pride : Unit re-eslnblishment gunriinl cch the intereslH of the people , by insuring ( lie future , by cloning I lie em of revolutions , and , by again consecrating I ho conquests oi Mi ) . It fiutiNliert it . n just , pride , becnu . se in restoring with liberty and reflection that which thirty-woven yearn ago tho entire
of Europe had overturned by the force of arms , in the midst of the disasters of the country , the people nobly avenges its reverses without making victims , without threatening any independence , and without troubling the peace of the world . . '' " I do not dissimulate , nevertheless , all that is redoubtable in at this day accepting and placing on one ' s head the crown of Napoleon ; but my apprehensions diminish with the idea that , representing as I do , by so many titles , the cause of the people and the national will , it will be the nation which , in elevating me to the throne , will herself crown me . " Given at the Palace of St . Cloud , Nov . 4 , 1852 . "
At Length, By The Leave Of The Earl Mars...
At length , by the leave of the Earl Marshall , the official programme of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington has been published . Having carefully compared' it with that printed in our Postscript last week , the genuineness of which was denied , we can state , that it differs from its predecessor only in minor points—as that Lord * Malmesbury will precede the Earl of Derby ; and Prince Albert go in a coach-and-six . instead of on horseback . The funeral is positively fixed for the 18 th of November .
An official account of the funeral car is subjoined : — " The Lord Chamberlain having requested the Superintendents of the Department of Practical Art to suggest a suitable design for the car , the following are the arrangements which have been approved of by Iler Majesty . The leading idea adopted has been to obtain soldier-like simplicity , with grandeur , solemnity , and reality . Whatever thereis—coffin , bier , trophies , and metal carriage , all are real , and everything in the nature of a sham has been eschewed . The dimensions have been controlled by the height and width of Temple Bar , which , will not admit anything much higher than seventeen feet . The design of the car , based upon the general idea suggested by the Superintendents , was given by the Art Superintendent . Mr . Redgrave , but its constructive and ornamental details have been worked out and superintended by Professor Semper , whilst the details relating to the
wovenfabrics and heraldry , have been designed by Mr . Octavius Hudson , both being Professors in the Department . The Car with its various equipments , consists of four stages or compartments . 1 . The coffin will be the principal object on the Car , at the summit uncovered , having simply the usual military accoutrements , cap , sword , & c . upon it . —To shelter the coffin and pall from rain , a small canopy of rich tissue , formed of a pattern suggested by Indian embroidery , will be supported by halberds . The tissue will consist , of silver and silk , woven by Messrs . Keith , of Spitallields ; and at tlie corners of the halberds will be hung chaplots of real laurel . ( This canopy will not be used if the day is line . ) The Bier will be covered with a black velvet pall , diapered alternately with the Duke ' s crest and field marshal's batons across , worked in silver , and having rich silver lace fringe of laurel leaves , with the legend , " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . " The frieze has been embroidered under Mr . Hudson's
directions , and worked partly by students of the female school of ornamental art . The Piatlbrni of the Car will be of an architectural treatment , gilt , on which will be inscribed the names of the Duke ' s victories . The construction and modeling are executed by Mr . Jackson , of liathboncplaee . In the centre , at the . four sides , are to bo military trophies of modern arms , helmets , guns , flags , and drums , being real implements furnished by the Ordnance . The whole will be placed on a carriage , richly ornamented in bronze , about twenty feet , long , and eleven feet wide . Professor Semper has direcled this portion . Tin ; modeling
lias been executed partly by Mr . Wbitaker , a scholar , and Mr . Willes , a student of the Department , and partly at Messrs . Jackson ' s establishment . The modeling of the Duke ' s arms has been entrusted to Mr . Thomas . The castings bave been apportioned out as follows : —The wheels to Messrs . Tylers , of Wurw ick-lune : the corner ligures of Kamo holding palms to Messrs . Stewart and Smith of Sheffield : the panels of Fame to Messrs Monies of Sheffield : t he lions' heads to Mr . Messenger of Birmingham : and the spandrels , moulding , ami Duke ' s arms , to Mr . Robinson , of Pimlico .
" The carriage , built , by Messrs Iinrker , will be drawn bj twelve horses draped , with the Duke's arniH , three abreastled by sergeants of the llorse Artillery . The superintendence ot the whole is entrusted to Messra Banting . "
The Court Bus Remained At Windsor Ca.St....
The Court bus remained at Windsor Ca . st . le . during tho week . Iler Majesty is visibly not taking so much out-door exercise an usual , il' we may credit , the Court , ClironiclcrH . Prince A Ibert , however , ncems determined to keep up his health by shooting . It hart been remarked that Mr . Disraeli dined at the private dinner-tublo of the Queen this week . Is not this the lir . sf I into r There bus been a crowd of visitors at the Cnsllc , among whom are the Marquis of I'lxoter , Lord Shafteshury , the Duke do Nemours , and the Duke of (' ambndge . The ex-premier has acceded to the request of tho committee of the Leeds Mechanic ' s Institute and Literary Society to preside at the next , xoirtU ' , which , in compliance with his lordship ' s request , Iuih been lixed to take place on ( bo 2 nd of December .
The amalgamation between ( lie Soul h- Kastern and Brighton Companies is now confidently spoken of as being in process of ncgotiat ion and nearly concluded . Mr . Uumliold , the member for Yarmouth , received one of the oflieial circulars issued by Mr . Disraeli to ( he Protectionist , ami Derhyito members of the new Parliament . Two Tory votes ard tiiun to be , reckoned for thai borough .
the New Palace of Westminster and the peers and mJ moners ot the land , but none were found except some rub bish connected with the lighting and ventilating processes of Dr . Keid . The shade of the ancient Guy was searched for in vain , and after a fruitless effort in the subterranean regions in the New Palace of Westminster , the searchers returned to the carpeted chambers of the upper stories covered with dust , and nearly suffocated with foul air to report Guy non est inventus , and that the lords spiritual and temporal ,, and her Majesty ' s faithful Commons , had no cause for apprehension .
Mr . Samuel Laing , M . P ., has , it is understood , resi ™^ tluujhair of the board of this company ; remain n ? £ ever , in tho direction . Mr . Laing was , it wilf be \ p V lected , a salaried chairman ; and now that he is no In able to give his undivided attention to tho affairs of fh * company he has very properly relinquished the saW given with that view . salary Yesterday being the 5 th of November , the usual sean * was made m the parliamentary cellars to discover tW shade ot Gmy , and prevent the blowing up of the parlin ment . With lamp in hand , and with solemn step and " watchful eye , every nook and comer was examined for thn discovery of combustible materials calculated to blow m !
The committee which conducted the late election of Bradford , in the interest of Colonel Thompson , have decided to petition against the return of ' Mr . Wickham . They fool that the election of that gentleman was not the fair expression of the opinions and wishes of the electors—that it was accomplished directly by a conspiracy of the Roman Catholic voters , and indirectly by corrupt and false votes . The votes of the former cannot be removed from , the poll , but those of the latter can , and by their removal the act of the former rendered null and void . On this account chiefly , so we believe , have the friends of Colonel Thompson resolved on a petition . An intimation of their intention has been made to the chairman of Mr . Wickham ' s committee , and a meeting of that body was held yesterday , at the New Inn , to consider what steps shall be taken in the matter . We have not heard the
result of their deliberations . —Bradford Observer . Several of the passengers in the Australian steampacket Melbourne , who came home from Lisbon , had interviews with the directors on Thursday , and their statements of the accident which befel the Melbourne , together with the general condition and accommodation of the ship , were received in detail . It is said that the directors intend to send out another captain to take the ship on to her destination . It may be stated that the commander of her Majesty ' s steam-sloop Inflexible , Commander Woolridge , has had the experience of being tho mail agent for more than a year in the General Screw Steam Company ' s ships to the Cape .
Sacked Harmonic Society. The First Perfo...
SACKED HARMONIC SOCIETY . The first performance of the twenty-first season of this society took place last evening at Exeter Hall . In tho autumn of 1850 , many of our readers are aware , important alterations were made at great expense in the body of tho hall—such as the removal of the flat plaster ceiling , and reconstructing it of wood in a carved form , upwards of twelve feet higher in the centre than formerly—tho removal of the four square pillars in front of the great gallery , so as to obviate ; the objections against the want of ventilation , and difficulty of seeing or hearing— -and , tho taking down the central portion of tho wall at the oust end of the hall . Before these alterations tho Sacred Harmonic
Society had threatened , in spile of long associations and the central position of the ball , to seek better accommodation elsewhere , and possibly even to build a new music hall more worthy of the metropolis . The alterations wo have mentioned / however , elicited tins unanimous approval oi" the press , the public , and the musical executants . Since tho last season , the decoration of the interior , which had been delayed wo long to allow for the effects of the constructive alterations being thorougly tested , has been accomplished ; and advantage has been tiiken of tho removal of tho organ to increase the power , and to add to the varied resources of that instrument . It seems , by a comparison of
measurements , that Exeter Jlnll is now capable of displaying " more extended orchestra than any other building m tins country , if not in Kurope . All these alterations arc understood to have been made at the suggest ion of M- Cosi " , under whose direction tho prosperity of tho Sacred Harmonic Society has steadily increased ; and we arc gratilira to hear that the subscription list of the present season ( ' " ceeds any previous year . We must be permitted , However , to " express what , we believe to bo a very general opinion , that neither in ventilation nor in facility of _ cn-I ranee and egress , does lCxeter Hall yet approach the . men it is supposed to represent . Last season , we rmncmber , i - the concerts of tho New Philharmonic Society tho »<¦ i
, was often quite overpowering , and the sonso of ( he- < ' > ' culty of getting out in case of sudden illness or lain ""! ,, aggravated tlje discomfort , and turned a p leasure n >«> toHuro . Wo ( rust that when tho dog-days return i IHf >;{ , these miseries will have been got rid of by the i < alterations , which have certainly made Kxefcr Hall olio the noblest musical buildings in Kurope . The hull was opened yesterday b y a private per (> m " . , on the organ by M r . Hrownsinilb , the organist <> i . on ( he organ ny nil . i > rowiisnino , •¦¦»¦ ' ¦ " ¦» - > . i j ( y inaugural ^ jr
society , and in the evening the season was , a selection from Handel ' s H « mson , including •» " r March and the chorus , Wovwuh ilrro , i \ u \ uu " l ' {/ us Wellington . The fragments of Monde ssolm s U <• - ^ followed it display of the new powers of ( ho <> i M ' KiH > hr ' H . lM . il Jmh / mont concluded the evenings |>< mure , which was " fully worthy of the Hoe'ot y . "J- ' was received with all tho honours duo <<> •» " " fortn . merits and services . We shall hope ( o watch 1 . 1 < ^«« unees of this society with great interest during tosu If sce . ns that the amount paid to fhon . UH . ca 1 1 > > UW «» ' J this uoiiiely « iuce its foundation has oxccedoil * , " « "
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 13, 1852, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13111852/page/10/
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