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October 16, 1852.] THE" LEADER. . $83
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Lord Derby Elected Chancellor Op Oxford....
disturb the seeming unanimity ; of Convocation ; but he foresaw that , if the business of the day proceeded in perfect silence , a very false impression might be created as to the feelings with which the University regarded the event . He wished publicly to state that , owing partly , as he believed to the occurrence of the long vacation , and partly to the ' fault of the University itself , « no opportunity had been given , on the present occasion , for deliberation on one of the most important subjects which could be submitted to those who had the right of election . He thought it therefore , not inconsistent with his duty as proctor , to express , on the part of many resident members of Convocation , and , he was convinced , of many more who were
not resident , what was a very prevailing feeling among them . Let it not be supposed that he had any intention of saying one single word against the distinguished nobleman who was a candidate for the office of Chancellor . True it was that Lord Derby had both said and done some things with which he ( the senior proctor ) was not much disposed to find fault ; but he could not but express his wonder that such speeches and such acts had commended the noble lord to the suffrages of those by whom he was supported . Hereafter , perhaps , those gentlemen would themselves share in his astonishment . For his own part , though he did not come into that assembly as one of Lord " Derby ' s supporters , he willingly acknowledged the noble lord ' s great accomplishments , his distinguished
character , his vigorous ability , and his almost hereditary reputation ; and if the noble lord had ever shown any interest in the academical affairs of the University , he ( the senior proctor ) doubted not that he would have been as well able to assist the University by Ms counsels as he was to defend it by his eloquence . But what he ( the senior proctor ) particularly regretted was , the great rapidity with which the election had been hurried on , and he must deprecate the transaction of an affair of such importance at a time when the University was almost deserted , and in the absence of consultation , with those who were most deeply concerned in sustaining the character and credit of the University . He was perfectly willing to allow that the acceleration of . the election was the result of a wish to save the University from
inconvenience ; but he could not admit that this design , how-~ ever well intended , had been marked with the prudence with which-their , affairs ought to be conducted . It would be well for them to consider whether they might not establish a precedent which might be applied hereafter to promote the objects of party intrigue rather than the objects which he firmly believed had been kept in view by the vice-chancellor . Believing , then , that it was of the highest moment to the University that all its business should be conducted with the greatest deliberation , and with the fullest discussion , he had felt himself called upon thus publicly , and in his official capacity , to deplore that on the present important occasion ( with no evil intention , but still by a greater imprudence ) a full , free , and fair opportunity had not been given to the whole University for expressing its deliberate sentiments .
Mr . Lake ' s courageous address was greatly applauded both during its delivery and at its conclusion . The Vice-Chancellor made a formal reply , stating , in answer to the " expostulation and complaint" of the proctor , that the statutes of the University required that upon the death of a Chancellor the electors should proceed to elect a new Chancellor as soon as conveniently might bo . The course which had been pursued on the present occasion was justified by the precedents set during the last eighty years . Within that period one of their Chancellors had died in the month of September , and the election of his successor took place in the following month of October . Another died in August , and a new Chancellor was elected in September . In point of fact , a greater interval had elapsed now than was considered convenient on either of the two
occasions to which he had referred . Having inade this statement , the Vice-Chancellor directed that tho election should be proceeded with , and several members of Convocation advanced to the table , and recorded their votes in writing . After a time these were cast up , and it was announced that the choice of tho electors had fallen unanimously upon the Hipht Hon . Edward Geoffrey Kail of Derby .
October 16, 1852.] The" Leader. . $83
October 16 , 1852 . ] THE" LEADER . . $ 83
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LORI ) DHRHV AT LIVERPOOL . 1 iFKHu was n mysterious gathering at Liverpool last week . Tlio Karl of Derby attended a . banquet given by Mi « Mayor in the Town Hull , on Friday ; but the N l > i'i' ( : lu « s have not been reported . It , is said to have 'H't'ii attended by " men of both parties . " The Liverpool Mail , says / that the " etiquette at the Town Hull '" variabl y is , on hucIi occasions , to treat ; the speeches U 1 'd proceedings with tho reserve of a private dinner l ^ y . " Hut it states ( bat , " the noble Karl delivered
• " extremel y brilliant and in one part n most aflucting "prnli -when ( lid Lord Derby acquit , himself other'"* ' / hut bis Lordship most carefully avoided any . "sion to that line of policy which the nation is await'" £ and discussing with intense interest . " Tin ) Liver-I ( > l Journal , a Liberal paper , is not more coiiiniiinicalv" : fulling back upon tho " talk on 'Change" for an "" tlioiit . y : inn ¦ " t "" t < m ' ("' lingo yesterday ( Friday ) wan , that I be > uo ? M H . '' . " l ' , on Mio preceding evening , was one of ( lio T <) ! , '""'> dignified , and delightful over given in Mm ( it ) " i ' thai , tho principal ropreHontutives of all pururb ( - | " l roUlHH ' « " were there ; Unit tho ( rmcoful ease , "' v , and habitual kindnea . s of hia worahip throw a
charm ovdr the elaborate hospitality ; and that the Premier put aside , as it were , like the radiant god , the rays of his glory , that all who approached him might feel perfectly at their ease ; that , although the occasion was strictly private , he was , perhaps , never more eloquent ; that there was in his delivery all the early fascination of the gifted orator , and that witchery of manner which renders him at once seducing and terrible in debate ; that , master of his art , he was playful , logical , and humorous ; that he pleased everybody , made everybody think he appertained to his particular party ; and that if he only makes a similar speech at the opening of Parliament he will be premier these seven years . " j " Our newly-elected Conservative members ' were present , but the greater ^ , luminary eclipsed Mr . Forbes Mackenzie and his colleague .
The Revenue. No. I.—An Abstract Of The N...
THE REVENUE . No . I . —An Abstract of the Net Produce op the Revenue of Great Britain , in the Years and Quarters ended Oct . 10 , 1851 , and Oct . 10 , 1852 , showing the Increase or Decrease thekeof . : Years ended October 10 . i 1851 . , 1852 . Increase . Decrease . I £ ' . ; £ £ £ Customs 18 , 798 , 262 1 1 ^ 713 , 510 ... 84 , 752 Excise 13 , 256 , 120 ( 13 , 370 , 305 114 , 185 Stamps 5 , 965 , 785 0 , 099 , 717 133 , 932-Taxes , 4 , 301 , 093 3 , 143 , 892 ... 1 , 157 , 201 Property Tax 15 , 355 , 697 5 , 409 , 355 ; 53 , 658 Post Office i 970 , 000 996 , 000 26 , 000 Crown Lands i 170 , 000 220 , 000 50 , 000 I Miscellaneous ' : 162 , 058 | 292 , 295 130 , 237 | ;_ I , TotalOrd . Kev .... 48 , 979 , 015 J 48 , 245 , 074 508 , 012 j 1 , 241 , 953 Imprest and other j Moneys i 658 , 111 608 , 670 ... j 49 , 441 Eepayments of Ad- j ; vances ! 565 , 688 j 911 , 673 345 , 985 j Totalincome 50 , 202 , 814 | 49 , 765 , 417 853 , 997 j 1 , 291 , 394 Deduct Increase 853 , 997 Decrease on the Year 437 , 397 Quarters ended October 10 . ; 1851 . 1852 . i Increase . Decrease . I £ £ I £ £ Customs ' 5 , 335 , 073 5 , 036 , 809 ... 298 , 264 Excise ' 4 , 139 , 854 4 , 303 , 755 163 , 901 Stamps 1 , 432 , 564 1 , 529 , 421 96 , 857 Taxes 165 , 026 159 , 215 ... 6 , 810 Property Tax 1 , 870 , 136 1 , 915 , 581 45 , 445 PostOfKce 306 , 000 261 , 000 ... 45 , 000 Crown Lands 40 , 000 40 , 000 Miscellaneous 28 , 452 17 , 799 ... 10 , 653 Total Ord . Rev .... 13 , 317 , 10-4 13 , 263 , 580 300 , 203 i 359 , 727 Imprest and other Moneys 124 , 330 137 , 996 13 , 666 Repayments of Advances 165 , 255 234 , 042 63 , 787 Totalincome ... 13 , < iO 6 , 689 13 , 635 , 618 38 S . 656 | 359 , 727 Deduct Decrease 359 , 727 Increase on the Quarter 28 , 929 No . II . —The Incomh and Charge of the Consolidated Fund , in the Quaktkks ended Oct . 10 , 1851 and 1862 . Quarters ended October 10 . INCOME . —— _____ £ £ Customs 5 , 359 , 424 fi . OSIi . SOl ! Excise 4 , 150 , 111 4 ,: ilH ,. . !* l Stumps 1 , 43 : 1 , 564 1 , 529 , 421 Tuxes 165 , 025 159 , 215 Property Tux 1 . H 70 . 136 l , !) 15 , f > Nl PoBtOilicH 300 , 000 _(> l , 0 ( H ) Crown Land * 40 , 000 40 , 000 Miseellaneoun 2 S , 4 . > 2 17 , 7 !)!* Imprest and other Monoys I : t ( i , 42 H 51 , 425 Produce of tho Halo of Old StoreH I H 7 , ! t () 2 H 6 . 57 I ltepaymentH of Advances 105 , 255 234 , 012 , 13 , 041 , 297 | i : J , «(! 5 , 511 eiiAucrc . IHf . l . ~ 1 H 52 . , e . c Permanent Debt 5 , 430 , 471 5 , 421 , 557 TerminnMe . Annuities ! 1 , 25 > 1 , 2 H 1 1 , 303 , 41 * 2 Inte . reHt . ou Kx « : hequer-l > illH , issued to meet the Charge , on the . Consolidated Kuml ... ... 71 Sinking l- ' und 7 f > H , l !)( i 43 (! , : « i () The . Civil Lint i ) i » , l !> 5 9 !> ,: ) HU Other CharjieHon tin -Consolidated Kund ... 4 < il , 4 Hl 37 K , ' 2-Mi J'W / YdvanceH 2 H ( i , < ilH 3 HH , H : t 5 Total Charge H ,: t 3 : » , 242 8 , 030 , 1143 Tho Surplus 5 ,: «> H , O 5 r > 5 , < i : » 4 , 5 ( iK 13 , 041 , 2 (> 7 i : i , <;< if > , r > ii
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lf / ftiork from paris . [ Fhom ouk own Coiikk . si'onijrnt . ] LliTTKlL XLI I . 1 ' iuiM , October 12 , 1852 . Tin-: " Prince ' s" journey is almost completed . He retuniH to Paris on tbo KJth hist . The Imperial comedy is pluyed out . Only , un in all good comedies thenclion goes on crescendo ; so has it been with the official enthusiasm of tho Moniteur . Exhausted with hyperbolical excesses , the jioor Moniteur , since his arrival at Toulouse , lias been content , to sink into one invariable formula , as a relief from incessant modulations . At every town it assures uh that tho President has been received with " an tmthiisiasm impossible to describe . ' Indeed all the ottidul receptions are composed of the Haino elements—luuyoi'Huud deputies , communal oilieers ,
functionaries , clergy ; cries of Vive I'JEmpereur ! and Vive Napoleon III . ; lines of troops keeping the ground , and barring the passage of the crowd from all access to the President . This easy history-making has occasioned an amusing incident . No journalist was allowed to follow the progress of the President ; and to render the impossibility of so doing more certain , orders were given to all postmasters in the central and southern departments on no account to supply relays without special authorization from the Minister of Police . Absolute silence of all independent witnesses , and the Moniteur the only mouthpiece to catch and cheat the public ear : such was the arrangement .
. Notwithstanding all these precautions , however , the Pays has given an account of all the proceedings , since the departure from Marseilles , twenty-four hours in advance of the Moniteur . The complexion of the Pays sufficiently describes the colour of its descriptions . It has been a fierce competition of enthusiasm between the Pays and the Moniteur . But the information of the Pays has certainly astonished everybody . All its accounts have been so pi-ecise and exact in details , that nothing was left to the Moniteur but to confirm the veracity of its unofficial forerunner . Even the Ministers were
puzzled . At last came the solution of the enigma with the glowing description of the representafon of the Battle of Toulouse—a representation which ( countermanded on account , I believe , of the unfavourable weather ) did not talce place . In the bureaux of the Pays this said Battle of Toulouse was fought , and the Moniteur was the vanquished of the day . Magnificent was the description of this military show , which never came off , by the Pays ; and you may imagine how-Paris has laughed at the mystification ! We begin to understand that if all this famous enthusiasm is
confidentially concocted in the office of the Pays , the same process may be carried on in the office of the Moniteur . Very few incidents worth noting have really occurred throughout the progress . It is true , that at Montpellier , at a ball given by the Mutual Benefit Societies , composed of the master operatives of the town , Bonaparte was received with shouts of Vive VAmnestie ! On this fact the Moniteur constructs a story to the effect that the President , turning sharply round , and walking straight towards the ringleaders of the party , exclaimed , that " he bore amnesty in his heart more than they on their lips , but that to obtain it they must first deserve it . "
I he truth of the story is , the cries of Vive I Amnestie ! were so loud and violent , that Bonaparte was obliged to leave the ball a quarter of an hour after his arrival , and that he was followed to his hotel by this cry , raised by the whole population . Such was the enthusiasm at Montpellier—impossible to describe ! At Toulouse , tho Prefect , a true Gascon , welcomed the President with an harangue , in which he placed him on a pur with Napoleon the Great , and Charlemagne . In the same town , the same Prefect had a Cantata sung at the theatre , the refrain of which was , "IS
Empire est fait . " The functionaries who composed tin . densely-crowded audience applauded to the echo . A mayor of that department distinguished himself by a decree declaring that 'Viva I'F . mpereur was the only national cry , the only cry he could permit the population under his jurisdiction to raise ; he prohibited the cry of Vive Napoleon , as only less seditious than Vive la . Republique . lie added , that June Napoleon could only be the cry of Republicans , and that , consequently , he should take note of those who raised if , and prosecute them as liepublicaus .
At liurdcaux , Louis Bonaparte finally threw oil' the mask , and accepted the Kmpirc . You have not forgotten his words at Lyons at the outset of this journey , that he would only accept the tide of Kinporor in case he were unable to accomplish all t . he good he desired with the more " modest" title of President of the Republic . Well , at Bordeaux nothing more is said of " good to he done , " or not to be done . The Chamber of Commerce of that city gave him a banquet . In . reply to his toast ., IJonaparte delivered a speech , the pith of which was , that lie was resolved to waive all hesitations and to assure the stability of power by those new institutions , which Fiance unanimously , sind from every quarter , demanded .
An rente , Persiany bus addressed positive instructions in this sense to all the Prefects anil Sub-1 ' refects of France . Two Mayors of the environs of Paris have amusingly betrayed their insfructions in the irrepressible fervour of their Honapartist enthusiasm . Already has the Mayor of Sevres opened at hisninirie , a registry for vote . M . Moreover , in a manifesto placarded throughout his commune , lie proclaims the Umpire — //* the name of the . town of Sevres . This historical document declares , that the town of Sevres , obeying the sentiments of iiUection and gratitude towards Princo Louis Napoleon , the envoy of God , the elect oi" France , her
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 16, 1852, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16101852/page/3/
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