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September 17, 1853.] THE LEADER. 903
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SUNSHINE. liiiiau Hunt once hinted at a ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CUTLERY. (To the Ed...
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IIOIVYKOOD PALACE. (To tho Editor of the...
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The Two Emperors;. Ob, ¦ ¦¦ -" . ".The W...
nuinion-table . The churches could not contain all the com i « unicants who ostensibly flocked to their altars , and of course , of necessity , many wandered over rock and locli , performing acts of diversified devotion . But alas innovation broke the spell and cancelled the opportunity ! The devout wanderers , no longer under tire Minister ' s- , eye , substituted whisky for wine , and certain "Holy Willies" were overcome by the fervency of their devotions , and the steamers of " Sacramental Sundays" came to an untimely end . But the passengers bv the ' Emperor are not " orthodox , " and therefore are they sober . They have abolished the sale of intoxicating drinks on board the steamer . In Scotland the spiritual are undoubtedly disposed to be spirituous . On Sunday List on my . way'to the Bromielaw , I met a man , dirty ,
drunk , vociferous , and beastly , menacing his wife , who was vainly endeavouring to restrain his violence , and induce him to return home . She had one child in her arms , one by the hand , a third clung to her gown , and a ragged troop hung behind . Brutally flinging her away , the eye of the husband met that of a fellowworkman , who was hastening to the Emperor with his neatly dressed , cheerful wife , and two children . The p ious drunkard was indignant at the contemplated desecration of the Sabbath , and exclaimed , " There go damned Sabbath-breakers , ganging awa to the De'il !" The dainty conscience of the orthodox ruffian was putraged , and there is little doubt that the Presbytery would entertain more respect for this believing brute than for the sober husband of the respectable family whom he insulted .
But while Colquhoun rngeth at Gareloch , the Presbytery , of Glasgow , as the public have heard , have indited a remonstrance to tho proprietors of the Emperor . The Presbytery is " indignant , " " condemns , " and " denounces , " " deplores , " and " deprecates . " ( They so pile up emotion in this part of the world . ) There Jias been an entire depletion in the lachrymal organs of the respectable and venerable Protestants since 480 workmen have tasted of fresh air and repose in the great temple of Nature on the seventh day . Let the fact of this remonstrance be kept on record . The men of another generation will read it as we now read the last edict of the Church on Witchcraft .
Some twenty years ago a medical gentleman in the city of Glasgow , proprietor of a boat , ordered it to sail on the Sunday . ( If anything liberal is proposed by the professional classes it comes either from a physician , or a barrister . ) But the Presbytery pounced on the daring son of iEsculapius ; threatened to pound him in his own mortar , make him swallow his own prescriptions , and generally to excommunicate all patients who should have the audacity to bo cured by him . What could a single doctor do against a whole Presbytery P They protested , and the boat was stopped . But the proprietors of the Emperor are protest proof . In the course of their reply to the said Presbytery—a
roply respectful , able , and elaborate — the aforesaid proprietors both deny the authority mid refute the logic of the Presbytery . They declare it to have been their intention to run the Emperor before and after divine service , and for two Sundays they did so ; but tho illiberality of the church-goers of Gourock and Duuoon refused to recognise this consideration , and the proprietors then determined to run their vessel nil diiy , which they now do , and declare that " with the blessing of God" they will continue to do so ; and luinonnco that if tho Presbytory have recourse to law they are- prepared for that also , determined that no reli gious conclave shall prescribe tho exact manner in which Scotchmen ( shall keep the Sabbath .
While the northern Emperor is campaigning on the Clyde , a Houthcrn compeer is disporting in the Sabbath morning sun on the gentle Tuinar . A steamer , also called i lie h , npr : ror , has for some time boon sailing from Devonport in Hie good cause of seventh day recreation . And ' bi gotry , liko tho yellow fever , in contagious , tho clergy of Plymouth , Devonport , and Stonehouso , nineteen in number , have , in imitation of tho Glasgow ' ' I'esbytery , tried their " prentice hands" at a " roniou-• tnuic (! " to Mr . Wellington Gregory , tho proprietor ; |* )' ll !» t gentleman , like his great namesake , has lOng-I'sh iron in his composition , and answers in a style that
• 'ntitloH him to a practical bishopric . We quote- n porll <»» of this independent reply ' : —¦ ' r t 1 ! ° 1 > '/ '" " charge , I hiivci great pleasure in plead . J'J f j tf'ully to tho name , inasmuch an il ; enables mo ( o con-. ml . o !¦<>•• Uio happiness of my follow-croiituren without Vl ( > liiluiir < , i | , l , . w cominiuids of iho Creator , or tbo ao-{ 'iiowlod tfod lawn of morality . " * # * " Ohrist said—1 ' ><> SalibutU wuh irmtli ) for mim , and not man for Mm mihbntlt . ' Clln-inl , Juwilatod not , to walk through tho lioldn "' tliti Nablmlh , nn < l < o pluck tlio ( tarn of corn . Christ ; '"¦ "Ico Iholnwof | , ho SabbatJi . HH road by the Jewish PrioHtnil 1 h ' < i"l ° hy ' doill tf tf ()<)( 1 ( m 'bo SabbttXh J ) ay '
; ! , 1 Ulull ( ain , rovorontly anil respectfully , that i . itm ' »'/ . 'ollowing ia tho footsteps of 'The Master , ' by fur" mff < m opportunity to the mechanic , tho artisan , the r-workod olorlc > » hopmaii , aud apprentice , of tho
denselypopulated towns of Plymouth , Devonport , and Stonehouse , of viewing the noble creations of their Maker , as developed in the lovely scenery on the banks of the rivers Tamar and Tavey . I give them an opportunity of offering up theip prayer , ' the silent homage of a grateful heart , ' in the great temple of Mature ' not made with hands '—of reading ' Sex-mons from -stones and books , in running brooks ; ' and . if the people prefer to read such sermons in preference to the drowsy and repeatedly re-read sermons of the clergy—if they prefer to offer up their prayers under the vaulted roof of Heaven , instead of under the carved roof and painted window—if they choose to gratify
the longing desire implanted in their nature by their Creator for green fields and purling streams , in my opinion , it is a silent reflection upon yourselves , that you do not possess either the love or confidence of the people , a silent but potent reflection , that your preaching is of no availthat you are promising ' bread , ' but giving ' stones '—that your vain forms and ceremonies are rejected by the growing intelligence of the people ; that your gilded shrines , your painted windows , your turning tapers , your socalled sacred instruments , do not satisfy the demands of the ever-inquiring mind ; that Christianity as preached by you , is but ' as sounding brass and tinkling cymbal—that it is Christianity in form , but not in spirit and in truth .
" With regard to tho latter part of your remonstrance , ' that such conduct must be displeasing to Almighty God ' ¦—it is prejudging the question to say so , ancVis merely an assertion without proof , a 3 the dicta of priesthood are , and always have been , in this and former ages . " I have frequent opportunities on Sundays , of seeing the bishops of your religion rolling about iu their wellappointed carriages , with coachmen and footmen—of seeing the aristocracy of this country going to worship in tho metropolitan temples in their sumptuous equipages , or with footmen with gold and silver stick walking behind , and carrying their gilded Prayer Books—of seeing , also , the parks of London crowded with the noble , the rich , tho peer , and the millionaire , pillars of the Church , all alike professing -Christianity ; and when I reflect that these to transact the
men have six days in the week iu which duties of life , and also to enjoy its innocent amusements , I cannot but wonder that you do not raise the banner of the Cross , and preach up a second crusade against this groat and crying sin . Butno ; you allow this to pass by unnoticed ; and when the poor man , who , exhausted by his day ' s work , and who , unable to snatch an hour for tho relaxation of'his mind , or the invigorating of his body during the six days , ventures to get upon a steam-boafc on the-seventh day , and which boat only _ employs five men to contribute to the happiness of Jive hundred , whereas , the bishop ' s carriage employs five men to contribute to the laziness of one—you raise tho Sabbatarian ' Hue and cry , ' —that cry which has been so unsuccessfully raised against railway travelling , and the opening of the Crystal Palace to tho dis
—which has been so often raised in Scotland , - grace of tho clergy , the detriment of true religion and morality , and which is diametrically opposed to common sense , to the commands of God , and the requirements of tho age . I have the honour to bo , Sir , yours most respectfully ,- " WKLLINaTOK GHEOOBY . "To tho Ivcv . J . Hatcliarcl , M . A ., and otlier 3 . " The " Iron Duke" could not have been more tart , decisive , and resolute . As on the Clyde , another steamer is required to carry tho crowds of passengers , so wo hopo that Mr . Gregory will find it necessary to run a socond on the Tamar , and that next summer Wo may have to write on the wars of tho four Emperors . Ion . GUisrow , Sent ,. 10 th , 1 S 53 .
September 17, 1853.] The Leader. 903
September 17 , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 903
Sunshine. Liiiiau Hunt Once Hinted At A ...
SUNSHINE . liiiiau Hunt once hinted at a nowjqiapor record of good deeds to bidanco our constant Hlories of crime . In fact , tho thing could not be done , for . tlio best deeds naturally escape report . But it is well to l > o reminded that tho staple of tho action around us ia not bad . Sometimes the daily beauty of a life comes out by chance . It was deposed in tho course of evidence at the Birmingham gaol inquiry , that Warder Brown had " bathed the J ' aeo and slackened tho collar" of a prisoner ad the crank . The Chief Commissioner said- — "I do not wish to say anythingwhich is not strictly pertinent to tlio inquiry , but I cannot help remarking that every inslaaco of mercy which has transpired daring tho inquiry is attributable to tho present witness . " What a singular nlory ! Hero is a gaol full of brutal inon , and one man among thorn , unhardened and undo ! erred , is kind and tender . In tho same inquiry wo find that tho boys who had left tho gaol for tho reformatory school , worn most anxious to get their follows into tho better phieo . And in that bottnr place they work honourably , act kindly ono to another , and in every way aro goud boys . Kcading , too , from time to lhi ) o , of orueUiey by man towards woman , let us not . forgot tho many . Knglish homes whore happiness obtains , " tho many husbands of the ( TaHsman class as true and loving as they aro hardy in frame , or earnest iu work . No record is made , of tho mutter , because it . is an ordinary fact of 'lOnglinh life , and we do not bring tho nctorn before tho public , boo / uiHo wo < lo not follow the Buckuhubit of rewarding virtue with a green coat .
Tvvaudjvk.—Twuddlo Is Not Simply Nonsons...
Tvvaudjvk . —Twuddlo is not simply nonsonso ; it may bo homo iu tho wrong place . —IVoui Qoclhe ' s Opinions .
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[Ik This Department, As Ail Opinions, Ho...
[ iK THIS DEPARTMENT , AS AIL OPINIONS , HOWEVER EXTREJTH AllE ALLOWED AN EXPRESSION , THE EDITOR . TSECEHSAEILX HOLDS HlitSELF RESPONSIBLE TOE NONE . ]
There Is No Learned Man But Will Confess...
There is no learned man but will confess he hath . much , profited by reading controversies , his senses awakened , and nis judgment sharpened . If , then , it be'profitable for him to read , why should it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary to write . —Milton .
English And American Cutlery. (To The Ed...
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CUTLERY . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) Sir , —The master cutler of Sheffield overlooks an important fact , in speaking of the relative merits of English and American edge-tools . The partial superiority of American tools is not exclusively owing to any difference in the original qualities of the steels used in their manufacture . ; but being generally forged in charcoal fires , the quality of the steel is improved in the manufacture by the absorption of additional carbon ; while in our coal , or ' slack' fires highly carbonized steels become seriously deteriorated by the decarbonizing influence of our coal fires . JS o one supposes that our American smiths are greater adepts , or more learned in-the mysteries of Wiiefheld cutJcrs aDunciance
metallurgy . than our . me of charcoal—often cheaper than they can procure coalgives tho American a decided advantage . At the same time , it ought to be observed , that , among their otheracquisitions , they have not failed to learn " the art of making " tools for sale , as well as for shaving . To us , there is no question of the comparative merits of the workmen . But if a parallel is to be instituted between the cutlery manufactured in this country with that of America , we ought to know the relativo circumstances under which it is done . Quantity takes precedence of quality in Sheffield , and they must both bo produced at a low rate of wages . It is the natural result of " unrestricted competition . '" ' If America is in possession of local advantages , we can only toil tho harder to lesson the inequality . But then we , and they on the other side of the Atlantic too , are in eternal chase after " cheapness , " and 1 have generally found it to bo a sorry article . I remain , yours respectfully , Sopt . Clh , 1853 . John AVkddklt ,, Smith , London .
Iioivykood Palace. (To Tho Editor Of The...
IIOIVYKOOD PALACE . ( To tho Editor of the Leader . ) Sut , —The " Statement of Grievances and Protest" of tho " Justice to Scotland" party nv . iy be right , in sound respects , or it may be wrong , in others , but tho following extract ( Venn an independent Scottish journal , nhows , at n single glance , the necessity for Scotchmen demanding , in their country ' s name , a more equitable share c ; f the public money—annually voted for general purposes , in ( Jreat Hritilin and Ireland : —¦ " Agreeably to royal proclamation , t-lio Peers of Scotland assembled wi ' lhin the . Picture ( Jallery , Ilolyrood Palace , for the election of one of their number to represent , Mima in the llouso of Lords , in consequence ol ^ Ijio vacancy caused in the sixteen representative Peers of . Scotland by the death of the Karl of Soufteld . A second vacancy in tho representation ban boon since occasioned by tlio dcmiso _ ot General Lord Snltouii , but the proclamation only applied to the tilling up of tlio prior vacancy . Thero was a Ingbly fashionable and numerous attendance , although Uio publics admission wan greatly rent ricled , owiii tf to tho in . seeuro slate of tho flooring ; for , although I bo whole # i ! l ( ry wart propped up underneath , it wan deemed advisable to prevent , crowding . The platform or gallery "iHUitlly crccto : ! lor public accommodation at the east end of tho hull , whs not erected on l . his omision , Tbo uperhitors included ( ho Countess of 1-even mid Melville , Ibo Countess ol . iuwohory , and other Indies of dinl-melum . " ' -Hroltisfi I ' ross , , Vpt . 0 . Now , sir , just ; fancy a lev « -o in niiy of her Majest y m royal residences in Ku-lnml , under sueli circumstances . Would London snbn . it to \ L ? No , never . Wo would ' soon h : \ vo the press and public opinion down upon tho guilty parties , from under which lash they would only bo too glad to eseiqie , by . milking tli « required improvements . Triisihij * that , for " puir auld Scotland a mke , you will insert the abovo in your able journal , 1 remain , Sir , yours , & . c , Bout ., ihk 3 . A Scotchman .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 17, 1853, page 15, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17091853/page/15/
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