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Jtos 19,18S&]___ THE IEABIK 687
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Haxtf-Pay Bishops: It Is A Curious Chara...
sort * of diplbmarto apostolical succession that tKey have Boasted ; and ' also ; it must be con ^ ffessedi in the useof state money . - The opporfcnnityof inakingaBishop , however ,- has hitherto-depended upon the favours of death ; and any Ministry in power' might consider it the ; height o £ luck for a Bishop ^ appointed by / the ; opposite , part y , to fail in—to the grave . xor then the party , in power can reward one of its own supporters by making him a Bishop . Hitherto when a Bishop , has become superannuated , the difficulty , was ; got over by appointing a . "
coadjutor" to act for kiua , with probable succession to the see—an arrangement which , to a certain extent , softened the influence created by the power of appointing Bishops . No man , of course , could feel so large gratitude for being appointed Coadjutor as if he were appointed to the see ; and then , when he arrived at the see , the edge of his gratitude had been a good deal worn off . But by the new arrangement , full Bishops may be appointed faster , and , in fact , oftener . The " Bishops of Iiondon and Durham Retirement Bill" augments the Bishop-appointing power .
The effect upon the Church it is not for us to consider . We do indeed , with TTtejthy or Exeter , see grand objections to it . The idea of one of the Apostles retiring from his mission , on the condition of a pension of 6000 Z » a year , is too ludicrous to be dwelt upon . We draw back from putting the case of John and Matthew under similar circumstances .
" We abstain from asking whether any of those truly pious men , who had had the privilege of being near the person of a being infinitely above Queens and Princes , would have expected any such income . We refrain from asking whether the " alteration of the times " will account for the difference ; whether , if there were a genuine apostle amongst us , lie would be unable to . preserve his post upon less than five or six thousand a year ? But if there was any kind of prestige created for the Bishops by the idea of an- apostolical succession , ifc is shown that that succession is regarded as a farce when there is any question or a few thousands . It is not the surrender
o £ apostolical succession that prevents the re * tiremont ; it is the want of the income . Henry of Exeteq himself , who rebels at the simony attempted in the case of London" and Dubham , would not object either to the simony or to the apostolical deposition if the arrangements were genei'al !
Jtos 19,18s&]___ The Ieabik 687
Jtos 19 , 18 S &]___ THE IEABIK 687
The Ruins Of Parliament House. It Is To ...
THE RUINS OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE . It is to very little purpose that [ Lord P ^ x-M 12 BSTON is blamed lor retaining the Premiership without a working majority in the House of Commons . If he has no policy , neither has the House . If ho is ilippant , so is the House . He has been defeated upon important measures—upon the A-ppellato
Jurisdiction Bill , and the Partnership Amendment BillJ in a manner that illustrates the utter indifference of Parliament to consistency and principle On Monday week , a considerable majority affirmed , tho Appellate Jurisdiction Bill ; on Thursday week , a small majority rejected it . A few days ago , Mr . J . Gh Piriiiimax ) RE moved an amendment to tho
Pnrtnorship Amendment Bill , which was rejected by a numerous majority . Yet , on Monday last , a precisely similar amendment was carried' by n majority of six . One night tho House assents to Mr . WAT . roLio ' s resolution on Education ; another night tho resolution is rescinded . Meanwhile the Premier bears defeat as though he wore an independent member introducing a privato Bill . He sees tho Government measures sent up-stairs to Select Committeo Kooins , or withdraws thorn , or allows them to bo neutralized by Tory nniendmonte , without allowing tho
rosulfc to aflect Bis- parliamentary position . Whereupon ; the reckless members of ^ the Iiiberal and Tory-parties exclaim that a Minister so continually' thwarted , cannot , possesa the confidence of the Legislature , and ought to .- " dissolve" or resign . Recurring to the history of administrations , we find that : Ministers have frequently taken , divisions on slight questions as tests of the Parliamentary power . 9 ir Robert WaxpoIiE , after being twenty-five years in office , was . deposed by a small majority upon an election question . Lord Nortel resigned because he could only command a < majority of nine or ten in the House of Commons .
When Lord Sidmotjth ' s large majorities had dwindled down to thirty-seven , he felt that he had not the confidence of Parliament , and retired from power . Lord Iji vebeooii , in 1812 , yielded to a majority of four , and reconstructed his Ministry . The Duke , of Wexliu-gtok , in 1880 , was defeated by a small majority upon a motion connected with the Civil List , and took his defeat as a hint to withdraw . In 1835 , Sir Robert Peel , the first time that he . was . positively obstructed in an act of'legislation ,, resigned the management of public affairs *
Of late , however , it has- become ttie prac tice to cling to power , until the Minister finds his supporters in absolute- rebellion * Lord John Russei ^' s Cabinet was-only dissolved after a series of defeatB ; and though Lord Dbbby yielded after the first division in his new Parliament , he yielded only to the . uamistakable announcement that his policy was
one that could not be accepted by Parliament ; Lord Abetjdeen" was many times baffled- ' on domestic questions before the Sebastopol Inquiry drove him from Downing ^ street . It was reserved , however , for Lord Pa-I / meuston to bear defeat with smiling serenity , and to occupy the leading place in the House of Commons after the House of Commons has , thirteen times during the session , left him ! in
a minority . Yet Lord Pai / mebston is perfectly in the right . He knows that the House only jests at legislation ; that the residue of the Tory party is incapable of government ; that Lord John RussELii and the Bedford connexion are obsolete ; that the general body of members delight in an Administration which they can baffle without upsetting , for thus even ministerial supporters may play fast and loose
with private bills , gratify their personal feelings , redeem their pledges , and damage the Cabinet , without incurring any responsibility . No man below the rank of a Cabinet Minister , or a leader of Opposition , can be serious without being voted a bore ; earnestness is impertinent , sincerity ridiculous , pertinacity offensive . The House seldom musters in any strength , is frequently counted out , and acts as if upon the conviction that public opinion is extinct or contemptible .
We are at tho end of a fruitless session , and no one is able to conceive upon what principles Lord P-AX-merston proposes to carry on tho Government next year . It may bo that ho believes in the permanent apathy of the country , that ho may introduce the system of games for tho multitude , and holidays for Pai'liamont . But tho nation will require a Minister with a policy—and that a policy of progress . policy or progress .
No such policy can be put iu action while tho exhausted parliamentary machine lies out of gear . Tho House of Commons sits nightly , yawning at politics , incapablo of effort , unless under some exceptional impetus . It is worth while to sot it in rapid motion onoo more , and for pno purpose—that it may construct a new electoral system ,, before it is absorbed in tho awakened political life of tho [ English nation .
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There is no lfearned man but -will confess" lieihatxx much profited . 1 > y reading controversies , Ms- senses awakened , and irja judgment sharpened . If" , then , it be- profitable for-hixn to read ; why- should-it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary . to . wrrte 1—Mu / rozr .
National Association Of United Trades. (...
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . ( To the Editor of the Leader . " ) London , July 7 ; 1856 . Sihj—I" am glad to find that Mr . Campbell , in his last letter , has adopted a . milder tone * although ; I dispute the correctness of his reply . We maintain that it was impossible fbras to know who they were , or what they were , otherwise than as represented by the press ; Their address- never reached us until after our first letter appeared in the Sentinel , forwarded by Mr . McDonald ,, the secretary to the miners ,. to whom we were much obliged .
This recrimination , However , will neither aid the cause of the workmen in Engliuad ; nor . that of Scotland ; and , as far as this association is concerned , there is an end of it ; yet we should he -wanting in candour and good fellowship were we not to record our views-upon the important step which the trades of Glasgow have taken . The same necessity exists in Seotland ffcr a confederation of labour as in England- Capital there as well as here assumes high autnorityj and wields it * power with" equal force and potency . Capital , skill , education , and indomitable perseverance axe arraigned by-the side of labour , poverty , wretchedness ignorance , apathy , and , worse than all , prejudice of das * , sect ; trade , and position . that
This- committee hope and trust no petty jealoasy of > power or authority will creep into their councils ; that na obstacles will be thrown in their way by officers of established societies ; that the highlv-paid 'trades wiH agree to work with the lowlypaid trades ? and that all will consider themselves as men belonging to the same class ,, engaged , in the same cause ; determined as one man to go steadily on in the great work of social and industrial reform until their objects are attained . The great disparity in the prices paid to each class —the almost numberless causes of disputes in some branches of industry over that of others—must not deter them from combining together for each other ' s good . The weaver , with his ' hundreds of chances of dispute , must not be laid aside by the more favoured artizan or mechanic : all nxnstrow in the same boat ,
if real benefits are to be obtained . When their-organisation as complete , the members must not expect impossibilities ? they must not join expressly either to prevent a- contemplated reduction of wages , increased hours of labour , abolition or modification of any local or peculiar grievance ; or for the purpose of de manding extra wages or extra privileges . No ; they must be content to join simply for the purpose of forming a confederation , which shall watch current events , and then act as their wisdom . and . prudence may dictate .
They can only now lay down principles upon which they will . in future act . Having done that , let them appoint to office men of integrity , whose judgment will not be warned incase of disputes between master and operative , either through the fear of the one or applause of the other ; for men , as well as masters , are liable to err in their intentions as well as in their acts ; their passions become heated by prejudice and long-standing oppressions and grievances , as well as those of tho purse-proud masters who believe in their own greatness and right to act as they please , without reference to right , law , or reason .
Arbitration and mediation we hope will be the leading features in tho confederation : men must make up their minds to it and suffer many defeats ; they muat also give up all local or sectional power into the hands of thoir executive , or thoir labours will bo fruitless—nay , worse , they might bo nnschievous i if entered into tho arena of stnfo and broken down in its infancy . Tho executive , wo hope , will bo men able and willing to try to adjudicate upon any one of the thousand phases of dispute which will present themselves : tli is they will be ablo to do aftor a regular course of study , and they beconio somewhat practically acquainted with the various technicalities , wants , desires , and mode of working in the various trades and sections of trades . Wishing them overy success in thoir laudable
undertaking , I beg to subscribe myself , Your obedient servant , Thomas Wxntjhb , Corresponding Secretary 269 , Strand .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 19, 1856, page 15, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_19071856/page/15/
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