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Oct. 19, 1850.] ffflC ILttltttt. 707
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TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are obliged to " T...
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[The following appeared in our Second Ed...
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The Queen and Prince Albert, with the re...
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At the usual weekly meeting of the Metro...
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The expedition against Friediichstadt is...
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v SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1850.
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There is nothing so revolutionary, becau...
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FINANCIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Dari...
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Oct. 19, 1850.] Ffflc Ilttltttt. 707
Oct . 19 , 1850 . ] ffflC ILttltttt . 707
To Correspondents. We Are Obliged To " T...
TO CORRESPONDENTS . We are obliged to " Troublesome" for his complaint . In answer to his first question , we should say that the best information respecting Australia may be obtained at the Colonial Library , No . 6 , Charing-cross . A statement of the laws regulating the Galashiels Cooperative Store ( by which other associations throughout the country are refraining their rules ) would , we have no doubt , be readily furnished by 31 r . Walter Sanderson , No . 1 , Johnston ' s-close , Galashiels .
[The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...
[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . \ POSTSCRIPT . Saturday , Oct . 12 .
The Queen And Prince Albert, With The Re...
The Queen and Prince Albert , with the rest of the royal party , arrived at Buckingham Palace last evening , at twenty-five minutes to eight o ' clock , having * accomplished the journey from Edinburgh to London * in little more than eleven hours . The whole progress from Balmoral to Pimlico appears to have been -without an accident . The royal party left Balmoral at eight o ' clock on Thursday morning . The weather was fine , and the neighbourhood of the Castle was as quiet as if her Majesty and Court had been going out on a mere drive . The Queen and Prince Albert , the Prince of Wales , and Prince Alfred , occupied a close carriage ; the Princess ltoyal and the Princess Alice , with Lady Jocelyn , Lady Bruce , and Miss Hilyard , occupied a second carriage ; Sir George Grey , Colonel Ihipps , the Honourable Captain Gordon , the third ; while three other carriages were sent on before with the other members of the royal household . At the various stages from Balmoral to Stonenaven , the Queen was received with a hearty welcome . AX Bunchory there was quite a demonstration ; flags flying at every point , and the hotel decorated with evergreens and flowers . The Queen and the rest of the party partook of refreshment here , and remained altogether about a quarter of an hour . After leaving Bunchory the cortege crossed the Dee , and for a short time drove through a fine pastoral country . They then entered what is called " The Slug , " which is a mountain - pass from six to eight miles in length , and presenting many features of a bold and romantic character . Soon after leaving Rickerton the royal cortege reached Glenury . Nothing can be finer than the view which here bursts upon the traveller from the Slug . The road leads through the bottom of the glen and the fine pastoral grounds of TJry . On the left the country undulates to a considerable height , and is finely wooded . On the right the fields slope upwards in a high state of cultivation , while in front the German Ocean , which on Thursday was like a sheet of glass , fills up the view . As the Court swept along the old Castle of Ury was passed on the left , where the veteran Captain Barclay nad two flags flying from its turrets . Stonehaven was reached about a quarter past one o ' clock , and the royal carriages drove directly to the railway station , where an elegant luncheon was provided for her Majesty , Prince Albert , and suite , at the conclusion of which her Majesty was conducted to the royal saloon carriage , which had arrived ( rom London on the previous day . The train , which consisted of six carriages , proceeded at a rapid rate , the only stoppages between Stonehaven and Edinburgh having occurred at Forfar and Perth , & t the latter of which stations a considerable crowd had collected to welcome her Majesty . About ten minutes past six o ' clock a telegraphic message was received by Sheriff Gordon that the royal train had reached Linlithgow , and from that time till its arrival in Edinburgh all was bustle and excitement . Exactly at twenty minutes to seven o ' clock the royal train came in sight , and Us progress through what was once called the North Loch to the Mcadowbank station was marked by continuous cheering from the crowds of spectators that lined every bridge and eminence commanding a view of it . ¦ " ¦ gay party of ladies and gentlemen were assembled at Meadowbank to welcome her Majesty . The Queen and the Prince having entered one of the royal carriages which was in attendance , drove ort to Unlyrood Palace . The appearance of the royal cortege in the Queen's Park was the signal for general and enthusiastic cheering . The crowds on each side of this noble avenue had an excellent view , and greeted the royal party with every demonstration of delight . Her Majesty regarded her reception with evident satisfaction . A hune bonfire , which had been erected on the summit of Arthur ' s Seat , hnd been lighted up , and the night being durk , the light from this immense blazing pile illuminated the horizon for miles around , bringing out to great advantage the rugged , picturesque outlines ot Arthur ' s Seat and the romantic scenery around it . The effect of the variegated lamps was also very picturesque and striking . The brilliancy of the illumination below only served to reveal the dusky grandeur of the heights beyond . Upon the arrival of the royal carriage opposite St . Anthony ' s Chapel , the bonfire on Arthur s Scat was fully displayed , lighting up with its lurid flame the crumbling remains of St . Anthony ' s Chapel , ine scene was stiU further varied by the brilliant ' and vanegat . d flames of the fireworks , displayed from the heights of St . Anthony ' s Chape 1 , and upon the rising grounds towards Salisbury Crags . , The progress of the royal cortege through the Queen s Park was necessarily slow , but a few minutes served to bring the grey turrets of Holy rood in view . Her Majesty , alter " her arrival , did not leave the Palace ; and the dinner party in the evening consisted , in addition to the suite , only of General wemyss and the Honourable Charles Murray .
At The Usual Weekly Meeting Of The Metro...
At the usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Trades' Delegates , last evening , a discussion took place regarding the new line of action proposed by the Democratic and Social Congress . Mr . Delaforce said that several of the Trades' Delegates had attended , and taken part in the discussions of the Conference , but had not been altogether satisfied with the proceedings . Mr . Campbell had been out of town , or he should have attended the late meeting . From what he had heard it appeared that the views of the promoters of the Democratic and Social Conference were not of so practical and beneficial a character as those advocated by the Trades' Delegates . Mr . Bates , who thought the promoters of the Conference were sincere in their intentions , moved that the trades ' delegates should meet the Conference again , ana discuss their respective objects and principles . After some further conversation , it was unanimously agreed that the delegates should attend and take part in the ifattrre proceedings of the Conference , with a view to ( Street the attention of the members to the principles 1 " protection for labour , as advocated by the trades ' delegates . The Globe of last evening states that Southwark is to be , erected anto a distinct episcopal see . The new dio' c ¥ se , which will be taken from the present overgrown dioceses of London and Winchester , will comprize the whole of the county of Surrey and all that portion of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex lying eastward of the city of London , as well as those portions of Kent which are now comprized within the boundaries of the metropolitan see . Thp Bishop of Southwark will have a seat in the House of Lords , in rotation with other bishops , after the same manner as the Bishop of Manchester . The stampers at Somerset-house have been engaged for the last three weeks from nine a . m . till nine p . m . ( Sundays excepted ) , in preparing for the new act , which comes into operation this day , reducing the stamp duties on mortgages , leases , conveyances , agreements , & c . The quantity of parchment sent in to be stamped has been , so groat , that they have been obliged to have a special locality for the purpose , divided into departments for London and the country districts . During the present week no less than 250 , 000 to 300 , 000 stamps under the new act have already been delivered to the parties , so as to enable them to have a portion to commence with . It will be at least a month or six weeks before the present demands can be completed . The employes at the Stamp-office receive extra pay for the overtime they are engaged in stamping . The Gazette of yesterday evening announces that the actual surplus revpnue for the year ended the 5 th of July , 1850 , being £ 3 , 438 , 358 , one-fourth of surplus— £ 861 , 628 will be applied to the reduction of the National Debt . The Great Bull from Nineveh was safely deposited in the British Museum yesterday . It is , considering the great lapse of time , in an extraordinary good state of preservation . It stands nearly twelve feet in height , and weighs upwards of six tons . The other antiquities from Nineveh were all safely delivered .
The Expedition Against Friediichstadt Is...
The expedition against Friediichstadt is abandoned , or at least postponed . Troops , siege batteries , and gunboats were withdrawn from before Friednchstadt on the 5 th without molestation . At mid-day the Danes , probably thinking that they should find only a small number of dispirited Holsteiner . s , made a sally from the city , but were repulsed with so much energy that they wore glad to retreat , leaving their dead upon the field . General Willisen , in an address to the people on the entrance ol the remains of the Gih battalion into Rendsburg , says : — " The fortune of war had given the Danes this time the victory , but the conduct of the noble 6 th had won for them imperishable laurels . " A second ordinance has been published by the Hesse Darmstadt Ministry , containing a number o ( restrictions on the freedom of the press . The new law is Draconic . Censorship , caution , or exclusion from the post-office , it is true , are not mentioned ; but the penalties are enormous , amounting , in sumeeasos , to £ 100 hue and two years' imprisonment . The two officers deputed to proceed to Wilhelmsbad , Colonel Hildebrand , on the part of the officers ot this garrison , and Captain Zink , sent bv Havnau , have returned to Cassel . Both have sren the Elector twice . The formal answer given to Colonel Ilildebrand is . that a definite reply to his representations shall be transmitted . It appears , however , that the Elector was very near ordering the deputed colonel into arrest . He declared that he demanded unlimited obedience ; he would have every one of his ordinances obeyed , and every officer who was unwilling to do his duty should be arrested . Should the Hessian troops prove unworthy to execute his orders , he wou d dissolve the entire army , and call in the friendly aid of his brother sovereign . Such was at least the suDstance of the Elector's speech to Hildebrand . Captain Zink returns to Cassel , the bearer of a letter from the Elector to his general . The latter is commissioned to proceed with the execution of the drcrees with all possible energy and promptitude , and ia ass . urf * "V * 1 in case the means at present at his disposnl shall be found insufficient , others shall be placed m his hands Accordingly , the c oinmandcr-in-chief has resumed tne issue of orders to his subordinates , and as the press is the jrreat bugbear of men who have nothing out the power of brute force on their side , his ftiHt measures are directed ajmir . st the journals . The newspapers which have appeared since the temporary suspension of the 4 tn are again suppressed . The offices of the yaw // rwian Gazette , the Hornisse , and the Frelons , are benct with military , and all printing operations are : interdicted , llie general has even forbidden the post-office managers to transmit the journals through their establishment .
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There Is Nothing So Revolutionary, Becau...
There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very law oi its creation in . its eternal progress . —Dr . Abnold .
Financial And Parliamentary Reform. Dari...
FINANCIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY REFORM . Daring to be doubted even by some of the friends whose confidence we labour to earn , we dare not withhold the firm conviction which presses for utterance as to the course adopted by the Financial and Parliamentary Reformers . The experience and reflection of six months have not weakened , but have greatlystrengthened , our presumption that while they are proceeding in the right direction , their course is wholly untenable . It is untenable for the most fatal of all causes in political action—insufficiency . We deny , in the most explicit terms , that we own any hostility to the movement ; but we will , so far as we are able , make our readers understand that the protracted failure of this movement is not duo to the main purport of its objects , but to its insufficiency . Its tendency is right ; but it does not propose enough . We do not ascribe this to the leading men . The leading men exhibit some of the highest qualities ; among them a disposition to rely upon the People . But there is some influence at work , we do not know where , which draws back those leading men , and prevents their trusting to their own impulse . Most fatally . It is quite evident , for example , that Sir Joshua Walmsley is in favour not only of universal suffrage—there are few acting politicians now , excepting the very timid , the pragmatical , or the superannuated , who would not readily assent to an universal Parliamentary suffrage — but beyond that he is quite prepared for a thorough reliance on the People ; and he , a middle-class man , really desires to have the cooperation and support of the body of the People . Now , that feeling on his mind is not only creditable to himself , personally , but is quite sound politically . Experience will tell us , the experience both of more active times and of our own stagnant period , that political advance is only to be obtained when factions are in competition ; or more effectually and justly when the whole body of the People supports the movement . It is quite clear the bit by bit reform of our Government at present means the making of such concessions as shall serve not to bring about the objects which the concessions profess to have , but to impede those obiects by preventing any more . energetic and popular movement . The little Suffrage Bills , for example , are dictated by a wish not to extend the suffrage , but to prevent the extension of the suffrage which might be demanded were the People really astir . Now , this vis inertiai can only be combated by obtaining a momentum which the People alone could give . It is not sufficient , therefore , that the measures proposed by bir Joshua Walmsley ' s league should be of the right sort ; they must be of a kind also which can obtain the active concurrence of the masses . Now , the active concurrence of the People is to be obtained only on two conditions ; first , that the measures are really of such kind and shape as to win theaffections of the People ; secondly , that the course of policy laid down be of such kind as to retain the confidence of the People by securing some fruita promptly and successsivety . History will point to these as the only conditions on which the support of the People has been obtained in the absence oi spasmodic convulsions , or heated religious missions . To test the measures propounded by the Financial Reform Association is to show their insufficiency for this purpose at the present time . we do not condemn them abstractedly ; we do not at all condemn them in their tendency ; we say they are good . We do not merely admit it , we assert it . But what we do say is , that they are not enough to call forth the active support of the People at llio present time , and that there is even something to provoke exasperation and grudge on the part ot k
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 19, 1850, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_19101850/page/11/
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