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1114 THE LEADER, [Saturday,
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At Beveriey "the Reformers" have been gi...
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MISCELLANEOUS. Lieutenant pEKRr has writ...
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Leader Office, Saturday, November 25. (J...
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Briiafjola, Friday. An account, purporti...
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Vienna, November 20. Reports from Kische...
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Oujlt Young Statesmen. Lond Stanley And ...
will probably , in mathematical science , accomplish , no inconsiderable reputation- The person to whom I allude —and many of you know him—was , I believe , a labourer , working upon small weekly -wages , and at this moment he has a wife who is engaged in one of the faotories in this town . Sir Robert Peel made a hearty , masculine speech . How , he would ask , was this institution keeping pace with th . e requirements of the age ? Were they coining that true currency of progress which alone was reallyvaluable ? Were the working classes of this town , as they were at Sheffield and elsewhere , placing their institution upon a firm basis , rendering it as much as possible independent of extraneous aid and of lukewarm friends ?
Lectures and other subjects had been referred to . Now he understood they had a library , on the sb-olves of which -were numerous entertaining works calculated to induce in their minds a taate for reading . He would urge every one to cultivate that taste ; it was the most happy of all tastes . Fenelon used to say that if offered the riches of the Indies in place of his taste for reading , he would spurn them all . Observe what a taste for reading would do . It would not only place them , out of the way of vicious habits and idle pursuits , but , with cheap literature and a free press , it at once placed , as it were , the cottage on the same level with the castle or the palace . He was sorry that there were not more of the operatives of Preston present on that occasion . He should
have been glad to address a word or two to them ; for he was told by his hospitable friend Mr . Hollins , that about two-thirds of the operatives were under the age of twenty —between sixteen and twenty ; and Mr . Ash-worth , he believed , stated the same thing . What a remarkable effect good example and industrious habits must have upon that class j and if they were neglected , ¦ v rbiat a wide field there must be for ignorance and intemperance . He was one of those who thought that one of the greatest obstacles to the diffusion of knowledge amongst the people , had been our existing taxes upon knowledge . Sir Robert then alluded to the suggestion of the noble chairman , that some portion of the Sunday should be devoted to mental culture ; He ( Sir Robert ) thought it would be absolutely impossible to introduce that system .
He would have voted for the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays , but he felt that it would be very difficult to regulate the religious tiuestion , and therefore he would not introduce it . What he would recommend was , that the great employers of labour should devote say six . days in a year to holidays for their workmenof course without any diminution of wages . That was no nonsensical plan , but one -which had been adopted in the great Government offices , where certain days were set apart for the benefit of the clerks . Now he thoroughly approved of that plan , and though , as his noble friend had said , we might lose a million sterling a day by holidays , yet he thought we should gain infinitely more from the harmony and good feeling that would be created between employers and employed .
1114 The Leader, [Saturday,
1114 THE LEADER , [ Saturday ,
At Beveriey "The Reformers" Have Been Gi...
At Beveriey "the Reformers" have been giving a dinner to their new member , the Hon . Arthur Gordon ( son of Lord Aberdeen ) . He made a significant speech in reference to the war : — There ia no doubt—it ia no use disguising the factthat our armies are in a delicate position , and one which should justify some amount of apprehension on our part ; but notwithstanding that , I think it does not justify anything more . It ia true they are largely outnumbered . They are opposed to a powerful and skilful enemy—« the weather is opposed to them- ? -sickness has thinned their ranks—the very nature of the ground on which they have to work la against them ; but , notwithstanding that , British skill and valour will
overcome all obstacles , -whether they arise from an army superior in numbers to their own , or unseen , as sickness and disease . Moreover , though during the last few months wo have received such intelligence from the Crimea , though their numbers were often disproportionate in the struggles in which the armies have been engaged , I know that shortly after these accounts left the Crimea largo reinforcements must have arrived , and other reinforcements are on the way , and still large * aro setting out . I know that from the very moment in which the Government commenced prosecuting tho war , they have been alivo to the necessity of keeping up the efficiency of the army . All woro aware that they would bo diminished , and that it was necessary to keep up thoir strength by reinforcements , and that hoa not been overlooked . I therefore have no
apprehension whatever as to the result of tlws war ; but , at the same time , tho tidings which wo receive might justify much anxiety , and I believe there i » no peiaon , whose attention is not now fixed upon the solid and warbe « ten fortress of tho Crimea , and who does not wait anxiously for tho result of tho present conflict . I think , gentlemen , that tho events of tho wju- during tho pant fow months havo fully justified , if anything wn » wanting to justify it , tho policy of the Government in deferring war as long an possible , and in proaorving poaco , because 1 fool quite euro that this country , If it had had any thought that war could have been avoided , would not have patiently seen its treasures lavished and tho lives of ita sons sacrificed . And it is the conviction that every moans was . used to preserve peace that makes tho nation now ho unanimous in tho support of that war .
The honourable gentleman , having then alluded to the gallantry of our soldiers before Sebastopol , went on to refer to the question of reform . He said : But I must not forget that I am speaking to a meeting of reformers . Though I think reforms will make their progress in the very nature of things , I am afraid that this war will not assist them ; I am afraid vre shall not make the progress we should have made had we been in a state of peace . I do not ge & how any extensive reforms , especially Parliamentary reforms , are to be carried , unless there is a very strong public feeling expressed in their favour out of Parliament . When everybody ' s attention is directed to the war , that great amount of public
feeling is hardly likely to be expressed , and , therefore , much fear that not so much will be done in reference to this subject as is desirable . But I think our duty as reformers is to take whatever is practicable . I , therefore , look with no ordinary satisfaction to the declaration which was made not long ago , publicly , by the First Minister of the Crown , on the occasion of receiving an address , when he said vre would "fearlessly carry the hand of reform into every department of the State . " I think that declaration of the First Minister of the Grown one of importance , and oaie which , knowing ium as I do , I feel certain was no mere formal speech , but the deliberate conviction of an honest mind .
Miscellaneous. Lieutenant Pekrr Has Writ...
MISCELLANEOUS . Lieutenant pEKRr has written an apparently satisfactory explanation to the Mayor of Windsor , requesting the withdrawal of the 1500 L He had been recommended by a friend in Paris , a banker , to take advantage of a good opportunity for investing- in American railways . He has also requested the Mayor and his friends here to apply the remainder of the money as they may think best . The writer of the City article in the Times discredits Mr . Perry ' s statement . He thinks that there is no such railroad as that alleged to have been recommended by the Paris banker . Dr . Jacob and Chki si ' s Hospital . —Since the dismissal of Dr . Jacob , the Governors Tiave held a meeting , and an attempt was made to add the insult of a vote of censure . An amendment however , was moved : — " That the thanks of the Court be given to Dr . Jacob for his excellent and well-timed sermon ; " and carried by a large majority . A correspondent of the Times , " Verax , " has been considering the question of the misappropriation of overgrown charities . Although deprecating the medium , of I ) r . Jacob ' s charges , he
rejoices that they hove been made , and anticipates their being established . He also suggests that the disclosures made in the sermon should occupy the attention of the Charitable Trusts' Commissioners , who have power to settle all such disputes . An inspector should sit , and a hondjide investigation take place , with reporters present , and then the public would be enabled to judge . It would also bring to light the indolence of the commissioners , of whom nobody ever heard except on the Dulwich College Inqxiiry , of which , by the way , nothing came .
The Unco' Good . —Missionaries have persuaded the omnibus and cab drivers of Glasgow , that driving on Sundays is driving to —— - Consequently last Sunday walking was the order of tlie day for all but the pharisaical few who kept carriages . "Very serious inconvenience was felt , but the immediate result was that very few people wont to church .
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Leader Office , Saturday , November 25 . ( J $ g Submarine and British Telegraph , ") ANOTHER BATTLE BEFORE SEBASTOPOL . The following important despatch haa been received by the Times . It -was forwarded from Constantinople to Semlin by courier , and thence to Vienna by tele , graph . It ia dated Constantinople , November 16 : — " On the 18 th tho Russians attacked , the French lines , but were Tepulsod" Tha loss was groat on both aidos . " Tho Russians have received further reinforcements . " Tho Queen of tho South has arrived with 1200 troops . "
We Have Received Tho Following Despatch,...
We have received tho following despatch , dated l « Bt night , from our correspondent in Paris : — " I am nHSured that two divisions of French troops are about to omlmrk for tho Danubinn Principnlitios , in addition to those who aw tcvincr to tho Crimea . "
Briiafjola, Friday. An Account, Purporti...
Briiafjola , Friday . An account , purporting to bo of Russian origin , statcn that nothing extraordinary had taken placa before SobaBtopol to the 16 th . Tho nro of tho allies waa kept up .
Vienna, November 20. Reports From Kische...
Vienna , November 20 . Reports from Kischeneff state that after the battle of Inkerman . the Imperial Princes Michael and ! PTicholas left the Crimea , and returned to the head-quarters of Prince Gortschakoff . It is expected that the Czar -will visit the army of the south , if not that of the Crimea . To the expected invasion of Bessarabia tho Uussians , it is said , can oppose an effective army of 80 , 00 0 .
To Correspondents. All Letters For The E...
TO CORRESPONDENTS . All letters for the Editor should bo addressed to T , Wellington-street , Strandj London .
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There is nothing so . revolutionary , because there ia nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as tlie strain to keep things fixed -when all the "world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Db . Arnold
Conduct Of The War. The Impression Is Ga...
CONDUCT OF THE WAR . The Impression is gaining ground that the House of Commons would have been of valuable assistance to the ministry in conducting " the war ; and vre foay look for an early demand on the part of the public that Parliament be re-assembled . In the meantime the countrywill have some limited opportunities of expressing , its will in relation td the future of the war , and to the diplomatic position in which our Government consents to stand in regard to Austria . By death , from Russian bullets , and from the ordinary casualties of ordinary years , there are about half a dozen " seats" vacant ; and the various bodies of electors now called upon to name their representatives in the national senate can select the occasion to offer
useful suggestions to a Government , the great merit of which , as its partisans so frequently assure us , is that it is not above being taught its business . Perhaps public opinion is not to be gathered with any accuracy from what may occur in bribable places like Bedford , or in nominee counties like Fermanagh or Ayr . But it is quite possible , and very desirable , to attach popular conditions to the election for Marylebone . Let us hope that that borough will make some effort to elude the lucrative
manoeuvres of the St . Pancras vestrymen , -who have , with unexampled impudence , handed over one of our popular constituencies to a Downing-street nominee . At least , if we are to have Sir Hamilton Seymour , whose only merit is that he knows tho feelings of tho Czar— --a knowledge which he may use with the sinister felicity which characterised the last session effusions of that other ex-ambassador to St . Petorsburg , Lord Clanrioarde —let it bo a condition that on tho hustings , hq shall be specific , and not diplomatic , in his declarations as to the conduct of the
war . At present Liberals require no « ' pledges " but those that are martial : as to Reform Bill , and Ballot , and Taxes on Knowledge—these questions are being decided before Sebastopol and on the Danube . There is no cant , among the many cants of the moment , naoro afflicting ' than that which is based on the assumption that foreign war arrests homo civilisation . Id has been in war that have arisen tho
glories which arc tho characteristics of England . English liberties nro tho results of war : English literature has become great in those times of war , when the human intellect is enlarged in comprehension and in sympathy : —~ even English commerce springs from wars .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 25, 1854, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25111854/page/10/
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