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"The one Idea which . History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down , all the barrxsr 3 erected betw-een m . en by prejudice and one-sided views ; and , by Betting aside the distinctions of Religion , Ccnmtry , and Colour , to treat the whole Human , race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Si «» Sotai ' s Cosmos .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— paqe Tho Royal British Bank 296 The Scandinavian Idea . 301 The Laws of Politeness ..... 307 T > nlW Sormons on the Marriage Law -xio Our Civilization 290 Liberal-Conservatives .... ; .... 302 Mi \ W . H . Russell iu Shilling Parts 308 JtafflKaKe H » Gatherings from the Law and Po- Tho Church of Knightsbridge and thf arts W . « vrfal Parliament Q \ lice Courts .................... 203 the Luther of Bromptou ........... 303 Tf l ^ A ^ ~ c 1 , „„ ¦ Imperial parliament 291 Naval and Military 29 S Torv Casualties 303 The Late Thomas Seddou 308 A Parvenu ' s Funeral . 291 Miscellaneous : """" « 0 8 . \ t * AT . or " v -- Md -Woolnor ' s Bust of Tennyson . 303 The General Election 292 Postscript -- ^ LITERATURE- Theatrical Notes ...........:. SOU America 295 " : . ' ;¦ ¦ " Summary . 304 China 295 PUBLIC AFFAIRS— A Heavy-armed Grammarian ... 304 The Gazette ..... 309 Continental Notes 295 Tho OldParliament and the New .. 300 I Latter-Day Poetry 305 -- » . „ . « ,. ¦ „ -., '_ , «? -,- ,, m < - State of Trade . 296 Who Keeps up the Pope P . 300 | The Eve of St . Mark . —Photo the COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSObituary .. 206 President Buchanan and his Policy 301 ! Suliote ... . 307 City Intelligence , Markets , & c ....... 309
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¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' —— - ?—— ¦ . ¦ " ¦ . ' ¦ nnHE boiling of the national constituencies , in X order to extract from , them the concentrated representation of tlie House of Commons , is going on at a red heat , and the change in the relation of parties which , we noticed last week has continued as the compound has remained under the process of cooking . There have " been new severances and new reconcilements . A moral of the Minister lias
been , perhaps , the most conspicuous fact jet before us . Lord Palmerston , as Lord Malmesbuky says , " is the popular Minister of the day ; " but , as always happens with the most popular man , when his prestige does not rest upon the present pursuit of some great public object , but upon a personal liking , a piece of clever acting , or any fancy of the hour , Lord Palmehston is the slave of his popularity . He appeared to have everything his own way . He succeeded in dissolving the House
of Commons on a question of his own choosing-- —for sucli it really was ; since he might have superseded Mr . Cobben ' s motion by . announcing that he had superseded Sir John Bowking , and had appointed Lord Elgin over Ms head . The prorogation took place on Saturday , sonic days sooner than it was expected by those who were not behind the scenes . The dissolution , wliich according to the circulated report was to have taken place on Monday , was proclaimed on the very same Saturday . Of course it was for the interests of the Government to
accelerate the election as much as possible , and they exercised the power of acceleration . Lord Pai--meiisxon was the favoured guest of the Lord Mayor on the Friday , and he made a very telling speech . His own address , written with liis own hand , according to his own will and pleasure , was before the electors of Tiverton and the electors of the United Kingdom on the Tuesday . There were no signs of fliaching in cither composition . He still
braved his enemies ; still talked , though in more circuitous terms , about " combination ; " still insinuated ,, that his opponents in the China debate , instead of being actuated by conscientious principles , wished to step over the humiliation and degradation of their country into place , lie has , however , not failed to do some lip-homngc to reform , and some pen-homage , loo ; for , reluctantly as he may do it , he not only declares himself for" progressive improvement , " but for " well-considered , reforms . " Nevertheless , the signs that the Government was not going to dictate at all the elections have
increased . Although this or that eminent independent Liberal , may be in danger during the next few days , it is quite evident that the constituencies generally ,, like . those that have already elected their representatives , are to a great extent -consulting themselves rather than Ministerial dictation . The greatest feud has been that between Lord John Rtjsseia , as head of the Independent LibeTals , and Lord Paxmeuston , as the chief Ministerialist Liberal—the one following reform , the other following himself . But the change in the
City has been complete . The public there , " including the unenfranchised , showed a strong disposition to resent the attempt to " let down Lord John easy . " His-brother has appeared , amongst those advocating his claims to consideration as an old servant . Some of the Jews had talked coldly about supporting him at present ; and this drew forth a feeling of indignation , that the Jews , of all people , should forget who had been most persistent in enforcing their claims upon the House of Commons . Then it was discovered that the London
Liberal Itcgislration . Association bad undertaken to do the business of the electors for them , and to deckire that the City should only have commercial men , the very idea that the City has always scouted . Commercial men it wants amongst its representatives , but it also -wants to maintain its position as a political power in the country . London City is not only an aggregation of the members of the Stock Excliange , of shopkeepers , and of ratepayers ; it has at various times in our history stood forward us the champion of political rights ; it has in later
days crowned alliances by entertaining" foreign statesmen and foreign monurchs ; and the representation of the City , therefore , should be compounded of statesman and of merchant . The London Liberal Registration Association quite underrates the importance of its own constituency , and the electors have been rather angry at being taken in and done for in that fashion . The consequence is , that many men who a fortnight ago felt cold to Lord John , have been warmed into indignation ut the unfair treatment of him , find uro going to give him plumpers to-day .
As to the elections about Ihc , country , it is quite impossible in . this place , to follow the iua and outs ; nor does it mutter . We have no general result to report , ; we can no more expect to influence the electors , who ai ^^ v in the frenzy of the movement , than we coxua reason with a jockey in the middle of a race . But one thing is plain—that the Tories will be Tories still ; that the larger number
of Liberals , while they are content to vote for Lord Palmeuston in the present spring , arc still Liberals ; and . they arc asking the candidates' whether they will vote for .-extension of the suffrage , for ballot , for shorter Parliaments , and so forth . Some of the well-known statesmen will be deprived of the two letters at the end of their name" ¦ M . P . ; -- * we sliall have some new men , and it appears that we shall have some really good men— - for instance , we shall have Sir AiiTHUit Hajxam Elton . It is possible , that a more popular
election will make a now man of a promising Member who has already sat in Parliament—the Honourable AiiTiimi GbitDpu , whom Tories and your starched Whigs arc calling " Chartist , " for the thoroughgoing liberality of his principles- These were known before , if the young man had but the confidence of hid own position , and could bring it out ; and u day seems to be coming when tin : opportunity will be
afforded for discussing matters of that sort . For , although the new Parliament will , amongst the unknown , comprise , probably , a large number of adventurers , it may also comprise some rather stronger politicians than we have been accustomed to . But most certainly tlie temper of tlie time is making an opportunity , for the politicians in or out of Parliament , of reviving the question , whether we cannot make the House of Commons a little better than
it is ? While the constituencies arc making the House of Commons that must in turn make the Ministry , not only , are our relations with foreign countries very materially altering , but the relation of foreign countries to each other and with their own imtitut / ions are in a state of unsettlement , rendered . strikingly conspicuous by the intelligence and official documents this week . In the inaugural address of President Buchanan We have the evidence that a strong man has come to the head of the American Government , who will at once control ? domestic factions , and use the energy of the ILerwVic in
execution of the , policy that he flunks just and desirable . But ui , tlie very time that he takes the chief command , the Supremo Court pronounces a jml < j . nient which alters tho relation of that painfully important race , the Negro . Iii ^ tUc-lfiiiso of Djkki ) Scott , u Negro who clauneCU *^ -f «(> S ,. ( loin on the score of residing in * ll ^^ jftj ^ W ^^ f-r which slavery was excluded from tjjq Wa ^^ n ^^ xj i ^ ' -f . promise , the Supreme Court luis <^ lajw ' tjftijlf ^ tffi 3 t / j Missouri compromise exceeded thc ^( JMw * jWro « wflft ^ gross by its Invasion of State V ^ W ^^^ m 3 tr > reignty , and that men of the Afnqau > MW | p' m ^ l ^ tliS ^
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Leader (1850-1860), March 28, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28031857/page/1/
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