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A POLITICAL AND LITERARY EEV1EW.
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— page Miscellaneous.....
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VOL. VIII. No. 4,01.] SATUKDAY, NOVEMBER...
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A Political And Literary Eev1ew.
A POLITICAL AND LITERARY EEV 1 EW .
"The One Idea •Which History Exhibits 0....
" The one Idea which History exhibits 0 . 3 evermore developing ifcaelf into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down , all the barriers erected between , men by prejudice and one-sidedvievvs ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human , race as one brotherhood , having one efreat object—the free development of ourspmtualnature . " —Hitmboldt ' sCosmos . ¦
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Review Of The Week— Page Miscellaneous.....
REVIEW OF THE WEEK— page Miscellaneous .... .... 1130 i Payment of the Indian Damages 1142 Miscellanies 1143 State of Trado .......... 1130 Postscript ... 1137 Mr , ¦ Coaingliara at Brighton ... 1142 AccidentsandSuddeiiDeaths 3130 „ ,. „ .,, » . ,-.., PORTFOLIOThe Indian Revolt . 1131 PUBLIC AFFAIRS- ¦ - ¦ OPEN COUNCIL- Tho - \ Voodsnrinc : Pariors tiak Mr . ConiitKham and his Constituents 1131 Indla-Tho Progress ofAffairs . 113 S -,. ™ t ,-, • , „ * •¦ .- ' - . - ^ ° - ™» » S Papers . ........ , H « Public Meetings 1133 The Position of Reform ............... 113 s Thc Monetary Crisis and the Bank THEARTSIreland .. ............. . 1133 The Bank Charter .... .. 1139 of England ..... 1142 „ _ America _ .... 1133 President Buchanan ' s Position ... 1140 . MTFB . T 11 BC OneraBtTffn Smith a * Home ......... 1147 Continental Notes 1134 The Pieduioniese and Belgian LITERATURE- Opera . Buna ......... 1147 Obituary 1134 Electors .. 1140 Summary 1143 ~ ~ ¦ nlJfw , ;^**^" .- ; v— ¦ .-.. " .. " -..- » . .. 1135 English Engineers at Naples .... „ 1141 Rambles of a " NaturaHst ; ""!'"! " !! 114 $ TlieGazette .. 1148 lio « Om ? rJ W ,,, « = The Muster-roll of Indian Heroism 1141 Art Collections in Great Britain ... 1144 / , « MMCD ^ , , - '¦ *„„„ '¦' ' wlv ^ iWHurr ; - - 1135 Louis JTapoleoii ' s Last Convert ... 1141 Novels and Tales 1144 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS .- - ' iNavalandJVliUtary .. „ .. 1136 Indian Belief Tund .: ; ......... 1142 Cultivation of Cottou in India 1145 City Intelligence , Markcts . & c ... 1148
Vol. Viii. No. 4,01.] Satukday, November...
VOL . VIII . No . 4 , 01 . ] SATUKDAY , NOVEMBER 28 , 1857 . Pbic p ^ SSS ^ J'S ™/™
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p AIjMERSTON is to open the Session witli A eclat . After all the grumblings of the recess lie meets Parliament with Indian victories , abplition of the East India Company , a treatment of our commercial crisis which has extorted praise fr om all sides , and a rumour that there is something more popular behind . He is the luckiest , as well as the cleverest , of diplomatists that ever took the throne of statesmanship . For the moment the
reports of the approaching session are more engrossing than , the events of the day its « lf . The victories in India scarcely equal in interest the anticipated victory of the Board of Control , backed by a dissatisfied public , over the Honourable East India Company . This measure had for some time been anticipated , although it appears likely to be brought forward at an . earlier date than that popularly- fixed for it . It happens , too , that the official interest is here on the same side with the public interest . An excessive amunuit of blame has been
cast on the Bast India Company , while the Queer ' s Executive has escaped scot free from censure . Although the Company las become very little better than a dummy , it is to the public interest that the man of . straw should be removed , and the responsibility brought home to the right persons ; and it is to the interest of the Ministers in office to bring forward a measure wMch will be popular .
The victories in India , however , will still count for something , and the last despatches announce exploits which will bring fresh honours to the officers in action , and will reflect fresh splendour upon the Government for the time being . Because , however we may separate the officials in London from the officers in the field , it invariably happens Unit the Government shares with the Sovereign the glory that any of our countrymen achieve ; and the last successes arc by no means the least important . If Havelock : had not actually been relieved in
Lucknow at the latest date , it was in all human calculation certain that he would be relieved within a couple of days ; and his army would then be expanded to 7000 strong—quite suflicient to encounter the 50 , 000 Sepoys around him , to scatter them , and not only to rescue the garrison and British residents of Lucknow , but to break tho Native power in Oude , The mutinous force which hud fled after the capture of Delhi lms been followed by a column under Colonel Gjveathkd , who inflicted three severe and ruinous defeats upon the
enemy , the last of them in Agra , where the Natives were bold enough to attack the British position . Greaxhed was in command of one of the bodies that was expected to join Havelock . In the meanwhile ,, the reinforcements which had been rapidly arriving in Calcutta were going up the country ; and although the mutineers still showed their spirit in fresh outbreaks at some points , it appears now to be quite certain that the news from India will continue to report the progress of our arms in recovering the ground , lost during the revolt . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦•''¦ ¦ ¦
New instalments of honorary rewards will now be required in addition to those Avhich have been newly announced—the elevation of Sir Henry Havelock to the rank of a baronetcy , and of Sir Arciidale Wilson to the same rank " As the Parliamentary session approaches , opinions oivthe subject of India evidently acquire new concentration of purpose . The announcement that the East India Company is to be abolished , will no doubt bring forth many suggestions for the better government of India , and for its practical improvement under the direct administration of the Board
of Control . Meanwhile , the Bishops continue to come forth in great strength on the subject of Christian missions . The Bishops of London and Oxford have been very diligent ; , and this week Dr . WiLBEiiyoRCE has chimed in happily with a noic that strikes like an ingenious discord on the official announcement . He is telling the story how we earned the fidelity of the Rajah of Gwalior through the pious instructions and example of an excellent Resident at that Court . The llajah was immensely struck by tho Resident ' s refusal to
accept -100 , 000 / ., although he was told that nobody would have known it , and his reply tlmt 'One ' would have seen . " You English , " answered the Rajah , " are a wonderful people ; " and when tho Resident was departing , his illustrious pupil sent to ask for advice as to his future policy . "I will give you this advice , " said the Resident : " it is very likely that troublesome days will come—but don't be led away . It may appear as though the powci
of the Company was going to be swept away . Don't believe it ; it never will be ; and those who stand linn by the Company , will in the end find tliat Ihoy have made the best choice . " This was said at a grand gathering of bishops , lords , clergymen , and notables in Willis ' s Rooms , under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of Cantuiuiury and the sanction of the Society for the Propagation of tlic Gospel , at which it was resolved to establish
three new bishoprics in India— for the present , ' with more to come by-and-by . So that if the Company is to be abolished , there will be a goodly company . ' -of bishops and clergy instead ! Lord Shaftesbuby has been continuing his excellent work , hi telling the English people in plain , terms ; how their countrymen' and countrywomen , were treated at Cawnpore . The value of -the lesson lies ' . not . only -in enabling the public to understand the facts in jvlain terms , but in setting an example of the proper occasions on -which to use the plainest language that man ' s lips can utter .
The news from the moneyed world , like that froni India , is checkered ; but upon the whole favourable . The balance of incoming's and outgoings at the Bank of England has been such that it has been able to contract its issue within the legal limit , the pressure upon it being of course proportionately dimini ^ hed . There is a more tangible sign , of the same dim inution of pressure on the Bank of France , in the reduction of the rate of discount ; although there arc some reasons to fear that this downward
movement may be premature , in . accordance with French impatience . There is some slight sign too of revived trade in all parts of the commercial world—on the Continent and in America , as well as in this country ; but at present these signs are exceedingly faint . In the meanwhile we have the most ominous manifestations of the opposite kind . In Lancashire , Cheshire , and Leicestershire , theic is n . grievous want of employment 3 in Yorkshire it is not so bad ; but in many towns of the northern and midland counties the l ? oor-law
authorities arc wavering between severity and relaxation . The chief constable of Manchester reports that a large number of mills avc standing still , and a yet larger number working short time , although in some mills , the loss per week is not less than 20 / ., 30 / ., 50 / ., and even 70 / ., while . Ike machinery stands still . More houses continue to fall , and amongst them is another Joint-stock Bank —the Northumberland and Durham , with very largo liabilities and very extensively spread branches . The occurrence has created dismay in ( he coal nud
iron districts of the neighbourhood , and we have yet to learn wliaf . its effects may be . A step towards the solution of an exe « t $ jfn $ [ y / important question lias been tjikon l > y Uic JEj ^^^ f' •'' "' ¦ . ' - the University of Cam bmJi > v . In Juno , hspfyt ( mfa / ' p i ' . ¦ ? were appointed to examine mul rcpoii , ii $ ( m ^] iiie ' (!; , 'A •/ . question of establishing a system of ej ) u Ifio & UHlSa ' * 'v ,. " . 4 T ~ for the be unlit of student . s not members , tyf . fac ^ ii ^ > , ¦ T ^ ' --vcrsity , to whom certificates , or some * tft l & QPi ^ l !^ ' ^ - ' \>* mh
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 28, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28111857/page/1/
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