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A POLITICAL AND LITERAfiY REVIEW.
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A Political And Literafiy Review.
A POLITICAL AND LITERAfiY REVIEW .
"The One Idea Which History Exhibits As ...
"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 barnsrs erected between men by prejudice ' and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .
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Review Of The Week- R.O. | G^Sization " ...
REVIEW OF THE WEEK- r . o . | g ^ Sization " «* : The Tyranny of Silence 519 1 ^ $ $° ^^ i"S" & Z ' Imperial Parliament . ... ....... 500 Gatherings from the Law and Po- j LITERATURE- den House 524 The Princess Royal .-Division List . 508 lice Courts 515 I Suramarv 520 Crystal Palaee .-Grea * Handel Fes- _ ^ reaSre ^ M ^ io ^ ^ ; .. ^ 509 gSSSitir" ^ I ^^ SofSt Si \ non ell B i ^^ F ^ o » Saof 8 i ^ I ^ e 2 S The Orient 511 Liberal Bolters iu tho House 517 Mi . Kcacli . s > rocins o- <> America 511 The Prisons of the Pope 517 ' , TM- arT c _ The Gazette ' «•• 625 ; Continental Notes 511 i Trustees and Bankrupts 518 j IMfc * _ , . „ r . ? o The Epsom Eacra 1 512 j Employment of Criminals 51 S The Operas , Concerts & c . > -6 , COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS—^^ MfiitSS . ^? . . ?^" :::::: SJi i W £ S ££ ?^ . ^ t . ^^^ i ^ J £ { £ SSlS ?!^ . ^!" .::::::::: ^ J . 01 * i » teiit ecnce , Markef . & c 525
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B LINK-BONNY is the most distinguished individual of the week . Having judiciously reserved herself in the Newmarket race , having abstained from snatching the tempting prize of one thousand guineas , she has enjoyed a ' dark' reputation by her apparent defeat then , and was entirely
omitted in the calculations of rational bettors ; thus , when conscious of her strength , she entered into the race for the Derby . Those who knew her qualities were able to obtain odds of a magnificent kind . Great is the fortune of those ihat believed in Bonny-Blink , notwithstanding the adversity that appeared to come over her at Newmarket . It is sometimes useful to believe even in those who
appear to be under a cloud for a time . That Bl ' uik-Bonny should win , however , and that neither Tournament nor Skirmisher should be ' placed , ' is an amazement for the whole world : it has completely upset everybody , as much as if Palmeiiston had resigned —much more than if there were a revolution in Ifrance . Having suspended business iu order to witness the solution of that important trial at Epsom , the Parliament has proceeded with the business of the
country . Some daring members havo endeavoured to defend the interests of the country either abroad or at home ; but the House of Commons at large is not at present disposed to be popular in its attentions . When Mr . Roebuck asked for a select committee on the subject of our relations with Brazil , ho made out a strong case ; but ho could only find 17 members to stand by him against 312 with the Government . The state of tho case is this : Brazil has boon hon & fule for a long time discontinuing slavery , both in policy and in faot . She has , a constitutional Govcrnmont , closely resembling
our own , in manors of legislation and commerce . Her leading men nro virtually bent upon a oloso allianoo with the community of England ; but tho Govornmont stickles at being called upon as sho lms been for some years past to givo English cruisers right of seizing Brazilian vessels in tho very waters of Bmzil , and judging thorn to bo sluverB . Brazil ia willing to inako new arrangements fur tho suppression of tho slave trade ; lias doclarod tho slavo trado piraoy ; has always treated her negroes with remarkable humanity , thoy enjoying a sooial recognition not allowed to them anywhere else , without excepting
even the West Indies . And altogether we have , and on the very subject of slavery , the sympathy and co-operation of Brazil . But our officials insist , in the most arrogant manner , that Brazil shall submit to them as an inferior submits to a superior ; and they have broken off the official intercourse with the country , except of the formal kind , until Brazil shall give in . Mr . Roebuck , asked for inquiry , Lord Palmehstox says that , to grant a select committee will seem to give encouragement to the slave trade ; and the House of Commons follow like sheep .
Mr . Disraeli ' s inquiry about the Dallas-Clabendon treaty Mas quite natural ; the only surprising fact is , that it should not have come out before . Has the treaty between this country and the United States respecting Central America been ratified or not ? Everybody knows , through the United States , that it has not ; everybody might have assumed that it was not , from the silence of the Government when the time for exchanging the
ratifications expired . But the House of Commons has not felt interest enough in the subject to inquire , until the very close of . this week , when Mr . Disraeli is calling upon , the Government to explain . The House docs not think it worth while to inquire hilo the state of our relations with Brazil , which takes annually 12 , 000 , 000 / . of our exports , although the Government might embroil us with that independent , state , and bring about a state of
things thut might transfer its commerce to the United States . Again , tho Commons did not think it worth while to inquiro why our Government has not concluded the Dallas-Clahendon treaty , which settled some dangerous subject of dispute , although Iho United States take the largest portion of our exports , and send to us an enormous proportion of our raw material and supplies for every household in the country .
Tho army estimates have been debated , or rather they have been brought forward by Ministers ; and somo members who tukc a professional or amateur interest in such matters , havo made a few remarks upon points hero and there . A groat reduction is boasted since last year , —as if tho reduction between a period of warfare and a period of peace must not ncoossarily be large . The true comparison is with a year of pouoe , and hero , instead of reduction , wo have a large increase . Tho increase amounts to 1 , 000 , 000 / . upon 7 , 400 , 000 / ., tho amount of tho last poaoo estimate , and thero are 6000 men retainod in a permanent augmentation of tho army , more ospooially in its artillery . Several excuses
were advanced for this increase , in the shape of improvements ; but surely the House of Commons onght to have said a word or two more about the ' improvement ; ' but perhaps some of them , are not improvements at all . For instance , one of the excuses for the increase is the expense of the camp at Aldcrshot , ; but Aldcrshot is becoming not a camp . It is , as the Times says , a town of huts , and it is likely to become a town of barracks ; so that
the camp at Aldershot , for evolution of armies , is degenerating into an ordinary barrack-yard ; while the squadron of evolution at sea has been given up , or at least suspended . With regard to the other improvements that adorn the Ministerial statement , we have not yet got them : the staff school is oneand where is it ? When it comes it will probably form the apology for a farther increase of the expense . Here , again , the House of Commons made
no inquiry . Sir Chari . es Napier is among the few who have the courage to stand out . He wanted a select committee on the organisation of the Board of Ad miralty , and lie showed how ill-constructed the Hoard is , how conflicting arc its orders , how productive of waste and expense . The reply of Mr . Osuohne was simply the production of authorities to prove that the Board of Admiralty is the most jK-rlectly formed administration which human in ^ genuity could construct , and that Admiral NAriElt had not been a very good commander iu the Baltic .
Mr . Osuokne once distinguished himself by metaphorically mounting on 1 ho top of tho Admiralty , and looking over into tho Horse Guards to spy out abuses . Porlmps the Secretary to the Horse Guards , or Sir John Ramsden as Undor-Seorctary for War , could mount the top of his own mansion and tell us something about tho Admiralty . However , the question for the House of Commons was to decide upon the two statements before it , after inquiry into tho facts , the very thing which Sir Ciiakles Navieh invited . He could only obtain 35 to 152 to vindicate tho duty of tho Houso ol Commons as ' tho grand inquest of tho nation . '
Mr . Coningiiam challenged a debate on the dowry for Ihe Princess Royal , and Mr . Maouiuh would not let it pass without ; somo consideration ; tlie one proposed to roduco tho annuity from 8000 / . to 0000 / . ; the othoir to disponso with tho 40 , 000 / . down . But minorities resembling that which stood by Sir Oiublhs Napier and Mr . Hojbui / ok were aU that could bo found to fulfil the duly of watching our publio expenditure . Iu fnot , the now Members and tho old , absorbod in the one duty of
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Leader (1850-1860), May 30, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30051857/page/1/
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