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te * .-- THE LEADER. [Saturday,
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MR JOHN CHAPMAN.—HIS DEATH AND HIS LAST ...
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BKITONS JN BOULOGNE. The military f6tes ...
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Another Briton has been as characteristi...
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PAK1S WITH POLICEMEN! Tina Emperor of th...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Duke op Cleveland and...
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Lord Penman, Lojw Denma^ Nwi ™ « ^ — * ;...
In the case of ( 5 'Connell , when it came before the House of Lords , Lord Denman threw niraJ TS ™ Uj into the contest on the point of law involved , and delivered a very animated and decided opinion in favour of the objection taken to the conviction . It was on that occasion that he created the phrase which is so constantly in every one ' s mouth , when he designatedithe proceedings " asa mockery , a delusion , and a snare . " Without possessing those profound acquirements as a lawyer , which distinguished his immediate predecessors , Lord Denman was universally allowed to have filled the office of Chief Justice with ability and singular dignity . Somewhere about 1849 his .--
intimate friend , Lord Campbell ( who made his way through life very easy by calling everybody he had to do -with his " friend" ) , discovered that Lord Denman was too old for his office , ;—though two years , younger than Lord Campbell himself * Lord Campbell urged so forcibly upon everybody the decline in his friend ' s powers , that people who had nob perceived it before began to think it must be so . Lord Penman declared himself perfectly up to his work ; and his \ affectionate friend shook his head , and stirred up other people- to appeal to Lord Denman ' s patriotism * to retire before Ms function e ^ " ™ .. i ^ fr ^
^ Her ftOlii « is , weight of years . Hurt * displeased , and reluctant , Lord JDenman resigned his office , and his brisk senior ninsbly stepped into it , and enlivened with -jokes the tribunal -which had been graced by his predecessor ' s sweetness and majesty . " Whether Lord / Denman ' s powers were failing :, men were not agreed , but there was no dispute about whether Lord Campbell was the proper person to effect his removal . The tributes of respect and affection offered by the bar and the public to the retiring judge were truly consolatory to his ruffled feelings , and as richly deserved as any honours ever offered to an aged public servant ,
In Ms retirement , he manifested great interest in the Question of the slave-trade , and was a decided advocate of the abolition of impediments to marriage with , a deceased , wife ' s sister ; and on these subjects ne occasionally- wrote , even after lie had ceased to attend in Parliament . He was of a high order as a patriot , and high as a man ; and it may safely be said that when he retired from his professional career he commanded respect for his unimpaired solicitude for the public -weal , and . a tender reverence for his personal virtue .
Te * .-- The Leader. [Saturday,
te THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
Mr John Chapman.—His Death And His Last ...
MR JOHN CHAPMAN . —HIS DEATH AND HIS LAST PAPER . We learn , -with unfeigned regret , the death of Mr . John Chapman , author of a work recently published , on . the " Cotton and Commerce of India , " and of many papers , some of ! which "wg lave ourselves had the pleasure of publishing-, while others have appeared in the Westminster JReviezo . Mr . Chapman had been called some years fcack , in the course of his profession as civil engineer , to India ; and although the operations in which he was engaged did not turn to the advantage which he expected , and ¦ which we believe he deserved , he was enabled to
acquire on the spot a considerable amount of information winch , his shrewd and practical mind turned to good . Ho had gained , the confidence of many Indian reformers , and particularly of the native leaders in Bombay , whose endeavours to obtain extensions of political rights to the natives of India he assisted with his counsel and agency . In this capacity he performed a great amount of work , of much use to India and its natives , which received no payment , and which will unquestionably never receive recognition , for it was as unostentatiously done as it was energetic .
On tho 9 th inst . he laid before the editor of the Westminster Review , the publisher of which was a distant relation , tho manuscript of a paper baser ! upon Wilhelm von H umboldt ' s recently translated work on ' < Tho Sphere and Duties of Government : " the article was incomplete , but tho writer explained tine sequel with his usual vigour . On the following Sunday , at noon , he complained of dizziness , and on Monday morning ho died in Ilia sleep . Tor sometime past his heulth appeared
to be less vigorous than it had been . He was a shrewd , straightforward , kcen-sightod , honest , hearty man ; ho will bo greatly regretted by many personal friends , and wo . do not know where the native reformers of Bombay are likely to find an agcAt who « an supply his place ns laboriously , as ewlciciently , and as iufluentiully . jpho paper which is published in tho Westminster Review , although incomplete , is extremely interesting . Inferior to his brother , cither in grasp or strength of mind , WHholin von Humboldt still possessed a . large share of Alexander ' s scientific insight , and perhaps a larger share of sentimental
sympathy with his fellow men in the practical business of life : His regard possibly is less to the spheres an < i iuG ? e to the surface of this one little globe , with , those moving on it . The proposition with which . Willxelnv von Humboldt starts , is , to a certain extent a scientific and sentimental parallel to the main idea of Prou dlion—a minimising of government .
Bkitons Jn Boulogne. The Military F6tes ...
BKITONS JN BOULOGNE . The military f 6 tes at Boulogne are destined to extend" the feeling of fraternisation between the French and English soldiers evert unto a branch of " our constitutional forces ; " Witness the Times correspondent , as thus : — " The evolutions of the ensuing weak will probably bring many of our military countrymen to Boulogne , but at present the only representative of the British lion here is a corporal of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry . He arrived in full uniform some days ago , and has since been incessantly engaged in scrutinizing the state of the French army . Nothing escapes his notice , and there is no situation , however prominent , 5 n which h » does not Urn iip as & conspicuous feature . Yesterday he went to Honvault , and , having watched for some time with a superior air an awkward squad or two under drill , proceeded to inspect the camp kitchens . To the chief cook , a swarthy soldier from . Algiers , lie condescendingly introduced himself in . the only French words he has yet been heard to utters— ' Je suis soldat commevous ; ' Having mitititely examined the arrangements of the cuisine , the corporal retired with great dignity to the edge of the cliff , whence tie made a deliberate reconnaissance of the Channel , evidently calculating in his mind the chances of an invasion . His conclusions on the knotty question are probably reserved till he gets lome to Hertford , but , as he appeared this afternoon at the concert , he probably apprehends ito immediate , danger . At first to-day he
satisfied himself with a modest place among the outsiders , but sliortly , valour , getting the better of discretion , he was in the circle reserved for the select few , and , before the performance had terminated , his Albert bat , with its dangling horsehair plume , might be seen in the orchestra among the leaders of the different bands . Coming after Corporal Sutton and the other crack men of the Guards brought over by Prince Albert as his orderlies , our Hertfordshire warrior excites an immense sensation amongst the French soldiers . Like Alexander tlie Great , Richard III ., and other fighting celebrities ,
nature has not been kind to him . She has placed ' envious mountain on . his back , ' and even worse , for his military bearing has made him very knock-kneed . Nor has the regimental tailor of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry been judicious , but in this respect it is unnecessary to enter into details . The corporal is pursued wherever he goes with the most amusing civilities , and the gallant corps to which lie belongs will hear with pride that lie is generally saluted as ' Notre ami Boouf' by all the gamins of Boulogne . May the warlike cabinetmaker return safely and brim full of military experience to his regiment . "
Another Briton Has Been As Characteristi...
Another Briton has been as characteristically conspicuous . The Boulogne theatre was burnt down the other day . During the conflagration an incident occurred which might have deranged the entente cordiale . " There is a law in Franco tliat all persona present on such an occasion should aid in extinguishing the flames ; but an ignorance of its existence was well nigh bringing a few of our countrymen into trouble , aa they crowded tho ground merely in tho character of spectators , and did not understand tlie language or brook the manner in which tho military called on tlxom to help . Indeed , one of thorn w 3 io , in attempting to pass onward , was prevented by a aoldler , immediately wrested tho musket
from his grasp , and to prevent any injury being inflicted in the scuffle , unscrewed tho bayonet . This latter manoeuvre was altogether misunderstood by tho bystanders , who , under tho impression that ho was going to use tho bayonet for the purpose of stubbing his antagonist , becamo fearfully excited against him . Ho was immediately surrounded and placed in tho hands of two of tho police , who unceremoniously dragged him to prison , one holding him by tUo neck-tie and the collar of his coat , and tho othor impelling him with his hand pressed against tho back of His neck . This was on episode to tho main act winch might have been avoided by a little forbearance . " We do noc hear what the police did with our countryman . Probably tho Emperor , who was prosent , ordered his release .
Pak1s With Policemen! Tina Emperor Of Th...
PAK 1 S WITH POLICEMEN ! Tina Emperor of tho French from a personal knowledge of tho I * oli « e of London , and tho eystom on which it is organised , has been long anxious for n similar establishment in Paris . A comparative examination of tho institutiona of police in London and Paris lias taken place , and tho Minister of tho Interior haa presented a report recommending the organisation of a police force on tho plan of that in London , and which would comprise a force of 2902 men of nil rntika . A decroo hna nuthoriaod its establishment .
Miscellaneous. The Duke Op Cleveland And...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Duke op Cleveland and Colonel Gabrext •—A correspondence between Colonel Garrett and the Duke of Cleveland has resulted from a letter of that nobleman , published in the morning papers . Of course the nature of the communications is not known , but , from the severe castigation administered to Colonel Garrett T they are not likely to have txen of a very friendly character . The French Emperor ' s Military Banx > in Lojtdov . —Arrangements arc in course of completion for the conveyance of the Emperor ' s band , belonging to the Guides , to London , where it is intended to give a grand conceit on . behalf of the widows and orphans of the soldiers who may fall in East . Such an international demonstration cannot fail to be highly gratifying to the two governments , and to the English public at large . It is probable that the grand concertvrill be given at the Crystal Palace on an early day next month .
QuArwr Prayer . —A popular , but somewhat eccentric divine , riot a hundred miles from Glasgow , and living in a collier district severely visited with the pestilence , lately prayed to Heavert' * to stop the cholera , as , it was doing nogood , " the people not being made a bit wiser or more religious by its most fearful ravages . The Heir-apparent ix the Navy . — A report is-. " afloat" that the Prince of Wales will soon be so : — " -The Prince of Wales is ^ about entering upon tfte naval profession . The Eoyat Albert , launched- « . fewweekg ago , is at present off Sheemess ,- and ia the course of a few days the youngs prince will join her aa a lieutenant * , A Charge ' ^ agajsse" Yeomakby , —^ -Mr . John Deair > Campbell and Mr . G * prge . Strattooy " Lieutenants of Yeomanry , ' . ' were , charged , at Mailborough-sti'eet , with being drunk arid assaulting the police iu the Haymarket . They were " very sorry , " and fined 4 u 0 s .
Anecdote of Lord KAGLAjfi—An anecdote is told of one of Lord Raglan's aides-de-rcanip , which ,, if not true , might well be so . The young gentleman wished to take his lordship unawares , and elicit the destination of the army . " When are we likely to get to the Crimea ? " he asked" Are you going tliere ? " wa ? rus ^ ordslup ' S quiet reply . The Agapemone . — -There 5 s evidently * a > reaction in this establishment , and it has taken the serious asjept of " suicide" in one case . It appears tliat a few days ago ^ the Kev . M . Williams , one of the chief inmates of the " abode of love , " was found hangiDg in the woo . ds by a . stirrupleather . He had been missing for a fortnight , having escaped from the establisliriient at Charlinch . Saturday Half-holiday . — The Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough-house re-opens on Monday . Art
alteration has been wade in the days of admission . In future the Museum will be opened on Saturdays , which will be freedays , instead of Tuesdays . A Limerick Giuevanoe . —The city of Limerick is very military in its tastes , One of its journals ( the Chronicle ) , is famous for its gathering of army gossip—true or false . It thus laments the reduction of the city to mere civUianism : " Limerick has at length been totally ungarrisoned . For the first -time since the siege , the city of the violated treaty isleft in the keepingj > f a handful of raw recruits . The 57 th de pob has gone off to Birr , and the 40 th ddp 6 t has been rdmoved up to the new barracks to replaee the ' die hards . ' The Castle barracks , in which the' 40 th was stationed , has , since their remo-val , been closed , and there are at present a sergeant , a corporal , and two oc three privates keeping possession of it . "
The Real Anecdote of the Bishop op Oxford . — A few years ngo , a meeting of the friends of the Society for tho Propagation of the Gospel was held at Oxford . Several colonial bishops were present—the Bishop of Oxford in thechair . His lordship , as lie often does , made an excellent speech , at tho end of which lie expressed his regret at being , compelled to leave tho meeting , adding " that his presence was commanded elsewhere by her Majesty . " Accordingly ho left . Not a little surprise was felt tho next rooming ,, when it was learnt that the Bishop of Oxford had hurried . from tho meeting to London , in order that ho might attend a grand ball at the Duchess of Sutherland's j where her Majesty was expected 1 . The Queen , on learning that tho Bishop of Oxford wns present , is understood to have expressed a desire to gratify this episcopal lovo of dancipg , and observed to one of her maids of honour that eho hoped sho would go and dance with Dr . Wilberforce ; adding that , for her own part slio never invited bishops to her bulls , as sho thought a bull-room no placo for a biahop .
The Entkhtih ; Cordiale . —In return for the compliment lately paid by England to her ally , by christening a man-of-war Franco , it is intended to prefix tho word Grande to tho Bretngne , now building at Brest , a war-steamer ot 1200 liorsc-povor , which will , when unished , bo tho finest ship in tho whole French navy . Kkduction of Pqstaqk to New South-Walks , Victoria , and South-Australia . —On and from tho 1 st of October next , the postage upon lottera convoyed , whether by packet or jrivato ship , liotween tho United Kingdom and tho following British colonies , viz . ;—New South Wales . Victoria , and South Australia , will bo reduced to n combined Briliah and colonial rato of , —For a letter exceodlng halt mi ounce in weight , fld . \ for a letter not exceeding hnlfnn ounce and not exceeding one ounce , Is .: for la letter
exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces . ) . ; and so on , increasing ono shilling for every ounco or fraction of nn ounce . Tho postage upon these letters may bo paid in advance , or thoy may bo forwarded unpaid at tho option of tho sender . The foregoing reduction of postages will extend to all lot tors di r ooted to Van Diemen ' sLand which aro sent by tho Australian Mail Packets , whether thoao which go direct to Australia , or thoao which take tho route , of Singapore , n » well us to all letters for New Zealand ttpeciiilly addressed " viA Melbourne , " or " vid Sydney j" but upon Mich letters , both those for Now Zealand , and thoso for Vnn Diernen ' s Lund , tho potttugo must bo paid in advance , or the lottery onjinot bo forwarded . Turn Nrcw SjiKiunrs . —Mr ; Aldonman Mnggoridgo and Mr . Charles Crossloy ,. the now Sheriffu of London and Mid * dksex , wcro Dwom in on Thursday at . GokildluilL
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 30, 1854, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30091854/page/10/
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