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"The one Idea which History exhibits a 3 evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down all the barriers erected between men by prejudice and one-3 ided views ; and by setting aside the distinctiona of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole HAiman race as one brotherhood , having one gTeat object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .
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NEWS OF THE WEEK— i-aok Imperial Parliament 758 The War 760 The Polish Meeting 761 The Slow Poisoning Case 761 Our Civilisation 761 State of Italy 762 Continental Notes 762 Naval and Military News 763 miscellaneous 763 Postscript 764
PUBLIC AFFAIRSThe Session 764 The Italian Crisis 766 Lord John ' s New Reform Bill ... 766 Emigrations 767 Indian Finance 767 The Pettifogging Church Inquisition 768 A Disinterested Friend to Humanity 769 Progress of Russian Policy in Central Asia 769
OPEN COUNCILSabbatarianism in Scotland 770 LITERATURESummary 771 Bain on the Senses and Intellect 771 History of Modern Italy 772 Four Novels 772 Lives of the Queens of England 773 Rights of Employer and Employed ' 74 A Journal of the War 775
THEARTSSt . James ' s Theatre and the Opera 776 Mademoiselle Rachel 776 Births , Marriages , and Deaths ... 777 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSCity Intelligence , Markets , Advertisements , & c- 777-780
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A BUSY week in Parliament ; a busy week also in the field of contest between Russia and the Western . Powers—a field which now comprises the greatest part of the Continent . Both Houses have been actively engaged in affirming the conclusions which were already settled last week . Bills have been cleared off merrily , as we had expected . The Lords , driven by Ministers , have registered the edict of the Commons that Limited Liability shall be the
law in Partnership : Ministers , as wisely as honestly maintaining Lord Godekicii ' s amendment , and refusing to restore the 10 , 000 / . minimum for capital , or 251 . minimum for shares . The Turkish Loan Bill ; the Supplemental Exchequer Bill , giving 7 , 000 , 000 / . more for the purposes of the war ; the amended Charitable Trusts tBill , and others have been either finally settled , or are only deferred for the last touches on Monday next . Mr . Stafford has again brought the subject of
hossuspicion that he is amongst those whose sympathies are not with the strongest supporters of the war . He is succeeded by Mr . Bouvekie , and Mr . Lowe takes Mr . Bouverie ' s place as Vice-President of the Board of Trade ; while Mr . Cowper is appointed President of the Board of Health . This last appointment brings with it the least accession of strength ; but Mr . Cowpkr is acquainted with administrative business , and will at all events stand by his step-father , Lord Palmerstox . Mr . Bouvebie is a man of business , considerate , a , nd popular in his leanings ; and he is likely to make a good Poor Law Minister . We are convinced that Mr . Robert Lowe has not yet shown that power -which he really possesses , which he did display as leader of the opposition in the New South Wales House of Commons , and which is likely to be brought out by the opportunity of hig her office and some more stirring occasion . He is a strong man , and hearty for the war . In accepting these offices , the newly-appointed Ministers vacate the seats for Kidderminster , Kilmarnock , and Hertford—a manufacturing and country borough , a Scotch district of burghs , and an English agricultural county . We shall see the opinion which those constituencies will deliver on the subject of the day . The proceedings out of doors have not been triumphant . A movement to get up a " Raglan testimonial , " indeed , promoted by some friends of the late Commander in the Crimea , promises well . The proposal is to purchase the lands adjoining liaghin Castle , as a gift to be entailed in the late Lord ' s family . A " House of Refuge , " also , is to be the Dui ) i . KV Stuart memorial . The meeting on behalf of Poland assembled at last , Lord lLvRiiiNOTON in the chair ; but those who took up the movement were not strong enough for their place . Lord Ehrinc . ton , in attempting to redeem his lost popularity with a London audience , daningod the meeting ; and Mr . Gkohgk Thompson succeeded in diverting it from its special purpose into a useless personality . The most serious breakdown , however , has been that of the Administrative Reformers , who at their lust public meeting have brought forward a plan for the examination of candidates throughout the country by a kind of examiners "in eyre ; " and u specific recommendation that Rowland lliix , should be l ' ost Master General—as if the Administrative lit ; form Association had already attained a point that enabled it to nominate Cabinet Ministers ! From the scat of war , or rather from the
sopitals in the East before the House of Commons , but ho has not added to his previous disclosures ; and he seems not to have kept himself informed as to the improvements that have been really carried out . This ho will do in the new visit which he intends to pay to the East . A still higher authority is already there , in the person of the Duke of Newcastle ; and in fact the whole tendency of the present day is to place the public of this country in possession of all the information necessary for forming opinions on the war , its objects , conduct , and alliances ; always excepting
foreign recruitment , or some other kind of contingent , imply that the Allied Powers will not be able to help in Asia till next year ; the sending out of new huts to the Crimea seems to signify the expectation of another winter in that uncomfortable lodging ; and the assurance that there shall be a sufficient supply of gunboats to attack the Russian fortifications in the Baltic
cannot be fulfilled before September again rouses to destructive fury the Baltic's muddy shallows , until winter locks its storms in ice . We now have Lieutenant Geneste's letter , with Prince Dolgobouky ' s explanation , and a Russian circular on neutrality . It is needless to go into the details of the case ; suffice it to say that we now know the fact that there was not an armed musket on board the boat ; that the Russians must have seen the flajj of truce : that they
planned their ambush ; that the excuses are false assertions , which are nothing less than deliberate lying ; that the cases in which the English were said to have abused the ilag of truce are equally without foundation ; and that the preaching about neutrality is not less cruelly farcical than all the rest . The Russians are savage and treacherous ; but some of their statesmen are taught to dross up their barbai'ity and falsity in passable diplomatic language . Next year is already the field to which the view is turned , and not without expectation that some grand changes may take place in the political relations of our allies and enemies . Wo have not yet mentioned the speech with which Lord John Russell has astounded his friends . He announced on Monday nig ht that on Tuesday liu should draw attention to the state ol" Italy and the occupation of the Papal States by f oreign troops . Lord John scattered himself over the field of Europe , reviving every memory and aymnathy that belongs to him . A ivibrn . er m Jungland , a plenipotentiary in Vienna , a *™ - ' ™<* ^ Lord Minto in Italy , he displays s J »^ ^® f- &>\ most various and enlarged kinds , so 'ES ^& T ^& fE sitivoly to share opposite feelings . Kj $ g $ «^^ sympathises with the friends of P ° ^^^ f | p ^! £ 7 . r ~ i '" jsE OS * . WM ^ sS ' jP Srf "' ¦ * $ " s . v a
thoso strictly military plans that must be undisclosed until they are accomplished . Amongst the peculiarities of the week is the statemen t by the Pkesidbnt of tub Boaki ) or Control on Indian Finance—a very fragmentary disclosure , and based chiefly upon accounts already two yearn old ; but establishing the precedent , which will bo followed up from year to year , of bringing the "whole field of Indian finance , with the material interests of tho British Empire und of the Indian * , Under the review of Parliament . The last week ° f the session , therefore , has been far from being tbe least productive .
veral seats of war , we have no facts , but expectations instead . At Sebastopol they are expecting , at Revel they are expecting , that the Allies will accomplish some great feat ; at Kars they are expecting that General Moobaviefb may make an attempt against the Turkish fowfe . But Moubavieff is in difficulties , while the promises of reinforcements for the Turks , by favour of our
In filling up some of the vacancies tho Ministry has undergone several modifications in the direotion of " now blood . " Mr . 13 a inks has retired from , tho Presidency of the Poor Law . Hoard , on grounds that arc not stutetl , though there is a
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 11, 1855, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_11081855/page/1/
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