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      America.—The State Of Affairs In The Gre...

      Tbb . Sxaik of Trade continue * , much the spap as during the preceding v eelc ^ Increased coitf deuce , i ? generally felt , and the last advices from Jadia ^ ve exercised a favourable influence oa the Manchester markets , which , however , are still to a certain extent depressed * ; . - ¦ * ¦ . . Admowotbaxivk Reform . —A meeting of . the subscribers to the Administrative Reform Association -was held at the London Tavern , on Wednesday , when a report from the Committee was adopted after some opposition . The report recommended that certain examiners should hold periodical courts for . examining , in an open and competitive manner , any British subject desirous of entering the public offices , and that a bill should be brought into Parliament for securing th « appointment of junior clerks in the civil services irrespective of Parliamentary patronage . ¦ of Parliamentary patronage . ¦

      Mcrdke Asu $ iitcn > K—Qn / Wednesday afternoon , at the village of Bradshaw , near Bolton , two children were found with their throats cut , as is supposed , by their own father , who had afterwards committed suicide by cutting his own throat . " Boyle v . l ' Univers . "—The Rev . Mr . Boyle has recently brought an action in the French courts , against the newspaper L'Uhivers , with a twofold object ; namely , in the first instance , to compel the editor of that journal to place in the hands of a notary public the original of the celebrated tetter , the translation of which was published in its columns on the 23 d of May , 1854 ; and secondly , to recover 25 , 000 f . by way of damages , for the injury the plaintiff has sustained in his character by the pnblication of the said letter . The Trench courts decided against Mr . Boyle .

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      Leader Office, Saturday, August 11. Hous...

      Leader Office , Saturday , August 11 . HOUSE OF LORDS . THE LEASfis' ASD SALES OF ESTATES BtIMw Js reply to the Earl of Malmksbixky , the Lcww > Chancellor said that it was his intention to reintrodu . ce the Leases and Sales of Estates Bill next session . Lord Campbell complained of the want of union between the two Houses of Legislature , which had occasioned the loss of the measure this year .

      THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL . The standing orders of the House were suspended , and the Public Health Bill was read a second time . ' . ; . The Consolidated Fund ( ( Appropriation ) Bill passed through committee . THE EXCHEQUER BILLS ( 7 , 000 , 000 / . ) BITX . On the motion for going into committee on this . bill , Lord Monteagle took the opportunity of reviewing the general financial policy pursued by the Government during the present session .

      Carl Gftinr took the somewhat inappropriate opportunity of stating . at length his opinions on the Turkish Loan ^ and took the same grounds as the other oppon ents of the rneasure , considering that it would endanger the alliance with France , and , was , in fact , ' only a subsidv in disguise . He then proceeded to comment on the " expenditure caused by the war , characterising it as lavish and reckless , and . urged that the country was begetting a habit of spending money with a carelessness and profusion which would inevitably lead , tp public demoralisation .

      LIMITED LrABILmr BILL . The Report-of the Committee on this Bill was brought up , and , after some discussion , was ordered to be read athird time to-morrow ( this day ) . , The House adjourned at half-past 9 .

      House Of Commons. The House Iriet At Hal...

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . The House iriet at half-past three . ( THE ITALIAN LKGIOX . Mr . Bowyer urged some objections to the formation of the Italian Legion , expressing an apprehension that the soldiers when disbanded and returned homo ? would be likely to prove troublesome and disaffected subjects to their respective governments . Lord PALMEitSTON explained that the Legion was to consist of three thousand men , who would bo qualified rather to be of service to their , respective Governments than liltely to cause xniechiefc Adverting tQ tlie religious persecutions in Tuscany , ho declared tha £ they were totally without excuse , / Tho only other business done was the passing of the Despatch of Bu » iiies » 'Court of Chancery Bill through all its remaining , stages , < , and , the House adjourned ; at half-past e | ght . . , . ,. , . ,,, I

      Paris, Thursday Evening. It Is Fltated H...

      Paris , Thursday Evening . It Is fltated hero that the French government nds re ceived a telegraphio nnnonncomcnfc of the auccoBafuI bom bardment of It < Jv ; el l > y tho Allied fleet . , ; ,

      Trieste, Thursday. The Allies Are Demoli...

      Trieste , Thursday . The Allies are demolishing tho fortifications of Anapa , contrary to tho wieheB of tbo Circassians , who aro , how * ever , viable to oppose the fleet .

      General Vivian Has Gone To The Black Se*...

      general Vivian has gone to the Black Se * to , choose a landing-place for troops somewhere hear Bat ' oum .

      ?^ Fivepence now pri $ ^ for an Unstamped copy of the Leader , and Sixpence if Stamped . A Stamped copy of this Journal can be transmitted through the Post-office to any part of Great Britain as frequently as may be required , during fifteen days ; from its date , free of charge ; but it is necessary that the paper should be folded in such a manner that the stamp be clearly -visible on the outside . The Leader has ' been " registered" at the General Postoffice , according to the provisions of the New Act relating to Newspapers , and a Stamped copy has , therefore , the privilege of transmission through the post beyond the United Kingdom on payment of the proper rate of postage .

      Turin, Thursday. General Guillaume Pepd ...

      Turin , Thursday . General Guillaume Pepd is dead . General Percy , who is appointed by the British Government to organise the Italian Legjoii , has Arrived . ' '

      Terms Of Subscriptiom To "©Be Tltntjtt."...

      TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIOM TO "© be TLtntJtt . " For a Half-Year £ Q IS 0 To be remitted in advance . GST Money Orders shoiild be drawn upon the Stband Branch Office , and be mado payable to Mr . Aljpbbb JE . Galloway , at No . 154 , Strand .

      Notices To Correspondents. No Notice Can...

      NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . No notice can be taken of anonymous communications . Whatoveris intendedfor insertion must bo authenticated by tho name and . address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication , but ai a guarantee of bisgoodfaith . During the'Session of Parliament it is often impossible to find roomVor correspondence , even the briefest . Coinmunicatioas should always bo legiblyWritten . an ^ on one side of the paper only . If long . itiiicroasest / Uediflioulty of findin g space for them . ¦ We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

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      Saturday, August 11, 1855.

      SATURDAY , AUGUST 11 , 1855 .

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      There Is Nothing Ao Revolutionary/-Becau...

      There is nothing ao revolutionary / -because there is Rothme bo unnatural and convulsive , aa the 3 irojn to Keep thinea fixed when , all the world is by the rery law oC its creation in eternal progress . —Ub . Absoid .

      The Session. If We Except The Three Or F...

      THE SESSION . If we except the three or four sessions of Parliament in which the very Crown or Constitution have been discussed mid newly settled , few ; have been so important in the list , or so productive of results affecting the future condition of this country , It is true that the results are of a general political kind rather than legislative ; but even in legislative acts the session has been far from barren . The immense proportion of debating of course has turned upon the Avar and upon the conduct of those members that have had the war In charge . Bufc something legislative has been done in the , intervals of that serious business , and measures that have been deferred liavo been advanced towards maturity . It" tho session had given us nothing but the Limited Liability Bill , it would have done something ; for that Act , by abolishing use-Jess restraints on the law ot * Partnernhip ,

      enables men pi" small means to act together without tho riRk of total perdition , and cannot fin } to aiTeetjtUe condition of pmaU capitaUpts yqry advantageously . In some kinds oi business it ib almost irnpoasiblo for those who possess industry ,, intelligence , and experience tp make \ fso ot that natural capital , because tine ground is preoccupied by great monopolies . TJUo Partnership , Amendment BUI , which improved the relations of . partners in privatp firms , and particularly exempted sleeping partners , from , a liability , beyond

      their vested capital , iB postponed ; till Jiext session . Another . measure contains Mxe seed of a great inaprovemeut in giving a Municipality to the Metropolis , and its po « - siblo consequences are great , although the provisions of a bill designed to facilitate the ride down Marylebone-lane in search of bo Peerage are not likely to offend parish jobbers , or satisfy real reformers . Still , tt may be the commencement of a series of

      measures for giving to the different localities of the country Belf-government iu matters that belong to them . If London is to govern London , why should not the county the county , the borough the borough , and thfe parish the parish ? The finishing stroke has been given to the self-governtneut of the Australian colonies by separate bills . Ndw all of these are . acts which , instead / of

      heaping up the mass of law that we hare already accumulated , go in the direction of diminishing that mass by enabling communities to act with freedom iu their own affairs , and individuals to arrange their own transactions in the way that suits themselves . The Australian colonies regain authority- and freedom to manage Australian affairs . Even the measures that have been deferred have also been advanced towards maturity by a double process . The Lobj > ChanceMiOb ' s Bill for the amendment of the Marriage Law by facilitating divorce , was in itself hardly worth while carrying . The Bill on Testamentary Jurisdiction remains a promise . The three Education Bills offered by Mr . MiiiNSB Ginsos , Lord Jon ;* ' Hussein , and Sir Johut Pakixoton , are in the condition of promissory notes not accepted , each one being imperfect . Lord John ' s is only on extension of the British and Foreign system , a half-charitable , patronising plan ; Mr . MiiJTHE Gibson goes in the teeth of English determination not to separate religion from education ; and Sir Joun Pakington ' b , the beat of the three , still has defects for practical working . But Mr . Cobden , the head of the Manchester class , spoke o £ Sir ; Joss Pakington ' s measure in terms which lead

      us to hope for a junction instead of rivalry ; while poor Lord John will not , perhaps , be able to obstruct tho progress of education much longer by his claims to occupy the first place , and his ineffectual endeavours to do something in it . While tho education for the people has been discussed , Government has adopted , both in England and India , teats of education for the civil nervantH , vorj' imperfect at present , be * cause carried out by written examination ,

      and very didactic in their tendency , but still pledging the Executive , throughout the United Kingdom and tho Indian Empire , to worship education as a thing good , great , and powerful in itself . This measure must de * cidedly have done much to lessen the indurated prejudice against tho larger measure , of instruction for the people . A ^ ain , the Loud CiiAWOEX-nott ' s Bill for amending tho Marriage Law has called attention to tho subject , while several painful coses , like that of Mrs , Norton , Mrs . Taxbot , and tho scarcely more shock ing case of Mrs . WooiBUw with

      many othors that have not come before the public , or have not been discussed in print , have caused an activity of discussion , guided by principles and illustrated by actual easos . This , must greatly strengthen all who are prepared to grapple with the subject at a future session , Any one who says that tho debates of the House of Commons , during the present year , have been barren , because ? they havo beeix ns imperfect as tho meftsuresi that gave rise to them , is simply unablo to appreciate the liiutory of his own time as it is acted before his eyes .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 11, 1855, page 764, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_11081855/page/8/