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104i8 THE LEADER.
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* CIVIS ROMANUS SUM.' In the attempt at ...
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THE BENGAL HINDOO. (To the Editor of the...
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Thk Keiuiesentation of Oldiiam.—Mr. W. J...
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Yellow Tetter At St. Thomas. The "West I...
are associated with the West Indian , traffic , and who are specially interested , in circumscribing the ravages of the Yellow IFever .
104i8 The Leader.
104 i 8 THE LEADER .
[ No . 397 , October 31 , 1857 .
* Civis Romanus Sum.' In The Attempt At ...
* CIVIS ROMANUS SUM . ' In the attempt at insurrection which took place some months back in the dominions of the King of the Two Sicilies , the insurgents seized the Cagliari , a Sardinian steamer , from " which they landed at Sapri . The expedition , it will be remembered , failed , and the
Oagliari was captured by two Neapolitan frigates . The captain and the whole of his crew were found in the hold of the steamer , tied with ropes .- they were nevertheless taken prisoners , and treated as if their complicity with the insurgents had been manifest . The Cagliari -was captured early in July , and these unfortunate men have been held in durance
ever since , their treatment being such as seems common to Neapolitan prisoners—that is , as bad as it can possibly be made , short of being directly fatal . Among the captives are two Englishmen , engineers on board the Cagliari , the story of whose sufferings is enough to arouse the indignation of the whole country , and would do so , but that all
men ' s minds are at present full of a more tremendous narrative , ever reaching us ' in parts . ' A letter from the brother of one of the two sets forth a case of atrocious tyranny on the part of the Neapolitan Government , and of scarcely less atrocious neglect or lukewarmness on the part of our own Government . Lord Clabendo ^ t , it appears , has been written to twice : to the first letter he returned for
answer that the British Consul at Naples should be instructed to see that the English prisoners were properly treated ; to the second letter he made no reply . Meanwhile , our two countrymen are enduring such torments as have driven one of them to attempt self-destruction , and the other ' quite out of his mind . ' - There was a time when Englishmen did not wait for incentives to vindicate their countrymen . That was ia Tory days , when we had
Governments that despised ' the rabble , ' and dragooned the million . Now we have a ' Liberal Minister , ' who says that every Englishman must be protected by his country ' s power , wheresoever be may be ; yet suffers these things to be done on the family estate of diplomacy—Naples . Government has undertaken to protect our countrymen and control Naples ; but it is our countrymen who are coerced , and Naples that is licensed .
An 'Honourable' Acquittal. The Real Inte...
AN ' HONOURABLE' ACQUITTAL . The real interest of many a tale lies in some episode . The conviction of Eva ^ s and Thoknb may * satisfy tlie ends of Justice 'that capricious , blind goddess who rides about on a wheel—but it still leaves untouched the interest in the tale of Frederick "WiiiiiiAM Cajdooan . Evans wrote a letter to the Times , intended to * expose' Mr . Cadogan , and Evans is sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour ; but some curious revelations remain as matters
of history . The Hon . Pebdekiok "Wim-iam Ca . doga . kt ia a barrister and speculator in shares and funds . He was a promoter of the Company , which has since become , what it is now , the Submarine Telegraph Company , in which ho holds the position of Deputy-Chairman . His place at the Company's chief office was the board-room , but he admitted that , at ono time , he was * constantl y' in the instrument-room , examining both the incoming and outgoing messages . Ilia object for doing so , ho said , was strictly connected with tho discharge of kis duty to the Company . He admitted that
""^"^^ " ^^^^^^ vibb ^ bwb ^^ bmhhmiHHHHBS ^^ H he had gone into the instrument-room , carefully examined a file of messages , and then gone out without saying a word to any one .
" Have you not been in the habit of going from the Company's office to your stockbroker ' s four or five times a day ? " asked Mr . Serjeant Parry ; Mr . Cadogan ' s answer is remarkable : l have not been in the habit of doing so . I may have gone to my stockbroker ' s two or three times a-day , but notfourovjive times . " His answer to Serjeant Pabrt ' s question , whether he considered he had done right im giving precedence to a message sent by Baron . Koths child , a friend of his , was also
remarkable : " It was perfectly justifiable , and perfectly—not wrong . That is not very good English , I admit , " he added . The 'English' of Mr . "WoLiiaston ' s evidence is unquestionable . Mr . "Woklaston was formerly a director of the Submarine Telegraph Company , and is still one of its engineers . He said , " I have seen Mr . Cadogan go from that room ( the instrument-room ) to a stockbroker ' s . I have seen "him do so more than once on the same day . I have seen him leave the
instrumentroom and go into the stockbroker ' s door direct twice on the same day , and I have seen him go into the instrument-room , and within half an hour afterwards have seen him in tlie stockbroker's on the same day . " " This office" ( the stockbroker ' s ) , he said , in answer to Serjeant BALiiANTiNE , " was No . 3 , Exchange-buildings , and was perfectly within view of the door of the telegraph-office . " This is si tale of our betters . Our
titled orders will not permit any class of national activity to pass without their being represented in it . "We send an army to the Crimea , and the Earl of Cardigan goes to the wars—in his yacht . Bill dealing is an English institution , and we see in connexion with it a name like that of Poiith , illustrious in the chivalry of the Crimea , of Maidstone in the Legislature , and of another amiable but too adventurous patrician in discounting , and stock-dealing too . Frauds are discovered in tlie City of gigantic proportions , and we find noble names and baronets who
duly represent their orders in the gaol , the hulks , and the penal colony . The Stock Exchange has its romance , and our aristocracy will mot suffer itself to be omitted . Conservatives inveigh against the ' levelling' tendencies of the age , but who are the grand levellers ? Our noble betters sneer at trade , but -when do they lose a chance if they can
be coal-dealers , corn-dealers , money-dealers , or stock-dealers . The only discernible difference is that their rank secures privileges denied to other classes . Perhaps a ' common man ' might have been summarily turned out of tho instrument-room and rudely checked in the constant' reading of other persons' correspondence .
Professor Acland. Tne University Of Oxfo...
PROFESSOR ACLAND . TnE University of Oxford has a right to be congratulated on its two most recent Professorial appointments : the one proceeding from the Crown , the other from the free elective voice of Convocation . Within the month , Doctor AciiA . Ni > , so higlily respected and esteemed alike by the University and the City for his pure and generous character , his intellectual giftshis
, professional skill , and his scientific accomplishments , has been appointed llegius Prolessor of Medicine , and elected Clinical Professor . Such a concurrence of the Government and of tho University in recognizing and rewarding the services of this distinguished man of science to the cause of sound progressive reform in the studies of the University , deserves tho thanks of all who have at heart tho best interests of Oxford .
A FIREWORK WORD TO BOYS . "We wish to take counsel seriously with the British Boy . Is he open to a suggestion ? We assume that he is , being sensible , and generally of gracious , albeit impatient , demeanour . Well , then , there is not a pinch of ashes left of Gkrr Pawkes . He will not burn brightly this forthcoming firework Fifth of November . A substitute might be provided . We want no more James tiieFikst
Protestant demonstrations in the streets . But the British Boy will insist upou his annual halfpence , and fathers and mothers will not be released from the immemorial glitter on the lawn of Roman-candles , Catherinewheels , rockets , and purple and pearl fire . As we Lave said , the very name of Guy Fawjces has been calcined . The ceremony
has lost its meaning . But Seeemoo Nuesoo DiitrBTDU Punt , commonly called the Nana Sahib ! How picturesque the effigy ! He wears a French dress , as we believe , but that may be stripped off . Make a Blaek-hole-of-Calcutta King of him , with turban , tinselled vest , and other Asiatic attributes , and burn what Sheridan would have called ' the
sanguineous beggar . ' The tribute-money will be the more abundant . And there will be some significance in that which otherwise is merely a carnival of cracked throats and skeleton bigotrv .
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—?—[ IS THIS IHJPA . KTMENT . A 3 ALL OPINIONS , JIOYTKVKR EXTRKME , ARE ALIOWKD AS KKI'IIKSSION , TJIB EDITOR NKCKSSAISILY HOLDS UIMSgLF RESPONSIBLE FOH NONE . l
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There 13 ao learned , man but will confess he hath much profited by reading controversies , his senses awakened , and his judgmentsharnened . If , then , it be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at Iea 3 t , be tolerable for nisadver 8 arv do write ?—BIiiiXOM
The Bengal Hindoo. (To The Editor Of The...
THE BENGAL HINDOO . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ') 25 th October , 1857 . Sir , — The letter of the ' Hindoo of Bengal reached me through one of the most respectable publishers of London , as has also another communication from the same person , through the same medium , and no one who has had experience of tlie writing of the educated classes of our native fellowsubjects in India could hesitate as to what class to ascribe the composition , for reasons made obvious by the composition itself , I have withheld tlie writer ' s name . I trust to your candour to publish this note in the next issue of your paper . I am , sir , your obedient servant , Malcolm Lewin . 31 , Gloucester Gardens , Hyde Park .
Thk Keiuiesentation Of Oldiiam.—Mr. W. J...
Thk Keiuiesentation of Oldiiam . —Mr . W . J . Fox has issued nn address to the electors of Oldhnm on his being reinstated by them as their representative in Parliament . After speaking in high praise of their late representative , now deceased , and briefly referring to his own general principles , he continues : — " Since I last addressed you , tho great topic of interest which has arisen is tho Indian insurrection . Of course the power of the empire must bo put forth for its suppression , and theGovernment will bo generally and strongly supported for that object . But , in the words of a celebrated statesman , ' 1 know not how to draw up an indictment against
a whole nation . ' I cannot but believe that there 1 ) 33 been gross misgovernment . While a righteous retribution ought to fall on the heads of those who have perpetrated unheard-of crimes , our justice should be pure from vengeance , and a thorough knowledge of the causes which have prompted this rebellion should lead to such modes of regulating the affairs of India as will best precludo any future extensive disaffection . Allow me also to say that tho time seems fast approaching w hen the question of parliamentary refor . r , which essentiall y in " volvca that of administrative reform , must undergo a t
national discussion and decision ; and that I earnesly hope that , whatever their local differences , th « Kcforiners of Oldham will as ono man support their representatives in demanding for the people full , fair , and free representation in tho House of Commons . Thin is no time for Reformers to bo fighting under hostile Hugs . Tho question is iio £ an open ono . ' Ho that , is not with us ifl against us . ' You havo character to support and vimltcato ; and I do earnestly hope that in tho coming Btruggle you will assert your pre-eminuttco as too ltadicnl borough of Oldham . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 31, 1857, page 1048, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_31101857/page/16/
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