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be erroneous " after all , that exhibitors will be admitted , but kept at a respectful distance from royalty , and talks about the Queen being surrounded by " her Court and People , " and speaks ot invitations to persons having the " customary title to admission to the Royal presence , " by the Lord Chamberlain ; but it also thinks that no holder of a ticket should be excluded . The Globe thinks it would be unjust and impolitic to exclude exhibitors ; and we think so too . Perhaps the Koyal Commissioners will revise the equivocal notice—in that sense .
Whether the public shall be admitted on the opening of the International Exposition while her Majesty is present is a much-disputed point . Naturally the exhibitors feel this proposed exclusion as an imputation on their loyalty . They very properly ask to be admitted as a matter both , of courtesy and justice . The Morning Chronicle , indeed , suggests that the common reading of the ambiguous notice may
The home news is very scanty this morning , and the papers are chiefly occupied with intelligence from abroad . In Paris polities seem to be for the moment forgotten , and the interest of the promenades of Longchamps appear to supersede questions of parties . The promenade of y esterday was favoured by delightful weather . The number of carriages , however , on account of its being the first day , was not very considerable . The President of the Republic drove up the Champs Elysees in
an , open carriage . Great preparations are made for keeping order along the whole line of the promenades , from the Rue Richelieu to the Plate de la Concorde , the Champs pjl ysees , and to the Bois de Boulogne . Pickets of gendarmerie , mounted and on foot , are stationed at the corners of the different streets to maintain order . The weather was somewhat threatening in the morning , but about noon it cleared up Promenaders on loot , horseback , and in vehicles of all descriptions are thronging the Longchamps .
In Berlin the funeral of Prince Wittgenstein has been the chief topic . It tonic place on tlie 15 th instant , and was attended' by the King and Queen , the Royal Family , the Minister-, and tlie generals of the district . The deceased w ; u Chief Katiimerherr , or Chamberlain , and Chancellor of the Order of ilie Black Eagle . The insignia of these dignities were carried before the hearse . There was no military escort , but the body was followed by a long train of royal carriages , and those of the ambassadors of the several foreign powers . Prince Wittgenstein , it is stated , was far from wealthy , but bus left a large collection of valuable articles , the gifts of crowned heads during more than half a century . No member of his family was present at tlie funeral .
Count Thtin has not yet returned to Frank fort ; but the preparations for the resurrection of the- Old Diet still go on . The best news from Hungary is , that even the Conservatives , the men who fought and clung to the Austrian dynasty in the most disaKtious days , are rebistnig the system of centralization by passive resistance . Tlie Auslriun Court i . s warned that a " revolution of despair" will be infinitely more terrible than the revolution of enthusiasm in 1848 .
Jlenkel and ( irate of Hesse Casscl will not be brought before a military court , but will have the benefit of a trial by jury . They are indicted lot ' ( shameless censure of ( Government and its measures , and violation of tlie respect due to the monarch ;" Ilenkel in his Open Letter to the Ilessiun Commander Hatjnau , and Dr . ( irute in ji work entitled The (' onsti tutioiml Strniji / lt ! in ike lCleeturute of Hesse . In Italy the crowned heads are running from one court , to another Tho ( Jranci Duke ot "Tune-any went to Niijilus on the Hth instant , and th « King of liavuria hud arrived at Romo , where the Duke of Purinu was likewiHO expected .
In Koine the ; French Cardinal ( houhkcL has been finally installed . Jn tho evening he gavo a banquet , and . stationed two bands , one Italian and the other French , on tlie balcony of the French Ambassador ' s hotel , whero lie huld his " reception . " There was a great crowd in the Piazza tlei tianti Apowtoli , who applauded the Itulnm and hissed umi " whistled " ui the Freue . h inutiieiniia . ( Jenurul ( Jomeau , u man like ( Jiutlellnne ., " equal to the- occasion , " resolved to sustain tlie honour of France . Ho Bout out ubiri and ^ enduriiieH , who arrested all who indulged in critioium on . hi » mubiu . Ono
gentleman , who had been whistling to his dog to keep him away from the crowd , was walked off to prison by five French gendarmes ; his dog , a fine black setter , the unconscious cause of his mishap , following him to gaol with true canine fidelity . The reigning Roman powers are disgusted with the intolerance , oppression , and persecution of the Russell Ministry ! The Turks have routed the Bosnians . On the 8 th instant Orner Pasha defeated a body of 3000 rebels near Kozazoc , and advanced to Preiw . Banjaluka has been forced to pay a contribution of 1000 purses , and Gradiska of 280 . Three thousand five hundred . Turkish troops are advancing on Bihacz . The rebels are in full retreat . Ali Redich is at Bihaczthe fall of which is certain .
, Great excitement prevailed at Boston when the Franklin left . At a late hour on the night of April 4 a fugitive slave , named Thomas Sims , was arrested while psssing Endicott-street by a deputy United States marshal , assisted by members of the police and watch . He at fiist supposed that he was arrested for drunkenness , but the true nature of the case was soon made known , when the cry of " Kidnapper !" was raised , and the prisoner drew a knife and stabbed officer Buckman in the groin . He was , however , safely lodged in the Court-house . At about ten
o'clock an Abolition lawyer , named Samuel E . Sewell , met Deputy Marshal Riley in the street , and was so violent and abusive that he was sent to the watchhouse , where he remained for an hour . Late in the night Mr . F . Webster , son of D . Webster , found a watchman ringing the bell of Stone ' s Chapel , and , supposing an alarm of fire had been raised by the Abolitionist in order to collect a mob , he ordered the watchman to desist . Mr . Webster attempted to drag the man from the rope , and afterwards assaulted him . The officer called for assistance , and
Mr . Webster was taken to the watchhouse and thence to the gaol . Postal arrangements of a reciprocal character have at length been perfected between the United States and the Canadas , the postage to be ten cents for halfounce letters under 30 U 0 miles , and fifteen cents for any distance over that . The Protectionists of the hundred of Rochford , South Essex , held a small review yesterday . They are dissatisfied with Sir E . N . Buxton , and propose at the next election to bring in Sir W . B . Smith , who came to this meeting to tell the Southern Essex men what he thought upon the present conjuncture of affairs , and
what he would do if he were elected at the next general election . Sir B . Smith of course made the speech of the day . He professed the faith of a Protectionist . He regarded the nation as sick of free trade ; the Ministry as " simply a Ministry upon sufferance ; " indeed , he might say , " the country was without a Ministry . " His remedy was a Protc ctionist Cabinet under Lord Stanley . Of course Sir B . Smith considers himself a great champion of labour and the labourer . Labour is the poor man ' s capital . Free trade depreciated the value of that capital ; and he
could not understand how it was possible that the poor man , even on the average , could benefit by its depreciation , lie meant to say , then , and he said it upon mature consideration , that it would be far better for the poor man at once to pay an addiional penny lor his loaf . On that one penny , indeed , depended the whole question . Ho attacked Sir James ( j raham as inconsistent , Lord John as faithless and a promise-breaker , Mr . Cobdcn as a man with whom he could not find fault , but who , nevertheless , he charged with having sought the repeal of the corn laws for his own advantage . The resolution he moved was worthy of his speech . It was as follows : —
" 1 hat . this meeting , after smother yoar ' n experience of the effects of free trade , views its effjets with increased alarm , traces distress to this cause , and feels with deep l egret , that cupit . il , from which labour derives its origin , is disappearing fast , ami an era dreadful to contemplate is at , hand . " Mr . Benton advised the gentlemen present to " press the prineiple of protection near their hearts , " intimated ( something about a flag which had braved , Sec , and -giving Stanley a majority next election . The Iteverend Charles Day preached the gospel of protection also upon the textpolicy of Lord Stanley . He called Mr . ( ji . V . Young a " p ersevering , untiring , self-denying , and eloquent man ; " praised Lord Stanhope , and Mr . Cuyley , said nothing about Disraeli , and concluded in favour of Lord Stanley .
On Tueml . iy 1 ;* ht , a most ; influential gathering of delegates fiom the \ arious I ' i olect ion iSocielien throughout the country took place at the JS . iracen ' . s Head , Lincoln , to concert , mensuicH for h < curing the return of a second I'ioU cl , ionint . member for Limitary . Ayscough liouchcrclt , I'lsq ., was culled to the chair ; and amongst the gentlemen prcneiit were Charters Chaplin , lisii ., tin : Honourable A . L . Melville , the Kcvciend l \ 1 ' , the Reverend 11 . \ V . Sihthorp , and deputies from ( 3 rimnby , liiigg , Ii . u ton , Camtor , Kirtou , Huston , ( Juiushoiough , Spilshy , the ; Isle , Horncaatle , and Alfoid Protection JSoi-ieticH . Tins delegates preM'iif . were , unanimously of opinion that the electors would never mi bin it . to the election of a l '" ree Tradt-r ; and , with quite an much unanimity , they reholvi d to invite . lumen Banks ( Stanhope , J'laq , of . kcvenby , to coirie forward «¦ the iseoond . X ' fotfctioniat candidate for the northern
division of Lincolnshire . Messrs . Boucherett , Vessey , Loft , Healey ( the Isle ) , J . G . Stevenson , Skipworth , and Brailsford were appointed a deputation to wait upou Mr . Stanhope , and on Wednesday last had an interview with tkat gentleman , who at once consented to accept the invitation . . Mr . Wire will not be . elected for Boston unopposed . The unsuccessful candidate of so many boroughs , Mr . Freshfield , has come out to do battle for Protection . There is a great deal of excitement and squibbing . An ironmonger stuck a printed bill at his door of which the
following isaeopy : — " Wiresoldhere , butnone wanted ; ' * to which the following reply was put out : — " Boston to Westminster . —To the Wiremakers of Boston—Wanted , a Telegraphic Wire to transmit the opinions of the people of Boston to the Commons' House of Parliament ; estimates to be delivered at the polling booths on Tuesday , between the hours of 8 a . m . and 4 p . m . The nomination will take place on Monday morning . Mr . Wire has avowed that his election would be perfectly safe if he would adopt protection , which he will not—the Bostomans being Radicals , but not Free Traders .
On Thursday workmen commenced removing the range of buildings from the south-eastern angle of Cannon-street to Laurence Pountney-lane , and thence westward , so as to effect the widening of that thoroughfare . Similar alterations were also commenced in Fetter-lane , Roils-buildings , aad vicinity , to clear a site for the new Record-office , and to prepare for the new streets which are to extend therefrom to Farringdon-street eastward , and to Lincoln ' s-inn and St . Martia ' s-lane westward , with branches and avenues by which the lines of communication between Fleetstreet , the Strand , at fG Holborn will be materially increased . Apartments have been engaged during the present week for a number of the French police who are intended to be located in the metropolis during the period the Great Exhibition remains open . —Globe .
The efforts of the good people of Ipswich to obtain a respite for Maria Clarke have been perfectly successful . The respite reached that city on Thursday .
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At the annual meeting of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce a very voluminous report of much interest to the citizens was read and adopted . It referred to the Dublin Improvement Acts , and the Process and Practice Act of last session ; and dwelt on the principal topics which occupy attention in connection with the material interests of the people of Dublin , or of Ireland in general , such as the soap trade , the spirit duties , the onerous harbour dues the Post-office regulations , the transatlantic packet station , and the Civil Bill Act . Mr . lieynolds addressed the meeting on the subjects touched on in the report : with respect to the packet station he said : —
" They appeared to have made a fair case on that . They had applied to a jury , and a jury composed of every thinking man in the empire . Aud every man not prejudiced would say , that , of all the positions entitled to a transatlantic station for a communication to America , the west coast of Ireland presented the greatest advantages ; and he might state in strict confidence — { laughter ) — not intending it to go beyond that room , that at that moment there was another grant for the purpose of establishing a transatlantic packet station at Holy head . Although the sum of £ 700 , 000 was estimated by the first engineers as the cost of constructing a harbour
of refuge there , that originat estimate had grown to a sum approaching two millions , lie did believe a grosser , a more unprecedented , a more extravagant job , and a more profligate expenditure of public money , never occurred within the circle of the Unite i ICingdorn than that Holyhead job was likely to be . ( Hear , hear . ) They had no objection to have a harbour of refuge at Holyhead . On the contrary , they were most desirous it mi ght be ho ; but they should afterwards have a transatlantic packet station . ( Hear , hear . ) Not merely the people of the New World , but the Old , would then have the advantage of the bhoitcbt possible passages as between tho two shores "
Ihe " rush , as it is called , of emigrants continues from all parts of Ireland . But this is not a matter of wonder when facts like the following make their appearance in the newspapers . The Limerick and ( 'lure Examiner contains an account of the eviction of 239 persons from their dwellings and holdings in the townliiutl of Uallyhught , in the union of Kihnallock . The Ian ( Ik from which the « epoor people were expelled are tlie properly of Mr . J . M . Clements , who i . s an ubHt > ntee . After the poor people hud been turned out , their dwellings were levelled to the ground ; and , one family having gone back and retaken poHNcn . sion for a day , iiiloi inationtf were lodged against them , but the charge wan abandoned on the pon . sen . sion being given up . Isolated but consolatory instances of humane intentions alone stand out in this darkness .
I he Reverend VV . ! ' 'ilgnte has made reductions upon bin ( hlatcH in Meath mid Loath , varying fiom twenty per ecnt . upwards ; undMiH . Leslie , the owner of the Uallihay entitle , hiiH hIho mudh contmlernble ubiilenientH in the rentals of her tenantry . 'I he i > arinh pricut of KiliiiHh KtiitfH , in a letter to the I ' riuunun , that lie him received nix baled of cotton yarn and iwo baleH of luce net , Hcnt for the employment of the poor in Jiih neighbourhood b y Kiiglish iiiunufiicUirerH , ut the recommendation of Mr . John Hi ggn , of l , cie » bt . er and Mr . W . Crippn , of Nottingham ; and the Connie ™ of Clarendon hun forwarded to tlie Hitdiop of Down Home beautiful BpecimeiiH of her own drAwingM , to be deponed of Mt the faiuiy fair to be held on JKunter Monday at Belfast , for the < Htnhlishinjf of a JttCe manufactory in connuetion with the inriuNtiiul iSoliool of that town Mr . More O'Fcrnill will no doubt , be ( Acted for Lonirford . At the close of the poll on Thuraday he had th « vast mojority-. 022 to W-ovcr Mr . Blcalot .
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[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ' ]
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TO HEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be leg ibly written , and on one side of tho paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor should be addressed , henceforward , to 10 , Wellington-street , Strand , London .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 19, 1851, page 364, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1879/page/8/
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