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corpus was resorted to on various grounds . Sirams swore that he was a freeman , but the judges overruled all pleas . Simms was carried down to a brig called the Acorn , bound to Savannah , and put on board without any difficulty . The vessel went to sea , but came to anchor in Nantucket roads , a few miles down the coast ; on learning which a steamer was got ready , and some officers , with a state process of some kind or other , put after the vessel to bring Simms back . Before the parties pursuing could reach her the vessel got under way and departed .
To add to the confusion of the political world at this moment , Mr . Seward , the United States senator from this state , and John Van Buren , hitherto the most inveterate opponents , have each published letters addressed to the Boston abolitionists , in which they both agree in denouncing the Fugitive Slave Bill , and recommend opposition to it in almost every form . Mr . Seward has also a scheme to finish the enlargement of the Erie Canal , which was abandoned some years ago in consequence of the financial difficulties of the State of New York . At that time it was provided in the new constitution that the Legislatures should not create any new debts except in a particular way—limiting them in amount , furnishing adequate security for each loan , and requiring the sanction of the people at the ballot-boxes if a sum was at any time requisite above one
million of dollars . Now , it turned out that as new and onerous debts could not be created constitutionally , the state soon recovered from its embarrassments , its credit rose , its stock bore a high price , arid its recent prosperity has been unexampled . But Mr . Seward , instead of waiting a few years for the application of moderate an nual appropriations , is for enlarging the Erie Canal at once . He is desirous of having nine million of dollars to expend for the enlargement of the canal immediately . The distribution of that money will be in the hands of his own friends , and his own political power will be supreme by the indirect influence of that money through the favoured contractors , previous to and influencing the next election . This , it must be confessed , seems a very pretty go-ahead scheme . It is sanctioned by Daniel Webster , and vehemently opposed by the State Attorney-General .
The New York and Erie Railway , between New York and Dunkirk on Lake Erie , is finished , and will be opened in a few days . All the light freights of the upper lakes will pass over this road to New York , and a saving of ten days in time will be effected in their transit . It not only opens a new route for a vast trade from the interior , but it develops the industrial resources of , at least , one-third of the area of the state of New York , hitherto cut off from any economical connection with the Atlantic ports .
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THE POET FKEILIGRATH . A few weeks since we called attention to the case of the German Poet Freiligrath , and laid before our readers an instance of the action of the paternal Government under which the Prussians at present rejoice . Oar readers will remember that Freiligrath , though retired from all political activity , received notice from the police to quit his house at Dusseldorf in a fortnight , and that he protested against this sentence on the ground that a Prussian citizen could not be expelled from any localit ) r in that kingdom , except upon considerations not applicable to his case . This plea
was met by a denial ot his citizenship , and even by n demand for proof of his being a Prussian . After a long conflict with the authorities , the particulars of which will be found in a former article , * and when every intermediate court had been appealed to , the Government at Berlin answered his petition by informing him that as soon as the necessary inquiries had been made , and certain investigations gone into , an answer should tie promptly given him . This promptitude , however , threatened to become endless silence , when Freiligrath again appealed for a decision , and at last received for answer , that his citizenship might be
considered ns established , but his settlement in Dusseldorf must depend upon the decision of the local police , to which the Government referred him . The Jesuitry of such a judgment is apparent when we remember that it was only to protect himself from the injustice of the local police ; that the whole expensive and tedious conflict had been endured ; the law of Doc . . ' 51 , 181 ' 2 , expressly stilting , " that the . settlement of any independent citizen having a house of his own , or means of supporting himself and family , can in no cast ; be denied him , nor obstructed by vexatious or frivolous conditions . "
Thus , after suffering itself to be defeated in the attempt to prove that one of the most distinguished ol modern (/ erinan poets was not a Prussian subject , the Government referred him to the very authority against which he had appealed , for a decision on the only i > nijit . really at . issue —¦ viz ., his right of settlement ; a . 'Jfi lit too clear to be disputed , or the hazardous attempt to prove him no Prussian would never have ) .-en made . Thus ! . eaten on ground of its own choosing , the Government fell back upon the lioped-» u obseurily of local police transactions ; and alter odmowledgiiiK a right which it had denied ( luring six mouths , lelt . its opponent in the sumo position he was in at the opening of the question ; with the same conflict to maintain for ihe ental > lishinent , of his local rights , which he had already maintained for tin ; establishment of that , more important right upon which Hri ; our unrulier of l ' ebi miry U > l . li , " The l'lcusiuca ol rniiihluii Citizeimhii ) . "
they were founded , and in -which , by the words of the law quoted above , they were included . That all chance of success in this new struggle might be cut off , a fortnight ' s time only was allowed him by the notice of the local police that followed immediately upon the answer from Berlin , in which to adduce documentary proof of his legal , dwelling-places between the years 1844 and 1848—viz ., returns from Switzerland , France , Belgium , and England . The demand for such returns was manifestly illegal , but no doubt the Dusseldorf police had their orders to do , in the face of the law , that dirty work which could not be so well done at Berlin , in the face of Europe .
Of this persecution there can be but one explanation . As Freiligrath had retired from public life , there was but little chance of trying him again upon an indictment for treason , if he were left in the quiet which he so evidently sought . The poet must be roused into an expression of his feelings liable to be brought before the courts . The genus irritabile must be played upon , but the unexpected phenomenon of legal defence has for the present frustrated these designs . Will the steadfastness of the poet hold out ? or ¦ will these renewed injustices call forth some burning word of complaint and appeal to his fellow-countrymen , that may be laid hold of and used against him ? There is but too much reason to fear that if such
were the case , a jury could be got together who would judge any new poem in a very different light from that in which Die Todtemm die Lebenden was judged in 1849 . Of the probabilities in such a case we cannot of course speak with any confidence ;' but when we consider that the past litigation must have greatly diminished Freiligrath ' s means , and its result shown him that no stone will be left unturned to insure his expulsion from Dusseldorf , —a step equivalent to banishment from all Germany , as a repetition of the same process , at any place to which he retires , would be followed by the same result , —it is not impossible that the scheme may succeed , and that he may be goaded into language which will then be made use of to justify the past conduct of the Government .
What hope can be formed for the future of a country where a fallen political opponent is thus hunted out by the Government ? What a sense of insecurity does it betray in the Government itself , for what else could induce such a mode of self-defence , and what feelings of desperate exasperation must it arouse in the minds of the Democratic party ! If this is the oil poured into the wounds of political strife , what hope of healing ! As we said before , ex pede Herculem : if these things be done in a green tree what may be expected in a dry ? The sybil is burning her rooks ; let us hope against hope that the Prussian King may awake in time , and possess himself of the last before it be too late .
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PERSONAL NEWS AND GOSSIP . The gossip of the week has been really the opening of the Exposition . There was excitement in the very atmosphere . Will it be fine ? Is there any danger of a disturbance ? How will it go off ? What a magnificent affair it will be ! were the questions asked and the exclamations hazarded ever ) 'where . Lady John Russell's reunion and Ahnack's ball , the Chester Cup , and the Protectionist field-day , have all been passed over and forgotten . It has been all Exposition , and all Exposition it will be for months to come . The Quern and Prince Albert , accompanied by the Prince of Wales , Prince Alfred , Prince Arthur , the Princess Royal , and the Princesses Alice , Helena , and Louisa , left Windsor Castle at seven minutes before twelve o ' clock on Monday for London . A special train conveyed the Queen to the Paddington terminus ; on reaching which the royal party entered six of her Majesty ' s carriages , and with sin escort of Lancers proceeded to Buckingham Palace , where ; they arrived at ten minutes before otic o ' clock . In tin ; afternoon her Majesty held a court for the reception of l ' rincc . Henry of the Netherlands . In the evening the Queen mid Prince Albert , with the royal suite , were present at the Philharmonic Concert at . the Hanover-square itonniK . On Tuesday morning the Queen and Prince Albert paid a visit to the Exhibition . The Prince ; and Princess of Prussia , accompanied by Prince Frederic ; William of Prussia and the Princess Louisa , and attended by a nuinerouH unite , arrived in London at . a quarter past three o ' clock . J ' rince Albert , and Prince Kdward of Saxe Weiniiir met . the Prince and Princess at , the Lnndon-bridg'' terminus , and accompanied them iit the Royal ciiiriagc . s to Jtuckiughani-]> a ! aei » . The Quoin nod Prince Albert , accompanied by the 1 ' rince a .. d I'riiccsh of Prussia , the Piince Frederick William , and the Princess Louisa of Prussia , visited the Exhibition JJuilding in Hyde-nark on Wednesday morning .
It . is understood that the Queen has signified her intention to visit , the Exhibition some . Saturday during the hours before- the public are admitted , when all exhibitors will b ¦¦ invited to be present and in their places , to answer any inquiries which her MajrHly may define to make re-Hpecting articles exhibited by them . Prince Henry of the Netherlands , his aides-de-camp and Hiiite , from the Hague , arrived on Monday , by tlm Cyclops , and wu » received l » y Count ftehiininelpeiininck ,
Baron Stratenus , and J . W . May , Consul-General . They at once proceeded to Mivart's Hotel . Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenbourg landed at Dover on Tuesday morning , travelled to London , and in the afternoon proceeded to Frogmore , on a visit to the Duchess of Kent . ,,. , , . t . The Duke and Duchess d Aumale passed through Genoa on the 22 nd ultimo , on their way to Naples , travelling under the assumed name of De Viriol . Prince Henry of the Netherlands visited the Exhibition building on Tuesday afternoon , and was conducted through the building by Colonel Lloyd . Lady John Russell held her first series of receptions on Wednesday evening , at the official residence in Downing-street , when a very numerous and brilliant company attended .
Lady Radnor died on Sunday morning at Lord Radnor ' s seat , Coleshill , Berks- Her ladyship was the daughter of the late Sir Henry Paulet St . John Mildmay , and married the Earl . of Radnor in 1814 . The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have issued cards of invitation to a banquet at the Mansion-house , on the 8 th inst ., to her Majesty ' s judges and their wives , the commissioners in bankruptcy , and many of the leading members of the bar , as well as to the high-sheriffs of the four metropolitan counties , and the sitting magistrates of the several police courts of the metropolis . Jenny Lind is on her way back to New York . Her concert at Cincinnati produced 15 , 000 dollars . As the fair Swede has proceeded on her way she has won ( literally ) " golden opinions of all sorts of people . "
Mrs . Alexander Lee ( formerly Mrs . Waylett ) died on Saturday , after a painful illness of seven years' duration , which obliged her to relinquish the profession . She was one of the sweetest and best of English ballad singers . Mr . W . Haigh , who formerly resided at Halifax , but of late has lived at Mixenden , was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning . He has left Mr . Feargus O'Connor his sole heir . The value of the property is said to exceed £ 2000 . Mr . James , of the Northern Circuit , has been appointed stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool , in the room of the late Mr . Rushton , at a salary of £ 1000 a year .
Arthur Caley , from Sulby , Lezayre , Isle of Man , a gigantic Manx , only twenty-three years of age , standing seven feet six inches high , and weighing twenty-one stone , surprised the Liverpool people last week with his presence in their streets . He came to bid farewell to a number of his friends who were about to emigrate . Sir M . Shaw Stewart has presented a paik to the town council of Greenock , in trust for the use of the inhabitants . The Dean and Chapter of Westminster have resolved to open Westminster Abbpy to the public without charge on and after to-morrow . Circulars have been despatched to the choirs of the different cathedrals throughout the country requesting their attendance . There will be a full choir every Sunday evening .
Mr . Howel Gwyn , M . P ., who was married on Thursday week , ordered six hundred weight of cake to be distributed among thescholars of the Sunday and other schools in the counties of Glamorgan , Brecon , and Carmarthen . The youngest son of the Earl of Ellesmere , a midshipman in the Royal Navy , has bf en killed on the coast of Borneo , by the accidental explosion of a gun during a shooting excursion . Mr . Lister's Nancy , ridden by Kendall , won a fine fast-run race for the Chester Cup , on Wednesday , by a long neck . The Mayor of Southampton and Djunalledin Pacha and Moustafa Pacha , have been exchanging compliments on board the Turkish frigate l '' eizi linuii , the Skimmer of the Sea . The Uishop of Exeter has published a programme of the meeting , electing , and proceedings of his synod .
The correspondent , of the J * o . it has a curious story about . Lord Fitz-Alan Howard , the bridegroom elect of Miss Talbot . Two years ago a mad woman , holding an open book in her hand , approached the cub-stand in St . James ' s-street , but . having no money to pay the fare , no cab would take her . The writer proceeds ; " She opened a cab door , no sooner seated herself than she was expelled . Another and another she tried , the same rude expulsion took place , to the infinite amusement of a crowd of peers , members , ellici-rs , cabmen , and passersby , who , in a half-hour , had collected , it . chanced , then , that a young gentleman , unknown to many , but well
known by night , to the wliter ol this , cume up St Janies ' s-stroet He stepped , as others of his rank had done — but , he i nquircd among the crowd the cause of the excitement , lie made his way to the poor demented creatiue , had her carefully put in one of the cabs from which she had been i jected , and after reading her address , himself mounted the box of a common cab with the driver , to convey her carefully home . The " noble man" who had the moral courage to do so good , no charitable , an act . was no other than Lord Kdwanl Fitz-Alan Howard , son ( if liis ( Jrace the Duke of . Norfolk , and the well-selected future hustn .-nd of Miss Talbot .. "
The old pastime of hawking ; has been levived in the New Forest . On Wednesday , the 2 ' , Ud , Captain and Lady Itose Lnvell , the chief promoters of the sport , at tended with their hawks at . licaulicu station , when several beautiful flig hts took place , the open heather surrounding the station affording Jin excellent cite , for' this peculiar exercise . On the ground were the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester , the Honourable ( Jrantley Berkeley , M . I ' ., and the Misses Reynardson , Major and Mrs . St' -phenM , Captain IJritUin , and many other ladies and gentlemen . Herons and pigeons were the quarries of the day . During the course of the proceedings Ncvcral remarkable incidenth took place . While tho falcon was in close pursuit of a pigeon , he was assailed by a wild merlin , who UncttA tho falcon to protect , himnclf , to the escape of his quarry , wild hawks ever evincing a dislike to those reclaimed . In another inntnnce a powerful falcon hud struck and grappled with u heron ,
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Leader (1850-1860), May 3, 1851, page 411, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1881/page/7/
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