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circulars in the Moniieur , to prefects , who are at the same moment receiving viva voce instructions in Paris—of electors dragged out of their houses to vote for Government , or thrown into prison out of the way of opposition—of independent candidates forbidden to Appear in any printed or public form , and of the friends of indeat all
pendent candidates , arrested for appearing --of votes declared null , and reckoned up again , so that the majority becomes transposed , and black , white , —is it not a stupendous iarce , played on the stage of the most theatrical nation in the world , with all Europe for an audience , and all posterity for critics ?
From one week to another , the only fact to be recorded is , that nothing is certain , and all may be expected . The financial crisis will come soon— - perhaps not soon enough to be a warning . Trade languishes ; State expenditure increases , as the ways and means decrease . No visionary land banks can appease the desperation of a faminestricken and debt-ridden peasant proprietary—no forced compromise with the Bank of France can fill the yawning gulf of national bankruptcy .
This week , the gobemouc hes in Pall Mall , who live on rumours ( the sillier the better ) , would have it that Count Walewski had been sent for by submarine telegraph , to assist in shutting up the Dictator as a lunatic ! La Patrie has been obliged to set us right , by a paragraph , to the effect that the Ambassador is absent from his post
for ten days only , and on strictly private business , leaving the Countess in London as a hostage , Louis Bonaparte ' s disease has not yet reached his brain . Lord Cowley , a man , we believe , of slightly liberal tendencies , is reported to have held firm and dignified language on the Swiss question . We shall be glad to owe Lord Malmesbury the tribute of surprise .
The completion of arrangements for Steam communication with Australia is a fact of the utmost importance to the Colonies , and also to a numerous and influential class in this country having relations , domestic or commercial , with our Southern dependencies . By offering to execute the service at a rate not only below all other offers , but below that at which it actually performs a less extensive service , the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has obtained promotion to be a great administrative
body , and has allied its fortunes , at a time of great events , with the progress of the empire . The facility of communication by post will effect a revolution in our commerce with Australia ; which is now brought within a distance of voyage , in point of time , less than that of America ten or twelve years ago . But the facility for passengers is of still greater moment : Australians and England will no longer be strangers , made acquainted only by rare visits . Australia is now within the range of the grand tour . The improvement ought to be beneficial also to a numerous class—the
emigrants ; but Government does not encourage that class—will not even spend the cash in hand belonging to the Australians , for purposes of emigration ; and we are not aware that any provision is made for the conveyance of emigrants by the fresh route ; yet obviously it would be the better ccconomy . The criminal records of the week are fuller thim usual of horrors , and the worst still relate to the class of illegitimate parentage—the result of laws parliamentary which are at variance with the
laws divine . We do not allude to vulgar crimes like the outrage on a yoting woman , abandoned in the attack by a cowardly lubber who called himself her sweetheart , but to the horrible sacrifices of children—the child thrown by a farmer to his sow , and eaten ; the child put into the fire by a stupid old profligate , its charred remains by the police ; and the two children l alive by their parents , in Ireland—alMijpp ^ and conceal the consequences of a relation iscd by law . Could the amount of kurdcr , in all its forms , not excepting the
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anticipatory , be presented to the view , we should behold a doomed population , vast in numbers , and , where life is tasted , most wretched in its condition . " W ? defend property * we protect credit , we keep police t <* guard the respectable classes , bttt who shall protect the innocent against parents depraved by ignorance and by instincts thwarted rather thati disciplined ? Our moral code has the face of purity and the netlier deformity of the Sphinx—it is the true giant Moloch of the age .
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LORD JOHN AND THE "LIBERALS . " A tAEOE body of Liberals of all shades , whose names will be found below , waited on Lord John Russell , pursuant to an invitation , on Thursday , with the view of coming to an understanding upon the line of tactics to be pursued in the House of Commons by those who are disposed to follow the lead of the late Premier . Lord John opened his speech , by describing the new Cabinet as favourable to a protective policy ; and urged that as Sir Robert Peel , in 1846 , had called on him to state whether he intended to continue the free-trade policy , so he conceived they had
a right to know the intentions of the Government . With this view he had written to ask Mr . Disraeli whether it was the intention of the Government to make any statement on Monday . Mr . Disraeli replied that they had no such intention . ( Ironical cheers . ) After this , Lord John had consulted Sir James Graham and Mr . Cobden , who both agreed that it was perfectly right to call on the Government for a statement of principles . He deprecated factious opposition , but it was of great importance that the intentions of Government should be known . To do this , Mr . Villiers had agreed to abandon his motion , and simply ask such
questions as , would elicit the views of ministers . Mr . Villiers rose at once , and concurred ; Mr . Cobden rose , when called , and concurred : he was ready to sacrifice all other questions to the maintenance of free-trade . Mr . Hume , amidst partial disapprobation , said Lord John Russell ought to state the principles on which he meant to form a new Cabinet , supposing he ousted the present , pointedly mentioning a broad measure of parliamentary reform , Mr . Thomaa Duncombe ., concurred with Mr . Hume , with this addition , * that he could not approve of a policy which
preferred free trade in corn to the greater question of the representation of the people in their own Hottoe , Roused by this , Mr . Bright concurred with Lord John as to present tactics , and hinted at parliamentary reform as next to free-trade . Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr . Mangles concurred . Delighted with this approval , Lord John threw out strong insinuations that if the Liberal party would only act unitedly , and trust him , he would some day construct them a government on a broad basis . He had previously informed his friends that he intended to withdraw his bill for
representative reform . The policy agreed on amounts to this : Mr . Villiers will ask on Monday for a statement of ministerial intentions ; if they are unsatisfactory , it will be open to any Member to move a want of confidence , or a freetrade resolution , or a limitation of the supplies—to do that , in fact , which would compel a dissolution . The general feeling l > eing in favour of a dissolution , and a re-assembling of Parliament in September next . The following is a correct list of tho names of the members present : —
TIiosj Alcock , A . Anderson , Sir A . Armstrong , R . B . Armstrong , C . Anstey , John Bagshaw , Right Hon . M . T . Baines , M . T . Bass , J . Bell , R . M . Bellow , lion , H . Berkeley , O . G . Berkeley , It . Bernal , Sir Thomas Birch , R . J . Blowitt , John Bright , J . Brotherton , H . Brown , W . Brown , Edward H . Bunbury , P . S . Butler , Sir E . Buxton , J . B . Carter , Hon . C . Oavondiah , GK H . Cavendish , Wm . Chaplin , Sir William Clay , James Clay , Colonel Cliflbrd , Richard Cobdon , Sir T . Colebrooko , Win , Collins , Hon . Wra . Cowpor , R . Crowdor , L . Dawoe , Hon . T . V . Dawson , Sir 0 . Douglas , George Duff , James Duff , Sir J . Duke , George Duncan , T . S . Duncombo , Sir T . Dundas , Viscount JSbrington , John Ullifl , Hon . G . Eliot , Viscount Enfield , Sir jDo L . Evans , Wm . Ewarfc , John Fergus , Hon . G . W . Fitzwilliam , Captain Fordyco , Matthew Forstor , Hon . J . W . Fortoscuo , C . Fortescue , W . J . Fox ,
0 . Geach , Right Hon . T . M . Gibson , G . 0 . Glynn , C . Grenfell , G . W . Grenfell , Sir G . Grey , R , V . Grey , Lord R . Grosvenor , Sir B . Hall , J . A . Hardeastlo , R . Harris , Alex . Hastio , W . G , Haytor , T . E . Hoadlam , E . Kencatre , James Hey wood , " Lord Marcus Hill , C . Hindley . T . B ? Hobhouso , T . Law Hodges , R . lfollond , Lord G Howard , Hoq . 0 . Howard , Sir R . Howard j Joseph Hume , E . Hutchins , Jas . Korshaw , Right Hon . II . IJnbouohoro , J . II . Lftngston , Sir C . Lemon , G . 0 . Lewis , Hon . G . Littleton , James Lock , 0 . Lushington , W . A . Mackinnon , John Mackio , the O Gorman Muhon , It . D . Mangles , J . G . Marshall , William Marshall , John Martin , Colonel Mathoson , Right Hon . Fox Maulo , Viscount Melgund , Robert Milligan , T . A . Mitchell , Goo . Mofffttfc , Sir W . Molesworth , David Morris , Francis Mowatl ; , M . J . O'Connell , S . 0 . H . Ogle , Wm . Ord , Lord Alfred Pugot , Lord Charles Pftffot , Lord Gtoorgo Fagot , John Parker , F .
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Peel , Edward P ^ ttdai ^ eB , ^ Robert Perfect , Sir C Philm . Francia Sigoit , V $ m- \ , &nney , W . M . Power , Sir % Price , J&m L Jttcardo , E . R . Rice , J . A . Roebuck Colonel Romilly , libra J " . Russell , Hastings Russell , Cant Scobell , G . P ; S (! W » pe . H < D . Seymour , Lord Seymour V D . Shafto , Earl Shelburne i Right Hon . R . 'V . Smith M * T . Smith , John B , Smith , Sir Wm . Somerville , Henrv Spearman , W * B » C . Stansfield , Sir George Stauntoii Edward Strutt , Admiral Stewart , H . W . Tancred E j ' Tennent , Colonel Thompson , George Thompson ' Thos Thornley ,. John Townley , Richard , Townley ,. Cantab Townshead , G . Trail , J . S . Trelawney , Right Ho * ir TufneUVLord H . Vane , Hon . C . P . Villiers , C . B wS " Sir J . Wahnsley , Colonel Watkins , B . M'Gie Wilcox ' Wm . Williams , Sir H . Williamson , James "Wilson Si * Charles Wood , Sir W . P . Wood , W . B . Wrightson Jam ™ WyW , Marmaduke Wyvill . . ' *""*
Sir Alexander Cockburn was prevented from attend ing Lord John Russell ' s meeting from severe indis position .
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PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION . The following tabular view of the numbers of the population and houses in the several counties , boroughs , and towns of Great Britain returning members to Parliament , according to the census of 1851 , is made up from a return just presented to the Hottse of Commons by the late government as explanatory of the system which their Reform Bill was intended to amend : Members Returned . Total Maid Inhabited B . or Counties , population , houses . Co . City . Totai Bedford .. 59 , 563 24 , 505 2 2 4 Berks ....... 84 , 381 33 , 278 2 6 8 Bucks 81 , 168 33 , 232 8 8 11 Cambridge ......... 92 , 590 37 , 067 3 * 4 7 Chester , !? , and S 222 , 286 85 , 260 4 6 10 Cornwall , E . and W . ^ .. 171 , 636 67 , 987 4 10 U Cumberland , E . and W . 96 , 244 86 , 763 4 6 9 Derby , N . and 8 147 , 737 69 , 371 4 2 6 Devon . lT . andS ...., 269 , 683 98 , 387 4 18 22 Dorset 89 , 204 36 , 138 3 11 14 Durham , N , and 8 . i 96 , 659 64 , 977 4 6 10 Essex , K . and S .......... 185 , 390 73 , 626 4 6 10 Gloucester , B . and W . 217 , 822 86 , 271 4 11 15 Hereford .................. 88 , 114 23 , 890 3 4 , 7 Hertford 83 , 161 32 , 705 3 4 7 Huntingdon 31 , 938 13 , 313 2 2 4 Kent , 8 . and S . 307 , 041 107 , 743 4 14 18 Lancaster , N . and 8 .... 991 , 09 t 849 ; 938 4 22 26 Leicester , N . and " S ; ... 112 , 937 49 , 953 4 2 6 Lincoln , N . and 8 205 , 183 81 , 365 4 9 13 MiddletoX 888 , 823 239 , 862 2 12 14 MonnUitth .. ..... 82 , 349 28 , 944 2 1 3 ifor ^^ E . and W . ... 215 , 254 -93 , 244 4 8 12 Northampton , Niiutd 8 . 105 , 984 43 , 943 4 4 8 Northumberlanl ^ lf . AS . 149 , 464 47 , 737 , 4 6 10 Nottmgbmn , W ., « 6 d 8 . 182 , 881 65 , 053 4 6 10 Oxford ........ iSiJ . i . i ; .... ^ 95 , 829 34 , 860 3 * & 9 Entkmd ....:.... 11 ^ 01 4 , 688 2- -- a Salop , ST . and S ........ !; 114 , 840 45 , 648 4 8 12 Somerset , E . and W .... 211 , 045 85 , 054 4 9 13 Southampton or Hants , N . and 8 ., including „„ , - - .. m the Isle of Wight ...... 201 , 948 75 , 215 5 14 19 Stafford , N . and 8 309 , 966 116 , 248 4 13 17 Suffolk , E . and W . 166 , 201 69 , 285 4 6 » Surrey , E . and W 325 , 037 108 , 822 4 7 11 Sussei E . andW 165 , 772 68 , 663 4 U 18 Warwick , N . and S . ... 232 , 411 96 , 731 4 6 10 Westmoreland 29 , 079 11 , 217 2 1 » Wilts , N . and 8 . 126 , 027 61 , 778 4 If {« Worcester , E . and W . 136 , 950 66 , 639 4 8 1 ^ York ( the threejridings ) 1 , 797 , 667 460 , 225 8 31 37 Wales ( the 12 oountieB ) 496 , 159 200 , 087 15 14 »» Scotland ( 32 countieB ) 1 , 375 , 668 311 , 608 30 24 64 The popuktion and number of houses in the boroughs are also given as distinct from the counties , but having already given this information as illustration of the inequalities in the existing system of borough representotion , we do not repeat it .
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ELECTION MATTERS . Mb . Beresfobd , tho Secretary at War , aa had been anticipated , was re-elected for North Essex , on Tuesday , without any opposition . The hustings wore erected in the Manor field , near the market-piaco , Braintree ; and the orthodox course of nomination ana seconding having been gone through , and no otner candidate appearing , * tho High Sheriff declared Mr-Beresford duly elected . Mr . Beresford then ^ T tho assemblage , consisting of a few hundreds ot uw inhabitants of Braintree , nt considerable lengtn . * claimed a fair trial and fair play for tho new minlS ^ « One of tho trying points on which they would com before tho country at a future period , but ^ no ( J > was that of protection to British industry . l »« j » hear , and a cry of " You will never got it I ; most rampant" of all tho enemies to ^ rlc ^ rG ' fi ' Villiors , boasted that 90 , 000 , 000 * . had been tftkonI ; , the agricultural interest , and difitributed among ov classes . Then , « according to Cooker , " the " . grjcuiv ^^ interest must have boon injured . . Ho "J fLn to tho fairest and most just mode'of giving P" * ^^ . agriculture , without injuring the mass of tlio c " nity , would be by a fixed moderate duty on tor * corn . ( Cheers , and cries of "No I" ) It W >» ft ^ clap-trap cry , that of « Why do you tax the' Poor /" flnd bread P" Poor men did not live on brcadjgy ^
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Leader (1850-1860), March 13, 1852, page 238, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1926/page/2/
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