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" The one Idea Trhich . History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down all the barriers erected between men by preiudice and one-sided views ; and by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Iluixian race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—HumboldVs Cosmos . *
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The two first detachments , each 8000 strong , of the French contingent will embark simultaneousl y from Algiers and Toulon in time to unite with ours . Admiral Carry , rigidly punctual to orders , has brought up at Spithead m good time to hand over his well-trained and effective ships to the flag of Sir Charles Napier , for the Baltic . The gunnery practice under Admiral Chads is incessant , and at all the dockyards the authorities and the artisans seem to vie in activity and zeal in every department . Within ten . days the finest fleet ever fitted out will have assembled at the rendezvous ; and a third French squadron , now in course of organization , is expected to complete at Spithead that noble union of strength - so happily conspicuous in the Bosphorus . It is hoped that the allied fleet may
be ready to anticipate tlie complete break up of the ice , which seldom occurs in the Gulf of Finland before the middle of April , so as to cut out the two Russian divisions stationed on either coast of the mouth of the Gulf of Finland , at Revel and Helsingfors , and prevent their junction with the third and chief division at Cronstadt , moored snug behind the guns of that almost inaccessible arsenal . Whether an unexpectedly earl y spring may defeat this hope , is at least doubtful , but we arc certain that whatever zeal , daring-, and dashing seamanship can do , will be carried out by the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet , and we shall not have a lower opinion of his services , if no first learn the movements of the fleet under his orders by their execution .
The united action of England and France is once more attested by the most important demonstrations on both silk's . Lord Raglan and Sir Baldwin "Walker have been to Paris to consult on the coneerti'tl movements of fleets and armies . Thr . FriMich ( Government bus issued instructions to its cunsuljir and diplomatic agents to extend to English ships and subjects the same protection as if thev wt'i'ti French , and our own Government lias issued exactly similar instructions .
The speech delivered by the Emperor Napoleon to his Legislative Corps emphatically flinches the Ll neutrality 1 ' of Austria , welcomes the English : illiance ! is " lbc result , iind earnest of u frank and friendly co-upendion « " < 1 in " <» "nixing p hrases declares the duty of resistance to Russian encrojichuieiils . Within our own frontier , also , significant acts iind incidents have been a ceept . ed as pledges of the
hearty |> r <> . nut ion of ihc war , in tin * , probable event that , tin 1 < V : ir will brave his doom . Amongst these the immci-iuI and jill ' ecting farewell of ( . lie ( ^ ueen an d In r children to the . Scots Fusiliers , (" nun the lialeouy of lUickinghaiu l'alaee , in the early February iminnnj / , is perhaps not the le ; i * t important . A second tune it identifies our Court , with the national action ; and as the spirit of the men had . already been raised to the highest
cnprevents their getting the franchise . Indeed the whole people has a right to know it ; because , by not enfranchising that million , including many members of the working classes who would have secured a direct representation in Parliament , we are deprived of the opportunity for placing in the representative chamber many advocates of further extension of the rights of the industrious classes . It is a burning shame that the offer , coming spontaeously from statesmen who were in no degree forced to execute this public service , should be intercepted . And by whom is it intercepted ? Chiefly by three classes . One , we regret to say it , is represented by the Manchester election-committee of Mr . Milner Gibson and Mr . John
Bright , who have held a special meeting , and received Mr . Bright ' s exhortation to stoj > the Bill , mainly because it would let in a Conservative member for Manchester ! Of course all those who had interests in the boroughs to be disfranchised , in freemen , and other abuses to be pruned by the Bill , whether those persons are " Liberal" or not , were joining underhand to stop it if they could ; and several of the Irish members were ready to help them . Those made the second class . But it is also hinted that
memnpHEEE is to be no Reform Bill this year . Last _ 1 _ night Lord John Russell explained the circumstances under which the order for the second reading would be discharged , and the Bill be postponed until after Easter ; it is generally understood that it will stand over for the session . The causes which have led to this delay are "well known . From the first it was understood that there was a difference of opinion in the Government itself—a difference which made itself apparent when Lord Palmerston suddenly rushed out
of the Cabinet and took a separate position . It was subsequently explained that no difference had existed which would necessarily have led to his departure ; and from the circumstances of his cordially re-entering into the Ministry , that statement was corroborated . The Reform Bill underwent consideration hy a committee of the Cabinet , including its best men ; and it Avas laid before Parliament without any fresh disruption . Nor is any statement made which implies that Lord Palmerston has not been sincere in his re-union . Mr . Hume summoned the independent Members , and they agreed in bis opinion , that the Bill should be supported as a whole .
The greatest objection taken was that against the minority clause , a . nd on grounds well understood . If large minorities be represented , some of the principal manufacturing towns which now send only Liberals would send Conservatives ; but , on the other band , some counties which now send Conservatives would send Liberals , and , on the whole , the Libenil cause would gain . But , in considering a question of national representation , we are not considering a revolution , or a coujxVt ' tdt we are not thinking how we can render one
particular set of opinions victorious ; we are considering how the body of the people can actually go , by their representatives , to deliberate in Parliament ; and the contest upon opinions , ( he decision upon measures , the resolve upon poliev , must dike place in the representative chamber . We want , therefore , that all the people should be represented ; and the refusal of proportionate representation to a large majority in : my place evident K leaves gaps in the whole system . The Parliamentary
Reform Association have declared their opinion , published in a circular , which is excellent for il ^ statesmanlike sen . se . They rceoajnise the justice and sound reason of this new proposition , and at ( lit ; same time tlu ; y exhort , their members net to he divided by small object ions t o the details which conceal the real merits of the p lan , but to sliek t < one answer- 7 IttU it would r'l / ' ritnrliisf a mil / ion 0 / I ' . llfjlisll IllOl . Now that million have a ri ^ ht to know win
bers of the Government have helped to take a share in these anti-popular proceedings—to dam up the current of progress . It was not Lord John ; it was not Lord Aberdeen , nor the Duke of Newcastle , nor several others of the chief men whom we could name . Who was it then ? Sir Charles Dering ' s motion , objecting to proceeding with the Bill in time of war , was the pretext . For our own part we agreed with Sir Charles before the Bill was introduced , but after it had been
introduced it was too late to entertain that objection ; nnd what is more , we are certain that many who now skulk into opposition against the ( Jovernment , and against the million who would have been enfranchised , are not sincere in their pretence . They are helping the representatives of lingering corruptions , with some of the Irish anti-Ministerial and anti-Knglish members , and the Tory Opposition , to prevent a considerable enfranchisement of t lie English people ; and England oULiht to lira it out the names of the traitors .
Ministers ami the 'rimes have given the public complete , informal ion as to the present state of our relations with continental a 1 lie ^ and with lvussia . A summons was sent to the . Emperor , b y l . hedoverninents of l'Yance and England , on Monday last , ivtjiuniiir linn to undertake , within six davs alter ( he reecijil of the Miniinons , that he would evaeunte ( he 1 Vincipalit ies by the . 'iOtli of April next . The (! over nnienl s of A u .-l ria . and I Vn . v-ia a re
expected In ai-i | iiie ~ -ce in that , summons . < > l eoursi the I ' jinperor is expected t ) refuse , prob ably oil band ; and in [\\ -. \\ case his answer would be recei veil about the . 'JO t . h » f I hi- < inmil li . In the mean while English troops are on their way to Turkev , nnd the ilep .-irtui ' c of other regiment .-. i .- > accelerated .
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YOL . V . No . 206 . ] SATURDAY , MAUCH 4 , 1854 . [ Price Sixpence .
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NEWS OF THE WEEK- p i «* Taxes on Knowledge 200 The Scottish Education Bill ... 201 THE ARTSThe Parliament of th . Week 1 M ' ^ S ^ it ™ . ^ . ZZ IS ? KSri A ^ rds S America Philosophy ,,,, ^ , The Emperor's Reply to " the PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Summary 209 births , Marriages , and Deaths ... 213 Friends . " 199 Definitions of Life 210 COMMERCIAL'AFFAIRSThe War Preparations ~ . 199 How Reform Bills arc Secured . 203 ModernPoets 211 Citv Tntpllie-on ™ MnvVotc ka India , China , and the Cape 200 How the "War is to Begin 204 , Books on our Table 212 vertisements ? &c . _ 2 U-21 G
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Leader (1850-1860), March 4, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2028/page/1/
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