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ARMING THE PEGPJLE . Zebta , "triio inrites the following letter to ihe Haily Mews , has evidently been studying the Leader and looking up the 35 UI of Rights : <—" Permit me , through the medium of your columns , to put another vital question to the nation , now that the Foreigners Enlistment Bill is happily settled . There is an act , by no means in abeyance , but put in force a few years ago , that prohibits the drilling or training of any number of Englishmen to the itse of arms . This infamous act was passed , I believe , during Lord Sidinouth ' s administration . Is it not contrary to the Bill ttf Bights ? Be that as it may , it has caused Englishmen to degenerate , and has given birth to that morbid excrescence ealled the Peace Society . Our forefathers could all bend the bow , wield the broadsword , and
flourish the quarfcerstaff , but now , our unwarlike youth can at moj 3 t let off a squib or a cracker on the 5 th of November . This shameful act was a deeper blow to the liberties and rights of Englishmen than even a suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act has been . See the fruits of it . The Government , in its direst need , can only get bays , tender boys of 18 , and the sturdy manhood of England does not step forward ! Our men of 25 and upwards can handle the distaff , but know nothing of sword , lance , and gun ! Shame on pur legislators ! And bleep is the disgrace they themselves have occasionedj not to the measure lately passed , which in itself was just and good because necessary , "but to their own legislation , that has ever since the act I allude to emasculated the country . "
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THE MWBEER BILL . SOWSTNGEJE MBIT 1 BAT THEIR CHBtlSTMAS DINNERS . " ASiNGtE Maw" writing- to" Timeshas given the ¦ crowning argument against the new Beer Bill—an argument which will touch something besides the Jieart of Englishmen . He describes himself , owing to " social wants , " as having no establishment , nor friends possessing them ; consequently the eofiee-JiQUse or tavern bore the sacred character of Home : — " Before the passing of Mr . Wilson Patten ' s Act Sunday was to me a season of spiritual and mental , as well 98 physical refreshment , renewing my energies for anather six days'labour—in fact , in the true sense of "the ward , a . Sabbath . Monday -was the commencement of that moat joyful season of the year , Christmas . In common with my feUow-Christiaiis , I attended church to offer up my humble praises for that great event
connected with the world's salvation—the incarnation of the I ^ edeeiaer ,-and , , the ushering in of that dispensation which was to supersede that Pharisaical Judaism which laid burdens upon men grievous to be borne—the dispensation of ' Peace on earth ; and good-will to men . ' I subsequently dined , where I have been accystemed to dine for years , at the coffee-room of a highly-respectable tevern . The party at our dinner-table formed an intellectual , social circle of single gentlemen ; but no sooner was dinner swallowed than the law compelled us to turn out into the streets . " We were denied the privilege , posaeased by every respectable family upon that festival of the Church , of taking a glass of wine together . We had no choice but that of going to church , patrolling the streets upon a miserably wet day , or going to out cheerless bedrooms . At ten o ' clock again we had the alternative of walking the streets or going to bed . "
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% UB GA . B-OCRACY AND THE PARKS . The question of jthe unnecessary closing of the aristocratic roads to the riders in cabs has been again laid before the public by a Times correapondejat ; - — " Now Ttha , t iy order of the First Commiaaioner of "Works a handsome and convenient entrance ia made at Hnckinghana--gate , affording facile egress and ingress to my number of vehicles , » nd the road at present carried alongside rthe outer wall of the Palace itj etill further to bje diverted from tit for the future , it would be a grant Imcm And a ? princely concession' to the public if the
lafflgottowna ( fem they amount to that ) of Bolgravia < a » d "V ^ eatmVnpter were rendered , accessible to tho public by naeana of cofca . Atipraiaent , by « . sort of tacit pe ? mis » ion , oabajnaybe . driven along this most august of vmdw ^ yn lifter eight at ought ,. and in the daytime the rich ., in , carriages arid "broughama flutter ttaough by right . But to . all mo » of huaineas o » of pleasure possessed of wiodonrte fortune , with no piiwto carriage , pneaaod far tiiw , and anxious to aave one mile in two in , thoir journey ftam Belgmvia to # t . JfamcB ' s , this easy means of doing bo is qtaatotly denied them . "
Thia la followed up reory promptly by "A Teacher , " who « h <* vr »* hait morals are Iosb appreciated in tho neighbourhood . than money :- > - ^ " My occupation-- » iday torching—ifloxnpols mo to go into the neighbourhood of Pull-mull doily , and dutyy I am eampallau ta iloap any time , whioh ia to me very TOluabta , and -to pay la . instead of 6 d . cab hire , because Ijiaarynafc drive across St . JaraWii Pork . M ¥ ot a ( lady who Mvea near me , and of whom fame spoaka uncharitably , drives through whenever Bhe ptaa * M ,. ta a vmy aliabby brougham which a wicked old officer faeona for her . "
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The City article of the Times contains the following congratulation on this matter : — " The statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , that he intends to postpone the reductions of the tea duty , fixed to take place in 1855 and 1856 , has given much -satisfaction , inasmuch as , without increasing any burden at present sustained , it will materially affect the amount otherwise to be provided for at those periods . The existing duty is Is . 6 d . per pound , and it was to 4 iave been lowered on the 5 th of April next to Is . 3 d ., and on the 5 th of April , 1856 , . to Is ., at which it was permanently to remain . The loss to the revenue by each of these intended changes , supposing it not to have been counteracted by an increased consumption , would probably
POSTPONEMENT OF THE REDUCTION IN THE TJ 3 A . DUTY .
havp been about 700 , 000 / ,, or a million and a-ljalf sterling together , and to this extent , therefore , the ways and means for the future may be considered to be increased by the determination arrived at . It is also to be remarked that a } L , the recent accounts from China tend to show that the immediate supply , owing to the position of the insurgents round Canton , is becoming more difficult , and that there is consequently reason to believe that the people of England will not be deprived of any certain benefit , since , in tho present state of affairs , any new stimulus to consumption would most likely be followed by a more than corresponding increase of price . "
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NEW A £ TS Itf FORCE . FOBET 6 NBH 8 Enlistment Act . —On Tuesday the new act , " to permit foreigners to be enlisted and to serve as officers and soldiers in her Majesty ' s forces , " was issued . There are only six clauses in the aet . It provides that foreigners-may be enlisted and commissions granted ; they are to be formed into separate corps . Men serving under this act are not to be employed in the United Kingdom , except for being trained , &c , for foreign service . Such men are not
to be billeted , " and there shall not be within the United Kingdom more in the whole than 10 , 000 men serving under this act at one time . " There is to be an attestation on enlistment , and an oath taken of fidelity . The Mutiny Act and articles of war are to apply to foreigners serving under this act . Officers when reduced are not to be entitled to half-pay , but her Majesty may make provision for such as are wounded , &c The act ie to continue in force during the present war , and until one year after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace .
Militia Act . —On Tuesday , the New Militia Act , which received the royal assent on Saturday , was printed . There are sixteen clauses in the law . Her Majesty is empowered to accept voluntary otters of the militia to serve out of the United Kingdom . Bounties are to be allowed to persons making voluntary offers . The commanding officers are to explain the offer to be voluntary . The services of three fieldofficers may be accepted with 900 men ; two fieldofficers with 600 men , and one with 300 , and of other
officers in proportion to the establishment of a regiment . Power is given to her Majesty to form the militia for extended service into provisional regiments or battalion ? , and to appoint field-officeFS to auch provisional regiments . In case sufficient officers should not volunteer her Majesty may appoint other officers . The militia * on extended service is to be subject to the Mutiny Act . Subalterns after five years may be captains without qualifications . Notices of tfiie militia sent by the post to be deemed good notice . . . ¦ *
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W&L&& OIVIL SEBYIQE KEFOBMS . The question of the Indian Civil Service has been considered by the Commissioners appoin ted fbrthat purpose . They ; have issued a report , of which , omitting some preliminary matter , and some arguments not necessary for understanding the purport of the plan , w « present , in a condensed form , the essence of the propositions . The report is signed " T . B < Macaulay , " " Ashburton , " " H . Melvill , " " B . Jowett , " and " J . G . S . JLefevre . " The report appears to be from Mr . Mncaulay's pen . It is suggested , in the first place , that the limit of age of candidates and nominees shall be extended .
" The present rule is that no person ean be admitted under 17 , and that no person caa go out to India af ter 23 . Every student must pass four terms—that is to say , two years at the college ; consequently , none can Jbe admitted after 21 . It seems to us that it would be a great improvement to allow students to be admitted to the college up to the age of 23 , and to fix 25 as tiie latest age at which they can go out to India in the Civ 31 Service . We propose to fix 18 aB the lowest age at which a . candidate can be admitted into the eoUege . " The subjects for examination are next stated . They include Sanscrit and Arabic , themes for English composition , and English history , and English literature generall y . The report goes on to say
>—In the two great ancient languages there ought to be an examination not less severe than those examinations by which the highest classical distinctions are awarded at Oxford and Cambridge . At least three passages from Latin ¦ writers ought to be set , to i > e translated into English . Subjects should be proposed for original composition , both in Latin verse and in Latin prose ; and passages Of English verse and prose should be set , to be turned into Latin . At least six passages from Greek writers should be set , to he translated into English . "We think that three of the modem
languages of the Continent , the French , the Italian , and the German , ought to be among the subjects of examination ; and papers of questions should be framed -which ¦ would enable a candidate to show his knowledge of the civil and literary history of France , Italy , and Germany The examination in pure and mixed mathematics ought to be of such a nature as to enable the judges to place" in proper order all the candidates , from those who have never gone beyond Euclid ' s Elements and the first part of algebra up to those who possess the highest acquirements . " -
The natural sciences ( chemistry , geology , mineralogy , botany , and zoology ) sliould also have one paper of questions devoted to them . Moral sciences are also to be included . " The subjects which fall under this head , "' says the report , " are the elements of moral and political philosophy , the history of the ancient and modern schools of moral and political philosophy , the science of logic , and the inductive method , of which the Ncvum Orycmum is the great text book . The object of the examiners should be rather to put to the test the candidate ' s powers of mind than to ascertain the extent of his metaphysical reading . " The manner of the examination is next laid down :
" The whole examination ought , we think , to be . carried on by means of written papers . The candidates ougnt not to be allowed tho help of any book ; nor ou ^ it they after once a subject for composition has been proposed to them , or a paper of questions placed bofore them , to leave tho place of examination till they have flnislted their work . It will bo necessary that a certain , number of marks should be assigned to each subject , and that the place of a candidate should be determined by the sum total of the xnarks winch he has gained . We have , with the anxious desire to deal fairly by all piU'ts of the United Kingdom , and by all places of liberal education , framed tho following scale , which we venture to submit for your . consideration : En-gliah language a * ud literature :
Composition ... ... ... 500 History ... ... ... ... 500 Genernl literature ... ... ... COO IJoo Greek .., ... .., .., 760 I-utin ... ... ... ... 750 1 ' rcnch .,, ... ... ... B 75 Gorman ... ... ... ... 875 Italiun ... ... ... ... 876 Mathomatics , pure and mixed ... ... 1000 INfttuml Hcioncos ... ... ... 600 Moral acioncon ... ... ... C 00 Sanscrit ... ... ... ... 075 Anibic ... , „ ... ... 875 6875 " It flooma to us probnblo tliat of tlio 0875 marital , which arc tlio maximum , no oandiduto will over obtain hulf . A candidate who in at onuo a diatinguitihed uIuhwioiiL scholar and a dintinguirtliud mutltematiuiiui will L > o , / is h « ought to Ixi , aort . Ji . ii > of huouohs . A « lus » ioal hoWLu who is no mathoinatiuian , or a mathematician who in no ulaflwienl Hcholav , will bo certain of hucoohh if ho is woll road in tho hintory and literature of hia own country . A young man who hu » scarcely any knowledge of wax-
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Mr . Gregory argues the question of precedence at great length , and then refers to the Dean ' s conduct at the meeting : — " I was in hopes that neighbours of all persuasions had mot that day -on neutral ground , and I boggod of you to propose tlio second resolution . Your reply was a roquoet to hoo who proposed tho flrat , and , on reading tho li <> mA » Catholic Uiahon ' fl naino attached to it , you said , in a voice audible to all tho bystanders ( some of whom wor « Roman Catholics ) , ' that there was no such person , aad you refused to Uko part in our proceedings . I tlum thought your conduct originated in mitttoken conscientiousness —yowr lottor shovfB it to have boon from mistaken aolft > conc « it , "
The Protestant Bean of Kttmacduagh ( Gaiway ) has been highly offended because , at a recent Patriotic JTund meeting , tho chairman ( Mr . W . H . Gregory ) gave precedence to the Roman Catholic Bishop in the district . Ho has written a severe letter to Mr . Gregory , who replies at length . Tho following is an extract : — " I am sorry to commence my 'justification' by informing you that ' your rank and station' are imaginative ; they do not exist ; and , as you appeal to rules and practice of probedenoy , I refer you to the table of Irish precedents , in which you will porcoivo that us Dean you aro mot recognised , Tmt , aa being Doctor of Divinity , you can , if you please , take your position next to Doctor of Medicine . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 30, 1854, page 1230, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2071/page/6/
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