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Line of its plan of action , and lias necessarily excited great interest at once . The Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution displays a more engaging side of the manufacturing character than in the case of GiflfeVERWEr . * , Wfvus Sipebottom , in the Court « f Chen ' s Bewen . At Huddersfield , -we see employer ^ professional mdtt » and public men like Lord Godsiich and Sir Jottlr P akingtoit , exerting thenaseiVWI to support U * e
mechanics and young men 6 f the town ¦ wlgJ are training themselves by the pursuit of intellectual studies . The Institution teaches everything , from reading to logic ; and Lord Godekicii was the distributor of prizes to those who had shown , decided ability and zeal in pursuit of attainments ; who -were , in fact , whatever may be the rent of their house , or the price of their coat , rendering themselves , in the highest sense of the word , gentlemen .
In the Court of Queen ' s Bench , a manufacturer , who is rendering himself—well , we will not discuss that part of the subject . The statement of the facts will be quite enough . Mr . Sidebottom was the heir of a manufacturer , the successor to the factory , and apparently a man of great wealth . Since 1847 j he has come up to town at various times to recreate himself . Amongst his recreations was a visit to the Berkeley Hotel , in Albemarle-street , where he hadthe pleasure of playing at hazard , and the advantage of meeting with aldnd of gentleman
who is called a 'bonnet / and who plays with dice that are loaded , or such as are called ' despatches , that is , dice with , double-fours , double-fives , and double-sixes . In these innocent recreations the ' gent' lost , at various times , the gross amount of 25 , 000 / . But at last he turns . He r-efuses payment of his own acceptance—of a bill which he had given , and which is found in the hands of Mr . Cui . yERWErx . Mr . Cui / verweix is a tailor : he
has nothing to do with the gambling-house—oh , no 3 nothing ! Yet the jury somehow come to the conclusion that Mr . Sidebottom is not legally , any m 6 re -thanmorally , bound to pay this bill . He had already paid enough for the privilege of exhibiting to the public that phase oi \ the manufacturing character . Perhaps even a Sidebottom might , just at this moment , think himself a richer man if he had given the 25 , 000 / . to a Huddersfield Mechanics ' Institution .
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CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS . The Very Rev . Dr . Archibald Campbell Tait , Bishop elect of the diocese of London , was consecrated last Sunday morning by his Grace the Lord Primate , in the Chapel Royal , Whitehall , occasion being takea at the same time to ordain the Rev . Henry Cotterill , II . A ., to the Colonial Bishopric of Graham's Town , in successioa to the Rev . Dr . Armstrong , deceased . There was a very large congregation , which resulted in some -unseemly crowding ; but the police speedily set matters to rights . Various ceremonies having been gone through , a sermon was preached by the Rev . G . Cotton , Master of Marlborough College . In this discourse , after remarking ia effect that there was no alternative between submission to Papal authority and mutual toleration in noa-esseatials , tho preacher continued : —
" The traces of compromise and a desire of comprehension are visible ia the foundation , the constitution , and the services of our Church . While vre sing the praises of God which Ambroso and Augusta chanted in tho Basilica of Milan , and can trace our collects to tho prayers and liturgies of the gTeat Popes Gregory and Leo , wo can j'et refor other parts of our services to- tho influence , not ouly of English , but even of foreign Protestants . Yet , in spite of these ¦ undeniable facts , our present practice bears few signs of toleration and forbearance . The harmonious action of the Church
—its warfare against wickedness and unbelief—is interrupted by unseemly disputes on forms and decorations , and doctrinal subtleties , and doubtful points of disputation nro recklessly mooted and acrimoniously contested . No doubt it is said that this is but a sign of the earnest activity to which . God in His mercy has toused ue Church from tho torpor of the last century , andtM * because men carcinorc for faith and duty , therefore tuey aro so much at variance among themselves . But "" . wo , then , acquiesce in tho conclusion that Christ ' earnestness is imcompatible with Christian chanty , tua bo accoBl
our Lord ' s prayer for His followers can never " plished , that their unity is a fantastic dream / « " melancholy and disheartening if in curing one cvu * muat ruah into ita opposite , and can never c » inlj ! . ' rant forbearance with true , piety and enthusiastic aev tion . " Having stated there were many points of . docirw and ritual observance on which n divcrgonco mlSu ^ bo tolerated , Mr . Cotton proceeded : —• " While wei « p God for ovory now sympton of increased activity * cannot l ) ut lainont that loss interest and e 3 CCltemC ° L j shown in tho struggle against positive "wickedness " in flomo tUsnutes nhmit a cross , a vcStmont , or « corcm j
It is well for us to be mindful of tho utter infidelity *¦ is gradually sproading among tho working classes i cities , of tho speculations of secularists , as v
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purchas « ft * T > y * he savings < rf the boys , -was presented to Mr . Joyce , a » a tettintony of the esteem and gratitude of the donors , -vrt » o desired thus to manifest their sense of the efforts nfclgde by the recipient to instruct and train them for tt * b-start in life . . , Prize Bktffrls were awarddl to the two besfcfifip * in the society and , « a a proof ot tiscir industry * Ift the public serviow , one was reported to have earned 37 J . 1 *» tOd ., and placed lOt 7 s . 8 d . fci the savings bank , attd the other had eartwd 241 . 16 & . 6 d ., and placed Gl . llfc , Ad . in the biftk . Tfefe total am «» t lodged by tha boy * in the savings bank this year was 1 Q 5 & , while in . 1 AS 4 it was only 68 ? . At half-past nine o'clock the meeting broke up with the singing of the Doxology . A . collection was made at the doors . MR . EBNEST JONES ' S SOlRliES .
Mr . Ernest Jones ' s third political soiree took place on Tuesday night iu St . Martin ' s Hall , when the lecturer selected for the subject of his address— "The State Church ; its revenues how derived ; its political and social influence on English history ; its precepts and its practices . " Mr . Jones observed : — " There aro two obj ects in this world often identified , but as often widely different : the one is Religion , the other is the Church . He who attacks the latter is denounced as religion's enemy by the very enemy of that religion ; for he is religion ' s greatest foe who throws tie name of God around the dealings of a sordid craft . No battle is more
dangerous than that with priestcraft , because no foe is so unscrupulous , so treacherous , so merciless , as the priest . If I charge the latter with inconsistency and crime , he answers by calling me ah infidel , an Atheist . Sirs , I am neither ; for I believe , if real Christianity were practised on this earth , not a tyrant would be trampling on a slave , and not a slave be cringing to a tyrant . I am no infidel , I am no Atheist ; I try to bea Christian , but I like to get my religion at first hand , and I prefer living always in a church instead of visiting it merely once a week . My church is my liouse , my congregation is my family , my altar is . my own fireside . " / ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦¦¦ . ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' : ¦ '
The lecturer thus concluded : — " State Churchmen what shall I say to you ? Restore the enormous robbery of church lands to the people . Remove the golden calf from the temple of the Eternal God . Pay your schoolmasters more and your parsons less . Look less to the priest and more to the Deity . Fear less aad love more . Look more at heaven and less at hell . Christianity is not a shadow , but a substance ; Christianity is not the religion of the Future only , but of-tlic- . Present too . Paradise , you say , has been on earth ; then Paradise can be on earth again . It is you , priests ! who prevent it . You . darken the sky with your own shadow , and say ' God created the gloom . ' But your reign-of terror is nearly over . You drag-chains of the world ! your links are breaking . Onward and upward is the march of nations . " '
PUEUC MEETINGS . THE STINDAT LEAGUE AT CANTERBURY . A meeting convened by the agents of the London Sunday League was held at tho Music Hall , Canterbury , one evening last week . Messrs . Loaden , J . B . Langley , "William Tusley , and Jones , attended as a deputation from the League , and supported a resolution in favour of opening certain places of amusement and instruction on the Sabbath , and of performing music publicly on the same day . The arguments advanced were of the usual character ; and there was the usual amount of uproar
and noisy opposition on the part of the Sabbatarian advocates . An amendment to tho effect that the Sabbath is of Divine origin , and that * to open places of worldly amusement and pleasure on that day , would be detrimental to the best interests of society , as well as to the cause Of religion , was proposed by Mr . W . J . Cooper , and seconded by Mr . Bryant , a working man of London . On this "being submitted to the meeting , it was declared by the chairman to bo carried by a majority of three to one . The assemblage then dispersed in the midst of a great deal of exulting clamour from the Sabbatarians .
. In the course of Mr . Loaden's speech in favour of the objects of the League , a great deal of uproar was occasioned by that gentleman declaring that " it was related in the Gospels that our blessed Lord was a Sabbath-breaker . " At this , several dissenting ministers , who were present in great force , started to their feet , and vehemently protested by signs against tho speaker being allowed to make any further remarks . Several cries were heard of " Turn him out ! " " Blasphemy ! " &c . At length Mr . Loaden was allowed to resamo , wlien he explained that it was tho Jewish Sabbatsh Tvirtcli Jesus broke , and ho added that our Sunday cannot bo held to be sacred , because it is observed on tho iirat day of tho week , instead of the seventh . TOE 6 oti * H LONDON" SnOEHLACK : SOCIETY .
*"" BWiiety neia its second anniversary meeting on V ^ J ^ S *** » day week , in tho National School-? l , Vw-i ° J Khrroad . From the report it appeared that ^ l ^^ J&W ^ e favourably , but that it is not Kfl 1 zH ?** $ ' * l * Hse proportion of the expenses had been defrayed , ottt of tho private puree of tho Rev . Sri * Si iiST ? ° l pccttn t ary W After tho do-HWry df several flbceehoB , a lianusomo family Bible ,
In the course of the evening , there was vocal and instrumental music ; and two new odes , the composition of Mr . Ernest Jones , were sung . THE RUGBYAGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION . The annual meeting . of the Rugby Agricultural Association took place on Wednesday afternoon at Rugby . The show of stock in the morning was extremely good , and , notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather , the show-yard was visited by a very numerous company of the principal landowners and farmers of the county . In the evening , the members of the association , with their friends , dined together at the Eaglo Hotel , under the presidency ofWLord John Scott , who was supported by Messrs . Newdegate and Spooner , the county members . After a speech full of dreary -witticisms from the chairman , which , however , had the effect of producing roars of laughter , Messrs . Newdegate and Spooner favoured the company with an exposition of their opinions on public affairs . These opinions were of the xisual Protestant and Protectionist character .
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ci * aitof »> Miv Wilson , having heard each member ^ * e deputation * ald that of course it was impossible 5 hedfcquaflws always to control the indiscreet ze £ & their- silboMlnntes , but it must be borne in mind that some iostttfcces very great advantages had been takenv parties wbo hud been left to assess themselves anfl S mentioned tho 6 ase of a firm who had returned their ? com * *^ UO 0 ? but who had , upon information , bS ' charged 1 S , OOOJ ., and eventuaUy offered to coranounfl ^ 18 , 004 ^ « y « r . He assured them that prompt ^ ttL tioft should be paid to their representations , and proS t * communicate with sorno of the heads of deDartm ^ to which the subiect referred . ue Partineut 3 A public eveeting , called by the association recentlv formed for the reduction of this tax from 16 d . to 7 d in the pound , was held on Monday evening at the London Tavern , Sir James Duke , M . P ., presiding . The larm
room was densely crowded during the proceedings Tho first motion , which was to the effect that the present war charge of 164 . in tie pound should cease next April that being tlie time originally proposed by Government ' but afterwards altered , was proposed by Mr . Alderman Sydney , who gave a history of the tax , and was seconded by Mr . T . S . Goring , who accused the Government of taking advantage of u a miserable quibble " in extending the enhanced tax to April , 1848 the agreement being that it should be reduced a year after the conclusion of peace , '" and , had it not happened that Russia and Turkey are so far apart , the ratifications -would have been exchanged long before they were . " Mr . Gorin ? however , contended that the moment the Treaty of Paris ' was signed , it took effect . Dr . John Watts , while
agree-I 2 STCOME-TAX AGITATION . An agitation is being got up against the oppressive and unfair manner in which the income-tax : is imposed . A deputation from Gloucester , headed by the town member ( Mr . Price ) and the Mayor , and arising out of the lato meeting in that city , hns waited upon Mr . Wilson , Secretary of the Treasury , for tho purpose of presenting tho memorial . Tho Mayor said that the new surveyor had commenced his career by a reckless and unscrupulous surcharge upon all classes , coupled with the requirement , on appeal , of a number of returns , more vexatious and detailed than any previously demanded . Mr . Price , M . P ., produced one of these precepts , and pointed out
tho difficulty of complying with it . For instance , during tho late war Ms firm held in tho various Russian Baltic ports several thousand pounds worth of timber which had been paid for , a part of which had been destroyed by tho allied fleets , and the residue was every day liable to tho same fate . By what rule , or upon what basis , lie aBkod , could he pretend to value in his assots such property as this ? lie added , that his firm had had thoir charges yearly increased until thoy would submit no longer , and liad determined to appeal . Mr . Kimborly followed , stating , from his own experience , thnt in many bankrupt or insolvent estates tho defaulters had , during tho period of thoir loss in trade , continued to pay incometax , and even after thoy had called together their
ing that the income-tax was very unfairly levied , thought it would , be . wise to continue it , in . order that the people might be further relieved from indirect taxes , which are much more onerous and expensive in the collection . The remarks of this gentleman , however , were received with such disapprobation that he could scarcely obtain a hearing . A great deal of discussion then ensued , the speakers taking widely different views as to the expediency of the total repeal of the tax ; but . at length the resolution-w as carried unanimously , as was another , proposed by Mr . W . Cole , denouncing the levying of the tax in the same way on property and income , and the inquisitorial nature of the mode of collection . Resolutions were then agreed to , with a view of preparing concurrent petitions to Parliament , and . forming district associations in connexion
with the present in all the large towns of England . Mr . Alderman Sydney was elected treasurer of the society , and a vote of- thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings .
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1130 THE IEA P . E R . [ No . 349 , Satokdav
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 29, 1856, page 1130, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2169/page/2/
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