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"The one Idea -which . 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 prejudice and one .-sidedview 3 ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK- i'aoe The Indian Revolt 986 Public Meetings 988 The Social Science Meetings 989 State of Trade 990 Accidents and Sudden Deaths 990 America 990 Ireland 991 Continental Notes 991 Our Civilization ..... 992 Gatherings from the Law and l ' olice Courts 994
The Transatlantic Telegraph fH ) 4 Naval and Military 9 D 5 Obituary 9 i ) 5 Miscellaneous 995 Postscript 9 S 7 OPEN COUNCILLord Canning and ' the Mutiny 997 Lord Canning 937 PUBLIC AFFAIRSThc Indian Despatches 907 The Mystery of the Murder 998
Kinp Frederick-William 909 r l'he Social Convention ... 999 A Lament in Gloucestershire . 1000 Lord Canning and the Cabinet ) ... 1000 Uefonn Agitations 1000 LITERATURE—-Summary 1001 The Philosophy of Nathanael Culverwel 1001 Hassan : the Child of the Pyramid 1002 The Factory Movement 1002
Latter-Day Poetry ....... 1003 The lloyal Irish Academy 1004 New Editions r .. 1005 THE ARTSTheatrical Notes ., 1005 The Gazette 1005 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSCity Intelligence , Markets , &c 1005
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VOIi . VIII . No . 395 . ] SATURDAY , OCTOBER 17 , 1857 . Price { ggS 5 gg ^ g ::-3 £ S £ 5 . ' NOB
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?—rilHE intelligence from India is decidedly an im-JL provement , although it tells us of no startling change . The principal interest still centres in Havelock ; but his fortunes now appear to he brightening , with the prospect of a happy issue . He was still at Cawnpore , exhausted by the sickness of his men ; but he had received from Outram at once the notification of . arrangements . which would , he said , enable him to accomplish the relief of Lucknow , and a letter declaring that Outram should not assume the military command , nor take the glory of accomplishing that laborious enterprise in which HaveIiOck had already suffered so much . In the meanwhile Lucknow was still holding oiit against the rebels , with every prospect of being able to keep them at bay until Havjelock should arrive . Eyre had succeeded in making good his visitation of the Dinapore mutineers , having completely tlisp-ersed them , although both Eyhe and the reward of a thousand pounds had failed to secure the capture of Kiioor SiKGir , the traitor ., who had joined the mutineers . At Agra ' all was quiet . ' In some places there appears to be an . ' uneasy 5 feeling . In Rajpootana , for example , the Bombay Sepoys were mistrusted ; and even in the Punjab there is the same expression of c uneasiness' here and there . Still the Sikhs continue firm . Suspicions arc hinted at the extraordinary friendliness of Jung Bahadoor iu Nepal , hut his conduct is perfectly intelligible . Some few of the Rajahs , like the llajahs of Putteealah , of Hewah , and of Jhcend , have been faithful throughout ; and it is more than probable that an individual chivalrous feeling may actuate some of these men , especially such as the Rajah of Putteealah , who might have done us so much harm without committing himself . But many will also be calculating the comparative probabilities of victory , for the mutineers or for the British , and will see that by far the most promising course would be to join with the more powerful empire . Where this selfishness reigns , it is a point in our favour . In the niciimvhilc the reinforcements , like those under vmjtuam , arc moving forward in all quarters . The British army at Delhi had received < m additional contingent , from Scinde , of men and ' tillcry . The rebels made a desperate attempt to itcrcept this force , but they were themselves injcepted by Nicholson , at Nujuffglnir , and dctcd with immense loss . Tuo consequences are
important . Besides so far reducing the mutineers and securing an addition to the British force , Ni-CHOX . SON had also secured communications with the Punjab . An overwhelming force had gradually concentrated around the rebels at Delhi ; and it may be considered that the result was no longer a question of chance . Iu the meanwhile the feeling of uneasiness appears to be somewhat openly expressed at Calcutta and Bombay , but without any apparent ground , at least , for increase of mistrust . It is even possible that familiarity may have somewhat diminished the awe which checked discussion , and that the tendency to talk is no longer so repressed as it was , so that the uneasiness has increased less in fact than iu the expression of it . The Governor-General was active . Some hold that his activity was too great , and there are insinuations that Sir Colin Campbell had been irritated at intrusions upon his proper province of military administration . Lord Canning had issued a . minute ' Council , ' preaching to the military commanders the necessity of clemency towards natives not taken in actual conflict , and especially a regard for those who may still be faithful to the British Government , although unavoidably mixed up with the rebels . One opinion is decidedly gaining ground in this country , and it will give Ministers some trouble : it is the necessity of conducting the government of India , after the suppression of the revolt , more on Christian principles . This view was expressed with great force by Mr . Gladstone at a meeting of the Foreign Missions Society , in Chester , where the Bishop of Oxtoud also was a conspicuous speaker . Alone , Mr . Gladstone would go for little ; but he stands as one of the most eloquent spokesmen of what is evidently the general feeling of the public , and Government will . have to attend to it . Another troublcsomo question lias been raised lately . The Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund have been accused of malversation under the influence of fanaticism . The story is this : —Some of their subordinates have given freely to the orphans of Protesting soldiers who have fallen in the Crimea ; but the orphans of Catholic soldiers who have fallen in the same battles are few and fax between in the schools of Ireland ; and the mere comparison of numbers shows that , by some means or other , the lloman Catholics have not obtained their share of the charity , though it certainly was not intended to be distributed with any kind of religious distinction . Lord St . Leonards , one of the commissioners , has promised an . inquiry .
la another quarter there is a rebellion against Ministers , only , however , in a departmental view . The ^ Metropolitan Board of Works is flying in . the face of the Chief Commissioner of Public Works . The Board laid before the Chief Commissioner a plan which the Board particularly favoured , —it was marked IB * . The Commissioner saw that it would not work , because it opened drainage outlets in the Thames at points which would have permitted the tide to bring the sewage back within the metropolitan boundary . He referred , it to three prac tical men , wlio pointed out the defects and suggested alterations . The Board feels its dignity injured , and passes resolutions graciously deigning to hold a ' communication' with the Chief Commissioner on the subject . It reminds one of the Emperor of Russia ' s inviting the Emperor Napoleon to meet him at Stuttgard ! The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science has been vigorously started at Birmingham by Lord Brougham , seconded by colleagues who have put their shoulders to the wheel in real earnest . Its five sections have been laboriously active , and , upon the whole , the work done has been well worth the doing . The introductory speech of Lord Brougham on the uses and advantages of associative labour , which his long experience enabled him to deal with as with ascertained facts , is remarkable for its comprehensiveness , and will worthily take its place among the many similar efforts of the speaker . Lord John Rvsseli ,, too , as President of the Section of Jurisprudence a , nd the Amendment of the , Law , delivercd an excellent address , the chief points of which were in favour of cheap law and of "the long-debated codification of our laws . The Recorder of Birmingham produced important details as to the working of the system , pursued in the prisons of Ireland for the punishment and reformation of criminals , the result of a recent visit to the convict prisons of that country . In fact , the new Association has given more than promise ? of usefulness . In money affairs the week has been really eventful . The Bank of England has thought it necessary to make a further advance of one per cent ; ., discount now standing at 7 per cent . Such an event can never take place in the Money Market without a commotion ; the funds have fallen as a , matter of cour . se , and they have been as low as 87 } , while Exchequer Bills arc down to 10 s . or Bs . discount . This means , that people who possess monoy . are very unwilling to lend it without some great security and high profit , whilo people who waj ^
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 17, 1857, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2214/page/1/
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