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OF THE WEEK- INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESS- PUBLIC AFFAIRS LITERATUREREV home intsx . x . igen ** . PAGE TheGreat Trigonometrical Sur- The China Disaster 1057 | ££ j ^^ ori ^^ of '& ££ " <* ^ Sf& ^ a ^ ^^ :: * loll . ^^ -iwa ^ -v .:: ^ ffi SSBt ^ M ^ S !; :: ; 18 S . ^ fiSSSSSi&se ^ : The Great Eastern .. ;;;;;;; J ^ 49 FINE ARTS- Paupensni-the Times blunder- ral Buonaparte . . * . . 1063 l ^ al afdMilitary . 11 1049 Ne w Horticultural Garden at WSf GoVeVns ? -the kesponsibi : 1058 ^ S 111 ^ ' ^ ' -- ' * » Ireland .. 1050 Kensington Gore 1054 nties of the People 1059 GeTeraf ^ iterature * 1064 Law , Police , and Casualties 1050 MUSIC AND THE r > EA ] NIA _ Lectures and Lecturers 1059 General literature . iue » ^ rmtSai rSr :::: iSS C ^ ntGarden O ? e ? a ™ tf :.... 1054 Tuscany and Piedmont 1060 COMMERC « ALThe Na tional ueot xvzs Gloucester Musieal Festival - 1055 The Doncaster StLeger ........ 1061 The Cotton Trade ....... 1065 foreign intelligence . CrystalPalaces-Tonic Sol-fa .... 1055 Ledru Kollin on the Amnesty .... 1062 Money Market and Stock Ex-Disaster to the British in China .. 1051 D KwSSsT 5 f ^ . T . ! . ~ .. ^ : i 056 OR . GINAL CORRESPONDENCE- GeSlTrade ^ Report *' . \\\' . \\\\\ l 8 S ' ^ SSgn lSSI . " . V . V . V ; .::: ; :: 10 W Postscript ... 1056 Germany 106 0 General Commercial-News ...... 1067
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mHE chronicle of news this week is of a more than ordinarily gloomy character , and the concurrent intelligence on Monday of the disaster to the British . forces in China , and the explosion on board the mighty ship that had but just gone forth in her pride , the wonder of Europe and America , has left an impression throughout
the kingdom that will not readily be effaced . It is true that the national energy , which seldom fails Englishmen , has been called forth in regard , to both ' these misfortunes , and that the news-of each disaster has been promptly followed by - measures calculated , to remedy the consequences . In the case of the Great Eastern , the feet seems also to be established by this tremendous experiment , that she has been constructed upon the soundest principles , and that a magnificent theory has b een reduced triumphantly to
practice . The explosion of Friday was suffir cient to have sunk the strongest line of battle ship that ever swam , but this noble floating ^ castle never flinched nor stopped an instant in her onward course . In three week ^ , and at a cost of 5 , 000 / ., the wonderful enterprise and energy of our century promise to send her again to sea with every defect remedied , and in her pristine beauty . Until the inquest and the Government official inquiry have been concluded , of course the press and the public will , in justice , withhold the censure which the authors of the mischief , whoever
they may be , so richly deserve ; but the indignant public will require a strict examination , and that severe punishment shall be awarded , if it should turn out that any want of care or prudence has been the cause of the death of these half-dozen unfortunate firemen , and imminent danger to many hundred passengers . Strict examination must be made of every bolt , rivet , and tap , before the Great Eastern is again committed to the
mercy of the waves ; and the Government are bound to see that the slightest flaw exists nowhere . Meanwhile , the public have an additional stimulant to make the excursion to " \ Veymouth , there to inspect the ship , and the engine-room where the unfortunate men were boiled to death ; and some of our contemporaries have well remarked upon making an exhibition of the scene of destruction before the unfortunate men are in
their graves . With the exception of the peace-at-any- price party , and their feeble organ in the public press , the indignation felt by the insult to the national honour which ia involved in tj * e Chinese treachery at the Peiho , is deep and universal : and there is little doubt that ministers are too well aware of the loss of popularity that wbuld ehaue from any dHatoriness , to allow any delay in the despatch of such instructions and assistance as shall ensure
speedy vengeance and ample satisfaction , jjjfxo repulse of tho British force has been attributed , any , doubtless with some reason , to tho want of a sufficiently careful reconnaissance on tho part of tho commanding officers , and a too contemptuous estimate of the prowess of their adversaries : but one of the eye-witnesses well remarks , that the
existence of European fortifications , artillery and gunners on the Chinese side , could not be suspected by the English , while to turn back in the face of a horde of Chinamen would indeed have been a novelty in our tactics . Disastrous as was the result , and careless as the plan may have been , the faults ( if faults there be ) are amply compensated by the valour displayed by every Englishman and Frenchman engaged , from the dauntless old Admiral Hope to the humblest ship ' s boy ; ^ and the country has at least the satisfaction of receiving
this fresh evidence of the bravery of her sons . Another gratifying discovery which we have made through this misadventure is the warm feeling which after all exists towards us on the part of our American cousins , notwithstanding their occasional bickerings with us about insignificant trifles . How to repair the mischief , is now ; the question , and every eye looks-to our Indian empire to do its part in bringing upon the scene of war , in China ,
such an overwhelming force of our splendid native Indian troops as may convince the Court of Pekin of the power and resources of . the Empress of India . The 10 , 000 discontented and disappointed Englishmen , too , now sulkily awaiting their passage home as discharged " Company ' s troops , " might by judicious management be enlisted under Queen Victoria ' s flag , to gather fresh laurels in the approaching campaign . We
admits that he is only treated by his political foe precisely in the same way that he would have served Napoleon , had it been iti his power . Victor Emmanuel has received at Turin the deputations from Parma and Modena , tendering him , in the name of the people of those states , the unanimous claim to become a part of his dominions . The King ' s reply is even more f uarded than his previous utterances , and again e thanks the senators , but neither accepts nor
refuses . He speaks brave words to them on their Unanimity in the endeavour to erect a barrier for the defence of Italian liberty- —he will support their cause with the powers , particularly with , his magnanimous ally—* -tney are to encouraged to persevere , and are praised for their firmness and moderation—and there an end . The Holy Father has been sick , but has recovered , and in gratitude to Heaven is preparing to use both the spiritual and carnal weapon against his quondam subjects , who are threatened with an immediate inroad of
priests and mercenaries . Meanwhile the interest in the Italian question increases in our own country , and the desire to render some substantial assistance grows ajaace Lord Shaftesbury has been requested to become the president of a new association for that purpose , and has consented , provided no better can be found . His lordship ' s published letter is an admirable expression of true English feeling , and will gain him the respect of many who have with dislike
hear that more gun-boats and a few marines are on their way to China from this country ; and the French Emperor pleased no doubt atthis opportunity of at the same time proving his desire to preserve the entente cordiale , and taking care that French prestige does not suffer in Asia , has already given orders for the despatch of a corps 12 , 000 strong to the scene of action . Other circumstances are reported , which show the excellent understanding upon which the Courts of London and Paris are at present . A congress ,
hitherto looked upon his peculiarities . It is to be hoped that the list of the committee may soon be published , and that its appeal to the nation may be speedily issued and worthily responded to . The gathering of Conservatives at Maidstone on Thursday was unblessed b y the presence of their chief , who reserves himself for the banquet which he is shortl y to receive from the citizens of Liverpool . At Maidstone , notwithstanding , there were many lords , baronets , and county
memit is said , is agreed upon to settle the weighty affairs of Italy ; and the venerable Leopold o Belg ium , the much consulted and respected uncle of Queen Victoria , is in consultation with the French ruler at Biarritz , Lord Palmerston ' s friend and boon companion . A gradual increase of liberality in his Government is a remarkable circumstance in Louis Napoleon ' policy ; and if we are to believe the French journals , the stern measures" * censorship and repression are soon to be numbered with the things of the past . The Debatethe most respectable of all French journals , 1 VMV t % ¦¦* w » -w *• "T » — — ™— -i — - —
bers , and the historian , Earl Stanhope , who presided , gave an eloquent exposition of the political creed of his party , announcing that their true policy consists in supporting good measures wherever they originate ; and in reserving their opposition for measures injurious to the public interest ; your Conservatives , in fact , according to the earl , are your only real Liberals . Tho Conservatives , indeed , have this week had it a 1 their own way , and no sign has been made by the other tho StateAt Stokethe Larl of
parties in . , Shrewsbury and Lord Sandon enlarged upon the affection of the aristocracy , for the people , and the general prosperity of the country , which went to prove that no alteration in the present state of things is necessary . Colonel North , at Banbury , souifdly castigated Mr . Bright for Lis swooping abuse of the army ; and in Shropshire , bir Baldwin LoWiton declared himself so enraptured with vote by Tjttllofc that ' ho would haVq it applied to discussions in the House of Cominons .
, ^ ^ >(/ UVU ) * ^* V V * ^*** VV •*•>» r ** «™— ' ^ : / in an able and fearless article , has lately announced the dawn of the liberty of the press in France ; according to this authority , the Emperor himself is favourable to free discussion , but he is surrounded by ministers who dread it ; and the journal proceeds to point out tho disasters which might have been prevented in Italy had as much liberty been permitted in the beginning of the year as at present . And in connexion with there is to bo noticed
supposed liberal measures , a fresh letter upon the late amnesty , from tho pen of M . Lodru Rollin , who declares himself but too willing to return to his native land , from which he is still banished—the amnesty notwithstandingbeing specially exempted on account of his complicity , real or supposed , in the attempt upon the life of Napoleon , This letter is the least able of tho . productions of the French Republicans upon this subject ; and M . RoliJn , somewhat naively ,
The address of tho Prince Consort to the members of tho British Association is marked by that eloquence , good taste , and good sense , which have always boon tho characteristics of . his speeches . His allusions to Professor Owen , to Alexander Humboldt , to tho benefits of science , and tho pleasures of philosophy , were admirably made and cocnly appreciated by his learned audience . ^
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 17, 1859, page 1047, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2312/page/3/
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