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RELIGIOUS DESECRATION. ¦ : but which
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the Emperor ' s letter is one of the ablest and most important statfi papers we have ever read . t . ¦ . . ; ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ " Its declarations . cannpt bs undone , lie sees -that without competition industry remains stationary , and commodities are scarce ariddear . He is sensibleof the great truth , that the growth of manufactures is necessary to the development of agriculture . He declares that the benefit of . those who work is ¦ impeded by restrictions , and that industry to succeed must be released from all internal fetters . He lays down broadly the great principle that for society to flourish all honest exertions must be free . He can never stifle that truth , and never erase from , the records of all Europe , upon whiehit is already engraved , his adhesion to ; t . Even if he could do so , lie cannot efface from the . mind of the nations the effects of his declaration in its favour , The deed is done . All France ,
all Europe , all the civilized world , will read his words and see m them the seal of the highest authority set to the doctrine- of free trade : It is becoming , and must become , the policy of all nations . ¦ Nothing . in its progress is so wonderful as this last step . He who was supposed to be the enemy of freedom is its best friend . If lie were sent to curse , he has remained to ^ s ^ - The lesson which this great event teaches would not be half noted if we ' did not add , that the . Emperor has been " convinced by the effects of free trade here , and that his mind has succumbed to the general opinion which influences'the minds of all . His conduct is peculiarly instructive , as an illustration of the general progress , and of the general laws to which all are alike subject .
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A SCANDAL , -of recent intrusion , , considering the time it has had for its development * seems likely , to become somewhat formidable , from its rapid , growth , has attracted not only the attention of the town , and the-.. suburbs , but is spreading into the rural . districts ; alarming ; the peaceable , and supplying the scoffers with subject-matter for derision and mischief , unsettling men's minds , creating mttch ill-will , arid exposing , " in no favourable point of view , those who ought to be particularly careful in their conduct , and who should be the last persons to countenance , much less to support such unseemly and pernicious interruptions of th . 3 general harmony , of the community . . ; , :. ¦ ¦
We do not ' think we are mistaking our functions ; if , we offer a few words of advice to those most neairly interested / in what we are about to allude to , ami to our , readers gen rci % , -who , we are sure , will acquit us of all pretence of interference , and all impertinence , of dictation ^ > Ve . come ,, then at once to the subject , and \ vffl' endeavour with ' all delicacy to show forth the evils which arebem' £ inflicted itiioii'trlieCf&Bgiojt ani morality by the disgraceful s ' cenes Hvltnesseji iiv ' sdine c . f our public places of worship / Satt ( , lay Hfter' 'SVin'day , for paatiy weeks ( past . . ¦ '" . ¦ ¦ " , ¦ " . ' i ' ,, . ' . / Whether , oi' hot those persons by whom' cejrtaih alterations . Amir what to the miUfou ' ao ' tjear as' mndvjitioiis *) have b ' eeiiiritrb ' -. '
duced m tlW mattrier ' of&ta rant" for tlieirpr 66 eefii « g ' s , we shall not $ top"fo inquire . ' - They may be witlun th , c letter of ' thbOhnVch " ritiialj theV rnriy ta ^ e refuge ! 'in the ambiguity' 6 ?' & 1 *^^^ W ^ de # the diocesan , distract the' dbri ^ egh ' tion , disturb 'the' ^ raf ishj 1 disseminate the seeds' of sohisBi , ' if # 6 tof uifitfelitV 6 ind ' lrtrfffVerdric ' e , emptV the civurplr ; arid help ' to'inl the reports of tfte police oi ^ ebs with contests fit only fa * a ' priz $ - 'fing , ' nnd tyitji language' disgraceful io a pot-house . Tliey may do all jtifs , hiicl by so doing gratify their own coimplaceric / , gain 1 ; hotbrietiyv' nhd at 'the Snnle ii 45
time cunsiuer Lmjiuatuyua tta tsuusyj ^ uviviipi ^ ., - |; uiiuj .. »« j . my . ** duties as the " ministers and inwards of tltf : iriys % ies '¦** . ' of Christianity ; but ' , admitting tlW siiVeerity ; ''bf 'tlie'ir ^ qbn ^ i ' ctioi ^ , ani } ' giving them' credit to the utm ^ i ^ xt ^ T \ t fov ' , thei y £ 06 $ intontipris , it must be ' very .,. o bvt 6 ns ' to Up ^ uisO ' pfyisticattjcl intellect of every unprej ^ iced / tfrid rlght-t&h 1 ring ibriri that the ^ are taktog , n -wrong method to support rc ? l ? gion , iftyid ertkendbr respect for ita ministers . To illustrate wlutt w , e ityVe ' siud of the tUsgtac ^ fift scenes which this ' conduct produces , it wttl rib , t bb nccoisarV t 6 St in
g 6 b ' acic to tbb ' rdp ' eatfed exmbitjons , in CUfilsqo ., , George , S--tlievE ' ast , and other pjaces ; ft -tyiU bo sufficient to revbrt ' to tlje doJtigs whibh occurred , ' ori Christmas Pity lost at Enfield ; the ftict ' s of which come out before a bench of ningistrnt ' es ftsSern , blcd in tlijat town on SatuWTny , thb finpt this nioiUh . It " appears th ^ tho vicar was present ,, on a STimmona charging hihi with mi as | sai ! iit , on . Christmas . Pay , 'U pon' the cluircUwnrflen ' ( a captain 'in . the royal navy ) in ! tho chatfel of Bt . Jdtui , C % HiH . ¦ Xiip'bd |) i | i'ai having been seated in- tho chapol some tiino ^ the Vionr onmo iVom the vestry , ami asked him if ho had' removeU anything irom tho coramumon"tnblof . Ho replied that , as oluirbliwavdon , "ho had removed the super-altar . Tho vicar immediately fcqized him t > y both his himds , drugged him forcibly from his ohair , and crtUotl
upon a person present to assist in turning him out of the chapel ; but findino- that he received no assistance , left ma very excited manner , and gave orders to lock the doors of the chapel , as he should have no service . This Avas pretty well for Christmas . Day but the climax remains to be told . The churchwarden ,, finding the great door of the chapel was locked , rose to retire through the vestry door . On finding the vicar there , lie tried quietly to explain his reason for any course he might have taken . The vicar said he wanted to have no explanations irom . him , He then tried to pass the vicar to get out of the chapel , when : the vicar assaulted him again with great violence , attempting t > push him back again into the vestry . In answer to the charge it was contended that the chapel whsthe vicar ' s freehold ; and after some further proceedings in theease the magistrates decided that they had no jurisdiction , and ¦ dismissed the summons . It came out , however , in the course of a discussion on another summons , which the churchwarden had taken out against his co-church warden , that lf on the following ; Sunday ( New Year ' s Day ) he went to the chapel and fouml ^ several of the vicai- 's frieuds standing before the chancel with their hands joined , to prevent him getting to the communion table ^ three or four of them set upon him , and his co-church warden , who ' was one of the leaders , took him by his collar and by the seat of his trousers , knocked him violently about , and so . grazed ¦ his arm that he had not since been able to carve his dinner , lie remonstrated with the vicar for employing those men , ivnd . he ( the vicar ) at once placed himself in a threatening attitude , and ordered him to be turned out . " " The matter has caused , " says the reporter ( and well it may . ) ,. " the greatest excitement in the town and neighbourhood , and there seems to be no probability of a speedy settlement of 'the dispute . " Now this- account of the doings at Ehfield , if it were not for the desecration which it involves of what is too solemn to be made a haughing matter , would certainly cause the risible musclesof the faces , of most readers to perform the part for which Nature designed them : the churchwarden collared by the parson , the crushed hat , the summary ' ejectment by what is called the ^ neck and crop " process , the i ^ apability of the gallant captain to cut his victuals , and the rest of the description , equal in ' . ludicrouseffect the fictitious penciUings of our best coinic novelists . How the bench of magistrates came to the conclusion that they had nojurisdiction in -the matteiy is hot set forth . Tlio plea of" mollUi-r viaiwsinipostiit" when a naval commander is sununarily ejected ' , by the application 6 t hands to liis collar and feKe . " seat : of his ti-ou ^ sers by a . dhui chTrai-deri wcn ' i'ld hai'diybepieaae'd with ' success in 'the ' Courts of Westhiinster ' Mft'lli xtriles 3 < a inore'dtitermihed resistance' lihd Tbe ' e ' n ' m&de to the tillcdttth' as ' s . tlilf tha ' iV h pp' « n * s Irom the report'to have been the ' 'case . ' Biit ' ibe that / ns "it '' niny , it \ s aimduricec 1 ' § i ' at' al'soiutibiiof S ' vho is ' right antVwiid- is-wrong i * abbitf to' be decided'tiy a hfghef tribunal tlmn the A'bethdius of Enfield '; ' and ] what'is' still jnore to the | fn > rp ^ ciseV it is uncferstobd tlrati prt ¦ the ' meeting . of 3 ? ai * limiient , ' a bill wilt be ititrodticed into the House' o f JLorfls fbr { trending the Book of ' Cdrnnion Pi-ayt-iv ' ' arid making ' ^ uch- al tera'tibns in 1 t'hle -perfbVihanVie of tlio'Oliurch ' services ns ^ sliali' pi-eveht ihe iprbpOiisity fbi' panto ' iiili ' iVie clispliiy whic"li uiiFoi'tu « ately ^^ prevails iu tod'ihaify jihtces . ¦¦ '"' '' And ; now thai tliie '\ Vord ' " paiito \ 'himic . '' 'iias , pecu nindeuso of , it may bdsbine excuse for the employ mchii of ' sucli d term to ad vert to the newly introduced pnicticB of tuViiing theatres in to t ' mhples . of , wprship , and exhibiting in such editicbs ;' ay "" " Sadler ' s Wells ,, " the ' " liri ^ annia , " the ; " Pamck , ' * & 6 , )) crlbnnnnc ' es for whibh , those ( edifices arc certainly hi r \ 6 wis'd ' adapto'd . ' If the roirgiousfeeling ' of 'Mie" pUb " lic ' ro ' ^ uir 9 ;" sucli ^ tfinul ' ij ^ t ^ a ' s 1 iave bec ' . n ' fidm inlste ' red " bj : certain 'Bb ^ ri ^ yu ^ s' " in ' ¦ ¦ iriu ' sic-lyaU 4 . aiiil dmicuigV rbotes ; , rehfflo ' n must |)'( J iiV n' iildro •' jLiq ' pTbVabia' sthtc th'iVii' we chu co ' nc 6 ivo" it to be ' . 'Thqfe' K r ^ ' svi ' i ' cly " , sufficient 9 h \ uYehe , < $ nnd legitimatb places ' of \ vtblfsHip " tb cou't-din '' thc ' qdn ^ r ( witioiis of the diStTi , oti in ^ hib ! ^ ' tJhbyar ^ sitiintof ' l ' . j' nrfiT ' tlVougliTt iiiu " $ f unlbi-- ' txinyt ^ 'TJoydinitt ^ t ' flmttllbibpnldliiifty df ' ^ nniVf m ' facjiors 'is in ' proportion Vo ' tTic si / igiilarftyoftheir dcVibi ^ iiibn ' t . t'h « ro ' a , rb host's of ulile , ; ' ^ fhY ' niiU iuTlol ' dtipblc 'hiiWiMrs Who , 'b y tfio ' ovthoiUxy of tlib' dbbtrhVes tliey p rea'dh , ' 'Hitf ' snn ' pliaity bf ' tli ^ i-bohaViour in thfif ' p iil ' p ft ;" nijicl ! ' tho" pitrity ¦ 6 f : t \\ 6 \ r ) Kves , ' are jcniitii C'lil ^ blo of gnuling . ' t'h ' eir' llOclcs , without' tlio '' ' g ' i ; 6 te ' s ( n ' i ' cj exaggerated , and pestilent ' novelties'l ' n ' t ( ely ' ih ' ti'bdu , ced by . whibh notoriety is obtained . AY » y . ' m ' an ( Jv ft » , 6 t / ' tli ( J 'tttjith of whibh lnay bo wituoaauil of'ovy day ) " will * nt , triwt mbrb ' HtteiVtioiV , and' ^' aw' ^ ndrp j ^ dop lo to wtnl ' e ' at liiui ^ hen 'lib ' tlo ' os \\ Mt Wwalit n 0 t to nttttinnU tluur when lie sVicks to his jA-opdr Wbfoskiori . * 't > Xti ^ epfouu would dnhv a lhrgyi- ' . a ^ dlchcc to tho Adolph'i' ^ h ' eatrotf 'he advertised mi ovon in { i , - sorvico at that lioi ^ ab ; ' and mr ^ self ns ' tlip ¦ pri . 'ii ' ohe ' r , Hum over his ' hTatfibmi thlettt ' ddtf eeUlvb m lua 'l ' ogiUiniUi cnlling ; nnd , we spoak with duq rovbronee of ' th' 6 primnto of nil i ' li ^ luuij , when we . assort thrit his CJrace woiild nttrnct a mob tou t .. i <^ na
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60 The Leader and Saturday Analyst . [ Jan . 21 UL 800 .
Religious Desecration. ¦ : But Which
but which RELIGIOUS DESECRATld > s .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 21, 1860, page 60, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2330/page/8/
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