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      Fjgbbtjajby 7,1857] The Leader. 129

      Fjgbbtjajby 7 , 1857 ] THE LEADER . 129

      Wliicb. Is Also A Failure, And Will Prob...

      wliicb . is also a failure , and will probably be soon absorbed into Za Presse as an organ of' affairs . ' This brochure is based upon one of those absurd and insane ideas -which have made a large section of tie Socialists tke curse of the Republican party in France . These gentlemen would simply suppress the personality of the citizen , absorb the individual into the state , and convert France into a vast monastery , almee uhalansterv , or an immense barrack . This

      nation ot ours is often bien . bete , but it still retains just good sense enough , to understand the senseless barbarism of these pretended reformers , who are , thank Heaven , overwhelmed with the ridicule they have deserved . If riFwere possible that such idiocy could prevail—if it had the slightest chance of practical application—I , for my part , should ' pack up , ' and obtain letters of naturalization in your hospitable land . It appears that the Minister of the Interior had refused Ins consent to

      the publication of this brochure . The author being a friend of M . Mocquard , the secretaire intime of the Emperor , got it read to the Emperor , who immediately granted the authority to publish which the Minister of the Interior had refused . I cannot assure you that this story is correct ; at all events it is not impossible . Not even improbable , for it is but a ' pendant to the case of M . Proudhonj which occurred four years ago . Eor rny own part , I am far from blaming 'the publication ; for the only -way to convict these follies is to expose them to the public criticism . A . s for this grotesque St . Simonien , communist monstrosity , it would have perished , unknown , had not a newspaper , in want of a subject , as all our newspapers are , revealed its existence in a solemn article .

      Persia. The English (Says A Despatch Fro...

      PERSIA . The English ( says a despatch from Alexandria ) are about to occupy Mohammrad and Bender Ali , two towns on the Persian Gulf . Bender-Atbaz , an important post on the coast of the kingdom of Persia , being occupied by the Imaum of Muscat , an ally of the English , will , it ia Supposed , be respected by the latter . —Intelligence from Constantinople says that Russia demands from Persia leave to occupy the province of Mazanderan . The Persian mountaineers have pillaged the rich sanctuary Of Meragha Whild , the garrison having gone to Teroozahad to repress an insurrection . The fortifications of Bushire have been reconstructed by the English , r tia have left two regiments , and marched up the Kaub to attack-wuiuMQOuora . -which commands both the province of Fars and the roadIfinshiraz .

      France. Despatches From Berlin State Tha...

      FRANCE . Despatches from Berlin state that the Government meditates dissolving the Chambers , in consequence of the opposition to its financial projects . The intended assassin of the Archbishop of Matera has been arrested . The French official journal has recently published an article advocating the union of the Danubian Principalities . An official notification states that the Government , recognizing the justice of the complaints that the date previously fixed is too near at hand , has decided that the Universal Agricultural Exposition shall not "be held this year . . * '

      Milliners And Dressmakers.—A. Great Meet...

      Milliners and Dressmakers . —A . great meeting to consider the oppressed condition of dressmakers and milliners * assistants will be held on Monday evening at Exeter Hall . The Bishop of London will be present . It is scarcely for usto say that we attach the highest importance to the movement , and expect that the meeting will be a conspicuous success . Crystal Palace . —Return of admissions for six . days ending Frida } -, February Gth , including season ticket holders , 5858 . Wreck off Hoi / vheai > xem Loss of Like . —The Sullie , Captain Giron , from Bordeaux , bound for Liverpool , was totally wrecked near Holyhead on Friday morning . The captain , mate , and twelve hands were drowned ; only two hands were saved .

      East Sussex . —The immediate resignation of Mr . Frewen , one of the members for East Sussex , consequent on his being a candidate for the representation of North Leicestershire , lias taken the electors somewhat by surprise . The district of Brighton and Hove now represents a considerable portion of the constituency , and a severe contest between tho present candidates , "Viscount PevenBey and Mr . J . G . Dodson , to supply Mr . Frewcn ' a place , may be expected . Comjkry ExpixtsiON . —An explosion lias taken place in a coal mine at Wyke , near Halifax , mid four men have been killed .

      A Wouiuno Man ' s Ficstiv-Ax ,. —Messrs . liippon and Burton , the London ironmongers , recently gaivo their work people at some print-works at Oakcnshnw , Lancashire , which they have purchased , a very liberal entcrtainmont . Two hundred of tho artisans , with tho wives of such as wore married , sat down to a Bub . stantinl repast , in room which was adorned with evorgreen , s and festoons . Toaata , appropriate addresses , and music followed the

      meal ; and the young persons belonging to the establishment were regaled in a separate room with the kind of fare suited to their juvenility . Mr . Bippon presided , and received an ovation .

      Notices To Cob Respondents. No Notice Ca...

      NOTICES TO COB RESPONDENTS . No notice can be taken of anonymous coirespondence . "Whatever is intended for insertion must t > e authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of his good faith . We d . o not undertake to return rejected communications .

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      Saturday, Pebbuaey 7, 1857.

      SATURDAY , PEBBUAEY 7 , 1857 .

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      Theie Is Nothing So Revolutionary, Becau...

      Theie is nothing so revolutionary , because ttieieis nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as tlie strain to keep ' things fixed when all the world is by ttievery la"w of its creation in eternal progress . —Dk . Abnold

      Political Puospect8. The Queen Lias Been...

      POLITICAL PUOSPECT 8 . The Queen lias been superseded , to a great extent , by Mr . Hayteb . Her Speech , delivered by commission , contained little more than a retrospective glance at tlie recess , with a promise of certain liaw Heforms , and an allusion to the inevitable debates on the Bank Charter Act . It was , even more than it usually is , a vague formality . The question with -Russia has been settled ; we may hope for a settlement between Prussia and Switzerland : we

      have suspended diplomatic relations with N ~ aples ; we have renewed our relations with America ; Siam has undertaken , to be friendly ; Persia is at war with us ; the Chinese have provoked a collision ; the Bank Charter will speedily lapse , and Parliament must consider that subject ; the law is in an unbearable state of incompleteness and confusion , and needs amendment . This was all that the faint oratory of the Commissioners announced to the Iiords and Commons in Parliament

      assembled . More explicit was ' . Mr . Hajyteu , who , admitting tacitly that the . Royal -Speech was a sham , anticipated the debate on the Address by a short account of forthcoming Government measures . An inquiry into the condition of the Hudson ' s Bay Territories , a bill for enabling Ionian subjects to hold commissions under the Crown , a scheme of ecclesiastical reform for Norfolk Island , a

      committee on the Bank Charter , new legal facilities for Reformatory Schools , and a substitute for transportation , are included in the Treasury programme . No reference to the Income-tax , to Church-rates , to Jewish Disabilities , to an amended representation of the people , to the local dues on shipping . The course marked out by the Government is not only destitute of the political clement , but amounts to an abandonment of numerous

      measures proposed last session , and to the reiutroduction of which the Premier was understood to be pledged . Of seven important : proposals which emanated from the Cabinet in the spring of 185 G , not one was earned- — not one is recommended for reconsideration . With the exception of Norfolk Island , which , it seems , enjoys an ecclesiastical government , the Hudson ' s Bay Territories , and the Ionian Islands , our colonies and dependencies ax"C left altogether unnoticed .

      The prospects of the year , then , so far as tho Ministerial announcements go , arc confined to a i ' ew practical amendments of the law , a debate on secondary punishments , and a renewal of tho Threadncetile-strcct Charter . IVom other quarters , however , come signs of Parliamentary activity . Tho Manchester party has declared the necessity of an immediate reform in tho representation of the people . All classes in the Houso of

      Commons , excepting the absolute Ministerialists , who have not yefc broken silence , agree to condemn the extra Income-tax . There is xn almost general concurrence in the expectation that Lord Palmerston will not -work easily or pleasantly through the session . It must be confessed that the effect of Tuesday ' s debate , in both 'Houses , was damaging to Ministers . If Mr . Cobden or Mr . Beight had been present , the result might have been still more serious ; bat , as it -was ,

      the Opposition , assisted to some extent by Lord John KusselIi and Mr . Gladstone , displayed itself in a position of power and dignity . Mr . DiSBA-Eir , no doubt , was rash , in his declaration concerning the . French , alliance with Austria , instigated by England . It was evident that part of his statement was based on information he had received , and partly on inferences which are probably incorrect in detail ., Xord Pa : lmersto : n ' s denial may have been simply

      categoricalthat is to say , Mr . Disraeli lad accused the Government of having connived at a Treaty securing the Italian dominions of Austria under a French guarantee . Sueh a compact may exist , but not in tlie form of a treaty . It would have been more strategic on Mr . DisuAEiii ' s part to have crossexamined the Premier , closely and sevexely , in a series of leading-questions , to all of which , perhaps , Lord Pai / mebston might not have been able to reply with an insulting negative .

      In spite of IJord Palmerston ' s negative , however , it is believed that Mr . Diskaeli has caught a glimpse of certain secret negotiations between Prance and Austria , approved by the British Government , and having for their object the consolidation of Austria ' s Italian sovereignty . With reference to the transactions in China and Persia , we do not anticipate that much effect will be produced by the oratory of the Opposition . The Government explanations on

      those subjects were clear and satisfactory , while the criticisms of Mr . Gladstone and Lord John Russell were little more than objections on technical grounds , which seldom affect seriously tke deliberations of Parliament . It is not expected that the contest will , in " either case , be prolonged for more than a few months ; nor is it to be supposed that our operations in Persia and China , even if they take the proportions of systematic warfare upon a largo scale , will weigh heavily on the estimates .

      But it is on the question of estimates that the most formidable discussions may be raised . Evidently the Government must be swayed to some extent by the Opposition , or be encountered by a combination of Tories , Whigs , and independent Liberals , determined on recurring to a peace standard of

      expenditure . If political rumours are of any value , the Budget is at this moment in an unprepared state ; the Chancellor of tub ExoiLKQUiGit is calculating upon what terms he may obtain tho assent of the House of Commons to a continued Income-tax , and there is not too much confidence in Do > wningstrecfc as to the future events of the session .

      Tho sense of Parliament has been unequivocally declared in favour of a financial settlement on a peace scale . It ia acknowledged by political leaders of every section that little increased expenditure is necessary to an improved machinery ; that it would be an irrational and dangerous innovation to keep up such forces as would enable tho country to enter at any time upon a continental war , and that tho true policy for Great Britain , to pursue ia to promote tho prosperity of the people at lai'ge , to maintain an eiricient ndminhttriLtioii , and to insist upon being governed by Ministers chosen for their

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 7, 1857, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07021857/page/9/