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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 andone-sidedviews ; and , by setting aside the distinctions ot Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the fieedevelcpment of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt's Cosmos .

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      Review Of The Week— Moe Gatherings From ...

      REVIEW OF THE WEEK— moe Gatherings from the law and Po- Englishmen at Arms 97-i | The Lake District 979 The Indian Revolt 962 lice Courts" 970 Missing— £ 5000 Reward 975 j Three Love Stories 980 The Fast Dav 9 ( 54 , Na-yal and Military ..... 971 Ladies in India 975 -r ,.,- ,.,.,.,-Public Meetings ......... ' " 965 Obituary 971 Shipwrecks 975 the ARTSAccidents and Sudden Deaths " Miscellaneous 971 Rice-eaters and Water-drinkers ... 976 Theatrical Notes ... 980 A Russian Shipwreck . ' . 966 Postscript 971 - America 966 PUBLIC AFFAIRS— LITERATURE- The Gazette 981 , Ireland .... ges The Day of Humiliation ............... 972 Summary 977 ^ . ^» . «»^ r , ^ . » . »^^« . r , c Continental Notes . 968 Indian Responsibilities 972 The Rebellion in India 977 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSOur Civilization 959 Mr . Buchanan and the Forty Priests 973 New Notes on Phrenology 978 City Intelligence , Markets . c 982

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      YOIi . VIII , No . 394 , ] ¦ SATURDAY , OCTOBER 10 , 1857 . ^^^ WSS ^^'^^^^'

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      ¦ ' T . A'LARGE sum will be added to the Eund for the relief of the sufferers by the revolt in India , from , the collections made at the "various places of religious worship throughout the country on the Day of Solemn Humiliation and East . That is a good result ; but is it not the only result ? That the country lias really humiliated itself , that it has confessed the chastisement of Heaven to have been merited hy its ill-doings , not a man believesexcept c officially . ' By the upper and middle classes , the day was spent , in all respects , as a

      Sunday ; to the working classes , the day was a holiday—spoilt by the rain and the stopped wages . Fast , there was none . Indeed , from wliatever point of view we look , the Day of Solemn Humiliation and Fast appears to have he en , nationally , a solemn sham . A £ V >^ linrr ] ias been diligently engendered , that there should he an Autumnal Session of Parliament ; the possibility of -which was lriutcd liy Lord Palkebston at the close of the session .

      Notwithstanding the assuranpes of Mr . Veu ^ ton Smith , as to the East India Company ' s capability of providing for the extraordinary expenditure occasioned by the course of events , it seems to he certain that the East India Company will have to make an application to the Imperial Government for monetary assistance . There has been a talk of the Company ' s going into the English money-market for a loan ; but it has not the power to do so without the authority of Parliament . Of coursc when the application is

      made , Parliament will fulfil a general anticipation in demanding guarantees that the money shall be applied absolutely in the best waj for the rc-estabhslinicnt of our power in India ; and thus the administration of affairs by the Company would be brought « mder consideration . These arc amongst the reasons why Parliament is expec ed to meet . But there are others . It is

      proba ble that Lord Panmuius will aiecd further sup-Puosofmoneyto cnablft him to turn to account the P wers which wcrc g [ v 0 Al j lim to US ( J th (; milRk lor scryico in foreign and colonial garrisons . The ais posiUon of the country i « to place in the hands of go vernment abundant moans for . supplying any military force required for the speedy and " effectual su ppression of the Indian revolt . These are reasons « application to Parliament .- The whole quosuou Avmchhas been raised , however , is one of time

      Is it necessary for Parliament to meet now ? At all events there does not appear any probability that Ministers will convene it . The meeting is rendered the less necessary , since there can he no doubt of two facts . In . the first place , although it would be necessary for the East India Company to apply for the authority which we have mentioned , it can ' rub on * at present , and

      will , perhaps , be able to do so until the usual season . In the second place , there is at this moment very little political excitement ; there is a great deal of excitement on the subject of India , but influential men of all parties take the course of supporting the Government , and thus throwing upon it all the responsibility they can , to judge of it hereafter on the meeting of Parliament . This

      course is taken without any distinction of party . We see it equally amongst the Tories of Essex , Hertfordshire , or Berkshire , represented by Sir Edwaud Lyttox , Mr . Hobert Paxaibr , or Mr . Beresfokd ; and among the Liberals , like Sir Charles Napier , in Cheshire , or Mr . Edward Baxter in . Scotland . There arc some few men , like Sir John The lawny , who insist that Government has made great faults , and continues to make

      great faults . One mistake appears to lie in an obstinate support given to Lord Cakning , who is himself a living mistake . But other cases of this kind may accumulate by the time Parliament meets . The great majority of tlic country , through its representatives , is in the mood that we have described ; and we must confess we do not see what advantage any party could derive at the moment from the meeting of Parliament .

      Failing any good results from the offer of a Lieutenant-Colonelcy with the right of naming the ten Ensigns of the corps , to field-officers who should raise one thousand recruits , or from the offer of an Ensign ' s commission to any young gentleman who should raise one hundred . Government has resolved to reduce the standard of height for both cavalry and infantry . The standard henceforth will be , for heavy cavalry , Civv feet five to five feet nine inches

      lor light cavalry , five feet five to five feet eight inches ; for cavalry in India , five ; feet live to five i ' cet seven inches ; for infantry , both at home and in India , five feet four inches ; the maximum age in both arms is to he twenty-five years , but in the infantry no maximum is named for India . The most likely means of all for rapidly getting the number of ' recruits wanted an ; neglected . Thousands of young men turn away disgusted from the in / luted promises of special advantages m ; i < lu to them ; for they know

      that these promises are mere lies . They are ready to serve their Queen , but they will not be c taken in . ' Let the advantages which Government pretends to offer be really given to the recruit , and an . immense impedimen t to recruitment will have beea cleared away . Ireland is again making her appearance in the form of difficulties . Government has found it necessary to issue a new proclamation placing the whole of Belfast under the special law for the prevention of crime and outrage . It will be

      remembered that , in the former proclamation , one of three townships—comprising the town of Belfasthad been omitted ; and now some adjacent districts are added . We are led to infer , therefore , that the period for releasing Belfast from restraint has not arrived . Mr . Hanjta still persists that he is in . the right , and , as we learn from a letter to the Times , he stands prepared to resume his bark , if not his bite , as soon as the muzzle shall be removed . "We have no exact reports from the other agitators of the town : but the Government has found it

      necessary to deal with one of the provocatives in a very decisive , summary , and proper way . The Loud-Lieutenant has caused a circular to be issued to Justices of the Peace , and the copy scut to Lord Londonderry has been published . Iu a very respectful manner , the circular tells the person to whom it is addressed , that disturbances have arisen from party conflicts ; that the existence of a body

      like the Orang-e Society , which originated in events that have now become historical , has in itself a tendency to cause excitement ; that no person sitting on the bench as a Justice of the Peace can do his duty freely , or set a proper example , if he is a member of that party asgqcintion j and the Loiud-CirANCELi , ou , who signs thp circular , plainly tells the recipient that he must make his choice and retire either from the society or the bench ,

      The two Emperors of France and Russia lmvo returned to their dominions ; Alexander since the Stutlgard meeting , having had interviews with Imperial Austria , Royal Saxony , and quasi imperial Prussia . On the strength of these rapprochemeus , Count ; WAMnvsici is reported to have issued a diplomatic circular highly pacific in its lone ; but the meetings of crowned bends arc almost as tinimportant ; is the Ministerial crisis of Madrid , in _ . the face of cvrnts whic-b we are likely to witnessqpj > / . N Europe ; for certainly it looks as if clouU «( rtf <} f ( 2 "• . ' }; '• '¦ ¦ ¦ J > ' \ ' " vls !" " - w M % v ^/ y ; . Tim embarrassments of trade have become \ M & ii *' S ?^ ' {¦ ' ,, \ ' , more extensive , considerable , and coujj ^ i pB ^^ i & i ' j """ r .. ~ LipQ-Vv '' ;" ¦ '¦ ' , ^ . 'V : : 7 ~

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 10, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10101857/page/1/