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      3ip Vf A Political And Literary Review.

      3 iP vf A POLITICAL AND LITERARY REVIEW .

      "The One Idea Which History Exhibits As ...

      "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-sided views ; 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 Alleged Ma...

      REVIEW OF THE WEEK— i-aoe The Alleged Malversations in the PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Latter-Day Poetry 571 Imperial Parliament 554 Duchy of Lancaster 560 The Licensing System ,.... 564 tmf ARX ^ - Death of Douglas Jerrold 556 Our Civilization ....... 560 Competitive Examination for the imumkij * Gold Works in England 557 Gatherings from the La-wand Po- Civil Service 565 jRoyal Academy ............. ^ 572 Fire at the Messrs . Pickford ' s Ware- lice Courts 501 Belgian Politics 565 Don Giovanni at the two Houses ... 572 houses 557 Ascot Races 562 The Native Armies of India 563 Madame Riston 573 StateofTrade 557 Naval and Military 562 The Electoral Movement in France 567 Mr . Alfred Wigan 573 Ireland ' . ' . ' ¦ . ' . ' . ' ..... " . ' .. ' . ' . ' . 558 Miscellaneous .... 562 . , Tcbatiirf ? ir ? enf " MS P ° StSCript 563 I ^ mmlry . 7 . 5 G 8 The Gazette .. 573 The TrelVofPeace withPcrsVa ' : "" . ' 55 S opEN ^ ^ ' ~ . .. „ . £ Danish Story "'" 5 C 8 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSRtata of Beleium . 558 The Laws Relating to the Property The Franks 569 „„ T ^ ,,. , i « . * . »* nwinintll ^ rotes . 55 S of Married Women 564 A Visit to China 570 City Intclhgeiico , Markets , & c 574

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      Tjvearful Has Been The Amount Of Avork. ...

      TjVEARFUL has been the amount of Avork . exacted JL' from the House of Commons by Ministers , who compete with the most active of private members in . pressing their measures . The effect is , to give the leader of the House of Commons , the head of the Treasury bench , an absolute power which is undisputed . There are many reasons for this , but most especially the fact that nearly one quarter of the members are new to their place ; that the business of the session really commenced late in May ,

      though it is to close at the ordinary period ; and that therefore an amount of speed is required which equally precludes deliberation and interruption . The House of Commons is in the condition of persons who are c moving , ' and who cannot stand upon trilleSj or look much to the future , but are only anxious to get the goods into the cart , and the cart away from the door by the proper hour . Hence Government is enabled to set aside anything that interferes with it : it is the manager of the moving for the time being , and its word is absolute . When Mr . Kinnaikd calls attention to the total

      weakness of the Government in Bengal , the scarcity of justice , and the notorious corruption of the police , with the consequent disorder , he is met by an admission of the fact , and an assurance that Government attention will he given to the subject ; and he is induced to withdraw his resolutions involving inquiry . When Mr . Wise exposes the gross mismanagement of the Duchy of Lancaster , respectable Mr . Baines rises to admit the charge for the past , but asserts that tho management of the Duchy is getting on very well now , will get on better in future , and will bo highly profitable to tho Crown . Lord Godeiuch desires to enforco the

      principle of competitive examinations as the rule ot admissions to tho civil service , and it was understood last session that Ministers pledged themselves to adopt that rule . It wast upon llml pledgo that ho withdrew n motion upon tho subject until this ycur . Now , however , Sir Guana r Cornewall Lewis declares that Ministers never intended to abandon nomination ; they only use examination as a means of ascertaining the qualifications of candidates for ofllco j and Lord Godjuuucu doos not seem to havo foil sufficient oonfldonco in commanding the Attention of tho House to have ro & de any motion . It is so through all . Even tho exposure of tho gross misplacing of an hospital at Jietley , on the marshes near Southampton—which

      has entailed a charge of 260 , 000 / . —can scarcely command tba attention of the House ; although Ministers consent to inquire . Sir Frederick Thesigbb , may abolish grand juries ; the Law Lords are allowed to cut up the Divorce Bill and patch it together , cut it up again and piece it again at their pleasure ; Sir Titzroy Kelly is allowed to

      introduce . a bill assimilating the law of wills abroad to the domestic law , notwithstanding the ancient and universal rule that the movable property of residents in a foreign country is governed by the law of that country . Both Houses , in fact , are allowed . a large discretion in the introduction of bills , and in debating , so that the debates be short , and that the bills be withdrawn . The withdrawal .

      indeed , is made peremptory in bills like Mr . Thomas I ) u ; s'Co : vibk ' s for the registration of voters , Mr . Locke King ' s for abolishing property qualification , or Lord Robert Giiosvexok ' s for regulating expenses at elections—prohibiting cabs , and relieving candidates from hustings charges . All matters connected with representation must stand over till 1 S 5 S . Some of the caprices of legislation in this licentious time arc curious . Mr . Hardy , indeed , has been cut short in his endeavour to extend the

      licensing monopoly to beer-shops . But while tho Attorney-General is labouring at a bill in the House of Commons , to impose penal restraints upon trustees who commit a breach of their trust , Lord St . Leonards has introduced a bill into the House of Lords to indemnify the trustees beforehand who do not commit actual fraud , although they break their trust in a great variety of ways . Tho most importaut piece of legislation is that relating to Lunacy in Scotland . Tho Lord Advocate constructs a new board , comprising a Commissioner , a Medical Inspector , a Secretary , and a Clerk , for a complete supervision over all lunatics

      and lunatic asylums in Scotland . Tho new Commission will bo subject to the General Commission in London ; lmt in local matters will , for the miomI . part , as we understand the measure , act separately . The , fonrful abuses exposed by tho report of the Into commissioners ! of inquiry must now bo with more or loss rapidity corrected Practically , tho bill extends tho English law of supervision to Scotland ; only it doos so in a somewhat separate form , to avoid local jealous ics . Tho Committee of Iftvq no-incd Jast evening" for inquiry into Mr . Beutomcci ' s petition is , as wo had anticipated , a committee ( with a singlo exception ) of nondescripts , signifying nothing . Wo

      have only now to state our emphatic confidence in the petitioner , and - ouv emphatic distrust of the committee . If justice be done to Mr . Bertolacci , we fully believe that not only will a vast system of administrative plunder be undermined , but , what is even more important , the obstructive hypocrisy of certain incorruptible Administrative He-formers , more fatal to public morality than troops of Tories , will be blown to the winds .

      If Parliament has been active there has been a yet greater activity out of doors . The Roman Catholics have been meeting as a body , with the Duke of Norfolk tit their head , in order to take a perfectly separate position on the subject of the Oaths "Hill . They propose a bargain with Government . The Oaths Bill amends the form of the oath for all members , and lets in the Jew ; if it were carried it would settle the last question of sectarian

      exclusion . The Roman Catholics , however , refuse their assistance unless they are allowed to use the same oath instead of the oath provided for them by the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 . They offer Government I heir support , on condition that Government will adopt their plan . This step is universally deplored , even we know by many Roman Catholics . Most certainly if Government were to concede the concession the bill would not be

      carried , for the Lords who might wink at manoeuvres to carry a Jew bill through their House would take fright at any proposal to unsettle the Act of 1829 , for the avowed purpose of some advance , some encroachment , as they would call it , on the part of the Roman Catholics . So the Duke of Norfolk and his followers will get nothing by his motion , but only spoil tho chance of the Jews . Where is the good of that ? The liberality seems to be transferred to those who wcro onco exclusive . In the Congregation at

      Oxford I ho proposal for establishing middle-class examinations , originated by tho Reverend l nEnisuLCK Tismplis , Uus been carried by an overwhelming majority ; and a very decisive majority approved of the proposed title—" Associate of Arts . " It is most remarkable , as the ( Jlubo points out , that while Oxford University is thus adopting a liberal revolution , London . University is rather obstructing u somewhat similar proposal which emanates from tho Government , dispensing with residence onjLh ^ part of thouo students who claim dcgroos ^ wi OjSinW" < , ' nation under London University . £ *> ' / ££ *"' ' " ¦ " '• An astounding proposal has been rffiwtyffcp 'JE ^ , % ( PALMEttSTON bv Lord SlIAl'TMSHUKTGMWXd tllO ' * £ qti' A ^ > ' ¦ ^ i- ' Ai ^ r ¦ ; - /;

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 13, 1857, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13061857/page/1/