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      Leader Office, Saturday, March 17. House...

      -i- ^ - Cw . ^ v ^^ tt ^^ yS ^ ailcd-fir Switzerland , France ; and other JSS » S ® ia 55 ndaTgaed'that such a plan alone seemed ^ gjjg & ra & ols & fiice to stflve the ^ MSculties of this ques-£ ** o £ 3 ^ % Ee ^ as awarfe that Churchmen would say he ^ £ *^ € oMeded toomuch , and . Dissenters that he had ^ dfc ^ bdnceded enough , but he had honestl y endea-~* ^ oured to make a contribution to a cause in wrhifeh he believed the -welfare of the country was bound up . After some obserrations from Mr . Hadfielx > , IJord STAwiiET , while supporting the bill generally , and urging the strongnecessity of some great effort being made in the promotion of education , laid it down broadly that no success could attend any system of schools unless religious teaching were made

      purely optional . Sir G . Grey , on the part of the Government , gave a most cordial assent to the introduction of the measure , and praised the diligence and liberality with which Sir J . Pakington had dealt with it , and he only wished that he could hope that it would meet the admitted deficiencies of education , which , he believed , could only be effected by something like a compulsory system , of education . Much as the voluntary system had done , it was not a sufficient basis for an educational system which would be commensurate to the increase of population . Heagreed that a system of rating was advisable to obtain the means of establishing schools . He urged that it was possi ble by mutual conciliation to reconcile the differences between the advocates of religious and secular education . '

      . . _ _ . JLord R . Cbcil objected that the deficiencies of education were exaggerated , and was opposed to the religious principle .-inculcated in the bill . Mr . W . J . Fox eulogised the liberality of the bill , and thought it one which persons of all opinions might concur in bringing into operation ; and urged the absolute necessity of using every means to increase education , and especially in the branch of elementary instruction . Mr . M . Gibson also said that Sir J . Pakingtonhad

      displayed great liberality , and shown great respect for liberty of conscience in the measure he had proposed . It seemed to him to go far to reconcile the contending parties on the subject of education . At the same time he thought that , the great difficulty would be found mtoe principle laid down that , in all schools paid for by rates , some form of religious teaching should be imperative .- He gave notice that he should bring in a bill for the promotion of education on the secular plan . _ Mr . Addeklby spoke in favour of the bilL that the

      JEaord PAiaiEKST < Msr rejoiced in the hopes important subject of education might at last be effectually provided for . Recognising all the difficulties of the religious part of the question , he expressed his trust that a solution might be found for them by means of a general relaxation in those extreme prejudices which , had hitherto occasioned so much perplexity . . Leave was then given to bring in the bill . Sir B . Haix brought forward his bill for the better local management of the metropolis . Defining the metropolis , as ^ viewed in Jhis .. measure , jto _ consist .. of , the district comprised within the jurisdiction of the Registrar-General , Sir B . Hall indicated the

      principles on which bis measure was based . These involved a uniformity of the system , the consolidation of the local boards , and the election of the members of these boards by the ratepayers . Besides these local boards , he proposes to constitute , under the name of the Metropolitan Board of Works , a body who should watch over the execution of all improvements and public works extending over several districts on the whole area of the metropolis . This board was to consist of a chairman and forty-two members—two of the latter being elected by the City Corporation , and the

      remainder by the ratepayers of the different districts . The bill would in no way affect the City of London , Which he intimated would form the subject of a distinct measure to be introduced after Easter . His bill , he contended , promised to give to all the metropolitan parishes the advantages of municipal institutions , without any of their cumbrous paraphernalia , and would , besides , secure highly beneficial results in the way of sanitary arrangements , the water supply , and other works calculated to promote the health and comfort of the dwellers in the metropolis . . After more discussion , the bill was brought in .

      The other orders were disposed of , and the House adjourned .

      HOUSE OF LORDS . In the House of Lords , the Earl of Amjemaulb , in moving for some returns , raised a discussion respecting the transport of horses by steamers . Lord Pjunmurb , the Earl of Lucan , and the Duke of Cambridge ] entered into some technical details on the subject . The returns were . then ordered . Some bills were advanced respectively through a step of progress , and their Lordships adjourned at a quarter to seven o ' clock .

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      The girl , who was charged with the murder of Mrs . Bacon , at Rochester , whs acquitted yesterday .

      To Eorhjbsb'ondeilts. Dnrin«*H»Fie8sion ...

      TO eORHJBSB'ONDEilTS . Dnrin «* h » fie 8 sion of Parliament it is often , impossible : to find room for correspondence , eveiu tne briefest . __ No notice oau be taken of anonymous communications Whatever is intended forinsertion must be authenticated toy the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily forpublieataon . btttas a guarantee of hisgoodfaith . , Communidafcionsshould always be legibly written , and on one side of thepaperonly . If long , it increases the diffiouttyof finding ? spaoe for them . ... We cannot undertake to retumrejectedcommumcations .

      Terms Of Subscription To " W§T 3lea&Er."...

      TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION TO " W § t 3 lea & er . " Eor a Half-Year .. ~ ~~ « £ 0 13 0 To be remitted in advance . iSS" Money Orders should be drawn upon the Stbawd Branoh Office , and be made payable to Mr . AlBJOKD E . GAiixrerAY , at No . 7 , Wellington Street , Strand .

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      Saturday, March 17, 1855.

      SATURDAY , MARCH 17 , 1855 .

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      There is nothing so revolutionary , 'because thereis nothing so unnatural and convtusive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the-world is by the very lawof its creation in eternal progress . —iDk . AjEtHOXD

      The Present And The Coming. We Are Sadly...

      THE PRESENT AND THE COMING . We are sadly in want of a great Commoner to take the lead in public affairs . Let him come forward and the nation is ready to accept , to cheer , to follow , and to reward him . There never was a better opportunity . IBEereditary wisdom has clearly exhausted itself . The aristocratic intellect , like the Nile , diminishes as it flows away from itB source . It is losing itself in by-channels and marshes . Fogs and miasma hang over it as it dwindles away . ^ mistake to that

      It would be a great suppose this phenomenon is the result of mere accident . The statesmen who were begotten last century have not begotten idiots to succeed them- —not in all cases , we mean . There are Dukes and Marquises and Viscounts now at the head or near the head of public affairs quite , equal in aptitude for . administration . of a particular kind to most of the men who did our business for us of yore . The individuals have not so much diminished as appearance tells us . The claims upon them have increased . They are required to study more ,

      to work more , to understand more , to consult history more attentively , to look further into the future , to divide more carefully in the prism of their intelligence into its primitive colours every ray of public opinion . They fail in their mission , because their education , their position , their hereditary prejudices , and , more than all , their immediate interests continue to make them fail . We might as well expect to hear a good Catholic preach the doctrines of the Reformation , as a true aristocrat become the exponent of the wants and theories of this age .,

      The time is not long past when a young nobleman or gentleman , fresh from Oxford or Cambridge , with his scrip full of elegant extracts , could set out to study men and manners , laws and institutions , in a six months' tour through Europe , and return quite qualified to be a legislator or a minister . If he added to ordinary physical

      qualifications a loose knowledge or English history , some faint notions of the law of nations , a reasonable acquaintance with Adajt Smith and J ? aley , there was nothing to prevent him from becoming a great orator and an influential statesman . He set out lightly loaded , and increased his burden by experience as ho went on . In those times this was all

      well enough—in these very different acquirements are demanded . The same men cannot expect any longer to hold -the same position . The best education , it is true , is that of the world . The school for a politician is the company of the . . men and classes wl ^ ose interests he has- to watch over . " When England was governed solely for the benefit of a particular order , the members of that order very properly kept the Government in their _

      hands . They knew precisely what was wanted . But times have changed . New classes and new interests have arisen . We have already passed through a transitive state . Capital , manufacture , and trade , as soon as they became great facts , obtained a share in the Government ; but being essentially parasitical , and divorced from large consideratio ns of policy , necessarily left imperial questions to men who seemed to know and care more

      about t-bem . Of late years , for the first time , the nation has really made its appearance on the political scene . It is destined to produce a deep change in the aspect of affairs . With a keen appreciation of material interests , equal to that of the commercial classes , it unites the patriotism , the large views , the indomitable courage , and the disposition to sacrifice all for honour , "formerly claimed as an especial privilege by the order that made government a trade . The conduct of the British people throughout this

      war certainly proves that influence must henceforth come from them . But they must choose their agents from amongst themselves .- The young gentlemen , with their Latin quotations , their flimsy knowledge , their ex .--perience of-Continental hotels , even if they ask to be the spokesmen of this new and mighty power , must not be accepted . We decline their assistance . We want men of tougher sinews , harder hands , longer heads , to do our work . The braided hero from Pall Mall may lead a gallant charge at Inkermanjbut he will not work in the trenches , nor trudge

      about camp knee-deep in the mire during a Crimean winter . We no longer want leaders who will create feverish applause in the House at two in the morning , and wander next day from square to square , and crescent to crescent , in search of approval from the fair , and the _ fashionable , , „ We have Jp lay siege to the great stronghold of abuseto throw up batteries , to stir a great deal of dirt , to make hideous breaches and sink awful mines . When the storming day comes

      let volunteers join , if they will , and we will give them a moderate share in the spoil . There is no fear , however , that we shall be encumbered with auxiliaries . Those among the governing classes , who would willingly desert to us in hope of a good command , object only to some of our theories , but do not like our manners at all . They think us rather too absolute , and very much too rough . We say disagreeable things , and do not put on gloves to touch abuses . We are

      not polished enough to conceal the truth that " a lord may be an owl ; " we apply at all times to tyrants and usurpers their proper names , not waiting until England has been foiled in a negotiation , cheated and laughed at , and shocked in her prejudices or principles , enough to fly into a passion which even courtiers must respect and pretend to share . We continue to be " ribald , " eveii

      when our enemies or false friends are sneaking in order to draw us into delusive negotiations ; we do not call that man " august" to-day whom we nro ready to designate as a " brigand" to-morrow . / J-hoso noble arts we leave to those who clauntno monopoly of gentlemanly conduct . . , then , can they act with us ? How can wo act with them ? Let them preservo their prejudices , if they will . For our parts ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 17, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17031855/page/10/