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      1112 The Leader. [Saturday,

      1112 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,

      The Omnibus Tradev The Usual Attempts Ar...

      THE OMNIBUS TRADEv The usual attempts are being : made on the Chancellor of the Exchequer , with a view to waylaying the means in the approaching budget . The metropolitan stage cnrriage proprietors have sent a deputation to the chancellor to explain the predicament in which they are placed . Mr . Bradfield , the Secretary , read a memorial , setting forth , that the mileage duty is unequal and . unjust as a question of ] competition with railways and steamboats , and that it is utterly impossible for the trade to pay it . The reasons assigned for this very absolute conclusion are that prices of articles consumed in the trade have advanced , -while the proprietors " cannot increase their fares to make up their losses , as the fares settled by act of parliament for the regulation of cabs are a complete check to their doing so , besides the inability of the majority of persons to pay any increased fares . " He then stated that in many places large numbers of omnibuses had been taken off the road ; in London one hundred | had ceased running , and the remainder were worked to a loss . The new Cab Act , in fixing 6 d . per mile , had taken away many of the short omnibus riders , and / was an obstacle against raising the passengers * fares . For that 6 d . per mile Government had granted a reduction of 26 , 000 / . to cab-owners , and given them five passengers for one horse . This fid . per mile , therefore , whilst it did not pay the cab master , seriously injured the omnibus proprietor .

      Mr . Cowan , of the Atlas Association , said he had not received any profit from his vehicles since the Great Exhibition of 1851 . Mr . Bradfield reminded the right hon . gentleman of the stage carriage proprietors' petition to the House of Commons , which suggested that , if the proprietors were placed upon the same footing as the trains , they would carry the public at a penny a mile , which would greatly benefit the population . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that vras not previously understood by him . The deputation then retired .

      Priests And Politics In Ireland. Mb. Luc...

      PRIESTS AND POLITICS IN IRELAND . Mb . Lucas has stated in his celebrated journal , the Tablet , what he calls " The Alternative" —that is to say , the course -which he and his political friends will be forced to take in the event of their appeal to the Pope ( to check the Bishops in the attempts to keep l- ' ciests out of politics ) proving unsuccessful : — " The issue is very simple . It is whether in future the field of politics shall be closed hopelessly and altogether to those Catholics who desire only the pablic service , without any view of personal advancement , or the gratification of vanity or ambition . With these motives , even after the new system of restraint and coercion had been fully carried into effect ; after the popular power in this island had been thoroughly

      subjugated ; after Catholicity had been fairly handed over as an appendage to Whig rule , and as an heirloom going from father to son-with the possession of a domainafter all this had been accomplished , an Irish Catholic might , and many would , desire to enter the House of Commons from any of tlie various motives which thrust ambitious or selfish men upon the stage of public life . But for a man who simply desires to serve the Church and the poor , there would be no place under such a regime ^ because the power of accomplishing such objects would definitely and finally be taken from him . . . . When thia new state of things shall be thoroughly established , when the now law shall be passed and promulgated , then indeed , whatever be the intention , it will have become paxt of

      the canon law of this country to mako over the influences l > y which honest Catholic constituencies liavo hitherto been guided , to the corrupt , the powerful , and the unscrupulous . It will then be a settled principle of ennon law that free course is to be given to those secret methods by which corrupting candidates and -venal electors are brought to a mutual good understanding ; that unlimited scope is to bo given to the despotic influence of the powerful oppressor , whether Whig or Tory ; and that nil efforts which tend to weaken the influence of the corrupter , and to break the chains of tho despot , are to be discouraged and restrained . When this happy time comes ; when tho Monsell theory of € ntholio politics ehall bo received amongot tho Ecclesiastical statutes of this kingdom : when by this means

      tho chauia of tho despot shall be riveted with nn 3 Ecclceinstical bolt ; when this catastrophe , which I believe impossible , shall really como upon us ; when tho -people shall have no hope of tho redress of grievances except by tho breach of some law of man or some law of tho Church ; whon all ordinary avenues of rech-osa and jUHtico shall bo closed to them | when to a public man no course shall romain except servility , or corruption , or selfish ambition—whon thia time comes , then I simply eay that for men with my views and my opinions there will lie no place , and that tho truo instruments of thia now order of tilings , and , indeed , the only proper instruments , - will bo tho lowest and baucst of mankind . From -ny connexion with auoh a system God keep * every JUonest man !"

      Priests And Politics In Ikeland

      ARCHDEACON DENISON AND FALSE DOCTRINE . In the Court of Queen ' s Bench on Monday , Sir Frederick Thesiger moved for a rule to show cause why certain proceedings taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury against Archdeacon Denison should not be stopped . The proceedings in question arose out of two sermons preached by the Archdeacon in the church at Wells on the 7 th of August and the 6 th of November , 1853 , on the doctrine of the real presence , and which had afterwards been published . The Rev . Joseph Ditcher , the vicar of South Brent , in the county of Somerset , and in the same diocese , entertained the opinion that these sermons contained doctrines on the subject of the Holy Communion that were completely repugnant to the Thirty-nine Articles and to the doctrines of the Church of England .

      At the investigation of this gentleman , some correspondence ensued between the Archdeacon and the ( then ) Bishop of Bath and Wells , in whose diocese the Archdeaconry lay . The matter was satisfactorily arranged—the Bishop merely admonishing the Archdeacon not to teach as Church doctrine an opinion of his ( the Archdeacon ' s , ) "which the Church had not absolutely discountenanced . On the appointment of Lord Auckland to the Bishopric , the Rev . Mr . Ditcher made further application for proceedings , and proper notice was then served by the Archbishop of Canterbury .

      Sir F . Thesiger considered that the case had been decided in the first instance by the former Bishop , and contended that the words of the 13 th section where it was said "it shall be lawful" for the bishop to send the case to the archbishop , meant that the bishop should exercise his discretioa as to whether or not he should do so . In that case the bishop had exercised his discretion by refusing . But if , on the other hand , the bishop had no discretion to exercise ,

      but was bound to act ministerially and to send the case to the archbishop , the promoter , on the bishop ' s refusal to do so , pught to have applied to the Court for a , mandamus to compel him . The view of the law for which he was now contending was consistent with the general ecclesiastical law ; "but th . es view contended for on the other side introduced this anomaly —that certain inferior clergymen of the bishop ' s own diocese irould be sitting in judgment on the decision of their diocesan .

      ILord Campbell deprecated discussions in open Court on such sacred and serious subjects , and said the Court would take time to consider its decision .

      The Conference At Ostend. The New York H...

      THE CONFERENCE AT OSTEND . The New York Herald publishes , in a very conspicuous manner , a statement based on private advices , and professing to state with certainty the result of " the ministerial and ambassadorial conference" recently held at Ostend . According to the New York Herald , the object was to discuss the line of policy by which the difficulties with Spain could be adjusted * and the conference came to the conolusion that the Government should at once compel Spain to part with Cuba by sale . Such is the effect , though not stated in the exact words which the New York Herald uses : —

      " Messrs . Buchanan , Mason , and Soule * have also expressed their conviction that France and England are favourable to the sale of Cuba to the United States , a marked change having recently taken place in the policy of those countries in thia respect . The tone of the English and French press would lead to a supposition that this was the case ; but this ia rendered more important by tho official character of tho information now in possession of our Government . " Tho Herald states that " Mr . M'Rae , our consul at Paris , who arrived here in tho Arabia , was tho bearer of tho despatches convoying this recommendation of the American ministers , and u rging upon tho President immediately to make tho avowal , and take steps to carry it into effect . The matter is now being deliberated upon by tho Cabinet at Washington , and tho country will look with deep interest to tho result . "

      Probably our readers will remember how far this Btatoment accords with our own . The conference at Ostond , no doubt , did tnko into consideration tho affair of Cuba ; but tho account of our Now York contemporary , wo conceivo , fails in tho direction , hoth of over-stating and of short coming . We doubt whether tho conference limited itself to tho considerations of Spanish questions , and tho feature to which our contemporary alludes wo believe included the consideration of tho position which tho American Government would occupy In Europe on the next settlement of European relations .

      With regard to Spain , wo believe that there is no ground for stating that Mr . Buchanan , Mr . Mason , and Mr . Sould recommended tlie forcible purchase of Cuba . It is probable that they advised President I'loroe to put a compulsion upon Spain , so far as immediate indemnity to tho owners of tho Wade Warrior , for damage suffered by that vessel .

      Health Of London. The Registrar-General ...

      HEALTH OF LONDON . The Registrar-General reports that in the week that ended last Saturday 1309 deaths were registered ia London . Having fallen to 1160 in the previous week , the lowest number attained since the late epidemic , the deaths again exhibit an increase , the effect of increased cold in the closing months of the year . The mean weekly temperature was 60 . 7 deg . in tho second week of ( September ; since that time it has fallen almost continuously till it was only 42 . 2 deg . in the week that ended November 11 ; and last week it has further declined to 40 . 9 deg .

      The mean temperature of last week is about 5 deg . below the average of ten corresponding weeks , and the effect of this depression is perceptible near the beginning and end of life ; for 666 children died , whilst the average is 539 ; and 267 old persons died , the average being 212 . Between the periods of 15 and 60 years the mortality did not exceed the ordinary rate . In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 1844-53 , the average number of deaths was 1024 , which , if raised in proportion to increase of population , becomes 1126 . The present return shows a mortality considerably greater than usual .

      Twelve deaths were caused by cholera and 31 by diarrhoea . Smallpox was fatal in 29 cases , measles in 24 , hooping-cough , in 34 , and scarlatina in 106 . To the entire class of zymotic diseases 332 deathsa high mortality—ate referred , and to diseases of the respiratory organs 240 , which is also more than the average at this period .

      Lord Raglan's Order To The Cavalry To Ch...

      LORD RAGLAN'S ORDER TO THE CAVALRY TO CHARGE . Thjb following is a verbatim copy of Lord Raglan * s order , delivered to Captain Nolan : — " Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to front , follow the enemy , and try to prevent then- carrying away the guns . Troop of Horse Artillery may accompany . French cavalry is on . the left . —Immediate . " R-AlRE * . " f _ This throws the responsibility on Lord Lucan ; for this " order" leaves a large discretion . ] ;

      Going A-Head In Australia. The Advices F...

      GOING A-HEAD IN AUSTRALIA . The advices froin South Australia received by the last mail describe an extraordinary proposal which has been transmitted to the home Government for the construction of a railway , 1000 miles in length , to connect the three colonies of South Australia , Victoria , and Sydney . The plan , as detailed by Sir Henry Young , the Governor of South Australia , is that the necessary capital , which is estimated at 10 , 000 , 000 ? ., should be raised by a loan , the interest of which should be provided for by votes of the three colonies , and guaranteed at the same time by the Imperial Government , and that the lands for 10 miles on both sides of the line , amounting to 12 , 800 , 000 acres , should be placed under the administration of commissioners , with the view of being gradually realized , one-half of their proceeds to he applied to

      redeem the loan , and the other half for introducing labour . The route to be followed would be chiefly along the valley of the Murray , with a branch from Swan Hill to Melbourne ; and the work , it is thought , could be carried on at the rate of 200 miles per annum , and thus be completed in five years . But even this proposal is moderate , compared with another for the same purpose which Sir Henry Young also forwards as having been submitted to him by Mr . Justice Boothby . In addition to the railway , the judge would construct enormous docks at each great terminus , Sydney , Melbourne , and Adelaide , cupable of accommodating the largest ocean steamers , and , instead , of 10 , 000 , 000 / ., ho proposes a capital of 21 , 000 , 000 / ., as ,-with the guarantee of the Imperial Government , the larger sum can , of course , bo as easily raised as tho smaller .

      American Notes. Maternity At Pntf,Ai>Ei,...

      AMERICAN NOTES . Maternity at Pntf , Ai > Ei , rn : iA . —A woman named Pumela Myers , aged 22 , has been charged with repeated acts of infanticide . She is unmarried , but has given birth to six children , all of whom , but one , she has destroyed . Tho Philadelphia American says , there is reason to believe that most of them have been thrown to the hoga for food . Wreck ov a Caxipornian Gojuj-Siii )?—Piracv . — The steamer Yankee BIndo was lost on the 1 st of October during ft fog , on eomo rocks near Point

      Conception . An irregular variation of tho compass probably caused tho wreck . At night after some of tho passengers had been landed , a largo number of " shoulder-strikers" and " stow-aways , " committed horrible ravages . They attacked the passengers , robbod thorn , and somo wore murdered . It has boon suggested that tlio Iohh of tho ship waB contrived by theso wretches , who were in sufficient force to have thoir own way entirely . Many of tho passengers and crow got to land , hut tho greater part wore saved by tho Goliath which happened to pnas . Fiveand . thirty lives were lost .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 25, 1854, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25111854/page/8/