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      © £ our youri ^ physiologists , who most frequently qommerice , directl y , the study of living bodies , Without having r ^ eivejl ; any othpr p rep ar ation than a preliminary education * limited , po the study of one or tjVQ dead languages , and having more or less but a very superficial knowledge of physics and chemistryi- —a knowledge almost amounting to nothing , so far as respects method , seeing that generally it has not beeta , obtained aftera rational manner , nor by proceeding froih the true starting point of natural philosophy . We may conceive of how inucli consequence it is to reform a plan of stiidy so very }> ad and defective . While , iti respect to social phenomena , which are mbreyComplex still , would it not he taking a great step towards the return of modernisociety to '• ¦ $ . ' truly ,, nprVnal state , to recognise the logical necessity of \ ojily , . proceeding to the ; study of these phenomena , after hawing gradually trained up the intellectual organ , by a profound and

      philosophical examination of all ¦ the anterior phenomena ? We may even say , with the utmost correctness ,, that the main difficulty lies wholly here . For there are few intelligent' minds' who . ' are not now convinced that it is necessary tostudy social phenomena ' accbrding to the positive method . Owing to those , wlip are engaged in t | he study , not knowing ; and not being able to see exactly wherein , this positive method consists , from not having examined ! it in its anterior applications , this maxim has hitherto been -almost sterile in renovating social theories , which are not as yet out of the theological or metaphysical state , notwithstanding the efforts of professed positive reformers . .. : , .,. . , ¦ . ., . ,,.... , . . . . . . . — the of the

      ^ ^ ^ ^ The reader inkv have iriarked the omission of mathematics in the ency-, The reader inay have h ^ arked omission mathematics m ency > clop .-cdical scale ; This science , however , is placed by Comte , in virtue of the principle of his classification , at the very head * of the scale . But he regards this vast and important science less as a constituent part of natural philosophy than as the true andfundamental basis ofite ; and he values it not so much for its own intrinsic truths , a& for its being the great and most powerful instrument in furthering the progress of sciences '

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      : '• , : : ' ; / , ; MR . DISRAELI'S tJABI ^ ETt ; DRfNElL . ; , - . ; \ ... . .: Tki following report of the conversational de ^ tfi at the qabineidianor prep , onWfedntjsday night by Mr , Disraeli , has been forwarded to us by an anonymous correspondent . We insert it without pledg ing ourselves to , the accuracy of the / fetcnbgraphef , who obviously must have taken Ms iiotes under the table eLh& eonsidferiible disadvantages . ' We will only say that ; if the revelation belgeriuine , iihe if slave" i of antiquity , who did . such good service as an eavesdropper , has found a rival in the modern anti-Catahnian . After ' the cloth / had been withdrawn , and ttie servants had retired , ( the conversation lip to this point having turned entirely on Jpatiria Wdgner , the Marionettes , the new Arctic expedition , Bachoffrier s Pateiit Fire , and the amatory history df Prince Sehwar-Mr . Disraeli said—Now we must trust to that improvement on the ? ' faithful retainers "— the dumb waiters .,,, v !• ' , ' . < . <* , ¦¦ ¦ ' r Jjord Malmesbwy—Ah , they are the silent members . , . .,. ., ~ Lord Derby— "We can have moire confidence in them than in some Solicitor-Generals . Mr . Disraeli ( rising and speaking solemnly )—May I request your lordship to be careful that when you mean a joke you mention , -ifc . You know how our right hon . ¦

      fnend ( Mr . Walpole ) takes such things . ¦ , • - . ; -y . ¦*'„' Mr . Walpole—So , ha Very good . It's lucky for us that the country is as dull aa I am , or it might consider a Protectionist Goyernment a good joke . Mr . Henley ( sotto voce )—Ay , a . jew $ esprit , indeed . JLord John Manners—Talking of dumb waiters , do youTemember , 'Disraeli , what you said of them in your account of the Carabas dinner in Vivian Grey f ¦ Mr . Disraeli—No , I never read novels . A parados , but fact . I only write them . Lord John MannerR-rlSlm Carabas dinner , , was , a great feast ( of reason included ) . The Carabas interest is triumphant now ! JLord Malmesbury—By-the-bye , my French cook ( you all know my French cook ) was reading about the'Carabas dinner the other day , to prepare himself for some banquets I am contemplating } and 'ho asked me seriously if Mr . Disraeli was really partial to mulled Moselle . .. ¦¦ - , ' < ' ¦' , ;! ¦ ¦> i ¦ jkhj ' 1 ' - ; ¦ ¦ > > ¦ JLord Derby—Oh , Fakradeon excels in combinations . Mr . Disraeli—Walpole , mind , mVlordship is joking . MalmeBbury , lot Antome understand that pur Premier , as wejl as pur Homo Secrotary , whon they do cat their own ¦

      words , like the piquanto for sauce . , ¦ , . President of the Council— Gentlemen , business . ( Hear , hear , from Sir J . Pakington . ) Lord Malmesbury—Hang business . Pass the claret , Hcrnes . I want to toll you something more about my French cook— ( you a 11 know mv French cook ) . He offered me his own version of the f Dieu ct man droit , " tho other day . He says drott means , ^ mV Henley ^ -My own idea . Whon that Drummond said " Property has itsdutica as well as its rights , " ' ho said what was quite true . Duties , of course—duties on corn . Sir J . Pahinqtonr—But , really , wo must get through business : I can toll you wo never joke at a sessions meeting of magistrates . This is my first Cabinet dinner , and I ^ Tra ^ MalmTsbJi /— Trust mo , Pakington , we'd got on bettor with the budget if wo could see a doublo surplus . . v ,,, , . . , , Lord Derby—A split in tho cabinet , Pakington , point de able . You 11 bo astonished by-and-byo how soon business in got through : it comos in with tho Mocha . Bo sure , mv dear ' followthat now Ministers are always in too great a hurry . How many

      possi-, ble Pitts and Pools have strangled themselves with red tapo ! _ m m Mr . Disraeli—lted tapo ! Why , I never seo any rod tape . Its abolished . This is the ago of clastic bands ! , . Lord Salisbury—A groat invention . So simple , and so convenient I Lord John Manners—And by " a gentleman of ancient descent , though oi eastern oricin . " Wo owe ovorything to 1 ho Jews . I ' ve got a theory oven that they wore tho first musicians . Sco , for instance , that simplest form of tho lyre—tho Jew a harp . Eh , Disraeli P , Mr . Disraeli—How much do you owe to tho Jews , Jjord Jolinr Lord Derby—Apropos , Chancellor of the ' Exchequer ; is it true that Bidonia—tho Titus—has got Jerusalem knocked down to him P Did you see tho paragraph P What a splendid historical parallel could bo drawn between Coour de Lion in the twolfth and Rothschild in tho nineteenth contury ^ -botwepn tho Christian and tho Jewish mode ot

      recovering Snloin and tho Tomb . Eh , Northumberland Y The Duke of Northumberland—I beg you to understand that I am not " Tanorwl , " and can givo no opinion . My " Sion Houso" is on tho Thames , not on tho Jordan . Tho " Asian mystery" bo hanged ! Mr Disraeli—Ah , no ono could find out what that moans . The phraso was a great hit Mankind is covornod by phrases . There was a good guoss the othor night , howivor Stafford « aul ( pleasant follow , Stafford ) that tho Apian mystery was Hornea ' Bpocch on India . ( " 6 h I" from tho Lord Chancellor . ) ¦ T Lord Derby—Ay , wo g oj ; a ohanco now and then in tho Lords . It etrikoa mo I lightly anticipated y » u , ftorrioa .

      Mr . Merries—Public duty is nacred . The' potmtry extoects . eveify man to be ; dull I am glad to see that eyen yoii ; DiferaeK , wfere consfaerittbus the other i&f . They' sav that when you were doing the Curtius , and leatiing ^ ito / tho' Chtuwh 6 f Engiaiid ijhasin last night—very generous with your iddas fif "the " religion . " « yeqterdaV'X yQu taUn ^ something like a Chanceflor of theExchequerV' ; ^ '• '' . / ' ¦ ' ^ ' . " ' ^/ V ^ Mr , Disrapli—Ihope so . I had been readrngyOtir speefijifes ' o ^ % caughtthe . style . ' : ¦ "' ' , - ' ¦ - ;¦ : \ - >< -r ^ : ¦ ¦?¦ ¦ ^ ^ '' ;^ ' - ^ ; | ' ' » 'r - ' " ^ Lord Derby— Gentlemen , why laugh , ot OM knottier ? 'D& * 6 tt ; forgot' 'fiie ' public ? Mem veUe , id % n nolle , her 6 . ' , ¦ -. ? ,: . r-J V ^ -l : *^'> ^ - ^ # f : : > ; " ^ Mr . Walpole ^ MjirapveMonis , that the Chajiccllor ^ OjE ' the Eiciidtfttte'V ^ M ' mobt eloquent on Monday—when he said nothing . . HlB ' -e ^^' wto ^ i : *^^^^ . ' ^^ ^ reply , carried theMiUtiaBul . ¦ ' : ' ( ' : . 1 . . \ . ? - f 7 ?¦* 'M ™* ^; ^< m ,., ., T ^^ 5 O <^ --Hear , near , / , ^; ; : ¦ ^^¦ : . ; .:., ^ V .: ;; : ^ .. ^^ " ; . ^ .. tZS , * " * - ;< HifhdebaWwbuad

      LordJ . Mariners—TXo Abvfot . Another adjotirnnieht ' ^ ' ^ ttveWve ^ time for reflection , and then Lord John might have gained pardon with ; hi 8 CTe ^ ty"Hij unpopularity , not our popularity , carried the bill . - . ; . ' ; ' ^ ' ' „ , ¦ ' ^^ lVl Lord Derby—That division will last us , and ifc will not look cOwaroly noT * , ' fefter budh a lobbyj if we do drop the bilL—which weimist . ' :. . ' . ' !! "" - ' ; '' . ; " ' < » -r ? > : < i Lord Malmesbury—Not iii a majority J' Why , you beat Lo ^ fd J 6 Im ' iigaih ' £ n tiie house to-day , Walpole . He's gone , andl ^ effected it . ' ( Hear ;) v ; - ^ . '• • ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦«' V : K «' - ' > r < . ?¦> ^ Mr . Disraeli . —I obey the call of my chief , who I see i * ^ mkihg ^ afr ine to geton My Lords and Gentlemen , —I am delighted ; to \ be your hbst . I hop ^ ' yM / Kked the dinner . The wines I looked to myself . ' Statesmanship depeinds on wine . ' Why was Pitt in so long' ? : Because he drank porti Why ^ was Fox ; sOlon ^ out ? Bbcause ho drank sherry . ' Why was Peel unpopular with tls ? Because ' he ^ neVct ; drank wing . There's ilaret for those who like it . I ' drink port English oratory r 6 s ( iM from port .

      A mem . —I'll send to Montalembertj who is getting the Acaaeniy to take aniflteregt in the matter , t say a ^ ain * I trust that myr first Cabmetdmner is ipbt . a failure . Th ' e atmosphere is cohfiflential ; the keyhole ? are closed ; the wine is iexceHent . I shall ba delighted to hear the views of my colleagues . ( Sensatibn . ) ' ' ^'; '" V . ' J .. <¦ : - ' Lord DerM ( speaking amid deep silenceJ ^ But , my dear € aiancello ^ of ^ he Exchequer , we all understood that Biswas to be the Budget d ^ e ^^ W ^^^ CedWneiar your proposition as to finance . . . ' . ¦ ' -v w . . ^ Mr . Disraeli—indeed I Why , really , is that constitutional ? I thought , that each Minister attended to his own department . Hasn't that been ; our J ) lah so / faxf 'Didn ^ t you make one " explanation" in the Lords , arid I another iri : the' ebtawonsi ? Didn't vi ^^^ i

      JULalmesDury taiK apoui ; reiugees luss mewjjpsiw ««»« * . « . » . ^^ itmyyia propose a stransrefranchise I had nerer heardof— suggested in Oneof' Vdjir lordship ' s jc&es ; which , true td its origin , turned but a ^^ remarkably seriwafito ? © Wtt't Wdttbte propose an amendment in the Corrupt Practices BilTall out of his ow ^ head P . ' and didn't Thesiser , on the spot , Wopose an ameridinent on the amendment ?^ Dwl ii tHenley and Pakmgtpn quarrel onMOn ' day week about clausesi-. in the ^ Passenger ' 8 BiUP' a > 5 dh'typur lordship , again , the ' other da , y c ' omprbmise the Cabmet / ttpbil MaVn ^ tli- ^ fexprcssin ^ individual opiniorisja luxury I did not allow myself whettXa ^^ ed Ke 6 j ^^ ^ point . Didn't I , on the spot , on Tuesday , rush ' at ^^ Kadicalismv arid , ^ e astonishment of Tyrrell , whom I heard gasping , go in for tlie ^ ights - oPlabtfu ^?^ qmW a ^ p d . a hit , I

      think , as yours , my lord , about Iklaynooth . Why , the grpat < iisjinc . « pnOT ^ ae ^ resetit Government is the independence of its several members of one ^ ethet r aM seeing that we cannot get a maiority ; and that therefore it doesn't matter > hat we tttvnk , I consider the distinction ought to be maintained . Therefore I claim my right to have-abtfdgefc of my own . Not that I have thought of one yet . I am partial to impromipttxs , - > aJiftan extempore budget will gratify the nation , I have no doubt ^ Smnfebbdyiaid . thj » 1 Rtt could talk a state-paper off-hand . I'll deliver a budget off-hand _ On Fwda ^ Nothittg like originahty . . . , .. ,- . ^ , ,. ; ,,,, ; LorfJ . Manners—Hear , hear . There ' s genius ! _• _ /; . ¦ ¦ ' . .

      Mr . Berries— Well , —that ' s odd . When I was Chancellor x > f the ExchequerrFBet all my clerks to compete , and then I took tho best budget bf the lot ; TftUnd that a Lord Derby Oooking chivalric ) Mr . Chancellor Of tte Exchequer , I have great confidence in your resources ; and I , do jnot wish to offend you . But your theory needs e *§ i >? ° Wa % ole—I also have great confidence in my right lion , friend ; and if your lordship could see him in the Commons , how well he manages , you would have . a still higher opinion of him . He puUs my coat-tails always at the right time . 1 am deeply indebted to him . - •<¦' ., ¦ rj ) ' . ' ' ^ ¦<' .. ! K ¦ Sir J . Pakington—That system of pulling coat-tails ^ . ^ W ' - ^^ T ^ bSI but it struck me as extremely undienified when I first felt th 6 'twitch ThW warf ^ en

      I was a little too warm about the virtues of Sir Henry Ward . v ^ »> . ^ " - ' Mr . Disraeli—My theory is very simple . Have ^ we not the utmosfe ( coAfid « iCe m each other P ( Hear , hear . ) Are we not agreed in a desire tp retail pQicbfoK X-egr jeB ,- ; That agreement is our common security against blunders . , We are not , ^ mprsflins and Eussells—compelled to pry into each other ' s portfolios , (^ r , « o « y ' . H ^ J . you want my advice , you know how readily I give it . You have aH askedim £ WWc * . and I have given yPu my advice . But I want no advice—I know whttt ^ ** uKMUL apprbve of , and would see is best for you—and I do not need y our , tailioj factsjstanotively , with your approbation . Certainly , you , Pakington , « n (\ r Yp ^ malpo ^! weni ; farther than I did last week about Bennett and the bishops . But . th , ^ M P ^ F ^^ and , of course , I am not fesponsiblo . I am very sorry that you ^ do ^ W'W ^ %° better . You will , in time , I havo no doubt . Bentinck would » av © - ' reMgrfe ( L i » " » more considerate . Gentlemen , let ^ s drink « Parliamentary Governmetat / f ' »" . ' . r > , » j tr »» j . B . M . J _ T , Dm « rtf . fnnA nf fnllrincr . Bufc I'll sav tine . it ) vowHl » llow .

      merand thank God there are no Repealers here—that the Chancellor , ofrthe > E ^ ohcflriw Jas spoken the faofc about pur divisions and' differences . I confess I dpn , tW ^ lW " ^ his thepry is right or wrong . But I would like to know what the policy ; <) f t ^ Drosonc G overnmont is , I am a Protectionist ; and I don't core who knows It . . ^ . . ,. Lord Derby— ( centinuihg chivalric ) . I cannot pass over an ^ peal' ^ oitt * J " much respect . Tho question is an important ono . What is the pdlicyiW tue wofw « mont ? . ¦ ¦ ¦ -. - ! ' •"' '" ' ¦ '• '' * ,. The Lord Chancellor—Law Eoforms . ( Cheora . ) -I . ' . < •>¦ , »' Lord J . Manners—¦ Abplitjipn , of thei Crystal Palace . ( Chcors . ) ; -, ,.,,,, , ¦ ¦ Mr . Walpole—The Protestant Eoligion . ( Choora . ) , , ui ) - - > " ' Mr . Henley—Down with Manchester . ( Cheers . ) , // - « Li—V u Mr . Herriet—A wise and prudent administration of public affairs . ? ( C 3 iWW ») ' - Lord Malmesbury—Development of tho science of political ga « tron 0 mjr . I . ^ acp iw ^ plenty . ( Oheors . ) Mn passant , I may mention that I greatty ^^ respM ^ , WWt \ poleon ; and tliat I hope to bo on tho best terms with Count Buol , wh , o , kn ^ p v ^ , m SirJ . ' Pakinaton—l cannot dofino tho policy of her Majesty ' s present ' ^ ftjfe ^'

      in such flippant language . Gentlemen of tho jury—I moan , niylords mm Ean" »" ' £ 9 I took offico-chiofly because I was asked—but also because Whigs , are *[ : ^ "JJJ 1 of Radicals , and because I did not aoo how a gentlemanly govcrnmont w «« *? ° W ^ otherwise than under the auspices of my noblo friend . That is the policy ; W $ W PYl ^ JS ment—to bo gentlemanly . We are Conservative—wo are a Oonsprj it rroJMvowjjjjj . Wo regret that Protection was lost-wo tilso regret tho Reform Bill /^ hS ^ SttrUi . nation , tho Bill of Rights —( " Hour , hoar , " fromXord J . Mannor 8 )^ ahd ' M « gntt ^ i But wo cannot undo Tiistory . Wo cannot rocal Protection . We will , ™» ™ * % jK , what wo can—that is our policy . ( Cheers . ) I worahip tho territorial T ^ n ^ Tu from Mr . Disraeli)—and it is our policy to keep tho big towns down , l . lfft , ° h ** , w or Cobdon in « Cabinet ! Pah ! Pass tho olarot . ( Cheers . ) | , i ^ jMy Lord Dcrbj /~ 1 am delighted at having olicitod those rranari ^ . 1 r" P ^ ALfc it candid . I am a Conservative : and a sufficient definition of the G ^ 0 ™^* n t r p'Sitofl . is a Conservative Government . Wo are not WhigB . ( Cheers . ) Wol tojr JOB x e »» ( Cheers . ) We aro not Radicals . ( CheerB . ) We are ConsoRvatives , - ( " { gJJ'V . W wUl propose nothing—wo will prenorvo everything . Freo-trodo is * , W * W ' fo { n 6 t Froo-tradors moan more than Froe-trado ; Wo will resist them . ( Chflere . ) YT ° V Woft roBtoro Protection , ( Ohoors . ) Our gifted Chancellor of tho ExoMea «« r m' ""

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 1, 1852, page 422, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1933/page/18/