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      has made even- '' Dr . G'Brien a physical force man . He addressed these words last Sunday to the " Young Men ' s Association : " ^ ' /" v / , ¦ / : ¦ ¦ ; ,: : ' "' " But this law : is not likely to be obeyed . ( Eoud cheerjnff . ) ¦ 'ip- fae ' » ^ wh ° made it never intended it should bei and even the' * Proclamation' Ministry are not so stupid as to be' ignorant of the impossibility of enforcingits provisions . ( Cheers . ) , It would not surprise me if there were processions all through this island , during the month of Au gust-r-in every town , eify , hamlet , and on every hill-side . Lord Derby "ought , to beware » He holds our churches while we are , begging from door to door for means to shelter bur congregations . ( Hear , hear . ) We are

      feeding n umberless strange gentlemen and lames from beyond the sea , for the no very ; desirable consideration of being belied and abused ., Wegive coaches to persons who malign us , and silks and satins to their wives and daughters , with no spiritual result , only ' suffering persecution , ' nor temporal reward , onl y the gratification Of fattening our foes . It Is quite possible we may be ' scandalised' by and bye ; and though he need not dreisid a ' breach of the peace' in such an . encounter , we may—the priests may—evoke a . spirit that Lord Derby ' magic shall not be able to master , and whichmay sweep the church est ablishment to the kingdom whence it came . ( Loud cheers . ) This is no time to be labouring at the work of division , Lord Derby ought not to be unwise . The states * men of England , just now , are"prentices , ' and diplomatists on the continent may be working problems in which the

      infatuation of Prime Ministers may be a very known quantity indeed . Louis Napoleon has disappointed few of his friends , and he has made his enemies play his game more than once since his star came into the ascendant . ( Cheers . ) Hw policy . is named , but not known . In the event of a war with . England ,, why should Lprd Derby run the hazard of awakening an interest in this country for England ' s foes ? ( Cries of « Hear , hear , ' and cheers . ) Recent events in America , too , are quite sufficiently significant to render sound politicians cautious . Some hundred thou ? sandmen might , in an , hour of desperate enterprise , join any foe of English sway . Such combinations might tempt the disaffected , and arm the hostile with a desperate determination to redeem the past and rescue the future . ( Cheers . )"

      On the same day , and at the same hour , another Roman Catholic clergyman of some note—the Rev . Mr . Corkron , P . P ., of Nohoval , in the county of Cork , made a similar speech . These threats may be held by Mr . Walpole and Mr . Whiteside as the bellowings of the insane beast . Nevertheless neither of these our sapient rulers can afford to overlook them .

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      PROGRESS OF ASSOCIATION . THE CO-OPERATIVE LEAGUE . Me . J . E . Smith read a paper on " Education as the only safe and sure meaxis of introducing the new era , " at the meeting of the Co-operative League on the 22 nd of June . He laid it down , that educational establishments should be in the country , and possess sufficient land to make them self-supporting . Painting and

      music he would have studied , but not history , as that was mostly a record of crime and folly . Biography would be of great utility . Moral education , consisting rather in practice than in precept , he thought necessarily included religious education ; and he condemned the man as " utterly ignorant of the principles of his nature , " who would omit religion from his plan of education . *

      In the discussion which followed , Mr . NichoUs objected to the introduction of religion . But this fertile subject was not worked ; for the next speaker , Mr . Gwinno , turned the debate into another channel . Ho believed man was a fallen being , more inclined to evil than good . Mr . Owen immediately arose , and declared man was good by nature , but had become bad by being placed in bad conditions . Mr . R . Cooper concurred . Mr . Lloyd Jones thought , no matter how we came into our present state , it was desirable to get out of it . The great difficulty was , how to find the children of the poor . It could not be done without first improving their condition . Mrf Nash generally concurred . Mr . Hart came in as a critic , and wound up tho discussion . BRADITOED CO-OPKUATIVE STORE . Montiily meetings have lately been regularly hold ; and it is hoped that the now Partnership Hill which has paBsdd both Houses , will enable the members to enrol the Society . They have formed a union called tho " Northern Unioii , " and a constitution , drawn tip by Mr . Hole , Mr . Grcon , and Mr . Egglcstono , will , on Sunday next , bo submitted for approval . A traveller in tho stuff trade , Mr . J . Sutcliflb , has also been appointed / who will visit tho stores with Hiimplos of Bradford goods—alpacas , lustres , Orleans , purumattns , incrinoH , and other stuflk From their peculiar position , they will bo ublo to hoII tlicso at vory moderate prices . Tho half . yodrly mooting will take plnco at tho oiul of the month , and tho bnlanco shoot in oxpeetod to prove favourable—showing that tho principles of cooperation are not only juhfc but practicable

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      DUELLING SUPERSEDED . An action for slander has been brought by Captain Ni \ as , of tho Royal Navy , against Captain Scott , also of the Royal Navy , for saying that Niuih had not obeyed a signal to go into action ; during tho war in China , and thoroby imputing cowardice to him . This action camo oil beforotho Courfc of Common Picas , on Monday . It was stilted | , that Captajn Naos had been forty-four years in tho navy , and had won for himself a vory high reputation and position . Ho was now in command of the St . George , 120-gun ship , stationed at Dovbnport . Captain NaaH had proposed nn officer as a member of the Senior United Service Club , of which he was a member . This gentleman was

      blackballed ( it was suggested , through the influence of Captain Scott ) , and subsequently , General Mac Donald had some conversation with Captain Scott relative to the matter , and said what a pity it . was ; and Captain Scott saidj it arose entirely from the unpopularity of Captain Naas in the navy , and that there was a blemish attached to his character from his not having obeyed , in China , the signal made to him to come into action ; This , it was urged , was an imputation against a man in his position , of rank cowardice , and exposed him to be tried for the offence by a court martial , and the penalty for such an offence in time of war was death .

      The facts which this imputation referred to , appeared to be these . In 1840 , Captain Naas was in command of the Merald , at Singapore , and there he received orders to proceed to Canton River . Preparations were made on the 24 th of the following February to attack the ports on the river . On the evening of that day he was anchored below the Wellesley , which was the flagship . The Calliope , the Samarang , t \\ c Alligator , and the Modeste were higher up . Early in the morning , the signal was made to lower sails , and just at the change of the tide to get tinder weigh . He got everything ready the instant the signal was given to weigh the anchor , and by gr ^ at exertions succeeded in getting past the Wellesley , and opened a fire on the batteries at North Wantong before the Wellesley came up .

      When the Wellesley came up , the Herald was directly between her and the island , and the Commander of the Wellesley desired him to get out of the way , and anchor immediately . He gave directions to heave his anchor up , but it was done so quickly that he believed the hawser was cut . After this , as there were only a few shots being fired , and the men were being landed from the steamers , he thought he could be tetter employed going to the other side of the island , and intercepting the Chinese in their flight , than by anchoring and doing nothing , and he accordingly sailed round the island to the Bogue ports , which were still firing , and in doing so overshot himself and got into the stream , and got back as rapidly as he could to make one of the squadron .

      Sir Thomas Herbert , now one of the Lords of the Admiralty , stated that he had had command of the squadron ordered to the attack . He had no reason to complain of Captain Naas . If he had been backward , he should have put him under arrest , and brought him to trial . This statement was generally confirmed by Sir Thomas Maitland , who had been flag captain of the ship Wellesley . The imputation made by Captain Scott having come

      to the ears of Captain Naas , the latter , by the advice of his friends , requested Mr . Chidley , his attorney , to write to Captain Scott , stating what he had heard , and calling on him to retract the statement , or he should take such proceedings against him as he should be advised . Mr . Chidley wrote accordingly , and Captain , Scott answered by his attorney , denying having made tho statement imputed to him . Mr . Chidley wrote again , that unless the statement were unqualifiedly denied , or

      immediately retracted , ho was instructed to take immediate proceedings against him . Sir Alexander Cockburn , in addressing the jury on behalf of the defendant , urged that Captain Scott had only spoken of facts as they had happened , and had not intended to impute anything . Tho Chief Justice said , it occurred to him that tho dofondant ' s statement coincided with the plaintiff ' s as far as it went , but without tho explanation which took away tho sting of the imputation . Tho defendant could not prove his plea to tho letter ; it was that the plaintiff did not corao into action at all . It would bo much bettor that tho matter should bo settled . It would bo greatly satisfactory to everybody that two gentlemen of high honour should havo had the moral courage not to shrink from coming into a court of justico in such a matter .

      Mr . Chambers i Unloea thoro is a distinct domal of tho imputation of cowardice , and an apology , if intended to bo imputed , I must go on , and must rofuao to put tho slightoflfc falao gloss on tho case . The Chiof Justice : Tho next thing to taking caro of his own honour for a gentleman to do , is to take caro of tho honour of his neighbour . I am sure Captain Scott aa a man of honour , will withdraw tho imputation of cowardico

      cast on Captain JNaafl . Sir A . Cockburn ( after sorao consultation with his client ) : I am quite prepared to say this , that after having hoard tho explanation given to-flay , and tho statement of tho commanding oflicor , Captain Maitland , Captain Scott baa not tho slightest liOHitution in withdrawing all imputations upon Captain Naas . Mr . Chainbora : And exprossoa rogrot for having said what ho has P

      Captain Scott : No . . Tho Chiof Justice ; Of coutso ho rogrota it , having hoard tho explanation . Mr . Chamborfl : A naval oflicor ' fi character is in my hands , and I don't think , without an apology , this is satisfactory . Sir A . Oookburn : That sooms to assumo that Captain Scott wan to blamo . Tho Chiof Juetico : Ho said what ho did , not knowing the whole ; and now , knowing the wholo , ho withdraws the imputation . A gentleman ought to do it .

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      THE CRYSTAL PALACE . A deputation , consisting of the Archbishop of Canr terbury , the Bishop of London , the Bishop of Winchester , the Ear ! of Harrowby , the Earl of Shaftesbury , the lion . Arthur Kinnaird , M . P ., Sir John D . Paul , Sir . T . Hankey , Rev . John T , Baylee , and several reverend and other gentlemen , waited , on the Earl of Derby at his . Lordship ' s , official residence , t

      Ddwningstreet , on Saturday , in order to urge upon his Lordship the expediency of , adopting measures to . prevent the Crystal Palace or its grounds being opened to tho public on Sundays . The deputation was favourably received . His Lordship admitted the great importance of the object the deputation had in view , and promised it should have his best consideration in qase the interference of the Government were required by the Crystal Palace Company .

      The Timesof Tuesday contained a letter from a working man , praying the editor of that journal to exert his influence in this matter , remarking that the zeal of the church dignitaries appears to him very much misplaced , especially when such places as Battersea Fair are tolerated on the Sabbath without , a word being said against them . The Times did so ; and recommended the working men , with their wives and families , to wait on Lord Derby some Monday ^ and let him hear and see their side of the question .

      A special meeting of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway was held on Tuesday , at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark , to consider the proposed arrangements with the Crystal Palace Company . Mr . Laing , the chairman of the directors , presided . The Chairman , after expressing the anxiety of the directors to ascertain the opinion of the proprietors upon this question , stated that they had obtained returns from considerably more than one half of them , and that of these a majority of three to one approved of the proposed arrangement . With regard to one objection which had been made to the proposition , on the ground that it would involve the Company in a partnership with the Crystal Palace Company , he stated that a case had been submitted to Sir Fitzroy Kelly

      and Mr . J . H . Lloyd ; they had given it as their opinion that the general object contemplated in the heads of the agreement which had been prepared could be lawfully entered into and carried into effect by both companies . He further stated , that the deed of arrangement had been submitted to Mr . Bethell , of the Chancery bar , and to Mr . Lloyd , who had given the following opinion upon it

      !" Haying perused and carefully considered the within draft agreement for carrying into effect the general objects of the memorandum , wo are of opinion that as framed it involves no partnership witli or participation by the Brighton Company in the risk or profit of the Crystal Palaco Company , and that its provisions are within the scope of tho ordinary powers and legitimato business of the two companies . " After much deliberation , we believe t hat tho agreement is not open to any well-founded objection , and wo havo theroforo settled and approve it . "

      He submitted for their approbation the following resolution : — " That tho directors " bo authorized to take tho necessary steps for carrying into effect tho genoral objects of tho arrangomont proposed to bo ontered into with the Crystal Palaco Company . " Mr . Bell stated his disapprobation of the proposition . Ho expressed a want of confidence in tho legal knowledge of tho counsel whoso opinions had been cited . Ho complained that the rato of 85-lOOths of a farthing por mile , at which the directors proposed to carry passengers to Sydcnlmm , would bo wholly unremuncrative . Ho moved an amendment , that the consideration of the proposed agreement bo adjourned sine die . Mr . Cox moved , aa aft amendment —•

      " That a clause should bo introduced into tho agrcomont to prevent tho Crystal Palaco boing oponod to tho public upon tho Sabbath . " Which was met with the derision that it deserved . There were othor objectors to the proposed arrangement ; but tho amendment , on tho question boing put , did not find thirty supporters , while tho original resolution was carried by a vast majority .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 26, 1852, page 605, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1941/page/9/