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      THE overpowering event of the week , is the sudden , and — to the impatience of a nation ' s sorrow—even premature removal of Wellington from the busy world of his conflicts , his counsels , and his glories . His death at Walmer Castle , on Tuesday afternoon , had the effect of a surprise ; although his rapidly failing health had long been noted by the watchful jealousy of public affection . It is not one year alone in which his evident decline had been the subject of anxiety : it ^ had , we believe , been apprehended , more than once , that he might drop the massive sword of state in one of those ceremonies which he

      attended with the unfailing fidelity that found nothing trivial in duty ; and those who have come near him in official relations , had observed a heaviness and lassitude , as of sleep resisted , but inevitable , persuading gently to the last well won repose . Still the actual hour of his departure was somewhat sudden , and it had not been broken to the national solicitude by any special premonito ry intelligence . Although the great Duke

      had ceased to take part in working politics , " his firm and faithful counsel had proved available on many occasions , even down to the latter part of last session ; and bis very lofty and exceptional position had enabled him to justify , with an increasin g moral authority , the confidence in his ever honest and impartial arbitration . On these grounds , far more than on those of his past political successes , or even of his monumental

      victories , all sections of opinion had come to regard him with veneration ; and the announcement of his death is accompanied , throughout the land , by '"» unanimous burst of mourning from the nation ' s very heart of hearts . The Chief" who hud filled so conspicuous a place hi the gaze of Europe , expired in almost the solitude common to extreme old age . In rugged old Wuliner Castle , stern and simple as the man , almost in sight of his ancient foe , and rocked as 't were by that sea whose every murmur is u pu : uu

      to England , our Hero sinks to sleep . A younger son and that son ' s wife were tins only » iinr and dear friends by his side to close his eyen »«» l Wltch his latest breath . The heir to the title waa travelling in ' Germany , and even his address » ot known , when the woeful message was to be [ Town Edition . !

      despatched . It is our consolation that , by a death so timely , reverently interceding ( as it were ) with a decay so lingering and so calm , Wellington has escaped that living dissolution , pity for which is scarcely exempt from shame : in this regard more happy , as in all more pure than Marlborough : but we do not pardon Death , however painless ; that sudden silence of lips , whose parting accents , prophetic as the grave , and solemn as the Life beyond , might have exhorted national union , in the message of a patriot hero , and even have strengthened our faltering counsels with the wisdom of an Immortal .

      By the Duke ' s death , two immediate public consequences ensue—it is necessary to provide a new Commander-in-Chief , and a considerable amount of patronage is thrown into the hands of the Derby Cabinet . Perhaps the windfall is a small compensation for the heavy responsibility . The many offices which the Duke held , with the consent and approbation of all , the orders he had won so bravelv , and the honours he wore so well , may be valuable to distribute amongst political

      friends and personal adherents . But the Derby Cabinet is in this position , that the friends who are disposed to serve it are already pledged ; and that others not so pledged will scarcely be bought , even by ribands , for so precarious a service as that of the present Ministry . Hence , valuable as it is , the patronage falling in by the death of the Duke is not so valuable as it would be to any other Government . On the other band , the choice of a Commander-in-Chief has become so important ,

      that mere party considerations can scarcely prevail . The influence of the Court , we arc anxious to believe , could not over-ride important public considerations ; but if the Cabinet should be called upon to make n selection under supreme authority , it could only escape from that , compulsion by making its own selection on public and national grounds ; and it has been expected that

      even the renegade Protectionist party will not venture to bend to any more questionable influence . In the presence of death , the ordinary politics appear more than commonly lint and unprofitable ; although at any other time , the speech delivered by Mr . Robert Lowe ; , at Kidderminster , might have attracted no small share of attention . lie

      handled the topics of the day with considerable power . In the old council at Sydney he proved a capacity for grappling public affairs with vigour , mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmm

      with practical ability , and with an eloquence calculated to win assent ; and at Kidderminster he showed that his powers rise with the extension of their field and the magnitude of their responsibility . Hitherto he has been known to the British public chiefly through vigorous public writing , scarcely anonymous , in the foremost ranks of English journalism , on the subjects , we believe , of Colonial . affairs and Law Xteform ; it is expected that in Parliament he will principally distinguish himself in the advocacy of Law Reform ; but two other subjects on which he spoke with much

      force possess a more general interest . He foresees a continuance , if not an increase , to the vast emigration which is already making its effects felt in the labour-market of this country , and he warns employers that they will have to readjust their relations with the labouring class . He also warns Lord Derby ' s Government that no set of men can check the progress of Democracy , if Democracy should take possession of the public conviction . This straightforward speaking is necessary at a time when we seem to be approaching great events .

      For the " war of principles" is advancing with giant strides , which Canning could scarcely foresee , and England may before long be called upon to make her choice of one of the extremes , unless , at the eleventh hour , by positive and energetic action , she can make good her stand in " the golden mean . " While Mr . Robert Lowe is talking Democracy in posse to a company of English gentlemen and electors , an active emigration is going on , not only from California , but from New York , for the Australian diggings , and , like Texas , Australia will soon have its regular supply of recruits

      from the Union . The fishermen of British North America are protesting against the settlement of the dispute in which they are interested , and lire doing their best to prevent the British Government from hushing it up with the Government at Washington . It seems probable that , at no distant day , England may be asked whether she intends to be Democratic or not ; an awkward question to be put to any I ) owning-street Ministry by Colonists and Americans in alliance .

      To this subject belongs the demonstration of General Cass at New York , on behalf of Pierce and King . The manner of the Democratic " old fi > Ky" nuiy s (!(; m 1 >( ' to O 1 IV num - < u ; corou 8 notions ; we can hardly attach any idea of influence to a man who takes off his coat , mid then his

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      " 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 ths 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 . "—Sumboldt's Cottnoa .

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      YOL . ILL No . 130 . ] SATUKDAY , SEPTEMBER 18 , 1852 . [ Price Sixpence .

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      NEWS OF THE WEEK— Corsica in the Nineteenth Century 893 Italy and the Italian Cause in Eng- LITERATURE—,. \ ^ n . + -n i * Operatic Association 894 land 898 Kambles in North and South America 903 The Death of the Great Duke of Paddle , Screw , and Sail 894 The Christian Herod 899 i ^ r William Hamilton - 904 Wellington 886 Miscellaneous 894 The Emigration Controversy at % Books on our Table .... 984 Letters from Paris ' .. 889 Health of London during the Bradford 899 Continental Notes 890 Week 896 Policy and Speeches of the Anti- PORTFOLIO The Colonists and the Cod-flshing ... 891 Births , Marriages , and Deaths 896 Slavery Leaders 900 General Cass on Jntervention 891 George Dawson 900 Letters of a Vagabond 9 O& Kobert lowe at Kidderminster 891 pncx ^ rmpT 896 Lord Carlisle Lecturing at Morpeth 892 ruaisojiiri OPEN COUNCIL— THE ARTSEmigration Doings .... 892 PUBLIC AFFAIRS— _ , _ n on , Bhakspeare and Kein Ende ! 907 Mrs . Chisholm ' s Speech on Board . ruouv mi-mmhs * The Temperance Cause 901 v the Ballengeich 892 ' Wellington .. ... 897 The True Theory of Property 902 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS-& £££££ ?— =. E « 2 , : 53 tSS £ ! 5 £ ^ . !!^ . ££ ^ £ ^ ::::::::::: £ *»¦» , >** - ^ « - ¦ - ^ °

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 18, 1852, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1952/page/1/