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      VOL . III . No . 131 . ] SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 25 , 1852 . [ Pkice Sixpence

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      THE suspicion hinted by the Times , that Lord Derby may turn the death of the Duke of Wellington to a political use , and make it the excuse for tiding over the short session before Christmas , betrays the extremely low estimation in which the Premier , heir to the princely house of Stanley , is held . The suspicion of the Times is not without reason . We cannot but remember that Lord Derby shuffled with his pledges as to the time of calling Parliament together , ' - arid stretched the indulgence of both Houses to ^ utmost , in order to avoid , the disagreeable duty of expounding his policy—or his want of it . Now that the session is inevitablyjhBproachiiig , many recall his anxiety to evade exutjtntions ; and it is remarked that his position , h « wot ' become atfall more decisive or intelligible sffce that time . The news of Wellington ' s death rembes Balmoral while Lord Derby is with the Qu ^ p ; and the Queen advises that the co-operation of Parliament should be obtained . When Parliament meets " early" in November , it will have to proceed with swearing in the Members , and some other questions ; and then the funeral question will have to be discussed , with the ceremony after it ; and then the Christwas holidays will be too nearly in sight for new business to be begun . Such is the calculation ascribed to Lord Derby , who is thus represented Ju the character of a dishonest man . Probably s « ch a manoeuvre might be intended to antagonikc the conspiracy which is said to be on foot , to ( >» st Lord Derby by a coalition of Whigs , Peclites , and Radicals , a rumour to which the Morning Chronicle lends the countenance of a hesitating denial . But we mistrust' all journalism , just at present ; there are so many temptations to mag-»» fy events and possibilities . An to the funeral itself , the present design will probabl y meet the public opinion . Queen Victoria Kraeefu lly invites the concert of Parliament ; U 1 | d in the meanwhile , suggests that St . Paul ' s Would be the proper shrine to receive the remains « f Wellington . Ji » e next important question was , who should « J foninian der-in-chief ; We had mentioned a j ' ° * the candidates , expressing our belief that ••« best General , Sir Charles Napier , would be [ Town Edition . ]

      overlooked ; and the person actually selected is Lord Hardinge . Lord Fitzroy Somerset - is said to have been the favourite candidate with the Army ; but the public knew little of him ; and , on the whole , the balance of advantages , positive and negative , lay with Lord Hardinge . Lord Fitzroy , it * ls said , goes to the Ordnance ; Lord Derby . makes himself Warden of the Cinque Ports ; Lord Combermere is Constable of the Tower , and promotions respectively to the Colonelcies of the I Grenadier Guards and the Fusilier Guards , appease i Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge . I Oxford has distinguished herself by the corvine I instinct with which she has swooped upon the vacant chair of the Chandellbr . Beftyre the succession at the Horse Guards had been canvassed , a clique of " Dons , " mostly of the low church odour , start the Premier , with a shrewd eye to what Downing-street can give in exchange for a troublesome honour . It is not likely that the voice of the University , now scattered in vacation rambles , will confirm this indecent dictation , which has had the effect qf suggesting names in every respect more worthy of acceptation , if the office is to be considered , as in days of University Commissions it must be considered , one of serious responsibility . Lord Ellesmere , the accomplished litterateur , the patron of art and learning , the type of a refined aristocracy ; the Duke of Newcastle , a prospective Premier , a liberal conservative politician , and a staunch churchman ; Lord Carlisle , the amiable and cultivated cabinet minister , poet , and lecturer , are more conceivable candidates . Lord Shaftcsburymay be considered as the champion of the party that would fain have ostracized a Gladstone to elect a Bullock Marsham ; but in no sense can the Chief of the Protestant alliance be considered a " possible " man for Chancellor of the University of Oxford . Some half political proceedings have brought forward various Liberal leaders , but with a minimum of disclosure as to future operations . Lord John IjUissell has received the freedom of Stirling city , and has made a speech , altogether retrospective . Lord Carlisle ami Sir James Graham reciprocated affectionate assurances in a mode that intimated a future not less than u past alliance I between the two ; and Sir James expatiated on the improvements of agriculture . It seems that I Sir James ' s pickling cabbages , and the reviving (

      prospects of the Whigs in respect to office , are advancing pari passu . Meanwhile Government has undergone an additional insult abroad , in the person of Dr . Paget , the writer on Hungary , who has been seized in Saxony , with confiscation of manuscripts , &c . Dr . Paget seems to have been living in very quiet style ; but he had written a book about Hungary , and Saxony is a protege of Austria ' s . Lord Malmesbury had better take care what he is at , for Dr . Paget can write , as Mr . Mather could . The Times indorses two startling statements from America . One is , that there has been neither settlement nor negotiation about the Fishery question , but that it reamain « exactly where it was before Sir John Pakington interfered . We do not believe that the assertion is strictly accurate , but it has a foundation in fact , and there is no doubt that the question still remains open . The other indorsement of the Times relates to the Order of the Lone Star , which is minutely described by a correspondent , and accepted as a great fact by the Times . A paragraph in the leading columns of the Times contains the most distinct recognition yet accorded to the existence of the aggressive tendency in America as a not altogether evil thing . The Times insinuates rather than expresses strong reasons why the Anglo-Saxon should be the devouring or absorbing element in the rival continent of America . It has the most virtus , the most " , " the greatest capability for order , the greatest antagonism to anarchy , and strength to use its capabilities . It is the nation ; others are lets and hindrances to the development of itn national life and to the civilization of the continent . And England at all events should be the last to cry out—you arc a robber nation . May we not say that the Times and its correspondents are following the Leader—at a respectful distance ? Prome has been in possession of the British ini Burmab . A dashing naval expedition , conducted by Captain Tarleton , steamed up the Irrawaddy to reconnoitre . He shelled the Burmese wherever they allowed themselves ; took Promc without resistance , spiking and carrying off some guns , and , steaming back in perfect safety . This lias proved ! that the King of Ava is accessible in his capital ;; and yiat the highway to Ava is the Irrawaddy at high-water mark . The floods in the valleys of the Hhiue and

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      . r " 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 Keiigion . Country , -and-Colour , 'to treat the whole Human race as ' one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development ol our spiritual nature . "—HltmboldVu Cosmos . tfc

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      NEWS OF THE WEEK- The Englishman Abroad ..: 915 Hints to Hcftr M . P . ' s . By an Experi- Tennemanns History oi fnuosopny ^ PAQB Golden Morals !¦• • ... 916 enced "Stranger" 922 Colloquial Soliloquies »' Funeral of the Duke Of Wellington 910 Great Floods '• » . 916 An Aristocracy for the Diggings ... 923 Schoelcher ' s History of 2 nd Decem-The New Appointments 910 « Our Social System '' .... < . ' . 916 Lord Malmesbury in Jersey 923 ber « 28 Lord JonnEussell at Stirling .: 9 lO Miscellaneous : . 916 Louis Napoleon in his Place 924 Books on our Table »^» £ S 2 SS ^ f !?!^ . ^ : IS Births , Marriag ^ and Deaths ...... 917 Tte J *^^''^^ PORTFO LIOContinental Notes 912 . ^ POSTSCRIPT ' 917 PoliticalMisrepresentation 924 Letters of a Vagabond 928 Coming Annexation of Cuba and $ rv » i . » wnir A Test for the Peace Society 924 FuT ^ r « ' ^ PUBLIC AFFAIRS- M OPEN COUNCIL- THE ARTSFishery Question :....:............ 914 England in America : ..... 919 The Temperance Cause 924 The Prima Donna : Opening of the The Burmese War .. „ 914 Who is Gaining Ground j £ 919 Ipn and the Temperance Cause 925 Princess ' s Theatre *» O Austrian Outrage on Dr . Paget 914 . ' The Evangelical Alli ^ e v . the The Subjugation of Workmen 925 Uncle Tom ' s Cabin *» i National Prosperity 914 Grand Duke of Tusc ^* . S 2 O The Addingham Censors 925 The Calico Printers of London to Wellington and Napol ^ a 92 O LITERATURE— COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSbSSJKSSs-::-- ™ : £ ' SSStaJSSL" ™ " : S i ™* ¦« . ** •» h— * **—* * .... «¦«

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 25, 1852, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1953/page/1/