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      " I trust that we shall bear this in mind , not in words only , but by actions and in our policy , and that , setting ¦ aside all political and party considerations , we shall all concur in this op inion—that in order to be peaceful , England must be powerful ; but that if England ought to be powerful , she ought to be 60 only that she maybe the more secure of peace . ' ( Cheers . ) The noble Earl then concluded by moving the adjournment of the House . The motion was agreed to , and their Lordships adjourned shortly before seven o ' clock .

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      Thursday was observed as a holyday in the Dubli n law courts , and all the government offices save the Post Office . The Bank , Stock Exchange , and Encumbered Estates Court were open as usual . Several of the vessels in the Liffey had their flags half-mast high , while the "bells of the College and Christ Church tolled the death peal for the late Duke of Wellington . We are authorized to state , that , by permission of the Dean and Chapter of St . Paul's , the public will be ndmittfid to view the fittinors of the interior of the

      cathedral on Monday next , . and during the remainder of the ensuing week . The hours of admission on Monday will be from 12 till 8 : on the remaining , days of the week from 8 till 8 : and , to persons specifying the hours between which they desire to be admitted , tickets will be delivered on and after Monday , from 8 a . m . till 8 p . m ., at the Excise Office , Broad-street , and at the stores of the Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Works and Buildings in Smith-street , Westminster . No person will be admitted without a ticket , and the number of admissions will be limited to 700 within each hour .

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      The French boat , with the Levant mail , left Constantinople on the 6 th , having been detained twentyfour hours by the French ambassador , who was anxious to remit to his Government the result of his conferences with the Sultan concerning Abd-el-Kader ' s internement at Brussa . In these interviews the Sultan proved himself nervously anxious to fix with great precision the terms on which he is to receive his uninvited guest before the arrival of the Emir .

      Letters from Kalisch state that important movements of troops are going forward throughout the entire kingdom of Poland . In Kalisch and its neighbourhood , which throughout the summer have been void of troops , an entire army corps is expected , and will be located along the entire western frontier of Russian-Poland . From these arrangements , the writer states , Jbhe inference drawn on the spot id , that the Czar is preparing for eventualities in the west of Europe .

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      We regret to have to record the demise of the Earl ol Shrewsbury , which took place on the 9 th inst ., at Naples , after a short illness . The noble earl has been sojourning on the continent during the hist two yearn , and was recently at Palermo . About the 3 rd iustant he was suddenly seized with an alfection of the bruin , caused by exposure to the intenso heat of the place , and his removal to Jiomc was advised by his medical attendants . Alter resting for a day his lordship and suite set out for that city , and reached Naples , where he was taken suddenly ill of fever , and soon after expired . At Birmingham last evening a solemn

      dirge , at which the . Right Reverend J ) r . Ullathorne officiated , was sung i ' or the repose of the . soul of the deceased nobleman . Lord Shrewsbury , who was well known a . s a prominent Roman Catholic , of the Ultramontane school , was in Jii . s ( i . 'Jrd year , and in default of male ihhuc is succeeded in his titles by his cousin , Hertram Arthur , no / 1 of the late LicuL-Colo ; iel Tnlbot , by Julia , daughter of Sir Henry Tichborne , Hart . Tins young gentleman in now , therefore , Knvl of Shrewsbury , Waterlord , and Wcxford , . Premier . Marl of England , and Hereditary . Lord Steward of the . Household for Ireland . — illohc .

      The mail slnp , La I' / afit , nri-ivrd at Southampton , on Thursday . . Nine of her crew , including the captain , had died of the yellow i ' ever . Six ; wiih placed in (| iiuranl . iiio ; but on Kri ((| iy the passengers were , released from her , a ineHHag *! halving been received from the Hoard of ( luatoiiiH l > y electric telegraph . The fmpcrinlendeiil , (' upturn Marlon , immediately on being informed of tlu ; decision of the hoard , neiit a tiniall nlearner alongside the Jj <( I'lald , and thn paHHtdigern were at once conveyed to the docks . No fresh ciihi ! Iims occurred sinco the whip has been in port , , and the medieid inspector , Mr Wiblin , roportu that . I ho I howe on board who hud been attacked were in a fair way of recovery .

      Captain Harness , the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint , having rc <( iiented the asnintariee of two ollicern from the (/ UhI . omih department in coimoquence of the extreme pren-Huro of biiHiiK'HH at the Mint , Mirt ' oinnuNNionerM of (' ustonm having given directions for the attendance ol" two of their o / lieern for tho de . sired jmrpo . se until further ordorH .

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      THE FUNERAL . In tlie ceremonial that attended the interment of Wellington , the English public has had exactly what it wanted . Its mind is filled with a great idea , not only of his personal achievements , hut of the events in which lie was so important an instrument : at his death it desires to commemorate the close of that epoch in a manner commensurate with its dignity . To typify that idea tangibly , it wishes that he who commanded vast armies should be followed to the grave by the representatives of those armies ; ' that he who was so unlike the common man should be encased in

      a coffin unlike common coffins ; that Ins undertakers' work should be done by a College of Heralds and a Lord Chamberlain ; and that wish of the public has been fulfilled . The career of Wellington in India , Spain , or Belgium was a great career ; the battle of Waterloo was one of the greatest in the world ; that which it put down , evil in some respects , was a grand power ; that which it established , also questionable . in parts , was also a grand power ; and there is a satisfaction toT ; he mind in stamping the recognition of those powers when we bid farewell to him who abased the one aneLcxalted the other .

      For the respect which we pay to the greatness of the past is one testimony to our capacity for the future . The nation which cannot honour its potent servants must bcr deficient in potency of its own . The people that cannot put a noble interpretation , xipon the life of a public man like Wellington , must in itself be short of noble , ftut to be lower than noble , and less than potent , is to assume a position in the scale of nations below that which England has occupied . An adequate recognition of Wellington , therefore , on parting with him at the tomb , is needed as a testimony that England intends to maintain her position in the scale of nations .

      It is true that Englishmen do not conduct these ceremonial allegories so well as other nations . With us the public mind does not , adapt itself to metaphorical action . Tho . se who witnessed the arrival of . Napoleon's ashes into Paris , who saw the excessive emotion , the streaming eyes , the passionate veneration of a people for its departed leader , contrast the indifference , the trading keenness , the almost , festive manner of

      tho English people at Wellington ' s funeral . It may be flint the reason is more than a inert ; want of histrionic power in the English public- ; it may be that , its national feeling- is , in fact as well as appearance , under a depression ; and we arts inclined to think that in truth England is just , recovering from the lowest point to which national feeling lias yet declined . Something » lso is duo to I , he f : ic . t that much of what contributes to ihe

      historic renown of Wellington happened long ago . Nelson was buried amidst the echoes of victory ; the traditions which attend Wellington to the funeral relate ; to historic events before ; the time of the present , generation . . lint tho display , even by representative detachments , of the immense power which ho could have ; wielded bettor than any man in that imposing throng , w as a , useful , as it was x \ solemn ,

      spectacle ; ; not , only in re-arousing tin ; spirit amongst ourselves , l \ ut perchance in telling other nations that the apathy which besets our trading classes is not altogether accompanied by a , decline , in our military strength . Wo have yet wherewithal to defend our Capita ! niicl our Country ; and in that very band worn men whom » , jurcjit occasion would call ( forth to great achievements—foremost , to defend tho tomb ol Wellington against , every violation . It is well I hut in the presence of linn great shadow , party olmnoiir should be still , and 1 , hut amidst the ; clouds of coining storms , England , single-hearted in glory na in grief , ( should " to herself bo true . "

      Next week , political struggles , suspended as by an armistice , by the deep hush of the national grief , and by the solemn pause of the last great duties to the Dead , will begin anew . Kay our Parliament be inspired , at least in one sense bv the example of the Chief we have carried to ' lna last and monumental sleep : the example of hi 8 unswerving attachment to his duty , and unfalter ing fidelity to his country . If he seemed to on . "

      body the national idea too pedantically in its royal personification , who shall blame himP—he was the soldier of a monarchical people : he fought under standards made glorious by traditionsf in which English kings had borne a glorious part : suffice it that England was the lodestar of his life and work . May our country be the lodestar of us all , Whigs , Tories , or Radicals : may our intestine struggles be all peaceful and know no divided alliance : and may we keep the strength

      of our arms and the fervour of our hearts , to meet the " three corners of the world in arms , " come when and how they may .

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      EXTENSION OF THE MILITIA AND VOLUNTEER FORCE . We have now the amplest certificates as to the efficiency and good conduct of the Militia , so far as that force has been collected . One singular Quaker , indeed , has traced two crimes of violence amongst the members of that body , —robbery and ill-treatment of a woman ; but the most libellous instincts of the peace party have enabled them to detect only two crimes amongst the thousands already collected and drilled . We regret even

      that degree of imputation on the character of the young men ; but there is some set-off . It is possible that there may be scoundrels amongst the Militia , as there have been even amongst the Quakers . We should hesitate to charge upon the general body of Quakers the crimes of Tawell , although Mr . Edmund Fry does not hesitate to impute to the general body of the Militia the crime of one anonymous Tawell without a broad brim , who has not yet been convicted . In the meantime , Lord Lansdowne and

      the Earl of Derby emulate each other before the House of Lords , in testifying to the efficiency of the measure and the satisfactory results . In the House of Commons we have the same concurrence of approval . On the drill-ground , Earl Fortescuc declares to the excellent appearance and conduct of the men , and only desires an extension of the force to a real national strength of

      volunteers . In short , that measure , which was ultimately adopted , almost under compulsion , first by the Whigs and then by the Conservative Protectionists , which became in turn the reproach of the one against tho other , which was scoffed at by public writers of almost every party , has now been adopted by all , without reserve . The experience has justified the arguments with which n comparatively few amongst us supported

      the project . . , Civilian observers have noticed a singular transformation in the men who have enlisted " and have been drilled . The ill-conditioned , slouching louts , avIio were first brought into the ground , have gradually developed themselves into upright , smart-looliing , honest fellows , who seem to take a , pride in themselves , and who could uo trusted to take n pride with their country . . ! « " although civilians are astonished at tlio metathe

      morphosis , it will I > y no means astonish more experienced eye . You may take almost , any number of downs , and , however round tlioi shoulders may bo , however low their brows slow their tonimes " , or stupid their answer , yet wn pay , diet , and drill , you shall in «» " j " " wiiy convert them into smart ; , upright lcJlow » . Any recruit in ^ -Heri > ennt knows that V y . philosophy . By the lime a , umn can brmtf »• hand smart , down the- seam of his trount ; r » , n can return you a , prompt answer and g » v 0 enemy us good tut Jie brings . It is noted , indeed , that upon tho wholothonTC ' who havvolunteered for the Militia aro Him iii

      e WHO IlilVll VOIUIMil" « il i ;« ivm , » ' - " I ! ., of Htaluro , and it would bo as hopeless to . wm cubit to thai qualification by the <»«»"« W ££ as it would by 'Making thoug ht , " <*« " *»! ' % „ alion , l . owov " er , may help to ' ^'""' r ^ teor fart of the shortness . Possibly thobO volu » soldiers may emanate from that class o hoo ^ J which is moved by heroic impulses , Dili "" .. ., ; , jtt inches for the standard of tho lino ; *'" ' , } ,, fom , , tHereforo , picking up tho ^ ^ mt , short-logged leavings ol tho common < niifli ^ Ami no blaino to tho men of scanty mtuon .

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      1112 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,

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      At Worernter Mm Woven ! Iiiih Hooded ( ho lici ^ hhouriii ^ ( ii . 'ldH , destroying ea < < hi . Turin ol' Mio town near Uio banks , diiolly occupied hy poorer chiNHen , havct been under wul . or for Hoimwluyn , and the inhuhil . imlN , imprisoned in l . hit upper roomnj went deprived oi" food , and would , many of I hem , Imvo Hlurved , had it . no ! , been for Mid oxerUoim of u committee of jmblic ; Hnfel . y callod by the mayor , who formal a fund ! o pay for proviHioiw , and for nirryiiifj ( hum to IheHO poor people , and for mottl-intf all lh <; wimtH ( , ha ( , muni , Hiirround the Hulforoi-H oven whon tin ; wa ! , ern go down , an ull tho rooiiitf will bo uninliabitiifolo and ( ho iuniituro do-Btroyod .

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      There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Dr . Arnold . ¦ ., i ¦ ¦ — — <

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      SATTOtDAY , KOTJEMBEB 20 , . 1852 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 20, 1852, page 1112, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1961/page/12/