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      The camp is to be visited by some French officers , 'f Several officers , " nays the Paris Pays , of Tuesday , *< were to leave Paris yesterday for the camp at Chobham , namely , General the Duke de Montebello , aidede-camp to the Emperor ; Chef dTEscadron Reille , orderly officer jto the Minister of War ; a colonel of % fantry , and a captainof artillery . ' rijn minor military imattersj we note a disposition to reform oar system and habits , ' Staff office ^ are now allowed to dispense with that injurious nuisance , the white linen trousers , and it is hoped that" the license will be extended to all ranks of the army . The dress of the army in India is also to be rendered more suitable ; the leather stock is discontinued , ajad the

      clothing ig in future to be made less tight than at present . V ;¦ ' .. .. /¦ ' / • ¦¦'¦ ; '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ . . ¦¦ / .. ¦ .: " . - : > . -- ' It is stated that Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Napier is to take the whole command of the troops in a few weeks .

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      MR . HORSMAN FOR STROUD . Mb . Hoesman has been elected member for Stroud , After his election he addressed , the electors . His remarks were spirited and told well . Respecting the sections of the liberal party he said :-r- v " For mj own , part I have been . brought up a Whigj but am gradually verging to Radicalism . A slow , steady traveller might be overtaken by a storm , but if we go too fast we may tumble over , apre ^ pice . ' Mr . Barnard's speech reminded m& of the a , dvJQa given . by an old man , to a young Mend just entering ' upon public life-r-notVto

      tie himself to the Whigs , nor to swear allegiance to the Radicals , for that both were full of good points , but the Whig was like the steady old pointer who winded the game well with his nose , but stood rather too long , while the Radical was like the greyhbund , who ran by sight , never taking his eye off the game , " and who , when he had seized it held it very fast . Now , your old pointer-dog is rather too steady , and your young dog rather too precipitate ; and if we could manage to - 'infuse a little of the young dog ' s dash into the old pointer they would produce what the manufacturer would call ' a prime ar-. tide . :. ¦• ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •"¦ . ¦ " ¦ - ¦¦' ' ¦ ¦ . ¦ - , ¦ ¦ . . . . : ¦ ¦

      After illustrating by an anecdote the independence of the English character , he told an anecdote of Louis Napoleon : — " You all remember tho political crisis , which reigned throughout Europe in J . 848 , when Jhere was not a despot in Europe that was not hunted out of his country by his own subjects , and when in London nearly every man , high and low , was sworn in a special constable ^ in apprehension of the rising of the Chartists on the memorable 10 th of April . One of the gentlemen who acted as : a special con-t stable on that occasion was Prince Louis Napoleon , the Jresent Einperbr of France , and in the rank close to him saw two men standing together , the one being the son of an English duke , now himself a duke ' , and on whom

      depended all our vast colonial empire , and the other one of B arclay , and Perkins' draymen ., The , reflection which occurred to ^ Loiii * Napoleon on seeing this . combination was thus expressed— ' What a strong arid happy country that must be" ^ -how well must its laws be administeredhow admirably must they be made , when you see the duke and the drayman standing side by Bide in defence of those laws ! ' This , circumstance made such an impression on the mn > d of the despot of France of the unity of the people of England as he would remember to the end of his life . Arid as to those scheihes of invading England which have been so often imputed to him , arid which we know were never absent from his mind when in England rfor he had said to « friend , ' I reapect you as a country ,

      but if evw I have supreme power . in France I must invade you to wipe out St . Helena and Wai erloo ) , cap you not imagine' that when the French generals pointed to this country and asked him to go and sack London , ho would say to them , ' Carry your arms to Russia or to Austria , where the people aro divided , but , don't attack the strong , tho free , the united , the , happy peoplo of ; England , where tho peer and the peasant shed their blood together , which falls into the same pool . '" Mr . Horsman declared himself in favour of the Ballot , if no other protection for the voter could be devised . Ho returned to London in the evening—a new and intelligent Reformer added to the Senate .

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      ELECTION EXPOSURES . A Toby member again sita for Durham . ' Mr . Mowbray haa beaten Sir Charles Douglas by a majority of 529 to 444 . ; i Drunken freemen ; rolled in on carriages , were among Mr . Mowbray ' s nupporters , nnd Lord Adolp bus Vnno , the late Tory member , ¦«? distinguished himself by certain eccentricities . " Tho Liberals , who carefully avoided public houses , bands , banners , and rosettes , allege several cases of Tory bribery . A Liberal-Conservative member , Mr . Whalley , baa been returned for Peterborough , defeating Mr . Thompson Hnnkoy , Into Governor of tho Bonk of . England , by a majority of ' 286 to 215 . ^ . ,: Tho new member for'Edinburg h County is th © youthfill Earl of Dalkeith , son of the Duko of Bucdeuch . Ho was supported * by politicians "of all shades of ° LOTd Londcflborough ' s name baa been disgracefully introduced into the revolutions of corruption at Canterbury In 1847 , Goodwin had an important Exchequer ewe Ho asked Lord Loudcftborough to get the penalty

      mitigated , and his lordship promised to do so , on cdn .-ditipn that Goodwin assisted him in his election . Goodwin did give the assistance , and the penalty was mitigated ( Lord Londesborough was then Lord Albert Conyngham ) . He has been called on to refute this charge , / but ; . he is too ill at present to give evidence . Colonel Vandeleur h&js been returned for Clare by a . gbodiniajority ; the numbers were , . Vandeleur , 1002 ; O'Brien , 974 , and Sir John Foster Fitzgerald , 968 . At Kilrdsh , where Colonel Vandeleur is popular , Lady Grace Vandeleur addressed the mob from her carriage , on behalf of her husbands * ' The movement had an inspiriting effect , " V ' jThe Tralee election will , in all likelihood , result in the return of Mr . Daniel O'Connell .

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      THE GREAT PIDDINGTON ELECTION . Pii > dington is a little place in Oxfordshire ,, where the souls of the people are watched by a " perpetual " curate . The last curate , riot being perpetual , died , and the right of appointing his successor rests with the householders of the parish . There are eighty-three householders , and they have been besieged , visited , appealed to , and canvassed by one hundred and sixty clerical gentlemen , anxious to preach the Gospel in Pidding ^ n ; / Th 6 invasion has been serious , the besiegra ^ fbrce putriumbering the besieged . Two only obtained any solid hope of support . One , the Rev . Mr . Spencer , the late curate , is liked by the poor , but disliked by the farmers , for he says that " schools are needed ; " and that the church wants repairs—two heretical ideas , suggesting expense to the parish . The farmers therefore support the Rev . Mr . Thorp . While the candidates were numerous , they preached one after the other , Sunday after Sunday , in the village church ; but the Bishop of Oxford interfered and inhibited such rotation preaching . The election took place last week in the village church itself . After prayer , the meeting proceeded to business . Both women and men voted . The polling was close ; at a quarter past eleven , each had thirty-live . As Mr . Spencer ' s voting flagged ; " the poor '' rushed put and brought up poor householders to vote for the poor man ' s curate . The farmers

      rushed out and threatened cottagers into votes for Thorp . The parish clerk—a village Talleyrand—refused to votej but he was compelled ; and so ,. thinking doubtless of fees from farmers , and calculating chances of success , he voted for Thorp . Still Spencer ' s friends polled on , and the contest was neck and neck . Then out rushed Mr- Thorp and his friends , and returned in , leading in the widow of the late incumbent . She very much hesitated to vote , said , after the manner of all widows , that she would rather not vote—and then voted " for Mr . Thorp . " This made the numbers equal . " Silence" was sonorously commanded b y the diplomatic clerk , and the poll was announced : — Spencer , 40 ; Thorp , 40 . So the whole election was " of no' Consequence . " The Bucks A dvertiser says : —

      " What tho upshot of these proceedings at Piddingfcon will be , we do not know . It will be seen that onl y threo votes w < jre unrecorded , and the feeling has ran so hi g h as really to incapacitate tho parishioners from the duties of life . A dozen clergymen have appeared on the field at a time canvassing for support , and men , women , and children have been in angry broils for many weeks . No intimation was given as to when tho poll will again bo taken j and , in the meantime , tho poor arc determined to havo Mr . Spencer , whilst tho rich want Mr . Thorp . "

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      UNIVERSITY REFORM . A pabli ^ MENTABY move respecting University Reform has been notified . Mr . James Hoywood , M . P ., has prepared a bill , having some important provisions . Tho following is a draft : — A Bill to simplify the Procedure at Matriculation in the University of Oxford , and on taking the first or Bachelor ' s Degrees Jri Arts , Law , and Medicine , in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge . Whereas it is expedient that tho benefits of academical educa tion should bo extonded , and that simple forms of procedure should be adopted , at matriculation in tho oi umuii mo « id » « i whumuhjid

      university ixmujiu , « uu vu ^ . . degree s in arts , law , and medicine , in both tho Universities of Oxford arid Cambridge ; Bo it therefore enacted , by tho Queen ' s most excellent Majesty , by and with the advico and consent of tho Lords spiritual and temporal , and Commonsj in this prosont Paxhamont assembled , and by the authority of tho same—That from and after tho 10 th day of October , 1853 , it shall not bo necessary for any person at matriculation in tho University of Oxford to take any oath , or to subscribe to tho Thirty-nine Articles , any statute or custom of such

      Univorsity to tho contrary notwithstanding . ' And bo it further enacted , thatfrom and after the aforesaid l ^ th day of October , 19 (> 3 , it shall not bo necessary for any person , on taking tho first or Bachelor ' s dogroo in arts , law , or medicine , in cither of tho Universities of Oxford or Cambridge to take any oath whatever , tosubscribo to tho Throe Articles of tho Thirty-sixth Canon , or to subscribe to any declaration of bon&fu&e membership with tho Church of England aa by law established , any statuto of tho Imperial Parliament or any statute or ouutomof oithor of ouch universities , to the contrary notwithstanding .

      And be it further enacted , that in lieu of all the oaths or declarations now customary on taking the first or bachelor ' s degre e either in arts , law , or medicine , in either of such Universities of Oxford or Cambridge as aforesaid , the two following declarations of allegiance to the Crown and of ' obedience to the University authorities shall be madej—t- ¦¦ ¦ . ¦"¦ " . ' . . ¦¦" . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ . ¦"' . ¦ - ¦ '¦ ¦ ,. "I , A . B ., do sincerely promise arid declare that I will be faithful , and bear / rue allegiance to Queeri Victoria . " , "I , A . B . j do soleinnly promise to obey the authorities of the University of . " The modifications in the present University procedure proposed in the above , may be briefly stated : —

      Subscription to the Thirty-nine Articles , and the taking of the oath of supremacy , not to be compulsory at matriculation in Oxford . Declaration of allegiance to the Crown , and of obedience to the authorities of the University , to be substituted for the paths of allegiance and supremacy , for subscription to the Three Article ? of the . Thirty-sixth Canon , containing a declaration of the royal supremacy in all spiritual things , a promise to use the Book of Common Prayer , and an acknowledgment of the Thirty-nine Articles , in Oxford , and for the subscription to a declaration of bond fide membership with the Church of England , in Cambridge , as well aa for the declarations of obedience tb University statutes , &c ., on taking the first degrees in arts , law and medicine , both at Oxford and Cambridge .

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      PROCEEDINGS OF ROYAL PERSONAGES . The Queen has , at present , a group of Royal visitors . Foremost in English interest is the King of Hanover and his Queen , They visited the Tower , on Monday . The King showed that he remembered the most interesting parts of the building . On Monday , also , thfe King presided at the giving of prizes to the students of King ' s College . He was very kind in his demea - nour : shook the prize-holders by the hand , and said he would be happy to meet them , if their pursuits took them to his dominions . The Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived in town , on Monday , early in the day . They were received at the railway terminus in London , by Prince Albert , who accompanied them to Buckingham Palace . There they were received by the Queen and her attendants . In the evening , the Queen and the ladies of the Royal party took a drive , while their husbands—Prince . Albert , the Prince of Prussia , and the Duke of Saxe Cobourg , rode out on horseback . Afterwards , the party went to the French plays .

      The revolutionary visitors are increasing at Court : The son of Lucien Bonaparte was presented to the " Queen , on' Friday , and had an audience . The Gazette says : —" This day had audience of tho Queen : Hia Highness the Prince Lucien Bonaparte , cousin of the Emperor of the French . His Highness wns'accompanied by his Excellency the Count Walewski , Ambassador from his Imperial Majesty . To which audience , hi $ Highness was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon , K . G ., her Majesty ' s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs . "

      To prevent unpleasant meetings , the Orleans family are advised , we presume , on what days other parties , indebted to insurrections for dignities , are abqut to visit her Majesty , or any of tho Royal Familyt On the di » y following Prince Lucien ' s visit , the widow of Louis Philippe and tho Duke and Duchess of Nemours Visited the Duchess of Kent . On Tuesday , the infant Princo was christened with he usual ceremony and display , Tho sponsors were he King of Hanover , the Princess of Prussia ; the Princess Mary of Cambridge , and the Printie of Hohenlohe - Langenbourg . The infant waa named ' Leopold George Duncan Albert . " In her diadem

      of diamonds , the Queen wore tho " Koh-i-noor . " Tho Ministers of State were all present , in full-dress uniforms . On Wednesday morning , the Queen and her friends visited tho Botanical Gardens , and in tho evening won £ to tho Princess ' s Theatre The younger portion of the English Royal family went to tho French plnya in th <* evening . On Thursday , tho Royal folk visited Chobham—the Princes of tho party Parting at half-pnst nine from town , and tho Q ^ ueen , with two of her children , the young daughter of the Princess of Prussia ; and tho Duchess of Saxo-Cobourg Goths , starting at ? half-past eleven . , " Lust evening , tl » ero was a splendid state ball at thd Pulaco . Two thousand guests wore present .

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      NO MARQUISATE , NO PROPERTY . Tun late Earl of Bridgcwator was a man of rich estates , yielding an income of 00 , 006 ^ . or 70 , OdOJ . a .- ' your . Ho bequeathed , thorn to tho lnte , Lprd Alfairq , on condition that Lord Alford should obtain the dignity of Marquis or Duko of Bridgewnter . In default of attaining this object of ambition , the estates werd td vest in the Hon , Charles Henry Egerton ^ second ' son . of Earl Brownlow . Lord Alford died without obtaining

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 2, 1853, page 631, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1993/page/7/