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Leader (1850-1860), 27th August 1853, Edition Town of 2, Page 818, Untitled Article

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      peoples were less compelled to watch with distant awe the movements of crowned and titled persons , in order to learn from them by divination—not unlike that with which the komiSis ltfbitfcd . into the intestines of a split fowl—to * ieafll from sucii portents the fate of nations ! , A foreign invasion of England is ^ threatened : there is again a cry of cholera ; tiut as yet the plague is too far Kbrth IB Saiise mucn

      alarm . Coming from Persia , the cholera has ravaged Moscow and St . Petersburg , Posen and "Warsaw , Copenhagen and Christiania ; and is now reported at Archangel and Hamburgh . How soon it may overleap the German Ocean is matter for conjecture ; but warning has now been fairly given to all dwellers in dirty places , all managers of sewers , and municipal corporations , to make them as sweet and wholesome as time may permit . These shocks from abroad are salutary .

      Meanwhile , Death has been busy among the veterans . Soon we shall have to look forward for a new race of leaders of men in the perilous strife of war . Adam and Saltouri , men who fought and commanded at Waterloo , and Cockbiirn , who knew what it was to earn words of praise from the lips of the great sea-captain of our century , have passed away , dying peaceful deaths far from the carnage of battle . And one of their former foes—General Montholon—who

      shared that captivity of Napoleon to which Cockburn conducted the fallen conqueror — he , too , has sunk to rest ; while report whispers that the Napier of Indian Wars lies awaiting only the final stroke . Bransby Cooper , also , distinguished alike as the alleviator of human sufferings in war and peace , has gone to his grave . Brutal crimes continue to be rife among us , especially those connected with marriage relations . Husbands beating and even murdering their

      wives , are among our commonest criminals . It will behove the magistrates to put the law in force with more vigour ; and Government must see if it cannot devise some mode of either preventing these demoralising incidents of city life , or of punishing them severely when committed . We should be a greater nation if we pursued and eradicated the low vices that deprave and

      demoralize our poor , and paid less attention to the crimes against " property "—sacred idol ! Unquestionably , a man may nearly kill his wife , and escape with six months' imprisonment ; but if he steal a watch or forge a signature , he lives some years at her Majesty ' s expense , with other gentlemen of like breeding and vocation . Our Queen is a woman ; and this is not as it should be .

      Some jurymen , mindful of their duty , have severely fined the Yorkshire and Lancashire Railway Company ; decreeing damages for death and injuries sustained on their line to the amount of 7300 / . This is mere justice . But the company have retaliated by using a ticket which passengers arc to sign , pledging them not to bold the company responsible whatever accident

      may occur , from whatever cause . We should like to sec one of these bonds . The devil always attacks us through our own foibles : Mephistophiles counts on the thirst for knowledge and pleasure to make the German student sign away his soul ; the railway daemon perhaps counts on the English love of speed and cheapness to make the passenger sign away his body .

      Politics in a police-court are not of common occurrence , but sometimes we sec them there . In fact , nearly all the political matter of the week is connected with offences moral or legal . Clitheroe , notorious for bribery , treating , intimidation , nil the corruption and terror of electioneering , 1 ms chosen another representative—the third within the year .

      Stamford hns received from' its master , the Marquis of Kxeter , hik second son aB its representative . The metropolitan dockyards , lately under the immaculate guardianship of a Stafford , have been this week minutely inspected by Sir James Graham nn < l Sir Baldwin Walker , who were seen eating hard biscuit * , tiewly baked ; while Mi-. Stafford ,

      as ingenious publicists re&enftier , fed daintily last year in a tavern , M Devonport , and expected the State to pay hif Bill . And lastly , Mr . Whiteside late Solicitdr * -&erleral for Ireland under LdM ilerby , has" iifoulted ( the RoMti - Catholic pFbftssdfs at the Cork College ,, and [ refused explanation ot iatisfactiicik . . lie" asserted in Parliament that tife ctivisioite in the college w&rfe due to the machinations o £ ttiS feoman-Cath ' biic clergy , " acting under the mandate of the See of Rome . " He is told that the Protestant Professors alone caused ,

      and engaged in , the divisions . Still , wanting in manliness and candour , he refuses to retract or apologise , but " reiterates his opinions !" But Ireland is emerging from party anarchy , as she is from poverty . The Lord Chief Justice of England , presiding over the tenantry of his new Galway estate , and , with the parish priest on his right hand , preaching the doctrine of mutual trust , absolute religious equality , and education irrespective of sect , is not a bad improvisation of that better Union of the two countries which has superseded " Repeal . "

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      PROROGATION OP PARLIAMENT . The only matter of any moment in Parliament on Saturday was a statement of Lord Pahvtekstoit with reference to the occupation of the Principalities . Mr . Milnes inquired whether , in the absence of the noble lord the member for London , the noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department was able , under present circumstances , to assure the House as to the moral confidence which her Majesty ' s Government entertained with respect to the evacuation of the Danubian Principalities being such as to allow Parliament to be prorogued without anxiety ? To this one point the attention of the country was . mainly directed ; and he believed that , for the security of commerce , it was most important that it should be settled . Lord PaI / MEESton . —" The answer as to the confidence of her Majesty ' s Government will be given in the shortest possible space—namely , that their belief is that Parliament may be prorogued under present circumstances . As to the evacuation of the Principalities , I have only to say that I am confident the Emperor of Russia , having that regard to his honour and character which every sovereign of a great country must always be inspired by , will take the earliest opportunity , after the settlement with Turkey , of his own accord , to make a merit of evacuating the Principalities without the smallest delay . That is my confident expectation and belief . " ( Cries of " Hear , hear . " )

      The Commons were then summoned to the House of Lords , where the following Royal speech was read by the Lord Chancellor : — " My Lords and Gentlemen" We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from your attendance in Parliament , and at the same time to express her Majesty ' s cordial approbation of the zeal and assiduity with which , during a protracted

      and laborious aession , you have applied yourselves to the consideration of many subjects of groat importance to the public welfare . " Her Majesty has seen with much satisfaction that , by tho remission and reduction of taxes which tended to cramp the operations of trade and industry , you have given fresh extension to 11 system of beneficent legislation , and have largely increased tho menus of obtaining the necessaries of life .

      " 1 ho provision which you have inado for meeting tho demands of the public service , not only in the present but also in fliture years , is of u nature to give permanent stability to our finances , and thereby to aid in consolidating the utrength and resources of tho empire . " The buoyant state of the revenue , and tho nieady progress of our foreign trade , are proofs of tho wisdom of the commercial policy now firmly established ; while tho prosperity which pervades tho great trading and producing chimes , happily without even a partial exception , alibi-da continued and increasing evidence of the enlarged comforts of the people .

      " The measure which yau have passed for the futnvi ! government of India has been readily nanctioned by her Majesty , in tho prr , sua . sion that it will prove to have boon widely framed , and that it in well calculated to promote the improvement and welfhro of her Mujoaty's eastern dominions . " Her Majesty regards with peculiar Hatisfivotion the proviBiou you have made for tho bettor administration of charitable tniH < n . Tho obstacles which existed to the juHfc and beneficial uhu of property not apart- for tho purposes pf charity and of education , lmyo l > eou a Horioiw public evil , to which her Mnienty in persuaded , that

      . 1 - . -y . . .... *•<¦ - ^^ in your wisdoni $ ott fiave now applied an efficie remedy . . , , ; ¦ / '' " GENTiiEkfew Bf the Hottse of Commons--. "We are cbmrnandiiia by her Majesty to thank vo for the supplies which pm have granted for the service of the present year ,, and for the provision which y have inade for ttilar defence of the . country both by s and land . Her Majesty will apply them with a'iT regard to economy ; and consistently with that spirit which has at all times niade our national security a chief object of Her care . " My Loeds And Gentiemen" Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she cdntihnes to receive from her allies the B oiii uiu uci

      assnm . « n « - uuuuiiiuco vj » w , , jti tinica me oSSuTftnCfi ftf their unabated desire to cultivate the most friendly re lations with this country . "It is with deep interest and concern that her Majesty has viewed the serious misunderstanding which has recently arisen between Itussia and the Ottoman Porte . " The Emperor of the French has united with her Majesty in earnest endeavours to reconcile differences the continuance of which might involve Eurofae in war .

      " Acting in concert with her allies , and relyihg on the exertions of the Conference now assembled at Vienna , her Majesty has good reason to hope that an honourable arrangement will speedily be accomplished . " Her Majesty rejoices in being able to announce to you the termination of the war on the frontiers of the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope , and she trusts that the establishment of Representative Government in that colony may lead to the development of its re . sources , and enable it to make efficient provision for its future defence .

      " We are also commanded to congratulate you , that , by the united exertions of the naval and military forces of her Majesty and of the East India Company , the war in Burmah . has been brought to an hononrable and successful issue . The objects of the war having been fully attained , and due submission made by the Burmese Government , peace has been proclaimed . " Her Majesty contemplates with grateful satisfaction and thankfulness to Almighty God , the tranquillity which prevails throughout her dominions ; together with that peaceful industry and obedience to the laws , which ensure the welfare of all classes of her subjects . It is the first desire of her Majesty to promote the aavance of every social improvement , and , with the aid of your wisdom , still further to extend the prosperity and happiness of her people . "

      The Lord Chancel : loe then , in the usual form of words , prorogued Parliament until Thursday , the 27 th day of October next .

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      THE BIVAL YACHTS . " One of the finest races ever witnessed" took place on Friday last , at Cowes , the chief competitors being the Julia and Alarm ( English ) , tho Aurora Borealis ( Swede ) , and the Sylvie ( American ) . Precisely at five minutes before eleven , the preparatory gun was fired , and in five minutes more another for starting . In a moment afterwards the Julia began to feel the breeze , which was now blowing tolerably fresh from the W . S . W ., and she took a lead on the first of the ebb tide . The Sylvie soon set her mainsail , and was well under weigh , taking slightly the lead of the Aurora IJorealis , Arrow , Julia , and Aurora . -At

      lib . 23 m ., when nearly abreast of Osborno House , tho Aurora Borealis , who had been holding a good wind , challenged the Sylvie , and an exciting raco ensued between tbom . Shortly after passing Osborne , the Aurora , thnt was now lying close to the wind , met with « most unfortunate accident by carrying away her topmast , which had tho effect of ht onco putting her » considerable odds against her rivals . Tho Arrow * Julia , and American were well up together off * y ' but the wind now freshening , tho Alarm merged from the position she had hitherto been in , and took tli lead . ,

      f » n rx-i .. ' . ^ 1 -. _ A . ~~ ni- ln" » r . 1 ) 11 " The Sylvie and Osprcy were now close together , »» half a milo nstom . Knt little change of position toi * placo in tho oottrso to tho Nab Light , which wntf jta <»* in tho following order : —Alarm , Julia , Aurora HovcflU > Sylvie , Arrow , Ouprey . From this point ' tho whole squadron woro cloM jj hauled , and it was now supposed that the Am CIlC would at any rate exhibit tbono extraordinary 1 > ' ^?' 1

      that report had > unsigned * to her . When off- W " Olitfr tho Julia weathered her in gallant » tvlc . () f Arrow and Alarm being well together . A tfo * j lino manoeuvring now followed betweon tho Swede » American , for , when oil" Sandown , tho Swede woutno ¦ tho American . The wind , that hnd been blowing >> from tho time of pawning tho No-man Buoy , " jjn pod , ami , wiion oil" Shanklin Buy , a ft no trial ot took placo , for in coming ubdiit from her tnclc , tlio pj

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      818 THE LEADER . [ Saturday , I

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 27, 1853, page 818, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2001/page/2/