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      • ~ -i : ' M ¦ i \ r : i ; ' . r ~; vr ¦ : le / tir ' . ' VSEVEK COT&Q 3 P 1 S , ATO . . Q ^' S&fXgg&i The Church was Qpen ^ fflTV W ^ An ^ p ^^ yy in order that tJae Chnataanpfeofole of ifoaj land might consciousl | y stimd . 1 a tbei > XHicbie ipis& senee , there to redlect upon the most perilous enterprise upon which . a State .- tons enter ^ tt weigh . it in . their conscience *! * to surteythei own ntzneaafoi ? tbk © dnty which they . liaye im * posed ujjoil themselves ^ , and to ^ aithetifrom

      the coramuning correction for . them own mis doing& and courage for thflnaofaaeiemeufc he * fare them . So Iongr ¦ m , the people « £ this country profess to he Cliriatianv the duty of that day was on * which should not be neglected . It would have been better performed if the leaders of the flock could trust better to the mam principles of the doctrine which they are appointed to teach ; could considerinvolved in that

      the eternal truths which are doctrine with a simpler Bpirit , and apply them to present circumstances with a plainer exposition . If the walla which divide the Church into " congregations" could ha . ve been tor own down , and if tlie people could have stood together , listening at one © to all the brigade of preachers who then assailed their ears * they would hare received , not the one' p lain " word" which those teachers are sent to

      bear , "but a Babel confusion of conflicting precepts—quaint refinements , idle- speculations , words of intolerance unbeseeming the new commandment , and words of fear , degrading either to the Christian or to the Eng-

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      m . 1793 : the order that all aliens Bhould reside within fifty miles of CSanahatt . By the present regulations of ^ ovenameiit ^; in France as well as in England , even Hussion subjects , the native-born citizens of tiae hostile country , are left in freedamv so long as they conform to the laws of tiro land ., In 1806 we find Napoleon : endeavouring 1 to exclude "Rwgs . land from the Continent , afc he did again in 1812 . In 1807 we find England retaliating ^_ ^ _ ^ _ - ^ ^

      tend to be heavea-boro * His EwAeqiw ^ Boi * & wja pecuhaar instrument invented bfr fcimseSY but xt has been appro-vexl by practical as'w ^ S a * theoretical men , and is an extremely c < tt £ vemaent form of security . Itepresent&tg evea sums , ranging from 1001 . to lOOOV ., it passfes from hand to hand like , an Earehettite * But taifflKwrfc tke' irouMe attending * the traS

      fer of stock ; it bears a feed * itifce * es % - tf 6 > 1 ! ft& rate of & . ¦ 10 s , per < &nti per annum ; it Nrf& be paid off o ** tW&th © f May , 1858 , > 5 » , or ' 60 . It is on all £ atufa < recogrosed m a perfectly safe ; portable , and caeily tr ^ namuted security . It catfr ba carrifcc * - abontf , trans ferred , or 1 aa * Bed into motoey * oi * th © shortest notice . Temders will be received for a nhfc

      less buto tban ( 1000 £ $ but of course prirate persona ccuM join in a tender , and tttere is no specie * < rf inv © s ( raen * ibr th <> s& % ho d <> irot attend to "businesa tlemselvw whicn a £ peas £ to us more safe or handy fy * all cdi ^ in g ^ ncies than the purchase ot ' ihe&enewhonifo For the country gentleman ; ¦ for toe trader , who likes to keep a "balance at hi « baQker ^ for * savings of tne sm ^ sh ^^ mtm oPartyi ^ Here is a ^ read y means of laying hy m < Dri *^» , aecured with all the Credit and power of BiiiS

      X&m } Ifed * * rfcfai » foig < it > ySa ^* pr *^ Sg& Anil tfe& ia the only iimovation—a cc « irB ^^ f plain outspokenfinance , whieh oadei tte-iii ^ come of the * year * iq > on the actual trad ^ a ^ d iBcorae « rthewh (^ bbdy of « urp ^ t )< ilati 6 n ^ that potation ltoTi » fc » mc « the iaet war inerea » ed so vastly in iiuinbers , weaith , and intelligence . Our forefathers cotild tiise «» - Tnl ^ 3 % » . $ tyQOO 0 k ^ ^^ m&& heeidm ^ OOOfiOOl ., m , OO € { OGOl ) df nes ^ f 4 O , € 0 O , 000 ^ by loan at a t ^ i ^^ wlien ^ their export * ranged about 45 , 000 ^ 000 ^ : , faiitt when A % -il ¦ - » .- Y-. .- ' ¦ ¦ -- ¦ ' .-. ¦ * c . i—i .: ^' -A i- i - - ., ^ 'A' -xr . j- j ^ j- * %% - n- ^ > JkV > n _ - * !> ' hmt ftj

      ... ' . . ... .. . . . ^ . .. " * . ^ n ey were puraumg a war ' waetera * axnt anti > nBt * onal | rarp € ^ , inju ^ bn 8 ^ 6 ^ ^^ wliolBcJU ^ g&t i ^^ re ' ettrJBe wj ^ & iu ^ . iuia ^ e » il ^ if ^> tive to &mi&it&r * ' * & ^> m ^ ikm ^ perfectly > und «^ aiid th ^ iro ^ wnp ^ itiott , while , they po ^ Besfr meatiB imiB ^ x ^ blf ^ eyoiiA those ati ; th © cbBJ « ian < J of theii- ioreftthe * they can keep the-e ^ ntesfc tt ) objects- ^ iraci dally beneficeht ^ few Europe and tlw ^ worldj a » well as for ourselvft »; can coatrol the ^ ek ^ Btfi diture , and c « n mdkef the -W-a ' i' -lh 1 a-greai degree eelf ^ up ^ p ^ rtiiig , if ncyt remun ^^ t ^; --

      by the Orders in Cocmeil ; the two asdit ^ ere fighting to destroy the trade of ] Ehxro |) ev that they might bring a circuitous injury upon each other ; wasting iiie industry of peace in vain vindictiveness ,. In our own day we see France and England earnestly combEoing- for the purpose » of protecting the > ctammercie of Europe against the evil © of vrar j andi so com ^ bineoV leadings it may be said ,: the whole

      om all occasions . Still there ia a difference in our favdar :: tbe consummation of Reform some years bacfc , and other political incidents , have so faar diminished ^ internal di visions , that we have no longer as leaders of opposition men possessing the power and inftaence of a Fox , a Grey , or a BtisseM . Those statesmen who would usually dividle the i » f tiien « e of ParliamBntare almost all of then ? in office , or in elose irT £ aadBlii % »' with , the actiiial occupaata of office ; . _ _ _ ^

      But tie distinction is moat ; observable in our commercial and financial proceedings . It is not c © mpaEfeo : n , i but contrast that we find . TAce series of bostilrtiea whiek began in 1793 were marked by tbe narrowest and lr aeahest spirit iik the treatment o £ commerce ^ but Cepecialtv the cononerce of foreigners , or ^ aKenaf * a » they were more- frequently called . Throughout that wsr > England sustained ,, with great detriment to her character

      for generosity ! , and material : loss to her own citizens , the : principie that " free ships do ^ M ^ makejfree goodB . " The serieaof Qrdexa in Council which continue- to issue at patesent , recognise the * opposite principle ~~ tibat tieutral ships frank ; the property even of the enemy . When t&e hostiafces ; were firstsformally announced ^ it became necessary for ouir € k > verwmenfe to issi » certain ^ fbrnialwairningB

      to persons engaged iat commerce ; and of eourse it was neeessary to ^ proceed apon the basis &f the law a& it had been uniformly- re cognised by the = Bng ^ Sahr Governn « entT * i-m other words r as Miniskers found iti But in the mean whale information on such subjects , experience , commerce iifeself , ' have iaad& such caiormous strides ^ that new regulations were peremptorily demanded by all parties andi by the manifest necessities < s £ the case . ' The

      Orders im Cousca , therefore , whaek have iascied ia the very brief interval since the dedoratioii of war , coistfitnte one ! of the : mosi jemarkably progressive > series of teforms to windv the students of huamanr progress can p « int . Itt nothing 1 iv the advance more notable than iit oih * relations' with : America ; , "When

      the series began ,, a question atfos © wbether tha English Qovernnaent would ; feel bouaid to sus * - taiu that right of searck which has been asserted at a comparatively recent period ^ and was then compromised and ; deferred rather than settled . The Americans naturally felt sensitive on tlae subject , and we stated to our readers that the matter was

      under active consideration between the Embassy in London and our own Government Mr . Buchanan was justified by- the urgency of the occasion , by his long experience , the confidence of his countrymen , and his own sagacity , in taking the initiative in the da » - cusaioB , without awaiting special instructions from Washington . " We have since noticed the great firmness with which the New Tork Chamber of Commerce has recommended the

      support of American interests in that question ; and the latest accounts fro-tn America hail with satisfaction tlie intelligence from thia country , that a special convention , not materially differing from our own suggestion , had been carried far towards ¦ completion . Since the last war , America has become a great Power in the world—a main stay of

      adtf-government and freedom throughout the globe , as well as the West ; and it is with UiQrbounded pleasure that we notice the reciprocal disposition in England and in the United States to cement the agTeenxent , rather than to foster the differences between two countries whose union is so vitally essential to the welfare of the world .

      To turn from great to a smaller matter , there is , perhaps , nothing which marks the distinction between the old period and the present , more than the Order in Council issued tire days after the declaration of war

      body of European states in . the same direc-1 tion ; recording entirely Mew principles which suppress- for erer fclie fceense& ^ riraey of letters of marque , and establishing the principle that industry-is easfeagainst tlie-waste of war ^ so long as that industry xfemadii& fs&hftik to peace and does not subserve thd purpose * of the > enemy . America las already during the peaea takenuai Head ni ^ tlie same ^ beeneficent md ^ sion ^ andi sire dow ^ becomes an active ally in , ^ tt"best of ccoxfederacies . ' «

      Thua ferwe hare discussed the Bubject enidrely in reference to general juBtice aodd humanitgr- let us for one ixistant notice ' the interesfc which fSngland has in this protection of eontmerce . The real or declared value of British , produce andmanufacturesexportedin 1801 was under 4 O , O ^ 0 ^ KIO £ ( 30 , ^^ 6 5 ^ . > ; the total valise of exports in 185 * waa 88 v 5 O 0 r 0 O 0 Ctf . the mere inereaae of 1853

      [ 17 ^ , 000 ^ . ] over 1 S 61 was nearly half the total amount of exports kt 18 & 1-. As we hzs ^ e had frequently odeasioB tomotk ^ theiincrease of the ? imports is of av kind to indicate aufai more * general dxffasKm . ' of' consutmptioxk than itAs beem observed in thie' countcv- perhaps since the eulc ^ ninv delivered ^ € hbe& Justice Borteaou © -upon * : som ^ wbafe qoestionaW © data , to imTBortalize ^ the comfortablb condition * of

      the Ehigliishu people ^ may * said , howw ever , that the property ,, trade , and / resources of the country have increased in a proportion really greater than that indicated by the exports ; the reason ; why we select tbem ^ being ' , tbat ^ tie register of their progress is so connpact and accessible ^ How importanit , there ^ ibrey is it ^ even cm the low ground of selfiintereat , to pecmevere in . that liberal course ^ which is also the most generous , the wisest , and the most likely to preserve ! the real guarantees of peace .

      The contrast , is not less cheering in finance than in commerce . In April 25 , 1793 , the vast extension of paper currency was creating great embarrassment * and hence the demand for the " Commercial Credit Bill '; ' * which vainly endeavoured to sitpply by Parliamentary authority that ; credit that vicious finance had violated- Currency philosophers have been recommending a general extension of paper as a ready nieaaos by which Government might increase its resources

      but every note thus issued would damage the value of every note already in circulation ; would , in other words , to add ( say ) 19 s . to the Exchequer , take away a shilling from every man who had a pound note throughout the country ; while the small premium added to the value of gold would in mo « respect compensate the loss on- the more numerous

      species of circulation . That ia understood m the present time ; and the plain , means taken by Mr . Gladstone for raising hie loan has no resemblanco to the expedients of the heavenborn Minister . Mr . Gladstone , indeed , . is a Minister born of hard study , practical experience in statesmanship , and diligent enquiry into practical effects . He does notpre-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 29, 1854, page 399, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2036/page/15/