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    " 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 the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development r » f nnr spinf-. nalxxoktvjjfo . " ZIx * mboldt ' s Cosmos .

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    REVIEW OF THE WEEK— i-aoe The Alleged Malversations in the PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Latter-Day Poetry 571 Imperial Parliament 554 Duchy of Lancaster 5 G 0 The Licensing System 564 -rueao-rc-Death of Douglas Jerrold 556 Our Civilization 5 G 0 competitive Examination for the THtAK 1 !> Gold Works in England 557 Gatherings from the Law and Po- Civil Service 565 Royal Academy 572 Fire at the Messrs . Pickford ' s Ware- lice Courts 581 Belgian Politics 665 Don Giovanni at the two Houses ... 572 bouses 557 Ascot Races 562 The Native Armies of India .. ; 566 Madame Riston 573 State of Trada 557 Naval and Military 562 The Electoral Movement in France 567 Mr . Alfred Wigan 57 . 5 Ireland 558 Miscellaneous 562 itfrature— America 55 | Postscript 563 g ^*™ 56 S The Gazette 573 ThoTreaVofPeacewith " Persia . \ " ; . S 53- OPEN COUNCIL- A Danisli Story '" i !!" ... ' . " . ' . ' .. ' .. " 5 C 8 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSBafe :::: ::::::::::::::::: III Th of ^ r ^^^ .. ^ I T Z ™ 1 % *!^*^^ =:= 5 % ^ l ™ ^™ . ^™ . . * , 57 *

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    VCXL . VIII . No . 377 . ] SATURDAY , JUNE 13 ^ 1857 . PsiOE { ggSgigg ^^ a ? ^

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    TjVEARFUL has been the amount of -work exacted J ? from the House of Commons by Ministers , who compete with the most active of private members in pressing their measures . The effect is , to give the leader of the House of Commons , the head of the Treasury bench , an absolute power which is undisputed . There are many reasons for this , but most espec ially the fact that nearly one quarter of the members are new to their place ; that the business of the session really commenced late in May , though it is to close at tho ordinary period ; and that therefore an amount of speed is required which equally precludes deliberation and interruption . The House of Commons is in the condition of persons who arc ' moving , ' and -who cannot stand upon trifles , or look much to the future , but arc only anxious to get the goods iul o the cart , and the cart away from the door by the proper hour . Hence Government is enabled to set aside anything that interferes with it : it is tho manager of the moving for the time being , and its word is absolute . When Mr . Kinnaird calls attention to the total weakness of the Government in Bengal , the scarcity of justice , and the notorious corruption of the police , with the consequent disorder , he is met by an admission of the fact , and an assurance that Government attention will be given to the subject ; and he is induced to withdraw his resolutions involving inquiry . When Mr . WrsE exposes the gross mismanagement of tho Duchy of Lancaster , rcspectablo Mr . Baines rises to admit tho charge for the past , but assorts that tho management of the Duchy is getting on very well now , will get on better in future , and will bo highly profitable to the Crown . Lord Godericii desiros to enforce the principle of competitive examinations as tho rule of admissions to tho civil service , and it was understood last session that Ministers phulgod themaolvos to adopt that rule . II . was upon that pledge that ; lie withdrew a motion upon tho subject until this year . Now , however , Sir OJmorgk Cornewaix Lewis declares that Ministers never intended to abandon nomination ; they only uso examination aa a means of ascertaining tho qualifications of candidates for oflloo ; nud Lord Godeiucii does not seem to have felt suifloienfc oonfidonoo in commanding , tho attention of tlio House to have made any motion . It is so through all . Even tho exposure of tho gross inisplaoing of an hospital at Notloy , on tho marshes near Southampton—which

    has entailed a charge of 260 , 000 / . —can scarcely command the attention of the House ; although Ministers consent to inquire . Sir Frederick Thesiger may abolish grand juries ; the Law Lords are allowed to cut up the Divorce Bill and patch it together , cut it up ¦ again and piece it again at their pleasure ; Sir Fitzroy Kelly is allowed to introduce a bill assimilating the law of wills abroad to the domestic law , notwithstanding the ancient and universal rule that the movable property of residents in a foreign country is governed by the law of that country . Both Houses , in fact , are allowed a large discretion in the introduction of bills , and in debating , so that the debates be short , and that the bills be withdrawn . The withdrawal , indeed , is made peremptory in bills like Mr . Thomas Duxcomue ' s for the registration of voters , Mr . Locke King ' s for abolishing property qualification , or Lord Robert Grosvenor ' s for regulating expenses at elections—prohibiting cabs , and relieving candidates from hustings charges . All matters connected with representation must stand over till 1 S 58 . Some of the caprices of legislation in this licentious time are curious . Mr . Hard y , indeed , has been cut short in his endeavour to extend the licensing monopoly to beer-shops . But whilo the Attorney-General is labouring at a bill in the House of Commons , to impose penal restraints upon trustcos who commit a breach of their trust , Lord St . Leonards has introduced a bill into tho House of Lords to indemnify the trustees beforehand who do not commit actual fraud , although they break their trust in a groat variety of ways . The most important picco of legislation is that relating to Lunacy in Scotland . Tho Lord Advocate constructs a new board , comprising a Commissioner , a Medical Inspector , a Secretary , and a Clerk , for a complete supervision over all lunatics and lunatic asylums in Scotland . Tho now Commission will be subject to the General Commission in London ; but in local matters will , for ihc most part , as wo umlcrslaml tho measure , act scpiiratoly . The fearful abuses exposed by the report of the lute commissioners of inquiry must now bo with more or loss rapidity corrected Practically , tho bill oxtends tho English law of supervision to Scotland ; only if ; does so in a somowhat soparato form , to avoid local jealousies . Tho Committee of Fivo named last ovoning for inquiry into Mr . Bektolacci ' s petition is , as wo liad antioipatod , a committee ( with a single oxooption ) of nondoaoripts , signifying nothing . Wo r i . ' " I i

    have only now to state our emphatic confidence in the petitioner , and our emphatic distrust of the committee . If justice be done to Mr . Bertolacci , we fully believe that not only will a vast system of administrative plunder be undermined , but , what is even more important , the obstructive hypocrisy of certain incorruptible Administrative Reformers , more fatal to public morality than troops of Tories , will be blown to the winds . If Parliament has been active there has been a yet greater activity out of doors . The Roman Catholics have been meeting as a body , with the Duke of Nortolk at their head , in order to take a perfectly separate position on the subject of the Oaths Bill . They propose a bargain with Government . The Oaths Bill amends the form of the oath for all members , and lets in the Jew ; if it were carried it would settle the last question of sectarian exclusion . The Roman Catholics , however , refuse their assistance unless they are allowed to use the same oath instead of tho oath provided for them by the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 . They offer Government their support , on condition that Government will adopt their plan . This step is universally deplored , even we know by many Roman Catholics . Most certainly if Government were to concede the concession the bill would not be carried , for the Lords who might wink tit nmuoouvros to carry a Jew bill through their House would take fright at any proposal to unsettle the Act of 1829 , for tho avowed purpose of some advance , some encroachment , as they would call it , on the part of tho Romnn Catholics . ' So the Duke of Norfolk and his followers will get nothing by his motion , but only spoil tho elmucc of the Jews . Where is the good of that ? Tho liberality seems to be transferred to thoso who were onco exclusive . In tho Congregation at Oxford the proposal for establishing middle-olass examinations , originated by the Reverend Fredkuicjc TiSMi'Lis , has boon carried by an ovoi'wheliuing majority ; and u very decisive majority approved of tho proposed title— " Associato of Arts . " It is most remarkable , us the Glvba points out , that while Oxford University is thus adopting a liberal revolution , London University is rather obstructing a somowhat similar proposal which cmauatca from the Government , dispensing with residence on tho part of thoso students who claim dogroos on examination under London University . y < ST ^'" i , > ^ An astounding proposal lias boon ' ^^^ WJK P' < Palmeuston by Lord SjiAFTHSBUitvgtt ^ y ^ gg ^ jg &' / tylmffi ^^ W 0 Qc ^ Jtms&s -i Kgwgj ^'*

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  • Leader (1850-1860), June 13, 1857, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2197/page/1/