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      to bring about an organization and active co-operation of reformers of all sections , are likely to-prepare the public for taking part in the approaching debates on the . Ministerial Reform Bill in away that may considerably modify and enlarge that measure . And in order to show that a measure introduced by the present Government may be enlarged /^© have only to refer to the Div »* tet * Bill , which Was introduced as one measure and lef t the House a per fectly different measure—a mttbh more extensive , much more valuable , and a far iriore thorough . goifcg reform . . . ' ¦ ....

      The position of tnb money-market is extremely curious . The unsettled state of trade continues , and houses are still showing the effects of embarrassment ; nevertheless , improvement is steady , and it is established beyond doubt by the reduction of the Bank rate of discount from 6 to 5 per cent . Some short time back there was an expectation that the rate would soon be brought down still lower , and we observe that in the City they are all calculating upon 4 per cent , within a mouth . Already private houses have gone down to 4 £ or Si per cent ., while considerable sums of money at present

      go a-begging . All the arrangements for the royal wedding are now in a state of forwardness that must be extremely comfortable to those who are responsible for their completion ; it would seem that they have almost accom p lished the miracle of making out of the Chapel-Royal sow ' s ear a very silk purse ? of convenience . It is confidently hoped that at the last moment nothing will be found to have been forgotten . One point , particularly , about which all the brides-expectant of England and Prussia inay have felt much concern , is settled : the trousseau of the royal bride is complete , and everything that could be wished : —even down to the chaussures , which are said to be ' perfect loves . '

      In Berlin , the same state of forwardness is reported , and everything is there done that can be thought of to make the reception worthy of the great occasion . The cause of two nations' happiness , however , seems destined to be the cause , of grumbling on both sides of the Channel , though the ground of complaint in Berlin is exactly the opposite of that in London . In Berlin , some of the close-fisted arc saying very ungraceful things about the determination of the municipality to spend 60 , 000 thalers , about 9000 / ., on a gold table with an engraved plan of the city on the top , as a present to the young married couple ; in London , the complaint is that so little is to be spent * and so little done to give popular tclat to an event in which the people take so deep an interest .

      Preparations of a far less agreeable character , and grumbling far more serious , are going on on the other side of the Atlantic . The Free-soil majority Jiave refused to vote , and the opposite party have voted the Lecompton constitution with the slavery clause . Upon this issue the two great parties , not only of Kansas , but of the United States , stand angrily face to face ; and almost a word will £ uuioe to set them on to a death-struggle . Another trduble which has very unexpectedly come upon the American Government is the illegal capture of General Walker . An over-officious

      Commodore in the service of the United States has landed in Nicaragua and taken Walker prisonercommitting an offence against the neutrality laws of the two countries exactly similar to the offence for which he has taken upon himself to capture the General . The Supreme Government have been obliged to admit that Walkbk ' s capture waa illegal , and ordered its officer home to take his trial . Meanwhile * Walker demands to bo convoyed back in a Government vessel to the place from whence lie has been unlawfully removed , and his cause is going ahead' like wildfire in consequence of his viotory . The dilemma is one of dilfioulty . The details of the lato earthquake , which have

      Ibeon carefully supprossod by the Neapolitan Governmont , are finding their way bofore the publio here through the lotters of travellers to the devastated localities . A torriblo pioturo thoy present . . TJ . pwarda . jrfJL 6 JSS ^ LSfmifmJ ^ XS jaPEishSS ? , while the number of those who havo received lnjuryHurimmonso , as may bo imagined . The sufferings of the poor appoav to havo boon heartrending , and aggravated by the want of anything liko organbod assistance on the part of the Government . Many woro seen , days after the occurrence of tho calamity , sitting amid Die ruins of their homes , weeping 1 and staryjing , and with not oven assistance given thorn to tyury , 'their dead rolativos and friondy . Anothor dark tfternbfr * to be treasured in tho hearts of King 'BbttBA * ii lbving subjoots . » Judged by Ihe speech with Whfoh Queen

      Isabella favoured her senators and deputies on openino- the e&rtcs , Spain must be one of the happiest as Well as prosperous kingdoms in Europe , and its Government one of the firmest . If there is just a little shadow to be detected in the midst of the brigut picture , it is in the announcement that the liberty of the press is to 0 B yet a little more restricted , to afford protection to ' interests which are deemed most sacred bjjr the Spsknish people . ' One other point in her Majesty ' s noticeable seeminto indicate

      speech is , as g an anxtefcy its the matter t > f tlte estimates '} she said , that liS * ministers Would present to the Cortes various bills , having reference to extraordinary expenses , and the inconvenience of having to make annual demands for them ; these bills would be presented with the ordinary budget of the year ; she was desirous that , while they were about it , they should discuss the budget lor 1859— to save time . Perhaps she is right ; the future is always doubtful , —in no place more lhan in Spain , at least as far as

      politics are concerned . A change or ministry m Spain must create much less attention there than a change of weather : in England the p henomenon is looked out for every few weeks , and is now observable . Tiie Spanish ministry has resigned because Bravo Murillo was appointed President of the Cortes . Much more of English interest and sympathy followed the remains of IUcuel to their grave in Pere la Chaise , on Monday morning last , than would be moved by the death and burial of the best bad Ministry poor Spain is for some time to come likely to suffer under . If there is one thing more is

      than another notable in Trench artist-society it the homage which all in it pay to gemus . _ The death of a great artist is a subject of mourning to the whole of his order , and the tears shed are unfeigned , and honourable alike to the object on which they fall and to him by whom they are shed . From the concerns of death to the concerns of life . The Insolvent Debtors' Court is a first-rate school of manners . A few hours' study there , now and then , gives us some broad views of life and conduct such as we . might live very long lives indeed without getting a glimpse of from any other stand-point . The case of Mr . Edward Scratton , for instanceafforded unin

      heard on Monday , , some - terrupted insights into the collegiate life at Oxford exceedingly well worth having . This gentleman had set his wits to do everything that was fast and expensive , and in due course he had pledged his ' expectations' at GO , 70 , and 80 per cent , to the accommodating Jews who are at the service of all young gentlemen of Mr . Scratton ' s way of thinking at the two great English Universities . After a few years of struggle , during which his friends paid some ten thousand pounds to save him from arrest , Mr . Scratxon found himself in prison , from which he was released on security , in the shape of warrants of attorney , " and , " said Mr . Sargood , " when they ran outhe was run into prison again . " His debts

      , from 1844 amounted to 96 , 448 / ., and for this amount of liability he had received 34 , 517 ^ . —the difference representing the sum ho had been charged for bonuses , interest , &c . &c . upon bills and renewals . Mr . Commissioner P hilli p s said he ically did not know how to deal with such a case ; but as not one of the creditors thought proper to appear in opposition , Mr . Edward Scratxon was discharged , with a word or two of counsel as to his future conduct . Now , it appears clear to ua , that it is not Mr . Commissioner P hillips who ouarlit to be left to deal with

      this crying evil of our Universities ; the remody should cohio from the heads of those establishments . The oxpenso of the students in every one of our colleges may , and ought to , bo regulated to a penny , and his subordination to regulations in rospect of expenditure should in reason be as much insisted on as it is in any othor respect . It is hero only necessary to point out this matter , its disoussion belongs to anothor part of our paper . Wo must not forgot to roport the progress made this week in the launching of tho Leviathan . She has now ton feet of wotor under her , and is expected lF 156 ^ floai ^ d " DTthThiff ! rtldo -of-tho- ' 3 aBbv----

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      PUBLIC MEETINGS . THIS AUOMTIOW OF THE HAST INDIA COMPANY . A sraoiAi . genornl court of tho East India Company was held at : tho East India House on Wednesday , in aacordanco with a requisition signed by nine proprietors for the purpose of considering tho communication addrosaed to tho Court of Directors from tho Government , respecting tho continuation of tho powor » of tho Company . Mr . Mangles presided , and Informed tho meeting that it 1 was tho intention of the Directors , before Parliament mot again , to summon a Apodal Court of Proprietors , and to

      lay before them the whole of the correspondence which might then have passed between themselves and the Gove " rri « etlt . In answer to Mr . Malcolm Lew in , he re . fused td lay before the court the letter he ( the chairman ) Bad addressed to the Ministers . No answer had yet been received to . that letter . The production of other letters was Asked for , and refused . Mr . Crawshay stated that "he had received memorials from Manchester , Liverpool , Birmingham , and other large to \* ns , strongly opposing the proposition of the Govemmetit to take India under the direct control of the G *» Wt » -. He therefore moved a resolution

      confirmatory of that view , and then proceeded to trace the origin of the Indian Empire , whteh was commenced at a time when sitch charters and privileges were common in this country . Now that the empire had grown up to magnificence and importance , the Government wished to deprive the Company of the powers and the propert \ r they had possessed for upwards of one hundred years . He denied that the Government would be able to govern India better than the East India Company could if properly managed at home . The Queen had not got such servants as the East India Corn ~ pany—would to God she had ! He did not mean to say that the Court of Directors were blameless , for they had acted most unjustly , and he hoped they never would be able to reconquer Oude . ( Disapprobation . ') They never ought to have annexed it . " ( Hear , hear . )—Mr . Malcolm Lewin seconded the motion , which was opposed by Mr . J .

      D . Mackenzie , who thought that India ought to be placed under the direct government of the Crown , and that the Queen should assume the title of Empress of that country . —Mr . Remmington supported the motion , and Colonel Sykes spoke in favour of the Company , observing that "in 1844-5 , the exports were nearly eight millions , and in 1855-6 they had increased to above twenty-three millions , and the imports in the same period had increased from something over four millions to thirteen millions and a half . For those exports , 100 , 000 , 000 / . in silver had been sent into India in bullion that had never left that country , and it was not to be supposed that this motley did not circulate through the country . It did , and the labourers and others benefited by it . " The Colonel was of opinion that the forcing of the greased cartridges on the Sepoys was the sole cause of the rebellion . —After some further discussion ,

      the debate was adjourned till next Wednesday . Parliamentary Refokm . —Meetings in favour . of Parliamentary Reform have been held during the last few days at Bodmin , Penryn , Liskeard , Newcastleupon-Tyne , Birmingham , and Manchester . —r-A meeting was held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Wednesday night , under the presidency of Herbert Ingram , Esq ., M . P ., in favour of Reform . Mr . Ingram expressed some doubt as to the excellence of equal electoral districts , but said he was inviolably wedded to manhood suffrage . Mr . Passmore Edwards then spoke in favour of a very radical reconstruction of the franchise , and proposed a motion declaring the absolute necessity of manhood suffrage in any measure of Parliamentary Reform . Mr .

      Ernest Jones warmly advocated a union between tho working classes and the middle classes , and deprecated any attempt to create a split by proposing an amendment under ' the sacred name of the People ' s Charter . ' Ho was here met with cries of " Turncoat ! " and " Traitor ! " Mr . Coningham , M . P ., spoke in support of the motion . Mr . Dickey moved , and Mr . Kadford seconded , nn amendment proposing the various points of tho charter , and Mr . Townsend , M . P ., urged the duty of union ; and a great deal of confusion ensued , caused by a body of Chartists , hooded by Mr . Bronterro O'Brien . At length , the meeting , by a show of hands , refused to hear Mr . O'Brien or to entertain tho amendment , and the original resolution was then declared to bo

      earned . The State of the Haymarkbt , &c . —An adjourned meeting with reference to the diareputablo state of some of our West-end streets was held on Thursday at the Chambers of the Society for tbo Suppression of Vice . Resolution ? were passed , appointing a deputation to wait on Sir George Grey 5 instructing such deputation to urgo tj upon the Government the enforcement of public deconoy by moans of a department of polioo specially devoted to that purpose , and tho passing of an act for tho regulation of night houses ; and calling tho attention of Government to tho groat number of foreign courtezans m tho streets , and to tho moans of controlling that woroasing ovil . 0 !

      Equalization ov this Poor-rates . —A mooting tho metropolitan clergy in favour of thin object wan n «' on Tuesday at Slon College , London Wall . Potitloim w both Houses of Parliament woro adopted . Tins OriUM Traffic—Mr . Paeamoro Edwards hw iJ . Qte 9 r 0 . dji locturo at tho Guildhall , Buth , on tho auu-) oot of " our"iro \ ftirofTfpI uTfriirTirdfa-for-tho-purposojiJ—4 smuggling it into China . Ho donouncod the tralllo in < vory Btrong language , and a resolution condemning 1 was oarriod . A potitlon to Parliament was also adopw ; Christianity in India . — -The Archbishop of Ciintt £ bury presided on Tuesday over a largo mooting at *' * ln Hall in favour of tho oxtonsion of missionary ° VV bl « India for tho conversion of tho heathen . JJt ' Bl ( J l , r , u . Grace , tho speakers woro Mr . Vonn , tho Enrl ol u » chostar , tho Blahop of London , Mr . Kinnaird , tho ««*• C . Routhon , Mr . J . C . Oolquhoun , Mr . Thomas , \» Bishop of Winchester , and tho Rev . J . Hobaon .

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      eo THE LEADER . [ No . 408 , January lg JLg 58 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 16, 1858, page 50, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2226/page/2/