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      n / D ' ^* r JI& A eAL tiQzx . POLITIC ATO LITERARY REVIEW .

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      w W E must look to Prance in order to understand the great act of legislation in our own Parliament this week . The Emperor Napoleon still continues the perfection of his defences , as if he put not too much trust in the bill which Lord Pal-MEKSTON has brought into Parliament for his protection . M . BiiAATJi / r , the Minister of the Interior , is removed from his post to make room for General Espinasse—the devoted and unscrupulous . Nor is this the only precautionary measure taken , within the last few days , by our very good Ally against fortune : the Police is to be entirely detatched from the Home-office , and the whole force throughout the empire placed under the direction of the Prefect . In the event of M . Pietri refusing to accept this organization—of which there appeared to be some likelihood—General Niel , another faithful servant of the Empire , is expected to have the command . At the same time that these measures are taken , the Empex-or , having satisfied himself of the devotion of his army , and of the personal spirit of his Colonels especially , expresses , through Count Walewski , his great ' regret' that the ' inadvertent ' publication in the Monileur of certain military addresses of congratulation to him on his late escape from assassination should luive caused anything like an unpleasant feeling in England ; and Count Walewski is furthermore charged to repeat in very choice language the certainty bis master feels that the English Government will do as ho , wishes it to do , and carry an Alien Bill * without more fuss . And wo sco how ready Lord Palmebston is to meet the Emperor ' s wishes , under the flimsy pretext of doing away with an anomaly of the English law , which makes it folony to commit a certain oiTenco in Ireland , while the same offence is only punishable as a misdomoanour in England . In truth , it is time wo had done with our old boasts about defending our rights against all the world , and protecting our countrymen against Continental tyranny ^ and all that fiuo-sounding talk ; ''' Ji'MinisKFlll ^ ps ^ in and ifiohos * tno ' ' rlgliis , and wo don't care a straw about tho othor dofoncc . How are those poor follows , tho English engineers of tho Cagliari , after being kept in au abominable Ncapo' litan prison , for upwards of oighl ; months , and put at length uponthoir trial , which ia oxpootod to last for ft month P In what a state aro they to meet tho accusations that havo boen bo long taxing tho

      ingenuity of Neapolitan Crown-lawyers to get up Broken down by the bad treatment to which they were subjected at first , and with the hopeless tedium of their confinement , Pauk has become subject to fits , and Watts has again relapsed into insanity This is the upshot of our bold Minister ' s Civis JRomanus sum . But lie is not alone in his glory—or his shame ; Parliament goes with him , at least on the beginning of the downward journey . A net majority of two hundred expressed the feeling of the House of Commons on the question of the introduction , of Lord Pamvierston ' s Conspiracy to Murder Bill . The nature of this measure is to make an offence which has hitherto been punished as a misdemeanour a felony , punishable with penal servitude for life , or for any term not exceeding five years ; or with imprisonment , with or without hard labour , for any term not exceeding three years . All persons within the United Kingdom , whether British subjects or foreign , will be amenable to this law , whether the person conspired against be a subject of Her Majesty or not . The view taken by , Lord Johm Russell was a just one ; he conceived that , apart from the objectionableness of the spirit of the measure , it would not answer the purposes for which it was framed , and pointed out , as one of the natural consequences of the severity of tho law against a crime extremely difficult to prove , a disinclination on the part of magistrates to enforce its penalties . But there aro , moreover , objections which do not appear on tho face of the bill ; what is to assure us that upon mere suspicion , or pretended suspicion , any person notorious for his antagonism to tho Emperor of the French may not bo seized , with or -without a warrant , and , on ' suspicion of conspiring , ' handed over to tho tender mercies of tho new Minister of Interior , General Espinasse P But though leave has been granted to Lord Palmebston to bring in this bill , it has yet to find its way through tho House , and both tho Opposition and independent members havo reserved tho oxpression of their intentions with regard to its treatment in tho lator stages of its passage . Upon the wholo , tho vote of thanks proposed by Lord Palmerston to tho Goyomor-Gpneral of Inclia and tho chiofTcTvil and military by whom ho had boon served during tho mutiny , passed with loss opposition than might have boon expected . Certainly tUo position was ono of extreme difficulty . To havo omitted Lord Canning ' s name from tho list of those whom tho House was called upon to thank for tho services rendered by them during tho lato trials , would have appeared like a censure ;

      ! even to have proposed a separate vote would have been to place him in an extremely painful position . The appearance still remained of an . attempt to snatch a vote of thanks for the Governor-General under cover of that which , was certain to be given with acclamation to the other persons ; and the representations of Lord John Russell and Mr . Walpole reduced Lord Palmerston to the necessity of accepting a vote with the understanding that the House pledged itself to nothing with regard to Lord Canning ' s general policy . In the House of lords , the result of the vote , wluch was introduced by Lord Panmure , was more decisive , notwithstanding the more determined stand made by Lord Dubby against the coupling of Lord Canning ' s name with , those of the military and naval commanders . On Thursday night Earl Grey presented the East India Company ' s petition against the impending Government measure for relieving them of their lawful authority to govern—or as some will have ft , misgovern—India . His Lordship was highly eulogistic of the Company , but failed to make out a very strong case in their behalf , and it was felt that the Duke of Argyll , in answering him , had rather the best of the argument . In India itself , that tho work of pacification is steadily progressing , the contents of tho last Bombay mail bring ample assurance . Outram maintains himself at Alumbagh , the country folks proving their reviving loyalty in the tangible way of bringing in supplies . Jung Bahadoob . had attacked the rebels at Gorukpore , and scattered them . Seaton had joined Caw ? jhbm-. Thus Sir Colin is slowly , but surely , amassing such a force in Oudc as will put resistance on a large scale out of tho question . Lord John Russell has carried the second reading of Ids Oaths Bill , and at last there begins to appear a ome chance of this voxed question being settled . The bill proposes ono form of oath for Christians ( retaining the words " on tho true faith of a Ghristiaa" ) , and another form for Jews . Mr . Walpolb oxprosscd his approval of tho form of oath propqsod , and Sir Frederick Thesiger domitteo will move for the omission of tho clnuso roforring to Jews , which will fuirly raise thai , part of tho question and give it fair play . That tho bill will pass there ia little doubt ; . and having passed the Commons , it is understood that no sor ^ owajannosition will bo given to it in tho Lord ? / ^ Witli J" » ga > 4 to Sir John Pakington ' s Address toH ^ KMJssiir to inquire into tlio present state . , of / popalaFed ^ wJa-—> [ i . '"' : ' s ~ i-i •' — \ . . ; . - . , . \ --•^ W ^ 'M' ^^^' y . J ( ' 1 ¦ ' ¦ ' " " ' 1 ' u . J , ¦ / i ¦ SS **"

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      VOL . IX . No . 412 . ] SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 13 , 1858 . Price { S ^ g . ?;; : iS ^ -

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      " The one Idea ^ Kich History exhibits as evermore developing itself i ^ endeavour to throw down all the barriers erectea between men by prejudice f- ™ ° ™ Z h £ ? & * one « reat object—the free development of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one greaioojeoo wjc axcc * of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 13, 1858, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2230/page/1/