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      Review Of The Week.

      REVIEW OF THE WEEK .

      The News From America Is Not Very Import...

      The news from America is not very important . The only point vhieh it seems worth while to notice particularl y is the fact that the chances of the presidential election are varying . Our last mails shewed us the great probability-of the democratic candidate going akad of all his competitors , or , at least so far ' nullifying paries as to thox ? the choice into the power of the Representatives . This mail represents Mr . Webster ' s chance , if he ever had airy , as " -one , and to

      the probability of his partisan ^ going over General Scott . The Whigs , both of the south and north , are taking that side in earnest , but without much consistency of principle , for while in the South they preach pro-slavery doctrines , in the north they stand upon Uncle Tom ' s Cabin . If the Whi g party , notwithstanding their conflicting views and jealousies , can be brought to act unitedly , they wiU ' go far to defeat the Democrats , and elevate General Scott , and then we shall see the president opposed to the legislature in which the democatic element predominates .

      Eroin France we have little else to tell than that . his " Imperial Highness '* is advancing rapidly towards the Empire . He has made a speech to the Chamber of Commerce at Bordeaux , in which he devclopeshis intentions with greater clearness than he has ventured to ' do upon any other occasion . He declares that he accepts the Empire . His desire for the good of his country and his forgetmlness of himself is so great , that in the plenitude of his devotion he consents

      to sacrifice himself upon that altar which ta"k es the shape of an Imperial Throne . He sweetened this avowal by a declaration that the Empire would be an era of peaea for France and the world—peace external and internal . The citizens whom he addressed , are said to have rent the air with their cheers for the empire of . peace . Louis Philllipe used once to he the prince of that ilk , and Louis Napoleon aspires to succeed at once to the ideas of his predecessor and his uncle .

      It was no doubt good policy in the usurper , whose soul is dyed with blood , and who succeeds to the traditions of an age of strife to tell the peaceable , bourgeoisie' of Bordeaux , who prefer trade to glory , that there would be no war in his reign—that he would take care to shut up the Temple of Janus , the double-faced God being clearly not wanted , when the double-faced fiend rules over all . It was also wise , no doubt , to contemn war , and abandon the idea of conquest , as a

      means of keeping the great continental powers quiet . Perhaps , too , those who are afraid of a French invasion , here , will have their minds traiumilised , and their fears set at rest by the professions of the coming emperor of peace . We can spare the Duke of Wellington —now that Frenchmen are to war no more . Immense men-of-war named after the departed chief are quite needless . It is a waste of time tor the volunteers for the militia to be drilled . The Millenium has come , " when France is satisfied , Europe is tranquil , " so says Lous Napoleon . And France being satisfied , and her Master being determined per fas aut lufas to keep her so , warlike preparations are nonsensical .

      If there were any faith to he placed in the words of such a man , our own desire to avoid war would be our best defence ; but who can trust him ? Will he , who has unhesitatingly broken oaths , be sufficientl y scrupulous to keep his word ? Can it be expected that after butchering the citizens of his " beloved France" he will be tender of English life ? Is not his very profession of peacefulness a cause for greater suspicion and extra watchfulness ? Who does not remember how lie acted toward the legislators of the Republic ? While he professed friendship for them , he was burning to send them to Cayenne ;

      while he was full of professions of respect , he was plotting their destruction— -in the very moment when his declarations of love for the laws aud the Constitution were loudest , he was preparing to appeal to force , and put down by a bayonet charge both human and divine Ws . He is , in the strictest and truest sense of tha term , an assassin . He seeks to lull his victim into repose so that he may strike the blow without risk . Let those to whom he talks of peace look for war ; and when he stretches forth the hand of amity , beware , lest he carries a dagger in his sleeve . It was a tine vision , that Empire of peace , for Bordeaux , but at Toulon , Strasbourg , and Toulouse , the spectacles vcre eloquent of war . It was > specious tale to lulljEurope aud blind

      England ; but it will be worse for us when we exchange our trust m « own right arms , for reliance on the word of a perjured adventurer . The secret of the absence of agitation in Lyons and other towns is now explained . Before any place was visited , the malcontents were pounced upon by the authorities . Some were sent to other departments—others placed under strict surveillance , and others again arrested . Iu Lyons alone , no less than nearly eighty persons were da pped into prison , as a measure of precaution . No crime was all eged against them , except that they were " suspected . " ^ It is no wonder that when his opponents were decimated and kept in a state of tenor—when the people were deprived of . their leaders , that the sy cophants and flatterers had it then- own way , and the shouts of

      " Vive / ' Empereur" raised by the paid mob who followed in the presulental ^ i-ain , were not answered by counter-cries for the Republic ; tat while the former reverberated from city walls , the latter echoed m fta recesses of many a heart ' which beat hig h with shame aud indignation at the sight of freedom supp lanted by buffoonery , and a mountebank aspiring to the throne consecrated to the genius , ot Libert y .

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      Arrests consequent upon the discovery of the gunpowder ' factories , the pretended Marseilles plot , and alleged secret schemes of all , kinds still continue . Transportation for political pn ° eiices ' ( so called ) is still inflicted by the man who has " the amnesty-in his . heart ; " but the cries of the victims are smothered by the clamor of the coming Empire . - Louis Napoleon ^ re-enters Paris upon- the lGtlvand no victor returning from the conquest of ' a World could be received with greater pomp than the hero of two well-guarded ; progresses through

      the departments . Illuminations will turn night into ' 'day—triumphal arches will span the streets where the blood of the ' slaughtered of December is hardly yet dry—troops will line thS * streets—artillery will thunder forth a welcome , and religious ^ processions will strive 'to give an air of sanctity to the memory of wholesale crimes , from which the basest would recoil with horror . ¦ This en try into the capital is the eve of imperialism . The time for the -proclamation of the Empire is not positively-known , but it is certain that it ; is' only an affair of a few days . — •¦ -- ' . ' : .

      We have before noticed the melo-dramatie cliaracter ' of the -progress , and of theincidents which accompanied it . -Here is another amusing example .. When the President went on-hoard the ships ;¦ at-Bordeaux , he shook . hands with ' the " decorated " ' sailors / One , however , he missed , ' and the man , taking- him by the argft said , " My Prince , you have not grasped my bniid . ? " You are ' rifhtj ; ' - ' replied his Imperial Highness , ' and - immediately embraced- the-man .- How nicely they get up these things to be sure . They could " tot do'it better at the Adelphi . We can fancy we hear the pretty'little artifice contrived , and the cleanest sailor picked out , we see him get an extra wash and his beard scented , while he receives instructions ! -, to sav , after lie has been missed in the hand-shaking , " Mv Prince , " & e . ! ; ' ..

      The Austrian Government has been paying extraordinary respect to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington , who was an Austrian field marshal . Its officers have at the same ^ thne been shewing a sad want of respect for the countrymen of the . ^ pke who happen to pass through the territory . The outrage / upon 5 I & Paget at Dresden is still un-atoned and un-apologised for ; and , the bearer of an English passport is an especial mark for especial jnsolenee and , annoyance . If a train arrives at a railway station on the ! frontier , the . Austrian

      police allow the passengers of other nations to pass on , but detain the Englishmen for hours—sometimes for days ';? ,. The truckling to des ? potie governments which disgraces' our rulers , while it does not win the love of tyrants , ensures their contempt . ; ' and so long as . the . same want of spirit is exhibited , Englishmen had better stay at home .. The commercial isolation of Prussia from several of the miinor states-appears to be confirmed . The star of / Austria is for the time in the ascendant , but it is doubtful if the / material interests 0 Jf : Gfermany do not at some not distant day prompt the re-construction of the Zollverein . It is said that the Prussian Government has discovered

      the existence of an eutensive system ' of secret societies , and ^ thafc . in consequence of ' an arrest , ' paper s and correspondence have- come into its possession , implicating several persons of , importance—among others the name of the poet Ereiligrath is mentioned .. We really are puzzled to know whether , we are beating the , Caffres , or the Caffres are beating us . What little , of truth there is in ; the despatches of our commander it is . very difficult to pick out .. For all we can discover , the war may be . nearly , oreror only just beginning . The troops perambulate the country , and never see an . enemy , but colonists arc killed , and cattle stolen . Detachments ( march through the amatolas , but the enemy is in the waterkloof . Patrols scour the

      watcrklo ' of , but the savages have decamped to the amatolas .. Bauds while they are fresh enough to fight do not get the chance , but directly they are too tired , they see signs of the marauders . Most ' -of the troops have gone on an expedition beyond the ITei , but the objects of their vengeance , it would seem , have decamped into impenetrable forests , while bands of Caffres and Hottentots liang on the rear of the troops and " steal their cattle , while others / ravage the country , which the advancing army has left tmpiTdtected . The best newsalmost too good to be true—is that gold has' been found in the amatolas . If that should turn out to " be correct , the " diggins" will settle the fighting , and the Caffres , leaving cattle , and crops alone , would share the golden harvest with deserters from the army and

      emi-( rrants from all the world . It has been suggested that if there are no wold mines it would be a saving both of life and property to make an artificial one by sowing the amatolas with nuggets . Pending the great -Religious Equality Coherence , we hear that the rage for emigration among the Irish not ' only continues unabated , but increases in force . ' ' ;' A really good story is going the . round of the papers , which shows how correct we were in supposing that the priestly party in Ireland have anything but religious equality at heart ; ' ; . The priests have

      denounced the injustice of granting any clixivchthe exclusive privileges , or curtailing the rights of any one . as a punishment ' for relig ious opinions . Now in Florence lately , where the Roman Catholic religion is dominant , and where its ministers have authority and exclusive privileges , the Madiais have recently treated as felons , simply for presuming to read the Bible . Sir Culling Eardlev , u-ho is well-known

      as a somewhat bigotted and fanatic Protestant ; dissenter , is promoting a movement for the purpose of getting Ihe sentence of the Madiais reversed or commuted . He saw the Irish declaration , and at once pounced upon its authors . He m-ote to Mr . " Lucas the Editor of the Tablet somewhat to this effect .- "You 'denounce authority and exclusive privileges for any religionists—you deprecate punishment for

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      conscientious opinions . Well , hero is an excellent chance for you to evince , your sincerity . ¦ Join with me in praying your en-religionist } ., the Koinau Catholic authorities of Florence , to release the Madiais . " EealLv-Sir . Culling Eurdlcv has for once hit the right nail upon the nejfcu % but Mr . Lucas docs not do so . No , that gentleman thinks Sir Cullih ^ Ehnlley is a fool for thinking of such a thing , and siUugc-thcr " beneath contempt . " In tact , says Mr . Lucas , " ' the Government of Florence is Catholic , and llic people are Catholic , am ) , therefore , msiv

      properly punish heresy as sin , but Protestants , who are wrong , have no right to persecute Catholic , who arc ' right . " The English of ail ( his is , that while the followers of the'Pope may torture '' or ' transport or imprison Protestants whom they catch in their dominions , ' Protest ants are bound'in ' retina to tolerate and put on the same ground a » ( . hemselves the Catholics who may be in their power ., Truly Mr . Lucas has ' a very pretty notion of religious equality .:

      The Earl of Derby has been at Liverpool dining with the Mayor and his friends . The Earl of . Derby , of ' course , inside a speech , ' an eloquent-, affecting , and- effective speech . What did the Earl of Derby say ? Ah , what ? Nobody knows except those who heard him , and their lips arc sealed—either they . did not understand , or they forget , or they won't say ; all that " can begot out of them is that it was not a political speech . The "Times " . ' cannot- believe that story . " The Earl of Dhrbv says the Thunderer must have snokeu

      politics , and we agree with the " Times , "' but as that docs not briny us any nearer to a knowlege of the fact , we . are fain to admire the choice Earl Derby made o ' f his confidants , and to marvel at their discretion . , . . ' . A ' rumour has gone abroad which has spread some consternation in the camp of the political economists . Peporthas it that Mr . Disraeli . 'is ' meditating ' a " scheme of direct taxation applied to small incomes , and ah extension of the franchise based upon' it . n c reserve our remarks upon this new plan till next week .

      There has been another pretty . exposure as to the way in which Church patronage is dispensed . The " 'late , ( wo' believe ) Bishop of Lincoln , had two sons , ' the Pevds . Richard' and George Trcfyman . On these , two sons , after the manner , of bishops , ho bestowed numerous preferments . which came within his grasp ,-till ' the revenues of each for sinecure appointments , was about 500 / . a year . There was one piece of , preferment however , ' which' proved very unfortunate . Near Lincoln is aii ancient institution , known as the 31 ire 'Hospital . This was endowed with' money ' . and land , to' support a chaplain and . a number of poor people . Each poor ' iiian was to get . 67 . a year , and

      the chaplain 8 / . a year . The bishop appointed" his son the chaplain . No very magnificent gift that the reader will say . 'Wait a little . When the Mire Hospital was * founded , the value of the ' endowment was very different from what it is now . It produces sufficient iu the present day to pay the various 51 , beneftciarcs and the 3 L chaplain , ahdto leave over and " above some T , 200 £ . or i ; 300 if . a year . The Charity Commissioners inquired into this—the Messrs . Trctyman

      refused information—a Chancery suit was instituted , and it would . seem that though the Bishop ' s ' pluralist- sou has not been made to disgorge further peculation has been . checked , and the noise the affair made has led to a disclosure of the way in which rich bishops provide for ttiefc iamiiilies out of the public property . The old church system is so corrupt that its only ' safety is in obscurity . A few more exposures such as this , and the people will be roused to shake down the rotten edifice about the cars of the vermin who infest it .

      Tins return of the revenue has been made public . It exhibits a decrease amounting to nearly half-a-million . The deficiency is chiefly in the Customs department , which , -according to the views of the Prce Trailers ; should have increased in proportion , a . s Commerce became free . The political economists evidently do not ) ike the ugly fact , which they try to explain by giving us the very novel information that " Trade and Commerce will fluctuate . " However , the excise has increased , and they tall back upon that fur consolation . 11

      is very hard to fix these gentlemen . If the excise falls oil ; they say the people have been more-sober and economical in luxuries , bur . have consumed more of substantial production . ¦ If the Customs show a deficiency , they point to the Hxuise as the true test- of the condition of the people . One way or the other , they are sure to fall on their legs . There has been another fatal Hallway- accident at . the Poriohello

      station , of the North British Railway . A pilot engine and its tender , were left on the line , just , in the way of an advancing train . A . crash ensued—the passengers were cut and bruis . d—a railway porter had his leg broken , and the . driver of the pilot engine was lulled . . As the principal damage lias fallen upon railway servants , wc suppose there will not be much noise about it . A correspondent of the " Times" suggests as a remedy for railway impunctuality , the passing a short bill , making the Companies liable for delay in starting and arrival of trains , and all consequent accidents . ' . " it would , no doubt , be a radical cure—but the parliament which passes such a bill , will not contain so many directors and shareholders as meet at St . Stephens .

      The Arctic expedition fitted out at the expense of Lady Franklin , has returned . Nothing has been discovered calculated to throw light upon . the . fate of the missing ' expedition . They penetrated as far as Batty ' sBay in llegent ' s Inlet , from whence a sledge party , consisting of H men- with dogs , continued the . search as far as the coast of North Somerset . '' Having foiled iu finding ' bir John franklin in this direction , the only hope of Success lies'in' the Search of Wellington Channel .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1852, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16101852/page/1/