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DEcEmAgit 11855.

THE MANCHESTER TURN-OCT continues, but has
not much extended, though some few additional
workpeople have been thrown out of employment
through the strike. The people on strike, number-
ing some 000 or 800 men and women, walked in pro
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and Tuesday, with men carrying boxes and books for
contributions, who entered shops and houses request-
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were." The Secretary admitted that early habits might influence his
feelings in this respect, but maintained that he was justified in his
wish, to which the Duke replied gravely, that in the attempt to attain
caligraphic excellence, it was possible to sacrifice rapidity of thought.
The dignified gesture intimated that the discussion must close
Proceeding to the Newspaper-office, Mr. Hill expressed a hope
that his Grace concurred with him in thinking that newspapers were
a great nuisance, and that the Post-office ought not to be troubled
with them. The Duke asked how people were to get them. The
Secretary replied that the manufacturer of the newspaper ought to
deliver his work at his customer's door, like any other tradesman.
Chairs, and shoes, and quartern loaves, did not go through the post,
and why should newspapers? This favorite view of Mr. Hill's
seemed to strike his Grace, and he was going to order the newspaper-
box to be shut at once, but being reminded that some inconvenience
might arise from this course, he permitted papers to be received as
usual. As he stooped down to inspect the boxes, an avalanche of
newspapers whirled through the openings, and fairly swept his Grace,
who is a slight figure, into a corner of the room. Some clerks inter-
posed and screened him, but the Duke bore it very good-naturedly,
and only observed that the journals " hit hard."
The Duke then went to the Inland office, where he remarked
rather severely upon the clerks' habit of eating sausages with their
pen knives, a custom which he justly stigmatised as slovenly, and he
ordered that any gentleman desirous of eating a sausage should give
notice in writing to the housekeeper, who was to furnish him with a
plate, knife, and fork. This was the only reform which it occurred to
him to suggest in this department, but, from the way in which he
glanced at the awkward coal skuttles, it is rurmised that other
improvements will, ere long, be announced.
The Ship-letter Office excited no remark from the Duke, except a
regret that the war had increased its duties ; but the Foreign-letter
Office he examined with much interest, and cross-questioned the clerks
as to the number of coloured envelopes they reamed in a day, and as
to the singular directions. He evinced great eagerness to go into the
secs et department, and open suspicious letters, but, being informed
that there were none, he appeared a little disappointed. But his
laudable curiosity was appeased at the Dead-letter Office, where he had
much opportunity for speculation. He also made a practical sugges-
tion that all letters with black bordered envelopes should be received
at this office, by which means the duties of other departments would
be lightened. Mr. Hill promised to consider the plan, and thought it
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TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES.

Ministerial changes of some importance are ex
#►acted shortly at Constantinople. Redschid Pacha
is spoken of as the new Grand Vizier, while Ali
Pacha is to take the War Department, vice Ruschdi
Pacha, who retires.
Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, accompanied by the
Duke of Newcastle, had an interview on the 14th
ult. with the Sultan, who received them very cordially.
It was the first reception accorded to Lord Stratford
since the confirmation of Ali Pacha to the office of
Grand Admiral.

The principalities at present are the subject of a
lively diplomatic correspondence between the Western
powers, Anst ia, and the Porte :

It has been stated (writes the Times correspondent from
Vienna) that the English and French Governments are
inclined to place Wallachia and Molders under the sceptre
of a sovereign taken from one of the European princely
houses, but to this plan neither Austria nor Turkey is
likely to consent. The Porte would probably like to place
some Fanariote at the head of affairs, and Austria will
strain every nerve in order to keep the present Hospodars
in office until peace is concluded. The Western powers
are desirous to settle the question of the reorganisation of
the principalities during the winter, but Austria is of
opinion that it would be better to leave it in suspense until
the war is at an end.

M. Turr's arrest had been followed by a violent
outrage at Tergowitz by an Austrian offi'er against
a French surgeon, Dr. Schranum, in the Wallachian
service. The French Consul at the place had made
a most energetic remonstrance to General Lalle-
mand, who commands at Bucharest in the absence
of Count Coronini, and the affair threatened to lead
to rather serious consequences.
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RUSSIA.

The return of the Emperor and Grand Dukes to
St. Petersburg, and the sudden departure of the
Minister of War to Moscow, had caused the liveliest
sensation in the capital. Moscow was to be fortified,
and, in addition to the militia of the empire, a second
force, called the Rear-Ban, was to be immediately
raised.

The Northern Bee publishes an article on the
chances of Russia in the continuation of the war; it
is entitled "The war is only beginning," and is pre
ceded by some lines of Kutusoff on the burning of
Moscow as a motto.

A letter from the Russian frontier, dated the 22nd,
in the Cologne Gazette, says :

The Russian Government is chiefly engaged in three
objects—the construction of railways and of steamers, and
the manufacture of Minis rifles ; adding to these measures
the enormous military levies, and the rapidity with which
the organisation of the militia proceeds, it becomes evident
that we must not give too much credit to the rumours of
negotiations which are so constantly heard, but rather
conclude that Russia is preparing for a long and obstinate
contest.

A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated Novem
ber 29, states that the Grand Duke Constantine has
been betrothed to the Princess Alexandra, daughter
of Peter Prince of Oldenburg.
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that they must go back to the place whence they came. Go
back, indeed ! Why, there are two or three gun boats idle
in the harbour, just fitted for the transport of cavalry, and
steamers of light draught have passed by the ships during
the day, going straight into Kertch. Why not use them ?
We are told that the naval agent says it cannot be done.
Our water and provisions are running short. The •• •
arrives with artillery on board. is that to go back too?
By no means. There is a steam•tug at once to take that
on shore.

On Sunday, Ncvember 18, General Shirley returns on
board. We are to leave for Balaklava. What! sail away
from such a famous place for cavalry? Why not land us,
if only for a fortnight, to give the horses' legs a chance?
Rely on it, Shirley would clear the country round, bring in
forage for the whole winter, and the cavalry would gain
some credit. Can it he that they think we should gain
more than our share, by being the right troops in the right
place ? Good bye, for this year at least, to all chance of
ho tour and distinction ! With heavy hearts we see the
anchor lifted The horses are beginning to droop. We
reach Balaklava. The general goes on shore, to seek per-
mission for us to land at Eupatoria. He wants a chance
for his cavalry. The naval authorities refuse, and we
sail for the Bosphorus ! What has this trip cost the
Government?

The cavalry, by the latest accounts, hail been
disembarked Silivria, on the Sta of Marmora, and
were expecting to re•embark once more for Varna.
London, England, 1855-12-08

THE PRESS.

(the'female portion of whioh, headed by an English
lady of distinction, are called sans Jussons as a pen.
dant to the sans cullottes of olden times) are in
some measure pacified. The ouvriers and com-
mercial classes talk with confident belief that their
Emperor will make peace.
Yesterday I saw an officer of the Imperial Guard,
lately returned from the East, and he says that there
is even among the French army an ardent desire to
return to France, or rather to close a warfare where
there are so many hardships and so little glory to
be obtained. It is generally believed that the option
of peace or war rests entirely with the Emperor
Alexander; or rather with the Muscovite party,
headed by the Grand Duke Constantine.
No news from Asia, except that the sufferings of
the besieged in Kars are terrible, and lead to a fear
that the place cannot hold out long.
The King of Sardinia is expected to pass through
here en route to Brussels. Buis has been teeming
with anecdotes of his Majesty's eccentricities and
" gallanteries."
The weather is becoming intensely cold, and snow
has fallen in some parts of France.
The Empress continues in excellent health, and
may be seen on the coldest days driving in an open
caleche in the Bois de Boulogne. The Imperial
accouchement is to take place in March. What a
coincidence if it were to come off on the 20th of
that month
Despaches from Vienna, dated Thursday evening,
announce the arrival of Sir Hamilton Seymour in
that city.
The Odessa Imperial Commercial Bank has sus-
pended cash payments. The people of Odessa, it
is stated, displayed much ill feeling on the subject.

The King of Sardinia arrived safely at Boulogne
on Thursday morning, an(l left at LSO p.m. for the
Chateau de Compeigne. His Majesty, it is believed,
will not return to Paris with the Emperor to dey.

The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Paris from
the Crimea.

RETURN OF THE BALTIC FLEET.
A despatrh from Nyborg, dated Thursday, states
that the united squadrons, with Admiral Duddas, and
eleven ships of the line, have just passed the Belt
northwards.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Eastern
Counties Railway took place yesterday, at the London
Tavern. Manifestations of temper to a considerable
extent took place; and, after a most stormy debate, a
resolution continuing the Committee of Investigation
was agreed to, and the meeting separated.
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A MARSEILLES SUN.

The universal stare made the eyes ache. Towards the
distant line of Italian coast, indeed, it was a little relieved
by light clouds of mist, slowly rising from the evaporation of
the sea; but it softened nowhere else. Far away the
staring roads, deep in dust, stared from the hillside,
stared from the hollow, stared from the interminable plain.
Far away the dusty vines overhanging wayside cottages,
and the monotonous wayside avenues of parched trees
without shade, drooped beneath the stare of earth and sky.
So did the horses with drowsy bells, in long files of carts,
creeping slowly towards the interior; so did their recum-
bent drivers when they were awake, which rarely happened;
so did the exhausted labourers in the fields. Everything
that lived or grew was oppressed by the glare, except the
lizard, passing swiftly over rough stone walls, and the
cicala, chirping his dry hot chirp like a rattle. The very
dust was scorched brown, and something quivered in the
atmosphere as if the air itself were panting.
Blinds, shutters, curtains, awnings were all closed and
drawn to keep out the stare. Grant it but a chink or key-
hole, and it shot in like a white hot arrow. The churches
were the freest from it. To come out of the twilight of
pilars anl arches— dreamily dotted with winking lamps,
dreamily peopled with ugly old shadows piously dozing,
spitting, and begging—was to plunge into a fiery river, and
swim for life to the nearest strip of shade. So, with people
lounging and lying wherever shade was, with but little
hum of tongues or barking of dogs, with occasional jan-
gling of discordant church bells and rattling of vicious
drums, Marseilles, a fact to be strongly smelt and tasted,
lay broiling in the sun one day.
London, England, 1855-12-08

CAMP OCCURRENCES.

In the English camp drunkenness was of course
very rife, and the Provost-Marshal had plenty to do.
He occasionally picks up with a rara avis:—

The agent or representative of a celebrated military
tailor in London was unfortunate enough to engage in a
personal controversy with one of the Provost•biarshal's
sergeants some nights ago in Balaklava, and, having been
dining out, he was indiscreet and valorous enough to " let
fly with his left" on the official's frontispiece by way of
bringing the affair to a satisfactory termination. He was
at once seized and carried off to the main guard. where
delinquents pass the night in fear and trembling till they
are tied up for the attentions of the drummers in the
morning. In vain did he entreat the presiding judge to
send for various distinguished clients to speak to character
or bail him out—in vain did he implore that Lord This or
General That, whose intimate friend he was, might be
summoned. No efforts could avert or dllay his doom ;he
was tied up, when his turn came, like the rest, and re-
ceived " two dozen " on the back.

The arrival at Balaklava of a Yankee steam corvette,
created an amusing contretemps :
A United States steam corvette, whose complicated
name, borrowed from some Transatlantic strew, escapes
my memory, arrived here the other day, bearing the flag of
the renowned Commodore Breeze. She did not salute.
but on coming to an anchor sent on board the admiral's
ship to know why he had not saluted. It was politely
intimated—so the story runs—to Brother Jonathan that it
was his place to have first saluted the officer of higher
rank. "By no means," retorted this gentle Breeze from
across the water, " a commodore being the highest officer
in the American service, is of equal rank with an English
admiral " The consequence was that nobody saluted, and
the powder was saved. But then arose another difficulty.
Who was first to call upon the other—the commodore on
the admiral, or the admiral on the commodore ?—a knotty
point, demanding grave deliberation. If I am rightly in•
formed—but I make every reservation when speaking on
so grave a subject—the difficulty was at last settled thus:—
the English flag-lieutenant paid his respects on board the
American steamer; the American flag-captain called on
the English flag captain, who returned his visit ; the com-
modore then called on the admiral, and the admiral called
on the commodore. Thus were all conflicting interests
and points of etiquette satisfactorily reconciled, and there
is no present danger, I am happy to say, of a war between
Great Britain and the United States arising out of the
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POSTSCRIPT.

LIEUTENANT GENESTE has sent in a report to the
Admiralty containing a full account of the deplorable '
affair at Hango. The document is uncommonly
well written, and, if the young officer's version is to be
trusted, thoroughly overthrows all the excuses which
have lately been made for the Russians. He left
his ship with the flag of truce conspicuously dis-
played on the bow of the boat, with only such arms
as it is the invariable custom to carry on such occa-
sions, and these unloaded, anti also entirely concealed
under the prisoners' baggage. No answer was made
to his signal, and he had, therefore, " every reason to
" suppose that there was no armed force on the spot,
" and acted in strict accordance with the laws of war
"in advancing to the shore." On landing, Lieute-
nant GENESTE and Mr. SULLIVAN; with a small patty
of the crew, proceeded tuwards the telegraph-station
on the top of an adjoining hill, and it was while they
were advancing along the road which led to it that
they were suddenly assailed by a heavy fire from
between 150 and 200 Russian soldiers, who sprang
up from behind some neighbouring rocks. It was in
vain that Lieutenant GENESTE pointed to his flag of
truce. The Russians seemed puzzled for a moment,
but immediately resumed their fire. On addressing
himself in French to the officer at their head, the
only answer he got was—" Se ne parle pas Francais,"
spoken with a very good accent. An elderly officer
at length appeared, who saved Mr. GENESTE from
the bayonets of his soldiers, and he, together with
Mr. SULLIVAN, were thrown into a cart with their arms
tied behind them, and carried off to Eckness, about
twenty-five miles from the spot. When General
MoLI,AR, the General of the district, arrived, he
seemed very much annoyed at what had occurred,
and placed the young military officer under arrest
the same evening, in which he was kept " till General
" Islowai received orders from the higher authorities
" for his release." Such is the outline of this melan•
choly story. A good deal turns upon the expression
so frequently recurring in Mr. GENESTE'S report,
' the laws of war," and whether it is an established
rule that if no answer is returned to the signal of a
flag of truce the bearer is entitled to proceed on his
course with impunity. We should like to see this
point a little more cleared up; but at all events it is
certain that the Russians behaved with uncommon
barbarity in continuing their fire when they found that
no resistance was made. This is a matter which the
laws of war do not affect; it is a simple question of
ordinary generosity and fair play, in which our
enemies do seem to have been woefully deficient.

(From a Correspondent).
PARIS, Thursday:
The rumours of peace negotiations obtain daily
considerable " consistence." It is n)t at the Bourse
only that the " Bruit "is believed. But one feeling
pervades all classes, and that is, an absolute thirst for
peace. There never was a moment when the Em-
peror's popularity had reached such a cliuisix as a;
present. Even the ()demist and Legitethist
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THE PRESS.

hastily removed from old St. Stephen's to an empty cotton-
mill in Manchester.
Part XIII. of the Home Companion is highly
creditable to the proprietors. Fur sevenpence we
have a mass of literature considerably above that
contained in most of the cheap publications of the
day—enlivened by great variety and distinguished by
solid information.
The December number of the Martins of Cro'
Martin contains some excellent scenes. The dinner
at which Merl and Maurice Scanlan figure is very
cleverly done, and the perplexity of the former is
highly enjoyable.
The Newspaper Press Directory for 1856. This
should be in the hands of all interested in news-
papers, and to those who may contemplate starting
one, the information it contains on the subjects of
advertisements, stamps, Sze., would prove invaluable.

Little Dorrit. No. I. By Charles Dickens. London :

Bradbury and Evans.
THE commencement of a serial by Mr. Charles
Dickens is an event of sufficient interest to demand
record as a piece of literary intelligence. Beyond
such record the journalist can, in fairness to an
author upon whose first scene the curtain has hardly
risen, eay little. That little is that the opening inci•
dents of the book take place in Marseilles thirty
years ago, and that we are introduced to a group of
very varied dramatis persona, including a couple of
foreigners, one charged with wife-murder, the other
apparently no worse than a smuggler ; an English
husband and wife, comfortable, kindly, and carica-
ture, their " pet" daughter, and their protegee, a
foundling girl, called Tattycoram. A second family
group of a less pleasant character is exhibited in
London, but, except in the case of a bed ridden Cal-
vinistic old woman, we have no very defined idea of
the nature of these personages. " Little Dorrit" is not
described, but is alluded to as having been in the
old woman's room during a conversation which is set
down. A mysterious lady with a purpose also ap-
pears but to vanish. The foundation of the story is
laid in the detached, melodramatic fashion of the
French romance•writera, but any attempt at antici-
pating its general character would be altogether pre-
mature. As every one will read the number, prolonged
extract would be surplusage, but two or three para-
graphs, in proof that Mr. Dickens retains all his
graphic power and felicity of epithet, may be ap-
pended:—
London, England, 1855-12-08

THE PRESS.

would secure the one great end for which the
War was undertaken—the limitation of Rus-
sian power in the South.
We humbly conceive that we have done the
Qonservative Cause ediMe service by showing
that
1
cohViction was well founded, 44
by re lilting those anarchical schemes Alic
tia
were ectlY: calculated to lead, not to that
new, fe, &Ad staoe settlement of Europ#
whic),‘ onsetyative statesmen desire, but to
disttlbance and convulsion abroad, and to
difficulties and diviiiions at home.
For a time we stkbil alone in the metropoli-
tan press. What is the case now? Where
are our accusers, and what is their tone ? We
do not fear to challenge a comparison of our
columns, since the fall of Sebastopol, with
those of our most powerful contemporaries.
That line which was stigmatised as indicating
a "New Coalition," is now the line openly
adopted by the French Court, and timidly
taken up by the Ministerial press. We do
not pretend to say tint the change is due to
our influence, but we can point to the change
as an evidence that we rightly interpreted the
significance of the fall of Sebastopol, and that
we did not err in announcing that it was cal-
culated to smooth the way for the re-establish-
ment of Peace.
London, England, 1855-12-08

LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1855.

Tux information which THE PRESS was the
first to communicate to the public, that a
pacific negotiation, directly sanctioned by the
Emperor of the FRENCH, was in progress, is
now universally known to be correct. After
four weeks of mysterious silence, occasionally
broken by impertinent doubts and equivocal
denials, the truth is admitted by the organs of
Government. But they are careful to leave
the transaction in obscurity. We are not told
what the proposals transmitted by the
Emperor of the FRENCH were, nor in what
spirit they have been considered by our
Cabinet—nor what has actually been done
with respect to them—nor what probability
there is that they will lead to a satisfactory
result. These dark oracles only inform us
that a negotiation is in progress, and that
Austria is the mediating Power; they leave us
to guess the rest.
We believe we may affirm that the pro-
posals have in substance been sanctioned by
Lord PALMERSTON'S Cabinet ; that they have
been returned to the Emperor of the FRENCH ;
and that direct communication upon them is
now opened between the Courts of Vienna and
St. Petersburg.
It is hinted by the Ministerial journals that
Russia has not yet been in any way a party to
the negotiation. If they intend by this to
discredit its sincerity, and to make it un-
popular, they perform an ill office for their
patron. Are we to suppose that Lord PAL•
MERSTON would lend a willing ear to proposals
which came from Austria only, and that he
would consent to the Allies making the first
advances for Peace? What becomes, then, of
the boasts of his partisans,—that he would
make Russia sue for Peace on her knees, and
that he would never more recognise Austria as
a mediator in the quarrel?
But, altogether apart from the previous
declarations of Lord PALMERSTON, to which we
admit no great importance should be attached,
we hate in the character of the Emperor of
the FRENCH a guarantee that the negotiation
opened under his auspices is bond fide. He is
too politic to commit himself to proposals of
Peace without some firm assurance that
Russia is disposed to accept them. Another
abortive negotiation would cover the Courts
of France and England with disgrace. It is
not to be credited that they would expose
themselves to the humiliation of soliciting
Peace from St. Petersburg, and of soliciting it
in vain.
Against the vague statements of the Minis-
terial organs our readers may set our positive
assertion that the first overtures proceeded
from Russia, and that the Emperor of the
London, England, 1855-12-08

Clution alinttilignut.

ARMAGH.—The election commenced on Monday,
and by Wednesday evening Mr. Bond had obtained
a majority of 32 over Mr. Mackenzie, the numbers
being 181 to 149. At half-past four p.m. Mr. Bond
had obtained a further majority of five, the numbers
being—Mr. Bond, 186 ; Mr. Miller, 149—Majority
for Bond 37.

MEATH.—The High Sheriff has appointed Monday
next for holding the election. The contest lies
between Mr. Meredith and Mr. M'Evoy. The direct
interference of Dr. Cantwell in favour of the latter,
has excited a great deal offence among the Roman
Catholic electors, and a split in that body had re-
sulted, the leading party supporting Mr. Meredyth.
London, England, 1855-12-08

Dedicated, by permission, to Viscount Palmerston
Just published. in liyo cloth, price is.,
THE PHYSICIA'N FOR ALL;
his Philosophy, his Experience, and his Mission.
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IF I WERE A WHIG.

C

Air.—" If I bad a donkey,"
If I were a Whig in want of place
(Which I'm happy to say is not the case),
I should hold it. a shame and a sore disgrace
To be treated as our Premier treats poor Labouchere.

The Colonies vacant, you'd suppose
He'd give them to one whose " views " he knows ;
But not till he'd offered them to all his foes
Did he ever seem to think of poor dear Labouchere.

To Stanley first, in pleasant mood,
"The Whigs," says Pam, " bah! they're no good;
But you're the very man. Now, I wish you would."
(Never thinking all this time of poor dear Labouchere.)

But Stanley said " He'd rather not—
His principles "—Pam stammered " What !
Then to Newcastle I must sell the lot."
Which was very shabby treatment of poor Labouchere.

Quoth Newcastle, " I must refuse ; "
And Sidney said, "You know my views."
So. having no where else to pick and choose,
He was forced to give the Colonies to Labouchere.

You'd think 'twas hard one's smiles to keep
When one found one's talents held so cheap ;
But, bless you, he's as " umble" as Uriah Heap,
And rather likes a snubbing, does poor Labouchore.

EXTRACTS FROM MARTIAL (FREELY TRANSLATED)
" De Speetaculia," .XX XV.
FOR MR. VERNON SMITH.
Russia's resistance brings us no disgrace,
But, beat by Santhals, who could show his face?
Epigram, Book 1., ix.
To THE DUKE OF ARGYLL.
Vuiuly to greatness you aspire to rise ;
Givatness comports not with your pigmy size.
London, England, 1855-12-08

SATURDAY,

'While professing our sincerest thanks to
Mr. Newdegate for what he has already
accomplished, we shall be excused, we hope,
for suggesting to him that his work is
still incomplete. We should wish to see some
effort made towards the publication of an
average of imports and exports throughout
Europe, in order that we might farm some
opinion on the comparative expediency of
various duties. There are an infinity of
minor commodities of which we should
imagine the importation must be very limited,
and we should be glad to ascertain whether in
these cases the cost of collection is always
counterbalanced by the amount of duties re-
ceived. That every Englishman may tho-
roughly comprehend this great question,
which, though complicated in detail, is still
simple enough in principle, some such exten-
sion of Mr. Newdegate's work is imperatively
necessary. He who has done thus much so
well may safely be trusted to complete the
whole. And we conclude our remarks with
the expression of a sincere hope that we may
soon again see the hon. member for Warwick-
shire in the field ready to put the finishing
stroke to a task he has so ably begun.
London, England, 1855-12-08

1160

unworthy, intrust only the active and the
honest with the further management of their
affairs. if they fitil to do this, they will cer-
tainly be looked on as parties to that miscon-
duct in their Directors of which the public
have so long and so loudly complained ; and,
iu that case, they may rest assured that, as the
penalty of their biches, they will themselves
be set aside in any future scheme of Indian
Reform. We know not what candidates in-
tend to stand—we have no private interests to
serve ; but this we do know, that the Direc.
tion, as at present constituted, neither pos-
sesses the respect of the people of India, nor
the confidence of the people of these realms.
The only chance, therefore, that we can see
of its continued existence lies in the infusion
into it of new blood iu the shape of higher-
aimed and more conscientious men. The
Legislature has provided the means of such
infusion by the system of retirement by rota-
tion after stated terms, and it is for the Pro-
prietors to give effect to the provision at the
election of April next. If they do their duty
vigorously, they will deserve well of their
country, and the existing system of Indian
Government may yet be saved ; but if they
neglect this means of renewing its vitality, we
see nothing for it but extinction, as it is im-
possible for• any constitution, whether human
or political, to last in which the appointed
means of health and vitality are deliberately
cast aside.
London, England, 1855-12-08

THE BIBLE-BURNING CASE.

" Ie a man," says Dr. JOHNSON, " thinks he
" has a right to steal my spoons, I can do
" nothing to him, for I do not necessarily
" know what he thinks. If he proclaims that
" he thinks this, I forbid hitn my house; but,
" if he puts out his hand and takes them, I
" send him to gaol." These are the three de-
grees of thinking, speaking, and acting against
the law, of which, according to the old doc-
trine, the civil niagistrate was bound to tole-
rate no more than the first. Modern legisla-
tion has conceded the second, and modern
imbecility has surrendered the third Men
may now not only think what they like, and
say what they like, but they may also do it;
of which this past year, 1855, has witnessed
many shameful instances. But of all the
results of this foolish weakness on our part,
none are so rife with mischief as the open
violations of the law by the Papists. in the
shape of bell-ringings, protwssions, and titular
designations ; conduct which, when un-
noticed, is sure to lead to worse, and to in-
volve us in inextricable difficulees, by creating
a kind of precedent for the offence.
What, however, we especially object to in
the Romanists is, that they will not permit us
to be tolerant—they will not accept the con
ditions of the compact. Every free gift of
the Legislature they regard merely as the
instalment of a debt, and in a very short time
are as clamorous as ever. Giving them what
they ask, is like paying an itinerant organist
to leave your street ; the consequence of which
indiscretion every Londoner knows right well.
We, again, are apt to consider promises as
binding ; they, as mere traps to catch heretics.
Non sums ergo pares. We cannot cope with
them on these terms. In the next place,
Romanism is essentially an aggressive reli-
gion : when it does not encroach, it is not
Romanism ; not to tolerate intolerance, is not
to tolerate the Romish faith ;—and this is
exactly the dilemma into which its professors
have lured us. Take, again, the case of
Maynooth. It is very well known that the
text-books there in use contain the most dan-
gerous and immoral doctrines. Yet, what can
we do? These doctrines are a part of their
creed; and, if we object to their propagation,
we are at once persecutors.
The bible-burning at Kingstown is pre-
cisely such another case ; it is part of their
religion. If we endure the one we must sub-
mit to the other. Dr. CULLEN has well said
that to burn obnoxious books has been the
custom of the faithful in the earliest times.
We cannot deny it. We know, too, that ob-
noxious persons, as well as obnoxious prints,
have been disposed of by a similar process.
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XVT.

LAND, LABOUR, and GOLD ; or,
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TURKEY.

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, with part of his
family, left, Constantinople on the 24th ult. for the
Crimea on a visit to Lord Raglan. This excursion
is said to have no political significance. hlr. Odo
Russell, first attache, remained as Chargé d'Affaires.
A few days later a Ministerial crisis occurred in
Constantinople. Mehemet Ali, brother-in-law of the
Sultan, was recalled against the will of Reschid
Pacha, who in consequence resigned, and Mehemet
Ali, an exile the day before, was made Grand Vizier
in his stead. Fued Effendi has been appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Finance Depart-
ment is intrusted to Monster Bey. The absence o 4
Lord Redcliffe is believed to have much facilitated.
the overthrow of Reschid Pacha's Ministry.
Advices from Trabisond of the 25th ult. state that
the Khan of Khiva, who had been committing seri-
ous depredations on the Persian territory, was
afterwards captured, with nearly thirty of bis adhe-
rents, who were all beheaded at Teheran.
London, England, 1855-05-12

WM. BLACEWOOD sad SONS, Edinburgh and London.

Just published, fcap. 4t0., cloth, gilt edges, Third Edition,
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FELIX ON THE BAT ; being a Scientific
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