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remove the intruders—under tae national
plan lie his hot in feed them. But Nr:**BAINES
lays upon him the responsibility of their sup-
port, yet 'fbrbids him tio move a finger in his
own defence. Pike snail, dpiti.6*S this. ,'quiet
agrionituxal union inaintaitie'TtniCt*ii plinpers,
whb "arsifew;
iltid keep? * iterated 'IOW." ' 1414:
I react' ft'si et r labour is. found in the neigh,'
' ourhd a . ' 'and 'consequently there •is ;no in-
' ux of irangerS. Shddenly there 'sallies a
feport of great Mineral Wealth to'be found in'
the loCality. It thAtters ii tat for our purpose
how absurd such repbit may. bo,- Its mere
announcement draw's an eager. crowd, Some
thousands strong, who come expecting work
and wealth, find 'neither, beebnie destitute,
'and.ask relief: 'ln such a state of things. one
of two alternatives is cleaily.regttired by
equity. Either the ratepayers sbonld be
'(;•-ived‘to .ostrid.tiof these'Thittigetti,l-Of they
shotild not be Called 'Upon to initinti.iii tteM.
Is it their fault that other men have acted.
foolishly? But Mr. BAINEPI is inexorable. He
throws the entire coat on the union, and that
' not for the moment only, but for as long as
the newcomers choose to remain: And this
is the law by which, for the first time, justice
is to be done to ratepayers !
But these will not be the chief sufferers.
It is not human nature that they 'should sub-
mit tamely to such manifest hardship. Un-
protected by law; they will protect themselves.
This can only be done in one way. If the
pauper is free to choose his place of relief, he
will choose that where his treatment is best.
To treat him well is to encourage others to
come, without check or limit. Prevention
will be ibund only in increased severity of
regulations, in increased discomfort, artificially
enhanced. The cure may be diSagreeable, but
it is likely to be effectual. There will be,
throughout the laud; 14 ookipetitiOn of cruelty,
one union vying with anther in its poWers
of driving elsewhere, by indirect coercion,
those who apply to it fbe'relief. And this is
the System under which, foi- the first time, the
labourer is to, be set free from oppressive
restrictions ! • '"' ".•
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THE tILL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
OXFORt).
THE case of the University of Oxford, is too
serious a business to be trilled with, other-
wise we might find ample materials for di-
version in the promoters of the bill for chang-
ing its constitution. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who
bespoke consideration for his ignorance, might
suggest, a Feejee chief attempting to mend a
chronometer. "The Ethics of Atistotle,".
otherwise " Aristotle's Ethics," or "this spe2
cies, of leftming " (for which we suspect there
Wad little demand in DuoaLp STEWART'S gym-
.nasiam), excites on his Lordship's part the
contemptuous interest which the Feejee would
take in a flywheel or a 'mail:toting. On the
other harid.there is the lapse of the ingettuous
Gt &nide* . That idolathr of Uxfcird lithe tie s

vnord usage.
vihds 'flifinie. years itiseribed' his Solemn
octavos to' hitt Alma Mater as to one " wOO ,
" had been ad and not found wanting," now.,
takes such thiAiposite view of her trials that,.
disregarding her Struggles, he is strapping her
del& to ensure a comp:llse*, cure if her de-
ficiencies. He, her most devout disciple and
controversialist, is meditating a direct infringe!
ment of her liberties. He prompts Lord Jona,
who for the first time in his life has misgivings
of his competence to do the, necessary mid.
chief. In this predicament between faithless,
friends and public enemies the University of
Oxford is anticipating indifferent fortunes.
Be the issue what it May, in soberest ear-
nest this conjunction of politicians is dan-
gerous to its interests. It has lulled the
vigilance of two extreme parties, tither of
whom was • a check upon the other,.
Those who would Ronianise and those who
would Secularise the Oxford system are alike
expectant. Lord JOHN may turn round to dis-
tinguish Ma claim to the separate cheers of
his dissenting grilies. • Mt. •Gtststrorre may
prompt Mr. MUNDELL PALMER to do that
which he could not decently do himself, remi-
t diate him colleagues' views as less logical than