The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY y EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1851.

tervening in the affairs of Europe, for the ruin of the
French revolution, Pitt acted up to his part, as the
French revolution did its part fur the destruction of
oppressive privileges and for the triumph of justice.
And thence it resulted that France was overspread
over the globe, or rather submerged it for a time ;
but democracy is like the Nile—when it submerges
it fructifies. When Nicholas issued forth his armies
upon Hungary to subjugate it—when, by the most au-
dacious and at the same time most cowardly of attempts,
Louis Napoleon took possession of Rome, doubtless it
would have been a happy event if a powerful Go-
vernment, for instance the English Government, bad
come forward and exclaimed, " You shall not pass."
But if that Government had been truly democratic,
do you suppose that it would have confined itself
simply to the frozen theory of non-intervention ?
No, citizens; if it had within itself the power to
carry out a noble action, it would have said, " You
are going to fight against a just cause, I shall defend
it ; you intervene against right, I intervene for
right; and that is why I say to you—invoking equity,
strong in the support of what man holds most sacred
in the eyes of the world which beholds us, and human
conscience which judges us—' You shall not pass..' "
In fine, citizens, the enemies of nations are friends in
bond (soft solidaires); the peoples and the Govern-
ments that represent them must be solidaires also. It
is not enough to psralyse the intervention of Evil, the
intervention of Good must be organized, and it is
high time. For we are perhaps even now on the eve
of a struggle, and—it is with a profound emotion that
I say it—perhaps a terrible struggle. May the Al-
mighty spare us such a calamity; may a last struggle
not become necessary to put a final end to combats ;
may a last and formidable war not be indispensable to
stifle war ! But can we entertain knell a hope ? Alas!
our enemies have but too well studied how to make
bloodshed the price of progress. The revolution of
1848 met them with words of peace, of generosity,
of clemency. And when they had gained the strong
hand, how did they act ? They were violent even
unto madness. Dividing Europe into two camps,
these misguided mop devoted thpmselves blindly to
create the necessity of a duel is mort. May Heaven
avert it But should the folly of the counter-revolu-
tion decide it otherwise, then let fate be accomplished!
Democracy, you Way be sure, will not render up its
sword.
The CHAIRMAN said while M. Louis Blanc had
been making his eloquent speech in favour of an effi-
cacious non- intervention—
Mr, REYNOLDS—NO, no; be is not in favour of
non-intervention [here there was great confusion and
cries for an interpretation of the speech, in the midst
of which]—
The CHAIRMAN hoped the meeting would support
him. He said that while M. Louis Blanc was de-
livering that eloquent speech, he had been reading
three letters be had received from Robert Owen—
(Cheers) ; D. Brattiano, representative from the Dal-
matian provinces, which Russia would next -eat up,
end member of the Central Democratic Committee of
Europe ; and M. Mazzini, which
,he would read to
the meeting.
They all contained apologies for non-attendance.
The following is the letter of M. Mazzini :
"Sir,—Your kind invitation reached me very late on
Saturday. I regret that both previous engagement and
other merely personal motives will prevent me from
availing myself of it, but in heart, soul, and wishes I am
with you and with all those who advocate the principle
contained in the address to Kossuth, that 'on the
brotherhood of peoples rest the hopes of civilization and
the free development of man's noblest faculty.'
" A truly holy alliance of the nations, on the basis of
freedom and equality for the moral, intellectual, and
physical progress of mankind, has been the parent
thought of all that I have during twenty-two years
spoken, written, done, and endeavoured. Let that parent
thought live and act through all your manifestations.
God and the people, truth and might, will help you on
your way, on which the blessing and friendship of all
now bleeding and struggling nations will welcome the
English workers.
"Believe me, Sir, with cordial thanks,
" Ever faithfully yours,
" JOSEPH MAZZINI.
" 2, Sydney-place, Brompton, Nov. 3."
Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN next addressed the
meeting, and proposed the toast of " Germany."—
(Cheers.) He referred in terms of high praise to the
Democratic insurrections that took place in 1848, in
Vienna, in Berlin, in Leipsic, Dresden, &c., where
emperors, kings, and dukes, were all sent upon the
tramp, and which was checked only because the
principle of non-intervention was not carried out. He
hoped they would all be ready next year—he would
not say with force or violence—but still they would
be united to insist that when Ministers proposed a
Bill of reform, it should not be a mockery like former
Reform Bills, but that it should be a real reform,
such as would put power into the hands of the com-
mon people. Then what a glorious future might be
looked for in all Europe. He was in the habit of
mixing among some three hundred of the more ad-
vanced men connected with all the countries of
Europe, and he could tell them that next year they
looked for the complete emancipation of the whole of
Europe. It would begin with France, for that was
the reservoir whence the living fountains of the
waters of liberty came forth and flowed over all En-
rope. When that example spread over the continent
Gemany would establish a grand confederetion of
democratic republics. —(Loud cheers.) Yes, thirty-
seven democratic republics, as there were now thirty-
seven states, with one central assembly for the general
affairs of the whole, like the Central Congress of
America. The same thing would take place in Italy.
There were at present thirteen states there; and the
opinions of the friends in London were not united
whether there should be a confederation of thirteen
republics, aye republics—for those miserable devils—
kings and popes—would no longer be tolerated ; or
whether there should be one grand republic for the
whole.—(Cheers.) These republics would be founded
on the principles decreed by our own Alfred, who
promulgated the law that there should he only eight
hours for work.—(Great and prolonged cheering.)
Yes, Alfred ordained that there should be eight hours
for sleep, eight hours for recreation, but that no man
unless for crime should work more than eight hours.
—(Continued cheering.) When France gave the
signal for this movement all the despots of the world
would attack them, then England would give the
signal for a democratic rising, and they would fly
not only at the political tyrants but at all the rich
mercantile moneyed classes who supported them, and
they would sweep away all vestiges of feudal tyranny
all over Europe.—(Cheers.)
Mr. AMAND GOEGG returned thanks, and sail—
Citizens and friends—the unavoidable absence of my
friends Ruge and Tausenau imposes on me the task of
responding to the generous sentiments which you
have been pleased to express with regard to Germany
—a task which I would, indeed, wish to have fallen
into abler hands than mine, but which I yet most
cheerfully accept. I thank you most heartily,
in the name of German democracy, for your
generous sympathies for our cause. That

cause is not triumphant now, nor can we, like the
illustrious Kossuth, boast of former triumphs. Yet
the barricades of Berlin, Dresden, Frankfort, the
glorious struggle of Vienna, and the battle-fields of
Baden, have sufficiently proved to the world that the
German people were resolved to gain the glorious pri-
vileges of freemen. Had we to deal with one tyrant
only, as the French had, we should long ago have
succeed in breaking the yoke. But with us the task
is somewhat more difficult; thirty-five tyrants are not
so readily overcome as one. I know there are some
who will assert that the German character is too phi-
losophical, poetical, and metaphysical ever to achieve
great things on the practical field. This is true per-
haps to some extent; perhaps we are a little too much
in the habit of looking to the clouds above us, and
disregarding the clods beneath our feet. But of this
much let me assure you: we are for all that a freedom
loving people, aye, and one which will not be satisfied
merely with acquiring political rights and independ-
ence, but which will also, and more strenuously still,
insist upon a thorough social reform. For years have
we been carefully watching what has passed around
us. We have looked, for instance, to France. Wbat
have we seen there, and what do we see there even
now? An approach, indeed, to political liberty; but
by the side of individual slavery and social misery.
This is not the liberty to which we aspire. No
once more rest ye assured, with us social ameliora-
tion shall walk hand in hand with political reform.
The achievement of political independence is with us
only the key to the much more invaluable trasure of
individual and social freedom and happiness. I know
that there are now around me many, and that beyond
the walls of this building there are millions of Dig-
lishmen, Frenchmen, Italians, and Hungarians, who
think and inspire with us in these most important
matters. Millions of brothers who eagerly and hope-
fully look forward to the dawn of their emancipation
from the slavery of capital. But reforms, such as we
contemplate, can only be gained by a league of the
peoples. I need say no more. Permit me to propose
a toast—" To the political equality of all citizens, to
the emancipation of labour from the tyranny of
capital ; in fine, to the political and social regeriera-
of mankind."—(Cheers.)
Mr. G. J. HOLYOMLE, in proposing the toast of
Turkey, referred to the progress lately made by her
Majesty in the north, and to the loyalty with which
she had been received by the working classes. The
newspapers said that loyalty lived in the breasts of
the poorest classes in the north. Now he (Mr.
Holyoake) knew that all these men were democrats,
and while they respected the person of the Queen they
would have given a thoughtful, intelligent, and manly
vote against the continuance of the Queen's office if
it had been put to them, and they would have done
so because she was the symbol of aristocratic rule
which was ever adverse to the liberties of the people.
If, then, these people showed that they could treat
with marked respect a political foe, or one whom they
considered as such, it showed their fitness for the
franchise; for every one knew it was more difficult
to behave courteously to an antagonist then to a

friend.—(Hear.) He hoped the time would not be
far distant when they would be able to give Turkey
substantial help if she needed it ; and, in 'the hope of
that, he would propose the toast of "Turkey, and the
reform of her institutions."
Mr. FLEMING returned thanks.

By this time the noise and confusion arising from
persons leaving the room, or talking without regard
to the business of the evening, had become intolerable,
and it was only by those immediately surrounding
them that several of the preceding speakers could be
heard at all. The other toasts, one of which was
""The United States," and was proposed by Mr. Lloyd
Jrpnes, tailor, were dispatched in succession, and the
meeting separated about eleven o'clock.
We may add, that a party of German musicians
were in attendance, and sung several fine airs in the
course of the evening.

KOSSUTH AND MR. LANDOR..
" Winchester, Oct. 25.
" Sir,—lt is with peculiar satisfaction that I accept
the address from the citizens of Bath, at the head of
whose names I find one so distinguished, and so long
familiar to me, as your own. Be assured that the

sentiments you express are those which have
ever animated me in all my efforts, and in
every trust which my countrymen have confided to
me. ' Social order' I believe to be consistent alone
with constitutional freedom. I have sought to ensure
the one by strengthening and enlarging, in peaceful
and legal methods, the other. In this I have been
consistently supported by my countrymen : it has
been all we aimed at.

" Your allusion to the potentate to whose firm and
upright demeanour I owe so much, touches feelings
of respect and gratitude which can never be effaced.
I have the honour to be, Sir, with feelings of the
highest esteem, your obedient servant,
"Walter Savage Landor, Esq."

"1. KOSSUTH.

`:Bath, October 28.
" Sir,—The chief glory of my life is that I was
the first in subscribing for the assistance of the Hun-
garians at the commencement of their struggle ; the
next is, that I have received the approbation of their
illustrious leader.

" I, who have held the hand of Kosciusko, now
kiss with veneration the signature of Kossuth. No
other man alive could confer an honour I would
accept.

" -Believe me, air, ever yours most faithfully,
" WALTER SAVAGE LANDOLL"

INTENDED DEPARTURE OF KOSSUTH.
The following communication has been received by the
American consul at Southampton:-
30, Eaton- place, Oct. 30, 1851.
My dear Sir,—l have seen the telegraph dispatch ad-
dressed by you yesterday to Lord Dudley Stuart; I
write to say that I will certainly proceed to New York
on board the Washington, it you can make arrangement.
for that ship to sail from Southampton on the 14th of
November next, in the afternoon.
I am, my dear Sir, yours truly,
J. R. Croskey, E.q ' L. KOSSUTH.

THE "TIiVES," THE SUN," AAD THE

" GLOBE."

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
The Times is evidently alarm d, lest the knowledge
of the state of public feeling in England, with regard
to Kossuth, should find its way to the continent, and
by that means rectify the erroneous belief that it re-
flects the public feeling of this country. When our
evening contemporaries, 7 he Sun and the Globe, gave
graphic descriptions of the magnificent reception
which Kossuth met with in the City on Thursday,
the Times dolefully charged them with getting up
their accounts for continental circulation. It even
had the impertinence to accuse them of having
written their descriptions before the events took
place. The Sun reporters, in particular, must have
been remarkably gifted men, if they did this,
for among the incidents of the day which they
recorded was that of the burning of the Times
in Printing-house-square, and other places. If they
could have anticipated an occurrence of this nature,
and also pointed out the very spot, and the hour, and
all the attendant circumstances,—they must possess
the gift of prescience. Such men must be invaluable
accessions to any newspaper establishment. We
congratulate our contemporary on his good fortune,
in having retained the services of gentlemen possess-
ing intellectual powers of so very rare and enviable
a kind. Bat seriously, the insinuations that either of
our two evening contemporaries, wrote their descrip-
tions before the events tGok place, is an unwarrant-
able piece of impertinence on the part of the Times.
That journal has no right to judge of others by
itself. Its conduct is not their rule. If it knows
itself to be capable of conduct so reprehensible, that
will not warrant the inference that other journalists
are equally lost to honesty and honourable principles.

THEITRE ROYAL. ADELPHI.
tor f, '.r. B Webster.
Enormous success of the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee.
Clitn EV KAI ‘ll.
Will be performed th s celebrated comic Opera, entitled GOOD
NIGHT, SIGNOR PANTALON Doctor Tititofolo, Mr. Paul
Bedford ; Signor Pantalon, Mr. Honey ; Lello, Miss Woolgar; Co-
lumbine, Miss Kathleen Fitzwilllam.
After,. which, the laughable comic Drama, entitled THE FOREST
ROSEI and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughboy,
Mr. J. Silsbee• Bellamy, Mr. Worrel ; Harriet Miller, Miss Col-
lins; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin.
ro be tol:owed by a new and laughable Piece de Circoustance,
entitled BLOOMERE,M ; or, The Follies of a Day. Mr. Ag, icola
Green, Mr. Honey ; Mr. Flighty Bounce, Mr. Paul Bedford • John
Airey, Mr. 0. Smith; Mr. Weakly, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Portia Lu-
crezia Green, Miss Woolgar.
ro conclude with the Farce of FORTUNE'S FROLICS. Robin
stuughhead, Mr. Emery; Rattle, Mr. Worrell; Dolly, Miss Ellen
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ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
r.oasee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrar,
Great Attraction - Roars of Laughter at the new Farce..
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by
Messrs. W. Farren, H. Farren, W. Farren, Jun., Clifton; Mesdames,
L. Howard, Adams, E. turner, and A. Phillips.
With, CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP, in which Mr. Farren
will appear.

To conclude with AZAEL ; or, the Prodigal in London, supported
by Messrs. Compton, Shalders, Norton, Kinloch, Clifton; Mesdames
A. Phillips, Fielding, Ellen Turner, and Lees.

PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE
Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool.
The original Bloomer Costume, by E. Stirling, received nightly
with shouts of laughter—the Hit of the Day.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new petite Comedy, entitled THE HOPE-
LESS PASSION, by Messrs. Tilbury, Davis, Morton • Mrs. Cope-
land, and Miss Maskell.
Attar which a new Farce, entitled CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVI-
DENCE. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, Belton, Romer, Misses
Marshall and Maskell.
To be followed by a new Burlesque, called THETIS anc PELEUS.
Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Romer, Attwood, Rogers, Misses
Saunders and Marshall.
Witn a Farce, called A FIGURE OF FUN ; or, the Bloomer
Costume, in which Messrs. Rogers, Attwood, Hudspeth, and Miss
Marshall will appear.
the prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls,
4s; boxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, ls.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to
commence at Seven precisely.
A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock
—first circle, 25.; second circle, Is.
Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Tinder 'Ale Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
p letnr and Manager, Mr. W. Ratty.
The most successful and popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVENING,
Will be produced new grand Spectacle, from the pen of E Fitzball,
Esq., founded on the celebrated Opera " Il Prodigo " and written
expressly for this establishment, entitled AZA.F.L, THE PRODIGAL
ON' MEMPHIS, in which will be introduced the same highly-trained
Horses and Camels that appe ired in the Opera at her Majesty's
Theatre, with an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, &c., &c., the whole
of the well known resources of Astley's. To give due effect to the
representation, Mr. Batty has entered into engagements with several
artists of eminence.

With Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the largest
Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British
Male and Female Artists of superior talent.
To conclude with a laughable Afterpiece.
Tickets to be had at the Be:-office from Eleven till Four daily.
Atase Manager, Mr. T. rhomption.

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THE WEATHER.—Suar OFFICE, NOVEMBER 4
PRBETIOMETER, IX THE SHAD
43—highest since noon yesterday.
32 —lowest this morning and during the night.
36- - this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 299 L
Wm) N. N.E.—Morning, rain and sleet; Afternoon, fine.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
'laces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
.re arranged in order of latitude.
Prmaouru—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
JamirroN— Wind N., strong breeze—cloudless.
-IABTINGS —Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
intrimAncrrox—Wind N.W., strong breeze—cloudless.
Fotacitsromc— Wind N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
rtmearnem—Wind N. gentle breeze—cloudless.
GREEN WICH— W indN. W., gentle breeze partially cloudy.
SWINDON— Wind N., light airs—partially cloudy.
LEIGHTON—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
CAMBRIDGE—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
faamoura—Wind N. W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
Etutammitsx—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
PaTzaßoitomif—Wind W., strong breeze • cloudless.
LIVERPOOL—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine
o'clock
LtstamicK—Wind S.W., calm—partially cloudy.
lifuzuxciAß—Wind S., calm—partially cloudy.
:boots—Wind S. N. gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
&ASTI/CGS—Wind N. At., gentle breeze—overcast.

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I signally recognised than at Copenhagen-fields yest.r-
day,'"iliere he had to reply t., the congratulator:,
address of the working men of London, and in doibg ,o
to avoid with the most scrupulous caution any iden-
tification of himself with any one particular party
in the United Kingdom. This is the more gratifying
in remembrance, from one or Iwo of the inci&ntc
afterwards connected with the carrying out of the
banquet given towards evening at the Highbary-barn
Tavern in honour of the release from captivity of the
expatriated Hungarian. It will be observed, we
doubt not, with emotions of indignation, that in
the list of toasts given during that de
mocratic festivity, all allusion to the Soya-
REIGN of these realms was scrupulously avoided,
not one amongst the company there assembled drink-
ing to the health of her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen VICTORIA. The villainous taste revealed in
the fact of this omission cannot, we feel assured, be
too earnestly reprobated under existing circum-
stances. For, apart from the political claims of the
MONARCH upon popular regard, her political claims
might surely be considered sufficient in all conscience
to entitle her to some such customary civility as the
one the contempt for which we are just
now lamenting—for it must be admitted upon
all hands, by Republicans not less than
by Absolutists, that our beloved Sovereign the QUEEN
will be enrolled by the future historian, and justly, as
one of the most liberal-minded and enlightened among
the crowned heads of Great Britain. Under these
considerations it was somewhat injudicious, or, we
might even add, somewhat indecent to associate any
tribute to Louis KOSSUTH with a direct and delibe-
rate insult to the QUEEN of the country in which that
great man has met with a reception so peculiarly cor-
dial and magnanimous.

Happily but small regard will be paid to any
opinions of the kind here intimated, seeing the com-
plexion of the meeting last night in the tavern
already particularized. Among the well-known par-
ties who had been invited scarcely one appears to
have availed himself of the privilege. Lord DUDLEY
STUART refrained from the pleasure of attendance ;
as alio did the Hon. W. H. 'WALKER, and Mr. W. J.
Fox, and Mr. GEORGE DAWSON, and Mr. CHARLES
GILPIN, and even Mr. GIUSEPPE MAZZINI—the most
noticeable of those present being, for France Mr.
Louis BLANC, and for England Mr. G. W. M. REY-
NOLDS. Thus terminated the proceedings of yester-
day, with a demonstration very different indeed from
one simply in behalf, of KOSSUTH and his heroic Hun-
garians.

Before closing our remarks of to-day in reference
to the Magyar demonstrations taking place just now
in various parts of the United Kingdom, we conceive
it to be advisable simply and britfly to remind somf
among the public who appear to be rather oblivious
of the fact, that Kossu-rn is not a Rebel but a
Patriot, not an advocate of anarchy but a champion
of Constitutional Government, not a Communist but
a Statesman, not a lover of Terrorism but an
enthusiast in the cause of Liberty. It is in that
character that he has been received so warmly
amongst us in this country, and in that character that
he possesses to our thinking a right to this magnifi-
cent reception—a tribute offered not by a body of
conspirators to an insolent and lawless demagogue--
but one tendered by a free people to an upholder of
popular rights and of national independence.

Whatever may be the feelings of the CULLENS and
the MACHALES, with respect to " the godless colleges,"
we rejoice to find, that not only is the value of the,
sound practical education bestowed therein tho-
roughly appreciated, but that other and by no means
trivial advantages are offered to' successful students.
It was recently our pleasing duty to notice an act ( f
great liberality on the part of the President of the
Board of Control, who, at the solicitation of his
Excellency the Earl of CLARENDON, kindly bestowed
his nomination to a writership in India as a reward
to the most meritorious student, thus holding
out the strongest stimulus to honourable emulation,
and, at the same time, securing a talented servant to
the distinguished company with which he (Lord
BROUGHTON) was connected. We would now allude
to the privilege conceded, -not as a premium for any
extraordinary acquirements, but to all who, having
gone through the prescribed courses and received
the ordinary testimonial, intend becoming members
of either branch of the legal profession. The degree.
of the Queen's University are to all intents and pur-
poses thus rendered, so far as Ireland is concerned, as
valuable as the degrees of its senior sisters, Oxford, Cam-
bridge, and Trinity College, Dublin, and we trust that
the benchers of Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, and the
Middle and Inner Temple, may speedily adopt simi-
lar regulations to those which have just been promul-
gated by their Irish brethren.
So far as attorneys and solicitors were interested,
the Legislature itself afforded a laudable precedent.
It was justly considered that something more than a
mere professional education was required to qualify
persons for the proper discharge of the arduous and
important duties and avocations that might d.-volve
upon them in their positions as confidential
advisers of families—the depositaries of the greatest
trusts—on whose integrity and ability the entire
fortunes of their clients might altogether depend.
More general information than that which could b.-
obtained from the strictest attention to the duties of
the office, and the most minute acquaintance with
the rules and practice of the different courts, was
exceedingly desirable, but it could not well be
rendered indispensable. The imposition of a new
restriction might possibly be regarded as invidious,
and bring a degree of odium on the insti-
tution it was intended to serve. The only
practical mode of attaining the desideratum
was, therefore, to concede privileges to those who
had gone through the appointed curriculum, which by
diminishing the time or expenditure otherwise necese
sary, might act as a sufficient inducement to the
rising generation to avail themselves of the sound
practical information thus placed within the reach of
persons of all creeds and of every shade and variety
of opinion, and that without offending the conscien-
tious scruples of any.
By an Act passed last session (14 and 15 Vic.,
chap. 88) it was provided that any person who
had obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in
the Queen's University in Ireland might be admitted
as an attorney or solicitor in that country, on serving
an apprenticeship of three years in place of five,
which would otherwise be required. The drudgery
of the office, where boys fresh from school derived
very little benefit during the earlier portions of their
servitude, as well as the heavy stamp duties and fees
to the masters, might thus be postponed for
two years, while the youths would have full op-
portunities of ascertaining their own capabilities,
and, what was by no means less important, of know-
ing their own minds, before heavy, and possibly
useless, expenditure was it curred. A further con

cession was also made, allowing one year's time to
those who should attend the lectures, and pass the
examinations of the law professors of the Queen's
Colleges, either as mat, icul L'ed or nonmatriculated
students. The time occupied walk: thus not be
thrown away, although the pupil might not complete
his education, or obtain the degree which the
university was enabled to confer. Nor vv,s the pri-
vilege confined to the sister kingdom, for graduates
of the Queen's University were declared entitled to
similar advantages to those previously enjoyed by
the three senior Universities of Oxford, Cambridge,
and Dublin.

But though provision was thus made with respf ct
one branch of the h,gal proles-ion, Parliament did

not interfere with the admissions to the bar. These
were still left in the hands of the benchers of the dif-
ferent who it was hoped would exhibit a
laudable societies,
in fullowing in the course on which
ause alacrity
rist,y
the Legislature of the United Kingdom had entered.
This reasonable expec'.ation has been completely ful-
filled, so far as Ireland is concerned, and we have no
doubt that the several learned bodies on this
side of Sr. George's Channel will adopt similar regu-
lations. Graduates of the Queen's University arc
now admissible to the Irish bar on serving twelve
terms (six in Ireland and six in E.igland) ; while
seventeen (nine in Ireland and eight in England)
would be required from persons who could not pro-
duce such a testinionial, or one from the other uni-
versities already alluded to.

It is, in fact, now placed on precisely the same foot-
ing with those highly favoured establi.hments so far
as both branches of the legal profession are concerned,
and we sincerely hope that its degrees will be