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May 3, 1856.] THE LEADER. 419
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Leader Office, Saturday, May 3. LAST NIG...
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THE CIRCASSIAN MOVEMENT. The deputation ...
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THE BESSARABIAN COMMISSION. Dervisch Pac...
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FRANCE. It is not M. Charles Baudin who ...
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ARRIVAL OF BARON BRUNOW. Baron Brunow ar...
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THE CRIMEAN BOARD (YESTERDAY). At the me...
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Attem pt to Murder a Wife.—Morris Condor...
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Miscellaneous. The Court.—The Queen Held...
severely scalded , bat , from the direction in which the fragments were hurled , the amount of injury done to the men is not so great as it would otherwise have been . An investigation as to the cause of the explosion has been commenced by the Government Inspector of Mines . —Another boiler explosion has taken pl ace , the locality this time being the works of Messrs . Rose , Higgins , and Rose , malleable iron-makers , at Bilston , near Wolvernampton . Four men have been killed , and a few others injured . Several neighbouring buildings were laid in ruins , and the debris , falling i nto t h e adjacent ca n a l , nearly dammed it up . A long-boat which lay near the works was sunk by the weight of the fragments , and the lives of the boatmen were endangered . The accident is supposed to have originated in one of the deceased men having turned water into the boiler while it was in a state of excessive heat .
Educational Conference at York . —At the instance of the Archbishop of York an educational conference will be held in that city early in July next . All the clergy and laity of the diocese who are known to take an interest in the subject of national education will be invited to attend . Irish Evictions . —Some evictions have been going on at Dartfield , Galway , on the property of Mrs . Maria Louisa Blake—the scene of a conflict in November last . Th e s h er i ffs and ot h er officers were accompanied b y about a hundred policemen ; but the houses were all fo un d deserted by t h eir in h abitants . S evera l of t h e dwellings were then razed to the ground ; t h e d oors a n d w i nd ows of ot h ers w ere stop p e d w i t h stones , and the roofs were tumbled in .
Law Amendment Soctety . —The Lord Mayor , on Wednesday , entertained the members of the Law Amendment Society at the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house . Among the after-dinner speakers were Lord Brougham , the Earl of Harrowby , and Mr . Lowe . An extreme pre ssure on our space prec l udes an y ana lysis . ? Dead Child in a Linendraper ' s Box . —An inquest has been held on the body of a female child found in a box which was part of the stock in trade of Messrs . Qlney and Son , li n e n dra p ers , High-street , Borough . The box had previous ly belonged to another linendraper , but had been sold off under the Commissioners of Bankruptcy seven months ago . The body had been placed in some c h emiea l preparation , and , owing to the state of the body , the cause of death could not be ascertained . —An open verdict was returned .
The Case of Palmer . —An argument has been g o i ng o n for some days in t h e Equity Courts to determ ine wh ether Wm . P a l mer , ban k rupt , n o w in custod y under various charges of murder , was or was not a trader . It was contended on the part of Palmer that he ought not to have been adjudicated a bankrupt , as he was not an apothecary , never having dispensed medicin es e x cept on h is own prescri ption as a surgeon . The Lords Justices of Appeal , ho w ever , decided that there was no doubt as to the trading having been sufficient , and that there were grounds for an adjudication . With that decision , tho case must be remitted to the
Com-. Fever Patients in Cabs . —The protest of Dr . Letheby , the City officer of Health , against the dangerous pr actice of t aki n g infected patients to hospitals in public cabs , has been followed up by Dr . Guy , who , at a Marylebone vestry on Saturday , broug ht up a report and memorial to the Home Office , condemning tho custom . After some discussion , these documents were adopted , and several gentlemen were appointed to wait on Sir George Grey . Adulteration of Food Committee . —This committee continues its sittings . On Wednesday , Mr . Goodman , chief clerk to the Lord Mayor of London , gave an outline of the laws affecting tho sale of unwholesome articles . There are four modes of proceeding against
persons for adulterating food . One is by indictment , one by action , one by the Excise , and one by a simple conviction before a magistrate . With respect to drugs , there ia a power in tho College of Surgeons to search d ru g gists ' shops ; and , where adulterated or unsound dr ugs ar e found , to destroy them . The ordinary remedy for a private individual to adopt against a person selling any adulterated goods is by action , but that is an expensive process , and is very seldom , if ever , resorted to . H o t h oug ht , if the Act 3 George IV ., chap . 10 G , wore known to the public , and that under it a penalty of 10 J . could bo recovered against bukers selling adulterated bread , it would bo generally acted upon . Ho would recommend a general law by which a right of search should be established , as ia " the case now with regard to weights and measures .
Transportation ani > this Ticket - of - Leave System . —The committee to inquire into this subject met again on Monday . Captain O'Brien , HUperintendont of prisons , was examined , and stated hia opinion tliat the tickot-of-leavo syBtein had been very successful . When a prisoner is discharged on ticket- of-loavo , he hatt a suit of liberty-clothing g i v en him , with two whirls and other necessaries , and is Kent back to tho locality from which ho was convicted : When in prison ho is taught some Industrial art . Captain O'Brien was awaro that there ia a class of persons who arc always on tho look-out for boys who are discharged for tho purpose of training thorn up to t h ieving After hoiiio further evidence , embracing uovoral statistical details , and a suggestion no to tho
necessity of some provision being made for the reception of w ome n i n t h e co l oni e s , b y a system of e migration provi d ed b y the Government of this country , the committee adjourned . A Slave-Market . —The slave market of Cairo , wh ic h we v isited , though no longer flourishing as in byg o n e days , still maintains a recognised existence . Half a-dozen young Ethiop ia n g irls only were offered for sale at the time of our visit . The poor little creatures wore a v e r y su ll en and joy less expression : their hair was tied into bunches at the sides of their heads , and loaded with a quantity of rancid g r ease , laid on with an unsparing hand . One little girl , appare n t ly about fourteen years old , whose rather pleasing features bore a striking rese mbl ance to t h ose of t h e Sphynx , finding herself noticed , imagine d she was about to b e b oug ht , and her
co u ntena n ce bri g htened up wonderfu lly ; when , h owever , we turned to leave , and s h e percei v ed s h e w as st ill to remain in the dull thraldom of the dealer ' s custod y , her poo r l itt l e face spee d i l y resumed i ts f or m er m e l anc h o ly . B rit i s h sub j ects , it appears , are prohibited under a penalty of 40 J . from purchasing slaves at Cairo , even though the object should be to restore them to liberty . Th e T ur k is h s l a v e l a w s sta n d in adv an tageo u s contrast with those of certain other slave-holding states at the opposite poin t of the compa s s . I n E gypt , all Ethiopian slaves , male and female , desiring ' ' chan g e t h eir owners , may c l aim to b e so l d , and have on ly to proclaim publicly their wish in this respect , when the owner becomes compelled to submit them to sale by auction ; thus they have always the means of escape from a harsh or cruel master . —Diary of Travels . *
Richelieu . —Richelieu died as he had lived , un l oved by any except his favourite cats—which he liked because their gambols reminded him of the cunning and ferocious springs of a tiger—feared by all around him , in a solitude and isolation as complete as he had lived . More fortunate , ho w ever , than Wolsey , who somewhat rese m b l ed him i n c h arac t er , a nd w h o a l so disp layed his inordinate pride in the erection of Hampton Court , the cardinal secured the enjoyment of his palace , as we ll as t h e out w ard m ar k s of ro y a l fa v o u r , until his death . — New Monthly Magazine .
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May 3 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER . 419
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Leader Office , Saturday , May 3 . LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT , HOUSE OF COMMONS . POLITICAL EXILES . Mr . Duncombe gave notice of his intention to ask the Government whether , on the celebration of Peace , they would not release from banishment Messrs . Smith O ' B rien , Frost , and other political exiles . THE FORTS ON THE BLACK 8 BA . In answer to Lord John Manners , L ord Palmerston said the terms of the Treaty of Pence applied only to the non-restoration of naval arsenals in the Black Sea ; they did not preclude the Russian Government from re-erecting the defensive forts in that sea . THE SUNKEN SHIPS AT SEBASTOPOL . In answer to Lord William Graham , L ord Palmerston said that by the Treaty of Peace tho Russians will have no fleet of line-of-battle ships in the Black Sea , but there was no limit to their fleet in the Baltic , and if they raised up those submerged shi ps , damaged as they must be , to add to their Baltic fleet , instead of better ones , h e t h oug ht thia country could have no objection . THE BANDS IN THE PARKS ON SUNDAYS . Lord Robert Grosvenor brough t on tho subject of the bands in the parks , and asked the Government whether , in case any of the bands should conscientiously object to play on Sundays , they could not put military discipline into action to compel them to do bo . —Sir Da Lacy Evans objected to such a question being raised , as it was calculated to give opportunities to soldiers to refuse to do certain duties , when it was loft to the discretion of the commanding officers to decide whether they should or not . — Sir John Trollope snid that tho commanding officer ef the 2 nd Life Guards had requested him to state that it was only in compliance with orders from the Horse Guards that ho had permitted the band of his regiment to play in tho Regent ' s Park . —Tho Marquis of Blandford protested against the principle of thoso Sunday bands , and wanted to know if this now principle of providing public amusements for tho people on Sunday was a Cabinet question . —After some discussion , Mr . Addicrley urged that Sir Benjamin Hall by this step had contravened tho principle of a recent vote in the House , that no public amusements should bo hold on Sundays . —Mr , Duuhmond said that of late years tho peopl e hud been dep rived of many of tho recreations which u . sed to exist some years ago . Military men ought to liuvo no consciences in these matters . — Sir Benjamin Hall denied that ho had contravened the principle established by tho vote of tho Houho . lho course ho waa now pursuing ho took last autumn , beforo tho voto in question , and no objection had been made to it . Tho same objections were urged when it was
proposed to open Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens on Sundays , which were sanctioned by votes oi money given by the House for additional expenses caused by the opening of those places on Sundays . He had received from every part ol t h e m etropo l is t h a nks for t h e step he had taken , and urging him to continue it . —Mr . Walpoub was ol opinion that the question of the Sabbath ought to be l eft to p rivate judgment , and that no step should be taken in the matter by the Government . —Colonel North hoped the House would not indicate when a so l dier is to o b e y hi s co mm and i n g officer , upon the pretext of liberty of conscience .
Lord Palmerston concurred in thinking it inexpedient that the House should interfere with the discipline of the army , e v en in actua l c ase s , far less in hypothetical cases of conscience . The question put to h i m was one of purely military d i sci pline ; and ho must decline to interfere in such a matter . He accepted as much of the responsibility of the course pursued as Sir Benjamin HalL for that gentleman consulted him and acted with his concurrence . He denied that this step was inconsistent with the refusal of the motion to open the British Museum on Sundays . So far from this being an encouragement to the employment of the people on Sundays , whic h had been urged as an object i on t o i t , he believed that it would be an inducement to labouring persons to avoid t h e temptatio n of w or k i n g for gain on the Sabbath .
THB BUDGET . The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice that he should bring on the usual financial statement on the 19 th of May . ' The House then went into Committee on the Police Bill , which principall y occup ied their attention during the rest of the sitting . HOUSE OF LORDS . No business of importance came before the House of Lords , and t h eir L ords h i ps adjourned before six o ' clock .
The Circassian Movement. The Deputation ...
THE CIRCASSIAN MOVEMENT . The deputation from Circassia has arrived at Constantinop le with an address , demanding the recognition of the independence of the Caucasus by the Porte and the Allies . The deputation was received by the Ministers .
The Bessarabian Commission. Dervisch Pac...
THE BESSARABIAN COMMISSION . Dervisch Pacha has been appointed to form part of t h e C ommission for rectif ying the frontier of Bessarabia ,
France. It Is Not M. Charles Baudin Who ...
FRANCE . It is not M . Charles Baudin who is to represent the French Government on the commission . This duty devolves on Baron de Talleyrand-Perigord by an Imperial d ec r ee dated yesterday .
Arrival Of Baron Brunow. Baron Brunow Ar...
ARRIVAL OF BARON BRUNOW . Baron Brunow arrived at Dover from Calais yesterday m orning at nine o ' clock .
The Crimean Board (Yesterday). At The Me...
THE CRIMEAN BOARD ( YESTERDAY ) . At the meeting of the Board yesterday ( Friday ) , Sir Richard Airey proceeded with hia statement . He believed that the chief Bufferings of the army arose out of tho difficulty that was experienced in bringing up bales of goods from the sea to a camp pitched seven miles off . ( Sir Richard Airey quoted extensively from the evidence of several officers in support of hia statements . ) The great wants were lubour and transit ; and , as the Bufferings of the men increased , tho deficiencies in those respects were felt in proportion . In order to show that he took every means to get rid of official routine , S ir R ichard of tho office
mentioned that , by tho regulations War- , forms were originally issued with twenty-four blanks to be filled up beforo a man could obtain a great coat ; these forma wcro uftorwarda thrown aside , and anot h er waa issued with Lord Raglan ' s consent , with but one blank in it to bo filled up beforo signed by him ) S ir Richard Airey ) . Regulations for worm clothing were issued faster than tho men could fetch the clothing . Tho printed evidence in the bluo book of the Commissioners' Report wub not the evidence ho gave before tho Commissioners : several explanations which he gave to account for delays wcro omitted . Tho Court here adjourned .
Attem Pt To Murder A Wife.—Morris Condor...
Attem pt to Murder a Wife . —Morris Condor , a labourer living iu Murket-strcot , Fitzroy-square , was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of cutting his wife with intent to kill her . It was tho old story . Ho returned homo lute at night , intoxicated ; found his wifo in bod , and attacked her with a knife . Hot on « a brought her son to her uaaistunco , and tho weapon waa wreated from tho ruffian . To the policoinun who apprehended him ho said that hia wifo would not glvo him any money for snuff . The Ahhamhination ow Mub , Kblly . —Tho magiuwrittl investigation into the atstiaaginution of MrB . Kolly has closed . Mr . Strcvena , nep hew of Mrs . Kelly , and James Bannon have been committed for trial at the assizes .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 3, 1856, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03051856/page/11/
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