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      Continental Notesthat Narrow And Unchris...

      Sir Henry Bulwer left Vienna on the 25 th ult . for Constantinop le , after a brief sojourn in the Austrian capital , during wliich he had an audience of the Emperor and several interviews with the Minister for Foreign Affairs . On his way to Constantinop le , he intends to visit Servia and Bul gari a , in order to acquaint himself personally with the state of those provinces . Austria and Prussia have agreed to desire the German Diet to send troops of execution intj Holstein and Lauenburg ; but they will abstain from meddling with Schleswig or any other integral part of Denmark . Prince Charles von Schvarzenbery , the Civil and Military Governor of Transy lvan i a , cited on the afternoon of the 25 tli ult . The young Prince , -who was in the same house , was too ill to be carried into the room to take leave of his dying father . ITALY .

      Tbft Sardinian . Chambers have voted a sum of 1 , 600 , 0007 . in tlie shape of a loan . The Cagliari arrived at Genoa on the 22 nd ult . She had started from Salerno , accompanied by the English vessel Centaur on the 18 th , on which occasion there was 'a lar ^ e and very enthusiastic crowd to see her off . The Government was alarmed at this demonstration , and kept a good many men under arms . A committee has been formed in Sardinia , to inquire into the condition of the crew , and to take measures for relieving their wants . It is said that Sardinia intends to persist in demanding an indemnity for the seizure of the ship and its crew .

      Count CavouThas presented in the Sardinian Chamber of Representatives a project of law proposing that , from 1859 forward , a sain of 50 , 000 f ra n cs s h a l l be allowed in the budget of the Minister of the Interior , to be employed for the benefit of the Italian stage , and for the encouragement of dramatic authors of approved merit . The subvention has been wiihdrawn since 1852 . A . serious mutiny has taken pla < e among the galley slaves at Genoa . Fifty of them rose upon their keepers , one of whom was killed , and the rest escaped with difficulty . The mutineers were then ordered to y ield , winch they refused to do , and two volleys were then fired into them , killing three on the spot . Two more have since died , and it is thought that others will not survive .

      A -wealthy Venetian , a native of Udine , is jus t de a d , aad has left the large sum of 600 , 000 fr . ( 24 , 000 / . ) in trust to Count Cayour , to be by him . applied to public instruction in Piedmont . The Tribunal of Appeal at Nap les h as decl ar ed the Cagliari a good and lawful prize . -But the bird by that time had flown .

      SWITZERLAND . The Swiss journals contain an analy sis of the r e p or t of the commission of the Council of State on the management of Federal matters during 1857 . This report i 3 in general favourable to the management , but it contains several suggestions , and it protests strongl y a g ain s t th « manner iu which Swiss emig ra n t s h a ve been t re ated in the Brazils , and recommends . that'emigration to that country be prohibited until the claim of the emigrants shall have been satisfied . Moreover , it proposes that emigration agents , if not fully authorized , shall be prosecuted as swindlers .

      MONTENEGRO . " The solution of the Montenegrin affair , " says the Times Constantinop le co rr esponde nt , " has advanced one step . All the Powers have agreed to the last proposalnamely , that an English , French , and Turkish otticer of Eng i n eers sho ul d go and mako a . detailed survey of the disputed district , and on this basis the representatives of the Powers should come to an agreement with the Porte . "

      632 The Leadej. [No , 432, Jul^ 1858.

      632 THE LEADEj . [ No , 432 , Jul ^ 1858 .

      State Of Thade. Dukness Still Prevails A...

      STATE OF THADE . Dukness still prevails at Birmingham ; and at Bradford the advance in the prices of wool tends to check business transactions . The worsted and cirpet trades of Halifax continue steady , and business at Hucld ^ rafiold remained through the whole of the week ending last Saturday in much the same condition as previously reported . During the same week , the condition of the woollen trade of Leeds rather improved ; but the hosiery trade of Leicester is still depressed . A more cheerful feeling prevails at Manchester and among the hice-workeis of Nottingham . At Sheffield there U no material change to report . The decision of the ironmutstei'd at the preliminarv meeting at Wolverhampton , on Thursday week , was that no alteration should be declared in tho prices of iron . Business is more active in Dublin ; but there is still room for great improvement .

      A sequestration ( eays tho Scotsman ) was taken oat on Saturday in tho affairs of tho firm of C . D . Young and Co ., Edinburgh , very extensively engagod in tho trade of wire-working nn * l iron founding , and also known in connexion with speculations in newapapora . Tho difficulties of the house have for uome time boon pretty notorious , nnd it was considered nlmost certain that a crisU would bo brought on by recent eventn in connexion -with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Dank . A meeting of the creditors wns held about a fortnight ( since , nnd adjourned fur a weak without coming to any arrangement—tho offer boiitg , wo buliovo , 4 s . in the pound ; and at tho end of last week the attempt was abandoned . Tho largest creditor is tho Edinburgh and Glasgow

      Bank , to which the firm is indebted to the enormous amount of 108 , 000 / . The firm gave employment to probably not far short of a thousand persons . An abstract of the gross produce of the revenue of the "United King do m d u rin g periods e n di n g Jun e 30 t h , compared with the corresponding periods last year , was published o n W ednesda y n i ght . A decrease * p ea r s both an the year and the quarter—on the year , of m ore t han five millions sterling , and on the quarter , of m or e tha n a million ! During the year , the property-tax decrease is set down at 5 , 833 , 561 / ., which leaves somewhat of an increase in the ordinary channels of revenue . The revenue under the head of " Customs" decreased 270 , 000 / . in the quarter , and 707 , OOOA in the year . The total revenue of the year ending June 30 th , 1858 , was 66 , 879 , 71 GJ . ; of tho previous year , 72 , 007 , 821 / .

      "A second report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to the Lords of the Treasury , " says tha Times , " contains some interesting information on the Excise duties and the direct taxes . The gross receipts for Excise duties in the ycir 1857-58 amounted to 18 , 495 , 88 . ^/ ., against 19 , 738 , 460 / . in 1850-57 . Of this income , 9 , 280 , 9 ( 53 / . accrued from spirits , 5 , 492 , 00 ( J / . from the tax on malt , 489 , 008 / . from the duty on hops ( of which so little is said to be used by . those who . brew for our ' thirsty souls' ) , 1 , 214 , 723 / . from paper , 80 , 153 / . from hackney carriages and ' cabs , 118 , 538 / . from sta g e car r ia g es , 34 S , till / . from railways , 4 , 425 , 112 / . from licenses , 11 , 500 / . from game certificates in Ireland , and 5224 / . from race-horses . A large increase in the spirit duty is reported to be entirely the result of augmented consumption , and this in spite of the speeches

      of temperance orators and the Maine Liquor Law agitation . The export of British spirits to France bus seriously declined si n ce the last r e po rt , ' the reason why ' being tlic alteration made in the French laws last August , sanctioning the use of grain in distilleries , and imposing a duty on imported spirits . In the year ending the 31 st of last March , 3 , 524 , 865 gallons of spirits were exported , against 5 , 717 , 529 gallons the year before ; the exports to France were respectively 1 , 582 , 148 gallons ( 1857-1858 ) , and 3 , 730 , 161 gallons ( 1856-7 ) . Illicit distillation is decreasing in Scotland and Ireland . 475 , 146 barrels of beer were exported , a g ainst 423 , 180 in the previous year . The stamp duties yielded 7 , 684 , 331 / ., and the probate and legacy duties 3 , 135 , 335 ? . The land and assessed taxes yielded 3 , 155 , 716 / ., and the gross receipt of the income-tax in 1857-8 was 11 , 767 , 306 / ., against 16 , 384 , 494 / . in 1856-7 . "

      The Thames. - The Committee On The State...

      THE THAMES . - The committee on the state of the Thames met on Monday . Mr . Walker , engineer to the Thames Navigation Committee , wns the first -witness examined , and said , in answer to Mr . Tite : —" I think Mr . Go'ldswortliy Gurney ' s p l an vrqu l d b e a com plete failure . It would lead to deposits of impure- water in docks . Mr . G . urney proposes to discharge all the sewage at low water , whicli I do not think would be a desirable p la n in the present state of the river . It would be desirable to discharge all the sewage at high water . My opinion is . that if my p lan w as ado p ted it w o u ld get rid of a good deal of the p r e se n t evil , but it would not render an intercepting sewer unnecessary . If these two channels were formed ,

      they would improve the stream of the river ; but I tlo not think they would be useful , or that they would stand . If they could be made to s'nnd , they would materiall y interfere with the navigation of the river . " Dr . Lewis Thompson , examined by the Chairman : " I have examined the state of tho river Thames . I consider the cause of the present stench of the river arises from tho mud , and , when that is exposed to a temperature of from 65 to 75 , fermentation sets in . As soon as the water begins to flow , the mud is disturbed , and the noxious gases are liberated . " Lord Palmerston : "Supposing the contents of all the sewers of London were

      discharged into the riv « r at mid-channel , so tlmt tho water there should approximate to the condition of the water in the sewers , would not that water omit injurious nhd offensive gases ? " Dr . Thompson : " Most undoubtedly . " In answer to . other questions , Dr . Thompson said : — " I hnvc noticed a black cloud on going up and down tho river , and I consider that that is produced by tho state of tho liver . 1 have found animal matter among the mud . If tho sewage were convoyed to the sea it would not mix with tho water , in consequenco of tho specific gravity of tho salt water , and would bo brought back . I attributes tbo increased evil which wo

      now experience to the increase of mud . I attribute the stench of the mud to a change in tho character of it i-Atlicr than to any increase in it . i bulk . " Sir John S hel l ey : " If , as you assert , the whole of the Hcwago of London always conies back again , and as London is always pouring its sovviigc into tho river , how is it that there is anything but stowage wutcr in tlie river at ull V " Dr . Thompson : " There can bo no doubt that aonio portions of ( ho soluble mutter would go into tho sen and mix with it , but tho insoluble parts of the sewage would ulways come back . I consider that Mr . Gurnoy's plan for burning tho foul gases was a good one . " After sonio further evidence , the committee adjourned . Tho committee again met on Wednesday , when Mr . Goldsworthy Gurnoy , Mr . Bidder , the celebrated

      engineer , and Mr . James Lawes , gave evidence witfe respect to various scientific details connected with th bed of Ihe river , tlie scour , the deposits at the sidV < f dredging , & c . All agreed that a large part of the evil resu l ts fro m the fecu l e n t m ud l ying at low water on th * banks ; but they . differed with regard to the proooserf remedies- * » vwu A meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held on Tuesday , to consider the state of the Thames and a resolution was adopted to give the Chairman full power to undertake measures for dvodorization as a tern porary expedient ; but the expense incurred is to be re " ported from time to time . Several resolutions wen' pro " posed , alarming that the plan of Messrs . Welder * Uawksley , a n d liassal gette should be adopted , wii ' n Ccr ' tain alterations relative

      to embankments and deodoriestion . To these resolutions various amendments -were moved , but wero defeated , and the resolutions were finall y carried b y 23 to 8 . —The following are the precise terms of the scheme resolved on : — " l . To carr ' v out the general plan submitted to Sir Benjamin Hall in D ecember , 1856 , for a system of intercepting sewers ' for the whole " m etropolis , carrying the whole sewage down to a spot near Krith , and discharging it there . ° 2 . The point of outfall , however , to be regarded as still an open question ; the Board being prepared to carry the sewage further down the liver if tne Government be williu" to provide the extra expense . 3 . The question of au " embankment of tho Thames between Westminster and London Bridges to be left with the Government ,.-the Board being -willing to undertake the work , if ths

      Government will provide a part of the cost . 4 . The experiment of deodorising the sewage to be tried in si portion of the Western district . 5 . The Board looks to the Government to assist it , by a gu a r antee o r in some other way , to raise the necessary funds . " This scheme is to bo submitted to Lord Johu Manners by a deputation .

      Imasterman Testimonial. Tub Committee Fo...

      iMASTERMAN TESTIMONIAL . Tub committee Formed on the retirement of Mr . John Masternian . from the representation of the City of London , to present a testimonial to that gentleman , nisi for that purpose on " Wednesday at the London Tavern ; Mr-Thomas Baring , II . P ., presided . On his right sat Mr . Mastermaii ; and among the gentlemen present were Messrs . Crawford , M . P ., J . Gurney H oare , Lewis Lloyd , jun ., K . N . Fowler , John Davis , J . Gurney Fry , C harles Reynolds , Charles Mills , M atthe w C lark , John Harvey Astell , John Uontis , Bonamy Dobree , Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England , and Samuel Brown . The Chairman , in presenting the testimonial to Mr . Masternian , hoped that he would accept it as an evidence of . the universal respect in which he was held in the City of London . The cliairman went on to sav that , when

      the testimonial * was in contemplation and the amount was being raised , Mr . Mastermaii , disliking ostentation , expressed a wish that there should be no other testimonial to him than an expression of satisfaction ; but the electors of the City of London entertained a very general feeling that it -was due to themselves there should be some gift to show that they were not unmindful of the services which had been done to them , and tlmt general feelin g h ad bee n car r ied into effect b y the- ' testimonial . The chairman then paid a tribute of admiration to Mr . Masterniau for lua qualities as a member of Parliament , and hoped that , in accepting nnd retaining the testimonial , he would have it constantly before him , and regard it as a mark of the gratitude of his constituents for his past services , an d o f thei r w ish e s for his health , prosperity , nnd long life .

      Mr . Masternian returned thanks in appropriate terms , and the meeting then separated . The testimonial is from the eminent firm of Messrs . Storr and Mortimer , and is a s plendid six-liglit candelab rum of b u rnished a n d fros t ed sil v er , w ith a t r ia n gula r base fro m n desi gn by Mr . Thomas Brown . There a r e three fi gures—Scionce , Commerce , and Industrywhich arc , of course , female . Science has ona foot on tho g lob e , holds a tablet with compasses , and has « flame on her head , an Jin indication of genius ; Commerco has her right hand leaning on a cornucopia , and bale * of goods aro on the ground by her left side ; Industry hits a distaff in her left hand , he r ri ght rests on a capstan , and by her side is is a beehive . The

      following inscription is on the base : —Presented to John Mnstcrninti , Uuq ., o n tho o c casio n of h i s r etiri n g from the representation of tho City of London in the Commons House of Parliament , as a testimonial of tho sense entertained by his fellow-citizens of the faithful and eflioicnt manner in which , for a period of fifteen year * , lie discharged tho important duties of that trust , us well as of tho invariable attention which he paid to tlie intercut ? of all classes of his constituents , without reference to or consideration of party . " It is stilted that tno subscription for tho testimonial amounted to about 1400 / ., and that tho remainder is to go to tho establishment of u acliolnrnhip in tho City of London School , to be callcJ tho " Masternian Scholarship . "

      Accidents And Sudd Un Deaths. A Sai> Acc...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDD UN DEATHS . A sai > accident occurred on board tho steam frigate F *! iiclopo at Sp ithoud , on firing the salute on Momhiy i " honour of bur Majesty ' s Coronation-day , Tho H-incli

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 3, 1858, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03071858/page/8/