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South American States. Files Of The Pana...
the very"heartbf the city , and yet up to this moment -there lias not been a . brick laid or stone turned towards rebuilding by any of the property holders except John Brown , a hard-fisted but enterprising American . Many of the insurance -agents have paid over their losses , and a large amount of this money is now in the hands of the insurers ; t > ut , singular to say , nothing has yet been done towards a recommencement of business .
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B A D E I desirableand likelto the moralThe first resolution : That this meeting entertains 170 Tfl 3 LE & . ___ ^ gv ^^ SJffl ^^ ^ ? 1859 .
Canada. A Telegram Received At New York ...
CANADA . A telegram received at New York from Toronto , dated ( the 15 th January , says . —— '" It is said that despatches l * ave been received from . England by the Canadian Government , containing a command rthat her Majesty ' s Award of Ottawa for the seat of Governihent he carried . out . "
Australia. Telegrams "From Alexandria An...
AUSTRALIA . Telegrams "from Alexandria announce the arrival of the Columbian with the Australian mails , 75 , 0007 . in gold , and twenty-eight passengers . The Melbourne intelligence is to the 18 th December . The legislature had adjourned to the 11 th of January . The bill to increase the number of members of Assembly had received the royal assent . A resolution had been proposed to the Assembly to sanction the purchase of the Geelong Railway . The Council sent a message to the Assembly asking the attendance of the Chief Secretary and the Attorney-General to be examined before a committee of that House , formed to inquire into the appointment of magistrates . -Ministers resisted the demand as unconstitutional , and , after a short debate , it was rejected by the Assembly . This slight collision has saved a . more serious , one . Timely rains have saved the harvest . Sydney intelligence is to the 11 th December . Parliament was prorogued on the 26 th of November , and reassembled on the 8 th of December . The Electoral Bill had received the royal assent ; the only amendment on principle retained by the Assembly on returning the bill to the Council was the addition of a member to represent the university .
Mexico. On The 31st Of December The Popu...
MEXICO . On the 31 st of December the popular junta in the city of Mexico , formed of a great majority of the Conservatives and the clergy , established a governmental programme , which proclaims the inviolability of corpdra'ti . on property , and protests against the alienation or mortgage of national territory . It was not known at the last accounts whether Miramon would accept the Presidency .
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COCHIN CHINA . 'The French Government has received despatches direct from Cochin China , dated the 5 th of December last . At that date the weather had greatly improved . The rain had almost completely ceased , arid the health of the troops , both French and Spanish , was satisfactory . The plan of a , town had been laid out on the Bay of Toufane , which may some day attain a degree of im--portanee equal to that of Hong-Kong in China- All the preparation ' s had | , been completed for the attack on the capital of the empire of Annam at no distant day . The revolt at Tonquin had been confirmed , and it was expected that it would considerably assist the French operations . Since the month of N-ovember the persecution pf the Christians had increased with double fury . ' The Admiral had , in consequence , sent several Bmall vessels to the northern coast , which had saved many missionaries .
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object so , so y promote improvement of the prispners . ' The Gas Question . ^ A meeting of delegates from metropolitan vestries arid district boards has been held at the Marylebone courtrhouse , for the purpose Pf a renewal of th ' e campaign in the ensuing session of Parliament , in reference to the monopoly of- the several London gas companies . Mr . Beale said that many of the vestries and district boards had already . responded to the appeal of the managers of the proceedings before Parliament for funds . Altogether about 950 / . had been promised . He believed that they would require altogether about 1500 / . to fight the battle before the committee of the House of Commons . They fully believed
that they could fight the battle of the metropolis against this gigantic monopoly "at the rate of 100 / . a day , and they had suggested to each of the vestries and district boards that ; a farthing rate would be amply sufficient , and be money well laid out in carrying the question to a successful issue . The managers having made thenreport , their functions were considered at an end , but it was unanimously resolved that they be reappointed , power being given to them to take all such measures as they may deem necessary , provided that no expense is incurred beyond the amounts from time to time subscribed by the various vestries arid district boards . It was . also resolved to call upon the delegates of the respective vestries and district boards that had not already subscribed to do so . ¦ .
Resignation of the . . Cambridge Fjro-Pkoctors . — A meeting of the Seriate was held oh Monday , nominall y for the discussion of Uvo graces for the appointment of Messrs . Brocklebank ( of King ' s ) arid Pcrowne ( Corpus ) , as pro-proctors , in the room , of Messrs . Jameson ( St . Catharine ' s ) and Williams ( King ' s ) , resigned , but really to give an opportunity for the expression of opinion with regard to the conduct of those gentlemen in reference to a member , of the university who -was found by Mr . Jameson in a house of ill-fame , and aiso in regard to the ulterior measures with regard to the proceedings in the Vice-Chancellor ' s Court , the publication of the correspondence , & c . The prevailing opinion wa ? that the gentlemen named had acted injudiciously in the
matter , and though every speaker gave , them credit for being actuated by the best and most conscientious motives , the '" general" feeling was in favour of the ^ acceptance of their : resignations . The Vice-Chancellor ( Dr . Batespn ) presided , and the speakers condemnatory of the course pursued by the pro-proctors were Dr . Abdy , Professor Sedgwick , Dr . Donaldson , Dr . Geldart ( Master of Trinity Hall ) , and other gentlemen . Messrs . Williamson and Jameson entered into lengthened explanations , and the proceedings did not terminate till near six o ' clock . About one hundred and fifty members of the Senate were present . Professor Setlgwick remarked in the course of the discussion : — " The question was , had
the pro-proctors acted discreetly in what they had done ? Had they acted , holding office in a religious and learned body , as Christian gentlemen ought to act ? He believed not . He did not say that they had not acted conscientiously , but of all mischievous men a wrongheaded conscientious man was one of the most dangerous . " The Time 9 observes : — " This is the true comment ¦ upon the whole of this disagreeable discussion . One grain of common sense mixed up with their good intentions would have preserved the pro-proctors from the position in > wbioh they now stand . The decision of the Senate of the University amounts substantially to a censure upon their unmeasured zeal . "
Royal London Yacht Club . —The annual bnjl took place on Wednesday at Willis ' s Rooms . The ballroom was decorated with the flags pf all nations , and of the yacht clubs of the United Kingdom , as were also the staircases , the American stars and stripes showing conspicuously . The party was fashionable , and the number exceeded four hundred . The Queen' /? Huntsman . —On Wednesday , at the London Tavern , a dinner was given to Mr . C . Davis , the huntsman of the Queen ' s stagliounds . About two hundred and fifty gentlemen were present in hunting cosume . William Vansittart , Esq ., M . P . for Windsor ,
occupied the chair , on hie right being Mr . Davis , Captain Murray , — Blunt , Esq ., ox-Mnypr of Windsor , and — Burnuld , Esq . ; and' on his loft Bowon May , Esq ., Dr . Cpllins , W . II . Langley , Esq ., Albert Foist , Esq ., & c . After dinnor tho usual loyal toasts having boon disposed of , tho chairman then rose to propose the toast of tho evening , and passed tho highest oulogium upon Mr . Davis for his exemplary management , his indisputable talent , and his untiring exertions to show sport to all . Tho toast was received with hunting honours amidst long and protracted cheering , at tho conclusion of which Mr . Davis briefly replied .
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —Her Majesty on Saturday inaugurated the new Wellington College . She was aecpmpnnied by -the Prince Consort , the Prince Arthur , and the Princesses Alice and Helena . On Wednesday her Majesty and the Prince , with the two Princesses , left Windsor for Buakingham Palace , and went to the Haymarkot in the evening . On Thursday , after opening Parliament in jBtafe , the , Queen , accompanied by her family , returned io Windsor . Tho following visitors have been stopping at the Castle this week : —The Duke of Newcastle and iMdy Susan Polham Clinton , the Prussian Minister and Countess Bornetorff , Colonel tho Hon . A . and Mrs . -Gordon , tho ISarl and Countess of Shaftosbury and Lady "Victoria Ashley , Viscount and Vicountoss Sydney , and iColonol Wetherall , C . B .
Thuj PmNOKes Frmpbhiok WiLi » iA » r . —Tho daily " . telegrams received from "Berlin contatn ^ tho , very beet -accounts of tho royal laHy ' a condition and of the health tof hor infant . ' CiacmoAL .- — -The Archdeaconry of Cardigan , rendered vacant by tko lamentable death of tho Vqnorable John Williams , has boon filled up by tho . appointment of tho JSovv John . IlugUes , < vicar of Llanbadurn-tfawr , and incumbent of the ohapolry of St . Michael , Aberyotwyth . WxiiTKOitosa-exuKKT Piusom .- —Tho gaol committee »! ftldermon have eanotlonod tho formation of a library and reading-rooms for tho ueo of tho debtors . It is hopod that very little oxpcnuo -will bo incurred , and * lmt grunts from book eocletlos and voluntary contributions from individuals wiU be , readily obtuiuod for « n
Tub Wa'jpkbbikn ' s CoMi » ANV ' a Act . —On Monday last a mooting of gentlemen who are specially intoreatod in obtaining tho repeal of tho Act 7 th and 8 th Guo . IV ., o . 78 , which , as ^ thoy allege , imposes arbitrary roslriotlons 'upon tho . navigation of the ll | yor Thames as respects goods traffic , was hold at tho Brldge-houso Xlotol , Southwark . 'A bill has already boon dopasltod with tho House of Commons , for tho purpose oi' accomplishing tha object in viow , nnd tho moating on Monday was convened in order to facilitate tho attainment of tho desired cud . Mr . E . 1 \ Soils , of Llmohoueo , occupied tho chulr ,
" the opinion that the-monopoly of the navigation of the river Thames as exercised by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen is injurious to trade , and that the same should therefore be abolished , in accordance with the recommendation ' of the Royal Cbmiriissioners appointed in 1853 to inquire , into the affairs of the corporation of London , " was carried unanimously , as were others nominating a committee , agreeing to a petition to both Houses of Parliament , & c . Among the gentlemen present were Mr . J . G , Barry , Mr . E . Beck , Isleworth ; Mr . Martin Pratt , Secretary of the General Steam Navigation Company ; Mr . Sidney Smith , Mr . Joseph Barber , Mr . John Hunt , Mr . Phillips , Mr . Hicks , Mr . Wilson , Mr . Charles Eley , jun ., Mr . Octavius Smith , Mr . William Cory , Mr . Charles Capper , Manager of the Victoria Pocks Company ; and Mr . Wyatt and Mr . Samuel Sidney , Secretary to the Thames Graving Dock Company .
Why the Neapolitans desire Forkign Intervention . —Long years of oppression have so broken down all the bonds of society that confidence is destroyed and union is impossible . Ruling by a party , Government has contrived to sow suspicion between members of the same family , and then its work is done—the nation is a handful of sand : there is not , there cannot be , combination . If deficient , then , in moral power , equally deficient are they in lJiysical power to resist . Do those who so complacently tell the Neapolitans to workout their own redemption know the > trong , well-discipli ned ,
well-paid foreign force that exists in Naples V Do they know of the vast army which drains the resources of the counti-y—so vast as to amount to double that which was settled at the beginning of the reign as the war establishment ? Do they ever consider that when there have been any doubts of the power of the Neapolitan Government to restore tranquillity , the Austrian has been ever ready to march in ? and he has marched in and quieted the people with a vengeance ! Success with such odds is impossible , and , therefore , it is that , after long protracted suffering , and frequent efforts to relieve themselves , the Neapolitans ask foreign
assistance . . . . Bank of AusTitiA .-U-The annual meeting of the shareholders has taken place at Vienna . It ajipeara from the : report that loans on landed property , -which Had been only 13 , 835 , 300 florins in 1857 , increased to 36 , 848 ^ 430 florins in 1858 . The discount accommodation amounted during the year to 248 $ millions of florins in Vienna , and 93 £ millions in the branch banks . Advances on stock and shares reached the sum of 3 S 3 millions , and the general movement of busmes . « , -1702 millions . The sum due by the State , which amounted at the end of IS 57 to 206 millions , had been greatly diminished during the year 1858 . In the first place ,, the
State ceded to the Bank 23 millions of mortgage bonus ; it also made over to it 30 millions , which wore to bo received from the new railway company for the Southern lines ; and lastly , it authorised the Bank to sell as promptly as possible , to the extent of 100 millions , the domains given in guarantee , so that the State is no longer down in the account of the Bank for any more than 53 millions of florins . The whole profit of the year amounted to 11 , 994 , 046 florins , from which , when tho expenses of direction and the taxes were deducted , there remained to be distributed as dividend a sum of 9 , 142 , 857 florins , which would give 6057 florins per share .
Death Of Mr . Commissioner Phillips . — Commissioner Phillips expired on Tuesday evening , at his residence in Gordon-square . His age was 72 or 74 . The late Commisionor Was called to the Irish bar in 1809 , and to the English bur on the 9 th of February , 1821 , by the Middle Tfi ' mplo . Ho was one of the district commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy at Liverpool , nt 1800 / . a year , which appointment ho resigned 13 years ago , and was appointed Commissioner of tho Insolvent Debtors' Court , at 1500 / . a year . On Monday ho sat in court , and never rallied from tho time ho was seized with a fit of apoplexy on that day till his death . Ho died Cwarlcs
without recognising the members of his family . Phillips will bo known by his " Recollections of Curran , a work on which lie bestowed much labour . His " Vacation Thoughts on tho Abplition of Capital Punishment , " have gone through several editions , having beoo patronised by tho Society of Friends . It will , however bo as a criminal lawyer that ho will bo remembered , and his power of cross-examination , which ho pursued to tho > ory last day ho sat , will bo recollected by the bar . Tho lato Commissioner was a man of warm feolingt ) , and of an impetuous temperament , yet withal of a l'J » , disposition , and by no moans deficient in tho iiullc oi human kindness .
Vocal Association . — Profossor W . Storndnle Bennett ' s now cuntata " Tho May Queen , " will bo pcrformoU at tiio St . Jomos ' s Hall , on Wednesday evening noxt , February 9 th , on which occasion Mr . Sims > lwovw will sing tho tenor music for tho first time in London . This will bo tho first performance of Dr . Bennetts oxtromoly olevor work since its representation at >} l »« Bor Castle j and there can bo no doubt that tho Interest ulroady exoltcd will ensure a largo ami fashionubio aitondaiico . Tho band and choir of tho Vooa As « ool w Uon , under tho direction of M . Bonoiiiot , will uuinUor four hundrod nori ' ormors .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 5, 1859, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05021859/page/10/
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