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IRELAND. The Sadleir Letter.—Master Murp...
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NAVAL AND MILITARY. The Guards at Aloers...
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OBITUARY. Charles Young.—This well known...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Court.—The Queen gave...
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killed in a fracas in the street . At about half-past four on Mo nday morning last , the deceased , who was an Bydraulle engineer , carrying on business in Arthursteeet , New Oxford-street , was observed fcy alad »«? ed Edward Evans , in Hi gh-street , -beating a man ^ with a stick . The man was retreating backwards , and Stooker following him up . Having broken his stick over «« man ' s head , the latter rushed upon him and felled tarn to the ground at one How . Leary and two others of the bystanders went to the fallen man , and found that ^ He was dead . Evans , who knew Stocker , told them where he lived , and tW carried him home . Whilst they were waiting at the door for admission , Evans saw Leary vatnnajng
search the pockets of the deadman , , w « y » small key , he threw it under the scraper , and exclaimed with an oat *— " Not a mag . " It was afterwards discovered that a ring had been taken from the hand of the corpse . One witness proved that Stocker had the ring on his finger at the time he was struck down . Lieary was remanded .
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THE LEADEB . [ No . 328 , Saiurpa ^ ,
Ireland. The Sadleir Letter.—Master Murp...
IRELAND . The Sadleir Letter . —Master Murphy made some Statements on Friday week in the Irish Court of Chancery with reference to the extraordinary letter written by the late John Sadleir to his brother James on the 31 st of last December . He said he wished it to be known that the letter ( " whatever might have teen its legal effects" ) ¦ was not before bim during the hearing of the case in his court , and was not discovered till long after the arguments . This statement was made in connexion with an application to Master Murphy , to serve notices of appeal to the Lord Chancellor from the decision of the Rolls ' Court in the matter of the English shareholders of the Tipperary Bank . Leave was granted . The Murder of Mrs . Kelly . —It is reported that strevenstne oi tne
tne case against Mr . Ueorge , nepnew late Mrs . Kelly , is so incomplete , that the Crown means not to send up the bills before the grand jury at Westmeath at the approaching Assizes . The case is still wrapped in mystery , and so is that of Mr . O'Callaghan , who was murdered last spring in the county of Gal way , though it is said that the perpetrators are quietly pursuing their ordinary work in the vicinity , notwithstanding that many of the neighbours are fully aware of their guilt . Murder in the King ' s County . —A farmer , named William Curran , has been shot dead in his parlour while at supper . The shot was fired through the window . Suspicion falls on the relations of Cumin ' s second wife , who disapproved of the match . John Carden . —The term of John Carden ' s imprisonment , for the abduction of Miss Arbuthnot , expired on Thursday . James Sadleir , it is believed , has gone to America .
Naval And Military. The Guards At Aloers...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . The Guards at Aloershott . —The Coldstream Guards arrived at the Aldershott camp last Saturday . The rank and file ( says a writer in the Times ' ) were dressed in their new tunics , but many of the officers wore the tail-coats and epaulettes in which they quitted England . All were in beavv marchiner order ; but seldom have
they been seen in such gallant guise . They had bunches of roses in the muzzles of their firelocks , and in their hands bouquets presented to them by the ladies of Portsmouth , Some had Russian dogs , some had Turkish goats ; one had a pet singing-bird , another a black hen , and a third— -a veteran warrior , with a beard worthy of Esau—fondled in his bosom a little white kitten . A ragged old dog , which answers to tho name of " Joss , " is on object of fond solicitude to every man in the battalion , and very naturally so , for he smelt powder at the Alma , and Balaklava , and felt it , to his sorrow , at Inkerman , where he was shot through the leg . The faithful creature followed the regiment through the whole campaign . Thbi Anglo-Swiss Legion . —The disbanding of the Anglo-Swiss Legion , formed at Schlestadt , continues without interruption . Every nian receives 500 fr . ( 20 / . ) to return to his country . Tub Anglo-Italian Legion . —Tho officers and men of this legion , which is now being disbanded , complain that ( ho terms on which the Government bos ordered their discharge are not in accordance with the conditions
on wiMcn tney jomed . They state taut tney were to liavo been employed for one year after tho conclusion of the war ; then to be taken back to their native land , or conveyed to some one of tho colonies , and to receive one y « M 0 ta p & y- Those stipulations , they contend , are Wtfftii ^ Sw Colw CAfltPBfiLL has reaeived the freedom- of the « lty of Glasgow ( hi * native place ) in a box of solid gold . Ho was also presented with a aworxl , tho gift of six thousand Of hfc / countaymen . Sir Archibald Alison mado « n « taqu # nt qpepeh on tbe some oocaeioij , in . which ho rc-« on # tfid ( be hMorioaJl acuievemonto of the General , and vtma $ a high milogium both on him and yu the Highl * od Brigade which he commanded . Sir Colin has also t > ew entwtained « t a , banquet at Gfcwgww ; Thb Polish Legion . —There boa bften some disturbance , waopg the PojU » U Legion afc TcUekmedji , 9 W 1 IN & H to jajd , to a , n unwillingness of the , epVliorp to enter the Turkish service . Generals Storks « n < d . £ aiaoyBki went down and Bottled tho a / lair .
General Beatsoh . —A communication from General Beatson appears in the Times , stating tf » at he Deoeirod from Lord Panmu * e , in tbe course of hurt May , iJopies of letters from Generals Tivian and Smitfe , dated the 5 th of Mareh and the 6 ta of April , containing , in the fon » of a quotation , charges of the grjtvest naturo against him . Knowing those < fearge » to be false and malicious , General Beatson demanded a full and public investigation of them , and received various letters from Lord Panmure , postponing inquiry until further particulars shall have been received from Generals Yivian and Smith . The matter thus rests for the present .
Obituary. Charles Young.—This Well Known...
OBITUARY . Charles Young . —This well known actor of ttie old classical .. School—an actor associated with the early play-goin § recollections of the grandfathers and grandmothers of the present " rising generation "—died last Sunday at his residence in Brighton , where he had resided for many years , and where he was universally regarded for the urbanity of his manners and the polished intelligence of his mind . He had acquired a handsome competence , and was highly popular in the choice society of the sea-side London where he had settled . He had been confined for a considerable period to his chamber by illness , but had solaced himself by literary and religious studies . We believe Mr . Young was not far short of eighty . , The Earl of Cork akd Oeeert , K . P . —Edmund Boyle , the eighth Earl of Cork and Orrery , died on Sunday evening last , at his house in Hamilton-place . At the time of his death he was the senior general officer in the army , and , with but one or two exceptions , the oldest member of the House of Peers . He was also the senior Knight of the Order of St . Patrick . He was born October 21 , 1767 , and was , consequently , in his . i . - 11 f ¥ M 1 , T « A sivb 4 ^> -MAs 4 4-Vta < k * MV ¥ ir in ouitnu *
eignty-mnin year , iuuugu uc w * .- ~ ,. *~ j — August , 1785 , his Lordship does not appear to have seen active service until 1793 , when he served in Flanders , and was present at the sieges of Valenciennes and Dunkirk , and formed one of those who took part in the storming of the former place . Since that time his services , though constant and meritorious , were not remarkable . His grandson , Viscount Dungarvon , succeeds to the earldom and estates , thus making a vacancy in the representation of Frome , < n
Miscellaneous. The Court.—The Queen Gave...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The Queen gave a State Concert at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , when the new Ball and Concert room was opened for the first time . A spacious ochestra rises from the floor to the organ gallery . —A deputation from the Executive Committee of the Art Treasures Exhibition , 1857 , consisting of the Mayor of Manchester , Mr . Thomas Fairbairn ( Chairman ) , Mr Entwisle , Mr . Stern , and Mr . Heron , with Mr . John C . Deane , the General Coiamisssioner , had an interview with his Royal Highness Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , for the purpose of submitting the approved design for the Manchester Exhibition building . Prince William Fbederick of Prussia took leave
up , and directed ne jury , ux «» w *»* x ^ ^ the plaintiff , they must be of opinion that the payment to Mr . Strickland had been voluntarily in contemplation of bankruptcy , and with intent to prefer him before the other creditors . The jury found a verdict for the defendant . The Masters in Chancery . —The death of Air . John E . Blunt , last Saturday morning , one of the Masters in Chancery , leaves only four survivi ng or continuing Masters in Southampton-buildings , viz ., Sir George Rose , Mr . Richards , Mr . Tinney , and Mr . Humphry . The Kino of the Belgians . —The Count of Flanders , and the Princess Charlotte , arrived at Dover on Tuesday afternoon , on a visit to the Queen . Church Rates . —Four parishes of Hertford , comprising the greater part of the town , have determined on not demanding church-rates from Dissenters . Thb Case of Mr . Dtce Sombre . —I > r . Lushington , on Monday , in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , gave judgment in thecaseof Mi . Dyce Sombre , which came before him on appeal from the decision of the Prerogative Court , which pronounced against the validit % Mr . Sombre ' s will , on the ground that he was insane at the time he executed it . TMs decision was now affirmed by Dr . Lushington , who was perfectly satisfied of the testator ' s insanity . The only variation court wiiu
CommissloBor , as sometimes is the case ? The exposure , aad punishment of fiwid may ibe purchased tpo 4 eady , I think they are , if , w order to arrive At them , we bce * k down what I yeature to eaU , after Lord EMon , * « M * ed principle of owr iaw , " The majority , of the Judges being of . opinion that the conviction ww right , it was confirmed accordingly , ¦ . ¦ A Rajo / way Inqk > bht . —The train from Gloucester to Carmarthen , a & w days ago , was brought to * sudden stand-still owing to the driver perceivwg a little chSd sitting on the Bails . Great promptitude was exhibited in bringing the train to a pause so quickly . The child was not in tbs least touched ; but the escape was very narrow , .
t inai imi Hampsxead-hbatb . —A deputation nom vur ^ uo «* ctropolitan parishes , headed by Lord Robert Grosvenox , M . P ., and Sir Benjamin Hall , M . P ., and accompanied by several members of the Metropolitan Board ot Works , waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer , on Wednesday , for the purpose of ascertaining how far Government would assist in the purchase of Hampsteadheath . What the deputation asked was , that the surplus which might be remaining at the expiration of the eoal duties , in 1862 , should be appropriated to the purchase of Hampstead-heath , the Government m the aoean time advancing the money so as to secure the purchase at once . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he could not give any promise upon the subject . Strahak , Paul , and Bates . — An action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas , on Wednesday , by the assignees and creditors of the estate of Strahan , Paul , and Bates , the late bankers in the Strand , against a Mr . Strickland ; and the question raised was , whether the sum of 98 O 0 / ., paid by the bankrupts to the defendant on the 9 th of June , 1855 , the day of their stoppage , was a payment made by way of fraudulent preference , and i n contemplation of bankruptcy . After the reception of a larere body of evidence , Mr . Justice Wi Ues summed
of the Queen and Prince Albert on baturtlay , on bis return to his own country . The London Diocesan Board of Epucation . —The annual meeting of this board was held at their house in Pall-mall on Wedu « sday , Archdeacon Sinclair presiding . The company present included Lord Radstock , a considerable number of clergymen , and several ladies . The Chairman in an opening address , gave a favourable account of the prospects of the society . Fike at Woolwich . —A fire , attended with loes of life , broke out on Wednesday morning , about four o ' clock , at the Canterbury-hall Tavern , Woolwich . Flames were 'discovered issuing from the concert-room of the tavern . This room had been used on the preceding evening for some performances , and a very numerous assemblago had remained there until a lato hour . It is supposed that the accident originated from a « escape of gas , which afterwards became ignited . The room was completely destroyed , but the rust of the houso was ia . ved . An elderly woman , however , perished in th « flames . She had belonged to the oatablishment upwards of thirty
in tne aecree oi t « ie lower was mpeut m * uw ^ , whieh , it is now settled , are to be paid out of the estate . From the judgment now given there is no appeal . The leading facts of the case have appeared in the Leader of June 2 nd , 1855 , February 2 nd , and April 5 th , 1856 . A " Man-Hole . "—Sixty-five pounds damages and costs have <> aen awarded in the Court of Queen ' s Bench to a man named Barnett , for injuries received by his wife She was proceeding one night last November along- the foot-path in Mill-lane , Deptford , when sho suddenly found herself in a hole , but suspended by her arms . A man below then called out , " Take care 1 " but the mischief was done . It appeared that the hole was -what is called a " man-hole , " and that one of tho men engaged about the place had left tho flap or grating open after descending . Tho poor woman w » 3 much hurt , and was obliged to have medical attendance . Her husband therefore brought an action against the proprietor of the premises , who , without making any defence , left tlie damages in tho hands of the jury . ' I ? vti « - nfiv ^ k-r vkv a /" ' TiTymiQT ' u AlTAi > £ rr y Vt ¦ A nl'An I k .. . ¦
years . A Disputed Pomr of Law . —Tho Judges in tho Court of Criminal Appeal are not agreed as to a certain point * of law . la tho case of the Queen v . Benjamin Scott , there waa a question whether the defendant ' s examination before the Court of Bankruptcy \ ra » properly admitted in evidence in a subsequent criminal trial before Mr . Justice Willes—tho effect of the bankrupt's answers in tJUo Bankruptcy Court being to criminate himself . Lord Campbell , Baron Alderpon , and Baron BramweU wore of opinion that the . evidence was properly admitted , aud that such examinations are necessary to defeat fraud . Mr . Justice Coloridgo was of a different opinion . He said : " I object to tho evidence fur tjio prosecution being made up by this now and un-English mode , tho compulsory crosa-examination of the prisoner , apart from the Judge and jury who are to try him—ho very often being wholly unprotected . Even under the protmlency of a CommiHsionor , it scenwj to hiq highly objectionable . But what if tuoro bo no
... * . A chemist ' s apprentice waa pounding some cheinicala for blue lights in a pestle and mortar , when they exploded . Tho young man wan so much hurt that ho died shortly after his removal to tho infirmary . Tho mortar was blown to pieces , and a great deal of property wua damaged . Several persons narrowly escaped . Ma . Andjcusson , tub Traveller is Africa . —The King of Sweden has conferred a gold medal , bearing tho inscription " lllia quorum vieruere labures , " on Mr . Andersson , -whose interesting work , entitled " LakeNganii ; or , Explorations and Discoveries in South-Western Africa , " 1 ms recently been published in London . Narrow Khoai-ii ; ax Brighton . —An accident , -which nearly received a fatal termination , happened a few days ago to tho carriage and horaea of Mm . Wilson , a lady living at Brighton . Sh « was being driven through onu of the atreotfl of tho town , when , in consequence of tho coachman pulling up tho horses rather ( suddenly , the polo of tho carriage snapped in two . The honio » beuaiuo
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Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1856, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05071856/page/10/
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