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      Stfovfe 6okmft^A0*0n Wlth America The Ca...

      STfovfe 6 okMft ^ A 0 * 0 N WlTH AMERICA The carrewiident of '" -Hie J > aily Wew * at Hew Yorfc > gWes ^ tSe lowing inteUigence . of some p ^ s hi progress for better communication with tins country :- — . " The aitWn » tion of our regular steam communication w & H Burope is attended with serious inconvenience to oiir * erchants , and it ia also felt bythe whole country . We have grown so accustomed to our weekly and semi-¦ weekly European arrivalsthat we feel very much as

      , Londoners would if the daily communication between Prance and England were interrupted ; but we are congratulating ourselves , after all , upon this interruption , for our newspapers and pubUc men are everywhere asking the question , Why it is that we are dependent upon the British steamers to bring us news from , the Old World ? Why can-we not put steamships enough upon the ocean to render uft independent of foreign establishments ? A movement is being made in Congress which promises to secure-this obiect ; while one of our richest citizens , &

      Cornenus Vanderbilt , a practical navigator , who ^ as amassetta colossal fortune , is known to have been making his preparations during several years for establishing * linW of ocean steamers superior to any now afloat . Mr . VanderBut" is called ' Commodore " Vanderbilt , ' becauge he is recognised-as being the most accomplished master of commerce" and whatever appertains to the sea We have amongst us * Commodore Vanderbilt is able to spend five or Sik million dollars from his own private fortune in sending this fleet of steamers to sea . He has

      gone at the work deliberately , and his preparation * are already" so mature that t ie will be able in a few ; months to send off the pioneer packet of the line , nor is any doubt enterta & ed ttiat he witt be able to sa ^ P * * ny s ^ eed tKarnas yet been . made on the ocean . The loss of the Arctic , the impr & snlent of the Curiafd steamer !* for tfe Eaiftifrn- seiHce , the loss of t # o oi three'other American ocean stfeaiftere during the year , have crippled ottr Triterttdtirsewitli EttWpe tosuch ail extent that we are no * tibiiged -fa ton * ten of twelve days after the arrival of the Pacific before we can get the riewB front Sebttstbtiol '' ' -

      The "Mission" To Rome. Tum Ejtttm Evenin...

      THE " MISSION" TO ROME . TUM EjtttM Evening >&«< Says that letters have beeft ~ r &* iVfed froth Rome , by Catholics of distincf ibh iiS Eettdon , atradmlcing that the mission of Mr . Tsad * B & ituj «* jBteTn « a Oity" has , so far , entirely failed * M ~ % \ te date of those letter * nothings had occurred 1 about the appeal against the exercise of his eccielsiaBticftl authority by Dr . Walsh , Bishop of Ossoryj which has been so much boosted of by the TabietandJVation ; but a copy of a " Memorial , " said ttfbe in course of 8 ignature in Ireland , had beeu placed in the hands of Monsignor Barnabo , Secretary of Propaganda . So far , the great object of

      Mr . LuCas , and the small section sustaining mm at Home ; had been fo urge complaints of an exceedingly vaguC'description against Df . Cullen , Archbishop of Dublin ^ ttothe-en % ct that' his grac e had take n steps to discountenance political agitation , and to prevent clergymen from leaving their own dioceses to take par ¥ in agitating missions elsewhere . The charge * ' © f which Mr . Lucas was the bearer had been brought before Propaganda , but on examination they were found to-be altogether groundless and untenable ; and it appears that Propaganda

      itself- was . subsequently assailed from the same quarter . Those letters further stated that Mr . Lucas , and the parties 1 who co-operate with him in Ireland , weifc looked upon as engaged in schemes very injurious tb religion , and that they received no countenance from any high of influential quarter- Nevertheless , Mr . Lucas avowed his determination to persevere to the last ; and is , it likely , if he be so djepoeed y tlmt the Editor , of the Tablet will have ample time ; to obtain , a far better knowledge of the antiquitie » , of Rome than any other Quaker who ever paid a visit to * the Holy City .

      It is mentioned . that the statutes which had been agreed to by the . Synods of Dublin and Armagh , against which , Mr . Lucas and his confederates protest , were about to receive , the sanction of hie HoUnepe * . Indeed , one of the letters states that the statute * of Ahe province of Dublin had been already approved , of by . the Sovereign Ponti ff . Altogether , this mission to Home against Irish bishops is likely to be a most signal failure , and the recoil will have a most crushing effect in Ireland upon that party assuming to be ultra-Catholic , but embracing Dis-Qeritertf froth the Established Church and persons wh 6 se motives are at lease questionable , and whose jfcoUttjrHhar-been- to degrade religion for the advancemenrtrf iheli » political designs . 1 ,: ; . ; ; ,, . —^

      ' ' Tfjtftykf, Rajglwatt Accidents. ^T^?...

      ' ' tfjtftykf , RAJGLWATT ACCIDENTS . ^ t ^? ^ S ^^ W * accidents have occurred , the re-^ fl *^ WWWidf three lives , with severe iryurles to sever *! 1 other ! , and some considerable destruction of property . Tttfrfirstfteciuene occurred ns follows : — « Tkree ^ gdods trania were despatched in succession from the Pdaall Colliery . The first , carrying coal , in

      obedience- to ^ gnafc of tH * presence a the WalsaH station , irts brought to a ^^ standstiHin th « cuttmfc A second , consisting ofabout 40 waggons , a ntrmbercctotainingcoke , andoth ^ liniestone ^ aiid with about a dozen empty waggons at the end , ^ ^ > and was brought to rest within a few yards of the first train ; The guard of ttiis second train , named Beech , got oat off the van just before the train stopped , and went back about 40 yards to see if the signals were right , when he saw a luggage train , drawn by twO' engines , coming on at a great speed ; and when Within 200 yards he saw from the '

      one of the drivers and a fireman jtftnp engmesr . He saw 1 the fireman miss his footing , and . fall upon-the metal * , the axteboxeff of the-Waggons striking MS Head as they passed . The two engines , with about 40 trucks behind them , dashed into Beech ' s train with a fearful crash . After cutting up and through the dozen empty waggons' and tearing up the rails , the two eng ines were disabled , and almost knocked to pieces . With such velocitydid the double-eSginea train come , that Beech s train was driven against the coal train with a force that threw the guard out of his van , but he fortunately sustained no serious injury . "

      The fireman , Stretton , who jumped from the third train , died the following morning * A verdict of manslaughter has been returned against the driver of the last train , named Lawson . A more serious accident has occurred on the Eastern Counties ; A mail train left Thetford , but came to a stand at a place called Two ^ nrile-bottoia in consequence of the breaking of the gib or cotter of one of the connecting rods of the engine . When the train was brought ta a stand Golma % the guardj went Up to the eng ^ neman , whotoldhhn to go back immediately and stop the advancing train , as he should be three-quarters of an hour before he would be able to proceed . Golman appears to have gone

      ont arid placed down two fog signals-only at a distance of seven and a-half telegraph posts / or 450 yards from- the point of obstructions He" next , it appears ; went a few yards furtlier back and ex * hibited hiff hand lamp . In the mean time the special cattle train passed him at a speed of about 30 milesan hour , at 11 . 28 p . m . Drury , the driver , says , that on reaching the decline he shifted the reversing bar one notch , and shut his regulator a little . By this means his-speed was somewhat reduced , but not to any great-extent . He furtlier states that he did not until he mis within

      observe the guard ' s hand-lathp about three telegraph posts , or 180 yards , from it . His mate put on his break , and he did all he could to effect a stoppage , but to no purpose , and he ran into the mail at a speed of something like 20 miles an hour . By this collision two lives were lost , and several persons were severely hurt . The question of culpability will , of course , be dealt with by a jury ? but those likely to be best informed on the point say that rules 83 and 84 laid down by the company for the guidance of their servants were not properly carried out by the guard Colman .

      Singular Accident.—An Inquest Has Been H...

      Singular Accident . —An inquest has been held at West Brotmch respecting the death of a woman at the Swan-village on the Great Western Railway . She was standing on the platform when an express train passed at the rate of 40 miles an hour . Just as the train arrived opposite to her the tire of the driving wheel flew off , knocked up part of the timber platform , and a heavy splinter struck her upon the head . She was conveyed , bleeding , into one of the waiting-rooms , and died in half an hour . The tire had been but recently put on . and had a flaw in it .

      A Clever Woman. The Magistrates Of Hertf...

      A CLEVER WOMAN . The magistrates of Hertford have been investigating a charge against Mrs . Emily Harriet Geraldine Morris , described as the wife of Mr . William Morris , of the Stock Exchange , and of Wilien-hall , East Barnet , of having forged the acceptance of her husband to a bill of exchange for 1500 / . It appears that Mrs . Morris married , in 1841 , a lad of seventeen , but in consequence of the unhappy character of the union , the parties were separated , and a divofco from bed and board obtained in an ecclesiastical suit . However , the proceedings had never been so far complete as to enable her to marry again . Notwithstanding this , ahej in the year 1846 , married Mr . Morris . In 1858 that

      gentleman took Willen Hall , and the prosecutor , Mr . Arthur David Owen , went down to superintend the work for hfs ernployerBi when an intimacy sprang up between him and the prisoner , she , to nso b 4 a own words , making love to Him first . The work was completed in December , 1858 , and after that prosecutor , upon a good many occasions , visited ' the prisoner daring tho- albscnco of Mr . Morrifl . In February , 1864 , prosecutorTeceived a letter , of which the following is a cony : — " You can do me a great service ; I bolieve you will . It is in a way which Bad better not be written abont . I am here all alone every day till four or flvo o ' clock ; can you come down , or , rather , will you como down ? The best way wilt be to take a cab . God bless yon !—Harriet . " The prosecutor went down « nd saw the prisoner , who asked him to lend her a largo sum of money upon property , which she sold was settled upon her at her mnrriago . This he

      decn « edria *«<*» flM * ' |* lM «* -i *« w ^ ' « A . ^«» W ^ hand signed by her husbandi Be s ***^^??^ ! *? Sght ^ ber buabaaa quite s * fef \* t aa h * could nWJnd the ^ on ^ y kfeaelf , h * sliwldlifce f ^^^^ . ^ ritv . Sb » saM si * would pia ** w hte . naad > h ^ dtemotidsi Which wer » worth 300 « v , To tftis h ^ assente £ and took the notes ; aaovjewels , wWcb sh « sealed « p , and Sw ^ re riot tb be opened utrtdl the ^^ t ^ up , and , after deducting 400 / . as interest te « r » t » o »«» her 1100 / Erorii somettitog nf ti t nn it

      of itTdateT handed over . that subsequently transpired , he opened the J ^ el ;« J £ and found the whole to be paste and imitation o « tb * most worthless description . He subsequently ^^ proceedings upon the bill against Mr . Morns , who « P » fiat ^ the cltW dnd swore-that the signature was . a forgety , and not the least like his handwriting . Under these circumstances a wajrant was placed in the hands of Forrester , and the lady , who had absconded , was apprehended in Paris , and brought over here upon the charge

      Th ? 5 nchy having heard the evidence , committed her fo * trial , expressing their readiness to take bad --the prisoner - in 2000 / ., and two sureties in 10007 . This case presents some amusing features ; the very exorbitant interest proposed td be received materially affects the position of the prosecutor , wha wa * clearly ^ throughout the-business , acting , in a " very friendly " manner .

      Savings Baitks' And The New Bill. Wjb Ex...

      SAVINGS BAITKS' AND THE NEW BILL . Wjb extract from an article in the Economist an account of the relation of Savings Banks to Government , together with an explanation of . what is proposed to be eflfeotedby Mn Gladstone's Act : — M Accordingly , parliament has heretofore given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer , through the Commiseionera of the National Debt , the most absolute discretion as to the mode of investment in public securitieB of savings banks money ; but parliament has d « ne > something more ,, which strikes at the very root of the integrity « i these deposits and of parliamentary contepl of the publio debt . According t 6 existing acts of parliament , ways and means biUs " or deficiency" bills may be issued , to make good the charges on the consolidated fund to the Commissioners of the National" Debt in exchange for- savings bank moneysand which bills need not be redeemed from the

      , growing produce of the revenue , as is the case ordinarily , bat may be funded , and thus- add to the amount of the national debtj not with the authority of parliament , but by the mere act of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the dayj who thus indirectly pays by his own wil l , the current expenditure of the year by the- creation of debt . This power has fortunately not been much resorted to . But from time to time it has been sq to such an extent ,, that the stock actually held by the Commissioners of the National Debt , and at this momeat , i » many millionsless than the amount of the savings bank moneys deposited with them . And thus , although the government is ^ clearly responsible to the banks- for every farthingdeposited ^ the ~ fund ^ liable is deficient ^ by many millions of the amount of tho claim , from the fact that from time to time these moneys have been , by the process described , applied to the current expenditure of bygone

      years . " The main object of the bill now before parliament is to remedy this glaring defect in the present state of the law ; to restore to savings banks a source of charge , as well as a legal claim to the full amount of their deposits ; and to render any such abuse or alienation ot their funds to meet financial emergencies impossible- for the future . And this it is proposed to do without depriving : the Chan & sllor of the Exchequer of the- facility which idle moneys- in the hands of the National Debt Commissioners frequently offer for relieving' the-Bank of deficiency bills , hy simply imposing upon-htm th * necessity of redeeming those bills from the growing produce of the revenue , hi the same way as he now redeems deficiency bills in the hands of the Bank of England ^ and by prohibiting , the Commissioners of the National Debt tb fund such WIIr .

      By this means the savings' banks funds cannot be infringed ' upon , and the permanent debt' of the country cannot , by auoh indirect means , be increased as at present . "

      The Distributors Of "Relief." Complaints...

      THE DISTRIBUTORS OF " RELIEF . " Complaints are made in Newington of the manner in which the poor are treated by the ' relieving officer" of St . Mary's , and the matter has beeu brought" before tho magistrate . The applicants not only complained of not receiving relief , but of the harsh treatment which . they mot at tho bands of tho officers . In one day alone there were not less than twenty-seven caaes from Newington parith ; and Mr .

      Norton , finding that they were case * in which tho parties should have been relieved > by the parish officers , and not from tho poor-box , desired Dixon , ontt of the summoning officer ^ to-t « ke three of tho worst cases to Mr . Herring , and tell him they were deserving his immediate attention . From these three Herring selected ' one woman , and said that she had been before' the Board of Guardians on tho Thursday , when sho whb offered three loaves of bread ; but that she refused them : and believing , therefore , that' she

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 6, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06011855/page/10/