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strong go roving about at all . As to my doing it , why I haven ' t been into the shop region for six months , and haven't walked for three months . But , in fact , there is hardly anything to be- got , and . the little there is , is dearer and worse than i : i AV ' ardour-street . As for really curious Or pretty things , the Chinese will give more for them than we do . Why , if you were to send me 1500 Z , telling me to spend 1000 / . in curiosities and keep 500 / . for my trouble , I should immediately give one of my interpreters 10 / . to take the commission , profit and all , off my hands . Ah ! you don ' t know this place . This pltce is socially a hell . * * * is a cowardly old idiot ; * * * , as you know , is a madman . Perhaps one or two of us
are a little corrupt . The consequence is , that everybody accuses everybody of all sorts of crimes , and we are all sitting on commissions of inquiry . During the last ten weeks * * * has sat on the average six hours a day for forty days on commissions , committees , or councils , which have blasted the reputation of two or three people . All this with plenty of counting-house work , the weather hot , my wife poorly , and my little girl and self ill , I wish I was elsewhere . The war with China is over , but whether the war with Canton is over is quite another matter . I am of the blood-shedding party , and desire a massacre of the braves , a set of mere idling thieves and ruffians whom the quiet citizens and the mandarins also will reallv like to see extirpated . "
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MISCELLANEOUS . The CbtJBT . —The Queen and her family continue to enjoy the fine autumn weather at Balmoral . Her Majesty drives out daily . The Prince Consort and Prince Alfred go out daily shooting or deer-stalking , in which they are accompanied by the Count of Flanders , who has arrived at Balmoral on a visit to her Majesty . On Sunday last the royal party attended the parish church of Aathil . The Queen and the Prince Consort visited their romantic hut at Alt na Gusach on Thursday , and passed the night there . This lodge is situated among the hills , and commands most beautiful , views of the surrounding scenery . Its accommodations are very limited , end her Majesty is on these occasions attended by the smallest possible suite . The Prkmier . —The illness of the Earl of Derby deserves mention in our record of events . His lordship has been assailed by his old enemy , the gout , and in such a way , we believe * as to render him unfit for superintending the business of the nation . * The Pkeckhtor of Carlisle Cathedral .. —The Bishop of Carlisle delivered his judgment in the case of the Key . T . G . Livingston v . the Dean and Chapter , in the Chapter-house , Carlisle , on Friday last . His lordship said his . opinion was that the provisions of the Carlisle statutes assigned to the dean a superintending power on all matters touching the celebration of Divine
service , subject to ; the general ecclesiastical law , and that as the statutes were silent respecting the prepara--tion of any list of music to be used in the cathedral church , the dean was entitled to inhibit the precentor from preparing any such list ; but he could not concur with the Dean and Chapter in the view which they had taken of the formal complaints preferred by the petitioner , which raised a question as the proper interpretation of the statutes regarding the precentor's duties . He should , therefore , restore Mr . Livingston to the offices of precentor and minor canon within the cathedral , from which he had , in his lordship's opinion , been without just cause removed .
The Bishop op Norwich . '—The reports made from Tunbridge Wells in reference to the health of the Biahop are of a favourable character ; he is still , however , advised to abstain from any active exertion . The Guards' Memorial—It has been arranged that the memorial in the hands of Mr . John Bell , the « culptor , is to be erected in Waterloo-place , on the norih side of Pall-mall , but with a south aspect , so as to look along the area between the Athcnroum and the Senior United Service Clubs , near where the Budo light used to be . The monument , will consist of four largo figures , to be cast out of Russian guns taken at Sobnstopol , and the pedestal is to be of granite . The large models are all ready for casting . —The Builder . Miss Fx-obbnob Nightingale . —It is said that this lady will shortly visit Liverpool , and take part in the proceedings of the National Association for the
Promotion of Social Science , to be held there on the 11 th Jnst , The Boyn Him . Avvav \ . - ~ - The Bishop of Oxford has addressed an Important letter to the Commissioners in the late Boyne Hill confession case . While he rejoices at the deoision At which thoy have arrived , and maintains the propriety of a voluntary confession of sin , ho yet raises an earnest protest against the introduction into the Church of a syBtom of habitual and enforced confession . This Horse - Tamek . —The partnership between Measrrs . Rarey and Goodonough has been severed ; ?' and while the latter , " flays , the . Illustrated London Nem , " has returned to Canada , laden with a cool ten thousand as his moiety , after deducting expenses , the master spirit has taken a journey to Sweden , and purposes seeing Lapland before ho returns . It is surprising how the . system takes everywhere . " Captain M'Cmhtook . —A letter has boon received by Sir John Barrow , from Captain M'Olintook , R . N .,
commanding Lady Franklin ' s yacht , conveying the gratifying intelligence that he has safely crossed the middle ice of Baffin Sea , and is in a fair way of successfully accomplishing the object of his enterprise . . - ¦ ¦ . New Camel , Corps . — -The corps is thus described by the Delhi Gazette : — " Last evening the Governor-General , Commander-in-Chief and suite , were out on the maidan reviewing the Camel Corps , about 400 of these ungainly beasts , going through military evolutions . It
was curious to see these animals performing almost all the movements of cavalry . Besides the native driver ( armed ) there is on every camel a Briton who occupies the back seat , in a position to use his rifle . The camels ara well trained . On a touch of the guiding-string down would they drop on their knees , the riflemen would be off in a second , and go into skirmishing order till the recal was issued , when they would remount , and almost simultaneously , like a brown mass growing out of the ground , would the camels regain their feet . "
A Bolt * Skipper . —A small yacht called the Christopher Columbus has just arrived at Southampton from New York . She is only forty-five tons burden , and is scarcely bigger than an Isle of Wight wherry . She has been brought across the Atlantic by a man and two boys . She was wind bound for seven days on the banks of Newfoundland , arid has been forty-five days reaching here from New York . She is beautifully shaped , and was built by Mr . Webb , a working shipwright , who brought her over . The voyage of the Christopher Columbus is the most adventurous one on record . Mr . Webb intended to take her to St . Petersburg , but the
season is now too late- He brought over the Charter Oak , a small yacht , last year , and sold her at Liverpool . Protection ok Life from Fire . —Four additional fire-escape stations were last week placed in the following localities : —High-street , Kensington ; Notting-hill , by the gate ; New Brompton , opposite the Consumption Hospital ; and Tower-hill . In the past eighteen months seventy-four lives have been rescued from death through the instrumentality of the society , and since it 3 reestablishment in 1813 ( when there were only six stations ) as many as four hundred and sixty-eight lives have been saved .
Lord Goderich os Parliament and the Press — At an entertainment at liipon on Friday , Lord Goderich said : —The duties of a member of Parliament in these days appeared to him to be peculiarly responsible . It was a happy circumstance that they were able in these days to congratulate theuiselves that the bitterness of party spirit had passed avray from private and social life . It was passing rapidly away also , he trusted , from public life : but if the ties of party were to some extent loosened , that only , as it appeared to him , threw greater responsibility upon individual members of Parliament . He believed that in the House of Commons in the present day , there was a widely-spread and earnest desire among the tnembers faithfully to do their duty . There was one subject upon which they always united , whatever their party differences or divisions—viz . when
Richmond were walking in Richmond-park , a ruffian having thrown down one of the young ladies , atte mpted to steal her watch and chain ; she , however , held it fast Whilst the other girls , with the governess , ran screa ming for assistance , one of them , a Miss Jesse , flying to her schoolfellow ' s rescue , attacked the man with such determination that he left the field without his booty . From " the description given of him by the ladies he was afterwards captured by the police and committe d for trial . Leominstkr Election . —The only candidate now actually in the field for Leominster is the lion . Captain Hanbury , of the 2 nd Life Guards , who sat in the last Parliament for Hertfordshire on the Con . servati ve interest . Mr . James Wyld has issued an address announcing his intention of reserving his claims until a general election .
The Egyptian IIeir-Apparknt . —The fine steamship Faid Giliaad , built for the Pasha of E gypt , being ready for sea , a state visit was paid to her at Southampton by Toussoun Pasha , the only son of his Highnes 3 Said Pasha , the present Viceroy of Egypt . He was accompanied by Galloway Bey ( the Pasha ' s agent in England ) , Mrs . Williams ( his governess ) , a French medical officer , and other gentlemen . The crew welcomed the young Prince with a shout in their own language , resembling English cheers . On embarking in the Faid Gihaad the captain and officers of the ship received h im as a guard of honour . The young Prince
who is five years of age , is a very handsome boy , thoroughly English in appearance , of fair complexion , with a little colour , and dark brown hair . His mother is a Circassian . He was dressed in Turkish costume , with silver epaulettes , band , and two stars ; which , together with the hilt of a small sword he carried , were profusely decorated with diamonds . He . speaks French and English like a native , with very little Turkish , and exhibited much intelligence by the observations he made in going over the vessel . A dejeuner was served in the grand saloon , which was presided over by the youthful Pasha . The health of the Vicerov and his son was
drunk , which the latter acknowledged , by exclaiming in good ' English , " Gentlemen , I thank you . " The young Prince remains in England another month , and then proceeds to Egypt . : . . National Sunday League . —On Tuesday , the annual meeting was held at St . Martin ' s-hall . The report stated , that during the year live public meetings . had been held , and resolutions approving the objects of the association carried , with one exception . Petitions had been presented by Sir J . Trelawney , Bart ., M . P . ; Sir J . V . Shelley , M . P . ; Sir J . Walmslcy , M . P . ; Mr . Schofield , M . P . ; Mr . Cox , M . P . ; Mr . Divett , W . P . ; Mr .
Ayrton , M . P ., & c , from various parts , containing 4672 signatures ; one of them , presented by Lord Stanley , from 671 gentlemen connected with literature , science , fine arts , professors of universities , & c , showing that the intellect of the age was in favour of opening museums , & c , on Sundays . A memorial would soon be presented to the . Queen . The report then detailed the various steps in endeavouring to open the British Museum , the South Kensington , and other museums . The opening , to shareholders of the Crystal Palace on Sundays was a matter of congratulation , and a discussion would soon take , place on the-question of the opposition got up by the bishops and clergy . of
they were called upon to defend the honour and independence of their country . This he knew , that if any nation in the world should be so rash as to think that she could attack England with impunity , they should be able to show her mi * take . He could assure them that they would not find him the least inclined to enjoin parsimony in respect to our national defences . With regard to the press , the noblo Lord said : —Free discussion was the breath of liberty , and although they might very often see articles which they might disapprove or dislike , nevertheless he was quite certain that no man who loved the institutions of his country would desire to fetter the freedom of the press . Ho believed tvith was stronger than error , and that they gained , instead of being the losers , by the influenco of the press . '
National Association for the Promotion Social Science . '—The second annual Congress , to "be held in St . George ' s-hnll , Liverpool , next week , will be inaugurated t > n Monday evening by an address by Lord J . Russell ; in the other proceedings Lord Brougham , the Earl of Shaftesbury , and others will take part . Tuesday will be devoted to addresses from the Presidents of the five sections ( namely , the Lord Clmncellor of Ireland , the Right Hon . W . F . Cowper , M . I ' ., the Right Hon . we Earl of Carlisle , the Right Hon the Earl of Shafwbury , and the Right Hon . Sir James Stephen , ^• " : Jj to a visit to the Akbar reformatory-ship , and to a soiree to the member * and associates in the Town-hal . un
The Telicoraph to Algeria—Mr . Brett , gorant of the Mediterranean Submarine Telegraph Company , represented on Saturday to tlio President of the Civil Tribunal , sitting in chambers , that the cable between France and Algeria , viA Sardinia , which had boon laid down by the company , and supplied by Messrs . Nowall and Co ,, did not work well—some of the signals arriving incorrectly , or not at all * -and that , in consequence , the French Government had declined to accord tho guarantee
Wednesday the Jurisprudence Department will bo occupied with a discussion on Bankruptcy haw Amendment-, and on Friday tho Social Economy P 0 !'" " ! " } " is to be occupied with a discussion on Coinage , wcigius , and Measures . A public meeting will bo hold on I » ursday , which will be addressed by Lord J . RusacH ana Lord Shnfteebury . On Friday , at a grand public ainnor in St . Gcorge's-hull , Lord Brougham will occupy tje chair . Among the subjoct-i for discussion , papers ore expected from Mr . Ruskin , Miss Florcnco Nightingale . Rev . C . Kingaloy , and'Mr . Slanoy , M . P . ,, i «* ha Tub Conkusssionai ,, —A meeting hns boon hold uy uw inhabitants of Greenwich to give expression to inw opinion regarding the present attempt to to * ™" ? , " 7 practice of auricular confession into tlio Church ol *'"« land . Resolutions wore passed urging tho noceusny « rolofltaw
of interest which it had promised for tho establishment of a telegraph to Algeria . He therefore prayed that practical men should examine the cable , and report on its defects , and that the contractors should be mado to effect all necessary repairs . Messrs . Newall and Co . contended that tho application ought not to be granted , inasmuch as they had delivered the cable within a given time , and it had been laid down and worked well , which was all they had contracted to do . Tho court declined to interfere . —Oalianani .
Tiuc HBAi / m op London . — -Though the Roglstrar-Genoral'n return shows the deaths for the last wook to have exceeded those of the previous wcolc , tho rate Sis much below tho average . Scarletina is still on the increase { tho deaths from that disease last week amounted to 184 . The total number of deaths was , 1 P 21 , and of births 1720 . Pr , Letheby reports very favourably of the health of the City for tho last quarter , tho numbet of deaths being 28 por cent , below tho average . A Bkavk Qiru—As the pupil * of a , Indies' school at
the interference of tho lulty , that tho l ' «»» ractor of the Church might boaustnlnod , .. This Coi . ukiib' Struck in Yobkbuumb . --- «« 8 ' ™* at tlio Oaks Colliery , near Barnsloy , which ««¦» JJJJL upwards of eiglitoon weeks , was brought to a cont'w b 9 tU on Saturdny last , the tornis boinff such as to nntwy v » mastors and men , without any giving vray ° " " T "Je Tho strike has caused an enormous 0 X {) 0 "dl "' r ° /' w > - maatws , and hns also coat tho Minors' Association up wards of 2000 / .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 9, 1858, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09101858/page/12/
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