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, Obituabk. • M. Adolphe Adam.—This Popu...
He waa ft Profesaor . of the University of Edinburgh , and , * . ' with-some little assistance , from a reader /] says a memoir in the Times , " he regularly every year went through the arduous duties of his chair , climbing with difficulty a stee * ^ tldferc ^ so . to his lecture-room , and his flpiritwaSiSOj . ind / jjmitabJethaf . his class was known to the last-as the ; b £ 8 t , yojrked , and most enthusiastic in ' the whole tXniyersityv '¦' . In , l ? c ^< « astic _ literature his erudition was probably , unrivalled , and , unless some of bis pupils , uudertal ^ e ^ p /^ rr angjp , Ws notes , immense stores of information / from , tne .- /« U ) 3 t , recondite sources are lost to the wprld ,. ' JJewasVai ^^ y 8 Adding to these stores , and not long before b ^ s decease Tie might be seen stretched on a aof * ,, his * ightey ^»(\ in / . a shade , and his right arm in a ating ,, with s ^ me j ^ nderojis tome of the middle ages before him . . jn this , yejY indeed , he submitted to the drudgery ofVnaking ' an index to one of Dugald Stewart ' s treatises , which ; he was preparing for the press .
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MI S C EL LANEOUS . The Cotm * . —The Queen held a levee on Wednesday afternoon at St . James ' s Palace . The Court was fully attended , ' and the presentations of gentlemen exceeded three hundfed . —The Queen will , on Tuesday , the 27 th in £ t . y visit the ; residence of the Turkish Ambassador in Bryahston-square , where a ball is to be given . — On Thursday evening , the Queen gave a State Ball , at Buckingham Palace , to which 1900 guests were invited , comprising the whole of the Royal Family , the whole of fiie Diplomatic Corps , foreigners of distinction at present staying in" this country , the Ministers and Officers ' State , the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household , and a numerous party of the nobility and gentry .
, The. Reformation In The Strand.—A Very...
, The . Reformation in the Strand . —A very respectable bookseller in the Strand has filled his windows witn a display of painted and gilded Madonnas , crucifixes of ivory afnd ebony , golden stars and glories—a vision of vermilion , gilt , and blue . Surely , however , it is not the ' . ' . " Protestant Alliance , " which triumphs so Ipiidly in all the suburban school-rooms , that has been alarmed by the decorated group , and employed a Goliath four feet high , popularly known as the Sandwich-man , to Tsftiit . bef . ore the Catholic window , parading the comm , £ p < jment against the worship pf images . One on his back and one on His breast , the diminutive agent pf the Information staggers under two placards , on which are
inscribed a denunciation against " graven images , so that every wea « c Protestant who glances at the unholy window is met by the mute Sandwich-man , on whom the Alliance has " hung its own mute thoughts ! " "We c > rt only see in the exhibition a spiteful and frivolous desireto insult the profession of an obnoxious creed . ! t ^ hat strength , the Reformation can derive from the Stod \ vich-man in , the Strand is more than we can conceive . Tradesmen , we knPw , are in the nabit of paying tn 6 se humble , porters to warn the world against the "" shop over the way j" but this is the first time that the controversy between the Church of England and the Church of Rome lias been represented by a controversy between a bookseller and a bill-sticker .
The Sale of Mr . Rogers ' s Collection . —The celebrated drawingof , " The Entombment , " by Raffaelle , an original design for ' the ^ picture in the Borghese Gallery in Itomo , and oiip of the" most' important works of art in Mr . Kogerd ' s collection , was knocked down on Tuesday to , Mr . Morris Moore for the sum of four hundred anil fiffy guineas . This drawing is engraved in the Crozat Collection . Mr . Giienville Berkeley , who has lately resigned the representation of Cheltenham , will also resign bis appointment at the Poor Law Board upon accepting the seat at the Board of Customs , vacated by Mr . George Dawson ' s death . Mh R . W . Grey will , it ia believed , succeed Mr . Grenville Berkeley at the Poor Law Board , and Lord Monck will fulfil in Mr . Grcnville Berkeley ' s place those duties under Mr . llayter in tho House of Commons which Mr . Gronvillo Berkeley has so long performed .
The Thanksgiving Day . —Laat Sunday was observed as a day of thanksgiving for the peace . All the London churchoa were well attended ; and , at St . Paul ' s Cathedral , hundreds of persona who were unable to obtain admission stood uround the doors and avenuos of the choir . Tho Israelite Lord Mayor , strange as it may sodm , was present : the sermon wan preached by Doan Milmam At Westminster Abbey , the Lord Chancellor , accompanied by the officers of tho Houso of Lords and fcbtttta dozen pecra , attended divine service : tho Bishop of'Bath and Wells was tho preacher . In tho afternoon , fthe ' Quceh and the Court visited the Abbey in »* strictly
vnrivatcihanner , when tho sub-dean , Lord Johnrl hynne , pleached . " ¦ << 'i ' HH BANktoui-rcY op'MAftK Born . —This bankrupt 1 , whoso connexion witli tho Koyal Bank of Australia , has created considerable interest . for some time past among commercial men , passed hi « « xamiriation last ¦ Saturday . ' 'Ak ' lNv nttHfcH Lawyer . —In a tintiti recently before the Court of OommOn mean , Mr . Serjeant Thomas , who Wi » a wlthoni hid'Tdbos ; «««<* to the presiding Judge , " If youf'LprdMliip will iillow me ; dr ^ Hsed fttf Turn , to make- a cltAtbment ^ - " ' "MfJ ' . Tdstico Williams : I cannot hear you ; indeed , I do not hco you . " Mr . Serjoant ThomaB : I was only about to sny— " Mr . Justice Williams : " I
really can neither hear nor see anything in that quarter . " Mr . Serjeant Thomas : " Well , my Lord— " Mr . Justice Williams : "I do not and cannot even see you , or take cognizance of your existence . " By the time the next case was called on , Mr . Serjeant Thomas had rendered himself visible by robing . —We have all read in the fairy tales of mantles which render the wearer invisible : here is a mantle which has the directly contrary effect . The Celebration of Peace . —The preparations at Woolwich , for the fireworks are nearly completed . Upwards of three thousand men and boys have been engaged in the works night and day . The Boiler Explosion at Kibblesworth Colliery . —The inquest on the two men killed by this explosion has terminated in the following verdict : — "We are of opinion that there was a defective plate in the boiler , but that the explosion was caused by want of water ; but whether the blame is attributable to Dorman or to Reed
( persons employed at the time ) we have not sufficient evidence to show . We are also of opinion that , if the boiler-smith and engineer had looked after the boiler when she was last cleaned , the defective plate might have been mended . " Cheltenham Election . —The election closed on Thursday afternoon by a majority of 180 for the Liberal candidate . The numbers were — Berkeley ( Liberal ) , 845 ; Hallowell ( Conservative ) , 665 . Crimean Courtesies . —Sir William Codrington communicates to Lord Panmure , under date of April 19 , some particulars with respect to the final operations of the Allies . " On the 12 th inst ., " he writes , " General
Lttders sent an answer to my letter as to the of our vessels into the harbour . It was to the effect that he had received orders to place no impediment in the way of vessels of any description entering the harbour of Sebastopol . I accordingly informed Admiral Fremantle ; and on the 14 th . inst . he proceeded to the harbour , with his flag on board her Majesty ' s ship Banshee , and , passing through the lines of wreck , anchored inside the quay of Fort Paul . Having met the Admiral in the dockyard , we went up the harbour in a small steamboat , and , passing also along the north side , landed at Fort Constantine , receiving all civility and attention on the part of the Russian officers . " the crowd
The Law of Might . —While among I witnessed an Jnstance pf that universal system of stripes and . blows , one of those practical applications of the law of might which one so frequently encounters in Egypt , and which made my blood boil . A fellow who had the appearance of a subordinate government official , ' whose bright complexion and jettj' moustache would bespeak , him a Syrian or a Greek , being unable to force bis hor s e through the throng , suddenly dismounted , and pressing on , with a sharp rattan he struck right and left with all his force at the beads and faces of those who stood in bis way . One furious blow came right across the face of a young infant borne in its mother ' s arms , yet the brutal wretch still went slashing on without of the terrified
noticing the agonized exclamations mother , or appearing to heed the frantic screams of the tortured child . —Diary of Travels . The Royal Literary Fund held its anniversary festival on Wednesday evening at the Freemasons ' Tavern ; the Duke of Cambridge in the chair . In the course of the evening , in answer to the toast of " The Literature and Science of the United States , and his Excellency the American Minister , " Mr . Dallas delivered a very impressive address , in which ho remarked : — " The literature and science of tho United States owe a heavy debt , payable in the coin of the brain , to the genius of this island . But let me say that their labours are indefatigable to reduce that debt , and already they cease to regard , ns a hopeless achievement , tho payment arrival
of that debt in full . ( CVteers . ) Since my , within tho last seven weeks , in your groat capital , I have been delighted to listen to eulogies upon the system of American juridical science from lips which are the most eloquent and learned in Weatmiustcr-hall ; I have been delighted to hear intermingled the namea of Alison , Bancroft , Prescott , Macaulay , Irving , and Grote ; I have been delighted to remark that no exclusion from tho almost unimaginable precincts of Waverlcij , Vanity Fair , and My Novel , is harshly prescribed against tho Indian romances and soa tales of Cooper , or against The House of Seven Gabels and The Scarlet Letter ; in fine , I have been glad to perceive that tho sarcastic criticism has grown obsoleto and been permanently banished , which I have hoard in my youth , ~ W ho reaua an American book ? ' "
This Bands in tub Parks . —Public meetings held in Marylobono and tho Tower Hamlets have passed voted of thanks to Sir Benjamin Hall for allowing tho bands to play in the parks on Sunday . Tho Marylebono men offer to put down tho disturbances which hnvo beon threatened by tile Sabbatarians . Tin ? Scotch Miners' Struck . —This unhappy struggle , tho most scvero and wide-spread which has ever been known in Scotland , continues without the slightest prospect of amicable adjustment , although there arc indications that tho men arc getting worn out by privation and long endurance . ' '
M . Kosstrm has been lecturing at Birmingham on the Aufttrittn Concordat . Tint City Ai > i > rks . h on the Pkaok was presented to tho Qucon on tho same day ( Thursday ) as that on which
the Addresses from , the Lords and" Commons were submftted . " '" " " ' . ' ¦ ' • ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ •• • Death from Over-fatness . —A convict baa diec suddenly on board a hospital ship in Portsmouth . Hat hour from congestion of the brain caused by excessiv fat . : ' - . ' ¦ '¦ - ¦' ¦ y ¦ ' . : ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' Fire and Lossi of Life in lBKi * Ain > . r ~ The Deaf an Dumb Institution' at Strabane has been' entirely con sumed by fire , and seven of the children have perished . The Austrian Legation . ;—It is stated that Cdun Rudolph d'Appony is appointed to succeed his Excel lency Count CoUoredo , as Austrian minister at th < Court of St . James . Count d'Appony , with the Countes and family , are expected in London from Vienna at thi end of the month .
Persia . —Recent advices from Persia state that i portion of the Persian cavalry has occupied Herat , an ( that the Shah was marching troops and forwarding th < material of war in that direction , with a view to invadi Candahar . The country between Teheran and Herat h suffering this year from dearth , and it is feared the Persian army will undergo great privations before it reachei its destination . Mr . Murray , "With the whole of the mission , left Tabriz on the 11 th of March , for Bagdad , via , Mosul . An impression prevails that an Anglo-Indiai squadron will soon appear at Bushir .
Three Children Poisoned . —Two little boys and a little girl have died at the village of Earsdon , near Shields , from the effects of arsenic administered inadvertently in some brimstone and treacle , which had been given to them for skin disease . Subsequent analyzations showed that the brimstone ( which was sold at a small village shop kept by a Mrs . Short ) was mixed -with arsenic ; but Mrs . Short denied all knowledge of the fact , and it was found impossible to discover how the mixture had taken place . A verdict of Accidental Death was returned by the coroner ' s jury . Art in Manchester . —It has been resolved by the citizens of Manchester to form in that city in 1857 a grand collection of " Art Treasures" of the United Kingdom . The patronage of the Queen and Prince Albert has been solicited .
Ex parte Greaves in re Strahan , Paul , Ann Bates . —This petition of appeal from an order of the Commissioner of Bankruptcy came finally before the Court of Chancery last Saturday . The prayer of the petition , which is presented by Mr . Greaves and another gentleman , the trustees of the marriage settlement of Captain and Mrs . Fitzgerald , is that leave may be given to prove against the separate estate of Mr . Strahan for a sum of 13 , 000 / . and a sum of 40002 ., the aggregate amount of the trust funds of that settlement , but lost by the bankruptcy of the firm of Strahan , Paul , and Bates . Mrs . Fitzgerald is the daughter of the late Sir John Dean Paul , and sister of the present baronet . Lord Justice Turner was of opinion , that Mr . Strahan ' s estate was not liable as regards the 4000 / . on the ground of wilful default , as several circumstances might have led him to suppose that that sum had been separately dealt with , and was not part of the trust funds . As to the other bonds assigned by the deed of 1847 , it was clear
that the cestuis que trust of the settlement might have compelled an appropriation of the whole of them to the trusts of the settlement , as against the firm . The Court was , therefore , of opinion , that there was no case of order and disposition , and that the bonds did not pass to tho assignees , but remained subject to the trusts of the settlement , and for the benefit of the cestuis qtie trust . Riots at Oxford . —Riotous proceedings have taken place at Oxford , caused by some of the populace and the undergraduates lighting bonfires to celebrate the peace , in defiance of orders to the contrary given by the University authorities . The police interfered , but wero obliged by superior numbers to retreat to the station , and one constable was struck on the head with a stone bo seriously that his life is placed in danger . Tho University Marshal also received a heavy blow in tho eye . On tho following day , it was found necessary to swear in above two hundred and fifty special constables , by whom the disturbances wore quelled .
Public Schools in Golden Lane . —Tho foundationstone of the St . Thomas Charterhouse Now School was laid on Thursday by Mr . Gladstone . Tub Health of Mr . BnianT . —Tho Leeds Mercury announces that Mr . Bright has quite recovered from tho complaint under which he has laboured for some time past—congestion of the brain . However , as a further nrccaution , ho ia to travel in tho Highlands of Scotland , and aftcrwara * lii 5 ^ itZ ^«'"» - , The Muiidek or Miss limns . —The proposed appeal by writ of error on tho part of Dunne , convicted at tho ( Javan Special Commission for inciting others to tho with
murder of Miss Hinds , will not bo proceeded , tho Attorney-General having refused to give his flat . The Mountoaurett Peerage Case . —In the case of Pierce Somerset Butler ugainst Lord Mountgarrbtr , tho plaintiff has been once mote foiled by a judgment in tho Court of Exchequer , whore Mr . Butler had talcou exception against tho former verdict for the defendant . The Case ok Archdeacon Denison . —In con « oqiionoo of tho recent decision in tho Court of Qucon ' a Bench , u peremptory mandavui ' a lias booh issued , compelling tho Archbishop of Canterbury to proceed against Archdeacon Donison , whoso case ia to bo hoard in tho Court of Arches on tho 27 th jmut .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 10, 1856, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10051856/page/9/
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