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    964 THE LEADER. [No. 342, Saturday,

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    MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA. (From the Bright...

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    IRELAND. The Harvest in the West.—The re...

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    CONTINENTAL NOTES. •" ' ; -. "' ;¦ ¦ FRA...

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    Soo-chow , the capital of the province , and the outlet of commerce to Shanghai . Heang-yung has retired to Wooseith , which is only thirty miles from Soo-chow . In . the western part of Kiang-soo , the cities of Keu-yung and Leihshway are occupied by the insurgents , who hare also taken E-hing , and are now spreading themselves over the districts of Tac-koo and Tung-ting-san , recently the r « sort of European tourists . . A horrible tragedy has taken place pa board the I > ntch ship Banco , bound , with coolies , for Havannah" This vessel , of 700 tons , with a live freight of 350 to 370 , " says the China Afail , " put back to Macao with her water-casks leaking , and came to anchor in the outer roads , the coolies not being permitted to land lest they should make their escape . For three weeks , whatever discontent may have prevailed , no fears of an outbreak would seem to have been entertained ; but on Sunday ( August 3 rd ) a Chinese doctor on board warned the captain that mischief was brewing . In

    preparation for such a contingency as a rising of the coolies , the small arms were placed on the poop , and two guns were loaded with grape aud pointed forward . About nine at night , the disturbance commenced , and the crew tool . refuge on the poop . The captain first fired a shot or two overhead : but as that had no effect , and the coolies advanced to the assault , armed with belaying pins , bricks torn from the cooking places , & c , " a volley of small arms and the discharge of the big guns followed . This drove the coolies below , whence flames speedily Trotst through the after-hatch , and shortly the vessel was in a blaze fore and aft . The mainmast soon fell—then the fore and mizen , and about midnight tlie magazine exploded . Of the Europeans , the captain , gunner , and steward are missing , together with 220 to 230 of the coolies , those who were saved having been picked up by the steamer Queen , Captain Endicott ' s cutter , a lorcha , and a fast-l ) oat . One sailor , supposed , to have been drowned , was found on board a China boat by tlie Queen on her passage over to Hong-Kong . "

    A French priest is supposed to have been cruelly murdered in the far west of Kwang-si . The district of Swaton has been flooded ; the people are living on tie tops of their houses , and several have been drowned .

    , .. . JAPAN . . ; . ;• . - . The Emperor of Japan has decided that two ports of the empire , those of Nangasaki and Hakodadi , shall be open to the vessels of all nations , for tie purposes of repairing , taking in provisions , establishing depots of coal , & c . The other ports of the empire are to be accessible to vessels in distress which may take refuge in them , but which will have to put to sea the moment the danger is over . No foreigner is to be allowed to penetrate into the interior of fche country without a special permission from the Chief of the State ; A decision has : not yet been come to with regard to the right of trading with Japan , - which privilege is still reserved exclusively for China and Holland .

    964 The Leader. [No. 342, Saturday,

    964 THE LEADER . [ No . 342 , Saturday ,

    Moldavia And Wallachia. (From The Bright...

    MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA . ( From the Brighton papers . ) A large and influential public meeting—a success in every respect—was held on Monday evening at the Town Hall to promote the union of the above Danubian Principalities . It was presided over by his Worship -the Mayor , and among those present were Montague Scott , Esq ., J . G . Dodson , Esq ., W . Scholefield , Esq ., M . P . for Birmingham , I . G . Bass , Esq .,. Dr . Huge , M . D . Bratiano ( late member of the Government of Wallachia ) , Horace St . John , Esq ., — Croe , Esq ., and several of our leading residents . Letters , expressing regret at inability to attend -the meeting , but full of sympathy with the object , were received from Lord Brougham , and Messrs . Roebuck , Gladstone , Otway , Foster , & c . The Chairman halving stated the object of the meeting , and his full concurrence in it , called upon

    Mr . Scott , who gave a history of the diplomatic proceedings connected with the Danubian Principalities . At the Treaty of Paris , he said , Count Walewski and Lord Clarendon advocated , as ho had stated , the union of Moldavia and Wallachia , by the means of which a wall of steel would be created between Russia and Turkeyfive millions of a brave race would be created into a nation , owning neither the despotism of Austria nor Russia , but be a free people . ( Cheers . ' ) Count Buol opposed the proposition , not by proposing an immediate negative , but by a much more diplomatic course ; he stated it would not be well to effect such a union unless it was the wish , of

    the majority of the inhabitants , which proposition was very plausible , and it was agreed to . They then consulted with the Minister of the Sublime Porte ; and the manner in which they proceeded to obtain the wishes of the inhabitants , was to abolish the freedom of the press ( fow ^ Ater ) , and prohibit the Liberal party , who had been « xtted in . England , from returning . ( Cheers . ) It was , therefore , utterly impossible that the feelings of the country could bo ascertained ; but they wore informed by men , -who know their countrymen , that it was their darling -wish that they should throw off the yoke of Austria end Russia , and bo created a free government under an hereditary monarch . ( Loudcheers . ) Ho then moved— '

    That thia mating is In favour of the union , of S ^ h ? ^ f *^ . border to make a free and E 3 SV 2 S * * % * » o » mana , a 8 the best barrier against Austria and Rueala-, and that the mooting

    expresses its earnest hope that the Government of England will , in conjunction with France , insist upon the fulfilment of the resolutions of the Paris Conference , in adopting the views , and satisfying the just expectations , of the Rouman people as to their internal government . " Mr . Dodson , in seconding the resolution , said the diplomatic part of it had been so tersely and . correctly given , that nothing was left on that head ; and he then , in a very interesting address , proceeded to give his personal experience of the people in whose behalf they were interesting themselves . ( Applause . )

    Mr . " Scholefield , M . P ., spoke to the motion , and showed that neither Austria , Russia , nor Turkey had a right to exercise sovereignty over the Danubian Principalities , though the latter power had a suzerainty—a tribute of moderate . amount for her services , should they ( the Principalities ) be attacked * 'by a stronger or third party ; and to establish this fact the hon . gentleman quoted the first , second , and fifth clauses of a treaty made in the sixteenth century which had never been repealed . He concluded by calling upon the meeting to exert themselves now , while the subject was under the consideration of Government , as such a moment would not , perhaps , arrive again . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was put and carried unanimously . Mr . Councillor Cox then moved that a petition , founded on the above resolution , be presented to the Government by the Mayor in behalf of the meeting .

    Dr . Ruge seconded ; and expressed a hope that the people of England would not allow Moldavia and Wallachia to be lost as Poland , Hungary , and Italy had been . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Horace St . John supported the motion . After pointing put that the Principalities were naturally and historically one , and had only been divided by violence and intrigue , that no just claims of the Ottoman Porte would be interfered with by their union , and that Austria , which had pursued a policy of expectancy , deceit , and selfishness , had been permitted to gain in the Valley of the Danube immense advantages over Russia , her rival in aggression , he said that the English nation had yet to assume the government of its foreign

    affairs . *¦' You have nothing to do with the foreign policy of your own Government , " said Mr . St . John , " except to suffer its results , whatever these results maybe . You leave your Ministers to decide on plans of peace and war ; they despise your opinions , and connive at the suppression of liberalism in all quarters of the ancient World ; and while this system continues , you , who affect to have constitutional sympathies , - who abhor tyranny , who applaud the efforts of the oppressed , and repeat their prayers for liberty , —you may remain happy and free yourselves , but you will be witnesses of the despair and misery of the other nations of Europe , and perhaps degraded by the consciousness of your complicity in that great collusion which makes them what they are . " ( Loud cheers )

    Mr . Matthews having addressed the meeting , three cheers were given for Moldavia and Wallachia , the Mayor-was thanked for his attendance , and the pro-: ceedings terminated .

    Ireland. The Harvest In The West.—The Re...

    IRELAND . The Harvest in the West . —The recent severe rains have done great damage to the com and other crops in those parts of the country where they are always late . The accounts from Erris are of a very afflicting character . The Tippkraby Bank . —A meeting of the creditors of the Tipperary Bank took place at Tipperary on Thursday week . " From the statement of Mr . Gibson , the solicitor , who represented the shareholders at that meeting , it substantially appeared , " says the Freeman , " that about 850 , 000 ? . represented the probable settled amount of liabilities , and that to pay a dividend of 2 s . on this , and dofray the costs of the affair , would absorb all the assets of the bank , making the latter pretty much

    what -we stated on the 10 th of March last , 35 , 000 / . Ho estimated that the probable amount to be obtained by making a compromise will bo about 6 s . in the pound more , or 105 , 000 / ., a larger sum than wo thought possible . Ho appeared to consider that the English shareholders , from whom he stated , and , we believe , with good foundation , a sum of 40 , 000 / . could have been obtained by a compromise , have , for all practical purposes , escaped from further liability . It further appeared that one hundred actions liavo been brought , of which twenty-eight are nearly ripe ; and it is expected that the costs in these twenty-eight alone will be 4500 / . —equal to the whole debts for which they have been brought . It was eventually agreed upon that the chairman , the Very Rev .

    Dr . Howloy , and Major Maasoy , should bo appointed , in conjunction with one or more representatives from the othor branches , to form a committee to confer with the official manager , and those interested for the shareholders , to ascertain if a compromise is possible , and report to tho general body . "—A lithographed circular has been addressed to tho English shareholders by tho official manager , in tho courso of which some advice is offered by Mr . M'Douall with respect to tho policy of those parties submitting to a compromise , and thus obtaining a complete release from all future liabilities . —Tho furniture of James Sadleir has been sold in tho presence of tho aub-shorilY of tho county . It realized a largo sura for tho benefit of tho creditors of the Tipporary Bank .

    BALUsrAsixtE Sheep Faib . —The great October fair of Ballinasloe has been very well attended , the number of sheep being unusually large . The demand -was brisk , but prices did not rule as high as was expectecl A large number of animals changed hands on the suts « quent days . c " Disappearance op a Nobleman . —Baron de Robeck has been missing for several days , and the most vigilant investigations have not yet succeeded in discovering him or his body . There is little doubt that he has been drowned . It appears probable that he was walking on the banks of the Liffey , towards dusk , under Leixlip Castle that the banks , which were injured by the late floods ' gave way under him , and that he was swept away bv the current , being in feeble health at the time , and un able to save himself .

    Insolvent Debtors'Court Statistics . —Thenum ber of dividends declared by the Dublin Insolvent Court during the year 1855 was forty-eight , and the amount as follows : —Gross sum received , 18 , 886 £ ; costs deductions , and payments , 2674 / . ; amount divided 16 211 / There were three of 20 s . in the pound , one of ' l 7 s . Id one of 18 s . 6 d ., seven between 10 s . and 15 s . the remainder below 10 s . .- ¦ .. ' . Incbeased Value of Land . —A letter from Trolee mentions that at the close of last week a portion of the property of the late Mr . Spotswood , situated in the barony of Iveragh , in the county of Kerry , which in 1851 was sold to a Mr . Lindsey , Cork , for 1200 / . was resold in Killarney , by Mr . Justin M'Carthy , auctioneer , for 3700 / ., the purchaser being the Rev . John Chute , son of Mr . Arthur Chute . The cause of the resale was a dispute whether Mr . Lindsey purchased originally for himself or on trust . — -Times .

    Episcopal Liberalitv . —The Protestant Bishop of Limerick ( the Right Re \ v Dr . Griffin ) has contributed 5 / . towards the bazaar of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Convent , in the city of Limerick . The ' Earl of Carlisle is also a contributor to the amount of 21 . —Tdem . The Crimean Banquet . —The Lord Lieutenant has appointed Wednesday , the 22 nd inst ., for the banquet to the Crimean soldiers stationed in Ireland . The Queen ' s University in Ireland .- —A meeting of the senate of the Queen ' s University was held in Dublin Castle , on Tuesday , for conferring degrees and presenting prizes and medals to the successful

    competitors from the three Colleges of Cork , Belfast , and Galway , forming the University . A chair of State was placed for the Lord-Lieutenant , who honoured the meeting with his presence , and who distributed the medals aud money prizes with his own hands .

    Continental Notes. •" ' ; -. "' ;¦ ¦ Fra...

    CONTINENTAL NOTES . " ' ; -. "' ;¦ ¦ FRANCE . . . •/ ' . ,: . / .. The state of affairs at Paris is becoming critical . Se-Teral persons—amounting , according to some , to one hundred—were arrested on the night of Thursday week in the Rue Mouffetard arid mother streets of the twelfth arrondissement . These individuals were charged with having posted up several placards threatening certain persons with death , demanding" cheap bread or'Wood , " recommending summary measures against the ow nera of house property , and menacing tho Emperor . The enormous height to which house-rent has run up , in consequence of the large number of houses which have been demolished in making tho new . improvements , is supposed to be one of the causes of this disturbance . The

    poorer classes are suffering severely from want of accommodation at prices which they arc capable of paying , and it is stated that many have been actually thrown upon the streets . Add to this that bread is excessively dear , and tho distress of the poorer classes can be imagined . One of the placards torn down by the police contained the words— " Tue ton 2 > roprie'taire ; je literal lemien ! - —Mort a \ ix proprivtaires ! " Tho Gorernhicnt is taking precautions . For several nights , patrols have been perambulating the faubourgs , in order that they may crush at once any attempt at an outbreak . Monetary troubles and distress among the working classes havo generally brought the lurking discontent of the French people with respect to any despotic Government to a head ; and both these dangers arc now gnawing at tho foundations of the Imperial throne .

    The commercial embarrassment from which France is now suffering haa caused some ominous grumbling even among tho supporters of the Empire 5 and it is not uncommon to hear people contrasting the bulletins of brilliant victories which tho First Napoleon would send homo after long absence from Paris , with tho accounts of bull-fights now transmitted from Bayonno , ami set forth in the admiring columns of the jfloiiitcier . Tho editors of tho Paris papers havo been requested by the authorities to publish nothing on tho financial crisin , and to bo equally discreet about the Neapolitan question . Tho money-changers have been forbidden to expose in thoir shop windows tho premium thoy offer on silver .

    Meanwhile , tho Emperor ( like Mr . Micawber wlion on tho brink of ruin ) is planning now architectural works and adornments . Ho has ordered that important erections shall bo immediately commenced for enlarging tho Villa Eug « 5 nio at Biarritz . Those additions will comprise an elegant pavilion , barracks for troops , accommodation for clerks , and stabling . Marshal Francisco Serrano , tho now Spanish Ambas-

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 11, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11101856/page/4/