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654 THE LEADER. [Saturday,
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UNITED STATES. In the tJiited States Cir...
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SPAIN. There are no positive faete yofc ...
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THE COURT, &c. The Court is very quiet. ...
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THE MINISTER OF WAR. The expenses of the...
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THE STATE OF THE MILITIA. According to t...
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A MISSING OFFICIAL. M«. Swabuy's defalca...
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Continental Notes. M, De Peksigny And Hi...
If there is any truth in the report , the good people of St . Petersburg axe fighting in the comfortable hope of being roasted by their own Autocrat pour encourager tes autres . Loans , — The Russian loan is now believed to have been a failure—even in Vienna . —The Austrian loau is merely a forced extraordinary tax on Austrian subjects . The terms ate 95 per cent , in a five per cent stock , subscr ibed in paper money , to be paid ( promised ) in dividends of gold . All parties holding a Government appointment of any kind will be compelled to subscribe . To such persons , their payments will assume the character of an income-tax , bearing interest in perpetuity . With regard , to the people generally , It is understood that unless they subscribe to the full amount required by the Government , some gentle form of pressure ¦ will be resorted to in order to effect the completion of the loan . —The Turkish loan seems to be still going a-begging ; but there seems a hope that Louis Napoleon will give , for France , the required guarantee-There was , this week , a panic in Paris that the cholera was rasing . The fear was without founds ! ion .
A rigorous order has been issued by tlie Prussian Government , prohibiting political references in the pul p it preachings . Politics , driven from the press , was taking refuge there . The Cologne Gazette has the following , dated the 6 th : — " Prince GortschaKoff , -who went to Vienna with the answer of the Emperor of Bussia , left the Emperor at Peterhoffat the moment -when the Anglo-French fleet made its appearance off Cronstadt . An immense crowd of persons had come from St . Petersburg to Peterhoff to see the Anglo-French fleet , -which was about sis versts from Cronstadt . Prince Gortschakoff accompanied the Emperor to a point from-which it could be seen , distinctly . The Prince , on taking his leave of the Etnf feror , expressed his regret al haying to quit him afc so critical a moment . The Emperor replied with a smiler ' God be with you , Prince , the danger is not yet imminent . ' "
The . Portuguese Bonds . The King of Portugal's tour lias been in one sense unfortunate for iim . Just as when a man , who has creditors , gives a grand party , the creditors cry out " shame , " so this young king has suggested to the -commercial world that he has no right to travel until he gets out of his insolvency . The Post sajs : —" Two days only before the departure of the King , Mr . Thornton , as Chairman of the / Committee of Portuguese bondholders , protested , through his notaries , Messrs . J . Donnisoa and . Son , against the reduction of 40 per cent , from the dividend now in course of payment upon the unconverted 5 per cent , stock . His Majesty ' s Government is evidently of opinion that intimate relations' can Only subsist between Mends , and that there is no use in . having friends unless you can take a liberty with them . "
A letter from Paris says : — " The Minister of Foreign Affairs gave an audience to a deputation on the subject of the claims of the holders of bonds of the Portuguese loan of 1833 . The Minister , after expressing to the deputation the interest felt by the Government in tne affair , assured them that instructions bad been sent to the French Minister at Lisbon to claim from tlie Portuguese Government at least the execution of its engagement to repay that part of the loan of which it had derived the benefit . " Will onr Government venture as much ? There is to be a Crystal Palace at Naples : a permanent exposition of industry . Will King Bomba inaugurate it , and talk of tie blessings of peace ?
654 The Leader. [Saturday,
654 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
United States. In The Tjiited States Cir...
UNITED STATES . In the tJiited States Circuit Court of New Orleans , the judg-e ( Campbell ) is citing" before him certain parties suspected of " unlawful" intentions about Cuba , and serious results are expected . Meanwhile , the southern press tecma with letters from Cuba , people complaining of the intolerable Spanish tyranny , and sustaining the annexators' hopes , Sandwich Islands may be Bald to be already annexed . The " native government" has thrown itself into th « hands of the American party for protection from IFrench and English settlere , intriguers and missionaries . This is a groat acquisition for the States ;—the Sandwich Islands will be their Malta , CANADA . The Canadian Parliament has been dissolved , and Lord Elgin has experienced a check , his favourite minister ) Mr . Hineks , being in danger , the dissolution hnrrmg taken place in consequence of an adverse amendment being carried on the address , the Parliament being only nine days old . The new Parliament will be elected under the extended franchise , and the demanded reforms are sure to bo carried—in Lower Canada the required reform referring to the aeignorial tenure , and in Uppor Canada the question toing the clergy reserves .
Spain. There Are No Positive Faete Yofc ...
SPAIN . There are no positive faete yofc about the insurrection . The insurgents are in retreat ; and a revolution which is not sudden is goncrally no revolution at all . It ia reported that M . Martinez : do la Roan , nnd tho Marquis of Miraflores have been in communication with the Queen , representing to her that tlie insurrection ia against tho Ministry , and not against hor , and that if she will change hor Cabinet Uiq insurgents will bo satisfied , or , at any rate , that their party will bo so much weakened that it will fall of Ueolf . It is very likely that some move of tUia kind is making by tho two statesmen in quostlon . but wucn lose ao that tlio Queen will accede to such a cnango , unless she is frightoned into it by auecossos ol Vxc xnaurgenta , by intelligence that their numbers
are greatly increased , or by pronunciamentos in the provinces . The secret of O'Donnell ' s successful hiding in Madrid is explained by the fact , that when the insurrection broke out eighty of the armed police ( gens d ' arrnes ) of the capital went over to him . No town of importance has , as yet , risen against the Government . The popularity of the Queen is a very doubtful affair ; the mob received her coldly ; and the illumination ordered for the victory by the garrison of Madrid was a reluctant affair . Her Majesty insists on sparing the life of tho captured Colonel Garrigo , whose services to her , ia a former hour of danger , she remembers .
The Court, &C. The Court Is Very Quiet. ...
THE COURT , & c . The Court is very quiet . The Queen visited Chiswick on Saturday , and on Thursday Prince Albert went to look at the siege operations at Chathamthese being the only movements . On Monday the Duchess of Gloucester gave a grand tea and ball to the children of the Royal Family and of the nobility —her Royal Highness delighting in children's faces ; and the occasion waB made & fete by her relatives and friends to celebrate her recovery . On Saturday last several of the Royal children went down to the Sydenham Palace . A banquet and assembly of Miss Coutts's appears to have been the " fashionable"event of the week A grand " reception , " from three to six , was yesterday given by the Marchioness of Westminster .
The account of the juvenile fete at Gloucester House , in the Post , is so touching that we transcribe it : — " Gloucester House was , yesterday ( Monday ) , the scene of a festive gathering , which was , in several respects , of a more than usually interesting character . " It is generally known that considerable uneasiness has lately been caused by the precarious state of health into which , the venerable Brincess liad fallen , and this uneasiness has not been confined to the immediate connexions of the Royal Family , but extended itself to the very numerous circle to whom the Duchess ' s many amiable qualities have endeared her . At an age exceeding by many years the allotted
limit of human existence , her Royal Highness has been fortunate in preserving the characteristics which had in earlier life fixed the affectionate attachment of all who approached them . The last surviving contemporary member of the blood Royal of George the Third ' s Court , Ler Royal Highness is a worthy representative of the graceful dignity of the ancien regime ; and sincere was the joy felt at the announcement that , at so advanced an age , her constitution possessed such recuperative energies as to carry her over her immediate danger , and so far to restpre health as to enable her Royal Highness to take an active part in an entertainment like that of yesterday . " It was in great measure a juvenile party . The
company consisted of about 100 of the crGmc tie ia creme of society , accompanied by their children . That her Royal Highness should have taken the first opportunity afforded by improved health to bring about her so large a company of very young persons , was a circumstance in touching harmony witli one of her most marked and loveable traits ' —that of benevolent pleasure in seeing the countenances of the youthful and innocent beaming with happiness . In fact , > her Royal Highness , in those circles where she is best known and most beloved , is emphatically recognised as a * lover of children ' s faces , ' and enters with empressement in everything peculiarly interesting to them .
" Ihe invitation-cards specified that the entertainment would consist of 'tea and dancing . ' Her Majesty and Prlnoe Albert had , from the first , intimated their intention to be present , with the youthful members of the lloynl Family , in token of respect and affection for her Royal Highness , and of their gratification at her restoration to health . "An intimation of a similar nature had likewise been given by their Royal Highnesses tho Duchess of Kent , tho Duchess of Cambridge , 'and tho Princess Mary . If tho absence of the Duke of Cambridge ,
who from his infancy has been an especial favourite with his venerable relative , gave riso to some quostiona naturally and inevitably of a painful nature , such feelings were doubtless mitigated by tho reflection that tho onuse of that nbsonco was ono of tho niost honourable to himsolf , and tho most profoundly important to tho interests of hia country . With this exception , and tluit of tho youngest of tlio princesses , every mem bur of tho Royal Family now residing in England was present—no loaa than bovoh of hor Mayosty ' s cluldron being amongst tho youthful vlsitoro . " Tho company begun to arrive ait four o'clock , and were received by her Hoy « l Highness in the drawing-room , tho floor of which , it will bo rcniombured , in covorud by tho nmgiriJlcitat earput , constating of sixty squares , worked imd proBontocl to tho Duelioss by a number of the most distinguished fomalo members of tho aristocracy .
" Tho dre 3 ses of the numerous youths and children of both sexes , destined , in the lapse of a few brief years , to become the representatives and upholders of the great lines of England ' s nobility , were in many instances of a tasteful and striking character ; and , whilst rich in design and materiel , displayed a chaste simplicity , obviously consistent with the objects and nature of the festive meeting . " The Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family mingled cordially and trankly with their youthful fellow-guests , and the afternoon was passed in a manner which must have proved most gratifying to the feelings , as well of the illustrious lady who had improvised the meeting , as of those who partook of hospitalities so eminently calculated to promote the most desirable relations between the Royal Family of England and those who are hereafter to be amongst the most distinguished subjects of the Grown . "
The Minister Of War. The Expenses Of The...
THE MINISTER OF WAR . The expenses of the new office of " Secretary " of State for War , " will be , for the first year , 17 , 000 / . This is the interesting part of the estimate ; it indicates how all our public offices are manned and paid : Secretary of State , from 12 th June , 1854 , to 31 st March , 1855 ...., £ 4010 Under Secretary of State , from 1 st July , 1854 , to 3 lBt March , 1855 ... 1125
Under Secretary of State , ditto .. 1125 Clerks . —1 st Class : — Three senior ' clerks , from 600 / . to 1000 / . ditto 1350 Four assistant senior clerks , from 350 / . to 545 / . ditto 1050 Four junior clerks , from 150 / . to 300 / . ditto 450 Four probationary clerks , from 100 / . to 150 / , ditto 300 Private secretary to Secretary of State , from 12 th June , 1854 , to 31 st March , 1855 240 Librarian , keeper of the papers , and clerks of parliamentary papers , from 300 / . to 500 / ., from 1 st
July , 1854 , to 31 st March , 1855 225 Private secretaries to Undor-Secretaries of State , ditto 225 First office keeper and housekeeper , increasing after six years' service from 150 Z . to 200 / ................ 112 First office porter , ditto from 100 / . to 120 / . 75 Second ditto , ditto from 80 / . to 100 / . 60 Third ditto , ditto from 80 / . fco 100 / . 60 £ 10 , 407
The State Of The Militia. According To T...
THE STATE OF THE MILITIA . According to the report of the Committee of the House of Commons on militia estimates , the total strength of the militia for the year 1854-5 is to be 124 , 074 officers and men , including the Irish and Scotch militias , both of which forces are to be called out . The charge for the year 1854-5 , to defray the cost of raising the additional numbers and the maintenance of this body will be 998 , 000 / . The militia in England and Wales , 39 , 176 strorig . The militia in Scotland , 10 , 800 strong . Tho militia in Ireland ,
21 , 600 strong . It also appears that in the militia for England and Wales there ai'e 50 colonels , each re » ceiving 1 / . 2 a . CJ . per diem , 92 lieutenant-colonels , each receiving 15 a . lid . per diem ; 111 majors , each receiving 14 s . Id . per diem ; 803 captainB , each receiving 10 a . 6 d . per diem ; 805 lieutenants , each re ceiving 6 s . 6 d . per diem ; 801 ensigns , each receiving 5 a . 3 d , per diem ; 8 G adjutants , who receive 6 d . per diem each when called out , in addition to their pay of 8 s . per diom . charged to the expenses of the permanent staff ; 77 , 50 !) privates , at la . each per diem .
A Missing Official. M«. Swabuy's Defalca...
A MISSING OFFICIAL . M « . Swabuy ' s defalcation is not tho only incident of tho weok illu & trating tho morality and the management of our system of government by boards . Mr . Edmond O'Fluherty , brother of the member for Gnlwoy , and who recently obtnined ,, through his brother ' s parliamentary influence , a well-salaried situation in one of the great public offices of Dublin , is " missing ; " and very strange things are being very openly said of heavy "defalcations . " Mr . Muguirc , the member for l ) ung- < vrvan , writes to his own journal ( tho Cork E . caminur ) some awkward suggestions . He states broadly that the missing man had recently got into the habit of forging his friends' names to bills ! "I have heard nearly a do / . cn persons mentioned , most of thorn of high rank , anil throo at least of official position , wilh whose niunos a similar freedom has been used . Tho total
amount represented by the bills in circulation is differently computud , varying from M , O 0 O / , to 20 , 000 / . Tho former , I hIiouU . 1 nay , is moro than enough . Ot " late , hu would scorn ti > lmvo become utterly reckless in tlio manner in which he used the names of others ; fur 1 lmvo been told that tho name of his colloaguo in olllcu was put upon u particular bill , ami without the slightest attempt at imitating tho handwriting of Ills colleague , or disguising his own . " Tho disaster , says candid Mr . Muguire , " has fallen like a thunderbolt on his friends . " Wo should think ao .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 15, 1854, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15071854/page/6/
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