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COOTTNENTAL NOTES. Tbeb French in Rome.—...
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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. MABTiaBBONEi.—The...
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RAILWAYS IN INDIA. We learn from the Cit...
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. A very serious collis...
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Incidents. Medals.—A Medal Will Be Promp...
The ^ Trunk Lute from EUxakxava to the Cxup .- ~ The rails required ' for the Balaklava railway were furnished by the Eastern Counties Railway Company . The line is intended to commence at the hari *> urof" Balaklava , and pass along the valley to the-mtrencbments- of- the Allies before Sebastopol . The-gradients-will b & of an ascending character from the-harbour to the position occupied by the British troops ;
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Coottnental Notes. Tbeb French In Rome.—...
COOTTNENTAL NOTES . Tbeb French in Rome . —The Moniteur says : — " Several foreign journals have announced that the government of the Emperor had decided on recalling the army- of occupation now in the Papal States . This , assertion is incorrect . The Pontifical Govern ' meat , is successfully engaged in the reorganization of ite-annyj and in order to make place for the Roman troops , -the effective strength of ours may perhaps be gradually reduced . Our . soldiers , however ,-will not abandon the garrisons of Rome and Givita Vecebia until the government of the Emperor , as well as that of the Holy See , shall be-satisfied that their departure will not endanger public tranquillity . "
Election Intelligence. Mabtiabbonei.—The...
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE . MABTiaBBONEi . —The election is- to t & fce place on Monday . Ix > rd Bbrington , ^ at a meeting , said- —He was opposed to Sturges Bptume's ^ Act , but believed that Hobhouse ' s Act required revision . ' % & to the a ^^ in tm ^ iit ^ Of ; ptibUic' -ofl ^ c ^ 9 ^; iiv . waS '' : his opinion that'those over ^ hemy being in power : fbr only- one yeacj should Hot have the power-to dismiss without just'cause . He was most certainly not inclined to throw open the tirade in intoxicating 1 drinks to all those Who desire ifc , - His reason was , that in Scotland the free sale of intoxicating liquors had a most demoralising effect upon the wives and daughters .
On Friday a meeting of Mr * . Bells friends , especially , ' of gentlemen distinguished in the fine arts , was held at Blagrove ' s Concert Room , letters were read from Sir Edwin Landseer , T . tTwins , Esq ., K . A ., D . Maclise , Esq ., R . A ., and other gentlemen , expressing regret at unavoidable absence , but cordially concurring in the : objects of the meeting . Qn the motion of J ; T . Willmore , Esq ., R ^ A ., seconded by ]?]? a » k Stone , Esq-. y RjA ;; it was resolved that" The meeting feeling-that Mr . Jacob Bell's exposition * of ^ hi « politic 8 is mostsatisfaetory » and further that he , < will advance the 1 causes of thie- fine ; arts , was determined to support him ire the forthcoming election- > for Marylebohe . " Mr . * Bfell'has'pledged himself to support Mr . H 35 e * keley ' s > annual motion forthe ballot .
Sir . Charles Napier has also consented to be nominated for thisborough . In- the telegraphic despatch he announces his political creed thus : — ' * War to the knife with Russia—extensive reform—vote by ballot — shorter Parliaments- —and general education . " However , the popular rumour is that Government has prohibited him standing unless he gives up the command of the Baltic fleet . Limerick—Captain Dickson has withdrawn , and a new- candidate , Mr . Harrington , will , it is , said , retire .. The field is therefore left clear for Mr . De
ylere , who says : " As an Irishman I feel that a crisis is « t hand , in which all that is most important to xny country is at stake . I trust that I shall be found equal . to- tho emergency . The welfare of Ireland depends upon sustaining the great principles of religious liberty , social progress , and justice tp all classes of the community . My . conduct upon previous occasion ^ when the sanctity of religious liberty has teen invaded , affords the best ' guarantee for my future exertions . I am a sincere advocate of freetrade principles , I shall labour to secure to the holders of land , by a comprehensive measure of tenant right , the fullest enjoyment of the fruits of their industry and capital . I shall endeavour to secure . to . our noble soldiers and sailors all those
religiousr consolations which they bo greatly need .. I shall devote myself assiduously to the local interests a £ your , county ; and , no personal considerations , no external . influence , shall ever divert mo from that course of independent action which J shall feel to be required by my country at my hands . " JISast GLouoBaTBn 8 Hinj 3 . —No reply has yet been received from Mr . Holford , whohas . been solicited by th , e Conservatives , to come forward , for the vacant Beat ,, and who is still upon the Continent ; but an siddresa has beon put forward by Mr . J . Curtis Hay-¦ word , the chairman of the Conservative committee .
in which he says * Mr . Holford ' s " high character , and Ins well-known principles , are n sufficient guarantee to-tlie- electors of tho division that he would most ttfUisfiictorily represent them in Parliament . " . Tho Hon . Qrootley , Berkeley has also addressed the clfcctoxp ^ promising to go to tho poll , on the supposition' that the electors wish to return " ft representative who will bo firm to Lord Derby , or any other M ^ iater ? whoso measures will mote to every class in hfiff ^ ajesty ' aidominiona a fair share of thoae blessing t which , are not bleedings unless shared in universally . " .
Abingdon . —This election presents the singular anomaly of two Liberals contesting the seat—Major Reed , of the Army and Navy Club , and Mr . J , T . Norris , of the Sutton-Courtney paper-mills , and Common Councilman of the City of London . The Conservatives have shown no disposition to enter the field , the , reason assigned being that , for the short periotTwhich must necessarily intervene "before a general election , they were not willing to disturb the constituency .
Railways In India. We Learn From The Cit...
RAILWAYS IN INDIA . We learn from the City article of the Times that " The prospectus is issued of the Scinde Railway Company , with a capital of 750 , 000 ? . sterling , in shares of 20 t each , the deposit being 2 s . per-share . The directors , who consist chiefly of known Indian names , state that , they- have every assurance of obtaining from the East India Company- a guarantee of 5 " per cent , per annum , as a minimum interest uponthe capital of the company for ninety-nine years . The object is the introduction of railways into the province of Scinde , commencing at the port of Kurraphee and proceeding to a point on the Indus in the viehuty of Hyderabad . The line will be about 110 miles in length , and will place the only seaport of
Scinde in communication with the great commercial river of . our north-west frontier , effecting a saving of 125 to . ISO miles of navigation , so difficult that Major jPreedy , the collector of lower Scinde , has stated that 'if one or two boats only , out of a batch of six or so , were lost ,, it is considered a good venture . ' As an illustration of the injury caused by the high cost iof carriage in that region , it was mentioned that ' the price of grain at Shirkapore and Hyderabad is just half its price at Kutrachee , the difficulty of the navigation of the Indus rendering attempts to bring idown grain as an export very hazardous . The project , as may be inferred "from the foregoing remarks , enjoys the unanimous support of the Indian authorities , both at ho me and abroad . "
; British Prosperity In India. A Corresp...
; BRITISH PROSPERITY IN INDIA . A correspondent of the Daily News writes the following , addressed to the President of the Board of Control : — - ! " As the responsible Minister of the Crown for India ,. jC . b'eg . ' to call your . special attention to an item of . intelligence which has just teen received from that country . I " The seizure by th . e British , authorities of the late JRaja , of ISagpore ' s private * property , whether in cattle , cash , or Jewels—and the latter were of immense- valuejfcd the detriment of his widows and other near -relations , ( which has been done to an enormous amount by the acting commissioner , appears to us to be one of the most enormous wrongs ever yet committed by the East India . Company . Tho sale went off very quietly , This w-as ensured by the presence of additional troops -at Setabuddee .
" Allow me now ; sib , to remind you that in the year 1826 the British Government entered , into a , treaty of ' perpetual friendship and alliance' with the late sovereign of Nagpore , ' his heirs and successors , ' by one article of which , he ceded to the British Government a portion of his dominions for ever , while the British Got vernment on its part ' guarantees the rest of his dominions to himself , his heirs , and successors . ' That' sovereign , by name Ragoojee Bhoondah , died in 1853 , when , in fulfilment of this pledge of ' perpetualfriendship , ' and of its solemn ' guarantee to him , ' his heirs , and ' successors , ' the British Government confiscated their territorial ., inheritance , and it has now seissed and sold their personal property , including jewels to an immense amount , by auction at the point of the bayonet . "
Railway Accidents. A Very Serious Collis...
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS . A very serious collision has " occurred" at the Bescott junction of the North-Western and'South Staffordshire Railway , near Birmingham . On certain occasions it is- necessary to " shunt" one train ' into a siding ; and this being done , it is considered safe . On this occasion , however , the poinstman , or policeman , whoso duty it is to see that the block by which a shunted train is prevented from encroaching upon tho main lino was turned , neglected to make himself acquainted with tho ^ oxact position of the waggons ^ The block was not turned , and one of the waggons projected from the siding into tho main
line , within two feet of the vails . The passenger tr » Ui , which was wot due to stop at the Bescott station ,, on arriving at those points caught tho projecting ^ waggon , and tho collision onaued . It is scarcely possible , to describe the destructive effects of the shook . The waggon when struck appears to have swung round , and smashed the carriages which more immediately followed , tho engine and tendor . The side of one first-class carriage was completely emnahed in , a second-class carriage wuh half demolished , and two third-class wore atill more completely wrecked . One maybe said to have been entiroly destroyed . It was driven from tho wheels , and the woodwork of the carriage afterwards used to make
the fires by the light of which" the workpeople wereable ttf dear the line of the dShris thrown all around * Of the 70 passengers who travelled by the train from 15 to 20 were more- orless injured . : The eseap ©; of many from instant death was * considered , mover especially by themselves , as miraculous . At an in > - quiry , " tjulpability seemed attached to the- policeman a * the station . "
A Collision, Attendedwith Loss Of Life, ...
A collision , attendedwith loss of life , has occwrecJ on ihe North British , near Edinburgh . An-over * - laden goods train telegraphed" for another enginey but even with this assistance , while passing- through ; the Calton-hill tunnel It got run into by a passenger * train . A few-bruizes were the- only personal injp * ries , but the concussion broke the coapling-ohaiiiK > fi ^ a carriage , by which all the others , except the on » nearest the engine , becoming detached , moved backs ** wards , slowly at first , but , from the ; decline * with ; ar constantly accelerated speeds The guard it * tha > front van attempted to arrest the train by applying ^ Ms drag , butvwithoutv effect , as it had been- renderedn useless by the collision ; when , fortunately for himselfe he made air eflorfc-to reach-the ^ drag / ia the : centre ; o £
the train by crossingon-the roofa'of the intervening , carriages . Scarcely had he left thfeTan , when the * train , now going with irresistible velocity , ran witl * tremendous' impetus upon a p ^ jlot engine coming towards it on the same line : on itsway : ? to EdinbuTgh The guard ' s . van was instantly smashed - to pieces ^ land the carriagenext it considerably damaged . Th & passengers , who were *• in- ; 'a . state of extreme terror , were removed / by the assistance of- several . persons , when it was ^ found that one . old gentleman , Mr . SLnclair ^ of Kosefield , Portobello , was / 4 ead ; , whether from fright or internal ; injury , wasr not ascertainei . Many other personages W « re seriously . injuJced . The dense accumulation of steam , ia the rtunnel from , the . three engines / is stated to be the cause of . the first collision ; from obscuring the lights .
A Most Frightful Accident* Has Occurred ...
A most frightful accident * has occurred on the . Iiancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Pembertoiv near Wigan , by which the stoker of a-passengeay train was killed , and , the engine-driver and passengers were much injured . The train from Liverpool to Manchester ran violently into a . loaded coaltrain , which was passing from a siding on it to themain line . The engine and tender were overturned ^ and . two empty carriages smashed . All the other carriages—eight in number—were thrown . oflT theline . The . stoker of the passenger-train jumped oft just before the : colliision occurred ; but before he could clear the tender , the engine felt upon . him and killed him . The engine-driver ' s ribs were broken . How the passengers escaped serious injury is con-r sidered a miracle .
Ouk Civilisation. Savage Assault.—A Ruff...
OUK CIVILISATION . Savage Assault . —A ruffian has been committed for an assault which is thus minutely described by the unfortunate subject , Mrs . Louisa Harrison , a delicate-looking young . woman , the wife of . a master carpenter ; living in Bull Inn-yard , Aldgate : — "I was sitting in my parlour , my two children being asleep on the sofa , when I heard a gentle knock at the street-door ; I opened it and saw the prisoner , who said he had brought mo some work frona . hia sister . Tho moment he . came in he closed the door and blew out the lamp . He then said , ' Now , I want your money . ' I told him I had none , and he then hit ma on the side of my dress , and the money
I had in my pocket jinked . He immediately tore away my pocket through the pocket-holc of my dress , and throwing some coppers I ' bad upon the floor , he put the silver in his pocket . He then hit me on the nose with his fist , and ! T > lcd profusely ,, and fell' to the ground ' ¦ and out my head ; He then dragged me across ^ the floor to the other end of ¦ tho ^ room , across which waa a clothesline , which , he . cut with a chisel he had about him . Hi the » Btructo roe while lying on the ground with my husband ' s large walkin ^ atick ; which was hanging oa the line .. I was stunned by the blow , but I got bettor . - He then end of the
left mo on the floor * and went to the other room , and pulled two pistols out of < hia pocket- and laid them on ' tho table . Immediately afterwards lieput tho pistols-in It is pocket againi-and ho took tho chisel out , and " with- it he cut the . other erraVof the lino , and then he tied my hands with tho cord , whil © I wns on- < the ground . I tried to sorearn , butilie puthis hand over my mouth , and said if I haUooetL he . would kill my l > aby . Ho then jammed mo an between two chairs , left tlio room , shut the door < and went up-stairs . I distinctly heard hiirij but -was not able to speak at tho time . Myself'and my childrenwere the only persons in tho house . "
HusiiAND-inaA-TiKci . —A . man named Bayson has had a narrow escape . He went with Ilia wife to s ' eo tho Queen go to open Parliament , and on thoir return tlioy had a discussion about the- Queen ' s nppoariincc . His wife said that her Majesty looked vary pule , ns she drank very much , which statement witness strongly deniodt . The prisoner became exceedingly indignant at his denial , and pushed him
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 16, 1854, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16121854/page/10/
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