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      Suppeession Oit Betting Houses. Sik Alex...

      that neither the owner nor his servants could be liable to the penalties of the act unless found actually batting ¦ with the company . —Mr . Jardine could not adopt the learned counsel ' s limited interpretation of the 3 rd clause , which made any one " assisting" ia conducting the business of a house " to which persons resorted" for betting upon races , liable to the penalties . The defendant Ryan must be regarded as " assisting" in conducting the business of the house at the time in question , and , therefore , he should order him to pay a fine of 50 ? ., or be committed to prison for three months . —Mr . Huddlestone gave notice of appeal against his worship ' s decision , and consequently the defendant was admitted to bail .

      1088 The Lead E R. [Saturday,

      1088 THE LEAD E R . [ Saturday ,

      No. 2, High-Street, Uewington-Butts, Has...

      No . 2 , High-street , Uewington-butts , has been the theatre of similar operations . There , however , was an undoubted betting-office ; but though distinct evidence was given of 10 s . having been staked on " tittle Harry" at 8 to 1 , none of the defendants , except the proprietor , could be touched bv the Act . The proprietor , Mr . H . N . Simmonds , was defended at great length by Mr . Clarkson , before Mr . Elliott , at the Lambeth Police Court . Mr . Clarkson denounced the practices of the

      betting offices . He admitted that his client made bets—his client admitted it himself— -but he contended that the whole case turned on the proprietorship of the house , which was a cigar-shop , -with some other name , not his client ' s , over the door . He referred to thes practices at Tattersall ' s and the Clubs , and did not think that the Legislature meant to suppress betting generally . The defendant had kept the cigar shop , but his lease had expired some months since , and was now held by his sister .

      Evidence , however , had been given that the cigar business was carried ! on by the defendant , -who was merely a lodger in the house . Mr . Elliott considered that that came within the meaning of the act . Bets had beeri ^ made , and records found in defendant ' s handwriting , and he f elt warranted in considering Simiionds guilty of carrying on a certain system oi betting which was illegal . He therefore sentenced him to pay a penalty of 207 ., or , in default , a month ' s imprisonment . Notice of appeal was given , and bail was accepted .

      The Court Atfd Press In Denmaek, A Most ...

      THE COURT AtfD PRESS IN DENMAEK , A most happy change ( says the Chronicle correspondent ) has come over the Danish Court , which has to decide the many prosecutions of the press . A new light appears to have broken in upon the judges . Thejr have just given sentence in several cases respecting the Dagblad and the Fasdreland , brought before them by the Ministry , which , you will remember , has publicly announced the Bedlamite doctrine , that every at tack upon a minister is , ipso facto , an attack against the King , whose servant he is . Thus the purple would have to cover the portfolio , instead of the portfolio shielding the purple , and the King would at once be the direct perpetrator of all the wrong done in his name . Well , the verdict has fallen , and , wonderful to relnte , the accused have not been condemned to a heavy fine for speaking the truth . They have been declared not guilty , the costs to be paid by the Crown . It ia hoped that the High Court will decide with equal justice should the Cabinet bring these matters before them by appeal .

      Continental Notes. St. Petersburg.—On Th...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . St . Petersburg . —On the- 27 th of October the water in the Neva rose so high during a heavy storm from the west , that the canals in tlie city were fearfully overflowed , and many streets illled with water therefrom . The cholera appears to have regularly established itself in St . Petersburg , as it has recommenced again , and thirty new cases hare been mentioned as having occurred at the end of October .

      Bermn.—Baron Brunow Arrived At Berlin La...

      BERMN . —Baron Brunow arrived at Berlin last week , and dined on tho 11 th witli the King of Prussia . The object of his jourmey was believed to bo that of supporting the diplomatic noto from St . Petersburg due at Berlin about that time , and from which great things were hoped .

      Italy. -—Wo Read In Tho Univers:—" Our J...

      Italy . - —Wo read in tho Univers : — " Our Jotters from Home arc to tho 4 th . The regiment of dragoonB , which has been in garrison there from tho commencement of tho occupation , and took part in tho siege of 1649 , has received orders to hold itBelf in roudineas to return to Franco . Aa thero is no talk of ita being replaced , its departure ia considered as a Btcp towards a complete evacuation of tho Papal States . Wo have already stated that tho only battalion of foot Chasseurs -which had been attached to tho army of Ituly had also returned to Franco . " A correspondent of tho Morning Post naya ;—" A mass of correspondence from M . Muzzini has fallen into tho hands of tho police of Rome , who , by tho uid of their spies in Paris aiul London , appear to know everything that in taking plnoo . In fact , it is very evident that the Italianexilcs have traitors umongat thoni in all directions " A correspondent ^ of thai Morning Chronicle , writing

      from Tunn , conveys this insolent nonsense to England : — " It is , however , a melancholy fact that the Mazzinians intend again to attempt a repetition of the iniquitous assassinations which disgraced Milan on the 6 th of February , 1853 . I am led to this conclusion from information which has reached this place from many quarters . Mazzini is in Switzerland , and is busy in reorganising hia clubs of demagogues and . assassins . "

      A Romance In Some.—The Gossip Of Borne T...

      A Romance in Some . —The gossip of Borne turns upon a treacherous and murderous onslaught made last week by the Count del Gallo , at Tivoli , upon a , young Englishman named Furze , whilst walking with him in the country . A grudge appears to have arisen from the old ingredients of jealous quarrels—flowers and ladies . The count left his rival senseless on the ground , and lost no time in taking his passport for France , where Mr . Furze has pursued him , eager for his " great revenge . "

      St.-Aulaire.—We Read The Death Of Count ...

      St .-Aulaire . —We read the death of Count Saint-Aulaire , formerly French Ambassador at London . The event took place on Monday morning , at bis hotel , 61 , Rue Saint-Dominiqne-Saint-Germain . The deceased had attained the age of 77 . He was a member of the Institute , and grand officer of the Legion of Honour . Under King Louis Philippe he was successively member of the Chamber of Deputies , Peer of Fiance , and Ambassador at Rome , Vienna , arid London . His diplomatic talents were of a very high order , and his literary attainments made Mm one of the most distinguished members of the Institute .

      Population Op Russia.^-The Following, Ac...

      Population op RussiA . ^ -The following , according to the almanack of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St . Petersburg , was the population of Russia at the last census in 1849 . The population of Russia in Europe was 60 , 628 , 700 , and that of the whole of the empire was 66 , 428 , 200 . It was in 1722 , 14 , 000 , 000 ; in 1762 , 20 , 000 , 000 ; in 1795 , 36 , 000 , 000 ; in 1818 , 45 , 500 , 000 ; in 1824 , 50 , 000 , 000 ; in 1838 , 59 , 000 , 000 ; and in 1842 , 62 , 500 , 000 . These augmentations arise from the conquests of the Crimea , of the Caucasus , Poland , Finland , & c , -which additions of territory have more than doubled the extent of the empire in 1722 . The augmentation of 4 , 500 , 000 between 1818 and 1824 , shows an increase of population of one-tenth in six years , and of double in sixty years , according to which calculation . M . Stchekaloff affirms , that in 1892 Russia will have 230 , 000 , 000 inhabitants .

      China. Canton Being Still Threatened, Th...

      CHINA . Canton being still threatened , the trade of the place continued at a stand . Much fighting had recently tak « n place , but the result was unknown . No further supplies of tea had come down , and none seemed to be expected , although every effort had been made to obtain it , and black mail had been offered at the rate of seven dollars per picul . The anarchy in the interior of the country was said to be increasing .

      Greece. The Ministry Has Been For Some T...

      GREECE . The Ministry has been for some time past in a state of crisis . You are aware that it is composed of the fusion of the two parties , English and French ; but , as I have often had occasion for observing , those who form the three parties in Greece range themselves under the banners of the different great powers , in order to obtain their protection for th < iir ova personal interest , and by no means with the idea of serving the interests of France , England , or Russia . It is , therefore , easily conceived that the policy of these parties does not always agree exactly with that of the power whose name they bear ; thus , for instance , while French and English interests are at present intimately connected , the men of the English und French party in Greece are divided , because , in the division of power , each , tries to have the greater part . The cholera i $ very rife at Athens .

      Sweden. The Swedish Court Carried Ita Vo...

      SWEDEN . The Swedish court carried ita vote of credit of 2 , 500 , 000 dollars . In the firefc two chambers no opposition was expected . There was , however , a lively debate in the House of Nobles . Most of tho advocates for the grant declared that they could not imagine the money would be spent in useless demonstrations ; they regarded it us a war grant , if necessary , and a war could only bo against Russia . The Ministers let mil several mystic expressions in tho same direction , but they took caro not to compromise themselves by any distinct declaration , in tho

      3 riests' House matters went still more swimmingly . J . hero was scarcely any discussion . I ublic interest ¦ was chiefly . centred in tho Third Chamber , the House of Burghers , which , in spite of tho caricature system pf representation and the minemWe dependence of many of the members upon tho crown , still , in a lar higher degree than tho two Upper Houses , reflects the opinions of tho middle classes . It was also known that a majority of tho xnornbero wore opposed to tho grant . In thb extremity tho court had recourse to an illegal step , which it hns ofton employed boloro . It refuses the Parliament , ah aucli , uiiy explanation , but whispers curtain statements in the

      ears of individual representatives . So in this case . Not the least attempt at a reason or an object has been made respecting this enormous sum . It has simply been demanded for naval and military demonstrations in support of the neutrality . The two Upper Houses know nothing more . But the Third Chamber was treated differently . The day before the debate a number of the members were summoned to a certain high personage , and received fro m him certain statements which were to serve as explanations . They were to the effect that the grant was not so much to defend the neutrality as to prepare for war ; that state secrets could not be divulged ; that the Western Powers could not be the enemies of Sweden , and so forth . And this miserable jargon succeededThese

      . persons were flattered with the " confidence" shown , them . They abdicated their dignity and their rights as public representatives in Parliament assembled . They went down to the House and passed the grant by 39 to 15 . As to the Fourth Chamber , the House of Yeomen , the Government knew that they had no chance . That House did not even discuss the question j they simply adjourned the debate to a future day . Thus the court has entirely succeeded in its machinations . It has performed exactly the same manoeuvre as the court of Berlin previous to its obtaining the famous , subsidy from the Prussian Chambers . A fewphrases , afterwards easily explained away or disavowed , and the gold was gained . Sweden , therefore , remains Russian .

      Spain. Th.E Gazette Publishes A General ...

      SPAIN . Th . e Gazette publishes a general amnesty granted by the Queen on the occasion of the opening of the Cortes . It is generally stated that the Queen was received with enthusiasm in opening the Cortes . A . Madrid letter says : ^—" The partisans pf Queen Isabella think , from her Majesty ' s reception yesterday , that the question of the throne and dynasty must be considered as favourably solved . " On the other hand , the Carlists have been dining together in Paris , and talking openly of having their Christmas dinner in Madrid . San Miguel— -a " Moderate Progressist , " has been , elected President of the Cortes .

      America. A Haiiway Accident Took Place O...

      AMERICA . A haiiway accident took place on the Great Western railroad , resulting in the death of 57 persons , and in the wounding of 41 others . It occurred through , the neglect of a watchman on the railroad near Chatham , a passenger train running into a ballast train during a fog . Mr . Thomas IT . Meagher , who was in the train , escaped uninjured . One locomotive was completely thrown over to the right , the express car thrown over , crushing the first and second class cars into mere splinters , demolishing the next and making a wreck of the third car , and driving in the end of the fourth . The passengers in the last cars escaped with slight bruises . Almost the entire load of the second-class cars were killed or wounded—some cut completely into pieces , others

      with mangled heads and bodies , and without limbs . The screams and groans of the mangled were awful in the extreme . Every eflbrt was made by the conductor and passengers to relieve the sufferers , but al were not extricated for more than four hours after the collision . Heaps of the dead and wounded were found in the ruins , piled together in all mangled shapes . One poor fellow was cut into two by the express car , his limbs hanging out 15 feet from the side . One of the strangest features of the accident is , that all ballast cars -were demolished and piled upon each other , with the tender of the engine stove in . The conductor of the ballast train was in the rear car with his signal light , and a negro bojr at his side ; the conductor saved himself by jumping the negro was killed .

      American Pjlqts. The American Letters Fu...

      AMERICAN PJLQTS . The American letters furnish a supply of that peculiar " romance of real life" which belonga almost to tho Atlantic transit , and consists not in events accomplished , btit in wonders anticipated . Th < j English Titus Oates cannot sleep for American conspiracies . Tho romance , however , has a preface of probability . Tho New York Tribune afllrnia that the

      British Government abandons the assertion of a protectorate over Mosq . uitiu , 90 far as Ban Juan is concerned , leaving this sovereignty of that place ta bo Bottled between tho claimants , without doing more than maintain tlie provisions of tho Clayton Bulvvcr Treaty as regards the freedom of the port and transit route . At tho same time tlio claims of bon & Jidc British subjectB for damages from tho late bombardment of the town will alone bo urged by tho cabinot of 3 t . Jsunes . The proponed Annexation of SunDonringo , hovover , still disturbs the prophetic xnind of oomo earnest

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 18, 1854, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18111854/page/8/