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74 THE LEADER. [Saturday,
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ELECTION MATTERS. EKTITEK OF MR. GLADSTO...
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DSFEA* OF 1*». SADKEIB. Virulent antagou...
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THE MADIAI. It now appears that the repo...
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HOW WAR IS CONDUCTED IN BUllMAH. War, In...
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NATIONAL DEFENCE : NEW AND WONDERFUL SHE...
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Brother Jonathan, prolific of destructiv...
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Ftlhe Crash And Panic On The Paris Bours...
at sea , easy to be carried , to explode in the water , and to blow up an enemy ' s ship with annihilating certainty , has been publicly described . The recruiting of the Ordnance goes on satisfactorily . Sir Harry Smith has been appointed to the command of the Western Militia division . Our category of crimes , casualties , and litigation has been unusually full . George Hudson , M . P ., has been again * before » court of Equity to account for the possesiion of railway
shares to the number of some thousands , including more than a thousand confessedly reserved for himself , besides others given away to land-owners whose names are kept secret . Sir John Romilly takes time to consider his judgment . Constant Derra de Moroda is again obtruding his " false imprisonment" on the Law-courts , and there is to be a new trial of the Birmingham gentlemen , whose hospitality he enjoyed in common with the " Baroness" von Beck . A new trial also has
sprung up in the Court of Queen ' s Bench , in the case of Regina versus Newman , which was to have come on , on Monday , but was postponed in the absence of Mr . Justice Erie . On Thursday , Sir Frederick Thesiger argued that the Court ought not to put Achilli to the trouble and expense of a new trial ; an edifying forensic fiction , considering that it was the common talk of Westminster Hall , and even the gossip of the students in the Inns of Court , that a rule absolute would satisfy Dr .
Newman ' s desire for a complete vindication . The inquest on the railway accident at Oxford has terminated in a verdict of manslaughter against the guard , Kinch . As the accident is readily traced to the whole system of management on the railway , and as everybody was distinguished by habitual disregard of rules , Kinch was as amenable to retribution as the rest ; and , as Kinch is only a guard , arrest in his case will not be so inconvenient as if he were a director or other
respectable person . No doubt it was felt that somebody ought to be punished ; and perhaps , when more evidence shall be collected , Kinch may turn out to be the principal delinuent . Who knows ? This little contretemps to Kinch has not checked the sports of the rail ; for already in one day we have a report of two interesting accidents on the Yorkshire and Lancashire Railway ; where trains have been overtaking each other in the usual slashing style .
74 The Leader. [Saturday,
74 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
Election Matters. Ektitek Of Mr. Gladsto...
ELECTION MATTERS . EKTITEK OF MR . GLADSTONE . The remainder of the story of the University election is brief but significant . The prolongation of the contest lessened Mr . Gladstone ' s majority every day by a few votes , but it has served to show that the opposition was fruitless and vexatious . The Vice-Chancellor , who presides over the voting-, opened the Convocation House only for short periods during the day , when the twenty or thirty voters polled in small batches . The secret of the opposition lms oozed out through the indiscreet lipa of one of the heads of houses ( him of Mortou ?) . He was heard to any that it was intended " to worry Mr . Gladstone out of his ueut , " whether ho won elected , or not . Coupling this with the famous sentenco in Archdeacon Denison's letter to Mr . Canon Trevor— " whatever the issue of tho present contest Mr . Gladstone's seat is gone "—we have the key of the whole proceeding . A contest for ever is promised—a content on pernonnl grounds . Hut the present contest is now over . Mr . Gladstone ' s majority decreased from 180 on Friday to liy on Wednesday . Hy this time he hud polled 1004 votes . At the close of the poll on Thursday , at three o ' clock , the numbers W 4 iro—CUadatono . 1022 Perceval . .,.. * 81 ) 8 Majority . - . 124 i On the lant day , therefore , Mr . Gladstone polled 18 , to » l for Mr . Perceval ! Thus terminated the most memorable of all the contested election ' s—mistainod with unparalleled rancour on one aide and indomitable energy on the other ; probably the laut contented election of fifteen days' duration whioh will bo wituowud by this century . Mr . Gladstone is again member for the IJuivomty of Oxford .
Dsfea* Of 1*». Sadkeib. Virulent Antagou...
DSFEA * OF 1 *» . SADKEIB . Virulent antagou & Bn on the part of the Tenant League and religious equality men , and the steady rush of the Orange party into tho gap in the ranks of their opponents , ha \ 6 characterized the struggle for the Cariow seat . Last week ' Mr * Frederick Lucas and some Romanmatholic priests went down to Cariow , but the people would not listen to their speeches ; and they precipitately retreated back upon Dublin . On Monday the nomination took place , and w > great was the excitement that Mr . Sadleir and Mr . Alexander , hi » opponent , with difficulty obtained a hearing . Mr . Sadleir ' s speech , consequently , is somewhat disjointed and fragmentary ; but we can gather enough from the report to state , that he scornfully repudiates the direct allegations -of treachery made by his opponents . He has not given up any opinion ; he will not violate any pledge . Lord John Rnssell had had the manliness to proffer a " political refutation" of his course on the Papal Aggression matter ; and he had accepted it . Mr . Alexander , in his speech , simply appealed to the pockets of his auditory . Was not he a charitable man ? Did he not treat his tenants kindly ? He had always , and would always , help them with his purse and his personal services : so they had better return " the Cariow boy" than the " stranger . " The show of hands went for Mr . Sadleir ; but it was a close run . The next day an Orangeman stabbed a Catholic in the streets ; the military were quartered in the town j and all was turmoil . The polling took place on Wednesday . The contest was decided by two o ' clock , when all the voters but thirteen had polled . Mr . Alexander had then a majority of six , on a gros 3 poll of 184 . At the close the relative numbers were the same—Alexander ... .... 97 Sadleir . 91 Majority . . - . 6 This is the first defeat of the new Administration .
The Madiai. It Now Appears That The Repo...
THE MADIAI . It now appears that the report of the death of Francesco Madiai was incorrect ; but a great deal of sympathy which has been poured out , in consequence , is not altogether wasted . A deputation from the Protestant Alliance waited on Lord John Russell , on Monday , and proposed extreme measures on behalf of religious liberty in Tuscany . Their spokesman , the Honourable Arthur Kinnaird , stated why and for what the Madiai had been arrested ; and how vainly British and foreign Protestants , and the King of Prussia , had sought their liberation . Instead of that , indeed , the number of victims was on the increase ; not less than thirty being now in prisoni for offending against the established
religion , by believing another . Tho Roman Catholics in this country were , he believed , quite divided in opinion upon tho rights of this case , many of them being indignant that such persecution should be resorted to as a means of advancing their religion . Mr . Kinnaird expressed the earnest desire of the deputation that some distinct application should be made by the British Minister at Florence , for tho immediate liberation of all these prisoners , and that thia should bo supported , if necessary , by an intimation to tho Grand Duke , that if by Ills commands the rights of conscience and of humanity were thus outraged in his dominions , it would become the duty of other civilized states to withdraw from diplomatic relations with Tuscany .
Lord John Russell said that with respect to the particular case of the Madiai , his sentiments were vory much in accordance with those of tho deputation . The prosecution had been instituted under tho law passed in 178 G , which was an enlightenod time . Ho approved of the course pursued by tho late Government upon tho subject , and from despatches received by tho present Government , it appeared that Sir H . Bulwer was still anxiously employed in the caso ; but with respect to any further steps which it might bo considered proper to tako in communicating with un independent sovereign , his lordship begged to be allowed to reserve his opinion . Tho deputation , having thanked his lordship , then withdrew .
How War Is Conducted In Bullmah. War, In...
HOW WAR IS CONDUCTED IN BUllMAH . War , In the handu of General Godwin , appears to be chiefly terriblo to tho British soldier ; ufc all events , the enomy in safe enough . The latest howh from Rangoon is singularly illustrative of this view . It in true that General Godwin , with 1200 men , cuptured Peguo , after a two hours' siogw , on the 21 st of November , with tho loss of six killed nnd thirty-two wounded ; but then , Major Cotton , with 800 men , had taken It , in May last , with no Iobm at tdl ! It in true that Sir John Cheape holds Promo with u strong farce of 7000 won j but , then , tho Burmese , whom tho gtuknt Tarletou hud driven from tho river ' * bunku , Imvo returned , pitched
upon commanding points , established batteries , and actually fire at the small steamers plying to and fro . On one occasion , ft MnftU party , commanded by Captain Gardner , were Bent to the Enterprise , to see that the Akoktoung height * oa the Irrawaddy , were kept clear of the enemy . On the morning of the 18 th he landed for the first time , and marched over the brow of the eastern part of the hill , which is separated by a creek from the western , without any molestation , and without even seeing any one , although several anned men were observed on both sidef of the hill from the Enterprise ,
whom a shell or two served to disperse . On the morning of the 19 th he again landed to reconnoitre the western hill . On its summit there are two pagodas encircled by a jungle , on approaching which a fire was opened on Captain Gardner ' s party . By this fire Captain Gardner and his havildar were struck down and six Sepoys wounded , and the remainder of the detachment were obliged to retreat to the river , being too hard pressed to bring away the body of their commander , whose head will be the first trophy of the sort that has been presented at the Court of Ava during
the present war . At the capture of Pegue , the troops and the enemy marched in parallel lines , the former along the edge of the moat which defends one side of the town ; the latter on their ramparts . It was during this proceeding that the British were killed and wounded . As soon as they had dashed through the shallow ditch , the day was their own . Not the least remarkable part of the late news is , that rumours of the approach of great Burmese armies were disturbing the country people ; who had actually begun to lose confidence in English protection .
Strong reports existed at Calcutta that Pegue and Prome were to be annexed . It is almost impossible to « loubt the rumours this time . And it is also said , on authority quite as good , that General Godwin has been positively forbidden to make war beyond the frontier of the about to be annexed country ; that is , he may clear the Pegue and Prome provinces , but make no attack on Ava ! Meanwhile , the Burmese are said to be stockading everywhere ; encouraged by the dilatory tactics of a superannuated Commander .
National Defence : New And Wonderful She...
NATIONAL DEFENCE : NEW AND WONDERFUL SHELL . Me . Nasmyth , of Patricroft , Manchester , the inventor of the steam-hammer , has informed the public through the Times , of a marvellous invention he has made—a " short range "—for destroying an invading naval force . He proposes to construct a large shell , which , placed in the chamber of a great brass mortar , six feet below
water-line , and forming the prow of the vessel , part and parcel . of the same ( which would measure about 600 tons ) shall explode the instant it is brought in contact with an enemy ' s ship . This destructive agent would only require three or four men to attend to its navigation ; and the mortar being part of the vessel—the whole mass of which would come into play , thus absorbing all the recoil—they would not experience any sensible effect from the discharge of the mortar-shell .
" By reason of tho peculiar barrel-like construction of the vessel , on the prow of which tho great mortar is fixed , and the thickness of the timber on all sides , being from nino to ton feet , and that of poplar wood , not only would the interior , where tho steam-engine and crew ore placed , be perfectly inaccessible to the effect of either rod-hot or cold shot , but by tho form of the vessel it would present in most positions no surface favourable to shot taking effect ; and as the moans of propulsion would consist of a suitable compact steam-engine , of the most simple construction , and a acrow propeller submerged some ten or twelve feet below water , both the crew anil machinery would be quite out of harm ' s way . "
Tho construction of the shell would bo of the most simple character , somewhat similar to the Minio rifle ball , or in the form of a huge thimble , containing a suitable charge of powder , and having a self-exploding cap at tho breech end ; of course , it will go off when crushed against the side of tho enemy ' s ship , into which it will force its way , " leaving u bole us wide us a church door . " The shell would bo encased in a copper water-tight caso , and could lie for yeura under water without injury of any kind , and could bo brought into action on half an hour ' s notice .
Brother Jonathan, Prolific Of Destructiv...
Brother Jonathan , prolific of destructive weapons , has iuvented another riflo . It is loaded at the breeob , tho wad of one discharge remains in the chamber , and then is projected by the next discharge , thus cleaning the barrel at tho sumo time that tho ball is fired . On a trial at Woolwich , on Wednesday , 100 balls were fired in fifteen minutes . Manchester has not altogether adopted the pure peace doctrines . At it late meeting of the Commercial Aasociation , the president , while complaining of the abstmotion made by tho Militia Act from tho labour marked yet said if any wero to bo drawn , ho hoped tliey all
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 22, 1853, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22011853/page/2/
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