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      Fire.—At An Early Hour On Sunday, A Fire...

      Common Lodging-houses- and MOdbi / Lod « h » tg-HOtteES . — "A report , by Itr . George Glover , superintends ing > Medical inspector of the General " 'Board of Health , © n the common | iraid 'itttfael longings-houses b'f'London , . addressed to Sir Benjamin Hall , has justJbeen presented to Parliament . From this it appears that -there are 10 , 284 common lodging-houses more or less under the superintendence of the police , the number of persons inhabiting the registered houses being estimated at 32 , 000 , and the number'inhabiting the Unregistered at 50 , 000 . In all these houses , registered and unregistered , there were in the first nine months of last year 72 cases of cholera and 61 deaths—an amount of sickness , all things considered , " astonishingly small . " The mortality from

      cholera in 13 weeks of 1854 , m every 10 , 000 of the population , in the common lodging-houses under the superintendence of the police , thus amounted to 'seven only , whereas the lowest proportion in other districts of the superintendent-registrars was never less than 12 ( Hampstead ) , while the mortality was as high as 1 C 2 in Bermondsey . The model lodging-houses have enjoyed all but complete exemption from the cholera , the mortality among the inmates having been - only in the ratio of about 26 in 10 , 000 ( taking all the deaths in the buildings of the two societies together ) , whereas the mortality from cholera in the Potteries , 'Kensington , was in the ratio of 259 in every 10 , 000 ; and in "Bermondsey 162 in 10 , 000 .

      John Cakden . —John Carden has refused the conditional release culpably offered to him , alleging , it is affirmed , that the conditions " tied him up too much ;" that is to say , we suppose , gave him too -poor an opportunity of renewing his attempt upon Miss Arbuthnot . Carden , we are told , will die if he is not set -at large . It therefore remains to be seen whether the Government will still further extend its civility , and let the " gentleman" go without any conditions whatever . The Foley-place Mvrd £ r ;—Luigi Bur & nelli was again brought up at Marlborough-street on Tuesday for

      final examination . Mrs . Jeanes , with whom the murdered man cohabited , was sufficiently recovered to attend and give her evidence , which was to the same effect as that of previous witnesses . An assistant' to 'a . ' pawnbroker in Tottenham-court-road ¦ having : deposed that he sold a pair of [ pistols to the prisoner , who said that he wanted them to take to Australia , Buranelli , who reserved his defence , was committed for trial . Australian Subscriptions to the Patriotic'Fuxr > . —The Lord Mayor of London --has received from the Mayor ~ of Geelong a draft for 1311 / . 13 s ., money collected in aid of the Patriotic Fund .

      A Desperate Chinaman . —At the " jtfailboroughstreet Police-court , oil Monday , a young Chinaman was accused of begging , and was sentenced to twenty-one days' imprisonment . On hearing this , he pulled out a clasp knife , cut his throat , and fell bleeding in the dock . He still continued to hack at his throat even while efforts -were being made to wrest the knife from his hand ; and after the wounds were sewed and bandaged , he endeavoured to tear them open again , but was prevented . Narrow Escape of the Lord Chancellor . —As his Lordship was delivering judgment on Tuesday in the House of Lords , an immense stone , which was being hauled up-to the ventilator tower ,- over the-Hoxise r fell upon the roof , almost immediately above his Lordship .

      India . —The last overland mail brings no news of importance . From the Bombay Times of February 16 th , we learn that perfect tranquillity prevails throughout India , with every prospect of its continuing . A Russian force had arrived within some days march of Khiva , but no Russian agent had been within reach of that town . The Shah of Persia has been strenuously endeavouring to effect an alliance with Dost Mahomed ; to which end he promises to restore all the territory wrested from Cabul . Such an alliance would in fact be an nlliiance with . Russia , and the Dost seems more inclined to enter into relations with England . —The Oude territories are still in a state of civil war , and the linnets has obtained some signal successes over the King ' s troops . — The Bombay subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund amount to upwards of 10 , 000 / . ; and all over British India the subscriptions have been exceedingly liberal .

      China . —The renewal of an assault on the city of Shanghno has been duily expected aiuco January 20 th , when a few shots wore fired into it by tho French , 'whereby it was reported that about twenty insurgents ¦ we re killed . This morning , at about half-past six o ' clock , a cannonade was commenced from tho French battery in front of the French consulate ^ and within an hour a practical breach was made iu tho north city wall , below the Joss-hoitfso that Avas destroyed hy tho bombardment on tho 9 th ult . At this nlaccvro hear that

      1500 Imperialists and 250 French marines and sailors ascended tho breachj and scaled the wuIIh , whoii a furious contest ensued—tho French frigate Lu Jeanne d'Arc and steamer Colbort also firing into tho city , to protect the attacking column . . The insurgents maintained their ground with great determination , and'hurlod tho Imperialists from tho walls as fast us they ascended , for sorao time . The French behaved with .. frrout coolness and ¦ br avery ; but Lieut . i ) urun was killed , and ICusigu Dis' cry wounded , on 'the 'first attack . Tho French found 'their ' mtivo allies uaeltJBs , 'arid were obliged to retiro within , * heir linea .- ~ O 0 erland j < Yfo *( l of' Chiiia ,

      Joseph Clbasbt , 'the- boy'f ebargdd 1 rith robbing his master , whose case-we mentioned last week , has beten committed for three months to the ' House of Correction atfiolloway . ; The MoTOtfG & iRREr Peerage -Cafefe . *—At the Kilkenny Assizes , the jury- liav « 'refcurned ' a verdict in-favour of Lord Mountgarret .

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      I^Atttek Office, 'Saturday, March 24. Ho...

      I ^ AttteK Office , ' Saturday , March 24 . HOUSE OF LORDS . I / O-A IT IO SARDi ' NrA . The Lord Chanceislor read a message from the Crown , to the : effect tliat her Majesty had , in concert with the Emperor of the -French , entered into a treaty with the King of Sardinia , whereby the latter engages to -maintain- 'for the purposes Of the war 15 , 000 men , ! and by the same'convention her Majesty undertakes , on the recommendation , of Parliament , to advance to the King of Sardinia 1 , 000 , 000 ? ., 500 , 000 / . to be paid as soon after the assent of Parliament to the loan had been bbtainedas possible , and theremainder i ; o bepaid ! six'tnonths ~ < aflfcer the first instalment . Her Majesty further engages , after the expiration of twelve months , to advance to the King of Sardinia a like sum of 1 , 000 , 0002 ., the Government of Sardinia engaging to pay four per cent , per annum—one per cent , of which-was to go to the sinking fund . Her Majesty has directed a copy of the convention to be placed before their lordships , and she relies upon the House of Lords to make good the engagements which she had contracted . THE SERVICES OP THE MILITIA . A discussion originating with the Earl of Malmesbubt , arose with Tegard to whether militiamen enrolled under the Act of 1852 were liable to be embodied , without their consent , 'under the Act of 1854 . Lord Panmure said that the law officers . of the Crown were of opinion that according to the law as it stood the men so situated were liable to serve , but as Bin implied engagement had been made that they Tvere to have an option given them as to the embodied service , he had made arrangements to keep faith with them . CRIMINAL PROCEDURE . Lord Brougham then made a motion , andJbroughtfprward certain resolutions with a view to the amendment of procedure Under the criminal law . His resolutions went to the enlarging the powers of police magistrates , the ' establishment of a uniform police all over the country , the establishment of a greater number of assizes and sessions , in order to prevent persons waiting for trial being kept for long periods in prison , and the establishment of a public prosecutor The Lord Chancellor objected to some of the details of the resolutions , but they were allowed to be brought in . The House adjourned at a quarter-past seven .

      House Of Commons. New Writ. A New Writ W...

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . NEW WRIT . A new writ was moved for the borough of Wilton , in the room of Mr . A'Court , who has accepted the office of a commissioner of income tax . THE MILITIA . In answer to Colonel Clifford , Sir G . Grey stated that it was the opinion of the law officers of the Crown that militiamen enlisted under the act of 1852 were liable to be embodied under the act of 1854 .

      THE SARDINIAN LOAN . Lord Palmerston brought up a message from the Crown with reference to the Sardinian loan , which was in the same terms as that to the Lords . He moved that it be taken into consideration on Monday next . 'Mr . BowYEB inquired whether the Government had intended , before bringing on the question of tho loan of 2 , 000 , 000 / . to Sardinia , to lay papers before tho House showing the condition of the finances of that country ? Lord Palmerston said he could afford no information as to the general state of tho finances of Sardinia , but ho had no doubt that that country could pay the interest on the sum about to'be lent to her .

      THE PAST-DAY SEIOION . On tho motion of Lord Palmbrston , seconded by Mr . Disraeli , a vote of thanks waa passed to the Kev . Mr . Melvill fur his sermon preached before tho IIouro on tho Fast-day , and it was ordered to bo printed , THE NEWSPAPER , STAMP . Mr . ¦ DuKOES . gavo notice that on tho motion for . tho second reading of the Newspaper Stamp Bill he should move as an amendment , that the second rending bo postponed until after the Budget had boon brought forward .

      'The-Logo Advocate Moved Ftt'l&Fre "To T...

      ' The-Logo Advocate moved ftt'l & fre "to tiring in a bill to provide for the education of theipeople of Scotland . He proposed f to organise < a < s » rps of inspectors , who \ tf 0 re to exatnine' intl t & pdttupon the educational wants of every district in"Sc 6 tiand ,. and 4 he best means of supplying them . Public education to be compulsoryi but at the same time not under the exclusive superintendence of the Established' Church . Religious instruction w-aB ,-however , "to"tJe"giveHTn " the schools , with the proviso that » attendance of the scholars should be left to the discretion of their parents . He proposed to improve the condition of he parish schools , and to raise the salaries of the schoolmasters . ' Mr . Baxter ( the nerftr member for Mdntrose ) , in a maiden speech , expressed his warm 'approval of the Lord Advocate ' s Bill . Some remarks upon the details of the measure were made by the Scotch representatives , and leave was given to bring in the bill . THE TRANSPORT SERVICE . On the motion for going into committee of supply , Mr . Lindsay called attention to the administrative system of the Government , as exhibited in the arrangements for the transport service . More than eight millions , he remarked , had been voted for transport , and vessels engaged of greater aggregate burden than 250 , 000 tons , of which 150 , 000 were in steamers . The money spent and number of vessels employed were large beyond all proportion to the amount of services required or rendered . The fault arose from the continued delays and the want of a well regulated system of management . Two millions , he computed , had been wasted solely through the unnecessary detention of vessels . Sir J . Graham , so far as the naval department of administration was concerned , vindicated both the system and the functionaries by whom it was worked . If the expenses appeared comparatively large , the cause was attributable partly to the peculiar exigencies of the services , and partly to the inevitable haste in which , under a pressing emergency , the vast transport fleet had been called into operation . The subject then dropped . Mr . Alcock commented upon the state and conduct of the war in the Crimea , ^ r The discussion on the transport service was renewed by Sir S . Northcote , and carried on by several members , and was closed by Sir C . Wood , who vindicated both -the public- departments anE ^ individual functionaries from the censures which had been cast on them in the course of the debate . The other orders of the day were disposed of , and the House adjourned at ten minutes past one o ' clock .

      The Latest Information From The Crimea L...

      The latest information from the Crimea leads to the belief that the Russians are making preparations for a colossal blow at the allied position ; and that the design they attempted to carry but on the 5 th of November last , will be shortly unde rtaken with more foresight , better disposition , and a far greater force . On the other hand , we have undeniable intelligence , from private sources , that the British force , 18 , 000 strong , is in splendid condition and excellent spirits , and tnerefore quite prepared to meet

      and return with interest any enterprise of the enemy . We know that General Canrobert places the utmost reliance on the present effective force and indomitable obstinacy of his British allies . It is true that every man—French , English , and Turk—will bo needed , whether for operations against Sebastopol , or in tho field . But so far as t \\ e British are concerned , we are sure they will be found in the right place at the right time , and that the enemy will know they are there .

      A Meeting To Promote A Testimonial To Th...

      A meeting to promote a testimonial to the late Lord Dudley Stuart was held at Willis ' s Rooms yesterday afternoon , the Karl of Shaftesbury in the chair . The attendance was not very numerous , but the feeling of the audience was earnest and profound , and there was probably not a person in tho room who did not mourn for the occasion of ma coming as for a private and personal calamity . Wo have more than once quoted that noble saying of a French writer , " They who como to us from tlio higher ranks should have a double welcome , tor they Unvn n / lrmliln wnv t . n P . nmo : IVC arO bom 11 HO tllO

      people ' s cause , " and wo novcr felt its truth more deeply than now , when wo aro mourning tho untimely loss of ono who , in an epoch . of public apathy and political discouragemen , figgot the prejudices of his caste , and . freed' » ra " ° "J ^ £ the dissolving influences of P ™ ^ * , ^ , . ^ defend tho rights of tho oppressed with all the strength of a sincere and stcdiust he . rt . Every speaker bore personal witness to ?\ Vhort GroavenX of that noblo nature , and Lord Robert ^ fl ^ nor related that in tho very last muter of hiai life , when ho was already shattered by " ^ seaae which robbed htm of nil sleep nnd rest , Lord Dudley Stuart *^ uia rise at dead of ' night to visit and relieve t 1 ^ " ™ * * outcasts in the etroeta . A working ™™ f »™* touching and spontaneous expression to the sympathy of that multitude whoso "thanks are blessings .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 24, 1855, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24031855/page/11/