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JSTo.505, Nov. 26, 1859.1 THE LEADER, 12...
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¦»» NAPOLEON AND THE ITALIANS. The Monit...
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THE CONGRESS. The Pays repeats the annou...
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GARIBALDI. Tire '• Bayard of Italy" on h...
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THE FRENCH AND SPANIARDS IN AFRICA. The ...
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I]STDI A, JLKD INDIAN PROGRESS.
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work. The progress of our railways is cl...
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The Couut. — The Birthday Of The Princes...
it is expected that measures will be adopted in order to bring the existing struggle to a close . _ - Our . Gas Despots . — The delegates appointed by the various metropolitan districts to consider the question of the gas supply of the metropolis , and the best means of counteracting the monopoly , met on Wednesday in the Marylebone Court-house , ¦ when the draft of a bill to obtain legislative power to regulate , economise and improve the gas service of
of London was considered and approved . A veryable and interesting report was read by Mr . Samuel Hughes , C . E . Mr . James Beal , the hon . secretary , and promoter of this important public meeting , submitted a petition to Parliament , which he stated was intended for signatureand circulation among all the gas consumers of London , announcing at the same time that on the 30 th inst . an influential deputation on the subject would wait on the Kight Hon . Mihier Gibson , at the Board of Trade . This officeafter
of security to separate or decentralise the Woolwich establishment ; any disaster there might involve the destruction of all the manufacturing plant of our ordnance and naval and military munitions , as well as the enormous stores contained there , and occasion an irreparable loss at a moment of the greatest emergency . " The Norwich Scandal . —The magistrates have again met to go into the charge of bribery made against Mr . Collins and others , affecting the offer of . £ 500 to a town councillor in consideration of receiving his vote for Conservative aldermen . The proceedings of last week in this case were hrought ^ an abrupt termination because a banker of the city and his cashier refused to give evidence , and that the question therefore arose as to whether they should not be committed . On the application of counsel for the defence , the magistrates agreed to postpone the case until the 8 th of December , the day assigned for the hearing of other charges of a similar kind , but which have reference to the election of the members for the City . This will afford time to compromise the matter quietly .
Bishopric of Sierra Leone . — , being vacant nearly six months , has been conferred upon the Rev . E . Hi Beckles , who has been for many years past rector of St . Peter ' s , St . Christopher ' s , in the diocese of Antigua , and who is at present on a visit to London . Mr . Beetles is the fourth Bishop of Sierra Leone , his three predecessors having fallen victims to the dreadful climate . The bishop designate will be consecrated- by the Archbishop of Canterbury as soon as the formal preliminaries can be settled . He will have jurisdiction , as his
predecessors have had , over the coast between twenty degrees north , and twenty degrees south latitude , and more especially the colonies of Sierra Leone , the Gambia , the Gold Coast , arid their dependencies . The gross income of the see is . £ 900 a year , being , £ 500 a year as the bishop ' s allowance as Colonial Chaplain , and £ 400 a year from the Colonial Bishoprics' fund . Mr . Beckles' " views " are what are called Evangelical , and in matters of ecclesiastical discipline he is said to incline to the " Low " Church party ^ have decided
St . Paul ' s . —The dean and chapter that the organ , which has been recently taken down for enlargement ; shall not again be erected over the entrance to the choir . It is proposed to take away the present screen , and on the removal of the monuments of Lord Nelson and Lord Collingwood to some other part of the cathedral , to throw the whole space , to the verge of the dome area , open to the choir . The organ is to be retained in its present case , which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren , and it will be removed to the gallery under the centre arch oh thecanons ' , or north side . Tho . oak screen , with its beautiful marble columns , -will be placed as an entrance to the dome area in the south transept . The rails of the whispering gallery and the heavy cornice under it have been recently gilded
St . George-ix-the East . —The disgraceful riots in this church were resumed on Sunday with increased determination for mischief by the ruffianly mob that has been complimented with the title of " Protestant . " The result was another case brought before the Thames Police-court , with Mr . Selfe presiding . A gentleman , who gave his name as Comwallis , and his place of abode as Calais , in Prance , was charged with promoting disturbance . The seats which the choristers have taken from the parishioners were occupied on Sunday morning by strangers , and Mr . Cornwallis , if such be his name , stood up , and , in the name of the Secretary of State for the Home Department , demanded that the occupants tho choristers to to
should quit them , and allow get their position . This was a , disturbance , of course , on the Puseyite side , an d S the violent gentleman would not behave himself , Mr . Churchwarden Thompson ' placed him in the hands of the police . Mr . Selfe heard the case as far as was necessary , but decided that it scarcely camo within the moaning of the Act of Parliament , and so the over-zealous Cornwallis was discharged on making an apology for conduct which , we need riot add , had no connexion whetever with tho Secretary of State . Next camo the caso of a iwivn , who had gone to tho evening sorvice drunk , no doubt under a hope that his excitement would be heightened by what he saw and hoard . He was fined five shillings . .
Tub Arsenal , at Woolwich . — -The Observer v our authority for the following !— " Tho insufficiency of this establishment has long been felt . Woolwich arsenal is an old establishment , and it required constant alterations and additions to enable tho work required to be carried on . Latterly it has become evident that a now establishment altogether would I > o neoossary ,. ana the question of security was naturally considorodin connexion with tho contemplated alteration , Weodon , from its central situation in tho heart of the country , as well as its facility of oommunication with all tho ports , by railway and telegraph , offers obvious advantages for the purpose . Its position , in the heart of tho iron . and coal districts , also recommends it as a proper site for a manufacturing establishment . It is , therefore , , not improbable that Weedon will betlie place selected . Wo need not point out how necessary it is for the eako
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¦»» NAPOLEON AND THE ITALIANS . The Monitenr of Wednesday publishes the following statement : — -The French Government , believing that the delegation of the Regency of Central Italy to M . Buoricompagni would prejudice the questions which will be submitted to the approaching Congress , had looked upon the adoption of the above measures with regret . This impression is now modified by the explanations given by the Government of Sardinia , which declares that the maintenance of public order was the sole object and only aim of the above delegation to M . Buoncompagni , and that the concentration in his hands of the Governments of Central Italy had in no manner the character of a virtual Regency . The article concludes by reminding the public that the Moniteur is the only political organ of the Government . The Conslitutionhel , in an article signed by its chief editor ; M . Grandguillot , says that the declarations of the Cabinet of Turin , on the subject of the Regency of M . Buoncompaghi , ' are of a nature to make those arrangements possible which have generally been considered as very difficult of execution . It is understood that if M . Buoncompagni exercises the Regency , it is only for the maintenance of order in Central Italy .
The Congress. The Pays Repeats The Annou...
THE CONGRESS . The Pays repeats the announcement that the circulars of the French Government proposing the convocation of a Congress have ' not yet been dispatched . " , j . * The Opinion NationaU learns at the moment ot going to press that the delay in convoking the Congress is occasioned by" new exigencies " on tho part of England . According to the Opinion , England requires—I . That the decisions of the Congress shall not be necessarily executory . 2 . That the foTm of government of Italy , in case of the non-restoration of the Dukes , shall bo defined beforehand . The Marquis de Banneville arrived in Pans on Thursday from Zurich with the ratified treaties . On the day vhqit the ratifioations ,, were exchanged , M . Armand delivered to tho Attstriah Plenipotentiary a draught at sight for 20 , 000 , 000 florins ( two millions sterling ) . The remaining 80 , 000 , 000 florins ( eight millions sterling ) will be paid by four instalments , at short intervals . . It is believed that Count Rechberg , assisted by Prince Mottemich , will represent Austria at the Cbncress .
Garibaldi. Tire '• Bayard Of Italy" On H...
GARIBALDI . Tire ' Bayard of Italy" on his arrival at Nico published in the Avenir tho following address to the Italians : — , " Finding that by cunning devices and vain pretexts , tho freedom of action inherent in my rank in the army of Central Italy is continually hampereda freedom which I have over used for the object which every good Italian must wish to attain—I leave the military service . " On tho day when Victor Emmanuel shall again call upon his soldiers to flight for the deliverance of our country , X shall find an arm of somo kind or another , and a post by tho side of my brave companions in arms . m ?• The miserable and tortuous policy which tor tho moment troubles the domestic march of our affairs should engage us more than evor to rally round tho bravo and loyal soldier of our inclopondonoe , who is incapable of repudiating tho sublime and generous design whioh ho conceived . More than ovor wo must lay up stores of gold and etooi to prepare a . good reception for whoever may
attempt to throw us back into our former miserable state . " He left Nice , on Tuesday , for Genoa . Before hi * departure he addressed the inhabitants of Nice , an * said , — - "I shall be ready to resume my comma nd ^ when necessary . Let us be united under Victor Emmanuel ; let us continue under arms as long ask an inch of Italian soil remains oppressed . " Now that he is gone the King of Sardinia is expected at . Nice , to pay a visit to the Dowager-Empress of Russia . ;
The French And Spaniards In Africa. The ...
THE FRENCH AND SPANIARDS IN AFRICA . The French war in Morocco is completely over , and this sudden termination of the campaign is , to all seeming , a practical and satisfactory answerto the apprehensions that were entertained of a joint action in Morocco by France and Spain . A despatch from Algiers of November 17 th , announces the arrival there of Generals Martimprey and Yusuf , who were about to be followed by the whole expeditionary army . The city was preparing a fete for them The expeditionary troops have been awfully weakened by malady . This is an experience which the Spaniards , the first division of whose expedition has just set sail , have yet to make . It is well known , that , should the people of Morocco forget their own dissensions , they may bring up from . , 000 to 400 , 000 of the most courageous , fanatic , frugal , and . enduring combatants on earth . The Correspondencies Autografa , of Madrid , contradicts the rumour that the Spanish Government had received a diplomatic note from England , relative to the expedition to Morocco . The departure of the Spanish * troops to Morocco has been delayed , as Marshal O'Donnell will not consent to their leaving ; before the collection of the war material has been ; completed , which will be very shortly .
I]Stdi A, Jlkd Indian Progress.
I ] STDI A , JLKD INDIAN PROGRESS .
Work. The Progress Of Our Railways Is Cl...
work . The progress of our railways is closely connected with every scheme that has in view the welfare oC the people and the advancement of the most important interests of the country . The introduction , of the railway into Bombay at once gave a value to landed property in the island never before possessed , and gave employment to unskilled labour heretofore dependent on fugitive circumstance s ^ The further the railway has been pushed into the Mofussil , incalculable advantages have been derived by the poor of the country ; they who had hitherto lived by the tillage of the soil , or the management of cattle—now suffering from drought and by pestilence , and by any and every accident of time , place , and circumstances , but who had never realised a farthintr in any other way—at once found a market flocks to of
RAILWAYS IN BOMBAY . We are informed that there is every prospect o £ the extension of the Great Indian Peninsular Kailway to Sholapoor , about the middle of next year . In November , it is said , the DDeccan line will be openedl from Decksal to Barsee Road . The viaduct over the Seena River is rapidly progressing , and greafc . energy is shown in completing the details of th e *
for their labour , left their Jands and wraea and children ^ and delighted in the work the Indian navvy ; resulting in a drain upon tho decnual silver coinage , which must soon call for trcsh work . for the Mint to supply the untold amount- withdrawn by this means front circulation . At this moment , it is said , the different linos of railway under construction in this part of the Presidency give employment to sixty thousand labourers , earning on an average , fromV ™ To ten rupees a month . Wh . it were their previous compared with present means P-Avhat the result of the latter ?—and into what channel diverted ? -are questions of no littlei importance in their bearing on tho social condition of these labourer ' s . . . .. . „„ .. ,,. „ „_ .. the works
Let us tako a glance at Company ' s , as they are familiarly called , in this island . Entering" by Nesbit Lane , Bycxilla , tho first object that aifoats attention is tho stores , with everything arrangod with tho nicety and precision maintained in ™ apothecary ' s shop , and where may bo found , m nautical phraseology , anything , from a need ei to a . iheot-anoW" Around are , scattered tho Plutonic , S avings of tho factories of Leeda , Shofllold , and Birmingham—monster engines and monster pipes s monster rails , bolts , and nuts , suoli asi will be found nowhere else through tho length and breadth of thq island . Further on we enter upon tho Locomotive department , and pass through one vaat smithing ;
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 26, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_26111859/page/7/
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