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JptY 30,1353.] THE LEADER. W ' ¦ '¦" ~ '...
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CUBA STILL VIOLATES THE SLAVE-TRADE TREA...
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CRYSTAL PALACE EXTENSION. A PBOJECT, ori...
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THE GREAT CAB STRIKE. TniB Cabmen have t...
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American Notes. Tim 4th Of July Was Cele...
rppunk Railway has been , organized . All religious sects have been placed on an equality , with regard to the celebration ' of- marriage ^ An " elective senate" is among the « anticipated '* improvements . The public mind continues much disturbed by sectarian agitation , arising out of the Gavazzi riot . Ship-building is making head in New York . During the first half of this year the ships launched , or on the stocks , numbered sixty-five , of 51 ^ 083 tons . Screw propellers do not seeta popular in America ; there are only two of that make among the new steamers .
America is rapidly extending her trade with Europe . IWo new steamers are to be employed on the New York and Bremen line , completing a fortnightly communica tion between the cities . The imports of New York have been increased 73 , 000 , 000 dollars . The exports from the Southern States have been increased from 25 , 000 , 000 dollars to 28 , 000 , 000 dollars . The shipping in the harbour of New York amounted , during the month of June , to 195 , 401 tons . Three American vessels of war have been sent to the coast of Nova Scotia > to look after the interests of the American fishermen . A —National convention of coloured men" has been held at Rochester ;
" The manner ( says a public correspondent ) in ' which . ' the American Exploring Expedition is fitted out , re * fleets credit even on one of the greatest republics that has existed since the world began . Every new invention in mechanics that can be applied to lessen labour is there . Their magnificent six-oared whale boats can be propelled by a wooden screw that takes to pieces by one of their respective crews , with a fair velocity j a neat contrivance turns them into a sledge , or forms a cradle for dragging them over jagged rocks . The fashion in which their crews are armed makes one ashamed to look at our ancient fire-arms . Each man lias a pair of neat seven ^ barrelled revolvers , and a rifle of the newest construction that primes itself , so that ' a man can fire several rounds without taking his eye from the aight-vane . " V
Canada is a fine field for Irish labourers , testifies Mr . C . P . Boney , now on a visit in that country , " The moment the vessel ^ arrives at Quebec ( this is a port to which all emigrants for Canada should come ) , the men are immediately engaged , either for the railroads or for the Government provincial works now in courae of construction . The wages for labourers are about 4 » . British per day . They can be most comfortably boarded ( with meat twice a day ) for about l # ., and allowing Is . a day more for other expenses , it leaves a clear 2 s . a day of savings . Then , again , on the Ottawa Biver , one of the great sources of the inexhaustible supply of Canadian timber , ' lumbermen' all earn at least one dollar a day ; and as they advance in skill and experience , their wages rise
to a dollar and a half to two dollars . That there should be no fear of the supply of timber becoming exhausted , may be proved by the fact that recent and very accurate flurveys mada along this magnificent river and its innumerable tributaries , by order of the Government , have shown that if double the amount of timber now taken from tho district be continued for five hundred years , it would not exhaust it . In the immediate vicinity of this river and its tributaries , throughout their entire extent , is magnificent agriculture land ? ' He adds , — - " Irishmen mate bettor lumberers than the natives of any other country ; for it appears that the good and abundant food that they begin eating , from the moment they arrive here , expands not only the muscular frame , but also the intellect .
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Cuba Still Violates The Slave-Trade Trea...
CUBA STILL VIOLATES THE SLAVE-TRADE TREATY . A btoby of a strange ship is told in the New York Serald , by a correspondent from Lagnna do Torwinos : — " On the 30 th of May last a vessel entered this port with Mexican colours flying , under pretext of seeking freight . She was reported as the Marianna , of 410 tons burden , Juan Gutierrez , master , from Cienfuogoa , in Cuba , in ballast . Her crew waa made up of twenty-six mon , all of them Old Castilians , and » uc officera , represented as being passengers . On the 2 nd inst ,, these were di scharged , and proceeded hence to Havannoh , vid Campeach y , with tho exception of one officer and two or three of tho original crew , who remained by her with the master , * nd a few hands from ehore ( Mexicans ) were sent on board to replace them . The rakish appearance of the ¦ ni p , tho length of her spars , the quantity of flail eho displayed , the circumstance of her having on board nearly " 00 watercasks , with several p ieces of artillery below , and * ho rockloss appearance of her men and oflicers j coon created a suspioion as to her true character , and it was Wcortained to a certainty that tho vessel had beon trading ° n tho coast , of Africa on a slaving voyago , under tho ommand of a notorious character named Vujbbwho
buc-, j toedod in successfully landing a cargo of nearly 1800 W * cka near to Cionfuegoa , in the island of Cuba . On tho 14 th of May lost she cleared from , there , with tho oon ^ * jivanoo of the Spanish authorities , under the Mexican lla ff » without any othor papers of nationality than a certificate from the Moxican Consul at Havannah , therein bating , that she nailed with ft temporary liconse under jua seal and signature , bound to Laguna do Torminoa , y ° bo nationalized as a Mexican ship , owned in Mexico " 7 ono Don Joe © lluiz , ft confidential friond of tho Rotator of the Jtopubh ' p . Tho poraon now in command * ropres «* t « W an hnyinff onamHy town tho
American ship Mary , of Boston , lately owned by , and purchased from , an American of the name of Smith ; bdt this description of her by no means coincides with this class of vessel Behold , however , the Mary of Boston , after all this pro * varication and deception * changed , as by magic , into the Celebrated ship Lady SuffolJc , of Baltimore , reported as having sailed from Bahia Honda , after putting into Mariel pn or about the 22 nd of November . Of this being a fact there Can be no manner of doubt entertained , as her appearance has been compared with , and ascertained by good pudges here to exactly correspond with , the description given of her in your paper before alluded to —viz ., her being a Baltimore built ship of about 620 tons' burden , of a rakish appearance , her hull painted entirely black , with the
fulllength figure df a woman on her bows , painted white , with gilded wings on her shoulders , in her right hand a gilded trumpet of Fame , and in her left a crown or garland , also gilded . After so much daring prevarication pn the part of the Spanish and Mexican authorities , in aiding and abetting the present owners of the JJady Suffolk in concealing the real name and character of the vessel to enable ner to get in safety to a Mexican port , nothing can be more clear or evident than that there also exists an active eo-operation of persons of high authority in Mexico with Spanish merchants in
Havannah in promoting and protecting , as far as possible m their power , the piratical pursuit of the slave trade in vessels purposely built for it in the United States . It is very likely that the LadySuffolk will be permitted to sail hence , and to escape out of the gulf without being overhauled or captured , as the old fogy of a British Consul residing at this place does not appear to concern himself muoh about it , and it is very possible that he will not think of giving timely advice to the British authorities at Cuba to give John Bull ' s ' brazen-bottomed serpents' a Chance to keep a vigilant look-out for her . " The connivance of the Cuban authorities is confirmed
by the fact that Zuluela , the owner of the Lady Sv / ffotk , has been released , and has proceeded to Spain ,.,: ' / '¦ . .- ¦' . ¦ ' \ ¦ ' ¦ . , .. " : '
Crystal Palace Extension. A Pboject, Ori...
CRYSTAL PALACE EXTENSION . A PBOJECT , originating with Mr . Samuel Beale , the deputy-chairman of the Midland Railway Company , and a magistrate for this borough , has been started , with the intent of erecting , in Sutton Coldfield-park , a public edifice , after the plan and for similar purposes as those of the new Crystal Palace at Sydenham ; and , moreover , there appears to be every probability of its success . A Very numerous and most influential meeting of magistrates , merchants , and manufacturers of Birmingham , at which the Mayor presided , was held at the public office , on Tuesday , when the proposal of Mr .
Beale was fully discussed and unanimously approved . Sutton-park , by road , is about ) seven miles from Birmingham , or nearly half way between this town and Licbfield . It is proposed that the Corporation of Sutton , in whom the park is vested , should convey , at a nominal rental , for a period of 999 years , 200 acres of land—the park being a beautiful tract of several thousands , unoccupied and useless except for the grazing of a few cattle—on the condition that the Corporation of Birmingham should erect an ample and magnificent building for the reception , accommodation , and amusement of the people of Birmingham and the surrounding
districts , and as a repository for the exhibition of specimens of the manufactures and artistic works of the Midland counties—the property to be vested in the Corporation of Birmingham , but the inhabitants of Sutton , who would be largely benefited by tho establishment of the institution , to enjoy the same privileges as those of Birmingham . The leading gentlemen of Sutton had intimated their wish to enter cordially into the proposed scheme , and Mr . Muntz advised that the men and Corporation of Birmingham should " strike while the iron was hot / ' and secure the great advantages now presented to thorn . It waa calculated that
a rate of \& . in tho pound would pay the outlay , and redeem tho building in twenty years ; but the general opinion was , that the receipts would bo more than sufficient to pay the outlay and management within that period , to say nothing of the excellent moral eflbcfc it would , in the meantime , produce upon tho contiguous population . A deputation , consisting of the Mayor , Mr . P . H . Muntz , Mr . Baldwin , Mr . Beale , and Mr . II . Smith , was appointed to confer with the inhabitants of Sutton , and to put the matter into such a shape that it might be clearly and definitively placod before the corporations of that town and Birmingliam . A railway from Birmingham to Sutton is also included in the project .
The Great Cab Strike. Tnib Cabmen Have T...
THE GREAT CAB STRIKE . TniB Cabmen have taken a bold revenge . ' They , have stopped work , and tho whole mnchinory of London lifo was at a stand atill or movea clumsily with now means . On Tuesday , at a mooting of tho cab-proprietors and drivers ; their positions were mutually considered ; and it was ascertained that tho new fares wero not sufficient to defray tho expenses of keeping and driving cabs . It was , therefore , resolved that the public should have tho benefit of n littlo " wiso and salutary ne ^ leo 1 , " nnd that Wodnoaday [ morning should ri » o o » cablces London . The tlmmt wm AiWllod .
The first to feel the inconvenience was the traveller by early trains , into and out of Ijondon , who found himself three or four miles from everywhere , with' a leather trunk , a hat-box , a carpet-bag , fishing-rod , umbrella , and waterproof coat to carry . As the day progressed , the / desire for cabs became more urgent ; people found themselves at a full stop without knowing why . There was no " going to my banker's , " or " call in the City , " or " take a cab to the railway . " The railways suffered the greatest possible inconvenience . At every station piles of luggage waiting conveyance , and mobs of jeering bystanders advising the calling of
a cab that would not come , confronted the impatient traveller . Even the highest aristocracy did not escape the common fate . Unless met by their " own carriage , " they were compelled to trudge it on foot for long distances , and several instances of ladies of high degree in a state of comparative exhaustion were observed by the writer . At none of the railways was the inconvenience greater felt than at the London and North-Western . Train after train brought an accumulation Of luggage , and each hour added to the harassing of impatient passengers from all parts of the country . Fortunately ,
the day was fine , and the appliances of a railway are so multifarious that they can be expanded to meet almost every possible emergency . Cabs being altogether wanting , the railway authorities , by going a step lower in the scale , were enabled in some measure to meet the contingency . Spring vans for the accommodation of the heavier luggage , light carts , and even wheel-barrows for the immediate urgency of single passengers , were pressed into service , and by the active employment of the energies of all the officials , the difficulties were considerably diminished .
The case of the cabmen is simple . They complain especially of the abolition of back fares . Under the new act a cab can be hired at two o ' clock in the morning from Waterloo Station to Dulwich-road ; and while the cabman has to travel the whole distance back again , receiving only the single fare of half-a-crown— -the chances of another passenger on the return route are very slight . Or a cabman may be taken five miles from home , discharged , again taken another five miles in the same direction , and have to return home ten miles—thus travelling twenty miles during the day and receive but five shillings . The fares demanded by the united cab-owners are la . for the first mile ; over one mile and under two miles , Is . 6 d . j two miles and under three , 2 s ., and so on . They also propose
" amendments' * to the new act . For distances beyond four miles from the General Post-office , Is . instead of 6 d . per mile to be paid . Two-pence per package to be allowed for all luggage carried outside . A power of appeal from the decisions of the police-courts . This the cabmen declare very necessary ; recent measurements by the police having been found very incorrect . The cab-owners seem firm . They say , in fine , "If the public can do without us we can do without the public . Our horses and caba will fetch money in any part of the country , and if gentlemen wish to start cab companien we will drive for them . " On Thursday , at a general meeting , a deputation from the cab-proprietors were nominated to wait on Mr . Fitzroy . Upon the return of tho deputation ,
Mr . Rider , who had acted as its spokesman , reported to tho meeting that tho deputation had had an interview with Mr . Fitaroy , at the House of Commons , in company with Sir B . Mayne , Sir J . Shelley , and another member of Parliament , whoso name ho did not know ; but he waa going to inform the meeting that their hopes , if highly raised , would bo disappointed . The first thing which Mr . Fitzroy did was to express his regret at tho stop which they had taken , as , however much ho might have been inclined to do for them on Monday , he waa not , through their subsequent conduct , in so good a position to do it now . They then went into the consideration of tho conditions contained in
tho memorial . The first was the demand of Is . for a hiring under two miles . Mr . Fitzroy said he could not accede to it . It was unreasonable to ask it , and quite impossible to do anything of tho sort . ( Oh , oh . ) The next condition was the payment of 1 » . for every mile beyond the fourth , and Mr . Fitzroy said that ho would that night propose a clause , fixing tho faro at Is . for ovory milo beyond tho fourth —Charing-crose' to be tho central point . ( Cheers , and " That will do . " ) In fact , upon looking into it , the clause was found to agree exactly with their proposition . That was tho first thing Mr . Fitzroy could give thorn ; and tho next was the Gd . which they required for ovory passenger beyond two , and which Mr . Fitzroy was also willing to grant , whether they carried three , four , or flvo
passengers . ( Cheers . ) Tho noxt point wag tho luggage . Mr . Fitzroy admitted tho roasonablesa-of their request , and stated flo to Sir It . Mayno , but decided that no such alteration could be made . They next camo to the timo clause , which Mr . Fitzroy insisted was in their favour , but he ( the speaker ) objected , that the aeoming advantages which it conferred upon them woro more than counterbalanced by tho disagreeable feeling which it raised in the minds ofpnsHengers . They then paused to th « appeal , with which Mr . Fitaroy said ho could do nothing , as the clauses woro to be introduced into tho Chancellor of the Exchequer '*} bill . ( Oh , oh , ) Mr . Fitaroy also admitted that tho requcut with regard to the Hansom cabs was ft reasonable one , but , for tho mba « refuton m to the preceding
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Leader (1850-1860), July 30, 1853, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30071853/page/9/
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