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    740 THE LEADER. [No. 436, July 31, 1858

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    Leader Office, Saturday, July 3ist LAST ...

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    tiles . He thus broke through the roof ol the room where his mother and father slept , but was unable to reach them for the smoke . The fire-escape from Portlandplace was shortly on the spot , and the conductor placed it against the burning building , -when the ladders took fire , and he was compelled to retreat . Engines , however , speedily arrived , and the flames -were speedily subdued . The firemen then went in search of Mr . and Mrs . Saunders , and the body- of the latter -was discovered , bearing signs of suffocation . Mr . Saunders , senior , was also found nearly suffocated , and wasi removed to the Middlesex Hospital , where he lies in a precarious state . Mr . Saunders , junior , is much cut with the glass , and the remainder of the inmates only escaped with considerable difficulty . —An alarming fire broke out in the convict establishment at Portland , Dorset ( where there are upwards of one thousand four hundred prisoners ) ,

    between twelve and one o ' clock on Sunday morning . It originated in the baking-house , which is situated in the centre of the prison building ; and , as there was a strong wind' at the time , a serious conflagration appeared inevitable . A body of the North Lincoln Militia , under Captain Taylor , from the Verne barracks , quickly arrived with the engine , with which , and . the prison engines , they succeeded in extinguishing the flames before three o ' clock . The bakehouse , however , was destroyed . —One of the largest conflagrations which have occurred for a long time broke out on Sunday , during the gale , on Acorn . " \ Vhaxf , Rotherhithe . A vast number of stacks of timber wete consumed ; nearly two acres of ground -were cleared of the buildings and the piles of ¦ wood on them . The flames even extended to vessels on the river ; and the whole neighbourhood for a time was threatened . It was some hours before the fire was subdual

    Launch of . a Turkish Gcnboat . —A . boat , luilt expressly for the conveyance of Turkish troops up the shallow river -which leads to the Montenegrin district , was launched last Saturday from the yard of Mr . Thompson , of Rotherhithe . When fully armed and equipped , it will only draw three feet of water . It is called "the Boyana , " that being the name of the river for which it is designed . Tub ToTTEMHAM-counT-KOAD Accident . —The report of Mr . Marsh Nelson , architect , to the deputycoroner for Middlesex , on the subject of the accident in Tottenham-court-road last May twelvemonth , when two

    houses fell down , and several persons were killed , was published last Saturday , in obedience to the order of the House of Commons . The report , dated the 3 rd of June , Ss very adverse to the Metropolitan Building Act , as one ¦ which . " legalises bad building , which has made London as inferior to many continental cities as it was formerly superior , and which , by its conflicting and contradictory rules , defeats the only object which such an act should have in view—viz , the substantial construction of all houses and tmildings whatsoever , the prevention of the spread of fire , and the protection of the inhabitants from accident . " Mr . Marsh Nelson considers that the

    immediate cause of the accident was the cutting of the front hole in the party-wall between the houses of Mr . Hunter and Mr . Maples . The primary cause is to be sought in the evidence of the district surveyor , who stated that no " detail survey" was made before permission was given for the alterations , whereas nothing short of rebuilding should have been allowed . Floods in NoRipauMBKBLAND . —A deluge of rain , accompanied by thunder and lightning , fell in the neighbourhood of Newcastle on Tyne on the night of last Saturday and « arly on Sunday morning . The consequence was that the country was flooded , and that a great many walls were thrown down and roads damaged ; hut we do not hear of any loss of life , though a railway ¦ br idge was carried away , and several houses were partially ruined by tho pressure of the water .

    Bunkers , on iro Blinkers ?—Mr . Rarey has written a letter to tne Times , strongly advocating the disuse of " blinkers" in connexion with carriage horses . He says , from personal experience , that horses go much better without than with them ; eoon get accustomed to all the objects of street and road ; and are less likely to be frightened when tley have the use of their sight than when they hear noises which they cannot account for . They would also , he adds , often avoid collisions with other vehicles and with foot passengers if they could see freely . Blinkers have almost been given up in America ; and Mr . Rarey is sure that , if the cabmen of London would do without them for a year , they -would not again resort to them , lie publishes a letter from a London cab-proprietor to the same effect .

    A Fearful Tbbdicament . —One day last week , while four little loya were diverting themselves by leaping in and out of an old corn-chest that stood in the stable of a farm in the Cars © of Gowrie , the whole of them got into it atone time , and drew down the lid , -which being furnished in the common way for a padlock , the holder caught the staple , and made them prisoners at once beyond the possibility of extricating themselves . Fortunately , however , the horses had to be auppered ; but the ploughman whose duty it was to do so had performed fata task , and was leaving for the night , when he thought lie heard some movement in the chest . Awaro there wu no corn in it , he was convinced he was deceived { but , curiosity prompting him , ho lifted the lid

    and found the now missed and anxiously sought for prisoners still alive , hut quite unconscious , or unable to make the least effort for their deliverance . Had atnovement on the part of one of them not drawn the attention of tlie ploughman at the last moment , the whole four would doubtless have been dead before morning . — Perthshire Advertiser . Loxdon Reformatory for Adult Male Criminals—The committee of this institution , which 'was established nine years ago for the reformation of adult

    male criminals , finding themselves to be considerably in debt , summoned a meeting of many leading friends of the reformatory movement , which was held at the institution , No . 9 , Great Smith-street , Westminster , outhe 22 nd inst . The Earl of Shaftesbury was in the chair , and , in the course of his observations , said that Mr . Harbury , M . F ., had promised to give 50 £ if another 450 / . could be raised , and that , if the necessary funds could not be raised , the committee would have no alternative but to close the doors and turn the forty-one inmates on the institution into the streets . A

    conversation ensued between the members of the committee , Lord Haddo , and others present ; and , before the meeting rose , 150 / . of the 4507 . was promised . Tallow Melting in the City : Street Dangers . —A report from Dr . Letheby , with reference to the nuisance created in . hot weather by tallow melting establishments in the city , was read at a meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers on Tuesday . The doctor suggested certain sanitary arrangements for preventing or lessening the nuisance . Mr . Boss moved that the tallow melters referred to should be required to adopt these recommendations ; Which was at once agreed to . — Attention was called , at the same meeting , to the danger to street passengers resulting from the falling of flower

    pots from windows during gales such as that of Sunday , and from the large and ponderous cornices which have been affixed to the top of many new buildings , " and wTiich seem , " said Mr . De Jersey , " to overhang the streets like an avalanche . ' The same gentleman referred specially to one with respect to which . he had been informed that , had it not been cramped together by tons off iron , it would have fallen , and some professional men still consider it unsafe . Mr . Rosa said that a cornice had fallen from the top of a house in Wood-street , and had killed a man . For some little time after that , the cornices had been made smaller , but they had again got large . No formal steps were taken on the subject at the meeting on Tuesday , but the matter will be further inquired into .

    The India Bill . —The following protest was entered by the Earl of Albemarle against the Government of India Bill : —" Dissentient , —1 . Because the bill establishes a Home Administration fpr India at once inefficient , unconstitutional , and expensive . 2 . Because the Council it gives to the Secretary of State is too numerous for either deliberation or action , while the parties composing it consist mainly of the very individuals who were engaged in conducting that form of government which the bill itself condemns and supersedes . 3 . Because the measure provides that a moiety of the Council shall be chosen on the vicious and long-condemned principle of self-election . 4 . Because the members for Council are virtually appointed for life , and , besides

    being endowed with large salaries and ample pensions , are , moreover , paid by a great patronage , for the dispensation of which they are wholly irresponsible . 5 . Because the government provided by this bill , partaking largely of the character and composition of its condemned predecessor , holds out little hope that the misgovernment which has driven the people of India into rebellion will be abandoned . 6 . Because the members constituting the Council of India , while drawing large salaries and enjoying extensive patronage , are , contrary to Parliamentary precedent and sound principle , not prohibited

    from holding other offices of emolument or engaging in commercial transactions , thus interfering -with their efficiency as public servants and exposing them to the suspicion of jobbing and corruption . 7 . Because the Council constituted by the bill , cumbrous , expensive , and inefficient , can have no other effect than either to thwart the Secretary of State or to screen him from Parliamentary responsibility , while efficient and experienced Under-Secretarics would hav « afforded more effectual and constitutional advice and assistance in the discharge of his duties . "

    Sea Fish . —A few days ago , M . Coate , the eminent pisciculturist , communicated a paper to the Academy of Sciences , in which he stated that , with the aid of the Minister of Public Works , ho had been able to create a kind of marine observatory at Concarneau ( Finistore ) for the purpose of studying the habits and instinct of various sea fish . A terrace has been formed on tho top of a house on the quay , with resorvoirs arranged like a flight of steps . The sea water is pumped up to the topmost reservoir , and thence flows down slowly , after the ? manner of a rivul « t , fifty centimetres in broath , along nil tho othor reservoirs , which together form a length of about eifthty metres . This length is divided into ninety-five cells by wire-net partitions , which , allowing free passage to the water , yet prevent the different species of flan from mingling together . By this ingenious contrivance , each kind lives separate , enjoying its peculiar food and habits unconscious of its state of captivity .

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    740 THE LEADER . [ No . 436 , July 31 , 1858

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    Leader Office , Saturday , July 3 ist LAST EIGHTS PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . AMENDMENT OF THE CUIMINAL LAW . Lord Campbell gave notice of his intention to intro duce next session two bills to amend the criminal law " THK VACANT SFACE NEAR ST . PAUL ' S . In reply to the Earl of Harrington , the Earl of Derby said that the Corporation of London intended to build only on one half of the vacant space near St Paul ' s Cathedral . The House adjourned at nine o ' clock to Monday .

    COMMONS . THE CASE OF SERJEANT BRODIE . Mr . Coningkam brought forward the case of Serjeant BTodie who , having been dismissed the service for an alleged breach of discipline , had been appointed foreman in . the Saddlery department at Weeden , and dismissed without any gratuity for hia services : —General Peel said that Serjeant Brodie had accepted a gratuity offered to him . An alteration in the Saddlery proposed by him had not been adopted .

    TELEGRAPH TO INDIA . In answer to Mr . WrisoNr , the Chancellor , of the Exchequer said that concessions had been granted by the Turkish Government which would enable a telegraphic communication -with India to be opened , which he hoped would be in operation in the present autumn .

    THE WELLINGTON MONUMKNT . In answer to Lord Elcho , Lord John Manners said there was no intention of allowing other artists beside * Mr . Stephens to erect a full-sized model of a "Wellington Monument in St . Paul ' s . GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL . —OUR FORCES IN INDIA . On the question that the Lords' Amendments to the India Bill be considered , Lord Stanley , in answer to Mr . Veknon Smith , said it was impossible to form an opinion of the number of mutineers in India . The European force of . the Queen ' s amounted to 78 , 416 ; butfrom that must be deducted 7430 reported sick . There were

    11 , 059 drafts on their way out . Deducting for casualties , lie considered that the total of both branches amounted to between 70 , 000 or 80 , 000 men . The responsibility with respect to the Reconstruction of the Indian army must ultimately rest on the Government . With regard to the financial part of the question , four ami a half millions had been borrowed out of the eight millions granted by the India Loan Act of this session . The transfer of the authority of the Government of India from the East India Company to the Queen would be made known in the most public manner , and the religion of the natives would be respected by the authorities in that country .

    OOVEIWMENT OF INDIA BILL . After a long discussion on the Lords' amendments to the Government of India Bill , a division was taken on the amendment which rejected the application of competitive examination in the scientific brandies of the Indian army ; and tho Lords' amendment was agreed to by 53 to 45 . - A number of subjects were brought forward , and the question of the adjournment till Monday , which was brought on last ; and ultimately the House adjourned at half-past eleven .

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    THE -CONTINENT . It is reported that the Queon and King of Spain have been invited by tho French Emperor to be present at the fetes at Cherbourg . " The Secretary of the United States Legation at Constantinople , " says a letter from lleyrout , in the Vienna Gazette , " arrived here on tho 3 rd , having in his festody five Bedouiifs , who had been given up to him to be punished as murderers of an American family at Jaffa . " " The French steamer yesterday , " says a letter from Athens , of tlie l ? th , in the Austrian Gazette of Vienna , " brought tlie news that the Austrian consul at Retimo , in Candia , who also conducted the French consulate , had , after hauling down the Austrian flag , left the place in consequence of acts of violence committed against the consulate by tho Turks . "

    In connexion with the Cherbourg fdtes , the Prefect of the Mancho and tho Sub-prefect of Cherbourg have been sent for to Paris , to receive orders from tho Minister of the Interior relative to a surveillance of the Channel Islands , where there are a great many Fronch refugees . Some Sardinian war vessels , which wero about to proceed to Cherbourg , have received counter orders directing them to cruise in the neighbourhood of Candia , »» order to protect tho Christiana , who aro threatened witu death by the Mussulmans .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 31, 1858, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31071858/page/12/