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Leader (1850-1860), 15th February 1851, Edition Town of 1, Page 148, Untitled Article

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      without opposition . The nomination , of candidates at Falkirk took place on Tuesday . The candidates were Mr . Baird , of Gartsherrie , iron-master , and Conservative , and Mr . Loch , Ministerialist . The polling took place on Wednesday , when Mr . Baird was returned by a majority of 55 . At Pontefiact the nomination of candidates for that borough took place on Wednesday , when tie show of hands was in favour of Lord Pollington . Mr . Lawley , the free-trade candidate , has been returned by a majority of 314 . A meeting of gentlemen anxious for the freedom of the press , among whom were Joseph Hume , M . P ., Richard Cobden , M . P ., John Bright , M . P ., Milner Gibson , M . P ., William Scholefield , M . P ., and William Ewart , M . P ., was held at the Palace Hotel , New Palace-yard , on Thursday , when the following resolutions were passed unanimously : —

      Moved by Mr . Cobden , seconded by Mr . Scholefield : — " That whereas heavy taxes are laid on paper , foreign books , advertisements , and newspapers , and whereas all taxe 3 which impede the diffusion of knowledg-e , and obstruct the progress of education , are highly injurious to the public interest , and are most impolitic sources of revenue , and whereas the penny stamp in particular almost prohibits newspapers to working men ; the persons now present , desirous of liberatin g the press from all taxation and from all control except that of a court of law , form themselves into a society to be called An Association for Promoting- the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge . '" Moved by Mr . Thornton Hunt , and seconded by Mr . Campkin : — Thatt he officers of the association be a president , treasurer , sub-treasurer , chairman , and secretary , and a committee with power to add to their number . "

      Moved by Mr . W . A . Wilkinson , and Mr . W . Hickson seconded the 3 rd resolution that the following be elected the officers and committee of the Association : — President— T . Milner Gibson , M . P . ; Treasurer— Francis Place ; Sub-Treasurer—J . Alfred Novello ; Chairman—Richard Moore ; Secretary—C . Dobson Collet . —Committee : —William Addiscott , Thomas Allan , Edinburgh , James Baldwin , Birmingham , John Bainbridge , J . C . Beaumont , Wakefield , Dr . Black , Dr . Bowkett , Johu Bright , M . P ., C . J . Bunting , Norwich , Henry Campkin , W . J . Carloss , John Cassell , It . Cobden , M . P ., George Dawson , Birmingham , Thomas Donatty , Passmore Edwards , W . Jiwart , M . P ., Samuel Harrison , Win , Hickson , G . J . Holyoake , Joscphlf uine , M . P ., Thornton Hunt , Joseph Hyde , Reverend E . K . Lar ' . en , Dr . Lee , G . H . Lewes , Christopher M'Guinness , W . K . Norway , John Parker Wm ' Scholefleld . M . P ., Edward Wallhouse , \ V . A . Wilkinson , Thomas Wilson . The Poor Law board has written to the directors of the poor of St . Pancras respecting the late deportation of pauper children to the Bermudas , warning them against any similar transgression of the law . They accept the explanation of the directors , and express their belief that the future position in life of the children will be greatly ameliorated ; but they remark that the proceedings were not in accordance with the rules and regulations laid down by the board . From t ;^ e Board of Trade returns , it appears that the exports of the principle articles of British and Irish produce and manufactures last year show an increase as compared with those of 1849 , of £ 6 , 845 , 149 . The increase is . chiefly in the leading articles of our manufactures . The value of our exports for the last five years is as follows : — 18 'C £ ' 51 , 227 , ( 100 JK 1 ~ 00 8 ' . ) 7 , 7 J 0 J * 'K 48 ! Ufi , ;{ : i 5 W- > > ; X , yio , 8 s ; i 1 ( sr > C G . ) , 7 . >( j , o ;{ -i The works at Windsor Castle have boon recently considerably expedited in order that they mny be fully completed before tlie opening of the Exhibition in May . The state apartments , to which the public have been " a ^ aiu ad mitted , are now rendered in every respect

      perfect , both with reference to ornamental establishment and the comfort of the royal inmates . The warming appnratus by means of pipes is so constructed that the temperature can be raised in a few minutes to ( 50 degrees . The greatest precautions have been taken to prevent dunger from fire , there being a large reservoir at C ' - bourne charged with a million gallona of water , and another containing one-third that quantity which can be readily replenished by means of a powerful steam-engine erected on the bunks of the Thames in Datchet-lune .

      A crowded meeting of the members and friends of the National Public School Association wan held at the Corn Exchange , Manchester , on Monday , to hear an address from Mr . W . J . Fox , the Liberal member for Oldham Mr . Fox delivered a long and eloqumt address ; and the meeting was afterwardu addressed by the Krverend Mr Walker , of the Church of Kngland , and the Reverend William Mr . Kerrow , of the Uuited Presbyterian Church . Information was forwarded to the various lire-enirim-BtatioiiH by the police , on Monday morning , bcUvocn live and . six o ' clock , ( hat a serious conflagration had broken out in the building for the Exhibition , in ll yile-pnrk 'Die announcement rauMed mi little coittuernation amongst the varioun pennons |>;< . sHiug tin ; engine-houses at the time , ami the iutelligoruw wah promptly ,., „ ,.

      veyed throughout the itictropoliti to tlu ; fur-dintum . motions for I ' m t . l . er aid . In the course of a few mimitCH ih <; ,.,,. ginoH were horsed , and , being fully manned with / iicnieii they wen- tuken to the sccno of dauber ; upon renchjnt ' which , it . wiii ascertained that a lire Imd taken place a I the went , end ol the Crystal Palace , am ) , although af . one time it assumed a t hi-ealening appearance , t lie damage done-, we nre happy to miy t was confined to ( lie destruction of a large quantity of nhavingH , lint Ihc building itself received not . tin- slightem . in jury . From inquiries made by tho chief oflicer of the lire-brigade , it . uppe » in that a large quantity of HhavingH had bom placed within the wooden hoarding , which were found on firo about half-past five o ' clock , but from what oause could not be gleaned . A man named Charleii ( iill , - » vho rc « idea at No . H ' J

      Surrey-place , Old Kent-road , was apprehended by Mr . Inspector Field , on Thursday night , charged with having threatened the life of Lord John Russell . It appears that the prisoner , who is a working jeweller , had addressed a letter to the premier , detailing certain alleged wrongs , and threatening to put a bullet into his head unless certain requests were at once granted . On being seized he betrayed no particular emotion , and at once confessed having written the letter in question . The wife of the unhappy man became greatly excited on her husband ' s apprehension , and was with difficulty restrained from doing violence to herself .

      Another capture of persons connected with the Kent burglaries has taken place . At the Cannon publichouse , Chatham , an immense quantity of stolen property was found by the police on Monday night . The landlord , his wife , and four other persons have been taken into custody . The house was a rendezvous of the gang , not more than half of whom are yet in custody . Of the extent to which this gang have carried their depredations , some idea may be formed from the fact that no less than nineteen distinct burglaries have been traced to them during the last few months .

      A lady , named Lee , residing at St . John s Wood , entered one of the Atlas omnibuses in the Regent ' s Circus last Monday to proceed to her dwelling ; at the same moment , a man of gentlemanly appearance also entered the vehicle , and seated himself by the aide of Mrs . Lee , with whom he entered into conversation . On the omnibus reaching upper Baker-street , he hastily alighted , and took to his heels . Mrs . Lee instinctively felt her pocket , and to her dismay discovered that her pocket-book , containing two £ 50 , five £ 10 , and five £ 5 Bank of England notes , had been abstracted ; and , notwithstanding an instant pursuit , the fellow got clear off * . A gentleman named Parnell , aged eighty-eight , residing in Baker-street , Portman-square , was sitting in

      front of the fire , reading the newspaper , which appears to have caught fire , as he was found by a servant who opened the door completely enveloped in flames . A young lady rushed into the house for the purpose of extinguishing the flames , but the smoke overpowered her , and she dropped senseless on the floor , where she ¦ would speedily have been suffocated , had not some one come to her assistance . The flames were soon extinguished , but not until Mr . Parnell was burnt to death . Mrs . Elizabeth Hunt , a widow lady , aged eighty-five , residing in Pleasant-street , Euston-square , was burnt to death on Sunday . Her shawl had caught the flame from her candle as she stooped to pick up something from the floor . The upper part of her body was burnt almost to a cinder .

      W . G . Smyth , who is described as " a surgeon in very good practice , at No . 59 , Vauxhall-walk , " was brought up at Lambeth Police-office , on Monday , on a charge of assaulting a girl of thirteen years of age . The prisoner , who is a married man , and nearly sixty years of age , but separated from his wife , is said to have been in the habit of inviting a number of young girls , from about sixteen to eighteen years of age , to his house , when he plied them with spirits , and thus succeeded in many instances their ruin

      in effecting . The names of seven or eight were mentioned in court who had fallen victims to him . In the course of the proceedings Mr . Norton exclaimed that in the whole course of many years' magisterial duty it had not been his misfortune to have heard disclosed such a scene of abominable profligacy as that related , and which made one doubt whether we lived in a civilized or barbarous state of society . An application to admit the prisoner to bail was refused , ou the ground that he was entitled to no favour .

      Hannah bouth , aged twenty , lately in the service of John Aylward , hnberdasher , New-cross , went out for an errand last Saturday week , and did not come back till a late hour on Sunday night . When she knocked at the door her master , who had gone to bed , told her he could not admit her at that unseasonable hour . She remained for some time , but ultimately went away , and on Wednesday her body was found in the Surrey Canal . A little boy , named Brittain , only six years old , residing in Chelaea , disappeared in a very sudden and mysterious way this week . He had been playing the truant , and his aunt locked him up while she was absent for a short time . During her absence ho got up and ran away . He told a boy whom he met that he was going to destroy himself . His cap , or ono like it , has been found on the banks of the Serpentine .

      A man named Hills , residing near Canterbury , was fired at by miuio person , last Saturday night , as he was returning from market , and slightly wounded in the shoulder . A young man named Vigoon , has been committed for trial at the assizes on the charge of having planned the deliberate assassination of Hillw . The Irish Tenant League has published a 8 tn lenient of its receipts and ditihurKomciitH up to tho present time from which it appeiirn that tho total amount nubHcribed '' , "'' } "'l *\" & hailm-n » nly j L'iMo 10 s . ( id ., of which huiu -t . SN / U >» . haH been furiunhed by Meath alone Had all the other counties been hh liberal , th « League wo ,, ) , ! have been able to curry on the agitation much more successfully .

      At . the Repeal Association , on Thursday , Mr John O Council denounced the conduct , of Mr . Anstev lb « . member for V » u « l , al , i » the late debate , as in ,, Nt hisuMiml <> the a . iUuiriCioB of his religion , and eould d ^ e , i | , (> m , thing more ouUiikcoun except , another fact , that Mi-A . iHtey l .. » d been Hren at balls , dancing the "lli ,, » n iVi £ £ , ;! £ 7 d Il ' nt for lh 0 W <; ' WI 1 H «»«»»« i . l Tin- . omniiuee for founding the Roman Catholic Uni y' « -H » ty m , t ) r . Cull ,,, , the Roman Catholic , t ' , lt n ""' ••''¦"'• ' 1 ' « «"" miilt «« remained in dcliberu j » ' '" - LI 100 o addidonal fund * were handed in . An AdclrosI to tho clergy of Ireland , far a Hunukaneou , e " l o 0 [ on was agreed upon ; and the . day fixed for the purpo s e w , ? b Sunday , the loth of March , the eve of St . Pa ltJctil ) uy

      TO HEADERS AND OORBB 8 P 0 NDBNT 8 . It Is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter j and when omitted it Is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it encreases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor to be addressed 9 , Crane-cour , Fleetetreet , London .

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      yersiahsts , the opponents of the Jesuits , who first broached the doctrine of the " DivineRight of Kings . " He warned Lord John not to light a flame he could not establish . He ( Mr . Pagan ) had voted with the noble lord last evening , but there might soon be a proposition which he and his friends could support , and then , "if the noble lord persisted in . his course of . oppression , he Avould see them arrayed against him . ' Mr . F . Peei ,, who was received with marked attention , said it was not his intention to anticipate the course which he would pursue with the bill , in the further stages of its progress , ignorant as he was of its provisions . It appeared that the bill satisfied neither side of the House : —

      The first stage of the debate on Papal Aggression was brought to a close last evening , after a pretty sharp discussion , which was opened by Mr . Fagan . He vindicated the character of the Boman Catholics from the aspersions thrown upon them so liberally during the late agitation . He had been surprised to hear Lord John Russell describe the Catholic religion as having a tendency to fetter the Intellect and enslave the soul . Let them not forget that it was the much-maligned sdciety of Jesuits who first introduced the maxim , " The Sovereignty of the people , " and that » it was the Protestant

      contrn" Honourable gentlemen on the Government side of the House considered the provisions of the bill went beyond the necessity and emergency of the occasion . Honourable gentlemen on his side of the House considered that they did not come up to the emergency . Now , he had no intention to make any observations in reference to the course taken by honourable gentlemen on the opposite side of the House , but honourable gentlemen on his side of the House had in the course of their sneeehes

      contrasted the measure of the noble lord with the speech in which he had vindicated the measure in the same indignant spirit as that which had obviously dictated the letter to the Bishop of Durham . They thanked him for his speech , they thanked him for his letter , but hi * bill , if they accepted it at all , they accepted only as an instalment of what was due to them . Now , he was not surprised that honourable gentlemen who had at the numerous

      meetings throughout the country argued this question with so much warmth during the recess as an attack on our liberties , as an assault on the supremacy and prerogatives of the Crown , as an insult to the Church of England and to her bishops , should feel some little disappointment when they found that a question which they had argued on so extended abaws should be reduced into the narrow dimensions of a bill for the purpose of extending and enlarging the provisions of the Roman Catholic Itelief Act of 1829 . But he protested against this question being argued as if it had been prejudged by the sense of the country , however united the voice of that country might have been . He thought their functions there

      were something more than simply to endorse tho opinions pronounced by the country . ( Hear , hear . ) They were bound to discuss that question for themselves ; and the question which they had , as he conceived , to consider was whether the provocation which had been given by the Court of Home justified the interposition of any legislative enactment ; and if it did , whether any measure could be framed of a more binding and stringent character than that which the noble lord had announced his intention of introducing , without infringing On the sanctity of religious liberty . { Hear , hear , f ' As to the bill it could not claim tho merit of being a permanent and comprehensive settlement of tho

      question . Ihey had been told by tho Attorney-( ieneral that its only object was to afford a remedy lor a specific offence , and that it was a , wise maxim m legislation not to attempt more tlmn that . Jiut that might be a very wine maxim in general ; lit ; questioned whether it was so in tho present instance . lie thought the ponition of tho Roman Catholic Church m Uuh country , in itH relations to the ( lovcriunoivt iiud tho people ought to be more dourly defined . It ought to ho placed ou mich a footing an to render it nnpoHhible to have any recurrence of the agitation and tumult through which the country has pawned . I hey miiHt not leave out of sight the fuct that the Church of Rome wuh e . sNentiitlly nil KpiHcopiil Church , and , if ]) inhoj ) H were prohibited here , tho hierarchy was incomplete ; and to that extent the Jtoimm Catholic Church would bo interfered with . It wun contended that tho act by which n temporary ayHtem of opiscopul government wan exchanged for a permanent one was inconsistent with tho law of tho land and tho rightu of the Crown , and the bill wus direotod not only against the mero assumption of titles , but against parcelling out the country into dioceses , as being contrary to public iw . Ho wiw not Batiuiiod , however , thut public lnw

      Postscript. Satx7kda.Y, Feb. 15.

      POSTSCRIPT . SATX 7 KDA . Y , Feb . 15 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 15, 1851, page 148, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1870/page/8/