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      new calamities for tKeir own future , and for that of their Xveral countries , for the progress of society itself cannot be stayed ; and however fortune may determine £ a contest or two , either rational liberty must be conceded by the rulers of nations , or the nations will seize rover the prostrate thrones and bleeding bodies of their Sovereigns . " The Scotsman , which has shown the most determined hostility to the removal of the penny stamptax on knowledge , has an article singing the praises of our " cheap and admirable system of newspaper penny postage , " and analysing the evidence or Mr . Horace Greeley , educing opinions unfavourable to

      abolition : — " What Mr . Greeley proves , is the undenied fact that newspapers sell for a rower sum , and circulate in greater abundance , in the" United States than in Great Britain . What Mr . Greeley utterly fails to prove—nay , effectually refutes—is th 6 assertion in dispute , that the difference in price and circulation has any connection whatever with the presence or absence of the penny postal stamp . " A controversy on the "Rights of "Women" has lately been occupying the Sheffield Free Press , that journal gallantly sustaining the emancipation of women against the Dundee Cottrier . Referring again to the absorbing topic of the relation of trie people of Ireland to the land , the Londonderry Standard asks if there be any remedy , and answers : —

      '" there is , and , as usual , it is obvious , simple , at hand , and easy of application , but overlooked , like most of the great powers which have of late years revolutionized the world , till accidentally stumbled on , and men ' s eyes were suddenly opened to behold what always was patent before them . This remedy is the Land Societies . They are hot good themes for agitation—they will not crown a demagogue with laurels , nor send a scamp into Parliament ; but they will liberate a people and enrich a nation . " Education the Hope of the People" is the title of an article in the Norfolk Neics , notifying that a meeting in favour of the National Public School Association was about to be held at Norwich , and advocating " free and unsectarian education . "

      The Northern Whiff has an admirable paper on Irish railways . After pointing out the inconveniences of existing roundabout lines and their inadequacy , it suggests what is required , and concludes : — " Supposing that there was never to be a packet station at Galway , as there eventually must be—for everything we see around us , from the laving down of the Calais and Dover Telegraph to the completion of the Midland Great Western Railway , point to that endstill the construction of this unbroken chain of railway communication through the country would be most necessary ; its absence an inconvenience daily increasing . " The Maoclesfield Courier dissertates at its ease on the neutral ground of " Gold in Australia and California . "

      The Admiralty scheme of steam communication with Australia finds no favour with the Leedt Times , being termed " simply ridiculous" and an " absurd proposal" : — ' ' Really , if we are to full asleep at our posts in this fashion , we shall have our go-ahead Transatlantic kinsman ' annexing ' Australia , a 8 they long since ' annexed' Texas , and now threaten to ' annex ' Cuba . Australia is as accessible to the people of the United States as it is to the people of the Biitiah islands , and will be still more so when the route across the Isthmus of Panama is completed . We may be quite sure that , whether we provide adequate communication with our great dependency or not , the active

      speculators and merchants of the States will not be loni ? in establishing relations with so rich a field for enterprise and commerce . The banner of the ' Stars and Stripes ' will be no stranger in Australian hnrbours , whatever may become of the Union Jack of England . The clear policy of this country is to knit more and more closely the relations between our Australian colonies and Great Britain , and with that view to afford every possible facility of communication , whereby encouraging emigration thither , and multiplying the opportunities of reciprocal intercourse , and the conveniences of commercial interchange , from the nature of the Admiralty ' s proposal , however , we fear that the udvantages of this policy are but dimly seen and slightly appreciated at headquarters . "

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      BLOOM KRISM . Mrs . Dexter delivered another successful lecture at tho John-street Institution on Tuesday night . The hall and galleries wore crowded , und the applause is described an " tremendous . " From Seneca Falls , in the utate of New York , the head-quartern of ' « Hloomerdom , " 11 correspondent writCH to the Homo Journal of tho Empire tJity , an authentic account of the leaders in the costume revolt . Tho " Bloomer " prevails in that neighbourhood : —

      " Mrs . Bloomer is the wife of a young lawyer of fine talents , now the pout-muster of the villai ^ e , and a probable member of Congress in future . Her dress ia quite like that which t'litbellishcH the ' Hloomer Polka ' ; she in ween in public generally in a rich black brocade , the pi » nt . H of the name material , gathered in at the ankles , though in private they are Hometinien worn loose , and her appearance it * much udmiicd by the udvoeat . es of the new costume . In Htature , « he ia about the medium "eight ; hor Hruall featurea are lighted up with intelli-K « ace , and their expression in pleaftiritf . It in here a

      question much agitated , whether the new dress is justly named , as not Mrs . Bloomer , but a daughter of Garret Smith ( Mrs . Miller ) first assumed the unmentionables ; and , however the point be determined , an editorial argument in the Lily , that Mrs . Bloomer was the first to introduce it to the public through her paper , has had some weight . Doubtless , this is a case similar to the naming by Americas VespuciuS of a new world , which was discovered by Columbus . ^ _ " Among the other notabilities of this metropolis of petticoat reform , Mrs . Elizabeth C . Stanton , wife of the Honourable H . B . Stanton , of the New York Senate , daughter of Daniel I > . Cady , a Judge of the Supreme Court of this State , and authoress of several able letters

      to the ' Woman ' s Rights Convention , ' is deservedly celebrated . She is decidedly a woman of mark , and , though less spoken of than Mrs . Bloomer , is a powerful advocate of this and other reforms . In figure petite , of a high order of intellectual beauty , she fascinates all with her address , though she may be unable to win their admiration for the dress . Her costume is different from Mrs . Bloomer ' s ; she wears no bodice ; very few of those vestments with which feminine skirts are made to ' stand out , ' her dress falling like a loose sack about her ; she uses the genuine pantaloon , and , with her hair cut close , nearly after the masculine style , having on her head a fiat Leghorn-hat , she reminds one of those precious gipsy or Swiss maidens of whom youthful bachelors enjoy blissful dreams . "

      From Florida we receive a far less unfavourable account . Bloomerism is blooming splendidly in those southern regions . The extract speaks of the arrival of three of Alabama ' s fairest daughters , magnificently dressed in Bloomer costume , and

      continues : — " Their sudden appearance produced quite a sensation among our quiet citizens ; in fact , we never saw a place more effectually stirred up . Most of the young men made their acquaintance immediately , some of whom escorted them to all parts of the city , explaining all the advantages and beauties of our metropolis as a summer residence . They were all dressed in most exquisite style , and we believe the new costume has met the approval of most of our citizens . Miss Julia Mortimer , who attracted most of our attention , was richly dressed

      in a scarlet bodice and costly blue barege skirt , with fine white linen cambric pettiloons , tipped with lace , and fastened aroundJier small ankles with fancy ribbons , which gave her little feet an exquisite appearance . Miss Alice Gray displayed her charms with great effect , her complexion a dark brunette , which , with her small piercing black eyes and raven tresses hanging loosely about her shoulders , made her almost irresistible . She wore a rich purple silk bodice and pink satin skirt , her short sleeves fastened with large diamond bracelets , gave her small hands that interest which they so justly deserve . Miss Dora de K . alb was dressed with the taste

      which quite showed her knowledge of that art to be far superior to many of her sex ; her blue scarf , scarlet bsdice , and white satin skirt admirably corresponded with her fair blonde complexion ; her swelling bosom , which rose and fell as the perpetual motion of the sea , was tastefully adorned with a large diamond breastpin , its brightness only equalled by her sparkling blue eyes . Her unaffected modesty , benevolent and intelligent expression , will always win for her a host of devoted

      admirers . They all wore beautiful little gipsy hats , tastefully decorated with fresh rose-buds of every hue and colour . We had almost imagined , when we first beheld them , we were visited by a flock of fairy queens or muses from Mount Olympus . We understand they are Indies of wealth and the first respectability , making a summer tour about the coast of Florida . At Providence , however , a young woman , named Mary Rhodes , has been arrested , and fined twenty dollars and costs , for appearing in male attire . "

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      PERSONAL NEWS AND GOSSIP . The Queen has been driving about as usual , apparently enjoying herself very much ; and Prince Albert will certainly stalk down all the deer , so assiduous is he , if he remain much longer at Balmoral . There has been a great gathering of the clans at Inverness , a playing at the old pamca , and » dancing of theold dances . The Queen could not attend , but sent a round sum . Fee-taking Duke of Atholl was there , heading tho " Royal body guard , " and various persons of note . But Bloomerism carries everything before it as a matter for gossip ; and , indeed , the feeling in its favour is more widespread " among the lasses " than one would a priori imagine . The Queen has granted a pension of JG 100 a year on the Civil Lint to the family of the late Reverend Jamea Beaton Reid , 1 ) 1 ) ., professor of church history in Glasgow , and author of Tho History of 1 ' resbijterianis . m in Ireland , besides other works on theology . The Globti again announces the appointment of Lord Crunworth and Vice-Chancellor Knight ISruee to the new ju'l ^ enhipH in the Court of Chancery . The Lord Mayor laid the foundation-stone of a New Almshoune in Hhoredtloh , for twenty age . tl persons on TucNday . Mr . Birch haH reHigned the situation of preceptor to tho Prince of Wales . He iH to be succeeded in bin oflice by Mr . Gibbn , barrister-ut-kw , and fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge .

      The Reverend William Towrey Law , chancellor of the diocese of Hatband VVcIIh , has resigned hi * apnointmeni and seceded to the Church of Horn ,.. rCoAsuth arrived at Smyrna on tho 12 th Instant , on board the MmaiSBippi .

      Lord Brougham has arrived in Paris , on his way to Cannes . A complimentary address has been presented to Mr . Abbott Lawrence , the American Minister , on the occasion of his visit to Galway . The Emperor of Austria was at Milan on the 15 th and on the 17 th he visited Mantua , whence , after inspecting the barracks and forts , he returned to Verona on the same day . Prince Metternich arrived at Stuttgard on the 17 th , with his lady and son , and left on the following day for Vienna . The King of Bavaria had placed the old palace at his disposal .

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      At the recent assizes at Liverpool , a stabbing case from Manchester was heard before Baron Platt , who , in summing up to the jury , used these words : — " One of the witnesses tells us that he said to the prisoner , —• If you use your knife , you are a damned coward ; 'I say also ( continued the learned judge , apparently in deep thought ) , that he was a damned coward , and any man is a damned coward who will use a knife . " Among the visitors at the Mansion-house , on Tuesday , was Mary Callinack , eighty-four years of age , who had travelled on foot from Penzance , carrying a basket on

      her head , with the object of visiting the Exhibition and paying her respects personally to the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress . As soon as the ordinary business was finished , the aged woman entered the Juatice-room , when the Lord Mayor , addressing her , said—* ' Well , I understand , Mrs . Callinack , you have come to see me ? " She replied : " Yes , God bless you ! I never was in such a place as this ; I have come up asking for a small sum of money ; I am eighty-four . " The Lord Mayor : ' Where do you come from ? " Mrs . Callinack : " From the Land ' s End . " The Lord Mayor : " What part ? " Mrs . Callinack : " Penzance . " She then stated that she left

      Penzance five weeks ago , and had been the whole of this time walking to the metropolis . The Lord Mayor " What induced you to come to London ? " Mrs . Callinack : " I had a little matter to attend to , as well as to see the Exhibition . —I was there yesterday , and mean to go again to-morrow . " The Lord Mayor : " What do you think of it ? " Mrs . Callinack : " I think it ' s very good . " { Much laughter . ) She then said that all her money was spent but o ^ d . After a little further conversation , which caused considerable merriment , the Lord Mayor made her a present of a sovereign , telling her to

      take care of it , there being a good many thieves in London . The old lady , on receiving the gift , burst into tears , and said : — " Now I shall be able to get back . " She was afterwards received by the Ladj T Mayoress , with whom she remained a long time ; and having partaken of tea , in the housekeeper ' s room , which she said she preferred to the choicest wine in the kingdom , and which latter beverage she had not tasted for sixty years , returned thanks for the hospitality she had received , and left the Mansion-house for one more visit to the Exhibition , and then to her native home .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . There has been a bloody fight in Pennsylvania , arising from an attempt made to arrest fugitive slaves . The free negroes rose , and three men were shot dead . The cable submarine telegraph was finally stowed away on board ihe Blazer , a ship given by the Admiralty for the purpose , on Wednesday . She was at once taken in tow by three tugs , and steamed away to Dover . By subsea and electric telegraph , news reached town on Thursday night , that the Blazer , with the telegraph wire , was securely anchored , about two miles off the coast of France . We understand that the directors of the Electric Telegraph Company have received the report of their engineer to the effect that the reinsulation of their lines upon the new principle patented by Mr . Edwin Clark , is completed , and that they have determined forthwith to make a considerable reduction in their charges for the transmission of the messages of the public , and at the same time to simplify their tariff , by making it as far as possible uniform .

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      The Randolph , an East India trader , was wrecked off the coast of the Mauritius on the 2 /> lh of July . Her crew and passengers , with the exception of about five and twenty , were saved . Loyd ' s agent at Port Louis , who had made an investigation into the circumstances of the lo « s , thus writes : —" There can be no doubt that the great loss of property is caused by the neglect of our Government in not putting up a lighthouse on that part of the island . We , as Lloyd ' H agents , took advantage of the feeling at the moment and waited on the Government , to request them to have a lighthouse forthwith erected , without waiting to refer to the home authorities . We are happy 10 say that the governor consented to take upon himself the responsibility , and a lighthouse is now in course of erection , although it . may be twelve months before it is lighted . " The loss of the Randolph and her cargo in reported to be very heavy ; whether insured or otherwise we are not in a position to state .

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      Tho other day a young Frenchman who had embezzled some money was so afraid of the shame and piuiiflhment that would attend exposure , that he resolved to kill himself . It occurred to him , however , that he would not have lime for absolution , and he determined to commit a murder , in order that , before he . was hanged he should have time to repent . He went to Lyons , mid while iu the theatre mere he ( suddenly stabbed a woimui Hitting in the rank before him . lie made no attempt to escape , and was immediately arrested . A singular , romantic , and rather incredible story 18 told by tho Drait : — "A commercial traveller , whose business frequently culled him from Orleans to Paris , M . i £ < lmund [) - , was accustomed to go to an hotel with the landlord of whidh ho wnn acquainted . Liking , like almost all pernontt of his profeouion to talk and joke , he

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 27, 1851, page 917, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1902/page/9/