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      field and a fight of forty rounds tookplace . ^ Chief Justice jlrviTcommenfced mth great seventy on ^ the lawless vio lenSof which the prisoners hadbeen guilty , and sentenced PoSson and Paddock , the principals , and ^ their seconds , flaliaehan , Trott , and Jemmy the TBlack to ten months imnrisoiment : and the rest to six months , with the exception nf one man , Hirst , who having gone away when the Eiot Act was rea 4 , was only sentenced to four months , aUwltli XBefote the same judge , and on . the same day , Robert Dixon a travelling " lecturer on the mysteries of magic necromancy , " was tried for the abduction of a little girl , Ttamed Mary Ann Farringdon , just eleven years old , and " i * *» . V - , _?_ - . x « l , rt « nA-wta-n + ticra *\ f flio rwwn m »» rfl Trrmfcn '

      and his ' . power overher mind and body , for the commission rf a crime of still greater enormity . On her way to work at a factory in Derby > on the 1 st of January , Mary Ann Varrinedon was accosted by Dixon , who asked her where she lived , and whether she had a father and mother ? Later in the day he met her again and told her that he had seen her parents , and that they said she was to go with him . pixon took her to Nottingham by the railway . They slept at a lodging-house in a double-bedded room , and the next day he bought some clothes for her . They always slept in the same room . Medical evidence led to the conclusion that the worst part of thftcharge against Dixpn was founded in fact . The parents of the poor girl heard nothing of her **** « ia 1 st of January to the 7 th , when they received a

      « letter with the Alfreton postmark , written by Dixon in her name , stating that she was very happy and comfortable ; and that " the kind gentleman " had bought her a frock , and a skirt , and a pair of nice new boots and stockings , and a shawl , and everything quite nice and respectable , " and that she had Aplenty of good food to eat . " Mr . and Mrs . Fletcher , of the Dog and Partridge inn , at Penfcndge , proved that Dixon passed three nights in their house with Mary Ann Farringdon , while her was lecturing on " necromancy" in the town . I ) ixon was defended by Mr . Adams , and after the judge ' s summing up , was allowed to address the jury , as he cbniplained that his case had not been conducted as he desired . He wias found guilty on all the counts , and sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour . ¦ " - '

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      It is stated in the GHobe of last Saturday that the Prussian government has appointed a Lieutenant of Police ( Gnef ) to be stationed in London , for the purpose of watching over the movements of the German refugees here , and reporting to head-quarters thereon . According to the last census in Switzerland , the population of that country amounts to 2 , 302 , 740 individuals , of whom 71 , 570 are foreigners . Of the whole body , 1 , 417 , 786 are Protestants , SSl ^ SO ^ Roman catholics , and 3145 Jews . Amongst the foreigners are 1085 travellers and 1539 political refugees . The canton of Berne contains 458 , 301 inhabitants , of whom 6761 are foreigners .

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      BERTHS . On the Hth inat ., at Roundhay , near Leeds , the lady of William Ewart Gott , Esq ., of a son . On the 13 thinat .,, at Tavistock-house , Tavistock-square , the w » to of Mr . Charles Dickens : a son . On the 13 th inst ., at Walliscoto-house , tho residence of Admiral Fowler , the lady of J . Parkinson , Esq ., of twinsdaughters . « . On the 16 th inst ., at Ohesterford Vioarage , Eaaox , the Lady Hornet Heryey , of a aon .

      .. _ „ MAHRIAGKE 8 . At Fnlharn , on the 10 th inot ., John Sargent . Esq ., of H . M . if' to Koain » Sarah Champion , daughter of the late Junves Henry , Eaq , of Perth . On Saturday , the 13 th inst ., at St . Jamoa ' a , Poddington , Wil-Hum Steolci Wifkinaon , late of the lat Dragoon Quarda , only aon of tho late Major Wilkinson , K . H ., * o ., of Kensington , to Emily , daughter of Sir John and Lady Haniler , of Westbourne-Btreet , H ? ao- pn « k , and Eaatwood , Essei . Onltoday , the 16 th inafc ., at St . Panoras , bytheltov . H . W . wioed Armstrong , Ouptain Gamaliel Fitzmaurioo , of the Madras Army , to Isabella , second daughter of tho lato Lioutenant-Army " * Bruce > mh Kogunont Native Infantry ; Bengal Tr ° ir w » h iu 8 fc - » afc Mary Abbott ' s , Kensington , by the Rev . Tnm i * OHfn ' ° ro . Robort Ford , third son of Thomas Withy tlT ? } ' t V' £° of Bridgewator , to Ann , youngeat daughter of iate M ^ o ^ Vfutm ^ --600 ^' ** ^ fvy Purae of hia

      « l 2 kSSiSiffi : ^ oKKdiBate Webb , late of Bed-• ho ? S » Ti 8 tU , ? i ? # » 'ftfc Wnrminator , Wilts , in the 80 th year of Bamn ^' w i' % P Wyohe , daughter of the lato lllohard sCut i y 0 ! ^ i i * " and tho lft 8 t of tl > at branch of tho family . n Ti * fSl ? in the hoU 8 ( > in whiuh B " was born . V advnm a ' xr ' ' "gl » t ° n » » &or a few dayapness , at an wlVMioed age , Mary , relict of the late G . Jf . T 5 arow , Eaq ., daii , ; h ^ WCO ? l T" ° , ' ' Somerset , and Carew , Pembrokeshire , d 3 v » Li ° f / ol ^ ? ' l ., of Anthony . houao , Cornwall , n P K £ ?» 1 « M »«> ly lamented . of J W wl ? * M » . f •* Sherborne , Dornot , Herbert Tryoo , eon « rj . ir . jrftlwjM ( Ber , J ]! 9 q » geai (> yearo . '

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      Sauted AY , March 20 . Wb have now some distinct pledges from ministers in bxyth Houses to a dissolution . Soon after the House of Commons met last night , Lord John Russell distinctly enquired whether Ministers were prepared to advise the Crown to dissolve Parliament and summon a new one with the least possible delay ? The Chancbudob of the Exchequer said that was an " unprecedented" question , nevertheless

      he , would answer it . Parliament would be dissolved , and a new one assembled in time to take a decision upon the question of confidence in the administration during " the present year . " But a far more decided reply was given by Lord Derby to a similar question asked by the Duke of Newcastle , on presenting a free-trade petition from the Manchester Commercial Association . ' 3 Lord Debbt was not so artistic as Mr . Disrae li , but he was far' more frank and explicit .

      "I am as anxious as possible , " he said , '"that at the earliest , period , consistent with that which I deem to be for the welfare and good of the cpuntry—the country should have an opportunity of expressing its opinion upon the principles upon which and the men b y whom the Government of this country shall henceforth be conducted . I will go a step further , and say , that I think the next autumn ought not to be allowed to pass over , not only without the country havinehad the opportunity of coming to a decision , but without Irarliament having had the opportunity of pronouncing definitively and finally its opinion and . its judgment on the course of policy that ought to be tne oi wiu

      aaopcea on parc me Ajoveramem . x give no pledge as to time , whether in April , in May , or in June , that an appeal shall be made to the country ; but I admit that an appeal ought to be made to the country before the ordinary time of commencing the next session of Parliament ; and that the great question in issue should be decided and adjudicated upon by Parliament at an earlier period , so that the ordinary and current business of the next session should not be interfered with by a protracted discussion on the commercial and financial policy of the country . Further than that I am not prepared to give any assurance . "

      Some distrust was created by a speech from Lord Redbsdaie , as to how far the words of Lord Derby might be taken as a pledge . To remove this , the Earl of Abebdeen , again professing emphatically his adherence to the free trade policy , said" I understood him ( Lord Derby ) to say , that consistently with such measures as were of urgent and primary importance being passed—a matter which must always be

      one of degree (' near , ' from tho Earl of Derby)—he may attach greater importance to some than I may , but it is for him , of course , to decide ( hear)—such measures as ho thinks of primary importance ( hear)—that he would then advise her Majesty to dissolve Parliament . ( Hear . ) But the important part of the declaration is . this , that , bo it sooner or bo it later , a new Parliament will be called to decide that great question to which I have referred in tho course of tho autumn . " ( ' Hear / from tho Earl of Dorby . )

      Tho House of Commons resolved itself into a Committee of Supply 'last night . Major Boresford moved the army estimates , substantially those prepared by tho late government . They asked for 101 , 937 men , an increase of 33 , 223 over the number voted last year ; and for a vote of 3 , 602 , 067 / ., being an increase of 80 , 997 ^ . A few words from Mr . William Williams followed tho statement of tho secretary , and nothing more was said about -tho estimates . There was far

      other work afoot , Mr . Osborne , leaving the estimates on ono side , made a dashing attack on Ministers . He described them as necking to conceal the cloven foot of protection under tho smock frock of official reserve j " lie taunted" them with thimble-rigging , and said the public , as usual , " were to be plundered , while tho noble lord and his confederates in smock frocks were playing tho game ; " lie said they were making a wuiting-raco of it , and he was distrustful when ho saw « ' the Buport of Debate" adopt the tactics of " Fabius Cunctator . " In this style he proceeded . Ho savagely alluded to Lord Derby ' s ;? disloyal and treacherous ancestor , " who betrayed Richard III . at Bosworth , and asked whether the farmers were to bo thrown over " for such things were ia the blood and would come out ! He

      said Ministers were a baker ' s dozen leagued together to put a tax on bread—an Amalgamated Society ^ of chairmen of quarter sessions leagued together to raise the price of bread . He Vent through the . rotten constituencies alphabeticall y ^ beginning A , Abingdon , and showed what small numbers and what corrapt electors they represented ; and being in want pif the letter E , he said , when he came to Mr . Herries , oh , he represents the Marquis of Exeter ! He made an onslaught on the Irish appointments , showing how they were all anti-Roman Catholic / and he wound up bymoving that the House should refuse the supplies .

      To this sparkling and fluent charge , Mr . Whiteside offered but a faint and snarling resistance , criticising the taste which dictated Mr . Osborne ' s speech , and hinting at the soundness of his religion . The temper of the House , which was growing hot at this period , was cooled by a succession of speakers who made no great impression , and whose remarks were directed less to the personal than to the public question , which did not then happen to be at issue . But a remark of Sir Benjamin Hall called up the Earl of March , who said that the Duke of Richmond ' s rent-roll had

      decreased , not increased , as stated by the honourable baronet . The Earl of March then defined a " Protectionist " as" one who supported the government of Lord Derby . " Mr . Cobden had the bad taste to dispute the question of the rent-roll of the Duke of Richmond With the son of the Duke of Richmond , amid the marked coolness of the House ; but he made a point when he asked Ministers what they intended to do with the Anti-Corn-Law League ? Mr . WnajAM Miles made a dull ministerial speech , expressive of confidence in Lord Derby . Mr . Cabdwbuc entered into the debate with that coolness and

      dry circumspection which distinguish him ; and he fixed the question at issue , by showing that it was unconstitutional for a ministry in a minority to hold ofilce without appealing to the country , and insisting that the House would neglect its duty if i t did not demand the fullest explanation of future policy Mr . Cayxey carried on the ministerial side of the argument . If the farmers of England are satisfied with Lord Derby ( he said ) , what had anybody to do with it ?

      Lord Johut RusSEiiii restated his speech of Monday , insisting on the necessity of a dissolution at great length , and defending himself on account of the meeting at Cheshain-place . But the main point in his speech was" a word of warning to the Tories . He described the seditious state of the country in 1817 and 1819 . He pointed out how tranquillity had followed reform , and how democracy had been met and vanquished by these means .

      'If , " he continued ominously , " the noble lord now at the head of the Government means to resort to other means—if the laws that he has in contemplation are opposed to the general sentiments of the country—and if he contemplates that thoso laws will require to be enforced by other means than the present , let me tell him that , instead of discountenancing democracy , he will be the greatest favourer of that democracy . " ( Cheers . ) The Chanceliob of the Exchequer met the

      Opposition on the threshold . Their first motion , he said , is one to stop the supplies ; that is tho issue they have themselves selected , and on that we ore prepared to divide . ( Loud cheers . ) He followed up Lord John Russell on every point . He charged him with faction , in organizing an opposition to force a dissolution , and winning- support by promising to convert the lato oligarchical cabinet into a broad-bottomed administration . He insinuated that both Mr . Cardwell and Lord Jolin

      Russell were prepared to stop the supplies , whereupon each denied that he had such intention ; upon which Mr . Disraeli turned round with mock gravity , exclaiming ^—Here , sir , you ace the advantages of free discussion ! Who would , he wondered , have tlie courage to vote with Mr . Osborno ? He would go to the country on the clear , distinct issue—Has the country confidence in the present Ministry ? Taking up Lord John's menace about resisting democracy , lie asked with triumphant force by "whose aid had the noble lord been ablo to repel democratic innovation— - who had enubled him to resist Parliamentary Reform P To those home thrusts no reply could be made , and on thin ground tho Minister was unassailable .

      Mr . Bright made a stout speech , leaving Lord John to defend himself , and . fighting tho question simply na between tho country and Ministers , whom ho menaced . If Ministers attempted to reimpoae a duty on corn , " a great deal more than their corn laws woxild noi bo eafo for six monthd ; " the agitation of 1832 " would bo but tho whisper of a hurricane . " « If you , as you allege , broke up art ' organized hypocrisy , ' ( cheers , ) wo will see if wo cannot break up a confederated imposture . " ( Cheers . ) A few words from the Marquis of Granby , who declared hia confidence in Lord Derby , concluded tho main discussion ; and as Mr . Osborne withdrew his motion , the number of men was agreed to , and thio vote on the money postponed until Monday .

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      TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . It ia impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . _ . No notice can be taken of anonymous communications . Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of tlie writer ; not necessarily for public *? tion , but as a gnararitee of his good faith . : We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London . - , .,, . ' * Communications should always be legibly written , and on one eide of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . ; . _ , : ¦' .: „ ¦ , . _ _ The " ifagnetic Evenings at Home" have appeared in Mos . 95 , 99 , 106 , 101 , 102 j 103 * of the Leader . •_ Erratum in our kut . —In letter on " Vindication of Peace Policy , " '¦ •• at the bottom of page 252 , for " deficient of all laws /' Ac ., read , " defiant of all laws , " &c .

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      HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . The deaths registered in London in the week ending last Saturday exhibit a _ great increase on previous weeks . In tho last week of February they were 1069 , in the first week of March , 1128 , and last week they rose to 1232 . That the unusual , coldness of the weather has principally Sroduced this result may be inferred from the excess of eaths ' at advanced ages , and from the increased number caused by diseases of the organs of respiration . The moan temperature in the first week of March fell to 36 ° , and in tho following week was 40 ° , which is still below the average . The mean daily temperatur * was , with two exceptions , below the average from 18 th February to the Ond of last week ..

      In the ten weeks , corresponding to lost week , of he years 1842-51 , the average number of deaths was 1034 , which , if raised in proportion to increase of population , becomes 1137 . Tho present return therefore shows an amount greater than the corrected average by 95 .

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      BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 20, 1852, page 273, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1927/page/13/