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      tell * Buckland , Owen , Forbes , and other scientific persons .. Frofessor Owen occupied a commodious seat at the "head" of the table , and , most appropriately , in the head of the animal ; Mr . Francis Fuller , the managing director of the Crystal Palace Company ; Professor Forbei , and Mr . Gdutft occupied capacious premises in the tear of the monster ; while along the ribs w « re reserved seats for Mr . Prestwich , Mr . D . Wyutt , Mr . Far ^ uhar , Mr . Hawkins , Mr . Day , Mr . Ingrg-ai , and other gentlemen .

      The healths of the Queen , Prince Albert , tfn&tfhe members of the Royal Family , were most enthusiastically drunk in-tlie interior of the largest of British ¦ ijuad ^ upeds , and allusion waa made ta the interest and surprise evinced by her Majesty , on the occasion of Rer recent visit to the * Crystal Palace , on being informed that theJguanodon was a nativeofHorsham , in Sussex ; Her Majesty called the attention oFher xoyat uncle , the King of the Belgians , to tlie ihter-• e&ting fact , and we apprelfend there will be no person vrho wilt not heartily sympathise with the expression of his Majesty , " It is to be thankful the Ignanodbn is not now one of your subjects . ' ^'

      Other toasta having been disposed ofj Professor Owen , in a brief and eloquent address , alluded to the rapid development of the science of geology , and the rgreatiprjogress which Had ! been made in it within the lasi : iff fry years , greatly exceeding the most sanguine expectations of the earliest of the labourers in this Interesting , and" extensive field of inquiry . The learned professor pointed out how the researches of < luyieT : 1 j ad led Mm to those wonderful conclusions ¦ whicEhad enabled hia followers to construct from a single fossil bone the entire structure of an extinct animal , and'how the untiring investigations and great anatomical knowledge of John Hunterhad confirmed

      the theories of Ciivier . He described the patient add BeT 8 £ vering exertions of Dean Conybeare , vfio . from ; 4 few bones , discovered at distances far apart , had ; -constructed * t&at most wonderful of animals withi wBicti his name , would ever be associated , which was ; ¦ half , a crocodile , half a fish , half a dolphin , and had the graceful neck of a swani Poor Bucfclirad ; too—She , wild from a . singfe'tooth had constructed that most cantankerous of all animals ,, tlie Meglysanrus—received an eloquent and' well-merited eulogy . Finally , < he honoured list of names was concluded by that of

      Algernon Mantelli the discoverer of the beast in the model' of which the company had just dined .. The memory of Mantell would ever be associated with that noble disregard of self with which he pursued his favourite study , and that porcupine-like jealousy which he always displayed lest any person-should sacrilegiously dace to cutoffan inclt of the tail of the ntpnstetr wluck h « had coostructed from asinglefossil tooths Professan Owen , at the close of his remarks , proposed " The ? memory eft Mjtatell ,, the discoverer of thelgManodon , " a . toast which , was responded tain . motiiijnfttLand appropriate silence .

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      iBEtlCANt SOTES . TirES-news come * down to the 22 d of Decemberr it is not of great importance . The naval committee of theJHauseof Representatives-, it irssid , would report a bill appropriating 3 , 000 , 000 dollar * to defray the expense of constructing- snpr first-doss steam frigates , the same to- be inin £ in accordance with the recommendations of the secretary of the navy . It is understood that this measure will be followed up witft such provisions for a thorough reorganisation of the whole > n » vat system , aa will place the service in the most complete order .

      escaped . It is reported that the foreman of the deceased has since shot nine of the labourers , and the sheriff has killed two mere , and captured thirty . The ringleader of the rioters , escaped . We learn from Pennsylvania that the railroad riots had broken out there . The citizens , beaded : by the Mayor , were , on the despatch of the news , tearing up the track of the Western Railroad at the street-crossings in Fairview township . The bells were ringing , cannons were being firea , and the greatest excitement prevailed .

      The details of the latest Mexican intelligence furnish some additional facts concerning the movements of the " filibusteros " against Lower California , and show that this affair was rather calculated to enhance than retard the advances of Santa Anna to Imperialism . The dictator , it was still believed , would take an early opportunity to dispose of a portion of his territory to tie United States , ia order to raise funds to carry on hijr newly arranged machinery of government . The : United States Government has despatched an officer to the Pacific ta take .-measures to capture the Sonora invaders .

      Aa English frigate ia reported to have gone to La Paz , a £ the solicitation of the- Mexican authorities , for the purpose of taking sides against the filibusteros" who recently proceeded to thatplitce , seized the . acting and prospective governors , declared Lower California a republic , elected a president'and other chief civic and military offers * and' then sailed for Magdalena Bay , where tliey ^ ontemplated establishing thte seat of (^ verntnent * ; The third lecture of Mr . Bpurcicault was delivered in ISevr York on the 18 th , to a crowded house , The rights and wrongs / of women , waa the aulaeet .

      An exciting debate on slavery has-taken place in tlie Hbuse of Representatives . The-subject was introduced b y Gerrit Smith , the abolitionist representative for New York , while the House were consideriag" a resolution'voting a sword- and thanks to Cap tain Tngraham , " fbr his conduct- at Smyrna in the ICossta affair . The Irish element in the United States manifests itself with its usual violence . On the 19 th Mr . John Mitchell was feted by his friends at the Broadway Theatre . He made a long speech full of the and not

      deadliest animosity to England ^ even sparing the Government of the United States . He attacks Secretary ^ Mlarcy with showing too much courtesy "towards crowned heads ; with joining the conspiracy of monarchs , with repudiating adventurers and seditious propagandists , and declaring that the Government wilt vigourously oppose their unlawful ¦ movements . Mr . Mitchell ' s tone in America ia as much that of an Opposition leader as whien in Ire'land . He even hints that Mr . Marcy may open his iltetters and set police upon h » 8 track .

      The other Irish manifestations are equally unpleasant . From Chicago we have a brief account of a dreadful riot among the workmen on the Illinois Central Railway , near Lasalle . It appears that an alteration occurred about waiges between a contractor named Story and a party of Irishmen , which ¦ wa s terminated by the shooting of one of the disaffected . Mr . Story was afterwards captured and brutally murdered , and his wife was fired at , but

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      NEWS EROM . THE GAPE . ( From the Cape Town . Mail , Nov . 1 S . > Stock our last summary , Nov . 5 , no events , of any consequence have marked * the quiet onward course of aflFkirs in this colony . v General Sir G . Cathcart continues to speak hopefully of the future state of the border . The new arrangements and general , administration' of affairs in Kaifirland seem to be peaceably acquiesced in by the Kaffirs . Some uneasiness * however , is naturally felt by the colonists at tne early withdrawal of the troops , after se fierce and protracted a struggle wit ^ b a dftr ^ ng race ? Hfcft foA ^ in ™*™* - -

      A proclamatiou has been issued by the Governor , announcing that the lists of persons qualified to vote in the several electoral division * being completed , it ia fitting to proceed with the elections of thfr mem bera of the Legislative Council . Hia Excellency therefore proceeds- to appoint the several returning officers , and fix the polling places In the several divisions . The elections are to commence on tfie 9 th January , and will have been completed throughout the colony on the -28 th . By * a farther proclamation

      nis excellency caUs upon all persons who may have accepted requisitions inviting them to become candidates for seats in the Legislative Council , to transmit such requisitions , and their , acceptance thereof to the Secretary to Government on or before the 13 th December ; and also requires' every person so invited , anfPwho shall have accepted the ; requisition , to nominate one person to act as scrutineer , for the purpose of examining- the lists of voters ' - retained , as lay the law provided .

      Ia the Orange River * Sovereignty-, SurG > . Clark proceeds steadily iii maturing arrangements fbr the withdrawal of . British authority from tlie north side of the river . Numerous petitions andrenionstrances against this line of polic ^; have been Bjgned and forwarded to her Majesty . it-is also proposed to despatch two delegates to England , to represent the wishes and opinions of the inhabitants on this subject . Within the colony everything is peaceful and progressive . The only thing of an adverse nature at present spoken of is a fatal disease among the horned cattle , said to have been imported by some diseased cattle from Holland .

      A congratulatory address-was last week presented to t £ e lieutenant-governor , Mr . Darling , on his recovery from a rather severe indisposition . In Cape Town , Port Elizabeth , Graham ' s Town , and some other places , a genial spirit of co-operation in favour of universal education , and the promotion of science , has manifested itself , and is likely to lead to a vast extension of the educational institutions of the colony .

      Five large troops ships , tlie Queen , Hougomont , Minden , Havering , and Granville , are now lying in Table Bay , awaiting * the arrival from the frontier of the regiments undor orders to leave this colony for Madras . These are the 43 rd and 74 th Regiments , and the 12 th Lancers . Her Majesty ' s steamers Dee , Hydra , and Barracoota , the'latter of which only ar * - rived here from England yesterdays have proceeded to Algoa Bay and East London to convey the troops to this port , where they will embark for their destination . The Simoorn sailed for England on Tuesday last , having on board the Rifle brigade , a corps which has performed invaluable service to this colony during

      tlie recent Kaffir war . The increasing number ! of desertions and refusal of duty by seamen at tliis port , is causing great inconvenience to theshippinginterest . During the last six weeks , 186 seamen were brought before the Judge of Police , charged with thisoffeuce . The punishment hitherto awarded being found insufficient to check the evil , some recent cases have been proceeded against under the 78 th section of the Act , > vhich provides that a further term of imprisonment with hard labour may be adjudged where there is proof of " combination" to refuse duty , and as this is the ease in most instances , there ia a probability that the evil will be abated .

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      _ January 7 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 7

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      1868 . 1854 Increase . Decrease . Cttstom * 18 * 685 , 882 18 , 978 , 224 28 * 84 * f Excise . „ . 13 t 8 B 6 , 9 &l I » 629 W 278122 Stamps Mi 6 £ B 72 BL « S 00 $ 63 21872 * 3 ^ ces . „ 3 . S 77 . 843 5 U 58 . 868 „ , ag ^ fc Property Tax ...... 5 , 509 , 637 & # 60 ae& 80 , 569 tu T * PosfOlffce 2 , 02 sMXM > . ^ 000 _ £ ooo GJK >* n lianas . — 260 , 000 402 , 888 142 , 888 . 0 ™ Miscellaneous ... 293 . 729 l 78 ; S 7 < r ... . tg $$ 4 Tots . OnL Revenue 46 * 802 ^ 833-4 » , 50 S , 6 * L / 888 , 187 25 ftiS 29 IurnrestandotheE / . . ¦ . -, * . : _ .-. - Money * 634 , 063 87 © iO 8 ft ; 346 , 026 . ¦ „ ., . Bepayments of T r Advancer ......... l , OSl ^ r 1 , 399 , 388 368 * 0 91 f M Total Income ...... 60 , 408 , 193 ! 5 I , 784 ili 8 1 , 57 ^ 264 " ZSS . S& 9 Deduct Boereaae _ ..... „ ! .. „ .. 259 j 32 & ! JuaMa 89 0 ntheY 6 ar ....... v .. » ^ .. i ^ i 6 , fiB 5 ' " ..- {

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      THE REVENUE . N <> i L—As Abstract of thb Net Pbodxtck ob the Revkottb of Great BRrrArw , ter the Yeabs akd QlTABTEBS BSDBD jANi 5 , 1853 , AND JAN . 5 , 1854 . SHOWING THE ElSCKKASE OK DECREASE THEREOF ^ Years ended January 5 i

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      Quarters ended January ST .. : = ¦ ., ¦¦ .- / - ^ r - . ¦ ' ¦ , ' . "J—1853 . 1864 . Increase . Decrease . Customs ..... . 4 * 641 ^ 38 * ' 4 . 44 V 578 ... ; , 96 , 808 Excise M . .:. SiBlS&X ( iB ^ 4 S>t ^ .... ,, i 133 J&JQ Stinks 1 , 615 , 029 l ; 530 , « 28 ' .. „ Hfimi Ttttea lja » itm < ^ 4 O 8 J 69 O' » ... ' . Iftfis Property OJax 4681239- •/ 414 , 888- ... { BSJftiQ Post Office 272 , 000 335 , 000 63 ^ 000 TT ^ Crown liaSxda 80 , 00 ft / 80 ^ 0039 „ . SuaceUimeous ..- 32 , 008 / 26421 ..., AW 7 Tofr . Ord- Revenue rJiOeSilTB U , 6 C 8 , 88 I- 83 ) 000 382 , ^ 07 Imprest and othep / r : •" Moneys .. „ . ld 2 , 9 SS . 279 ^ 477 ... " ... Repayments of ; ' (¦ - ¦ .. idvances . ., 401 , 995 381 » 7 jO 2 . . „ V 130 ^ 283 Total Income 12 . 603 , 111 12 , 310 , 060 ' 63 ^) 00 ~ 4 p $ JWd Deduct ; Increase .. ^ . 1 B 9 JSN 9 Decrease on-. tha Quarter 293 , 951

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      No . II—Thb Imgome am » Chakgb . ok thb Goxaouc-DATBD rtnrt > , IN THB QxTABTERB ENDED JaKji 5 , i 853 , AJU > Jajt . 5 . 1864 . • Quarters ended January 5 » , IBTCOMH .

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      1863 . 18 fi 4 . i ! & ¦ Gaatoma ^ 4 , 560 , 10 * 4 t 466 , 646 Excise _ 3 , ^ 49 , 561 3 , 4 ( 36 , 108 Stamps 1 , 615 , 029 I , 5 » 9 , d 28 Tajces ; 1 , 419 . 87 a i ; 402 ^ 9 O Property Tax 468 , 288 414 , 888 PosbOfBoe „ . i . 272 , 000 386 , 000 . Crown Lands ^ .... 80 , 000 80 , 000 miscellaneous ,....., „ ... 32 . 0 « 8 26 , 121 Imnrest and other Moneys 31 , 072 183 , 064 Produce or the Sale of Old Stores 111 , 807 00 , 912 Bepayments of Advances 491 , 995 301 , 702 12 i « 31 , 747 12 , 342 , 558 OHAHQE , ____^_

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      1853 , 1854 . A , , ' ' £ Termanent Debt 5 , 787 , 6 ( 18 6 , 736 , 882 Terminable Annuities 576 , 2 X 6 W 6 . 84 & Interest on Bxohequor Bills issued to meet the Charge on the Consolidated Fund ••¦ 483 Sinking Fund 476 , 085 8 U . 8 B 5 The Civil List 90 , 413 87 , 740 Otner Charges on the Consolidated Fund - 327 . 901 524 , 779 F 6 r Advances 499 , 376 220 , 128 For paying off Non -commuters of certain Stocks . „ 6 , 048 , 788 Total Charge 7 , 71 O , 66 » 13 , 826 , 408 The Surplus 4 , 016 , 073 12 , 681 , 747

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 7, 1854, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2020/page/7/