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who then pinioned him , and suffered the accused persons to beat and kick him severely , and he was not released until he gave thon-money to leave bis abode . Mr . William Rnssell , a very -powerful man , brother to this gentleman , stated that he was enjoying the festivities of Christmas with the members of bis family at the time the -disturbance took place , and he had to stand guard with a poker in bis hand to prevent the ruffians rushing into the parlour , where several ladies were in the utmost tear and excitement . He certainly expected that life would have been sacrificed , for he most assuredly-would have used the weapon with deadly effect had he been Attacked . These facts being told to Mr . Tyrwhitt , he said it ¦ was a « ase of felonjr ; but the valiant Mr . Russell , who had felled his man in single combat , "was now inclined to be merciftd . The police magistrate repeated several times that \ t was a " most mysterious and serious aflair : "
but eventually gave way to the gallant Bnascllyand , instead of committing the Mortimers to gaol , fined them 81 ., on six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour . They got the latter , An old ruffian , of 61 , a law writer , named Willis , has Trtabbed his wife in the throat . The story of the deed was told at tbe Bow-street pojice 'Court , by his wife , Mary Willis , of 6 , Lee ' s-bnildingp , Chancery , lane . She had been married to the prisoner about 23 years , and within twelve months after her marriage -he-was committed for seven days from the Hatton-garden police-office for assaulting her with a poker . They had lived together very unhappily ever-since , and had had six children . / For the last three or four , years they had slept in separate beds , and for more than eleven hoc
morons past ae naa contnDutea a penny towards her support . "She had-worked for her own living , and had paid Ae Tent of their lodgings herself . On Christmas-eve she went to bed'sbx » rtfy « fter twelve , and about two hours afterwards was'sronstd from 'hersleep b yher husband , who-came into the rox > m ^ without a ilight , ana-got into tier bed . He said , " Poll , J am come ta you , ibr . Iam so cold . " She replied merely , " Then why come to me if you aie cold ? " In the next moment she received ; a violent -stab from a sharppointed knife , which severed her ear and entered her throat ; and , ^ in raising her hand to resist him , she received a severe cut upon her fingers . She then called , as loudly as she was able , to a Mr . Hyatt , wholived at the bottom of the house , « xclainnhg , ' " My husband has stabbed me . " Hyatt and his
Bon came to mer ^ assistance , tbe 'prisoner , in thermeantime , having gone < back ; to * his own room . Asurgeon , was sent for , and her wounds were dressed under his direction . The next -m orning her daughter found the carving-knife produced in her bed , staiHedwjth blood . Hyatt confirmed this account . When he spoke to Willis , the latter observed , "If she is . not dead , my Land must be nervous . " Willis is a great drunkard . Committed for trial . William Neal , gamekeeper to Mr . Newdigate , M . P ., saw two men in a field at Harefield . He went up to them , when one of them struck him several times on the head , making it bleed . A man , named IveS , came up . and released Neal by Treating his assailant about the bead , " The case was fried at the Clerkenwell sessions , and the jury 'found Joseph Bluff , the prisoner , guilty of a lt simple assault . " Bluff had received " -drovocation . " This verdict surprised the whole court , judge ,-barristers , and all . Some of the jury were for acquitting him : the judge sentenced bim to three
months in gam . A strange incident is reported at Hunslet , Leeds . A young man , named Longbottom , recently married , brought his bride home to his father's house . One night , the father heard a noise . He went out , and found the house tasked and no one about . He found the bed-room window of the newly-married couple open ; and on the steps the body of the wife bleeding from a wound in the head . Farther search disclosed the body of the husband : he had drowned himself . Both were in then * night-dresses . A beershop-keeper , named Spriggs , and Ms wife , got drunk at a ball in the house . After the guests were gone they quarrelled , and Spriggs shot his wife . H « gave himself up ; aud a verdict of " wilful murder" has been found by a coroner ' s jury .
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CONVOCATION . The Archdeacon of ; Taunton has given notice that he will move the following resolutions in Convocation : — ' JResolutiona . to be Moved in the Jjotcer House of Convocation , Feb . 1 , 1854 ]—" 1 . That it appears to this House that the education and training of candidates for holy orders is , -very generally , defective and inadequate ; especially in respect of a course of ^ theological reading and practical preparation for some
tune previous to their presenting themselves to the bishop to be examined and inquired of , with a view to ordination . " 2 . That this House do make a humble representation to his Grace the Archbishop and the Lords the Bishops of the Upper House , respectfully calling their attention to the urgency of the case , and praying their concurrence in appointing committees of both Houses to consider conjointly of the best means of remedying this defect , and supplying this want in . our church system . ** 8 . That a committee of this House be now named with instructions to prepare a draft of such representation , and to submit it to this House for approval at their next Bession . "
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen renewed the dramatic peforraances begun before Christmas , with the play of " Money , " on Thursday night . The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranworth , the Earl and Countess of Derby , Lord and Lady Bloom field , the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury , were present . - The Convocation of York will meet in the Chapter-houee at York , immediately after < livine service in the Minster , on Wednesday morning , February 1 . The canon in residence ( Rev . W . V . Harcourt ) will preside as commissioner for the archbishop .
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We understand , from the best authority , that the Derbyitea have made a move within the last few days with a view . to commencing the session in a manner becoming an Opposition prepared to be something more than merely obstructive . ' To this end , as we . gather from a . very competent informant letters have been sent , some to Lord Derby , < eoms to . Mr . Disraeli , but in the aggregate mnntoringpnot&tt ^ tfajan 260 , from members of theTower hoarse , proirering an ^ aartserived support to i those leaden onawlttical ^ grnonds ^ gtneraliy , -but more especially in a policy the reverse of that which is supposed to have hitherto actuate ^ and to be likely tooontmue to -actuate , ' . the present advisers of the Grown , rAsponsiblewid irresponsible , ostensible and -actaal , in respect-to Bu&aia « ad the East . Besides these 260 avowed Adherents , there are also , we understand , . some , twenty others , who , for tack of . a more distinctive designation , we majr call contingent 'auxiliaries , whose support on certain points 4 s not to'be field-as hioding them . to any other . than & defensive &WiasiQQr—Imterpooi Albion .
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¦ M r . John SatHehya Lord of the Treasury , las \ reaigned his post . Lord Clarendon received , on ^ Monday , « a deputation * from the Protestant Alliance . They presented to him the memorial , agreed on at the meeting held some time since in the Freemasons' Tavern , on the persecutingenactments of'Tuscany , Portugal , Spain , and Malta . Lord Brougham is to leave Cannes in time to be present at the opening of Parliament . Lord Brougham is in his 75 th year . The Glob * mentions Lord Harris as likely to tie ihe-new Governor of Madras . He is now < 3 overnor of Trinidad . The Emperor of the French lias sent 487 . to * aiddf the fends of the Society Francaise de Bienfaisaiice , ibunded in 1842 for the relief of the French poor in this country . A correspondence , worthy of both parties ,
basrpassed-De-; ween the Kev . Frederick Maurice and the professors of the Ladies' College , called Queen ' s College , wkich he -was to instrumental m founding , and in which he lectured . on-moral philosophy and English literature . The regret and-affection displayed on both sides is consolatory in these days . Mr . Maurice leaves money he subscribed towards obtairdng'the charter , and other expenses , as the property of the college j and the pupils send him an inkstand . Mr . "Maurice , we learn -from the letters , resigned because he was not unanimously elected by the council—a most honourable-act . ¦ Mr . Stephenson , the engineer , arrived at Cairo . in his yacht Titania , . on the 1 st January . He is there to ' lobk after the railway which has been inundated by the Lake Mceotls .
The Prince of Canino , Charles Lucien Bonaparte , has sold all his possessions in Rome and Ronciglione to the banker , Alessandro Torlonia , for 450 , 000 and one scudi . The prince , who is well known as a man of exalted political opinions j has stipulated in the contract' that the one dollar should indicate the value of his title as Prince . de Oanino , which he now sells , together with his estates . —Cologne Gazette . Dr . Collyer the eminent congregational minister , died on Monday morning , at an advanced age . The orphen child of one of the oldest of the Irish baronets vfas admitted a few days since into the Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum . —Standard . Marshal Viscount Beresford , famous for his military exploits , died at Bedgebury Park on Sunday . He was the illegitimate son of the first Marquis of Waterford ; and being born in 1770 , was consequently 84 years old . He served at Toulon , when Bonaparte gained his first laurels ; but his chief distinction rests upon his services in Spain . He drilled
and organised the Portuguese with great promptness , and made them efficient soldiers . Usually he acted as a general of division in the Peninsular war ; his only separate-command being at the bloody battle of Albuera , where he defeated Soult . There were only 6000 British soldiers present , and at the end of the fight only 15 O 0 " stood triumphant on the Yatal hill . " It is generally held that Marshal Beresford committed an error in fighting this battle . Instead of ¦ watching and directing the conflict , he mingled in it , fought hand to hand , and led the charges ; at one time lifting a Polish lancer Tip by his collar ; at another , picking up a Spanish officer and flinging him at the head of nis men . In 1814 he was made a peer , and am annuity of 2 OQ 0 L "was conferred on him by Parliament . In 1830 , at the ripe age of sixty , he married the widow of Mr . Hope , of Deepdene . He was a general in the British , and a marshal in the
Portuguese , army . We have to add another to the list of deceased . general officers in the person of JMajor-Geaeral Thomas William Taylor , C . B ., Colonel of thelTtli Lancers , and Lieuteoant-Governor of the Royal Military College . Major-Geneml Taylor entered the army as cornet in the 6 th Dragoon Guards iu 1804 , and , after passing rapidly through the junior grades of the cavalryservice , Decame Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the 16 th of June , 1815 . having served during the campaign , the great event of which took place on that day . There are now three colonelcies—the 60 th Rifles , 16 th Regiment , and 17 th Lancera—at the disposal of Lord HardingQ , besides the Lieutenant-Governorship of Sandhurst .
the constitution of St . Paul ' s relating j » themiaor < anoos Two of them , Mr Lnpton and ^^ fenSffiSD ^ Sc awjnquiry . They demand a more edttaTshare ^^ jS tular fund ; the reduction of tlm nmriWia ^ rg the tjptaou , of taking livings in rotation . Conns ! wSd tta case on either side . It is one of great coimfletitylStSS cacv . The Bishop takes time to ^ ve his JwKmiC ' Aninqnirj into the treatment > of Uiej 2 or m % estinm « ttt is going on * ef 6 re Mr . Austin , Toor Law Inspector . 5 Ss immediate object of the investigation is to di » cover the «^ - camstances xuider which a pauper named Caroliue CaUowaa died m the workhouse . From the . evidence it-wfloiW * pnear that * She was refuaed admission to the warkihoiue onita
9 th December last , on the ground that It wasftil }; 4 haMba wan 8 er * d About all night , and was found nearly «^ nwlMji on the pavement of York-street the next naprning by a police man , who took her to the workhouse and insisted on ker being admitted . A emenssion of thebriin r « suH * d'from the > fall , « ndnb * died . T * w defence of the workhouse tothoritics uy { thatshe wasdrunk , or had b « en drinking , when « h »« p ^ pfi « d ;^ ouithat the house'wms < ralL -A . Tsryifull ^ ind spirited meMng was held ' at'CJh « ter , M ( Mr Wednesday , under the presidency of the Mayor , < m "thai Eastern { question . The resorationn adopted are a oreSt ^ to tb « eitizons oF the fine -old city , brief ^ md to the purpose . They declare " that it is absolutely mcessary , for th « mainlenaBoe
jot ^ ne nonour > ana surety ^ or isurope , tbat ftussui should immedntcly evaouato tbe Datrabisu friodpsiififlB , aniLmve - . to Turkey full compensation for past injuries " « nd satisfactory guaesnteee against fotore'CggresBion : '' < Gfaeen . ' ) And that "it isthe -duty and interest of EagUud to assist the -Snltan in obtaining full justice ifrom xtosjia by-ltei strongest warlike measures , and without delay . " ( Cheers , ) A public meeting was held on W % dne 8 dsT , ^ 'fh « ' Town hsdl , © rmgkirk , for the purpose o > f > taUring > into oa ^ l dowmim tha ^ estimeans ^ for ^ stablishmg ^^ ft raiy ut ^ Uiat t « wn . lint 4 hair mm occupied by Lord Stanley . There % ss * 'l « r « B attendsaee ofgentlemenftom'tbd-son < oiiadiB ^ B ^ it ) % ttr ^ ral s of 4 h « inhabitants of the town . Lordfitanlev ^ in'OBemnir
Ae proceedingB , referred to the saueoess ** f [ thtt ^ rse Waf Ud libracMS'tfitablished 'in Liverpool , tiandhester , ^ SalfoKl , iatSl elsewhere . ' As to the selection of books be advis « id ! them * tb exclude all works- of ^ tfaeofagical controversy , and-sJl works bprdering on party politics . > fie ^ xocoounenaed tlnS | £ in ihe fu » t instance , it should be a 4 eodb 3 ^ lUmiry ^ ly . r « lid « t ^ a , future time a reading-room miglit be added , af oiidiBqaat sapport was forlhcomiqg . They <« rQuld t « qito ^^ iBSJrt ^ 400 £ for the purchase of 1600 ot 20 O 0 . Tokwn ^ a <^ t « d ifinia tb » bestistandardlibraries . of i : tBe 4 ) Q ^ try . > toi « egiii ? ft 3 wtuor ifoor »
. , fiftbsiof the - amount ^ required ia th&& ^ i 0 gtanttfl > had ^ b # aubscribed . The listof contributorsW 4 U cthen . readi ,-fItlm . * eluded the names of Lord Stanley ^ 1002 ., Sir XJ . J . Bfesketh 25 t , Rev . J . A . Kershaw . 26 f , Mr . W . Brown , M . P .,-20 i-&c ., the total amount subscribed being 822 / . A provisional committee having been appointed , witiupower to add to their number , a vote of thanks to Lord Stanley tenninaied $ h& proceedings . ' - . The annual meeting of the IJoyal Humane Socitityjwas ' hetoV on Wednesday , Mr . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , MJP ., in thtt chair . The report stated that during the half-year endtog 31 st December last , "the sociel y had'broughtTlndW its notice 102 cases of drowning , mvolvingtheriskof , 105 person 8 , of
whom 8 had been , beyond - recovery , and 24 nadi > eenttttemptea suicides . Tbe circumstances attending 10 of the ribove nrimtioned cases had-been so extraordinary , as to induce the com mittee to refei ; them to the General Court , with aviewto the society honouring those who at the , peril of their own lings humanely rescued their fellow-creatureB from a witerygrate . The total number of cases during the year had been 102 , and the persons attended to 165 , of whom 158 had been recovered , 12 had'been beyond recovery , and 31 bad ^ attempted suicide . The total number of cases referred had beett 19 . During the same period the society conferred the'following rewards , namely 24 silver medals , 36 bronze ditto , 9 testimonials on vellum , 6 on parchment , and 108 , pecuniary gifts . ¦
i . iiere iiau uatneu in tuo oprpeniine , during me fast eoufwu . 223 , ^ 50 persons , or about 40 , 000 fewer than tbe average ,, 01 some years past . The casualities , none of which had proved fatal , had been 21 . In the interval , between the 19 th of last month and 6 th of the present , there had been on the frozen waters of the Royal Parks about 263 , 000 skaters , * several of whom hud suffered immersion , and-would brobably have perished but for the assistance afforded * o them by the society . Of these only 49 left their names' and addresses The thank offerings for rescue - were confined to one poor : boy , who , with gratitude greater than his means , subscribed 2 d . to the funds of the society . Mr . H . Goring one
of the vice-presidents , presented the society with a donation of 105 JL Tor some time past a good deal of excitement has been produced by the refusal of the curates of Barking to admit tho bodies of Dissenters into the church , in that place , previous to interment . In consequence of the unseemly 9 jft e f which have been witnessed , the parishioners , determined t 6 memorialise the Bishop of London upon the subject , and It is stated his lordship has recently intimated to the curates that they are not on any account to refuse admission df ouch bodies into the parish church . —C / to / ma / brij CAftXWcfe .
The Queen lias pranted a charter of incorporation to tne new Wellington College , for the education of the children of military men who have served either in the Royal army or the East Indi « Company ' s armv . Among the governors are Prince Albert , tho Duko of Cambridge , the Duke of Wellington , Lord John Kunsell , Sir Jum « ft Graham , the Archbishop of Canterbury , Lord ILardinge , Sir Sidney Herbert , and Loid dough . The Biahop of London , with Sir John Patteson and Dr . Luuhington , at » assessors , hua been holding an inquiry into
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Lord Palmerston has ordered the authorities at Bristol to build a new lunatic asylum in place of the present , which , is Loud equate . The lunatics at Colney Hatch , ' 650 in number , were enter * twined , on Wednesday week , with cakes aud fruit , and dissolvinc ; views . There is at Newcastle a juvenile reformatory school in operation . It contains eleven boys . Tho Marylebono Free Library , containing EOOO volumes , vraa opened to the public on Monday . The rooms are at 27 , Gloucester-place . New Road .
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A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign ^ offlce on Tuesday . It sat four hours . All the Ministers attewdesd a second Cabinet Council held on Thursday-. They sat two hours and a
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January 14 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . M
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 14, 1854, page 35, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2021/page/11/
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