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      formed the secretary that such vessels would be treated as pirates hr their respective Governments . The Lieatenant * € r © v « rnor of Prince Edward Island , in opening the session of the Legislature on the 9 th ult ., was able to announce that the financial state of this colony is very satisfactory . The- balance of the debt against the colony , -which in 185 G was 21 , 579 ? ., is . now only 3028 * . ; and the revenue , whieh in 1849 was 18 , 6151 , had risen in 1853 tor K > , 3 * 5 T , including 2800 ? . the produce of an educationrate . The Governor announced that he should have to bring under the notice of the . Legislature , by message , some matters of a local nature , and among others the proposed withdrawal of the military . _ ^^^^^^^^^^^ » * ^ ^ »

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      On the 1 st of April and thenceforward increased facilities will hd afforded is procuring money-orders and obtaining payment of them when such payment is to be made through at hsnk * The Pdsianaster ^ Greneral has directed that-some of Ihe precautions required for the security of ordinary money-orders shall in tnese _ jeases be dispensed with . -At tbe last' meeting of the Boyal Flax Improvement Societf , beld in Belfast , with Mr . Shannon Crawford in the chair , ^ . communication was read , from Major Larcom , UndiM-Secretary'to the Lord Lieutenant , notifying that the Treasury" had directed the Paymaster of Civil Services to transmit 1000 ? . . to the Belfast Banking Company , for the Botijefcy ' s account , to be expended in the practical instruction of Sax-growers in the counties of Cork . Kerrv . Clare .

      Tinneraty , ^ Galway , Mayo , Sligo , Leitrim , and Bosc « mmon , in certain , proportions recommended by the , society . Also , a letter from Mr . Cairns . M » P inclosing an intimation of a like ; nature , from the Secretary of the Treasury . " Tfie Association for the Establishment of Tribunals of Cqnuaerceheldameeting this week , Lord Beaumont in the ch ^ ir .. The report ^ of the executive committee declared that the distrust , with , which the public viewed the movement has given way to confidence . The committee ask for another year of agitation before appealing to Parliament . It has been , resolved to establish a reformatory institution for penitent women , at Norwich , in connexion ! with the Church Penitentiary Association . ¦ > , ThayTime *> is . requested : to state that Lord Wfl&usHbv

      dTEresby ' s steam plough is now completed , and available for general use . Any gentleman who wishesrt < rseeit & operation may do so on application by letter , two daysprevioualy , to Mr . Scott , Edenham Bourne . Lord Willoughby . wishes , it to be understood that free permission ia given either to > take drawings of the machinery , or to make any use'that" may be desiiedof theinventioagratisi V ' ; In order to facilitate tha raising of men for the ar 3 ny toe SecFetaryi « t-War Bas dispensed-with . the usual form of first obtaining the discharge of' a mQitiaman from hint , and" has authorised the colours of militia regiments to grant forthwith discharges to all volunteers . ; from their regiments willing to enlist into theline . The LorbV Lieutenant of Ireland has , through Major Larcom , erpresaed Iris " strone disauoroval" not . onlv of the

      manner of the decision of Mr . Q'Cftllaghan , In , the great tract case , but of tlie decision ^ ts « lfr It will be remembered that Mr . O'Oailaghum ordered on « Smith to fitid : b * il because he offered , a tract in the street Do < a Mr . O'Btrennan—the latter alleging that the offtr of a Protestant tract * to-thim , a Roman Catholic , was likejy to , make him commil a breach of the peace . The-Irigh workhorses had above 11000 acres of land under cultivation at Michaelmas last , either wholly or partially , by the boys in the -w ^ ikhouses " ,, the number of boys , so employed befi % 378 » 4 andi"&l 96 b ^ we'being ' instructed in trades , as tailors , ehoemakers , and the like . The . whole number of bqys ( between 9 . and 15 ) in the workhouses was 12 , 320 ; of gnrb , 14 , ^ 7 3 . Of the girls 9166 were under industrial train-f ing . The- inetruotion occupies four or fW « hours a-day . Daring the previous year above £ 000 boys and girls obtained employment outside tbeir workhouses .

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      The old suifc between Messrs . Combe , DeUdtold ; and Co . and the cotpoxatkm of London , came to an end on Tuesday . It will be remembered that tho corporation attempted to enforce the paVrtxent &f inetage-dnes upon Messrs . Combe , who brought theic own grain up the Thames for the use of their brewery ; No sale took place , yet the corporation tried to enforce payment for measuring -where measuring , was not wanted . Messrs . Combe resisted $ an action was brought ; they met it by riling a cross bi 31 for the disco-very of titles , &c , and Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce decided in their favoor . The corporation appealed ( o the House of Lords . On Tuesdaythe appeal was withdrawn , on tho ground that the corporation are making an arrangement beneficial to the public , and no longer contest with Messrs . Combe . The coiporation pay the costs of the appeal .

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      Some criminals , whose deeds we recorded when they ¦ were perpetrated , have met with the punishment which at the time they could not have anticipated would orertake tliein-Tlua the ci-devant Primitive Methodist , Abel Burrows , who at Heath and Beach murdered an old woman named Charity Glenister , by beating out her brains with a hammer , and who , maddened by rage and mock piety , exulted in the deed , singing , " Glory , glory to tho Lord 1 Halleliyah ! " has been sentenced to be hanged by the Judge presiding at tlie Bedford Assizes . He pleaded insanity . Emery Sprigga , tho landlord of an inn at Westbourne , who in a drunken quarrel shot Iub wife , hus been sentenced nt Lewes to transportation for life . Saunders and Marshall , who robbed the jeweller ' s shop , at Leighton Buzzard , and Myers , who received the ftroDortv .

      have , the two former , been transported for twenty years , the latter for fourteen . The robtery , it will be remembered , waa daring and ingenious . They broke in at a front window , drugged two Bharp watch dogs , took away the whole , property in the shop except a ring and seal , and got cl « ar off with the booty . But they wre tracked to London ; some green wax from a taper , dropped on the shop counter , wuh toond uIko on tbo great cou t of one of thorn ; the , evidence besides was complete . Mr . Mattlicws , the je-wdlor , actually mefc Myers at Sirrtjll ' u , the guld reiiner , tryi-ne to soil sdme of-the property . b

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      A terrible tragedy was acted at Birmingham on Tuesday . A young woman named Walton called upon a widow named Taylor to collect rent . William Taylor , a son of the widow , was walking up and down the room . Miss Walton inquired how he was , when he suddenly flew at her , and attempted to cut her throat , —fortunately only ! cutting her fisee and body Mrs . Taylor rescued 1 ^ iwomai ^ r and -ynang Taylor immediately cut hjs own ; throat . Ho doubt Taylor , was insane ., A young-woman named Holder was hsnr in charge of ^ rhe house and child- « £ he * murtraw ; at : Bath * . « white the latter went to the Circus .. Shorljjr before , nine ia . the evening * - ? fire broke out . Holder rushed up-stairs to save the chfldV she failed \ she tten rushed ^ to itoe ^ wMidow to escape ; it % as ' too late , the flamesj vuahfeig up dnwa her into itiie attJo where both , she and the , infaot were suffocated . Cause , of itha fire unknown . ¦ ¦ ¦ ,

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      Sir JameaWyliej for salpuga-timethe chief physician at the Russian Court , has jo $ t died at St . Petersburg . - Her is reported to have bequeathed the entire ' of his very large fortune to the Enaperor of Russia . Shr James Wyjie was a Scotchman ; born in 1768 . J He waaiknigltted at Ascot Heath Races , in 1814 y by George tT . « then Prince Eegent , and was subsequently created a baronet at the request of the Emperor Alexander ; on his departure from England . Tin wealth of the deceased , is stated to have been : very considerable .

      A most extraordinary account has reached usin a private letter from Vienna to a high , personage hero , and hri » been the talk of . our salons for the last iew days . It appears . that the enrcumstance of the death of ^ neral Haynau presented a phenomenon of the , most awfulTrindtm record . For titany days after death the warmtli of life yet lingered in theiright arm and left leg of the corpse ^ which , remained limpid : and .. moist , even bleedings slightly when pricked . No delusiorA , notwithstanding : could ba -r trahttamed' as to the reality of death , for-the other pwcts o > f the body were * completely mortifiedand interment became before the two limbs

      , necessary . above mentioned bad becomo either stiff or cold . The writer of the letter iitentidndd that this strange circumstance ha *' produced the greatest awe in the minds of those who . witnessed it , -and that the Emperor had been so impressed witb it , that his physicians had forbidden the subject to be alluded to in his presAice . Query , can the above singular statement be verified ? It was copied'from a- French paper , immediately after the decease of General Haynan was known in Paris . W . W . —Fwm . " Notes and Queries . "

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      A ship-broker of Liverpool , named George Walker , has been committed for stealing . a » letter and forging an endorsement . A letter enclosing , a draft for npwiHs of 111 . was sent to Messrs- Walker and Wright of Chester ; but by mistake it was addressed to Liverpool . Walker and Wright could not be ibtond ; but G « orge ; Walker « aid it was his name , on tfiie draft , anddrew fche nwneyt : . Two boys employed in some naarble-works aft Westminster . quarrelled . When they were-geiflg-home , one Gooden stabbed the other , Faulkener ^ becanse Faulkener pushed him . A similar scene was acted at Liverpool this week . » The wife-beating mania baB- come m again with the

      approach of cholera . Has the putrid atmosphere of our " back slums" anything to do with it ? , ' : * ' ' ' ¦ Mr . Umpleby , a tradesman in Holborn , found that his clerk , Tucker , had embezzled money . Accordingly he gave him into custody ; but at the police-station , while the injured master was giving the eharge to the Inspector , Tucker evelled and fired a pistol at Mr . Umpleby r but as mwaaa bad shot' his intended victim escaped . Tucker has been committed at Guildhall . Ke says the pistol went off by mistake !

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      would be elected for six years liy the mirttarfr '' Conferegationr . The baths t » be takett on ttitot<f ^ the University woxild be altered , « o as tti «? 5 «* groaterlatitttde to the persons takito ^ ibeiBi , « rf » ' waa proposed to allow professors to bpea kails xtix 3 lijt licenses ftom . the Vice-Chancelldr , to wMett students could be admitted at a l « i % ej ^ etts ^ He was of opinion that any direst f ^ teHI ^ ence -with the expendatnre krf '' tfie * '« i « a ^ tfit ^ vna undesirable , bat should b © left to rmd&ti restraints and the influence of th « -TXrJive » & ! y ^ # r fthP " rities ^ exeiQtsed through the parents of ftudettts . ' 'li ' was' propoaed to throw open fellbwihips to a < S 0 n * Blderabfe extent , by rescinding' the * rales e&afLf&ag many" of tnera tofpartictiliEtr loccilitSesj fbutideTBv l ^^ drmr&b . r hot cbaintainiog th % foundailons ndw b ^* longing to certain schools , which ^ ete ^ the-reward ^

      merit . A fellowship wduld only be * a $ &ft&'ffo % W > ye » r , except ^^ er <^ ^^^ tional duties , ot holding oertain oflfcoe ia '' > tim 1 im& veraity , or being incumbents o * CttJfcte * r «« ftKn £ within a certain distance vt Orfefihi' 'With rejfaid to the appropriation of the University revenue ; it was proposed to ; appoint a < x > rmnis « i « n of flV © mwn- * hers , who vere to adopt any si ^^ tioiitl !^ TM ^ ro > Wd of , which the Colleges and the Univerritf Tttightma before Michaelmas term next year . If ^ the tTnU' - ¦ versity did not carry out some scheme of ^ iliei ^ - the commission would l > e enabled to ^? draw ^ d

      statutes for the purpose , which ; after febtf ^ mplpN sanction of Government andFarlUmeh ^ w ^ pd ^ t come the liaw of the TTniversityi - ^ to ^ COoi ^ ilB revenues would be appliied' to " B ^ 8 TJtf ^^ H || iiBi ^ within certain limitB . With-regard to > te « U , h > r « Bd not purpose to interfere with themi ^ th ^ p ^ re i ^^ btll ^ but their aboKtiob wo \ iid beia reaalt ^ vhich ? wl much to be desiredy and would-neckvabthet « aft « follow . It was a matter-for leparate considefatlon ; : althoughhewbuldvote io ^ anymeawrxefor ath ^ tihjl Dissenters to the IToiversity He thoughH ; tie * measure toenow ^ proposedwa »» larg ^ and covipnH «

      nensive measure of Metono ^ aatt ^ tralffliliKMiItttggjy vm extend the beneffta of the University rj «* niv jiixri ¦ ¦ ¦ Mr . BbkcKacrr and Mt * . MiJllip urged itha ^ thera ought to be a proTJ 3 idn m the bill ibrthecrUnfflflTOri ofBissettteis ^ to ^ the'Univeriityi' ' ^^ ;| .-w'j *«* V ; - Mr . WitPotK criticisea ^ lie blU ln iinan 3 rTC 8 pect 8 | i and expressed an opimoff that an enabliA ^ blB wdtikl > have been quite suffidefi ^' an * mow lespectftilstOv the Unrversiiiy , than ffiii ? « dinp ^ isoi 7 > niea 8 urei > ' : & > % ^ - - "Sir- W . HEA ^ coTt ^; 4 ^ t ^ w th ^ i a'coaipu ^ ^ bill -WM-necessary ; , a * tl ^ e UnWemty > « u ti \ ci « tie * conld make jd 6 changes - which were not naBctioaafid ^ ; by thelroiTO'Biiatutes ^ J j ' ¦ " ¦ - ¦ •¦• . ¦ ka 4 . ^ ; , ^ i 1 1

      Mr . BoTTNDELiiPalmer ^ opinioii ^ was , that a very jndicibus selection had heen made Atnn * the various plans of University Reform , in order ^ td > make up tlie proposed measure . n ; " . A discussion on minor points ^ wbich > could hardly * be called a debate , enaneel . Mtv Hxin . BY ? saidrb& looked on the seheme a « tending * to ' diiunite 'the < University : from thfc Church of l £ « nglaAd ; ' ¦ K itu ; Mr : Oladstonb expressed 4 he thankfiihiwi of th Groverninent for the maaner i « # hich the ^ 9 t * iu » had been received by theHousev and ^ whichjju « tifled a belief that it w <> uld be dealt with i 4 ispawiionately and not as a party question . * > He * apfce& *' frjjr ^ ai 3 ^ ftH >

      pension of judgment on details till the bill iwasiia the hands of member * ;< which the Government , had ? endeavoured to adapt to the diversity of statutes and interests which' so much complicated ! tbe > question of the constitution of' the University ^ < - iAts > to the questions of principle , he could alludeiioonly ? three . Firstly , as the admission of Dissenters , h « would on-ly reserve liimaelf till in Committee "he had to deal with the clause for that purpose ^ © f which notice' had beeu given by Mr . Hey wood , when he would state his reason * for meeting at with a negative . He then combated the pro * posal ma 4 e by Mr . Walpole that the UniveiiMtyshould have been allowed to reconstitute itseuc

      Haturdat , March , l » tb . There were interesting discussions in both Houses last night : that in the House of Commons was qh University Heform . ZLord John Rusbixx . moved for leave to bring in a bill to make further provisions for the good government and extension of the University of Oxford . Be disclaimed any personal acquaintance , with the studies and institution of the University , but said he had acquired much knowledge of the question from the Report of the Bttyal Commission appointed to inquire into the state of the University , as well as from the evidence given before a Committee of tlie Heads of Houses ; and he

      had also received great assistance in the preparation of the bill from Mr . Gladstone . The plan he proposed was very much based on the recommendation of the Commission . He proposed to widen the field of education afforded by the University , by including in [ it history , modern literature , science , and other brandies of professional teaching , for which no sufficient provision was now made , and also to remove tho restrictions , and throw open the monopolies "which now hampered tlio usefulness of the collegiate system of the University , ajid to appropriate the "vast revenues now belonging

      to the separate colleges , to the educational purposes of the University generally . Although this might occasionally cause an infringement of tho letter of the wills of the founders it was calculated to carry out the spirit of their intentions , and euck a change was perfectly jxietifled by its usefulness . He proposed to set aside the present Hcbdoinadad Board , and in its place to erect a Hebdomadal Council , consisting of 24 or 25 members , of which the Vice- Chancel lor and two Proctors should "be ex officio members ; some of the other members woro to bo recommended by tho Chancellor of tho "University , but thy majority

      without the interference of Parliament , and' a *» serted tho right of Parliament to deal with any corporation , whieh o # « d its safety and guardianship to the general lavr of the land . But itaras especially necessary in this case , where many colleges were bound by their statutes to make no change ia their constitution , —while if the University laboured under no such disability , yet the governing body had in fact no power to act in the matter of Reform .

      As to the appropriation of the revenues of tho College , they were to contribute-a sum nqt exceed * ing one-flfth of their incomes to the general purposes of the University , in the first instance at their own discretioD , but if they did not act , the Commissioner * would do so , but with great limitations—a course consistent with precedent and often with the very letter of tho statutes . The names o € the Commix eioners who were not yet placed on the bill would be inserted before th « second reading . The discussion then suddenly descended to Mr . J " , G . PHiLxmionE , who declared that . * man would noti have left his money to the University and never would leave it again—( laughter )—if it waa diverted from tho object for white ri it vras inWndedjyjjJpidsO hft expressed his averatyn to the firsts "principle Sf tAu

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), March 18, 1854, page 251, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2030/page/11/