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degree to be arrested . Several reattestatibns have taken place , and volunteering ; for the line still' goes on to a moderate extent , r * Capture of a Pkete . — -The schooner Miroui under Lubeck colours , but formerly Russian property , has been captured by the Desperate . She was laden with corn and iron , and is ifce first prtee- of the season . If is thought she -will ifot be-the laat .
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THE PARIS EXHIBITION . The Paris correspondent of the Times s&ys : —" Among the objects of art expected to be admitted for the approaching Exhibition in Paris , not the least interesting is an oil painting representing the Battle of Inkerman , by a young Trench officer of the Staff , who took part in the action , and was "wounded in it . The circumstances under -which it was painted will not fail to impart a value to it , independently of its merits as a work of art . The subject itself , the fact of its having been sketched on the very spot , and when the din of battle had hardly subsided , the studio being a tent , which was blown down frequently while the painter was at his work , give an interest to it of a peculiar kind , and it shows at all events the sort of men that are in staff employments . The artist ' s name is Jumel ; he is a Captain on the Staff , was orderly officer to General Canrobert on the day of the battle , some of the exciting details of which he has , it is
thought not unsuccessfully , transferred to canvas ; and he is still before Sebastopol as aide-de-camp to General Faucheux . He is only twenty-six years old . The moment chosen for the picture is when the French are coming up to the succour of their allies ; the Zouaves are already charging , and the Chasseurs are hurrying on to take part in the combat . An English officer is seen , with his bearskin cap on his sword , cheering on the men ; and another , mortally wounded and supported by his men , is faintly pointing to the French the direction they should take ; The picture , which is about 3 feet by 7 or 8 , has been sent by Captain Jumel as a present to his mother , who resides in Paris , together with a fragment of a Russian shell , and a bullet from a Russian musket , which slightly touched him . The work is a curiosity in its way . Captain Jumel had previously made seventeen different views of Sebastopol for General Canrobert . "
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . We read in the Moniteur : — " In the course of last year a detachment of seamen , belonging to the French brig of war the Olivier , were , without any provocation on their part , assailed by the inhabitants of the Greek village of Cohona , and the officer in command and two men seriously wounded . In the month of December last , three French soldiers were also the victims of an attack in the neighbourhood of Patissia , where , as it may be remembered , the King and Queen of Greece , when
walking in the neighbourhood of Athens , found them weltering in their blood , and caused assistance to be procured for them . The government of the" Emperor has obtained the satisfaction which it demanded against the authors of these two attackSj whom the Greek tribunals have just condemned to the severe punishment which they had merited . The cabinet of Athens , on its part , evinced the most praiseworthy eagerness to have them arrested and delivered into the" hands of justice . "
Twenty-five non-commissioned officers of the army o ^ Paris were arrested in the night of Wednesday week ) and are now confined in the military prisons in the Rue du Cherche-Midi . They are charged with political conspiracy , as to the precise nature of which there are conflicting rumours . The Spanish Cortes , on the 20 th of April , adopted the 2 nd and 3 rd articles of the Bill for the Sale of Church Property . Reinforcements are to bo sent to Mollila , in Africa , for the protection of the presidios , or Government prisons . A letter from Madrid says : — " The committee of the Cortes , charged to cflfect the investigation respecting Queen Christina , hns called for the registers of the baptism of her children by the Duke do Rianzares , but they cannot bo found in any parish or in the palace . The utmost tranquillity prevails in the provinces . "
The Institute of France , cherished by its members as the solo remaining institution whore individual worth and political independence might find duo honour , and stigmatised in official circles as the last refuge of defeated factions , was on Thursday week swamped by an academic covp d ' etat . Henceforth , the title of academician will doubtless be a social distinction ; but it will be only obtainable upon the same conditions ns the post of senator , deputy , prefect , mayor , or forest gamekeeper —It must bear the government stamp . An infusion of
new blood has reversed the majority of the hitherto eelf-elected literary and scientific body ; it is officially declared thnfc its statutes must bo mndo to harmonise with the order established in the state . The annual meeting will beheld on St . Napoleon ' s-day , August 15 th ; a new prize of 10 , 000 fr . per annum will bo awarded every three years in the Emperor ' s name , the first prizo to be given on August 16 th , I 860 ; all functionaries employed in the Institute will bo nominated by the Minister of Public Instruction ; and the ten members pitchforked Into the academic chairs , as a new section of
the acadfemv of moral and political ; sciences , to be called the- section ^ of " politics , administration , andi finance *" are-proclaimed to be entitled ; to the same salary ; rights , and privileges , as the members of the other sections . Thus is the " heavy debt of vengeance paid " for M . Guizot ' s recent speeches and M . Berryer ' s refusal to go to court . The Academy must now cease to be an impevium vn imperio . —Daily News Paris Correspondent .. The Stettin journal , Norddevtsche Zeitunp , contains a long article on the Soun Dues , and confirms the statement that the official notice of the expiration of the treaty between the United States and Denmark has been
sent off from Washington , and is now probably in the hands of the cabinet of Copenhagen . The result is looked forward to with great curiosity and some anxiety . The first American ship that passes the Sound will of course refuse to pay the duty , but will be compelled by force majeure , and have to pay the amount under protest . The captain will then complain to his Government at Washington ; and , from the well-known energy of Uncle Sam , a reclamation will be forwarded to Copenhagen , demanding satisfaction for stopping an American , vessel on the high seas . What then will follow is uncertain . — Daily Hews .
The Times Prussian correspondent , writuig under date of April 20 th , says : — " Yesterday , at Potsdam , the King made over to the safe keeping of a deputation of the 6 th Regiment of Cuirassiers ( named after Nicholas I ., Emperor of Russia ) a uniform of that regiment which the late Emperor had sometimes worn . At a later hour the entire regiment , now stationed at Brandenburg , was drawn up at the railway station to receive the deputation on its return with the treasure . As soon as the uniform , borne by sub-officers , arrived in front of the regiment , arms were presented , and the Russian national hymn was . played by the band . After forming his men into a square , the Colonel of the regiment made a speech to them , and pointed out to them the honour conferred on the regiment by its having this peculiar and ' precious ' present bestowed on it , and then caused the various documents connected with the donation and endowment
to be read aloud . The regiment then returned to its barracks , the precious uniform being borne by one favoured squadron , with its standard , at the head of the regiment , to the sanctuary where it is in future to be preserved ! Due preparations are being made for the religious ceremony of the 23 rd in honour of the memory of the Emperor , on which occasion the Berlin Dom Chor has been ordered to attend . " The pretty English danseuse , Lydia Thompson , who lately attracted a large share of public favour at the St . James ' s Theatre by her graceful imitations of the Spanish dance , and at the Haymarket by the performances of Silver Hair and Bo-peep , is creating quite a sensation at the Fredrick Wilhelmstadt Theatre in
Berlin . The Berlin journals speak specially of the effect produced by the English Hornpipe—a marvel of grace , spirit and originality . Applause , encores , and bouquets reward the fair dauseuse nightly . One journalist remarks naively , that while concurring in doing—homage-to- the- personal—charms _ of _ Albion ' s daughter , he had no notion that they could dance ; and prophesies , that on whatever other subjects there may be a disagreement , there will be long a cordial agreement of opinion among the Western Powers as to the beauty and merit of our fair compatriote . An Imperial decree , dated Windsor , the 19 th inst ., appoints Admiral Hamelin Minister of Marine and of the Colonies , in the place of M . Ducos , deceased . The First Napoleon fought and toiled in vain for the honour of dating an Imperial decree from an English city : the Third Napoleon attains it without a struggle .
M . Ducos was buried on Wednesday , with great military pomp . The Madeleine , where the religious ceremony was performed , was hung with black drapery , embroidered with silver . The Pope ' s nuncio attended ; and large bodies of infantry , cavalry , and artillery lined the streets . The body was ultimately taken to Bordeaux , the deceased's native town . The report on the bill presented by the Government relative to the creation of Protestant cemeteries has been presented and read to the Spanish Cortea . It is favourable to the measure . Some advantages have been granted to the foreign import trade in Spain , and some of the Consular formalities have been simplified . General Forey has departed for Africa . The Emperor , in an order of the day , pays a high tribute to the worth of that officer , and to his services before Sebastopol .
Advices from St . Petersburg mention that for some weeks post no British subject has been allowed to leave the country . Applications for passports have been answered by the military governors that under present circumstances none would be granted . This refusal was couplod with an intimation that , cases having transpired of British mechanics having held meetings and refused to work , any repetition of such conduct would cause them to bo sent into the interior . The subscriptions of the English residents at St . Petersburg and Moscow for the English prisoners at Varonetz nro stated to have reached about 500 / . —Times City Article , FYiday . A letter from Rome , of tho 20 th , in the Univcra , says : — " The Pope received the congratulations of the Emperor of the > French and the Emperor of Austria on his fortunate escape , by telegraph , on the day after the late accident . General Allonveau do Morrtr 6 " nl was
enabled to leave his chamber on the 15 th , and inunew diately repaired to- the Vatican to pay his respects to his Holiness . A public thanksgiving , to last three days commenced oxl Sunday in the French : church of St ! Louis , where a Te Deum was sung in the presence of the French Ambassador and of the officers of the garrison . The Fetes at Orleans . —We recommend those of our readers who may visit Paris on the occasion of the opening of the Exhibition to extend , their journey to the historical city of Orleans , on the 7 th of May . As usual on that evening , a series of historical fetes , in honou r of the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc , will be heralded by a torchlight cavalcade repre- '
senting the heroes and nobles who figured at the sieg e of Orleans in 1429 . Many of the personages who -will take part in the procession are actual descendants of the men whom they will represent , and whose banners they . will bear . The cavalcade will consist of no less than one hundred and fourteen characters , in historical costume , attended by archers , pages , heralds , pursuivants , &c < The military cortege will be formed by detachments of infantry , cavalry , and artillery . The procession will follow the route traditionally taken by Joan of Arc , and will proceed to the Hotel-de-Yille , which has been admirably restored , and which on this occasion will be solemnly inaugurated . There the standard of La Pucelle will be given to the mayor . This standard ,
unfortunately , is not that borne by the virgin warrior , but it will have a more modern interest of its own . It is presented to the city by a subscription of the ladies of Orleans , and embroidered after an ancient model by one of the first houses in Lyons . It may appear singular that in the procession every historical character will be represented except the heroine . We think , however , it has been wisely resolved to abandon the idea of an impersonation so ideal as that of Joan of Arc . It has been the custom to represent the heroine of the procession of the 5 th of May by a child , who was called the Puceau . This honour was a subject of severe contention among the families of the town , as it was reserved for a child remarkable for beauty . The Puceau was committed to
the Tour de Ville , in commemoration of the captivity of Joan of Arc , and thence was conveyed through the streets on a horse richly caparisojied ) and loaded with presents and honours . The child was even supposed to be exempt from future conscription ; but , unfortunately , it sometimes happened that the Puceau turned out badly , and , perhaps , this has been the reason for suppressing the personation . The panegyric on Joan of Arc mil , at the forthcoming festival , be delivered in the Cathedral of Holy Cross , by M . Deguerry , the curd of the Madeleine . A religious procession , upon which the Church
of Rome will lavish all its magnificence , will precede the inauguration . The fetes will last from the 6 th of May to the 10 th . There will be a grand choral congress on Sunday the Cth , and a musical festival . A horticultural exposition , an exhibition of paintings , a grand lottery , and a display of fireworks , are among the various attractions announced . We may add that the journey to Orleans is a very easy , short , aridpleasanTtrip by oneof" the best appointed railways in Europe . Visitors to Paris ought not to lose so delightful an opportunity of becoming acquainted with one of the most interesting of cities under the most interesting circumstances .
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OUR CIVILISATION . No Punishment for Starving Dogs to Death . —At the Chelmsford Petty Sessions , Thomas Archer has been recently charged with having tortured three dogs by starving them to death . Ho had left his house , after locking up the dogs in an outbuilding , and had gono to Chelmsford ^ where he passed his time in great dissipation , pledging all his property to procure drink . In the meanwhile , the poor animals were . left to their fate . Their miserable howlings annoyed the neighbours for several days ; then grew weaker and weaker , and at length
ceased . The fact that they had been starved having come to tho knowledge of a neighbouring clergyman , lie applied to a local magistrate for a summons against Archer ; but was told that starving an aninnil to dentil is extra let / cm , not an offence within the act of 1 arliamcnt . Mr . Ovens , the clorgymnn , not being sat . lsncci , applied to tho London Society for the Suppression ot Cruelty to Animals ; at whoso instance tho brute , Archer , was arrested . Tho bench , however , were of ojiibiob that , as there was no proof of a wilful intention io kill tho dogs , tho man must bo discharged . If thw u ° law , it is high time such a law wns mended . tno
Assault hy a Poliokman . — Barefoot Bigndiko , police constable whoso brutal assault upon a woman , and subsequent counter-chargo of asaault « £ »' "" husband , we detailed in the Leader of April Htn , n «» been fined 2 / . 10 s . Tho penalty wa « paid ; but it <> iig «« . not to have been regarded as sufilciont . Thb Convict Buuankxia will , it i « thought , bo linnt on tho 1 st of May . Great offtrts , however , are being made to save his life on tho pica of insanity ; wit scorns probable they will fail . , . . . . ... i This Boy Fouokk . —Tho boy Lucas , who oWi i e < 40 / . from Messrs . Piuscnt and Co ., on a ban u ; r s < aw , through forging tho signature of Mr . John *¦¦««»» of Dcvonport . has been committed for trial . Post ^ oftojh ! Robberies . — William Milroso , a joirtB
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Leader (1850-1860), April 28, 1855, page 394, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2088/page/10/
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