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ttfe London Tavetfi to aadpt measures fot resisting the Ssnoi&rorthtf THHi ^ Ho ^ e Coloration in reference SSKaJr— a iaofiopoly wlnW ha&rexiBtea for'mdWJ ^ an three h ^ dretf ' yearsi aMwhicil has reference to the suoply ©* tSaltadt Otfe of tnV d | jeake * r said th ' at tire dorooWtioii ' ifd ^ desires to otftaln a monopoly of the sfftiptyT of lairtriir in heading ttte ballast ; but this it w-as determined to resist . Several resolutions Wefefpassed to this effect . , ^ mtcffi&A-ddti tri * * Olf ClTY GRAVEYARDS .-- " A ( O&titSe * addressed to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Loxfaort oft May 1 < J , I 8 S 6 , by W . H . Hate , M ! A ., Archdeax « tti'of ltondcfn , " has been published in the form of a ptfmpiuet : The immediate object of this discourse is to prove that graveyards in the heart of overgrown cities , aifd reeking witfc the aeeuniulated decomposition of centuries ; are by no means prejudicial to health . The ulterior" object las reference , of course , to the preservation tffburialfees- The Archdeacon has discovered that in life and in death -we are but dust ; that'death is the analysis and' dissolution of bodies ; that death is as natural to the world as life ( atruth which Bacon proclaimed before him ) ; that we are surrounded by death on all sides ( which has also been proclaimed before him ); and that man is the only annual who buries his dead . " Every creature of God is good , " Scripture attests ; and death subserves to the good of man . Therefore the dissolution of organic beings is perfectly innoxious , and there is ^ flo reason -why we should not dwell in the midst of churehyardsi or even leave our dead unburied if it pleased us . " Supposing , " smirks the reverend man , "that bodies aTe not buried—is there proof that in their decay they would poison the atmosphere and generate disease ? ' Experience would seem to show the contrary . " But the Archdeacon appears to have a fancy for foul odoursin general , and would probably like to have his summer-house in a sewer . The dissecting chamber and the sick room , he reminds us , never do any one any harm ; for repulsive smells are as much the work of God as agreeable perfumes , and therefore a rose-garden is no better than a graveyard . At the same time , it may be as * well to consider that the metal of which a bullet is composed is the -work of God ; yet these little articles , when discharged from a Minid rifle barrel , are known by experience to be highly detrimental to the human body . The Harvest . — A Commercial Traveller , " writing to the Times , thus sums up the general results of the harvest : — " I have , during harvest , gone through Warwickshire , Northamptonshire , Leicestershire , Bedfordshire , Essex , Suffolk , Norfolk , Cambridgeshire , Huntingdonshire , and Lincolnshire ; and , from a very careful observation , and incessant inquiries of farm labourers and others well acquainted with the subject , I am perfectly Satisfied that , although in the fens of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire , and some part of Norfolk , the crops are deficient , take all the counties I have mentioned , the crop of this year is considerably above the average of the last five years . The farmers ( habitual grumblers ) , in speaking of this year ' s growth , compare it with last year , which was certainly the best in the memory of man , and even that did not satisfy many of them , for their reply to me after harvest , when I asked them how the yield was , - when the corn was thrashed , ' Not what I expected ; ' so it is rather difficult to know what the farmers do expect . " MURDER OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN HAVANNAH . Havannah advices to the 8 th ult . mention the deliberate assassination of Mr . G . C . Backhouse , the British Commissioner to the mixed commission for the suppression of the slave trade . It appears that he was sitting at his house , after dinner , with a Mr . Callaghan , on the evening of the Slat of August , when a gang of negro ruffians , accompanied by two white men , entered tho premises and secured the servants in tho outer apartments . Two of the ruffians ( negroes ) entered tho room where the gentlemen were sitting , and commenced tying their arms behind them , and gagging thorn . Mr . Cullaghan , who must , from his own account , have been very much frightened , was thrown on the ground ; his arms were tied , and his watoh was taken from his person . Mr . Backhouse made a more Tmanly struggle . Ho attempted first to throw his assailant on the ground , but finding ho was too powerful a man for him , ho endeavoured to take away his knife . Whilo attempting this , Mr . Backhouse received a wound in the left side , which splintercd'ono of his ribs and passed entirely thnwgh his lungs mid spleen ; and in about four hours he died . Tho murderer and all his confederates have been captured . Thk Late Accident on mat Aukrdkiin Railway . — William Joss , station-master at tho Covo Htation of tho Aberdeen railway , and Andrew Symon , a porter , havo been tried by tho Circuit Court of Justiciary at Abordoon for culpably neglecting to attend to tho proper danger signals on tho 27 th of last July , in consequence of which a serious collision occurred , and several passengers wore much hurt . The jury found a verdict of Guilty , but etrorigly recommended tho prisoners to mercy on account of their previous good conduct . Lords Cowan and Handyeide sentenced them to throe months' imprisonment } and remarked in strong terms on tho loose character of all their arrangements at that end of tho lino on tho occasion . YifltXoVP' FeTbk la making groat ravages in French Guiana .
A Rich TsAdr of Land , provided' with springs , water-coursed , and primeval forests of vast extent , haB been discoVe ' r « a by the Erettcb beyond , the Olrapu atfd the mountains which' skirt' the French possessions in Guiana . The land communicates "With the river of La JComte " , asWbII as'with the Oyac , which is navigable to Vcertain point by vessels of any burden . The Accident to Mb . LnwGEfcr ,, mentioned in our last week ' s paper , has been denied by that gentleman . Indian" Ideas of Decency . —English ladies , though they become familiarised with the ntfdity of natives , as exhibited in the streets , are naturally averse from enduring an unctuous native three-fourths naked sitting next to them in a railway carriage . Two Europeans recently ejected a native so clad from that position , and the case came before the Supreme Court . The judge solemnly decided that a native ' s ideas of decency were the sole criterion , and fined the European gentleman one hundred rupees and : costs ; Both were instantly paid by the exasperated community , and it is understood that , whatever the law may be , they will eject all natives who refuse to respect the rules of civilised society . —Times Calcutta Correspondent . Mosquitoes in England . —A gentleman at Birkenhead , during the summer , was bitten by mosquitoes ; and a professional entomologist states that a few weeks ago he took three of these troublesome insect pests of warmer climates in the place called "Boggart Ho * Clough , " near Manchester . Bushy P-abk . —It is rumoured that there is an intention to make Bushy House once more an abode of royalty . Tall iron gates have recently been substituted for the former wooden wickets and steps ; and , although Sir William Molesworth has stated that it was not intended that the gates should be locked , the fact appears to be that they have been locked . It is complained that the same spirit of encroachment has been active at Windsor and Balmoral . Baby Shows , apparently , are on the increase . Last week , we mentioned one near Manchester ; this week , we have to state that the papas and mammas of Withernsea , in one of the eastern counties , have made fools of themselves in the same way . On the declaration of the prizes , a scene of the greatest excitement and the most virulent rage among the disappointed parents took place , according to the account of an eye-witness ; and the evening * closed amidst much wrath . There has also been a baby show at Boston—we do not mean Boston in America , but Boston in England . Seriously , we hope that the absurdity will soon wear itself out . The Assistant-Surgeons in the Crimea recently transmitted to Lord Panmure a memorial praying for an amelioration in their condition , and certain advantages in point of rank and retirement , and complaining "that promotion appears at the present time to be conducted on no definite plan , and is not regulated , as it should be , by considerations of merit , seniority , or service in the field . " This memorial somehow fell into the hands of Dr . Andrew Smith , by whom it was sent to Dr . Hall , with a letter , stating that the writer could not forward it to Lord Panmure , as he did not agree with it . Nathaniel Williams . —With respect to the case of this poor man , " One of the Convicting Magistrates " has written to the Times to say that Williams had plenty of time to cut the corn on another day , inasmuch as his occupations are merely desultory ; that the corn would not have spoilt by keeping ; and that the terms of the law are such as to dictate the sentence that was awarded . To this the Times pertinently replies that , if all the obsolete statutes still in force were put into execution , England would not bo a place fit to live in ; and that , at any rate , tho magistrates expressed no shame and sorrow at tho state of tho law . It may be added that the Li Convicting Magistrate" has been a long time in furbishing up this defence . The Chawokllor of tub Exchequer has addressed a meeting of tho Radnorshire Agricultural Society on tho subject of tho fall of Sobastopol . Ho was of opinion that the disasters of tho winter wore mainly caused by want of experience , not by want of faculty or zeal ; and , alluding to tho breaking off of tho Vienna Conferences , obsorved : —" Since that time , the war with Russia has boon prosecuted with all tho vigour which this country , with its great resources , could command ; it has been prosecuted with all those more extensive military resources which tho great population and tho groat military organisation of Frunco put at tho disposal of her Government ; and tho result wo all know . " The Dukic of Somkjhskt has -written as follows to tho Times t— " I declined all conversation with Mr . Hamilton that I might not bo misrepresented , and ho porsisted nguliiflt my romonstranco in his endeavour to prolong the interview . In declining to hear tho private matters which ho wished to press upon mo , I deny that I used any language which could justly give offence . It is now manifest that ho hoped to ontanglo mo in Homo electioneering scheme , from which I only escaped by declining any further conversation . " The Wauwickshire and Birmingham Reformatory Institution . —A public dinner , with tho view of aiding thUt institution was hold nt Dco ' s Hotel , Birmingham , on Wednesday evening . Sir Eardley Wilmot was in the chair , and speeches woro delivered by him as well as by tho Archdeacon of Coventry , tho Rev . J . Angel James , tho Rev . J . C . Miller , Lord Lyttelton , M . do
account' amounting to 21 . 13 s . 6 d . The defendant settled the bill without putting a stamp on it . It was in payment of a coat he had of Bates . There had been some unpleasantness about the coat . Mr . Bowley , in defence , stated that the defendant had put a stamp on at the time the account was settled , but insinuated that it had been since taken off . He produced another bill which had had the stamp off , and which did not leave the slightest trace of having had one . The magistrates said they considered the charge proved , and convicted the defendant in the penalty of 51 ., and 16 s . costs .
Metz ( of Mettray ) , Mr . Mbnckton" Milnes , M . P ., tKe Rev . Sydney Turner , Mi . . Adderley /; TSt . P Lord Calth'orpe ? Eord Leigtt , Mr ; Spooherj ittlP ., M 3 r . Muntz , M £ P ., atrd others : Conviction fO » GiVfiSro a RfccBfeT Without a Stam )? . —A few days' ago , at" the town" police-court ; Nottingham , William' Bates , a tailor , Was charged with having , oft the 17 th of July last , " offended against the Inland Revenue laws , by giving a receipt for a sum of money exceeding 27 ., without affixing a stamp . A young man proved having paid to the defendant an
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Berlin , Thursday Evening . Rumours have been very rife to-day , in well . informed circles , that the Russian Government has invited Prussia to take steps towards a renewal of negotiations with the Western Powers . Public feeling in Russia has begun to show itself since the fall of Sebastopol . —The large proprietors have lost a half , or even two-thirds , of their revenue from the want of an outlet for produce , and from the abstraction of labour . The Government functionaries and the youth just from the military schools are alone in favour of a continuation of the war .
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There has been a rumour at Sebastopol , that Generals Bentinck and Markham would be obliged to give up their commands in consequence of illhealth . Further accounts show that the rumour was well founded . The commands of the Second and Fourth Divisions would be thus rendered vacant , and we have little doubt that the opportunity will be seized of further rewarding the gallantry of Major-General Windham by placing him at tho head of one of these divisions . —Globe . We have reason to believe that the Grand Cross of the Bath has been conferred on General Simpson . Marshal Peliasier liaa received the same decoration from the Queen . And his Majesty the Emperor of the French has further awarded to General Simpson tho Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour . —Ibid .
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A very disagreeable incident t ook place nt tho State dinner given by the King of Portugal on tho 18 th , at tho Adjuda Palace . M . Ozorofl ; tho Russian Ministor , could not find tho place which had been destined for him at tho royal table ; and , being probably out of temper with news of tho fall ot bobusiopol , his Excellency took tho matter up rather warmiy , but was prevented leaving the room by a I or ' B " ° nobleman , who gave up his own pluco . Ho w » s ultimately pacified by tho production of the enru which bore his name , and which had been carried on tho tttble » by Madamo Ozeroff'a dross .
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Leader Office , Saturday , October 6 . CAYALRY ACTION NEAR EUPATORLL DEFEAT OF THE RtTSSTANS . Paris , Friday , 2 p . m . The following from Marshal Pelissier has just been posted at the Bourse : — " A cavalry action took place on the 29 th September * at Koughill , five leagues from Eupatoria . The Russians * under General Korf , were defeated by the French , under General d'Allonville . The Russians lost , 50 killed , 105 prisoners , 6 guns , 12 caissons , and 250 horses . The French lost 6 men killed , 27 wounded . "
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An insurrectionary manifesto , having no signature , has boon published in tho Turin Guzetta del Popuh of Soptember 29 th . It is dated " Palermo , September 20 th , " and is addrossed to tho Sicilians , who arc exhorted to rise and throw off tho infamous tyranny ol " Ferdinand Bourbon . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 6, 1855, page 958, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2109/page/10/
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