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stttutionnel , some high compliments were paid to the Trench-and their present ruler . "To one of the groups , composed- of members of the corps diplomatique , the Empress said , « The war has only been an , accident , or rather a misunderstanding . It wiu abb have changed in any way the good personal relation *} between tie Russians and the French , who have some remarkable points of resemblance . They have certainly fought too long , but it has been always with courtesy and humanity . France and Russia , at the conclusion of peace , may holdout the hand to each other , may esteem and love each other as in the past ; for , although the struggle has been warm , it has been carried on in all honour and without hatred . Ifce Emperor Alexander also spoke in the most affectionate manner of Napoleon III ., and did full justice to the acts of his government and to bis love of peace , winch , he added , ' is as sincere as my own . "
AUSTRIA . The ceremony of " the washimg of feet' tootplace in the chapel which is attached to the Imperial Palace on Maundy Thursday . The Emperor , after haying served them at table , poured water over and wiped the feet of twelve of the poorest citizens in the city . The Austrian army is to be reduced by nearly two thousand men . ; understand ( says the Augsburg Gazette ) that a number of Austrian officers -will shortly proceed a ¦ under the command of Colonel von Fligely , to Wallachia aridMoldavia , where they are to map the ground ¦ which-was completely surveyed last year throughout ihe Principalities . Some discussion has -taken place as to whether the
Papal Nuncio is to be allowed to act as President of the approaching synod of Austrian bishops . It has "been supposed that ; as he is not one of the Austrian episcopacy , he will not be permitted to fill that omcie ; but' there ; appears a probability that the Government has conceded the point , in order io avoid any conflict wifclL the Church . The Austrians arc , in fact , at ; present mere slaves to the Pope . The Volks-Jreund , the -organof the Severinus Union , after maintaining that the bishops , in the government of their spes , are only responsible to God and the Pope , adds , " In temporal matters the bishops are hound to Obey the Emperor , exactly as the Emperor is bound to obey the bishops in spiritual affairs . "
: . v ¦ - >¦ ¦ ¦¦¦¦" . ...: ¦ . ; . . italy . / Iijazza , the police bravo of Naples , has just published a'documenfr in which he deliberately defends absolutism as'tbe only system of government possible ia- . the kingdpfflof the Two Sicilies , and as the choice of the people themselves , who repudiate all other means of rule as "illusions . " An attempt has been made on the life of the Auditor , of War at Parma ( Lieutenaut Bordi ) , while ¦ walking in the streets with a friend . lii consequence « phis , £ he : ( ioTernmettt _ tas jH ^ i ^ proclamation , j > lacui <»'^ - aj . ma 5 a a state of siege , and ordering domiciliary , visits , the disarming of the inhabitants , and the expulsion of all individuals who have not obtained leave to reside in those localites .
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OBITUARY . Sir Henry Pottinger , the hero of the Chinese war of 1841 , died at Malta early on the morning on the 18 th jnst ., in the Btxty-seventh year of bis age . He was descended from a very ancient Anglo-Saxon family , eaid . to have sjrung from Egbert , the first King of England . The stock , however ,, had been naturalised in Ireland forborne generations , and Sir Henry was a native of that island . He went to India , as a cadet , in 1804 ^ abid for more than , seven , years watt Judge aid Collectorof at Ahmeduuggar , in the Deccan , and for fifteen yeara lingertyae Ppiitical Resident at Cutch and Soinde . „ } le wcis msx . de a . baronet in , 1839 . After
l ^ yw ^ . betw- ^ en China" and jEngland , consequent on the-diflagreenaonta wit ) x reference to the opium trade , h ^; broken o-ut , Sir Henry Pbttinger , in conjunction with $ ir | ^ flliftid Parker , waa appointed a mediator , and a ir ^ iity -wftB concluded in 1842 , of a v « ry advuntageou ^; Character . Sir Henry was rewarded by the Gran ^ L Cross of theI Order of , the Bath , and , in 1 H 4 =, a pepsibn of , iei , 500 a-year was settled on him . by a vote of , the-House of Commons . He has held tbe post of GoTjsrnor and Commander-in-Chief at the island of IP ^ S ^^ g , ftt the Capo of Good Hope ( whore he was succeeded . by Sir Harry Smith ) , and at the PreBidenoy of JIadras , " The last . post he quitted in 1854 . Sir Hepry was m ^ oh respected both in public and private life .
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time to organise them . " It is well known that at least half of the so-called ** Scots Fusilier Guards " are not Scotchmen at all , but Englishmen , whose ears and feelings ought certainly to be considered in the matter . To what extent is the present slavish Bubjeciion to Caledonian self-love to be carried ? The Josephine Wilms . —Tie divers employed under the superintendence of Captain Nott , R . N ., special agent to Lloyd ' s , have this week succeeded in recovering from the wreck of the Josephine "Willis a quantity of passengers' luggage , also the effects of Captain Canney , and a box of jewellery of considerable value . The effects of Captain Canney were restored to his widow , free of all salvage charges . Weather permitting , the divers will resume their work early next -week . Shipping Disasters ok the Norfolk Coast . —A
strong east wind blew for several days last week on the Norfolk coast , and several serious casualties occurred among the shipping . The Grenett , a Hanoverian vessel , was lost off Yarmouth with all hands . The Hero , a schooner , from Rye for Newcastle , parted from both anchors in Lowestoft south roads , and was obliged to run xipon the main opposite the Royal Hotel . The Henry , a brig , from Montrose for London , also drifted on the main near Pakefield Lighthouse ; and other minor disasters are reported . Sir Charles Wood , as First Lord of the Admiralty , attended , together with other Lords of the Admiralty , a review of the fleet at Spithead , on Tuesday .
Storm nf the Black Sea . —A . telegraphic despatch , dated Constantinople , March 24 th , was posted on Wednesday at Lloyd ' s , briefly announcing another terrible storm in the Black Sea , which appears to have been severely felt in the vicinity of Kustendje , between Varna and the mouth , of the Danube . It broke out on the morning of the 14 th inst ., and continued with , fearful violence for forty-eight hours , in the course of which no less than six English barques and five brigs , chiefly employed in the Transport Stores Service , and ten foreign ships were wholly wrecked . The crews of the English vessels were all saved .
Aferay at the Colchester Camp . —The 88 th Regiment ( Gonnaught Rangers ) and the EsBex Rifles have been creating some rather serious disturbances at the Colchester Camp . Some irritating reflections , it seems , were cast on the former by the latter , and a " row" ensued . On this , the men of the 11 th . Regiment , who had formerly been on good terms with the militiamen ( from whose ranks several recruits had joined the 11 th ) sallied forth to the assistance of the Irishmen . After a time , the disturbance was quelled ; but it was found necessary to prevent the communication between + hc u ^ gerenra oy a douole " line of sentrjes . roundI «~ £ - £ . Some other minor scuffles have taken place .
The Inquiry at Chelsea Hospital .. —The commencement of these proceedings has been postponed . . Fire on Board the Screw Steamship Vesta in the Thames . —This vessel waa on Sunday morning discovered to be on fire . It appears that three Custom-house officers were engaged lpokinpj to the loading of the ship , when one of the officers perceived smoke issuing from the hatchway . Upon the revenue officers going below , they fouud that the ship , in the under part of the lower deck , was in ablaze . The fire
spread with such rapidity . that in the course of a few minutes one hundred bales of hemp were ignited . On the steam lower float arriving , the engine was set to work , in spite of which , the fire continued to spread , and at length rushed up the hatchways and fired the combings . After three hours' hard work , the firemen subdued the names . One hundred bales of hemp were destroyed , and tho whole of the remainder of the cargo considerably damaged by fire and water .
. $ ; ., NAVAL AND MILITARY . J ^' ;^ 8811 ^ Pacific — - The Desperate and Tur-^ f ; *^ 01 Mte' * n : iors > ftJt' 0 t 0 *> despatched in search , of thenaiBBing'Pftcifio . E ^ ' ^ K ^ f i ron Good EARS .- ~ Under this heading , / . ^? jSW f % daily papers : —" Her Majesty , it is - •'" . ¦ K £ ?* 8 iW >! # * W d'to sanction tho Scots Fusilior rV ^ SS ^^^ V ? ^^^ W ™ ' t ° consist of one ' ' ¦? 'W ! 8 ! &PZ ^ Sft \ i >* jP « p tg . e < Wh battalion . Their - ^^ fflg ^ wmtetoftte ftthfa 42 nd Highlanders , KS&S ^ pomo little time vet b efore they will ^ gj $ » S ¦ : *>»** <* tho wg&jont , aa itrequirea
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change with that of tihe administration whenever as in the mother country , a collision occurs deprecatory of official management . The Governor , Sir , W . T Denison , was sworn into office on the 19 th as c Governor in Chief of New South Wales / his previous title being « Governor General . * Hia Excellency has prorogued the Council with a speech from the vice-regal chair of state , and a dissolution of that body will follow at an early date . The railway from Sydney to Parramatta ( fifteen miles ) having realised to the utmost the remuneration calculated uponthe
, continuance of the line to Liverpool has been commenced . " Two white colonists at "Wide Bay , on the north-east coast of the colony , have been murdered by the aborigines . A military force has . been despatched to the scene of the outrage . A great fire has occurred at Ballarat , by 'which a whole street has been burned down , and . several persons have been killed . Shortly afterwards , a severe thunder stono , with floods of rain , hurst over the town ; a good many dwellings were carried away , and some lives were lost .
Effects op Fashionable Bonnets . —An eminent medical gentleman in London , writing to a friend in Bristol says : — " I have to lament the great increase , amongBt the female part of my practice , of ticdoloureux in the forehead , loss of sight , and great suffering in the ear , induced , I firmly believe , from the present absurd fashion of dressing the neck instead of the head . During the past month I have been in attendance upon two lovely girls , with the tio doloureux in the forehead , and several others with similar complaints . It is high time that the frivolous bonnet of the present day should be done away with . " . ¦ ¦
. Representation or Great Grimsby . — Lord Wbrsley , who dates from the infantry barracks at Canterbury , las addressed a letter to the electors of Grimsby , acknowledging the receipt of a numerously signed requisition from them , soliciting him to become a candidate for the representation of the borough whenever a general election may take place . His lordship accepts the invitation , considering it not only an approval of the liberal political opinions of his family , but also a recognition of the interest his father ( the Earl of Yarborough ) has taken in the prosperity of the town . His lordship adds that , if elected , it will be his aim . to maintain the same liberal policy . .
Eastern Counties Railway Property *—The Railway Proprietors' Association have appointed an " Eastern Counties Railway Defence Committee , " consisting of all members of the committee of the association holding Eastern Counties stock y ^ t aTe petitioning Parliament ?™! IlSt tne bills ' of that company , bv wl y Mv + »>~~ ~~~ "^ c CI 2 }?!« te indemnity is given " to the directors for all past deeds , 'right or wrong , and a power is vested in them to raise an additional £ 800 , 000 on mortgage , without limitation of interest , for the avowed purpose of lending it on Norfolk ; and Eastern Union securities , whichareonly marketable at a great discount , or of expending it on branch lines . Powers are also sought to saddle the shareholders with increased liabilities for the Tilbury and Southend lines , and the dividends on the ordinary stock will be suspended if certain branches are not " completed in five years . "
Singular Accident . —A few days ago , a collier boy , whilst riding on an underground railway train , of five coal waggons , in a coal pit belonging to Messrs . Knowles and Scott , at Kersley , near Bolton , was strangled under singular circumstances . He lay upon the last waggon of tbe train , the bottom of which was formed of laths of wood , with interstices between them of some inches wide . A worsted comforter was round his neck , " the ends of which got through the interstices , and , wrapping round one of the axle * of the waggon , drew his head firmly down upon the
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . — Mr . Albert Smith had the honour of performing on Tuesday night before the Queen , tho King of the Belgians , tho DucljeBS of Kent , the Royal family , and the party assembled at Windsor Castle . Mr . John Bright , M . P ., id now on a visit for a mouth to Ben Rhydding . His general health is good , but ho has overworked his brain , and he needs repose . Australia .- —We have advices from Sydney of tho 22 nd of December . Tho largo exportation from England to New South Wales of articles of luxury , consequent on the discovery of gold , which , it w « s
thought , would create an unlimited demand , has caused , a temporary glut and consequent depression in trade ; but no sovious alarm is folt . " A material change , " says tho Daily Newa Sydney correspondent , " Hoa just taken plnco in the representative system of this colony . Tho Legislative Council , heretofore ooolectivo and nominee , has been superseded ( or is aboxit to be ) by a Parliament—uo lougor a mere adjunct of the vice-regal government , but an' independent bod y , subject to tho aamo rules and regulations as tho Imperial Parliament of Groat Britain and Ireland , to which , however , it will be still responsible in all matters except those immediately colonial . The officers of the government will bo subject to
bottom of the carriage , and strangled him . Proposed Workxwg Man ' s College at Halifax . —It is proposed to establish a Working Man's College at Haley-hill , Halifax . The prospectus states : — " A committee of working men skilled in their particular trades will exercise a general superintendence over the college . The courso of instruction will includo the following subjects : — Heading , writing , grammar , geography , arithmetic , algebra , geometry , mechanics , mensuration , drawing ( as applied to the arts of industry ) , &c . As far as possible , the instruction will bo made to bear on handicraft trades . "
An Opipkndino Clergyman . —A writ from tho Lord Bishop of Durham was aiHxod last Sunday to tho doors of the parish ohuroh of Darlington , suspending tho perpetual curate ( tho Rev . A . J . Howoll ) from tho duties of the curaoy for two years . This Btop haa been taken in pursuanoo of tho report of a olorical commission , promoted by two of the principal inhabitants , on tho allegation of dmnkennoHS , which commission sat about three months sinoe . Church-bate Oppression in ai , AMoBaANsniRia . — Several BeiKures for church-rates have recently boon made in tho night at Noatli in Glamorganshire . Some hundreds of persona surrounded tho officers , Hho-uting , yelling , firing off pistols , and kicking about fire-balls . A Lent lecture was being delivered in tho
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295 THE LEADER . [ No . 314 , Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), March 29, 1856, page 296, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2134/page/8/
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