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? hTband on deck played the Russian National Anthem . The Royal Yacht Squadron battery at Cowes also saluted as the Osboroe passed , and , soon after , her Ma esty ' s ship Eurydice , which was at anchor near Osborne paid the same compliment . The yacht arrived off Osbo ' rne at five-and-twenty minutes past one , p . m . Captain the Hon . Joseph Denman pdt off in the Queen's wee , and landed his Highness on the beach , where a cuard of honour of the 93 rd Highlanders , under Captain Middleton , was drawn up . Carriages were ready on the beach to convey the party to Osborne House . The the Duchess of Kentthe uke
Queen the Princesses , , D of C ambridge , and the Earl of Clarendon , were waiting at the ball door to receive the visitor . Lord Palmerston was present at dinner . On Sunday , the royal yacht Victoria and Albert , with the Queen and Prince Albert and their visitor on board , together with the Duke of Cambridge , took a trip out to sea , passing and repassing Spithead . A stiff breeze prevented a sail round the Isle of Wight , and the yacht therefore returned to Osborne . In the evening , the Grand Duke and suite re-embarked , and slept on board . They departed on the following morning . —On Thursday , the Court returned
to London . The Duke of Cambridge at Birmingham . —The new park on the south side of Birmingham was inaugurated on Monday by the Duke of Cambridge . The ground has been munificently presented by Lord Calthorpe , from whom the park will be named . Monday was observed as a general holiday , and the town was decorated with streamers and various devices expressive of the good feeling of the people towards his Royal Highness . The Duke arrived about noon , and was received by the Mayor , the Earl of Shaftesbury , Lord Calthorpe , Sir Harry Smith , the Bishop of "Worcester , &c . He was escorted to the Town Hall , and was cordially greeted by the crowds which lined the way . On arriving at the building , the party lunched , and an address was presented to the Duke , to which he replied in the usual terms . Some other addresses—including one
from the council of the Midland Institute , and another from the military arms trade of Birmingham—were then presented ; the National Anthem was sung ; and the Duke , together with the other noblemen and gentlemen , started for the park . The route was two miles in length ; and the greatest enthusiasm was manifested all the way . Between sixty and seventy thousand persons had gathered in the grounds , where a salute was fired by a company of artillery as the Duke entered . The difficulty of finding a tangible ceremomy by which to mark the inauguration was got over by his Royal Highness , Lord
Calthorpe , and the Mayor , each planting a small tree . The Duke then announced that the park was opened for the use of the populace . His Royal Highness proceeded direct to Wydrington , the residence of the Mayor . In the evening , the Duke was entertained by the Mayor at a magnificent banquet at Dee ' s Hotel , where two hundred and twenty guests sat down to dinner . The Mayor also gave a free concert in the evening at the Town Hall , and a free ball took place at the Music Hall . The entire expenses of all these entertainments were defrayed by the Mayor himself .
Interference of Peers at Elections . —An important petition is to be presented to the House of Commons by Mr . Roebuck from certain electors of West Norfolk , praying for an inquiry into an nllcged interference in the late election for the division by the Earl of Leicoster , Lord-Lieutenant of the county , Lord Hastings , Lord Sondes , and Lord Walsingham . The Presidency of Madras . —Papers relating to the revised survey and assessment of the Madras Presidency and on the Godavery and Kistna Annicuts wore published last Saturday , on the motion of Mr . Seymour , M . P . The court of directors consider that the urgent
necessity for a survey , with a view to the reassessment of the land revenue in the greater portion of the districts under the Madras Presidency , is established beyond nil doubt ; and they proceed to review the proposals of Lord Harris and to state their approval or disapproval hereof . In conclusion , they express their entire satisfaction with the liberal and enlightened spirit in which this importtan t subject has boon discussed , and with the able and lucid manner in which the conclusions and recommendations of Lord Harris have been placed boforo them . The second letter of the directors refers to the Kistnu and Godavery Annicuts . — Times .
Civil Survicis Superannuation . — -Tho commissioners appointed to inquire into tho operation of the Superannuation Act , and to consider the complaints of the qivil servants of tho Crown , have prosontod their report to the Treasury , and it was issued last Saturday in a bluo-book for presentation to Parliament . They have come to thoso conclusions : —" That retiring allowances should bo continued upon tho sarno principle as heretofore . That tho salaries of tho civil servants should bo
really what they nominally purport to bo , without abatement from that amount . That tho deductions established by tho Act of 1884 should theroforo coaso in all cases to which they have boon applied , and that those salaries whioh have boon subjected to deductions ahould bo raised to thoir nominal amount . That tho ago at which retiring allowances may bo grunted shall cornmonco at sixty instead of sixty-flvo , and that retirement from tho Borvlco shall bo compulsory at tho luttor ago . " Mr . Gnohau Hudson , M . P . —A roqubitlon , signed
by upwards of one hundred tradesmen and others at Whitby , Yorkshire , was forwarded last week to Mr . George Hudson , M . P ., inviting him to a dinner at the Royal Hotel at that town , "in consideration of the great services he had rendered to the town and trade of Whitby . " Mr . Hudson replied , expressing his regret that he felt compelled to deny himself the great pleasure of accepting the invitation . The Discoverer of the Collodion
Photographic Process . —The Queen having been informed that Mr . Scott Archer , the discoverer of the application of collodion to photography ( a process which has superseded all others ) had died , leaving a young family unprovided for , has headed a subscription by a gift of twenty guineas . The Photographic Society of London have followed with a grant of 50 ? ., and a very handsome testimonial is expected to be raised . The committeeroom is at 226 , Regent-street , and Sir William Newton , R . A ., has undertaken the office of treasurer .
Fire at the Atlantic Cable Factort . —The portion of the Atlantic submarine cable waiting for shipment at the works of Messrs . Glass , Elliott , and Co ., at East Greenwich , where it was manufactured , narrowly escaped destruction last Saturday morning through the outbreak of a fire in one of the bending sheds connected with the factory . It was occasioned by a boy dropping a piece of lighted yarn into the shed where he had gone to look after some lost article . The cable , which was in the docks , was not touched , though for some time it was in danger .
The West Indies . —Very little news is furnished by the last West India mails . The islands are generally healthy ( though yellow fever has appeared at St . Thomas ' s ) and the crops in excellent condition . Shocks of earthquake were felt on the 30 th of April and the 10 th of May at Grenada and Jamaica . Trade for the most part was active . The Crumlin Viaduct was formally opened on Monday in the presence of several engineers and an immense assemblage of spectators from various parts of the country and from London , various special trains bringing a host of sight-seers . The viaduct , by far the largest in the world has been erected , ( says the daily papers ) for the purpose of extending the Newport , Abergavenny , and Hereford line to Taff Vale , thus opening means of
communication between the rich mineral districts of Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire . Its height is 200 feet ( that of the Monument in London , it will be remembered , is 204 ) , and beneath runs the Western Valley line of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company . It is almost exclusively constructed of iron . The centre piers consist of an arrangement of 140 cast-iron columns , each 17 feet long and 12 inches in diameter , placed in tiers of fourteen columns each . The heads of the columns are retained in their positions by cast-iron girders , and the area of base is 60 feet by 80 feet , forming an irregular decagon , tapering upwards 24 feet by 16 feet , the whole being laterally and vertically strengthened by a complete system of cross-bracing . The first column was fixed in December , 1853 , by Lady
Isabella Fitzmaunce . A Conservative Banquet . —The Duke of Cleveland presided at a Conservative dinner at Darlington on Monday , given by Mr . Farrer , the late member for South Durham . About four hundred and fifty electors were present . In the course of a speech which he- delivered after dinner , tho chairman said that having , during the fortyfive years he had been a member of the Upper and Lower Houses , studied tho parliamentary history of his country , ho could state as tho result of his experience , that , looking at counties ( which even before tho Reform Bill of 1832 were always largo constituencies ) , it has almost invariably happened that , where different opinions have been nearly balanced , tho constituents have
acknowledged that one party should have one member and tho other the other . If tho minorit } -, however , should bo so small aa only one-fifth , then I think tho Tour-fifths have a right to return both members . Tho numbers , however , wore very nearly balanced at tho last election for this county , and I aay that 2000 men are unrepresented at this moment . But ono thing is quito certain—before anothor election wo shall have a now Reform Bill . What I have not seen I can givo no opinion about , but I shall bo prepared in my place in Parliament , whenever that bill conies boforo us , to givo it that serious attention which tho subject will deserve , and to assist in making such corrections as tho honourablo members of tho IIouso of Commons now present will oxcuso mo for saying are sometimes necessary in bills that como from that Houso . small consti
( ' Hear , ' and lauyhtcr . ) Ho hoped that - tuencies , which arc a disgraco to tho country , will bo done away with , and their members givon to larger bodies of persons . Ho would onlargo tho friinohiHO in counties , giving it to persons having 00 / . a year , no matter from what sourco , and to inon of education . But ho hoped to God ' it would novor bo glvon to tho renters of 10 / . houses . " Holy upon my words , if that is onco done , tho landed interest in every county in England is extinguished for ovor . Upon what princlplo , lot mo aflk , is jtho journeyman mason or carpenter , who resides in ono town in ono county this year , and in another county next yoar—who hna no pormanont residence or stake in any county—upon what principle is ho to claim a county vote ? " Ilia Gmco thon proceeded : " Lord John Russell , aeolng tho hurdahlp of U 000 out of
6000 ( for example ) monopolizing the whole representation by split votes , indicated a way in which this could be obviated . The only way—and , though it was not his own proposition , he hoped it would be adoptedwas to allow electors in counties returning three members to give only two votes . In Berks , Herts , and other counties , it had before now happened that , by coalescing , three agricultural candidates had kept out their opponent—call him Whig ,. Radical , or what you will . " In some subsequent remarks , the Duke insisted that Conservatism is not dead , though old Toryism is ; and Lord A . Vane Tempest and Mr . Mowbray , M . P ., followed in the same strain , upbrading the Whigs for their lavish expenditure and their oligarchical rule .
The late Double Return for Huntingdonshire . — The petition presented by Mr . Edward Fellowes against the return of Mr . John Moyer Heathcote for Huntingdonshire , recites some singular facts . It alleges—1 . That many persons voted in the election twice for Heathcote , and that both such votes were reckoned in casting up the poll . 2 . That persons voted in the wrong booths . 3 . That many votes recorded in favour of the petitioner were struck out by the returning officer or his deputy , and were omitted to be cast up with the petitioner ' s other votes . 4 . That many voters were reckoned on the poll in favour of Mr . Heathcote who did not , in fact , vote for him , but who were personated and fraudulently represented by other persons ; and that
many persons who had no right to vote in the election personated other electors or deceased electors , such votes being reckoned in favour of Mr . Heathcote . ' 5 . That the votes of many persons who were not upon ( or who ought not to have been upon ) the register of electors were reckoned in favour of Mr . Heathcote . 6 . That many persons' votes were reckoned in favour of Mr . Heathcote , whereas they voted for the petitioner ; and that others were reckoned as having voted for Mr . Rust and Mr . Heathcote , whereas , in fact , they voted for Mr . Rust and the petitioner . 7 . That persons voted for Mr . Heathcote whose names were erroneously retained upon the register by the unintentional mistake of
the revising barrister . 8 . That many persons' votes were reckoned in favour of Mr . Heathcote whose names were upon the register , but who were disqualified by legal incapacity from voting at the election . 9 . That many persons voted in favour of Mr . Heathcote in respect of property of which they were only mortgagees or trustees . 10 . That many persons voted in favour of Mr . Heathcote in respect of qualifications not in the county of Huntingdon . 11 . That several persons voted , and their votes were reckoned in favour of Mr . Heathcote , in respect of one and the same identical qualification . 12 . That the petitioner had a majority of legal votes . A cross petition has been presented on behalf of Mr . Heathcote .
Open-air Preachino has been commenced by the Rev . Francis Trench in the picturesque old village of Islip , near Oxford . A large assemblage now meets each Sunday evening under the ' Cross Tree . ' The Duke of Norfolk , has just presented a contribution of 100 J . to the Associate Institution for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women . The Police in Livkrfool , —The Liverpool Town Council has unanimously decided on an increase of the police foreo . Alderman Samuel Holme said it was proved by statistics that the immorality in Liverpool is greater in proportion to population than that of London . Flower Shows . —The first flower and fruit show at
the Crystal Palace this season took place last Saturday . The attendance was large and brilliant , and so were the flowers and fruit . Upwards of 900 / . was distributed in prizes . Some 13 , 000 visitors were present ; and over the glowing richness of tlio flowers and the ladies' dresses rolled tho sonorous music of tho bands of the Coldstream Guards and tho Royal Artillery , and of tho building itself , varied by a performance by Mr . Brownsmith on tho organ now in course of erection in tho transept for tho coming Handel Festival . A display of tho great fountains concluded the day . —The annual spring flower
show of tho Horticultural Society was held on Wednesday at Chiawick . Hunk and fashion crowded tho grounds , and formed , together with tho bright and flaunting buds round wliich they clustered like gigantic beos , a gorgeous picture . Unfortunately , tho sky was clouded , and ovory now « nd then a little rain foil ; but thoahowwas very successful , and tho gardens , with their masses of flowering trees , their eoft turf , and tho young Hummer grcon of thoir foliage , looked most beautiful . Tho bands of tho Grenadier , Coldatream , and Life Guards were in attondunco , and , towards tho close of tho
day fraternized in ono Btorm ol harmony . Guano is thought to have boon diacovorcd on tho southern coast of tho island of Cuba . A Tnui . Y Bmaiubu Child , —Some huntsmen woro following tho chaao , in tho your 1001 , in tho forest of Lithuania , Poland , when thoy perceived a groat many boara together , and in tho nudttt of them two of small aizo , which exhibited some affinity to tho human almpo . Tho mon followed closely , and ut length captured one of thoao strange oroaturos , though it defended iteolf with its nails and teo ^ h . Jt ttppoarod td bo . about nine yours old , and of course was tnkon boforo tho king and queen , aa a eight worthy of the royal pisso . Tho « k n and Uoir woro extremely white , tho limb * wull-pronortloiicd mul strong , tho viaago folr , ami tho oyoa blue ( but tue
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Leader (1850-1860), June 6, 1857, page 537, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2196/page/9/
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