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nople , with , it is said ; the tacit aa ^ orizatioa the P 6 rieforr the construction of the Suez Canal , theworks for-whicli will soon commence . : ' . ¦ - "' . ¦¦¦ RUSSIA . ¦ '¦ " . ¦ . . ' ' ' - ¦ - A vip > nt collision has occurred between the Circassians , and the Bussian garrison of Ekaterinodav , in which the latter are reported to have lost five hundred men . The whole population of the Little Tschetsina , in the Caucasus , amounting to 12 , 000 or 15 , 000 , are emigrating into Russia , under . the protection of Russian troops . They have burnt their auls , or fortified villages . Schamyl , at the last dates , was collecting troops . His movements were closely watched by the Russians .
MONTEJSEGRO . The English war steamer Coquette has entered the port of Ragusa . Two French liners have left Gravosa ; but they have received orders to remain in the Adriatic till they receive further instructions . The Ilonitevr publishes a long and not very clear letter from Prince Danilo of Montenegro to the French consul at Scutari in reference to the recent operations with the Turks . The object appears to be to show that the attack on tke Ottoman army at Grahoyo was not during a truce . A whole Turkish division has embarked for Montenegro , and a large force of inenand artillery has already arrived at Gravosa . ~
On the receipt of the Trench and Russian note , the Porte agreed to suspend hostilities against Montenegro ; bjit great astonishment was felt in official quarters as Boon as it became known that , notwithstanding this arrangement , a French squadron had arrived in the Adriatic . A Cabinet Council was at once held , the result of which has not transpired .
: " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . . . ..- " ATTSTBIA . ¦ ' ' ; ' •'¦ .. ;¦ ' On Whit Monday , there was a Musical Academy in the State Lunatic Asylum , Vienna , and among the singers was the celebrated Staudigl , who for some time past has been , in a state of mental alienation . N " o Btraugers "were present at the conceit ; but it is said that the utmost order prevailed .
- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' . ¦'¦ ¦ ' .- ¦ . . . IXALY . . . . . . ¦ . ,. ¦ : ¦ . ;¦¦ . - ¦ ¦ Another shock of earthquake has been felt at Naples . The King has declined tine proposal of mediation in the affair of the Cagliari , but has accepted that of arbitration , on the condition that the case should be referred to a great Power . The Official Gazette of Milan , of May 28 , announces the premature death of Gaetano Motelli , one of the most celebrated sculptors in Italy . Several of his statues were sent to the Universal Exhibitions of London , Paris , and New York . : The vote of 1 , 600 , 000 / . for the defences of Genoa has been carried in the Turin Chambers by a large majority .
TURKEY . The Greeks in Candia have risen against the authorities under the pretext of being aggrieved by the tax for exemption , from , military set-vice . Reinforcement ? , however , have arrived . The insurgents demand the recal of Vely Pacha , and the same privileges as those enjoyed by the island of Samoa . There have also been several sanguinary conflicts near Smyrna between the Turks and the Greeks . ¦
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PUBLIC MEETINGS . THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY . The annual meeting of this society was held last Saturday at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Lord Brougham in the cliair . Mr . Chamerovzo ' w , the secretary , rend the report , in which it was stated that " at the present moment the only country in tho world which continues the slave trade is Spain . A sum of 400 , 000 / . hnd been paid by England to Spain io compensate her for the losses which Blie would sustain by the emancipation of her slavea , and the society considered tho time had arrived when measures should be adopted by this country to compel Spain to putsue an honest course in this matter . From information received by tho society , it appeared that tlic number of slaves annually landed in Cuba was not less thanfrom 16 , 000 to 20 , 000 . The native trade of Africa l » ad igrently increased , Not less than 20 , 000 tons of palm oil had been shipped from the Bight of Benin , and the exports of cotton had in seven years increased from 2801 b . to 4 , 000 , 0001 b . An attempt was being made to revive tho Blavo trade by Franco , under the insidious guise of importing free labourers from Africa . Active measures liad been taken by a certain party in this country to introduce a similar plan , to which the attention of tho society was most energetically directed . A bill had been passed by tho Jamaica Legislature giving encouragement to this system ; but , by the exertions of the society , tho bill liad been disallowed by her Majesty ' s Government . " Lord Brougham Baid that , breaking through his rule of not attending pvblic meetings , bo had thought it right to add one more enort to the groat cause of tho emancipation of the blucka " lieforo descending into tho ututo of slumbering , feeble , unreasoning , and narrative old age , " Adverting to the system of alleged "freo emigration " from tlie coast of Africa , Lord Brougham said it was a gross ubuso of language to call Hueh emigration " free , " and observed : — " 1 lately had occasion to ceo Borao most respectable and gallant ofticers who had served in tho French navy during tho Crimean war : ; i i i i i > ,
and who had lately been , onthe / coast of Africa as superintendents of the shipment of those so-called freenegroeB . I foundfrom them that the mortality on board the vessels ^—¦ with all the excellent regulations > of the French Government- —was , on a thuty days' voyage from Africa to Guadaloupeand Martinique , as much as ten percent , in those ¦ thirty days . On nay asking howtb . « men were obtained , I learnt that every one of them was a slave , purchased for the purpose of being taken on board the French ships . They were slaves brought up to the coast from the interior , and then liberated , in order to be put on board under indentures , of -which those poor negroes , being no doubt excellent French lawyers , must be supposed to understand the exact nature , binding them to service
for a number of years . It is . said that we in England have no right to complain , because we ourselves supply our colonies with coolies from India and China , and therefore the French and Spaniards have a right to take negroes from Africa . It is to Cuba alone to which these men are sent , and , depend tipon it , unless you blockade the ports of Cuba it is in vain to expect that the system can be put down . I agree -with those who think that the better course to take is not to trust to any blockade of the Cuban coast , but to do-all we can in concert with the French Government iu order to obtain the emancipation , of the slaves in Cuba itself . The instant that emancipation takes place , there would be an end to all speculation on the part of our kinsfolk in-America to obtain possession of Cuba , for the great object of those who entertain that notion is to obtain increased preponderance of the Slave States in the Union . " Lord Brougham denied that there was any parallel between out importation of coolies and the " free emigration" system , though he had always objected , andt did still object , to our employment of coolies . With respect to the working of free labour iu the West Indies , his Lordship said that experience had shown its complete success . " I find that Mr . Governor Hiuekes , writing from Barbadoes in the present year , says that there is one estate Which during the time of slavery was worked "by two hundred and thirty slaves , and whicli was sold for 15 , 000 ? . Since emancipation , it has been worked by sixty free labourers and thirty children , and it has produced three times the quantity of sugar which it formerly did , and was sold last year for 30 , 0007 . It might be the case that in some ' of . . West India islands there was a want of hands , but a noble friend of mine , Lord Douglas , who owns large property in Tobago , went over a short time since to look into the matter for himself . He set to work and introduced plough husbandry and cattle . . He had liis prejudice against so doing , like other people ; but these have been entirely removed by the results which have followed . The utmost exertions are , in my opinion , still necessary for the purpose of preventing that falsely called system of free emigration from the coast of Africa . ' "It'is . neither more nor less than a revival of the African slave trade . " Several resolutions ( affirming the success of the emancipation of the slaves , and the desirability of cultivating cotton by free , labour ) were then unanimously passed . PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS . The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held on Friday week in the Hanover-square Rooms ; Mr . W . A . Maclunnon , M . P ., in the chair . The report stated that the condition of animals in this country had . greatly improved , owing to the exertions of the society . '* A society . with tlie same benevolent object has been established within the last year at Wick , Caithness ; and it has been of . great service in that district , where tlie treatment of animals has hitherto been exceedingly bad . The condition of horses \ ised by tourists in Scotland has been greatly ameliorated ; and a . society recently established in France has offered two medals to two Englishmen who might be chosen from amongst those remarkable for their kind treatment of animals under their charge . The report was adopted on the motion of Sir John Scott Liltie , seconded by Captain Nugent . The mover mentioned the circumstance- that Mr . Itarey , the celebrated horse-tamer , bad been marked for . tlio especial approval of tlic society , by reason of the services bo had evidently rendered in breaking and tnmijig the horse . Thnt gentleman having preferred tho more marked distinction of a modal to a gilt of any pecuniary nature ^ the committee had awarded him a medal of the value of twenty guineas . rLATOKOUND AND GENEJtAX IlECUKATION SOCIETY . Tlio first anniversary festival of this society took plnco on Tuesday night at the London Tavern , and was presided over by Mr . Dickens . Tlic object of tlie society is to provido available opon spots for x > laygrounds in populouR districts , so that tho children of tho poor may bo taken out of tho streets which ho often prove thoir ruin . Mr . Dickens , in a speech full of plensAiitry and Rood feeling , said thnt , - with respect to two parishes , St . Tancraa ami Marylebone , two benevolent Indies bad come forward and pledged themselves to unbsoribo 100 / . each , provided tho remaining noccss . iry funds could bo obtained from other sources . It was , in fact , therefore , with a viow to a trial of the experiment iu ( Iicko two ! parishes that ho appeared before them that evening , U'he health of tlic chairman , and of tlic ladies , were tho two concluding tonntH . Tim last was proponed by tho chairman , \ vlio vowed that ho would not preside- at , ( mother dinner unles . s the ladies nlao dine < i—an i \ niicMincement which avh . s received with cutliuai < iHti <<
cheers . The list of subscriptions during' the evening amounted to 678 / . < 5 s . ¦ BANQOET TO GENERA ! TVIESOK . The members of the Oriental Club entertained Major-General . Sir Archdale Wilson , K . G . B ., the conqueror tf Delhi , at a banquet on Wednesday evening . Major-General Sir Robert Yivian , K . C . B ., was the chairm an " The gu « st of the evening , in replying to the toast of his health , said , speaking of the forces which took Delhi " Not the least noble part of their conduct , in my opinion was , that though flushed with victory , and their blood roused to the highest , pitch , they still obeyed the call that was made tipon them , and not a single woman or child was ill-used or ill-treated either b y a European or a . native soldier belonging to our force . ( Cheers ?) 11 has been stated in the public prints , and also , as I am tokl in Parliament , that such was not the case , and that -women had actually been ruthlessly murdered . That I most emphatically deny . ( Cheers . ) Not one single instance 1 repeat , of any woman or child having bpen ill-treat « il ever came to my knowledge , and I took great pains to inquire into this matter . ( Renewed cheers , ) Gentlemen , I have also to acknowledge your kind recognition of my humble services before Lucknow ; and 1 can only say it is a pride and a gratification to me to have served under so gallant a commander as Sir Colin Campbell . ( Cheers . ) In the name of the army which served before Delhi , I beg , gentlemen , again to return you my most sincere thanks . " Several other speeches were made before the company broke up .
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CRIMINAL RECORD . Muuoek NEAit Newcastlk-o 2 J-Tynk . — -A murder lias been , committed at the village of St . Anthony's , near Newcastle-upon-Tyne , which appears to have arisen entirely from religious differences which have existed ,-between the Protestant and Roman Catholic inhabitants of tlie place . A few evenings ago , a newly warried couple , named Blearns , were returning home late in ' . the evening , when , they met on the road Mrs . Meavns ' s brother-in-law and two other men , who all proceeded homewards with them . They had just reached the outskirts of St . Anthony ' s , and -were passing a public-house in . which . art Orange lodge is said to be held , ay hen Sirs . Mearns ' s brother-in-law was suddenly fired upon by sortie person in a group of men collected outside the building . His brother and sister-in-law , who wore in advance of him , being startled by tlie report of the pistol , turned round and saw their relative stretched prostrate , bleeding-, and surrounded by several men , one of whom ran a ktiifo into htm in several places , lie dieil almost immediately from the effects of his wounds . Four men have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in the affair . Mutiny of Convicts . —The convicts on board the ship Julia , of Bombay , bound for Singapore , mutinied while the vessel was at sea . Captain Fettick acted with the greatest promptitude and courage ; but it was not until he had shot two of the convicts dead that , tho movement was put down .
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GATHERINGS PROM THE XAW AND POLICE COURTS . A . " game at definitions" was played last Saturday iu the Court of Exchequer . An appeal was made against the verdict of a jury at an action for slander tried before Mr . Justice Erie at Maidstone . The imputed slander consisted in the application to tlie plaintin" by the defendant of ; the word " blackleg . " On the question coming before the Court of Exchequer , there was considerable conversation among the Judges and counsel as to the precise meaning of the word , and as to whether or not it was actionable . Great was the display of legal wit and subtlety , and much laughter was the result . Mr . Serjeant Shec moved to set aside the verdict and to enter a nonsuit , or for a new trial , and JMr . I-dwiu James , in showing cause against the rule , ssiid that tho court were culled upon to put a legal construe lion on the word " blackleg . " The term di < l not occur >» Johnson's Dictionary , but , on the authority of Webster , " Blackleg is a term applied to notorioiiH gamblers aim cheats . " By the 8 th and 9 th Vic , c . 101 ) , sec . 17 , the act for amending the law of gaming-, cheating , at cards , &c , waa made uu indictable offence , and to cull a man a MacUleg wub to charge him with such an ofl ' eucn . I " ' defendant relied on tho plaintiff having n > st eiillcil him ft Jew pig . Tho Lord Chief Uarou : " No , only a pig-( latyhtcr . ' ) , Mr . Juvnes : " Well , a pig , which , lrom Its association with porlc , was supposed to bo ollcasiu ' to a Jew . " ( Jtcncwed la-uyhtcr . ') Tlie Lord Chief lUiron : "I think the word blackleg is applied to any uoU > no" * gambler ; but to infer that a man ia a notorious guinulei would not bo nctioniiblc , " Mr . James : "A ' h'g ' » " )' be a pcr-Hou on tho Turf ; hut , if you call him u u'nciv leg , it imputes to him cheating . There would be » o hann in milling- an attorney a nhoup , for Unit impute innocence , ( Uwyldv . r ')\ Iiut , if you cull him h hhick . slici'l , it is dually actionable ., ' Tho Lord Chief Uuvoii : ' » the Man of tha World Sir Pertiuajc Mac . syv . ophi >" « Il J " * to the clmviluiu , bcciunjo ho would not bring wll ' , unnir of gallantry , ' Ton aro a Mack shccjK ,. 1 tho chaplain have * cuuko of action against * ' l , ' MacfiyoopliantV" ( f . uwjhtcr , * ) Mr . James : " 11 U "
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Leader (1850-1860), June 5, 1858, page 538, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2245/page/10/
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