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      ROMAN CATHOLICS IN THE NAVY . plying to Mr . Ca . ikd , Sir John Pakingtos said it tot the practice to compel Roman Catholics to at-Protestant -worship on- board ships ; and he was red to admit that the rule should go further , so any sailor claiming exemption on . the ground of a Roman Catholic , should have it granted . With d to another part of the question , * whether they d be allowed to worship apart , he ivas afraid from : periment that had been made in the case of Disrs , that such allowance would he found impractifroin its interference -with discipline .

      THE KINO OFOtriJK . rd Stanley stated , in answer to Mr . Pease , that , ding to the last advices , the King of Oude is still stody , and that it is intended to bring him to trial ; ie did not know when the trial would take place .

      BATTERSEA PA . IUC AND CHEISEA . BRIDGE . answer to some questions -by-Mr- Alcock , with : nce to IJattersea Park , Clielsea Bridge , &c , Lord Maskers said that the loan for the park was ( 00 / ., the interest on which had already amounted , 000 £ ; and the interest on those two sums was ! . a year . The liability beyond was fixed by Act irliament . Any sum that might be obtained by sle of land or otherwise would go to the fund for nrmation and maintenance of the nark : afterwards

      e advautage of the estate ; and then to the fund > ther metropolitan . .. improvements . There was , fore , no possibility of any sum being available for coemption of the lots . * The land sold to the railcompany would produce G 5 , 000 / ., but the money J be applied as before stated . The loan to Chelsea . ; e waa 60 , 000 ? ., increased by unpaid interest to 10 ? . Therefore , if the whole of the spare land at r . sea were sold to-morrow , not a penny would be cable to a redemption of the toll .

      THE KAFFIRS . \ Pease asked tlie Secretary of State for the Colowhether the Government have received any inforni as to the occupation by the Cape colonists of the ory between the Kei arid Keisfcamma , which has temporarily evacuated by the Kaffirs driven forth tarvation ,- and whether such a policy has received auction ' of her Majesty ' s Government ; whether the id vices from the Cape afford any probability of the ¦ termination of the hostilities now raging between ) range Free . State and Moshesh , the Chief of the tos ; and whether Sir George Grey has offered to : ise his friendly offices as mediator between the two es . —Sir Bumvek Lyttox replied that Sir George had offered his mediation , but that the last advices out no hope of a speedy termination of hostilities . President of the South African Republic had entered orritory of the Orange river .

      Till 3 CAIX DKAINTAGI-: THE METI 1 OPOUS . ic CifANcicLT . oit oi > - the Excni . QUKR moved for ¦ to bring in a bill to alter and amend the Metropolis 1 Management Act ( 1855 ) , and to extend the ¦ r . -3 of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the ication of the Thames and the main drainage of Ion . The Government are of opinion that the In—L'niencc resulting from the state of the Thames is and not national , and that the remedy must be fur out of local resources . They propose to make Metropolitan ISourd of Works a real corporation , to put it in possession of nil income for such a period me as will enable it to effect the purposo in view . propose that a special rate . should be imposed upon

      inhabitants of tlie metropolis for the purpose of Vint ; - the river nnd completing the main drainage , confined to that object . As to the amount and the tioii of that rate , tho object would be to raise a iiuiit fund for this great work ( not less thun ) , O 00 £ ) , and that it should be continued for such a d that , at its termination , a sinking fund , to be in Itaneous action , should suffice to extinguish the e sum to be raided . Tho Government were informed a ruto of not more than 3 d . in the pound for forty 3 would be sufficient to completo the whole of the i drainage , and to supply a sinking fund to liquidato lobt . To bring about this result , application hud nindo to the Government for assistance , and , in his on , tho application was one of a legitimate char . Tho Government , therefore , proposed totfuaranteo

      iniici |) til and interest of tho &um which the Metroun I 3 ourd of Works would raise—namely , 3 , 000 , 000 / . i interest not exceeding four per gent ., upon conns that would place th « 140 , 000 / . a year under the idI of tho Treasury , which would take earn that ision wan made for main turning the Kinking fund , i regard to tho construction of the works , the jriime ut were of opinion that tho viuost courses was avo tho Metropolitan Hoard of Works in possession rlV-cl freedom as regarded thia object , by repealing ixinting restrictions , and giving tlus Hoard adequate is of fill rilling tlieir duties . It wan calculated that ixpeniliture would bo at tlio ratoof ( iOO , OO 0 / . a your , the works were to be completed in five years and u or in 1 « 63 .

      Ihis statement induced a good deal of criticism , chiefly of a scientific and technical kind , on the part of rarious members ; and , ultimately , after a reply from the Chancellor of the Exchequer—who stated that the constrtictions would include a system of interceptng sewers and deodorizing works—leave was given to introduce the bill . CIVIL BILLS , & . C . ( IRELAND ) , ACT AMENDMENT BILL . The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill was resumed by Mr . Cogax , who opposed the bill , which involved great principles , and ought not to have been delayed until many Irish members had left for the Assizes . He moved to defer the second reading for three months . —This amendment was seconded by Mr . Roebuck . —Mr . Walpole supported the bill , tlie

      objects of which were to secure efficient Assistant Barristers , by removing such as were disabled from discharging their functions , and to transfer them , for cause , shown , from one district to' another . — Mr . Osbounk strongly objected to the bill , and recommended that it should be withdrawn , and that another bill should he introduced , placing the assistant barristers upon a better footing . —Mr . Whetesidk justified the measure . — -Mr . J . D . Fitzoerald said he-should resist the bill in its present form m all its stages , considering that it infringed the constitutional independence of judges . —The second reading was supported by Mr . S . 13 . Millku , and opposed by Mr . Pktee . O'Bkikn ; and , after some observations by Mr . Wilson and Colonel Fisencii , it was carried by 97 to 62 . The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to . Other Bills were advanced a stage , and the House adjourned at a quarter to two o ' clock .

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      THE ORIENT . ;¦¦ ' ¦ ' JEDDAH . . A terrible crime has been committed at Jeddah . On the evening of the 15 th of Julie , the Mahometans rose upon the Christians , and massacred about twenty-six persons , including the English and French consuls and the wife of the latter . The daughter of the ' . French consul , and the French interpreter , escaped , though severel y Avounded , and , with twenty-four other refugees , principally Greeks , arrived at Suez on the 3 rd inst . in the English steamer Cyclops . No Christians remained at Jeddah . The English and French consulates were plundered . Two of the Cyclops ' s boats were sent to the town on the in Dining after the massacre ; but they were attacked , and were obliged to lire on those who endeavoured to intercept their retreat . On . the 19 th ult ., the Governor-General of the Hc'djaz , who was at Mecca , arrived with eight hundred men .

      An officer of the Cyclops relates : — " The French consul and his family , were attacked at nine o ' clock , the consul and his wife killed , and his daughter severely wounded by a sabre cut down her face whilst defending her father , whose murderer she succeeded in killing . The Lieutenant-Governor begged the Engli s h would not land or fire on the town , as he had the unfortunate young lady and upwards of twenty other Christians at his -house , and only eight soldiers to defend them , but requested them to wait until the Pacha ' s return . This

      course they adopted . On the Pacha ' s return the remaining Christians were sent onboard the Cyclops , twenty-four in number , including the French lady . The Pucliiv says he has arrested three hundred of tho townspeople on suspicion . An Indian . Seheikli , from Delhi , is said to have instigated the massacre . As soon as the Christians were safe on board the Cyclops , 1 landed a party of men , inarched through the town , and hoisted tlie English and French Hags under a salute of twenty-one gun . s . The English consul ia said to ' have been hewn in pieces , nnd strewed about the streets . "

      CHINA . The rebels appear to bo again malting way . Nnnkin'is closely buk ' .-igiK . ' rod by them , and they ore said to be near to I lung-Chow . Considerable uneasiness prevailed itt Niugpo , in case they should advance on that place . The allied fleet was nl anchor off tho mouth of tho Peiho on the 29 th of April . Six days were allowed for u reply to the demands of the plenipotentiaries ; but , that term having expired on the , 13 th of April , the steamer Sampson took up two gunboats and , one hundred and fifty suppers to tho Peiho . The 1 ' rench have got two gunboat * over the bar ; but our two despatch bouts stuck . Her Mnjosty ' s o'Jth Regiment has been reported under orders for tho North . Tho I ' rench transport ( . iiroudu bus arrived with nine hundred marine infantry . The Chiiioso Government has named

      commissioners to negotiate . At llong-Kong , prices of imports have improved , und nt Canton a largo business linn been done . The tea market at Shanghai ia very dull ; but trillc has been very active . All prices are lower , and the reports of the now crop are favourable . An attempt had been made by the Cliincso Authorities / it Shanghai to impo . so mi additional tax on imports ; but a rcmoiiKtraucu from the Consul caused tlie proclamation which had been issued on tho subject to bo cancelled .

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      Gloominess is decidedly the general characteristic of the telegraphic advices from India which . have arrived during the present week . On the 3 ls £ of May , Sir Colin - 'Campbell' was still at Futtehgliur ; but lie left for Allahabad on the 4 th of June ,, and was there to join the Governor-General . At , the former date , the Calpee rebels , whose dispersion , has been frequently announced , were advancing upon Gwalior ; but , instead of plundering , they -vyere paying for everything . Knglish columns from Calpee were marching in pursuit . General Iiose has refused the command-in Gwalior , on account of ill health . He was , however , on the 17 th of June , to meet Colonel Hicks from Jhansi , ami Brigadier Smith

      from Seepree , before Gwalior . His first brigade was half way to that city when the aiews of its fall was conveyed to tlio General . The strength of the enemy in the neighbourhood is rated at 17 , 000 . Calpee was to be occupied byWhitelock from Banda ; but the enemy was in great force around Lucknow , and vas intercepting communications with Cawnpore . On the 1 st of June , the rebels beat the troops under Scindin , one of our allies . His right and , left divisions went over to the enemy ; but the centre , composed of the bodyguard , fought well . Being outnumbered , however , they wore beaten , and suffered a . considerable loss . Scindia ilud to Dholppre

      and was thence , on the 3 rd ult ,, escorted to Agrn . Again do we hear of disturbances iii Central India , where tlio insurgents have once more become troublesome , having reoceupicd many forts from which they luul been driven by Sir Hugh Hose . General Jones lm ' s burnt Mohumdcc and tho adjacent villages without opposition , and Chundy has been occupied by Smith ' s brigade Troops , at the last ( lutes , wero marching' ngitinst the Moulvie at bhsiliubad , and working parties have been sent to destroy the jungles in which the mutineers still hold out . The Barrackpore regiments have received , the option of disbaiulmeut or of service in China .

      1 he news is not without some hopeful features . Jtohilcuml and the Doab were tranquil at the Jast dates ; the Muhrutta country is described as " cowed and quiet . " All is well in tlio Bombay Presidency ; the chiefs of Meeruj and Sanylee aro surrendering their . arms and admitting garrisons ; the insurrection lias been crushed in Behar , and Sir Edward Lugard ' s force is available for duty else where ; the people at Lucknow tiro beginning to conic in-, and disarming proceeds quietly in various localities .. The disarmed Sepoy regiments in Bengal have been discharged in small parties , and the chief of Nurgoond has been hunged at Belguuni for the murder of Mr . Munson . The India House telegrams ( . dated June 10 th—¦ 19 th ) are as follow : —

      " Oi . idk . —No event of special importance has occurred in Oudu since the dato of tho lust telegram . Tho robol . s aro pui-ftuing tho policy of lmrasahig and plundering those wlio show themselves friendly to our cause , and this , ( loubtlcHfl , prevents many from coining forward openly und siding with us who aro inclined to do so . Tho Kupoorthelln Kaj . ili of the Jtillundur Doub , arrived with about 12 O 0 infantry and C 000 cavalry , and will be employed in tho ) lr » l instance in establishing order in tho 1 ' oonva district . "Noiitii-Wkstkkn 1 ' noviM'ttB , Bknaueh Division . — A , bund of plunderers , in the Joudporo district , havo

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      INDIA . '

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      ¦ W [ With . a view of further advocating the principles of commercial progress , we propose each weelc to devote a portion of our space to Indian subjects . Enough is already done for the party politics of India ; they occupy every journal ; its local and personal news fill the special Indian newspapers ; but tliere is no organ in which space can be found for those great questions of material progress on which the welfare of India and of this country so much depends . In the Leader the friend of India will find what he has vainly sought for elsewhere : the exponent of his views on the English settlement question , railways , river navigation , irrigation , tlie lull- regions , cotton , coffee , tea , indigo , iron , coal , copper , gas , the trade ¦ with Central Asia , the land tenures , the administration of justice , &c . In undertaking this task we are promised the assistance of many of the best friends of India , and we cordially solicit . the co-operajtion of every one "who is desirous of maintaining an organ which Avill not be devoted to factious purposes but to tlio development of those matters on , which the advancement of tlie millions of India really depends . Arrangements have , been made with a resident correspondent , "which will afford to the Trader the earliest news on Indian matters . Correspondence will receive the utmost attention . ]

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 17, 1858, page 677, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2251/page/5/