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      cutting they Lay down across the rails , when they were run over by an engine with eight empty waggons , and mutilated in a most horrible manner . . Sir Hugh Rose . — "We have reason to believe that the telegram from Bombay of the 4 th of August , in which it was stated that Sir Hugh Hose had resigned the command of the Poonah . division of the Bombay army , should rather have been that he had resumed it , as letters have been received from him of that date mentioning that he had resumed that command .- ^ JZdinbur' gA Courant . .

      for a vessel to be converted into ' a . training school for sailor youths were progressing favourably . The association is in a very satisfactory condition , its number of members amounting to ¦ 800 , while , increased facilities and advantages have been added to'the reading-room . It was stated that the difficulties with the London ^ Association had been reduced to very slight dimensions , and that as large numbers of the members of both associations cordially sympathised with each other , they would soon adjust their disputes . Mr . J . Clint , who has long been connected with the mercantile marine , has been induced to take the post of chairman . One of the autumn and winter features of the society will consist in the delivery of lectures on subjects of interest to seafaring men . . ' . . \

      _ . _ . . , _ Emigration-. —The Prince Alfred steamer arrived at Pembroke-dock on the 6 th instant to embark emigrants for New Zealand . She lies alongside the pontoon at the Neyland terminus of the South Wales Railway , Milford " Haven , taking in coal and embarking emigrants , for which that famed port is so convenient . This is the second vessel that has done so thence during the present year . , . Screw Colliers and the Seamek . —There is a dispute pending between the owners of the screw steamers belonging to Sunderland , and the mates , engineers , and

      men belonging to them , concerning wages . It has been determined by some of the companies , to reduce wages , by one company to 15 s . a week , and by another to 14 s ., and the engineers and officers in proportion . Seamen s pay for some time has been 18 s . per week ; about a year since it was 20 s . ; now 14 s . is the sum offered . A number of the steamers have been left without men , the proffered terms being firmly rejected . At this time there are thirty-five regular screw colliers trading from SunderlandVand it may be said that they have almost monopolised the whole of the coasting trade . — Newcastle

      Dally Chronicle . Tub FitESCH Forkio . v Tkade . —The Presse says in its weekly commercial review— " Orders for exportation continue " to come in . The revival of business is noticed in almost all . foreign markets as well as in France . Letters from St . Petersburg state that Russia is preparing to avail herself of the facilities resulting from the last treatv with France , and that Russian houses will buy largely in the . French market this winter . An analogous movement is noticeable in Germany and the Danubian Principalities , Every packet from the United States now brings remittances in specie to pay for articles of Paris and ' Lvons . Advices from the departments are

      satisfactory . * Lyons in particular is very much favoured . All the looms there have work in hand for many months to come , and complaints are made of want of hands . During the late crisis many operatives were forced to seek new means of livelihood , and most of them have not returned to the factory . All the principal nouveautes houses of Paris have been buying Amiens , Roubaix , Mulhouse , and Rouen . Cotton manufactured goods are , however , less run on than any others , owing to the high price of the raw material . The corn market is . firmer than it was Ia 9 t week , but there is m * material change in quotations . The late rains have greatly dashed the hopes which were entertained of the vintage of 1858 , which it is now feared will be fur inferior in point

      of quality to that of 1857 . " Incomk-Tax . —The total amount of income-tax collected in the City of London for the year 1857 was 403 , 211 / . 15 s . 4 d . ; land-tax , 50 , 859 ? . 17 s . 2 d . ; and assessed taxes , 48 . 577 A 11 s . 7 d . —making together a grand total of 502 , 649 * . 4 s . Id . The Fijrry Staircase at Niagara . —Everybody who ever trusted himself to the sharp grade of the ferry staircase , na that rope unrolled itself on ' whose strands ' strength hid life hung , has exercised himself in calculating to what degree of destruction his physical nature would be crushed if those fibres should separate . The experiment has recently had an unexpected trial , and comfort of the ad

      tho result ia worthv of record for tho - venturous , in this month of March the Ferry ' House took fire , and in tho conflagration tho ropo burned , and a car rushed tho full length of tho stoop-track , and wont into tho rivor unbroken , almost without a fracture , instead of being shivered into fragments . Tho reason soomotl this : —Tho . weight of tho chain which ia attached , and which servos to e > toady tho krnft , operated as a brealt , and the car was taken through , its fearful journey by this regulator in aat ' oty . It is n trial which in its pleasant result will give assurance of security that will calm tha mind , while tho body is relieved from tho interminable stair jouriuy . — Wdto York Courier and Exa *

      . nmaADiUR-GuNicicAh CiiAMnieia . AiN . —Tho Times -snwr »** IirmnircTnTtr 1 oTt ^ respondent represents Major Norman as having boon appointed A ( U"tant-Uonoral of tho forces before Delhi . Wo aro roquoatoil to Htato that that oittoo was filloil by Brigadier-General Chamberlain , aiulhoUl by him during tho alcgo , and for some months aftor , until ho was superseded at his own particular roquost , and that thon tho appointment was not conferred on Major Norman , though that olllvur wan advanced a stop in conso-. quonco . A WifiAi / niv Soi , micu . —A porter iii a respectable MtabUshmont In Bristol lately received a lottor from ono

      . . A New Clerical Sin . — The Record of Wednesday has made a grave discovery . It appears that some of the clergy in the country have occasionally been present at archery fetes , and one of the Record ' s correspondents designates this as " Nothing but a new and very dangerous form of worldliness—a snare very cleverly baited , and proving very disastrous in its effects upon the rounger clergy of the agricultural districts . " Reigatje Elkction . —It was expected that the

      appointment of Sir Henry Rawlinson as one of the members of the Indian Council would have appeared in Tuesday ' s Gazette , with notification of the vacancy in the representation of the borough , in which case the election would have taken place in a fortnight . An Act of Parliament was passed during the last session to extend the powers of the Speaker respecting the issue of election writs during the recess , but it has been reported that some flaw exists in . the statute , which renders it doubtful whether it can be made available . Should this be the

      case , the election will not take place until the meeting of Parliament in February . Mr . Wilkinson and Mr . Mon ' son , the only two candidates who are openly in the field , have attended several meetings of the electors during the . last few days . Mr . lid win James has not appeared since the meeting about a fortnight ago . Mr . James has not resigned , and it is very probable that he will be put in nomination . Kew Gardens . — The sacred Indian Iotu 3 of the Hindoos , or Egyptian bean , is now producing its flowers of marvellous and touching beauty , in the tropical aquarium . A model of this maguiticent plant is on the table of the old museum .

      Powder and Electricity . * —At the request of the Minister of War , the Academy of Sciences lately named a committee to report on the question whether the passage of the electric telegraph wires in the neighbourhood of powder magazines was dangerous ; and , if so , to suggest means of combating the peril . The report has been given in , and is to the effect that the electric current produced for the service of the telegraph cannot occasion accidents , but that the case ia different with atmospheric electricity . If the lightning struck the wires of the telegraph it might set fire to inflammable matters , which , transported by the wind , might reach the powder magazines . As may be supposed , cases of this sort

      would be exceedingly rare , but their mere possibility is deemed sufficient motive for certain precaution . * . The committee , therefore , recommend the substitution of subterranean for aerial wires on those parts of the line leas than one hundred metres from a powder magazine ; Also to carry the course of the subterrauean tube outside the aone , within which it would be dangerous to admit the workmen who would have to construct , to visit , or to repair them . And , thirdly , to fix one or two lightning conductors , on polos fifteen or twenty metres high , in the vicinity of the subterranean tube , in order to protect the whole length against the direct shock of the lighthing . In its last sitting the Academy adopted tho report of the committee .

      A HonsK Killed hy Wasps . —As Major-General Dulton , of tho Royal Artillery wad driving with hia family in an open carriage , on tho 31 st ult ., a large swarm of wasps attacked his horse , stinging it in every part of the body in a most frightful manner . They pitched in hundreds upon the hor . ie , a very valuable animal , pursuing tho carringo for nearly a milo , anil endangering the lives of all who were in it , who , however , fortunately escaped with only a fow stings . The horse suffered so severely as to cause its death in fortyeight hours .

      Secret Baptism of a Jjcwish Child . —The forcible abduction by thu Roman Inquisition of a Jewish child six years old , at Bologna , under tho pretouco of its having been , two years ago , secretly baptised by its Catholio nurse , has created a most painful sensation throughout tho Jewish world . Twenty-one Sardinian congregations have addressed a joint and most pathetic appeal to tho London Jewish Board of Deputies , soliciting its Interference in behalf of tho heartbroken family . The board mot on Monday last , when it was

      unanimously resolved to respond to the appoal . Asub-com-SFits head , to whloh full power was glvon to take all necessary stops required by the emorgoucv . Tho subcommittee resolved to put Itaelf in communication with the Israolitlsh Central OoniUtorlos qf France ami Holland , to appeal to tho press of England , to endeavour to enlist thoeympathy of the genoraua English Government in the onuse , and , if needs there be , to send a deputation to the Popo . — -Jewish Chroniolo . This MunoANTiKifi Marinic Association of Liviciirooi ,.- —At tho mooting of tho association on Wednesday , H was Btated that the . negotiations with the Government

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      of his sons , a private in the 60 th Rifles , now serving ra India ,, in which he states that he " can put his hands on a thousand pounds any day , " and in proof of it enclosed a draught for twenty pounds as a present to the old man . This is the . " fortune of war" in a substantial form . —Western Paper . . ... '• ¦ 'Crime in Fhasck . —The ftfmriteur publishes a report from the Minister of Justice to the Emperor oh . the administration of criminal justice in 1856 , the results being on the whole highly satisfactory . Thus it shows that , notwithstanding the dearness of food which prevailed in that year , the Courts of Assizes of all the empire only tried 4535 cases of crime , in which 6124 persons were implicated ; whereas in 1855 the number of case 3

      was 47 D 8 , and of accused 6840 ; and in 1851 , 5525 of the former , and 7556 of the latter . It is true that in 1856 the crimes against the person were rather more numerous ( 89 more than in 1855 ) , but the graver classes of crime , such as murder , manslaughter , and parricide presented no increase , while in poisonings there was a decline . The 4535 cases of 1856 were asTollows : —297 of murder , 30 of poisoning , 13 of parricide , 190 infanticide , 76 cutting and wounding ( causing death , 116 cutting and wounding ( not causing death ) , 23 " rebellion" and violence to public functionaries , 831 criminal assaults on women and children , 4 . 5 perjury and subornation of false witnesses , 58 coining , 499 forgery , 1886 burglary and serious robberies , 206 arson , 117

      fraudulent bankruptcy , and 148 other crimes . The number of what are called offences which fall within the jurisdiction of tribunals of the Correctional Police was also fewer in 1836 than in 1855 . Another satisfactory point noticed in the report is that the pgriod for which offenders are detained in prison awaiting their trial has considerably diminished ^ owing to the improvements effected in the forms of criminal proceedings ; thus twofifths ( 421 out of 1000 ) of the persons subjected to preventive imprisonment were detained less than a fortrnight , and not one-fifth ( 195 out of 1000 ) for more than a Inonth . These results , the minister declares , prove that , as regards preventive imprisonment , " France has now nothing to envy other nations . "

      Lord Exmo . uth ' s Flag-Ship . —The old sailing threedecker Queen Charlotte , 104 , which ha 3 not been out of Portsmouth Harbour since her return from the bombardment of Algiers , under the flag of Lord Exmouth , in 1816 , is to be jury-rigged and fitted for duty at Sheerness during the " razeeing of the Waterloo , 120 , to be converted , to a two-decked screw liner of 91 guns . The Queen Charlotte is as sound in her timbers as at the day of her launch . Art in France . —The statues of Montaigne and Montesquieu were inaugurated on Monday last at Bordeaux . The mayor and municipal authorities of the city , the prefect of the department , th « councillors of the prefecture , a number of the members of the Academy of Bordeaux , and a large concourse of people , were present at the ceremony . The mayor and the prefect delivered addresses suitable to the occasion .

      The Lion . —GcYard , the lion-killer , in an article in the Journal des Chasseurs , calculates that there are now sixty lions in the subdivision of Bona , in Algeria , and that from 18 o 6 to 1857 the number of oxen and sheep destroyed by them was about lO , O 00 f Mr . Rouson , after having concluded , with Mr . ~ W- S , Emden , a most prosperous season at the Olympic Theatre , is at present in Edinburgh , but his numerous admirers here will not at present see him on the stage , as he is travelling with his family to recruit his energies after the arduous London season- — Scotsman .

      Obstruction on a . Railway . —On tho 31 st ulfc . two pieces of timber and an iron bar wero found placed across the rails on tho Ox ford , Worcester , and Wolyerhampton line , near Eycsham . They were evidently placed there ft > r tho purpose of throwing tho train off the rails . We ( Worcestershire Chronicle ') hope the dastardly ruflians will bo caught and severely punished . We understand a largo reward is offered for their apprehension . " A Stage Apology . —The following apology was made from a stage in Sunderland ( neither tho Theatre Royal nor Lyceum ) last week : —? ' Ladies and gentlemen , —I hope you will excuse our performance , but our violinist is in a state of beastly intoxication ; tho pianist is doing his best , but fourteen or sixtcon strings of tho piano aro broken 5 "—Newcastle Chronicle .

      LuTTisa ov Rams .- — The annual show of long-woollod r » ms , tuo property of Mr . Kirkhani , of Biscathorpehouao , Lincolnshire , took place a few days ago . Upwards of 120 lots woro disposed of , one-half being shearlings . Tho rams wero lot for tho ensuing season ( it prices varyin g from 10 / , to , 40 / . A flue shearling was iii ' rWl by jRirTSi ' mmomls , of Wisboaoh , at the latter price . Mr . Frank Soworby , of Ayloaby , gave »>/ . for another shearling , and several miule prlcos ranging from 1 ( 5 / . to 25 / . Tho total sum roullsod was 11 ) 7 ( 3 / ., of wmoU 781 / . 10 * . was realised by tho shearlings , g iving an average price , 18 / . 0 s , Cd . The average prices for the last six years have boon ns follows *—\ , , * . i « jfi ' 1854 , 12 / . 8 d . ; 1855 , 15 / . lh . ; 1860 , 11 / . -Hi 1857 , 11 / 1710 Ui 185811 /< ia * d Art

      . s . . , . . . , , ~ „ . rn * QnwjZ 2 uHa Match «»» JOOWho «« t day ' B fishing batweon Watson , of Leeds , and Ba loy , oi ' Nottingham , took plaoo as p « r announcement on

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 11, 1858, page 933, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2259/page/13/