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    A Land Reformatory . —The committee of the Juvenile Reformatory Association , believing that markeH ? ardening is the most profitable employment to which juvenile offenders can , be . pttt , have advertised for a market-garden , land , and a good farm-house and farmbuildings , within fifteen miles from Liverpool . This step ; wehojl , will not fail through the difficulty of obtaining a suitable site . — Liverpool Albion . CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH AMERICA . —An important announcement is made in connexion with tne proposed confederation of British North America . An evening paper states that Lord and Lady Bury , accompanied by his Lordship ' s private secretary , will leave Galway on Thursday next for British North America . Hi * Lordship has been instructed by the Colonial-office to obtain the opinion of the Legislature and people of Canada , Nova Scotia , and New Brunswick , on the proposed confederation . ¦

    ^ _ „ : « . Roehampton-fark . —The magnificent mansion built by Chambers , the seat of the Earl of Besborougb , and so long the residence of the late W . Robarts , Esq ., the banker , together with the park , pleasure-grounds , &c , upwards of 111 V acres in extent , have passed into the hands of the Conservative Land Society . This fine property , which has for boundaries Richmond-park , Putney , and Wimbledon-common , in the county of Surrey , with a frontage also on the Putney road to Richmond , was offered for sale by Messrs . Norton , Hoggart and Trist , in August last , who have now effected a sale for the noble earl to the Conservative Land Society for the entire freehold estate as it stands . Roehamptoh adjoins Putney , both localities having historical associations : the former as the place where Hobbes the metaphysician died , and the latter as the birthplace of Gibbon the historian . William Pitt died at the Bowling-green

    house . Vacant Appointment . — The Chief Rqgistrarship of the Court of Bankruptcy has become vacant by the death of Mr . John Campbell . The appointment is worth upwards of 2000 / . a year . The Weedon Inquiry . —This investigation was proceeded with on Saturday ; Mr . Aspinwall Turner taking the chair . Mr . Munro , assistant military storekeeper , on being called for examination , put in a lengthened statement relative to the manner in which the books had been kept and business generally transacted at the stores . He also gave it as his opinion that all the accountants in the world would not be able to unravel the tangled web of accounts , and that the Commissioners Commis

    were sitting in vain . On Wednesday , the - sioners went to the establishment of Government-packers in Mark-lane , and they examined with their own eyes the way in which books are kept and clothing is packed up for exportation . This done , they returned to the committee-room of the House of Commons and took further evidence . The inquiry was resumed on Thursday , Mr , Selfe presiding . The " first witness was Mr . F . GHayter , army-contractor , of Mark-lane . He said his £ nn had acted under instructions of the Weedon storekeeper , until last year , when the whole of the clothing ¦ was inspected at Weedon . They charged what they did to the Government . He mentioned the different parts to which the firm had sent military clothing . They had

    received a notice that their services would be ^ aiscontinued , but that notice had been reconsidered . Mr . Bishop , army clothier , was then examined . His evidence turned upon a statement that he was said to have made before , charging the officials with direct bribery . This he denied . He had had statements made to him , but he was not allowed to repeat them , as they had been made in confidence . The Commissioners thought the 'disclosure ought to be made , if there was any truth in auch rumours . The chairman considered that the statement was false and frivolous . Mr . Ramsay , of the War Office , then gave testimony , in which- he entered into all the details of the mode in which the business was done with regard to contracts . The Commissioners then adjourned the sitting .

    Tub Atlantic Cable . — -A report on the state of the Atlantic cable has been prepared by Mr . Henley , the electrical engineer . He states that the results of his experiments lead him to the conclusion that the cable lias been seriously injured about three hundred miles from Valentin . Ho expresses an opinion that the fault existed in the cable before it was submerged , and that It should have been tested in water during its manufacture . He has put his large magnetic machine in operation , with a view to transmit messages to Newfoundland , but he will not know whether they have been received until intelligence comes from the colony by tho ordinary route . Ho does not believe that tho defect will be found

    Court of Common Council—On Thursday the following motions were carried unanimously : — " That the freedom of this City , with a sword of the value of one hundred guineas , be presented to the Lord Clyde , commander-in-chief of her Majesty ' s forces in the East Indies , in testimony of his distinguished services "" That the freedom of this City , with a sword of the value of one hundred guineas , be presented to Lieutenant-General Sir James Outrain , K . C . B ., in testimony of the signal services rendered by him , and in admiration of his high personal and public character . " A petition was presented from Stephen Parker , formerly chapel clerk and schoolmaster of the gaol of Newgate , praying for payment of extra costs amounting to 181 . 18 s . 6 d ., incurred in an action brought by him against the corporation for compensation in consequence of his dismissal from the situation . It was moved that the petition be referred to the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee , but after some discussion and several divisions the motion was negatived . Another petition from the committee of Snow ' s-fields Sunday Schools , praying for pecuniary aid , was referred to the above-mentinned committee .

    Wellington College . — This important national undertaking is being rapidly finished . It is proposed to have everything in readiness for receiving the scholars on the 1 st of January next . It has been determined to light and ventilate the building by the gas light . New French Arm . —Some experiments of a very important nature are stated to be making at Vincennes , with regard to a new kind of breech-loadingudfied gun ; these guns are to be made of steel , and they will permit of any number of rounds being fired without requiring the piece to be rebouched or revented . Great Skiff Race . —The great skiff race between Clasper and Campbell has been pulled on Loehlomond . The distance was upwards of four miles . Clasper came in the winner by forty yards . The match was 100 / . aside and the championship of Scotland . —Scotsman .

    The Ship Austria . —Some more intelligence of the ill-fated steamship has been received at Lloyd's . Two vessels , which arrived yesterday , saw what was left of her at sea , and one of them perceived a number of dead bodies in the immediate vicinity of the ship . Frightful Accident . —This morning , George Maiii , a painter , was at work on a ladder at Newingtoncrescent , when it suddenly snapped in two , and he fell upon the spikes below with much violence , the points penetrating his body . He was extricated as soon as possible , when he was conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , where lie remains in a dangerous state .

    Thursday there was issued a report of the evidence takei before the Select Committee appointed to inquire inti the best means to be adopted for the promotion o European colonisation and settlement in India , espe dally in the hill districts and healthier climates of that country , as well as for the , extension of our commerce with Central Asia . The " evidence supplies some'interesting information respecting the climate and capa . bilities of India . • ' ' Irish Encumbered Estates . —It appears that the entire number of English and Scotch capitalists who have been purchasers under the Irish Encumbered Estates Act of 1849 , is 324 ; the Irish purchasers number 8258 . The amount of purchase money of the former was 3 , 160 , 224 / , while of native capital something over 20 , 000 , 000 / . has been invested . North Countr y Steam Coal for the Rotai XAvr . —The officers appointed by the Admiralty to inquire into the relative merits of the Welsh and north country coals for the steam-ships of the Royal navy , have , made their report . We may , we believe , state that their decision is in favour of the north country coal , which they pronounce not only equal , but superior tc the Welsh . It can , they say , be readily burned without smoke , and with less detriment to the boiler , tubes , &c , than results from the use of the Welsh coal . —Mechanics ' Magazine . Cotton Supply Association . —A meeting was held on Monday , in Glasgow , Mr . Robert Dalglish , M . P ., in the chair . Mr . Morris , of Manchester , delivered an address on the supply of cotton . He stated that he had met with considerable encouragement in Glasgow , and that Scotland was expected to contribute iOOO / .

    Sailors' Wages in North-East Ports . —A few crews of ships have left their vessels at Shields and Sunderland , in consequence of the refusal of owners to give the seamen the IQs . per voyage increase in wages claimed by them for the winter season . But there seems to be no probability of any serious interruption in the trade of the ports from this cause , for nine vessels had sailed on Saturday whose crews were paid the advanced rate , and on Monday and Tuesday seventeen crews signed articles for the same wages . The majority of owners , therefore , have conceded the men ' s demands . In the small ports no difficultv whatever on the wages question has arisen .

    —Shipping Gazette . Liability of Ship Agents . — Hong-Kong , July 28 . —At a sittings in Nisi Priu , « , the court , with a special jury , resumed the trial of " Boch v . Pustau . " In this case , which was adjourned about a month ago , the plaintiff sought to recover 10 , 000 dollars as for damages arising put of the alleged negligence of the defendant"in chartering the Dutch ship Juno to Angier and Co ., of Shanghae—said firm , before the charter was completed , becoming insolvent . For the defence it was shown that at the date of the charter , April , 1856 , Angier and Co . were in good repute , but by the loss of the steamer

    S uicide . —This morning Mrs . Elizabeth Maxwell , aged thirty-eight years , of John-street , Wilmingtonsquare , went to a neighbouring chemist and purchased some bichromate of potash , returned home , and swallowed it . On her husband ' s return' home , the deceased said , " I have taken poison—I have done it . " He conveyed her to the hospital , where she gradually sank and expired . No cause is at present assigned for the act . The Casino Licensed . —The Middlesex magistrates have been engaged all this morning in hearing the application of the proprietor of the Argyll Rooms , in Grea Windmill-street , for a license . Many police officers who were examined grave the place a good character , when it was opened in 1855 and 1856 . The magistrates ultimately , by a majority of 25 to 14 , granted tho license .

    Unicorn had become heavily involved . An immense amount of correspondence was submitted to the jury , and eventually a verdict returned for the plaintiff for 4250 dollars . The weightiest evidence for the plaintiff appeared to be that of the Hon . J . Dent , M . L . C ., who said that if a ship were placed in the hands of his firm , and they procured a charter for her , they would consider themselves responsible for all losses should the charterer turn out insolvent—and this though at the time of making the charter they had no reason for anticipating the insolvency of the charterer . In this the court disagreed , and so , we think , will the public at large . — Overland Mail .

    The New Medical Reform Act . —On Saturday the new Medical Reform Act came into operation . The object of the Act is to enable " persons requiring medical aid to distinguish qualified from unqualified practitioners . " There are fifty-five provisions in the new law . The medical council , to be styled "The Central General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom , " in to be established . The several medical bodies are to elect one member , and her Majesty in Council to nominate six . The first meeting of the General Council is to be within three

    The Western Bank of Scotland . —The position of the shareholders is a most unenviable one . . Not only is all the capital they invested in the shares of the bank gone , but they have already paid a call of 25 / . a shore to clear off the debts of the concern . And not only so ; the liquidators have just made another investigation , and they find that after the payment of the 251 . call , there still remains a debt due by the bank of 920 , 000 / ., nearly 1 , 000 , 000 / . sterling . They therefore have made a second call , this time of 100 / . a share . On the whole , this specimen of Scotch joint-stock banking has entailed a loss of 3 , 000 , 000 / , on its victims .

    months of the Act coming into force . Tho Home Secretary is to appoint the place of meeting . Registrars are to be appointed , and branches of tho council named to carry out tho Act . All qualified medical men are to be registered . The register is to be complete , and nonregistration is to prevent a medical man from recovering his charges , with costs . TheAct provides that several medical boards may have new charters , and also provides for the education of persons for the medical profession . This Act may bo regarded as the first step towards a reform in the medical profession , and to protect tho public from unqualified practitioners .

    French Coasting Trade . —She Siecle having stated , some time ago that tho coasting trade of France was declining , this statement was contradicted by several semi-official journals . The Sidcle , however , returns to the charge , and produces figures from the Customs tables in support of its assertion , and if these figures are correct the SMcle has certainly proved its case . Namur and Liege and Moms and Manag e Railways . —A general meeting of the proprietors was held on Thursday . Major S . Parry , tho chairman , congratulated the proprietors upon the satisfactory conclusion of

    nego-Liverpool Chambkk of Commerce . —> At the monthly meeting of this body on Monday , a letter was read from tho East India and China Association , requesting tho co-operation of the Chamber in support of tho movement now being mado to induce her Majesty ' s Government to resume tho protectorate of that portion of Borneo which has boon ceded to Sir James Brooke . The letter was referred to a special committee for consideration and report . A letter was nlso road soliciting the council of the chamber again to memorialise tho Postoffice authorities \\\ favour of tho appointment of Liverpool as ' the station of departure and ' urrival for tho packets carrying tho African mails . Referred to tho postal committee . Colonisation and Settlement in India . — On

    tirttiona which have kept every person connected with this company in suspense for so lengthened a period . Ho said tho position of this company may bo summed up as follows : —Tho encumbrance of ' having to inako a now lino of twenty-seven miles through a diflloulc country will bo got rid of , ample provision will be made to pay the interest , and finally to redeem tlio whole of your debentures , and the dividends of XI . 8 a . -ill . on the preference , and of 10 s . 7 d . on tho original ¦ Uanw clear of all oxpon - sos , will bo flocurod by tho guarantee of tho Belgian Government . Tho motion for tho adoption of he report > vus then agreed to .

    near the shore , but he recommends that fifteen miles of the cable should be taken up and tested . Any attempt to raise the cable in the deep soundings would , in his judgment , cause its destruction . Finally , Mr , Henley does not despair of making tho eablo workable , provided that it does not got worse . Altogether tho report may be regarded as encouraging rather than otherwise . By the North American , which reached Liverpool on Thursday , wo have some later intelligence about tho Atlantic cable , which is announced to bo again in working order . Wo suppose this means that tho signals sent by tho powerful instruments of Mr . Honloy have gone through tho caWo , and bean intolligibly received in Trinity Bay .

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    TJn . 446 . Octobeb 9 , 1858 . ] THE Ii E A D E B . 1061

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 9, 1858, page 1061, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2263/page/13/