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fight or resign the champion ' s belt . Peels Bobby ¦ willing to make a match with Old Pam , if Pain is good for anything but chaff . Finality Jack has received various challenges , but would like to . see how one or two men come up- to- the scratch before he makes articles . He flatters himself that he has ; a novelty tP open some folks ? eye 3 . Apply at the Bedford Arms . Bill Merrypebble is coming up from the south , and will , be found too far north for some who expected he would be scarce . The report that he-was Gorfu-lent is unfounded . —Funck The British : Minister in Persia . — A Constantinople correspondent writes : — " Mr . Murray , her Majesty ' s
Minister in Teheran , has arrived here via Tiflis and . Trebizonde , on his way to England on sick leave . As you will remember , Mr . Murray has been an invalid for more than a year , from the effects of the climate , but his health has considerably improved on the journey . He Will remain here to be presented to the Sultan . It must have been gratlfving for Mr . Murray to . have remained long enough in Persia to see so complete a change take place in his relations with-the Shah as that which happened after the disgrace of the Sadr , He had several private interviews with the latter , and received at his departure the Shahfs ; portrait in diamonds . "
The TiyTiTA-v Struggle . —In the records of endeavour and endurance , published by our countrymen and countrywomen who have borne the wrench of the great struggle in Indian there is one distinct and gratif \ ing feature : a reliance on national sympathy . Brave deeds are recounted without boast , every man telling of ; the desert of his comrade rather than of his own ; women relate , with a tender pity , griefs and sufferings of little children , and dare to trust the simple tale of their own sorrows to the ear of the great world at home .. For , let us revile as we may , our shows of coldness and frivolity , yet we all know that there is something at the bottom of all English hearts , which binds together the great nation as one common home for all its sons and daugh ^ - ters . In that home there is always sympathy , although there is not always help at hand for the afflicted ¦ '¦ .. .
. ' . Constantly we observe , too , among these Indian hooks , in captain , or colonel , or man-at-arms , as well as in . woman , the uprising of a deep-seated religious spirit from among the tumult of great trials and sufferings * The religious tone of nearly all the journals accords closely with the . spirit in which they are read . The work is done—the grief is borne . The worker and the weeper alike put their trust in the Supreme Disposer of events . It is in such a day as theirs , if ever , that men speak what they dp truly feel j and , as they speak , so ax . e they heard . " We believe that the small library of books built over the Indian revolt is a monument worth any number of Egyptian pyramids ; but that men in England will look back tp it , often and often , from the years to come when they talk proudly of their forefathers . —Household Words . .
ISotAl Geographical Societt . —A meeting of this society will be held on . Monday next , the 24 th ihst ., at Burlington House , at half-past eight o ' clock p . m . Sir Roderick I- Murchisori in the chair . Papers to be read : -r-1 . Journey in , Mexico , by Charles Sevin , Esq ., yjR . G . S . 2 . Reports from Captains Burton and Speke , q £ , the East Africajn . Expedition , on their Discovery of liake Ugiji . ; 3 , Notos on the Aurora Borealis in Greenland , by J . W . Taylor , Esq , _ Criminality in Punning . — -A pun does not commonly justify a . blow in return . But if a blow ware given for such cause , and death ensued , the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun , and wight , if the latter were of an aggravated character , return a verdict of justifiable homicide . Thus , in a case
lately / decided before Miller , J ., Doe presented Roe a subscription paper , and urged the claims of suffering humanity . Roe replied by asking when , charity was like a top . It was in evidence that Doe preserved a dignified silence . Roe then said , ' When ^ it begins to hum ( at home ) ; ' Doe then—ond not till then—struck Roe , and his head happening to strike abound , volume Vf the Monthly Hag-hag and Stolen Miscellany , intense inortification ensued , with a fatal result . The . chief laid 4 *» vn , his notions of the law to his brother Justices , who unanimously replied , Jest so . ' The chief rejoined , that 9 , 0 . man should jest so without being punished for it , and charged tuv the pnsoner , who was acquitted , and the pun ordered to be buraod by the sheriff . The bound volume was forfeited as a doodand , but notj claimed . — T / & Autoorat of the Bv ^ aJd ' aat Table ,
Presents row 'mm Qu « # N . * - * A letter from Tangier , of the 80 th December , announces the return there of the English frigate which had conveyed the sons of the Emperor of Morocco to Alexandria , on their way to uptake a pilgrimage to Mecca . The frigate returned to embark the presents presented by the Emperor to Queen ¦ Victoria . The presents , consist of eight horses , two xnares , a lion , aleppaard , and eight ostriches , which had been Availing afc Tangier Cor more than a- month . Ewr UATBfBPRAU ^ At a rcqen | t meeting of the Chapter of Ely it Was agreqd to undertake , as soon as possible , the restoration of the octagon and lantern of the cathodjcul as a flttlng memorial of the zoo ] , energy , and liberality of Dean Peacock , in the restoration of the fabric l *« wa , —> A conforonqo pn the pow-systom was on Tuosday held in Manchester , but it does not appeal' to have
had any definite results . A proposal for bringing a bill into Parliament , securing existing rights , but designed "to check the pew-system , " was made , but fell to the ground . Manly Sports in the Statics . —One of the greatest wrestling matches known to the history of this country came off at Ireland ' s Corners 0 , 11 Tuesday . The parties Were Dr .. Frazer , of Troy , and Abram Herrington , of Watervleit . The parties " met at 9 A . ar . for the purpose of trading horses . They talked horse two hours , but could hot . trade , as each wished to " put a leak" into the other . At last Herringtpn lost his temper , and proposed to give up horse trading and go to wrestling for twenty dollars aside— -the winner to pav the drinks . The
doctor agreed to this , and put up the money without hesitating a moment . The stakes were held by Elias Ireland . Round 1 : This round was a side-hold ; it lasted forty-five minutes , during , which time Herrington got the doctor four times against the shed , and once under a two-horse waggon . Towards the end of the round the doctor lost his wind , and went down on a broken bottle and a lot of bricks . Cheers for Herrington . Ten to five offered on Herrington—no takers . Bottle-holders gave parties something wet out of a bottle , and wiped their faces with a piece of oilcloth .
— Round 2 nd : This was a " square old flop . " It lasted one hour arid ten minutes . The doctor tripped Herrington and staggered him Herrington made a spring , and recovered his foothold . ( Cheers . ) The doctor now braced back , lifted Herrington from , the ground , and undertook to fall in a mud puddle with him . Cries ' of " fouL" Herrington touches the ground , and gives the doctor a yank that lifted him out of his boots . The doctor rallied , set his teeth , and went in . Herrington , exhausted , went down , cutting his shin with a tin pan . " First blood for Frazer . " Cheers . Twenty to five on the doctor— - ^ no takers . —Round 3 rd : This was a "back
hold . " The round commenced at fifty minutes past twelve , and finished at five minutes past three . Time , two hours and fifteen minutest—the longest round on record .. During the round they crossed the road ten times , got into the cattle-yard fourteen times , brought up against the pig pen twenty-seven times , and upset a waggon four times . The round finally ended in favour of Herrington , owing to the doctor tipping his foot against apiece of scantling , and falling on Davis ' s dog — -killing him ins t antly . The three rounds agreed upon having been gone through wi t h ,-Herrington was declared
the victor , "amid the shouts of a multitude , which amounted to near 200 . Herrington smiled a smile , and asked Ireland for the stakes . " Haven ' t got them—all sperit for ' drinks' an hour ago—in addition to which the barkeeper has a balance against you of 4 . 37 dols . " This led to a fresh wrangle , the result of which was that Herringtsn has agreed to wrestlo with Ireland and barkeeper on Monday next for 50 dols . a side . As a postscript to all this , we woul d state that Davis intends to sue Frazer for killing his dog . He lays his damages at 30 dols . — Knickerbocker . ,
Court of Common Council . —At a Court held on Thursday , the Lord Mayor presided for the first time since his late illness . He was . warmly greeted , and expressed his sincere thanks for the very kind and . " affectionate" manner in which the Court had condoled with him during his absence . Several members were appointed to serve , on the various committees for the ensuing year . An amended report , brought up by the chairman of the Officers' and Clerks' Committee upon the internal arrangements and duties of ' the clerks in the town clerk ' s office was agreed to , with some amendments of an unimportant nature . A report from the Special Lunatic Asylum Committee was also agreed to , and a petition from the ratepayers of the ward of Broad-street against the erection of the proposed asylum was referred to the above committee .
Thjs Geologists' Association now numbers one hundred and seventy members . Mr . Hyde Clarke' has been elected a vice-president , and he has consented to read a paper at the next meeting at St . Martin ' s Hal ) , on Tuesday , the 8 th of February , at seven o ' clock , on ( ho organisation of a geological survey by tho members of the Association . French Coun Trade . —The following letter has been received'from Marseilles this week : — " The Commiasary-Qoneral in this town is purchasing large quantities of provisions . He purchased by contract 9000 metrical quintals of wheat . Severul of tho first houses hero sent in tenders . Tho tender of M . Brousse , of Montpcllior , wan accopted for tho supply of 0000 metrical quintals at
2 of . 50 c . the quintal , and one from Vie Andunso , of Nurbonno , for the supply of 8000 metrical quintals at 28 f . 21 c » tho quintal . Tho corn-inurkot here ia heavy , and no reaction is expected until the Spanish ports are again opened for the admission of foreign com . The reports of war current here for the last eight days produced only a ri » o of OOo . the measure of 100 litres . Our stools of when * in tho stores does not exceed 100 , 000 heptolitrou . This small quantity would produce a rise wore it not tor tho immense quantity of flour whioh arrives hero from the O&to d'Or , and which finds a jroacly sale among tho bakers and iu Corsica . Our speculators have discontinued their operations in consequence of the uncertainty as to tho maintenance of peace . Wheat from Taganrog , of the weight of
81 kilogrammes 250 grammes the hectolitre , finds buyers among the manufacturers of vermicelli at I 8 f . 43 c . Rye from the Danube is quoted at 12 f . 50 c . the 75 kilogrammes ; barley , 13 f . 50 c . the 100 kilogrammes . I cannot describe to you how much the small merchants suffer from the dulness of trade . Their receipts are reduced in an astonishing proportion .. This is chiefly caused bv the want of shipping in the harbour . " Life Assurance in Russia . —Advices from St . Petersburg state that tho " . Life Assurance Association founded in . 1835 , with exclusive privileges which have just expired , will- be continued as an ordinary jointstock company . It is now permitted , however , to insure in foreign establishments , but the latter are not allowed to have agencies in Knssia .
Thk Amehican Coasting Trade . —Messrs . Seymour , Peacock , and Co . have addressed a letter to the Earl of Malmesbury , relative to the opening of this trade to British shipping , inquiring whether the American Government is aware that the coasting trade with this country has been thrown entirely open to American vessels . Mr . Hammond , the Under-Secretary , states in reply that " Lord Malmesbury can hardly conceive that the American Government can be hi ignorance upon this point , but that , in view of the facts stated in your letter , bis Lordship will instruct her Majesty's Minister at Washington to make inquiry of the United States Government , and to seize the opportunity of again urging upon that Government the justice , and good policy of conceding corresponding advantages to British vessels in American waters . "
Thk IJuisns l'usTivAL . ^^ -L . . Ic is talked . uf this week but the Burns Centenary Annivesary , to bo celebrated next Tuesday over the whole of the United Kingdom , and in the Colonies , and in America into the ; bargain . Judging from the information we have received as to the preparations made , we have no doubt that , most of these solemnities will be worthy of the occasion . Whether Glasgow , or Edinburgh , or Ayr , of Dumfries ' will be the most successful it wPuld be difiicult to predict ; probably an equal amount of enthusiasm and -joviality will . be manifested at each . The Caledonian Society of London will also celebrate , and will do it well . It is , however , with regard to the solemnitias at the Crystal Palace that we are especially anxious . Let us .
hope that here , -at any rate * the memory of the bard will not be put to sbanio . Let hini , at least , be kept quite distinct from the monster twelfth-cake , the plum-pudr dii » g , the gorilla , the mudfish , and all the other monsters for which this popular exhibition is becoming noted . Speculation is already rife as to the ceremonies with which the fortunate bard—chosen of six hundred . —will be proclaimed , and crowned . It is even said that a sort of reviS-al of the Olympic games will be att e mpted , and that one of the directors , inspired with classic fury , will don the robes of ancient Greece , and appear as judge of the games ; it is oven hinted that the fortunate bard is to be crowned with laurel , after pocketing his more modern fifty-pound note and reciting his verses to the populace . Should the lot full upon Professor Aytoun ( as has been very generally
hinted ) , wo question whether such a proceeding would be to tho learned Frofesora ' s tasto — albeit his presence in Edinburgh on . that day will certainly save him from the infliction . There i « a variety of reports , more or less absurd , us tp the merit of the poems submitted to the judges . In the first place , wo utterly disbelieve that Professor Aytoun , ornny man of similar position , has condescended to euter into the competition . It seems very likoly that tho rumour arose from nothing but a guess arising from tho Professor ' s rofusal to act as a judge , whence it was sagacinuly concluded that ho must be a candidate In tho next place , wo do not believe that tiio judges have recommended tho publication of twenty of the rejected poems . Uooin for a pendant to tho " Rejected addresses , " by Horace and James Smith , there may bo , and wo hop « that some of our comic writers will not let tho opportunity sli »
by . —Critic , Loud Cami'Iieu , qw Shakspkakk . —Tho Athenaum anya : — "A now illustrator of Shakspoaro has ontorod the field in the person of tho Lord Chief Justice of tho Quoen ' s Bench , Lord Campbell . During a rocont vacation in Scotland , he turned his attention ugain to our , groin dramatic poet ; and , reading over bin plays consecutively , ho was struck by tho vast numbor of logal phrttHcs » nd allusions they contain , and by the oxtromo appropridtenoss and accuracy of their application . Ho began noting and romarktng upon them , giving tljoin Hiioh explanations and oluolUntioiifloshis vast oxporionco
and knowledge of tho law enabled him rowdily to furnish . Ho has since put thorn into more regular form and ordor , and h printing thorn in the slmpo of 11 funullnr letter to Mr . Pnynp Collier , who , in hia voooiu Biogruphy of Sfiafapaare , stntoa that there are more indlgiitloiiH In SliuUspoaro that lw had in somo way , eiu-ly in lifo , beou connootod with the letfal in ofoHHloi ) , tlutn ore to bo met with in all tho works of aouhniiporary dramatlstA put tDgothor . Lord Cainpboll ' rt contribution to our small Htook of Information rogartli « tf " | ° life and production )} of the poot is nonrly roudy fur publication . "
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106 THE LEABEB . [ Na 461 , Janttaiiy 22 , 1859 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 22, 1859, page 106, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2278/page/10/
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