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Leader (1850-1860), 25th June 1859, Edition 1 of 2, Page 762, Untitled Article

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      The Late Lo . rd-Lieute ^ axt . —The Gazette of Tuesday night contains the elevation ' of the Earl of Bglinton to the English peerage , -with the title of Earl of'Winton .. Public Health . —The deaths in the metropolis declined last week to 913 , again exhibiting a very satisfactory view of the public health , that number beins 157 * below the average rate . The births during t iie week amounted to 1 , 693 . The mortality returns for the City during the last fortnight are in the aggregate below the average , although the number " of deaths for the first of the two weeks was rather high . ' . ¦ . ¦ ..-. ' AsSuClATICX FOil IMPROVING THE DaVELIISGS OF

      this Puoil . — On . Thursday this society held their thirteenth annual . meeting ; Mr . J . AV . Tottie was in the chair . The report presented was agreed to , as was a resolution that a dividend of 2 per cent , be paid to the shareholders . Mk . Hiddi . e ? to > -e . —At Kidderminster on Tuesday a banquet was given to this gentleman , the unsuccessful candidate at the last election . Mr . Huddlestone declared that he was defeated by the Joint influences of bribery and corruption . He announced tliat a petition had "been lodged against the return of l \ Tr "Rrisrop '

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      LAW , POLICE , AND CASUALTIES . The man . Moore , charged with the murder of his wife , was arrested on Saturday evening . He had been on tramp with two men who travel about the countrv with a barrow as grinders and tinkers , in the hope of eluding justice > the murderer collecting the jobs-from private houses whilst his comrades did the work . p : i Saturday lie was seen by a man who had somt previous knowledge of him , on SFottinghili ; this man went to the police-station and gave information . A policeman apprehended the murderer without any resistance . He appeared in a wretchedly dejected state . On Monday he was brought up for ' examination atLambeth police-court , and remanded .

      At the Middlesex sessions , two soldiers , who have been frequently " in trouble" before , named George Read and John Smith , were indicted for assaulting several police-officers in the execution of their duty . They belonged to the 2 nd battalion of the Grenadier Guards , ami on the 15 th instant went into a publichouse in Camden Town , where they were refused drink , being intoxicated , whereupon they broke a valuable square of glass , and afterwards brutally assaulted the police . The Assistant Judge commented upon their disgraceful conduct ,, and sentenced Head to six and Smith to nine months' hard labour .

      Manuel Antonio Matta , and Angel Custodio Gallo ( two members of ¦ the Chilian Parliament ) , and Guillimo Matta and Benjamin Vicura M'Kenna . ( editors of a newspaper published at Santiago ) , appeared on Wednesday at the Liverpool Police court , to prosecute Captain Leslie , of the ship Louisa _ Jr . aginta , for illegally detaining them on board his vessel . On the 8 th of December last , at a political meeting at San tiago held for the reconstruction of the government-, these gentlemen were arrested and detained in prison three months . At the end of that time they were taken to "Valparaiso and shipped on board defendant ' s vessel . They were not informed whither they were going , and the ship sailed under the convoy of a war-steamer , fift miles

      which accompanied her about ten or een . When the steamer had parted company with the ship they told Captain Leslie , that the 3 , 000 dollars which he was to receive for their passage , though four times the amount paid by ordinary passengers , would be cheerfully guaranteed to him , with 1 , 500 extra for himself , if he would land them at Arica . The captain refused , and Senor M'Kenna then told the captain that they should not further remonstrate with him , but that on their arrival in England they would bring him to justice , and if necessary lay the case before the Foreign-office . Mr . Mansfield declined to settle the case , as it involved several points of international law , which ought to be submitted to a higher tribunal ; he thought the best policy would bfi to assent to a committal to the assizes . The

      captain was then committed to the assizes , two siireties in 3001 . each , and himself in 600 ? ., being accepted for his appearance . In the Court of Queen ' s Bench this week , Mr . Ruck , a gentleman who , it will be remembered , was , a year ago , the subject of a lunacy commission—by the jury in which he was declared to be of sound mind—brought ah action against Dr . Stillwell and others for illegal detention in the Moorcroft House Lunatic Asylum . The trial occupied three days , and

      was concluded on Thursday . The case was made to hinge on the question whether Dr . Connolly , who had given a certificate . of Lunacy , and was the medical attendant of the asylum , was also a part proprietor . The jury did not appear to be able to solve the question , for they say in their verdict : — "If receiving certain payments as commission for certain patients was sutficieut to constitute a part proprietorship , then Dr . Connolly was a part proprietor . " The jury , however , awarded the plaintiff damages , 5001 .

      At the Surrey Sessions William Bradley and John Young were found guilty of stealing two gold watches on Epsom Race-course . They are notorious thieves , and had been previously convicted . The court sentenced them to four years' penal servitude . At Marlborough-street Police-court two extraordinary outrages were investigated before Mr . Beadon on Monday . The first was perpetrated by a youth named Duval , who deliberately fired a pistol at a woman as she passed along Jermyn-street in the afternoon , and expressed much regret on his apprehension that he had only wounded her and not lulled her outright . A remand for a week was ordered . The second case was that o a tender mother and loving wife who , in a drunken frenzy , attempted to stab her own son , and was in the constant habit of beating her husband , and breaking plates and dishes over his head . In default of security for six months ' better behaviour she was locked up .

      At the Worship-street Police court yesterday , the investigation of a charge of assault preferred by a married woman named Scarborough against her landlord , led to what may prove to bo some serious revelations respecting the conduct of the police . She declared that when her landlord gave hor into custody on a charge of breaking some glass , the police dragged , her from her bedroom in her night dress , and compelled her to pass through the streets without hor shoes and stockings . The magistrate said that he should sift the matter to the bottom , and adjourned the inquiry . An attempted murder has taken place at Chatham ,

      the intonded victim being a private soldier . Jealousy appears to have prompted the would-be nuirderer to the commission of the crime . At Southampton ,. on Thursday , six marinas wont for a day ' s cruise down the river in a wherry . "When about four miles down , and close to hor Majesty ' s ship Arrogant , from somo cause , the boat capsized and three men wore drowned ; one of the others was saved by a youth named Oliver , who happonod to bo sailing near tho spot at tho timo , and the remainder contrived to right their boat again , and thus saved themselves . The bodies of the . deceased have not yet boon found . Mr . Edwards , an undergraduate of Pembroke College , Cambridge was drowned , on Sunday , while bathing in tho river near Otter ' s corner , Mr . Savage , a Follow of Pembroke warn with him at tho timo , but nolthor of them coujid swim . Tho greatest depth of tho rivor at tho place In question la but 0 foot 0 inohoa , while tho unfortunate gentleman was over 0 foot high , Assistance arrived too lato .

      A person named Kobert Marks , described as a publisher , Brighton , having been apprehended on a warrant , was exaniiaed at Guildhall on the charge of having obtained large sums of money by fraudulently representing that lie was employed to collect subscriptions for the purpose of presenting testimonials to various persons , among whom were Mr . Mechi , the agriculturist , and Mr . Cort , the inventor of the discoveries in the manufacture of iron . Mr . Alderman Salomons remanded the case till Friday for the production of further important evidence .

      At the Middlesex Sessions on Tuesday James Crawley and John Williams were indicted for assaulting Henry Manual and James Macdonald , policemen , whom they attacked with brickbats , whereby they were seriously injured . The case was fully proved . Tho Assistant Judge said that it could not be endured in a civilised country that such outrages should foe committed by lawless ruffians , and sentenced them to two years ' hard labour . They

      begged tliat they might be sent out of tho country , Tout the judge replied that he had no power tjo do that , '*—Mary Morella , a lady-like woman , was found guilty of a robbery at Messrs . Swan and Edgar ' s , and it appears tliab she acted in such an export manner a . s' to show that she was an experienced hand . It was proved that she was well connected , and was not pressed by necessity . . She was sentenced to t > velvo months' impi'isonment with hard labour .

      Three waitera , nanied Limmor , Ivlesaendorf and Cliinn , wt-ro convioted at the Surrey Sessions yostorday for a fraud perpetrated on tho proprietor of the refreshmentr department ; of the Crystal Palace , and Klessendorf wassentencod to four months ' , and Chinn , who had robbed his master previously , mid been forgiven , to ' six months' imprisonment . Limmor as the least oriminal , was sentenced to seven days ' imprisonment :. It appears that the forgeries in tho caso of J . Lockhart Morton have not been exaggerated . They represent , in the total , an amount of at least 30 , 0002 ., the whole of which , mixed up with his legitimate transactions , liav « boon spread through the various channels In whloh ho conducted his discount operations , Hie estate is , however , expected , "with management , to realise a satisfactory dividend , evon should there not be eventually 20 s . in ilio pound for tho creditors .

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      POSITION OF THE ALLIES ASP THE AUSTRIAN S . The tidings of a great battle on the Mincio has been daily expected , but whatever may be the judicious plan of Marshal Hess , fighting , at least for the present , does not appear to be part of it . Opinions are divided as to the chances of a general engagement ; it is thought by many that the Austrians will not run this risk . The Nord says , we are on the eve of great events . The two armies are face to face . All the corps of the Austrian army are concentrated upon the line of the Mincio . The provinces of the empire have been denuded of

      troops , and the last columns are arriving by forced marches upon the scene of the contest . Tho Austrian army has chosen its position ; it occupies a line on the other side of the Chiese , the centre of which rests upon the heights of Castiglione , before Peschiera ; the right wing extends to Lohato ; the left to Castle - Goffreilo . On tlie 17 th the Emperor Francis Joseph reviewed the two corps d ' armee encamped at Lonato . The allied armies follow the enemy step by step , combining their movements . It is possible that the pivot of their position will be the bourg of Monte Chiaro , evacuated precipitately by the Austrian rearguard . A French , corps is advancing by forced

      -marches ' in the Valtelihe , where the Austrians made a feint of descending from Borinio to threaten the rear of the allied armies . The ground chosen by the Austrians for accepting battle has been well studied by their generals ; these positions served habitually for the grand manoeuvres of the autumn . The latter fact is not ignored at the French head quarters , and precautions have been taken accordingly . By this time military operations have ' commenced in the Adriatic upon the coasts of Dahnatia . It is stated that "the Austrian ^ , while-tlie French army marches to the Mincio , wish to direct a body of 50 , 000 men by the Tyrol upon Milan , but it is not very likely that the Austrian generals will try one of these bold manoeuvres to which thevare so

      littleaccustomed . In any case precautions have been taken . This well-chosen ground appears not to have suited the plans of Marshal Hess , for on Wednesday it was announced that the Austrians , who in great force had occupied strong positions at Lonato , Castiglione , and Montecluaro , where they had fortified themselves with care by . cmbattlementiug the walls , cutting the bridges , and constructing numerous batteries , had abandoned all those positions . An immediate advanco of the Allies was ths consequence , the Emperor of the French having remoyed his head-quarters from Brescia to some place further east , probably Lonato , on the Garda Lakewhich the Austrians have now left . It is

      , impossible to guess Field-Marshnl Von Hosss motive or changing a plan which he evidently had entertained , and to facilitate the execution of which preparations lmd in fact been made for years . For it was always assumed by tho ' Austrians thut any attack which enemies coming from the West might attempt upon their famous quadrangle of fortresses would be made at Peschiera , and they have therefore kept their troops acquainted witliitlie ground in advance of Posebicrn , by holding their great autumnal field manoeuvres tlit-re . Lonato ima thorn convenient spot

      always , been considered by a to offer battle to an advancing onoiny , ior tlieuright wing would bo protected by tlio Gnrda Lnlcc , while tho little river Ossono , whioti lulls into the Mincio , would protect their left . Tho . evacuation ot so advantageous and prepared a position seems to indicate that ' defense inside the quadrangle it eel lias finally been resolved upon at lliu Austrian licaci quarters , a resolution with which political mothes may have had as much to do us strillogical cona [ Ufratlons ; for this rotrogrado movement coincides with tho arrival of the Austriun Prime Minister , accompanied by tho X ' ruasiiin Ambassador , in tno

      On tho other hand tho lottor of ji well-informed Vienna correspondent says ;— " It doua not lulniit ox a doubt that tho Austrians will speedily iwHiimo t » o offensive . Their two corps now consist at ftooac 280 , 000 men , and such a force is much too largo to be shut up in a spaco ao small as tluit bolweon t « e Minolo and the Adige . General Hess has lonrnt w \ experience that troops invariably full sick . " tiioj have not plenty of elbow room nnd occupation , nnu you may therefore bo sure that tho Austruuii armies will not bo cooped up betweon Peschiorn , Voromv ,

      Lognano , and Mantua . A correspondent at tho seat of war Bonds somo startling speculations : — " Tho suooml part of tlio Itullan campaign is to bo ushered inr by a novel kind of Napoleonic ntso . Adventurous as it way-

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      762 THE LEAPli ______ . Iff . and

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      ^ THE WAR .

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), June 25, 1859, page 762, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2300/page/6/