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    Another cage was descending with night hands , and into this the other cage fell , greatly iniunng the persons therein , so that altogether ten other persons were severely hurt . A youth who was in me ascending cage escaped almost by a miracle . The Board of Trade has directed an oflicial inquiry into the causes of the loss of the Eoyal Charter . Mr . O'Down , solicitor of the Merchant Shipping department , will conduct the inquiry , which will be -held next week at Liverpool . . _ . ¦ ¦ , , . An inquiry / instituted by the Board of Trade , lias been commenced at the Greenwich police-court , before Mr . Traill , the sitting magistrate , and Captain Harris , nautical assessor , into the circumstances attending the wreck of the Royal Mail Steam Company s ship Paramatta , on the 30 th June last , near the Virgin Islands . Captain Bayiiton , comman . kr of the vessel , and several of the subordinate officers were examined , after which the inquiry was adjourned , that the men on watch at the time of the wreck might be brought forward . . A subscription has been opened at Lloyd s on vehalf of the sufferers by the wreck of the Rojal Charter . Messrs . Gribbs , Bright , and Co ., of Liverpool , have given £ 250 , and a liberal response has been met with from several other quarters .

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    The Court .: —We have again to report that the Queen and her family are in good health , the Prince Consort having recovered from his indisposition . The principal events of the week have been the festivities at the castle on the birthday of the Prince of Wales , and the visit of the Princess Frederick William and her husband to the Queen . Their rojat highnesses arrived at Windsor on Tuesday after a very stormy passage , and will remain till after the Princess Royal ' s birthday . The Prince of Wales also arrived at the castle on Tuesday , and returned

    to Oxford on Thursday morning . Wednesday being the eighteenth birthday of the heir apparant , the usual parade of the Life Guards and . Grenadier Guards took place at Windsor in the morning , and in the evening there was a grand banquet in the Waterloo Gallery , followed by an evening party . Among the visitors were the Duke of Cambridge , the Duchess of Kent , and the Premier , the Belgian Minister , Lord Rokeby and others ; the cornpany on the occasion was not numerous . The West End of London was partially illuminated in the evening .

    The Builders' Strike . — -Matters remain much as before in this unhappy struggle between the employers and the operatives in the building trades , no new feature of importance having presented itself since our last issue . On Monday the Conference of the United Building Trades declared and distributed a dividend amongst the men on strike and lockedr out , the payments being—Messrs . Trollopes' , skilled , 12 s ., unskilled , 8 s . each ; locked-out , skilled 4 s . 6 d ., unskilled 39 . 6 d . each . The number of men

    to whom payments were made were 0 , 695 , and tlie amount paid £ 1 , 1 C 3 Is . 6 d . Last week the number who received payment were 5 , 689 , and the amount . £ 883 4 s . 6 d . A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Association of Master Builders was held on Tuesday , when , we understand , it was reported that up to the previous Saturday the number of mon who luid resumed work under the declaration was 13 , 320 , and under the shop rule about 3 , 000 . The Cerunaittee at its risiug adjourned for a month .

    Lord Mayoh ' s Day- —On Wednesday morning tho civic reign of Mr . Alderman Wire terminated , and Mr . Alderman Carter assumed the dignities of the honourable post of Lord Mayor of London . By 9 o ' clock in the morning the people had begun to collect in groups along the route which it was known the procession would take , and every site likely to afford a more than usually good view was speedily filled with spectators . At 10 o ' clock all tho streets within tlie City along the lino , of route were closed to carriage traffic , The crowds assembled along tho lino wore as douse ( is can well bo conceived . Until last year tho progress from London-bridge orBlaokfriars to Westminster was always effected by : water ; but since tho Act of Parliament deprived tho City

    corporation of the conservancy of the Thames , the route by tho rivor has boon abandoned . One result of the -change , however , has been to extend the line of procession , and eonaequently a greater number of people than before have been able to witneaa tho show . Trafalgar-square has bo becomo a favoured alto for viewing tho procession , and was therefor * crowded with people . While waiting for the arrival of . the procession tlie multitude wore by no means idle or ill-tempered . Battles for good places , the breaking down of standings , such as chairs , tables , and forms ricketty and rotten , hired at prices ranging from a penny to a shilling , performing acrobats , German brass bands , and other monstrosities , Indian jugglers , " bonnottiage , " and pookot - picking—Offered ah amount of amusement charming in Its

    variety and affording extraordinary facilities for delightful enjoyment ; the police by no means exerting themselves to put a stop to any innocent recreation , which' did not materially interfere with their own comfort or impede the progress Of the procession . Tlie guard of honour to the Lord Mayor was from the 10 th Hussars , and occasional Rarties of troopers from the same regiment were thrown out on either flank along the procession . The morning

    was splendid , and everything combined- to put people in good humour . The procession , although far below the splendour of former days , was well received . The Lord Mayor was repeatedly cheered , and bowed graciously in return . The'band of the London Rifle Brigade also received manifestations of City favour—a fact which is encouraging to the council , who are said to be ambitious of possessing the finest military band in the kingdom , as their quota towards the defence of the country . held

    if the organ should be in readiness by that time . It should be added , that , among tlie other " improvements , " the monumental tablet to the memory of Wren has been removed . Corporation Purity . —Some extraordinary pro ceedings have taken place in the Norwich towncouncil . The appointment of eight aldertnen had to be made , and until they were chosen the Liberal and Conservative sections of the council were exactly balanced , twenty-eight on each side . As the Aldermen are elected far six years , the balance of power would have been decided for that period } and , of course , under these circumstances , every memBex was whipped" upon both sides . After Mr . J . EL Tillett ( Liberal ) had been elected mayor , and Mr been sheriffthe

    J . Under wood ( Liberal ) had appointed , Conservatives in a body quitted the council-chamber , and eight Liberal aldermen were elected . The attention of the council was called to an attempt to bribe one of the Liberal councillors , so as to secures easting vote for the election of Conservative aldermen . It was affirmed that Mr . Joel Fox , the councillor in question , had been offered £ 300 with this object ; and Mr . Fox held up , in support of the assertion , the halves of three . £ 100 notes , which ne alleged had been given him as an instalment . The scene , of course , produced great excitement , and a committee was afterwards appointed to inquire into the circumstances , with a . view to the vindication of the character and dignity of the council .

    Tub Sunday League . —A public meeting was on Mmday evening at the St . Martin ' s-hall , Longacre ; Sir Joshua Walmsley occupied the chair . After thanking the committee for appointing him on five or six consecutive times to the office of president of the league ; he stated his conviction that the union of working men had always been of great advantage to that class . This association , however , though it had principally for its object the benefit of the working man , did not confine its operation to that class . They invited discussion , and believed that if liberty of discussion were allowed by their opponents , the national exhibitions would not long continue closed on the Sunday .

    Public ' -Health . —Though the weather was milder last week , the severity of the previous cold told on the health of the metropolis , and the Registrar-General ' s' return for the week exhibits an increase of 272 deaths , the total number being 1 , 182 . The number of births was 1 , 888 . The Mobtara Kidnapping—The Mortara deputation met Lord John Russell on Monday , and- Mr . Scott , the City Chamberlain , who introduced the subject , at once told his lordship that reporters were present , so that there might be no mistake on that point . Lord John replied that he had no objection Sir Eardley th

    St . George ' s-in-the-East . —Some circumstances have transpired regarding these disturbances . The Rev . Bryan King , the rector , has issued a notice requesting gentlemen who are willing to act as special constables in the parish church to communicate with him immediately , intimating that strangers will be pleased to forward a clerical reference . Concurrently with this extraordinary notice , which is not likely to pacify the parishioners , that tlie thiranniyersary

    a notice lias been issued , a ^ of the opening of the Mission Church in Calverfc street , where the highest of High Church practices are observed , will be celebrated on the 2 . 4 th mst . » when the sermon will be preached by the Dean of Westminster . The Bishop of London , who some time since inhibited the Rev . Frederick George Lee from preaching in his diocese , in consequence of his sermon at St . George ' a-in-the-East , has removed the inhibition , and Mr . Lee is again at liberty to

    whatever to their presence . C . en explained that the practical object which the deputation wished to attain was that , in entering into Congress on the affairs of Italy , England should direct attention to the detention of the Jewish child , so that it might be liberated . Lord John Russell , without-stating whether England intended to enter the Congress or not , proceeded to point out , while fully sympathising with the deputation on the general question , that their request involved an interference with the laws and practices of other nations that is scarcely admissible . The deputation was of a very influential kind . there

    officiate . t " Towx and Gow-n " at Oxford . —After tne fireworks in honour of tlie Prince of Wales ' s birthday , symptoms of a quarrelsome nature were exhibited by the undergraduates , who when ia ^ tte streets gave the signal of " Gown , gown , " for all «* £ them to muster , and before nine o ' clock about 60 C * were parading the streets in a most defiant manner . Shortly afterwards the cry of "Town , town , " waff heard , and an immense number of mechanics and others showed a bold front , and a regular row ensued which it is impossible to describe . The mayor , the late mayor , and Alderman Sadler , . as well as the proctors and other University authorities , endeavoured to keep order , but for sometime that was impossible ; the gownsmen showed no respect for nersons . The mayor received a blow on the

    Governesses . — A writer in the T imes says are 15 , 000 governesses in England ; and suggests that if each of these ladies would make it a point of conscience to subscribe 5 s . a-year to their own benevolent institution , almost every lady employing a governess would do the same . Could this scheme be really carried out , 7 . 000 Z , annually would be added to the funds of a most valuable institution , and would probably furnish at once as ma , ny annuities as are required . . St . Paul ' s Cathedral . — The interior of the cathedral is now undergoing an elaborate and costly process of embellishment , intended as an instalment of the permanent adornment of the fabric views of bir

    head ; the-ex-mayor and Alderman badler were pushed and jostled ; and . such was the determination evinced by the undergraduates for fighting that the special constables were compelled to use their staves , which they did to some effect upon tho heads and shoulders of those University men who came w contact with them . In the High-street , a gownsman , who was lodging there , oponed his window for the purpose of haranguing tho townsof

    in accordance with tho original Christopher Wren . The decorations are proceeding uuder the direction of the architect , Mr . Penrose , with the advipe and assistance of a sub-committee , composed of Dr . Milhnan ( the Dean ) , Archdeacon Hale , Sir Charles Barry , Mr . C . R . Cockorell , Mr . Tifce , M . P ., Mr . Bunning ( thp city architect ) , Mr , Bereflford Hope , M . P ., and Mr . William Cotton . The organ , built , by "Father Smith , " a contemporary of Wren , who had a great reputation as un orgunbuilder in his day , has been entirely taken down With a view to ro-construction . This instrument was deservedly regarded as a chef d r oeuvre at the time of Ha completion . The work is in course of execution by Messrs . Hill , at . an estimated cost , for what is really indispensable , of . £ 1 , 001 ); but to of

    people , but on making use insulting , ^ ° SL £ volley of stones smashed nearly the whole of his three windows . Several college windows were also broken . There has not been so much fightingbetween Town and Gown for the lust twenty years as their was hist night . Independently of caps being broken , hats knocked ofT , and gowns torn , many of the gownsmen wore injured , and some , we fear , rathor seriously , as in several casea medical attendance was Required . Whatever amount of injury K mav have received was brought on themselves wicn

    make tho instrument fully effective a further sum £ 350 is aaid to be hardly less necessary . Simultaneously with this' alteration , tho interior of the dome is being decorated on an extensive scale . Three of the windows by which it is lighted -havo been painted , the eflfcofc being greatly to subdue the full glare of light , and to impart to that portion oi the edifice a warmth which it has always lacked . The whole of the cornice surrounding the interior circumforonoe of . tho dome , and supporting tho gallery , lias boon profusely gilded , as havo also other portions of tlxo architectural embellishments . J . ms part of the , work ie nearly cqinplotod j and wo boliovq it is in contemplation by tho Dean ana Chapter to resume tlio Special Sunday Evening Services on the 27 th of November ( Advent Sunday ; ,

    bv tlwro beginning an unprovoked row cne townsmen , who , Until insulted , showed no symptoms of flighting » many of tho luttor are also lnjurod . It was exported that tho same scene would bo QuoteA tho next night , unless tho collegians were > " gated . " T ii itovAL CirAUTisu ' fi TiuaASUius . ^ -Thq di vers sav that tho wrook lies in a very intricate and , to ? hom dangeroua houp . They walk boneath' aorao of nieav ? » nachinory of the ship , and have to grope t eir way antid ironwork . One of them met with a corpse on Sunday , but was unable to remove itftora the masaolf timber and wood in which It wm entangled . No gold has yot boon discovered by the divers . Tho bull ion-room of the Koyal Charter vr »» about 18 feot up from tho Icoel . It waj , as is usual in similar ships , formed out of a portion of tlwatorn , to which an iron deck , iron side * , and aa iron aoor were attached . In this room the Ingots , specie , * n *

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    • No . 503 . Hav . 12 , 185 & . ' THE LEADER . ' 1243

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 12, 1859, page 1243, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2320/page/7/