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      Criminal Record. Tiu: Daounjum Muiti>Iat...

      - was so frightened that she ran away home . A small farmer , it appears , was waiting to receive the stolen corn . Chalk is supposed to be now in Australia ; and , ¦ with * the exception of Mm and Blewett , all the men implicated have died violent deaths . Page was- killed accidentally about a year afterwards , and two ethers committed suicide . A Sebf-Acccsed Murderer . —John Hoare , a middle-aged man , described as a labourer , is under remand at the "Worship-street police-office , charged , on his own confession , with assaulting his wife so violently as to

      cause her death . His statement wae confirmed by the evidence of his step-daughter , who said that the man ¦ was drunk when , the act -was committed , but that her mother was sober . Hoare and his wife had a quarrel ; the former struck the latter with his fist ; the woman then hit her husband om the head with the leg of a table , and cut it severely ; after which , the man struck the woman on the head -with a poker . From the effects of this blow she lingered for several days , but at length died , and tie man subsequently gave himself into custody .

      634 The Leadm, [No.432, J.Ui,Y 8..1885.

      634 THE LEADM , [ No . 432 , J . ui , y 8 .. 1885 .

      Fires. A Most Alarming Fire Burst Out On...

      FIRES . A most alarming fire burst out on Tuesday morning in floor No . 36 of warehouse 5 , South Quay , London . Docks . The premises were upwards of ninety feet high , and contained sugar , jute , saltpetre , & c , of the value of many thousand pounds . Some men employed on the South Wharf observed large black bodies of smoke issuing from the windows and loopholes of the warehouse , and , though the engines were speedily got to work , the flames spread with such swiftness that no impression could be made on them . Subsequently , Mr . Braidwood's brigade , land and river , arrived on the spot , and immense bodies of water were projected on to the building ; but they did not prevent the fire extending to some saltpetre and brandy . The result was five successive explosions , which shook the whole

      clock , and fears -were at one time entertained that the shipping would take fire . An expanse of vivid white flatne shot upwards with terrible vehemence , and extended half way across the basin . At the same time , the concussion was so great that it appeared as if the whole of the south stack of the docks was conning down . The centre division was blown to atoms . Everyone was panic-struck for the moment . There was a cry of " Run ! it ' s the saltpetre ! " Several men weie injured by falling bricks , bat none seriously ; and , strange to say , no lives were lost . The vessels alongside the south quay were hauled out into the basin , and appear not to have sustained any damage . The flames extended to the warehouses , however , with increased force , and it was not till near six o ' clock in the evening that the progress of the fire was arrested . The total loss is estimated at nearly 300 , 0007 . -

      A fire broke out on Sunday night on the premises of Messrs . Simpson and Co ., saddlers , Clifton-xoad , Five Bell-lane , New Cross . The flames , commenced in the stabling at the rear of the front premises , in which were several valuable liorses . A large amount of property was destroyed , including the stabling and harness rooms , and the coach-houses , which extended nearly one hundred feet in one direction and fifty feet in the other . A cottage next door was also nearly burnt to the ground ^ A fire broke out on Sunday evening in the County Lunatic Asylum at Wootton , near Gloucester , and one wing was entirely destroyed . The lunatics in the building amounted to five hundred ; but those in the wing which took fire were safely removed to another part . The cause of the disaster is unknown .

      A very destructive fire has occurred at Wakefield , where one side of a square has been burnt down . One of the buildings was the Church Institution , the library of which , consisting of 1400 volumes , was totally destroyed . Fortunately , it had been insured .

      Naval And Military". Reinforcements For ...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY " . Reinforcements for India . —Further reinforcements are under orders for speedy departure to India . Pmbbentation of Colours . —The ceremony of preventing « set of new colours to the let or Chatham division « f Royal Marine Light Infantry took place on Monday ¦ doming in the presence of a large number of spectators . The colours were handed to First Lieutenants Stark and Boxer by Admiral Hurvey . This Chatham Mamnes . —The annual inspection of the Chatham division of the Royal Marine Light In-Auntry , took place on Tuesday by Mnjor . & eneral Sir R . Wesley , Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines . The ontire battalion , numbering about seven hundred men of 11 ranks , including the whole of the officers and marines now at head-quarters , assembled in the barrack-square at ten o ' clock in heavy marching order , the battalion being formed in companies . Their evolutions gave the highest satisfaction to General Wesley .

      Court-Mahtiai *—A court-martial waa hold on Tuesday on board the flag-ship Waterloo , at Shoor « e « a , t » try Lieutenant James Hector Mackenzie Robertson , of her Majesty ' s ship Roynl George , on charges of drunkenness and using abusivo languag-o to thesupor-¦ umernry carpenter of the vessel . The tlrst charge was held not to b * prove * , but , on the second , the lieutenant was convicted , and was sentenced to bo dismissod the Boyal George .

      Mercantile Marine. Accident At The East ...

      MERCANTILE MARINE . Accident at the East India Doci « . —Two vessels—the Ocean , of Shorcham , bound for Swansea , with a cargo of copper ore , and the collier Lustre , of and from South Shields , laden with three hundred and fifty tons of coals —became jammed in the gates of the lock of the East India Docks last Saturdaj ' . Several attempts were made to drag them out , but in vain . They were therefore unloaded and dismantled ; and , on the flowing , of . the tide , it was discovered that both vessels had sustained great damage , and had filled . In the meanwhile , tlie ingress and egress to and from the dock has been completelv blocked up .

      The Wreck ok the Ava . —An inquiry has been conducted at the Thames Police-office into the circumstances attending the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental serew steamer Ava , which was wrecked off the coast of Ceylon on the 16 th of last February . On Tuesday , Mr . Selfe delivered the judgment of himself and Captain Walker , the acting- nautical assessor to the Board of Trade . Both agreed with the explanation afforded by Captain Kirton , that the primary cause of the wreck arose , to a considerable extent , from the force of the current which bad set in , and the mistaking of a false light ; but , at the same time , the court did not wholly acquit Captain Kirton of blame in the matter , as he had neglected to take the precaution of heaving the lead . "With that exception , however , they held him to be blameless , and they complimented him on the high character he had received for his previous services .

      Miscellaneous. The Codkt.—Mr. Rarey, Acc...

      MISCELLANEOUS . The Codkt . —Mr . Rarey , accompanied by Mr . Goodenough , exhibited his horse-taming powers , for the fourth time , before the Queen and Court , last Saturday morning , in the Riding School of the Royal Mews . The zebra of which mention has already been made , and the horse Cruiser ( both famous for their savageness ) , were introduced in a tame state . Mr . Rarey also exercised his powers on a horse from the Royal Mewi . The Prince Consort presided the same morning at a meeting of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall , held at the Duchyoffice , Buckingham-gate , St . James ' s Park . In the afternoon , his Royal Highness was present at the annual meeting of the Windsor Royal Association , of which he is President , and distributed the prizes in the Home Park . He returned to London in the evening . The Queen , Prince Albert , and the King of the Belgians , went to Her Majesty ' s Theatre in the evening . — "We believe , " says the Times , "that the Court will remove to Osbome on the 5 th of July , and remain until the Parliamentary prorogation . Her Majesty will take a summer cruise up the Rhine in the Fairy yacht , and receive a visit from her daughter at Cologne . "—The MaTquis of Exeter , K . G ., Lord Steward of the Queen ' s Household , had an audience of her Majesty on Monday , at Buckingham Palace , and presented a resolution of the House of Lords that William Constable Maxwell , Esq ., has proved his claim to the title of Lord Herries of Terregles , Scotland . The Prince Consort , attended by Colonel F . H . Seymour , was present in the forenoon at a field day of the Grenadier Guards in Hyde-patk . — The Queen and Prince Consort visited Frogmore on Tuesday , and dined there , aeturning to Buckingham Palace in the evening .

      Royal Visit to the Leviathan . —The Queen and Prince Consort , accompanied by the King of the Belgians , and the other Imperial and Royal guests , visited the Leviathan on Monday . The Royal party went in carriages to the Victualling-yard at Doptford , where they embarked in the Admiralty barge , and soon reached the ship . Mr . Yates , the secretary of the company , and Captain Harrison awaited her Majesty at the gangwayj on reaching which she was received by Mr . H . T . Hope and his co-directors , Sir Joseph Paxton , M . P ., Hon . F . Berkeley , M . P ., Mr . R . J . R . Campbell , M . P ., Mr . Samuel Baker , and Mr . St . George Burke . The deck of the ship not being yet laid on the iron framing , a platform had been constructed for the Royal

      party , extending her full length , along which they proceeded . The visitors made the tour of the ship , and were ultimately conducted t <> the bows , where a iliria had been elevated . Here the Queen expressed her great admiration of the vessel , and her singular pleasure at seeing the successful manner in which it hud been brought near its completion . Her Majesty added that Bhe felt a warm interest in the ship as a monument of national naval enterprises , and hoped that it would ever remain part of tho mercantile navy of tho country . To this , the directors hastened to respond by

      an assurance that , as Englishmen , they would take caro that a ship ho honoured should never sail under a foreign flag . ^ Her Majesty then intimated a wish to inspect tho machinery ; but the descent into the engine-room being considered not sufficiently commodious , tho Royal party were invited to view tho machinery from tho hatchway . Other parts of the vesnel were itlso inspected , anil tho visitors left after staying about nn Itouv . In returning to Doptford , the Quoon was obliged to hold her bouquet close to her face the whole way , to exclude tho foul odours of tho river .

      Thus Nkw Eliccyioks . —Tho show of hands for the East Norfolk election took plnce last Sutwday nt Norwich , and was dec-lured to bo in favour of Sir Henry Strncov ,

      the Conservative candidate . A poll was then demanded on behalf of Major Coke , who comes forward on Liberal principles . There whs a good deal of uproar all throueh the proceedings , and the addresses of the candidates could hardly be heard . They do not appear , however to have contained anything of interest . The poll took place on Tuesday , when Major Coke was returned bv 2933 votes against 2698 given to Sir Henry Straccy The Crops . —The accounts of the state of the croos from all parts of the country are most favourable . The glorious weather up to the present time has brought all cereal produce unusually forward ; and an early and abundant harvest is anticipated . la the north of Derbyshire , heavy storms have done some damage ; lutia some places a little rain would be an advantage . Masouic Ceremonial in

      Edinburgh . —The foundation-stone of a new hall for the Grand Masonic Lodge of Scotland waa laid at Edinburgh on Thursday week by the Duke of Atholl , Grand Master Mason of Scotland . The event created a great sensation , and the day-was * kept as a holiday in many parts of the country . A large deputation attended from the Grand Lodge of England , headed by Lord Panmure , Depute Grand Master } and the numbers crowded about the locality where the ceremony took place was very large . In the evening there was a ball , and the whole affair passed off -with great spirit . A Quick Passage . —The Government emigration ship Nugget , 1128 tons , of Liverpool , W . Hy Bond , commander , which sailed from . Southampton on the 22 nd of January with three hundred and fifty-five passengers , arrived at Adelaide , South Australia , on the

      3 rd of April , having made the passage in seventy-one days ^—the shortest on record from this country to that port . Thk Children kj Kensinqton Gardens . — "A Mother , " writing to the Times , culls attention to tie neglect and ill-treatment of children in Keusiugton Gardens by the nursemaids who have charge of them . They are left for hours by themselves , uncared for , aud strapped into their perambulators , while the women are talking and idling -with male friends whom they may chance to pick up . If the poor children complain , they are scolded and struck . The evil is certainly one which demands attention ; for "we all know the tyran > nical nature of the " nursemaid accustomed to the care of children . "

      Miss Joy and the Confessionau— -Miss Joy , the lady charged by the Hon . and Rev . F . Baring at the meeting at St . James ' s-hallon the 11 th ult . with the grossest conduct , lias been advised by counsel that , iu the present anomalous state of the law of slander , she has no right of action against him for the statements made by him at that meeting . She has therefore thought it necessary to deny in public the truth of the statements made against her . Gough versus Lees . —The hon . secretary to the Lees Defence Fund has published the following statement : — "The retractation made by my counsel , on which the nominal verdict was given , was made without any authority from me or my solicitors ; on the contrary , I strenuously protested against it , and insisted on the case proceeding . —( Signed ) F . R . Lkes . —London , Juno 21 , 1858 . "

      Suicide op Mr . T . B . Hotve , the Abtist . —An inquest has been held in the board-room of King's College Hospital , touching the death of Mr . Thomas Burd « tt Howe , the artist . The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity , caused by continued hard drinking . Colonial-office Records . —Sir E . B . Lytton has adopted , in conjunction with the Lords of the Treasury , a reform at the Colonial-office , similar to that introduced by Lord Malmesbury into the Foreign-office .

      The papers of the Colonial Department ( including thoBe known as trade and plantation papers ) are now to be divided into two classes—the historical and the political-The line is drawn at 1688 . Writers will in future be free to copy or to abstract any papers prior to that date , without reference to the Secretary of State . Tliesc changes are of serious value , and tvill be remembered to the credit of Lord Malmesbury and Sir E . B . Lytton , when much that now looks more important will have been lost to recollection . —Athenaeum .

      Antiquities at Cnidus . —The rnins of this ancient city are being excavated , and some very fino specimens of Greek architecture and sculpture have been dug up , including a magnificent colossal lion . San Domingo . —Santnna has invaded Sun Domingo city , and has taken Samants and destroyed it . Bacsc has blockaded Port an Plntte , and reduced it to ashes . A guano island , sixty miles south-west of San Domingo , has been claimed by tho Haytian Government from the Americans , and the latter are about to bo expelled by force .

      Mr . Laing , late M . P . for the Wick Boroughs , addressed a public meeting at Pontofrnct on Friday week as a candidate for the representation of that town , llis principles aro those of advanced Liberalism . Ho ex ~ pressed . his belief that thcro will be no dissolution of Parliament this year , but that next year it w » H be inevitable . Tho meeting gave Mr . Lniiig a hearty reception . Loim Dkrby . —The Premier , we are happy to find , fa recovering from his Into severe attack of gout . Mr . Disraeli , who has also been ill , has resuinod hla place in . tho Ilouso .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), July 3, 1858, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03071858/page/10/