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

      nagemcnr , for a grant of money towards the expenses of adapting the dome area of St . Paul ' s for the purposes of Divine service , " and moved that it should be referred to the Coal , Corn , and Finance Committee . After some disenssion and opposition , this wa 9 agreed to . —Several petitions were presented from inhabitants of the metropolis , and also from a large number of butchers , [ . raying for an investigation into the alleged system of Forestalling end jobbing in the Metropolitan Cattle Market . The petition alleged that there is at present an exorbitant price of butcher ' s meat , although there was a quantity of stock quite sufficient for the supply of the metropolis constantly arriving ; and that this exorbitant price is owing to a system of jobbing and forestalling . The several petitions were referred to the Markets ' Improvement Committee to examine and report upon , and the Court then adjourned .

      Riots at Wolverhampton . —Some serious rioting took place at Wolverhampton on Tuesday evening , owing to a person calling himself the Baron de Camin having made some injudicious speeches with reference to the Roman Catholic religion . Some persons were arrested ; and , on the following evening , the Baron held a meeting in the Corn Exchange , at which his wife described the formularies attending the introduction of a young woman into a nunnery . She said she had been a novice at a nunnery at Winchester , from which her husband had enabled her to escape . This . was the first time

      that she had appeared before an audience of gentlemen . She was encournged by her auditory , -who cheered her and shouted "Go on ; you have plenty of friends here . " The Baron said that he ha 9 caused his wife to speak , because it had been asserted by a Roman Catholic in his presence at the Star and Garter that his wire was not such , but a strumpet . The B aroness is a youn g woman of about twenty-five years , of well-formed features , slight stature , and pale countenance . The Baron after--wards spoke in condemnation of Popery , and was loudly -cheered to the close .

      Feat in Hatching Pheasants . —Within the last ¦ few weeks , Mr . John Pearce , gamekeeper to St . John Chiverton Charlton , Esq ., of Apsley Castle , has contrived , upon the Wytheford estate , to hatch no less than sixty . three young pheasants under ore bird . The first hatch of the hen pheasant consisted of ten , from her own eggs ; the second was ten , the third fifteen , the fourth twenty , the fifth eight , and she is now sitting upon twelve more eggs . The bird is remarkably tame , and will allow the keeper to lift her off the nest . All the eggs subsequent to the first hatch had been deserted by other birds .

      Singitlak Religious Procbi : di 3 ? G 9 . —One portion of tie Baptist denomination of Ross , styling themselves " Particular Baptists , " held a service on the banks of the Wye , at Boss , oh Tuesday , having for its object the baptism of some of the members of the denomination . The Rev . James Smith , Baptist minister of Cheltenham , was announced in the hand-bills to officiate ; but , in his absence , the ceremony was conducted b y the Rev . Mr . Hall , of Gorsely , Baptist minister . After a portion of the service was gone through , the persons -who were to be baptized , two young females , ami an elderly

      married woman , together wkli the minister and some other officiating persons , -were conveyed from the packet-yard to the opposite side of the river , and tlieie , in the preaince of hundreds of spectator : * , the- three females ¦ were conducted out of the boat into the stream and immersed , amid the cheers and clapping of hands of those present on the river ' s bank . The minister rebuked the multitude for cheeiing , & c \ , telling : them that it was a terious matter , and not one to be laughed at , and that they ( the Baptists ) were not come there to make an exhibition of their reliirion . — Cheltenham Examiner .

      A Youthful Couplk . —Henry Rickotts and Katharine Stout were married at Wimborno Minster on Sunday . Their united ages amounted to thirty , being respectively fourteen and sixteen years . The bridegroom is fultilling the situation of vrrand-boy to a grocer in the town at 6 s . a week . — Wiltshire Mirror . PUBMO BAItOBIETBlta VOH FlSHERMIIN . The Bwiffi Journal states that a very handsome public barometer has been set up in the fishing village of Whitohills , for the use of the 11 hermen . Mr . Stabbing , of tlio Board of Trade , superintended the sotting up and the adjustment , and t » ve the ns ' uenmn instruction in the uae of tlie scale . Eight barometers of a itiinilar kind , and for a similar purpose , Ho at Edinburgh until such time as houses for their reception in northern fishing villages are erected .

      Cholera in Russia . —The cholera , a letter from St . Petersburg say * , has reappeared in that capital , and already more than Heventy cases have occurred . The temperature of the wenthor , however , ia cooler than is usual there at this j eriod of the year . Trial Tihp op this Sibah-ship Bknaiiks .- —The Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s new screw steamship Eenures left Southampton on Friday week , under the command of Cuptuin Soy , for a trial trip to Cork , In order to teat some improvements in her machinery . She returned on Wednesday evening , having made the run from Cork ( 821 iniloa ) in 25 hours mid 85 minutes , being an average of 12 . 54 knots per hour . The Beuar « a wa « built by Mesara . Todd and M'Grogor , of Glasgow . She will shortly bo sent out to India . Thh Chaknkl Islands Tklkokaiii . —It was at first intended to lay down th Channel Islands Submarine

      Telegraph cible from Alderney to Jerssy , and from thence to Gn rosey . It his now , however , stated that it is to be laid down from Alderney to Guernsey , and from the tatter island to Jersey . At Alderney the cable is to touch at Lancresse Bay , and at Jersey at St . Martin ' s Point . It is expected that the charge for a short telegram will be about 5 s . The establishment of a telegraphic communication between England and the Channel Islands will be of

      immense advantage to the latter as it will induce a greater number of visitors to visit the island ? , when they can have instant communication with England , on business or in case of sickness . There is now almost a daily communication between England and the Channel Islands by means of steam-packets . Dkainage in Ireland . —It appears from a return moved for by Mr . Caird , and "published yesterday , that up to the 31 st of March , 461 , 4 ) 00 ? . of the moneys advanced for arterial drainage in Ireland were remitted by the Treasury . The remissions have been made in consequence of the inadequacy of the benefit derived from the increased annual benefit of the drained and improved lands , and the distant prospect of greatly increased productiveness to enable the proprietors to pay the '' whole . sums for which they were liable in respect of the improvements- ¦

      A Rifle Match- — "A grand rifle match , " says a letter from Berlin of the 28 th ult ., "is now coming off in this city . Upwards of 130 rifle societies have sent deputations , comprising altogether more than 1000 persons . As it is the fashion at present to put the name of the Princess Frederick-William everywhere , the name of ' Frederick-William-Victoria Rifle Match' has been given to the affair . Each of the riflemen is to receive a silver medal from the Rifle Society of Berlin , and the Prince and . Princess will give gold medals to the successful competitors . "

      The Greenland Fishery . — The Elena , Captain Stephen , which'has arrived at Peterhead , brings the following news from the northern , whale and sea fishery up to the 10 th June : —Active , 11 , 000 seals and 1 whale ; Agostina , 1 whale ; Columbia , 6800 seals ; Brilliant , 2000 seals and 1 whale ( 32 tuns ) ; Elena , 4600 seals ; Intrepid , 7 tuns and 1 whale ; Kate , 3 O 0 seals ; North of Scotland , 1300 seals and 1 whale ; Resolution , 3000 seals ; Sir Colin Campbell , 6000 seals ; Victor , 4000 seals and 1 whale ; Xanthus , 1900 seals ; Alexander Harvey , 30 tuns ; Milinka , , 6000 seals ( 70 tuns ) .

      636 The Leader. [No. 482, Jv-:Ly 3, 1858...

      636 THE LEADER . [ No . 482 , Jv-: ly 3 , 1858 .

      Parliamentary Pemmic An. On Friday The M...

      PARLIAMENTARY PEMMIC AN . On Friday the motion for adjournment to Monday , in the Commons , introduced , as usual , an irregular discussion upon a variety of subjects . The foul state of the Thames naturally attracted attention , as it had previously done in the Lords , where a profitless conversation had taken place on the subject . The discussion in the Commons , however , was not barren of result . The Chancellor of the Exchequer promised that the Government would bring in a bill befor « the close of the session to facilitate the operations of tlie Board of Works ; and we believe that the new bill will enable the Board to borrow money from the Treasury on the security of the rate 3 . Ifc is understood that the Board of Works will immediately commence the construction of a tunnel on either side of the Thames to carry away the sewage to a point a considerable distance down the river . .

      After a rencontre between Mr . Peter O'Brien and Mr . Maguire , in which the former came off second best , the House went into committee on the India Bill . Now was Lc . r < l Palmcraton destined to sustain two memorable defeats . The 7 th clause being proposed , which fixes the number oi ' the Council at fifteen , and provides that , they shall be { tartly nominated and partly elected , Lord Palmerston moved two amendments , first , that the Council should ba composed of not more than twelve members ; secondly , that these members should all be nominated by the Crown . Upon the first amendment Lord Pulirteraton was beaten by a majority of 62 , and on the second by a majority of 93 ! And , amidst the exulting shouts of tho Ministerialists , disappeared

      the last remnant of the Palmcrston prestige . Reflective men perceived , from the moment when a majority recorded their vot « s on Mr . Mtlner Gibson ' s amendment to the Conspiracy Bill , that tho Palmorston bubble had burst for ever ; but to tho bulk of society tho truth was not , at first , so apparent , and great efforts were made to prevent its development . Now , however , no amount of ingenuity can conceal or mitigate the fact that Lord Palmorttton has been defeated in his ow n House of Commons , and on a field of battle deliberately chosen by himself , by a majority of 98 . It may reasonably be presumed that Lord Palmeraton

      was nware he would bo defeated , though he could not have anticipated that his defeat would bo of so decisive a character . It may bo asked why , if Lord Palmerston had reason to suppose ho -would bo in u minority , should he move his amendments ? Ho was constrained by ' circumstances . Lord Palmorston , contrary to all precedent , had , after retiring ; from office , kept his own India Bill on the ' Vates " as a minatory notico to his successors . The number of Councillors and tho mode of their appointment were tho groat points of difference between his bill and tho matisuro of the Government , and more than once , during tho discussions on the latter , he

      a few months since , he used to stride along the lloor and take his seat on the other side of the table . On Monday the Lords did a good work in addressing the Queen to give directions for the discontinuance of the " political services" of the Church of England for the Gunpowder Plot , the " Royal Martyr , " and the " Restoration . " Sincerely religious people have regarded the services for the " martyr" and the restoration of his son with disgust . Could anything be imagined more offensive to the feelings of pious persons than to be called oil

      had intimated that he would challenge the decision of the House upon tho two questions . To have shrunk from the conflict when the occasion offered , would perhaps , have been more damaging than defeat , f <> r i ' would have provoked contempt . Lord Paliiierston evidently felt the severity - of the blow inflicted this evening , and his depressed and even dejected air on entering the House ., after the second division , contrasted strongly with the jaunty and confident manner in which

      to offer testimony in the house of God in favour of two men , the one being as great a liar aud the other as « reat a profligate as ever existed ? The best , because " the most honest , of the infamous Stuart race was the bigot James II . We load his memory with reproaches because he was a Catholic , and we have made a sort of idol of his brother , who was also a Catholic , but , at the same time , a heartless profligate . The bill for abolishing the property qualification received the Royal assent . The measure will have Kttle practical effect , but is significant of the state of political feeling .

      An extraordinary exposure was made this evening in the Commons , of the manner in which business has for some time past been conducted in our military establishment at Weedon . To begin at the beginning , it appears , from the statement of Colonel Baldeno , the Chairman of the " Contract Committee , " that two years and a half ago a Mr . Elliot ( not one of the Elliots , as Lord Melgund has informed the editor of the . Daily Neios ) was appointed storekeeper at "Weedon , and left in the uncontrolled charge of affairs at that important station . Last autumn suspicion Avas excited that matters were not going on exactly as they ought to do , and on an inquiry being instituted , it was found that the accounts had not been settled for two vears . An officer .

      with ten clerks , was forthwith sent to Weedon to overhaul the books . They worked away from ,. October to March , when it -was found necessary to despatch to their assistance Captain Martin , the head of the statistical department at the War-office , and ten additional clerks . Still , such is the disgraceful manner in which the accounts have been kept , that all this clerk-powapproved insufficient to induce them to order , and eight additional commissioners were subsequently sent down to aid in the work . After all , the accounts for 1856-7 are not yet balanced . Mr . Elliot one day said to a contractor , "I -wish you would pay 500 / . into my banker ' s this evening , " and the good-natured contractor did a 3 he was bid . After this no one will be surprised at learning that contractors were allowed to send in

      clothing of a character inferior to that for which their tenders had been accepted . Bribery extended to the inferior officers , and the " receivers , " —persons appointed to inspect the clothing and sec that it is equal to the tender — -were regularly paid by contractors at the rate of one and two pounds per week . But when the articles got into store they -were not allowed to remain there ; it was necessary to have new contracts and more bribes . Accordingly we find that during 1856-7 , 17 , 000 pairs of boots were sold by auction , and it is distinctly proved that 20 , 000 pairs of these , which were bought atos . 6 d . per pair , were resold to the Government at the rate of 12 s . a pair ! It whs impossible to sny a word in defence of such iniquities , and therefore General Peel at once consented to tbe appointment of a commission to investigate the whole subject .

      On Tuesday we had another false move on the part of the Palmerston party . For the second time since Mr . Fitzgerald , tho late Attorney-General for Ireland , has lost his office , he endeavoured to revive the feelings of religious discord between Catholics and Protestants , and , for tho second time , he signally failed . It i . s understood that Lord Palmerston snubbed his late subordinate for his first effort ( about the Belfast riots ) , but tho motion of Tuesday received tho full concurrence of Lord Palmcraton and Lord John Russell ; and , we believe , that every member of tho late Governniont was present to support it . The act which Mr . Fitzgerald made tho ground of impeachment again 3 t the Government was the appointment of a Mr , Mooro to the office of sessional prosecutor for tho county of Tyrone , with

      a salary of 140 / . a year . Tho right honourable gentleman admitted that Mr . Moore was fully competent to discharge the duties of the office , but objected to tho appointment , on the ground of Mr . Moore Icing « member of tlio Orange Aneocintion . He reminded his hearers that tho Orange Association was condemned by an address to the Crown in 188 G , and that it subsequently dissolved itself ; but he did not nltoinpt to show , although ho said ho would do so , that tlie Orange Association , which waa revived at the time o ( the repeal agitation , resembled its predecessor in rules and action . It was probably this defect in his case which caused tho House to listen with impatience to the long extracts which tho right lion , gentleman road relativo to proceedings of the Orange Association prior to 181 ) 0 . It was remarked , as ominous , tliat Mr . Fitzgerald v / aa

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), July 3, 1858, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03071858/page/12/