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    M^t 9, 1857.1 THB LEABBB, *& of

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    ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. A MAN was r...

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    OPENING- OF THE MANCHESTER EXHIBITION. —...

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    Impbtlal Parliament. —*—The Real* It Osi...

    "" ^ -Assed a hope tfcat a Minister Justice would be SSted , and he trusted that Government Avould lay t tarTthe House statistics of education , property , and «™ Ution as elements on which alone a proper deter-SSu could be formed with regard to the required Jtanre of Parliamentary Eeform . Wd Palmbbston said that , with regard to a Minis-?« . of Justice , the Government had under consideration Se best means of accomplishing the object- Considering the shortness of the present session , he thought it «« ,, M he lustily inexpedient for the House to enter into rtLre asubject J , Parliamentary Reform until the following session . In the intermediate period the Gov eSent would take the question into their fullest and most deliberate consideration . ( Cheers . ) He did not fed Justified in saying anything wuli respect to the details of the measure , because those had yet to be considered , and any anticipatory conclusions might lead to e mbarrassment , and woxdd curb the freedom of the Mhiiaterial deliberations . " I hope , " continued the Premier— "indeed , I am confident—that at the beginning of the next session Ave shall be able to propose to Parliament some measure Avhich Avill be calculated to satisfy the just expectations of any parties , and to correct any defects Avhich may exist in the present Reform Act , as well as to admit to the franchise those classes of persons who at present are excluded from it . ( Hear hear . ' ) More than that I trust the House will not expect me to say at present . If this House has confidence in the present Government , it ought to show it by exercising forbearance , and by not pressing this session for any declaration upou particular points in reference to representative reform . If this House has not sufficient confidence in us to wait until the next session for the production of measures upon a subject requiring the gravest consideration , then it had better gay so , and at once place the administration of the affairs of the country in other hands . " ( Jlear , hear , and a laugh . ' ) After congratulating the House upon the prospect which Europe at present holds out of a continuance of peace , Lord Palmerston proceeded : — " There Avas one other subject to which my noble friend ( Lord Robert Grosvenor ) alluded , and upon Avhich I must say a word . I refer to the question df churchrates . ( Hear , hear . ) That also is a subject , as the House is aware , Avhich abounds Avith practical difficulties . However , the subject is now under the consideration of her Majesty ' Government , and I hope we may be able to propose some measure which Avill get rid of the difficulties at present existing . I hope , hoAvever , the House will not expect us to introduce any measure until Ave have made up our minds upon the matter . " Mr . Roebuck , accepting the statement of Lord Palmerston as a distinct pledge upon the subject of a Reform Bill , said be Avould not interfere Avith the Premier ' s efforts to remedy the admitted defects and anomalies of the existing act . The Address was then agreed to Avithout a division , and the House adjourned at ten minutes past six o ' clock .

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    Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Man Was R...

    ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A MAN was riding on horseback , a few days ago , past the turnpike-gate near Barnstnple , Devonshire , . when Uc observed the gatekeeper , an old man , Avith his clothes on lire . Instead of instantly rendering assistance , the man rode back to the town , a distance of half a mile ; but , by the time ho returned , the lower parts of the poor fellow's body Avere burnt to a cinder , though he Avas still alive . He was removed to the Uarnstaplo Infirmary , and died shortly afterwards . lie avas subject to iits , and must liave set his clothes on fire Avhilo in one of them . A soldier , named Norrits , belonging to the GOth Depot at Fort Regent , Jersey , and a young womnn , his sAveetheart , have fallen over the rocks on the coast , and been killed . They Avcro found at night , after being missed for a long time , lying at the foot of a precipice . The girl Avaa dead ; the soldier speechless and in agony from the injuries ho had sustained . Ho lingered for fourteen hours , and then died . A boiler explosion , Avhich Avas attended by the loss of three lives and severe injuries to others , besides damage to proportj ' , amounting to nearly iOOL , took plnco on Friday Avock at North Whoal Vor Mine , in tho parish of Brcago , Cornwall . Five mon , named William Gronfoll ( enginoman ) , William Henry " Williams , Samuel Reynolds , John Pope , and William Yatcs ( minors ) , were in tho engine-house bctAvecn four and live o ' clock in tho morning , Avhen , it is feared through tho carelossness of tho ongincman in not attending to tho feeding of tho boiler , that instrument burst . John l ' opo Avas killed on tho spot , and Avas blown from tho boilor- ^ houao to a distance of seventy-six yards . Yatos and ( j renfell were so severely scalded that they soon afterwards died , and tho other mon sustained serious injuries by having been moro or less scalded . Tho end of tho boiler in which tho tubes Avcro Avas . blown out , and the boilor-houso avus throAvn down . An explosion of hydrogen gas occurred on Tuonrtay afternoon aO tho blast furnaces of Messrs . William ltiloy and Sona , Millttoldfl , two miles from Wolvorhampton . Four persons Avoro immediately killed , one fa Lilly Avoundod , and four seriously injured . All those wore workpeople of tho Mosars . Riloy .

    Opening- Of The Manchester Exhibition. —...

    OPENING- OF THE MANCHESTER EXHIBITION . —?—The Manchester Exhibition of Art Treasures vras opened by Prince Albert on Tuesday , in the presence of several Cabinet Ministers and a large gathering of the general public . Up to the very evening before , a considerable amount of preparation remained to be got through . The interior of the Palace presented a chaotic appearance , which seemed to defy all hope of the building being ready by the pro . per time ; but the workmen were kept at their tasks during the night , and the morning found the preliminaries completed . We subjoin in another column a report from a Special Correspondent on the main characteristics of the Exhibition , and the appearance of the Palace on the first day ; but a brief account of the ceremonials of the occasion will be necessary in this place as a preface to the more critical remarks of our Correspondent . Prince Albert arrived at a little after one o'clock , and , having been conducted to the dais , was addressed by the Mayor of Manchester in a speech of the usual loyal nature , to which he thus replied : — " Mr . Mayor , Aldermen , and Gentlemen , —I have receiA ed with feelings of no ordinary gratification the address Avhich you have presfinted to ttir , expressing such kindly feelings tOAvards mj'self , and professing to represent the good Avishes of the vast community which is collected in and around this city . " It will , I am sure , be most pleasing to the Queen to receiA'e , from the expressions contained in the address , a fresh assurance of the loyal interest taken by her people in all that concerns her happiness . " I most Avillingly attend here this day to assist at a ceremony Avhich the inhabitants of Manchester may Avell Avitness Avith pride , as its object is to inaugurate an Exhibition collected by the exertion of their enterprise and public spirit , intended , not for the amusement and gratification of the neighbourhood alone , but for the instruction and improA'cment of the nation at large . " You justly allude in terms of gratitude to that comprehensive and liberal spirit Avhich has adorned the Avails of this building Avith the choicest specimens of art from so many private galleries of the kingdom . It added much to the pleasure with which the Queen and myself had complied Avith the application for works of art belonging to us when Ave found this example so generally t ' olloAved by the possessors of treasures Avhich are , in general , so * reluctantly entrusted by their OAvners to the care of others . " The Queen will , I am confident , be glad again to visit Manchester , not only to mark by her presence her approval of the object and successful execution of this grant undertaking Avhich Ave have this day to celebrate , but from a recollection of the enthusiastic loyalty exhibited Avhen she had formerly an opportunity of visiting this great centre of industry . " The Prince thon passed along the central hall to the dais in the transept , the orchestra in the rnean-Avhile playing the National Anthem , and the people cheering loudly . Lord Overstone then read , in the name of the General Council , of whieh he is President , an address , thanking his Ro 3 'al Highness for the interest he had taken in the Exhibition , and expressing their condolence Avith him on the death of the Duchess of Gloucester . To this , Prince Albert replied : — " My JLord and Gentlemen , —You are very kind in thinking at this moment of the bereavement which hasbefallen the Queen and her family . 11 In tho Duchess of Gloucester we have all lost , not only the lust of the children of that good King Avho occupied the throne during sixty years , and carried this country fearlessly and successfully through tho most momentous struggles of its history , and thus the last personal link Avith those times , but also a lady whose virtues and qualities of the heart had commanded tho respect and lovo of ull who knew her . " If 1 have thought it my duty to attend hero to-day , although her mortal remains lmvo not yet been carried to tluiir lust place of rost , my decision has been rcftdered easy by the conviction that , could her own opinions aad Aviahes have been known , she Avould , Avith that sense of duly and patriotic feeling Avliich so much distinguished hur and tho generation to which she belonged , have boon anxious that I should not on hor account , or from private feelings , disturb an arrangement intended for tho public good . " Mr . Pairbairn , the Chairman of the Executive Committee , who wore the uniform of a deputylloutouant , than read an address ( of which ho presented to tho Prince- u copy in n , case of purplo volvct , embroidered Avith gold ) , giving a sketch of tho history of tho undertaking . Towards the close of this document , tho Committee remark : — " In connexion Avith our proceedings , avo Avould very briefly refer to tho circumstanceH under which one very important feature of the Exhibition' —tho "well-known historic museum of Avorks of decorative art , collected by M . tfoulngo , of TouIouho—lias found iU way to Manchester . Upon tho refusal by her Majesty's Government to purchase this choico collection at prime coBt , avo co «~ uidorcd we Avoro acting in Uio true iu . tcr . est 6 of art in I

    volunteering on our individual responsibilities to parchase the collection upon the terms that had just been refused . We desired that a collection of so high an educational value to our artisans should have the benefit of the widest possible examination ; and we would express a confident hope that it may yet be preserved in its entirety after the close of this Exhibition for more general public instruction . " Prince Albert replied thus : — " Gentlemen of the ExecutiA'e Committee , —I thank you most sincerely for your kind address . The expressions of loyalty and attachment to the Queen which it conveys Avill , I feel certain , be most gratifying to her . I have Avith pleasure accepted your invitation to preside at the inaugural ceremony of an undertaking which I have watched with the deepest interest from its first conception ; and I may now be allowed to congratulate you upon the success which has so far crowned your labours . " The building in which we are assembled , and thewonderful collection of these treasures of art , as you bo justly term them , which it displays , reflect the highest credit upoiryou- They must strike the beholder with grateful admiration , not only of the wealth and spirit of enterprise of this country , but also of that generous feeling of mutual confidence and goodwill between the different classes of society Avithin it , of which it affords so gratifying a proof . " We behold a feast which the rich , and those -who haA e , set before those to Avhoiu fortune has denied , the higher luxuries of life—bringing forth from the innermost recesses of their private dAvellings their choicest and most cherished treasures , and entrusting them to your care , in order , to gratify the nation at large ; and this , too , unhesitatingly , at your mere request , satisfied , that your plans Avere disinterested and well matured , and that they had the good of the country for their object . " This is a gratifying sight , and blessed is the country in which it is Avitnessed . But not less so is the fact which has shoAvn itself in this as in other instances , that the great and noble of the land look to their sovereign to head and lead them in such patriotic undertakings , and Avhen they see that the sovereign has come forAvard to give her countenance and assistance to the work , that they feel it a pleasure to co-operate wifii her , and not to leave her Avithout their support—emulating thus , in works of peace , the chivalric spirit which animated their forefathers in the warlike times of old . " You haA e done Avell not to aim at a mere accumulation of works of art and objects of general interest , but to give to your collection , by a scientific and historical arrangement , an educational character , —thus not losing the opportunity of teaching the mind , as well as gratifying the senses ; and manifold axe the lessons which , it Avill present to us ! If art is the purest expression of the state of mental and religious culture and of general civilization of any age or people , an historical and chronological review given at one glance cannot fail to impress us Avith a just appreciation of the peculiar characteristics of the different periods and countries the works of which are here exhibited to usj and of the influence which they have exercised upon each other . " In comparing these Avorks with those of our own age and country , Avhile Ave may well be proud of the immense development of knowledge and power of production Avhich avc possess , Ave have reason also for humility in contemplating the refinement of feeling and intensity of thought manifested in the works of the older schools . " I trust that you may reap , in the approbation of the public at large , and in tho remuncratiA'e concourse of the people , the immediate reward of your labours ; and that , like the Exhibition of 1851 , to Avuich you so flatteringly allude , you may thus also find tho means of closing your operations Avithout having recourse to the Guarantee Fund which this district has so generously put at your disposal . " Beyond this , however , I trust that the beneficial effects upou the progress of art and taato in our country , Avhich wo may confidently look to , may be a lasting memorial of your vast enterprise . " The orchestra then performed " The Heavens are Telliug ; " the Bishop of Manchester invoked the blessing of God on the Exhibition ; and Prince Albert , attended by the chief functionaries , promenaded the building in procession , the orchestra performing various pieces of music . Prince Albert next formally deuhtrud the Exhibition open . The orcliestra performed the Hallelujah chorus , and the Prince then slowly and minutely inspected tho various parts of the building , the public being admitted to each department as he quitted it . Huving left tho Pulaco a little before live o ' clock in the evening , ho at once drove to Abney Hall , the residence of Mr , Hall , where ho passed the night . At half-past nine o ' clock on Wednesday morning , Prince Albert proceeded to Salford to inaugurate tho statue of tho Queen ( tho Avorkmanship of Mr . Noblo ) , which has been erected by tho Sunday school teachers and children to commemorate her Majowty ' a visit to tho Park iu 1851 . Tfoo Prince was reunited in tho library by tho mayor and corporation or SnUbrd , and proceeded to tho large reading-room . Tho Mayor of baliord presented tho corporation address , to which Princo Albert replied . mo

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  • Leader (1850-1860), May 9, 1857, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09051857/page/3/