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      West Coast Of Africa. Wic Have Rocoivod ...

      A French , vessel had been on the coast , shipping slaves called " emigrants , " and the Liberians had sought protection from the Alecto and Niagara , which was granted . The French vessel had since left the coast .

      134^ The Leader. [No. 455, Deci^Viber U,...

      134 ^ THE LEADER . [ No . 455 , Deci ^ viber U , isrr

      . Egypt. The Government Of The Viceroy F...

      . EGYPT . The Government of the Viceroy formally ; repudiates all responsibility as regards the payments that may be made in virtue of the subscription opened by M . de Le » seps for the canalisation of the Isthmus of Suez . That gentleman ' s agent at Alexandria has now , however , addressed a circular to the subscribers , disclaiming all intention of attaching responsibility to the Egyptian Government , and declaring that it will rest solely and entirely with the administrators to the extent established by law . But the circular neither states who are the administrators or members composing the board of directors , nor how or by whom they have been nominated . _ . _ .

      Mr . Alfred Walne , her Majesty ' s Consul at Cairo , has been appointed British Commissioner at Jeddah in lieu of Captain Pullen , who , it is stated , had made a request to be relieved from the mission . Seyid Pasha , the new Turkish Commissioner , arrived at Alexandria on the 22 nd ult ., and left Cairo for Suez , whence both he and Mr . "Walne proceeded for their destination by her Majesty ' s steamer Roebuck .

      West Indies. Porto Rico. . On The 3lst O...

      WEST INDIES . PORTO RICO . . On the 3 lst of October the war steamer Bazan left Porto Rico -with a scientific commission , sent to survey the islands of Mona and Monito , in order to ascertain the quantity of ¦ guano ' they contain . Advices from Mayaguez report that the recent rain storms had done serious damage to the coffee and sugar crops of that neighbourhood .

      Mexico. The Intelligence That A Battle H...

      MEXICO . The intelligence that a battle had been fought between the Liberals and Zuloaga ' s forces in the city of Mexico is confirmed . The place was besieged by 3600 Liberals , under General Blanco , on the 14 th of October , and on the following day the attack took place , but , notwithstanding Zuloaga had not more than 1000 men , Blanco saw fit to withdraw after several encounters , although not thoroughly defeated . It is believed that he might hare taken entire possession of the city had he been so disposed . Zuloaga made , stout resistance , having four hundred killed , and a large number wounded . The entire republic—with the exception of the capital—is said to be in the hands of the Liberals , and the speedy overthrow of Zuloaga ' s Government is considered inevitable .

      Brazil. The Tamar Arrived This Week, Bri...

      BRAZIL . The Tamar arrived this week , bringing intelligence from Rio to the 9 th ult . Rio and the shipping in the bay are free from sick * nessjTthe weather having been unusually cool , under the influence of heavy rains . The interior of the state of Buenos Ayres is reported as perfectly quiet , and there is no political news . The prospects of the revocation of the differential duties were considered as having entirely ceased , and it was almost certain that the additional duties upon produco from the confederation would come into force from the beginning of next year . There was no doubt that this latter demonstration of Urquiza would continue to affect general trade most severely .

      Peace had not been interrupted at Montovideo , and there was every chance of its continuance . At Buenos Ayres rumours were spread of a revolution having taken place at the Guardia del Monte among a division of the army there .

      Syria. Advices Have Been Received From L...

      SYRIA . Advices have been received from Lebanon to the 25 th November . Notwithstanding the death of several of the insurrectional chiefs and the submission of the Syrian tribes , disagreements and disorder increase continually , and the inhabitants of Syria implore the protection of the European Powers . A fight has taken place near Damascus , with a horrible slaughter of the Mutualis ( a Syrian tribe ) by the Nomados .

      Cochin China. This Monitew Published An ...

      COCHIN CHINA . This Monitew published an official notification from Admiral Rigault do Gcnouilly , Commander-ln-Clnof of the French and Spanish forces in Cochin-phina , to the effect that on and after the 1 st of September , 1858 , the bay and river of Tourane and the port of Cham-Callao are declared in strict blockade All vessels attempting to force the blockade will be treated according to the usages of international law .

      Cape. Thb Mall Steamer Colt Arrived At P...

      CAPE . Thb mall steamer Colt arrived at Plymouth on , Monday . Her dates from the Capo of Good Hope are to tho 22 nd Ootobor , oa which day Sir Goorgo Grey arrived at Capo Town from the frontier . Mutual concessions have been made between Moshosh and tho 1 'rco State . Tho Capo Monitor la not aangulno of permanent poaco . The

      Reinforcements continued to be sent to India ; many of the German Legion were on their way there . There is no news of Dr . Livingstone ' s expedition ; and the Cape journals are not at all sanguine as to its results . ...

      Gaffre Chief Umhala , and two of his councillors , have been found Guilty , liy a special criminal court , of attempting to levy war in South Africa against her Majesty ; sentence deferred . The general elections were still in progress . I lie Council elections have terminated , but the scrutiny was not reported . The Assembly elections will take place in January . . . The small-pox continues very virulent , especially among the coloured population . No correct register is kept . The weather was favourable , and there was every promise of an abundant harvest . Major Hope , auditor-general , had died , and left behind him the reputation of a most valuable officer . The exports of fine wool from the colony were increasing . ¦

      America. By The Circassia And The Asia W...

      AMERICA . By the Circassia and the Asia we . have New York news to the 24 th ult . Clearance having been refused to tho vessel in which the "Walker emigrants were to leave Mobile for Nicaragua , had created inuch excitement , and the intending emigrants , about four hundred in number , had demanded their passage-money back . It is positively denied by Sefior Yrissari that he had furnished these men with passports . It was believed at Washington that Walker was already on his wAy to Nicaragua ; and that while the discussion had been proceeding at Mobile he had left a smaller southern port with five hundred of his " emigrants . " A mass meeting of Jews was to be held in New York to denounce the unjustifiable abduction of Mortara ' s child by the Roman Inquisition .

      A statement that the Government of Spam intends to erect Cuba into a monarchy is laughed at at Washington . . , A Washington telegram says :- ^ " Lord Napier ami Count Sartige * are both anxious that the United States Government shall have confidence in the good intentions of Spain , and that no serious assault upon Mexico is intended by that power . " Advices from California to November 5 , state that the mail steamer of that date sailed for Panama with two and a quarter millions of dollars on freight . From Campeachy wo learn that a plot to sack that place had been discovered .

      A dispute had arisen in Utah as to the seat of Government . Governor Gumming decided that the Territorial Legislature should meet at Fill more City , whicli was originally selected as the capital , but afterwards forsaken for Salt Lake City . Accounts from Fraser River are favourable . Ncmv diggings had been discovered , and more miners were going up the river than were coming down . Freights from Victoria to Fort Hope had advanced from 40 dol . s . to ( 50 dols . on a ton . From Oregon we learn that the troops were to be concentrated at Vancouver for a now distribution by General Haruey . Trouble was anticipated with tho Walla-Walla Indians . An effort is to be made early in the session of Congress to bring Oregon into tho union as a state .

      Miscellaneous. This Couut — Her Majesty ...

      MISCELLANEOUS . This Couut — Her Majesty and tho Iioynl Family left Windsor for tho Isle of Wight on Monclny , where thu Queen has been enjoying the privacy of Oshorno nil the week . The Prince Consort visited tho cattlo-whow on Saturday . It is announced that tho Prince of Wales leaves Berlin for London this day . Tub Public Health . —~ The return of tho Jlegiatrnr-Gcneral for the last week again allows an excessively high rate of mortality , tho deaths amounting to 1738 . For the last two weeks taken togthor tho deaths , usually much below the births , slightly exceeded thorn . Moa » les and scarlatina are on the decrease , but whooping-cough is on the increase . The number of birtlis for tho past week was 170 ? . Dr . Lethoby ' weekly report for tho City is more favourable , but the number of deaths ( 72 ) is atill above tho average .

      The Mkxioams . —In Mexico there is not a vcrttigo of nationality . Of its seven or eight millions of population about one million only are whites , the rest being Indians or mixed breeds ; and those Mexican Spaniards linvo not succeeded , like the French Canadians , in preserving tho spirit which they brought across tho sous . Mexico hafl broken up from puro incapacity for self-government . Tho licence whioh ensued on the extinction of absolutism forty years ago has never boon exchanged for any rogulnr or stable Administration , bo -that what Bhould have been a more temporary auaponaion of authority haa proved a permanent abeyance of order . Despotism might have relieved tho country , but no Moxlcnn lias boon strong enough for a despot , and nft ' ulrn , tliuroforv , have gone from bad to worm ) , with intcrinbmblo convulsions , hopoless wars , Iosbos of territory , ami , at length , with such absolute political disorganisation that

      no stage of . decline can be more ruinous , and men Z only looking . to see what may follow . —Times A Hint to " EpTtfurtusiNu Puulisueks . "—Let ? f be remembered that the appearance and Cet unnf book have a great deal to do in making it attract ? People of literary tastes generally take hardesTto read ing in the autumn of life , and , although they would ^ for the world acknowledge that their' . vSl * , ?^ whit less sharp than at twenty , thoy sifentlv shunia » Ladly ... ™ ' ?^ y " \ Ount ? > ° too much compressed books they would

      as a plague , liut whether fa fact , it be a book , a newspaper , or a serial sheet ' all people prefer good , white , smooth paper , clear reaso ^ ably largo type , and general respectability of appear " ance . Jeffrey acknowledged to Miss Urontc that seeing one of her works nicely printed quite altered the opinion he had originally formed from reading it in her own extraordinary manuscript , written on Haworth foolscapami it is the sanie with the general reader—at least with the English reader- ^ whose inborn habit of neatness makes him abhor " rags " in literature as well as in habiliments . —Daily News .

      East India Company . —A general court is called for the 20 th inst ., " in order to receive the report of the committee of proprietors appointe d at the general court of 30 th August last , ' for the purpose of ' consulting with the directors in reference to the measures to be taken for the future management of the Company's affairs , * and for the discussion of the said report , and other general business . " Another general court is called for the 18 th instant , for thu election of three directors in the room r > f Messrs . . 1 . Shepherd and W . J . EasUviclc ) and Sir J . W . Hogg . Hart ., who . have ilisn . ualiGed . ¦

      Ckystal Pai . aci :. —A public meeting was held on Tuesday , in St . Martin ' Hall , , to promote the opening of the Crystal -Palace on Sundays . The large hall was crowded with a large and enthusiastic assembl y , and the chair was taken by Sir Joshua Walmslev . " Some opposition was attempted by the Secretary of the -Naval and Military Bible Society , but the resolution and petition were adopted by overwhelming majorities . The shareholders will rediseius this Sunday question at their seventh general meeting . ; The report of the directors , which will be submitted to tlie meetinir . recommends a .

      dividend to be declared uf i ' s . ( Jd . per share on the ordinary shares of the company . The directors s : Vy they hitvu curtailed the ordinary working expenses of the company very much , and they point to an 'increased revenue which has arisen from the refreshment department , how under the management of Messrs . Sawyer and Strange . According to the report of the directors , the number of persona who appear to have availed themselves of the Sunday opcuing by becoming ' shareholder : ) id only -117 . The number of visitors ' to the palace during the six months embraced in the account * shows an increase of 21 , 000 over the corresponding period Inst year , ami of 48 , 000 as compared with tho same period the vear before that . The directors snv that they look

      forward hopefully to the future , and haw every comidence that the 'improvement in the company ' s nll ' airs , so evident in the face of the accounts , is not a mere transitory alteration for the better . They think that hereafter they will ba able to declare a regular annual dividend on the ordinary shares of thu company . India Hkijek Find . — Information has l .-Uely reached the committee of this fuml from tin' honorary secretary of the " Calcutta Helief Fund , to the eiVei-t that their b ; ilam in hand will be immediately diminished by the necessity of a larg'i remittance to Agra , ami to dttlriiy which will li

      tho expenditure for passages to England , e considerable , and that on this account the Calcutta committee will require to make use of thu credit for 10 , 000 / ., while . it is added , " tho committee huve reason to expect many new applications . ' I ' mlcr these , circiimbianco * , as well a . s the iwnliminished appeals tor bom temporary and permanent relief which , continue tow disposed of by tIhi London Central Conunittco , u constant heavy drain upon tho resources of the fund is experiuncoil , iind it U evident that any apprehension vima may lmvu arisen regarding a dillicully of disposing o " balance of tliu fund on it * legitimate obji'otn mviinom .

      foundation . Nkai'QUTan Tiiikvf . s .--A correspondent or ft «« ' temporary ways ;— "This class i * the »" ltft . ""' , ' ,. tolligont , ami iiuiiicrtMiM of nil otl »« w >» ^ 'l ' , ' Hitherto it liml contented itself with n . M . iug cvorjim in every direction . A lady , i'uv inwtaniv , oouhl iw h out wiihont dnngor of losing li «» r caning * , or " f "Y man take a stroll without exposing hi m *; !! to tn « ^ of returning minus his « liirt- « tiitl « . 1 s " . ^ ' ] . | 0 occasion , a -well-dressed man wnlUing in Hi" >' l . . shorn of lila uout tailn . OnO of tho niinblo-llntfo ' « i w ju « t cut them off , ua a short way of iwiuriu mi » b contents of the nooketrt . As for » : iirryln « Ii : h' « ( a about with you , except round y «» r " > th 0 i ' tffoen not to bo droamfc of 5 and iih fyr a | . uiw , ovoir » |() « . I . / . / i » . «» A i ... n t . * . a — . » i iho I uiil \* It . id fit HI ** J , _ l i

      , II'U 4 AUI 4 IIU 1 WlUSLCUat UIJU »»^ mw . . m - Inrllllf 1110 safety . N / iy , your very horno . U » i ** " &* 1 "fcfta temporary iibaouoo of its mnater , uiihwri uu ,, || , ( j relative | ' n uli / irgo . I know | . i-oplo who , « " »•» ™ hllV 0 tq tholr homos at niglil , after a walk , lido , <> ' ^'" ^ , )| 0 found ovorytlilny « woj . t away , oven llio l | y 01 of tlio Urawliitf . rooin , tlui pimui , ami tliu l "' " ' ,. [] ., | U rtVi ) Kitchen . On thorto ucunaluii . * tlio tlilovw K " "" . v t ( i a rooqint . iu auo form , for ovorytuing abstrnciou ,

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 11, 1858, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11121858/page/8/