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      Miscellaneous. An Impjciuai. Christmas-B...

      A New StiBSTAWE . -Worfc 8 for the prosecution of a « P » tkelv new branch of industry have been opened by Mr SaTce about five miles from BurxowgW ^ the manufacture of architeetral decorations and ad-Sncff * " The ragstone of the neighbourhood Kelted and cast in hot moulds , and cornices , doorheads and other architectural enrichments are produced , of very lasting quality . When cast m cold moulds a gllsy lava , known as obsidian is produced ul . ' b .. J /• ¦/• Un ^ Aol fvnir » f . of View . tact in euiui « ai

      Hoawrth ' s f line of beauty * wasinscribedinthe heavens on I gigantic scale . After a short time the . meteor seemed to he broken at regular intervals , and it ha * then the appearance of dislocated vertebrae . At this time-the light was deep yellow , inclined to red , probablv-a reflection from the sun , not far below the horizon . Its edges at last lost their character , its light became pale , aud very gradually it vanished altogether , without the slightest noise of any kind , which was attentively listened for . From its first 01 uui

      D & UNKEHNES 3 in the Cbimeau Abm * .- —A despatch from General Codrin « ton , dated Dec 27 th , contain *;* denial of the general charge of drunkenness brought against the army . From returns in hLsTpossesaiott , the Commander-in-Chief asserts that " the number of crimes of drunkenness ( and these are many more than the men drunk ) is a little above one man in two days per company , estimated at one hundred mem . He admits , however , that it is probable some-cases escape observation . ___

      an interesting a S .. j ^— B the Case o * Mks . Wooleb . - The auditors of the county of Durham , in predating the account s the other day , mentioned that the late ^ o ^ tx ^ mt ^ K reat Burdon poisoning case had cost the county no ^ S ^ Sl ^ ^ S the- of the ssa ^ sara . ^ ftrt *^ SK & t = ^ t tSThSSX . -23 opening ^ the yean At Manchester , the transactions nave been moderate at steady prices , mth a fair extent of employment . In the Birmmghana ironwnica ^

      being noticed to its final disappearance a penou «*« ton , minutes elapsed . All the changes Beemed to be produced slowly , , and only in its sudden appearance had it at all the character of a gaseous explosion-Beformatoby Institutions . —An appeal for assist * ance has been made on the part of a proposed Manchester and Salford Reformatory for Juvenile Criminals . A Ragged and Reformatory School has already been est ablished ; but the committee are desu-ous of erecting new buildings and enlarging their design , for which they will require additional funds . _ Mp . JS * Denison , M . P ., intends introducing a bill into parliament next session to empower justices to establish reformatory schools , and to enable the levying ot fiimfe bv an annual rate of one penny in the pound

      market , there is a healthy tone , cou «» *^ j favourably with the position of the trade at the beginning of 1855 . The Nottingham advices describe no alteration . In the woollen districts , the transactions have been of- an average character , with a tendency to improvement both in the home and foreign demand . The Irisli linen-markets are quiet but firm , confidence being sustained by the comparative smallnsss of the Blocks on ^ . ^ "J ^ The Coal Thace op London . — Statistics of the v coal trade of London for the past year , just prepared show xnat ^ i imiu »»^

      -on all property rat eable to the county rate , with _ a etipulation that certain expenses should be borne t > j ] the Governtaent . f Monet Worship at the Caj ? e . —A gentleman of Jewish appearance , and going by the name of Montefiore , recently arrived at C apetown , and put it about that he was an agent of the great Rothschild , empowered to invest money in what ever way he might consider advantageous . All descriptions ^ of shares straightway rose ; the bank , and two or three of the largest houses , gave him unlimited credit ; Montenore scaie

      bv Mr J . K . Scott , xue w , ., into tie metropolis was 4 , 177 , 953 t ons , of which 8 . C 16 . 8 B 8 tons were seaborne , the remaining 1 , 161 , 08 a , having been brought by railway , & c , This total , presents a decrease of 198 , 817 tons , as compared with the great importation of 1854 , since , although the quantity by railway exhibits an improvement of 183 876 y tons , there is a falling off of 382 , 693 m that bv sea , the latter circumstance being partly attribui i . i L- ii .. ~™ i ^ f o nnmVifir r » f screw steamers

      races and Montefiore dinners on a magnittcent were got up ; and the gentleman scattered about his own ( or other people ' s ) money , and rode m a carnage with four outriders . The whole Cape seemed in a . frenzy of admiration ; and , at a banquet and ball which . was given , one old gentleman kissed the illustrious stranger , and called him his brother , and finally the i company earned him on their shoulders round the ! room , to the tune of " He ' a right good fellow . jr ^"

      , from the trade for more profitable employment as " > transports under Government . Captain M'Geachy Alletnb , who was . found miilty in December , 1851 , of a conspiracy to defraud , chiefly on the evidence of a man named Coyie , who has since been twice tried and convicted of perjury m connexion with that trial , has received her Majesty s " free pardon . " But " pardon" for what ? For being cruelly calumniated and oppressed by a knave , and for being declared guilty when he was ^ not guilty , r-. i __ j . i ! , ;« , « oni / , » xT in -i-. Ti nan noses should be altered .

      The right good iellow actually prup » ou w « »& ladv , but was politely refused ; and shortly afterwards he was arrested for debt and forgery . He turned out to be a Jew named Moses Solomon , who had absconded from England . »•««• . Aberdeen Universities . —The Seuatus of Manschal College and University , Aberdeen , have had a meeting to consider the project of a union of Kong ' s and Marischal Colleges , put forth by a committee ap-I pointed by a public meeting of the inhabitants and I have adopted a series of resolutions on the subject . tne wiucu **^

      A Murdi-. rous Captain . —A strange story is told in the San Francisco Herald concerning Captain Young , of the schooner Waterwiteh , who , it is asserted , induced one of the owners of the vessel , Mr . Ames , together with tlie mate and a Newfoundland dog , to go with him on shore on a barren and uninhabited island in th « Gulf of California , and , immediately on landing them , pushed off in his boat , without leaving auy tood . On being remonstrated with by the other owner , Mr . ¦ mi :, l 1 n ~^« aA + n t > ot . iii < n tmA . taking that

      Ceutle-Ihey adhere to opinion w « xo vuum . ~~»~—l ) y them to Lord Aberdeen ' s Government in January last in Avhich they intimated that the Senatus would not object to a union of the Universities ( though not of the Colleges ) , if the Government should consent to proceed on that basis . They express am earnest desire to get rid of the constantly recurring agitatiou on this question , and their readiness to support a bill in Parliament for the union of the two Universities under a proper constitution , as well as for the miuiuy i

      man with him , went ashore , leaving Mr . Elliot also on the island , and again pushing off . But Mr . Ainea and the mate had escaped on board a ratt ( sioinorigine ) , formed out of the skin of the dog , which they killed , and had arrived at the Waterwitcli ' s destination before the Waterwiteh itself . In the meanw hile , an Indian boy on board overheard the to

      provemeat ot the uoileges , wuu w . * "y ™^ *•* each department of the Faculties of Divinity , iiayv , and Medicine ; and they recommend a . small coiamission to " inquire into siich detaUs of the University constitution and of other matters as axe proper to be included in a bill . " It was agreed to address a memorial founded on the resolutions , to the Lord Advo-™ t . n . Two of the Professors were in favour of a

      captain and a Bailor planning ouo ma muvuu , «^«" which he leapt overboard , and swam to the shore . On arriving at hia destination , Captain Young found hia -would-be Tictims before him , and was straightway arrested ; but what became of Mv . Elliot ib not clearly made out . The whole story looks aa if it bolonoed to tho Bamo librarv of romantic fiction as the

      general measure having reference to all the boottish Universities , and Principal Dewar , who did not vote , put on record a deolaration expressive of his adherence to tho locommendations in favour of union , which appearod in tho Re ]> ort of the Comnussioners of 1837 . Gun Accident . — A man , named Ai-chibald Macm-. i _ _ ¦»«¦ .. T ...-WIOO TVTii / x-lnimlrL fn . vmfir . n . 1

      sco-serpont . . Meteors . —Tho atmospherical phenomena whicu have been observed f or some timo post have been again notiood < luring the past week at Southampton , Sevenoaks , and Bluckheath , whore brilliant meteors have been seen . Tho last-named is thus described hy acori'ospoiulontofthe Times , Mr . Kimber : — " Nearly due south , a meteor of a most remarkable aiul brilliaut oharaoter was observed on Monday evening . Tho eky was clear overhead , but not bright , and thero arose from tho horizon , to tho height of about ton degrees , blnok and jagKed oloudn . A falling star waa aaid to

      Mucomer , Inverness , haa been accidentally shot by that goutleman ou the braes of Lochaber The poor man has loft a pregnant wifo and a family in great destitution . — -Two young gentlemen ,.. cousins , onethe sou of Mr . Bradfthavv Isherwood , of Marplo Hall , and tho other of tho Hov . Charles Bellaua , of Bedworth , iu Warwiakshuo , have met with a aovoro accident . They wore out shooting , and tho gun o : tho former exploded , wounding his right haucl an thumb , and inflicting on his cousin n compound ractuvo of tho skull , with oaonpo of braiu . Both boys » .. . i :.. * ..-,..,, -. * * e n finni'hoi' of a milo . and ai >» 1 —» - ~

      ha , iro been fust soon , and immediately afterwards tlie writer had an uninterrupted viow of tho meteor , which « vt first seeiaod to emerge from tho dark clouds in a strictly vortion . 1 direotiou , and atvotohecl at l east to a height of thirty dogreoa from tho horizon . In form ita first appearance woa that of a wand , and it gradually ¦ taperod at tlio onds and expanded in tho middle , at which timo ita appearance was most brilliant , itu odKos diatinot and smooth , and it wasof suoh intense whitGueaa oa to noam an opi = vquo body , though bright astho now moon . A » tho oxymision at tho oentvo increased , the ends wero bent iu contrary directions , and

      ,, l'All I 1 O * 1 * O , * W UlOLiMlA ^ U v >* " "" - - ' prosont aro doing well . Suioidb at Southampton . —Edward Wobb , a cloiK at tho railway oflloo in the Southampton DoeltH , has oommlttwd auioiclo by cutting hia tlu wat ao on very nearly to aevortho head . A low daya previously Jus waa fn oonveraation with bia follow olorka about tho approaching execution of Abraham Bakor , ft ««|» « J «» S variouH opinions exproaaod aa to the easioat mode of takiiiK life , Wobb atatod thxit ho thought tho oat might l , o more « , >« e < Uly committed by n woll Bluivponod nwovtlinn by any other laoniiB .

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      | Leader Offick, Saturday, January 12. T...

      | Leader Offick , Saturday , January 12 . THE SWEDISH DECLABATION . A cracotAB ( dated the 18 th ult . ) has been addressed to all Swedish Envoys by Baron Stierneld , the Swedish Minister for Foreign AffirirB , relating to the recent treaty with the Western Powers . The following are the chief paragraphs : — tutureioun

      j " Apprehensions for the , « e « u . ^* *~ - membrances too well known to need repetition , and entertained by the obstacles made by . Rusoia to a satisfactory regulation of the border relations in the northern provinces , were increas ed still m ore by the inanifestation of ideas of encroachment of that Empire in the East . Under other more favourable cir - cumstances those ideas might obtain a development in the north which would be of a natare to cause us I _ . ¦ tt « — «^ a-m . < 4 "ETwrvloT ^ ri Via _ vlSWT jp tw ^ ¦•

      serious embarrassment ; , ra * *«« - -q « —o propoeed to his Majesty a defensive treaty of alliahee destined to assure the integrity of the United Kingdoms , the King felt that it was his duty eagerly to accept a guarantee , the utility of which ds aa patent as itishucontestible . No one can say what eventual conting encies are not hidden in the womb of the I future and in such difficult circumstances ae the

      present it is the duty of every Sovereign to jooK-. an ^ r the maintenance of the independence and to assure the welfare of the nations entrusted to his care by Providence . It was in this idea that -the treaty was concluded on the 20 th of last month afc Stockholm between the United Kingdoms on the one hand and-France and England on the other , the text of which you will find annexed to the present , and which . wa ratified at Stockholm on the 30 th , at London ou the

      29 th , and at Paris on the 28 th of tne . same monxa . " Yon will observe , sir , that the terms of the treaty are too precise to admit of any misinterpretation . The alliance which has just been concluded is a defensive one ; it will depend upon Russia to prevent its appl ication , as this would not occur unless caused by an aggression on her part . Let Rassia respect our r ights—let her cease to inspire just causes of alarm

      for the maintenance of the balance of power ui Europe —and this Treaty will not be of any prejudice to her . You . will also observe , Sir , that this Treaty does not imply any change iu our actual position—our declaration of neutrality still subsists , and will continue to be adhered to as has hitherto been the case . "

      The Paris Council Of War Met Yesterday A...

      The Paris Council of War met yesterday at the Tuileries . The results are not known . Tho Council , was composed of the Emperor , Prince Jerome Napoloou , tho D uke of Cambridge , Prinoe Napoleon , Lord CoYvloy , Sir Edmund Lyons , Admiral Dundas , Sir iout aO Ca

      Rioliard Airey , Jsn- nan-y «> a , v w * « . » " - ' , 7 ;" -- " ' Maxahal Vaillaut , Count Walowaki , Gf ^ nvobort , General Bosquet , General Nwl , General Martimproy , Admiral Uainelin , AdmiraUarier do la Gnv . viixo , aud Admiral Ponaud .

      There Aro Again Symptoms Of Dbtarboaos. ...

      There aro again symptoms of dBtarboaos . f ™ ° f ^ Some drunken soldiow , occupying tho poat . ot the Palace of tho C ortoa , miso'l soditioaa ono . 6 . Marshal fJ mrtw « , ro-oafcabl !« ho , l order , and tho notore wore UKted . On all other points , tnwnqmUty remain , unbroken . _ . . 1

      The report of Lady EllenLoroug h , * death has boen oontradSud , letter , Lnn hor haviag been received , dated Damascus , December 10 th . Dr Sandwitluono of tho gallant dofendore of Kara , has I ' -onohed London after wndergoing extraordinary privations on UIb jonrnoy from liars to Batoum .

      Ii M S Royal Albert Was Nearly Lost On L...

      II M S Royal Albert was nearly lost on liwpassage from tho Crimea to Malta , from « . leak i « her acre * I machinery .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 12, 1856, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12011856/page/11/