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      Death Of Lord Murray. Lord Murray Died A...

      recorder Of the Great Roll , or Clerk of the Pipe , in the Exchequer Court , Scotland , but resigned that office ( a sinecure ) some time before his appointment as X-ord Advocate ; represented the Leith district ot burghs in Parliamentfrom 1832 till 1838 . — Scotsmnn .

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      Miscellaneous, The Court—The Queen Had A...

      MISCELLANEOUS , The Court—The Queen had a dinner party at Buckingham Palace , on . Monday , to celebrate the christening of her grandson at Berlin , On Monday was held' a chapter of the Ancient Order of the Thistle , to confer that dignity upon the Marquis ot Ailsa ; in tlie evening the Queen and Prince Consort ¦ went to the ilaymarket Theatre , and on Tuesday honoured the Adelphi by their presence . Her Majesty s ? ave another grand dinner on Thursday ; among the guests were several of her ministers , with Lord Palmerston and some of the parliamentary opposition . The Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg , with their family ami suite , left Brussels on Tuesday for England ;

      _ , Gourt or Common Council .- —A court was held oSf Thursday , , when a letter was read from Lord Clyde , convening his thanks to tlie Lord Mayor arid Common Council for the honor of the freedom of the Citv and the gift of a valuable sword which had been conferred upon . him . Mr . Alderman Rose moved a resolution to the effect that a spot of ground should be purchased for the reci-eation of the pupils of the City of London School , but it fell to tlie ¦ ground- for want of a seconder . A report vVcS then brought up from the police committee , recommending the levy of 5 d . in the pound as a police rate . A motion being made to adopt this recommendation , an amendment was made to refer the report back to the committee , on which a discussion arose , after which the amendment was agreed to by 82 to 3-4 . ,

      shipped with the captain in Cadiz , and signed articles as a seaman , tip to that morning he had done his work with the rest of the crew . But when the assemblage waited upon the captain , he made his appearance in the uniform of a mate of one of the Gal way ¦ line of steamers / It turned out that he was the son of one of the exiles , Xuigi Settembrini , and hearing of his father ' s destination , left for Spain , and resorted to the ruse to join him . The captain of the ship believes that he was despatched by the Italian Society in London to aid the prisoners . His presence made the exiles more confident . They stated that they had a navigator in their party , and that * even if they had to take the ship out of the hands of the captain and crew , they would be able to sail her without their assistance . They contended also that being under the American

      flag they were free , and that he had no right . to take them anywhere but where they chose . These arguments , backed up by the preponderance of physical force , compelled tlie captain to yield , and turn the vessel ' s head northward . They set a regular guard , tokeep watch over tlie compass , and see that the ship ' s head was kept in thedirection of the haven they looked for . After a voyage of fourteen days , the ship anchored yesterday evening in the in . 'iii-of-war road ,- ? . As fast as possible the whole band got themselves conveyed ashore to Queenstown . The ¦ enthusiasm of some rose to such , a pitch that they actually kissed the soilupon . which they first planted foot as free men . We have not learnt thq ultimate intentions of the exiles , but it is very , propablc the great majority of them will go back to Italy , seeking refuge in Sardinia . Under any cireumstance 5 r Poerio will , we believe , go to

      Sardinia . . ¦ - London Diocesan Home Mission .- —On Monday evening a very numerous ' meeting was held at Exeter-Hallto hear the report of this society , the Bishop of London in the chair . The Bishop stated that thejsociety was as yet in its infancy ; the work before it was appalling , and the means to meet that work Very slight ; Short , however , as the . time , and few as the instruments , had been , he had reason to thank God for the good that had been done . He then entered into the objects and aims of the society , and successfully refuted charges which had been

      made against it , especially that it . was antagonistical to the parochial system , and refused the aid of the laity . He contended that-this society was sure to developc to a . greater degree than over , the benefits of the parochial system , and said that ' without the aid of tiie . laity the- cih .-r . gy would \> c pcrwerless . Ho hoped that next year a greater number of missionaries would bs " appointed . He deprecated haste , however , in tho selection ; for a good missionary was not a man of every day . Lord Ebiiry , the Bishop of Itipon , Lord Shaftesbury , Dr . M'Neil , and Sir W . Page Woori , the Ptey . D . Nelson , and Archdeacon Sinclair subsequently addressed the meeting . Geologists' Association . —At the meeting of the Geologists' Association on Tuesday evening , fortyfour members were elected , and Professor Tennent , F . G . S ., read a paper on the application of mineralogy to geology . He-pointed out the importance of a knowledge of mineralogy to emigrants and travellers abroad . At this time many valuable substances were lost in Australia from ignorance of , he had reason to believe , diamonds . Ho reierred to the neglect of the black dust in tho gold fields , which is now an

      important article of export , being oxide of tin , shovelled up from the soil . He gave two remarkable cases of ignorance in the jewellery trade—one , of a hipiiliiry in Clorkenwell , who left a stone , supposed to bo a diamond , charged with legacies to the oxtont of about . C 300 , . und which the Professor , to tho disappointment of the legatees , valued at five iin \ twenty sliillings ; tho other was of a jeweller ut tho west end , . who buquuuthed to his family a precious stone , to pay legacies amounting to between £ 2 , 000 mid , £ . ' 3 , 000 , and which proved worthless .

      The Sunijav Question * in Glasgow . —Tho Sabbatnrinns suffered a signal defeat in their renewed attempt against Christian liberty ut tho . ( ialf-y early meeting of tho E linburirh , Perth , and Dundee Kailway . Tho perpetual nglmtion oiv tho subject of SniiUny trains . haying been felt as an oxcopaivo amioyuneo at theso meetings , it Avas rosolvod toifsuo proxies to the entire body ot' shareholders , so that the sen so of tho company might be fully taken on this sulijoot ., Mr . Jamos Ballbur , in a speech of thq usual character , moved tho discontinuance of tho tiumlny morning and evening pasflongor trains ; his motion irus simply mot by tho chairman moving the provieus question , without repeating refutations of what has been rot ' utod again and again any time those ton yoai's . Tlio voto being mkon , tlioro appeared a mnjority for tho conlinuanoo of tho trains of 4 , 078 . Thoroughly beaten , Mr . Bulfour was ao t \ w humblod as tu confess that ho would not trouble the company again for a your at least . —Scotman .

      Tiie Dk astatic , Mus-tcai ,, axi > Equestrian Sick Fond Assoct vtion-. — -The third anniversary dinner of this highly meritorious association was held last night at-V / illis Rooms , Mr . 'Robert Keeley in the chair . Tlie chairman . , in proposing the toast of the evening , observed that the benefits conferred by the institution ilnring the" past -year had far exceeded the form ' ar efforts of the association ; The society had in that time relieved no less than 634 cases of distress , arid , had extended its benefits not only to members , but to those , who , alt lip ugh' non-members , were still connected with the above profession . He

      alluded to the recent attacks of the Rev . F . CI 0 . 30 , and , after stating that the profession was more sinner ! against than siuninpr , exhorted the assembly to show that if they were sinners , still they were not without that virtue which covers a multitude of sins . The toast of " Prosperity to Dramatic . ' Literature " ¦ was most eloquently acknowledged by Mr . Tom Taylor ; arid Mr . Levy returned thanks for " The Press . " . The services ' of the Misses Isaacs , Poole , MaskelJ , & c , and of Messrs . St . Albyn , S . Cowell , and P . Corri , were rendered gratuitously , under the leadership of Mr , Hicks . The collection , amountod to upwards of 160 / .

      M'Edioai .. Society of Loxpos . —r-Tho anniversary meeting'was held last . T . uc 3 'l :-iy . Several distinguished men of the profession were present , among whom were Dr . Mayo , President of the College of Physicians 5 Professor Owen and Dr . Bigsby , of tho Geologienl Society . Tho new list of officers having been road , Dr . Routh delivered the oration . After alluding to the origin of and growth of tho medical societies in London , Dr . Routh spoke of the devotion and zeal of the medical profession in their attendance

      upon all classes , especially the poor ; and concluded an address , which had boon listened to throughout with the greatest attention , and received at its conclusion warm demonstrations , of applause , by au appeal to all to follow in the steps of Lc ? ttsoiu and Fothoi'tiill-r-not only eminent physicians but eminent Christian . men .. Tho Fothergilluin gold modal for tho best essay on anatomy nnl physiology was afterwards presented to Mr . A . T . llouyhtcm ^ Vators , of Liverpool .

      Tin ? NfiA . ror . rr . vN Exn . r . s . —Theso unfortunate men , tho victims of the unhappy King of Naples , whom ho shipped off to New York , deeming England more convenient as an asylum , compelled tho captain of the vessel they wore embarked in to change his destination , and 011 Sunday tlioy landed at Quoonstown , in the south of Ireland . The Jint oompvlxos I ' oerlo-uml sixty-eight others . Tho , CW < Examiner has tho following account : —Thoy had been brought from Naploa to Cadiz ,, . and , wore put on board the Amoriean ship David" Stewart . Tho David Stewart was towed out to sou by a Neapolitan war steamer . Scarcely was tho s . hin woll away from tlie protection of tho steamer ' s guns than the exiles in a body oamo to tho captain , delivered to him a protost ' against being carried to Now York , ftncl called upon him to niako for tho firat port he Gould roach in England . The captain rofusod . A yowixg Italian , named Raffaollo Bettoinbrlni , had

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      Pcblic HEiLTH . — -The Registrar-General , in his weekly return , states that the population appears to enjoy a fair amount of health , if measured by the experience of London itself in former seasons . The deaths were 1 , 215 , being a slight decrease on the last return , and about 100 less than the average . There was . an increase . in the mortality from smallpox , and also from scarlatina and diphtheria . Dr . L ^ th eby reports that the mortality for the City was greatly below the average . The Carnival in Paris . —The Carnival this year has been a pitiful exhibition . Shrove Tuesday has of course been the grand fete . The procession of the Boeuf Gras traversed such " . of the quarters of the city as it had not previously visited , and paid its usual visit to the Tuileries , where a . large ? crowd was assembled to see the sight . On the Boulevards

      there was a stream of people all the afternoon , in niuch the same numbers af on a fino Sunday ; for Shrove Tuesday is a fete , and many shops are shut . The mascjueraders seerh to muster in even smaller force than on previous occasions . Not and then you caught sight of a fancy costume ; but , in the majority of cases , a child was the wearer . Little boys and girls are now , in fact , almost tlie only representatives of the carnival out of doors . Add to them , a few score of coarse tVUows , hovering between manhood and boyhood , " and an occasional fast young man , and you have the whole force of the street masqueraders . People who like the tomfoolery of travesty go to . the Opera , where they have it in abundance , and something more also The day has been singularly beautiful , though rather cold ; unlike yesterday , which was not only bright , but really hot , like summer .

      Ministerial Changes . —^ Lord Hardinge , the Under-Secretary for War , has seceded from the Government ranks . The Two Napoleons at Piomdietiks . —Two sentries are on the upper road above the garden , iceepinsr keen watch upon certain windows shaded withrei and white awnings . Tiiey open upoii a balcony .- Lower down a fierce sapper " bearded like the parJ , " stands to ward all men off a railed pavement whence they may behold the .-majesty of France , taking the air in the valley . Ills'Majesty is not on horseback , nor in unifjrm . Is it treasonable to ¦ t ell how the Emiicror looks at Plombit-rcs , divested of external pomp ? He 15 grizzled , cadaverous , and

      lame in the loft hip , and labours to . ¦ conceal that last defect . Ills walk is awkward , He turns out his toes , and leans heavily on tlie strong stick he carries in-hid well-gloved hand . He is carefully dressed ; but thouirh his coat fits him very accurately , he has nothing of the . air of a perfectly dressed man . His figure is not improved by the cuirass wliich his coat will not conceal . Every step , he takes .. is- studied * while his eye scans everypasser-by with , a look which has something uncanny in its expression ; In that small saloon looking over the breezy garden , one hot summer ' s day last year , the Princess Clotilde of Sardinia was marked for marriage . She is mavxied no * . The world hears that her husband is the

      image of the First Napoleon . Ho is certainly wonderfully like the portraits of his uncle , but ( Idm a Svoman- and am critical upon outsides of men ) cast in a coarser mould . Ho is a large , 'loose , and yellow edition of that " little corporal * " He is short-sighted , anil screws his glass in his eye in a way that does not improve , the expression of his heavy , passionless face . He speak in an abrupt ipnes . They say he imitittes tho great Napoleon . He is clever $ and though -wary enough to avoid tho schemes that occasionally beset him , ho has , I believe , loss of the , i . ntri ( fucr about him than most Bonaparte & ; except his . father , who keeps to his path and is muuh rcspectod . — Iluuschuld Worth .

      Cohjum'tion in t » w States .. —A New York correspondent of the Duihj News says : ¦—?' Humours loud und deep are yiiee ' tnoru rlfo on the subject of corriiptton in Congress . Tho last story iy that ft member of tho committee on ncountu vefuaed to puss » just and uninipeaeliiible bill for upholstory ' unijshed to the new chambers unless the creditor consented to share it with him ; and that the ' lattqr , to avo , id further voxation and delay , yieliled , l > ut now-, upon reflection , is " cutting u ]> t'ottgh , wia telling ovorybody . An investigation is calloa for , i

      but what purpose it will servo , beyond embodyng m a Wto-book what ovoryboily knows already , ana nobody doubts , it is hard to say , That consummate scoundrels find their way into Cungress overy year is a notorious fact ; and what is wanted is not additional pryofu of tho wtMuneo of tho evil , but a romody of some kind , and tills , I four , no aonnnittoo will supply . . Ono gruiul defence , howevor , against tho onslaughts for which occurrences of this sort Bupuly you with weapona , is that tho country gets on Viunouslyy nevertheless . Tho . nuvsa of tho population is -happy aud prosperous , niul wo laugh at Contjross , and would not tnko the trouble to purify Ir

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), March 12, 1859, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12031859/page/23/