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      the Qaeen herself * Whether this be true or not , it is written in the Queen ' s person , and sets forth the desire of her " maternal heart" that so " sublime a people , who deserve to enjoy the benefit of political liberty , " should bo enabled to satisfy their " just aspirations . " A plan for realising these is subjoined , and all Spaniards are invoked to aid the writer . Among the chief features of this plan are—the establishment of the national militia ; liberty of the press , " except in all that affects private life and the sacred ministers of our divine religion 5 " the free and public elections of the representatives of the nation , the provinces , and the municipalities ; unlimited right of petition ; reform of public employments ; abuses of

      " energetic repression of the authority ; judicial responsibility ; the establishment of a commission of censure ( apparently for keeping a watch on the Ministerial departments ) ; public instruction ; a general amnesty ; encouragement of the colonies ; and the inauguration of various industrial works , such as railways , roads , canals , irrigation , agricultural banks , and banks of credit , & c . It will be seen that this programme is very democratic ; yet it appoara to have issued from the Curlists . Their real design is not obvious ; but it may bo inferred . They probably hoped to overthrow Espartero and O'Donnell , and thus to slip into power . Once seated there , their democratic professions would sooii have vanished . There is no doubt that the Carlists are very

      busy just now , and are doing their bust to precipitate a rising in their favour . An organisation exists in the very capital , and has ramifications in various parts of the country , especially in Catalunia . Some letters havo been published in which the Count de Montemolin is spoken of as ' the King our L . ord . " The writer of one of these letters desires a " Royal Commissioner" in Madrid , aud speaks of "the Iioyal army' facing " that of the Revolution" —i . e ., the Queen ' s . * Accounts from Cobleutz speak of " the complete understanding between the King of Prussia , the King of Wurtemberg , the Prince Regent of liaden , the Duke of Nassau , & c" This intelligence has not met with much favour in the highest Austrian circles .

      The reorganisation of the German Diet forms the subject of a leader in the 0 esterreichiscM Zeituny , in the course of which occurs tlie following passage : —*• The try for a reform of the liutul , which has been raised by several German Diets with a kind of desperate energy , is neither more nor less than the expression of a deep feeling of shame at the uuworthy part which Germany is doomed to play in the great drama nuw acting in Kurope . " The Rev . Father Dionysius , of Piedmont , Carmelite and Apostolical Missionary at Bagdad , has been poisoned by his servant , who had robbed him of 1 UOU piastres . The European colony waa greatly grieved at his luss . The atlair has been referred to Constantinople , whence duo punishment of the crime is expected .

      On the occasion of laying the first stone of the future standing bridge over tin- Rhine , the King of Prussia , after bestowing on it the usual three taps with the hammer , pronounced to the assembled meeting the following words , with head uncovered : " Gentlemen , —God ' s grace has permitted us to commence this work in peace ; let us implore Him to grant that it may be carried on during peace . Let us bvsoech Him that its erection may i , <> on aud prosper ill the plenitude of His blessing ; that the great work may stand for ages unassailcd ; aud that , long before its last stone bo laid , peace may have been restored to the whole of Kurope . "—In addition to this ceremony , the King has laid the first stone of a continuation of Cologne Cathedral , find has inaugurated other

      public works . His reception at Cologne and elsewhere appears to have been very enthusiastic ; but it is worthy of note that in all his speeches , as well as in those addressed to him , the word "/ x'rtu-c" has been continually harped upon . A mugnifie . viit banquet was given to his Majesty by the city of Cologne . In answer to the toast of his health , the King sjiolto as follows : — " More than one . of you must certainly remember the joyful feast we celebrated twenty-two years ago at Rolandrf-werth . 1 then propiiM-d a toast— ' Tlu > prosperity of Cologne '—for the . greatness of Cologne was in every heart . 1 wished Cologne to make steam and iron its slaves , and by their means to regain its ancient grandeur . I had always hoiHul this ; but at that time I could only hope it .

      What we see . to-day i . 1 more than anything I could h : ivo anticipated . Cologne has risen to be one of the llrst cities in Germany through tho extent , of its commerce and ita juat appreciation of industry . And that crown is not wanting without which a great city is either nothing—or n ( lunqer . In tho hearts of its inhabitants livea the true fidelity , with solid German sense . AH who hoard tho words of tho llurgomnster must , . share hi . 1 opinions and own that tie > is right . Gentlemen , it in a general rule not to repent the same , thing over and over ; but hero , where everything speaks in praise of Cologne , repetition becomes a necessity . I intend , therefore , as I did twenty-two venrsninciv to drink to Cologne in tho ancient manner—• Alna / " Koln / ' "

      Tlioro havo been disturbance * in Ystad , Upsnla , Wisby , and other places in Swmlon , as them had previously I'oon in JilnkUping , of a rnthor serious character ; they worn directed against por-ioin suspected of forestalling tho markets . According to official accounts , tranquillity h . u boon rostorod , but it was found necessary to

      despatch a few hundreds of military to the scene of uproar . The substance of the communication made by the Finance Department to the Vienna Bank is—1 . State domaius to the value of 150 , 000 , 000 florins will be ceded to the Bank as part payment of the debt of the State to that institution ; 2 . The cessioa will be made by means of the usual legal documents , and the Bank will be at liberty to dispose of a part or the vliole of the domains ; 3 . The Bank to enjoy the revenue of the State domains as soon as the deeds of

      conveyance are signed ; 4 . The Bank to emit 20 , 000 new shares—of the nominal value of oOOfl . or COOfl . — which the purchasers will ha \ -e to pay for in specie . The foregoing information , or a part of it , was known on 'Change , and for a time there was an improvement in all kinds of stock ; but towards the close it was rumoured that the rate of discount of the Bank , which hitherto haa always been 4 , was to be raised to G per cent ., and there was a general decline . The Northern Railroad shares fell nearly 2 percent . — Times Vienna Correspondent , Oct . 4 .

      Baron Prokesch will shortly depart for Constantinople as Austrian Internuncio . Count Rechberg succeeds him as Austrian Minister Plenipotentiary and President of the German Diet . The betrothal of the Princess Louise , daughter of the Prince of Prussia , to the Prince Regent of Baden , has taken place . About six thousand Turks have attacked the Arabs near Tripoli . The combat lasted for several hours , without any decisive result . The Turks remain entrenched in the same position , and the Arabs from time to time mate a few skirmishes . In the battle near Tripoli , the Arabs captured two gun . s , but they were subsequently retaken by the Turk * . Ghouma was not present at tLis affair ; and there was only a tribe of the neighbourhood on the ground .

      The Queen Dowager of Sweden , while walking on the 29 th ult . in the park of Rosersberg , was . suddenly seized with vertijro , and fell . On her medical attendants beiug sent for , it was found that . '• he had broken her arm . The fracture is not , however , of a dangerous kind , and she will , it is hoped , soon be cured . I am informed ( says the Turns Paris Correspondent ) that the Austrian Ambassador , M . Hiibuer , was to have presented to-day an autograph letter from his Sovereign the Emperor Francis Joseph to the Emperor Napoleon . It is not positively stated what the contents of this letter are , but it i ^ supposed , and I believe with reason , that it is one of congratulation on the victory of the Allies in the Crimea , and particularly the fall of Sebastopol . Any remarks that mav have been made , as to the delav

      which has taken place since the great event which has occasioned the letter , have been explained , and the explanation has , I learn , been satisfactorily received . It is reported in Vienna that the Cabinet of Berlin has recently proposed to that of Vienna the conclusion of an alliance of armed neutrality , which Austria is said to have rejected . The Bashi-Bnzouks at the Dardanelles have been In full revolt . These disturbances were occasioned by an Albanian Lieutenant of the Bashi-Bazouks attempting a gross outrage on the wife of a Lieutenant in an Arab regiment . Tlie . offender was arrested by the police , after

      a tierce resistance ; and the Governor , Consuls , and Military Governor agreed that all the Bashi-Bazouks entering the town should be disarmed . The Arabs submitted ; but the Albanians showed signs of resistance . The authorities , however , posted two butteries of artillery opposite the camp , and infantry were masked on the flunk , to protect the guns . The English warsteamer Obcron stationed herself so as to sweep the road with grape , whilst the French at Nagara were ready to inarch to the assistance of the town . Hereupon , the Hushis yielded , consented to give up their arms , and hnvc since remained tranquil .

      October 13,1855.] The Leader, 979

      October 13 , 1855 . ] THE LEADER , 979

      Our Civilisation. Iiocfssino And Roiuiki...

      OUR CIVILISATION . IIocfssiNo and RoiuiKitY . — Two cases , illustrating the absurdity of men going into disreputable housea with large Hums of money about them , were heard on the same dny at tho Thames police oflicc . Captain Clarke , a north countryman , was on his way to his ship late at night , when he fell in with two women of the town , and , being " determined to have a frolic with them , and nothing mure , " he treated them to gin and porter at various public-houses , and at length went with thorn into n court in tho neighbourhood of Shadwoll , but , aa he afterwards stated , " only for a frolic . " Here

      ho was rohbod of oil . One . of the women was ultimately given into custody , and she has been committed for trial . In answer to a question from the magistrate , Captain Clarke . stated that h <> was a married man , and had 11 family . — In tho other case also , the prosecutor was 11 naval man—Mr . Alexander Lawson , chief engineer of tho City of Aberdeen steamship . Being " the worse for liquor , " ho accompanied a man and woman , in tho middle of the . day , to an infamous den "in Fair-street , Stepney , close to tho Thames police court . In a little while , lie was " hocussed "—that is to aay , stupitlod with drink which had been drugged ; and 2 1 / . were taken from him . lie was then forcibly turned out of tho

      liouse , and beaten with great savageness , his cries of " Murder" being heard by the neighbours . Afterwards , he found his t ?& y to * h e police station , and the woman ¦ whom he had been with was taken into custody . She also has been committed for tiiaL Geokge Muli ^ ey , the porter in Newgate Market charged with a murderous attack on the young woman with whom he lived , has been committed for trial . On the Sunday previous to the fact , he bad attempted to poison the woman . The motive would seem to have been annoyance at- the wretched creature continually telling him she would not live with him , as he had disappointed her of marriage .

      W OMA . V Bhatlno . —Thomas Daley has been sentenced to six months' hard labour for a savage assault on his wife . In this as in similar cases , some money assistance was given to the poor woman . —The same punishment has been awarded to a journeyman butcher at Bristol for beating his wife with great brutality , and threatening to cut the throat of his daughter . He had repeated this conduct on several days , and he stated before the magistrates that , if the police had not taken him away , the people would have murdered him . It appeared that he was continually drunk . A crowd of people outside the police court persuaded the wife and daughter not to prosecute , and they accordingly left ; but the man ,

      nevertheless , was convicted . — One month ' s imprisonment is the sentence passed on George Smith , a journeyman , tailor of Lambeth , for endeavouring to stab his -wife . His conduct , it appeared , was systematically brutal ; and , on the evening of the assault , he came home in a very bad temper , quarrelled with his supper without cause , and finally snatched up a knife and made two stabs at his wife , who , however , luckily escaped . — William Owens was charged at Bow Street with assaulting a woman who interfered to protect his wife . He knocked her down , and trampled on her , and , on a man rushing- to her assistance , he bit him in the arm . He was committed for three months' hard labour .

      Chaki . es dk Fj-ei-ry has been committed for trial on the charge of unlawfully obtaining 70 , 000 firebricks from Mr . Patrick John Traquair , brick merchant , Bankside , under fraudulent pretences . The prisoner had also started a scheme called the ' French and English Alliance . * " in which he had used the names of the Lord Mayor and Alderman Wire ( after those gentlemen , finding" out the nature of the scheme , had withdrawn ) , and had actually hired chambers in New Bridge-street , Blackfriars , " of the City Solicitor , to carry on the business . In August , 1853 , he was charged with obtaining money from a gentleman confined in the Queen ' s Prison , under pretence of obtaining for him the title of an Austrian count . In the present instance he represented himself as engineer to the French and English Canal Company ( which never existed ) , and that the Count de Ztfornay was the president , Mr . Wilson , M . P ., a director , and Sir George Renuie chief engineer .

      Running a Muck . —George Wescott , a respectably dressed young man , was charged at Clerkenwell with amusing himself after a very singular fashion . It appeared that on Sunday night , about ten o ' clock , he was seen rushing about the streets , making violent assaults on women by striking them on the breast and in the face . Within a short space of time and distance , he thus assaulted three women -without the least provocation : and one of the witnesses said be attacked every woman indiscriminately . He was intoxicated , and was given into custody . A fine of SI . was imposed , and immediately paid . Thikvino Lead . —John Jones and John Brennan , two disreputable characters , have been committed for trial , charged with stealing lemi from the roof of an unoccupied house . at

      Cuazi : i > . — William Worsted was c ' -. u ^ rd the Mansion House with having forged a cheque on the Bank of England for lf < 0 / . He had presented the cheque nt the private drawing ollico of the Bank , and , in consequence of its being written oil plain paper , the cashier , as usual in such cases , took the bearer to one of the principals . To him he stated that he was to receive tho money for a Mrs . Kolfe , living in Seymour-street , Marvlebone , from whom ho brought tho cheque ; but , as tho whole aflair looked very suspicious , tho draft being drawn in the name of one of tho directors of the Bank , ¦ whose signature it scarcely resembled , the prisoner , after a little further investigation , wns given into custody . "When he was in charge , the officer took him to whoro he said Mrs . Holfe lived ; but they had no sooner arrived At the spot , than he confessed to its boing nil false , and that there was no such person . Ho was then taken to thi ! station-house . Before Sir Peter Laurie , he

      voluntarily stated that his name waa Cotton , the sumo as on tho cheque . —On a subsequent day , Cotton ' s wife oaiuo forward , and stated that ho was insane , and had on three several occasions been confined at IlanweJl . ilo fancied he was descended from tin ; Stuarts , and Ins wife attributed his insanity to his beintf employed some years ago to execute heraldic decorations for tho __ Now Houses of Parli . uno . it . Hi * tontty *» ro n ^ X ^ flg In their means , and partly ^ g ^ Tvrf boon Cotton has been remanded , ami iinj "" " - made with a view to ^'" iS ! ^ Walker has hee ^ oxamZ : ^ W = n : ir poli ce court , andco ^

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 13, 1855, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13101855/page/7/