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      Wo. 500. Oct. 22, 18s9- The Lead Eb. "7 ...

      Wo . 500 . Oct . 22 , 18 S 9- THE LEAD EB . " 7 1

      The Pkince Of Wales.—His Royal Highness ...

      The Pkince of Wales . —His royal highness has left Buckingham Palace for Oxford , where he will complete his studies . A witty contemporary remarks : ¦ "Of course the Prince of Wales will hot join in any town and gown rows while at Oxford , will have no occasion to sport his oak , ' and will never be pursued by the Proctor and his bulldogs . We shall never hear of his Royal Highness slanging bargees at Iffley Lock , driving forbidden tandems while ire statu pupillari , missing chapel , or incurring ¦* impositions . ' And it is certain that his Royal Highness Albert Edward will never be ' plucked ' for his " little go . " But we express a fervent hope that the pompous old college Dons of Oxford

      GENERAL HOME NEWS . The Comwy—On Friday her Majesty , the Prince Consort , and the Princesses Alice and Helena , made a tour of the Trossachs and Loch Katrine , and at the upper end of the Loch her Majesty formally opened the new works , by which the waters of that beautiful lake are made available for the supply of the city of Glasgow . The day , unfortunately , was not favourable . The Queen started the next morning for Wales , arriving at Holyhead at seven in the evening . Sunday was passed at Penrhyn Castle , and on Monday , the sovereign left for Windsor without inspecting the Great Eastern , as was expected . The royal family have received no visitors since their return to Windsor .

      won't toady the Prince of Wales beyond reason and beyond endurance- The judgment of these good learned men may be warped by the comparative isolation in which they live , arid by the gross b eatitude of port wine , red mullet , oyster patties , and venison collops , in which the portion of" their lives not devoted to the disinterment of Greek roots is passed ; but they should remember that Queen Victoria ' s eldest son is , after all , but mortal man —or rather a frank , generous , unsophisticated youth * whose beard is not yet grown . In the very first paragraph of the intelligence announcing the arrival of the Prince in Oxford , we read that ' the

      movements of his royal highness had been kept a secret by the University authorities . ' In the name Of common sense , why ? What motive could there exist for secrecy ? Is matriculation at Oxford one of the Eleusinian mysteries . ? and is the Prince of Wales the Veiled Prophet of Khorassah , that only the Master of Porpus and the Dean of St . Vitus are to contemplate his inscrutable face ? The more people of every class see of their young Prince—the more he mixes and familiarises himself with them —the richer will be the harvest in loyalty and love that will await him on the day—may it be far distant 1— -when he is called upon to ascend the throne of flie mightiest empire in the world . "

      Pkince Napoleon in England . —On Tuesday the great Plon-Plon paid a visit to the Great Eastern , and spent about three hours on board . The Prince arrived from . France in the steamer Dauphin , commanded by M . Roca , and was accompanied by a large suite . The prince examined the ship minutely , and expressed himself delighted with all he saw . The guns on deck seemed to be a great attraction . Scarcely a Frenchman beside his Imperial Highness passed them without stopping , taking out the

      tompion , and peering down the muzzle . The band employed on the Great Eastern , came on board at nine o ' clock , and on learning that the Prince had arrived , played " Partantpour laSyrie , " and then , by way of contrast , they favoured him with " Britons never shall be slaves . " He paid a visit to a gunboat and a despatch boat lying in the harbour ; then inspected the breakwater , and in the afternoon left Holyhead in the Dauphin for Liverpool . On arriving there , he proceeded by rail to Manchester , for the purpose of purchasing horses .

      Great and Little Harnisb , and in consequence not hauling the ship up soon enough and far enough to avoid the danger , which had he consulted the chart must have appeared to him directly in his course . The certificate of Captain Henry was returned to him . The report concluded by recommending a light to be placed on one or two points indicated . The Board of Trade decided upon suspending Mr . Davies' certificate of competency for twelve months . City Matters . —A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday , the Loid Mayor in the chair , when Mr . James Abbiss , the newly elected Alderman for Bridge Ward was formally presented to the Court , and took

      the usual oaths and his seat . He was then warmly congratulated by his brother aldermen . Aldermen Rose moved , " That it be referred to a committee to take into consideration the laws relating to the sworn brokers of the City , and to report thereon . " Alderman Sidney said , Alderman Rose had given no reason why his motion should be adopted , and as the Government would doubtless in their bill deal with the subject , he ( Alderman Sidney ) would move the previous question as an amendment . Some discussion ensued on the point ; after which the amendment was negatived / and the motion

      agreed to . In the Common Council on Thursday , some discussion took place on the important question of the coal dues . Mr . Alderman Cubitt moved that the Coal , Corn , and Finance Committee should report to the Court on the subject , and should also have power to confer with the Government . The Alderman very strongly advocated the maintenance of the tax in a modified form , that is its retention so far as the general public are concerned , but its removal from manufacturers upon whose interest in competition it might act prejudicially . An amendment was adopted limiting the power of the Committee exclusively to inquiry .

      The City Commissioners of Sewers met on Tuesday at Guildhall . A precept having been recently received from the Board of Works requiring payment on the 30 th April next , from the commissioners , of . £ 7 , 800 , due from the City , a rate was now ordered to fee made for that purpose . The medical officer presented his weekly report on the sanitary state of the City , after which the court

      rose . The Social Science Congress . — -At the general meeting which brought the Conference to a close , Lord Brougham made reference to the important inquiry that had taken place on the question of direct taxation . The conclusion come to was , that taxation should be direct as far as it is possible—that is to say , as far as it is safe to do so without endangering the provision needed for the purposes of the State . With regard to the Conference itself , we may of

      mention that it now numbers a total membership 1 , 366 . No fewer than 175 papers had been read during last week ' s sittings . Next year the Conference will assemble in Glasgow . On Saturday evening Lord Brougham , and Lord Shaftesbury went over to Halifax and attended a soiree of the Mechanics' Institution . Although a whole week was dedicated to the business of the Congress , and the various sections applied themselves most studiously to their duties , several papers sent in remained unread .

      The Stepney Coroner ' s Inquest . —The Bishop of London has caused formal notice to be served upon the Rev . James Bonwell , incumbent of St . Philip ' s , Stepney , of his Lordship ' s intention to issue a commission under the provisions of the Church Dicipline Act , for inquiring into the grounds of the scandal existing against him in reference to the above inquest . The commission will be addressed to Dr , Twiss , the Bishop ' s Vicar-General ; the Ven . Archdeacon Hale ; the Rev , Canon Dale , Vicar of St . Pancras ; the Rev . J . E . Kerape , Rector of St . James ' s , Westminster ; and the Rev . W . G . Humphry , Vicar of St > . Marfcin ' s-in the-Fields ,

      Death in the Peerage . —General the Earl of Westmoreland , G . O . B ., and G . O . H ., expired on Sunday evening at Apethorpe Houae , the family seat in Northamptonshire , after a short illness , is his 76 th year . The deceased lord passed through a very active military and diplomatic life . His connexion with the Russian war was the culminating point of his political career . The musical world sustains the chief loss in the death of Lord Westmoreland . Public Health . —The deaths in the metropolis laat week were only 902 , a fact which shows that the . health of London is in a satisfactory state , being

      about 200 deaths below the estimated number . The only unfavourable features exhibited are the still high mortality from scarlatina and the tendency to increase of small-pox . The births during the week numbered . 1 , 027 . The return for the City is also favourable , Tj ntK Loss ov xhb Alma . — 'The official report of Mr . Traill , the magistrate , and Capt . Walker , nautical assessor , respecting the loss of the Alma steamer in the , Red Sea , lias been issued by the Board of Trade , together with their decision upon the matter . Mr . Trail ! considered the loss of tho ship aa proceeding fJcom . tho default of the chief , officer ( Mr . Da vies ) in W > t paying , due attention to tUo . RQaringa cf the

      Wakefield Again. To The Editor Ow "The L...

      WAKEFIELD AGAIN . TO THE EDITOR OW " THE LEADER . " Oct . 15 , 1859 . Sib , —As your " Wakefleld subscriber , " I roust again take the liberty of correcting a mistake that you make to-day in referring to W . H . Leatham , Esq ^ lato member for this borough . You say Mr . Leatham is " a Manchester man , a mill-owner , a cotton lord , and brother-in-law to Mr . Bright . " Here are four assertions , but only one is correct . Mr . Loatham is none of the first three ,

      be advanced to his cousin—which , sum was all advanced ( except J 625 O ) between the middle of April and 5 th of May last . Mr . Charlesworth ' s cousia being very active during the election , it has to be proved what become of this . £ 4 , 750 ; > ; Yours respectfully , T . W . GisaiKo . '

      being a country gentleman entirely unconnected with trade or commerce . When you again refer tb the peccadilloes of the Liberals in this borough , bo . kind enough to remember that we Have a Tory faction—hitherto dominant for some years— 'and that in the evidence given before the commissioners on Friday last , Mr . Denison , banker of Loads , stated that Mr . J . O . D . OharleaworJtb . was security for the sum of £ 5 , 000 , to

      The Progress Of Interference. We Are Tau...

      THE PROGRESS OF INTERFERENCE . We are taught by a contemporary that there can be no end to measures for . improving people by constraint after they are commenced . Some years ago the Legislature was induced by very strong reasons to provide for the inspection of ; passenger vessels , and secure for emigrants and others all the comfort and good treatment on board ship they had a right to expect . The law was generally approved of Subsequently the Legislature , prompted also by strong reasons , made provisions for securing as fax as it could , the competency of all the " officers entrusted not only with the command of passenger ships , but of all other merchant , ships . This regulation , too , was much applauded . What may have been the exact amount of success obtained we arc

      not in a condition to say—for we are not precisely acquainted with the number of accidents which happened before the Legislature took the matter in handand since ; nor with the various causes , wholly extraneous to its exertions , which may have tended to increase or lessen disasters at sea ; but they are now so frequent and alarming , and so many result from negligence or carelessness , that the Times ; urging similar reasons to those which operated formerly on the Legislature , suggested on Monday left

      that " every vessel before it an English port should be certified as fit to put to sea . ' < This would be a very large extension of the supervision now exercised by the Board of Trade over the mercantile marine . It implies inspectors at every porfc and surveys for every voyage . It implies great additional and vexatious interference with our shipping , already exposed to competition both with railways and foreign sbip ' pingi and would be a great impediment to its prosperity . and similar facts to

      Similar reasoning , however , those which justified the first enactments referred to also justify the proposition of our contemporary ^ They justify , too , a great deal more interference with , all the business of life , for there is no part ' of it wbicbi may not be so carelessly or negligently conducted ,, and which is not so conducted as frequently to end in a waste of property * and life . No one , therefore , can foretell to what extent of interference measure * intended to constrain men to adopt improvements may go . Bearing in mind , therefore , modern experience , which teaches us that such interference is generally injurious , rather than ancient prejudice which instructs us fo expect from it everything useful and good , we conclude that legislation intended to improve society requires , before it be adopted , a great deal more earnest attention than , it usually receives . —Daily News .

      General Hahn Ey Fhom An American Point O...

      General Hahn ey fhom an American Point ov View . —A correspondent of the New York Times eayS . — « General Harhey is severely condemned by the most intelligent and educated of our countrymen on the spot for this action , on the ground that , no matter how clear and indisputable may be our title to the island , as long as it is a subject of controversy or correspondence between the two Governments , or their commissioners , it is disputed territory , and neither party has a right to sole and exclusive occupancy or jurisdiction over it . Our companiesi Here are weak in men and weaker in officers , there being but one officer to each company . Waggon-road expeditionsboundary surveyand arrests have

      con-, , sumed their force . Had a collision taken placei before August 10 , the ' enemy' could have wiped us out . ' We are indebted to . the forbearance and magnanimity of the English naval officer for the continued p eace between the two countries . General Jlarney , who is here called ' Goliath , ' for two reasons-flrflt , that ho is a vory large man ; and second , that Jio is all matter and no mind-ought , I think , to bo cowtmartialed and dismissed the service for his conduct in this case . In Europe ho could not have retained his commission a minute after the flagrant and outto the GovernmentThe

      raccous act was known . man is not half so fit to be a general as to bo a hostler of a livory stable . It is . said tho Genoral ' s real object is political ropularity , with the insane idoa of using tho same at tho Charleston Convontloa d la Taylor and Piorco . " Mr Prendorgast , tho Accountant-General ot Madras , has boon dismissed in consequence of hto dealing in Tanjoro bonds ; and Mr . R * P . Harrison , tho Accountant-General to the Government of Seniral . will succeed him . The changes consequent pa to several wie

      the transfer will give promotion ' or uncov & nantod officers of tho Calcutta Treasury , m & allow of tho reduction of the accountant ' s salary , !«¦ 2 , 500 rupees a month .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 22, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22101859/page/7/