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    Nor. 22, 1851.] ttfje ILtabtt. 1109

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    Mr. Horatio Ross, of deer-stalking celeb...

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    BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, ANT> DEATHS. BIRTH8. ...

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    TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. In reply ...

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    Saturdat, November 15. "We print the fol...

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    An address to M. Kossuth was, on the mot...

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    The opening of the Submarine Telegraph i...

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    A Treaty For The Suppression Of Literary...

    » Tt . '« rt nf literary piracy In the two countries . ' 2 . The ^ KXum in both Sountries of the importation of pirarf ° f the wo « k » of either from other countries . 3 . The cie protection ta murioal ccmpo « itions , d « igne , paint-? sculpture , and other artistic productions , as to ing Protection to translations of original works , ^ hiished * in either country , when made by or for the V XKr—ateo translations of works published in other tries 6 « The assimilation of dramatic productions C hooks and the protection of them accordingly . The committee which was appointed by the House of r mmons last session to consider the law of Church rates , n ^ rated without agreeing to k report . In the evidence rTvTr Edward Baines , of Leeds , one of the leaders of the SLriiih Dissenters , we find the following estimate of the umber of Nonconformist ehapela in England and Wales , said to be drawn up with great pains to obtain accuracy : — Denomination ^ No . of Chapels . Wesleyan .. •¦• •• •• 4460 Independent * «• •• •• •• -C 07 JL 4 " [ Bt .. 1043 pffiive Methodist 1662 Boman Catholic ; . 597 Calvmistic Methodist 778 Bible Christian 415 Society of Ftiends ¦• •• » . . t •* ¦• 330 Wesleyan Methodist Association .. .. .. 322 Methodist New Connection ., .. »» ,... 281 Unitarian .. 260 Church of Scotland 12 Free Church of Scotland .. .... .. .. 77 United Presbyterian Church 61 Lady Huntingdon's Connection .. 30 New Jerusalem Church , Jews , and minor sects 550 Total .. 14 , 340

    Nor. 22, 1851.] Ttfje Iltabtt. 1109

    Nor . , 1851 . ] ttfje ILtabtt . 1109

    Mr. Horatio Ross, Of Deer-Stalking Celeb...

    Mr . Horatio Ross , of deer-stalking celebrity , lately had a most successful day ' s deer-stalking . He made four stalks on the open hill , armed with two doublebarrelled rifles , a Purdey and a Lancaster . In the four stalks he got 14 shots , and out of the 14 shots , he killed 13 deer , 11 of them being shot through the heart . A few days since a fox entered the house of a man named Murphy , near Dangan , where an infant was asleep in a cradle , both parents being out at the time , and seizing the infant by the throat carried it away . An instant pursuit was made , and Reynard was compelled to abandon Mb seizure , but when found the child was dead . The throat was greatly mangled . Two Tyne pilots , brothers , of the name of Freeman , during the gale of September 26 , while exposed in an

    open boat in the North Sea , were rescued from death as by a miracle , by the intiepidity and courage of the crew of a French fishing lugger , and after the pilots were given up by their friends and companions for lost , they cast up at Dunkirk , in France , some hundreds of miles from their homes . The Tyne pilots , to acknowledge the bravery and humanity of the French master and his crew , have purchased r massive silver snuffbox , which will be presented to him by Mr . Ingham , Q . C . It bears the following inscription : — " Presented by the pilots of South Shields to Captain Blanquid , of the St . Jacques , of Dunkirk , in gratitude for the humane and courageous conduct of him and his crew , in saving , at their own risk , Robert and Francis Freeman , two i iver pilots , in a storm off the N . E . coast , on the 26 th of September , 1851 . "

    The Elgin Courier relates a case of chronic hydrorephaliiB of some inlrrest to students in physiology . A person of the name of James Scott died in Elgin on Friday last , aged forty-one . Scott ' s father was a glover in Elgin , and was latterly an inmate of the Beid-house , and as the son was never nble to do anything for hi 3 own fiupport , he was transferred to the poor ' s-roll on his father ' s death . The size of his head was extraordinary . In height he stood , or rather measured ( for he never could walk from his birth ) , 3 feet 11 inches , while the length of his head and face was 114 inchea , being about me fourth part of his entire length . The girth of the head was 2 74 inches . Over the crown of the head , from car to ear , it measured 15 inches ; from the occipital

    spine to the insertion of nose , 20 inches ; the length of face , from insertion of nose to extremity of chin , was 4 $ inches . The blanket or rapper swallowed by the boa constrictor a the Zoological Gardens in the llegent ' t * park , was disgorged by the reptile Sn the night of Saturday the 8 th instant , after having been five weeks and one day in the nnininl ' s body . The watchman on going his rounds that 'u ' Kht saw the animal labouring to gut rid of the blanket , a purt of which protruded from its mouth , and he as' lslt'd it in doing so by tuking hold of and pulling the blanket gently , for which act of kindness it was thought that the boa seemed grateful , inasmuch as it offered no "I'ljosition , and did not strive to injure him . On ex-8 iniiiitiou

    ' the blanket was found to bo much shrunken Jj > nizo , and it was diveutrd of the greater portion of . '" ' looHo wool or hulry filaments composing its surface ; " *» hh much saturated with moisture , and in many parts B » vt « riMl by a slimy »« liva . Originally the blanket mea-? l"f . i about five fttt by four ; foil ' , like all those used » i llu > repii ) ,. houM > , it had been folded in half and ¦• 'yi toK » : ther . T » u-rti seeniB to be no doubt that the j » iliving . circumstance led to tho gorging of the blan-« 't :- -Kvery Friday afternoon live rabbits or pigeons are K'v « n to the buns , and these are devoured by them r Huili-red to remain In thu cage , according as these u < 'l | u » ' « an » hungry « r otherwise . On the night of the f - ' uuri- enue j ,, q , Untu > n two rabbits had been given to " ° » ou , only ( in ., or whlith wiirt entr > ti It 1 h conjectured

    " > at when the boa coiled its body and seined the rabbit , "Mm nho hav « taken bold ot a portion of iho Ulaiir , r wl »»« h it slavered over , u « well as the body of the "W and t | U ! U swallowed thu blanket * h a continuity 01 ' > "' rabbit . hho dj" !"" * , . " 18 < licd ln """ tt'laditoh from an " improper

    As Mr . Thomas Aitken , the station master of the Milton of Campsie , was returning from Glasgow , he . leaped from the train while it was yet in motion for the purpose of collecting the passengers" tickets , and fell among the wheels , which passed over both his legs , mangling them frightfully . He died about an hour after the accident . In 1758 , the House of Commons issued a commission to adjust the standard of weight , and under the suDerintendence of competent officers Of the Mint , assisted by some eminent scientific men , the standard was determined , and two troy pounds , of extreme accuracy , were produced . One of these pound weights was deposited in the House of . Commons , and was destroyed in the fire in 1834 , and the other , until recently , has been in private hands . This duplicate of the original standard troy pound has been , since the destruction of its fellow , the weight always appealed to in any commission for the

    trial of weights . It was this week sold by auction by Messrs . Puttick and Simpson , the well-known auctioneers , of Piccadilly , amongst other effects of the late S . Alchorne , Esq ., formerly King ' s assay master . The weight alluded to produced £ 17 , and was understood to have been purchased for the Government . The hydrostatic balance , used for the trial of the standard in 1768 , with several boxes of extremely accurate weights , were withdrawn , no bidder appearing for the same . The sale included many curious manuscripts on Mint affairs . Amongst these was Crocker'B Register Book of drawings for medals , certified under the hands of various officers of the Mint , and containing thirty autographs of Sir Isaac Newton , sold for £ 40 , and will , with the most interesting of the other manuscripts , find its resting-place in the British Museum . Lot 178 , a £ 5 piece of George III ., dated 1820 , and in very fine condition , sold for £ 31 .

    Births, Marriages, Ant> Deaths. Birth8. ...

    BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , ANT > DEATHS . BIRTH 8 . On the 8 rd of October , at Ghazepore , near Benares , East Indies , the lady of George Francklin Atkinson , Esq ., Bengal Engineers , of a daughter . On the 6 th of November , at Thetford , Norfolk , the wife of the Reverend J . R . Major , of King ' s College , London , of a eon On the 12 th , at Starston Rectory , Norfolk , the wife of the Reverend Augustus M . Hopper , of a daughter . On the 13 tfa , at Broorne-park , the seat of Sir Benjamin Brodie , Baronet , the Lady Maria Brodie , of a son . On the 14 th , at Woolwich , the lady of Captain Anderson , Royal Artillery , of a daughter . On the 17 th , at the Xectory , East Bradenham , Norfolk , the wife of the Reverend George Robert Winter , of a son . On the 17 th , at Cumner Vicarage Berks , the Honourable Mrs . Charles F . O . Spencer , of a son . MARRIAGES . On the 22 nd of September , at Hosheaporc , in the Punjab , Alice Mary , eldest daughter of Sir John Murray Naesmyth , Bart ., of Posso , Peebles , to Francis Whitworth Russell , Esq ., of the Fourth Bengal lancers . On the 1 st ultimo , at Bytown , Canada , Reginald OnslowFanner , Esq ., Royal Artillery , toGeraldine , daughter of Captain J . 8 idney Farrell , iloyal Artillery . On the 11 th instant , at Bampton , Oxon , Cabel Roope , Esq ., of Oporto , to Elizabeth Frederick Marij , youngest daughter of Frederick Whitaker , Esq ., of Bampton , Oxon . On the llth instant , at Iver , Bucks , Henry Rudyerd , eon of the late Colonel Rudyerd , R . E ., to Susan Frances , second daughter of the late Reverend Edward Ward . On the ISth instant , at ( Jriugley-on-the-Hill , Notts , the lteverend Herbert Napleton Heaver , vicar of Gringley , to Alartha , widow of the late John Dossor , Esq ., of Hull .

    On the 12 th instant , at Puttenham , in 8 urrey , William Thomas , eldest son of Thomas Hustley , Esq ., of Acklam-hull , in the county of York , to Anna Maria Watkyn , only child of tbe Reverend Thomas Watkyn Kicharda , rector of Puttenham . On the 13 th iiist ; u . it , at Dormington , T . O . Turner , Kaq ., of the Bank of England Branch , Leicester , to Elizabeth , relict of the late Richard 8 myth , Esq ., of Litley . On the 13 th instant , at liipley . Henry Wormald , Esq ., of Sawley-hill , Yorkshire , to Caroline , second daughter of William George Pigou . Esq ., formerly of the Queen ' s Bays . On the 13 th instant , at Ickenhum , the lievercud J . 8 . Hilliard . B . A .. of bt . John ' s College , Oxford , to ( Jeorgina II . Hamilton . On the I 8 lh instant , at St . Margaret ' s , Westminster , tho llovareud Jainos Pulling . BD ,, Master of Corpus Christi College , Cambridge , to Elizabeth Mary , youngest daughter of Christopher Hodgson , Esq ., of Dean ' s-yard , Westniin ter . DKATH 8 .

    On the 4 th instant , aged seventy , Susanna , relict of Cmaar Colclough Dufl ' rey Hale , county of Wexford , Ksq ., and l ; ito Chief Justice of Prince Edward ' s luliunl mid Newfoundland . On the 8 th instant , nt Annluy-purk , Surrey , ol scarlet fuvcr , Alice , third daughter of the late " Sir Henry Hotelier , Baronet , in her fifth year . On the llth instant , at the Vicarage , Tolpu ddle , Dorset , of which parish he hud been forty-six years the incumbent , the Reverend Thomas Warren , M . A ., of Christ Church , Oxford , in tho eighty-third year of his nge . On tho llth instant , ut hia residence , Dulvvich-hill , in his seventy-second year , Matthias Attwood . K » q ., late M . P . for WUiteliaveu , and previoualy member for Horoughbridge » nd for Callington . On the 12 th instant , at Bcul : ih-hlll , Norwood , Surrey , General the Right Honourable Lord < le Hlaquiere . On tho lath instant , at Chateuay , near Tours , in the flftyeiglitli yeur of her uge , Maria , widow of tlic Honourable and Reverend Thomas Alfred lliirriri , and daughter of tho Very lteverond Ooorge Murkluuii , Dean of York .

    On tho Lltli instant , suddenly , » t liis reBideuce , Cittherincfitreet , Stamford-street , Ithickfiiais , William Tindul , f > r nearly thirty years known to tlm collectors of hooka , prints , mid coins , us clerk of the nuleH to M < iH » rtf . Hotlitiby uml Wilkiimon , ot Wullington-Btreet , Utraiul , leaving u widow and scvuu children , six totally unprovided foe . On tl > i > 13 th instant , ul lluth , in thu forth th yeur of hiu uge , in consequence of a wound received ul tho butllo of Chilliauwalluh , ou Jauuuiy L'l , 1 H 10 . Liciiteiiaiit- (; oloiii : l Puyntor , C . I ) ., lato oominaliding her MnJeaty ' n Twenty-fourth Regiment of Foot . On tho 14 th instant , at Hcliwnlbaoli , very suddenly , of paraly * w of the lungs , the Ludy W . « rd , after a long and painful illness of eleven weeks . Ou tbo Mill instant , in Ilia forty-xlxth year , Mr . Ambrose Dutt , of the llrm of Buttuuil Jupo , * ilk tliroivtitcrw , Mere , Wilt * , andCroekerloii Mills , near Wurminnter .

    On tho lltli instant , ut . Wilton-cr < -: >< -eitt , Unlijr (\ vi ' -H ( iu . ir « , George Muulo , 1 ' jH < i ., uolicilor for the nll . ttiit of her Mujt-Hty ' a Treunury . On the 15 th instant , in London , the Right Honourable Mitrjory Dowager Lady HhUouii , itgud nnicly-twii . Ou the 18 th instant , al DiiuiiHUUl-houut :, Hir John Cope , Baronet .

    To Readers And Correspondents. In Reply ...

    TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . In reply to inquiries we may state that the Office of the Friends of Italy is No . 10 , Southampton-street , Strand . Several letters have been received by our publisher complainingof the non-receipt of papers , or the non-arrival of the Leader , until Monday . We have made inquiry , and find that the errors have hot arisen in our office . The Country Edition of the Leader is published on Friday , and the Town Edition on the Saturday , and Subscribers should be careful to specify which

    edition they wish to receive . Complaints of irregularity should be made to the particular news-agent supplying the paper , and if any difficulty should occur again it will be set right on application direct to our office , 10 , Wellington-street , Strand . London . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellington-Btreet , 8 trend , London .

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    [ The following appeared in our Second Edttion of last week . " }

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    Saturdat, November 15. "We Print The Fol...

    Saturdat , November 15 . " We print the following letter from the Earl of Harrington to Lord Dudley Stuart for two reasons : first , because it appears in the Morning Post ( organ of the Foreign-office ) ; and secondly , because Lord Harrington is the second member only of the aristocracy who has noticed M . Kossuth . The letter is an apology for not being able to attend at the festival at Birmingham , on Wednesday last : — " Elveston Castle , Derby , November 9 . " My dbah Lord Dudley Stuart , —The lawyers are here playing with a tithe suit , in which 1 am a sufferer , shaking their hoary locks at each other and at me , " This will prevent my attending the meeting at Birmingham to do honour to the illustrious Kossuth , which I deeply regret , because it is the proud duty of a British peer to support the oppressed , and to advocate the liberties of men of all sects , colours , and nations . In so doing he should look far into futurity , and endeavour to avoid all measures which lead to dangerous extremes , for the tyranny of a Czar , backed by his disciplined and brave legions , is not more dreadful than a mob of gamins sporting , under a , Robespicrre , with liberty and the rights of man inscribed on their red banner . Thus , it generally happens that the tyranny of one leads to the tyranny of many , and a ^ gavates men into democracy . These are not popular sentiments ; but remember that popularity is a disparagement r * tk « r thaa an honour , unless it is founded on truth « od rwien . " Had the Emperor of Austria ruled ac cording to the ancient constitution of Hungary legally formed by tlio representatives of the people , as he had Jmwa to do , he would have been firmly enthroned in t tie hearts of his subjects . Instead of this , he has made the most loyal and valiant people of Hungary , and the friends of liberty all over the world , his most dire enemies . " It is for these reasons that the people of Kngland . with their great Minister , Lord Palmerston , are devotea to the cause of Hungary and to Kossuth , that mighty spirit of light , who directed the reforms and the victories gained by that renowned people , and who was as great in defeat and in banishment , us he was when he directed the destinies of his country , or as he now is in pleading with matchless eloquence , in a foreign tongue , for the rights of humanity . —Believe me , ever most sincerely yours , ( Signed ) " ILvuitiNOTON . " P . S . —I have this moment received an invitation from the committee , to attend the meeting . I pray you to uxpress to them my cordial thanks and courteous excuaes . " H . "

    An Address To M. Kossuth Was, On The Mot...

    An address to M . Kossuth was , on the motion of Mr . J . F . Maguire , unanimously voted at the laBt meeting of the Town Council of Cork . One of the earliest acts of the Kossuth Demonstration committee , after the 3 rd instant , whh to puss a vote of thanks to the police employed on that day . This has been handsomely acknowledged by Kir ltichurd Mayno .

    The Opening Of The Submarine Telegraph I...

    The opening of the Submarine Telegraph is an Event worthy of 1851 . Paris and London lire now one city . On Thursday evening , nt Dover , n party of gentlemen dined together , and a similar party met at Calais , und during the evening friendly ine « - sngeH were interchanged . J ) uring the day guns had being fired on either fide by sparkH from tlio otherthe lii « t , as Wellington was leaving Dover per train . A Submarine Telegraph linking us to France , and n railway from Mohcow to St . l » eternbur | r - these are facts not without significance as hcraldMot the federation of the pcoplcHiind the triumph of liberty . The Commissioners of Police discharged on Wednesday the additional men taken < ' ¦> in April last .

    We understand Hint the Very Hevercnd Dr Newman has been iinniiinioiisly « 'l « - « U-d to" the ofHuo of President of the Iriuli Catholic ( J ulveraity . — Mornmt ? ( , h rontclt > . On ThurHduy the om album's on the Oxford-Htreet line belonging to the London Conveyance and l ' addington

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1851, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111851/page/9/