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      Continental Notes. Prance We Have Receiv...

      paid so readily , and who besides thought that their bills w ould be thrown into the market , just in the same way as the few bills which the G overnment had drawn in the course of the . week , readily consented , and continued to depress the rate of exchange , which fell down by degrees to 140 , 133 . The Turkish Government , however , instead of throwing its bills on the Exchange , as it ; had done with the former ones , paid the creditors with the bills directly at the fixed rate—namely , 144 . You may imagine the rage of the financiers of Galata , who were thus taken m their own snare . " . The English residents at Pera and Ortakoi are building churches for themselves . # The first conference concerning the Danubian Principalities was held at the French Embassy at Constantinople on the 10 th inst . The Sultan will decree the freedom of property m this sense—that Christians shall be empowered to acquire and possess real estate in their own names . HAITI . Paustin I ., alias Solouque , the black Emperor of Haiti , has been defeat ed and put to flight by the 4 . ~~~ nc « f s * ¦ n ^ rv » 4 T » c » r » TTps is closelv Dressed by the

      insurgents , and it is doubtful if his authority can be re-established .

      Nw™-.»V As 1856.1 The Lead^Bb. 177

      nw ™ -. » v as 1856 . 1 THE LEAD ^ BB . 177

      ¦ America. The Contest At Washington For...

      ¦ AMERICA . The contest at Washington for the office of Speaker to the House of Representatives has at length terminated in the election of Mr . Banks , who all along kept ahead , and who finally obtained 103 votes , wh } ek , by adopting the plurality method , it was determined to make suffice . The other members were—Aiken , 100 ; Scattering , 11 . The Know-nothhtg 3 started objections to the legality of the proceedings ; but these were over-ruled amidst a scene of the wildest excitement , in which ladies joined . Mr . Banks belongs to the Republican and Anti-slavery party , which has a majority in the House . . Nothing fre 3 h has been received with respect to the disagreements with Great Britain ; but there seems a probability of some difficulty with France . The French Government , it i 3 said , has made certain , representations in relation to some Russian vessels that had "been transferred , since the commencement of the Eastern war , to citizens of the United States , being at the time of the transfer in American ports . A list of the vessels has been transmitted to the XT L ± l 3 OX ^ i . ^> . M i « i ntnH « 4 > * Dn *« ia * *\ Yb / 3 it 1 CI O A t \ t * f \ 'tTlQ'fT uil iu vuuiu

      UlUliCU O lifcitCO UlAiXlOiiCl C . U JLCX 1 XO , c * xo auuvu the French , and English Governments have avowed , their determination to hold them as lawful prizes of war if they are captured . The Irishmen charged at Cincinnati with filibustering designs on Ireland have been acquitted . Mdlle . Rachel has reache d New York , on her way to France after visiting England . A sanguinary contest between the slavery and anti-slavery men has taken place in Kansas . The former at tacked the latter , and committed great atrocities . From Havaunah we learn that , on the 1 st instant two French frigates were in the harbour , but no English . The market there was dull . . The N " ew York monev-market , at the latest advices ,

      was well supplied with capital , aud mercantile paper of a high grade met with a freer currency at eight to nine per cent , for short , and twelve per cent , for long , dates . On call , six to seven per cent , were the rates . The prices of stocks had gradually closed with a downward tendency .

      Obituary. Mb. Braham, The Celebrated Eng...

      OBITUARY . Mb . Braham , the celebrated English singer , —one of the most conspicuous names in the musical history of this country during upwards of half a century , — died on Sunday , at * the age of eighty-two . He was bom of Hebrew parents , whose real name was Abrahams but he was a native of London , where he first saw the light in 1774 . He was educated by the Italian singer , Leoni , and made his appearance as a public singer before the age of eleven . Afterwards , he became a professor of the pianoforte ; re-appeared as a singer at Bath in 1794 ; received musical instruction from Rauzzini ; appeared at D > rury-laiie in 1796 , under the direction of Signor Storace ; visited Italy where he achieved great successes ; returned to England and sang at Covent Garden , and at the Italian Opera ; and for a long series of years was the most popular of Eng lish yocalis fcs . He has appeared within the last few years , and was celebrated for his singing of Handel ' s sacred music . In 1836 , BrahanV opened the St . James ' s Theatre , which he had himself built : and in this way contrived to lose a large fortune . His declining years , however-, have been passed in comfort , owing to the fostering care of his daughter ,

      ijaay vy aiuegiavc . . The Duke of Norfolk . — - This nobleman expired on Monday morning , at Arundel Gastle , in the sixtyfifth year of his age . When Earl of Surrey , he was the first Roman Catholic who took the oaths and his seat in the House of C ommons , after the passing of the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act . He succeeded to the dukedom in 1842 . His Grace had filled several offices in her Majesty ' s household . In July , 1839 he was appointed Treasurer of the Queens Household , and made a Privy Councillor . On Sir Robert P eel ' s retirement from office in July , 1846 , he succeeded t he Earl of J ersey as Master of the Horse , ' which office he held until the formation of the Rnvl of Derbv ' s ministry- On the Earl of Aberdeen

      takin g office he was made Lord Steward of the Household ° but soon afterwards relinquished that place to Earl ' Spencer , in December , 1853 . In politics he waa a staunch Whig . He dissented from the principle of the Papal bull of 1850 , and the same year he renounced the Roman Catholic faith , and passed over to the Anglican Church . Sir John Stoddart , D . C . L ., late Chief-Justice of Malta , and Judge of the Admiralty Court of that — —

      IBlallU , CU 6 CI Haili ramuiunj , » " " »~ vr-v j , — - - residence , Brompton-squnre . He had been connected with -the press in his younger years , and was the proprietor of a Tory journal of unfortunate history , called The Netv Times . Since his retirement from the bench , he published the first volume of a work on Universal Grammar , the second volume of whioh he has left unfinished . At a meeting of the Law Amendment Society , Lord Brougham , speaking with the authority of half a oentury ' s friendship , bore testimony to the learning , kindness , * md integrity of the deparbed judge .

      Ireland. The Trrreraiv* Joint-Stock Bank...

      IRELAND . The TrrrERAiv * Joint-Stock Bank . —Great and Ireland tne

      painful surprise has been created in by failure of the Tipperary Joint-Stock Bank—an event which is supposed to have led to the suioide of Mr . Sadleir , M . P . for Sligo , who was concerned in it . Some particulars are furnished by the Freeman * 's Journal , which says : — " A sensation was made in the middle of tho week by the announcement that the draughts of the Tipperary Bank on their London agents , Messrs Gly , n and Co ., had been returned with tne answer ' not provided for . ' The alarm was somewhat diminished on the Bank of Ireland , their Dublin agentB continuing to pay , and a statement also appeared that tho misadventure in London ^ was tho result of accident . The course pursued by tho Messrs CHyn ,, having thrown a doubt ou tho bank , produced its natural consequence—a sever © and sudden demand for repayment from their numerous depositors to an extent for ¦ which there was not sufficient time for preparation . It is said , however , that all tho branches have up to this fully mot all demaucltt : bub wo exceedingly regvot to Btato that tho Bank of Ireland has ' refused to pay their draughts . Wo loam that groat exertions are boing niado to enable tho bank tjp oontinuo business , whioh wo trust will bo Buooosful , as tho stoppage of n bauk having so many branoho 3 at tho present Boason could not but produce ft very bad effect . " A petition for the winding-up of tho bank wrb prosontod on Thursday to tho Court of Chancery , at Dublin , aud an order for hoaring was made . Tho proprietors arc chiefly English . Tho paid up capital amounts to £ 50 , 000 in £ 10

      shares : the amount of deposits is believed to be very ] large . The list of shareholders of the bank appeared j in the Gazette a few days ago . . ' Attempts at Assassination . — A shot wa 3 fired at Mr Lemon Arm strong , while returning from : Sligo , n a jaunting car with his wife . He was struck in the back , but the wound is not dangerous . Two men < are in custody , one of whom has been previously tried for murder . The IaisH Bench . —It is stated that an address , from the Irish bar to the Lord Chief Justice Lefroy and Baron Pennefather is ia preparation , on the sub- ' ject of the late motion in the House of Commons . A similar address from the attorneys and solicitors is in : contemplation . ' The Representation or Sliqo . —Ihe contest tor the representation of Sligo borough will be a very sharp one . Mr . Robert Knox , of the London Morn- ( ing Herald , starts as a candidate on Derbyite princi- ' pies , and Mr . Soaiers will also , no doubt , be in the field . It is not true that Mr . McDonogh , Q . C ., has already left town to canvass the electors of Sligo . The other candidates yet spoken of are Mr . Treston and Mr . P . Blake . The liberal electors have a decided majority in the borough . —Daily News .

      The Romance Of "The Times." Runder Thfb ...

      THE ROMANCE OF "THE TIMES . " rUnder thfb head , wo reproduce from week to yeek the most remarkable of those mysterious advertisement * , which £ , peaS d « y «* the top of the second column of the Times ' front pSr Such materials are worthy of being preserved in some other form . ] CU Y TZ Votre associe est tres inquiet ; vos affaires B ' arra , ngeront , wais v ous ue devez pas vous aWter ! Revene . ou ecrire , a votre ami ,

      com-TO B K . —Your absence and continued Bilence have caused the greatest distress to your family . Pray communicate with them immediately , and every Possible measure . will be taken for your advantage and interest . Longer silence will endanger your appointments . DE L'EAU CHAUDE . —39 . M . C N , near York-road . —NO . »^ SsS ? i 1 C Am ill , and would much Uke to see you ngain . S 2 S 3 ^ S 9 S 5 know whoro I wow am . —X . 1 ..

      Naval And Military. Tun Army Estimates V...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . Tun Army Estimates von 1855-56—The . Army Betinmtos for the year ending the 3 lBt of March , 1857 , wore iBsued on Tuesday . Tho grand total amount that will bo required for tho financial year ensuing id Btated to be £ 34 , 998 , 504 , against t ho sura of £ 28 670 , 497 in 1 , 855-GO , thus exhibiting an increase of £ Q 328 , 007 . The Hum of £ 32 , 758 , 280 ia reqmrod for tli ' e effective , and £ 2 , 240 , 224 for tho uon-offootive service . The itoirts aro thus distributed : —vik ., £ 10 950 , 898 for tho land fovooa ( ' 240 , 710 In number ) > £ 8 , 150 , 129 for tho embodied Militia ; £ 88 , 000 tor volunteer corps ; £ 408 , 595 tor tho Army Works Corps ; £ 100 , 026 for tho War Department ; ± 22 , 7 Jl for Head-quarter ; ., Military Departments ; AoH . i * i for oivil ofltabllHhmonfcH ; £ 915 , 301 for artificers wages ; £ 9 , 886 , 201 for olotlung , b . irraokfuniituro & ° , proviBlonB , forage , fuol , and light ; £ 4 , 871 , 105 lor

      land and sea stores ; £ 2 , 044 , 069 for works and buildings ; £ 238 , 404 for the educational and scientific branches ; £ 25 , 400 for rewards for military services ; £ 67 , 000 for the army pay of general officers ; £ 519 , 094 for the pay of reduced or retired officers ; £ z 20 , 420 for widows' pensions ; . £ 83 , 558 for pensions , & c , to wounded officers ; £ 32 , 096 for " in-pensiona ;" £ 1168 392 for " out-pensions ; " and £ 124 , 264 for superannuation allowances . Of the Sum voted last year , £ 13 , 718 , 678 wag under the head of " army , £ 9 , 990 , 165 under " ordnance , " and £ 4 , 961 , 654 under that of " commissariat . " The Cbew of the Polyphemus . —A communication from the Admiralty state 3 that the English Consul-General at Hamburg , communicating acme news with respect to the crew of the Polyp hemus , says : " I have great satisfaction in reporting that the Quartermaster Samuel Fletcher and fifteen seamen of the late P . olyphemus , who were in the two boats , have been saved by a Danish vessel , and have just arrived from Hgerting . They will go in charge of the chief engineer , Mr . Wood , with the other men , to London this evening . " . Militia Disturbance at ITjewpobt . —Some privates of the Glare Militia , now stationed at Newport , ¦ \ ¦

      Monmouthshire , have disturbed the town by exceedingly riotous conduct while in a state of intoxication . Several of the civilians were attacked ; but ultimately the most riotous were captured , and the others were confined to their quarters . The riots were thus put a stop to . . The Qtjeen at Woolwkjh . — The Queen and Prince Albert on Tuesday inspected the trophies captured at Sebastopol and now deposited at Woolwich . Her Majesty afterwards received a mimber of wounded soldiera recently arrived from the seat of war . The Loss of the Josephine Wil . uk . —The inquiry ordered by the Board of Trade into the loss of this vessel , and conducted before Mr . YardJLey , the Thames maoistrate , assisted by naval authorities , has terminated ; but no specific result has yet been declared . The conduct of two of the sailors—Newham and . Anderson—was highly praised by the magistrate and the other authorities . , . The Ship Mabia . — Information has been received at Lisbon , by private hand , that the Mario , Captain J . H . Russell / of Liverpool , has been wrecked on . the coast of Algarve , near Lagos , where she now lies . The hull still " holds together , although the timbers are somewhat strained and opeu . In two or three days , should the weather continue fine , the whole ot

      the cargo will peshaps be discharged , ana mere improbability of the ' vessel being saved , and senttoA'illa Nova de Portiunao . ¦ __ Lieutenants Hodson" and Montgomery . —• We learn , " says the Malta Beacon , " that there ia no chance whatever of any commutation of the punishment now undergoing by Lieutenants Hodson and Montgomery , and , moreover , . thai in all probability the commissions of both gentlemen will be sacrificed . Shipwreck on the Coast of Sotjth Wales . — The American ship "Great Duke" has been totally wrecked ou the coast of South Wales . The captain and twenty eight of the crew have perished , and only three men survive .

      Miscellaneous. Tiih Coont.—The Queon «Ml...

      MISCELLANEOUS . Tiih CoonT . —The Queon « ml I ' 1 ; " 100 A AU > ' ° i " oorapanlod by the Princes * Royal , l ' nnoo Arthur , and tho 1 ? iilooBB Alioo , vblbod Mr . Burfowl ' s panorama of , terior ¦ of Sobaalopol and of tho fall of that city , oi Monday morning . The Queen hold a levoo ( the first tins season ) on Wednesday afternoon , at St . Jumoa ' n Pulaco .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 23, 1856, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23021856/page/9/