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    Ja nuary 24, 1857.] THE LEADER. 717

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    STATE OF TRADE . The trade reports from ...

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    ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. A very alar...

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    AMERICA. Vehy little of European Interes...

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    IRELAND. Election of a Roman Catholic Bi...

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    Public Meetings. Sir Edward Btttavkr Ltt...

    chair . The large hall , with the exception of the gallery , was very well filled , and on the platform were Major Reed , M ! . P . ( chairman of the association ) , Mr . Thomas Chambers , M . P ., Mr . J . Brady , M . P ., Mr . Apsley Pellatt , M . P ., Colonel D . M'Dougall , together with deputations from the towns of Birmingham , Barnsley , Brighton , Bridgewater , Deptford , Huddersfield , Ipswich , Oxford , Reading , & c . The attendance also included a considerable number of ladies . Letters of apology for nonattendance , but expressing adhesion to the movement , were received from General Sir De Lacy Evans , M . P ., Mr . W . Scholefield , M . P ., and Mr . R . Malins , M . P . The speeches did not add much to the arguments already accumulated on the subject . Major Reed , M . P ., said : — 44

    For his own part , as one of the independent members of that assembly , unless the declaration came from Ministerial lips that the war 9 d . should be given up , and a revision of the injustice done to precarious as compared with fixed incomes was promised , he undertook to put a notice on the books of the House which must eitherextract from the Government an expression of their readiness to yield to the popular will , or bring down upon them the obloquy which they would so richly merit . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . GeoTge Beacon desired to be allowed to offer a . suggestion for the guidance of Major Reed , M . P ., in framing his motion . In lieu of all excise and other duties now paid by the -working classes , all property in lands , houses , annuities , funds , & c , yielding upwards of 200 ? . per

    annum should be subjected to a tax of 2 s . in the pound . ( Question / " ) He would also propose a tax on titles , called a title poll-tax . ( Laughter and " Question . '" } He had a book which had been sent from New Zealand ( renewed laughter ') which was worthy of the gallant Major ' s attention . ( Confusion , and cries of" Sit down . '" ) He hoped to have another opportunity of expressing his opinions . —The meeting also refused to receive a proposal to relieve all persons whose income do not amount to 150 ? . a year . —Some uproar was caused by a speaker complaining that the chairman refused to allow both sides of the question to be discussed ; but the meeting ultimately , by a show of hands , decided against hearing several speakers whose names were not on the pre-arranged list . —Mr . Apsley Pellatt , M . P ., remarked , that " if the

    Prime Minister did not , through the Queen ' s speech , intimate a readiness to remit the extra 9 d . income-tax , some independent member of the House of Commons ought to get up and move an amendment to the address for the abolition of the hateful impost . ( Cheers . ' ) If no more influential member took that course , he pledged himself that he -would . " ( Renewed cheers . )— Several motions , objecting to the tax itself on the ground of inequality , as well as to the war 9 d ., were carried ; and Major Reed intimated that he had had a communication rwith the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of a deputation waiting upon him . The right hon . baronet had appointed Friday for receiving the deputation , when it was to be hoped that he would take the opportunity of making-such a statement on the part of the Government as would satisfy the country .

    Ja Nuary 24, 1857.] The Leader. 717

    Ja nuary 24 , 1857 . ] THE LEADER . 717

    State Of Trade . The Trade Reports From ...

    STATE OF TRADE . The trade reports from the manufacturing towns for the week ending last Saturday contain nothing of importance . At Manchester , transactions are still conducted with hesitation , owing to the uncertainty as to the maintenance or probable increase of the rise in the Liverpool cotton-market . The Birmingham a d vices describe firmness in the iron-market , the American orders being larger than at the corresponding period of the past two years . In the general occupations of the place there has been no alteration . At Nottingham , a good demand has prevailed for hosiery , but in lace the operations have been unimportant , although the tone remains favourable . In the woollen districts , there has again been a full amount of business . —Times . In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been increased activity . The number of vessels reported inwards was 171 , being 32 more tlian in the previous week . The number cleared outward was 86 , including 20 in ballast , showing a decrease of 20 . The number of vessels on the berth loading for the Australian colonies is 63 , being 5 more than at the last account . Of these , 1 is for Auckland , 9 are for Adelaide , 5 for Geelong , 4 for HobartTown , 2 for Launceston , 2 for Melbourne , 1 for Nelson , 19 for Port Philip , 1 for Portland Bay , 18 for Sydney , 1 for Swan River , and 1 for Wellington . —Idem .

    Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Very Alar...

    ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A very alarming ; circumstance , happily unattondo ' d by any doleful result , occurred last Sunday afternoon at Manchester Cathedral . The preacher had advanced some way in his sermon , when a slight crack wia hoard immediately above the pews in the westerly portion of the north gallof y- The congregation looked up an sudden alarm , and saw that the whole of the ornamental plaster moulding which covered a beam crossing the gallery from front to back , had parted from the wood and was falling on to the pews below . There was a rapid and tumultuous movement on the part l > oth of ladies and gentlemen , but this was soon checked by the Kcv . Canon Wray rising in the reading-desk , and pronouncing the benediction usual at the end of the service . The four * of the congregation being tkua quieted .

    many persons remained to inquire the cause of the event . The mass of plaster precipitated to the pavement is supposed to weigh from twelve to fourteen , hundred weight , but , falling on a partition separating two divisions of the pews , itwas shattered into smaller pieces , and did no injury to any one . The plaster was laid on some years ago . The cause of its sudden loosening is not known .- —In consequence of a report on the accident from the architect of the chapter , the churchwardens have resolved on closing the north gallery for a short time . The . boiler of an engine which -was standing , with a ballast train attached , at Sough station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line , burst on . Monday afternoon , forcing out about a foot of the firebox , so as to knock the driver off the engine . He "was afterwards found on the side of th e line , quite dead . The guard also died in the course of a few hours , from the effect of serious scalds . The lives of both men were insured in the company which is connected with the office .

    America. Vehy Little Of European Interes...

    AMERICA . Vehy little of European Interest has yet taken place in the discussions of the Federal Legislature . The most important proceeding of the Senate 5 s the adoption of a resolution calling for the correspondence relative to the refusal of the Dutch Minister to testify before the Court in the case of Herbert , who shot one of the -waiters at an hotel in Washington last spring . The Dutch Government has signified its disapprobation by recalling their Minister , M . Dubois , and transferring him to Copenhagen .

    The New York Legislature has proceeded to business , and read the Message of Governor King , which was of considerable length . In this document , the Governor complained of misinterpretations by several members of the'Senate at Washington of the views entertained by the Free States men . He said that the opponents of slavery " held to all the obligations , & c . of the constitution as understood by its founder , and until recently acquiesced in by the whole country ; and , with regard to slavery especially , they held that where it existed itwas by virtue of the local law alone , but that it neither existed nor was confirmed there nor anywhere by the force and effect of the constitution of theUnited States . Congress had the power under the constitution to

    exclude slavery from the territories , and they insisted that it should exercise its power to effect that purpose . The constitutional restriction , until 1808 , of the power of Congress to prohibit the slave trade , and the prohibition afterwards of that trade by acts of Congress , constituted on e of the compromises of the constitution , which should be firmly insisted upon and for ever maintained inviolate . He blamed the new and unsound construction , attempted to be put upon the repeal of the Missouri compromise as the cause of the slavery agitation , and stated that it was made to carry slavery wherever it went . Therefore , when they resisted that aggressive

    spirit and the extension of slavery to which it extended , they were acting within the constitution , in defence alike of its spirit and letter , and in opposition to the fanaticism of slavery . To the repeal of the Missouri compromise he attributed the fearful scenes of violence and wrong which had occurred in Kansas . The phanto m of squatter sovereignty in new territories was contradicted by the fact that the Federal Executive appoints all the chief officers , such as governors , j udges , and marshals ; besides which , it Tvas unconstitutional to confer on the first few accidental settlers the right to determine—it might be finally—the condition of a territory capable of sustaining millions . "

    Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Eaton has thrown up his commission as Captain of the 3 rd Infantry , on the plea that the meagre allowance provided by the Government would not enable him to support his family . The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald states that there is some foundation for a report " that Vandeibilt has despatched an agent to negotiate a loan with Costa Rica of 500 , 000 dollars , provided the funds are used in exterminating Walker from Nicaragua . " The assertion , however , is open to doubt . Official despatches had been received from Captain Ilartstein , speaking in glowing language of his reception in England .

    Numerous disasters from fire are reported . The wife of Judge Daniels has died from tho effects of fire , which caught her clothing . Telegraphic advices from Montpel-Hcr ( Vermont ) report that tho Vermont Capitol building was on lire , and likely to bo totally consumed . At Halifax , on the 2 nd inst ., a fire broke out , at four o'clock in the afternoon , in the vast building at tho corner of Hollis and Prince streets , extending thence southwards , crossing II olHs street , and burning nearly tho wholo block between that and Granville-strcot , including St . Matthew's Presbyterian Churcli . Twenty buildings were consumed , and thirteen partially destroj'ed . Two entire blocks , from Bedford-row to Barrington-street , were gutted .

    I ho defaulting treasurer of the Eastern Railway Company of Massachusetts , whoso peculations are believed to have reached tho sum of 150 , 000 dollars , has been convicted at Boston . The first issue of puper currency in Cuba yraa authorized by a special decree of tho Captain-General o-ft the 24 th of December to take effect on tho 2 nd inst .

    The sum authorized to be issued is 250 , 000 dollars , in bills of 50 , 100 , 300 , and 500 dollars . From Mexico we learn that a ntswpronunciamiento has been declared against the Government by those who are dissatisfied with Vidaurri ' s treaty . Vidaurri , however , remains true to his agreement ; and the country is becoming more tranquil . The Indians , nevertheless , ha . ve committed some serious depredations along the Upper Rio Grande . The activity in the New York money market continues , and the rates are fully maintained . The receipts of gold at ! New York for the year 1856 , however , showed a falling off compared with the previous year of nearly 1 , 500 , 000 dollars . The amount in 1855 was 41 , 682 , 524 dollars , against 40 , 319 , 929 dollars in 1856 . The receipts for the present year are expected to reach from . 38 , 000 , 000 dollars to 39 , 000 , 000 dollars .

    Her Majesty ' s steam frigate Tribune , 31 , Capt . Edgell , arrived at Callao on the 4 th of December on her voyage to the coast of Central America . She had been detained at Arica , Peru , in consequence of the revolution and an attempt to take the town by the Peruvian squadron of General Vivanco . Her surgeons were of great assistance to the wounded , and the Spanish papers state that her presence and the efforts of her officers prevented much disorder and bloodshed after the town had fallen . Twenty were killed and thirty-five wounded . Several ladies took refuge on board .

    Ireland. Election Of A Roman Catholic Bi...

    IRELAND . Election of a Roman Catholic Bishop . — The parish priests-. of the diocese of Cloyne proceeded , on Thursday week , to elect a successor to the late Dr . Murphy , and , after a scrutiny of the voting had been taken , the name of the Right Rev . Dr . Keane , the present Bishop of Ross , was found to be first ; the Very Rev . Dr . Russell , Dean of Cloyne and Vicar Capitular , second ; and the Very Rev . Morgan O'Brien , P . P ., V . G ., Michelstown , third . A Piece of Irish : Nationality . —A large body of the established clergy of the diocese of Limerick have addressed a remonstrance to the Lord Lieutenant against the appointment to the post of master of the Limerick Diocesan School of Mr . Hyde , an Englishman educated

    at Oxford . The remonstrants conceive that no one should be appointed to the post who is not an Irishman , and who , furthermore , has not been educated at Trinity College , Dublin . The Lord Lieutenant , through his secretary , intimates that he cannot agree in those opinions ; that it wb . ulA be a piece of great illiberality to exclude Irishmen from , similar posts in England , and that the same rule is applicable to the employment of Englishmen in Ireland ; but that , nevertheless , the great bulk of appointments which fall to his Lordship's disposal are filled up by Irishmen . Dr . Ivirwan , Dean of Limerick , in whom , the appointment , in the first instance , is vested , also writes a letter , defending his choice , and contrasting the liberality evinced in such matters in England with the narrow-mindedness exhibited by the objectors .

    The Guano Trade . —A cargo of seven hundred tons of Peruvian guano has just reached Ireland , for the use of Mr . Allan Pollok on his large estates in the county ot Galway . The value of this immense masa of manure is calculated at 10 , 000 / . Fiue at the Bank of Ireland . —A large part of the magnificent pile of buildings formerly occupied as the seat of the Irish Legislature , but at present used as the offices of the Bank of Ireland , was burnt early on Monday morning . The night watch has been for some time discontinued ; and it was not till about four o ' clock in

    the morning that Miss Roberts , the housekeeper , discovered tho flames issuing from tlie windows of the bookkeepers' department . The alarm was speedily given , but the tanks on the roof were fount ! to be dry . The steam water-engine and tho ground-tanks were , however , well charged , and a copious stream was soon poured upon tho source of the conflagration . It 6 ravages were thus confined to the bookkeepers' department , which was quite gutted . The only property said to be destroyed consists of useless ' blotters ' , all the valuable books being locked up in the safes . The origin of tho fire is a mystery .

    Bank : Amalgamation . —Th « Ttpperary Free Press announces that by the authority of Government the Carrick-on-Suir , Clonmel , Thurfcs , and Cashel National Banks of Ireland have now been amalgamated with the National Bank . Mn . F . P . DnEB , formerly private secretary to Daniel O'Connell , who , as we recently stated , was compelled by misfortune to seek workhouse uid , has obtained a small appointment . Tint Queen ' s Colleges . —It is stated that Government is about to issue a commission , at the head of which Mr . Tomple is likely to be placed , hr the purpose of inquiry into the internal economy , curricula of education , and attendance of the several professors and presidents of tho Queen ' s colleges , and the several rules and regulations -which . govern each , with a view to their modification and improvement . —Timvs .

    Tub Bisiiormc ok Cork . —The Venerable William Fitzgerald , Archdeacon of Kilclnre and rector of Monkstown , haa been appointed by the Lord-Lieutenaut to the Bishopric of Cork , Cloyne , and Ross .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 24, 1857, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24011857/page/5/