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      last two weeks have decreased from 1 , 605 to 1 , 14 * 8 , but they still exceed by nearly 200 the weekly deaths in June : Last week there were registered in London the births of 917 boys and 864 girls , in all 1 , 781 children . Elections . — -There were two election contests on Saturday—for Hull , between Mr . Somes , Conservative i and Mr . Lewis , Liberal , the former being returned by a majority of 489 ; and for Berwick , between Mr . Hodgson , Conservative , and Mr . Marjoribanks , the latter gaining the seat by a majority of one . Mr . Osbome was returned for Liskeard without opposition . Tuesday ' s Gazette publishes the names of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the existence of corrupt practices at elections in the city of Gloucester and the borough of Wakefield . For the former they are Mr . J . / Vaughan , Mr . L . H . Fitzgerald , and Mr . R . G . Welford , and for the latterSerjeants Willes and Slade .

      coffee , wines , spirits , fruits , and spices haying all been largely taken . Freedom of Er-Ecxratf . —A meeting has been held at Carnarvon , in Merionethshire , to express ; the popular feeling on a subject arising out of the late general election . Certain tenants of a Mr . Price , who voted against the candidate favoured by that gentleman , were in consequence turned out of their holdings , and have , Under the lead , apparently , of their dissenting ministers , met , and indignantly denounced this interference with the freedom of election .

      , Vatjxhall . —On Monday the " royal property " was brought to the hammer , the sale taking place in the gardens and attracting a numerous concourse of purchasers and visitors to take a last glance at this Once popular place . Many of the lots bought as relics realised extremely high prices . The clearing of the ground for building purposes commences forthwith . DlSGKACEFtTL BuAWXING- IN A ChTTKCH , —At the now notorious church of St . George-in-the-East a worse row than usual took place last Sunday . The vestry have appointed a " low church" afternoon preacher , who week by week propounds doctrines of the " evangelical" and Calvinistic description , and piously alludes to the backslidings of the rector ,

      the Rev . Bryan King , who is what . is called " extremely high church . " On Sunday last the Rev . Hugh Allen lectured , as usual ^ and proceeded to allude to " clergymen who did not preach the Gospel , " and also to that unhappy Pope whom it would be so much better , if Christian love and Christian charity are at all desiderata among Christian men , to leave alone , at least in the pulpit . At the close of this service the churchwardens endeavoured to clear the church in order that preparations might be made for the ordinary four o ' clock service , but upwards of one hundred persons refused to leave and crowded round the altar . At five minutes before four o ' clock the doors of the church were , thrown open , and an excited and riotous

      mob rushed in , shrieking and howling , towards the altar . In a few moments afterwards a clergyman entered accompanied by six or eight choristers The clergyman was the Rev . Mr . Jennings , curate of Stepney . As soon as he appeared in the church there was a great uproar , cries of " Oh , oh , " hisses . The reverend gentleman , who appeared to be quite unmoved , proceeded with his choristers to the front of the altar , where they all knelt with their backB to the congregation . The Litany was intoned by the priest , and the responses were made by the choristers , while a set of people vociferated remarks which are not to be found in the Liturgy , and

      jeered the clergyman . At the close of the Litany service the clergyman rose and retired , at which time nearly the whole of the congregation hissed , yelled , ana indulged In the most hideous noises . The Bishop of London has addressed a letter to the churchwardens ( Messrs . Thompson and JDoriset ) pointing out to them that they are the persons upon w'hom devolves the duty of preventing such disturbances . Notice has been served upon them nt the instance of the rector , intimating-that if they do not maintain order during his afternoon service , they will be proceeded against in the Ecclesiastical Court . / Court . /

      Board ov Trade Returns . — The returns for the month of July show * an augmentation in our commerce , although to a less extent than most of the preceding returns of the present year . In the declared value of our exportations there was an excess of 291 , 454 * . compared with July , 1858 . Compared , however , with the corresponding month of ¦ 1807 , when the reckless operations which led to the panic in the autumn of that year were at their height , they present a falling off of 916 , 081 * . Still , the entire returns thus far for the present year , viz ., for the seven months from January to July , exhibit an increase even over the same months of , J 857 , when the export trade of the country reached a

      height never before attained . Owing to the demand for the Bast , cotton goods continue to figure for the heaviest increase , but the shipments of linens have also been nuusualjy large . The aggregate value of our exports during the flrstJ seven months of the year has been 74 , 288 . 6102 ., against 04 , 461 , 801 Z . in the corresponding period of 1858 , showing an increase of 0 , 880 , 809 ? , or more than 15 per cent . Compared with 1867 there has been an increase on the seven monthBof 1 , 200 , 697 * .. or rather more than 1 J per cent . With regard to imported goods , it appears that our low prices of grain and flour have at length CRuecd a diminution in the arrivals of each desonpttw . The consumption of other articles of food and luxury shows an almost general Increase , tea , sugar ,

      978 The I/Eabeb. [No. 492. Aug. 27, 1850...

      978 THE I / EABEB . [ No . 492 . Aug . 27 , 1850 . ——— ™« ° " MMmi ¦¦¦ ' ¦¦¦ n—a—M *^™—»»»— ^ " —^^ M— " "" " "" p _^__ = ^

      The Navies Of England And France. The Fo...

      THE NAVIES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE . The following remarks of a well-informed correspondent of a contemporary are worthy of consideration . He remarks that " The influence which Mr . Cobden exercises over public opinion is sufficient to make it of some moment to correct the erroneous inferences deducible from his recent observations at Rochdale respecting the navies of England and France . Mr . Cobden states that ' for every vessel France has added to her navy in the last seven years we have added ten ; ' but if he had looked into the matter a little deeper he wotdd have seen that

      space , and equal xf not greater strength . The vessel was pierced with twenty ports on a side , and I presume would be classed as a 44-gun frigate although she is : stated to carry no guns on the upl per deck . The iron plates for sheathing her sides were lying about , having just been brought in They appeared to be of rolled iron , 4 6-8 in . in thickness , 3 ft . 7 in . wide , by 4 ft . 6 in . long . This would make the -weight of . each plate nearly 1 ton 6 cwt . The plates are to be bolted to the frigate ' s sides from the line of flotation up to a level with the upper deck , and their weight , I should imagine must make her enormously toplieavy . The rivetholes in the plates had not yet been drilled . Besides the side plates , the frigate is to have her upper deck covered with iron plates 6-8 t } is of an inch in thickness . They are to be bolted between twodecks or horizontal layers of timber , with a view to making her bomb-proof . This additional weight must tend to increase her topheavinesa .

      while the numerical addition to the English navy in the seven years amounted to 285 , no fewer than 161 were gunboats , and 85 ( sailing ) [ mortar vessels and mortar floats , —total 246 ; while during the same period the additions to the French navy of these stnall and exceptional descriptions of vessels amounted to only 28 ; and everybody must know , except Mr . Cobden and his " highest scientific nautical men in Europe and America , " that these small craft , of light draught of water , were built expressly for operations against Cronstadt , and are inapplicable to the general purposes of naval warfare .

      " The invariable policy of this country for 200 years , until the ' craze' consequent on the long peace , which led certain wiseacres to the conclusion that wars had become impossible , was to maintain a navy twice as large as that of . France ; but what were the relative proportions of the two navies in effective sea-going ships of war at the beginning of this year , when the blue-book was laid before Parliament , —and the term ' ¦ effective' of necessity limits the comparison to steam-vessels only ? England had afloat 33 line-of-battle ships ; France had 31 ; and , if Parliament had not sanctioned the extraordinary estimates , the number of French line-of-. battle ships would actually have exceeded the number of English by the end of the year . England had afloat 28 frigates ; France , 37 . England had afloat 126 corvettes , sloops , and other smaller vessels

      of war , exclusive of gunboats ; France , 101 . Thus , even according to Mr . Cobden ' s own admission , we had at the commencement of the year a deficiency , comparing the navy of England with that of France , of 13 line-of-battle ships , of 27 frigates , and of 25 smaller vessels of war . " Contrast the naval force we possessed at the beginning of the year with that which we not only possessed , but were compelled to call into requisition in the maritime wars which have occurred during the last 100 years . In the year 1760 , in addition to a crowd of sloops and smaller vessels , we had actually in commission 113 line-of-battle ships and 101 frigates . In 1783 we had in commission 126 line-ofbattle ships and 112 frigates . In 1799 we had in commission 120 line-of-battle ships and 145 frigates . In 1809 we had 113 line-of-battle ships in commission and 155 frigates .

      " These were the forces we could dispose of at the times when we could bid a haughty defiance to all throats of foreign aggression and foreign combinations ; but if we had assumed such airs with a force of 33 line-of-battle ships and 28 frigates , Mr . Cobden might indeed have told us that we had made ourselves " the laughirig-stopk of the ^ newspaper press , " not only of ?? America , " but of the world . " It may not be out of place here to give a description of the new French iron-cased men-of-war , which are now building at Loulon . A French correspondent says : —The Gloire and Invincible stoairifrigates , cased in iron—~ jfrcgatcs blindees— -of which we have heard so much , are rapidly approaching completion . Little more remains to do than to lay

      the decks and put on a portion of the outer scantling 1 . As -they are sister ships I give the few dimensions I could take of one of them . Length 252 ft . ; beam , 45 ft . ; breadth between ports , 8 ft . -, thickness of sides on tho main dock , independently of iron facing plates , 20 6-8 in . The timbers aro of tho largest dimensions , such as are used in lino-ofbettle ships . The beams for the main dock—the only ones I had an opportunity of measuring- — were 16 in . by 17 in . square , and were partly supported by columns of rolled iron , of small diameter , stepped on the kelson . I noticed what appeared to be an experiment ., On a portion : of tho main dock , on the port side of the main hatchway , the timber beam a were replaced by iron girders , with apparently groat economy of

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      V Louis Napoleon's Amnesty. It Appears T...

      V LOUIS NAPOLEON'S AMNESTY . It appears to be by no means clear to what extent the provisions of this imperial boon will benefit the proscribe dwho are now living in banishment . The " law of public safety " ^ has some ugly provisions which will render a residence in France by no means desirable to some of these injured . men . At the Tribunal of Correctional Police , the public prosecutor has announced that he had received instructions to discontinue all political prosecutions commenced prior to the amnesty . The Advocate-General stated to the court that it would have been his duty to havegone on with the prosecutions , but that he had ascertained that it was the intention of the Government that the amnesty should apply to all accusations as well as all condemnations . The only favourable inference , therefore , to be drawn from this case is that the Government will , in all prohab Hty , not press the law of public safety against any of the amnestied , but this yet remains to be officially announced . '

      The Disarmament. The Moriiteur Announces...

      THE DISARMAMENT . The Moriiteur announces that the promised disarmament will commence on the 20 th of September . It appears that only those soldiers will be discharged whose period of service expires in 1859 . Their number is comparatively small . Furloughs of three months only will be granted to those who are entitled to them by the regulations of 1832 , and who form a more numerous class than the language of the Moniteur would lead us to suppose . Lastly , the same privilege is accorded to those who can show that they are " indispensable for the support of . their families . " The disarmament is more apparent than real . It is but temporary for the greater number of the men Whom it will affect , and permanent in a small number of cases only where a discharge would have been obtained in the regular course of military service . An Imperial decree of the 17 th makes tho following appointments : —Marshal Magnnn , ttf . 'the command of the 1 st military nrrondissoment at Paris ; Marshal de MaeMahon , tho 2 md at Lillo ; Marshal Canrobert , the 3 rd at Nancy ; Marshal do CJastellane , the 4 th at Lyons ; Marshal Bnrnguay d'HUliers , the 5 th at Tours ; Marshal Niel , the 6 th at Toulouse ; Brigadier General Edm . do Marti mprey , the 7 th at Algiers .

      Paris News.—Tho Emperor And Empress Liav...

      Paris News . —Tho Emperor and Empress liavo arrived at . St . Sauveur , in tho Pyrenees , wliore they will stay three weeks . A locnl paper states time two bath-rooms in marble have beon constructed tor their Majesties . They aro contiguous to each other , but only communicate by means of an acoustic ana speaking tube , so that the august couplo may oxchange ideas while taking their baths . —Thor Irencn Government has adopted a very economical measure . All tho horses and mules of tho artillery , except those which are required for its effective torco , vrm be lent out gratuitously to tho agricultural P ° P ' " tion , in order to be serviceable informing oporationBi on condition , however , that thoy bo well foci ana taken care of , and never bo ridden or driven ioi move ploasure , or employed in tho postal service . This French : " Peace Footing . "— continues to be stated that Marshal Nlel is to have a grand command at Lille , by way of a demonstration in »» 1 BW ° ; to the fortifications of Antwerp . The torco unaor him will consist of an army of T > 0 , 000 or 00 , 000 men . This does appear to bo certain that tho garrisonjw Lille is to be augmented , immediately . Vary considerable works are going * on for what is oiOUia tno " defence" of tho French coasts . Tho a ™ } Government Is delighted to havo tho authority w Mr . Oolbden for turning tho tables upon tho alarm-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 27, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27081859/page/6/