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    [No. 449, October 30, 1858

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    they could only keep in its purity by giving as freely as they had received . The world was before them;—India , -with its waiting multitudes ; China , to -which they had long done such deep wroilg by the iniquities of the opium trade ; and Africa , to who « e people they owed a debt which they could never repay , foF' the unnumbered wrongs upon their country by the abominations of the slave-trade—these countries were all open to them , and must be occupied . lie expressed his opinion that the outbreak in India was due to our own cowardice and ¦ want of firmness and consistency in the maintenance of our religious principles , and observed that if we had heathenism in

    boldly stated that the toleration of the India depended upon the spirit of our Christianity , because as Christians we could not persecute , and until we could convince we could not lift a finger to compel the people to accept the Christian religion , we should have removed all feeling of mistrust and suspicion , and obtained the confidence of the peop le by the conviction that they were honest and sincere . The right reverend prelate ' s " address was received with mingled applause and hisses . The reception given to him as well as to Archdeacon Bickersteth by the inhabitants of Bradford was the reverse of flattering .

    Mb . S . Warren , flf . P . —A speech has been made to the Quarter Sessions Court of Hull l ) y Mr . "Warren , as Recorder of that town . The Recorder gave a popular , but carefully-digested summary of the practically important legislation of the last session of Parliament , which was attentively listened to by the Grand Jury and a crowded court . Mr . Warren has , we believe , made a promise , in accordance with some revelation that has been made at Hull , that he will , in the course of next session , introduce a bill subjecting landlords of infamous houses , as well as their agents , to the same penalties and pains as the tenants .

    Elections . —The contest at Guiklford has ended in the return of Mr . Onslow ( Liberal ) , and at Reigate Mr . Monson ( Conservative ) was successful . In both cases the majority of votes was narrow . Mr . Monson polled only fifteen more than his opponent ; Mr . Onslow twenty-nine . The polling day at Guild ford did not pass off smoothly , for there were . several stand-up fights while electors , were recording their votes . At Reigate the peace -was with difficulty preserved ; the most amusing episode arose from the second appearance of Mr . Edwin James as a candidate . All his efforts to obtain a hearing failed . The assembly roared against him and had recourse to penny whistles , witii which they had been provided by some patriotic individual . The consequence was that Mr . Jnmes gave up the contest .

    Colliers' Strike ;—The strike in West l orkshire is extending . The miners of the Adwalton district have demanded increased wages , and further strikes are apprehended . Three men -were charged at Wakefield with intimidation , but the case was ajourned until Monday week . The colliers of South Staffordshire have gone to work on the terms offered by their employers , but it is alleged that they will turn out again about three weeks hence . The Disputbd bight to Worship in a Pew . — There has been further disturbances in the parish church of Thornbury , Gloucestershire . On Sunday Miss Sly , who has lately occupied the pew in question , was at r fmrch before her opponents - — the Dalby family , to

    whom tho pew has been let—and the pew being empty she entered and took her seat . The two church wardens , Willsben and Screen , told her she m list not sit there , and on her declining to leave , they forced her out of tho pew , upon which she walked up and down the aisle very quietly . Mr . Willsbon told her she must take a seat or leave the church , or he should have her turned out , and upon her not doing either , ho called a policeman to assist him , and they both pushed her out of tho church , holding the door to prevent her from coming in again . Previous to her being turned out , Dalby , his daughter , and two children had arrived at church , and they took their seats in tho pew . Miss Sly , on being turned out of tho church , remained in tho burial-ground until tho service

    • waa commenced , when she again entered the church and proceeded to the pew , and on seeing 1 it not filled she endeavoured to open tho door , but "was prevented by Willsbon , who again called a policeman and dragged her partly down tho aisle , when she , showing a little resistance , was caught hold of by tho constable and carried out of the church . This edifying sccno was performed in the midst of a large congregation , whose feelings ¦ we re at a pitch of intense excitement . Miss Sly has commenced an action against tho cliurchwardonH for the assault committed upon her . Groat fears nro entortainod

    that disturbances of oven a worse description than those which wo have narrated will occur , both ehurohwardons and Miss Sly declaring they will not give in . Pulwioh Collkob . —Tho governors of Dulwioh C ollege , of whom Lord Stanley is one , appointed to carry out the recent act of Parliament in connexion thorowlth , have determined to opon the schools , the' establishment of which is renderod necessary by that not , upon Wednesday the 10 th of November next . Tho schools arc to be held in tho college itself , instead of In a more central building 1 purposely erected , as was supposed would bo the oaie . Sin Jonv Pottbr , M . P . —This gentleman , one of tho members for Manchester , died on Monday . Ho was tho

    eldest son of the late Sir Thomas Potter , of Manchester , well known for his enterprising character a 3 a merchant , and his ardent zeal for political reform . Sir John Potter , as well as his father , received the honour of knighthood whilst occupying the position of Mayor of Manchester * an office which he filled for two successive years . At the general election last 3-earhe was returned as one of the city representatives . Failing health , however , prevented -his frequent attendance in the House of Commons ; but as one of the most active founders of the Manchester Free Library , and as a kindhearteil and generous supporter of all the local benevolent institutions , Sir John Potter ' s memory will long be respected by the citizens of Manchester . hall in

    The Charter . —On Monday a new Collegestreet , Chelsea , was opened with an address from Mr . Ernest Jones . The hall was crowded . A resolution , pledging the meeting to the People ' s Charter , was supported by Mr . Ernest Jones and was unanimously carried . An Address to the Frexch Consul at Newcastle . —The Mayor of Newcastle , Mr . Anthony Niehol , waited upon the Count de Maricourt , at the French consulate , Newcastle , on Mouday , and presented him with an address , signed by the Mayor , the Chairman of the River Tyne Commissioners , several of the aldermen , and many of the members of the town council , besides several clergymen , merchants , and tradesmen , expressive of their confidence in the denial which had been given by the

    Count to the charge of interfering in the municipal elections , of their personal esteem for himself , and their wish that he might continue to exercise his functions at the port of Newcastle . The Mayor , in presenting the address , expressed the strong personal gratification which he experienced in being made the bearer of this address . The Count , we are told , was much affected ; he , however , recovered himself sufficiently to thank his visitors in feeling terms , and concluded his speech by saying : " The allusion to my sovereign in your address , as the illustrious ally of her Majesty the Queen of England , will , I am sure , be received by his Government as a proof that his loyalty and frood faith towards this country have produced their effect in a manner which is not to be disturbed by the indiscretions of a journalist . " .

    City Seweiis Commission - —The commissioners met on Tuesday . A report was presented on memorials against slaughter-houses in the City , and pr-aying their abolition ^ which had been submittetf to Dr . Letheby for consideration . The report wa 3 very long , and contained suggestions for mitigating the nuisance the slaughterhouses occasioned , and particularly pointed out the injurious effects produced on the public health by the state 6 f Newgate Market . In presenting this last report , the general purposes committee said , in conjunction with the doctor , they had framed some regulations for improving the condition of the market . The court then adjourned .

    Turc Atlantic Cable . —The late electrician to the Atlantic Telegraph Company , Mr . Whitehousc , has offered his services . agnin to the undertaking from a feeling of duty , as being so largely identified with the inception of the project ; and also because he is convinced that the cable is readily recoverable . He therefore asks permission to make the necessary examination , and if that should be satisfactory to his judgment , he .. offers to reopmi communications with Newfoundland at his own risk , and to maintain it open at a moderate per-centage on the receipts . The American papers say the cable will never be put right until Mr . Hughe . ? , an American electrician , gets charge of it . 1 ' ciijlio Health . —There was not much difference in

    the health of thq metropolis during the Ia 3 t week from that of the former , the deaths ( 1118 ) showing a small decroaso . The deaths from scarlatina were loff . Tho number of births was 1 C 95 . Dr . Letheby reports the mortality in tho City as having increased to 0-t . The average number for tho month was 55 , and for tho corresponding period for tho laat throe years tho deaths avernged 48 . A Jewish Provincial Mayor . —Tho Quarter Soso < nr < a nf dnnntihni-iMiirli nn TnnSflllV lflfit . WGI'O tllO firSt sions of Quecnboroughon Tuesday lnstworo tho first

    from any other religious community . There was the consecration of the Bishop of Hartford , at Providence a magnificent ceremony ; the solemn dedication of several churches , and the consecration of another a very rare ceremony : —which , according to the rules of the Catholic Church , can only be performed when the building is free from debt , and thus devoted to the service of God entirely and for ever . And recently the foundation-stone of a Catholic cathedral has been laid on the Fifth avenue , in this city , which , when

    completed , will be the most magnificent architectural structure in the country , superior to many and inferior to few of the ancient cathedrals of Europe . The other religions communities must bestir themselves , and give up their internal quarrels and sectional strifes , if they -would not be outrun by the Catholic Church , which , though the oldest of them all , seems to travel onward in this country wiih no lazy footstep , but , on the contrary , with the vigour and swiftness of youth . —New York Herald .

    The Late George Stepiien . son . —A meeting- was held at the Town-hall , Newcastle-upon-Tynoj for the purpose of taking measures to procure the erection of a monument to the memory of the late George Steplienson . Lord Ravensworth was called to the chair , and in a speech of some length dwelt on the great benefits the late Mr . George Stephenson had been the means of conferring not only upon the commercial and manufacturing portion of the community , but more especially upon the poorer class , those who lived by the daily labour of their own hands . He was particularly a model for them to imitate , for he was essentially the architect of his own fortune , born as he was in the very lowest class of society . The speaker then proceeded to recount the most interesting incidents in the life of that eminent engineer , from his boyhood to his death , and adverted to the numerous inventions of which he was the author .

    Poor-rates . —An important meeting of the Metropolitan Association for the equalisation of Poor-rates was held on Wednesday . The report , which was unanimousty adopted , announced a material change in the tactics of the association . Henceforth they will endeavour to extend the area of rateabiltty , so that the charge for the poor shall be one of absolute equality throughout all the counties of England : A special financial board is the machinery by which this object is to be realised . . ' . The . Parliamentary Statesmen of France . — Whatever else may Lave changed in France , it will ever

    be remembered to the honour of her parliamentary statesmen that ten years after the calamitous revolution which levelled the throne mid the liberties of the nation in the dust , not one of those illudtriaus men who had served her in freedom condescended to govern her under despotism . The possession of absolute power , the acquisition of wealth , the desire of what are called honours , may be more easily satisfied by a successful minister under the imperial regime than amidst the perils and resistance of parliamentary life ; but these vulgar attractions have not seduced a single man of real eminence from the principles he had embraced , and history can produce no finer example of constancy to an unsuccessful

    cause . —Edinburgh llevtciu . Crystal Palace , — Return for tho week ending Friday , Oetober 29 tl ) , 1 S 5 S . Number admitted , including season ticket holders , 22 , 100 . The Queen of Pblssia ' s Pocket-book . —The Times correspondent at porlhi says : — "I i ? i , iy mention an event which has caused a good deal of talk here , uu the journey to Meran , at Leipzig tho Queen missed a valuable portfolio , Tho police wore immediately > n nctivitv , and a detective officer sent express from uernn , but without any result , Tho portfolio contained , in monev . hank ~ notos for about 700 tbulers , ami the loss 01

    , , held under the mayorulty of L , S . Magnus , Esq ., recently elected to tho mayoralty . Tho mayor gave a sumptuous dinner to tho recorder and members of the corporation . After the usual loyal tonsts , tho mayor gave that of " the Church , " coupling with it tho name of tho incumbent , tho Rov . R . Uinghnm . Tho mayor pointed out how persons of the Jewish persuasion could consistently not only respect tho Church , but lend their aid in support of it . of

    was one which could not be very serious to a Queen Prussia . That tho police have boon urged to multo overy exertion for its recovery , and that they Bhould not liavo succeeded , with-a police so efficient as tho Prussian , » ns given rise to much talk of all sorts . That tho portfolio contained a political correspondence of groat value to its Koyul owner is doubtless only a malicious invention of tho Junker party , got up for tho purpose of l » nH S S odium upon some person or other who is disugrooawo to them , and who might be supposed to huvo more iiiten » t in becoming possessed of such papers than of a ^ paitry sum of 700 thalers . I shall say no more of tins poisfolio at present , as you may perhaps , nftcv all , uavo 10

    hoar of it again . Tmc Burns X ^ stival . —Colonel and Major Burn ? , sons of tho poot , Lave accepted tho invitation 01 u » committoe of tho npproauhing fostival in <•• ' «»«« , " ' Samuol Lover , Esq ., lias intimated his acoontanoo 01 » similar invitation . Crystal Pai . aok . —Tho tropical screen is now completely closed in ; upwards of twenty thousand loot o space liavlng been added to thia department , it wiH or a most agreeable lounge for tho winter season . "' " „ Ws on Thursday' < vnB as dreary and du ll as <* ''« ° 'J ha Imairliiail . Witliln the tropical department 0 J

    Rici'rkskntation op MANOiiiWTisit . —At a mooting tho Liberal electors of Munchcster , Mr . Dassloy was chosen as tho candidate for that party . Mr . Goorgo Wilson proposod Mr . Oobdon , but after some discussion tho meeting agreed to support Mr . Bazloy . It appoarod that Mr . Cobdon had declined to represent Manchester even If elected . Mr . Bassloy ' s address advocates an oxtonslon of the suffrage , vote by ballot , rotronebmont , and a pacific policy . X . PoriiRY in Amkrioa . —Tho fact is uncrcnluble that Iho Catholic Church Is making rapid strides throughout tho United States . Within a year wo have had occasion to record sovernl Catholic celebrations " , whioli , for the splendour of their ceremonial , and high order of Intolloofc engaged , havo surpassed anything emanating

    Crystal palace , a pleasant warmth , combined m-m- vigorous appearance of tho plants , now In hijurio growth , presented a marked and most «« roonblo con trast i and as all tho approach es are under cover , and wot nood not prevent exorcise and onjojmoiu .

    [No. 449, October 30, 1858

    [ No . 449 , October 30 , 1858

    THE LEADER

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 30, 1858, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30101858/page/12/