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      Monday, June 29th. ' " Tthe Mutiny In In...

      uch haste . He was glad that foreigners had been ; ted to compete , and that a foreigner had met with b from English judges . The block plan , which led the first prize , and which was the production of epinet , of Paris , gave a bold and ingenious method tributing the area . It was formed on the oblong if the Louvre ; but how the prize plan , of the Warand the prize plan of the Foreign-office , could be ted to that block plan , and how they could be to correspond , would puzzle the practical heads vould have to consider the question . The block should have been first settled and decided upon s the plans for the two offices . London possesses ost magnificent park area in the world from

      Kenra-gardens to St . James's Park ; and what should > ne is this : —The block of houses which they ibout to purchase for the purpose of erecting these ¦ nment offices should be purchased for the purpose tending the park to the river-side . ( Hear , hear . ) Benjamin Hall said that no complaints had ; d him of the decision of the judges . He proposed dibit the successful designs in Westminster Hall , which time he requested the House to suspend its lent . No doubt the scheme of extending the park banks of the Thames was a magnificent one ; but . not think the House would sanction it . During ¦ cess , the designs would be revised , and tenders be invited for carrying out the work . He should ; ate the course he intended to pursue .

      suppir . House then went into Committee « f Supply upon maining Civil Servic « Estimates . In the discusvhich followed , the question a » to opening the ; m on Sundays wai agitated ; Lord John Rusibserving that he had voted against the proposiput adding that it was one which the House must upon a distinct motion . —On the vote ( 23 , 165 / . ) s National Gallery , Lord Elcho criticized the purof pictures for the Gallery , with special reference Pisani Paul Veronese , for which he said too large

      i had been given . He proposed to reduce the s of the secretary and of the travelling agent b 5 This led to a long discussion ; but attempts to the vote were defeated upon divisions . —On the f 3541 / . for the Indian Department , Canada , Lord called attention to the present condition of that menr , and Mr . Labouciieke said that he believed ; ates of the Indians might be made self-supporting better management ; and he promised that the t should riot be lost sight of . — -Several votes having greed to , the Chairman was ordered to report

      pro"VVAREIIAM ELECTION . Chaikbian of the Wareham Election Committee it up a report , which stated that the committee stermined that John Hales Cnlcraft was duly i to serve in Parliament for the borough of Ware-House adjourned at one o ' clock .

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      Election Committees. >Ale.—Some Further ...

      ELECTION COMMITTEES . > ale . —Some further inquiries into the circum-) attending this election are now taking place a committee of the House of Commons . tLDOROuau . —The question before this committee led the qualification of Mr . Baring , who described > nsist of property in Mark-lane and Mincing-lane . contended on the other side by the petitioners lseating Mr . Lewis ) that , Mr . Baring being a older in the Royal British Bank , a judgment to tent of 70 , 000 / . having been registered against ompany , and these judgments being applicable to dividual shareholder , Mr . Baring might bo liable whole amount , which would bo sufficient to ine his qualification . The committee declared Mr . ; duly qualified , and that both sides should pay nrn costs .

      iiiiiAii . —The allegations in this case consisted of ' , undue reception and rejection of votes , and intion . brijdoe ( BonouGii ) . — The chairman of this fctee , last Saturday , sjiid that the formal rosolume to was , that tho cases of bribery against the member had not been proved . At tho request of insol engaged in the « uae , Mr . Doascy ( tho chalread a statement of tlie grounds upon which tho tteo had como to this decision ; which wcro , that ing expenses had always boon allowed before tho

      j of tho Corrupt Practices Act , and that that Act :, in their opinion , prohibit tho allowing fair nnd iblo travelling oxpouscs , which would cortaiiily trary to tho intontion . of tho framer . Tho pny-• f u larger number of inoaHongars than was nbsonecessary might bo n colourable employment ; was not provod that tho ease enmo within thu f tho decision in tho Loicpstor committee . After urth , or dlacuaalon , tUo committee adjournod for r proceedings connected with tho qunlillcntion ot

      TKPUAOT . --Tho evidonco boforo this oonimilloo referred to oases of allogod <¦ tronting' by tho slt-, ombor and his agents . Sovoral of tho voters woro I nt tho St . George ' s Lodge , PonUfraot , with na

      many glasses of brandy-and-water as they could drink ; and for these thej- did not pay . One of the witnesses spoke of a meeting of Mr . Wood ( the sitting member ) and several of his supporters at the Anchor Inn , Knottingley , near Pontefract . " The landlord was called in and was . canvassed , and asked what he would drink . He ¦ had a glass of gin . Witness was made a committeeman in his district , and used to attend the committeeroom . One evening there was ' a grand do . '' The table was covered with decanters of port and sherry , gingereite for the teetotallers , cigars , biscuits , and butter . The usual business of the committee was going on , and those who came in helped themselves just as they liked . Nobody paid anything . He had seen wine on the committeeroom table in the morning . " In cross-examination , this witness was asked , " Why were you so late ? What were you doing all day ? " He replied : " Well , I was just looking about for what I could catch . ( iMughter . ' ) To speak plainly , I waited to see if I could get any roone }' . " " Did you catch anything ? " " No , I did rtot ; but 10 / . would have been very useful to me . I knew there was no money stirring , for two or three others had tried it on before me , and had not left a brick unturned . Mr . Oliveira never promised me anything . " Mayo . —This committee has sat all through the present week . The objection to the sitting member , Mr . Moore , rests on the assertions that many persons were induced by intimidation and positive violence to vote for him when they would have voted for Colonel Higgins ; that the priests—more especially the Rev . Mr . Con way and the Rev . Mr . Ryan—publicly , at the altar , cursed all those who should vote for Higgins ; that they were threatened with refusal of religious rites , and with damnation ; that the mob was incited to attack them ; that they were waylaid on going to the poll , beaten , and hindered from voting ; and that , owing to the exhortations of the priests , the violence of the mob led to bloodshed . These allegations have been sustained by a vast body of evidence . They have been in some measure contradicted by Archbishop M'Hale , of Tuam , who was examined on Thursday and yesterday , and who , though , looking on Colonel Higgins as a traitor to the Tenant-right cause , said he would on no account authorize violence , and would punish any one whom he knew to resort to it . The inquiry is not yet completed . —During the examination of the witnesses , some choice bits of Irish oddity have coiinc out . One witness—a freeholder—said , with respect to a certain meeting , " There was another man present—a fishwoman . " This man-woman was ' well able to scold , ' and she did scold ; but she was not mad . " Hpjv could she be mad if she sold fish ? " Being asked if he was frightened at some priestly denunciations , this freeholder replied , " Faith ! if I was , I'd be dead by this time . "

      The Revenue. The Return, For The Quarter...

      THE REVENUE . The return , for the quarter ending on Tuesday , has just been published . It presents a deficiency , as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year , of 273 , 241 / ., and an increase on the year of 1 , 827 , 042 / . The following are the details : — decrease . Excise £ 501 , 000 Stamps 7 , 592 Taxes 19 , 02 G post-of 1 < ice 41 , 000 Miscellaneous 64 , 037 £ 032 , 055 increase . Customs £ 280 , 025 Property Tax ,.. 78 , 789 359 , 411 £ 278 , 241

      The Queen's Visit To Manchester. The Quo...

      THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER . The Quoon , Prince Albert , nnd tho Royal Family , accompanied by the Prince of Prussia , arrived nt Patricroft on Monday morning , at twenty minutes past ten o ' clock . Five ot tho Queen's carriages , which -tvere waiting at the station , convoyed tho visitors to Worsley Hall , the scat of the Earl of ^ Ellosmero , about two miles distant , at which it had been arranged they were to mnho their sojourn . A very violent thunderstorm visited tlie neighbourhood ; but tho Royal party managed to esenpo it . On Tuosdny , tho Quoon visited tho Exhibition . Tlie Clerk of tho Wonther had not shown hid usual loyalty , for the day whs very rainy . Nevertheless , thoro woreninny sightseers , and the road wns boautilied with fingH , ribbon * , fcHtoons , garlands , inscriptions , triumphal arches , & e . —with all of which the rain took sml libortioH . On arriving at tho building , much nmuHumont was ad ' ordeil to tho Queon by tho liasto with which tho occupants of tho carriages preceding hers got out , nnd dashed under shelter . Their motive for this hurry , howevor , was a loyal ono ; for , nil this time , tlio Mnjosty of England was seated in a \ i open vehicle , con-Htrninoil , llko her ancient predecessor , King Lonr , to ' bide tho pelting of tho pitiless storm' till her turn came to alight . Princo Albert , in a groat-coat , then

      very creditably distinguished himself in managing a large carriage umbrella , under the shelter of which the Queen descended from her carriage . " Her Majesty , " says the Times , " alighted at a door on the right of the general entrance , which led into a tented corridor formed of red and white drapery , and along the base of which were beds of moss strewn , with the choicest cut flowers ' , while baskets of creepers hung from the roof . The end of the corridor opened into and afforded a superb coup a " ail of the whole length of the interior of the Exhibition . Her Majesty did not , however , enter by this avenue , but , turning to the right , passed into the reception-room , which in itself is an art treasure , a bijou of rich decoration . It is in the Louis Quinze style , with walls of draperied mirrors , an elaborate white and gold ceiling , with rose-coloured furniture . "

      At half-past eleven , the Queen and the others of the Royal party entered the main building amidst the cheers of the people . The National Anthem was then sung by the orchestra , Clara Novello and Sims Reeves executing the solos . The Addresses were next read and replied to ; at the end of which , Mr . James Watts , the Mayor , was knighted with a celerity and quietness which seemed to take the audience by surprise . The Royal party afterwards walked through the building , and then went to the reception-room , where a sumptuous luncheon was served on gold plate . The inspection of the Exhibition was subsequently continued , and it was not until past two o ' clock that the Queen left the building , when she returned to Worsley Hall . At four o ' clock , ' the general public were admitted . The rain continued through the whole of the rest of the dav .

      On Wednesday , the Queen paid another visit to the Exhibition—this time a strictly private one—and afterwards drove to Peel Park for the purpose of seeing the statue of herself by Mr . Noble . Before this she stopped pnlv for a minute or two , and then passed on . The Prince of Prussia , accompanied by Prince Albert , the Prince of Wales , Prince Alfred , and the Prussian Minister , Count Moltke , then proceeded to the Town Hall for the purpose of receiving a congratulatory address from the Mayor and Corporation of Manchester . The Prince's reply , read with a slight German accent , and in a very emphatic voice—particularly that part which refers to the Princess Ro \ -al—was as follows : —

      " It is with the greatest satisfaction that I receive the expressions of sincere and cordial welcome which the mayor , aldermen , and citizens of the city of Manchester have addressed me on the occasion of this my first visit to this town . I am happy to be able to gratify on this occasion the desire which I have long felt to visit in person a town and district Which are of such great importance to this land , and the influence of which on the progress of industry is as well known and appreciated in my

      own country as in England . ( Applause . " ) I beg now to thank you for the hearty congratulaions you express to me upon ' my intended alliance with her Royal Highness the Princess Royal . I hope that God ' s blessing mav rest upon this union , in which to secure the happiness of the Princess Royal will be the dearest duty of my life . ( Loud cheers . " ) I sincerely rejoice with you in the prospect of this union drawing still closer for the future the ties of friendship happily existing between Prussia and this great nation . " ( Cheers . ")

      Immediately after the reply was delivered to Sir James Watts , their Royal Highnesses quitted the hall , the whole proceedings having lasted less than ten minutes . They then partook of a cold collation , and departed . The Queen left Worsley Hall , the seat of the Earl of Ellesmere , at about fifteen minutes past eight o'clock on Thursday morning , and the Royal train left the Patricroft station for London at half-past eight . The time was originally lixed for half-past nino ; but her

      Majesty cruno to the resolution on the previous day of starting an hour earlier , and the railway company had to make tho requisite changes in their trallic arrangements . Hor Majesty wns accompanied by Princo Albert , tho Prince of Prussia , the Princo of Wales , Princo Alfred , tho Princess Royal , Princess Alice , and Sir George Grey . Great numbers of people had assembled at tho station soon after nino o ' clock to witness tho departure of tho Royal visitors , but of course wore disappointed .

      Tho Royal party reached Buckingham Palace at twonty minutes to three o ' clock ; and so terminated tlio viait to Manchester .

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Diucadkul...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A DiucADKUL calamity has occurred on tho North Kent Railway . There is a great deal of Sunday traffic on Unit line , owing to tho large number of excursionists to Gnivcsoiul ami tho adjoining places . Tho rule is that no train U lo pass a given station until tho preceding * train hna boon telegraphed us past tlio next station ; but it would appear that this rule if sometimes su / ferod to lapso , Lust Sumlny , tho driver of tho {] iiiirter-past nino train from Struud fouiui , on reaching Lotviahani , that tho bignnl . i woro against hU proceeding . Ho therefore pulled up before coining to tho platform , nnd ono of U » o guards was sent back with lifs roil lamp , to provont , as it was thought , the possibility of tho uoxt train—which started from Lowishaiu at half-past niuo—running into that wllich immediately preceded it , though , oven wlth-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 4, 1857, page 629, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_04071857/page/5/