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      • v R » tiirdav from an early hour , the Orystal-Palfteo ° ^ oS ^ itrvisitors , and several thousands affixed Sr ^ ton o ^ th / building , either in its present dr some P ^ g ^ Sablefe as a plaoeforpubhc recreation . ° The directors of the South Western in oirder to encoui ^ i erection of cheap suburban dwellings , have rer ^ JoiS " with persons building such houses in the solved to ^ ntw ^ wi ^ ^ . ^ of residential tickets for Involve !! pumber of years , the same to be > transferred with Stet of tte house to the occupier , for the conveyance of

      lumseff and family . TV , « Patriot announces that three students have been ^ nXd from New College , St . John's Wood , belonging to fhf GonffregationaUsts , for having denied the plenary inspifvTn nf the Bible , and for having distinctly avowed their SSl toa ^ aXe ultimate standard of appeal [ in maters Thfllief is the individual conscience , and ^ iot the written record of Eevelation . Dr . Harris , Jhe prmcipal , and the ™ munlof the college , offered the three students an op-Xnitv of withdrawmg from the college for three months , For Sp ^ rpp S of a r ^ Samination of the subje ct , but the offer was rejected . ^

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      Emile de Girardin has resumed the editorship of La Two pairs of glass candelabra , ten feet high , manufactured at Birmingham for the Viceroy of Egypt , have been sent by him to the tomb of Mahomet at Mecca . Prince de Joinville arrived at Cruise ' s hotel , Limerick on Wednesday , and left next morning for Galway on a fishing excursion . ¦ # - A royal decree prohibits the admission into Spain , or into any portion of the monarchy , of two journals printed in London and Paris in the Spaiuah language . These iournals are entitled El Bco deAmbos Mmdos ( TheEcho of both Worlds ) and j&l CatoUeismo Neto ( Pure Catholicism . )

      Professor Bauch , of Berlin , has just completed the model for the memorial statue of Immanuel Kant , which is to be erected on the Philosophengange at Konigsberg , the favourite promenade of the great metaphysician . = queen-dowager of Denmaffe , Marie Sophie Frederica , bom princess of Hesse Cassel , died on the 21 st ult . She was born October 28 th , 1767 ; married King Frederick VI . in i 79 O , and became his widow in 1839 . On the 20 th ult ., the mother of General Garibaldi died at Nice , at a very advanced age . She w < is buried the same afternoon , and all the French and Italian refugees attended the funeral ; the corners of the pall were held by fourgpolitical exiles—a lYenchman , a Pole , an Italian , and a Russian . Many ladies were present .

      The IndSpmdanee Beige having included the name of M . Jules Janin among the guests afc a brilliant party given at Paris , M . Janin has corrected the statement in the following note : — " Paris , March 26 . —Monsieur , —I was not present at the elegant festivity which the historian of our incredible daily fetes relates to you with so much grace and spirit . I have the honour to belong to a group of crotchetty persons who fancy that they have no right to bo amusing themselves while their legitimate chlefe and masters—M . de Remusat , M . Thiers , and M . Victor Hugo —are expelled from this France , of which they are t £ e glory and pride . Receive , &c—Ju _ E 8 Janin , " ,

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      whoro ^ W ^ lwenwant . ing in Pimfyo an inaction < ZcS * " % ^ Wi $ htobt *» k ilxo elomonl ^ of a fc ^ d ' a libS ""* > natru ° & >« > antfmentat pu ^ by , i « nj 7- ™ V ( W . room , and lcoturofl . tlui Woafminslor Kth , «' ' icol > l ^ Ili 8 titut 0 Wtf'fctoiv beM formed for '" "Purpow of extending thoseadvantages tothd pbpkilcius B « L « pidl y ! mPfovinff district . Oh WedhbadaV dvoninff , w h aum ,. T } r ^ ^ > o Wurb-robm , VautnaU-roadT ' to in $ t * K . W * - » n _ of the 1 roattrig-room and library Mr im ¦ J ?™ ' ?^ * ' P * T ^ bio 6 k ^ tr ' dot , Pimlico-K ^ i M l 7 ^^ iAtilrt N ° ^ o prosidod , andW . LWonco 2 mI ' > ^ ' ^ J . Furnivall , Mr . JMmuiwl Stall . ml ?/ , ¦ T H and other gehtlomen , addWjeaod the doling , favour of tho objootsofl tho in » titutioni , oftK ° . « rt ^ c 8 idodbnWedheadiJ , yoVe ^ ng _ fc _ meoUnif Manohh Clflfc X A ^ wKtitf Mr . 'B ^ jey , a « dc 0 t'of the CotS * V » " » wb « f of Coniniorco , tieftverod U lecture ort l 0 a aa m element of industry , itB exteadih * objaJnunip

      tion ) and its confined supply . Mr . Bazley remarked that from a careful examination of the cotton fabrics in the Great Exhibition of last year , it-was evident that , so far as beauty of design , of colour , and refined taste were concerned , the French and other continental manufacturers took deservedly a high position ; while . in useful goods , adapted rather for comfort than ¦ for ornament , British manufacturers were pre-eminent . " Here , however , a word of advice , or ' of admonition , may be offered to both British . manufacturers and merchants : there is unquestionably a cheapening tendency pursued by them , which , with , its consequent deterioration , must inevitably lead to an ultimate diminution of business , and which , it is feared , is already damaging our national character , and giving

      to foreign rivals for their superior productions fame and profit exceeding our own . " At the conclusion of the lecture , which occupied two hours , Lord Granville moved , and Sir John Boileau seconded , a vote of thanks to Mr . Bazley . Prince Albert then rose and said— " I will ask Mr . Bazley to add my thanks to those of the meeting for the very clear and comprehensive statement which he has made . ( Applause . ) He has given me many lectures on the subject , and one especially , in his factory , which I shall ever remember with pleasure , from the great skill and wisdom with which that establishment' is arranged and conducted . " Prince Albert afterwards joined the Queen at the Haymarket Theatre .

      We are glad to learn that there is a prospect of the establishment of Public Baths and Washhouses in the parish of St . George ' s , Hanover-square . The vestry by a majority of two-thirds have the power to advance funds out of the poor-rate , under the act of Parliament for that purpose , and experience in other parishes proves that these institutions can support themselves , in which case the repayment of the amount advanced from the poor-rate is proposed to be secured By means of a sinking fund . In the adjoining- parishes of St » Martin-in-the-fields and S . t ;

      Marylebone the returns for the year 1851 show the receipts to have been—in the former , 3 , 437 Z . 17 s . 7 c ? . for bathers , and 499 Z . 14 s . Id . for washers ; and in the latter , 2 , 2422 . 3 s . 7 d . for bathers , and 300 ? . 18 * . 10 c ? . for washers . In a parish like St . George ' s , where rents are high , the humbler classes are obliged to put up with confined accommodation at home , and these buildings would , therefore , be of particular service to the popr , who are likely to prove even better customers than the inhabitants of less highly rented , adjoining parishes .

      On Tuesday , a deputation consisting of several members of the-House o £ Commons , waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Downing-streefc , to mate a proposition oirbehalf oftthe depositors who suffered by the Bankruptcy of the Cuffe-street savings bank , inDublin . Mr . Reynolds observed , that , referring to the recent vote of the House of Commons on the subject of the Cuffe-street . savings bank , he was not prepared to accept it as a general settlement of the question , and that he still entertained the hope that the Government would reconsider the case of the 2000 unfortunate persons in Dublin , who in their old age had been deprived of the means of existence by the dishonest

      practices of the managers of this bank . The case ought _ to be tried in a court of law ; as , by compliance with this request , a question would be finally set at rest which was now regarded with tho most intense anxiety . The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied that this was not a new case , as the facts had been repeatedly brought under the notice of the house and the late government . If Mr . Reynolds would put his proposition , on behalf of the depositors , in writing , he would take care that it should receive full consideration . Mr . Reynolds undertook to put the proposition in writing , and the deputation then withdrew .

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      A locomotive is now at work daily on tho Bombay railway , and crowds of natives assemble to gaze and wonder at tho " Ag Ghazeo" or " fire-chariot , " as they have christened it ., Sir John Groy , the commander-in chief of tho Bombay army , who loft homo to assume that important post in a tropical climate , at the age of seventy-two , had a stroke of paralysis in the latter end of February , and is on his way to England . ' I'ho ^ commander-in-chief at Madras , Sir BieWd Armstrong ! , is expected to follow him very shortly .

      A formidable rebellion against tho reigning dynasty has boon raging for nearly a year in tho empire of China . Tho progress of Tion-toh , tho rebel chiof , appoars by tho last accounts to ., have boon docidod and unquestionable ; his proclamations and bulletins of victories are openly shown in Canton , Tho governor of tho Canton province is bosioged * , in ono of his owu towns , and tho imperial forces have been signally dofoatcd . Tho only hope of tho Mantchoo 4 ynasfy Uos in tho chance of dissension among tho rebol leaders .

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      Mrs . Mpwatt , tho actress , had soveral of her ribs broken ' and was othortyWo injured , by an unruly horao in Boston * on ' tUd 10 th of Match . T } io ftW X prk Legislature lifts passed a bill chartering tho orectW of a " Crystal Palace , " in the City of Now York , and Govornor # unt signed tho bill on Saturday , the Wth . in « t So thorp is now no doubt of an " Amorican Wpr , ld ' a £ a , M-: ' ' ii \ , , ¦ < ¦ TheLogifllftturoof Ma&sachusotts , having appomtotl a committee i to , Qpnsider and report on a portion oi tho Governor's inosaago relating to KoBsuth , tlio committee reported on Saturday to the Sonato ; through 'Mr .

      liajslowelV their chairman , a eorioa of resolutions in favour , oi Jtungary , lauding Rajgauth , denouncing Kusaia and Aiifltria , and declaring Wiat it , is tho duty of all constitutionally governed pemndviqa , to pwltivato intimato relations , in ordttr ., to repe ^ the attacks of despots . A lottor from Wosltington , datod March 11 th , eays s"ThbSonato to-ldav , afkpr a ' gbod deal of disousH » on , passed ft resolution directing tho'paymontof KoHHuth ' N hotol bill , whilst „«»» , out of the' contingent fund . Tho bill amounts to 4600 dollars ibr . tlturttojn days' board ftnd lodging of

      the great Magyar . This is at the rate of about 120 , 000 doUars a year . The President 'de facto' of the United States receives for all his expenses 25 , 000 dollars a year . The Governor « de jure' of Hungary , as his admirers express it , requires 120 , 000 dollars a year for board and lodging alone . Although we pay our own public servants with a rigid eye to economy , we could not afford to appear mean to" the poor exile , ' and of course the Senate mag ^ nanimpusly ordered the money to be paid . It -would bo worth 'fifty times the sum * could the Senate by so doing blot out from the record all the ridiculous proceedings ! which Congress has been guilty of in connexion with , the whole Kossuth humbug . "

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      The Meffeera steamer , which took out the battalion of Rifles to the Cape , and of whose crowded and inconvenient ; state so many complaints were made , was on fire three times between Plymouth and Madeira . The Times states that there is at present loading in the river Tyne a new vessel belonging to a company at Hamburgh . She was built at Sunderland for emigration purposes , is 484 tons measurement , was built at 97 . per ton , and is stated to have cost her owners in her building and

      fitting out 1 , 5002 . less than what would have been the outlay at Hamburgh , The rapidity with which screw-steamers trading with foreign parts increase at Liverpool is astonishing . On Saturday no less than three large and powerful screws sailed from the Mersey , namely the Pelican for Rotterdam , the Arabian for Constantinople , and the Osmanli for Messina . Two also arrived , viz ., the Orontes from Alexandria , and the Astrologer from Constantinople .

      By letters received from Port Victoria , Vancouver ' s Island , dated the 10 th of January , it appears that gold of great purity has been discovered at Queen Charlotte ' s Island . Several vessels have recently returned from Queen Charlotte ' s ; Island * the severity of the winter not permitting mining operations . Gold has been discovered there in great abundance , and it is expected that in the course of the spring the mines will prove richer than California . On the morning of the 23 rd inst ., the ship JEhnma , of London , from Honduras to Queenstown , for Ordens , with a valuable cargo of mahogany , logwood , &c , struck on a sunken rock to the east of Filcareel Bay , Dunworley , on . the Cork coast , and instantly became a total wreck ; fifteen out Of the eighteen hands on board were drowned . The

      three sailors who were saved contrived to ^ ling to a rock until they were taken off by the coast guards , but they were sadly bruised . . . The screw-steam troop ship Vulcan , Master Commander Penn , arrived at Plymouth on Sunday night from Simon ' s Bay , after a voyage of a hundred and seven days ! This passage does not reflect much honour on the steam-navy of England . The engines and machinery of the unfortunate Vulcan have scarcely ever been in proper condition . The engines were constructed by Rennie , and have been in use only since the 23 rd of January , 1851 . During ' the

      passage home , on the 16 th of January , after steaming thirteen hours , the engines were stopped in consequence of a favourable breeze having sprung up . The next day ( the 17 th ) , when the enginemen were clearing the machinery , which was out of gear , they discovered that the foremost main crank was cracked or split , and this circumstance having been duly reported to the commanding officer , the engines have never been tried since , and the greater part of her coal was discharged at Ascension . All hands were on short allowance of provisions during the latter part of tho voyage .

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      In the Register of Deaths for tho month of March a remarkable case is mentioned : a lunatic hairdresser died at tho Peckham Asylum of peritonitis produced by his having swallowed tho handle of a tablespoon . On a . post mortem examination , " thirty-two handles of tablespoons , about a dozen of nails , two or three stones , and a button , were found in tho stomach of tho deceased . " On Monday ovoning Mr . Payno hold an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , on the body of William Main-Waring , an engineer , who was thrown out of a chaiso in Moorgate-streot by tho horso slipping down . Ono of tho witnesses said , that tho only way ho could account for tho accident was that the roads wore kept so bare by tho strootordorlios that tho horaos could not find sufficient hold for thoir foot . Tho coroner remarked that this was now a gonoral complaint . Tho verdict was " accidental doath . "

      Charles Bartlott , a bailiff of tho Westminster County Court , wont to arrest a journeyman baker , named Greenwood , on tho 20 th ult ., at tho houso of his employer , named John Meek . Greenwood took rofbgo in a loft , and while Bartlett , tho bailiff , was endeavouring to follow him , Moek called some moro of tho journeymen , and so overwhelmed tho " oxecutivo power" with clouds of flour , that all his clothes wero Bpoilod , and lio had groat difficult y in making tho capture . Mook was brought before Mr . Henry at Bow-streot , on Saturday , charged with this assault , and was fined 51 .

      Daniel BHHn ' gton , a coatormongor , bettor known it was eaid by tho namo of Daniel Good , from his savage charactor , and a real or fancied resemblance to tho notorious murderer of that namo , was charggd at tho . Thamoa Polico Court , on Wednesday , with having Btabbotl in sovou places a woman with whom' ho lived , named Ellen Swoony . Ho had stabbed tho poor woman also on a prqviouB occasion , but owing to her infatuated fondnoBS for her brutal paramour ho escaped justice Sho was brought from tho'London Hospital and gave her ovidenco on Wednesday with extromo roluctanco . Billington was committed for trial . On Wodnosday , Goorgo Brigge , a flhophord . aged 01 , was committed for trial by tho magistrates at Doncastor . on tho charge of having committed a capital offence on a girl nino years ^ old ; named Clara Thompson . On Thursday morning ho was found hanging from tho pars of tho window of his coll in York Oiwtlo , by n bolt which , ho used to wpar . Life was quito extinct .

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      n - tike bowl is ruby coloured , the pedestal white ; ana gftU ( fU ^ Zr and ' it Weighs Upwards of four pounds , r SifS ^> wl aSlngraved the rose , thistle , and ^ ffn e ^ -- on the other Is a suitable inscription .

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      Lady Milford * , who died on Thursday week at . Pictori 73 noar Pembroke , was daughter of John Gordon , Esq ., ot Hanwoll , and married tho present Lord Milford , by whom sho has loft no issue . T !¦ » Sir John Sholloy died on tho 28 th ult : at Lonudalo Jiouso , lj ulham , kt * ho eighty first , yo « u : iof ) his . qgoii Ho 31 m * £ ? ; Of tho first boroneb , fand suoceodod , to the titlo in a /« j Six John was a claimant of the' ancjonti barony « i budoioy , which has boon in abeyance BiticP 1808 . < Hi « «« n , John ViUiowj born in 1808 , and now a candidate for vvoa tmmstor , succoods to tho baronptoy , and , ^ hp . family ostatoa in SuBsor andiLanoashiro . , , , ( ,

      Tho Viscountess Kawarden died on the 24 th ult . at Calais . She was the youngest daughter of Patrick Oraw * ford Bruce , Escr ., of Taplow Lodgej Bucks , and was married in 1811 . Tho Countess of Yarbo ' rough is Her daughter . Lady Lyons , wife of Sir Edmund Lydns , G . C . B ., British minister at Stobkholm , died in that cit y on the 10 th ult ; She was married to Sir Edihund in 1814 , and is the mother of the Couatpss . of ! Arundpl , ap . d Surrey , r' . . ' , Lad y Olivia Aehbson , dipd on the 28 th , ult . at "Birmingimrn , m the fojfc y-firBt year of her age . Her ladyship was laughter of tho socottd Earl of Gosford , and was sister to Viscount Achoson . ' ¦>¦ i ¦ ¦ •• ¦

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), April 3, 1852, page 319, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1929/page/11/