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      I ^^ M ^^^^^ njI ^^^ i , ' : the captain has much to answer . for . At r :: ^^^^ fe ^ J ^ g | 6 ilWB ff ^ l ^^^^^ it ^ foe ' certain cajme not , " fie was ^^^^^ J ^ PM ^ PP ^ ^^ on the a ^ k , aai ( D was first heard of vrfcen ^ 3 ^ . ( I V'S ^ J ^^^ ^® ^^ er' 5 y ? 1 * * ^ pu # een passengers igt f ^ anp ; $$ &U find ^ thie Jtonpes ? Qattaneo , -froj » Jfep ^ egi AiQQns Jfee save ^ l vwjewa Mr . XSharles $ aaiitiftlSir JL-JRflel , Mr . ^ Gharles Boston , Hz * . Gieorge IKilkuison , Itft- ; Edward IDawnley , Mr . Edward ^ E&iebt ^ tod ? Mr ^ ( Carles Gceshatn . Channel

      ' s ^ ta ^ i fcllJ ^ ts ^ stop ^ hstt in the off the < B | Sartc ^ jid fewer ^ tlifin £ 00 lives were iost ; "but there ^^ ^ "dii ^' iljai ^ g $£ e ituryiyorp who cdtud gra"S ^^ W ^ SNB ' ^ 1 . "' . IftlM ? # . ^ pataptrpphe JE $ p » | P $$ e 4 ; . ^^ m ^ t | ; ;| fecor 4 e ^ i 411 we know is t | aat W * i' J § ffl # ^*^ # ^ W JM » .-feMffd-, 1-91 emigrants , and a < flre »» ftlnlAJff « 85 « fa : uck at sea , on the night qf Friday li&toycm&iliesper ; -that tlie captain afvlbei-awjurtfe « nd foar' 8 e * naen > all who were on deck at the time , ^ I ^^^ n hoard 4 he 0 esper , and were saved , and that € li&"l % ttaferVfc wteftt down with all on board .

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      , --, ; . jpp ^«^ ifsa ^ p ^ ^^^ ISmfeti ^^^ p ^ ^ tf week , § he ^ Q $ , ^^ ey ^; sued i J £ 9 | &f $ iu « ned Sleiklam' for a bai \ o ; f w tSt ^ r ^ P ^ detejagM ^ I ^ . ¦ ; 0 ohh Meiklanb , was ' " jotiiig ^^ tl ^ iniilj ^ tlie Biia ; of a ^ r sou of a largo fortuneln S « ot' $ ^^ h (> ^ ad , ai > th& ^ eqv ^ e ^ of a person named Elliott , iSitrostedio ^ himra bill at two months for IOoIuo get dii & $#$ fssMjm > >/ BIHcifelHi ^ g ^ tjtlusilMU to one Neweame , ^ I ^^ Jna ^ l / YSn ^ snt , «|! 4 > J ^^ . « pCRf ^ iRj . lli 9 fS&- . WmmmM * i&jm-iNyp ^ *? " » i « p # ft- «» SH ^

      351 h \> wil £ 1 Wit 5 lo ^ Jfe ^ cut ^ of the W 1 L NcwcMnfr retnr ted the bi « fo E 13 i ^^ « 1 «* hx d » T 8 bitfero it w *» daa , and Bluott brought it t o * anaii ii ^ i ^ iuune x » f ; ^ el ^ m » n , whoMfuseditQiaiseqimtit « £ Kp * ili ^^ igiato ^* N ^^ # arn '! «« i * S ^ M ^ lfl ^ woi ^ btf ^ i ^ H . cbwt ^ Sherwc ^' a ^ tQieht have •* liat rooriev lm wflntnd . Wthln ^ mare , waaliear ^ of hh « 3 t 1 T ^ fS 1 ^? tt t

      W »«! y'fr » ' 5 SX ^ £ * < : r ^» isp == 1 >* y . ' ' Fx ? 5 ^? . » PT ** " ^ - ^ -i ^ » --. — . w _—*'* «* j §» ci ^^ ^ Cl ^ clW 'OTeTOue a ^ ptanceyof'his , had ; 8 u « d the drawer ^ « U elreianwl ^ jtiajfetrieht'agiiiiat him , but was now obliged W p ^^ i agtiBSt tha a «« ptor . < The Gonrt- called upon the plaintiff to- ^ ye ^» cas ^ idm ) ioxu > v " ' * * v : $ & , ^^ ftn d fgipaPaei * W , 'tnk £ ecM 0 rs ^ 4 . ft « t of , & % deffeiidanV who JpiJ&rift ^ riBBMl ^ te . t > » J ! s * " *<* # » « fflft 9 . ? t Pf 'AftMUL , w ^ tm * MW }»>^^ i&M'&M # >** 3 W *» * m * M ww ? w \ y J » t pn ^ k ^^^^ ^^^ f ^^^ t *» t , | towco 5 i& ^ sM Sber ^ ftodfe debt to the apd for

      M ^ ujit , oti , i ^« Tlv ^ Uf ,,. beuig Jinpwtuned payment * jundedo ^ r 4 he bHljfoj , $ h ^ wo > ptd , withwt com municating to bjxathe circumstances under whichitwa ^ entrusted to him-Tfl WOfts Ifcgarjft Newcome to $ s then palled , Apd in his , e 3 umuaa ^ 0 A j ^ c ^^ f auppprted this stateflftent . He > bad been AU . d , ebted ; tp l ^ . SJif ?^ ooain ab « ut 6 O . f oir ^ pi ., a « d in January «¦« . E £ W ? 4 ta Sherwood to defend him in , an aption bought . ajguqs ^ J ^ m , MrT Biarop . Alderson : Whore ? At the . Old » # Sr ? W ^ tn ^ : ^ o | l exactly , my jor 4 . Mri Baroa Al-9 % ^' ^ J $ & ! & ^ W «» pe » l »^ P 8 » The bill waa taken to S ^ erw $ qa , a # w , d « r e- ; bfifore it became due . TJ » e witness ftuther did not

      ^ M ^ Wft he T « n [ ierob , er whether he told ShernFood sgi ^ fc tjie bjU ha ^ been g iven to him to get discounted . ' Mr-Baron Alderson : " I think I could core this bill sj « tein by r aakijig it a ielony . It is perfectly disgraceful : It would pip a , njost bejieftcial act if any gentleman would take the Butyeat in hand , and bring in a bill making such * transaet * o > a a . felony . If eu « h aa act of Parliament were passed M * e fPV * effected would be incalculable , and the parties Womi he a , t the bar at the Old JBailey . " ¦ 44 , $ & BWt Pf th , e case Mr . Petcrsdorff said that ho JT / SRlP $ ) && V > M nonsuited . Mr . James said that he wnsfc liave a verdict for the defendant , or have the case go on . The " ^ V ^^ d . fctot Ae cou , ld not prevent the plaintiff from being SffO |» 95 $ f d > A grosser fraud he had never seen or beard of . < Pia | 91 . was ordered , to be Uiipounded , and the plaintiff was q $ BQ and -qonso ited .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . € ou » t records are rather showy this week . The young Prince Arthur ' s birthday was gaily kept on Monday ; the Queen giving a juvenile ball in the Throne-room , and treating the youngsters to supper afterwards in the state dinner room . On Wednesday there was a Levee at St . James ' s Palace . The Queen and her husband have been to the French PJays , the Italian Opera , and the Princess ' s Theatre . Lord Elgin took his leave of her Majesty on Thursday , on his return to Canada , as Governor-General . The new Swedish Minister , Admiral Virjin , dined with the Queen on the same night .

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      T : * . e Queen ^ as iippointed Mr . Hugh Culling Kardley Unildcrs , Mr . Edvvnrd Grimes , and Mr . Oliarleu M'AIahon , to b « non-eJecrtve Members of the Legihlative Council of the colony ol Victoria . Letters patent havo been passed under tbo C . rcut Ke « l ,

      appqiritirig ^ BieutenaoWGenerdl Sir 3 few D ^ lrym ^ e Soes ,, ' « . < 3 iB ., 4 p be 'Lieufeenanb ^ General-rf" the Ordnanoe « f *« the United ^ ng dom- of-Qreat ^ Britaiu « nd Ireland , ; Sur "William iParker succeeds &r Francis Ommaney « s flag-officer at 'Plynioutb . The term of tfie latter has expired . Mr . John Robert G&dley has resigned his pesition as Ghief ^ Commissioner of lucome-tax io Ireland : Mr . Qodley is in good repute for conciliation . The Duke of Argyll presided at the annual distribution of tiie prizes to the staaents in medieiae at tile Unifeivity College of London , last'Saturday . There are npw-three regimental colonelcies at the disposal -of the Gominander-in-Chief—those of the Boyai Hone Guards , vacant- 'by Lord Anglesey ' s death ; of the 70 th Foot , by General Halls ; and of the 86 th , by General

      Parkes . The Duke of Newcastle has appointed Mr . George Ferguson Bo «* n , Fellow of Brasennse College , Oxford , Permanent Secretary to ^ the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands , in tbe room of Sir John Fraser , B : G . M . < S ., who is about to retire on his pension , after 20 years' service in that capacity - Sir Robert Peel safely returned home on Thursday—all the more welcome , perhaps , on account ; of his late escape . Mr . Kennedy has retired from the comunasionersbip he held in the Woojds-and Forests , in consequence , it is said , of thepending'investigation . Hastings will shortly be called upon to choose a new member , as Mr . Bruco is about to resign . The name * : 0 f Mr . North , Liberal , and Mr . Crate , Tory , are naeatipjaed as candidates . ;

      Dr . Whewell baa commenced a series of lectures on the Influence of > Science on Education , at the Boyal Institution , Brince Albert in the chair . We are glad to atate that Mr . James Wilson , M . P ., whose bealthliaf given . way inconsequenceof his laborious atten-* i on to hi f official dntie ^ hats made aurB ^ iwat progress itowarje j « povery to josiif ^ toe expectation thafc h « i mil (« bpiAjr ^ ie ^ leitofi « snme-h |»^ t endaQc ^ mm - . .. ¦ -, - ¦ - ¦ , ' ; - ¦• ¦ - ¦ ; : Mr . UVcntworth , tha gflntleman to who «« e&rts the «? n . © V ooRstitution-adopted by ? the New South Walea Lejwkture : as . dne ,. i « : tQ rha ^ fca atatueiMt up iovhisrJw naur ^ teSy ^ flfleyi . T % D « w aldermitn far dhe ? ward offiQuefflihaibA'riaji ^ ifr . Rose , fle dented bis opponent , Wr . Crol ! , hy 87 to 26 .

      ^ orj «» qer » wy ^ rem « nt > eKtnftt tjt » e vacaacy wa »< a « e «» Qne {; % 4 teidMthyefiMr .. AlderjutftrHtoper . - - ' - Om Bigh «» te-hUl , until . witfem a few days , ptood the Ston ^^ opan : \ wWchr 4 " pnd ^ tr * ditioa tejtls us fit J ^ e famous . J ^ Si Whiltiugten , when bj » i Jieajfdt -Bjbwj hetig ^ iug out , M Tum ^ agftini Whittiagton , Lord Mayojpfpf ; Louelon . " T ; h e : stonehaj ^ been removed to ma ^ e r « oa » . fori « fpubljc-bouse . Golonfl Dnwrn and hia colleagpe * jift ( % h » rMetroDoJiteU Sewerp ^ pmmiwion a , reiyerjr p » tiw ^] l y aniioufl fca Qjut tb ^ jr posts . -Jn jr « i > ly > to an in ^ ttiiy . at ^ meeting , , on- tymiiy , Mr » K . Jebb sftid th * t he-eauld not give any iftfcipmation as ; to what progresa hm bee » pad © with , the- {* overnmen £ . bUi for reooBBtr uoting the camm ^ si on ; but Jne beljaved it would : , Jj * sh < nrtly ; intw » duced ,

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      Memorials ^ a ddressed to her Majesty , are now in . the course of signature , soliciting a free pax don for the mayor of Bye , now under sentence irvNewgate for jaenury . Tbe Wat&jfordNetos says : —^ Mr . Darganhas advertised for 250 men for the Works at the Kilkenny Bide of the river . As yet he has not been able to procure anything ; like the requisite number ;" We underhand that tbe scrutiny of the votes for the election ofi a churchwarden has resulted in a maioritv for rasbuvu w a tuuitHlTBluou Una I « BUIl « U 1 I | M llltyuvibJT Ilir

      - Mr . Davidson , and legal steps will be taken to prevent Mr . Westerton exercising the office . At an influential meetipg Of the parishioners , hold on Saturday , it was unanimously resolved to spare no expense in defending the s * rvices as at present conducted at St . Paul ' s , from whatever quarter they may be assailed , and » defence , committee of noblemen and gentlemen was formed for that purpose . —Chronicle . Acconnts from Jamaica to the 10 th of April bring the long expected intelligence that the Council had passed the Responsible Government Bill by a majority of one ; and that Governor Barkly had instantly given it bis assent . The Town Council of Manchester has adopted a sensible recommendation from a committee—that the cab trade be thrown open to free competition .

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      General " Georg « Keville de Strabolgie Plantaganet Harrison" has turned up in Constantinople , It seems he was to head the Greek conspiracy , which prematurely exploded some time ago by the arrest of the Russian Buroa Oelsnej . There was a thunder-storm at Leeds on Tuesday . Two workmen were killed , and several greatly hurt . ' Our sailors of the revenue service have been too fast in p icking up Russian ships . Several of the recent captures havo been dismissed , as they were not legal prizes—one or more having sailed fr « m France . There has been a ridiculous rumour afloat thia week , propagated by a Frenchman , through Lloyd ' s agents , that a French barque has been taken by a Russian frigate twenty leagues from Cardiff . The gascon fougue escaped by Bwim - miug , ho says . Whether the rumour be true or lalae , tU « Admiralty have rigktly seut two steamers to look aftev tho

      alleged frigate . A gentleman , and member of Parliament in bygone years , showed on Thursday how to get through 12 , ( K ) o £ ayear . To sober mortals it seema a feat equal , at least , to pouring fifty sorts of wine out of one bottle , lo bo possessed oi 12 . 000 / . a-year , and to make a cliinux in tho Queen ' s Bench .. Yet this is what liaa been done by Mr . Sackville Walter Lano Fox . fciince the spring of 1858 lie has been ui the Queen ' s Bench ; und on Thursday lie applied for his discburge in the Insolvent Court . His debts were ^ 168 , 808 / ., 8 ( i , 74 y £ ol which were without consideration , and 28 , ( J 00 / . unsecured . Among the items were a contested election in 184 ] , 7 , 000 / . ; an Italian warehouse , 6 Q 0 L ; and a fishmonger , 600 / . Mr . Fox ' a income was in the groas 17 , 000 / . a-year , und deducting rint and other charges , 12 , 000 / . rhorc were two opposing creditors—a money

      tender and the Italian Warehouseman , Hedges and Sutler , % i Regent strati Bujt Odmintasioner law thought tn « insolvent was entitled to his discharge . The Reverend Charles Lowdfcr , one » f the curates of & . Barnabas , has appeared in the Westminster Police : Court , and publicly expressed his regret at having supplied eggs to the chorister baysj * or the gorpose of " jjeltinc a man carrying a board about 4 ) he-streets an&ouncing : tSie name of the randMate for thetjffioe of churchwarden wo « dld . uofc happen to share the eminent confidence of Mr * Lawder * A idever tfcifcf , named-Ke ^ pe , managed to steal , some 600 ? . worth of jeweliery , at . Biwumgbam , this week , aud _ get arrestedJfor it ; He went to a jeweller ! s j » r » tenjdipj { lhe \ h , a'd come from Australia to giv « orders , ; whys loOkihg-J ^ er the sto ^ k , he abstracted jewels to the above amount . He left , and promised to return in a -few hours . Mfeairtobite , the Jewellers found , out their logs ; discovering'that Koejie had set off for Manchester , telegraphed a descrip tion tff aim ta 1 police there , whoseized him as he left tne train t v

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      Eig ht persons were burnt to death in the house of Vbe « rghopkeeper named Brossette , at Whitechapel . On Saturday morning the policeman on duty observed that the house was on fire . He metantly made efforts taronseth * inmates , and succeeded in waking Brosaette « nd hisiwjfo , 3 y this time the firet-cseape arrjwedj a » diy < K ) d , the « J «^ p « Mnan , rushed , up to the window where Ms » . Brossette waa callingjfpx help , seized her in hia arms , and one qf the daildrenHi ^ H * teeth , iftnd carried th « in 4 ow ) 8 the 4 adder , ; ascen . diBg again » nd rescuing two . other children and the . father . . He « so Attempted to enter another window , Imt the ^ escape caught-fire , (^ i searchiqg th * ruins there were fountt eig ht bodies—* foreigners . A « inquest was held , and th « jury wtumed the following verdict : — " That the deceased-nersoujt were found dead in the ruins of a fire whuth took ; yjace « tt 3 Soi I , Col-¦ ehester-isfcreet , W-lutech » pel { -h » thow * or byffiwrtmeftn * the said fire was caused weJwe no legal eyi ^ ehe ^ . tosho ?* j and itfie

      : we ( tbe jury ) ea ^ not aepamte without qxgrc ^ wng deep sense , of the-wwices ren % i » 4 by the g ^ e-e « c ^|§ 9 cofld ^ tojr , the policemen ^ , and otters ,, ^ x endeavournig p gave the live * $ f all persons indanger , iaii par ^ cularly ; < 5 f thoW tereserved , l « namcU « t ^ tli « - "»^ ns'ta recoVer ^ the toissing iwdtesi' ' f-i Incendl ^ ry ^ res have been fi ^ uenVof-late-ifiiMaiicheiter , or j pwhap ^ , it ' weUld be more eorreet to say that the iof ¦ Burancer iSBees > believe iin « ndUries abooad ^ an rMancheetari Tlheieafflintftheldo meeting on Thurs 4 ay , andie 8 olye 4 gteps . # te ^ daS ^ tf tbe ^^ 4 « QpiiBf ^ 4 | a ^ Sces > One of the ; -ro ^ | ewful « j ^ a ^ o » s , ip PWgery w ^ s . performe 4 upon » . pa . ti « it ; , last weefcv ^ t tbe ^ Bmerjje JiiBrmary , Is ^ eyj ( Aouth-. afte § t .. JJr , ^ / J !» h 1 bs . aBfgeQfl , first pfe iced the | > atient , n Woman natned ' riowerday , fi | * mesmeric state , and-then cut acancer frpin . hier f ight ^ easti She felt nothing wh ^ t eyer oftfeaoperation . ¦ * . ¦ -. - -

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      Xbe f ^ Xy ^ np ^ Q ^^ $$ & baye . d ^ did ; thi *^ . < Wfmm ^ M iW ^ ' ^ prospects jbf : tne' country , and trade ,, It Is Inexpedient to ¦ 8 J \ ncti 0 u at preaept any new works o ^ tbjis deperiptwn . Tbjs eqterprise , which wiis extremefy ponutai ^ aiWoiig the conoi ^ -mercial clafeses on the BoatbwarK side ' ofsthet metropoUa " ( muSttherefore be deferred till a moreproBpeieus time . It appears from ft . Eftrliamentary-papeirgustiiasAed that ajl ? Kin iom iw vi ? &n

      lniere *! . on mp . jmsmin-Jua , o » ^ u « *» um < jhaa been paid \| p > a , nditha , t the oxiginaFiJeht stUl , remains due * , f 4 , 7 %£ ffl . 4 * . MAnpther ParUampntary paper shows tha , t the suois of m oney pai ( J oyfc of the . ConsQlia ^ te . ^ ?! £$ i % nder the acts of 2 and-g of Wfll . IV ., c . 121 , upon tlfcat Tpart ol the Greek Loan guaranteed by this csountryj amonnts ta 603 ^ 6021 . 16 s . 6 d . The amount repaid by the Greek Government , up to 1848 , has been 81 , 084 / . lls . 3 d ., leaving 472 , 518 / . 4 s . 9 d . as balance due .

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      Saturday , May 6 th . Ih the House of Commons , in reply to Mn F . French , Sir J . Grab Ait stated that a despatch had been received which contained the intelligence from Odessa , which Lord Clarendon abated in the other House . In reply to Mr . Cob pen , Lord J . Russbul said Lord Stratford had induced the ¦ Turkish Government to diminish the severity of the edict expelling Greek subjects from Turkey . Mr . Glaj > bto : ns stated , in answer to Mr . Labouchere , that it was not intended to bring forward any bill this session for regulating the civil service .

      Sir Jamks Graham brought forward the supplemental If aval Estimates in committee of supply . The sum required was 4 , 533 , 73 . 1 * ., of which 461 , 700 / is for wages to seamen , n » 000 / . of it being required for 5000 additional men in the la-st si * mon ths ; the sum of 20 O , O 00 j . is for -victualling 10 , 000 men for the year : the naval stores required an addition of 699 , 331 / - The largest sum is 3 , 096 , 700 / . far the ordnance aftd army departments , that is , the transport and conveyance of troops and stores . Mr . Baii . i . ik took the opportunity of calling attention to the subject of the entry of naval cadets into the service , and the system of patronage at tho Admiralty , for which lie was rebuked by Mr . Hume , who thought it was not an occasion for any cavilling with details .

      The debate then went on principally among naval members . Mr . BimxA . 1 . OsnoitNic vindicated tho disposition of tbo Admirulty patronage , and conipla-n 1 ^ of the strictures of tlio press on Admiral Duuuas , mid in this lie was supported by Mr . Stafford .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 6, 1854, page 418, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2037/page/10/