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    that , he should be ready to bow to tie law . ( Laughter , and cries of "Yon must . ") T > r . Baring added that , directly the question now pending was settled , he was prepared to break ground afresh , and to raise some new question for th « consideration of the courts . l A FBrGiiTFDii Accident occurred at the London Docks on Thursday . Two young women paid a visit to a brother of one of them , who is a clerk on the establishment , for the purpose of being shown over some of the buidings to witness the working of a

    whole female Bex . ? " To -which Mr . Bittlestone counsel for the plaintiff , replied that Iadie 3 might very properly , and more naturally , reserve their caresses and affections for worthier object 3 tlian lapdogs . Health oi London . —In the week that ended on Saturday , the total number of deaths registered in London was 1 , 213 , of which 638 were deaths of males , 575 those of females . let the corresponding weeks

    of the ten years 1846-55 , the average number wa 3 1 , 164 . This number , if raised by a tenth parfc , for comparison -with last week's deaths , which occurred , in an increased population , becomes 1 , 280 . The present rate of mortality is therefore less than the average . The mean temperature of the air fell below the average on Tuesday the 4 th insfe ., and has continued more or less below it every day siace that date , with the exception of four days laafc week . That this unusual coldness has to some extent

    affected the public health is shown by the deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs , which were in the last three weeks successively 191 , 223 , and 281 . Of 26 deaths from scarlatina , half occurred in the north districts , principally Pancras , Islington , and Hackney ; while of 58 from typhus and common fever , 18 occurred in the east districts , chiefly in White » chapel and Mile-end . Four deaths from typhus and " fever" occurred in the workhouse , St . Peter , Walwortb , besides two from whooping-cough ; and four occurred from , the same disease in Chelsea , north-west sub-district , two of these in the "workhouse , Mr . Faulkner , of the south sub-district of St . Giles , registered two deaths from typhus in the workhouse ,

    and he states that the deceased persons were not regular inmates , but " when brought in were suffering from the fever which appears to have prevailed lately in the parish . A few houses have each had several cases , and the assistant-surgeon has been attacked by the disease . " In ' . ' North St . Giles ^/ at 29 A , Crown-street , a woman died of typhus ; Mr . Simpson , the registrar , writes that four persons have been attacked by the fever in that house , and three have died . In last report , a woman . Was stated to have died at the agebf 104 years . ; In the returns for last

    week , another remarkable example of longevity i 3 recorded . A woman who had lived " at 4 , Williamstreet , Dorset street , Clapham-road , died on the 17 th inst . of " decay of nature ; diarrhoea ( three days ) , " at the age ( as stated ) of 108 years . She was the widow of a gardener . Mr . Edwards , the registrar , mentions that her illness was caused by hearing of the death of her son , a" man 61 years old , who died in Guy ' s Hospital , where he had undergone an amptitation . She was previously in good health , and in possession of her faculties , and assisted in the last week of her life in the usual domestic duties . The

    age of old persons is , however , ofteu exaggerated , and such statements are not to be received without doubt , unless they are confirmed by a register of birt h or " baptism , or other satisfactory evidence . Last week , the births of 889 boys and 838 girls— -in all 1 , 727 children—were registered in London . In the teii corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 , the average number was 1 , 565 . —From the Registrar Qeneral ' s Weekly Metwn . * Sodden Death oi ? an IjarosTon . —A man has been drowned at Northstoke , near Bath , almost immediately after attempting to impose upon another by means

    of a begging letter . On Thursday week , a stranger at a public-house in the village of Upton was observed to inquire for the names of several of the principal inhabitants in the vicinity ; he was next seen to write a letter , to which he appended two forged signatures . He then proceeded to JSTorthatoke , where he presented the letter to a farmer living there , named James Taylor . Perceiving at once that the , letter was a forgery , and that the whole affair was an imposition , Mr . Taylor threatened to give the naau iuto custody , upon which the latter struck Mr . Taylor a violent blow on the head with a stick ho had in his hand .

    Ho was prevented , however , from striking any more blows by Mr . IVylor forcing the stick from him . He then ran away aud plunged iuto the river Avon , where ho attempted to swim , to the opposite bank ; but some men stfc one of the wharves , seeing Mr , Tnylor in pursuit of him , pulled him out . Nevertheless , ha managed to osoapo from thorn , and again jumped into the river , when , having- swum a short < liatauce , he suddenly Bank , and wna seen no more until his body waa discovered tho following duy ( Good Friday ) . He was by trade a saddler , and had formerly lived at Barnstuple ,

    A Malevolent Attempt . —A bur of iron waa found a few days siuco on tho Hereford Hallway by tho driver of an up-train . It was lying on the down line , on whiuli a goods train was expected at full speed in a fuw miuutos ; but tbo obstruction was removed in time , and a reward has boen offered for tho disoovery of tho perpetrator . Theao malevolent ollencea have become common of Into .

    ISabtkh Dinnicu at Tnis Mansion-howsio . — This annual bnuquob took plaao on Monday . Tao Duke of Cum bridge responded to tho toast of the royal family ; mid ho ulao acknowledged tho towvfc of " the Army and Navy . " Lord Wodehouao acknowledged tho

    church , to which edifice the people ran , and greatly teixified the congregation by their manifestations . The churchyard-gates were locked , aud not only the « rector , but some of the auditory , had to be escorted home by the police . Affray with Coolie Emigrants . —Some Coolie emigrants , to the oiumbex * of two hundred , on board the ship Samuel Enderby , from Macao to Havannah , made a desperate attack , while off the island of Java , on the crew . They had not previously exhibited any disaffection , and it does not appear that they had any real cause of complaint . They were eventually overpowered .

    Street Preaching , —A gentlemanly-looking man , having the appearance ol a clergyman , and giving the name of Edward Jones , was charged at the Marlborough police office with obstructing the thoroughfare in Chapel-street , Tottenham-courfc-road . A policeman , said he found five hundred people gathered about him , listening to his religious exhortations . He refused to " move on , " and was ultimately taken into custody . Before the magistrate , he denied having caused an obstruction , for he had only " a quiet circle of about eighty paying devout attention to the "Word . " On a previous occasion , he had been informed by a

    police inspector that he might pursue his street raeditions . Mr . Bingham , the magistrate , said it was quite -clear that no man had a right to obstruct a thoroughfare "by holding forth what he termed the word of the Lord ; for , as . no two persons agree on the subject of religion , if the millions of this great city were each to set up bis own view of Divine authority , to supersede the jurisdiction of the magistrate , nothing but . anarchy would en&ue . " He therefore approved the act of the policeman ; but as Mr . Jones had no intention of violating the law , he was discharged oji entering into his own recognisances not to renew the

    incon-. Fire at Wapping . —An extensive fire , which has destroyed a considerable quantity of property , unattended , however , with loss of life , broke out last Monday , at the Black Boy Tavern , High - street , " Wapping ; . About three o ' clock in the morning-, smoke v ? as seen by the police to issue from the crevices in the window-shutters ; and they therefore attempted to alai'm the inmates . It was a long time , however , before they could succeed in arousing the family , and it was not until the flames had made such progress that no one in tlie house could get down the stairs , and that the inmates were not aware of their dangei-.

    A ladder was brought by the Thames police , no other escape then being at hand ; and three persons were safely got out of the house . Express messengers were sent to all the nearest engine-houses , and presently the Brigade of tbe East London Company arrived on the spot , and the officers soon set their mains vigorously to work , together with those of the lower steamfloat from the Thames ; After a while , the wind carried the names on to the l'oofs of the neighbouring houses , the occupants of which fled , taking with them all their household effects . It does pot appear , however , that these buildings were much destroyed or injured by the fire ; but tlie tavern , together with its furnilure and stock-in-trade , was all but destroyed .

    Juvenile Reformatories . —A preliminary meeting has been held at the Town Hall , Manchester , with a view to petitioning Parliament to facilitate the formation of Reformatory Institutions , to support them at the public expense . ¦ V VmTTiNGTON Club . —The members of this institution are about to celebrate the eighth anniversary by a grand ball at the Freemasons Hall , on Thursday evening next . We understand that tho money required for the completion of the new building has been all subscribed and paid , and the dni e of re-opening will very shortly be announoed .

    The PosEYircj Contest in Knightsbiud « e . —Mr . WestoL-ton wan on Tuesday re-elected to the church - wardenship of St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , after experiencing some opposition from a Mr . Tuck , a florist and coal-inerchaat . Party feeling , as usual , ran high : placards were posted by tho Puseyito section , denouncing Mr . Westerton as disloyal to the Queen and an enemy to tlie Church of England ; nnd ou tho other baud , many jokes were distributed at tho expense of Mr . Tuck . Tho meeting for the purpose of tho eleotion -was held in tho parochial aohool-room , when the numbers wore found to be bo groat that ib ¦ wa a feared the floor would break down , and Mr . Liddell , the chairman , was asked to adjourn the meeting to tho nir

    open ; but he refused , saying that ho must yrocoed according to law , and take tho chance of an acoident . Ultimately , however , it -vvao agreed that tho mooting should be held in the yard at the rear of tho school-house . Hero , after aomo discussion , loud oalls were made for Mr . Tuck , who did not appear , and Mr . Wostorton was declared duly elected . In tho oourso of his tipaaoh proposing Mr . Westortow , Dr . Baring aoauaed Mr . Liddoll of having broken faith in first promising that he would remove thu offensive ornnnionta in tho ohuroh if legal moana wore taken to oompol the removal , aud thorn , when a . faculty for that purpose waa obtained , Appealing Against it . Mr . Liddoll said ho was only anxious to aaoovtaiu what tho law was . Whon ho had ascertained

    machine known as "the hydraulic lift , " and other contrivances for superseding manual labour . " While the brother was engaged in another part of the warehouse , after cautioning them , as to the danger attending the slighest carelessness on their part , they inadvertently got too near the aperture through which the hydraulic machine travels up and down to the various compartments of the warehouse . Holding their heads over this hole , under the "belief that the machine was not then at work , the instrument suddenly came down , killing one of the women , and dreadfully injuring the other .

    Demolition op the Last Gibbet . —A day or two ago , the last gibbet ex-ected in England was demolished by the workmen employed by the contractors making the extensive docks for the North-Eastern Railway Company upon Jarro ' Stake , on the Tyne . A pitman , who murdered a magistrate during a strike in 1832 , was the person for whom the gibbet was erected . * The Last Scotch Hangman . —A man named John Murdock is just dead , after nearly reaching ninety years of age . He was " paid by the job , " and used to take a grim pleasure in his work . The last man he hanged was executed as late as 1851 .

    A Man Killed by a Piece of Coal . —Two men at Liverpool had an altercation , when one seized a piece of coal , and threw it at the other , who dipped his head , and avoided the missile . The coal , however , struck : a third man on -the temple * , and knocked him down . He went home , but , in spite of medical aid , died in the conrse of a few days . ¦ Suicide of a . " Clergyman .- — -Mr . C . F . R . South , a Church of England clergyman at Glasgow , has committed suicide by hanging himself . On the previous day ( Monday ) , he was observed to be singularly excited . In the morning , he said he should never address them again , but he came again lathe afternoon , and was then so disturbed and wild that his friends removed him . He must have destroyed himself , from some unknown cause , in the course of the night .

    Mr . Walter Savage Laudor and M . Kossuth :. — A communication from Mr . Walter Savage Landor has appeared in the Times , recommending a subscription for M . Kossuth , whOEe circumstances are em * barrassed . To this , the Hungarian exile has replied by declining the assistance , the suggestion of which , while acknowledging " the noble generosity of the intention , " lie considers " extremely injudicious and uncalled-for , inasmuch as , whatever be my private circumstances , I am wont to consider theu tbe sacred

    domain of family life , " He can therefore " find np words to express his deep mortification and regret . " Glancing at a , leading article in the Times with respect to himself , M . Kossuth says : —¦ " As to your remarks on the ' immorality' of tlie struggle which it has been my destimy to load , you must allow me to say this much in return—that you must be perfectly ignorant as to its nature attd character , or else you could not think of perverting historical truth to that extent . "

    Congratulations on the Imperial Birth . —T / he London Court of Common Council , and several other municipal bodies , have votod addresses of congratulation to the French Emperor on the birth of his son and heir . Toe Oath oe Abjuration . —A motion has been proposed to tho Court of Common Council , for soliciting the Government to obtain a repeal of the law requiring tho oath of abjuration to bo taken by peraon 3 appointed to publio offices . The Mormon Exodus . —Three hundred men , women , boya , nnd girls have etartod from Birmingham for Liverpool , thero to take ship for the Mormon territory iifc Utah . Nine hundred will leave in tho vessel for the samo destination .

    AdOIDKNT ON TUB WlMBLETONT AND CROVDON Railway . — -A nmn has boen run down on this railway -whiles crossing tho lino , and has been killed . The engine was about twenty yju'da off when tho driver saw him . Tho latter blew his whist . lo , and shut o ff tho steam ; but tho man was deaf , aud does not acorn to have been aware of tho train until it was on him . Lajdius and mi mm Puts . —A gardener , nanaod Emory , has recently obtained £ (! 0 damages as tho roftulb of an action at tho Warwick Aasisses against a clergyman , two dogs belonging to whoue wilb hud bitten him . Lord Campbell direotod that tho < logs —Popper aud Mustard— -should bo called ; and thoy were placed on tho table . Movoml witnosaoa proved that tho doge woro notorious bifcwa . Mr . ( Serjeant Hayes , for tho dofonoo , askod , in tno ovunt , of ladies ' dogs being " put down , " " what would boooine of the

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    March 29 , 185 & ] THE LEADEB . %$ ?

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  • Leader (1850-1860), March 29, 1856, page 297, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2134/page/9/