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    fcex . iiUniarvelto how she could have slept in such aposition : her hip * as resting on a ledge not six inches ^ 4 , her legs hung down , and her body rechned on the 'SS-SShS head against the cliff . She bad been se-SSr ^ t her parents , on being written to , received fcKaiii with the utmost gratitude &r her preservation . MbU Nightingale has returned to her home m Derbyshire . Desiring to avoid anything like a public reception , she contrived that the day and place of her landing « a England should not be generally known . Jf ^ jhn Frost , the Chartist , arrived at Newport on Monday . His reception was most enthusiastic . A . coach dressed vfith evergreens and drawn by two horses was in attendance for his reception ; but , as soon as lie was seatedthe crowd determined to do the duty of the

    quad-, rupeds , and the coach-was drawn by a number of persons through the principal streets . On arriving at the wide space of ground opposite the Westgate Hotel , the scene of the sanguinary conflict between the populace and the military ,, a . general cheer was given . They then proceeded along Commercial-street and down Llanarthatreet , and ultimately stopped at a temperance ^ hotel , from the window of which was suspended a flag with the portraits of Frost , Williams , and Jones , with inscriptions to the effect that they were the subjects of Government persecution . Soon after alighting , Mr . Frost presented fojTiiaftlf at the window and addressed the crowd , to the effect that the wrongs of the working classes could not be redressed without the Charter . He concluded by

    promising them all the support in his power . Acstbaxia . —The yield of the precious metal at the variousgold-fields continues steadily to increase , notwithstanding the temporary obstacles of winter , and the consequent cessation of operations on several goldfields . The respective amounts brought down by escort for the first four months of 1856 were 962 , 040 ounces , against 589 , 337 ounces for the same period in 1855 . Up to the 24 th of May , 1856 , 185 , 897 ounces had been received , against 120 , 424 ounces for the same period last year . The price of gold remains at 31 . 17 s ., with an active demand . The rumoured discovery of new gold-fields in the Gipps Land District , far removed from the locality of the known auriferous districts , has been confirmed by reports from the district surveyor . — A meeting has been held in the Theatre Royal , Melbourne , against the proposed State aid to religion of

    50 , 0001 . The building was crowded- In this grant , all Christian sects are to participate in proportion to their numbers ; but the Jews , though of course contributing to the amount in the way of general taxation , are not % o share in the . division . Several Protestant sects , including many members of the Church of England , are Opposed to this grant ; but the Eoman Catholics are almost , unanimous in its favour . —Mr . Gavan Duffy is making endeavours to get elected for some district in the West , Having been asked recently if he -would accept a Government appointment , he answered , " That he might have come out to Victoria as its Governor , if he had chosen to traffic in situations . It was an insult to suppose , " he continued , " that he would accept an office under any Government . It was the glory of the new constitution that he had a perfect right to aspire , if he were fit for it , to form a Government , if ever the opinions he represented were in the majority . "

    Another Ascent of Mont Blanc . —An English gentleman , a Mr . Foreman and his daughter , have ascended Mont Blanc . The guides speak in raptures of the intrepidity of the young lady . On their return the adventurers were honoured with a salute of cannon and much shouting . The ascent was accomplished in fifteen hours , and the descent in seven—an unusnally short time . Thk 'BufcrraSH Association . —The members of the Association went on Saturday to Cirencester , and in the evening Colonel ( late Major ) Sir H . Rawlinson read a lecture * t the College , Cheltenham , on the recent discoveries in Assyria ¦ ' and Babylonia , with the results of CTtnetforua < reabarch up to the present time . A great onpugr other " scranttfic papers have been read on subjects connected with various branches of science and letters .

    Earl Gbanviixb . —A telegraphic message has been received at the Council-office stating that Earl Granville and all his suite have arrived safely at 8 t . Peters-: tWg . Suicides . —Mrs . Emily Mead , > the -wife of a silk-warehouseman in the City , baa drowned herself in tho Thames While . in a . -morbid state of mind produced by various bodily ailments . A surgeon , who had been attending her , said at the inquest that some time aince she had had a dangerous confinement which caused her to be lame .. She vaa . y&ry desponding at the time on account of being wfRA .,. jjjhe was subsequently attacked with small-pox , jyyJBVpga recently sho had suffered from a carbuncle .

    rf *** r * WP *? P jenjgaged , to attend her , as her mind was ^ t < W % «! WSt «} d conseq uen t upon the disease . She had told / h ^ . ^ tftua ^ -ftquta never bo fit to be seen , atad that , y ' * M > NF ,, 'wpiMd neyor . die away . Sho had bein gra-, dually ^ pegxering , however , and tho nurse had been dtsmiflaed . T ^ . jury r ^ tnmed a verdict to tho . effect that ahe destroyed beraelf yrlhlle in an unsound state of mind . —A wqoaan of the , name , pt- , I , uckett , who has been for wm « jWmepafltin . a < dflranged ^^ undor | ll 0 ^^ W »| * 50 R er » . committed suicide last Saturday by flinging «* WW , frem the back window of her house into the y * rd . beb > w . The keeper having left her for a time , Mrs . Luckott managed on some pretext to pans the nurse and

    walk up-stairs . Her daughter followed , on which the maniac threw a cat at her , and rushed into th © backroom , on the first floor . Mrs . Luckett then attempted to close the door upon her daughter and nurse , but failing in that , rushed to the window and threw herself out . She lingered till Monday , when she expired . —Another verdict otjelo de se has been given in a ease- of suicide . A young man named Powell , living at Manchester , discharged a pistol into bis mouth , and died in about an hour . It appeared that he was extravagant , had got into debt with a tailor , and had embezzled . The body was buried at night without any funeral service .

    Abolition of the Obtjicb oof Cuksttob Baron . — The office of Cursitor Baron is abolished by an act of the late session , and any duty of the office may be performed by the Court of Exchequer , or any Baron of the Coif , or any officer of the Court as the Court or the Lord Chief Baron shall from time to time direct . The Harvest . —Harvest operations have commenced in most parts of England , and a large breadth of cereal crops is by this time got in . The yield promises to be abundant , and the quality admirable . In some localities—such aa Nottingham and Doncaster—there have been heavy descents of rain , accompanied with thunder , and the corn has been somewhat laid , but not seriously damaged . The prospect of an ample-gathering causes a continual fall of prices in the corn markets .

    Treasure Trove . —The workmen engaged in levelling the rubbish in the " ruins" near Victoria-street , Farringdon-street , strnck on Monday upon a small square tin box , extremely rusty . They at first threw it away , but , ' hearing something rattle inside , the men who had thrown it away as useless opened it , and , to their great , surprise and gratification , discovered its contents were sixty-four spade guineas , 11 half-guineas , and twelve 7 s .-pieces . The Wo » th of an Eye . —A Manchester tradesman , combining the incongruous pursuits of beershop- keeping and tailoring , has obtained 40 0 £ damages from the municipal authorities , for the loss of one of his eyes , occasioned by a splinter of iron struck off a gas-pipe which was being mended by the defendants' servants . The action was tried at the Liverpool Assizes .

    New Churches . —The thirty-sixth annual report to the House of Commons of the Commissioners for building new churches has just been published . From this document , it appears that eighteen additional places of worship have been completed , and that in these edifices " accommodation has been provided for 14 , 963 persons , including 7290 free seats for the use of the poor , as far as the same can be at this time exactly ascertained . " Twenty-one churches are now in course of erection , and plans for building sixteen more have been approved . Conditional grants have been made towards the construction of others , and various facilities have been offered for obtaining sites .

    Consecration of Bishops . —The Bight Rev . Dr . Charles Baring , who has been appointed Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol , and the Bight Bev . J . C . Harper , who has been created Bishop of Christ Church , New Zealand , were consecrated in the private chapel of Lambeth Palace , on Sunday morning , by the Archbishop of Canterbury . The Bev . J . H . Gurney , in preaching a sermon for the occasion , glanced at the present condition of the Church , and expressed his regret that the pulpit had not kept pace with the growing intelligence of the age , that in a large number of sermons the ideas were few , the aim uncertain , and the words feeble . Admitting the increase of dissent , he thought the best way to meet it , and at the same time advance the interests of the Church , was by earnest work on the part of the clergy rather than by disquisitions on apostolical succession or oth er abstruse points of controversy .

    Covknt Garden Theatre . —The reported commencement of the rebuilding of this theatre on its late site is incorrect . The site has not been taken ; neither has any contract for rebuilding been entered into . " Whether the ground will be applied to the same or some other purpose has not yet been determined upon . Mkteobs . — A brilliant meteor was seen at Marlow , Buckinghamshire , last Sunday night , shortly after nine o ' clock . It took tho direction from north to south , and had tho appearance of a comet . It was only visible for a few seconds . —Mr . T . Forster , who laBt week prophesied in tho Tines the appearance of several meteors on the nights of Saturday , Sunday , and Monday , again writes to the samo paper from Brussels ( Monday , Aug . 11 ) , and says : — - " The evening of tho 9 th was partially clouded , but tho intervals of clear sky showed an

    abundance of falling tttars of the ordinary kind , und some of the larger sort . Last night ( the 10 th ) , tho case was quite different ; the sky was clear , and the thermometer at 80 degrees at seven in the evening ; wind south . As soon as it was dark , tho most beautiful phenomena began to appear ; all the three sorts of meteors described by meteorologists were visible , shooting in every direction across tho heavens — some largo and brilliant , moving slowly , and leaving luminous trains behind them , which remained a long time visible , and were lost by dispersion like tho sparks which a rocket leaves behind it . Other meteors wore small , and varied in colour and rapidity of motion . I am persuaded they wore not very high in the atmosphere , for many of them described an arc of at , least 60 degrees In no perceptible time , like tho zigzug Htroko of lightning . Othora moved on with a slow and majestic motion , and wcro apparently

    larger ^ than Veatts , gJvi » g tttocb . light , and leaving a fcxrld tferb of sparks 1 In their track . " A Protestant Nemesis .- —A . Roman Catholic chapel nas been burnt at Kelso in Scotland by a mob . The act is said to have been in Tevenge for the death of a young man who was killed by'the Irish on St . James ' s Green . The Moors . —The prospects on the 'Scotch moors continue unfavourable , according to some accounts ; according to others , the season will be np to the average . The Late Prosecution of the " Scotsman . " A

    meeting , for the purpose of expressing sympath y with the / Scotsman , on account of the recent prosecution of that paper for libel , was held at Edinburgh on Friday week . Besolutions were moved protesting against the verdict , and originating subscriptions to pay the damages and expenses of the action . The subscription list was headed by Sir William and Mr . Adam Black , M . P ., each contributing 201 ., and Mr . Charles MaclaTen , ex-editor , giving 100 ? . The damages and costs will , it is understood , amount to about 1000 / . ; nearly 400 Z . have been already collected . for her

    Cowes Regatta . —The race Majesty ' s Cup took place on Saturday . The chief contest was between the Lalla Bookh ( 136 tons , owned by Viscount Bangor ) , and the Gloriana ( 134 tons , the property of Mr . J . Gee ) . After a hard struggle , the latter -won , but only by one minute and five seconds over a course extending nearly fifty miles . The Church-rate Question at Hackney . —South Hackney has followed the example of the neighbouring parishes ( St . John ' s and St . Barnabas , Homerton ) , by refusing to grant a church-rate . The numbers were—For the rates , 202 votes ; against it , 371 : majority ,

    169 . The Odd Fellows at the Crystal Pai-ace . —Mr . James Curtis , " Senior Auditor of the Manchester Unity , " has written to the Times , denying the assertions made by another correspondent of that paper , to the effect that the band of " Odd Fellows" who dined at the Sydenham Palace a few days back got intoxicated and misconducted themselves . He asserts that great decorum was observed by the party , but that they were offended by the band interrupting one of their speakers in the midst of an address . This called forth a remonstrance ,

    but no violence . Sheffield and its Manufactures . —An interesting ceremony took place at Sheffield on Friday week . The gold medal of honour awarded at the Paris Exhibition to the town , for the excellence of its manufactures , was presented by the Mayor to the Master Cutler and the Company , in pursuance of the wishes of the exhibitors . The ceremony took place at the Cutlers' Hall . Lord Tajlbot de Malahide . — 'The Queen has signified her intention of conferring the honour of the British peerage on Lord Talbot de Malahide . The title of Tyrconnell has been selected by his lordship as that by which he will hold his seat in the House of Peers . His

    name is known in the literary world as the President of the Archaeological Society of Great Britain and Ireland . A Tale of a Tale . —Mr . Stiff , the propietor of the popular penny periodical , the London Journal , brought an action a few daysago at the Guildford Assizes against a Mr . Smith , the author of a story published from week to week in the paper in question , and called " Masks and Faces . " This story the writer suddenly broke oil , in consequence of a disagreement , and Mr . Stiff was obliged to employ the author of " Whitefriars" to finish tho narrative ; but , his style not being so popular as Mr . Smith ' s , an injury was done to the sale of the journal . A verdict for the plaintiff was taken by consent ;

    damages , 20 guineas . The Great Bell for the New Palack at A \ estminster . —The picturesque village of Norton , near Stockton-on-Tees , on the morning of the Oth inst , was the scene of an event of considerable national interest , viz ., the casting of the great bell for tho Clock Tower o the New Palace at Westminster , which was accomp lished at Messrs . Warner , Lucas , and Barrett ' s furnaces , by Messrs . Warner and Sons , of tho Crescent Foundry , Jewin-street , London , well known as tho patentees of an improved method of casting church and turret bolls . _ . ^

    Forging Bank of England Notes . — Three Germans , named Charles Thompson , August 1 'rioter , ami Louis Bohm , have been committed for trial , on n charge of possessing materials for forging Bank of fcnginnu notes . Tho police unexpectedly broko in upon the tiirci men , and found tho machine , engraved plate , paper , & < - ., used by them in their operations . . Charge of Manslaughter . — A man named . lomi Horrell was on Saturday committed to Exeter oaoi charged with tho manslaughter of hia brothcr-in-lftw , William Mitchell . Both parties resided at A "" , "J North Devon , and had been together to a plawi < uUcci Sheopwosh on tho previous Thursday week . On tncu return homo in compuny with other persons , the biotMerlin-law quarrelled and fought , in tho eonr . se of winou Ilorrell kicked deceased in a brutal manner in tliu I < Mvei part of tho abdomen . Ho was nHninted home , ju «> * ~ fered indescribable agony till tho following even in , ; ,

    when he died . , Dkatii by Suffocation . —A man linn been Hiiftm-ntcci by . poisonous panes in a stone-pit nt the Nenelioll colliery , Portobello . Some other men wore nearly J « IIC ( I « and tho pit is said to have been dingracefully voiitilutcn

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 16, 1856, page 778, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2154/page/10/