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    Smith and his staff-were also present , with troops of the 7 th Dragoon Guards and 25 th Infantry , to aid the police ra keeping the lines . Opening of the Adderley-pabk , near Birmingham . — -On Saturday , the land recently- appropriated by BCr . Adderley , M . P . ' , in the neighbourhood of Saltley , as a ' people ' spark , ' . was , for the first time , thrown open for that purpose , when the occasion was celebrated by a dinner and other appropriate festivities . At the dinner , Mr . Adderley explained that his sole object in giving

    not exceeding two hundred acres but more than twenty acres . The Dispute -with Persia . —Ferouthe ' -Khan , the Persian Ambassador at Paris , is to proceed to London to terminate the Anglo-Persian dispute , by offering full satisfaction to England , on condition that the English Government will recal Mr . Murray . The Stocks have been again resorted to as a punishment for drunkards at Tettenhall , near "Wblverhampton . The good sense and good taste of this revival are more than questionable .

    A . Contrast . —A Dissenting minister in "Wales , who is threatened with a seizure for church-rates , writes : — "Ipreach y every Sabbath to eight ox nine hundred colliers , miners , and labourers , and they willingly contribute about one hundred pounds a year towards my support . The rector reads a sermon to some ten or fifteen persons eveiy Sabbath , and receives six or seven hundred pounds a year for his services ; and yet it seems that I must be prosecuted for not supporting his cause . This is rather a hard case . '" —Liberator . Fire . —Some premises at Peckham , occupied by Mr . Burt , waterproof clothing manufacturer , were burnt doym on Sunday afternoon . The edifice was chiefly of timber , which , together with the inflammable contents , fed the flames to such an extent that , notwithstanding an excellent supply of water , derived from the Grand Suney Canal , on the banks of which the building stood , the fire was not extinguished till the factory was nearly consumed . The loss , which is very considerable , will fall on the Imperial Fire Office .

    Sincn > E . — -A very extraordinary and shocking suicide has been committed by a girl , thirteen years old , at Wike , near Manchester . Her father ( a labourer ) , beat her with a leathern strap fox telling a falsehood , which so affected her mind , that she threw heTself down a coalpit , sixty-four yards deep . An Historical . Tree . —The famous " Charter Oak " at Hartford , Connecticut , fell on the 21 st ulr . with a tremendous crash , leaving only about six feet of the stump . This tree was far past its prime wben the charter was concealed in it on the 9 th of May , 1689 , and was pro bably an old tree when Columbus discovered the New world .

    Mb . Roebuck and his Constituents ^— Mr . Eoebuck has been presented by his constituents at "Sheffield with one thousand guineas . The residue of the public subscription is to purchase a portrait of the honourable memberi to be placed in some public hall in Sheffield- On " Wednesday evening the presentation took place . The Music Hall was crowded in every part . At half-past seven o ' clock , the Mayor came upon the platform , accompanied by Mr . Roebuck , -who was received -with protracted cheers . After some introductory observations by the Mayor , Mr . Eoebuck addressed the auditory in a speech of which the more remarkable passages were as follow : —" When I began political life , all the world was alive about the Reform Bill ; and I recollect being carried , as it were , upon tlis shoulders of the people , in

    opposition both to " Whigs and Tories , upon that occasion . But now , if an angel of light -were to come down with reform in his hand , the people of this country would turn from him , not with disgust , but with apathy , and would say , ' That is not what we desire on the pre - sent occasion . ' What is it , then , you do require ? ^ I will tell you what you require . You have seen England within the last few years engaged in a fierce struggle with ono of the greatest Powers of Europe . You have sent from your shores an array of gallant men , such as England never sent from its shores before Qcheers ) . That army , you have heard—for you did not see—that army was suffered to dwindle away after victory such as usually distinguishes English soldiers . You heard that tliere came upon that army all the ctUs of climate , of

    • want , and of misery . I ask you why did this occur ? I will tell you why . Because the Government of this country was composed of men sought for only in the ranks of the parties of the State . The aristocracy of this country govern this country . 1 think they govern it ill ( cJieering ) . Now I say , Avhat you desire is to see that all the powers of the State be well administered ( Jieur , hear ) . You cannot effect tliis but tlirough the House of Commons . Somo time ago when the Administrative Reform Association were collected together , there was a belief that they could obtain their end without at nil affecting the House of Commons . I , who have passed my life in that House , who have seen ita influence ¦ upon the Government of this country , believe that nothing can bo dono but tlirongh it . Well , then , wo must

    begia with you . It is not simply in the House of Commons — it is in the constituency of this kingdom — that we must begin . " Mr . Roebuck also referred to the despotisms now overshadowing Europe , and said ho believed the present stillness betokens that wo atoon the cvo of great and wonderful changes , to bq effected bj means of revolution . Thk Roy * . ! - Monuments in Webtminstek Aubev —A process for preserving these relics of old times haa been applied by Mr . Scott , architect' to the Abbey . J very weak resinous solution of spirits of -wine haa bcei injected into the decayed parts by moans of a gardener ' syringe , perforated with numerous lino holes , which cmi such slignt and gentle streams thnt , although the ston Is penetrated to a considerable depth , and thus renderc quite firm , the looso scales hanging on the surface at

    before seven , o ' clock . Her Majesty and the Prince , with the Princess Royal and Prince Alfred , paid a visit en route to the Duchess of Kent at Abergeldie Castle . A Fbench Mother . —A woman has attempted to drown her daughter , who was about ten years of age , by throwing her over the bridge at Neuilly . The child , however , was rescued by a boatman . It appeared that she . was illegitimate , and that the mother , being about to marry again , wished to get rid of her , so that the husband might be ignorant of his wife's previous lapse . Fall op a High Chimney . —Shortly after five o ' clock , p . m ., on Thursdayweek , the colossal chimney attached to the vitriol works of Mr . Jones , at Victoria-quay , facing the Royal Barracks , Dublin , suddenly fell , levelling with their foundations several high walls in its

    vicinity , and breaking down the greater portion of along slated shed , but fortunately without doing the slightest personal injury . ' The West Indus . —The islands , according to the last accounts , are for the most part healthy , and genial falls of rain have brought the canes forward with great rapidity , so that they now present a very luxuriant appearance . A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Jamaica on . the 30 th of July , about five o ' clock in the afternoon . The Legislature is prorogued till October . — Several immigrants froni the Cape Verd Islands have recently arrived in British Guiana ; but some difficulty arose from the fact that the expense of bringing them exceeded the amount of bounty paid for the introduction of Portuguese immigrants . The Governor , therefore , sought the advice of the Court of Policy , some of the

    members of which wished Ms Excellency to pay the overplus out of the Colonial revenue ; but " the Governor declined to incur such a responsibility without the authority of the Combined Court . Finally / after much discussion , it was resolved that the bounty should be raised to fifty dollars , on condition that the immigrants should be indentured for five years , the same as the Coolie immigrants , but reserving to them the right , if they thought proper , of terminating the engagement at the end of three years , on condition that they paid the sum of twenty dollars . Much dissatisfactioa is felt at the regulations , with , respect to immigration , of the Land and Emigration Commissioners , who only allow a small

    number of colonists to be conveyed in the same . ship . The French system is pointed cut as being much better , and surprise is expressed at the fact of several British subjects having been imported through private agency from British India to the French settlement of Pondicherry . —Demerara is suffering from an insect plague . " A kind of caterpillar , " says a West Indian paper , " ha 3 appeared hi the colony in vast numbers , and is rapidly destroying all kinds of vegetation ; even the grass is devoured by them , and the foliage of trees and plants soon disappears when they attack it , leaving nothing but the bare stems and branches . They have also commenced on the canes , and have consequently created great uneasiness on account of their devastations . "

    Clerical Distress . —Another letter from "A Curate" appears in the Times of Monday , with reference to the case of the poor clergyman whose starving condition he brought before the notice of the public in the course of last week . The writer , in his present communication , meets some of the objections of the other correspondent of the Times on the same subject—" An Incumbent . " He says he had even over-stated the poor man ' s stipend : it is 601 . & year—not 80 / . The appeal to the benevolence of the public has been answered ; subscriptions arc now coming in ; and the whole case has been laid before the Bishop of the diocese . The u Curate" further remarks : — "lam sorry to add that this case is not an isolated one . There are not less than five thousand curates with only 801 . a year , and at least six thousand incumbents with less than 2 O 01 , a year . The writer of this letter is bu t a poor curate , ' passing rich on 601 . a

    year , with rent and taxes clear , ' and a married man with five children . For eleven years has he laboured on this poor pittance , and , should his health fail , others will have to appeal for him , as ho now appeals for his sick brother in the Ministry . His neighbour , the Dissenting minister , has 40 0 / . per annum . " In a farther communication the u Curate" says : — " I have received a letter from the Bishop of the diocese . His lordship informs me that tho curate entered into an agreement with tie vicar to accept a less salary than the act of Parliament appoints if he would let him have the curacj ' . The Bishop required the vicar to pay tho logal salary : but the curate , when ho found himself in pecuniary difficulties , preferred resigning the curacy rather than break a previous agreement ho had originally entered into with the vicar . Pending the Bishop ' s correspondence with him his health failed . "

    Tub Wblmnqton Statck at Manchester was inaugurated on Saturday . It stands in front of the Koyal Infirmary , close by tho statue of Sir Robert Peel ; it is a full length bronze figure , thirteen feet higli , standing on a podestal ninotoen feot high , and is designed by Mr . Noble . Figuros of Valour , Wisdom , Victory , and Peace , stand at the-four angles . The Duke himself is represented « s a senator . Tho ceremony of inauguration drew together an immoiiao concourse of people . The mayor tmd corporation walked in procession from the Town-Iiall to . tho Infirmary , accompanied by tho JJashop of Manchester and the principal subscribers to the statue , which lins cost about 700 QJ , Lieutenant-General Sir Harry

    the park was to bestow on the working- classes a healthy locality in which they and their families might « njoy the benefits of fresh air and exercise . The affairs of the park , he observed , were now managed by a committee of operatives ; but , as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers was obtained to defray the small amount of annual expenses which would be- necessarily incurred , a committee from among the subscribers would be appointed , and he would then convey over the land in perpetuity upon a mere nominal rental . The evening concluded with cricket , dancing , and music .

    The Late Sir Willjam Temple . —The . remains of the Hon . Sir William Temple , K . C . B ., the only brother of Viscount Palmerston , were brought from London to Eomsey on Ixiday week in a hearse . On Saturday , the body was consigned to its last resting-place , under the west window of the Abbey Church , in a vault in which eight members of the Palmerston family repose . The coffin , surrounded by powdered ctarcoal , has been bricked in , and a small tubular shaft projected from the vault , through the wall , to the outside . The funeral was private . Only ten of the family and friends attended . Viscount Palmerston was cliief mourner . Defalcation op an Income-tax CJoluector . —The

    commissioners of income and property-tax for IBlackburn , after an investigation , have suspended and arrested Mr . W . B . lllingworthj the collector of the income and property taxes for the borough . The defalcations of this officer amount to upwards of 1000 / . He was lodged in Lancaster Castle . The sureties will almost cover the entire loss . —Manchester Examiner . Poisoning Foxes bx Strychnine .- —According to a case reported by the Bucks Herald , several foxes have recently been killed by strychnine , laid about in the fields in the neighbourhood of Liscombe . Some valuable dogs have also been poisoned by eating of the meat placed about for the foxes .

    A Candidate for Poor-law Reuef . —At th . e last meeting of the Wortley Board of Guardians , application for relief was made by a woman who stated that her first husband had enlisted for a soldier and deserted her ; that her second husband was dead , her third lost , and her fourth in prison . The applicant was only tliirtyseven years of age , and has three children . The Cmsiate of Darien . —Dt . MacDermot has published a statement , to the effect that the climate of Darien , where he has been staying , is by no means unhealthy .

    CjLERioAr , Difficulties . uv Cuerkenwell . — -The Bishop of London has sequestrated the living of St . James ' s , Clerkenwell , and the inhabitants are in a state of considerable ^ difficulty in reference to the appointment of an incumbent in the room of the late Rev . W- E . L . Faulkner , who died a few weeks since . The living , which lias always beea in the gift of the parishioners , was to be contended for in the usual manner , when it was suggested that , by Six Benjamin Hall ' s new act , the election was taken out of the hands of the parishioners as a body , and confided to the recently elected vestry .

    At the last election , which took place in 1839 , there was all the excitement of a political contest : Bands of music were sent through tho streets , committee-rooms ere opened at public-houses , the candidates made tbeir speeches at taverns , and the clergyman ' s hat was carried about to collect for the expenses . Ab regards tho present election , the churchwardens cannot make up their minds how to proceed , and the whole of the circumstances have been submitted to Sir Ktzroy Kelly , who has been requested to state whether the election is vested in the ratepayers or in the Local . Management Board . The living is worth about 300 ? . a j'ear .

    Lokd Belter . —An address of congratulation on liis elevation to tho peerage has been presented to Lord Helper by the members of the Derby Mechanics' Institution ; and his Lordship has replied in a letter full of kindliness and good feeling . The Convict Establisiimicn' * at Woolvfich has been entirely broken up during the week , and the whole of tho convicts , numbering upwards of 1100 , are removed to the new convict prison at Chatham . The Cape . —By the last advices from tho Capo of Good Hope , we loarn that the CafFres arc quitii tranquil in outward appearance , and it is said that tlic news of the emigration to the frontier of 10 , 000 of tlie British German Legion haa been received by them with considerable dismay . Moshesh , tho great chief , has declared that if they come ho shall at once go further afield .

    Tim Duke of NoiiTiiUMnisntiANU's Pkizks . —Tho district around Stanwick Park , the seat of tlie Dulto of Northumberland , in North Yorkshire , was last week tho scono of competition for prizes given by his grace for tho best managed farms on tho Stunwick and neighbouring estates . These prizes were originated last year , aud consisted of ono of 30 Z . for ttio best managed farm exceeding two hundred acres , and ono of 15 / - for a , farm

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    Septembeb 6 , 1856 . ]; THE LEADER . 849

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 6, 1856, page 849, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2157/page/9/