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      number of recommittals shows . Last year these were not quite one in five , and this ' year not quite one in six . Another cause of the decrease also is a large amount of work in many places , owing to high prices and the drawing off of many hands for . purposes connected with the late war . ..... I had an opportunity lately of visiting the Buxton Reformatory for juvenile offenders , under the \ able superintendence of Mr . John Wright , and was much pleased with the appearance of the boys and the general arrangements of the institution . The following fact with which I have lately become acquainted

      shows that a change also has taken place in their dispositions and habits . A labourer on the farm lost a tobacco-box ; the boys were determined to discover where it was , and , having found it upon a boy lately received into the institution , -were proceeding to inflict severe punishment on the offender when he was rescued by the master . No one would speak to him , and so uncomfortable was his position that he lan away . The boys said that , whatever they had been , they were not thieves how , nor would they have a thief among them . "

      Highway Outrage . — A labouring man , named Jonathan Ellis , was returning home from York to Heslington last Saturday night , when he met three men going towards the city , and wished them " Good night , " bat they made no . reply . Soon afterwards , two of them turned back and commenced a violent attack upon him , one of them striking him on the head with a ' life-preserver . ' He fell to the ground , and they then beat him unmercifully . Ellis cried out , " Take all I have , but

      spare my life—oh , do spare my life I" They continued , however , to strike the poor fellow on the head and face , and he then shouted "Murder ! " Fortunately , his cries were heard by three men , who hastened to his assistance , and on their approach the ruffians made off . Chase , however , was given , and , after a long run and a desperate struggle , both the miscreants were captured and eventually lodged in Heslington lock-up , whence they were conveyed to York Castle on Sunday . Ellis remains in a very precarious state . ¦

      Affray with Poachebs *—A violent struggle has taken place between some poachers and two of the gamekeepers on Lord Londesborough ' s Seamer Estate , near Scarborough ; One of the latter has been so severely injured that it is doubtful whether he will survive . A Horrible Case . —William Morris , aged forty , Tfho was described on the charge sheet as a jeweller , residing at 94 , Snowsfields , Berraondsey , was charged with a criminal assault on Mary Ann Morri 3 , his own daughter , under fourteen years of age , also with violently assaulting Caroline Morris , his wife . The first offence comes under the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts , and the magistrate had no power to deal with it . On the second charge , Morris was convicted and sentenced to six months' hard labour .

      The Attempted Witness Poisoning . —We mentioned last week that an attempt had been made to poison some witnesses , subpoenaed on a trial at the Worcestershire quarter sessions , the parties to be tried being a private and sergeant in the 23 rd Regiment , and a cabman , named Tipper . The witnesses haying sufficiently recovered to give their evidence , the trial of the soldiers and cabman took place , and ended in a verdict of Not Guilty . Tipper and the other man ( Bury ) were then taken into custody on the charge of being concerned in the attempt to poison the witnesses . The inquiry before the magistrates at Worcester has occupied two days . Bury was committed for trial , and Tipper was discharged .

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      NAVAI , AND MILITARY . The : Departure of the Oneida .---The screw steamship Oneida , Captain Hyde , the pioneer of the new line of steamers belonging to the European and Australian Company , for the conveyance of the mails between England and the Australian colonies , sailed at noon on Sunday from Southampton for Melbourne and Sydney . The Oneida has about sixty passengers , among whom are Sir Henry Barkly ( the newly-appointed Governor . of Victoria ) , lady , and suite . The 0 FFiCER Private . —The case of Ensign George P . Cobbe , of the 46 th Regiment , which has attracted

      much attention from the military authorities , in consequence of his having absented himself without leave from his regiment while stationed in the Crimea , and afterwards enlisted into the depot of the 8 th Regiment at Chatham , has been finally disposed of by the Duke of Cambridge , the result being that he is dismissed from his regiment . Great efforts were made by the friends of that young officer , whose father is a major-general in the Royal Artillery , to obtain a favourable view of-his conduct . Mr . Gobbe still does duty with his regitnent at Chatham , but £ t is expected that his friends will purchase his dischargee from the service .

      Ai » nr Arrangements . — A circular memorand urn , dated October 13 th , has been issued from , the Horse Guards to the whole of the infantry . regiment 3 and their respective depots at home and abroad . The first five articles are a 3 follow ; the rest have reference to matters of technical arrangement : — " 1 . The system which has hitherto prevailed for the formation of regiments of infantry into service and depot companies will cease , and the following be substituted , regiments at home being also formed into two portions , like those abroad . —2 . Each regiment off infantry , except regiments serving in the East Indies and local corps , is to be divided as follows : —

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      ' U ^ I I U \* % ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ SS « S g s c !¦§ . § . 13 § % I -g S , t i I Is 8 Service Comp . 1 2 8 10 6 0 4 , 6 j 17 S 00 i Dep 6 t Comp ... — — 4 , i 4 j — 10 | 4 200 1 2 12 14 10 ! 0 50 ! 21 1000 3 . The former will , when the regiment is at homo , and remains over its- strength , as now in many instances , bear fifty supernumerary rank and file until they are absorbed in the regular establishment , and until which recruiting will c « aso . In cases where a regiment , tho service companies of which are abroad , has supernumeraries , they are to be borne by the depot until absorbed . —4 . The following regiments will , however , be expected at present , and , until relieved from foreign Bcrvice , will remain as they are now divided—viz ., the 12 th , 26 th , 36 th , 87 th , 40 th , 58 th , 59 th , 65 th , 67 th , 69 th , and 91 st Foot . —5 . The men composing the service companies must be carefully selected , and none but thoso in every rospect fit for immediate service bo retained with them . " Further down , it is remarked that , on the degree of attention paid to their instructions [ by young ofllcer / T ] will depend their future advancement . "

      him under arrest , in order that he might be tried by court-martial . When the men were sent to arrest him , Lieutenant Satmders mounted his horse , and attempted to escape from the camp , but was prevented by the sentries stationed at the different gateways , who went down on their knees and presented fixed bayonets . The lieutenant was then surrounded , and secured . Information of this affair was forwarded to the Duke of Cambridge , who considered that , as the legion was about to be disbanded , it would not be worth while to try lieutenant Saunders by court-martial . He desired , however , that Major-General Gascoigne , commander of the camp , would assemble all the officers and some of the men "belonging to the various regiments , and publicly reprove the lieutenant for his mutinous and unsoldierly behaviour , and then dismiss him from the army .

      Scejsk in Cotx 3 iiMSTE « Camv . —Lieutenant Saunders , nn English cavalry officer in the Gorman Legion , has been dismissed from her Majesty ' s service under rather singular circumstances . He had tendered his resignation to General Stuttcrhcim , who refused to accept it . After this , Lieutenant Saundora not only neglected to perform his usual duties , but uttered some gross and disrespectful language to- his senior officer , who therefore placed

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      MISCELLANEOUS . The Dean of the Chapels RorAt . — The office of Dean of the Chapels Royal , which is generally conferred on the Bishops of London , will , it is said , remain in the hands of Bishop Blomfield , by the Queen's express desire . Australia . — -Another important mineral discovery has been made in Australia , as the following letter to Mr . Clark , gold-brokers of Melbourne , will show : — "Gentlemen , —The mineral associated with the sample

      of Taradale gold-dust is stream tin . It differs in aspect from that of the Ovens district in being less waterworn ; indeed in many of the pieces the crystalline form 5 s distinct , and some of the facets retain a high reflective brilliancy . It may be observed that the site of this deposit is in proximity to the granite . Should further inquiry show that our granites are mostly tin-bearing , and that such deposits are prevalent throughout the country , such a discovery would prove of the greatest importance to the colony . —I am , &c , George Foord . "

      The City Gas Works . —The report of Dr . Taylor * Dr . Hoffman , Mr . Brandt , and Mr . Warington , on the City Gas Works , has been published , and thus concludes : — " The result of our inspection is , that the City Gas Company cannot be charged with the neglect of any precaution known to science for preventing a nuisance to the neighbourhood ; andj if a nuisance is really occasioned , it is one which arises from causes that cannot be avoided by the means which are at present at the disposal of the gas manufacturers . " The evidence of the -witnesses in favour of the company was received by the Commissioners of Sewers on Friday week .

      Suicides . '— -ADane ,. named Meldall , who acted as a Norwegian interpreter at Queenstown , Ireland , has committed suicide at that place . lie went into an hotel , and asked for a glass of wine , saying , in rather a jocose manner , that he was going to poison himself . Hethen poured something from a phial into the glass , but said it was too thick , and told the barmaid to throw it away , and give him a glass of sherry . This being done , he again poured part of the contents of the phial into it , drank it , and expired shortly after . Meldall was a married man , and was much respected and liked at Queenstow w , where lie had resided many 3 'ears . No niotive is assigned for the act . — Much pain has been caused at Manchester by the death of Mr . William Henry

      Hodgson , of Clare Villa , Burlington-street , a young gentleman only twenty-three years of age , wlio destroyed himself on Saturday evening by discharging the contents of a pistol into his forehead . Mr . Hodgson was one of the younger sons of a deceased magistrate , and is supposed to have been labouring under aberration of mind , caused by disappointment in a love affair . — A violent lunatic pauper in St . Pancras Workhouse haa hung himself from an iron bar near the ceiling of the padded room in which he was confined . He had been entrusted with a handkerchief , and with this he accomplished his purpose . — Joseph Insole , a sergeant-major of the 6 th Inniskilling Dragoons , stationed at

      Shoracliffe , attended morning stables on Friday week , at six o ' clock , and was missed at the parade afterwards . Senrch was made for him , and about half-past ten the riding master of the regiment accidentally found his body in a Held near the arch of tlie South Eastern Bail way , close to the White Lion Inn . He was lying on his back , with a discharged pistol close to his feet . He was dressed in his uniform , and had his cloak on . It is said he must liavc placed tho pistol in his mouth , and discharged it . Ho had been in tho Crimea , and was much respected ; but ho was in arrears with his captain to the amount of 150 / ., and this seems to have induced him to kill himself . He was to have been married thia

      week . 41 Big Ben " of Westminster . —The Wave was on Tuesday morning safely delivered of the monster bell alongside Messrs . Maudslay ' s wharf , near Westminsterbridge , those gentlemen having granted tho use of their crane , &c , to Mr . Jabcz James , of Broadwall , for that purpose Tho groat bell , which was founded by Messrs . Warner and Sons , was afterwards conveyed on a low truck , drawn by sixteen horses , over Wostminsterbridge , and safely deposited in Palace-yard , in tho midst of a largo crowd . It is christen « d after Sir Benjamin Hall , tho President of the Board of Works .

      Lord Palmkhston and Parxjambntahy Reform . —• It is believed in tho best informed political circle . - ) that Viscount Palmerston is availing himself of tho lolsuro afforded by tho rcccsB to mature und perfect a scheme of

      Vane Tempest Draws And Defends Himself. -

      prove , except by Ins own evidence , while I can bring evidence to refute each . All the stories of feeding him with pap , hanging him in effigy in the barracks , and pumping upon him , have no foundation j and , so far from being the butt of the regiment , he was treated with great kindness by every one in it . " My reason for not having stated these circumstances before was , that I thought it probable they might be matters for a court-martial ; but , after being placed under arrest for more than a fortnight , the colonel of my regiment read me a letter from _ the Horse Guards , requesting me to send in my papers . This I did , but heard nothing more till to-day , when lam informed that they will take time to consider .

      " Three weeks have nearly elapsed , and the Horse Guards have had plenty of time to do anything they wanted ; but I do protest at keeping a man under close arrest , after he has acted up to their own wishes , for such a length of time , without any exercise , and I cannot but feel that liberty is worth having at any risk . "Apologizing , sir , for taking so much space in your columns , lam , sir , your obedient servant , " Ernest Vane Tempest . " Brighton Barracks , Oct . 17 . "P . S . —A paragraph in one of the morning papers states that the officers under arrest are allowed to receive professional advice . So far from this , a case which has just occurred will give the public an idea that this is not so . The father of one of the officers under arrest being very ill , sent his own confidential friend and legal adviser to > see his son . This gentleman was refused admittance . Is this fair or right ?"

      V ANE TEMPEST DRAWS AND D EFENDS H IMSELF . - The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Times : —¦ " Sir , —My name having- appeared in your paper in connexion with a ' practical joke ' at Brighton , I must request you to be impartial enough to allow my version © f tho circumstances of the case to come before tlie public in your columns . " Cornet Ames dined on the niglit in question a mess , when nothing that could be construed into an insult was addressed by mo to him , although his peculiar English and hisrockless misplacement of the letter 4 II ' produced some remarks in joke , and caused a good deal of laughter . A civilian who sat on his right hand , and with whom I was very slightly acquainted , will corroborate thia ; while Mr . Ames is unable to produce any one who can confirm his stojry of having been insulted out of a party of 15 , among whom were tho major of the

      regiment , the senior officer of the Preston Barracks , and two or three civilians . After dinner I asked him to come to my room to smoko , to which lie consented ; when there , he sat down on * sofa smoking . I remarked that Jus whisker wanted trimming , ' and , a pair of scissors being brought , I cut off a part of one whiskor . Far from showing the resistance that a . man of his height ( six teot ) might have done , or even protesting energetically , ho laughed , and actually cut off a little of tho other side , to make them alike , ' to us « his own words . I may here mention that when General Lawrcnaon arrived , two or three daya after , he requested to know whether any had been taken off , as he still possessed a large pair . Cornet Ames haa brought three separate charges againat me , uono of which lie ovrn . 8 to being able to

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      October 25 , 1856 ] THE liEADER , 10 VT

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 25, 1856, page 1017, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2164/page/9/