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      London , Friday Evening , September 4 , 1857 . No improvement in the funds can bo recorded this week . During ; the earlier , part of the week tho continued arrivals of gold and tho caso of obtaining money gave the speculators for tho riso tho belief that wo should see Consols at 01 i or 02 evon this account . But tho Indian news is too grave at present to admit of such an improvement , if Lucknow bo not relieved and tiio reinforcements got up tho country fastor than ono has at presont any right to hope , tho situation becomes moBt alarming , and tho hosto of Government to uend out three more regiments of cavalry and four of infantry -would denote tho exigences of the caso . Consols

      aro now 90 J "he other markets fool the influence of tho funds , but ou tho whole bear up better against tho depreciation in ( Jovernmont securities than might bo expected . Turkish Six nor Cents , arc at 1 ) 5 . Peruvian aro well kept up , a sinking fund for tho extinction or the debt of that ltepublio having been uunouueod . I " Railway ( shares , French and Belgian linen aro Hat , and Out little fcuainoss doing . East Indian Guaranteed luvo per Cent . ahiu-CH aro at 2 per cent discount . Ciwjnuinn - ""iinK Bharos arc llrm at 13 , and Groat Western of Canada at - ! lf , 112 . 11 eavy shares are about liwt week ' s quotation ; no great amount of businoiis . Great - Westerns rose H . to jl . per cent ,, then fell again . Caledonians are tho livolioat ;« toclc in tho market , and are now 40 J . Manohoator nn < l Bucilloldlnvvo

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      BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHSCLAIR 3 IONTE . —On the 11 th of June , at Porfc Elizabeth , Algoa . Bay , Cape of Good Hope , the wife of Adolphus Julian Clairmont « , Esq .: ason . JOHNSTON . —On -the 4 th of August , at New Orleans , U . S ., the wife of Charles Edward Johnston , Esq .: a daughter . TEE ¥ .-On the 22 nd of August , at Twickenham , the wife of Jolin Philip Trew , Esq .: a son . MARRIAGES . - DU QUAIRE—BLACKETT . —On the 31 st of August , at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , and previously at the Roman Catholic chapel , Warwick-street , Gaston . Felix Henry , third son of the Count Claude du Quaire , of Guerin , in the department of the Ain , to Frances Mary , only daughter of the late Christopher Blackett , of Wylain , Esq . LEATH—BALE . —On the 13 th of August , at the church of East Harling , Norfolk , Mr . Henry Leath , of Holborn , London , to Mary , daughter of the late Mr . Edmund Bale , of Tliat Hall . DEATHS . BARNARD . —On tlie 5 th July , while commanding the Field Force before Delhi , Major-General Sir Henry Barnard , K . C . J 3 ., in his 58 th year , of cholera , brought on by over fatigue and exposure in tho sun , in the earnest discharge of his duty . BISHOP . —On the 9 th July , 1857 , at Sealkote , shot by a trooper of the 9 th Cavalry , Captain W . L . M . Bishop , 46 th B . N . I ., son of the late William Bishop , Esq ., of Grayswood , Surrey . EWART . —On or about the 22 nd June , near Asimghur , while escaping from the mutinous soldiers of his regiment ( 12 th Bengal N . I . ) , in his 32 nd year , Lieut . James H . C . Ewart , eldest son of James S . Ewart , Esq ., of Fortis-green , Fiucbley . KING . —On Tuesday , the lstinst ., at the President's Lodge , in the 60 th year or his age , Joshua King , Esq ., LL . D ., President of Queen's College aad formerly Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the "University of . Cambridge .

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      No- 389 , September 5 , 1857 . ] THE LEADER . 861

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      Country Qotbt . —We arrive at the Nag ' s head late in -the evening , have our tea , go ' to bed tired with , our journey , sleep delightfully till about three o ' clock in the morning , and at that hour hegin to discover that there are actually noises even in this remote country seclusion . They keep fowls at the Nag ' s Head , and at three o ' clock the cock begins to crow and the hens to cluck under our window . Pastoral , ray dear , and suggestive of eggs for breakfast whose reputation is above suspicion ; but I wish these cheerful fowls did not wake quite so early . Are there , likewise , dogs , love , at the Nag ' s Head , and are they trying to bark down the crowing and clucking of the cheerful fowls ? I abould wish to guard myself against the possibility of making a mistake , but I think

      I heard three dogs . A small , shrill dog , who barks rapidly ; a melancholy dog of uncertain size , who howls monotonously ; and a large hoarse dog , who emits barks at intervals like minute-guns . Is this going on long ? Apparently it is . My dear , if you will refer to your pocketbook , I think you will find that the doctor recommended early hours . We will not be fretful and complain of our having our morning sleep disturbed ; we will be contented , and will only say that it is time to get up . Breakfast . Delicious meal ; let U 3 linger over it 83 long as we can ; let us linger , if possible , till the drowsy mid-day tranquillity begins to sink over this secluded village . Strange ! but , now I think of it again , do I , or do I not , hear an incessant hammering over the

      way ? No manufacture is carried on in this peaceful place , no new houses are being built ; and yet there is such a hammering that , if I shut my eyes , I can almost fancy myself in the neighbourhood of a dockyard . Waggons , too . "Why does a waggon , which makes so little noise in London , make so much noise here ; is the dust on the road detonating powder , that goe 3 off with a report at every turn of tlie heavy wheels ? Does the waggoner crack his whip or fire a pistol to encourage his horses ? Children , next . Only five of them , and they have not been able to settle for the last half-hour what game th « y shall play at . On two points alone do they appear to be unanimous—they are all agreed on making a noise , and on stopping to make it under our

      window . I think I am jn some danger of forgetting one of the doctor ' s directions : 1 rather fancy I am allowing myself to be annoyed . Let us take a turn in the garden , at the back of the house . Dogs again . The yard is on one side of the garden . Every time our walk takes us near it , the small shrill dog barks and the large hoarse dog growls . The doctor tells me to have no anxieties . I am suffering devouring anxieties . These dogs may break loose and fly at us , fox anything I know to the contrary , at a moment ' s notice . What shall I do ? Give myself a drop of tonic , or escape for a few hours from the perpetual noises of this retired spot by taking a drive ? My -wife says , "Take a drive . " I think 1 have already mentioned that I invariably agree with my wife . —Dickens ' a Household Words .

      Welcome Home . —Spring-lane is one of those secluded winding-roads—just wide enough for the passing of two carriages—that adozrn the vicinity of Boston . The hand of ' improvement , reckless of beauty and blind to nature , has yet spared it ; and it is still fenced on each side with an impervious hedge of barberries , roses , spireas , and other wild shrubs , and enriched -with little inclosures of independent homesteads and homes where the dear rolations and affinities exist , and are well symbolized by the bright berries and sweet flowers of the hedgerows . In this lane , on ascending ground , and a little above a turn round a high rock—a boulder , that stands out from the adjoining fields—is a small house , nowise distinguished from other houses of its class in the neighbourhood , except by being out of repair , a singular feature where thrift and order prevail . The faded paint

      ia kindly screened by a rich mantle of honeysuckles , Eoxbury wax-work and Virginia creeper , now ( in October ) in its most brilliant colour . Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like the ruinous porch of tlm decayed house , with its crimson , scarlot , and purplo hangings . The sun was just setting , the sky golden to the zenith ; golden , too , were the autumn leaves as they dropped from the boughs , stirred by the breeze , to a song of summer memories ; and golden was tho hue on the flaxen h « ads and sunburnt cheeks of two sturdy loys , who , having clambered to tho top of the boulder , "were flourishing at tho end of two long sticks manycoloured handkerchiefs . A whistle at the nearest station of tho railroad , j-ust under the hill was heard ; they shouted and waved tlieir flags . —Scdgwick ' s ' Mar-™ d or Single . '

      Tub Navigation of the Rivers op India . —An inlluential meeting of gentlemen was held on Tuesday atternoon , at tfve Town Hall , Manchester , to receive communications from tho directors of the Oriental Steam company with refcrenco to a proposed improvement of toe navigation of Indian rivers . Mr . J . A . Turner , M . P ., presided . Mr . Dourno , ninnnging director of tho company , oDscrved that they ought to be ablo to justify tho underlawng before that commercial community by a relorence to its commercial merits alone . It was known riv manJr 6 ° ntleman thai steam navigation upon the ivers of India was very much needed , and , in common nVni i ovc r ^ thi « e else much needed , it wna vory prouiabio wherever it was introduced . Upon the Ganges , vaetc atcam vessels had been plying for years , the proner Z ° ? w yt f ° rty' and cvon U 9 hi 6 h as forty-eight 1 ccnt > " ° did not know if cotton spinning gave hotter

      profits than this ; bat he thought it must be considered satisfactory . There were in India 10 , 000 miles of river susceptible of advantageous navigation by steam vessels . They had received from the East India Company what was equal to a guarantee of ten per cent , upon the capital invested in -the scheme . The rivers of India were known to be shallow in the dry season , and it was indispensable that the vessels should be of a shallow draught . It was- equally indispensable that they should carry a remunerative cargo . In order that they might carry large cargoes , it was proposed to have a number of large barges , of shallow draught , propelled by a steamer . It was intended that lie should go out to superintend the

      starting- of the vessels , and he considered himself responsible for their success . Dr . Watts inquired if the company simply intended to navigate the Indus , and wished to know the shallowest point in that river below Moultan . Mr . Bourne said , under the present arrangement with the East India Company , the operations would be restricted to the Indus , but they did not intend to confine their operations to that river . They thought it best , however , to take one river first ; but there was nothing to prevent them going simultaneously on to theGodavery . Those who wished to see that river navigated could promote the object by taking up shares in the scheme . — Resolutions approving of the scheme , and appointing a committee , were then passed .

      The ] tf anagi&eent op Coloubs . —I never saw a piece of porcelain , lowever trifling , nor the most paltry fan , nor little painted paper thing of any kind from China , which failed in harmony and effect , and did not furnish admirable suggestions and lessons . The beauty of the ornamental productions of India seems not to depend upon the quality of their component materials , nor to be regulated by the value of the ornament . I have an Indian rug made of wool , such as the wool of this country , costing three or four rupees , in wllcb . the cnbice and management of colours

      are as refined as in the most expensive shawls of the Deccau or Thibet . So too with a fan from Madron j every artist to whom 1 have shown it ha 3 wondered at the fine effect achieved with the most paltry me ans ; a glass bead , some Birmingham tinsel , a bit of blue and a bit of red cloth , some drippings of peacocks' feathers , a bunch of pink floss silk—these , of themselves poor materials , arranged by fine taste , become the principal ornament of a fan made of the feathers of the Argus pheasant , supported by an exquisitely carved ivory handle , and decorated' with a handsome tassel of gold thread and silk . —JFraser ' a Magazine fox September .

      Tjece Route r © India . —Ve have received from Captain Ford the subjoined suggestions with respect to the best and most expeditious mode of conveying our troops to India : ¦— " The failure of all endeavours hitherto made to effect a rapid and direct communication with India , via the Cape of Good Hope , whether attempted in auxiliary or full-powered steamships , , has been occasioned by the insufficiency of tonnage and power of the vessels employed , and by the loss of time inseparable from coaling at so many different stations . Our only independent and natural high-road to India is by the ocean : we command that route , but have not yet made the beat use of it . In order to overcome the delays and difficulties adverted to , I suggest the immediate

      establishment of a line of first-class iron screw steamships , of 50 00 tons' measurement each , and fitted with engines of 10 O 0-horse power . These ships can be so constructed as to average 300 miles per day—a rate of speed that would enable them to perform , the voyage to or from India , with certainty , in forty-one days . The stowage capacity of each ship would comprise ample space for 2000 troops , with their officers , officers' horses , artillery , baggage , and a large amount of munitions of war , together with twenty-four days' fuel , and tho requisite quantity of provisions and stores . Tho political advantages of Great Britain possessing a distinct available fleet of this description are so obvious as to require no comment . In the event of a European war , and an

      urgent demand for troops , each of these capacious and powerful vessels could convoy 3000 men from India and land them at Gibraltar in thirty-six days , or at Malta in thirty-nine days . Should neither the Admiralty nor tho lEast India Company feel disposed to build and manage the ships referred to , such an addition to our national resources can only bo created and properly worked by a public company , established under the auspices of her M ^ jesty ' B Government , which company , if adequately supported , I am prepared to organize without delay . The whole matter is simply a question of tonnage , steam power , and capital ; and the events arising out of the Indian mutiny aro likely to be such as to give continuous employment , during many years , to tho class of powerful shins alluded to . "

      East 1 i . ni > Ragged School Fktk , —Nearly tbree hundred ragged school teachers , men and women , bolonging to ragged schools nt the cast end of tho metropolis , were entertained on Tuesday by Mr . Edward Gurnoy , at NutfieUl Priory , near Reigate . Tjhk Tavistocjc Election . —Mr . Byng having retired from . Tavistocli , in order to stand for Middlesex , Mr . Arthur Russell , sv nephew of the Duko of Bedford , has issued an address to tho doctors , in which ho professes adhesion to tho principles of Parliamentary ri'form , vote by ballot , civil and religious liberty , national education , admission of Je \ va to Parliament , and abolition of church rates . Ho will support the Government in a vigorous

      inST tbe -haian . rebellion . Mr . Miall has also appeared as a candidate . At the nomination on Thursday the show of hands was in favour of Mr . Miall , when a poll waa demanded on behalf of Mr . RusaeS During the proceedings he hustings gave way several p ££ 2 were seriously injured , and a lad was killed Harvest Festivities in Norfolk . — * The fourth annual harvest festival tool place at Brooke near Norwich , on Friday week , commencing , as usual with Divine service in the parish church . Dinner was ' then , served in the Vicarage garden . Ornamental aiche 3 and floral decorations lent brightness and grace to the scene ; a band of music set the spirits of the villagers spinning ; and various rural games whiled away the time until eight o ' clock in the evening , when all dispersed .

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      FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . ZPveeday , September \ . ¦ , -, ? S + RUPTCI . ES . 4 NNUM . BD . - Gkob&b PuLltir , 115 , whitecross-street , baker and flour dealer ^ BANKRUPTS , —Richabd Elliott , the Admiral Napier . Wellington-road , Kentish-town , licensed victualler and builder—John Townsend , Greenwich and Charlton , auctioneer— Fkhdebick Winstonb , 7 , Liverpool-street , City , gold and . silver pencil-case maker—George Gull , 75 , Old Broad-street , City , -tallow broker—William Txt . br , Royal Surrey Gardens , Wai worth , and Cringleford , Norfolk , dealer in foreign animals—William IFxnch , the younger , Dudley Port , Tipton , Staffordshire , paper dealer—John Bbidges , Belper , Derbyshire , millwright and naiunaker — Jasces Gabbiheb , Holme ,, Almondbuiy , Yorkshire , woollen cloth manufacturer — Abthur Jehnings Kitchen , Elland , Yorkshire , woollen manufacturer — James Siddons , Sheffield , grocer and flour dealer—James Meybick , Crewo , Cheshire , tailor and draper . SCOTCH SEQVESTItATIONS Chajiles Seaton , Orchardfield , Leith .-walk , Loith—Jab . Snodgkabs , Glasgow , merchant and commission agent . JFriday , September 4 . BANKRUPTS . — Stephen Teoub , Great Western-road , Paddington , builder—Joseph Gardner , Liverpool , ironmonger—Henry Mackay , Bietor , confectioner—Heney Lazarus , Wilmington-square , Clerkenwcllj watch manufacture ! . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —Moodie and Lothian , Edinburgh , booksellers—Wijdliam MoFPATandBBOTiiBBS , Glasgow , tallow merchants—Patrick Giliioan or Gilgast , Glasgow , provision dealer — George Bubnett , Dundee , merchant—William Mubbat , Lanark , wood merclin-nt — Thomas Connell , Glasgow , ironmonger — David Dickson , Glasgow , grocer—William M'Gilhyeay , and Co ., Glasgow , hotol-keopera .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 5, 1857, page 861, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2208/page/21/