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      indebted to the amouat of upwards of 800 Z . These creditors comprised a great variety of tradesmen , including Tmtchers , milliners , drapers , -wine merchants , and many others . Mr . Sargood then proceeded to examine the insolvent , who in the course of his replies estimated the amount of his debts , as enumerated in the schedule , at 2399 ? . Mr . Sargood pointed out several discrepancies in the evidence of Lord Gordon , and submitted that the petition must be dismissed as untrue . His Honour stated his couviction that the objection raised by Mr . Sargood struck at the root of the proceedings . There was no intentional falsehood , "but still he felt that the petition was so manifestly untrue that he was bound to dismiss it .

      Williani Bable Thorn , who was discharged from the police force last Saturday , has been committed by the Bow-street magistrate for trial on a charge of obtaining clothes on Monday from a shop in High-street , St . Giles's , on false pretences . He represented that he was doing detective business in plain clothes , and that he and his sergeant wanted a coat and trousers in -which to apprehend three ' smashers . ' This was a falsehood , and he admitted it to be so when examined before the magistrate , but added that he meant to pay for the goods in a day or two , and that it was his only means of obtaining decent clothes in which to seek for work .

      John Marks , coachbuilder , IBell-street , Edgeware-. road ; Samuel Marks , also a coachbuilder , Bernardstreet ; and Abraham Simons , Buckingham-street West , Kent-road , coach broker , are under remand at Marylehone , charged with feloniously removing and concealing a part of the property of John Harks to the amount , of several thousand pounds ; he being at the time a bankrupt . Joseph Shaw , a middle-aged man , was charged on Monday at Lambeth with creating a disturbance at the Obelisk . A policeman stated that , about four o ' clock on Sunday afternoon , a crowd of two or three hundred persons was assembled at the Obelisk , where several ' parties' were preaching furiously against one another . Shaw had just quarrelled with another man , in

      consequence of a religious controversy ; but their language , the policeman said , -was of anything but a religious cliaxacter . The constable stated that the scenes at the Obelisk , almost every night , hut particularly on Sundays , are of the most uproarious description . In reply to the magistrate , Shaw said— " I went to the Obelisk to hear the preachers , arid in . the course , of the sermon the name of Christ came up , and a man that was there said he was an impostor . I told him that he was an impostor , and deserved to be kicked for saying what he had ; and I don ' t know of anything else I did . " lie was ordered to find hail for good behaviour . Several persons complained of the scenes that occur at the Obelisk every Sunday , and the magistrate advised that a deputation should wait on Sir Richard Mayne .

      A sad case of mental affliction came before the notice of Sir R . W . Carden . at Guildhall , on Monday . Richard Capon , a middle-aged man , was charged with picking < i pocket in Christ Church , Newgate-street , during service last Sunday . The fact was clearly proved ; but it was also shown that the poor man was out of his mind . He had been employed at Alderman Rose ' s warehouse in Thames-street , but had injured his back by an accident , since which he had been mentally deranged . On Ins person were found several pieces of paper , with the words , " My mind is set on you , " written on them . He told the alderman that he gave them away to young men , but did so ' under a feeling of wildness . ' iiis wife being unable to take caro of him , Sir R . W . Carden directed that he should -be taken to the union , and kindly treatod , as lie was in no degree criminal .

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      STATE OF TRADE . Tiie reports of the state of trade in the manufacturing town * during the week ending last Saturday present nothing for remark . At Manchester there has been a good home demand . Prices arc well maintained in the Birmingham iron market , and in the woollen districts the transactions have been on a full average scale . . Times . In the general business of the port of London during the same week there has been moderate activity . The number of ships reported inward was 20 G , being 54 lesa than in the previous week . These included 20 with cargoes of grain , rice , &c , G with cargous of coll ' , 11 with cargoes of sugar , 3 with cargoes of * fruit , and one orom Shanghai with 7120 packages of tea niul 0 i ) 5 bale .-i of silk . The total number of vessels cleared outward was 120 , including 12 in ballaat , showing nu in crease ol 4 . IdtiTIU .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —A new Gothic bridge over the Linn of Doe was opened by the Queen a few days ago in the midst of a picturesque gathering of Highlanders . A triumphal arcli was erected , near tbe spot , and adorned with devices in heather and flowers . A . tent was set up for the accommodation of lier Majesty , and the Duff and Farquharson Highlanders , under theix chiefs , lined tho carriage drive for a quarter of a mile . " On the centre of the bridge , " says the account in the daily papers , " theCountesa of Fife and Viscount M'Duff stood , the latter with a silver salver , four glasses , and a small

      decanter with whisky . When the Queen arrived her Majesty was received with much cheering , the . Abe » - deen City baud and the pipers' playing ' the Queen ' s anthem ' The Queen and tho Princo Consort procctided towards the bridge , where her Majesty was pleased to partake of a glass of whisky , drinking ' Success to the new bridge ! an which toast tho Prince Consort , the other members of the Royal family , and the distinguished guests preseut heartily joined . The Queen then walked to the tent , leaning on the arm . of tbo l&irl of Fife , partook of some refreshment , and soon after left the scene amid the cheers of the people . "

      Tins Akiucan Tklkgu / U'Ii . —The French Minister of the Interior bma received a despatch , from Cagliari describing tho operation of laying the telegraphic cable from Algeria to Tuuluda in Sardinia . Teulada being connected with Cagliari by telegraph , a complete communication exJsts between Europe and Africa . This ia tlio second time the operation was attempted . Laet year , the telegraphic cubic embarked on board the lie . suit was lost a few leagued from Gulita . The present cable is one hundred and aixty-two miles long , contuiiiB six

      conducting wires , and weighs one thousand two hundred and fifty tons . The preparatory Houndinya required to ascertain the exact dire < : tiou to l > o yiveu to tho cublo were executed by order of the Minister of Marine , and were finished jit twelve o ' clock on the 2 Mh of July . The same day , tho ship so employed touched at ( Jugliari , and a duupntcli wan transmitted by telegraph to Puris to announce what hud been done . Three , linea of soundings were made . TJ » o iir . st commencing ait Cupo Mulfutauo , in Sardinia , piocoodn to the East of Oac island of GSalita ,

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      Sarah . and Dorothy , of Newcastle . Tbe jpasBengars were gat into a boat -with orach , difficulty- The barque sent a boat to the assistance -of the Harkaway , and saved some of the crew . The ship -was then in flames , the turpentine exploding and blowing up the decks . The boats returned from the barque , and took off the remainder of the crew and the captain . On the : 4 Hh of September , the Advice , of Liverpool , hound for London , fell in with the Sarah and Dorothy , and took seven of the crew on board . On the 10 th , Hhe Soyal mail steamer Atrato bore down and spoke to her . She -took on board the captain , the first and . second mate , and { he

      passengers ( five adults and five children ) , the rest of the crew , seven in number , remaining on board the Sarah and Dorothy for passage to St . John ' s , New Brunswick . The Indian Depot . at Chatham , —In . consequence of the large number of troops which it , -is intended to concentrate at Chatham garrisoa as a reserve for . the Indian regiments , the authorities have decided on forming the troops now attached to the Indian depot at the Provisional Battalion into three battalions , each . consisting of nine regiments with its own staff , the whole being placed under the command of -Colonel "W . il . Eden , Commandant of Chatham Garrison . As . soon as the

      newly-invented tmUets feave heen forwarded from "fJTpol ¦ wach to the docks for transport to Bengal ; $ nd iwp millions of the same species , jacked in cases containing 2000 each , have l > een shipped for Bombay-, together-mfih . shot , shell , and ammunition , for the troops already ctxibaskecL—The Royal © ragoons have given twerity-itenr volunteers to the 7 th Dragoon Guards , about to enibatfk for India ; and the Scots Grays twenty-one . The ! $ & . Light Dragoons have given twenty volunteers to iihe 17 th Lancers , also under orders for India . —" The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company , " says Hhe Times .

      " are said to'have Bent out orders by the last overland mail to -their agents for two of their large steamers , one from Bombay and one from . Calcutta , to be despatched ftoiSuez , eo that they may be available-at that port / for ¦ the conveyance to India either of troops or passengers who may arrive by the overland route . The agents have also been authorized to send home by them , at tbduced cost , any sufferers by i ; he mutiny desirous to return . The East India-house have chartered another of the vessels of the European and American Company , the < Jaleutta , an iron screw steamer of 2300 tons . -Sne is to proceed at once to India with troops . " is

      ^ Recruiting rapidly going forward , to fill up the gaps in our army caused by the constant despatch of reinforcements to India . The Indiah Staff . —We understand € hat -Major-General Marcus Beresford , at present on the staff of the army in India , and Major-General the Hon . Thomas Ashburnham , in command of the troops that were destined for China , will be placed on the staff in the East Indies , with local rank of lieutenant-General . Brevet Colonel the Hon . W . L . Pakenham , Deputy Adjutant-GeneraL and Brevet Colonel Edward Wetherall , Deputy Quartermaster , attached to the troops destined for China , to be placed on the staff in the same capacity with the troops serving in the East Indies . One of the Major-Generals attached to the expedition destined for China to be employed on tlie staff in the East Indies . — Homeward Mail from India .

      Sir Charles Wood , and other Lords of the Admiralty , inspected , on Wednesday , the ship-building yards , docks , and new landing stage , at Liverpool and Birkenhead . Admiral Lyons at Algiers . —Lord Lyons and the officers of his fleet met with a most ooTdial reception &i Algiers on their late arrival there . Visits were paid to the fleet by General Renault , temporary Governor-General , and by the officers and crew to the town . On Sunday , the 6 th inst ., the greater part of the town paid

      a visit to the fleet . On the same evening , a splendid dinner was given to the Admiral and several En . lish and French officers by General Renault . The band of the 68 th Regiment played ' God save the Queen' their arrival . The health of our < Jueen was proposed by the French General , and of the Emperor by the English AdrairaJ . After dinner , there was a reception . ! On Monday , Lord Lyons gave a grand dinner to General Renault on board the Royal Albert ; and on the following day the fleet sailed for Mahon .

      necessary arrangements are completed , tbe three battalions will be formed . Gale ajtd Loss of Life . —The east coast of ^ Scotland has been visited by a most disastrous gale . At Peterhead , two of the herring boats were wrecked and four men drowned . At Wick , one boat was run into by another , and her crew drowned , while the loss of property all along the coast has been most disastrous . The herring fishery thus came to an abrupt termination , and has been , upon the whole , a very deficient one . Collision- in the Channel . —The steamers Sophie and William Hutt came into collision in the Channel on Friday week . The chief mate of the Sophie has made the subjoined report of the disaster : — - " Left Rotterdam

      at five a . m ., 10 th inst ., wind from the W . S . W ., fine , and proceeded safely until about 1 . 15 A . M . of the 11 th , when off Dungeness , distant about six miles , the light bearing N . N . W ., wind N . W ., thick , with rain , and steering W . , exhibiting the usual steamboat lights , all of which-were burning , Mr . Ets ( the chief mate ) was on the forepart of the ship , and saw a steamboat approaching towards them on the port bow about a cable ' s length of them , when he hailed her , and ran aft to the pilot , who put the helm hard a-port ; but , before the Sophie could get clear she was struck by the steamer between the fore bulkhead and the foremast . The Sophie making much water , they endeavoured to clear the boats . They , succeeded in lowering the starboard boat , but in doing so stove her . Four men got into it , and attempted to stop

      the leak . In the meantime , others were engaged in clearing the other boats , but failed in getting them dear , and in about five minutes the Sophie went down . Mr . Ets , who was in the boat , hailed the strange steamer to save the crew , which she did , and picked up seven persons and took them on board . The steamer proved to be the William Hutt , from Havre for Shields . The master of the Sophie was J . Von Knapen . The pilot , George Barry , belonging to Bristol , the ship ' s carpenter , steward , four seamen , one fireman , the captain ' s wife , one male passenger , and the late engineer ' s wife , were drowned . The William Hutt brought the survivors , consisting of the mate , chief engineer , and nine seamen , as far as the South Foreland , and then put them on board a Dover pilot-boat , which landed them at Dover at seven a . m . " Tbe William Hutt sustained serious

      damage to her 6 tem , and her fore compartment was reported to be full of water . The names of the survivors are John Sambroolc , chief engineer ; Morgan , second engineer ; Milsoin , stoker ; Itox , seaman ; Vincent , stoker ; Breaden , seaman ; llargcn , seaman ; Van Nauten , seaman ; Kraan , scamim ; and Pajewski , seaman . The late engineer's wife who was drowned , was on her way to Bristol , to endeavour to obtain the release of her husband , who is in prison with the old crew on some charge of smuggling .

      EuitoruAN Titoors in Inima . —When all the reinforcements now on their way or under orders for India have readied their destination , the total force of Queen ' s troops at tbe disposal of tho Indian Government will be as follows : —11 regiments of cavalry , 55 regiments of infantry , 4 troops of horse artillery , 11 companies of foot artillery , 7 field batteries , 4 companies of engineers , making , together with the Company ' s European KegimcntH , a total in round numbers of 87 , 000 Europeans . — Overland Mail .

      J me Militia . —Several militia regiments have been embodied , and arc assembling in their various localities for training . Loss ok the Akiiohan . —111 a letter from tho Marine Department of the Hoard of Trade , dated the 8 th inst ., the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council have awarded Kichard Dart , master of tho Ocean Queen , of Bristol , 20 " . ll . s . for tmbaistfince of the master and crew of the Anglian , who were rescued from the wreck of that vessel on the : $ 0 lh of lawt April ; and their Lord . ships uIho express in strong terms tlieir approbation of Captain Dart ' s humane and generous conduct towards tlieao shipwrecked seamen . fok

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . A Vksskl Burnt . —Tho American nhip Harknwny , of Cbarlcat on , was burnt on tho 6 tli and ( itli of September While on her passage to Liverpool . HOr « ar Ko coiimkIciI 01 cott on , turpentine , and resin . Tho lire commenced witu an explosion in the hold , and on tho following chiy endcavouro were made to cut « way the «> ra and ni . unmaHt , and iill the ship with waler ; | ,,, t th » ( lumen seconded the fore > hnt * l . eS , « ud « amo thrmrgh t \ w « tar-DoarU tude , A veiwel steered iownnlH the Hwrfcitw-v about nine A . M . oai the Gth , which proved to bo the

      This Ii ^ cini ^ uckmknts Iniwa . —The greatest activity prevails in the lioyal Laboratory Department , Woolwich , in preparing tho elongated plugged bullot for the Knst lndiu Company ' s aerviee . One million of these

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      No . 391 , team « B 19 , 1857 . ] fSE LE AD EB . 393

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 19, 1857, page 899, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2210/page/11/