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      H 3 a income w * s S 0 O& . a year . allowed him by his Irother . : _ ' ¦ / , - :, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •> . ; . ; : " : . : ;¦ ¦' , ;¦ ¦ ' ¦;¦¦ \ : - '¦ ¦ "¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ >/¦ '' " .:. ' : . ' •¦ ! ¦' : ¦> ' ^ :: j ^ : '' : ( It ^ cfttion ' took' : pla ' c 6 : 'D % -TaeB 4 ^ in '' t ^ e ~ CoTnrt of Queen ' s Bench , arising out of a strange proceeding on the part of the Lord Chief Baron- An action , was Iroughton a "bill of exchange for : 65 ? ., drawn by the defendant , accepted by one Richardson , and endorsed to * a « plaintiff : The defendant pleaded that tne bill was fraudulently obtained from lim -without consideration . After . hearing the witnesses for the plaintiff , and . the summing up of Mr . Edwin James , counsel on that side , the Chief Baron intimated tnat the defendant had no Case * Mr . Chambers , Q . C ., who appeared for the defendant , said he should like to address the court . The CHiief Baron said there was really nothing to go to the J ury . In point of law , the plaintiff vras not bound to give any answer to the defendant ' s case . 3 Ir . Cham-His - ' income \ ras SOOt a vear * illowerl >« i-m hv hn

      bers : " Does . ' . your Lordship rulethatI have no right to address the jury ?" ---The Chief Baroii : " I rule that the defendant ' s case does hot call for any answer . " Mr . Chambers : " " With the greatest desire to submit to your Lordship , permit me to suggest that I have a right to address the jury . " After some further discussion , the Chief Baron said he should direct a' verdict for the plaintiff- Mr . Chambers submitted that the plaintiff ' s witnesses had made tie case irorse than before , and continued : " Slay-I ask , my Lordj if all the evidence given on the part of the plaintiff is to be struck oat ?"—The ChiefBaron : *' Yes ; it may tie struci out . " Mr . Chambers : " 1 do . ' not consent ta : have it struck out . 1 claim tie right to address the ¦; jury up On it . " - —The Chief Baron : " And I ; do not admit your Tight . " The jury were then directed to give their verdict for the plaintiff , the Chief . Baron consenting ; to reserve leave and stay execution . - ''; ' V : ; - - ' . ¦ •¦; ' . "¦; ' :. .. .. : ¦ . '¦ : ;¦;¦ - ' : "•'' . ¦ " ' ¦; - ' - - ; ,...

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      '¦ );/ : ]} : \ : ^ ATAL ^ AISTC ) MILITARr . : \' The Weather dj the CHANireti- —The rough weather of last week faas occasioned some fatal losses of men and ships in tie Channel , and some delays in the regular departures and arrivals ofthe mail packets . <^ % - MAiiTiAii -rsr- " . vItrctAi . .--rOeutenaxit ; William Wheeler Jasper Ouseley , of the 22 nd . Regiment Bengal 3 STatiye Infantry , hasbeen tried at Calcutta on a charge © f ^ being drunk when . on doty under arms on the outlying picquets at-IMnapore . He was found guilty , and sentenced to tie cashiered . The coiirt , however , i-ecominended him to the fayourable consideration of Sir C olin Campbell , " on account of the recent exposure , hardships , and excessive anxiety of mind he had undergone , ¦ without food for days , and 5 n the hourly expectation ' - ' Ibeing rnardered ; ami also on account of his youth and inexperience . ™ The Cbmm ander-hx-Chief refused to

      regard these circumstances as palliations of the offence , and even reproved the court for the recommendation to mercy . ~ Another court-martial has been held at Calcratte on two privates of the 10 th Foot , for rnutinoiis arid disorderly conduct . The court found them guilty , with the exception of the mutinous' part of the charge . For this exception , the court has been reproved by Sir Colin , who , however , conceiving there were palliating circumstances , has xemitted the punishment of imprisonment . Four other privates of the 10 th Foot have been acquitted of a charge of murdering a native STibahdnr-Major . This finding the Commander-in-Chief approves , but blames the court for the haste and carelessness with which the ¦ finding was xlrawn tip .

      Qtteky—A Foreign Lbgion ?—A correspondent of the Times , dating Boulogne-sur-Mer , November 29 th , says : —" On Friday evening last , I was on . the quay at this place waiting for the boat from London , by Avhich I expected the arrival of a friend from England . The hour for the departure of tlie boat for London was near , ¦ when my attention was attracted by the arrival pf several men escorted b y several files of Trench soldiers , guarded by whom they were embarked for London . I inquired ¦ who these men were , and - was . told they were recruits for the British Foreign Legion . I replied that there must bo some mistake , as at the present time no Foreign X « gion was being formed in . England . BTy informant became very vehement , and his loud tones drew the attention of the bystanders . Not wishing to enter into any dispute , I moved away . " this is certainly buspicioua . * '

      ^ Vessels Ashobe . —Tho steamer Martello , belonging to the Inverness Company , ran ashore , early last Saturday morning on the Carr Rock , opposite Crail . No onewas injured , but it was found impossible to get the shir > off . About two lioura afterwards , the Co mmodore , belonging to the Aberdeen Company , struck on tho same rock , misled , it seems , by tho lights of the Martello . However , she was backed off , and conveyed the crew of tho less fortunate ship to Granton . Accident to a Steamer . —Her Majesty ' s steamer Cuckoo met with an accident oh Tuesday afternoon , just after embarking at Chatham a largo party of marines for tho Renown . Tho force of the ourrent carried the

      steamer towards tho Gun Wharf , - where she ran aground , and settled down in tho mud of tho river , with her stem towards the middle of tho stream . Tho troops speedily £ 0 t ashore , and the baggage was removed , though not ¦ without eotae of it being damaged . On the tide rising-, the steamer was almost entirely submerged . Subsequent oflbxta to raise her have failed .

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      MISCEI . I . 1 NEOUS . The Court ,- —Tie- Queen left Windsor for London on Wednesday , in order thatshe might open Parliament in person on the following day . On arriving in town , she held a Privy Coundl ^ at which the Royal Speech was approved ]) ana a Court . On Thursday , her Majesty opened P ^ ucfiament . in state , and afterwards returned to Windsor . ¦ ; :.. ' : . , ¦ ' . '¦ '"' . " \ ' ---r . - ¦ : ' - ' : ' ¦ ¦¦ ; ' ¦; : ;¦ '¦ ' : ; - / - ' . '; Orders in Cotdncil . —At the Privy Council Ireld on Wednesday , two -orders in Council were issued , ¦ directing that theDivorce andMatrimonial . Act andthe Probate Act shall come into operation on the 11 th of next January . .. ' - ,-V ; , ¦ ' ¦' - . ¦; . - ' ; ' :.. '¦ : ¦¦ . ' /¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦' .. - . ¦ " - ¦/ . . ¦/ . ' : ¦ .. /; ,:. ' ^ ;¦;¦ ¦ . . ^ .

      St . James s Home fok Penitents . —Weare taformed tiat an asylum has been opened at Whetstone , Enchleycommon , for the reformation of fallen women of a class somewhat superior in point of education , social standing , and comparative inexperience in vice to the great majority of those wto are to be found inmost of the existing refuges and penitentiaries . It is to be called the St . James ' s Refuse and Home for Penitents ; as having originated with the parish of St . James ' s , Piccadill y , but it will be open indifferently to applicants from all parts of the metropolis or of the country . Accommodation has been provided for twenty penitents under a lady superintendent and an assistant . v

      SociaiScientce League , —A correspondent informs us that a society under this name has been formed in London j to collect and disseminate facts in relation to education , the production anddistribution of wealth , and the well-being of all classes . The new Society held its third meeting in the hall of Lyons Inn , on Wednesday last , and purposes t 6 meet the first Wednesday in every month , for the reading of papers and reports , and the discussion of the objects of the League . Crystal Paxace Concerts . — -The Saturday afternoon concerts at the Crystal Palace have commenced with great success , at a season of the year wtien a

      concert in town would appear an interference with the laws of nature . At the last concert the Prima \ D 6 nna was IVIdlle ; Tinoli , a lady of rare personal attractions , and gifted with a splendid soprano } voice ; She saxg a scena from tbe PrdpJieie , and was rapturously encored . A director of the Dublin Philharmonic Society happening to be present immediately secured the services of Mdlle . Fin oil for the forthcoming grand annual concert in that city . Is Mdllei Finoli engaged at either of the Opera Houses for next year ? Her style is highly dramatic , and we invite tie attention of \ Mr . Gye to talents which belong to the lyric stage . ' " 'i ...:. ' ¦ . '';'

      Christy ' s MtNSTREr . s . r- ^ -The press has scarcely ^ we think , done justice to this very aniusing and clever baud of brothers from the States , and we include ourselves in the charge ' of neglect . ^ Nevertheless , the public has found thern oxit , and they have made their own success , which appears to increase nightly , A very pleasant hoitr or two is to be spent in their companyj at the Polygraphic Hall , King William-street . The entertainment is divided , into two parts : the first is composed of vocal and instruinental performances by the company , / who appear to be all vocalists and instrumentalists . In the Negro songs there is a mixture of the grotesque and t lie pathetic , which appeals strangely to the feelings . ; and the singing of the sable minstrels is very sweet and expressive . We cannot say much for the smartness of the dialogue , which

      fills up the spaces between the melodies , but as the singing is almost incessant , tb e audience has not the time to , be dull . ' : A Burlesque of the Hutchinson Family is intensely absurd , but it is not appreciated as it might be , if any one remembered who and what the Hutchinson Family were ' some ten years since . * The Burlesque dancing is really funny ; "the violin solo by -Mr . Nish shows a singular command of the instrument , and much feeling ; the banjo solo , by Mr . Pierce , is the most characteristic bit in the programme . The Silver Belt Jig , danced by Mr . Joe Brown , is original , but too long . The Burlesque of Jullien ' s Concerts , which concludes the entertainment , is admirable . The antics of the great Charlatan d'Orchestre himself , the fabulously big brass instruments , and the sound and fury of the music , are imitated to perfection .

      The Birmingham Cattle and Potjltrt Show has been on view during tho present week . The show of beasts was very largo in number and fine in quality . Gu-ANO .- —Some letters from the Kooria Mooria Islands have been published . They show that there is a fine supply of guano there , but a want of men to collect it . Several , however , were expected soon to arriyo . Tum Leviathan . —Tho monster ship has made further progress towards tho water . Last Saturday and Sunday , sho was lowered about twenty-five feet . During the night between Saturday and Sunday , she settled down « ri tho ways so deeply that great difficulty

      was experienced on the following day in getting hex to move again ; but sho further progressed on Monday until some of the machinery broke . On Tuesday and Wcdnesduy , sho remained stationary , nnd on the latter of those days was visited by the Prince of Prussia . On Thursday nnd Friday , she moved again , but chiefly in irregular slips . Since Saturday , sho has moved about sixty-eight feet , but has still upwards of two hundred and thirty I ' eet to traverse—a journey which , it ia thought , will take her a fortnight to perform . —On Thursday , another and accident occurred , though not in immediate connexion with the ship . A Tilntl ' orm on

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      Lkadeb Offiojb ,. Satu rday ^ December 5 . : f / U 1 AST : ^ GHT'S PARLIMeIt .: " - ¦^^; ^ . / ¦ .- y : -::: y ^ The Eajbi , -of Ellknborouoh gave notice of motion ibr Moaday v&atiyis 4 o the oooirse taken by the Governor . General of India on the subject of the Pressj -&c-A . persoaal altercaUaan took ; place between the Earl of SiaAFXE 3 BUJBY and the ; Bishop ' .-pf Ossseokd , the Eight Rev .- Prelate accusing the noble Eazl of surreptitiously introducing a bill £ &r TCgulating PuWic Wosship , with » view to getting it read a second time on Monday . - The House ad | ouro « d at half-past £ ve » ;

      HOUSE OF OOMMONS . ¦ '¦; ' ¦ ' ' -: ' \ ; , / " ' TELEGRAPH TO INDIA . '¦ ' ¦ ' " : ' - '¦ ' : Invanswer to Mr . Crauford , Lor 4 PAUvEEnEsOToiT said that the Government had been in communication "with that of Austria with regard to the establishment of a telegraph through Austria to India , but the terms proposed by Austria -were such that they could not l ) e acceded to , and the negotiation bad come to an ejid . Still he had hopes that the Austrian Government would establish the proposed line , which might be used toy . this country . The Turkish Government proposed to establish a line from , Constantinople to the Persian Gulf , which could be in communication with the Austrian line , if it was established . ' ¦ . '"¦'¦ ' ' ¦ : . ' . ' ¦ : ¦ ::- . ' --. - : '' : .: '¦ -. ¦; : ¦¦ '¦" ; : ¦ , ¦ . ¦ .

      : ¦ :-- . . ¦ , . -. ; yExqra ^ sES . oF > MiLrTART : " HoNO-tms ,. ; ; :. ; !¦ , ..- - ; _ In answer to Colonel North , Bf r . TVii ^ son- said that it ; was now a rule that all expenses caused by the cbhferririg of honours on military officers should be -paid by the pubiic . - ; " ' . ' ¦ < '¦¦ -. " ' ' : ¦ : ¦ ¦ '¦ ' - ' :: . ' . ¦• • ¦¦ ' . . . '¦ : ' .. ' . ¦ ' . ' ' ¦ .: ¦ "¦ ¦ ¦ . ; ,- ' .: : ' : ¦ . / : VOICE OF THANKS TO THE AllitV XS INDIA . 7 ^ In answ"er to Six De Lacy Evansj LordPALii ^ RsxoN said that a . vote of thanks would be giv ^ h . to the Army in India . '¦'¦'¦ ' .. "¦' / . . ¦; . ¦ . •• . '¦ - .::. ¦ . ¦ . ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ . ¦ . ¦ - ; ¦ ,. ¦¦/ : " ; .. ¦¦ ¦ -:. ¦ . ; . . ,: .

      ENGLISH PRISONERS AT NAPLES . Mr . MoscKJON Milhes brought forward the case 61 the English engineers now detained as prisoners at Naples , haying been already confined for five months , and inquired if any ; measures would be taken in reference to the case .- —Lord Palmejistpn said it was quite true that the engineers had been imprisoned under the circumstances in question . Tie Government had demaadej that our Consul at Naples should have access to the prisoners to ascertain how : they had "been treated ^ which was necessary , because it was known that great barbarities were practised on Neapolitan / prisoners . The

      Neapolitan Government uad refused permission till certain legal proceedings had been gone through . Our Consul urged that there sliould be access to them ; and , relations being allowed to see them , the father of one . them at Genoa had been brought to Naples at the public expense . An English clergyman had also seen them , ami he found that the prisoners were not improperly lodged , were well fed , had money , and only ^ complained of having no books , whicli the reverend gentleman promised to get them . At the last advices , pur Consul had obtained permission to see them . This being so , the Government qould not do more , nor object to their beins tried for the offence alleged , against them .

      THE BAN IC CHARTER ACT . The Chancellor of tjib Exchequer moved for leave to bring in a Bill of Indemnity , for the violation of the Charter of the Bank of England . He traced the history of the Bank Acts , namely , that of 1819 and 1844 . The former put en end to ' th « suspension oi specie payments , and established the princip le of the convertibility of the bank-note . From that time the power of issuing notes was unlimited , subject onl y a . liability to pay in gold on presentation , and this "vvat ? the case of all banks in Eugland , Scotland , and Ireland . This continued till the act of 1844 , which , enacted that the Bank of England should be allowed to issue notes or securities to the extent of fourteen millions ; and in addition to that , they may issue any amount of notes batiks

      which is covered by bullion . English , country established after the passing of tho act , arc prohibited from issuing notes , and all existing banks ai'o limited to their circulatiou as it then stood . The l > anks of Ireland and Scotland , also , are limited to their then issue . Tho note circulation of tlio Bank of England ia about twenty millions ; that of tho country banks is »« x mu " . lions ; of the Scotch banks about three inilHoiiH , and ol tho Irish banks about seven millions . In romld numbers , tho circulation of tho United Kingdom , >» thirtyeight millions . Tho only part of it covered by bullion is that of the Bank of England , beyond fourteen , millions . The object of the restriction of the Act of 1844 , to prevent the overflotv of paper currency , nnd the cauBing of commercial nanica . After tho crisis of 1847 , vrhen

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 5, 1857, page 1162, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2220/page/10/