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      wluch , in compauy with our Erench allies , we are at last to have it out with Commissioner Yeii , who will do nothing but figutv—that is , nothing which vre ( or rather , our representatives ) want him to do ; and , probably , the next mail will bring the intelligence that the flags of ^ Snglanfi and PfttttOe are waving above the crumtiletl wttfls of Canton , ' ( Due fact will be received with pleasure by all : it-is NJhat every possible precaution will ihave been taken to proteGt the lives andiproperty ^ f'unoifendittgipeKons in the city . Admired Seymour has issued a ' precise order on the subject , and there is every reason to hope it will be carried out .

      The operation of the New Divorce Act is beginning to be illustrated in a marked manner . An application which was made at Exeter a few days ago deserves attention . A ] VIrs . Catherine Bond applied under the 20 th and 21 st of Victoria , cap . 85 , for protection for herself and property against her husband and his creditors . The wife stated that her husband had deserted her without reasonable cause for nearly five years , during which time she had supported herself by letting furnished

      lodgings . She had heard nothing of her husband until June last , when he returned to her in a state ^ fc tf utter destitution , and out of charity she permitted him to sleep under her roof and to take his meals in the kitchen . "Very recently it has been ascertained that during the time of the husband ' s -being away lie had married another woman , and he ¦ is now in prison awaiting his trial for the bigamy . Meanwhile the man ' s creditors have applied to Mrs . ¦ Bond forpayment of her husband ' s debts , and she ^ threatened with ruin . The notable feature in this

      case is , that the fact of the wife having consented , even in charity , to permit the husband to return beneath her roof , is held to have condoned for the previous desertion , and to have rehabilitated the ¦ husband in all his previous rights and authority ; and there is but one hope for the security of the poor woman whose tender-heartedness prevented 'her ' from shutting her door in the face of the man who had deserted her—the fellow will very probably be convicted , and there will then be no difficulty in affording her protection .

      The bankruptcy case of Messrs . Hakl and Hall , ¦ a certificate meeting of which took place on Thursday , is another of those stories which have of late so strikingly illustrated the trade-spirit of the time . The Messrs . Ham . and Haul , solicitors , are two brothers , who inherited a business of old standing and high reputation . Many of their clients were members of the aristooracy , and large sums of money were entrusted to their keeping . The value of their business can be judged from the fact that in ' five years the net profits were 14 i , 000 / .., But the ¦ i tch of speculation was upon the pair ; they

      em-( barked in the breeding of cattle on a large soale , ' erected costly 1 buildings—with the moneys of their olients ; and , could they only have kept afloat for a iflew years ( with the aid of'more of their clients ' money , of course ) , they might , possibly , said the counsel for ' the opposing oredit . ors , have retrieved their position , —and , he might have added , come to great wealth and ipower , and been very much looked up to and respected . But there is an inevitable tendency in such ¦ schemes as these to topple over just before tho time of promised triumph . Tho Messrs . Hall find themselves removed into the Bankruptcy Court ,

      < md produce a balance-snoot showing liabilities amounting to 111 , 418 / ., assets about 24 , 000 / . Many worthy i porsons will exclaim , How very shook-Hro ^ nirdisu < y ^^^^ this way 1 Had tho Messrs . Hall "boon lucky and kept out of tho Bankruptcy Court , many of those same good people would have thought it an honour to bo on terms with tho well-to-do brothers . Lot us call thoni by what hard namos we will , but do not lot us regard them in tho light of monstors : they have done nothing whioh is not daily arid hourly dono iu most , excellent ; good Booiely ; it is 'success or non-sucooss that makes them rcspoctublo 'o * ttirfrcspeotrtblo . That is the moral , of their story .

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      PUBLIC MEETINGS , THE- EAST INDIA HOUSE MEETING . The adjdttrnell 'meeting on the double Government question w * te once mote resumed on Wednesday , under the PresttWiicy of Mr . R . D . Mangles . Mr . Helps , in opening t fhe debate , Warmly supported the petition . The peopled India , he thouglft , are not ripeiBrfcepreserttatiVfe < instittitions ; bt ft , -Tie aStleS , therfe ^ WHs tHHthing to hinder them from sittitig'on those benches and > explaining ' ftieir wishes and requirements to the Englhih public . —Sir . Mills ttlso eulogised the Company , and condemned the ASffgbtfti " * r « r and < hb aniMSSfation of Soinde , "Which the'Cdtflft of DireotttEs haa Very properly opposed . — Colonel ^ Rawlinson , bile of the Directors , thought the change proposed by Government would be an improvement . The proximate cause of the rebellion ( of which he conceived we are far from seeing the end ) "was the annexation of Oude ; but a Royal Amnesty , combined with a change of Government , would be considered in India as an act of grace and strength . The appearance at Delhi of a son of the Queen of England , surrounded bv all the pomp and pageantry of a court , would hove agreat effect in tranquillizing the people . — Dr . Humes , K . H ., late Phvsician-General , Bombay , whose son is now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels in Lucknow , spoke in favour of retaining the present Government , and alluded to his twentv-eight years' experience of Indian affairs . —Captain Shepherd , a Director , Sir F . Currie , and Mr . M'Naughten , also condemned the proposed change ; and it was ultimately agreed that the discussion should be adjourned till the next day .

      The debate was concluded on Thursdaj-, when the chief speech was that of the chairman ( Mr . Mangle ' s ) , who alluded to a reply sent by the Governor-General to some petitions from natives of Bengal since the mutiny . In this reply , Lord Canning repudiated the idea that the Government of India would consent , by any sweeping proscriptions of race , to compel large classes of loyal and faithful subjects to be cast aside . Mr . Mangles also read the following extract from a letter to himself from Mr . J . P . Grant , dated Benares , December 20 th : — " The Governor-General has telegraphed my condemnation in your newspapers , for having liberated Ne ill ' s captured mutineers , condemned European soldiers to death , and quarrelled with poor Neill—three almost inconceivable falsehoods . I have pardoned and liberated nobody—have no power to hang European soldiers—and never had the slightest concern with General Neill ,

      directly or indirectly . I have had no difference with any military authority , not even the slightest approach to coolness . I have always been anxious to help them , and the public service through them , to my utmost , and I have alwaj-s found them very kindly disposed to myself personally , and reasonable . " QCheers . ) Mr . Crawshay ' s resolution , moved on a previous day , was carried unanimously . On the motion that the Court do adopt the petition to Parliament , Mr . Jones moved an amendment , which fell to the ground for want of a seconder ; and Mr . Lewin then moved , as another amendment , " that the petition is opposed to the facts of the case in many of its statements , and ought not to be adopted by the proprietors . " Mr . M'Kenzie seconded this amendment . Mr . Serjeant Gazeleo also objected to the petition , and contended that tho Directors had grossly neglected their duties ; but ultimately tho petition was carried , and the Court adjourned .

      THE ANTI-CHURCH-RATE MOVEMENT . A deputation , consisting of members of the Society for the Liberation of Religion from State C ontrol , had an interview on Wednesday with Lord Pttlmerston at his residence in Piccadilly . Sir William Clay introduced the deputation , when Mr . Duncombe , M . P ., and several other gentlemen , addressed tho Premier , pointing out the evils of tho present system , and inquiring what course tho Government intend to adopt . Lord Palmerston replied that a bill on tho subject was very nearly completod , but that ho could not pledgo himself to introduce it during the present session , on account of tho important business which is awaiting discussion , In answer to a question from Mr . Dunce mbo , his Lordship said ho could not pledge himself to support any private bill on tho question : tho private bills with roferonco to church-rates hitherto introduced had not been satisfactory . After some further discussion , leading to no practical result , the deputation withdrew .

      A meeting of the members composing tho deputation was afterwards hold at tho Thatched House Tavern , St . JamoB ' s-streot . Sir William Clay presided , and Lord Palmerston was very generally censured for refusing to Introduce a bill on tho subject . Resolutions docluring tho determination of tho deputation , on their own responsibility , to press forward a bill for tho unconditional abolition of church-rates , and advising tho frionda of religious liberty to contest tho imposition of a rato , oven whero-thoy"may-bo- 'ln- 'a' -miiiority >^ woro ,. thc . n _ ado , ptetl | together -with a voto of thanka to Sir William Clay , Which terminated tho proceedings . In tho ovenlng , a soirdo waa hold at tho Milton Club , Lqdgate-hlll , at whioh tho church-rato question waa again tho subject of discussion by various eontlomcn who addrcesod tho company . TniB nnirowM agitation . Mootings In favour of reform coiHinuo to bo hold . A vory crowded guthoiing took placo on Wednesday ovoning at tho Town Hall , Woolwich , in ftid of the movomont . Mr . Towneond , M . P ., waa in tho chair , and

      spoke in support of the manifesto recently issued under » t flie sanction of several members of the House of Common's . IWr .- "Stonehouse moved a resolution in favour of household suffrage , the ballot , triennial Parliaments , and ¦ ftfe abboTition of the property qualification for members of Parliament . The resolution was carried , and petitions were adopted . The Tower Hamlets electors met on Tuesday evening , and a local Reform Association was inaugurated . The principles laid down as its basis were of a very liberal character , and received unanimous support . Acircular-emanating from those who are arranging a ifeprepresentive conference in London , on the part of the working classes , has been aent to some two hundred and fifty individiufls of the United Kingdom , distinguished for their adherence to Reform principles . Its object is to urge the importance of the proposed conference .

      AN AUSTRAl-IAN ANNIVERSARY D 1 NNEK . The anniversary of the foundation of the first of the Australian colonies was celebrated on Tuesday by a dinner at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-strcct . There was a large muster of the leading Australian colonists now in England , and several influential members of the House of Commons were present . The banquet-was presided over by Sir C . Nicholson , late Speaker of the Legislative Council of New South Wales , and the company was addressed by Mr . Labouchere , the Right Hon . Evelyn Dcnison ( Speaker of the House of Commons ) , Mr . Gladstone , Sir John Pakington , &c . The company did not separate till a very late hour .

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      STATE OF TRADE . A ' sr-oiv progression out of the slough of despond in -which the trade of the country was recently sunk , is the general upshot of what we have to report of the state of the great manufacturing districts during the week ending last Saturday . Several mills resumed work at Manchester ; but the increase of production consequent on this extension of employment has led to a diminution of prices . The iron and coal districts of South StatYordshire have , for the most part , been in a very disturbed state . There have been numerous strikes , and some thousand men have been wandering about out of employ ; but there have been no acts of violence . The strike of the wireworkers of Birmingham is at aii end . The

      metal trades of Birmingham are daily becoming firmer . A further improvement is perceptible in the lace trade of Nottingham , but in the hosiery trade there is not much alteration . The hosiery trade of Leicester , however , shows a slight advance . The woollen cloth trade of Leeds and the neighbourhood is becoming more healthy There were no further failures of importance during last week in the Leeds district . Both the worsted and the carpet trades of Halifax are improving , and more work is being done . At Bradford matters are looking more hopeful , and failures have all but ceased . Still , the aggregate of pauperism is augmenting . Out of a population of 120 , 000 contained in the Bradford Union , there are now close upon 6000 persons in receipt of parochial relief . The linen trade of Barnsley renuuns very slack ; but the extensive collieries in the district are all working . Trade at Dublin , though still languid , shows a tendency to revival .

      A meeting of the shareholders of the Northumberland and Durham District Bank was held on Friday week . In the report , the directors here announce with regret " that not only have tho losses of the company exhausted tho Avholo of tho guarantee fund , but also , in their opinion , the entire paid-up capital . " Tho capital amounted to 5 G 8 , 000 f . ; tho liabilities , nt the time of closing , were 2 , 400 , 000 / . The managing director was a Mr . Jonathan Richardson , who is reputed to hi- very rich ; and this gentleman , it appours , liimlu sonic time back an advance out of the funda of the bunk to sonio ironworks of his own , to an amount equal to moro than tho entire capital of tho bank . Other reckless advances were also made ; notwithstanding which , the directors , about a year ago , declared a nourishing dividend out ot « profits . ' Thoso who were directors nt tho tuno those with tho exception ot Mr

      advances were mado , have all , . Richardson , " gone to render mi account el . sew hero , as Mr . Ogden , ono of tho present directors , said nt tho meeting . On tho 2 nd of last December , Mr . Kiehnnwon signed an agreement with tho bank , by which ho ngreeu to pay 703 , 000 / . ( tho sum in which ho is indebted to »« concorn ); that amount to include a mortgage security for 100 , 000 / ., which ho is liable to ropny , on its uoiiij , transferred to him , with lutoroHt at five percent , per a - niim ; the interest on tho whole debt to lie n '"" ' rato pf iivo per cent . ; and the amount of tin- In-tMln iiw to ho regulated from time to timo by the p """ ' "' •" of forged pig iron . In consideration of thin gunrantflo , the bank wrote off BO . OOO / . of Mr . lUehardaon s iUl Mr . Ogdon stated that Mr . Kioliardson linn ft B" 1 ' l ™ of r « ftLnr _ pnQ £ ty , but that . It i « encumbered . " . JalSiot S had not got it . Tho result of tho mooting wan t' > adoption of tho directors' report was Hu » pomloii , ¦>» ^ ? ! ,- „« ^ .. Miimnn ilimod . nrnnml wol'O fnOtWIl hstUIKHMfc ,

      protest handed in from tho solicitors to tno m '' & England and to Messrs . Glyiu and Co ., 'w ho pi <> l ° Mr . Ooloinnn and Mr . WiUinmB Int . tend ) n | 'H "" -J . liquidators , resolutions being paswod requiring l , otjng nany to declare tho company dinsolvod , nn < i , q , | c that It bo wound-up voluntarily undor the Joi »» -w Blinking Companies Act of 1857 .

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      98 T H E Ij E A D E R . [ No . 410 , January 30 , 1858 ^^ I

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 30, 1858, page 98, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2228/page/2/