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      128 THE LEADE It . [ No , 411 ,. IFebbtjaby 6 , 1858

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      cially prosecuted on account of an article offensive to the French Government in connexion -with the attempted ' assassination , has been acquitted by the jury . ' The trial of-the prisoners' implicated in the June insurrection in the kingdom of Naples commenced on the 29 th ult . The proceedings on that day were chiefly formal .

      TURKEY . Handar Effendi has been appointed to the post of Charge * d'Affaires at Paris . The Poles who formed part of the Foreign Legion have been disbanded . An extraordinary meeting of the Ottoman Cabinet has taken place relative to the affairs of Herzegovina and Bosnia . The Herzegovina is in full insurrection , and the Turkish garrison of Niksich has been massacred in cold blood , in the presence , and with the sanction , of a Franciscan monk . " Omar Pacha , " says a Constantinople correspondent

      of the Daily News , " has left Aleppo on his journey across the desert to Bagdad . His original intention had been to take the route by Urfa , Diarbekir , and Mardeen ; but the lateness of the season , and consequent state of the roads ( or rather no -roads ) in that direction , led to his choosing the direct over-the-desert ro ' ute to Mosul instead . As he goes accompanied by 4000 troops and 20 guns , the Arabs will keep their distance ; and the march of such an Imperial force right through their own sandy domains may even tend to give them a wholesome impression of the Porte ' s hitherto despised power in those regions . "

      The Presse < F Orient announces that Mehemmed Djemil Bey , the Turkish Ambassador in Paris , has been authorized , on his own request , to return to Constantinople . The Councillor of the Embassy will remain at Paris as Charge' d'Affaires .

      HAMBURG . Messrs . Solomon Heine and Co . and the North German Bank have published a prospectus of a new Six per Cent . Swedish loan , to the amount of nine million marcs banco , which has been taken by them , and which is repayable in 1866 . PRUSSIA . The Chevalier Bunsen has been elevated to the rank of Freiherr or Baron , and it is said to be the intention of the King to summon him to sit in the House of Notables .

      SWITZERLAND . The Suisse , of Berne , has the following on the refugee question : —" The Federal Council received , not a note , - but a simple verbal communication of a despatch addressed bj' the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France to the French Legation . In substance , it says that if Switzerland , as a neutral state , is entitled to the kind consideration of the Powers she has also international duties to fulfil , and in particular she cannot permit the refugees ¦ who reside in her territory to concoct machinations

      calculated to disturb the tranquillity of neighbouring countries . The hope is therefore expressed that the Federal Council will be kind enough to take measures for sending the refugees now stopping at Geneva into the interior . The whole despatch is drawn up in very moderate terma . The Federal Council , which received the communication three or four days ago , resolved to keep it secret for a time , in order not to embarrass the course ' of negotiations between the two countries ; and it is annoyed at the publicity which has indiscreetly been given to the affair . "

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      PUBLIC MEETINGS . 3 in . HORSMAN , M . P ., AND THE IRISH SECRETARYSHIP . Mr . Horsman has been attending two meetings of his constituents , one at Stroud and the other at Nailsworih , a contributory borough . At the latter place , some disapprobation having been expressed at his relinquishing the post of Secretary for Ireland , Mr . Horsman gave his reasons Tor the step . He referred to the disturbed state of Ireland at one time , and its present more prosperous condition . " Now , " ho added , " we have , by one act after another , removed all those disabilities , all those oppressive acts , and Ireland has sprung forth into religious

      ' peace , into agricultural improvement , into commercial prosperity , until from one end of the country to tho other it is absolutely in a state of peace and tranquillity equal to tho town of Nuilsworth . Therefore , as far as the difficulty of tho office wont , I found it took a groat deal of ingenuity to occupy myself more than two hours a day with that once important office and now one of the highest paid under tho State . " Finding , therefore , that he was paid a good deal for doing very little , and finding also that his position under Government restricted his independence as a Member of Parliament , ho

      dotormlned on-reslgnlngr*—« - —•** -: ¦ . — , —¦— . — . —„ ,. „_ REFORM MEETINGS . Further reform meetings have boon hold at Bradford , Carlisle , Doncaster , Manchester ( whore Mr . George Wilson was tho chief speaker ) , Norwich , Birmingham , Greenwich , Gateshoad , Halifax , Warrlngton , and Glasgow . ' . At tho Mapohcster meeting , it was resolved to form a ? Manchester Roform Association , ' and that any ono subscribing a shilling a year shall bo a member thereof . A letter from Mr . Bright to tho chairman was read at this meeting . It advocated a largo extension of tho

      franchise , but more especially insisted on the necessity for a more equal apportionment of members to population , without which even universal suffrage would leave the aristocracy triumphant ; and on-the great importance of vote by ballot , the want of which would place in the hands of employers a fearful power of tyrannizing over the employed . THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OP INDIA . A meeting on this question was held in Broadmead Rooms , Bristol , on Monday evening ; Mr . Matthews in the chair . It was addressed by Mr . Crawshay , of Newcastle , at considerable length , and the following resolution was proposed : —" That the Indian rebellion has been the direct consequence of departure from the maxim of respect for the laws , religion , and usages of the Hindoos , which was the guide of the founders of the Indian Empire , and likewise of breach of faith in depriving native princes of their territory , as especially evinced in the annexation of Oude . " On the other hand , Mr . Jackson and others protested that the meeting was not sufficiently informed of the facts to adopt such a resolution , and moved an amendment to that effect . Another amendment similar to that introduced by the Chartists at the London Tavern meeting , was also moved by- Mr . Way ; and , on a show of hands , was declared by the chairman to be carried . This result was denied , however , by many persons in the meeting ; and , after a good deal of noise and confusion , a division was called for , and Mr . Jackson ' s amendment was carried by a large majority .

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      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A young woman of twenty , living at Gate ' s Gardens , Bethnal-green-road , was burnt to death a few evenings ago , during the absence at chapel of her parents . She was preparing supper against their return , when the flounces of her dress suddenly touched the bars of the grate , and ignited . She ran out of doors , wrapped in flames , and her screams brought several of the neighbours to her assistance , when the fire was extinguished , but not until she had received injuries of which she died , on the following morning , at the London Hospital . The superintendent of carpenters at the Euston-square terminus of the-Birmingham Railway has been knocked down by an advancing train as he was crossing the line between the terminus and the Camden-town station . He was killed on the spot .

      A dreadful casualty has happened at Bardsley , a locality in the Knott Lanes division of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne , about two miles north of that town . An explosion occurred at the coal-pit known as the Diamond Pit at the time that the men and boj-s were leaving on Tuesday evening . About half the persons employed—that is to say , about a hundred men—were in the pit" at the moment . Of these , twenty-seven were dead when they were got up . Twenty-six were more or less burnt ; while many escaped without any injury whatever . The shock of the explosionjs said to have set fire to some tubs in an adjoining pit , and to have severely burnt some of the colliers there . Thirteen

      persons are missing . Mr . Harcourt , licensed victualler , of Wolverhampton , tumbled backwards , on Tuesday afternoon , while aaleep , into the brewing boiler . Though he fell into nearly five feet of water , he got out by himself , went up to his bedroom , and then raised an alarm . Medical aid was procured , but he died at four o ' clock next morning . He was sitting on the edge of the copper at the time he fell asleep .

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      NAVAL AND MILITARY . Lieutenant-General Thomas AsHuuRNHAar , who was originally appointed to the command of the expedition to China , and was thence transferred to Imlin , arrived in London on Friday week by the Overland Mail from Calcutta . It is stated . that his return was entirely unexpected either at the Horse Guards or the War Department . A Vessel , Run Down . —Tho British felucca Surah , with birdseed , honey , &c , was run down by an unknown brig on the night of the 26 th ult ., off Tarifa . The master and crew had barely time to save themselves before the Sarah foundered . They arrived at Gibraltar the following morning .

      Turn Reduced Standard tor Recruits . —Tho first batch of recruit s since the standard has been reduced to five feet three inches , arrived at Chatham last Saturday , from Manchester and Liverpool . The dopdts of tho 61 st Light Infantry and 88 rd Regiment proceeded on Monday from the huts in 13 romp ton to Walmor Barrack * , in order to make room for recruits and volunteers . There appoars . no ^ lacluof-young ^ mcw ^^^ dy ^^ joj ^^^ jrunjts ^ for regiments in Indiu . Increase ov Cavalry . —Lord Panmuro has unnouneed to tho Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland that , of tho two now cavalry regiments , ono shall bo a restoration of tho old 5 th Dmgoons , which regiment was disbanded in 1700 on account of alleged seditious conduct in Ireland , and tho other a restoration of tho 18 th Dragoons , dlabanded in 1821 . Both wore , and are again to be , Irish regiments . Wrecks in January . —During tho month just , ended , 154 wrecks wore recorded .

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      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . The February sessions commenced on Monday , when John Smith , a respectable-looking young man , ' surre ndered to take his trial on two indictments , one charging him with forgery at common law , the other with obtai ning money by false pretences . Only the first indict ment however , went to the jury . -A Mr . Borwick , a drysalter at London Wall , has invented two articles of cookery , called Baking Powder and Egg Powder , each packet of which is covered with a peculiar label . This label Smith procured to be forged , and he vended some composition of his own as the true powders . Mr . Sleigh , who appeared for the prisoner , contended that there was no criminal charge whatever against his client . The proper course would have been to apply to the Court of Chancery to restrain Smith from selling the articles in . question . The jury found him Guilty , but recommended him to mercy on the ground that he was not aware that he was committing a criminal act . The Recorder reserved the question of law .

      The trial of Mr . Auchmuty ^ Glover has been again postponed till next session . Thomas Blacketer , John Rigdon Thornhill , and Mary Elliott , who had previously pleaded or been found Guilty of selling immoral books and prints in Holywell street , were on Tuesday sentenced , the two first to six months' hard labour , and the last-mentioned to a year ' s . On the same day , John Cowan , a medical man in Westminster , who pleaded Guilty last November to a charge of exposing outside his premises placards containing disgusting expressions with reference to the Royal family and others , was brought up for judgment , but it was not then passed , owing to the prisoner ' s wild and excited demeanour and incoherent expressions raising a doubt as to his sanity . On Thursday , , however , he was sentenced to a year ' s imprisonment , and to find sureties for good behaviour for two years .

      Jeremiah Callagher and Patrick Murphy were tried on Wednesday for the murder of Henry Morgan , a policeman , near the Mile-ehd-road . Our readers are already in possession of the facts . Both prisoners were found Guilty of manslaughter , and sentenced , Callagher to two years' and Murphy to one year ' s , hard labour . Patrick Riley was indicted for the murder of David Tarbitr , a private of the Fusilier Guards . Tarbitt had humanel } ' interposed to prevent any injury happening to a child which was in the arms of a woman who was engaged in an Irish ' row' in Rosemary-lane . Tim induced Riley to throw a liammer at the soldier ' s head , and the blow thus received resulted in his death . Riley was found Guilty of manslaughter , and sentenced to a year ' s hard labour .

      James O'Neal , a tailor , has been tried on a charge of manslaughter , arising out of a quarrel with some of hia comrades . He was found Guilty , with a recommendation to mercy on the ground that he had received considerable provocation , and had borne a good character . A sentence of six months' hard labour was passed on him . John Child was indicted on Thursday for the manslaughter of James Bezant . An irritated bull had run into Child ' s stable , but was driven out by tho prisoner ; and the animal then inflicted injuries on Bezant from which he died . There appeared to bo some doubt as to whether the bull did not himself rush out of the stable , and the jury accordingly Acquitted tho accused .-

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      Frederick Perry has pleaded Guilty at tho Middlesex Sessions to haying stolen the sum of 761 . Us- Id . from his master . He absconded with the money , kept away for two months , and then wrote a letter to his employer , appointing a place where he would give himself up . Ho is only seventeen years of age , and his character previously has been good . Ho was sontonced to a year ' s hard labour . Omnibus Thikves . — A showily-dressed young woman , named Ann Smith , was charged at Worship-street last Saturday with being concerned with another , not in custody , in an omnibus robbery . Mr . William Pay h tor , a commercial traveller , was riding in an omnibus from the Elephant uud Castle when tho two women yot in . Shortly afterwards , a lndy and two other paiisongoia entered , on which Smith worked her way up towards the attract

      lady , while Smith ' s companion endeavoured to tho attention of Mr . Puyntor by talking about ft prizefight in which Ben Ctiunt was concerned . Jlowovor , as he had noticed the woman Smith making « te " no * companion and pointing to tho lady ' s puckut , no nxoa his attention on her . Ultimately , just nu U > o }^ Y ° about to get out , Smith apparently succeeded m t ««»» S lieTTiafsor ~ MrrPa at tho same time enjoining tho conductor not to lot i » o two women out . Ou speaking to the lady , 1 «« ' " that she had , In fact , lost her puiwt . At that » ioinonc ' Smith was let out of tho omnibus ; but Mr . 1 aynwr pursued and brought her back to the vehicle , wlion nw companion , stooping down , oxolalmctl , •' Here is a P A und handed It over to tho lady , who , being an Invauu , refused to give tho woman Into custody . Mr . l'aymor . however , took that ofllco on hlmsolf ; and It wub proveu before the magistrate that Smith belongs to ft 6 «» S 0 >

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      OUR CIVILIZATION .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 6, 1858, page 128, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2229/page/8/