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      ssure engine of sixty-horse power . -Previously departure for Africa this -week , she was subjected rial trip last Saturday , when she made the satisy average speed of twelve to thirteen miles an ? ekimexts at Woot-wicii . —Experiments were on esday made at Woolwich for testing the strength uperiority of Preller ' s newly invented prepared 3 and leather bands , about to be substituted for dinary "bark-taniied straps employed for driving saw-mills , grooved pulleys , and other machinery ¦ Majesty ' s dockyards and arsenals . The results I to be greatly in favour of the new invention . dikrs- Xrr . s . —It appears that one of the largest contractors contracted to supply soldiers' kits at i . 3 d . each , and his contract being accepted , several

      md kits were sent into the clothing stores at > n , when it was discovered that the articles sup-, vere of an inferior description , and not worth the aid for them by the Government . On this disbeing made , the kits were returned to the con * - r , who lias since supplied the same kits to the at Chatham for 31 . 8 s . 9 d . each . It thus appears rticles which were rejected by the Government as ing worth 2 t . 11 s . 3 d . at "Weedon , are considered ivorth . 3 L 8 s . 9 d . at Chatham , and are purchased by ) vernment for the troops at that price . Since the ities have agreed to present each recruit with a free iie whole expense of . the soldiers' necessiiries is by the Government instead of being charged to the ; as heretofore . —Times .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . Court . —The King of the Belgians , the Duke and ! 99 of Brabant , and the Count of Flanders took leave of her Majesty on Monday afternoon , and ded to St . Leonard ' s-on-Sea , on " their way to ira . The Queen and Prince Consort , accompanied e Princesses Alice and Helena , departed for the at Aldershot on . ; the same afternoon . —On -Toeshe . Queen and Prince Albert honoured with their ice the amateur theatrical performance of the ofii-> f the camp ; and , on the following morning , the visitors were present at a field day of the Alder-Division , under Lieutenant-General Knollys . In ternoon , they left for Gosport , whence they em-1 for Oshorne , where it is believed they will remain

      e 10 th of August . It is probable that the Queen rince Consort will then visit the French Emperor erbourg ^ and afterwards take a trip up the Rhine . sservation of Sjtone-work . —The Government ammissioned Mr . Szerelmy , the inventor and paof a composition for preserving stone and iron injury by atmospheric agency , to apply his mato such parts of the new Houses of Parliament as equire it . traordinAry Case .- —A case is now waiting the on of the House of Lords , which shows in a very kable manner tho extraordinary influence -which cissitndes of war may exercise upon the welfare j rtunes of families . It will be recollected that a

      gallant , and distinguished officer , Colonel George nter , C . IB ., of the 41 st Regiment , fell on tho mejle field of Inkorman when leading the outlying is of the Second Brigade of the Second Division , el Carpenter was the only son of a distinguished n general , and he himself had an only son , the it Captain Carpenter , of the 7 th Royal Fusiliers was seriously wounded at tho battle of the Alma ) , el Carpenter left also a widow , the present Mrs . jo Carpenter , who accompanied her husband and t > the Crimea . General Carpenter survived his son very short time , and ho died leaving by his will 0 many years ago ) property amounting to nearly v million sterling to his son , Colonel Carpenter , but 1 will ho was unable to alter after tho death of his

      ) emg at tho time nearly ninety years of age . The al left also nn annuity of 2000 / . a year to his widow , ifter his death ho gave the principal sum set apart loflel Carpenter for Hfo , and after his death to any ren that he might leave ; but , in case of his son r beforo liis mother , then to other persons . Under circumstances the legal question has arisen on this of the will , that as Colonel Carpenter died in tho ne of his mother , tho annuitant , the parties claim roporty in virtue of the gift over , and commenced edinga in Chancery , and contend that Captain Carir , the testator ' s grandson , can take nothing , na tho est had lapsed in consequence of his father's death . Master of tho Rolls , however , taking an enlarged enlightened view of the question , held that there

      \ n absolute triffc to thn eliilfl nf P .,. lnrw , l fi ,,. « .. »« . : * in absolute gift to tho child of Colonel Carpenter , it ly having been tho intention of tha testator ' it hid son ' s children . — United Service Gazette . ne Bankruptcy ok Mkssiis . Braykoho anij Lankr . —Tho Wolvevhampton Chamber of Commerce inssed a . resolution in relation to tho granting of a id-class certificate by tho Birmingham Bankruptcy mifwionor to Messrs . Brayford and Lancastir , ironeru , who failed a few months ago with a deficiency , 000 / . The circumstances showed great rcdtlcM * - iu tho conduct of their business . After adverting e lending features of tho case , the resolution con " « : — "That , under theso cirmimBtnncofl , the decision

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      Leader Office , Saturday , July 10 th . LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . CHURCH KATES . Lord St . Leonards called attention to a petition from , Surbiton on the subject of church rates . It complained that the congregation of district churches should be obliged to pay rates for the maintenance of the mother church ; and the noble Lord suggested that an amendment bill should be introduced , relieving the congregation so situated from the double liability . —A discussion followed , in the course of which Lord Portman announced that he intended to bring forward a bill for the . settlement of the church-rate question before the close of the session . The Jkw Biltj as amended was considered . —The Funded Debt Bil-i . was read a second time . —Several other bills were advanced a stage . Tho India Eim , was read a iirst time , and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday . The House adjourned at a quarter-past seven . HOUSE OF COMMONS . The IIouso had a morning flitting . —On the motion for going into Committee of / Supply several subjects were brought forward . —Lord Elcho drew attention to the system of maintaining public roads in Scotland . —Sir John Siiki ^ icy complained of the heavy duty on hops * Tine tiiamrs . Mr . Cox moved that the Ffouse is of opinion that the cost of purification of the River Thames in the vicinity of the metropolis should l > e borne by tho Consolidated Fund and the metropolitan ratepayers in eqaal proportions . —A long and animated discussion ensued , in tho courso of which tho Ciiancki , i . or of tiir Exciikcjuer stated that tho Government intended next week to bring in a measure to deal with this subject . —Tho motion was withdrawn . Tho House at length got into Committee of Surpi / r . Tho iirst vote was 73 , 730 / . for tho Department of Science and Ait . The discussion on tho subject was going on when tho House adjourned at four o ' clock . Tho sitting was resumed at six . JlARHOUllH Ol' IlKI'UOi :. Mr . Lindsay begged to auk Mr , Wilson whether , in pursuance of a resolution of the Committee on Harbours of Kofuge , it is liis intention , as chairman of that committee , to bring tho subject under tlio notice of tho House this session , and , if so , when . — . Mr . "Wilson said he had wished to bring on tho . subject , but ho fetirud that he could not at present ; ho would , however , do bo in a few duy » . THOOl'S AT THIS MAURITIUS , Sir Dk T , acv Evans hugged to unit tho Secretary of State for War whether thu troops neiit from tho Mauritius to India at the cotnnuinctMnnnt of tho lrtto mutiny , confuting of nearly tho whole of ttiu gat-rioon , have been

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      of the commissioner awarding a second-class certificate to the bankrupts , who were strongly opposed both by assignees and creditors , appears , to this chamber to give a sanction to-practices opposed to the principles of sound and legitimate trading , and seems likely to incr ease the distrust already so generally felt in the- administration of the Bankruptcy Laws . " The KoeuKs' Portrait Gaijjeky .- —The Kogues G-sulery at the police head-quarters Is becoming a decided institution . Scores of visitors call daily and scan over the likenesses with mtich interest . " The total

      number of likenesses at present in the gallery is two hundred and thirty-seven . As each subject sits for his Iikene 3 s , lie is informed that , when he produces sufficient evidence of having entered upon a reputable mode of life , his likeness will be struck from the gallery . In accordance with this rule , four rogues * faces' that lately adorned the gallery have been reversed iu their frames , their owners having- given evidence of having turned over a new leaf . The likenesses will remain hidden as long as the reformation proves to be genuine . —New York Time * . v

      The Rumoured Retirement op Sir Frederick Pollock , —The Times denies very confidently the rumoured retirement of the Lord Chief Baron . Dr . Livingstone . —A farewell dinner has beengiven at Cape Town to Dr . Livingstone and the officers of the Zambesi Expedition . The expedition left on the 1 st of May . Mrs . Livingstone , on account of indisposition , re ^ - mained with her father , the Rev . Mr . Moffatt . The Governor has since announced his intention to propose to Parliament the formation of five intermediate posts between th « colony and the Zambesi , with a view to establish a line of monthly communication , which , it is estimated , can be carried on at an annual cost of less than 250 / . ,

      The Dxri . o 3 LA . Tic Service . —The Hon . W . G . E .-Eliot ,. First Paid Attache' at Constantinople , is appointed in the same capacity at St . Petersburg ; and Mr . Bulwer Lytton , First Paid Attache at St . Petersburg , takes Mr . Eliot ' s place . The London Mechanics' Institution . —Tlie Committee of Managers of this institution have issued a statement in reply to the observations of Dr . Lyoh Playfair on the decay of the association which were mentioned in a former number of the Leader . We here read :- — "Among the causes which have led to the decline of this institution , in common with others , the committee think the following entitled to consideration : — The extensive and continued alterations in the city and

      its adjacent neighbourhood , and the increased occupation of its houses for business only ; the position , which , although unrivalled as a central and quiet spot , eminently suited for studious pursuits , still lacks the attractions and' external advantages of buildings fronting the great public thoroughfares ; and , lastly , the competition arising from evening classes at colleges and Governmental institutions for conveying high-class instruction at a small cost . Notwithstanding these , the value of the institution ( which the committee even now believe to be the best of the kind in London ) is unmistakably shown by the large number of its members who come from great distances , many even from the outskirts of London , though other institutions may be at

      their very door . With a declining exchequer , it is not matter for surprise that the number and efficiency of the classes should have been affected , and that the character of the institution should not make that advance which the intelligence of the people demanded . The pressure of the great debt has , no doubt , operated to force a severe and ruinous economy into every department ; the library , cla . iaes and teachers , the building and its repairs within , and tho absence of commensurate publicity and educational enterprise without , all aliow the crushing effects of building outlay when deducted from members '

      subscriptions , or income In place o-f a noble institution of great power , we find on close examination grounds for surprise that students and teachers have so long struggled with inefficient support and accommodation . " The Committee conclude by requesting assistance to enable them to uphold the institution . . Suicide op a Boy . —A boy named Cousens destroyed hiimelf last . Saturday by leaping into the Grand Surrey Canal , lie had taken sixpence from his parents' house , and this appears to have wakened tho keenoat remorse . He plunged into the water while walking with another boy along the towlng-nath .

      William Pamuicr , this Murdkreei . —Tho Prince of Wales Aaaurance Company has at length , after considerable delay , obtained from the Muster of the Rolls an oidcr for delivering up and cancelling the policy of assurnnco obtained by William Pnlinor , tho Itugeloy poisoner , upon tho life of his brother Walter for 18 , 000 / . An attempt wan mado by the solicitor of William Palmer to establish the validity of the policy ; but tbia foiled . Tho mother refused to take any part in tho proceedings .

      Suioidic in Lamuktu Woimtiousis . —ThomnB Cullon , an innintc of the Lambeth Workhouse , who ) ia » for some years succeHsfully practised as a writer , has recontly committed auicido while in one of tho convalescent wards c-f that asylum . Early on tho morning of Friday week , he was seen by ono of the workhouse officials to ancenu tlirno ( lights of stair * lending from the ward , And afterwards to full headlong from the upper staircase on to the Htono basement bencntu , a height of about thirty feet , llo was killed on tlio upot , hid . sculp licing lac orated by

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      the fall , and from , his not crying out as if hie had fallen accidentally , there appears no doubt that he intended to destroy hjmself . He was about fifty-four years of age . Although none of the officials connected with the workhouse had any reason to suspect that Cullen was of onsound wind , yet , for several days previous to his death , lie had been very depressed in spioiie , and would sometimes get excited on religious topics . He had also been suffering from dyspepsia . What appeared particularly to prey on his mind was , that a short time ago he wrote a letter in Freucu in answer to an advertisement in the Tunes for a French correspondent , and had received no reply . An inquest was held , and the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . ' *

      Thunderstorm . —A -violent thunderstorm , accompanied with a furious torrent of rain , burst over London about tivo o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon . Considerable damage was done to the house of Mr . Fleming Caiflden-square , Camden-town . Metropolitan Free Hospital . —The twenty-second anniversary in commemoration of this institution was held ofi Wednesday evening at the London Tavern , wfeeii a large party assembled to meet nia Excellency Sir James Brooke , K . C . B ., Rajah of Sarawak , wn' 6 presided on the occasion .

      The Loss of thk Ava . —In consequence of the report of Mr . Yardley , the Greenwich magistrate , and Captain Walker , of the Board of Trade , to the Lords Commissioners of the Privy Council for Trade , with respect to the loss of the Ava , the certificate of the commander , Captain Kirton , has been suspended for six : months . The report imputes a certain degree of neglect to Captain Kirton . Compulsory Education in the Mauritius . —The principle of compulsory education has been carried out in the Mauritius . The Rugbeians in ' . the Crimea . — -A . window of stained glass , by Hardmau , of Birmingham , representing the good Centurion at the foot of the Cross , has been placed in the chapel of llugby School to the memory of the Rugbeians who fell in the Crimean war .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1858, page 659, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2250/page/11/