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Lower Brook-street , Grosvenor-square , blew his bead to atoms , on Tuesday morning , with a double-barrelled gun , wlile sitting in a chair in bis own room . About five years ago he met -with an accident on a railway , and eoer afterwards was afflicted -with severe pains in the head . - Superstition n * Lancashire . —A large number of persons were attracted to Skircoat Moor , Lancashire , last Sunday afternoon , by an announcament , which had been made by a person who is proabbly demented , that God would appear in a visible form on the moor at a certain hour . When the people were tired of waiting , they became very riotous , and would have attacked the * ' prophet" had he not been hurried away in a cart .
The Uoyal Agricultural Society has been holding its annual meeting at Chester . The show of farm implements was large and interesting . The proceedings terminated on Thursday with a banquet , at wbich Mr . Gladstone delivered a speech on the value of agriculture , and the methods for its improvement The Sbrpentine .- —A meeting was held on Thursday evening ; at the Cadogan Institute , Sloane-street , to call attention to the dirty state of the Serpentine . Motions expressing the sense of the meeting were unanimouslycarried , and it was agreed that a deputation should be appointed to wait on the Chief Commissioners of Woods and Forests . The Locomotive Explosion at Manchester . —A public subscription for the widows and orphans of the sufferers by the recent explosion at the Atlas works has been commenced , and already amounts to more than
600 ? . Napoleon I . —The funeral car of the late Emperor Napoleon , about to be presented to the French , is at length about to be completed at Woolwich . The Late Firework Explosion . —The inquest arising out of this event concluded on Wednesday , as far as tiie death of Madame Coton was concerned , with a verdict in accordance with the facts . Madmen on Railways . —The Minister of Public Works in France has directed that in the conveyance by rail of madmen and their keepers , they shall never be placed with other passengers , but in separate second class carriages provided for them by the railway authorities . In no case , also , are they to be conveyed in the same carriage with prisoners .
Escape from Prison . — An Irishman , named IVPQuaid , has escaped from the Bridewell , Reading . He overpowered the governor ( who is an old man ) and a woman who went to his assistance , locked them up , &nd them coolly walked out . He has not yet been recapture < L—A convict at the Devonport prison lias endeavoured to make his escape , but -was caught in the fact , nrtd consigned to safer durance . The Cremorne Baixoon came down with a run pii Wednesday evening , in the Clapham-road , owing to one of the valves acting imperfectly . Thunderstorm . —A very severe thunderstorm passed over the Potteries and Ncwcastle-under-Lyme on Sunday afternoon , and a great many buildings were struck and injured Some persons also were slightly hurt , but none seriously .
Fires . —A fire took place on Wednesday morning on the premises of Messrs . Rea and Son , box and packingcase makers , Coleman-street , City . The family had a narrow escape , some jumping from the windows , and others being lowered by ropes . The entire premises were destroyed . —A cabinet-maker ' s in Worsliip-s . trect was burnt down on Thursday , and the adjoining houses were much injured . No lives were lost . Memorial Builuing to the lath Mr . IlmtnKRT Mintou . —The first stone of the memorial building about to be erected to the memory of the lute Mr . Ucrbert Minton , at Stoke-upon-Trent , was laid on Wednesday by Earl Granville , in the presence of thousands of spectators from all parts of the Staffordshire Potteries .
Aw Australian " Lion . " —A Mr . Charles Frederick Hale has been victimizing the citizens of Cork by pretending that he had just returned from Australia with an enormous fortune . A good many hotel-keepers , nnd several persons of whom ho borrowed small sums of money , were among the sufferers by this individual ' s imaginary opulence . He was even corresponding with a gentleman with a view to marrying his daughter , when he was arrested for swindling . Scesb m a Kansas Couivt . —The following passage
( says ain American paper ) occurred between John M . Coe , one of the counsel for the prosecution in the case of Lane , and Colonel Young for the defenco : —Colonel Young insisted that , in law , the man slain is supposed to bo wrongfully slain . Mr . Coo : " That is the law of England ; not of America . " Colonel Young : " ¦ If there Is any boj ^ k on God ' s earth that contains any other doctrine , I'll agree to eat it without flensing" ( laughter ) . Mr . Coe : " Then you'll have more law in your stomach than you ever had in your head" ( roars of laughter ) .
A Man Killed bv his Son . —Richard Welch , a weaver , of Ancoats , Lancashire , lias just died in consequence of injuries inflicted on him by bis son , while the latter was intoxicated , during last Whitsun tide . The coroner ' s inquest has terminated in a verdict of Manslaughter against the son .
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Til 12 CONTINENT . The Paris Conference held its twelfth sitting on Thursday . "The town of Cherbourg , " aaya the Daily News
Paris correspondent , " already presents an animated appearance . Several English are observed in the streets , and many others will shortly land . A letter from Saint Etienne , in the Salut Public , states that twenty arrests were made in that city on the night of the 16 th . A discovery was made , it is said , of grenades similar to those used by Orsini and his accomplices ; three at least of these frightful inventions were seized . " The latest accounts from Candia exhibit the island in a most disturbed state . The new Norwegian loan of 10 , 800 , 000 marks banco guaranteed by the Storthing , negotiated by the house of Heine , the North German Bank , and the bouse of Erlanger , collectively , has been favourabl y received , and considerable transactions done at 98 .
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CHINA . By the last advices from Hong-Kong , it would appear that the official imbroglio continued to prevail in . that ill-assorted community . The China Mail of May 20 th give 3 currency to a report that the Attorney-General having brought some very serious charges ( no doubt officially ) against the Registrar-Genera ] , which the local Government neglected to investigate , latelv sent in Ilis resignation as Justice of the Peace , and forwarded home a despatch on the subject , supplying the Governor with a copy . Sir John Bowing then convened the bench of magistrates to inquire into the charge as affecting its character ; but a majority decided not to interfere . " The matter / ' our contemporary continues , - . *« ought to be settled one way or another , for the mutual recriminations in which heads of departments are liow indulging are scandalous in the extreme , disgraceful to the service , and . must of necessity be detrimental to the colony . If tlie charges brought against Mr . Caldwell be true , he is unworthy to occupy a se . it on the bench or to remain in the Government employ : if , on the contrary , they prove unfounded , his accuser should be suspended from all offices he may hold under the Grown . " A scheme has been for some time on foot strongly favoured by a leading member of the Bar at Hong-Kong , for the fusion of the professions of barrister anti solicitor . We are given to understand that after . considerable fluctuations of opinion it is not unlikely to take effect openly or sub rosa , although the latter would
s ? em a matter of impossibility . The young and pushing attorneys are naturally its loudest advocates . The merchants of standing , who desire to keep their number of councillors as limited as possible , conceive they see their account in the change ; and counsel of ascertained position are in liopes of continuing to hold their own , notwithstauding the invasion of the charmed circle of the bar by the outside barbarians . Such as have friends or relatives at Hong-Kong will regret to learn that frequent attempts at incendiarism are perpetrated by disguised emissiaries from Canton and the villages on tlie island , the means employed being tin cans filled with explosive substances . The Sepoys at the station , of whom very few are Bengalees , have shown no symptoms of wavering .
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THE UNITED STATES . Further news arrived from America yesterday by the Ariel . The steward of the schooner Frances French has pleaded guilty to a charge of slave stealing , and has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment . The United States army was about to inarch on the Salt Lake city . Its route -was kept a secret . The yacht Wanderer , which was a short lime since searched nnd seized as a slaver , hns entered and left New York in triumph . She was saluted with guns and with the cheers of a lar ^ e crowd . She left for Trinidad . The Havannah correspondent of the New York Times says that the American Gulf Squadron is now busy cruising about in search of British gunboats . Commodore Kellatt lias reached Havannah to explain away the officious conduct of the commander of the Buzznrd , and to say that punishment will be meted out to him . The Spanish Government will not accept Concha ' s resignation .
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1 he lath Mus . Lounox—Wo beg to call attention to the claims on the country of the daughter of this lamented lady . Mrs . Loudon enjoyed a pension of 100 / . a year from the Consolidated Fund—a pciiHion amply earned by years of heroic struggling with difficulties , both during her single nnd her married life , and by many services to literature ; nnd sho leaves an only daughter , Miss Agnes London . Wo tru . st that , as the child of literary parents on both sides , tliis young lady will continue to receive the annuity earned by her mother , nnd that sho will not bo left to endure thosa trials vhich Mrs . Loudon too frequently experienced .
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Leader Office , Saturday , July 24 th . LAST NIGHTS " PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . The Royal assent was given by commission to several bills , the most important of which were the Jews Bill and the Oaths Bill . MARRIAGE XAW AMENDMENT BILL . LoTd Gage moved the second reading of this bill , which was opposed by Lord Bedesdale , who moved to defer the second reading for three months . —On a division , the bill was lost by 46 to 24 . The Government of India . Bill -was read a third time , and passed . The House adjourned at twelve o'clock .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT CONTINUANCE BILL . The House , at the morning sitting , again went into committee on this bill , when , after much discussion , a clause , moved by Mr . "Vansittakt , having for its object to exclude collectors of rates or taxes , and their partners or agents , from acting as election agents , was negatived by 66 votes against 53 . —Another additional clause ,
moved by Mr . Nicoll- —to the effect that every candidate at an election should make a declaration that he had not , either by himself or his agents , made , nor would he make , any payment , direct or otherwise , to any solicitor , agent , or canvasser , except in such manner as the law permits—shared a similar fate , being defeated by 83 against 52 . —Other amendments were also lost , and the debate was adjourned to the evening sitting . The sitting was resumed at six .
TKOOPS FOR INDIA . In answerto Mr . Ewart , Lord Stanley said that , from January to the present month , 17 , 000 troops had been sent to India . The Government proposed to strike a final blow at the mutiny in the ensuing cold season , and would take care that the necessary troops were sent out . .. ' ¦ ¦ • ' ' : ' ¦ - ' '¦ ' '¦ . .. ' • ' . ¦¦¦ ¦' On . the motion for the adjournment to Monday , Mr . Disraeli appealed to Mr . Chicbestcr Fortescue , who had a motion on the paper to call attention to the subject of the right of British ships to visit ships suspected of slave-trading , and to Sir James
Elpbinstone , who proposed to call attention to the proceedings of the committee to inquire into the subject of the transport of troops to India , to postpone their motions , which would lead to considerable discussion . —Those gentlemen accordingly did not press their motions , contenting themselves with a few words of explanation on the respective subjects . —Mr . Seymour Fitzgerald replied to Mr . Fortescue by a statement that the United States Government was prepared to listen to any proposition from England on the question ; but none had yet been made , the matter being still under the consideration of the Government .
ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN . Mr . Diliavyn called the attention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the prevalence of aggravated assaults upon women and children , and to urge upon his consideration tlie necessity of making some alteration in the law relating to such offences . — Mr . Walpole said , that on the whole the Act had worked well , but . the subject should have his best attention .
THE STATE OF INDIA . Mr . Vernon Smith urged on Lord Stanley the necessity of making some general statement on the condition of India before the close of the session , particularly with regard to finance , tlie prospects of the war , the nature of the military commission appointed to inquire into the organization of the Indian army , and the propriety of proclaiming the authority of the Queen in our Eastern empire . —Lord Stanley declined to make any general statement , but said lie should bo ready to answer any specillc question put to him . — Sir Die Lacv Evans urged the necessity of sending large
reinforcements by the overland route . —Lord Palmisrston gave his opinion that , unless small bodies of troops only were sent out , th « route round the Cape was better than that overland . Ha thought that the military commission to inquires into the Indian army would bo better conducted in India itself . He commented also on the course taken with reference to the right of visit in the Cuban waters , and wanted to know whether the statements of the American Minister on that point were correct . —Mr . Disraeli said that nothing hnd been decided on the latter subject , but that friendly negotiations aro going on between the two ( Jovernmunts .
Tlio adjournment to Monday wns withdrawn , and it was arranged that the House should sit to-morrow ( this day ) . The House udjourned nt twelve o ' clock .
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MEXICO . On tlie 18 th of June , an enrthqunko was severely felt in Mexico , and upwards of fifty persons lost their lives . The British nnd French Ministers have advised the payment of the forced loan under protest ; but Mr . Forayth gave tlio proposal his decided opposition , deinnnded his passports , and awaits instructions from the United States Government . General Vidauri waa marching on the capital at the last advices .
No . 435 , July 24 , 1858 . ] THE LEADER . 709
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Leader (1850-1860), July 24, 1858, page 709, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2252/page/13/
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