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      recoi- der of the Great Roll , or Clerk of the Pipe , in the Exchequer Court , Scotland , but resigned that office ( a sinecure ) some time before his appointment as Lord Advocate ; represented the Leith district of burghs in Parliament from 1832 till 1838 . —Scotsman .

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      MISCELLANEOUS , The Court . —rThe Queen had a dinner party at Buckingham Palace , on Monday , to celebrate the christening of her grandson at Berlin . On Monday was held a chapter of the Ancient Order of the Thistle , to confer that dignity upon the Marquis of Ailsa ; in the evening the Queen and Prince Consort ¦ went to the Ilayinarket Theatre , and on Tuesday honoured the Adelphi by their presence . Her Majesty gave another grand dinner on Thursday ; among the guests were several of her ministers ^ ¦ with Lord Falmerston and some of the parliamentary opposition . The Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg , with their family aiid suite , left Brussels on Tuesday for England . .

      Col'ei op Common Council . —A court was held on Thursday , when a letter was read from Lord Clyde , conveying , his thanks to the Lord Mayor ami Common Council for the honor of the freedom of the City ' and the gift of a valuable sword which had been conferred upon him . Mr . Alderman Hose moved a resolution to the effect that a spot of ground should be purchased ibr the recreation of the pupils of the City of London School , but it fell to the ¦ -ground for want of a seconder . A report was then brought up from the police committee , recommending the levy of 5 d ; in the pound as a police rate . A motion being jiuade to adopt this recommendation , an amendment was made to refer the . report back to the committee , on -winch , a discussion arose , after which the iuneiulment was agreed to hy 82 to 34 . .

      The Dramatic , M 0 SICAL , and Equestrian Sick TSxnto Assoctatio ^ . —The third anniversary dinner of this highly meritoEJous association was held last night at '" Willis -Rodin ' s . Mr . Robert Kesley in the chair . The chairman , in proposing the toist of the evening , observed that the benefits conferred by the institution during the past year had far exceeded the former efforts of the association . The society had in that time relieved no less than 634 cases of distress , and had extended its benefits not only to members , but to those who , although non-members , were still connected with the above profession . He

      allude . ] to the recent attacks of the Rev . F . Close , and ,, after stating ¦ that tlie profession was more sinned against than sinning-, exhorted the assembly to show that If they were sinners , still they were not without that virtue which covers a multitude , of * sins . The toast of " Prosperity to Dramatic Literature " ¦ was most eloquently acknowledged by Mr . Tom Taylor ; and Mr , Levy returned thanks for ¦ V The Press . " The services of the iMisses Isaacs , Poole , MaslcelJ , &e ., and of Messrs . St . Albyn , S . Cowell , and P . Corri , wore rendered gratuitously , under the leadership of Mr . ' Hicks . The collection amounted to upwards of 160 / .

      Medioat . Societv of Loxnox . —The anniversary meeting was held last Tuesday , Sevoral distinguished men of the profession were present , among ¦ whom were Dr . Mayo * President of the College of Physicians ; Professor Owen ami Dr . Bigsby , of the Geological Society . The new list of officers having been rend , Dr . Routh delivered the oration . After alluding to tho origin of and growth of the medical societies in London , Dr . Routh spoke of the dovotion and zoulof tho mcilicat profession in their attendance

      upon all classes , especially the poor ; and concluded an address , which had been listened- to throughout with tho greatest attention , and received at its conclusion warm demonstrations of applause , by an appeal to all to follow in tho stops of Lottsom ami ITotheryUl- — not only eminent physician . * but eminent Christian mcii . The Fotherg'illuin gold medal for tho beat ' osiuiy an anatomy an , I physiology was afterwards presented to Mr . A . T . Hough ton Y \ ators of Liverpool , . , '

      Tub Nha . i'Outan E . xii . rc * . —Those unfortunate men , tho victims of tho unhappy King of JNaples , whoiu ho shipped off' to New York , dooming England inprq convenient as an asylum , compelled tho < captain of tha vossol tlney were embarked in to change his destination , and on Sunday they landed at Queonstown , in the south of Iruland . The list comprises Poorio and sixty-eight others . Tlxo Cork Examiwr has the following account : —Tlioy hud boon brought from Naples to Cadiz , and were put on board the American ship David Stewart . Tho David Stewart was towed out to sea by a Neapolitan war steamer . Scarcely was the ship well away Jronvtho protection of tho stoamoy ' s guns , than tho c « ues in ' it' body came to tho captain , delivered 'to him a proteBb against being carried to New York , ftna Qftllea upon him to make for tho first port he could , roach in England . The captain refused . Ayounjj Italian , named Baflae . Uo Sottembrlnl . had

      shipped with the captain in Cadiz , and signed articles as a seaman . Up to that morning he had done his work with the re 3 t of the crew . But when the assemblage waited upon - the captain he made his appearance in the ' uniform of a mate of one of the Gfalway line of steamers . It turned out that he was the son of one of the exiles , Luigi Settembritii , and hearing Of his father's destination , left for Spain , and resorted to the ruse to join him . The captain of the ship believes that he was despatched by the Italian Society in London to aid the prisoners . His presence made the exiles more confident . They stated that they had a navigator in their party , and that , even if they had to take the ship out of the hands of the captain and crew , they would be able to sail her without their assistance . They contended also that being under the American ht to take

      flag they were free , ana that he had no rig them anywhere but where they chose . These arguments , backed up by the preponderance of physical force , compelled the captain to yield , and turn the vessel ' s head northward . They set a regular guard , to keep watch over the compass , ami see that the ship's head was kept in the direction of the haven they looked for . After a voyage of fourteen days , the ship anchored yesterday evening in the man-of-war roads . As fast as possible the whole band got themselves conveyed ashore to Queenstown . The enthusiasm of some rose to such a pitch that they actually kissed the soil upon which they first planted foot as free men .. We have not learnt the ultimate intentions of the exiles , but it is very propable the great majority of them will go back to Italy , seeking refuge in Sardinia . Under any circumstances , Poerio will , we believe , go to

      Sardinia . London Diocesan Home BIissiox . —On Monday evening a very numerous , meeting was held at Exeter-hall to hear the report of this society , the Bishop of London in the chair . The Bishop stated that the society was as yet in its infancy ; the work before it was appalling , and the means to meet that work very slight . Short , however , as the time , and few as the instruments had been , he had reason to thank God for the good that had : been done . He then ' . ¦ entered into the objects and aims ' of the society , and successfully refuted charges which had been

      made against it * especially . that it was antagonist ical to the parochial system , and refused the aid of the laity . He conteiidydf that this society was sure to develope to a greater degree than ever the benefits of the parochial system , and s . iid that without the aid' of the laity the clergy would be powerlpss . He hoped that next year a greater number of missionaries would bs appointed . He deprecated haste , however , in the selection ; for a good missionary was not n , man of every day . Lord Ebury , . the Bishop ofRipori , Lord Sliafte ' sbury , Dr . M'Neil , and Sir W . Page . Wood , the Rev . D . Nelson , and Archdeacon Sinclair subsequently addressed the meeting .

      Geologists' Association . —At the meeting of the Geologists' Association on Tuesday evening , fortyfour members were elected , and Professor Tennent , F . G . S ., read a paper on the application of mineralogy to geology . He pointed put the importance of a knowledge of mineralogy to enrigrants and travellers abroad . At this time many valuable substances were lost in Australia from ignorance of , he had reason to believe , diamonds . He referred to the neglect of the black dust in the gold fields , which is now an

      important article of export , being oxide ol tin , shovelled up from the soil . lie gave two remarkable cases of ignorance in the jewellery trade—one , of a lapidary in ' Clerkenwell , who loft a stone , supposed to be . a , diamond , charged with legacies to tho extent , of about . £ 300 , and which the Professor , to , tho disappointment of the legatees , valued at five an 1 twenty shillings ; the ptlior was of ajeweller at the west end , who bequouthed to his family a precious stone , to pay legacies amounting to betweon

      , £ 2 , 000 and £ 3 , 000 , and which proved worthless . Tun-Sunday Question 1- ix Glascjow . —The Sabbatariuns suffered a signal defeat in their renewed attempt against Christian liberty at tho half-yearly mooting of tho 32 linhurfjh , Perth , and Dundee Railway , Tho norpetual agitation on the subject oft Sunday trains having been fult as an excessive annoyance at these meetings , it was resolved to issue proxies to the entire body of shareholders , so that the senso of tho company might bo fully taken on

      this subject ; . Mr . James Balfom * , in a spooch of tho usual character , moved tho discontinuance of tho Sunday morning and evening pnsscngor trains ; his motion wan simply mot by tho chairman moving tho previous quostlon , without repeating refutations of what has boon refuted again nnd again any timo those' ten years , Tho vote being taken , there appearod , a mfljovlty for the continuance of tho trains of 4 , ( 178 . Thoroughly beaten , Mr . Balfour was ao fur humblod as to confess that ho would not trouble the company ngaln for a year at least . ¦^ -Scotsman .

      Public Health . ^—The Registrar-General , in his weekly return , states that ; the population appears to enjoy a-fair amount of health , if measured by the experience of London itself in former seasons . The deaths were , 1 , 215 , being a : slight decrease on the last return , and about 100 less than the average There was ; an increase in the mortality from smallpox , and also from scarlatina and diphtheria . Dr . Letheby reports that the mortality for the City was greatly below the average . The Carnival in Paris , — . The Carnival tliis year has been a pitiful exhibition . Shrove Tuesday has of course been the grand fete .. The procession of the Boeuf Gras traversed such of the quarters oi the city as it had nob previously visited , and paid its visual visit to the Tuileries , where a large crowd was assembled to see the sight . On the Boulevards

      there was a stream of people all the afternoonj in much the same numbers as on a fine Sunday ; for Shrove Tuesday is a fete , and many shops are shut . The masqueraders seem to muster in even ! smaller force than on previous occasions . Now and then you caught sight of a fancy costume ; but , in the majority of cases , a child was the wearer . Little boys arid girl ? ars now , in fact , almost the only representatives of the carnivn . 1 out of doors . Add to them a few score of cpar ? e follows , hovering between manhood and boyhood , and an occasional fast yoiing man , and you have the whole force of the street masqueraders . People who like the tomfoolery of •' travesty ' go to the Opera , where they have it in -abundance ,. and something- more also . The day has been singularly beautiful , though rather cold ; unlike yesterday , which was not only bright , but really hot , like summer .

      MiNrsTEKTAL Changes . —Lord Hardinge , . the Umler-Secretary for War , has seceded from the Government ranks .. The Two- Napoleoxs at Pi . ombierks . —Two sentries are . on the upper road above the garden , keeping keen watch upon certain windows , shaded with red and white awnings . They open upon a balcony . Lower down a fierce sapper " bearded like the par <] , " stands to ward all men off a railed pavement whence they may behold the majesty of France taking the air in the valley . His Majesty is not on horseback , nor in uniform . Is it treasonable to tell how the Emperor looks at Plombieres , divested of external pomp ? He is grizzled , cadaverous , and

      lame in the left hip , and labours to conceal that last defect . His walk is awkward , He turns out his toes , and leans heavily on the strong stick lie carries in his well-gloved hand . He is carefully dressed ; but though his coat fits liiin very accurately , he has nothing of the air of a perfectlydressed man . His figure is not improved Ijy the cuirass which his coat will not conceal . Every step lie takes is studied , while his eye scans every passer-by with a look which has something uncanny in its expression . In that small saloon looking over the breezy garden , one hot summer ' s day last year , the Princess Clotilde of Sardinia was marked for marriage . She is married now . The world hears that her husband is the

      image of the First Napoleon . Ho is certainly wonderfully like the portraits of his uncle , but ( lam a woman and am critical upon outsjdes of men ) cast in a coarser mould . Ho is a large , loose , and yellow edition of that ? ' little corporal , " He is short-sighted , and screws his glass in his eye in a way that does not improve the expression ojfhis heavy , passionless face . He speak in an abrupt toriv . They say he imitates tho great Napoleon . Ho is clever ; and though waxy enough to avoid tho schemes that occasionally beset him , he lias , I beliyve , k-ss of the intriguer about him than most Bonapartcs ; except his father , who keeps to his path and is inuehrespecteil . —jlvtiaehutd Words .

      Connuj'TioN in Tiiio SxATiia . —A Nuw York correspondent of tho JJuih / News trnys : — . '• Kuinours loud and- doep aro onoo ' inor ^ rlfu on the subject of covruption in Congress , Tho last story is that a comber of the commHtoo on occounls refused to pasaajust and iininipcaehablo bill for upholstery furnished to thy -now chambers unless the creditor consented to share-it with him ; and that tho Jattor , to avoid further vexation and delay , yivi'lea , Wf now , upon rofleution , Is " cutting up rough , < mu telling everybody . An Investigation . « eulloeUoi , but whatnuroose it will servo , beyond embodying m l

      a bluo-book what everybody know ; s alroiiuy , ' " ^ ° - body doubt . s , it is hard to say . That consummate scoundrels find their way Into , Congruas ; every year is a notorious fact ; and what is wuntod is not additional proofs of tho axibtunuo ol tho evil , but a romedy of sonio kind , nnd thia , I fear , no committee will eunnly . One grand defence , Juowovor , against tlie onslaughts fov which occurrences of this sort eunnly you with woapoiia , ie that the country gets on Vainously , nevertlwlcse . Tho muss of the population is happy and prosperous , and wo laugli * t Congvos 9 , and would not tako the trouble to purify It . "

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      No . 468 , Marqh 12 , 1859 . ] THE DEADER , g 4 &

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 12, 1859, page 343, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2285/page/23/