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      <^ - £ > unday evening tl ^ e rlSisoop- of ? . : Lpjndon , ad , - ^ Bressed a large congregation at Chrjstehj ( jrcb , Npjjrja&TSiseeti . the service , being a , eoni-muatipgi of : those Wm * U ' werei held' at St . Patu ' s Cathedral ,, The 3 Btjgiop > of Carlisle will preach there to morrow eren-3 & ® . Th 6 Bisiibp of ' NorwicU preached at Westzninster Abbey last Sunday . The sermon next -4 Sanday evening will be preached by the Dean of Cape-Towni . ' . 1 Jfonrteen Austrian vessels , laden with , grain , saaia iiduiid for Cork , have been telegraphed as laving passed Gibraltar , and for some weeks past - ( Shore have been three French cruisers watching the iifeh coast from Cork to Cape Clear .

      supp or * the , h > . mp , ifp ? iUunftinating the Place Napof pn IIL , and . the , various inlets , and each lamp that stands ne . ar , fJje . edge of the . footway ,, is . furnished with a dplpljt in y s hes » 4 at its base * out of which a ; stream of water , gushes when the gutters and pavement , require £ ie # nsing . _ The Count de Chambord has arrived at Rotterdam . ' A letter from Nagasaki ( Japan ) of the 9 th March states that a violent fire occurred the previous night jn tjie I > , utph manufactory at Decima , destroying buildings and goods to the value pt 600 0 . 00 fr . The Japanese and the crew of the . Russian frigate Askold actively co-operated m extinguishing the fife .

      On Tuesday evening Lord Howard de Walden , English , minister at Brussels , gave a grand dinner in celebration of her Majesty ' s birthday . The Papal nuncio and all the members of the diplomatic corps were present ; also the ministers , the . burgomaster of Brussels , &c . A letter from Rome says : — " A rather scandalous scene took place a few days ago in a cafe of St . Andrea della Valle , arising out of a political discussion between a beneficiary of St . Peter ' s and a French priest , the former attacking and the latter defending the policy and person of Napolean III . Frorii words the two politicortheologians came to blows , and fought with a fury ill-becoming their ciotlr , but highly entertaining to the bystanders . "

      In reply to Mr . Charles Kean ' s letter , disclaiming the testimonial proposed by Mr ; E . T . Smith , the latter gentleman has addressed the following letter :-r- " Sir , —I am not an officious meddler in the affairs of other men . Mr . Charles Kean expresses his surprise at my advertisement , and alleges that he feels assured the readers of the Times will participate in that feeling . Allow me to say that I should not have interfered in the matter had I not been solicited to dp so by several noblemen , subscribers to the opera , who , in just appreciation

      of Mr . Charles Kean ' s management , offered 251 . each toAvards a testimonial—to their thinking , and to mine , not an obsequious offering , but an independent tribute to the meritorious exertion of great ability added to liberality in the service of the public . In conclusion , I beg to express a hope that , on my retirement from managerial cares and duties , I may be fortunate enough to find some brother in toil , experienced in the anxieties of theatrical speculation , willing to advance the same kind . offices on my behalf . —I have the honour , &c , E . T . Smith .

      The Stock-Exchange dinner in aid of the fund for decayed members took place on Wednesday , and l , 700 Z . was collected . This amount included contributions from merchants and "bankers unconnected with the establishment .

      / 5 Che . shipbuilders pn the Wear have received ^ notice fr , om their workmen that it ; Is their intention tOi ^ trike fo r an advance of wages . The men have jot jjre ^ ent 24 s . per week ; and demand 303 . aie annual meeting of the Royal AgripulturaJ JSfeeiety was held , on Monday . The . Spciety appears tpbein ^ very gratifying position . JOn Saturday , ' while a party from Glasgow were ^ Cpw-sljooting at Galdwell , a white crow left its nest , ajjuc ^ fle ^ to the : ground , where , it was , secured . : The TWM ^ p » ge : of the bird was of a cream colour , and its ~ £ eak was of the same hue .

      JSd ; a meeting of the-. Glasgow subcommittee of ^ Sie 3 feapolitan ExiieFund—the ! treasurer ' s account s ^ bojwf ed ^ totail amount receive d of . £ 618 Os ^ 3 d ., and : pt&a 1 anc : e on hand , after remitting the £ 400 to Loni | pn , ^ and payment of all expenses ,. of £ 190 2 s .. Id . Edward Blyde , who a short time since was fined « fejChieliester for selling ! fruit on a Sunday , having ^ either refused or neglected to pay , has had a distress -W ^ uprant issued against himy and on Saturday goods were , seized by the police to cover the amount of the iSne : and heavy costs .

      33 he ¦ Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed 4 he > Hon . and Rev ^ Samuel Waidegrave , M . A ., Canon « f Salisbury and Rector of St . Martin ' s Church , Bradford , ¦ Wiltshire , to preach the Latin sermon be--fia ? e $ he new convpeatiou at StV Paul ' s , on Wednesday next , the 1 st of June . It is the intention of the Fishmongers' Company Tiso ^ give a ball in their noble hall on Wednesday , the 13 th of June , thus following the example of the JS&ldsmiths' Company , whose splendid entertainments have been so frequently participated in by $ he fashionable world . As Mr . W . B . Wbitby , ofXiverpool , was leaving * he Royal Institution in that town , he came into « antuct with a runaway horse and car , and was ¦ tffarnst so violently against a lamp-post that he rfBea . ' 3 ? he captain of a merchant vessel named laghtl » fly was brought up at the Liverpool police court , ^ charged with attempting to shoot his wife . The ^ prisoner learnt that his wife had been married three £ unes previously , to husbands who were still living . * 32 he certificates of two marriages were produced . H . communication has been forwarded to the Commissioner of Police from the parish authorities of "Woolwich , directing attention to the smoke nuiaaance arising from the Arsenal and Dockyard , and the neglect of the Government to comply with the terms of the Smoke Nuisance Prevention Act .

      It is stated that an official communication has tieen received by the authorities at Gravesend , to i&e effect that the lMncess Frederick William , now em 4 v Tisit to her royal mother , will depart from that jMuttvon , the 2 nd of June . . 4 fcrchbishop Cullen arrived in Paris on Saturday , on his return from Rome . He shortly leaves for 3 ndond , A rich crucifix , containing a portion of the true cross , has been presented to him by the T ?< jpe , and several persons have been already to the . Irish , College to view it .

      5 The incumbency of Paddington has become vacant by the death of the Rev . A . M , Campbell , The benefice , which is worth about l , 400 Z . a year , is ittithc gift of the Bishop of London , A prebendal stall in St . Paul ' s Cathedral , in the gift of the Ijlishop , becomes vacant ? by the death of Mr . Camp-* elli ' . At St . Petersburg great fetes are to bo hold on line . occasion of tho inauguration of the grand atonument to tho Emperor Nicholas , in July . At

      39 ( iSa < 'they anticipate the arrival , towards autumn , -wf many Englishmen , who are looked for to accompany the Bishop of London for the consecration of ftgppipn ' gliah churatv there . Ai . Protestant place of worship has just been -Mewd / afciTroves in presence of several ministers of 'ijfliiiwformed church and a great concourse of persons " ^^^( y ^ fif ^ W ^ l ^^ uapion , _^ W ;^ niipvfttiow has been made in the new J | ffff ; i ? & Qj , t \ , vary admirable kind * A number of ¦ mtKf chaste bronze pillars , have , been erected to

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      Spitalfields ,, Shoreditch , Bethnal - green , White - chapel , &c . —places whose names are almost synonymous with poverty and disease , and where are generated those unhealthy influences , arising from overcrowded arid ill-provided habitations , which render the advantages offered by such a charity aa this a paramount necessity to the surroundingpopulation . " We trust that this cry for help may be amply responded to . It . is well known that the wealthy city we inhabit , has smaller hospital accommodation , for the poor than any continental capital This is a disgrace which oqght speedily to be ^ Yiped out .

      Scientific Amusements in Paris . —rThe facetious Paris correspondent of a contemporary describes a sitting of the Acadetnie des Sciences : — . " The first memoir presented on this occasion was read by M . Arambert , and sought to prove that the thirty-two phrenological organs admitted by Gall might be reduced to fourteen . The second , by M . de Villeneuve , startled the dreamers by declaring that the lower jaw when extirpated by the means indicated in the memoir would grow again and be as good as ever ! The third , presented by a nameless savant , tended to refute the popular error concerning that infirmity of " singing in the ears , " which is so liable to attack students and sedentary people . The savant declared quite snappishly that this malady was occasioned neither by the excitement of the nerves , nor the agitation of the blood

      as was generally believed , nor indeed by . any of the causes to which it had hitherto been attributed , but at the same time owned that he had not been able to discover the real foundation of the disease . He therefore sat down amidst great applause . But the bpuquet of the seance was certainly that offered by M . Boussingault , in the shape of certain specimens of soil containing particles of nitre , and found in the . " impenetrable forests of America" ( sic ) These , of co urse , were examined with the greatest interest , as well they might be . At last came M . Grimaud with a twelve days' method of curing cancer . As the description appeared to last as long as the Cure , it was abruptly voted , during a pause , that some restraint must be placed upon the loquacious powers of the Academic , find the motion was carried atnidst unanimous satisfaction . "

      Pleasures of Campaigning .- ^ A . the seat of war in Italy , contains the following : — People are longing for the sun as an ardent lover longs for the kiss of his mistress . The Piedmontese soldiers would give almost anything , I believe , if they might for a brief period be allowed to carry an umbrella instead of a musket ; and if their generals were to say to them , " Fight like lions , " they would be tempted to reply , " How can we , when we resemble nothing so much as a parcel of ducks ?" Thus just now the most terrible enemies in the field are colds and coughs . The whole army is every instant using its pocket handkerchief , and sneezing violently . Those who are sheltered in fortresses or in towns are better pleased to stand by fire ht in

      Begging LBTTERS .- ^ Tlie report Mendicity Society contains some singular specimens of , impudent imposture . The wife of a clergyman , whose name appears in the Clergy List as having livings estimated at 305 / . a year , endeavoured to obtain private relief by writing begging letters , stating that her husband ' s income is only 80 Z . a year . Her letters have at various times been sent to the society for investigation , and the clergyman admits that his income is greater than his wife had stated it to be , but does not deny that the applications have been made with his consent . Another applicant w ; as found to be in possession of a house and seven acres of land , a pension of 9 d . a-day , and not at all in want of relief . Numerous applications were

      professing to come from tlio wife of Antonio de Radio , The writer ' professed to be in the greatest destitution , and to apply for the means to enable her to gp to Paris , to take a last farewell of her husband . This touching appeal was found , on inquiry , to have been forged by , a man who has long been known to the society , under various names , and who has attempted to impose upon her Majesty . The Rev . Charles Geary long and most successfully practised on the credulity of the benevolent , and raised subscriptions to a large amount , nominally fpr the assistance of that most deserving class , the " indigent sempstresses . " It is to be regretted that the summary proceedings takon against him only admitted of his being sent to prison for three months to hard labour .

      METnorouTAN Fni 3 B IIosriTAT-. — -The committee of this excellent institution ( situated in Devonshire " square , Biahopsgato ) have issued an appeal to tho benevolent , from which the following is an extract . •— ' The hospital is open to the sick poor of all creeds and countries , without the troublesome , and too often prejudicial , impediment of a governor ' s latter of recommendation j and the number of dally attendances amounted last year , in tho aggregate , to 53 , 511 . It Is situated close to tho « nost dastituto and populous districts of the metropoHsn-viz .,

      than uncLcr fire , and they take more delig munching chestnuts than in nibbling at their cartridges . . But the poor fellows who are under canvas deplore their watery fate , and wish Louis Napoleon , Victor Emmanuel , tho independence of Italy , and even glory itself , buried nine fathoms deep in obliviousness . They would willingly exchange all the fame of Napoleon I . or Wellington , if they had it , for a pair of warm shoos or a nightcap . The Austrians , on their side , pass a dreary time of it , although living at the expense of their enemies ; and if they did not amuse themselves by occasionally burning a houso , or stealing an oxlrora M , la Curd , with his blessing along with at , they would find the time pass very heavily upon their

      hands . The New York "He arthstone Ci < u » . " — The club referred to did not allow itself to be clamoured down by the press , but persevered in building itseu up , till now it has come before the public m broad daylight or gaa-light ( wo cannot say which , ironx the account of an open meeting of tho club , wluc i lies before us ) . It appears that the club * ec ° "Uy held a meeting in the Coopcr Institute , witli . JUJJ . Johnson ' as presiding divinity , and Mrs . * *""»*» as recording angel . Tho proceedings were not unworthy of tho sox , when engaged in pursuits nppionriato to their ephere of action . Papers weie rooa upon several now and useful household utensils , such as snwiiiovmfiehhiGs . caroet-SH'Copors , wfismng . col tu

      machines , cooking by gas , manners , and a ogo domestic economy . There was also « sensible anu business-like discussion Jn regard to tho ord miry mode of procuring domestics , and some gross abuses oonneotod with tho inteUigence-offlce * y * to ™ . \ *>™ exposed } and it was made to appear that » » J becomo as necessary as n , means of eeJf-lHOtocWon for servants to demand roferonoo as to chawotor from those who wish to employ them , » s ^ l ^ mistresses to require references ot ' thoso who » jwv for BitwxtionB . -r-J 3 oatQn Courier *

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 28, 1859, page 666, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2296/page/10/