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      1100 THE LUAMR , Q ' o . 497 . Oct . 1 , IS 50 .

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      sheriff of Middlesex , were sworn in at a Common Hallof the Livery , at the Guildhall , before the Lord Mayor and other civic functionaries . The new sheriffs having subscribed the usual oaths , Messrs . Eagleton and Gammon also took the ordinary oaths as tinder-sheriffs . At the conclusion of the ceremony the Lord Mayor and aldermen proceeded to the Aldermen ' s Court , where the new sheriffs were formally inducted . The City Commissioners of Sewers met at Guildhall this week ; Mr . Deputy Christie in the chair . The business brought

      before the court was not of very great importance . The Court of Aldermen met on Thursday at Guildhall , when Alderman Carter , the Lord Mayor Elect , was formally introduced , and returned thanks to the Court for having elected him from the two gentlemen whose names had been sent up by the Livery . A letter was received from Sir Chapman Marshall , tendering his resignation of the aldermanic " gown of the ward of Bridge , which was accepted , and a resolution was passed complimenting Sir Chapman on the manner in which he had discharged "his magisterial and other civic duties .

      Boat-race on the Thames . —The race for the championship of the Thames came off on Thursday afternoon , the competitors being Henry Kelly , of Fulhara , and Thomas Chambers , of Newcastle . The start took place from Putney-bridge . Shortly after four o ' clock the men got off , when Chambers took the lead , but was overtaken by Kelly , who headed him a boat ' s length in passing the Bishop ' s palace , and then a most splendid race ensued ; Chambers , who had hugged the Middlesex shore , Bhot out from his opponent and won .

      Armv Flogging . —On Wednesday at the Hall of Science , in the City-road , a meeting to adopt measures : for putting down flogging in the army was held . At this meeting , Mr . Wakley , the coroner , should have taken the chair , but he had been obliged to proceed into the country . Letters approving of the objects of the meeting were read from the pens of many respectable individuals . i Anti-Pusetite Pickpockets . —We consider it to "be extremely probable , remarks the ( Daily Telegraph } that three-fourths of the crowd collected in

      Wellclose-square on Sunday night cared no more about the Church of England than they did about the ¦ Church of Budda , and knew about as much of its . principles and practice . It was . proposed by some bold spirit ' the assemblage to pull down the Mission House . The proposition was , happily , not- acted upon ; but we believe that the ultra-Protestants who ¦ were pelting and howling at the Puseyites would have received with equal glee a proposal to sack the next tavern and gut the nearest pawnbroker ' s , and then sally forth on a little " mission " of their ¦ own over London to burn and destroy whatever life and property came convenient to their hands . Mobs

      are of very ancient lineage , and the descendants of the same rioters who tore the De Wits to pieces , massacred the prisoners in the Abbaye on the 10 th -of August , 1792 , and burned Newgate down in the ¦ riots of ' 80 , would cheerfully have made an attack on Westminster Abbey , the Bank , or the Horse Guards the day before yesterday . Now the common and statute laws of England are somewhat stringent against rioting . If a rioter be lulled by the police It is chance medley—justifiable homicide ; but if a rioter killed a policeman , it is murder . We beg the excited population of Ratcliffe-highway to lay this legal fact well to heart .

      Public Health . —The Registrar-General ' s return for last week presents a more favourable aspect than of late , and the deaths have declined to the point from which they rose in June , being for the week 1 , 058 . There were only 61 deaths from diarrhea . The births amounted to 1 , 752 . The week ' s mortality in the City was'much below the average , the numijor of deaths being 40 , whereas the average number for the corresponding period for the last three years was 50 . Gloucester Election . —The inquiry into the corruption alleged to have taken place at Gloucester At the last general election is still going on , and is rendered doubly interesting on account of the character and position of some of the witnesses . Wab

      Ministers and tub Chinese , t-Wo understand that Government did not—at the Cabinet Council on the 17 th hist , called on the China question—commit themselves definitely to any course . It is pretty well known that Lard John Russell looks more gravoly on our making war on Pekin than Lord Palrnerston , and the rumour of dissatisfaction at Mr . Bruco ' s actions is gaining ' ground . — China Telegraph . The Italian Committee , —The Earl of Shaftosbury has addressed ( mother letter to the gentlemen who requested him to head this movement , in which l » e says ;— "Icannot , I am sorry to say , yet think that the people of England are disposed to show their sympathy in the way suggested . That they Thave a deep and earnest sympathy I cannot doubt , out X have not ascertained the mode of expression they would prefer . To attempt to elicit their

      cooperation in a way they do not like , would expose the effort to immediate , and perhaps irremediable , failure . This I should deeply deplore ; not for your sakes , because your cause is so manifestly the interest of the human race , that , under God ' s blessing , it will prosper at last , with or without the Emperor of the French , with or without the people of England . But I should deplore it for the honour of my own country , which would undeservedly be subjected to much reproach ; and I cannot bear that , even for a moment , she should be supposed to be indifferent . Though the arguments urged against the movement seem to be wanting in force , I see that the time is not favourable . If these things are not taken up at once , and by acclamation , they cannot succeed ; they are more matters of feeling than of logic . I counsel you to wait awhile . Other events may cause other views , and furnish you with a large choice of men to aid and direct you . "

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      THE DISPUTE WITH AMERICA . Taw Times says upon this subject : — " Wo have reason to bolievo that General Harney , the commander of the United States' forces in OreRon , took the stop of placing a military post on the Island of Sau Juan , on his own responsibility , and without instructions from the Federal Government at Wash * irigfcon . Ho has declared to tho British authorities { hat he did so because American citizens had boon arrested on tho island , but that he did not moan his occupation to bo permanent , though it was his intention to hold the island until ho hoard from his Government at Washington . "

      Of this intolerably liigh-handed proceeding a correspondent from the scene Of action writes •— " The American party is composed of about 70 soldiers They have guns , gun-carriages , tents , mules , stores ' sutlers , and all preparations for a permanent settlement ; they are landing materials for erectina barracks , and it is believed that they intend to fortify themselves . They pretend their object is to protect themselves against Indians . This pretence is too flimsy to be worth notice . The plan and object are

      these : —They will cover the island with a squatter population ; they will fortify ; they will then endeavour to bully England , by pretending that they will not evacuate it unless they are expelled by force of arms ; and they ' calculate ' that England will not go to war with America for a small island 35 miles long by 5 to . 15 miles broad , in a remote part of the globe . Manchester and cotton , they ' reckon ' will save them from this fate , and it Avill all end in their keeping the island . "

      It is stated in a Washington letter that Lord Lyons , in an interview with Secretary C : iss , has expressed confidence in the amicable settlement of the North-Western question . —General Scott has been suddenly called to Washington , to give his advice to "the Cabinet in regard to the San Juan seizure : —A . Washington telegram says : —However much our Government may be impressed with the truth that the Island of St . Juan- belongs to us , there appears to be no doubt that botli the

      Governments of Great Britain and that of the United States will instruct their agents in that quarter to act with the utmost circumspection , in view of a satisfactory adjustment of the existing differences . From all that Can be ascertained in well-informed circles , it is reasonable to infer that no serious difficulties are likely to result between the two countries If any danger at all is apprehended , it is in consequence of the well-known intrepid character of General Harney .

      Colonel , J . S . Hawkins Royal Engineers ,, chief commissioner of the Oregon Boundary Survey Expedition has arrived in London from Vancouver ' s Island , in the capacity of special envoy from Governor Douglas , in consequence of the recent occupation by the United States troops of the Island of San Juan in the Straits of San Juan de Euen .

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      CHINA . The repulse of our forces at the Peiho has not as yet apparently produced any change in our relations with the Chinese elsewhere . It is said that some of our wounded men are in the hands of the Chinese , and are well treated . His Excellency the Hon . Frederick Bruce remains at Shanghai , and Admiral Hope , with a portion of the fleet and the invalids , is at Lookong , off the entrance of the Ningpo river . _

      The American plenipotentiary , Ward , is still on board the steam ship Powhattan , in the gulf of Pechili , and is as unlikely apparently to obtain a ratification of the treaty made by his predecessor , Mr . Reed , as either Mr . Bruce or M . Bourboulon those concluded by the Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros . Of the Russians not a word i 3 heard ; but it is still supposed that they are in the background , and that it was by their aid our repulse was effected . Still there is no proof of this that we know of ; while a French traveller from St . Petersburg to Shanghai , via Pekin , asserts that the members of the Russian mission are treated vary cavalierly by the Pekingites , and hardly dare to show themselves in the streets . --

      Admiral Hope has been suffering severely from his wounds , and it is said will have to invalid . Hist medical attendant , when probing the partiall }' closed wound in his hip the other day , discovered and took out a link and a half of the Plover ' s smoke stack stay , which had been driven in by the Russian shot . The agony which the brave man must have undergone from such an infliction can only be conceived . His Excellency ' 8 gallantry and endurance are spoken of by all in the highest terms , and the sjncerest pity is expressed for the result of his expedition so far as it affects himself . Captain Vansittart died of his wounds on the 17 th ultimo , even before the mail left China . The other officers who were wounded are said to be doing well .

      But important intelligence of another kind has been received from the north . The Chinese there , and at Shanghai in particular , have always been regarded as models , of quietness and meekness as compared with those of the South . Even they , however , have now broken out into rioting of a serious character , and killed or dangerously wounded several Europeans , among whoru we have to mention , with deep regret , Mr . Lay , the head of the newly-organised Chinese Customs Service , who lias been wounded so severely in the abdomen and elsewhrere that he is scarcely expected to live . This riot is said to

      have arisen from the kidnapping of coolies for the French vessel Gertrude ; but the master of that vessel asserts that tho Chinese on board attempted to rob him , and ho- was compelled to fire in selfdefence . Both stories arc about equally improbable , and their truth or falsehood is of no consequence to the conclusion to bo drawn from this affair . M . de Bourboulon has ordered the vessel to be brought into port for the purpose of strict investigation . This traffic in coolies has already created much ovil , and , if allowed to continue , will endanger our position in China .

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      THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ANI > THE PRESS . On Tuesday the Monitcur fulminated the following manifesto : — " Under the pretence of proving that the press is not free , several journals direct , agumst the decree of February , 1852 , attacks which exceed the utmost limit of the right of discussion . Respect for tho law is inseparable from the exorcise of icgiu liberty . Against the writers who arc forgetful oi itthe ernment make of the

      , Gov might use weapons which it possesses in its hands ; but it does noc wish to do so immediately after the entirely apoptaneous act which relieved tiro press from tno warnings" with which it had been stricken , me Government , however , ' faithful to its principles oi moderation , nevertheless cannot fail in its duty oi enforcing respect for tho law . It tboreforc honesuy warns tho journals that it is resolved no longer w endure polemical excesses , which can only oo regarded as the manoeuvres of parties . " of tho

      The agitation in favour of more liberty press is now assuming very largo p roportions , xi writers grow bolder and bolder every diry . 1 " P "; of tho very plain declarations of tho Momleur that tho warning system is Inherent in tho constitution of the empire , and was and is mount to bo P "" " * nent , the loaders of the movement affect to oell «™ tht \ t the Emperor cannot but intend to do aw » y with it , and they daily accumulate arguments to demonstrate its absurdity . , Tho Gironde of Bordeaux , of Sept . »» . »' » ? ° ^ J n luiirnliur fnv nn nnHnin " / tnnt ' . njninar aQd rOprOClUU'lB

      offensive matter concerning ft member ot tno a >» porial family . " This is the first warning Bj . ^ f'PjE tho amnesty which wiped off old scores . ' * »» ? »*" " Incriminated consists mainly of an extract worn » Florence correspondence In tho Times , sotting lorn

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      Canadian Items . —The 13 th ' in « r ., being tlie centenary of the capture of Quebec , was noticed by the English press , and the great importance of the event dwelt upon ; but a spirit of courtesy towards the

      French population prevented public demonstrations . A deputation from Portland ( Maine ) , consisting of the Mayor and other leading citizens , had visited Montreal for the purpose of inviting the Governor-General and the Comraander-in-Chief of the forces to visit Portland on the arrival of the Great Eastern . The report of the Canadian Commissioners of Emigration shows that the total number of immigrants arrived at Quebec to the 17 th of September was 5 , 256 against 10 , 282 to the same date last year . The weather in Canada has been stormy and very cold for the season .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 1, 1859, page 1100, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2314/page/8/