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      Martin was sentenced to be ; hanged at the yard-arm ; Dillon to fifty lashes , two years' imprisonment , and loss of nil pay . On Monday , Jan . 9 , at a meeting- of the South Middlesex Vot-unteebs , the movement was advocated by Lords . Raiielagli and Rndstxck Colonel Evelyn gave his opinion that the volunteers should be trained to act in masses ; and took occasion to observe that all improvements in military affairs for the last twenty years had been . originated and carried oiit by civilians ; he added that we should' not rest satisfied with . 80 , 000 volunteers ,-while .-. Paris , alone could boast 200 , 000 national guards . At Watford on the same day , the . Enrl of Clarendon said that the , movement had already produced the most salutary resultsand was the most complete scheme ever

      , invented for the preservation of peace ; it had also done imnch / good bv amalgamating different ranks of society . He hoped it would not be suffered to degenerate into mere ephemeral enthusiasm ; in that case they would be the laughinsr-stock of history . Oh Tuesday * Jan . 10 , at Christehurch , the Earl of Malmesbury and Admiral Walcot spoke in favon ' r of rifle volunteers ; and in London , the Lord Mayor announced that the London brigade numbers upwards of 1100 effectives , and is hourly increasing . On Tuesday , also , at Paddington , Vice-Chancellor Kindersley advocated the movement , describing the popular feeling as that of a man who carries-a stick fear of themit ishe added

      to keep off robbers , but has no ; , , an instance of the patriotic spirit of the people themselves ; the Government have done little . to forward the measure . ^ On Wednesday , Jan . 10 , it was announced that the Duke of Cambridge had accepted the Colonelcy of the London Rifle Brigade . On Thursday , Jan . 12 . the Lord Chancellor addressing the Inns of Court Corps , said : " This movement is not prompted by apprehension of danger nor suspicion of foreign powers , but by the opinion that the martial spirit of our population has not of late years been sufficiently encouraged ; the Volunteer Corp ^ of 1803 ought to have been kept tip till now . "

      The chronicle of CEiitiNAt and otlier Teials this week is happily a light one . On Tuesday , Jim . 10 , . there , was a case of hard-swearing at the Middlesex Sessions ; one , Cliarles Taylor , accused of burglary , was positively identified as the thief by two witnesses ; whiTe an alibi was asdist nctly sworn to by two others . The Judge remanded the prisoner till next session . A coroner ' s jury oh Monday i Jan . 9 , fpuni a verdict of " wilful murder" against Harriet Moore , ' an inmate of the Petworth Union , for poisoning her own child with white precipitate . On Jan . % , an inquiry was held at Wol verhamptqn into a case of desecration of a Jewish cemetery committed in the hope of finding'treasure , buried with the dead . On Tuesday , Jan . 10 , a mason named Lauiarice was examined before the Devonport magistrates oh a charge of conspiracy , with a view

      to rob the pay-office in the dockyard , where there is sometimes £ 30 , 000 at one time : It wt . s'shown that he had endeavoured to obtain impressions of tliekpysj but the evidence was thought insufficient , and he was discunnre ' d . On Wednesday , Jan . 11 , the case of Swinfen against the Tjord Chancellor came again before the Court of Exchequer . Application was made for a now trial ; judgment deferred . On Tuesday , Jan . 10 , two mates of the American ship " Anna" were brought before the Islo of Wight magistrates , charged with brutally ill-treating and filially murdering several black seamen : they were remanded , On Wednesday , Jan ..-. 11 . an inquest was held , in London , on the body of another seaman , said to have been starved and cruelly beaten on board the American ship " Wizard King , " which caused his death . Inquiry adjourned .

      In the Pdxiciu reports we find Mr . L . S . Magnus , a director of the Great Ship Company , charged before the Lord Mayor on Thursday , Jan . 12 , with sending a challenge to Mr . H . Gukdaixa , who had made some unpleasant remarks upon the accused and his father . Mr . Magnus was bound over to keep the peace . The Casualties include the destruction by firo , on Sunday , Jan . 8 , of the church of St . Andrew , in Dublin ; a large building , but without architectural beauty . On Thursday ; Jan . 12 ,. there were three cases in different parts of London of children burnt to death who had been left alone by their mothers . On . Tuesday , Jan . 10 , arrived telegrams in anticipation of the Indian mail of Dec . 8 . Jung Buhadoor is operating against the rebels . in Terai . The submarine cable lias been successfully laid between Singapore and Butavia , Quiet is restored at Sarawak . On Thursday , Jan . J 2 , n , later telegram , dated Bombay , Deo . 27 , announced that the campaign in Nepaul is over , and that all the rebels have surrendered except the Begum .

      The CommjcboiaIj reports of tins week inform us that on Jan . 11 the sugar market in Mincing Lane hnda " firin" appearance ; the public sales of coffee wont off without spirit . In tea , business wns done at full prices ; in mm the trnde was limited . The ^ , Liverpool cotton market on Jan- 10 , was . quiet , without chango in prices . Prom the country corn markets of Jan . 11 , we henv that the supply of wheat is " plentiful , and that there- is a slight decline in price . Tho English funds have shown a t rifling decline since tho beginning of the week . Tho Fronoh Throe per Cents , aro going down , and there 1 ms been , apparently , ft disinclination to invest money ; while trade ia nt a standstill . Oh Wednesday , Jan , 11 , a very stormy meeting of tho Great Ship Company wns hold . Tho directors have roqignod , ; nnd » v committee of in \ eatigntion was doxnajoded ,- * After a long discussion it was resolved to decide this question by ballot next week . On Thursday , Jan . 12 . Consols wero quoted , at 96 i to ft for money , and 95 $ for tho account . Tho quotation for the Frenoh Three poi' Cont . Rentes pn tho same day at Paris , was 68 . 55 c .

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      FOREIGN . On Sunday , Jan . 8 , there was held an extraordinary council of the French ministerSi M . Thouvenel left Constantinople on the 6 th Jan . to assume the office of Foreign Minister / in Paris ,.. vvltere he is expected to-morrow , Dec . 15 . On Monday , Jan . 9 , it was announced that the command in Italy has been given to Marshal Macmahon , in place of Marshal Vnillant . On Wednesday , Jan . 11 , a letter was received from Paris , which states , that in August last the English Government made proposals to Louis . Napoleon to come to an arrangement on Italian matters . These negotiations are about

      to be resumed , it is said . The Opinion National of Thursday , Jan 12 , says the rapprochement between England and France will not lead to a treaty . England will remain in an attitude of " sympathetic neutrality . " The Morning ^ Chronicle ofthesame day announces that , a new commercial treaty is being negotiated between England and France , on the basis of mutual advantage . On Wednesday , Jan . 11 , M . Lesseps arrived at Marseilles . He announces that active preparations are being made for the execution of the Suez canal .

      Prom CentkaIi Italy , we learn that on Stmday , Jan . 1 , Baron Ricasoli , at Florence , in a speech to the officers of the National Guard , said , that the necessity of curtailing the Pope ' s temporal power was evident , and that a kingdom of Central Italy would be a renewal of the old system with another name . On Friday , Jan . 6 , the Pope , on receiving the news of Count Walewski ' s resignation , declared that he would never fail in the mission intrusted to him , but would rather suffer exile , or even martyrdom . On Monday Jan . 9 , the Patrie denied that the Pope was about to leave Rome . On Wednesday , Jan . 11 , the Moniteur published a speech of the Pope to Gen . Goyon about the " pamphlet , " which his Holiness tei-med a signal monument of hypocrisy , ¦ . teeming . with contradichim to

      tions . A letter from the Emperor to the Pope recommends give up the revolted provinces , and ask the Powers to guarantee the remainder to him . On Thursday , Jan . 5 , by the advice of the Iprig of Sardinia , Garibaldi dissolved ' the society called JDaNazione Armqta , at the same time issuing a proclamation , in which he invites every Italian to subscribe to the fund for a million of muskets ; "if Italy cannot defend jherself with these , he despairs of humanity . " In Venice the theatres are all closed , the . people having taken to stop away as a political demonstration . On Wednesday , Jan . 11 , the Due de Granimoiit demanded his recall from the Papal Court . On the same day demonstrations at Ancona and Pesaro took place , " against the temporal power of the Pope ; these were organised by the revolutionary committee at Bologna .

      A telegram of Tuesday , Jan . 10 , says , that the Austrian Government have desired . Prince Mettemich to communicate to the French cabinet its determination to enter into no negotiations on Italian affairs , save on the basis of the Zurich and Villafranea treaties . The despatches received by way of Madrid give all the lam-els to Queen Isabella ' s soldiers in the war between Spain and Morocco . Their news is that On Thursday , Jan . 5 , the Spaniards were attacked in the Valle Negro by 4000 Moors , whom they repulsed by their artillery ; the health of the Spanish troops is improving . On the 1 th Jan ., the Spanish army defiled out of the valley without opposition . Oh the 8 th Jan ., a further advance was made , the troops carrying provisions for five days .

      A letter on the state of Hungary , dated Pesth , Jan . 2 , says that the Szekely population of Transylvania have refused to pay the taxes ; being of tho purest Magyar blood , these are much looked up to by other Hungarians . The Austrian Government is marching large numbers of troops into the province , and a collision is imminent . A telegram from Marseilles , of . tho date of Wednesday , Jan . 11 , quotes letters from Constantinople to the 4 th , which announce that public agitation was increasing . It wns supposed that Fuad Pacha would soon be dismissed . The Emperor of Russiu had forwarded decorations to the Pachas who wero sent to Odessa , to congratulate

      him . ' ¦ .. . j . Telegrams arrived on Wednesday ; Jan . 11 , in anticipation ot the China mail of Wov-. 26 . Tho treaty between the United States and China has been put in force . Part of tho British force has left Canton for the north . On Monday , the 9 th January , avrivcd tho mails from tho United States . The President ' s Message was delivered on Deo . 27 , Tho President snys that tho outbreak at Harper ' s Ferry , by causing people to reflect , will prevent future mischief of that kind . He congratulates the House upon the final settlement by tho Supremo Court of the United States of the question of Slavery j tho slaves , like all other property , are to bo protected under tlio federal constitution ,

      but the uluve-trndo is to be rigorpusly suppressed . Tho American Government is friendly with the great empires of Russia and Fnvneo ; indeed , with all powers but Spain . With regard to tho dispute afc San Junn , the precautionary arrangements of General Scott have been successfully carried out , and thoro is no doubt of a peaceful issue . Tho message recommends the employment of a military force in Mexico to obtain indemnity for tho past and security for tho jTufcurO . Lutor news arrived on Tuesday , 'Jan . 10 . On the 29 th J ? ee . a great fire , occurred in BeeUman-s ' treeb , New York ; destroying property to the value of a million of dollars . The sania day was telegraphed the account of a negro insurrection at Bolivar , in Missouri , which had been suppressed . The burning * of tho town and murder of the whites is said to have been plotted .

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      50 The Leader-andSaturday < Analy'st . [ Jan . 14 , I 860 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 14, 1860, page 50, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2329/page/22/