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      CONTENTS of No . 638 ( New Bbiuks No . II ) , MAY 5 . 18 C 0 : The City rfnd' tho Metropolis . The Austrian Suicides . Prepuratlou for tlio I ' rcbldentlul Eleotlon , Church Dlauons ons . Tho Movement In Slolly . Tho rulUiiger Frauds , Soionco and War . Odium Modicum . London Stntuoa . Cukoa and Alo . Malone . Preaohlng . I ' oema before Congress . Queona of Society . Tooke ' a " Diversions . " Toraperftnoo and other Novels . Now Pooms , Secular Romances . . Mldoellaueoua Books . Serial * . Foreign Correspondence—Hanover . lloobrd of tho vy eoK . Entertainments . Parliament . London—Published at No » 18 , Catherine-street , Strand , W . C .

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      Calliope—is a curiously and ingeniously constructed instrument , which , upon inspection , resembles the organ and the steam-engine , both of which , it appeared to us ,, being combined , in order to produce the present novelty in the instrumental , art . The body' of the instrument would at first strike the observer as being , intended for a more mechanical purpose than that of producing strains or music , either grave or gay . It has in front twenty-two pipes , which are trumpet-shaped , and altogether resemble an open fan or a large seashell . Of course it must be supplied with steam before it can be play e , which , as soon as the player—who sits at the end of ittouches the key-board , rushes up into the pipes and creates the same variety of tones as the organ . The chief peculiarity of the instrument however , is the rapidity and strength of its tones—a characteristic , of course , peculiar to steam in whatever way applied . It may be Beard distinctly at almost any distance , and there is no grot or grove in the charming gardens but will be visited by its strains ; and we fancy , during the time it is playing , there will be no room in the same atmosphere for any other instrument , for all other sounds will be Silenced by its domineering tones . The experiment on Tuesday was exceedingly successful , and Mr . Denny , one of the American patentees , who has introduced it into this country , may probably Teap the reward of his workmanship . The Aerephon is , we believe , to remain at Cremorne during the summer , and we doubt not it will be the cause of much additional attraction to those gardens . Mr . Denny acknowledges that lie has been enabled to present it in its present advanced state of perfection through the co-operation ot Mr . Henry Distin , Messrs . Home and Thornthwaite , Mr . Wood , and others . . '

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      458 The Leader and Saturday Analyst . [ May 12 , 1860 .

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      PABLIAMEKT .

      IN the House of Lords , on Thursday , May 3 , . Lord , in moving that the House do go into committee on the Selling and Hawking on Sunday Bill , stated that the object of the BUI was to prevent Sunday trading after nine o ' clock on Sunday mornings , in order to enable tradesmen to spend the day in a manner more consonant with the day , and with their feelings . The House divided upon the question , whether the Bill should go into committee ; when the numbers- were—content , 54 ; non-content , 25 j majority , 29 . _ In the House of Commons ,- the adjourned debate on the second reading of the Representation _ o the People Bill was resumed . Mr . Macaxjlat said , that the qualification given by this Bill had no reference to fitness —the principle ^ of it-was indiscriminate . admission , there being no test of personal fitness ; except the amount of rent . He asserted that it was talked of universally with dislike and suspicion . Mr . GEEGOETsaid , he believed that forty out of fifty members qrtbe-House looked * at this measure with alarm . ' He objected to the Bill because it involved no principle of permanency . S / lv . LoNGFiEXD considered that this Bill would place in the hands of the ignorant , vicious , and irreligious classes , the power of the constituency . Mr . W . D . Seymoue contended , in reply to Mr . Longfield , that the working classes had greatly improved since 1832 in education , moral conduct , and provident habits , . and heJ ? elifeved 4 ; hat 4 hi 83 ilUvi ) idd-Mji 3 JJar as regarded the franchise ^ satisfactory to the country . Mr . Kendall thought the Hill a moderate measure , and doubted whether the new borough constituency would override the old ; Sir J . Bamsden said it would be far better to postpone the question than to pass a temporary measure , unsettling everything and settling nothing . Mr . Walpole said he should vote for the second reading , because a pledge had been re-Seatedly and solemnly given , and nothing could be so unwise as to allv with such a question . The Chancellqe of the Exchequer admitted that it was desirable that a measure of Reform should have the character of permanency ; but he warned the House that it was more likely to obtain a permanency by a liberal than by an inappreciable concession to the working classes . Mr . Collins spoke at some length against the Bill . The Bill was then read a second time , and , on the motion of Lord J . Russell , it was ordered to be committed on Monday , 4 th of June . —In the House of Lords , on Friday night , Lord Luoan entered at great length into the question of the present system of regimental dep&ts . . In the House of Commons , the adjourned debate ° \ J . second reading of the Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bill , and the amendment to defer the second reading for six months , was then resumed . Mr . Ayeton argued against the Bill , and urged the evil consequences of taking a wrong step in a matter so intimately connected with the moral and physical condition of the lower classes , and that the best course was to reject the Bill . Mr . Liddell likewise opposed the Bill . He objected that the Bill virtually diminished the control of the magistrates , that it did not give them power at the right time , and gave them power at the wrong time . Alderman Salomons supported the Bill . Mr . Palk objected to the Bill on the ground . tbat , it would legalize a free-trade in drunkenness . Objections to the lull were pointed but by Mr , Scully and Mr . Humbebston . Mr . Jameb opposed the Bill because it was unjust towards the licensed victuallers . Mr . Villikbs supported the Bill , and observed that ¦ while it would supply a great public convenience , he believed it would provide the strongest securities against disorder and abuse . Mr . Hbnlby remarked that this Bill was in contradiction to the recommendations of the Committee , to which Mr . Villiees referred . His objections went to the whole framework of the Bill , which it was almost impossible to alter in committee . Mr . Buxton said the brewers had nothing to do with the opposition to this Bill . Sir S . M . Peto supported the second reading of the Bill . Sir W . Miles said his vote would depend

      upon whether the Ciiancellok of the Exchequer would take the tax on refreshment-houses out of this Bill . The CHANCELto ' ii of the ExciiEqtJEE observed that the real question was whether the Bill was likely to cause a great increase of intemperance . He was assured by friends of the cause of temperance that it would not . This Bill was intended to give an opening to the consumption of the lighter wines of France , and to unite the two operations of eating and drinking , which the effect of the existing system was to disunite . After some remarks from Mr . Newdegate the House divided , when the amendment was negatived by 267 against 193 . The Bill was then read a second time . The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a third time and passed . Other Bills were forwarded a staare , and the House adjourtied . In the House of Commons , on Tuesday , on the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the Paper Duty Repeal Bill , Sir S . Noethcote moved the following as an Amendment : " That the present state of the finances of the country renders it undesirable to proceed further with the repeal of the excise duty on paper . " Mr . Gibson said there was nothing to justify the proposition now made to dissent from a most important portion of the Budget , and disappoint the expectations which had been founded upon it . Mr . E . Ball supported the Amendment . Lord H . Vane thought the House was hardly in a position to decide the question , as they were ignorant of what the actual expenditure of the year was likely to be . Mr . Ellice took the same objection . The Chancelloe of the Exchequer said the objections now urged against the Bill would have been more applicable if they had been uttered two months ago . He characterised the Amendment as a direct attempt to defeat , in its last stage , a Bill which had repealed a tax upon a trade ; and he besought the House to pause before they took a step , the consequences of which must be injurious in the extreme . Mr . T . Baking asserted the right of the House to reverse their decision . Mr . Disraeli supported the Amendment . He regarded the statement of the Chancelloe of the EicHEQUEE as being tantamount to a declaration that the tax ought to be repealed whether the country could spare it or not . The Chancelloe of the Exchequee requested permission to explain , and in doing so gave to some of Mr . Diseaeli ' s statements "the most direct contradiction ' . which the forms _ of the House would allow . " Mr . S . Herbert having said a few words , the House divided , and negatived the Amendment by _ 219 to 209 . ¦ z . Good and Bad Bitter Beer . —The following amusing testimony in favour of genuine Bitter Ale , appears in the current number of ¦ ' " Punch . "— " Cornet O'Flagont presents his compliments to Mr . Punch , and on behalf of TIer Majesty ' s whole Indian Army , desires to declare _ his unbouhded ~ confidence in the genuineness of Messrs , Bass and Messrs . Ali / sopp's Pale Ale , and to apprise any ' fellah' who may entertain a contrary opinion , that he ( the Cornet ) is to be heard of at the Blue Posts . " Mr . Punch would be very loth to differ from Cornet O'Fi-AGON on any subject , and quite agrees with him as to tlie genuineness of the beer which is supplied by Messrs . Allsqpp and Messrs . Bass . The bitter ale which Mr . Punch hates and despises , and which he denounced in a recent number , is the nauseous mess manufactured by incompetent brewers , and retailed by dishonest publicans , as a counterfeit of the "" barley bree' ^ ' ^ eli ^ TSt ~ 13 W —~ not Alxsopp and Bass , that Mr . P . detests . The Mysterious power of the Magnet is most beautifully developed by Mr . F . Herring , of 32 , Basinghall Street , in his Patent Magnetic Brushes and combs , which are the Remedy for Grey Hair , Weak or Falling Hair , Neuralgia , Nervous Headache , Rheumatism , Stiff Joints , &c . His Teazle Brushes for Cloth , Velvet , &c , are admirable ; they not only cleanse , but preserve the fabric in a remarkable manner . Th « Public are cautioned against Counterfeits . 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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 12, 1860, page 458, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2347/page/22/