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Tun Bishopric of Non'fcroir.—Tho Won. an...
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ACCIDENTS AND SUDDRN DEATH;?. A hkiivant...
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STATE OF TRADE. The Board of '"Trade ret...
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THE ORIENT. INDIA. The 19th Regiment of ...
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armed coadjutors would seize upon some . porti . on of territory as a material guarantee . At all events the Chinese race is to be thoroughly scourged . In fulfilment of our expectation , the Government at Washington lias adopted measures which , will strengthen it both diploiBat ieally and : navally on ti & e coast of China for protecting American interest * Now , American interests will most likely he assailed exactly in the same wiiy that EogBsh or Portuguese ?
interests have beent assaile * -- * nat is , by gascy , robbery , and murder . An < f in protecting the American interests , the new plenipotentiary , Mr . W . B . Heed , will use exactly the same means that Prance and England arc about to use . This is precisely what we expected ; and it is more probable , since , on his way to China , he will communicate personally with the Governments of France
and England . The American Government has taken another step which appears not to have been distinctly understood . It will be remembered that when the proposition of Count Walewski , adopted by the Paris Conference , was sent out to Washington , Mr . Secretary Makcy replied by proposing a thorough change in the law of privateering—the abolition of
the right to capture merchant ships by public armed vessels as well as privateers . It is reported that Mr . Buchanan has qualified this proposition , and now proposes to extend it , so as to abolish all blockades . We are inclined to think that the xeporter has mixed some of the remarks on the subject with the communication itself ; which , under correction , we understand to be that the proposal of Mr . Secretary- Marcy is simply withdrawn .
The disclosures of the Royal British Bank must now be classed amongst the periodicals : they come more regularly . than magazines , and the interest rises as it ought to do in a novel published in parts . It is a moral tale illustrating the race for wealth , and we find all classes engaged in it , high and low . Three Members of Parliament have figured in it tragically . There is Mr . Stapleton , the new Member for Berwick , who became positively a
coadjutor in fraud by biadcertence . Inadvertence can scarcely be pleaded by Mr . Humphrey Brown , the Member who has been under examination . lie accuses his coadjutors of deliberate falsehood , but he formed part of a Board which took deliberate steps for drawing in customers when the bank was not in a solvent state ; and ho himself was concerned in strange transfers of securities , which the law of libel forbids us to characterize . A third Member of Parliament has died at Boulogne in a state of total ruin , pecuniary , mentally , and physically . Poor John Macgkegor , who had a
halfdreamy consciousness of the conspiracy into which he had been drawn , seems really not to have been the most morally responsible of the party . But here are three Members of Parliament all engaged in this British Bank scheme , down to the very latest justifying themselves , seeking re-election or election for the first time . It has been our constant averment that these cases are peculiar only in being exposed , and we know that at this moment there are commercial men in the highest position 1
with whom it is amere chance whether or not they shall topple down or stride the commercial world like £ V colossus * . The incentive to these wholesale frauds 1 is * painful * avidity in the race for wealth . In that ; race , which has carried Sir Almxandjsii Cockbuun to the chief seat on the Bench ,, men , arc weaving out . tlicfo faculties und their feelings ; and while prizes are given to those who gamble in Che game of prosperity , the Government pnts on a . preaching air ,- and'on " moral" grounds refuses do as sis b JLady 1 Va . nk . un in the aciwoh Cor her husband or his remains !
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Tun Bishopric of Non'fcroir . —Tho Won . and Kov . . T . a \ Polhamt -who * will BtvoDtljy bo consecrated Bishop of Nonwiolv has appointed the Rev . J . J . S . Porowne , Fellow , of Corpus Ohriati College , Cambridge , one of hia examining chaplains . Thia appointment has given much satisfaction- i < t they evangelical party iit tho diocese . Convocation . —Tho Rev . Dr . Coleridge , vicar of Thorvorton > -and tho Rev . IS . II . Browne , vienr of Kon-¦ vvyn and Koy , have boon unanimounly elected proctor ** jof thc ' 'Low or Houeo of Convocation for tho province of Oanlorhnry .- —The * Rev . Mr . Seymonr , and tlio IWv . Mr . W pd ^ khtd , have boon ro-olcatod for Worcester .
Ope»*Ng Of The New Parliament. Tiik New ...
OPE »* NG OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT . Tiik new Parliament held its first sitting on Thursday . This was msrely formal , the only business which -was transacted- 'Being the election of a Speaker to fill the place o £ B & . Shaw Lefevre-. It is needless to say that the < 58 seen d £ L not attend ^ Bnt , iadepeiwfertfiy of the recenftbirth off"a princesssftrcaparcitating her for so- * doing , it is not usuafc for the monarch -to open a new I ? arliamenttin peraeas as the BSoyal % eech is not delivered untiFaftef tffie-comptetiamof thas preliminary ffwmalities > , which commonly take aftout j & wcek . The attendance of peers was very small ; but there was a better gathering in the House of- Commons , where , however , the .
Ministers —• especially the Premier — were ISatfe vn a rriving-. The new members , as might be expected , mustered thickly ; but , among the old celebrities , Lord John Russell did not present himself . The numerous voids— such as those of Mr . Cobden , Mr . Bright , Mr . Milner Gibson , Mr . Layard , & c . —were painfully obvious ; and altogether the composition of the House gave occasion for much thought and speculation . After considerable handshaking , . conversation , and laughter , the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod appeared , and summoned the honourable gentlemen to the House of Lords , to hear the Commission read . " This having been done , the Lokl >
Chancellor said that the cause of the calling together of Parliament would be declared as soon as the members of both Houses were sworn ; and he then signified that it was her Majesty ' s pleasure that the gentlemen of the Lower House should proceed to the election of a Speaker , and attend the following day at two o ' clock in the House of Lords , and present the person thus spoken for the Queen ' s approbation . The Commons then retired ; prayers , invoking the Divine blessing on the counsels of Parliament , were read by the Bishop of Gloucester , their Lordships kneeling during their delivery ; the oaths were administered to the several peers who -were present ; and the House adjourned at a quarter-past four o'clock .
The Lower House , in-the meanwhile , was occupied in providing itself with a Chairman . Lord Hakky Vane proposed , and Mr . Thobnely seconded , Mr . Evelyn Denison as the person most fitted to become the Speaker ; and both warmly eulogised the eminent qualities of Mr . Shaw Lefevre , and anticipated in the gentleman they then nominated a worthy successor , should he be chosen by the House . There being no other candidate , Mr . Denisox , who spoke from his usual place on the Ministerial benches , brietly but warmly thanked the House for the honour that had been done him , and was then conducted to the Chair by his mover and seconder , amidst general cheers . Standing on the btcps of the Chair , the Speakeu elect again made his
acknowledgments . The Serjeant at-Arms having laid the mace upon the table , Lord Palmieuston congratulated the Speaker upon his cloction , pronounced a panegyric upon his two predecessors ( Mr . Abercromby and Mr . Shaw Lefevre ) , expressed his belief that their new Chairman would equal the virtues of him who had just left them ( to surpass those virtues , observed his Lordship , would be impossible for any man ) , and promised him the co-operation of the House in fulfilling the duties of his omee . —These observations were followed in a similar strain by Mr . Wau'olk , who regretted the absence , through a mistake as to the hour of meeting , of Mr . Disraeli , since , had ho been present , ho would have spoken for the Conservative party .
Lord Palmekstos then moved tho adjournment of the House , and , tho question having been put by the Spieakick , the members separated about three o ' clock .
Accidents And Suddrn Death;?. A Hkiivant...
ACCIDENTS AND SUDDRN DEATH ;? . A hkiivant girl , aged thirteen , in the employ of a Devonshire farmer , lwirf hung herself from a bjain in an outhouse in a foolish attempt to ascertain fcho feelings of a person when brought to the gibbot . tf ho had recently visited the Devon G-aol in company with her master and mistress , And had been shown the pliioo where criminals ate executed ' . This edifying , . spectacle excited in her a thirst for knowledge , to which ahe has fallen a . victim . A child , two years old , has been scalded to death in Brandon-street , Walworth-road . ClimlJing on n chair near tho iiro , ho overbalanced himself , nnd fell forward . Ht * flhen-eiwtght at tho handle of a saucepan on tho ( ire , and drew it down , tho scalding water fulling over him . After about four-iuul-twonty hours of intense Buffering , ho expired . Some men were engaged lant Saturday nt tho Imperial Gas Light Company , liothnal Green , in fixing a set of lofty Hpoars for tho erection of a gaHoniotor , whoii a portion of the scaffolding suddenly gavo way , and they wore precipitated from a height of ilfly feet , pondoroun nuiflues of timber falling with thorn . A young man , Henry Cobbing , was taken up dead , and ticvenil othorn wore dangerously injured . Tho break of a train went off tho lino yemtorday ( Fridny ) on tho Crystal Palace Railway , bringing with It a third-clasH carriage , in which wcro five portions , two of whom woro very Horiouuly injured .
State Of Trade. The Board Of '"Trade Ret...
STATE OF TRADE . The Board of '"Trade returns for March were issued on Mondby y and show a continued increase in the declared value of " exportations . The augmentation is 1 , 007 778 ; or more than : ten per cent , as compared with the corre ' sponding : month of last year , and 3 , 145 , 043 ? ., or fortyl three percent ; as compared with March . 1855 . oil * seed aendi -wool are almost the only articles on the unfa " vourable * side , and the falling off in the shi pment of these- is . simply to be attributed to their being retained to * supply the wants of our own farmers and maniifactttfrers . . The total increaee of our exports for the first quarter of the year has been nearly fifteen per cent . As compare * - with * the corresponding quarter of 1855 it
has been about fifty-two per cent . With regard to imported commodities , a decrease is shown in the arrivals of wheat and flour , but other descriptions of grain have been largely taken . In animals and salted provisions there has been an increase . Cocoa , coffee , and sugar show a falling off as regards the home consumption , and also tea , in consequence of the limited deliveries pendin « - the reduction of the duty ; but the quantities imported and taken into stock present an increase . Wines , spirits tobacco , fruits , and spices , exhibit an increase both as regards importation and consumption . —The imports and exports of raw material show an increase in each instance , except that of tallow , which was kept back for speculative purposes . — Times .
In the general business of the port of London durinothe -week ending last Saturday , tiiere has been little change . The number of vessels reported imvard was 187 , being 7 less , than in the previous week . The total number cleared outward was 167 , showing an increase of 55 , including 29 in ballast . The number of ships on the berth loading for the Australian colonies is 54 : and , of these , 6 are for Adelaide , 7 for Geelong , 3 for Hobart Town , 4 for Launoeston , 2 for Melbourne , 4 for New Zealand , 13 for Port Philip , 1 for Portland ISay , 1 for Perth , 12 for Sydney , and 1 for Swan River . —Idem
The Orient. India. The 19th Regiment Of ...
THE ORIENT . INDIA . The 19 th Regiment of Native Infantry , which recently mutinied at Berhampore , has been ordered to Barrackpore , where it will be disbanded . A mutiny has broken out among the Madras troops at Yizieragram . "A most important despatch , " says the Times Calcutta correspondent , " has been received from home on the subject of the Madras tenure . The survey of the entire Presidency has been sanctioned . The Ryobvaree system is to be modified , Or rather abolished , and the Khetwar introduced . ' Khetwar ' means field . settlement , and is so called because the assessment is placed upon each field . The owner , whoever he may lie , is liable for the tax , and nothing else , his right of property while he pays it being perfect . " Five thousand villages have agreed to increase their taxation one per cent , for educational purposes . The Governor-General has for the first time exercised
his' veto , in refusing to authorize a bill providing a municipal government for the suburbs of Calcutta . It contained a clause prohibiting certain native relhjjious ceremonies . This wad considered impolitic , and the Governor-General therefore vetoed the bill . Major Cuthbert Davidson , now Resident of Baroila , \& to succeed Mr . Bush by at Hyderabad . He is himself . succeeded at Baroda by Sir Richmond Shakespear . Sir Henry Lawrence is to go to Oude , and Sir James Outram to the Rnjpootana States , Colonel George Lawrence acting there during Sir James ' s absence on duty m Persia . A good deal of cholera is prevalent at Bangalore . warlike
Brigadier Chambcrlayno is now conducting a expedition into the mountains on the Punjab frontier against a tribe called the Bozdars , who are constantly making raids into tho neighbouring districts . 'Ijiorc has already been a slig ht brush with tho enemy , ending in their discomfiture . , "A serious attompt , " says the Bovilmij 7 •/¦/ .-. . , i > a » been made against tho lives of six ofHcord of tlie bin Regiment N . I ., including Captains Symons and bcott , Lieutenant Brown , Dr . Trcstrail , and two others , home poison was mixed with the soup prepared for , and intended to bo taken by , them ; and it was not until one oi them vomited , and tho others felt sovoro pain from jlio effects of what they had taken , that tho treachery became apparent . Several pornons have been anvsli'd on suspicion , and tho soup has been ncnt for medical examinationAll tho officers arc doing well . "
. A treaty with the chiefs of Borbora has been rat men . and wo are to reooeupy tho inland of P « rin > . Money h plentiful at Bombay . The local l . anK ? have lowered their rates of discount , and uxdunitf" lias fallen .
riaitBiA . , . , Tho latent , accounts from Bimhiro aro < o ( ho ( -tli oi March . They bring no reports of IVoflh oj / onUioiin in tho Persian Gulf . Tho intelligence of tho Mviiiy Oi peaco between lOngland and Persia arrived ml l * i » tf » " on the -J 7 th of March . Tho BuHhiro correspondent of the HomlH'U *""" write * , under date March Uh : — " Wo havo wW * here <» tho arrival at Mahivmrah of 10 , 000 Persian" and tl »<) 0 ^ - noelod arrival of 18 , 000 more with bovontecu bri »» a l 0
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Leader (1850-1860), May 2, 1857, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02051857/page/2/
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