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13I4 THE LEADER. [No. 506. Dec. 3, 1859
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Chinese-expedition-will have quitted Fra...
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LAW, POLICE, AND CASUALTIES, i Dn. Thoma...
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Ireland. Tub Freeman's Journal Says, " W...
to this country , we are at liberty to state on very high authority . The letter after all turns out to be a myth . The Freeman of yesterday makes the following retraction : — "We regret to have been led into an error relative to the supposed receipt of aa autograph letter from his Holiness the Pope . We are requested to state that the document on which we commented did not emanate from his Holiness , or from any official source , but was a comniunication from a party resident in Rome , conveying his opinions on the present posture of affairs . We thought the aentleman on whose information we relied was accurate in . his statement , but it appears he was mistaken . " _
The piospLiitvof two or three of the Irish metropolitan banks has attracted the attention of some of the leading commercial men in Dublin , and the initiatory steps have been taken for the formation-of a new company , to be named the Dublin Joint-Stock Company , on the limited liability system , with a capital of £ 300 . 000 , half paid up . Unlike the majority of establishments already in existence , the directory of the new bank , it is said , mean to eschew exclusivism as respects the politico ^ religious element , and men of all creeds and parties will be found acting on the board , whenever it may be constituted . The names of the wealthiest merchants in Dublin
are mentioned as taking an active part in the project , but until the details are fairly before the public it is unnecessary' to bemore specific .
13i4 The Leader. [No. 506. Dec. 3, 1859
13 I 4 THE LEADER . [ No . 506 . Dec . 3 , 1859
Chinese-Expedition-Will Have Quitted Fra...
Chinese-expedition-will have quitted France by the 15 th of December , and , as they have been selected for their excellent sailing qualities , jt is expected they will arrive at their destination by the middle Of the month of May . In cbnsequence of tie successful results of the experiments made a short time . back in sending a gunboat from Cette to Bordeaux by the Canal du Midi and the Canal Lateral , a commission is said to have been appointed to inquire into the cost of making the canals sufficiently wide and deep to allow of vessels of great tonnage passing through , with a view to permit a portion of the French fleet to pass from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean , and vice versa , without passing before Gibraltar .
The launch of fhe Gloire at Toulon should be marked as one event of the day . This experimental frigate , destined to determine whether the French navy is to wear armour * or not , was not , as some people have , supposed , steel-plated before leaving the yard . The shell or cuirass with which Ii » Gloire is to resist the " united bullets of the united navies of the world , " will not be applied until the wood work of the , vessel has grown properly seasoned by remaining some time in the basins of Toulon . The great iron giant cleavers , to be adapted to the prows of Vessels , designed l > y the Emperor , from the
suggestions in Captain Brunet ' s " Nouvel Armemeiit General , " are now ready . They have been forged at Indres , they are four in number , and present a most formidable appearance—the most terrific looking instruments of death and vengeance ever yet beheld . The most effective experiments have been made to prove the strength of the metal , during which but one of the ¦ i-peronn was in any way affected , and that was only by slightly bending towards its summit . Much faith" placed by Frenchmen in these new additions to the chances of victory . No vessel constructed to any mode hitherto known , according to the judgment of scientific men . Jaeing capable of resisting the tremendous shock of tho
NAVAL AND MILITARY . At Chatham the officers of the Royal Engineers , having received permission to that effect , established some time back a gymnasium , in which the ricneommissioiie < l officers , and men might assemble in the evening to practise fencing , boxing , and other manly exercises . The few bad characters who were in the corps have almost entirely disappeared , and for several weeks past there lias not been a single case of desertion—a fact unprecedented in the corps for several years past . The punishment of the lash is now almost unknown at Brompton Barracks . This good result has been brought about chiefly by the interest the officers take in the men under their command . The library provided for the men is well supplied with newspapers , periodicals , and books , and is well frequented each evening . Classes
for acquiring a knowledge 'of military drawing have also been established , and these are well attended . The ame benefits have attended the efforts made for the omfort and amusement of the corps of Eoyal Marines , the commandant of . which , Colonel Kea , some time since conceived , among other improvements , tlje idea of establishing a " coffee and smoking-room in the barracks for his men ; and the result has exceeded the most sanguine expectations , as many of the worst characters in the battalion have steadily improved . The Major-General commanding has also given permission for lectures , and amusing and instructive exhibitions , to take place for the benefit of the troops of the garrison during the winter months ; and these are delivered in the large garrison chapel at intervals , by officers and other gentlemen connected with the garrison .
The screw gun-vessel , Ranger , has been launched in a most successful manner at Deptford , under the superintendence of Mr . Chatficld , master shipwright . The ceremony of christening was performed by the wife of Major Pigott , and the vessel is now in the basin to be fittod with her screw machinery . The verdict of the court-martial held on board the Victory , at Portsmouth , for the trial of the ringloaders of the late mutiny , or rather disturbance , in her Majesty ' s ship , Princess Royal , has been delivered . Seven seamen have been found guilty of a portion of . the-charges brought against them . Three of this number have been sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour in Winchester Gaol , one is
doomed to twelve months of the same penalty , and three more to six months' similar punishment . A Royal proclamation in Tuesday ' s Gazette extends the time limited for the payment of the bounties of £ 6 to able seamen and of £ 3 to ordinary sea-men on entering her Majesty ' s navy to the Slat of January next . - The Ariadne , 26 , Qapt . E . W . Vansittart , now being fitted at Chatham , is picking up her crew very fast and there is little doubt that her complement of 400 men will he obtained in a short time . The Ariadne is to bo armed with Armstrong guns of tho
largest calibre , and is the first vessel of her class furnished with that tremendous armanent , which will thus bo disposed , —24 8-towt . guns , oach 9 foot 4 inches in length , on the main dock ; and on the upper deck will bo placed two 08-poundcrs , oach of 95 , owt . and 10 foet 2 inches in length . The Andromaquo , a French sailing frigate of the first olass , quitted the harbour of L'Qrient on the 34 th inat ., having on board four companios of HiftTines and a company of sailors , drilled to the uao of the musket , to bo employed against tho Chinese . ¦ It is calculated that tho lust ships forming th *
'jjeron . . Hassan Ali Khan , the Persian ambassador in London , accompanied by Lieut .-Gen . Lodwick , East India , Company ' s Army , ' Capt . Lynch , East India Company ' s Navy , and a numerous suite of Persian attendants , conveyed in four private carriages , visited the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich , on Wednesday . His excellency made a most minute and lengthened inspection of every department , with the exception of the gun factories—the inspection occupying from half-past twelve till five . Captain
Lynch , who is a perfect master of the Persian language , and who attended Ferukh Khan in his late mission to Europe , acted as interpreter , and was shown the most manifest mark of regard according to the custom of Eastern nations , walking hand-inhand with the Ambassador . His excellency desired Captain Lynch , apparently as a kind of plea for the exigency of his numerous questions , to inform the officers of the department that Ferukh Khan was now prime minister of his country , mainly as a reward , and in virtue of the knowledge and information which he had obtained in England .
And Co., Newcastle-On-Tyne, On Saturday ...
and Co ., Newcastle-on-Tyne , on Saturday evening d promote an artisan volunteer rifle corps . About 60 working men volunteered to be enrolled as rifleinen , and to commence drill at once . The dress and equipments are to be defrayed by subscription ; at Aberdeen , also , it was resolved at a public meeting to establish an artisan volunteer rifle corps in connexion with the City . During the past week a second merchant company has been formed . Steps are being taken for the organisation of an artillery corps . A number of the artisans employed in the building yards and foundries in the neighbourhood of the harbour have already enrolled themselves as members .
At Liverpool , in addition to the Rifles , it has been determined to form ail artillery corps , and also a body of light cavalry volunteers ; these latter , we believe , are the first which the new movement lias produced . On this latter subject a clever letter in the Times suggests the formation of mounted rifle companies ; and the immediate conversion of the existing yeomanry regiments into such a force . He says of the yeomanry cavalry : — " There are some corps , however , where the attempt to convert the men into regular cavalry has been dropped , and a most useful drill has been substituted . I would instance the case of Mr . Deedes , member for one of the divisions of Kent , who commands a corps of yeomanry ; they have a separate drill on horseback and on foot , and are riflemen on the model of the
Cape Mounted Rifles . I must believe that mounted riflemen present vast advantages for the protection of our country . It is a body of men which may be thrown On any point with celerity , and there picketing their horses , and leaving them in the charge of a competent guard , they can act as infantry skirmishers , falling back on their horses if pressed , and retreating , if necessary , upon their supports ; or if the enemy retreat , harassing him every yard of ground with their rifles and charging him if in disorder . I have never he ; ir < l an offirer of the army speak on the subject . who . did not give a ready assent to the undoubted advantage of thus converting the Yeomanry Cavalry into an irregular body of horse , and the necessity of-calling upon Government to see about it . "¦ ¦ ' .:
In the metropolis a new corps has been this week set on foot in the parish of St . James , and all the other reginieivts in turn are increasing their numbers . The London Brigade - ' is enrolling fresh members daily , and money is still flow-ing into its coffers . A Volunteer engineer company has also been raised at the Museum , South Kensington , where it was agreed to organise a volunteer engineer corps , to be composed of the officers and others connected with the department of science and art , and of such gentlemen of the neighbourhood as might desire" to join . Before the meeting broke up seventy-five volunteers signed their names . foot number ol Irish
The movement set on by a noblemen and gentlemen in the metropolis for the establishment of a London Irish Volunteer Rifle Corps similar to the one Organised by the Scotch residents of London under the title of the London Scottish Volunteer Rifles is going on favourably . Communications in support of the mor- imont have been received from various distinguished Irishmen , nnd tho greatest success is looked forward to . The drill of the Volunteer Rifle Corps composed of members of the several Inns of Court , has begun in earnest . The benchers of Lincoln ' s-inn have generously placed their fine hall and the adjacent grounds at tho disposal of the volunteers for purnoses of drill—an example which it is confidently
expected their brethren of the Middle Temple ana Grny ' s-inn will shortly follow . The name ot one learned judge , at least , figures in tho list of enrolled members , and another is expected to join and to take his drill with tho rest of the volunteers . Tho name of Mr . E . B . Denison , Q . C ., also appears in the list , as does that of a serjeant-at-law , with several other gentlomon of standing nt the bar . Two of tho sons of the Lord Chief Baron joined in tho drill yesterday afternoon , as did also the Hon . Mr . Liddell , a brother of Lor ti Ravensworth , and a member ol tnc working committee , and great practical interest was taken by one and all in the various parts ot tne drill to wliioli they were subjected .
VOLUNTEER CORPS . New corps of rifles and artillery are formed daily j this week we have accounts of measures to that effect being taken at Chertsey , Aberdaro , Carlisle , Bedford , Cullompton , Putney , Stratford-upon-A von , Worcester , Penshurst , and at several towns in tho East Riding of Yorkshire . Similar steps have been taken at Hereford , Guildford , Cirencester , JCidsgrovc , Penrith , Weymouth , Shields , Truro , Wcston-super-Mare , and Pontefract , and other places . A voluntary assessment of 10 s . per cent , on tho valued rental has been levied in the county of Haddington for arming and equipping volunteers . The sum paid amounts to . £ 628 , and additional
subscriptions have been made to tho amount of £ 115 ; total , £ 743 . Above . £ 200 have also been raised in tho burgh of Htiddington , to aid tho artisan company in purchasing uniforms , & c . At tho burgh of Haddington , out of a population of 4 , 000 , xio fewer than 140 volunteers have offered themselves , being 1 in £ 8 of the entire inhabitants . Tho local subscriptions in Dunbar for the Artillery company amount to £ 150 , and 46 members attended the first drill on Wednesday last . Tho Midlothian coast artillery , 1 st division ,
coni ¦ i i 3 . , , ¦ i ) sists of five companies , numbering at their minimum complement ' , which is at present but slightly exceeded , 250 men . Three of the companies have boon raised in Edinburgh , ono in Portobello , and one in Mussolburg . This corps is quite distinct from the City of Edinburgh Artillory and the Leith Artillery . Lord John ' Scott , brother of tho Duke ot ' JBuccleugh , Lord-Lleutonnnt , has accepted the honraryColonelcy , and Sir Jrunes Gardiner JBuird has been appointed Major commanding . Artisan companios , wo arc glad to seo , nro becoming juioro common . A meeting of workmen watt told in tho looomotlvo works of Messrs . IStuphonson
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LAW , POLICE , AND CASUALTIES , Dn . Thomas Smktuukst has undergono his trial for bigamy at the Central Criminal Court , and has boo sentenced to one year ' s imprisonment , with nara labour—an undoubtedly aovero sontonoi * , sinco tno second wife cannot bo said to have boon Injured , uon » e woll acquainted with tho fact that ho wua uiroauy married—while his real wife has oxproHsod lior iorgivonesa and unwillingnosa to inoluat him ( bes mob which , in the oye of the law , Mrs . bniutliurat is only an injured woman in a minor dcgioo . UP «» this subject tho Law Times well remarked , Plu vious to the trial ;— " It will by vory dlfliuul ^ for B » Vn K to obtain a fair trial . On tl » o ouo ship , he will u *>
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 3, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03121859/page/6/
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