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32S THE LEADER. ____[No. 315, Saturday
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Leader Office, Saturday, April 5. LAST J...
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RUSSIAN MANIFESTO ON THE PEACE. An Imper...
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FRANCE. Monsignor Pafcrizzi will set out...
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THE END OF THE WAE. The Pays, alluding t...
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Misce1lame0us. Health Of London.—Tho Tot...
Sauitaey Condition of the City . —Dr . Letheby , tlie medical officer of health of the City of London , says in his quarterly report , recently delivered to the Court of Sewers : — " The health of the citizens is remarkably good . The total number of deaths during the quarter is 737 . Of these , 245 occurred among infants xmder five years of age and 105 had passed the allotted time of threescore years and tea . The following are the mo 3 t important causes of death : — Consumption and mesenteric disease , 87 ; lydrocephalus and convulsions of infancy , 58 ; measles and hooping-cough . 48 ; typhus fever , 44 ; scarlet fevei \ , 24 ; and sinall-pox , 10 . According to the Registrar-General ' s return for tbe ten years , 1843 to 1852 , it
appeal's that the average mortality of all the towns in England during the months of January , February , and March , is 69 per 10 , 000 of the inhabitants , and that tlie mortality in the country districts during the same period is 56 per 10 , 000 . Now , the mortality of the citizens of London during the quarter has been aaly 56-7 per 10 , 000 ; so that the health , of the city of Liondon during the quarter has not only been 14 per cent , better than that of the town districts of England , but it has actually approached within a fraction the health of all rural districts . " Dr . Letheby comments on the impropriety of conveying fever patients to the hospitals in publie cabs , and advises the use of an ambulance car .
The Case of the Rev . J . C . Wabd .-This gentleman , who is charged with , feeing a lunatic , and with threatening the lives of the Queen , lord Paimerston , Sir George Grey , and others , appeared again on Tuesday at Bow-street , in discharge of Ms parole . Great delay was caused by the absence of Mr . Greenwood , fhe solicitor to the Treasury , who was to conduct the prosecution . On his arrrival , he and Mr ^ Ward retired to a private room , and remained in consultation about half an hour . When , they returned , Mr . Grreen-wood requested an adjoTirnment for a fortnight , that he might collect further evidence . Mr . Ward strongly objected , and said he had frequently called on Lord Paimerston on matters of business . He then
asked for the warrant and information . Itr . Henry { the magistrate ) -: " With what object ? You are not prejudiced by the postponement of the ease . You have been , and still are- to be , free . " Mr ; Ward : " I axuowt free , and that is one of my points . Let the warrant "be produced . " The information and-warrant were read and proved . They charged the "Rev . J . C . Ward" with wandering afcroad , being in a state of lunacy- Mr . Ward suggested that the insertion of the initials " 3 . C . " rendered the warrant ineffectivelegally null and void . Mr . Henry said that was immaterial . In a warrant of that nature , it was not even necessary to give any name at all . A description of the person would be sufficient . Mr . Ward begged
his worship ' s pardon . The case of "Reynolds v . Henkin , " 4 th Barnwell and Alderson , was a case in point , showing , as it did , that a man could not be arrested upon , his initials . Mr . Henry :. " That was not a warrant under the Lunacy Act . Besides , you have refused to give your name . Do you still decline to do so ? " Mr . Ward : "I do not decline . " Mr Henry : " Then , what is your name ? " Mr . Ward " That ' s another affair . " Mr . Henry ; " No . You were not known at your lodgings . Your landlady described you as 'the unknown gentleman ; ' and you still decline to state your name . " Mr . Ward : " I do not decline to state my name . " Mr . Henry : " Then ¦ what la it ? " Mr . Ward : "That ' s another question .
[ A laugh . ) I must take the liberty to ask you your motive in asking for my name ? Is it to amend the warrant ? " Mr . Henry : « The warrant shall not be altered It is not necessary to alter it . " Mi . Ward then went on until nearly flve o ' olook , addressing the bench in a very incoherent style , cross-examining Mr . Yardley ( who acted on the part of the police ) , and regretting that he had not " the graphics power of a Dickens or a Shakspeare" to describe the outrag e that had been committed on him in "dragging him through * the streets . " Mr . Henry reminded him that
he had not been dragged through the streets ; to which he answered that he was awaro of that . He suggested that there should bo a commission de hmatico inquirendo against Mr , Yardley for the extraordinary delusions under which he seemed to be labouring ; and on hearing that the case was adjourned for another week , he deolnved emphatically that he would not attend , Mr . Henry said that , in that « ase , he would be liable to apprehension . Mbdioai , Legislation .---Four deputations of mo . < Hc » l men , acoompaiuod by several members of Parliament , waited on Tuesday , on Sir George Grey , Mr . Oowper , M . P ., President of the Board of Henlih .
Jtad Mr . MaeBey , M . P ., Under Secretary of State , to ttrgei several objections to Mr . Headlam ' s bill for the regulation of the modiool profusion . Sir George <* rey _ thanked the Bovorol deputations for the oxpVeasion of their opinions , put a few questions on pointa loft xn aoubt -by them , but did not state the cqnrje he intended to pursue . iJE ?" l ! f , 101 ' PowranoHNio Institution . — A Ijrgemeetujgoftho members of this institute took BS > « * «?**? £ 7 ? & ' wh < ™ Mr . J . It . Stebbing , th » IWdent and Clmiramn , Dr . Booth , the Hon . and
»""^ " ^ ——^————^ " - ^ " ~^»™™« Rev . S . G . Osborue , Sir Alexander Cockburn , and the Hon . Judge Norton , addressed the assembly on the advantages of such educational establishments . D : eath fbom Poison . —James Poyner , a working shoemaker of Davies-street , Berkeley-square , has met his death under very singular circumstances . He owed a large sum of money to a fellow member of a mutual benefit society . On Wednesday week , he made an appointment with his friend , to pay him o check for £ 150
.= . Leaving the friend in the street , Poyner went into his bedroom , under pretext of making himself smart to go the banker ' s . He then threw himself on the bed , exclaimed , " I ' m a dead man—I have settLed all my affairs , " and expired . Prussie acid was found in the stomach , and it was ascertained that the cheque was a fiction , and that Poyner was very much distressed at not being able to pay his debts . An . inquest has been held , at which the jury returned an open verdict .
Fires . —A very serious fire broke out on Tuesday evening at a wholesale stationers in Fleet-street . The premises were totally destroyed , and several of the adjacent buildings were injured . The printing oflices of Messrs . Vizetelly , Messrs . Levy and Co ., and of the Morning Herald , were threatened , but escaped . —The premises of Messrs . Mariborough , news-agents and publishers , Ave-Maria-lane , were partially destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening . —Serious conations
flagr have also taken place in Clerbenwell and Westminster ; and at Bristol a catastrophe of more than usual magnitude has occurred . The premises of some wholes ale chemists , drysalters , and oil and colourmen , have been destroyed by fire . The gunpowder store blew up with a tremendous explosion , shattering the hotises , and slightly injuring some of the bystanders . The flames then spread to the neighbouring edifices , two of which were utterly destroyed , while others were damaged .
Serious Ikmstosition op Mb . Wright , thi Come-DiAsr . —Ir : Wright wa 3 suddenly attacked with a very alarming illness on Monday evening , while dressing for his part . He was struck speechless , and it was found necessary to convey him . with all speed to Ms home , and to close the theatre for the night . It was thought that he was suffering from determination of blood to the head . The Wine Duties Reductions . —A deputation , consisting of deputies from the Staffordshire potteries aad other gentlemen , waited on Lord Paimerston on Thursday . Mr . Oliveira was spokesman , and urged the desirability of reducing the duties on wines . Lord Paimerston replied that the revenue would suffer from the proposed reduction ; and , therefore , he could not accede to it .
32s The Leader. ____[No. 315, Saturday
32 S THE LEADER . ____[ No . 315 , Saturday
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Leader Office, Saturday, April 5. Last J...
Leader Office , Saturday , April 5 . LAST JJIGHTS ^ PAliLUMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . Their Lordships were occupied during the whole sitting in a discussion on Agricultural Statistics , which arose on the Committee on a bill entitled the Agricultural Statistics Bill . The subject was favourably received by the House , and the bill passed through the stage of committee . HOUSE OF COMMONS . THE WAB OFFICE . In answer to Mr . J . H . Baillie , Sir B . Hall said that he should shortly move for a Select Committee to consider a plan for getting all the public offices built in one grand square in the neighbourhood of Downingstreet ; the designs for which could bo thrown open to the whole wrold . Therefore , it was not intended to build a new war-office in Palt-Mall NEW STATUTES OB- OXFORD UNIVERSITY . In answer to Sir J . Pakinoton , Sir G . GUey , said that he had no theard of a memorial from Oxford to the University Commissioners on the subject of the state of the circumstances of members of the University , being considered in the oleotious to fellowships ; b \ it he had no doubt , if there was auoh a memorial , it would be referrod to the Committee of the Privy Council appointed to inquire into the Statutes of tho University . THIS IIAMBUKG 1 II ABDUCTION OASH . Mr . HlLDYAliB brought forward tho case of Susauah Evans , who was carried to Hamburg by a Belgian procuress for the purposes of prostitution ; and uefcod if the attention or tho Government had boen directed to tho fact of tho systematic truffle of this kind . Ho stated that tho State of Hamburg levied a tax of £ 7 10 s . oryoar on oaoh legalised prostitute in the city . Sir G . Grey said tho attention of tho Government had been direotod to tho oaso j a despatch had been received from Colonel Hodges , tho British Consul on the subject , and an inquiry was being not on foot in order that measures might bo taken to obstruot and cheek this nefarious traffic .
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION . Lord Godebich inquired whether the despatches of Mr . Crampton and Mr . Marey , which had appeared in the papers , and in which Mr . Crampton said that he had omitted to show Mr . Marcy Lord Clarendon ' s despatch , containing a statement that he had offered tn Mr . Buchanan to submit the Central American aue * tion to •• . bitratiou , were authentic . Mr . Gladstone strongly urged that the papeis on this subject , which had been so long promised should have been produced before this , unless the Gover nment , as he hoped was the case , had not yet concluded the correspondence on the subject , and there was still a likelihood of an amicable settlement of the difference .
Lord Palmerston said Mr . Gladstone ought to know the difficulty of preparing such papers in addition to the ordinary labours of the Forei gn-oflSee which had beeu very great of late ; but the papers would be shortly laid on the table . The letters which had appeared in the papers were correct copies of the despatches in question ; but Mr . Crampton ' s omission to communicate Lord Clarendon ' s despatch to Mr . Marcy was of no consequence , as the eub & tance of it had already been sent to that gentleman on the reo-ular evening through Mr . Buchanan . °
SIR J . GRAHAM AND SIR C . NAPIEH . Sir J . Graham made some explanations of an assertion he had made , and which had been reiterated by Sir ¦ G . Berkeley , with respect to the conduct of Sir C Napier at Acre , in having disobeyed the order of Sir R . Stopford in not taking , a position of danger , for which he was reprimanded by Sir R . Stopford . Sir C . Jtf-APiEK vindicated himself with great energy from the attack made on him , stating at leiigth his share in the affair before Acre , and protested against his being called on to defend himself against an accusation relating to events which occurred tixteen years ago , and where inost of the witnesses of the occurrence were either dead or absent ^ but he produced a number of letters corroborating his version of the conduct of the battle on that occasion .
Sir G . Berkeley suppoi-tecl Sir J . Graham ' s view of the matter , while Mr . Malins and Mr . Roebuck : defended Sir C . Napier . After some further discussion , the subject dropped , and : the House went into Committee of Supply on the Civil Service Estimates , which occupied mainly the rest of the night's sitting .
Russian Manifesto On The Peace. An Imper...
RUSSIAN MANIFESTO ON THE PEACE . An Imperial manifesto has been published at St . Petersburg , anuouueing that peace had beeu concluded . It adds that Hussia- did not provoke the war , of which the object has been attained by the guarantees given to the Christians of the East ; that measures are taken to prevent any collisions hereafter between the navies of Russia and Turkey ; and , finally that recourse will be had to a new arrangement of the line of frontier in Bessarabia .
France. Monsignor Pafcrizzi Will Set Out...
FRANCE . Monsignor Pafcrizzi will set out from Rome towards the end of May for Pai-is , in ordor to represent the Pope at the baptism af the Imperial Prince .
The End Of The Wae. The Pays, Alluding T...
THE END OF THE WAE . The Pays , alluding to the sitting of the Congress on Wednesday ( in which , notwithstanding tho announcement of their departure in several journals , Lord Clarendon and M . Manteuffel took part ) , says it has reason to think that none of the matters remaining to be discussed will give occasion to any new protocol ov additional treaty . The fleets and armie s will shortly be on their homeward road . The English Government has transmitted orders by the telegraph to Commodore Watson to quit the Baltic and to return to England with his squadron . From Kertoh , undex date of tho 17 th ult ., it ia announced that the projected expedition against the Spit of Arabiit is postponed till the issue of tho negotiations shall be known . The Bureaux of the Ministry of War , in Sardinia , are actively engaged in arranging the measures rolativo to the return of the army at present in the Criraen , Vessels are preparing to sail from Qenqa for tho purpose of bringing back the troops . It is Baid that tho Plenipotentiaries will not return to their rospoctivo Courts until after tho exchange of the ratifications . They havo been invitod to " attend at" our grand naval re-view on tho 16 th iusfc . Her Majesty ' s yaoht Osborno is to be placed ivt thoir disposal for the oconsion . They will certainly havo a good opportunity of witnessing how Grocifc Britain comes out of a war . The New Judcucship in Irblano . — Mr . Koogli , tho Attorney-Qenoral for Ireland , will sucoaod tho late Judge Torrent ^ Mr . Fitegorald , tho Solioitor-Gonoral for Ireland , becomoB Attornoy- General ; «»<'> in nil probability , Mr , Christian , Q . C ., will beoomo Solioitor-G onornl . DlCATU OV CJOOMHICB , TUB IDX-ClIAMrlON OI > ' 'WIB Thames . — Robert Coombos , formally yoareoonnootod with tho Rivor Thamou , and pntrouiBod by tbo various acquatio olube , has expired at hia residence , Putney , after a short illncwH .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 5, 1856, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05041856/page/10/
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