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Leader Office, Saturday, October 6. CAVA...
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Berlin, Thursday Evening. Rumours have b...
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There has been a rumour at Sebastopol, t...
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An insurrectionary manifesto, having no ...
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A very disagreeable incident took place ...
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+ T & Eonaen ^ vfeWi" to aadpt measure * for resisting the S ^ S & WT HHify Hoti ^ e Gotpforation in reference SSffiSS ^ ^ nofc > I y wh 16 h ; httrexiSted f 6 *' mo * r S ^^ fe fe *^ y « M 6 ' att ^ whictt liasrefe renda to the Slv ^* iftuaifc O * e of ttfe ;;\ Speakerr said that tire do ^ SSo ^ desires t £ otftjdn ^ nioflo ^ ly of thesffmW of laboto iii hea ^ 'g the ballast ; but this it was'determined to resist . Severalresolutions Were < passed to this effect . . M ^ J it t £ A & gcjsi & tk . tidXi TTAjfw oW City Graveyards .-- " A diarge ^ addressed to the Clergy of 1 the Archdeaconry of Lotfdotf on May 1 * , 18 «> , by W . H . Hate , M . A ., ArfchdeScdri ' of London , " has been published m the form of a ptflntAflet : The immediate object of this discourse is to TtfbW that gravey & rds in the heart of overgrown cities , aria reeking witfc the accumulated decomposition of centuries :, are by no means prejudicial to health . The ulterior object has reference , of course , to the preservat ion ofburiaVfees . The Archdeacon has discovered that in life afcd in death -we are but dust ; that'death is the analysis and dissolution of bodies ; that death is as natural to the world as life ( atruth which Bacon proclaimed before him ) ; that we are surrounded by death oil all sides ( which has also been proclaimed before him ); and that man is the only animal who buries his dead . « Every creature of God is good , " as Scripture attests ; and death subserves to the good of man . Therefore the dissolution of organic beings is perfectly innoxious , and there is ^ flo reason -why we should not dwell in the midst of churchyards ^ or even leave our dead unburied if it pleased us . " Supposing , " smirks the reverend man , " that bodies aTe not buried—is there proof that in their decay they would poison the atmosphere and generate disease ? ' Experience would seem to show the contrary . " But ' ' the Archdeacon appears to have a fancy for foul odours in general , and would probably like to have his summer-house in a sewer . The dissecting chamber and the sick room , he reminds us , never do any one any harm ; for repulsive smells are as much the work of God as agreeable perfumes , and therefore a rose-garden is no better than a graveyard . At the same time , it may be as * well to consider that the metal of which a bullet is composed is the -work of God ; yet these little articles , when discharged from a Minid rifle barrel , are known by experience to be highly detrimental to the human body . The Harvest . —" A Commercial Traveller , " writing to the Times , thus sums up the general results of the harvest : " I have , during harvest , gone through Warwickshire , Northamptonshire , Leicestershire , Bedfordshire , Essex , Suffolk , Norfolk , Cambridgeshire , Huntingdonshire , and Lincolnshire ; and , from a very careful observation , and incessant inquiries of farm labourers and others well acquainted with the subject , I am perfectly Satisfied that , although in the fens of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire , and some part of Norfolk , the crops are deficient , take all the counties I have mentioned , the crop of this year is considerably above the average of the last five years . The farmers ( habitual grumblers ) , in speaking of this year ' s growth , compare it with last year , which was certainly the best in the memory of man , and even that did not satisfy many of them , for their reply to me after harvest , when I asked them how the yield was , -when the corn was thrashed , ' Not what I expected ; ' so it is rather difficult to know what the farmers do expect . " MtTBDKR OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN HAVANNAH . Havannah advices to the 8 th ult . mention the deliberate assassination of Mr . G . C . Backhouse , the British Commissioner to the mixed commission for the suppression of the slave trade . It appears that he was sitting at his house , after dinner , with a Mr . Callaghan , on the evening of the 81 st of August , when a gang of negro ruffians , accompanied by two white men , entered tho premises and secured the servants in tho outer apartments . Two of the ruffians ( negroes ) entered the room where the gentlemen were sitting , and commenced tying their arms behind them , and gagging thorn . Mr . Callaghan , who must , from his own account , have been very much frightened , was thrown on the ground ; his arms were tied , and his watoh was taken from his person . Mr . Backhouse made a moroTmanly struggle . Ho attempted first to throw his assailant on the ground , but finding he was too powerful a man for him , ho endeavoured to take away his knife . Whilo attempting this , Mr . Backhouse received a wound in the left side , which splintered'ono of his ribs and passed entirely through his hings and spleen ; and in about four hours he died . Tho murderer and all his confederates have been captured . Thk Late Accident on mat AnKiimciiN Railway . — William Joss , station-master at tho Covo Htution of tho Aberdeen railway , and Andrew Symon , a porter , havo been tried by tho Circuit Court of Justiciary at Aberdeen for culpably neglecting to attend to tho proper dangor signals on tho 27 th of last July , in consequence of which a serious collision occurred , and several passengers wore much hurt . Tho jury found a verdict of Guilty , but strongly recommended tho prisoners to mercy on account of their previous good conduct . Lords Cowan and Handyside sentenced thorn to throo months' imprisonments and remarked in strong terms on tho loose character of all their arrangements at that end of tho lino on tho occasion . YifltXoVr FeYbk la making groat ravages in French Guiana .
A Rich Tract of Land , provided with springs , water-courses , and primeval forests of vast extent , haB been discorered by the Frettcb beyond the Orapu atfd the mountains which skirt' the French possessions in Guiana . The land commwnicat $ s with the river of La , € omteVas Well as with the Oyac , which is navigable to Vcertain point by vessels of any burden . The Accideut to Mb . LnriJBfcr ,, mentioned in our last week ' s paper , has been denied by that gentleman . Indian Iijeas of Decency . —English ladies , though they become familiarised with the n « dity of natives , as exhibited in the streets , are naturally averse from enduring an unctuous native three-fourths naked sitting next ' to them in a railway carriage . Two Europeans recently ejected a native so clad from that position , and the case came before the Supreme Court . The judge solemnly decided that a native ' s ideas of decency were the sole criterion , and fined the European gentleman one hundred rupees and : costs ; Both were instantly paid by the exasperated community , and it is understood that , whatever the law may be , they will eject all natives who refuse to respect the rules of civilised society . —Times Calcutta Correspondent . Mosquitoes in England . —A gentleman at Birkenhead , during the summer , was bitten by mosquitoes ; and a professional entomologist states that a few weeks ago he took three of these troublesome insect pests of warmer climates in the place called " Boggart Ho * Clough , " near Manchester . Bushy Park . — It is rumoured that there is an intention to make Bushy House once more an abode of royalty . Tall iron gates have recently been substituted for the former wooden wickets and steps ; and , although Sir William Molesworth has stated that it was not intended that the gates should be locked , the fact appears to be that tbey have been locked . It is complained that the same spirit of encroachment has been active at Windsor and Balmoral . Baby Shows , apparently , are on the increase . Last w ^ eek , we mentioned one near Manchester ; this week , we have to state that the papas and mammas of Withernsea , in one of the eastern counties , have made fools of themselves in the same way . On the declaration of the prizes , a scene of the greatest excitement and the most virulent rage among the disappointed parents took place , according to the account of an eye-witness ; and the evening closed amidst much wrath . There has also been a baby show at Boston—we do not mean Boston in America , but Boston in England . Seriously , we hope that the absurdity will soon wear itself out . The Assistant-Surgeons in the Crimea recently transmitted to Lord Panmure a memorial praying for an amelioration in their condition , and certain advantages in point of rank and retirement , and complaining "that promotion appears at the present time to be conducted on no definite plan , and is not regulated , as it should be , by considerations of merit , seniority , or service in the field . " This memorial somehow fell into the hands of Dr . Andrew Smith , by whom it was sent to Dr . Hall , with a letter , stating that the writer could not forward it to Lord Panmure , as he did not agree with it . Nathaniel Williams . —With respect to the case of this poor man , " One of the Convicting Magistrates " has written to the Times to say that Williams had plenty of time to cut the corn on another day , inasmuch as his occupations are merely desultory ; that the corn would not have spoilt by keeping ; and that the terms of the law are such as to dictate the sentence that was awarded . To this the Times pertinently replies that , if all the obsolete statutes still in force were put into execution , England would not bo a place fit to live in ; and that , at any rate , tho magistrates expressed no shame and sorrow at tho state of tho law . It may be added that the u Convicting Magistrate" has been a long time in furbishing up this defence . The Chahomllok of the Exchequer has addressed a meeting of the Radnorshire Agricultural Society on tho subject of tho fall of Sobastopol . Ho was of opinion that the disasters of tho winter wore mainly caused by want of experience , not by want of faculty or zeal ; and , alluding to tho breaking off of tho Vienna Conferences , obsorved : —" Since that time , the war with Russia has been prosecuted with all tho vigour which this country , witli its great resources , could command ; it has boon prosecuted with all those more extensive military resources which tho great population and tho groat military organisation of Franco put at tho disposal of her Government ; and tho result wo all know . " The Dukk of Somkiiskt has written as follows to tho Times t— " I declined all conversation with Mr . Hamilton that I might not bo misrepresented , and ho persisted against my romonstranco in his endeavour to prolong the interview . In declining to hoar tho private matters whioh ho wished to press upon mo , I deny that I used any language which could justly give offence . It is now manifest that ho hoped to ontanglo mo in Homo electioneering scheme , from which I only escaped by declining any furthor conversation . " The Warwickshire and Birmingham Reformatory Institution . —A public dinner , with tho view of aiding thlu institution was hold at Doo ' s Hotel , Birmingham , on Wednesday evening . Sir Eardley Wilmot was in the chair , and speechos wore delivered by him as well as by tho Archdeacon of Coventry , tho Rev . J . Angol James , tho Rev . J . C . Miller , Lord Lyttelton , M . do
¦ Met * ( of Mettray ) , Mr . Mbncktbtf Milnes , M . P ., the Rev . Sydney Turner , Mi . . Adder / ley /; M . P ., Lord Calthwper Eord Leigtt , Mr ; Spooher , MIP ., Mir . Muntz , MSP ., atrd others : Conviction f 0 » GrVfiSro a RfcctttMT WitBottt a Stam )? . —A few days ag 6 , at" the town police-court ; Nottingham , William' Bates , a tailor , was ctearged with having , ofc the 17 th of July last , offended against the Inland Revenue laws , by giving a receipt for a sum of money exceeding 27 ., without affixing a stamp . A young man proved having paid to the defendant an account amounting to 27 . 13 s . 6 d . The defendant settled the bill without putting a stamp on it . It was in payment of a coat he had of Bates . There had been some unpleasantness about the coat . Mr . Bowley , in defence , stated that the defendant had put a stamp on at the time the account was settled , but insinuated that it had been since taken off . He produced another bill which had had the stamp off , and which did not leave the slightest trace of having had one . The magistrates said they considered the charge proved , and convicted the defendant in the penalty of 5 / ., and 16 s . costs .
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Leader Office , Saturday , October 6 . CAVALRY ACTION NEAR EUPATORLL DEFEAT OF THE RtTSSTANS . Paris , Friday , 2 p . m . The following from Marshal Pelissier has just been posted at the Bourse : — " A cavalry action took place on the 29 th September * at Koughill , five leagues from Eupatoria . The Russians ^ under General Korf , were defeated by the French , under General d'Allonville . The Russians lost , 50 killed , 105 prisoners , 6 guns , 12 caissons , and 250 horses . The French lost 6 men killed , 27 wounded . "
Berlin, Thursday Evening. Rumours Have B...
Berlin , Thursday Evening . Rumours have been very rife to-day , in wellinformed circles , that the Russian Government has invited Prussia to take steps towards a renewal of negotiations with the Western Powers . Public feeling in Russia has begun to show itself since the fall of Sebastopol . —The large proprietors have lost a half , or even two-thirds , of their revenue from the want of an outlet for produce , and from the abstraction of labour . The Government functionaries and the youth just from the military schools are alone in favour of a continuation of the war .
There Has Been A Rumour At Sebastopol, T...
There has been a rumour at Sebastopol , that Generals Bentinck and Markham would be obliged to give up their commands in consequence of illhealth . Further accounts show that the rumour was well founded . The commands of the Second and Fourth Divisions would be thus rendered vacant , and we have little doubt that the opportunity will bo seized of further rewarding the gallantry of Major-General Windham by placing him at tho head of one of these divisions . —Globe . We have reason to believe that the Grand Cross of the Bath has been conferred on General Simpson . Marshal Peliasier has received the same decoration from the Queen . And his Majesty the Emperor of the French has further awarded to General Simpson tho Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour . — Ibid .
An Insurrectionary Manifesto, Having No ...
An insurrectionary manifesto , having no signature , has boon published in tho Turin Guzctta del Popolo ol Soptember 29 th . It is dated " Palermo , September 20 tl > , " and is addressed to tho Sicilians , who arc exhorted to rise and throw off tho infumous tyranny oi " Ferdinand Bourbon . "
A Very Disagreeable Incident Took Place ...
A very disagreeable incident took place nt tlio State dinner given by the King of rortugnl on ho 18 th , at tho Adjuda Palace . M . Ozerofl , tho Hubsmn Ministor , could not find tho place which had boon destined for him at tho roynl table ; and , being V »« - bably out of temper with news of tho fall oi b « b » sl ° - pol , his Excellency took tho matter up rather- ^ awniy , but was prevented leaving the room W a F ° «"" ° nobleman , who gave up his own p laco . » o w » ultimately pacified by tho production of the , ooru which borohls name , and which had been carried on tho tnble » by Madamo Ozeroff ' a dross .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 6, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06101855/page/10/
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