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No. 450, November 6, 1858. j THE IBAPBB,...
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finding of the court , " unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman . " Furthermore , he was acquitted of being " disorderly . " He . w . as- sentenced to be -very severely reprimanded ; and further , to be placed at the bottom of his regimental rank . Upon these proceedings his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chiet has , in a general order , passed a severe comment . Ine order says : — " His . Royal Highness cannot allow the officers of the army to be led astray by a tacit acquiescence in such erroneous opinions as appear to have been courtmartial
entertained by the members of this - . He had hoped that since the publication of the orders by the late Field-Marshal Commanding in Chief , the disgraceful habit of practical jokes had been entirely discontinued . Those orders were personally delivered to and acknowledged by Ensign Scott , on his first appointment to a commission ; his disobedience thereto was , therefore , unbecoming the character of an officer ; and to conspire with another for the personal annoyance of a brother officer , by entering his room uninvited , to upset his furniture and utensils , and otherwise disarrange his
room , can be designated by no other term than ungentlemanlike ; neither , in the opinion of his Royal Highness , can it be otherwise than disorderly for an officer to be drunk in an hotel , and then and there otherwise to misconduct himself . His Royal Highness considers such conduct to be fitly described by the language of the charge , and he therefore recommends courts-martial to check , by adequate punishment , practices which a perseverance in cannot fail to affect the character of officers of the army as gentlemen . " The Austriax Arm . y . — --There are twelve corps
d ' armee , each of which is composed of two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade . Each infantry division consists of four regiments of the line , of a battalion of Chasseurs or frontier troops , and of two batteries ; a cavalrv brigade is composed of two reg iments and of one battery of horse artillery . In case of need , Austria can bring " into the field about 427 , 000 men ; that is , 270 , 000 soldiers of the line , 20 , 000 chasseurs , 30 , 000 Croats , lo , 000 cuirassiers and dragoons , 3 . 5 , 000 lancers and hussars , 45 , 000 artillerymen , with 1300 guns , and 21 , 000 engineers , pioneers , sappers and miners , & c .
No. 450, November 6, 1858. J The Ibapbb,...
No . 450 , November 6 , 1858 . j THE IBAPBB , 1188
Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Great Con...
ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A great conflagration took place in Upper-street , Islington , on Tuesday . Three houses were burnt down , and another was greatly injured . The inmates of one of the houses had a very narrow escape . Great credit is due to the fire-escape conductor for his activity and courage . A few days ago the Chaux-de ^ Fonds railway-station at Neufchatel was the scene of a terrible disaster . A waggon laden with timber had been left upon the line close to the engine-factory , and a train of ballast-trucks
¦ was coming backwards , the engine at the tail of the train pushing the trucks , with fifty or sixty labourers riding upon them . The engine-driver and guard being prevented bv a fog from seeing what was in their way , the trucks came into collision with the timber-waggon , and six trucks , with the poor fellows upon them , were hurled off the rails . One man was crushed on the spot , and seventeen others were so much injured that they had to be carried immediately to the hospital . Several of them had to undergo amputations , and four or five have since died .
A frightful accident has occurred on the Midland Railway , which resulted in the death of Mrs . Wildgoose ( sister to Lady i ' axton ) , and of one Wall , a porter . The Ambergate train arrived at Matlock station in duo course ; Mrs . Wildgoose , seeing the train approaching , attempted to cross the lino . She was observed by tlio portor , who attempted to pull her buck , but the engine of the approaching train caught both of them , knocked them down , tho train passed over them , and they wero killed , Wall ' s head being savored from his body . of tho shiEustorn Cit
Tho details of the destruction p y by firo at soa present a strong contrast to the loss of the ill-fated Austria . By tho ndmirablo coolness and couvago of Captain Jolmstono , commanding tho Eastern City , ably seconded by his officers and tho passengers themsolves , tho whole number on board ( J 227 ) \ yore preserved until rescued from tho burning Bhip by tho troopship Merchantman , Captain Brown . Tho circumstances hi which Captain Johnstono was placed woro equally trying with thoso under which tho Austria was so disastrously and culpably lost . A collision of very serious character took pl ' aco on Monday off Portland . Tho ship Palmyra , from Sydney , nx \\ down tho bark Ellen Morrison , about seven in tho evening . All hands woro fortunately saved , but tho baric and hoc valuable cargo ( of toa ) it is foarod havo gono down .
A moBt awful calamity has bofullon tho town and neighbourhood of Bradford through tho acoldontal mix-Ing of nrsonlp in tho placo of plaster of Paris In tho composition of " peppermint" lossongeB . Thoso having boon retailed , woro largoly consumed , and tho result is that ( Iftoon persons , up to tho present time , havo bean killed by them , whilo a hundrod and seventy more aro dangerously ill , and how far tho evil may yot extend It is impossible to say . A contemporary thus describes
the transaction : — " Mr . Neale , a wholesale confectioner in Bradford , proceeds in the ordinary way of trade to make a batch of peppermint lozenges . He niust get his living honestly if he can ; "but if not , s £ ill he must get his living . He manufactures an artic l e which will enable him to undersell the scrupulous tradesman , and yet withal make a goodly profit . Peppermint lozenges , it appears , are of four qualities , the gradation in quality depending on the proportion of plaster of Paris to the sugar . After the fourth quality we are told that ' a still commoner article may be made 'by using more plaster . ' Honest Mr . Meale manufactured the ' still commoner article , ' his proportions being 121 bs . Of
plaster to 401 bs . of sugar . Mr . Neale has a friend—Mr . Hodgson , a druggist—who supplies him Tvith material for his trade . But he does not send to Mr . Hodgson and ask for 121 bs . of plaster of Paris . For convenience and secrecy , Mr . Neale and Mr . Hodgson have a private understanding . Plaster of Paris is called ' daft ' ' alibi . ' Mr . Hodgson is ill in bed , his shop is left in the charge of a raw apprentice , named Godctard , who has hardly left school three weeks . Mr . Neale ' s messenger asks for twelve pounds of " daft . " Ignorant of what " daft " may be , the apprentice refers to his master . His master tells him to go into the cellar , in one of the corners of which he will find a cask containing a white powder . Instead of one cask he finds two , neither labelled , both
containing white powder : he takes from the wrong one , and serves Mr . Neale with arsenic ! This accidentproduced by the combination of fraud , dishonesty , and gross carelessness- —leads to a most tragic result , One Hardaker , a retail dealer , buys some thirty or forty pounds of the poisonous lozenges ; retails them in the crowded market-place of Bradford . Every ounce of these horrible condiments contains sufficient poison to destroy a dozen human lives . The result may readily be anticipated . The victims who have died are known ; how many more lives are yet to be sacrificed to the lust of gain , time will show . " Hodgson , Goddard , andNeill , are in custody on the charge of manslaughter , and bail has been refused .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . . KRASCE . M- Dt 3 Lamartinb quits his patrimonial estate next week , and the property which he trusted in vain to public liberality to enable him to save , will be sold under a judge ' s order . It is understood that the ruined poet and politician will cross the Channel and reside henceforth in England . The commemorative funeral service of the upright Cavaignac , deceased a twelvemonth ago , was attended in the church of St . Louis d'Antin by a large number of his political friends . Amongst those present were Carnot , Goudchaux , Dufaure , Bustide , and other ministers of the revolutionary period , and such men as Jules Simon , Louis Ulbach , and Peyrat , Havin , Le " Ple ' e , Jourdan , and Pelletan , of the liberal ranks in literature .
It is said in legal circles that the Government will not follow up the Montalembort prosecution , and to abandon it would , no doubt , bo tlio -wisest policy for them to pursue . A pamphlet from tho pen of M . Guizot will shortly appear . It is a reply to tho Marquis of Normanby ' s book . General do Sallos , who was shot lately by his stopbrother , the Count do Chanaleilles , is dead . It appears to bo established that M . do Clianaleilles laboured under an attack of insanity at the time , Tho Pays expresses its doubt of tho assertion winch found its way into the London press , that tho Emperor Louis Napoleon intends stopping the negro immigration schemeand this doubtmoat probably , is well founded .
, , Tho decrees organising tho now administration for Algeria aro published in tho Moniteuv . They contain four principal points . Tho first refers to tho promulgation of tho laws , which is to procoed from tho now Colonial Ministry at Paris . Tlio second regulates tho powovs of tho Algerino prefects , which aro far more extensive than thoso of tho prefects in France . Tho third , and most interesting , ia the establishment of general councils in tho provinces , in which even tho nntivo element will find representation . They are , however , to bo nominatod , not elected . The names of their presidents aro already published . Tho fourth refers to tho budgot . There is to lie a sopnrato one for each of the three provinces—Algiers , Qran , and
Constantino . , . Tho French Court loft St . Cloud on Monday evening for Compiogno , where a , number of entertainments will bo given , to which many distinguished porsonngea , nat | vo and forolgn , aro invitedj tho company will not all go nt once , but In series , which will prolong tUo festivities to tho ond of the month . Tho Moniteur of tho Island Reunion brings the detailed report of the solzure of tlio French ship Alfred by tho Portuguese authorities At Mozambique . Tho Rhln h «> l linfYiTn hnnn vfaltnrl liv M English CrulSCr , l ) Ut
as the explanations of the captain proved satisfactory , no search had been made . The vessel having been restored to liberty by the Governor of Mozambique , before even a French reclamation was made , the incident is not likely to give rise . to another altercation . Another vessel belonging to La Re ' union has been pillaged on the coast o f Africa . The captain and a great part of the crew were massacred . It is stated that Napoleon III . is taking steps to carry into execution a favourite plan , of Napoleon I . for laying up stores of corn in every large town during plentiful years , in order to provide against years of scarcity . The protectionists like this plan , which they think will secure them altogether against foreign importations .
M . de Montalembert has had to make hrs appearance before a magistrate for the purpose of being interrogated , and his trial will probably take place , if it takes place at all , before the present month is finished . The orator . threatens to defend himself . We can scarcely imagine that the Emperor will create for him such a splendid opportunity . " At the opening of the law courts , " says the Daily News correspondent , " M . Chaix d'JEst Ange , the Procureur-General , who has hitherto been considered
remarkably exempt 'from the spirit of flunkeyism which now pervades all classes of functionaries , astonished his audience by telling them , in the course of a glowing panegyric upon the Emperor , that the judges ought , above all things , never to forget they rendered justice in his name , and that they should strive to be the representatives ' not only of his public authority , but also of his private and personal sentiments . ' This doctrine is certainly novel in the Palais de Justice . Is it meant as a hint to the . judges who are to try Montalembett ? '
TURKEY . Palace intrigue has again prevailed , and Mehemefc Ali is Capudan Pasha once more . His return to office is in reality a declared abandonment of the policy of reform and retrenchment . The Grand Vizier himself is not expected to retain his post beyond the return of Fuad , and there is even a probability that the Seraskier will throw up his iseals about the same time , if not
sooner . Sir-Henry Bulwer has been the object , of an outrage in the main street of Pera . Attended by a single groom , his Excellency was riding down this narrow thoroughfare , when he" met one of the court carriages filled with , ladies , escorted by a troop of servants . Sir Henry ' s groom called . out to the coachman to draw a little to one side , to let his master pass . The menial replied ^ tba ; he would not move an inch for a Giaour , and kept on till Sir Henry was in imminent danger of being crushed
against the side of the adjoining house . Seeing this , the groom struck the near carriage horse , to turn the vehicle aside , whereupon the driver returned the blow across the shoulders of the former , who , showing fight , was speedily beset l > y the armed servants and eunuchs in attendance . Sir Henry rode into the melde to the rescue ; but although the groom and the bystanders called out to the palace people that it was the English A mbassador , it was not until more than one blow had fallen upon his Excellency that the spectators succeeded in putting an end to the outrage . the 22 nd ultHia
Lord Stratford finally departed on . - ordship has gone to Civita Vecchia , whence ho proceeds to Rome for tlie winter . The ceremony of laying the first stone of the muchtalked-of Memorial Church was performed on tho 19 tU ult . by Lord Stratford , in presence of a very largo assemblage of tho British residents . Tho ceremony began with the reading of n suitablo prayer by Mr . Gribble , tho embassy chaplain , followed by the singing of the 84 th Psalm . Lord Stratford , wearing the insignia of the Bath , then delivered an address , which elicited tho applause of all present , its only defect being the utter absence of allusion to his own approaching retirement from tho scene of this commemorative celebration . His Lordship then descended to tho foundation , and after coins and roll of
depositing tho usual bottle of parchment in tho prepared cavitios in tho lower stono , spread tho mortar over the surface of this last , upon which tho upper one was then lowered , and struck with tho mallet by tho old viscount iii tho usual way . Then followed nnothor prayer and hymn , and a short speech from Sir Henry Bulwor . " God save tho Queen , " sung with right Iu 9 ty loyalty by every voice present , concluded tho ceremony . Choers for tho late and present ambassadors , throe rounds for tho Sultan , and nine rounds for tho Queen , startled tho quiet Turks of tho neighbourhood after tho ceremonial proper had been completed . Tho whole procoodlng was gone through with a warmth of national feeling in tlio highest degroo crodltablo to tuo hearts and lungs of nil present .
„ .....-. _ ., Tho Curacoa frigate , on board of which Lord Stratford do RodclUla had embarked , is reported to hnvo nm ashore near Smyrna . The passengers and oroiv hn \ a beou saved . It is said that assignee was sent . wtl o frigate by Admln . lCl . muul . All UliaJ Mou o £ Red jo Ml f ^ CSt ^ L ^ S ^^ r 2 JSLZ & » , : . SSS . Skfrfi— -
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 6, 1858, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06111858/page/7/
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