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T H LEAP E B ,. [ No . 359 , Satubpay ,
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Emporio Italiano , —A large meeting , ^ composed of persons evidently belonging to the higher classes of society was held last Saturday at the Hanover-square Rooms to bear the particulars respecting an " institution for the patronage of Italian science , art , literature , commerce , and industry , " which , under the name of " Emporio Italiano , " has been projected by Count Lorenzo Montemerli , and has recently been a subject of frequent discussion in literary circles . A programme , setting forth in three languages full details of the scheme , was placed in the hands of every visitor . We may briefly state that the design of the " Emporio _ is one of the most comprehensive that the imagination could conceive . To a museum filled with specimens of Italian art and industry are to be attached a hall , not only for experiments , but for musical and dramatic performances : a club-room , a library , a panorama , a cosmorama , a diorama , an amphitheatre for lectures , and a primary school . The benefit of the Italian people is the object for which , all these various departments are designed , whether as means of instruction and amusement 01 as sources of revenue . Politics and religion are excluded from the project . —Times . Fliqhts of Larks . —An extraordinary succession of flights of larks , so immense in their numbers as to throw a shade upon the ground , passed over Regent s-park last SoV ,, rrf * v at mid-day . This continued for upwards of
an hour , and caused great surprise . ? Mb . Charles Mathews on ' Delicate Ground . — The subjoined letter from Mr . Charles Mathews appears in the Times of Monday : — " A few days ago , you kindly congratulated me on my recovery from my late accident , and complimented me on the fortitude with which I en . dured four dangerous operations ; but you -were probably not aware , nor indeed was I myself , that I had undergone a fifth , and that , sometimes , of a much more fatal tendency than the others—I have been married ! A paragraph has ' gone the rounds , ' as it is called , copied , I believe , from a Gloucester paper , headed Marriage ot Mr . Charles Mathews , ' stating that I had * taken unto myself a second wife in the person of pretty Miss Oliver . Allow me , in justice to that amiable young lady , to announce publicly that such , is not the case , in order that her numerous admirers may be assured that , as far as I know , she is still open to competition . I am grateful for the credit given me , at all events , for the good tast < of mv selection , though I must express my wonder ai so improbable a story having obtained belief . lnt * i first place , I cannot conceive that any one could hav < the heart to give her away ; and in the next , having only my left arm at liberty at present , which I am sun would not be sufficient to encompass half her charms , and my right hand being nearly disabled altogether , J could but at best offer her a left-handed marriage , anc far be it from me to insult her with such a proposition No sir —may she speedily obtain a husband of half mj age and double my worth , and I shall be most happy with the appropriate tears of affection in my eyes , t (
give my consent and bless her union . The Sewerage of London . —Dr . Thomas Hawksley has communicated to Sir Benjamin Hall a plan of sewerage based on the system by w Uich in human bodies the various excreta are removed . Convicts in Western Australia . —Some gentlemen connected with , the colony of Western Australia have suggested to Mr . Labouchere the desirability of sending convicts to that locality , which they think is peculiarly adapted for a penal settlement . Educational Conference at Manchester . —A conference took place on the evening of Friday week at the Athenseum , Manchester , between the committee ot the late Manchester and Salford Education Association , and certain gentlemen of the National Public Scliool Association . The heads of a bill by Sir John Pakington for the extension of education were read , discussed , and accented , subject to some modifications . the liAit
Royal Dispensary for Diseases ok . — The half-yearly meeting of this useful institution was held on Thursday last , nt the Dispensary , Dean-street , Soho-square , Mr . W . T . Cooper in tho chair . The seowtary . announced -the amount of subscriptions received during the last six months . The Dispensary had . afforded treatment to an increased number of applicants during the last half-year . The statistical account of the new admissions Mr . Harvey , tho surgeon to the institution , stated to the meeting were 1058 , cured 174 , consisting of discharges from tho cars , noises in tho liead and ears , nervous affections of the head , rheumatic deafness , diseases of the throat , with some aggravated forms of polypus in tho ear , and other diseases of a kindred nature . A hope was expressed at tho meeting that the usefulness of tho institution would bo more fully extended by an . increase of funds , to which it was hoped their wealthy friends would contribute , upon the assurance that they would thereby benefit suflering humanity , and b « aiding a valuable institution . Votes of thanks were passed to tho chairman , and to Mr . Harvey , tho surgeon , for hia attention to tho patients under his
caro ; and the mooting separated . Royal , Munificence . —Mr . Jamos Rogers , the comedian performing at the Olympic Theatre , attended On Monday nt the Lambeth police court , nnd handed to tho magistrate the sum of 13 s . 4 d ., with tho following note : , »« guy Allow mo to present to tho poor-box the
enclosed 13 s . 4 d ., being the amount I received for performuv at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening last . —I am , sir , your obedient servant , —James Rogers . This is ^ not the first time we have heard of the astonishing meanness which is exhibited in the pecuniary ™™? S * - ment of the Windsor Castle performances . —Mr . Wigaa has written to the Times to deny that he either actively or pemissively sanctioned Mr . Rogers ' * donation , and to say that he looks upon it as " an exhibition of bad aS THE " Legal Accident . " —This case continues to be debated in the Times ; but Mr . Brady has somewhat modified his assertions , while still maintaining that the railway authorities were guilty of " scandalous impropriety" The publication of the notes taken at the trial by ' the Judge ( the present Lord Wcnsleydale ) seems creatly to strengthen the position of Mr . Brady s op-¦ ponents , viz ., that the verdict of Guilty was in accord- ance -with the evidence . ¦ ¦ ¦ . Miss Burdett Coutts , on Tuesday evening , entertained the children of the five schools belonging to the parish church of St . Leonard's , Shoreditch . Nearly five hundred partook of tea , & a , and having been addressed by the vicar , were amused with exhibitions of magic , and the performances of Punch , for about two hours , when , after singing the Evening Hymn , they separated . Ho > v to Sing Scotch . —All that a Scottish song requires is a sweet , flowing voice , capable of swelling a note from the softest to the fullest tone ; a feeling heart ; a susceptible imagination ; a perfect comprehension of the subject , and a thorough knowledge of the true meaning of the words of the song , so as to know the significant word to swell or soften the tone upon , as the sentiment may require . This is all , with the occasional embellishment of an easy shake ; but even this should be very sparingly used . A Scottish song admits of no fanciful descant at the close of the tune either ; for this destroys its character , and although it may bring applause to the singer for his voice and execution , with a judicious audience it would he at the expense of bis understanding . —The Family Mirror . The Earl of Harewood lingers on ; but his state is still very precarious . , Mr . Robert Wilberforce . —The telegraph from [ Rome brings the painful intelligence that Mr . ( formerl i Archdeacon ) Robert Wilberforce is in great danger ; from gastric fever , at Albano , having been removed j thither from the Academia Ecclesiastics , where he is j completing his preparation for the Catholic Priesthood . f —Weekly Register . . 5 Roman Catholics in Office . — The Weekly Register . savs tliat three of the newlv-appointed High Sheriffs of
England are Roman Catholics . Fireworks on the Ice . —The last night of the frost ( Wednesday ) was signalized on the Serpentine by a display of fireworks ' at midnight . A great deal of skating was going on ; several women were present ; and the whole scene was very re markable . The Paper Duty . —A deputation from the Society for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday , to urge on him the importance of repealing the paper duty . Sir G . C . Lewis , after hearing a great many statements , said that the present moment is not i favourable to entertaining the question , as the abolition
vould entail a loss to the revenue . Tick Late Stanislaus Wokcell .. — This eminent Polish patriot , who in 1830 possessed , the title of count md large estates in Volhynia , died last Tuesday , at 35 , Hunter-street , Brunswick-square , aged fifty-nine . He was looked up to with great veneration by the Polish Republican party , his devotion to whom he had evinced in the most brilliant manner . When the revolution of 1830 broke out , he placed himself at the head of the inhabitants of his district , and joined a corps under Colonel Rozyclti , which , fighting its way through the enemy ' s ranks , joined the national army at Warsaw , where Worcell sat in the Diet as representative for Volhynia . On the failure of the insurrection , he became an exile , and afterwards joined the Polish Committee . He was expelled from France in 1833 , on the requisition of tho Russian ambassador ; then went to Belgium , am subsequently came to England . In 1845 , he returned to Belgium , and in the following year to France , from which he was again expelled in 184 D , on pretence of hia having been concerned in the movements headed by Lcdru Rollin and others which had for their o"bjcct the prevention of the French expedition to Rome . Since then , ho has resided in England , and . has acted wilh the Republican refugees . Ho was universally beloved ant
esteemed . St . Mauylkbone Bank for Savings . —The 27 th Annual General Meeting of this Institution was recently hold at tho Office , No . 76 , Welbock-strcct , Cavcndishsquaire ; Sir James John Hamilton , Bart ., in tho chair . It appeared from the several reports reud to the meeting that the progress of tho bank during tho past year had been of a satisfactory description , no less than 2496 now doposits having been made in tho last year ; 2 0 , 423 deposit accounts remained , open on the 23 th of Novcmbor lust , of which 18 , 109 held balances averaging" less than 11 . IDs . each . The balance duo to depositors at that date , as per balance sheets produced , wan 340 , 410 ? . 7 s . Id .: loaving a surplus of 1679 / . 16 s . 10 ( 1 .
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J 'S , Leader Office , Saturday , February 7 . LAST NIOHTPAKLIAMENT . ; HOUSE OF LORDS . Their Lordships sat for ten minutes , but nothing took place worth recording . HOUSE OF COMMONS . NEW WRIT . A new writ was ordered to issue for an election for the borough of Hereford , Sir Robert Price having accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . THE ADDRESS . Lord Ernest Brcck , the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household , brought up her Majesty ' s reply to the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne . CONVOCATION . In answer to Mr . J . G . Phillimore , Sir George Gbey said that any proceedings now going on in the Convocation of the province of Canterbury were not licensed by the Crown , and it was intended , that if the sitting was not soon terminated , the Government would advise the Crown to interfere so as to cause its prorogation .
y , THE POLICE IN COUNTIES AND BOROUGHS . In answer to Colonel Buck , Sir George Grey said it was not intended to bring in any bill to compel the amalgamation of county and borough police . THE WAR WITH PERSIA AND CHINA . In answer to Mr . H . J . Baillie , the Chancellor or the Exchequer said that an arrangement had been made with the East India Company that one half of the expenses of the Persian war should be "borne by this country , and the other half by the Company . The settlement of the expenses of the former China war had been postponed , in consequence of a difference between the L Government and the East India Company , until last year , when it was arranged that the extraordinary expenses should be paid by this country , so that 593 , 000 / . 3 was now payable by the Government to the East India Company . It fortunately happened , however , that a larger amount than that was owing by the East India { Company to the Government ; and there would , therej fore , be no charge on the country for the sum he had „ mentioned in the present year .
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT . Mr . Milker Gibson asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer -whether , as the naval and military estimates must now be ready , there was any reason why there should not "be an early , and indeed an immediate , statement of the financial plans of the Government with reference to income and expenditure , and , above all , taxation . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the earliest day on which the army and navy estimates could , by the rules of the House , be presented , would be next Tuesday . He felt a difficulty in mentioning a day for the financial statement until the estimates had been produced ; but he would fix . a day for that purpose next week .
THE TEUMS OF THE ADDRESS . Lord John Russell called the attention of the House to a departure from long usage in the terms of the answer to the Queen ' s Speech , inasmuch as by its wording it had bound the House to a favourable opinion on the war with Persia , and also that it was the conduct of the Shah of Persia which had caused hostilities—subjects on which the House could not judge till they had further information . —Sir George Grey said it was not the intention of the Government to commit the House to any opinion on the subject of the Persian war by the terms of the Address .
THE INCOBEE-TAX . In answer to Mr . Williams , Mr . Disraeli said he should bring on his motion with regard to the Incometax , without reference to any financial statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer might make . THE BANK CHARTER ACT . The Chancellor , of the Exchequer moved for ft Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Charter of tho Bank of England of 1844 ; tho Bank Acts of Ireland and Scotland of 1845 ; and the operation
of Joint ^ Stock Banks . f A discussion followed , in which Mr . Disraeli , Mr . Tite , Mr . Glyn , Sir Ciiaiileb Wood , Mr . Newdkoatk , and other members took part , but very briefly , the main point of debate being tho limitation of notes by the Bank of England to 14 , 000 , 000 ^ . The motion for tho appointment of a committee was agreed to . PASSING TOLL 9 . Mr . Lowe obtained leave to bring in a bill to abolisn passing tolls . The House then adjourned .
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IMPERIAL COMMUNISM IN l ? KANCli . . " The brochure against les Fropriclaircs , ^ says a private loiter we have received from Pans , " is saw to be written by a certain M . Duvcyncr , an cx-pu Simonievi , founder of the Societies Annonces , vrMon failed , and at present a partner of M . MiUaud , aiiu one oftlie editors of the Journal tea Achonnaire t ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 7, 1857, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07021857/page/8/
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