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Leader Office, Saturday, April 7. The As...
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A despatch from Lord Raglan, dated the 2...
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The ice in and around the Baltic appears...
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Miscellaneous. The Police Of Provincial ...
notice jsbat he Will bring- forward ids aanual motion for the Ballot soon after Baater . Constituencies , therefore , should lose . no time -in-getting up petitions in favour of the motion , and in using their influence to persuade Liberal members , \ riio are hostile or neutral on the question , to vote in its "favour . A great effect will be produced if the full number of-the Parliamentary supporters of the Ballot—two hundred at least—can be induced to divide on the occasion . Colonel Fremont . —A most interesting legal decision has just been pronounced by the whole bench of the Supreme Court of the United States . It has established definitively and unalterably the title of Colonel Fremont , the celebrated explorer , to the richest portion of the gold districts of California , known as the " Mariposa Tract . " The decision makes him , in the estimation of geologists , bankers , and merchants , the richest man in America .
Attempt to Blow up a Manufactory . —On Tuesday night , the manufactory of Messrs . Crookes , Roberts , and Co ., the Argus Works , Doctor ' s-fields , Sheffield , was the scene of of an explosion , not the result of accident , but of design . Between half-past eight and nine o ' clock in the evening , Mr . Thomas Richardson , a nephew of Mr . Roberts , while alone on the premises , heard a smothered explosion at the basement of the building . The authors of the misehief had taken care to retire , but their work was sufficiently apparent . The instrument used to effect the explosion was a sort of hand-grenade , a very strong steeLcanister firmly and elaborately bound together with , wire , and having the remnant of a fuse * e attached .
The Militia . —Great dissatisfaction , arid some-amount of insubordination , have been exhibited by the miMtia in various parts of the country , in consequence of the men who enlisted under the act of 1852 , and who were only liable to be called out fbr-ferainingfor fifty-six , days , being embodied by the act of 1854 , and retained for five years . All apprehensions , however , have been quieted by Lord Panmure consenting , as an act of grace , to dispense with the prolonged services of those men who enlisted before
the last act . The -men with families are to be discharged altogether ; but the single men will be required to attend the regiment for fifty-six days in ' every year , until the expiration of the period during which the regiment is embodied . These _ . men may , if they please , be reattested , and complete their term of five years * v ice ; for which act of fresh allegiance every man is to receive 20 s ., entirely irrespective of all other pay or bounty-. In some instances the regiments have been greatly reduced by a secession of a large number of the men . MilitiamenThree
Disgraceful Usage of Three . — men belonging to the South Lincolnshire Militia , o which Colonel Sibthorp is the commander , applied on Thursday , at the Clerkenwell Police-court , for assistance . They stated that they had wives and families ( each , indeed , was accompanied by his wife and a child ); that they had enlisted under the act of 1852 , but had been embodied , arid had served for eleveri months under the act of 1854 ; that , upon the receipt of Lord Panmure ' s " act of grace , " they , in common with 250 of the regiment , had applied for their discharge ; and that thereupon they had been " bundled" into the streets to
find * a home "where they could , without receiving , any marching money , or anything over and above the arrears of their pay . They thought this additionally hard , since they had not received the full bo . unty-money of 6 / . They were one hundred and ten miles from their home , and were without money . The magistrate defrayed the expense of taking them to their parishes out of the poorbox . —It will be recollected that the South Lincolnshire is the regiment of militia concerning which Colonel Sibthorp recently made a nourish in " the House , " stating that he would put himself to any expense for its sake . The militia generally is being broken up , owing to the Government not keeping faith originally with the men .
Military Disturbance at Preston . —On Sunday and Monday evenings a fight took place between tho men of tho 18 th and the 97 th Regiments , at Preston . Nothing serious , however , occurred on either occasion ; and tho soldiers , on the interference of the police , aided by tho presence of one of their officers , retired to their barracks . Death op the Autuoress of " Jane Eybe , " i-We regret to announce tho death of Mrs . Nicol , formerly Miss Bronte ? , who , under the nom de plume of Curror Bell , established a lasting reputation by the publication of " Jane Eyre . " Wo have two other novels from her pen , , " Shirley , " and " Vilctte , " and all are especially distinguished for great power of conception and vigorous portrayal of character . Tho Jady , who was tho last survivor of a family of six , died on Satarday last , at her father ' s house , at Hawortb , Yorkshire . —Manchester Guardian .
National Galmcry Mismanagement . —A Protest against the Repojrt from the Select Committee on the National Gallery has juat been put forth by several , gentlemen , stating , from . tho evidence , the grounds on which Htff report ia imperfect , oao- » ided , and misleading . The custody and management of tho National Gallery arc treated as jobbing . The Protest is published by Mr . John . RusaoU Sraitli , of Soho square . It derives additional interest from tho fact tbut Sir Charles Eustlake , who purchased a spurious picture as a " Hollieiu , " and ordered the destructive cleaning , lias been roappoiuted . WwctQr of tha Nittfpnal Gallery , with an enhanced
An Elephant belonging to a travelling menagerie performed a strange feat while staying at Sheffield . He was stabled in a coach-house adjoining a tavern ; and , possibly for a little amusement , took it into his head to break through the partition-wall into the kitchen of the tavern . A fire place ran against this wall ; and the elephant ' s head was seen coming through the chimney to the great horror of ali present . Fortunately , a lady belonging to the . eaeh , H » tion , had tihe courage to go into the coach-house , and calm the beast until the arrival of the keeper . It was found that he had broken through nearly a square yard of brickwork . Disappearance of a Olerg-yman . —The Rev . G . Watts , vicar of Brockworth , has been -missing for the last ten or twelve days ; and , although a reward of 5 . 0 / . has been offered for his recovery , he has not been found .
salary ; and that Mr . Womara , an « phaW « r < of . the cleaning , has been appointed Secretary , j ^ wo og the signatories of the Protest , are Mr . JSwrlstone , Mr . William Coningham , Mr . W . S . Landor , Mr . rGeorge Lang , Mr . Alfred J 3 . Richards , Mr . E & wasd Mayhew , Mr . Thomas Wakley , and " An Englishman . " Assyrian ANraQUJUiES ; T-Ahout sixty icases of Assyrian antiquities , from the . excavations o £ Mr . ^ Leyard , Mr . Rassam , and Mr . Lofbus , have arrived at the British Museum . A Reformatory Institution is about to be established for the county of "Warwick . Lewes . —The Hon . H . Rcand , the Member for Lewes , who vacated his seat on accepting office : as a Juttior Lord of the Treasury , was on Thursday se-elected without opposition .
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Leader Office , Saturday , April 7 . The Assemblee Nalionale says : — " There is every reason to believe that on the 10 th of April the Ministers of France , Austria , and England , will present themselves ^ at the Conference with a proposition arranged in common , and upon which Russia will have no more to do than to declare acceptance or refusal . The uncertainty will not be of long duration , and probably the next week will not pass without our being able ; to announce to our readers something more precise than hopes and conjectures . " The Pays contains a letter from "Vienna , which ¦ s ays : — ~ ' ' * - ^— ~ - " The navigation of the Danube continues to be subjected to obstacles . Prince Gortschakoff had written from Kiseheneff to the Austrian Consul , that Austrian vessels might come to Galatz and to Ibrail , to load and convey to Trieste and Venice the corn which had been purchased in those provinces by Austrian subjects previously to the prohibition . Vessels under every neutral flag daily enter by the Sulina passage , but on arriving at Ciatal , at a short distance from Tultseha , the Russian flotilla stops them all withoqfr distinction . Thirty have been thus detained , and among them are several Austrian vessels . Such conduct is at variance with the note of Prince Gortschakoff . Thus , without the permission-of Russia , vessels-cannot . reach .. tUe . ports of the Principalities . "
A Despatch From Lord Raglan, Dated The 2...
A despatch from Lord Raglan , dated the 24 th ult ., and giving an account of the Russian attack on the 22 nd , has been published . It contains only the following additional fact to those already known : — " The French , in retiring from their advanced parallel upon their supports , speedily rallied , and fell upon the enemy , whom they repulsed with great loss , and followed so far up towards the Mamelon , that they were enabled to level and destroy nearly all the ' ambuscades' or ' rifle concealments' erected along their front . "
The Ice In And Around The Baltic Appears...
The ice in and around the Baltic appears to be slowly breaking up ; but in some parts—namely , at Kiel and in the Haff—it was still very firm at the commencement of April ; and evcu where it has loosened , tho channels are rendered dangerous by drift ice and bergs . At Memel , no ice is to be observed seaward ; but the Sound , on March 30 , was covered with floating masses . AH Pacha leaves on the 2 ftth , vi' d Trieste . He will be at Vienna on the 6 th or 7 th of April .
Tho Volkething Have Passed, By 94 Votes ...
Tho Volkething have passed , by 94 votes against 1 , the act of accusation against the late Danish Ministers .
Is It Truo That Lord Palmerston, In Addi...
Is it truo that Lord Palmerston , in addition to hie other grave and important duties of premiershipnot the least grave being a vigilant resistauco to the intrigues of Lord John Bussed , —is now transacting tho affairs of the Colonial Department ? Nkw Map of Euuope . —We have received from Messrs . A . & C . Blauk ( Edinburgh ) a clear , accurate , and elegant Map of Europe , with accompanying descriptive letter-press , at once full and succinct . Another month will decide whether tho territorial distribution of Italy is to be recast : at all events , there never was a time when the map of Europe was more worthy of attentive study , or more suggestive of serious considerations than it ie now .
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Notices To C?Ob3ecespo3s[Dents. Errata I...
NOTICES TO C ? OB 3 ECESPO 3 S [ DENTS . Errata in our 'Last . —In the Review of Lady Morgan ' s " Life and Times of Salvator Bosa , " p . 307 , col . 2 , for Guido , Iteni , read Guido Beni ; p . 808 , col . 1 , for Guer cino Spagnuoletto , read Guereino , Spajfnuoletto . ASetbscbieeb ( "Worcester ) . —Our obliging correspondent seejns to be happily " superficial on the history" of errots of the piresSj or he would be more disposed to understate that tho displacement of a comma or two ,. and even far more serious typographical iuadvertoucies , sometimes totally destructive to the sense , and subversive of the writer ' s reputation , will constantly take place even in the best regulated journals . Perhaps , however , our correspondent was only anxious to display in a harmless manner his own familiarity with Pilkington . Both the mistakes he signalises any one less familiar with Pilkington would at once understand to be among the most frequent and unavoidable ( because of their triviality ) of errata . No notice can be taken « f anonymous communications Whatever isinteudedforinsertion must he authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication ., but as a guarantee of his good faith . Oommunicationsahould always be legibly written , and on one aide of the paper only :. If loag . it increases the diffii culfey of ffcadinj ? space for them . "We . cannot undertake to returnrejeeted communications .
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There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things nxed when all the world is by . the very law of its creationin eternal progress . —Db . Abkold .
S.Ukvey Of The War. Some Important Chang...
S . UKVEY OF THE WAR . Some important changes liave occurred in the relative positions of the Allies and the enemy , and the condition of the farmer , since we last took a survey of the war . Then the British forces had not re-appeared in that strength which it is understood they have subsequently phpwn on parade . The sickness had just begun to grow less , themortalityto cease its ravages , the supplies of food and clothing- had work in the
begun to tell , -the diminished trenches was saving many scores of lives , and the navvies had only just begun to clear the ground for the railway . Since then , it was full six weeks ago , we have heard how man , and beast , and bird , and flower have revived , as winter departed aud spring came softly in . The British army has mustered its 20 , 000 bayonets , all in health , and strength , and spirits ; and once more the tone of the correspondence from the eamp is cheerful iu its
tenor . But vastly important as this is , it naturally yields in importance to the military positiou of the allied armies . Here , also , there has been considerable change . I . - As to Sebastopol itself . — ihe works ot defence have been finished , oven with neatness , and greatly strengthened , chiefly on the eastern side , opposite the British attack . They now form on this side a strong chain of earthen ramparts and batteries , covered in their immediate front by abattis , these , again , covered by " rifle pits "—in other words , artificial posts--„ 1 . 1 .. « u ^^« n «» ri , r Kolnw rhe surface ol tho
ground , thrown up along the front as shelter for riflemen . The key of this lino of works is the strong redoubt which stands where stood the White Tower ( Malakoff ) , against winch the recent operations of the Allies have been directed . In front of Malakoff rises a round hall , now called the " Manaelon ; " and further
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Leader (1850-1860), April 7, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07041855/page/10/
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