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No. 459, Januak* 8, 1859.J _ THE jLEAD^R...
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HOME. The Papal Government is endeavouri...
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EGYPT. SicoDRAti MuBTAPHA Pasii.v, who h...
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VTEST INDIES, The Atrato has arrived at ...
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CANADA. A TitLRniiAM from Toronto states...
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No. 459, Januak* 8, 1859.J _ The Jlead^R...
No . 459 , Januak * 8 , 1859 . J _ THE jLEAD ^ R . ______^_ 39
Home. The Papal Government Is Endeavouri...
HOME . The Papal Government is endeavouring to form a « a 4 vc army in Order not to be unprovided when the Jrech and Austrian armies shall withdraw . After having organised the troops of the line Cardinal Antonelli is determined to place the corps of artillery on a be Mrf ' ¦ Lyons yjuftted Rome to arrange the difference with Naples , Great Britain has had . no diplon ! Sc agent at Rome . It is said that the son of Lord John Russell is going to reside there , with the title of Charge"d'Affaires . Lord Stratford do Redcliffe has arrived at Rome ; he lives very retired . Ilis health appears to be seriously affected . TUKKEV .
The fact that the Sultan has reinstated his relatives as members of the Council , and yot has not deposed Aali Pasha , has created at Constantinople much surprise . Great jobbery seems already to have been practised with the sums received as proceeds of the loan . The greater number of forged notes issued of late prove no small hindrance to the repurchase of the paper money ; yet the Government promise to persist in this measure . Kiza Pasha , urged by the Russian Ambassador to satisfy some Russian creditors of the Ottoman State , has openly confessed that he does not yet see how he shall be able to make both ends meet .
There has been considerable excitement at Constantinople at the news of the Servian revolution . The Sultan , acting , on the advice of the Austrian envoy , was at first inclined to oppose the patriotic resolves of the Skuptschina , but the insistaiicc of the other ambassadors , and especially of . Sir II . Buhver , caused the Porte to change ; its intention . Omer Pasha has niot with some serious reverses , but Syria is quieter ; the Marouitos continue to demand the intervention of the European consuls , in the hope of having their grievances redressed . J 5 efir Pasha has been scut cm a mission to Caudia , where the inhabitants are in an excited state , and only pay their arrears of taxes -. under protest of resistance in case anv attempt should .. be made to disarm them .
. The Prussian Government is beginning to permit exiles '• to return without being exposed to "imprisonment- before trial , in such cases as admit or demand trial . The latest accounts from Rome say that the King of Prussia has begun to show himself in public , and has already visited , the principal churches in Rome . His health has evidently improved , lie speaks with greater facility , and nppears- more gay . Count do Hatzfeld , the Prussian Minister at the Court of the Tuileries , is shortly , according to a letter from Berlin , expected in thatcity . In the present excited state of Europe it is natural to suppose that this departure from Paris must have some bearing on political events . IONIAN ISLANDS .
3 lr . Gladstone has sent home his report , and expects instructions beforu the opening of the Ionian Parliament . If England refuses her consent to the union of the Ionian Republic with Greece , tire representatives of the people will communicates tlie wish ol' the nation to the Powers which signed the Paris Treaty . RUSSIA . M . de Bontenioff , Russian Ambassador at tho Court of Constantinople , has arrived in St . Petersburg . His presence is said to be in connexion with tho latest Servian events , which , of course , are looked upon in the light of no small triumph to Russian diplomacy . The pnpors have not yet been permitted to speak froely , and , intone their jubilant strains at the deposition of the KurugeorgcwUuu , but tho capital is full of it . -
Tho Emperor has juat given his sanction to a proposal from tho Governor of Siberia for building a town , to be called Sopliiisk , at Djai , on the right bank of tho A moor . By n iiknso of tho Emperor , British subjects resident or trailing in the Russian o ' mpiro arc entitled to enjoy all tho immunities which are granted to French , Greek , Belgian , and Dutch subjects .
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down the river . Oomrao Sing , another leader , took the road to Cawnpore . The greater portion of the rebels threw away their arms , and dispersed among the ravines and lowlands of the adjoining country . This victory has cleared the portion of-Ou . de ou the , right bank of the Ganges of the last body of rebels really formidable . On the 27 th Lord Clyde entered Lucknow . The termination of the contest cannot be very remote , the victories of our troops and the merciful nature of the amnesty both tending to promote that much-to-be-desired event .
In the Khyrabad and trans-Gogra country the insurgents still muster in strong numbers , their principal leaders ' being Prince Feroze Shah and the Begum of Oudc . The former has already been defeated , with considerable loss , by our troops * under Colonel Brind , and at the latest date was retiring from the Gogra , with a view of joining the Begum . The Commander-in-Chief himself , with the separate columns of Brigadiers Grant , Taylor , and Barker , was expected at once to commence operations against this foe still eludes
In Central India , Tantia Topee a pursuit . In fact , whether from a bold stroke of policy or from hard pressure , he has carried the war , as it were , into our own territory . We now hear that he has crossed the Ncrbudda , and marched into the province of Guzerat , and that in the course of his movements he has contrived to cut off some of the heavy baggage belonging to a British force on its way to Baroda- Previously to this , however , his force of 3 U 00 men was completely defeated at Rajpoor by Major Sutherland with a force of 2 . > 0 Europeans and 150 native cavalry . On the 1 st of December , Brigadier Parke intercepted and engaged Tantia Topee at Obdeypore , fifty . miles east of Baroda . The rebels were completely dispersed and defeated , losing upwards of 300 men . Our loss was comparatively ¦
—' Double ! double ! bring up the infantry at once !' We behold a shifting outline on the . horizon on our right . It is the' enemy , flying through the island rushes . ' Horse artillery and cavalry , after them !' Round come Bruce's guns—down the bank they goslap through the narrow ford , throwing tiny cascades from their wheels . Round came the storm of cavalry , native horse and a troop pf Carabiniers ., ' Keep . your men with . the guiis , sir , and on no account leave them , ' is the parting order of the Commander-in-: Chief to the officer before they dash into the ford . To the commander of the native cavalry his orders are different ; ' You are to stick to them to the last ; follow them close ; don ' t give up the pursuit till to- morrow ! ' " tastia topee ' s followisg : ¦ The correspondent of the Daily . News says : — " Tantia ' s horsemen are said to be well mounted and well equipped . Report says that he is surrounded by three hundred mounted s ; . oarsmen , encased in shirts of chainmail , who have bound themselves , by the most solemn oaths , to cover him with their bodies , as was the case with the fourth James at Flodden , rather than that he should fall alive into the hands of the English . Devotion like this sounds very romantic ; and it is just possible that the misguided men would act up to their obligations ; but canister and shrapnel-shell make fearful havoc amongst their ranks , and their- chain-mail would avail them but little when exposed to the deadly discharges of the Enfield rifle . " .
trilling . Urigadier Parke was , however , unable to follow up his victor } :, his force having marched upwards of 200 miles in eightdays . Tantia ' . s army is broken and disorganised , ' wearied , and dispirited , and might be easily disposed of by local levies . Xo serious fears are-entertained for the population of the Kharideish , and the only present . result of his incursion is the burning and plundering of defenceless villages . But the mercantile . community of Surat has been thrown into a panic by the hear approach of this noted rebel , and every effort is being made ' . by Sir Hugh Rose to effect his capture . Brigadier Siuiih overtook llaun Sing and about ' 2 4 ' nu-n on the 14 th of November at Koondry , and killed OuO ; Maun Sing escaped with difiifultv .
News lias just reached Bombay , by electric telegraph , of . the death of Brigadier-General John Jacob , of the Scindc Horse . This melancholy event took place on the 5 th ult ., at Jacobabad , Sciiule , brain fever being the cause of death- A small insurrection has occurred in ; Burmah , at the village of Thorantay , distant about ton miles from Rangoon , which was temporarily in the hands of a band of insurgents , led by a fisherman , who announced himself subsequently as prince . During the affray the civil officer of the station and his nephew wen ? wounded , the latter dying tho day after . Two steamers were immediately despatched , with all the available troops , and in a couple of dnys fifty-throe of the gang wore secured . There was at first a difficulty in capturing tho Burmese Mas . aniollo , but tho offer of a thousand rupees soon induced the villagers to give him up . He is now in gaol , awaiting only his trial and transfer to the gallows .
LORD CLYDE IX ACTION . Wo quote from' Mr . Russell's letter : —" The balls whistle sharply jenough around the heads of the advance , and the soft sandy soil of the riold , is knocked up in all directions in littlo cloudy jots where the bullets strike . There is one solitary rising ground in this field , whither Lord Clyde , mounted on his tall whito horse , dashes at once , and up on its top ho at or . ee gets , in order to rcconnoitro the enemy ' s position , llo instantly receives a volley from the hidden enemy , of which ho appears as conscious as if it wove fired at Aldershott . Mut our skirmishers have advanced to tho wall of tho Held , and their rilK ' s soon abate the z . oul of the Sepoys in tho trench . ' Iking up tho guns ! ' to one aiilo-do-camp . ' Go to Colonel Kvologh , * ir , and toll him to bring forward his right , ' to another . Now is tho time to seo tho old soldior in his clement ; every sense alive , keen ,
oncr-INDIA . . T"is Bombay mall ihas arrived , bringing letters and nowRpapors to tho Oth December . Tho amnosty is slowly but suroly thinning tho ranks of the rebels ; n \ ni Bonl Madho Sing , tho groat Oudo chieftain who preferred to abandon Iiin stronghold rather than acknowledge allegiance to tho Queen , has boon completely defeated by Lord Clydo in portion . Tho onomy , it appoars , on tho approach of Lord Clydo , evacuated hid stronghold , Sunkorpore , but was overtaken by Brigadier Evololgh , and driven baok towards tho Ganges . Lord Clydo then combining with Brigadier Kvololgh , forood Bonl Madho to action , and dofeatod him with heavy loss on tho 20 th . In half an hour the robols wore driven in confusion from tho jungle which formed their defence . Cavalry and horso artillery pursued thorn for ton miles , capturing eight guns , and cutting down or driving into tho Ganges some 1100 of tho robola . Boni Madho , who ie reported to havo boon tho llrst to quit tho field , tied
gotio , self-reliant , gal in , and courteous , Ho directs every movoment , and points out the ground for tho guns to take . We unlimbcr . Bung ! bang ! roar the enemy ' s guiiH In anticipation , and tho round shot , flying over tho head * of tho advance- with a harsh rour , strike into tho oarth behind . Tho answering voleea are not long delayed . Gordon ' s guns arc oponod on the tiny lines ot smoke and on tho groat pun ' s from tho batteries . ' Press on the advance . ' Tho Chief gallops on to tho skirmiflhurs . Tho guns limber up . Tho musketry is sharp on our r ight , mingled with tho heavy reports of . artillery . Clouds of dust rise noar tho bank of tho rivor . They are Hying ! Up with tho cavalry f The gnns to tho front / Away in- one grout wav . e llash tho Carabiniors to our . loft , where wo can boo tho onomy streaming down by tho vivor bunks towards tho south . It is a duat storm . In a fow moments they arc lost In the dou « w cloud which ri * o » from their horses' hoofs . Our men rush on through tho jungle j it is deserted by all but dead or dying men ,
Egypt. Sicodrati Mubtapha Pasii.V, Who H...
EGYPT . SicoDRAti MuBTAPHA Pasii . v , who has been named sheik ul-harain of the cities of Mecca and Medina , has arrived at Alexandria from Constantinople . His functions are both political and religious . He is the oldest grand dignitary of the empire , and was raised to the rank of pasha by Sultan Mahmoud in 1811 . Said Pasha , the new governor of the Hedjaz , embarked at Suez on the 19 th , on his way to his post . The Viceroy promised to furnish a contingent sufficient to maintain order . The last accounts received from DjeddaH furnish little or no news . The inquiry into the murders was going on actively , and the arrests which have been made are likely to lead to important revelations . The official inauguration of . the Suez Railway took place in presence of the Viceroy and- his family .
Vtest Indies, The Atrato Has Arrived At ...
VTEST INDIES , The Atrato has arrived at Southampton with dates from Jamaica to the 11 th December , and Havannah of the 10 th . JAMAICA . ~ The Legislature was still in session , but efforts were being made to bring the session to a close before Christmas-day . The following bills had received the Governor ' s assent : — General Immigration , Immigration Fund , Chinese Immigration by Private Individuals , and Indenturing of Captured Africans . A bill for extending the jurisdiction , of justices of the peace in petty sessions , was warmly contested at every stage . The bill was carried in the Assembly by a very narrow majority . The Botnnic Gardens , Bath , St . Thomas ' s-in-the-East , had been completely destroyed by the late floods . It was feared that the poorer inhabitants of St . Andrew and St . David would suffer severely , from the scarcity of native provisions , the floods having destroyed most of their provision fields . HAYTI . Advices from Dominica state that great indignation had been aroused there in consequence of a proposal of Soulouque to incorporate that republic with Hayti . TRINIDAD , A disastrous fire occurred on tho night of tho 4 th wit ., tho loss . sustained being estimated at 50 , 000 dols . It began at the corner of Frederick and King streets , and destroyed several properties . . DARllADOKS . The House of Assembly wns in sitting on tho 7 th of December . Tho Education Bill was road a third time and passed , as was tho bill for amending tho act establishing tho \ Vaterworks Company . Tho Houso adjourned for a fortnight . < MAttTINXQUB . Sinco tho commencement ( in 1858 ) of immigration to the French islands , there have been introduced into Martinique 0 X 7-2 coolies coming direct from India , 11-1 coolies from Uritiah colonies , 0 Chinese , and ( 597 Africans , making a total of tlo' 89 immigrants . Guadaloupo received In tho same period 4090 coolies and 142 * 3 Africans , making 5521 immigrant a . By a recent vote of tho Council-General , provision has boon mado for the introduction of l $ , 00 i ) moro immigrants , of which number 7000 arc to be Africans under tho Regis contract , and 11 , 000 Chinese , to bo brought by a Bordeaux house .
Canada. A Titlrniiam From Toronto States...
CANADA . A TitLRniiAM from Toronto states that tho Northern Railway bad boon pronounced usafo by tho Government Inspector , and that pafltfougor trains had consequently boon stopped upon it .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 8, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08011859/page/7/
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