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1122 THE LEADER. [No. 498. Oct. 8, 1859....
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GENERAL HOME NEWS.
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Law, Police, And Casualties. Sir John De...
9 ystem and audacity displayed in the transactions now being investigated are most astounding Another adjournment till Thursday next was ordered . Four men have been committed for trial by Mr . Broughton at Marylebone Police-court on a charge of plundering the coffins in the vaults of St . Mary ' s , Paddington , where they were employed as labourers , of the metal plates and other fittings . At the Middlesex Sessions a question arose about the indictment against John Petersen , charged with creating a . disturbance during the performance of Divine service in the parish of St . George ' srin-the-East . There is some difficult ^ - in getting the
indictment properly drawn , as the prosecution is one of an unusual character , and the -assistant . judge put the case off till next session . In doing so , he expressed a hope that by next session the parties might have cooled down" a little . In connexion with these disgraceful outrages upon public decency and liberty of opinion , we have to add that at the Thames Pulice-court Mr . Rosier has been re-examined on the charge of taking part in the disturbances on the evening of Sunday week . On the magistrate ' s suggestion , the charge was withdrawn , things hayins been more quite in the parish ; but Mr . Yardley declared that if any more rioting took place he should , undoubtedly , commit the offenders for trial . ¦ ' ' ' ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ • •¦
At the Court of Bankruptcy this week , an o . xamii 3 « LJon meeting held in the case of Richard Bedford Alton , the fraudulent stockbroker , who is ¦ un dctriroinc a sentence of t wenty years' penal servitude , tta . ?' adjourned , no accounts having been filed . Stoweli . the informer , who was remanded on a charge of ¦ conspiracy to defraud , and admitted to bail , was on Tuesday called on his recognisances at Guildhail , and not answering , the bail was ordered to be estreated .
At the Middlesex sessions four men , Bailey , Couch , Meridew , and Simpson , carpenter , were found guilty on foux * eharges of stealing carts and vans , and of receiving them with guilty knowledge . In passing Sentence upon the- prisoners the learned assistant judge said they belonged to a formidable gang of persons , banded together for the purpose of stealing property which was necessarily exposed to such depredation . He then sentenced each of the-prisoners to four years' penal servitude .
The Marquis of Westmeath has let his house to Colonel Graham , but being a somewhat testy old gentleman of seventy odd , chooses to behave in a very disagreeable manner about giving possession to the colonel . High words pass , the Colonel accusing the marquis of ungentlemanlike behaviour to Mrs . Graham . Upon this the marquis summons the colonel to the police-court , for using language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace . An apology is tendered , and refused ; the colonel is fined forty shillings , but this does not satisfy the ancient peer , and his lawyer , Mr . Sleigh , expressed' his intention of obtaining a decision from the Court of Queen ' s Bench as to the legality of the magistrate ' s decision .
The sufferers from the explosion at Birmingham , who are now in the hospital , are in a fair way of recovery . At a meeting held in the town it was resolved , that the expenses of the fnnernls of the deceased persons should bo paid , and the sum of . £ 100 was directed to be distributed by the sub-committee amongst the sufferers and their relations to meet their immediate necessities . This was done on the following day , and the sub-committee are proceeding with their investigation into the cases of the several applicants . The subscriptions in aid of the sufferers have now reached nearly £ 1 , 200 . The ship Clara , of London , left Plymouth on Sunday , for Calcutta , with 412 persons , the families of
Daniel Lock , a plasterer , has committed suicide under the following circumstances . Before the strike he was earning 30 s . weekly at his trade . He was a society man at only 2 s . 6 d . a week , and the family having been reduced to destitution , their position preyed upon his mind . On ' Saturday he went to the society ' s lodges but was not paid his half-crown . On the evening of the same day he poisoned himself . Two bottles , which had contained laudanum , were found upon his person , also a piece of paper , upon which was written , "What Cato didi and Addison approved of , must be right . The ' Strike : —the ruinous strike . God protect niy unfortunate family . " Verdict— " Temporary insanity . "
The inquest has been resumed upon the circumstances attending the death of the infant child , Philip Yorath , in connexion with which the name of a clergyman at Stepney has been freely mentioned . The most important evidence given was that of Dr . Letheby , to whom the remains of the infant had been intrusted for examination . He stated that there was not the slightest trace of poison in the body , and that death was occasioned by natural causes . The proceedings were again adjourned . An official investigation into the circumstances attending the loss of the Alma steam-ship , on the
12 th of June last , in the Red Sea , has been commenced at the Greenwich Police-court , before Mr . Traill , assisted by Captain Robinson , H . E . I . C ; S ; , as nautical assessor . The ship iyas conveying , at the time , the Indian and China mails , a large number of passengers , and a cargo valued at . £ 200 , 000 . The inquiry was ordered by the Board of Trade . The only witnesses examined at present are Captain Henry , the commander , and Mr . Davis ; the chief officer , who is stated to have had charge of the Alma at the time of the unfortunate occurrence . At the close of their examination the proceedings were adjourned . artist at the
At 'Worcester the wife of an engaged Royal Porcelain Works in that city threw herself and her two children into the Severn in consequence of a quarrel with her husband . Nothing has been heard of her since , but yesterday morning some policemen on the Severn , about a mile below Worcester , picked up the dead body of one of the children , the boy , and brought it into Worcester . The river has been carefully dragged all day , but neither the body of the other child nor of the mother has been found . The general belief is , however , that the woman jumped into the river with both her children , and that all three have been drowned . Another fatal boiler explosion occurred on Wednesday at a manufactory in Accrington , one poor fellow , a fireman , being blown to pieces , and a workman so scalded that his life is despaired of .
On Saturday a shocking occurrence took place at Birmingham , by which a young man , named Dutton , lost his life , and a woman of bad character is in danger of dying from wounds inflicted on her throat . Dutton had been drinking at a public-house with a man named Blick , and on leaving the house Dutton was thrown down , and kicked so savagely by some unknown person , that he died in consequence ; he had also been stabbed . The woman lies at the General Hospital . The affair is at present involved in much mystery . It is not supposed that there was any connextion between these affairs .
At the Judges Chambers , an application has been made in reference to the conviction of seamen for refusing to do certain work on Sunday on board the Great Eastern . Mr . Justice Bylos granted writs of certiorari and habeas corpus , so that the whole question might be argued before the judges . On Sunday night , during a quarrel in Shawhell street , Liverpool , between a married couple named Alexander- Trotter and Susan Trotter , the woman drew a knife and stabbed her husband in the cavity of tlie chest . The wounded man was taken to the Northern Hospital , whore ho died shortly after his admission . The woman was taken into custody , and yesterday brought up to the police-court , when the case was remanded to allow a post-mortem oxam in at ion of the deceased .
soldiers in the East . She struck on the rocks under Nare Hea < Lia ¥ 3 'QO a . m ., but had got off again . Her guns and blue lights brought a pilot , who assisted in carrying out an anchor astern , by which she was hove off as the tide rose . He ( states that the Clara ' s jib-boom was within fifty feet of the cliff , against which she would have gone to nieces hnd ^ the tide boon higher . Divers report that the main keel is damaged . She arrived , at Plymouth the next afternoon , making five inches of water per hour . A telegram from the Horse Guarde orders the immediate
landing of the passengers , and the ship is to bo put in dock . The accident is attributed to an indraught , or swell of the sea . The chief ofllcer was in charge . On the evening of the 15 th ult ., a shores boat coming off to the Tynefrom Pernambuco , with specie for England to the amount of £ 9 , 000 , got under the paddles of the steamer , and was crushed to pieces , and the spcoie sunk . Xt is hoped that the specie will be got up again . The -weather was fearful there , and the mail boat was nearly lost . The Tyne rolled bo much while lying off there that her spon-B 0 na « were under water , and tho Admiralty agent and tho Pernambueo mails had to be hoisted in over the utern of the ship .
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up from the General Purposes Committee on several references relative to the metage dues in the Citv and making certain recommendations respecting the same . On the motion for the adoption of the report a discussidn took place on some points thereof" after which it was agreed to , and referred back for execution . A letter was read from Alderman Carter accepting , the office of Lord Mayor . A report was presented from the Corn , Coaland Finance Committee memorial from bod
respecting a a large y of manufacturers , asking for ah exemption iu favour of manufacturing coal from such dues , on which the committee made certain recommendations . A motion being made that the report be adopted , it was met by an amendment that it should lie on the table . Eventually , however , the amendment was withdrawn ' and the original motion was agreed to . The remaining business was then disposed o ft and the court adjourned . «
Zoological Society .: —At the monthly general meeting , the Earl of Ashburnham , and Messrs . E . H . Maltby , J . W . Jeakes , and B . Quaritch were elected ' fellows , and Mr . G . F . Angas , Secretary of the Australian Museum at Sydney , a corresponding member , Sir George Grey , K . C . B ., Colonel J . M . Caulfield , and Messrs . J . Scott , W . C . Hewitson , C . Booth , T . H . Stewart , R . Towns , St . Leger Glyn , H . Woodward , and J . Wolf were proposed as candidates . It was announced that the silver medal had been presented to Viscount Canning , Lord William Hay , and others , in commemoration of their services in forming the collection of living Himalayan pheasants received in 1857 . The number of visitors to the gardens during the year amounted to 315 , 560 .
Middlesex Hegistkatio * .- —The registration for the county of Middlesex is now closed , and the following appeared to be the results as given by the respective agents . Mr . Jones , the agent for the Middlesex Registration Society , states that he had taken 820 objections , and had withdrawn 215 , twothirds of these at the request of Mr . Smith , agent of the Conservative Registration Association ; sustained 512 objections against the Liberals , and failed in 96 cases only . Mr . James , on the part of the Liberals , showed that he had taken 1 , 438 objections , and sustained 1 , 105 ; the Conservative agent having taken 1 , 049 , and sustained 594 . Mr . II . Smith ' s statement is : —Total objections , 3 , 261 ; made byoverseers , 693- ; leaving the number made by the respective parties , 2 , 568 ; of which 1 , 068 were made by Mr . Smithand 812 sustained .
, Mr . E . B . Denison ox Big Ben . — This learned gentleman , having been very severely blamed by the Times , on account of the failure of his great work , has written a letter in defence , in which he lays a very serious charge upon the founder , Mr . Mears . He says : — " Last week , however , Mr . Dent ' s men found out , and I was immediately informed , and sent the information on to the Board of Works , that this magnificent casting was , like many other fine things , a magnificent imposture ; for that there is a place in the bell , on the soundbow , but fur from where either clapper or hammer have ever struct ( and this is probably not by accident ) , full of holes , some a quarter of an inch wide and more , and others smallerof depths not certain yet , but some probed
, down to nearly half an inch , ami , in short , every external indication of a perfectly unsound . tasting , and that from two of those holes cracks were visible nearly a foot long and of depth unknown yet , out with some indications of still wider holes within them . These defects were undiscovered at the tune for a very good reason : because the ho ea were alias carefully stuffed as a bad tooth by a dentist mm some " mineral succedaneum , " of winch a piece has been sent to me , and which ean be shown to you ao Mr . Dent ' s or in the bell itself j and to » {» ke * still eafer tlie bell was washed over with some colouring stuff which the atmosphere has now removed . Some persons noticed this colouring . susnicious at the time s but still , ' with the auspiewn
to help them , nobody Sbuld find anything w ™ " ^ - Bio Bun . —The great boll of the Weatiwiiwter ( . look tolled his laBt on Saturday afternoon , I ho bo , u « a its predecessor , is cracked , and its heavy a ° » e , *( natural will novor again bo hoard booming over the metropolis . For some time tho state of the B" - " * bell has caused considerable anxiety ; his voice lias been less sound « nd vigorous than formerly , ana tno catastrophe has at length occurred which uuw doom the metal of tho groat bell once more to tno U ? cbmo Hjjalth . — The return of the K ° « Iflt ? Jf : General again shows an improvement in tho puwu . health , tho deaths last week amounting to 1 , •»*» . £ number considerably below the averuge rate o ¦»» period . The deaths from diarrhoea were only tony * but from scarlatina tho mortality was eitf ' ^ uw total number of births for tho week was W ° - London Kowino Ojlub . —A dosporftto raoo botwoon three oightu of this olub came oft on Saturday , now Putney to OliJswiok ISyott ( lower end ) . -I ho orowi were ;—Messrs . Dunnage , Cutty , Oustanco , ¥ Ji Connor , Wray , Maltby , Price , Foster ( coxswain *
Tma Coort . —Tho Queen and her family have , during the past week , been making the most of the splendid weather , by deer-stalking , riding , and walking , every day . On Friday last the Queen had a dinner party and dance at the Castle , to which a few of her Majesty ' s intimate friends were invited . Sir George Lewis is tho Secretary of State in attendance on the Queen i and among the visitors thia week have been Lord John Russell and Sir James Hudson , our late ambassador at Turin . Tho Duohesa of Kent i » still at Norris Castle , in the Isle of Wight . Her health is quite re-established , and she will return to Frogmorc towards the end of October . Common Cotmcn ,. —At tho Court held this week , the Lord Mayor presided . A report wa « brought
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 8, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08101859/page/6/
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