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Iawdauy 1Q, 1857.] T 33. JE X 3B A D 0B ...
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STATE OF TRADE. The trade reports forthe...
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IRELAND. The Case of Mr. Knighting. —The...
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THE ORIENT. CHESTA. A gbeat many documen...
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AMEEIOA. The news from the United -State...
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Sanitary Matters. Tne Following Is From ...
maylie ( temporary , not > that superior and permanent condition of health , which only measures'that . promote the imonal : and physical well-being of a populous , eom'manifcy can effect . " The Weekly Return states : — : Itt'the week 'that ended on . Saturday , the deaths of 1497 persons— -viz , 761 males and 736 females— -were registered in Xondon . In the first week of the year , during the period 1647-56 , the average number of deaths was 1321 , and if tbis is raised in proportion to increase of population , for comparison with the number in the present return , it becomes 1453 . The deaths now \ recorded exhibit an excess of 44 oTer the corrected average .
" The number of deaths registered last week is augmented to a very considerable extent by deaths in reference to -which inquests had been held having been entered in the Tegister-books in more tban then : just weekly proportion . Many of such cases -were not registered till the end of "the quarter , though they had occurred and been investigated by the coroner at eatlier dates . 25 deaths were referred last week to burns and scalds , 16 to hanging and suffocation , 2 & to drowning , 48 "to fractures , 7 to-wounds . 45 deaths were returned of persons 'found dead , ' or wbo died suddenly from an unknown or unstated , cause . Under these heads , and a few others , -the excess -will Chiefly be -found .
' "'Last week , the births of 102 o boys and 948 girls —• ill all 11 ) 73 children—were registered in . London . In the ten corresponding weeks o f the years 1847- 5 6 , the average number was 1598 . "
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State Of Trade. The Trade Reports Forthe...
STATE OF TRADE . The trade reports forthe opening week of the year , are all of : a . steady and-satisfactory character . At Manchester , : 4 he manufacturers hold extensive orders , and the market altogether has a healthy appearance , the rapid rise in the ; st » ple at Liverpool constituting- the only came of anxiety . At Birmingham , where the possibility of a reduction : this quarter in the . price of iron was-recently contemplated , the question now is as to the expediency- of an advance . For the present , however , it has been resolved to abstain from any alteration . In the general occupations of the place there is full
employment , . especially in connexion with the Lome and the Australian demand . Bice , -Harris , and Son , glass manufacturers , have been declared bankrupts ; but the fact that this , . like most of ihe other failures of the period , has arisen , not from temporary , but from longstanding causes , is indicated by the report that there are scarcely any . assets to meet the liabilities , which are estimated afc 20 , 000 / . The Nottingham advices state that . the lace and hosiery trades have been interfered with by the holidays . ' Meanwiile , orders are -accumulating , and prices are extremely : firm . In the woollen districts there . has been no change . Stocks are below an average , and confidence is general . —Times .
The . Stook Exchange committee met on . FridayWeek , on the question of confirming their recent resolution regarding the Great Northern Jtailway Company , and resolved that it should be discharged , the committee being duly informed that the Great Northern Railway Company ; has at length registered certain transfers of Great Northern . and -East Lincolnshire Railway stocks , the registration of which , according to indubitable evidenae received , by this committee , was'refused by the secretary of the Great Northern ltailway Company , although there . were . no valid grounds for supposing that the holders of such stock were parties to any frauds committed by . the company ' s servants .
Ireland. The Case Of Mr. Knighting. —The...
IRELAND . The Case of Mr . Knighting . —The inquiry respecting the property of Jamea Montgomery Knighting , recently employed as transfer' clerk by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company , and convicted and sentenced to six years' penal scrvitudo for extensivo frauds and forgery , has been brought to a close , the jury bringing in a . special finding , which extended over several skins of parchment , aud which set forth all the property , real or personal , of the convict . It stated that the property in Bishop-street , Ashe-strcct , Barkgate-street , North Lotts , and in the counties of Moath and Longford , belonged , to J . M . Knighting . at the time he committed tho . offence of which he was convicted . Tho finding stated , as to the personal , property , that * all tho bonds , judgments , bills , promissory notes , and I O-U's , representing . about 12 , 000 / ., belonged to the convict at the time of hig conviction . These documents will not , it ia stated , realize anything like the amount appearing on the face of : tlicm . It was not for tho jury to give m \ y finding aa to tlie value . The crown , lit is understood , will surrender to tho railway company its right to Knighting ' s personal property , which , however , is not expected to ronl izo anything like the sum stated above ; but , if tho convict survives his low years of penal servitude , lie will come out to enjoy his ieo-simpio and freehold estates , producing eomo . SOOJ . a year or upwards , in tho possession of which the company , who had been plundered by him of that and much more bosidos , will bo unablo to disturb him . — Daily News . Tmh L'amily of the I . A . TK Mn . LrrxiJtc . —A highly influential meeting -was held on . Monday at the Mansion House , ( Dublin , for tho purporo of expressing sympathy "With tho bereaved lnothcrund eiatorof thelute Mr . Samuel
George > Little . The Lord Slayor presided , and the gist of : the-resolutions was'that'the funds colleeted'should . he : appliad to the purchase of an aonnity of at ? least . 1007 . : a year for the benefit of Mrs . jLittle for fcer life , with remainder rto her daughter in the event of surviving her ¦ mother *—Superintendent Grey , of the detective police , 'has indignantly denied the statement tliat the police authorities had recourse toMeirvoyance to discover ; the : murderer of Mr . Little . Government Patronage . — The Lord-Lieutenant has appointed Mr . Kernan to the office of Clerk of the Crown for the county of Leitrim , in the room of the late Mr . Kernan , uncle to the new official . The Evening Mail sarcastically remarks that " it is scarcely necessary < to say that the newly appointed clerk is -a Roman Catholic . There is nothing like . beginning the new year well . "
The Orient. Chesta. A Gbeat Many Documen...
THE ORIENT . CHESTA . A gbeat many documents , extending to very considerable length , and having reference to the dispute with the Chinese authorities at Canton , were published in the Gazette of Tuesday evening . Several-of these more especially the despatches of Admiral Seymour—go over the same ground as those previously published . The more important parts refer to the discussion between Commissioner Yeh and-the English authorities with respect to ourright to ol ) ject < to the hoarding of the Iorcha'b 3 ' the Chinese . Yeh , in answer to a , letter of Mr . Consul 1 Parkes , writes : — "It ia dear that the officers , had good reasons for seizing tbese men , amongst whom there are several great offenders . Woo-Agin , Le-Mingtae , and'Leeang-Keenfoo , : must be again very strictly examined ; but I have ( directed that the Assistant Magistrate Hen take tiie -remaining nine , namely , Leang-Apaon , Leang-Meike , Leang-Atae , Leang-Agew , Leaon Aow , Ho--A-pih , Yuen Ake , Leang-Kingjen , and Tang-A-K . ee , and return them to their vessel . As to what ( the Consnl ) states relative to the lorcha being reimbursed the expenses consequent on her detention , I find that as the lorcha was built by Loo-Aching , who obtained a register for her through Polo £ Mr . Block ) , to whom he paid one thousand dollars , she is not a foreign vessel ( lorcha ) , and it is useless , therefore , to enter into any discussion-respectingherl" In a letter from Sir John Bowring to Mr . Parkes , Sir John says : — "The question contains two important inquiries : first , the rights of the vessel in qHestio-n ; and , second , the conduct of the Chinese authorities . It appears , on examination , that the Arrow had no right to hoist the British flag ; tlie license to do so having expired on the 27 th September , from which period she has not been entitled to protection . You will send , back the register to be delivered to the Colonial Office . But the Chinese had no knowledge of the expiry of the license ; nor do they profess that they had any other grounds for interference than , the supposition that the owner is not a British subject . You -will inform the Imperial Commissioner that I require an apology for what has taken place , and an assurance that the British flag shall in future be respected ; that forty-eight hours are allowed for this communication , whicli being passed , you are instructed to call on . the naval authorities to assist you in enforcing redress . If these representations fail , the senior naval officer will be authorized to seize and keep in his possession one of tho imperial junks , which he will hold until redress be obtained . "
Writing to Mr . Parkes , Commissioner Yeh says : — " It had been ascertained by'the previous examination , that this lorcha is not the property of a foreigner , and at tho time when the naval officers seized the twelve ¦ men , and brought them to my yainun , I directed that they also should be examined as to the matter , and they stated that when they went t » the lorcha to seize the men , tli o 3 ' saw no foreigner on board ; that at that time no flag had yet been hoisted on board tho lorcha ; that they heard that the flag was stowed away below , but they themselves saw nothing of it . Therefore they seized the men and brought them away . Hereafter , Chinese officers will on no account , without reason , seize and take into custody tho people belonging to foreign lorchas ; but when Chinese subjects build for themselves vessels , foreigners should not sell registers to them , for
if this be done , it will occasion confusion between native and foreign ships , and render it difficult to distinguish between them . " In another communication , to tho same correspondent , Yoh writes : — " Horoafter , if any lawless characters conceal thomsolvos on board foreign lorchoa , you , tho said consul , shall of course bo informed of the same by declaration ( from tho Imperial Commissioner ) , in order that you may act in conjunction ( with the Chinoso authorities ) , 'in the management of such affairs . Nino of the twelvo men who were seized oil tho lOLh day ( 8 th October ) were returned on . the l' 2 th day ( 10 th October ) to you tho snid consul , lmt you refused to rccisivo thorn . ** At tho present moment , tho examinations of ten ' of these men liavo boon taken and completed , and thoso men ahull be immediately given ovei" to you , the said consul , if you arc content to receive them . " Yoh also ht : i ( . e . s that tlioy " havo clear proof that , whou tho
lorehawas boarded , jlier colours were . not dlying . . How , then , could they have . been taken down ?" -The last document given in these despatches : is arcopy of a summons sent taaTdandarin < : ommatiriiHg't ± u 5 rBegn Forts , on the 12 th of November , and signed by Admiral Seymour . It runs : — " The British Admiral wishes to spare life , and is not at war with -the Chinese ; and as it is necessary for him to hold possession of the Bbgue Forts until the conduct of th * Viceroy Yeh can be referred to the Emperorrat Pekin , one hour will . be given
for the purpose of clearing out ; if this offer is . at onca accepted , boats will be permitted to pass to and from tha main . land and the Waatungs . In this case , the forta will remain uninjured , ready to'be returned in the same state to'the Chinese When these differences are over ; aridl the rebels will neither be allowed to pass the 'Bogae Forts , nor to enter them whilst in our possession . " At the expiration of an hour , tbe answer came : — "" The Admiral commanding . the BogueTorts cannot , give them up , as he would lose his head , and he mufit . therefore fight . " PERSIA . The subjoined is . jmbliahedaaja . correct-version of > the Ultimatum proposed , by Lord Stratford de . Bedclifie ta the Persian Ambassador , which consisted of thraejpoinis only : —The present Grand Vizier was to he dismissed , and the new Vizier , with a deputation , from . the Court , were to conduct Mr . Murray to his , residencexm bis £ return in great state , and then the Vizier maB , to retract all that had been written to the Ambassador on the Hashim- affair . Herat was to 3 > e immediatelyf 6 vacuatel by the Persian . troops ,. and . compensation . paM ^ to-the . iahabitants . Persia-was to cede a . portion of . its . coast to . the Imaum of Muscai , and , . until that were done , 'England Avouid occupy Bender-rAkbarand BenderrAbasai . —
M . Gopcevich , of Trieste , has contracted to furiush .. tlje English army operating in . Persia with Allrits . supplies . of grain . The Kurds have offered , to : Mr . Murray ,. theUate British Minister at Teheran , to make war . upon , Persia . —The official Gazette of Teheran publishes an article , accusing Mr . Stevens , our consul , of taking -. hurried flight from -Bendor Buschir on account of his inability to face his creditors . "He was afraid , " says the Persian editor , " that , had be officially-announced his departure , his creditors would have thrown impediments in his ^ way . " The del ) t 8 , it seems , were contracted by . Mr . Steveua ' a
brother ; but the consul made himself answerable . for them . " The . editor , " continues the Persian Gazette ^ " ventures to assert that if Mr ., Stevens had announced his departure ofHciall y , the Government of the . Shah h # d rather been itself bis security-with his creditors than to let him dishonour himself on account of a question of money , and to permit that the British consul should become the object of a great humiliation . . The Government of the Shah has never seen anything else in Mm , but a constant source of intrigues and disorders . . He has never enjoyed great esteem . at Teheran . We , believe that he was informed of the state to which Herat was reduced , for he had -always- entertained secret . relations with Issa'Khan and the defenders of "Herat . "
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* It is assorted on our sido that the men sent back wcro not tho men Hoizod , ami that , at any rate , they were not sent in the manner demanded .
Ameeioa. The News From The United -State...
AMEEIOA . The news from the United -States still has reference ¦ -to the intended negro insurrection , and we continue to-read of arrests , executions , and floggings 'to death . In ¦ Congress , the discussion on-the President ' s-message has been continued and adjourned . The -application -to the President by the gentlemen connected'with the Atlantic telegrapb to solicit his patronage to 'the scheme , 4 uta been crowned with success . 'The President'has issued an order for the arrest of Corneliu 3 'K . Garrison , Gharie 3 Morgan , and General William Walker ( tho Nicaraguan Walker ) , to answer the-Accessory Transit Company in a plea of trespass for converting and ¦ ( disposing of 'the ¦ goods and -chattels of the company to the value of 1 , 000 , 000 dollars , anxl also a further sum of l | 000 ; 00 ft dollars damages for interrupting" their'business . 'Thero has been a large meeting in New 'York 'for 'the ¦ purposa of devising the proper manner Jtnd seeking ^ i , heTncrms-tQ send material > aid io Walker . Contributions of 'food have been sent to lm army , vrHeh is in a ^ wretched condition of famine -andsemi- 'ttalcecmess . ' One'thousond rifles'have > also been sent . At tho earnest -request t > i Walker ' 8 ' disoardeu . envoy , 'Qoicomria , Mr . Huberts ,-of-the United States SteamshipComparryj'hnaconBOttted-to'let one of hia steamers call at'Greytown , to xelievc -the Filibustors . 'The steamship Knoxville , of the' Savannah * line , haa ' been destroyed by fire at Nerw'York wlille lying at the ¦ p ier . In the New York Tnonoy-Tr » atket , "the demand continued active awd -tlio supply ndequato at 9 to 10 pet cent , for first class thirty tosixty days' paper , 12 to t' 5 per cent , for second class . A cnaa is ponding : between 'the Foreign-ofilco and the Brazilian Gov « rnm « nt ( says ilio Times' City article ol TuesU « y ) regarding an illegal mrrest and imprisonment Of Mr . E . G . Bwann , a British subject , while prosecuting ft voyage in a private schooner to tho Upper Amnzon and tho intermediate ports and districts . Tire cverit took pliico at Breveij , in tho province of Para , where , upon Mr . Swann TOfiwing to h « ul down tho British flag , his vessel was seized , and he wiia conBignedto tho prison of tho -place by Senor Lacorda , tlio chief municipal nu-
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 10, 1857, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10011857/page/3/
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