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IRELAND. Mr. Smith O'Biukn h«a published...
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AMERICA. The bill to admit Kansas into t...
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The Easter Banquet. The Easter Banquet T...
even a few weeks , to strike out a scheme which would not be liable to grave objections , or which in its progress would not require serious modifications . We have deemed it our duty to bring forward a measure which , as we believe , may effect some of the objects . to which I have referred . "We laid that measure before the country , purposely and intentionally , previously to the recess , in order that it might be subjected to public investigation and inquiry . We do not deprecate , but , on the contrary , we court discussion . We court the co-operation and advice of Parliament and of the country ,, with a view to rendering the change which we propose as safe and beneficial as we earnestly desire that it may prove to be . The one thing which , we alone deprecate —and which we Government of the
deprecate , not for the sake of the day but on account of the important interests involved both in this country and in India—is that a question involving such mighty interests , and of such overwhelming importance , should be made the sport of political parties or the battlefield of rival disputants . " The Earl then referred to the horrors and the heroism attendant on the great Eastern struggle , and expressed a hope that we shall deal with the mutineers in a spirit of stern justice , but that we shall not forget mercy and Christian forbearaace , and that those of the natives who have assisted us may be rewarded for their fidelity . His Lordship said he would not allude to any other topic . " I will not even advert , " he observed , " to a matter which must be of great interest to this metropolis—viz ., the
measure , which has been for some years in agitation for the reconstruction of the great corporation over which your Lordship so worthily presides , except to say that , as I trust discussion may have softened asperities and modified extreme opinions , so I trust that it may be possible for the wisdom of Parliament to devise a measure which shall place that institution more in consonance with the habits and requirements of the present age , without , in the least degree , detracting from its dignity , power , or importance , or failing to secure in all future time the same consideration for its chief magistrate , a consideration due to the sentiments of high honour and public duty which , with but very few exceptions , have characterized your predecessors , and which , I am sure , will be worthily imitated by your Lordship . "
{ Cheers . } The Lord Chancellor , in responding to the toast of " The House of Lords , " spoke of the popular character of that assembly , as evidenced by himself , a commoner elevated to the Upper House . The Duke of Cambridge proposed the health of the Lord Mayor , in acknowledging which , his Lordship gave " The House of Commons , " coupling with it the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . Mr . Disraeli , in replying , made some humorous observations on financial matters , remarking : —" With regard to the allusion your Lordship has made to the difficult position which I now occupy , I must thank you for the very encouraging manner in which you have offered , on the part of the citizens of the deficien
London , to come forward to supply cy which , is at present apparent in her Majesty ' s exchequer . ( Laughter ) . Certainly that exchequer is not now in an overbrimming state ; but , after such an expression of feeling from the representative of the wealthiest city in the world , I can assure you that , when the budget is introduced to the House of Commons—and it certainly cannot be long delayed—I shall enter upon that difficult and arduous task with much more confidence and courage than I should have felt had I not had the honour of being your Lordship ' s guest this evening . { Laughter . ) The announcement on behalf of the City of London that they are prepared to pay new taxes is one which I have not a doubt will have a very favourable influence to-morrow upon the public securities of this country . " ( Laughter ) . After a few more unimportant toasts and speeches , the company separated .
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State Of Trade. At Manchester, Nottingha...
STATE OF TRADE . At Manchester , Nottingham , Sheffield , Leeds , and Belfast , there was some improvement in tho condition of trade during the week ending last Saturday ; but in other places dulness continues to be the rule . In tho general business of the port of London during tho week ending last Saturday there has been considerable activity . Tho number of ships reported inward was 287 , including 22 with cargoes of corn , flour , rice , & c . ; 85 with cargoes of eugar ; and 10 from China with , the unusually largo number of 97 , 992 packages of tea , and 2885 bales of silk . Tho number of vessels cleared outward was 117 , including 28 in ballast , and tbo 8 e .. on-tho . bortb .. loa ( Hpg-foj ' - tb iP . Australian colonioa , amount to 48 . *"" ' "
Accidents And Sudden Deathsaw Accident O...
ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHSAw accident occurred a few evenings ago on tho Manchester , Sheffield , an , d Lincolnshire railway , indicative of e'Ofm carelessness and disregard of tho publio safety . A . train loft Manchester at half-past six o ' clock , imw . ; and it w » 8 not long before the occupants of one of the flrst-claea carriages felt a groat deal of jolting and jumping , which , rapidly increased . Tho station-master at too first stopping place was informed of this , nnd . replied Jocosely , " Oh , it ' s tho notorious carriage ; but
you ' re all right enough . " The train proceeded , and the jumping motion was renewed , accompanied by a good deal of oscillation from side to side . The speed also was considerable , and at that part of the line there are many acute angles . The passengers , becoming alarmed , called out loudly for help ; but the driver and guard either did not or would not hear . Away swept the train : and one of the passengers opened the door of the carriage with a view to jumping out . At that moment , the wheels and springs of " the notorious carriage " broke iuto pieces ; the bottom fell on to the line , and the occupants were either dashed about , or saved themselves by clinging to the ruins . Previously to this , the carriage had gone off the line , and the coupling chains having broken , some of the other carriages were left behind : these were thrown over by the sudden check given to their speed , and several persons were injured . None of the passengers , however , were dangerously hurt , though several of the occupants of the carriage which went to pieces were considerably bruised .
A man and a horse were killed last Saturday near Bramshill , by a flash of lightning in the course of a thunderstorm which passed over a great part of England . The man had been ploughing , and was leaving the field with four horses when they were all struck to the ground . Three of the horses struggled up ; but the fourth was killed , as well as the driver . The man ' s hat was torn into shreds ; and the lightning had struck him on the left side of the head near the ear , burning the hair and skin under the chin , and severely scorching the breast , abdomen , loins , and the inside of his right thigh and leg . His flannel shirt was also much burnt . A farmer at Edgeside , East Lancashire , was knocked down by the lightning on the same day ; and one of his horses was struck blind , while another was killed . The storm was very violent in that district , and a great deal of damage was done to mills and factories .
Thomas Hunt , a man of about fifty years of age , whose occupation was to superintend a clay-crushing machine in the brick-yard of Mr . . "W . D . Lowe , Denby , Nottingham , has met with a fearful accident , during which he exhibited astonishing fortitude and presence of mind . He heard some hard substance grinding between the rollers of the machine , and , putting in his hand to remove it , as he had done on former occasions , his finger-ends were drawn in . With a great effort , he prevented his arm following , and , dragging with all his might , he pulled his hand out , leaving the first joints of his four fingers in the machine . So great was the power of the machine , that one of the tendons of Hunt ' s arm was drawn out to the length of fourteen inches . Immediately on liberating himself , he went to the engine , and stopped it . A surgeon was called in , and all the fingers were amputated . The man is doing well , and is being attended to at the Derby infirmary .
The New Shoreham Harbour has been the scene of a melancholy catastrophe . William Thomas King , the foreman of the harbour works , had a strong passion for aquatics , and he constructed a boat which was to compete for the prizes given at the annual Shoreham Regatta . The trial trip took place on Good Friday , and King was accompanied by a mariner named Dinnage , and a harbour pilot named Matthews . A stiff breeze was blowing , and Dinnage , it would appear , managed the boat rather unskilfully . At any rate , a squall caught her , and she was upset . King and Dinnage were drowned , but Matthews , who is very fat , managed to float ashore .
Mr . William Austin , a gentleman from Sanquhar , Dumfriesshire , suddenly expired on the night of Good Friday , in a first-class carriago on tho Trent Valley Railway , near Tamworth . He was thirty-two years of age , and for the last three yeara had suffered from bronchitis , which deepened into consumption . On the train nearing Tamworth , he commenced coughing and spitting blood , and at last a quantity of blood forced its way up into hia throat , and choked him . An inquest has been held , and has terminated in a verdict in accordance with the facts .
William Fallow , a youth employed at the house of Lord Dufforin , at Highgato , died suddenly last Saturday night , under very painful circumstances . Ho was eating oysters , when one stuck in tho thorax ; nnd , after running about in groat ngony he fell . A surgeon was called in , but his services were useless . On a post mortem examination , the oyetor was discovered in tho air-tubes , whore , of course , it completely prevented respiration . Tho coroner ' s jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally suflbcatod . " Another portion has been sacrificed to tho absurd habit of getting out of a railway carriago while the train is in motion . A Mr . John Pryatt , a young man of oight-and-¦ tw enty , ~ -while-ln-oompniiy ^ of-. hi 8 ^ fathor _ ftnrt ,, brr p . tjjior , got out of a carriage at tho London-bridge terminus of tho Greenwich Railway , on Tuesday night , before it had stopped . Falling under tho wheels of tho next carriago , his legs wore nearly out off , and ho expired at six o ' clock on thp following morning .
Ireland. Mr. Smith O'Biukn H«A Published...
IRELAND . Mr . Smith O'Biukn h « a published in tho Nation newspaper n second manifesto addressed to tho pooplo of Ireland . Ho horo admits that tho roponl of the Union 1 b not at prosent practicable , and that publio opinion has
ouon subject ; " it would be desi able that two or three hundred of the ablest and motf patriotic men in Ireland , including such representaf as you ought hereafter to choose—including also me !! selected on account of their intelligence- and integritv from each corporation and from each body of tow n com missioners in Ireland , together with other persons who enjoy in a pre-eminent degree the confidence of the Irish people—should meet in permanent session in Dublin to deliberate upon the special interests of Ireland , and also upon all questions in regard of which the interposition of Irish opinion could promote the general iuterests of mankind . " Agricultural . Prospects . — The agricultural accounts from Ireland represent the condition of the land and of the young spring crops as excellent . Royal Dublin Socikty . —The Prince Consort has contributed a donation of bOl . towards the erection of the agricultural hall of the Royal Dublin Society . H
Murder and Robbery . —A servant woman in the employment of the Rev . Mr . Norman , of Abbeyfeale Limerick , was murdered last Saturday night , about a mile from Ardagh . A man named Cullinan e was arrested on Sunday , and has acknowledged his guilt . The Police Case . —The commission was opened at Dublin by Baron Greene and Mr . Justice Keogh on Wednesday . The case of the police and the Dublin students , not being yet completed , was postponed till next June .
America. The Bill To Admit Kansas Into T...
AMERICA . The bill to admit Kansas into the Union under the Lecomptou Constitution has passed the Senate with amendments to the effect that nothing in the act shall be construed to abridge or infringe any right of the people , asserted in the Constitution of Kansas , at all times to alter , reform , or abolish their form of government in such manner as they may think proper , Congress disclaiming any authority to intervene or declare the construction of the Constitution of any State , except to see that it be Republican in form and not in conflict with the United States Constitution ; that the federal laws , if not inapplicable , be extended into the State of Kansas ; that a judicial district be formed , and a judge , attorney , and marshal be appointed and paid as in Iowa .
Judge Calhoun , of Kansas , has declared his decision ¦ with , regard to the returns of the election from the Delaware crossing precinct . He adds : — " I regret that this decision will give the control of Kansas to the party which I view as the enemy of the p : ace and good order , the constitution , and the laws of the Union "—i . e . the Free State or Anti-Slavery party . The Louisiana State Senate has indefinitely postponed the bill for the introduction of free negroes of Africa into the State to serve as apprentices for fifteen years ; which is equivalent to its permanent rejection . The schooner Palmetto has been lost during her passage from Philadelphia to Boston with a valuable cargo , but no lives were lost . _ . .
A horrible tragedy is reported from Runtan Island , ¦ where it is said one hundred and fifty of the inhabitants have been murdered by the Indians . The Utah expedition has demanded and obtained further reinforcements ; and a letter has been received from Colonel Johnston , the commanding officer , of such a character that it v as deemed advisable not to allow a copy o it to bo made . A Mormon prisoner has escftped , and it is feared that there are traitors in the camp .
A singular statement is mmlo by the Washington correspondent of tho JVcie York Courier and Enquirer , ^ writes : — " I do not remember that I have piwiowj mentioned that Mr . Sniles , of Providence , is said o " charged with a secret mission to Mexico , of wnicn u object is to sound the principal men on tho union oftMi Republic with tho United States . " . ,. New York has been nmusoil recently by a grand ru gious ' revival , ' as it has been called . Vast numbers « tho people , have suddenly resolved to bo very gooj «» mil . rion has become the fashion . Daily prayer meeting
have been held , and thousands arc cons : antiy » away for want of room ; but they indemnify thornw by flocking into tho grog-shops and singing Ji > m . vacant thentro hi the chief place of n ^ j ^ ' 3 tho worshippers . cbiint , and pray for thenisoiv others , and exhort , and read passages froni ti » Each peroon in turn is allowed to pray aloud or minutes at a time ; but ho must not exceed tl » ment , and , if ho do , tho lender , who stands on toe ^ in front of tho curtain , calls him to « f » " ! % , meeting lasts an hour , but sovoral nro how f course of tho day , and many persons go ow again within tho four-und-twonty hou rs , w blaiilcl ^^ r ^ orlrBhnreHn-tho-exoitcHJ « W . ! ilw-i ll . BCC nl j Vonozuola is in a very disordered state , ripo for revolution . . inniunt 'I "' Colonel Lockbrldgo has confirmed it » t »•» ' fl |) t | , ho wan going to leave Now Orleans »« r * ° f $ «& 21 th ult ., nilh tho intention of revolutions
orn Mexico , , * , ipdor , I "" A Gorman bunker , named ForUlnanu A '" > boon enpturod at Now York , crmrgei wlth w ib {| ff faultar to tho amount of 400 , 000 dollar * fiom rf of Stuttgart , Germany , whore ho wns one ° ' V ^ rf In Atlodor and Kotos , bankers . Wo has been W *
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Leader (1850-1860), April 10, 1858, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10041858/page/4/
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