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No. 433, July 10, 1858.] T IT E LEADER, ...
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a pressure engine of sixty-horse power . Previou-ly to her departure for Africa tins -week , she was subjected to a trial trip last Saturday , when she made the satisfactory average speed of twelve to thirteen miles au hour . Experiments at " Woolwich . —Experiments were on " Wednesday made at Woolwkh for testing the strength and . superiority of Preller ' s newly invented prepared thongs and leather "bands , about to be substituted for the ordinary bark-tanned straps employed for driving steam saw-mills , grooved pulleys , and other machinery in Iier Majesty ' s dockj'ards and arsenals . The results seemed to be greatly in favour of the new invention . Soldieks' Krrs . —It appears that one of the largest army contractors contracted to supply soldiers' kits at 21 1 Is . 3 d . each , and his contract being accepted , several thousand kits were sent into the clothing stores at Weedon , when it was discovered that the articles supplied were of an inferior description , and not worth the sum paid for them by the Government . On this discovery being made , the kits "were returned to the contractor , who has siuee supplied the same kits to the troops at Chatham for SI . 8 s . 9 d . each . It thus appears that articles "which were rejected by the Government as not being worth 2 t . lls . 3 d . " at Weedoai , are considered to be worth 3 / . 8 s . 9 d . at Chatham , and are purchased by the Government for the troops at that price . Since the authorities liave agreed to present each recruit with a free kit , the whole expense of the soldiers' necessaries is borne by the Government instead of being charged to the recruit as heretofore . —Times . .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The King of the Belgians , the Duke and Duchess of Brabant , and tlie Count of Flanders took their leave of her Majesty on Monday afternoon , and proceeded to St . Leonard ' s-on-Sea , on , their way to Belgium . The Queen and Prince Consort , accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena , departed for the camp at Aldershot on the same afternoon . — On Tuesday , the Queen and Prince Albert honoured with their presence the amateur theatrical performance of the officers of the camp ; and , on the following morning , the royal visitors were present « at a field day of tlie Aldershot Division under Lieuteuant-Geiieral Knollys . In . the afternoon , they left for < Jospprt , -whence they embarked for Osborne , where it is believed they will remain till the 10 th of August . It is probable that the Queen and Prince Consort will then visit the French Emperor at Cherbourg , and afterwards take a trip up the Rhine . Preservation of Stone-work . —The Government has commissioned Mr . Szerelmy , the inventor and pa-. tentee of a composition for preserving stone and iron from injury by atmospheric agency , to apply his material to such parts of the new Houses of Parliament as may require it . Extraordinary Case . —A case is now waiting the decision of the House of Lords , which shows in a very remarkable manner the extraordinary influence which the vicissitudes of "war may exercise upon tlie welfare and fortunes of families . It will be recollected tliat a most gallant and distinguished officer , Colonel George Carpenter , C . B ., of the 41 st Regiment , fell on the memorable field of Inker man when leading the outlying pickets of the Second Brigade of the Second Division . Colonel Carpenter was the only son of a distinguished Indian general , and he himself had an only son , the present Captain Carpenter , of the 7 th Royal Fusiliers ( who wna seriously wounded at the battle of the Alma ) . Colonel Carpenter left also a widow , the present Mrs . George Carpenter , " who accompanied her husband and sou to the Crimea . General Carpenter survived his son but a very short time , and he died leaving by his will ( made many years ago ) property amounting to nearly null million to ins uoiouci out
a sterling son , uurpenter , which will ho was unable to alter after the death of his son , being at the time nearly ninety years of age . The general left also an annuity of " 2000 / . a year to Iris widow , and after his death he gave the principal sum set apart to Colonel Carpenter for life , and after his death to any children that he might leave ; but , in caso of his son dying before his mother , then to other persons . Under those circumstances the legal question has arisen on this part of the will , that as Colonel Carpenter died in the lifetime of his mother , tho annuitant , the parties claim i the property in virtue of the gift over , and commenced j proceedings in Chancery , and contend that Cuptnin Carpenter , tho testator's grandson , can take nothing , as the bequest hnd lapsed in consequenco of his father ' s death , j Tho Master of the RoIIh , liowevcr , taking an enlarged
j of the com ' . nirjsioTiL'r awarding- a second-class certificate | to the bankrupt ;) , who weru strongly opposed both by j assignees and creditors , appears to this chamber to give i a sanction to practice opposed to the principles of sound and legitimate trading , ami seems likely to increase the distrust already so generally felt in the administration of the Bankruptcy Laws . " | This IIouuks * Portrait Galleky . —The llogues ' ! Gallery at the police head-quarters is becoming a decided institution . Scores of visitors call daily and scan over the likenesses with much interest . " The total number of likenesses at present in the gallery is two hundred and thirty-seven . As each subject sits for his likeness , he is informed that , when he produces sufficient evidence of having entered upon a reputable mode of life , his likeness will be struck from the gallery . In accordance with tins rule , four rogues ' faces that lately adorned the gallery have been reversed in their frames , their owners having given , evidence of having turned over a new leaf . The likenesses will remain hidden as i long as the reformation proves to be genuine . —New York Times . The Eumouhed Retirement of Sir Frederick Pollock , —The Times dentes very confidently the rumoured retirement of the Lord Chief Baron . . Dr . Livingstone . —A farewell dinner has been given at Cape To-nrn to Dr . Livingstone and the officers of the j Zambesi Expedition . The expedition left on the 1 st of May . Mrs . Livingstone , on account of indisposition , remained -with her father , the Rev . Mr . Moffutt . The Governor has since announced his intention to propose | to Parliament the formation of live intermediate posts j between the colony and the Zambesi , with a view to establish a line of monthly communication , which , it is estimated , can be carried on at an annual cost of less than-25 Of . | The Diplomatic Service . —The Hon . W \ G . E . j Eliot , First Paid Attache at Constantinople , is appointed | in the same capacity at St . Petersburg ; and Mr . Bulwer ;| Lytton , First Paid Attache at St . Petersburg , takes Mr . Eliot ' s place . The London Mechanics' Institution . —The Committee of Managers of this institution have issued a statement in reply to the observations of Dr . Lypn Playfair ou the decay of tho association which were mentioned in a former number of the Leader . We here read : — " Among ; the causes which have led to the decline of this institution , in common with others , the committee think the following entitled to consideration : — The extensive and continued alterations in the city and its adjacent neighbourhood , and the increased occupation of its houses for business only ; the position , which , although unrivalled as a central and quiet spot , eminently suited for studious pursuits , still lacks the attractions and external advantages of buildings fronting the great public thoroughfares ; and , lastly , the competition arising from ¦ evening classes at colleges and Governmental institutions for conveying high-class instruction at a small cost . Notwithstanding these , the value of tlie institution (\ v \ hich the committee eveu now believe to be the best of tli _ e kind in London ) is unmistakably shown by the large number of its members who come from great distances , many even from the outskirts of London , thougb other institutions maybe at their very door . With a declining exchequer , it is not matter for surprise that the number and efficiency of the classes should have been affected , and that the character of the institution should not make that advance which the intelligence of the people demanded . The pressure of tho great debt has , no doubt , operated to force & severe and ruinous economy into every department ; the library , classes and teachers , the building and its repairs within , ami the absence of commensurate publicity and educational enterprise witliout , all show tho crushing effects of building outlay when deducted from members ' subscriptions , or income . In placo of a noble institunuii vi iiuuiiiuvter \ uii uiuau
the fall , and froni his not crying out as if lie had fallen accidentally , there appears no doubt that he intended to destroy himself . He was about fifty-four years of age . Although none of the officials connected with the workhouse had any reason to suspect that Cullen was of uusound mind , yet , for several days previous to his death , he had been very depressed in spirits , and would sometimes get excited on religious topics . He had also been sufferiug from dyspepsia . What appeared particularly to prey ou his miud was , that a short time ago he wrote a letter in French in answer to an advertisement in the Times for s . French correspondent , and had received no reply . An inquest was held , and the jur y returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . " Thunderstorm . —A violent thunderstorm , accompanied with a furious torrent of rain , burst over London about two o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon . Considerable damage was < lone to the house of Mr . Fleming , Cainden-squaro , Camden-town . Metropolitan Free Hospital . — -The twenty-second anniversary in commemoration of this institution was held on Wednesday evening at the London Tavern , when a large party assembled to meet hie Excellency Sir James . Brooke , K . O . I 3 ., llajah of Sarawak , who presided ou the occasion . The Loss of tub Ava . —In consequence of the report of Mr . Yardley , the Greenwich magistrate , and Captain Walker , of the Board of Trade , to the Lords Commissioners of the Privy Council for Trade , with respect to the loss of the Ava , the certificate of the commander , Captain Kirton , has been suspended for six months . The report imputes a certain degree of neglect to Captain . Kirton , Compulsory Education in the Mauritius . —The principle of compulsory education has been carried out in the Mauritius . TlIE ltUGBEIANS IK THE CRIMEA . —A Window of stained glass , by Hardman , of Birmingham , representing the good Centurion at the foot of the Cross , has been placed in the chapel of Kugby School to the memory of the Hugbeians who fell in the Crimean war .
^ . , vu nun vAuuuuauuu yiouutuj for surprise that Btudcntu und teachers have so loug struggled with inefficient support mid accommodation . " The Committee conclude by requesting ussiotancu to enable them to uphold the institution . Suicide op a Boy . —A ljoy named Cousens destroyed himself last Saturday by leaping into the Grand Surrey Canal . He had taken sixpence from his parents' house , and this appears to havo wakened the koenest remorse . lie plunged into tho water while walking with another boy along the towing-palh . William 1 ' ai . mer , tiik Muiidkhek . —Tho Prince of Wales Assurance Company has at length , aftor considerable ( loltty , obtained from tho Muster of the Rolls an order for delivering up nnd cancelling tho policy of nsburnnco obtained by William Palmer , tho Uugeloy
poisoner , upon the lifu of his brother \\ alter for 13 , 000 / . ! Au attempt wuh made by the solicitor of William Palmer j to establish the validity of the policy ; but this failed . Thu mother refused to tnk « Any part in tho proceedings . Suicidu in l-AMiiKTii WoUKiiousiio . —Thomas Cullen , an inmate of tlie Luiubclli Workliou . s-o , who hiw for some years successfully practised iih a writer , has recently ' committed suicide while hi one of the convalescent wardo of that asylum . Eurly on tho morning of Friday week , he was fieon by onu of the workhouse officials to uscenu throo flights of stairs leading from the ward , and aftorwurds to fall headlong from the upper Htairca . se on to tho Ktonu basement beneath , a height of about thirty feet . llo wan killed on Hie , * pol , hid wcilp being lacerated by
and enlightened viow of tho question , held Hint there was an absolute gift to the child of Culonel Carpenter , it clearly having heon the intention of the , testator to boneiit hia tfon ' s children . — United Service Gazette . The Bankruptcy' ok Messrs . J ) kayk < . > ui > ani > Lancaster . —Tho Wolvcrhampton Chamber of Commerce haa passed a resolution in relation to the granting of a b-jcond-elnas certificate by the Birmingham llimkrnptcy Commissioner to Metinrfl . Bray ford and Lancaster , iroulnastorn , who failed a few months ago with a deficiency I of -10 , 000 / . Tho circumstnncfis showed great reoUlesiiu » sh in tho conduct of their business . After adverting * to the loading foiitnrott of the oann , tho resolution cou-¦ 1 clndea : — " That , under thes « ei re u in stances , the decision |
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Leader Office , Saturday , July 10 th . LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . CHURCH KATES . Lord St . Lkonards called attention to a petition from Surbiton on the subject of church rates . It complained that tlie congregation of district churches should be obliged to pay rates for the maintenance , of the' mother " church ; and the noble Lord suggested that an amendment bills-hould be introduced , relieving the congregation so situated from the double liability . —A discussion followed , in the course of which Lord PoRTatAN announced that he intended to bring forward a bill for the settlement of the cliurch-rato question before the close of the session . The Jew Bill as amended was considered . —The Fundkd IJebt Bill was read a second time . —Several other bills were advanced a stage . The India Bill was read a first time , and ordered to l ) p read a second time ou Thursday . The House adjourned at a quarter-past seven . HOUSE OP COMMONS . Tho lionise had a morning sitting . —On the motion for going into- Committee of Supply several subjects were brought forward . —Lord Elciio drew attention to tho system of maintaining public roads in Scotland . —Sir John Siikxhcy complained of the heavy duty on hops .
TUN TIIAMRS . Mr . Cox moved that tho Mouse is of opinion that the cost of purification of the lliver Thames in the vicinity of tho metropolis sliould bo borne by tlio Consolidated Fund and tho metropolitan ratepayers in equal proportions . —A long and animated discussion ensued , in tho course of-which the Oiiancui . lor of tiik ExonreQUEit stated that tho Government intended next week to bring in a measure to deal with this subject . —Tho motion was ¦ withdrawn . Tho Houso at length got into Committee of Supply . The first vote was 73 , 780 / . for the Department of Science nnd Art . The discussion on the Huhjoct was going on -when the House adjourned nt four o'clock . The sitting was resumed at six .
HAUUOUKH Ol ' ' UlU'Udl .. Mr . Liniway begged to a . sk Mr . WUnou whether , in pursuance of n resolution of the Committed on JIurbours of Uefugo-, it is hia intention , as chairman <» r tluit committee , to bring Liu : Kiibjeet undur tins notice <> f tho House this session , and , if so , when . — . Mr . Wilhon said ho had wished to bring on the millet , but ho le-ircd that he could not at presont ; ho would , however , do bo in a few cluyri . TIloOrsAT THIS MAURITIUS . Sir I ) k La <; y Ivvaxs bi ^ ed to ask thu Socretiiry of State for War whether the Iroopn sent from tins Muunt ! u » to India nt the comniiMwincnt of th « hito mutiny , consisting .. f iiwirl v thu wholo of the garrison , have been
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Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1858, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10071858/page/11/
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