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NAVAL AND MILITARY. The New York Journal...
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Lord John Russell on Church Building — A...
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Law, Police, And Casualties. An Inquest ...
are described as of a high order . This person was taken before the Lord Mayor , and remanded on a charge of forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 5001 ., purporting to be accepted by Messrs . P . W . Mower and Go ., of Princes-street , with intent to defraud the London Discount Company , who are the prosecutors . Other bills , believed to be fictitious , are held by this company , but the amount , as far as can yet be ascertained , is . only moderate . . The loss ¦ will be further reduced by the proceeds of property seized by the company yesterday . At least one other discount establishment is involved , but is understood to be covered to a considerable extent . There is a rumour that the total amount of the forgeries is hot less than 2 O , O 00 Z .
The wretche 1 woman , Hannah Foster , who at Ol Jbury murdered her son and afterwards cut her own throat with a razor , is still alive , and with a possibility of ultimate recovery . On Monday the inquest on the body of the child was brought to a close , the jury returning a verdict of insanity as regards the mother at the time she committed the act . A barbarous outrage and murder has been perpetrated ai Tipton , in Staffordshire . The victim is a young woman , not yet identified , but supposed to have belonged to Birmingham , whose body was found floating in The canal with marks of hideous illtreatment . Three men are in custody supposed to be implicated in the foul deed .
The ship Southampton , from London , with 200 passengers , ran into and sank the Norwegian schooner Emmanuel , on Tuesday morning , off Start Point . The weather was very thick . The -ship , which was under all-canvas , came down before the wind , and with her bowsprit carried away the schooner ' s mahiniast , and knocked in four or five planks . The captain and crew scrambled on board the Southampton , which proceeded on her voyage after despatching the Norwegians to Plymouth .
After a number of adjournments the inquiry into the fatal aeciden t at the Westnjinster Palace Hotel , involving the loss of seven lives , has been brought to a close . The result of the tests applied toprove the strength of some of the timber was stated , although it did not appear to throw much light upon the cause of the catastrophe . Ultimately , a verdict was returned of " Accidental Death , " the jury expressing their inability to determine with whom the blame lay .
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Naval And Military. The New York Journal...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . The New York Journal of Commerce states that large orders were received from England for . firearms . It says also that the rifled musket of the United States army is quite equal to the Minie or the Enfield . The same journal describes a couple of monster guns in process of construction — one for the United States Government , the other for the new Russian frigate General Admiral . The gun conforms in some degree to the description recently given in English papers of the 'Armstrong' gun . It has a rifled bore of a diameter capable of receiving a 4-lb . ball , but the
missile here employed is so elongated that the weight of metal is increased to 1 , 3 lb , The rear section or base is composed of lead , presenting a concave surface-to the cartridge , with the view of its being forced into the grooves by the expansion of the powder behind it , thus preventing loss of explosive power bj' windage . A prominent object in the experiments made was to ascertain the efleet of increasing the number of grooves . The remarkable accuracy finally obtained is shown by the fact that threg balls were thrown through the same perforation , with only a trifling variation ,, at the distance of half a mile
Ariadne afterwards proceeded to "Woolwich , to receive her machinery . ; . Patrick Ford ; ordinary seaman of the Doris , who was sentenced by court-martial to receive thirty-six lashes and six months' imprisonment for . deserting from that vessel on the 22 nd ultimo , was taken on board on Wednesday morning to receive the corporal punishment . After twelve lashes had been given the man fainted , and was ordered to be removed . The remaining portion of the punishment of the lash was remitted . On "Wednesday morning the Queen distributed the Victoria Gross to Commander Young , Commander Salmon , Lieut .-Col . Sir II . M . Havelock , and several private soldiers , for gallant deeds performed in India .
Madrid journals state that it has been discovered that the defences at Gibraltar cannot resist modern artillery ; and that the English are making extraordinary efforts in constructing new batteries and repairing the old . Incalculable quantities of war materiafhave been collected , and a new battery , called Queen Victoria ' s , now in course of construction , was to be armed with thirty Armstrong guns of monstrous size . A review took place at Wormwood Scrubs yesterday morning at half-past 10 o ' clock . The 2 nd Regt . of Life Guards , the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue ) , the 15 th Hussars , and a battery of Royal Horse Artillery were ordered to take the field . The troops were commanded by the Earl of Cardigan .
The seamen of the royal navy in the Mediterranean , fleet are now being taught the use of the riflo . Naval officors have been sent to the military camp at St . George ' s Bay , and soldier instructors have been sent to the different ships . Government are sparing no pains hi making our defences more able to resist invasion . At Gosport and Portsmouth so great are the preparatipns for defence that one would think we are on the eve of having war declared . A letter from the scat of war says that the whole Austrian army in the field is now armed with a rifled musket , which they as like much as wo like the
JSnfleld . It is lighter and slightly smaller in bore . The bullet Is almost exactly of the aamo shape as that sold by Colonel Colt . with hie revolvers , pointed in front , solid , flat behind , and with one annular hollow round it near the back , It is made to fill the grooves in tho barrel by being forced with the ramrod against a piece of steel projecting about an inch and -a quarter up tho barrel from tho breech end , what tho French call a " tine , " Tho Jiigers are armed with a hqavy ,, short riflo , of the same bore . Another addition waa made to the British navy on Saturday afternoon , by tho launch from DcpMbrd . Dockyard of tho 20-gun screw rfrigato Aradino , in tho presence of many thousands of spectators . Tho
Volunteer Corps. A Preltmixatiy Meeting ...
VOLUNTEER CORPS . A preltmixatiy meeting of the inhabitants of St . George ' s , Hanover square , was held on Saturday evening * and was addressed by General Evans and Sir II . Seymour , the former of whom said he was one of those who , when a movement of this character was made a few years ago , endeavoured to support it in the House of Commons , and it was then poohpoohed by the Government . The second circular issued by the present Government was an improvement on the first , which was encumbered with various restrictions His opinion was that , there had not been so important and so menacing a conjuncture as the present for the past half-century , and therefore he felt much gratified at the present
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defensive movement . Sir . H . Seymour agreed with Sir George Evans , that if the signs of the times merited credence , they stood on the brink of one of the greatest crises tlie world had known in modern times . The more they exercised their judgment , and the less they gave way to feeling at this time , the better it M puld be . The object of this meeting he believed to be perfectly legitimate . In their own houses they secured the doors with , good bolts and locks , and-policemen patrolled the streets . All he wished was , that they should take the same care for the protection of this dear little island as they each took for their own streets and dwellings . A large number of persons registered their names for the corps .
A meeting has been held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , for the purpose of promoting the formation of a corps ofrespectable young men in humble circumstances ; and resolutions were adopted , declaring the satisfaction of the meeting at tho prompt response made throughout the country to the call of the Government , and expressing also the conviction of the mooting that funds supplied by the wealthy and middle classes might be advantageously employed in enabling respectable young men and educated mechanics to acquire skill in riilc practice . A committee was appointed , and the proceedings terminated .
The Hon . Colonel Scott , late of tho Scots Fusilier Guards , a Crimean officer , lias accepted tho colonelcy of the Birmingham volunteer rifle corps . Ajmeetingof the deputy-lieutenants of tho county of Middlesex was held on Wednesday , at which Lord , Salisbury , as Lord-Lieutenant , presided , to consider what stops should be taken towards the formation of rifle corps in Middlesex . A resolution was carried to the effect that tho deputy-lieutenants should form themselves into cormnittocs in tho several divisions in which they reside in tho county to organise the formation of a rifle corps in each locality .
Among the numerous meetings in tho country wo may mention one at Bridport , where tho sum of 700 Z . was subscribed for tho use of tho corps . At Chelmsford the volunteers expressed an opinion that Government ought to supply their arms . The townsmen of Derby will find any sum that is required in their district . At Edinburgh the University , tho Fttculiiy of Advocates , and various othor bodies haVe como forward j at one meeting 050 / . was ( subscribed . A preliminary meeting at Yarmouth resulted in a subscription of 3002 . for tho first expenses . At Tynomouth , rifle . and artillery volunteers drill tWice a week . Tho Lord Mayor of York presided at tv meeting of his fellow citizens } and demonstrations liavo been made In favour of tho
: General Home News.
: GENERAL HOME NEWS .
Lord John Russell On Church Building — A...
Lord John Russell on Church Building — At the meetipg of the City auxiliary to the London Mission , held on Saturday , Lord John Russell , who presided , delivered a speech . He advocated greater simplicity in the erection of places of ' worship as i means of attracting the poor . ¦ •*• . «* ¦ Meeting of thk Liberal Party . A private meeting of the members of the opposition took place on Monday at Willis ' s Rooms , at which 268 gentlemen , representing every section and shade of Liberal opinion , were present . The resolution arrived at was to support an amendment to the Addressand
, an agreement was come to as to the line of policy and course to be adopted with regard to the Government . There were , however , three dissentient--, Messrs . Horsman , Lindsay , and Roebuck . TI-jg latter declared that he felt no confidence in the sudden change which had taken place in the relations between Lord Pahnerston and Lord John Russell . He reminded the meeting that this country had both commenced and ended the war with Russia at the instigation of France , and declared his absolute want of confidence in Lord Palmerston , -who had already , he said , forfeited the confidence of the country by truckling to that Power .
State of the Thames . —At a meeting of the City Commissioners of Sewers , on Tuesday , the present state of the Thames was brought under con ^ sideration . The water of the river is now in a high state of putrefaction ; infact , during the last fortnight the same kind of gases have been evolved from it as during the summer of last year . Dr . Letheby fears that it is but an earnest of what may be expected during the months of July and August , and it shows the necessity for immediate sanitary precautions . Sir Thomas Pictonv—Oiv Wednesday morning the remains of the deceased hero were removed from
Bayswater to their final earthly resting-place in St . Paul ' s . A long line of carriages followed the corpse , in some of which were distinguished officers of rank in the service , many of them the companions in arms of the general . The carriage of the Commanderin-Chief , his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , headed the procession . Some time was taken up in removing the coffin from the gim-carrjage , and bearing it up the steps on the south side into the cathedral . It was there met by the Very Reverend the Dean Milman , Archdpaeon Hale , the Rev . W . Murray , and several other prebendaries and minor canons , who preceded the body to the crypt , where a vault had been constructed for its reception not far from the tomb of Wellington .
Public Health . — The deaths in the metropolis last week fell below a thousand , viz ., to 998 , a number 78 less than the average . The deaths from scarlatina and diphtheria have considerably declined , and the health of the metropolis may be considered to be in a very satisfactory state , notwithstanding the offensive effluvia that the Thames is again giving forth . Dr . Letheby also reports very favourably of the health of the City . The total births in the metropolis for the week were
1 , « J . MiajHTiNO of Roman Catholics . —On Wodnesdav afternoon a meeting of persons professing the Roman Catholic faith was held at St . Jnnies ' s Hull for the purpose of impressing xipon the Government the necessity of granting thorn the . privilege o . chaplains in workhouses and prisons . Tho Hon . Charles Langdale was called to the chair , and there were on the platform Mr . M'Cann , M . P ., Mr . i . U .
Wegg Prossdr , late M . P ., Mr . Bowyer , M . P ., Dr . Manning , Mr . R . Swift , the Hon . Mr . Stonor , Mr . H . W . Wilberforco , Mr . Bugshaw , Q . C ., tho \ ory Rev . E . Hearne , V . G ., tho Kev . Canon O'Noal , V . G ., Canon Oakley , & c ., & c . The " Bishop of Birmingham " wrote to say that tho Catholics would never bo content until they were placed upon an absolute equality with their fellow-countrymen in the undisturbed exercise of religion . Resolutions in accordance with tho object of tho mooting were
agreed to . .. , East India Company . — Tho general court oaltea for Wednesday having boon " counted out , nine proprietors have sent in a requisition , in accordance with which another court will bo hold on tho latu instant , " for all tho purposes for which tho mooting of this day was oalled . " One of tho motions to be brought forward has reference to the" advisability or making application to Parliament for the redemption of the dividend on the company ' s stock bolero tne right to claim such redemption from Parliament shall exniro on tho 1 st Sontomber next . . , Ivoaautii im
Louis KossuTir .--. lt is said that M . « loft England , and that holms hud an interview vni . M . do Poraigny , tho Vronuh Ambassador , tooiw 300 Hungarians Jmvo returned from America , aim will follow him to Italy .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11061859/page/6/
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