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No. 429, June 12,1858.1 THE LEADEli. 563
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Miscellaneous. The Court.—The Queen And ...
• which three persona were killed , and many more scalded , or hurt by portions of materials striking them . The boiler -was hurled to a distance of between forty and fifty yards from its bed . , « Mr . Benedict ' s Concert . —Mr . Benedict announces his annual concert for Monday , the 21 st instant . His programme is selected with , his usual taste , and is well chosen to display the . powers of the strong staff of performers at his disposal . The music allotted to Madlle . Titiens is chiefly taken from the works of Mozart and Weber ; and it would be impossible to name composers to whom she is better able to do justice . Alboni , besides taking part in the selections from Mozart , -will give the inimitable finale from Cenerentola . Miss Louisa Pyne
is , we are glad to see , among the vocalists , and is set down for the duet , " I Montanavi , " with Signor Belletti . Madame Viardot Garcia is also to appear , and will give a scena from Grann ' s Brittunico ; and a scena from one of Mr . Benedict ' ^ operas is set dow n for Herr Pischek . The greatest novelty in the programme is the little opera buffa of La Serva Padrona , which will be played on this occasion ( for the first time in England ) by Maddle . Piccolomini and Signor Rossi . Giuglini , Ortolani , Belart , Beneventano , Aldighieri , and Vialetti are also among the vocalists ; and Bach ' s Concerto for three pianofortes , and a new Sextett for six violins , are the chief instrumental attractions . With , such a programme Mx . Benedict vrill scarcely fail to sustain the high reputation which his annual concerts have so long enjoyed .
Appalling Scene . —A sailor , on Tuesday night , in a sudden , fit of insanity , made a rush at the spouting of St . Hilda ' s church , South . Shields , ian up it like a cat , and worked himself along the roofing on to the east side of the large square tower . Here , clinging to a ledge , he took off a good deal of his clothing , tore it to shreds , and threw it down among the horror-struck people below . It was thought he would next throw himself down ; but some men burst into the church , went to the parapet and dragged the maniac in , after a violent resistance on his part , in which he endearoured to pull one of the men over ; He was then removed to the police-station .
Common Lodging-houses . —Dr . Letheby , Medical Officer of Health to the City of London , has issued a report calling attention to the defective ventilation , overcrowding , and indecent accommodation , of common lodging-houses . Fossil Remains in Essex . —A correspondent of the Essex Standard , who writes from Stanway , says : — - " An unusually large and perfect tooth of the elephant was a few days ago discovered a little beneath the surface of the beach near Clacton ^ on our own coast . It appears that this fine tooth had long lain upon the bed of the sea previously to its being driven by the waves and buried by them in the beach , where it was recently found between , high and low water mark , it being encrusted on ita upper side and both ends by the sand-cases of marine worms , and the shells of the common Balanus , so often
observed on the outside of the shells of the common oyster ( ostrea edulis ) . At the spot where this tooth was found , trunks and branches of trees , large and small , were also found , laid bare from time to time by the waves after storms , particularly in the winter season . The wood of these trees is nearly black in colour , being carbonized , and its weight much increased by mineralization ; it burns slowly after drying , and is collected by the people living near the beach for firing . With the remains of the elej ) hant and fossil trees which are being picked up at the spot in question , from time to time , many species of fresh-water and land shells have been found and collected ; and it is interesting that trees found in situations like the one under discussion were of the same kind in every respect as those which still adorn our present surface . "
A Legacy of the Russian Wak . —A serious fray has taken place between the crews of the English and Russian men-of-war in Simon's Bay , Cape of Good Hope . It bogan by a one-armed English soldier , who ha 1 been in the Crimea , taunting the Russians with having robbed him of his lost limb . This led to a kind of pitched battle , in which about one hundred and fifty Russians and a hundred English were engaged . The former were armed with handspikes , the hitter with sticks and clubs . Paving-stones were also freely used as missiles . The English were commanded , in regular military style , by a marine ; and the Russians were at length driven into the water . The most savnge cruelties were perpetrated on both sides ; but it docs not appear that any deaths ensued . Some of the English have been sent to jprison by the magistrates .
Mr . DicKGNS on Thursday read at St . Martin's Hull a selection from DomUij and So ? i under the title of Little Dombey . " Tlie pathetic incidents attending the . life and death of tho strange , dreamy child were reahzod with , consummate power-, and tho audience , ( who gave Mr . Dickens a warm reception ) were deonlv moved . l J SirPihi . it Champion , Surgeon- General of tho Forces m Ireland , died on Thursday morning in Mcrrion-square , J-Hibhn , aftor a long and painful illiicsa , in the eighty- ! abolished " ° f hiS agC ' '[ h * ° ° Vhich h ° fillcd ia novv Tub Nhvport Oi . o Hank . —A final dividend of id . in the pound was declared on Thursday in tho Court of
Bankruptcy for the Bristol District on the estate of Williams and Sons , of Newport , bankers . This , with the former dividends amounting to 4 s . Ad ., makes a total payment of 4 s . 8 d . in the pound on the debts proved , which reached nearly 69 , 000 ? . Universal Suffeage .. —There are now fifty petitions before the House of Commons , signed by nearly 20 , 000 persons , for the adoption of universal suffrage . Chiswick : Gardens . —The flower and fruit show has been on view this week , and on Wednesday the Queen and Prince Albert visited the gardens .
The Atlantic Telegraph . —Attended by the Valorous and towed by two steam-tugs , the Agamemnon left the Sound at nine o ' clock on Thursday morning and waited outside . The Niagara , under steam and attended by the Gorgon , did not leave until eleven o ' clock . At tliat time there was no wind ; but , a favourable breeze from the north having sprung up subsequently , the squadron started under canvas only for their destinations . Miss Laura Baxter will give an Evening Concert of vocal and instrumental music at the Hanover-square Rooms next Thursday , under the patronage of the Earl and Countess of Mount Edgcumbe . Among the performers we see announced the names of Madame Persiani , Madame Weiss , Miss Matilda Baxter ( of the Royal Academy of Music ) , Miss Laura Baxter ; Mr . Sims Reeves , Signor Piatti , Mr . Henry Blagrove , Mr . Kichardson , and Mr . "Weiss .
Anniversary of the Restoration . —An order hag been issued "by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury that the service in the Prayer-book for the celebration of the Restoration of King Charles II . be discontinued , and the service on those days to consist of prayers only , commencing at ten o ' clock instead of half-past , as heretofore . This day happened last Saturday , when , the usual form of prayer , sermon , & c , was omitted , there being no observance of the occasion whatever , so far as the service "was concerned . —3 faidslone Journal Court of Common Council .. —Some important steps 5 n the way of financial retrenchment and reform were taken by the Court of Common Council oh Thursday . These measures have been rendered necessary by the
pressure of accumulating liabilities . A petition was afterwards presented from the Dean and Chapter of St . Paul ' s , praying for a grant of ' money towards the expenses of fitting up the Dome area for public worship on Sunday evenings . Mr . Dakin , 5 n support of the petition , moved that it be referred to the Coal , Corn , and Finance Committee . Considerable differences of opinion , were expressed as to the propriety of voting any money . Alderman Wire , a Dissenter , and Alderman Salomons , a member of the Jewish persuasion , were both in favour of the proposed vote , but Mr . Barclay
thought the Dean and Chapter had money enough at their disposal to meet the expenses , without resorting to charitable aid , while Deputy Lott was of opinion that the wooden benches would desecrate the magnificent architecture of the Cathedral , that the service would be carried on in dumb show , and that , in regard to the attendance of the working classes , the opening would be a failure . An amendment to lay the petition on tho table was moved by a Dissenter , who protested against the vote as equivalent to the imposition of a religious tax . The amendment was lost ; but a count-out took place , and the discussion was adjourned . —Morning Star .
Mont Blanc . —Tes , that is an Alp ; and by this time it has been joined by another as strange , as awful , as beautiful a form . Another and another—as tlie road winds on , tho whole sublime and glorious array , the vanguard of the mountain host , deploys before you ; beyond them a bewildering multitude of mountain forms , till far away into the utmost distance of the south and east the whole wide landscape is one tumultuous ocean of crest and peak and ridge , dark as an unbroken thunder-cloud , or glistening with eternal snow ; and beneath , as you begin to descend , stretched smiling at their feet , a soft and drcam-Hlce expanse of tlie calmest blue . And Mont Blanc —• where is Mont Blanc ? In all that proiul assemblage there is none so super ^ eininent
that it might be he . But sec , as tho road descends , more mountains nrc gradually appearing on the right from behind tho thick green woods ; and there , there surely—flint pinnacle of spotless white , much higher than any you have seen—that must be the mountain king . Not at all . It is but one of the steps of his mighty throne . And now , one by one , rising higher and higher , tho whole solemn procession of aiguilles appears , and every moment you oxpect to see tho dome-like summit just above them ; anil presently you do sec it , but tho sight impedes your breath , and denies you utterance of articulate sound ; so
unutterably grand from the last of the cathedral-like aiguilles is tho sweep of that majestic line , higher , higher , still higher , till it rounds into a crest of consummate majesty and grace , and thero nt last , not where you expected to see it , but far up in tho seventh heaven , is the summit of Mont Blnnc . Still tho view opens out , and with it ' magnificent fall of tho mountain ^ other Hhoulder , and answering array of whito-robed aiguilles descending in beautiful gradation , till at length , covering iuul whitening half tho picture in your front , and dwarfing the vast conclave of giant mountains round it , the wholo wonderful structure stands revealed . —Fi'uaer a Marmzinc .
No. 429, June 12,1858.1 The Leadeli. 563
No . 429 , June 12 , 1858 . 1 THE LEADEli . 563
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Leader Office , Saturday , June 12 th . LAST WIGHT'S PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . THE CAGLLVRI—SETTLEMENT OB" THE QUESTION . The Earl of Malmesbuby stated that the matter of the Cagliari was settled . The King of Naples had granted 300 01 . as compensation to the English engineers . The vessel had been placed at the disposal of the Queen of England , and she -would he sent back to Sardinia at once . The Property Qualwtcation Bill passed through committee . The House adjourned at a quarter to six .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY Lord John Russell , gave notice of bringing in a bill to amend the laws of bankruptcy and insolvency . Hudson ' s bay company . Mr . Roebuck gave notice of a motion relating to the abolition of the present rights of the Hudson's Say Company . ANNEXATION OF DHAB .
Mr . John Benjamin Smith begged to ask the President of the Board of Control whether the Government has decided on confirming or disallowing the annexation . of the Principality of Dbar ; and , in case the Government has decided on the above question , whether it will produce copies of the correspondence which has taken place on the subject . —Lord Stanley said is was the intention of the Government to disavow the annexation of the territory of Dhar .
THE LADIE 8 GALLERY . Mr . Edwards begged to ask the Chief Commiaaiouef of Works if there is any objection to an . increase or accommodation in the Ladies' Gallery . —Lord John Manners said he had inquired into the matter , and an experiment would be made in affording additional space in the Ladies ' Gallery .
THIS THAMES . BIr . Brady asked if the Chief Commissioner of " Works could do anything to prevent the smell from the river , which came into the committee-rooms and library of the House- —Lord Jooon Manners said the river was out of his jurisdiction , and he could do nothing .
LORD CANNINGS BROCI ^ AfitATIOW . On the motion for adjournment till Monday , Mr . "Wilson begged to ask the President of the Board of Control whether any distinct information has been received that Lord Canning ' s Proclamation has been issued at Lucknow , and of the result -which has been produced upon the talookdars in their relation to the British Government .- ^ -Lord Stanley said that no despatch had been received on the subject from the Governor-General , but there was a part of a despatch from , the Commissioner of Oude to the Secretary of the Governor-General of the 3 rd of April , stating that the
taloolilars were holding aloof from the rebels , and there was every chance of re-establishing our role in Oude , ' and that those who camo in and did good service would have their land restored . The policy actually pursued was one of conciliation , and had had a good effect . —Replying to Sir Ekskine Perry , he said that there were letters concerning reports of a public character from Mr . Montgomery . He could not eay at present whether they would be produced . —In answer to Lord A . Vane Tempest , he said that tlie official despatch relating to the taking of Kotah would appear in the Gazette of that evening .
SANITARY STATE OP CHURCHES IN THE METROPOLIS . Mr . Laurie called tho attention of tho House to Dr Letheby ' s report of the sanitary state of the churches , especially those in the metropolis , pointing out their dangerous condition , owing to tho interment of corpses beneath them . —Mr . Hardy said that every effort would be made to get rid of intramural interments .
1 YAKLIKE rniSPAUATIONS IN EUROPE . Sir Charlks Napmci & begged to ask tho Chancellor of the Exchequer if 3 t was his intention to ask for an additional vote for seamen and marines ia consequence of the vast preparations making in some parts of Europe by sea and land ; and whether , when tho additional troops arc sent to India , it is the intention of the Government to call out an equal number of militia to replaco them . —Tho Cuancisllor of this Exchequer Haid ho was somewhat alarmed by tho question , for he supposed tho hon . member had more recent informatioaon this subject , but it appeared he had none . IIo assured tho
House that tho Government wus nlivo to tho nocoasity of keeping up the defences of tho country ; but it would bo most inconvenient to draw on our mcana of defence on tho supposition that our cordial allies were unxious to go to war with this country suddenly and without warning . Tho Government was in constant communication willi Franco , and there was no ^ disposition on her part to pick a quarrel with this country . Tlie ( Jnllunt Admiral had not authenticated his statement that va-. t preparations woro being made in Trance by sea and land . TI » o Govcnimoiit had not received intimation that such preparations wcro making
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Leader (1850-1860), June 12, 1858, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12061858/page/11/
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