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The mails from the Cape are up to the 23...
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Mr. Johnstono Has Heen Returned By A Maj...
at Inverary . There being no opposition , Sir A . J . Campbell was returned . A petition has been presented to the House of Commons , complaining of the return of Mr . Crawford for the borough of Harwich . Lord Melville died about half-past six o'clock on Tuesday night , at Melville Castle , near Lasswade , in the county of Edinburgh , from an attack of bronchitis . The Western Times . says that the Exeter Protest against the Bishop ' s Synod has received 67 signatures , including 11 who had already signed a similar protest which , originated at Plymouth . Upwards of a hundred clergymen have thus already formally protested against the synod , and the example will be followed by many more . The last day for receiving signatures will be Tuesday , June 17 .
Mr . Philip Pusey has followed up his letter to the farmers , by a letter to the electors of Berkshire . He protests against the kind of opposition got up against him , and refers it to a ' secret conclave sitting in London , " who excommunicate " all county members who -will not bow the knee to the idol of Buckinghamshire , Mr . Disraeli . " And he adds : — "As long as I am member for Berkshire I -will not do the bidding of the member for Bucks . He can no more teach me what is good for agriculture than I can teach him the straight way to office . Gentlemen , indeed I cannot , and will not , turn Israelite . If you ask me why , I do not regard the hon . member as an Israelite himself without guile . " And he asserts that " if ever there was a question on which the 40 s . freeholder had as good a claim to the free use of his birthright as the tenant of 400 or the owner of 4000 acres , surely it is the price of his loaf . "
The annual meeting of the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutions , which comprises 117 , having 20 , 000 members , was held on Wednesday , at Leeds ; and in the evening a public soiree was given by the Leeds committee , in the Music-hall . Lord Carlisle presided , and made a capital speech , full of eloquent and graceful remarks , upon the Exposition , with which he rightly connected the Yorkshire Union . One sentence ¦ was peculiarly appropriate . " When , " he said , "I mark the space which is covered in this show-room of the world by special industry of the West Riding of Yorkshire ; when I recognize the banners which are suspended above the productions of your principal towns ,
with their , to me , most familiar devices—( loud cheers )—when I pass by , not without a sort of joint ownership and feeling—( loud cries of ' Hear , hear / ' and applause ) — the woollens of Leeds , and stuffs of Bradford , and fancy goods of Huddersfield , and carpets of Halifax ( is not their excellent and spirited manufacturer ( Mr . Crossley ) now among us ? and the hardware of Sheffield , and many other things from many other places , which I necessarily omit , to say nothing of all that wondrous whirring machinery to which , among others , this town has contributed so generously , I need offer no excuse for having connected the mechanics of Yorkshire with the Industrial Temple of 1851 . ( Cheers . ) "
1 wo men have been killed by a colliery explosion near Barnsley . A prisoner chained to an officer was proceeding by train on the London and North-Western Railway on Thursday . Suddenly he leaped out of the carriage , dragging the officer with him . The train was going at full speed ; the prisoner was uninjured , the constable ' s leg was broken . Taking the key , the prisoner unlocked his wrist and escaped .
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The Mails From The Cape Are Up To The 23...
The mails from the Cape are up to the 23 rd of April The reinforcements had not then arrived . It will be rejiiernbered that the forces under Sir Harry Smith were collected in two main divisions , one commanded by the Governor himself , at King William ' s-town , and the other by Major-General Somerset , at Fort Ilare . The intention of Sir Harry was to concert operations with General Somerset , and to move with both these columns upon the Amatola Mountains , the stronghold of Sandilli and his followers . For this purpose he was awaiting the succours announced from the seat of Government , and it was bin opinion that the advance could be made towards
the close of March . We now see that on the 23 rd of April this definitive campaign had not commenced , but the intervening traiiHuctions are of such a character as to suggest satisfactory explanations of the delay . The most important fact communicated by the mail is , that Kreili , a native chief of great influence , hitherto engaged with us , has gone over to Sandilli , and had counselled J ' ato and Umhala to follow him , adviee which they declined . Desertion continued on the part of the mounted riflea . There had been some mnart . skirinishea , but no general engagement or decided plan of operations carried uot .
home of our readers will regret to hear that Mr . John Clement I ' raueip , aged twenty-one years , died on the 171 Ji of April , at liloem I ' onU'in , Csipe of Good Hope . The Moon Fontcin ( Jazcttt : ntate « that Mr . Frnncin was of the firm Loweii and 1 'Yiinri . s , nttorneys-at-law , and a municipal eommissioner of that place . The Jiriti-sh Resident , Major Warden , the officers ol the . gurrim > u , the iriagintralvK , and all the respectable , inhabitants of the place , followed his hotly to the grave . From Toronto we learn that in the Canadian Parliament the Governor-General had refused to produce the correspondence with the American Government iu n-Ution to the reciprocity of trade , and H wan recommended an the future policy of the Government , to clo . se the canal aguinHt American vessels uh an uct ol retaliation .
The population of Old Calabar , wutching Cora liivourable opportunity , have broken out . against the constituted authorities , and taken possession of everything onshore . The following is the form in which the- news was pouted in the rooms of the Underwriters' Association , at Liverpool , on Monday : — " ( JuniurooiiK , February !> . - ¦ A boat from Fernando I ' o , juHt . arrived , brings intelligence of the nhiveu at Old Calabar having revolted , and being in pos-Hvsuioii of everything on whore . Her Majesty's whips
Gladiator ( 6 ) and Arabia ( 14 ) , being in Clarence , went over immediatel y , and a despatch was sent to Mr . Bicoft to bring him down from the Dohmy country . The revolt , it is feared , will entail serious damage to the British vessels trading there , the slaves being in possession of everything on shore . " The New BrunstoicJcer of the 10 th of May gives a detail of the desertion of nine soldiers , composing the corporal's guard stationed at the Ordnance Stores ,. Lower Cove , who left the station in a body , carrying their arms with
them . The affair must have been previously arranged , as they all acted in concert , and at a given signal seized the corporal , bound his arms and legs , and gagged him by thrusting a piece of broomstick in his mouth and tying it round his head to prevent his making a noise . They then started , taking their muskets with them . They were arrested on the following morning at Eastport by the British Vice-Consul there , Mr . Charles Sherwood . The men had stolen a boat from the bark Nova Scotia , in which they made the voyage to Eastport , where they landed in full regimentals with their arms and accoutrements .
A riot lately occurred at Hoboken , opposite the city of New York , between a party of Germans who were celebrating their May festivals , and a number of Irishmen , the latter of whom crossed the river to have a conflict . Four or five persons were killed , and several badly wounded . A justice of the peace , in endeavouring to quell the riot , was shot down . Fifty of the German party were sent to prison for participation in the riot . The Council of Government of Trinidad have passed a set of resolutions providing for the formation of a board of education , establishing primary and training schools at the expense of the State , to which admission shall be gratuitous and in which instruction shall be purely secular .
Texan advices give further accounts of Indian outrages on the frontier . In one skirmish six of the savages were killed . Major Pratt and Mr . Jones were among the latest slaughtered . The Prussian Government are about to establish , during the present year , a line of steamers between Warsaw and Bromberg . A telegraphic despatch , dated Hamburg , Monday morning , says : — " A sanguinary collision has taken place in our city between some sailors and some Austrian soldiers . Six persons have been killed , and a considerable number wounded . " The Senate has declared itself en permanence . " The Venerable the Archdeacon of Dublin ( Dr . John Torrens ) died , after a long illness , on Monday last , in the 83 rd year of his age .
It appears from an official account that the number of troops serving in Ireland has been reduced from about 26 , 000 to 18 , 000 men . Ribbon notices have recently been served upon some active members of the police force in Westmeath , One is to the following effect : —" Sargent Moor We give you warning not to meddle or allow your men to be eo dutiful . If you do , mark the consequence . You will not be warned again . —Wicklow Boys . " The Limerick Chronicle says that the quantity of land under flax this season in the counties of Limerick , Clare , and Tipperary may be estimated at 1000 acres .
The Mary White , Sydney packet ship , was burnt at sea on the 17 th of May . The passengers were saved and landed at Fayal . The fire arose from the spontaneous ignition of its cargo of wool and bones . It burnt for two days and blew up on the third . A Russian brig was at hand , and aided in the escape of the passengers and crew . The steam-ship Neptune which brought over the Russian contributions to the Exposition , struck last Sunday on a reef of rocks lying ollLoganas , in the Sound of Elsinore . The passengers and crew were saved , and the cargo partially recovered . It ia not expected that ehe will be aot off the reef .
Shark hunting , a favourite pastime on the coast of the southern states of the Union , lately commenced . The Charleston Mercury gives us an account of the first hunt of the season : —" The carcase of a horse having beim procured , it was properly prepared and set adrilt towards the close of ebb tide , and having floated down opposite tile buttery , its convulsive motion gave evidence that the sea wolves were at their feast . Three of our young gentlemen , who are enthusiasts in this sport , having provided themselves with the proper implements , proceeded in a stout boat to the busy scene , and soon found themselves in the midst of a large shoal of sharks , who , not at all disturbed by their presence , continued their repast . —the larger ones moving up to the carcase , fastening their teeth in it , and then with a jerk rending
oil" a limb or other portion , while the smaller ones would snatch at . the fragments which escaped from their jaws . Our young gentlemen soon went to work , and in the course of an hour and three-quarters killed nine : of tho monsters , six of which they succeeded in bringing to the wharf . The sport was of the most , exciting charucter , the animals not only making play , but occasionally showing fight . One of the largest , when struck , seized the boat by the cutwater , and shook it most violently- while another came open-mouthed at a coloured man who was cutting a harpoon out of cine of thane captured alongside but . wan arrested by a well-directed thiuht of a spear , which penetrated far down Inn cnpuciouM throut . The six sharks that were biought to the whaif were found lo measure respectively as follows : —' . ) feet ' , ' , inchc / i , ' . ) frvt I inches , 10 fret 1 inch , lOfei t i > inches , 11 foci ( i iu < ;| , «¦» "
We received yesterday copy of a petition to Parliament , moved hy Mr . Ihuuc Iroimide , in the Hhr . ilwld Town Council , nguiiiMt a Mnnding army , hh inconsistent with tho fundamental rigiit » and libertien of a free , puoiilu , u document which wo nhuil publish next , week . After three hours' tline . unnioii in tho council , it , was curried by 2 ^ for if , and H ng » un » t it —> ' ) ronmining neutral .
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TO BEADEKS AND CORRESPONDENTS . Several letters have been received by our publisher complaining of the non-receipt of papers , or the non-arrival of the Leader until Monday . We have made inquiry , and find that the errorg have not arisen in our office . The Country Edition of the Leader is published on Friday * and the Town Edition on the Saturday , and Subscribers should be careful to specify which edition they wish to reoeive . Complaints of irregularity should be made to the particular news-agent supplying the paper , and if any difficulty should occur again it will be set right on application direct to our office , 10 , Wellington-street , Strand , London . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we reoeive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London .
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The Main Topics Debated Last Night In Th...
The main topics debated last night in the House of Commons are merely a continuation of Monday ' s discussion , and ¦ with , similar results—Mr . Hume attempting to nominate his committee on the Income Tax , and the Government doing their beat to get through with the clauses of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill . The evening -was further distinguished by a small victory over Ministers on the part of LordNaas . Mr . Hume moved that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's name be added to the committee . This
was opposed by the Chancellor himself , who would not consent to serve unless he had supporters in the committee on whom he could rely . A desultory conversation followed : members generally complaining of the present mode of nominating committees . The appointment of the committee was further adjourned until Friday next , with the understanding that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should nominate the committee , retaining only of Mr . Hume ' s list , as a sine qua" non , the names of Mr . Horsman , Mr . Ricardo , Mr . Roebuck , and Mr . Cobden . The House then went into a
committee of the whole upon the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill . Mr . Reynolds moved the omission of the words , " under any designation or description whatever , " in the second clause . Lord John Russell opposed this , declaring , amid loud cheers , that the words might be useful , that it was desirable there should be no evasion under the clause , and that , under whatever designation , no territorial title should be assumed . The only speech at all notable was that of Mr . Whitesidb , who was prepared to make every sacrifice short of surrendering the Protestant jwinciple . When the committee divided there were—¦
1 ' or the amendment , 38 ; against it , 107 . Majority against , 69 . Sir II . " Willouqhhy moved to add to the samo clause a prohibition of obtaining or procuring hereafter from Rome , or of publishing or putting in use within any part of the United Kingdom , any bull , rescript , & c , or any other instrument or writing , for the purpose of creating any archbishop , & c , with titles derived from places belonging to tho Crown of the United Kingdom . Lord John Russell resisted this amendment , which , he observed , was similar to that of Mr . Walpole , and open to the same objections . Upon a division there
werelor the amendment , 129 ; against it , 133 . Majority against , 4 . Colonel Snmronr moved that the penalty , instead of £ 100 , should be £ 600 , with imprisonment until the penalty be puid , to be followed by banishment for life . He said : — " His Holiness tho Pope would find no difficulty in Bending over any Hum of money that might be imposed
ipon the parties who violated tho law , and he had no douht the l'ope would do ho , for he had a better opinion of his Holiness than he hud of the noble lord . ( Laughter . ) If he ( Colonel ftihthorp ) had been tho l ' ope he Hhould have done exactly hh he had done ; but the last thing he nhould have done ; was to have gone to Downing-etreet and aKRocinted himself with the noble lord . ( Lau htcr . ) JIi ; hated half rneanurcH . Jf he meant to kick , ho should kick hard . ( Latif / htur . )"
I ho committoo divided—. For tho 'amendment , 6 ' 3 ; against s , 199 . Majority nguiu « t , I ' M . Tho next question was one of very great importance , boing nothing lens than to determine through whoHe agency tho penultiot-i should bo recovered . Tho bill leaven the Attorney-General to proseoute ; Mr . Wfdpolo and hiw fric > ndn propose ) to . pluce tho Uw in tho hands of the informer class by leaving anybodv to proBecuti ! . In Uuh state of tho question Hir V . 'Ihvmiuv . u Hlepped in with Iuh amendment lost night , to tho of foot , that words bo added to tho clause giving tho right of iimtituting a Buit to tho informer , under the nunction of the Attorney-General .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 14, 1851, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14061851/page/8/
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