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JugE 14, 1856.] THE LEADER, 559 — — . .
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IRELAND. Progress of Protestantism.—Anot...
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THE ORIENT. INDIA. A Mr. Jamks Holms, wr...
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ASCOT RACES. "Aristocratic Ascot" opened...
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LORD CLARENDON ON THE SARDINIAN QUESTION...
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THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.
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America. The Alleged Dismissal Of Mr. Cr...
^^^ Tt is stated in Washingtioa that preparations are being made 1 , by the Government to put down the Free-sorlers . Dr . Kane is 1 reported tohave declined Lady Franklin ' s renewed offer to take the command of an expedition to be sent otrt by . , with the assistance of the English G overnment , to endeavour to find the remains of Sir John Franklin and the relics of his ship . Seven hundred , Mormon emigrants have left Albany for the Salt Lake ; 427 were Welsh , and the balance jjnglish . and Scotch . It is reported from Texas that a terrific hurricane had passed over a portion of Dallas county . Its course was from north to south , a distance of sixteen miles , extending from east to west . The tract over which it swept w as completely devastated . Nine persons were killed , - an"i great number wounded . The loss of stock of all kinds was very serious . ~ ^ it . . 99 . 1 m * it v OonsiaeraDie excitement tne lime
" , says s , nas been created by a protest just issued by Senor Camacho , jvho was sentout last last year to enforce the claims of the English bondholders . Seiior Camacho having addressed a memorial to the President Monagas , exposing the flagitious course of the Finance Minister in neglecting the foreign debt of the Republic , although the revenue is ample for every requirement , was at once expelled the country . He retired to the island of St . Thomas , and thence put forth a protest , with a copy of his memorial , which obtained extensive circulation in Venezuela , notwithstanding the efforts of the Government for its seizure and suppression . A short time back , a change seemed imminent , owing to the Dutch Government having resolved to chastise President Monagas for an outrage on Dutch citizens ; but , to the surprise of all , the representative of Great Britain was stated to have interfered to avert the danger , and it appears that , by the exercise of his ' good offices , ' he has contributed to enable the President to continue his ¦ career . " The New York commercial advices report that in the marKeis
money ana scocrc no important cnange nas taken place .
Juge 14, 1856.] The Leader, 559 — — . .
JugE 14 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER , 559 — — . .
Ireland. Progress Of Protestantism.—Anot...
IRELAND . Progress of Protestantism . —Another pastoral , and of gigantic proportions , from the prolific pen of Archbisliop ! Cullen , was read last Sunday from all the altars in Roman Catholic chapels of Dublin . The staple of the document was the usual denouncement of proselytizing societies , which r it is now admitted , have of late been making sad inroads upon the faith and morals of the flock over which Dr . CuJlen heretofore exercised unbounded sway . In fact , to such an extent has this system of oppression reached , that the Roman Church in Ireland , or , at least , at head-quarters here in Dublin , has taken the alarm , and hence the necessity of these frequent pastoral warnings against the dangers which threaten from without . Upon the authority , it is believed , of Dr . Cullen himself , it is asserted that there are at present hundreds , if not thousands , of the children of Roman Catholic parents who are constant attendants at _ ^ kl * ** 1 -Jaa . fA . ^ -r * A- 4- v «* j ^ s ^ r \ ^« 1 « ^ t * t ¦ r ^ « ip li ¦ akM ai «*^*^ s ~ t h r ~\ i % / \ a 1 # ~ v % ^ 41 ¦ I O 1 / ¦ tT \ LZ 1 \ i & kilx oiuw
. ^ ^ *^ ^^ i iuo lluiC 5 LauL iicu o * jihjjio 1 VU 1 V . J 1 aiu irj'i ; iit ; ma * of the Irish metropolis . —Times . The Tii'perary Bank . —A cause petition has been filed in tho Court of Chancery , on behalf of all the creditors , against George M'Dowell , Esq ., as official manager of thid bank , to restrain the official manager from disposing of the property of the company , and a receiver to collect tho assets , so as to secure to all the creditors an equal rateable distribution of the funds , the proceeding under tho Winding-up Acts have been declared by the Court of Exchequer to be wholly inapplicable to this case .
The Orient. India. A Mr. Jamks Holms, Wr...
THE ORIENT . INDIA . A Mr . Jamks Holms , writing to the Times from
Calslackly round his breast to prevent him falling to the ground should the flesh give way , which it sometimes does . They then pulled down the other end of the pole , which of course raised the one with the man along with it , and then ran round at a great speed for the space of a quarter of an hour . All this time , the poor man was suspended in the air " by the hooks in his back , and whirling round fifty feet from the ground '; and , from the manner in which he kicked about his legs , he appeared to be suffering great agony . When he was let down , and the hooks taken out of his back , he was more dead than alive , and the laceration caused by them was frightful . Men who undergo the swinging seldom sur - vive it . " The writer advises that Government should interpose to put a stop to this detestable practice . The middle and higher classes of natives , he is informed , do not now approve of the ceremony , which is only popular tne lowest orders
among . There have been some disturbances in Lower Bengal , owing to an apprehension on the part of the people living at the foot of the Bhore Ghaut that the native railway workmen were in quest of young children to make sacrifices of them . The riots have been checked . Some persons escorting a large amount of gold and silver in bars near the frontiers of the Guicowar's dominions , have been set upon and robbed , one being killed and others wounded after a gallant resistance . It is conjectured that the ruffians must have been under the protection of the chief of the town of Meeagong . Matters go on tranquilly in Oude ; a slight tendency to mutiny in one of the native regiments , on account of arrears of pay , having been checked . Sir James Outrani has been compelled to take a sea voyage for the benefit of his health , and left Calcutta by the Bentinck on the 4 th of May .
out til , Rives an account of " the bloody ritos of the ' Cnurmcli Poojab , or swinging festivals which tuko place annually in honour of the god Shiva , " and which have been recently celebrated . " Tho spot whore the tragic scene was to be enacted , " says Air . Holms , " was a largo square , surrounded with houses , on tho top . s of which were , seated crowds of Indians of every age , and all more or less excited with an intoxicating compound called ' bhang . ' In tho centre of this square was erected a long pole siacty feet high , at the top of thin was another about forty feet- long , placed at right , angles to the former , working in a socket in tho centre , and capable of being whirled round ; and to each end waa attached a rope . Having waited for ton minutes or bo , the infatuated
native who was to bo swung came in , amid tho boating ol Indian drums and tho shouts of tho people The man had a wild expression of countenance , with his eyes glaring , being . undor the influence of bhang , of which ho had consumed great quantities during tho tliroo previous days to doadoii tlio -paiii . Tikis unfortunate native had two largo iron hooks ( not unliko thoso used by butchers at homo for hanging up moat ) thrust through hi . s back , threo inches a-flnrt , aud making a wound four inohos in length , ftyin , which tho blood stroumed down . Thin being done taa meu tiad the rope which wns fixed to one of the ends of tho horizontal polo to tho two hooka in bin back , and Hkowine mujBod » t * through a cloth , which was tiod
Ascot Races. "Aristocratic Ascot" Opened...
ASCOT RACES . " Aristocratic Ascot" opened the ball on Tuesday , on
which day the weather was fine and sunny , the racing spirited , and the betting venturesome . We append a list of the winning horses : — The Trial Stakes , of five sovs . each , with fifty added , won by Mr . Howard ' s Spindle ; the Second Year of thk Seventh Ascot Triennial . Stakes , of ten sovs . each , with one hundred added , by Mr . Bowes ' s Flyby-Night ; the Ascot Stakes , of twenty-five sovs . each , won by Mr . Gulliver ' s Redemption ; the Ascot Derby Stakes , of fifty sovs . each , won by Mr . Bowes ' s Fly-by-Night ; the Third Year of the Sixth Ascot Triennial . Stakes , of ten sovs . each , with one hundred added , won by Lord "Wilton ' s Shoreham ; the Goli > Vase , given by her Majesty , added to a sweepstakes of twenty sovs . each , won by Mr . T . Parr ' s Fisherman ; Sweepstakes of fifty sovs . each , woii by Baron Rothschild ' s Sydney . Several horses broke down . The races on Wednesday comprised—a Sweepstakes of fifteen sovs . each , won by Mr . Howard ' s Spindle ; the Ferniiill Stakes , of fifteen sovs . each , won by Mr . Hone ' s Colt bv Sir Horo . ules : HANDICAP PLATE of 50 / . , ;
won by Mr . J . Jackson's Remedy ; Royal Hunt Cur , won by Mr . Murland ' s Forbidden Fruit ; the Coronation Stakes of one hundred sovs . each , won by Bowes ' s Victoria ; Her Majesty ' s Stakes , of one hundred guineas , won by Captain Lane ' s Middlctou ; and the Albany Stakes of fifty sovs . each , walked over by Mr . HarlaiKl ' a Mirage . Thursday was the Cvv Day , and , although the weather was not fine , a largo and brilliant company assembled , owing to tho presence there of the Queen , Prince Albert , the Prince of Prussia , and the Regent of Baden . The Cup , which represents the story of Pursuits and Andromeda , and is valued at 300 / ., was won by Mr . S . Walker ' s Winklield , much to the surprise of "the knowing ones , " who made . sure that that honour was reserved for Manganese . r iho result , however , ine ouiur wuiu
was that Manganese was mini , rucun — A Sweepstakes of fifty sovs ., won by Baron Rothschild ' s Comedy ; the Visitor ' s Plate , of one hundred sovs ., and twenty-live sova . to the sucond horse , won by Lord Anglesey ' s Astrologu . s ; Jl anoica p Sweepstakes of five mov . s . " each , with fifiy added , won by Air . J . M . Stanley's Oltonitza ; tho Nkw Stakes of ton mov . s . each , with one hundred added , won by Air . Dcnuot ' u lilly by Red Hart ; tho St . James's Palace Stakes of one hundred hovh . each , won by Air . Combo's Pitapat ; and tho Windsor Forest Stakes , of lil ' ty bovs . cuch , walked over by Air . Ilurhuid ' s Mirage .
Lord Clarendon On The Sardinian Question...
LORD CLARENDON ON THE SARDINIAN QUESTION . Thk annexed hitter from 1-ord Clarendon to Sir . TamoH IIudHon , our representative at Turin , ha . s been published . It . will be seen that it in of great interest and importanco : — " Foreign-oflico , May " 2 C > , 185 ( 5 . " , yir , —I herewith nncloHU the copy of a note which w « n addressed to nio when at Pari . i by tho Plenipotentiaries of Sardinia . * * Thia in tho document which wo published in the Leader of Muy 17 th .
" The verbal communications which I frequently had the pleasure of holding with Count Cavour , both . Before and subsequently to the receipt of this note , can have left no doubt upon the mind of his Excellency that her Majesty's Government take a deep and sincere interest in the affairs of Italy , and are desirous of doing everything which can properly be done by them with a , view td ameliorate the condition of the Italian people . " No fresh assurances could add weight to those already given to Count Cavour , and I did not , therefore , think it necessary to send . an answer in writing to the note of the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries ; bufej as-it has come to the knowledge of her Majesty's Government that it would be agreeable to the Sardinian Government to receive one , they cannot hesitate to declare their opinion that the occupation of the Papal territory by forei gu troops constitutes an irregular sfcate . of things , which distur tne
os equilibrium ana may endanger the peace of Europe , and that , by indirectly affording sanction to misgovernment , it promotes discontent and a tendency to revolution among the people . " Her Majesty ' s Government are aware that , as this state of tilings has now , unfortunately , for some years been established , it may be possible that it could not suddenly be brought to a close without some danger to public order , and the risk of producing events that all would deplore ; but her Majesty ' s Government are convinced that the evacuation of the Papal territory may be rendered safe at an early period by a policy of wisdom and justice , and they entertain a liope that the measures agreed upon by the Governments of France and Austria will lead to a gradual withdrawal of their respective brces , and to bettering the condition of the subjects of the Pope . " You will read and give a copy of this despatch to Count Cavour . " I am , & e , " Clarendon . "
The Floods In France.
THE FLOODS IN FRANCE .
Ihe deluge ( for it can scarcely be called by a milder term ) which has recently desolated parts of France is now retiring ; but the detailed accounts which have this week been published by the English journals of the progress of tho waters , and of the-lamentable catastrophes which have resulted both to life and property , possess an interest of an enduring kind . We therefore subjoin some of the more remarkable of the events , derived from the various local papers . ~ The Courrier dc la Drome states that the hamlet of Bezundun has completely disappeared . In the evening , the inhabitants of the place , which stands on the side of a highly cultivated hill , heard the houses cracking in an alarming manner , and hastily fled . In a few minutes afterwards , nil the houses were in ruins . The water from the late rains had saturated the ground so much that a landslip to the extent of more than seventy-acres took place . Two houses which were standing close together at a short distance from the hamlet are at present separated by a complete field . Some ottier houseswhich were before standing on an elevated spot are now in a comnlete hollow . The effect nroduced has been of
the mo . st extraordinary kind . One inhabitant of a house who a few days ago had a small vineyard in front of him has now a meadow . The Bine , which flows at the foot of the bill , and which is generally nothing more than a rivulet , is now a rapid torrent , and carries off the earth as it continues to slip down . "A steamboat , " says the Semaphore de Marseille , " which had been employed by the authorities to save some persons who were exposed to great danger in the Cumargue , has arrived hero . The sub-prefect of Aries and an engineer embarked in this boat , which passed over the Carmargue as though . she liad been in the open sea . These two functionaries kept on the deck of the vessel , and with telescopes looked out for tho unfortunate persona who were in need of assistance , and by this means sixty people were saved , having been taken off wh ttiii
UOlll tllO 1 UU 1 O Ul Illiuoi ^ o Ul iiiiiii » f «* i * r > ^ " v—* jj were floating . Several of them hud boon without food for thirly-six hours . " * The A / onituur du . Loiret of Orleans says : —" The waters have now completely retired from tho < junyB « nd thci low streets near the Loire . On tho Quiii tlu Oljfttelet , tho paved roadway in front of th « Iioiihoh is torn up to tho depth of a foot . Tho inhabitants arc occupied in removing tho mud which tho inumuitioiiH have deposited , and at ovcry door they have « x |> ono ( l trunks , buffets , bedsteads , and other articles of furiiituTO to dry . Near the baths are deposited tho objects collected from tho waters . Several of tho cant-iron columns which tmpportcd tho largo gas lumps on the quays have boon cast . 1 ....... 'l'lw » I ,. ivn iu rimwilir < l . wlin ill < r nnil MOW IllftrkS ¦ # ¦ ¦ » - pi —¦ ¦
1 IW IT III JL & ¦ V # Jj \/ ll ^_/ my * m »^ * * ^» J ^^ »^ - |—j y - — only four metres . Tho municipality in doing nil it cart for the Huflcrer . s , and has charged coimiiisBionH to collect relief either in money or kind . " From Mois wo learn tlmt , whou tho inundation becaino imminent in the neighbouring djetrictfl ; the inhabitants poured into tho town , driving their cows and sheep beloro them , and carrying thoir children- or their most precious cfleotM in their arms . Mir ' ortu wwro mado to strengthen the dykes ; and not only all the soldiers'of tho garriHon , but oven tUivty Inflation , wore called on to aHHirtt tho inhabitants , and worked with groat zonl and intelligence . Dut the waters toso above the parupeta of
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Leader (1850-1860), June 14, 1856, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14061856/page/7/
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