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The Queen wore " le grand habit de cour"...
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The mysterious railway accident on the B...
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THE CENSUS. The Registrar-General has al...
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HOME IN 1849. The restoration of the Pop...
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582 Ttt)C 3lta\}Cv. [Saturday,
582 ttt ) C 3 Lta \} CV . [ Saturday ,
To Headers And Correspondents. Several L...
TO HEADERS 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 errors 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 receive . 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 receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; » nd when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one Bide 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 , "Wellington-Btreet , Strand , London .
[The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...
[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ]
^Nstsmpt. Saturday, June 14.
^ nstsmpt . Saturday , June 14 .
Of Queen's Bench, And The Chief Justice ...
of Queen's Bench , and the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas . By the latter bill , the salaries of the chief justices , respectively , will be £ 8000 and £ 7000 . The Chancery Reform Bill of last session had been opposed by Lord . Cottenham and others , and dropped for that reason . The present bill differed from that in creating two new Chancery judges , to be called " Judges of Appeal , " instead of employing the Master of the Rolls in the Lord Chancellor ' s Court . The Lord Chancellor will retain
The Commons last night were occupied in discussing two important practical questions — the Chancery Reform Bill , and the Kafir War Estimate . Lord John Russei-i . asked and obtained leave to bring in two bills ; one to improve the administration of justice in the Court of Chancery and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , and the other to regulate the salaries of the Chief Justice of the Court
both his judicial and political functions , but while he is attending his duties in the House of Lords , or in case of illness or absence , these judges will sit in his court , prevent the accumulation of arrears , give time to the Lord Chancellor for attention to law reform , and enable him to employ his mind upon questions in connection with the Executive Government . The expense attending this plan would not fall heavily upon the public . He proposed that the Lord Chancellor , instead of £ 14 , 000 a-year , should
receive £ 10 , 000 ; and the Master of the Bolls £ 6000 , instead of £ 7000 . There would , therefore , be a saving of £ 5000 a-year . The two new judges to be appointed by the Crown would receive the same salary as the Master of the Rolls , £ 6000 a-year , to be paid out of the Suitors' Fund . The plan was well received by the House generally , Mr . J . Stuart only making an antagonistic speech ; and approvul being signified by Mr . Betiieix , Mr . Walpoi ^ e , and Mr . Roundeil Pai . mf . ii .
The House went into a Committee of Supply , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved a vote of £ 300 , 000 toward the expense of the Ivatir war . Mr . Addkiilky apprehended that the vote might be taken as the mere exponent of the expense which the Kafir war will cost this country . This was the seventh war which had broken out , and for which England had to pay ; and till the system of government was changed , war and expense would be the only results . The effectual cure would be to confer upon the Cape representative government , and with it the obligation of providing for its own defence . He made a clear and forcible statement of our relations with
the Cape , and the great grievances to which the colonists are subjected . Lord John Ruhskll defended the policy of the Cabinet , by asserting that the Council of the Cape had thrown every possible obstacle in the way of good government . After remonstrances from Mr . IIumk , Mr . Vkrnon Smith , and Mr . Bright , and great complaints being made that papers had not been presented to the House , the vote was agreed to .
The Queen Wore " Le Grand Habit De Cour"...
The Queen wore " le grand habit de cour" of the fashion of the Court of Louis XIV ., introduced from France by Charles II . The skirt of the dress was composed of rich grey watered silk , trimmed with gold and silver lace , and ornamented with bows of rose-coloured ribands fastened by bouquets of diamonds , The front of the dress was open , and the under sk irt was made of cloth of gold , embroidered in a shawl pattern in silver , scolloped and trimmed with silver friuge . The gloves and shoes embroidered alternately with roses and fleurs de Us in gold . Her Majesty wore on the front of the body of the dress four large pear-shaped emeralds of immense value . " Prince Albert wore a coat of cloth of gold , ornamented with bows of rose-coloured riband and jewellery ; a hat trimmed with rose-coloured and white feathers ; stockings of grey silk . "
The peculiarity of the evening was the National Quadrilles , danced by eight ladies and eight gentlemen , dressed in a common costume . In the English Quadrille , conducted by the Marchioness of Ailesbury—The ladies were dressed in blue silk dresses , with rose-coloured and gold ornaments ; the gentlemen in scarlet , gold , and blue velvet ; and the page wore the livery of the King of England . In the Scotch Quadrille , conducted by the Marchioness of Stafford—The ladies wore a very elegant riding habit of pale green taffeta , ornamented with bows of pink riband , grey hats ornamented with white and pink feathers ; the gentlemen were in Highland costume ; and the page in a Highland dress of Royal Stuart tartan .
In the French Quadrille , conducted by the Comtesse de Flahault—The ladies wore white satin dresses with bows of light blue riband . The under skirt of cloth of gold , trimmed with silver fringe ; the gentlemen wore the uniform of " Les Mousquetaires Noirs , " scarlet coats , trimmed with silver ; jackets of dark blue , trimmed with silver ; gold crosses , ornamented with fleur de lys , worn upon the chest and back ; red stockings , and red feathers in the hat ; and the pag « wore the livery of the King of France .
In the Spanish Quadrille , conducted by the Countess Granville—The ladies wore black silk dresses with black Spanish veils ; the dresses trimmed with gold lace and pink-coloured rosettes ; the under dresses were of grey damask , ornamented with grey and gold fringe ; the gentlemen were in black velvet , ornamented with gold , and all wearing the order of " Calatrava , " embroidered in red silk , upon the coat and cloak ; grey silk stockings , black velvet hats , with red and yellow feathers ; and the page wore the livery of the King of
Spain . At the conclusion of these dances , which were performed before the Throne in succession , the general dances of the evening commenced in the ball-room . A State supper was served as usual , and the company separated at a late hour .
Mr . Hume ' s select committee on the Income and Property Tax , which has at length been nominated , consists of the following Members : —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Mr . Thomas Baring , Mr . Cobden , Mr . Disraeli , Mr . Horsinan , Mr . Henley , Mr . VeHey , Mr . Forbes Mackenzie , Mr . James Wilson , Mr . Ricardo , Mr Roebuck , Colonel Koinilly , Lord Harry Vane , and Mr Sotheron . The State Fancy JJall which had been rehearsed at Sutherland-house early in the week came oil' hist
night in earnest at Buckingham Palace . The fancy costume was of the time of the Restoration , which gave an opportunity for great display , especially of male costume . The dreoscH of the Indies , it was remarked , approached very nearly to those of the prosent day . The military and judicial ollictTH appeared in the oilicinl habits of the period , as did the ambassador * . Altogether it was u brilliant and successful revivul of the Hcunic cfFecta presented by an Kngliwh Court not quite two hundred years ago .
The Mysterious Railway Accident On The B...
The mysterious railway accident on the Brighton and Lewes Railway is as mysterious as ever . The jury met yesterday , and examined Mr . Woods , a civil engineer , respecting the effect of putting the tender first . The pith of his evidence is , that the engine is best first , and that the guard to the engine wheels would , in all probability , in this particular case have thrown the sleeper on one side , but that he did not apprehend the slightest danger from running the tender first . He had been connected with the Liverpool and Manchester line since 1834 , and he had never heard of an accident arising from running the tender first . The whole interest of the sitting turned upon the examination of the boy Boakes , and those who alleged facts tending to incriminate him .
Acton , the superintendent of the railway police , and Langley of the detective force , visited Mrs . Boakes on Monday night . They seemed to have concluded that young Boakes placed the sleeper on the line . They asked him leading questions to that effect , and his father naturally interfered to protect his child . However , there was no need . The boy ' s answers were direct and positive that he had not been on line , and that , consequently , he had not placed the sleeper on the rails . It must be stated that the solicitors were , in the opinion of the jury , " very hard" upon Mrs . Boakes , who , they said , gave her evidence fairly . When yjung Boakes was examined , it was necessary to ascertain whether he knew the nature of an oath , and after sundry questions from the coroner it was found that " Mr . Green , the clergyman of St . Ann ' s , " had told Boakes that , if he did not speak the truth when he was sworn he would " o to hell . " That was held
sufficient , and he was then sworn . . Some discussion arosens to whether it was not right , to caution BoakcR that he need not incriminate himself , hut he could not understand what that meant ,. They told him to speak the truth , and they told him ho need not say that which would tell against himself . Nothing was elicited from his evidence beyond the one assertion that he had not been on the line at all . Henry Boakes , father of the hoy , was next examined . He related that JLangley had asked his « on whether he had put the sleeper on the rails , nnd that he said he had not . " Acton then said , ' You told me down at the Dolphin that you saw the sleeper on thp rails . ' The boy said ' JNo ; I did not tell you so . ' I heard what my hoy had said to Acton , nnd he did not say that . Acton , at the Dolphin , told the boy , You got over the quick . ' The boy nai ( l be did not . " The inquest had not concluded when the reporter left , and it Wus expected that it would be adjourned until to-day .
Similar evidence produced a similar verdict , to that reported elsewhere , from the jury wjio sat . to inquire into the death of two men who ( lied of ncalds at the boiler explosion near BriHtol . M . Charles Hugo , sou of Victor Hugo , has been sentenced to p iy a heavy fine nnd be imprisoned six months for writing an article against pttblta executions In the lioinnnvnt 1
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There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Da . Arnold .
The Census. The Registrar-General Has Al...
THE CENSUS . The Registrar-General has already given to the public the general results of the census of Great Britain : the particulars regarding occupation , & c , will follow in due time . The decennial increase , although less than that of the previous ten years , proves to be larger than most people anticipated . In spite of the great increase of emigration during the last few years , the population has increased 2 , 212 , 892 since 1841 . The
decennial rate of increase has , with one exception , steadily declined since the beginning of the century . In the ten years ending 1811 , the increase per cent , was 15 * 11 . In the ten years ending 1821 , it was 14-12 ; in 1831 , 14 ' 91 ; and in 1841 , 1318 . During the last ten years , the increase has been only 1210 , a decrease of 20 per cent , in the ratio , as compared with the ten years ending 1811 .
The number of houses does not appear to have increased at the same rate as the population ; a proof that a larger proportion of the people must be in a bad condition now than in 1841 . At present there are 3 , 276 , 975 houses inhabited in England and Wales : ten years ago the number was , 2 , 943 , 939 . The increase is less by more than a hundred thousand than it ought to have been . Not that there is any want of bricks , timber , glass , and iron , or of bricklayers and carpenters ; but that a large proportion of the increased population cannot afford to pay for additional house-room , and must , therefore , in spite of sanitary regulations , crowd together in unwholesome dwellings .
The returns relative to the number of houses in Great Britain enable us to ascertain what number ofvotes Household Suffrage would give . The total number of inhabited houses in England , Scotland , and Wales , is 3 , 675 , 451 ; and to this number must be added a large number of lodgers , whose votes would be allowed , making altogether about 4 , 000 , 000 . The total number of male inhabitants is 10 , 184 , 687 , of whom considerably more than
one-halC are under twenty-one years of age , so that the difference between Household and Universal Suffrage would probably not be more than a difference of one million of voters . Now , if Government is prepared to grant Household Suffrage ( which formed part of the original Reform Bill ) , why not go a single step further , and disarm popular disaffection by including all men above twenlyone years of age ? Why make an invidious exclusion , and of so small a majority ?
The increased numbers are the expression of an increased power in the nation—to be used , abused , thwarted , or developed ; but to assert itself in one way or other , at some time or other . It is a power that the Government may use ; but by whomsoevt r used , that augmented number must be used for itself . There arc more to care for . The greater numbers must be better governed ; or else
Home In 1849. The Restoration Of The Pop...
HOME IN 1849 . The restoration of the Pope by French intervention was , it now turns out , performed at the express instance , and with the express consent , of Lord Palmerston . The Marquis of Norrnanbv states the fact in a despatch to the Liberal Minister for Foreign Affairs . The object of the intervention is said to have been " improved government , '' and the concession of "
administrative reforms , " by the Pope . That Lord Normanby did not misrepresent the French Government , here are the express words of JVT . Drouyn < lc I . huyK to prove : — " The object of the expedition , " he says , in hjs note to Admiral Cecile , dated April 19 , 184 }) , " is at once to maintain the balance of power , to guarantee the independence of the Italian States , to secure the Roman Peop le a liberal and regular system of administration , and to preserve them from the dangers of a blind reaction ^ meaning Austrian inter-
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Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1851, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21061851/page/10/
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