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1106 . Wfyt QLttiMt t* [Saturday,
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LOTTERY of the GOLDEN INGOTS at PARIS. T...
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BLOCKS OF GOLD. The Bathurst Free Press ...
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BREAKING UP OF CASTES IN MADRAS The last...
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A TYPHOON IN THE EASTERN SEAS. The Penin...
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The British Navy And The Austrian Blocka...
gunshot ; but if it happens to be a solitary small one , they will place it well under the command of their heaviest battery . But as Austria and Naples are on the eve of an alliance , offensive and defensive , the Neapolitan fleet may receive the permission to assemble under cover of the Austrian batteries , which permission would not be granted to the English squadron ordered to watch their movements , but the regulations about firing salutes and morning guns are interference * with naval etiquette , which alone would prevent our cruisers wishing to do so . The former of these is considered as a compliment offered , and not as a salutation demanded ; the latter denotes the independence of the nation which it represents , and is the custom on board every man of war ot every nation in every harbour . To effectually slop the custom our cruisers have of
remaining for some length of time in the consular ports , it is directed " that no foreign men of war will be allowed to make any port of the Austrian states a station for remaining at , except in the event of a special arrangement with the Government concerned . " To crown , however , this extraordinary naval code , it is stated that by the observance of these conditions , as well as of the police , health , customs , and postal regulations of each port , foreign men of war of all friendly naval powers may rely on meeting with the friendly reception and ^ treatment which is customary among civilized nations . As any one of these is a very tolerable bugbear in itself , it cannot but be supposed that a stranger submitting to all four with a new naval code of the most stringent nature to boot , will not render himself liable to meet with much incivility , except such as he could take for text of the
lex talioms . When our Governor of Malta refused , some snort time back , to allow a troop of Italian refugees to land , such a commotion was created in England by this want of courtesy that More O'Ferrall would willingly have resigned ; yet now we have to submit to our men of war being forbidden Venice , where we have a consul-general and extensive trade , and to be told that stress of weather will not be taken as a valid excuse . What would Nelson have felt , had such a string of regulations been communicated to him ? And will not his very shadow arise from its resting place , on learning that the British navy is forbidden this or that port by a despot who does not own half-a dozen brigs ?
1106 . Wfyt Qlttimt T* [Saturday,
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Lottery Of The Golden Ingots At Paris. T...
LOTTERY of the GOLDEN INGOTS at PARIS . The drawing of this lottery took place , according to announcement , on Sunday , at the Circus , in the Champs Elysees , round which a solid barrier had been constructed , for the purpose of preventing any danger by the pressure of the crowd . The building ¦ was tastefully decorated , and was lighted up as for an evening representation . The public were admitted -without restriction as far as the space would permit , but tickets had been issued for reserved seats . On a platform erected for the purpose were seven small wheels , and on a seat near them were twenty-one boys , from ten to twelve years of age , neatly dressed
in blue with red collars . Under the platform was a table for the persons charged to direct and control the proceedings . At about half-past nine every seat in the building was occupied , and it was estimated that nearly 4000 persons were present . Precisely at ten o'clock the beating of the drum announced the arrival of the commissioners of the lottery , who immediately took their seats , and the president , M . Monin Japy , read aloud the decree authorising the drawing of the lottery . This was followed by the reading of the regulations for the drawing . The nature of the wheels is thus explained : —Seven wheels , each distinct , but connected with a rod by which they were made to revolve simultaneously , so as to mix up the balls that they contained , haying been put in motion , were stopped at the same time ,
and an opening in each being effected by a spring , the boy placed before it could put in his hand and take out a number . There were thus seven boys ; but it was so arranged that after the drawing of each lot one boy should leave the wheels and be replaced by another , the other six boys shifting their places at the same time . Six of the wheels contained each ten balls numbered from 0 to 9 . The seventh , which contained the balls which were to indicate the millions had only seven , marked from 0 to G . The Heven balls , when drawn simultaneously , represented the number of the lot according to its succession ; and , to complete the combination , it was arranged that , if the seven zeros should come out at the same time , they should form the number 7 , 000 , 000 . In the regulations , which were read , it was distinctly stated , in order to remove an erroneous statement thut had
been made , that there would be no second drawing for any prize that might fall to the unsold tickets ; but at the siiinu timo that there would be no reduction in the amount or value of the lots in conBoquence of u portion of the tickets being unsold . The most profound silence having been procured , the drawing commenced according to the programme . The iirtit numbers drawn by the seven children ut the wheels wore 2 f ) 5 H , llf > , which was the prize of 400 , 000 f .
The holder of tho ticket representing them ; figures in the mime succession is , therefore , the winner of tho grand prize The drawing continued in the same order , and the whole operation was concluded at three o ' clock in the afternoon . The crowd usHomblcd in tho Champs Htys 6 os on this occasion was large , but not Bp immense as had been expected , and , with few exceptions , tho greatest order was observed . On tf atmuuy , all tUo ehopa » t which tho tickets were Bola
remained open all night . Most of them were brilliantly lighted up , and some had their fronts illuminated with garlands in coloured lamps . So great was the demand for tickets , that it is asserted as many as 40 , 000 were sold on Saturday by one vendor . The excitement after the drawing was even greater than that which preceeded it . The lists of the twentyfour first numbers drawn were sold at the corners of the principal streets , and such was the anxiety of the holders of tickets to know their fate that the quantity disposed of was enormous .
Blocks Of Gold. The Bathurst Free Press ...
BLOCKS OF GOLD . The Bathurst Free Press records the discovery of a lump of gold whose weig ht far exceeds anything which the most sanguine had expected of the Australian diggings . Mr . Suttor ( says the Free Press ) , a few days previously , threw out a few misty hints about the possibility of a single individual digging four thousand pounds' worth of gold in one day , but no one believed him serious . It was thought he was doing a little harmless puffing for his own district and the Turon diggings . On Sunday it began to be whispered about town that Mr . Kerr , Mr . Suttor ' s brother-in-law , had found a hundredweight of gold . Some few believed it ; but the townspeople generally , and amongst the rest the writer of this article , treated the story as a piece of ridiculous exaggeration . The following day , however , set the matter at rest . About two o ' clock in the afternoon a pair of greys in tandem , driven by W . H . Suttor , Esq ., M . C ., made their appearance " at the bottom of William-street . In a few seconds they were * pulled up opposite the Free Press office , and the first indication of the astounding fact which met the view was two massive pieces of the precious metal , glittering in virgin purity , as they leaped from the rock . The townspeople were on the gui vive , and about 150 were collected around the gig
to catch a glimpse of the wonder . The two pieces spoken of were freely handed about amongst the assembled throng for some twenty minutes , and the vehicle was pointed out a containing a square box , the repository of the remainder of the hundredweight of gold . It was then conveyed to the Union Bank of Australia . In the presence of the manager , David Kennedys W . H . Suttor , and J . T . Hawkins , Esqrs ., and the fortunate proprietor , Dr . Kerr , the weighing commenced , Dr . Machattie officiating , and Mr . Farrand acting as clerk . The first two pieces already alluded to weighed severally 6 lb . 4 oz . ldwt ., and 61 b . 13 dwt ., besides which were
sixteen drafts , of 5 lb . 4 oz . each , making in all 102 lb . 9 oz . 5 dwt . From . Dr . Kerr we learned that he had retained upwards of 3 lb . as specimens , so that the total weight found would be 106 lb . —all disembowelled from the earth at one time . And now for the particulars of this extraordinary gathering . A few days previous to the finding , an educated aboriginal , formally attached to the Wellington Mission , and who has been in the service of W . Kerr , Esq ., of Wallawa about seven years , returned home to his employer with the intelligence that he had discovered a large mass of gold amongst a heap of quartz upon the run , whilst tending the sheep . Gold being the
universal theme of conversation , this sable son ot the forest was excited , and provided with a tomahawk he had amused himself by exploring the country adjacent to his employer ' s land . His attention was iirst called to the spot by observing a spot of some glittering yellow substance upon the surface of a block of the quartz , upon which he applied his tomahawk and broke off a portion . He then started home and disclosed the discovery to his master , who was soon on the spot , and in a very short time the three blocks of quartz containing
the hundredweight of gold were released from the bed where they had rested for ages . The largest of the blocks was about a foot in diameter , and weighed 75 lb . gross . Out of this piece 60 lb . of pure gold was taken . Before separation it was beautifully incased in quartz . The other two were something Bmallcr . The auriferous mass weighed aa nearly aa could be guessed from two to three hundred weight . Not being able to move it conveniently , Dr . Kerr broke the pieces into Binull fragments , and herein committed a very great error . As specimens , the glittering block would have been invaluable . From the
description given by him , as seen in their original state , the world has eeeu nothing like them yet . The heaviest of tho two large pieces presented an appearance not unlike a honeycomb or sponge , and consisted of particles of a crystalline form , as did neurly the whole of the gold . The Hccond larger piece was Hinoother and the purticlea more condensed , and deemed as if it had been acted upon by water . The remainder w . 'ih broken into lumps of 2 lb . to 3 lb . and downwards , and was remarkably free from quartz or earthy matter . The locality where tho gold was found in the commencement of an undulating table lund , very fertile , und i « contiguous to a neverfailing supply of wuter in tho Murroo Creek . It is distant about hfty-threo milcB from Hathurst , eighteen from Mud gee , thirty from Wellington , und eighteen to tho neureat point of tho Mucquario XUvcr , and is within eight miloa of Dr . Kerr ' g head
station . The neighbouring country has beenexr xT " i since the discovery ; but , with the exception of £ no further indications have been found »
Breaking Up Of Castes In Madras The Last...
BREAKING UP OF CASTES IN MADRAS The last Indian Mail brings news of a succe « Qf ,, i infraction in Calcutta of the system of castes o authority is the correspondent of the Daily News . " Our next item is also of revolt , but revolt hanni unattended with any diastrous issue . Of this revolt th government seminary , generally known as the Madr university , has been the scene ; the students the rebel * and the causa belli the admission of a few scholars h longing to the downtrodden and tabooed race of Pariah " The obnoxious youths were received into the school atthe express desire of the Government . They were cand dates for reception into the subordinate ranks of th ' " medical service ; but not being sufficiently acquainted with English to profit by the lectures of the professors of the medical school , were ordered to undergo a " preparatory
training at the university . Their reception roused all the bigotry and intolerance of the orthodox Hindus , who remonstrated and threatened on the danger of pollution from the presence of the unfortunate Pariahs ; but in vain . A few withdrew ; others by their refractory be . haviour brought upon themselves expulsion ; but the firmness with which all their demands for the exclusion of the unoffending outcasts were resisted , finally won the victory . And thus has another , and by no means the weakest of the absurd prejudices which half compose the Hindu character , received its death wound . The Brahmin , to whom the very sight of the Pariah was profanation , now receives instruction with the object of his former disgust , hatred , and tyranny , on the same bench even in that institution where the feelings and opinions of the Hindus are treated with the greatest tenderness
Only they who know what the virulent bigotry of the caste feeling really is , can properly estimate the value of the victory that has been won . A Bombay journal remarks , ' At one period of our rule an innovation so daring as this would have excited one universal commotion throughout the land . And even now it is regarded with peculiar dissatisfaction and distrust by the particular caste to whom we refer . But they may say with old Eli— " Ichabod . " Their glory has departed ; and the base and obscene degradation to which these no less base and no less obscene worshippers of idols would fain condemn their fellows the Pariahs to continue to suffer , a 3 they have suffered for centuries , is in a fairway of being swept away from the face of the earth , and the equality of man asserted in the case of the Pariahs . ' "
A Typhoon In The Eastern Seas. The Penin...
A TYPHOON IN THE EASTERN SEAS . The Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s steamer Pekin experienced a severe typhoon between Hong-Kong and Singapore , on the night of October 1 , which nearly proved fatal to her . The following letter from a passenger describes the awful scene which occurred during the storm : — " On Monday , September 29 , at two p . m ., we left Hong-Kong with twenty-four passengers , viz ., three ladies and twenty-one of the sterner sex , consisting of a
fair sprinkling of all nations , professions , and avocations . We had a remarkably fine start , and were congratulating ourselves on the probability of a speedy and p leasant passage to Singapore . On Wednesday forenoon , the 1 st of October , the barometer began to fall , with a rising sea and increasing wind , which , however , blew so steadily from the same quarter ( north-east ) that Captain Uaker did not expect more than a strong north-easter , me first of the season' in these latitudes , and made preparaout
tions accordingly , observing that should it turn a typhoon , according to Piddington the course he wasi then compelled to steer , on account of our proximity to the Paracela shoala , would bring us into itr centre * " « " »" his only alternative , in the event of being unable to carry on through it , would be to heave to aa soon as he had left them sufficiently far to leeward , which he ca tulatea would be about eight p . m . The increasing fal o ¦ "J mercury during the afternoon showed the probabil y ^ his extreme apprehensions being realized , and the show period of daylight remaining was occupied m «« At seven . m . bothl vrind and bea *
everything snug . p increased to an extent which showed the w » d « m of th « e precautions . At 7 . 40 the ship was rolling fearfu y , a two fine large quarter boats were literally blown .. to air , the heavy iron davits , three inches h ck , Ig h snapped like pipestems . At eight i-. M Ca am ua ordered the veJel to be hove to , which man < B J' « executed after an infinite deal of trouble and ^ ' whole of the work having devolved on the > capta officers-the greater part of the crow ( Lascars ) » J d oflicers-the greater part o tl . c crow ^™ - f ^ rraBcd two the gale m
away . From ten p . m . until a . m . to a perfect hurricane , and tho most sceptica « £ y fled that we were in a typhoon , and one ot " ° , wt . rf Ul , nature . At this time no description , h ° . wcVtr JL VCKBC 1 could realize tho horrors of our situation , i ¦ was pooped three times , and each ™ ltat J " J" £ | jttker , panied by a catastrophe . On one occanioii Cant ' ic ( 1 three oillcew , and the men at the whee 1 wire a 1 ( . off their feet , and , but for the providential , ir J" » vithout of the vessel being on tho riee at the time , woui ^ Juct doubt , have been carried overboard . 1 »««•« - « ["' their of these bravo men i » beyond all pra . H , and exertions ulone , under Ood , do wo at . tnbutc < it now alive to tell the tale , an it must Iuot . kta t () to any one that it was next to iinpoBSib e for ua . have been placed in a more c » t . cal or ha / ar ' ic * tion . In a word , the cniergcncy called forth tUo a , )( 1 of ull ami cadi in Iuh atutioii did Inn < 1 » ty as a i « Jt a iSritiah seaman . It would bo injustice , h « e ^ t . ^ noticing tho eminent HerviccB rendered by JJ d _ chief enaineer , uud Iuh atufF , who yvoro "V ; althoUg H unco uuW tUo whole o ( tliu , trymg night j altuo *
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111851/page/6/
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