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QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK. A correspondent i...
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CRIME AND SUICIDE. On Saturday evening, ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. Lord John Russell has gra...
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The National, a democratic newspaper, pu...
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A treaty for the suppression of literary...
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A Discovery Of A Very Interesting Nature...
a Catholic , and is now preparing for a pilgrimage to Rome , to crave the Pope ' s absolution for her literary trespasses . __^__^ " ^
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Queen's College, Cork. A Correspondent I...
QUEEN'S COLLEGE , CORK . A correspondent in Cork , sends the following note on the opening of the session 1851-52 , "If we were to judge by the numerous and highly respectable assemblage lately present at the opening of the third session of this useful Institution , we should be compelled to admit that the Queen ' s Colleges have lost none of their popularity by the machinations which have been directed against them . " Surrounded as the President was by the chief ecclesiastical and municipal dignitaries of the city , and sup . posted in the body of the hall by nearly 200 students and a lar « e assembly of the inhabitants of Cork , the whole presented a scene not often witnessed m bygone years in
" The proceedings were commenced at about one o ' clock by the President , who ^ declared 1 the names of those students who had obtained Scholarships at the recent examinations in Arts , Law , and Medicine . ^ " He then called upon each Professor in his turn to give the list of those students who , at the sessional examinations in June last , had obtained prizes and other honours , he then proceeded to call up the gentlemen who had obtained prizes , and to present to them the books which had hpen awarded to them . After distributing the premiums ,
the President proceeded to read an address , in which , after congratulating the assembly on the opening of another collegiate year , he proceeded to state that it had given great pleasure to himself and his colleagues to observe the general good tendency of the subjects of the books which the students themselves had selected for their prizes , in most instances the student having chosen some one of the subjects in which he would be engaged during the next year of his studies , and thus using the honours of one year as a step in obtaining distinction in
the next . , . , " He next went on to lament the low ebb to which the standard of education had fallen in the secondary schools , before the establishment of the Queen's Colleges , and stated that this standard had already been raised by the requirements of the entrance course in the three Colleges ; but that much yet remained to be done before the middle classes could procure as good a school education for their sons , as is afforded to the children of the peasantry in the National Schools . He concluded by praising the students for the uniform good conduct which they had displayed during the past session , and hoped they would pursue the same good conduct in the session to come . "
Crime And Suicide. On Saturday Evening, ...
CRIME AND SUICIDE . On Saturday evening , at near ten o ' clock , Mr . Wood , of Logwood-mill , near Paris-gates , was alarmed by the shriek of a woman from the canal close to his residence . Running to the spot , in company with another man , he pulled out of the water the young woman whose shrieks had aroused him , and was assisted in doing so by a boy who was on the bank , crying for help , before they came up . The woman declared that a man had pushed her into the water , though the boy , who was close by , said
he had seen no man at all . She then swooned , and was conveyed to a house , where she was with difficulty recovered . Her name was ascertained to be Mary Hirst , the daughter of a man residing in New-bank , but . she herself having for some time been residing and working at Bradford . In addition to her first statement of being pushed into the canal , she also , when recovering from a swoon , had addressed one of the persons about her as " Mr . John , " saying he had meant to drown her , and had tried to do it once before . Her subsequent
statements , which added to the mystery of this romantic case , were , that "Mr . John" to whom she referred , was a sweetheart , who had come with her from Bradford , and had appointed to meet her again on the canal bank , and that she was walking along the bank , in order to meet him , and that just as she had got a little on the Halifax side of the lock , nearl y opposite Logwood-mill , her lover came upon her with his face partially concealed , and shoved her into the canal , and then escaped . Although the lad we have above mentioned was with her at the time , he was a little in advance of her , and although from the first he had declared he had seen no man , the young woman ' s statement became entitled to crave consideration , owing to the opportunities which
the locality afforded for t » uch a deed . lo add to the mysteriousui- 'Ms of the cane , a letter was delivered to the father of the woman , residing at . Halifax , on the following morning , which letter , written professedly by his daughter , seemed to threaten suicide . Yet it wan obvious , at a glance , that it , had not been written by a woman , a circumstance which Hi'cmcd to imply a preconcerted attempt to pave the way for a verdict of nelfdestruetion . The inquiries of Mr . 8 piers , aupcrinteiuh nt of police , have removed this nuRpicion , as the young woman immediately told him that the letter had been written by a man whom sho named , at . her dictation , nnil tliiw proved to be true . The girl then made a full and guarded statement of her Htory , the gist of which is that with named John
she left Ikadford on Sunday , a man - Feather , whom who had known for mime ^ nonths . They wont by ' previoua agreement to Low Moor , whence , they proceeded by Pickle-bridge to Halifax . John Feather then left her to go to her father' « , and nh « proceeded on the banks of the canal towards ]' ark-nook , having got to accompany her the boy William Nicholson , who hap been already mentioned . Who wub to meet leather again in an hour by appointment . Who was about to part with the boy , and Rend him back , when her lover appeared Huddculy , with Iuh Jnoo covered , and without speaking twined and threw her into the canal . Hho described minutely tho appcaranco of the alleged murderer , and seemed very indignant at the supposition of her having
thrown herself into the water . Almost every poiat of this extraordinary story is invalidated by the testimony of other witnesses . A resnectnMy attired young man , between twenty and twenty-five \ oars of age , " threw himself frorri Hunger fordbridge on Saturday . Great efforts were made to save him , but ineffectually , chiefly from his own determination to drown himself . A young woman , named Sarah Turpin , who had been in service as a chambermaid , but lately residing at 5 , White Hart-court , Windmill street , Tottenham-courtroad , murdered her child , aged three months , on Saturday , and afterwards committed suicide . The child was found by the landlady lying on its left side on the hearth
rug , apparently asleep . She approached it with the intention of putting it to bed , and took hold of its hand , which she found was covered with blood . She screamed out , and some persons living next door came to her and were horrified at finding that the child was literally lying in a pool of blood , with its head nearly severed from its body . Nothing was heard of the mother until Monday morning , when the body of a woman , with her throat frightfully cut , discovered in the Serpentine at about half-past 6 in the morning , was identified as that of Sarah Turpin . It is supposed that the woman was
unmarried and her age was about twenty-five . About a fortnight ago a shocking suicide was committed at the Adelphi-hotel , in Liverpool , by an American gentleman named Barnes . He was engaged in the gun and cutlery trade in New York , and had come to this country to make purchases at Sheffield . He was attacked with illness in Liverpool , and on the night of Sunday last , during the temporary absence of a person who had been engaged to watch over him , he cut his throat with a razor . The body has been interred in the Liverpool necropolis , and his money and effects have been transmitted to New York .
W . Netterfield , aged twenty-one , shopman to Mr . Partridge , cheesemonger , Featherstone-street , St . Luke ' s , who had been in a very depressed state of mind for some time , last Friday morning was found suspended by a skipping rope attached to a staple in the ceiling of the cellar , and life was extinct . An inquest was held on Monday , and a verdict of Temporary Insanity returned .
Miscellaneous. Lord John Russell Has Gra...
MISCELLANEOUS . Lord John Russell has granted £ 500 to Lieutenant Pim , from the Treasury , towards paying his expenses to Siberia in search of Sir John Franklin . The English squadron under Sir W . Parker was at Mahon on the 3 rd , and expected to remain there some lime . Mr . William Williams , M . P ., for Lambeth , met his constituents at the Horns Tavern , on Monday evening , and delivered a long defence of his conduct as their representative . A resolution , expressing the satisfaction of the meeting with the Parliamentary conduct of Mr . William 3 was unanimously adopted . It maybe remarked that Mr . Williams explained his connection with the Sunday Trading Bill to be simply that of a barrister who holds a b ief and advocates a cause . Mr . Williams did not consider that he was acting other than " ministerially . " An attempt was made in the Court of Aldermen , on Tuesday , to pass a vole of thanks to the late Lord Mayor , Sir John MusRrove , for his conduct during the Great Exhibition . Mr . Alderman Wilson moved the resolution . For some moments a seconder could not be found , when Sir George Carroll performed the feat . Thereupon a great debate arose , in which considerable enthusiasm was manifested , and the accusations current after the famous Visit to Paris were made for the first
time officially . The character of the debate was that of a strong objection to the practice adopted by the Lord Mayor , of doing what should be public acts in his private capacity , as a kind of corporation in himself—a private Lord Mayor , in fact . Sir John Musgrove was almost unanimously censured , and it was only by Mr . Alderman Thompson suggesting a compromise that any vote of thanks wa » carried . Ultimately they agreed to thank him for these extremely equivocal qualifications , in a resolution , of " zeal , ability , and judgment . "
The Court of Common Council , on Thursday , passed a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor by the overwhelming majority of 118 to 8 . Mr . Jersey moved an amendment , censuring Sir John Musgrove for visiting the Versailles Waterworks on a Sunday ! This drew forth a good deal of strong feeling and liberal sentiment . There were only seven Aynews beside Mr . de Jersey , who could not get a seconder . Under the head of " Public Affairs " will be found an anecodote of a little sharp practice on the part of the Times in reference to special advertiHinentu . The Times does not confine its unfairness to one party . An esteemed correspondent sends us the following : —
" It may not be known to many persons that the London Unitarians have originated a Society , for the purpose of spreading information iespccting their religious tenets throughout the metropolis . Their chief object is to deliver lectures explanatory of their peculiar viewH , at the various Literary anil Scientific Institutions . At present they are proceeding with a Course of tux Lectures at the Ciuiogan Institution , Bloune-street , Chelsea , on Tuesday evenings ; and- we are pouitively assured by one of the body that tho Times ban refused to receive an advertisement , of the fiiHL lecture , by the . Reverend Dr . Harrison— 'The Doctrine of the Trinity unsupported alike , by Reason and lie . vela linn ' --on the . charge that it in immoral . What next ? Will the Times refuse to
advertise the Wlckliffe Club , or the Church . Reform Kociety , because it . propones to abandon the only foundation for the Trinity—the Athanuni , tn Creed ?" Tho lloynl Comtuisbiuii appointed to inquire in refaronoo to the disforeatiuj / of liainuult , opened its ttittinga on Thursday , at Chiirwoll .
Pursuant to a requisition , the Mayor ofTftTnTT " convened a public meeting forth « 24 th , to consider tfc " propriety of presenting a testimonial to Inwd iun * for ^ his labours in effecting the ro . -eat of the Window It is understood that . the conference and meetina * the leading Reformers of Lancashire and YorkRhirl u now beeu fixed for Wednesday , December 3 . The obfc of the gathering is » to consider what stepsi shalf h taken with reference to the declaration of the Pri ™ Minister , that it is the intention of the Government introduce a measure of Reform in the next session £ Parliament . " The conference will commence at half past eleven o ' clock in the morning and in the evening there will be a meeting in the Free Trade-hall nm 8 From Lincoln we have , accounts of a characteristic but not unnaturalexhibition of intolerance . Mr . WilhZ
^ , the newly elected mayor is a Catholic ; and on the dav of his election the bells of St Peter ' s were silent At meeting of the Lincoln Town Council on Saturday the 15 th instant , A . Rudgard propossed the abolition of the church of St . Peter ' s at Arches' committee . For somebody connected with that church , when he sent word for the bells to be rung when Mr . Willson a Catholic was elected mayor , wished them not to be rung This he thought was rather too bad , the corporation having contributed £ 3000 from their funds towards the church building . He should oppose any votes of the corporation having reference to that church . The committee was then abolished . The following verses were published in a local paper .
Mute were the bells of St . Peter ' s tower , As we shall long remember , When a Catholic Mayor was placed in the chair , On the morn of the tenth of November . But merrily , merrily , rang the bells , On the eve of the tenth of November , When the train arrived , and out of it dived , Our " worthy and gallant" Member . For the Rector was shocked at the Catholic ' s creed , And the terrible errors it teaches ; But was charmed with the life of the Oolonel , so rife With the fMtita of the doctrines he preaches .
Since Sunday last the north-eastern portion of the coast has been visited by one oontinued heavy snowstorm . It commenced between two and three o ' clock in the morning . The wind blew violently from the north-west , and at some places the terror of the scene was increased by thunder and lightning . Among the disasters resulting from the storm was the total loss of a fine steam-ship called the Vesta , trading between Sunderland and Hamburg , the crew in the lifeboat being picked up by the Norfolk steamer . Along the line of Norfolk coast wind and fall of snow were heavy and severe . On
Monday morning upwards of 600 wind bound vessels were moored in Bridlington . Higher up the coast , even further northward than the Tyne , the snow fell fteavily , and in the vicinity of Fraserburgh , the Edward , of Lynn , supposed to be from Lcrwick for Glasgow , was totally wrecked , and every creature on board , it is believed , perished . The steamers which arrived in the Thames on Wednesday from the northward , speak of the heavy character of the snow storm . It , however , did not appear to extend further southward than the Norfolk coast , although the wind was piercingly cold .
The National, A Democratic Newspaper, Pu...
The National , a democratic newspaper , published in Berlin , has been prohibited in the Austrian dominions . Letters from Trieste of the 7 th instant describe the premature severity of the winter . The communication with Vienna was interrupted . Snow had gathered in large masses between Trieste and Lalbach . InCanntnia the rain in the vales and enow on the mountains had combined to fill the rivers and streams , so that bridge * are everywhere carried off . Tho continued rains—indeed , storms—have caused tne Tiber to rise considerably . The river has commenced to outstep its margin , and to enter the lower parts ot tne city This unusual duration of the autumnal rains , it is to be feared , may create considerable damage ; ana a great part of the town may expect inundation , a not
unusual occurrence at ltome . « OI , tinn Adelaide Swerte has just created a tenble sensat on in the quiet valley of Chamouni . Her lover , an apotneenry of the name of Carlh , had allowed her access to m « drug closet . In consequence of some deep resentment , treacherously dissembled , however , the d amsel , having possessed herself of a quantity of fulminating cott 0 " ; Introduced it into the lining of a neckcloth with wry folds falling over the breast , and presented it . to . oar on his going out shooting . She had "" " ^^ i «! in the enjoyment of hi * pipe aparka had often laiiei his shirt front . Not returning to the village , jea rc was made in the mountains , where he was found witn
neck and skull horribly shattered . , ., t Under date Washington , November 5 , it is state " Mr . Webster had drawn up « omo "X ^* " r ^ vern ne nt declaring the policy of the United States Graver"nje with regard to the right of eearoh which » ™™ " £ t 0 the pretensions of England and * ranee to a ri g " interrupt American vessels on the h . g i ? eaH . ana imd search them to prevent hostile expeditions from country to Cuba . # „«« « i »« United It i « also . aid that Austria has sent a n ^ J " ° ^^ on-Btates' Government , declaring that » tw » . ^ J ^ tossuth oern and regret upon any special recognition of iV- by the American Government .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1851, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111851/page/8/
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