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292 THE LEADER. TNo. 314, Saturday
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OUR CIVILISATION. AN IMPUDENT BISHOP: OU...
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PRISON-BREAKING EXTRAORDINARY. Two priso...
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IRISH ROWS. A Mb. Edmond O'Gp..v:dy has ...
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Tina Wholesale Tram in Seduction.—A lett...
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Mu. Layaud At Aberdeen.—At The Re-Inaugu...
delegates from the eighty towns brought into union by this association , and the meeting was the largest yet held . The meeting unanimously agreed to a motion ordering " That it be aa instruction to the central committee to consider and report on the possibility and desirableness of holding examinations of the students in mechanics' institutions in uuion with this association , in Manchester ; and of giving prizes for different subjects and degrees of
proficiency . " Agrigui / purai . Statistics . —The Right Hon . R . Hamilton Nisbet and Mr . James Banks Stanhope , members for North Lincolnshire , met some of their constituents at the Corn Exchange , Boston , on Wednesday , to give their opinion on the Agricultural Statistics Bill which will shortly be brought forward in Parliament . Neither objected to such a measure in the abstract ; but they pointed out what they conceived to be very objectionable features in the Government Bill .
292 The Leader. Tno. 314, Saturday
292 THE LEADER . TNo . 314 , Saturday
Our Civilisation. An Impudent Bishop: Ou...
OUR CIVILISATION . AN IMPUDENT BISHOP : OUR EPISCOPAL " CIVILISATION . " '' Virtue with so much ease on Bangor sits , AH faults he pardons , though he none commits . " SxrRichabd Steele . A " verx pretty , quarrel" has been going forward during the last two months between the Bishop of Bangor and the Hon . W . 0 ^ Stanley , M-P . > on the subject of a memorial recently presented te the former , and signed , by twenty . clergymen , and some hundreds of laymens 4 neludihg ; three members of Parliament . Th « memorial in question referred to the continuous estrangement of the mass of the people iii Wales from the Church of "England , and expressed an opinion that t ^ s alienation was in * a great degree the result of
¦ the insunxcientnumber of services provided for the spiritual wants of the people inman y of their , churches on Sunday , rather than of any decided objection to thetenets of the Church of England . The memorialists felt coiapelled by a sense of duty to avow their belief that , in numerous instances , only one service and sertnoiL are provided in those churches where , on the ground of population and revenue , two services cbuldby law be enforced . Though they could easily point * ° ufc many instances of such neglect , they refrained frpni any mention of individuals , in the hop © thai the Bishop would make inquiries into the statements , and , in the event of their being found accurate , would take steps as by law empowered to remedy the evils .
. To this temperate representation ( whichthe memoralists conceived would enable the Bishop to express hia ; ivl 3 he 8 to the clergy of hia diocese with the greater authority ) , a reply of a most singular nature was given *; The right reverend prelate acquits Mr . Stajnlisy of any intention of insulting him , but says he knows who concocted the petition , the axithorship of wliibh he attributes to the Rev . P . C . Ellis , whom he accuses of " presumption and folly . " He greatly xegrets that a gentleman like Mr . Stanley , with whom he had been on terms of friendship for many' years , should have given his countenance and support to that 4 < self-wilkd aud wrong-headed man , Mr . Ellis . " The document , " called a petition , " was in fact " a violent
attack and bill of indiotment against himself" ( the ¦ Bishop ); but it was not Mr . Ellis ' s first offence , as he had formerly been admonished by the Bishop to desist from his " improper and indecent publications ia newspapers , " to which admonition Mr . Ellis had sent a " silly and impertinent reply . " The Bishop intimates his willingness to inquire into separate cases of neglect , but he will not resign intieJ other hands " the authority and discretion belonging to his station . " The letter contains some further stones for pelting at Mr . Ellia , who is taxed with " presumption , folly , aelf-conceit , self-will , and impenetrable obsti-» ooy . " Mr . Stanley replies that he did not act on the suggestion of Mr . Ellis , but simply parried out certain
vievys which he had been advocating for years . The Bishop writes again on the 9 th of February , stating that he shall prosecute Mr . Ellis in the Court of Arob . es fb ^ his ins ubordination aud disobedience in publishing ' '• the' * ' so-oalled petitiqn , " in two of the local newspapers . Hfe . conoltjdes by declining any further correspondence ; but Mr . Stanley on the following day writes to intimate that Mr , Ellis had nothing to do with Bonding the petition to the nevrspapors . Tao Bishop then transmits another letter , in which he Bays that it luutoa no . difference whether Mi \ Ellis was a principal « r an s accessory : ho ( tho Bishop ) must still require a he ia that
impho ^ retractation ; and astonished Mr . Stanley should -vainly defend " this man . " On tho l ^ th ult ., the . Bishop Bays that Mr . Ellis has endeavoured , to justify his oonduot ; and ho hopes that Mr . Stnialoy will soon see hia error in havir / g been led mtoffn foolish and , inisohiovouB agitation . " Mr . Stanley , ^ F « ib . ' 16 th ) briefly xegrets that tho Bishop » N ° W «^?<>' entirely raWnderatood tho purport of ^^ fe ^ k ? " ^ ? # «> FP diaavowa any iatention of dictating-ttftauti' JBut'the Bwhop , with a pertinacious resolution n «> fc'to accept Mr . Q tftuWa explanations
again writes ( Feb . 19 th ) , for the chief purpose , as it would seem , of pouring forth the vessels of his wrath upon the " factious and undutiful young clergyman . " He adds that , instead of proceeding against Mr . Ellis in the Court of Arches , he intends to proceed against him by a commission of inquiry , " deeply regretting the being compelled to make such an exposure of Mr . Stanley ' s weakness and want of reason" as will be involved in the " necessary production of our late
CDrrespondence . " On Feb . ^ 20 th , Mr . Stanley writes for copies of his letters . The Bishop , in reply , says he will send copies of the letters in a few days ; and states that , on consideration , he shall not proceed against Mr . Ellis by a commission , but by letter of request to the Court of Arches . "In stating the ground of the charge I bring against Mr . P . C . Ellis , I shall make no other mention of your * name , nor bring forward any other part of my correspondence with you . "
From the date of this communication ( February 22 nd ) to March 7 th , it would seem that no further correspondence took place ; but the Bishop ' s indignation had probably been simmering , for it boils over again at the { latter date—the episcopal wrath being this time ) launched at the headfof Mr . Stanley himself , who is accused of conduct " highly disrespectful and offensive" to the right reverend correspondent , and " discreditable" to himself , Mr . Stanley . That gentleman is told that his assertion with respect to having made similar representations before , is " merely a ? flourish of high-flying nonsense and palaver , with which you endeavour to varnish over in glowing terms your meddling in matters out of
your own province , and with , which you are altogether unacquainted . " The phrases , * wilful ignorance , " " assurance , " and " astonishing boldness , " are flung at Mr . Stanley . That gentleman is told that he " remembers to forget" a reply by the Bishop to a certain pamphlet ou the subject of the Church in North Wales . Lord Monteagle , who some years ago made a speech on-the same subject iu the House of Lords , is described as being , ' as the saying is , as pleased as Punch with his own performance . " Mr . Ellis and his " dupes" are alluded to ; and the Bishop is surprised that Mr . Stanley should have ventured to " bother" him with his " idle boasts , " or should have supposed that he " was fool enough to be frightened
with them . ' He is also surprised at Mr . Stanley ' s " assurance" In asserting tliu > t ilie petition was signed by various members of Parliament ; and he concludes thus : —" Knowing , as is generally known , the pertinacity of your adherence to your own opinions , however absurd and unreasonable , aud the stubbomes 3 of your self-will , I cannot expect that you will confess yourself to be in the wrong ; but I hope that you will feel it , and that the lessons of self-knowledge and self-control , which I have been endeavouring to teach you , will have a wholesome effect on your future conduct . " In the remaining correspondence , Mr . Stanley
begins his letters " My Lord Bishop / ' instead of " My dea » Lord Bishop ; " and , on the other side the " My dear Sir , " is changed into " Sir . " The Bishop speaks of the gentlemen whose signatures are attached to the petition having been " entrapped" into appending their names ; and with another disavowal by Mr . Stanley of any offensive intention , and some arguments in supporb of his conduct , the correspondence concludes . Ia the Bishop ' s letters , two especial characteristics may be noted : firstly , a resort to that coarse and ungentlemanly mode of address which is common among churchmen ; and , secondly , a pertinacious refusal to believe the statements of Mr . Stanley .
Prison-Breaking Extraordinary. Two Priso...
PRISON-BREAKING EXTRAORDINARY . Two prisoners have escaped from the Model Prison , Pentonvillo , in a most astonishing manner . One of them is a relative of the notorious Hackett , who broke out of the sarao gaol some yeara ago . How they succeeded in opening the lock , in which notliing appears disturbed , is utterly unknown j but , after opening the door of tho cell , they must have walked along several passages , whoro thoy . found an iron trap door , weighing three hundred weight . This they must have forced up , and thence got on tho roof of a low building . Having scaled a lofty wall by means of a ladder made of what shoemakers call wax onds ( which must have taken them a long time to construct ) , they reached the roof of tho prison , but even then had to dosoend and asoend six times before they were entirely free . The ladder was found hanging on the outer ¦ wall . Tho fugitives were in their priBon dress ; but they havo not been yet discovered . One was a shoemakor ; tho other a brioklayor . An officer of the prison has bean suspended . Another escape , quite as extraordinary , has ooourred at tho now gaol , Southampton . A man named Anderson was awaiting his trial at this prison , whon he determined to get off if possible . In tho absence of the governor of tho gaol , ho contrived , about noon , to open tho look of his ooll door by moans of tho plato -used to denote hia gaol numbor : tho look , when afterwards examined , exhibited marks of groat violence . Sevoral workmen woro employed in erecting a shod for a treadmill in the yard ; and Anderson arrived horo at tho moment whon tho mon
gone to dinner . He then took a shovel , heaped up a , quantity of earth , placed on that a mortarboard , and on that a scaffold-board ; and then by mean 3 of a short ladder , and a scramble up that part of the wall to which , the ladder did not reach , he effected his escape . For some time this man either was , or pretended to be , suffering from rheumatism . Like his London rivals he has not been recaptured . Crime has lately increased in England to an alarming extent ; and now it seems we cannot even hold oiu criminals when we have got them .
Irish Rows. A Mb. Edmond O'Gp..V:Dy Has ...
IRISH ROWS . A Mb . Edmond O'Gp .. v : dy has been brought before Alderman Finnis , at Guildhall , on a charge of assaulting Mr . James Hamilton Kelly , in the Green Dragon public-house in Fleet-street . Mr . Kelly was struck twice in the face , apparently with some instrument an 4 he bled a great deal . Mr . O'Grady , who exhibited much excitement at Guildhall , and who expressed himself in a melodramatic manner in set speeches , admitted the charge , said he would do the same thing again on the like provocation ( and so , he added , would the alderman if he had the feelings of a man in him ) , and accused Mr . Kelly of interfering in his private affairs , of maligning him , and of " blowing the horn of discord" among his friends . He had offered his adversary " a fair meeting at twelve paces , " but he refused . Therefore did Mr . O'Grady determine to take the law into his own hands ; " , by -, I blackened his eye . " He added that it was only a common assault , and the alderman " might fine him if he liked . " His manner was so outrageous , that the magistrate was obliged to threaten him with punishment for being drunk . Mr . Kelly admitted thatyth ' ere had bee n some " .. unpleasantness' * in -Mr . O'GJrady ' s affairs , into which he had unfortunately inquired . Alderman Finnis observed that a most unwarrantable attack had been committed . " Yes , " said Mr . O'Grady ; " upon me . " Ultimately , he was fined £ 5 , and ordered to provide two Sureties of £ 50 to keep the peace for six months , or to go to prison for two months . At this he seemed surprised , and said to the alderman that he could give securities" for all eternity to persons when they behave themselves ; but , " he added , " if you were in the same position , I would treat you in the same way , " He was then removed .
William Jloare , an Irishman , i 3 under remand at Westminster , charged with assaulting Michael Walsh , a fellow-countryman , with a hatchet . "Walsh , though he had suffered severely on the head , said , after giving his evidence , "He ' s a sister ' s husband of mind , and I don * t want to press the charge . " Another Irishman , named Michael Hogan , has appeared before the Thames magistrate on a charge of seriously injuring James Chapman , a policeman . Chapman has served for twenty years , aad is a remarkably steady and well-conducted man ; but he is now so terribly crippled that he will be oWiged to quit the police , and will not be able to go alout except on crutches . He found Hogan in the course of the night intoxicated and making a disturbance ; and , the officer having declined to see him home ,
Hogan pulled off his coat and hat , seized the policet oan round the waist , threw him , and kicked his leg as he fell . The constable heard his limb snap like the crack of a whip , and he called for assiatance . Hogan was then taken into custody by another policeman . He put in a statement when being examined before the magistrate , from which it appeared that he had been in the army , had deserted , received the Queen ' s pardon , after some years' imprisonment , aud started from the Portland convict establishment , for London , on his way to Ireland . Near St . Katherine ' a Doplcs , he was met by some strangers , who made him drunk , aad he said that he recollected nothing of tho assault . He added that ho had a wife and three children anxiously waiting his arrival , and he therefore ' * humbly begged mercy and forgiveness . " Ho was committed for trial .
Tina Wholesale Tram In Seduction.—A Lett...
Tina Wholesale Tram in Seduction . —A letter was submitted on Tuesday to Aldorraan Cardon at tho Mansion-house , with reference to the frightful system of exporting and importing young girls for immoral purposes . It was addressed to Mr . MarkB , Chief Minister of tb , e West London Synagogue of British Jews ; and the writer , who wished hia name to bo suppressed , said : — " From what has come under my own observation both in Hamburg and other parts of Germany , as well as in Liverpool , thoro is no donbt that thoro is a largo and regular traffic carried on between
this country and Germany in exporting English girls and importing Germans . Ono of the persona most aotivoly engaged in this infamous traffic ia a woman roeiding in Liverpool , where bIic keopB u notorious house of ill-fame . Sho ia called ., but 1 bolievo that Ivor real name is , and it is a well-known fact ¦ that she makos several journeys to Hamburg in the oourao of a-yoar , taking witU hor English girlu nnd "bringing back Germane , generally speaking , of tender yoara—say sixteen ; ana I havo hoard that on eomo occasions nho haa had children aa young ub fifteen
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Leader (1850-1860), March 29, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29031856/page/4/
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