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2Q5 T H 3B LEADEg. [No.. 314, Saturday,
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OBITUARY, Snt Henry Pottinger, the hero ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Court. — Mr. Albert S...
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Continental Notes. France. The Moniteur ...
atitutionnel . some high compliments were paid to the French an < J their present ruler . "To one of tlxe groups , composed of members of the corps diplomatique , the Empress said , ' The war has o ^ ly been ail accident , or ralher a misunderstanding , it wni not have changed in any way the good Pf ™ £ **; tions between the Russians and the French ,, who have some remarkable points of resemblance . Ttey ^ « certainly fought too long , but it has been * " ¦*¦ « £ courtesy and humanity . France and Russia at the conclusion of peace , may hold out the hand to each other , may esteem and love eacl other as in the past ; for , although the struggle has been warm it has been carried on in aU honour and without hatred . The Emperor Alexander also spoke in the most affectionate manner of Napoleon III ., and did full justice to the ads of his government and to his love of peace , which , he added , 'isas sincere as my oW "
AUSTRIA . The ceremony of " th . e washimg of feet" took place in . the chapel which is attached to the Imperial Palace on Maundy Thursday . The Emperor , after haying serVed them at table , poured water over and wiped the feet of twelve of the poorest citizens in the city . The Austrian army is to be reduced by nearly two thousand men . We understand ( says the Augsbwg Gazette ) that a number of Austrian officers \ vill shortly proceed , under the command of Colonel von Fligely , to Wallachia and Moldavia , where they are to map the ground which was completely surveyed last year throughout the Principalities . -
Some discussion has taken place as to whether the Papal ijTuncio is to be allowed to act asPresident of the approaching synod of Austrian bishops . It has been . supposed that , as he is not . one of the Austrian episcopacy ; he will not be permitted to fill thab office '; but there appears a probability that the Government"hasconceded the point , in order to avoid any conflict with the Church . The Austrians are , in fact , at present '' mere slaves to the Pope . The Volksfreiind , the organ of the Severmus Union , after maintaining that the bishops , ; in the government of their sees , areonly responsible to Gr-cd and the Pope , adds , "In temporal matters the bishops are bound to obey tne ^ Einperof ,, exactly as the Emperor is bound to Obey the bishops in spiritual affairs . "
, : ¦ :: ' . ; .. .. ¦ : , ¦¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ITALY . ¦ ¦ .. .. . Mazza , the police bravo of INaples , has just published a document in ¦ which he deliberately defends absolutism as the only system of government possible ' in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies , and as the choice pf the people themselves , who repudiate all other means of rule as " illusions . " An attempt has been made on the life of the Auditor of War at Parma ( Lieutenaut Bordi ) , while walking in the streets with a friend , In consequence of this , the Governmeiit has issued a proclamation , placing Parma in a state of siege , and ordering domiciliary , visits , the disarming of the inhabitants , and the expulsion of all individuals who have not obtained leave tb > reside in those localites .
2q5 T H 3b Leadeg. [No.. 314, Saturday,
2 Q 5 T H 3 B LEADEg . [ No .. 314 , Saturday ,
Obituary, Snt Henry Pottinger, The Hero ...
OBITUARY , Snt Henry Pottinger , the hero of the Chinese war of 1841 , died at Malta early on the morning on the 18 th inst ., in the sixty-seventh year of his age . He was descended from a very ancient Anglo-Saxon family , said to . have sprung from Egbert , the first King of England , The stock , however , had been naturalised in Ireland for some generations , and Sir Henry was a native of that island . He " wen * to India , as a cadet , in 1804 , and for more than seven years waB Judge and Collector of at Ahmednuggar , in the Deccan , and for fifteen years longer was Political Resident at Cutoh and Sciude . He was made a "baronet in 1839 . After the ¦ yvur between China , and England , consequent on
the disagreements with reference to the opium trade , had broken out , Sir Henry Pottinger , in conjunction with Sir William Parker , was appointed a mediator , and a treaty was concluded in 1842 , of a very advantageous character . Sir Henry was rewarded by the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath , and , in 1844 , a pension of £ 1 , 500 a-year wa $ settled on him by a yote of the House of Commons . He has held the post of Governor aud Commander-in-Chief At the island of Hong ; Kong , at the Cape of Good Hope ( whore he was succeeded by Sir Hairy Smith ) , and at the Presidency of . Madras . The last post he quitted in 1854 . Sir Henry was much respected both in public and private life .
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. NAVAL AND MILITARY . The Mjssing Pacific . ~ - The Desperate and Tartar , tv * o pteamors , are to be despatched in search , of the missing Pacific . Bab ^ ews von Good Ears . —Under this heading , we rfcad hv the ;' daily papors : — " Her Majesty , it ia Baid , has boon pleased to sanction the Scobs Fusilier 3 ™ n ^ ing a corps of pipers , to consist of ouo ES !» 57 iT , P P era to eaoh battalion . Thoir W u ^ iJn K Simllar * ° thft * th « * Highlanders , ^^ Jf'Sf . -So ^ little time vet before they ml appeal iu the front of the rtf / ent , aa it requires
time to organise them . " It is well known that at least half of the so-called " Scots Fusilier GuardB " are not Scotchmen at all , but Englishmen , whose ears and feelings ought certainly to be considered in the matter . To what extent is the present slavish subjection to Caledonian self-love to be carried ? The Josephine Wmuis . —The divers employed under the superintendence of Captain Nott , R . N " ., special agent to Lloyd ' s , have this week succeeded in recovering from the wreck of the Josephine Willis a quantity of passengers' luggage , also the effects of Captain Canney , and a box of jewellery of considerable value . The effects of Captain Canney were restored to his widow , free of all salvage charges . Weather permitting , the divers will resume their work early next week .
Shipping Disasters on the Norfoik Coast . —A strong east -wind blew for several days last week on the Norfolk coast , and several serious casualties occurred among the shipping . The Grenett , a Hanoverian vessel , was lost off Yarmouth with all hands . The Hero , a schooner , from Rye for Newcastle , parted from , both anchors in Lowestoft south roads , and wa 3 obliged to run upon the main opposite the Royal Hotel . The Henry , a brig , from Montrose for London , also drifted on the main near Pakefield Lighthouse ; and other minor disasters are reported . Sir Charles Wood , as First Lord of the Admiralty , attended , together with other Lords of the Admiralty , a review of the fleet at Spithead , on Tuesday .
Storm in the Black Sea ..- —A telegraphic despatch , dated Constantinople , March 24 th , was posted on Wednesday at Lloyd ' s , briefly announcing another terrible storm in the Black Sea , which appears to have been severely felt in the vicinity of Kustendje , between Varna and the mouth , of the Danube . It broke out on . the morning of the 14 th iaist ., and continued , with fearful violence for forty-eight hours , in the course of ¦ which no less than six English barques and five brigs , chiefly employed in the Transport Stores Service , and ten foreign ships were wholly wrecked . The crews of the English Vessels were all saved .
AlTRAY AT THE . CotCHESTER CaMP The 88 th Regiment ( CoDnatight Rangers ) and the Essex Rifles have been creating some rather serious" disturbances at tie Colchester Camp . Some irritating reflections , it seems , were cast on the former by the latter , and a " roV ensued . On this , the men of the 11 th Regiment , who had formerly been on good terms with the militiamen ( from whose ranks several recruits had joined the 1 . 1 th ) sallied forth to the assistance of the Irishmen . After a time , the disturbance was quelled ; but it was found necessary to prevent the communication between the belligerents by a double line of sentries round the huts . Some other minor scuffles have taken place .
The Inquiry at Chelsea Hospital . —The commencement of these proceedings has been postponed . Fire on Board the Screw Steamship Vesta in the Thames .: —This vessel was on Sunday morning discovered to be on fire . It appearathat three Custom-house officers were engaged looking to the loading of the ship , when one of the officers perceived smoke issuing from the hatchway . Upon the revenue officers going below , they found that the ship , in the under part of the lower deck , was ia a blaze . The fire
spread with such rapidity that in the course of a few minutes one hundred bales of hemp were ignited . On the steam lower float arriving , the engine was set to work , in spite of which , the fire continued to spread , and at length rushed up the hatchways and fired the combings . After three hours' hard work , the firemen subdued the flames . One hundred bales of hemp were destroyed , and the whole of the remainder of the cargo considerably damaged by fire and water .
Miscellaneous. The Court. — Mr. Albert S...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . — Mr . Albert Smith had the honour of performing on Tuesday night before the Queen , the King of the Belgians , the Duchess of Kent , the Royal family , and the party assembled at Windsor Castlo . Mr , John Bright , M . P ., ia now on a visit for a month to Ben Rbydding . His general health is good , but he has overworked his brain , and he needs repose . Australia . — -We have advices from Sydney of tho 22 nd of December . The largo exportation from England to New South Walos of articles of luxury , consequent on the discovery of gold , which , it was thought , would create an unlimited demandhas and
, caused a temporary gj ^ it consequent depression in trade ; but no serious alarm is felt . " A material change , " says the Daily News Sydney correspondent , " has just taken pltvoo in tho representative system of thin colony . The Legislative Council , heretofore coelective and nontinoe , has been superseded ( or is about to bo ) by a Parliament—no longer a macro adjunct of the viceregal government , but an indopendont body , subject to tho aamo rtileB aud regulations as tho Imperial Parliament of Groat Britain and Ireland , to which , however , it will bo still x-ospoTifliblo in all matters except thoso immediately colonial . Tho officers of tho govorumont will bo subject to
change with that of the' administration "whenever , as in the mother country , a collision occurs deprecatory of official management . The Governor , Sir . TV * . T . Denison , was sworn into office on the lSth as ' Governor in Chief of New South Wales / hia previous title being * Governor General . ' His Excellency _ has prorogued the Council with a speech from the vice-regal chair of state , and a dissolution of that body will follow at an early date . The railway from Sydney to Parramatta ( fifteen miles ) having realised to the utmost the remuneration calculated upon , the
continuance of the line to Liverpool has been commenced . " Two white colonists at Wide Bay , on the north-east coast of the colony , have been murdered by the aborigines . A military force has been despatched to the scene of the outrage . A great fire has occurred at BaUarat , by which a whole street has been burned down , and . several persons have been killed . Shortly afterwards , a severe thunder storm , with floods of rain , burst over the town ; a good many dwellings were carried away , and some lives were lost .
Eitects of Fashionable Bonnets . —An eminent medical gentleman in London , writing to a friend in Bristol says : — " I have to lament the great increase , amongst the female part of my practice , of ticdoloureux in the forehead , loss of sight , and great suffering in the ear , induced , I firmly believe , from the present absurd fashion of dressing the neck instead of the head . During the past . month I have been ia attendance upon two lovely girls , ¦ with the ticdoloureux in the forehead , and several others with similar complaints . It is high time that the frivolous bonnet of the present day should be done away with . "
Representation ov Great Grimsby . — Lord Worsley , who dates from , the infantry barracks at Canterbury , has addressed a letter to the electors of Grimsby , acknowledging the receipt of a numerously signed requisition from them , soliciting Mm to become a candidate for the representation of the borough whenever a general election may take place . His lordship accepts the invitation , considering it not only an approval of the liberal political opinions of his fam ily ^ but also a recognition of the interest his father ( the Earl of Yarborough ) has taken in the prosperity of the town . His lordship adds that , if elected , it will be his aim to maintain the sameliberal policy .
Eastern Counties Railway Property . —The Railway Proprietors' Association have appointed an " Eastern Counties Railway Defence Committee , " consisting of all members of the committee of the association holding Eastern Counties stock , and are petitioning Parliament against the bills of that company , by which , they say , " a complete indemnity is given to the directors for all past deeds , right or wrong , and a power is vested in them to raise ah additional £ 800 , 000 on mortgage , -without limitation of interest , for the avowed purpose of lending it on Norfolk and Eastern Union securities , which are only marketable at a great discount , or of expending ifc on branch 'lines . Powers are also sought to saddle the shareholders with increased liabilities for the Tilbury
and Southend lines , and the dividends on the ordinary stock will be suspended if certain branches are not completed in five years . " Singular Accident . — A few days ago , a collier boy , whilst riding on an underground railway train of five coal waggons , in a coal pit belonging to Messrs . Kuowles aud Scott , at Kersley , near Bolton , was strangled under singular circumstances . He lay upon the laBt waggon of the train , the bottom of which was formed of laths of wood , with interstices between them of some inches wide . A worsted comforter was rouud his neck , the ends of which got through the interstices , and , wrapping round one of tho axles of the waggon , drew hiB head firmly down upon the bottom of the carriage , and strangled him .
Proposed Working Man ' s College at Halifax .. —It is proposed to establish a Working Man ' s College at Haley-hill , Halifax . The prospectus states :- — " A committee of working men skilled in their particular trades will exercise a general superintendence over the college . The course of instruction will include the following subjects : - * - Reacliug , writing , grammar , geography , arithmetic , algebra , geometry , mechanics , mensuration , drawing ( as applied to the arts of industry ) , & c . Ab far aa possible , the instruction will be mado to bear on handicraft trades . "
An Opfending Clergyman . —A writ from tho Lord Bishop of Durham was affixed last Sunday to the doors of tho parish church of Darlington , susponding the perpetual curate ( the Rev . A . J . Hovvoll ) from the duties of the curacy for two years . This step has been taken in pursuance of the report of n oloiioa . 1 commission , promoted by two of tho principal inhabitants , on tho allegation of drunkenness , which commission Bat about three months since . Church-rath Oppression in Glamorganshire . — Several seizures for church-rates havo recently been made in the night at Noath in GlamorganBlure . Some hundreds of persons surrounded the ofilcorB , Hhouting , yelling , firing off pistols , and kicking about fire-balls . A Lent leoturo was being delivered in tho
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Leader (1850-1860), March 29, 1856, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29031856/page/8/
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