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510 THE LEADER. ¦ ; ' :/ ¦ ¦ . ' w^Ai tn...
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(fkom another cobeespondent.) • May 3. B...
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IRISH CRIME AND OUTRAGE. One of the most...
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MISCELLANEOUS. It is rumoured that Mr. A...
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The number of petitions presented agains...
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A young man at Hull has been garotted to...
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A lady unable to ascend Skiddaw, on foot...
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The Arctic Squadron. [From Tho Morning H...
is a feat I have but little faith in . I doubt much whether " Old Zero ' s" barriers will not be " bomb proof" against " galvanic batteries ; ' * however , this time , one and all ? of us are determined to do our best , and show the world what Englishmen can do : and should we be compelled to return unsuccessful , it will not be until the last thread of human endurance is brought to its " maximum strain . " I may have an opportunity to write to you again from the scene of operations .
510 The Leader. ¦ ; ' :/ ¦ ¦ . ' W^Ai Tn...
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(Fkom Another Cobeespondent.) • May 3. B...
( fkom another cobeespondent . ) May 3 . Blowing fresh from S . W ., ships unable to communicate as was intended . Signal for tenders to coal as soon as weather will permit . The Intrepid is much improved in her sailing qualities , in consequence of her masts being lengthened . At ten o ' clock last night the tugs cast loose from us for the first time since leaving Stromness . All ships making sail ; strong breeze . At four o ' clock this morning the Intrepid five miles ahead of the squadron .
We are much lumbered on deck , indeed too much so to weather out a gale of wind . The weather has been very favourable to us as yet , but I am afraid there is a gale brewing . To-morrow , if the weather permits , we shall receive coals from the steamers , and part company from them . We left Stornoway on the 28 th of April , in tow of the steamers , and parted company with them on the third morning , after filling up with coals from them .
Irish Crime And Outrage. One Of The Most...
IRISH CRIME AND OUTRAGE . One of the most infamous charges ever brought against a public political society is alleged to have been made a few days ago by an Irishman , by Mr . Napier ' s packed committee on " Crime and Outrage / ' Our authority for this is the Banner of Ulster , quoting from the Dublin Telegraph : — " Mr . Maxwell Hamilton , Crown Solicitor for the North-Eastern Circuit , who was called in by Mr . Napier to corroborate the assertions of Major B rownrigge , informs the committee— ' The Tenant League , I am sorry to Say have lately employed the Bibbonmen to commit outrages ' Mr . O'Fla . heeTT here interpolates- — "Q . You think that the Tenant League are the originators of outrage in that part of the country ? A . This is a very late state of affairs . " Qj . You state that to be the case from your experience as Crown prosecutor ? A . I think so . " Q , You state that they ( the Tenant League ) employ a certain class of persons to carry out their views ? A . They apply through some agency to the heads of the Ribbon society . " Q . Do you mean to state that the Tenant League are the propounders or the originators of murders t A . I think they are in that way . " Q . By the Tenant [ League I mean a certain association which has been established in Ireland for the purpose of procuring what is called tenant right for the country generally ? A . As to tenant right , I think , what they want is a reduction of rent .
"Q . You will understand that , in the question Iput you , I was alluding to a certain body , organized principally , in the city of Dublin , called the Tenant League Association—they have meetings in different parts of Ireland ? A . Yes . " Q . As far as the law of the land goes , they are not , I believe , considered to bo an illegal body ; but I wish to know whether , in answering ray questions with roferenco to that body being tho originators , as you have stated , of crime in tho North of Ireland , you allude to the body I have now described , or to any other body P A . It has never been traced up to any of them that they directed a murder ; but I mean to say that tho speeches which are made , and tho writings of various parties , are incentives to murder .
" Q . Are tho committee to understand that you adhere to your original answers to the questions put to you , or not ? A . I rather think I havo adhered to them . " Q . Ah Crown prosecutor , havo you any official knowledge of tho Tenant League having takon any part in committing crime , or give any intimation or directions for tho committing of crime P A . No . " Again : Mr . Whiteside is the interrogator . " Q . You havo slated that tho reduction of rent has not reduced crime , and that , when a reduction of rent was obtained , they looked for a still further reduction , and , finally , to gofc ' tho land ? A . Yes . " ( i . But what do thoy do with tho proprietors of tho landP A . They do not caro much about that part of the business .
« Q . How arc- thoy to dinpoao of tho proprietors ? A . Starvo them out I take it . "Q . Any other process P A . Yos ; if necessary , tiiky MCRPI 5 B tfJIBM OP OOUHSK . " This , " of course , " has excited groat indignation . Tho tennnt leaguers at onco culled a mooting , which was held on Tuesday , under tho presidency of tho Lord Mayor . Tho speakers were Mr . James Burke , barrister ; Mr . Lucas , of tho Tablet ; Mr . . T . F . Maguiro , of tho Cork Examiner ; tlio Ilov . David Boll , Presbyterian minister ; tho Rov . Mr . Havdhnaii , P . P ., & o . ; and a series of repudiating resolutions having boon adopted , tho proceedings terminated . An address k to bo presented to tho Lord-Lioutonant ,
THE BETTING OFFICE NUISANCE . We have received the following communication on a subject occupying the public mind very prominently at this - . moment ; The facts here stated we commend to the earnest attention of our readers : — - SiB , —As your paper appears to devote its powers , in a great measure , to the amelioration of the condition of the poorer classes , I think that the crying evil which is now sapping the foundations of all morality among them in this great cifcy is worthy of a fe \ v remarks ^
The mania for betting is of such great antiquity in England , that we can never hope to see the habit fall into disuse ; as long as its consequences were confined to the annual disappearance of a few " swells" about town , the injury it did was so small , as to require no comment . Within the last four , years , however , establishments called betting offices ( which are detested by all true sportsmen , as tending immensely to increase the trickery and chicanery already too rife on the turf , ) have appeared in almost every street in London .
The originator of the system was himself a respectable carpenter , who , finding he could make money by letting round ia shillings , gradually increased his operations , till he was enabled to leave his trade and take to betting as his occupation . In six years he has > by his integrity and general respectability so prospered , that his name is now good for any amount , and you will have some idea of the extent of his business when I tell you that some of the outsiders that started this week for the Derby , one of which ran second > would have won him 50 i 000 / ,
His system is to bet all the year on every race that is run , giving tickets to those that back horses with him in exchange for these stakes , with the sum he lays against the horse written on the ticket . The day after the race , the holders of the winning tickets are punctually paid . This man ' s prosperity of course attracted notice , and forthwith everywhere betting offices sprung up . The Leviathan / ' ( as he is called , ) I must here remark , does not keep a betting office , but issues his tickets at a small public-house near the Strand .
The new class of men who suddenly opened shops , with large fronts and racing pictures in them , surmounted by "betting office" in large letters , are , with one or two exceptions , the very scum of the population j several of them have been frequently confined in Newgate , two or three have been under sentence of transportation , many of them were croupiers and " bonnets " in the lowest gambling houses , generally termed " Copper Hells , " and some others have found it a more profitable occupation than their former hardly less respectable business of brothel keeping .
However , with these facts well known , these men go on and prosper . After every great race some of them of course shut up shop , and are not heard of again for some time , decamping with the money invested in their hands on other races , as well as on the one which has caused their retirement . Tradesmen ; artisans , errand boys , clerks , women , household servants , every class , may ho seen hurrying to these dens ; you may often observe some apparently well-to-do tradesman swagger in , and with a most knowing tone of voice , throw down his money on his peculiar bet for the next year ' s race;—on some animal whoso owner has probably not the slightest intention of even starting him : —others immediately follow suit , and tho presiding scoundrel has a good morning of it .
When Voltigour won tho Derby , every servant in town was " on him . " The consequence was , that almost every betting shop in the West End was closed within tho week . I havo sketched out in this noto the origin of these nuisances , and in a futuro letter I will , if you think proper to insert this , endeavour to portray tho misery they bring upon a very large class of the community , and the dishonesty and immorality they give rise to . * I sco in tho Globe of Wednesday , an absurd proposition that those dens should bo licensed . How are wo to licence them , and at tho same time prosecute tho gambling 1 houses ? Whore in the distinction P -
No half-measures must be tried with them . War to tho knifo must bo proclaimed against them by every labourer in tho cause of philanthropy . The attontion of mich inon « s Lords Carlisle and Shaftcsbury must bo called to the subject , and then perhaps this hydra headed' monster may bo dostroyed . Tho ovils of tho system , its fearful consequences , cannot be exaggerated . I am , sir , yours , 9 .
Irish Crime And Outrage. One Of The Most...
* Wo shall bo glad to hear again from our correspondent . —Bv . oi ! Leader .
Miscellaneous. It Is Rumoured That Mr. A...
MISCELLANEOUS . It is rumoured that Mr . Archdeacon Manning will roturn to tho Established Church , Mr . Paniol Wobator was thrown from his carriago , near Boston , on tho 10 th of May , and eorioualy hurt .
Mr . L . Rieardo , M . P ., was riding in Eotten-row on Tuesday , when , owing to the disgraceful state of the rite his horse fell , and dislocated the shoulder of the honour * able gentleman . Lord John Manners will lose favour in " MayJFair . This is the second serious accident . The Honourable J . C . Talbot , Q . C . j died suddenly on Tuesday last . As lately aa Friday week he addressed a parliamentary committee for several hours in favour of a proposed line from Oxford to Brentford ; and the excitement and exertion of this- occasion seem to have greatlv affected his health . The cause ' of his death is said to be water on the chest . '
The duel between Colonel Eomilly and Mr . Smythe was fought in a wood about four miles from the Weybride © Station- The " parties" proceeded from the railway in a "fly , " Mr . Smythe on the box , the Colonel " inside . " The distance measured out was twelve paces . Neither of the " combatants" « poke to each other during the journey to or from . J A meeting was held on Saturday last , May 22 , at Lansdowne-house , for the purpose of raising a fund in order to erect a monument to the late Sir James Mackintosh ; and on the motion of the Bight Hon ; T . B . Macaulay , sec onded by Viscount Mahori , it was resolved that immediate measures be taken with that view . On the' motion of Mr . Henry Hallam , seconded by Lord Bro ughton , a committee was appointed to carry this intention into full effect , Lord Lansdowne consenting to act as chairman , and Sir E . H . Inglis as secretary .
The Number Of Petitions Presented Agains...
The number of petitions presented against the mih ' enrolment , up to the 2 lst , inst ., was 1 , 194 , containing 199 , 344 signatures ; against the bill 131 petitions had been presented , of 20 , 534 signatUreSj and only one in favour , with 15 signatures . Gralway is rising in the world . We hope some day , not a hundred years hence , to see her a packet station for tie west of Ireland . Among other signs of improvement , we note that a new iournal has , been started here . It is
happily called the Galway Backet , and bids fair to take creditable rank among . the IrioK provincial press . Its politics are Liberal and [ National . Six peers and twent y-two members of Parliament met at Palace-yard , on Friday week , to- promote a speedier communication with Ireland . The result of the meeting was the appointment of a committee to devise means for effecting the object . The project before them was , that Mr . Lang , of Chatham , had pled ged himself to build a steamer to go 25 miles an hour .
The Championship of the Thames was contended for on the reach between Putney-bridge and Mortlake on Monday ^ Robert Coombes , who has successfully asserted it for so many years , was beaten by Thomas , Cole , of Chelsea . The struggle was severe . The river was alive with boats . The contest decided a match of 200 Z . as well as the honorary rank . The West London Anti-Enclosure Society , at a meeting held on the 24 th inst ., resolved to present a memorial to the Post-office authorities , praying for the remission of the heavy postal duties which are particularly Obstructive to the operations of societies , in preventing the transmission of their publications . The society again considered their plans for obtaining morb land for field gardens , and some hopes were expressed of obtaining fields near London .
A Young Man At Hull Has Been Garotted To...
A young man at Hull has been garotted to death , and robbed afterwards , in the suburbs of that town . Two men have been arrested . , Mr . George Thomas Minor , at the Worship-streot Polico Court , brought a charge of assault on Wednesday against a Mr . Thomas Witchor , builder , in the following words : —I am a linendraper in Chapel-street , Seniors - town , and am personally acquainted with W itcher , in whoso house I formerly had apartments , but left them some tune since , and now have a private residence in Shrublaimgrove , Dalston . Q'ho nature of my business and the dwtanco of the two places sometimes preclude my sleeping at my private houso , and I do not think , from what afterwards transpired , that I was expected to come homo last night . I , however , did so , about 10 o ' clock , and on ontorine tho house was surprized to find that ray wifo was out , flor
and had been so for a long timo . I waited tor anxiously till past 1 o ' clock in tho morning , when 1 lioara a cab driven up to tho door , and rushed out to meet her . Directly I got out Witcher opened tho door of tho cab , ana on seeing mo there jumped out of the vehicle . I suspected my wifo was inside tho cab , and was going to look , wlion Witcher interposed himself , and holding out his liana wanted mo to shako hands with him , saying , "Ah , » how do you do ? " I indignantly refused his offer , and sain . " TTnw in this P This is not a fit hour for vou to bo out wim tlio
my wifo . " I then went past him , and on looking into cab saw my wifo sitting on tho seat , with hor t > onno | broken both at tho front and back , and her dross riilllou in a peculiar mannor ; she was evidently m a mosr , u » graceful etato of intoxication and excitement , Her « omu wore out of her hair , which was hanging loose , a """"" of her earrings was missing . Witcher wuh not eouou I lifted my wifo out of tho cab , and having got " «* " "' tho house attempted to closo tho door , when > Vikmm « rushed up to it and oxclaimed , « I will como in . a " to keep him out , and « aid , " You shall not , " when Witchor struck mo a most violent blow upon tlio mouth witi . u olonchod fist , and noid to mo , " You aro a ~ 'k bond to accuse mo of anything . " Ho then again b * £ J « another violent blow on tho cUt , which was dohvorc I wi . ^ euch force that it caused me to spit'blood forjnoro ««» n hour afterwards ; upon which I called out for W ™»§ and upon a constable coming up I gave him into cusi , o j Tho caso was sent boforo a jury .
A Lady Unable To Ascend Skiddaw, On Foot...
A lady unable to ascend Skiddaw , on foot or p *™^ was taken up by six guides , who carnod hor m »" chair . This is a novelty . of Tlio Kilkenny Moderator reports tho foJl . pt » J JjlinK "black rain , " invites tho attontion of the M' ^ V . ^ . ub that a » imil « u' eliowor foil in tho last year of t »«
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Leader (1850-1860), May 29, 1852, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29051852/page/10/
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