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November 29,1856.] rTECE LE1DEB, 1137
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an excess of 82 above the corrected average . The in- eceaBe on the previous -weeks of this month arises almost entirely from diseases of the respiratory organs . In connexion -with this subject , it may be stated that the mean temperature of the air was on every day from the 2 nd inst . till the 20 th below the average , and often so much as 7 deg . below it , while fogs , more or less dense , were frequent . Last week , the birtts of 811 toys and 767 girls , in all 1578 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the year 1846-55 , the average number was 1440 . —From the Rtg istrar-GeneraVs Weekly Return . HinoDEBSFiELD Mechanics' Institute . —The anniversary proceedings of this institution commenced on Wednesday evening , with a public distribution of prizes to the students in its classes ; the annual soiree of tie members and supporters having been fixed for Thursday . Both of these events were to take place in the Huddersfield Philosophical Hall , under the presidency of Viscount Goderich , the member for the borough , assisted by the presence of several eminent promoters « f popular education . On "Wednesday evening , there were on the platform , besides Lord Goderich , the Right Hon . Sir J . S . Pakington , Mr . J . S . Pakington , the Rev . Dr . Booth ( of the Society of Arts ) , Mr . Edw . Baines , Mr . Eastwood ( President of the Institution ) , Mr . J . Hope Shaw , Mr . W . Williams , Dr . Cameron , and many other influential residents in the district . The hall was well filled , there leing upwards of a thousand persons present , among whom were many ladies . Several speeches were delivered , and the proceedings passed off with much enthusiasm . . . ¦ ,. "¦ A Nbw Jbaskijh Expedition . —A meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Monday , when lieutenant Pirn read an " outline of a plan for a _ further search after the missing expedition under Sir John Franklin . " He looked for the solution of the mystery to the locality of King William Land . Lieutenant Pirn ascribed the failure of the last expedition , sent out by the Hudson Bay Company to follow np the traces of Franklin discovered by Dr . Rae , to various causes , but chiefly to the lateness of the period of the year when they started and to the absence of an interpreter ; and he denied the existence of any evidence proving that the party had perished , since no vestige of human remains had been found , which would otherwise have been the case . The scheme he proposed was comprehensive . A screw steamer , with a complement of twenty men , -was to penetrate as far down Peel Sound as possible , take up whiter quarters , and , assisted by teams of dogs , purchased at the : Danish settlements of Greenland , extend the search down both sides of the sound . Another 6 crew Bteamer was to push through Behring Strait arid winter at King William Land ; a third party was to descend the Great Fish River . Lieutenant Pim particularly desired , the use of small steamers , supplied with dogs for travelling purposes . Some discussion ensued , and a few opinions adverse to- the scheme were expressed by Dr . Kae and Mr . John Brown ; but Sir Roderick Murchi son and others approved of the suggestion , and Sir Roderick intimated that he had reason to believe that Lord Falmerston looked with a favourable eye on another expedition . Prkachxng at a Fair . —The Revs . JamesMoorhouse and W . Wilkinson preached in the open air a few days ago at the Sheffield cheese fair . The oratory was aceompanied by singing , and tracts were afterwards distributed . . Explosion of a Boiler . —A tremendous explosion took place on Wednesday afternoon on board the r Parana steamer , in the Southampton Docks , owing ; to the steam-chest having been blown by the pressure of steam from the shell of the boiler . Four men belonging to the fire department were scalded to death , and > the same number were seriously injured . An inquest ¦ has been opened , but is not yet concluded . No defect in the metal has been noticed . ¦ The Bankruptcy of Wxixjcam Jambs Robson . — * ¦ The bankrupt was an antimony smelter , of Bowling-: green-mews , Kennington , but is better known for his ! forgeries of Cry stal Palace scrip , He was brought up fi in custody on " Thursday to pass his last examination . £ The curiosity to see a person who has rendered himself B so notorious was great , and the court was crowded at an K early hour . Robson being removed from the open court , § after the lapse of a few minutes , to a private room , i many remained to a late hour to witness his departure . f § By the kindness of an officer of the court the bankrupt j was permitted to see his wife—the last time , it was said , f j that he would bo enabled to do so during ; the twenty v years over which his sentence of transportation extends . ; The case was adjourned to the 8 th « f next January . ' Sie Alujcander Cockbvrn's Farewell . —The new I ; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas has taken leave of his constituents in Southampton ( by -whom ho has been six times elected to represent them in Parliament ) in an address which contains the subjoined passages : — " Had I I followed my own wishes and inclination , 1 should I still have remained member for Southampton . To be I th « Attorney-General of England , and to represent you I in Parliament , was tho utmost object of my ambition , I and left mo nothing to desire . But I have becomo con-I scbus that I am less able than heretofore , in point o ! I health and strength , to meet tho calls of a position whicl I combined Parliamentary and official with professional
c i < I I < ] duties , and I have yielded to the advice of friends interested in my welfare , and exchanged these cares for duties which , though arduous and . laborious , are of a less exacting and exciting character than those which I have hitherto sustained . . . . Permit me to bid you , one and all , a hearty and affectionate farewell , and while I return to my numerous friends my grateful thanks ^ for their unwearying kindness , let me pray my political foes ( and I trust I have none other among you ) to bury in oblivion the remembrance of all past animosity , and to think of me only as one who has sought to represent you honestly according to his views , and to whom your entire community will ever be an object of the most cherished remembrance and regard . " Sunken War Vessels at SEBAa-roroii to be raised by an American . —A Mr . John E . Cowen , of Boston , U . S ., who is now in Russia , has just entered into a contract with the Russian Government to raise the ships of war and other vessels , fifty-two in number , sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol at tie time of the siege . The Foundling Hospital . —A statue to the memory of the founder of this hospital , Captain Coram , has been placed on the stone structure in the centre of the entrance gates . The work is by Mr . William . Calder Marshall , R . A ., and the expense las been defrayed by private subscription .
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' Leader Office , Saturday , November 29 . CONVICTION OF MARLEY . Robert Makley , alias Jenkins , was tried yesterday at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Richard Cope . The evidence must be so fresh in the recollection of our readers that it need not liere be repeated . The defence ( which , at the instance of the sheriffs , -was conducted by Mr . Sleigh ) turned upon the possibility of mistaken identity , and upon the fact , brought out in evidence , that Cope had some degree of internal disease , and that therefore the cause of death was not certain . The result , however , was clear from the first . Marley was found GUILTY , and was condemned to death . He was exceedingly composed during the trial , and , when asked if he had anything to say why he should not receive sentence , answered , in a quick , sharp tone , "I have nothing to say . " At the conclusion of the sentence , he bowed his head , and walked trippingly from the dock . Mr . Bodkin then informed the court that the witness Lerigo had , in consequence of having to attend the various examinations in connexion with this case , lost his situation . Baron Alderson said he greatly regretted such a circumstance ; but , if the recommendation of the judges would be of any Service in getting him another , he should have it ; He also directed that Lerigo should be presented with 201 . At this , there were suppressed murmurs of approbation . .
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LATEST FROM THE CONTINENT . On the morning of the 24 th , General Dufour arrived at Berne on his return from liis mission at Paris . According to the Tumours current at Berne , the General has brought with him proposals of an arrangement , which the council immediately took into consideration . The New Prussian Gazette of the 23 rd says : — " It is now certain that England has consented to the meeting of the second Congress , which will definitively settle the question of the frontiers of Bessarabia . " " Letters from St . Petersburg , " says the Corriere Italiano of Vienna , " announce that the Russian Gojvernment is adopting very extemsive measures for the reorganization of its southern provinces , particularly I the Crimea and the countries on the shores of the Black j Sea and the Sea of Azof . "
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The Great Northjebn Railway Frauds . —Leopold Redpath And . Jamos Charles Comyn Kent were again examined at Clerkenwell yesterday . After evidence of a formal character had been received , the prisoners were again remanded . Thk ItauAN Lkgion . —Joseph Maroki , one of the recent Italian Legion , 'was found Guilty yesterday at the Coiirt of Queen's Bench of an attompt to stab a policeman with a bowie-knife . Ho was sentenced to hard labour for six months . Francois Bossde , also an Italian , though -with a Trench name , and likewise one of tho disbanded corps , was found Guilty on the previous day of stabbing and wounding John Flynn . Sentence—transportation for fourteen years . The Main Drainage Schemk . —Two deputations , ono from Erith , beaded by Sir Culling Eardley , the other from Grrtvesend , led by tho Mayor , bad an interview with Lord Pnlmerston at his private residence , yesterday ( Friday ) morning , with a view to beseeching his protection against tho proposed scheme for carrying the , main drninago of the metropolis to within three-quarters of a mile of Eritli church . Tho Premier said ho would ¦ give the subject his best consideration . f Tiik Royal British Bank , —The petition to Mr i Commissioner Holroyd to annul the bankruptcy of tins L company has been ordered to sUnd over for the present
j NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . Assttrajtce for Assprebs . —Laissez-Faire next week . No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence . " Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by tlie name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of his good faith .
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¦ . . ^ - . — There is nothing so revolutionary , " because there is no tiling so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to "keep things fixed when all the world is by the very , law of its creation , in . eternal progress . —3 ) B . Aenoid .
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THE LULL . A litlii has settled down upon politics , abroad and at home . It "would be a mischieTous fallacy to suppose that it is the precursor of a general settlenaeni ; of public interests and relations . It is merely a pause , betraying uncertainty , suspicion , -want of foresight on the part of the several Governments . Kiissia refuses to abandon her pretensions to Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents , and claims the privilege of arguing her case at a new Congress . She assented to the peace , indeed , with the design of retaining that of which the Allies were resolved to deprive her—an opening to the Danube , and a position afc its mouth . Great Britain , at the same time , adheres to her own interpretation of tlie treaty , and Fran 6 e to hers , the recent show of amity having been purchased , it would seem , by a postponement of the diflicult points under discussion . Of course , the object of the Russian Government is , to convene a second Congress , at -whicli her bad faitli , assisted by French fickleness , may receive the sanction of a diplomatic titledeed . In that case , Great Britain could , no longer protest , which she may under present circumstances continue to do , even though the cession of Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents be not enforced by arms . However , there is no sign of Lord Ltons ' s withdrawal from the Black Sea , or of an Austrian retirement from the Principalities . The relations between the "Western Cabinets and Naples have come to a dead stop . The lull is heTe the leisure of perplexity . The Erench Minister has left Naples ; the Neapolitan Minister is to leave Paris—what next ? The King is firm , being the client of a great Power ; the Allied Governments are firm also . But -what is their firmness to come to ? The process is repeated in Copenhagen . Austria and Prussia have joined in certain demands with , reference to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein ; and , though they have not threatened to withdraw their representatives , their attitude is said to be very firm . Their firmness , however , is equalled by that of tho King of Djbnmakk , who . beiri £ like his brother of Inaples , the client of the Czar , asserts his independent prerogative , and awaits the result . Similar hesitation is observable in the policy of Prussia towards tho federated cantons . Prussia affirms her sovereign rights in Neufcliatel , and demands the pardon of the individuals implicated in the recent royalist outbreak . The Federal Government replies that it will take its own course with respect to offences committed within its own territory , and so tine affair rests until , on ono side or another , the representative men are > bold enough to take another step . At Con-• stautinople , the Soltan is embarrassed [ between the rival influences of England , Prance , and llussia—and the Principalities , j Bolgrad , the Isle of Serpents , and the final . evacuation of tho Ottoman territories , are
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 29, 1856, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29111856/page/9/
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