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Hay 31, 1856.] THE LEADE R, 516
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EPSOM RACES. This grand annual festival ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Court.—The Queen visi...
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The Metropolitan Southern Main Drainage ...
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STATK OK TRADE. This trade rcportH from ...
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A Romance Of Thk S«A.—William Lewis, A S...
according to the station-house book , " loitered about London-bridge -with intent to commit suicide , and with baring assisted a woman unknown to drown herself . " Frederick Qlll , lamplighter , said : " About twenty minutes post three o ' clock this morning , I was turning off the gaslamps on London-bridge , and I saw a girl on the Soathwark side of the bridge alone . I passed her , and , in about five minutes afterwards , on returning over the bridge towards the City , I saw the same girl standing outside on the ledge below the railing , and the prisoner was standing on the seat of the recess , holding her by the wrist . He said to her , ' Jump in , ' and let go her wrist , and added , ' Go on , and I'll follow you . ' She directly jumped from the bridge into the water . He then said , * Aly God ! 1 did not think she'd do it . ' He still stood there , and I went up to him , and said to him , * You vagabond ! you vagabond ! yon ought to be ashamed of yourself . You have murdered that girl !' He made no answer . I saw the girl floating along the water , and heard her cry out , ' Save me—help ! ' I
hallooed out as loud as I could , but she sank before the boats got up to her . There was a man lying in the recess , apparently asleep , and he said that he had seen the occurrence . When I first saw the girl , she walked as if she was not sober . The prisoner appeared excited , as if he had been drinking , but was not intoxicated . I saw a policeman take him into custody . " This evidence having been confirmed by that of other witnesses , the prisoner was remanded .
Hay 31, 1856.] The Leade R, 516
Hay 31 , 1856 . ] THE LEADE R , 516
Epsom Races. This Grand Annual Festival ...
EPSOM RACES . This grand annual festival opened on Wednesday . The weather varied , being alternately sunshiny and cloudy ; and every now and then heavy showers descended , and drove the pleasure-seekers under such shelter as they eould extemporize . The attendance , however , was very large . Prince Albert and Prince Frederick William of Prussia were present ; and the aristocracy mustered in force . Likewise , . the democracy , as on all such occasions ; and also the " snobs" and the " roughs . " The well-known incidents of the road and the course were not wanting ; and if the gay young 'prentices , who on that day made their first appearance " outside of a horse , " derived no great gratification from their equestrian experience , but returned to their homes with some « rvr «> T ><> R « i in thpir rATnTnisronpps . thev certainlv vielded
great entertainment to the pitiless wags who looked on , rejoicing . The road , as usual , was crowded , noisy , and dusty ; the race-ground bright and animated , and the contests full of spirit . THE RACE FOR THE DERBY . " Before the horses were called to the post by Mr . Hibburd ( say the daily papers ) , they mustered at a short distance beyond the winning-chair , and , after a brief pause , they proceeded past the Grand Stand and all the way down the straight . The 6 ight was remarkably interesting . They then cantered back , and were walked through the paddock to prepare for the start . Every movement was watched by the immense masses of spectators with intense anxiety . When the line was first formed , the competitors were thrown into disorder by a mounted policeman , who rode directly in front of them . At the second attempt the flags were lowered , and the twenty-four horses started in compact order . " The first to show prominently in the front was Ihe Coroner ; behind him was Aleppo , beading a ruck which comprised Fazzoletto , Vandenneulin , Cannobie , Artillery , Wentworth , Bird-in-Hand , Aatrologus , Bay Hilton , and Ellington , who were clustering well together in nearly the order named . Half way up the distance , Vandenneulin tired , and Ellington came out , with Yell _ . x _* __ » a . : a . „ „ , 1 ntVn » ft ¦ wryrxai- O"VP 1 t . lllC TJ 1 C 6
JUW tPttClt in J 1 UL jJUiauix , nuu , an «« ' a «* v- ^ w ~ - o in , beat him easily by a length , half a length separating tho second from the third , and a length tho third from tho fourth ; Vandermeulin was fifth , and Aleppo sixth . Wentworth was forward in the next lot . In the extreme rear were Cotswold , Newington , Mr . Verdant Green , Astrologus , and the Prince . Artillery was last but one , and Wandering Willie absolutely last . " The results of the other races we may chronicle atiil more briefly . —Tho Ei-som Town Pi . atk ( handicap ) of fifty sovfl ., for all ages , was won by Mr . Molhsh s Weathercock ( five years ) . The Uicntinck Pi ^ vte ( handicap ) of fifty bovh ., for all ages , was won by Mr . Hargent ' s Rip Van Winkle ( three years ) . The 1 m > som Cur of one hundred sovs ., added to a sweopatakes often sovb . each , was won by Lord Chesterfield ' s 'lypeo . Ihe Duuoanb Stakks , of live bovh . each , with thirty added , was won by Mr . l > awson's Bobby 13 . On Thursday , tho attendance was but scanty , owing to th « irr « ii ± « r attraction in town . Tho races were— 1 lie
Epsom Four Ykah Om > Staki . h , won by Sir C . » ck « ( Vandal ; the Two Yisak < ii . i » Stakich , won by Mr . J . 8 . Douglaa ' . s Tournament ; Huh Majiotvh Iiatk , won by Mr . H . Way ' s Comedy ; tho Gkaku Stand Platb , won by Mr . Harnards Sirocco ; the bmxiNO Stakks , won by Mr . Evan's Kar-Drop ; and the ( , o » - BAMPlatic ( handicap ) won by Mr . 11 . Lanes Huniboldt .
Miscellaneous. The Court.—The Queen Visi...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The Queen visited the Turkish Ambassador ' s house in Bryanstone-square on Tuesday evening , where , after receiving the members of the corps diplomatique , she damned with his Excellency , Prince Albert taking the hand of Madame Musurus . A guard of honour was stationed in front of the embassy , which was brilliantly illuminated and decorated . Her Majesty denoiw-n /? after atnirfnc about two hours and a half . The
Queen held a drawing-room on Thursday at St . James ' s Palace ; in commemoration of her birthday and of the conclusion of peace .
The Metropolitan Southern Main Drainage ...
The Metropolitan Southern Main Drainage Scheme . — The Metropolitan Board of Works , on Monday , arrived at a decision , after a protracted discussion which had lasted five or six days , first in committee with closed doors , and then in open meeting , on the scheme for carrying out the main drainage on the south side of the Thames , recently propounded to them by Mr . Bazalgette , their engineer . The motion of Mr . Carpmael , approving the scheme , was eventually carried on a division by 22 against 7 . Several amendments , having reference to the place of outfall into the Thames , including one of Major Lyon , the object of which was to fix it seven miles further down the river than Plumstead , the point selected by the engineer , were lost en a show of hands . Siiaksi-eakiaxa . —An interesting assemblage of books connected with the Shakspearian literature , forming a small portion of Mr . llalliwell ' a collection , and those used for the first five volumes of his folio edition of " Shnkspeare , " was disposed of on Friday week by Messrs . Sotheby and Wilkinson , of Wellington-street . There was great competition for the more curious nrtirlps .
denied the truth of an assertion by Mr . Crampton , contained in the annexed passage , from a letter written by the English Minister : — " Mr . Clayton was informed by Sir Henry Bulwer , before the treaty of 1850 was signed , that Ruatan was dejure and de facto a British possession , and Mr . Clayton has on various occasions since , in conversation with me , stated that he considered Ruatan a British possession as much as Jamaica , or any other British West India island . " A despatch from Washington , of the 15 th inst ., states that Secretary Marcy sent for M . Marcoletta , the Minister from Nicaragua , and informed him of the determination of the Administration to receive the Padre Vizil as the Minister from the new Government of Nicaragua . M . Marcoletta entered his solemn protest against the proceeding . Another despatch states that the President would send a message to Congress on the 16 th , announcing the recognition of the Walker Government , and giving bis reasons for that S lumtuee-court , HoLBOEK .-Dr . Lethcby , the City medical officer , has presented a long report to the Commission of Sewers , calling attention to the filthy and revoltincr condition of Plumtree-court , extending from Shoe-lane to within a few yards of Farringdon-street . He concludes by suggesting certain curative measures :- — "As nearly all the houses in Plumtree-court strictly come within the meaning of the term lodging-houses I i i *~ w . nmni < -n < i tlidt . thev be at once snbjectca
India . —There ia almost a complete dearth of news by the last mails from India . A succession of shocks of earthquake took place over nearly the whole of the Punjaub on the 6 th and 7 th of April . Casual storms arc beginning to appear , in anticipation of the south-west monsoon . Heavy rain has fallen all over Lower Bengal . The fanatio Moplaha of Malabar ( Mahometans of Arab descent ) have given some trouble , and killed a few of " the infidels . " With this slight exception , profound peace prevails throughout the whole of India . The King of Oude , at the last advices , had got as far as Benares on his way to England , in quest of redress for his alleged wrongs . Ali Moorad , chief of Khyrpore , was lately at Bombay , also bound for London , to complain of grievances . General Sir James Outram had been suffering so much from indisposition that he was about to start on . a six months' leave of absence to Europe . Australia . —The gold shipped up to the 29 th of February—i . e . for the first two months of this yearamounts to 630 , 899 oz . ; value , 2 , 123 , 5967 . Hitherto
we have been dealing with the official accounts ; but there is good reason to believe that a considerable quantity of gold finds its way out of the colony without finding its way into the collectors' books . A large seizure of 2000 ounces has just been made , and the way it chanced was this : —It appeared from returns collected by Mr . Kuhle that some 6000 or 7000 ounces had been exported from Hobart Town , whereas our exports to Hobart Town appeared all the while almost nominal . This put the Custom-house people on the qui vive , and they found the gold concealed in a package of other goods shipped by a Jew house of Melbourne and Hobart Town . The Commissioner of Trade and Customs affects to ignore the existence of smuggling ; but I believe a considerable quantity goes over the border to Sydney , where it is coined into Australian sovereigns . —Times Australian Correspondent . America . —Mr . Herbert , member of Congress from California , has shot a waiter at a hotel in Washington , and has been bailed out of custody for the paltry sum of 2000 ? . Great indignation has been expressed at this ; and also at the fact of the Minister of the Netherlands , who was present during the affray , and who has repeatedly and publicly declared the killing to have been a case of deliberate murder , not coming forward to give evidence . Mr . Clayton , in the Washington Senate , has
Crystal Palace Flower Snow . —The first of a scries of floral fetes was given at the Crystal Palace last Saturday . It will be within the recollection ot our readers that a similar exhibition a year ago was attended with great success . The show this year was to the full as triumphant a specimen of the gardener's art ; and the attendance was most brilliant . There was also a show of fruitn . The sum of 1000 / . was distributed m rewards to competitor . " . „ ,. - Genichal Wihjams at St . Petersruro . — Iho festivities of this week ( says a writer from St . Petersburg on the 17 th instant , who . se letter appears m Le Nortl ) were closed by a ball given by the Princess Youssoupoff . The Emperor was prevented by slight indisposition from being present . General William * was one of the lions of the niKht . A valiant and brave Russian soldierlike the English General would no doubt have been well received in England , but it is permitted to question whehor the principal ladles of the Eng lish aristocracy 1 ... . 1 .:.. 1 ... 11 i .,.,, / . / . nnuiwi flu > General lone ai ima —
„ to the rules and regulations of common lodging-houses , and that not more than two persons over fourteen years of age , if of different sexes , shall inhabit any one room at the same time . I have further to recommend that all the dwelling-houses throughout the court be put into repair , and bo cleansed and limewashed throughout . These suggestion * were unanimously ordered to I > e adopted and acted upon to tho fullest extent . Tin' Local I > uk . s uton Siiiim'ino Committkic met acrnin on Monday , under the presidency of Mr . Lowe . Several witness * were examined , all of whom denounced the oppressive character of the dues levied by the > town of Liverpool . One of them ( Mr . Livcsey ) BaiU he believed these due * wore claimed under a grant from Onarles I ., and ho thought it would have been a good thing if he had never reigned at all . Such a momtoodg as this toll ought never to have been granted . The dues wore entre ? yV .. t on tho town of Liverpool ; and witness knew they had built seven churches and kept witness Km" II ? « iw . on town dueu . in iivciui
would , au was ( •«» ., .. «»~~ - - - to be presented to them , and have shown him such deep interest . General Williams has a fine head , and wears his uniform well ; but General N « y ; «« oven more remarked , Kussian sympathies for Franco being greater than any that England can inspire . Tino Fhwt IJkitisii Merchant Stisamkk ai s > i . l »| .-Ti'KHiiuiMi .- The drat British merchant Hti-amer that iZL tho Neva beyond Cronsta . U ( where His usual for such vessels to discharge th « . r cur ^ oesito lighters ) is tho Spurn , 700 tons bun <» , wl" « ' lT ~ rivcl at St . Petersburg , and b dbchargmg her cu . o there .
seven " parsons - p » " " The committee adjourned till Monday next . Dinner to tiik Juiw . kh at tiik Mansion Hotjhk .-Tho lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , on Wednesday ovoniitf ontcrtai . n d Lord Campbell and the other ? u 5 L " 'h at a banquet at the Mansion House . In the ioir ' o <» f his afl . ' -dinner speech , the Lord Mayor com-; Zont « l tho Lord Chief Justice on tho manne . ^ ln hsr ^^^ rr ^^ :, ^ . ;^<' S » » : r & t » : ! ., * ¦ ¦
Statk Ok Trade. This Trade Rcporth From ...
STATK OK TRADE . This trade rcportH from the provincial towns lor tlio week ending last Saturday present no alteration . At Manchester , thcro has been a slight decline m prices ,
corresponding with the movement in cotton . From Birmingham , the iron markets are stated to be steady , although the orders consequent upon a return to peace have not yet realized expectations . The general occupations of the place are gradually improving . At Nottingham , the extent of operations has been partially checked by the weather ; but a large business has been transacted both in hosiery and lace at full quotations , the foreign demand being extremely good . In the woollen districts , prices are fairly upheld , stocks being moderate ; and the Irish linen markets maintain an animated appearance . —Times . The Board of Trade Returns for the past month were issued on Tuesday morning , and again present remarkable evidences of the general activity of trade . Compared with the month of April last year , there has been an increase of 1 , 338 , 962 / . in the declared value of our shipments , and the improvement has been spiead over all the principal branches of manufacture . Woollen goods have participated in it to the greatest degree , but
those of cotton , linen , and silk , are also on the favourable side . For yarns there has been less demand . The increase in the exportation of metals has been extremely large , and also in those articles which are most affected by the state of the Australian and other colonial markets—namely , haberdashery , hardware , and saddlery . With regard to imported commodities there has been a considerable increase in grain and flour . Of coffee , the receipts have been large , but the consumption shows a slight falling off . Tea and sugar show a large decrease both in arrivals and consumption . Of spirits and wines , also , the importation has been limited , but the quantity of the latter taken into use presents an augmentation . Of cocoa , spices , and tobacco the arrivals have been ample . —Idem .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 31, 1856, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31051856/page/11/
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