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December 31, 1853] THE LEADER. l25 t
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MISCELLANEOUS. We remark in the records ...
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The Reverend Edward Hartopp Cradock lias...
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flie splendid Christmas weather hns grea...
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Ti *'" " llims nro "' wor ' c . on tno m...
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The lato Mr. Pigott's library and manusc...
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Out of . 8,557,763 acres and 30 perches ...
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Tho number of murders in all parts of th...
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There were no fewer than eight fires in ...
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Saturday, December ."I. Tins Moniteur of...
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December 31, 1853] The Leader. L25 T
December 31 , 1853 ] THE LEADER . l 25 t
Miscellaneous. We Remark In The Records ...
MISCELLANEOUS . We remark in the records of the Court that the Duke and Duchess of Nemours , political refugees and fusionistB ; visited her Majesty on Monday . The next day the Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg , who had been staying at Windsor Castle since Saturday , left for Lisbon . The Queen , accompanied by Lord and Lady John Kussell , have witnessed Prince Albert , the Prince o Wales , and Prince Alfred skate in the Homepark . On Thursday , at the Privy Council held at Windsor , Parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from the 3 rd of January until Tuesday , the 31 st of January , 18 54 , and a proclamation was issued summoning Parliament to meet on that day " for the despatch of public business . "
The Reverend Edward Hartopp Cradock Lias...
The Reverend Edward Hartopp Cradock lias been elected Principal of Brazenose College , Oxford . Mr . Harington , son of the late Dr . Harington , has teen elected a student of Christchurch . Dr . Mill , regins professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge , and canon of Ely , died on Christmas-day . Dr . James Ginkrest , inspector-general of army hospitals , died on the same day . He was an old officer . His peninsula medal bad twelve clasps . Dr . Gillkrest is also known for his services during the visits of cholera . The Emperor of the French has ordered the sum of 700 francs to be paid by Messrs . Orsi and Almani , merchants in London , for the benefit of the Dreadnought Hospital establishment in the Thames ..
It is quite true that the original petition has been withdrawn , it is equally true that an amended one has been substituted , which prays not only for the unseating of Messrs . Horsfall and Liddell , but that a commission may sit in Liverpool for the purpose of inquiring generally into the practices which prevail here during Parliamentary contests . It prays , further , for the entire disfranchisement of the freemen of the borough . —Liverpool Times . Mr . O'Connell gives the following description of his unsuccessful opponents at Clonmel , comprising the League deputation , Messrs . Gray , Lucas , Duffy , and Moore : — "I have stepped into the vacancy that otherwise mighthave fceen attempted by a creature , or a co-conspirator of the newspaper-triumvirate of Dublin , who have taken upon themselves to rule the country , and lecture prelates , priests , and people upon their duties . '
" This ominous and heterogeneous conjunction of a ProtC 3 ' ant advocate of high Catholicity , an English teacher and expounder of . Irish rights and Irish feelings , and a Catholic plagiarist from the wild and half-heathen Carlyle , and panegyrist of the anti-Catholic Kossutb , the anti-Christian Mazzirii , and their Ked Republican and murderous abettors , decided that you , who were ever true to Ireland and her religion , required to be lectured upon your duty . Accordingly they invaded jour town to spread , as is their wont , and to the utmost of their deplorable ability , dissension , calumny , bitterness , and confusion !" " John Archbishop of Tuam" has sent a letter of sympathy to the " persecuted" Archbishop of Freiberg . A Government school of mines has been established in Cornwall .
Lord Palmerston has issued directions for the appointment of a lioman Catholic priest to her Majesty ' s prisons . His {> ay will be regulated upon an average of the number of Joman Catholic convicts , and not by the number of visits he may make . The Ranger of Hyde-park has recently caused fresh notices to be affixed to the various gates of the park , in lieu of the former ones , on the subject of the use to which the carriage drivus and rides are to be appropriated . The admission of hackney carriages of all kinds is prohibited , and v . o laden carts or other vehicles of the kind nra to be allowed to pass through the park . No horses ridden bystublemenand others , for the purpose of exercise only , are to be admitted for that ]> urpo * e .
Flie Splendid Christmas Weather Hns Grea...
flie splendid Christmas weather hns greatly exhilarated the denizens of London who can bear it . We have bad frost and imnvr throughout the week . The pieces of wntor in the "parks have been sufficiently frozen to admit of multitudes « iijt > ying the pleasures of skating and sliding . Early in the wee k , the more , adventurous spirits met with severe duckiiig . s , but no life was lost , owing to the great exertions of the ^ comen of the Iioya l Humane Society and the police . On Thursday , however , tlio ice was so thick in the . parks , tliat thousands engaged in inspiriting cxerciuo with perfect safety . Tho usual returns of the paupers in the metropolitan ¦ unions show a conaiderablo increase , chiefly in tho out-door poor , over last Christinas . Tlio customary beef , pudding , sweetmeats , and tobacco was served out to the paupers ou founhry .
A reformatory school has been in operation nour Gloucester for the last eighteen months . Twenty-tbrco boys have "ecu received ; four are failures , three have been provided * or , tlio rent are" under treatment . Tlio total coat of the school Ikls been 400 / . ; but deducting 170 / . for stock on tho land , ten acres , that cost is reduced to 2 H 0 L
Ti *'" " Llims Nro "' Wor ' C . On Tno M...
Ti *'" " llims nro "' ' . on tno mi 0 H "round Devonport . Jlioy linvo long been left incomplete .- it seems they will now i > o iinialitil . Tb « opening of tbo railway from Carmarthen to Ilaveriord \ voHt wji 3 celebrated with great pomn at tho latter town on Ihurwdjiy . l ' 1 bo London mnil of tho 4 th of February next will bo despatched to Australia by thu lionphortta nerow utenin-vessel , tne General Screw Steam Shipping Company having obtained tho contract for its conveyance . ' It Jiurt bcon decLiud that tlio n «« r atoam yncht for tbo Vfueen shall be built of th « following dimensions and ennnbi"tioj : —length of keol , 800 feet ; length on dock , Uo foot :
beam , 40 feet ; depth of hold , 22 feet ; diameter of paddlewheel , 30 feet 6 inches ; stroke of piston , 7 feet ; diameter of cylinder , 84 inches ; tonnage , 2340 . The revol . utibns . of the engines have been estimated at from 25 to 28 , which will y ield , it is calculated , a speed of from 15 to 1 G knots per hour . The engines are to be manufactured by Penn , upon the oscillating principle , ' but which , to obtain the speed calculated upon , must be worked upon the high-pressure gauge . They will occupy great space in the body of the vessel , and consequently allow of less ventilation and working room for the engineer's staff , and admit of the stowage of a less quantity of coals . The Cyclones , now loading in the London Docks , is to . sail next week , and will convey the requisite apparatus for the Royal Mint , about to be established at Sydney . The melting pots , and other necessary apparatus ,. which are stated to be of a new and improved kind , have been supplied by Messrs . Morgan and Eecs . —Daily News .
The Lato Mr. Pigott's Library And Manusc...
The lato Mr . Pigott's library and manuscripts—a collection which comprised some curious and rare books on the occult sciences , scavcejaceticc , jest books and songs , and other works in general literature— -has recently been disposed of under the hammer of Messrs . Sotheby and Wilkinson , of Wellington-street . Among some of the more curious , rare , and valuable articles , ° may be mentioned—Lot 35 , " Anderson's House of Yvery , " wanting some plates , 10 ? . 12 s . ; 300 , the " Marriage of Heaven and Hell , " by Blake , 41 . 16 s . ; 352 , ' Jerusalem , " by the same , 4 / . 16 s ; 595 , " Walpole ' s Hieroglyphic Tales , " of excessive rarity , six copies only having been printed , 71 . ; 653 , " Coryat's Crudities , " 81 . ; 702 , " Gould ' s Birds of Europe , " 751 . ; 846 , " Harington's Metamorphoses of Ajax , " 4 ? . 5 s . ; 884 , " Heydon's Theomagia , "
4 . 1 . 19 s . ; 1011 , " Hoares Monastic remains , privately printed , 71 . 10 s . ; 1056 , " Merry Jests , " Eld , 1617 , 6 / . ; 1057 , "A Banquet of Jests , " Royston , 1657 , 61 . 8 s . 6 d . ; 1357 , a collection of early newspapers from 1645 to 1665 , 17 ? . ; 1737 , Charles the First ' s copy of the " Annals of Tacitus , " 5 / . ; 2014 , <; Vicar ' s Jehovah-Jirab , " 91 . 15 s . ; 2033 , Dr . Dee " s far-famed Speculum , 13 Z . ; 2034 , the " Magic Crystal" of the same great astrologer , 151 . 10 s . The manuscripts contained—Lot 2040 , "A Brief Chronicle from the Entering of Brutns to 1595 , " 11 / . 5 s . ; 2042 , " Seyer ' s Collection Tor his History of Bristol , " 20 / . ; 2044 , Byron ' s original manuscripts of the " Curse of _ Minerva , " 221 . 10 s . ; 2045 , "A Fragment , " by Chatterton , 6 / . ; 2082 , " Heraldic Collections for Somers etshire , " 21 J . The lots generally brought very high prices , after much spirited competition .
Out Of . 8,557,763 Acres And 30 Perches ...
Out of . 8 , 557 , 763 acres and 30 perches of land in the various parishes of the several counties in . England , 61 , 496 acres 3 roods and 23 perches are occupied by railways , whilst in . Wales , out of 639 , 427 acres 2 roods and 18 perches , 3550 acres and 23 perches are occupied by railways . Mr . Oliveira seems to have met with success in France in pushing his inquiries as to the / practicability of an adequate supply being available for the increased demand were the wine duties reduced . The present annual produce of France is stated at 900 , 000 , 000 gallons , while the capacity to increase is virtually illimitable . Under these circumstances , Mr . Oliveira observes , " Our present consumption from all countries being six millions of gallons , if it were in four years to increase tenfold , which is not * it all improbable , producing with a Is . duty a revenue of 3 , 000 , 1100 / ., we should require sixty millions of gallons , which France alone , to say nothing of Portugal and Spain , would supply without
any effort whatever . " The Bey of Tunis , who hns the reputation-of being one of the four best chess players in tho world , lv . is challenged the Chess Club of tho Passage Jouffroy , Paris , to a rubber game for 1000 / . sterling . The first game has already bogun . The club drew the first move : The progress which chromo-lithography and nature printing has mado since the year 1851 , and the marked attention which has been recently called to tho latter , in consequence of the successful efforts of tho Imperial Printing-office at Vienna , have induced the Council of tbo Society of Arts to bring together a collection of rsjeent . specimens . It is understood that upwards of fifty specimens of nature printing from Vienna , of every variety—rbotanical , geological , entomological—will bo . shown , and also some of tho earlier productions ( as far back as 1847 ) of Dr . Ferguson Branson , of Sheffield , to whom , it is believed , the invention is due .
Mrs . Bloomer and The Lily havo emigrated to Mount Vernoii , Oliio . In t !; e last number of her journal , who says : — " Ourhnsband having purchased an interest in The Western Home Visitor , published at Vernon , Ohio , and determined upon removing to that placo forthwith , we , as a trim and faithful wife , are bound to Hay in tins language of Ruth —' where tbou gocst 1 will go ; ' and so , before . ( mother number of The Lilif roaches its subscribers we shall , if all is well , liavo settled in our western homi \ " —New 1 ' ork Tribune .
Tho Number Of Murders In All Parts Of Th...
Tho number of murders in all parts of tho country excitoa some attention . Lust week , a in in named Evans , cut . tho the throat of a woman named Wilford , with whom ho was living , in order to prevent hor from giving evidenco against him on account of his brutality . A woman named Cunningham wiw shot while sitting at ; her loom , in tho parish of Bei'Ji , Scotland . Tho investigation before tho coroner into tbo murder at York was concluded on Saturday evenin » at York . Tho jury returned a verdict of * ' wilful murder " against Isabella Campbell and Caroliuo Nicholson . Tho coroner then bound over the witnesses to appear and
give evidenco , and issued bis warrant for the committal of Campbell and Nicholson to York Caatlo for trial at tho Spring Assiz « a . Ah inquest has been held on tho naked and brnis . d body of a boy found at East Acton ; and thu ovidenco indicate !) both criuio and mystery . The body has been identiiied an that of Jtiuhnrd Modhurwt , tho ( son of a hon >(; haii-cutter . Ho was lust Been alivo hoimo hcvi n weeks ago . Then ho wan induced to get up into a pony chaiae-cart , driven by a tall man , with n full face , and wearing a fu .-ttiun coat . Mr . Thomas Francis , aurgoon , Acton , said tluit he saw tho body
on Monday , the 19 th , when it had the appearance of having been covered with a quantity of ointment . The hands and feet seemed as if they had been tied with chord . The body was extremely emaciated , and there were sores all over it . There were also several scratches , as if done by some pronged instrument like a fork . There was a bruise ori the bridge of the nose , and the right eye was . black , swollen , and filled with echymosed blood . There was no food in the stomach or large intestines , and there were some dark spots on the mucous membrane . On the back and hips were sores as if from lying for some time in one position . On opening the brain , he found congestion of the vessels , and on opening the chest , he discovered the left lung to be very extensively diseased . The inquest was adjourned in order that further evidence might be collected ; and that the coroner might ask the . Home Secretary to ofter a reward for the apprehensionof the murderer .
For no apparent reason a man named Heas , on Satumayr first attempted to murder his -wife , and then committed suicide . The poor woman had recently been confine J . Heaa taunted her about her child . On Saturday , taking' her mother out , he lost her in the streets , ran home and stabbed bis wife in bed with her infant at the breast . The wounds she . ' parried partly witli her arm , screaming murder , and rushing from the " room . Heas stuck himself through the carotid artery . No fewer than five bodies of infants have been found concealed behind brickwork in a cottage at Ditching , Essex . For some years the cottage has been tenanted by a labourer n : imcd
Gatland and his daughter , the mother of two living illegitimate children . A judicial investigation is in pro ^ ress . ^ Game-preserving conflicts are common just now . _ . There was one on Sunday night in the preserves of Mr . Lewis Buck , M . P . for Devon . Fortunately , it was not fatal . Two poachers were captured . Lieutenant-Colonel L & yavd , in a fit of temporary derangement , cut his throat in seven places . He was staying at Pahnerstown ; Mrs . Layard . had left him for a minute ; when she returned she saw him gashing at his throat ! He soon died . Mr . Layard was formerly Member for Carlow , and was well known in political circles for Ms lively spoeches and adherence to Liberal principles .
Mr . James Hurst , solicitor , cut his throat on Monday ; cause , lowness of spirits . Some mean fellows have , robbed the ornamental . water m St . James's Park of three white and one black sw 2 ns .
There Were No Fewer Than Eight Fires In ...
There were no fewer than eight fires in the metropolis on Tuesday night . Another ' serious fire occurred in Great Winchcs ' cr-strcft , City , on Thursday . It destroyed the house and property of Mr . Burgin , upholsterer , and damaged the surrounding houses . There were nlso four other fires . The Royal Paper Mills at Esher , Surrey , were burnt down on Friday week . It was a very large building , full of windows ; and the flames darting out at these apertures , sn-i curling upward , leaping from place to place , and overpowering the water from the numerous engines on the spot , formed a magnificent though terrific spectacle . About 250 j-ordor . j are thus thrown out of employment .
There lias been a terrific conflagration at New York , which consumed the large publishing establishment of Harper , Brothers , and fifteen other buildings . The loss i . s estimated at 200 , 000 / . * 'VhcPrince , a Dublin steamer , saw , on Wednesday , . 'i . ship in a strange state . Presently tho captain saw a flag of distress . Steaming up , they found about twenty persons ^ ' ^ vting in the ice-cold water on ' spars and pieces of woo : ! . The sea ran high ; the c ; ipt : un lowered his boats , but the s ? : unen would not venture in ' o them 1 A fishing-smack came up , and with a little skiff saved six . The rest ¦ . perished ; tho crew of the steamer looking on—the captain running about
weeping . Thcro have been heavy snow storms in divers parts of the country , and the winter has fairly set in with u seasonably rigour . " . . Great mortality bus occurred of lato in emigrant slujis going from Liverpool to New York . During Novcnibri : there wcro no fewer than 1141 deaths in 13 , 702 pa . sfcng ^ ra . A brewer at Sclby has been drowned in a vat of ale . There is" a story in one of tho Irish papers of a marriage between two sisters , to cover tlio sbnmu of one . They wore united , it is said , in the name of tho . sweetheart , to whom tho lady bad permitted too great an intimacy . JJufc the story reads like a hoax .
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Saturday, December ."I. Tins Moniteur Of...
Saturday , December . "I . Tins Moniteur of yesterday announces that , according to the latest advices from Constantinople , the JOivan whs in perfect harmony with tho representatives of France , England , Austria , and 1 ' mssia , as to the conditions on which the Porte could with honour concur in the re-establi . shniont of ponce .
The intelligence of the acceptance by the Porto of tho Note of the Vienna Conference i . s confirmed by despatches received in Paris on Wednesday nt the Foreign-office . Turkey has accepted the propositions of tho allies ; but of the intentions of Kussia nothing certain is lenown—certainly not by tho French Government . Tho only Power that is believed to be deep in tho confidence of tho Czar , and to bo cognizant of tho manner in which he will receive these advances , ia Austria—and AiiBtrin is wilent .
It in important to remember that tho orders to the combined ileeta to enter tho Black Sea were despatched ( if they were despatched ) no sooner than
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 31, 1853, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31121853/page/9/
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