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416 THIS, LEADE &. [No. 423, May 1,1858 ...
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ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. A fire brok...
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STATE OF TRADE. Dulness yet reigns supre...
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CRIMINAL RECORD. Straw,! k Cask ok Swwdm...
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GATHERINGS FROM THE LAW AND POLICE COURT...
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moment -when Piedmont applied to the French Republic for aid against Austria , it ( Piedmont ) refused to afford the Hungarians an active co-operation against tlie common enemy , thus forgetting that ' the cause supported by the Hungarians against Austria and the Italian cause itself were necessarily indivisible . ' At that period , the letter Bays , Guerazzi , who governed Tuscany , had offered a corps of 10 , 000 men , formed from the inhabitants of that country and of the Roman States . General
Dembinski proposed to General Chrzanowski to incorporate these 10 , 000 recruits with his army , and to send in exchange 10 , 000 of his troops to effect a descent at Fiume , and march thence to trie help of the Hungarians ; but the other refused , declaring that he could not detach sucli a force from his army , already scarcely sufficient for himself . 'I regret , ' observes General Dembinski , ' not to have communicated my project to King Charles Albert himself , for his chivalrous soul would have comprehended the grandeur of my idea . ' "
ITALY . The Chamber of Deputies closed , on the 23 rd ult ., the general discussion on the Deforesta Bill , which was admitted in . principle by 129 votes to 29 . The discussion on the articles was adjourned to the next day . —In addressing the Assembly with respect to the press , Count Cavour said : — "Do you believe this new law will be fatal to liberty ? The juries , better composed , will be able to remedy certain inconveniences , to render part of the press a little raoTe civil , to compel it to adopt less brutal forms , if I may be permitted to say so ; but that those juries , chosen from among the people , can wound the liberty of the press , I do not believe . If I were convinced that the law of 1852 , that this one , were really an offence to our liberty , I would say , ' Let tlie alliance go to the wall ; but let us maintain liberty . ' "
The Sardinian Government has issued a circular to all it 3 agents at foreign Courts , embodying the arguments advanced in reply to the Neapolitan despatch , and dwelling more particularly upon that part of the Neapolitan document which refers to the case of the Stromboli in 1848 . It denies any similarity between the two cases . As regards the captain of the Cagliari making for Naples , the circular says : — " In the resolution taken to steer for Naples , the captain only obeyed the orders imposed by the Sardinian regulations ( Law of 13 th January , 1827 ) , which orders the captain of any vessel on board of which an act of insubordination has occurred , to make a report to the consul of the King at the first port he touches . " The Roman Government has just adopted , energetic measures on the subject of the affair of Velletri . Four priests of that town have been arrested and sent to
prison . HOLLAND . It is said to be definitively settled that the King of Holland is to be the arbiter between Sardinia and Naples in the Cagliari dispute .
SWITZERLAND . A general election took place on the 18 tli ult . in the canton of Neufchatel , for the nomination of the Constituent Assembly , which is to proceed to tlie revision of the cantonal constitution . Out of 104 deputies , the Radicals have 56 , the Independents 22 , tlie Conservatives ( old Royalists ) 10 , while 9 are uncertain . Seven of the elections are hot yet terminated . TURKEY . The Porte has addressed to the Viceroy of Egypt a despatch , in which it reproaches him for having written a letter favourable to the cutting of the Isthmus of Suez , and orders him to cease from steps of that character .
OKRMANY . The immense emigration from Germany which has gone on for some years past has alarmed the Governments of the various States . They are said to have agreed upon certain measures for checking tho movement , among -which is tho prohibition of male emigration until the emigrants have fully satisfied the military laws of the country . " It is estimated , " says the Iu < Ujicndance Beige , that within the last tea years a hundred millions of money have been taken over to America by emigrants . It is therefore intended to strike with a high rate tho capital destined to be sent abroad for tlie advancement of emigration . Tho authorities will receive tho order to exorcise a strict surveillance—to know beforehand in tho provinces , where emigration is most in favour , the use the inhabitants intend to make of tlio money arising from the realization of their patrimony . "
KU 8 SIA . An Imperial ukase establishes a tax of five kopecks on each rubloworth of goods exported or imported from ot ^ into RuHsia . The revenue thus accruing is to be applied for tho building of cvstom-houscH on tho railways . Sugar , -whether raw or refined , is alone exempted from tins tax . Up to tho present timo , all schools for young ladies in Bnssia have been bourdiupj-Mchoolft , placed under Government control , and subjected to a aperies of military rules . A day school , however , has just been established under tho patronage of tho Kmperor . Thirty more Polish exiles luivc ju . st been recalled from Siberia .
. spais . The British residents at Gibraltar and Malaga have transmitted to Lord Howden very complimentary addresses , expressing their deep regret at losing him . PRUSSIA . The ordinary session of the Prussian Chambers closed at Berlin on the 27 th ult . The Upper Chamber on the previous day adopted by 89 votes against 40 the law imposing a duty on beetroot sugar .
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Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Fire Brok...
ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A fire broke out last Sunday morning on the premises of a greengrocer and fruiterer- in King-street , Hammersmith . It commenced in the lofts over the stables , and speedily ignited a quantity of straw , hay , & c . Mr . Gale , tlie occupier of the premises , was encircled by the flames , and was so terribly burnt that lie died shortly after being removed to the infirmary . The down mail-train from Normanton to York , last Sunday morning , ran over a couple of horses Avhich had strayed on to the line . One was knocked into a ditch ; the other was ground to pieces . The driver had observed two dark objects ahead , while going at the rate of forty miles an hour : lie immedintely shut oft * his steam , but to no avail . The cbncussioa was so severe that the two carriages next the engine were thrown off the rails , and dragged tv distance of about three hundred yards . The train was delayed forty minutes , and some consternation ¦ was created at York , when it arrived there , by the engine being found to be covered with blood , pieces of flesh , and hair .
State Of Trade. Dulness Yet Reigns Supre...
STATE OF TRADE . Dulness yet reigns supreme in many of the great manufacturing towns ; but there are decided symptoms of improvement at Leeds , Halifax , Huddersne d , and Norwich . The differences between the iron masters and coal proprietors and their men , which have recentlycreated much uneasiness in South Staffordshire , have been settled , the colliers and puddlers returing to work at the reduced scale of wages proposed by the employers . A communication from Sheffield says : — " There have been two local failui-es during the week ( ending last Saturday ) . Mr . Thomas Pishbourne , iron and steel merchant , called a meeting of his creditors on Monday , when a statement of his affairs was submitted , showing
liabilities to the amount of 41 G < 5 £ , but of that amount 7367 . is owing to the Sheffield and Hallamshire bank , ivho hold ample security ; towards the payment of the 3440 / . unsecured debts he had assets estimated at 2295 / . The difficulties of Mr . Fisbourne were said to have been on account of losses to the amount of 1200 / . which lie had sustained from failures arising out of the monetary panic of last November . The meeting , in consequence of the absence of trie largest creditor , was adjourned to Friday , and it was then agreed to wind up under an assignment for the benefit of creditors . The other failure is that of
Messrs . Eutterley and Hobson , sickle manufacturers . Their liabilities amount to 1300 ? ., and their assets were estimated at 1000 / . It was arranged that tho assets should bo realized under an assignment . " Tho Town Council of Norwich have adopted a petition to the House of Commons with reference to tho bankruptcy and insolvency lavs , in which they propose—" That the county court judges , or resident depxities duly appointed by them for that especial purpose , should have jurisdiction in cases of bankruptcy and insolvency , particularly ¦ where no district court of bankruptcy at present exists " —which is the case at Norwich .
An important meeting in the matter of winding up the London and Eastern Hanking Company was held last Saturday at the chambers of Vice-ChancellorWood , before Mr . Leman , his chief clerk , to proceed to make a call on all tho shareholders in Class A , being the holders of shares at the date of the winding-up order , and also on those included in Class C , being shareholders who had transferred their shares within three years prior to the date of such order , tho amount of call proposed to bo made being at the rate of 50 / . per share . The , Chief Cleric ordered a discharge of the call in respect of Class C ; but a call was made on Class A , and declared payable on the 31 st of May . lho Hoard of Trade
returns for the month and quarter ending on the 31 st of March were published at tho close of last -week . The total declared value of tho exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures ( compared with the twoprecedingyeurs ) was—For the month : 1850 , 9 , 448 , 570 / . ; 1857 , 10 , 466 . 348 / . } 1858 , 9 , 000 , 274 / . For tho quarter : 1850 , 25 , 149 , 103 ; 1857 , 28 , 827 , 493 ; 1858 , 23 , 510 , 290 / . An adjudication in bankruptcy has been made against Messrs . Kail and Roberts , merchants , of No . » , Koodlanc , and of Prince Edward ' s Island . The act of bankruptcy is a doelnratiou of insolvency . Tho amount of liabilities hns not transpired . The asHCtn nro yiiid to be chiefly in I'rinco Edward ' s Maud .
Criminal Record. Straw,! K Cask Ok Swwdm...
CRIMINAL RECORD . Straw , ! k Cask ok Swwdmncj , —A fow clflys ago , n woman went to tlie shop of Messrs . Hunt and Roskell , jewellers , Uond-strect , and ordered Home bracelets , broodies , ring . s , &<• ., to be scut to a Mi . s . Campbell , at
14 , Radnor-place , Paddington . A case containing these articles , to the value of 2000 / ., was accordingly sent , under the care of two assistants , to the place indicated which was reached about nine o ' clock in the evening . The door was opened by the woman , who showed the assistant carrying the case into the drawing-room , the other man remaining outside . She then asked the one in the drawing-room to let her take the jewellery up to her mistress ; but he - would only allow her to take a diamond bracelet , valued at 250 / . As she did not return quickly , the young man endeavoured to leave the
room , but found the door fastened . The shutters were also secured in such a , " way that he could not open them . The fire-irons had been moved from the room , and there were no means of forcing a way out . In endeavouring to effect this , the young man broke his right forefing er ; but at length he succeeded in giving an alarm , and was liberated . His fellow-assistant then told him that a woman had shortly before left the house , but had not aroused his suspicion . Of course , the bracelet had disappeared . The same woman has swindled several other tradesmen ; but the police are now looking after her .
Execution of Lani . — -Giovanni Lain " , the Italian who murdered Heloise Thaubin , in Arundel-place , Haymarket , was hanged on Monday morning . Endeavours had been made , as usual in these cases , to obtain a commutation of the punishment , but they failed . Lani was attended , during the last few days of his life , by * Roman Catholic priests . On the night preceding his execution , he slept soundly , and eat the -whole of his breakfast on the following morning with a good appetite . When , however , tbe ministers of death entered his cell , he appeared to be in a most dejected state . He cried and sobbed piteously ; appeared scarcely able to support himself ; and shuddered visibly as the prison bell began to toll . It was necessary to assist him up the steps of the scaffold ; but , notwithstanding his physical depression , he struggled for a minute or so after the drop fell
The crowd that assembled was far greater than usual of late ; and several -women of pleasure from the neighbourhood of the Hay market were seated at some of the windows in the Old Bailey . As soon as Lani appeared in sight , the mob raised a horrible yell , which continued until the execution was completed . "We noticed last week a so-called confession of Lani ' s , to the effect that the woman robbed him ; that a struggle ensued ; that he killed her without intending to do so ; and that he took her jewels away with him , as a kind of indemnification . This document has been published in full , and appears to have been the basis of the efforts for a commutation of sentence ; but , at the foot of the scaffold , Lani admitted that he went home with the woman with the intention of robbing her , and that he resorted to strangulation in order to effect that purpose .
Wi'UDKR iiy a Maniac . —Henry Bloomfield , a labourer living at a lonely cottage about half a mile from the gates of Lyme Park , Cheshire , has murdered his ¦ wife with a hatchet , in a fit of insanity . The man has been constantly out of his mind before ; "but the wife felt confident of her ability to manage him . Religious fanaticism seems to have prompted the act . The coroner ' s inquest has terminated in a verdict of Wilful Murder . Dkatii of the Auscondino Nottingham Bankrupt . —Intelligence reached Nottingham last Saturday of the death of Mr . Baxter , who absconded from that town last May , to New York , United States , leaving liabilities to the amount of 23 , 000 / . behind him , which resulted in the ruin of several respectable families with wliom he had been doing business .
Gatherings From The Law And Police Court...
GATHERINGS FROM THE LAW AND POLICE COURTS . A cask of importance to coffee-shop keepers was decided in tho Court of Queen ' s Uench last Saturday . The keeper of a house in Liverpool appealed on a point of law arising out of a local act for the regulation of the town mentioned . He had been summoned before the magistrates for having allowed womon of bad character to meet together and remain in his house ; and he contended that , as they were not behaving improperly , but had only come into the house for refreshment , ho had not violated tho act . Lord Campbell , Mr . Justice Erie , and Mr . Justice Crompton were of this opinion , and sc the case ended .
An action has been brought in tho Bail Court of the Court of Queen ' s Bench , to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff , an aged widow , named Smith , residing in Camberwcll . She stepped , otf the kerbstone into the road just us a cart , driven by a servant of the defendant , was passing ; and she was at once knocked down , and a good deal hurt . No blame seems to bo attributable to tho driver , and Mr . Justice Coleridge thought thero -was no case against the defendant . The foreman of this jury , however , said the majority took a different view from hia Lordship . They presumed that the old woman , was not aware that tho carriage was so close . Mr . Justice Coleridge said it waa quite immaterial whether slio was avaro or not . The defendant ' s
servant had ovory right to drive where he was driving ; and Mrs Smith had brought the accident about by her own negligence . She lind no businens to attempt to cvohh while tlio cart wm passing by cloao to her . After
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Leader (1850-1860), May 1, 1858, page 416, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_01051858/page/8/
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