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THE CONTINENT FRANCE. It is said that, i...
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M. Liadieres, formerly an aide-decamp of...
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The Cask of Ma.toii Ielverton.—The Edinb...
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POSITION OF THE DERBYITE ADMINISTRATION....
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M I S C E L L A N ,K <) U S. Tine Court....
terms when of age . " The men generally laugh at the absurdity of this stuff , but the education of the 1 ' nrsce females is not yet sufficiently advanced . —Manners , Customs , and Religion of the Parsees . PXKASUKE ok Wat . king . —The falling tide had left a breadth of comparatively firm , sand by the time I was ready to start , and along that I took niy way to lirullington : another stage of ' thirteen miles . " The morning 1 was bounteous in elements of enjoyment : a bright smi great white clouds sailing high across the blue , a soutlil westerly breeze , which made the sea playful and murmurous : all gratifying to the desire of a wayfarer ' s heart . I could not lu-lp pitying those farmers at Bcverley , who saw no pleasure in walking . No pleasure in the surest promotion of health and exercise 1 No pleasure in the steady progressive motion which satisfies our love of change without hindering observation ! NTo pleasure in
¦ walking , thut strengthens the limbs and invigorates the lungs ! fro pleasure in arming the sling against . the giant ! No pleasure in . the occasion of cheerful thoughts and manifold suggestions which bring contentment to the heart ! Walking ; is an exercise which in our days might replace , more commonly than it does , the rude out-door recreations of former times ; and if tut a few of the many hundreds who put on their Sunday clothes to lounge the hours away at the corner of a . street , would but take a ten miles' walk out to the country lanes or breezy moorlands , they would find benefit alike to their manhood and morals . If I remember rightly , it is one of the old Greeks -who says that walking will almost cure a bad conscience ; antl , for my part , I am never so ready to obey the precept of neighbourly love as when my sentiments are harmonised by walks of seven or eight leagues a day . — -A Month in Yorkshire .
Tjijs 'Stolen Kiss . —The Wiltshire Independent states that her Majesty lias been pleased to grant a pardon to the man "William Craft , -who was sentenced to six aionths' hard labour for an assault in kissing a young lady at Swanage . Alleged Tampering wira the India Mails . t—Private letters from Berlin mention that there are strong complaints that the last Indian despatches and letter bags had been tampered with at Trieste , the seals broken , and correspondence violated , under pretext of plague at Tripoli .
Ihe Jedpah Massacre . —J I . Sabatier , Consul-General of France at Alexandria , has teen charged by the Government to proceed to Jeddah to make investigations respecting the recent outrage , lie is at present in the Pyrenees , on leave of absence , but is to embark at Marseilles in a few days for Egyptj on his way to Ms destination . - An English Cabin-boy at Bayoxne . —After the review at the fete at Bayonne , the other day , a mat de cocagne , about thirty feet high , -was raised . To the top of this mast was affixed a board , to which were attached various tempting trophies , the prize of the most successful climber . Many were the pretenders who essayed
to attain the crown- —that is , the summit of the pole ; many were the unsuccessful . Tliere -were three , however , who attained success at the very iirst effort . These were an English sea-boy , belonging to a small craft used in the river , and two Spaniards . The English lad went to work in a steady business-like manner , with little apparent effort , lie climbed tlic mast as if lie were mounting a ship ' side , and had his feet on steps . Arriving at the summit , he quietly put forth , his hand , and , pausing for a . moment to survey the prises that met his eye , seized a shirt , which he tucked under his arm , and descended , amid tlio shouts of the multitude , with the same serious earnestness ho had displayed when mounting .
Sittings of xurc New Inman Coukcil . —It is rumoured ( says milieu ' s Indian Mail ) that Lord Stanley Las intimated to the new Indian Council , that they are to sit as formerly in Leadenhall-street , and that ho will occasionally take the chair as president . A portion of the clerks at the India Board are to be retained , who are to receive the decisions of tho council , and to revise or amend as heretofore . The L . x . tk Sut II . Wiiaock . —Sir Henry Willock died at Mortlake on Tuesday , lie formerly served in the Madras Cavalry , and attained the rank of
lieutenantcolonel . Ilia diplomatic rather thnn his military services procured him distinction . In January , 1810 , lie was attached to tho embassy to l ' crsin , and acted for several years—from July , 1815 , to January , 1827—as Charge ? d * Affaires « t tho Court of tho Slinh . lie was decorated ¦ with tho Persian Order of the 1 Jon ami Sun , of the first class , which tho Shah of Persia conferred upon him for hia services in tho field . Ho was in tho receipt of n pension for hia diplomatic services . In 1827 lie received tho honour of knighthood . Sir Henry waa for many years a director of tho East Intlin Company .
1 ' He Indian Ukijkixion . —The Times correspondent says : — "Tho Oriental instinct of cunning at least teadiea tho neutrals that tho day is oura , nml their sympathy anl co-onerntion will henceforward bo decided . With "W exception of tho Nairn Sahib tho enemy have now no lender of note . Tiuitia Topco in but tho executive or tlio Nuua . Tho Moulvio Iwia fallen by the troachory of our friend tho llajah of I'ownyncfor treachery it was if it bo true , us I have henrri ,
that the fanatic vs-as shot while engaged in a parler . I lie Kanee of Jhansi has met the death of- « heroine — for to me it seems that the circumstances of her fall bloody , and fierce , and cruel as the tigress was , entitles her fiUe to be regarded with something like admirationcharging at the headof her squadrons . To the uninspired man prophecy is fatal . I shall not say that India will be tianquillised ere the season for campaigning begins , l'lie swell of the great ocean may still beat with sullen roar long after the storm has subsided , but there are no terrors and no danger in its tumult . "
_ Jnto. 439, August 21, 1858.] The Leade...
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Lkadeu Office , Saturday , August 21 st . THE QUEEN IN GERMANY . .. . Her Majesty continues in excellent health at Potsdam- There is no further telegraphic news referring to the movements of the royal party .
The Continent France. It Is Said That, I...
THE CONTINENT FRANCE . It is said that , in the speech he is expected to make at Rennes , the Emperor will announce the satisfactory termination of the labours of the Paris Congress . At the grand banquet to be given , there > vill be present deputations from the municipalities of the large towns , aiid from , the Councils General of the departments into which the ancient province of Brittany is divided . A good deal of interest is excited by the speech the Emperor is to make . As regards foreign policy and the peaceable intentions of this Government , it will doubtless be a confirmation of that rnade at Cherbourg ; with respect to home policy , a hope has been expressed that a liberal tendency will be inanifested , but on this it would be unsafe too confidently to reckon . Another day will resolve the doubt . The Emperor is expected to arrive at St ., Cloud on Saturday , and to leave for Biarritz on Monday . The Paris Conference met on Thursday to sign the protocols relative to the Danubian Principalities . It is supposed that a month will elapse before the ratifications can be exchanged , and , therefore , beyond what ( if anything ) the Emperor may choose to disclose at Rermes , nothing can be publicly known by the public sooner . . The Paris journals express their surprise that so vigorous a measure as the bombardment of Jeddah had been decided upon by the English authorities without waiting for French co-operation . The Pays adds : —
" However , we trust that this lesson will have a decisive influence in the East , and will modify the spirit of hostility which at present animates the greater part of the population . The state of Turkey is , there can bo no doubt , deplorable ; and is such as to threaten the peace df Europe very seriously . It is quite evident that the isorders now going on in every quarter o f the Turkish Empire are not referable to casual and transient circumstances . "
M. Liadieres, Formerly An Aide-Decamp Of...
M . Liadieres , formerly an aide-decamp of Louis Philippe , and a deputy , has just died . His funeral , which took place to-day , was attended by a great many Orlcanists . The Presse iV Orient , which lias just arrived , confirms the gloomy views of the Pays . It affirms that the Christians of Syria , more especially those of Damascus , Aleppo , and Nazareth , are in a state of terror , and apprehend a Mussulman St . Bartholomew . Two governors , tho « e of Safia , and Bsiarre , have , it is said , fought a pitched battle , in consequence of a private quarrel .
The Cask Of Ma.Toii Ielverton.—The Edinb...
The Cask of Ma . toii Ielverton . —The Edinburgh Courant says thnt two witnesses—a Roman Catholic priest , named Mooney , and an old lady , nlso from Ireland—were examined yesterday in tho Procurator Fisoul ' s office , in connexion with this painful case . The result has not of course transpired ; but Major Yelver-( oil ' s friends continue to express the utmost confidence thai the case will break down . I ) ai : in « Stuiset Uoiuihiiy at Mid-day . —Yesterday James Callings was indicted'for steading a watch from Daniel lllbeiro , who had lately arrived from Calcutta , and on the day of the robbery was in John-street , Minories , about twelve o ' clock . He stopped to look at a picture-shop , when the prisoner came up and began to look in al . ' -o . All of a sudden he felt a smutch at his
watch and saw it in the prisoner a hand . Ho tried to lay hold of him , when ho tripped him up and throw him on tho pavement . The prisoner was apprehended five days aftcrwardc , when the . prosecutor sworo positively to him , but tho prisoner < U : nic < l tho robbery . Witnesses wero unllud , who luft no doubt , and the jury returned a vcidiit of ( Jluilty . Tho pri oncrwns a well-known thief , ar il liud licea * o for upwards of viyht years , lie was seiitonc . 'tl to four yoa"s * pcnnl servitude . After hearing his noil tenet' tlio prisoner romrncnevd a volley of abuse to tlu 1 i ) iwkjc and witnossof » , and became , < -o violent that tlift officers ( if the court had great dilliculty in removing him from tho dock .
Notices To Collrestondmnts. N Wi No 5 Ic...
NOTICES TO COllRESTONDMNTS . N wi no 5 ice cai - bo tal { en ° f anonymous -correspondence , v lintever is int « nded forinsertion must lje authenticated l >> -tho name and address of the xvriter ; not necessarily lor publication , but as : i guarantee of his good faith . it is _ impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we rec < -i * 'o- iheu- insertion is often delayed , owing to a press or matter ; and when omitted , it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
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SATURDAY , AUGUST 21 , 1858 .
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There is nothing so revolutionary , because tliere is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to ikeep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Dr . Aunold .
Position Of The Derbyite Administration....
POSITION OF THE DERBYITE ADMINISTRATION . Tee Roman satirist commences one of his most severe and , at the same time , most practical commentaries , on the state of things around him -with the . familiar question , " Whence , and -whither ?" We have no . '¦ wish , to / be severe just now ou anybody in particular : \ ve certainly cherish no factions grudge towards her Majesty ' s servants in Downingstreefc . But , as practical observers of practical concerns , we are , in common with- a great . number , of our acquaintance , somewhat curious to Jcnow , before ¦ proceeding further , wLer ' e exactly we are-going to , and who has hold of the reins ? We are not for
furious driving ; and for what is called cutting a figure on tlie road we have not the slightest respect for those -who indulge in such puerilities . Governing- honestly and well is a sober business , and we are essentially a sober-minded people . Splendid political conceits are discounted at very disadvantageous rates araongst us ; and magnificent promises of . administrative benefits to be conferred by any set of men , whether in the shape of expansion abroad or economy . at lionic , create no other feeling amongst the great body of our countrymen than an irresistible wish to button up their pockets . "We are very , far , "therefore , from requiring at the Lands of Lord Derby ov his colleagues any exhibition , of political fireworks during the autumn , or any announcement of wonders in preparation for next season . "What we seek to be satisfied about ia
rat . her as to the direction in which we arc tending , and the general character of the policy by which , the external relations and domestic interests of the onipirc is likely to be swayed during tlie residue of : the present vear . Were ministers supposed to he thoroughly agreed , among themselves , or if in tlie belief of approaching unanimity of sentiment on all vital questions , they took any pains to repudiate past dillerences or to dissemble those that still divide them , we should : feel , pci'hnps , sonic hesitation in adverting to the prevalence of conflicting views among the members of Lord Derby ' s Cahinet . Bnt the contrary is so notorious , that it were mere affectation to ignore ) the fact . Antagonism of sentiment on subjects like the Jew Ittll und Church Rate Abolition were recognised indeed from the outset ;; but ; freedom , not only of conscience , but of speech and vote , was claimed for the minority on these and one or two minor topics , whereby it was hoped pcrluips that general accordance upon other matters might more conspicuously appear . In the tremulous uncertainty as to the existence of tho Government , which lasted from tlie beginning of March until the end of May , there were lew opportunities for tho development of diverging tendencies . Duri ng the remainder of the session il , was otherwise . After the collapse of party energy consequent , on Ui < j failure of Mr . Cjirdwull ' s motion , tho fruit bonds of Disrnclilo discipline appear to have gradually become loosed ; secretaries of stale worn found voting in opposite lobbies ; lords of I lie Treasury divided in like manner ; and law mlvisera of the ( Jrown were heard to declare that ; then : wns no force , whatever in each other's legislative arguments . Tlio climax of diversify wiis reached un tho Corrupt Practices Bill ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 21, 1858, page 835, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_21081858/page/11/
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