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      with the clearest possible proofs that it has not been any way to the north of Lancaster Sound . But we have also shown that the exploration of these regions has yet to commence , as large and mighty seas lie beyond where man has yet been . Let it be remembered that this is a purely private expedition , the expense of which is entirely borne by the commander ( Lady Franklin having presented him with the vessel ); he has to pay all wages , wear and tear . This , I think , exhibits one of the greatest acts of devotion in . the cause of humanity ever . recorded ; and it is to be h ' oped will meet with its due reward ; it also

      ought to be taken seriously into consideration whether Lady Franklin ought to be allowed to bear the heavy expenses she has incurred : she has done so for the public good ; of course her own feelings of affection for her missing husband are the great motive , but still she has conferred a benefit on the country , and the country ought to reward her , as we well know , now the affair has been taken up by the Government , that they will never cease in their endeavours until they have made every attempt to unravel the mystery that at present hangs over the fate of Sir , Tohn . ' FVanfclin .

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      GREAT FLOODS . The inundation which began last week has continued , owing to the continuance of the heavy rain . The water is " out" everywhere , north , south , east , and west . On Monday the traffic on the Great Western Railway was stopped by numerous landslips between London and Hanwell . The down trains were detained , and the up trains as they arrived were arrested on their way . A passenger in a Bristol train writes : — "I started from Bristol by the special train , leaving at half-past six o ' clock , and heard for the first time , on arriving at Swindon , that the country in the immediate vicinity of the line had been visited by greater floods than had been known for years . On arriving at Hanwell Station we found two more trains in front of us unable to get on . All the danger signals were promptly put up , as the express was just behind ; and in consequence of the precautions taken , each train as it came up was warned of the danger . We were detained at this spot between two and three hours , by which time there were no less than six trains close to each other . Mr . Sanders was present , and did everything to facilitate the clearing of the line and to prevent accidents . Eventually we were able to proceed . Z ) uring the whole distance between Hanwell to within four miles of Paddington the line was under water , in some 2 > laces more than two feet deep . In many parts the sides of the cuttings were washed completely over the line , and gangs of men as we passed were engaged in removing the debris . The train which should have arrived at Paddington by ten did not reach until half-past one , and the express shortly after . Many thousands of acres on each side of the line arc ; covered with water . "

      The Prince of Ilobenlohe Lang-enlmrg started by the 8 a . m . train from Windsor for Oxford , but after waiting at Slough for more than an hour for a down train , his Serene Highness returned to the Cattle . The Karl of jVIahneslmry was waiting for half an hour after having arranged to travel by the 8 . 50 train to London , but the train did not leave Windsor until nearly ten o'clock , and then it was pretty certain his lordship would have to take post horses from Hanwell . Colonel . Uuckh-y , and other gentlemen connected with the court , after waiting in vain for a train on the Great Western , proceeded by the South Western to London . The country further down did not fare beiter . The V : ile of Gloucester on either side of fhe Severn looked

      like a sea . Writing from Gloucester on Monday , a correspondent says : —¦ " The parishes of Sandhurst , . Lorigney , Khnore , and other villages on the hunks of the Severn , lire completely deserted , flic inhabitants having lied to the more elevated parts of ( he county . Yesterday ( Sunday ) was occupied by ( he well-to-do inhabitants in rescuing thoso in danger by means of boats and rnfl . s , and in conVcying food to those

      who were kept prisoners 111 I heir houses . The distress which will he occasioned liv Ihis Hood i . s wide Hpreading , extending from the landlord to the tenant , the labourer , I hei ni'liHai ) , and ( lie collator crops curried away , ricks destroyed , cider and perry hjxiiII , and sheep , |> igs , and cat lie , carried away by the flood . In the agricultural elintriets this in universally the ruse ; some of the house's lire submerged to the lops of the roofs , the chimneys onl y being visible . "

      On Sunday fhe Hoods stopped the trali ' ic on the Wolverhanipton and l ' eierboroiigli line . The Tent threatened to be very destructive . In the shires of Northampton and Cambridge the . Nove and other rivers overflowed , mikI covered fhe lands near the Low Wash several t ' rei . A letter from Burton nays—" The railway system is out of joint , flu 1 country under water , and I do not recollect anything -like ; it since the floods at Florence , in November , I KM . Burf . oii-uw-Trent yosleiuliiy was Burf . oii- « W"r-Trent . The traffic between I , lie ( own and ( he railway station was curried on by boats . Floating cargoes of Bass and Allsopp met , with ready customers . "

      Shrewsbury has mi Hi'red greatly . Houses in largo numbers with partially under water ; u good part of fhe ( own wan without , gas-lights ; fhe waterworks were swamped ; the . Abbey Church Hooded , no thai , on Sunday no service was performed there . Oxford wiw surrounded by water . Nottingham , Leicester , and

      Uirmingham have suffered . All the great rivers have swollen far above their highest level , and sheep , pigs , cattle , cottages , and buildings have been swept away . Probably it is the greatest flood known for fifty years . [ The subjoined note from Ion was too late for our Postscript of last week . ] \ A " LOG ; " NOTE ON THE MIDLAND LINE . Hue tells us that a part of Thibet is called the " Land of Grass , "— the Midland Counties might be called the " Land of Water . " The line from Euston-Square to Crewe reminds you of Lord Maidstone , —you suspect

      the Derby Ministry is out , and the " Deluge is come in . The journey is like a cruise . Coasting bears no comparison with riding through this liquid landscape . On the coast you do see land on one side you . Here you see water on both . More miraculous still , you behold no dry land till you reach Manchester . , —the last place where the traveller looks for it . The oldest traveller on the line ( lie who has succeeded the " oldest inhabitant" ) never remembers so much of the country lying under water as at this hour . Ion . Manchester , Five o ' clock , Friday , Nov . 12 , 1852 .

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      The Right Hon . the Earl of Shrewsbury died at IftmW on the 9 th inst ., after a short illness . pIes Lord Eglinton was on Monday elected Lord Hector nf the University of Glasgow , by a majority of three out nf four nations , over his opponent the Duke of Argyll Mr . Ingersoll presided over a meeting of American citi - zens resident in London , and passed resolutions applaud ing the life , and expressing regret for the death , ofDaniel Webster . They resolved also to wear a badge of mourn ng for thirty days , and to send a copy of the resolutions tn Mr . Webster ' s family .

      It is understood that the Earl of Carlisle will deliver an original lecture on the writings of the poet Grav , in the course of the ensuing month to the members of the Sheffield Mechanics' Institute ; that the Duke of Newcastle has recently given a promise to deliver a public lecture at Worksop , to the members of the recently established mechanics' institute of that town ; and that Lord John . Russell will preside at the soiree of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution on the 8 th of December .

      Sir Alexander Cockbum , the Attorney-General to the late government , is about to deliver a course of lecturesfco the members of the Southampton Polytechnic Institution . The Dean and Chapter of Hereford is the first ecclesi ' . astical corporation which has set the example of supporting art education , by subscribing 10 Z . towards the establishment at Hereford of an elementary drawing school in connexion with the Department of Practical Art .

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      We understand that Mr . John W . King is about to publish a poem , entitled " The Patriot , " illustrative of the characters of Koseuth and Mazzini , and dedicated , by permission , to the latter . The Fitt , man-of-war , 72 grins , will be permanently stationed off the Motherbank , at Spithead , as a coal depot for ships of war . The Adelaide , a new screw steam-ship , was launched on Friday week at Millwall . She belongs to the Australian Mail Company , and is 288 feet in length , and 1852 tons burthen . Government has entered into a contract for the conveyance of mails to the west coast of Africa by steamers startng from Plymouth on the 23 rd of each month , and calling at Madeira , Teneriffe , Goree , Bathurst , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Cape C 6 ast Castle , Lagos , Accra , Whydah , Badagry , Bonny , Old Calabar , Camcroons , and Fernando Po .

      Information has been received of some serious shipwrecks that have taken place in the Madras Koads during a heavy gale , with terrific squalls , with which that coast was visited on the 8 th ult . In the early part of the gale the Successor , Captain Henderson , belonging to Shields , parted both her chains , and , notwithstanding that every possible effort was made to get her clear from the land , she drove on shore and became a total wreck ; sixty-four persons were drowned by the melancholy occurrence . The Successor was bound for Kangoon . In the same gale the schooners Struggle and Poppy , and several native vessels , were driven on the beach and became total wrecks .

      The sea serpent has again been seen ! Captain Vailo , commander of the ship liarham , which had arrived at Madras from England on tho 16 th of October , states that the serpent was seen by him and by all on board , in a high latitude , in the course of the voyage . The head and about thirty feet of tho body were distinctly visible at times ; a mane also was distinctly seen , and fins under the quarter ; and the length of the animal was estimated at from l . 'W to Jf > 0 feet , with a girth about the size of a barrel . lt ^ is added that the serpent spouted water occasionally . Tho ' Jiarhain gave chase , hut tho animal made , off , and wns never within 'W > 0 yards . Tho commander , officers , ana passengers of tho vessel express their conviction that tho mounter wan a sea serpent .

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      Tho large promise of the American cotton crop has caused a quietness during tho pant ww > k in the M iinclieNter market ; little business has been done , but the tone ot trade is healthy . Tho lato inundations have checked trado in Birmingham ; but there is littlo need of «• current demand , ns there still continues a glut of orders from America , and tho scarcity of hands is still sensible . Plates for ship building aro in increased demand . Tho iron trade in iiIho dulled by tho inactivity in tho coal trade ; tho demand ot tho Staffordshire colliers for increased wages already «« - morei dis

      ceded to is to bo followed by a moro extended and - ciplined " strike , " which , considering tho state of tho laliour market , will probably bo moro huccomhIuI . Binning "'"' ' noted lnnt- week for designin g a new gun , is now about w produce a now combination of metal , intended tpHupeiw . tin plate , a material much used but not Hu / Iioionfly ' ( llI 1 () I trade experiences the usual duliiess of this sonwm , but tn < speculation for tho . American market , is largo , mid » - " <> F * inisi ) of tho spring trade in cheering . Tho wool mar « - has heon very linn : in Bradford tlio holders ol ""j" . ^ jn goods liav . o shown an over anxiety for high prices , w i prospect , of tho good cotton crop from tho States eaiino , Jrivi . ii . The ( lax and linen markets of Belfast havo l . u >» active and healthy .

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      Tho Lords of tho Treasury havo issued a general oi » allowing perfumed Hpirifs to bo bottled in bowl , i <>> ^ pollution , in bottles containing not Icbh than one U a half . 1 ,, i | , lio The Uovernmcnt bulaneo-Hhoot for the your < " ><" ¦ { fiMi of . Inly , . lHf ) 'J , and u similar account for

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      INQUEST ON THE WOMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH AT CHELSEA HOSPITAL . The names of the two women killed in the crowd at Chelsea on Saturday were Mrs . Bean and Charlotte Cooke . cook to Mr . Bethe ' , the barrister . Mrs . Bean died of suffocation , and Charlotte Cooke from pressure : her breastbone was depressed , and two ribs broken . She had a disease of the heart . The companion of Mrs . Bean told how they had got entangled in the crowd ; how in the rush at the barrier Mrs . Bean sank , and how she was dragged out by some soldiers not on duty . One , Sibley , who was by when Cooke fell , deposed that the cry went that a woman was down , and it became a question , the people being so jammed up , who should pick her up . But at length he and a policeman took her out . Sibley said , — " I had been in the crowd for an hour . I did not attempt to get out , the crowd was so immense . So great was it , that for six or seven inches above the people ' s heads a white mist or steam could be plainly seen , arising from the breath of the people , and the heat and smell was excessive . The barriers were twenty yards apart . There were policemen at tie first barrier , near Quecn ' s-road , on the east side . The crowd was very dense about half-way between the first and second barriers . When I got into tho crowd , and found the pressure so great , I resigned myself to my fate , and let the crowd carry me wherever it would . " Coroner . —When Mrs . Cooke fell , did the crowd still press on ? Witness . —Oh , yes ; that made no difference Avhatever . She fell down and never uttered a word . Sir Richard Mayne , the Commissioner of Police , was examined , and explained the arrangements . His orders had been carried into effect . Superintendent Pearce admitted tho people at the West-end . ' I must at this time frankly acknowledge that the number of persons who came far exceeded my expectations . On Monday night , although the place was kept open until nine o ' clock ,

      considerable force was then necessary to prevent persons entering . I wish to . state the number of persons who havo already visited the Hospital , which were as follows : Friday , from nine to five o ' clock , 10 , 800 ; Saturday , from nine to six o ' clock , 3 (> , H ; M . ; Monday , from nine to nino o'clock , () 9 , 7 !) i ) . it is necessary on such occasions to keep tho crowd as near as possible in a lino ; and , if they hud opened these grass-plots , they would have hold ()() , ()()() persons , who would havo become perfectly unmanageable , and would have led to a moat dangerous state of things .

      "It may be satisfactory to the public to know the number of police on duty jiI . Chelsea Hospital on Saturday last . Krom half-past eight , before ( he opening of tho building , there were present , including two superintendents and woven inspectors , a body of police numbering 225 ; at half-past twelve , an addition of 1 (> 1 ; at . linlf-pust one , 61 more ; livo minutes after , fi . 'l ; at two , 107 ; and at three , 1 (">!); making a total present during tho day of 754 . Yesterday , the total number of police in allendiuioo wan 5 ) 90 ,

      which together with men in plain clothes made a force ot about , I 0 O 0 men . . "Besides these ( hero were 500 men in reserve . I now wish to give tho numbers of police who were in attendance on ( lie occasion of tho funeral of Ivin ^ Williniu IV ., and also at ( hat of his Koyal JlighnoHs the Duke of Sussex . Tho whole of 1 ho policei at the funeral of William IV . amounted to . 100 , mid the ( olal at the funeral of the Duke of Sussex was . 1 . " {() . I was not propared for anything like tho number of persons who were present , on thin occasion . "

      Other evidence was given , nhowing that , tho police were taken by Kiu-priso ; and ( hat there was no force present at all adequate to control ( ho vast , crowd . There were only two rope barriers , and from twenty to thirty policemen between ( hem . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death ; " at the nnmo t ime expressing a regret , that better arrangements hail not . been adopted for the public safety .

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      A ! I NCKL LA N KOUS . Tlie Queen , l ' rince Albert , and I ho children , rolnaineil at , Windsor until Wednesday nfternoon , when they emiui to town . Tho Queen then bold a Court , anil received the foreign oll'icers deputed lo attend the funeral . < ) n Tlmrsilny her Majesty went , to St .. James ' s Pnlueo with tho children , and saw from thence the procession an if , cunu > down » St . JuuicH ' H-sfrcet and wheeled into Pull-mall .

      A Funeral March by " Angelina , " the young 1 ^ on whom at least a gleam of the mantles of Mendelssoh and Chopin would seem to have fallen —( her comnn ' tions unite much of the subtle symmetry of tliP . ™ T ii ^^ _ _ *¦ »/ va - VXXX 5 tJ | lp to the wayward , melancholy grace of the other of those lamented masters)—has been performed during the week at Jullien ' s concerts , with great effect

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      1110 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 20, 1852, page 1110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1961/page/10/