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ddressed to the British Consul by the medical officers of TT M S . Infle xible , and dated only two days before the d evarture of the Melbourne , it appears that " additional rAt and ventilation in the steerage had been obtained , the berths of the crew under the forecastle had been improved , but were ' still' ( says the report ) deficient in leanliness . " "We must quote a passage of this report , of some importance , when we consider that it is dated only two days before the Melbourne went to sea again for tropica l latitudes . " With reference to our report to Captain Woolridge of the 28 th October , we beg to state , that in saying there was ' ample accommodation on board for the crew , &c ., ' we that considerable number
had it in view a of the men should be removed from the place assigned to them and berthed between decks . In conclusion , while we are ready to acknowledge that much has teen done , we beg to state that in our opinion a good deal yet remains to be done in the way of cleanliness and dri / ness , and we trust that due attention will be paid to our former suggestions respectjug the full use of the skylights and wmdsails on every available occasion , as the utmost care will be required t 0 render the sanitary state of the ship satisfactory , owing to the defective arrangements between decks ; and especially that the undue crowding , which in our opinion originally existed , will not again be attempted or permitted . We have the honour to "be , Sir , your most obedient
servants , " ( Signed ) Geoege Btt&n , M . D ., Surg ., E .. N . " John Wall Reid , Surg . ( acting ) , H . M . Ship , Inflexible . "To William Smith , Esq . "H . M . B . Consulate , Lisbon . " The Secretary to the Admiralty , in reply to a question from Mr . Drummond , stated that "the mail bags were not injured so much as was generally reported . " We find the reverse to be the case , as an extract from the log attests . A passenger assures us that some twenty or thirty of the bags were completely saturated , and upwards of sixty more or less injured . " I consider ( continues our correspondent ) the statements made by the prisoner on examination before the magistrates at Southampton were , for the most part , perfectly true , and that the men at the wheel were frequently far from sober . " Here is the extract from the Ship ' s log , October 21 st .
" Moderate and fine . Ship rolling much . 3 . 30 . — A leak discovered in the mail-room , upon examination by Captain Cox . The lower tier of mail bags was soaked with water , large quantities of water coming in by the after part of the mail-room . Sored several holes in the mail-room deck to allow the water to escape . " October 22 . —Fine and clear . Got the mails on deck , and found sixty bags damaged more or less with seawater . " So much for the ship ' s log in confirmation of the Secretary of the Admiralty .
We now take leave of this miserable Melbourne with renewed disgust at the official jobbery , not confined to one Ministry , but common to all , which enables and even privileges an incompetent company so to victimise the public ; and which , not content with the disasters , rises in the House of Commons to extenuate and defend them . If Mr . Stafford had been a private member , would he have offered such , a questionable apology to the House of Commons ? It would seem that red tape secures the official tongue from blistering .
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MISCELLANEOUS
The Queen and Prince Albert are at OHborne , where they entertained the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders , previously to the Belg ian Princes quitting England on Tuesday .
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Tho annual Polish ball is announced for Wednesday next , at Guildhall . The arrangements aro announced to be on the scale of former years , and to include , as usual , an attractive concert in the council-chamber under the direction of Mr . Lindsay Slopor .
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Tho election for Morthyr Ty < lvil , in tho room of Sir tTohn Guest , will take place- on " Monday . Mr . Whulloy lias carried tho 'Peterborough election against Mr . Cornowall Lewis , by a majority of 7 . Mr . Edmund Armstrong , sheriff of tho county of Clare , has rofuHod to call a county mooting to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for Hie ballot . IIin reason w that it would bo " most inappropriate , " and tend to " no possible ) good result , " pending l . lu ) trials arising out of the Nix Mile Urielgo affair . Tho high sheriff of Clare having declined to convene a meeting to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of the ballot , tho meeting ban been held without his sanction and a petition agreed to . The OountoHH of Lovelace watt buried beside her father , •"'¦• el Hyron , in tho vaults of Nowstoad Abbey , on the ilrd instant .
Tho Home estate of Cooper , tlie renowned novelist , m-« 'ludiii ( r hia Iiouho and grounds , has been sold to a Now York ( loalor in liopH ! One of the latent Hoi / . ures under the I ' ruHsiim press law , '" a translation of Thomas 1 ' aino ' n " Right . *) of Man , " found on tho promises of a Hurl in bookseller . l > r . Oahilf , the writer of furious letters to public men , is lecturing on astronomy at tho Hanover Kqimro Rooms . Ho is a great tall man , with a rich brogue . His lectures •» ' <> coiiHiflo ' red good . What does Dr . Cullen , who prolors ( JenoNm to N ewton , sa v to this diffusion of heretical science r "One who knows Ireland" aptly Huggonts that the tax <> n dogn and armorial bearings should bo extended to Mint , unhappy country , on tlio ground thai . " Ireland is overrun witli ours and pretensions to gentility . " (
A "Noldior ' s Wife" suggests to the " ladies' of Slallonl ¦ IIouho Mint , they need go no further than Chatham barracks <¦ " « nd tho hard work of bonovolouco . Tho suggestion is * good one The wiyoB of ooldior / 3 ivro quito m muoli w «
jured by the present state of things in barracks as threefourths of the slaves of America . The Bilancia of Genoa states , from Rome , that the Pope has appointed a commission , to investigate the mystery of the immaculate conception of the Holy Virgin , with the greatest minuteness . The commission is composed of Cardinal Fornari , president ; M . Pacifici , the Canon Audifio , Father Spada , a Dominican friar , and Fathers Peronne and Passaglia , of the company of Jesus . The new Imperial crown of Napoleon III . is said to be not only a masterwork of the jeweller ' s art , but one which will surpass every royal ornament in its richness in pearls and precious stones . The jeweller , Lemonnier , has been sent to Russia to purchase various costly stones ; and the Princess Matilda , who has a collection of rare black pearls , has placed them all at the disposal of the artist intrusted with the ornamentation of the crown , which is to be completed by the end of the year .
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The Lobos question has been finally settled . The United States revokes the claim to take guano ; and the Peruvian Government offers to charter the ships sent under the impression that they would be protected in taking the guano .
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The Customs' Reform Committee waited on Lord Derby on Tuesday . From his replies , we gather that the solicitor of the Customs is preparing bills for a reform of that department . The fourth annual Freehold Land Conference was held on Wednesday in London . Among those present were Sir Josh . ua Walmsley , Mr . W . Scholefield , and Mr . George Dawson . From the report read it appears that there are 130 societies , 85 , 000 members , 120 , 000 shares , 310 estates purchased , 19 , 500 allotments made , and the sum
actually received is 790 , OOOL sterling . These figures , compared with those of last year , shew an increase upon the period , of 30 societies , 40 , 000 members , 55 , 000 shares , 174 estates , 5 , 500 . allotments , and 480 , 0007 . sterling in payments . Estimating the shares at the average of 30 Z . per share , the total sum being subscribed for is no less than three million six hundred thousand pounds . The novelty in the business transacted , consisted in the recommendation of the Conference , that the system of drawing practised by the National Society should be adopted .
Another manifestation of British feeling regarding the Madiai has been made . On Saturday a deputation , with Lord Shaftesbury at their head , waited on Mr . Walpole , bringing with them a memorial to the-Queen . " Having done our duty , " said the memorial , " in laving at the feet of your Majesty this solemn public protest against the great outrage which has been offered to humanity , would entreat your Majesty to make the feelings of the British nation known to the Tuscan Government , and endeavour to procure either a reversal of the judgment on the said Francesco and Rosa Madiai , or at least such alteration of their sentence as would admit of their seeking refuge in some land where it is lawful for each man to worship God after his own conscience . " It was signed by two dukes , fifteen earls , nineteen lords , nine prelates , twenty-one members of Parliament , and great numbers of officers , clergymen , professional men , and merchants ; in all by 23 , 172 signatures .
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A brutal murder has been committed at Pentonville . Tooley , an Irishman , suddenly cut tho throat of Downes , a labourer . In defence , ho says Downes was too intimato with his wife . Robert Worthley , a broom-makor , has come forward and stated that ho saw a man , named Corbor , go to tho house of the old woman named Whito , who was found in bed with her throat cut , at Milton , near Tavistock , on tho morning of tho murder . Corbor and his wife are in
J ' _ . _ t ~* irt ii 1 i . i 1 TV . _ . _ Immediately on Lord Frankfort ' s arrival at tho House of Correction , ho was placed in the cells used for the reception of ordinary prisoners . "On Saturday morning his Lordship , having gone through the ceremony of tho bath , was clad in the prison apparel , and bin own clothing taken from him . Ho appeared to feol tho degradation of his position most acutely . Not being sentenced to hard labour , be will be exempted from the task of the t . roadwhccl and oakum picking , provided ho pays a sum of 6 s . weekly for the cost of his support . '
Mr . Yardley , at tho Tlmmos Police-office , has decided in favour of a claim put in by Chick , a Chinaman , engaged an a seaman to work the Cornelia from Sydney to London . Chick claimed his full wages , the enptain insisted that he was only entitled to one half , on the ground that he was not , an able seaman . JWr . Yardloy decided for ( "hick , because it could not be expected that ho would be an able seaman in the British sense . Tho man had not ; been fairly dealt with : and he ordered the balance of the wages and tho costs to be paid . * Tho eng ineer of tho Jm Plata bus died of yellow fever since he landed . ... . ¦ John ( Jrigsby , the cnptiiin of a sailing barge , drowned himself in the thames lust , week . Wlieii found , a niece of chain , weighing half a hundredweight , was twisted round 1 uh bodv twice and fastened in a reef knot .
Mr . Leadbittnr , a How-street oflieor , nix feet two in hoitrht and nineteen storm in weight , was lulled in I'imhco last .-week Ho suddenly ordered tho cabman who was driving him to turn a corner ; while the cabman was doin . r so Mr . Leadbitter threw all Iiih weight on one Hide or tho cab , overturned it , »" wlls lfilU )( I < m ( ll ( 1 H l )(>< - There w u very remarkable trial , ex . cit . ing great interest in Dublin , now pending : It is that of Mr . Kirwun , an artist , whose wife was found drowned , as it appeared , on a small ' island opposite Ilowth She mid her husband were alone mi the island . She had been biitlung . Tho evidence in incomplete , and therefore we can do no more than refer to it here .
There wan a prizefight at . Manchester between two irentlomon of the ring , rejoicing respectively in tho names of " Hammer" Wilson and " Tiny Tom . " They fought an hour and tx half . - —jjOYouty-niuo Xoumjtf , At tho close
of the last , Wilson fell , and his head struck a stone . He died the next clay . A jury returned the verdict of " Died from a fall , but how the fall was caused there is no evidence to show . " Another reservoir has burst its embankment ; this time near Bury , in Lancashire . Owing to the rains the water had risen , and its attacks upon the embankment were watched by numbers of people . On Sunday morning it gave way , and , rushed down the valley ; it met " with a momentary check from the wall of a lower reservoir ; but over this it swept , breaching the bleachworks of Mr .
Whitehead , and carrying off a great quantity of property . Next it rushed through another reservoir and another factory . On went the torrent , successively breaking through the chemical works of Mr . Mucklow ; flooding the town of Bury , to become absorbed in the waters of the Irwell . No life was lost ; but property to a large amount was destroyed . An inquest was held on Monday , by adjournment , upon the bodies of James Banks and Joseph Hewitt ; who were killed near Huyton , by the overturning of an engine and tender . The jury returned the following verdict : — " Accidental death , in consequence of the speed at which the train was going , and of the bad state of the roads . "
The jury , sitting to inquire into the death of the driver of the express killed at Heyford , have returned the following verdict : — " That George Thompson ' s death was accidental , b y throwing himself against a ' scotch , on the line , from which he received a concussion of the brain ; and the jury wish to add their opinion that the removing of another engine across the line , without hoisting the danger signal , was contrary to the rules and regulations of the company , and that great culpability , neglect , and want of judgment attach to the station-master for allowing an engine to be removed across the line mores than half-an-hour after another train was due . "
A young woman jumped from a carriage on the North Kent Railway last week , while the train was in motion , and was killed . She had been travelling with her mother . Annoyed by the quarrelling of passengers in their carriage they got out to seek another . The daughter got in alone , and missing her mother jumped out in her fright . Fever of a very bad type has made its appearance at the Kingswood collieries , near Bristol , there having been no less than thirty deaths in one week . In a great measure , undoubtedly , it may be attributed to crowded cottages and bad ventilation . Fever equally destructive has also manifested itself at Kingston Magna , Dorset . The board of guardians have promptly endeavoured to meet the case by issuing : the subjoined circular : —
" The board of guardians hereby give notice to , and require all owners and occupiers of houses , dwellings , and other buildings—1 . To cleanse and limewash all filthy and unwholesome dwellings . 2 . To cleanse and cover all foul and offensive drains , ditches , gutters , privies , cesspools , and ashpits . 3 . To remove from off their premises swine , and every accumulation of dung , manure , offal , filth , refuse , or other matter or thing being a nuisance to , or injurious to the health of any person . 4- And the board of guardians also require surveyors , and all other persons intrusted with tho care andmanagement of the streets and publicways , and places , twice at least in every week , effectually to cleanse the same , and , by way of precaution against disease , to remove all filth , ordure , and nuisances therefrom . 5 . Should anj- person to whom this notice ; is directed neglect to cleanse and to keep clean every dwelling-house , street ,
public way and place , intrusted to bis or her care , or to remove and abate every nuisance hereinbefore mentioned , the board of guardians are prepared to cause the same to bo done , and to chargo the offending parties with nil costs and expenses incurred , ( i . In addition to such costs and expenses , every surveyor of the highways is liablei to a penalty of 51 . for every neglect of duty on his part ,, and every owner and occupier of a house to l () . v . for every day that any nuisance continues unabated after this notice . 7 . All penalties incurred by all individuals , in addition to the costs and expenses incurred by the board of guardians in cleansing and limewashing any house , or in removing and abating any riui . sunce , will be recovered by distress and Hale of the offenders' goods mid chattels . 8 . Whoever shall obstruct any relieving officer , or other person acting under the authority of the ' Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act , ' i .-i liable for every offence to a penalty of 5 / . "
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The diminution of the poor-law charges in tho Newcastle union , Limerick county , iw remarkable . While for the half-year ending the 25 lh of September , 1851 , they were 10 , 457 / . ; for the half-year ending the 2 i ) lh of September , 1852 , <> , 25 !>/ . A Parliamentary blue-book Iiuh been printed , showing the number of criminal offenders eoininitLcd for trial or bailed for appearance at the assizes of each county in Ireland in the year 1 H 51 . These returns present , a decrease ) of ( 5 ( 542 committals , or 21 ' 20 per cemt . an compared with the year 185 O , the total number of coiiiniitlalH in that year being III ,. " 52 (> , while in 1851 the miJiiber rose * not higher than 24 ,
undergone imy change lor the better ; lb < - figure wan 2224 in 1850 , and ' 2215 int | H 5 l . A table oft he amount of crime committed during tho hint four years gives tho following renult :- Murder , 18-tH , 105 hihch ; in 1840 , 170 ; in 1850 , f Hi , and in 1851 , / JHcjihch . -Attempts at murder , in 1 H 4 H * 15- in 1840 , 5 ; in I 85 O , 28 ; and in 1851 , Howes . Shooting at or stabbing , in 1848 , 1 HI : in 1841 ) , <>( $ ; in 1850 , ( 12 ; and in I 851 , 87 ciihch . Conspiracy for murder in the lour years ronpedively , 40 , 2 ( 5 , . 12 , anil 10 ciisoh . Manshuight ' cr H « S , 17 . ' * , 15 ( 1 , and l . 'Ui chhoh . Arson KJ 4 , J 80 155 , and HJOchhi-h . Tlui other crimes in the list are — attacking houses , killing cattle , perjury , riot , rctiesuo , and asNiiult on pone" oflicoiH . Kiots have declined from Jl 2 iJiJ canes , in J 84 H , to 1827 cumih , in 1851 ; and rescue fVomiltiai canes ' iu 184 . 8 , and iH ) 77 caiscu jji lbOO , to 1016 canes in 1061 .
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December 11 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . 1181
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 11, 1852, page 1181, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1964/page/9/
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