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opponents would withdraw their opposition , those who supported this movement would pledge themselves not to seek for the passing of any law to compel their opponents to visit the Crystal Palace on Sundays . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Tliey had no objection whatever to their opponents going ' to churc chapel four times a day on Sundays , if they liked to do so ; all that they asked was that the same liberty would be extended to them , and that they should be permitted to visit the Crystal Palace on Sundays ; and it might be that , in doing so , they followed a loftier philosophythat of William Shakspearc , who found " t ongues in the trees , books in the running brooks , sermons in stones , and good in everything . " ( Loud cheers . ) The original resolution was then carried by a very
large majority . Mr . Addiscotfc proposed , and Mr . Luke Hansard seconded , a motion to the effect that a petition founded on the resolution they had passed should be agreed to ; that it should be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting , and transmitted to Lord John Russell for presentation to the House of Commons . The motion having been agreed to , thanks were given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
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ABD-EL-KADER AND LORD LONDONDERRY . The following letters have been published in the Daily Netvs : — " Broussa , Feb . 29 , 1853 . " Praise bo to tho only God . " To his Lordship the Magnificent , the highly Exalted , the Man of heart , the Key of happy issues , before whom misfortune flees , the General Vane Londonderry , the Irishman : health to you and to your spouse , not less gracious than noble . " We have arrived at Broussa—in health and happiness . Never can we forget you and your friendship , so much the more precious to us as you are a man of honour , doing good to all men—because , " likewise , you have loved us and have treated us with compassion : and , thirdly , because you are allied by ancient friendship to our wellbeloved , and our benefactor , his Majesty the Enrperor Napoleon III . " We thank you always . Receive this sincere expression of our acknowledgments . May we not be lost to your recollection ! Write to us . " The greeting of "Aub-el-Kaoer , Ben-Mahhi-Eddix . " February 29 , 1853 . " Lord Londonderry's reply : — " MOST ILLUSTRIOUS , HEROIC , A 5 D NOBLE CHIEFTAIN , " It is impossible for me to express the sentiments which I experience in receiving from you a testimony of a friendship so ftattering , and of an acknowledgment so honourable to me , such us your autographic letter announces . " I am rejoiced that your health is good , and that you are now happy after so many sufferings and misfortunos occasioned by injustice . And if I have by my efforts in the slightest degree contributed towards your restoration to liberty I exult in my good fortune . " My wife is sensible of your kind remembrance , and we recall with lively interest your cordial reception of us in the Chateau d'Amboiso . It will not be easily obliterated from our remernberanco . " You call me ' a man of heart . ' I am proud of that title . " You call me ' a man of honour , ' and add that you . set value on my friendship . - ' These words , and this character , pronounced by tho Emir Abd-el-Ivndor , will spread throughout my own miinlrv , throughout France , mid throughout Kurope , and will constitute my passport as having . served the cause at oiioi ! of justice and humanity . And they will never be consigned to indifference or to oblivion . " li \ unhappily , we should but . seldom meet in thin world , at least ( his ' Man of Heart and of Honour' will always remain devoted to the good cause , and to the Emir Abd-el- Kadcr . ' VAN !! LoNIIOXDKKItV , " General in 1 k . t Britannic . Majesty '» Army . "
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Tlltt K ( JHAM DIJ KLAi . i . ain , Mornet , HiirlhMciuv , and Burronet , tho four [ Frenchmen who with engaged in tho duel near ICghain , -which resulted in the death of Frederick Coin-not , in October lust , were tried on Monday , at Kingston . The particulars of the case must be ho fresh in the render's memory , as ( hey were fully reported at the time , nntl as they have not been materially altered since , that wo need barely nllude to them . A dispute arose between Ooimiet , n nkiiful and pracli . sed duellist ; , and Harthehiiny , one of the liiiiriorouH victims of the French reaction . Ah the misunderstanding could not bo explained away , but . grew rather warmer a . s it proceeded , tin * principals found IhemhoIvcm obliged to fight a duel , or be disgraced in the eyes
of what in called honour , and in the opinion of their friends . They fought ; Coin-net fell ; and Harthclemy , the survivor , and three of the seconds , were arrested . Evidence wan taken on the trial to implicate tho seconds and 'he remaining principal . The counsel for the prosecution hud it down that the law held Mint if a man were Killed in a duel it was murder , and ( bat the hcooihIh on both sides ¦ were implicated . The counsel for tho defence iinprcHHed it on ( lie jury Unit the erimo of murder could only bo made out , by a iietion of the law , enpeciully in the cam ) of the kccoiuIh of M . Couriiot , who could not be Happened to lmve compassed bin death ; that death in a duel wan not looked upon an mi ordinary murder ; and that in thin cuno hero wore foreigncris win ) , if the law wore so , woro
probably ignorant of it . The Judge , Coleridge , said this was not correct , but that death , in a duel was a murder in winch all parties were concerned . The jury , who were half French and half English , found a verdict of Guilty of manslaugJiter : and tho judge sentenced them to two months imprisonment . The following letter , printed in the Times , contains a statement of facts worth recalling in the public mind : — Snt , —The statement which was added to the report of this trial in the Times of this morning conveys with accuracy the erroneous notion which prevailed in the minds of both judge and jury—viz ., " That the pistol in which the piece of rag was found was the pistol that had been used
by the deceased . " In the necessary absence of all evidence as to what actually occurred , this supposition had probability in its favour , but it may not be uninteresting to your readers , and I trust you will consider it only fair to the persons implicated , to refer to the careful and correct account of what actually occurred on the ground , which appeared in the Times ' oi the 2 Sth of October last , and where it is stated , as the fact was , that the pistol in which the piece of rag was found was never in the hands of the deceased at all , and that M . Cournet himself fired the pistol from which , unhappily , he subsequently , and after bis
the useless pistol had twice missed fire in the hands of adversary , received his own death wound . It is only to establish this fact that I venture to ask you to insert these few lines , for , as was stated by each of the counsel for the prisoners , who made separate defences , as was acknowledged by the judge who presided , and as appeared to be universally felt throughout a crowded court , there was no ground for supposing but that the duel was conducted in good faith and in all honour . I remain , Sir , your obedient servant , The Attoenet for MM . Babthelemt AND MOBNET .
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A SAD STORY . Among- the trials at the Liverpool Assizes was one which unfortunately affords only a too common illustration of a great branch of human iniquity : seduction , faithlessness , and desertion . Kate Richardson was an orphan living with her uncle and aunt near Manchester . In 1847 , a Frenchman named Delemere was introduced into the family as a lodger ; and attracted by the charms of Miss Richardson , he paid her the usual attentions of courtship . Under pretence of learning English , be was constantly with her ; and when she left home he went to see her . In the summer of that year , he knocked at the door of Mrs . Ostler , the aunt , and went in , and she asked him to take a seat . He said , " I love Miss Kate , and I wish to marry her . " She asked , " Have you mentioned the subject to my niece P" He replied , " I have , madam , and she has referred me to you . " She came in soon after , and he took her by the band , and said , " I have named the subject to your aunt . " Miss Richardson smiled , and looked at her aunt , but did not say anything . Mrs . Ostler afterwards told him they could not give Miss Richardson any fortune during their lifetime ; they were not in circumstances to do it . Delemere answered , " Oh , I only want Miss Kate ;" and ho threw his arms round her , and embraced her . Mr . Ostler afterwards came in , and she mentioned tho subject to iiirn , and he called in Pelemere , and said to him , " You are a stranger and a foreigner ; we know very little about you or your circumstances . I should like you not to marry for twelve months . " " Why not ? " "Are you in circumstances to marry her P" "Not at present , but when he had sold a patent bo had he should be . "
Instead of improving , his circumstances grew worse . In December , 1848 , Mrs . Ostler asked him to spend Christmas-day . He said he could not . He had written before that a desponding letter to her niece , and she asked him why ho had done so . He said lie liad done nothing but heap trouble on all who were kind to him . He cried , and spoke of his circumstances . Sho pressed him to come . He said , "Oh , teach your niece to forget me . " Mrs . Ostler replied , " Thin is not the time , Charley , to forget you when you are in trouble . " When she left , JVloinero cmight hold of her hand and said , "Oh , toll her I love her ; J love her more than ever . " He came to upend Christmas with them . His circumstances improved in March , 1 H 4 . 9 . This state of things continued until 1850 ; when Miss " Richardson was found to be in an interesting stato ; she appealed to Delemere repeatedly , who promised immediate
marriage ! , but did not perform it . Ontlor offered to lend him money , if the want of it was an obstacle . lie could not many her then . Whereupon , indignant , Mr . Ostler very properly ordered him out of the house . Hut first " Deieniero went into tho kitchen , where Kulo was , and said to her , "Oh , Kitty , you know you are my wife . " AIi-h . Ostler-- " What does he mean ? Is he really married to you P" After a painful suspense , she said , " No , aunt ; no . " Delemere— " Do you mipposo I attach any importance ! to a ceremony which wiih only made to nut money into the priests' pockets P" He wished the girl to leave the house ! with him . Mrs . Ostler said she should not lenvo the house with him but . as his wife . Miss Richardson afterwards went to Lincolnshire , where siie was confined . When hIio returned , nho wa . s in very bad health , and had so since continued .
Delemere afterwards obtained some money lor a patent , and married another woman . Then an action for breach of promise wan brought , and'tried at Liverpool . Damages
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TIIH LAW OK DIVOIttJK : HIJdKiKSTKI ) ( M 1 ANGKS . I ' ll is first report of the oommi . sHiom'rN appointed to inquire into the law of divorce has been issued . The eoinniissioneiH having considered the law of divorce in its different bearings , Hum mini up br ' uifly tho alteriitioiiH and improvements which they think may
be made in it with prudence and safety . The suggestions are" That the distinction between divorce a mensd dt thorcr and divorce a vinculo matrimonii shall still be maintained . " That the grounds for a divorce a mensd ct thoro shall be conjugal infidelity . and gross cruelty . " That wilful desertion shall either be also a ground for divorce a mensd et thoro , or else shall entitle the abandoned wife to obtain from her husband a proper maintenance by way of alimony . " That divorces a mensd et thoro may be obtained by thewife for the above-mentioned causes as well as by thehusband . " That divorces a vinculo shall be allowed for adultery ^ , and for adultery only .
" That divorces a vinculo shall only be granted on tho " suit of the husband , and not ( as a general rule ) on the suit of the wife . " That the wife , however , may also apply for divorce & vinculo in cases of aggravated enormity , such as incest or bigamy . " That recrimination , connivance , and condonation shall , if proved , be deemed and treated as bars to the suit . " That recrimination shall include any of the grounds for which divorces may be obtained a mensd et thoro . " That the existing mode of obtaining a divorce h , vinculo shall no longer be continued . " That a verdict at law , and an ecclesiastical sentence , shall not be considered as preliminary conditions which , must be complied with before it can be obtained . " That a new tribunal shall be constituted to try all questions of divorce .
" That all matrimonial questions also , which are now determined in the ecclesiastical courts , shall be transferred to the same tribunal . " That this tribunal shall consist of a Vice-Chancellor ,, a common law judge , and a judge of the ecclesiasticaL courts . " That the party who seeks a divorce , whether it be adivorce a mensd et thoro , or a divorce a vinculo matrimonii , shall pledge his belief to the truth of the case , and ^ that there is no collusion between himself and his wife . " That the evidence shall be oral , and taken down in the * presence of the parties . " That in general the process , practice , and pleading ' shall conform to the process , practice , and pleading of the-Court of Chancery , as recently improved ; with such additions as may be beneficially derived from the ecclesiastical ! svstem .
' •' That the rules of evidence shall be the same as those which prevail in the temporal courts of the kingdom . " That the judges shall have the power of examining the parties , and also of ordering any witnesses to be prod / ucicl who in their opinion may throw light on the question . " That the Court shall be intrusted with a large discretion in prescribing whether any and what provision shall be made to the wife , in adjusting the rights which she and her husband may respectively have in each other ' s property ; and in providing for tbo guardianship and maintenance of the children .
" That there shall be only one appeal from the decree of tho Court , and that the appeal shall be carried to the Houseof Lords . "
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ANOTHER GLIMPSE OF THE DIGGINGS' .. The following extracts are from the private ; leMev of a " gentleman digger , " printed in the Times . He went out with two others ; but they flinched from nonsuccess at tho outset . Ho persevered . 1 st December , 1852 . —What myriads of people aro arriving in the colony , to ho aui'e ! What they'll do , or where ' they'll get to , Heuvon knowo ! Australia will soon play a prominent part in the world . Tho diggers , a newaristoeracy ,
mutter " independence . I he other day , here , some diggers refused to pay their license teen for certain reasons . The Commissioner Kent his constables to apprehend them ;; the armed police were hooted and laughed off the * ground ; , the Commissioner himself got similarly treated , with tho 1 addition of sticks and stones . I was close by him when a : Htono nearly struck him off liis lior . so . Tho military are Hont for , but it will still be a farce ; such scenes occur too ' frequently not to be significant .
It ' s a great mistake for " London young men" to eomoout to dig if they have employment at all . They can't stand the discomfort and fatigue . Our party of " gentlemen diggers" is sadly brokon up already . Wo have twomilitary men , a captain , and a lieutenant ; , an Admiralty , clerk , two barristers , an unripe surgeon , a civil engineer ,, two noun of an Indian magistrate , . fee . # # # *• Many of theso men have nlrange histories attaching io » them , for the most part little creditable . Our lieutenant ., whose only relic of his former profession is a largo blmw
military cloak lined with ncurlet lining , curses the life at the digging * most heartily , but he has no money and < jin't escape it . He wiih well known at the West-end , and aui a career of extravagance winch is no common ; ho no '* liout find his friends shipped him off hero ; now he lights fires , cooks dampers , and washes up greasv tin plute . t , dUi ., for his " mates ; " two of whom are common working men , l » ut they have more bone mid ninew , and no are " butter men . " One of our barriHler . s may be Heen in eonhiroy . s , up to his knees in mud , bespattered " all over , and workingliko a hedger and ditcher .
1 he process of getting the gold is very Himplo , butt iv quantity in thrown away mid wanted from the promuit . laborious method of working , it taking too long a timo to . wash stuff below a certain richness , as ho small a quantity of earth can be dissolved alul jiiihkcJ . through . tho cradle nu ono day . * * * Certainly tho diggings in the Dorado of the labou "» Jup num . None can fail to cam II . sterling a day ; they uan't . help it with tho most ordinary poi-Hovoraiico . Gontloiu ' . ' . n diggers aro not tmtisiicd to work hard lor that sum ; they
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Leader (1850-1860), March 26, 1853, page 294, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1979/page/6/
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