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If there is . any truth in the report , the eood people of SU . Petersburg are fighting in- the coaubrtaole hope of being roasted-by tiieir own Autocrat pour encoutiager fesauires . . I ^ c > ANS . r- ^ Tli . etRDES )^ n loan is now . believed to have been a , failure—even in Vienna . —The , Austrian , loan is merely a forced extraordinary tax on Austrian subjects . The terms ar © 95 'per cent .-in & fire . per cent , stock ,. subscribed in papermonay , to be paid ( promised ) in dividends of gold . All parties , holding , a . Government appointment of any kind will fcp cpmpelled to subscribe . To such persons , their payments , will as-surac the character of an income-tax , bearing interest : in perpetuity . "With , ? regard , to . the ; people generally , it is understood that unless-they-subscribe- to the full amount required ; by the Government , some gentle form of pressure will be resorted : to * in order to effeofc the completion of the loan . —The Turkish loan seems to be still going a-begging ; but there seems a hope that Louis Napoleon will give , for Fiance , the required ; guarantee . The . re was , this vreek , a panic in Paris that the chfller * was raging . The fear was without foundation .
A- rigorous order-has been issued by the Prussian Government , prohibiting ,: political rjeferancea , in the- pulpit preach- , ings ,, Politics ^ driven , from the press ,, was taking refuge there . The Cologne Gazette has the following , dated the 6 th : — " Prince Gortschakofi ^ who went to Vienna with the answer of the Emperor o £ Russia , left , the Emperor at PeterhorF at the moment when tlie . Anglo-French fleet made its appearance off Cronstadt . An- immense crowd of persons had come £ t $ tqs St .. Petftraburgr tct Peterhoff- tosee the Anglo ^ -French fleet , whicbrw ^ 8 ; : about-, sis versts from . Gronstadt . Prince Gortach ^ o £ f . a « fiQtnpanied . the Einperorrtoa point from / which it . cojildiha seen , . distinctly . The ; Prince * on taking bis leave of , th . e Emperor , expressed his regret at haying to quit him at . so critical a , moment . The . Emyeror replied with a Smile , * G 6 d be with yon . Prince ,, the danger is not yet imminent . '" Th
The . Portuguese Bonds . ^ e King _ of Portugal ' s tour Las been inone senseunforfcunatefor him . Just as when a manj who has creditors , gives a grand party , the creditors cry out " shame , " so this young iking has suggested to the commercial world that he has no right to travel until he gets out of his insolvency . The Post says : —" Two days only before the departure of the- Kingj Mr-. Thornton , as . Chairjnan of the Committee of Portuguese- bondholders ; protested , through '? his notaries ^ Messrs . J . Donnison and Son , against the reduction of . 4 O . percenti from 1 lte dividend now in course of payment upon the- unconverted 5 per-cent * stock . His Majesty's Government is evidently of opinion that ' intimate relations , ' can only subsist- between friends , and that there is no ; use . in haying- friends unlessyou . can take a liberty with tbei » . "
A letter from Paris says ;—" The Minister of Foreign Affairs gave-an . apdience to a deputation on the subject of the claims of th-onolders-of bonds of the Portuguese loan of 1833 . The Minister ,- after-expressing to the deputation the interest felt by the . Government ia the affair , assured them thatanstrnctiom had- been sent to the French Minister ab Lisbon to claim from the Portuguese Government at least the execution-of its engagement to repay that part of the loan :: of . which it' had derived the Tjenefit . " "Will our Government-venture as much ? There is to Ibe a Crystal Palaec at Naples : a permanent exposition of industry . Will King Bomba inaugurate it , and talk of the blessings- ofpeace ?
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UNITED STATES ; In theUnited States Circuit Court of New Orleans , the judge ( Campbell ) is citing before him certain parties- suspected of " unlawful" intentions aboxit Cuba , and serious results are expected . Meanwhile , the southern press teems -with , letters , from Cuba , people complaining ,, of the intolerable Spanish tyranny , and sustaining the aomexatora' hopes . Sandwich . Islands may be said- to be already annexedi The " native government" has thrown itself into the hand * , of the American party for protection from IFrencU' and' English settlers , intriguers and missionaries . This is a great acquisition for the States : —the Sandwich Islands will be their . fllalta , CANADA . Tho Canadian Parliament haa been dissolved , and Lordi Elgin , has- experienced a check , his favourite niiniater , M ! tj Hineke , being in danger , the dissolution having taken place in consequence of an adverse amendment being carried on tho address , tho Parliament being only- nine days old . The new . Parliament will be . elected under the extended franchise , and the demanded reibrms aura sure to bo carried—in . Lower Canada . the required reform referring to tlicsoignorial tenuwj ,, and . in , Upper Canada the question * being the clergy * leeeiyesv
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SPAIN . TiiEnBareno positive fiiets yot about tho inaurrection . The insurgents are > in retreat 1 ; and a revolution which ia-not sudden is generally no revolution at all . It is reported that M . Martinez do la "Rosa , nnd tho Marquis of Miraflorce liavo boon in communication ¦ with the Queen , representing to her that tho insurrection i a against tho Ministry , and not against her , and that if aho will chnnjjo hor Cabinet the insurgents will , bo , satisfied , or , at any rato , that their party will be bo much weakened that it will full of itself . It is very likely that some move of thin kind is making' by the two atutusmon in question , but much lees so that tho Queen will accede to such a change , unlesa she is frig-litoncd into it by successes ot tho insurgents , by intelligence that their numbers
are greatly increased ,, or by promuiciamentos in the provinces . The secret of O'DonnelTs successful hiding in Madrid is . explained by the fact , that when' the ineur - rection . broke out , eighty of the armed police ( gens d'armes ) of the capital went over to binu No town of importance has , as yet , risen .- against the Government . * The popularity of the Queen is a very doubtful affair ; the oiob received her eoldly ; and . the illumination , " ordered , far the victory by the garrison of Madrid was-a reluctant affair . Her Majesty insists on sparing the life , of the captured Colonel Garrigo , whose services to , her , in . a former hour of danger , she remembers .
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THE COURT , &c . The- Court ia very quiet . The Queen visited Chis ^ wick on Saturday , and . on Thursday Prince Albert went to look at the siege operations at Chathamthese being , the only movements . On Monday the Duchess of-Gloucester gave a grand tea and ball to the children-of the Royal Family and of the nobility — 'h er : KoyaliHighnesfrdeLghting' ia children ' s faces ; and the occasion was madea / ete by- her relatives and friends to celebrate her recovery . On Saturday-last several of the Royal children -went down to the Sydenham Palace . . A banquet and assembly of Miss Coutts ' s appears to hava been the "fashionable " event of the week . A- grand" reception , " from three to six ,, was . yesterday given . by the Marchioness of Westminster .
The account of the juvenile fete at Gloucester House ,. in the Post , is so touching that we transcribe it : — " Gloucester Hbuse -was , yesterday ( Monday ) , the scene of a festive gathering , which was * in several respects * ofampxe ^ thaa usually interesting character . " It is generally known that considerable uneasiness has Lately been caused by the precarious state of health into which the venerable Princess had fallen , and this uneasiness- has not been confined to the immediate connexions of the Boyal Family , but extended itself to the very numerous circle to whom the Duchess ' s many amiable qualities have endeared her . At an age exceeding by many years the allotted
limit of human existence , her Boyal Highness has been fortunate in preserving the characteristics which had , in earlier life : frxeel the affectionate attachment of all who approached them . The last surviving contemporary member of the blood Royal of George the Third ' s Court , her- Royal Highness is a worthy representative of the gracefuLdjgnity of the ancien regime ; and sincere was the joy felt at , the announcement that , at so advanced an age , her constitution possessed such recuperative energies as : to carry her over her immediate danger , and so far to restore health as to enable her Royal Highness to take an active part in an entertainment like that of yesterday . " It ?> was in great measure a juvenile party . The
company consisted of about 100 of the creme de /« creme of society , accompanied by their children . That her Roval . Highness should have taken the first opportunity afforded by . improved health to . , bring about her so largo a company of very young persons , wixs a circumstance in touching harmony with onto of her most marked aud loveable traits—that of benevolent pleasure in seeing the countenances of the youthful and innocent beaming with happiness . In fact , 'her Royal Highness , in those circles where she is best known and most beloved , is emphatically recognised as a ' lover of children ' s faces , ' and enters with empressement in everything peculiarly interesting to them .
"The invitation-cards specified that the entertainment would consist of 'tea and dancing . ' Her Majesty and Prince Albert had , from the first , intimated their intention to be present , with the youthful members ofithe-Koyal Family , in token of respect and affection fop hepRoyal . Highnoss , and of , ' thoir gratification at her restoration to health . "An intimation of a similar nature had likewise beoi ) given by thoir Hoynl Highnesses the Duchess of Kent , the Duchess of Cambridge , and the Princess M 3 ary < . If tho absence of tho i > uke of Cambridge whofrom hia
, . "infmioy luiaiboon anicspoqiul favourite with his venerable rotative , gave , riso to some questions naturally and inevitably of a painful nature , such feelings were doubtless mitigated by tho rofloc tion that tho cause of that absence wus one of tho moat honourable to himself , and tho most profoundly important to the interests of his country . With thin exception , and that of tho youngest of tho princesses , every member of tho Iloyul Family now residing in England was present—no loss than seven of her Majesty ' s children * boing ninongat tho youthful viol tore .
" Tho company began to arrive nt four o ' clock , and wcro received by hor Itoyul Uighucss iu tho drawing-room , tho floor of wjuch , it will bo remembered , is covered l > y tho magnificent earpot , consisting of sixty squares , worked mid presented to tho Duchess by a number of tha most distinguished female members of tho ariatoorncy .
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THE MINISTER OF WAR . The expenses of the new office of " Secretary of State for War , " will be , for -the first year , ir , OOO / . This i& the interesting part of the estimate ; it indicates how- all our public offices are manned and paid : Secretary of State , from 12 th June , 1854 , to 3 lsfc Marcbj . 185 . 5 ......... - £ 4010 Under Secretary of State , from 1 st July , 1854 , to 3 lst March , 1855 1125
Under Secretary of State , ditto .............. 1125 Clerks . —1 st Class : — Three senior clerks , from GQOJ . to 1000 / . ditto 1350 Four assistant senior clerks , from 350 l . to . 545 L ditto 1050 Four junior clerks , from 150 / . to 300 / . ditto ......... 450 Four probationary clerks * from 1 O 0 Z . to 150 / , ditto 300 Private secretary to Secretary of State , from 12 th June , 185 & , to 31 st March , 1855 240 Librarian , keeper of the papers , and clerks of parliamentary papers , from 300 / , to 500 / ., from 1 st ..
July , 1854 , to 31 st March , 1855 ; 225 Private secretaries to Under-Secretaries of State , ditto 225 First office keeper and housekeeper , increasing after six . years ' service from 150 / . to 200 / ..... 112 First office porter , ditto from 10 OL to 120 / . 75 Second ditto , ditto from 80 / . to 100 / ..... 60 Third ditto , ditto from 80 / . to 100 / . GO £ 10 , 407
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THE STATE OE THE MILITIA . According to the report of the Committee of the House of Commons on militia estimates , the total strength of the militia for the year 1854-5 is to be 124 , 074 officers and men , including the Irish and Scotch militias , both of which forces are to be called out . Tlie charge for the year 1854 ^ 5 , to defray the cost of raising tlie additional numbers and the maintenance of this body will be 998 , 000 / . The militia in England and Wales , 89 , 176 strong . The militia in Scotland , 10 , 800 strong . The militia in Ireland ,
21 , 600 strong . It also appears that in the militia for England . and Wales there are 50 colonels , each receiving U .. 2 a .. 6 d .. per . ditni ,. 92 . lieutenant-colonels , each receiving 15 s . lid . per diem ; ill majors , each receiving 14 s . Id . per dioiu .: , 803 captains , each receiving 10 a . 6 d . per diem ; 805 lieutenants , each receiving Gs . 6 d . per diem ? 801 ensigns , each receiving 5 s , 3 d . per diem ; 86 adjutants , who receive 6 d . per diem caeh whe n called out , in addition to their pay of 8 s . per diem , charged to tho expenses of the permanent staff ; 77 , 509 privates , at Is . each . per diem .
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A MISSING OFFICIAL . Mr , Swahey ' s defalcation is not tho only incident of tho week illustrating tho morality and the management of our system of government by boards . Mr . Edinond O'JFlttherty , brother oitl » o member for Galwuy , and . who recently obtained , through his brother ' s parliamentary influonco , a well-salaried situation in one of the great public offices of Dublin , is " missing ; " and' very strange things are being very openly said of heavy " defalcations . " Mr . Magui . ro , tho member for Dungarvan , writeB to hia own journal ( tho Cork Examiner ) some awkward suggestions . Ho Btatea broadly thnt tho missing man had reoontly got into tho habit of forging his
friends' muncs to bills ! " 1 havo licard nearly a dozen persons mentioned , most of tliem of high rank , and thrco ait least of official position , with whose names a similar freedom 1 ms been uaed . Tho total amount represented by tho bills in circulation is differently computed , varying from 14 , 000 / . to 20 , 000 / . Tho former , I should nay , in more than enough . Of late j ho would seem to huvo beconio uttorly reckless in tho main nor in which h « uaed the names of othors ; for 1 have boon told that tho name of his colleague in office wus put , upon a particular bill , and without the slightest attempt at imitating tho handwriting of his colleague , or disguising his own . " Tlio disaster , nays candid Mr . Maguiro , "bus fallen liko a thunderbolt on hia ( Honda . " Wo should think ho .
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" The dresses of the numerous youths and children of both sexes , destined ,, in the lapse of a few brief years , to become the representatives and upholders of the great lines of England ' s nobility , were in many instances of a tasteful and striking character ; and , whilst rich in design and materiel , displayed a chaste simplicity , obviously consistent -with the objects and nature of the festive meeting . " The Princes and'Princesses of the Eoyal Family mingled cordially and frankly with their youthful fellow-guests , and the afternoon was passed in a manner which must have proved most gratifying to the feelings , as well , of the illustrious lady who had improvised the meetings as of those who partook of hospitalities so eminently calculated to promote the most desirable relations between the Royal ^ Family of England and those who are hereafter to be amongst the most distinguished subjects of the Crown . "
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654 THE L EADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), July 15, 1854, page 654, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2047/page/6/
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