On this page
-
Text (4)
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Article
Sovereign ' s birthday . In presence of this general manifestation , and of the prayers addressed to Heaven throughout France , it becomes the duty of the Sovereign in his turn to meditate -within himself , in . order to ascertain whether he lias done all that was in his power to deserve snch a concert © f homages and wishes . It is especially his duty to come to the foot of the altar , to beseech Heaven , through the intercession of its sacred ministers , to bless his efforts , enlighten liis conscience , and unceasingly give him the strength necessary for doing good and opposing evil , " My presence in Bayoime , on this day , is a fact to which I advert with gratification . It proves that France , calm and prosperous , no longer entertains those fears wliieli coinpel the Chief of the State to be constantly armed and on the alert in the capital . It proves that France can sustain a war in distant lands without her life at home ceasing to remain free and regular .
" I thank you , Monseigneur , for the wishes which yoa address to Heaven in my behalf ; but be pleased to call likewise for its protection upon our armies ; for to pr . iy for tho-je who fight , as well as for those who suffer , is also to pray for me . " The Emperor marked the day by two geneTous acts . He granted an . immense number of pardons to political and other offenders : 805 to those sentenced to deportation ; 774 to those detained in the B . ignes , © r penal establishments of Guiana and otheT colonies ; and 10 O 3 to soWiers and sailors undergoing imprisonment . He has also carried out that portion , of the ¦ will of Napoleon I . which relates to the relief of ITrenclx sufferers by the imperial campaigns . The Monitetir announces tUat-. ii credit of 8 , 000 , 000 francs , has teeen opened , to be thus Apportioned . ; - ? :
To the officers and soldiers of the battalion of the Isle of Elba , or to their widow's and children , 300 , 000 ^; to the ¦ wou nded at Ligny or Waterloo , 200 , 00 Of- ; to the officers and soldiers who fought ' . from 1792 to 1815 , for the glory and independence of the nation , l , 500 , 000 f . ; to the tow a of Brienne , 4 O 0 , 00 Of . ; to the town of 'riiierry , 300 7 OOOf . ; to tlie }> rovinces ¦ which suffered most under the two invasions , 1 , 300 , OOOfv ; to the special legatees of the Emperor , or to their widows and direct heirs , 4 , 000 , 000 f . ; to ' . al SjOOOjOOef . The French Embassy in London'celebrated the fete at Albert Gate House . The Ambassador (" vYateTTski ) being absent , the Charge d'Affaires , M . Charles Baudin , did the honours with magnificence to ( we quote the Morning Post * )
" The ministers of her Majesty the Queen , the chief officers of the royal household , and the members of the foreigncorps diplomatique . ' ¦ ' The residence of tho Embassy bad been suitably prepared iov the reception . The hall and the principal apartments were brilliantly illuminated and decorated with flowers , and the band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance , and performed a selection of favourite music during the banquet and in the evening . " Tlie guests assembled in the grand saloon , containing the m lgniricent portraits of the Emperor and the Empress , and a& half-past eight o ' clock entered the banouettingroom . "At tho dessert , the Earl of Aberdeen proposed tho health of his Imperial Majesty tho Emperor . Tin : toast was received by the company with the most lively enthusiasm .
" M . Charles Baudin then roso and proposed 1 ho health of hor Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland , which was responded to by the guests with the same warm marks of fueling . , " The company afterwards returned to the reception saloon , and did not quit tho Embassy until after H o ' clock . "
Untitled Article
THE E . 0 'IXAHERTY SCANDAl * Two Dublin Jew money-lenders have got Mr . 15 . O'Iflaherty ' s forged bills , and are in the most abject Rtato o > f ( rage ! The case came before a Dublin magistrate this week ; an application being made to issue a warrant against Mr . O'Flnherty , who is , no doubt , in the backest backwoods of America .. "Tlio facts deposed to by Mr . Maurice Sulornnn , of 7 , Uppei' Glocestor-street , jeweller , were , that about tho 2 nd of ah \ y last Edmund OTlnherty passed to him a bill of exchange for 400 / ,, dated tho 1 st of May , 1864 , purporting to be drawn by Lord Dunkellin upon , and accepted by Lord Boiingbroko , and paynblo to the order of Lord Dunkellin thvoo months after date , purporting to bo endorsed by Lord . Bunkdllin to William Keogh , the bolieitor-Genoral for Ireland , imd'by Edmund O'Fluherty endorsed to My . Saloman , and which endorsement Edmund O'Fluhcrry stated at tho timo lie pnsscd tho bill to bo tho endorsement of William Kcogli ; that ontho lLth of AuguBt tho infovmnnt bhowod
tlic bill of exchange 5 n question to William ICoogh , tlic mrpposod endorser thereof , who declared that tho endorsement was h forgery on him . " Mr . If . Lazarus , of 8 G , Mnrlborough-stroat , jmvellor , deposed tlmt about tlie 22 nd of March lnat Edmund 0 'Plnhorty paused to him the bill of exohnngo produced for 450 / ,, duti'tl March 22 , 1864 , drawn by Edmund 0 'Flaherty on John R . Godley , purpr > rting to bo « iccq > t <; d by him , payablo to th « order of Air . O'Fluhorty throu taontliH after dido , and endorsed by Mr . OTIahorty to Mr . Ln / . uruu ; that on tho ltftli or 20 th of April Edrnuiul OTInhorty piiASod to tlio prosecutor another bill of rxulmnfro for 7 o / ., dated tho 19 th of Apiiil , 1654 , drawn by Edmund ( J ' - Kluhorty , purporting to bo ucwplod by J-olui It , ( jadluy , ttnd payablo lu Edmund O'FlulKirty , who cihIotmuI it ; iinil that at tlio limo it was paused to tho prosecutor it purported to bo cnu . lorm . 'd by William Koogh , tlio Solluilor-Gom ; rul for Irolmid ; that on tho 11 th of Auguat lio rtbowed tlio two bills of tixoliungo to Mr . dodloy , who dcclurml tlntt . tlxiiHiUdfitMuootnvvru forgot iwi on him ; and tlmt Mv . K « ogh also ducUrcd that the unuurnumunt « f hint name w «» u lwgory .
" As was previously stated , Mr . Godley deposed ia his information made on Monday , that the bills tor 450 / . and for 70 / ., purporting to be the draughts of Edmund O'Flaherty ou him , were forgeries ; that the name of John R . Godley on the bills was not in . his handwriting , and that lie never accepted the bilis , nor ever directly or indirectly authorised Edmund O'Flaherty or any other person to pat his name on them . " One o ' clock yesterday ( Tuesday ") having been fixed for the further hearing of the case , the prosecutors were in attendance at that hour , together with their solicitor , Mr . Charles Fitzgerald . Shortly afterwards Mr . Keogh , the Solicitor-General , entered the board-room . Some other cases having been disposed of , " The Solicitor-Gaiieral , addressing Dr . Kelly , said : Your worship , there is a case in which I am summoned as a witness . " I > r . Kelly : Mr . Fitzgei-ald , sonis of your witnesses have come .
" Mr . Fitzgerald : Mr . Pembcrton has the informations and tlio bills . " Dr . Kelly : Here is Mr . Keog ' i . " Mr . Fitzgerald : 1 will go up for the bills" Dr . Kelly ; Suppose yoa were to bring the Solicitor-General upstairs with you , and let him see if his name he on the bills , and let Mr . Pemberton take his informations , then bring them to me , and that will save somo trouble . " Dr . Kelly ( addressing the Solicitor-General ) : Will you have your informations taken ? " The Solicitor- < jeneral : Oh , certainly . u Mr . Fitzgerald : Will your worship allow me to ask the SolictoivGeneral a question or two on the subject ? " Drw Kelly :. .. -Certainly . " The . Solicitor-General then went into the ¦ witness-box and , having been sworn ,, was -examined by Mr . Fitzgerald as follows : — .
" M r . Fitzgerald : Did you ever authorise Mr . Edmund O'Flaherty to put your name on any bills ? " The Solicitor-General : Certainly not . ' " Mr . Fitzgerald : Had you ever any bill dealings with him ? . " The Solicitor-General : Certainly not ; when I say that I should state that I received payment from him olice of money he owed me , for which he passed a bill , and far wliich I obtained payment , but I never otherwise had a bill transaction with him . in my life . ' Dr . Kdly : Do you wish to ask Mr . Keogh any more questions ? _ " Mr : Fitzgerald : No , your worship ; and : I will now go up ¦ w ith him to the ofHce .
" 3 Ir . Keogh then proceeded to , the chief clerk s office , where he examined the bills on which his name appeared , and mads an information to the effect that they were forgeries , that he never endorsed them , nor ever , directly or indirectly , authorised Mr . O'Flaherty or any other person to put his name on them . " Mr . Fitzgerald asked Dr . Kelly if he would grant a warrant against the person charged with the forgeries ? " Dr . Kiilly : When you are in a condition to apply for the warrant , let mo have all the informations before inc . " Mr . Fitzgerald ; Very well , your worship , I shall do so . " Tho warrant was not again applied for or issued u _ p to the hour when the office closed in the evening . "
Untitled Article
THE NEW BEEK 13 ILL . —MONDAY'S DltUNKENNESS . Sunday was the iir .-it day on which the new Beer Bill cameinto operation , and after 10 o ' clock at ni ^ ht there was some excitement in the vicinity of tlio railways . Half-past two o ' clock on Sunday afternoon , the time appointed for closing tho different houses , passed ofl' , generally speaking , ¦ without any disorder ; but , as the hour of 10 drew near , most of the licensed victuallers , who had put tho hands of their clocks forward some fuw minutes , so as to clear their houses in sufficient time to avoid the pains and pumilties of the new law , had tho greatest difficulty in getting their customers to loayo . Muny refused , unless they were turned out by the police , and owing to tno arrangements nuido by the respective superintendents of each division , in lmving constables
placed round onch house , tho various taverns wevo soon cleared . It was remarked by the police that they noyer found the tnuio so anxious to conform to nny net of jl ' urliument a * on tho present occasion . In the immediate neighbourhood of the South-Westom Railway terminus , in tho Watorloorrond , upon tho arrival of tho various exonrsiop trains from Hampton-court , Richmond , Windsor , and Southampton , it appeared that Bomo of the passengers woro ignorant of the new bill having ; come into operation , and having been refused any refreflhmant in tho towns they had visitod , they oxpootod that they would meet with every accommodation on reaching the metropolis . A crowd of nonrly 200 surrounded tho Iloro of Waterloo , and claimed tho right of being supplied with reftoslirnunta , on tho ground of being travellers , but Mrs , Okuy rofuaod to servo them . A similar scone took pbvco nt tho York , the corner of tho Yorlti'oud . Mr . Potter refused to supply any ns travellers , unless n bona
ftiU caaoworo mado out . Suvernl of tho mtMropolitiui Iiouhch having ton nunlena uttuohod to their pctniiaca wero oxpotscd to gt'Oator diingcor of boinp ; prooeudt'd ng _ Jiin » t tl )« n oLlierw , owing to tho vibitora calling for moro drink than could be coitHumed in the timo allowed by the new bill ; thoordcr . s given woro di-troganlfd by l , ho several guests , but tho houses woru , uf ' tor ao > mo troubki . dosed i » t tliu appointed timo . In the neighbourhood of iho Eastern OountioH Ituilwny nt Sliori'ditch a mmiltir uccnu of diHappointinont took place , tlio ViiriouH pnuaongoi's boiug rcfusttil I'efro . slunont uj > oii tlioir arrival by tho difl ' ureiH trains lroin Yiirmouth , Norwich , Oolulioutur , Cumbrttlge , ami other plucoH , In Huvurul p > l ) kot'H , moro asnacidlly in tlio luiiglibourliooil of Liunboll ) , par . ions wlio hnu travelled by tho Lraiim from tho country , a (' l « r il « - lnanding ndmiHaian on tlio gromul ol' being truvollord , on bolng refused pivluiulml tlmt tlioy wcro Hfi / . ol wllh th « cholera , but , without tho iutcrl'urcnco of tlio Tiolioo , uono of
those were served . On Monday the teetotallers walked in a grand procession from Russl-11- square to the Surrey Gardens where they feted ; and—no doubt in consequence of the Monday ' s reaction among the driukiug population , exasperated by being driven home sober on Sunday night , combined with the usual alacrity displayed by the metropolitan nwmvuis sujels to " assist" in all teetotal demonstrations—it is a remarkable fact , as the Tuesday ' s statistics of all the policeoffices testified , that Monday was on the whole the most drunken day in the memory of the ol . lest magistrate . Some of the licensed victual ! . ts are moving to obtain a repeal of this ridiculous legislation . A great meeting of members of the London tr . ule was held at the Freemasons Tavern , on Thursday , when Mr . Simpson , of Cremorne , who was in tlie chair , denounced the conduct of the Licensed
Victuallers Protection Society ' , and of the Morning Advertiser , in becoming parties to the bill . Mr . Simpson' . sown grievance , which is a public one , is that fin- the greater part of Sunday afternoon lie is unable to supply refreshment to the crowds who floek to his gardens far innocent amusement . Mr . Luce , of Hampton Court , paid that the views nnd posi : ion of the suburban hotel-keepers were not quite identical with those of thci metropolitan members of the trade . Those residing hi his own district had lately held a . meeting in reference to the question , at which they resolve ! to keep their houses open duri ? ig the prohibited hours , and to serve their Sunday customers , whom they regarded as " bond jid-e travellers . " On that resolution they had ' acted , and would continue to act until the Court of Queen ' s Bench would decide who was a traveller . He knew that they had been reported for having done so , bat was uncertain whether they would be summoned for it immediately , or whether they Avpuld be cautioned by the police that they were
: jnfringing the law , and be summoned for a repetition of the practice . The licensed 'victuallers of Manchester have also held a meeting ' on . the ' subject . Delegates were present from kindi-ed bodies at Rochdale , Lh-erpooly 01 dhum ,. Bolton , Stockport , and Ashlon . Mr . Councillor Newton preside ;] . Instaneei were mentioned during the proceedings , of the hardships the new hiw inflicted upon the trade , and inconvenience to the public ; and resolutions were passed to the effect that tlie measure was an unjust interference with tlie 'rights of the labouring classes , that the licensed victuallers ( numbering G 0 , 000 persons , and having a capital invested of * 22 , 000 , 000 ?) would be mater-billy injured by it , and pledging-all present to Use their best exertions to prevent interference by new enactments , whilst using their influence with members of the legislature to re-peal the obnoxious act now in force . The meeting were unanimous in their condemnation of the measure , as also of the London Association in having withdrawn their opposition to the measure whilst before parliament .
Untitled Article
FETE BY CAPITALISTS TO MINERS AND CULLIERS . Mr . Pjjto , M . P ., Mr . William Jackson , M . P ., and $ ir Joshua Wuhnsley , M . P ., own the great Clay Cross Collieries ( Derbyshire ) , which are now producing vast wealth to these great capitalists : and this Av-cek those gentlemen have been doing some graceful -work dovm there—laying the foundation stone of a school and giving a good dinner , with hearty speeches , to the minors and colliers . A correspondent describes the locality and the occasion : — " Tlie pits at Clay Cross nre not so numerous as they arc remarkjible for their size , and tlio quantity thoy yield . This will bo hotter understood when - \ ve state that there are now about a thousand miners employed , and of these , in one p it there are three hundred engaged , Tho colliors of theae pits have an'air of comfort that in seldom witnessed in nny of the districts where the s « mc mining operations are being carried
on . They scorn cleanly and respectable in appearance , and their houses are orderly and decent to a dogrco that would delight Lord Shnftosbury , and might afford valuable suggestions to tho new Minister of Honllli , Sir B . Hull , in his experiments of uimilar regulations olsewhore . This comfortable btato of things is , perhaps , in . some measure owing to tho sfcoadiuoas and sobriuty of the workmen , as exemplified by the fact that in this largo mining population thore is not one policeman , and no likelihood of any apoedy necessity for snch civil manifestation . The wages ayerage from 24 s . 1 o 36 s . j ) or wftelc , with conHtitnt omploymon t , and a continual demand for labour . Ilonvo tho cause of the festivities of Tuesday ; for the population lmving so groatly insreneed , the school became quite inadequate to the educational requirements of tho children , and the Clay Cross Company , comprised by Messrs . 1 ' cto and Butts , Mr . Judson , M . P ., nnd Sir Joshna Wftlmsloy , M . P ., undertook to build a nwv sohool , the laying of tlio foundation Htone of which occasioned tlio celebration .
" Tho company assembled at 10 <> clock , on tho grounds of Mr . C / iarlca hinns , thn'innntigcrof the works , » nu to whoso tuiporvibion the exoullont urrangomcntH nnd tho gratification that mmltod from them woro in a great dogroo due . Hero a capuciouH tent Intel hven erected for tlio vi . ^ itoro to lunch i » , after tho coroinony had boon pnrf ' ormcd , and nenr tlio tent about COO children—six bands of inuwic , Bovarul lodgo » of Foresters and Odd FoIIowh , tunoiinting altogother to " ubout a thouwuid people , formed a lino of prouotmion , nnd praaooded to tho (> ito of tlio ii » tundi'd Hchoi ) l . i . Tho wvnthor throughout tho duy wan bountiful in thu cxtroino , until jtiHt berbro tho
tho depnrtnm of ll » o procession , ^ yhou wholo coroinony wa « porf ' ornioil in a shower of ruin . A hymn having bu « n suiip ; , Mr . Win . Evaaw , lato M . I , for North Dorbyahire , pro-Hontcd Mr . 1 ' cto with a wilvor IwwjI , find oxpruaaed a liopn thut , tliti . structurn coiitc-ii »} ilat ( . 'd might bu thu cjuihc of Uid-Haniiiuitin ^ that lovo of nulu « try , onorgy , nnd education which It wiiij mo ( Mi'iicatly lo bo winliod hTiouM Iw tho roNult . of tlu'ir prooeod ' uif , ' - * . 'Iho Hti > nu tlion having hiuin udjustoil , and Mr . i ' oto having jilaond in u Imtllo un .. on » oath a doouineut , l . lio import of wliiuh wan llui < in ( o and fminiling of tin ) tilouc , togolhifr witliHoini" oojiw of Iho pnwout rmgii , tlio Btono was gently lnwi'ivd into its iil . ico amid loud chuoru . "
Untitled Article
774 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
-
-
Citation
-
Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 19, 1854, page 774, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2052/page/6/
-