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msi ^^ Hi ^ IS & ^ SSSSSKW governor would probably be appointed over the Mormons . Lieutenant-Colonel Steptoe , of the army , has received the appointment , with the understanding , however , tnat he shall leave the army . . It is doubtful whether he will accept the appointment on such terms . I he Mormons are strong enough to give this country great trouble , and will , no doubt , do so . The men are well drilled , and , having bold , determined leaders , will be put down with difficulty . "
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VARIETIES . EMIGRATION FROM LITEEPOOL LAST YEAR . During the last year 210 , 742 persons left LiverpoolL as emigrants , being at the rate of more than 4000 each week . For their conveyance 957 ships were employed . The greatest amount of emigration took place during the ¦ first quarter of the year . During that period the number of persons who emigrated was 37 , 611 , being 5782 less than in the three corresponding months of the previous year . The official tables show a large increase in the emigration to the North American colonies . The number of vessels which left Liverpool for Australian ports under Government inspection during the year was 107 , of an aggregate tonnage of 126 , 184 tons . In the first quarter of the year 12 passenger ships left Liverpool for Australian ports , of an aggregate tonnage of 15 , 138 tons , with a total number of 5450 emigrants . In the second quarter the number of emigrants was 13 , 687 . In the quarter ending September it was 12 , 195 . In the last quarter of the year the number of emigrants from Liverpool was 10 , 310 . The shortest passage to Melbourne was made in 69 £ days ; and the voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool was made by the Lightning in the unprecedented short period of 63 days .
THE o ' CONNELLS AND THE MILITIA . In reference to the appointment to commissions in the Irish militia of the members for Clonmel and Tralee , theiVorion observes : — ""Wonders will never cease , we suppose ; but the greatest wonder of the age has actually come to pass at last . Let the butchers of Herculesatreet , and the coalporters of Burgh-quay—let Garryowen and' Clonmel hear it and phulilue , and Conciliation-hall shudder through all its meal-bins — John O'Connell has , at last , abandoned the eternal principles
rof moral force , and joined the militia . Oh , tragedy ! and oh , farce ! to see the two sons of O'Connell turned crimps for the British Government . In Kerry , Captain Daniel twirls his moustache , amid a picket of ablebodied paupers from the auxiliaries of Dingle . In Dublin , Captain John , fired with more than the martial ardour of Gilpin , quite forgets his former self ; swathes his doughty body in a scarlet sack ; girds an abhorred andstigmatised-swordtohis thigh ;~ arid , for ~ 12 s . a-day , undertakes to shed the blood of all the Russians by single drops , and by buckets , by wholesale and retail . "
PRINCE ALBERT , CAMBRIDGE MEN , AND THE CRIMEA . His Royal Highness Prince Albert , the Chancellor of the University , having offered a gold medal for the encouragement of Eng li sh poetry , the Vice Chancellor has given notice that the prize Will bo given to such resident undergraduate as shall compose the best poem on " The War in the Crimea . " The poems are to be sent in on or before the 31 st of March next , and are not to exceed 200 lines in length .
MORE ABIERICAN GOLD FIELDS . The Burlington , Vt ., Free Press says that William Hankerson , a returned Californian of Springfield , Mass ., has lately beon exploring the State of Vermont , in search of the precious metals , and has found deposits of gold on the Gulf Stream , so called , in the south-western part of Plymouth , at the head of Black River ; also in the towns of Shcrburne , Stockbridge , Pittsfleld , Barnard , Bridgowater and Woodstock , on the Quechee . The gold thus found is purer than that found in California , and is worth one dollar more per ounce . In some of the places enumerated above , Mr . Hankerson got fifty cents worth of gold from a pan of dirt , which would be considered more than a fair yield in the California diggings .
AUSTRALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARIS EXHIBITION . Among the curiosities which will bo sent from Australia to the Paris Exhibition is part of a trunk of a gum-tree now growing at Botany Bay , on which the great navigator La Porouso carved his naino when ho anchored off that part of the coast . The Governor-General has given permission for its removal . The French wlU be delighted with a memorial of their great countryman , in all probability carved by his own hand . DR . BARTH . Letters have been received which throw great doubt on the authenticity of the announcement of the death of this celebrated traveller .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . — The Queen and Prince , with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice , attended by the Viscountess Canning , Major-General the Hon . Charles ^ Grey , Colond F . iHeymour , and Hie Master of the Household , left Osborne at two o'clock on Tuesday , and proceeded to W ' indsor Castle , " where the Royal party arrived at a ^ HT / M ajes ^ as received at the Winder miW Station by a Guard of Honour of the Roya l Bucks Militia , with the Band of the Regiment . Lieut-General Sir De Lacy Evans had the honour of being invited to Windsor Castle , but was prevented by indisposition from obeying her Majesty ' s commands . The dinner parties of the week have included the Duchess of Kent , the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn , the Ladies Harriet and Louisa Hamilton , the Earl of Clarendon , Viscount Torrington , Lady Fanny Howard , Baroness de Speth , Sir George Couper , and Major-General Wylde .
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The Earl of Cardigan , we understand , has arrived in Paris , from Marseilles , en route from the seat of war in the ^ Crimea . His Lordship is daily expected to arrive in town , en route for Dean Park , Northamptonshire . The Bishop of New Zealand . —Dr . Selwyn intends taking his departure from England for his distant diocese in the course of a few days . New School of Musketry , Htthe . —In a remote corner of the kingdom , on the coast of Kent , about 18 miles from Dover , is a new military establishment , of the existence of which the great majority of the public
are probably not aware . It owes its orig in to the introduction of the Minie' rifle into the army , and has been established since April , 1853 . Guided by his experience of our military system , the Commander-in-Chief judged that , if it were left to the commanding oflicers of regiments to see that the men under them were properly instructed in the use of the new weapon , they would fail in securing throughout the army that uniformity of practice so essential to efficiency , he advised the creation of a special establishment which * might serve at once as a training-school for our infantry and marines . The school is found to work well . -
Habeas Cor » us in California . —A love of "habeas corpus" seems a characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race . In San Francisco some American lawyers-have been amusing themselves in this way . In the Twelfth District Court a petition was filed for a writ of habeas corpus to bring before Judge Norton three Russian prisoners , alleged to be held illegally as prisonersof war by the English prize crew on board the Sitka , now lying in our harbour . The illegality oi their present confinement is based on the fact set forth that they were brought out of British possessions into the state of California , and cannot , by reason of such removal , be longer held lawfully in British custody . A writ of habeas corpus was issued , returnable before this court on Monday last , but early on the morning of the Sabbath the ship quietly hoisted her anchors and put to sea .
Newspapers sent Abroad . —A very large number of newspapers for places abroad , upon which a postage ought to have _ been . prepaid , being continually posted without such prepayment , the Post-office authorities have issued a notice , recommending persons who are in the habit of transmitting newspapers to foreign countries , or to any of the colonies , to satisfy themselves , by inquiry at the Post-office , whether or not any postage is payable upon them in this country , before they deposit their newspapers in the letter-box . Newspapers for foreign parts , which have been improperly posted unpaid , are detained and sent to the Dead Letter-office . Assaults on Scripture-readers in Carlow . —At the Carlow Petty Sessions on Monday seven persons , two of whom were females , were committed for trial at the assizes for aggravated assaults on Scripture-readers . A new National Party . —Bristol . —At a crowded
meeting , held in the Coopers' Hall , King-street , on Wednesday evening last , after a Lecture on the Diplomatic Antecedents and Probable Issues of the Present War , by Henry N . Barnett , Esq ., the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — "That this meeting regards the systematic contempt for the rights of oppressed and struggling nationalities evinced by the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain with deep regret and strong disapprobation ; that our alliances , direct and indirect , with some of the fiercest despotic powers of the Continent is a violation of our wannest national sentiments , and is inconsistent with our most sacred national obligations ; that the secrecy of our whole diplomatic system is fraught with international
dishonour and domestic peril ; that the origin , conduct , and present aspects of the war abundantly confirm these positions ; that for the correction of past mistakes , and as a provision against future evils , it is desirable that the people should organise themselves for the purpose of giving prompt and emphatic expression to their sentiments on questions of foreign policy ; and that a local committee bo forthwith appointed for the purpose of corresponding with other committees , and for carrying into effect the principles of t ; his resolution . " A committee was appointed accordingly , and it is hoped that measures will immediately bo taken to secure for this ancient and important city the honour ofenorgotio action on these pressing matters .
-WittMjzcT in the Himalata — At Portsmouth an ina ^ y StSen ^ ace relative to tfce deatix of John wl& ^ eam an of the Himalaya . On landmg hewas taken to the Union , and died in seven hours . It appears ^* Z * ^ t ^ L-MsZ * * r * e a ^ y * thf Crime ? , the hospital at S cutari , and the Black Sea fl ^ t ^ frequently despatched . The charges , which SSpaK advance ; are , letters , 3 d . quarter of an ° ^ Mr ^ S S ^^ -We hear that the MartS of Dalhousie has approved of a camp being ! at Umballahto continue for a few months . ¦ - ¦ ¦ TTiiii i ¦ Ti -1 ' " ¦ Portsmouth _ an
Srm * , Mu ^ cal And Cl ^ ical .- « A Church-goer" complaiS to a Kentish paper that in a , church in tt ^ Isle of Thanet the air of " Sally Brown" has *«« " ** - tuted for the beautiful and sublime " Benedictus . --Svdney Smith said once that there was no reason why the Devil should have all the best tunes . ) Queen Pomare in PARis .-Her Otaheitan Majesty announces her i ntention of visiting Pans during the Exhibition . She will land at Bordeaux , and have a monument erected in that city to commemorate her visit .
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Leader Office , Saturday , January 13 . An article in the Constituiionnel of y ^ Tilsy Bent down the French funds again . It was to the * effect that the ambassadors at Vienna had admitted certain Russian reservations to the four points . These reservations it was thought impossible the Western Governments would approve . The negotiations began to be considered in Paris delusive , and such is said to be the opinion of the French
Government , j r Private letters received in town yesterday trom the camp before Sebastopol , and dated the 28 th ult ., report the weather to be dry and frosty , anoV the transit of ammunition and provisions from Balaklava to the camp was assisted by the arrival of a number oi mules . It was not expected , however , that any decisive attack would be made before the 10 th or 12 th of January . The health and spirits of the army were improved . It is stated by the Moniteur de VArmae that the Government has resolved to send General Pelfssier to Sebastopol to direct the works of siege , leaving General Bosquet at the head of the movable army , but continuing the supreme command with General Canrobert . ' , ¦ . ¦ - _
M . Mavrocordatp , acting as ad interim Minister of the Interior at Athens , addressed a circular on the 18 th to the Prefects , enjoining " strict neutrality as the duty , the watchword , and the true interest of Greece . " ¦ _ The Portuguese Cortes were opened on the 2 nd of January by the King Regent . The speech contained no allusion to the European war . Its view of internal affairs was cheerful . Captain Brock ; late Governor of Eupatoria , reached Malta by the French steamer , and was to proceed to England , via Marseilles , by the Vectis . Admiral Dundas , on reaching the island , declined to receive a salute or a guard of honour . He comes to England , via Marseilles , by the Vectis .
The Russian government is organising the Baltic army for the spring campaign , and has purchased 10 , 000 first-rate rifles in Belgium . A private letter from Nice reports another slight shock of earthquake on Friday , the 5 th instant . A despatch , dated December 30 , was received late last night , from Lord Raglan . He says : — " The Russians continue to withdraw from the valley of the Tchernaya , whilst they have constructed defensive works on the heights above , which would imply a difficulty of maintaining their troops in the field . " Stores , wooden houses , &c , were being constantly received , but difficulty was experienced in the disembarkation , owing to the smallness of the harbour , which is very much crowded .
THE MILITIA . The Northumberland Militia assembled for permanent duty at A In wick on Tuesday . It is stated that the North York Rifles will go into garrison in Stirling Castle . Tho South Durham Militia has volunteered for the Mediterranean . Tho 1 st Royal Cornwall Rangers are 1051 rank and file when all embodied , but the greatest number yet embodied has beon about 410 men . The 2 nd Cornwall consists of 215 rank and file , but the largest number which has been yet embodied has been from 80 to 85 . During tho past week there has been a good deal of volunteering going on at Brighton from tho Sussex Militia into the regulars , the 94 th Regiment having received tho largest number . Tho men muster every morning for drill at the Royal Brunswick Cricket-ground / ' > Tho Artillery battalion of tho Royal Sussex Militia are to be embodied on tho 2 nd of February , for const duty nt Eastbourne , which is to bo their head- quarters .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 13, 1855, page 36, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2073/page/12/
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