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into custody for laughing at him . Another witness said that the police rushed about " as in a play at Christmas . " They seemed to be young , inexperienced men . Bfr . Mair was examined , aud atated that he was confined , together with others , in a small cell which had a convenience in it ; that the cell was hot and close , and the sm so bad that he was obliged to lie on the ground , ¦ where the air was rather purer ; that bail was refused by the inspector ; and . that every object was thrown in the way of his seeing his solicitor . Mr . Bruce , editor of
the Civil Service Gazette , and who accompanied him to the station , was not allowed to give testimony in his ifayour . — The committee has sat again on subsequent daySj when further testimony implicating the police was received . Mr . Inspector Hughes is stated to have appeared " raving mad , " and to have ridden about , striking men and even women with his whip . Women were frequently knocked down by the truncheons of the police ; and some men were thrown bodily over the railings among the crowd .
Mb . Giienville Berkeley , late M . P . for Eveshani , has been returned by a considerable majority for Cheltenham . Lord DuNDONAU ) writes to the aaily papers , to complain of the rejection of his plans by the Government- He observes : — " It appears , in reply to a question put for the fourth time in the House of Commons ( on the 6 th inst . ) , that ' my plans were referred to a Committee , and were so very obvious that they required no explanation from Lord Dundonald to render them perfectly intelligible ; ' but whether thid facility of comprehension proceeded from circumstances compatible with their practicability and efficiency , or from their being manifestly absurd and beneath notice , does not appear . Thus the reply is another instance of the oracular mode of elucidating official questions of vast national importance !"
The State or TirE Thames continues to attract attention . The foul odours of the metropolitan strjarn , which are always bad enough , have become within the last month more than usually siekeuing , as any dweller on the banks , or traveller by steamboat , may testify . Above Hammersmith , dead fish may be seen on the banks . The cause of this state of things is said to be the cleansing of the bed of the Brent canal , which enters the Thames at Brentford , and the consequent emptying of the refuse iuto the main stream . The Lord Mayor on Monday called the attention of the City solicitor to the condition of the river , and directed him to make inquiries into the cause , and to report upon the most effectual and expeditious mode of abating the nuisance . On the
evening of the same day , a meeting on the subject was held at Walworth , at which a resolution was passed for the formation of a committee to act as a deputation to Sir Benjamin Hall . A letter from a manufacturer on the banks of the Thames appears in one of the daily papers , in which mention is made of the thick black foetid deposit , with red and white worms , daily left in his water-tanks . On Tuesday , the engineer of the upper works of the Thames stated at the Mansion House that there is no foundation for the belief that the works in the Brentford canal have injured the water of the river . The evil , he thought , was attributable to the increase of drainage owing to the disuse of sewers , and to the long drought which had left the bed of the river without proper flushing .
Midnioht Oi : tra « k ts Ireland . — Intimidation is again resorted to in Ireland . A shot was recently fired through the drawing-room window of Mr . Langley , . 1 . 1 ' ., a grand juror . Several panes of glass were at the sumo time broken , and tho annexed '" L ' ockito" notice was posted on the hall-door : —¦ ' Henry Lnngley , take notice , that if you put any person out of his ground who is able to ; pay his rent , you do it at your peril ; you or sons will full ; there will be no safety for you even at your own fireside , as you will perceive . " The family having retired to bed , no injiiTv to life ensued .
' A . Gkkat Drinkeh . —An inquest has been hold on the body of Captain John Bazley Forstor , R . N ., aged sixty-seven , formerly one of the examiners in the Audit Ollice . nis man servant stated that he drank generally : ! n'onc day between llvu and six quarts of porter , about a quart of spirits , consisting of gin , brandy , and rum , -beaidee sherry and tiiblo beer . He was always in bed , auil when witness loft him at night ho regularly placed ¦ b y hie ( deceased's ) bedside a bottle of gin , n bottlo of Turn , a bottle of braiuly , a bottle of sherry , and a bottle Of'porter ; and in the morning he found the contents of nil considerably diminished .
The Thunderstorm of Saturday appears to have extended over a large part of the country . The ruin Was so violent that iiuuiy of tho street * at the cast eml of 'London wore flooded for some hours . At Hristol , the Wtonn was particularly violent , tho lightning being so < vtoid that the captains of African niul Indian ships in 4 JUo port describe it nn being tho nearest approach tan tropical tempest that thoy have over witnessed in this country . At St . GoorgiV * , Gloucestershire , the lightning struck a house , and split it from top to bottom ; at Oxford , tho church of St . Ebbo wnn struck and severely damaged , ; nnd in Nottinghiunrthiro a degree of miscliict "W done which ia moro particularly described in the SBBulug paragraph . l >» s in NoTrrNrrMrAM . siiTRK . — Tho neighbourhood <«( Nottingham , aud several purt . i of tho county , were
visited on two occasions during the last week with very violent storms of rain , accompanied by thunder and lightning . Corn to a considerable extent has been beaten down , and other crops have been injured b y masses of sand and mud washed from the higher lands . In several villages , houses have been struck by lightning , or washed away ; and in Nottingham itself , culverts have burst , and considerable damage has been done .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . At the sitting a number of questions were as usual asked . THE SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL . The Loei > Advocate stated , in reply to Mr Lockhart , that the Government did not intend to introduce another bill on the subject of education in Scotland , in consequence of the Lords having rejected his bill the night before . THE PICTURES AT HAMPTON COURT . Sir W . Moi-eswoktu , in reply to Mr . Langtox , said that one of the pictures at Hampton Court was missing , and others had been damaged , and a reward had been offered for the detection of the offenders .
DECIMAL COINAGE . The Chancellor or the Exchequer said , in answer to Mr . G . Dundas , that a Commission comprising Lord Monteagle and the Governor of the Bank of England had been appointed to inquire into the question of decimal coinage ; but there was some difficulty in getting a gentleman properly qualified to fill the third place in the commission . It was not proposed to refer the question on weights and measures to the Commission .
UILLETINU OK THE MILITIA . Mr . F . Pkkl stated , in answer to Mr . Wells , that it was not intended to introduce any measure to prevent the billeting of the militia ; l > ut the formation of permanent camps would lead to a discontinuance of the system . LABKLLLNG THE WORKS Ol' AHT IN THE NATIONAL OAI . I . KIIV . Lord Palmkrston , in reply to Mr . Ewaut , said that he would give directions to have the works of art in the National Gallery , Hampton Court Palace , the British Museum , & « .-., properly labelled with short appropriate descriptions , so us to render them at once intelligible to the public .
XIIK PANUUIAN lMUXCirALITIKS . In reply to Mr . Layard , Lord Pai / mkkston repeated the statement ho had formerly given , that the Governments of England , France , and Austria were . no'V wholly free to adopt any course thev pleased with respect to the Moldavian and Wallnchiun Principalities . The guiding principle of any future arrangement would be to . secure those Principalities from the exclusive , influence of Russia , but tho mode in which that prineipliMVua to be carried out must bo left for consideration hereafter . A commission was now sitting at . Vienna to inquire into tho alleged grievances of tho inhabitants of the Principalities .
SIR OIIARMCti NATIKR AND TIIK OUDER OF TI 1 K HATH . Lord Pai . micrston , in reply to Mr . Layard , stilted that Sir C . Nupier had been ollorcd tho Grand Cross of the Bath , but to the great regret of tho Government that officer had declined to accept it . THE lUUTISU TROOPS IN AK 1 U 0 A . Sir C . Wood , in answer to Mr . Brhjht , stated that no official accounts had been received with regard to tho disastrous result of an encounter between tho llriUnh troops and the natives on tho want of Africa .
Mr . Laino , Mr . Cobden , Mr . Caedwell , Mr . Walpole , severally opposed the proposition , urging with much force the objections which had been taken to it . Mr . Wilkinson supported it , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer pointed out the position in which we should be placed with regard to our allies if the House refused to ratify the convention which had been entered into : and Lord Palhekstos again addressed the House , replviug to the arguments which had been used in opposition to the resolution . A division took place . — For the resolution , 135 ; against it , 13 : 2 : majority , 3 . THE MAYNOOTH COMMISSION . Mr . Spooni-: u brought on a motion complaining that the Mavnooth commissioners had given territorial titles to Roman Catholic Bishops , and allowed the evidence to go to Rome .
It was opposed by the Government , and on a division the numbers -were—For the motion , 97 ; against it , 76 majority , ' 21 . The rest of the business was disposed of , aud the House Lidjourned .
Mr . Gladstone described the proposal as perilous as well as unnecessary , Turkey having recently proved that she could raise a loan for herself ; and the experience of former transactions of this kind showed that a guarantee of this nature soon resolved itself into an absolute payment of the debt . Lord Palmekston replied to Mr . Gladstone's objection , urging that this was the only means of enabling Turkey to bear her part in the war ; and he put the question on an international ground . —Mr . Disraeli characterised the Loan as a direct advance of money , and expressed his doubts of the resources of Turkey to repay it , and he contended that the arrangement was one calculated to imperil our future relations with France . —Sir De Lacy Evans supported the Loan as an assistance to Turkey , but hoped care would be taken that the money would be expended on the war .
Mr . Kicakdo strongly objected to the loan , urging that it was , in fact , a subsidy , and he treated very lightly the joint and several guarantee with France . He intended to take the sense of the House on the question hereafter . The Chancellor of the Exchequer denied that the loan was in the nature of a subsidy , and stated that the joint and several guarantee was the proposal of France , it having been agreed that if ever it was necessary for the two countries to pay the loan , it should be divided , equally between them . He also urged that such a guarantee enabled Turkey to raise the loan on much easier terms than she otherwise could have done .
THE TURKISH LOAN . Lord Palmerston moved a resolution sanctioning the guarantee by this country of the payment of the interest on the Turkish Loan . He urged the noble stand Turkey had made against Russia , and which had exhausted her finances , as a ground for England and France jointly , and severally guaranteeing the loan of 5 , 000 , 0 O 0 L , and asserted the resources of Turkey to pay the interest , particularly as a great portion of the Egyptian tribute would be devoted to that purpose . It had been arranged with Turkey that the whole revenue of that country would be pledged to the liquidation of the debt , and measures had been taken to secure the appropriation of the sum raised entirely to the purposes of the -war
METROPOLITAN LOCAL , MANAGEMENT BILL . After some discussion and amendments , this bill was read a third time and passed .
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ANOTHER SORTIE . The MoHi ' tem- of yesterday confirms the news of a sortie of the Russians on the 18 th inst . against the lnkonnan line of attack .
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RUMOURS OF NEW NEGOTIATIONS . A Vienna letter in tho Herald , says : — « It « " B * " *™ ^ believed in this city that no groat period will olapse before tho Western Powers will proceed to « " «* ° J ™? propositions to Austria ; and it appears tolorublr c « rta »« ihut such a course would be well met by Austria . Wo doubt tho oflcr being made .
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Hanover , 'Thursday , July 19-cSasf t ^ JiKi Bf att believed , be tho new Premier .
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THE SLAVE TRADE . Lord Broighaji presented a petition from the Anti-Slavery Society , urging that measures should be taken to abolish the slave trade , especially to Cuba . The noble and learned lord eulog ised the conduct of Brazil in this respect , contrasting it with that of Spain . The Earl of Clarendon stated the difficulties which attended this country ' s dealing with the question , but gave an assurance that the Government would do all in their power to suppress a traffic so inhuman . Several bills were forwarded a stage , and the House adjourned at 8 o'clock .
Leader Office , Saturday , July 21 . HOUSE OF LORDS . A conversation took place between Lord Lyndhurst and the Lokd Chancellor with regard to the withdrawal by the Government of the Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill , and other bills for the amendment of the law , the latter noble lord throwing the blame of the failure on the House of Commons .
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THE BALTIC . Dantzig , Friday Morning . The Geyser bus arrived with tho mails . Admirals Dundas , Seymour , and Penaud were at Nargen . Admiral Baynos , with tho rest of tho fleet , was before Cronstadt " On tho 11 th , tho Ruby gunboat , with tho boats of the Arrogant and Magicicnne , had a sharp affair at Wiborg . One officer and one man were killed , and ten wounded .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 21, 1855, page 691, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2100/page/7/
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