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oiW . frNfe * pWittaV a » ey neve * mailed i »* ilibe « m > - mffit when they were ordered to do so ; and when , the came »» s up , they treated us . like friends and brothers . 5 ^ y sacrificed themselves in the most ; splendid , most feeautiful manner j they detached themselves from the flanks of the columns , and came forward * nd made walls q £ thewaelves in front of their batteries . "When we came $ o mix among them , only two months after this terrible infliction , ' there was not an evil eye amosg them , as the Twfc » « r « old say j there was the eye of friendship and the ; te * nd of a comrade from one end of Russia to toother ( Cheers ^ That was the feeling as we -went along tfi »> ugh . the country . Of the Sovereign of that empire , J speak in the same strain , and , in fact , higher . " " "Xt the conclusion of the General ' s remarks ( which were received with the greatest enthusiasm ) , Captain
Muxwy shouted , "We have not had half enough cheering ; let us have one cheer more for Mouravieff . " This HPtS done , and another officer immediately called for one cheer more tut the Emperor of Bussia—a call which was moat heJwtily responded to by the company . The guests Ikhoetly afterwards sepa rated . On Wednesday , " The Chairs" of the Hon . East India Company gave a apJendid entertainment at the London Tavern to some joi the most distinguished members of their civil and military services , at present in this country . Among others who were invited may be mentioned Sir William ( romm , the late commander-in-chief of the Indian army ; Sir Bred , Carrie ; Sir Scudamore Steele , whose name is iumourably connected with the late war in . Burmah ; Mr . Frere , Commissioner of Scinde ; Sir John Login , the able * nd zealous tutor of the Maharajah Dhuleep
Sittgh ; Dr . Boyle , who has paid much attention to the fibrous productions of -4 ndia ; Mr . B . Stephenson , the engineer of the great Indian Bail way , and author of the projected line through Asia Minor , and along the banks of the Euphrates and the shores of the Persian sea to Ifchef capital of the Bombay Presidency ; Mr . J . W . Kaye , favourably known by his valuable contributions to the history- of modern India ; Brigadier Mackenzie , &c . &c- The most honoured guests included Sir Lawrence Peel , late Chief Justice of Calcutta ; the Bight Hob . the Lord Mayor ; Major General Sir W . F . Williams , and ' * the men of Kara . " The gallant baronet was naturally the lion of the evening , though bis- brave comrades had no reason to complain of their reception
by . their ancient brofehers-in-arms . It is superfluous to remark that the dinner was in every way worthy of the Jong-established reputation of the London Tavern , as welJL . 49 . o £ the munificent entertainers , Ihe various egetcoea were also full of pcint and appropriateness , and were received witlt-jHuch enthusiasm . And loud was the appliftue * -ftiien General Williams acknowledged that he ¦ ft ? ®* mainly indebted for his . knowledge of couimissariat masters to the many excursions he had' mad a into the Indian Empire , during the ten years he was stationed at Ceylon . No doubt this entertainment will give dire ofienca to Lord Elleab 4 |) tagh and Mr . Otway , who did aothappeatoi be invited . Bnt it is only iu this manner that t he Hon . Court is able to express its approbation of the
conduct of its servants . There are no substantial rewards , wot even honorary decorations , in its power to bestow npon men who are retiring into private life after devoting the best period of their mental and physical vigour to the administration of a mighty empire . It is true that the Ea # t India Company are now only trustees of the public * e , vs » uea of India . But in that capacity they are bound % & ( JU ) their utmost to obtain efficient servants ; and an honorary recompense at the close of an arduous and faithful career will always be prized and looked forward to a * long the spirit of chivalry and gentlemanly feeling
exist upon earth . If the censors of a judicious liberality « ce consistent , they should go still farther , and insist vpon the sale of the Company ' s plate , and indued of all the aupellectiUa not absolutely required for the collection and distribution of revenue . The same principle of utilitarianism should bo also * applied to the government of this great country , and benches and a burn be provided for our hereditary and : representative legislators . Until , this- come to pass , let not the Honourable Court bo grudged the power of occasionally displaying a graceful and grateful hospitality . General Williams has also been entertained at Woolwich , where he received a bouquet of flowers from the ladiea , accompanied by an appropriate speech .
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THE STORY OF THOMAS SCHOLEFIELI > . In consequence of the interest that has boon excited by tltocrtea-of Thomas Scholefleld , the blind man , who . recently walked from Bolton , in Lancashire , to London , lit order to get into the St . George ' s Fields Blind School : ( the particulars of which appeared in the Leader , of June JUt ) , a large sum of money has beoncaJiectedfor'hUuae . Inquiries respecting his previous life and character have been set on foot by * he- Lambeth , magistrates , Mp . Norton and Mr . ifiUiott Tho former has received a letter from Mr . Httltoa * a country magistrate , taear Bolton , which contains- some painflally interesting fttefcs connected nrlthtflobttleflekl and h « family . His father , whose sight apjpeura to be fast failing , was ffcrratsrly a » iikweaver at Boiton , but * fn consequerrco of Ms advanced ag « v « hI off the * defect in his vision , h « is now
waa discharged from the asylum , coasisted inbunvs ' elf , and four or five of bis fellow inmates , presenting a petition ( written out by one of the officials of the asylum ) to the committee , « ' setting forth what they considered might be some improvement in theix condition , " and also censuring the conduct of one of the superior officers of the establishment . As they refused , frofea fellow feeling , to mention the name of the pers ^ fFho had embodied the petition , the men were dismissed .
obliged to taie to the weaving of only the coarser soxTof material called " wrapping . " The brother of Scholefield . isan idiot , ia support of whom his father is allowed a small sum of xtxmty from his town&kip Thomas ( the . blind son ) was admitted in February , 1848 , to HeBtshaw'a Blind Asylum , near Manchester , where he remained until Jim « v 1855 , when "he was dismissed , " « ay » Mr . Httltoaiwiiis letter , " for bre&eh of discipline , but not affectiag his moral character . " The offence alleged against Scholefield , for which he
The London magistrates entirely concurred in thinking that Scholefield was none the less entitled to the sympathy that had been expressed in his favour on account of the disclosure concerning him .
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LONDON VEGETATION AND LONDON SMOKE . TJndek this head , the Times publishes a letter from Mr . S . Broome , gardener to the Inner Temple . The convmunication is very interesting , both with regard to its facts and to the fine , open , unsophisticated , breezy style in which it is written . Mr . Broome has been gardener to the Temple for three-and-twenty years , during which time the smoke from steamboats and from the Surrey river-side factories ( until the act of 1854 ) increased to such an extent that roses and other flowers which used to bloom in the old learned gardens ( roses associated with
the wars called after them , and with Sbakspeare ' s play of Henry VI . ' ) refused to put forth a bud , and the trees would hardly issue into leaf . Since the Smoke Prevention Act has come into force , however , matters have been righted , and the Temple Gardens , in due season , have again flushed with their green and crimson shows . Mr . Broome writes with almost human compassion of his " poor roses" and his " poor forest-trees , " but he has a manly pity for real human beings too—human beings equally blighted with the roses . He adds , in words that will do him honour r—
" There is another and far greater circumstances connected with these gardens than the vegetable world . The benchers and members very liberally , at a great sacrifice of comfort and expense , allow about two hundred families ordera to walk in the gardens tlie whole year through . They also throw them open to tbe public after six . o'clock in the evening ; and on Sundays , on fine evenings , "we average from 10 , 000 to 11 , 000 that pass in the course of the evening . The majority of these are poor little sicklylooking creatures , penned up in the elose lanes and alleys round the- neighbourhood , not old enough to get to the parks ( as they would be tired in going there ) . I will tell you what they put me in mind of when they get on the lawn—a little dog that has- l ) een tied up all day , and
let loose . They roll and tumble about , kicking up their little legs on the grass ; it really does my heart good to see them ; and I must confess that , out of such a number of 1 little creatures , and no one to look after them except the officers of the gardena , I rarely have a flower plucked or a branch injured . Picture to yourself , Sir , these poor little children walking and rolling in clouds of smoke for three hours ; what good can such an atmosphere do them , inflating their little lunga with beastly smoke such as it was here two years back ? When they came out , they looked pale and tired ; now , they go out with their little eyes sparkling with joy , running and jumping like so many kittens , refreshed from the change of air , and pleased with the treat . And all this is caused by suppressing the smoke nuisance . "
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NAWAB OP , SURAT TREATY BILL . We have been favoured with a copy of tho petition of the East India Company to the House of Lords , praying to be heard by counsel at the bur of the House , against th « second reading and further progress of tho above bill . This bill , they say , liaa two distinct objects : to put a particular construction on a certain treaty , and to empower the Judicial Committee of the l rivy Council to re-hear questions relating to tho private estute of the Nawab tliat have already been determined by the Legislative Council of India so far back as 1848 . Tho petitioners object to the first part of the bill , as introducing "the practice of deciding on the disputed interpretation of a public Jind political treaty by n private bill . " Tho treaty in question-was made in 1800 by
the Marquis Welleslcy with the nearest relative ot the lost Nawab . Tho Kast India Company was thereby bound to allow the titular Nawab a pension for the maintenance of his unreal dignity ns long ns the title was transmitted in tho mule line , according to the Mahonnnedan usage . Tho last mnle hoir of the Nawab with whom the treaty was mudo- died in 184-2 , and consequently tho title also became extinct . Rufc ho loft ona surviving dimghter , married to Moor Jafflcr AM , and certain collateral relatives , who disputed the legitimacy of the daughter . Tho Bast India Company therefore held themselves absolved from tho further payment of the pension ,, but liberally consented to pay tho same amount to tho lute Nttwab ' a family , nvimu tho expenditure incidental to keeping up the dignity . Tho preamble of the hill is
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STATE © F TRADE . The trade reports for the week ending last Saturday , front the manufacturing towns , indicate gteat steadiness , together with increased confidence as to future prospects , owing to the weather and the state of the discountinarket . At Manchester , there has * been a fair general demand . The Birmingham advices describe no material alteration in iron , the orders for which are still rather limited , but the removal of all doubt as to tire prices of last . quarter being fully maintained has imparted a better tone to the course of operations . In the general manufactures of the to-wir , there has been increased employment . A fall in copper has occurred unexpectedly . At Nottingham , tnere have been a large number of purchases , especially of lace . In the woollen districts , an absence of activity is strll noticeable , but prices , on the whole , are well maintained . In the Irish linen-markets , animation continues . — Times .
Mr . Charles Magnay , of the firm of Young , Son , and Magnay , shipbuilders of Lhnehouse , whose men are now on strike , and who took proceedings against several of them in the couTse of last week ( as reported in this paper ) , appeared before the Thames magistrate on Monday to lodge a complaint against a shipwright named Denton . The firm had prosecuted Denton oh the previous Fridaj-, for breaking a contract to work for them , under the new regulations , for six shiUings per day for twelve months . The man , when before the magistrate , declared his willingness to fulfil the contract , but said he had been tampered with and intimidated by the Union men . On promising to commence work , he was released without any punishment ; but , after
working a few hours on Saturday , he left , and had not smce returned . Mr . Selfe , the magistrate , said he would grant a warrant for the apprehension of the man . Mr . Magnav added that nine shipwrights had entered into a contract with theiT agent at Southampton to work for them for twelve months at six shillings per day . The men came to London , were sought after by the Shipwrights' Union , and tampered with . They had not commenced work at all . In answer to Mr . Selfe , who asked what reason they assigned for this conduct , Mr . Magnay replied , " None at all , Sir . When they signed the agreement , they said they were quite satisfied with our terms and our regulations ; but we know that our yard is like a beleaguered fortress . Men are constantly watching from a publichouse window all that is going on within j there
are spies and scouts at the corner of every street near the yard ; the men wo engage in the country are intercepted at the railway stations ; and we believe intimidation has been practised . There are plenty of men anxious to work for us , but they are prevented by a tyrannical and inquisitorial tribunal which interferes with the freedom of labour , and has agents all over tho kingdom . " The names of the men exercising this inf luence were then road by Mr . Magnay , and the magistrate said he would issue warrants for their apprehension . Mr . Magnay rejoined that he would rather have summonses ; he did r * ot wish to have the men locked np . But Mr . Selfe recommended warrants ; and they were accordingly made out . The men were , brought up on Wednesday , and , having promised' to resume work , were discharged .
Between 300 and 400 miners employed at tho Oaka Colliery , Barnsley , are on strike , alleging that th « mine is not in a safe condition to work in . The strike of the masons at Pembroke Dockyard has been in a great measure brought to a elose by bringing over men froni Dublin , which has caused many of the old hands to return at the former wagea .
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THE REVENUE . The official returns for the quarter which closed on Mond ' ay , the 30 th ult ., were published on Tuesday . They show an increase of 422 , 052 / . upon tho produce of tho corresponding quarter in last year . The chief details are as follow : — INCREASE . Customs £ 90 , 415 Excise 241 , 62 « Property Tax llfl , 91 > 5 Crown Lands 1 , 000 Jt' 45 G , 030 DICCIIEIASI !! . Stamps £ 18 , 89 / 5 Taxes fl , 005 Post-oflico 0 , 000 Miscellaneous 8 , 084 £ 38 , 984 Net increase £ 422 , 052 The increase on the year ending with the 30 th of June , 1856 , is also satisfactory ; it amounts to 4 , 101 , 620 / . as compared with tho year which closed on the 30 th of Juno , 1855 .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1856, page 630, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2148/page/6/
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