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lowing is a verbatim copy of an entry made in the il Chaplain ' s Book" by one of these gentlemen : —" September 14 . Attended and held Divine Service at they real Time The congregation v * ery Fair and very attentive and it was indeed a Time Be remembered may God water There They Sowers and Seed . " Mr . Collier , M . P ., addressed his constituents on the evening of Friday week , on . the chief political topics of the day . He gave a limited support to Lord Palmerston ' s Government , and advocated reform of many social , commercial , and legal abuses .
Deer-stalking and Highland Depopulation . — Mr . John S . Blackie writes to the Times from the Edinburgh University , on the subject of the depopulation of the Braemar district for tie advantage of the lovers of deer-stalking . He observes : ¦—" What strikes a stranger most in the Braemar district , after he has recovered from hia first stupendous admiration of mountains and pine-forests , is the great number of ruined houses that are every where prominent in the glens ; that , in fact , many glens which had lately contained a considerable population of industrious peasants present nothing now but a solitude and a gamekeeper ' s house . To English sportsmen , of course , this must be a very agreeable spectacle ; but to a Scotchman who loves his
country , and who knows that the strength and the pride of Scotland were in her cottars , there can be few things more sorrowful . In no part of Europe , indeed , except in Greece , have I seen anything that so affected me with sadness as in these beautiful glens of my native Highland . hills * ; - and my enjoyment of the sublime and beautiful in mountain scenery was grievously marred by the constant contemplation of ' deserted villages' and green spots of grass , where the young soldiers that fought in Spain and Waterloo had niiTsed their heroism , how preserved only as a winter banquet for wild deer .
But what affected me with a yet deeper sorrow was the universal feeling of despondency and hopeless despair that had taken possession of the iemaining population . Every poor man in that district had some sad reminiscences of an abandoned home arid of banished friends , and , "when you entered into conversation with him with regard to his own future prospects , you were sure to learn that the man considered his fate as altogether dependent on persons in whose estimation one royal stag was of infinitely greater value than a hundred honest tenants . "
Children Poisoned by Laburnum Seeds . —About a dozen young children at Otley , in the " West Riding of Yorkshire , have been nearly killed by eating largely of seeds gathered from some laburnum trees which had been cut down hi the neighbourhood . They were seized with rigidity of the limbs , closing of the eyes , and a livid appearance of the face . SuTgical aid having been procured , emetics were administered , and the children recovered . As Antiquarian Discovery at Jerusalem . —Mr . J . M . Bellew , who has been recently staying at Jerusalem , has written a very interesting letter to the Times , in which he states that he has been admitted into the
sacred precincts of the Mosque of Omar ( the site of Solomon's Temple )—an honour not usually conferred on Christians . "While walking on a grassy platform , planted with olive-trees , in the neighbourhood of the mosque and of the south-eastern corner of the city walls , he made a curious discovery . He writes : — "I observed a small opening in the ground , where evidently a block of stone in an arch had fallen in , discovering u vault beneath . In the chamber in the foundations of the southeast corner of the walls ( where , by the way , the Sheikh gravely showed me the recesses in which Zacharias resided , and the ' cradle in which he rocked the infant Christ '—a Roman niche , cut in marble , and laid on its back upon the ground ; the circular head , as is common
, being carved like a shell , and suggesting to the ignorant Mussulman an appropriate place for the head of the cradle ) , and in the very remarkable vaulted passages under El Aksa it is impossible to resist the conviction that the masonry , gigantic as the blocks of stone and pillars are , must , at least , be of Roman , perhaps even of Jewish construction . In examining them my mind recurred to tho vault beneath the olive-trees , and it struck me that it must be much on the same level underground as the south-east chamber and the El Aksa vaults . I accordingly examined tho whole of that platform of olive-trees very minutely , and I was enabled to satisfy
myself that from tho south-cast corner of the walls , and from the Mosquo El Aksa , tho whole area stretching towards tho Beautiful Gate is one mass of vaulted chambers . I came upon one vault , adjoining the walls , whore the roof had broken in , and into which I vainly begged to be permitted to descend and explore . Enough , however , appeared in various directions to prove the existence of a series of vaults , and I discovered that tho olive-trees above have in places struck through tho roofs with their roots ; they have then descended through tho chambers beneath , and again taken root in tho solid earth . " Mr . Bellow considers that , these vaults
Derbyshire . . While lowering a bank of earth for the purpose of making some improvements in the pleasureground , the labourers uncovered two graves at the depth of upwards of four feet from the present surface , each containing a human skeleton , lying on its right side with the knees drawn -up and the head pointing towards the north-east . Some spear-heads , pieces of an earthenware vessel , a bead , and some other small manufactured articles , were also found . The remains are said to belong to the period dating from the end of the fifth to the eighth century .
Dr . Rae , the Arctic Traveller . —A singular incident occurred at the Lochabar Agricultural Society's dinner . A gentleman , apparently a tourist , arrived ( says the Edinburgh Coura-nt ) at the hotel just as the party were about to sit down to dinner ; he asked , and was immediately granted , permission to j oin ; throughout the evening he made himself particularly agreeable , and his health was proposed as the " Stranger , " and very cordially drunk . On rising to return thanks , he said : ^— " In the course of my life , I have seen some rough days and many pleasant ones . I have lived ten months in a snowhouse without once warming myself at a fire ; I
have had my mocassins cut off my legs with a hatchet ; I have had to kill my own food with my own gun , and I have been reduced to the necessity of living on bones ; but all these things are easily forgotten when I meet such a pleasant party as that now around me . As I am an entire stranger . to you all , and as I have received so much kindness from you , it islmt fair that you should know who I am . My name is Rae , and you maj' have heaTd it associated with the Franklin Expedition . " At this announcement , the astonished party started to their feet , and gave Dr . Kae a most enthusiastic reception He had been on a visit to Mr . Edward Ellice , M . P ., at Glenquoich , and was on his way to Castle Menzies .
Earthquake in Egypt . —A shock of earthquake was felt throughout Egypt on the 12 th instant . At Cairo , two hundred houses were thrown down , and the remainder were nearly all damaged . The vast population had encamped outside the city . The shock was felt at Smyrna , and in many of the islands of the Levant . Improvements at Balmoral . —During the last two days of the residence of the Court at Balmoral her Majesty and the Prince were engaged in giving orders for improvements at the castle , to be carried out previous to their next visit , and the laying out of new shrubberies and flower-beds in the grounds . The works are now going forward with spirit . The clock-tower at Balmoral Castle was furnished , with its clock ere the Queen took her departure . The striking bell has a very fine tone , and can be heard at a great distance among the hills . — Scotsman .
The Late Sir H . R . Bishop . —The friends of this late eminent composer , who for many years held the office of Professor of Music to the University of Oxford , have , commenced a subscription , in order to raise a monument to his memory , and above all to purchase the ground that covers his remains , and thus prevent his grave from being forgotten . Camels in America . —Some camels have been recently imported into > the United States for the purpose of conveying travellers , baggage , &c , over the deserts of Texas .
The City Gas-Works . —The General Purposes Committee of the City Commission of Sewers presented on Tuesday their report on the question , . of the alleged nuisance caused by the City gas-works at Whitcfriars . After giving a brief sketch of the statements on both sides , they conclude : —" After maturely considering the whole question , and being distinctly advised that neither under your own act of Parliament nor the Nuisances Removal Act have you any jurisdiction in this case , and feeling that it is rather for the magistracy of the City to prosecute an indictment in such a case as this than for you , because they have alwfwsbeen accustomed so to do ,
and because it is doubtful whether you would be legally justified in burdening your rates with the heavy costs of such indictments , —for tlicso reasons we beg torecommend that you lay the whole of the evidence and documents in this case before the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen , that they may direct sucli steps to be taken in the case as they may bo advised . " The report wns agreed to , only two hands being held up aguinst it . The French Inundations . —The Lord Mayor has remitted a further sum of 15 , 000 f . to tho fund for the relief of tho sufferers bj' the French inundations . This raises the total to 850 , 000 f . or 34 , 000 / . sterling .
Suspicious Death . —The body of a Mr . Wilson , a merchant of Dundee , lias been found in the Thamea off Irongate-atairs , Tower . Twenty-four sovereigns , a 57 . Bank of England note , and a silver watch , were found on him . Belladonna kok Ladies' Eyes . —The Lancet alludes in terms of just indignation to tho sale of belladonna to ladies , for the purpose , « s the vendors unblushingly advertize , cf giving " brilliancy , vivacity , and the poweT of fascination to tlio eye . " Tho writer grants that it may have this power , but lie adds that it is at tho price of injuring the eye itaclf . If persevered in , it may lead to blindness .
the correctness , and even the veracity , of the writer . In answer to these criticisms , the correspondent has come forward with his real name . He is a Mr . Arrowsinith , an Englishman who emigrated to America in 1828 when a young man : the alleged events occurred last August . In counexion with these fresh particulars , the Examiner and the Standard mate a strange blunder , being ; both under the impression that the duellings occurred la the year 1828 , though at that time there were no railways either in the United States or in England , and revolvers were uninvented . This , however , by the way . The controversy does not seem to be yet terminated , as the Times of Wednesday contains a letter from a "New Englander , " who shows that many of Mr . Arrowsnuth ' s statements are inconsistent with well-known facts , and who believes that that gentleman has been hoaxed- He asks why he did not make the statements known at New
York instead of in London . Alluding to Mr . Arrowsmith ' s assertion that such scenes as those he has described are of frequent occurrence in Georgia , the " Hev ? Englander" exclaims : — " What ! does the man know what Iris words really mean ? He actually says that five fatal duels and the murder of a child are by no means uncommon occurrences in that region , and that some one is killed on that line almost daily ! Here , at least , is an assertion to which a direct denial can le opposed . This '¦* !» no statement of a specific fact against which any ' general' denial is comparatively inefficient , but a broad allegation as to a condition of things said to be permanent and notorious ; and I say , peremptorily and unhesitatingly , that this assertion alone is so rash , so monstrous , and so devoid of even the shadow of foundation , that , according to all general principles of testimony , it should invalidate the whole of the narrative . " - ' ¦ '' - ¦ - . •* ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' . ... : ¦ ; - ' . ¦ ¦ ¦' . ' :. ¦ '
The New Bishop of London . —The formal ceremony of electing the new Bishop of London took place on Tuesday in the Chapter House , St . Paul ' s-churchyard . The confirmation of the election will take place in the parish chuTch of St . Mary-lc-Bow next Friday , and the consecration in Lambeth Palace on the following Sunday . Reform : of the Corporation of London . — A Common Hall was held on Wednesday for the -purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed on the
15 th of April last to carry out the resolutions and petition then agreed upon , in opposition to the bill then in Parliament , entitled "A Bill for th e better Regulation of the Corporation of the City of London , " and to pass such resolutions as may seem advisable . Tlie report having t > een read , a resolution adopting it was unanimously carried . Other resolutions , pledging the livery to oppose any interference with their just privileges , but at the same time to introduce all necessary . reforms , were adopted , and the hall then broke up .
Climbing Boys at Preston . —A public meeting has been held at Preston to protest against the employment of climbing boys in sweeping chimneys . The Chimney Sweepers Act is described as a dead letter in this locality . Liability of Rectorial Tithes to Sewer-Rates . —Mrs . Wood , of Wilford-villa , Ryd « , in the Isle of Wight , was summoned on Monday before the Metropolitan Board of Works for the non-payment of 97 . 5 s . Mr . Woolrych , the solicitor to the Board , said that Mrs . Wood resided at Wilford-villa , Ryde , Isle of
Wight , and she had been assessed in the sum of 97 . 5 s . in respect of two sewer-rates in the Fulham and Hammersmith district , under the Metropolitan Sewers Act , in respect to rectorial tithes ia the parish of Hammersmith . She denied her liability ; but the Board , having sought legal advice , were instructed that they could enforce tlie demand . Mrs . Wood did not appear either personally or by her solicitor , and a motion was carried , to the effect that a distress be issued for the recovery of the amount . The subject will probably lead to great litigation , as Mrs . Wood is said to be determined , to try the question in a court of law .
CoJSSISCRATION OF A RoSIAN CATHOLIC BlSIIOP . The Right Rev . Michael Desire Vesque , the newlyappointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Rosean , Dominica , was consecrated last Sunday morning at St . Mary ' s , Moorfields . Cardinal Wiseman officiated . Mr . Clarkson , the barrister , died on the afternoon of Friday week at Brighton , after considerable suffering , arising from , the formation of a carbuncle in tho nape of the neck . Ireland- —Tub new Judge ofAitkal . —Tho Right Hon . Francis Blackburne , Lord Chancellor -under the Government of Lord Derby , has been appointed Lord Justice of the new Court of Appeal under tlio act of lust session .
Tins American Danck of Dk / vtii . —Tho extraordinary story which wo quoted from tho Times two weeks ugo under this heading has of course led to n long controversy and the expression of considerable doubt at ) to
Crystal Palace Railway . —Tlie first section of the West of London and the Crystal Palaco line , from the Crystal Palace to Wandsworth , was formally opened or traffic on Thursdaj' . Dinneu to Colonel Lake . —A public dinner was given by the Mayor of Grhnsby ( Mt . Charlca Bartholomew Moody ) in honour of Colonel Lake , C . B ., Aide-dc-Camp to the Queen , &c , at tho Yarborough Hotel Grinisby , on Wednesday evening . Tho Earl of Yarborougli , the High Steward of the borough , and Lore Worslcy , had accepted tho Mayor ' s invitation , and purposed "being present , but were prevented by the recent death of Lord Hawardcn . Tho Mayor presided , and tl « Colonel hud a very cordial reception .
wore necessary for tho purpose of forming an artificial level between tho various hilla , on which to build the Tomplo or any other edifice . Discovery op Anglo-Saxon Graves . —A discovery of considerable interest , throwing much light upon the funeral rites of our Saxon ancestors , was accidentally mado a ahort timo ago in tlio garden attached to tho residence of Mr . Charles Carill Worsley , at Winatcj ,
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November I , 1856 . ] faE LEADEB . 1041
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 1, 1856, page 1041, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2165/page/9/
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