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Thr Ionian Islands . —Sir John Young , the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands , closed the Le-Ssfative sLions on the 3 rd inst . Tne Government Gazette of the 1 st contains the following announcement . — - " The Queen has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in the Order of St . Michael and St . Georee ^ -Sir Dionisio Flamburiari , Knight Commander , to be Knight Grand Cross ; Dr . Demetrio Curcumelli , Companion , to be Knight Commander Flamburiari ( says the Times ) is the President of the Assembly , and Curcumelli is Advocate-General , and a member of the Assembly . Their promotion , it is presumed , is an expression of approbation of their conduct in the meeting of the Assembly which voted the proces verbal declaring that henceforth the English government i n the Ionian Islands is a government not of law , but of brute force . Both the above-named gentlemen strongly
opposed the vote . Joy . —Joy 88 well as sorrow has its pageants . Bitter mockeries are they * those acted jubilees—like the forced jests , the forced laughs , of a clown in his motley and his paint . We have little faith in boisterous demonstrations , little faith in the cheers and choruses -which come from venison-fed breaths and wine inspired impulses . True joy , as we have generall y found it , is a calm , sober emanation—a full , steady ' sunshine , not a brightening flash ; a soft , suffusing air , not a rushing blast . Tet
even in its reality we have known it play strange pranks and take strange shapes . We have known it take all the extravagance of harlequinade , all the tristfulnes 3 of penance , and yet be true . We cannot ourself exactly Bee the fun of sticking a reed in an inflated pigskin ; of carrying it under the arm and squeezing most hideous squeaks from it , as though the ghost of the animal still possessed it , whilst a group of comrades dance and caper under the shade of a wall ; or of finishing off with sour wine and fish fried in oil . Yet thus does the
Maltese on his saint ' s day , his holiday , and is happy . A Greek boatman finds hi mself the owner of a few dollars , and straightway he puts on a clean shirt , cocks his fez , tightens his sash , calls his friends around him , arid starts forth for a wine-shop in the country . There a table is spread with resinous wine , bread , and grapes , in an arbour trellised with vines ; an orchestra is formed of a fiddle , from which proceed the most monotonous notes ever produced on catgut , of a singer , whose cadences are still more monotonous , and of an amateur or two who aid the time by clapping the palms of their hands together ; and forthwith the rest commence the Romaic dance , and continue for hours without cessation or intermission . The dance is not very exciting , nor is the figure Very striking—in fact , if done on compulsion ,
we should recommend it strongly as a good secondary punishment , a capital . substitute for cell and treadmill ; the wine is not very exhilarating , nor the feast very luxurious ; and yet from these elements the poor rogues make a festivity . There are times and seasons when man is bound to be joyous . At Christmas it is his duty to be jovial . In spring it is his impulse to be glad . It is then the universal festival . Nature marks the times ; nature assembles the choristers ; nature furnishes the decorations ; it is a -world-jubilee common to earth and man . So we used to think it , so we used to feel it . But the age has grown too wise , too practical for such poetic demonstrations , and the celebration of spring has devolved on jacks-oVthe-green and fisher-boys with their garlands and strings of sea-bird eggs . —JBlackwood ' s Magazine .
Cottage Gardens . —I love to see a cottage garden , with its old-fashioned flowers , —the pale sweet monthly rose climbing almost up to the roof . The borders edged with thrift , and gay with the true Californian coloured marigolds , thyme , sweet-scented thyme , and marjoram for the bees . And generally , the pride of all , a huge lavender bush , whose produce is carefully collected to scent the drawers and old chests with . And the sunflower , which in my younger days ( when I was at that happy age of perfect trust and belief in all legends and fairy tales , however impossible ) , having read of the beautiful Clytie , pining away in silent worship of the bright sun , I pictured to myself a slight graceful blossom , with pinky bells and feathery leaves ; and all at once our socalled sunflower came to my mind with a sudden shook , and I felt a tempest of annoyance at the idea of the
large naring y nowor a pieoeian Btalk , and great coarse green leaves , turning its broad saucy-looking face to the orb of day , as' if it wore really staring it out of countenance . I did not then know that it was not the real Clytie after all , but it destroyed that little romance for mo at the time . But to re turn to our cottage garden , the spicy smelling old clove-carnation , in huge clusters carefully tied up , tho velvet polyanthus , ( he oxlips , and , perhaps , the Bummit of childish ambition , a hen-and-chicken daisy . There , too , you may boo the door old cabbage rose , —the very queen of all roses , —that warm-hearted glowing flowor , in which ( barring tho insects ) one could imprison one s noeo for an hour to enjoy tho cordial sweetnoss which se ems to do one ' s heart good . Oh ! I do love a cottngo garden , and always fancy that wherever it is well and carefully tended , and evidently tho pride and glory of its owner ' s heart , there is some good and
, - , uvun rougu ana uncaugnt spirit , cn s for good ; at any rate , there are almost always industry and tidiness , —two virtues at least . — Wayr-aide Fancies . A . Polixm Gentleman . — -A lady of our acquaintance
used often to assert , that a gentleman , then sleeping with his fathers , had been the politest man of his generation , and , as a reason for this opinion , always toldi ; he following story . On returning once from school for the holidays , she had been put under his charge for the journey They stopped for the night at a Cornish inn . Her cavalier led h > r to the board with the air of a Grandison ; and then proceeded to place all the legs of the birds on her plate . At first , with her school-girl prejudices _ in favour of wings and in disfavour of legs and drumsticks , she felt rather angered at having these ( as she supposed ) uninviting and least delicate parts imposed upon her ; but in after years , when gastronomic light had beamed o n her , and the experience of many suppers brought true appreciation , she did full justice to the memory of the man who could sacrifice such morceaux as woodcocks ' I . r . ' [ \ ' i I . 1 ' 1
thighs to the crude appetite of a girl ; and who could thus show his innate deference for womanhood , even in such budding form . In these small courtesies we must confess that we have ever found the most gallant nation under the sun very deficient . In the abstract of politeness the Gaul is great ; he is grand . We have seen him dash off his hat at a group of ladies every time they passed him with a frantic enthusiasm which made us tremble for the brim . We have even seen him wave it at their shadow , or after the poodle dog which followed at their heels . Yet alas ! when these same deities appeared at the table d'hote , how blind ! how insensible was he to their presence 1 how closely did he hug his well-chosen seat , though they were seatless ; how zealously did he pick for himself the tit-bits and the dainties , without regard or thought for their delicate palates !—Blachwooa " s Magazine . Classes
Emigration fob the ; Working . —A public meeting , convened by the Metropolitan Emigration Society for the Working Classes , was held at St . Martin's Hall on Thursday evening , to explain the objects of the society , and to address a petition to Parliament for a grant for emigration purposes , to enable the distressed mechanic to emigrate to any of the English colonies . There was a large attendance , composed mainly of working men . Mr . Ayrton , M . P ., took the chair , and Mr . Robinson moved , " That , in consequence of the over-r crowded state of the labour market , and the wi despread distress that existed in all parts of the metropolis last winter , and there being no better prospect for the ensuing winter , it is the duty of all right thinking men to support a society , the object of which is the benefit of the working class . " A working man seconded the resolution , which was carried . Colonel Harvey and _ several working men addressed the meeting , and a petition to Parliament was adopted .
Robson ' s Smelting Works . —A case in which Mr . Roffey , the vestry-clerk of Lambeth parish , on behalf of the vestry itself , has been the complainant , and Messrs . Pearce and Walling , the owners of premises in Bowlinggreen-street , near Kennington-cross , the defendants , has : on several recent occasions occupied the attention of Mr . Elliott , at the Lambeth police-court . The premises in question are used for the purpose of smelting antimony , a business formerly established there by Robson , of Crystal Palace fraud notoriety ; and the vestry
adopted the proceedings against the present owners under the 27 th . section of the Nuisance Removal Act , for an intolerable annoyance experienced by the respectable inhabitants and ratepayers in its vicinity , caused by the gaseous exhalations proceeding by day and night from the chimney and roof of the building These have a fearfully sickening and blighting effect . On Thursday the summons was dismissed ; but the magistrate at the same time informed ; Mr . Roffey that there was nothing to prevent his indicting the defendants , if such a course should be found necessary .
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No , 386 , Apgttst 15 , 1857 >] T H B X E . A P E R . 789 1
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , August 11 . BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED . — Rowland 1 » abrt , Bangor , flour dealer ^ - Joseph Dodson , Jun ., Wormley , Hertfordshire , Russia merchant . BANKRUPTS . — Hbrmawn BUSCH . Coloman-streetbuildings , Moorgate-street , merchant —William ffORP Wauisotoit , Oxford , tailor-Jambs Jojin Sxbjhbnson Outtbim . late of Ookley-itorrace , Old Kent-road , ladies ' outfitter—John Fisher Gopdb , Ohoapsldo , apothecary—William Ohiokew , Bromley , licensed victualler — Abraham SooxT . Colohester , carrier—Thomas Hbwry Mat , Rathbone-place , Oxford-street , baker—Joseph Weight and John Balibbttry , Burton-upon-Tront , ironfoundors—Gbobge Shbabcbobt , Long Sutton , Lincolnshire , grocer—Thomas Olapiian , Leeds , nursoryman—Hbnrv Hbaihootb Staxham , Liverpool ) , attornoy-at-lavr — John Huthebbal . Altrinoham . Cheshire , ohomtoal manure
manufacturer — Wiimam Mipdlbwood ana William Andeebon , Manchester , joiners—Isaac and John Kikkbbidb , Carlisle , stonemasons . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —M . Dick , Klrklntillock , yarn merchant—J . M'Oavll , Stranraor , boot maker—O , Lookhbad , Stirling , plumber—A , L . M'Mubtbib , Milngavio , lnnkoopor—0 . J . Allen , Edinburgh , bill broker . Friday , August 14 . BANKRUPTS . — William Hidb , North Wharf-road , timber raorohant—William Umax , Derby , silk manufacturer—Louis Sxbbn and Mbtbb Lobwinbohn , Orutphoa Frlara — Danibl Mhlhado , Dover , ship agent — JOHN Walker , Liverpool and Roohdalo , tobacconist- Tilson and Company . Nottingham , laoo makoro—Robert Simpson , SodKonolcf , Durham , diftpor-RionAKP Willby , Lolcostor , silk moroor—Charlbs Ai . HXAN » B « Hill , B «« pJ » oablnot-niakor—Wilj ^ AM Hjqlliwbll , Stansflold , Halifax , cotton spinner . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION . — Robert Falconer Kolth , Banffshirc , solicitor .
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, BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . . ¦ .. BIRTHS . THOMPSON . —On the 12 th inst ., at Kirkby Hall , York , the Wife of H . S . Thompson , Esq ., of a daughter . CATTLEY . —August 12 , at Upper Tooting , the wife of M . Cattley , Esq .: a daughter . COOPER . —August 11 , at Roundhay-grange , Leeds , the wife of the Rev . G . Cooper : a son . MARRIAGES . CALL—HENNELL . —July 23 rd , at St . Pancraa . by the Rev . C . H . Andrews , Wathen Mark Wilks Call , Esq ., of Bid « - ford , to Elizabeth Rebecca ., widow of Charles Christian Hennell , Esq ., of Woodford Wells , Essex , arid daughter of Dr . Brabant , of Bath . PEEL—SHELLEY . —At St . George ' s , Hanover-square , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst ., the Right . Hon . Frederick Peel , second son of the late Sir Robert Peel , Bart ., to Miss Shelley , daughter of Mr . John Shelley , of Ovington House , Winchester , Hants . PIGOTT—ARUNDBLL . —On the 13 th inst ., at Spanish Place , by His Eminence Cardinal Wiseman , John Hugh Smyth PigOtt , Esq ., of Brockley Hall , Somersetshire , to Blanche Mary , second daughter of Henry Raymond Arundell , Esq ., of 32 , Oxford-square , Hyde Park . DEATHS . PRICE . —On the 18 th July , at the Island of Tortola , Anna , aged 39 , the wife of Thomas Price , Esq ., President administering the Government of the British Virgin Islands and youngest son of the late Sir Rose Price , of Trengwainton . Cornwall . Bart . ¦ ' ' ROBSON Caroline , wife of Thomas Robson , Esq ., of Holtby House , Yorkshire , aged 70 . WATERFIELD . —Killed , in the mutiny at Delhi , on the 11 th May , aged 20 , Lieutenant William Waterfleld , of the 54 th Regiment N . I ., son of the late Major Hill Waterfleld , of the Bombay Army .
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CORN MARKET . Mark-lane , Friday , August 14 , 1857 . English Wheat has advanced from Is . to 2 s . throughout the country . There ia also a better domand for Taganrog Ghlrka Wheats , which will certainly bo wanted for mixing with the-now Wheat . Tho sales are—for shipment to end of October 51 s ., middle of October 51 s . 6 d ., end of September 52 s .. a cargo on passage by black dlpththong vessel 52 s ., and several at 53 s . 6 d ., with guarantees of condition—a cargo arrived off the Coast was sold before arrival . Maizo is In less demand , and Odessa shipping has beori sold at 86 s . 3 d ., ocr delivered 498 lbs ., with guarantee of condition . Barley is in rather better demand . Odessa floating is offered at 24 s , Oats are unaltered in value . Ono or two cargoes of Archangel have arrived , shipped by small shippers , and are in bad condition , and also One or two shipped by the old houses , and tboso are in the same good condition as * usual .
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Pbiobb . ) Sat Mon . Tues . Wed . Thur . Frid . Bank Stock 210 215 210 * ...... 316 S per Cent . Red 909 008 00 * OOf 00 | . Oli 8 per Cent . Con- An . © 01 00 i 80 S 891 891 00 J Consols for Account 00 ? 004 OOi flOJ 901 91 Now 3 per Cont . An . 90 J OOJ 00 $ 001 90 * 91 * New af per Cents V * ...... Long Ans . I 860 2 7-10 24 ...... 8 S 6 S 5 &-aiow ::::: 8 " d m « a s * a §* Ditto , under £ 1000 20 d 27 d ,.,... ...... 21 d Ex . Bills , * WO 0 par Id Id Od 0 d 5 d Ditto , 42 BOO par par 1 d Id 5 d par Pititio Small .. 2 d Id jd par * d | 1 p
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London , Friday Evening , August 14 , 1857 . Sincb our last , markets generally have been very dull , daily decline in prices being observable in nearly all securities . During the early part of the week , and owing to the non-arrival of the looked-for Indian news , business operations were much limited , the tone of the markets being universally gloomy , fears also of a loan being necessary to . be raised by the Home Government for the Indian Company being entertained , and weighing heavily on the stock and money markets , a measure somewhat prematurely anticipated ' . Much excitement prevailed yesterday , consequent on the arrival of the long-looked-for Indian news , which was construed very differently by many ; Consols , however , ' soon showed an improvement , which was maintained up to the close of the day , when they closed at 90 J i for account , and opened this morning 90 ! f , then went & i , and gradually improved to the close , when they left off 91 , 91 j . The letters of the second edition were read very favourably and the capture of Delhi is considered imminent . The following are the leading prices : — Blackburn , 74 , 84 ; Caledonian , 78 , 78 J ; Chester and Holyhead , 85 , 36 ; Eastern Counties , 11 , Hi ; Great Northern , 3 S | , 964 ; Great Southern and Western ( Ireland ; , 102 , 104 ; Great Western , 52 . 524 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire . 88 * . 99 ; London arid Black wall , 5 J , 6 i ; London , Brighton , a , nd South Coast , 104 , 106 ; London and North-Western , lOlf , 102 J ; London and South -Western , « 4 , 95 x . d . ; Midland , 834 , 84 ; North-Eastern ( Berwick ) , 93 J , 94 * ; South-Eastern ( Dover ) , 71 * . 724 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam , 6 , 6 J ; Dutch-Rhenish . 5 i , 4 f dis . x . d . ; Eastern of France ( Paris and Strasbourg ) , 27 i , 27 |; Groat Central of France , 234 , 24 ; Great Luxembourg . 6 $ , 7 ; Northern of France , 34 * . 345 ; Paris and Lyons , 36 i , 36 i ; Royal Danish , 16 , 18 ; Royal Swedish , 5 , 1 ; Sambreand Meuse , 7 J , 7 i .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 15, 1857, page 789, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2205/page/21/
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