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former eeirio © , so that the Militia is swindled out of the 10 s . Sergeant Coyne therefore wished it to be publicly fenovn that such characters could be severely punished . Had not Sergeant Quiman been in court , Baker would hfcve been sworn in for the Militia , and have received the balance of the 10 s . ; after which he -would have joined the East India Company ' s service . Baker saidhe was put up to the trick by another recruit ? but he thought there was no great harm in it , as he was going to ' whop' the Sepoys . He meant to stick to the army . The magistrate simply delivered him up to Qiualan .
Yellow JFevek os ? Boasd the Briliiaht . — - Her Majesty ' s sailing corvette Brilliant , 26 , Captain Paynter , arrived at Spithead last Saturday afternoon , from tue "West India station , having been ordered ho-me on account of yellow fever attacking her crew most -virulently at Grenada . She lost the Rev . T . H . Watson , chaplain and naval instructor , and thirty-four men , and had in all one hundred and two cases . She left Halifax on the 18 th of October , and Grenada on the 12 th of September . CoTnCTS-MLAJRTiATj . —The president of the general courtmartial which recently assembled at Chatham Garrison for the trial of Ensign . Thomas Stanley Mitchell , 89 th Regiment , on a charge of intoxication when on duty , has received an intimation that , in consequence -of the
prisoner haying refused to appear before the court , her Majesty has directed his dismissal from the army . —A general court-martial assembled at the Royal Marine head-quarters , Woolwich , on Thursday week , for the trial of First Lieutenant Sharp , on an indictment preferred against him by his commanding officer , charging him with conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman . The trial occupied three days . The judgment is not yet promulgated . —The finding of the general court-martial which assembled at Chatham garrison several months since for the trial of Lieutenant-Colonel J . Clarke , 1 st West India Regiment , was promulgated
or Wednesday . The charges on which Colonel Clarke was arraigned were for insubordination on several occasions , and for commencing a mutiny . He has been found Guilty of insubordination , and has b « en ordered to be reprimanded . In addition to this , the Duke of Cambridge has superseded Colonel Clarke by nominating another officer to the death vacancy of the second ieutehant-colonelcy in his regiment , and ordered him to proceed to the settlement of Gainbiaas a punishment , a small detachment of his regiment being stationed there . Colonel Clarke has thrown up his commission and retired from the service .
Distress at Woolwich . —The severe distress now existing at Woolwich among ' the wives and children of soldiers despatched on active service to India has induced a number of ladies of the garrison to form themselves into a committee , with the view of collecting subscriptions for the immediate relief of the most necessitous . _ Audkrsetot . —A mimic battle between -different portions of the troops stationed at Aldershot took place on Wednesday . Shipwreck and Loss of Life . —1 he English ship Frances , was caught in a typhoon near an island about halfway between Ningpo and Shanghai , and was wrecked . The master ( Captain Scott ) , the chief mate ( Mr . * Rowland ) , eighteen seamen , and one Chinese girl , lost their lives ; the rest of the crew ( twenty-five ) got safely ashore , and remained there three days . Ultimately they were conveyed to Ningpo .
Militia Riots at StrNrreuiiAND . —Some militiamen , ¦ who had been on a month ' s drill at Sutherland , were disembodied last week . They have committed great excesses , and have almost murdered a policeman , who has been disfigured for life by their violence . Musket Practice . —The Duke of Cambridge has caused a circular memorandum to be addressed to general officers and officers commanding regiments and depots of infantry , in which he draws attention to the large proportion of soldiers in some regiments and depot battallions who are not trained to the use of tlie rifle musket . His Roj'al Highness will hold commanding officers responsible for any non-observance of the regulations upon this subject which may be hereafter brouglit to bis notice , it being intended that every soldier for whom a musket ia issued shall go through a coutbo of instruction annually .
Inspection of Babbacks . —The commissioners recently appointed by royal warrant to inspect barracks and military hospitals for sanitary purposes were engaged in the inspection of St . George ' s and the other barracks In and near the metropolis during last week . zSTavax . Coast Volunteers . —The annual training of the naval coast volunteers for the Welsh district has just closed on board the Ampbitrite , twenty-six gnno . Th « men have hnd twenty-eight days' training , including practice with heavy guns , for which the waters of Milftrd Haven afford ample scope . Tana Cam ? at the Cuhkaoh op Kildare . —The number of thofts committed at this camp ia greatly on the increase . Tlio ground is infested -with coatermongers and auspicious characters , who produce a pass signed by the military authorities when threatened to be given in charge .
Tkb Reinforckmknts for . India . —At a late hour on Wednesday , a despatch was received at Chatham garrison from tlieyWar-office , countermanding the order previously given for the embarkation of tlie rcinforcomentH for the 20 th , 28 rd ( Welsh Fusiliers ) , 80 th , 53 rd , Gist , 84 th , and 90 th ( Light Infantry ) Regiments , on the
following day , owing to the George Marshall , freightship , not being ready to receive them . — -Upwards of five hundred of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the 68 th Regiment , which is under orders to proceed to India , dined together in the Crystal Palace , with some of their wives and children , on Thursday . They arrived from Portsmouth on purpose early iu the morning , and returned in the afternoon .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Coukt . —Nothing calling for especial notice lias occurred during the present week to break the ordinary routine of Royal life at Windsor . The Meeting of Parliament . —It has been resolved to call Parliament together at once , in order to settle the questions raised by the present crisis , and to register for Ministers and the Bank directors that indemnity for which they are obliged to appeal . A Council will , we understand , be held next Monday , at which , probably , Parliament will be summoned to meet at the end of fourteen days . —Times .
The New Cowcmissione-rs for the City . —The Queen has issued to the late Lord Mayor ( Mr . Alderman Finnis ) a new Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London , and the following gentlemen have been appointed commissioners : —Mr . Lewis Lloyd , Mr . C . Magniac , Mr . J . M . Daniel , Mr . Duncan Dunbar , Mr . W . S . Lindsay , M . P ., Mr . G . MorTatt , M . P ., Mr . Undersheriff Parker , Mr . J . P . Fisher , Mr . J . Bonus , Mr . T . K Lynch , Mr . C . Skipper , Mir . R . L . Taylor , Mr . G . G . Glyn , M . P ., and Mr . C . W . Dilke . Plates of O > imibuses . —Alderman Wilson called
attention last Saturday , at a Court of Aldermen , to the fact that conductors of omnibuses are in the habit , when they come within a Bhort distance of London , of taking off their lawful plates and o-f substituting others . A conductor having lately been summoned before the Alderman for this offence , the latter wrote to the Inland Rervenue Office on the subject , and received an answer confirming his impression of the illegality of the act . Mr . Alderman Rose said he had had a similar case before him , and had requested the authorities at the Stamp Office to prosecute .
ABERDiaat Untversitt Commission . —A Royal Commission , appointed to inquire into the question of a union between the colleges and universities of New and Old Aberdeen , has just concluded its labours in those cities . The Commission sat for a -week , and examined a selection of witnesses from the public , the church , and the professors of the universities . The feeling is stated to be very generally in favour of a union of the universities , but not of the colleges , in so far as the faculties of arts are concerned , but for a fusion of the other cliairs . Hawarden Church . —A meeting has been held at Ha warden with a view to collecting subscriptions for the re-erection of this church , which was recently burnt down—it is supposed , by incendiaries . Mr . Gladstone , in addressing the meeting , spoke of the eagerness with ¦ which all the inhabitants , even including aged women , exerted themselves to put a stop to the flames . The church was very ancient .
Convocation . . —The convocation of tbe prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury was prorogued last Saturday in the Jerusalem Chamber , Westminster , by the Vicar-General , Dr . Twiss , under a commission from the Archbishop of Canterbury , to Friday , December 18 . A Sepoy Tiqbr . —The tiger which , a few days ago , escaped from a vehicle in Ratcliff-highway , and wounded a boy , has again distinguished himself in no very welcome manner , since his removal to West Bromwich . A few days ago , ho burst through the partition dividing his den from that of a lion , and attacked the animal . The combat was fearful , and put all the other beasts into a state of tumultuous excitement . The keepers of course found it utterly impossible to interfere ; and the poor lion ( who appears to have been considerably tamed by throe years' confinement ) was eventually killed . The tiger is quite a fresh importation , and is younger than the lion . The former cost 400 ? ., the latter 800 / .
Commercial . Intercourse -with South Africa . — A deputation from the British Association for the Advancement of Science had an interview with Lord Clarendon on Thursday week , to represent to the Government the importance of sending a vessel to survey the entrance to the Zambesi river , in South Africa , and to ascend the river as far as practicable for navigation . The deputation consisted of the President } the Rev . Dr . Lloyd , the Rev . Dr . Robinson of Armagh , Sir Roderick Murchifion , Mr . Macgregor Laird , and General Sabine , accompanied by Dr . Livingstone . Lord Clarendon also received memorials , presented by Lord Goderich and Major-General Thompson , M . P ., from tho . Leeds and Bradford Chambers of Commerce , on the subject of commercial intercourse with tho regions explored by Dr . Livingstone . '
Tun Skwage Question . — Dr . Southwood Smith , Professor "Way , and Mr . II . Austin , of tho General Board of Health , have gone aa a deputation to Milan , to inspect works of irrigation there , with a view to the important question of tho application of sowago to agricultural purposes , in connexion with tho groat metropolitan sewerage problem in particular , and tho utilization of tho sewage of towns in general . Cicystai . Pala . cu Conoicuts . —Tho first Snturdny concert of tho winter souson was givon at tho Crystul
Palace last Saturday , the commencement of the serip * being marked by a return to the half-crown charge for admission . The number of visitors was L 719 of whom 1207 were by season tickets , and 512 admissions Z payment . . . u The New ' Sweeper Brigade . '—A portion of the * Sweeper Brigade' started yesterday week from their head-quarters at Whitechapel for their different stations about the metropolis . They are dressed in a blue coat and wear a pouch over their shoulders to carry their food and money ; they also wear a badge oa their aims with the words ' Public Sweeper . '
The Engush and Irish Magnetic TelegWh Company . —An extraordinary general meeting of tho proprietors of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company ( limited ) was held last week , for the purpose of winding np the company . This course was necessary to enable the property of the company to be legally transferred to the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company , under the united system of management . Mr . Wkighton ' s Concebts . —Mr . W . T . Wrightoa the favourite ballad-singer , gave a ballad and miscellaneous concert at the Hanover-square Rooms , on "Wednesday evening , assisted by Mrs . E . 1 \ Inmau . A young blind pupil of M . Sainton excited much -sympath y aud admiration by his performances on the violin , the tibia , and the organ .
HSRR FrIKELL ' S ENTERTAINMENT . HeJT Wiljlllba Frikell , who styles himself ( by courtesy , we suppose ) Physician to her Majesty the Empress ' of'Russia , ' . ' gave ' an entertainment of ' physical and natural magic' at tlie Hanover-square Rooms on Thursday evening , which , in many respects , and especially in the complete absence of any of the usual apparatus , surpasses any former exhibition of the kind . We can cordially recommend a visit to Herr Frikell , who does not forget to tell us that lie lias appeared before emperors and kings without number , ' and all the Ducal Courts of Germany . ' Even without this ' recommendation , so precious to an English public , Herr Trikell would be a remarkable man .
Sentence on a PoixrsatAN . —A pointsman employed on the North . British Railway has been sentenced by . ' the Lord Justice CleTk to two years' imprisonment for neglect of duty resulting iu an accident by which seven or eight persons-were seriously injured . Death from Laudanum . — -At tlie High Court uf Justiciary , Edinburgh , oh Monday , Elizabeth Hamilton , domestic servant , pleaded guilty to culpable homicide , in so far as she administered about ten drops of laudanum to the infaut son of Mr . Alexander ¦ Drysdale , in . order to induce sleep , but which produced death . She was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment .
Christy's AIinstrels . —These harmonious brethren continue to give their very lively and pleasant concerts at the Polygrapliic Hall , King William-street , nigiitly . They have lately added to their stock of fun and meloiiy a very clever and amusing burlesque of Jullien , with parodies of Mademoiselle Jetty Treffz ' s favourite airs . Threatened- Closinq ov the Rockiiale Workhouses . —The Rochdale guardians met cm Friday -week , to consider a letter from the Poor-la-w Board , in which they stated that , unless certain alterations were made iu the workhouses , they would cluse them , it wus rosolved to oppose the Poor-law Board .
The Scandinavian Idea in Australia . —The Scandinavian Idea—that is to Bay , the political uniou of the three powers , Denmark , Sweden , and Norway—ha 3 spread bo far that a Scandinavian journal ( the JSTonhn ' ) appeared on the 23 rd of July , at Melbourne , iu Australia . It is printed alternately in Swedish and Dmuirsli , and begins -with an interesting leading article on Scandinavianism and the circular notes of the 20 th'of February and 4 th of April . The late Mr . Hugh Mujlisr . —Government lias granted a pension of 30 / . a yoax to the mother of the late Mr . Hush Miller . 30 / . a year ! And ' Quallon ' has 50 ? . ! "VVo arc glad , however , to perceive that -40 / . a year has been granted , on tlie recommendation « f Miss Burdett Coutta , to Mr . Edward Cupern , the postmanpoet « f Bideford , Devonshire . The Eaul of Aiibkdkkn baa recovered from liU lntj
illneaa . Indian Mutiny IIblikf Fund . —The King of Sardinia has contributed a donation of 10 , 000 francs , and . several members of his Government have liberally subscribed in aid of the fund . Information has been received from Constantinople that the contributions inado there nlready exceed 1100 / ., and arc expected to be con-Hiderably increased . A donation of 21 ) 01 . has already been received from tho Maharajah Duleep Singh , with expressionn of special interest in the cases of nutivi Christians , who may havo been reduced to a state ol diatroso in oonHoquonce of tho mutinies .
Thk Navioation ok thic Zamhksi Uivicn . —Suvornl deputations have had interviews with Lord Clarendon on tho subject of tlie free navigation of the Zambezi river , Africa , to secure which tho consent of the Partuj ^ ucHU Government in necessary . Dr . LivingBtono is one of tho portions who has tlmn scon the Foreign Secrotury . Ilin Lordship naiil that the . ( . Jovernuiunt is already in communication ¦ with France on tho Nubjcet , and Unit , every effort will be made to forward tins desired end . iMritovicMicNT . s in this 1 'akkh . —The now works in St Jamoa ' a Park nro now nearly at an end . The p . 'itlis and footways have licon entirely remade , tho rubbish from tho ruina of Covont Garden Theatre bolng cm-
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1090 TELE LHADEU . ' ¦ TNo . 399 , November 14 , 18 * 7
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 14, 1857, page 1090, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2217/page/10/
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