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ham , three youths aged sixteen and eighteen , were tried at the same Assizes on the same day on a charge of wilfully causing the death of Benjamin Clarkson , a man employed at a factory at Barnsley . The accused had some slight quarrel with Clarkson about the possession of an instrument , and all three set upon him , and beat him about the head with a hammer , &c . From the wounds thus received , the man afterwards died . All the prisoners were found Guilty . Mr . Baron Martin , ou hearing that they had been in prison three months , and that the brother of one of them and the father of another had entered into recognizances for their future good behaviour , ordered them to be discharged . The brother of Poppleton then came forward and thanked his Lordship for his leniency , and said that two of the boys w « re fatherless , and supported t heir mothers .
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MISCELI A N E OUS . The Court . —Nothing of interest has occurred during the week at Osborne . ' The Arches Court . —The offices of Dean of the Arches and Official Principal of the Arches Court have been conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the Right Hon . Dr . Lushington . It is reported that Dr . Travers Twiss will succeed Dr . Lushington as Chancellor of the diocese of London . The Koval Albert Bridge . —The second tube for carrying the Corn wall Kail way across the Tamar at Saltash was safely lodged on the river ' piers last Saturday . Gas-IK the ' . Metropolis . —The select committee of the House of Commons have determined to hear no further evidence this session . They recommend to the House their reappointment in 1859 .
The Rev . Mr . EdoUart again comes before the world as the opponent of the Exeter Iiall services . He has served each of the twelve gentlemen advertised to preach with a notice in -which he protests against the services as illegal , and hints that unless , they are abandoned he will further interefere for their suppression . Sale of Poisons Bill ,. —A meeting of the chemists and druggists from all parts of the kingdom , condemnatory of the bill ( now before Parliament ) , was held at the house of the Pharmaceutical Society , Bloomsburysquare , on Monday . Ladt Bolaver ' Lvtton-. —It is stated that all matters in reference to . this lady , about whom paragraphs have recently appeared , are in process of amicable settlement , by family arrangements , to the satisfaction of all parties concerned .
Pension to the Widow of IIogan , the Sculptor . — -We are gratified to learn that Lord Derby has conferred a pension of 100 / . a year ; on the widow of Jolin Hogan . For this kind consideration his family are largely indebted to the zeal of the Earl of Eglinton . — Dublin Freeman . . The Geneisal Post-ofkice and the Irish Officers . —In the report of the late Postmaster-General , the establishment of a model lodging-house for the men is strongly advocated , and in support of the project there appears in the appendix a report from Dr . Lewis , the medical officer , in which . occurs the following paragraph
reflecting on the Irish officers : — "I am sorry to say that the lodgings of the Irishmen in the force are , generally speaking , in a most unsatisfactory condition . They are much more overcrowded , close , and dirty , than are those of the English . I have constantly to make the same remark of their personal condition . " The Irish officers , who number about a hundred and fifty , feeling much annoyed by these charges , which they assert arc contrary to facts , have taken steps to vindicate th « ir character ; but all the satisfaction they can get ia the following communication from the Postmaster-General : — " The further communication from the Irish ofliccrs
of the minor establishment has been submitted to the Postmaster-General , nnd his Lordship has desired Mr . Jiokenham ( the controller ) to inform them that the Irish officers have been in no way injured in the eyes- of their superior officers , as they always have been and still are regarded in exactly the same light as their English fellow subjects born at this side of the Channel ; and as regards Dr . Lewis , his Lordship consider . s that they ought to be quite satisfied with what hns passed , and
cnurcopen the question . " Shakspeake's Birth-place . —Tho late Mr . John Shakspuar , who died lately at Langluy Priory , Leicestershire , has bequeathed by his will tho sum of 2500 / . to carry out the work set on foot by him during his lifetime , of restoring the birth-placo of Shakspeare at btratford-on-Avon to the condition in which it was luring the lifetime of tho poet . He has also bequeathed n sum of CO / , a year in perpetuity in furtherance or tlic same object .
PosT-Okwok Okthoohai'IIy . — A handsome zinc plato , with beautifully coloured letters , hus recently been placed over one of the receiving-boxes at the Charing-crosa branch of the Gonorul Post-oHioo , informing those whom tho information may concern , that that in the place intended for loiters of delivery in tho ll Siirburbun districts . " Tub Conservative Land Society . —Tho twentythird quarterly « eneral meeting of this society was Itold at tho ollices , 33 , Norfolk-streot , Strand , on Tucsdftx-, ViBcount Kanoliigh in tho chair . Tho noble chairman
read the report of the Executive Coiumittee , " which showed that the quarterly receipts amounted to 11 , 865 / . 19 s . 3 d . ; the grand totals to 14 , 212 shares , arid 347 , 849 / . 16 s . 2 d . receipts ; and tha total sale of land to 214 , 892 / . 8 s . 5 d . The return of the register of rights showed 7293 shares entitled , of * which . 2772 are unexercised . The new estates offered were the Winchester , on the 29 th . of April ; the Trestwich property , near Manchester , and seven choice plots on the second portion of St . Margaret ' s estate , on June 24 th . On the Winchester
estate , four plots have been appropriated to the erection of a new church , with one adjoining plot for a parsonage-house . The committee , having deemed it to be both prudent and expedient to contract the purchase and allotment of land this year , have not yet undertaken the enlargement of business in other directions ; but , unless some decided improvement in the building trades should manifest itself , the committee feel that they must not trust for the future to the land as a permanent " source of profit . The capital of the members , they remarked , can be adequately turned to advances oa every description of security ; but , to transact this new business to
any extent , it may be found requisite , in additon to the taking of money on the general share system , to receive money on deposit account , allowing fixed rates of interest thereon . The committee have come to the resolution , notwithstanding the low rate of money , of continuing the rate of interest on completed shares and shares paid in advance , at five per cent , uulil the close of the financial year . The report was unanimously adopted , and a drawing for rights of choice subsequently took place . The Countess of Cardigan died on Thursday morning at her residence in South-street , Park-lane , rather suddenly . She was in the . sixty-first year of her age-Sir John Key , the City Chamberlain , died on Thursday , at Streatham , of gout .
Mr . Ihomas Alsop . —The law officers of the Crown having expressed an opinion that it is not advisable to take any further steps in the prosecution against Mr . Thomas Alsop , her Majestys Government have consequently determined to put an end to the proceedings against him , and to withdraw the offer of a reward for his apprehension . The New Adelphi Theatre . —The first stone of the new Adelphi Theatre was laid by Mr . Webster on Thursday .
Siege Operations at Chatham . —The whole of the troops belonging to the Royal Engineers and the East India Company's Sappers and Miners , together with . a . strong force selected from the depots of the regiments of the line attached to the three battalions of infantry at Chatham , and the battalion of Iloyal JMarine Light Infantry , were engaged until-nearly . midnight on Wednesday in a grand night attack' and some interesting siege operations ' on Chatham Lilies , in the presence of a numerous body of spectators . Mrs . London , the authoress , is just dead .
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Leader Office , Saturday , July 17 th . LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS . The India Bill was considered in committee , when amendments were proposed ( bat withdrawn or negatived ) by Lords Bkooghton , Ellexbor ' ough , and Ghanville . Previous to this , Lord Redesdale moved for papers connected with the Convocation of tho Province of York , and a long discussion ensued , but with no result . ' At the 03 rd clause the further proceeding with the bill was stopped , ami the House adjourned ,
HOUSE OF COMMONS . CORRUPT PUACTJCKS AT ELECTIONS CONTINUANCE BILL . The House had a morning- sitting , and proceeded in committee with tlio Corrupt Practices at Elections Continuance Bill . In the courso of the discussion , n great many definitions of bribery were given , and , after several divisions , tho bill was at last got through committee .
BILLETINO flOLDIEItS . —TIIR TUItKISH MEDAL . At the evening sitiing , General Codkington interrogated the Secietnry-at-VVar on the subject of tho present system of billeting soldiers ; rncl Mr . Brrnal Oshohnk asked wh « n tho medals promised by tlic Turkish Government to our troops who served in tho Crimea would bo distributed . — Goncrul Piucl replied that it would not bo possible to do anything this your with regard to billeting ; but lio would think of it , although it would cost millions to Iiouhc all tho soldiers that might at timos bo under nrins . As to the Turkish medals , they had but just nrrived .
MR . IUTTTH MOTION ON THE SLAVIC TRADE . On tho motion that the Ilouoe at its rising do adjourn to Monday , Mr . IIutt protested against the division on his motion on the African Slavu Trndo being any tust of tho opinion of tho IIoiihu , and expressed his resolve to bring it on ncuiti next vear .
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THE MASSACRE AT JEDDAII . A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople , received by the Turkish Ambassador Extraordinary in Paris or by tho French Government ( says tho T imes of to-day ) , announces that the Porte had sent to Jeddah a corps of 2000 men , for the purpose of inflicting exemplary chastisement on tho assassins of tho French and English Consuls . M . Einuut , who was Chancellor to the Consul nt that place , and who , under the trying circumstances he passed through , showed great resolution and courage , bus been named Knight of tho Legion of Honour . It is said that orders have been sent to the Cornnuindunt of the naval division in the Chincso Seas to despatch two ships of war at once to tho Red Sea . The admiral commanding ou the Greek station is ordered to proceed to ( Jnndin . [ According to tho l \ fonitcu )\ tho English nnd French Governments arc taking measures in concert for securing satisfaction . " ]
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MOJNTKXKliUO . The Turks havo attacked tlio Montenegrins . The latter , after having been thrice assailed , Iwivo withdrawn into their mountains to await lh « : enemy .
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Tim P . xim . osion . s in tiii ; Wkstminsthii ItoAn . —An inquest was opened yesterday on the bodies of ttio two girlHwho perished in the explosions in tho'Wostminsterroad , but stands adjourned .
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ST . JAMES ' S PARK . Mr . Cogak—a gentleman who has got up a grievance in the shape of the restrictions on members of > Parliament in carriages and on horseback in passing through the reserved parts of St . James ' s Park and the Horse Guards—said it was too late in the session to make it worth while to press the matter at present ; but he would return to it next year . He then complained that a correspondence between Colonel Browne and the Irish Government in reference to the organization of the Dublin Metropolitan Police had not been produced by the Irish l
Attorney-Genera , especially as reflections had been made b y that gentleman on the conduct of Mr . Moore O'Ferrall . —In reply , Mr . Whiteside said that the matter was made , too much of ; he had made no accusation against Mr . O'Ferrall of unduly enlisting Roman Catholics into the force . He only thought that it would be bettor if both Commissioners -were to retire . . Several Irish members started up , the ex-Attorney-General being the foremost ; and the discussion was angrily continued in spite of the audibly expressed disinclination of the House . —Lord Naas consented to produce the correspondence .
ST . BERNARDS REFORMATORY . Mr . Spooneii a-sked the Secretary of State for the Ilome Department , " whether he has made any inquiry into a statement which- appeared in the public papers , relative to a feast having been given to the convict children in the St . Bernard ' s Reformatory , and what has been the answer to such inquiry ; whether the Reformatory at St . Bernard ' s receives public grants on account of such convicts ; whether other children not convicts are received at St . Bernard ' s ; and , if so , whether the
associate with such children ; if the Secretary of State would lay on the table of the House a return of the names of such convicts , where they were convicted , and whether the parents of such convicts have contributed towards tae maintenance of their children in that Reformatory , and to what amount . "—Mr . Walpole said he had inquired , and he was assured that the feast would never be repeated . He followed up this "by announcing that lie meant to withdraw the Sale of Poisons Bill . THE LADIES IN THE GALLEKYV
Major Edwards made some observation ,. on the necessity for affording further accommodation for ladies in the gallery of the House .
THE JEWS BILL . Lord John Russkll ,, without comment , moved the second reading of this--bill . —Mr . Newdegate moved its rejection , and mournfully declared his feelings of regret at the falling away of Lord Derby on the question , and he urged , -with more force than usual that the bill introduced a new principle , namely , that it gave the House of Commons the power of judging' whether a member returned by a constituency should have a seat in the House or not . —Mr . Spoosee reiterated Mr . Newdegate ^ s arguments against the bill . —Mr . Bentincic followed , and , in very strong language , protested against the House being driven by Lord John Russell , without discussion , into the carrying out of his long-cherished plan of unchristianizing Parliament . — After some further discussion , the House divided , when there appeared— .
For the second reading ... ... 156 For the . amendment ... ... 65—91 The bill was then read a second time , and ordered for committee next Monday . Supplies were voted for the service of the present year . A discussion was raised in committee on the Chelsea Bridge Hill , and a division taken on an amendment that the tolls bo abolished , which was lost by 118 to 41 . —Another division was taken on a technical amendment , which was lost by 116 to 41 , and the bill passed through committee . The other orders of the day were disposed of , and the House adjourned .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 17, 1858, page 683, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2251/page/11/
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