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her person . The case was proved by the Custom-house officers , and the evidence was gone through by means of a lady interpreter . Fined 3 / . 14 s . Gd . * or sent to gaol for fourteen days . —Kentish Gazette . New K . C . B . s — Tuesday ' s . Gazette announces the appointment of Richard Madox Bromley , Esq ., C . B ., Accountant-General of the Navy , and of Thomas Tassell Grant , Esq ., late Comptroller of the Victualling and Transport Services of the Navy , to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class , or Knights Commanders , of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; and of James Ormiston M'William , Esq > , M . D ., Surgeon in the Royal Navy , to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class , or Companions , of the said Most Honourable Order .
species of silkworm that , unlike the one at present com mon in Europe , does notadopt mulberry leaves for ii subsistence , but feeds exclusively upon the Japane ^ varnish tree ( aittnthus glnndiilosa ) , a tree almost as com mon in Franco as in China . To missionary exertion an ingenuity Europeans owe the introduction of the nei species . £ > ome years ago an Italian priest , coming bac from . China , brought some cocoons Of the new specie with him to Turin ; thence they found their way t France . The experiment was unsuccessful at first ; b . u more cocoons having been procured the resulting worm are thriving remarkably well , and spinning silk of sue
admirable quality that , according to M . Guerin Mem ville , ladies need not any longer be under apprehensio of being reduced to the painful condition of the wife < the Emperor Aurelian , who , having tenderly solicited silken , robe of her imperial husband , the latter wn obliged to refuse , saying he really couldn ' t afford it . ft ] Guerin Menevillc states his belief that the new silli worm in question is the true eynthia of entomologier authors .. He mentions as a valuable characteristic ths it lies dormant in the cocoons during the winter . Thi indeed is a necessity if it feed upon the atanthus , whk in European climates is not evergreen .
This Dress of tub Blue-Coat Boys . —Yesterday considerable number of the scholars of Christ ' s Hospite were subjected to the exercise of " drill , " under the in struction of a non-commissioned officer , selected by th Duke of Cambridge , president of the establishinenl The boys showed great aptitude in marching , counter marching , slow and- quick step , and other evolution ; though it was quite evident that they were mud retarded by their clumsy , heavy shoes , which still bea the uncouth form of the time of Edward VI ., while tlj yellow petticoat and the blue coat of the same period , stil worn , proved most inconvenient . There is no doubt , i these drills continue , an undress suit fit for the purposi must be provided , or the cut of the present mode materiallj' altered . '
Lord 1 ) ei : by asd the Turf . —The Bury Post hai the highest authority for stating that the assertion thai Lord Derby had retired from the turf in disgust at thi ill success of his efforts for its reform , is altogether & misrepresentation ; the sole reason for his Lordship ' s secession is that the affairs of State allow him no lcisurt for the amusement . He reserves his brood mares aoc foals as a point vTnjyptii for . the future . ... Pastry-cooks and thiciu Foes . —The pastry-cook : of Paris have been for some time past at war . with tli < bakers of that metropolis . The origin of this quarrel ii all about cakes . The bakers , who have the exdusivi privilege of baking bread , are , it seems , in . the habit o trenching upon the province of the pastry-cooks , am selling cakes cheaper than the latter , who have put fortl a pamphlet , asking for protection . Galignani and thi Siecle look on their cause as " desperate . "
Flunkeyism ouT-fi . unh . eyed . —A Bordeaux journai gives the following account of the Prince Imperial ( aged two years and a half ) at Bordeaux : — "His imperial highness was conducted in a court carriage , escorted ty a detachment of Lancers , to La Bastide , at the southern station , where the directors had prepared a breakfast . Along the whole line of his passage he was saluted by loud cheers , to which he responded by blowing kisses . His imperial highness was received at the southern station by the administrative council of the company . The general-commanding-in-chief , the prefect , and the railway directors , had the honour of sitting at the same table with the Prince , who did not appear to be tlio least fatigued by his journey . At half-past seven the imperial Vive
train left Bordeaux for Biarritz , amidst cries of ' le Prince Imperial . '" Fortunately , his highness was not called upon to reply to addresses from the local authorities , as none were presented ; so ho drove home without any annoyance of the kind . Ijscomis-Tax Collectors an » thkiu Poundage . — Among other collectors in the City appears tho nname of Mr . Richard Till , who , apart from life other emoluments ( derived from the disehnrgo of various dut ( 6 a ) i receives 1812 / . a year from the incometax , out of which he pays elerka to the amount of 1007 J ., and 197 / . for rent . Mr . Marker , the well-knowi toastmastcr , receives 450 / . ( at the rate of 3 d . in tlia pound ); Mr . W . Ogilvie receives 754 / . ; Mr . G . Singer , 270 / . ; and Mr . G . Howard , 284 / .
Thus VouvnoAt , Kkfokm Licaouk . ' —On Wodnoadaya meeting of the members and friends of this society w » a hold at Andcrton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , Mr . Password Edwards in the chair , for the purpose of filling « P vacancies in the committee . When the society w * called into existence a few months since , a commlttooot twelve persons was appointed ; but it was doomed niljy jattblc , co increase the strength of the executive poffor . A discussion was st « rt ~ oin >^ twelve now member should be oloctod , and it " •' ultimately decided thnt it should be twolve . Tho rneeiing was numerously attended . * Ecclesiastical Api'Ointmknt . —Tho Chancellor o the Dloceao of Durham , T . E . Uondlain , Eaq ., M . I ' ., »» appointed the Rev . George Horlot , Incumbent o » »»• Anne ' s , o Surrogate „ , „ , „ Two Mmn Kilmid nv a Railway Train . — l wo igj named Egglostoa and Hall , returning on Saturday nig "' from Hnrtfepool , loft the train at Sneimymoor , " » P ? coodod by tho lino to walk , On going turo « tfB IB
cover a larger area than was comprised within the . old horse The gallery entrance will be from Bullinncourt , " in which will be one of the stage entrances . The ¦ pit a ' nd box entrances will be , as at present , from the Strand . A wide flight of stairs will lead to the grand tier , which will be appropriated to private boxes ; and there will be four other staircases between this and the oiher tier of boxes . There will be four tiers of proscenium boxes , ranging with the divisions alluded to of the body of the house . The proscenium boxes will occupy much space , and form a . leading feature in the decorative effect . The pit will extend under the grand tier of boxesas in the old house . The front seats of
, the gallery and of the pit will be arranged as stalls , those in the latter case having the staircase commuuica ^ tion before mentioned with the boxes . A large saloon , over the grand staircase , will be provided , in connexion with the upper boxes . The decorative effect of the house will be tasteful and elegant . A manner resembling that of florid Italian in the enrichments pervades the whole ; light and Highly ornamental shafts carry the box fronts ; the partitions of the private boxes have their front edges formed in curves of contrary flexure , with a view to the general effect ; and the centre of the ceiling rises in domical form . Mr . T . H . Wyatt is the architect . —The Builder .
Excavations near Rome , ;—Sir Charles Eastlake ¦ writes to the Builder an account of some important excavations which have been recently made in the neighbourhood of Home . Sev eral interesting fragments have been thrown- up , a portion of the old Roman road ( Via katina ) uncovered , and a most interesting tomb , consisting of several chambers highly ornamented , containing sarcophagi ^ < &c ; , has been discovered . The remains of an . early Christian , basilica have also been disclosed , and the general impression seems to be that what has hitherto been discovered only forms a small portion of a " pagaj" or village , of which the most part still remains to be disinterred .
The Comet . —During the last few days the comet detected by Dr . Dohati on the 2 nd of June has rapidly increased in . brightness , and on Sunday evening , when the sky was very clear , was fully as conspicuous to the naked eye as a star of the fourth magnitude . The tail is very distinct , forming , with the somewhat brilrliant nucleus , a pretty telescopic .. object . The brightness of the comet will be constantly on the increase during the present month . It will be found about ten degrees above the north-west horizon at eight o ' clock in the evening .
Sham Titles on the Continent .- —The JDrott says : —" The investigations which are being made into the trafficking in titles and decorations have led to new discoveries . A Piedmontese . at London , who calls himself Count Antonio de Melano , set up in what he called « The Institute of the United Arts , ' ' The Historical Institute of National and Universal Exhibitions , ' ' Heraldic and Archaeological Institute , ' and « British Academy , ' and in the names of these institutes gave , for njoney , diplomas and medals of civil , scientific , and
manufacturing merit . His ' Institute' manufactured pedigrees and distributed orders of knighthood- He had agents in Spain , Germany , Italy , and France . In addition to the pretended orders of the Four Emperors of Germany , St . Hubert , the Lion of Holstein , and the Golden Spur , he revived one called the ' Asiatic Order , ' originally started in France in 1844 , by an impostor calling himself Sultan of Mongolia . He likewise manufactured false brevets of the Order of Christ , of Portugal , the decoration of which is much prised on account of its being like that of the Legion of Honour .
The BoTHE-HrLL Confessional —The Bishop of Oxford has issued a commission to inquire into thostatements alleged against the Rev . Richard Temple West , M . A ., curate of Boyne-hill , in reference to hia practice of confession , as brought out in a recent case which has lately been before-the piiblic , and . to report whether there is ground for instituting further proceedings . The commissioners are Dr . Robert Phillimore , Chancellor of the Diocese , the Venerable James Randall , M . A ., Archdeacon of Berkshire , the Roy . J . Austen Leigh , M . A ., Vicar of Bray ( the parish in which Mr . Gresley ' s district is situate ) , Mr . Charles Sawyer , of Hey wood Lodge , and Mr . J . Hibbert , of Bray wick Lodge , two county magistrates . Dr . Phillimoro , Archdeacon Randall , and Mr . Leigh , are commonly classed amongst the ultra-Tractarian party . Fourteen days' notice lias been served upon Mr . West .
Federal Union ov txib British North American Provinces . — -On this subject the Toronto Colonist says : ^ === «*» your ^> iTiembflrfl 4-of ^ -tho-jGo l vor ^ n ^ ynt , i n cluding tho President of the Council , the Attornoy- General , " andllJo * Inspector-General , are understood to have made arrange * mentB for going- immediately to England , and from his Excellency ' s allusion to tho subject , it is reasonable to conclude that Federation will be strongly , advocated by tho gentlemen who go homo . " Smuggling by a Fkrnoh Laoy .- —On Tuesday the mnil steam-packet Vivid , on an excursion from Calais , arrived at Ramegato with two hundred passengers . One of tho exeurflloniats , ft lady , was subsequently charged before tlio locnl magistrates by tho Custom-house nuthorltlc . 8 with ( smuggling four bottles of brandy and eight floaka' df eau-de-Cologne , tho snmo being concoaled about
Driwking Fountains . —A director of the Midland Railway has erected , at his own expense , a marble drinking fountain on the Leicester station . These fountains are becoming very general , and it is stated that wherever they have been put up drunkenness has decreased . Why should there not be more stations to supply water both to man and beast ?—Cambridge Independent . Death of Mr . Dorling . —Our sporting readers will regret to hear of the death of Mr . William Dorling . There are very few who have been to Epsom on the Derby day who have not been invited to buy " Dorling ' B correct card . " Mr . Dorling had for a very long series of years the management . of the course and the races generally , and was held in the highest respect by persons of all classes . He was in the 80 th year of bis age . .
Fike in Portland Prison . —The Government has rewarded the exertions made by the convicts on the occasion of the recent fire , by reducing the term of servitude of several who had particularly distinguished th <| nselves , and one convict , whose courageous efforts attracted especial attention , has received a full pardon . — 1 > ulman , s Weekly News . .. Mysteries of the Russlvn Court . —An extraordinary statement is made in theSt * Petersburg journals : — In demolishing a wall in the apartments of the Hereditary Grind Duke , in what is called tlie " Great Palace , " in that city , the skeleton of a woman was found still covered with fragments of clothing , which fell to dust on being exposed to the air . There is not the slightest tradition , they add , to show who the woman was , nor why she was closed up in the walL
Strange Suicide , —On Monday last a gentleman named Gray arrived at a lodging-house . in Brunswickstreet , Edinburgh , accompanied by his niece , a Miss Moffatt ; they stated it to be their intention to make a tour in Scotland . On the Wednesday evening the girl said she felt ill , and asked the landlady to allow some one to sleep with her . The request was not granted , and at five o ' clock in the morning it was discovered that she had cut her throat during the night and was quite dead . The uncle said he was quite unable to account for any despondency or other cause for suicide . His niece , who was his housekeeper , was much attached to him , and he had always treated her kindly and as a daughter . The prevailing opinion seems to be that temporary derangement had been caused by too free indulgence in spirits , in the shape of toddy . The examination is still proceeding .
Tin ? Convict Bankers . — rNumerous petitions have been forwarded to the Government on behalf of Sir John Dean Paul and Strahan , and a strpng effort is being made to obtain a respite of their sentence . The petitions were signed amongst others by the greatest sufferers in " the smash , " and commiseration appears to be now felt for the convicts . Their case is specially reviewed with that of the Roy « l British Bank directors , whose term of punishment was confined simply to a nine months ' imprisonment as first class delinquents in the Queen ' s
Bench , and U is urged thnt Government might well grant a reprieve to the first offenders , Paul and Strahan cspecialjy , as they have already passed through three years ' incarceration as common felons . Another strong feature in their behalf is tho passing of the recent Act to make a better provision for the punishment of frauds committed by trustees , bankers , and other persons entrusted With property , &c ., in which tho punishment for the crimes tho bankers wore found guilty of is made only three years' penal servitude .
A Nkw Si'Eoma of Silkworm . —For some years past n remarkable disease has been attacking silkworms in France and Italy . Whole regions liavo been denuded of . those little aids to textile luxury . Although , a commission of scientific and practical mon has been appointed to inquire into tho cause of tho malady , very Utt ) e reliable information has been acquired . According to" s ' oino 6 baervera' * tiro ^ isowso"Hls * r > rlrn « rily-attribMt »» able to tho food of the silkworm ( mulberry leaves ) j
others , apparently with equal sources of information at hand , deny the justice of this conclusion , and refer tlio disorder to a natural derangement of the worm itself . Meantime , the disease progresses at such a < rato thnt , if not eoon cheeked , or another source of silU discovered , tho use of European grown silk prom bos to bo an impructicablo luxury . Among tlio various mouns which have boon token to supply what lias almost become a necessity of life is tho introduction of a upccica of silkworm hitherto unknown to Europe , M . Guorin MenovUJq Una recently laid before tho Academy of Science a
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932 T HE L E i ^_ E ll . _ ___] No . M ^ SEFtEMBmt 11 ^ 1858 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 11, 1858, page 932, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2259/page/12/
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