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The Week.
made with AVhitworth and Enfield Rifles . Several votes were taken in Committee of Supply , and the remaining orders having been disposed of , the House adjourned . On AVednesday , an adjourned debate on the second reading of the Masters and Operatives Bill was resumed by Mr . Ayrton . The motion of the Home Secretary for the reading of tbe bill that day six months was agreed to . The Labourers' Cottages Bill next psssed through committee . Mr . Serjeant Pigott moved the
second reading of ths Jersey Courts Bill , the object of which was to improve the administration of the laws in the island . Sir G . C . Lewis moved that the bill be read that day three months , on the ground that the report of the Royal Commissioners had not been long enough before the inhabitants to enable them to judge of the expediency of the reforms which had been proposed . Ultimately Mr . Serjeant Pigott withdrew the bill . GEXEEAI HOME NEWS . —The report of the Registrar General
again indicates a favourable state of the public health , the deaths being forty-two less than the average , or a total of 1077 against 1121 for the previous week . The registrar calls attention to tbe progress of putrefaction in the cesspools and sewers , ivhich he predicts , unless removed , will give rise to some epidemic . It is hoped the health officers will bestir themselves and prevent so serious a calamity . The number of births 'during the week was 1749 . —¦—A meeting to inaugurate the opening of the New Training College ,
in connection with tbe British and Foreign School Society , which has been erected at Stockwell , was held on AA ednesday . Lord John Russell , who has for a long series of years taken an active interest in the operations of the society , presided . It appears that the new college is intended for the training of 100 female teachers , and that the whole institution in the Borough-road is to be used exclusively for the training of young men . The noble chairman , in a brief but interesting speechspoke stronglin favour of an education for the
, y poor ivhich was based upon scriptural principles ; commented in language of praise upon the practical acquaintance with cookery and domestic employment ivhich the institution afforded ; and indulged in a reminiscence of the labours of AA ilberforce and Brougham , AV . Allen , and S . Gtirney , on behalf of the British and Foreign School Society . AA e announce with deep regret the death of Lord Chancellor Campbell . The venerable chancellor ,
whose years had passed considerably beyond the allotted threescore and ten , presided in the Court of Chancery on Saturday ; subsequently attended a Cabinet Couecil ; and in the evening gave a dinner party . Throughout the day and night he exhibited bis usual vigour and gaiety , but on Sunday morning he was found dead in his room—death having apparently resulted from the rupture of one of the large arteries in the region of the heart . His title descends to his eldest son , who had already inherited from his
mother , recently deceased , the barony of Stratheden . Lord Abinger died on Monday , surviving his distinguished brother-in-law , Lord Campbell , only one day . Lady Stratheden—Lord Campbell ' s wife and Lord Abinger ' s sister—died but a few months" ago ; and thus within a very brief period three coronets have fallen to the shaft of death in the closely allied families of Scarlett and Campbell . By a majority of thirty-one to eight , the Lower House of Canterbury Convocation has passed Archdeacon Denison ' s resolution
, declaring that there are grounds for proceeding to synodical judgment on the volume of Essays and Reviews . The hopes entertained with respect to the safety of the Canadian Atlantic mail steamer have unhappily uot been realised . The mail which it was expected would convey the inteligence of her safety , has brought the melancholy tidings of her total loss . It appears that while passing through the straits of Belle Isle , on her way to Liverpool , she ran against an iceberg and sustained damage of so serious a
character that she foundered in about half-an-hour after the collision took place . AA ' e regret to say that it is known that thirty-five persons perished in the wreck . On Saturday afternoon London was the scene of a fire probably more destructive than any that have previously taken place in this country within the memory of living men . The catastrophe took place at Cotton ' s-wharf , ivhich is the property of the Messrs . Scovell . It is said to have originated in a room which contained a large quantity of hemp and flaxand
, it is also stated , although we know not with what truth , that if the iron-doors which opened into the next warehouse had been closed , the fire might have been confined to the building in which it first broke out . But unhappily the conflagration spread with amazing rapidity until many warehouses along the river were wrapped in flames . The inflammable nature of the goods which were deposited in some of the buildings—there being , among other things , large quantities of oil and tallow—enabled the fire for hours to pursue
its course unchecked by the gallant efforts of the firemen , and produced a scene of terrible magnificence , which , to a considerable extent , has been repeated evening by evening —the lire , though its progress is stopped , still rages in tkg stores and cellars and warehouses , owing to the large quantitias ^ OT oil and tallow stowed on the premises . The loss of proper /< Ws
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roughly estimated at £ 1 , 500 , 000 ; but this is not be compared to tbe loss of life ivhich bas taken place . Chief among those who perished must be mentioned Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade—a man of indomitable courage and extraordinary skill in his profession , and a man , also , who was equally esteemed in private life . An inquiry was held on Tuesday before the City coroner to ascertain the circumstances connected with the death of Mr . Braidwood . The gallant fellow , it was proved , was giving brandy to sustain his men at the moment the wall gave way and buried him beneath its ruins . The full ofthe wall was shown to
have been caused by the weight and expansion of the bales of cotton , which to the number of 1600 were stored in the lvarehouse . After a clear summing up by the coroner , and a lengthened deliberation of the jury , the latter returned a verdict of " Accidental death , " adding a high eulogium on the deceased and regret for his death . Mr . Seott , who ivas seen with Mr . Braidwood a few minutes before bis death , is still missing . FOKEIGS INTELLIGENCE . —The official recognition of the kingdom
of Italy by France is made public . The Monitexir , in announcing the fact , takes occasion to declare that the government of the Emperor declines " any solidarity in enterprises of a nature to disturb the peace of Europe ; " and adds that the occupation of Rome will be continued " so long as the interests which caused the presence of troops there shall not be protected by sufficient guarantees , "—in other words , until the Italian government shall have accepted whatever conditions the Emperor may choose to
demand in return for the evacuation of Rome . According to the Debats , King- Alctor Emmanuel , in his reply to the deputation from ^ Rome with the address from the inhabitants ot that city , made ^ some very important allusions relative to the possessions of Rome and A enice . With reference to the former , he said it lA-as a moral victory that was to be gained , and of its success he ivas certain . As to Venice , he said things were more serious—it ivas a question of riht time and of force . But he had faith that Ital
g y , in the supreme contest , would give all her strength for the redemption of A enetia . A despatch from Sicily announces that a few days ago a small band of Bonrbonists landed near Syracuse , but were forthwith captured , and twenty-three shot . The object they set before themselves does not appear , since their force was obviously too small to effect any political movement . It is announced by the Patrie that Count Arese , friend of the Emperor during his adversity , and the man who tried to form a
government at Turin whan Count Cavom- retired after the sudden peace of A illafranca , is , in a day or two , to arrive in Paris . The Empress of Austria had again to seek a warm climate in order to preserve her health . The hopes of her restored strength appear to have been entirely fallacious . The Hungarian Diet hai-e , as Ave anticipated , closed their long discussion on the separate clauses of M . Deak's address by its definitive adoption . Letters from Alenna state that the Mi ' nisteral Council
have resolved that the address of the Diet should not be accepted , and that the municipality of Pesth should be dissolved . The last accounts from Poland are more favourable than any received for some time past . The statutes of the future Council of State were published at AVarsaw on the 19 th , and the publication was followed by the withdrawal of the military from the streets and squares , and the re-opening of the Ressource Club and the theatres . M . AVielopolski has proposed to the Russian ; Government the organization
of a national military force of 60 , 000 men , to keep order in Poland , in place ^ of the Russian troops . Madrid journals state that the Duke of Saldanha has expressed himself disposed to form a new Cabinet in Lisbon ; and that he has written to the { President of the Portuguese Council insisting upon the advisability of a change in the Ministry . —The Sultan of Turkey , Abdul Medjid , died at Constantinople , at the age of 38 , after an ' illness of short duration , the gravity of which was doubtless increased bthe debilitating effects
y of oriental life . The successor of Abdul Medjid is his only brother , Abdul A / . i- / .. - Omar Pacha is said to have almost entirely succeeded in disorganising the rebellion in the Herzegovina . Numbers of the insurgents have returned to their homes , accepting the offers made of concessions : and the scattered bands who remain in the field are not likely , it is supposed , to offer any enduring resistance . A conciliatory and rational policy on the part of the Sultan will remove many difficulties from his path .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
S . VS . S . —We do not feel called upon to enter into private disputes which ought never to bo touched upon beyond the parties concerned .
WBjrrethreii must excuse the non-appearance of several communi-: j !_ iw iMs . this week , owing to the publication of the index . ^ T lVTi ^ o . 'Jt ' - 'jRv ^ Avu ^ ball be happy to receive the communication . 3 D G e f ) IKARY AJ - < rx >/ gH . JjX
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The Week.
made with AVhitworth and Enfield Rifles . Several votes were taken in Committee of Supply , and the remaining orders having been disposed of , the House adjourned . On AVednesday , an adjourned debate on the second reading of the Masters and Operatives Bill was resumed by Mr . Ayrton . The motion of the Home Secretary for the reading of tbe bill that day six months was agreed to . The Labourers' Cottages Bill next psssed through committee . Mr . Serjeant Pigott moved the
second reading of ths Jersey Courts Bill , the object of which was to improve the administration of the laws in the island . Sir G . C . Lewis moved that the bill be read that day three months , on the ground that the report of the Royal Commissioners had not been long enough before the inhabitants to enable them to judge of the expediency of the reforms which had been proposed . Ultimately Mr . Serjeant Pigott withdrew the bill . GEXEEAI HOME NEWS . —The report of the Registrar General
again indicates a favourable state of the public health , the deaths being forty-two less than the average , or a total of 1077 against 1121 for the previous week . The registrar calls attention to tbe progress of putrefaction in the cesspools and sewers , ivhich he predicts , unless removed , will give rise to some epidemic . It is hoped the health officers will bestir themselves and prevent so serious a calamity . The number of births 'during the week was 1749 . —¦—A meeting to inaugurate the opening of the New Training College ,
in connection with tbe British and Foreign School Society , which has been erected at Stockwell , was held on AA ednesday . Lord John Russell , who has for a long series of years taken an active interest in the operations of the society , presided . It appears that the new college is intended for the training of 100 female teachers , and that the whole institution in the Borough-road is to be used exclusively for the training of young men . The noble chairman , in a brief but interesting speechspoke stronglin favour of an education for the
, y poor ivhich was based upon scriptural principles ; commented in language of praise upon the practical acquaintance with cookery and domestic employment ivhich the institution afforded ; and indulged in a reminiscence of the labours of AA ilberforce and Brougham , AV . Allen , and S . Gtirney , on behalf of the British and Foreign School Society . AA e announce with deep regret the death of Lord Chancellor Campbell . The venerable chancellor ,
whose years had passed considerably beyond the allotted threescore and ten , presided in the Court of Chancery on Saturday ; subsequently attended a Cabinet Couecil ; and in the evening gave a dinner party . Throughout the day and night he exhibited bis usual vigour and gaiety , but on Sunday morning he was found dead in his room—death having apparently resulted from the rupture of one of the large arteries in the region of the heart . His title descends to his eldest son , who had already inherited from his
mother , recently deceased , the barony of Stratheden . Lord Abinger died on Monday , surviving his distinguished brother-in-law , Lord Campbell , only one day . Lady Stratheden—Lord Campbell ' s wife and Lord Abinger ' s sister—died but a few months" ago ; and thus within a very brief period three coronets have fallen to the shaft of death in the closely allied families of Scarlett and Campbell . By a majority of thirty-one to eight , the Lower House of Canterbury Convocation has passed Archdeacon Denison ' s resolution
, declaring that there are grounds for proceeding to synodical judgment on the volume of Essays and Reviews . The hopes entertained with respect to the safety of the Canadian Atlantic mail steamer have unhappily uot been realised . The mail which it was expected would convey the inteligence of her safety , has brought the melancholy tidings of her total loss . It appears that while passing through the straits of Belle Isle , on her way to Liverpool , she ran against an iceberg and sustained damage of so serious a
character that she foundered in about half-an-hour after the collision took place . AA ' e regret to say that it is known that thirty-five persons perished in the wreck . On Saturday afternoon London was the scene of a fire probably more destructive than any that have previously taken place in this country within the memory of living men . The catastrophe took place at Cotton ' s-wharf , ivhich is the property of the Messrs . Scovell . It is said to have originated in a room which contained a large quantity of hemp and flaxand
, it is also stated , although we know not with what truth , that if the iron-doors which opened into the next warehouse had been closed , the fire might have been confined to the building in which it first broke out . But unhappily the conflagration spread with amazing rapidity until many warehouses along the river were wrapped in flames . The inflammable nature of the goods which were deposited in some of the buildings—there being , among other things , large quantities of oil and tallow—enabled the fire for hours to pursue
its course unchecked by the gallant efforts of the firemen , and produced a scene of terrible magnificence , which , to a considerable extent , has been repeated evening by evening —the lire , though its progress is stopped , still rages in tkg stores and cellars and warehouses , owing to the large quantitias ^ OT oil and tallow stowed on the premises . The loss of proper /< Ws
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roughly estimated at £ 1 , 500 , 000 ; but this is not be compared to tbe loss of life ivhich bas taken place . Chief among those who perished must be mentioned Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade—a man of indomitable courage and extraordinary skill in his profession , and a man , also , who was equally esteemed in private life . An inquiry was held on Tuesday before the City coroner to ascertain the circumstances connected with the death of Mr . Braidwood . The gallant fellow , it was proved , was giving brandy to sustain his men at the moment the wall gave way and buried him beneath its ruins . The full ofthe wall was shown to
have been caused by the weight and expansion of the bales of cotton , which to the number of 1600 were stored in the lvarehouse . After a clear summing up by the coroner , and a lengthened deliberation of the jury , the latter returned a verdict of " Accidental death , " adding a high eulogium on the deceased and regret for his death . Mr . Seott , who ivas seen with Mr . Braidwood a few minutes before bis death , is still missing . FOKEIGS INTELLIGENCE . —The official recognition of the kingdom
of Italy by France is made public . The Monitexir , in announcing the fact , takes occasion to declare that the government of the Emperor declines " any solidarity in enterprises of a nature to disturb the peace of Europe ; " and adds that the occupation of Rome will be continued " so long as the interests which caused the presence of troops there shall not be protected by sufficient guarantees , "—in other words , until the Italian government shall have accepted whatever conditions the Emperor may choose to
demand in return for the evacuation of Rome . According to the Debats , King- Alctor Emmanuel , in his reply to the deputation from ^ Rome with the address from the inhabitants ot that city , made ^ some very important allusions relative to the possessions of Rome and A enice . With reference to the former , he said it lA-as a moral victory that was to be gained , and of its success he ivas certain . As to Venice , he said things were more serious—it ivas a question of riht time and of force . But he had faith that Ital
g y , in the supreme contest , would give all her strength for the redemption of A enetia . A despatch from Sicily announces that a few days ago a small band of Bonrbonists landed near Syracuse , but were forthwith captured , and twenty-three shot . The object they set before themselves does not appear , since their force was obviously too small to effect any political movement . It is announced by the Patrie that Count Arese , friend of the Emperor during his adversity , and the man who tried to form a
government at Turin whan Count Cavom- retired after the sudden peace of A illafranca , is , in a day or two , to arrive in Paris . The Empress of Austria had again to seek a warm climate in order to preserve her health . The hopes of her restored strength appear to have been entirely fallacious . The Hungarian Diet hai-e , as Ave anticipated , closed their long discussion on the separate clauses of M . Deak's address by its definitive adoption . Letters from Alenna state that the Mi ' nisteral Council
have resolved that the address of the Diet should not be accepted , and that the municipality of Pesth should be dissolved . The last accounts from Poland are more favourable than any received for some time past . The statutes of the future Council of State were published at AVarsaw on the 19 th , and the publication was followed by the withdrawal of the military from the streets and squares , and the re-opening of the Ressource Club and the theatres . M . AVielopolski has proposed to the Russian ; Government the organization
of a national military force of 60 , 000 men , to keep order in Poland , in place ^ of the Russian troops . Madrid journals state that the Duke of Saldanha has expressed himself disposed to form a new Cabinet in Lisbon ; and that he has written to the { President of the Portuguese Council insisting upon the advisability of a change in the Ministry . —The Sultan of Turkey , Abdul Medjid , died at Constantinople , at the age of 38 , after an ' illness of short duration , the gravity of which was doubtless increased bthe debilitating effects
y of oriental life . The successor of Abdul Medjid is his only brother , Abdul A / . i- / .. - Omar Pacha is said to have almost entirely succeeded in disorganising the rebellion in the Herzegovina . Numbers of the insurgents have returned to their homes , accepting the offers made of concessions : and the scattered bands who remain in the field are not likely , it is supposed , to offer any enduring resistance . A conciliatory and rational policy on the part of the Sultan will remove many difficulties from his path .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
S . VS . S . —We do not feel called upon to enter into private disputes which ought never to bo touched upon beyond the parties concerned .
WBjrrethreii must excuse the non-appearance of several communi-: j !_ iw iMs . this week , owing to the publication of the index . ^ T lVTi ^ o . 'Jt ' - 'jRv ^ Avu ^ ball be happy to receive the communication . 3 D G e f ) IKARY AJ - < rx >/ gH . JjX