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1040 THE LEADER, [Saturday,
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IiABOUR MOVEMENT IN OCTOBEH. (From, the ...
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THE PATRIOTIC FUND. Meetings continue to...
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NATIONAL DEFENCE. It is intended to cons...
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WHO GAVE THE "TIMID COUNSELS." In a lett...
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MISCELLANEOUS. According to the Northern...
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Tub Public Health. Tins Cholera Has Now ...
The deaths in the districts that hare suffered most are separately returned ; and the deaths from cholera and from diarrhoea in the ¦ weeks of September are also distinguished . The returns have been made from their register books by the registrars , under instructions from the Registrar-General . The deaths by cholera la the three months were 15 , 587 , by diarrhoea 11 , 135 ; or 26 , 722 by the two forms of disease . The epidemic has exhibited less intensity than it did in 1849 ; and although diarrhoea has been apparently as prevalent , or at least as fatal , tlie deaths by cholera have been less by 28 , 234 than the deaths by the same disease in the three summer months of that year . The mortality from cholera and diarrhoea is less by one-half than it was in 1849 . The
districts in what was called the London Cholera Field have suffered most severely ; and there it is known that though some sanitary improvements have been projected , they have ' . only in a few instances been carried out . Xiverpool has been attacked by the epidemic , but the deaths by cholera in that town and its suburbs ( the districts of Liverpool and West Derby ) have hitherto been 9-53 ; wheTeas the deaths by cholera in the corresponding period of 1849 were 4545 . Liverpool has a health officer ; and certain sanitary measures have been carried into effect . The authorities of the town deserve
credit for their successful efforts in the improvement of the health of Liverpool . Deaths by the epidemic , cholera , have , during the three months , occurred in every county except Herefordshire , Rutlandshire , and Westmoreland ; but many districts have escaped hitherto , and a few , such as Merthyr Tydvil , have suffered , or are still suffering , severely . The diarrhoea , which is so fatal in Birmingham , Manchester , and other districts , where few " deaths are referred to cholera , requires ijnvestigataan ; it is undoubtedly , in the majority of instances , a . modification of choleraic disease- "
1040 The Leader, [Saturday,
1040 THE LEADER , [ Saturday ,
Iiabour Movement In Octobeh. (From, The ...
IiABOUR MOVEMENT IN OCTOBEH . ( From , the People ' s Monthly Register . ") On the 15 th of October a meeting of factory workers was called at the Golden Lion Inn , in Todmordea . The object was the delegation from various localities to ascertain ho-w the Ten Hours' Factory Bill was observed . Several meetings ha-ve taken place at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , to render assistance to the operative housepainters of Dublin , to carry out their proposed Self-Employment Establishment . Several of the trade societies have contributed to the fund , either by loan or gift .
On October 10 , about one hundred of the self-acting winders , engaged in a cotton spinning establishment at Manchester , turned out , on account of the master having deducted 2 s . from one of the workmen for spoilage , such being , in the opinion of the workmen , an infraction of their agreement between themselves and their employers . Tho carpenters and joiners of London held an adjourned meeting of delegates at the Boar ' s Head , Long Acre , to receive statements from , the delegates as to how the proposition for the amalgamation of their branches or lodges was received . Lodges of five hundred members gave in their adhesion—others had then to consider of tho proposition .
The committee of the metropolitan trades have reported their proceedings relative to their doings in opposing the Friendly Societies Bill . Our spa . ce does not permit us to register the document .
The Patriotic Fund. Meetings Continue To...
THE PATRIOTIC FUND . Meetings continue to be held in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland in behalf of the Patriotic Fund , and the collection of money goes on vigorously and heartily . The nation has not been moved to an unselfish exhibition of noble feelings f : > r many years . Throughout tho country the speeches are of the same diameter : heart and soul in the war believed to bo just on all Bides , and overflowing with sympathy for the army . One speech has attracted some attention , both for the things sflid , and on account of the position of the speaker and tho character of the meeting . It was at tlie county gathering , under Mr . Herbert , Lord Lieutenant of Kerry , attended by Catholic and Protestant , that Dr . Moriarty , tho coadjutor of the Roman Catholic Bishop , spoke as follows : —
" Wo are threatened with tlie losa of our pence and civilisation , as well as tho destruction of our Hbojrty , by tho iron despotism of tho ruler of tho Itussias , Our soldiers have gone forth to meet tho peril ; they have gone forth proparod to die to secure for ua tho Messings of peace , education , and civilisation . Wo must give honour to tho bravo . Wo must give honour to those mom bearing lordly names who , laying aside thoir jewelled coronets and tho splendours of thior princely
homes , have gone to lead our battalions . Wo mnst give honour to tlioao young goutlemon—many of thorn tho children of our own town and county—who , giving up tho -pleasures and enjoyments of youth , have gone forth to meet doath by puntilenco in tho plains of Varan , under the leadon hnil which showers from the h oightu of Alma , or in a still more inomontouH battles-Hold , attacking that formidable for trey a in which the Runtiimu doapot has deemed himself Hcctiro . We must givo honour , too , end more than honour , to tho poor private—tho man
without whom the battle could not be won—the man who has left behind him what is dearest to man—left both the wife of his heart ' s affection and the little children that tottered round his knee—we must give him something more than honour—we must give him reward . I am sure that , while there beats a noble feeling in the breast of an Irishman , the -woman or child who bears the name of a soldier who has fallen before Sebastopol will not be forgotten by us . " ( Loud and continued cheers . ) The other speakers were Sir William Godfrey , Mr . James O'Connell ( brother of the late " Liberator" ) , the Rev . Dr . Kowan ( Protestant clergyman ) , & c . A
subscription hst having been opened , in less than twenty minutes a sum exceeding 300 / . was realised . At Edinburgh 60 ()/ . was obtained unsolicited ; and in England subscriptions come in . on a similar scale . The City meeting , including as it does the moneyed world of the metropolis , surpasses the rest . They assembled in the Mansion House , on Thursday , Lord Mayor Sidney in the chair ; Lord John Russell , Mr . Thomas Baring , Mr . Hubbard , Gbvernor of the Bank of England , Mr . Bevan , Mr . Dillon , and other great city men , did the oratory . It was a very businesslike meeting ; no words were wasted , and 16 , 000 / . were
subscribed-A public meeting , presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury , ratified , on " Wednesday , the resolves of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts , to send additional chaplains to the East . As the army is composed of Church of England men , Catholics and Presbyterians , the Government cannot send out . . ' officially " additional chaplains , but they will allow IQQi . a year to every chaplain sent by the Society .
National Defence. It Is Intended To Cons...
NATIONAL DEFENCE . It is intended to construct forthwith a permanent carnp at Aldershot , near to the site of the Chobham Gamp of last year , and also to erect some important artillery defences to Portsmouth and the adjacent coast . The camp at Aldershot will comprise barracks , magazines , and other buildings necessary for the accommodation of 10 , 000 men . This will include two regiments of cavalry , detachments of horse and foot artillery , and infantry . The works are to be proceeded with with all despatch , and it is reported that 10 , 000 / . will be spent upon this camp by March next .
This week the Board of Ordnance have advertised for tenders for the erection of a battery , with magazine , shell and fuzee . room , and master-gunner ' s store , near Southsea Gastle , one of the defences of the entrance of Portsmouth harbour . This , we believe , will be an earthen , battery , mounting five or six heavy guns . A similar battery is to be elected on the opposite side of the harbour's mouth at Fort Monclttoh . At Freshwater Gate , outside the Needles , in the Isle of Wight , a powerful battery is to be erected : this will mount 15 or 16 guns of the heaviest calibre , whilst the Sussex coast is further to be strengthened by the construction of a strong battery at Shoreham , near Brighton . The new and very heavy battery at Sconce Point , inside the Needles , in the Isle of Wight , is now on the point of completion .
Who Gave The "Timid Counsels." In A Lett...
WHO GAVE THE " TIMID COUNSELS . " In a letter to Madame St . Arnaucl , consoling her for the death of her husband , the Emperor Napoleon described the Marshal as having undertaken the expedition to the Crimea ., " malgre do titnides avis "in spite of timid counsels . This raised great speculation as to the parties guilty of giving timid counsels . The Times speculated that it could not have been Lord ltaglan , General Canrobert , Admiral Bruat , or Admiral Lyons ; and hinted pretty plainly that the said advice was given in the French war councils .
The controversy grew hot . The Globe explained that tno Emperor could have meant no reflexion on anybody , but used the phrase only to indicate the superior bravery of the dead marshal as some consolation to his widow . Tlie Momtcur confirmed this view , and declared in so many words that the Emperor only alluded to natural ( inferences of opinion ! and intended simply to raise tho character of tho Marshal by the contrast . Tho Times' correspondent of Tuesday throws some further light upon tho subject :
" Tho Monkeur contains tho paragraph explaining tho expression timides avis . Whether this paragraph has boon occasioned by oxplonationH botweon tho allied Govornmenta or not , it ia at all events manifest that in using tho expressions referred to no Blur was intended to bo cast on tho English army or fleet . That tho words woro ill chosen , to say tho least , ia admitted , and tho improaHion they produced , when tlie Emporor ' H letter to Mudnmo St . Arnaud vus mado public , was far from agreonblo ; indeed , more than one resignation wan anticipated in connequence . They woro , howovor , soon forgotten in tho more absorbing intelligence whiuh . the public is still duily expecting . I do not think , however , that tho oxplunation now given ia entirely nntitifnctory , ae it wns not nocenaary to oast ft » lur on othora in ardor that Marshal St . Arnaud ' a military reputation should , ho
exalted . Moreover , it does not necessaril y follow that because a difference of views is found among members of a council of war it arises from fear . The council is called to aid with its advice the General-in-Chief , though he is not obliged to follow it ; but when opinions are asked before a decision is come to , it would be unjust to attribute to an unworthy motive the expressions of such opinions . Be this as it may , it is certain that after the landing in the Crimea was decided , stories were current of serious dissensions among the superior officers . ' The two Princes , ' we were told , were opposed to that most important operation , and Prince Napoleon was in particular spoken of , not only as disapproving , but as generally hostile , and in a very marked manner , to the
plans of the Commander-m-Chief of the French anny . It was known that Prince Napoleon lost no occasion of criticising in public , and in a severe manner , those plans , and particularly the landing in the Crimea ; and this criticism became so annoy ing , that the Marshal was said to have de-r manded the reeal of the Prince . The Prince -was not the only person who censured the conduct of Marshal St . Arnaud ; and it was stated positively at the time , that the greater part of the generals anticipated that the result of the undertaking would be unfortunate . Whether justly or not , it was also believed that the two admirals were equally opposed to the attack on Sebastopol , and suggested some other and less difficult point on the coast ; and , further ,, that it was owing principally , if not entirely , to the great
exertions of Admirals Lyons and Bruat , who supported the plans of Marshal St . Arnaud and Lord Raglan , that the attack took place . All this was said and repeated over and over , and without serious contradiction . It is true that the majority in the council wlio were thus opposed to : the Comniander-in-Ghief had no reason to believe that the landing would be unopposed by Prince Mensch ' ikoff ; and It . njay be a curious speculation as to what the result would have been if a corps of the Russian army had met the allies on the beach . It is , indeed , surmised that the obnoxious expression in the letter to the
widow of Marshal St . Arnaud was onjy intended for Prince Napoleon—an indirect reprimand , in f act , for his systematic opposition to his superior officer , and the concluding words of the apologetic paragraph show there was no intention of applying them to the English , It is even now said that Piince Napoleon , notwithstanding the success of the operations up to the present , and though his own conduct on the field was gallant , continues discontented ; that he is tired of campaigning -y and that , in all probability , he would have long since returned to France , but for the resistance of his father . "
I he following announcement in the Moniteur is understood as a sort of satisfaction for the expression in the letter to Madame St . Arnaud : — " The Emperor , wishing to recompense the gallant conduct of Prince Napoleon at the battle of the Alma , has authorised his Imperial Highness to wear the military medal . " The military medal was instituted by the Emperor as a recompense to privates and sub-officers , but it has been given to a few general officers as a special mark of approbation . It is not generally giTen to the intermediate ranks .
Miscellaneous. According To The Northern...
MISCELLANEOUS . According to the Northern Whiff , the ribbon of the Order of St . Patrick , - which tho death of the Marquis of Ormonde has left at the disposal of the Crown , has been offered to the Marquis of Londonderry and declined . The reasons which induced his lordship to refuse tho ' distinguished honour" are not mentioned . A correspondent of the Carnarvon Herald , speculates on tho effect which the Anglo-Fronch Alliance will have not upon tho destiny of Europe ; no , he only thinks of tho English language . " Every lover o literature and every entymologist" is called upon to " consider" the question ; not in alarm , by any means , for the correspondent looks forward to tho enriching of the language by the incorporation of French terms ,
Some- idea may bo formed of tho magnitude of tho amount of stores of winter clothing sent out to the army , when wo state that upwards of 70 , 000 pairs of -worsted socka , 90 , 000 woollen jerseys , 50 , 000 pairs of flannel drawers , and 80 , 000 pairs of gloves , have been sent to the army under Lord Raglan , and still further supplios of tho same articles -will bo sent . Arrangements have also boon made to send out 25 , 000 groat coats , which will bo an addition to tho great coats Already possessed by each man ; and tho army clothiers , with n zeal for tho welfare of tho public servico , which docs them grout credit , have , at tho re (| nont of tho Government , completed . 1 ) 0 , 000 additional suits of winter clothing , which will all loavo this country before tho middle of tho month .
On Monday a presentation of colours from tho ladies of Somornot wan miulo by Lndy Pnulett , on tho Hoe , to tho First Somcrnot Kugimunt of Militia , now quartered in tho Citadel , Plymouth , and commanded by Viweount Iiinton , her ladyship '/) Hon . Anew election will have to bo made at Bedford in the room of Mr . Henry ( Stuart , ono of itu membera , who died Huddonly la « t . week . Ho wan tho son of Sophia , granddaughter of the fuiuoUM William Poim . Serjeant O'lirion Una been clouted Member for Limerick , in the room of tho l « to Mr . Pottur . Ho was unopposed .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 4, 1854, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04111854/page/8/
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