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OHB/GE^ILISATIOK. The Bfvai. FoKCKS^r-Th...
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH. (From the Registrar-G...
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RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF INKERMAN. Tr is said ...
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THE TBtES ON THE ARISTOCRACY. In. an art...
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THE SOUTH-SEA HOUSE. Tins well-known edi...
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THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLEWb desire to call a...
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MISCELLANEOUS. Tnn Court.—Her Majesty ha...
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The Foreign Lkoiov.—It has been decided ...
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Ohb/Ge^Ilisatiok. The Bfvai. Fokcks^R-Th...
OHB / GE ^ ILISATIOK . The Bfvai . FoKCKS ^ r-The ma ^ atratea appear determined to protect the police . An officer just returned from the ( Crimea was amusinghimself in the Haymarket , - when , as usual , an " officer of the bluest charged hiin with being drunk . There was evidently- somef skirmishing ; during which the soldier Kit tfje policeman a blow on the arm , " which he felt for an hour . " The very excessive fine of 87 . was imposed . Refusing to Serve . — -A Life Guardsman went with two " ladies " to the Divan o ^ Yousef Ben-IBraMrh i in the Haymarket . The Mussulman refused'to serve thJem } so Hie Guardsman broke a-quantity of chitxai value 2 ? . ' 4 s :, and a pier-glass , valued at 68 // He was ordered'to pay 50 a . for the assaulti and'tire value of- * the cfiina ; - but the plaintiff was referred to the GountyCburt for the glass . This is a mysterious intferpretation' of the law ;
CtrrarilQ Ain > Woonmng tbc » Pomck—George Willis was creating a disturbance . A policeman interfered , when Mr ., Willis gave him a severe cut-across the hand : with a clasp-knife . He was committed for trial ; POPTOAIR . JJHTJBBgRBTATroy OT THE SACRAMENT op MArraHMOUT ; - ^ During- an investigation' of some window breaking , ' a * -- the Thames Police Court , two or three prisoners and witnesses admitted the fact that they had on > the average two or three husbands or wives each , as the case might-be . AssATTLTrNG- a . LrTTEE GiEt . —Richard Marshall ; a > footman , forgot the dignity of" his order . He disgraced his magnificent uniform by savagely assaulting a littlegirl tenyear * of age . He tore her clothes-to bits ; kicked her , & c , im themost finished manner . The remainder of his manly energy he bestowed upon the police . . He will be imprisoned for four months .
A PuBMCAiT'Ain > SiNNBRi- ^ -Gteorge "Wiltony a prosperous licensed victualler , has been sent to trial for killing a > labourer . Jatte ^ Gopping , the ' wife of Samuel Gopping , a wood ? chopper , said that on the night of Saturday , the 16 th of December , she was in defendant ' s house ; with her husband ,: and three other men ; The deceased made a chirruping noise ^ with his mouth-. Mrs . Wilton told him jfco leave" off , ' and not insult her customers ; when deceased said to her , ; "Go to Heaven ; and if you dont like that ; , go- to "Hackney . " He used no other language . Wilton , ( the accused ) then . told the deceased not to wink his eye at him ; if he did , he would knock his two eyes into one , so that he should not see for a
month ; The accused then came round in front of the bar , and told deceased to go out . He- caught hold of Mr ; Wilton ' s collar ; and said , "If you put me out , you must come with me . " Mr . Wilton then seized hold of deceased by the shoulders and shoved him backwards towards the door , which was half open , and he fell backwards on the pavement down three steps with great force . She immediately went out and lifted up the head of the deceased , but Mr . Wilton rendered no assistance whatever . As soon as the deceased was thrown down , his feet remained on the door-step , when the defendant kicked them off and shut the door . The deceased was quite sober .
AaaABX . BjDHQicB . rrA . wretched-looking paralysed woman was assisted into the " Clerkenwell CourtTBy Eer daughter . She had to complain of the constant savageness of the gentleman to whom " she should be a crown " —her husband . Plenty of evidence was given , but imprisonment presented the prospect of ruin to the wife and daughter . He was therefore asked if he would promise not to do so again , or be sent to prison ( the only alternative ) . The ruffian could not exercise self-denial , and chose the two months with hard labour .
The Public Health. (From The Registrar-G...
THE PUBLIC HEALTH . ( From the Registrar-GeneraVs JRepojW ) The mortality of London is still excessive , and the number of deaths , as now returned , exhibits but a small' decrease on that of the previous week . In the last five weeks the deaths -were—1404 , 1466 , 1549 , 1680 , and 1604 . The moan tomporature in each of the same weeks was—45 * 5 deg ., 89 * 8 deg ., 28 * 9 deg ., 29-8 deg ., and 29 * 8 dbg . Throughout December the temperature was about 41 deg . ; and the deaths in a week wore about 1800 . The weather became colder by 12 deg ., and produced an increase of 800 in the deaths .
In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number of deaths was 1108 , which may be compared with the last week's return , after raising the former by a tenth part for increase of population . It appears that 891 persons died last week above the calculated amount . Taking the fifth week of each of the 10 years , the average temperature was 40 * 9 deg . ; and there is no instance within this range of comparison in which the mean temperature was so low as that of last week . Of the total number of persons , who died , 808 wore
males and 801 females . There died under 20 years of ago 718 ; at 20 years and under 40 , 207 ; in the next period ( 40-60 ) , 255 ; in the fourth ( 60-80 ) , 800 ; and from among the living who have attained the ago of 80 years or upwards , 74 sank under their infirmities . In thto class were two centenarians . The numbers' of very ola persons who have died in tjto last three weeks—viz ., those who were 80 years old or more , discover a remarkable uniformity they wore 75 , 77 , and 74 . The same observation holds with regard to tho young ( under 20 years ) , the numbers of these in tho eatno weeks having
been 72 CT , 71 * , and 7182 According-to the rate ofinor--tality that prevailed in 1888 ^ 44 ( without distinction of seasons ) , the deaths of persons between 60 and 80 years would be 201 , the actual ' number was 300 ; of octogenarians -the number would " be * 42 ; while the true number , as stated above , was 74 . ¦ .. ' - - ¦ . The deaths caused By diseases 6 £ the respiratory organ ; are 41 i 9 fs—nearly * the same' as in the previous week ; Bronchitis was ' fatal in 226 cases , pneumonia in 189 . In-th ©> epiaemid'class 35 cases are referred to smallpox , ; 2 » to measles ; 64 to scarlatina , 66 'to hooping-cough , 15 4 * croup , and T to influenza : Nine deaths from smalljpox were registered in Islington Westy , 7 ' of which oclourredlih the Smallpox Hospital
Russian Account Of Inkerman. Tr Is Said ...
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF INKERMAN . Tr is said in Berlin that Duke George of Strelitz has communicated some interesting details to military men , relative to the disaster of Inkerman , According to this , the plan , of attack , long discussed and . minutely prearranged ; was so admirable that the . Anglo-Stench army was regarded as foredoomed ,, had it not been for utter misconstruction , amounting , to disobedience of orders . Thus , false or reserved attack ^ were inopportunely converted into , foremost , action , and foremost assaults retarded or carried out in wrong directions . The brunt was to have been directed upon , the extreme French right , so as to . separate it from the English , in lieu * as matters turned out ; of the former being enabled to throw themselves on the assailants' flank , cut them off from the fortress , and force them back on . the Tchernaya . Liprandi , al $ o ; , wiih his twenty-one battalions and twenty-four squadrons ,, might have converted his demonstration-into : a vigorous assault as a diversion at the moment of crisis . In a word , the whole plan was deranged , and executed with great confusion and negligence , or a perversion of preconcerted orders .
The Tbtes On The Aristocracy. In. An Art...
THE TBtES ON THE ARISTOCRACY . In . an article on the Ministry and the War , the Times thus comments on the- extraordinary aristocratic tendencies which appear to fee destroying all the good done by the middle classes and the people : *— ¦ - " There is too much of this sort of thing ; The army is governed by clubs . Our mess-rooms are convivial clubs . We are informed on very good authority that the headquarters of the British army in , the Crimea are just the pleasantest place in the world ,. ' & jolly sort , of club , ' ' the dinners , excellent , but plain ; '' and * . the : talk , we have no doubt , about everything but war , which is as much banished from the table as the day ' s run from a dinner of modern foxhunters . But if the government of the country , and , what comes to the same thing just now , the interest of thia country in the government of the whole world , are to be conducted on the rules of good eooiety , one of the first of . which is the exclusion of all serious subjects , it is high time for the people of this country—the stern , severe , uncompromising people—to supply the deficiency . Are they prepared to leave their country , their fortunes , their honour , in the hands of men who meet only to interchange civilities , and to hide what they mean in generalities and inuendos ? After all , this cannot hist long . Should our worst fears be realisedshould that noble army crumble wholly away , or survive only under French protection—should our utter failure even compromise our allies , and render us both more beholden to Austria- than we desire , England will not always look on with her present idle stare . Surely there is ' speculation' in her eyes , and she is watching Parliaments and Cabinets to some : real purpose . The only
interpretation we con put on the times is , that the deep passions that everywhere showed themselves last year cannot long be dormant ,, but will soon break out stronger than ever . It is the custom of the English to trust and to wait ; but the longer they wait the more they expect , and the deeper will be their disappointment , the wilder their retribution . We shall have either victory to our arms abroad or a victory of the people at home . The aristocracy have undertaken the management of our wars ; and to save their monopoly we throw away the inestimable experience of our Indian officers , the aid of men of business at home , and the unpolished energy of the middle classes . If the aristocracy will do tho work it undertakes , well and good ; if not , tho people will soon step in and do its own work ' . "
The South-Sea House. Tins Well-Known Edi...
THE SOUTH-SEA HOUSE . Tins well-known edifice in Threadneedle-strcer , with its Doric portico , its quadrangle with Tuscan colonnade and fountain , and extensive vaulted cellars , is to be brought to tho hammer , the Conservative Land Society having been already in the field to negotiate for the purchase by private contract ; in which mode , it appears , the Directors are not empowered to sell . The South Sea Company was originated by Harley , Earl of Oxford , in 1711 , for the discharge of nearly ten millions of public debt , and in 1853-4 the South Soa Stock was converted or paid off . Tho building occupies more than half an acre of ground , and its value for building pur-> oses js of course enormous .
The South-Sea House
ARRIVAL OF VESSELS-FROM THE CRIMEA . The Mauritius arrived afc ; Portsmouth- this , week . The vessel . waa then , order ^ d- to , proceed to . Chatham but , as > in . a fprmer instance , the crew said their en- ' gagement was up . The Horse Guards were obliged to submit , and the wounded were landed . The Hasiringer has also , arrived , bringing variou 8 v wounded qflicers . and privates . Amongst them are ; the following : — " Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Trpubridge , of the 7 th Fusiliers , with loss of T > oth feet at Inkerman ; Major Gubbihs , oFthe 86 th , wounded in the ejbow at Inkerman ; Captain Macdonaldi of the 95 th , wounded ia seventeen places by tfcebayonet and one gunshot wound ,
which brought hiin down ; Captain Marsh , of the 55 th ; Captain Bush , elbow joint shot away at Inkerman j Captain Fitzroy , wounded in the knee at Inkerman ; Lieutenant Arquimbaui R . N . ; Lietenant P . Cahill , of the 49 th , wounded" in the foot at-Inkerman ; Lieutenant Twysden , of the 66 th ; Mr . George Dundas , M . P : f Deputy-Assistant-Gbmmissary-General Thornhill ; Dri Menzies , Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals at Scutari ; Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Bayfield ; Assistant-Surgeon Flower , of the 63 rd " , Bandmaster TLoesB , of the 4 th j . Bandmaster Thomas , of the 77 th ; Captain Curtis , R . A ., from Gibraltar ; Quartermaster M'Queen , of the 92 nd Highlanders ; and eighty-one military- invalids , four ; soldier ' servants , & ur-civilians , and five distressed Britishsubjects . " *
The utmost possible attention has / been paid , and it is- said that all are doing welL : The Neptune , 120 , Captain Frederick Huiton ,, arrived * fc Spithead on Thursday afternoon from Malta , -which she left on Thursday ,, the llth of January , with 200 military invalids from the hospitals in the Bosphorns , being sick , and wounded soldiers from the army before SebastopoL They are from almost every regiment at . the seat of war ,, several with limbs amputated , and : otherwise badly / maimed .
The Duke Of Newcastlewb Desire To Call A...
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLEWb desire to call attention to the following circular regulating the promotions- in the Commissariat . It being one of -the Duke a £ Newcastle ' s latest official acts , we publish , it as an illustration of the honest care far the . efficiency * of the public- service which characterised his administration : . «« Secretary of State ' s Office ,. War Department , . " 15 th- January , 1865 . '' Sir;—Upon the occasion , of ' the transfer of the Commissariat from the Board of Creasury to the department of the Secretary of" State for War , the Duke of Newcastle had under his- special consideration the rules by which the promotion of Commissariat officers is . regulated . ¦ ' " These may be tfius summed up : — " That promotions be conferred only at the close of each year : "" That length 6 f service becalculatedaccordingto tho period of each officer ' s actual service on full pay . " That seniority be allowed its full weight , but that selections be made dependent upon recorded merits and services . " His Grace is of " opinion that these general rules , if carried out in their integrity , are calculated to elevate the Commissariat service , to stimulate-exertion , and to ensure a succession of able and zealous officers for the various important duties to be performed . " But it appears to his Grace to be of the last importance that no extraneous influence ,- either private or political , should be allowed to enter into the consideration of the comparative claims of officers of the department , which , when viewed in the double light of seniority and superior merit , are already , in some cases , so difficult to bo decided upon wifchperltect fairness .
" The Duke of Newcastle is at all tunes ready to give his best attention to representations made in official form in favour of officers on the ground of services , but his Grace desires me to express his determination to consider private applications , on other grounds , either from officers or from frienda-on their behalf , as furnishing evidence that the merits of such officers are not alone sufficient to Justify their being promoted . " I amj Sir , your most obedient servant , 41 Henry Robeiits . " To tho Commissariat Officer in charge . "
Miscellaneous. Tnn Court.—Her Majesty Ha...
MISCELLANEOUS . Tnn Court . —Her Majesty has been at Buckingham Palace * during some part of the week . Tho Duko of Cambridge has been a frequent visitor , and Sir Do Lacy Evans has been to Windsor . A Cabinet Council was held yesterday . On Wednesday , tho Queen hold a Chapter of tho Most Noble Order of tho Gartor , at Windsor . Tho Enrl of Aberdeen , tho Earl of Ellesmoro , and tho Earl of Carlisle wore elected , and endowed with tho vacant collars and ribands .
The Foreign Lkoiov.—It Has Been Decided ...
The Foreign Lkoiov . —It has been decided that tho foreign Legion shall assemble for drill and training at
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 10, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10021855/page/10/
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