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OUR " GLORIOUS CONSTITUTION." a, Barmird...
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PRIZE ESSAYS. London, July 3, 1851.. Sir...
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Enduiih Haudship.—As a gladiator trained...
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From ...
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. Frid...
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t BANK OF ENGLAND. ¦ An Account, puriuan...
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PA8T WEEK. (Closin...
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8HARE8. Last Official Quotation for Week...
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Enokmous Cost Of The Ltemoval Of The Poo...
oftme time it was subsequently admitted that the owners of the vessels itt which they were conveyed , Sily undertook to carry their wretched freight at lo low * price , on the speculation of recemng the higher passage money they were sure to obtain whe ^ n Sed upon by the several English parishes to convey the poor crea ^ ires back again . If this is not traffickine in human life , it most assuredly is in human Serv and an appropriation of the funds of public Xy that was neW designed ; and disgraceful te the country that will permit such a nefarious , and what is worse , every-day transaction . With your permission , Sir r I will puC the public m ^ naBp « sion of the enormous and tempting prices that
the magistrates , with the sanction of the Secretary State , offer for the * perpetuation of the above most reprehensible practice . Here they are : — " Middlesex , to wit . Regulations made by the Justices of the Peace at the * Quarter Sessions , Oct . 21 , 184 S , ra reference to 8 and 9 Vic , entituled < An Act to amend the laws relating to the removal of poor persons born in Ireland and Scotland , the Isle of Man , Scilly , Jersey , and Guernsey , and chargeable in England , more eftectually than in the said Act is provided / " 1 . All paupers ( in good health ) shall be delivered to Mr . RichaTd George Baker , at a depdt to be from time to time provided by him . « 2 . Who shall be held in safe custody by him , or others on his behalf , until left at their respective places of destination _ _ _
. . " 3 . ( Now for scale of fares J To Ireland— £ 2 2 s . for all persons above ten y-ears , and £ 1 4 s . under , ordered to Dublin ; £ 2 ditto above , and £ 1 2 s . under ten , to Cork ; £ 3 ditto above , and £ 1 12 s . under ten , to Limerick ; £ 4 ditto above , and £ 2 4 s . under ten , to Belfast , & c . To Scotland— £ 1 10 s . ditto above , and 18 s . under ten , to Edinburgh , & c . ; £ 4 ditto above , and £ 2 10 s . under ten , to Glasgow , & c . ; £ 5 ditto above , and £ 3 under ten , to Inverness , & c . To the Isle of Man— £ 4 103 . ditto above , and £ 2 12 s . 6 d . under ten . £ 3 ditto above , and £ 1 15 s . under ten , to the Isle of Scilly . To Jersey and Guernsey , £ 3 and £ 1 15 s . " 4 . In case of any pauper being in an unfit state to be removed , Mr . Baker may redeliver him to the guardians or overseers , at their expense , returning half the money he has received with him .
11 5 . Personal allowances to the person delivering paupers not exceeding five miles , 3 s . 6 d . ; exceeding ten miles , 5 s . ; above ten miles , 7 s . 6 & . f with 4 d . per mile for conveyance . " " Surrey to wit . Regulations , Jan . 6 , 1846 . " 1 . Apppointa a conductor to convey parties to the port of embarkation . " 2 . Natives of Ireland to be conveyed by railway to Liverpool or Bristol , and thence to Dublin , Wexford , & c . Scotland , by railway to London , thence by steam to Aberdeen , Edinburgh , See . Isles- of Man , Jersey , Guernsey , and Scilly , to Liverpool , Southampton , or Plymouth by rail , thence to their places of destination .
" The clerk to the justices to receive 2 s . for making out warrant , and Is . each for copies of the examination . " Maintenance and lodging of each person above sixteen , Is . 6 d . ; under , Is . 3 d . Travelling per mile the sum actually expended . " Extravagant as these charges may appear , and sufficient in a degree to account for the frequent seizure of the goods of the poor ratepayers , -which we too often hear of , there is this consolation , they end here , there is no after-clap . That degrading and costly remnant of feudalism , the law of settlement , has not been introduced either into Ireland or Scotland .
Ihere is no appealing , no lawsuits can occur , as between parish and parish in England and Wales ; no sums of £ 50 , £ 100 , or £ 500 to be further drawn from the over-taxed ratepayer . Verily , John Bull is an oddity ; while boasting of unlimited humanity and philanthropy , while he rears the most princely recepticles for the amelioration of every calamity that human nature is heir to ; and not stopping here , actually studies the feelings of the brute creation , he permits , and positively pays something like twenty per cent , in the shape of poor ' s rates for the purpose of persecuting , harassing , starving his poorer fellowcreatures . The law of settlement does all this and more , under the special sanction of Mr . John Bull 1 W . Gailaway .
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Our " Glorious Constitution." A, Barmird...
OUR " GLORIOUS CONSTITUTION . " a , Barmird ' s-inn , July 5 , 1851 . . S " ' —Wo may well be proud of our institutions What better evidence could we have of Britain ' s immense wealth and commercial prosperity than the enormous Buma nquanderod awuy in our Civil Lint , our fitate pensioners , our Queen Victoria , our Prince Albert , our Albert the Prince of Wales , and all our ¦ I toyul Fuinily ? Other countries may well be awestruck at the powor of a nation which can afford to raise an imnunl revenue of fifty-seven millionsbut
, they Binile when they see how it is applied . They nmy admire the wisdom of the policy yvhioh lavishes £ /> 00 , () 00 a yenv on an African squadron for the prevention of the slave trade , whilst enormous quantities of slave-grown sugar aro consumed at homo . Ahey must praise the philanthropy of a nation which "UBcinblca the produce and induHtry of the whole ^ vorld in its Hyde-park , for tho edification and benefit ° f tho habitable globe—showing untuxod millions "lowhole proceBS of all its manufactures , and enabling them to compete in the market with its own Heavily taxed operatives . In this Country , which
doubles it * popHlatioit every fifty-two years , can we be surprised at the immense importation of foreign produce ? Can we expect enough food can be grown in the country for the support of its over-burdened population r * What a grand idea then—Row disinterestedly philanthropic to enable the whole world to undersell our producers ! for as living is more expensive in England than in . any other country , foreigners must hievitably produce our commodities at a cheaper rate than it is possible for us to produce them . The Pelican of the ancients was an impostor compared with our natron of Exhibition-mongers .
Then , again , what a sublime idea must the world hav . e of our moral and religious character , when it hears the incomes of our bishops ! and if the sincerity of our faith depends upon the amount we pay for it , we certainly are the most unexceptionable nation on the face of the earth . The price of an article is generally a pretty fair test of its quality : oar religion costs us four millions a year . How strong is the conservative spirit in the British mind ! Why do we strive to emulate the Chinese in supporting anomalous abortions for no other reason , than that our ancestors did the same ? . Is not this the age of progress , and are not our relations with
by-gone days ever changing ? The food which nourishes the babe will not support the man ; and by no possible theory of adaptation to circumstances can we prove that it will . Contrast the position of the United States with that of England . We find that , with a population of seventeen millions doubling itself every twenty-five years , a country covering an area of more than two millions of square miles , being about thirty-four times the size of England and Wales , the whole government costs only about six millions annually , or about one-tenth of that of
England , the population being nearly the same in either country . In what respect are the United States inferior to us ? Is there less liberty to the subject ? less encouragement to genius ? less religious character ? No . But there are less taxes , less diplomatic humbugs and placemen , less sacrifice of their own tax-paying operatives to the aggrandizement of strangers ; in fact , less of every thing which tends to degrade man in the social scale , and more of everything that conduces to his advancement and the improvement of his condition . t
We cannot long remain in our present false position . Fond as John Bull notoriously is of peace and quiet , he is not yet so degraded as to be lost to all sense of progress . As other countries outstrip him in the march of civilization , the microscopic grain of good sense which has so long lain dormant within him will be aroused , and he will awake as a giant refreshed , to astonish the natives with his wonted energy , and he will " go in and win / ' Then will be realized the prophetic words of the song , and the ' good time coming" will arrive at last , bringing with it a complete reformation of abuse , and an improvement in the condition of the people . England will no longer be a " by-word among the nations" as a monster of mismanagement ; and the first half of the Nineteenth century will be remembered only aa a lesson of the spectral past . — " Wait a little longer . " X . Y . Z . I L i f ¦
Prize Essays. London, July 3, 1851.. Sir...
PRIZE ESSAYS . London , July 3 , 1851 . . Sir , — -Permit me , through the columns of your " Open Council , " to inform the readers of the Leader that essays have been received on all the six duties comprising religion ; and that , in order to secure the ablest essayists to elucidate morality , it is proposed to nominate those writers who are considered by the adjudicators to be best suited for that purpose . The amount of tho prizes will be aa before , £ 6 for each essay—the list of the subjects is stated below ; and tho names of writers willing to undertake tho essays may be sent to C . C , 8 , King William-street , Charing-cross , any time during the present month . I remain , sir , yours truly , A Constant Reader . Six essays on the following social or relative duties , the performance of which is morality : —¦ 1 . To generate , rear , and establish a family . 2 . To acquire and communicate knowledge . 3 . To promote virtue and to prevent Vice . 4 . To amend , improve , and reform the laws . 5 . To eradicate slavery and to foster equality . 6 . To prevent , arrest , or suppress all warfare , and to encourage social and international cooperation .
Enduiih Haudship.—As A Gladiator Trained...
Enduiih Haudship . —As a gladiator trained the body , bo must we train the mind to self-sacrifice , ' to enduro all things , " to meet and overcome difficulty and danger . Wo must take the rough and thorny road as well as the smooth and plensant ; and a portion at least of our daily duty must b « hard and disagreeable ; for the mind cannot be kept Btrong and healthy in perpetual Hunshine only , and ihe most dangcrouu of ull Htates is thutof constantly recurring pleasure , <; une , and prosperity . Moat perMona will find difficulties and hardships enough without seeking them ; lot them not repine , but take them as a part of that educational discipline necessary to fit the mind to arrive at itn highest good . —Education of the JF 0 cli » ff $ , by Charlea JUray .
Health Of London During The Week. (From ...
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar-General ' s Report . ) , The total number of deaths registered m the Metropo litan districts in the week ending last Saturday is 1003 . In the corresponding weeks of the ten years { 841—50 , the average number was 873 , the lowest of the series having been 745 in 1842 , and the highest 1070 in the year 1849 , when cholera had appeared and was making some progress . But if tbe average be raised in proportion to increase of population , 960 is the estimated amount , compared with which the deaths of last week exhibit an increase of 43 . The zymotic or epidemic class of diseases presents nothing remarkable in this return as regards the aggregate amount of deaths which differs little from the result of the previous week , or from the average mortality of former years at the beginning of July . The births of 746 boys and 784 girls , in all 1530 children , were registered last week . The average number in six corresponding weeks of 1845—50 was 1277 .
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Money Market And City Intelligence. Frid...
MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Friday . English Funds have not been very active this week . Consols declined on Monday to 96 J lo 97 , and remained so until Thursday . The opening prices this morning were—Consols , 96 J 97 . The fluctuations have been . '—Consols , 96 | to 97 ; Bank Stock , 214 to 215 ; Exchequer Bills , 50 s . to 53 s . premium . . ; The bargains in the Foreign Stock Market yesterday comprised : —Mexican openea at 33 , and was subsequently done at 32 J and 32 | . The quotation for Small Mexican in the official list was 324 . The other bargains comprised : Peruvian , for account , 89 $ , 90 , and 901 ; Portuguese Five per Cents , small , 34 ; the Four per CentB ., 34 ; Russian Five per Cents ., 114 ; Spanish Five per Cents ., for account , 20 £ ; the Three per Cents ., for account , 38 jj and f ; Dutch Two anda-Half per Cents ., 59 J and i ; and the Four per Cent . Certificates , 92 ana 91 f . There was no recovery in Sardinian Scrip from the closing price of yesterday , and the transactions quoted were at 1 j , 2 j , and If discount .
T Bank Of England. ¦ An Account, Puriuan...
BANK OF ENGLAND . An Account , puriuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . 32 , for tbe week ending : on Saturday , the 28 th of June , 1851 , ISSUE DBPARTMENT . £ £ Notes issued .... 27 , 693 , 495 Government Debt , 11 , 015 . 100 Other Securities .. 2 , 984 , 900 Gold Coin and Bullion 13 , 660 , 120 Silver Bullion .... 33 , 375 £ 27 , 693 , 495 £ 27 , 693 . 495 BANKING DEPARTMENT . £ £ Propiietors'Capital , 14 , 553 , 000 Government Secu-Rest 3 , 105 , 220 ritiea ( including Public Deposits ( in- Dead-weight Ancluding Exche- nuity ) 13 . 514 , 281 quer . Savings' Other Securities .. 14 , 246 , 668 Banks , Commls- Notes 8 , 437 , 600 sioners of National Gold and Silver Debt , and Divi- Coin 624 , 470 dend Accounts ) .. 9 , 102 . 585 Other Deposit * .... 9 , 018 , 082 even-dayandother Bills 1 , 080 , 126 £ 36 , 853 , 013 £ 36 , 853 , 013 Dated July 3 , 1851 . M . MAliSHAtl ,, Chief Cashier .
British Funds For The Pa8t Week. (Closin...
BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PA 8 T WEEK . ( Closing Prices . ) Satur . Mond . Tues . JVedn , T / iurt . Prid . Bank Stock .... ¦ 214 21 ft 215 < 3 porCt . lted .. 97 J S 7 & 07 } 074 5 ) 75 ' 3 p . C . Con . Ans . 97 96 } Uti ] 9 Cj 3 p . C . An . 1726 . — —— 3 p . Ct . Con ., Ac . 97 97 962 H 61 « J 6 J : j { p . Cent . An . 90 98 j 9 »\ 98 J 99 - — - New 5 per Cts . —— ¦ Long Ans ., 1860 . 78 7 7-16 7 7-16 7 J 78 Ind . St . 104 p . ct . 262 Ditto Bonds .. ( 52 p 63 p 63 p 63 p Ex . UJlls , 1000 / . 49 p 53 p 50 p 63 p S 3 p Ditto , 5 )( U . .. 49 p 53 p 50 p 49 p 03 p Ditto , Small 49 p 53 p 50 p 53 p Xi p
8hare8. Last Official Quotation For Week...
8 HARE 8 . Last Official Quotation for Week ending Thursday Evening . ItAlI . VVAYtJ . 1 IA . NKH . Aberdeen .. .. lOg Austrnlasian .. .. 3-1 j llriutol and Exeter .. TJ Uritiah North American - — - OaUMlonhm .. ... 10 J Colonial .. .. .. — Eaatcru Countirn .. 6 Commercial of London .. — Edinburgh and ( Jlasjfovr 28 A London and Wculininuter — ( ircat Northern .. .. 17 j London Joint Stock .. — UreatS . & W . ( Ireland ) 40 National of Ireland .. — ( in-iit Western .. „ . 84 A National Provincial .. — I . tuicuaUiru and Yorkshire 50 | Provincial of Irolnnd .. 42 § I , ; incantor and Cftrlieta 80 Union of Australia .. 30 Lond ., Brighton . & S . Coaat 954 Union of London .. — London and Black wall .. 7 Minki . London and N .-Western 138 ( Holanon .. .. .. — Midland .. .. -- 431 Hrazilinn Imperial .. — North IJritlHh .. .. 01 Ditto , Bt . John d * l Uoy ISi Mouth-Eiuitorii nnd Dover % 2 $ Cobrc Copper .. .. 401 Houth-Weateru .. .. 84 Mihokm . ankodh . York , Nowoaa ., So flerwick 182 Auntralian Agricultural — York and JNoith Midland 18 | Canada — DOOKH . Oeiicrul Btviun .. .. — ¦ Knst and Weut India .. ~ P « jnliw . & Oricnti » ISt « nm fl'Jj London .. .. .. — Royal Mail Steam - fit . Katharine .. .. — Hotith AuntrnJian - —
Avkkaae Price Of Bitqak. The Average Pri...
AVKKAaE PRICE OF BITQAK . the Average pries of jftrown or MiwoovaJo Bujrar , computea from tho return , mad © in tho vrtik « nding tha 3 d d *> of Juno , 1851 , U 26 « . 9 Jd . por owt *
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Leader (1850-1860), July 12, 1851, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12071851/page/21/
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