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1084 THE LEADER. [Saturday ,
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CUHK OF ASIATIC CHOLFKA IN ITS WORST STA...
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THE DEPOSIT AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE C...
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M I S C E LLAN K OUS. Queen Victoria and...
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'1 lie accounts of the state ol trade in...
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All the captains of the Hertfordshire mi...
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Tho parish of Marylebone, in a special v...
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atlantic steamers , was awakened about half-past four o ' clock by a rumbling noise , and , thinking it was the gun of one of the American steamers , he arose , dressed himself , and went down to the pier . At Seacombe , on the Cheshire side of the river , a gentleman was so much shaken while asleep that , on awakening , he imagined for the instant that some one was concealed under the bed . In many houses , . on both sides of the river , cupboard doors were banged open , and such noises were caused as to make the inmates believe that burglars had broken into the premises . It is also described ns like the swing of a cradle ; and one gentleman heard six distinct vibrations of sound .
" This morning , says a letter in . the Times , " at halfpast four o ' clock , the shock of an earthquake was distinctly felt at Manchester by many persons , and also in the surrounding neighbourhood . It was the subject of much conversation in the Exchange throughout the day , and in all places of business . Among a great number of other accounts which our correspondent heard was one from a gentleman at Corn Brook , Manchester , who describes ifc as giving a tremulous , vibratory motion , from north to south , and moving his bed from head to foot . A member of a firm of bankers felt the shock , and ascertained the time to be exactly half-past four . A gentleman at Sale ( six miles south-west of Manchester ) , who has resided nine voars at
St . Domingo , and is not unacquainted with such phenomena , was awoke by it , and recognised the sensation immediately . It was something like the vibration felt in a badly built house when a heavily-laden carriage rattles past . The crockery rattled , and the sensation lasted about half a minute . He looked at his watch , and found that the time was about half-past four . The residents at Timperley-hall and of Longford-hall speak of feeling the shock . The residents at Pavyhulmc-hnll noticed the shock , and a young lady of the family , having a lighted lamp in her * room , saw the dressing-table vibrato . All speak of the motion as a lateral vibratory one . A solicitor at Bowdon , ten miles from Manchester , savs he felt a tremulous vibratory
motion of his bed , as if some one moved it from head to foot . The head of his bod was to the north , or north-oast . It occurred at exactly half-past 4 > , he says , and lasted two or three seconds . It awoke two other members of the family . A manufacturer residing beyond Bolton , and about fourteen miles north-north-west of Manchester , said he was awoke , and felt his bed tremble under him . His wife was awoke at the same time . The bed and the curtains shook with the motion , and his first impression was that a servant in a room above had been seized with a fit . Several servants and members of the family were roused by it , and one of his sons went out under the impression that the cotton mill had suffered damage , but found that such was not the
case . On looking at his watch lie found it exactly halfpast four o ' clock by railway time . A cotton-spinner and manufacturer at ltatnsbottom , twelve miles north of Manchester , felt the shock , and another gentleman speaks of being roused by it at Parr ' s-wood , fire miles south of Manchester , and of hearing the furniture shako distinctly . He examined his watch and found it exactly half-past four . Evidence of the fact , indeed , might have been obtained from a thousand persons in Manchester yesterday , but we heard of no damage done . Several persons speak of a sensation of sickness . Dogs trembled and were much
frightened . Messages by electric telegraph on the Manchester . Exchange speak of smart shocks having been foil ; nt the same moment at Ifolyhead , Uangor , Conway , and Liverpool , accompanied or preceded by a rumbling noise ; but , at Manchester no noise was heard , except that caused by the shaking of bed-curtains , crockery ' , and furniture .. The weather is described as having been gloomy nt Liverpool , and at . . Manchester the sky was overcast , and the morning very dark , but calm ; md fair . The guard of a train from Fleet-wood early in the morning . speaks of the earthquake having been felt m Unit neighbourhood . "
Tuesday , : it Liverpool , was exceedingly dark , rainy , and misty ; so much so that gas was obliged to In ; used ia the shops all < l ; iy . The spiism of the earth which . startled our countrymen , wns also felt on corresponding points on the coast of I reining ; and is described in the Irish papers as producing similar effects .
1084 The Leader. [Saturday ,
1084 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
Cuhk Of Asiatic Cholfka In Its Worst Sta...
CUHK OF ASIATIC CHOLFKA IN ITS WORST STACK HY COLD WATKR . DintiNd tin ; late ravages of Asiatic cholera in the small 1 \> Iih 1 i town , Koval , where , out of a populnl ion of less tliiiu l f >()() inhabitants , thirty to forty were daily falling victims to that fatal scourge , lhe (' anon Slohicski , prebendary of that , town , universally respected for his piety and benevolence , raised that feeling ol' respect , to nil enthusiastic veneration by bis unremitting al tendance upon t Ik ; sick during this awful visitation . Me thus , heedless of danger , toiled day and niglil . administering religious consolation , and lavishing upon the poor irrespective of creed or peruui-• sion food , comfort , ami medicines ; until nt last , . sinking from ovor-exerl ion and the last trial of his fortitude Ilic midden death of his sister and cousin lie in his turn manifested the filial . symptoms of the dread I ' ul epidemic . The ill habit a nts of t lie place , I error-st rick en h y the excruciating Hufl'oriiigs of their idolized benefactor , thronged the church , crowded ( hi ; court-yard of the parsonage ; even the . lews iiHHOinblod in their synagogue , and prayed for recovery . The physician , his intimate friend , and inseparable companion in his visits of charily , applied all ( lie remedies which Hricnee and experience suggested ; bill , itlns ! without any cfVect ; and he wiiH * cnm polled to see the cramped limbs of hiH venerated friend assuming the coldness of death , and the , Ijvid hues of that , awful malady . All at once the sufferer , to all appearance in his last , agnnv , asked for cold vvalcr . Tho p hysician , > " despair , yielded . The patient , drunk an incredible quantity of coldest curing water ; Iho
crisis took a favourable turn ; and , through the mercy gf God , his life was spared for the benefit of tho district , to continue hia pious works of charity .
The Deposit And General Life Assurance C...
THE DEPOSIT AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY . This company has begun to make progress in its business operations . Amongst the gentlemen Who were present at a public meetino- at Eicktnansworth last Thursday , were Mr . C . Poole , Mr . C . W . Bevan , Mr . W . Prinsepp , Dr . Codd , Messrs . H . Mathews , Tracy , Strasburg , & c . Mr . Poole having taken the chair , observed that he had hitherto refrained from entering into any public company , but he was so convinced'that the Deposit Assurance Company was capable of effecting a great amount of good , particularly among the middle and working classes , that he entered soul and heart into it . Mr . Ilendall was glad to have the opportunity of saying a few words , explanatory of the deposit system of life assurance . Savings banks , with all their imperfections , had long been considered the most convenient places for small savings ; but he was able to show , from experience , that the plan be was about to bring before the meeting possessed still greater advantages . It was statistically true , that only seventy persons out of a population of 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 , the population of the world , live to the ago of 110 years . Such being the ca ^ e , it becomes the imperative duty of man to provide for the contingencies of the future . Deposit assurance combined the facilities and advantages of deposit and savings banks with the important benefits of ordinary life assurance .
Mr . C . W . Bevan said that it had often struck him as a singular coincidence that any one endowed with common prudence should neglect the importance of life assurance . It was true that persons might say they have got no money to spare for the purpose . On the deposit system , a person assuring at the age of 20 , and paying 71 . 10 s . annually , will at the expiry of 30 years have paid in the sum of 225 Z . His policy would be worth 5221 . ; and if he were then unable to continue his payments , he would be entitled to 287 ? ., being 501 . more than be had paid . Besides , his policy still remains the same , but with this distinctive privilege , that he may draw from the company to the amount of 2871 . To exemplify this subject more particularly : by paying annually any sum which at the end
of 30 years will amount to 100 ? ., the sum assured , and which would be payable in the event of death , would amount to 247 ? . 4 s . 4 tf . If during that period the sum of 25 ? . had been drawn , there would be left a balance which the assurer might draw on of 75 ? . Suppose he were to omit paying for one year or more , or to stop altogether , his claim would not be forfeited , because on the deposit system the depositor has entire control over his capital , and each payment effects a distinct policy . He was so convinced of the advantages which the iriiddle _ . and working classes derived from life assurance , that he was anxious that they should participate in its benefits ; and he was
confident that they wouid not be slow to avail themselves when they once comprehended its practicability , and felt the great importance of providing against the contingencies of life , from which none wore exempt . Mr . Matthews , solicitor , addressed the meeting , confining himself principally to the advantages held out to the working classes by effecting an assurance on the deposit principle . Mr . Barber expressed his concurrence , and hoped that similar meetings would take place in other parts of the country , as he was convinced that the plan of effecting insurances on . the . system of deposit was calculated to extend the principle , of those classes who have hitherto been unable to avail themselves of it .
M I S C E Llan K Ous. Queen Victoria And...
M I S C E LLAN K OUS . Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ; returned to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , from Windsor Castle , in order that her Majesty might open Parliament in person on the following day . She held a Court and Privy Council on her arrival . At the Court , the Earl of Derby , the Marl of Westmoreland , and Lord Lonsdale , bud audiences of the Queen . The Privy Council was attended by all the Ministers , and the Queen ' s Speech nettled .
The Queen has appointed the Marquis of Winchester to be liord-lieutennnt of the county of Hampshire ; and Lord Batcniuii to be Lord-lieutenant of the county of Hereford . Persons living in the neighbourhood of Wahner Castle were ; admitted to view the coil ' m of the Duko on Tuesday . The body of the . Duke of Wellington wua conveyed
to London by train on Wednesday night . It , was accompanied by the present Duke and Lord Arthur Hay , mid escorted from the Hrieklayer ' s Arms station by a troop ol Life ( Juards ; received al ; ChclHea by a company of denadier ( Juards , and in ( . lie Hospital by the Lord Chamberlain . It was placed in I , lie nmgnilicont apartment arranged for the . lying in slate , which commenced on l'Yiday .
'1 Lie Accounts Of The State Ol Trade In...
' 1 lie accounts of the state ol trade in the provinces during the past week , demonstrate a further extension of activity and of the tendency to high rates for lalx > ur . At IY 1 swichcnt , er there has been great ; steadiness , and a very full demand , although the excitement in sympathy with l . hri Liverpool cotton-market has subsided . Al , llinnin ^ liuin the general export orders for the United States and Australia are almost , beyond the means of supply , and in the , iron trade also thorn lias been
continued animation . The claim for higher wages on tli part of the colliers is persevered in . A newl y-invented cannon is spoken of which , as regards efficiency , is equal to five of the old construction . The diminution in m perism in the Birmingham district still continues , not " withstanding the remarkable prosperity of the period of 1851 , with which the present returns are contrasted In the six months ending the 29 th of September last " there was a falling off of 943 cases in the out-door relief , and a saving of 541 ? ., although the price of bread
was 3-16 < z . higher . From the woollen markets the accounts continue to refer to thesmalluess of the stocks on hand . At Nottingham both the home and the shipping demand for hosiery are very extensive , while the lace business , which has been chiefly for export , has amounted to a good average . In the Irish linen trade there has been another week of great activity , a rapid clearance of stocks , and a considerable advance in prices —Times , ( City article . )
All The Captains Of The Hertfordshire Mi...
All the captains of the Hertfordshire militia have resigned . Mr . H . Bourne , the founder of the Primitive Methodists died last week at an advanced age , in Staffordshire . ' Colonel Bruen , M . P , for Carlow , died on Friday night after a short illness . In consequence of the election of Captain Laffan a 3 M . P . for St . Ives , Captain Galton has been appointed ' to succeed Mm as Government Inspector of Railways . Alderman Challis was sworn in Lord Mayor of London with the usual formalities , at Guildhall on Monday . Measures are being taken to present Mr . Winston , of Rochester , with a testimonial , as a mark of the estimation in . which his public services are held . Lord ISTorreys has come forward instead of Mr . Norris , of Sutton Courtney , as a candidate for Abingdon . The Lord Mayor presided over a meeting held to obtain a park for Finsbnry , on Wednesday . Lord Derby and Lord John Russell respectively entertained their Parliamentary friends at dinner on Wednesday evening . A vacancy in tho representation of Abingdon , and in a seat at the India Board , have been created by the death of Major-General Caumeld , who expired on Thursday at Copswood , in the county of Limerick . The deceased was in the 68 th year of his age . Mr . James Disraeli , brother of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , has been appointed to the treasurership of the county courts of Nottinghamshire , Derbyshire , and Lincolnshire ; circuits 17 , 18 , and 19 . At the annual meeting of the town-council of Windsor , held on Tuesday , a resolution expressive of tho gratitude felt by the corporation to her Majesty and Prince Albert for the spontaneous and munificent present of their portraits , wherewith to decorato tho Town-hall , was passed by acclamation . The Duchess of Orleans has taken Kitley-houso and grounds , near Plymouth , for twelve months , and arrived there with some members of tho ox-royal famil y of Franco on Friday last . Kitley is beautifully situated in Yealmpton , on the banks of tho Ycoluri , about seven miles from Plymouth . Tho new Master-General , Baron Raglan , having determined upon presenting tho young Prince of Wales with some gift upon hia birthday ( the 9 th of November ) , ordered a model of a 0-pound field-piece to bo mounted for
the purpose . It is upon a scab of two inches to the foot ; length , 10 inches ; bore ( 5 £ tenths ; weight of powder , 2 clrachms ; weight of metal , 0 lb . On the body of tho gun is engraved tho Queen ' s initials , " V . R ., " surmounted by the crown , on tho « chase of flight . " The model is taken from a ( i-poundcr brass field-piece , 6 feet in length ; weight , about 0 cwt . ; and acknowledged to bo tho most serviceable and prettiest brans fiold-pieco used in tho British service .
A Seville journal states that tho infant daughter of Iho Duchess do Montpensier has received the following names : •—Maria Christina , Francisco do Pauln , Antonia , Linsa , I'Wiuuida , Amelia , Felipa , Isabel , Adelaida , Teresa , Josoift , . Toaquinn , Justn , jiulina , Lut . gimfa , . Fiona , Carolina , llibiaim , Polonia , ( Jaspura , Mclchosa , Aim , Ualtasuru , Agucdii , Lucia , and Narcisn . _
Tho Parish Of Marylebone, In A Special V...
Tho parish of Marylebone , in a special vestry meeting hold on Wednesday ^ adopted tlio Metropolis JntormoniH Act ; which enables them to provide a new burial ground for the parish . The ( iovorimienl , have officially notified to tho corporation of this borough this week , that ' they will not sanction ui construction of commercial docks within thin port "I "" Ooveriimont , property . So onds Mie dock question .--{'<> rtsinouf / i Tinir'S . . At ii recent mooting of tho London Strong !?<>»<¦ al " Mint
Shoe Manufacturer ' s Association , it . was agreed »'' society men should henceforth be admitted to emplo y "' on equal I . erniM with society mon . It wan al . so dolerrni that such illumes as forcing ' men to lodge in thoir employ houses , supplying them with coffee or Lea again si . << will , and making thorn pay niUingn , should bo uhoiirii" . The Kleetrio Telegraph Company , with l >« liM (! W <^ MlJJ anxiety to iiHniH «; commercial mon in their business h - ^ tioiiH , have contrived a system of telegrap hic inul "'\ _ messaged on whieh , if taken to Uio olliee , will I "' » diately despatched to any part ; of the kingdom , n ^ franks are purchased in quantities , miy KV . w » r , company allow the buyer T , per cent . discount ,, ,, ^ in Uiiih ' mivod the trouble of preparing every f J nicsHago , the aecoimnodutiun in likely to !><> ''XI 01 ' uuod . —Jbioorpool Times ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 13, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13111852/page/8/
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