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92 THE LEADER. [No.-357, Saturday,
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Health of London.—In addition to the usu...
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THEATRICAL NOTES. A new comedy—no* from ...
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FKOM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Januar...
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PA£T WEEK. (Glosin...
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CORN MARKET. Mark-lane, Friday, January ...
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. B...
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An Equestrian Statue Ov Field-Marshal Lo...
Habdinge , for truth of portraiture and masterly vigour of execution . Shall so noble a work of Art be lost to us , and to our children , and to the stranger within our land ? This is the question we-are invited to consider . The death of the late Commander-in-Chief seems to render it incumbent upon the nation to raise some lasting memorial in recognition of the sterling qualities that make up the somewhat effaced type of the true English gentleman . It was not through family interest , or the exhibition of extraordinary talents , that Ensign Arthub Habdinge lived to attain the very highest post in his profession . His success was attributable to average abilities , united with manliness of character , a gentle and generous disposition , a dauntless courage , and an unfailing : instinct of honour and duty . It is surely wise and desirable that our youth should have ever before their eyes a striking example of the honour rendered in this country to a true impersonation of the national characteristics . We are happy to observe that this idea prevails in high and influential quarters , for the democratic mind of Kngland seldom ventures to take a step of any kind until a * Lord ' kindly points out the path . This time a very great Lord—a justly popular member , too , of the Royal Family—inaugurates the movement . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , supported by dukes , marquises , earls , generals , and statesmen , has consented to preside over a public meeting , to be held on the 4 th of February at the United Service Institution , with a view to raise some fitting testimonial to the merits of his illustrious predecessor . There
is little need for deliberation . A duplicate of the Calcutta statue would no doubt , be undertaken by Mr . Folet ., and thus we should at least obtain for our metropolis that which has hitherto been , denied to its wealth—an object of heroic Art not easily surpassed in any country .
92 The Leader. [No.-357, Saturday,
92 THE LEADER . [ No .-357 , Saturday ,
Health Of London.—In Addition To The Usu...
Health of London . —In addition to the usual weekly return of births and deaths , vre have this week received from the Registrar-General the report for the year 1856 . From this annual' document it appears that "in the fifty-two weeks ending December 27 th , the number of children born in London was 86 , 833 . According to a rule which holds in this large population , the number of males exceeded that of females , for the births consisted of 44 , 159 boys an . d l 2 , 674 girls . In the same period 57 , 786 persons died , namely , 28 , 894 males and 27 , 892 females . The births increase more or less rapidly with the population , and under a reduced rate of mortality the number of deaths in 1856 was less than that of any previous year since 1852 ; and the result is an
excess greater than was obtained many former year of births over deaths . The excess is 30 , 047 . Soldiers and seamen have returned from the seat of war ; persons engaged in peaceful pursuits have arrived in the capital from other parts of the United Kingdom and from abroad ; and , though many have left it for other homes , it may be assumed that sustenance , clothing , and house accommodation must now be found in London for about 60 , 000 inhabitants more than it contained at the end of 1855 . Last year , the public health was unusually good . During the last ten years the annual deaths in London have been on the average twenty-five to a thousand of the population ; in 1856 the proportion was twenty-two
to a thousand . The mortality was lower than in any year within the limits of this comparison , except 1850 , when it was slightly less than twenty-one in a thousand , a reduction which , it is probable , was partly the consequence of the premature destruction of infirm persons by the cholera of the previous year . The Weekly Return states : — " In the week that ended last Saturday , the deaths registered in London were 1171 . Of these , 582 were deaths of males , 589 those of females . In the ten yeaTa 1847-56 , the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with ! last week was 1219 ; but for the purpose of comparison this should be raised proportionally to increase of population up to the present time , in which case it will become 1341 . The result of the
comparison is that the deaths of last week were leas by 170 than the average rate of mortality would have produced . The deaths of four nonagenarians were recorded in the week ; the oldest was a gentleman of the age of 96 years , who died in Lambeth . —Last week , the births of 966 boys and 818 girls , in all 1784 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 , the average number was 1521 . " Touting , for Banic Dirkctoks . —In the case of Rankin v . Payne , heard in the Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday , Mr . Robinson , on behalf of the plaintiff " , stated that the action was brought to recover a sum of 60 ? ., alleged to be duo for the services of the plaintiff in having introduced a gentleman of rank and influence as l
director to the Western Bank of London , ' in accordance with an agreement entered into with the defendant , to the effect that he , the plaintiff , was to have 507 . for every fit and proper person whom ho might succeed in inducing to become director of such bank . The case for the plaintiff having closed , Mr . Justice Willes said , that ho was of opinion that the contract proved was tainted with illegality-, and ho therefore ordered an adjournment , that ho might take the opinion of his brother justices on the proper course to be pursued . In the after part of the day , Mr . Robinson stated that the bank wus firmly established and in good working order , and tha t the gentleman whoso name had been obtained as director was ready to testify that he had not been entrapped .
Whitkckos 3-8 trket Pkisoh . —Mr . Alderman Wire , in the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday , brought up a report on the state of this prison , in which it is stated that ' * The existing evils are a wnnt of cleanliness , great laxity of discipline , occasional disturbances , disregard of the governor ' s author ! 13 ' , sometimes a display of insult-Ing and violent conduct towards solicitors or others "Whoso duty may lead them there to Bervo process , & c , nd a coercive bearing towards bucIi new-coming inmates •» may desire to withhold themselves from a familiar
Health Of London.—In Addition To The Usu...
identification with the prison community . The causes and origin of this objectionable state of things are partly owing to the fact that the law has made no provision for the social government of the respective communities in the various wards . " The report proceeds : — " It becomes a matter for serious consideration whether an alteration of the law ought not to be obtained which should give the power to and impose the duty on some officer of the Insolvent DebtoTs' Court , or of the prison , to enforce that part of the act which deals with the property of the debtor and discharges his person from custody ; and perhaps it might also be proper to arm the law with greater power to compel the debtor to file his schedule , an unwillingness to do which , might otherwise still baffle and retard the proper action of the Court . "
Testamentary Jurisdiction . — A meeting of the Law Amendment Society was held on , Monday night , to receive a report from the committee appointed to consider the Testamentary Bills of last session , and Sir Fitzroy Kelly ' s letter to Lord Brougham . There was a large attendance of members , and Mr . Pitt Taylor read , the report , which , however , was of too elaborate and technical a nature to permit of condensation .
Theatrical Notes. A New Comedy—No* From ...
THEATRICAL NOTES . A new comedy—no * from tlie French—entitled A Bird in the Hand worth Two in the Bus 7 i , and written by a Mr . Phillips , lias been produced at the Subrev It is of the old-fasliibned , severely virtuous , and nieltingly sentimental orderbut the story interests the audience , and the writing , which is smart and amusing , gives opportunities to Mr . Shkphert > , Mr . Widdicombe , Mr . Basil Pottek , Miss Clayton , and Miss Adelaide Biddles , to exhibit their various styles of acting , and to sway the feelings of boxes , pit , and gallery , " to the mood of what they like or loathe . " What they like are poverty and virtue , which they regard as convertible terms ; what they loathe are wealth and vice which , if they compiled a dictionary , they would class as synonyms . " All the gods are ravished with delight" at this classification , and go home in a state of high moral afflatus . Need we say more ? Mr . Cuakles MathbWb reappeared at DruryLane on Monday evening , fox the first time after his illness . He performed the part of Hans Montz in Somebody Else . A little diminution of vivacity was observable ; but the audience gave him a warm reception . .
Fkom The London Gazette. Tuesday, Januar...
FKOM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , January 20 . BANKRUPTS- —John Poland , Hart-street , Bloomsbury and Mount-street , Whitechapel-road , wholesale milliner—Fuedebick J & . MES Clarke , Clapham , baker—Thomas Pinches , Walsall . builder—Azvred Tayioe . Wednesbury , builder—Chaelds George , Weston-super-Mare , grocer—Wiixiam Buebow Jones , Bristol , pastrycook—Ann Sees . Llanelly , grocer—J onw Damgeh , Yattori , Somersetshire , and Bristol , leather factor -Jonathan Weiqht Hobsfall , Leeds , commission agent—William Balshaw , Liverpool , joiner—Geouge Sandham , Carr-mill , near Newchurch , Lancashire , cotton spinner—James Tuenek , Newcastleupoa-Tyne , oil merchant—Gilbert Hodgson and William Atcheson , Sunderland , timber merchants . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION . —J . BouxnwiCK , Partick , near Glasgow , gardener . Friday , January IS .
BANKRUPTS . —GEOBGiS Deeks , Westbourne-grovo , Bnyswater , auctioneer—Joseph Walters , Northampton , hatter—Georgb Ball , New Lenton , Nottinghamshire , plumber and glazier—Thomas Cantrili ., 4 , Rivers-terrace , York-road , King ' s-cross , railway grease manufacturer —John Mokley , Nottingham , joiner—William . Henky Dickinson , Shellield , table knife manufacturer—Edwahd WuiTiJ , Cushion-court , Old Broad-street , stockbroker—Henuy Frederick Jorss , Manchester , merchant — Stephen Towan , Plymouth , currier—John Ladd , Liverpool , builder — James Schofield , Ashton-under-Lyno , tailor ^ - John Dickson , 208 , Fleet-street , City , Iniilder , & c SCOTCH SEQ , UESTltA'riONS .-SAMUBi . l ) OBBiE , Lasswade , grocer—James Smith Lee , Trongate-street , Glasgow , dealer in fancy gooda—James Paton , Airdie , draper .
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London, Friday Evening, January 23,1857....
London , Friday Evening , January 23 , 1857 . Norrnua particularly worthy of notice lias occurred this week in the commercial world . In the discount markets and in the Stock Exchanges money has been in great dcrannd , still without actual pressure . CoijsoIh liavo ranged between 93 t and 031 , with no very largo amount of business for the February account , though operations for money have been rather 011 the increase . jSf cw Three per Cents , liavo been dealt in at prices varying from 93 J to 94 i ; Reduced at tm to 94 j . Sorao business has bean transacted in the Six per Cent . Turkish Stock , between 8 lJ and 95 J ; and in the Four per Cent . Guaranteed , at 103 , i , 103 i , and 103 J . ' . There hits boon little business done in the Railway Markets generally , and consequently little variatipn in prices ; but the tendency towards the latter part of tho week has been rather good . In tho Cora Market business has been very dull , prices being nominally a little lowor .
Tito following are tho closing prices of the principal securities in tho Stock Exchange to-day . — Aberdeen , —• ,- ; Caledonian , 00 J , « H ; Chester and Holvn ^ Ji . Y ' r ? te S stor . CountioH . Ot , Of ; Grout Northern , 914 , 02 *; Groat Southern and Western ( Ireland ) , ill , 113 ; urcat Western , 05 * . CO *; Lancashire and yorkahire , 98 2 && h n ' » »" Waokwjftll , < n , 7 . London , Brighton , and ft !? i i 2 ? ? ' ;} U ' \ S } llloa mti North . WoBtorn , 1 O 0 . & t tJ ^' h ° ? l 8 o ««* -Western , i < ie * , 1074 ; Midland , 82 i . 821 ; North-liaateru ( Berwick ) , 83 * . 84 J ; South-EaBUnm
CDover ) , 74 . 741 : Antwerp and Rotterdam , 6 , 64 ; Dutch Hhenish , f j dis . ; Eastern of Franco ( Paris and Strasbourg ) , 82 J , 33 : Great Central of France , 4 i , 4 | pm . Great Luxembourg , 5 J , 6 ; Northern of France , 37 } , 37 |; Paris and Lyons , 5 * 5 55 J ; Eoyal Danish , 18 , 20 ; Royal Swedish 3 , 1 J ; baiubre and Meuse , 8 J , 8 | . '
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PA £ T WEEK . ( Glosing Prices . ) Sat . Man . Tites . 1 Wed . ThurJFrid Bank Stock ...... 216 2174 217 216 2174 3 per Cent . lied ...... » 3 i 93 ? 98 & 94 944 94 3 per Cent . Con . An . 935 93 i 93 f 93 f 93 ? gji Consols for Account 94 93 J gsl 93 f 93 J 934 New 3 per Cent . An . 944 934 5 % i 91 944 944 New 2 i per Cents ...... Long Ans . 1860 25 ...... 25 I India Stock 221 220 ...... 220 220 220 Ditto Bonds , £ 1000 lp 2 p id Ditto , under £ 1000 2 d 2 p ...... id Ex . Bills , ^ 1000 2 p 3 p 2 p 2 p lp "" Ditto , £ 50 O 2 p 2 p 2 d 2 pi "" Ditto , Small Id Id Id 2 d 2 p | 2 p
Foreign Funds. (Last Oeticial Quotation ...
FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Oeticial Quotation during the Weekending Friday Evening . ) Brazilian Bonds 101 } Portuguese 4 per Cents . ... Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cents Mf Russian Bonds , 5 per Chilian 0 per Cents ....... 1 U 4 i Cents ..... Chilian S |) er Cents ... Russian 45 per Cents .... 96 Dutch 24 per Cents 65 i Spanish .. 40 Dutch 4 pisr Cent . Certf . ... Spanish Committee Cer-Equador Honds of Coup , not fun M Mexican Account 21 £ Turkish 6 per Cents ...... 94 J Peruvian 4 £ per Cents .... 78 Turkish N ew , 4 ditto Portuguese 3 per Cents . 44 Venezuela 44 per Cents .. 3 fiJ
Corn Market. Mark-Lane, Friday, January ...
CORN MARKET . Mark-lane , Friday , January 23 , 1857 . Hebe , and generally throughout the country , Wheat is is . or 2 s . lower than it was last week , and the trade continues very quiet . There have also been only one or two sales of floating cargoes , including a cargo of Saidi at 45 s ., sea damaged for sellers account . High prices have been paid for Maize—say 38 s . 9 ii . and 39 s . 3 d ., cost , freight aud insurance , for Galatz . Although the quantity of Barley left over from last week's supply was large it lias found a good sale at late rates , and a considerable business lias been done in Baltic Barley , for shipment at lirst open water and in Spring . Oat . s have arrived only in small quantities , but prices have declined «! d . since last week . The reports from'Spain and Portugal quote large arrivals of Wheat aud lower prices .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths. Births. B...
BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . BAGOT — On the 19 th inut ., at JBlithfleld , Staffordshire , the Lady Bagot : a son . KILDABE . —On tho 18 th inst ., at Marethno , near Dublin , tho Marchioness of Kildare : a sou .
MARRIAGES . BUSECK—DERING . —On tho 20 th inst .. at tho Chapel of tho British Embassy , Baron Carl von Buscck , of AHenbuseck , Chamberlain and First Master of tho Horse to his Highness tho Landgrave of Hesse liombourg , & c , to Caroline , youngest daughter of the late George Dering , Esq ., of Barham Court , county of Kent . GOOUlL— KNIGHT—On Tuesday , tho 20 th inst ., at St . James ' s Church , Licut .-Colonol Henry Gooch , lato of tho Coldstrcam Guards , to Frances Elizabeth , eldest ( laughter of the late Robert Knight , Esq ., of Bare Is , Warwickshire , and Groavenor aquare . London , THORNHlLL-llAVu . LOCK .-On tho 6 th of December , 1850 , at Agra , North West Province of India , J . Ucnsley Thomliill , Esq ., ltongal Civil Service , tho eldest son of the late J- B . Thornhill , Esq ., Bengal Civil Service , to Mary eldest Charles
uarouuo . daughter of Brigadier-General Hayolock , of tho Turkish Contingent , lato a Colonel i » her Majesty ' s Service , and granddaughter of the lato Mr . Weinyss , of tho iiongal Civil Service . The ceremony was performed by tho Bishop of Madras , assisted by the Rev . M . French , E l . O . Chaplain . DEATHS . CARHAMPTON . —On tho 18 th inst .. at her residence , W . Sul-voou-pluce , Brighton , Maria , widow of John , lost Earl of Carhampton , in her 81 st year . DIMfc ) I > ALE . - On the 10 th inst ., at Carnfield-placo , Ilorts , tho seat of tho Hon . Huron Dirosdale , Henry Frascr J ) imsdttlo , Ksq ., 11 th ( 1 ' rinee Albeit ' a Owjj ) Hushm-h , youngest son of the above , alter a long and painful illnuaa resulting from Crimean fever . FITISWILLIAM . —On tho 19 th inst .. Edward Fitzwilliam , Esq ., or 9 , Grove-place , Brompton , in his » : ird year , late musical composer mid director at the Theatre Koyni , Hft 5 market , deeply regretted by hit > wife and family , and W numerous munch .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 24, 1857, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24011857/page/20/
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