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754 The Saturday Analyst and'Leader. [Au...
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THE NATIONAL FREEHOLD CEMETERY CO1MPANY....
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MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. " A G-uhli /(? the ...
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Foreign Correspondence. Special. Hanover...
Russian influence , or , like Libanon , under the influence of France . With reo-ard to pbanon , which is destined tp play so prominent a part in the development of the new drama , it may not be perhaps known to many that the country between Beyrout and Damascus has . for some time past , been viewed by France as a fine field tor colonisation . It is a French company which is constructing the road between Beyrout and Damascus ; the numerous factories on the line of this road , mostly silk factories , are nearly all held by Frenchmen , arid here resides a compact Roman Catholic population , the Maronites . Add to these circumstances that the Maronites are well supplied with arms of French manufacture ^ that a vast quantity of Setting pamphlets which could Jxave been printed only abroad , have been distributed all over the country ; considering these and other circumstances , no onan can avoid the conclusion that the late sanguinary excesses have teen the ^ result of intrigues seton foot by the Powers interested m the downfall of ^ " ^ FbIXi cic Chak ^ s of Prussia , Commander of the 3 rd Division of the Prussian Forces , is the author it is believed , of a pamphlet just published , under the title of " V ^^^? £ 5 h withthe initiate P . F . C > The subject treatedof is the Trench stvle of fighting , , and the best means of drilling the German Serf , so ° as tomake them excel the soldiers of France in tliose quaUties which have lent such success to their arms The Tvmce particularly points out the necessity of instilling into the German soldiers manly and soldierly self-respect , of increasing their personal and combined activity accustoming them to the impetuosity of the French charge , and teaching thenv to change instantly their defensive attitude into an attack At the conclusion the : Princeoffers the following remark ' ^ c ^ % \ e ^ 2 ' infr of the notice of English officers who , like others less enhgh ^ tened than themselves , are too apt to forget ^ that the men they command axe of the same race and nation ; and many of them , if they could find their pedigree , would prove of no mean lineage- ^ of a better , possibly , than the proudest of their officers ,. So long iyf ^ Mnce ^ " as an impassable gulf lies between £ >** . noble , officers and the private soldier , the former will never be able to exercise a nationally beneficial i ^^ W ^^^ fv S regulations will only paralyse every healthful spirit . ^ You will lead freSS ^ only to victory , bryou will , not . of the victors have been the leaders / This . remark of the Prince ' s is directed- more especially at the officers of the regiments of the guard , who will not associate with commoners ; ^ . nd who , at ^ said , preler being whipped by a Frenchman in battle rather than speak to a ft ^ S rep ^ teTS ^ atSSSlector of Hessia had been surrounded by a mob , and grievously insulted in the streets ' of ^ fankfor ^ and that to escape personal violence he had been obliged to take refuge in a shop . I was disposed to view this as a singular evidenS of spirit on the part of the people , and to accept ^ as a . refutation in some degree of a remark made in my last letter ? + but , 2 usual , the telegraph has told fibs . During tlie past : weekat has been very fruitful of falsehoods , and the scene is reduced to the circumstance that while the Elector was in a shop , a few mmusi-—tive-persons ^ Bembled ^ t -flip rinor ^ aM as the Elector passed from the shop to his carriage , some one was so bold as to cry , Xhe Constitution of 1831 J" and hissed . The Elector stopped and looked about him , whereupon the people drew back frightened . He then stepped into his carriage , and drove off .
754 The Saturday Analyst And'leader. [Au...
754 The Saturday Analyst and ' Leader . [ Aug . 25 , 1 SCO
The National Freehold Cemetery Co1mpany....
THE NATIONAL FREEHOLD CEMETERY CO 1 MPANY . WE have this week to notica a novel application of the coadjutive winciole , which consists in numbers combining to promote tho com-S mterest of each , and securing benefits by mutual co-operation , whSh " thervrise they could never hope to obtain . The mutual assur-Tnle syBtem £ been carried out with ^ dmirable Buccess m providmg indemnity for individual losses and misfortunes ; and what can be effeeSd by the united action of numbers clubbing their energies , and resources , end concentrating them upon a particular project , as seen m theTiumphs of modern commercial enterprise . The principle Las Sen applied beyond the , grave , eo to speak , in making provision by SfeTna oflife assurance for surviving relatives-for ^ okte ^ dows jnd helpless orphans . It is now proposed to apply _ it to a ^ nother dcficnption of post moriein , benefit . The company xn nx <*\ vm Iiob for s object tne enabling persons in every rank of life to obtain ^ 4 ho ohiapest poSsiblocoattho advantage for themselves and families oi » freehold p \ ace of burial . This burial place will consist o : f « ) V ^ f ground , f ft . square , sufflcient for two graves side by Bide , " > « affording Ipace for eight interments ; the price for tho freehold in perpetuity feeing two guineas , or one guinea for a single grave , capable of contfining four interments . Tho . ito of the Company ' s Cemetery ? s about ten miles from London , on . tho T lbury railway and consists of about 360 acres of ground in a picturesque and "tired locality , easily accessible by direct roads from the most densel y , populated metropolitan districts . A ^ i " ' f P + ov 1 ? , . t ^ m " nus on the Cemetery itself , with every requisite epecies of accommo ^ Son for tho use of mournore . Brick graves , vaults , cataoombo , & c ., BS ^^^^' ™^^™ ^ SisT ^^ h ^& 's ^^^^ rff lion 10 b oA oUolVncnt , and tho remainder in monthly instalments of g & aSSaSSsSSSS ¦ ¦ : ' . ¦ ¦ ' ' , ¦ ' " ¦ . M ''
share ( wliich entitles to a proportionate participation m the profits of the concern ) to the sum of £ 2 18 $ . Thus by a payment of £ 5 in instalments , as above , the subse . riber becomes possessed ot a freehold place of sepulture , seven feet square , which he can dispose of upon certain conditions , and . is also entitled to his dividends and bonuses , & c , in respect of , liis £ 5 share . In addition , therefore , to the satisfaction of having a suitable burial . place for oneself and one ' s descendants in perpetuity , there are the further benefits of a profitable pecuniary investment . And the humblest classes may now avail themselves of advantages hitherto restricted to the more affluent , and the poor man , us well as the rich , possess his " family vault . " But we signalise this as ' one of the most recent and striking instances in which the " coadjutive" principle has been applied for securing to individuals advantages which , did they remain isolated , each shifting for himself , they would never have the remotest chance of obtaining . The reduction to practice of this principle , on a large scale , will transform the whole face of our social system , and operate as a beneficent alterative in correcting those diseases of the body politic , Avhich under the form of ignorance and want , their immediate consequent—crime , and the long sevie 3 of social and moral evils that thicken in their train , have scourged society from its origin . Jiy co-operation and mutual assurance destitution maybe completely guarded against , and pauperism only be known as one of the horrors of a past and barbarous age . Destitution at an end , ignorance will be soon eliminated , for competence and education go haiid-iri-hand . Besides , the " coadjutive" principle may be applied , to tlie establishment and efficient condueling of seminaries on a scale , and tvit 7 i a success hitherto undreamt of . This done , the main source of crime is at once dammed up . It is " coadjutism" which , even , in its hitherto partial and incomplete development and application , has constructed railways , initiated , prosecuted , and brought to a triumphant issue , enterprises of a magnitude so vast that to attempt their achievement by individual ? , would be like one man attempting to build a , ship ; it has secured to persons of moderate means , who -would otherwise be confined to a second-floor and the tavern parlour , all the conveniences of a palatial west end club , and in the coining future the benefits it will secure to every member of the ¦ community will not be restricted to this or that particular department of socletarian economy , but . will ha extended to the whole social system in all its ramifications . Why not the whole co » imitnUu—vsKy not society in its totali £ y—a , system of mutual assurance { a coadjutive corporation ? The larger tlie scale on which the principle is applied , the . greater ¦ the-, economy of labour and material , and the more extensive -the ' . ' advantages , arid profit . And those who really understand what " sociology" means , in its fall significance and import , entertain no doubt as to the point on which modern social tendencies arc converging . The company whose name forms the title of this article seems to hare an excellent object in view , and we . wisk to direct the attention of the public tawards it , and heartily wish it all success . But it is the principle we have ihdicated that ia of such traiiscendant ^ importance , and deserves the first consideration , and our chief aim has been to illustrate its -workings by the examp les : we have selected . ¦
Miscellaneous Works. " A G-Uhli /(? The ...
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS . " A G-uhli /(? the Mountains ,. La fo > s , and Xerth-IVcst Coast- of Enpbtn . l . T . y Mackenzie K . C . Walcott , M , A . LOiiiion : StaiiforU . 18 ( 50 . The present volume purports to complete the scries of Coast Guides of Englt" ? d , flmnrnnirig three distinct portions of littoral country , tin ? __ south / the cast , and the north-west coasts . The one before us contains the usual well-arranged table of contents , copious index , and comprehensive map , and ought to bo in the pocket or portmanteau of even ' traveller to the parts in question . The " legendni-y . lore , ' historical associations , archaeological , notices , and descriptions ol local scenery , sire of an interesting and appropriate character-In it Peace , J < -hu I or , I 3 o > iap < trtisin . By an Ex-cnl > inct Minister , London : T . (' , > e \ vby , 18 ( 50 . Wow that ' . tho"National- J ) . efcncc 8 " . qucatiori . engrosses so large n share of public attention we may give the scheme of this writer as one that is at least suggestive . We shall let the author state his own views . lie considers that the life of England is in the hon ^ -question . In permitting franco to attain naval equality , England has pliu-ed u > r-Sell in a position of permanent clanger . The uverngc properly allool on the English coasts is oho million sterling per day . " She depends , continues our author , " on tlio regularity and security of tins track ' , not onlvfor tho employment , but for the eustontation of millions ol her people . From the many interests she lias to gtiard distant Jroin her shores , a lurge portion of' her fleet will bo always on iorcign eervico : for it is absurd to eonsitlcr the Mediterranean in . nny oilier li « lit Of her active riuvul force , only a small part will bo therefore available for her defence . And yet it is on the sens that surround her , tho battle of her life , if there is to bo a battle , must be fought . Uieru cannot bo too great on increase of those Rifle and Artillery Corp s now forming . But if it over comes to a disputing foot , by foot tho soil ol England with nn invnder , ono half tho lifo of tho country will already havo porished . Let it bo granted that nfter a protracted canton every invader bo destroyed , what will bIio not first Imvo lost t How inveterate and costly u struggle must she still ¦ maintain i- ~ - ] recover her prestige , slio could never make pence , until fiho ntia .. annilulatea--OYory _ -.. vc 8 tigfl _ of UftBll ^ ikreo . _ in _ her ^ opponent . An invasion , too , supposes nn inadequate , a discomfited , or a destroyed fleet ; nnd without an ndequato protecting fleot , fifty Ihoiumnd men may bo followed by five hundred thousand . The Jinttle of her Life Must he fought on the xeas svrrouutlhiff her . Tho home question , \ herelojv , resolves itself mainly to this : How is tho successful issue of -sm-ii i . bnttlo to bo rendered certnin ? " Tho author answers his own question t ] ms : _ « XPor this she requirefl n force that cannot— -there imi ? t no imposeibilitv—canvot bo detached on foreign service . It p 1 ) oul » l ' « plnecd beyond the power of nny Government , or Board ol Aclininui . > to do it . Might not this impossibility bo created , by tho navy Doing mado to consist in future of two distinct , parts-tlio J ' oro'gn Service Division , and tho Homo Service Division ? . Uho former
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 25, 1860, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25081860/page/10/
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