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October 28, 1854] THE LEADER. 1015
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AGRICULTURISTS AT DINNER. Derbyshire) an...
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A MISSIONARY. The London Missionary Soci...
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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. At Oxford tho elec...
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The United States' Babies. At Springfiel...
rest—gentlemen , we mean—climbed the adjoining trees , and enjoyed , free , gratis , for nothing , a stolen peep at the Baby Convention , which , from their expressions , we judged was highly gratifying . The judges , comprising experienced matrons , medical men , and , it is to be supposed , an agriculturist or two , were appointed , and about to proceed with their duties , when a telegraphic despatch implored delay for the arrival of " more babies . " At length they entered the tent , which presented a scene such as- this : —
The mothers and nurses were seated , and had the " little darlings" all ready for inspection—that is , as near ready as could be . To see so many babies together was novel ; to note the maternal efforts to present them in the best mood -was amusing , and to gaze upon their innocent faces and purest of charms was certainly interesting-There sat a mother , her eyes directed alternately on the judges and on a little cherub which lay in her lap . By her sat another , holding up proudly a lovely little girl , whose flaxen curls and sweet blue eyes would soften the heart of the greatest baby-hater in Christendom . Next to her a nurse was endeavouring to quiet a stout , black-eyed , rosy-cheeked " one-year-old , " who insisted
on pulling the jet-black ringlets of another about its «< wn age . One lady pointed with pride to the chubb y legs of her darling boy , while another glowingly referred to the delicate , but well-formed features of her sweet babe . One boasted of having the largest of its age ; another of the smallest and smartest . Some of the babies seemed to feel their importance on this occasion , and , in spite of the most earnest entreaties , would be in mischief and keep up a continued noise . Others appeared unwilling to "believe their eyes , " and lay quietly in their mothers' arms , watching the proceedings with ^ apparent interest , while others insisted on hiding their innocent faces in their mothers' bosoms , as if thev knew their refuge was there .
One hundred and twenty-seven babies were entered _ for exhibition , coining from Ohio , Indiana , Lousiana , Pennsylvania , and Massachusetts . The prettiest baby was admitted to be from Cincinnati . Large and fat children seemed to predominate . One from Indiana , only five months old , weighed 27 £ lb . Another , four months old , weighed 201 b . A pair of twins , of Clark county , attracted much -attention . They were very pretty , and as near alike as two peas . ' An elderly lady was present with her seventeenth baby , only two months old . She claimed nothing extraordinary in the ciild , but thought she was deserving of a premium . , . The prizes were awarded thus : ¦—
First prize , a splendid service , of silver plate , including a large salver , to the daughter of William Eomner , of Vienna , Clark county , aged 10 months . Second prize , a service of silver plate , to the son of William M'Dowall , of Fulton , Hamilton county , Ohio , aged 13 months . Third prize , a plain service of silver , to the daughter 6 f Mr . A . Canon , of Philadelphia . The show is to be repeated next year .
October 28, 1854] The Leader. 1015
October 28 , 1854 ] THE LEADER . 1015
Agriculturists At Dinner. Derbyshire) An...
AGRICULTURISTS AT DINNER . Derbyshire ) and Essex dining agriculturally were disturbed by Mr . Colvilleand Major Beresford . Those ; gentlemen used language which they have severally been obliged to unsay ; but the virus seems to spread . Iiord Bate man ( whose name one cannot dissociate from a celebrated ballad } is Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire , and in that capacity had his health proposed at the dinner of the Lcominster Agricultural Society . A minister of the Church of England intervened , and objected to drink the toast till Iub
lordship " purged himself from charges brought against him of a gross violation of his promises , " to wit , not to raiae the rents of his tenantry , whereaa lie had increased them 50 per cent . After a row , the company wore allowed to drink the toast according to their feelings , every one being free to wish either the Lord-Lieutenant or Lord Batoman personally the usual felicitations . The subsided tumult ; ¦ was , however , afterwards renewed , for Lord Jiutornau rose to propose the health of the mayor , and delivered himself thus : — .
I , . for one , believe mo wlicn I any it , caro not what any one soya behind my back . { Hear , hear . ') I have lived long enough in the county of Hereford to know the lies they toll of you . I have been ruined Uvico—{ cheers and laughter )—married thrico—( reiiewd laughter ) — -and I have hud my house burnt down oivco ! Now , without saying anything more , hero I um vury far from ruined yet . ( Applause ?) I marriod , but certainly only one lady , und a very dear one aho is to mo ; and I am happy to oay that , jjo . fnr from Shobdon Court being burnt down , I hop © it will soon huvo undergone ) a complete renovation . { Cheers . - } I have wandered a little from my subject to show you that Herefordshire has aomctimea a predilection ibr " maro ' o raosta . " ( tl Oh , ok I " and eomo laughter . ) I moan nothing disrospootful by tho word " muro" ( or mayor ) , of coarse . (
Disapprobation . ) You all know what I mean ; and , to come to the point , you are all aware , as well as I am myself , of the character which your worthy mayor bears hi the borough of Leominster . I need not quote instances of tlie bright example which he sets to those around him . ( Cries of " No personalities , " great interruption . ') As your superior magistrate in the borough , he se 1 s an example of morality—( great disapprobation ) —su « h as every succeeding mayor will be glad to follow . ( Continued expressions of disapprobation . ) Rev . W . R . Arrowsmith ( warmly)—These are private questions , and you have no right to refer to them . They are matters which you may have only gleaned from the whisperings of talebearers . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ' ) Lord Bateman—Have I said one single word ? ( " Fes , yes" " No , no , " great confusion . )
The Mayor—Do you mean to attack my private character ? Lord Bateman—Have I said a single word -which reflects in any degree- ? { Cries of " Yes , yes , '" and " Sit down , £ ateman . ) The Mayor—You spoke of my morality . Mr . Arrowsmith—You clearly and distinctly insinuated it , if you did not express it in so many words- The more manly course would have been to have said openly what you do mean . { Cheers and uproar , and the shrill notes of a hunters whistle , which one of the gentlemen at the head of the table sounded loud above the tumult . )
Lord Bateman—If the gentleman feel himself aggrieved— -if he feel for one instant that I have said anything which he is not perfectly well able to carry outif he can show me that , so far from setting a good example , he has done the contrary , I will sit down directly . ( " Hear , hear , " and cries of " bah ! " ) I have not the least doubt in the world but that he will be able to answer for himself all that I have said so far . So far from saying anything in disparagement of younvorthy mayor , I have gone out of my way to pay him compliments which I think he deserves . ( Cries of " sarcasm , " " shame , shame , " and great confusion . ) Mr . Arrowsmith—And is this intended to maintain the harmony of the evening ? ( Great applause . ) Then came a tremendous scene , which ended thus : —
Lord Bateman afterwards replied , his tears in one par t of his speech choking his utterance for several minutes . He denied that he had not done all that he said he would do , and argued that as he had reduced his rents in 1851 , and laid out 26 , 0007 . in improvements during the last ten years , now with wheat at 51 . a quarter , -with beef and mutton in proportion , and war prices , and everything looking well , he was justified in raising them again . He concluded by stating that he would never again ocupy the place of president -which he had filled that day . It must be the enrolling of the militia that renders country gentlemen so combative .
A Missionary. The London Missionary Soci...
A MISSIONARY . The London Missionary Society has been publicly in the Court of Exchequer during the week , in the person of its Foreign Secretary , Dr . Tidman . That gentleman has brought an action of libel against the Reverend Robert Ainslie , who had published a pamphlet purporting to be a defence of the character of the Reverend Ebenezer Davies , formerly a missionary connected with the Society , which , in substance , accused Dr . Tidman of perjury , subornation of purjury , foTgery , and conspiring to ruin Mr . Divvies ' character . The case was referred to arbitration , on condition that it was heard in public , and so it came on before nn arbitrator , sitting in open Court . It appeared
that—Towards tho close of 1852 a Rov . Mr . Davies was expelled from the Board of tho London Missionary Society . Among other charges against him were one of improper connexions with females during the time ho was acting as a missionary in Berbice , and another of writing an indecent letter to his own wife . Tho story of tho letter appears to have been first publicly brought forward , as indirect testimony against him , when tho first-mentioned charge was gone into . Tho essential
passages of this story are those :- —In October , 1845 , Mr . Duvies is said to have dropped n letter ho had written to hb wife on tho floor of the Mission-liou . se in London . In Fobmary , 184 ( 5 , Mr . Davies Hailed for Borbico , as a missionary in tho employment of the London Society , and continued there till 1848 , when ho returned to this country . In 1850 reports of misconduct towards females on tho part of Mr . Davlon , both in Borbioo and England , having gained currency , inquiries were sot on foot by several guntloinon .
It wuh stated thut during his stay at BorMco two charges of improper conduct hud bourn preferred against Mr . Davion : one , thut of indecent familiarity with a Croolo ; and tho other , that of tho paternity of a black woman ' s child . Of tho former accusation ho was entiroly aoquitted ; tho lattor charge , in consequence of tho bad character of Iris accuser , wuh hold to bo not provon . In July , 1848 , Mr . Davios wont to Harwich , as a deputation from tho London Missionary Society , tho first month rtftor his return from Borbico . On leaving Harwich , ho wiiti rocjuostod by the minis tor of a
congregation there to pay some attention to three ladies members of the same church—who were on board the same steamer -with him . The ladies were all perfect strangers to him , but throughout the whole of the day ho paid very marked attention to one of the three females a young lady named Susan Smith . On the following day he went down to Greenwich , and called on the young lady ' s uncle and aunt , highly respectable people , and also members of the Independent Church ; and Miss Smith , in the presence of her uncle and aunt , then thanked him for the attention he had paid her on the previous day . He was invited to take tea at their house . He at first declined , and went away , saying that he had to call on a person named Low , but he afterwards
returned to tea . His conduct towards Miss Smith , was then most offensively marked , and the uncle and aunt both observed and commented upon it- Mr . Davies then expressed regret that he had not an opportunity of walking out with Miss Smith alone , but loped that he would enjoy that privilege at a future period . The aunt at once said that she could not allow such a thing ; that Mr . Davies and her nieco were total strangers but the day before . Mr . Davies then took from his pocket a pair of green gloves , and offered them as a present to Miss Smith ; but the aunt interposed , and said she could provide whatever her niece required , without his aid . The gloves were , however , left behind , but they ¦ were never used by the young lady . On the 28 th of
July , a few days later , he wrote a most extraordinary letter . The letter was addressed to the aunt , and professed to give an explanation of the writer ' s conduct towards Miss Smith , which he admitted ' ^ must have appeared somewat strange . " It stated , that a young lady who , though an entire stranger to him , could engage so large a share of his attention during av whole day of travel , while there were two others present , as to induce him , amongst numerous and pressing engagements ,, next day to travel twelve miles to inquire after her , must have made on his mind an impression of no ordinary character ; that such was indeed the fact ; that no young person , in so short a time , ever made an impression on bis mind so favourable as she did .
" We -went on to say that lie never for one moment forgot that he was a minister of the Gospeland the husband of one of the best of wives , -whom he dearly loved ; nor did he cherish a single feeling in reference to Miss Smith inconsistent with the highest affection towards his dear wife . He stated that in his treatment of her he had endeavoured to act as if she had been his own sister ; that of lier character and worth he Tiad formed . the highest opinion , and hoped ever to be allowed to regard her , as well as to be regarded by her , as a dear friend ; that he should deem it a high privilege to be allowed occasionally to exchange notes with her ; that such an exercise might tend to her improvement j that if he had her ( the aunt ' s ) consent to do so , perhaps she would favour him with the address of her niece's place of
business , so that , should he ever send a letter to her at tho beginning or the middle of the week , it might go direct to her , Mr . Davies went on in the same letter to say that he would not call at the young lady ' s place of business , because she had told him that that would not be pleasant to her—that he was distressed that b . 18 young friend should be confined so long at her business , arid was anxious to do something for her . In continuation , he observed that , as ho went a good deal about tho country , he wished to know if there was any situation that ho had' any chance of finding for the girl who had so struck him ; that ho wanted her to rise in tho -world , and attain such a position as her worth entitled hci to ; and that if a few pounds could in any way be laid out for her good , he would bo happy to lend them , and she could afterwards repay him or not as might bo convenient .
. ihese matters formed the subject of inquiry which ended in the dismissal of Mr . Davies , his defence by Mr . Ainslie , and the trial which is not yet concluded .
Oxford And Cambridge. At Oxford Tho Elec...
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE . At Oxford tho election of tho Hebdomadal Council has taken place , although it 1 ms not been completed . The number of members of convocation lias not been made up , in consequence of two members having an equal number of votes , and there is no exact provision i n tho late act for such a contingency , Tho Vjce-Chnncollor opened tho congregation , and voting for heads of houses to be members of the now council commenced directly after nine o ' clock , and was continued until tho ti n > o announced for closing the poll , viz ., half-past ten . Tho vating papers were delivered personally to tho Vice-Chancellor , who was assisted by tho senior und junior prootors , and two of tho pro-proctors and tho registrar . Aftor casting up tho votes , which occupied somo time , tho Vico-Chaneollor announced that tho following heads of houses were elected by the undermentioned number of votes , viz .: — Tho Warden of Now Collogo , 12 G ; tho Master of Balliol , 100 ; tho 1 ' rovost of Oriol , 101 ; tho Doan of Christ Church , !)» i tlin Mantor of I ' ainbrokn , 74 ; tho " Warden of Wadlman , 70—tho number polled wan 220 . At tvvolvo o ' clock congregation wns again oponeil for tho purpose of electing six prot ' oBuora to form u
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 28, 1854, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28101854/page/7/
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