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contractors , and olliers , who sirepersonally interested in placing as many shares as possible , would persuade tho said public tocmbavk largely . Tims theehtiek put on these gentlemen by tho Hank is most wholesome , and , it is to bo hoped , will iiruve a great blow and discouragement to their Hcliuincs , Tlie deinand for lnojioy tln-oiiKliout tlu ! week in tlio Stock Uxcliungu has been most lively . J" 0 v « n 7 } smdHpur cent , lias been given from . daj to day . In tho Foreign Stocks market Peruvian and Mexican liavo been well supported . Turkish Six pur Cent , has hitherto , in any pressure , of the money market , invariably . shown great sensitiveness ; now , Uowevor , prices are well supported .
!• oreign shares aro ofeourso mueh Hatter , the only line that seems to promise better is Riga and JJumibiirg . Grand Trunk of Canada shares are very ( Inn , and the Six per Cent , bonds of this lino have reeovered their temporary depression , and have been done at 0 <) . Great Weytcrn of Canada are hardly so ( Inn ; the gloom o > f the terrible calamity near 11 umilton hangs over the holders in this line , and make ' s them four that soint ) lioay . y and positivo damages may accrue from tho accident . IJirininghiun , Lancashire and Yorkshire , South Western , Midland , Groat "Western , Kastorn Counties , . South Eastern , Calodoniaus , and Berwick * , continue very firmly supported . It is reinnrkabje that in these present daya railway shares maintain their prices , or are what is termed " better heUl" than tlio public aecuritM's .
In Joint-stock Jiiuiks no great amount of business has been transacted . Australasian banking shares of all kinds do not look strong . Ottoman and Bank of l ^ ypt are flatter , in Jlrilish mines there have bt .-en a fuw bargains in Wheal Margery , Whcal Vor , Great Allied , and Alfred Consols , Par ¦ Consols , and Fowey Consols . Whoal Mary Anno anil Xrelawuy shares arc still favourites . In Foreign Mines , a few United Mexicans at a roduood priuo , . Marayuilu . s , und ChancullorvilluH , have boon sold . Trade in Miseelln . iieons shares is absolutely stagnant . The Kastcr holidays and tho Kleotions , togolher witli the great . scarcity or money , is stopping much business , 'i'lio actual amount of bullion now alloat , and tho prospect of more , would raise our receipts to something like one-and-ahalf million , if it remained m tho country , but the coasclu . ss drain to tlio Continent , and tho patent fact that twoiity-one millions of sccuritiusi at tho Hank have obtained advances must make ltaiik directors cautious , « nd ought to satisfy the pulilic .
Consols close at four o ' clock , for May account 113 , \)' M , Turkish Six per Cent . J > QJS , 074 ; Turkish Pour per Cent . loi . lilackburn , HjJ , » ; Caledonian , IW 4 . Ill ); Uhnster and Holyhead , : J 5 , ; V ( 1 ; lOastorn ( Joun . ties . H 2 , His ( jrciili Northern , 0 ( 1 , 07 ; Grout Southern and Western ( Ireland ^ , 101 , 1 ( 1 ( 1 ; Groat Western , ( S « 4 , ( 17 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , KM * , Kill ; London and JHaekwall , fij , ( I / , ; London , Brighton , ami South Coast , 107 , 1 <)' , »; London and North-Westorn , UHk , 1 ( 10 ; London and South-Western , KM , 1014 ; Midland , H 14 , hlj ; North-liastcrn ( lierwick ) . 8 O . H 7 ; South-KaBtorn ( l > i ) v «> r ) , 7 t . 74 i ; Antwerp and Hottordam , 7 , 7 i ; IJuteli Illiiniish , i din . psu \ ; Kastorn of Franco ( Paris and Strasbourg ) , ; J 4 UIJ ; ( Jreat Central of Franco , 2 : H } , 2 tf ; Grunt Luxembourg , ( li , ( 14 ; Norl . luirn of franco , UUt , ' Mi ; J ' aris ami Lyons , ( 5 : 2 , 1 , < i-3 \ Ho . yal IMnish , Itf , 20 ; Royal fcjwediah , 1 , II ; yauibro and-Mouse , ' . » , '•' !•¦
London , Thursday Evening , April it , 1857 . Tin : directors of the Bunk of Ungland liavo taken wjso procautious in juilieioict r ( : si . rictioiis of theladvauuos given to credit und on sneurilins . The ginantia itussian railway schemes , now on the ev « of their birth , nrc likely to receive hut little oucoiirugiiiniiiiL in tllis country . The public lendency in the fucn of dear money is without doubt toward * speculation , and in thisiwrticidur lino the greatuierchauta ,
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ducted in a kind and sympathizing sptnt . While they evince their respect for the good and great in the highest classes of society , tlicy never for a moment conceal their contempt for the vulgar rich ; and while they express an active commiseration for poverty and wretchedness , they unsparingly disclose the tricks of impostors and the treacherous slough that lies beneath the foundations of society . Their contributions to the study of London life are undoubtedly of great value , but there is still much to desiderate . What is really wanted is a philosophical view of the great metropolis as compared with other capital cities , ancient and modem . It is amusing to read of the humours of the costermonger or the gamin ; to know how many drains of gin are drunk in one night in Whitechapel , or how many ballads are annually struck off by the press of Sevea Dials ; and to learn , something of the ingenious devices by which thousands contrive to live , whose lives are
apparently of no consequence save to themselves alone . We do not underrate this species of information . The genuine botanist , when he comes upon a strange and beautiful plant , is not satisfied with culling the flowers - ^ he takes care to ascertain the nature of the soil that produces it . He is not content to gaze with rapture on the loveliness of the white pond-lily and inhale its perfumes—he will also probably examine " the ' "black mud over ¦ which the river sleeps , and where lurk the slimy eel and speckled frog , and the mud-turtle , whom continual washing cannot cleanse . " This filth and slime is the origin of all things . The very earth we inhabit—so are we assured in our childhood—Avas a chaotic mass of muddy water . 'Man himself was made out of the wet clay . Civilization is but the dry land appearing above the surface of the foul and troubled waters . The most splendid blossoms of Belgravia ai-e rooted in St . Giles . All this is apparent to the
most superficial observer . We do not ask to see the writhings of the ' - ' , or the flying leaps of the frog , or the patierit crawling of the mud-turtle . No doubt it must be a funny spectacle , and quite as worthy of the usual admittance fee as the Swiss giant or American dwarf . But we would rather inquire whether these different results of the same powers of assimilation exist in a greater or less degree in London than in other large cities ? whether this difference be inevitable , or in wliat manner it may be amended ? and finally , what will be the probable consequences of a continuation of the present state of things ? For such information as this we look in vain "cither to the Messrs . Mayliew , or to Mr . Murray—an ancient contributor to BlacJcwood— and still less to the water-colour sketches of Mr ., Alanby Smith . Who will undertake to supply this deficiency ?
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April 11 , 1857 . ] THE LEADER . 857
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NEW ENTERTAINMENTS . As if two Operas , and we know notliow many theatres , and concerts innumerable were insufficient to the public appetite for amusement , new " -Entertainments " are springing up every daj- on every casual stage , and in every vacant room of tolerable dimensions . There is a fresh crop for Easter week ; tut certainly one of the most original and darinpr enterprises of the kind- is " A Grand Illustrated Concert in Scena and Costume , Poems and Melodies by F . A . Wilson , K . L . H . Gr . S ., " announced for performance at the St . James ' s Theatre , under the immediate direction of the author and composer , assisted by a competent stage manager , an efficient orchestra , appropriate scenery , Crimean guardsmen and pensioners , a staff of leading vocalists , and a numerous corps of walking , singing , and dancing ladies and gentlemen . The ide . xof the originator of this entertainment is , "in his own vivid and enthusiastic language , "to comprise in rapid sketch a general review of our late Crimean campaigns , from the earliest scintillations of that patriotic spirit , which fired our whole nation at the first signal of hostilities , and -which gradually augmented in proportion as the war progressed , until it attained that , enthusiastic intensity which even the advent of peace has yet scarcely been able to extinguish- "
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HAYMARKET THEATRE . Mr . Buck-STOne has judiciously arranged a . new scale of piices for the IIavbiakket TiiEATKE . press Boxes , 5 s . ; Upper Boxes , 3 s . ; Pit , 2 s . ; private boxes , orchestra , stalls , and second price , being reduced in proportion . This is a well-timed reform . We join with tlie Globe , however , in urging the abolition of fees—the nuisance of theatrical lobbies .
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A iJTi'LE farce , from the genial and domestic pen of Mr . Mai ; k Lemon , and called Welcome , Little Hti'anyer •! was produced at the AuKLrni on Moiuhiy week , and , on tho ground of its own morits , as ' well as on that of the excellent acting of Mr . Wieiaur , was a ' screaming' success .
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Madlle . Spkzia the prima donna , and Madlle . Pocchihi the premiere danseuse —at Her Majest y's Theatre on Tuesday nest , the first night of the season . At the Lyceum , no new opera or new singer is announced , but the Puritani , with Madame Grisi and Signor Gardoni as Elvira undL Arturo , and Signor Gkaziani as Riccardo . The divertissement , Les Abeilles , is a novelty , and introduces Madlle . Deuechaux .
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Tobacco . —The Lancet , having given up its columns ' for several weeks past to correspondence relative to the tobacco controversy , now delivers its own opinion . Its conclusions amount totliis : —1 . To smoke early in the day is excess . 2 . As -people are generally constituted , to smoke more than one or two pipes of tobacco , or one or two cigars daily , is excess . 3 . " Youthful' indulgence in smoking is excess . 4 . There fire physiological indications wliich , occurring in any individual case , are criteria of excess . " We most earnestly desire , " says the Lancet , " to see the habit of smoking diminish , and we entreat the youth of this country to abandon it altogether . Let them lay our advice to heart . Let them give up a dubious pleasure for a ccrtuin good . Ten years hence , wo shall receive their thanks . " The City Medical Officer ' s Quaktkkly Report . —This document has been presented to tho City Commission of Sewers . Besides giving the sum total of the deaths from various causes , Dr . Lctheby calls attention to the horrible conviction of the poor lodging-houses in several parts of the City , where misery , disease , filth , txnd immorality , are rampant .
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BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . J 1 AYLEY . —On tho lstinst ., at 1 , Monto ^ uo-placP , Russcll-Hqunro . tlio wifo of the ltcv . E . JJayliiy , rector ot' St . ( ji'orgo ' s , Bloonisfoury : a daughter . 3 II 3 R . —On tho 31 st nit ., at Whcatley , nciir Itetford , Mrs . Tolm Cowpcr Meo : . a daughter . "WOOD—On tho 3 rd inst ., at Athlono , tho wifo of Captain It H . Wood , 07 th Regiment : a daughter , MAURI AGES . EDQCOME—SCOTT . —On tlio Kith of February , at Rangoon , Jiicutcnnitt W . 11 . Edgeomo , Madras UnKineors , to Lucy , youngest daughter of tho lato ltov . Win , ScotL , rector of Alaridg INGWBI " iT < . ~ On th «;; ilst , nil ,., at , St . IMiiry'stho-Loss , Oainliridgo , Charles Jiagot Smith , Ksq ., to Clara , youngust daiiKhtor of tho latu Ruv . <»« orgu l . caiiingwcll , vicar of High JJanter , Essex . DEATHS . TlIOMl'SON . —On Wodiienday . the 8 th hint ., at thoQiioen ' H UoU'l , Clioltonliaiu , Charles Thompson , Khcj ., WorkniKlon , Ciinibcirlaud , at tor a short illnosH , aged 01 . RIGHT-IS It . —On tho Sth jiihI ., at his rosidonco , 101 ,
Lissongrove-north , Marylehonc , llunry ltichter , Usq ., historical )) iuntor , and 31 oml )(! r of tliu Old Society of . l ' aintors in AVater-Coloiirs , : iff (; d 85 . SKEl / rOX . — On AVedncsda . Y , tlie Sth inst ., at his sisLcr ' s residence , IS , Abliey-road , St . Jolni * s-woo : l , J . Skclton , Esq ., M . D ., IJattalion Surgeon . Coldslreani Uuards . FROM -TUB LONDON GAZETTi :. Tuesday , April 7 . BANKRUPTS . — Samuej , Hxciiaiius , Bodfoid-Hctuarc , apothecary—Fiuiiuciiicic Ui , ucniiit ]) o \ vi , \ nd , Leo , Kent — John Waston , Olapham-roiid-placo , Clajjliatn-road , huililor —Ei ) w ^\ m > Dukk Mooiik , Southgatc and the ATinorius , inerchiiiit—CnuisToi'iiKii Hall , Sun-court , Comliill , East India merchant—CirAitLicslJoi'ijANuand Wji . lia ^ i Gkoiu ; . u HAiiNlid , Hotolph-laiio and Southampton , provision niorchants — 1 <' hki ) 3 ! rick William Wiiiston , Birmingham , druggist — Elijah Lawton , Manchester , cotton waste dealer—James Uhaiisiiaw and Aahon Oollinson , Burnley , cotton niauut'auturcr . s—ltiuUAUU Junuu , A ' owtown , MontgonicryHhiro , Ihuinel manufacturer—William John UoiiKid'is , 1 ' ombrcy , Carinurthcushirn , draper — llKNitY BiBuoy , Dursloy , Gloucestershire , money sorivencr—William liULMF . it , Jicdalc , YorkNliiro , grocer—Thomas 1 ' yhcuoi'T , Sandnl Magna , Yorkshire , carrier—Will . ia&i Uij 3-UON , SiJCiiny-moor , Durham , grocer . SUOl'Cll Sii ( iUESTliATIO ^ —D . Itoss , AIness . merchant .
Friday , April 10 . BANKRUPTS . —Tiiomab rm'PKit , Mountuold , Sussex , wheelright—Jon N" 1 , Old JC . cnt-road , builder — Pjiii . i ^ . mon Ouy , St . Jaines ' s-road , llolloway , builder—Bartjiolomkw \ Vakb . lligh-atroot , SouthwarK , stationer—Sagak IIolukn Si-ilatt , Liverpool , sailniaker—Thomas HowJ' ! and John Waltku Tui : Ni : itv . Lincoln , ironmongors—William Tiikklvalx , Proaton , iron n » jrchant — Alimihd CiiAULna Wood , Pershore , AVoroestershiro , linen dm |> cr—Rohkht Alkxanijkh , ( Jrawford-street , Cainborwell , furniture doaler— 'A ' noiiAa Lewjb , Nftntwicli , Choster , draper . SCOTCH SHQUHSTRATIONS . —Mrs . Hannah Scott , Edinburgh , publican— Uoiihut Gauvin , Kinross , rncrchiuit —John Hunijiiiic , Glasgow , horso diiahir—Jamkh Hihloi ' , llawick , baker and Rrocor— i \ l ' lSitii > i : and Co ., All > yn Works , Glasgow , powor-loom cloth lnanul'acturers and cotton smnncr . i .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 11, 1857, page 357, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2188/page/21/
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