On this page
-
Text (2)
-
April 11,1857.], THE LEAD E R. 345
-
Darlington Entertainments.—There have be...
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
April 11,1857.], The Lead E R. 345
April 11 , 1857 . ] , THE LEAD E R . 345
Darlington Entertainments.—There Have Be...
Darlington Entertainments . —There have been some pleasant meetings during the winter at Darlington , where -weekly entertainments are given at the Mechanics ' Institution . A few days ago " the season" closed , with eclat There was a large assemblage , which diverted itself in various -ways . Mr . F . Mewburn spoke to the meeting in behalf of the committee ; the Kev . H . B . Hall , Mr . H . K . SpaTks , and Mr . C . H . Compton delivered well-worded and pertinent addresses ; and a series of entertainments , in which about fourteen thousand persons have participated during the winter , were brought to an agreeable close . How ro Make an Angel . —The Avenir , Nice , relates an extraordinary instance of superstition , which , however , in the face of witchcraft- in England , will not so much surprise as shock the reader . A . servant in a family , consisting of a young man , his wife , and an infant , was found squeezing the head of the infant to a jelly , by way , aa he said , of making an angel of it . Either , he said , the child will die and go to Paradise , or it will survive and be innocent ever after ! The Apprehended M . itrrain . —The alarming plague now ravaging the herds of cattle in the north of Europe , and threatening in time io reach this country , has occupied the attention of the Privy Council . A supplement to the London Crdzette of Friday week contains an order in Council of the previous day ( April 2 nd ) , which directs '' that , from and after the date hereof , no cattle and no horns , hoofs * or raw or wet hides or skin 3 of cattle , shall he imported or introduced into the United Kingdom , which shall come from or shall have been at any place ¦ within those territories of the Emperor of Russia , or of the King of Prussia , or of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin , -which respectively are in or border upon , the Gulf of Finland , or any other part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Finland and the territories of the Free City of Lubeck , or which shall come from or shall have been at any place -within the territories of the Free City of Lubeck ; and also that , from and after the date hereof , no cattle and no horns , hoofs , or raw or wet hides tor skins of cattle , shall be imported or introduced into obe United Kingdom which shall be , or shall have been on board any vessels at the same time with any cattle , or horns , hoofs , or raw or wet hides or skins of cattle , which shall have come from or shall have been at any such place as aforesaid . And her Majesty , by and with the advice of her Privy Council , doth hereby further order , that all cattle , and all horns , hoofs , and raw 01 wet hides or skins of cattle , the importation or introduction whereof is so hereby prohibited as aforesaid , and also all hay , straw , fodder , litter , or manure , being 01 having been in or on board any vessels at the sametirae with any such , cattle , or horns , hoofs , or raw or wet hides or skins of cattle , as aforesaid , shall , upon theii arrival in this country ^ be destroyed , or otherwise disposed of , as the Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Customs '
may direct . " The Royal British : Bank . —The hearing of evidence in this case was resumed on Wednesday before Mr . Commissioner Holroyd . The court was again densely crowded . Mr . John Stapleton was examined at great length by Mr . Linklater . He stated that he became & director of the bank on the 24 th July , 1855 . By a minute , he found that Mr . Esdaile had seconded his nomination for the directorship . Mr . Cameron told him that the bank was then paying 12 percent ., 6 of which went to the reserve fund . Mr . Cameron also stated that new shares were issued . He had not heard of Mr . Humphrey Brown ' s debt at the time , nor of the Welsh works . The directors did not inform him of the particular debts due to the bank . He had afterwards complained that they had not done so , and expressed himself warmly against Mr . Cameron . In January , 1856 , he expected there would be a loss by the Welsh works , but he waa led to believe that the works would improve and become more marketable . The large amounts then duo did alarm him , certainly ; but he did not open his lips . He heard the report and the accounts read , and he held his peace . On the 5 th of February , he was appointed deputy governor , and soon afterwards became acquainted with Mr . Cameron ' s account . The bank had no adequate security for his debt . They contemplated a considerable loss on Mr . Oliver ' s account ; also a loss on Mr . M'Gregor's account . Mr . IJlackie ' s account looked very bad indeed in December . On March 6 th , a letter was written to Mr . Cameron remonstrating against his practice of drawing on the bank . If ltis account increased after that , it must have increased fraudulently . On the 19 th February , Mr . Deputy Dakin was introduced as & director , and on the 10 th of March lie left , being alarmed at the Welsh works . —Mr . Thomas Crawford , who preparod the balance flheet , said ho was disposed to think that the general design of the audit was to mislead . —After some few more proceeding !) , the further hearing was adjourned to Wednesday week , the 22 nd inst ., when Mr . Alderman Kennedy will be examined . Tnn REaisxHAn-GKMERAtAs Quarterly Rictukn . — In the first quarter of the year—namely , the 13 weeks that ended on March 28 th , the deaths in London were 10 , 093 , which exceed the deaths of tho same quarter in 1856 , but are less than thoso of 1855 > . The increase on last year arises from pulmonary diseases—bronchitis , pneumonia , and phthisis ; for , though tho mean temporaturo was nearly 3 fl deg ., which ia about the average of the winter quarter , and tho mean weekly temperature .
was on nine weeks above the average , the fifth and sixth weeks were very cold , and on two days at that time the thermometer fell to 20 deg . Lor » Douglas died at his seat , Bothwell Castle , upon tie Clyde , on Monday morning , in the seventieth year of his age . He -was the son and last male heir of the first Baron Douglas , in whose name " the great Douglas cause" —a case of disputed right to the estates —was tried in the latter half of last century , the decision being finall y given in his favour by the House of Lords , on an appeal rnade to that body . Nokth-West London Preventive and Reformatory Institution . —A meeting of the friends of this institution was held on Tuesday in the building in the New-road , at which the Bishop of London delivered a farewell address to ten young men who have been inmates of the Reformatory , and are about to emigrate . The Bishop was in the chair , and the Archbishop of Canterbury was also present . Great Flood .- —The late heavy rains bave caused the principal rivers in the West Riding of Yorkshire to overflow , and a large district in the vicinity of the Ouse , the Aire and Calder , and the Don , is now submerged . Fires . —A fire burst out on Sunday morning on the premises of a greengrocer in Leman-street , Goodman ' s Fields . The house was completely gutted . —On the same morning , the house of a tailor at the rear of the Trinity House , Tower-hill , was burnt down , and some of the adjoining tenements were also injured . Cotton from Algeria . — -Ihaftloniteur publishes the report of the jury charged to award the prize of 20 , 000 f . given by the Emperor annually , for a period of five years from 1853 , as an encouragement for the cultivation of cotton in Algeria ' . It appears that the natives are every year giving more and more attention to the culture of cotton . Artists' General Benevolent Institution .- —The forty-second anniversary festival of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution was held last Saturday , at the Freemasons' Tavern . About a hundred and fifty gentlemen , most of them connected with art , sat down-to . dinner under the presidency of Lord Dufferin , who was supported , among others , by Sir Charles L . Eastlake , PwR . A . ; G . R . Cockerillj Esq ., R . A . ; E . M . Ward , Esq ., ; R . A . ; Alfred Elmore , Esq ., A . R . A . ; F . R . Pickersgill , Esq ., A . R . A . ; W . E . Frost , A . R . A . ; H . Weekes , A . lt . A . ; W . Boxall , A . R . A . ; Augustus Egg , A . R . A . ;; R . J . Lane , A . R . A . ; and Mr . W . Simpson , the artist of thewell-known , " Sketches of the War in the Crimea , " & c . As a proof ,- ¦ of the widely-spread sympathy which is felt for the in-. ' . stitution , the chairman mentioned that among the suh' , acribers to its funds are two French members of the profession of great distinction—Ary Scheffer and Rosa
Bonheur . - France and England in Westeirn Africa . —The Queen of Great Britain and tho Emperor of the French , being desirous to prevent all future cause of misunderstanding with regard to the right of trading at and near Portendic , on the west coast of Africa , and at Albreda , in the River Gambia , asserted or assumed respectively by the Governments or subjects of Great Britain and France , have concluded a convention for that purpose . In this instrument , various mutual concessions are made . Earl Cowley . —The ( iueen has directed letters patent to be passed -under the Great Seal , granting the dignities of "Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom to Baron Cowley , G . C . B ., her Majesty ' s Ambassador to the Emperor of tho French , and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten , by the names , styles , and titles of Viscount Dangan , hi the county of Meath , and Earl Cowley . —London Gazette . Concerts for this People . —The 28 th Monday Evening Concert ( of the St . Martin ' s-hall series ) took place last Monday , and was honoured by the presence of the Lord and Lady Mayoress , accompanied by tho Sheriffs and Under-SherirTs of London and Middlesex , who paid great attention to the performances . Between tho parts , Mr . Adolphus 1 ' rancis lead a chapter from Dickens ' s Old Curiosity Shop . The FmsttURY Election Petition . —A meeting of electors of the borough of Finsbury , held at tho llelvedere Tavern , Pentonvillc , has appointed a committee of five , to take measures for supporting the petition to bo presented to tho House of Commons against the return of Mr . Cox , and a fund has been raised to defray the expenses to be incurred thereby without culling upon Mr . Serjeant Tarry to contribute to such expenses . Mr . Shaon , of Bedford-row , has boon appointed the solicitor , and Mr . Edwin James , Q . C ., has been retained to appear in support of the petition . The latk ViNcrouNTEas Kicitii . — Heather Marin Viscountess Keith died a few days ago nt her residence : in Piccadilly , in her ninety-fifth year . This rcuunkubk lady was the last remaining link between tho prisscnl generation and that brilliant literary circle which congregated round Johnson at " tho dub" which thronged tho hospitable mnimion of Mrs . Tlirnle ut Streathum Viscountess Keith was the eldest daughter of ilenrj Thrnlc , the friend of Johnson , and tho husband o Heather Salisbury , better known to the "world , by th » name of her second husband , as " Mrs . Piozzi . "Morning Post . Aij . 4 TKAT . IA . —The summer in Australia has boon re
markably fine , an unusual quantity of rain laving fallen , causing the rivers to overflow and' irrigate the country , which at this season is generally parched and arid . Great expectations are therefore entertained of a bountiful harvest . —The progress of Melbourne is being evinced at present in the rapid creation of large and architecturally magnificent houses of business ; so that the city begins to look solid and handsome . —Some fear is entertained by the Melbourne merchants of another glut of imported manufactures such as that of 1854-5 . The Ruins of Covent-Gakden Theatre . —Messrs ^ Eversfield and Home , auctioneers , commenced on Monday the disposal , by public auction , of the ruins of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden , when a large quantity of loose bricks , charred timber , and sundry old materials lying on the ground , were sold for immediate removal . As soon as the ground is cleared of these , the remainder of the ruins , comprising several millions of bricks , the Portland stone forming the lower portion of the external walls , the portico , and the other building materials , will be disposed of in the same manner , in order to clear the ground for building the new theatre . Caffrarian Wool .- —The mails just received from the Gape of Good Hope mention a fact which we regard with great satisfaction . An English settler at King William's Town had received two bales of wool grown by the Tambookies , and shorn from sheep of their own breeding . This was the first arrival in the colony of wool . grown by the natives , and the occurrence was justly regarded as one of no little importance . The getting up of the article was of course imperfect , but no doubt was entertained that an improvement in that respect would take place , the profit on two bales being quite sufficient to stimulate the growers to whatever exertions might be requisite for the continuance and extension of the trade . —Leeds Mercury . . The Mighty Fallen . —At the nomination for the Sun / d'erland election , Mr . George Hudson was arrested by a sheriff ' s officer for debt , judgments for 100 , 000 / . " being still out against him . It appeared , however , that a . candidate cannot be deprived of his liberty ; so the officer let go his prey , and Mr . Hudson being re-elected , was again safe . It is expected that he will shortly be made a bankrupt , and he is stated to be-very poor . Report of the Select Committee on Public PkintiN ©; . —This report , which lias just been published , Contains a complaint that a great deal of public money v ' is wasted in the printing of long reports which few people ever read . The mode of obviating this abuse was pointed out by the committee of 1841—viz ., by conferring extended and discretionary powers on the Printing Committee , especially as regards the publication of '" evidence " and " appendices" to reports . The sale of Parliamentary papers , it appears , has averaged an annual net amount of 4000 ? . by sale and waste . The committee suggest that every lnember be recommended to consult Mr . Vardon , the librarian , before moving for a return ; that , after the order for a return has been made , the librarian prepare a form to be forwarded with the order ; that no return be printed without the inspection of Mr . Vardon and the approval of the Speaker ; that no papers moved for by address , or by order of the House , be printed except by authority of the House ; and that extended powers bo given to the committee to control more effectively the matter printed in appendices to reports . It is also recommended that the Treasury lay on the table , with the estimates , a distinct account of the amount of printing expenses executed under the authority of each Secretary of State or public department , and by either House of Parliament . The Kidderminster Riot . —Mr . Lowe has recovered from the injuries he received at the Kidderminster election . He has received an address of sympathy from the gentry of the neighbourhood . —Two of the apprehended rioters have pleaded Guilty to a charge of assaulting tlie police , and have been condemned each to thirty shillings' fine and costs , or , in default , one month ' s imprisonment . Other cases have been remanded . Towkh of London . —Tue appointment of Major of this fortress , vacant by the demise of Major Elrington , lia . s been conferred by Viscount ( Jombermero on Colonel Whimper , a meritorious old soldier , who , in consequence of severe wounds received at the battle of the Alma , has been rendered unequal to activo service . Tjikatiucal Fund . —Thc . nnnual dinner in aid of this fund took place on Monday evening at the Freemasons * Tavern ; Mr . l'helpn in the chair . Sir Charles lbbctson ; returned thanks for tho ton . it of " Tho Army ; " Mr . T . P . Cooke for that of " Tho Navy . " In vindicating 1 the nobility of his art , Mr . Phelpa observed : —" Few , indeed , amongst the thousands who have or do practise that art , possess * in a high degree its requirements ; and , l oven when that does occur , it has been considered a > drawback upon tho actor's powers that bis creations > cease to be when ho ahull cease to live . True j but do L not the vividness of its present impressions compensate - in a largo degree for its want of permanence ' { ( Chccr 8 . ~ ) I What other artiistB can produce such immediate effects aa . tlic actor ? What other artist can , by one stroke of hia r wand , electrify the heart and bruin of assembled thouf Hands—Btrikin / j ; a chord that nuts upon them all , at once o ¦—and compelling a multitude involuntarily to acknow-- ledgo kindred to euuli other , and wonder , at the power that has thus exposed them in the fulness of - their humanity ? ( jcutlunien , if this bo true—and
-
-
Citation
-
Leader (1850-1860), April 11, 1857, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11041857/page/9/
-