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ZULU KAFIES.—St. George's Galleey. LAST SIX DAYS of this startling and extraordinary Exhibition of Savage Life and Customs. Daily, at Half-past Throe and Half-past Eight. Morning Rcceptiona, for Conversation with tho Kafirs, from Eleven to One, admission One Shilling. Reserved Stalls, at Mr. Mitchell's, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street.
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Eoyal Italian Opera. Owing To Tho Indisp...
be traced to the dearth of good Italian composers . But for f %° P fca ^^^ yak indeed , and the works composed by Kossini and LWeth for <*** £ * £ » Koyale de Musique , the present condition of our great lync theatre would have been a doubtful one at the best , if even itS existence had been prolonged x > p to the actual period . The most successful and profitable of the foreign . apa jy ^ j the last seven years have been engrafted upon the ^^^ f ^ Ta ^ o are those borrowed from the French stock . Owiug to the . ^^ f ^^^ character of their plots , these operas have served m an ^ degree as vehcles cuar ^^ x ux ^ u . ya , T T " ^ " hiv German works the ther urei
^ ^ uVw' ^ , on o for fine acting and fine singing . The thoroughly um" > ^ t . j i .- . * . i .- -u- a i . ^ 4-u ^;^ uidVinmtp and magnificent music , nave hand , courting attention chiefly to their eiaooraxe < U 1 U "mB , ' .. ,,,, , , o . , . . . „ ™ aM 1 i 4 m mtiftii ? the public of tne Italian hitherto been less happy m gaining proseljtes among u * p . , Opera . Meyerbeer being for the moment exhausted , tne Camp of Sdesza * sealed book , and the Africaine still in embryo , the management was perfectly justified in its search for novelty , in giving a trial to one or two of the operas of a composer who enjoys so distinguished a reputation as Spohr , and whose Azor and Zemira may still be remembered as one of the most lucrative musical pieces ever brought out at Covent Garden when Covent Garden was an English theatre . The
production of Faust was , therefore , a wise step , and that of Jessonda not less so . If the ' payimj' operas , like the Huguenots , Lucrezia Borgia , & c , were given every week their attraction would soon diminish , and their value to the treasury be dissipated . The legend of the bird which laid the golden eggs should not be forgotten by directors . ¦ ,, ¦ , ¦ , ,-, n \ "It may be at once stated , that great pains have been bestowed by the Goventgarden management in getting up the opera , and that , though in some respects the cast mi" -ht have been stronger , the whole performance manifested a respect
for the name of the composer , and was creditable to the establishment . Jessonda —like Faust , last season—obtained a succes d'estime . Liked and applauded by the connoisseurs and the general audience , it was patiently endured by the habitues of the stalls and grand tier boxes . Nevertheless , to the credit of all , it raxxst bo said , that even those who failed to understand and appreciate the music listened to it with attention , and that no marks of impatience interfered with the execution , and enjoyment of a work which has been acknowledged a chef d ' oeuvre for upwards of thirty years , and belongs to the classics of the art . . The most ., unexcep : tionable performance in the opera , however , was that of the High Priest , Dandau , by Herr Formes . The traditions of the part , both histrionic and musical , are doubtless familiar to the German lasso , who must have played it often enough before he came to England . His conception of the character ( a kind of pitiless Oroveso ) is remarkably picturesque ; and his execution—although the music does not give him half so many chances of distinction—fine enough to place it on the same line as his Sarastro , in Mozart ' s Zanherfldte . The solemn priest , with
religion in his mouth and nothing but pride and relentless bigotry in his heart , was never lost sight of . It was a true and striking , though repulsive picture . In such parts Herr Formes has no rival , find it was to be regretted that the sombre air with chorus , 'Tu che sei sovra le sfere' ( Der auf mprgen abend' ) in which the High Priest invokes his Deity , was the only one allotted to him . What little Signor Stigelli had to sing , as Lopez , was sung carefully and well , as is ^ usual with this gentleman . Jessonda having originally been composed with recitatives ( an innovation which Ipohr was the first to make in German opera , and in defence oi which he wrote a preface ) , the trouble of composing new ones , as for ¦ Der Freischutz and Faust , was happily uncalled for . " .
790 The Leader. [Saturbay,
790 THE LEADER . [ Saturbay ,
Health Of London During The Week. The Nu...
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . The number of deaths registered last week in the metropolis was 991 ; in the previous week it was 1004 . In corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 , exclusive of that in 1849 ( when cholera raised the total mortality of the week to 1909 ) , the numbers ranged from 801 to 1135 . With the exception of the infant part of the population who suffer as usual at this season , the health of London appears to be comparatively good . In the returns of fatal diseases the chief feature is the progress of diarrhoea . The deaths referred to this complaint in the last six weeks are 28 , 34 , 54 , 73 , 81 , and 110 . Of the 110 persons to whom it was fatal , 64 were males , 46 were females ; and of the whole number 78 were children under one year . Only two children died last week of small-pox ; only 16 of measles ( though in the previous week the number was 34 ); while 33 died of scarlatina , showing an increase of 10 on the previous week ' s return . Last week the . births of- ' 769 boys and 779 girts , in all 1548 children , were registered in London . In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average number was 1332 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 * 876 in . The reading of the barometer decreased from 29-85 in . at the beginning of the week to 29 * 69 in . by 9 h . p . m . on August 1 st ; increased to 29 - 86 in . by 9 h . a . m . on the 3 rd ; remained at this reading with , slight variation till 3 h . p . m . on the 4 th ; increased to 30-08 in . by 9 h . a . m . on the 6 th ; and decreased to 30-05 in . by the end of the week . The mean temperature of the week was 61 * 6 degs ., which is slightly below the average of the same week in 38 years . The highest temperature occurred on Monday , and was 77 degs . ; the lowest was 46-5 degs ., and occurred on Friday . Tho greatest difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature was 18 degs . on Monday ; the least 1-2 degs . on Wednesday ; the mean difference of the week was 10-2 degs . The highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 65 * 2 degs . on Thursday and Friday . The wind was in the south-west on the first three days ; on Wednesday it changed to south ; it was afterwards in tho north , and calm .
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BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . On August the 5 th , the wife of G . E . Hughes , D . C . L ., of Doctors ' -commona : a son . On the 6 th , at Fitzroy-park , Highgato ( under chloroform ) , Mrs . Lewis C . Hertslot : a son . On the 7 th , at tho Royal Arsenal , Woolwich , the wife of lieutenant-Colonel Wilson , H . A ., Director of tho Royal Laboratory : a Bon . On tho 9 th , at Putney-hill , tho wife of Charles Wnrnor Lewis , Esq ., barristor-at-law : twin sons . On tho Oth , at Lei gh Rectory , tho wifo of the Rev . C . R . Harrison : a son and daughter . On tho 11 th , at 13 , Bedford-row , tho wifo of Hugh William Elcum , Esq ., solicitor : a daughter . MARRIAGES . On tho 20 ( , h of June , at Trichonopoly , Lieutenant II . S . Rammell , Esq ., youngest aon of T . Rammoll , Esq ., of Ramflgato , to Mary Anno , daug hter of Captain H . J . Nichols , II . E . I . C . 8 . On August tho 3 rd , at Caatlo Monzies , Perthshire , by tho Very Rev . E . B . Ramauy , Dean of tho Diocess of Edinburgh , Kobert Hay , Esq ., second boh of Sir Adam Hay , of Hayston , . Bart ., in tho county of Peebles , to Sally , oldeat daughter of A . Duncan , Esq ., of Rhode Inland , in tho United States of America . On tho 4 th , at Watli , near Ripon , M . Rondo , youngest noii of Jtdward IlawkiiiB , Esq ., of tho British MuHoum , to Mary Littledulo , only daughter of Frederick Greenwood , Kaq ., of Norton Convert ) , Yorkshire . On tlio 4 th , at Wulcot Churoh , Hath , Hugh Mallet , Esq . ( late of tho Fourth Light Dragoons ) , only eon of II . Mallet , Esq ., of Abu , North Devon , to Georgiana , youngest daughter of tho lato Venerable Henry Buth . ur . Bt , Archdeacon of Norwich . On tho Oth , at St . Mary's , Paddington , Lioutonimt-Colonol ntudholmo Hodgson , son of the Into General and grandson of ea . lato W < 1 < 1-Marshal Htudholmo HodgHon , to Caroline , relict oi Sir John I ' almor Bruco Chiohoator , Bart ., of Arlington-court , Devonshire . On tho 10 th , at St . George's , Hanover-square , Llewellyn Jones J < jHq ,, of Newton Nottage , Glamorganshire , to Mary , tho on } y « ftUK » tor of Mr . Thomas Williams , of the same place . On tlio 11 th , at WoHton-Hiipor-Maro , Edward Bourchior Havilo , il <» q ., ol Harnataple , Devon , to Cornelia Antonio . O'Callaghan . youngest daughter of tho Lady William Somerset . On the 11 th , at Ohrint Oliureh , St . Marylebono , William M . xsouope , ol id , I ftriiiMnont-Bkoufc , uolioitor , tliirO , won of Goorgo
Trollope , Esq ., of Woodmansterne and Westminster , to Trances Elizabeth , eldest daughter of David Charles Porter , Esq ., of 15 , Park-place , Regent ' s-park . DEATHS . On the 11 th of May , Lieutenant George Adolphus Pidcock , R . N ., aged twenty-seven , youngest aon of John Pidcock , Esq ., M . D ., Watford * Herts . He was killed in the capture of a pirate fleet by H . M . S . Battler , in the China Seas , near Amoy , while acting Second Lieutenant of that ship . On the 21 st of May , of cholera , at the Dak Bungalow , Burdwan , Lieutenant I * . A . Hook , of the Seventy-third Regiment of N . I ., eldest son of the late Theodore Hook . On the , 23 rd of June , Maurice H . Trevilian , Esq ., R . N ., of H . M . S . Daring , aged seventeen , third son of Major Trevilian , of Newberry-house , Frome . He was drowned by the boat upsetting in crossing the bar of the river Tampico , in the Gulf of Mexico . On the 24 th of July , at Corfu , Ionian Isles , Helen , the wife of the Rev . William Charteris . Oh the 31 st of July , at 65 , Milton-street , Dorset-square , Mr . Thomas Bentley Lambe , Member of the Royal College of Preceptors , aged thirty : ' . '" . ¦¦ . . - On the 2 nd of August , at his father ' s house , Potsgrove , Mr . Thomas Paxton , the son of Thomas Paxton , Esq ., and nephew of Sir Joseph Paxton , aged twenty-four . On the 5 th , at Genoa , Augustus Granet , Esq ., Commissary-General to the Forces . On the 10 th , at the residence of her son , 48 , Morningtonplace , London , Mary Cruikshank , aged eighty-four , relict of the late Isaac Cruikshank , artist , and mother of Robert and George Cruikshank . On the 10 th , at Winterslow-place , Vassall-road , Brixton , Henry William Taylor , Esq ., son of tho lato John Henry Taylor , Esq ., of Crayford , Kent ; also , on the same day , John Charles Edwards , Esq ., brother-in-law of the above , and . son of the late Charles Augustus Edwards , Esq ., of lsleworth , Middlesex .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Friday Evening , August 12 , 1853 . The aspect of the market on Saturday last waa more gloomy , and experienced a greater fall , than at any time during tho current year . After the hours of business Consols were done as low as 90 J , and tho House closed with a general impression of a still greater depreciation for the ensuing week ; the favourable news , however , appearing in tho morning papers of Monday , caused an immediate rise of 1 percent , on tho price of Consols , which closed on that day at 97-J to 98 for the August account . Many of the heavy Railway Shares , both English and French , experienced an equal improvement — Paris and Strasbourg closing at 37 $ to 38 4 ; Paris and Lyons , 27 J to 28 i ; Northerns , 35 j to 30 J . London and North Westerns left oil" , on Saturday , as low as 113 J to 1141 , and Great Westerns , 87 J to 88 } : on Monday , tho former closing at 115 to 115 J , and tho latter at 88 } to 89 } . Still better pricos wore maintained on the following days—Strasbourgs having reached on Thursday 39 to 394 ; yesterday ( Friday ) there was a slight deelino in prices , tho market being loss steady than during the earlier part of tho week . Consols were done at 98 $ for the September account , falling afterwards to 98 , 08 J ; Strasbourgs woro quoted 39 ^ , 39 ; Lyons 28 , 28 £ ; London and North Western , 1154 , 115 ^; Great Western , 00 } , 90 }; Lancashire and Yorkshire , 77 } , 78 ; York and North Midland , GO , 01 . Greater activity has shown itself in tho Gold Mining Shares , and more bargains ellocted than for Homo Avooks past , and at improved pricos . CORN MARKET . Mark Lane , Friday , August 12 , 1853 . Tho trade to-day is nominally tho same as on Monday for Wheat , without much business passing . Barley is dull , with a downward tendency ; and Oats are Od . cheaper . Both Wheat and Indian Corn on passago aro hold at fully former prices .
Foreign" Funds. (Last Officiai Quoratioi...
FOREIGN" FUNDS . ( Last Officiai QuorATioif during thb Week ekdikq Thuesdat Evening . ) Ecuador ........ 5 I Spanish 3 p . Cts . NewDef . 23 J Granada Deferred ... ; 9 j Spanish Passive , Cony .... 6 £ Portuguese 4 per Cents . 43 . 5 I Swedish Loan 6 | pm . Russian 4 % per Cents . ... 101 £ j Belgian 4 £ per Cents 99 Sardinian 5 per Cents ... 96 £ I Dutch 2 $ per Cents . 64 | Spanish 3 p . Cents . 47 | I Dutch 4 per Cent . Certif . 88 ^
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS . In consequence of the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty , the following Reduced Scale is now charged for Advertising in this Journal : — ' - . . - : '' . ' ' ¦ £ s , d . Five Lines and under . . . . 0 2 6 Each additional Line . . . . 0 0 6 Half a Column . . . . . . 110 0 Whole Column ^ ... . . . 2 10 0 " Leader" Newspaper , 7 , WeUington Street , Strand . * # * Advertisements reaching this Office on FRIDAY night ioill appear in AM . Editions .
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NEXT WJ 2 T 2 K , A SUMMARY OF THE SESSION , BY "THE STRANGE R , " "WILIi APPEAE XS % \ t " fNtkr , "
Zulu Kafies.—St. George's Galleey. Last Six Days Of This Startling And Extraordinary Exhibition Of Savage Life And Customs. Daily, At Half-Past Throe And Half-Past Eight. Morning Rcceptiona, For Conversation With Tho Kafirs, From Eleven To One, Admission One Shilling. Reserved Stalls, At Mr. Mitchell's, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street.
ZULU KAFIES . —St . George ' s Galleby . LAST SIX DAYS of this startling and extraordinary Exhibition of Savage Life and Customs . Daily , at Half-past Throe and Half-past Eight . Morning Receptions , for Conversation with tho Kafirs , from Eleven to One , admission One Shilling . Reserved Stalls , at Mr . Mitchell ' s , Royal Library , 33 , Old Bond Street .
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T HE AZTEC LILLIPUTIANS , exhibiting Daily at tho MARIONETTE THEATRE , Lowther Arcade , Adelaide Street , Strand . —Admission , One Shilling ; Reserved Seats , 2 s . Gd . Afternoon Exhibition , Two till Fivo ; Evening , Eight till Ten . Tho Azteca aro tho Wonders of the World—a Race of tho Human Family hitherto unknown . They have been honoured with a special command to appear before hor Majesty tho Queen , at Buckingnam Palace . 50 , 000 of tlio e"lilo of tho Mol / vopolia have looked with wonder on the Aztecs .
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DM . KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM , consisting of more than 700 Models , is Now Opon , at tho PORTLAND GALLERY , Regent Street ( opposite tho Polytechnic ) , « vory day except Friday , for Gentlemen only , irom Eleven till Fivo , and from Seven till Ten . On Fridays , however , the Morning Exhibition for Gentlemen will close ut Two o ' clock , when Ladies only will be admitted until Five o ' clock . Explanations for Gentlemen by Dr . Leach , and for Ladies by Mrs . Leaoh . —Admission , One Shilling .
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j \ MI LITARY Oft OTHER EDUCATION . A MARRIED GENTLEMAN who has been educated at Sandhurst , has passed a ilrst-chiBH examination , and has served in tho Army at home and abroad , wishes to receive into hw family , QNE or TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN , to educate lor College or tho Army . Roi'erenoes givon and required . Apply , by letter ; to B . 0 . A ., IMdon Chambers , Devereux Court , Temple , or Gothic House , Bromley Common , Kent .
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . j ( ChoHima Pjuojis . ) Sutur . Monti . Thcs . Wain . Tkura . Frid . Bank Stock ¦ . 22 H . a 2 « J , SJ 12 H ' ! J per Cent . Red l ) 7 » » 7 ! t J 1 HJ » HJ » RJ 3 per Cent . Con . AnH . fl ( jj { j , ( ij 07 j 1 ) 7 , . 1 ) H ^ UoiiboIh lor Aocount ... 0 ( 1 } «< JJ 1 ) 73 » 7 a dh ? 31 per Cent . An 100 100 1 <) 1 1 Ol " 1 «() J ' . ' . Now 5 per Cents ' j Long Ans ., lti « 0 fij "' f , J r > ' jf > -l « '" Hi "" « " [' . ' . "' . i India Stook 25 HJ 2 f . 8 J ar > 7 S 2 r > 7 i » Ditto JJonds , . 01000 ... * , « ' lB i Ditto , under X' 1000 ... 25 »> j ' "jji" , Ditto ,. L'fiOO ldis ldis 1 , in j , ar Ditto , BirnvU „ .., 1 Ui « Idio x p adw 1 iar , " . ""
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j i » i , HEA L AND SON'S ILLUS TRATED CATALOGUE of BEDSTEADS , sent free by ii « m *» contains designs and prices of upwards of Own Huio » bii » diilorent Bedsteads ; also of every description of Bedding , Blankets , and Quilts . And their new wareroomn contain an oxtons v « aBsortnicntofBcHl-roonil ^ irnituro / FurnituroChintzos . Dunmsks , and Dimities , so as to render their ICHtabliahmont comp lete lor tho general Airmailing of Bedrooms . Jloiil imU Son , Bedstead and Bedding MiunifiioturoiB , IW , Tottenham Court Roud .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 13, 1853, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13081853/page/22/
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