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August 20, 1853.] THE LEADER. 808
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The French Princes of the House of Orlea...
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Tho Dublin Exhibition reverses the " way...
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The British cotton goods exported last y...
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English railway traffic increases, but t...
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London streets are being greatly improve...
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The Nemesis Of Derbyite Misdoings Is Unr...
ivflftsurv ; that the office of keeper of the gallery should ^ abolished , and that a salaried director be appointed ; that a fixed sum bo annually proposed to Parliament for tho purchase of p ictures , and placed at the disposal of the trustees and . further , they recommend that a Royal Commission be issued on combining the various artistic and archaeological collections in theT 3 ritish , Museum ,, so that a new . National Gallery should be commenced with all convenient speed . ¦
August 20, 1853.] The Leader. 808
August 20 , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 808
The French Princes Of The House Of Orlea...
The French Princes of the House of Orleans—the Comte de Paris , Prince Robert of Orleans , and Count Paul of An are at present in Dublin , and visited the Great Exhibition and some of the institutions of the city on Tuesday . . . , . . . A Prussian prmce suggests propriety to native dignitaries . His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert , Lord High Admiral of the Prussian navy , arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday evening . No salutes or other ceremonies were observed , by his . Royal Highhess ' s express desires . An old General died suddenly on Wednesday . General Sir Frederick Adam , Colonel of the 21 st Regiment of Foot ( Royal North British Fusiliers ) , haying been on a visit to his brother , Admiral Sir Charles Adam , K . C . B ., Governor t
of Greenwich Hospital , entered one of the carriages on he Greenwich railway yesterday morning , for the purpose of returning to London , and suddenly ceased to exist . Sir Frederick Adam served in Holland , and was present in the actions of the 27 th of August , 10 th of September , and 2 nd of O ctober , 1799 ; he was also present in the actions of the 8 th , 13 th , and 21 st of March , 1801 , in Egypt . He was severely wounded near Alicante , on the 12 th of April , 1813 ; and at the Pass of Ordall he received two wounds , one of which broke his left arm , and the other shattered his left hand . The late gallant officer was also severely wounded at the Battle of Waterloo . His commission as Colonel of the 21 st North British Fusiliers bears date May 31 , 1843 , and his decease places the Colonelcy of that regiment at the disposal of the Commander-in-chief .
'f We understand that Mr . Edmond O'Flaherty has been appointed , conjointly with Mr . Godley , Commissioner of Income-tax for Ireland . "—Globe , Wednesday , Aug . 17 . [ Mr . Edmond O'Flaherty is brother to Mr . Anthony O'Flaherty , M . P ., and was the unsuccessful candidate against Mr . Maguire at the last Dungarvan election . ] Mr . Bransby Cooper , an eminent London surgeon , died on Thursday , at the Athenaeum Club . His death was very sudden . He bad served abroad , a . nd was a man of varied experience . In the year 1812 he entered the army as assistant-surgeon in the Royal Artillery , and
immediately repaired to the Peninsula , where our troops were then vigorously engaged . He was present at the battles of Vittoria , the Pyrenees , Nivelle , Orthes , the siege of St . Sebastian , and the battle of Toulouse . Mr . Cooper was admitted a member Of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on the 5 th of December , 1823 , having for three years previously acted as Demonstrator of Anatomy at St . Thomas ' s Hospital , and having already published a valuable treatise on the ligaments . In 1843 he was elected a honorary fellow of the College , and in 1848 became a member of the council . Ho made some valuable
contributions to the advancement of surgical knowledge , especially in the Guy's Hospital Reports . Ho was also tho author of Surgical Essays , on the growth and formation of bone , on fractures in general , on dislocations , & c , and a separate volume on fractures and dislocations .
Tho Dublin Exhibition Reverses The " Way...
Tho Dublin Exhibition reverses the " wayward fate of Irish undertakings : it has succeeded . Sixt y thousand pounds have been received up to tho present time , so that Dargan is sure not to lose .. Tho sale of season-tickots has boon for tho last few days nearly as brisk as it was before tho opening of tho building , tho gross number exceeding 20 , 000 . Tho Saturday or half-crown day visitors amount to 170 , 000 , while tho sum of 20 , 000 ? . has been alroady realized by tho admissions at Is . Monday was tho best clay of tho Exhibition , tho grand total of visitors amounting to no less than 18 , 103 , and the receipts to noarl y 900 ? . Tho telegraph is stretching its wiry arms all over
Iroland . Tho contractors have ongaged to convoy the first message from Dublin to Belfast , Cork , and Killarnoy , announcing tho arrival of tho Queen in Ireland . Tho wires are at present laid down botween Cork and Dublin , with tho oxcoption of about thirty miloa . Mr . Elworthy , tho enginoor of tho contractors , Sir Charles Fox , llondoraon , anil Co ., has mado all tho arrangements to complete- tho connoxion between Dublin , Killarnoy , and Cork , within ton diiyB . Tho submarino lino between Portpatrick and Donaghadoo hns had frequent messages passed through it during tho last few days . Tho ontiro wire connoxion bo-Iweon Belfast , Dublin , Cork , and London will bo comploto by tho lsl ; of October next .
Mr . John Francis Maguiro has resigned his seat for Duiifrarvon , in . consequence of a pledgo to that oifoct . Jlo i . s likely to bo returned without a contest . A now Tenant-League agitation is foroshadowod in Iro-IiukI , resulting from tho postponomont by tho Lords of tho tjovornmont measures . Tho northern tenant - righters Warmly thank Sir John Young , Mr . Koogh , and Mr . Napior , for thoir cordial aid in . preparing tho monfiureH . riio money changing hands through tho operations of tuo JCncuinbornd Estates Court is rising to importance in us weekly divisions . Tho wook boibro last 178 , 000 /! . was paid m . A translation of tho Bible in tho Irish tongue is about > o » ng i 8 mi 0 , l by Dr . Milalo . Tho Archbishop ban already wai wlatod " Moore ' s Melodies" and tho " Iliad" into Irish vei-Ho .
c'lup-buildinpf is increasing at Belfast . Tho Harbour 'OttmyiBBionorH nro rapidly progressing with thoir prepara tions j iu . now H ) Up . V , uil , Ungyard on Queon ' s Island . . < !( >« cern *« bo upon a larger Hcalo than any other of mimlur kind in tho town . By way of common *; ing operaf "> l ; ll ° company will lay on the keol of a clipper whip " U > e Kmt India and Australian fcrado , of 1500 tons . , , l <> bo a Histor-ship to tho Marco l * ofo . Tho flouting "ocjc at Limoriok is to bo oponod in a fow days .
There is an old" man in the Queen ' s Prison who has been thirty-six years in gaol . He is a debtor , and refuses to file his schedule . The other day he applied , on writ of habeas corpus , to be released ; but , being still obstinate in refusing to file , he was again remanded to hia familiar captivity . , v _ \ A steamer rushed against a trading vessel , meeting it on the river , near Lonijon-bridge , Both felt the shock , but the sfearner ( a London and Woolwich boat ) was so broken that the water rushed into the hold . It was run
in to the nearest wharf , where it rapidly sunk , the passengers hardly escaping . Among tho scraps of the Nonconformist we find the following , perhaps authentic : — " Lord Brbugham has come in for a handsome bequest of nearly 30 , 000 ? ., made by the late Mary Flaherty , a Hammersmith spinster . The bequest is ' out of respect and admiration for his unequalled abilities , public conduct , and principles . " * Camphine lamps seem riskful . In Carlisle , a gentleman was replenishing one , when the spirit ran down the table , and on his little child , four months old . The camphine blazed , and the infant was burned to death . the
A cradle moving like a clock is among practical notions of the Yankee Crystal Palace . It is wound up by clock-work , and will rock for about twenty-four hours without any one going near it . The article is patented , and sells at various prices from six to a hundred dollars . Instead of winding up the clock the master of a family contents himself with winding up the cradle . The charities of Coventry have been left 6000 ? . by the late Richard Saurey Cox , a ' native of tho place . He was ( of course ) a bachelor . Methodism is on the decline . The Wesley an Conference has for some years had to report an annual decrease in the ranks of the Methodists . It is officially re ported to the Conference now in session that the numbers of the society have fallen off to the extent of more than ten thousand members during the past year .
A timber-ship capsized in the Trent . The crew escaped , but a little boy , seven years of age , was left in the cabin , it being impossible to get at him , and it was feared he must perish . The vessel shortly afterwards drifted , keel uppermost , to a sandbank , when the persons in charge of the vessel heard the little fellow crying out . He was told to stop quietly where he was , and as he did not seem ; to know what had happenedr they represented that the key of the hatches was Idst . About five o ' clock the next morning , when the tide had gone down and left the vessel nearly dry , a hole was cut into her , and the boy was taken out . He was saturated with wet , having been at one time up to the neck in water ; otherwise he was not injured . Had the hole been cut when the tide was up , the vessel would have filled and sunk , and the boy would have been drowned . of Verulam is to
The site of the old Roman town now be sold . " The historical associations attaching to tho place , " says a local paper , " are of more than ordinary interest ; the remains of the old Roman walla are very extensive , and where best preserved a secluded footpath runs along by the side of them . There is a fine view of tho abbey and town of St . Alban ' s , from tho spot where once the old city stood , at something less than half-a-mile ' s distance , the river Ver flowing along the valley between . The destruction of the still remaining portions of the walls would bo a national disgrace , and it is to bo hoped that whoever may become tho purchaser will take care that these interesting relics are strictly preserved . Indeed , at no great expense , tho walls , which are now in many places aovercd with earth , might bo restored to tho light of day , and mado to possess additional attractions for tho locality . ulam offers
The ground whoro once stood Ver tempting opportunities for exploring antiquaries [ not many years since tho amphitheatre was discovered , but is now filled up ] , and thoso who prosecuted a Boarch with caro and diligence would bo amply rewarded for their trouble . Speaking of the site , Camden says , ' Tho situation of this place is well known to have been closo to tho town of St . Alban ' s . Nor hath it yet lost its auciont name , for it is still commonly called Vorulam ; although nothing of that remains besides ruins of walls , checkered pavements , and Roman coins , which they now dig up ; ' and Aubroy states , ' Within tho boundary of tho walls of this old city of Vorulam was Verulam-houso , ' ( tho seat of Lord Bacon , ) ' about half-amilo from St . Alban ' s , which his lordship built , the most ingeniously-contrived little pilo that over I saw . ' ' This magnanimous Lord Chancellor had a great mind to have mado it ( Vorulam ) a city again , and ho had designed it to bo built with great uniformity . ' "
Tho now church at Limohouso-fiolda has two thirds of its sittings free . A now chapel is to bo built at Edinburgh Castle—on tho site of tho antiont chapel of St . Margaret . A grand town hall is to bo built at Leeds , tho foundation Htono having boon just laid . Tho principal room will bo tho largest in England , with tho oxcoption of Westminster Hull . Tho cost of erection will bo botweon 50 , 000 ? . and rtO 0007 .
The British Cotton Goods Exported Last Y...
The British cotton goods exported last yoar woro worth 20 , 878 , 087 ? . . The now decimal coinago is to bo basod on tho mil , ono thousand of which will make tho present pound , 100 one ¦ florin ( 50 one shilling ) , and 10 ono cent . Tho sixponco will bo 25 mils , and tho presonfc crown 250 mils . The cent and two cent pieces will bo savor ; whilo pieces of 1 , 2 , and 5 mils Avijl bo copper . , ' ' , „ - Nine millions sterling ot gold was coined by tho Mint durin" - the last half yoar . This is a very largo amount , compared with ( S ( 5 , 000 ? . in 1850 , 4 , 000 , 000 / . in 1851 , and 4 000000 ? . in 1852 .
,, Tho affairs of the Australian Royal M ^ iil Company have been considered by a committee . They condemn the conduet of tho buHinesH by the Directors , as showing clearly thoir inability to discharge tho duties of supervision ; and they recommend that " auxiliary" screw ntoamors be used instead of steamers partly assisted by oailrt . Tho old Directors are to rotire , and now Directors to curry out thooo recommendations aro to bo appointed .
The corn-merchants of Belfast demand that duty on all corn should be paid by aOeight . The coal-traders of Newcastle have advanced the price of coal 2 s . per chaldron . Shipping is very scarce at the north-east ports : 10 s . per ton has been given . to collier vessels for coal to iLondon , and 18 ? . lOs . per keel has been given for . the carriage of coal to St . Petersburghi Seamen are as scarce as ships :-3 ? . 15 s ., and , in some instances , 4 ? . per month has been paid to seamen going in vessels in the Baltic trade .
English Railway Traffic Increases, But T...
English railway traffic increases , but the dividends nearly stand still , contrasting strongly with the dividends on French lines . Compared with the first half of the year 1852 , the North Western traffic up to 30 th June , 1853 , shows an increase of 95 , 8612 . ; the Great Western an increase of 66 , 708 ? . ; the South Western of 27 , 964 ? . ; the London and Brighton of 29 , 274 ? . ; the Eastern Counties of 38 , 463 ? . ; and the Great Northern of 86 , 903 ? . ; or , in other words , the traffic of those lines on an average had increased something like 10 per cent , in the last half-year . Tho course of the dividends form a contrast . In the first half of 1852 the North Western dividend was at the rate of 5 & per cent . In the corresponding period of 1853 its dividend has been declared at the rate of 5 per cent . The 4 per cent , which the Great Western paid in 1852 it has only been able to maintain in 1853 . The 3 £ per cent which the
South Western paid in 1852 it has been able to raise to % in . 1853 . In the corresponding periodtheBrightqnhasincreased its dividend some four shillings a share , and the Eastern Counties and Great Northern one-half per cent . each . So that , while the traffic of the first half of 1853 has increased at the rate of 10 per cent ., in one case the rate of dividend has fallen one-half per cent ., and in the most favourable instances has only risen one-half . The Lancaster and Carlisle Company is the * only company in England which pays more than seven per cent ., and five per cent , is our highest rate [ in Ireland the Dublin and Kingstown pay far above this amount ] , while in France few railways pay less than 4 per cent . The Northern line which carries us to Paris , pays 7 per cent . ; the Paris and Rouen 9 per cent . ; the rail to Strasbourgh , 8 ; and the Western of France no less than 13 per cent .
London Streets Are Being Greatly Improve...
London streets are being greatly improved . A ^ du-ecfc line of communication from Blackfriars-bridge to Islington and King ' s-cross is being made . The widening of Fenchurch-street is being carried out , and the whole of the houses on the south side are being demolished for that purpose . A great many houses are now being pulled down on the south side of Threadneedle-street , to complete the approaches to the Royal Exchange , as also in Dowgatehill , to widen and improve that thoroughfare . Towerstreet thoroughfare is to be widened , forming a direct , line of communication from King William-streetto Towerhill . The new thoroughfare from London-bridge to tho south side of St . Paul ' s Churchyard is nearly finished ; it is to be opened throughout early in October . But tho greatest work in this line is tho proposed Underground railway beneath London streets . It will pierce its way
from the lower end of the Edgware-road to the King ' scross , and will , for the most part , run beneath the Newroad . The estimated capital for tho execution of the work is 300 , 000 Z ., and tho length will bo less than two miles and a half . There will bo stations at very short distances—¦ say , at every quarter of a mile ; and it is intended that tho charges shall be so moderate that tho omnibuses running along tho New-road will not have a chance against their subterranean rival . Tho charge for tho whole distance in the first class will bo only 2 < Z . Every carriag o will be abundantly lighted . It is expected that tho lino will bo in full operation in little more than twelve months . In addition , the New Market in Copenhagen-fields is boin g built , and in eighteen months ono of tho finest markets in the world will bo open to tho public , in that placo .
Tho pursuit of marriago under difficulties was lllu tratcd at Sundcrland last week . A doctor loved a merchant ' s daughter . Thoro seems to have been some objection on tho part of tho relations of tho young lady to tho match , but as almost invariably happons in such casos , a little persecution only eervod to heighten tho attachment . Tho lady was removed to a short distanco from tho town , but tho same lovo which laughs at locksmiths , hero hold spaco in contemptuous abhorrence They met . They wore determined to have each other , and for tho purpose
of putting it boyond tho power of mortals to prevent tho realization of their wishes , they agreed to olopo ! Timo with them was an object , and they accordingly selected , as tho place most suitable and most accessible for tho attainmonfc of thoir dosirod end , tho cathedral city—Durham . Aftor making tho necessary arrangements , they . accordingly proceeded thithor ; but what was their mortification to lirifl , on thoir arrival , that , tho bishop and all the clorgytnon wore away at ; a visitation—it could not bo dono thoro . Undaunted by this robulf to their fond anticipations , they determined to try another placo , and so hastened by iirsfc train to Newcastle . But thoro , too , a misfortune awaited them which they had not calculated upon . They did not arrive in the " canny town" till after fcwolvo o ' clock—ot course a considerable lime too late for the marriage rites donor
to be celebrated that day . What was to be thoy had gone so far with their project , would thoy not endeavour to carry it out P After having darod so much , would they not dare all P Yes—thoro was Gretna— to that placo thoy hied , tho marriage was duly performed , and tho happy pair eamo back " thoir way rejoicing . A ( ire broke out last night at a shop in King Williarastreet , Strand . A correspondent , who affords no particulars , mentions tho fact , in order to stato his approbation at tho promptitude and manly energy ot tho hromen . Tho bold fellows were prosent before tho inmatoH ot tho houso were even aware of their danger . Ono man , by moans ot : a long ladder , had entered at tho top of tho house , and others wore working their engine below , when , as yet , there was no symptom of thoro being a mingle human being within . & uok tmtfoH , though unrecorded , aro of daily ouourronco-
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 20, 1853, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20081853/page/11/
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