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814 T H E LEADER. [Saturday,
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HEALTH OF LONDON DITRTNG THE WEEK. The m...
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The Development Hypothesis Of The "Vesti...
tinctions in the higher animals have been changed in the course of the yast periods which geology shows to have elapsed since the commencement of organization upon earth , although , during that inappreciable segment of the great cycle which has passed since man woke to the mysteries of nature , no single transition of the kind might have been observed . The whole case reminds us greatly of the objection which stood against the earth ' s motion from the days of Aristarchus downwards , that there ought in that case to be an observable parallax . As there was no observed parallax , because the earth ' s orbit is an insignificant space in comparison with the distance of the stars , so is our observation of animal changes insufficient to show transitions of species in the higher grades of the kingdom , because it is a mere span in comparison with the vast ages actually concerned in the phenomena . " We close these extracts with , the following : — " A . human foetus is often left with one of the most important parts of its frame imperfectly developed ; the heart , for instance , goes no further than the threechambered form , so that it is the heart of a reptile . There are even instances of this organ being left in the two-chambered or fish-form . Here we have apparently a realization of the converse of advance of grade , so far , at least , as one organ j is concerned . Seeing a complete specific retrogression in one point , how easy it is to suppose a simply natural process , reversing the phenomenon , and making a fish mother develop a . reptile heart , or a reptile mother develop a mammal one . It is no great boldness to surmise that a supevadequacy of force in the measure of this under-aclequacy ( and the one thing seems as natural an occurrence as the other ) would suffice in a natatorial bird to give it as a progeny the ornithorhynchus , or
might give the progeny of an ornithorhynchus the mouth and feet of a true " mam . tnalian , and thus complete at two stages a passage from one class to another . " Perhaps , with the bulk of men , even those devoted to science , the great dlfli . culfcy is , after all , in conceiving the particulars of such a process as would be re " quired to advance a fish into a reptile . And yet no difficulty could well , be 1 ^ substantial , seeing that the metamorphosis of the tadpole into the frog—a phe nomenoh presented to our observation in countless instances every spring—is ,. j n part at least , as thoroughly a transmutation of the fish organization into the rep . ' tile , as the supposable change of sauroid fishes into saurian reptiles could ever be . It is different , as being only a process in ordinary generation ; but ifc- realizes , far as t 7 ie necessary organic changes are concerned , the hypothetic view of an advance of one grade of animal forms into another . There is another fact connected " with the reproduction of the batrachian order of reptiles , that , when the young are enclosed in a dark box sunk in a river , with holes through which the water may flow , the animals grow , but never undergo their destined change : they become gigantic tadpoles , and the reptile characters are not developed . Here the progeny ofa reptile literally becomes a fish , and transition of species is thoroughly realized , although in retrogression . And this is an instance in which the whole animal is concerned . Now surely no one will deny that that which we see nature undo she is able to do , and might be seen doingy if the proper occasion were to occur , or were the requisite attendant conditions realized . " In our next we shall attempt some appreciation of this hypothesis , both in its validity and its imperfections .
814 T H E Leader. [Saturday,
814 T H E LEADER . [ Saturday ,
Health Of London Ditrtng The Week. The M...
HEALTH OF LONDON DITRTNG THE WEEK . The mortality of London has exhibited little variation during the last four weeks . In . the week that ended on Saturday the number of deaths registered was 984 . In comparing the results of the last two weeks as regards fatal diseases it will be seen that while tubercular diseases and diseases of the heart continue of the same amount , and diseases of the nervous system have declined from 119 to 89 , those of the respiratory organs from 97 to 77 , the epidemic class has risen from 279 to 320 . Typhus , which rose in the two weeks from 42 to 60 , has partly contributed to the increase of the last-mentioned class , but the principal cause is diarrhoea , which continues to grow in activity . This complaint , which numbered in four previous weeks 54 , 73 , 81 , 110 cases , rose last week to 139 ; and cholera , registered under various designations" English , " " infantile , " and in one instance "Asiatic , " —exhibits a still more rapid augmentation , for in the preceding week the number was only 4 , last week it was 19 . Two or three of these 19 cases appear to have been of violent character and short duration ; 16 occurred to children , nearly all very young , and 3 to persons of advanced years . Last week the births of 709 boys and 752 girls , in all 1461 children , were registered in London . The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 ¦ was 1351 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30-072 in . The reading of the barometer decreased from 30-06 in . at the beginning of the week to 30-03 in . by lOh . a . m . on the 7 th ; increased to 3 O 18 in . by 9 h . a . m . " on the 10 th ; and decreased to 2997 in . by the end of the week . The variations of reading during the week havo been unusually small . Tho mean temperature of the week was 61 . 2 degs ., which is slightly below the average of the same week in 38 years . Tho mean difference between tho dew-point temperature and air temperature was 8-G dogs . The wind blow for the most part from the north-east .
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BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . On tho 18 th of Juno , at , St . Paul ' s College , Victoria , Hongkong , tho wifo of tho Uishop of Victoria : a sou . On tho 12 Ui of August , at 3 , Upper Ih-oolc-wtrect , tho Lady JVanccH Lloyd : : i sou . On tho 13 th , at 9 , Princes-terrace , tho Lady Clarence Pagot : a son . On tho IBtli , tho wifo of John Frasor , Esq ., 38 , Portmnnsqunro : a son . On tho 15 th , at Slretton-hnll , f . ho Lady Uurghloy : a daughter . On the 15 th , at lladnugo Rectory , liuolcs , tho wifo of tho Rev . George Pliillimoro : a Ron . On the 17 th , tho wile of Christopher Ra \ vson , Esq ., tho llurat , Walton-on-Thamcs : a non . On tho 18 th , at No . 13 , LowndoB-squnrc , tho Lady Mary Egorton : a daughter . MARRIAGES . On tho 10 th of AiigjiNt , tho Lady Olivia Taylour , oldest daughter of tho Marquis of ITeiulfovt , to tho Rov . Frederick Fit / .-Patrick , only mm of tho Rev . Frederick Fitz-Patriok , rector of lJnilioborough . , On tho lOtli , at tft . Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , Charles Arthur Aylinor , Esq ., to tho Jlon . Hophia Maelcay , daughter of tho Kig ht Hon . Lord and Lady Reay . On the 11 th , at Holy well , Robert Slonford , Esq ., youngest son of tho lato Hon . Richard JBruoo Stop ford , canon of " Windsor , and roc-tor of Ilarton Hoagraye , to Matilda Caroline , second daughter of tho lalo General Birch Roynardoon , of HolyvvelU hull , LincoliiHhire . On tho 13 th , at the parish olnirch of Inch , Mazioro John Brady , Esq ., socoikI hou of tho Right Hon . . Mazioro Brady , Lord Hi gh Chancellor of J rolnnd , to Elizabeth , youngest , daughter of tho lato Rov . Robert Longnold , of Custlo Mary , Cloyne . On the 13 Mi , at Ht . Mury ' s , Htoke Nowington , John Moovahead , Esq ., of South-hill , Gallington , in the county of Cornwall , to Mary , the youngest daugliter of tlio lato Thomuw Ball , Esq ., of Albion-road-villa , Htoke Nowington . On the lath , at St . Giles ' s , Rending , Commander J . A . L . "Wharton , of J l . M . ft . J'lumpor , to Matilda , sixth daughter of tho lato Captain Jainos Gomm , R . N ., and nieeoof Sir W . M . Goinm , K . O . It ., Coniiniiiider-in-Oiiof , East Indies . On tho Kith , at Tanluirgli , in Norfolk , l < Yanoin ( I . Fostor , Esq ., mm of | Hir William Foster , Hart ., of Thorpe , near Norwich , to Luey , daughter of William Gwyn , lCuq ., otTnulmrgh-lodgo . On the UH . li , at HI .. Janien ' H Church , Piccadilly , Charles W . Bonhani , Esq ., Commander iJ . JM ., youngest hou of the lato ilenry ISonhimi , Ksq ., M . P ., to Isabella Eliza , oldest daughter of tliolato Ijieiitoiiant-Oolonel Hailou , K . H ., wud granddaughter of bir Robert Cinnpbol ) , Hurt . .
On the 17 th , at St . George's Church , Tiverton , the Rev . H . G . Nicholls , incumbent of Holy Trinity , Forest of Dean , only son of Sir George Nicholls , E .. C . B ., of 17 , Hy de-park-ctreet , London , to Caroline Maria Nicholls , youngest daughter of S . Nicholls , Esq . of Ashley-court , Tiverton . On the 18 th , at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , James Talbot Stanley , Esq ., of Lattiford , Somersetshire , grandson of the late Sir Edmund Stanley , to "Frances Susanna Caroline , fourth daughter of Charles Douglas Halford , Esq ., of Grosvenorsquare , and of West-lodge , Suffolk . ¦ DEATHS . On the 15 th of July , at Madeira , George Grote Mill , Esq ., fourth son of the late James Mill , Esq ., Tustorian of British India . On the 26 th , at Constantinople , of remittent fever , George Rhodes Wolrige , Esq ., Commander of H . M . steam sloop In- > flexible , deeply lamented . On the 12 th of August , at Gumley Rectory , Leicestershire , the Rev . Frederick Apthorp , rector of Gumley , and Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral , in the seventy-fifth year of his ago . On the 12 th , at the residence of her daughter , Woodstock , Oxfordshire , Anne , relict of the late Sir Henry Joseph Tichborne , Hants , R . I . P . On the 13 th , at bis residence , in Westbourne-place , Lieutenant Colonel Verner , . in the eightieth year of his age . On the 14 th , Sir Frederick Hamilton , Bart ., of Sylverton-hill , county of Lanark , N . B ., aged seventy-six . On the 14 th , in Upper Brook-street , Reginald Dalrymple , the infant son of the Hon . Colonel and Lady Sarah Lindsay . On the 15 th , at Kirby , in the Isle of Mann , Sarah Jane , eldest daughter of Charles Richard Ogden , Esq ., Her Majesty ' s Attorney-General for that island . On the 17 th , at 22 , Somerset-street , Charlotte Sophia , widow of the late Sir William Parsons , in her ninety-third year .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . . Friday Evening , August 19 , 1853 . Notwithstanding the still unsettled state of affairs with Russia and Turkey , tho general impression of a peaceful arrangement has maintained , in many eases , tho improved prices of last week ; in others much fluctuation has been noticed . London and North-Western Stock has fallen as low as 111 $ to 112 ox . d ., and Great-Western Stock to 87 J to 88 J . Consols hare been done J ) 7 J to 08 , for account , and , on Thursday , reached 08 J i , opening , on Friday , at 98 $ f , for account , tho low price , in tho earlier part of the week , being caused by a fear that tho Bank would increase tho rate of interest . French shares havo attained great prices , during tho Week . Paris and Strasbourg , on Wednesday , were quoted at 41 to 42 , and business was done at those and higher prices , but experiencing an immediate decline , and leaving on" tho same day at 41 ^ . Paris and Lyons , on the same day , wore quoted 191 premium . Some of tho gold-mining Rhares havo touched better prices ; amongst others , Aqua Fria-Nouvoaux Mondo . Many of tho New Linares lead-mining shares havo boon bought , during tho week , at from £ to $ premium . MetoalPs aro still on their downward journey . The coining oall upon tho Upper India Railway shares has caused a groat depreciation in their price , and they havo boon purchased at 7-10 . Consols closed yesterday ( Friday ) 08 J- } , for Account . Lanoanhiro and Yorkshire , 75 J to 70 ; London and Brighton , 102 , 103 ; London and North-Western , 112 to 112 £ ox . d . ; Great WoHtoriiH . flHJ to 80 j York and North , fiH 4 to 50 i ; Paris and Lyons , 18-J to li ) premium ; Paris and Strasbourg , 40 } , 40 J ; B . 13 . Franco , ¦§ to J premium ; Northerns , 35 J , 30 $ . CORN" MARKET . Mark Lane Friday , August 19 , 1853 . Wheat is In . to 2 s ., and oats Od . to In . dearer , than Monday , with a considerable demand from France , for the former . Barley and beans remain as before noted .
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BRITISH FUNDS . FOR THE PAST WEEK . - ( Or , oHXNa PnicjiH . ) Siitur . Afotul , Tuctt . Wedn , Thum . Vrid . BankStonk 2274 22 HJ 228 J 2274 22 H 3 per Cent . Red 08 < f 5 ) 8 jf 1 ) 81 08 J 1 ) 8 $ It per Cent . Con . Ans . l ) H , i l ) 7 J » 7 J » 7 | 08 J Consols for . Account ... OH 1 > 7 J 07 J- 1 ) 7 J 08 J !» i per Cent . An KMJ 101 ft 101 101 J 101 J Now 5 por Cents Long Aim ,, 1800 515-10 0 515-10 India Btook 257 251 ) 257 4 2 G 7 J 257 Ditto Bonds ,. C 1000 ... 22 .... IB 12 Ditto , under . 121000 .., 17 15 18 Ex . Bills , . ( J 1000 : ) din j ,, ir i ' din par iJdin Ditto , X' 500 3 diH 1 djs par 2 dis Ditto , Hmall 3 din par 1 diw par 2 din
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FOREIGN" FUNDS . ( Last Ofticiai Quotation dubiwg the Webk esdinq Thtjbsdax Evening . ) Brazilian Bonds ............ 102 ^ Portuguese 4 per Cents . 43 J Brazilian New 4 £ per Cts . 99 Portuguese 4 per Cents . Cuba 7 p . Cts . ( Matanza ex all over-due coupons 41 f aiid Sabanilla Bonds ) ... 102 Sardinian 6 per Cents ... 97 Granada , ex Dec , 1849 , Spanish 3 p . Cts . NewDef . 23 J coupon .................... 24 Spanish Com . Certif . of Granada Deferred ......... 10 £ Coupon not funded ... 6 J Mexican 3 per Cents 26 J Dutch . 2 £ per Cents . 65 J Peruvian 4-J per Cents .... 84 i Dutch 4 per Cent . Certif . 98 ^
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS . In consequence of the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty , the followingReduced > Scax . e is now charged , for Advertising in t 7 tis Journal : — £ s . d . Five Lines and under . . . . 0 2 6 Each additional Line . . . . 00 6 Haifa Column . . . . . . 1 10 0 Whole Column 2 10 0 " Leabbe" Newspaper , 7 , Wellington Street , Strand . # # * Advertisements reacMng this Office on Feiday night will appear in ALJj Editions .
The Summary Of The Session, By "The Stra...
THE SUMMARY OF THE SESSION , BY " THE STRANGER , " IS UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED TILL NEXT WEEK .
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DIEMOIJLT TEXTS and TEXTS MISUNDERSTOOD . BOtr Tho Rev . WILLIAM FOKSTJSIt will dehvor , T ° " r , m' » , Evknino , ( Aug . 21 , ) the Sixth ofa BorioB o £ TvielvolW ™"' t at tho Temporary Free Christian Churoh , II » wl << y- « W" „„ , Camden-town . PJiil . ii ., 5-H . Subieot— . 1 ohuh on E '' " , k form of God , and in fashion as a Man—tho Fact no My » ""J ' real Condescension'and a truo Example . aori < V >' On Bunday Evoning , Aug . 2 H , tho Seventh ot «> ° ; r , i Phil , vii ., 1 ) -11 . Hiibji-ol ;—Tlio Exaltation of ChriHt—tlj o jv () f of Obedience , the Admiration of Men « nd tho < ilo « U < -i " God . ^ - — . . , . ^^_ ___ _ -
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 20, 1853, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20081853/page/22/
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