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Pickett, Landlord Of The Plough Inn, Oxf...
prison for twenty-one days , and he hoped the officers on auty would take notice of any disturbance or other nuisance arising from the soup-kitchen , and make a report of it to the proper quarter .
80 The Leader. __ [Satprw _
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Miscellaneous. Queen Victoeia. Presided ...
MISCELLANEOUS . Queen Victoeia . presided over a Chapter of the Garter , on Wednesday . All the Knights Companions wore their collars and mantles . The prelate of the Order , the Bishop of Winchester , and the Chancellor , the Bishop of Oxford , were present ; and the Companions were the Marquis of Exeter , the Marqui 3 of Salisbury , the Duke of Cleveland , the Marquis of Camden , the Duke of Bedford , the Earl of Clarendon , and
Earl Fitzwilliam . Then , with all due ceremony , the Duke of Northumberland and the Marquess of Londonderry were severally introduced to the Queen , by Lords Clarendon and Earl Fitzwilliani , and elected Knights of the Order . The Garters were buckled on by the Queen and Prince Albert , and the broad blue Riband and George thrown over the shoulders of the new Knights by the Royal hands . The Knights , the Prelate , and the Chancellor afterwards dined with the Queen .
Prince Albert shoots considerably with the Prince of Leiningen , who is making a long stay at court . The Duchess of Kent makes frequent visits to her daughter . The Queen takes no kind of out-door exercise—at least the Court Newsman records neither walk nor drive .
The Marquis Of Breadalbane Is Lord Chamb...
The Marquis of Breadalbane is Lord Chamberlain after all . Mr . Villiers Stuart is appointed Under Secretary of Ireland . The Duke of Wellington is said to be about to visit the cenes of his illustrious father ' s triumphs in Spain and Portugal . [ What will her Majesty do for lack of her Master of the Horse ?] The Earl of Carlisle , Mr . Adderley , M . P ., Mr . Cole , and other gentlemen , attended the sixth annual meeting of the Potteries School of Design , held at Burslem , on Tuesday .
We have authority for stating that there is no truth whatever in the report that Mr . Disraeli is about to go abroad for two years . The right hon . gentleman was never in better health , and had never less intention of absenting himself from his Parliamentary duties . —Times , Thursday . It is understood that , through ill-health , Major-General Sir John Holt has resigned the office of Commander-in-Chief of the Western District , and that he will be succeeded by Sir Harry Smith , the hero of Aliwall and Sobraon , who was expected at Devonport on Wednesday .
Professor David Masson , the newly elected successor to Professor Clough . in the Chair of English Literature at the University of London , delivered a brilliant inaugural lecture on the 13 th inst ., before a large auditory . The lecturo was an eloquent vindication of the dignity of tho literary profession . The Professor was introduced by Mr . John Taylor , F . lt . S ., Treasurer of the University . As considerable misapprehension appears to exist regarding Lord John Russell's position in the present Government , and as it has even been stated , in quarters usually bettor informed , that failing health would probably before long ohligo him to give up the duties of the office which he now holds , both his private friends and political supporters
will ho glad to learn tho true facts of tlieucase , which we din give from authority . The pcrmanffit arrangement madoon the formation of the present , Government , and one mmlo on piibh ' c , not , private } grounds , was that Lord John Jtussoll should lead the House of Commons , and havo a Beat in tho Cabinet without office , and that . Lord Clarendon should ho the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; but , subject to this arrangement , Lord John , . at tho earnest solicitation of some of his colleagues , agreed to take the Heuils of tho foreign office till tho meeting of Parliament , at which tiino he ; would hand thorn over to Lord Clarendon . No change has wince hc . cn made , and Lord John will , accordingly , in the course ; of n , month , give up his temporary post to bin fiUcccMHor . — Globe .
Mr . Walter Heott Lockhart Scott , of Abbotsford , the only son of Mr . Lock hart , and grandson of Sir Walter Scott , died unmarried , on tho 10 th instant , at tho early ago of twonty-ne ; von . Whon Sir Walter < li »>< l he ; left two sons and a grandson to porpotuato tho lineage ; of his house !; and it is difficult to conceive that even a chance ; thou g ht could havo crossed his rnirul that , all three ; should elie ; childless anel abroad in tlio short space of twenty ye ; ars . The emly grnnelchiJd of the ; groat noveliHt now alive ; is Mr . Lock hurt nem ' y mirvivinge : hilel , Mrs . JIe > po . It was hut a memthago that we ; we ; ro calleiel em to chronicle tho ( loath , at thirty-seven , of tho clotwst link in blood to Se ' ott ' n great oontoinpe > rary , Myron ; anel hero are ; wo ne > w rewording the ; demth , at twoi » ty-Hev « n , of tho clomwt link in blood to lJyre > n '« gre ; nt oe > ntemporary , Hir Walter He : ott . Jt seems as if it . woro ordainoel that tho children of the bruin Hhall be ; the ) ne > l <; creatiems of groat mithorH ele ; ntined to onduro .-- Athnuenm .
Lord Campbell Ban Mudo The; Rulo For A N...
Lord Campbell ban mudo the ; rulo for a neiw trial , in the ; ooho of Constant l ) e ; rra eh ; Moraela against Dawmm anel others , absoluto ; se > that the ; fainoun Von Hook e-ase ; will again romo he ; te > re ; ( ho public . Tho York and . North Mielland Itailway Company havo brought an tuition against Mr . George Mnelson for the ; rocovnry of curtain profittt upon share * ho 1 < 1 by him , which it «* alleged Ik ; illegally allotted to himself , arid nolel in tho namo ot e » the ; r persons , appropriating the largo premiums , te > tho amount of He ; voral thoiiHandnof pounds . Tho Master of tho Jtoila hao takon timo ( , o eejiumlor and givo judgment . b
There was an amusing case tried before Mr . Baron Platt , in the Court of Exchequer , on Wednesday . Some time ago , a woman , who had been living with Mr . Avis , an undertaker , as hia-wife , died ; and her husband , a Mr . Tees , tailor , who had himself married again , demanded the personal effects and property of Mrs . Tees from the man Avis . This gave rise to the action . It appears that Tees married Dinah Wales , a great beauty , in 1836 . For two years they lived in peace , and then there came a Mr . Taylor , of Bond-street , a tailor , who was frantic for Mrs . Tees ; and did not long remain unhappy . Mrs . Tees went to live in Bond-street . Mr . Taylor was prodigal of
valuable presents ; and she wa 3 as comfortable as a woman in her situation well could be . But Mr . Taylor could not keep this redoubtable charmer of hearts . He happened to employ a Mr . Avis , who coveted Mrs . Tees , and finally abstracted her from Bond-street , and took her to his home . At this time Avis had four grown-up daughters . There was no question as to tho facts . For the defence , while admitting that the action was maintainable according to the strict letter of the law , Mr . Chambers put in the plea that it was an unfair and unjust action on the part ot the plaintiff who had himself broken the law . But the jury thought otherwise , and adjudged that Mr . Avis should pay 85 I . damages .
Another Fever-Ship From The West Indies,...
Another fever-ship from the West Indies , the Parana , reached Southampton on Tuesday . Five persons on board had died . She appears to have taken the fever at St . Thomas ' s on her outward voyage . The latest death having occurred on the 12 th of January , the Parana was ordered into quarantine until Saturday , the 22 nd instant . The city of Aeapulco was shaken down by an earthquake on the 4 th of December . A correspondent of the Panama Star , writing from the scene of the catastrophe ,
says;" The whole population now sleep in the streets or m the courtyards ; and processions , with images of the Virgin and Christ , perambulate the streets with solemn strains of music , ringing , and muffled drums , imploring God for mercy . As I write to-day , Dec . 9 , at noon , I have constantly to spring from my desk , as shock after shock is repeated , for fear of falling tiles and walls . Writing under such circumstances is rather an uncomfortable business j so having given you the main facts I will close . "
We have heard a report to the effect that Mr . JNapier , the eminent shipbuilder of the Clyde , recently received an order to build six first-class steam frigates . Discovering on inquiry that the order had emanated from the French Government , he thought it necessary to communicate the fact to the Admiralty , leaving it to them to decide whether he should decline or accept the order . He was advised by the Admiralty not to do so , and as a quid pro quo for the loss of the order , received a commission to build six similar vessels to those ordered by the French Government . — Liverpool ^ Albion . The Government emigration depot at Southampton is now completed . The first batch of emigrants was installed on Monday . A fleet of nearly four hundred sail of merchant vessels havo boon for some time windbound inside tho Isle of
Wight , anel which have weighed anchor since the springing up within the last twenty-four hours of north-easterly winds . A fleet of about fifty colliers from Wales are now also on their way , bound for Southampton . —Shipping Gazette
Tho Le>Rds Of Tho Treasury Have, On The ...
Tho Le > rds of tho Treasury have , on the application of tho Secretary to the Department of Practical Art , sanctioned the delivery unopened at Marlborough-house , of casts , anel other fragile examples of ornamental art from tho continent , anel impelled for tho use of tho schools under tho superintendence of tho Department of Practical Art , Marlborough-house . A poll has been taken in tho parish of St . Mary , Islington , em the ; proposal made in tho vestry last Thursday for adopting tho Baths anel Wash-houses Act in tho parish . At tho closo of tho poll last evening , tho numbers were—For tho motion , 5 ( 50 ; against it , 452 . As tho act requires a majority of two to one , in order to givo effect te > its
provisions , tho motion is lout . A Parliamentary paper has just been printed respecting the Tewkevjbury Onion . The ; bemrel of guardians carried resolutions to reduce tho salaries of the ; several officers , on account of tho " cheapness of provisions . " Tho officers appoalcel to the ? Poor Law Board , and tho re ; asori 8 woro roijuireel from tho guardians that induce-d . them to pass tho re ; solutiems . They urged that tho valuo of agricultural produce » had boon diminished at least 5 ) 0 pe ; r cont ., that tho rateH had decreased , and that lbe > el woh cheap . The ; Poor Law Board replied , that they had " neivor rceiognisod tho
principle that the ; price ; of the ; articles anel of tho produce relorreel to are ; to be ; tho criterion by which tho amount ot salaries ought to ho out hunted anel regulated , e > r that such nalarie ; H should ho liable to vary as tho price of food fluctuates . " The ; Poor Law Board thought that lie ) sufficient rouHou had boon assigned lor tho reduction , declaring that the ; fixe ; d nalaricM of tho moelical officers remunerated them only for thoir ordinary elutietn , anej tho board did jiejt hoo thai , sufliciemt grounds hud been addue'ed for diminishing tho salaries ofoithor of tho officers inferred te > in the ; resolutions of tho guardians .
Twe > " accidents , " resulting from negligence-, havo occurred ! nour Chorloy , em the ; Lancashire * anel Yorkshire ; Railway . Anignul wan not turnoel on , anel a coal train ran into a goods train standing at tho station . An oxproSB , tho same ; afternoon , overtook and , daflhod into a cattle train . The ; latter had not suflicieuit steam power to got up a atewp gradient . Home ; of tho e'nttlo woro kille ; eJ . None of tho first-chiHH pnflfi (; ngern we ; re ; injured , but a ttocoml-clana pan-Hetugcr wan beaten about the ) head . KsMondino is em tho Hretut Northern Railway . Tho latei rainn havo greatly damaged tho embankment there ; but no ono Boomo to havo takon a noto of it . Of courso an
" accident" registered the fact . On Monday ft gooda train passing by , the earth under the rails gave way and left the Fails without support . Soon after a heavy engine' runwng along at a quiet pace over the spot , drove the rails out ol the fine , ana after running a short distance further sank in the spa ^ e between the Tines of rails . , Fortunately the driver and stoker were compar atively uninjured . Dr . Kice , Head Master of Christ ' s Hospital , hung himeelf to the rail of his bed on Thursday morning . The body was discovered and cut down by Mrs . Rice . For some time past Dr . Rice has been low-spirited ; and caution had been given to Mrs . Rice to remove dangerous instruments out of his way . She left him asleep on Thursday morning ; and shortly after found him a corpse . The jury had no difficulty in arriving at a verdict of mental derangement .
Templeton , a youn g soldier of the 2 nd D ragoon Guards , shot himself at Birmingham on Tuesday week . He was disappointed in love . A large mass of cliff overhanging a part of Dover has fallen . Fortunately the house-dwellers in the neighbourhood had full notice . No life has been lost ; but a great deal of property is destroyed . The daughter of the late Mr . H . Hall , of Bridge Bottleworks , Sunderland , has recently waited upon her father a creditors , and paid them 30 s . in the pound twenty-five years having elapsed since the bankruptcy . — Sheffield Independent .
We understand that ' , in consequence of the disclosures before the committee of tho House of Commons , that Mr . Frail was in receipt of a salary of 300 ? . a year from . " W B" the surveyor of taxes for the Shrewsbury district has surcharged Frail for income-tax which he has never paid before . Frail ' s friend and patron the Major has thus unearthed a wary fox , which has been bagged by the lynxeyed surveyor of taxes . —Derby and Chesterfield Reporter . The following is rather a singular confirmation of tho superstition of sailors respecting Friday . A cousin ot nuno i « an officer in the Boval Mail Steamer M elbourne , with
whose unfortunate disasters the public are fully acquainted . He writes me from Lisbon , saying , — " I joined the ship on Friday ; I procured my register ticket on Friday ; i received my appointment on Friday ; the ship left London oa Friday , and she eventually sailed from Plymouth on Friday . " ' It is singular also , that on leaving Plymouth lie should mention his apprehension at again starting on this apparently ill-omened day , and that his fears should be so soon realized . —Notes and Queries . The Englishman ( December 4 ) publishes the following amusing episode in the Burmese war : — " The setting sun was gilding the broad waters of the Irrawaddy as thesteamer Moztifferwith the Calcutta mail , cast her anchor below the
, Hastings shoal , dreading , at that late hour , to attempt its dangerous passage . But a little time had she lain there when the Maluxnuddy , feeling her way , cautiously , yet closely approached her , and a- staff-officer from the lastnamed vessel , hailing the Mozuffer , eagerly asked for the latest news . ' The news !—the news ! ' exclaimed he and about fifty persons , officers and privates , clustered round , anxiously awaiting the desired information . ' News , ' responded a gruff voice from the Mozuffer , — ' ay , there is nows , and good news too for you military . That old woman , Godwin , has been superseded , and General Cheapo has
been appointed to the command in his room . ' General Godwin was himself the officer who was asking tho news ; those around him wore bis staff , or the troops proceeding to the capture of Pegue ! Wo will not attempt to describe the Bceno ; it sufficeth to say that the principal actor in it was furious , immediately stopped the Mahanuddy , and ordered the officer commanding the Mozuffer to send him his despatches . Those present toll us that it was difficult to say which was most amusing , tho rago of tho general , or the consternation on board the Mozuffer , when they loarnt tho namo and rank of the officer to whom they had imported tLo interesting intelligence . "
Health Of London During The Week. A Thou...
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . A thousand and one DKATHH were rogistorcel in London in tho woek that ondcel last Saturday . In tho ton corrosponding weeks of tho years 1843-62 tho averago numbor was 1138 , which , if raiseel in pre ) pe ) rtieni to tho increase of population during those years , gives a mortality of 1252 lor the present time . Tho comparison , which shows a reduction in last week of 251 bolow tho OHtitnutod amount , proves tho continuanco of that favourable state ; oi tho public health that has for some time been remarked .
Tho present ltoturn , as compared with'that of tho former we ; ok , exhibits a trifling increase ; in epieloiriicH , arising chiefly from measles and fovcr ; tho former elineuso hao risen from 11 to 20 fatal eases , the latter from 43 to 62 . Hmall-pox numbered lunt week ( 5 deaths , scarlatina 03 , hooping-cough 30 . Thcro woro only 13 from eliarrhu ; a ; and neme ; havo been registered from cholera' in th <; last , two we ; eks . . Amongst diseases that affect the ; ronniratory organs , bronchitis has declined in the last two woeilcw from 1 ) 8 to ( 57 ; pneumonia shown little Muct nation , having boon fatal in 62 anel 68 eases ; whiio pthinis roao in tho name ) poriexl from KM to 125 . Last we ; e ; k the ; births of 756 boys and 841 girls , in all 1 MM children ! , woro re ; gisteml in London . Tho average * numbor in eight corrrosnonding we ; e ; kb of the ; yours 1846-m was 1432 .
At the ; Iloyal Observatory , Greenwich , tho moan height eif the ; barometer in tho wejejk . wan 29-143 in . Tho moan temperature of tho week was < W > de ; g ., which in t ) - < l elog . above the average of tho same ) woetk in thirty-eight yutivn Tho moan elaily temperature wuh much above * the average * on ovory day of the we ; e > k ; anel on Monday , Tuesday , anel Weelnemday , when it wan highest , tho oxe-essH abovo the averago wan lHJelog ., 103 dog ., and 14-4 de ; g . The ; winel blow on nix . elaya from the ) eouth-woat . TU « moan uew point temperature woo 38 dog .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 22, 1853, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22011853/page/8/
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