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January 22, 1853.] T HE LEAD ER. 81
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BIRTHS, MABRIAOES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. O...
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Hunting tub Osthioh.—The speed of tlm os...
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Saturday, January 15. The poll at Oxford...
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The first great ball given by tho Empero...
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A commission de lunatico inqnirendo, tou...
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January 22, 1853.] T He Lead Er. 81
January 22 , 1853 . ] T HE LEAD ER . 81
Births, Mabriaoes, And Deaths. Births. O...
BIRTHS , MABRIAOES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . On the 4 th of December , at Malabar-hill , Bombay , the wife of Dr . John Hall , Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals : a daughter . On the 9 th of January , at No . 4 , College-terraee , the wife of William Scott , Esq ., M . A ., Professor of Mathematics in the Boyal Military College j a daughter . On the 9 th , at StrathallanCastle , Perthshire , the Viscountess Strathallan : a son , stillborn . On the 12 th , at Brixton , the wife of Major James Tennant , of the Hon . East India Company's Service : a son , stillborn . On the 12 th , at Brighton , the wife of Alexander Donovan , Esq ., of Framfield , Sussex : a daughter . On the 14 th , at Chester-street , the Lady Charlotte locker : a daughter , stillborn .
MAKKIAGKES . On the 11 th of January , at the British Embassy , Paris , the Honourable C . S . Cowper , brother of Earl Cowper , to the Lady Harriet Ann , Countess d'Orsay , daughter of the late Earl of Blessington . On the 11 th , at the district church of Penwerrifl , Falmouth , George T . S . Winthrop , Esq ., Lieutenant B . N ., youngest son of the late Vice - Admiral Winthrop , to Charlotte , second daughter of his Excellency Lieutenant-General "Wood , C . B ., K . H ., Commander of the Forces in the Windward and Leeward Islands . On the 11 th , at Surrey Chapel , the Rev . George Kose , of Bermondsey , Surrey , to Maria Murray , third surviving daughter of the late David Smith , Esq ., of Rotherhithe , Surrey , and granddaughter of the late Rev . John Townsend , founder of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum . , On the 13 th , by the Lord Bishop of Oxford , at Chnst Church , St . Pancras , the Rev . H . W . Burrows , incumbent , to Maria , fourth daughter of the late T . B . Oldfleld , Esq ., of Championhill , Surrey . . On the 13 th , at St . James ' s Church , Piccadilly , -PechS Hart tlate bit
Dyte , Esq ., Commander Royal JNavy , son or ne jrercival Hart Dyke , Bart ., of Lullingstone Castle , Kent , to Annette Augusta , youngest daughter of the late Frederick Richard Coore , Esq ., of Devonshire-place . On the 15 th , at St . James ' s Church , Westbourne-terrace , Captain Louis Symonds Tindal , R . N ., eldest son of the late Right Hon . Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal , to Henrietta Maria , O'Donel Whyte , ward of John Bishop-Culpeper , Esq ., late Captain Fourteenth Light Dragoons . On the 18 th , at St . Nicholas Church , Great Yarmouth , Stephen Remnant Chapman , Lieutenent in H . M . Twentieth Regiment , Esq ., to Elizabeth Mary , eldest daughter of the late John Bampton , Esq ., And widow of the late Henry Cobbold , Esq ., of Ipswich . On the 18 th , at the Cathedral , Manchester , by the Very Rev . the Dean of Manchester , Francis Jeffrey Bell , Esq ., of Calcutta , son of the late George Joseph Bell , Esq ., professor of the law of Scotland in the University of Edinburgh , to Barbara Ann , eldest daughter of the late William Dalrymple Shaw , Esq ., of Calcutta . _
On the 18 th , at the Church of St . Mary , Islington , the Rev . Conyngham Ellis , M . A ., second son of the late Thomas Elhs , of Abbotstown , in the county of Dublin , Esq ., M . P ., to Sophia Isabella , second daughter of the late Matthew Babington , of Rothley Temple , Leicestershire , Esq .
DEATHS . On the 29 th of November , 1852 , at Shahjehanpore , Bengal , drowned while fording a river , Charles Marjoribanla Morrison , Eighth Regiment NX , youngest son of the late Kev . Robert Morrison , D . D ., of China , aged nineteen . On the 15 th of December , at Medford , near Boston , United States , Lucy Prescott , relict of the Hon . Timothy Bigelow , and daughter of the late Hon . Oliver Prescott . On the 31 st , at Boston , United States , Amos Lawrence , Esq ., and elder brother of the Hon . Abbott Lawrence , late the Minister to this Court ( St . James ' s ) . On the 9 th of January , at Vevay , in Switzerland , after a short illness , Lady Augusta Baring , daughter of the late Earl of Cardigan .
On the 10 th , Walter Scott Lockhart Scott , of Abbotsford , Roxburghshire , in his twenty-seventh year . On the 10 th , at Oxenfoord Castle , the Right Hon . General John Earl of Stair , K . T ., in the eighty-second year of hia age . On the 15 th , in her eighty-third year , Mrs . Protheroe , wife of Edward Protheroe , Esq ., of Ecclcston-square , and mother of the late member for Halifax . On the 17 th , aged sixteen years , Charles Arthur , aocond son of John Cheetham , Esq ., M . P ., Eastwood , Staleybridge . On the 20 th , Florence Ann , infant daughter of the Rov . W . B . Flower , Incumbent of Kingakcrswell , Devon .
Hunting Tub Osthioh.—The Speed Of Tlm Os...
Hunting tub Osthioh . —The speed of tlm ostrich is proverbial , and it is considered a great feat to ride one down . A Boer once gave mo the following account of a olnisG of this kind , for tho truth of whieh , however , I do not pretend to be answerable . Having determined to lose no cha nce of effecting his object , ho lay iVi wait near the spot whero tho bird was accustomed to drink , which they do but once a-day , and then in such quantities as materially to ailect their speed , or nt all events their power of endurance in a long run . An noon as tho ostrich had drunk Ins fill tho Boor guvo chaHo , mounted on bin best steed . He had previously observed the
course which the bird usually took on leaving tho water , and had sent on two horses to net as relays in chso of necessity . Nor was tho precaution superfluous , for it was not till tho third horse was ridden to a stand-still that he was able to come alongside of tho object of his pursuit , and to givo tho halloo of victory . His triumph was dearly bought , for of tho three horses ho had ridden two lay dead upon tho plain , and tho third nover completely recovered tho odects of this terrible burst . howevertho of le
Swift an he is , , employment a simp Htratngem renders tho ostrich an easy victim to his pursuorn . A atom chaso is always a long chase , and , well aware of this truth , tho hunters , tlirco or four in number , Hopnrnto themselves , and try to head and surround the bird , till , harassed and beset on ull sidon , if , loses the powor to escapu , and , standing helpless and motionless , huuoih itself to ho captured , without a truggl * v ~ BAJtt * a '» VOW VeUt
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Saturday, January 15. The Poll At Oxford...
Saturday , January 15 . The poll at Oxford yesterday shows an aggregate increase of ten votes over that of Thursday . Out of the 31 votea recorded , 18 were for Mr . Gladstone and 13 for Mr . Perceval . It was hoped that this extraordinary and unparalleled contest would at all events be brought to a conclusion this evening ; but that , it appears , will not be the case , as the committee of Mr . Perceval are determined that tlie poll shall be kept open as long as the law will allow . The poll will , therefore , be continued until Thursday next . STATE OP THE P 0 L 1 AT PIVE O ' CLOCK . Gladstone 947 Perceval . . 817 Majority for Gladstone . . 130 Last night The Captain of the Watch , a farce in one act by Planche ; and The Windmill , also a one act farce , by Morton , were performed before her Majesty . Mr . Charles Mathews was the hero of the former ; and Mr . Keeley of the latter . Sir James Graham , who has been on a visit to Windsor Castle , came up to town regularly to " business" in the day , and returned in the afternoon . We understand that the Marqnis of Breadalbane resigns his post of Lord Chamberlain in consequence of ill-health . We also understand no person has yet been appointed Under-Secretary for Ireland . —Standard . Kossuth is , it is understood , about to pay an early visit to America , where the election of a democratic President has given many of hia admirers new influence .- —Daily News . Extensive preparations are making for a congratulatory banquet , or soiree , at Oldharri , in honour of Mr . W . J . Fox , on his re-election for the borough . A large marquee is being erected , which is expected to contain about 3000 people . The meeting will take place about the 4 th or 7 th of February . It was intended to have held the banquet at the Working Men ' s Hall at an earlier period , but that place had been licensed by the magistrates as a theatre , and somewhat unexpectedly the bench took care to insert a clause in the license , forbidding the lessee to suffer the building to be used for any other purpose whatever .
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Somerset was held at the Market-house , Tauuton , on Thursday , to take measures for the repair and restoration of the monument erected on the Blackdown-hills to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington . There was a very large attendance of country gentlemen and inhabitants of the town ; several ladies were also present ; great interest appeared to be felt in the object for which
the meeting had been called . Among those present were Lord Portman , the lord-lieutenant ; Mr . Montague Gore , high-sheriff ; Mr . W . G . Langton , M . P ., Mr . H . G . Langton , M . P ., M . W . F . Kiwtchbull , M . P ., Mr . W . Pinney , M . P ., Mr . Arthur Mills , M . P ., Sir P . P . Acland , Sir A . Hood , Bart . Several appropriate speeches having been made , resolutions for carrying out the objects of tho meeting were adopted . Over 4000 Z . was subscribed upon tho spot .: —Somerset County Gazette .
The First Great Ball Given By Tho Empero...
The first great ball given by tho Emperor since Ins elevation to tho Imperial dignity took place at tho palace of tho Tuileries on Wednesday night , and tho public rooms of that ancient abode of royalty were seen for tho first time with all the decorations which Louis Napoleon has lavished upon . them since lie has had tho uncontrolled command of tho public purse . Tho ball was upon tho whole a very sp lendid one , although tho company wa & not ho choice as might havo been expected . Tho number of invitations was limited to 2000 , who had to assemble in apartments capable of accommodating double tho number of guests . There was a vast number of public functionaries and foreigners , but it was observed tliat there were fewer of tho fashionables of tho Faubourg St . Germain than
had appeared at any of Louis Napoleon ' s previous balls . The corps diplomatique and their ladies were all present , und also a great number of English officers in uniform . Tho Emperor , who wore the uniform of a general , with white small-clothes and silk stockings , opened tho ball with tho Princess Muthilde , having for vis-H-vis Princo Napoleon an /! Lady Cowley . It was tho first time that the son and daughter of the ex-king
Jerome had lmeii brought , since their quarrel , so immediately in contact . Even tho recent elevation of their position , and the improvemontin thoir fortunes , are not able to conquer the enmity between tho brother and hister . Lord Cowley danced with Mm . Hoi > e . At midnight , tho doors of the supper-room wore thrown open . Tho Emperor handed in Lady Cowloy ; M . Fould tho Prino « 0 » Mftthildo ; M . Baroolw the Counter Walewiki .
The Emperor ' s table consisted of only ten places . Ife was placed at the further end of the supper-room , and was separated from the test of the company . At this table the Emperor himself did the honours . The party at this table consisted of the above-named ladies , the Countess Montejo , Madlle . de Montejo , the wife of Marshal de St . Arnaud , the Countess de Hatzfeld , Madame Firinin Rogier , and the Countess Narischin . The Emperor retired at half-past one , but the ball was continued till day-break . There was Rome confusion at the supper-table , in consequence of the inexperience of the new chamberlains , but , upon the whole , the affair went off well , and was decidedly brilliant .
Notwithstanding the fatigues of the night , the Emperor presided on Thursday in the Council of State , where the new law respecting the pensions to be granted to retired functionaries was under discussion . By the eprsent law the highest pension cannot exceed 6000 f . Louis Napoleon insisted that the limit should be extended to 12 , 000 f ., and the Council of State yielded . This decision will open the door to a heavy expense to the Treasury . The latest news from Montenegro , as given by the Triester Zeitung , reports the blockade of the Albanian coast by the Turks , and the retreat of the insurgents into their mountain fastnesses , pursued by the army of Omer Pacha on one side , and by the levies of the Vizier of Scutari on the other . The Trieste paper is the only source of information we have , and its reports do not
command unhesitating credence . In the speech addressed by General Gemeau to the Pope on New Year ' s Day , when presenting the officers of the French army of occupation , the general thus spoke of recent events in the history of his country : — " France , led captive by the Spirit of Evil , was inarching to an abyss . The elect of Providence was revealed , and France knew him . Then it was that God paid to France the debt of his church . It is our joy , holy father , to believe that we owe this miraculous benefit in an especial manner to your prayers in favour of a country so proud of the aid it has been able to render and yet renders to the holy see . "
A Commission De Lunatico Inqnirendo, Tou...
A commission de lunatico inqnirendo , touching the state of mind of the Earl of Eldon , was held yesterday at Shir ley-park , near Croydon , his lordship ' s residence , by Mr . Commissioner Winslow and a most respectable j ury of seventeen gentlemen resident in the neighbourhood , of ¦ whom Mr . Thomas Puckle , chairman of tho Surrey quarter sessions , was foreman . The jury returned a verdict , finding that Lord Eldon was of unsound mind , and that he had been of unsound mind from tne 4 th of June , 1851 . It is said the estates thus brought under the surveillance of the Court of Chancery amount to nearly 60 , 000 J . a-year . It was also rumoured in the court , though it did not come out in evidence , that the over study which
has had such a disastrous effect on Lord Eldon ' s mental health was incurred in collecting and preparing the materials for tho life of his illustrious grandfather , whieh formed tho groundwork of the late Mr . Twiss's well-known Life of Lord Chancellor JSldon . A gigantic emigrant ship is now building by one of the first shipowners in tho country , to be called tho Robert Lowe , in compliment to the member for Kidderminster , for his exertions in promoting tho prosperity of tho Australian colonies . The Robert Lowe will leave Southampton , with a large number of emigrants , for some of tho Australian ports , during the present year . THE CONVICT K IK WAN .
The following statement appears in tho Dublin police reports of yesterday : — " Yesterday morriing , shortly after Mr . Porter , tho pro-Biding magistrate , had taken his float , Mr . Jioawell again appeared , and said ho had an application to mnko to the bench in reference to tho caso of tho convict ; Kirwan and tho imputations that were publicly attached to him , on a charge of his having murdered tho late Mr . Kicliurd Dowries Bayer . Ho ( Mr . Bos well ) hud in liin possession , and he pledged himself to produce tho most satisfactory , tlm most conclusive- evidence to show that this last accusation against Kirwan was tho result of a conspiracy most foully concocted against him , and he would at once place , documents containing proofs tho most , convincing in the magistrate ' s hands , provided ho was promised that a public investigation should bo hold in the case . He wan prepared with proofs showing that Mr . Buyer bad , in fact , died at Killeshandra , county of Cavan , m the year 1811 , and that ho
was buried there . " Mr . Boswoll then produced a document irom the Itev . Mr Martin Protestant rector of Killeshandra , stating that a person named ' Richard Dowries Howyer Wake' hud died , and was buried there in November , 1 H 4 ' 2 . " A ceiti'icatefrom a medical practitioner named Donoghoo ( OS We u nderstood ) , resident in tho loeahty above mm . lion . KJ , was dflo produced , and stated thai , the writer had attended Uae person in question at killeshandra in hm last illness . , ,. and distinctl l
Mr Porter said he should at once y rouno to hold any public investigation , becrtUHo there was no complaint whatever again *! . Kirwan . as . yet pending beloro him . Tho executive branch of the poliee had received certain statements , and had acquired a knowledge of certain faotH which had from time to time been vended on oath before him ( Mr Porter ) and other divisional justices . Jf Mr . IloHwell placed hiinfolf in communication with the CommisHionorH of Police , Htu'h documents an those referred to would porliaiw be received by them , and , when they nhouul have been verified on oath , there would not , perhaps , a \\ nt any objection to give publicity to tho entire of th « eireumntanceH . " Mr . BoMwell having declared bin intention of waiting on Colonel Browae , rotirod from tho board-room .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 22, 1853, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22011853/page/9/
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