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      Tiie Mormon's. This Sect Has Gained Pros...

      companiments of Billingsgate , torn caps , and broken broomsticks . Some have separate buildings in parts of the city remote from each other , and others have farm-houses ; and the wives are thus kept separate , the husband dividing his time between tiem all . Again : — " A wife in Utah cannot live out half her days . In families where polygamy has not been introduced , she suffers an agony of apprehension on the subject which can scarcely be conceived , unuch less described . There is a sad , complaining , suffering look , obvious to the most ordinary observer , which t-ells the story , if there were no other evidence on the subject , . In most cases it is producing premature old age , and some have already sunk into an early grave under an intolerable weight of affliction . The man , from the moment he makes up his irind to bring one or more concubines into the family , "becomes always neglectful of , and in most cases , abusive to his wife . In every instance where it has been introduced it has totally destroyed all union of

      affection and interest previously existing . The wife has no further motive to labour and economise for the family , because she finds one or more intruders who havo a right to share in the benefits of her exertions and the concubine , for a similar reason , feels no Interest and makes no effort . The wife hates th-em for interfering with their comforts and estranging the affections of her husband ; they , on the other hand , hate the wife and each other and the children of each other . The husband hates the wife on whose affections he has trampled , and over whom he has tyrannised , and hates each concubine , of whom he tires wlien a fresh one is introduced , and the children hate each other as cordially as a "band of half-starved yourg -wolves . It is hate , and strife , and wretchedness through' 'the whole family circle .. Hecate herself , in her deepest malignity , could not have devised a more effectual scheme to destroy the happiness of mankind . The husband , under the tlouble influence of domestic discord am ] gross indulgence , loses his energy , becomes discouraged , sinks into the bloated , vulgar debauchee , and affords a capital illustration of the truth that

      " . ' Our pleasant vices are made the whips to scourge us . ' In-many'families , where there are as yet no concubines , th « wife is anxious to remove : from this va ' lley of Sodom , as well . as on her . own . account as to save her yonng daughters from becoming inmates of a priestly harem ; and , asslie has it in her power to obtain a . divorce at any time , it may seem strange that she should remain the inmate of such a domestic hell . But a divorce would be of no practical benefit to her . She would be compelled to separate from her children ; , ami , as she is powerless to perform an overland journey of over a thousand miles , to bring herself within the protection of a civilised Government , she must , of course , remain , and seek a precarious livelihood , under the discouraging pressure of church vengeance . "

      September 23, 1s54. The Leader. - $95

      September 23 , 1 S 54 . THE LEADER . - $ 95

      The Circulation Of The Czar. Ir Is Not S...

      THE CIRCULATION OF THE CZAR . Ir is not surprising that Russian influence should be strong in Germany . The Imperial family has been most assiduous in its intermarriages with the lesser German Courts . " Tlie Emperor Alexander married a Princess of Baden , and the Emperor Nicholas married the daughter of Frederic William III , the sister of the reigning King . Catherine Puulo \ vn : i , a sister of Alexander and of Nicholas , married , first , a Prince of the Oldenburg family , nnd afterwards tl » e > King of Wurtemburg . She died three years after her second maiTKi & c ; but , though the royal widower afterwards married a German Princess , the short residence of Catherine Paulowna iit tliu Court of Stutgardt established there relations wiih 1 ' uMaiii which are now drawn so close as to > need no extraneous strengthening . The eldest son of the King of Wiirte

      mburg , Prince Charles , heir to the throne , was married in 18-16 to the Grand Duchess Olga , daughter of the Cznr Nicholas , and one of the King ' s nieces , the Princess Charlotte , now called Helena Paulowna ( for German princesses vlio make Russian marriages change not only thoir names , but their religion aa ivoll ) , is married to the Grand Duke Michael , fourth son of the Emporor Paul . Prince Frederick , the son-in-law of the King , is a colonel of Russian Uhlans ; one of the King's cousins , Princo Eugene , is a general oi infantry in the- service of the Cznr ; and one of his unclw ) , the Duko Alexander , was a Russian gcneral-in-chief , and at the head of the direction of l'oads . The two sons of thla I ) ukc Alexander havo both been major-generals in tho Russian army . Electoral Hosse and Grand Ducal Hesse nro nn less closely allied with tlio Imperial family of Hussia than id Wurtemburg . In Grand Ducal Ilesso Princess Mary , th Q sistur of tho reigning Grand Duko Louis III ., is married to the hereditary Grand Duika of Russia , Alexander Nicolnoivitsch , and her brother , Princo Alexander , is a

      maiorgonernl in tlio service of Russia , nnd head of tho Russinn regiment ; of Borissof > lebski . In Electoral Ilesso Princo Frwdorio , a cousin of the Grand Duke , ia married to the Grand Duchess Alexandra , daughter of tho Emperor Niclio-0 , 9 . Ho is tho oolonol of tho Russian regiment of Mnrlapolsk , nnd one of his uncles , Princo Kmile , in eoloiwl of the regiment of tlio dragoons of Khasan . Princo Krnest , one of tho eollatoral branch of Hosso Philippsthnl-Barohfdd , is a retired gone nil of cavalry in tho Kiibuian aorvico . In the lJucny ot Warsaw the reigning duko , Adolpli , i . i married to iMuauoth Miohaolowna , a daughter of the Grand Duko JYUoniiol and niece of tho Czar . In Oldenburg Pvincu Pierre , son ot tho -Osar's sister Catherine Paulowmi , by her llrst inarrmgo with tUo unol « of tho reigning Grand Duko of Old-? wK « P noriUof inf' «» t » 7 in the Russian army , I ' nwi-So - wtl . u , " n ' ? lreotor ° f * Afl ' ' Oivilnnd l & cloalnsinU ,, i UtI ? ° . ' * I *« porml Hi hno « tt » by virtue of a ? S o ' L ? ^« "rai » d D " Consuntiuo Nloo-Gmnll , K mft T mC ( U tho PriiwoBB Aloxumlni , now tho A \ Z > > r ! SH \ A cfwn " , daughter of tlio I > uk « of S . « o Mnh , 5 ' i / ind - ^ « Rnwd-dAu ^ tor of tha Grand l ) ,, ko Michael of KowMd wmftrrioa to tho Duko of

      Meeulonburg-Strelitz . The p : iges of the Almanadi tie Gotha show how universally the Russian influence is represented at the Sovereign Courts and among the medialiaed families of Germany . Where there are no intermnrri .-iges with the Imperial family , ther-e are princes , dukes , and archdukes attached to the Muscovite army by military dignities and employments . It is startling to see how many chiefs of Russian regiments , and colonels of Russian Dragoons and Uhlans there are among the haughty nobles who surround the German Sovereigns . "

      The Peace Society And Soldiers* Baggage ...

      THE PEACE SOCIETY AND SOLDIERS * BAGGAGE . A cask of conscience , in connexion with the war , has occurred at Bow -street : A distress warrant was issued to enforce payment of a fine of 40 s . and costs , imposed upon Mr . E . Lucas , coal and flour-merchant , Millbank-street , Westminster . A few days ago Mr . Lucas was summoned before the Court , to answer the charge of having refused to supply a waggon to convey a portion of the baggage of tiie first battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards from the Wellington Barracks to one of the railway stations . Other tradesmen had promptly obeyed the directions given to them , in her Majesty ' s service , but the defendant , being a member of the Society of Friends , and also a conscientious adherent to the Peace Association , had resolutely refused to assist the military authosities in any way whatever . Proceedings were taken against Mr . Lucas , and a summons having been served upon him , the defendant attended in person , and expressed

      his determination to persist in refusing to allow any of his men , horses , ' or carts , to be employed In . a manner so opposed to his -views , or so repugnant . to tiis conscience . Mr . Lucas stated that it was well known he had always- hitherto done so , and he considered that he . ought not to be applied to again . The magistrate intimated tiiiit the penalty for disobeying orders of that kind was 5 ^ ., to which the defendant replied that he was wdll aware of it , and if his worship thought tit to inflict the fine upon him , he ( Mr . Lucas ) should respectfully decline to pay it . He was then informed that a distress warrant might issue in default , and property to the requisite value would be seized from his premises " ; but the ; dcfisndandant gave his worship to understand that the adoption of this course or any otlier was indifferent to him , and would not alter liis resolution in the matter . Eventually the mitigated penalty ¦ of 21 . andcosts ' was imposed , and three days allowed for payment , at the expiration of which , the money hiring s ' . ill unpaid , the distress wan-ant was directed to be issued .

      1 he officers who executed the warrant reported , on their return ,, that they four . d Mr . Lucas absent from his place of business . One of his clerks suggested that the officers might help themselves to a sack of flour , but , seeing some loose money in an open desk , they preferred to take the amount they required , and accordingly did so , the clerk in attendance declining either to sanction or to oppose their mode of satisfying the claim of her Majesty .

      Lord John Russell Aistd His Visit To Bri...

      LORD JOHN RUSSELL AISTD HIS VISIT TO BRISTOL . The invitation given to Lord John Russell to preside at the opening of the Bristol Atlienamm is causing a " difficulty . " The Conservatives are undecided as to tho manner in which they are to receivo him . An organ of that party is diffuse on the subject . It states : — We are yet five weeks distant from Lord John Russell ' s visit to Bristol to open the Athenanim , yet we have begun a right about tlie little man , before we hnve seen the tip of his nose . If there was one occasion moio than another upon which it behoved people to be careful not to create a difference , it is his Lordship ' s visit . The loader of the Whig

      party , it was desirable so to shape his reception that it should be tho historian nnd iin perial statesman , not the politician , wo were welcoming : and inthisspiiit a majority ot the Conservative Town Council undertook , wo confess , tlie somowhat delicate task of entertaining him at a banquet , without any compromise or concession of opinion on their part . A contemporary now protests against this limited modo of receiving the President of her Majesty ' s Council , and wo huvo before us several letters insisting upon a general city jollification , with , wo suppose , triumphal arches , banners , & jo . Tho question , then , naturally resolves itself into tliis : aro wo going to receive his Lordship as a great Whig leader , as tho representative of a party , or- —what we think ho would conceive a much greater compliment , taken in connection with the occasion—as tho accomplirthcd man and friend of letters , tho English gentleman , and , if you will have it , a high servant of tho Crown . So far as tlio suggestions go against hU Inaugural Address being delivered in tho limited theatre of the Athenooum , they aro worth consideration . But one of our correspondents is

      <] uUo jciiloud of tho Mayor and Corporation having his Lordahip all to themselves , and proposes that a public mooting bo hold to consider the bent way of testifying thoir regard for tho noble Lord 5 while another gives tlio following pungent programme of tho day ' s proceedings ;—" First lie is to bo rammed , c . ramin « d . and jammed into one ol tho roorna of tho Athonucutn to incut tlio inoinbo . ro , although it in pntoiU to all that they have tint am apartment capable of containing half of their . When ho him managed to mako his HjKiouh in a stifling utinoaphore , nnd , being n weakly man , will bo no doubt coniiidornbly exhausted , lie is to bo smuggled olF in tho Mayor ' s ) atato curriaeo to have aoinothiiig to oat—a Wt of fat turtle , and other delicacies—and to havo tho (• rent , ploaauro of Hitting down and enjoying tho society of tho Corporation of Bristol , who aro to huvo tho solo pleasure of his sooluty , on condition of thoir handing out , M . ouch , for which they nro to ho allowed to bring a ltt < ly , who in tho cotirso of tho evening i * to havo tho grout , privilege of enjoying a warm ico und a bit of plum cuku . "

      Public Health.—The Choleua. The Mortalit...

      PUBLIC HEALTH . —THE CHOLEUA . The Mortality from Cholera has materially decreased in the last week ; nevertheless the Board of Health is active . —~ The Medical Council . hns commenced its operations and has issued the following circular : — " The Medical Council of the Board of Health , having been requested by the President to prepare any formula that the Board might make public , for use in cases of premonitory diarrhoea , before the arrival of medical aid , the following resolution was agreed to : — - "That the Medical Council think it , as a rule , dangerous for non-medical persons to resort to the use of drugs without medical advice , and especially they deprecate the extensive use of opiates , on the one hand , and , on the other hand , aperients , such , as castor oil and salts . " The Medical Council , moreover deem it impossible to prescribe a remedy which would be appropriately or even safely taken by all persons suffering from diarrhoea . " They are of opinion that the paper called * Precautions against Cholera , ' contains instructions for all the measures which the public unadvised should adopt . But they suggest that the heads of families should consult their usual medical attendants as to the measures to be taken in cases of emergency , and that the medical officers appointed by- boards ot ¦ Guardians , and other parish , authorities , should take care to give the same Information to persons of the poorer classes . "

      F Kecautions Against Cholera. I. Apply F...

      f KECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA . I . Apply for medicine immediately to stop looseness or the boweld ' -or it-may bring on Cjiolcra . 2 . Do not take any strong opening meJieine without medical advice . 3 . Beware of drink , for excess in . beer , wine , or spirits , is likely to be followed by Cholera . 4 . Drink 110 water whic'h has not been boiled , and avoid that which is not quite clear and well-fcisted-. 5 . Avoid ' eating meat that is tainted , decayed or unripe fruit , and stub fish or raw vegetables- ; cooked " vegetables , or ripe und cooked fruit in moderation , are a necessary part 01 tlic-t at all tisnes . C . Avoid fasting too long . Be moderate at meals . 7 . Avoid great fatigue , and getting heated and then , ohilled . 8 . Avoid getting wet , or remaining in wet cloths . 9- Keep yourself clean , and your body and font us dry and as warm as your means and occnpation ' will permit . 10 . Keep your rooms well cleaned and liine-washed remove all dirt and impurities immediately . I 1 . Keep your windows open as much us possible , to admit : fresh air , and if necessary , use chloride of lime or zinc to > remove any offensive smells . 12 . If there are any dust or dirt lioaps , foul drains , bad . smells , or other nuisances in the house or neighbourhodd , m : ike complaint without delay to tlie local authorities having lepjal power to remove them ; or , if there be no sucli authorities , or you do not know who they aiv , comjplain to the Board of Guardians .

      In Tho Seven Days Extending From The Thi...

      In tho seven days extending from the third to the ninth of September the deaths of . ' 3 , 413 persons wore recorded ; and 2 , 051 ) of the number were caused by cholora ; which had , in partial eruptions , all over London , destroyed in nine weeks 5 , 26 , 133 , «!)!) , li-H , 720 , 817 , 1 , 287 , 2 , 050 , or in the aggregate , G , 120 lives . Tho outbreak began later than the corresponding outbreak of 1849 , which , by tho same da ' . e , had in 16 weeks been fatal to 10 , 143 persons . Will the epidemic pursue its ravages ? will it observe its . own times , disregard tlie seasons , and exact its full tale ot victims ? Such were the questions that wore asked—with , no Httlo anxiety—by those who watuhed over tho public health during the last wwk ; und tho answer , notwithstanding the lossoa that aro recorded , i . s on thu whole satisfactory . The deaths from all causes have fallen from 3 , 413 to 2 , SSG In tlio week . Tho deatlia from cholera , instead of 2 , 030 , aru 1 , 540 , or 501 loss tlion the deaths from tho s une causa in tlio preceding wniik . Tho total deaths in the present eruption have been 7 , 00 !) ] in the eruption of 181 !) tlie deaths by cholora , un to tho Bs \ me dale , within- one d . iy , woro 11 , 823 . In both , of tho eruptions tho mortality was highest on nearly tho same day of September ; its dueline commenced in th « corresponding week ; and we may now aunguinoly liope that it will descend as rapidly as it did in tho autumn of 1849 . But no exertion should bo spared to » nvo tho thousands whoso lives nro still threatened ; nnd tho dread loason , before regarded bo little , should nuvor bo forgotten—that mon can no longer drink polluted water , brontho impure air , noglocft sanitary moasuros year after your witli impunity ,

      Tho Cholora Has Reappeared In Millbunlc ...

      Tho Cholora has reappeared in Millbunlc Prison ftinon ff the few prisoners who still remained thoro . Two cases havo terminated fatally .

      Tho Epidemic Has Appeared At Salisbury.

      Tho epidemic has appeared at Salisbury .

      At Belfast And Lisburn It Hns Not Yofc A...

      At Belfast and Lisburn it hns not yofc abatedwhile in l > ublin several now cuhos have occurred . It ling broken out- in Madrid , and it was Haul that GonoraKJ'Uonnt-11 had had an attack , but rocovorcd .

      At Burlmelocfl Tho (Li.Wa.So Was On Tho ...

      At Burlmelocfl tho ( li . wa . so was on tho duuliuo , but it had bi'okon out in Grenada , til . Luoiw , uud St . Vincent .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 23, 1854, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23091854/page/7/