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922 THE XEABER, |No. 340, Saturday,
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ciple of ' -translation' *< » been definitively abandoned . — The STew BisHors . —Dr . Tait wiU bo entitled to a seat in the House of lords , in virtne of the Bishopric of London imm ediately after his consecration ; the occupant of tbe metropolitan see not being subject to the inle whioh excludes the junior bishop for the time being . Dr . Langiey , successor to the Bishopric of Ripon , -will not be entitled to a seat as a spiritual peer uatil another vacancy occurs , otherwise than In the sees of Canter-Imry , York , London , I > urham , and Winchester .
Christ ' s Hospitai ,. — St . Maithew ' s-day falling this year on a Sunday , the delivery of the orations by the senior scholars at Christ ' s Hospital , which takes place on that anniversary according to . annual custom , was on this occasion deferred until Monday , when the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Sheriffs , several Aldermen , ¦ with many of the leading governors of the different Koyal Hospitals , Dr . Jacob , the head master , and the several other masters , proceeded to Christ ' s Church , Newgate-street , where the ceremony took place . Conversion tN Hicm Life . —The Duchess Dowager of Argyll has been converted to Popery .
Rematns of Sir John Franklin .- —Captain Penny , ¦ who has arrived at Aberdeen with the Lady Franklin , Says that during the time he was in Hogarth's Sound pursuing ; the winter ¦ whale fishery , he was told by some of the natives that they had been in company , during their excursions to the north , -with a muriber of Esquimaux , who had seen a long way off , in a north-westerly direction from Hogarth ' Sound , a circular white tent erected on the ice . They had taken from it at their first visit some bright metal ; and on their second visit , some moons afterwards ,. they had seen , two white men in the tent . It was reported among tie natives that theseand others bad perished from hunger . So far as Captain Penny can judge , it 13 thought that this must refer to the same party from whom Dr . Rae had the silver spoons , & c ., which identified the white men with Sir John Franklin and his party .
. Mr . Bright has written to tne Banffshire Journal to complain that oh the road between Ballater and Tomintoul there are no less than four bridges broken down , and that they have been in this state ever since 1850 . The Dufee of Richmond , it appears , is responsible for the condition of the roads in that locality ; and Mr , Bright very naturally calls upon him to do his duty . But he observes that " the Duke is so far omnipotent at Tomintoul that nobody is bold enough to say anything to him or his factor by way of complaint . "
Fires . —A tremendous conflagration broke out towards the latter end of last week at Howfield Farm , about two miles from Canterbury . A large amount of corn was destroyed , but the energetic measures of the firemen prevented the flames from spreading , as it was at one time feared they would . A melancholy case of sudden death arose out of this catastrophe . A labourer and his son wen . t to assist : in the meanwhile , the wife of the older man became alarmed at the fierceness of the conflagration , fainted , and expired in about half an hour
through sheer fright . When the two men returned , they found her dead . —Some large premises belonging to brush manufacturers and bristle merchants in Upper Thames-street , City , were burnt down on the night of Friday week . Several of the adjoining premises , including the well-known Old Shades Tavern , close to London Bridge , were greatly damaged , and the fire was not extinguished till a late hour . —A saw-mill in Wellington-street , Leeds , has been destroyed by fire , and property to the amount of 2000 / . is sacrificed . The firm is uninsured .
Institution of Mechanical Engineers . —This institution met on " Wednesday week at Glasgow , in the Architects' Exhibition Halls . The attendance was numerous , and included several persons of scientific reputation . The Chairman , in . the courso of his opening address , alluded to the increased powers of production , and the consequent greater cheapness effected by mechanism . He observed : — " In 1824 , a gentleman with ¦ whom I am acquainted sold on one occasion 100 , 000 pieces of 74-reed printing clotb . at 30 s . G < L por piece of 29 yards long ; the same description of cloth he sold last week at 8 s . 9 d . One of tho most striking instances 1 know of the vast superiority of machinery over simple instruments used by tho hand is in tho manufacture of lace , where one man with a machine does the work of
8000 lnco-makors on the cushion . In spinning fine numbers of yarn , a workman on a Bolf-acting mule will do tho work of 3000 hand spinners with the distaff and sptndle ; and there are other striking facts of a Bimilar kind mentioned in my report on tho Now York Industrial Exhibition . Comparatively few persons , perhaps , aio awaro of the increase of the production during our lifotlme . Ihiity years ago , the cost of labour for truoing t ^ a ea ^ c * 8 t- « oa . by chipping and filing with tlie fln ™ 2 \ 7 ' ^ L ; 8 < l uare fo » t 5 the samo work is now « w /? a Plains machine at a cost of labour of less irf SJ *™^ equaTOfoot ; and this , aa you know , is one theJofort ^ ir ^^ operations in mecWcs . It is , JSaS ' S £ ^ Ptcd *? UlDa t ™ to what , our progress t £ i te ^ ki ™ « w ? , ° « tkat ttta increased production is taking place , tlw fixed capital of the country 3 s ,
shillings ; but now , the labour being lowered to Id . per foot , a capital in planing machines for the workman is required -which often , amounts to 500 ? ., and in some cases more . This large outlay of capitalj invested in . machinery to increase production , makes it impossible to curtail the hours of working machinery as much as could be desired . In som « cases , two sets of workpeople have been employed in relays , each working eight hours a-day ; and this system , perhaps , may in time be extended , although it is attended with certain inconveniences . If , however , the relay system could be so improved and organized as to allow more time for the better education of young operatives , none would more cordially rejoice than myself . " The speaker advocated the removal of the tax from carriages , as an increase in the use of vehicles -would lead . to a great saving . of time , and a large number of artizans would find employment in making them . He also wished for the removal of the duty on timber . —Several papers haying been read , the meeting adjourned .
The Wine-pkoimxcing Lands in Spain . —Dr . John Gorman is now travelling through Spain for the Times , in order to ascertain the state of thevia . es , and how far they have been affected by the disease . He gives a bad account of the state of the grapes in tile neighbourhood of Jerez de la Fronteira , from which lie writes on the 6 th inst . The Injured Jockeys .- —The jockeys who met with the accident in the race for the Goodwood Stakes are now out of all danger . A Crrx Nuisance . —Some five or six weeks ago , Superintendent Hodson , of the City police , complained to the municipal authorities that so dreadful an odour proceeded from a chimney at the City Gasworks , Whitefriars , that the health of the constables on duty was
seriously affected , and he Was obliged to change them to other beats to enable them to recover from the poisonous influence of the gas . On a particular evening , the smell was so powerful that it spread as far as the Old Bailey . The superintendent added that he understood the stench arose fronl an attempt to destroy by fire the refuse of the gasworks . The subject was referred to Dr . Leiheby , who , as the result of his inquiries , states that the proprietors of the works liave done all in their power to avoid bad smells , but that they have not succeeded . He recommends the removal of all such factories from the neighbourhood of London . After some discussion , it was unanimously agreed to refer the matter to the General Purposes Committee , with instructions to take a legal opinion as to the power of the court to deal with the works as a public and injurious nuisance .
The Agapemoke . —A public meeting , numerously attended , has been held in the Assize-liall , Bridgewater , to hear an address from the "Rev . D . W . PennelL in reference to the Princeites . The speaker severely condemned " Brother Prince ' s" principles . Though a married man , he had openly avowed adultery , and had quoted St . Paul as his authority w In four years no less than fourteen of the inmates , of the Agapemone had effected their escape . The meeting unanimously passed a resolution condemnatory of the institution , and in favour of its being placed under the supervision of a properly constituted authority .
Ciceruacchio . —The Austrian Gazette of Vienna has made the following discovery : —" Ciceruacchio is not dead ; he is at Constantinople , and is in a very brilliant situation . Some of his countrymen and one of his domestics have brought this news to Toulon . During the war in the Crimea , he was engaged in the wine trade in Balaldava , and afterwards at Sebastopol , and he gained a great deal of money . His .. wife resides at Rome , and hopes soon to see Lim . " It would be unwise , we fear , to place much dependence on this st « toment . Mrs . Harriet Beeoher Stoave is now travelling in Scotland .
Mr . Frost and his Antecedents . —A mooting was held at the Temperance Hall , Broadway , Westminster , on Tuesday night , for the purpose of enabling M > . John Frost to rebut the charges under -which he has lain for the last seventeen years . Mr . Nash took tho chair , and , after a bitter attack on the London press for the part it had taken with respect to the late demonstration , gave place to Mr . Frost , who denounced the infamous treatment to which convicts are subjected in Van Daemon ' s Land . He said ho had been charged with ingratitude ;
but ho asked whether ho had received any thing from tho Government which was likely to cherish grateful feelings in his heart . On tho contrary , had he not been treated in a manner which fully justified the hostile feelings which ho entertained towards the Government ? He denied that , aa assorted at tho trial , ho had bad any intention of blowing up Newport Bridge : in fact , all the assertions upon which ho was convicted wore foul and flagitious falsehoods . —After some further remarks from Mr . Frost , tho meeting gave him three cheers , and broke up .
The Annexation of Oudb . —Mr . Lowin "brought forward tho question of tho annexation of Oudo at n quarterly general court of tho East India House on Wednesday , whan , in a long speech , ho condemned that act as tho spoliation of a Prince who had often shown himself very friendly to us . Tho motion was negatived . M . SOYEH EATING WITH HIS FlNGKRS . TllO Times of Tuesday contains a letter from the chief of cooks , setting forth in elaborate stylo tho main features of tho Constantinopolitan table . He thinks some of tho Turkislt dishes
might be adopted in France and England ; " not so their method of eating with their fingers , though , after several trials , I must admit it has some peculiar advantages ; their sauces being of a thinnish nature , require to be absorbed with , a piece of bread in order to partake of them , which could not he performed equally -well by either knife or fork . " What does tho Reform Club think of M . Soyer eating with his fingers ? [ Registration of Voters in the City . —Mr . Thomas Y . M'Christy , the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for the City of London , commenced on Monday
his annual sittings at the Court of Common Pleas , Guildhall . Mr . Sidney Smith and Mr . Ledger appeared on behalf of the Liberals , while the Conservative interest was wholly unrepresented . The lists returned shoved that 1871 names which were upon the last register have been omitted ( 219 liverymen and 1652 householders" ) , while 1879 new names have been added ( 181 livervmen and 1698 householders ) . There are 576 objections !! HI being to the qualifications of liverymen and 465 to those of householders . The new claims are only G 6 in number 2 as liverymen and 64 as householders .
Persia . —The Persian Government has dismissed Colonel Alaterrazzi for refusing to renounce the protectioa of England . Fall of a Chapel . —A new building in Bury Newroad , Manchester , in the Gothic style of architecture , with a spire , erected as a chapel for the Independents , fell on Wednesday morning at . five o'clock , owing to some defects of construction . Fortunately no one was near at the time , and , as it was isolated from the surrounding dwellings , no loss of life was consequent upon . the disaster . Jarrow Docks on the Tyne . —Mr . T . E . Harrison , C . 32 . ; on Tursday afternoon , laid the foundation stone of one of the principal entrances to the Jarrow Docks on the Tvne .
Herts Agricultural Society . —The prizes annually-awarded by this society -were competed for on Wednesday , and the proceedings were wound up by tie customary annual dinner at the Corn Exchange , Hitchin . Sir E . B . Lytton , M . P ., presided ; and among those present were Mr . Dallas , the American Minister ( at present on a visit to the chairman ) , the Marquis of Salisbury , Sir W . Jolliffe , M . P ., Mr . J . A . Smith , M . P ., Mr . G . C . Hale ( vice-chairman ) , & c . Tie chairman proposed the health of Mr . Dallas in terms of the warmest eulogium , and that gentleman made a suitable reply . In a subsequent speech , Sir Edward Lytton addressed himself to the consideration of agricultural matte-rs , and denied that English fanners , as a body , are opposed to agricultural statistics .
The Berkeley TEs-raioNiAr ; . —The presentation of the testimonial to the Hon . F . H . F . Berkeley , M . P . for Bristol , in recognition of his services in procuring the repeal of Mr . Wilson Patten ' s Sunday Beer Bill , took place on Wednesday afternoon in the debating hall of the Athenaeum , Corn-street , Bristol . The testimonial consists of a silver salver weighing one hundred and tiro ounces , an oak casket enriched with gems , and a puisa of sovereigns , amounting altogether in value to 1012 ? . Narrow Escape . —Mr . Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardener and a party of friends liave been almost lost in . attempting to cross the sands at Morecambe Bay . Tbe tide was unusually high , and the horse , which was drawing a light vehicle , fell into a deep pit of water , and overturned the excursionists . The traces wore ultimately cut , the horse drawn out , and tlie party waded the rest of their way through the surf , to their no small peril . But all got safely home .
A Tory Joke . —The Leamington Mercury has the following : —" Sir , —Don ' t you think Mr . Wyndham , hoaxer of tho Birmingham people , must be a contributor to the Lender newspaper ? That he is a literary miui , his letters prove ; that he is a Radical , his conduct generally . And I cut the following suspicious extract from tlie Leader of July the 5 th ; it has reference to the Kiruj of Oude , then expected in England : — A gentleman in our own office , however , appears to take the most practical view of tho subject . He says , that if tho King will hand him over his income , ho will undertake , even at tliat limited amount , to show him all that is really worth seeing in London , including the Crystal Palace , Madame Tussaud ' s , Evans ' s , tho Royal Exchange , and the Department of Practical Art , with the estate of Kensington
Goto ; and to obtain all that the King can obtain during his residence in England , including motions in the House of Commons , public dinners , and private parties . He makes a distinct tender of that contract ; and if at tbe end of tho term his Majesty should bo dissatisfied , our subordinate will bo willing to return tho King tho remains of his fortuno—if any—with scrupulous exactitude , and will oven pay tho passage home for the King and all his baggage on terms Bimilar to those authorized by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners . Wo recommend the proposal to tho King , confident that lie will find it in tho end by far the most economical . ' Tlie ofifor was not accepted—the Queen came , instead of the King—and Mr . Wyndham tried another dodge . Yours , <& c , A Tohy . "
Unity General Assurance Association . —Tim < liffcroncos which have lately agitated this company arc now nearly , if not entirely , at an end . Mr . Mechi having appealed to tho shareholders to support him in tho views ho enunciated at a recent meeting , lias received replies from nearly seven hundred and fifty
922 The Xeaber, |No. 340, Saturday,
922 THE XEABER , | No . 340 , Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 27, 1856, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27091856/page/10/
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