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" « the commencement of business , 326 policies ha d Ei effected for £ 95 , 783 , producing an annual income * £ < IO 92 15 s . 9 d ., and , with one tnflmg exception , no mTuiea had occurred , nor any inroad been made upon ^ resources of the society , which must he attributed ? the skill of the medical officers , and the caution rcised by the board in the selection of lives . In conformity with the provisions of the deed of settlent the directors recommended that a dividend of five vet cent , be paid to the shareholders from the date of their respective deposits up to the 24 th of June 1851 . In bringing about these desirable results the directors had used the strictest economy , so far as *!! . Anitid economy consistent with efficiency and the
„ , creat objects they had in view , and they referred with confidence to the balance-sheet in proof of the manner * n which they had liquidated the expenses of the association . " The Chairman proceeded to comment on the report &nd called especial attention to the fundamental principles of the company , which were intended to assure shareholders against want in the hour of distress , by letting aside £ 10 per cent , out of their profits for the formation of a relief fund ; and for the education of the orphan children of such shareholders as could justly show their claims , £ 10 per cent , was also set aside . There were some who , he regretted to say , objected to these principles , and said that this £ 10 per cent , which they applied to these benevolent purposes , ought to go into the pockets of those who insured . He would answer them in their own way . He could prove to such persons that for every £ 10 per cent which they gave with one hand
they would receive £ 100 per cent , with the other . Why , what bad placed them in their present position , what had already given them nearly 1000 shareholders in seven months ? What was the cause that they had parted with 25 , 000 shares in two or three months ? What had given them an income of £ 3000 per annum in so short a period ? It was the popular favour and the proper appreciation of the principles adopted by them . What was it that had established such highly respectable local boards in Liverpool and Nottingham but their benevolent principles ? It was manifest , therefore , that these objects would have their due weight in making an association liked , and by such means they would triumph at last . He called on every person who was a proprietor not to leave at the close of that meeting with indifference , but to return home determined to spread the knowledge of the benefits of this association to the best of his power among their friends and connections .
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN ESSEX . Tollesbury , famous for native oysters , and inhabited chiefly by dredgermen , has been the scene of an abominable murder . On Tuesday morning , about halfpast six o ' clock , a man named Cobb , following the occupation of a dredgerman , which is the chief business of the village , left his cottage , situate in a straggling part of the village , accompanied by several of his lodgers , also dredgermen , and proceeded down to the water to follow hia calling , having left his wife , Elizabeth Cobb , in bed with his little girl , seven years of age , and also having left the door of his cottage unfastened , as was his custom , unless he went out at a very early hour . A few paces distant , and directly opposite
to Cobb ' s cottage , stands another cottage , occupied by another dredgerman named Wash , who , oa the same morning left his cottage about seven o ' clock , also accompanied by several male lodgers , and proceeded down to the water , having left in his cottage a man named Henry Harrington , being the only male person left in either of the houses . As the morning advanced some of the occupants of the neighbouring cottages , not observing Mrs . Cobb moving about , went in the direction of the cottage , and on approaching heard the little girl crying very loud , and in a tone of fright . On coming to the cottage they found the door fastened , whereupon they burst it open , and , following in the direction whence the cries of the child
proceeded , entered a back bedroom upstairs , where they were horrified at discovering IMrs . Cobb , the mother of the crying child , lying in bed in her nightclothes , and weltering in blood . They immediately gave the alarm , and sent off a messenger to the adjoining village of TolleBhunt d'Arcy for medical assistance . Mr . Dawson , surgeon , and his assititiint , Mr * Smith , were quickly on the spot , and , upon examination , found , upon the side of the deceased ' s head , marks of violence which appeared to hare been inflicted with a hummer or other heavy » r <> n instrument , while , in addition , there was a gash in the throat , some four or five inches long , and bo " ¦* ' « l > at » almost to sever the head from the body . 1 ' rom the position in which the murdered woman
was lying it is conjectured , that the blows on the head were inflicted before the throat was cut . One \ '' the blows on the head appeared to have been inflicted with the claw of a hammer , and with « uch violence uh lo have completely penetrated the skull . | he unfortunate woman waa quite dead at the time of discovery , uud the inedicul men were both of o p inion J'lat a . murder had been perpetrated . Police conutable . V ' > ° f l'ie Essex constabulary , stationed at Tolleehunt u Arcy , having heard of the occurrence , was soon on the jM' «» t ; and ascertained , upon inquiry in the village , that iliirriiigton , the only mule person who was left in the B «» ttage in the morning , hud subsequently gone to 8 « lcot , 1 village ii finv miles ditttaut , for the aliened purpose of Purchasing a bout . In the evening , however , Harrington mined to his
, imj j ^ ox jIII ViIIK managed get into comol " m * ( ii ( 4 < : overt' « ' on hie trousers arveral ntaim » , seemingly blood , lull obliterated . Fox did not then apprehend tei'V » frviii afterward * obtained further facts , all " >» K to 1 U suspicion on him , took him into custody ion the charge , early on Wednesday morning . The on n lol > FoK had "oticed on Harrington ' s trou « r . ] ,-,, , l < revit »«» evening , were now dark , and , apparently , " « ueeu . covered with ink , or some similar dark lluid .
Cobb's house , upon entry first being made , bore strong evidence of having been plundered , as the drawers , cupboards , 8 co ., were all ransacked , and about 12 s . in money had been taken from a box in the house . Upon closer examination it was found that some one had gone out of the house through the kitchen window , as there were clear traces of footmarks . Early' on Wednesday morning , Mr . Superintendent Cooke , of the Witham division , went to TolleBbury , acccompanied by an intelligent officer ( polioe constable Archer ) , and , in conjunction with Fox , instituted still more stringent inquiries , all tending to fix the commission of the horrible crime on the prisoner Harrington . Later in the day a man , while proceeding across the
fields to Salcot ( where the prisoner stated he had been on the preceding day ) , had his attention diverted to some unusual footprints in a ditch , and upon stepping into it found wrapped up in a bloody handkerchief a raeor , also stained with blood . These were at once brought to the police , and Wash ( at whose house prisoner lodged ) immediately identified the razor as being his , and Mrs . Wash , sister to the prisoner , identified the pocket handerchief as one which belonged to him . Still further , there was found in Wash ' s house a heavy iron hammer , and upon examination by the medical gentlemen it was found that it corresponded exactly in size with one of the wounds in the head of the deceased .
A jury was impanelled on Wednesday morning , and from the evidence taken bv the coroner the above facts are gathered . The inques ' t was adjourned until Tuesday next .
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LAW AND POLICE . The young woman , who some time ago brought a charge against the nuns of the Convent of the . Good Shepherd at Hammersmith , and failing to establish it , was ordered to be indicted for perjury , has this week been tried and acquitted at the Third Court , before the Common Sergeant . The girl , Mary Ann Burke , was one of many who nightly haunt the public streets . Two or three times she had been kindly treated and sheltered , once especially by Mrs . Gibson , of Upper Seymour-street , who said that " she was very much to be pitied ; she had The
not a friend , and her sufferings were very great . " charge she originally preferred against the nuns was that of having cut all her hair off while in the conventa place of refuge for erring women . Direct evidence was brought to show that her hair had been cut off in the hospital during a fever , and that she only remained in the convent one night . It was also shown that her great sufferings had weakened her mind materially , and the jury , taking the circumstances into consideration , acquitted her of wilful perjury . Not the slightest stigma rests on the nuns of the convent , on the contrary they deserve praise .
Some time since two policemen were walking down a lane leading from East Acton to the Uxbridge-road . Suddenly they came upon two men with masked faces , and , in reply to the challenge of the sergeant , one of the masked men fired a pistol the ball from which struck the sergeant in the thigh . A desperate conflict ensued , the wounded man fighting as well as he could ; and ultimately one of the robbers , named Round , escaped , and the other , Harris , was captured . It will be remembered that on his way across the fields Round robbed a baker of a goodly sum .
His capture was owing to very singular circumstances . He attempted the next day to pass a medal for a sovereign at the Great Western Railway Station , and was arrested . At the same lime a barber in Houndsditch sent up to the police station a bundle of clothes . These were proved to belong to Round ; and though neither of the policemen could swear to him , the circumstantial evidence was in this case so strong and direct as to warrant the jury in bringing them in guilty . They were tried at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday , and sentenced to death ; it being understood that they will be transported for lire .
Through the medium of the police this week a great genius has been revealed ; a n » an who perfectly understands the maxim of Dan ton , and who trie * to carry all by audacity . He called himself a Quaker , and gave his name as Milson . He was brought before the bench at Guildhall , on Monduy , and the charge against him was obtaining money under fraudulent circumstances ! . The present charge , which was the means of discovering the extensive system of fruudn practised by Milson , arose from hia having duped a man named llartrop into paying a premium with his son , who was placed under said Milson , then wearing the name of " Charles Chadwick , Civil Engineer . " As llartrop subsequently found that CharlesChadwick was only * ' a name" without " a local habitation , " he made inquiries , and it was found that
Charles Chadwick was alno Milson , who was William Williams , solicitor , who was Dr . Harris , surgeon and aocoucheiir . Further , XV . J . Milson gave himself out . to be the late unsuccessful candidate of the borough of St . Alban ' tf , and Dr . Harris said of himself that he was the " Seneschal of Lincoln . " He , or rather they , had offices in Broad-street , whore he appeared like the elder Mathews , in many characters when at home . In this Way he performed many feats in the way of becoming by odd processes possessor of other people ' s money ; and by a dexterouu advertisement in the Belfast Chronicle , otTering to land money , he somehow contrived to got considerable sums . Ah a medical man , he hud an assistant named ltrllairs , and a young woman died under their treatment . Both arc now in custody , and remanded for further examination .
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MIHOKLLANBOUS . A supplementary Charter him been granted to the floynl Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 , authorising them to dispose of the nurpluu in their hands . Notice « r « Uwued on Saturday at 8 t . Paul ' s Cathedral ,
that the public will only be admitted on Sundays during the morning and afternoon services , and on other days from 8 a . m . till 4 p . m . ( gratis ) , the same as Westminster Abbey . UndeT the presidence of Mr . "William Ewart , M . P ., a soiree was held at the Woolwich Literary Institution , on Monday , to celebrate the talking possession of the large room over the baths . Sir James Duke , M . P ., Mr . Sheriff Cottrell , and Mr . George Cruikahank , mere present . The entertainment was very successful Last night it was announced that the St . Katherlne ' s Dock Company will not after all go to trial with the Customs on the informations filled against it by the Attorney-General . The precise manner in which the
litigation is to be accomodated is not perhaps quite arranged yet ; but though the St . Katherine's Docks are not likely to subject themselves to such an ignominious reproof as the London Docks received from the Treasury , a compromise will take place . —Daily News , Wednesday . At a very full meeting of the Geographical Society , held on Monday , over which Sir Woodbine Parish presided , a discussion arose on the fate of Sir John Franklin ; and it seemed the general opinion that he is still alive . It was thought that Sir John had penetrated to open water northward . The speakers were Captain Ommanney , Lieutenant Osborne , Sir B . Belcher , Mr . White , Captain Trueman , and Mr . Lee . is
In various ways the Central Cooperative Agency maturing its organization , and it will be seen from the two paragraphs appended , from the Christian Socialist , there is a probability that it will shortly stand on independent ground : — " At its sitting of Thursday , October 30 ( which was made special for the purpose of conferring with the Central Cooperative Agency ) , the Council ( of the Society for Promoting Working-men ' s Associations ) was occupied in discussing , under various shapes , the question , whether any , and what , relations can henceforth exist between the Society for Promoting Working-men's Associations and the Central Cooperative Agency . " The Council of Promoters was engaged on Thursday , November 6 , in further discussing the question of the relations between the Society and the Agency . " Mr . George Dawson , M . A ., will lecture on the 4 th of December , in behalf of the Agency .
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Major Egan , who served in the Honved force under Bern in Transylvania and Hungary during the late struggle , commenced a series of four lectures on the " Past , Present , and Future State of Hungary , and the Career of Kossuth , " at the Corn Exchange , Winchester , on Tuesday . The inclement weather prevented some from attending ; still there was a good audience . Mr . Egan , by the ' . aid of maps , pointed out the position and influence of the European powers , as ranged under the banners of absolutist or constitutional governments , drawing particular attention to the encroachments of
Russia , as to territory and influence , and drew the conclusion that she must be checked , or the freedom of Europe was gone . The following lectures will be exclusively devoted to the history of Hungary and the career of Kossuth , and to insure the comfort of his audience Mr . Egan has engaged the Mechanics' Institution for the three succeeding Tuesdays . AH who feel a wish to know more about the great people and their chief , who has created such an unparalleled interest of late , should avail themselves of this opportunity tohearevents told of by one of the actors in the eventful scene .
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Two ladies took the veil at the Romish church , Bermondsey , on Thursday . A woman fell down dead at the Euston Station on Wednesday . She was in the last stage of consumption . The body of a man , well dressed , was found by a policeman in Greenwich-park on Friday last . In his hand he held a pistol and there was the mark of a ball in his temple . An inquest has been held and an open verdict returned . On Monday night , Christ Church , Hoxton , was entered and the alms chest forced open . As the contents had been removed in the previous week the thief probably took but a small booty .
Leonard Bare , was again brought up on Monday , and an additional witness examined . The facts of the ease before stated were confirmed , but Bare is remanded in order that Mrs . Hands , the woman who lived with his wife , may be examined . Mr . William Finnelly , for thirty years connected with the morning papers , was found , on Sunday last in a dying state , by his laundress . An inquest waa held , and a verdict of Natural Death returned . Four fisca took place in the metropolis on Tuesday . The most serious was one in Goodman ' s-nVlds , at a marine store . The premises and their contents were completely destroyed , and the ad jo -ning houses considerably damaged . *
A Catholic priest was attacked by three ansas « ins in Lcopard ' s-court , near Gray ' s-iini-luno , on Tuesday . He was stabbed with a stiletto , knocked down , and brutally beaten . His cries fortunately brought assintfincc and he escaped . The wounds were not very severe . The priest was connected with the Roman Cutliolio school , in Leopard's-oourt ; and as another priest , uHliorr . time since , had beert similarly assaulted , it is presumed thatili » like of the school provokes theno brutal outrages . Two bodies were on ' 1 hursday found in the Surrey Canal ; one of a young woman who had drowned herself from blended causes of love , jealousy , and domestic Uriel's ; the other of a man in a Btate of destitution .
An insurrection hat * broken out in tho Republic of Chili . The insurgents are masters of Coqulmbo and Conception . From the accounts it is not at all clear what the fighting w about .
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Symptoms indicate that the collierH in the neighbourhood of Oldhum and Aahton will shortly turn out for m . rise in their wages . A concert took place at the Mechanics * Institution >
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 29, 1851, page 1133, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1911/page/9/
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