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two most advanced nations—England and the tt sfpil States of America . Do they succeed in making ; ph eood , wise , and happy ? No ! the conditions vith which these and other societies surround men are Mr ad joseph Smith , Mr . Vansittart Neale , Dr . Favis , Hr Lechevalier , and Mr . B . Cooper , took part in the discussion which followed .
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A WILD CLERGYMAN . WiMiAtt Cannon , a young man about thirty years of emp loyed as a messenger in Kensington , appeared Wore Mr . Beadon to answer a summons charging him with having assaulted the Reverend Robert Dallon , a minister of the Established Church , who was stated to be in the p ossession of a living in Yorkshire . During the last fortnight the reverend gentleman lias frequently been at this court to comp lain of the police of Kensington for refusing to render him any ¦ assistance to eject his female servants , who , he swore , were refractory , from his house . He has also complained of the conduct of his wife , and on one occasion obtained a summons ag ainst her for assault , but failed to appear on the day of hearing .
Mr . Dallon stated that he was a clergyman , and resided at No . 6 , Young-street , Kensington . _ On Saturday week last he had an occasion to communicate with Inspectors Field and Shaw , and he delivered a letter to the ostler at the house of Mr . Sibley , a publican , of K ensington , to convey to those officers , in Great Scotland-yard . Some time afterwards the defendant came to his house , and requested payment for
delivering the letter . Witness desired his wife , who had by some means obtained possession of his money , to pay the defendant ; but she refused to do so , and he then went away . Subsequently he returned , and said he was a police constable , and had been authorized by Mr . Shaw to enter his house . Witness desired him fb quit the house immediately , but he stoutly refused , and cauo-ht hold of witness by the collar , and twice shook him very roughly . __ _ . __
Cannon , who appeared very unwell , denied the charge , and said Mr . Dallon had used him very ill . On the day in-question the waterman at Mr . Sibley's gave him a letter to deliver to Inspector Field . He waited at Scotland-yard for some considerable time , and was informed that Inspector Field had gone to Marlborough-street . He returned about seven o ' clock in the evening to Dallon ' s house for the purpose of being paid for his trouble , and to acquaint him with what had occurred . He saw Mrs . Dallon , who told him that he must have been mad to go with a letter for her husband , and that five cabmen had already been there that day for
payment for the hire of their cabs by Mr . Dallon . She called Dallon out to him , and he told her to pay him for his trouble . She said she had no money , and he told her she had 121 . belonging to him . She denied that she had , and said , " What have you done with the 14 * . you obtained by pledging your spectacles ?" Dallon then raised his stick to strike his wife , and she ran behind Cannon for protection . The servant girls came up stairs on hearing the noise , and Dalkm immediately ordered them down stnirs , at the same time swearing at thorn , and calling them by the lowest epithet that can bo applied to a woman . They appeared very much alarmed , and quickly ran down stairs . Dnilon followed them , and threw the umbrella . stand , which stood in the hall , after them . If it had struck
th « n , there whs no doubt it would have done thorn ¦ some ' serious injury . Dallon then procured a stuff , sind desired him ' to leuve thu house . Mrs . Dnilon hud previously locked the door to prevent Cannon from leiiving ti 10 house , us she ; required his assistance to provent \ wv husband from indicting any injury upon her . Dnilon ( hen struck him with tho stall" on the hand and knee , which was vory much injured . He had been confined to his bed iii consequence ; of the blow he hud received , and only loft it on Monduy last . Cannon remained in tho house until near eleven o ' clock , when tho lodgers came homo and tho door was opened . Mrs . Dallon obtained some money from her lodgers and pui < l him . He then quickly loft ; the house , and was very tf lml when he got out . Tim only time , that he touched Dallon vviim when he assisted Mrs . Dallon to lake the staff from him . Tlu > two servant , girls , Kllen Holmes and I'Ti / iibcth Chalk , were thon called ; and before they were sworn , Dallon requested that they might be examined as to the nature of an oath . Mr . Mention complied with this request , and they answered hi , s questions most satisfactorily . They I hen corroborated the statement of Cannon in ( ivory particular , and said Dallon was in the habit of using very offensive language to them on every occasion . Mr . Headon asked Dallon if he was in tho huhit of using tho language ; imputed ; , et him . Mr . Dallon denied that he mcv used the language ,
and said his servants always said he did . He also denied that he used the staff , and said that it was taken from him by his wife , who assisted in the attack upon him . He would not believe the servant girls upon their oath . Mr . Beadon observed , that he thought it very remarkable that a clergyman of the Church of England should have two servants in his house who did not know the nature of an oath . Dallon said , the witness fastened the door , and resisted him . His servants were always listening , and would never obey any of his directions . He had twice given them notice to quit , but they refused to leave .
The servant girls said they had been engaged by Mrs . Dallon , who had requested them to remain in the house to protect her . Mr . Beadon said , ho was very glad that the staft had been wrested from Dallon , as he fully believed considerable mischief wo uld have ensued if he had been allowed to retain it . After the evidence that he had heard , it was his duty to dismiss the summons , and it was his opinion that Cannon had good grounds for an action , unless it was found that Dallon was not responsible for his behaviour . The summons was dismissed ; and the magistrate directed the cleric to give Cannon a sovereign from the poor-box .
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A MORMON MIRACLE . A SING-TOAB accident occurred at Newport , Monmouthshire , on Monday . The Latter-day Saints , who form a very large proportion of the p opulation in Wales , have been holding their " conference" here within the past few days . To this gathering have assembled many of the " elders " of the fraternity , some of whom have held rank as " prophets" on the banks of the Salt River . Great preparations were made to celebrate th is conference on an extensive scale ; and , among other means , it is said that promises had been held out , and believed in by the too-credulous Welsh people , that " miracles would be performed !"
On Monday afternoon , a large building named the Sunderland-hall , in which the body had held their services for a long period past , was filled to overflowing by the members of the sect , and their families , who reside in Newport , together with considerable numbers of the people from the hills , the colliery , iron-works , &c . It is supposed that about four hundred persons were hero assembled , about to join in partaking of tea after one of the services of the day . Several Mormon elders had given out the blessing , and some hints were thrown out that even that day mig ht witness some of the o-reat and miraculous powers of the saints . Scarcely
hail tea been commenced , when , without a moment ' s Avarning , exactly one half of the lofty and heavy ceiling of the building fell with a sudden crash . For a moment all whs blinding and suffocating dust and confusion ; then suceeded the most appalling shrieks , and tho most terrifying clamour ; and , amidst the din and horrible confusion that ensued , people rushed from all tho surrounding houses , apprehending that sqmo great calamity had occurred . Fearful screams wore again heard bursting forth . Presently the windows of the hall were dashed out , and the affrighted creatures within flung themselves through the broken sashes to tho ground below ; some were observed clinging with
extreme tenacity to tho window-frames and sills , apprehending death within , and fearful of mutilated limbs if they fell . The doors were burst open from without as well us the piles of people heaped upon one another inside ; permitted , and ingress being at length obiained , the sight that presented itself was enough to appal the stoutest heart—beams and rafters , whole ; pato , he ; s e > f ceiling , amidst clenids of dust , lying upon H < : ore ; s of people ; while the ; teu-tubles , uflonling protection to many , wore ; crowded below with numbeirs crying aloud for m <; rey , fen- protection , and for a miracle to save theini . The upper end of the hall , where theelders had bron Heute ; d was unhurt , the ; coiling above '
their heaels was unbroken . Immediate exertions we're ; made ; , and in the ; course ; of an hour the ; wretched croufures were all extricated from the ruins ; anel em a minute ; wean ; h being instituted , not one ; was found missing ; ami , what is still more ; re-markable , although the ; beams and ruf'te-rs wo . ro heavy , and Home , with huge pieces of on tire ; ceiling , fell elimtly upon the ; fables , and others in a elirecfion that appeare ; d to insure ; inevitable ; death , ne ) t e > ne ; single ; Mormon was injured , though it was infimaie'd that two or three ; unbelievers , whet hael gone ; thither to re ; vile and sneer nt the ; true ; followers of . lo <; Smith , received slight iniiirie-s which may starve ; ( heir consciences as
rciihtinhruneu-rs . Whem the ; party wore all extricated , another hall W ) W obtained , and there ; the ; reuminde ; r of tho evening was * lovott' < l to an ovation te > tho eldera and tho
prophets who had wrought the anticipated miracle of causing a ceiling to fall upon the heads of the saints without injury .
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THE SANITARY ASSOCIATION VERSUS THE WATER MONOPOLISTS . Amidst the general dissolution of Political parties now virtually defunct , and the incoherent efforts of Social parties not yet thoroughly organized , the Sanitary Party stands conspicuous , as well for the novelty and boldness of its principles , as for the energy with which it pursues their realization . A few weeks since we published a " Memorandum , " issued by their acting Committee , and setting " forth , in a few terse and luminous paragraphs , all the knotty problems involved in the much-vexed water question ; all the fallacies emboeliecl in the measures hitherto proposed by Government for its settlement ; and all the essential conditions required for its satisfactory adjustment . Another valuable document , sanctioned by the same powerful
body , and emanating from the same active pen , is now before us ; and in citing , we also cordially second , its vigorous criticisms of the pending water bills , ministerial and monopolist . After referring to the measures as they orig inally stood , the writer thus proceeds to denounce the changes introduced in Committee : — " Whilst the Government , bill , as it originally stood , sanctioned the exposure of our water in open reservoirs to the foul and sooty droppings of the air , provided the reservoirs so exposed were at least eight miles distant from St . Paul ' s , the ' scloct committee have reduced iofive miles this soot-limit ^ -whieh ought not to bo granted at all .
" , too , the committee have extended the period after which aqueducts are to bo covered , from two to three years ; adding a proviso which nullifies the whole clause , by allowing open aqueducts on condition of subsequent ¦ filtration—though , filtration cannot remove tho gaseous impurities absorbed by uncovered water from the London
clLT . " So , again , for the nugatory control of tho Secretary of State the committee have substituted tho control , equally nugatory , of the Board of Trade ; with the addition of an extraordinary clause , empowering the companies to disregard the directions of the supervising authority , until they arc substantiated by process ' at law or in equity , ' with the consent of her Majesty ' s Attorney-General . It seems difficult to imagine a more hopelessly complicated and unworkable kind of supervision than one thus encumbered with a law-suit at every stop ; even supposing that tho Board of Trade were as competent as , in point erf lapt , they are not , to decide on the medical and scientific points of a problem requiring special knowledge for its solution . of the constant
" So , once more , the introduction supply , deferred by the original bill for two years , at a cost excccdin" - 360 , 000 / ., is deferred by the amended bill for five years , at a cost exceeding 800 , 000 ? .. ; besides being coupled with a scries of provisoes , authorizing it to be < suspended ; < give-n . to various districts ' in succession ; ' ' not given ' till four-fifths of ( ho houses have fulfilled tho regulations proscribed by tho company with the . ; approval of the Board ot Trade ; ' not given at all ' at levels exceeding thoso prescribed in the several companies' special Acts ; nor over given at , all by two specially exempted companies ( tho Kent and tho ' llampstead ) ' at any he-ighfc exceeding 180 feet ube > ve Trinity high-water mark . ' _ " The ; committee have men-eovoi- struck out tho original
clauses , attaching penalties to tho nogle « e-t of their elutie-s by tho companies , and authorizing the Privy Coimenl let enforce compliance ? with neglected orders , by suspending tho dividenef-deolariiig powers of recalcitrant Hoards . " Jt is scarcely possible to conceive u serie-s of aehninistrativo arrangements and provisoes worso adapted than , these ? ( . 0 bring rebellious eetmpanie-s to reason ; to Heeiii-e the ; introduction ol' the constant supply within any moderate delay ; e > r to obviate its arbitrary refusal to any particular disl . victs or house's so unfortunate ; as to fall under Monopolist displeasure . that the whole dailwater
" When it is consitleved y supply of London might lie raised by steam power ' 200 loe ? t high , for loss than 100 / . ; that the constant supply is thus cheaply given in She ; IIie ; ld and othe'r provine-ial towns , at le ; ve ; ls varying much more than the mo of London ; anel that , at . Wofvorluunpton , the ? change ; from the inti ? i'mittt ; nt to the constant system was mmlts in a few months , ne > t emly with great advantage to the ) public , but also with immediato increase of custom and of proji . t to tho cowpauj /; — it is diflicult to justify tho exemptions and delays eonce > ele ; el to I he London Water ( , ' ompnnies , in respect of a distributive Hyste'm now universally m : ogniseei as the ohe'ape ; st anel best . " As for the ? excessive \ vuler-rii ( os , e ; ve ; n the ? ' partial duel insufficient reductions' referred l , o in paragraph i > e > f tho Memorandum as having been pretpetso . il by ( Jiivcniini'iit , no longer stand part of the ; bill us amended by the committee ; whet have reserved this queistietn for it wi'iew of oetntests to bei fought , or rather of compromises let be arranged , with e-ae : h company in succession . " Thus , while ; the alterations of the' cetininitfce ? multiply and aggravate ! the ? minor faults of the Government bill , 11 a Vateel in the two first sentence's of niirngraph !| , they le ? avo whe > lly unteme ; hoel ifs throe ? nuiiu . defects set forth 111 tin ? conclusion of that paragraph ; to which the ? attention of . Parliament anel of the ; Press is again oi » mostly invited . " It only remains to cetiimM ? iit brie-fly em tho clauses anel amendments tlrawn up by Lord ' Manners , for consielcration in Committee of f . lit ? " wlietle House * . "Of these , the first eight would substitute tho authority of the Jioard ' of Works ( or that erf flies Hoard erf Traelo , and render tho controlling suporvisiem to bo exoruUod over the wulor comimnic'U uomowliut moro dlectuul ( or ritUivr lt- ««
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JoLY 17 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . ™
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Leader (1850-1860), July 17, 1852, page 677, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1943/page/9/
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