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      Loyalty Verms Law. Sicuoicant Fikli), Of...

      attended for the purpose of stating 1 that the man had done iiis duty on the occasion . A sergeant-major of the same regiment , who had accompanied the defendant , observed that they were bound by their-oath not alone to protect the life of the Queen , but likewise to defend her crown , her honour , and her dignity , from the assaults of all enemies . They conceived that remaining on the seat and retaining- the hat on during the performance of the National Anthem was . v , n insult to her Majesty , and when a person refused to rectify the omission which mi ght otherwise have been accidental , the offence became intentional , and they were bound to resent it at all hazards . - Mr . Stronge , the magistrate , after hearing the case , said a slight assault

      had unquestionably been committed , as the fact was not even attempted to be controverted , but at the same time the amount of provocation was veiy great , and he was happy to say was hurtful not alone to the defendant , in the present case , but to the great majority of the audience . Mr . Stronge referred to the fact which had been stated by the sergeant-major , namely , that all persons wearin g her Majesty ' s clcth were bound to preserve her from indignity , and in so doing observed upon the very proper conduct of the defendant under the circumstances , as well as the highly respectable demeanour and appearance of himself and brother officer , and stated in conclusion that he had no hesitation in dismissing the complaint .

      December 10; 1853.] T He Leader. 1183

      December 10 ; 1853 . ] T HE LEADER . 1183

      Doings At St. Barnabas, Belgravia. We Fi...

      DOINGS AT ST . BARNABAS , BELGRAVIA . We find the following interesting letter in the Daily Neios , addressed to the Lord Bishop of London : — My Lord , —I desire emphatically to direct your attention to the present mode of conducting public worship at the above church . The events some few years since connected with this and the kindred church , St . Paul ' s , must be fresh in your memory . Sufficient time has elapsed to permiton your part ,

      , that admonitory or more direct interference that should remove the scandal . Present at its consecration you cannot be ignorant of the forms and ceremonies there practised , opposed to the purity of our reformed church , Popish in their origin , baneful in practice , and a desecration of the sacred objects of the Protestant church . Your lordship must be held personally responsible ; and the intelligence of the middle clas ses , the great bulwark against the papal tendencies of the day , will know how to fix it upon you .

      I attended there on Sunday morning last , the 4 th of December , and after witnessin g the miserable spectacle of the clergy separating themselves from the laity by rood screens and brass gates , and the absurd practice of turning their backs to the congregation during the delivery of prayers , the genuflexions before the cross , and the mummery by a verger at stated periods bearing a crook surmounted by the figure of '' St . Barnabas , " I was enlightened as to the real tendency of these observances in the sermon then delivered ( and as it

      was in manuscript can be obtained by your lordship ) , in which the i > reacher , addressing a protestant congregation ( whoso primary duty as such is to uphold the right of private judgment ) , warned us that we might read , but must not interpret , the Word of God , told us that we were to believe all the " church" said , warned us not to " wrangle" with the church , because , said he , Avhatover the church nayn , is right . These are but samples of a wily , insidious , Jesuitical sermon , utterly at variance with the reformed protestant church . I have no desire to make this unnecessarily long , but I cannot forbear remarking that the " commandments and Lord ' n prayer" arc nowhere to bo seen over the

      table ( not the altar ) , that » " credence" table is an appendage which you will admit to be unlawful , that huge candles so filled the eye , that the simple forms of our church were altogether lost , its external appearance was that of a maun-house , and from my heart I believe the hearts of the curates ; md priests internally accorded with it . The congregation could not understand a word of the Horvico , it was uttered by choristers ( who , aH inferior clergy , ordained by JPiiHoyite priests , arc permitted to enter within the screen ) , sind prieHtu , in a Htrango , unknown tongue ( very artistic , doubtless , but derogating from the simplicity and purity of our mother tongue ) , intoned the bountiful Horvice .

      it in wronjLf to HUjppom ; that tho paiinliioner . H approve <> i all thin . It in Htrangers from afar who kwoII tho ranliH , and on courage by their presencoand their purHe . he poor even studiously avoid sending- their children to the fuihools ; the indiiHtri . il body Hpurn the popifih pnuiticoH , and no threatu ( and threats , and peixua-HiouH , nn , l bribery are nwortod to ) mioooed in filling ' •"' I church , pompoiiHly announced an built for tho poor .

      I'ho . sn are all tho fruits of Mr . Bonuotii ' H practice , II tlie responsibility of your lordship in tho gioator , a'M then wan your opportunity to havo trodden out tho r < 'l > n . Ku : h yoii failed . ' must now ho urge you , that thin time wo roquiro loin y () U aniplo penance , for pant Minn of omission . St . ; H | 1 « mid St , Barnabas occupy a hroiid « paco in the «\ yc > of PiiKoyinm ; they arc tho baromotoiH of i ' liHoyinm , fl » Kl if a wealthy laityhavo pandorod to thoir fo ' iblun , nn < * a Weak biHhop Ihih thrown bin nhioldoyor them , wo »» UHt with zeal and alacrity teach tho laity thoir duty , '"»« iiiHifit on you poribrming yourn .

      I have to ask your lordship for an assurance that your veto will be put at once and for ever on these observances , so foreign to the rubric and the spirit of our reformed church , and that you , recognising the glorious spirit of our religious reformers , will yet . stand out in your character of metropolitan bishop , as " the open friend a nd defender of that Protestant Church whose revenue s flow into im proper channels unless in you such a defender is found . I have been induced thus to speak because I am a plain speaker , and because I have other facts which perhaps the " press " will whis per in your ear , and which betoken a war with Puseyism and its Jesuit preachers . —My lord , I am , your obedient servant , J . Beal . 9 , Newland-street , Chester-square , Dee . 1853 .

      The Public Health. (From Theregiatrar-Ge...

      THE PUBLIC HEALTH . ( From theRegiatrar-Generc ^ Vs " Report . ) The rate of mortality in the metropolis coutinues to advance , and in the week that ended on Saturday the number of deaths rose to 1 , 414 . In five weeks that have elapsed since the 29 th of October the numbers have been 1 , 112 , 1 , 192 , 1 , 162 , 1 , 339 , and 1 . 414 . Concurrent with these weekl y numbers there ha s been an almost constant fall in the mean temperature , which has been as follows—48-9 degs ., 45 * 7 degs ., 88 ' 5 dees ' , 367 degs ,, and 40-0 degs , In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 1843-52 the average number of deaths was 1200 , which , if raised in proportion to increase of population , becomes 1320 . The excess in the present return above the calculated amount is nearly 100 . Last week 620 children died under 15 years of age , 481 men and women , between 15 and 60 years , and 306 at 60 years and upwards . From phthisis ( or consumption ) , there died 175 persons ; from bronchitis , 178 ; from pneumonia ( inflammation of the lungs ) , 143 . Fatal cases of these diseases have become more numerous , and the two former exhibit a mortality considerably above the average . Old persons , and those particularly who are subject to pulmonary complaints ,

      suffer from the coldness of the weather ; and the high price of fuel at this time renders the poor less able to contend with it , besides abridging their means of obtaining bread , which is also dear , as well as the other necessaries of life . Cholera is very much diminished , and will probably , as in the previous epidemic , nearly disappear for a time . Only 28 deaths from cholera were registered last week , 7 of which occurred in the west districts , 4 in the north , 5 in the east , and 12 in the south districts .

      Last week the births of 840 boys and 837 girls , in all 1677 children , were registered in London . The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1426 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29-954 in . The mean temperature was 40 ' 0 degs ., which is 1 * 7 degs . below the average of the same week in 38 years . The mean daily temperature was below the average , of tho same day on every day of the week except Wednesday , when it rose 6 8 degs . above it . The mean dewpoint temperature was 38 7 degs . The highest temperature of the air 51 -9 dogs , on Wednesday , and the lowest 29 " 4 degs . on Saturday .

      The Beard Movement. Brards And Moustache...

      THE BEARD MOVEMENT . Brards and moustaches are rising on every . side of us , and we 8 eem in a fair way of being a , s hairy as our ancestors . But there neenis some reason in the movement . A commercial traveller has given a capital account of " three months' experience of a beard" in the North British Daily Mail :- --"Three months ago I read an article in Household Words , beaded , 'Why Shave ? ' 1 was at ( lie lime suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism in tho jaws . This complaint , tho writer asserted , would be almost , entirely prevented by wearing the beard . 'If , so , ' . said I , 'twill shave no more . ' This wan the first lime Hint the thought of wearing my board hud crossed my mind , and T at once came to the conclusion that to shave was absurd , and therefore resolved forthwith to jiliimilon the razor . The question , ' What will people sayP' luul to me no terrors ; for I could see at a glance a thousand arguments by which objeeloni to tho dairy reform could Ixi entirely demolished . So , without further thought , 1 walked out to business unshaved . " The first day my roughness was noticed ; tho second it was thought I bad been at the count ; I he third tho barbers ' riso of prices was spoken of ; the fourth I boldl y announced my resolution . I then found , to my surprise , ' Mint nhnost all thinking men approved of my determination , mid only regretted ( hut ( bey hud not courage to follow my example , which they said they certainly would do when . ' beards hocame ii little more fimhionablc . JN ' ot a few shavers whose beards hud two or three days ' growth thought my beard surely uncomfortable , « . s they felt theirs quite long enough . To these gentlemen I replied , ' Your beards arc in ( he very worst Hinge ; in other three days that feeling of unshaven discomfort will give place to a eozoy furry sensation , quite unknown to any save the few who have abandoned the razor . ' This is really the , eawo . My beard felt uncomfortable for about four days , after which I felt mi inmrovement every day ; and now , hi tho very pleasant feeling of natural warmth over my entire face 1 am reaping I be reward of having in this mnttor returned (<> nature ' s lawn . Nineo my beard has boon throe duys old I have never bad one touch of rhoumatinin in my fawn---a disease to which I was becoming subject in cold weather , in u word , I feel

      the beard a great improvement , and now would as soon mink oi shaving my head , as my face . " I need hardly say , then , that I recommend the general adoption of the beard . The idea of men , especially in this cold weather , daily cutting off the natural respirator and muffler , and then , as many do , bandaging thoir mouths with cloth , seems to me so absurd , that I have no patience to argue the question . To all determined shavers I would say , ' ¦ bhavc on , and when in your folly you laugh at the man with the beard , endeavour if possible to conceal the with which

      gold clasps the interior of your mouths arc decorated , by your foolish fashion of removing the natural protection ot your teeth . I can say nothing of how tho beard affects , the lungs . I have to ' thank God for a firstrate pair , and therefore am not very sensitive as to what aflects these organs , but as I move about in Glasgow and Edinburgh , and breathe all sorts of air . I feel quite ? assured that many of the strange compounds that so pointedly salute the nose , are none the worse of being riddled by the moustache before they pass into any man ' s lungs especially those of the delicate . " .

      "The chief opponents of the beard , I have found , are very ignorant women , who are in no way loth to express their entire disgust at what they are pleased to call the abominable filthy fashion . Women of cultivation speak in quite a different tone ; they do not quite approve , yet are ready to remember that all the worthies of antiquity from Adam to JohnKnox More beards , and ( hey do think a bearded man is more manly in appearance ; but with a smile they ask , ' How will you ever manage to kiss your sweetheart . ? ' If this question is answered by a smart practical illustration , almost any of thorn will admit that the beard is not . so objectionable ' after all .

      "Although as a whole my beard has been popular , I could fill a volume with the queer things that have been said to me about it . One friend , whose cautiousness is extreme , asked me how my beard suited when I had bills to discount . To this I answered , ' I never in commercial matters go beyond iny depth , so I can afford to look queer if I have a mind . ' One old lady hoped I did not wear toy beard to show that I had a contempt for the ministers of religion . She had heard that the wearing of beards was indicative of tin ' s contempt . I convinced the worthy woman that I was a regular attender of an orthodox church , and loved and respected iny warm-hearted pastor . One old Quaker I met thought there was not a little vanity in

      wearing tho excrescences on the face . To tho old Quaker I answered , ' Vanity , or no vanity , I will stick to my beard ns firmly as thec and thy fathers have stuck to the plain collar , and if I do so I will no doubt command oven thy respect . ' The Quaker shook his head and said , with a smile , 'Thou hast a handsome face , and I would think it more so if thou wouldst remove tho hair . ' I was about to reply , when a gentleman , quite a stranger to me , took up my defence . Wo were seated at the commercial dinner table at the moment . ' Friend , ' said the stranger , 'thou art wrong , and our young friend is right . God never gave the beard to be cut off every morning ; it was no doubt meant to be worn , and I think our young friend deserves

      the thanks of us all for being amongst the first to introduce the very desirable fashion . I for one , ' lie added , ' am resolved to follow his example . ' 'Do so , friend , ' said tho Quaker , ' but I will shave yet a while . ' I learned that my defender on this occasion was a medical gentleman in the service , of the London Hoiml of . Health . I havo pleasure in seeing as 1 now move about , that I nin in no way singular in the beard reform . All public meetings , I observe , nave now a considerable sprinkling of beards , and I have no doubt we , who are as yet , quite in the minority , will soon bo able to add ( o our present stock of arguments , one that will bo more powerful than all others , and which is contained in the brief sentence , 'beards are fashionable . '"

      Journal Of Railway Accidents. Tins Borkh...

      JOURNAL OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS . Tins Borkham . steud accident was only prevented from being a fatality of the first class by the ! ' presence of mind of those engaged in it . The frain ' whieh broke down was on its way to Scot bind . It , hnd , however , few passengers , but among them were two Karons of ( ho Rothschild family going to a " meet" at Aston Abbotis , with four young Guardsmen , and two ladies and their servant . When tho axle broke , the wheel rim up the embankment , through n hedge and into a field ; the engine fell on lothelmnk ; the guard ' s break wn . s crushed ; the carriages were scattered on the line , and ( he passengers got out . They hail extricated a woman from tho ruins , and were getting out ( he body of the guard , when the express was seen coining up the line . It , canio , however , at a comparatively slow puce , and walked , as it were , into tho debris ; the reason of I bis whs that a

      gallant and prompt , fellow , named I ' age , a farm labourer , seeing what was I . he ma tier , ran instantly to stop I he express , llt'riaw it , enter die tunnel , and so lie stood at its mouth , so that the moment when it dashed out at its forty-milf an hour speed was ( ho only moment for him ( o make a signal . He seized il , R fireman saw him , and slackened speed instantly . The ( ruin from . Kuston-squitrc was stopped by detonating si ' i'inils . Am it turned out that , the guard -was killed , an inquest , was held , on Sal unlay , and n verdict , of accidental death ivns found ; ( o it , however , the foreman appended this comment- " We consider tbut , the company is not free (" nun blame in sending an engine with a fust ( rain when any doubt of its efficiency existed . " Tho explanation of which i ; i , ( hat ( bo engine had been repaired tho night before ( he accident . The cause of I he disuslor wim the slopping of ( he oil-boles , no ( hat ( he friction melted lh <* axle in two .

      The Dublin ( ourf of Queen's flench and a special jury wore occupied during Monday and Tuesday with the case of Margaret IM'Nnlly against the Great Southern and Western Railway Company , in which the plaintiff sought compensation for injuries sustained by herself and her children arising from the death of her husband , M r . Charles JM ' JVnlly , a solicitor in extensive practice in thin city , wlio was one of tho sufferers in tho recent accident on | , | , Great Southern and Western . Railway , at JStraflau .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 10, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10121853/page/7/