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      Marriages, Births, And Deaths. (From The...

      of 1850 . In parts of the country the . j W « jo * inconsiderable ; in others the mamag ^ of 1851 ^ exceed those in the corresponding quarter of 1850 . Thus ., m London , the marriages in the quarter ending September , 1851 , were 7345 ; or 583 more than in the September quarter of 1850 , and 1548 more than in the quarter of 1847 ! In Kent , Sussex , and Hampshire Jhe marriages still exceed the average ; m Berkshire the exSLs is inconsiderable The excess was chiefly in Guildford , Dartford , Tunbridge , Dover , Eastbourne , and Lewes . In Brighton the marnages were 154 , which is near the average , but less than in the corresponding quarters of 1849-50 . In the South Midland diffi . Buckinghamshire , Oxfordshire , Northamptonshire , Bedfordshire , and -Cambridgeshire have , fewer of 1851 than in the

      marriages in the quarter corresponding quarter of the previous year . In Essex and Norfolk , Wiltshire , Dorsetshire , and Somersetshire a similar decline took place ; in Suffolk and Cornwall the marriages slightly increased . In the South-Midland , Eastern , and South-Western counties the number of marriages , though less than in the corresponding year of 1850 , was not below the average . The same state of things is observed in the West-Midland division ; the marriages were less numerous in Herefordshire , Gloucestershire , and Shropshire , than they were in the previous year ; in Staffordshire and Worcestershire the numbers remained above the average , and there was a considerable increase in Wolverhampton and Stourbridge ; in Warwickshire the marriages are more numerous than they were in 1850 , and the increase —is—chiefly—in—Birmingham—and—its suburbs . In Leicestershire , Nottinghamshire , and

      Derbyshire the marriages rapidly increased from 1847 up to 1850 , and have now slightly declined . Lincolnshire , which was at the lowest point in 1850 , increased in 18 ol . The marriages in nearly all the districts of Lancashire , including Liverpool and Manchester , declined ; but were more numerous than in any previous September quarter except that of 1850 . The marriages have progressively declined in the North Kiding of Yorkshire since 1848 ; they still remain above the average in the West Riding . In Keighley , Halifax , Leeds , and Sheffield , the number of marriages in the quarter exceeds the number in the corresponding quarter of any previous year since 1847 . In Leeds and Sheffield the increase is remarkable . In Hull and Sculcoates the rate of marriage declined . In the northern counties and in Wales the rate of marriage remained above the average , but was rather lower than it was in the September quarter » f 1850 .

      Births . —149 , 155 births were registered in the last quarter , and 616 , 251 in the year 1851 . These are the greatest numbers ever before registered . The average annual rate of births in the 10 years 1841-50 was 3261 per cent , ; in the year 1851 the rate was 3428 per cent . To every 100 , 000 of the population 3428 children were born in 1851 instead of 3261 ; and there was consequently an excess of 167 , or of 5 per cent . The excess appears to have been distributed very generally over the whole country . Increase op Population . —While the births in the last quarter of the year 1851 were 149 . 155 , the deaths

      were 99 , 248 ; leaving an excess of 49 , 907 in the population . The deaths in the year 1851 were 385 , 933 , the births GM 3 ; 25 l ; consequently 230 , 318 at least was the natural increase in England and Wales of a population amounting to 17 , 977 , 000 in the middle of that year , and now exceeding 18 , 000 , 000 souls . —Emigration still continues ; 59 , 200 people left their homes and the ports of the united kingdom in the last 92 days of the old year . 52 , 292 sailed from English ports—namely , 42 , 680 from Liverpool , 6252 from London , and 3360 from Plymouth . 1524 persons sailed from Glasgow and Greenock ; 5384 from Irish ports . A great proportion of these emigrants from Liverpool were of Irish birth .

      Provisions have been cheap . The price of beef by the carcase has for the last half-year been 4 d . per lb ., of mutton 4 Jd . per lb ., at Leadehhall and Newgate markets . Potatoes , which were at the average price of 5 s . per cwt . at the time the supply of old potatoes ceased in the September quarter , fell to 3 s . 6 d . in the 13 weeks ending December 31 . In tho same periods wheat was 40 s . 7 d . and 36 s . 7 d . per quarter . It appears that while 74 , 714 quarters of wheat were sold weekly in the 290 cities and towns making returns in July , August , and September ,

      the amount sold after the harvest , in October , November , and December , was 109 , 506 quarters weekly . The average weekly amount sold during the six months was 92 , 110 . The amount of wheat consumed is unknown ; but at the estimated annual rate of a quarter a head , it is 315 , 712 quarters weekly in England and Wales ; and it will be observed that in wheat and flour 69 , 513 quarters —equal to three-fourths of the wheat sold—were imported weekly , und entered for home consumption on tho averago during the six months .

      State of the Public Health . —England is one of the few countries of the world in which the rate of mortality is lowest in the hot season . In the three months ending September , 18 /) 1 , the mortality , calculated on the population , wus at tho rate of 2-020 per cent ., which was slightly below the average ( 2 ' 099 j of the ten preceding Biintmcr quartern ; in the three months ending December , 1851 , the mortality was at tho rate of 2-182 per cent ., which , on the other hand , is slightly above the average ( 2 " 162 ) of tho ten preceding autumn quarters . Tho spring months of April , May , June , stand higher than the autumn quarter in tho order of mortality ; while in the three months of January , February , and March tho mortality ia highest in winter .

      The mortality of the large towns ia , in the first and Bcoond half of the year respectively , ono-flfth and onethird part higher in the large towns than it is in the country districts and small towns , where many causes of insalubrity also exist . The anrao causes that destroy the Hvcb of bo many people degrade tho Hvea of more , and may ultimately , it is to be feared , have a very unfavourable effect on tho energies of a largo proportion of

      the English race . Here Is , then ? a wide field for aalu-* % ! £ S £$£$ 3 l $ ^ quarter of 1851 is slightly below , the ^ verage . ; ™* this mavbe hailed with satisfaction as an indication of sanitary aSyi Unfortunately , the mortality in the small towns amUn the country districts has increased to some extent , rad thus left thlinortality , of the kingdom above the aV ScSa " tina , measles , smallpox , and fever have been epidemic in many districts , and are still prevailing . In London 14 , 355 deaths were registered m the quarter , while only 12 , 956 deaths were registered in the corresponding quarter of the previous year .

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      Miscellaneous. Mr. Bennett Read Himself ...

      MISCELLANEOUS . Mr . Bennett read himself in last Saturday , but did not preach . He has issued a long , temperate , and eloquent pastoral letter . The Bishop of Exeter has published a very conclusive pamphlet on the " Necessity for Episcopal Ordination / ' in the shape of a letter to the Archdeacon of Totness . ¦ , Mr . Gladstone has published a " Letter to Dr . Skinner , Bishop of Aberdeen , on the Function of Laymen in the Church . "

      We Understand That The Marquis Of Norman...

      We understand that the Marquis of Normanby has , since his return to this country , designed his apporatm entlis 3 rrasTrAmb ^ 1 « a 4 or-atrParisT—4 * e-events-which succeeded each other so rapidly in France and Europe during the last six years have made the post filled by the noble marquis one of no ordinary / difficulty . It is" much to the credit of the noble marquiSi that his firmness and ability have enabled him to maintain undimiriished the friendly relations of the two countries during these vicissitudes . We believe that Lord Cowley , Minister at Frankfort , will succeed to the post which is become vacant by the resignation of the Marquis of Normanby . —Globe . . ...

      The United Service Gazette has " reason to believe that the retirement of Mr . Algernon Massingberd from the Blues has been brought about in a great measure by an intimation he received that his attention to the celebrated Hungarian Magyar , in placing his mansion in Eton-square at his disposal , as well as accompanying him in his progress through this country , was by no means befitting the position he held in the household troops of-her Majesty . Mr . Massirigberd is now in America , and report avers that he is ^ determined to attach Himself to the fortunes of Kossuth . " [ May we not profitably take this in connection with the Foreign spy system recently established in England tinder theRussell-Palmerston-FoioeW Ministry ?]

      Galignani presents us with a picture of Lord Brougham in the city of the Coup d'Etat . :-- ^ Lord Brougham , on Monday , read at the Academy , of , Sciences , before a most crowded auditory , a paper on ^ the ^ tjptical and mathematical inquiries which have oc 6 uptea * Tiis time during his late residence at Cannes . HJs tofHship accompanied . the reading of this memoir ' with numerous demonstrations on the board , and for upward ^ of ^ an hour occupied , the attention of his hearers . MJ ^ Arago , Biot , Tenard , and other eminent scientific men , were present , and appeared deeply interested in the * explanations of their learned confiere . " ^ '

      The St. Alban's Bribery Commission, Whic...

      The St . Alban ' s Bribery Commission , which stood adjourned until the 27 th instant , was finally terminated , without another sitting on that day . It appears , by a parliamentary document lately published , that the debts due by various distressed unions in Ireland , incurred before the 17 th of May last , amounted to £ 372 , 437 . An official inquiry is now proceeding into the loss of the Amazon . Boats and pieces of the wreck are found on the Channel coast . None of the missing passengers or crew have been heard of .

      The Annual Dinner In Aid Of The Funds Of...

      The annual dinner in aid of the funds of the Newsvenders' Benevolent Institution took place on Tuesday night at tho Albion Tavern , and was presided over by Mr . John Forstcr , supported by Mr . J . Harmer , Mr . Charles Dickens , Mr . John Leach , Mr . Bradbury , Mr . Charles Knight , Mr . Peter Cunningham , Mr . Evans , Mr . Mark Lemon , and about sixty other gentlemen . In the Court of Exchequer on Monday the case of "Miller v . Alderman Salomons , M . P . " came on for argument . It will be remembered , that when Alderman Salomons took his seat as member for Greenwich , last year , and took nil the oaths required by law except the words " on the true faith of a Christian , " the plaintiff brought the action to recover certain penalties which , he

      contended , the defendant had incurred by voting in the House , notwithstanding his refusal to depose on the tiue faith of a Christian . 1 he plaintiff contends that he is entitled to recover from the defendant the penalties sued for , the defendant having voted , as in the declaration mentioned , without first having taken the oaths of Abjuration , as provided by tho 13 th Willinm'IlI ., cap . 6 , 1 st George I ., statute 2 d , cup . 13 , and 6 th George III ., cap . 53 . 2 dly . That the defendant was not , as a member of the House of Commons , entitled , by reason of his being a Jew , to tuko the oath upon the Old Testament , and that the

      defendant was not duly worn . 3 dly . That the 1 st and 2 nd Victoria , cap . 105 , did not entitle the defendant to take tho oath of Abjuration upon tho Old Testament . 4 thly . That if no objection arises to the form in which the defendant was sworn , yet the defendant , having purposely omitted to repeat or assent to the words , " upon the true faith of a Christian , " refused to take , and has not taken , the oath of abjuration by law required . Mr . Sergeant Channel and Mr . Mncnamara appeared for the plaintiff , and Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Mr . Goldsmid for the defendant . The arguments terminated on Wednesday , and the Court took time to deliver judgment .

      An accident occurred on Monday at the Bingley Fold Colliery , near Bury , Lancashire , belonging to Messrs . S _ to ^ andJK ^ qwles , _ which ^ as resulted jnjhejeath of Three persons , viz ., Thomas Sindley , aged 19 years Henry Page , aged 28 years , an < T George Gundry , aged 32 years . The accident occurred m consequence of the ignition of foul air , but the cause of the explosion has not yet been ascertained . Ten other persons were in the pit at the time * of the fatal , occurrence , most of who m are so seriously , burnt that there is not much prospect of their recovery . . . ., , The steam-ship Glasgow , which sailed from the Clyde

      on the 10 th instant , with fifty-four passengers and frei ght valued at £ 106 , 000 , returned here last night . She was struck by a dreadful sea on the evening of Tuesday , the 20 th instant , which carried away thestarboard bulwarks , the wheel-house' and binnacle , and filled thesaloon with three feet water . Mr . Robertson , the second officer , was swept overboard and drowned . The first and third officers , the carpenter , and three of the crew , were severely injured . Captain Stewart , therefore , thought it prudent to return . The hull of the ship and engines are injured . [ The " Glasgow " must not be confounded with the " City of Glasgow . "J

      Letters From Berlin Announce The Arrival...

      Letters from Berlin announce the arrival of Lieutenant Pirn in that city , on his return from St . Petersburg to London . The King of Prussia has conferred the Order of Merit upon Professor Owen . General Sir Lewis Grant died on Monday last in an omnitrasr- —^ ~— ' ¦ ' / : '—~—— — Mrs . dimming has been pronounced of unsound mind . The trial has lasted sixteen days ; and the total cost of the communion is upwards of £ 6000 . A fire broke out in Banner-street , St . Luke ' s , on

      Monday , which nearly resulted in the loss of life . As it is , a great deal of property is destroyed . Mr . Bichard Alfred Davenport , aged seventy-five , an author , who has been living a hermit-like life at Camberwell , was found nearly dead in his own house by a policeman , on Sunday . Mr . Davenport , who had used opium freely , had—so the jury charitably thought—inadvertently taken too much at last , and died . . A foreman porter was killed at the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway on Tuesday . He was standing , on the line issuing orders , and was knocked down by

      a carriage . Mr . Somes , the shipbuilder , has just imported in the Coromandel , from Moulmein , the largest mast ever brought into this country . It is of teak , 72 feet long , and 27 inches in diameter . By the will of Mr . Thomas Dickinson , late of Upper Holloway , the contingent reversionary interest of £ 12 , 000 ( in addition to £ 1000 immediate ) is bequeathed to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution on the death of his daughter , MrB / Henry F . Richardson . Mr . Dickinson has also bequeathed ( all free of legacy duty ) £ 4500 to the Animals' Friend Society ; £ 1000 to the London Hospital ; £ 1000 to the Indigent Blind School ; £ 1000 to the London Orphan Asylum ; £ 1000 to the . Infant Orphan Asylum ; £ 1000 to the Marine Society ; £ 1000 to the National BehevoleM Institution : £ 1000 to the

      Destitute Sailors' Home ; £ 1000 to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum ; £ 1000 to the Boyal Free Hospital ; . £ 500 to the Holloway Dispensary ; £ 500 to the Labourers' Friend Society ; £ 4000 to Whitechapel parish , the interest to find twenty poor people with bread , potatoes , and coals , who are constant attendants at divine service ; £ 4000 on similar conditions , to Holloway parish ; £ 2000 to the Idiot Asylum ; £ 1000 to the Fistula Society ; £ 1000 to the Charing-cross Hospital . The legacies are of various amounts , not exceeding £ 20 , 000 to each relative , with various legacies of £ 10 , 000 and £ 5000 each to other branches , with £ 10 , 000 to his housekeeper . Mr . Dickinson was a merchant of eminence in Whitechapel , and a member of the Court of the Drapers' Company , from whom he received a testimonial , which he has bequeathed to his daughter .

      Births, Marriages, And Deaths. Births. O...

      BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . On the 16 th of January , at DeWine-house , Perthshire , the wife of Sir John Muir Mackenzie , of IMvine . Baronet : a daughter . On the 2 tat , at Brighton , the wife of Captain Farquhar , Boyal Navy : a daughter . On the 22 nd , at Dorset-square , the wife of Joseph Bidge , Esq . M . D .: a daughter . On the 22 nd , at Fcckferton Castle , Cheshire , the wife of J . Tollemaohe , Esq ., M . l \ : a son .

      MARRIAGES . On the 20 th of January , at the parish church of Headingtoii , Oxfordshire , the Reverend Robert Hake , M . A .. of Now College , to Ootavia Frances , youngest daughter of W . H . Butler , Esq ., of Oxford . On the 22 nd , the Reverend Edward ttidgeway , M . A ., of Jesus College , Cambridge , to Blanche , second daughter of Sir Joseph Paxton , of Chataworlh . On the 23 rd , at All Saints ' , St . John ' s-wood , Marmaduke , son or tho lato Archibald Constable , of Edinburgh , to Anno Mary , granddaughter of tho late William Brawah , ol Lymington . On the 27 th , at St . Leonard ' s , George Beaufoy , of South Liwnbeth , Esq .. to Anno , tho fifth daughter of the late Mr . Thomas Harvey , of Aahburnham .

      ' DEATH'S * On the 28 th of December , of fever ) at New Orleans , JanttS Alexander Georgo , Lord Loughborough , aged twenty-one . On tho 22 nd of January , at' Woolwich-common , John Berfd , Esq ., late of the Ordnance Department , nt the very advanced » g « ot nine-night . Mr . Head actqd aB military secretary to the mission sent out to Turkey and Egypt to assist the Turks against the l ' renoh , and took part in tho Egyptian campaign of 1801 , receiving for ills services during that period the medal lately issued by her Majesty ' a Government , and also the gold medal given by tho Grand Vizier at the termination of the operations . Mr . Kead nlao served with the late 8 ir William Congruve at the bombardment of Copenhagenand in the expedition toWaloheren

      , . On tho 24 th , at Leamington , Evelyn Marc . lla , fourth dong htor of Sir 1 . homua nnd Lady Gladstone , aged five years . f ,. , fhe 24 th , Georgo Wilbraham , Esq ., of Delamere-house , cnt-Biiiro , and of Lower Brook-street , Grosvener-aquare . London , aged seventy-three .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 31, 1852, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31011852/page/10/