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      HAttDiNGB , for truth of portraiture and masterly vigour of execution . Shall so noble a work of Art be lost to us , and to our children , and to the stranger within our land ? This is the question we are invited to consider . The death of the late Commander-in-Chief seems to render it Incumbent upon the nation to raise some lasting memorial in recognition of the sterling qualities that make up the somewhat effaced type of the true English gentleman . It was not through family interest , or the exhibition of extraordinary talents , that Ensign Arthur Habdinge lived to attain the very highest post in his profession . His success was attributable to average abilities , united with manliness of character , a gentle and generous disposition , < a dauntless courage , and an unfailing instinct of honour and duty . It is surely wise and desirable that our youth should have ever before their eyes a striking example of the honour rendered in this country to a true impersonation of the national characteristics . We are happy to observe that this idea pre--vailsinhigh and influential quarters , for the democratic mind of England seldom ventures to take a step of any kind until a l Lord ' kindly points out the path . This time a very great Lord—a justly popular member , too , of the Royal Family—inaugurates the movement . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , supported by dukes , marquises , earls , generals , and statesmen , has consented to preside over a public meeting , to be held on the 4 th of February at the United Service Institution , with a view to raise some fitting testimonial to the merits of his illustrious predecessor . There

      is little need for deliberation . A duplicate of the Calcutta statue would no doubt , be undertaken by Mr . Foxey , and thus we should at least obtain for our metropolis that which has hitherto been denied to its wealth—an object of heroic Art not easily surpassed in any country .

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      Health of London " . —In addition to the usual weekly return of births and deaths , we have this -week received from the Registrar-General the report for the year 1856 . From this annual document it appears that " in the fifty-two weeks ending December 27 th , the number of children born in London was 86 , 833 . According to a rule which holds in this large population , the number of males exceeded that of females , for the fcirths consisted of 44 , 159 boys and 42 , 674 girls . In the same period 57 , 786 persons died , namely , 28 , 894 males and 27 , 892 females . Theibirths increase more or less rapidly with the population , and under a reduced xate of mortality the number of deaths in 1856 was less than that of any previous year since 1852 : and the result is an

      excess greater than was obtained in any former year of births over deaths . The excess is 30 , 047 . Soldiers and seamen have returned from the seat of war ; persons engaged in peaceful pursuits have arrived in the capital from otler parts of the United" Kingdom and from abroad ; and , though many have left it for other homes , it may be assumed that sustenance , clothing , and house accommodation must now be found in London for about 60 , 000 inhabitants more than it contained at the end of 1855 . Last year , the public health was unusually good . During the last ten years the annual deaths in London have be « n on the average twenty-five to a thousand of the population ; in 1856 the proportion was twenty-two

      identification with the prison community . The causes and origin of this objectionable state of tilings are partly owing to the fact that the law has made no provision , for the social government of the respective communities in the various wards . " The report proceeds : — " It becomes a matter for serious consideration wheth-er an alteration of the law ought not to be obtained which should give the power to and impose the duty on some officer of the Insolvent Debtors' Court , or of the prison , to enforce that part of the act which deals with the property of the debtor and discharges his person from custody ; and perhaps it might also be proper to arm the law with greater power to compel the debtor to file his schedule , an unwillingness to do which might otherwise still baffle and retard the proper action , of the Court . "

      Testamentary Jurisdiction . - — A meeting of the Law Amendment Society was held on Monday night , to receive a report from the committee appointed to consider the Testamentary Bills « f last session , and Sir 3 ? itzroy Kelly ' s letter to Lord Brougham . There was a large attendance of members , and Mr . Pitt Taylor read the report , which , however , was of too elaborate and technical a nature to permit of condensation .

      to a thousand . The mortality was lower than in any year within the limits of this comparison , except 1850 , when it was slightly less than twenty-one in a thousand , a reduction which , it is probable , was partly the consequence of the premature destruction of infirm persons by the cholera of the previous year . The Weekly Return states : — " In the week that ended last Saturday , the deaths registered in London weie 1171 . Of these , 582 were dea-ths of male 3 , 589 those of females . In the ten years 1847-56 , the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1219 ; but for the purpose of comparison thia should be laised proportionally to increase of population up to the present time , in which case it will become 1341 . The result of the

      comparison is that the deaths of last week were less by 170 than the average rate of mortality would have produced . The deaths of four nonagenarians were recorded in the week ; the oldest was a gentleman of the age of 96 years , who died in Lambeth . —Last week , the births of 966 boys and 818 girls , in all 1781 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 , the average number was 1521 . " Touting fob Bank Directors . —In the case of Rankin v . Payne , heard in the Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday , Mr . Robinson , on behalf of the plaintiff , stated that the action was brought to recover a sum of 50 ? ., alleged to be due for the services of the plaintiff in having introduced a gentleman of rank and influence as l

      director to the Western Bank of London , ' in accordance with an agreement entered into with , the defendant , to the effect that he , the plaintiff , was to have 60 ? . for every fit and proper person whom he might succeed in inducing ^ to become director of such bank . The case for tho plaintiff haying closed , Mr . Justice Willes said , that ho waa of opinion that the contract proved was tainted with illegality , and he therefore ordered an adjournment , that he might take the opinion of hia brother justices on the proper course to be pursued . In the after part of the day , Mr . Robinson stated that tho bank was firmly established and in gooil -working order , and that tfie gentleman whose name had been obtained as director ¦ Was ready to testify that ho had not boen entrapped .

      WmTECRosa-aTftKKT . Pkison Mr . Alderman "Wire , in tho Court of Aldermen on Tuesday , brought up a report on the state of this prison , in which it ia stated that 44 The existing evils are a want of cleanlinesB , great l ^ i-y , . discipline , occasional disturbances , disregard of rae . governor ' s authority , flomotimes a display of innult-Jng and violent conduct towards solicitors or others wlioao duty may lead them tlioro to servo process , &c , and a coercive bearing towards such now-coming inmates M liaay desire to withhold themselves from a familiar

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      THEATRICALNOTES . ¦ A comedy—not from the French—entitled A Bird in the Hand worth Two in the Bush , and written by a Mr . Phiixips , lias been produced at the ScRaEY . It is of the old-fashioned , severely virtuous , and meltingly sentimental orderbut the story interests the audience , and the writing , which is smart and amusing , gives opportunities to Mr . Shkpherd , Mr . Widdicombe , Mr . Basil Potter , Miss Clayton , arid Miss Adelaide Biddlks , to exhibit their various styles of acting , and to sway the feelings of boxes , pit , and gallery , "to the mood of what they like or loathe . " What they like are poverty and virtue , which they regard as convertible terms ; what they loathe are . wealth and vice , which , if they compiled a dictionary , they would class as synonyms . " All the gods are ra-vished with , delight" at this classification , and go home in a state of high moral afflatus . Need we say morel ' Mr . Charles Mathews reappeared at Drurt Lane on Monday evening , for the first time after his illness . He performed the part of Hans Mmtz in Somebody Else . A little diminution of vivacity was observable ; but the audience gav « him a warm reception .

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      03 THE LEADER . [ JSTo . 357 , Saturday ,

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      FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , January 20 . BANKRUPTS . —John Poland , Hart-street , Bloornsbury and Mount-street , Whitechapel-road , wholesale milliner—Fkedebick James Clarke , Clapham , bafcer—Thomas Pinches , Walsall . builder—Airbed Tatxob . Wednesbury . builder—Chaeles Geohoe , AVeston-super-Mare , grocer—William Bueeow Jones , Bristol , pastrycook—Ann Uees . Llanelly , grocer—John Danger , Yatton , Somersetshire , and Bristol , leather factor— Jonathan Weight Hobsfall , Leeds , commission agent—William Baxshaw , Liverpool , joiner—Geohge Sandham , Carr-mill , near Newchurch , Lancashire , cotton spinner—James Turner , Newcastleupon-Tyne , oil merchant—Gilbert Hodgson andWixnAM Atcheson , Sunderland , timber merchants . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION . — J . Bojithwick , Parfcick , near Glasgow , gardener . Friday , January 23 . BANKRUPTS , — Georgu : Deek . 9 , "Westbourno-grovo , Bayswater , auctioneer—Joseph Waltebs , Northampton , hatter—George Ball , Now Lenfcou , Nottinghamshire , plumber and glazier—Thomas Cantbill , 4 , JRivers-terraco , York-road , King ' s-cross , railway grease manufacturer —John Morlett . Nottingham , joiner—William Henry Dickinson , Sheffield , table knife manufacturer—Edward Wiiitk , Cushion-court , Old Broad-street , stockbroker—Henry Frederick Jokss , Manchester , merchant — Stephen Towan . Plymouth , currier—John Ladd , Liverpool , builder — James Schofield , Ashtou-undcr-I < yne , tailor-John Dickson , 200 , Fleet-street , City , builder , &o . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —Samuel Dobbie , Lasswade , grocer—James Smith Lee , Trongate-street , Glasgow , dealer in fancy goods—James Paxon , Airdie , draper .

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      ^ London , Friday Evening January 23 , 1857 . NOTHING particularly worthy of notice lias occurred this week in tho commercial world . In tho discount markets and in tho Stock Exchange money has twjen in great demand , still without actual pressure . Cousoln havo ranged between 031 a « d » 3 i , with no very largo amount of business for tho February account , though operations for money have been rather on tho increase . Hew Throe per Cents , have been dealt in at pricos varying from 03 $ to 941 ; Reduced at 035 to 04 £ . Some business lias been transacted in tho Six per Cent . Turkish Stock , between Q *| and 95 J ; and in tho Four per Cent . Guaranteed , at 108 k 103 } , and io » fi . Thoro has boon little business done in the Railway Markets generally , and consequently littlo variation in prices ; but tho tendency toward * tho latter part of tho week has boon rather good . In tho Corn Market business has been very dull , prices being -nominally a littlo lower . A '' / ° " ' f * «« "o the closing prices of tho principal securities In tho Stock Exchange to-day . — Abordoen , — — ; Caledonian , GO * . 01 J ; Chester and Holyhoad , 37 , » 8 , Eastern Counties 01 , 9 J ; Great Northern , 7 j ** ? 4 ; . C " " ** Southern and Western ( Ireland ) , 111 , 113 ; Great Woatorn , 05 k OBI ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , 00 , 90 i ; London and Blaokwall , 0 * , 7 ; London , Brighton , and S «» Count , 112 , 114 ; London and North-Western , io « , iS ?* xt ndo l \ i South-Western , moj , 107 j , Midland , 82 * . »

      ( Uover ) , 74 , 74 i : Antwerp and Rotterdam , 6 , 6 i ; Dutch Rhenish . I i dis . ; Eastern of France ( Paris and Strasbourg ) , 33 i , 33 : Great Central of France , 4 i , 4 f pm . ; Great Luxembourg , 5 | , 6 ; Northern of France , 87 i , 37 |; Paris and Lyons , 54 ? S 5 i ; Royal Danish , 18 , 20 ; Royal Swedish , b , 1 J ; Sambre and Meuse , 8 } , 8 f . BRITISH FUNDS FOB THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . )

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      Sat Mon . Tues . Wed . T 7 iHr ) Trid . Bank Stock 216 2174 217 216 217 * 3 per Cent . Red ...... 93 J 93 | 935 94 944 94 , 3 per Cent . Con . An . 93 J 831 93 f 93 f 93 ? 93 J Consols for Account 94 93 f 93 $ 93 f 93 ? 934 New 3 per Cent . An . 94 J 93 « 94 i 94 94 ^ 9 * i New 2 £ per Cents ... Long Ans . 1860 ............ 21 2 J ..... India Stock ............ 221 220 ...... 220 220 220 Ditto Bonds . £ 1000 lp 2 p id Ditto , under £ 1000 2 d 2 p ...... Id Ex . Bills , JE 1000 ...... 2 p 3 p 2 p 3 p lp ...... Ditto , £ 500 2 p 2 p 3 d 2 p | Ditto , Small ........... Id Id Id 3 d 2 pi 2 p

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      FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the "Week bmding Friday Evening . ) Brazilian Bonds . 101 $ Portuguese 4 per Cents . ... Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cents 84 | Russian ZBonds , 5 per Chilian G per Cents 104 Cents ...... ... Chilian 3 per Cents ....... ... Russian 4 > g per Cents .... 96 Dutch 2 4 per Cents .. 65 $ Spanish 40 Dutch 4 per Cent . Certf . ... Spanish Committee Cer-Equador Bonds ... of Coup , not fun . 65 Mexican Account 21 f Turkish 6 per Cents 94 J Peruvian 45 perCents .... 78 Turkish Kew , 4 ditto Portuguese 3 per Cents . 44 Venezuela 4 i per Cents .. 365

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      CORN MARKET . Mark-lane , Friday , January 23 , 1857 . Hebe , and generally throughout the country , Wheat is Is . or 2 s . lower than it-was last week , and the trade continues vory quiet . There have also been only one or two sales of floating cargoes , including- a cargo of Saidi at 45 s ., sea damaged for sellers account . HiKD . prices have been paid for Maize—say 38 s . 9 d . and 39 s . 3 d ., cost , freight and insurance , for Galatz . Although tho quantity of Barley leftover from last week ' s supply was large it has found a good sale at late rates , and a considerable business has been done in Baltic Barley , for shipment at first open water aud in Spring . Oats have arrived only in small quantities , but prices have declined 6 d . since last wcuk . The reports from Spain and Portugal quote large arriv&ls of Wheat and lower prices .

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      BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . BAGOT . —On the 19 th inst ., at Blithfleld , Staffordshire , the Lady Bagot : n son . KILDARE . —On tho 18 th inst ., at Maretimo , near Dublin , the Marchioness of Kildare : a sou . MARRIAGES . BUKECK—DERING . —On . tho 20 th inst . at tho Cliapcl of the British Embassy , Baron Carl von Buscck , of Altenbutjcck , Chamberlain and Fir . st Master of tho llorso to . his Highness tho Landgrave of Hesse Homboarp , &c , to Caroline , youngest daunhtcr of the late George Dering , Esq ., of Barnaul Court , county of Kent . GOOOH—KNIGHT—On Tuesday , tho 20 th inst ., at St . James ' a Church , Lieut .-Colonel Heniy Gooch , latu of tho Coldstreani Guards , to Frances Elizabeth , eldest dnughtcr of the late Robert Knight , Esq ., of Barels , Warwickshire , and Grosvcnor square , . London . THOltNHILL-HAViiLOUK . —On tho 6 th of December , I 860 , at A ^ ra , North West Province of India , J . Hcnslcy 'i'hornhill , Esq ., Bengal Civil Service , tho eldest sou of the ] ato J . B . Thornliill , Kwq ., Bengal Civil Service , to Mary Caroline , eldest daughter of Brigadier-General Charles llavelock . of tho Turkish Contingent , late a Colonel in her Majesty ' s Service , and granddaughter of the lato Mr . Wemyss , of tho Bengal Civil Service . The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Madras , assisted by the Rev . M . French . E I . O . Chatilain . © BATHS . CAItHAMPTON .-On tho 18 th inst ., at her residence , 1 « . Sill wood-place , Brighton . Maria , widow of John , last E arl of Carhanipton , in Tier Slat year . DIMSDAL 13 . - On tho 16 th hint ., at Carnneld-plnco , Herts , tho seat of tlio Hon . liaron DimsdaL *; , Henry Fraser Dimsdalo , Ksq ., 11 th ( Prince- Albert ' s Own ) Hussars , youngest son of tho above , after a long and painful illness resulting from Crimean lover . FIT' / WILLIAM . —On tho 10 th inst ,. Edward Fitzwilliam , Eaq ., of 0 , Grove-place , Brompton , in hia 33 rd year , lato musical composer ami director at tlio Theatre Royal , HW " market , deeply regretted by hia wifo and family , »»« W numerous ! friuiida .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 24, 1857, page 92, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2177/page/20/