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    tttc MATTONA-L FREEHOLD CEMETERY COMPAW 1.

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    Russian influence , or , like Libanon , under the influence of France . Withreo-ard to pbanon , which is destined to play so prominent a part in the development of the new drama , it may not be perhaps known to many that the country between Beyrout and Damascus has . for some time past , been viewed by France as a fine held tor colonisation . It is a French company which is constructing the road between Beyrout and Damascus ; the numerous factories on the line of this road , mostly silk factories , are nearly all held by Frenchmen , arid here resides a compact Roman Catholic population , the Maronites . Add to these circumstances that the Maronites are weU supplied with arms of French manufacture ^ that a vast quantity of Sciting P ^ p Wets which could ^ have been printed only abroad , have been distributed all over the country ; considering these and other circumstances , no man . can avoid ^ conclusion that the late sanguinary excesses have ^ en the ^ result of intrigues seton foot by the Powers interested m the downfall of ^ n ^ FBlXxcic Chart s of Prussia , Commander of the 3 rd Division of the Prussian Forces , is the author it is believed , of a pampMet just published , under the title of " V ^^^? £ 5 h withthe initiate P . F . C > The subject treated ^ is the Trench stvle of fighting , , and the best means of drilling the German Serf , so ° as t < fniake them excel the soldiers of France in those quaUties which have lent such success to their arms The Tvmce particularly points out the necessity of instilhn- into the German soldiers manly and soldierly self-respect , of increasing their personal and combined activity accustoming them to the impetuosity of the French charge , and teaching thenv to change instantly their defensive attitude into an attack At the conclusion the : Princeoffers the following remark ^ ^ % \ ^ % Z ~ inff of the notice of English officers whey like others less enhgh ^ tened than themselves , are too apt to forget ^ that the men they command axe of the same race and nation ; and many of them , if they could find their pedigree , would prove . of no mean lineage- ^ a better , possibly , than the proudest of their officers ,. So long iySSMnce ^ " as an ^ impassable gulf lies between £ >** . noble , officersand the private soldier , the former will never be able to exercise a nationally beneficial i ^^ W ^^^ fv S regulations will only paralyse every healthful spirit . ^ You will lead frlSS ^ only to victory , br you will , not . of the victors have been the leaders , " This , remark of the Prince ' s is directed-more especially at the officers of the reg iments of the guard , who will not associate with commoners ; ^ . nd who , at ^ said , preler being whipped by a Frenchman in battle rather than speak to a Ttwas re £ ttedthatthSSlector of Hessia had been surrounded by a mob , and grievously insulted in the streets ' of ^ kfo r ^ and that to escape personal violence he had been obliged to take refuge in a shop . I was disposed to view this as a singular evidenS of spirit on the part of the people , and to accept ^ as a . refutation in some degree of a remark made in my last letter ; + but , 2 usual , the telegraph has told fibs . During the past . weekat has been very fruitful of falsehoods , and the scene is reduced to the circumstance that while the Elector was in a shop , a few inquisi--tive-person s ^ Bembled ^ t-flip rinor ^ aM as the Elector passed from the shop to his carriage , some one was so bold as to cry , Xhe Constitution of 18311 " and hissed . The Elector stopped and looked about him , whereupon the people drew back frightened . He then stepped into his carriage , and drove off .

    WE have this week to notica a novel application ot the coacijutive orinciDle , which consists in numbers combining to promote the cora-STnterest of each , and securing benefits by mutual co-operation , which oThervrise they could never hope to obtain . The mutual assur-^ syBtem £ been carried out witlf admirable auccess m providmg indemnity for individual losses and misfortunes ; and what can be effeoSd by the united action of numbers clubbing their energiesrand resources , end concentrating them upon a particular project , as seen in STiumphs of modern commercial enterprise . The principle Las Sen applied beyond the , grave , eo to speak , in making provision by means oflife assurance for surviving relatives-for desokte ^ dows jnd helpless orphans . It is now proposed to apply it to * " ° ^ J £ " ; tion of post moriein , benefit . The company xn nx <*\ vm lias *™ * object the enabling persons in every rank of life to obtain «^ tho cheapest possible cost the advantage for themselves and families , ofa freehold p \ ace of burial . This burial place wall consist o : f « P J ° < £ ground , f ft . square , sufficient for two graves side by side , " > « affording fpace for eight interments ; the price for the freehold in perpetuity being two guineas , or one guinea for a eingle grave , capable of contfining four interments . The . ito of the Company ' s Cemetery ? s about ten miles from London , on . the Tlbury railway and consists of about 360 acres of ground in a picturesque and retired locality , easily accessible by direct roads from the most denselypppilatea metropolitan districts . A ^ i " ' f P + ov 1 ? , . t ^ m " Son fort heriwfeGo ^ drmHWolfinindTtberoH r ^ O ^ t ^ e-a-teTO ^ - nus on the Cemetery itself , with every requisite epecies of accommo ^ Son for tho use of mournore . Brick graves , vaults , cataoombo , &c , ^^ J ^ & ^<^^^ %£ * $ B&ZF 2 ^ & « ^ M ^;^ f ^ Sra « n ^ r 3 tf £ » Son 10 b oA oUolVncnt , and tho remainder in monthly instalments of Bh 3 & 5 & *! e = 3 & 3 £ -

    share ( which entitles to a proportionate participation m the profits of the concern ) to the sum of £ 2 18 $ . Thus by a payment of £ 5 in instalments , as above , the subscriber becomes possessed of a freehold place of sepulture , seven feet square , which he can dispose , of upon certain conditions , and is also entitled to his dividends and bonuses , &c , iri respect of , liis £ 5 share . In addition , therefore , to the satisfaction of having a suitable burial . place for oneself and one ' s descendants in perpetuity , 'there are the further benefits of a profitable pecuniary investment . And the humblest classes may now avail themselves of advantages hitherto restricted to the more affluent , and the poor man , us well as the rich , possess his " family vault . " But we signalise this as ' one of the most recent and striking instances in which the " eoadjutive" principle has been applied for securing to individuals advantages which , did they remain isolated , each shifting for himself , they would never have the remotest chance of obtaining . The reduction to practice of this principle , on a large scale , will transform the whole face of our social system , and operate as a beneficent alterative in correcting those diseases of the body politic , Avhich under the form of ignorance and want , their immediate consequent—crime , and the long series of social and moral evils that thicken in their train , have scourged society from its origin . Jiy co-operation and mutual assurance destitution maybe completely guarded against , and pauperism ouly be known as one of the horrors of a past and barbarous age . Destitution at an end , ignorance will be soon eliminated , for competence and education go hand-iri-hand . Besides , the " coadjutive" principle may be applied , to tlie estalUsJtmenl and efficient condueling of' seminaries on a scale , and tvit 7 i a success hitherto undreamt of . This done , the main source of crime is at once dammed up . It is " coadjutism" which , even , in its hitherto partial and incomplete development and application , has constructed railways , initiated , prosecuted , and brought to a triumphant issue , enterprises of a magnitude so vast that to attempt their achievement by individual ? , would be like one man attempting to build a ship ; it has secured to persons of moderate means , who would otherwise be confined to a second-floor and the tavern parlour , all the conveniences of a palatial west end club , and in the coining future the benefits it will secure to every member of the ¦ community will not be restricted to this or that particular department of socletarian economy , but will bo extended to the whole social system in all its ramifipations . Why not Vie whole co » imitnUu—vsKy not society in its totamy- ^ asj / sUm of mutual assurance { a eoadjutive corporation ? The larger tlie scale on which the principle is applied , the greater the economy of labour and material , and tlie more extensive the advantages arid profit . And those who really understand what " sociology" means , in its full significance and import , entertain no doubt as to the point on which modern social tendencies arc converging . The company whose name forms the title of this article seems to have an excellent object in view , and we . wisli to direct the attention of the public towards it , and heartily wish it all success . But it is the principle we have indicated that ia of such transcendant importance , and deserves the first consideration , and our chief aim has been to illustrate its workings by the examp les : we have selected . ¦

    A CmUI ? /(? the Mountains ,. Lakes , anil Xorth-Wesf Coast , of EnffU ... . y . Mackenzie K . C . Walcott , M , A . LOiiiion : StaiiforU . 18 ( 50 . The present volume purports to comp lete the scries of Coast G uides of Englt" ? d , nmhrnfim ' s three distinct portions of littoral count 1-y , tho southrtlie cast , and tlie north-west coasts . The one before us contains the usual well-arranged table of contents , copious index , and comprehensive map , and ought to bo in the pocket or portmanteau of eventraveller to the parts in question . The " legendary , lore , ' historical associations , archaeological , notices , and descriptions of local scenery , are of an interesting and appropriate character . In it Peace , J < -hu I or , I 3 o > iap < trtisin . By an Kx-cnl ) inet Minister , London :: T . (' , > c \ vl > y , 18 (! 0 . Wow that the "National Defences" qucBtiori . engrosses so large n share of public attention we may give the scheme of this writer ns one that is at least suggestive . We shall let the author etnto his own views , ne considers that the life of England is in tho homo ^ . quc-stioij . In permitting franco to attain naval equality , England has placed herecli in a position of permanent danger . Thouvcrngo property ullout on the English coasts is oho million sterling per day . " She dopoiuls , continues our author , " on tlio regularity and security of tins trade , not onlvfor tho employment , but for the eustcntation of millions oi her people . From -the many interests ehe lias to gxiard chslant Iroui her shores , a large portion of' her fleet will bo always on foreign eervico : for it is absurd to consider tho Mediterranean in . nny other littht Of her active navul force , only a small part will bo therefore available for her defence . And yet it is on the seas that surround her , tho battle of her life , if there is to bo a battle , must be fought , llioro cannot bo too great on increase of those Rifle and Artillery Corp s now forming . But if it over comes to a disputing foot , by foot tho soil ol England with nn invader , ono half tho lifo of tho country will nlmuly havo porished . Let it bo granted that after a protracted canton every invader bo destroyed , what will sho not first havo lost t How inveterate and costly u struggle must she still ' maintain i- ~ - ] recover her prestige , elio could never make pence , until pno ntia .. amiihilated--OYory _ -.. vc 8 tigfl _ of UftBll JfeEep _ Jn _ her ^ opponent . An invasion , too , Bupposea an inadequate , a discomfited , or a doslroA cci fleet ; and without an ndequato « i-otcoling ileot , fifty thou . « nml men may bo followed by five hundred thousand . The litftle of her Life Must he fought on the xcax svrrouutlhiff her . Tho homo question , tjien'lori , resolves itself mainly to this : How is tho successful issue of -siu-ii i . battle to bo rendered certain ? " Tho author answers his own question thus : — •? For this she roquirefl n force thot cannot—tlu-re imi ? t no imposeibilitv—canvot bo detnehod on foreign Bcrviw . It pIib \\ U \ ' « placed beyond the power of nny Govoriinient , or Board ol Aclnm ""} to do it . Minhtnot this impoesibilily bo created , by tho navy Doi"B made to conBist in future of two distinct , parts-tlio J- iorejfin Service Division , and tho Homo Service Division ? . Uho former

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    754 The Saturday Analyst and ' Leader . [ Aug . 25 , 1 SCO

    Tttc Mattona-L Freehold Cemetery Compaw 1.

    tttc MATTONA-L FREEHOLD CEMETERY COMPAW 1 .

    Miscellaneous Works.

    MISCELLANEOUS WORKS .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 25, 1860, page 753, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2362/page/10/