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stormy weather such as few people romemher to have visited us for many a long year . From the annual report , just issued by the Registrar-General of Births , Deaths , and Marriages , it appears that during the 52 weeks of the year 187 G the births registered
in London numbered 127 , 015 , and the deaths 77 , 411 , the difference being 49 , 604 , which represents , of course , the year ' s growth of population . This means an increase of over half a-million for the decennial period which elapses between one census and another . The birth-rate was
equivalent to 36 * 5 per 1 , 000 as against 357 for tho preceding year , while the death-rate was slightly increased , being 22-2 per 1 , 000 as against 21-5 for 1875 . The more fatal diseases appear to have been small-pox , which shows an increase of 660 over last year ; measles , which has
caused 314 more deaths , and diarrhoea 320 . On the other hand , scarlet fever has declined by 1 , 354 fatal cases , other fevers by 108 , diphtheria by 187 , and whooping-cough by 493 . The number of marriages in the year was 33 , 248 , of
which 6 , 500 were celebrated in the March quarter , 8 , 689 in the June quarter , 8 , 883 in the September quarter , and 9 , 176 in the December quarter . Of the persons married 4 , 612 were widowers and 3 , 309 widows . While as to age 1 , 531 men and 5 , 532 women were under the age of 21 .
One of those fine-spirited men of energy to whom this country is so largely indebted for its commercial success , died on Friday last , at the age of seventy-threo . Sir Titus Salt , Bart ., was the son of a woolstapler near Bradford ,
and was born in September 1803 . He devoted himself in early life to tho manufacture of stuffs , but his success in life is in the main attributable to his being the discoverer for practical purposes of the wool or hair of the alpaca . In 1836 ho showed some cloth manufactured from this to a
Liverpool broker . In 1848 he was elected mayor of Bradford . In 1851 , his works at Saltaire for the manufacture of the new material were commenced , and in 1853 ,. on the anniversary of his fiftieth birthday , they were opened for business purposes . In 1859 , he entered Parliament , as one
of the members for Bradford , but resigned in 1861 . He was a magistrate for this town , and also on the commission of the peace for tho West Riding of Yorkshire , while he was also a deputy lieutenant for the latter . In 1857 he filled the office of President of the Bradford Chamber of
Commerce , and in 1869 had the honour of a baronetcy conferred upon him . His works at Saltaire furnisher ] employment to a large number of persons , there having been , according to the last census , 820 houses occupied by 4 , 389 persons . In 1863 he erected baths and washhouses
for his people , besides schoolrooms and a congregational church , the latter at a cost , with the site , of £ 10 , 000 In 1871 he gave a beautiful park of fourteen acres in extent for the use of the public ; and , besides these acts of beneficence we have mentioned , distinguished himself by
innumerable acts of charity towards the inhabitants of his neighbourhood , and especially towards his workpeople . Indeed , his contributions to charities and public donations during the last quarter of a century , are said to have amounted to some hundred thousand pounds . Be this as
it may , he was a very worthy man , and deserved his success . Tbe year opened moro auspiciously as regards the prospects of peace , now , however , the political horizon is again clouded and the outcome of the conference presents , at present , a very gloomy aspect . It is said that Turkey
declines to yield on those points submitted for her acceptance which affect her Sovereign independence . In some quarters , indeed , it is rumoured that she has declined even to entertain the various propositions that have been presented by the Ministers of the Great Powers . If this be
the case , the future would indeed be a sad one , for Russia , in the general opinion , has gono too far to recede from the advanced position she took up on the 1 st November last . However , the armistice as between the late contending :
powers has been prolonged for a further period of two months , and tho Russian army in Bessarabia is said to be quite unfit to take the field . It is rumoured also that Kussian enthusiasm for the Slavonic cause has calmed down
greatly since the return home of the officers and soldiers engaged in the recent Servian campaigns . If this be the case , and Turkey shows herself not too unyielding , there is hope after all that the peace of Europe may not again be disturbed . That the present time , however , is a critical one may be gathered from the fall in stocks which has occurred on most of tho European Exchanges . One thing is certain amid all these painful uncertainties , and that is , that the conduct of our special ambassador tho
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Marquis of Salisbury is both firm and conciliatory , as befits that of a great civilized power like ours . Whatevor may betide us we shall have great reason to be proud of his conduct throughout these difficult negotiations . Ho
has upheld the dignity of the British Crown in tho most trying circumstances . It is not England that will lose in public estimation b y her conduct throughout this critical negotiation .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
THE first meeting of tho Board of Stewards was held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , Bro . Jas . Terry announced that H . K . H . Prince Leopold wonld take the chair on tho 12 th February ( tho 14 th being Ash Wednesday ) . Bro . J . March Case G . J . D . was elected to the cbair , Bro . S . Tomkins G . Treasurer was appointed Treasurer , Bro . Jas . Terry Secretary to
the Board . He announced that up to the present time there were 221 stewai'ds . Bro . Dawkins , manager of the Tavern , produced his bill of fare , which was accepted , and the price of the tickets fixed at 21 s , ladies' tickets 103 Gil each , and that the sum of 30 guineas be disbursed . Bros . Rev . G . J . Maityn P . G . G ., S . Rosenthal , 0 . J . Levitt , and
H . M . Levy , were appointed a Musical Committee . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting was adjourned to the 29 th January at 4 o ' clock . Among thoso present were Bros . G . "Ward Vorry , W . Hall , S . Rosonthal , G . Lambert , Faulkner , W . Baldwin , Rev . J . R , Simpson , H . Massey , Foxall , H . M . Levy , Levitt , Turner , Ferguson , Rowley , & o .
Lifeboat Services In 1876
LIFEBOAT SERVICES IN 1876
THE Lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution during the storms of the year which has just closed rendered goodly service in saving life from shipwreck on various parts of the coasts of the United Kingdom . 498 lives were rescued by the Society ' s Lifeboats during the year , in addition to 18 vessels saved from destrnction . In the same period the Lifeboat Institution granted rewards for saving 85 lives by fishing and other boats , making a total of 583
lives saved last year , mainly through its instrumentality . It should be also stated that the launches of the Lifeboats , unattended with positive results , have , as in previous years , been during the year very frequent . But on such occasions there ia no time for hesitation , and the Lifeboat proceeds ont at once to offer help , which , as it often happens , the vessel in distress may not , from various subsequent
causes , ultimately need . Altogether , since its formation the Society has contributed to tho saving of 21 , 372 shipwrecked persons , for which services it has granted 968 Gold and Silver Medals , besides pecuniary rewards to the amount of £ 50 , 020 . The character of these noble Lifeboat services has varied much , some having been performed during the darkness of tho night , others in tho daytime ; but nearly
all have been rendered during stormy weather , which would have prevented any ordinary open boat from accomplishing tho rescue . Again , it is most gratifying and encouraging to know that , notwithstanding the peril and exposure incurred by the gallant crews last year , only one life was lost from tho 256 Lifeboats of tho Society , although about 12 , 000 men wero out in them on all occasions during the twelve months . We feel assured that an Institution so
truly national and benevolent m its character will maintain its firm hold on British sympathy and support ; and that while it continues to pursuo its course of usefulness with unabated vigour , the support and appreciation of the public will be proportionately liberal . We will only add that contributions in aid of the great and important work of the National Lifeboat Institution are received by all the Bankers throughout the United Kingdom , and by the Secretary at the Institution , 14 John Street , Adelphi , London .
A meeting of this institution was held on Thursday at John-street , Adelphi , Mr . Thomas Chapman in the chair . The meeting expressed great gratification at the fact that , at a special meeting of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons , it was recommended that two life-boat stations should be provided and endowed by tho Freemasons of England , at an expense of £ 4 , 000 , in thankfulness for tho safe return from India
of tho Grand Master , the Prince of Wale 3 . The thanks of the institution , inscribed on vellum , were voted to the Rev . Henry R . Wilson , curate of Drumberg , for going out in the Bally waiter life-boat , during a very strong gale from the south-east , and in a heavy sea , on the 15 th ult ., when she waa the means of saving the crew of five men from the brigantine Jenny Lind , of Whitehaven , stranded on the
rooks off Ballywalter . The sum of £ 12 19 s 6 d was also granted to pay the expenses of that lifeboat service . Other rewards , amounting to npwards of £ 400 , were also granted to the crew 3 of various lifeboats of the institution for gallant services during the late severe and long-continued storms . Payments to the amount of £ 3 , 700 wero ordered to bo made on the 256 life-boat establishments of tho society .
HOLIOWAY ' S OrauiEN'T A > -D FILLS . —Safety Amidst Danger . —Surrounded on all sides by the cause of diseases ( especially if the old proverb hold , "As the day lengthens , the eold strengthens " ) , man imist keep up constant watch it" ho would retain or recover his health . Tlic-e purifying Fills present the most
certain and effectual means of removing nil noxious matters from the blood , at tho same time that they regulate any disordered action which their presence has induced , and particularly preserve against congestion , irritation , and in-Uammation of tho throat and its lining membrane extending through the lnngs . The harmless and strengthening balsams of which Holloway ' s Pills are composed , render them peculiarly well adapted for tho young and delicate , who can with impunity only usar tender treatment .
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stormy weather such as few people romemher to have visited us for many a long year . From the annual report , just issued by the Registrar-General of Births , Deaths , and Marriages , it appears that during the 52 weeks of the year 187 G the births registered
in London numbered 127 , 015 , and the deaths 77 , 411 , the difference being 49 , 604 , which represents , of course , the year ' s growth of population . This means an increase of over half a-million for the decennial period which elapses between one census and another . The birth-rate was
equivalent to 36 * 5 per 1 , 000 as against 357 for tho preceding year , while the death-rate was slightly increased , being 22-2 per 1 , 000 as against 21-5 for 1875 . The more fatal diseases appear to have been small-pox , which shows an increase of 660 over last year ; measles , which has
caused 314 more deaths , and diarrhoea 320 . On the other hand , scarlet fever has declined by 1 , 354 fatal cases , other fevers by 108 , diphtheria by 187 , and whooping-cough by 493 . The number of marriages in the year was 33 , 248 , of
which 6 , 500 were celebrated in the March quarter , 8 , 689 in the June quarter , 8 , 883 in the September quarter , and 9 , 176 in the December quarter . Of the persons married 4 , 612 were widowers and 3 , 309 widows . While as to age 1 , 531 men and 5 , 532 women were under the age of 21 .
One of those fine-spirited men of energy to whom this country is so largely indebted for its commercial success , died on Friday last , at the age of seventy-threo . Sir Titus Salt , Bart ., was the son of a woolstapler near Bradford ,
and was born in September 1803 . He devoted himself in early life to tho manufacture of stuffs , but his success in life is in the main attributable to his being the discoverer for practical purposes of the wool or hair of the alpaca . In 1836 ho showed some cloth manufactured from this to a
Liverpool broker . In 1848 he was elected mayor of Bradford . In 1851 , his works at Saltaire for the manufacture of the new material were commenced , and in 1853 ,. on the anniversary of his fiftieth birthday , they were opened for business purposes . In 1859 , he entered Parliament , as one
of the members for Bradford , but resigned in 1861 . He was a magistrate for this town , and also on the commission of the peace for tho West Riding of Yorkshire , while he was also a deputy lieutenant for the latter . In 1857 he filled the office of President of the Bradford Chamber of
Commerce , and in 1869 had the honour of a baronetcy conferred upon him . His works at Saltaire furnisher ] employment to a large number of persons , there having been , according to the last census , 820 houses occupied by 4 , 389 persons . In 1863 he erected baths and washhouses
for his people , besides schoolrooms and a congregational church , the latter at a cost , with the site , of £ 10 , 000 In 1871 he gave a beautiful park of fourteen acres in extent for the use of the public ; and , besides these acts of beneficence we have mentioned , distinguished himself by
innumerable acts of charity towards the inhabitants of his neighbourhood , and especially towards his workpeople . Indeed , his contributions to charities and public donations during the last quarter of a century , are said to have amounted to some hundred thousand pounds . Be this as
it may , he was a very worthy man , and deserved his success . Tbe year opened moro auspiciously as regards the prospects of peace , now , however , the political horizon is again clouded and the outcome of the conference presents , at present , a very gloomy aspect . It is said that Turkey
declines to yield on those points submitted for her acceptance which affect her Sovereign independence . In some quarters , indeed , it is rumoured that she has declined even to entertain the various propositions that have been presented by the Ministers of the Great Powers . If this be
the case , the future would indeed be a sad one , for Russia , in the general opinion , has gono too far to recede from the advanced position she took up on the 1 st November last . However , the armistice as between the late contending :
powers has been prolonged for a further period of two months , and tho Russian army in Bessarabia is said to be quite unfit to take the field . It is rumoured also that Kussian enthusiasm for the Slavonic cause has calmed down
greatly since the return home of the officers and soldiers engaged in the recent Servian campaigns . If this be the case , and Turkey shows herself not too unyielding , there is hope after all that the peace of Europe may not again be disturbed . That the present time , however , is a critical one may be gathered from the fall in stocks which has occurred on most of tho European Exchanges . One thing is certain amid all these painful uncertainties , and that is , that the conduct of our special ambassador tho
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Marquis of Salisbury is both firm and conciliatory , as befits that of a great civilized power like ours . Whatevor may betide us we shall have great reason to be proud of his conduct throughout these difficult negotiations . Ho
has upheld the dignity of the British Crown in tho most trying circumstances . It is not England that will lose in public estimation b y her conduct throughout this critical negotiation .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
THE first meeting of tho Board of Stewards was held on Monday , the 4 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , Bro . Jas . Terry announced that H . K . H . Prince Leopold wonld take the chair on tho 12 th February ( tho 14 th being Ash Wednesday ) . Bro . J . March Case G . J . D . was elected to the cbair , Bro . S . Tomkins G . Treasurer was appointed Treasurer , Bro . Jas . Terry Secretary to
the Board . He announced that up to the present time there were 221 stewai'ds . Bro . Dawkins , manager of the Tavern , produced his bill of fare , which was accepted , and the price of the tickets fixed at 21 s , ladies' tickets 103 Gil each , and that the sum of 30 guineas be disbursed . Bros . Rev . G . J . Maityn P . G . G ., S . Rosenthal , 0 . J . Levitt , and
H . M . Levy , were appointed a Musical Committee . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting was adjourned to the 29 th January at 4 o ' clock . Among thoso present were Bros . G . "Ward Vorry , W . Hall , S . Rosonthal , G . Lambert , Faulkner , W . Baldwin , Rev . J . R , Simpson , H . Massey , Foxall , H . M . Levy , Levitt , Turner , Ferguson , Rowley , & o .
Lifeboat Services In 1876
LIFEBOAT SERVICES IN 1876
THE Lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution during the storms of the year which has just closed rendered goodly service in saving life from shipwreck on various parts of the coasts of the United Kingdom . 498 lives were rescued by the Society ' s Lifeboats during the year , in addition to 18 vessels saved from destrnction . In the same period the Lifeboat Institution granted rewards for saving 85 lives by fishing and other boats , making a total of 583
lives saved last year , mainly through its instrumentality . It should be also stated that the launches of the Lifeboats , unattended with positive results , have , as in previous years , been during the year very frequent . But on such occasions there ia no time for hesitation , and the Lifeboat proceeds ont at once to offer help , which , as it often happens , the vessel in distress may not , from various subsequent
causes , ultimately need . Altogether , since its formation the Society has contributed to tho saving of 21 , 372 shipwrecked persons , for which services it has granted 968 Gold and Silver Medals , besides pecuniary rewards to the amount of £ 50 , 020 . The character of these noble Lifeboat services has varied much , some having been performed during the darkness of tho night , others in tho daytime ; but nearly
all have been rendered during stormy weather , which would have prevented any ordinary open boat from accomplishing tho rescue . Again , it is most gratifying and encouraging to know that , notwithstanding the peril and exposure incurred by the gallant crews last year , only one life was lost from tho 256 Lifeboats of tho Society , although about 12 , 000 men wero out in them on all occasions during the twelve months . We feel assured that an Institution so
truly national and benevolent m its character will maintain its firm hold on British sympathy and support ; and that while it continues to pursuo its course of usefulness with unabated vigour , the support and appreciation of the public will be proportionately liberal . We will only add that contributions in aid of the great and important work of the National Lifeboat Institution are received by all the Bankers throughout the United Kingdom , and by the Secretary at the Institution , 14 John Street , Adelphi , London .
A meeting of this institution was held on Thursday at John-street , Adelphi , Mr . Thomas Chapman in the chair . The meeting expressed great gratification at the fact that , at a special meeting of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons , it was recommended that two life-boat stations should be provided and endowed by tho Freemasons of England , at an expense of £ 4 , 000 , in thankfulness for tho safe return from India
of tho Grand Master , the Prince of Wale 3 . The thanks of the institution , inscribed on vellum , were voted to the Rev . Henry R . Wilson , curate of Drumberg , for going out in the Bally waiter life-boat , during a very strong gale from the south-east , and in a heavy sea , on the 15 th ult ., when she waa the means of saving the crew of five men from the brigantine Jenny Lind , of Whitehaven , stranded on the
rooks off Ballywalter . The sum of £ 12 19 s 6 d was also granted to pay the expenses of that lifeboat service . Other rewards , amounting to npwards of £ 400 , were also granted to the crew 3 of various lifeboats of the institution for gallant services during the late severe and long-continued storms . Payments to the amount of £ 3 , 700 wero ordered to bo made on the 256 life-boat establishments of tho society .
HOLIOWAY ' S OrauiEN'T A > -D FILLS . —Safety Amidst Danger . —Surrounded on all sides by the cause of diseases ( especially if the old proverb hold , "As the day lengthens , the eold strengthens " ) , man imist keep up constant watch it" ho would retain or recover his health . Tlic-e purifying Fills present the most
certain and effectual means of removing nil noxious matters from the blood , at tho same time that they regulate any disordered action which their presence has induced , and particularly preserve against congestion , irritation , and in-Uammation of tho throat and its lining membrane extending through the lnngs . The harmless and strengthening balsams of which Holloway ' s Pills are composed , render them peculiarly well adapted for tho young and delicate , who can with impunity only usar tender treatment .