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TABLE D'HOTE on SUNDAYS, at 5 o'clock, 2s: each. about three miles across, and at a short distance beyond we saw the fire of our companions blazing brightly." in eets rice. per. mns THE - COURT ---FO-R-DIVORCE- AND • MATREIIO NIA L CASES SALE OF STORES. :;ted o tiey a of hits ;ales heat 31s )32s )32i 150 s .58s per NOVEMBER, 1858.—N0. 61, , 28s sup ;y to v of t the s,BB i s of peek. `lour -Red Us Od j :ado •.vard Itrti- :sting very ft ort .l lbs. ) 8s t,t bile. purk, L 7; [ 30 i2l f- It to 671 f )51- 79 — tester shire 7 f--- Hs.- 5 71 urns, eady. ,ceds, mices orth 8t — I and thur on of -wick suffi x; a aster rchi tence •••••••.• .......•••••• )tain -ock, F.P., 'hes of a re of it, of N'or son awe, late 'ern, les's In of ield, ,raf- hel- ven, mes ace, BY Order of the SECRETARY OF STATE for WAR.—TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, at the ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, on WEDNES DAY, the-12th January,. 18.59, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, precisely, the following Stores :--Harness (old), Leather, Serge, Canvas, Wool, Great Coats, -Slag, Lead Ashes, Junk, Files, Paper, Rugs, Tools, Chacos, Stoves, Wheels, Wood (convertible), Wood (old). May be viewed, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the three working days previous to the sale, and Catalogues obtained at tlie War-office, Pall-mall ; at the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. CONTRACT FOR SWINGING LAMPS AND MESS UTENSILS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 3d January, 1859. COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the -I- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 18th inst., at Half-past One o'Clock they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for sup plying and delivering into her Majesty's Transport Stores at DEPTFORD, all such quantities of SWINGING LAMPS, KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, BOWLS. PLATES, DISHES, • &c., &c., &c., as shall from time to time be demanded, under a Contract for 12 months' certain, and afterwards until the ex piration of three months' warning. Patterns of the articles, and the conditions of the revised contract may be seen at the said office. No tender will be re ceived after half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. Every iender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten der for Swinging Lamps and Mess Utensils," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. PAST INDIA HOUSE, December 31, 1858. The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in COUNCIL PUBLISHES for the INFORMATION of the HOLDERS of INDIAN GOVERNMENT PROMISSORY NOTES, and of PROPRIETORS of TRANSFER LOAN PROPERTY, who may not be resident in India, the following NOTIFICA TIONS, which have been issued by the Government of India, and published in the " Calcutta Gazettes Extraordinary " of the 12th and 19th November, 1858, respectively : "NOTIFICATIONS. " FORT WILLIAM, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, THE 12TH " 1: The holders of Indian Government promissory notes are hereby informed that, from and after the Ist of December, 1858, interest on their promissory notes will be made payable, if desired, at the East India House in London, by bills on de mand on the general treasuries of Calcutta and Madras, sub ject to the rules and regulations at present in - force, or that may hereafter be issued by . the Right Honourable the Secre tary of State for India, or by this Government. "2. When holderS of notes in Calcutta desire that the in terest thereon should be made payable by bills issued in Lon don, they must present their notes at the office of the Ac countant-General to the Government of India, where an en faeement will be made on each of the notes in question as follows "Interest Payable in London by Draft on Calcutta (or Ma dras, as the case may be). "3. Notes presented for enfacement at Bombay and Madras will be forwarded to the Accountant-General to the Govern ment of India at this Presidency, by whom the notes, after enfacemqnt and registry, will be returned to the Presidency Whence they were sent, for delivery to the holders. - "4. Notes presented for enfacement in India will be double numbered for transmission, if desired, by halves, in order to facilitate the issue of a duplicate in case of loss in transit. A fee of one rupee will be leviedfor the transfer enfacement and double-numbering " 5. On presentation of the transferred notes at the East India House on or after the dates* on which the interest falls due on the different Loans, drafts of the interest then payable will be granted on the General Treasury of Calcutta or Madras, after the examination and check of the notes. "(3. Whenever holders of such notes require interest to be Made again payable in India, the notes must be presented at the East India House. with an application to that effect to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State, who will cause the previous enfacements to be cancelled, and a fresh enfacement entry to be made on each note as follows : "Interest payable in India. "7. Holders of promissory notes in London on which inte rest is payable by draft on Calcutta may require drafts on Madras in lieu, or vice versa. This object will be effected by a cancellation of the previous enfacement on the notes, and by a fresh enfacement entry to be made in London. "8. Every applicant, upon sending in a note of enfacement, must in his application state that he agrees to be bound by the rules which for the time being may be in force relative to notes enfaced for payment of interest in England. "P. Whenever application is made by the endorsee of a note for the payment of interest in England by drafts on the Gene ral Treasury at Calcutta or Madras, the applicant must have his note previously renewed in his own name. Any endorse ment made in India of an enfaced note will not be recognised in England. "10. Interest payable in Sicca rupees will be paid in Eng land by bills for the equivalent amount in Company's rupees, at the rate of Company's rupees 106 10-8 for every 100 Sicca rupees. "11. Any charge incurred in England on account of stamps Must be borne by the holders of the promissory notes, and must be paid at the India House on application for drafts. "12. Enfaced notes will be received at the East India House, for renewal or consolidation or sub-division, and will be sent out thence to Calcutta, a receipt being given to the holder of the notes. The new notes when received froin India will not be delivered except upon the production of the receipt, and payment of a fee of two shillings for each new note, and the amount of postage leidad. on the notes in transmission to and from India. _ " 13. No duplicate of a lost note, enfaced for payment of in terest in England, will be issued until notice of such loss and of an application having been made for a duplicate has been advertised in three successive issues of the "London Gazette," and of the "Times," or such other newspaper as the Right Honourable the Secretary of State may direct, in addition to the advertisements in India required by the rules for the time being in force in India ; and such duplicate will not be granted except at the loan office in Calcutta, and to the person nomi nated by the Home A u th or iti es to receive the duplicate. 14. In all other respects the rules for the time being in force in India relating to the issue of duplicates of lost notes will be applicable to enfaced notes. "15. Interest will be payable only to the legal holder of a note, and no trust will be recognised. "By order of the Honourable the President in Council. "Secretary to the Government of India, "(Signed) C. HUGH LUSHINGTON." "FORT WILLIAM, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, THE 19TU NOVEMBER, 1858.—N0. 63. R° With reference to the Notification from this Department, „,• 04 0. 61, dated the 12th instant, it is hereby notified that the Honourable the Secretary of State for India has deter nulled to extend to proprietors of transfer loan property, Temastered on the books in India, the advantage which is en joyed by the holders of notes of the Four per Cent. Loans, pf subscribing to the Five per Cent Loan, half in cash and half in transfer loan security. By this arrangement, holders of transfer loan property registered on the London books will have the option by transfer to the India books, and by then BUb scribing to the Five per Cent. Loa n , o f ava ili ng th emse l ves of the Kraut, in England, of bills for interest on Indian loan securities, in common with other creditors of the I n di an GeYernment. 1. " Whereas d ou bt s h ave been enentertained as to the construe pon of paragraph 9 of the Noti, No. 61 issued from ti lls Department on the 12th inst fica ant, relative to , the payment .9_ i nterest on Indian Government promissory notes at 'the East India House in London, by bills on the treasuries of Cal cutta and Madras, it is hereby notified that the application nteltioned in paragraph 9 of that Notification is the applica tion for enfaeement referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, and that endors ements made ii 4 England of enfaced notes will be recog nised in England. 13 Y order of the Honourable the President in Council, "(Signed) C. H. LUSHINGTON, " Secretary to the Government of India." J. COSMO MELVILL. Interest "`payable rl Ist 4 per Cent. Loan of on different dates varying with 1824-2 5 (Sicca) th e d a t e o f original subscrip tion to the Loan. 2nd 4 per Cent. (Sicca) of 1828-29 Ditto ditto. 3rd 4 per Cent. (Sicca) of Interest payable -1832 -33 ..j Ist May and Ist November 4th 4 per Cent. 1835-36 sth 4 per Cent. 1842-43 lst February and Ist August ai per Cent. 1853-54 2Bth February and 31st August 6th 4 per Cent. 1851-55 . 30th June and 31st December 5 per Cent. Public Works 131st March and 30th September Loan of 1854-55 per Cent. of 1856-57.... 28th February and 31st August 5 per Cent. of 1856-57.... 28th February and 31st August ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE I NCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just pub lished price, free by post, ls. THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work effects he solitary exhaustion and decay of the frame, from conseqthe of indulg•ence, infection, and the injurious uences from the use of Mercury: with observations on the obligations of marriage, and directions for obviating cer tain dis qualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Sur ,g..ons. Consultations as usual (see page 197). Sold by J. Allen, W arwick -lane, Paternoster-row; Sanger, 160, Oxford street; and G ordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is employed in both purely balsamic: its sexes to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action' is te power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual debility, obstinate gleets, impo tency, barrenness anddebilities arising from venereal excesses, een de monstrated by its unvarying sucess in thousands of cases. Price lls per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., which saves ll s. ' The CON CENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an tati-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recom mended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, much as eruptions on the skin, blotches on the head and face, en largements of, the throat, tonsils, and uvula; threatened destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely deter sive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price lls. and 335. per bottle, also a saving of lls. PF,ItRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectull remedy in either sex forall cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, Stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., Gd. and lls . per box. Sold:by Daniel Church, 78, Graeechurch-street, City ; Bart ley- Ilooper, 43. King William-street (four doors irom London bridge); G. F. Watts, 17, Strand ; W. Sutton and Co., 10, Bow churchyard, W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's-churchyard; J. B anZer, 150, Oxford Street; Hannay a n d Dietrichsen 63. Oxford -street ; Bueor and Harding, 4 , Cheapside • Prout and liars:int 2 9 9 Strand, 2 nd all medical vendors 'throughout the United Kinzdonl THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND XATURITY. Just published, price le., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 ._ tamps, SELF-PRESERVATION. -A Medical Treatise on the Punctious and Disorders of the Generative System, from on the cure of Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting youthvicious habits acquired during the critical passage from Vu i th to Manhood, with practical observations on the Phy tio°::Y Marria , 2,-e in its social, moral, and physical rela %tm. •To which iire added remarks on the wonders of the 11,,tr, r ?: l enPe in revealing the hidden mysteries "of Life with!n t on : , and its advantages in detecting , by urinary exarnina wit, the cause and effect of everyvariay of these complaints, ni lMerous engTavityrs.and cases. BY §AMCEL LA'MERT, M.D., Mate 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, !ciliated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Hono rry y .ember of the London Hospital Medical Society, Li ate of of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., 'The „„ essential object of this treatise is to point out the fear ana""nsequene,es resulting from certain habits, irreg:ularities, I s Ac esses, which have produced more misery in Youth, (opiradation in Manhood, and prematur, decay at all stages 'fe ' t han, perhaps, any other class of disease known to „modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended t ) persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condi ha", arid who are conscious of having hazarded the health tigress, and privileges to which every human being is en- Mit is absolutely necessary that all men should know that . ere are Princiriles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when rniroln and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self airligtnee, how those penalties may be mitigated, how the of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil there'is consequences may be avoided, and, above all. that is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional gement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cur e. Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwiek-lane, Paternoster-row, and may be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Horne, 19, Leicester nsquare Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street or from the Author, c i i ,maY be consulted daily, from 11 till 2, and from 6 till 8, The residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. is e work may be had in India, of Mr. Von Litzky, Loll Vt./Aar; Calcutta —Messrs. C. and J. Hormusj ee, Apollo-street ; - ,R °l l l . b aYirculator Office ; Madras—Mofussilite Office, Agra ; fisivorth, Colombo, Ceylon ; and of all BoolueLlera through old the Colonies. FIFTY THOUSAND CURES Have been effected without Medicine, inconvenience or expense, of Indigestion (dyspepsia), Constipation, Flatulency, Phlegm, Nervousness, Biliousness, Liver Complaints, Hysteria, Neuralgia, Sleeplessness, Acidity, Palpitation, Heartburn, Eruptions, Impurities, Irritability, Low Spirits, Diarrhoea, • Dysentery, Hemorrhoids, Headache, Noises in the Head and Ears, Debility, Despondency, Cramps, Spasms, Nausea, and Sickness (during pregnancy or at sea), Sinking Fits, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption, also Children's Complaints, are effectually removed by DU BARRY'S delicious Health-Restoring REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach,nor interferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of the many thousand expressions of gratitude from invalids thus cured :—Cure No. 71, of dyspep sia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies— Dro mana, Cappoquin, County Waterford.—l have derived con siderable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lines. Stuart de Decks." Cure No. 19,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, ner vousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomiting, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Dias, Norfolk." Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, of extreme ner vousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fan cies. Cure No. 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool: of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Ure, of con stipation, dyspepsia, nervous irritability. Cure No. 34,210. Dr. Shorland, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,212. Cap tain Allan, of' epileptic fits. Cure No. 42,116. Major Edie, of liver and kidney disease, and total prostration of strength Cure No. 36,418. Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitin g s. Cure No. 26,418. Dr. Harvey, of diarhoe:t and debility. Cure No. 39,628. Dr. Wurtzer, of consumption. Cure No. 32,880. Wm. Hunt, Esq., barrister, of paralysis. Cure No. 46,270. Mr..iames I toberts,ti mber- merehan t, of Prim ley, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver de rangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 180. "Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I hate suffered great misery, and which no me dicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London." Cure .To. 4,208. "Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, 'spasms, and nausea, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's health restoring. Food. Rev. John W. Flavell, Riddlington Rectory Norfolk." Cure No. 3,906. "Thirteen years'eough, indigos. lion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." Suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., lls. ; 121b., 225. Super refined quality. 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. canis ters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fort num, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly, and throug,li all grocers and chemists in town and country. Dr. PALLACE'S PILLS and OINTMENT are prepared upon scientific principles, without mercury, to prevent tlic danger and injury resulting from quack preparations ; they purify, regulate, and "strengthen the system, and cure effec tually dyspepsia (bad digestion), bile, flatulency. constipation, liver and stomach complaints and all internal disorders ; and the Ointment heals sores, wounds, ulcers, boils, burns, car buncles, chaps, pimples, diseases of the scalp, Ste. Both pills and ointment are carefully packed for all climates, at is. lid.. 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. London agents : Hannay, 63, Oxford-st., Sanger, 153, Oxford-street, and may be ordered through all medicine vendors. DU BARRY'S PUL3IONIC COUGH BON BONS are a safe, and effectual rem e dy for coughs, colds, hoarseness, k ings, throat, an d o f unr i va ll e d excellence. In boxes—ls. 1p.,8. 9(1., 4s. 6(1. J. Sanger, 150, asthma, niee i and all affections o f t h e Oxford-street, London, and all Chemists. f o r English cholera, bow e l complaint, DU BARRY'S ANTI-DIARRHCEAL BON BONS are a Sze. In h ,0X4313-18, 114., 2s. 9 ( 1., 4 s. G d . diarrluea, dysentery, Sze. , never -f a iling remedy J. Sanger, 150, Oxford - stre et, London, and all Chemis ts. DU BARRY'S FOOD FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND INVALIDS, supersedes the dangers and expense of wet nursing, as infants are easily reared with it, and it is the best and most digestible Food for the delicate and invalids of of I n carriage. canisters,B Barry y 2 s D . , d C0,,7 Re Regent street, and 121 b 21s. The large canis tersu Barry, all 0,, , ge - street, Landon. any age. d s. Avoid Pills, end all other Medicine for Indigestion( y peps's), habitual Constipation, Flatulency, Aeldit&adace Palpita tion of the Heart, Torpidity of the Liver, bilious , Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debility, Diarrhoea, Cough, n _ Asthma, Consumption. Despondenpy, Spleen, Ac. Se T i re 2d. 'n stamps, au:! you will receive free by Peat, a popular a•_ tise, 64 pacre6 :--', Till' NIA.TI.TRAL REGENERATION OF • without THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS." ' pills purgativeg. hp or medicines of any kind, and w ith out expense, , a simple— i,'?fkasant, and infallible means which 'saves 50 times its cost, in other remedies ; adapted to the general reader. London: James Gilbert,;49, Paternoster-row, and through all book. Sellers; No. 20,762. LONDON CRYSTAL PALACE, REGENT. CIRCUS, OXFORD-STREET and GREAT PORT. LAND-STREET. This magnificent building is NOW OPEN to the public,.for he SALE of all kinds of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES. The Photographic Establishment, Aviary,• Conservatory General Refreshment Room, and Lathes' Private Ilefi•esh. ment Room, with Retiring Room attached, are replete in thtii several departments. ADMISSION FREE . DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM 3, TICHBOURRE-STREET (Opposite the Hay. market). _ _ Open daily (for Gentlemen only). LECTURES at Four and Eight o'clock, on important and interesting. topics in connection with ANATOMY, PHY SIOLOGY, and PATHOLOGY (vide Programmes). Admission ONE SHILLING. DR. KAHN'S NINE LECTURES ON THE PHILO SOPHY OF MARRIAGE, &c., sent post free, direct from the Author, on the receipt of twelve stamps. ARGYLL -ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These popular and celebrated rooms are open every evening, with R..R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris. Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet a-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, II Trovatore, La Traviata, Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha. Manager, It. It. Bignell. Doors' open at half-past 8, close ten minutes before 12. Admission, ls. to Promenade. N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the Rooms. H OWES AND CUSHING'S GREAT UNITED STATES CIRCUS, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, LEICESTER-SQUARE. The largest Equestrian Company in the World, numbering Two Hundred Men and Horses. Great success of the. Comic Pantomime, entitled THE 31ISER OF BAGDAD, represented in the circle at each per formance, introducing the entire Troup of Equestrians. The celebrated Horse Cruizer introduced iu his subdued state, as tamed by Mr. Rarey, showing the power of man over the brute creation. ELLA, the Wonder of the World—" Black Eagle," the Horse of Beauty—and the Educated Mules, "Pete and Barney," appear , at each performance. Pit, is.; Boxes, 25.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Stalls, 55.; Pri vate Boxes, £2 ; Children under 9,Half-price ; Gallery, 6d. Seats may be secured. No booking fees. Two performances daily, at Two and half-past Seven p.m. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES.. Thomas Baring, Esq., 31. P. I William George Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. NOTICE is Hereby Given that the EIGHTEEJTH AN NUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of this As - iodation will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, February 2, 1859, at Five p.m., precisely. The following Directors, in accordance with Rule 10, go out of Office by rotation ; but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election, viz.: Mr. Edward Coleman, Mr. Sancton Wood, and Mr. Henry Rogers. By order of the Board, WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. 15, Moorgate-street, Dec. 27, 1858. _ _ The annual ac3ount's may be inspected at the office a week prior to the meeting. PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—Established 180. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., Treasurer. NOTICE is Hereby Given that the EIGHTEENTH AN NUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members and Friends of this Fund will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsp;ate-street, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, February 2, at Half-past Six p.m. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., Treasurer, in the Chair. By order of the Board, WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. 15, Moorgate-street, Dec. 27, 1858. The annual accounts may be inspected at the office a week prior to the meeting. • THE ECONOMIC -LIFE ASSURANCE - •' ® SOCIETY, 6, New Brid.ge-street, London. Established 1823. DIRECTORS. ROBERT BIDDULPH, Esq., Chairman. WILLIAM ROUTH, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Alfred Kingsford Barber, Esq. Rear-Admiral Robert Goi- Henry Barnett, Esq. don. The Right Hon. E. Pleydell Charles Morris, Esq. Bouverie, M.P. George Kettilby Rickards, Edward Charrington, Esq. Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. Augustus Keppel Stephen- Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, son, Esq. Bart. Alga 'olin Howell, Esq. lenry Roberts, Esq. Emanue street, 111 [TORS. John Gilliam Stilwe:l, Esq. Richard Taylor, Esq. I Page, M.D., Oxon, 11, Queen [ay-fair. SURGEON—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.C.S., No. 49, Dover street, Piccadilly. AOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq.,l2, Essex-street, Strand. ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. ADVANTAGES. , • Mutual Assurance. The lowest rates of Premium on,the Mutual Syste.M. The whole of the profits divided every Fifth Year. An accumulated Capital of • £1,695,00 During its existence the Society has paid in Claims Reversionary Bonuses have been added to Po licies to the extent of The last Bonus, declared in 1854, averaged £67 per Cent, on the Premiums paid, and amounted to 890,000 397,000 Policies in force 7,621 The Annual Income exceeds In pursuance of the invariable practice of this Society, in __ie event of the Death of the Life Assured within the 15 days of grace, the Renewal Premium remaining unpaid, the Claim will be admitted, subject to the payment of such Premium. The next Division of Profits sal be made in 1859. Assurances effected prior to 31st December, 1859, sill par ticipate in the Division of 1804. Prospectules and full particulars may be obtained on appli cation to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. eILENFIELD PATENT STARCH, •-,‘ USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, &ND PRONOUNCED BY TIER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers &c., &c. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. A Superior Home is offered to a Gentleman of steady habits, en gaged during the day, by a family- residing near Regent's- Park. For a young man coming to London for the first time t'.is would be foind a desirable residence. Terms moderate. Referenees to be exchanged. Address, J. P., :Wright's Ddiry, Granby-street, Hampstead-road, N.W. London . : Longman, Brown, and Co., Paternoster-row. • This day, in Bvo, with Portrait, &c., 145., pASSAGES from MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY By SYDNEY LADY MORGAN. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Translated from the German of Dr. PIekFORDT " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other , :qually flagrant evil Which it may be in his power to correct."—London Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de - - scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate price at which the brochure' is sold; places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. T HE WELLINGTON RESTAURANT, ST. JAMES'S-STREET, AND 100, PICCADILLY. Gentlemen visiting the Metropolis will find ample amm modation for dinners at this establishment. The arrange ments are varied and pe - Sect, and the tariff of charges is very moderate. Private rooms for large or small parties may be engaged on application to the Superintendent. IV Order. JAMES GOPTON, Superintendent. 27th November, 18.58. BUILDERS.—By Order of the Court of Chancery.—The Trustees of the Bedford Charity are desirous of receiving Tenders for the ENLARGEMENT of the GRAMMAR SCHOOL, also Tenders for the Erec tion of a New Preparatory COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, and making a New Road. Plans and Specifications of the works required may be seen at the Office of Mr. James Horsford, architect. Bee :ord. All Tenders must bs delivered at Mr. 'llorsford's Office, at or before eleven o'clock in the morning of the 24th day of January, 1859." The Tenders for the enlargement of the Grammar School must be placed in a sealed cover and marked "Tender for Enlargement of Grammar School." The Tenders for the -Preparatory Commercial School must be placed in a sealed cover, and markal "Tender for building Preparatory Com mercial School';" and the Tenders for making a New Road, and other works, my t be placed in a seated cover, and marked "Tender for ni-king a New Road, and other Works." The Trustees will not be bound to ac32pt the lowest, or any Tender. Dated this twentieth day of December, 1818. (Sigma) JAMES HORSFORD. MAPLES, MAPLES, and PEARSE, 6, Frederick's , • place, Old Jewry, London, agents for T. W. Pearse, of Bedford, the solicitor to the said Trustees. APPETITE. AND INDIGESTION 13IPROVED. 'LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 1-4 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish N Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat, Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Cur ries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safeguard to health. _ Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also ty Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and merchants, London ; and generally by the rincipal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against Imitations; see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS " are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance; and alreadj, Its celebrity is world-wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled many a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a few facts concerning the food, our wonder will cease. A few days since, a gentleman wrote, stating that he had a horse which was a " perfect bag of bones." He tried all kinds of things to get the animal into condition, but in vain. He then bought some of Thorley's food; and he says the effect was wenderful. The horse rapidly grew fat, and in the course of a few weeks had gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agri cultural shows at Birmingham, Cardiff, &e., the animals which carried off the highest prizes had been partly fad with Thor ley's food fora qttle. Such facts speak for themselves, and we are forced to; to conclusion that its celebrity arises solely from its OWllin • itnsic merits, and the Xreat demand fo - : it can proceed alone from the good opinion and testimony of those who have tried it. All parties interested in horses and cattle will do well to apply to 77, Newgate-street, London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free. COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR 11L411= CHESTER. LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES. A shocking accident, by which three men, named Benjamin Thompson, James Green, and Wm. La tham, and four boys—Thos. Lankaster, Thos. Edge, Luke Lomas, and John Foster—lost their lives, occurred yesterday, at the Agecroft Colliery, Pendlebury, in the occupation of Messrs. An drew Knowles and Sons. It appears that a considerable number of the miners employed in the colliery have been taking the present week as a holiday, and that, consequently, but few went to their work yesterday morning. It was therefore determined that either no coal, or but a very small quantity, should be drawn from the pit that day, and about nine o'clock the foreman gave orders that those who had descended, among ,whom were the deceased, should leave off their work and ascend. The cage is raised with great velocity by means of a high pressure steam engine. A string attached to the axle of the wheel communicates with the engine house, and rings an alarni bell when the cage is within about 60 yards from the mouth of the pit as a signal to the engineer to slacken speed and use caution. By some means this contrivance appears to have got out of order, and on the present occasion the alarm bell did not sound. The engi neer consequently did not check the speed of the engine until the cage was very nearly at the top of the shaft ; he then became aware that something was wrong, and looking into the pit he saw that the cage had arrived close to the top. He made a desperate effort to apply the break and stop the engine, but it was too late. ' The cage struck the beam with great violence, instantly snapping the wire rope, and the unfortunate men were precipi tated to the bottom of the pit, a depth of bet ween 200 and 300 yards. They were, of course, all killed on the spot. Thompson's head was completely severed from his body by the edge of the scaffold against which he fell, and many of the others were shockingly mutilated. A " patent safety catch" was in use at the shaft, which it was expected would render such an occurrence as the present next to impossible ; but unfortunately, like most other con trivances of a similar character, it failed at the utmost need. The bodies were removed in the even ing to the Pack Horse public-house, Pendlebury, where they are now awaiting the coroner's inquest, and the engineer, a man named Elias Booth, alias Turner, is in the custody of the police. It is re ported that the string communicating with the alarm bell has been broken for several days, so that for that time the engine has been working with out a signal. Another account represents that he was drunk, and other rumours are afloat to his dis advantage, which will be investigated at the coro ner's inquest. It is somewhat remarkable that one of the underlookers of another of Messrs. Knowles's collieries was prosecuted yesterday morning, upon the information of the in s p ec t or o f m i nes f or th e district, for culpable negligence in the performance of his duty, when many severe remarks were made upon the extraordinary number of accidents which at these eellierics and the incurable have occur.,,.. carelessness of the meu. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1859. PUBLICATIONS. • NEW NOVEL BY MISS JEWSBURY. Just ready, in 2 vols., 215., RIGHT .OR WRONG By GERALDINE E. JEWSBURY, Author of " Constance Herbert," Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215., :711 ISS KAVANAGH'S NEW WORK, " A --TA- SUMMER and WINTER in the TWO SICILIES.". " Every page exhibits the quick observer, the practised novelist, and the more than clever litterateur."—Spectator. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers,l3, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 3 vols., with Portraits, 31s. Gd., bound, HENRY 111., KING of FRANCE, his COURT and TIMES. By Miss FREER. " Among the class of chronicle histories Miss Freer's `Henry 111. of France' is entitled to a high rank. As regards style and treatment, Misv Freer has made a great advance upon her 'Elizabeth de Valois,' as that book was an advance upon her Marguerite D'Angotileme." "—Spectator. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street Just published, in Bvo., price One Shilling, • ()UDE, its Past and its Future. By L. E. RUUTZ REES, Author of "Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow." This day is published, by G. Brown, at the Offices of the Ballot Society, 5, Guildhall-chambers, Basingliall-street, London. Third Edition, Stereotype. Price Threepence. A large allowance on 13 copies -at the Publishers. CATECHISM ON THE BALLOT ; or, A LIST of FALLACIES, and the ANSWERS. By Major-General THOMPSON, M.P. f o r Bradford author of the Catechism on. the Corn Laws." , LIVING CELEBRITIES : A S er i es c f PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, by IlLtur.r. and POLYBLANK. The number for JANUARY contains JOHN B. BUCKSTONE, Esq., with Meinoir. Maul! and Polyblank, 55, Gracechurch-street, and 187 A, Piccadilly ; and W. Kent and Co., Fleet-street. The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Byo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d. (IN TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA ; V with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypoehrondriasis. FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858, :th Nominations for 1859, is now published. W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn. London. THE.NAVE From the quarterly return of the strength and distribution of the British navy, just published uncltr the direction of the Lords of the Admiralty, it appears that there are 11 line-of-battle ships, with an aggregate of 1,133 guns, now being built at the several Royal dockyards, and many of-them in a forward state for launching. • The names of these vessels are :—The Prince of Wales, 131 guns, and the Victoria, 121 guns, at Portsmouth ; the Howe, 121 guns, at Pembroke ; the Gibraltar, 101 guns, at Devonport ; the Duncan, 100 guns, and the Royal Frederick, 116 guns, at Portsmouth ; the Atlas, 91 guns, the Hood, 90 guns, and the Iri-esis tible, 80 guns, at Chatham ; the Defiance, 91 guns, and the Revenge, 91 guns, at Pembroke. In ad dition to these large vessels of war there are 14 first-class screw steam-frigates and corvettes also on the stocks, including the Aurora, 51 guns, and the Immortalite, 50 guns, at Pembroke ; the Nar cissus, 50 guns, and the Jason, 21 guns, at Ply mouth ; the Ariadne, 32 guns, at Deptford; the Galatea, 26 guns, and the Barossa, 22 guns, at Woolwich; the Charybdis,22 guns,and the Orpheus, 21 guns, at Chatham. The aggregate of all the ves sels of war in course of construction at these several ports is 65,000 tons, and the number of guns 1,515: The following vessels of war now compose the fleet of ships attached to the reserve lying in ordi nary at Chatham, exclusive of the steam reserve stationed in the Medway, at Sheerness and Chatham —The Superb, 90 ; the Hood, 90 ; the Power ful, 84; the Monarch, -84; the Leander, 50; the Glocester, 50; the Mariner, 50; the President, 50; the Severn, 50 ; the Warspite, 50; the Vernon, 50; the Winchester, 50 ; the Isis, 44; the Africaine, 44; the Diana, 42 ;- the Latona, 42 ; the Mercury,- 42 ; the Active, 40 ; the Castor, 36 ; the Diamond, 27 ; the Cleopatra, N; the Vestal, 26 ; the Eurydice, 26; the Brilliant, 20; the Daphne, 18; the Terpsichore, 18 ; the Trinco malee, 24; the Frolic, 16; the Jumna, 16; the Comus, 14 ; the Kangaroo, 12 ; the Fantome, 12 ; the Electra, 14 ; the Despatch, 12 ; the Daring, 12 ; the Arab, 12 ; the Childers, 12; the Resistance, 10 ; the Rattlesnake, 8 ; the Tyne, 4 ; and th e Ol phin, 3. Yesterday a court-marl:id assembled on board the flagship Waterloo, at Sheerness, to try the fol lowing officers on the charges hereafter stated : Mr. C. APShane, surgeon, the charges against whom were that he, when surgeon of H.M.'s steamsloop Alecto, and in actual service and full pay of Her Majesty's fleet, did, on the 14th of Aug., 1858, on bard the said sloop, act in an insolent manner to wards Commander J. Hunt, of the said sloop, by stating to the said commander that if he had .not got awnings he had better get them—such state ment having reference to a representation made by the said Chas. M‘Shane to the said commander that sickness would occur on board the said sloop if awnings were not kept spread, and by the said C. M'Shane turning his back in the face of the said commander, while the said commander was address ing him. After examination of witnesses for the prosecution, Dr. M'Shane read a defence, in which he stated that he was only actuated by zeal for the service, to preserve the health of the crew and officers during the rainy season, and declaring most empha tically that he did not turn from the commander until he supposed he had finished the subject they were talking upon. The decision of the Court was to. the effect that the charges were fully proved; but, in consequence of his excellent testimonials, and the high character given him by his present commander, the Court do only adjudge the prisoner to be repri manded, and he is hereby reprimanded accordingly. The Court then proceeded to try Jeremiah, alias James Coghlan, gunner, on the following charge:— For that he, the said James Coghlan, gunner of her Majesty's steam sloop Alecto, and in actual Service and full pay of her Majesty's fleet, was on or about the 12th day of August, 1858, between the hours of six and seven o'clock in the evening, drunk on board the 'said sloop, and incapable of doing his duty. while the hands were on deck. The finding and sentence of the Court were that the charge had been fully proved, and they adjudged the prisoner to be deprived of his warrant as a gunner, and to serve two years as a seaman before being eligible to a rating as a petty officer. The Adder,lpaddle-wheel steam vessel, and the African steam tug, towed away from Chatham, on Wednesday at eleven a.m., the Trusty floating bat tery, for Shoeburyness, for the purpose of he r being experimentally fired at from the batteries at that station. Her Majesty's steam troopship Himalaya, Com mander John Seccombe, sailed out of Portsmouth yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, with the detach ments enumerated in The San of yesterday, for Gibraltar and Malta, calling at Queenstown. Her Majesty's yacht ten:er Fairy, after having her interior cleared out, was placed in No. 1 dock at Portsmouth yesterday morning. Her Majesty's steam troopship Urgent, Com mander John W. D. M'Donald, shifted her positics yesterday morning, and was swung round with her head outwards alongside the Pitch-stairs-jetty at Portsmouth, to prepare for the further conveyance of troops abroad. _ . Her - Majesty's steam troopship Perseverance, Commander Power, was placed in No. 8 dock yester day morning, at Portsmouth, for examination. Her Majesty's late Naval Cadet training-ship Illustrious has been placed alongside the Victorious hulk up the Portsmouth harbour. Mr. W. Henwood, first assistant master ship wright at Chatham Dockyard, has been promoted to be master shipwright at Sheerness, vice Mr. S. Read, retired. The following promotions were made yesterday at the Admiralty :---Commander Willoughby J. Lake to be Captain ; Lieut. Robert B. Roe and Lieut. Alphonse to be Commanders on the retired list. THE ARMY. The rumour of a semi-official announcement having been received at Woolwich of the intention of the War Department to appoint a distinguished officer of the Royal Artillery as Governor-in-Chief of Woolwich Arsenal was yesterday spoken of from a most reliable source. The office appro• priated during the Russian war for the assembling of the heads of departments in committee is ordered to be abolished, an the establishment employed therein to be entered for service, in similar capa cities, in the departments. These steps, it is said, are preliminary to the change above referred to,and which, it is stated, will effect a most important eco nomy in the expenditure of the Arsenal. The manufacturing departments, it is added, will be directed and controlled, under the Governor, by civilians. Colonel Tulloh, Superintendent of the Royal Carriage Department, is mentioned as the future Governor of the establishment at a salary of £2,000 per annum. STATE OF TRADE. LEICESTER, Jan. s.—The hosiery trade (taking into account the period of the year) is good, and likely to continue so for some time to come. There is a fair business doing in all branches suitable for the season, and manufacturers are anticipating still further activity. At Hinckley and Loughborough and other hosiery districts business is in a satisfac tory and healthy condition, all good workmen being well engaged. Wools continue very high in pri,x,, and yarns keep up in price. NOTTINGHAM, sth.—The lace trade is yet quiet, and, although a reaction may reasonably be shortly expected, at the present time dullness pervades most branches. There is a little doing in plain nets and Mechlins, and there is also something doing in fancies, but the buyers who have visited our market during the past few days have purchased only to a limited extent. Rather more machinery is, how ever, at work, and there are signs of an improvement. In hosiery the demand continues exceedingly good; many manufacturers have, orders on hand which will keep them employed for some time to come, and prospects for the future are of a cheering cha racter. This activity extends to the framework knitting villages, the trade in which (considering the time of the year) is in a very healthy state. In both Nottingham and the districts around the operatives are all fully employed. Material (both silk and yarn) is firm. [ADVERTISEMENT] .—Holloway's Pills.—The liver, that large and' important viscus, which secretes bile and trans• wits it to the duodenum and gall bladder, is exposed to se rious and sometimes fatal derangemen's. It is necessary, therefore, to watch carefully the first symptoms. A pain on the right side of the belly and on the top of the right shoulder, much uneasiness in lying on the left side, a dry cough, and difficulty of breathing, arc among the diagnos tics or signs that the liver is more or less affected. For all disorders of this vital organ Holloway's Pills are a specific. By checking the over supply of bile, regulating its due se cretion, and giving tone to the stomach, they effect a speedy And permanent ctln. • LOSS OF THE BARQUE TIMANDRI: Accounts from Sydney of Nov. 10 report the total loss of the barque,Timandra. She left New eistle on the 9th October with 105 passengers. On the 23d, at 8 p.m., she struck on a reef about four miles from Cape Keppel, and immediately went down, her topma.stheads alone being clear of the Water. To these spars part of her. passwigers clung until daylight„ and the remainder floated about on such pieces of wreck as came within reach. Next morning it - blew very hard,' when the Monarch barque began drifting and got under weigh, for the purpose of taking . up a more secure anchorage, - when the wreck was observed, and Captain Morrison, of the Monarch, bore down for the scene of the disaster. He immediately got his beats out, and succeeded in picking up all but four of her passengers and crew, many of whom had • drifted a considerable distance to sea. In this he was assisted by Captain Currie, of the Rialto, who left his ship in a small boat to render all the aid in his power. The following is an extract of a letter received by Mr. E. M. Sayers from Captain Morri son, of the Monarch :—" On Saturday evening, Just before dark, a barque was in sight, off Cape Keppel. The mate informed me that he fancied, from the movements of the barque, she had grounded on the bank, and let go her anchor. About 8 p.m. he reported lights in the direction where we last saw her. Several flashes were plainly visible, she evidently requiring assistance, - which, in the pre sent state of the weather, was impossible to render, unless by a steamer, it blowing a gale at the time with thick weather and strong tide. Knowing that she would be full of passengers, I felt uneasy for their safety, as it was impossible to keep th em in any sort Of order at,such a time. I left orders with the.mate for the watch to call us at daybreak, and if she appeared in distress informed him it was my intention to proceed at once to their assistance, unless some of the smaller vessels which had. no passengers on board (we having 130 at the time) should be going down. No vessel appeared to be moving, consequently I weighed and proceeded to the wreck, taking with me Captain Currie, of the Rialto, and two extra boats. On our way Captain Currie picked the steward of 'the ship up on a life buoy, six miles from the wreck—it was a pitiable sight ; nothing of her hull was visible, only the foremast and bowsprit standing, they being covered • with human beings, as well as the wreck of the mainmast ; two boats, the pilot's, and another whale-boat, were already filled with people.. I anchored close to leeward of the wreck, and got the people on board, some in a very exhausted state ; and I am happy to say that my- crew and passengers behaved remarkably well, rendering every assistance in their power, furnishing the poor people with . dry clothes, &c., and offering thei r breakfast for the shipwrecked people. In less than half an hour all were on board, amongst them the . captain's wife, children, and servant, and the mate's wife and child.. It is astonishing how they held Out, as they must have been 10 hours in the most dangerous position, the ship breaking up fast, and sea washing over them ; the children were some times held in their teeth as their hands were tired. I took on board about 90, returning to the anchor age. The charts of this place are very erroneous, therefore the greater caution is necessary in navi giting these parts." By .the above it will be seen that through the praiseworthy promptiud.e of Capt. Morrison, the principal portion of the passengers were rescued from almost certain death, he having taken his ship to_their assistance, although lying among dangerous reefs, and with his ship already crowded with people. ROBBING PAUPER LUNATICS OF THEIR FOOD. A most heartless case 4. of robbery, attended, it would seem, with the most disastrous results to the health, and even lives of a number of these poor un fortunates, pauper lunatics, came before the Re corder, D. Jardine, Esq., at the Bath Winter Sea sions, just held. John Cave, the attendant in the male lunatics' ward, at the Bath Union Workhouse, was indicted for stealing lib. 7oz. of beef, 21b. 6oz. of mutton, llb. 2oz. of butter, and 11b. Goz. of cheese, the pro perty of the guardians of the Bath Union ; and Benjamin Skeates, of Combo Down, was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. ' The prosecution was conducted by Mr. T. W. Saunders ; and Mr. Murch defended Skeates ; Cave pleaded guilty. The prisoner Cave, as the principal attendant of the lunatics, had daily to serve out to them their rations ; but, instead of faithfully performing that duty, he appears to have stinted them of their food for a considerable period, and to a great extent. The master of the workhouse, Mr. Eaton, suspect ing something of the kind from the altered appear ance of the unfortunate lunatics, set a watch upon the prisoner Cave, and on the sth and 6th of December he was observed to secrete meat which ought to have been distributed to the lunatics in a drawer in his room. The rations of the inmates, by the prisoner's heartless conduct, were reduced to less than half the workhouse diet. On the 7th, two detective officers of the Bath police, Barnett and Baker, were sent for and placed, the former in a pump house inside the boundary wall, and the latter outside. They had not been, long con cealed when Barnett saw Cave come from the lunatics' ward with a ladder, which he placed against the boundary wall and ascended, and continued on the top smoking for some time. Whilst so engaged, the other prisoner was seen by detective Baker to come up to the wall, and Having looked each way to see that no one was coming, Cave handed him down a bundle, and then returned to the lunatics' ward. Skeates went in the .direc tion of Combe Down, but was followed by Baker, taken into custody, and brought back to the office of the master of the workhouse, where he stated in answer to a question, that Cave had given him the victuals found upon him, and which constituted the subject of the present indictment, and that he had frequently done so before. Cave was then taken into custody. On their way to the police-station Skeates said, " This is a pretty mess we are got into, Mr. Cave ;" the latter replied, " It's only my giving you a little meat ;" to which Skeates re joined, "It's too much for us, I'm afraid." Witnesses were called to speak to Skeates' good character, including the Rev. G. H. Newnham, incumbent of Combe Down, and Mr. Grant, of Midford, both members of the board of guardians. The Recorder, in summing up, however, cautioned the jury not to be misled by evidence as to previous character. Unless the case were left in doubt, the character would form no point for their considera tion. It was often found that men claimed to be honest, and bore a character for honesty, whilst they were carrying on their nefarious transactions, and until their dishonesty was brought home to them by the verdict of a jury. A verdict of guilty having been returned, Mr. Eaton, the master of the workhouse, was recalled, and The Recorder inquired if he had any reason to believe that the proceedings of the prisoners. had been going on for any length of time. Mr. Eaton said he had, for after the prisoner Cave was given into custody-, other pieces of meat and cheese, which had been issued the same day, were found in his drawer. His suspicion was excited that the food served out for the lunatics was mis appropriated by observing a falling off in their conditign. He referred to his dead book and found that no fewer than 5 lunatics had died in the month of October, and that in the 11 mouths of 1858, 17 had died, whereas in the corresponding period of 1857 only 6 had died. It was the beginning of December before his attention was called to the matter, and he did not feel justified in communi cating his suspicions to the medical officer until he had ascertained something. definite. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said this was by far the most important case that had been tried during these sessions, or at any sessions, for many years. Though the offence might be looked on as one of theft only, yet when all the circumstances were considered, it was a more serious case than any which had come before him. These unfortunate people—about whom one could hardly speak with out emotion—were placed under the care of the prisoner Cave, and he had taken advantage of the trust reposed in him to rob them of their food. He (the Recorder) hoped he (Cave) had not pressing on his mind the consciousness of having by his conduct been the cause of the death of any of them, he would have enough to bear without that. He should not perform his duty if be did not pass a heavy sentence on him. He must be imprisoned in the Bath gaol, and kept to hard labour, for 18 months. Addressing Skeates, the Recorder said, though the receiver was in general worse than th e thief, there was somethi ng in this case to notice in his favour. He was outside the workhouse, and might not have known the effect of the theft. But he must have known, from the nature of the food, that he was robbing the poor of the provision made by the public for their subsistence. The sentence on him would be that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the Bath gaol for 12 calendar months. PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 5D 111 E kOCIETY OF ARTS. The Council of the-Society of Arts has just issued a list of subjects for papers upon which premiums will be offered during the sessions 1858-59 and 1859-60. The circular accompanying the list says : " The council, in issuing the subjoined list of desiderata, would urge upon thd members of the S - oCiety generally, and others, the . importance of communicating detailed accounts of new processes in arts or metruids of manufacture, of any modifica, tions by which these may be simplified, or labou r j saved, and of any novel application of raw materials, whether previously known or not, to useful pur ' poses. It is quite possible that some of the things set down as to be • done may have been already. accomplished; but in such cases the knowledge of them is limited. One of*the objects of this society is to elicit discussion on the subjects with which it deals, to see that nothing is concealed which may in any way tend to promote the good of all, and to record facts and opinions. The weekly meetinge, and the Journal of the Society of Arts, afford the requisite facilities for effecting this, and the council earnestly hope that • the opportunities thus given may be taken advantage of. Patented inventions are not excluded from receiving the society's rewards. The society is willing to receive communications on subjects not included- in the list, but -in all cases expressly reserves the power of rewarding any communication according to its merit Or , of with -holding the premium altogether. The degree of ori ginality and extent of suggestions for improvements will have material influence oil" the adjudication of the award. All communications must be accom panied by such drawings, models:, or, specimens as may .be .uecessary to illustrate the subject. In regard to colonial produce of all kinds, it is abso lutely necessary that a certificate from the governor, or qualified persons; should accompany the samples sent to the society, certifying that they really are the produce of the particular- district referred to. The samples should be sufficient in quantity to enable experiments to be made •and an opinion to be formed of th e i r q ua li ty ; and it is desirable that the cost price in the district from which they are forwarded should be given. In every instance the probable extent of supply, with the average yield, if cultivated, and whether similar articles have hitherto been exported from the colony or not, and in what quantities, should be stated. All commu nications and .articles intended for competition must be delivered, addressed to the secretary, at the society's house, free of - expense, ' either on or before the 31st of March, 1859, or on or befOre the 31st of March, 1860. In the first case they will be considered during the session 1838-59, in the second case during the session 1859-60. This restriction as to the date of receipt does not apply to articles of colonial produce in respect of which this list is valid until 31st D ecem b er , 1860. Any communica tion rewarded by the society, or any paper read at an ordinary meeting, will be considered as the property of the society. Should the council delay its publication beyond twelve months after the date of its being . rewarded or read, the author will be permitted to take a copy of the same, and to pub lish it in any way he thinks fit." The following Yspecial - prizes are at the head of the premitim list : " tnder the will of Dr. Swiney, a silver goblet, of the value of £lOO sterling, containing gold coin to the same .amount, is presented on every fifth anniversary of Dr. Swiney's death to the author of the best published treatise on jurisprudence. The next award of this prize will be made on the 20th day of January, 1859. "A donation by Benjamin Oliveira, Esq., having been placed at the disposal of the council, to-be awarded as a_special premium, they have decided to offer the society's gold medal for the discovery of a substitute for cotton, to be produced in such quantities and at such cost as will render it avail able for commercial and manufacturing purposes. " A gold medal is offered-in conformity with the will of the late Dr. Fothergill for the production of an incombustible paper, so as to render the ledgers of commercial men, bankers, &c., indestruc tible by fire. • • " A silver medallion is offered, in conformity with the will of the late John Stock, fora design 'for .an institute, 'comprising a hall for lectures and music, two or .three class-roomS, a reading-room,. and -a library which must be in one, or in communication, offices, and apartments for the librarian. The principal rooms should be so arranged that they may be easily used together for the purposes of -ex hibition. The plan must be suited for an institu tions having 200 members, and be capable of exten sion so as to meet the wants of institutions having 1,000 members. Provision must be made for light ing and ventilating the whole of the building." . The general list comprises 149 subjectsfor com munication, upon which the society's gold and silver medals will be awarded. The following are from this list : " The production of an efficient means of carry ing out the system of oceanic electric telegraphs between distant countries. The plan must insure perfect insulation, a minimum of resistance to the current sent, rapidity of communication, the use of a minimum power, freedom from liability to injuri ous action either from air or water, and a power of resisting mechanical strains. " Thee — introduction of an economic system of rail way transit applicable to common roads, so as to connect thinly-populated districts with eac h ot h er, and with the main lines of railways. `! The introduction upon common roads and in Ce streets of towns of a cheap and effective system of railways for goods and passengers." A TERRIFIC CAVERN. Mr. J. W. Atkinson, F.R.G.S., delivered a lec ture at the Mechanics' Institute and Literary So ciety a few days ago, and in the course of his lec ture described a fearful cavern with which he met in the course of his travels. While travelling along the steppe, near the foot of the Alaton mountains, he said he came to the brink of one of the dry river beds frequently found in those regions. This was the evident trace of the sudden disruption of a mountain lake by a fearful earthquake at some pe riod. Travelling along the bed of the stream he came to a deep valley, about 15 miles long and four miles wide, surrounded by mountains varying from 5,000 to 7,000 feet in height. This had been a deep mountain lake, proved beyond all doubt by the sand and shells spread over its bed. " I also found," continued Mr. Atkinson, " the water line on the cliffs, showing that the depth was 560 feet. Nearly opposite t o the gorge by which he had entered there was another in the mountains to the north. On reaching it I found this was also a deep and narrow ravine, and no doubt formed by the earthquake; through this water had rushed, drain ing the lake, and had formed the great watercourse on the plain, We shortly entered the chasm, which I found was about 120 yards wide, covered with fallen rocks, among which a tor rent was foaming with great fury. Our way was a rough and dangerous one; sometimes several hundred feet above the stream, and then descending nearly to the level of the water. , At last we reached a spot beyond which to all appearance we could not proceed. We were now a little above the torrent, which was hidden from our view, and close in front of us the rocks rose up like a wall to an enormous height. A loud roaring of the water was heard, which induced me - to sup pose it was rolling over a deep fall. The old guide told me it was Shaitan's Cavern, swallowing up the river. The mouth of the cavern was formed by a rugged arch about 50 feet wide and 70 feet high. The river entered this opening by a channel cut into the solid rock ; it was about 30 feet wide and 10 feet deep. A ledge of rocks, about 12 feet wide, formed a terrace along the edge of the stream, and just above tho level of the water. When my astonishment had somewhat subsided I prepared to explore the cavern by placing my packet of bag gage and my rifle on a rock, and the two Cossacks followed my example. The guide watched these proceedings with great interest, but when he be held us enter the cavern he was horrified. Having proceeded about 20 pace s th e no i se cause d b y t he falling water was fearful, and a cold chilling blast met us. From this point the cavern extended both in width and height, but I could form no idea of it, dimensions. We cautiously groped our way on in the gloom for about 80 yards from the entrance. when we could see the river bound into a terrific abyss— , black Erebus,' while some white vapour came wreathing up, giving the spot a most super natural appearance. Few persons could stand on the brink of this gulf without a shudder; the roar ing of the water was dreadful as it echoed in the lofty dome. It was impossible to hear a word spoken, nor could this scene be contemplated long —there was something too fearful for the stronger t nerves when trying to peer into these horribie depths. We turned away and looked towards the entrance ; for a distance the sides and arch wet e lighted up, but the great space and vast dome were lost in darkness. I sat down about 60 yards from the entrance, and in the twilight made a sketch o the scene. Having emerged from the ravine, w• IQoked down en the last low ridge this appear( a The following are the f ur th er rules an. regula tions of the Cant for Piverce and Matrimonial Causes, - made under the provisions of the 20th and 21st Victoria, cap. 85, and 21st and 22d Victoria, cap. 108, dated the 3d of December, 1858 " OFFICE COPIES,- - EXTRACTS, &C. " 1. The registrars of the Court of Probate are to have the_ custody of all pleadings and other docu ments now or hereafter to be brought in and filed in any matter or suit depending in the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes ; and all rifles and o:ders and fops payable in respect of searches for and' inspecting of or • copies of and extracts from and attcniances with documents deposited, in the 'registry= of 'the Court of Probbite sholL extend to _such_ pleadings and. other . documents brought r in. and filed in the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Ctiuses, save that the length of such last-mentioned documents shall in all cases be computed. at.the rate of 72 words per folio. Office copies of documents furnished from the registry of the Court of Probate will not be -collated With the originals helm which the tame are copied unless specially. required. - Every copy so required to be examined shall be certified under the hand of one of the prin c i pa l reg i strars of the Court of Probate to be an examined copy. "PROCEEDING S IN CAUSES.' "3. In order to prevent, the time limited for bringing in answers and other pleadings and pro ceedings from expiring before application can be made to the Judge Ordinary for an extension thereof, any ond.of the principal • registrars of the Court of Probate may, upon reasonable cause being show, extend the time for bringing in such answe r or other pleading, or proceeding, provided that such time shall in no case be extended beyond the day upon - Which the Judge Ordinary shall next sit in open court or in chambers. " 4. No cause is to be called on for hearing or trial until after the expiration of 10 days from the day when the same has been set down as ready for hear ing or trial; - and notice thereof has been given, save with consent of all parties to the suit. " 5. The time fixed by these rules and regulations, or by former rules and regulations made under the provisions of the 20th and 21st Victoria, cap. 85, for bringing in petitions, answers, and pleadings, or for any other proceedings in a cause depending in the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, shall in all cases be exclusive of Sundays. " COSTS. "6. When an appointment has been made by a registrar of the Court of Probate for taxing anybill of costs, and - one party only attends at the timo appointed, the registrar may nevertheless proceed to tax the bill after the expiration of a quarter of an hour, upon being satisfied , by affidavit that due notice of the time appointed was served on the other party. "7. If more than one-sixth is deducted from any bill of costs taxed as between practitioner and client, the costs incurred in the taxation thereof shall be deducted from the sum allowed on taxation, if so much remains due, otherwise the same shall be paid by the practitioner to the client. " AFFIDAVITS. " 8. No affidavit will be admitted in any matter depending in the Court far Divorce and Matrimo nial Causes in which any material part is written on an erasure. " SUMMONSES. " 1. A summons may be taken out by any person and in any matter or suit depending in the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. " 2. A printed form must be obtained and filled up with the object of the summons. It must then be taken into the registry, where the blank left in the printed form for the time when the summons is to be made returnable will be filled up, and the signa ture of the registrar will be obtained. " 3. The name of the cause or matter and of the agent taking out the summons is then to be mitered in a book to be called the summons book, and the summons returned to the applicant., who is to serve a copy on the party to be summoned. This copy (except in cases where the consent of the party to be served has been obtained and endorsed on the summons) must be served one clear day at least be fore the summons is returnable and before 7 p.m. On Saturdays the copy of the summons is to be served before 2 p.m. "4. On the day and at the hour named in the summons, the party issuing the same is to present himself with the original summons at the Judge's chambers. "5. Both parties will be beard by the Judge, who will make such order as ,he may think fit, and a minute of such order will be made by the registrar in the summons book. " 0. If the party summoned do not :appear after the lapse of half-an-hour from the time named in the summons, the other party shall be at liberty to go before the Judge, who will thereupon make such order as he may think fit. " 7. An attendance on behalf of the party sum moned for the space of half-au-hour, if the other party do not during such time, appear, will be deemed sufficient and bar the party taking, out the summons from the right to go before the Judge on that occasion. f' 8. If a formal order -is desired, the same may be had on the application of either party, and for .that- purpose the original summons,_ or the copy served on the party summone d , must be filed in the registry. An order will thereupon be drawn up and delivered to the person filing such summons or copy. _ `9. If a summons is brought to the registry with consent to an order signed by the party summoned, or his proctor, solicitor, or attorney, endorsed thereon, an order will be drawn up without the necessity of going before the Judge, provided that the order sought is in the opinion of the registrar -one which file Judge, under the circumstances, would make. " CIIELMSFORD, C. "CAMPBELL. "A. E. COCKBURN. " FRED. POLLOCK. " WM. WIGHTMAN. " ED.' VAUGHAN WILLIAMS. " SAMUEL MARTIN. " C. CRESSWELL." ATTEMPT TO MURDER WV BOARD SHIP. Captain John Binuett, of the barque Express, now lying at Queenstown, has been charged with firing a loaded pistol at Joseph Worthington, car penter of the vessel, against whom there is a cross charge of insubordination. The charge against Worthington was first proceeded with. From the captain's evidence it appeared that, on the evening of the 23d Dec., Worthington quarrelled with him and the steward, and was grossly impertinent and insubordinate, saying that he had supreme autho rity in the ship, and refusing to leave the cabin when directed to do so. The captain then took a four-barrelled revolver, belonging to a passenger, and said he certainly would use it, if necessary, for his own protection. While in that position, with -the pistol in his hand, Worthington knocked him down, took the pistol away, presented it at . him and pulled the trigger, but it missed fire. He then went out of the cabin, and the captain heard three shots fired successively, one after another. Then, when the captain was sitting in his cabin, some person whom he did not see, but whom he suspected to be Worthington, fired a shot into the cabin. He pro duced the steward and a boy to support his state ment, but their evidence was not substantially c roborativc of it. The charge against the captain of firing a loaded pistol at Worthington with intent to murder him was then gone into. The evidence_ to.sustain it was, that when the dispute occurred between the captain and Worthington, out of took up the pistol, and threatened to blo t :tile r lat: toi's brains out. Worthington on this ran . the cabin to the forward part of the vessel, crying out to the men that the captain was going to shoo t hear ing - ear him. One of the seamen, shoot anyone here," ing him, said, "No one shall named Ines, Worthington then went into the cabin and t ;d "Captain, , and ran into the I'm going to bl ow the carpenter's brains out, are you going to do ?" ly made cabin a ru s h at t h e reply.aasntdhesa. captain to take the pistol from him. Rines ran between them and caught them both by the collar, holding them as far apart as possible. - While doing this the captain fired the pist o l, and the shot passed trough Rays' waistcoat, whi c h , owing to his steting back to keep th e parties asunder, was par tly open, and lodged in the bulkhead at the he i g ht of four feet and a half from the floor. Worthington then ran over and knocked the captain down, taking the _revolver from him. fines said. to him, " Worthington, give me the pi s t o l." " I will not," sa id he. " Well," said Rines; "go and fire it over the bulwarks." To this he assented, and fired the shots into the river, keeping pos ession of the pistol. The steward, who wcs very drunk, ran out then and made a blow of a knife at lirorth ington, and Hines stopped him. Rines afterwards asked the captain if he had any more weapons, and. on receiving a reply in the negative, said, " Go to your berth, and It take care no one shall insult you." This the captain did, and Rines locked up tine steward, thus putting an end to the disturbance. The bench decided on dismissing the charge against Worthington, and took informations against the naptain, returnable to quarter sessions, but directei that he should be allowed outon bail on giving tvim sureties in £25 each, and himself in ;VA 3 ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.- NOTICE.—In consequence of the Coroner's Inquest not having yet been held on the unfortunate child who died from the effects of the accident at this institution, the "Direc tors beg to inform the public that it will remain CLOSED until 3IONDAY next, the 10th inst., at 12 o'Clock. R. J. LONGBOTTO3I, Managing Director. January Gth.