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Bd., ► HE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the A- URETHRA; showing why they so often appear curable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. bOURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metro;olitan . lnfirMary for the Cure'of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, end of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. ELECTRICAL INFLUENCE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. Just Published, price ls., free by Post for Fourteen Stamps, SZECOND LIFE : or ELECTRICAL NERVOUS ►Li FORCE ; a MEDICAL WORK; intended for the special perusal of all who are suffering from the various forms of NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY, and the distress ing ulterior consequences to which they lead ; with practical Observations on the great Curative power of ELECTRO GALVANISM in the treatment of these Disorders, by infus ing tone and vigour in constitutions relaxed or debilitated from various enervating causes. Illustrated with Cases com piled from the Note-book of a Registered Medical Practi tioner of twenty years' standing. 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With Practical Observations on the Cure of these Diseases, and on the extraordinary re storative power of LOCAL GALVANISM in Spermatorrhcea, Impotence, and Sterility, in which cases it is applied without pain or danger, and is frequently successful without the aid of medicine. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Registered Licentiate of the London Society of Apothecaries, Doctor of Medicine of the University o f Erlangen, Member of the London Hospital M e di ca l Society, Y An erroneous impression exists that public itnnou . szto nee t s on these disorders emanate only from unqualified person s, mcn but as the new Medical Act provides that none but registered practitioners shall assume any medical title, those that are legally qualified can readily be distinguished —a point ofgreat importance in cases where secrecy, confidence, and skill are equally requisite. In the new edition of `Self-Preservation,' facts of para mount utility are brought together—facts appealing to the prudence of all who are suffering from affections which in volve the enfeeblement and ultimate loss of those powers without which man forfeits the dignity of nature, and sinks to the most pitiable depths of physical and moral degradation, In cases where the vital essences have been weakened by the influences of tropical climates, by pernicious habits, indiscri minate excesses, improper diet, hardship, or by injudicieus treatment, the means of cure adopted by the author, in con junction with the application of Local Galvanism, have gene rally been found successful, even in cases where recovery had been pronounced impossible Published by the Author, price Is., or free by post for thir teen stamps, and may be had of Allen, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, London; Westmacott, chemist, Market-street, Manchester ; .T, Guest, Bull-street, Birmingham; Baraclough, .Pargate, Sheffield ; Rayner, High-street, Southampton ; W. 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Sirts,—Permit me to avail myself of your columns for the purpose of bringing together some of the results of the late general election, which may serve to guide the future pro ceedings of the friends of religious freedom. As far as we are concerned we have shared doubtless in the numerical losses which are acknowledged to have befallen the Liberal party ; but our losses are neither so many nor so important as those of the mere party, and they are counter balanced in our case by some considerations which do not apply to " Ministry" and " Opposition." I find, on comparing the results with its division lists, that we have returned for England and Scotland alone, cer tainly, 260 " good men and true"—a larger number than have, as yet, actually voted with us upon any division, and who may, I believe, be depended on to vote our votes, irre • spectively of the convenience of the Minister of the day. I find also that, exclusive of what may be called neutral changes, nearly 20 of oar gains have had the effect of dis placing as many of our staunchest opponents, while the ma jority of our losses consist of M.P.s who who did not show themselves practically anxious to be regularly at their posts on our divisions. It is to be observed, also, that the whole character of the election addresse betoken an understanding that it is no longer of use to make indefinite allusions to civil and religious liberty. Even upon Church-rates the " fair equivalent," "the exemption of Dissenters." " the maintenance of the sacred edifice," have almost dropped out of sight. Candidates who are not prepared to promise abo lition, say nothing. It may be doubted whether there is much more in the alli ance said to be struck up between the Government and the Irish Catholics, than the natural result of the hostility enter tained by that body to Lord John Russell ever since the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Their absence, if necessary, from any division likely to place that noble lord in power, might, I imagine, be calculated upon quite independently of any charter promisable to a Catholic University. But, be this as it may, it is one of those incidents of the election which are of more importance to party interests than to those of religious liberty. As a body, the Irish Cath o li c M.P.'s take less interest in any religious liberty question not affecting the pecuniary interests of their own church (when they usually vote wrong) than any section of the house. While, during the late Parliament, they ought never, according to ordinary calculation, to have brought less than fifty votes to our assistance on any important di vision, and never had any difficulty in meeting Mr. Spooner with sixty, their indifference on Church-rates, &c , was so I much regarded as a matter of course, that they were not expected to furnish twenty or, at the most, twenty-five M.P.'s to the list of the Religious Liberty teller. Once, indeed, under the influence of very unusual remonstrances, they made an effort and brought up about forty votes to the aid of Mr. Black; but whether they will do as much for Sir John Trelawny at his next second reading, is generally thought to depend mainly on their need of his assistance for Mr. Fitzgerald's Catholic Oaths Bill. But, on the whole, it may be taken as a pretty safe ealculation,"that any gain made by the Church party under this head will not do materially more than make up for the losses which they have experienced elsewhere. Looking to the above considerations, to the not few Con servatives who have pledged themselves to total abolition, to the number who, for some time past, have made it a rule not to vote against it, and to the hitherto unde cided Liberals who may be expected to follow the new lead in our favour of Lord John Russell, the results of the recent elections ought not to alarm us for the soundness of our cause. In what precise shape the question may next come up it is too soon to say. Sir John Trelawny of course brings in his bill, and Lord John sup ports it. Lord Palmerston abstains from voting against it, but makes no further sign, and is understood to have re sisted efforts from his more influential personal followers to induce him to declare himself. Mr. Estcourt has promised a bill of his own, the nature of which he has, not stated, but which, if his own, will be not, slightly in advance of Mr. Walpole's extraordinary production. Lord Stanley, again is the only Cabi ne t Mi nis t er w h o h as comm i tte d h i msel f: both in and out of office, to pure and simple abolition—not voting for the measure of his own Government, and voting, a few days after, in the majority with Sir J. Trelawny. It will be impossible that there should not be a party divi sion, and it will be impossible for the advanced Liberal leaders not to take a part of their own in the arrangements which precede it. In these arrangements it ought to be understood that in whatever constituencies there is a Libe ral party (whether county or borough), that party is always mere or less composed of a Dissenting element, without whose cordial concurrence it is impossible to win at an election. The least, therefore, that can be offered by an expectant Liberal Ministry is, that Church -rate Abolition shall be a Cabinet question. It ought to be equally, of course, that the bill for Abolishing Rates in Govern men t Schools, if not taken up by the Government, should receive their cordial support. Our friends in the House nay be well assured that their conduct will be approved out of doors, t f th ey a b s t a in from turning out the present Governmtnt without explicit assurances on both these heads. lam, Sir, your obedient servant, Q IN THE CORNER. SAD ACCIDENT.--The . of the bar at Albi, senior member . the death of M. Canet , aused by a singular ace.- after a month's dreadful suffering c . th several friends to a dent. On the 10th ult. he went wi journal du Tarn announces church some miles from Albi to hear a sermon by a celebrated their carriage, Aft er th e serv i ce , a nd while waiting for carriage, M. Can e t an d a friend amused l themselves by hile so engaged his AT' fencing with th e i r wa lki ng sticks. friend' s st i ck accidentally entered the inside corner of M. Canet's r i g h t eye, and caused him great pain. Surgical assistance being immediately ' procu"' l . the wound was dressed, ins of all ite and at fir s t no ill consequences were apprehended, _ but un favourable symptoms supervened, and,p that m e di ca l skill could do, inflammation set in, the head swelled, and d ea th ensued. [ADVERTIS EMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills. — Tumours—Cancers.—If any departurofrom health requires earlier attention than another to prevent disastrous tense" quences it is th e c l ass of diseases now under review. To save hazard and future pain the budding tumour must have early attention, or days of discomfort and nights of dis quietude will be the sufferer's portion. Whenever the ail ment appears, after fomenting the spot with warm water, Holloway's Ointm en t must be energetically rubbed on the part till a considerable quantity is absorbed. The pills too must be commenced with early. If these remedies be diligently persevered with the simple tumour or the fell cancers are arrested ; the influence of Holloway's prepara tions conquers the poison, :releases the body, and dispels mental anguish. The annual spring meeting of the East -Surrey Agricultural Association for sheep shearing and the exhibition of stock was held yesterday at Croydon. In the afternoon about 60 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the King's Arms Hotel. Mr. T. Byron occupied the chair, and there were also pre sent the Hon. I. P. Locke King, M.P., the Rev. E. B. Benyon, Mr. Cressingham, Mr. gutherland, Mr, Drummond, Mr. Mortimer, and several of the lead ing agriculturists of the district. The customary loyal toasts having been drunk, Mr. SUTHERLAND, briefly proposed " the health of the members for the eastern division of the county," reminding them at agricultural meetings they always lost sight of political differences. Mr. ALCOCK, M.P., in responding, said it was suite true that they differed very essentially upon some measures, and it would be a very dull and monotonous state of affairs if, upon every question of interest connected with _Agriculture, politics, religion, hunting, or shooting, they were all of one opinion: If there were no differences of opinion there would be no longer that spirit of emulation or that reasonable jealousy and envy which was essential to the wellbeing of any community in the world. (Hear, hear.) On the Continent we saw a magnificent nation, consisting of some 36,000,000 people, who called themselves the Germanic Con federation, differing most essentially among them selves in reference to the ordinary proceedings of life, but the moment they had a common object in which they were all interested, such as having to oppose the army of France—savhich no deiibt they would very shortly be called upon to do—the whole 30 states of which the confederation con sisted became as one man. (Hear, hear.) Such was also the case in England. They might differ very considerably upon minor questions, but let them have an opportunity of showing their patriot ism, and they would be found of one mind, ready at any moment to enter the lists against any man or nation who attempted anything derogatory to the dignity and honour of their country. (Cheers.) He saw with great satisfaction that they had already established a corps of volunteer riflemen at Croydon, and he thought they had done themselves honour and credit in being among the foremost in England to exhibit their patriotism. (Cheers.) It was of the utmost importance that at the present moment the people of England should unite in establishing volunteer corps, in order to render it perfectly certain that no attempt to invade this country by any foreign nation could have the most remote chance of success. If we possessed one, two, or three hundred thousand riflemen, or even 50,000 or 60,000 good marksmen, it would be im possible for any hostile army to land and penetrate for 10 miles into the country. (Cheers.) No foreign army could ever land and form in readiness for battle if they were liable to be harassed and made targets of by a body of 50,000 or 100,000 picked marksmen. (Hear, hear.) It was necessary, however, that every rifle corps about to be esta blished should have a good practice ground to which every man who had a taste for firearms could resort, without running the risk of shooting his neighbour or his neighbour's cow. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) It was said that such were the facilities afforded in these times of steam that France or any other foreign country could embark and land troops upon the shores of England in a few hours. He did not believe that they could do anything of the kind. What was the case in the late war in the Crimea ? About 40,000 troops were landed in the Crimea in June or July, 1854, but it was fire days after com mencing to land before they attempted to march. (Hear, hear.) If that afforded.a proper criterion of the difficulties attending the invasion of a hostile country, it would be impossible for Russia, France, or any other country to land 50,000 or 60,000 men, and have them prepared to . penetrate into this country, before every rifle corps could be brought against them. For his own part he believed there was no fear of invasion, but at thesarne time it was necessary that we should be prepared for any emergency that might arise. (Cheers.) Mr. LOCKE KING, M.P., • also responded. He referred to the great question of peace or war, and said he was truly glad to find that it was a ques tion upon which they were all of one mind. He believed they were all in favour of maintaining peace so long as it could be maintained with safety to the honour and the iliterests:,of-- tht -county. (Cheers.) At the same time lie was not - he man to wish for peace if he found that it could only be maintained by an injury to that which was dear to all Englishmen—the honour of their country. (Cheers.) Of what good would it be to them to maintain a peace at the sacrifice of their honour ? He believed that a change had taken place in pub lic opinioa which was most satisfactory. In former times England was looked upon as a most pug nacious nation, ready at any time to embark in a war when any of the other nations of Europe were at hostilities. But the experience which we had since acquired had rendered us much wiser. We had no reason to seek, as we used to do in former times, for territorial aggrandisement, for we knew very well that an increase of territory would be a source of weakness to us, and not of power—that it would not add to our wealth, but, on the con trary, to our poverty. (Hear, hear.) No doubt, war was sometimes necessary, but he sincerely trusted that such would not be the case now ; and to show one among the many horrors of war he would mention a remarkable circumstance con- • netted with the French nation which was once told him when travelling in France by a gentle man who was a most profound philosopher. It was a notorious fact that the French nation had very much deteriorated of late years, and that very great difficulty was experienced in reinforcing the ranks of the army by men of the same stature and calibre as the troops of former years. The geatleman to whom he alluded—an ex perienced Frenchman, thoroughly conversant with the matter—told him that when the Government were compelled to have recourse to conscription they were constantly obliged to lower the standard. The reason assigned for it was that in the great war of Napoleon the best men were continually taken, and absorbed, and destroyed. That ex plained how it was that the present class of Frenchmen was so inferior. All the best men were draughted into the army and killed in the wars, the cripples and those not fit for warlike purposes being the only persons left at home, and from that class were the present race of Frenchmen descended. (Laughter and cheers.) Gentlemen might laugh, but they might depend upon it that there was a great deal of truth in the statement, and, for him self, he fully believed that the deterioration of the physical condition of a nation was one of the curses which war inflicted upon a country. (Hear, hear.) In speaking of the question of territorial aggran disement, he could not forget how completely peace had not only changed the national feeling, but the feelings of individuals also. Not many years ago the great ambition of every squire was to add to his territory. In those days an estate descended from father to son in very much the same con dition as it had descended for ages. A far different state of things now existed. Every landlord was actually coerced 'by the tenant farmer into im proving his property. No tenant farmer worth owning as a tenant farmer would take or rent from a landlord an estate which had not been improved. (Hear, hear.) The landlord, if he had money, was obliged to spend it upon his estate, and if lie had not money he was obliged to raise it some where in order to prevent his property from be coming a source of poverty, instead of wealth to him. The great body of tenant farmers throughout the country were greatly changed from what they were formerly. Not many years ago the worse farmer a man was the more land lie coveted. He went and scratched over a large number of acres, and the result was that he only got a very poor return from them. He knew now that he must not only improve his farm, but must have capital to go on with, and that whatever he cultivated he must cultivate well. Improvement in this respect might be now traced from the landlord even down to the labourer. The round•frocked farmers of olden time hated an educated labourer, and believed that education was the worst thing that could exist. But what was the case now ? The labourer had learned instead of scratching over the land to become a neat farmer, and received wages in pro portion to his skill. (Hear, hear.) There were many other questions connected with the agricul tural interest which the farmers would do well to study and think over for themselves ; for he believed the tenant they f wouldarmets, onlyt in as ab a ly,w u o n u i l o d u be ask e u very powerful things in reason. What they ought now to aim at was to get the greatest possible amount of freedom for the soil. There ought to be greater freedom and greater simplicity in the process of transferring land from one person to another, and the tenant farmers ought to endeavour to obtain some more simple and comprehensive system of leases—leases easily understood, instead of the old lease which no one except a lawyer could comprehend. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, there existed throughout a great part of Surrey a system of valuation which was the most injurious that could possibly be devised. As it now operated, the worse the outgoing tenant the more he extracted from the incoming tenant, while the really good farmer went entirely unre warded. All these were questions which the agriculturists ought Seriously to consider, in order to see if they could not introduce a better state of things. - He believed if they did that they would do a great amount of good, not only to themselves, but to the landowners also. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the laws which affected agriculture, he took some credit to himself for having instituted an inquiry into the statute Book, so as. to ascertain what the laws were which related to agriculture. By an old statute of Henry VIII. he found that the law limited the number of sheep which a farmer might keep, and also prohibited a tenant farmer from having more than two farms belonging to the same landowner. That statute, ho was glad to say, we had repealed, but he had no doubt there w(yre many others which, though obsolete, might be resuscitated from time to time to the great in jury of the agriculturists. (Hear, hear.) There was only one other subject to which he would refer before concluding his remarks-7-nan2ely, the sub ject of agricultural fixtures. 'What could be more absurd than to say that the tenant who put up any building in order . to enable him to carry on his business as a farmer when he quitted the farm should not be allowed to remove it, unless, by resorting to a kind of legal quibble; he had severed it .from the .freetiold by erecting it upon posts ? (Hear, hear.) He thought the tenant ought t o b e allowed te erect what buildings he liked, and to take them away when he left, :provided that in doing so he did no-injury to the property of ,his landlord. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Locke King con eluded by proposing " The health of the :chair, man." (Cheers.) Several other toasts having been drunk, the pro. ceedings terminated. LAW ' LIFE ASSURANCE. Office—Fleet-street, London. _ _ 23d May, 1859. • NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in conformity with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, A GENERAL MEETING pf the Proprietors will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on FRIDAY, the 24th day of June next, at twelve o'clock at noon, precisely, to elect Five Directors and Two Auditors, when those who go out of office by rotation will be proposed for re-election ; also to elect one other Director, in lieu o,' William Vizard, Esquire, deceased, who would have gone out of office by , rotation ; and one other Director in lieu of Francis Smedley, Esq., deceased ; and for general purposes. The Director to be chosen in the room of Francis Smedley, Esq., deceased, will remain in office until 24th day of June, 1861, and the Director to he chosen in the room of William Vizard, Esq., deceased, will remain in office until iith day of June, 1863. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. CAUTION.—COLONISTS from AUSTRALIA N.-1 and NEW ZEALAND are hereby c cutioned agsinst an impostor. calling himself Mr.- or the Rev. Mr. Thomas, or Thompson, who ; subscriptions, in some cases for establishing schools, and in other cases churches in the Colonies. lie has also a confederate who solicits money or clothes for himself and family to assist them on a voyage to the Colonies. One of them is well known to the Mendicity Society. • Further particulars may be learned by applying at the Australian and New Zealand Rooms, Change-alley, Cornhill, London. CONTRACT FOR RUM. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-house, 25th May, 1859. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the - 1 - OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, the 2d June next, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, the undermentioned article, viz.:— RUM lOO,OOO gallons. - - When to be delivered—Half in fourteen days, and the re mainder in fourteen days afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the Rum. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection. The . Rum to be exempted from the Customs' duties, and partied tendering are to state where it is lying. Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark, and the average strength of each mark ex to be stated, and not an average of different marks or 'strengths of several imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not to be of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the sample tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the nfficers. The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not ac cepted. are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Contract has been decided. No tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for. the purpose, and which may be obtained on ap plication at the said office, or to the Officer conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular attention is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liver. pool and Bristol. _ No tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his pro posed sureties in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten der for Rum," and must also be delivered at Somerset house. CITIES, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOU EASTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bridge House Hotel to con sider two bills, one for making a railway from London-bridge to Charing-cross, and the other authorising the transfer of the Caterham Railway to the South Eastern Company—the Hon. S. Byng in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the first bill he had to sub mit for their consideration was the bill authorising the construction of the London-bridge and Charing cross Railway. At the half-yearly meeting they confirmed the agreement entered into with the Charing-cross Company for the working of the line when constructed, and at the same time authorised the directors to subscribe towards the undertaking. The directors had vigorously supported the bill in Parliament, and endeavoured to promote its success by every means in their power. Having received the sanction of the comm itt ee o f the House of Commons, it was now necessary to obtain their formal approval of it, under what was called the Wharncliffe S tan ding 0 rder,before it was introduced into the House of Lords. The bill formed the subject of a protracted inquiry before the Commons' com mittee, and the evidence given in its favour was thoroughly sifted. The committee seemed to have regarded the measure of so much importance that they were not satisfied merely with the evidence of witnesses, but themselves made a personal inspection of the thoroughfares and buildings likely to be affected by the construction of the proposed line, as well as of the London bridge station and its ap proaches; and they must therefore regard the decision they had come to, after so much painstaking investigation, as a full confirmation of the necessity which existed for the construction of the Charing cross Railway. He need scarcely again point out the great importance of the line to South Eastern interests. By bringing their system into direct communication with the beet quarters of the West-end they could not fail to secure a large ac cession of passenger traffic. They would also re deem in the most satisfactory manner the pledge g iven to Parliament, an d w hi c h rece i ve d t h e ap proval of the proprietors, with reference to the pro vision of an access to the western parts of London. The cordial support which the measure had received from most of the public departments—from the Horse Guards, the Admiralty, the Post-office—and the strong opinions which had been expressed in its favour by the Board of Trade, led them to be. lieve that the earrying- out of tho onuid not fail to prove of great public convenience. And whatever in railway communication was found to be of great public convenience was almost invari ably found to be also productive of pecuniary ad vantage to railway proprietors themselves. (Hear, hear.) Mi. S. SMILES, the secretary, read the heads of "A Bill for the making and maintaining of the London-bridge and Charing-cross Rail way ; and for other purposes." The bill provided for the for. mation of junctions with the South Eastern Rail way near London-bridge, and with the London and South Western Railway near the Waterloo-road station. It authorised arrangemonts for the work ing use, and maintenance of the railway; the creation by the South Eastern Company of prefer ence shares to the extent of £300,000, being the amount of their subscription to the undertaking. Any deficiency in the preference dividend in any one year was not to be paid out of the profits of sub sequent years, and that stock would not affect the rights of the existing preference shares of the South-Eastern Compamy. The holding by the latter company of shares In the London-bridge and Charing-cross Company was to be represented at meetings of the latter company by some person duly appointed bp the South-Eastern Company. _ The CIIAIRMAN moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. W. G. TuomsoN seconded the motion. In reply to a question, it was stated that £300,000 was the total amount of obligation in respect of capital the South-Eastern Company was under at present to the new company. Mr. ADAMS would like to hear a list of the share holders in the Charing-cross Railway read to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said it was not a meeting of the Charing-cross Company ; he could not, therefore, give him the names of the shareholders. I I Mr. HARTRIDGE wished to know whether the directors were satisfied of the sufficiency of the subscriptions to the Charing-cross Company. The CHAIRMAN said th e y were qu it e satisfied. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MACLAURIN believed that the company had nothinc , to do with the new company furth er than to subscribe £300,000. The CHAIRMAN said they had power to nominate four directors on the board of the new company to take care of the funds, and see that the money was properly expended. Mr. Ci. SMITH hopedthe South Eastern Company would always have a control over the proposed line. He thought that undertaking was one of the best and most judicious things the South Eastern Com pany ever did. The extension to Charing-cross would be a great convenience to the public, and he trusted that its construction would have a beneficial effect upon the value of their stock, which had been for a long time unduly depressed. He hoped they would all unite in giving a calm, deliberate, and unanimous vote in favour of the bill. After some observations approving the course adopted by the directors in respect of the proposed undertaking, the resolution sanctioning the bill was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to sub mit was a bill authorizing the transfer of the Cater ham Railway to the Song Eastern Company. The line had got into the hands of its principal creditor, and the company were to give £15,200 for it, which was about one-third of its cost. It would stand them in about £3,400 a mile, the line being about m fou ue r h an tr d ha traffic culpfonmiie it at in l present, but b . There ut it vvas was not mg. The Secretary having read the heads of the bill, alformal resolution approving it was carried unani mously. The meeting was then made special to consider the propriety of authorizing the directors to exer cise the borrowing powers of the Strood and Maid stone Railway Act to the extent of £BO,OOO. The CHAIRMAN said £363,000 had been expended on the Strood and Maidstone line, including the £BO,OOO which was owing to the South Eastern Company, and which would be thus replaced. Mr. CAIRD, M.P., wished to know whether the directors held any of the stock of the East Kent Company. The CHAIRMAN —Not one. Mr. CAIRD then adverted to the fall in the price of the shares, which he believed had arisen from the fear that they would be opposed in respect of their Dover traffic. He thought that a 5 per cent. dividend would entitle their shares to a higher quotation in the market, unless there was some thing else that was not understood. He thought their only security was in having a good under standing with other companies, accommodating the public, and thus obtaining a liberal return for the shareholders. It seemed to him most desirable they should come to terms with their opponents, the East Kent, and ,do so on reasonable terms in good time. Mr. MACLAURIN thotight these observations were quite out of season. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. gentleman was out of order. He had allowed Mr. Caird to proceed, as his observations were generally valuable, but if he had anything to suggest the directors would be appy to meet him, , i Mr. au thnt ) thought he could sugges t something with regard to increasing the traffic on the line by improving the accommodation to the public. Mr. KAY, a director, felt it necessary to make an observation in respect to the allusion by Mr. Caird to the East Kent Railway. It was not the time to talk of coming to terms with that company. Had he (Mr. Kay) known that Mr. Caird was going to introduce the subject, he would have been prepared with statistics and facts that would have convinced the meeting that this was not the time to deal with that company. The CHAIRMAN could assure the meeting that in anything that might arise the directors would only , .consider the interests of the South Eastern Com pany Mr. CAIRD said he did not intend to refer to the East Kent Company. Mr. BELT, said _they could not entertain . any question but that f or w hi c h th e mee ti ng was spe cially convened. ' • The CHAIRMAN would be most thankful to Mr. Caird for any inforMation he could give them. The motion was then carried unanimously, and a vote of thank's to the chairman and directozz concluded the proceedings. .110SPIT4L FOR CONSUMPTION, BROMPTON: _ Yesterday the eighteenth annual general court of the governors of this valuable charity was held in the board room of the hospital, the Right Hon. Earl Manvers presiding ; and among those present were General the Hon. T. Ashburnham, the Hon. P. S. Pierrepont, the Rev. Sir H. Foulis Bart., General Dowling, &c. Previous to the assemblage of the court, divine service took place in the elegant chapel of the institution. The Hon. Secretary, Mr. P. ROSE, read the general and financial reports, which showed that during the latter part of last year the committee were thankful to report that they had been able, by an increase of the resources of the charity, to reopen the building to the full complement of in-patients. The number of in-patients who had been under treatment during the year ending December 31, 1858, including 116 remaining in the hospital in December, 1857, was 667, of whom 400 had been discharged greatly benefited, 98 had died, and 169 remained on the 31st December last. The gover nors were urged to consider the importance of using a prudent discrimination in the selection of cases for recommendation. The applications for admission were now more numerous than ever, and the number on the books waiting for admission on the 31st December last was no less than 120. Of 3,971 new out-patients who have beeen attended by the physicians and supplied with medicine through out the year, many have been in the habit of coming up from considerable distances in the country. At the last annual report, from the pressure of debt it was announced that one wing of the building would i be closed, and admission to at least eighty beds sus pended, but it was great satisfaction• to be now able to state that, owing to the receipt of additional funds, all the wards were fully opened in November last, and had still continued open. It was gratifying t o s t a t e that while the dona tions had in 1827 been £3,472 75., they had in 1858 increased to £6,089 15s. The church col lections had been £302 2s. 9d. •, the legacies were £1,624 13s. 3d., and in 1857 had not been more than £B6l 17s. ; and the general fund, which in 1857 had not exceeded £B,lOO ls. 6d., amounted last year to £11,725 7s. sd. The committee hope, from those continued memorials of interest (lega cies), to be able at no distant date to clear off the mortgage on the hospital property. In consequence of the improved state of the funds, a large portion of the building had been put into thorough repair. The committee felt en ti re satisfaction with the ability and energy which had been manifested by Mr. Henry Dobbin, the secretary, in the discharge of his .duties, and in his exertions to promote the 2,,Lt. , ..c.A.-, - ....i. exic• *A.0..2.4 3 . - - -- - Th-iiik, .. elso a....., 4..... .1.„. many friends of the institution for liberal aid, and foremost stood the munificent contribution of £5OO, the donor of which was known simply under the name of " Jane Mary." The clergy were also thanked for the valuable assistance already ren dered, as also for that promised. The committee urged continued co-operation from the friends of the hospital, and request visits, from a feeling of satisfaction that visitors would be impressed with the importance of the institution. It must be borne in mind that the hospital, was u . nendowed, and that there was still a heavy charge on the property, and that a sum of no less than £B,OOO a year was required to keep the charity in working order, while but little more than £3,000 a year was de rived from annual subscriptions, thereby leaving about £5,000 a year to be annually provided for. The Chaplain's report, which was also read, and was evidently highly satisfactory, was, together with the foregoing, unanimously adopted. The general audit committee, &c., having been elected, an alteration was made in rule 18, giving privileges to clergymen for each sum of six guineas collected at sermons, was agreed to ; but a proposed alteration of rules 19 and 125 having reference to the admission of in-patients was withdrawn. After thanks to the medical officers, &c., as also to the noble chairman, the proceedings of the Court concluded. GALWAY AND SHANNON PORTS. Since the issue of the report of the Government Commission on the capabilities of Galway harbour, an abstract of which was given in The Sun of the 29th of March, another official document has been published, purporting to be, as its title denotes, a copy of the instructions of the 11th of June, 1852, from the Admiralty to the committee appointed to inquire into the suitableness and capabilities of the ports of Galway and the Shannon for a Transatlan tic packet station, in connection with a harbour of refuge ; and of the report and minutes of evidence of the said committee, together with the sailing directions for the river Shannon, drawn up by Lieut. Wolfe, R.N. The report of this committee is now nearly seven years old, it having been written some time in the summer of 1852. The reporters were Captain J. W. Beechey, R.N., Captain Smith, R.N., and Captain Caffin, R.N. These gentle men, on the point of situation, award andaccom modationatrdadecided preference to the Shannon as a Transatlantic packet convenience for packet and dhe the landing and embarking passengers and despatching the mails, it was found (in 1852) that neither of the said ports was adapted for such services at that time. Galway Roads, although perfectly sa f e f or a properly su r ci n e d ntl i y n ground tackling, rid e at her was anchors, not (if ireported) protected from the sea to be recommended as a place N vi: e h n e i r e e n tplayssengers embarkedc or r d at al , or a cargo times sbe safely taken or i o n n - and tn laidedt and discharg e d, capacious there was no basin there receivesuffi ciently the vessels that would be required for the purpose. In the Shannon there are two places, Foynes and Tarbert, either of which afford secure anchorage at all times, but neither had the requisite landing accommodation. After consi r, derin the deficiencies of these places respectively, the commit tee determined that large and extensive works would be required to render Galway Roads secure and suitable for a packet station. it would be necessary, they say, to protect the anchorage by a strong pier run off Mutton Isle to the south-south ' east, to a distance of 2,500 feet (very nearly), and to fill up the space between that island and the main, and a basin would be further necessary to protect the packets in the winter months and when requiring refit. Other wo rks and two lighthouses would be required. It was the opinion of the engi neer consulted by the committee, Mr. Roberts, of the Board of Works, that certain works proposed and deemed necessary by the committee could not be executed at Galway under the enormous sum of £227,600 ; and judging from the expense of these limited works, it was computed that the more com plete plan could not be carried out under double that sum. Mr. Roberts proposed a plan the expense of which he estimated at £155,600, but this the com mittee rejected, concluding that £230,000 would be the minimum sum required to adapt Galway to a packet station for the Atlantic voyages. Works proposed to be executed at Tarbert and Foynes are next considered in detail. The expense of a pier and basin at Tarbert is roughly esti mated at £75,000, and that of a pier and break water at Foynes at £13,000, in addition to which £96,000 and £137,000 would be required respec tively with connecting Foynes and Tarbert - • ctively with the lines of railway then (1852) constructed in connection with Dublin. As regards the relative merits of these ports as a packet station, the com mittee, as before stated, yield the preference to the THE WAR IN IT2LE A later from Voghera of the 23d says :—" I left Alessandria yesterday morning at five o'clock by railway, and after passing by the little town of Tortona, stenrod in. view of Ponteeurone, where the head-quarters of Marshal Wintry d'Hilliers are established. Ai? the is extremely fertile, and the only thing it has to complain of is the torrent of the Curone, which often, in the rainy season and on the melting of the snow, overflows its banks, and ravages the roads and plains. At this moment the Curone is tolerably low, and can be crossed without danger. Voghera, where I next arrived, is set down in all the geographical dic tionaries as a town ; it is even said in those works that it is the last one in Piedmont, and that the country which extends to Piacenza only contains villages like Broni and Stradella. But I must affirm that Voghera is only a vil lage like many of those on the banks of the Seine, near Paris ; it has, however, just now a very numerous military population. I found the French soldiers engaged in the painful labour of providing for the wounded and burying the dead. Many remains of the combat of the 20th have collected —arms, heaps of uniforms, plates bearing the double-headed eagle, bayonet sheaths, &c. The lead whom I saw were almost all in white coats, with dark green or blue trousers bearing a red stripe. The head-dress is in the form of a mitre. Almost all these men were young and strong. Their features, however, denoted that they had undergone great fatigue, and the prisoners who have been taken affirm that for some time the corps d'armee to which they belonged had had to suffer from forted marches and privations. Among the prisoners a good many are Hungarians. A domestic in the household of the Emperor, who is of that country, questioned ieveral of them, and all seemed to bear their captivity with great philosophy, convinced as they are that France will treat them generously. The Austrian officers have been most kindly treated by the French ofli - cers, as wine, coffee, cigars, everything likely to be agreeable, have been offered. Most of them have accepted the offers made, but others have abso lutely refused, and do not even answer the questions asked ; one, a Dutchman, has thus far, it has been noticed, maintained the most obstinate silence" A letter from Alessandria of the 23d says:— "Rain has recommenced here, but it does not seem to disquiet the soldiers encamped near this place. The sanitary state of the army is excellent. All this morning great agitation prevailed in the town. It was rumoured that very sharp engage ments, commencing last evening, and continuing all night, had taken place between the Piedmon qAp; troops enjamped onith *ne,,,f,rom Valenza and , 6 - - - of cannon was heard about.. midnight, and it was said that the army, commanded by King Victor Emmanuel in person, was engaged on the banks of the Sesia, after having made a forced march from Occimiano. Of that intelligence, all that has been confirmed is this :—The main body of the Piedmontese army, commanded by the King, occupies the banks of the Sesia, and is ex changing a vigorous fire of artillery with the Austrians. The Austrians appear sufficiently strong to resist a long time, and make no move ment to the rear. The King, on his part, is sure to be able to maintain his position, and even hopes to be able to advance. The opinion, however, here is that the passage of the Sesia will not yet be effected. The Emperor, informed last evening of the events which were occuring on the Sesia, made preparations for advancing immediately on the receipt of other news. The horses of his Majesty were during the night held ready at the railway station, and the general staff has been kept on foot. A movement was even commenced--a regiment of Zouaves of the Guard having been placed in railway carriages at four o'clock in the morning to proceed to n V I og an l d t e e r d a . , b l u n t e t i h d e e n d t e s p a o r f t u t s w k as in a d ft w er i w ll a n r o ds d c o o u u b n t t ebr e freq uent during the campaign, and the soldier is prepared in advance to expect them. Before o s t e rminating this letter, I must m en ti on a fact which needs no comment :—Early thi s morning, t N' saidm n t p h r a e t s presented d was himself i ams desertere l f t o the fr Grand oint he h°P ,and Regiment, a of the name of Tain ; that for two years he had been residing in Switzerland, and that he wished to constitute himself a prisoner; he hoped that, after being brought to trial, he would lie allowed to join his regiment, as he wanted to fight against the Austrians. He was taken m • t o custody, and will soon be tried. His case has been mentioned to the Emperor, and it is not improbable that on his trial no punishment will be inflicted, and that he will be allowed to re-enter the army. He is a young man, and was carrying on a lucrative business in Switzerland." • The commandant of the fortress of Venice, Lieut. Marshal Baron Alemann, has issued an order, dated the 16th, relating to the state of siege now decreed there. In cases of alarm, Fort St. George is to firs 12 guns, at which signal all civilians must imme diately retire into their houses, except functionaries in uniform, priests in the exercise of their func tions, and physicians and surgeons provided with certificates. All the doors are to be shut; no church bells are to be rung, and the great canals leading into the town are to be closed to all kinds of boats. The property of the state or of the troops is in violable, and householders are responsible for such property, each in so far as his house is concerned. All functionaries in uniform are under the direct authority of the commandant until the alarm is over. A letter from Rome of the 21st says :—" Volun teers leaving this cityin varying num bers, departures lead to scenes o f d espa i r, in passion gives way t o a ll its 'vio lence. ;lien and women may be seen rushing to a a which nrd eltalian these daily the palace of the Governor of Rome, loudly de epidemic. manding a son, a father, or a h us b an d , and the which public hi e h h isas reallyall lthe characteristicsgetti n g alarmedof a moral at a desertion s a , u t s h e e d p t o o ifeaemoi now i w e s r b e y g isruec them e departure r o o f d oel the To prevent the di s t ress and inconvenience that may t b e e e r e consent of their parents, if minors, and of their wives if married. His Holiness ordered the celebration of services for three days this week, in the church of San Carlo Borromeo, on the Corso, to implore peace from God through the intercession of the Holy Archbishop of Milan. Monsignore Borromeo, dean of that church, was charged with the celebration of this pious duty, an honour to which he had a twofold claim—his position and his name. The splendid reliquary containing the heart of St. Charles, the gift of a cardinal of his family, was ng services, placed on th e a lt ar o f th e Virgin during . the three days. B o th th e morn i ng and evening which were performed by cardinals and bishops, Were attended by overflowing congregations." -,:] :-- - -;-: 1 ,4 ~40. 44 . ., - --- - ---,v4 k.7=tirte ‘c c. '3 1 A P.'', - 7,,=:,'•`, , . ' , 2 -- o ‘ , \ , I ; ; .i.`z -- e - __:, j-- ,4 :4 '' s 4i L •,° '— - ... .i .7 ': ; • , , ..,,,,. .4,., = ,,T,-S : ..-i'.4"-:.• Ir -. ." : Shannon over the port of Galway , places in that river already so often ed WO ey prefer Foynes to Tarbert, on acc ount of the natural shelter which is already. formed there, and o f t h e readiness with which it may be adapted to the ser- • . vice ; also on accoun t o f it s b e i eg out of the way Df--!-: : : vessels navigating- the Shannon. Tarbert :Road iB, r ,, well known as the great stopping plac e f or the . 4 i trade of this river, to Limerick, and the resort of • : - • vessels taking shelter from sea in bad weather ; and an inconvenience might occasionally arise on this account. It would, besides, require a great outlay of money as compared with what would be neces sary at Foynes ; it is therefore considered desirable, in the event of a station being determined on at either of the two ports of Galway or the Shannon, to adapt Foynes to the purpose ; but it is the opi nion of the majority of the committee that neither of the ports of Galway or the Shannon are suitable to a service requiring the greatest regularity and ' despatch, as from the nature of the coast, the pre vailing winds and weather, and high seas, frequent delays, both for daylight and - Thr the weather to clear, will cause interruption in the winter months, especially to the regular arrival of the packets, al though we do not think it will interfere much with their regular departure. As regards a harbour of refuge in connection with a packet station, either of the ports of Galway or the Shannon could be made efficient by the arrangement of lighthouses. On the other hand, the dictum of the Commissioners ap pointed last year to report or. certain points respect ing Galway Bay, already referred to, is decidedly in favour of that " natural" harbour as a packet station and place of refuge, and hence the Govern ment will be sorely perplexed to decide between the two. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.