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Y 7 2 — l7 - 77 I\ .L. 1% SR C - 7 7 / 2 7/12 kNy VO A IPA / R I.` car . • at - - 1t=1 1 , 7 Caumore [1067 to 10931 fio-t t i 9; 1 33 It" rk, course, strengthesed by th fouud to be a Celtic distzieb heo . i.it - Ai - *446(1 S**--\ more ascended the. throne. ksolicrriirgti ti is, whether the Cultic wa•A‘4lot, 4 fhe hicient • :Z . 0 , " . . ; • . •„„, • , )11114‘'' 4 • • " ".'"!,";e•- ROLT- ‘" V n+ c 89 " 1 / 4 _ „. British tongue, still spoken in Wal ? ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS, Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily The only Equestrian Establishment POW open in London.—The Proprietor having at his disposal all the available Equestrian talent now in London, will TIIIS DAY, THURSDAY, produce an entertainment far superior to anything of a similar description ever previously attempted. Morning at Two; Evening, at Half-past Seven. ,es eovcry now made will settle this point. The dis- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1860. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ; principal cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at halt past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad mission, is. No. 21,113. PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, 50. CANTERBURY BALL. BERLIN WATER WORKS COMPANY• P ÜBLICATION,'3. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. On and after MONDAY, Feb. 20, a Grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music will be added to the Terpsi chorean entertainments of this magnificent and extremely patronised establishment, commencing at half-past seven o'clock, and concluding' a few minutes before ten. Dancing at ten, till a few minutes before twelve. The vocal arrange ments are under the management of Mr. Charles Sloman, the only English Improvisatore. The following artistes have already been retained:—)lass Henrietta Keyland, Miss Theresa Wodeman, Mr. BernardDittmar, Mr. George Edward Forde, Mr. Lawrence Lono - field, Mr. C. i 4 loman, who will de liver an Improvisazione on subjects derived from the audience, and the wonderfully-gifted male and female Maryland Min strels, Caesar and Jessica, who will appear in an Ethiopian entertainment of an entirely novel construction, consisting of vocalisation and instrumentation of the most peculiar cha racter. Other engagements are pending with artistes of emi nence, whose names will be announced in due course. Ad mission for the whole, One Shilling. Musical Director—M. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston—M. Roulcourt. Manager—M. Grescet. Proprietor—Mr. R. R. Bignell. Doors (lien at 7 o'clock. T HE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, TIIGII HOLRO RN, Mr. W. 31. PACKER begs to announce to the nobility, gentry, his friends, and the public that his GRAND AN NUAL BENEFIT BAL MASQUE will take place TO NIGHT, Feb. 23. It is respectfully intimated that as the subscription list is ne 'Hy completed before this public an nouncement is made, no complimentary admissions can, nnder any circumstances, be granted. Programmes and tickets are to be obtained at Messrs. Cramer and Co.'s, Regent-street ; Chappell's. Bond-street ; Mitchell's Royal Library, Bond street ; J. W. Hammond's (Jnllien's), Regent-street ; Leader and Cock's, New Bond-street ; J. A. Turner's, 19, Cornhill ; W. M. Packer's, No. 41, Baker-street, Lloyd-square ; and at the establishment, No. 218, High Holborn. Gentle men's ticket, 10s ; lady's ditto, ss. Supper will be served at 1 o'clock, tickets 5s each. Doors open at half-past 9, dancing to commence at 10 punctually. N.B. —Mr. Nathan, Castle street, Leicester-square, is specially appointed Costumier to the BAIL D R. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow ledged by the whole of the Press to be the most useful and instructive of any in existence), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle- Jaen only);-from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission, One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S Popular Lectures on the " Philosophy of Marriage," daily at 2 and 8 o'clock precisely. SvLtanos.—Happy and Unhappy talons, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions. and their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their eure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries --Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical Happiness. N.B.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled "The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free on receipt of twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17,111arley-street, Cavendish-square. W. BURROWS AND CO., Wholesale Wino Mer chants, LIVERPOOL. stores Lime-street. Offices 54, Duke-street. The Proprietors beg most respectfully to call the attention of the trade, noblemen, clergy, &c., and the public in general, to their extensive stock of Choice Wines, of rare vintages. BURROWS and Co. are not disposed to comment upon the purity of their wines, which is daily most laudably acknow ledged by the public and eminent medical men of all coun tries, as the increasing patronage of the highest families in the land is a sufficient guarantee. They beg to call particular attention to their pure Tonic Wines, as being so valuable to Invalids and persons of weak stomachs. A sample case, containing three full-sized wine bottles, Will be forwarded to any address on receipt of P. 0.0. fir 6s. ed., or a dozen for 245. It is a well-known fact that impure and adulterated wines are the greatest foes to health, producing acidity in the stomach, and debilitating the digestive organs, while pure wines will accelerate the digestive powers, invigorating, strengthening, and bracing the nervous system. Their Tonic Wine is admitted to be most essential to in valids, both old and young, and should never be absent from the homes of the weak and sickly. Its properties are duly acknowledged and appreciated by the leading men of the faculty, both at home and abroad. To prevent imposition each bottle is sealed with the name of the firm. All orders to be made payable to HENRY BURROWS. PRESENTS.- ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN. TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables. Paper weights, &c., in Italian,Alabas bar, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. 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A NEW MEDICAL WORK on the NATURE, TREATMENT and CURE of SPER3IATORRHCEA, and other URINO - GENITAL DISEASES, and consequent exhaustioq of the NERVOUS SYSTEM . . caused by the errors of Man in youth and age, producing a degeneracy of MENTAL and PHYSICAL STRENGTH, terminating, in debility of the generative or gans and INCAPACITY FOR MARRIED LIFE, sheaving why these Diseases so often appear incurable when in reality they can be effectually removed by the most simple means, together with the Author's remedies for preventing in fection. BY A PHYSICIAN, kc., &c. (registered under the New Medical Act). Address, Medicus, 19,' Berners-street," Oxford street, London. Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, and all Booksellers in Town and Country. MEDICAL FRIEND AND MARRIAGE GUIDE. TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. —Sent free on receipt of two stamps, for postage, &c., by Dr. RAPKEY,27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London, W. C.. " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." 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The Physiology and Anatomy of Women— Functional Ir ree-ulatit ies in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage — Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Syniptoms of Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, _ No. 1. lIEAT,TIT, NATTINESS, and LONGEVTTY On' Deafly, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE : Their ObliErations, ITappin AND ess, M and ARRIAGE Disappointments ; Love and otli.tr Matches. Sterility Removed, and; - Healthy Off spring secured. No. 3. TITE CASE BOOK : 10es of SPEBMATORIME A, Their Causes, Syrptoms, and Treatment, Confessions: and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvaniim, &c. &C. &c. To ba had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working' Classes. fee Hall-a-Guinea. MEDICAL ADVICE. DR. LA'M ERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. usness, and on the Secret In &c.. may be CONSULTED olth a e l l U ca n University s o i 1 y D e o b f i l l i iir y l , a N n v !T e e r n y 0 , firmities of Youth and Maturity trom Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, ---- 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Dr. La'Mert has just p ublished, price Sixpence, with nu merous Engravings and Cases. a New Edition of his Work, SELF-PRESERVATION, which will be sent free, in a sealed envelope. by Mann, 39 Cornhill, London, or by the Autho TS r, for Light sta m p s . CONTEN. SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs. SECTION IL—Puberty- -Manhood -The Morale of Genera lye Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION Ill.—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical deletions—lts Expectancies and Disappointments—A &ran_ 'ages of Physical Contrasts in securing Healthy Offspring. SECTION I V.—Spermatorrhrea and Impotence—The causes •f Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. SEcTiow Y. -The Vices of Schools—Effects of certain per nicious habits on the mental and general faculties. SECTION Vl.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of various Hazardous Specifics —The Author's Principles of Treatment ; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practice l The above work is inte , ded for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced to swerve from the strict rules of morality. In its pages facts of par imount utility are brought together, wholly divested el tne delusions and incon sistencies so largely introduced into certain quasi medical publications given to the world gratis, under the e - uise of philanthropy, or as "acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy men and otherS, whose tamperings with the constitution are frequently followed by serious consequences. LONDON and PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Provisionally Incorporated pursuant to the Joint-Stock Com panies Act, 7th and Btlt Vic., cap. 110. Capital Stock, ONE MILLION in 50,000 Shares of £2O each (with power to increase to Two Million). Deposit 2s. per Share, .Z 1 ISs. on allotment, and £2 in Three Moult s. A clause in the deed of settlement especially provides that every policy issued shall distinctly bear on the lace of it that the capital and property of the Company shall alone be an swerable for the settlement of its claims and engagements, and that no shareholder shall be liable beyond the amount of his or her share or shares in the capital stock of the Company. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—AdmiraI Sir HENRY LEEKE, K.C.8., K.H., M. P., 23, Ovington-square. George Braington, Esq, Banker and Shipowner, Torrington. James Laming - , Esq, Director of the Loudon and County Bank. James Nugent Daniell, Esq, Chairman of the Blackwell Rail way Company. Mark Whitwill, Esq (Firm of Mark Whitwill and Son, Mer chants and Shipowners), Bristol. John Averay Jones, Esq (Firm of Jones and Nash, Timber Merchants and Shipowners), Bristol. Charles Wells, Esq (Firm of Bremer, Wells, and Sloman, Merchants and Shipowners), Hull. Henry T. Watson, Esq (Firm of 11. T. Watson and Co., Ship owners), Hull, Grimsby, and Goole. Henry Fox, Esq (Firm of Fox, Bromham, and Lewis, Mer chants and Shipowners), London and Liverpool. Ingram Chapman, Esq, Director of United General Gas Com pany Frederick John Price Esq (Firm of Price and Co., Merchants), Tower-street Thomas Cotterell, Esq., Eaton-square, late Sheriff of London and Middlesex. With power to add to their number. UNDERWRITER. Negotiations are pending to secure the services of one of the most experienced Underwriters in London. BANKERS—The London and County Bank, Lombard-street. STOCKBROKERS. George E. Seymour, Esq, Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Crosley Brothers, 30, Corhhill. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Crosley and Burn, 34, Lombard-strcel SECRETARY PRO TEM—Henry E. Warren, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 79, LOMBABD-STREET, London, E.C. The Company is established for effecting the General In surance of Shipping and Cargoes, and also the Insurance of Bullion, Passengers' Baggage, and effects ; and to provide more immediate facilities for transacting business at the prin cipal ports of the United Kingdom than have hitherto been adopted by institutions of this kind. The Directors on publishing the Prospectus of the London . and Provincial Marine Insurance Company, announce that a considerable number of shares has already been subscribed for by some of the principal merchants and shipowners in the various torts of the United Kingdom, whereby future policy business will be greatly influenced. The value of Marine Insurance, as an investment, is shown n a very striking manner by the following statistics : VALUE OF SHARES IN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Paid. Present price. The Alliance £25 0 0 ..£6O 0 0 Indemnity (£5 13s 6d, inereasedby bonuses to) 5O 0 0 170 0 0 London Marine (Xl5, increased by bonuses to) Royal Exchange 100 0 0 .. 800 0 0 Application for shares, in the usual form, will receive im mediate attention, but no application will be taken into con sideration unless a deposit of 2s per share be paid into the Company's bankers, to be allowed in payment of the first call, or returned in the event of shares not being allotted. All communications on the business of the office to be ad dressed to the Secretary, at the temporary offices of the Com pany, 79, Lombard-street, London, E.C. THE GREAT NORTHERN PALACE COMPANY (Limited). PALACE OF THE PEOPLE, MUSWELL-II ILL. Share Capital £400,000, in 40,000 Shares of £lO each. Debenture Capital, £200,000. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. VISCOUNT TORRINGTON, Chairman. C. W. Faber, Esq, Director. of the Great Northern Railway Company. Francis Parker, Esq, Director of the Great Northern Railway Company. Archibald Frederick Paull, Esq., Director of the Great Northern Railway Company. I. N. Daniell, Esq, Chairman of the Blackwell Railway Com pany. Geo. Gamble, Esq, Director of the 3lanehester, Sheffield, and Lincohishire Railway Company. The Hon William Napier. Herbert Ingrain, Esq, M.P. William Ford, Esq, Minto-street, Edinburgh. Charles Jack, Esq, Beech Hill Park. Enfield-chase. F, B. Hew, Esq, Grove House, Finchley-common, BANKERS. Messrs. Meeterman, Peters, and Co, 35, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hughes, Kearsey, and Co, 17, Bueklersbury.! AUDITORS. Messrs Alison and Waddell, 7A, Basinghall-street.; ARCHITECT—Owen Jones, Esq., ENGINEER—Sir Charles Fox. OFFICES-61, Gresham House, Old Broad-street. SECRETARY, PRO TEST—Captain Barlow. The Crystal Palace at t ydenham was established for the purpose of providing on a large scale the means of intellec tual improvement and physical recreation for all classes of the community. In this respect the experiment has been so successful that, although situated on the Southern sideof the Thames, at a distance of about eight miles, by Railway, from London Bridge, and consequently difficult of access to the immense majority of the Metropolitan population, it ap pears by the last report that 1,384,163 persons visited it during the twelve months ending .31st .October, 1 , 59, and the net profit realised during the same period amounted to £45,315 10s. id., equivalent to 7i per cent. on the capital of this Com pany, viz., £600,000. The Palace of the People at bluswell-hill will be readily ac cessible to the vast population on the Northern side of the river, numbering more than a million and a half of persons, who will not be subject to the inconvenience of being obliged to pass through the crowded streets of London. No institu tion of a similar character exists in this quarter; and it is a remarkable fact that this populous and wealthy district is en tirely destitute of any great centre of attraction, where the improvement and recreation of the masses can be combined. The site selected for the Palace of the People possesses peculiar advantages for the erection of a building devoted to general instruction and amusement. It is on the line of the Great Northern Railway, within a quarter of an hour's jour ney from King's-cross, and from its elevated position it com mands extensive and beautiful views in all directions. The Palace will occupy nearly the centre of a circle, including within a radius of six miles, llornsey, Colnev Hatch, Idigh gate, Kentish-town, , Hampstead, Hendon, Finchley, Tot teridge, Barnet, East Barnet, Southgate, Edmonton, Enfield, Stoke Newington, Tottenham, Clapton, Homerton, Hackney, Kingsland, Stamford-hill, Finsbury, Islington, Highbury, Holloway, Camden-town, Hyde-park, the Regent's-park, 3laida-hill, St. John's-wood, Westbourne-terrace, Padding ton, and Bayswater. From many of these places it will be within an easy walk, and from all the others it will be within a short drive by omnibus or carriage. Passengers arriving by the London and North-Western, Great r i t d e l h an tldie: l.al ac e W w e i s t t h e o r i n i t, an d trtraversing r a s s i t n e g rn t C h o e un s t t r i e e e s t l s t n o il f w i a T o en, London, and the trains of the Blackwell, North London, and Metro politan Railways will convey visitors every quarter of an hour from Fenchurcia-street, Farringdon-street, Paddington , and the intermediate stations. The works on the Metropolitan Railway , are already commenced, and it is expected to be com pleted before the opening of the Palace. The estate which has been secured for the purposes of the Company consists in the whole of about 450 acres of the finest laud in the county of Middlesex, well supplied with water, thoroughly drained, and interspersed with ornamental tim ber. It is intended to appropriate 150 acres to the special use of the Palace and grounds. A reserve of 30 acres will be made in favour of benevolent institutions, connected with art, science, literature, music, horticulture, and the railway in terest. The remainder of the Estate (about 270 acres) is admirably adapted for the erection of suburban villas. It is impossible to estimate the value which this surplus land will ultimately realise in consequence of the construe-- of the Palace and of the Branch Railway running through it, whereby direct access will be secured to the heart of Loudon, over the Great Northern and Metropo:itau Lines. The Palace of the l'eople is projected in no spirit of opposi tion to the Crystal P a l ace a t S y d en h am. Experience has proved that fair competition is favourable to all sound eater prises, and although the range of local visitors which the situation of the l'alace of the I'eople must command would seem to be of itself sufficient to ensure success, the general public may expect to derive advantage from the stimulus which each undertaking will receive from the efforts of the other. In designing the Palace of the People, the Architect, Mr. Owen Jones, has endeavoured to secure some important ad ditional attractions over its predecessors in Hyde Park and at Sydenham, combined with aconsiderable saving of expense. A large dome, visible from all parts of the building, will cont sin a Winter Garden, in which a proper heat will be maintained, without inconvenience or injury to the rest of the l'alace. Semicircular colonnades at eachend of the nave will be devoted to re; reshment courts. A spacious Concert Room, or Lecture Theatre, surrounded by corridors, projects from the centre of the building on the north side. This Theatre will contain many thousand per sons comfortably, and the Corridors will enable them to take their seats, and to disperse with facility , . Beneath the plat form on which the Concert Room stands, is-the Railway Sta tion, where passengers will at once enter the building, under cover, without the fatigue of a long ascent. Visitors by car riages and on horseback will alight under a glazed corridor. In arranging the plan of the grounds, Mr. John Spencer, of Bowood, has endeavoured not only to make them objects of beauty and interest, but to furnish instructive examples of gardening. Ample space is provided for out-door amusements, in cluding Archery, Cricket, and Riding ; and, by means of a carriage drive, which will be carried round the grounds, in valids and equestrians will be able to witness these sports, and to enjoy the beauties of the scenery without alighting. A distinctive feauture of the Palace of the P eo pl e w ill 'be the endeavour to render the resources of the Institution sub servient to the cause of Popular Education. English His tory,. Geography, Astronomy, Mineralogy,Geology, and mi ni ng-, will all be illustrated in a system a ti c manner; an d H or ti c ulture, Economic Botany , and Ornamental Planting* k will be practically taught and illustrated on an extensive scale. be o Lectures, applied Prizes, i the zes parnod moPtrioovnisioot this n of distinguished men, who will reside over the Educational will b o e h m jec ad t e h f y or m a e F an un s d o t f President °r of this Council. otherwise ; the control of which will be b_ B e r c o o u n g fi t d a e m to a council has kindly to will be offered Colleges, Schools, and Special advantages Department.consen e t u ri c ' t the kine'dom • and Meetine's Mechanic's Institutes, throughou , manent v associated with e li p e t l t t h ig e h o t ir l ic l e on o . f 1 Palace * at t convenient in ti m e working of timeßailway to and from the Palace, on terms of mutua l Railway Company for advantage, and such as An agreement will be entered into witli tlieG reat Northern The Financial Arrangements ` will be of the value of £lO each , an d the of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of h is holding. liability will ensure ample accommodation are to as vistiotuoroaw.: :—The Shares "Z" , lOs of £2 10s. each will be payable on 30th J 1860, 31st lb , instalments De cember, 1860, and 30th June, 1861, respectively., , i ents per share will be payable on allotment. 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Gentlerneat,—l hereby request that you will allot me Shares of £lO each, in "The Great Northern Palace Company , Limited," and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me. and to pay the deposit of Two Pounds fen Shillings per Share on the Shares allotted.---I am, Gentlemen Name in full Address in full Date The seventh annual general meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern, on Monday, 20th inst. Mr. Henry Buckle in the chair. The CHAIRMAN expressed his regret that, owing to the indisposition of Mr. W. H. Goschen (the chairman of the directors), he had been called upon to preside over the meeting. The SECRETARY (Mr. Charles Richardson) road tha notice convening the meeting. The following report from the directors was presented : " The directors have now to submit to the shareholders their customary repot t upon the company's progress during the past six months. Since the half-yearly meeting in August last the lowering of the pipe system has been com pleted, and there is now every reason to feel confident that it has been rendered free from the risk of interruption by frost. At Stralauer Thor the direct connection between the river and the works has also been completed ; and the conversion of the pure water reservoir into filter basins has been accomplished in a very satisfactory manner. The filtering beds are in a state of forwardness, and are expected to be in operation within two months after the breaking up of the frost. When this is completed all the contemplated improvements will have been effected, and that within the original estimates. The financial statement submitted at the last half-yearly meeting exhibited a surplus of £249 lls. 4d. on the revenue account. By the account now sub mitted it will be seen that the working of the past half. year has yielded a further profit of £1,215 7s. I Id., making a total for the year of £1,461 19s. 3d., which the directors hope, as evidencing the first pr o fitable working of the un dertaking, will be satisfactory to the shareholders. The balance appearing to the debit of revenue on the 31st De cember, 1858, was £7,509 .Is. Bd. A strong opinion was expressed by many of the shareholders present at the last general meeting, that this balance properly appertained to capital. The directors have given much attention to this question ; and, considering that the balance is the result of provisional and experimental working while the works were still incomplete—incurred with the double object of practi cally testing and keeping the works in order, and introduc ing at as early a period as possible a demand for the water —are of opinion that it may be fairly treated in the nature of a preliminary expenditure. They therefore intend to propose a resolution to the meeting for liquidating it. by an annual appropriation from the profits of each year." MR. GILL'S REPORT. "During the past half-year the various operations for the improvement of the works have been steadily carried on. In the execution of the deeper-laying, changes in the pipe system, which facilitated th e wor k an d ten now to prevent interruption in the supply to consumers, were car ried out, and alterations made in the valves and casings of the hydrants, which will diminish the frequency and cost of repair. The whole of this work was completed by the end of September, and within the amount of my estimite. At the pumping establishment at Straulauer Thor, the direct connection' was completed durin g th e month of August. The small covered reservoir was finished in October, and on the 22d of that month opened by the Minister of Public Works, in the presence of the Burghermaster and a large number of high officials of the state and of the town. The works necessary for the conversion of the pure water re servoir into filter basins were brought to an end early in November, and the washing, screening, barrowing in, and packing of the materials for filtration, has been proceeded with till put a stop to on the 3d Dacember, by the severity of the frost. In about six weeks after the breaking up of the frost in the siring, these basins may be completed and in action. The whole of the works have been maintained during the past half- year, and are now in an efficient state of repair. The service-laying business has increased dur ing this poriod. From the accompanying tabular state ment it willbe seen that 56 per cent. of the estimates fur nished by us have been accepted, and work executed by us for 129 customers. The tabular statement referring to the revenue shows that the meters have yielded considerably more than in any previous half-year, and that a steady and increased rate of progress has taken place in the increase of the water rates. Measuring also by the number of houses laid on, the yield in revenue per h - ouse is steadily on the increase. In the latter or hot half of the year the consump tion of water is greater than in the first half of the year ; it is to this, and to the increased number of customers, that the increase in the working expenses of the past as com pared with the previous half-year must be attributed. These working expenses are, however, considerably below those of the corresponding half of the preceding year. The ac companying accounts and lists give a complete insight into the expenditure, and show the quantity of stores and plant in hand." The CHAIRMAN then rose and said he hoped the directors had not miscalculated the view in which the shareholders would receive this report, and they flattered themselves that, upon the whole, it would not be considered unsatisfactory. When they met in that room six months ago it might be said there was merely distinguishable a distant glimmer of light, which indicated the close of a dark and dis mal night. Now they could see in the distant horizon the streak of light which denoted the com ing day, and they might say with conidence tothe rising of that sun of prosperity to which they had all so long and anxiously looked forward. (Hear, hear.) Six months ago they found a small balance upon the working of the preceding six months. Theynow found that balance considerably increased —looking at the relative amo u nts ; and he thought they might flatter themselves that they had now overcome those first difficulties which they had had to encounter, especially upon its introduction into a foreign country. These difficulties had been in en hanced by the death of the Mi n i s t er a t w h o se insti gation they were mainly i n d uce d t o em b ar k the project, and whose promises certainly had not been fulfilled to the extent they were led to expect. But they had fought their battle so far bravely, and he hoped the day of their reward was approaching. There were one or two matters alluded to in the re port upon which he would offer a few rmnarks, and he should then be most happ y , on t h e part o f th e di rectors, to afford any further information that might be desired, or to answerany inquiries made of them. That which was stat.d in the report, andgiven more in detail by Mr. Gill, would inform them that they were going on in the :completion of their works, which, he was happy to say, were now so near final completion as only to await the breaking up of the frost to render them, he hoped, perfevt for future working. (llear, hear.) The most mate rial point alluded to in the report was the mode in which it was proposed t o t reat t h e b a l ance which had accumulated to the debit of the revenue ac count. Out of respect for those shareholders who on the last occasion expressed a feeling that that amount should be transf e r re d to t h e d e bit o f ca pit a l account, the directors had given a great deal of attention to the subject. They had felt that, put ting aside all the legal difficulties of the case, as men of business they could not recommend such a course as that for adoption. It was true that amount was composed of items, some of which might in the first instance, without question, have been carried to the debit of capital ; but, so anxious were the directors and auditors, from the moment that the works came into operation, that nothing should be carried to capital which did not in the strictest sense appertain to it, that this balance of £7,809 had accumulated to the revenue. There was one sum of £2,000, which was the expenditure incurred in the first winter of their operations, in which the frost attacked their pipe system ; but they found from the extent of the mischief which occurred that it was advisable to enter upon the expense of relaying the whole. In the first place they only replaced those which burst as the mischief ensued ; and it cost more than £2,000 to accomplish that which was work to be done over again when they came to relay deeper the whole; but looking to the fact that the item under discussion was carried to the debit of revenue at that time, they did not think it right or proper, some three years aft€r, to re-open the question and carry over that portion of the amount to the debit of capi tal. The directors, therefore, were about to pro pose a resolution authorising the appropriation yearly of a certain sum towards the gradual liqui dation and wiping out of that which they treated in the light of preliminary expenses i ncu rred in bringing the thing into full, and, as they hoped, profitable working. They had thought that pro bably the better course would be to fix a minimum amount to be so appropriated, and they proposed to lay aside £5OO a year out of the surplus revenue of the company towards the clearing off of that amount of £7,809. If, as he hoped and believed, they made rapid progress, they might in some future year say, " Is not this a moment when we may spare more than £5OO, and endeavour more quickly t 6 get rid of this weight which is hanging round our necks." (Hear, hear.) Or when they found there was a comparatively small surplus beyond the amount required for the dividend which was scarcely worth dividing per share, it might be that they would be willing to add that balance to the £5OO, and let that go in diminution of the amount. But that was a matter for future consideration. What the directors would propose was, that the shareholders should authorise the appropriation of a minimum amount of £5OO a year towards the wiping out of this amount. The next question was the fact of three directors retiring, one of whom had resigned ; therefore, only two names would be brought before them for re-election. The directors felt that the board was, notwithstanding the retirement of Mr. De Vitre, sufficiently nume rous for the efficient carrying on of the concerns of the company ; and unless it should be the feeling of the shareholders that it was desirable to add one or two more to that number, the directors would recommend that the board should stand as it did. At the same time, if the proprietors thought other wise, the directors would not only readily but cheerfully welcome any additions to the board which they were desirous to make. He would tell them why the directors took this view. Oliginally, as they were aware, the board consisted of seven directors—being simply a London board of direc tors. As soon as the company came into active operation they found it desirable to have those on the spot who were interested in the management of their affairs in Berlin ; aud, upon the recommenda tion of the board, the proprietors were pleased, some three years since, to elect two local directors at Berlin, the Baron Von Magnus and Fred er i c k Gelpeke, Esq. They also thought it desirable to associate with tl.o 3e gentlemen, as a committee of management in Berlin, a sort of council, and, therefore, they had chosen Dr. Gaebler, who was their official representative in Berlin. They were aware that by the terms of the concession they were bound to be represented by a native of that country. In addition to that they had Dr. Geppert, their legal adviser, and Mr. Sea bell, their technical adviser ; and as a further addition, there was Mr. Aleyet, their Berlin auditor, and Mr. Gill, their manager in Berlin ; so that, in all, they had a local committee of seven in Berlin. They had not granted to that body any power of independent action, but matters emanated from them which, from their local know. ledge, they could better appreciate than the direc tors in London could do. The board thought, with such a committee in Berlin and five directors at home, it formed a sufficiently strong governing body. (Hear, hear.) But if the shareholders thought otherwise, the directors would welcome to their board any additions they might desire to place there. Proprietors would doubtless be desi rous of knowing whether anything farther had occurred with regard to the extension of the con cession. He was sorry to say that he had nothing of a more definite character to communicate to them upon that subject. He might, however, state that, during the last six months, they had heard that in quiry had been made, rather of a private than of an official character, of their representative there, whether he thought the company would be still disposed to grant the same terms as they offered to the municipality last year in the event of the con cession being extended. To that inquiry the reply was given that they were ready to act up to those terms, and so the matter stands. This subject having emanated from them unsolicited by the company, the directors ventured to hope that it meant something more than those empty words of promise which they had received before. (Hear, hear.) The directors were alive to the subject. They had impressed upon their representative in Berlin to lose no opportunity of bringing it for ward, but their feeling was that at the prevent moment they should let it remain quiet ; and as they had afforded satisfactory testimony of their readiness to comply with the terms proposed, they might expect it would emanate from the authorities of That country, when they saw it to their interest, to say, "We accept the terms you propose, and grant the extension of your concession." lie now begged to propose that the report be received and adopted. Mr. PICKERSGILL seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN said he now came to the resolu- tion with regard to the accumulated balance to the debit of the revenue account. It was as follows: "Resolved,—That in the opinion of this meeting the sum of £7,809 ls. 3d., which stood to the debit of revenue account on the 31st December, 1858, is in the nature of preliminary expenditure, and that the same should be car ried to a suspense account, and liquidated by an appropria tion of not less than £5OO per annum from the profits of each successive year, commencing on 31st December, 1859." That was to say, from the sum now standing to the credit of revenue account of £1,400 or £1,500, there would be deducted the first instalment of £5OO, when there would remain balance £9OO, and £l,OOO to the credit of profit and loss, which he hoped would, like a snow-ball, accumulate until, before a distant day, it would reach an amount which the proprietors would deem worthy of dis tribution amongst them. A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether the £15,000 for relaying the pipes had been paid ? The CHAIRMAN replied that it was all paid, which, he added, had absorbed a large portion of the additional capital raised two years ago. Mr. MILLER, who came late into the room, put several questions which had been fully met by the chairman in his opening observations, and which necessitated a repetition of several of the state ments given above, particularly with regard to the accumulated balance to the debit of the revenue. Upon the point of the expenditure of the £2,000, as explained by the chairman, the hon. proprietor suggested whether the relaying of the pipes which burst in the first instance might not be treated in the same light as if a locomotive engine had been ordered for a railway abroad, but which, upon its arrival, was found to be not sufficiently powerful for the work it was required to do. He suggested whether, in such a case, it should not be a charge upon capital. The CHAIRMAN repeated that the whole expense of relaying the pipes at greater depth had been charged to capital. Mr. MILLER inquired in what way this balance against revenue had accrued ? The CHAIRMAN replied it arose from the exces sive expenditure over income, from the time of the opening of the works until December, 1858. From that time, he was happy to say, they la.d tutned the corner, and their income had exceeded their expenditure. For two years and nine months they worked at a loss, and the result was the accumula• tion of £7,800 against revenue. The !chairman went on to explain, further, that the entire relay ing of the pipes was an improvement of the sys tem, and was, consequently, a legitimate charge to capital. In the case of the expenditure of the £2,000, as already stated, it was merely the re placement of that which failed from the attack of the frost. He thought there was a great distinction between the one case and the other, and the result of the deliberations of the board was, that, throwing aside the legal question, they felt they could not, as men of business, recom mend the proprietors to adopt the course which was suggested at the last meeting, viz., to place that amount to the debit of capital. In the ex tended works which they hoped would be ultimately required, they would be glad to avail themselves of the unemployed capital for laying down fresh pipes. They had constant applications for supply. New suburbs were springing up •, and the builders re presented the advantage of having the water laid on while the buildings were in course of construc tion. If the company would lay down the pipes, the people would take the water, and the directors had thought it to the advantage of the company to meet them in that respect. To effect that, a cer tain amount of floating capital was required, and to transfer this amount to capital account would be to diminish the means they had at their command. Upon principle the directors thought the course they had adopted was the proper one ; and the best way to wipe off this £7,800 was to make it as light a charge as might be upon the revenue of future years ; and, therefore, they proposed an annual sum of not less than 1:500 for writing it off. Mr. JOHN C. SIM seconded the resolution. Mr. MILLER said it had occurred to him that a portion of the amount might have been placed to capital. The CHATRNIAN—It would be difficult to dissect it. Although it might be more palatable to us, yet we should stand worse in the eyes of the public, who are pleased to see in the conduct of a company a disposition rather to err on the right side than otherwise. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MILLER inquired what was the available balance to the credit of revenue ? The CHAIRMAN replied, after writing off the first instalment of £5OO, presuming the meeting to adopt the resolution, there would stand a i..urn. of £964 to the credit of profit and loss, to which the balance would now be transferred. That he hoped would accumulate until they could say there was a sum sufficient to make a dividend worthy of their acceptance. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MILLER—And what is the amount of the unemployed capital ? The CHAIRMAN—£3,7OO is our actual cash ba lance. Of course we are still carrying on the sys tem of laying on the services, for which £6,500 is owing . tothe company, and that cos t i s re t urne d t o us periodically—it is spread over three years. That money is constantly coming in, and we are pleased when we find the demand for new services is equi valent to the money which is returned to us for old services. Mr. Minn. inquired whether it was possible to reduce the expenses at Berlin ? The CHAIRMAN assured the proprietors that they could not feel more anxious to accomplish that than the directors themselves were. They , were inces santly impressing upon the local committee and the manager in Berlin to use every means to reduce the expenses. To a certain extent they had been brought down a little, and no exertion on the part of the board would be wanting to effect greater saving. With the same staff of officers they could do an im mensely extended business. If they had the supply of the whole city, the staff itself would not require to be increased. A PROPRIETOR remarked that £l,OOO increase in the rental appeared to him to be very slow pro gress. .. The CHAIRMAN rep lied that week by week the ' business was increasing—but it was a gradual in crease, he admitted. One of the most prosperous water companies in existence made dower progress at first than this company had done. He believed since these accounts were made up the increase had been over £2OO. Another PROPRIETOR inquired whether the pipes had been affected by the frost this winter ? The CHAIRMAN replied that no casualty what ever had occurred. It had not been a severe winter in Berlin. It was the opinion' of the most compe tent judges that the pipes were now laid at a depth which secured them from all risk of that kind. (Hear, hear.) The resolutiqn was then unanimously adopted. Mr. J. C. Pickers, ill and Mr. J. C. Sim were unauimonsly reelected directors ; and Mr. L. Engstrom was again chosen one of the auditors. A Tote of thanks was passed to the directors for their attention to the interests of the company, and the proceedings terminated. GREAT GALE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,-4 great gale has been raging here to-day, the force of which from 2 p.m. till 2 5 p.m. was greater than I have before registered—viz., 201 b. pressure on the squ are f oot . I n thi s s h or t tune it did c , :nsiderable damage to my instruments, and to show its violence Inlay also mention that I myself was carried across the observatory by the wind, and thrown with much violence against a wall. The following record will be read with interest : BAROMETER READINGS REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. Dec. Deg. 17th. 12 20 a.m 30.430 19th. 230 a.m 29 957 7 30 a.m 30.509 9 0 a.m ..29 . 738 9 0 a.m 30.535 9 3J a.m 29.699 9 50 a.m 30.518 12 45 p.m ..29 510 2 15 p.m 30'482 2 0 p.m 29.459 6 45p m 30.982 2 35 p.m 29.453 10 op.m 10.510 4 15p.m 29.444 I.Fth. 945 a.m 30.397 4Si p.m.. 29.444 10 30 p.m 30.149 8 10 p.m 29.467 19th. 12 30 a.m 30.966 The barometer fell 0 698 in the 24 hours following 9 45 a.m. of the 18th, and 0 953 inch (or nearly an inch) in the 301 hours from the same time. The minimum was reached at 4 15 p.m. of the 19th, at which point the pressure remained above an hour, and then slowly rose. TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR. Deg. 7th. 12 20 a.m 30.7 7 30 a.m 32.6 Greatest c01d... 29.8 9 0 Ran .. 36 0 9 50 ado 38.5 2 15 p.m 42.0 6 45 p.m 39.2 10 0 p.m 39.5 .Bth. 945 a La 4l 5 Greatest cold 37.2 10 30 p.m 41.5 Greatest heat 46.0 9th. 12 30 a.m 391 WIND'S DIRECTION. .7th. 12 0 a.m Nby 18th. 515 p.m becameWNW 214 aan became N 930 p.m " W 330 a.m „ NNE 11 30 p.m " WSW 420 aan „ Nby W 19th. 115 aan " W 9 0 „ NNE 220 aan " WSW 10 15 aan „ N 3 0 " SW 2 45p.m „ NNW 5 0 aan " WSW .Bth. 3 0 a.m „ Nby W 7 0 a.m " W 420 a.m „ N W 8 0 a.m " N W 720 a.m „ NNW 815 a.m " W 10 0 a.m „ NW 245 p.m " NW Noon „ W 9 Op.nt still N W Throughout the 18th the wind was brisk, and at .1 p.m. began to blow hard ; by 12 30 a.m. of 19th the force had increased to a gale, which ceased at 3 30 a.m., becoming rough again at- 5 45 a.m. ; from 11 50 a.m: a vioent gale set in at 12.45 p.m., during a shower, the air moved over 1,305, yards in a minute. Exactly at 2 pan. clouds of rain and hail rolled in waves along the ground and the air became very dark, suddenly a hurricane commenced which fortunately only lasted five minutes ; during this short time a pressure of 201 b. on the square foot was maintained, the force being greater than I had ever before registered ; electricity negative and powerful. This storm moved in a W.N.W. current and sank down in S.E. ; it was followed by a second storm of rain, snow, and hail, which com menced at 2 27 p.m., when a.pressure of 121 b. on the square foot was reached, and again the electri city was strong; at 2 35 became fine. A third storm began at 2 57 p.m., passing over us in a NAV. current, and being mostly snow ; at 3 p.m. the force of the wind was 101 b. ; at 3 5 snow heavier ; 3 10, great snowstorm, some of the snow flakes two inches in diameter; 3 15, snow less vio lent ; 3 23, fine. During these storms the tempera ture fell rapidly, descending from 48 . 4 dcg. on the grass at 1 45 p.m. to 33 2 deg. in 15 minutes (a difference of 15.2 deg.) From 4 45 p.m. the weather became very fine and frosty, the gale increasing to 101 b. at 5 p.m., and suddenly ceasing at 5 40 p.m. Throughout the evening the wind was rough, with occasional squalls. The barometer fell for 26 hours before the vio lence of the gale commenced. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient ser vant, E. J. LowE. Observatory, Beeston, Feb. 19. Deg' 19th. 230 a.m 40.5 9 0 a.m 41.0 Greatest cold . 36.8 9 35 a.m. 43.3 12 45 p.m 43.2 2 0 p.m 34.6 2 35 p.m 37 . 7 3 15 p 11l . ..32.9 4 15 p.m 35.4 4 55 p.m 35.5 8 10 p.m 32'2 Greatest heat 43.5 4 DISCOVERY.-THE OLDES7' SCOT TISH CELTIC MANUSCRIPT. (From the Inverness Courier.) In the public library at Cambridge there has been found a manuscript history of the Gospels, with notices of the grant of lands to the abbey of Deir, in Buchan, all in the Celtic language, and written as early as the tenth century. Some munuscripts in the Irish Celtic go back as far as the sixth century, but we have no ancient Scottish Celtic documents. In the postscript to Mr. Cosmo Innes's interesting and valuable work, " Scotland in the Middle Ages," we have the following notice of this curious relic of antiquity : " I have not myself seen the book ; but I am told it contains, besides the Gospels, some portions and forms of church service—among which the service of the visitation of the sick—and, on the margins and blank vellum are entered a few charters and memoranda of grants to the church of Deir. These entries are of high antiquity—more ancient than any extant Scottish chartularies—and recording facts still more archaic, reaching, indeed, a period of history which neither charter nor chronicle among us touches, and of which we have hitherto had only a few glimpses from the older lives of the saints, or from the meagre notes offoreign annalists. " The first of the remarkable entries is one of that class of memoranda of transactions which must have been used in all countries before the introduction of charters of gift. They are of common occcurrence in church registers in France and Italy, and are not unknown among ourselves. The memorandum is in the Celtic dialect, and runs as follows : " Columkille and Drostan, sons of Cosgrech, his disciple, came from Hy [lona], as God had directed them, as far as Aherdover, and Bede, a Pict, was then Mormaer of Buchan on their arrival, and it was he that granted to them that city in freedom for ever, from the Mormaer and his sub-chief. They came afterwards to another city, but the king of it gave refusal to Columkille, for he was not endued with the grace o f G o d, and tho Mormaer ordered that it should be given to him ; but it was not. And, after refusing the clerics, a son of his [the king's] took a disease, and it wanted little but he died. Afterwards the Mormaer went to entreat the clerics, and [under-took] that he and Domnail and Cathal would make all offerings to God and Bros tan from beginning to end, in freedom from the Mormaer and his su-chief till the day of judgment.' " An imperfect note of two other benefactions gives us the names of Colban, Mormaer of Buchan, and Eva, daughter of Gartnait, his married wife, ' and the Clan Magan. Among the grants are two charters of Gartnat, son of Cannoc, and Eta, daugh• ter of Gillemichel, his wife, and a grant by Donead, son of Macbead. "The MS., whether judged from the handwriting or its contents, appears to be of the 10th century ; and the interest and importance of the discovery will be felt when it is considered that we had not previously any charter or grant of lands in Celtic . language in Scotland, nor any written G ae lic Scotch production earlier than the 16th. centur y, unless we except eight leaves of an almos t i llegible t al we pedigree, said to be as old as 1400 ; knew of the Picts was a naked list of some a 7O k ings, without dates or events ; that the title of Mormaer, learnt from the Irish annals, does not once occur in any Scotch charter, and the name of the Picts only once (in a description of boundaries). Its tradition Its ofthe dedica tion to St. Drostan, and in p art Church (preserved in the Aberdeen breviary) h a d in informed us that Aberdouer Buc han was one of St. Drostan's churches ; but the early history of Deir was quite unknown." Mr. Bradshaw, a well-known scholar, has under taken the task of editing and publishing the MS., w hich, as Mr. Innes says, " sets the whole discussion w hi c h excited the Scotch antiquaries of the last cen tury on an entirely new footing." One class of an tiquaries has always maintained that the Celtic lan guage was the language of all Scotland (with the exception of Lothian) up to the period of Malcolm In this country, as in many others, taverns were for centuries conducted in a manner pernicious to morals and scandalous to civilisation. So long ago as in the days of Geoffrey Chaucer their abuses were so flagrant as to incur the reprobation of public writers, and we find the Father of English Song denouncing them as the favourite haunts of dissolute "young folke," who found delight in "hasard, riot, and grisly oathes." Shakspere describes hem as places which " unrestrained, loose compa- nions" loved to frequent; and Swift deemed them so injurious to good manners that he advocated the enactment of a law rendering it compulsory upon haidlerds to dismiss their company at a stated hour every evening, and to deny admittance to women under any pretext whatsoever. The tavern-keepers shared the odium of their houses, and Lord Ma caulay assures us—tell it not in Fieet-street ; let it not be heard lz. the fragrant purlieus of Shoe-lane ! —that in the reign of William .111., " as in every age, the name of a publican was a proverb for all that is most hateful." Towards the middle of the last century a very perceptible improvement : took place, and there were established in London several taverns conducted by intelligent and respectable men in a style so unaxceptionable as to-tionnnand the encomiums of Dr. Johnson, who not only honoured these places of entertainment with hi E august patronage, but even went the length of delaring that a tavern chair was the " throne of human felicity." The number of these select establishments, however, was very inconsiderable ; and the great majority of taverns were still, as of old, mere tippling-houses, justly associated in the estimation of the public with all that was frivolous and disreputable. This state of things continued, with litt:e mitigation, to a period so modern as to be " within the memory of living men ;" but of late years there has been in this as in most other social matters a marvellous change for the better, and there are now plenty of taverns in London conducted with so strict a sense of de corum, and with so diPgent and judicious a re gard to the rational recreation of the visitors, as to deserve unqualified approbation. To this result, so beneficial to the moral welfare of the town, no one has contributed so signally and conspicuously as Mr. Charles Morton, whose well known establishment in the Westminster-road af fords a striking instance of the complete success and the salutary operation of the experiment for converting a tavern from a place of mere . sensual gratification into one of intellectual enjoyment and educational advancement. Mr. Morton has done more than any other person to redeem taverns and " taverners" from the reproach to which both were too long liable, and he presents in his own person a notable example that a tavern-keeper may be not only a sedulous host but also a man of refined tastes and elegant sympathies, and therefore equally com pel ent to provide for the mental and corporal com fort of his guests. In Canterhury 'Hall, which is a building of noble proportions and remarkable archi tectural beauty, choice selections from the works of the b. st 4 imposers, English and Italian, are nightly performed with a skill, a precision, and an artistic brilliancy of effect that wonld do credit to a regular opera-house. Mr. F. Jonghmans presides with ad mirable efficiency over a well-trained orchestra, and the artistes, both vocal and instrumental, fill their various parts with equal zeal and ability. Among the vocalists are two whose accomplishments are so distinguished as to merit particular notice. We allude to Miss Russell, whose voice is a soprano of pure tone and fine quality, and Mr. H Herbert, a new singer, whose tenor is pure, flexible, and melodious. The picture-gallery, the feature of the establishment to which we would on the present occasion more especially call attention, has recently received some accessions which materially enhance its value and interest. Here Mademoiselle Rosa Bonlieues famous chef-crceuvre, " The Horse Fair," was for reonths exhibited to the delight of all beholders, and here are now on view some excellent works by Con stable, Morland, Wilkie, Maclise, Ansdell, Bright, Herbert, Sant, Cobbett, O'Neil, Grant, Hook, Stone, Landseer, Frith, Ward, Knight, Creswick, and other English painters, together with several French pictures of high merit. The followin,g are among the most noteworthy of the new additions to the gallery :—" The Lobster-Catchers of the Coast of Cornwall," by J. C. Hook, a work which attracted general attention at the Royal Academy last year; " The Red Gown," by H. M. Anthony, exhibited at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhi bition ; "The Cottage Door," by J. Linnell, a charming scene of English rural life ; The Young Gleaners," by Vcrheyden, who painted " Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before," in Mr. Morton's collection ; "The Cook Turned Politician," by E. Frere ; "The Foot Bath," a finished picture by Schlesinger ; a scene from " Hamlet," representing Ophelia and Gertrude, by the late Mr. Frank Stone ; and " Pierre Buonaventari and Bianca Ca pello," a picture reproducing a romantic incident in Venice in the sixteenth century, painted by Muller. Of historical pictures there are four, de scribing stages in the "Battle of Cape St. Vin cent," by Anderson ; and a grand representation of the " Battle of Trafalgar," by W. J. Knell. A colossal picture depicting the scene of one of the ta g s r g neata ably inundations executed occupies a in b yl a the France, hgeegreat portion French e o l yconceivedoneartist n i A a t hn. d e gallery. The whole collection is exceedingly cre ditable to the good taste and liberal enterprise of Mr. Morton. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THZ WEEK. an ona p 1 ca l rr B ei s s ao o s ne - 5 , 9 s population,ho the ul d average b era (From the Report of th e R eg i s t rar -G eneral.) In the week th a t en d e d on S atur d ay, F e b 1 8 , 1,454 deaths were reg i s t ere d i n L ondon ; 757 were the deaths of mal es an d 597 o f f ema l es. I n t h e 1 0 years itshee n d umber of deaths in the weeks correspo n di ng w i t h l ast wee k was 1, 171 ; but, as the d ea th s re t urne d l ast wee k occurre d i n increased p aN r ' n e p ra n g rt e inn to ab a ly dri t i u it th o e f increase—namely, to 1,288. It appears, therefore, that the deaths of last week exceeded by 166 the number which the average death-rate would have produced. Smallpox proved fatal in 31 cases, while scarlatina carried off 40 persons, and whooping cough 40. Diseases of the respiratory organs were the cause of 415 deaths ;of these 250 we re attri buted to bronchitis (which is still on the increase), and 125 to pneumonia. The deaths referred to phthisis (or consumption) were 165 . Eight persons died at 90 years and upwards, and among these was a man residing in Goulston-street, Whitechapel, who, it is said, had attained the age of 101. Last week the births of 950 lin) s and 930 girls, in all 1,880 children, were registered in Londo n. r In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 18 5 0 o 9 the average number was 1,706. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN JANUARY. I"Rtbj The analyses of the London waters by Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., during an increase of impurity in s ome of d th ur e in s g a l) large consequence of the rain which fe ll the depth was not portion of the month,although , of comparison the very considerable. F or tli , sake water is given, to gethercomposition of Loch Kattine well in a locality Januarja,mre.xlloisibiint. with that of . a su rfa ce years ago. where cholera prevailed so meTo Total impurity Organic ire per gallon. purity. gni. ordeg. grs. or deg. 0.0 0.0 Distilled Wafer -- 7 ********* * Supply L oc h Katrina watcr, it** 1, b, 2'14 O.S to Glasgow _.,...,_ „te _ 4.71.76 49.6 Well, Newton, 11,1.1 k, ,ILF.4 THAMES COM' A. „ . ira,d Jun ctio n Ch e lsea,.. .... ( West Middlesex Southwark Lambeth OTHER CONIPANIES. New Inver East London .................... '22 84 I.so Kent ............................ 23 . 24 1 . 72 The table is read th us —Loch Katrine water contains in the gallon 214 degrees or grains of fu reign matter in solution, *8 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal origin. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30 237 in. The highest barometrical reading occurred on Tues day, when it was 30 430 in. The mean tempera ture of the week was 33.5 deg., which is 4 . 7 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The highest tem perature in the week was 440 deg. on Saturday, the lowest was 23.5 deg. on Tuesday. The mear. . 1 daily range was 12.0 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 28.5 deg., and the difference lJe tween this and the mean air temperature was j ! ,.0 deg. The mean temperature of the water of Ih e Thames during the last five days of the week . ~,,,, 34.2 deg. The water on Tuesday was 'tile freezing point. The mean degree ofbelcovi humi Aity , sm , 81, complete saturation being representeil by ./ 00. Snow fell on Monday and Thursday, a / 4 d rain on ,Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. 22.72 211;0 23 . 00 20.80 2'12 2'72 2110 B'oo 1.20