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TO DISTILLERS AND LICENSED VICTUALLERS. T 0 he pprprn j ta i riip SOLD , pursuan t t o O RDE R S of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in certain causrs Of WRIGHT v. KING, and WRIGHT v. SOWERBY, with the ap rObahon of RICHARD RICHARDS. Esq., one of the Masters of the said at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane, London, on TUESDAY, the 2d day of March, 1852, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, by Mr. Bk.:A DEL, in Nine Lots, Certair ESTATES, late he property of JOHN REID, Esq., de ;ased, Com pr i s i ng a Freehold Distillery and Dwelling-house, situate • 26, .Aldersgate-street, and the Freehold Public-houses known as the King's Arms, No 27, Aldergate-street ; the Crown, King Ed- Ward street (late Butcher-hall-lane), Newgate-street ; the Swan and Horseshoe, No 85. Gray's Inn-lane ; the General Graham, No. 11, Silver -street, Clerkenwell ; and the Biker and Basket, Leman !treet (late Re t Lion-street), Whitechapel, and Two Freehold Dvrel 11°g-houses and Shop (extending under both houses), Nos. 9 and 10, Lernamstreet, and adjoining the Baker and Basket ; also, the Free vrelling-honse and Shop, No. 2, Crown-street, Finsbury-square, ( , - "Died by Mr Jones ; and th e Leasehold Public-house, known as the Chapman Arras, Lower Chapman-street, St. Georges-in-the-East. Printsd particulars may be had (gratis) at the said Master's Office, So uthampton- buld l'ngs, Chancery-lane of Messrs. Wordsworth and Dunn, Solicitors, 32, Threadneedle-street ; or Messrs. Beddow° eir, Solicitors, 27, Nicholas lane; of Me , srs. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Solicitors, Bow Churchyard ; of Mr. De Jersey, Solicitor, 2 , St. Ann's -lane, Aldersgate-street ;at the Auction Mart ; and of bEr. Beat e n , 25, Gresham-street. WORDSWORTH and DUNK, Plaintiff's Solicitors. February, 185.1. EAST INDIA HOUSE, FEBRUARY' 18, 1852. AV-HEREAS, in pursuance of the By law of the - East India Company, cap 7, sec. 6, it is ordained : That a List shall be published Thirty days before the Annual ?section of Directors, containing the names of such Proprietors, qua lified Kgrecablo to law, as shall signify in writing to the Secretary their d esire of becoming Candidates for the Direction Thirty-two qa.3 7 3 before such Annual Election." The Court of Directors of the said Company do hereby give notice, in order that the Proprietors may conform to the said By-law, that the ensuieg Election of Six Directors of the East India Company for four war. s appointed for WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, and that each Li.' will be publishe 1 Thirty days before the said Election, as lute above-mentioned By-law directs. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. 1 11 E EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1851. COURT OF DLRECTORS. . /1011ERT WIGRAM CRAWFORD, EN., Chairman. I,EORGE THOMAS BRAISE, Esq., Deputy Chairman. iron. E. Henry F. Berkeley,'Harry George Gordon, Esq. - • William Henry Go , ehen, Esq, Robert Brooks, Esq. Thomas Holroyd, James St. George Burke, Esq. John Scott, Esq. stooert James Roy Campbell, Esq. John Edward htephene, Esq. fjosep,l Edlmann, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and CO. SOLICITORS. Messrs. J. C. and H. Frestteld. AUDITORS. William Walter argill, Esq. James E. Coleman, Esq. MAILINI SUVEYOR, AND INSPECTING ENGINEER. W. Morgan. Eaq. SECRETARY. John Yates, Esq. Th e FIRST ANNUAL NIEETING o f th e Proprietors in the above Com p a nyw e ,„ `"' Was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street on "day, the iSth February, leb2, ROBERT WIGRAM CRAWFORD, Esq., in the Chair. DiTrhe ect notice for hob in..; the meeting and the Report of the Court of It ors having been read, w aspt oposed by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by THOMAS BISGOOD, rea Th a t a r he Renort E justnow dcarried unanimously, eposedbe adopted. by Joule BENJAMIN Gamuts, Esq., seconded by R. P. Patcnaan, Esq., and carried nu mimously, been That the twelve [re tlernen whose names are stated above having submitted to the meeting, he elected Directors of the Company. 41.°P " e d by RICHARD GREEN, Esq , sec,mded by CHARLES JOYCE, and carried unanimou , lY, That James E. Coleman Esq , and William Walter Cargill, Esq., be elected Auditors of the Company. prop osed R. W. CRAWFORD, Chairman. , uy IVIV , TAM BORRADAILE, Esq., and seconded by J. B. ELI N, Esq., and carried unanim. usly, chThat the beat thanks of this meeting are eminent'y due to the airra „ tie an and Dir e cto r s, for the unce,ising di igence and great effi fairacY displayed by them in the management of the Company's af s, and that the same be hereby given. JOHN YATES, Secretary. Offices I, Royal Exchange-building,s, Feuruary 18, 1852 HE MELBOURNE GOI,D and GENERAL MINING ASSOCIATION. On the Cost-book Principle. No Deed 100,000 Shares. It. to b, paid on Allotment. lieed to be signed, and the Liability limited to the amount paid. 411 moneys received will be returned witbout deduction, unless adequate capit .1 he subscribed. I'6 rfttiSTEES. R. E. Howard, LL.D., Doctors'-commons, and All Souls, Oz.tor 1. CE OsDickson Archibald, Esq.. F.R.S., Portland-place. 1141 eS Robert Thompson, Esq., Winchester House, Old Broad-street. ElrThe Right Hon. the Earl of DEVON, Chairman. James Anderson, Bart., Lower 75, Grosvenor-street. Colonel Chatterton, K.H., M.P , 26, Argyll-street. A n, • Cox, E-q., Great Scotland-yard, and Parkfields, near Derby. Doric, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's Inn. A . ` u t•Col. Lothian Dickson, 56, Curz m-street, May Fair. • D fa re „ °liglas. Esq., Sloane-terrace, Pimlico. 14,,Tcer Perceval Plumer, Esq., Grove Villas, Ilighbury. C. Quin, Esq., M.D., Coleshill,etreet, Eaton-square. zit Thompson, Esq., Winchester House, Old Broad-street. nr Y VVheeler, Esq., Barge-yard, hucklersbury. BANKERS. The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Adam Murray, Esq., Craven-street, Strand. eke s . SOLICITORS. B ristow and Tarrant, Bond-court, Walbrook ; and W. I'. Ellaby, Esq., 14, Walbrook. BROKERS. Messrs. Scrutten and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. This i ABSTRACT OF PROSPECTUS. 3 9 tge s the first defined plan for Mining in Australia, distinguished thllowing recommendations : 1,1 • It will promote, for Mining pursuits, a perfect organization o f r2elpendent emigrants, mho, being generally unacquainted w , th such a7.., v4 Pations, will derive, from an efficient direction, having at corn -Icl ail requisite machinery and supplies, benefits not otherwise . ednable. Co 2. It will facilitat e th e em i gra ti o n of persons associated with this e Panyor Mining purses, ore pecially by procuring, at the to _est available momen po t, the m grand es desideratum of cheap steam et s Z v tYance; and the arrannements of this Company preclude all of loss in respect of any abandonment of engagements on --"` Part of the emigrants. 3 , Company is free to select Its ground of operations wherever • d uetion of labour may lead to the most beneficial results. e o . The Pecwiar Inducements to Emigrants in joining this un der beg', will be the large remuneration to the working parti, s (that 1 0 4 fixed at not less than 73 per cent. of the net produce of their se ': ° , l _ , r), and the mutual security, protection, and economy of the '""enlatic co-operation contemplated by the project. To Shareholders, bedes the lae anticpted return on their P nal, the secp e al and acknowledged advantiv a ees of the s Cost-book also secured, viz.:— Exemption from the Joint-Stock Companies' Registration Act, and from the ordinary law of partnership. Direct and constant control, at the bi-monthly meetings, over the Company's affairs. 'a Personal responsibility of Shareholders for any act but 6. their own. Pun k aPp.icalion will be made for a Royal Charter to extend the ' ° f the Association on its being constituted ; and the great Gore Utility of the design, leaves no doubt that the favour of the , e ,rn ilient will be evinced by the Incorporation of the Company. tor hares ms y be obtained at the offices; and applications lte c t re 'res 'he eubjoined form, with a respectable reference, to be `seed to the Comwittee. (By order) • co o ' W. F. G. SERVANTES, Moo' 9 , Ring's Arms-yard, Secret a r y. 9th February,LonlBs2. To the FORM OF APPLICATION. , oniraittee of tho .Meloourne Gold and General Minn„ Association. Gen tlemen, /lan4let that you will allot to me shares in the above ,,,bUrnberi'ndertaking, and I agree to accept the same, or any less 44 4 - ° T sitarwhichyou!na allot to me, and to pay, When re -1,1 ea, the es le, e sum w one pound per share thereon. Address, and Occupation} Ash re ," the Applicant, and Address A DV TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. A 4j ,,V ICE TO EMIGRANTS. Zacti Ai - te advice of those who have obtained their wisdom from j all e n - h ` ' o Urces is that the Emigrant should first provide himself '': .2:"Stantial dithing and useful articles for his passage out. It ii - 1,) - ?'ore, of the greatest importance he should apply forthwith Grant s- n ' Z b c. thoroughly unde stand what is needed ..y the Emi ,.,- his ° e - t "' B Way out, and wha: will be most useful when he arrives artie,enire "itti f ure residence. 'co house in the kingdom has been honoured t heir tithe of the business - MOSES and SON have dispatched , ; knowledge of Outfitting enables them to provide every ? c ,. ie l „ .or th e Passage out, and suitable for any climate, , Th t ei t r ex ...ix 0. presents the strongest inducements fir the Emigrantraodeap "eryt then Th.ir universal connexion and their immense in Un to article for Outfits qualifies them to furnish them at little more tittl one-half the price charged elsewhere. The cheap and substan riti-:,/toner in which E. MOSES and SON have served the or ,!“ Public for many years with Dress, is some illustration fi t , .`", extent of the benefits they can confer in their ()ilt d.„l_, but the number of years they have attended to . this ts,ii•Lc_riient. and the satisfaction they have given to thousands, is the d the of Outfits their unrivalled qualification to supply the best an , tl°,l to E. = s tari the world. Time is saved by immediate applica `'Utnts and evert SON, separate departments being kept . for 4 eDl3lled the peopl e Z.11 . 1 ,7aYs ready. E. MOSES and SON having krixious the emigr ant is r lo l 4 ?ua and cheap Clothing at home, are celebrity of E. 111°8E, a'n`ri carry to all parts of the earth the toot and Shoe Makers, a nd - ou VN as Tailors, Hatters, Hosiers, RI 'gat Cabin Fnrniture alw. nft er. to all parts of the globe. -Ys o n h conatic and for Emigrants, combining 811 requisite articles useful and tach article being constructed so kJ , te lv eur comfort to a Gentleman, - ' (1 , Sofa,W h t able, Easy Chairs, m a t s wer manifold purposes— , a l ," o '1: 1, and who men exei j es tbeY take thei-! berths . -charge but a tri slY r ' r t he Purpose of fitting 0 4t , i ns, for which they part of fling un ,. receipt of be had on appll % e - nte can be forwarded to any N the ki 61 ' . itttEthee. E. t t i tlo ll,.. ll . Ils and upwards. E MOSES and S A o d . ei a c i a le n t d 8 11. -1 ; t hem -') :T i ni °nl ° n at 31. 155.. 1 .`, 4 11ti - ,; l4 rwiti : ded, post free, to any , pa n r a o ,in th . guni. - -°"st°-*s.X. Moses and Soh mg , i t that %e l' u n " ;`,. r ,,,, Q the public 2 ,! l3 clined IrQ puon ; kaving ]assns i t ._, .____ -- ; -- .esmmilik e their Estaousumeat, ' or "It' -4 1 he co - °f being connected with . many instane . the t..,"leti -n , "4 ." has been resorted to m they have iao e e s ' on t e d ,,for „AI) g hv ' e asons. They beg to state that, except their owni - st r. ' 4 'hq. -- ‘ - ', other house in or oat of L 011, 01 3, Lo a nts, its follows : /4 8r, th °4 ,CitY Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and l s7, Minorieis, MI, sating. ' B6 Ald opposite the Church, all Comm 4 do n ..,._. . gate, Orford-street, 1, 2, lino a , - West -end Branch, 506, 507, 508' New Rai, t_ ---qreet, all communicating. ' B6 -ford Sheen - Yorkshire Branch, 19, Bridge-street. , sued 're i:t t a„ - ranch, 36 Fargate. 0 t and Waco 14%),Lrs, Clothiers, , H tt Hosiers, Farriers, i;owt I;",and4;eners.l On a tEt e t n ers , for Ladies and Gentlemen. on 's,,'"l,llaenta are cosed frm sunset Frida7 tO 50 / 155i \,...._--"'' W hen b - ill Twelve &clout. n mimes is l resumed o t ADVICE ON VIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF With , es AND MATURITY. .--.,..,,,1ttin Directions for their Prevention and Cure. kilt b„,4,',.!TY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. ItalT a - „lned, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and 0,. Ferry a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free from the Author - 1.,-,Y-two Stamps tk , ' 1 ,„ 14 P-PRE SERV A T I ON; a "ter & ~'"edical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the ~,,Ittire-,i'atittirraities and Disorders of Yout aid Maturity, usually ac- Zgebtarp`oLn_c_arly period of life, which destroy the physical and ,Zs e t the offal R s e Ct i ne rli rgi lilr of an m d a e ri n h f o ei i ble the natural feelings, and ex ; with Practical Observations on tty, t_cmain Prevention and successful Treatment of Ne t rv ure ous an D i eb a i n 154,eZesaland Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis,re,,,ttirionc, as ' adopted itli e , d derangements resulting from Indisc 1 4 `kne, "'arid, Ricord, and other eminent menthe's of the faculty of hy, l • With th.„ 0i,,,, ,_ Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, it t :r strl t „' an d Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining `Prod, dret, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that "t ( 1 lii them by solitary habita, btjr, g , BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., excesses, and infection. - saer of .. I, FORD-SQUARE, LONDON. haft% ,lellicine, Matriculated of Lniversity of Edin- LicZ ni ' ..i t onorary Member of the London p a ilHol Medical Societ a y n , I ttal 814 of Apothecaries' Hall, London Member of the Hunteri 1, 111 cal ociety of Edinburgh, &c., Ike. ' ti n 4lB a.r7r k , c ontains a aain and complete description of the atm. A ,4Ql tlo , :., l) ,"Y si ° l (4tY of the reproductive organs, ZFcli t ,, t "4:eiria health and disease. Dr. La'Mert, who ha , s d ta t ke s n tim tl o ie . and of their relative 1' 1 4 ,Q1 'ntert medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas an medicale man „;4 1 1 ea in the work, is the only legally qualified . itr_ atztZtitnclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the 4 ` ' l''''''' f t these complaints. He may be consulted wittis.dvan- ,`qro ti a a !Lid hose whose constitutions may have become debilitated_ . r y„le.cret Practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of 7:4tria„,.t, Whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objec - i 4114" frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of unceas 4 Pl abligf; Y an d resrret h usi er.l : by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pate , r , - -(411,3:t4r1'et,. rosy, 6:;, Oxiord-sii eei, zAtari,2, Titebborne-stri , : I,b, s ee by ' C4 lardon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Mann, '23, Cornhill , ---.. PO,st for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, V uga consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter' boe 1 2---- "t l 4 !IV!, 1414 trgal Olz till Eight 4 . ~A ' ~~~~~: N°. 18,537.] LONDON, THURSDAY VENING SU N FEBRUARY 7 PUBLICATIONS. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. John Gilbert was charged with_forgery upon the London Joint Stock Bank. Mr. Tilson appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Humphreys for the prisoner. Mr. Tilson said that a gentleman named Orr had in a business transaction given his acceptance for 1101. to the prisoner, and that on the day that bill was due a forged bill, the exact counterpart of it, was also presented for payment at the London Joint- Stock Bank. Mr. W. C. Boone, clerk in the London Joint- Stock Bank, said—On the 4th of Febrtary this bill (the forgery) was presented by the Union Bank, and paid to them in their usual change. The bill pur ports to be dated the Ist of December, 1851, and to be drawn by John Gilbert and Co. and accepted " at the London Joint-Stock Bunk, W. S. Orr and C 0.," payable two months after date. Mr. George Davis, commission agent, Railway place, Fenchurch-street, said—l know the prisoner. I received from him, on the 9th of December, this (the forged) bill. He asked me to discount it that day. I did so. I gave him a cheque for 1071. 10s. on the Union Bank of London. On the 3d of Feb., the day before the bill was due, he came to my pri vate residence with 1101. in bank notes to pay the bill on the following day. I told him I would do so. I afterwards saw him at three o'clock on the 4th of February. He called to know if I had taken the bill up. I told him he had better go with me down to the Union Bank. I had left the money there in the morning. He went with me to the Union Bank, and the clerk who has charge of the bills there stated to me in the prisoner's presence that the bill bad been paid by the Joint Stock Bank, and he handed me the money I had left with him to take it up, which money I then gave to the prisoner. Mr. IV. S. Orr, of Amen-corner, Paternoster-row, bookseller and publisher, said—l am acquainted with the prisoner. Previously to the month of May he put up a hydraulic press for me ; it was to be a long credit ; I understood it to be nine months. He asked me to give him my acceptance of a shorter date. The understanding was, that when the bill became due he was to renew the whole or any part of it, as I might request. When the bill became due I asked him to renew about 100/. of it. On the morning of the 2 ?(1 of December I received from him by post his draft for 1101. It was entered on the back, and I returned it by post accepted by me the same day. This (pointing to the genuine bill) is the bill. I only gave him one acceptance for 110/. This (pointing to the forged bill) is not my acceptance, nor was it written by my authority. I never authorised any one to ac cept a bill for me. Cross-examined by Mr. Humphreys—The original bill was a six months' bill, drawn in May and due in December, for 1801 3.. 3d. T:iere had been previ ous transactions between us. He had put up a steam engine for me. I had not been acquainted with him long, but I am bound to say that up to the present transaction his conduct had been most exemplary. He was a most intelligent and able engineer. For the 1101. renewal I received a cheque for 105/. The other Si. was deducted in consequence of a running account bet ween us. I have been in communication with the bankers since, and I know now that the money for the 1101. bill was paid into the London and Joint-Stock Bank to my account, in the name of Gilbert. It is so stated in the bank-book. I did not discover that the 110/. had been paid in until last Saturday evening, and then I found it had been paid in on the 4th inst. Mr. C. H. H. Wessell, clerk at the Union Bank, said—The bill produced (the forged acceptance) is the one for which our bank obtained payment from the London Joint Stock Bank. The bill was paid into our bank by Mr. Davis, of Railway-place, Fen church-street. Mr. Humphreys submitted that, although there was no possibility of denying that there had been great irregularity upon the part of the unfortunate gentle man at the bar in the transaction, there could not have been the least intenefon of fraud, as the prisoner had paid in the money to stop the bill at the Union Bank, before it could have reached the Joint Stock Bank. MR. BELL'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., HEARTS and ALTARS, By ROBERT BELL, EEci. Author of " THE L ADDER OF GOLD," &C. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOW , F OURTH EDITION BEADY OF SIR. DISRAELI'S POLITICAL I3IOGR inn" LORE GEORGE BENTINC K. In 1 large vol. Bvo., 15s. bound. Colburn and Co:, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street, To be had of all Booksellers. N; immediately, 4 REJOINDER t 'he Bishop of EXETER'S REPLY to the EDINBURGH REVIEW. By the EDINBURGH REVIEWER. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Loogmans. SPERMATORRIREA AND STRICTURE. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 45., ATREATISE on the CURE o f STRICTURE of the URETHRA; containing the True Reasons why that Disease so often assumes such an intractable character; with Rules and Instructions for the successful Treatment of every Form of Urethral Contraction, based on the results of extensive and pro longed experience. To which is added, Practical Observation,i on the Treatment of Spermatorrhcea by Cauterization. By F. B. COURTEkAY, "These who complain most loudly are those only who know not how to use the counnon instrumenZs. . . . . The pr ac tice of surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in difference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."—John Bell. H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. I✓SSRS. NICOLL'S WAREROOMS are arranged in several DEPARTMENTS, under the manage ment of skilful assist nts, who produce the BEST MATERIALS at the mast morlerate prices, viz., the PALETOT, the Toga, and other such garments, in substances adapted for every season or clina&te ; Uniforms and Outfits, naval, military, or diplomatic ; Robes, cleri cal, legal, or municipal; Gentlemen's plain Morning and Evening Dress ; Boys' Clothing, Servants' Liveries, &c.—EL J. and 1). NICOLL'S' West-end address is at 114, 116,118, 120, Regent-street ; City, 22, Cornhill. Mr. Tilson said it was the determination of the establishment he represented to prosecute, and that there could be no doubt of the commission of the act with which the prisoner was charged. Alderman CUISITT did not believe that the prisoner had any intention to defraud the Bank, but the ma gi,trate had no alternative in the case. It was well known that extensive frauds had frequently had their commencement in similar transactions, and it was his duty to send the case before another tribunal. The prisoner, upon being asked whether it was his wish to say anything, replied I am quite innocent of any fraudulent intention whatever.—Committed for trial. GUILDRALL. William Southwell, mate of the brig Petrel, was brought up for further examination before Alderman Humphery and Sir Peter Laurie, on the charge of as saulting Jame s H arman Crisp, a ca b driver, by casting him wilfully into the River Thames. This case was remanded from last week for the attendance of the principal w it ness f o r the prosecu tion, who, the C our t was given to un d ers t an d, h a d been suborned by the prisoner and his friends, but having been summoned, he now appeared and was re-examined. Police-constable Coombs, L 94, said he k :new the prisoner herself had b een convicted and sent to prison prisoner to be the wife of a s we ll mobsms n. The for three months. The prisoner was remanded till Wednesda,y next. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Daniel Sullivan, a rough, powerful looking fellow, was placed at the bar for re-e xamina tion, charged with a violent attack on Mr. George Harris, and robbing him of a valuable gold watch. The complainant said that he lived on his property, and that on Saturday night last he went with his brother to a house in George- s t ree t, S o uthwark, to witness a " set-t o " b etween two pugilists. In the course of the eveni ng , complainant having Lad occa sion to proceed to a yard at the rear of the house, was accompanied by th e prisoner to shove him the way, as he was a stranger. When they got to to the bottom of the yard the prisoner seized the complain ant's watch-obain, drew the watch itself out of his waistcoat pocket, and by a violent tug broke the chain and got possession of the watch. Complainant col lared him, but he was immediately knocked down by his assailant, who escaped, but was subsequontly taken into custody in about two hours afterwards at a house in Lombard-street, Mint. The prisoner attempted to prove an alibi by assert ing that be was in the City a t the time of the alleged robbery (half -past nine o'clock). s ta in i S re e d rmge t a h ad a ne t tinl t V h ci e ur r ii e gribe w ts' as no ontheM division stated, that having subject, ha had foundationascer tained for the alibi at tempted to be set up. He was committed. LAMBETH. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKfi A. ITS CONSEQUENCES. —Last evening as the sifting magistrate, Mr. Elliott, having disposed of the w a h s o two men presented themselves before him and requested some pecun i ary was b o o f ut the to business leave the e of bench, en the ch, day, assistance on behalf of themselves and a number of their fellow-workmen, and their families, who were at present suffering great privations. From the statements of the applicants, who gave their names as Nicholas Murray and John ' Cassy, it appeared that they had been deputed by a vast body of unskilled labourers in the iron trade, now suffering through the pending claims of the operative engi neers, by which many thousands of men with their families have been thrown out of employment with out the means of subsistence, to collect subscriptions on their behalf. Mr. ELLIOTT briefly replied that he did not wish to interfere between master and workmen, and could, therefore, afford them no relief. The applicants, however, thanked him for the kindness and patience with which his worship bad heard them, and then withdrew. s RAILWAY ouTH .wE sTERN IN ._ T T E a kL EL I E G C E TI N E ELECTION OF attheshareholdersNineof Elmsthe above DIRECTORS. 4 The com adjournedpanywanas yesterday,meeting of the station, for th e p ur p ose of receiving the r e p or t o f the scrutineers appoi n t e d at the previous meetin g t o ta k e the votes on th e e l ec ti o n of three direct ors i n the place of M r . L acey, M.P., Mr. Scott, M.P., and Mr. Reed, who had offered themselves for re-election. M r . Smith (the deputy-chairman of the London and North- W es t ern R a il way Company) presided. The thr ee can did a t es n ominated in opp os iti on to Mr. Mr. Mortimer (stock the retirin g can did a t es are Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, bro Helps (b arr i s t er ), and Helps The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business said he r egrette d to h ear that objections had b e en made by b o th th e scru tineers to the votes that had of the d a y, been t a k en. The object i ons i n question were of a technical character, and it therefore had been thought right by the board to obtain the assistance of a gen tleman of legal eminence (Mr. Lloyd) for the pur pose of g u idi ng hi m ( t h e Chairman) in his decision . respe c ti ng the votes that had b een objected to. Per haPs the most conven i ent mo d e o f proceeding would be, for the secretary to read the number of votes re corded f or t h e respective can did a t es , th ough any of such v o t es would of course b e su bj ect to b eing struck off if the o bj ect i ons to t h em were f oun d to b e val i d. To thi s i t was observed that t h e scrut i neers—one of whom, Viz., th e gen tl eman c hosen by th e di rec t ors, was stated t o h o l d an appo i ntmen t un d er t h e com pany's so li c i tor—had not made any report. It was stated that the scrutineer on the part of the new can didates made objections to certain votes, but that the directors' scrutineer was of opinion that such objec tions were not within the province of scrutineers ; that the first -mentioned scrutineer desired to call in counsel to decide whether such objections were or were hot within the scope of the scrutineers' duty, but that the directors' scrutineer refused to agree to such a course, and that it was on l y t h e l a tt er scruti neer who had looked at the number of votes recorded. The scrutineer on the part of the directors affirmed that he did not refuse to consent to the appointment of an assessor; but that the scrutineer on the part of the new candidates declined to state what the points behalf of Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, Mr. Helps, were that he should submit to the decision of an assessor. The CHAIRMAN said if the scrutineer appointed on Mortimer had refused to go into the votes, it was his (the scrutineer s) fault, and that as the scrutineers he should be guided in his (the Chairman's) had not been able to agree upon the appointment of and Mr. an assessor, it was his (the Chairman's) duty to ap point an assessor. hi s advice He had done so, and by decision upon the validity o f questioned votes. Sergeant GAZ ELER Obje c t e d to the appo i n t m ent of an assessor by the Chai rman as a n ac t o f injustice. The board bad exert e d themselves in every p os sible way to secure the re-ele c ti on of the three old mem bers ; they had thrown the wh o l e of their own votes into the scale in their favour ; t h e three solicitors of the com pany had voted f or then; citors had fixed and no w one of those soli ofon an assessor by whom th e f ate the election was for the present to be decided. He would propose that the who should be referred t 3 Mr. Justice Patteson, wh o had just ret i re d f rom the bench, and that all parties should be bound by his decision. He thought that Mr. Justice Patteson would not refuse to decide on the matter, but to pro vide against his refusal, h e would be bound by th e decision of any counsel he (M r . Justice Patteson \ e might app o int. If the direc tors would not listen to so just a proposition, he thought no reasonable man could quarrel with any shareholder who might feel inclined to carry the (Mr. Sergeant Gazelee) question to the last court in the kingdom. The CHAIRMAN said they m us t o on with the business of the meetin g . g The statement of the number of votes was then read as follows : Votes for Mr. Reed .'14,673 Mr. Scott .• . ••• Mr. Lacy .. ... 14,607 ff ,1 Mr. Morti mer 14,100 ..: . 13,486 If Sergeant Gazele® ••• 13 428 Mr. Help s ff • • Mr. Sergeant GAZELER then . . 12,999 that all th e disputed votes be referred to moved "uhsel that he might name. The motion was seconded, and consultation, after some little the decision of Mr. y Justice Patteson, or an issued, which will require 13,6411. 7s. 6d., leaving a balance, after deducting income-tax, of 1,394/. 16s, Id., to be carried to the revenue of the current half-year. The dividend for the year 1851 will therefore be 4s. 6d. a share, as compared with 2s. for the year 1850. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. On Tuesday the half -yearly meeting of this Qom pany was held at the D Grey Rooms, York, when the chair was taken by Mr. H. S. Thompson. The report of the directors was, with the exception of the recommendation respecting the proposed York Hotel, adopted. The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend, after the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Consolidated —Curried. e company be paid on the 25th February. I I The meeting was then made special for the purpose of considering the propriety of applying to Parlia ment in the next session for power to construct the works and effect the objects mentioned in the three following Bills—viz., a Bill to enable the company to make a railway to the Victoria Dock at Bull ; a Bill to enable the Lancashire and Yorkshire and this com pany to enter into arrangements as to the working and management of portions of their railways ; and a Bill for amalgamating the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Company and this company, and for vesting the undertaking of the former company in that of the latter, These Bills were severally approved, with little or no discussion ; and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION. The fourteenth half•yearly general meeting of the shareholders in the Whitehaven Junction Railway was held on Saturday last, in the Savings' Bank, Low ther-street, Whitehaven, the Earl of Lonsdale, chair man of the board of directors, presiding. It appears from the report that the receipts of the company for the half-year have amounted to 5,907/. Os. Eid., and the expenditure 2,9511. 6s. 3d. The balance in the profit and loss account available for a dividend is 1,1131.25. Gd., and it was proposed to divide 4s. per share, which would leave a sum of 1131. 2s. 6d. to be carried to the credit of the next account. The report was adopted and carried. A dividend of 4s. per share (less income-tax) was declared for the half-year ending 31st December, 1851. AIRDRIE AND BATHGATE. The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday, in the Star Hotel. Mr. P. Black burne in the chair. A report for the previous half-year (there not having been then a quorum present) was submitted, from which it appeared that the balance in hand at that date was 6,7711., and that the sum of 1,1961. was recommended to be paid to the shareholders as in terest, at the rate of 4 per cent. In the last half yearly report the directors also recommended an ap plication for the dissolution of the company. The report was approved of, Mr. LAMOND, for himself and Mr. J. Ewing, dissenting and protesting. The SECRETARY (Mr. Watkins) then read the re port for the half-year just ended, which showed that the balance in hand was 6,8801., from which it was recommended to make a payment of 1,1961. to the shareholders as interest. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which, having been seconded, Mr. J. EwiNu, seconded by Mr. LAmoND, moved as an amendment, that the report be not approved of; but on it being put to the vote the amendment was negatived. William Joyce, in answer to the Alderman, said he understood the cabman had settled the matter out of court, and was to receive 51. by way of compensa tion for the i n j ury h e had sustained. Wit ness accordingly we n t out to drink with the capta i n o f t h e brig, who then gave hi m (witness) a sovere i gn f or himself to induce him to keep out of the way. Not feeling in a state to give evidence after what be had drank, he took the sovereign and went away. It was the captain who stood treat. Alderman HUMPHERY remarked that on the last occasion tho captain swore that he had not treated the witness to any drink, neither had he been instrumen tal in preventing his appearance in court. The captain here stated he was not sworn on the day of the remand, for he never touched the book. Alderman HUMPEIERY said if he did not touch the book when the oath was administered, that trick was too common to save him from an indictment for perjury if he swore falsely. He then ordered the captain into the witness-box. :Benjamin Thaxter, the captain of the brig, having been sworn, admitted that he treated the witness Joyce to a pint of beer, and also that he gave him a sovereign, but explained that it was at the urgent ad vice of the witness's friends and the concurrence of the prisoner, whose money it was. He gave nothing out of his own pocket, but paid the money on the prisoner's account out of what was due to him. He further added that the witness then said, the c , old cabman might go and be d—d for what he cared." On the m o ti on o f t h e C HAIRMAN, th e ret i r i ng directors were re-elected. LAMOND called attention to a clause in a Bill now being promoted by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, which, if passed, would relieve them of the whole of their obligations to this com pany ; and moved, that the directors be instructed to petition against the insertion of the clause, and that the necessary steps be taken to have it expunged. Mr. EWING seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN, on the ground that no notice had been given of the motion, declined to put it to the meeting, against which Mr. Lamond protested for himself and others. Alderman HUMPHERY said the captain had now contradicted on oath all that he had previously stated, and the only excuse he made for telling all these lies was that he was not sworn. SPECIAL MEETING. The shareholders then resolved themselves into a special meeting, for the purpose of considering and determining whether application should be made to the Railway Commissioners for power to abandon the railway. The witness Joyce here said that when he received the sovereign, Alexander Reed, the pugilist, and a man know as a hanger-on, were with him, and sa id they were to have .ss. each out of the money. Joyce said he did not want it, as he was sure he should be obliged to come up here again ; he, however, gave them is. each, and spent the rest. The captain again asserted the money was not his own. Sir P. LAURIE said it did not signify whether the money belonged to the captain or any one else, as he was the party who gave the money to the witness to defeat the ends of justice. The unfortunate cabman had had a very narrow escape, and if the case had rested with him instead of Alderman Ilumphery, he would have indicted the captain with the prisoner. Alderman HUMPHERY said that was his opinion on the last examination, but the absence of the witness Joyce rendered it absolutely necessary to remand the case. It was a very serious matter and no man under such circumstances would h a ve trifled with the law in the manner the captain had done if be were innocent of any share in the transaction. He should, therefore, latTtehre's case recog was niza t n h c en es r ❑in em 4 a o n l. de to appear. commit the prison e r f or t r i a l, an d i n di c t the captain at the Old B a il ey. H e would, however, take t h e ions to be prepared, and Tk the s MARL was were a t t h p i e p ll e w a S r i t t n u e r s d a s e y s, for the and the cabin-bob , dep os i t ' oßo h o ou ' a n ll d o .s ve r r ß to z a E tt r en . ootaattend and give evidence trial. Jane at brought before Mr. Bi ng h am , charged w ith having railway share s of ge valuestolen a b an k er ' s b oo k containing of N 0.21 __ of 2,8001 ., t h e property of Captain Stanton,l Henri e tt a - street, Caven dishon Tuesdaye eveni n into an omnibus in Parliament -street, g he got The complaina n t sa id , square. banker's book in hi s p oc k et, which containedet.lle had his 1001. Midland railway s h ares , and twe nt twenty 40/, land shares, besides a small glass. The mid.. prisoner sat next to him in the omnibus. At Regent-circus three persons got cut of the omnibus, and complainant then missed his book. He called to the conductor, an d told him of his loss. A constable was called, and the prisoner given into custody. The book was not found. When the prisoner was taken into custody she Protested she was a respectable married woman with four children, living in the Albany-rood, Camberwell. The - CHAIRMAN moved that application be made in the usual,way to the Commissioners for the purpose of dissolving the company ; which motion having been seconded, Mr. LAMOND, seconded by Mr. EWING, moved that no such application be made. Scrutineers were then appointed to ascertain the number of shareholders who had signified their ap proval of the proposal, and th ose w h o h a d di sa pproved of it, when it was f oun d that 11,310 were favour able, and 530 adver se to the winding up of the company. The CHAIRMAN then declared that three-fifths of the shareholders had given their assent to the appli cation. The meeting afterwards adjourned. The CHAIRMAN said the board had no objection to the proposition of Mr. Serg eant Gazelee, but, of ur cose, the candidates must fir s t assent to the propo siti Mr on. .- of the th ree re ti r i ng directory, e lection) objected. Mr. Reed said he objected becau se the course taken by the scrutineer on behalf of Mr. S ergeant Gazelee, disfranchise many of the voters i Ac andY and candidates Alr R E B f b o r (two r re-election) Mr. Mortimer, and Mr. Help . s, was calculated to inquired the number of share was o Id l e r ; s IwiEhLorhsanderveotiendq. which The Directors said the numbers Were Mr. Sergeant GAzaLEE.—We have n not known. 126 votes. A long desultory discussion ensued, Majority of Ser geant Gazelee stated that Mr. Chap l in) in t h vvhi of the company, had paid-up calls.to e chairman the extent of 28,0001. so late as the 2d instant to enable him to vote, and that he had given 640 vot es in the retiring directors ; that the directors favour of given 1,400 votes against the new alone had c andidates that if those, as well as the votes of the officersesand the company, were struck off, there w ould be a of very large majority against the re - election o f the old directors. Mr. MORTIMER said the charge against the scruti neer on the part of himself, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, and Mr. Helps, of a desire to disfra nc hi se share holders, came with a bad grace from Mr. Reed, inas much as the other side had a bs olutely obected to votes because the word "u ndertakin g," instead of "company," had been used in the proxy papers. Much more discussion ensued, and the three new candidates ultimately consented, so far as they are concerned, to abide by the decisio n of the Chairman, as guided by the counsel appointed by the directors. The meeting was then adjourned till the 25th inst. EASTERN UNION. A meeting of shareholders o f the above company was held on Tuesday at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, for the purpo s e o f h av i ng laid before them the report of the committee of proprietors appointed in August last to confer with the directors concerning, and to investigate, the affairs of the undertaking. Mr. Holt was in the chair. The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened having been read, Mr. STURGB (of Birmingham), one of the com mittee, presented the report, the reading of which occupied nearly two hours. It contained a review of such of the past transactions of the company as were necessary to a clear understanding of the causes which have led to its present unhappy position, and which require to be considered in devising means to extricate the company from its present difficul ties ; the proceedings of the committee, showing the inquiries they have made into several matters, with their remarks thereon ; the present state of the en gagements and obligations of the company, and the measures available towards meeting the same, and what further amount is required to rescue the com pany from the wasteful consequences of law proceedings by which the directors are harassed; remarks on a Bill now before Parliament for raising money and altering the present existing rights of preference shareholders, and a consideration whether it would not be for the advantage of the company that the number of the directors be reduced, and especially to provide that all general half-yearly and special general meetings be held in London. The report referred to the origin of the company, pointing out the sort of "family party" by whom a line of a few miles in length had been bound up with various other schemes; and touched upon some apparently objectionable share matters, with which it would seem several of the negotiations of the directors had been connected. It was also stated that one of the direc• tors had transferred upwards of two hundred shares, subject to considerable calls, to a person who is not to be found. The committee had submitted nume rous questions to the directors, who, by the advice of counsel, declined to give " categorical" answers to them ; but at an interview between the board and the committee answers of a general character, but not at all of a satisfactory character, had been verbally returned to some of such questions. The debts of the company were estimated by the report at 348,3611. On the credit side was the sum of 84,7351., leaving a balance of 263,526/. against the company. In addition to this there is the sum of 40,0001: arrears of interest on the ten per cent.ptree ference shares, making the total balance against h company 394,3611. It is very probable that much of the case which appears to be made out of illegal courses pu rsued by the directors will come before the Committee on the ' Bill which the company have in Parliament. Mr. SMITH thought the time had arrived for the shareholders to take the management of the company's affairs into their own hands, an d he had n . o doubt if mi be they would pull together the com pany g ht g ot out of its difficulties. He suggested that a com oou m flde it a t ebh ee e of preference and originshareholders—threethrsehe — s h ou ld b e a pp o i n t e d to consider whaterth e comp any done under the circumstances in which was placed. the terms Easter n from Mr. HARDING a s t o After some observations the advantages of coming to terimswith the Counties Company, and .ofascertaining upon which they were willing to treat for an amal gamation, a motion for the reception of th e report of the committee was carried. Mr. MARRIOTT said he represented a distinct body of shareholders, who had held meetings on t h e sub ject, and had appointed a committe e having sinai lar objects in view to those entertained by the other s h are h o lders. The motion he had to propose was to the effect "that the most probable mode of speedily extricating this company from its embarrassments is to promote an amalgamation of all the rail ways east of the Great North ern C ompany; and that Messrs. J3rowne, Underwood, Holt Hardy, Fisher, LONDON AND BLACK WALL. We find by the report to be presented at the thirty first half-yearly general meeting of proprietors, to be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Tuesday, the 24th day of February, 1852, at twelve o'clock, that the directors recommend the declaration of a dividend 2s. 6d. a share upon the 109,131 shares , ~. .. 9 - • . Ng , A , ipi t tqw, ,': , OS,' • , ...;` . .,1 1 , ..". - i t t , r i . . 44 : „_ ..3 ,1,,,, •\ ii - .‘FII.-, -- .I.:r. - A ..- i l l ' i „ . ' J r -4 , . .... • ..,.. ;V ``IE 1 1" , ' . ' ..4. Alt.' "-, `S •" 1r r . .ar ~,, i o Ve' stok t r:' , ii. . to: 1 ,4i^ n i ~, , .'.. , V "' 0 -M4, 1 ,,N -,,, ~.p, ...,.,41,\ , K .. ''. ..''" ~.. dioti \,..... te ....: : " ......,...4 .. 4 ...PW 7 I9 . ,N,, if -''-' ', • •'! i r Cr' `14::., \_,......„. ..,... , yam':,... 0 ''' '1111110 11 : 6 - -• ' Ilk — .: , --.t-'' ,s, i , .. 411 - 1 „ .. ..., , •••' , ..H ., „, i v" - - ,- :1/$ 4, ;•• 'X , - 5 --.....__-, ___ ' a i: 4 .t...v , DITA T ,-- :',..,;,,,,,-. .. 4,,,,,,,. : c b. 1.4. !, —. 74;, - ,: • kOrr ...,,,,t , ~` '" ". ~, , ''- ~~ ~ 9, 1852. [PRICE 5D Sturge, l3agshawe, and Smith, be a committee,with power to :negotiate with the Eastern Counties Com pany for aL lease of the Eastern Union Railway to that company,, subject to the approval of a special meeting of the company." Mr. Firs HER thought that the only course for them to pursue vvas to go to the Eastern Counties Company and to come to some fair and honourable terms with I them. Mr. S.r.LAD was of opinion that the Eastern Counties Company. were prepared to receive them upon ami cable and. fair terms ; and he had no doubt that the result of such an arrangement would be to enable the Eastern Union Company to raise the requisite funds on reaso. noble terms, Mr. 13. i owrie said the affairs of the company had been gr e ssly mismanaged, and as four of the directors would re tire by rotation at the ensuing meeting, he hoped the shareholders would not re-elect them. If they did .they would deserve no better success in their affairs than had hitherto attended them. After some observations from Mr. Muskett, Mr. Sturge, .Dr. Barker, and Mr. Hovendon, the resolu tion proposed by Mr. Marriott was modified to the effect that Messrs. Browne, Underwood, Holt, Hardy, Fisher, rind Smith, be appointed a committee to ascer tain whether the Eastern Counties Company were willing to enter into negotiations for a lease of the Eastern Union Railway, subject to the approval of a special meeting of this company, and to consult with the directors on the subject. The motion was put and carried. Resolutions were also passed to the effect that the directors be requestel nokto apply the funds of the shareholders to the expense of proxies on the question of re-electing the retiring directors ; that the meeting be adjourned to the 26th inst., to receive the report of the committee ; and that the best thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Sturge and his colleagues for their report on the affairs of the company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. The report of the directors of this railway, to be presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly gene ral meeting, to be held at the De Grey Rooms, in the city of York, on Tuesday, the 24th of February, shows that the income of the company for the last half-year amounted to 401,0911. 4s. 3d., the working expenses to 147,2871. 19s. 2d., the way leaves and taxes to 20,8091. Os. 4d., leaving a net profit of 232,9941. 4s. 9d. The liabilities of the com pany for interest on loans and rents of leased lines amount to 103,3561. 3s. Bd., by which the balance is reduced to 129,6381. ls. Id. Out of this sum, after paying the gnaranteed dividend upon the pur chase shares 10,3831. 9s. 4d., and carrying to the fund for the replacement of the permanent way, ac cording to the resolution of the general meeting of 23d of August, 1849, 24,1371. (less 1,5261., the un appropriated balance of the sum received from Mr. Hudson), the directors recommend that a dividend should be declared on the ordinary stock and shares of the,company at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, amounting to 91,397/. ; and that the surplus of 2,918/. 12s. 4d., remaining after writing off 2,3321. 19s. sd. for bad debts previously incurred, should be carried forward to the credit of the revenue account for the current half-year. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 1852. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*l9l Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 36 Tubercular Diseases ... 160 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ••• 124 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ••• „„,„ ••• ••• 185 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... Diseases of the Kidneys, &e. ..• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... Premature Birth „, „, ,„ Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 32 ... 43 ~. 29 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 970 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated, sponcling week in the 1851. of 1851. Week. West Districts... 376,427 . . 165 ... 120 North Districts.. 490,396 .. 210 ... 194 Central Districts 393,256 ... 175 ... 160 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 209 ... 237 South Districts.. 616,635 ... 277 ... 259 T0ta15........ 2,362,236 Males Femalc3 ... 1,036 970 492 478 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 803 ... 798 Total ... 1,601 * In this number aro • included 30 by Scarlatina, 34 by Typhus Foyer, 22 by Diarrhoea, and 3 by Cholera. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The mortality of London, which rose to 1,100 deaths in the first few weeks of the year, has gradu ally declined, and in the week ending last Saturday the number was only 970. Toking the ten corre sponding weeks of 1842-51, it appears that last week's amount was less than previous returns in six instances, and greater in four, and that the average of corre spondingweeks was 1,048. If t hi s average be cor rected fcr increase of population it becomes 1,153, compared with which the present return shows a de crease of 183. The mortality from diseases of the respiratory or gans exhibits a trifling increase on that of the pre vious week, but is still considerably below the ave rage; the number of fatal cases last week having been 185, while in chrresponding weeks of the last five years they ranged from 199 to 330. In the tu bercular class the deaths from phthisis or consumption were in the previous week 147, in the last they were 122, which latter amount is also below the average. The total number of cases ascribed to zymotic or epidemic diseases was in the previous week 201 ; it is now 191. Of the latter sum 29 (about the same as the former week) are referred to small-pox, 9 to measles, 30 to scarlatina, 33 to hooping-cough , 3 to croup, 3 to thrush, 22 to diarrhcea, 3 to dysentery, 3 to cholera, 4 to influenza, 42 to typhus and other fever, 7 to erysipelas, and 3 to syphilis. Five deaths were cwit of , e y rere t gi o s n te d r o e n d : inofthtehessoeuothnie sub districtoc cuffed from scarlatina, another from fever, bronchitis," and three in the same family, at 79, Watling-street, from " scarlatina maligns." The last een cases were those of a girl aged 6 years , and another aged one year, who both died on the 11 th of Fe bruary, having been under treatment 4 days, and o f a third who died on the 13th of February, having b under treatment 3 days. At 13, Vauxhall-row, the son and daughter of a weaver, aged respectively 11 months and 2 years, died of measles on the the i.s same " bron chitis." after 14 and 15 days' illness. ~ lie died asphyxitartsfFirdfhi At 11, Seven-step-alley, Aldgate, February, a labourer, aged 50 yearst,hde.ieid_rayouf The medical attendant writes on his certi ficate : The ease, as described the A spinster, locality, 3 i s 7 u y n e fi a r ed on 5 by her medical attendant, deserves in High-street, Homerton. of il at e t n e ni ntio a n nd : Chronic inflammation and thickening mecum, and appendix vermifor stones, which produced rn b l , with ulceration of .8 stones, which e}, produced fiat,by gall-stones • attrition t ri o t idognm; lodgment rogfe gall Symptoms t w hi a c a ke fo n u e n d con glomeration of latterly, ileum, the ileum , nalbno;aetiend,in and strictured below. : chronic diarrhcea (21 years), with, the result of intemperance, frequent vomiting." A wo man was y, persons dying from , registered last week whose death was perance and there are three cases of o privation, hF of which the particulars:— Saviour's • h the followingare n t e 9th ebruary, in St. ~ workhouse a widow, aged 79 years, died from want of necessary ' food; bronchitis (one week)." In the north sub-district of Whitechapel, in Elizabeth-court, on sth J anuary, a labourer, age d 54 y ea rs, died " a natural death, a c celerated by want of common neces saries" (inquest) ; and in the workhouse in the same sub - district, on 31st January, a labourer, aged 47 years, died " a natural death ; sudden, from exhaus tion and privations." STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell heavily during the evening. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any examination. MONDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered with cloud till the evening. A heavy shower of rain fell at 4h. P.M. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any exami nation. TUISDAY.—The sky was generally covered with cloud till the evening. Showers of rain fell during the afternoon. El ec t r icity—Negative, and suddenly changed to positive, with strong tension between lh. and 2h. P.M. WEDNESDAY. — Three-fourths of the sky were covered with cloud during the earlier portion of the morning, and it was clear during the remainder of the day. Electricity - 1 Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon' EQUITABLE FIRE ',lnd NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. DIRECTORS. t*T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. *W. A. B. Ben , ett, Esq. Jon Moss, Esq. .t*llugh Croft, Esq. t*John Rawson, Esq. tJ. Elliotson, M.D. F.R.S. *John Shaw, Esq. t*Geo. Fuller, Esq. t•Edmond S. Symes, Esq. *Ralph Gough, Esq. t*Clernent Tabor, Esq. t .1 illiam Kennaway, Esq. ',Joseph Thompson, Esq. t Sir Arnold J. Knight, M.D. t*A.ugustus Esq. *Sir A. W. Hillary, Bart. ',Samuel Walker, Esq. *M. C. Maher, Esq. * Fire. t Life. t * Both. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital, 500,0001. (lncorpo•ated under 7 and S Vict., cao. 110.) The Equitable Fire Office, by a constant analysis of its a,wn experience, from time to time, adopts such rates of premium as the nature of the risk justifies; and with tots view an annual investi gation is made into each class of risk, and a return of fifty per o ent. Of the net excess, made to all classes of Insurers whose policies have been in force for three years. Farming Stock insured at 39. per cent. without the A ve:rage Clause. Losses arc made good without deduction or discount. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. Capital £510,090. NEW LIFE TABLES. On the Withdrawal Table the assured is entitled, by simi aa en dorsement, to receive an immediate advance of one-half the r.mount f the paid annual premiums, without security or deposit of the policy ; or half-premium for the whole continuance of 'life. 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P R IVILEGE. —On Saturday, DANGEROUS RAILWA- Y r s ea t W broughtes te l .).. r yn had been, for the amount m y a p a a s n u y s , - 8 1 y Company, in w ho se employment aatrathilewßalyarryolretbeor,nenCamouenatyßCogoeurrst,h, aan,aiancsttiotnhewua pended until he w a s finally dismissed of wages due t o hi m f r om the per e iod at fr 1 , 8 0 appeared that the employment by th e b oar d o f directors. vinhiethhehecoN It h was the cause plaintiff had b e e n f oun d d run k o n duty, w— h c the of his dismissal, and the means by which he ~,railways. disclosed a system prevalent, it is believed, on most - g hot water The porters, it seems, are in the habit of pouring , ot liquor into the empty spirit casks sent to the station for convey ance, and well rinsing them. This is called " bulling" the cask, and the " bull' thus made is, in fact, strong grog. Mr. Collard, the superintendent of the police at the railway, said he had never beard of the system of " bulling" until this case, and he would adopt means to prevent it. His Honour trusted that strong measures would be taken to pre vent a recurrence of the system now disclosed, as it was fraught with imminent danger to the public and to the men themselves. - Judgment for the defendants. The rem4inA of Miss Mich& lson, W' - :n met her pre mature death by the falling of the Pavilion Gate, were con signed to the grave in Preston churchyard yesterday, in a pat d W t miciten4ti9l4 Mos - Zig/dm Guardian, 1 17 ~•",/ 5 , - - ). /: 1 ' ' ', / ; // ' '''''- ff,_, , ) 4 - 4 1 .....) THUBSDAY.—The sky was clear till near noon, ano' the mount of cloud NYIV3 variable d ur i ng the remainder of the ' ' day. Electricity—Positive, an d tension moderate during -the - morning and afternoon. ? FRTD4Y.—The sky was overcast till noon, one-third part was covered till sh. P.M., and overcast afterwards. Electricity —Nothing was shown throughout the day. SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day.. Electricity—Positive, and weak tension during the afternoon. ' The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the Main ,mast, and read each day at 9h. a.m. was 3709 ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 360° ; the mean readings at th e Royal Observatory for the same times were 35.6 Q and 36.2* respectively. The reading of the barometer increased 'from 2914 in: at the beginning of •the week to 2902 in. by9h. am- on the 9th ; increased to 30.01 in. by 9h. Pal. on the 11th ; decreased to 29•50 in. by 9h. A.M. o n th e 13th ; and in creased to 3009 in. by the end of the week. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. IS .— Last night, at 9 o ' c l oc k, a Dut c h barque, the Jacobus, Captain Kolff, from Rotterdam to Batavia, and the schooner Hope, of Brixham, got into collision off St. Katherine's, Isle of Wight, and the consequences were so serious as to render it necessary for the schooner to be immedi ately abandoned. Her crew, consequently, took re fuge on board the Jacobus, and there appeared little prospect of the Hope floating any length of time. The. Jacobu s put into St. Helen's Roads in the night , with her larboard bow stove in, loss of jibboon, and other damage. From her disabled state, and the wind blowing stron g from the north-north-west, it was necessary to send assistance to her to bring her into harbour immediately, and one of the Isle of Wight steamers was sent out to her, but she had not sufficient power to tow her against the strong wind blowing at the time. Application being then made to the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir T. Briggs, he ordered the dockyard steam -tug Echo to go to the assistance of the barque, and by her she was, brought into harbour this afternoon to undergo repairs. Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., Comman der-in-Chief, left this port this morning on leave of absence for a few days. His flag was struck on board the. Victory at sunset on Tuesday eveni ng The Fairy steam-yacht, Master-Commander Welch, has been removed from the steam basin to-day, r ea d y for the'rec e pti on o f h er M a j es ty on th e 6th proximo, ROYAL MARINES. The retirement on full pay has been offered to Lieutenant -Colonel Garmston, of the Portsmouth division, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hewes, deceased, The intention of the Board of Admiralty is that all officers to whom this boon may be offered and not accepted, shall, if reported afterwards unfit, be placed on the half-pay list, thereby relieving the public of undue taxation. Report states that a subaltern of a gallant corps serving in Portsmouth garrison will shortly have to answer before a general court-martial for a breach of the Royal Marine Mutiny Act, article 59, when on the main guard. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 18.—The report at the Royal Naval Hospital this morning, relative to the condition of the seamen afflicted with small pox from her Ma jesty's frigate Arethusa, is as follows :—Mr. Dillon 2d master, recovering; Neilson, able seaman, died yes terday ; one other man in a dangerous state, but hopes are entertained of his recovery; the other ten are nearly convalescent, No new cases. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon sailed yesterday for Portsmouth. She has men for the Rodney and Simoom, and the crew who brought the Argus:to this port. - The steam-vessel Vulture made a trial oruise round the Eddystone yesterday. PEMBROKE, FEB. 17.—Th e i workmen are busily engaged in fitting in the timber between the fore and after parts of the Windsor Castle, for the purpose of lengthening her, and rapid progress will soon be made. When completed the Windsor Castle will be the largest man-of-war in the British navy, and capable of carrying 140 guns, thus being equal in her armament to the French Valmy, which is armed with the same number of guns. The Mar.. tello tower now in course of erection at the Stack Rock, at the entrance of the harbour, has been consi derably delayed in its progress, in consequence of the late severe gales, which caused considerable damage to the machinery and works. So violent has the weather been that for several days all communication with the main land was cut off, and the workmen thus isolated suffered severely, the waves breaking over the rock. The various Martello towers, erected for the defence of the arsenal, are at length being placed in a proper state to repel an attack, the de tachment of Royal Artillery having been busily engaged in mounting the guns. The western battery. at the Dockyard, which was likewise in a most inde fensible condition, is also to be mounted with new artillery; the present guns-19 in number—having, on inspection, been found inefficient for the defence of the establishment. APPOINTMENTS, WOOLWICH, FEB. 18.—Surgeon—Alexander derson, M.D. (1842), to the Polyphemus steam-sloop, at Woolwich, for service on the coast of Africa. Paymasters and Purs ers—John E. Brooman Wool wich (1846), additional to the Fi sgar d flagship itNr;ol wich ; Alfred Nash (1846), to the Herald, 28, at Chatham, fitting for surveying service in the South Seas. Chief Engineer—Walter W. Williamson, to the Polyphemus. Assistant-Surgeon William M'Donald, M.D. (1842), to the Polyphemus. Second Master—William G M. Stent (1846), to the Fisgard. Assistant-Engineers—William Norris, James G. G. Dunn, and Joseph Jolliffe, to the Polyphemus. Mate—John D'Arcy ( 1850 ), from the Victory flagship at Portsmouth, to the Torch steam-vessel at Woolwich, fitting as tender to accompa n y the Herald to the South Seas. Masters'-Assistant—Francis Husion, to the Herald J. Hutchings, to the Fisgard. Midshipman—ll J. Meyer, to the Herald. The Cormorant paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 300 h o rse power, Commander William C. Chamberlain, returned to Woolwich on Monday last from the south-east coast of America station, where she had been serving since August, 1849. and is having a refit instead of being paid off, and will be taken ou t of the basin on Friday. It is expected she will form one of the Channel squadron about to assemble service, arrived on Saturday very shortly for exercise on the coasts of England and e some defects in her cranks Ireland. The Fearless steam-vessel, employed by Captain Commander Monday, Bullockengines.- farnodnfrom fire-bars Sheernessre - b o a n rs s m ur a s d • te made g i h o oa g ov d . a r s e t s m p a u r k t a u b p l y s i mil well,a tn i e n r g ; n white - loSreni ilcesihonearoinawdahlmioedor Resistance s l be r t s team . yach r t. to those in the Royal r e The tiey, Black vias ta E k a a g n l e s o t e u a t m - o y f a : c t h h t e , and made a run down the river to try her ' " troop -ship, Master -Commander r of sl t o r o o p op Bradshaw, is ordered from 'Woolwich t o D ept f or d , t o take on board stores, and m a k e h erself ready for has been taken down fro m theTchoenv Sulphur Deptford to Woolwich vice. to be us e d f or the convict ser- The Fairlie hired . convict-ship ,in charge of Sur geon-Superintendent E was brought down f Edward Nolloth, M.D. (1845), from Deptford this morning to moorings opposite the R oya l A rsena l , to ta k e on board convicts from Millb an k P en i tent i ary , th e Model Prison at Woolwich, at Pentonville, and the convict bulks 1 for conveyance to Van Diemen's Land, where the convicts will obtain tickets of leave. The number of convicts to embark in her is about 320, 54 of that number being from the hulks at Woolwich. Seventeen caulkers have been lent by Chatham Dock yard to Woolwich Dockyard to hasten the caulking of the Agamemnon, 90, screw-steamer, as it is desir able that she should be launched in the last week of March, or first week in April next. The caulkers, after their work on the Agamemnon is finished, will be employed on the Royal Albert, 120, also to be fitted as a screw steamer, in order to make her ready for launching as soon as possible. ROYAL MARINES. Lieutenant-Colonel Jolliffe, of the Woolwich divi sion, is ordered to sit as a member of the Small-arm Committee. One corporal and nine privates of the Woolwich division are to embark on board the Polyphemus steam -sloop at this port, for service on the coast of Africa. Captain P. T. M. Payne has joined the Woolwich division as gunnery instructor. .:et:.--,,:. tariff), which is about at par (according to the s new loid. per ounce fo; at the English faint price of 31. - MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris standard gold, gives au exchange l t 7 . being 25.27 i, it follows, change at Paris on London at shotr. of 25.17; and the ex dearer in London than that gold is about 0.41 pe r c in Paris. By advices froin t the English Mint price of is 429 per mark, which, Ha en inburgh the price of gold at Hamburgh on London at of 13.7 ; and the exchange it follows that gold is 0.69 per cent.. short being 13 . 8, -- in c : Hamburgh. The course of ex change 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange t h e par of exchange between England dearer in London l'ortkhaon. London for bills at 60 days' sight is change at New 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the nominally 0.67 per cent, in favour of England; the gold fropmrestehnet u ra n t i e te l d ea s v t e at s a m small profit en exchange is llowance for difference of ' interest and and 1 Americape r cent., en t being. , and and, after making a the imports is s tated that Mr. Clive, I the son of the HOD. It Clive, has consented to be put in nomination with Robert , • Rashout, one of the present Alembers, to contest tilt, Captain . . division of Worcestershire at the next general elec tion, Protectionist principles, against J. H. H. Foley, Esq. tion, on charges of transport , tic of gc, provided a requisition be presented to him, signed by 2,00 C; electors. Mr. Clive's solicitor, and several of his supporters, visited Evesham on Monday, and Shipeton on Wednesday last, to obtain voters' signatures to the requisition, and to solicit their su pport. — lrddcnces' s Journal. 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