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/ia`~~~ "--~ I PURSUANT to an ORDER of the HIGH COUIV 17)f CHANCERY, made in a cause K EMBAL I, v. FYSON, the Creditors of JAMES KEMBALL, late of Wickham brook, in the county of Suffolk, Butcher, deceased (who died in the month of February, 1849), are, by their Solicitors, on or before the Ist day of May, 1852, to leave their Claims of Debts b:;fore jOSEPH IiIIMPHRY, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his office in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and are, on the 24thoday of May, 1852,40 estoblish such claims before the said Mas ter, or in defamit will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the General Orders of the said Court. . ‘ _ , ~,,,,1 ~ ~, ~r, r,?; Al , *) e t? i — ll9 I' ' 'in •Ar- , -, ql,„, . 1 _,.......--- • 'l* c-* ' l 4 7 P ' „ • dl e e ' • mftm.., "7 l ig _ y. wS 1n, 4, I 1 - . / , L . : 4 ••••-1 k‘,:* :„. • 77` - , , '••••etti a .A. • - 0 ' „ i p ' P. t` ap, Tn. • ,k THE ARMY. THE MINIE RIFLE. r -'-~- AUSTRALIAN CONSOLS GOLD & COPPER MINES. Notice is hereby given, that in gonscouence of the very numerous APPLICATIONS for SHARES in the above Company, none will be received after Saturday next, the 10th instant, immeßately after whjah day the Allotment of Shares will take place. By order of the Board, JAMES TOMLIN, Secretary. 59, Kin William-street, April 5, 1852. 6- 7)' 1 4. •vm • or d ap , r. APRIL 5 1852. N°.18,576.] LOINTDON =MONDAIk a * Y •, 5 • - . . , •••,. - • 6 . 1:1 7 _:1::y, Now ready, at all the Roolucikrs, price 12s. bound, with Portraits, &c., 17 - 01 J. VII. .of LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. NEW RE VI BY AGNES STRICKLAND. , .7,ED, and CH EDITION. E mbellishe.l with PORTRAITS of APER EVERY QUEEN. The Seventh Volume of this interesting work comprises the Life of Mary It., Queen Replant, Consort of William 111. N.B. One more volume will complete the work. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street [PRICE SD. vc , h( - )e rzim aprw - arA to be thv pub!ic convenience,— ll'oicestcr Chronicle. - • MR: J. L. TOOLE'S SECOND DRAWING ROO NI ENTERTAINMENT. Mr. TOOLE, assisted by the City Histrionic Club, will have the honour of pre3enting, at the WALWORTII LITERARY INSTITU TION, Carter-street, Walworth-road, on WEDNESDAY EVENING next, April 7, Popular and Humorous Selections, with his .Tonopoly logue " Trying a Magistrate," " The Election," " Something at Last," and other Characteristic Sketches. Pianoforte, Mr. G. F. Taylor. Commence at a Quarter-past Seven. Tickets, Is. ; Reserved Scats, 2s. ; to be had at the Library, 21, Manor-place, Walworth ; and o f Keith, Prows°, and Co., 48, Cheapsido. " Divide about the broad bride cake, Wltoand about the bride's stake."—Ben Jonson. EDDING BREAKFAST provided • entire, in Town or Country, by Messrs. PCTRASELL, near the Exchange, including wines of the rarest vintages, and the hire of plate, china, servants, and c 4rriages. Bills of fire, with terms, sent by post for any number required. A magnificent distday of 11ri: 4 ,e Cakes for selection. Ball Suppers furnished complete, in• eluding lights anttnnsic. - Experienced cooks and table deco. ators sent to any part of the country for the management of enterta n meets. Soups, mode dishes, ices, &e.. carefully packed for. country orders.—Messrs. Purssell'B, 78, Cornhill. nod NATIONAL LOAN A.NCE CO It PANIES GL, LONDON. CTORS. EQUITABLE FIRE FUND LIFE INTSUR 26, CORNHIL DIREC t*T. LAMM MURK. *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. t*Hugh Croft, Esq. Elliotson, M.D. F.R.S. t*Geo. Fuller, Esq. *Ralph Gough, Esq. t William Kennaway, Esq. t Sir Arnold J. Knight, M.D. *Sir A. W. Hillary, Bart. *M. C. Maher, Esq. .Y, Esq., Chairman. *John Moss, Esq. t*John Rawson, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. PEdmond S. Symes, Esq, f * Clement Taber, Esq. troseph Thompson, Esq. f5-I.uanstus Vigne, Esq. tSarauel Walker, Esq. * Fire. t Life, 1 4 Both. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital, fioo,oool - under 7 and 8 Viet., can. 110.) The Equitable Fire Otlice, by a constant analysis of its own exnerience, from time to time, adopts such rates of premium as the • =tare of the risk justifies ; and with this view an annual invests - gation is made into each class of risk, and a return"of fifty per cent. ; . of the net excess, made to all classes of Insurers whose policies have been in force for three years. Clause Farming Stock insured a t 3 s. per cent without the Average .• . Losses are made good without deduction or discount. ITATIONA.L LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. Capital 2500,008. NEW LIFE TA. On the With drawal Table the assured is LES entitled, by simple en dorsement, to receive an immediate advance of one-half the amount of the paid annual premiums, without security or deposit , of the policy ;or half-premium for the whole continuance of life. On surrender one-half of the annual paymehts will be returned. Life Annuities granted. also Deferred and. Contingeut \Amu:titles, The terms of the Society are peculiarly favourable. The present annual income of the Society from premiums exceeds 70,000/„; the amount covered by the policies of the Society is up wards of 2 ,480,000/. ; and the reserve profit applicable to future bonus to the assured, amounts to 95,5021. 14s. Od. Prospectuse,, and every information, may be obtained, on applica tion at the Office, or to any of its Agents. W. S. B. WOOLIIOUSE, Actuary. SECURITY TO EMPLOYER S. TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CLERKS, STATION-MISTERS, It A.ILIVAY OFFICIALS, BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS, AND OTHER 3. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARANTEE COMPANY. 32, Ludgate-hill, London. GUARANTEE FOR FIDELITY OF TRUST. PROFITS DIVIDED. RATES—From 7s. 65. per cent. upwards. No charge for Stamps. An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As surance and Guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. Policies Indisputable save in cases of Fraud. Arrangements can bo made with this Office to prevent the loss of a Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment, to keep up the payments, H. B. SHERIDAN. TIMES FIRE AND PROPERTY ASSIURINCE COMPANY. Every description of Fire Assurance. Profits Divided. Agents Wanted. H. B. SHERIDAN. ANCHOR ASSURANCE COMPANY, FOIL LIFE, FIRE, AND ANNUITIES. Capital, 1,000,0001. Established in 1842. Offices, 67, Cheapside, London. Life Assurances, adapted to every contingency, may be effected With this Company at premiums most economically rated. Annuities are granted by the Company on terms exceedingly fa vourable to the assured. ' Fire Assurances are issued at Premiums commensumte with the risk atiAing from the nature or position of the property. Fire Policies which expire at Lady -day must be renewed within _fifteen days, otherwise they will become void. All Transfers of Policies from other offices will be made, free of any charge. Branch Offices—Dade-place, Manchester ; Buchanan-street and St. Vincent-street, Glasgow; 5, Frankfort -street, Plymouth; Ex change-buildings, ; Grey-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne; and 6, Hermann-strasse, Hamburgh. T• BELL, Secretary and Actual L A W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, near St. Dunstan's Church, March 18, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that the Books for Transferring Shares In this Society will be CLOSED on THURSDAY, the 25th instant, and Will be RE-OPENED on WEDNESDAY, the 14th day of April next. The DIVIDENDS for the year 1851 will be P tYABLE on MONDAY, the 12th day of April next, and on any subsequent day (Tuesdays excepted), between the hours of Ten and Three o'clock. fly order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. EMIGRANTS' PROSPECTS. The emigrants fids of the Earth's mighty sterface are peopling With English in search oh ' employment and competency, but the great distance between England's shores and emigrant sta tions renders a suitable OUTFIT the first subject of consideration With every emigrant. It is impossible for the emigrant to anticipate What he will most need on his passage, or what win be most useful to him on arriving at his destination ; he should, therefore, apply to E. MOSES and SON, who have for many years paid the strictest at tention to the Outfitting Department, and are fully acquainted with e very article required by the emigrant to any country or climate. The prospects of emigrants are therefore rendered. cheering by the fact, that every useful article in clothing for any emigrant station in the world can be obtained at E. MOSES and SON"S on the shortest notice. Whatever country the emigrant may choose, he must have money for the journey: the economical charges for Outf ts at E. MOSES and SON'S leave th e emigrant in possession of sum in many in stances equal a to the cost of his passage. The emigrant should never entertain the idea of furnishing himself with necessary articles in a foreign country ; that is frequently hit- Possible, and when he is so unfortunate as to make the attempt, the articles are unsuitable, and charged enormous p):ces. Application to E. MOSES and SON obviates all these inconveniences, and fur nishes the emigrant with the prospect of comfort at a small cost. 'Whatever may be the emigrant's propects in refin•enge to his future o ccupation, E. MOSES and SON can always sup ply him with suit able dress for any business he may intend to follow, at little more t bAn half the price he might pay for inferior articles elsewhere. E. MOSES and SONS Establishments being unrivalled in every de partment, afford the most magnificent prospmts for emigrants, e nabling them to procure ever necessary article of use and comfort at the l owest rate. y o, O UTFITS for 31. 155., 61. 15 5., 111. I l s. , an d ui swards. A detailed may be had on applicati on , or f orwa rded, po et f ree, t o any part the kingdom. I MPORTANT NOTICE.—E. MOSES and SO!:.N'S Establishments be closed This Day, re-opening To-Morrow' Morning at Seven I' O 'clock; an d li kewise on Saturday Evening, Apr LllO, resuming busi- M at the above-named hour on the Monday 31:orning following. E. MOSES AND SON. London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, anl 157, Minories, 85, 64 , 85, end 85, Ai gate , opposite the Church, all aommunicating. edon West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 9, . '" ' L 3 . Elart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-st sat. M e rchant Branch, 36, Farg a to. Me rchant callers, Clothiers, Ilatters :lost , !V E 1 S, Furriers, 0.. 1171 ,... t. ' 'woo oaken , and General Outfitters for Le dies and Gentlemet; rrie E stablishments are closed trom sunset Friday on isa tcirica. When business is rearmed tin Twelve o'cloclr. 11111118 t The Universal Guide, a newspaper containing daily e ven t s , &c.. of prices, and directions for self-meastu .ement, can be had, ri g t ., t ntis, dom on application, e r f orwar d e d, p o st-fr ee , t o an y part o f the u. A h andsome Almanac for the y ear ending 1852 can be had, gratis, n a pplication. Id l'on parte Francais. I Qui al se It aliano. liier spricht man Deutsch. 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With Fifty coloured Engra v i e _ nent raelni)e.rs of the faculty of Physiology, and Diseases of the 1t — ",,,,,, A , i llustrating the Anatomy, theirstructureS, if-seS, and furtetion B , 11;,; ( i aletlI 'e Organs, explaining are produced in them by solitary habit.. excess 'various injuries that By SAMUEL LA . , AtEft ;7 B fett, and infection, .., .In. BEDFORD - SQIYAReLI y )., +meter of Medicine, Matriculated Member of th e 4 / 3 .2, 11 I) 0 N. burgh, Honorary Member of the l London g em ., ,_,....:ilersi e ty of Edin- Ha l, London, ht emi ':'" 0 24 -41 al Society, anterian Licentiate of Apothecaries' Xislical Society of Edinburgh, Re., Bce, plain and complete deseZ r io t : e e l : , Tills work Contains a '' 1,1 7 and physiology of the reproductive organs, and o conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'M be er_t, Wh o w e ir ... ,!e e lativ e highest medical honours, as evidenced by t . diplomas a nc il` o :Lthe niala Inserted in the work, is the only legaidleyvcoltueadilTalarnedicaluZ-n who has exclusively, and for many years, consulted tt:41,3 to th e treatment of these complaints. He may be become debilitated -- advae. tag. by all those whose constitutions may have b through secret practices acquired in youth, or Y th e_ excesaesT4 marred, the object ' lat‘r years, whereby the pleasures of life are of Marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of unceas.. log misery and regret. had of Published by the Author, and may beJ. itoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street : Starie, Titchborne-street, Gilbert, 49. Pater_ na Ymuket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; ; Mann , 23, Cmthili ; or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who littaY be considted on these disorders persoZ.ally, or by letter, arils;_ , tree,, Ten t ill Tsw....nd trotn -zix tn. lEiok,f -__........--..-_____ R. CIILVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. T o be had of Sh erwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Car° 147, F leet-street; Mann, 39, Cernbill ;or direct from the author ; VrictOne Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6 d. .. E NJOYMENT OF LIFE. Ceterstrre ... _ ...Anna , Lecreation, and nati ona l U se of Time." : Sursions about Early R L`th M g""SPring and Summer ornings —Ea trtileV. e y e the Environs of L on d on—The Parks, Lanes, Hills,lds, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country ......lcan Rambles —The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home Atr, Ites e -.. T11 ..! I)ralla—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, ''ilsa. Oe cuPation, &c., &e. PRA.Gbrin sys II FROM TViol MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. VISIT TO Tax LEES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &C, Vol.l. . THE LAKES OF zna, BEY; RBUINISCENCES OF Ü B D LIN, /Ise. 111. WHAT TO EAT, Eqtrilic , Alm AVOID, "That three score years and ten our (eZsrtiett ttl y eu ni re n j " of ner- A popular review of almost every term . 4 that hara.vses Vonsly-debilitated health and enfeebled com t the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, c u h dy Ysi , c an al d re e gu m: bitters old age ; with tables and rubs for the diet any P lation of every-day life. IV. THIS PASSIONS. "What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." StrEJECT*—Life'a pilgrimage, from infancy to old ag e . The ad_ ties of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casu2l:. ties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations graphi c, n4r. native, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. "To be or not to be, that is the question." Paeogaustz :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and rell. Rion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and Choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, compleien, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectivenoes and its removal. Sterility and its convoriion. Cases, &c. Ey R. J. CLTVERIVELL, (1841), M.R.C.S. (I NV), (1824). Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daffy till Five. Evenings, Seven till 114" LS 011 11 1 1 690 llegenkftrootl ..." • • 4 l • • PATRON-IL R. IL PRINCE ALBERT. If? OYAL L YTE CH N I f.; INSTITUTION. Prevention of Forgery. A Lecture, by 3. 11. Pepper, Esq ,on Glynn andAppel's Patent Paper for the Prevention of Piracy and Fergesy bY the Anastatic Process, daily at. 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Worl; oa the exhaustion and physical decay of the :system, produced by ctce:4elve indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abits‘. of mercur, with directions for the use of this preventive lotion, 101- inive4 by observations sn Merriage, cue the disqualincation.s which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By it. and L. ?Eka:T - and 30., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Orford sirect, Loulun. Published by Sherwood and 3, Paternoster raw, and sold by flanns.y, 51, and Sauget, !AO. Co., dxford-street ; Gor don, 146, Loadenhall-street; 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sutton, 10; Pow Church-yard; 'W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Church-yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; It. Johnson, 68, Cornhill. PAU': i. treats of the anatomy ails physioiogy of the res-preduelive orgsns, and is illustrated. by 28 Coloured Engravings. Prolix 11. treats of tho consequensm resulting from racessive in ialgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing .!eutal gaud bodily weakn.s.s& nervous excitement, and generative lacapacity. illustrated by lo Explanatory Engravings. P&ILT 111, treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in tie primary or seoomlary form. and cant:air= explicit directions for tueir treatment. This section is ill - astratod by 62 Coloured Eilgi av lag s. PAST IV. contains a Ron - tidy for the Prevention of Disease a simple application, .by which the danger of infectica is obviated. PST Vs devoted to the consideravou of rwirrisge, anti its du ties. no Causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critcally and phflosophloally inquired into. Tam Cormur., Bain or STIIIACIMI 18 exclusively employed in reeling nervous and sexual debility, impotence, fte., 1 is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence ; an anti-syplillitie remey, for pur* - ing the blood in cases of infection, secondary W2:01.0:14% eruptions, and Vie abuse of mercury, lls, arid 335. per ottio. Periy's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d-, 4s. 6d., em,:. I is. por bssx, a certain remedy for gonorrhcra, gleet, stricture, and s! rook inflan=tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. A. minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and posi t,on in society, 51. Patlksts, with advice, to be had at the Rita.. b'i ament only, by which the fee, 1/„ is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in attendance, daily, at 19, Beniers-street, Oxford street, London, from Eleven till Two, and Five to,,Eight ; on Sun day frinr , E4v.n to rr. RAILWAY SHARE MARiikas. BRISTOL, APRIL 3. STOCK ExchANGx.—The business to-day was rather li mited, and prices had a downward tendency. The transac tions were as follow : Bristol and Exeter, 9')l/—Great Western, 88 —Midland, Six per Cents. (Bristol and Birmingham), 137—Taff Vale (whole shares), 150. MANCHESTER, APRIL 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 9 1 4—East Lancashire, 17/2 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 71 3 4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, New EL Preference, % p.—Midland, 64% — South-Eastern and Dover, 21 15-16. BIRMINt4HAM, Arial. 3. Siroox EXCHADTGR.—The share market has been ex tremely flat to-day, and there was very little business doing. The following were among the closing quotations—Birming ham and Oxford Junction (calls duly paid), sellers, 30 1 -4 Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, buyers, 97, sellers, Ioll3—London and North-Western, buyers, 123 sellers, 1233 a —North Staffordshire, buyers, 8, sellers, 7 3 , dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), buyers, 7%, sellers, 7%—Ditto (B), buyers, 5 1 ,4,, sellers, 5 3 /—Sbropshire Union, buyers, 31. 3s. 9d., sellers, 3/. Is. 3d.—South Staffordshire, buyers, 14, sellers, 1% dis. RAILWAY INTELLIGE,NCE. BANGOR AND CARNARVON.—The portion of this line between 13atigor 'aid Port Diuorwic, halfway between Bangor and Carnarvon, is now in full operation. The railway will be fully opened to Carnarvon on the Ist of May, LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.—A special meet ing of this company was held on Friday at the office, Coleman-street-buildings, in accordance - with the stand ing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a Bill now before Parliament relating to the company; Mr. G. Tyrrell in the chair. The secretary read the heads of the Bill for consolidating and amending the Ac!s re lating to the company, and to grant further powers to the company for the extension and completion of the line from Omagh to Enniskillen, and to subscribe 15,000 L towards the construction of a bridge over tie river Foyle, at Londonderry, and b form a new linc of quay there. The Chairman moved a resolution to the eff!ct that the Bill btu approved, which was seconded and car ried unanimously. ULSTER.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Belfast, Mr. James God dard in the chair. The report staled that the gross re ceipts of the last half-year amounted to 24,452/., and the working expens, to 7,2971., and, after deductit g the in terest on burrowed capital, there would be a balance of 12,656/, out of which the directors recommend a divi c end of 223. per share. This would leave a sum of 1,2351. to be added to the reserved fund. The revenue account for six months ended the 29th of February, 1852, showed the receipts for passengers, goods, parc.4l o , ind to be 24,4521. On the motion Of the Ch lir man, the report was adopted, and, after some formal business, the proceedings terminated. • • LIMERICK, ENNIS. AND KILLALOE —A meeting of the shareholders took place on Wednesday at Limerick, Mr. F. Spaight in the chair, for the purpose of deter mining whether an application should be made to the Commissioners of Railways for the abandonment of the line. The number of registered shareholders who had paid Si. each was 3,286; of these 2,137 assented:to the:ap plication for breaking up the company, and 286 dissen ted. The chairman was authorised to make the neces sary application, there being 165 assents more than the Act required. RAILWAY BILLS.—The preambles of the following r Thuen : Gr a ar s oe tl ar e t , Bills were on Friday declared proved:—York and North Midland and East and West Yorkshire Amalgamation Bill;_ the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (for and Southern Newcastle of Acts and Borrowing , Forvers); the York, Berwick an d (Thin iv eit: Western n ( d p a t a l t r o li n n a ß t Branch); a n n c a h n ) d ; M or e Extension). ourtawsucaY approach to AND HEREFORD.—Something 'like an to Ludlovv iseonapletion of the works from Shrewsbury that this por!il" arrived at, and there seems no doubt of April. a f :::: of the line will be opened on the 20th riages made it, appearance age an engine with a train of car " first appearanee'Prlaa° at Ludlow, :and being the took place. A dinn e rpubli:he " y horse," great rejoicings rung, and the iehabitant was given, the bells were at the monster.— w o „ este t r ullied out in hundreds to look THE DUBLIN AND et l , Lra 'itrenie/e. Speaking of the Craigmo re vi:rduJuscnoN RAILWAY.— my's :—,, This stupendous under t c a t it the Nezory Examiner the last few days, completed. The le i s t T h " been, within on the 15th inst. The viaduct, Which i .situated as ' keyed' a short distance of Newry, presents a trtil within It contatns 18 arches, e Y magnificent appearance. the ravine . each ef 60 e span, and the arch across ravine is ee i ; ) fe _, eet the foundation to the top, the remaining h e . ' l l. l from i g tit are from 90 to 100 feet." —This co S OUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. hlllan. anxious to concede to the p ublic ever y poss ible very centre of Dudley, some their useful line, opened, in the . dispatch reception and some months ago, an office for the c. 1, the United I ing , elm, under takingof parcels to all parts of their more speedy more eqmeially, however, liberality of their tran sit to Birmingham. The extreme e their dee charges, coupled with the punctuality attending. u _ ry WO liveries, induce our present remarks. On inq i . , weight, within two learn that a parcel of half a hundred e its d e n tin ..._ hours of its delivery at the office, arrives at its the di_- tent in any part of Birmingham, including even di_ tent localities of Edgbaston, &c., for the comparatively trifling charge of sixpence, no further charge being,, de mantled for booking, delivery, &c. Parcels of the weight of 281 be. each are conveyed at the rate of 4d. each, and the still greater advantage is that "factors' orders" are received at Dudley, conveyed to Birmingham, delivered at their a pp tinted places, and that too within the spee of two hours, at a cost of 2d. for each order. Sensible of such advantages, it is no matter of surprise that the t. ding PeWie ' , .z.'.q ‘he:lneavcs, to the Fullest e%t9r l :, of mun a fatality. We are happy to clue the South Strife t ordshire Railway Company amongst the comparatively IRISH SOUTLI-EASTERN. .IlskiLwAY.—The ordinary helf-yiarly meeting of the-Irish South-Eastern Railway was held yesterday, at the offices, King's Bridge-termi- Lao, J. E. Rldmond, Esq., in then chair, when the di rectors' report and statement of aceicunts were submitted, and after some discussion received anti utlopied. The Chairman stated that ho hoped ft ir tfie strenuous Qxer tions which would ba &Ltd by the directors on behalf of the competty in order to develop as resources, that an iiivebtment of canital in its -shiireat would not prove always upprodactive, but would in the end become hiehly profitable. The; arrangement with the Great Southern and Western Company was only to last for one year, and at the expiration - of that period they would be able to forma bettor opinion of its success.,, and to adopt such others measures no might apptitar best calculated to ad vance the interests of the proprietary. 'GREAT NONNI" OF. SCOTLAND itAILWAY.-IVe un dersnind that Mr, /Ingersoll (of Ms , ..srs. Adam and An derson, Aber'.!eeit) is now in the north, with the view of for Warding they Great North of Scoisland Railway. We acre - much gratifiihl to learn that in this county he has been saccessful, bftiyond expectation in the disposal of stock, a large nurnbei 4 of our most eintnprising farmers and others having taken shares. IV a can only express a hope that the like or even greater success may attend leis exertions throughout his tour. avid that ere long the necessary capital:_ will be subscribed, and the speedy commencement of this important lino of railway ensured. Our future prosperity ; depends in no small degree upon inereasttd and . .more 'speedy means. of communication with the south. To all classes and interests this is im portant, but to none more so than to agriculturists; and ih:IT - increased interest on behalf or this line is indica tive.at onco of their ildglcity and entitrpris, - .. We trust we shall soon be able to say .that we: arc at least within. i,.ght of the c:timmencenernt of the Great North,—Elgin Courant. NAVAL INTELL/AiENCE. P1.1111 ,, 11T11, SATURDAY.— Ifer ; frigate 1 - ,(.3riclor, 50, Ceptalu S. Dlcres, e./1,3 towed 3'esterday steern-yeS'ids Ginlianeo 'told Pike from the Sound into Ilaworze. She will be, &locked on Tuesday had examiued, and her ercw will be paid wages at this port. The defects of the steam-ship Da tintless. 33, Capain Hots ead, are ordered to be made gt. .6cl with all dispatch. The steam troop-ship Birke.ehes:ci, Commander Sal inon—ad well—arrived at St. Helena at 5 P.M. on the 9th.of February, en her way to the Cape of Good Hope, as reported by the Ellenbereugh, Captain Lambert. The Hest ladiamau Nile, Captain:Nesbitt, was off this p ?rt yesterday, and landed pesSenge rs. The East India- Ellenbon'aigh, Captain Larebevt, laden with sugar, rice, hides, and'saltpctre, wae. off the port yesterday, going tip Channel. The Nile and Ellenborough left India the same day; cff the Island of It turitius they were in c empany for a week, and near they spoke again. On Wednesday they we.re going up ;.he Channo together. PoRTSMoUTII, SUNDAY.—The PI uLto steamer, Lieut.- Commander West, sailed from SpiLthead, for the coast, on Friday evening. She is to calls at Plymouth for in penumeraries fur the Penelope and • other vessels cf the squadron. • The . Antelope steamer, -Li euteriant-Commander Young,• which grounded on the Leilite on Thursday last, having received her stores, sailed for Gibraltar on Sa.- turday, at lour P.M. The Lightning, Admiralty yachit, arrived at Ports mouth. from Woolwich on Sunday afternoon. The Falmouth lighter; sailed from. Portsmouth on Sa turday night, having on board the, luggage of Admiral Hyde Piteker, for Deptford. An Austrian brig came into Portsmouth Harbour on Saturday, with a cargo of Italian heisp for the dockyard. The Vulcan steamer seems doomed to long passages; she has not yet made h er appearanco at Portsmouth. Wind, S,E. flee weather. SmERIticESS, APRIL '4.-11er Majjiesty's ship London, 90, Captain G. H. Mundy, has her sea-going topgallant masts on end, and is all atuunt: . with her summer gear. Her officers and crew - were mustered on Friday by Cap tain the. Hon. Montague Stopford, lfliag Captain to Vice- Adintral the Hon. Josceline Percy." Her Mtijesty's . sloop 'Comus, 14,. having undergone thorough :Kepair, was removed .front the north dock on Friday to moorings in the harbour, off the Lapwell. her s*ew steam frigate Horatio, 24, Cap- tan thelleri..S: T. Carnegie, is rep erted ready to leave the -ffiting basin on Tuesday next. - The shipwrights have finished their work on her. Some new 8-inch guns, weighing 56 cwt., to throw 61-pound hollow shot, are being made for her. She wilt shortly proceed on an experimental cruise for the pearpose of testing her qualities under canvas, -and the adciency of her ma chinery cud &craw propeller.: Her Majesty's-paddle-wheel steam frigate Cyclops, 6, is nearly complete in the repairs of her hull, and is hav ing new cepp6r put on forward up to her water-line. She has been-ceder the- hands of the dockyard more than two months. . . . . Her Majesty's ship North Star, C omman d er Pulleh, having taken on board her stores at Deptford, has pro ceeded to Woolwich for the purpose of being made ready to accompany the other veesels under the com mand of Sir E. Belcher .in their voyage to the Arctic regions. tier Majesty's screw steam-frigate Atnphion, 34, has taken h er guns on b oar d an d • moun t e d them. ier in ternal fittings are lust approacliing completion. She is all ataunt in the basin, which she will be ready to leave in ten days. • . Her Md.rsty's ship Aclllllr, 76, has been transferred to the east side of the fitting basin. Iler Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Bour chier master, proceeded to Chatham. on Saturday on dockyard service, and return to port in the afternoon. We have been informed .that on the arrival at Spit head of her Majesty's ship Queen, 116, her crew will receive the larger portion of the wages due to them, in stead of being paid Off, and that she will form one of the Channel squAdron the command of which will b e in trusted to Sir William Parker, late Commander-in chief in the Mediterranean. CAPTAIN'S ON RESERVED RALF-PAY. The following senior Commanders have been recently promoted to the rank of Captains on the reserved half pay list:—Tthomas Edmund Cole (1821), Alexander t3hairp (1827), - Charles Gilmady Dent (1828), arid George Flower Herbert (1828). The reserved half-pay list of Captains is now one short" of the 25—half the number xt which it is to be established. • cattitkANDEtts- ON RESERVED HALF PAY. he v,c:)!: cies sicce the establishment of this list, by promoting the senior lieutenants, have been filled up by the promoters of Command4s John Nepean (1806),_ . B. Hooper (1800, Ri c h ar d Ll oyd (1810), Thomas Cull (1812), Charles Coullet (1814), end lawford Mlles (1825). • The latter efficeris" Sir Francis Baring's last promotion, and, as in, a score of other instances, he set aside the chime of 200 officers to promote a distin guished favourite. In this, as in the miptains' list, 25 promotions are due to make up the established number. THE SENIOR COMMANDERS' LI ST. _ ----- The senior active list' of commanders now numbers only 23, and the seniors on - the reserved half-pay list number 129. This i 3 two aboie the established num ber, according to the 0 ffrcial.Nat , :y List, which, although published "by authority," is not always officially cor rect. The number of commanders now on the active list is 558. If tlie reserved half-pay list of captains were made up to the establis , cd number of 60, by the promotion, which is due, of 25 comm an d ers, t h e act i ve list would be reduced to 533, or 83 more than the num ber to which it is ultimately to be reduced. THE ACTIVE LIST OF LIEUTENANTS. The lieutenants on the active list now amount to 1.221, or 21 more than the number to which it is to be reduced. If, however, the, promotions to commanders or reserved half-pay were completed, the lieutenants' list would be reduced to under 1,200. THE PAYMASTERS AND PURSERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. The Admiralty have IA length filled up the seniority list of the paymasters and pursers to its established number, 30. It ,had been kept open for some time, in consequence of the nex,t in seniority for the retirenent, Mr. Thorn, hiving an appeintatent on board the Al bion, 90 ; and now, instead of compelling Mr. Thorn, who has been a purser for mere than half a century, and has had the most lucrative ships is _the navy, to retire, the. Admiralty have coutirmd him on the active list, still enabling hint to make money, and have, placed on the:retired list :officer junior . to Mr. Thorn,--Edward O'Maley (1802), Preparations have commenepd, in• the parade-ground of the dockyard for - the.purpOse of testing the strength of the various anchors now irc use in„the naval service. Mr. J. Aylen, master attendant, some time since submitted to the B:ard of Admiralty the model of an anchor of his own invention, which, on being tested with the present Admiralty anchor, was shown to possess au advantage as regards its holding qualities of 50 per cent. over the latter. Mr. Aylen has, in obedience to instructions, since made an anchor of scrap iron, weighing 32 cwt., which will be planed in competition with others on the trial which, ac cording to present arrangements, is to take place early in June, ancjer the_superintendenee of various naval officers of the port, and others connected with our mer cantile marine. M r . Aylen't anchor is an improvem en t on the Adnai6lty one, diff.rin front it only as regarda th earY of the palm,' the bsult thereof being shaped the c l the : ( b , : '. and fig inside being flat 12: ona the Dein.; to leaso w 00# eb o a a nk m . r, T A he y i e tr a i , a s l p a r n in e e h i o p r ie, ha u s nd be t e h n e c:01.477e. palm te.the as .135 01410 t) fiabr: soh. a l,t3fkat : jotu o i t ,r ii rcoc i ss:ii d t 2 2 stshs i n r es a oue l wpx t Admiralty rue ; ronuirefebeionoit„d:iat holding qualities aoo already fary,will mi lla a ( s ibte i oe t , 'Tie esty'sste alt ,_ tua . A f ol la e Y to Behring's Straits, by ht 6p n l : 9o : 7 : ec l : d9 ( r );( a ih t i b il , ;v : V V. ;I I ,B C , I J ) , ; C h o, br: will teltßhinuictinLe:l-oe:a3runi:filifiniedehoratin°'afjoit:lifilarer:grinvvinnE.,osno, 90, building i z ) n so 1 5. ( 5 a 0 .w b a t i l d r6 : r th yo : j u otel t olpa,, t r h au e offi : sth these p ci eu i loi t r i i : o6t h t;nl h r : i oa n ins i i t ttt i ,,h d ia ( I )::f : orttir lajvoy(77l72.oencifkgi this country, and numerous visitors matt themselves of the • 'eppor :mit). daily to inspect this .4es,:el. The workmen con:monad taking dolvn thl coffer dam on Friday after n-op, in order that . the ways which have already lx..,en laid the entire length of the vessel may be carried into the river, and over which ithe will be launched. The rudder has been hung at her stern, end the whole of her buttore ai.cl sides caulked, and the latter painted. Tho decks . 11,AT been es,yed with marine glue, and are strongly 11u' togt-tber. and ult. - octet : her the vessel is constructed en • superior manner and of the best materials. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master Commander H. W. Alien, left, the river this Morning for Portsmouth. for the purpose of kin ! : in . attendance on the heals of several of the departruelits'ivlab ace about to visit the harbours and defences on the Coat and Channel Islands. The Black Eagle steani-veasel, Master-Coniraander J. Pollak; has been placed under orders to hold herself in readiness for Thursday next, when it is expected she will proceed to the other naval ports to be in attendance on his Graco - the puh a of 156ratuaberland, and other members of the Board of AdMiralty, who intend paying their official visits to th em d m i ng , t h e ti me of the vaca tion of Parliament for the Easter holidays. The following are the iessels of the Royal Navy at present at Wool ' - The Fisgard fl;g-ship o?Cernmorlorn Henry Eden, the Assistance flag ship of captain Sir Edward Belcher, c.a., Commander Of the Artie Squadron, the Resolute, Captain Kellett, R C. 8,, o fittinft for :the Arctic Expedition, th e Hi g h:ly e : stearn-sio o n, F , TWTI Matson, fitting for service in the EnglEla eh -- ahhd; thst Black Eagle steam. vessel, Msster-Cornmander J. Petley. for "Mmiralty ser vice; the Moekoy steam-vessel Second Master Salim ger. and the Zephyr steam•vessel for tug service. In the Docks—The Trident, formerly Mediterranean steana.packet, ar,d the Wildfire steam-tug, for service at Sheen: ass. si Commander Pli.‘Clintock, for seririce in the Arctic re gionslll. the Outer Basin—The A , th , Pioneer . scaitz:-.1, Lieatnpaq7CoM7 -4404,4040-r-Shortrri.(YAM'A, !Or iiiri,l,,tri the ArctiCregions, rntrenid screw steam-vessel, the Vivid, Dover Mail steam. patket, Captain Smirliett, rece i v i ng new boilers, the T r i ton undergoing repa i rs , aud the Torch, Lieutenant-0 — ol carnancler Chimmo, fitting for the surveying service in the S out h S eas. In the Inner Basin rho Merlin steam-vessel, for th° Dee troop- s hip, the the Lucifer surveying -vessel, awl the Geyser war-steamer. fa r e t r 3 e ly n o N e t k e d t i r t o e o r p r a - A n h e i a p, n packet, WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 3.—The Royal Mail steam ship Conway, Captain Sawyer, arrived hero at four P.M. to•clay, with the usual Mat India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Lyster, R N., Admiralty agent, and dates as follows : aGrhesYgton (Mosquito), Feb. 21 ; Ch agres, Feb. 25; Crt , Feb. 27; Santa Martha, Feb. 14; Havannab, Feb. 2; Belize (Honduras), Feb. 22 ; N assau (Bahamas), Feb. 17; Kingston (Jamaica), March 4 ; J acmel (Uayti), Feb.Marchßerbice, (Domerara), F e b . 27; Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb. 27; Tobag o , F e b . 26; George townGeorgetownJuan (Ba.rbadoes), Feb. 29; Grenad a, Feb. 28; Antigua, March 2; Martinique, March 1; Guadaloupo, March 1; March 11; Fay al, The Conway also brings mails of th e d ates sub joined, received at Panama by the P ac ifi c S team Navi gation Company's ship Santiago, which vesse l h a d on freight specie value NBOO,OOO dolls. for transmission to England:— March l; T" 2 1 7. °la' March 2; St. Thomas's, Valparaiso (Chili), Jan. 26; Coquimbo (Chili), Jan. 27; Huasco (Chili). Jan. 28; Cepiepo (Chili), Jan. 28; ; Cobija (Bolivi a ), Jain 30; Iquique (Peru), J an . 31 ; Arica (Peru),. Feb. 1; Islay (Per u ), F e b . 2 Piece (Peru), Feb. 4 ; Li ma (Peru), Feb. 8 ; Callao (Peru), Feb. 9; Payte (Peru), Feb. 12; Guayaquil (Ecuador), Feb. 14; Panama, Feb. 19. The Conway brings 56 passengers, and on freight silver, value 1,066,035 dells.; gold, value 305,923 dolls.; British coin, value 5,500 dolls.; the total value of specie and bullion being 1,377,458 dolls., or, say, 275,0004 set ruing. The f re i g ht list also comprises 202 serape cochineal. 181 serons indigo, 235 cases cigars, 86 bales leaf tobacco, and 140 packages general merchandise. The Conway has come home to undergo a thorough repair. Her voyage from the Isthmus of Panama has been a most protracted one, having occupied thirty seven days from Chagres, including stoppages. In con sequence of having encountered very hard weather after leaving Carthagena , it was found to be impossible to reach Sr; Thomas's with the existing stock of fuel, and a deviation from the direct course to touch at Jamaica for coals was necessary. From St. Thomas's the voyage, ihcluding a call at St. Fayal for coals, has beed accomplished in about twenty-three days, and the mails have been delivered at Southamp ton, as nearly as possible, a fortnight after they were due. It will be remembered that the Great Western (likewise sent home in a partially disabled state) brought the last mails twelve days les hind their time. The result of the credo progress of the Conway is quite sufficient to justify the remarks which have been recently made, and the sending home of weak or crippled steamers with the homeward mails at any time cannot be too strongly reprehended. The injury and inconvebienen sustained by the mercan tile body by these irregularities have been very great, and the present instance seems imperatively to call fur some such action on the part of the Lords of the Admi ralty as will mark their sense of what must be consi dered to be a decided infraction cf their contract by the Royal Mail Steam Company, and such as will prevent a recurrence of the ev il at any future time.. The Royal Mail Company are p a id liberally by the public Exche quer, and their s erv i ce should be properly performed. The public has nothing to do with the repairs that it may be needful to perform to the ships, and if the com pany cannot arrange to effect such repairs in the West Indies, some provision to meet contingencies in the shape o f a s p a re packet should be provided at the out station. At any time it would be wrong to entrust the Conway in her present condition with the task of conveying malls ticross the Atlantic, but that the month of March should home cannot readily b e understood. Th e most important chosen for the time of sending her nt int e lli gence b roug h t b y t hi s packet f h r a o v m e b been specially California,p o P anama and Ce n t ra l Am e rica has been anticipated via the United States. Private letters from Savannah state that the weather w " warmer an d the previous bad weath er. Sugars did not come to mar stdatesfrom Jamaica ar e t o th e 2d of March. but the Continued crop w afisnien arrest, n d a suitable owing gto k s e a t s afh muchrr e e e l l latest t manufacture , e. The The Island Legislature, which wes called together on the 28th of October, ems Prorogued by his Excellency the Governor on the 26th of February, when his Ex cellency entered into a lengthy explanation of his reason fur clisalluwing the Loan Bills, which had again passed the other two breeches of the Legislature. The reasons and objection ur his Excell enc y were principally and in substance like by those urged before, adding that he had received a diapetch.from the S'cretary of State, ex pressing his Lordship's general concurrence in the ob jeetiene, and his approval of the course pursued by his Excellency in withholding hi s assent. The following extrticts from the speech will show his Excellency's im pression as to the decheing fortunes of the island:— ",Yon have conjointly Placed in m hands, for pre senta ytion to her Majeat Y , a memorial which the blame imputed in it to the policy of h er M a j esty ' s Mi n i sters prevents e from entirely adopting; but I willingly ad mit the force of much that is u rge d. I b e li eve t h at t h e apprehensions expressed are by no means unfounded, that rhe a planting interest of the colony has a just claim and I frnkly . avow it to be my upon the parent state for judicious action and effectual own feeling and opinion assistance. In the wonderful times in which we live, when so mansweeping e Changes are inevitably forced upon statesmen , great exertions and sacrifices ought to be made by so powerful and mighty a state as that of the United Kingdom to reconcile these changes with justice, by affording from the resources of the whole community adequate compensation which by the substitution of improved for bad institu tions may be made to suffer, as to any portion of it it frequently does, not so much on account of peculiar crime of its own as for the previous errors and the fault of the whole, and, although' that principle was both acknowledged and general emancipation from slavery, it is notorious and certain that the relief of the planting interest has neither been complete nor noted upon at the time of th e even proportionate to the effort and sacrifice which were pee, and has been endured made for the purpose of affording it. Much misery has parties; and the drooping and decaying condition of the planting interest is still the most prominent object i n i b n y co m n a i n e y que u n u e 6 e ff te n e ci n il llou a g n h d t ti lleipleas the affairs of Ja might b 3 afforded with w w i o t u h ld a b d e - maica. This would not be a convenient opportunity for a general disquisition as to these affairs, nor for a care ful statement of my opinion as to the mode in which relief might most effectually be afforded. But, I am advancin g v p a r n os c p in e g rity of which I think if I could, in any this fine island and firmly persuaded that it s s t t i a l i l tne more if this were to be effected av ad vantage both t greath t o E a n n g d l a lastingn d anel j oy tJamaica;ote itsdt h e e gc n, degree, eb b ci instrumentale taapnatbslet o, t andile by measures -which might serve as a basis for that union of England i t wth h ish empire an exatuple to be followed by the whole world." ' ea, e home The qaeatien.of zscn , . - 6 ,delegates to representthe state of the country i n England was being egitated, and subscriptions far the purpose were being raised. The Assembly had appointed Messrs. Thomson, Girod, and W. Smith, but afterwards Messrs. J ac k son, Franklin, and Vickara—the latter, a block rnata—were Wed to the delegation, in consequence of which the three first named gentlemen withdrew their names e s and servieen. Mr. Girod had stated through the columns of the Standard that he and the other two gentlemen would be quite williag to associate with any other black man who possed the necessary qualifications for the important trust of a delegate, brit that they would not associate with Mr. Vickers. Public meetings were still being held throughout the island, and resolutions passed . de scribing the ruinous consequences . of th e . policy of the British Go v e rnm ent towards the colonies la the western hemisphere. Great hopes are entertained that thislas'n appeal of the colonists would have some effect i n Ep e e Ned, and C h et pr o tect i on , so touch d4ired, would at Je st' be conceded. .. Our accounts from British Guiana, to the 27th of February, allude to the opening of the C 91441404 eCturS Li for the dispatch of the financial business o f the present • Governor Barltly on this occasion delivers d speech in which, although he did not conceal the &hi m:hies With which-the colony has tonontend, owing to the uncertain and unsatisfactory position of its F.4•17i1e production, Le announced the pleasing fact that the or dinary rovenno for the last year had considenibly ex ceeled the ptilitu re of the colony, _notwithstanding extensive reductions in tbs tariff sanctioned last year. Thu Combined Court bad adjourned till the 9th of •March for the pur,pose•of frenriinp; a reply to the Go vernor's address. A vi , caney in the Combined Court for the representation of- Georgetown was being filled up. The weather had been veiy favourable to the pisn fers, but exceedingly sickly for • the general com munity, many deatos haVing taken place among the shipping, • tha Portuguese, and the newly-afrivt.d Europeans.. The Demerara Royal Gazette announces the arrival of the barqw? Lord George Bentinek and ths Soubadhar, with nearly 600 Coolies irons Cal cutta. It was understood that eleven vessels had beg eugagcd on account of the colony fer the conveyance of Coolie inamigrazitir, and that the number to arrive frets India in the pment skaion will he Irene 2,500 to 3,000. Me.srs Hyde and Hcalge had made proposals to the Governor to estalAish s delo, on the Kroo Coast of Mika for the supply of immigrants to tae colony, pro vidod tOo bouncy were raised to 71, a bead. Frees St - Lucia we learn that petitions to both Houses of Parliament were being proparal by the leading pro prietors of the island, praying that a stop may he put to further reductions in the duty on sugar the production cf . dave labour. Her Majesty's sloop of war Persian arrived at :it. Lucia on the 15:h ult. The Barbadoes Mercury gives the following. news from that island:— " Fl'oiarl the intelligence we can ascertain, there are scarcely leis than 10,000 hogsheads of pugar already manufactcrad.. The canes in many places are very ,greokond it is. stated that no less than from- 80 to 90 gallons have been taken to a pot. The sugar is of firm body, and likely to improve. An estimate of the crop is given at 40,000 hogsheads. Many estates have nut yet commenced reaping, and will not before March, while other estates have reached from 24 to 40 hogsheads, with every prospect of a speedy close." In Grenada the weather was favourable. A Municipal Council Act was in course of discussion before the As sembly. Sir John Campbell opened the Legislature of St. Vin cent's on the 27th of February, and stated that the usual term of six years for the administration of colonial go vernments having expired, he had received instructions to continue in office pending the appointment of a suc cessor. A Bill was before the Assembly to encourage the growth of free labour produce, by admitting into the c is o l l a o n n d ie , s. duty free, refined sugar the produce of British The Sabrina, of Bathurst, Captain Rodolph, way wrecked on the 20th of January, at Lunehouse, near Belize. The Sarah N. Johanna, of Aurhuus, Captain Collinson, was wrecked at Bocarron on the 9th of Jan. The barque Bertha, of Humburgh, Captain Ode, was wrecked 17 miles N.E. by E. ot the island of Gorgouti, and 90 from Buena Ventura ; the carpenter died in the boat, after leaving the ship seven days without provi ' sions. The brig Milton, of Liverpool, Captain Little, was lost on the 3d of February on Long Key Reef, En• lize. The Margaret, of Whitehaven, Captain Jackson, and the barque George Henry, Captain Grodt, were wrecked at Lirnehouse, Musquito coast. Hcr Majesty's ships Calypso, 20, and Express, 6, were at Greytowe, on the 21st of February. The Dutch frigate Princa of Orange. 60, and the United States steam corvette Cayenne, were at Chagres. Her Ma jesty's ship lineup, and steamer Alban, were at Jamaica on the 4th ot March. Her Majesty's steamer Icti, , xible, with a detachment of the 2d West India Regiment, ar rived at Jamaica on the 22d of February, and sailed for Barbadoes. The Sappho sailed on the 16th for Greytown, and the Alatm on the 25th of February for Bar badoes. The royal mail steamers Esk and Derwent sailed from St. Thomas's on the Bch of February. The Dee and Clyde were at St. Thomas's on th© 9'l ult.-7 Imes. THE MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.) Thu state of our market during the past fortnight does not for any particular remark, the business trans actions during that period having been of the ordinary character. Exchange on London—Colonial Bank: 90 days, pa:, premium; ditto, 60 days,i per cent. premium; ditto, 30 days, 1 per cent. premium. Jamaica Ba n k : 60 days, par; 30 days, per cent. premium. Merchants' bills, 90 days, par. _ _ Shipping—MonteN Bay, Feb. 16, brig Mary Allan, Glasgow; St. AIM'S Bay, Feb. 16, brig Arena, London. Exports—ln the barque Ar ena , for London: 121 nhds., 12 tierces sugar; 4S puns. and 1 cask ruin; 1,181 bags p',mento; 7,000 cocoanuts. In the brig Mary Allan, for Glasgow: 205 hhds. 79 tierces sugar; 84 puns. rum; 8 puns. 9 hhds. and 15 casks lime juice; 21 cablis ginger; 100 bags pimento; 2 brit). wax 6 bales cotton; 22 tons fastic; 4 tons logwood; 12 spars, and 3,000 cccoanutd. INSTITUTION OP CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday (James M. Rendel, Esq., President, in the chair), the psper read was, " An Account of the Drainage of the Town of Richmond, Surrey, under the authority of the Metropolitan Commiasioners of Sewers, in 1851," by Mr. Geo rge D onaldson, Asscc. Inst. C. E. ' The drainage of Richmond, extending over art area of about 320 acres, was undertaken by the Board in the year 1849, on the application of some of the principal in habitants; when the auth or was appointed to report on its then state, and to pr opose some general plan for its improvement. At that period, all the sewage was col lected into cesspools, the li qu i d contents of wh i ch wore allowed to drain into the eart h , causing offensive surface,exile and cont am i na ti ng th e water i n which a large portion of th e ttl house a hh t eo i m o a n sd s ej rafvreaeoetsnme adjacent wells,et supplysre frewm seldoma was streets, however, there were b r i c k drains, which had been from time to tinse construct e d, for carrying off the surface and storm waters ; but these were not deep enough to receive the house drainage, which it was determined to effect by moans of tubular stoneware pipes, entirely independent of, and separate from, the brick drains, thus practically carrying out a system on which very different opinions had been entertained. At present the outfall of the sewerage was into the Thames, near the railway bridge; but eventually a main outfall sewer was to be constructed to connect Richmond with the general system of sewerage of the metropolis. The pipe sewers were about 50,000 feet in length, executed at a cost of about 7,5001., rather more than half consisting of minor or branch sewers. The branch pipes, as far as the kerb . . of the foot pavement, were laid down at the same time as the main pipes, each junction being formed at an acute angle, and eo arranged as to receive the drainage of three-houses. Before being laid in the trenches, the pipes were fitted together and marked, and afterwards packed solidly round with earth. In some o f th e we t 2 .sandine 2 -inch e d ds el deals, was four re inches onsid e r deep,ed advisable fastened to pipes t l o ay st t a h k e es.T on e joints were made with well-tempered clay and cement, and it was very important that they should be water tight, for otherwise one of the chief advantages of pipe sewers over brick drains would be lost. After their com pletion, the pipes were proved, by allowing a flash of water to pass through each separately for about fifteen or twenty minutes. All the. inlets to the house drains were trapped with syphons, or bell-traps ; and the w o rk s generally had been perfectly successful. In the discussion which ensued, the comparative merits of the systems of separating the storm water from the house sewerage, and of combining them in large sewers, were argued at great length. It was ad mitted that the separate system had not yet been tried for a sufficient length of time to arrive at definite re- sults; but, as far as experience had hitherto gone, there was a general impression in favour of the combined system in main sewers of brick, not less than four feet high, in order, not only that men should pass easily up them, but that they should be able to work in them. The pipe drains, even of 21 to 24 inches diameter, were liable to bo choked by deposit, and their areas had been so reduced, even where the separate system bad been employed, that stoppages had contiauaUy occurred; thus proving that the exclusion of road-drift was not entirely efficacious. It was shown, also, that whenever it was necessary to cut into the pipe drains, there was great in jury from breakage, and they were ultimately more ex pensive than brick drains. Attention was directed to the inaccuracy of the pub lished experiments of the Board of Malth , on the dis charge of water through pipes; very carefu ll y co nducted experiments having produced results widely different from those issued by the Board. • It was announced, that at the meeting o f Tuesday, April 6th, the monthly ballot for members , would take , place, and the following paper be read The Economy • of Railways, as a means of transit, comprising the classi. ost fication of the traffic in relation to the passengers m appropriate and merchane speeds for the conveyance of dice," by Mr. Braitlis___siaile22.,Usee... . . ........—"'-......------_ CADVERTISEMEOT , j .., I—The Royal Exhibition. --A a v ery small powerful waistcoat. pocket newly-invented, walnut, by which a pe rson can °bet pocket glass, the Size of distant tont - seen and known li miles s , they answer eve r y purpose on the Race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships arc clearlyseen a_ tl2 to 14 miles; they are i nvaluable g, deer stalking, yachting, to S portsmen, Gentlemen, ft ' rin iwotGamekeepers, and Tourists.—To be h a d at M essrs. S. and B. Solo mons, O p ticians, 39, Albemarle-str eet, Picca dilly, opposite the Y ork-hotel. Telescopes_A n ew and most important invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra ordinary powers, that some, 31 inches, with an extra eye piece, w ill show distinctly , Jupit er ' s Moons, Saturn's Ring, an d t h e Double Stars. W ith the same Telescope, weighing o n l y th ree ounces, can be seen a person's countenan ce 31 miles elistant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race course . •glasses, with wander. ul powers ; an o bj ec t can b e c learly seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Alessrs. S. and B. Solornons, Opticians, hive invent e d i nvaluable preserving Spectacle .Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper feet vidon, every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural , and original state. The I nv i s ible Or ganic Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreme deafness.-39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, op posite the Yer4 ki9tel., THE GOLD REGIONS. ' The discovery of go!d iu Queen Charlotte's Island, one of tho British possessions north of Vancouver's Island, has been satisfactorily established. A report to that effjet was mentioned in the lest American papers, ard its accuracy is confirmed by atlyie t s reeeeved in London.. It appears that the Hudson's Bay Company having been informed of this probable existence of depo its in that quarter, dispatched a brigantine 'called t! - Ie Una, with a small crew, to Englefield Bay, on the west sido of the island (tbe spot indicated), and that after a short march an extremely rich vein of quartz was laid °Pee. The vein was about seven inches in width at the. surface, and its course was feorn the shore to the inte rior. The party had no means of obtaining any spe cimens except by gunpowder, but they eucceeded iu extracting some considerable pi eces , w hi c h are now on their way to Englaud, aell which aro alleged to contain, as well us could be estimated, 11U. of pure gold in every 71h. of ore. In the course of their operations they penetrated to a depth of about two fee:, and found the vein more valuable us they deeeended. The island is inhabited solely by who ale' both numerous and ferthid;ole; and, although they are generally friendly to the Hudson's Bay people, it was not censidered safe for a small number of persons to attempt any lengthened operations. A knowledge of the value of' the gold seems to have been acquired by them, and they watched The prdeuse of blasting, rreshioA. forward in a crowd after each explosion to seram/e for the fragments, until the cffieer in charge of the execdi , (len deemed it advisable to withdraw to avoid the chances of a collision. The weather at tile time was it o uufavourable to a lengthened stay, and on her re turn to Fort . Victotie, Vaecouver's Island, the vesmel was driven ashore at Neah Bay, in the Straits of Juan da Fuca, At:ether and stronger party have r ehowcver, since been dispatched, and in a short time a report of further explorations may b 4 anticipated. Queen char 'lotzt4- Deland • tiriid - Vancouver's ISI and are both -ntiltun tainous, and from the similarity of their formation it would seem probable that if one is found to be rich the other may possess a similar character. The subjoined letter from Captain Stanley Carr re fag to the state and prospects of the emigration movement in connexion with the Australasian gold fields : " Sir,—On reading one of the Times' articles of the 23d instant I reproached myself for not having hitherto borne my testimony to the good conduct of the Ragged School boys' sent to Port Philip during my residence there by the Earl of Shaftesbury; and, in proof that those objects of deep commisseration would, if judici ously selected, be willingly employed by the settlers there, I enclose a letter of the Ist of August last, from a respectable magistrate of the Portland Bay district, requesting your attention to the following passage I should be obliged if you would procure me some of Lord Ashley's lads, apprenticed for three or four years, not . under fift een years of age; I will give them 101., the first year, 14/. the second, and current rates afterwards.' I should have sent them away some wee k i s i nce , b u t round with regret that they were not eligible for a free passage, nnder the stringent regulations of the Emigration Commissioners, prescribed, I presume, by the Colonial Government under very different circumstances. The op portunity of doing good in two ways would have been lost had I not heard from a val ue d f r i end that he had also been disappointed in the same official quarter respecting boys he wished to send .to Australi a f rom the Bristol Ragged Schools; which disa ppointment, however, affords me now the pleasure of forwarding them to Portland Bay at his expense. There are sur e l y others equally distinguished by high station, and munificent generosity, who could unite in practically extending the v a l ua bl e principle (originated by the philanthropic Mrs. Chii holm) so frequently and so ably advocated by you, and who also think with us, that every human being who . draws his first breath within the bounds of glorious empire, while he cannot be born a slave, neither should be be allowed by the State to be born a bejgar. Th e destitute of both s exes , w ho se only crime is pov erty, have just clai ms to b e a id e d i n their removal from dis tricts of her Majesty's dominions where food and employ ment are difficult to be obtained to those other regions where both are never wanting, and where they might soon repay all the c os t th a t h a d been incurred for them. ad vae ce a. " This committee, and their friends in the colonies, whose interests they have undertaken to promote, would gladly place their advice, assistance, and experience at the disposal of such an association; and to whom we think we could suggest modes of proceeding which would prevent loss of the principal or interest of the necessary " isle feel bound to express the opinion, that any amount of emigration which has lately taken place, with the view of supplying the demand for labour in Austra lia, is utterly inadequate to its purpose; as we believe that 20,000 men are now at the diggings in Victoria, 15,000 of whom have been diverted from their ordinary industrial occupations, the remainder being from South Australia and Van Diemen's Laud. To replace thi w by emigration, in conformity with the regulations of the Government Commissioners (who very properly equalize the sexes), would require at least 100,000 • six:Ate adults,' which would only put matters in the state in which they were last year, leaving the subsequent de mand wholly unprovidod for. Most of the men arriving at Relbourne and Geelong, for some time to come, will doubtless go at once to the almost boundless gold-fielchi, within two days' walk of those towns, leaving the agri cultural and pastoral districts, which should supply food for the miners and the unusually increased population, as destitute as before. " From •the apparent apathy in some quarters, tho importance of this subject in a national point of view can scarcely be appreciated. We apprehend, however, that if emigration to the Australian settlements be not speedily taken up in some really efficient manner, so as to maintain the preponderance there in the hands of the British and German population (now second to none in loyalty), those magnificent territories may bo overrun by a ruffian rabble from the coasts and islands of the Pa- cifio, who, supplying themselves with the sinews of war without limit in the granite ranges of the country, could give more trouble than anything ever experienced at the Cape, and ultimately relieve the mother country from all interest in affairs which appear to be at present too far off to attract the attention they demand. " I remain, &c., J. ►STANLEY CARE, Chairman. "Committee of the Australian Colonists, 11, Poultry, March 27." ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. We exclaim, " the Miniature Exhibition of the day," as we notice every successive week the novelties of science and its application to arts and manufactures so ably expounded in the lectures and so well represented in the museum of this institution. The present novelty is the invention of Messrs. Glynn . and Appel, being a patent paper to prevent forgery and piracy by the anastatic process. This subject is treated his by the professor of chemistry, Mr. J. H. Pepper, in usual popular and happy style, and the information awe _ st conveyed is well adapted to raise inquir d y the n g public bankers, printers, engravers, publishers, an roventi" i °f in general, who are interested in the p co _ y i ng en forgery. Some years since a new mode of I' pp Bracco under gravings, bank-notes, &c., made originally no w residing the name of " the anastatic process, ts by Rudolph Appel, a native of Silesia, the prise medal . of the in Gerard -street, Soho, to whom one of this process Exhibition was awarded. The appearance invented name, s ignifies a raising takes its origin from the, Greek , and the process cer tainly a reproduction, a resurrection ; greet ra:factual process was ex number of speci mens rews,eraen exhibited r periodicals.. o dic a o l f s. copies . f , hibited most amusingly I , the last number of Punch, plate, transferred to the zinc plate, and a sheet of which was and copies presented to was thus clearly shown to be The anastatic process of diore utubh, dangerous in " the he"d°- in Threadneedle -street P soo t w i: Old rA d Y r persons. We ea dneedle-street might even thought the yeas twinge on beholding this aggres sivepossibly feel a ir e r t _ j ug an honest face, but, thank s to style of imit Appel, the Messrs. Glynn and paper, or rather the pulp, in its first s tage, may be so prepared with a eibin with fatt viz • ' me tallic salt, co ymatter , , with one of h tofth e hosp a e c opper, a P , b the taking a eel)) y anastatic process is prevented; directly an engraving, common type, or a cheque printed ..11 th i s paper is placed on the zinc plate, decomposition ofu t h e salt of copper followed by electro-chemical effects, occurs—a film of' metallic topper is precipitated o n the surface of the prepared paper, which fairly sticks t h e print to the zinc plate; it is consequently spoilt, and the forger or pirate punished, by the loss of his note or whatever he may be attempting to copy. The audience received the lecture with great enthusiasm and appeared thoroughly to understand that all persons were interested in checking the circulation of forgeries as much as bad money. Messrs. Glyn n an d Appel kindly assisted the Learned Lecturer, and were, with Mr. Pepper, most polite in ans wer i ng th e numerous questions of those who crowded round the lecture table atter the conclusion. !'--- N N .EW 4 OVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF MARGARET MAITLAND. —The new story of Scottish life, entitled " Adam Graeme of Mossgray," by the Author of " Margaret Mait land," " Merkland," &c., is published this day by Messrs. Colburn and Co., and may be had at all the libraries. Also Just published :-2. A second edition of Mr. Warburton's " Darien." 3. The Perils of Fashion. 4. Adventures of a Beauty, by Mrs. Crowe. 5. Hearts and Altars, by Robert Bell, Esq. 6. Emily Howard,- by Mrs. Dunlop. 7. The Heir of Ardennan, by the author of Anne )ysart. 8. Jacob Bendixen, by Mary Howitt. 9. Ravenscliffe, by the author of Emilia Wyndham. 10. Ruth Garnett, an Historical Ro mance. 11. The Livingstone!, a story of Real Life. 12. Falkenburg, by th e au th or o f Mild re d V ernon . Al so j ast ready " Aurelia," a novel. FOREIGN NUTMEGS.—A complaint having been made to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury that nutmegs, the produce of British possessions, are charged with the high rate of duty of 2s. 6d. per lb., while nutmegs the produce of the Dutch possessions are erroneously treated as " wild nutmegs," and passed at the low rates of duty of 3d. and sd. per lb., their Lordships have directed Mr. Hamilton, one of the S ecre t ar i es t o th e T re asury to acquaint the Commissioners of Customs that they are of opinion, having fully considered the reports made on the subject, that no further quantity of nutmegs should be allowed to lb b . e , de livered at the low rates of duty of 3d. and P cept such as are bond fi de "wild nutmegs." d. bli e t r . that the duty of 2s. 6d. per lb., legally leviablec phould be demanded ,iu all Clitaers. WOOLWICII, APRIL 3.—The whole of the officers and non-conunifsioned officers detached from the other regimenti or d pots of the refOlitits stationed in Ire land th tt had not previously sent detachsnunts to Woolwich to be instructed in the use of the Minis or new pattern riff ,-3 musket, under the uuperintendeeee of Mr. Brownrigg, of the Grenadier Guards, arrived at the garrison here to-day, and will commence practice in the Royal Arsenal on Monday, April 5. The following is a list of the detachments from the head-qu,rters < r clepc,ts of the ad:.!it.ontll corps ordered to receiv , irtorttetion in the use of the new tom 2d Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, from the depot at Kinsale. 3d Buffs, from the depot at Castlebar. 6th Foot, front the depot at Netwgh. 9th Foot, from head-quarters at Glway. 17:r. Foot, from h‘i.sd-cicartrs at Dut.:!ii i . 31 Foot. from heso-quarters at FAJO.44illea.. 34. h Foot, from the depot at Mulliogar, 40q1 Foot, from head-quarters at Tevapiemore. 41st Foot, from the dep,t at Boyle. 43d Foot, from the depot at Buttcsant. 47th Foot, from the depot at Tem/Amore.. 49th Foot, from the depot at Waterford. 521 Foot (light infantry), from head qusrters at DAIL°, • 55th Foot, from the depot at Tralee. 57th Pow, from he:id-quarters at Kilkenny. 59th Foot, from the depot at Fctmoy. 60 th Kin's R 0. 701 R:fla Corps, 2d battalion, from the depot .t Naas. 63d Foot, from head-quarters at Limerick. 66 , h Foot, from the depot at Youghal. 68 h Foot. from the depot at &rr. 71st Highland Light Infantry, la battalion from head glifietW'S at 11€:wry. 731 Foot, from the depot at Londonderry. 74th Foot,‘fron3 the c!epot at Charles Fort., 89th Foot, from head-quarters at Cionmel. 91st Foot Ist battalion, from head-quarters at Belfast. 92d Highlander,,, from the depot at Carlow. The atove mei - ins a total of 26 officers and 52 non commissioned oiliors, and when they have completed their course of in , truetion, detachments from the whole of the corp in Ireland will here a knowledge of the use of the Mir. 6 rifle. ROYAL ARTILI4RE GENERAL ORDtII. Deputy .4.djutanti'aenertl's-office, lireelwich, Marc,' 27. The Master-General and Board, by letter, dated March 26, 1852, have signified that, on their represen tation, the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea sury have been pleased to sanction an increase of 2d. per diem to the pr"sent maximum rate of 7s. lud. per diem aa the half or retired pay of quarter-master of Royal Artillery. _ li. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General. Quarter-master William Perkin, retired from this branch of the Ordnance service on March 31, after being nearly fifty years in the corps; ten and a half years of that lengthened period he held the rank of quarter-master. Quarter-master Sergeant John Cass, of the Ist batta lion' is promoted to be Quarter-m as t er , v i ce Perkins, dated April 1, 1852. GENERAL ORDER. Deputy-Adjutant-General's Office, Woolwich, April 2. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of Colonel Charles Cornwallis Dansey, C. 8., being placed on the staff of the army serving at Gibraltar, with the view of commanding the Royal Artillery in that garrison, vice Colonel Cator. H. D. Boss, Deputy-Adjutant‘General. Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin is under orders to proceed to Hong-Kong, to take the command of the Royal Artil lery at that station, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Tomkyns, deceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Savage is appointed to the com mand of the Royal Artillery at Pigeon House Fort, Dublin, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin. Lieutenat-Colonel Fraser has taken the command of the 12th battalion, and Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield, the 9th battalion. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Major-General Sir John Rolt, K.C.B , having been appointed to the command of the troops in the western district, and to act as Lieutenant- Governor of Plymouth, Licutenant.General the Hon. Murray, C. 8., issued the following district order:— " In relinquishing the command of the Western Dis trict, Lieutenant-General Murray returns his thanks to the officers, non comtnirsioned officers, and soldiers for their good conduct. His ecknowledgments are more especially due to the commanding-officers of corps, and to the heads of departments, and to the staff, for the assistance that they have given him in carrying on the duties of her Majesty's service. There is, however, no description of troops that have been placed under his orders—whether of the Royal Artillery, the Line, the Royal Marines, the Yeomanry Cavalry, or Enrolled Pensioners —which has not, according to its opportuni ties, discharged its duties to his entire satisfaction. It cannot be expected that the merit of troops can be seen in the same conspicuous point of view on the home ser vice as it would be on foreign. But there have been times when the troops in the Western District have been called upon for the discharge of important duties in the maiutenaneo of the pudic peace and the preservation of public and private property. Upon such occasions not only have they obtained the commendations of their military commanders, but have also elicited the un qualified praizo of the civil authorities for their zeal, discipline, and forbearance. The Lieutenant-General has, to the best of bis power, promoted the welfare of those entrusted to his charge, and he takes leave of them with deep interest in their future success." BELFAST, APRIL 2.—Major-General Thomas, C. 8., has arrived at his station here, and assumed tho com mand of tho troops serving in the Belfast district. This officer was promoted to his present rank from colonel, on the 9th of Nov., 1846. COURT CIRCULAR. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. The Ministers pre sent were the Earl of Darby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salisbu r y, Mr. Secre tairngtyWona, thlP°ele the Earl of M a l mes b ury , Si r J o h n Pa ktington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hardwick°, the Right Hon. J. C. Henries, and Lord John Manners. The Council sat two hours and a half. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Earl of Verulam, Lord Colville, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse backceen on Saturda y, Roy al Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de on Saturday, attended by Lieutenant -Colonel F. Prince Alfred, the Princesses ' • at Bucking- Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales , th e HEreHilneicsnessit'soyal Highness Prince hN H ae . mTm S hpo e e y uiarr m l saß e a ve u o.iy r s . i te d the Q Prince Arthur, t.ll.lidoyaLl'ouis.sAatr,.eieatldto i nspect Alice, took their exercise in the garden of usual B uckingham Palace on Saturday. Albert honoured Mr. with a visit on Friday, at his His Serene Highness Prince e a C e i a si d d h e e o r n l e M a e t e i a n r s s E h i rabla4rYil- Robert f the model of a statue visit to her Majesty. Peel, Leopold of Saxe Coburg Southampton at nine o'clock or Manchester. Montrone His Palace on a s ata yesterday rday afternoon nig h t fr a m o on h a e arrived at Buckiu Serene Highness landed at yesterday steam -vessel , from Lida ness left South ri . His at is S ta er e e F ne al H aaa igh a: Southampton for London at half-past nine o'clock and ar ri ve d a quarter past one o'clock. morning , ve The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, and the Royal Family took their accustomed exercise. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court. and the domestic, household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel in Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister, has left town for Paris for the Easter holidays. A dprntation on behalf of tho Circa LumlunDroiusge Bill had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole on Saturday at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Messrs. W. Rowe, Q.C., J. Sturgeon, John W. Rath bone, John Joseph Morewood, George M. Perry, M.P., Frederick Hindmarsh, Algernon Warner, Edward Walmsley, and James Barr. Sir Roderick Murchison had an interview with Sir John Pakington on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Admiral Sir John Ross had an interview with Lord Colchester at the Board of Trade on Saturday. A deputation consisting of Mr. Hutt, M.P. Mr. Ni cholas Wood, the Hon. Major Cochrane, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Thomas Miers, and Mr. Griffith Thomas (solicitor), had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester on Saturday at the Board of Trade. Mr. J. C. Cobbold M.P., and a deputation from Ipswich had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole on Saturday at the Home-office. Mr. J. G. Smyth, MX.. had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentlem an. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colowal office from the Governors of the West India Colowo, and also from the Governor of Gibraltar. BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.._Tbe mual meeting of this society was held last Friday even ing, at the Society's Rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Strand; J. Reynolds, Esq., treasurer, in the chair. Mr. G. E. Dennes, the secre. library, including 2,000 species of European plants presented tarp, announced various donations to the herbarium and and was presided over by M. Lenormand, The Rev. R. C. Douglas read a p a p er, of McLeod, Cl being "Notes on a monstrosity of Asparagus. " The p aper led to some discussion, after which the meeting adjourned until 7th May. e u l b fa s r , e it o EMIGRATION Yawl SKYE.—OII tili3 SUbject a pre liminary meeting of a private character WES held on Sa nr er by the M.P.. Mr. uny Mcrher its McDonald, inhabitan C ts, ali w ta e i r n e Stanley Carr, Sir Duncan McDougall, C Forbes, and many other gentlemen connected aptain Charles of its with the High present. Mr. Fraser, sheriff plained the state of the popui • ute of Skye, briefly ex :l:nn Earls: At° or d r hSee i rh n i ua t efatrneessbtu Freemasonsdr' Y.l : in °P'f' i rn t : h ci vL e e ero l v d s necessity which existed for emigration anon in that island, and the sure of relief, both for those as a permanent re mainedmea- behind. He also d who went and those who had induced the local • drew attention to the reasons which as the colony to which asociatixa to decide upon Australia These reasons were n their emigrants could best be sent Carr and other amply corroborated by Captain Stanley Captain Forbes, speakers, and after some observations from only measure deprecating for wholesale emigration as the relief for destitution in the North, the pro ceedings terminate d b com mittee to the appointment of a strong cOncert mea s ure s for carrying out the object con. teraplated, :r_° ;:h ~: ~ y. t-. ~ ~r~