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PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. Mr. TUFNELL gave notice that on Wednesday next he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish the property qualification of Members. HARWICH. Sir DE LACY EVANS - gave notice that on A n earl y day lire should move the appointment of a commission to inquire into the corrupt practices that had prevaifed at the election for Harwich. RELIGIOUS HOUSES. M ` r • LACY gave nrAice that on an early day after Easter he should move far a Selcct Committee to inquir. l 'into the restraint imposed upon females in religious houses. . , . . . • ..ev ''"4.,t , '" ., : t6,1,- , ' ' .. ,t - ;l 4 P' - ' „ .)` , • •,,,*31% .-.__- ( 4/;:e4On' '., - ...''t - c-: - :t.:. ,b '-,-...,' ... -, x,,1).,.•... , .. , ‘ 7 ,,, , : '' 71 .4 1v :T ii ti .. , ~. ;:::::- . 17 , : , ta. , : , "- - i--:( •-c-c -......,,;,,--,7„-4.,),-_--.-1,*,-- 1,-. , ' 5,-- %. 0- lift '3, - ' iii... , ' ',. .i1.,'.:,,11,°,',.....•Zt. 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S ITII, 1850 the General Order of Court, dated the 224 day of Auril, late all persons Claiming to be Next of Kin of JOHN IHTGIIE tu _ of Bruton-street, Berke, in the county of Mid- 47718 t Little f a i ble-keeper (who died in or ley-square about the month of Jan , .1820), r e ,:2 se t thne of hls decease, or the personal representative o acre, ntatives of any such Next of Kin who may have since died, 4 e bY their Solicitors, OH or before the 20th day of April, 1852, to Ruch i n and prove their claims to be such Next of Kin, or to be Ironal representative or representatives, before JOSEPH HLM scr N., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers , Chancery-lane, London. -tio v r f(l9 4 0 c -4 7k ~----. _ t ,. ; . :1 , 7 „ . ,, 1 , ~ - --k k". -- - , =. -- TA ,),,,,., ieks‘ \:! - P / N°.1,559.] LONDON TUESDAY • ,k. .;‘,4, I .4 . . : t .:: ~,, • 9 MARCH 16 1 1852. ,___. [PRICE SD. FRANCE. T HE COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY. Incorporated by Loyal Charter. Capital 500,0001., in 100,000 Shares of Si. each, Deposit 1/. per Share. INTERESTING WORKS FOIL mARcn: COLBURN & Co.'s NEW PUBLICATIONS. To be had of all Booksellers. t. The Right Hon. B. DBRAELPS POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY of LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. Fourth Edition. Bvo. 15s. •2. Lord P HERSTON'S OPINIONS and POLICY. Bvo., with Portrait. 12s. FRENCH RA it TRAFFIC. the letters were forgeries, and that she hod written them to get herself fine clothes, and if poebible a husband. The mother, in answer to all questions, only exclaimed, "It was in the letter! it was in the letter!" It wes con tended by the public prosecutor that she knew all along that her daughter was guilty of imposture; but it ap p3ared frpra her naivete that she had been deceived as well as the father, and she was acquitted. MAIL. Leenie, for whom no excuse was possible, Wus condemned to eighteen months' imprisonment. The benriog of the case excited great interest, and the court was crowded to excess.— Galianani. TRUSTEES. John Gurney Iloare, Esq. ! John Masterman, Esq., M.P. William Thompson, Esq., Alderman, M.P. DIRECTORS. John Addis, Esq. William Lewis Grant, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. Stephen Ponder Kennard, Esq. John Dndin Brown, Esq. • William Loftus Lowndes, Esq. Joseph Brown, Esq. John Macdonnell, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq.„ George Bowness Carr, Esq. William Fans de Sails, Esq. William Eales, Esq. MANAGERS. Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. • BANKERS. Messrs. Barnett, Iloare, and Co., and Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and CO. AUDITORS. Patrick D. Hadow, Esq. JWilliam Henderson, Esq. GOLD MINING _ (From the Times) RANK of ENGLAND, Mallon 9, 1852.—The Court at of of Directors of the Governor and Company of the That a England give notice, 3 " the GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on Tunas oca,, 18h instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consider li mi t s tvldend ; also that another General Court will be held at the for e Z s °ll TUESDAY, the 13th of April next, from Ten o'clock in the Roy e -41 till Four o'clock in tke afternoon, for the election of a b e rnor and Deputy-Governor for the year ensuing, which will ies„ "tl ared that evening ; and the same Court will be continued, by bWinrament, and held a t the same place, and during the same 1* - WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, for the election of geas.GY-four Directors, which will also be one of the Quarterly o „ e , r al Courts, appoi n t e d by the Charter ; and the election of the oZtYr-four Directors will be declared as soon as the scrutiny ." • nt.A , dolt, Lists of the Proprietors, having votes, will be ready to be 'red at the Bank, on THURSDAY. March 25. 241.tt JOAN BENTLEY, Secretary. an Act passed in the 7th year of the reign of George not Person will be entitled to vote at the said Election who o .r not have been six calendar months possessed, in his own right, Meek stock for which he shall then give his vote, unless the said shall have been acquired or shall have come by bequest or e k :ntriage, or by sticees-ion to an intestate's estate, or by the tb a r of the City of London, or by any deed of se Clement after dlik t . ent n of any person who shall have been entitled for life to the nds of such Stock. TELE ROYAL BRITISH B4NK ( Incorporated by Charter), besides transacting all ordinary Banking business , Continues to allow, „ylt DEPOSITS for six months, 3 per cent. per annum ; and on Zni for shorter periods and at Call, interest varying with the 7 4 0 ant and time in Bank ; •Anel Grants -11 CKEDITS for indefinite periods, on sufficient securities, at Der cent. commission half-yearly on the amount of the credit, and per cent. per annu m i n t eres t on the balance only at debit ; and LO.I.NS for short period ar k e t a ble securities, at rates vary k with the circarnstanc Every additional info i and forms for opening accounts, tc., trill be supplied a t the End-ue Branches, or sent by post on ap plication. By order of the Court of Directors, HUGH INNER CAMERON, General Manager 16, Tokenhguse-yard, Lothbury, London. NEW GRANADA COMPANY. w No further applications for Shares can be received after pr ospectuses nest, the 17th instant. may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the —4X,Pany. By order of the Board, REGINALD CHAIINCY, Secretary (pro. tem.) March 12, 1852. (RAVESEND STAR PACKETS. T • 0 , 4 .____ Fore Cabin. Saloon _ , n . - . 01 Gravesend and London ••• • • • .... 10d. . .. Is. 2d. Bci w „7_ l ‘avesend and Blackwall and Woolwich Bd. .... Os. 10d. It o `. l l Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .... Os. Bd. an. ° tller .411 Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe , a nd Purtteet Piers. rackets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). ...._ FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Vfrai Dsie . SUNDAYS. Vite o . • 9 . 1 • .ca -4-• 1 fj . • b .... .1,- gt : Time. t i 0 . as ,o _ , 1 g S 6. A 8 4 8 ci , ei 4 8 , s , 5 8 ' x ,--...._ ' --..... • 74 a 4! 5 _. x—— -- ..... _. _. 'On s, bireet _Trains from the Boats marked t St" usos from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London 'planer of an hour. z ROIL BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of following Trains from the Fend:lurch-street Station. *.--------..../VIZX DAYS. . SUNDAD. tizt e. i Vil . 5 ~f,: 5 g , 0 3 ,3 r:. t' Time. r, a . rii b a 3 4, o V "t s ue . a s . 1 7,8 5 a)) 8 14 44 a g A ' a; 4 .•,..... 10 '— 1 9 1 H— ' --- ramages marked * are ran direc t. h i , AT TICKETS . — TweIve Monthb , 51.03. : Six Months, 31 . )4 3 Months, 21 Monk, Os.: te be had of the Collectors o n boar, ..._ F ; or . Mr. Terrace Pier, Gravesend. thruary 1,1852. GUTTA PERCHA TURING. IVIANY inquiries having been made as to the pi e _ Durability of this Tubing, the Gutta Percha Company have - "'re in drawlog attention to the following letter received From 3lr. C. Hacker, Surveyor to the Duke of Bedford :---- .‘ Office of Works, Woburn-park, Jan. 10, 1852. for il' answer to your inquiries respecting the Gutta Per cha Tubing letemp Suctions, I find that the water has not affected it in the tr 54 0 ,„ thouh it will eat lead through in two years • we have der it largely, bo'h on account of being cheaper than ' lead, much r i tted, and a more perfect job. 2 , 111 " Yours, &c., " C. IIACKER." 1 2 ;.. • The Company's Illustrated Circulars, containing Instructions 'lll l , ll bers for joining tubes, lining tanks, &c., will be forwarded on • • "InNIDt of three postage stamps. A—vrovoiIiA4C.OMPAITY, PAUNTEES, 18, WHARI , ' _ - " IVIERCIrAffT'S and TRADESMAN'S MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, 5, Chatham-place, Blackfriars, London. 7.1„ JOHN MACGREGOR, Esq., M.P., Chairman. 414 Advantages offered by this Society are -I.,clet Indisputable, unless obtained by fraud. PoC: e Medical Fees paid by the Society. '`" Payable during the lifetime of the Assured. 4441-forfeiture of Policies.—Assurers unable to pay their Pre -6411.8 !ks they fall due, may have a temporary loan for that purpose trlication to the Board. I .ffe 4 , 4 _ s _ granted on Personal and other Securities in connexion with I,,rasurance. ualleetuses and every information may be obtained at the Office. - GEORGE THOMSON, Manager. THOS. MUSGRAVE, Secretary. VIE INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, No. 72, Lombard-street and 24, Connaught-terrace. TRUSTEES. J . Co w , Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. keh - :"Abell Renton, Esq., James Fuller Madox, Esq. m thns, Esq., Q.C. I William Wilberforce, Esq. Sei e P OLICIES are INDISPUTABLE, in terms of the Deed of trtt n , le llt of the Company, duly registered , and are thus rendered PAAIILY PROVISIONS, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU ,, vs n ,jl3, -—P SECURITY. Atdd i j Company has introduced, as more peculiarly applicable to the ki k e and ndustrious Casses, a plan of SELF-PRoTECTING IN- LtI C E , I whereby in l one Policy for one rate of Premium, are v. an Insurance of a Sum payable either at death or on at g a specified age, and a pension or annuity after that age t k r the full benefit of all Premiums that have been paid, although pa yments should at any time be discontinued , ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. tb. ---__ A l° WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU ABOUT A (0 TO EMIGRATE? Obj ee zneatiou answered by different persons, each having different ,t 0 li x ,'. lll view, and intending to emigrate to different stations, some 4(1..7" YORK, where provisions are cheap, working tools to be Cl op -. hundreds of Stores kept by En g lish Houses, but all kinds of be," I NG HATS, CAPS, HOSIERY , B OOTS, SHOES, &c., must 00 41 dearly for, and in many insta nces will be found of inferior f th Y and make; hence the absolute necessity of procuring a stock Alci., c heaPest and best in the world, MO4ES and SON'S, 6 1 , Le and Minories, or Oxford-street, corner of Hart-street. taI e , B ,YRALIA, where the Climate is warmer, where labour and for ~ "s Well paid, but where CLOTIIING and ARTICLES, usetni Wisdo°2lestic comfoft, can scarcely be had at any price, hence the that bei ng of Providing a complete OUTFIT, at E. MOSES and SON'S, a o ninst the BEST and CHEAPEST in the U n iverse; it contains ups recaaisite for eesearY on ars .,,, t he passage, and which will continue daily ne (faired for the C lu e your station;; also CLOTHING exactly re- CALIFORNIA, - ,Z' in:Mediate comfort. sere Gold maybe found, but cannot be used for at small value for p o ll When found may have to be barte red awa y observe the advantage of ? ,c 1 Useless ARTICLES of DRESv, &C., 4 0 4 ,__N'S celebrated Establishme nt;tn the OUTFIT from E. MOSES and "%ng suited for the passa ge and no useless articles, everything 4 C.A,NIDAS, or tke FAR ava i r e country, `encling travelling through the Great Avoid the inconveniences at at plains of America , by taking •rtlls- r own articles for the journey eetany prepared, PORTABLE, a„ QUE, and every way COM . Par, • - ` 4lll , furnished at the lowest rate, by E. 41 comprehended in the INDIA pe r any ROUTE, the co mpact MOSES and SON. it,,,•acelncerperate even ces of u tlit serviceable in all -.use prepared by E. 310SES and SON. a n English Home, are 4 t Migrants' Cabins fitted up at a trifling experts _ ' S E O v u e t r frt s c . ° The for y t O l S ls E . , S and 3nd ti S p O w .l.l - supply even elegancy combi6nle.cllsins.,El.lll. 1 14 1 Ply them for 3/. 155.. or forwarded, postards. A detailed th can be had on application , free, to any part of 1 4dom. E. MOSES AND SON, I ,Losta nn rd lK -s t li t:at e :l , 83 s, -,,, a„ City Establishment, 154, 155,156. and 137 0 , , , - -., and 86 Aldgate, oppos ite thseo7C,hsughs., aliew cooximmunicating. .on t l e k i d a a West-end Branch, , tin is . Hart -street, all communica S.__ _ o4treet. h riti l'ord (Yorkshire) Branch, 1 9 , Ming eiileid Branch 36 Fagot& rtiak.._ .444l°r e , Clothiers ' , 'Hatters, Rosters, rurriers, Bost htld Shoe. .and general Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. tt e i . -stablishments are closed from sUnSet Friday to sunset on T l , 418, When business is mimed -till Twelve o'clock. 118ii t e s Universal Guide, a newspaper containing daily evevts, &c., R titts t of prices, and directions for self-measurement, can be had, kin g ,i' °I I application, sr forwarded, post-free, to ..on t. any part of the A ea h andsome Almanac for the year ending 1852 can be had, gratis, • apPlication. 'cll. °n Parle Francais. I Qui al parla Italiano. sPricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol. 'v.... 4.5_ I p 0. • bo ou consider IiYAM'S Mart Has garments elegantly smart, And well designed In every part? i do. Do you believe, from all you see, That HYAM'S dress deserves to be Regarded in the first degree ? I do. And do you equally admire The cloth of HYAM'S choice attire, As everything that we require ? I do, Do you with readiness confess, That HYAM'S articles possess All other points required in dress ? I do. And do you deem the dress displayed Better designed and better made Than any garments in the trade ? Do you believe, from what you know, That HYAM always charges low For dresses at his lamed depot? And do you still intend to buy From ILYA ,I'S varied dress supply, Which you consider ranks so high? There's one thing more I wish to know. Do you advise your friends to go To HYAM'S Warehouse, as below ? I do. A DOUBLE ACROSTIC. o y n thereforeAafteraot i ls l a t y t o n b o ny do f u ro b m t a an p s r w i m er e 3, 5 , e u pl A d . T , you'll uch you'll improve Your " trim," by purchasing of hi It TITIM AND CO.'e ESTABLISHMENTS. London. city Establishment ............36, Gracochurc h-street. 4 , 3 , West-end Establishment O x f o rd-street. Cloth S AM and CO., Tailors, Clothiers, and Manufacturer s o: vialitters, flatters, Natal and Military Tailors. Provincial Establishments. sum. Bir j aingum I,iverpool, Le.d 4 , u t 4l,fillikSgCOP, Dtibl)l l iWd ISrlet9l. SOLICITOR. William Loaden, Esq., 28, Bedford-place. BROKERS. Messes. 11111, Fawcett, and Hill, 29, ThreadlleCtile‘Stnet. SECRETARY (PRO TEM ) Robert C. Dalgleish, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 6, Queen-street -place, Upper-Thames-street. PROSPECTUS. " The Managers of the Company were called upon by many in fluential friends to form an Association for Gold Mining in the Australian Colonies ; and ,having for some time past contemplated and panned the establishment of Works in London for the reception and reduction of rich Gold and Silver Ores, they determined upon recommending that the two objects should be combined, and that a Company should be formed with an ample Capit II for these purposes. Their first step was to apply for a Charter of Incorporation, which they are now enabled to announce has been obtained. This Charter limits the liability of the Shareholder to his Sub scription of W. per share. It empowers the Company to purchase, take, and hold Mines or Mineral Grants and Lands in any part of the Australian Colonies, — To purchase Gold and Silver Ores and concentrated Gold and Silver Stuffs in Australia, and import them into Eziglaud.,-, And to purchase, take, and hold Lands, and to erect Works, Buildings, and Machinery for the reduction of the same in any part of Great Britain,— And, further, to Increase the Capital, if required. The Objects of the Company are— The Working of Gold or Silver Mines and Alluvial Deposits of Gold in the best parts of Australia in a systematic manner; The erection of Works in Australia near the Mines, where the Ores produced by this Company, as well as those raised by other companies, and by individual miners, may be concentrated for ship ment to England ; And the establishment of Works in London for the economical re duction of the richer classes of Gold and Silver Oros. It will be obvious that a large capital may be required and very profitably employed in carrying out the objects above stated; but the amount for which provision is made can only be wanted, and will only be called for, in case the successful working of the concern renders it necessary. The sum raised by the first deposit, viz., 100,0001., may probably prove ample; and no more than an additional sum of 100,0001., in two instalments of 10s. each, . will be called up without the sanc tion of the Shareholders. The well-authenticated statements of large discoveries of Gold in different districts of Australia, and the very imperfect means as yet employed for its extraction, lead to the belief that capital and skill may be most profitably employed in the colony. Soon atter the first advices of the discovery of the Bathurst Gold Region, a Company, with a capital of 31,0001., under the title of the Australian Gold Amalga mation Company, was formed, at the suggestion and under the advice of the Managers of t his -Company, for the purpose of purchasing and reducing gold ores there, and the necessary ma chinery for carrying out its objects was ordered in December last, and is now nearly ready for shipment. The services of a well quali fied superintendent and staff were secured, and they sailed for Aus tralia on the 9th February. An arrangement has been, made with the above Company, whereby it will be forthwith dissolved. The services of the superintendent and other persons will be transferred, and the machinery and apparatus will also be taken for account of this Company. By this arrangement the operations of the Colonial Gold Company will be greatly expedited. In addition to the superintendent and officers who have gone to ' Bathurst, other agents, artisans, and miners will be carefully se lected and sent out, with machinery and implements for raising, crushing, and washing the Gold and Silver Ores found in the quarts veins or in the alluvial deposits at Port Phillip and other desirable points in Australia ; and the prodftce will be forwarded in a concen trated state to the works in this country. Great improvements can . be introduced upon the present modes of washing and. extraction, and much loss and waste can be avoided. The erection of works necessary for the commencement of busi ness in or near London, with the requisite machinery for amalgama tion and smelting, and any other appliances for improved processes of reduction, will be proceeded with immediately. Arrangements will also be made, and connexions formed in Australia, for the purchase of Gold and Silver Ores to be transmitted to this country for reduction. The Company's works in London will thus be supplied partly by the Ores raised from its own Mines, partly by those purchased from others in the Colonies, and probably also to a large extent by Ores consigned to the Company for reduction at a per-centage upon the valuaele contents. There is reason to believe, therefore, that a Company formed with these views and objects, under the supervision of a Board of Direc tors, sufficient on the yes h an d to guarantee to the Shareholders that the furies will be hon es tly and judicious l y a p plied, and on the other, to give confidence to the local autho rities and colonists, will open unusual sources of wealth to the Shareholders. The Managers are, however, unable, and will not therefore pretend to form calculations or estimates of profit based upon specimens or imaginary quantities of ore (delusive as such statements always are Li those unacquainted with Mining affairs, and valueless to those who understand them), but relying upon the evidence before them, they eckon upon a large return for the Capital invested, and therefore do not hesitate to place the undertaking with every confidence before the Public Application for Shares to be made to Messrs. John Taylor and Sons, 6, Queen-street -place, or to Messrs. Bill, Faucett, and... 11111, 29, Threadneedle-street, on or before Tuesday, the 23d instant. March 15, 1852. HUNGARIAN MUSICAL COMPANY. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. DIREC IED , liY r L - MrisTER NALOZ-DY.- - PROGRAMME OF TIIE PERFORMANCE ON Tuesday Evening,, March 16, 1852, to commence at Half-pas' Eight, being the Third of the Series of of Six. PA. Cavatina, " Hunyadi Lass lo" . Quadrille " I1ka" . • • Hungarian Melody " linhang,ok" Aria " Ernani" • March " ylelka" Erkel. Ellenbogen. J. Kalozdy, Verdi. Ma, erboer, PART 11. —..--. Overture, " Guillaume Tell," Mazurka Cracovienne J. Kalozdy , Peasant Polka ..... • . . Kalozdy• Waltz, " Sanguiniker" . . - . . . Strauss. Cavatina, " Islabucedonozor" The Music, as performed by the Orchestra, is published by Distin. 31, Cranbourne-street. PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STECIITION. Miring Lent, a Lecture on Astronomy, illustrated by beau tiful diagrams, will be delivered by Dr. Bachhoffner, on. Wednesday and Friday Evenings, at Eight o'clock.—An Explana tory Description by Mr. Crispe, of the Prussian Musket, the Lan caster and Minie Rifles, the various Revolvers, and other Fire arms, with the Improved Conical Bullet, daily, at a Quarter to Three o'clock, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, at Nine. --A " Musical Cento," being a Lecture on the Songs. of Di bdin, and of ot h er eminent Composers , by T. Thorpe Peed , Esq., Professor S i ng i n g at the Royal Academy of Music , on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Evenings, at Eight o'clock.—Lectures on Chemistry, by J. 11. Pepper, Esq.—Dissolving Views, &c. Admission, Is. ; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, dalf-price. A NEW EDITION OF TIIE CATALOGUE. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S ASCENT of MO ERY NT BLANC, illustrated by Mr. W. BEVERLEY, EV EVENING, at Eight o'clock. Stalls (numbered and reserved, which cm be taken from a plan at the Hall, every day , fro m El eve n t o Four), as.; Area, 25. ; Gal lery, Is. Children's Stalls, 2s. ; Area, Is. A Morning Performance every Tuesday and Saturday, at Three o'clock. 3. The LITERATURE and ROMANCE of NORTHERN EU ROPE. By William and Mary Howitt. 2 vols. 21s. 4. CANADA AS IT WAS, IS, AND MAY BE ; with an Ac count of Recent Transactions. By Sir James E. Alexander, K.L.S. 2 vols., with Maps. 21s. 5. Mr. WARBURTON'S DARIEN; or, The Merchant Prince, Second Edition. 3 fols. G. Lieut. JERVIS'S lITSTORY of CORFU and the lONIAN ISLANDS. With Plates. 10s. Gd. 7. KHARTOUM, and the NILES. By George Melly, Esq. Second and Revised Edition. 2 vols.. with ..Plates. 21s. 8. SAM SLICK'S TRAITS of AMERICAN HUMOUR. 3 vols. 9. Captain SPENCER'S TRAVELS in European Turkey, Hun gary, and Austria. 2 vols., with Map and Plates. 28s. 10. FIVE YEARS in the WEST INDIES: By Charles W. Day, Esq. 2 vols., with Illustrations. 21s. (Just ready.) Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. N E EGYPTIAN lIALL, PICCADILLY. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. The PRIZE QUADRILLE, awarded to Mr. J. R. Tutton, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), will be played every evening by Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal Cornet -a-Piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine, and terminate at half-past eleven. Admission—ONE SHILLING. B LAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS cacy of The following : testimonial is another pr oof of the great efti " 157, New Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. " Sir,—ln acquainting you with the great benefit which I have ex perienced by taking BLAIR'S GOUT and RIELUMATIC PILLS, I feel that I am but performing a duty to that portion of the public who may be similarly affected. "About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout In my hands and feet. I had previously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and n Spain, under Sir John Moore. in the 18th Hussars. I always pro cured the best medical ald, without obtaining any essential relief, and my sufferings can be appreciated only by those who know some thing of this disease. " It was during one of those paroxysms, between twelve and thir teen years ago, that I was recommended to try BLAIR'S PILLS. I opt no time in procuring a box, and before I had taken that quantity the pain had entirely ceased, and in a few days I was in perfect health. Moreover, I rejoicesicbut to say that my health has not in any degree suf fered, the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS Ico n mmended the Pills to many 0 I hay s . Its improvement. friends, and the result of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respe,ctfully, " GARRET FOSTER GILL. " To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand." For every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolor reux, &c., BLAI GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium, or any other dangerous drug, require no care whatever in their use, and ter ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London." is impressed upon the Government Stamp. 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With Fifty coloured Eng,raN nt, frommembers of the faculty of th e vario d us infection . uries that an Physiology, and Diseases of the Re p roductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, a nd are produced in them by solitary habits, exces ses, By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M. T D., ONDON• 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, " Doctor of Medicine, Mat r i cu l a t e d Member of the University hospital M e dical Society, of Edin burgh, Honorary Memb e r o f th e London 1 Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Ilunterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &e. This work contains a plain and com plete description of the ana• t o my and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'alert, w ho has take n the hi g h e st medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas a nd testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical ma. who has exclusive l y , an d for many years, devoted his studie s to the t rea tment of these complaints. Ile may be c o n sulted with advan tage by all those whose constitution s may have become debilitated through secret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of lltcr years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of anceas- Ira misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater -63, Oxford-strew` ; Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; Pater noster-row ; Hannay, Starie, Titchborne-street, or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who may be consulted on these disorders perionally; or by letter, Of tt.On UM tin TWgt MI 1/011 OA VI Might. THE SILENT FRIEND. IN SIX LANGUAGES-FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINING TIIE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Liustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Eugravings• 3N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. Now Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2a. 6d. by post, from the Establishment, az. sa. in stamps. THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by sleszsive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with directions for tho use of the preventive lotion, fol lowed by observations en Marriage, ann the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By it. and L. PERRY and CO. ' Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, Lonien. Published by Sherwood and 3, Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Co., dxford-street ; Gor don, 146, Leadonhall-street; 95, Faningdon-street ; W. Sutton, 10, Bow Church-yard; W. 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THE ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY.—THE INQUEST.--Yesterday the coroner's inquiry into the circumstances attending the accident took place at Bi shopstoke before John Henry Todd, Esq., at the Junction Hotel, adjoining the railway. The details of the melancholy occurrence having been given in evidence, Mr. J. H. Beattie, the superintendent of the locomotive and carriage department, was examined respecting the immediate cause of the accident. He stated that, in his opinion, it was occasioned solely by th e breaking of the tire of the near leading wheel of the engine, and he showed that every precaution which foresight could devise had been adopted by the company to guard against the occurrence of such a casualty. The Coroner having summed up, the jury at once returned a verdict of " Acci dental death." The Committee appointed by the Society of Arts to organise correspondence with the scientific societies of foreign co untries, held its third meeting yoterday..the Lord gotoglQ in 149 C hi/14 The following are the •tarns of the gross re- NORTHERN.—From 1 0 March 3 : Passengers, aailways : c l e 9 i B p , t l s 7 o s f l. ; th g e oo p d r s in , c 2 i 6 p 1 a , 1 2; ~•:,1, 459,448 f. HOUEN.—From Feb. , March 6 : Passengers, 61,532 E.; goods, 87,5601 ,149,092 f. HAVRE.—Frota Feb. March 6 : Passengers, 20,7961.; goods, 38,3071. , 59,1031. o , March 7: Passengers, 71,3511. ; goods, 146 , 99 .1 tal, 218,3411. BOoßnLnrANS.—From Ma* BORDEAUX. —From Fe a March 1 : Passengers, 40,6991.; goods, 7 0 ,9431. , 111,6421. VIERZON.—From Mar ' a March 7: Passengers, 30,956 f.; goods, 54,3791.; _i, 85 ,335 E NANTES.—From Feb. 26. to March 3 : Passengers, 25,0981.; goods, 27,7331.; total, 52,831 f. STAMM:MG. — From Feb. 26 to March 3: Passengers, 90,018 f.; goods, 122,0521.; total, 212,070 f. MONTEREAU. — From Feb. 26 to March 3: Passengers. 8,4911.; goods, 16,668 f.; tOtf4l, 25,159 E LYONS.—From Feb. 22 to Feb. 23 : it 166,230 f.; goods, 96,9661 .; tn4a1,103,196f. CRAD.TREs.—From March 1 to larch 7: Passengers, 20,2721.; goods, 26,1281.; tot i, 46,400 f. Passengero, • _ THE AMAZON;n FUND. S OUTH A3IPTON, MARCH e aggregate of subscriptions to the Amain fund f or the rel i e f o f t h e sufferers by that distre ssin catastrophe is between 11,000/. and 12, 0001 . It is fokily expect e d t h at t h e l a tt e r g sum will be reached when" , ;; the whole o f t h e f ore i g n subscriptions shall , have bleu received. Pending the report of a • sub-committMsii• appeinted to investigate into _and report to the :!eral committee upon the exact position of each suffe " Po rary relief has been Attitainist3r4.lo -theA " ' ll , l e ase e_ s uch 112 widows and orphans, who haveaigit moans of support by the loss of their relatives. I n this way a small amount of good has been done. The general committee will shortly meet in Southampton to receive a report from the s ub - committee, when it is expected a scheme will be presented for dis posing of the funds, and for distributing the subscrip tions so as to secure the best and most permanent me thod of relief for the numerous persons who have been cast into such deep affliction and distress by this calamitous event. The London committee w ill amal gamate with the Southampton committee for the consideration of these measures. It is in contem plation to relieve several of the sufferers by granting them sums in full, amounting to from 51. to 2001. each. To the Rev. Mr. Blood and Miss Smith •it is pro posed to present the latter amount. The Rev, Mr. Blood has recently received the presentation of a living, while Miss Smith has received from 2001. to 3001. b y private Subscriptions, totally irrespective of the Amazon fund proper. It is probable that the widows will be divided into three classes, to receive annuit ies of 204 15 /, and 121. a year respectively, and the children will be allowed similar sums in the shape of annuities, with which to place them at school, apprentice them, & c . A good number of the children will be placed in orphan asylums. Trustees will be appointed in the usual form to receive the income derived from the funds, an d to pay the annuities and allowances, under due restriction s for their proper application. It is stated that the sub committee are prepared to recommend that the crew of the first boat which is supposed to have left the Amazon, and which landed at Plymouth, should be excluded from all benefit from the subscriptions, for first deserting the vessel. If this be the case, we trust that the general committee will not sanction such an invidious distribution of the funds which a generous public has placed in their hands. By assuming to them selves the right of adjudicating upon the various degrees of merit or blame which may or may not attach to the different crews, the sub-committee has clearly over. stepped its functions. The patient and protracted in vestigations undertaken by the Royal Mail Steam packet Company, and by the Board of Trade, have not resulted in affixing any censure upon this particular boatload of unfortunate human beings, and why t h e sub-committee should seek to force an y opinions upon the matter appears to be in the last degree incomprehensible and super fluous. It is impossible for any body of men to form a correct and positive equitable judgment upon the conduct of those affrighted men who, driven from the burning ship, and in the absence of discipline and con trol, sought the first means of providing for their safety when all human hope of mastering the flames had been given up. All the evidence heretofore given serves to prove that from the time the first boat was lowered the scene on board the Amazon amounted to a pure and simple scramble for; life ; and where is the man who will blame another for saving his existence under such circumstances? Any project, therefore, for depriving the unfortunate occupants of the first boat of any material assistance from the funds now collected will be a manifest cruelty to the poor sailors and firemen composing the majority of the crew of that boat, and NAB be gr 4 i3otitraventicur of the intentions of the great body or the public, who have nobly come for ward to subscribe for the benefit of the sufferers by the loss of the Amazon. It is, at all events, to be hoped that the general committee will.recognize the principle that, where there is the slightest doubt in a case of this sort, the scale should be turned by mercy and charitable feeling, which is always ready to cover a multitude of faults. EXTRA ORDINARy IMPOSITION. A very singular case of swindling, accompanied by a " bold stroke for a husband" on t h e part of a young girl in humble life, has for some time past occupied the good people of Chartres ; and it came to a denoue ment four days ago by th e tr i al of the hero i ne and her mother, as swindlers, by the aribuna l o f Correc tional Police of th a t c i ty. The facts were these: —Leonie Lehoux, dau g ht er of the driver o f the dili gence which plies betwee n Ch artres and D re ux, con ceived in November last the ambition to become a heroine of romance, though she possesses none of the beauty or graces which are generally supposed to be necessary for the part. In execution of the design which she had formed, she borrowed a sum of 100 f. from a fishwoman named Vire, for, she said, a l a dy of high rank named Raymond, who had taken her under her protection. The money not having been paid, Madame Vire went to Leonie ' s mot h e r. At first the mother did not k now what was meant, but L eo nie produced a l e tt er purporting to come from the Bishop of Chartres, an d stating t hat he intended to marry Leonie to a young man of good family, to give her father and mother 2 0,050 f. a year, and to give Leonie herself a fortune of 100,000 f. All this the mother appeared devoutly to believe, and she made her husband believe it too. The latter accordingly made no hesitation in paying Mme.Vire the 100 f. The bishop, in his letter, recommended that his benevolent intentions to the girl should be kept a secret for the present. But the father, in the pride of his heart, could not refrain from talking of it to some rather farm ers named Brunet where he was sihte a ccustomed to st o p to hor ses. Bur net's son, a young man, t h ought t h a t a fortune o f 100,000 f. was a very tempting thing, and he t wealthy change asked whether Leonie was really to b e married to the bishop's protege — hinting that if s h e were no t he would have no objection in taking her hi mse lf. B u t the father, th o ugh willing enough to a ccept him as a son -i n -l aw , ass ured him that there was no hope. H e s h owe d t h e you ng man the bishop's letter ; and the latter could not help remarking tha t it was couch e d i n rather strange language, oh as it began " De ar M adam, —l, th e L or d o f Chartres, Mons eigneur Clausal de Montals w B you r .o produce an effect on your heart," and as moreover there were sun d r y f au lt s of spellings. ir But the father Bagel— P tese few lines to y answered, that when a he w as a t liberty to write strang ely and to spell badly ; and this profoun d obser was eighty years of a ge bishopvation removed all the scruples of the young man. About a month later another letter arrived from the bishop; it told the Lehoux that they should live with him in his palace after the [marriage of his beloved Leonie, and that he had already received the first year's rente of 20,000 francs for them, though he could not seed it for a few days, as he was short of money. He directed that a new b onnet an d a mu ff should be bought for Leonie, an d a cravat for himself. His intention was, ho said, to spend 90,000 franca for wedding garments and jewels for her, and to increse her intended fortune from 1 00,000 francs to 400,000 francs. Ho a l s o promised than when }leery V. should be restored to the throne, he would make her "Regent of the Court," and would confer titles on her parents. Dazzled by his approaching good for tune, Lehoux, the father, resigned the post of dili gence driver; and he took special delight in talking to tradesmen and neighbours of his own and his daughter's future greatness. It was not without great envy that the humble friends and acquaint ances of the family heard of their e xtraordinary for tune; and when the tradespeople heard of it, too, they were naturally disposed to give c re di t. mdllo. Leonie and her mother went to Dreux, where they not only purchased the bonnet, the employed a man servant to wait 011 them, and a nd costly articles, for none of whi c h . they paid. muff, ! t andthe c ravat for the bishop, but a quantity O dresses They for her had at purchased him a fine gold laced hat; and Mdlle. Leonie indulged herself with a maid. pcletermined that After a while It set forth he should not have her, and he charged her parents made to young anothert hattem pteesd theto letter ,shusba nd arrived assi na t ohae from h hi:ao d,u the.ndestined who would make her happy. this overtures were them, Brunet and ho eagerly accepted conetrina. t The courtship was carried on, the marriage and thecdrawn up, the wedding greases purchased , to Brunet, the f happy e d a y fi x e i c t ,l e . All at once it occurredhis lawyer to select themselves oe on the sulaejectr.' thatHe did might as well consulthe Bishops letters. The ' of so, and produced t i mm ediately declared that they must b e f orger i es, impossible for a prelate to es it was utterly sec or write cerned in such a tran in such an application was made to t extraordinary way. A d a be at once declared the letters prelate's secretary, an Bishop knew nothing forgeries, and that the ads the young whatever r of Mdlle. Leonie. One As to the father,lady and h mother were arrested . last chrge o was from first te•t arose against him, us ho amount out of the ue of his own credulity. was which When diffe rent shopkeepers were cheatedv ___ ; „ r _ i c onsiderable. d called on for her defence) Xov in v I ngli 4 Y admitted That The following letter is from a pci:aon in California, who gives his name accompanied by a business curd, which seems to indicate that he may possess considerable practical experience of the general results of quartz mining in that country. His views, however, iu the ab sence of direct means of verification, must be estimated simply by such internal evidence of correctness as shall be considered to belong to them. Whether the allega tion that "no person in California regards Co lonel Fremont es being the owner of any gold veins" be correct or otherwise, it shows that the danger of con stant disputes and vexatious counter-claims, pointed out by the Times when the California mining companies were first introduced, will continue to be one of the chief considerations that should excite caution. It is also to be borne in mind that the extent of this danger will be precisely measured by the temptations which the produc tiveness of any given mine may present to the cupidity of less successful neighbours. The statements of the writer are in other respects by no means unfavourable, al though they are calculated to moderate some of the dreams which have been entertained. Any logs that may be in curred by the shareholders of existing or future com panies wiltbe sentirely‘ from:their own fault. It is retire s important to the people who posses mines either in Cali fornia or Australia, to got them worked by a proper out lay of capital than it is to the English capitalist to be allowed to employ his money in that method. Anything more absurd, therefore, than the payment of large sums for the privilege of entering into such an arrange ment can scarcely be conceived, nor doss the fact of the payment being made in shares mitigate it in the slightest degree. The true system would be, not to permit them to be transferred until the mine had been fairly brought into operation, and then only with the condition that they should not entitle the holder to a participation in any profits except such as might accrue after 5 per cent. had been paid upon the capital invested:— " Vulcan Ironworks, San Francisco, Jan. 15. " Sir,—ln the Times advertisements of the Bth of No vember last I find a lengthened announcement of a mining company organizing to work gold mince in California. " Being myself professionally and personally interested in the encouragement of foreign investments in our mines, I was glad to see such an evidence of a feeling that way among English and French capitalists. But permit mo to inform the gentlemen composing some of these companies that they aro appending their names to statements which, to practical men in California, are so utterly preposterous as to cause grave doubts of the honesty and good faith of those who put them forth. " By another mail I intend to furnish the Times with a detail, authenticated by practical working, and de rived from every day experience, of the value of the Californian gold veins, and the nature of the titles thereto. In the meantime, to prevent the spread of in sane expectations, let me present the following plain facts:— " The mines denoted by the Nouveau Monde and the Mariposa companies are about as good as the average of California gold -bearing quartz mines, probably neither better nor worse. The Mariposa vein, from which they say such enormous riches are being extracted,' is not now worked, the company having lost some 20,000 dol lars through small and ineffective machinery. Probably it will pay when good and massive machinery shall be erected. In the meantime it is discontinued. " Though isolated specimens of California quartz may be collected which will assay as largo a value as that published by the Nouveau Monde Company; yet, let me assure your readers, that such specimens are quite as great c ur i os i t i es i n California as in London. One would suppose from reading the prospectus of the Nouveau Monde Company that their' poor ';quartz is worth 1,8471. sterling per ton,' and their rich quartz 24,0001. per ton, —a value perfectly astounding to us re sidents in the mines. " What are the facts? Of the 120 to 150 veins opened in California at present, the average working value is not more than 121. sterling per ton. Of the 45 mills now !lb Work none are gaining more than that amount, and in many cases 61. to 8/. per ton is all that these quartz will yield. " Quartz that will yield 101. per ton will return from 100 to 200 per cent, per annum on a judicious invest ment in suitable machinery, works, &c. " The investments which pay best are generally from 10,000/. to 12,000/. in one location. Laiiie investments have generally been squandered, and either lost or yield a miserable per centage. " Why have the Nouveau Monde Company expended 47,0001. in the purchase of leases of Colonel Fremont? No person in California regards Colonel Fremont as being the owner of any gold veins. Lie has some claims (very much questioned) to large tracts of land, but that he will ever exercise ownership over the minerals is more then doubtful. Tho Nouveau Monde Company will find any veins that are worth anything on the nla riposa in possession of other parties who have discovered them. " Judicious investments in California will pay. The quartz veins are abundant all over the country, and capitalists wishing to embark in the business of gold mining will find no difficulty in obtaining excellent investments. But before investing, let a personal exa mination be made. In no country on earth, probably, can a capital be lost so rapidly as in California. In no country is personal inspection so absolutely necessary; and nowhere is attention, caution, and enterprise so abundantly rewarded. " By another mail I will endeavour to give you, if you deem the subject possesses sufficient public interest, an account of the value, titles, and mode of working of the California gold-bearing quartz veins. " Your obedient servant, " A MINING ENGINEER AND AN OLD CALIZORNIANI SEABORNE MAIL S. [X signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—Sand M by the morning—dispatch.] ' When made up in From what ~„" PLACES, due. General Post-office port die- When London: patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)NMarch 19 .. .. Liverpool .. March 15 America (by U.S. pkt.) N3larch 23 .. • • Liverpool March 17 America (by U.S. pkt.) M March 31 .. Southampt. March 12 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth April 8 Alexandria* . ..... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. March 18 Belgium .. N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. Ml9th of the month Southampt. April 16 Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 16 California(viaChagrer) dd2d & 17th of month Southampt. March 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3 Constantinople .... N, 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. March 20 Central America .. Ml2d & 17th of mon. Sonthampt. March 5 Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th. Sat Chili .. M 17th of the month Southampt. March 20 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedaily Greece* N 7thl7th27th of mo Dover March 20 Hamburgh • • .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat. 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March 5 0 The snails to those c ountries thus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, ria the United States are now despatched and due by every American Packtl IMPORTANT THEATRICAL CASE.—The director of the Italian Theatre, Mr. Lumley, having engaged M. Mon temerli at Paris as prima basso cantante, with the condition that he should not refuse any oth er p art that migh be o ffered him, Mr. Lumley required him to sing a part in the o pera of Fidelio not belonging to a prima basso, but N. M on temerli refused, on the ground tha t, by th e usages of the profession, he was entitled first of all to make his debt2t as a primp basso, to enable the public to judge of his talents. In consequence of this, Mr. Lumley refused to pay his salary, or the expenses of his journey frofn London to Paris. M. Montemerli accordingly brought an action be fore the Tribunal of Commerce, and it was argued two days ago. The tribunal decided that Mr. Lumley was not justi fied in requiring Montemerli to sing a secondary part before he had appeared as prima basso, as, otherwse, "the existence and reputation of an artiste would be completely at the discretion of a director," and ordered the payment of the salary due and be journey from London. Montemerli is also to have an opportunity of appearing in a principal role. The plaintiff likewise demanded damages, but these were refused by the court. c A LUCKLESS TAILOR. --A co untry tailor having lately had to travel to some distance with a new suit for a customer, was favoured with a loan of a horse and gig for the journey, in which he seated himself and dashed off. Matters for some miles went pleasan tly enough, until a point w as reached whence a bye-road diverged, leading to a large horse pond, towards whi ch the animal galloped with gig, tailor, t and all, notwit h s tanding his utmost efforts to prevent When the middle o f the pond was reached, the horse stopped, r o u f ul o b a s e t i a n r a e e f u y l a s n u d rv d e e y - , and neither lashes nor remonstrances would induce It to ersonification l s , move. The pair stood, P spair, until a bright idea occurred. th e tailor though t that, by creeping to the poi n t he could pitch his bundle ashore, and might al of the shaft, a desperate spring, to reach terra firnta himself, so manage, by but the wicked horse, as if anticipating hi s • =self, dryshod ; aside the instant the package was thrown , intentions, swerved fall into the water. The sudden jerk and caused it to and in a moment he was likewise overbalanced the tailor, while the animal wheeled round floundering in the pond, gig and tackle unharmed, but minus and gallopped home with informed how the tailor concluded the driver. We are not The Dean of Manchester had is journey. —Perth Courier. of Derby yesterday, at his an interview with the Earl street. Mr. F. Elliott had official residence in Downing- Earl. also an interview with the Noble The following is the text for the conversion of the Five per Cents., as published in the Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday) morning : " Louis Natooleoe, President of the French Republic, on the report of the Minister of Finance, decrees:— " Art. 1. The Minister . of Finance is authorized to effect the reimbursement a the,rentes Five per Cent., in scribed on the great book of the Public Debt, at the rate of 100 f. for every s f. rente, or to 'effect their conversion into ne* - rentes 4 per Cent. Every holder of rentes, whO shall not have demanded the reimbursement within The space hereafter fixed, shall receive in exchange of his debenture another debenture at the rate of 41. 50e. of the new stock, for every sf. rente of the former stcck. The exercise of the right of reimbursing this new 4i per cent, stock is stispznded during 10 years, that is, Until the 221 AErch, 1862. The rentes converted shall bear interest at 5 per cent. until the 22d March instant. " Art. 2. The demand of reimbursement shall be made within the space of 20 days from the date of the present decree. That delay shall be extended to two months for the holders residing out of France, but in Europe or Algeria, and to one year for those residing, out of Europe or Algeria; that exception, however, shall cause no prolongation of the periods fixed in the two last paragraphs of the first article. " Art. 3. The reimbursements demanded may be effected by series. " Art. 4. As respects the holders of rentes, who have not the free and complete administration a their pro perty, the acceptance of the conversion shall be assimi lated to an act of simple administration, and no Special fluthorintion or other judiciary formality shall be re quired. Art. 5. As regards the rentes which are charged with mortgages, the demand of reimbursement must be made by the proprietor and the person receiving the interest jointly. II made by only one of them, the Treasury 'Will kl b 6 , ititih -7 exiawated—by dzpcsiting the i Caisse des Consignations the capital' of the ten the deposit be effected at the demand of the person re ceiving the life interest, the latter shall only be entitled to the interest which the said Caisse is in the habit of paying. If it should teke place at the request of the proprietor, the latter shall make up the difference be tween the interest paid and that of 4i per cent. Never theless, any private stipulations regulating the rights of the proprietor and the person entitled to the life in terest are not to be thereby impaired. " Art. 6. As respects rentes applied to entails, should the reimbursement be demanded by the titular, the capi tal thereof shall be deposited in the Caisse des Consig nations, to be disposed of according to the special legis lation relative to entails. " Art. 7. The Minister of Finance is authorized, in order to effect the reimbursement of tha relates Five per Cent., which may be demanded:-Ist, to negotiate Trea sury bonds; 2, to cause to be inscribed, if necessary, on the great book of the Public Debt, rentes of which the negotiation shall take place with publicity and compe- talon. " Art. 8. The portion of the Sinking Fund allocated to the rentes Five per Cent., which may be converted or reimbursed shall b) transferred to the rentes 41 per Cent. substituted to them. "Art. 9. All the debentures or documents to be sup plied for the reimbursement or conversion of the Five per Cent. Stock, inasmuch as they shall only serve for the operations rendered necessary by said decree, shall be legalised and registered without cost. Art. 10. The Minister of Finance is charged with the execution of the present decree. (Signed) " L o ins ICAP3LEON. " The Minister of Finance, BINEAU. "Palace of the Tuileries, March 14, 1852." •d Os.; ! the I do. I do. I do. FICTION I. LENA; the Silent Woman. By the author of "King's Cope," &e. In 3 vols. (Now ready.) - 11. The LILY of ST. PAUL'S. A Bomance of Old London. By the wan& of " Irevethlan." In 3 vols. (Just ready.) 111. ' _ • The SCHOOL for FATHERS. An Old English Story. In 1 vol. ,Nearly ready.) London: Smith, Elder, and Co., G 5, Cornhill. SPERMATORRHQIA AND STRICTURE. 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They can be had in great variety, at all prices and for every use, at the Establishment of the Metropolitan Light Company, 447, West Strand, near the Lowther-arcade. RICH kIID CLARK, Resident Manager. Lamps - VI every variety are sent out on hire at two thirds the usual charge, that the Public may be convinced which Lamps are the best. 52, FLEET-STREET. ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.- Mr. 110 WARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet-street, has ill troduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so per fectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer ; they will never ekange colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. 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"To be or not to be, that is the question." PROGRAMME :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be ob serve d by e ither sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, comp l ex ion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its remo v al. St e rility and its conversio n. Cases, &c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. ( 1827 ) , L .S.A. (1824). Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daily till Five. Evenings, Seven till vim,. 10 Aravll-olnee Regent street. SWITZERLAND• The Constitutionnel announces that the last accounts from Switzerland are of the most satisfactory nature. A new note, couched in the most conciliatory terms, was presented on the 7th by the French Minister to the President of the Confederation, and it was pro bable that the Federal Commissioner sent to Geneva would remove the cause of grievance on which the reclamations of France are founded. We read in the Union :—"lt is positively stated that it was resolved in a Council of Ministers to form a Com mission charged to decide on the applications far par don, and on the claims of the families of the persons who had been condemned by the departmental mixed commissions to transportation to the penitentiary colonies, or to the surveillance of the high police. The Commission is composed of two Ge nerals, chosen by the Minister of War, of M. Seneca, director of criminal affairs and pardons at the Mi nistry of Justice; of M. Ballaud, director at the Ministry of General Police ; and of M. Villtcoq. chef de bureau of that department. The Commis sion immediately entered on its functions, and it is to it that all petitions for pardon and other applica tions are to be made." IMPS RIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before l'cur o'clock. APPEARANCE OF TEE HOUSE. There w:.s a very large attendance of Members at four o'clock, and by half-past the benches on both sides of the House were nearly filled. The Strangers' and Speaker's Galleries were also very much crowded. The Government benches were occupied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Walpole, Mr. Christo pher, and Sir Frederick Thesiger. The prominent Members on the Opposition benches were Lord John Russell, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Fox Mauls, Sir Francis Baring, Sir George Grey, end Mr. Labouchere. NEW MEMBERS. Sir John Trollope, Lord H. Lennox, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Napier, and Mr. Whiteside took the oaths and their seats on their re-elcction. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. F. MACKENZIE, new writs were ordered for the borough of Dungannon in the room of the Hon. Mr. Knox, who had accepted the office of ono of her Majesty's Grooms in Waiting, and for the borough of Coleraine in the room of Mr. Boyd, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. PRIVATE BILLS. The following lids were reed a se3ond time, and ordered to be committed: — Aberdare Market and Slaughter-house:. Belfast Harbour. Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway (Powers to lease, Scc. ) Bramley and Ridgewick Road. Cambridge to Ely and other Roads. Glamford Briggs Waterworks. Kingston and Sheetbridge Roads. Leeds Waterworks. LONDON CORPORATION REFORM BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. HUME opposed the motion. This Bill related to much too vast: any interest to be disposed of as a private Bill. The Bill ought to have been made a public measure.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. WILLIADV knew nothing of the object of the Bill, but he agreed that it ought to he made a public measure, . Sir JAMES DUKE said, all that the Bill proposed to do was to relieve the public of the obnoxious tax known as the City toll, which yielded now something like 6,0001. a-year. Another provision in the Bill would g ive all the rate and tax-payers the right of voting at the election of all their corporate officers, in cluding the Lord Mayor himself.—(Hear, hear.) A third object of the Bill was to repeal thn law which made it compulsory upon a man to take up his freedom before he could commence business within the City. In future, all that would be required of him would be that he should have resided a year c,nd a day and tenanted some premises for that period, within the City.—(Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK submitted that this could not b treated as a private Bill, it was essentially a public mea sure,er-deilalyeaar.) private Bill; rlitiratie did not Th The and SPEAKERsoi touh s t a t i o d b it e wastrea tdeede. but, although it was a private Bill, the out,it w o o u r l came d ni b a e he st i i t l I a up throw stairs , it lose its authority over it.—(Hear .) pu downbi c omp e tentofrom fetrhethCeomHmehitst e ee to measure.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Sir DE LACY EVANS, the Bill was rend a second time com mitted, as were also the following'and ordered t o be Bills: North-Western Railway. St. Helen's Gas. Shropshire Union Railways s and Canal (Branch Canal to LINCOLNSRI3 On the motion for the second connect Canal of Shro R ge Union Railways, &c.) that the Col. SIBTaoRp six months. reading ESTUARY 0 f ti t l h L is L i3 . ill, rose to oppose it, and thi this amendmentday second readingbe postponed After a • • ,mtpoorbededausbatinl brief discussion, the amendment was agreed to and the Bill withdrawn. CANALS. M r. SPOONER moved the following resolution:— " That in cases of Bills affecting canals or navigations forming, part of any general chain or system of inland water communication, the proprietors of any other canal or navigation forming part of such general chain shall be entitled to be beard upon any petition which they may present against any such Bills before the Com mittees to which such Bills shall be referred." Mr. HENLEY opposed the resolution. If canals were allowed the right, how could they refuse to concede it also to railways?--(flear, hear.) In his opinion the ' remedy for the evil contemplated by this resolution was to meet each special case with separate legislation. After a short discussion the resolution was with drawn. i PETITIONS. ) Admiral BERKELEY resented a petition pray in g for the repeal of the post-h p orse dity. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from a place in Ireland in favour of tenant r i g ht. ' Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Dover in i favour of the Pharmacy Bill. Mr. W. WILSON pr e sented a pet i t ion from Mr. Rigby Wason, relative to the Westminster Improvement Bill, and praying f o r inquiry ( as We understood): S. Mr. J. WILSON UGAR wish DUTIE43 ed to ack the Right Lion. Baronet the Secretary for the Colonies what course he i e n f t m en e dd t e iee t e o n pu th r e su na e hi7c it t h ef re th ewp eesou t g t e o r d h e is tie d e r;_pped (uenaro.tico ) Sir J. PAKINGTON would answer the question in a le et words. He felt it his duty as a member of the Opposition t‘r press upon the then Ministry what he believed to t 5 the disastrous effects of their own acts.—(Hear, hear.) lie referred to the Act of 18 46, modified by the subse quent Act of 1848, regulating the duties upon sugar. AS a members of the present Government, which were ac knowledged to be in a minority in that House, he con ceived it to be no less his duty to t i k e w h atever course he might think best for promoting the objects which the present Government had in view, and they did not think that it would tend to relieve the West Indian distress if they were, daring the present session of Par liament, to press forward views and plans against which there were recorded majorities upon several occasions daring the existing Parliament.—(L ou d cheers.) They. f ur ther thought that th eta was nothing the question of the sugar duties. sufficiently special or sufficiently excep tional to justify, them in making it an exception to that intention on the part of the Govern ment, which had been announced in another place by his Noble Friend the Prime Minister, nemely, not unnecessarily to press upon Parliament during elei s present session those controverted questions of com lhereial policy,which they thought it better to reserve for the judgment a another - fierliageant,(Ministerial cheers.) ,For these reasons it was not his intention durin the present session to bring forward the motion to which the Hon. Member for Westbury had referred.—(Opposi tion cheers.) But hemust beg leave to add one word more. The opinion which he had expressed upon this subject, whether in relation to the egeots of the sugar Acts upon the British colonies, 'or in relation to their effects upon the great question of the slave trade, had undergone no change whatever.—(Ministerial cheers.) distress receiving which almost existsda y the On n themost contrary, painful o rofs wa of amongst the British planters, but the G overnment had, proofs now w e nevertheless, determined that this question, like others of the sumo nature, ought to be reserved for the consideration h of a future Parliament—(Renewed cheers ) —reserving distinctly to themselves the right hereafter to deal with those questions, if they ahould'be in a posi tion to do so—(oh)—in such a manner as they thought would best meet the justice of each case, and what was required by a due regard to the interests of all classes of society.—(Cheers.) Mr. J. WILSON hoped then it was not intended to disturb the sugar dutiekthat would come into operation on the sth of July ?—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was not, and in reply to another question, he etated that the Beer Bill had been taken up by the Hon. Member for East Kent. KAFIR WAR. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary for the Co lonies whether any instructions would be sent by the mail going out to the Cape of Good Hope on Tuesday, thb 16th, to General Cathcart, to suspend or alter the instructions given him by Lord Grey, to lay down a scheme of future policy for this country to undertake as to the defence of the frontier of that colony ? Sir J. FAKINGTON said he had not thought it his duty so immediately to send out instructions to Major-General Cathcart, either to suspend or to alter that portion of the instructions of Lord Grey, to which his Honourable Friend had adverted—(Hear) — but he begged to add, that the present condition and the future government of the oolony would be subjects which would receive the earliest and anxious conside ration of her Majesty's Government.—(Hear.) In answer:to the latter part of the question, he begged to say that a statement had arrived by the last mail from the municipality of Cape Town, complaining of unnecessary delay on the part of the Legislative Council in passing the constitution ordinance, and also complaining that they had been devoting their time in passing other ordinances of a general- nature. He had, therefore, thought it his duty to send out a dispatch by the present mail, pressing upon the Legislative Council the necessity of considering the consti tion ordinance as soon as possible, and suggesting that they should reserve all questions of legislation which wore not of an urgent nature for a future Par ham eat —(lean) In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS, Sir J. PAKINGTON said that though the Govern ment had received most gratifying , intelligence from the Cape, it did not go the length of stating that the war was concluded; but the Government had reason to hope that the war would be concluded at no distant period.—(Hear,) INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND). The MASTER of the ROLLS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce, in the present ses sion, any Bill for the purpose of continuing the Commis sion for the Sale of 'numbered Estates in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a communication had been received from the Lord Chan cellor of Ireland on - the subject, but as the Attorney- General for Ireland had only arrived in Englend to-day, he had not had an opportunity Of consulting with him in reference to that communication. He suggested that the Learned Gentleman should put the question on seine other occasion. PROPOSED DUTY ON COALS. Mr. HEADLAM asked the Chancellor of the Ex• chequer whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to impose a tax upon coals? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l believe questions of this kind, addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer before he has made his financial state ment, are not considered in general very fair. Perhaps the lion. Gentleman will allow me to avail myself of the privilege. of official reserve, under ordinary eir curnstanes, not to give a categorical reply to an inquiry ; but I am perfectly willing to make this case an exception to the general rule, and I can assure the Honourable and Learned Gentleman that no such intention exists on the part of her Majesty's Government; but if the proposition is calculated to obtain the favour of the constituents of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, I can assure him it will receive on our part the most respectful attention.—(Loud Laughter.) FOREIGN REFUGEES. In answer to a question from Mr. M. MILNES, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that until the correspondence between her Majesty's Govern ment and foreign Governments now proceeding was finished, her Majesty's Ministers did not think it proper to lay any part of that correspondence on the table, ,EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CHARTER: In reply to Mr. ANSTEY, Mr. HERRIES said that h e wou ld ta k e th e earliest opportunity of fixing the day when he would move for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into this subject. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that on that occasion ho should move that an address be presented to her Ma jesty, prayin g h er to send oat a comm i ss ion to take the evidence of natives of India on this subject. POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.--MINIS TERIAL EXPLANATIONS. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. C. VILLIERS rose and said, that in accordance with an intimation alrea d y g iven, he wished to make some inquiry from her Majesty's Government, in the hope of obtaining from them some information of their intentions on a sub j ect of vital importan ce to e policy subject s . H e re f e rred to the e Y upon which they intended to g n commerce of this country, and es pecially that branch of it which was engaged in the s upply of corn. This was no abstract question, nor a speculative matter, but so intimately connected with the realities of English life that it affected the whole social and domestic economy of the country. The public wanted information on this subject, and it would, perhaps, be incorrect to say that they had had none; but it certainly was not incorrect to s ay that what it had had was of the mo st p p ing n For three weeks p as t they bad bed a Protectionist Mi nistry in power with a free-trade policy in force, erlexature. bat what that Protectionist Ministry was going to do was one of t h o se mysteries which might be revealed to-night, but of which, np to that mo ment, not one single solution had. been put forth. He begged that if he appe ared to be forward in this matter, that if he pressed upon the Government to 11 , wa s actuated by no factious motives.— make some clear avowal upon the subject, his motives might not be mistaken, for he could assure oneotthhe on the Ministerial side. followed by cheers them (au g hter that . . _ thought -0 had reason to expect that, after being eighteen years in Parliament, be ll ene.most forward in would be strange if where this particular matter, it certainly he were now to draw back and remain silent. from the b Ohespdeaslitwioan3.76) H e had no object to gain by embarrassing her Majesty's Government. He did not regret to see them in the position they now occupied, for he thought they bad as much right to be there as any other of her Majesty's subjects, and he certainly would much rather see them there than engaged in the reckless agitation which they had been carrying on kr the last four or five years. There was one circumstance which made hint rejoice to see them there, and that was that they had obtained that position em phatically as a Free-trade Government.—(Hear.) He wanted to know what was intended to be done in re ference to our maritime code. According to the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, the evils which had resulted from the reoent changes which had .'~~--