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PURSUANT to an ORDER of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY. made in a cause of TWEEDALE versus .TO d sso vs, the Creditors of JO ITl4l' 1; A.T I`, late of Barnard Castle, in the co7inty of Durham, carpet manufacturer (who d:ed in the month of Sopteni6er, 1849), are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 10thday of February. 1852, to leave their claims of debts before JOSEPH lIUMPIIII3, Esq., one of the Masters or the said Court, at his Office, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and are, on the 4th day of March, 1852, to establish such Claim,' before the said Mister, or in default thereof such persons will be peremptorily excluded tke benefit of the said Order, and the Ge neral Orders of the said Court. SUDLOWS. TORR, and JANEWAY, Bedford-row, London, Agents for GREAVES, SCHOLEFIELD, and OLD ROYD, Solicitors, Dewsburf, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Plaintiff's Solicitors. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY. The Directors hereby give notice, that no APPLICATIONS can be received from the country after SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th met. By order of the Board, JOHN SIMPSON, Secretary pro tem. 11, Abchurch-lane, Feb. 5, 1852. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, Provisionally registered pursuant to 7th and Ath Via'oria, cap. 110. Temporary Offices, 11, Abchurcli-lane, City. Capital, 125,0001., in :25 000 Shares, of I/. eaoh To be paid up in full on Allotment, and no further Liability. TRUSTEES Captain the Hon. J. C. W. Vivian, De c nity Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Robert Douglas, R.A., C. 8., &c , Esher, Surrey With power to add to their number. DIRECTORS. The lion. John Cranch Walker Vivian, 41, Green-street, Hyde-park The lion. Denis Arthur Bingham, Portland-street, and Newbrook, county Maye, Ireland slr Philip Clarke, Bart., Westbourne-park Villas, and Oak llall, East Barnet Colonel Itobert Douglas, R.A., C. 8., &c., Esher, Surrey Samuel Fennell, Esq., 14, St. Mary Axe, and Arlington-square William Matte, Esq., 17, Belgrave-street William Paterson, Esq., Essex-court, Temple, and Bloomfield-street, Westbourne-terrace. Wllliam Penny, Esq., Lincoln's Inn-fields, and Victoria-road South, Kentish•town W. Berkeley Silverlock, Esq., the Grove, Stoke Newington W. Campbell Sleigh, Esq., the Temple, and 11, Ovlngton-square, Brompton Itlynham W. Stewart, Esq., Kingsland-crescent, and Bremley, Mid dlesex With power to add to their number. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Jesse Balderston Clubby, Esq., C.E. date Engineer to the Cabarras, Fair Forest, and Booker Gold Mining Companies, Carolina and Ylrgina; the Chanca and Huallanca Silver Mines, Peru, &c., &c.) BANKERS. Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martins, 68, Lombard-street. AUDITORS. To be elected by the Shareholders. SECRETARY (pro tem.) Mr. John Simpson. • SOLICITOR. • William Henry Orchard, Esq., 11, Staple Inn. _ _ Applications for Shares may be made to the Solicitor, or the Secre tary of the Company ; such applications must, however, in all cases, be accompanied by responsible references, otherwise they will not be entertained. RI BB L E NAVIGATION COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Directors, the Proprietors of Preference Shares in this Company, created at a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Company's office on the Ist day of September, 1848, are requested to pay a CALL of 3/. per share on each of their respective New Pre ference Shares in the Capital Stock of the said Company, on or be fore the sth day of March next, at the Bank of Messrs. Pedder Fleetwood, and Pedder, in Preston. E. HAYDOCK. Secretary to the said Company. Ribble Navization Office, Preston, February 5, 1852. DROITWICFI PATENT SALT COMPANY. The Proprietors of the Droitwich Patent Salt Company are hereby informed that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING Will be held at the Queen's Hotel, St. Martin's-le-Grand, on FRIDAY , the 27th February, at Two o'clock precisely. (Signed) February 5,1852 th, WILLIAM CLAY, G RAVESEND STAR PACKETS Fore Cabin. Saloon, To or from Gravesend and L0nd0n.......... lad. . Is. 2d • Gravesend and Blackwall and Woolwich Bd. .. • • Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .... NO other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purtieet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). Os. 10d Os. 8d FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS Time. RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS. There is now as much difference between the Rifle of the Chasseurs de Vincennes and our Regulation Muskets, as between our mu , ket an i the bows and arrows of the Indian. By a very simple instrument called a Stadia, distances can be measured, accurately, to 0 yards, and the sights of the Rifle can be adjusted to the space indicated by the Stadia, so that at a distance of 765 yards this Rifle woul t, to a certainty, knock down a Life Guardsman in spite of his cuirass, and at 1,100 yards a front of 10 men. Extract from a letter in the "Times," Jan. 3, 1852 : " Improved Rifles are now being madefor Messrs. Nicoll, in which the good points of a model, procured from France, are retained ; such, with the measuring instrument or stadia, will be supplied by them, with other portions of a complete uniform, cap, ',Tat, trousers, and sword (t) be used also as a bayonet), for a very moderate sum; but calculations will be made for the su,.ply of an entire corps— singly it will necessarily be more expensive." Samples of an outfit for eight guineas may now be seen at the Warerooms of H. J. and D. NICoLL, ARMY CLOTHIERS, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT•STREET, LONDON. NATIONAL An Explanatory Description of Wilkinson's Stadia, the Prus sian Musket. the Lancaster and Minie Rifles, the Improved Conical Bullet, and Fire-arms of the Earlier Periods, will he given at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, by Mr. Crispe, daily at a Quarter to Three o'clock, and at Half-past Eight in the Evenings.—A Lecture on the Music of Many Nations, with Vocal Illustrations, by T. Thorpe Peed, Esq., on Monday, Wed nesday, and Friday Evenings, in addition to the usual Exhibitions, Lectures, &c. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Open daily from Eleven to Five, and every Evening, except Sa turday, (rota -even till Half-past Ten. b 1 'On S, iaturd, Lays of Direct Trains from the Boats Omnibuses from Fenchnrch-s Very quarter of an hour. -- -- ---- r OM BRUNSWICK WHARF, the following Trains from Wicza DAys. Time. ' 10 lid 2 % 4% ...., •5 m I :`, , 2H '6'4l tc, i-i --- I -- --- I ..... 934 11 336 *5 34 - I - ?Usages marked * are run direct. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months,Months, 31. areo Months. 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on boar, 11101teta ; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. February 1, 1852. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON has at length been successful in obtaining a Warehouse sufficiently lefty and extensive to show at one view Tents of different character and de scription, and would invite all who are in want of Tents, whether for Military purposes, Emigration, Floral and Horticultural Societies, Shooting in the Highlands, or for Garden Lawns, to a private view, at No. 2, Duke-street, Southwark, where every information and ex planation will be given. VRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH• The following testimonial is another proof of the great efficacy • this medicine : _ - " Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. Sir,—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of airie Years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long previonsly been afflicted with headache and indigestion, but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other Medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health. which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg farther to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and We know of nothing to equal it. " I am, Sir, es pectfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Front, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and are a pleasant. safe, easy apperient, they unite the recommendation of a Mild operation with the most successful affect, and require no re straint of diet or confinement during their use. ..... --- ifsifor FICA3IPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229 Strand, London," on the Government Stamp Price Is. 04d. ant 2s. 9d. per box. WHAT'S THE CRITERION? Of a gentleman's business skill, or a tradesman's capa bilities ? The former to comprehend where quality exists, and the latter to provide it. The criterion with a gentleman is his judgment of where he has been well served in his former purchases ; the trades • Mau, that he perfectly understands what quality is, and where it can be found, with a determination to provide it. The unquestionable experience of E. MOSES and SON in the clothing and general out fitting business gives them a complete qualification to decide on the quality of every article in which they profess to trade. Quality ! E. MOSES and SON consider as the criterion of price. No article can he cheap unless it be good. They are anxious their patrons should regard the Strength, Fineness, Colour, and Workmanship of their dress, as much as the advantages in its price being much lower than charged elsewhere. They are confident in the result of such an examination, and equally sure the immen.e patronage bestowed on their establishments in the City and country is the result of Superior Quality, as well as low prices. Quality ! is not limited by E. MOSES and SON to any single class of goods, but is applicable to the whole of thei r t rade ; whether garments they have the hono u r to make in compli ance with the commands of the nob i l i ty, c l erg y, and gentry, or the endless description of goods tr ey have the pleasure of supplying from each dep artment, ttiihnram ex t ensive stock of ready-made clothing in In Ladies' Habits, Shawls' regard is paid to quality. In Youths' Dress, ev ry i Furs, Mantles, Boots, and Shoes, &c. ; In all articles of Clothin g IV. in the most ingenious styles; gant satin to the substantial iv om the richest velvet and the most ele rest as the criterionqu ali quality i t s h o e bs i r or Peamaii ; in all these the 4/Ling-dress of the Artizan, Mechanic, on this E. MOSES and SON e reg ar d to for the world's patronage.observed—and E. 1108 ES and 86 London City Establishment, 154, 155 ,--' 114, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Ch , 1 a nd 157, Minories, 88 London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 505. 11. 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Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engraving& 024 PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. A New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages , price 2s. act. by post, from the Establishmen t, as. 6d. in stamps. THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, p ro duced by Itecessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of niury, with directions for the nse of the preventive lotion, f Ow e d by observations en Marriage, anis the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engraving& By It. and L. rERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford- Street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150. Oxford -street : Gor lOn,l46,Leadonhan-street; Barclay, 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sut ton, 10, Bow Church-yard; W. Edwards. 67, St. Paul's Church- Yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; E. 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This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engiav contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a "YPu°ation, by which the danger of infection is obviated. tf pie V*ls d evoted to the consideration of marriage, and its On whole The causes of unproductive anion are also considered, and the subiect critically and philosophically inquired into- TIEN CORDIAL BAL. treating OP oItAIACUM is exclusively employed in Per bottle. The Conce debili ty , i mp otence , anti-syphilitic n"vms and sexual.l p &c., I Is. and 335. remedy, for p ntrated Detersive Essence, an SYMptoves, erupt! , tile blood in cases of Infection, secondary bOttl p 41, end the abuse of mer cury , lie. and 83s. per e. orrre A 63 and I Is. per box, a cert a i n i fC m "g ui. SPeciflo Pills, 9d-, Chronic inflammation of — i br gonorrhosa, gleet, stricture' and A m i nute detail of the bladder. 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A Court Martial, sitting at Clamecy, department of the Nievre, commenced on Saturday the trial of the persons accused of having taken part in the insurrection which broke out in that town on the occasion of the events of December. Five of the leaders in the insurrection, who are in flight, were tried by default. Their names were Gannier, a coffee-house keeper; Meuni er , his brother-in-law ; Rousseau, an avoue; Lech eyrie, physician; Aizieres, labourer. The in dictment set forth that for some time before Clamecy had been infected with bad doctrines, and the partisans of disorder had resolved to effect a rising in 1852. But when the act of the 2d December took place, they prepared for action, and, when they received news of the events in Paris, they assembled in arms in the Fanbourg de BethliSece. They then marched on the gaol and delivered forty political prisoners, broke into the church and rung the tocsin. A number of armed men remained in the belfry to fire on the troops on guard at the Mairie, which was about to be attacked. A patrol of gen darmes having come up they fired on it ; one gendarme was killed, another was mortally and a third severely wounded. The insurgents afterwards attacked the Mairie. A schoolmaster, who happened to be standing at the door, was killed; a respectable inhabitant, an advocate named Mulon, who came up with a lady leaning on his arm, was also killed. The insur• gents at length got possession of the Mairie. Mean time other bands went into different public-houses, and remained there all night waiting for rein forcements from the adjacent villages. In the course of a few hours armed bands poured in from Corvol, Billy, Entraim, Dornecy, Oisy, Surgy, and Pou•seaux. At the last mentioned place the band killed an old man of eighty named Bonneau. At Clamecy bar ricades were thrown up, and the chiefs of the insurgents issued proclamations to excite the zeal of their bands. Notwithstanding this, many of their partisans becoming alarmed attempted to leave them, but were prevented; those who took to flight were fired on. A group of peasants who reared was shot at; one man was killed, and another to severely wounded that he had to have his leg amputated. A gendarme, named Badin, was killed under circum stances of great brutality. For three du) s Clamecy was in the bands of the insurgents. They extorted a sum of 5,000 f. from the receiver of taxes, and sent out patrols in the streets, terrifying the inhabitants. They forced fathers of families to join them, and in dulged in gross excesses. At length the insur gents abandoned the town. The indictment con cluded be alleging that the five accused had taken a leading part in these_ events . _ The C ourt d eclared the c rime of insurrection fully proved, and condemned the a ccused to transportion. — T wo men, named Sabatier and 1 Guilleminot, were tried for having killed M. Mulon, the advocate. It w proved as the lady wh o ac companied him, and by by other witnesses, that he was suddenly surrounded by a number of inns g ents• an d stabbed in th e back with a car- penter's tool tool. The two prisoners were nearest to him, and the had previously been seen in the hands of b o th. The fatal b:o e, it seemed was actually struck by ca Sa tried his bodbatier. Alter M. I.l lalon h a d expired the insurgents y to his own house, and threw it into the pass e aee • Both the prisoners were declared guilty, and were condemned to transportation —Galignani. REMARKABLE We find the following' A religious alive, and, singular R.E C °VERY. custom in Le siedeL., About ten ' has just prevented a person from being buried Years, daugehatresr to relate, this is the second time agoc,f honourable 1 4 ula the same thing has happened to the same person. fie B --- --- tradespeople , th en Rue 2aontmoren ' aged in th t r h e e e c 3•, wts attacked with typhus fever After a fortnight's sickness she appeared to expire, and her parents, as a relief to their sorrow, left the house, leaving two of the girl's aunts to superintend the funeral. As the famity belonged to the Reformed religion, it was resolved, in compliance with the usual custom, to wash the body before placing it in the shroud. Whilst the water was warming, one of the aunts proposed that it should be made quite hot, and that part of the foot of the deceased should be placed in it. This was done, and the two females, to their surprise, fancied that they heard a slight sigh. They thereupon began to employ friction on different parts of the body, and succeeded in restoring the child to life. The girl continued to enjoy good health until recently, when she was attacked with brain fever, and, after suffering for some time, appeared to die. A physician declared her dead and signed a cer tificate for the interment. One o f the aunts watched the body in company with a nurse. The aunt having stated in the course of conversation the singular cir cumstance that had previously occurred, the nurse recommended that the proof of hot water should be again tried. The leg of the girl wa s accordingly plunged into hot water. This produced a similar result, and the girl recovered." FOR LONDON. another whic h be expenditure, it is that tlhd IfßthleVre.EisßonTeEpoßrtßioAn moreCES than onldbe attended n w on ' be executed with facility, and immediately 'v interested, f ar l advantages to those sti ;race and the north en d f Here,and the relative eve s of the shore lying more than between A deip b gn i ° terrace line of direction is Ero s o f are such, that the low-lying pre- 9 l l Waterloo-bridge. main buildings; an e juld be cleared by a terrace carried circumstances at this place are suc h as fc construction in which cast-iron would terrace, ises oh and the dfiberrsoitc: The . . . over them. prominent part,—columns—arch -girders suggest a me obviously playa ' —binders Jois ts, and a platfor m of linckhill (i. e. Caith neas) or V a lentia flags, not omitti ng semitranhparent but subs tan tial flags of glass; such platfor ms can now w i th be made waterprouf by a system of skeleton film i ng affording solid b ear i ngs to every joint, these packed with elastic material s a t urated with red or white fl lead, and the flag-- --114-h - antewPd. S uc h an o p en ing next t h e river becomes very d es i rable in connexion with the improvements at th e west aide of Somerset House es: buildings; while it would be no inconsiderable conve nience, so far as the westward aro ach to, or egress from, Waterloo-b r id ge is conc erned. pp To the proprietors, also, of the aforesaid low-lying premises on the shore that would be spanned over, improved communication with the Strand and Waterloo-bridge level would become available, by means of open, spiral, or other stairs ope n ing on the terr ace: and, generally, an en h ancement in value of the pr o p ert i es in contact w i t h it m i g ht b e anti cipated. We. and shall b throw out the hint to those whom it may e glad W concern, !Ind the teed genial:ashy.. Builder. A VOICE FROM THE RAYKS.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES. Sir,—Although a poor man, I am happy to- say r enjoy opportunities of perusing your paper almost as see- as it is printed. I must say that lam struck with the various schemes and plans which the lEMOnit of an outbreak with Louis Napoleon seems to have' called into life. In my bumble opinion, m any of them have originated with officers, who may be brave and gallant gentlemen, but certainly know but little of the main arm of defence—l mean the private aol diers. A good leader is an excellent thing, but what is he without sufficient troops? Ide not wish to under value anyone, but with all due submission, I think that, as well as levying fresh troops, pains should be taken with those we already have. Sir, lem a private soldier in the 4th division of Marines, and, as I take it, all foot soldiers are treated in the same manner. I will, in as few words as possible, state my own individual case. merely premising there are some hundreds in the divi sion in the same state, and, for aught I know, it ms be the case in all regiments under the Crown. Well, Sir, I commence my career with the shilling of the recruiting sergeant, and after undergoing the usual allowance of bullying from all ranks4rom a lance-corporal up to an adjutant, and hearing the Queen's English muti lated by certain drill sergeants, who fancy that the chief part of their duty consists in making a noise, I am at length " passed for duty"—that is, I have been taught to keep my head up, to step in time, very good things in their way. I have a stiff stock put round my throat, almost producing strangulation ; I am imprisoned in a tight fitting coat; I have a thing that I am told is a musket put into my hand; and there is no doubt but if I keep my boots marked, my buckles and belts properly clean, spend all my pay in buying new trousers and canteen covers, and keeping a very awkwardly constructed knapsackinto nicely va fi rnished, n ot forgetting to march eld, when required, with a strictly regulated pace, I shall be a credit to the country and become a great warrior. So far so good. But the wise gentlemen w h o have taken such pains to teach me to do everything in a certain number of motions and in strict time, have quite forgotten to explain to me the uses of the weapon I am armed with. I have no means of knowing the range of my musket ; I do not know whether it oar r i es its ball high or low; whether it diverges to the right or left. I do not know the weight or measure of a charge of powder, should ready-madessarariettes - fail. and could - scarcely cast a ball even if I had a mould. Now, Sir, it • is all very well for me to assist my comrades to deliver a volley in excellent time. I can load and fire on the same principle as a parrot learns A, B, C, but I want some instruction in the properties of the weapon. If I were placed in a situation (among the Ka firs, for instance) where every shot ought to be of service, I might as well be armed with a tobacco pipe. I know that I must fire at an object, but I also ought to be able to strike it; but as I am at pre sent taught I should not know whether an en.my were within my reach or not, nor how to aim with a rea sonable chance of hitting him. If I were to apply to the drill sergeant for any information of this kind, he would most probably call it 'pertinence," and put me in the guardroom; or, perhaps, say, " It's no business of yourn; I likes to see a man do wet he's told, and ask no questions." My remarks will apply just as well to naval actions, for certainly regular volleys would be of little avail against the bulkheads of a ship; all the service must be done by individual shots and independent firing. Now, Sir, there are hundreds of my comrades as ignorant as I am of the uses and properties of a musket, and perhaps many thousands in the service are in the same predicament. With all due de ference, do you not think that, instead of worrying and harassing men with such trifling non-essentials as canteen covers, buckles, &c., it would be more to the credit of our rulers were proper means taken to render the men efficient by thoroughly explaining and pointing out the uses of the weapons they are armed with, and allowing every man to practise individaally and learn the trim of the article he has to defend his life with? I hope you will pardon all errors of style and indif ferent penmanship, and perhaps you may find some means of introducing this subject to the public notice. I am, Sir, yours, &c., PRIVATE MARINE. T Time. Larked t eet Station to all parts of London BLACKWALL, on the arrival of le Fenehurch.street Station. RIINDAIB Time. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. W. G. Prescott, Esq. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. TREASURER OF TUE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. 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EE IN TEETH.- Mr. HO WARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has in troduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFI O IAL TEETH, fixed wit, out 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 nev er change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before usedi This method does not requ i re th e ex t raction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; Howard's improvement m a y b e w i t hi n reach of the mos t economical, he has fixed his charges at the l owest scale poss ibl e . Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in m as ti cat i on, 52, Fleet-s r ec t. a nd that Mr. At home from Ten till Five. TO a GENTLEMAN ABOUT to PURCHASE A that lSy y T O,l OFintid to CLOTHES. eigo You tell me, Sir, h In quest of elotking—where, you do not know; No tailor in particular you name, While thus you hint of purchasing the same; But you as good as tell me that in this, You'll play a game of hazard—hit or miss. And shall I let you go without advice, Both with regard to quality and price ? No—since you are a stranger to the place, I'll tender my assistance in the case. "All is not gold that glitters," is a phrase Well worthy of remembrance now-a -days. At whatsoever Mart you might applY' You'd find the garments lauded to the sky. And very likely you'd be led to view These plausible harangues as strictly true : So take a timely hint from one that knows, And act with caution when you buy your clothes. I know a Mart —the fairest in the trade — Where solid, sterling bargains may be made, 'Tis Yet M'S Mart to which I now refer A warehouse which, for years, has caused a stir. 'Tis here where I obtain my own attire, Which, I have heard you say, you much admire. 'Twas lIYAM'S firm that honourably made The first grand movement to reform the trade ; And lIYAM'S were the 11 st who brought to bear Those new improvements In the dress we wear. Till lIYAM came, the Continental styles Surpassed the fashions of the British Isles; And 'twas acknowlek,ed by a vast majority, That England, here, was in a sad minority. But this deficiency on England's part Was soon made up by lIYAM'S matchless art ; And France, herself, who once would yield to none, Confesses, candidly, that she's outdone. You talk of laying out a five-pound note For nothing more than trou , ers, vest, and coat? And doubtless you would think it " passing strange" Were YAMS to return you two pounds change. change! g y l ou h r a e v x e p n e o n t se lo s s : t my senses, e li Nv in ould buy a first-rate suit, I add no more—l see you look su r p rised, And YNAoyoure ral imtonefive-pound eioo- joking pounds °° l k i ui Y nndg A nt 3 oo l uc ' overcoats to boot. note And, doubtless, you will act as I've advised ; For such superior dress you'll not begrudge A price so moderate—" You're too good a judge." lIYAM AND CO.'s ESTABLISHMENTS. London. PZ C ity Establishment ...• • • •• .. • • 36, Gracechurch - street. Cloth All ster "West -end Establishment • • ......86, Oxford-street. and CO., Tailors, Clothiers, and Manufacturers of , O utfitters, Hatt ers, Naval and Mil i tary Ta il ors . Manche ,Ei Provincial Establishments. rrain Bhatn, , Liverpool Leeds, Hull, Glasgow, Dublin, and Bristol, DR. o be CULVE RWELL'S NEW WORKS. T 147, Fleet-street; had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, Mann, 39, price One Shilling each ; byost, Is. 6d. ENJOY alCazrisaUT 11 0 ; p or u dZt from the author ~ Health, tecreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS :—Early Rising—Spring and s ummer m orningg _ Ex . High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country elusions about the Environs of London The Parks, Lanes, nillS r Thy and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home -" s The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, —Music—The &c,, &c Rest, Ease, Occupation, , Air, Res Fields, Forests, FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDizrn trit ,. Vol. IL /Le, THE LAKES OF KILL kIINEY; REMINIscENC-0, -.., S OF DUBLIN, &e. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten our course may rm . ', the young, besets the man of A popular review of Almost every form (cause and care) of ner v,_°,l'lY-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses bitters old age ; with tables and rules for the diet and physical regn. !talon of everyday life. pleasure, business, or study, an d „a. IV. THE PASSIONS. "What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT •--Life's pilgrima g The casual e, from infancy to o ty and its infringements. - ties of licentiousness a nd dissipation, with ill us t ra tions graphic, dir rative, and remediative. A dvocacy of early marriages. V. Id age. The ad vent of the passions. Chastity THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or net to be, that is the question." Pitocatemmx :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, cs to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offsprin g , with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J. CIILVERWELL, M.D. (184 1), 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 bin& Regent-street. !x o o t) ; the •••• . FEBRUARY 6 1852. . LONDON, FRIDAY - ' 4 itY W A , 54. n ff MEM wan THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enrolled under the Friendly Society's Aete) and BENEVOLENT FUND. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. TEA, ex Philah.—Just landed 1,320 CHESTS of fine POUCHONG TEA, on SALE at the Globe Tea Warehouse, at 3s. per lb., or in the orignal packages ( three to the pound), Is. per packet; also good strong Gunpowder, 45.; fine silvery-leaf ditto, ss. per lb. ; excellent Coffee, Is. per lb.; strong Jamaica Sugar, 4d., Loaf Sugar, sd. per lb. MARSHALL and CO., Globe Tea - Warehouse, 20, Strand, opposite St. Martin's Church. This day is published, complete in one vol., price 10s. 6d., SIR EDWARD PULWER LYTTON'S Ttt ANSLATION OF THE POEMS AND BALLADS OF SCHILLER. A New Edition, Corrected and Improved. With Engraved Title-page by Tenniel, uniform with the New Edition of Sir E. B. Lytton's Poetical Works. " With respect to the translations themselves, they are the work of one poet who has perfectly seized the meaning of another poet. We do not believe that there is one thought of Schiller's which has not its representative in Sir Edward's version."—Times. " The translations are executed with consummate ability. The technical difficulties attending a task so great and intricate have been mastered or eluded with a power and patience quite extraor dinary ; and the public is put in possession of perhaps the best trans lation of a foreign poet which exists in our language. Indeed we know of none so complete and so faithful."—Morning Chronicle. "It is one of the most valuable of Sir Lytton Bulwer's numerous and diversified literary efforts."—Spectator. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. This day is published, Part 11. of CUSTOMS' ADMINISTRA.TORS and CUS TOMS' REFORMERS; or, The Digest of the Charlotte-row Committee. By JAMES O'DOWD, Barrister-at-Law. London : Baily, Brothers, Cornhill. CAPTAIN SHR A PNELL'S 14,800,000 CAB FARES. Just puplished, Part IL " The second part of Captain Shrapnell's Survey of London more than sustains the character of its predecessor, which did such excel lent service during the Great Exhibition. The arrangement is sim plicity itself; the distance between any two given mints in the metropolis, and the proper cab fare, may be ascertained without the smallest difficulty. From its great utilty it deserves a wide cir culation, and we know none who shoul,l be more anxious to possess it than the class of honest cabmen themselves ; it would be better than a character any da, ."—Times, January 30. William Grigg, 183, Regent-street. PRIVATE HINTS on GENERATIVE WEAK NESS, NERVOUSNESS, and all SECRET COMPLAINTS, by Dr. WALTON, M.R.C.S., &c. with plain directions for cure. For twelve stamps sent free by post. For a perfect, prompt, and private cure (without the use of mercury), apply at once to Dr. WALTON, the most successful practitioner, during a quarter of a century, in all secret complaints. Gonorrhoea cured in a few days, weakness in a month. Address, Dr. Henry Walton, 40, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, London, where he may he co n s u lt e d personal l y, withoa .4.7 e, from 10 till 2, and 6 till 9; on Sundays, in the afternoon only, from 3 till 6. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUT .1 AND MATURITY. With Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure. FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free from the Author for Forty-two Stamps, SE LF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac quired at an early period of life, which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and ex haust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debi • lity, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and derangements resulting from Indiscretion, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent members of the faculty of France. With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining ' their structures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. By SAMUEL LA'IVIERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hanterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &c. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative concitions in health and disease. Dr. La'M ert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplom as an d testimo nials inserted in the work,l is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. He may be consulted with advan tage by all those whose constitutions may have become debilitated through secret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of ianceas ng misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Static, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or free by post for forty-two Stamps, from the author's residence, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter, daily. from Ten till Tw , and from six till Eight FAIR-DAY IN AN IRISH MARKET-TOWN. On every road, pour in flocks of sheep, droves of cattle (many of them of the old country breed, small and rough), and pigs; the latter for the most part coming singly, with hay-rope to jerking hind leg. At every convenient brook or hedge side, country girls don the shoes and stockings they have been carrying so far in a bundle : partly for economy's sake, partly because they can walk with more ease barefoot ; mainly, in order that they may enter the fair with undimmed lustre of black, and spotless white or blue. At an outskirt of the town spreads the "Fair Green," bordered with hovels; its expanse of mire thickly trodden with hoof and brogue—men shouting, swearing, bargaining, where the moistened penny smites and resmites the rugged palm ; beasts lowing, bleating, bellowing, braying, neighing, and squeaking. Horses with ribbon on neck dash recklessly to and fro; multitudinous horns threaten, parried and punished by innumerable sticks. AVID° keep all those asses ? Are they never curried ? In good sooth they are ill-used. There are few whiskey-tents, but this is because people prefer to drink elsewhere ; for many have " broke their medal"—in other words, forgotten Father Mathew long ago. Down the street, it is all a moving crush of carts, beasts, potatoes (not quite extinct yet), corn-sacke, and human beings. Thera are men in blue coats, flat cloth caps, old brown hats: matrons in blue cloak:, red shawls, a cloak or two of the old-fashioned red-cloth, white caps, white kerchiefs on head, red kerchiefs ; maidens with hair of brown or sable Spanish gloss, or, more ambitious, in bonnets with fluttering ribbons and flowered shawls. Yet these, too, found their last mirror, perhaps in Pie's Pool there above; coming thence no longer barefoot. At all corners and points of vantage, apples are offered energetically to the public ; at a few, cakes and " sweet-rock." Elevated on carts without horses, the auctioneers of old clothes, and the Cheap Johns of new apparel, make their ap peals to the crowd, and their apparently ferocious ver bal attacks upon each other. . . . A more quiet company of merchants —amongst whom, years ago, Cheap John the First arose like a red revolutionist — continue to pitch their tents hard by. The Stannens (standings) are conveniently ranged over the gutter on each side of the street, with roofs of patched canvas, sack-cloth, or motley counterpane, stretched on rickety poles, or rounded with osiers; wbereunder are spread the dazzling treasures of cheap cutlery and jewellery ; distorting mirrors in red frames; round pewter-cased ditto, capable of being propped up and folded artfully ; gallowses (i. e. suspenders), and broad belts of coloured web—deemed wholesome wear by country youths ; little blue and yellow covered song-books; Lives of Saints, mixed with spelling books and Reed-a-ma-daisies (Reading-made-easys); and in a corner, three or four second-hand volumes— perhaps one of Urquhart's " Rabelais," Dublin edition, and two of " The Justice of the Peace," published in 1823; which latter the stannen'-keeper recommends to your attention as " an entertaining romance ;" and, on being, with some trouble, undeceived on the point, says he's no scholar (meaning that he can't read), but that's what he bought it for.—Dickens's Household Words. CENTRAL their trial for misde (Before A. C Oroll C rLes. aa ß Dejna uo : tslC4tr i .Vl i .: jec oeio l nnu N sßhß s A aETuvs. ir l: nri ivegnE C dr ,u etn O r. tei h n l e e ci nry go W ed s - 00. 1 , an d l e ) a d w ij f a R t o l l y T t a . o k h e . Learned underla' the false colour and pretence that t r a d e, they required th ews teftohro tbpeeriopdurPoofsetsheiorfbetihnegir adjudi cated bankrupts. Mr. Ballantin e an d prosecution ; mr. ClarksonMr . Bagley were counsel for the peered for the dq le in sto a ne br a i p ef - The Le ' "ants COUNSEL d e Ar r. il prosecution, udd statement of the facts of the case to the jury, explained that the ch arge a one of the sections of the defendants was framed under Act, which of the B an k ru pt Law ar Consolidation within three months declared that an y b a nkrupt who should of h' from an a. • is bankruptcy obtain property Person on eredi such property was t, under the false pretence that his trade, should be de eme d for the bond fide purposes of and be liable to be eemed guilty of misdemeanour, hour, at the ducretio imprisoned, with or without hard la exceeding two years i t l . of the Court, for any period not defendants had He should show them that the goods from Messrs. obtained a large quantity of silk Paul's Churchyard, Ellis and Everington, of St. very short period of ontihe 27th of September, within a of the whole of r bankruptcy, and that they dis posedco a person named that prorty two days afterwards the price at which Hart, at ac onsiderable reduction in they had purchased it. The defen dants were partner s in carrying on the business of pa rasol and umbrella- makers, commenced business i n o and it appeared that they October, 1850, having at that time a capital betwee n them then not exceeding 230/., and upon their being adjud it 1851, it was found thatahei e 4, bankrupts in. November, and 5,000/, and 3,00 1. 0t ebo amounted to betw e en . 4,000 of that amount appeared to be wholly unaccounted f facts, and also the manner i n or ' Havin g proved these which the defendants had dealt with other portions oft:h roperty w hi c h h a d com e into their possession, be said e only Tiestion the jury would eventually have to decid e would b e , w hether at the time the defendants obtained Messrs. Ellis and Everington, they thi s p ro p er ty f ro m they rea lly i nten d e d t o of use it in the honest exercise their trade, or whether they were not actuated by the fraudulent intention to make use of it in quite a different manner, for their own purpose, and to defraud the prosecutors of the value of the property? The formal evidence with regard to the bankruptcy of the defendants having been gone into, Mr. Parington, an accountant, d e p ose d that on the sth of November he was engaged by the creditors to examine the books of the defendants. They appeared to have been carrying on busines s as umbrella and pa rasol makers for a period of thirteen months, and he found by the books that there was a deficiency of 3,0001. He made inquiries of the bankrupts upon the subject of this deficiency, and they told him that the only way they could account for it was by the heavy losses they had made in sacrificing their goods by selling them at less than they cost. They also gave him an account of property they had pledged with Messrs. Muncaster and Warre, pawnbrokers, to the amount of 1,2001,, and upon which 530/. or 540/. had been advanced. Mr. CLARKSON—The defendants ad • mated they were insolvent, and readily signed a declaration to that effect when they were required to do so. They said that their dif f iculties had compelled them to pledg e a great deal of their prop er ty, but they had redeemed a great portion the of it, and th e y handed him over deposit notes for the remainder. The pledgings were referred to in the books of the bankrupts,t and the redempti ons o f the property alsoa consi derable extent . The whole amount of the° debts was 5,4001., and the assets, including furniture, Property of ever y description belonging to stock,e thedeend. and ants, he esti ma t e d at 2,4001. It appeared by the books that there h a d b e en a great many business transactions l between Messrs. Ellis and Everington and the bankrupts, and that the latter had supplied manufactured goods in their trade to Messrs. Ellis and Co. to a large amount. The bankrupts made a statement of expenses and other matters to account for the deficiency of 3,0001, but stillac cording t o th e i r own s howing a sum of 1,000/. wa unaccounted for. The bankrupts' stock was ssl s d public tender, and the proceeds it realised he believed was 47 per cent. under the invoice price of the goods. Re - examined—The stock of the bankrupts fetched 1,0001. or 1,100/. By the C OURT —The stock was parcelled out into small lots, with an option to any party to purchase the whole amount ; ble offer was made for the goods, they sold the whole of th e stock by p r i vate arrangement to a person named Myers, at a discount of 47r cent.pe the ' upon invoice price. Mr. H. A. Stansfeld, the official assignee, gave similar evidence with regard to the state of the bankrupt's book. He also said, that upon his asking the bankrupts the meaning of th e t erm " s ilk man " that was placed against som e o f th e i tems, they exp l a i ne d to him that all the cheques that were drawn for the purpose of redeem ing the silk that had been pawned were made payable to that name, in order that the real nature of the transaction might not bo known. Cross-examin e d—Th e whole amount o f suc h cheques between January an d October, 1851, and every transaction of reeding appeared in the books. the books also showed that Messrs. Ellis and Everingten and in August, 1851 was about 800/., and the bankrupts were for a considerable time both in the relative position of debtor and creditor to each other, the defendants almost' dtahiely"slivapsliaed favour of the defendants, and at other periods they were creditors to a very much larger amount. It also ap peared that during the whol e of the month of October, 0: out: cai'w h Ole pouf Co. with their goods, and they also made a cash pay ment of 501., and the actual balance due to the firm from the bankrupts at the time of the baukruPtcy was 5111 ls. 5d., it being reduced from a much larger sum to that balance l s li o s L an in cl amount by the goods furnished by the bankrupts. Mr. John Allen, a clerk in the warehouse of Messrs. m es s Ellis and Co., deposed that on the 25th of September the defendant Lyons came to the establishment, and he He purcha one showed him some figured silk and also some glaL6 silk. consult hissedpartner as to whether it was suitable for making parasols. IT —e afterwards purchased a number of pieces of both descriptions of silks, containing alto gether 6,316 yards, the total value of which was the receipt of the goods b y 680/. 14s. Fry, a clerk in the service of the bankrupt, proved p iece as a sample, and said he would fore the goods were sent would tember. pweaescrye q l e u s e s s ted lin in ed i a wouldlY, Sep- By Mr. CltniesoaT---11e wrote a letter to Messrs. El lis and Evringtou at the request of the defendants be vbeaerliestiht times a d about Mr. Lyons could not give the price that was asked for Per Yard, he Manchester in the eening. the goods, but if they tae a farthing or a half thietmwaosn to o he th2o7theffeooftthatMr. Solomon Abraham Hart, who described himself as a merchant and war ehouseman, carrying on business in Bury-street, St. Mary.exo, deposed that he knew the as take mr. them, Lyons and was an g aing answertto defendants while they Cripplegate, and e wet ® l .,_, b —see had different transactions in trade with theirs. o n ~ -- 'le 29th September he was at their warehouse, when u they showed him several boxes of figured silk, and asked hina if they would suit him; and carrying on their business in &tr. Warre, of the gafimedromuant "at a r ice." Oa this occasion he purchased 35 pieces of the silk at the rate of Is. 7d. per yard. On the followince da he again to the defendants' warehouse, Elb e' purchased s andther lot of s h i e l k s . aid T t h h e at p t r h io e e y was 543/. 3s. Ild., and h - -a paid the amount at different times. By Mr. CLARKSO N 0 gave 2s. 3d. a yard for one the silk ho purchased portion of the glace silk,and 2s. 4d. for another. The defendant Lyons told hi and that the reason he sold the silk was, that it was not suitable for the manufacture of parasols, for which they ad Purchased it. The silk was certainly not suitable for that purpose. Mr. Allen was re-called, and he stated that the prices they charged for the glace s ok were 2s. 2d,, 21. Bd., 2s. lid., and 2s. 6d. per yard. Mr. BALLANTINE asked the witness kfuncaster and Warre, was a loser by the bankruptcy of th e replied that he did no lose anything by them. Idtothgeetdhieffrerinenvtaluato d il e f a e r n t dan ts whether H h he dint by a person pawn namedMoss, who acted as the agent of the defendants, pawnbrokers, ia a f thep r 0 errpSkinyn e a r t e s t t h r e e i e r t , te :p dn i s r itg o ffa who did not appear at all in the t ransaction. It ap apbeaortietdit,4homoti. p w ro a p s er p t l y ed 800/. worth was redeemed. The amount of n. ount of interest charged was 15 per cent. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON said he should like t 0 take the opinion of the Court as to whether any offe nce had be en made out within the terms of the section upon which the in dictment was framed. The slection i -n question said, that if any " bankrut" should d certain acts three months before his bankruptcy . he should be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour; and it appeared to him that • a t all It me if this meant anything , ant the person must be a bankrupt at the time he committed the which act formed the subject of complaint. The section, in fact, ense appeared to be , almost p nos Of andi he felt himself justified in asking the opinion Lordship whether the clef s d the charge made against en ants could be sus tained. 'n answer to the obje t' Mr. BALLANTINE, 1 . was w e tons, said he admit that the sectionworded very absurdly, must a the word " bankr u t " • and that instead of I ) , it should " committed have been if any "pe rs o n at which h certain acts three months before the perio d should be ad then no difficultybankrupt,and that could have submitted,however,the meanin in arisen. He was perfectly clear, and that tended to be conveyed 9 on a common-sense view of the matter, the expression be taken to mean " person." "bankrupt" should . . LL , in overruling Mr. Justice CRESSWE the objection, h the clause might certainly observed that althou have clearly, yet the intention was been worded much more justify the - t to sufficiently apparent it. The offence itself was of rather a curious character. and he apprehended that the meaning of the word i n question, was to " bankrupt," in the clause of a intended The be a person filling the character facto bankrupt. statute created a sort of es post misdemeanour,_ for offsuceat the party did not commit any the time he ob tained the goods, but the off ence was only created by his filling the character of a bankrupt three months of terwards. I Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the de fence, and in the course of a very e.ble speech ho con tended with great earnestness that the defendants had not done any act that brought them within the sco`po of the very highly penal statute under which the indict ment against them had been framed. He contended that so far from there being any proof that they obtained the goods by the false pretence that they required them for the purposes of their trade, that the evidence proved the direct contrary; and he submitted that the proba bility was, that finding the articles were not suited for the purpose for which they were intended they had dis posed of them to the witness Hart, being at the time under pressure of a pecuniary character. As to the price at which the goods were sold he said it was ad mitted that they had fetched within 30/. or 40/. of the sum at which they were originally sold to the de fendants, and he called the attention of the jury to the fact that the assignees had been proved to have sold the bankrupts' stock at a discount of 47 per cent. under the invoice price, which was a much more ruinous sacrifice. The Learned Counsel then adverted to the stagna tion that existed in trades such at that carried on by the bankrupts last year, owing to the Exhibition, and said that no doubt they, like many others, were very much under pressure, and he would admit that they had acted recklessly in endeavouring to relieve themselves from it; but he observed that he was very much afraid that some of the first houses in the city of Landon had under some circumstances been compelled to act in a similar manner. The bankrupts had not yet obtained their certificate, and they were still liable to be dealt with and punished in the Bankruptcy Court, which he submitted was the proper tribunal to dispose of such a case; and he concluded by expressin g his opinion that it would be v e r y grea t injus tice to renlet the defendants criminally responsible upon such facts as now appeared before the Court, and he, therefore, called upon the jury to acquit them of the charge. Vie Learned JUDGE having summed up the case, and explained to the jury with great clearness the points upon which they were required to give an opinion, they almost immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. There were some other indictments against the de fendants, but it was arranged that they should stand over to the next session, the defendants being in the meantime admitted to bail. James Solomon Davis, who pleaded guilty on Wed nesday to a charge of the same character, and Jonas Heilbronne, who was convicted of perjury in connexion with the same transaction, were brought up for judg ment, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. Upon the application of Mr. Clarkson, the trial of Gerber, Wagner, Kessler, and Krachcoer, for perjury, was postponed to the next session. IVEW COURT. (Before the CO➢TMION SERGEANT.) George Parker, alias James Priest Borritt, 36, sailor, a respectable•looking man, pleaded guilty to returning from transportation. The COMMON' SERGEANT, after reading a petition handed in by the prisoner, the contents of which did not transpire, sentenced him to be imprisoned for six months, and then transported for life. It appeared from the certificate sent with the pri. Boner, that he had been transported from this court in July, 1839, for 15 years, and being found at large in 1844 at Liverpool was tried and transported for life. Thomas Johnson, 25, painter, was indicted upon two indictments for forging and uttering requests for the delivery of goods. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty of the uttering, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and hard labour. This court was adjourned for several hours. In the after part of the day Mr. Russell Gurney presided, and disposed of several petty cases. THIRD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) John Gerrard, 32, a very gentlomanlylooking well dressed man, described in the calendar as an agent, was indicted for attempting to steal certain monies from the person of a lady named Mason. There were also several other counts in the indictment, charging him with conspiring with others to steal monies from the persons of several other persons. Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended. The jury found him Guilty. The RECORDER said be should pass the same sentence upon the prisoner that had been passed upon his com panions—namely, three months 'imprisonment. George Norris, 34, smith, pleaded guilty to feloniously marrying Emma Palmer, his wife being alive. The Court sentenced him to nine months' imprison ment. THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. The proceedings in this extraordinary case were yes erday morning resumed before J. Hurophry, Esq., in Vice-Chancellor Kindersley' Court, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. O'Connor was in attendance precisely at the ap pointed:hour, but some delay was occasioned in conse quence of the non-arrival of Mr. Wheeler, a barrister, who had been announced to be retained on the part of Mr. O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor's examination was then resumed by Mr. Roxburgh, the counsel for the official manager. He said he placed certain deeds in the hands of Mr. Roberts the solicitor, as a security for monies borrowed, as money did not come in sufficiently quick to cover the expenses of the Land Company ; but that it was all accounted for in the Daily News of the 16th of May, but it did not contain an account of all the monies received up to that time. It did not contain an account of Mr. Roherts's loan. The other directors were not aware that he bad borrowed mousy. He had the privilege of making trans actions of his own, as the money was not coming in fast enough. The money was paid to labourers and brick layers. He had said before that he had not a letter or word written upon the subject. He had no papers to show the expenditure of the money. It was " lumped" with the other money received from the shareholders. He dare say that he might have received 106,5131. 17s. from the Land Company. Mr. Roxburgh thought it would be impossible to ar rive at any satisfactory account of the expenditure of the money from Mr. O'Connor, and therefore he proposed an arrangement that two surveyors should bo appointed to go over the estates and value all the works that had been done by Mr. O'Connor, and that he should be al lowed to discharge the amount of the valuation in addi tion to the sums which might be found to be properly applied, and if any balance was found to be due to him the Act provided that such sum should be paid; but, on the other hand, if it should be found after the survey and valuation that there was a sum of money due by Mr. O'Connor to the company, then such sum should be paid by him to the offieial manager. Mr. Wheeler, being only just instructed, could not a t once fall into the suggestion, as objections appeared on the face of it. Mr. O'Connor then wished certain sums which he read to be taken down. Over 300 houses, he said, had been built, and those houses cost over 1501. a piece, which made altogether 45,0001.; four school-houses, 3,0001.; Snig's-end estates, 12,6001.; 8,0001. for Low bands estate; and 10,0001. for Minster Love!. Mr. O'Connor then entered into a long statemsnt of other sums he had paid for well-boring, placing pillars, plant ing hedges, making roads, and otherwise improving the property. Mr. Roxburgh—Yon originated this land scheme, I believe ? Mr. O'Connor—l did. The principle upon which it wes founded was to elevate the working classes—to put them in the possession of land—to make the manufacturers give more wages to the operatives, The free-traders now charge 13i per cent. interest on money paid on land, and I only charge 4 per cent. Will you allow me to repeat a speech I made at the London Tavern on— The Master—l will do no such thing. We do not come here for amusement. Mr. O'Connor—Or for instruction.—(Laughter.) The company was formed for the purpose of elevating the poor, and I hoped and trusted if it had not been opposedan _ by Government to have had 50 , 000 houses built, d as I have said before, if Prince Albert had built these houses there would have been an office in every street in London for the sale of shares, and The Master—Mr. O'Connor, do you wish me to dis solve the court ? Mr. O'Connor (carelessly)_Ob, do just as you please. In answer to further questions from Mr. . Roxburgh. and he described the process of the ballot for allotment,old you be then suddenly bursting out said, "I think t I fore that at Great Dodsworth you could plough a sod" — yon cannot • • Wheeler , if y ( The Master rising)— Mr. control Mr. O'Connor I shall adjourn t h e court, and re port his conduct to a higher power. I h on our to feel it to be a duty to the court over which I have the pre side, and one that I shall not neglect if necessity should call upon me to exercise it. d os o. books ""„,1 0 f Mr. Wheeler entreated Mr. O'C onnor to answer the questions that were put to him. Mr. O'Connor—Very well; I'lldo o Mr. O'Connor was then questionedso—l'lle the company, and whether they w ere balanced; wh en y ce were, but he knew no thing personally bow he stated that he supposed ion bou the books of they were tee Ap Mr. Wheeler—ls you r ree ect a bor t (:) , C . onnor— the company perfect or f ollect ? a Imperfect. He was then about to resume his observatio ns on Lord and Lady NincompooP , whe n . witnessed what ha s occurre d in this The Master rose indignantly and said,—M r. O' Con. nor, no one who has court for the last three or four days but must, I think, come to the conclu sion, that the Cour t has shown to you thegreatest indulgence and the greatest forbearance.-- (Loud applause throughout the court.) As far as lam personally and individually concerned, Mr. O'C onnor ' s conduct does not affect mo in the least degree, for I can treat it with the most perfect indifference; but I cannot forget that I sit here, presiding in a court of justice, and I feel myself called upon to see that its proceedings are not insulted. If, from any want of decision on my part, I allowed suc h proceedings to pass un noticed, uncontrolled, or unpunished, it would be a re flection on my own conduct, and would tend to bring the courts of justice into disrepute, if not into con tempt. Whilst lam here to administer any portion of the law, however humble my position may be, it is not because I stn iu a humbler position tnaP ________..... i other, udges, that I shall shrink from the discharge of my duty, however painful it may be, or whoever may be the perso❑ offrliding. I now warn you for the last time; but the next time I have to speak I will take the course I have before intimated. As to what has passed, let it be forgotten, and nothing but the repetition of such con duct snail revive it in my mind. Mr. O'Connor—Thank your Honour; I will give it up now.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. Roxburgh then finally applied to Mr. Rob3rte to deliver over to the official manager the books and pa. pors of the company now in his possession This application led to a long discussion, and the question as to the lieu was deferred until to-morrow for Mr. Roberts to come to a final decision as to delivering over to the official manager all the deeds and papers having reference to the National Land Company. Mr. Macgowan and Mr. Wheeler were subsequently examined touching the affairs of the company; but the substance of their evidence has already appeared in the evidence of other witnesses. , (From jit:tlnlul t a h , H.EALTII HE WEEK. ) Januarys y a o e 9 g 6t i e, s l a e , r no - 06 : 1 t n o e Re gistr ar-G eneral's s decline, R i n e p o tt r hh t ee . oND are D uRING The deaths fro m all causes registered in the me tropolitan districts have shown throughout the four follow: weeks o_f weenum bersk returned for these periods having been as which ended last Saturday, 1,002. In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 1842-51, the average number was 1,071, and if thisJni raised in proportion to the increased amount of poPulation now in London it will become 1,178, compared with which the mortality of last week shows a decrease of 176. On reference to the ~able of fatal diseases it will be seen that convjaints whieh affect the respiratory organs. are less fatal than usual at this season; and to this circumstance the decrease now remarked must to a great extent be attributed. Under this class, compris ing lryngitis, broncbitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, and asthma, 176 cases are enumerated, whereas in the five corresponding weeks of 1847-51, they ranged from 203 to 362. But the difference is chiefly remarkable in pneumonia (or inflammation of the lungs), for in the present return it numbers only 45, while in five corresponding weeks it ranged from 75 to 137. Last week larygitis and laryngismus stridulus were fatal to five children, bronchitis to 101 persons, pleurisy to 1, asthma to 14. Phthisis or consumption carried off 131 pereons, which differs little from the or dinary amount. Three died of influenza. The deaths referred to epidemic diseases amount to 215, whilst the corrected average of the corresponding weeks is 229. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part free from cloud till the evening. A heavy shower of hail and rain fell between 7h. and Bh. P.M. Electricity—Nothin g was shown during the first three days of the week. MONDAY.—The sky was free from cloud till near noon, one-third part was covered at 7h. P.M., and it was generally overcast afterwards. TUESDAY. I Thesky was one-half covered till 10h. A.M., and overcast afterwards. Heavy rain fell generally through.. out the afternoon and evening. WEDNESDAY. —The sky was overcast till near noon, and three-fourths covered during the remainder of the day. Dense fog prevailed during the morning. Electricity—Posi tive, and tension moderate during the afterncon. THURSDAY.—The sky was clear during the morning, three fourths were covered during the afternoon, and it was clear at night. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the morning and afternoon. FRIDAY. —The sky was generally covered during the morning and afternoon, and clear at night. Electricity— Nothing was shown throughout the day. SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell frequently. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 40.7° ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 42.5° • the mean readings at the Royal Observatory f or th e same ' times were 38.6 Q and 41.6 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 2947 in. at the beginning of the week to 29 . 95 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 26th ; decreased to 29.37 in. by 3h. P.m. on the 29th ; increased to 29.98' in. by 9h. A.M. on the 29th ; decreased to 29 50 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 30th ; began to increase after noon to 29.80 in. by 9h. P.M. on the 31st; decreased to 29 . 59 in. by 3h. P.M. ; and increased to 23'60 in. by midnight. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE -LI VERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The annual meeting of this association was held on Monday, in their Council Room. The assemblage was most numerous, and many gentlemen were unable to effect an entrance, so crowded was the place of meeting. In the absence of the president, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, the chair was taken by Mr. Hugh Hornby, vice-president, The CHAIRMAN, on rising to open the business of the meeting, expressed his regret and that of the Council of the Chamber at the cause which deprived them of the presence of their esteemed president, Mr. Hors fall ; but he hoped they would soon have him again amongst them.--(Loud cheers.) The deep interest which Mr. Horsfall had taken in the sub ject of cu,toms reform, and his intimate acquaintance with details, bad rendered his absence from the depu tation which had recently waited upon the Premier a matter of regret to the council, who felt that the statements which Mr. Horsfall could have laid before the Nuble Lord would have made more impression than the observations of the gentlemen composing the deputation.—(Hear. hear) Although be could not at present announce anything definite as re sulting from that interview, still it was satisfactory to the Chamber that one at least had been obtained, and that the request of the deputation for further in quiry would be answered by the re-appointment of the Customs Committee early in the present session.— (Cheers.) It would be the duty of the association to furnish that committee with ample proofs of the grievuus evils resulting from the present Custom house system, and to show that those evils could be remedied without the least injury or ob struction to the collection of the revenue.—(Loud cheers.) The diligence and discretion with which the Chamber had devoted itself to the promotion of objects of general mercantile utility, and the careful abstinence from dde dall to politi ca l su bj ects, h a d great l y and he t ruste d t hi s progress i on a their numbers; controversial and would continue until the Liverpool Chamber of Com msrce included the whole of the respectable commercial classes of the town.—(Great applause.) The SECRETARY read the annual report, by the coun cil, of the transactions of the past year, which em braced the following subjects:—The reform of the pre sent Custom-house system and regulations, and the formation of local boards, by extending the authority of the head local officers; the establishment of tribunals of commerce; an amendment of the patent laws; the suc cess of the Act for the arrest of absconding debtors; the introduction of ocean penny postage and of interna tional post money orders for sums not exceeding 10?. the abolition of the Russian Company's monopoly oft the Sound dues and of the soap duties. The report concluded with the announcement that Mr. Gilbert had presented the Chamber with a valuable portrait o f t he . _ room, and was much admired. report, Mr. C. HOLLAND moved the adoption of the a dvantages pos showing, in the remarks he made, the carrying out their late Mr. Canning, which had been placed in the counci!- the subject of undertakings. He then entered into that would Customs' reform, and showed the advantages country by the adoption result to the commerce of the co pos sess' by Chambers of Commerce in of the principle of local boards. showedt Os tookth asix members in 1850 to 413 in 1851. At the present time, whe n only a month of 1852 had elapsed, a further accession of be tween fifty and sixty members had been obtained. Both reports having been adopted, the election of si the T gentlemenassociation ociattoi treasurer's o fi n l fill hadthe r e increasedpp l o a r c t e w a a o s f fromtth the i re ad, r3:ttsir in a n g d d i.re c p, lace and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. BRISTOL AND EXET ER RAILWAY. _ , Traffic for the week ending Jan. 25: Passengers Goods Parcels ... Mails N• ••• Total ••• ••• £2,185 13 10 ••• O. 1,153 11 1 ••• ••• ... 126 9 11 ••• ••• ••• 223 4 2 SHREWSB £3,688 19 0 URY AND C HESTER RAiL ffi wAY.—Trac receipts Passeng ers for the week ending Feb. 1 ; Parcels, h orses, &c. .£503 2 29 2 11 Merchandise, mineral 2, &c.••• 899 711 pToontailn g 3 Corresd week last year 7... MANCHESTER BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC TIONRAILWAY.--Retarn of traffic for the week ending Feb. 1: £11:343181 163 8 Passengers, &c.... ... Merchandise „. ”I CASTING BELLS. We journeyed to Whitechapel the other day, to see a set of bells cast, intended for Port Philip, Melbourne. Everything was ready for the operation. In the furnace there were nearly six tons of molten metal, a sea of fire when stirred by the men, consisting of copper and tin in certain proportions. The moulds were in their places, and the " gutters" formed. The moment was now come, the metal was of the right proportions (tried by occasional assays) and the right temperature, almost as important, and the men took a final glance around to see that the whole was correct. As Schiller says:-- " Is it in the ground well bedded? Is the mould well set and steadied? Skill and diligence to pay Will it issue fair to-day? Should the cast not hit— Should the copeing split! Ah, perhaps, while hope elates us, Now—e'en now—mishap awaits us!" But in Mears' foundry, it seems, mishap is never dreamt of: two or three blows with a point, at the clay.stopped hole in the furnace-mouth, and out rushes a vivid streak of fire, bubbles along the gutter and pours into the first mould:— " Smoking where the gutter bows Fierce in fiery waves it flows." When the red metal bubbles up through the air-hole the slice is withdrawn and the stream passes on to make the next bell. Long may they hang to summon in a distant land our fellow -men to holy teaching. About twenty-four hours suffice to cool an ordinary bell suffi cient to allow of the removal of the earth around it: the mould is then broken off with small hatchets, and the bell is removed to the shops to be tuned by means of the " tuning-machine." When a set of bells turn out to be in harmony, witho u t tun i ng, they are called a " maiden peal," but this does not often happen.—Builder. _ _ MEXICAN Pru E si not generally known, I believe, in England (so contrary is it to tphreieusstasgiens of the Romish clergy in other countries), that Mexico are frequently in the habit of living with favourite wives or concubines, and of bringing up their families in their own sanctified abodes. The practice entails upon them no disgrace, and their claim to mix in the best company are as eligible as before. But, in this instance, a padre named Miguel, had ventured a step further; after living many y ear s with a very amiable and well conducted lady, h e basely deserted her and her children. This circumstance had very prn..,nerly diminished the reverence with which his cha. rac ier had been previously regarded in th e di s t r i c t. H e was o therwise unpopular in society. —Mason's Pictures of .Life in £46 3 5 69 0 9 Total ... ... Corresponding week last year ••• 104 14 10 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.-..(189k miles opened.)—Return of c. traffic for the we e k en di n g Jan. 25: Passengers, &.- Goods, &c. ... £ll5 4 2 „, £2,412 1 7i --- ... .” _ . 4,444 9 8 TotaloTn,gx k £ 7 6 :1 8 2 5 0 G 1 4 1 1 11 (IRELAND) RAI L WAY GREA C T orr S e o sp (188 miles). —Return of for t h e week ending Jan. 31 : — Passengers, parcels, &C. ... £2,970 19 7 u d E M erc h an dise and cattle ... 1,096 9 9 week s e e • D last vr : year T E ... £4,0674:703 8 9 3 4 Corresponding week last Sear etapbolretooffihtehelloSutse Albans Commission was of Commons by Sir Geor g e AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. --An astounding care by this rADVERTISEMENT.]—T HE EARL OF ALDROROUGH G la r i e aT y ohn o e n th T ße ues cla y. medicine, alter every other means had failed. see extract from 11 Lordship's letter, dated " Vill Leghorn Feb. 21, 184 . a Messina, ills have et . 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