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THE BANK OF INDIA. Capital 100 bars of Rupees, or 1,001,0001. sterling, in :41,000 Shares of 200 Rupee?, or 201. sterling each (with power to increase the Capital to 2,000,0000 sterling). Deposit V. sterling per share. Application will be made to her Majesty's Government and the Government of India for Charters of Incorporation, to limit the lia • bility of shareholders. SOLICITOBS.—Messrs. llughes, Kearsey, and Masterman, London. BROKEll.B.—Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. The Bank of India is established for the purpose of carrying on the general business of banking and exchange in India, China, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore, and other eastern possessions of the British empire ; for receiving deposits and making remittances ; for granting cash credits and making advances upon approved securi • ties ; for issuing circular notes payable in Europe, Egypt, the prin cipal stations on the Overland routes to India, and at the different • establishments of the bank ; for granting local drafts and credits ; and for all other legitmate banking business. The large capital of the Bank of India will render it a safe medium of deposits and investment for the Indian community, whilst the sources of profit to be derived from the extended operations of the bank, by means of its different agencies, and the high rate of in terest obtainable in India, will ensure a large and profitable return upon the capital invested, and will, it is confidently expected, ustity the allowance of a moderate rate of interest to the depositors. • The great success which has attended the operations of the exist ing tanking establishments in this country, connected with the East Indies, and of the well-conducted 1 •cal banks in the different Pre sidenciec, and the encouragement given to the employment of capital • In similar undertakings by the extension of commerce and railways, has led to the formation of the Bank of India. The extension of banking facilities necessary to meet the growing requirements of the mercantile community and of the large civil and military establishments of India, and the development of the sources of wealth of that country which must arise from its improved internal • communication by the railways projected and now in progress there, will open an extensive and profitable field for the operations of the Bank at its different branches. The objections which were formerly entertained to the manage ment in England of banking establishments connected with countries so distant as India have been removed, by the rapid means of inter course now existing between these two countries. The certainty and rapidity of this communication will be further • Increased by the new lines of and rai by thelwayn agencyow - inprogress on the conti nent of Europe and in Egyp t, of the electric and sub-marine telegraphs about to be established by powerful companies already in operation. Arrangements are in progress to secure to this Company the co • op era ti o n and support of some of the l argest native merchantschants of India, which will extend the operations o f th e Bank amongst - that class of the Indian community, Application will be made to her Majesty's Government and to th e G ov ernment of India for c h arters of incorporation to limit the lia bility of the Shareholders, and power will be taken to increase the capital of the Comp any t o 2,000 0 00/.sterling, in which event the new shares will, in the first instance, be offered for distribution amongst the existi ng Sh areholders, and such other parties as, from their local connexions and other circumstances, may be considered likely to extend the business of the Bank. The arrangements for the constitution of this Company are now nearly completed, and full prospectuses, with the names of the Board of Directors, will be pablished in a few days. In the meantime, further information may be obtained at the temporary Offices of the Company, N o . 4, Ad am ' s-court, Old ‘Broad street, City. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION TRAIN to BATH and BRISTOL. On SUNDAY, 3d of October, an Excursion Train will leave Pad dington at a Quarter before Eight o'clock in the Morning, for Bath and Bristol, returning the same evening from Bristol at Half-past Six o'clock, and Bath at Seven o'clock. Fares There and Back. _ _ Ist Class. 2d Class. To Bath .. .; 93. .. sg. • To Bristol .. • 10s. 6s. The Excursion Tickets are only available for the Excursion Tram, and for the day on which they are issued. Passengers having Luggage can only be conveyed at the ordinary fares. Tickets may be obtained previously at 27, King-street, Cheap- Side, 269, Strand, and at the Paddington Station. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London.. • ..... .. 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwall and Woolwich Bd. .. Os. lOd. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. Na curler Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfieet Pier,. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. ----- ITT - . ------------ ' ' . ; = e., I o a ~ , as 4 . . .., 4". .4 Time. F 4 . t.' Time. i `6, 4 1 '' ,1 11) 1 ;; .- i 6/ 0 !,i 4 , il. c 4 o ' 4 ' 0 59 0 21 Z Z o : ,° 3 1 C f .) ad ~.° 7% _ _ _ 8% *l'B l 11% 19 11% _ 5 _ _. _. 1% 6 1 — 3}4 i S— ! _ 63 Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London escarp quarter of an hour. FROM BRUNSWICK WEIARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of ,he following Trains from the Fenchurch•street Station. WEER DAYS. 'III NDAYPI . O l o i • , o ' o •!: .. 1 .2 2 .....: on "17. :9 •,.. 9 t ~.-• p.. Time; ti, A 0 '2 ' a? ' 8 Time. 8' 4 0 'a ci . , 0 . . ~. 4 3 '' 8 ti o ,--, p Z E. ,, 0 . 44 0 0 A 4 !' ,-': '''' a 1 4 91 m : 9 914 9 j _ ..._ 11 't _ 11 lad( -- —. — 5 ___ ___ 4 1 4 e 5 IA _ ! Time. j'aszmges marked are run direct. BRAT TICKETS.—TweIve Monthh,, 51.05. Months, Throe Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on boar. packets; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. October 1, 1852. CARSON'S CREEK CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENET PiL MEETING of the Shareholders in this Company will be held at the London Ta vern, in the city of London, on MONDAY, the 4th day of October inst., at Twelve for One o'clock precisely, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Directors on the result of the negotiations with the American Proprietors, and the arrangements for the future working of the Mine. By order, _ 11. NESBITT, Secretary. Allballow'a Chambers, Lombard-street, September, 29, 1852. THE ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, and AUSTRA LIAN CHARTERED BANK. To be Incorporated by Royal Charter, with Limited Liability. Notice Is hereby given, that the Scrip of the abov4 Company will be ready to be delivered in exchange for the Bankers' receipts, at the Temporary Offices of the Company, No. 4, Adam's-court, Old Broad-street, on FRIDAY, the Ist, and SATURDAY, the 2d of October. By order of the B)ard, J. W. PILLANS, Secretary. No. 4, Adam's. court, Old Broad-street, September 28, 1852. CYDER CELLARS TAVERN, Maiden-lane, Cove The above celebrated T avern , nt-garde havingundergone a thorough reno vation, is NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. The Vocal Departmentis unusually attractive, and composed of the best available talent in the Metropolis, including the well-known and popular favourites, Messrs. W. G. Ross and Sam Cowell. The Chair taken every evening at Half-past Eight o'clock. Suppers and all other Refreshments with the usual excellence and dispatch. An Entrance from the Strand, Two Doors West of the Adelphi Theatre. VINEGAR. —In consequence of the publication in the " Lancet" of 2Stli ultimo ad of a Series of Analyses of this Article, in which the Vinegar me by us is reported to contain Sulphuric Acid, we have addressed to the editor of that periodical the following; letter, and hope from his sense of justice the adoption of the only honourable alternative—an acceptance of the challenge we have given, or an unhesitating withdrawal of the calumnious im plication. Worcester, September 9, 1852. HILL, EVANS, and CO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LANCET. Worcester, 8, 1852. Sir,—Our atte n ti on has been called to an article In the " Lancet" of the 28th o fAugust last, on " Vinegar and its Adulterations." You therein describe the samples of Vinegar, which you state to have been furnished to you by retail dealers as our Vinegar, as con taining a considerable quantity of sulphuric acid. You also state that the samples were not procured direct from the makers, because of the difficulty experienced in obtaining them by parties not engaged in the trade. You will remember that, by a letter dated the 3d day of January last we offered for your inspection several bottles of our Vinegar, and forwarded them to you through your publisher, Mr. Churchill, with a note from Sir Charles Hastings, M.D., of Worcester, vouching for our veracity. We have also an authorised agent in London, Mr. Waters, of 15, Whitecross-street ; we are. therefore, surprised at your statement that any difficulty existed in procuring samples, as far as our firm were concerned. We reiterate positively our assertion in our letter of the 3d of January, that no sulphuric acid is employed in our manufacture, and we therefore assert that the results of the analysis published in your columns are mistaken, or that the Vinegar subjected to your test was not the product of our manufactory. We are willing to have samples of our Vinegar subjected to the severest analysis by any two eminent chemists, the one to be named by yourself and the other by ourselves—the mode of procuring the samples to be decided by the gentlemen appointed ; or we will submit our Vinegar to any one of the undermentioned gentlemen : Dr. Lyon Playfair, Dr. Graham, or Dr. Hoffman. We propose that the expenses of the investigation should be paid by ourselves, provided it should be found that there is any free sulphuric acid in our Vinegar, or any acid other than results from the fermentation or our grain wort ; and that they should be paid by you, provided it b e found that there be no such free sulphuric acid, or other acid than that resulting from the fermentation as be fore described. In the latter case we should expect a notice of the result to be published in the " Lancet," as our sole object is to be vindicated from an unjust aspersion. We write this letter without prejudice as to any ulterior proceed ings which we may think fit to adept, Provided our offer be not com plied with. Your obedient servants, HILL, Evlcs.s, _____ and CO. From the " Lancet," Sept. 18th, p. 270, in reply to the foregoi ng letter to the Editor. " We have therefore very great satisfaction in adding t o the four firms which do not use Sulphuric Acid in the manufacture of th eir Vinegars, and whose names have been already publised, those of MESSRS. HILL, EVANS, AN D CO." ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET INFIRMItIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. In 'French, English, Gorman Dutch, Spanish, a nd Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, 9a. 6d., or post-free, for Forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; an Analytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of Marriage, in all the bearings in which that important subject affects the health and happiness of Man,with its Disqualifications and Impe diments, tracing their origin to the effects of juvenile solitary habits, youthful excess, tropical climates, or close study ; followed by prac tical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment Of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, %Thais, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative System. Il lustrated by 50 coloured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro ductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., $7, BEDFORD -SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of thn University of Edin burgh, Honorary Sfember of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, 84c., &c. • , The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful conse quences resulting from irre gu l ar iti es an d excesses, w hi c h have hood, a produced more misery in Yo u th, d egra d a ti on in n preniature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any Man other class of disease known to modern pathologists. The treatment adopted is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated schools of medicine both in this country and in continental Europe. The results of the knowledge thus acquired are here condensed under the personal supervision of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few legally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this important branch of medical science. In short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the diseases incidental to the generative system, and the means of immediate relief and ultimate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and academic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that those Who may place themselves under his care will, in every instance, meet with that delicate consideration and Inviolable secrecy which are so requisite in the treatment of these oases. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford -street; Stacie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; Mann, 13, Conlin ; or tree by post for forty-two /tamps, from the author, who may be consulted personally, or by lottit s (14171119az Tfi4) =Pr%a4 aorksis till Eight. N ° .18,7;30.] GUARDIAN FIRE an d LIFE! ASSURANCE COMPANY. tiro. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, London. Sir WTATIL°TXERS O R N F T l A A R N Q K u E H Y A , R j B n r E t q D . , hair uty - m c h a DIRECTORS. a n irman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. John Dixon, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Francis Hart Dyke, E sq , Rowland Mitchell, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Loch, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq. George Lyall, Esq. • Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. k. W. Robarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. I Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. SECRETARY—George Keys, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par liament, this Company now offers to future insurers four-fifths of the Profits with Quinquennial Division, or a IJNv Rate of premium without participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, when all participating policies which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas, 1854, will he allowed to share in the profits. At the several past divisions of profits made by this Company, the reversionary Bonuses added to the polic'es from one-half the profits, amounted, on an average of the different aces, to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sums insured, and the total bonuses added at the four septennial divisions exceeded 770,000/. FOREIGN RISKS.—The extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United States of America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their valves, pro sided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLlClES—written Notices of, received and registered. Notice is hereby given, that Fire Policies which expire at Mi chaelmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. Sams, No. 1, St. James's -street, corner of Pall-mall ; or with the Company s Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they be come void. NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, London. The investment of money wit't this Association, which was established in May, ig44, on a plan peculiar to itself, secures equal advantages to the surplus capital of the affluent, and the provident savings of the industrial classes of the community, and affords an opportunity for realising the highest rate of interest yielded by first class securities, in which alone the money is employed. Moneys deposited with the Association, for Investment, are exempt from liabilities on account of life contingencies, as well as the expenses of management, which are borne by the Life Depart ment, in consideration of the business brought to it by investment transactions ; therefore, Depositors enjoy the entire profits yielded by their capital free from deduction of any kind —an advantage which no other institution, either public or private, holds forth, or can afford, to its merr':ers. Interest or Dividena, is payable half-yearly, in January andJtfly. Capital Stock, £lOO,OOO. The Capital Stock is altogether distinct and separate from the Depositors' Stock in the Investment Department. It constitutes, with the Premium Fund, a guarantee for the engagements of the Association, and has been provided in order to render the security of the Assured complete. LIFE DEPARTMENT. This Department embraces a comprehensive and well-regulated system of Life Assurance, with many valuable and important im provements. Full information and prospectuses may be obtained, on application at the Head Office of the Association, or to the respective Agents, throughout the United Kingdom. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. N.B. Applications for Agencies may be made to the Managing Director. B RITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE OFFICES, 37, Natir Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. LIFE COMPSNY. In first five years 3 ,120 Life Policies were issued for 553,3031., the annual premiums on which were 32,8761. 17s. sd. The deaths con sumed five per cent. only of premiums. After laying aside adequate fun is for liabilities under policies, a bonus was declared, averaging in present cash value nearly one-fourth of the premiums received. During 1852 Life Policies for 173,251/. have been issued, being an ex cess over 1851, of 67,3761. FIRE SOCIETY. In first four years 6,766 Policies for 2,724,1201. were issued. Losses have not exceeded 45 per cent. of premiums The return In cash to members amounted to one-eighth of premiums received. During 1852 Fire Policies for 623,0031. have been issued, being an excess over 1851 of 132,0311. The expenses of these offices are lower than almost any other office, combining the pure mutual principle with every rno:lem im provenarnt in the assurance system. Pers .ns assuring their lives in 1852 participate in the next division of profits. _ _ IV. S. GOITER, Actuary and Secretary. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836. 8 and 10, WATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL ; and 20 and 21, POULTRY, LONDON. Capital, Two Millions Sterling. Reserved Fund, 346,000/. LIABILITY of PROPRIETORS UNLIMITED. MICHAEL NIAS POLICIES should be renewed within fifteen days after the 29th September; the Renewal Receipts are in the hands of the agents. FIRE INSURANCE at home and abroad on liberal terms. LIFE INSURANCE in all its branches. LIFE POLICIES, when taken out under Table No. 2, have FIXED BONUSES GUARANTEED TO THEM, not contingent on Profits, without any Liability of Partnership to the Assured, and at Moderate Premiums. Prospectuses, and all information, may be had on application. BENJ. HENDERSON, Resident Secretary. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. ANCHOR ASSURANCE COMPANY. 67, Cheapside, London. For the YOUNGER AGES the Pretnituni 0, Life Assurance re quired by this Company will be fottndloWeri.firrtrlliose utmost °the/ Otllces ; while the BONUS ADDITIONS that are periodically made to the sums assured from the Company's profits, tend still further to lessen the outlay on account of premium. Life Annuities are granted by the Company on terms exceedingly favourable to the assured. Prospectuses may be had on application. T. BELL, Secretary and Actuary. Chief Agencies—Manchester, 1, Dude-place; Glasgow, Buchanan street; Hull, Exchange-buildings; Newcastle-on-Tyne, Royal Ar cade ; Plymouth, 5, Frankfort-street ; and 6, Hermann-strasse, Hamburgh. THE DIRECTORS of the GRESHAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY are desirous of Lending Parties assuring in the Office 20,0001., in Loans of 1001. and upwards, on any of the undermentioned securities, viz. :—Freeholds, Copyholds, or Leaseholds. Life Interersts, and Reversions ; also on sufficient Per sonal Security. For further information, apply either at the Chief Offices, No. 37, Old Jewry, London ; or to any of the Society's Agents in the Pro vinces. The usual commission will be allowed on Policies. THOMAS ALFRED POTT, Secretary. PATRON-H. R. 11. PRINCE ALBERT. p OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES. By J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Testing Gold, and on the Australian Gold Districts. By Dr. Bachhoffner on the Mode of Preserving Fresh Provisions, il lustrated by Specimens from Messrs. Ritchie and M'Call, and Samples of Fadeuilhe's Solidified Preserved Milk, and Moore's Pa tent Concentrated Milk. By Mr. Crispe, on Morrall's Patent Needles. By George Buckland, Esq., on Music, entitled Musical Varieties, Second Series, with Vocal Illustrations, assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of Music. New Series of Dissolving Views , &c., &c. Atlrnission, is. ; 'schools and Children und e r T en years o f age , flalf-price. For flours, see Programme. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, Lessee, Charles Emele Laurent, Onslow Muse, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, 25th of King George 11., Are Re-opened for the Winter Season. During the recess the Rooms have been entirely Re-decorated, by G. S. dryer, regardless of cost. Laurent's Matchless Band every evening. Principal Cornet-a- Piston, M. Boulcourt. Admission—ONE SHILLING. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at Nine. and terminate at Half-past Eleven. CREMORNE GARDENS. On the Banks of the Thames, King's-road, Chelsea. Waterside Entrance close to Battersea-bridge Pier. Fare by Steam-boat from London-bridge or any of the interme diate Bridges or Wharf Piers, 3d. Strangers should request to be landed at Battersea-bridge for Cremorne. Fare by Omnibus from Charing-cross, 3d.; from the City and remotest parts of the East lid, 6d. Proprietor, Mr. T. B. SIMPSON. Last Week of the Season. The Italian Brothers on the Trapeze, daily. Grand Globe Ascent, by Mr. James Pascal. The Pyrotechnic Displays by the Chevalier Mortram. A new Grand Spanish Comic Ballet, entitled Le Barbier de Cadiz, every Evening, at Half-past Seven o'clock. An uninterrupted succession of Entertainments from Three o'clock until near Midnight. Open at Three o'clock. Admission, Is.; Children, Half-price. On Sundays, after Four o'clock, by Refreshment Card, price 6d. Table d'llote at Six o'clock, 2s. 6d. Private Room for Dinners and Coffee. Pus Lie 0 PINION. Conspiracy against It would be malignity, and argument insult, recoiling vituperation on the assailant. To public opinion, as an impartial judge, E. MOSES and SON have always appealed, and have received its caresses. They again invite public inspection of tale to a magnificent stock of Overcoats, Paletols, and new designs in every description of Dress for Autumn and Winter. E. MOSES and SON can justly calculate on the manner in which their splendid Preparations_,_ for the ensuing season will be regarded by public 'P i nion ; and they have the great'st satisfaction in stating that their superlative stock of new materials, and the triumphant display grea t t ln the cut and workmanship of every article of Dress, and the ,5,„,,, reduction in price, will still further confirm them in favour and I— "Jtic °Pint°n. The inimitab l eSON. style of Sporting Dress is that of E. MOSES and The unrivall ed MOSES and sobr . Designs for Juvenile Clothing are those of E. EMIGRANTS change in the season requires a change in the management or ~-; sage a few months b ur Outfit ; the articles suitable for your pas not be sa now; and possibly inex perienced Outfitters and n: 4l Application to E. mr.) % bouses may conceal from you this passage a . t thi's end SON secures to you everything f a a p c p t r . opriate for your journ 7 i x. for your purposes, but at can better in quality and more eal a,nur future occupation—not only be rendered enmf r r i: other house in the world. siderahly lower charges than aYnodu can- Your substantialvoyagemaCylothing, Hosiery, Ik e 7 8 T: by procuring the warm Prepared with the most exact acquaintance with the MOSES and SON, and relative to sailing of convenience is every way considered by E time of the year. Your be had on appu n a separate u IIL ls g department ofout tit is kept alfolr Outfittin g , inforin ti (),1 vessels and cost of pntsgage may $ tlon. or post free to any part of the kingdom. ' having learned that the a guard the public against imposition, CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret haying to ntradesm falsehood of "Being conneAed with their Establishment . anliks or ~ w s es, and for the same concern," has been resorted to in many instanC obvious reasons. They beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OE our OF L ann ,,, ,,,, except their own Establishm ents, as follows : - London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 154, Muerte., 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, I, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, BridgfHltre4 Sheffield Bianish, 36, Eargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, HOSiOrt Furriers, Boot end Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till Twelve o'clock. A new Book, entitled " The Library of Elegance," containing a full list of prices, and directions for self-measurement, can be had, gratis, on application, or forwarded, post-free, to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1852 can be had, gratis, on application. Id I'on parle rrancais. I Qui si parla Italian. . Hier ispricht tnan Deutsch. Aqua so babla Espanol. Os.; !A the -- --, -,,,-- ' - :-- - - -- -- =._ ---7--:---,..,...e.;20.-,-•---wr_voirinft ______ _ _-___ -- 11 , .. .. - - .-,7_:".'1"1-7 v= -•- ," _ _ _ . _ 741.1. \ ......, . 7.--' .40 , -13, :r \ \-'et''''''''''lW. --"........,,,:,' 7^-,0", : .' * l'ir.l r 7. : /..1 ,-,----, , ...- ir ........"1 _Ni 031ERSETSHIRE ARCHiEOLOGICAL AND ‘,. -.'„''' , .- . NATURAL HISTORY SOf7P•;TY. t... V,\t-r''' ,- 4,- .s •7- i- 4,, -, ''' ...... ' 1,/,--CD /‹*\*), .44'' /7404 Z t'4d , -.- I.IP .. ,<7.!-;, , \t,, - 0-1/41 .'*.. 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The session of u __VP for the preseiit year wal brought to a citp ,, e yesterday (Thurday).- We should mention, however, that after our report was dispatched on Wednesday, the meeting for the reception of papers was resumed under the presidency of Mr. W. H. G. Langton, when the attend ance was larger than on any previous occasion. Mr. J. QUECKETT addressed the company on the microscope as applied to ardmologieal subjects, showing more particularly its udlity in the examina tion of fossil remains. He also read a very interest ing paper on the flexible coral-lines, in which he maintained that coral reefs are not, as commonly sup posed, built up by coral insects, but that the polyps merely give life to the mass (like the oyster to tba shell), and that the reefs are formed by an 2ttractive power, which a certain► power or principle, designated by him as the " organic basis," has of attracting to it self the carbonate of lime, silica, &c, wherewith to form the skeleton to which it is the province of the insect to supply the life. Dr. TUNSTALL also read a paper on Bath Coat of Arms. "Votes of thanks were given to the auditors of the papers, and the evening terminated by a conversazione 111 the Octagon room. Oa Thursday the members again met at the Assembly : ro oms , and thenc e p rocee d e d on an excur - P ion to Wellow Church, the Roman remains, and Ktltic Kist, near W a ll ow ; thence to Englishcombe Church, the site of the Castle (formerly belonging to the Gournays, and , now attached to the Duchy of Lancaster) ; the ti a .nsdyi, e, which is very clearly Bt traceable in this neighbourh oo d ; en d the celebrated at this spot mad e acme observationsir.one.tialelicgkeuanolaogical features of the district. The excursionists then pro cee d ed to New ton-park, the seat of Mr. W. H. G. Langton, where they inspected the Castle de Sanctm Lando ; a n d a paper treating of the building was read by Mr. C. E. Davis. The members of the society were afterwards hos pitably entertained by the worthy proprietor, a n d thus terminated a session which has proved one of the most interesting since the formation of the society. We must not omit to state that the museum of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution was thrown open to the members of the Archwological Society and their friends, whe had also the entrée to some very extensive private collections of great in terest. COURT CIRUULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 29. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, drove yesterday in an open carriage to the Braemar Tryst, and afterwards went to the Lynn of Dee. Viscount Hardinge arrived at Balmoral yesterday from London, and had the honour of an audience of her Majesty, at which his Lordship kissed bands on the occasion of his appointment to the office of Ge neral, Commanding-in-Chief of the Army. The dinner party yesterday included her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, his Serene Highness Prince Herr mann of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and Viscount Hardinge. VPl'q Mr. Brasstrup, Director of Police at Copenhagen, Dr. Horrniman, and Mr. Schleisner, of Copenhagen, had an interview with the General Board, of Health, at their offices, Whitehall, yesterday, on the subject of improved works of water supply and drainage, with a view to their introduction in Denmark. Mr. Evelyn Denison, M.P., bad an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. Jacob Bell had also an interview with the Right Hon. Secretary. A deputation on the subject of the London Liver pool, and North American Scr ew Steamship Com pany had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley yesterday at the Board of Trade. The de putation consisted of Mr. Peter Rolt, M P., Mr. Thomas H. Brooking, Mr. Robert Carter, Colonel Wooldridge, Mr. Richard Penne, Mr. Henry J. Prinsep, and Mr. Robert Gillespie, junior, accom panied by Mr, James Nelson (secretary), and Mr. J. B. Ingle (solicitor). Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governors of the West India Islands and the Governor of South Australia. CREMORNE. BALLOON . ASCENT WITH THE DOUBLE TRAPEZE PERFORMANCES. Cremorne and its neighbourhood were the scene of much excitement last night . an announcement having been made that those intrepid performers, the Italian brothers, would again surprise the visitors to these delightful gardens by a double trapeze ascent. By five o'clock the balloon-ground presented a most animated appearance; and such was the anxiety dis played by the public to get a close inspection of the preparations, that the usual barriers were invaded not only by gentlemen but by ladies, who, on ordinary occasiona are too timid to venture near a lalloon. but on_this occasion were wonderfully courageous, and pressed rather inconveniently upon the new Royal Cremorne. Owing to this in some respects, and in some measure to briskness of the wind, the balloon drifted to the trees, and the lower part of the trapeze caught firmly in the boughs, from which it might have taken some time and trouble to have extricated it, had not courage, coolness, and determination of no ordinary kind been displayed. The difficulty was felt, and overcome as soon as felt by the active and powerful gymnasts, who holding each firmly by one hand, tore away in a most surprising manner the resisting boughs with the other till a slight sway of the balloon enabled them to clear all obstacles, and proc ee d ra pidl y on th e i r voyage to a round o f cheers which their admirable conduct elicited. So little did the untoward stoppage affect them, that the instant they appeared clear of the trees they commenced and continued as long as they were in sight those wonderful twists and twirls for which in the Cirque they are so much admired. Before nine o'clock they put in a re-appearance at the gardens, having safely descended at 'Woolwich, and were most cordially and enthusiastically received. For this advanced period of the year the gardens may be said to have been crowded. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The new company, kno wn by t h e nam e of the British Electric T e l egra ph C ompany , h av e nearly completed, and are about to open, a oonsiderable length of wire uniting some of the most important northern towns of the kingdom. This chain of towns includes Liverpool, Manchester, Halifax, Bradford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Leeds, Harrogate, and Stockton upon-Tees, with acme other of the the inter me di a t e places. The people of Liverpool a n d M anc h ester were rather agreeably struck with the rapidity with which this company succeeded in laying down their wires in the streets, to complete the connexion bee tween the railway stations and the compa n y' s offices. T here i s no greater annoyance in lar ge t owns th an that which Parliament has granted to private compa anodf a thannies of ripp i ng up their pavem e nt s a t a ll ti mes an d p l ace s where it may b e necessary for their in terests. town pave the a streets gag at great expense, authorities company, and then a water company, e nd then a telegraph company, to open deep trencbes in " t ile of the leading thoroughfares, interrupting the traffic and creating great inconvenience. We have seen th ese t renc h es open i n som e cases six or eight days; but in the present instances we are glad to perceive that a great improvement has been intro duced. Mr. Charles Bright, the manager of the British Electric Telegraph Company, we were in formed, had the merit of inventing a new mode of laying down wires in the streets, which goes far to remove the objections we have pointed out. The method adopted by the old compan y has been to lay down a line of round cast metal pipes through which the insulated wires are passed. This is necessarily a long and tedious each length operation, of because cons id era bl e ti me is occupied, as pipe is laid d own , in pass i ng the wires through it ; but Mr. Charles Bright's pian n , to use pipes s plit l ong it u di na ll y i n t o t wo halves. The under halves of the pipes are laid down in the trench, and then a large drum, on which t h e insulated wires are wrapped, is rolled along over the trench, and the wire is paid off easily an d rapidly into its place—the upper parts of the pipes being put on afterwards, and secured in their places by means of screws through flanges left out side for the purpose. So well has this mode suc ceeded, that in Liverpool the whole lengths of the streets, from Tithebarn Railway station to the British Telegraph Company's offices, in Exchange-street East, were laid down in a single night (11 hours), and in Manchester, the line of streets from the Salford Railway station to Ducie-street, Exchange, in twenty two hours. This was the whole time occupied in opening the trenches, laying down the telegraph wires, and relaying the pavement ; and while great credit is due to the company, on the ground of the little public inconvenience occasioned, no doubt they would find the benefit of it in economy of time and money. The company, it is expected, will be in a condition to open business now in about three weeks, having only to complete a short link between Wake field and Leeds to make the line complete from Liver pool as far as Stockton. The Magnetic Telegraph Company have their line at work between Man chester and Liverpool, and are said to be making pro gress with their extension towards the metropolis.--. Morning Paper. CONTRAST OF CoLourts.—An exquisite young lady wriggled into a linendrtper's, and with the most excruciatia drawl she could eff:ect, inqui re d if th e y h a d any " su bdu a m ouse-coloured sill., ' " No," replied the draper, win' $ sudden and expressive twirl of the yard stick, " but we hi 59me enraged rat colour." — s 771 v \7 , 0 V 4 LONDON FRIDAY rkt*s. E g i Nd OCTOBER 1, 1852. ETTS'S PATENT BRANDY. The highest medical authorities recommend Brandy and water as the best customary beverage, an particularly as an efficient pre ventive of diarrheestie complaints at this season. They equally con cur in preferring BETTS'S PATENT Bit &ND Y as the purest and most wholesome. It is unequalled for preserving fruits, home-made wines, &c. 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Second Edition, with Additions, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRIKEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors n relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the .lenerative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from 'he German of Dr. PICKFORD. "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first ime, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. SVe trust this may not be the last, if ho shall letect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his ower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. —" The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this listressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to .ure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object .han to fill their own purses. The difference between true Sperma rorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately described, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady "—Medical Circular, May 5, 1852. —.‘ We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preliminary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate cries at which the brochwe' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."—Dublin Medical Press, April 18,1852. —.No. 11. Bvo., In cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 4s. THE CURE OF STRICTURE or THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. To which is added, PRACTICAL OB;ERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF SPERMATORR EUEA BY CAUTERIZATION; its Inefficiency and Danger. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "Those who complain most loudly are those only who know not how to use the common instruments geons has been mar-ted with all kinds of violence, an indifference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations and all the excesses and horrors of surgery."—John Bell's Surgical Observations.—" In proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. such are cases ix., and xviii. No. lx. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks.. But cases xviii. and xis. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr_ Syme, and yet the treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successfhl." —Protests , r Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. 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Aberfoyle, with emigrants, on the 16th of September, off Cape Finisterre. Ida., of and from Bristol, for Demerara, on the 10th of September, in lat. 45 N., long. 15 W. Exertion, of and for Penzanc, from Galalz, on the 13th of September, in lat. 46 N., long. 16 W. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OPENING of the OXFORD and BIRMINGHAM. Yesterday was the day appointed 'by the directors of the Great Western Railway for celebrating the completion and intended opening of the Oxford and Birmingham Railway. The portion of the line yesterday opened fur traffic was that between Banbury and Birmingham, a dis tance of 42 miles. That part of it which lies between Banbury and Fenny Compton was constructed under the powers granted to make a line from Oxford to Rugby, the portion from Fenny Compton to Rugby having been abandoned by the Great Western Rail way Company. The line from Birmingham to join the projected Oxford and Rugby at Fenny Compton was projected by the Grand Junction Railway Com pany, who were then anxious to obtain an independent entrance for themselves into London. In consequence of the amalgamation between the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Companies the projected line was abandoned by the former company, and sub sequently taken up warmly by friends of the Great Western Railway. The various contests, legal and par liamentary, which have taken place between the Great Western and London and N orth-Western Railways have made this line notorious in connexion with " the battle of the gauges." At length, however, the sanc tion of the Legislature was obtained for the forma tion of the line, and after an expenditure of money and an amount of annoyance and harassing unparal leled even sin the history of railway litigation, the line has at length been completed on the mixed gauge, the Legislature having decided that the narrow as well as the broad gauge should be laid down upon it. In order to celebrate the opening of this important com munication with the metropolis and the manufactur ing districts by means of the broad gauge, a large number of persons, a fair proporti on o f whom were ladies, were invited from London, Oxford, and Bir mingham, to proceed in a special train along the newly completed line. The arrangements were that a train should leave Loudon at nine o'clock in the morning, calling at Oxford at 10.15. for Birmingham, whence it would return to Warwick and Leamington at half-past two in the afternoon. A collision—fortu nately, however, not attended with fatal consequences —prevented a strict adherence to the proposed ar rangements, and threw a considerable damp over the anticipated pleasures of the auspicious occasion. A train of ten carriages, in one of which was the band of the Ist Life Guards, left the station at Paddington with the splendid engine " The Lord of the Isles," which, as a noble specimen of English workmanship, was so greatly admired at the late Great Exhibition, and which was now gaily decorated with garlands of flowers, the Union Jack, and a number of flags and streamers. The train daabed on in gallant style, the band played lustily and well, and Oxford, with its fine old towers, its halls and its colleges, was reached at ten minutes to eleven. A halt of, a few minutes, and at eleven the train was again under way,,and all went on as well as before till it arrived at the small station of Aynoe, sixteen miles froin OxfOrd. On arriving within a short distance of the station,'and while going at about fifty miles an hour, Us ee e en e tinued whistle of the engine and the sudden app li ca ,. Lion of the breaks produced a momentary feeling .of . _ uneasiness among the passengers, and this was imme e, diately followed by two or three slight' concussions,' which confirmed the fears already entertained. ' On alighting from the carriage the first eVidence which we saw of an accident having matured was the total displacement of the stone facing and coping of the platform of the station, and the engine lying . off_ the rails in a shattered and helpless condition. The buffers were broken off, the gearing irons were lying beside the vast machine, its front wheels were knocked from their frames ; and under the ponderous mass and behind the driving-wheels were the axle, and a pair of wheels, in a position in which it appeared they could only have been placed by the engine actually • mounting above the axle, and running for some yards on the top of the wheels. A few yards in front of the engine were two luggage vans, the hinder one lying upon the foremost, four of its wheels knocked off, the hinder part of the van smashed in, the aides bulging considerably over the rails on each side, while the sacks of wheat which it contained, as well as casks of vinegar, were pouring their contents upon the ground. Beyond these two vans, at a distance of a few yards, stood another, the massive framing and buffers of which were splintered in the most extra ordinary manner. Again, at a distance of about forty or fifty yards, were another engine and two carriages, the hinder part of the latter of which was smashed, and the partitions split. Some two or three dozen persons had already jumped out of the carriages, several were lying on the ground, and some who were still inside were unable or unwilling to move ; but the look of terror which pervaded all, and the contused and bleeding faces, told but too plainly the fact that a passenger train had been run into by the special train. Fortunately, none of the persons appeared to be seriously hurt ; those who had received the greatest amount of injury had their wounds dressed at the station, while the others were forwarded on by the train to Banbury. On returning back to the station and making in quiries as to the cause of the accident, it appeared that the train which had been run into was the 7.40 down train from London to Banbury, and which was due at Aynoe at 10.40. The passenger train did not arrive at Oxford till about half-past ten, when, ex pecting the special train, which did not arrive till 11.20—it waited a considerable time in the siding to allow it to pass. Not having made its appearance, the train left the station twenty-three minutes before the special train, having a distance of twenty-three miles to run in order to reach Banbury. While the passenger train was waiting at Aynoe, collecting the tickets for Banbury, the special train came in sight, and the passengers having hastily taken their seats the engine-driver at once put on all his steam in order to carry the train further down the line to save a collision. On starting, however, the coupling-chain which con nected the luggage vans with the passenger carriages broke. At this instant the engine of the special train ran into the hindmost luggage van, forced it and two others preceding it along the line, till they came into contact with the passenger carriages. The severe blow struck by the engine against the weighty lug gage vans, threw it off the line, and, after ploughing up the ground for some dozen yards, breaking off the switches, and tearing up the transoms, came into con tact with the masonry of the platform, and was finally brought to a stand still. Every attempt was made by Messrs. Brunel and Gooch, together with the engine driver, to bring up the train, in order to avoid colli sion, but owing to the short distance it was impossible to do so. The signal at the station, in consequence of its being at the extremity of a very sharp curve, cannot be seen for a greater distance than four hun dred yards, and from the moment that the caution was seen, notwithstanding all the breaks were applied, and the steam reversed, it was found impossible with the train going at the rate of fifty miles an hour to bring it up. The debris and wreck caused by the collision were most extraordinary, and but one feeling of won der and astonishment was manifested that no severe personal injury had been sustained. With the excep tion of one or two who were slightly shaken, no per son received any injuries in the special train. Mr. Brunel proceeded OR by the passenger train to Banbury, and shortly after returned with the engine, with which the line having been cleared, and the carriages transferred to the up-line, the special train proceeded on to Leamington. It was not considered advisable to proceed to Birmingham, and a message was sent requesting those who were to have joined the party at Birmingham to come on by train to Leamington, instead of, as originally intended, by the special train. By the new route from London to Birmingham the distance will be 1281 miles, that by the London and North-Western being 112. The following are the names of the various stations upon the new portion of the line beyond Banbury, with their distances from London :—Cropredy, 89i ; Fenny Compton, 94; Harbury, 99 ; Leamington, 105 i ; Warwick, 101 f ; Hatton, 111 - ; Knowle, 118/ ; Solihull, 1221 ; Bsr mingham, 124 The country through which the line passes as it nears Birmingham is very interesting, while the works upon the line are many of them exceedingly heavy. One of the heaviest cuttings probably in England is one at Harbury-3,000,000 cubi c yar d s of marl and limestone were removed; the cutting is at the deepest point 110 feet in depth, and its br ea dth at the top 140 yar ds, the slope being lin Be yond this is an embankment of four miles in length, and 23 feet in h e i g ht, formed fr om th e spo il , and not less than 40 acres are covered to a height of 20 feet by the remaining unused portion of the soil. At Wbitmarsh there is a cutting in red marl, from which 350,000 cubic yards of earth were removed. The railway runs for a considerable distance side by side with the narrow gauge lines, and crosses, in almost immediate contact with the Rugby and Leamington, tae High -street at Leamington by means of an iron bridge of 150 feet span. At Myton the line passes under the Oxford and Birmingham Canal, the water being carried over by an aqueduct, in the construction of which a large amount of labour and engineering skill is evident. The Avon is crossed by a bridge of 160 feet ; and a short distance beyond is an extensive viaduct of thirty arches of twenty-five feet span. The road at Warwick and the canal are crossed by means of iron girder bridges. At Hatton there is an embankment of three miles in length and twenty-five feet in height, [PRICE SD. A g' t Fin w oo d t h ere i s &so from which 500,000 a cu nd bic a yards were deep ov on a deep cutting, and the canal at Sb e lf ord i s crossed by a bridge of sixty feet in length. Th ere i s also an extensive embankment at Blythbrook of one m i le in removed. tin length and forty feet in height, and at Haycock%•• green there is another of a mile in length, and 48 feet in height, followed by a 30 feet cutting of consider able length. The railway passes under the Bristol and Gloucester Railway at a part where it runs on an embankment 50 feet high, and the whole of the works connected with the required tunnel were completed without any stoppage of the ordinary traffic. An iron bridge 150 feet in length carries the railway over the Warwick Canal, and the Coventry-road is crossed by an arch of 60 feet span. A most remarkable proof cf the energy displayed by Messrs. Peto and Betts, in the completion of the line, is shown by the fact that the whole of the works through Leamington and Warwick, at Myton, with not less than three miles of viaducts and bridges, and the other works we have mentioned, between Fenny Compton and Birming ham, were completed in the incredibly short space of forty weeks. The average number of men employed was 5,000. The entire management of the works during their progress was confided by Messrs. Peto and Betts to Mr. Charles Watson. The line ap pears to be remarkably well constructed, and has, we believe, been highly approved by the Government in spector. - In the special train we noticed a new composite carriage, constructed to carry 24 first class and .56 second-class passengers. Two first-class carriages, ranged together, occupy the centre, and two second class carriages each extreme end. The length of the entire carriage is 39 feet, and its width 9 feet 9 inches ; it is filled with papier mache panels. The under part, or framing of the carriage, is entirely of iron ; the wheels are placed in two vets at each end, eliaviog their centres five'leei apart, the distance from the centres of the extreme wheels being 28 feet. Intelligence of the collision at Aynoe reached Bir mingham at one o'clock, and orders were received by electric telegraph to send the Sultan engine down the line to render any assistance that might be required. It so happened, however, that while going to take in water the engine ran off the rails, and got embedded in the soil ; and, notwithstanding all the exertions of the labourers, it could not be replaced on the rails for several hours. The services of the electric telegraph were again put in requisition, and ultimately the Amazon, with two first-class and several second-class carriages, left Birmingham at half-past four P.m., in order to convey that portion of the visitors which was to have come from Birmingham to Leamington accord ing to the original arrangement. Large numbers of per sons were assembled at the station at Snow-hill to witness the arrival of the first broad-gauge train into this hotly-disputed territory. The party from Bir mingham reached Leamington about half-past five, when they proceeded to the Regent's Hotel and joined the party from London. Amongst thsse, present we observed—Lord and Lady Villiers, the Hon. Colonel Clive (chairman of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company), the Kon. S. Cotton, Mr. S.M. Peto, M.P., Mr. J. W. Buller, the chairman, and Mr. Badham, the secretary of`,the Bristol and Exeter Company; the Rev. Dr. Harington, principal of Brasenose College ; the Rev. Dr. Jeune, master of Pembroke College ; the Rev. Dr. arid Miss Saunders ; Captain Bulkeley, Mr. Paull and Mr. Potter, directors of the Great Western Ctimpany, and Mr. C. A. Saunders, the secretary; `Mejor and Mrs. Court, the Misses Bulkeley, Mr. Brunel, Mr. Seymour Clarke, and Mr. Mowatt, the general manager and secretary of the Great Northern -Railway; Mr. Frederick Clarke, general superin tendent, of the South Wales Railway, and Mrs. F. Clarke; Mr. F. Saunders, the secretary; and Mr. Manley, the assistant locomotive superintendent of the South Wales Railway; Mr. Rennet and Mr. Tredwell, the well-known contractors ; Mr. and Mrs. Norris, of Sutton Courtney ; Mr. Parker, a director of the Great Northern line ; Mr. Bertram, C.E. • Mr. Kershaw, the secretary of the Bir m i ng h am an d Ox ford line ; Mr. Merewether, Mr. T. Martin ' • Mr. Matthews, deputy- c h a irma n o f th e S ou th Wales Railway, and many other gentlemen connected with various of our railways.' Ample justice having been done to the dejeuncr, Mr. SIMMONDS, one of the directors who presided in the absence of Mr. Russell, the chairman, who was prevented from attending by an attack of lumbago, proposed the usual loyal and national toasts, which were received with great enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Success to the Ox ford and Birmingham Railway." He stated that it would be open to the public to-morrow (this day). The line bad been long looked' for, but had-arrived-at last.—(Cheers.) The work had been nobly executed, and reflected the higlaest credit upon the engineer and all parties connected with it.—(Cheers.) The visi tors had seen the beauty and completeness of the line, and it was therefore unnecessary for him to detain them by any description of it. The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm. The Hon. Mr. CLIVE next proposed " The Health of the Directors, and success to the broad gaugp and the Great Western Railway." Since the year 1848 the Legislature had determined that there should be a broad gauge, and from that period to the present he had been constantly directing his at tention to the attainment of this desideratum, satisfied that sooner or later the intentions of the Legislature would be carried out.—(Cheers.) The day had at last come, and now he telt satisfied, happen what might, that there must be a broad gauge line direct from London (via Oxford) to the Mersey.—(Cheers.) He was therefore exceedingly glad to find that they had now completed one important link in this much desired route. He was not for competition for low rates—he desired only competition for the public accommodation.—(Cheers.) Let them have competi tion in that sense, and then be had no hesitation in expressing his opinion, that they should be not only benefiting the proprietors themselves, but also satis fying the public, whom they were bound to serve. Tne CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks for the direc tors, also avowed himself as an opponent to ruinous competition ; but at the same time he stated that the Great Western Railway would never allow itself to be borne down by any railway in the United King dom.—(Cheers.) The toast of "Prosperity to the Birmingham and Shrewsbury, and the Shrewsbury and Chester Rail ways," next followed, and was acknowledged by the Hon. Mr. Clive and Mr. Roy, directors of the re spective lines. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the " Health of Mr. Brunel, the engineer in .chief," which was briefly re sponded to by that gentleman. He stated that what ever other qualities the directors might approve him for, they could not value him in his speech making qualities. As he could not make speeches he never attempted them, preferring rather to under- , take only such works as he knew he could accomplish i well. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The lieelths of Messrs. Peto, M.P., Betts, Brassey, Treadwell, and the other contractors for making the line. Mr. PETO, M.P., in returning thanks, said that he had not anticipated the honour which had been done him, nor the kindness of the reception which had been given to him and his friends, but felt deeply thankful for it. He could not personally for a moment claim the slightest merit with respect to any of the works upon the line. His labours in connexion with the works bad been light, indeed, owing to the perfectness of the designs, which could not be surpassed, and the valuable assistance of the engineer-in-chie f . He also desired to express his most cordial acknowledgments, and the obligation w hich he and hi s partners l ay, to t h e ad mirableand effi c i en t con d uct o f the clergy and under m agistrates of the districts in which the works were carried on. Having been the employers of s,ooomen for upwards of three years, it must be manifest that, without their kind and valuable assistance, they could never have conducted them so as to ensure that per- feet safety and security of property in the various districts in which they were employed. In concluti4 9 °, he stated that it afford e d hi m grea t pl e a s ure to t iin , that the works of the railway had given satisfaction to the directors. Lord VILLIERS then proposed 66The Health of lair. Saunders, the secretary of the Great w e stern n ail way," which, in the absence of that g entleman, was acknowledged by Captain Buckley, one of the directors. Various other toasts followed, and the company re turned to the station, which they left about haq-past seven, and arrived in London a few minutes after one o'clock. On passing the Aynoe station on our return we observed that the line was perfectly clear, and that the shattered " Lord of the Isles," with the dilapi dated l ugg age vans, occupied a place on the siding. It was also ascertained that no bones had been broken by the unfortunate occurrence of the morning, while those of the passengers who received injuries were going on well or rapidly recovering. Lord John Ruqsell, on Friday evening, slept in the Royal George Hotel, and next day left by the Dundee Railway for Rossie Priory, on a visit to Lord Kinnaird, where a distinguished party - ,vere invited to meet him. On Sunday Lord and Lady Kinnaird, with their noble guests. attended Divine worship at the parish church of Inchture. Lord John Russell returned to Perth on Monday, and left in the afternoon by the Central Railway for his Highland homes the Gart Callander.—Perth Courier. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question." :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Tine and stoics, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rea rin r them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. T. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M . R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 1824). Twenty-five years Medical and F orens ic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daily till Five. Evenings, Seven till Nine. to, Argyll-Place. Regent-street SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent Prone the Genera: Poet-otle by the night—and M by the morning--Cepateh.) When made up is From vetun PLACES. General Post-office port di tcheds- When ffi L on d on: pa due• .... ----.-- --..--.. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 1 .• .. ' Liverpool • • Oct. 7 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 5 .. ..ILi v erpod .• Oct. 13 America (by U.S. pkt.) M Sept. 29 .. .. Southaript. Oct. 5 Australia (via South ampton) .. .. .. 1%4 20th of each rr onth Southaamt. Oct. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th ofeach month i Dover .. Oct. 17 Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N, 2d & 14th each mo .f Plymcuth.. Nov. 30 Africa (West coast).. Nll4th of the month 'Plyramth Alexandria* • ..... .. N 119th & 30th of me. DOVer • . Oct. 18 Belgium • . .. •• N Daily .. • • • • Dove •• Daily . Brazil .. .. 51 1 9th of the month Soiltiampt. Oct. 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the mon th Soathampt. Osecptt..l266 California(viaChagreE)M 2d & 17th of month ; Sou:ha l:net. Oct. 16 Cape of Good Hope N l l4th of the month. Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Cape de Verde .. .. N.2d of the month ..I E'Llmouth.. Constantinople* .. • • Nl7th 17th 2 7th e t mo Dover . Sept. 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. Solthampt. O c t . 1 Channel Isles .... N Mon., Wed. , &Fri. Smthampt. Tu. Th. Sat 111 Chili .. .. .. . ,2d & 17th of moth .Inithampt. Oct. 16 France .. .. Si 4z N, Twice daily .... Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* • • .. N; 7th 17th 27 th of mo ?over •• Oct. 2 Hamburgh .. .. N, Tuesday & Friday ,London • • Taes, Sat. Rolland .. .. —M I Wednes. & Satan Loudon .. Stitt. The s Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16 Ireland .. .. Si & N Twice daily.. Holyhead .• I Twicedally India (via Slouthamp.) Si 20th of the mont ). Southarnpt. ,Oct. 24 India(viaMarseilles; Nt •tthk.24th efolont Dover . i O ct. 3 m of o ni n t h nt . ! D s o o u y t e h r a m pv. India, via C. of G. Hose N 14th of month Plymouth .:10ct. 29 Mauritius .. .. N 14th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 242 Mediterranean (via I Southall-pi:on) .. M,2oth of the month go ti th am __ . O ls e t t e . a 3 . mo. et Oct. 29 Mediterranean (via I . M M exi an co eill" ?. :: :.• M N 1 8 2 th d 0f 35 2 t 4 h t e k Madeira .. .. .. M 9th of the moth Southampt. Oct. 16 r 7th,17th,19th.27th I Malta* .. .. /1 & 30th of mnltla I Dover Sept. 29 Naples* .. .. .. N sth 15th 2500fm0 Dover •• Oct. 2 Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 250 of rno, Dover .. Oct. 2 Peninsula .. • . .. Si 7th 17th 27t1 of mo South ampt. Oct. 5 Peru .. .. .. .. 31 2d & 17th 0: Minh Sonthampt. Oct. 16 Tuscany* .. .. • • N sth 15th 251 h of mo Dover • • Oct. 2 West Indies .. .. M 17th of themonth Southampt. Oct 16 .. West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M id of the month .. Southampt. * The mails to those countries taus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles- SHIP NEWs. GRAVESEND, SEPT. 30.—Wind, SiX P.M., W.S.W., fresh, with clear sky. Arrived—Amity, Aiwa!, and Rover, from Guernsey; Conder, from Antwerp; Javier, from Taragona; Atlas, from Alexandria; Will Watch, from Mauritius; Colum bine, from Havre; Menai, from Calais; Baron Osy, from Antwerp; Earl of Auckland, Rainbow, and Attwood, from Rotterdam; Wilber:orce, from Tonningen. Sailed—Heroine, and Atalanta, for Port Phillip; Neriede, for Jamaica; Queen Viotoria, for Cardiff; Tyrian, for Liverpool; Mmgera, for Barbadoes; Costa Rica, for Punta Arenas; Queen, for Newfoundland; Chitin, for Adelaide; William Jolliffe, for Havre; Fame. tor Calail; Ramsbourne, for Antwerp; Fye noord, for Rotterdam. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Oberon, from Liverpool for St. John's, New Brunswick, on the 12th of September, in lat. 50 N., long. 24 W. George Kendall, from Liverpool for Calcutta, on the 20th of July, in lat. 20 S., long 34 W. Pacific, barque, of Dundee, from Calcutta, on the 24th of August, in let. 36 N., long. 46 W. Jemsetjea Cursetjee, from Liverpool for Bombay, on the 14th of August, in let. 12 N., long. 27 W. Emilia, from London for Port Philip, on the 14th of August. Jane, from Jamaica for London, on the 3d of Septem ber, in lat. 40 N., long. 40 W. The Mersey, from Jamaica for Liverpool, on the 11th of August, in lat. 43 N. long. 36 W. Dart, from Dundee for , the Mauritius, on the 28th of _ s August, in l a t. 17 N., long. 27 W. O WY, from Callao fur Cowes, on the 4th of September, in lat. 8 N. I L ian c t . n l e2 d t6 o . n 3N7, f o lN r o .n long. 0. o n3 r g t ; Wl2. vi r . , on the 12th of Auriga,AJolsAheexn August, in oh,eimnr , udras for London, on the 24th of t,frfornloml‘'tlhe Mauritius for London, on the 10th of June, in Jo. 29 S., long, 49 E. NAVAL 11V T J&L LIGENCE. Lieutenant Samuel Twvford (1849), of the Pen guin, 6, on the coast of 'Alozambique, has been ap pointed flag-lieurenant to Rear-Admiral Purvis, the commander in-chief at Queenstown, vice Lord Gros venor, whose appointment has been cancelled. Lieutenant Frederick D. Yonge (1845), of the Albino, 90, in the Mediterranean, has been appointed flag-lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Superintendent Fan shawe, C.B. DEATH OF THE SENIOR CHAPLAIN OF THE NAVY. —The Rev. Charles Burns (1801) died a few days since. He was 44 years rector of Tedburn St. Mary, greatly beloved and respe3ted by his parishioners, and deeply lamented by his family and a large circle of friends. He was the senior chaplain of the Royal Navy, and was present at the glorious battle of Tra falgar, in her Majesty's ship Neptune, and obtained the medal awarded for that memorable victory. THE WEST INDlES.—Commodore M'Quhae, in the Imaum, was all well, at Pcrt Royal, Sept. 11. The Persian, 12, Commander Thomas Mitchell, was at Havannah, Sept. 6. The machinery of the Sans Pareil, 81, screw-ship, Captain Dacres, has arrived at Devonport, and the engineers are busy pat`ang it in place. Mr. - Dinnen, the inspector of steam machinery afloat, is there, hastening its progress. There may be a hope now that the ship will soon find her way outside the Breakwater. A carpenter's mate, named Hugo, belonging to the St. George, 120, whilst working on board the Vigo bulk, in Hamoaz, accidentally fell overboard and was drowned. His body has not yet been found. The poor man was the main support of an aged mother. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAT.—Rem-Admiral of the Red H. Prescott, C. 8., Superintendent of this dock yard, struck his flag this evening at sunset on board the Neptune, 120, on his retirement. He carries with him the respect of all whom he has presided over during his term of office. His successor, Rear-Ad miral Fanshawe, C. 8., will hoist his flag (blue at the wizen) on board the Neptune, and commence the duties of his post to-morrow morning. The Sharpshooter iron steam-vessel was commis sioned at this port last evening by Lieutenant J. E. Parish, late of the Arrogant, who is appointed to command her. The Ajax, 60, Captain Quin, will come out of dock on Saturday. She is refitting her u?per deck. The Niger, 14 Commander Heath, is swinging, to have her compasses adjusted in this harbour to-day. The Fairy Royal yacht, Master Commander Welch, relieved the Elfin, Acting Msstes Balliston, in attendance upon the Royal children at Osborne this morning. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, 11 A.M.--A large frigate, apparently 50 guns, was observed from Penlee Point at seven o'clock this morning going up Channel with studding sails slow and alofc. Wind westerly, strong breeze. , • The steam troopship Megaara will call at this port for artillerymen, on her passage to the West Indies. At half-past eleven on Tuesday night, to the east ward of the Eddystone, two government steamers were observed going down Channel under steam only. The lesser, 11 two-masted vessel, was ahead, showing lights, with which sbe was signalling her consort, a large tbree-m&sted ship. The merchant barque Tartar, Captain Rollings, be longing to Messrs. Kerswill, of this port, has recently made a passage from the Capeof Good Hope to the Mauritius in 13 days. She left , on the sth and arrived on the 18th of July, supposed to be the quickest pas sage ever made. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 30.—TheAgamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, Captain Sir T. Maitland, C. 8., had her steam up to-day in the basin, and every preparation made for her to be taken out and proceed mmediately after to the Nore, where it was intended she should cast anchor for the night,.and on the follow ing day test her speed at the measured distance of knots between the ITore and Mouse lights, At two o'clock p.m, some time before high water, Captain Baldwin Walker, K. C. 8., Surveyor of the Navy; Captain Sir Frederick W. E. Nicholson, and a number of naval officers, including all the officers studying steam at the factory at Woolwich Dock yard ; Mr. Lloyd, Chief Engineer of the Steam Department at Somerset-house; Mr. Atherton, Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dock yard • Mr. Murray, Chief Engineer at Portsmouth Dockyard ; Mr. Trickett, Assistant to the Chief En gineer et Woolwich Factory ; Mr. Lang, Assistant to the Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard; and Mr. Peake, Assistant to the Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard, with a number of scientific gentlemen, and Mr. John Penn, the constructor of her engines, of 600 horse power, and Mr. F. P. Smith, inventor of the screw-propeller, were on board, intending to go down the river in her to wit ness the trial, but, unfortunately, a strong south-west wind had prevailed during the forenoon, and the tide did not rise to a sufficient height to enable the Master- Attendant to take her out, and the trial was conse quently postponed. The .Megeera steam-frigate, Commander J. 0. Johnson, having embarked Captain Innes's and Cap tain Marston's companies of the Royal Artillery, im mediately after they were inspected by Colonel Whinyates, C. 8., K.H., commandant of the garrison, she left; Woolwich shortly after twelve o'clock to-day for Barbadoes. The Terrible, steam-frigate, Captain James Hope, C.B , arrived here this afternoon from the Mediter ranean station, and is to be paid off at this port. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Charles G. William D. Loch (1846), and Thomas J. Young (1851), to the Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, at Woolwich; Samuel Twyford (1849), from the Penguin, 6, brig, on the Cape of Good Hope station, to the Ajax screw steam flag-ship, at Cork ; Frederick D. Yonge (1845), from the Albion, 90, on the Mediterranean station, to be Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Arthur Fan shawe, C. 8., who will hoist his flag to-morrow (Oc tober 1) on board the Neptune, 120, guardship of ordinary at Portsmouth, the Gallant Rear-Admiral having been appointed Admiral Superintendent at Portsmouth Dockyard, in the room of Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., who has held the office of superin tendent of that dockyard since December 15, 1847. Surgeons--John W. Elliott (1838), to the Aga memnon ; Joseph Caldwell (1842), to be Surgeon- Superintendent of the Rodney convict-ship. Mate—Edmund F. Weld (1852), to the Electra, 14, at Portsmouth. Master's-Assistant—John J. Frewen, to the Arro gant steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Acting Assistant- Surgeon—Joseph Austin (1852), to the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport. Clerks—Frank Rsmsden (1850), and John Burke (1850), to the Agamemnon. Midshipmen—R. B. D. Freeman, to the Terma gant steam-frigate, at Devonport ; I. G. Marsden, to the Niger steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. GALES ON TIIE NORTHUMBERLAND COAST.—CUL.• LERCOATS, WEDNESDAY.—A very heavy gale of wind has prevailed on this coast during the last two days. It has blown from the north-east, with heavy falls of rain. Yes terday morning thirty fishing-boats were about nine miles from the coast when the gale came on, and immediately put in towards the shore. When about a mile of the haven a fearful sea was breaking on the shore, and it was at great peril those well in advance landed. Four boats, however on arriving off the bar, found it impossible to get in, and in all probability the crews would have met a watery grave but for the presence of the new lifeboat just stationed at Cullercoats by the National Society for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, which was manned by fourteen of the fishermen and pilots, who, anxiously watched by a large concourse of people, gallantly rescued their comrades from their impend ing fate. On the same afternoon the Emporium, a vessel from America, got on shore to the south of Blyth. The Blyth lifeboat was run along the sands with horses, and the crew and passengers, including three women, were rescued. Some Tyne pilots were able to run their cables on shore and south of Manhaven before the gale got to its worst. There are some vessels on the coast, and fears are entertained for their safety. The Lightning war -steamer, which left the Tyne on a surveying expedition to the Doggerbank, is ex pected to have reached the Humber. There is no appearance of the gale abating. DEATH Or JAMES FILLANS, ESQ., SCULPTOR.-- We regret to announce in our obituary of to-day the death of this eminent and talented gentleman, whose demise has been almost as sudden as it was unexpected. He had for some time past been afflicted with rheumatism, and for the last week or two had been labouring under an attack of the disease. About a week ago it assumed the form of fever, and he was obliged to remain confined to his room. No thing seriouP, however, was apprehended, either by his family or his medical attendant till Sunday night, when the fever took a turn for the worse, and he continued sinking till Monday morning, when death terminated a life full of bril liant promise. We are certain we speak not only our own feelings, but those of a large circle of private friends in this neighbourhood, when we express the deep regret we feel at the unexpected loss of one whose warmth of heart and many social virtues endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. —Glasgow Chronicle. t to • Z` ll • ;`T i :~.