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Carnegie ; Fortitude, coal depot ; Nytnph, r ship ; Li zar d an d C uc koo, advanced s t eamers ; steam -vessel ; African steam-tug; Tha mes Myrtlee receivin g- ship v tn g- and Hart tenders. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, 112, BISIIOPSGATE - STR EET. London, April 13, 1852. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby five notice that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROPRIETORS of this SOCIETY will be held on TRUBSDAY, the ' 3lll of May next, at the hour of twelve precisely, at the Com pany's llouse, 112, Bishopsgate-straet, in the City of London. . By order of the Court of Directors, DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. R.E. The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely (not T welve for One o'clock). N°.18,584.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEaA x,SUN APRIL 14, 1852. 7 NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. [PRICE SD. Sbips in the Basin—The Cyclops, 6, steana•frigate ; Achille, 76; Russell, 72 ' • and Gossamer cutter. Ships in Dock—The 4, fitting as an a d v anced chip ; Howe, 34, screw steam frigate; Ganges, ange !: B 30, screw steam-frigate, b ll u o i r d e in , g l; and Tribune, .20 IVoonwlert, Aram 13.—The Adder steam-vessel arrived at Woolwich on Monday afternoon from Chatham, and remains at this port to assist in towing the vessel s of the Arctic expedition to Greenhith e on Thursday, the 15th inst., the day fixed for their de parture from The vessels willhriv their comp:: scs adjuted by Ciptlin Johnson, on Frid ay and Saturday next ; and the Bssilisk, advanced pad ple-wheel team- sloop, of 400-borse power, at Ports mouth, and the Despente screw steam-sloop, of 400- horse power, at Devonport, have been ordered round to the Nore, to take the Assistance, Captain Sir Ed ward Belcher, C. 8., and the Resolute, Captain Kel lett, C. 8., in tow, and accompany them to the ice. With these means of aid, Captain Belcher's expedition will be at the ice at a very early period, and the In trepid and Pioneer screw-steamers of the Arctic squadron will consume less coals than they would have done had they been employed in towing the sail-, ing vessels to the ice. MALTA, APRIL s,—Yesterday her Majesty's steam sloop Growler reached port from Constantinople, with dispatches, as it is reported, of very great importance. Little has transpired as to their nature, beyond the simple fact that they refer to the Tanzimat, and it seems now tolerably certain that Abbas Pasha, re fusing to make known in Egypt the conditions of the Tanzimat, has brought matters to a crisis, and the Porte is making ready to meet it. Two vessels have left port since my last—the Bel lerophon and Fury steam-sloop. Tunis is the desti nation of the first, and Palermo of the second, when she too will proceed to Tunis. We have no news of any importance besides the above. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 112, BISROPSGATE-STREET. London, April 13, 1852. • Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby Bive notice, that in consequence of the Death of Sir David Scott, lost., there will be a vacancy in the Direction, to be filled up at the Ann ual General Meeting of the Society, to be held on the 13th day Of M a • 3 next, and that every Shareholder intending to become, or to tro°o°36 a Candidate for the office of Director, must , wit hin ten days In the date hereof, signify by some writing under hisor her hand, to be left at th e office of the Society, in the City o f London, either his in tention to become a Candidate, or the name and p lace of the abode Of t he Candidate intended to be proposed by him or her. By order of the Court of Directors, DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. beenNo a Proprietor of at least 20 1001. Shares, or 100 201. Shares for el= calendar months, or to propose a Candidate, unless a Proprietor of at least 10 100/. Shares, or 50 201. Shares. SECOND EDITION. B LACKWOOD'S' MAGAZINE.. No. CCCCXXXVIII., for APRIL. Price 2s. '6d, CONTENTS. ' • INDIA. 110. for first-class credits. Freights of sugar to London, 2/. 15s. to 31. Much inconvenience is experienced from the non arrival of the mail of the 24th January, now consi derably overdue. paign on a laic© scale, and the occupation of the capital - and the country.—Friend of India, March 4. Admiral Parker held a levee yesterday, and the following officers presented themselves :—Lieutenant H. B. Everest, Commander Wingrove, Commander W. Horton, Lieutenant G. Philipps, Commander Sherwin, Commander J. Carter, Lieutenant E. 13. Hopkins, Mr. C. A. Campbell, Commander Wigley, Mr. W. H: Drysdale, Cop..sin W. Kelley, Captain Peake, Captei G. Minsel. Aitniral also held levee, at which the followi ng officers * Presented themselves :—Mr. Luke, master; Mr. E. Herbert, clerk ; Mr. F. Brady, purser. The Earl of Derby. 3fy Novel ;, or Varieties in English Life. Part XX. American Military Reconnoissances. Our London Commissioner. The Commercial Disasters of 1851. The Mother's Legacy to Her Unborn Child. The Appeal to the Country. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinbnrgh and London. (From the Bombay Times of March 15.) SUBIMARY. — The steamer Mahe, with the Mails of ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, BURY, LANCASHIRE. Mr. Frederick Peel, M.P. (and his brother, Cap• Win Peel), being on a visit to Bury, the Hon. Gen tleman took en opportunity of addressing the elec tors in the Town -hall on Monday evening. A vast multitude of people were aFsembled outside the hail, hooting and groaning, but only such as were provided with tickets were admitted. Mr. R. Ashton took the chair. the 24th of January and 9 . 41 of February, arrived there on the 9 h instant, the Zenobia, which ought to have brought the first of these a fortnight earlier, having arrived two hours before without either pas sengers or mails. The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamer Haddington had broken her shaft on leaving Suez Roads, and hence the cause of the delay and the alarms to which it gave rise. She had been brought "back to Suez on the Bth of. February by the Ajdaho, which took her mails on board and kept them there till the receipt of the following mail on the 22d, when she started for Bombay. The steam-frigate Queen on the detention of the mail having been or dered for Rangoon, was found unsuitable either for war or packet purposes •until provided with new boilers, and the Bombay Steam Navigation Com pany's steamer Bombay has been engaged to carry the present packet to Aden, starting two days sooner than usual, to allow time for a somewhat undersized ship. The twelve days to which our review has 'thus been curtailed have been singularly barren in events ; and our summary on the present.occasion is pretty nearly a blank. We have not as yet had time to ob tain any further tidings of note from Burmah ; such as have been received are anything but ' pacific: The King is sail to have sent a deputation to the' Commodore, stating that if the Fox would show some distinguishing flag, as indicative, .we presume, of a tone of peace 7-1 British frigate is not likely to be mistaken in the Irrawaddy, least of all the Fox—she would not be molested or fired on from the stockades. To this no answer seems to have been given:. the first will likely be the reply of a broadside, should so much as a pistol-shot be fired from the stockades. The Mudusa and Zenobia, stated in our last as under orders, have both since then left, and we Wall hear a few days hence of the arrival of the squadron at Madras, probably by next dispatch for England of the commencement of operations in Burmah. M.'s steamer Hermes and brig Serpent have been mean while added to - the strength of _the squadron, now con sisting of 12 steamers and: three sailing vessels. The 18th Royal Irish had percussion muskets served out to them on starting, and will first learn the use of the weapon in front of the enemy ; 20,000 of whom are said to be awaiting us at Rangoon and along the line of route to Ave. Oa the 24th of January an earthquake was experienced in Upper Sinde,-Cutchie, and over Goozerat ; in the second named it-seems to have occasioned' much mischief. On the 24th of February we had irFegularities in the we a th er a ll over India, with heavy falls of rain in the Punjaub and to the northward.. On the 2d of March Calcutta was visited by the first norwester of the season—a furious storm of wind, thunder, hail, and rain. The electric fluid passed in large quantities along the wires of the telegraph, detonating loud explosions at the stations, but beyond for a little interrupting the com munication and endangering the attendants, it did no harm. Intelligence has been received of the acciden tal smothering of 50 Coolies out of a cargo of 234 in the hold of the Futtay Salem during a hurricane off Madras on the 22d.25th December. The hatches had been battened down, and cries for relief were un heard during the fury of the storm. Sir John Grey left us on the 4th : he embarked from Mangan on board the Snake steamer, to avoid the crowd at the Apollo-pier, and declined from sickness the honours due to his rank. On his departure General Auch muty was sworn in as Commander of the Forces, Mr. John Warden taking his place at • the Council Board as provisional member. The Right Hon. the Go vernor purposes remaining at the presidency till April. The Hon. Mr. Blane has proceeded on board the Zenobia round to Madras for the benefit of his health. The members of the Government and personal staff who at this season in general accompany the Go vernor and Commander-in-Chief on their " tours of inspection," remain at the presidency, which is at present much more full than it is generally in the middle of March. The French frigate Algerie, Com modore Faurichon, is now in the harbour, on her way to Muscat aed Zanzibar on a cruise.. The Eury dice, after lying a fortnight at Aden waiting for ad vices from home, had proceeded on to Suez. General H. Godwin, C.B , arrived at Calcutta on the 3d : he is to command the force now proceeding to Rangoon. Trade has continued languid during the past fort night : the money market continues easy. The Go vernment of Madras has recommended the with drawal of the charter from the bank of that presi dency. BURMAIL We give below an extract from. the Bengal Bar ham dated Rangoon River, Feb. t 3, 1852 " Nothing has transpired since the Phlegethon left, but about a week ago a boat came down from the Go vernor of Rangoon on the plea of asking the Commodore what 113 g he would hoist in going up the river, that he, the Governor, may give orders to the stockades not to fire into the frigate, if she passed up with any pacific in tentions, but if they had not a distinguishing flag ,th ey t e h a e r dstWeahmatertshe are C would certainly be fired at from both stockades. - L ui s is rather cool, you will say, there is no doubt, but they are the most impertinent fellows you can conceive. I Commodore's answer o r nwaas.lbhealvieevneoatllh cer tain day next month for the purpose of eonveyivg troops to Rangoon, so I suppose 'the Government in tend to make a dash at that place ; but I think they and wrong to go to Rangoon, where every preparation has been made to receive us warmly. We should, in my opinion, go up the Bassein river, where there is plenty . of water for the largest steamer up to Bassein, and forty or fifty miles above that, so the charts say ; we could then cut off the communication between the upper and lower provinces, and settle ourselves down at Profile, and there dictate terms during the monsoon, which, by the bye, is much lighter there than in the southern provinces, and it would take no longer time to reach Promo than Rangoon or a very few days' differ ence. You could fancy the fright and surprise of the Burmese in the southern provinces, to hear that we had landed an army between themselve s and the capital. I have no doubt in my-ova mind, - h tit ,, ths _ y would igune-., diately accept any terms, and become -like lambs._ If you look at the chart you will see that the Bassein river has been surveyed up to Bassein, and there is water for vessels of any size. Bassein is sixty miles from the en trance, and if you can get up forty miles higher in the large steamers you would have an army with all their supplies in the centre of the country without any fatigue or risk to the troops. It will not be of much consequence to the Burmese our taking Rangoon if they have all the large rivers to the westward, where they could establish themselves in a very short time, and drive all the inhabit ants from Rangoon and its vicinity, an d I hope the Go vernment will get all the information respecting the best plan for a decisive blow where the Burmese will feel it the most.'" The following intelligence from Rangoon has been oommunicated by Captain Biden to the Madras journals:.—" Negotiations were at au end when her Majesty's steamer Hermes left Rangoon. Her Majesty's ship Serpent was fired at from some stockades on the Island .Nrgrais at 9 rat. about the 19th inst. Captain Luard sent his boats with a strong force on the follow ing morning: the officers and seamen landed and stormed and destroyed the whole of the stockades. The King of Ava had written to the Governor-General through Moulmein, ignoring t h e aggressive acts of the Governor of Rangoon; but strange to say, the King's letter ar rived at Calcutta before the Fire Queen left for Rangoon to request the steamers should be sent for troops. H.M.S. Hermes will proceed on to Trincomalee this evening, 26th, and thence to Calcutta for troops for Rangoon." From the Fort St. George Gazette of the 2d instant we take the following appointments made to the " combined force proceeding on service to Burmah."—Captain G. Allan, 3d N. L. L, to be D. A. Q. M. General; Brevet Major J. C. Boulderson, 35th N. I. to be D. J. A. General; Brevet Captain J. W. Randall to be Field Engineer; and Brevet Captain J. D. Scott to be Brigade Major of Artillery. We have received Maulmain papers to the 24th ult. They contain a good deal about Burmah and other rela tions therewith, but nothing that deserves particular notice, unless we except reports' that the Burmese were ravaging the country on our side of the frontier, that a notorious " dacoit-chieftain" had been placed at the head of the troops in Martaban, and that the Cou r t o f Ava had sent an envo y t o that Of Siam, inviting—.vainly we feel assured—its co-operation against the English. We said lately that crime in certain forms appeared to be epidemic. The remark receives corroboration from a statement which we extract from the Maulmain Times. Another English vessel had been taken by savages, her commander and officers murdered, and another English woman had been subjected to a fate, of which death was the least cruel part. The master of a native vessel, ar rived at Maulmain from the Nicobars, reports having picked up a Nancowry, a Coringa sailor who described himself as one of the crew of a Coring, vessel which had been boarded and taken by the islanders. The man also stated that while he was in captivity an English barque came in, and was a few days afterwards taken and sunk. the European commander, his mate, and two other Englishmen on board being murdered. The captain's wife and her child, a little girl two years old, were carried on shore, where the former died in tt few days, and the latter was then brutally killed. This barque is said to have been from Calcutta, and the time of her capture appears to have been in September. The story has nothing improbable in it, nevertheless we trust it may prove to be a fabrica tion.—Bengal Hurharu, March 2. We have received Maulmein papers by the Fire Queen to the 24th ultimo. It is stated that the Burmese or dered her Majesty's Brig Serpent to leave Bassein river, threatening to fire on her if she remained. The stock ades did open fire, which was of coarse returned, and all the stockades demolished. The Burmese were at work to restore them. Although the Burmese have not in vaded the Tenasserim provinces in force, great com plaints are made of predatory incursions, which have frightened the inhabitants away from the villages near the river. A report was in circulation at Matilmain that the Burmese had sent an embassy to Siam to in duce the King to join in a War against the British. We have a letter which mentions that no further communi cation from the Court of Ave had been received at Maulmain up to the 24th, nor by the commodore at the mouth of the river to the 25th ult.—Calcutta English man, March 2. _ Just published, in 1 vol. ' crown Bvo., price los. Ga., T HE SCHOOL for FATHERS. An Old En glish Story. PRESERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. Notice Is hereby given, that in p ursuance of a requisition to me for that Purpose directed, I, FIIANC IS SMEDLEY, Esq., High Bailiff ,[ the,said City, have appointed SATVADAY next, the 17th day of 1852, at Willis's Rooms, for holding a Public Meeting for the opj et of testing the opinion of the inhabitants of Westminster with reference to retaining the Crystal Palace. The Chair en will be tak at Twelve o'clock precisely. FRANCIS SMEDLEY, High Bailiff. By T. GWYNNE. " A tale highly amusing and deeply interesting; full of genifine humour that is half pathos, and written with a freshness of feeling and raciness of style which entitle it t) be called of the ` Vicar of Wakefield' school." - Britannia. - " Fresh, piquant, and perfectly charming : there is freshness in the scene, freshness in the characters, freshness in the style. The types of old English life—both town and country—are be!ore tn."— Leader. " A real old English story, displaying a thorough khowi'dge o f old English life, and reminding us of the ' Vicar of Wakefield.' A vein of humorous satire runs through the work."—Court Journal. Also, just published, The LILY of ST. PAUL'S. A Romance of Old London. By the author of " Trevethlan." 3 Yob. LENA ; the Silent Woman. By the author of "King's Cope," &c. 3 vols. London : Smith, Elder, paul.Co., PORTSMOUTIT, MONDAY.—Commodore Martin re turned from leave of absence this morning, and at noon re-hoisted hi:: broad pendant on board the Prince Regent, which ship saluted the commander in -chief, Admiral Sir Tnoinas Briggs, Rith 17 guns, the Victory returning the compliment with 11. The Vixen, steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, went out of harbour, and awaits orders at Spithead. The crew of the Vulcan have been hulked, and that vessel has been brought into the steam basin to be put to rights. Her bottom is said to be so very foul that her long passage was not to be wondered at. The Walmer Castle, Indianian, arrived from the Nore, outward bound, yesterday. A committee of the Birkenhead relief fund assem bled provisionally this day at noon at the Royal Naval College, in the dockyard, Admiral Sir Thos. Briggs, G.C.M.G., the Commander-in-Chief, in the chair, assisted by Admiral Superintendent Henry Prescott, C. 8., Captain Superintendent Sir Edward Parry, Captains Henderson, C. 8., Scott, Bohun Martin, Sullivan, and others, to consider the best means of carrying out the humane intentions of the donors to the fund, and for the forming of a permanent com mittee. Several preliminary proceedings also took place, and another meeting was called for Saturday next. ANTI • TRAC TARIAN ASSOCIATION.- Persons interested in the Anti-Tractarian Movement are ear nestly reqnested to give the Honorary Secretaries all information in their power concerning Tractarian Teaching, wherever practised in the Metropolitan Churches, in order that these churches may be vi sited by the Committee, in accordance with the rules 3,4, and 5 of the Association, that the facts may be formally represented to the Bishop of the Diocese, calling for his interference, a greea bly t o ru l e 7 . These Rules ally be had on application to the Secretaries. To give all classes an opportunity of joining in the movement, a Card of Membership is issued at le. to create a fund for necessary expenses. ROBERT CROSS, M.D., 21, Leicester-square. E. H. STANLEY, Craven Hotel, strand. EXHIBITION 1851.—JURY REPORTS. * THE REPORTS of the JURORS on the Sub jects in the 30 Classes into which the'Eahibition was divided, will be issued'in tivo editions, one in large type, forming 2 vols. super-royal Bvo., of about 1,000 pages each,price Two Guineas ; and the other in small type, double columns, forming 1 vol. super-royal Bvo., of about 1,000 pages, price One Guinea. Both editions will be uniform in size with the Official. Descriptive and Illustrated Cata logue. As only a limited number of each edition will . beprinted for -• 0 - and the work will not be reprinted, subscribers 'are requested send in their names, with a remittance of 10s. on account of the 1 vol. edition, and 20s. on account of the 2 vol. edition. The balance to be paid on publication, about ➢fay. SPICER, BROTHERS, Wholesale Stationers. WM. 'CLOWES and SONS, Printers. Official Catalogue Office. Tudor-street, New Bridge-street, Biackfrfars. rrEIE Bishop of LONDON versus the Rev. J. E. 1- • GLADSTONE. The case of thellev. J. E. Gladstone having now been carried into the Ecclesiastical Court, a F UND is forming for the purpose of aid ing the Rev. Gentleman, subscriptions towards which will be-re ceived by Dr. CROSS, 21, Leicester - squareol Secretaries. Mr. STANLEY. Craven Hotel. The Medusa is preparing for England, and will leave after the arrival of the Antelope, now expected in ten days. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING COMPANY. ..Notice is hereby given that CERTIFICATES of SHARES in the rove Company will be ready for delivery to the Shareholders, in crcbance for the BANRERS' RECEIPTS, on and after the 19th inst. , 1 1 application to the Secretary, at the te m p orar y omces of the ' 4°, nlBviy, 12, Bucklersbury. THOMAS BROWNE. 13 th April, 1852. PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. S) Prevention of Forgery. A Lecture, by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Glynn and Appel's Patent Paper for the Prevention of Piracy and Forgery by the Anastatic Process, daily at Two o'cloCk, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, at Nina.—The talented Vocalist, Krausz de Feher, who possesses thr extraordinary compass of four octaves, and sings in thirty-six foreign dialects, will give his Musical Ilustrations every Evening, except Saturday, at Eight o'clock.—Lecture on Voltaic Electricity, with brilliant experiments, by Dr. Bachhoffner.—An Explanatory •Description by Mr. Crispe, of the various kinds of Muskets, Rifles, &c.—A splendid New Series of Dissolving Views. —Exhibition of 'the Microscope.—Diver and Diving Bell, &c., tze. Admission, Is.; tdchools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. A NEW EDITION OF THE CATALOGUE. We are most happy to say that already a consider able amount of donations have been received by Mr. Triphook, secretary to Sir T. Briggs, and other mem• bens of the committee. _ APRIL B.—The Bentinck, with the Indian mail, arrived this morning, at half-past four, having come from Alexandria in seventy-four hours. Notwith standing a somewhat unnecessary detention (till noon) the Indian mail will probably reach England quicker than has ever before been known, as the Banshee goes on to Marseilles, and has been tho roughly cleaned. To Alexandria against a heavy gale the Company's steamer did the distance in 82 hours. Arrangements will be forthwith made for the dis tribution of the funds and relieving the most urgent cases of distress. EQUITABLE FIRE and NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. DIRECTORS. t*T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. •• A. B. Bennett, Esq. *Jotin Moss, Esq. . t*John Rawson, Esq. i'llugh C ro ft, Esq tr. Elliotson, M.D. F.R.S. *John Shaw, Esq. iaeo. Fuller, Esq. t*Edmond S. Symes , Esq. .. 16 a 1 Ph Gough, Esq. t * C l e ment Taber, Esq. rVflUism Kennaway, Esq. fJoseph Thompson, Esq, Arnold J. Knight, M.D. t*Augustus Vigne, Esq. A. W. Hillary, Bart. tSamuel Walker, Esq. ▪ C. Maher, Esq. * Fire. f Life. t* Both. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital, 500,0001. (Incorporated under 7 and s Viet., cap. 110.) The Equitable Firs Office, by a constant analysis of its own 1 1,4 1 ,„"ea , from time to time, adopts such rates of premium as the in k t tc ' ai the risk justifies ,• and with this view an annual investi- Of t h n made into each class of risk, and a return of fifty per cent. b„e.net excess, made to all classes of Insurers whose policies have 1 , 1 La force for three years. CleuZ i ng Stock insured at 35. per cent. without the Average LO ss /Ik tr are made good without deduction o r discount. -C/ N . A•l+ LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. Capital X 500,000. ° R ‘ the NEW LIFE TABLES. -tl e , a Withdrawal Table the assured is entitled, b y sim p le en -01 tir' e nt, to receive an immediate advance of one-half the amount efts. Paid annual premiums, witho ut security or deposit ie rren plicy ; or half-premium for the whole continuance of life. On QF one-half of the annual payments will be returned. 1 , 1„4 4 tanuitles granted, also Deferred and Contingent Annuities. Th e r ills of the Society are peculiarly favourable. 70 ,0001 Present annual income of the Society from premiums exceeds 1 ; 1 44 n t. t „ile amount covered by the p olicies of the Society is up ;250,0001.; and the reserve profit applicable to future Pe s ; t he assured, amounts to 95,5021. 14s. Od. , `" uses, and every inform ation, ma y be obtained, on applica ' t he Office, or to any of its Agents. - • W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. In pursuance of a requisition from the inhabitants of Portsmouth, a meeting has been called by the Mayor, to consider the most effectual measures for the relief f the distressed orphans and relatives of the unfortunate persons lost in the Birkenhead. The meeting will take place on Wednesday next, at seven o'clock, at the Society's Hall, Portsea. It will no doubt be well and numerously attended. The Simoom, iron troop-ship, Captain Kingcome, was paid advance yesterday. She was inspected this morning by th e C ommander-in-Chief, Adm i ra l Si r Thomas Bri ggs , atten d ed by Captain Bohun Mart i n. She got up steam in the afternoon and proceeded to Spitbead, where she will, it is expected, receive de tachments of troops, and proceed on the 16th or 17th for Quebec. The Basilisk, steam-sloop, under command of Com mander Gardiner, of the Blenheim, has been pro visioned, manned, and got ready for sea; she went out of harbour this evening, and will, it is said, pro ceed to G-reenhithe, and will accompany, and tow when required, the ships of the Arctic Search Expe dition. The Desperate, steam-sloop, at Pl ymouth, has been also fitted, and will accompany the Arctic ships till they reach the ice. The Neptune, 120, Captain Scott, has received her sea establishment of guns on her upper decks. Since Captain Scott has joined she has been ordered to re ceive her proper topmasts and other spars. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland arrived at Portsmouth this evening, accompanied by his private secretary, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Milne, and Sir Baldwin Walker, &c. He will give a dinner at the George Hotel to a party of fourteen, in cluding the Admiral Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Prescott, Commodore Martin, &c. To-morrow morning, it is said, the party will visit the Prince Regent, 92, Commodore Martin, at Spit head, and afterwards transact business in the dock yard; but the Admiralty movements are as yet un certain. On Thursday the Duke will give a banquet to the admirals, captains, and commanders of the ships at Spithead and in harbour ; about 40 persons are ex pected to dine at the George. DEVONFORT, TUESDAY.—The Retribution steam ' frigate, arrived hero yesterday, bringing Mr. Stafford, the Secretary of the Admiralty, and Mr. Graur, on an official visit. These gentlemen immediately re paired to Moorshead's Royal Hotel, where they were joined by Colonel Greco, who arrived by rail the preceding evening. The party dined together at the hotel, where the officers of the steamer were invited to join them. The object of this visit is understood to be to enable the new secretary to visit the dock yard and the various establishments under the direc tion of the Admiralty, with a view to make himself personally acquainted with the locality and other matters on which information is necessary to his office. The Spitfire surveying steamer will leave port to day to resume her surveys. The Oberon, from Corfu, has arrived to-day. The fleet, with Admiral DundaQ, is to put to sea early next month, visiting Corfu, Mahon, and other ports. They will extend their cruise to Gibraltar, not returning till November. The French screw steam-frigate Charlemagne was at Naples when the Firebrand, which arrived here on the sth inst., left. She was to go to the Gulf of Venice to receive on board the remains of the late Duke of Reicbstadt, which were to be interred in Paris. The United States are sending a large navy to the Mediterranean. The Commodore has already passed the Straits of Gibraltar in the Jacinto. The frigate Powhattan and St. Louis and Levant sloops may be daily looked for. HoNG-KONG, FEB. 28.—1 n Harbour —Her Ma jesty's steamer Sphynx, the United States steamer Susquehanna, and sloop Saratoga. At Whampoa— Her Majesty's surveying vessel Royalist, the Canton, and the Hon Company's steamer Nemesis. At Amoy —Her Majesty's brig Lily ; and at Shanghai, the Contest. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUT:I AND MATURITY. With Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure. 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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'MERT. 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 Hunterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &c. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductiveorgans, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo nials inserted in the work, 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 tatcr years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of unceas ing misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Titchborne-street, Elaymarket ; 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, 'rem Tea till Ture. and from *a til Blob*. 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THE BIRKENHEAD IRON STEAMER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Among the various remarks that have been made by professional gentlemen upon the melancholy loss of the Birkenhead steamship, I am surprised to find that no allusion has been made to its water-tight com partments. Now, in a vessel of the size of the Birken head there could not he less than three, but more pro bably three were four or five water-tight compartments. If ever there were a case in which the value of water tight compartments could be tested it surely mutt be that of the Birkenhead. The vessel has a hole driven through her bottom, by which one, or at most two, coin partm, rite are tilled with water. The vessel then parts in the middle, leaving either end of the ship to its own buoyancy. The weather was calm, the shore at no great distance, the crew and troops in perfect order, so that had the vessel fl)ated but a single hour, or any part of it, for that time, probably 200 lives of our soldiers would have been seven. It seems altnost inevitable to conclude that the ship had no water-tight compartments, or that they were flctitiour , z. When the comparative merits of iron and wooden Ste9Mers were contidercd, so much was said as to the value of water-tight comptrtments in the former that it is impossible to imagine that no attention was paid to this in the construction of the Birkenhead. If, on the other hand, the ship was so rent and torn by the straining of the parts before breaking up that all the water-tight compartments were rendered unser viceable, so important a tact in the construction of iron steamers ought not to be passed over in silence. I sm, Sir, your obedient servant, April 13. NAVIGATOR. THE SILENT FRIEND. IN SIX LANGUAGES-FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Lluatrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Eugravinga. OS PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA• PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2e. 6d. by post, from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps. PEE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of tho system, produced by sicemive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol loweA by observations en Marriage, ana the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By h. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, lierners-street, Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster row, slid sold by Hannay, 53, and Sanger, 150. Oxford-street Gor don, 146, Leadonhall-street ; 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sutton, 10, Bow Church-yard; W. 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THE MARRIAGE STATE. 1 3 "To be or not to be, that is the questin." society, and reli ttillc,%.VeglakArdi3lnige :—Laws and obligations of nature, to be observed by either sex. Time and an d ,tict ,T 1 both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, h `h3t secure healthy offsprin , with the art of rearing them. , sz.e aefectivaness and its removal.: Sterility and its conversion. lsy e. (16; 4 )7 J. ETTLVERWELL, M.D. (1641), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. Batt,, Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these 4111 4 e-caption hours daily till Fi ve , Evenieimlseven tll r • atT ll 4atel ZUOnt,St2'olt: RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON. — Monday, the 3d of May, has at present been fixed for the opening of this line from Worcester—or rather from Droitwich, seeing that at present the line is being worked between Worcester and Droitwich by the Midland Company—to Stourhridge. The por tion of the line from Worcester to Evesham-16 miles additional—would have been opened at the same time but for the disagreement with the Great Western Company. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD.—Tuesday next April 20) is fixed for the opening of the first portion of this line from Shrewsbury to Ludlow, and grand preparations are in progress for celebrating the event. There will be a dinner at Ludlow, and a grand ball in the evening under the patronage of numerous mem bers of the county aristocracy. The works between Ludlow and Hereford, via Leominster, are progres sing in a very satisfactory manner. HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER. — At length there is some prospect that the construction of this line, which has been long in abeyance, will be pro ceeded with forthwith. Contracts have been signed by Mr. Peto, who is under an engagement to con struct the whole line at a cost of 230,0001., of which sum he takes shares to the value of 135,0001. Of the remainder he is to receive 50,000/. in cash, and the balance in debentures. About 1,000 workmen are to be set at work immediately. The line will be on the b road gaug e , an d worked in connexion with Great Western trains to and from Gloucester. works on this line, proceeding NEwroaT, A B that it is said a AB ERGAYENNY, AND HEREFORD. — The so suddenly retaken in hand, are g with remarkable vigour and dispatch, so portion of it, from Newport to Ponty pool, will be reaPd g g a a ri ve g n s p o y f 3aondo Hereford Be t ween Pontypc,,i ready for opening men each A n bergavenny there are several in a week or two. Be t work, and between Aber- , and activity is displayed. neighbourhood Some heavy cuttin gs c:lankments are under TlTheerleifuerdwiill b co e na reford, and it is ar ranged in the n itself within the ranged that the works shall of in the course liberties e ther. ti e p s r o e sfetnhte week.city of on the narrow gauge. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re. c e i N p o t s ß o T f li t ERN he nFcriopma 1 :,Fraernchtho2tsalllt, o al s l mo w 9 a a y .3r . 8 935 E : 1 — : Passe ge r 225,238 f.; goods, 284,11i .. f .; c 69 R 0 0 4 u 5 E f. N ; .—From HIVRE.—Frona March 23,099 f.; goods, 39,242 f.; total 62, 311 E April 40 Passongors, o o ORLEANS.—FrOM March 29 to • ; 2 2 t 8 8 0 t a t t 1AA6Pp9r;81:12733f.: Ppaa:sseelinggeerres: 89,099 E ; goods, 146,37 if.; total, 235,170 L BORDEAUX.—From March 21 to Mar. 29: asengers, 50,197 f.; goods, 71,742 f.; total, 121,939 f. VIERZON —From March 29 to April 4: PassengErs , 48,808 f.; goods, 55,7361_ .•, total, 104,544 E NANTES.—From March 23 to March 29 : Passengers 28,201 f.; goods, 31,904 E; total, 60,105 f. STRASBURG —From March 25 to Mar. 31: Passengers, 103,023 E; goods, 138,112 f.; total, 241,535 f. BALE.—From March 22 to March 28 : Passengers, 21,2441.; goods, 2 2 ,209 f.; t0ta1,43,453f. MONTEREAIL—From Mar. 25 to Mar. 31: Passengers, 10,115 f .; goods, 16,180 f.; total, 26,295 f. MARSEILLES.—From Mar. 19 to Mar. 25: Passengers, 4 1,404 f .; goorl3, 31,702 E; total, 73,106 f. LYONS.—From March 28 to April 3 : Passengers, 156,347 E; goods, 139,641 f.; total, 295,988 f. WESTERN.—From March 29 to April 4: Passengers, 21,3121.; goods, 25,716 f.; total, 50,028 f, (From the Bengal Llarkaru of March 5.) SUMMARY. —We have no recent intelligence of warlike operations in Burtnah. There is an ominous calm foreboding the approaching storm. On one side, we are summoning up all our strength, for a heavy and decisive blow ; on the .other, as we may suppose, the enemy is preparing himself to receive or ward off the stroke. The three Presidencies of India are upreparing or contributing each its quota to the powerful armament, with which it has been resolved to quell the pride of the golden-footed and leaden headed potentate. Bengal and Madras are collecting their troops and their munitions of war, while Bombay has already sent forth an imposing force of war steamers, which are now, probably, at Madras, ern barking her Majesty's 51st Regiment, two native infantry corps, and three companies of artillery, which they will convey to the scene of the impending struggle. Here the preparations, ashore and afloat, are pro ceeding with unwonted vigour.. The arsenal is astir even on the Sabbath, it is said ; and the results of all this toil and bustle are beginning to develope them selves in a formidable 'ordnance train and a well furnished commissariat. Five vessels have been taken up for the conv3yance of troops and stores, the Fatel Roz ick, the Futteh Allum, the Lahore, and the Favourite, with the fine new iron-framed ship Tubal Cain, which is being fitted up as a hospital-ship for the expedition. The authorities are displaying a most laudable anxiety for the health and comfort of the troops on board ship, and a committee has been ap pointed to see that the benevolent intentions of the Government are carried into effect. A wing of her Majesty's 80th has arrived from Dinapore by steam, and the other half of the regiment is now on its way hither. Two native regiments will also form part of the expedition. Major-General Godwin, who is to command the land forces, is now at the Presidency, having arrived here two days ago. It is yet uncertain when the expedition will sail for the scene of action. The plan of operations still remains undeveloped. The prevalent surmise, however, appears to point to the immediate capture and occupation of Rangoon and Martaban, as a blow designed to exhibit our strength, and struck in the expectation that it will frighten the insolent Court of Ava into a desire for peace on our own terms. It is generally supposed, too, that after these towns have been destroyed or taken, our force will remain inactive through the now-approaching rainy season, partly because it will not be convenient to move, and partly to give the Burmese an opportunity of profiting by the lesson this display of power will have taught them. It has been suggested, and with general accept ance, that as the Bassein river is navigable beyond the town which gives its name, the best course would be to run up as far as possible or convenient with the steamers, and to occupy Promo till the cessation of the rains permitted the troops to advance on the ca pital if necessary. This bold and decisive step pre sents several advantages. While it would be quite as easy, or perhaps easier, to take possession of Promo as of Rangoon, the former might be held during the rains with less risk to the health of the troops ; and, as the Burmese have expected us and prepared for us chiefly or only on the line of Rangoon, thus to turn their defences and place our force in the centre of their country, and far on the road to their capital, would be to them a heavy blow and great discouragement. The most important news from the North- Western frontier is of Sir Colin Campbell's return to Peshawur. The force marched in on the 15th ultimo after destroying a number of villages in the disturbed districts. There is a general inquiry as across to; the results of this protracted demonstration and be troublesome no satisfactory reply can be elicited. Garrisons have been left in the forts of Dubb and Shubkudder, and on the 4th i h n as 't , they already. find the people around them beginning to Calcutta somewhat The line of ' the th i io electric og h Itelegraph near p i w a In a s 0 h successfully Harbour carried The weather e and we may therefore expect very Calcutta a n d shortly t o the an unbroken communication betwixt e h mouth of the river. e g o ß ic iren somewhat changeable, vary ing from heat to this, with the want of rain, was beginning to prevsanilliewhat unhealthy. Cholera had rendered C t-e have to mention h Rev. an i 4 among its victims we Church .lissionary Society. r. Weitbrech. of the •I Little change has occurred i n the export and import markets —the f ormer is p erha ps a little better, latter no wors e than at our last re port. The B hre, anmo the id market has improved conserably. Tikne ofy Bengal has loweredinterest its rates of and discount Government paper has one per cent. advanced in a little price. Exchange has risen lately, but there is not much doing. Quotations are is, lid, to ls. The following is from Rangoon, Feb. 24, 1852. Mouth of River. "To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle. — Dear Sir, —By the Fire Queen we understand the Go vernor-General has determined on settling matters with his golden-footed Majesty by force of arms, having made a complete failure to do so with diplomacy. We hear that Bassein is the place fixed on as the rendezvous, whore the Bombay steamers with the force are to as semble about the 25th of next month. Rangoon is to be left to the last, it being decided that operations on the capital is to be the first move, simultaneous with which the Maul:main force to advance to Bilerry, and thence to Ava by way of M y h o:'—Cakiitta Morning Chronicle, March 2. soon The preparations for war on our part, since the Go vernor-General r ' s a r n e d t u d r i n s p , a havete h been carried on with a this i n ) ever exceeded and seldom re t s h it e i e l n B c t y h the Royal 37th Irish Native h s Infantry had been sent out to 2, e 500 equalled in India. At about guard Arracan, which as hostilities are Rilloffici al ly A invade dpeio ris s to g an down from Dinapore by been sent to Maulmain, °which by a force little short of is ,now protected jesty's 80th Foot is me i n be 20th of the present water with all speed ; 40th Native Infantry; they mayd so, likewise is the the Presidency by the 15th or be expected to reach dispatched m en li w e i r l I be a o - f month. The artillery the most efficient and formidable has reached Madras, with instructions character. An express lowing force in readiness for • uctions to hold the fol- Three companies of European nimAnadiato embarkation:- 51st Regiment, and two Regimentsrtillery; her Majesty's For the conveyance of these tro of Native Infantry. of steamers was ordered by e x trot , a large squadron without delay. Within three expr ess to leave Bombay reached that presidency, every arrangementours after these orders plete. The next morning the ships was cons be in such a state of equipment to start on the third day. Of these they were in orders 500 horse power and 1,500 tons.vessels, two are of power and 1,200 tons, all armed with large of 300 horse of eight inch calibre, throwing 11,110 large swivel guns shrapnell to the distance of a couple of sl c lot, shells, or of the other steamers are about half °I miles. Two i others, but both in a highly effle; the size of the I -ant state. Including the Hugh Lindsay, seven steamers will . with the troops from Madras will be dispatched whole, when assembled in Burmese waters the bay. The largest and the most efficient and t h e Lers, will form the of steamers which has ever been Collectedl3eet terrific fleet the East. It will consist of the theFeroze, together in Sesostris, the Zenobia, the Semiramis, _, Mozuffer, the Hugh Lindsay, the Tenasserim, t h e E u le r Medusa, the Enterprise, the Proserpine, and the Phl 0 Queen, the egethon twelve steamers belonging to the Hon. C ommie _ , Hermes, of her Majesty's navy: The •Y and sudden one, the binge of so magnificent a fleet of steamers, _ ea assem and equipped, will serve to prove the 11,40 1 [ 7 . 11y armed astonishing in crease of power which the Government of India derives from steam navigation, and the complete command which it holds of the whole sea co ast from Sue z to the Yellow Sea. The force from Calcutta, w h ich under the command o f General Godwin, isto be on his way to the P residenc y , will now not be ready for starting so early as that from Ma dras, and as the two forces must act in c O -operation with each other, it is scarcely poasibla t o Open the campaign before the first week in April, aa h,, n there will be little more than a mouth left before the i,onialence merit of the rains. It has be en confidentl y ' asserted that this powerful armament is to batter down th Rangoon and Martabau, and then to le ave the country of country towards the end of May, in the expectation that this de monstration of our power will i nduce the Burmese to sun for peace. We think it far more probabl e that take possession of Rangoon a nd other mar itime if we owns, it wilt be not with a view to p reci p itate re treat, t but as the lawyers say, to have and to bold , and th a t we shall not make any retrograde niovement until after we have completely settled the affair. The present force is not sufficient for a march to the capital, and we naturally conclude that it is intended only a s a demons trati , m may possibly i n d uce the Govern ment of Ava to 1 which , throw it self at our feet implore and mercy, and pray for the rod that has punished it. It this expectation should be dis appointed, then there will remain 4 cold we ather cam- Mr. Alderman Walker moved that Mr. Peel was a fit and proper person to represent Bury. Mr. ELTON OPENSITAW seconded the motion. Mr. F. PEEL came forward, and was received with great cheering. The Hon. Gentleman was listened to with great attention in the room, but owing to the heat of the weather the windows had been opened at either end, and the groans and hisses of the mob out side frequently interrupted the proceedings. By some means or other the crowd without appeared to have got intimation that their clamour was an annoy ance to the meeting, and they put the climax to it by bringing a donkey under the windows, who dis coursed most eloquent, but certainly noCharmonious music. Mr. Peel appeared to enjoy the joke, and heartily joined for some moments in the irrepressible laughter which broke forth among his friends. The windows, however, were closed, and the annoyance was no longer felt. The Hon. Gentleman, in the course of his remarks, said he had no doubt the general election would take place in a few weeks, as the Government had promised that only measures which were indispensable should be discussed by the present Parliament, and that the first session of the new Parliament should be held in autumn. He did not believe the measures which were essential to the government of the country could occupy Parliament long after the Easter recess. There could not be much doubt as to the character of the new House, for he observed that almost every constituency had asked their candidates whether they were in favour of free trade, and there had now appeared among political men a kind of hybrid Conservative, who called him self a Free-trade Protectionist. There was one po litical party who had stedfastly resisted that evidence which to others had become perfectly conclusive in favour of free trade. The symptoms which were pointed to as evidences of national prosperity they could only receive as the proofs of national exhaus tion and decline; and what were taken as arguments on one side that the country was advancing in hap piness and in greatness, were by the other regarded only as showing that we were making rapid strides towards the vortex in which everything that was worth preserving was to be swallowed up. Such was the party who for six years was in opposition. All argument was lost upon them. But what six years in opposition could not do six days in office was sufficient to effect.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) No sooner had they taken the reins of power, and were charged with the responsibility of watching over the interests of the country, than they at orce saw that the reversal of policy fur which they had so long been ardently labouring was out of the question. —(Hear.) The acuteness of their vision having been sharpened by getting a glimpse of affairs from the heights of office, they saw that they might as well attempt to go back to unreformed Parliaments and penal enactments for religious opinions as endeavour to induce the people, who had learnt what it was to live in plenty, to put a tax upon food and starve their families to provide a system of outdoor relief to the owners and occupiers of land.—(Applause and laughter.) He did not think there was any longer the slightest fear of a reversal of free trade ; but they were now told that there was to be a revision of taxa tion; that the owners and occupiers of land were paying now more than their fair share of taxation; and that they were to have something in the shape of an equivalent for the losses they had sustained by the fall of prices. He thought the meeting would agree with him (Mr. Peel) that this was a plea for compen sation which could not be admitted, because the more they magnified their losses from a fall of prices the greater was the extent of wrong they had inflicted on the country by appropriating to their own uses the wages and earnings of industry.—(Hear, hear.) If it was meant to show that they had more than an equal burden of taxation, then he could see no objec tion to a fair investigation of the question ; but he must say that he should enter on such an inquiry with a very shrewd suspicion that they were wrong in this impression ; for heretofore all inquiries h gone to show that they were more lightly taxed than other classes, and the result might be to put new burdens upon themselves, from which they were et present exempted, while others were liable to them.— (Hear, hear.) It was probably known to the meet ing that the income-tax bad now expired, and after the meeting of Parliament one of the earliest ques tions would be to consider how the 5,000,0001. here tofore raised from that source was to be made good. The object of the Government for the past 10 years had three things in view. They had sought to take off duties as much as possible from all articles partly raised at home and partly abroad; because they knew that only part of the produce of such taxation went into the Exchequer, while the other half went into the pockets of the producers at home at the ex pense of the home consumer. The second was to reduce the duty on all such articles as came entirely from abroad and entered into the consumption of the masses—as sugar, coffee, and (he hoped before long would be) tea.—(Loud cheers.) So, also, he hoped, the duty on timber, which was necessary to the improvement of dwellings, would be reduced. And the third class were those articles which formed the raw materials of our manufactures—such as cotton and wool. Now such a policy could not b e carr i e d out without sacrifices ; and in doing this they had sa crificed millions and millions of revenue, and given back to the people those millions. The vacuum had been partly supplied by the increased consumption of those articles on which the taxes had been reduced, and through the expansive power and enterprise of the country ; but those circumstances had not been suffi cient altogether to fill up the void, and the Government had been obliged to raise 5,000,0001. by meaus of a tax upon the rich—that 5,000,0001. was the income tax which had just expired. The question now was, whether that 5,000,0001. should now be laid upon the poor or again be placed upon the shoulders of the rich. Now, he had no doubt as to how he should be ready to meet the question. He should certainly feel no dis position to raise it upon those articles which entered into the consumption of the masses of the people.— (Cheers.) 2,000,000/. of our revenue was already raised by taxes upon six articles—tee, coffee, sugar, wine, spirits, and tobacco, all of which were raised upon the energies of the people, and he was not disposed to carry it further. He did not care how the money was raised by the richer classes—whether by a tax upon property and income, or whether they tested a man's means by the size of his house, so that it was shown to be equitable. Heretofore they had gone upon income, and he was aware it was said to be un equal, because uncertain and precarious incomes were taxed to the same amount as those which were fixed and certain. That question, however, was under the consideration of a Committee, and, no doubt, a more equitabie system would be suggested if it was feasible. The Hon. Gentleman would take an addi tion to the regular army in preference to the force sought to be levied by the new Militia Bill, believing it impossible to draw a force of 80,000 men from the industry of the country without great de rangements to trade, the more especially as the counties were to contribute in propor tion to their population, and Lancashire would have to provide 8,000 or 10,000, which he believed — where wages were good and employment so abundant —they would not be willing to contribute for a ser vice so precarious and unremunerative. He was averse to touching the Maynooth grant; thought education e. and intelligence, as well as property , should beo seee cognised in the franchise ; but though a nxiou d st b bribery and corruption prevented at elections, doubted if it would be cured by the ballot. The resolution was carried with loud cheering. —.......-.—..------....--- _ ...----= FIVE YEARS IN THE WEST INDIES. By Charles W. Day, Esq. 2 Vols.—A work on the West Indies, written by a gentleman who was five years resident in the varatious islands makes , and who visited all the princip al towns and estes, its appearance most opportu nel y at the present moment, when the question of West Indian interests is exciting s o , aniivaltt much attention. Mr. Day writes as one thoroughly con. versant with every characteristic of the localities and people so long the objects of his study. The book is full of able information for the statesman, the merchant naturalist; while t he author's personal adventures, the corded in a pleasant and piquant style, will insure it an e ager pe rusal from every clas s of readers. —Evening Paper. C O UNTY EXPENSE S. -- B y the Nottin g h amshire papers, it appea rs that several of the magistrates (ona length_ c 1 en,, d i scuss i o n relative to the pol i ce f orce chief constable) expressed a great dea l about their anxiet y p for justices t o s ay the interests of the the rate payers. It is very fashionable with countr y a good dear about t heir watchful eye over t ra tepayers; yet, with a ll their displa y of zeal on this head, they are never hear d advocating a plan t o weight upon county purses—game-law ex r emove that dead eaten up with their varmint. Oh no ; ~ ,P e nses, and crops it !" It it mostly the case that wh en c 'eY never mention some object or plan of their own to country justices have carry of talk takes place about their solicitude out, a vast amount The sooner the improper powers which for the ratepayers possess of raising and controlling t h e Leh county magistrates county mone yis wrested from them the bet ter ; and if so me upon them in their p roceedin gs gen, QrallY ' it would be a great proper c heck were kept /,bleseiag to the GemirnulitY M large , Desperate steamer, Thomas Osmer, master, one of the reserve at this port, has orders to-day to proceed to the river to assist the Arctic expedition on proceed ing on their voyage. She is now taking in coals, and will sail this evening if ready. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Off Portsmouth, on the 12th inst., the barquo North America, Peters master, from New York, for Hamburgh. On the 21st of March, lat. 42 44 N., long. 42 9 W., spoke the Bre men barque Amorant (signal W. in blue), with emi grants for the West ; and in lat. 42 18, long. 30 0, the English ship Aurora, of Hull, bound westward. SHEElisiEss, Aran. 13.—Her Majesty's paddle wheel steam-vessel Adder, Mr. James Watt in charge, called in here on Sunday morning from,Chatham, and having communicated with the dockyard, proceeded to Woolwich with stores for the ships fitting out at that port. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Lizard, M. Brockman master commanding, left port for Chatham at 9 A.M. on Monday, and returned in the evening. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barra couta, fitting at Chatham, was removed from the dry-dock a few days since, and placed alongside.s on sheer hulk to take in her mainmast. The i .k her are being hastened as much assore of she may speedily proceed to this port to fo rm the first-class steam squadron of adv.anncis.enbam, fit- Her Majesty's ship Herald, Capftatihe islands in the o dauprp i onign te t d he Cproensseunit, possi f b r e w ;n o r ting at Chatham for the survey Pacific, will leave the Thames week, and finally sail for her ewiy Captain T. Nicholas The Herald takes t e eer to this country about 1111,1.rN. .), w N i i i c l h t o a l k a e s a (s p o s ti ss o a f g th e 7 an l bm a h, Sines ne w t h d - s c consideredian some om e o a f the islands. islandsout as interpreter in the pac fic v o e f ry the seeds two years ago, and who o ill have charge intelli gent young man. which are to be PI" e Among the important objects entrusted to Captain Denham will be the survey of th e i slands of the Pacific, so as to forma chart showi ng t h e best nevi agactoiaoln:prootu,gah from the I s th mus of Panama to Sydney, n them d an island f or ap to select a point for the e e n s a ta l bl s i e s t h t m le e m n e t h o t f . A number of presents to the islanders, to the value ofeLsa:lr' majesty's shi p d me hundred pound s , w i ll be taken out in the i Royal George, 120, will be ut an k n i deer g n o t o n d e c o e ck ss a o r t y c hr a e p t h a a i r m s t a h n e a n e b x e t spring mader t e i a d d e y s , t foro c ommission. Her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72, has been taken in hand by the ar tifi cers of Chatham dockyard in order to be compl e t e l y f i tted. A screw s t eam-ship, to mount 80 guns, is ordered to be built at C hatham, and a screw 50-gun frigate to be put in frame in the course of the present year. The Rev. Roland Wilson, who is about to succeed the Rev. J. W. Kirby, assisted in the services at the Dockyard Chapel on Sunday last. The Rev. Josiah Thompson, her Majesty's ship Monarch, 84. succeeds the Rev. Roland Wilson in the Impregnable, flag-ship Devonport. We are rejoiced to announce that the noble example set at other outports for the purpose of raising a fund on behalf of the widows and orphans of the unfortu nate sufferers in her Majesty's late steam-ship Birken head, has been responded to here, the officers and crews of the ships at this port having without hesita tion offered to subscribe a day's pay each fur that laudable purpose. The number of ships belonging to her Majesty's navy that have been paid off and commissioned at the ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth, from the Ist of February, 1849, to the Ist of March last, is as fol lows : Portsmouth. Paid off. Commissioned. 9 ... 13 .. 17 ... 18 12 10 1 Plymouth. Years. Paid off. Commissioned• 1 X 49 ... 16 15 1850 ... 13 ... 1 !. 1851 ... 12 ••• . 1852 3 ••• 42 42 Total 44 40 SHIPS IN POUT AND FITTING 1 1 1 Harbour. , The Waterloo Vo I CPPtitiu the Eon. MA YNOOTII COLLEGE. The following is the letter of Sir Fitzroy Kelly in reply to an inquiry for his opinions respecting the endowment of Maynooth College. It will be ob served that he is distinct in his opposition to such a perversion of the funds of the state : " Sir,—l havo to intreac your indulgence for the long time during which I have been compelled, by the pres sure of many occupation:s, to leave your letter unan swered. As its urgency., however, depended principally ruhreeosrt i ' on o f the d etermination ' to promote rrive trustupot thatthc t p h r e o probable cause of Protestant words with s y tl t - o o_ i o ra o , u u,3t i .Ahtn a c he t t o f n e iod in . nut y hutom : p e , n oop a lns r o t t n h seit e e tmh s oi fi t o l f :r u d es a Ta p e ni t t i l t s p sao p i yo p r s r i p e t ra e j osn paoc a sae notip ie n : xwil h : 3 l lie h hror e( u ) E nf q ' s to be as explicit as my d u ty to the Goie pme y nn s r i t n . s e It of y independenceinclination an a d s mmett, of whichadEi,lgalimshagemnetimemb(L, will and opposed t o th e its continuanc e as l ong whether the grant; i n i buton az havee , a n ddoubted a have been, good faith of P ar l iament was not p l e d ge d t o ti,,,n amidst strong as it appeared to answer the put.: But I am thought . was originally assented to and made. Poses with which it init inexpedient to agitate such a ques- So I have bitterness, in every succettivo session of Parliament. party feelings, and animosities, and farthea t fromtaoiattainable. satisfied gbilneai Iru n that the ends of Parlia mentave not ceased to be attained ortherefore,. strongly in favour of inquiry; and. am, whenever again in the House of Common s , shall support Mr. Spooner's or any other motion fur a Committee upon the whole subject of the grant, and shall cordially and strenuously concur with Lord Derby's Government in any measure which the report of that Committe may warrant, or which on any other ground Lord Derby and his Ministry may adopt for the entire repeal of the Act of 1845. More than this I cannot think you will require from one who aspires to be your representative in Parliament, and is already a member of the Administration to which alone you can look with confidence for the sincere and effective support of Protestantism against the spirit and inroads of the Papacy. You are at liberty to make any use you think proper of this letter, and I have the honour to re main, Sir, your very faithful friend, (Signed) FITZROY KELLY." DARING ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE MIDDLE" SEX HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—On Saturday forenoon a man of the name of Sullivan, who was a convict in the Middlesex House of Correction, Coldbath-square, and who was under sentence of transportation fir ten years, having been con victed of felony at the previous Central Criminal Court, made a daring attempt to escape from the gaol under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the man was under solitary confinement, to undergo which punishment he was impri soned in a cell under the infirmary. At the time he attempted to make his escape he was in the yard adjoining his cell, which was allowed him for exercise, where he was without any o o fq?!r_ to watch his movements, as there was no expectation ed t % making the attempt he did. From this spot he got on _e_i , aThere be descended through a cky-light into the matroom. provided himself with a ladder, with the assistaonfc he was enabled to get on a wall, by the side i 3,t, hwrecarcishrilifl being which the went and reached the fly-wheel, by means , abutting on tread-mill is put in motion. From the fl en abled to reach the boundary wall of the the parapet is a Coldbath-square, to the base of which there observed by Mr. Dun depth of about 30 feet. Lie was Coldbathquare, who gave assistance of ch which h e hanl, dairyman, (,tough-street, 0 r-.v:olinere 1b e was tinologroitt to l ii he l i t r o d s i o n l n n e e r. of the They 1 i m u r d e e r ti r e luh h eut (i ' s g f a aat y l e:, St. c ow ; G s le priso n,r'om) desperat e / h i a i had n cl i t . l a P c l i n ef i s n T His associates lived in a - which the man was scored s .-s known t _ ,_ court in Grav's-inn-lane, and he i character. celebrated between A desperate attempt. was ma d e two days ago near Pri9, a young workwoma • a workman and n, when a man, who had stationed himself altar, suddenly drew out a attem te the Po i g nard km ( „ P d to plunge it into the breast o f the bride. I , ortunateiv ~ 9 the beadle, whose attention had been aroused by the sinister expression of the countenance ar m, and turned the blow. of the man, wat A marriage caergeornionn when he was about checi histo u m se ov i e i m is en w t e s a , paonndheatlaitahheolmdoonfle hnigt te I lie turned out to be a workman who had known th e bride for some time, and wished toprevent the mar ria g e. Ile The man was then arres (.. had come to th e c h urch armed w p ith the knife, thinking to alarm the brid egroom, and thus postpone the ceremony, but not arrivin g unt i l the ceremony ha d com menced, his feeling." carried hiui away, and be made the above attempt, ~ ~.