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THE ANNUAL MEETING of the ARSOCIA TION for the AID and BENEFIT of DRESSMAXZRS and MILLINERS will be held at Two on THXYPADAT, April Se, at the Rooms of the Statistical Society, 12, St. James's-square ; the Right Hon. Lord ASHLEY, President, in the chair. No collection. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splendid and powerflll first-class STEAM SHIPS are appointed to leave the Custom House or Tower for— HAMBURGH, carrying her Majesty's Mails —Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails, from Blaokwall Pier—Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning, at Ten. ANTWERP—From Blaclrwall Pier—Every Thursday, at Eleven, Morning. HAVRE—From St. Katharine's 'Wharf Every Sunday and Thursday, at Eight, Morning. From London Bridge Wharf, for— OSTEND—Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. BOULOGNE—Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. •ILAlS—Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning. YARMOUTH—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Six, Evening. RAMSGATE—Saturday, May 9, at Half-past Nine. From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, for — I (EDINBURGH—Reduced Fares—April 29, and May 2,9, 13, 16 23, 27, and 30, at Ten, Evening. From Colman's Irongate Wharf—Reduced Fares—for— NEWCASTLE—Every Saturday, at Eight, Evening. Between BRIGHTON and DIEPPE—Every Wednesday and Saturday. To secure Berths, for Freight and Bills: containing hours of departure, fares, &c., apply at the Offices, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadenhall-street. L ON DON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. From an anxious desire to meet the public convenience, and with a view to placing the varied advantages of their Railway, in respect both of business and pleasure, more within the reach of every class of the community, the Directors of this Company have resolved, on and after the let of May ensuing— To inerease the number of the trains and to accelerate their speed, and vary the hours of departure and arrival of many of them. To carry Second-Class Passengers with their Express Trains. To abolish their Slow Trains altogether, and to convey Third- Class Passengers at the Parllamentany fares, with their ordinary Trains, four times a day each way, and at hours to their r an early departure and late return to and fro. To make he following great Reduction in their Fares through out Express Train, first class reduced to 20s. second class —17 s. Fast Trains. first class —17 s. second class —14 s. Mired Trains, first class —14 s. second class les. Third class at.......... 65. 6d. By an arrangement with the Floating Bridge Company, the Omni bus fare between Gosport and Portsmouth is reduced from Is. to Gd. each Passenger, including the same weight of luggage as snowed by the Railway Company. First class, 1121 b.; second class, 841 b.; third class, 561 b. Steps are in progress to increase the convenience of passengers proceeding by steam to France, the Channel Islands, the Southern Coast, and the Isle of Wight. This route to France, although same what longer, is by far the most certain and secure, from there being good harbours for departure and arrival at both ports. Parcels will be carried at a greatly reduced scale, the throughout charges between Southampton, Gosport, and London, including delivery by passenger trains, being fixed as follows, viz.— . . ls. Od j for 28 lb. • 2s. Od. „ 112 lb. Time Bills, giving full particulars, are in course of publication. (By order), P. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. April 18, 1846 ' 4 = o"4 , 0.- • LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given. that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET ING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the Euston Station, London, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May now next ensuing, at 12 o'clock, when copies of the undermentioned Bills now pending in Parliament, will be submitted to the proprietors for their approval, by which Bills it is proposed to authorise the London and Birmingham Railway Company, either to construct, or to become the lessees or proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of the railways therein mentioned, that is to say— A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford. A Bill for making a railway from Oxford, to the London and Bir mingham Railway at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of War wick, to the town of Banbury, in the county of Oxford. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham R ailway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of Warwick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the parish of Ashcharck, in the county of Gloucester. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch railway from the London and Birmingham Rail tva,-, near Coventry, to the Trent Valley Railway, in the parish of Nuneaton. A Bill for making a railway from or near the city of Worcester, to the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Weedon, in the county of Northampton, with a branch to Alcester, in the county .of Warwick. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch from the said railway, to the Blisworth and Peter boroug;2 branch thereof. A. Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to extend their line at Leamington, and to enlarge their stations at Coventry and Rugby, and for other purposes A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, to or near to Navigation-street, in the borough of Bir mingham. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Jtailway, in the parish of Rugby, in the county of Warwick, to Leam- Ington and Warwick, in the county of Warwick. A Bill for carrying into effect certain arrangements between the I, radon and Birmingham Railway Company, and the Company of Pro:Vietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigation, and for granting oerfaii: powers to the said respective Companies. A Bill :or making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and to the e rrand Junction Railway in the parish of Bushbury, with a line divergLtg therefrom to Wolverhauipton, and a branch to Dudley. A Bill for making a r ailway from Sinethwick, in the parish of Har borne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of Wor cester, with branches therefrom. A Bill to consolidate the London and Birmingham Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies. A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of Northampton, to Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester, to be called " The Northampton, Banbury, and‘Cheltenham Railway." A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of Northampton, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford, to be called " The Northampton and Banbury Railway." A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch railway from Rugby to the Syston and Peter borough Railway at Stamford. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a railway from Wolverton to Newport Pagnell and Bedford. A Bill for vesting the Aylesbury Railway in the London and Bir mingham Railway Company. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany to make a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, near Watford, to St. Albans and Dunstable, with a branch to Luton. A Bill to authorise an improvement of the line of the West London Railway and the Extension thereof to the river Thames. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany to enlarge their stations in London, and for other purposes. The chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely. Dated this 22(1 day of April, 1846. GEOR,PE CARE GLYN, Chairman , Of the Board JOSH. i'REDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy Chairman, of Directors. By order. RICHARD CREED, Secretary. MIDLAND RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROrRIETORS of this Company will be held at the Derby Station, Derby, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of May now next ensuing, at twelve o'clock, when the drafts of the undermen tioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present session, will be submitted to the Proprietors for timir approval, under which Bills it is proposed to authorise the Midland Railway Company, either to ,construct, or to become the Proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of the Railways, and to purchase the Canals therein zusentioned ; that is to say „Bill to authorise certain alterations in the Line of the Syston and Peterberotgh Branch of the Midland Railway, and the formation of certain other Branch Railways in connexion therewith. 1 Bill for Vesting the Leicester and Swannington Railway in the Midland Company, and for authorising the last-mentioned Company to alter a portion of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, and to make certain Branches. 1 Bill to enable the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton with Branches, and to purchase the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Oakham Canal by the Mid land Railway Company. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Hallway from Pye Bridge to the Clay Cross Station of the Midland Railway and a Branch in the Parish of Crick. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make several Branches from the Erewash Valley Railway. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from Nottingham to Mansfield with Branches therefrom. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail. way from the Midland Railway at Clay Cross, to join the Notting ham and Lincoln Railway Branches. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from Swinton, in the West Riding of the County of York, to Doncaster, Gainsborough, and Lincoln, with Branches therefrom. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make cer. tain Branch Railways from the Main Line of their Railway and for other purposes. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to extend their Line at Birmingham, and for other purposes. A Bill for making a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Kings Norton, in the County of Worcester, to Hales Owen, in the same County. A Bill for making a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Ashchurch, in the County of Gloucester, to Great Malve rn in the County of Worcester. a Railway from the Bristol and Glouc es t er R ail- A Bill for making of Gloucester, to the Birmingham way at Stonehouse, in the County and Gloucester Railway, at Gloucester. A Bill f o r making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Rail way, at Mangotsffeld, to Bath. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Companies. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham om. and Gloucester Railway Companies with the Midland Railway C _ _ 'any. A Bill for making a Railway from the Midland Railway near Leicester to the Towns of Northampton and Bedford, with a Branch to be called the South Midland Railway Northampton and Bedford Lines. A Bill for making a Railway from the proposed South Midland R a il w ay (Northampton and Bedford Lines), to Huntingdon, with a Branch to be called the South Midland Railway, (Huntingdon Branch). A Bill for making a Railway from Poole to join the proposed Man chester and Southampton Railway in the Parish of Collingbourn Duties, in the County of wilts, with a Branch therefrom. A Bill for making a Railway from Southampton to Swindon, in the County of Gloucester, to be called the Manchester and Southampton Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Ckeadle, in the County of Chester, to or near to the Anthergate Station of the Midland Railway in the County of Derby, to be called the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junc tion Railway. A Bill for making a Railway or Railways from Wolverhampton and Dudley to the Midland Railway at Wichnor Forge in Tate ncnhilltion , to be called the Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand Ju Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway in the Parish of Hampton, in Arden, in the County of War wick, to the Birmingham and Glouceste r Railway, in the Parish of Aahchurch, in the County of Gloucester. A Bill for making a Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of Hampton, in Arden, in the County of War wick, to the Town of Banbury, in the County of Oxford. ABill for making a Railway from or near the City of W orcester to the London and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of Weedon, in the County of Northampton, with a black to Alcester, in he Oouaty of Warwick. The Chair will be taken at Tweave o'clock precisely. GEORGE HUDSON, 013...kirtniul, of the Board JOHN ELLIS, Depalw-Cissionan, 3 of Directors. By order, Dated this 22d day of March. 1846, J. F. BELL, Secretary. A CROS ric addresed to MR. GRIMSTONE ON HIS INCOMPARABLE EYE SNOT. G ifted of men, who by thy wondrous art, enowned in ev er y clime, through every 'part, I a Europe's wide and civilised domain • M idst Asia's countless millions, and again, in, S tretching fr om Afric ' s broad and scorching shores T o where the mighty Niagara roars • 0 h ! here ac ce pt this tributary lay, Ni or deem that I can ever well repay, E acept in gratitude sincere, profound, ueh wondrous benefits I so long have found. E 'en from the moment I was led to try y OUT marv'ilous SNUFF, the SAVIOUR OF TUE EYE! E ase, health, and comfort, now attend my day. g afe from the lamp's bewild'ring dazzling blaze, N or dreading e'en the Sun's Too burning rays. II nfit, in former days, for much employ, F eeling, not seeing: now, indeed, my joy, F roe and unbounded, thrives without alloy I Sept., 1845. J. M. S. Observe—The gigantic balance of all, the Public Press eulogise Us excellent compound of British Herbs. The reader will reinern that this celebrated Eye Snuff has been before the Public up ,,:rds of thirty-three years, advancing in the favour of all who use it od riferous Snuff is sold loose at Gd. per o unce , or i n canis te' This ors bcarm• g the above Royal Authority, and the sanction of her Majesty's Lords of the Treasury on each canister, at Bd., Is. 3d., • 2f Id., 48. 44 , Ss., and 15s. 6d. each, by all Tobacconists, Merchants, , )there. This Eye Snuff is exported in white stone canisters to . 4 aart ers o f the globe. A liberal discount allowed to Merchants, Slippers, Agents, and others , on tak in g lar g e quantities. Look well to the Signature of the Inventor, W. GRIMSTONE, 434, OXFORD STREET, and 24, KING STREET, LONG ACRE L ONDON. ,`v*it in otherslwarsheo"„* For the converience of Tobacconists , Grt sell ,Ads Herbaceous Eye Snuff loose, and wish and have cprantli 'us. they can be now supplied with canisters containing ten pound q, c . , upwards, if required. y soudi_Na mid so on in like Post Office Order for 3s , a 21. ad. canister will be rotur ne ,d. w i 4 partkalsrs, postage Secluded, Napo:Um ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, an eminently balsamic preparation, is ennally celebrated for its safety in application, as for its mild and soothing operation, in thoroughly purifying the skin of all redness, pimples, spots, freckles, tan, and discolourations ; producing a healthy freshness and transparency of complexion ; and an admired softness and delicacy on the hands, arms, and neck! In cases of chilslains, chapped skin, or incidental inflammation, it is pre-eminently successful, and gentlemen after shaving will find it allay all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Balmy, odoriferous, and creamy, its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Conti nent of Europe, together with the "elite" of the aristocracy, and "haute voles." Its high reputation induces unprincipled shopkeepers to offer the spurious " Kalydors" for sale, composed of mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action en dangering health. It is, therefore, imperative on purchasers to see that the words "Rowland's Kalydor" are on the envelope (an en graving of exquisite beauty from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) and that A. ROWLAND and SON, 29, Hatton garden, are engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp allixed on each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and Se. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by chemists and Nehmen. * 4 * All other It alydors ale rrantialent imitations 1 BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY, EXCLU' SIVELY used at GUY'S, ST. GEORGE'S, ST. THOMAS'S the WESTMINSTER, AND OTHER HOSPITALS, and at the MANCHESTER, BRISTOL, BRIGHTON, and other INFIRMA RIES, may be procured in every locality, at 3s. per bottle, protected by the Patent Metallic Capsule, embossed " BErrs's PATENT BRANDY, 7, SMITHFIELD-BARS," or at the Distillery, their only establishment, at 16s. per Gallon, in Bulk, or at 188. in the capsuled bottles, in quantities not less than two gallons. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. The high estimate formed by the public during the test years. WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) chemi cally purified material has been before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made is silver, possessing, as it does, the characteristic purity and durability of silver), has called into exist ence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver," and ether so-called substitutes • they are at best bad imitations of the genuine articles manufactured and sold only by him. . . Fiddle 'Threaded King's Table spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. dozen .. •• •••• •• ••••••• .. • • .. 12s. Od. 28s. Od. 30s. Od. Dessert ditto and ditto, ditto .... • • 10s. Od. 21s. Od. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto .... • • is. Od. I Is. Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto .. •• ••••.•• • .- .• •• • • 3s. Od. is. Od. 7s. Od. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED.—The REAL NICKEL SILVER, ntroduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. El xington and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article, next u sterling silver, that can be employed as such either usefully or orna mentally. In the lengthened and increasing popularity of the ma• erial itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can hey be distinguished from real silver. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Tea Spoons, per dozen •• • . 18s. .. 325. • • 38s. Dessert Forks „ •-•• • - • • 30s. .. 465. . SSs. Dessert Spoons „ ••• • • • ..... 30s. .. 525. . • 625. Table Forks ~ .. •• • • - 758. Table Spoons •••-• • • • • • 40s . • 725. • • 60s. Tea and coffee sets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every Ironmongery article sent (per post) free. WILLIAM 8. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stock of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of Its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it.- 39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman• street.) Established In Wells street. 1820. THE LORD MAYOR'S DINNER - . The recent dinner given by the Mayor Seems to have been a very tine affair. The papers tell us it was very splendid, And that the Mansion-house was well attended. 'lhe dresses of the ladles did their duty In giving to the scene an extra beauty; Nor can we justly pass unnotic'd by The lords and gentlemen that met the eye. The dresses these distinguished persons wore Were such as never were deslgn'd before. MOSES and SON, by this display of art, Have gain'd fresh laurels for their princely Mart ; The beauteous styles of which unequali'd stand In England, or in any other land. Reader, we wish sincerely you'd been there, Not only to have toasted to the Mayor, But to have seen what all must much admire, MOSES and SON'S display of choice attire. A New Work, entitled " Past, Present, and Future," with full directions for self - measurement, may be had on application, or forwarded, " Post Free." LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. - . T . aw . n . i; ............ from 0 4 'l7. d. 6 C s T u h w m e e t e m t d e e rfl r T e e ag l o d li a a ts Z in C:d . ; e ri — ry n . gi e o s n er . description anCilt;nl . le . i . nWitt . the registered Coat .. •• •• •• .....„ including the ° Is 6 ..... :. • •'• 6 1 2 0 Blouses in every material .• • • •• •• •• •• .........: it:o . m . 0 2 3 Splendid pattern Summer Vests .... •• ,„ 0 2 3 Cashmere and Persian ditto, in endless variety .. 0 4 6 Black and Fancy Satin, ditto ...• •• •• •••• • • • • Fancy Tr•nsers .. ••.••••••••••••‘•• • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • Black, ditto,... •••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • •• .. .. • • 0 9 6 Dress Coats •• .• .• .• •• •, .. •• .• • ... ...... •.••••• •• t r ockditto ••••••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••••••••••• 1 3 0 MAUS TO MEASURE. Coats, of every material adapted for the season, in any variety of style and fashion, to order from 0 16 0 Quilting Vests, 6s. 6d. each, or three for.. ••• • .• 00 1 0 Cashmere ditto, in every variety of pattern .... • 08 6 Satin ditto, plain and fancy .....• ,• •• • • ............ 0 14 6 Ditto, Cloth or Caeirnere ditto Ditto, Black Single-milled ditto ... .. • • • Spring Trousers, in every pattern.. • • ..... • 0 1.1 6 Single-milled and Albert Victoria ditto ••.. • • • 0 19 0 Best Black Dress ditto.... ....... Dress Coats ••••• . • • • ...... ••••••• • • • • • • •. -- 1 12 0 Ditto, best manufactured •••• • • • • •••••• • . • . •• '• ••• 2 15 0 Frock Coats ...... .• •• • • rum 115 0 Ditto, best manufactured •• ••••• • • • • •• • . Mourning, to any extent, at five minutes notice. Any article purchased or made to measure, if sot approved of, will be immediately exchanged, or the money returned. Observe—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hat• tors, Clothiers, Outfitters, and general WarChollieraell, regret to be obliged to guard the public against imposition, but, having learned that the untradesmanlike falsehood of being connected with them," or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many in stances, and for obvious reasons, they have no connexion with any ether house in or out of London. And those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent disappointment, call at or send to the Mlaoriee. and Aldgate, City, London. NoTicE.—The entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84 Aldgate, No business transacted at this Establishraent from sunset en F day evening till sunset on Saturday evening, when it Is resumed 1111 twelve o'fgeolt. FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT FRIEND on Human FrantY, with Coloured Engravings. Jest published, price 2s. 6d., free by post (in a sealed envelope) 3s. 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on the Infirmities of the System' n both sexes ; and on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of indulge- ce, Sce., are pally pointed out. Illustrated by En gravings; followed by observations on Marriage. By H. and L. rEuRy and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence 19, BERNERS-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street; Gordon, 146 , Leaslenhall-street ; Purkiss. Compton street, Soho; Sanger and Co., Oxford-street; and all Booksellers. "We regard the work before us, the ' Silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a fades of complaint, hitherto little understood, and passed over by a majority of the me dical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We must however confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression on ear minds, that we net only recommand, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from Lodi& cretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages."—Age and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACIIM is exclusively directed to the cure of nervous debility, irregularity, weakness, loss of ap petite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debilities arising from excess, &c. In bottles, price lie., sir the quantity of four in one bottle for 335., by which lls. are saved. The lye-pound cases may be had as usual. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy for scorching oat and purifying the blood from scurvy, blotches en the head, face, and body, ulcerations, and those painful affections arising from improper treatment or the effects of mercury, removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Price 115. and 33a. per bottle. PERItY'S ktfRIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 23. 9d., 43. 6d.. and I Is. per box, are the moat effectual remedy for strictures, Wawa mation, &c., without hindrance to business. ConsUltation fee, if by letter, 11. Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. IL and L. Perry and Co., surgeons, may be consulted, as usual, at 19, Derners-street, Oxford-street, London, daily, and at 106, Duke-greet, Live; pool, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ; and at 10, st. John-street, Deansgnte, Manchester, on If •ssidays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. Just published, Sixteenth Thousand, In a sealed envelope, price 2s. 6d., or post paid, to any address, for is. 6d. in Postage Stamps or Post-office Order,____ SELF• PRESERVATION: A Medical Treatise London; 1.3 on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and other u o ar f e' Edinburgh, Honorary excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, Bedford-street, University Member of the London Hospital Medical hOelety, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., & c . Matriculated 9 M ' - ----- REVIEWS Or TUE WORE. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quali fied medical man, who has evidently had considerable experience in the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and youth and maturity, and by its perusal frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap eal even to the most confidential friend." —Era. p Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence ; also from S. Gilbert, 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford aet mangy a street ; Starie, Tichborne-street, Quadrant ; gordon, 146, Leaden aryns may to hall-street, London ; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool; and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, from Niue till Two, and from u s e a s l t u i n t Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing the fee of It, for advice, &c.-9, BEHFORD-STREET, BEDFORD sQuARE, LONT)ONT Pl O i r e d e er 2s. for 6d g. 6d . 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IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, DUBLIN TO GALWAY. The PETITIONS to both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT from the SUBSCRIBERS and SHAREHOLDERS in this RAILWAY "To suspend the progress of the Bill during the proposed negotiations, and until after the adjourned meeting," LIES FOR SIGNATURE at the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall-court, Loth bury. RICHARD THOMPSON, Secretary. April 28, 1846. UOUTH MIDLAND, OR LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, AND HUNTINGDON, RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a General Meeting of the Shareholders of the South Midland Railway Company, will be held at the Railway Station, Derby, on SATURDAY, the 2d of May next, at Two o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bills now before Parliament rela ting to this undertaking. The votes will be taken according to the amount of Scrip held by each Shareholder, present, or represented by proxy, at the Meeting ; and every person claiming to vote,• either in hie own right, or as proxy, will be required to produce and deliver up the Scrip attaehed together, with the name and address of the owner affixed, whose vote will then be noted, and the Scrip returned. Forms of Proxy may be obtained by applying to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, Midland Railway Station, Leicester. The Directors think it right to inform the Shareholders, that the preamble of the Bill for the Huntingdon Branch of the South Mid land Railway, has already been declared proved by the Committee of the House of Commons, and that the Bill for the Rugby and Hunt ingdon Railway (a competing line) has been rejected. The Committee on the Bill for the liortharnp'ton and Bedford lines appointed to meet en the 27th Instant.. Dated this 13th day of April, 1846. GEO. HUDSON, Chairman of the Committee of Directors. By order, G. N. BROWNE, Secretary. T HE EAST DEREHAM and NORWICH RAILWAY BILL. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLD ERS in the above COMPANY will be held pursuant to the Resolu tions of Parliament, at the Company's Offices, Mitchell's-court, Norwich, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of May next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of expressing their approval or non-ap proval of the above Bill. EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman of the Committee of Management. Norwich, April 27, 1846. CIOLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUD- I. I BURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the COLCHES TER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held at the Offices of the said Company, No. 1, High-street, Colchester, Essex, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May, 1846, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, to incorporate the said Com pany and construct and maintain the said Railway for the considera tion of the said Seripholders and Holders of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip. Dated this 27th dify of April, 1846. GEORGE BAWTREE, Secretary. LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, and MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COM PANY, will be held on TUESDAY, the 12th day of May next, at the Sessions-house in Wakefield, in the county of York, at One o'clock in the afternoon, when a copy of the Bill for making the said railway will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting pursuant to the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. And notice is hereby further given that no person can vote at the said meeting unless he produces his scrip or bankers' receipts. Dated this 25th day of April, 1846. EDWARD TEW, Chairman of the Provisional Directors. HENRY BERNERS, Secretary. SEE THE DAILY NEWS of JUNE 1 Daily News Office, Whitefriars. NIVERSAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY. VV The Offices of the Company are removed to No. 11, Old Jewry-chambers, City, where all communications are to be addressed, to Mr. GABRIEL KENYON, the Suntory. ROYAL ASYLUM of ST. 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Peel. lAT V EXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN, JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this Company will be held, pursuant to the sessional order of Par liament, at the Company's London Offices, 9, Whitehall-place, on MONDAY, May the 4th next, at One o'clock precisely in the after noon, and that at such meeting a copy of the Bill now pending in ornament, to empower the Company to construct their proposed railway, will be submitted for consideration. And notice is hereby further given, that all Scripholders attending the said meeting will be required to PRODUCE their SCRIP, and to allow the numbers thereof and their names to be registered By order of the Provisional Committee, April 23, 1846. CADWR. WILSON, Secretary. IPSWICH, NORWICH AND YARMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the sessional order and the Bill recently introduced into Parliament, the Directors have determined to POSTPONE the GENERAL MEETING, convened for the 30th inst., until some future day, when the Proprietors will have the opportunity of legally deciding what course shall be adopted. The Report which the Directors had intended to submit to the Meeting, will be forwarded in the course of a few days, to every registered Proprietor. By order, FREDERICK BIGG, Secretary. 12, Old Jewry Chambers, April 27, 1846. MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be held at the White Hart Inn, in the town of Witham, or. SATURDAY, the 2d day of May next, at twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Bill now de pending in Parliament, intituled, "A Bill for making a Railway from Maldon, through Witham to Braintree, all in the county of Essex," will be submitted to the consideration of such meeting. Dated this 22d day of April, 1846. BLOOD and DOUGLAS, Solicitors for the Bill, Witham. .ONDON and YORK SHAREHOLDERS.— a The Committee of Shareholders have the satisfaction to an nounce that they are now supported by the Holders of upwards of 31,000 shares, and the number is hourly increasing. The Committee have also to state that they have ascertained that an offer for termi nating the Parliamentary contest, and all differences between the two Companies, and for greatly improving the position of the London and York Shareholders, has been made by the Eastern Counties Company tothe London and York Directors. The Committee expect, in the course of a day or two, to obtain and lay the particulars of this offer, with their views on the subject, before all the Shareholders in communicaVon with them, or whose addresses they can ascertain. The Committee again state they require no pecuniary support, but impress upon all Holders of Shares, and Subscribers to the Deed, that not a day should be lost in transmitting to them letters, filled up and signed in a published form, approving of arrangements being made with the Eastern Counties Company. By order of the Committee, 4 Size-lane, April 28th, 1846. HENRY PHILIPPS. Forms can be obtained at the Committee's Offices. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at half-past 10 o'clock in the forenoon; for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company the draft of a Bill now before Parliament, intitutled " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Ber wick Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways in the County of Northumberland." Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the said Company. NTEWCASTLE and DARLING-TON JUNCTION RAILWAY. _ _ Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the City of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at a quarter past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Bills now before Parliament, that is to say,— "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from or near Thirsk to Malton, with a branch to Helmsley." " A Bill for enabling the North of England Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Railway Company, and to authorise the raising of addi tional money by the said last-mentioned Company, for those and other purposes." "A Bill for enabling theNewcastie and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from the line of the Great North of England Railway to Bedale." "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a Railway from the line of the Great North of England Railway to or near to Boroughbridge." " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company, to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the Weymouth Dock, and to make certain Branch Railways in the county of Durham, and for other purposes." " A Bill for authorising the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany." And "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake, in the River Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and works to communicate therewith, and for other purposes." And at such meeting, it is proposed to confirm the deeds and agreements already entered into between this Company and the Great North of England Railway Company, the Durham and Sun derland Railway Company, and the Weymouth Dock Company, either alone or together with any other companies, or between the directors of the same companies, or any of them, relative to the pur chase and leasing of the said Great North of England Railway, the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the Wearmouth Dock, or any of them, and the works connected therewith respectively. Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Spada' General Meeting of the Proprietors of the York and North Midland Railway Company, will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub mitting, for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Bills, at present before Parliament, that is to say,— " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to make a more direct line of Railway between York and Leeds." " A BM to authorise the widening and enlargement of part of the line of the York and North Midland Railway, or the construction and maintenance of a Railway adjoining thereto." " A Bill for enabling the Hull and Selby Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the York and North Midland and Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or one of them, and to authorise the raising of additional money by both or either of the last-Mentioned companies, for those and other purposes." " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com pany to make certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the county orYork, and for other purposes." (No. 1.) " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com pany to male certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 2.) And " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to eatena the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway to or near Castleton.". _ And at such meeting it is proposed to confirm the deeds and agreements already entered into between this Company and the Hull and Selby and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or either of them, or betwee n t h e D ire ctors of t he same several Com panies,eßrnal relative to the purchase and lea s i ng of the Railway, and the works connected therewith. saidtg o l r an an d y s o ei f b th y Dated this 20th day of Marc GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the said York and North Midland Railway Company. COLLEGE of HEALTH, NEW .. ROAD, LONDON. Messrs. MORISON have much pleasure in publishing the follow ing extract of a letter frem the Rev. A. Hewlett, Astley Parsonage, near Manchester. As that gentleman has had considerable experi ence for a series of years in the Hygelan mode of treating diseases, his statement must be admitted as highly important " Astley Parsonage, near Manchester, March 24, ISO. " Gentlemen,—The success of the medicine (Morison's Pills) among the poor in this village is very great ; very many indi ivyvidualn ls, and some whole families. never think of seeking any other some cases, were other medical aid had been procured (through that impatience which is so natural to us all in illness) a return to the use of the pills has been attended with complete success. We have now tried them successfully for every case of illness that has occurred in our large family, during the last three years, and I am thereughly convinced of the soundness of the theory on which the pills are made; and believe that if there be a cu"able complaint the carethl and judi.- clous use of the ' Vegetable Medicine' will aceomplish the cure. " Yours truly, " ALFRED HEWLETT. 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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE and CARLISLE . . RAILWAY. ..• . . Notice la hereby given, that a Special general MEETING of the Proprietors of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company will be held, at the Office of the Company, near the Forth, in the town of Newcastle-upon'-Tyne, ori TUESDAY, the 19th day of May, 1846, at TWelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company the Draft of a Bill now before Parliament, entituled, "A Bill to authorise the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and. Carlisle .Rallway Company to extend their Railway in New castle-upon-Tyne, to make several Branch Railways, and for other purposes connected with their undertaking." • MATTHEW PLUMMER, Chairman of the Directors. 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[ADVERTISEMENT.]-BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S Gaismirc.—When the hair is becoming thin, and falling off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above-named articles, applied alternately—the bo tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a nourisher. If any further evidence was required of the virtues of bear's grease for renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. Ross and Sons, 119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first introduced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the ani mals, recommend the public to purchase none other but with their names and address printed on the pot, or the changes are their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to the hair are worse than useless. CLERKENWELL SCHOOLS FOR RAGGED CHILDREN.— The first annual meeting of the Clerkenwell Sundays Schools for Poor Ragged Children, was held last evening in the parochial shoot-rooms in Amwell-street. The chair was taken at six o'clock by the Right Hon. Lord Ashley. There was also present on the platfoim the Rev. Hugh llughes, rector of St. John's, Clerkenwell, the president of the school, the Rev. Mr. Faulkner, rector of St. James's, Clerkenwell, the Rev. Mr. Blacklron, a Dissenting minister, and Mr. Debenham, and other gentlemen, who have taken an active part in the establish ment of the school. An appropriate prayer having been said, the business of the evening was com►nenced by the reading of the report, which having been adopted, a series of resolution., calculated to carry out the views of the supporters of the school, were passed. Ths meeting was addressed by the Noble Lord in the chair, who expressed his readiness to co-operate in the objects of the meeting, and by the clergymen and gentlemen above mentioned, all of whom urged most forcibly on their auditors the necessity and importance of giving in struction to the children of those classes by which the district In which they were assembled was crowded. In the course of the pro ceedings two appropriate hymns were sung by the children, and a selection of sacred music performed by several professional ladies and gentlemen present. The meeting, which consisted of a vast number of very respectable persons, did not break up for several hours. THE LATE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN DRURY LANE. —From inquiries made yesterday afternoon of the house-sur geon of King's College Hospital, it was ascertained that that gentle man now entertains very sanguine hopes that Blewltt will recover from the effects of the injuries he has received. r V A HINT TO ALLorrEEs.—A well-known journeyman tailor in Leicester (who, it is said, "mocks one" exceedingly well), . having been served with a writ by a bubble company, whose ' di rectors" had forgotten to reply to his letter of application till their shares were at discount, he quietly packed up his sole worldly pos sessions—his goose, needle, and thimble I—and forwarded them by Pickford to the secretary I He also wrote a note begging that the " goose" might serve as the centre-dish at the next " committee dinner," and that he might be invited to the feast to " see the last of his old friend."—Leicestershire Mercury. ROMAN CATHOLIC INSTlTUTE.—Yesterday the an nual meeting of the members of this institute was held at the Free masons' Tavern, the Right Rev. Dr. Briggs, Vicar Apostolic of the northern district, in the chair. Lord Arundel, the Hon. Charles Langdale, D. O'Connell, Esq., M.P. &c., were present. M r. S m i th, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the objects of the institute included the education of Roman Catholic children, of whom 25,000 were deprived of that blessing, and also the protection of the Roman Catholic body from persecution. According to the report the recslpts for the past year for educational purposes were 1,5341.25. 5d., and for the general objects of the institute, 1,232/. 9s. 3d., making a total of 2,7661. I ls. Bd. Upon the motion of the Hon. Charles Lang dale, the report was adopted. Mr. O'Connell, Lord Arundel, and several Roman Catholic clergymen having addressed the meeting, the officers for the ensuing year were elected, after which, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. NOVEL CHARGE AGAINST A MILITARY OFFICER.— At the County Magistrates' Office, Rochester, on Monday, a charge of wilful damage was brought against Captain Faunce, of the 4th Queen's Own Regiment, for having broken open a door at the house of John Leith, of Wood-street, Brompton. The Captain had occupied apartments at the complainant's house, and in consequence of words between his servants and Mrs. Leith, she gave him notice to quit, notwithstanding she knew he was ordered out to India in the course of ten days. The Captain and his lady quitted the lodgings ac cordingly, at considerable inconvenience to themselves. lle after wards went to the house for some bathing-tins which had been left behind, and after ringing twice at the door-bell without obtaining ad mittance, he forced it open, and for this he was brought before the magistrates ; the damage done to the lock sad staple being laid at ls. Mrs. Leith, it appeared, had locked the door to prevent his en trance, on the plea that rent amounting to 3/. 15s. remained unpaid, and tie therefore detained the tins. She afterwards admitted that the rent had always been regularly paid, and that Captain Faunce had tendered the arrears to her more than once, and which she had refused to accept. The Captain admitted the charge, and was ad judged to pay a fine of ls., the estimated damage, and 12s. costs ; and as she had refused to take the rent, he declared his intention of giving it to some public charity. DEATH ACCELERATED BY EXCITEMENT.—Tuesday evening an inquest was held before Mr. W. Payne, City Coroner, at the Hand and Shears, Cloth-fair, Smithfield, respecting the death of Elinor Shore, aged fifty-one years, of Long-lane, Barbican. The deceased generally enjoyed good health, but during the last three months had laboured under great excitement in consequence of her daughter, who had been decoyed away by a young man with whom she had formed an attachment. On Sunday night last the deceased retired to rest, and the following morning was discovered in ad e yin state, foaming at the mouth. A surgeon was sent for, hat th de ceased expired before his arrival. The jury returned averdict of "Natural death.", PARIS FASHIONS.—. For a long time only feathers and flowers had figured in the coiffure of women. Of late years some heads with grapes ; women have, like Erigone, orn l am se e e i n ited their the Ccraltesse Duchatel. Some thus, if I be not mistaken, b i een seen on some fair head ; but, cherries and currants have h ls ' o e to grow up to them. A hitherto, vegetables had not bee i t io v e i , n e i r t , ted just been proclaimed for new and ravissant fashion has, howe v er, ornamented with water-crosses. this year, namely, . I! " x t ' ion will not be the only one, and that hair s., with little rod Let us hope that this innovation some bold modists wililnsnooOnadec.koaurrr.il.a,dlivesas; r4dlBlleS And french beaus. --4 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, TUESDAY, APRIL 28. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Meinbers : Birkenhead and Llangollen—Mr. Brotkerton, Mr. Ald erman Hum - phery, and Mr. Dodd. Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth—Lord Rendlesham, Lord A. Hervey, Mr. Gooch, and Mr. Gibson_ - _ _ Manche;ter, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Ex. tensions—Mr. Ellice, jun., and Mr. Brotherton. Morayshire—Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Duff. Lancashire and Preston Junction—Mr. yatten, Mr. Greene, and Mr, Clifton. Birmingham and Oxford Junction—Viscount Villiers and Mr. Muntz. Birmingham and Oxford Jiinction (Birmingham Extensions)—Vis count Villiers and Mr. Muntz. Thetford, Bury St. Edmund's, and Newmarket—Earl Jermyn, Lord C. Fitzroy, and Lord A. Hervey. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Direct Glasgow Junction— Mr. Ilinde and Mr. Ord. London and Birmingham (Coventry to Nuneaton)—Colonel Anson and Mr. Mangles. STANDING ' COMMITTEE. , The following re STA solu I tions were ORDERS reported from this Committee :- 1. That, in the case of the St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on correcting the errors on the plan deposited In the Private Bill-office. 2, That, in the case of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail way petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving before the Committee on the Bill the insertion of the notices In the county newspaper and the " London Gazette" for three sueeessive weeks. , 3. That, in the case of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Ash church, Tewkesbury, and Malvern lino) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to pro ceed with their Bin on correcting the section so as to exhibit thereon ev theer hei eac ght h of the rivers Av and span ef theon. arch or arches of the bridge or bridges That the Committees on this, a n d the two preceding Bills, do examine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 4. That, in the case of the Warwick and London Railway (Hann). ton and AShcliurch Line) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the patties be permitted to proceed with t heir Bill. 5. That, in the case of the Northampton, Banbury, and Chelten ham Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed wttk. - • • • • 6. That, in the case of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 7. That, in the case of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 8. That, in the case of the Thetford, Bury St. Edmund's, and Newmarket Railway petition, the st nding orders ought to be dis pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth resolutions agreed to.—Report to Ile on the table. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 40. Mr. Sheridan discharged ; Captain the Hon. J. C. Vivian selected, and added to the Committee. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. --,..------ From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, TUESDAY, APRIL 28. RAILWAY BILLSGROUP 1. Mr. Henley reported from the Select Committel)e on Group I 1 of Railway Bills, That the Committee met this day at one o'clock, pur suant to the adjournment of yesterday, and that William Smith O'Brien, Esq., one of the Members of the Committee, did not attend that Committee this day within one hour of the time appointed for the meeting of the Committee. Order [27th April] for attendance of Mr. William Smith O'Brien on the Committee this day, read : And Mr. Smith O'Brien being in his place, and having been called upon by Mr. Speaker, stated that he had no ibrther explanation to offer to the House, and that he held to his determination as expressed in his correspondence with the Chairman of the Committee of Selec tion, and then he withdrew. Motion made and Question proposed,—" That William Smith O'Brien, Esq., having disobeyed the Order of this House by refusing to attend the Committee to which the Railway Group No. 11, had been referred, has been guilty of a contempt of this House :" Amendment proposed to leave out from the word Esq." to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " and any other Members of this House who, in the course of the present session, may think proper to signify to the Committee of Selection that they claim, on special grounds, to be exempted from serving on Select Committees on Railway Bills, shall be exempted accordingly; and that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to report to the House the names of all such Members as may so claim to be specially exempted, and the grounds assigned for such exemption :" Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 139. Acland, Sir T. Duncan, George Mangles, R. D. Aglienby, H. A. Duncombe, A. Marshall, William Aldam, William Duncombe, 0. Marsland, Henry Antrobus, E. Dundas, David Molesworth, Sir W. Arbuthaott, Hugh Easthope, Sir John Morpeth, Viscount Armstrong, Sir R. Eastnor, Viscount Neville, Ralph Arundel, Earl of Escott, Bickham Ord, William Bailey, Joseph,jun. Estcourt, T. G. Packe, C. W. Bathe, Col. Evans, William Pell,;Sir R. Bathe, H. V. Ewart, William Philips, Mark Baine, Walter Feilden, William Plumptre, J. P. Baldwin, C. B. Ferguson, Colonel Plumridge, Captain Bannerman, A Fitzroy, Henry Polhill, Frederick Barclay, David Flower, Sir J. Powell, Colonel Baring, F. T. Forman, T. S. Rawdon, Colonel Baring, W. B. Forster, Mathew Round, John Barnard, E. G. Gisbome, Thomas Sandon, Viscount Beckett, William Godson, Richard Scott, Francis Blackbume, J. I.', Gore, Montague Seymour, Sir H. B Blake, M. J. Goulburn, Henry Sheridan, R. B. Borthwick, P. Graham, Sir James Smythe, George Bowles, Admiral Granger, T. C. Somerset, Lord 4. Bowring, Dr. Greene, Thomas Sotheron, T. H. S. Brooke, Lord Grey, Sir G. Spooner, Richard Browne, W. Grimsditch, T. Staunton, Sir G. , Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, W. J. Stuart, Lord J. Bruges, W. H. L. Hamilton, Lord C. Strutt, Edward Buckley, Edmund Harcourt, G. G. Sutton, H. M. Buller, Charles Hawes, Benj. Tancred, H.:W. Buller, Edward Hay, Sir A. L. Thesiger, Sir F. Cardwell, E. Henley, J. W. Thornely, Thomas Carew, W. P. Herbert, Sidney Trelawny, J. S. Carnegie, Captain Hervey, Lord A. Trench, Sir F. Christie, W. D. Hodgson, Richard Trotter, John Clerk Sir George Hope, Sir J. Troubridge, Sir E. Colebrooke, Sir T. E. Hope, G. W. Vyse, R. IL B. H. Collett, W. E. Hotham, Lord Walker, Richard Compton, H. C. Howard, C. W. Ward, H. G. Connolly, Col. Hudson, G. Wellesley, Lord C. Corry, H. Hume, Joseph Wilde, Sir Thomas Cowper, W. F. Inglis, Sir R. Williams, T. P. Craig, W. G. Jones, Captain Winnington, Sir T. Cripps, William Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Wood, Colonel T Davies, D. A. S. Lockhart, W. Denison, J. E. Mackenzie, T. Douglas, Sir H. Maclean, D. Douglas, Sir C. E. M`Neill, Duncan Duckworth, Sir J. Mahon, Viscount TELLERS. Young, John Baring, Henry MINORITY-NOES, 15. Bridgeman, Hewitt M'Carthy, Alex. Powell, Caleb Browne, R. D. O'Brien, J. Roche, B. B. Collett, John O'Brien, Timothy Somers, J. P. Fitzgerald, R. A. O'Connell, Daniel TELLERS. Grattan, Henry O'Connell, Maurice Warburton, Henry Kelly, James O'Connell, John Brotherton, Joseph Main Question put. The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 133. Acland, Sir T. Aglionby, H. A. Douglas, Sir C. Duckworth, Sir J. Mangles, R. D, Marshall, W. Aldam, William Duncan, Giorge Marshmd, Henry Antrobus, Edmund Dundas, David Molesworth, Sir W. Arbuthnott, H. Easthope, Sir J. Morpeth, Viscount Armstrong, Sir A. Escott, Bickham Ord, William Arundel, Earl of Estcourt, T. G. Paeke, C. W. Bailey, J., jun. Evans, William Peel, Sir Robert Baillie, Colonel Ewart, William Philips, M ar k .... . —. . __.... Baillle, H. J. Fielden, William Plunipire, J. P. Baine, Walter Ferguson, Col. Plumridge, Captain Baldwin, Barry Fitzroy, Henry PolhiP F. Bannerman, A. Flower, Sir James Powell , Col. Barclay, Darid Forman, T. S. itawdon, Colonel Baring, F. T. Forster, Matthew Round, John Baring, W. B. Gisbome, Thomas Sandon, Visc o unt Barnard, Edward G. Godson, R. Scrope, G. P. Beckett, W. Gore, Montague Smythe, George Blackburne, J. I. Goulburn, Henry Seymour, Sir H. Blake, M. J. Graham, Sir J. Somerset, Lord G. Borthwick, Peter Granger, T. C. Sotheron, T. H. S. Bowles, Admiral Greene, Thomas Spooner, Richard Bowring, Dr. Grlmsditch, Thomas Staunton, Sir G. Bretherton, J. Hamilton, W. J. Stuart, Lord J. Browne, W. Hamilton, Lord C. Strutt, Edward Bruce, Lord E. Harcourt, G. Sutton, Henry Bruges, W. H. Hawes, B. Tancred, H. W. Buckley, Edmund Hay, Sir. A. Thesiger, Sir F. Buller, Charles Henley, J. W. Thornely,.T. _ ..., .. ...... . Buller, Edward Ilerheri, Sydney Trelawn . Y, — J. M. Cardwell. Edward Hervey, Lord A. Trench, Sir F. W. Carew, W. 11. Pole Hodgson, R. Trotter, John Carnegie, Captain Hope, Sir J. Troubridge, Sir B. Christie, W. D. Hope, G. W. Vyse, B. Clerk Sir G. Hotham, Lord Warburton, H. Colebrooko, Sir T Howard, C. W. . Ward. H. G. Collett, Si?. It. Hudson, George Wellesley, Lord C. Compton, H. C. Hume, Joseph Wilde, S. T. Connolly, Colonel Inglis, Sir R. Williams, W. Corry, Henry Jones, Captain Winnington, Sir T. Cowper, W. F. Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Wood, Colonel T. Craig, W. G. Lockhart,. W. Cripps, W. Davies, 1). A. Denison, E. B. Douglas, Sir H. Mackenzie, T. TELLERS. Maclean, Donald Young, John M`Neill, Duncan Baring, Henry Mahon, Lord Bridgeman, 11. Browne, R. D. Collett, John MINORITY NOES, 13. 31`Carthy, Alexander Somers, J.:P. O'Brien, Joha • O'Brien, T. TELLERS. O'Connell, Maurice O'Connell, Dania O'Connell, J. R oc h e, E. B. Powell, Caleb Fitzgerald, R. A. Grattan, Henry Kelly, James THE BREVET.—We understand from very high autho rity, that a brevet in the army and navy will very shortly be an nounced, and at the period at which we are to look for it will be the auspicious day of her Majesty's accouchement. It is stated in a circle most likely to be well informed that a brevet won id have been given last year, had not the expense of the Navy and Ordnance Department been so great as to check the announcement of it at that time. POLICE OFFICER KILLED.—On Saturday evening last, William Sommerville, one of the policemen on the Caledonian Rail way, was killed in the most barbarous manner, near Lockerbie, by the railway labourers. It appears that the monthly payment of the men working on that part of the line took place on Saturday evening last, and a disturbance having occurred amongst the " navvys," de ceased and other officers were called upon to quell the uproar, who, in attempting to do so, were kicked and beaten in the most violent and brutal manner, by the mob, who were mostly Irishmen. The treatment which Sommerville received from three of them was most savage. He was stabbed on his body with some sharp-edged instru ment, his nose was split in two, and so was one of his cheeks, while one of his eyes was burst, and robed out of its socket. He expired soon afterwards. The three murderers effected their escape, but the police are in pursuit of tnem in all directions. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.-013 Tuesday a notice was posted at the chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand. announcing that the next mails for India, China, Egypt, Gibraltar, Malta, Greece. and the lonia , ' Islands, via Southampton, will be dispatched on the evening of the 2d of Nay ; and via Marseilles, on the evening of the 7th of May. SUDDEN DEATHS.—Yosierday Mr. Baker held two inquests, one at the Star and Garter, Arbour-square, Stepney, and the other at the London Hospital, on the bodies of Henry Ephraini Hubble, aged thirty-one, and George Marshall , aged fifty. It ap peared in the first case that Hubble was landlord of the Star and Garter. Several years ago, while in Calcutta, lie had an attack i insanity caused by excessive drinking. On Easter M onday the la o ined police cleared his house and turned the gas off. The deceased co he mp of it, and appeared to be much excited. On Fr ida y evening went to bed as usual, and shortly afterwards got up and ran down stai s rs into the street with nothing on but his shirt and drawers. lie wa brought oft ., com plained of Ih s e u ir dd co eni nd y uc h t e . back, and he died a few hours afterwards. There had been a sum mons out against him for keeping his house open after twelve o'clock on Sunday nights. This also excited the deceased, who thought him self ill-used by the police, and had The jury returned a verdict of .` Died by the visitation of God du the second case it appeared that the deceased, Marshall, was seen to pass down North-street, Stepney, on Sunday evening. staggered, and would have fallen to the ground had not amen caught him in his arms as he was passing by. He was conveyed to the tural death"was L on don Hospital, but died be fore he reached the re. Verdi, HERR PI cum' — A l etter has been received ;I'ol3l " this recorded. s . rded. celebrated singer, announcing his immediate d gard for London, and accepting an departure from Stutt- Aunu'a concert au rile 15th of May. engagement for Madame Caraderi LATEST FROM POLAND. CZELA. DECLARED KING. The journal published in Paris, in the Polish language, under the title of Trzeci Maj (or, Third of May) gives, in its last number, dated Monday last, 25th instant, the following as the latest intelligence from private sources in Galicia:— " The details from the theatre of the movements are very incomplete. Bands of armed peasants continue to hold out; but their chief Czela (not Szelu) has proclaimed himself King of the Peasants. He travels •in a carriage with six horses, and surrounded by a suite of cavalry. Throtighout all Galicia the peasants have discontinued to perform the work of the corvee (panszczyrna). The movement extends in every direction to the frontiers of Volhynia ani Podolia. The murders of the superior classes still go on ; andlastly,- M. Golejewski, a landed proprietor (not a noble) was` mur dered in this way. In the circles of Zlaczow and Taraowpol It is reported that there is, in the circle of Sambar, a camp of fifty'nOblemen in the forest, who are kept in a state of siege by the peasants. " There is current a report. in Galicia that the Russian Go vernment has addressed a note to the Austrian, deprOating the conduct of the latter in Galicia, and_ taking the 'Polish nobility under the protection of Russia." Th le Journal des Debats publishes the following communi cation from Lemberg, dated the 14th inst.:— " We have just passed the three last days of Iloly Week in the deepest anxiety. The report had spread throughout the province that on the 10th, or Good Friday, a general massacre of the Polish nobles and German functionaries would take place. The troops were concentrated in the towns, and large numbers of the inhabitants of the country sought refuge in them. These terrible rumours have, fortu nately, not been realised. It is even said that order and tranquillity are restored in the circles of Wadowite and Bochnia. In the circle of Tarnow, the peasants not only re fuse to acquit themselves of the cornees, but required the division of The " land between them. It is feared that these symptoms of disorder will spread to the neighbouring 'provinces of Russia, where bondage prevails in all its force. The reaction may thus become more terrible still. In the circles of Jaslow and Czarstkof the peasants are already rising against the nobles. I will mention a fact which characterises the situation of affairs. Count Lanckaronski, one of the greatest landowners of Galicia, has considerable estates in the circle of Czarstkof. He is married to the Prince de Metternich's niece, and almost all his employes are Germans. A deputation of sp:carsedanttshelalateuldyowun-aeirtedanodn_ him. tak We have learnt,' said they, that in the other circleesntphoess We are good-natured complain of you,peasants s of h t a h v e e ir land. thereforeop we have not much reason,:to masters w : rn do unto yon what the peasants a go away and leave usyou that IT you will ntot r, we shall be obliged to who employer r d troopsimmediately Tarnow have done with their lords.' M. Lanckaronski's ad i n that; t warned the Austrian authorities, direction; but, hitherto, the Government has in vigour solely against the nobles. In all the principal towns w of the circles the public prisons and private houses'/ are crowded with the unfortunate vic'ims, who await, loath some places where they are huddled together pell-mell, the decision of their fate ; an imperial councillor is entrusted with the proceeuings against five hundred and fifty arrested per sons. Each of them is examined three days together, so that there are innocent persons who will perhaps have to wait three or lour years before their case be disposed of. A large number, unable to endure the treatment they are sub jected to, have already died. Every family is in despair. We are reduced here to implore the imperial clemency, not to obtain oblivion and forgiveness, but judges. The situation of the province is most lamentable—all confidence has vanished. The Government dreads the nobles and the pea sants; the nobles dread the local authorities, who are the main causes of the calamities of the country, and the peasants whose fury knows no bounds. The peasants confound in their hatred the nobles and the Austrian authorities. They will neither obey, nor work. Thus, order and tranquility will not be restored for a long time to come, and our prospects are most gloomy." CAPT. MANBY'S ILLUMINATED SHELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SER,--It gives me considerable pleasure to reply to the letter in your paper of the 15th instant, from Mr. Wilson, of Hull, whose championship of Lieutenant O'Reilly''; inven tion of an illuminated shell reflects much credit, and evi dences a philanthropic, not a spurious, motive. I beg to in form Mr. Wilson the effect of an illuminated shell is mine, a claim supported by an extract from the British Retrial; published by Murray, and Longman and Co., on the Ist of June, 1812, which thus speaks of experiments made by me at Woolwich :—" A shell (instead of a shot) is affixed to a rope having four holes in it to receive fuzes, and the interior of the shell is filled with the fiercest and most glaring com position, which, when inflamed, displays so splendid an illu mination of the rope, that its flight cannot be mistaken." Lieutenant O'Reilly's invention is an ingenious mode of in serting a fuze into the shot to prevent its expulsion in the concussion. I freely and thankfully admit this improvement, though a very extravagant substitution for mine, my shell being charged with " 11b. of mealed powder, 3 ditto of salt petre, and S oz. of flour of brimstone, made into a paste by spirits of wine or turpentine." lam glad to hear the autho rities have supplied at least the eastern coast with them. I am sure Mr. Wilson will admit inventions in addition to are not to supersede or throw odium on my plans; my objects were originally accomplished on the principles of effective ness, facility of transport, simplicity of method, and economy' " leaving the results to th e un ti r i ng zea l of my county-14; and a merciful Providence. I h ave li ved 81 years., andjhave 'p. I not seen my plan i m p rove d i n e i t h er of these have heard so much n o i se l a t e l y about e. reeriments, rinciples that I fully expected all my inventions are to be exploded, and myself pronounced a lunatic, and tLat the indefatigable Captain your letter alludes to, beiiid es many others in our local papers--I suspect his own composition—would have dis tanced all his predecessors ; but alas! Sir, all is ending as it commenced, an amusement for noble and decorative folk on Woolwich-common on very fine days. I have lately received a number of letters, all in praise of the simplicity of my plans; by the bye, one from the Government of Denmark, through the medium of their Consul, for the immediate sup ply of the apparatus. and hoping I would not permit the public to be gulled by such fine-weather projections. My reply has been, when able to wield my pen, that my exer tions shall be unremitted while my faculties remain. In the humble hope that posterity will honour my perseverance more when dead, than my jealous contemporaries do while living, I am, Sir, your humble servant, GEO. W. MANBY, Captain,' F.R.S. Pedestal House, Soethtown, Great Yarmouth, April 8. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In consequence of the increasing number of seceders from the Established Church of England, and the growing and alarming tendency to Romanism amongst a considerable portion of the pious, learned, and influential members of the Universities, which still nominally remain in her communion, it is confidently reported that a total revision of the "Thirty nine Articles" is shortly to take place, so as to exclude all obsolete doctrines, ambiguous expressions, and doubtful pas sages which have hitherto given rise to misinterpretations and misconceptions of the pure and fundamental principles of the Protestant faith. Also, an entire reformation of the Book of Common Prayer (so much needed), in which so many of the Romish doctrines are still inculcated and clearly set forth, which are totally at variance with our Protestant belief, such as the pretended corporeal and real presence in our merely commemorative Sacrament, Confession to Man, Priestly Absolution, &c. ; as also, the Athanasian Creed, so ob noxious to many pious and good Christians, who cannot con scientiously subscribe to it. CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES AND LECTURE-ROOMS.- Mr. Thomas Duncombe's Bill to amend the laws relating to corre sponding societies and the licensing of lecture-rooms, which also bears the names of Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Aglionby, was yesterday printed. There are five clauses in the measure, and their object is to repeal certain sections in various Acts of Parliament now in force -39 George 111., c. 2 ; 39 George 111., c. 79, s. 15 ; 57 George 111., C. 19, s. 25. By the Acts 39 George 111., c. 76, and 57 George 111., c. 19, certain offences are created, and certain penalties are attached to the commission thereof. It is declared that the provisions of the re cited Acts have given occasion to vexatious proceedings by common informers, and that after the passing of this Bill they shall only be commenced by the law officers of the Crown. The repeal of the several enactments is not to extend to other societies, which by the Acts are declared to be unlawful combinations and confederacies. IMINERS' STRIKE. BIRSIINGIIASI, TUESDAY EVE NING.—The coal and ironstone masters in South Staffordshire are now beginning to feel the effects of the recent resolution of the iron masters to adhere to the ?resent exorbitant prices for iron. The de mand has already decreased to a considerable extent. Stocks are in 'i Monday r e ini oi k nsa n dan e atll Saturday r dstoba ney colliery, s,minersowfae d n reduction l 'V e esbd struck: u n r e s y ; consequence accumulating, and a fall in prices is now generally anti cipated by the trade. In prospect of this depression, Messrs. Lloyd, bury; Messrs. Addcrbrook and Son, Messrs. Bills and Mills, Messrs. -Forte, and Co . , the i. iiin p de r o rs : rl e ins e s t tr o is is ji ro o eh f m, morning nearly 2,000 men met in an a w y enit was unanimously resolved ant ow l gj n p ao j rn h e k e their notice ela r ol ):idwdacnarelegtttwolfeed; yesterdayth n r e escr e b p uury eze , a-day . old p B l o o a g n y n l n to m s v ub r mi ece t i t v o in t g he is p 4 ro s pos . aed reduction. Th -day ; before iron erorasetetoofiwtsapgresesetahteyraaretes they had 3s. 9d., and from the feeling shown at the me e ti ng i t was evident that not h ing will induce the miners to resume work at lower wages than 4s. but a reduction in the price of iron and coal, which wou t i N d e r E en N tr A th m e s m m. asters unable to give the hi g h est rate. APPREHENSION AND COMMITTAL OT THE SUPPOSED INCENDIARY. ANDOVER, SATURDAY, APRIL 25.—This Meriting a man named Josep h A t diem, nearly 60 years of age, for more t f h arm an : o re Y s ear idin s g a a . t f arm Grates i ery ra, an villwasag to e a th lir. J m o il h e n s ß fr a o t in t, an extensive the county magistrates, for setting and about six from Andove r, fire to a u l p arge hay rick, supposed brought for examination before to contain between twenty and thirty tons, belonging to his master, on the morning of Friday the 24th instant. It appears this man was discharged from Mr. Batt's service about Christmas last, since which time he has been out of employ. Evidence having been received, the prisoner, after being duly cautioned, was asked what he had to say, stated he was as innocent as a child unborn of setting fire to the rick—never was near the place till taken there by the policeman, and can prove that if required. The magistrates, afters brief consultation, decided that the evidence was sufficient to warrant them in sending the prisoner for trial at the Winchester summer assizes. Mr. Batt was bound over in a 2 , .1. bond to prosecute, and the two policemen in 10/. each to give evidence on the trial. BREAK OF GAUGE.—The Bristol and Birmingham Railway Company are showing a very laudable desire to reduce as much as possible the inconvenience of the break of gauge; they have altered some of their trains so as to fall in with those on the Great Western Railway, and it is understood that they are about to put on additional trains between Gloucester and Cheltenham for the like purpose. Much inconvenience has been felt by passengers arriving at Gloucester after the train for Cheltenham had started; and to remedy the evil we learn that the directors of the Bristol and Bir mingham line intend to make the alteration alluded to, on the a.st of the ensuing month, so that parties leaving London by the Great ores reach Cheltenham the same night; in addition to this, a trai n l tern Railway at four o'clock in the a ft ernoon will then be able b t : dispatched from Cheltenham to Gloucester , to meet the Gr eat Wes tern up Mail train, which leaves Glouc ester at midnight. ROYAL EXCHANGE. — The merchants were much pleased yesterday to perce ive symptoms of the removal of the hour of 'Change. The Gresh am rain, to retain the wet until the Dutchpebbles with whichthe an' Committee is about to restore the old aephalte, which has hitherto acted somewhat like a sponge, after Exchange was paved, and which have, fortunately, been preserved. gen oSl l iinsß,GCBalNdSen--t m em b er s Raman were examined and admitted members on the 24th instant : f :. ll : wi sti ng ce en lin iam ot i t. n Robert Cockburn, Reigate; William Davenport, Leek; J. Chitty Clendon Conduit - street ; E. J. Barker, Lontrton, Staffordshire; Henry gmith, Hadley; Samuel Chavas.se, Kingswinford ; B • ROYAL CoLtElavt: J. C F Miller, Walworth ; Bristol; E. E. Hamilton, Islington ; J. Mulhanne Y, Mayo. RETIREMENT FOR A DIPLOMATIST. says the Boston Cow let', has taken — Mr. Everett, up his residence in Cambridge, and entered upon the euti es of the Presidency on Monday morn ing. He attcnded the customar y- religious services that morning, and made an affectionate addres s Everett's accession to this office—the highest literary distinction in the country win be an auspicious era in the history of Harvard University. A GALLANT at half-past twelve,AwChTen. 50, lying in th e Pi nop Reach, the sen ti n el in the fo b —On on n f the 16th inst., treb l e n t n b e e n lfe a l l l e i l i g itt the water. The alarm, " A man overbo ard," was immediately given, and reached the ears of the first lieutenant of the Raleigh, Mr. Tatham, in bed at the time, who instantly sprang on deck in Ills night-Shirt and precipitated himself off the gangway into the river. Although an intense fog prevailed at the same time, and the weather was very cold, at the peril of his own life he succeeded in saving the marine, but was much exhausted when he got on board. The sentinel w as very nearly drowned when Mr. Tatham saved him.-- Ramphire Telegraph. -...----••••-'''''.-.-- ~~~ /,~-