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PARISH of ST. GEORGE, HANOVER.. SQUARE. To Millers and Mealmen, Butchers, Checsemongers, Cornchandlers, Grocers, Milkmen, Potato-dealers, Oilmen and Tallowchandlers, Colourmen, and CoMninakers. Such Persons as are willing to CONTRACT with the Governors and Directors of the Poor of the said Parish for supplying the Two Work houses for Six Months, from the 25th clay of March, to the 29th day of September, 1852, may deliver in their sealed proposals at the loard-room in Mount-street, on or before Ten o'clock on Dupla', She 19th thy of March. Persons Tendering must be in attendance at that time, and all Ten ders must be made upon and strictly in accordance with the printed Forms of Tender, which may be obtained on application to the Master (tithe Workhouse, in Mount-street, as well as any further particulars. By order. T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS, Fore Cabin. Saloon , To or from G ravesen d an d L 0n d 0n .......... 10d. . Is. 2d _ Gravesend and Blackwall and Woolwich B d. •... Os. 10 d. Zetween Grave-tend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. •• . Os. Bd. Ito other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purtleet rierb, The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. SUNDAYS WESIL DAYS. Time. 7 tes%% 9% 1% 21% S I 'On S laturd, lays only. Direct Trains from the Boats 1 Omnibuses from Fenchurch-s1 every quarter of an hour. FROli BRUNSWICK WHARF, the following Trains from Wl= DATE iv NDAYS f 1 . 0 i i .... 5,) ...' ..; Time. f"g 1 2 li I A 1, Tinie. f.i . : 4 ~,, - Q o . 4 : ' s •. . . 4 :Z 7 - ?; 1 I M * I{4 i 74 8 .:: g a $ l ' 1" 4 ..,.... —.— _ .._ ......... --... _.— —. ...... , 10 —0% 123( 11 .. . 2 % —3% 44 11 5% itsu Passages marked * are rnn direct. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Montha, st. Os. ; Six Months, 3s. Ykree Months, V. Is.: to be had of the Collectors on boar. 'Iv:lots; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. February 1,1852. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enro ll ed under the Friendly Society's Acts) and B ishedENEVOL 184ENT FUND. Establo. TRUSTEES. •-• I 111" '" Baring, Esq., M.P. W. G. Prescott, Esq. 2:l4ornson Hankey, Jun., Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq , M.P. This Association offers the fullowing advantages : The Mutual Principle of Assurance. An Equitable Rate of Premiums. Division of Profits every five years on Policies of three years standing nine-tenths thereof are divisable amongst the assured, and we remaining one-tenth is appropriated to the Benevolent Fuud. The last Division of Profits up to the 31st December, 1847, ave raged 33 per cent. All Policies Indisputable, except in cases of fraud. LOANS to MEMBERS on security of their Policies to the extent of their estimated value. _ The sum assured may be MADE PAYABLE to the WIDOW, !MOWER, or CHIL I, REN, FREE of PROBATE or LEGACY D UTY, or ANY CHARGE WHATEVER. Policies can be Assigned, and Assignments Registered in the Books Of the Association. By order of the Board, P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, London, February 5, 1852. Clerks becoming Members by an Assurance of 1001. or upwards, and subscribing ss. to 20s. annually, according to age, or by an an nual Subscription of one guinea, are entitled to all the important a dvantages of the Benevolent Fund. LaITANNIA LIFE A S SURANCE COMPANY. I Princes-s reet, Bank, London. Established 1837. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. °,RPIIANS' AND CHILI iREN'S ENDOWMENT BRANCH. p.,. i nis Branch has been established for the purpose of affording to ..7 e nts, Guardians, and Friends the means of providing, in an easy et their i nexpensive manner, a fund for the maintenance and education t heir children, so as to guard against the difficulties and destitu ti Which infants are frequently left by the premature deaths of those on whom they are dependent. seer this purpose an extensive set of Table.* has been prepared, A ~_° wing the Quarterly Rates of Premium required, at at all ages, for is —. ....nuitles *0 commence at the death of a Parent or Friend, and to Zeontinued until a child shall have completed (if a boy) his twenty. Thor (if a girl) her twenty-fifth year of age. ea have also been prepared, showing the sums for which such 441t1 " may be Commuted, when required to assist the child's outset ill life. EXTRACTS FROM TABLES. warterly Premiums for an Annul ItY of Filly Pounds, to com- T hence at the Death of a Fathe Sr Friend, and to be paid until a M ale Child shall' have com pleted his Twenty-first year o ._age, Quarterly Premiums for an Annu ity of Fifty Pounds, to com mence at the Death of a Father or Friend, and to be paid until a Female Child shall have com pleted her Twelfth fifth year of age. Quarterly Premium when Child's age is under Quarterly Premium when Child's age is under 31to bsl 1 Year S. ' 9 5 1 12 9 1 18 6 2MI 7; '3 Year of EAther 3Montht 1 Year 3 Years £ s. d. X s. d. X s. d. 3) 115 01 14 011 11 6 35 1 19 7 1 18 3'l 15 2 40 2 7 5 2 5 812 1 6 45 t 8 2 18 312 12 7 X s. (1. 1 8 5 1 11 6 1 16 11 la 6 s. d. 1 6 0 1 8 fa 1 13 1 2 1 Values of the above Annuities, or (When in p ossession) be Commut: (for Boys), and seventeen (for (I • Sums for which the game uw,y ted, at and after the age of thirteen iris) I • t ors Age. Value of Annuity. £ g. d. 13 331 2 0 15 259 18 0 17 180 5 0 19 94 7 0 •••••••,..._ Age.l Value of Annuity. s. d. 17 329 12 9 19 258 3 0 21 179 18 0 23 94 5 0 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. .ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. La ndon, January 1, 1852. HE SESSION OP . 185 2. The long•expected Opening of rarlfament has pa.sed over .`",._r beloved Queen has been again greeted with enthusiastic emon ;Mons of loyalty and patriotism ; these events illustrate the union th ev e :Peeple—are prognostics or future happiness and prosperity in licorbuTitrhe and SON are not influenced by party pon y areardent in pursuit of the prosperity of the people, Comfort and happiness of the members of the nation; to advance tAis have cheerfully made the most magnific at investment of and engaged the most distinguished artists to devise the test faahionable and elegant designs for the accommodation of her 7estY's aabje c t s ; th ese d es i gns they have the pleasure of present "' dallY at their Establishments Aidgate and Minories, New Oxford , a nd Hart-street. tioo!verdid the opening of Parliament call forth stronger manifesta -4,7 or Patriotic attachment to the Queen ; never did the thousands b tabled to greet their Sovereign look more cheerful and happy. Z . 7 was the order of the day, and the efforts of E. MOSES and *1 were their made visible on the multitudes who welcomed the Queen Co tt rightful rtrer. It affords E. MOSES and SON the most ablypieta satisfaction when they see the multitude clothed respect rem tu ld comfortable at a cheap rate : then they have that perfect I ,llrleration for which they have many years laboured. of b u tßession of 1852 is opened ; now commences the groat bustle For is tj; n ess. and a magnificent display of British power and taste. their t• MOSES and SON are prepared. The capabilities of attto es tablishments are unlimited, ossesslng facilities f r any ableiltneg buoiness or any command, however splendid and fashion mos: he artists in their employ are continually devising from the celebrated models of grace and elegance, and have the plea th'`,,of performing the duties of their profession in compliance with distinguished and liberal commands of the Nobility, Clergy, and gentry of the City and elsewhere. Al l changes brou g ht a bout by Parliamentary reduction are dir "lY made use of by E MOSES and SON, in the way enterpris -lag tradesmen should whose object is to legislate daily for the ad- Iralicenaent and comfort of the people, the session of their Indus 41°08 exertions never closes, their Establishments ore ceaselessly t a rdhlg out new and com f orta bl e c l o thi n g, and their motto is, reduc on of the expenditure of the people, by presenting at little more than half the usual charge, the best qualities of C , othing, Hats and CAM Rosie ne r- -- every kind, Furs, the beautiful skins cf animals fLo ... ni ‘ the vast forests of the world, Boots and Shoes, and General .I...sting to all quarters of the globe. Z. MOSES and SON, danceLonty E itabua , 54, 5 e, Aid eate, :lent, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minorles, la. London West-end granP.ral‘. to the Church, all communicating. Cid Bart-xtreet, all co m ;' ..1"1 507, 608, New Oxford-street, 1. 1, Bradibrd Yorkshire Branch c ? tizi a* Sheffield Branch, 36, Fu gate : ' 9 . Bridg e _ stviel. Tailors, Clothiers, hatters, Host Ilittkers,ar d General Ontlitters for Leal rurri ere. Boot also taw, The ElitsbashMents are dosed from e s and Gentlemen. s. when business is imam med , 8 1 1 4: v rriday to sunset on The New Book, entitled " The Exhibition I , 3 ° ; cl°alL , N a Nations o c n o n s a " in ....three Languages, vit. :—Englisti, French, *n ..." 41 full directions for self measurement, can .atle a. or forwa rded post free to any part of th e 'o2Sratis, on appli ..suorn Year ending 1857, " h 1. 4 handsome Almanac, for the " aPPllcation. pule Francl i s e, Qui xi parla Italian°. had gratis, ml l'on Bier spricht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. TO A GENTLEMAN AB OUT to PUR CHASE A SUIT OF CLOTHES. You tell me, Sir, that you intend tdoogno not know; In q t uest of clothing—where, you No ailor in particular you name, While thus you hint of purchasing the game ; But you as good as tell me that in th is, You'll play a game of hazard—hit or miss. And shall I let you go without advice, Both with regard to quality and price? No—since you are a stranger to the place. I'll tender my assistance in the case. "All is not gold that glitters," is a phrase Well worthy of remembrance now-a-days. At whatsoever Mart you might apply, I You'd find the garments lauded to the sky. And very likely you'd be led to view These plausible harangues as strictly true : So take a timely hint from one that knows, And act with caution when you buy your clothes. I know a Mart—the fairest in the trade— . Where solid, sterling bargains may be made, HYA M'S Mart to which I now refer— ..kvcarehouse which, for years. has caused a stir. 'Tie here where I obtain my own attire, Which, I have heard you say, you much admire. 'Twas lIYAM'S firm that honourably made The first grand movement to reform the trivia ; And lIYAM'S were the fli st who brought to bear Those new improvements in the dress we wear. Till lIYAM cams, the Continental styles Surpassed the fashions of the British Isles; And 'twas acknowledged by a vast majority, That England, here, was in a sad minority. But this deficiency on England's part Was soon made up by HYAM'S match'ess art ; And France, herself, who once would yield to none, _ C wssses, candidly, that she's outdone. For talk of layi ng ou t a five-pound note ror nothing more than Iron , ers, vest, and coat? And doubtless you would think it "passing strange" Were y HYAMS to r et urn yon two pounds change. Aye i two pounds change! I have not lost my senses, Nor am I joki ng touching your ex p en ses : Your five-pound note would buy a first-rate suit, And one of lIYAM'S overcoats to boot. I add no more—l see you look surprised. A And, doubtless, y ou will act as I' v e advised ; Por such superior dress you'll not begrudge price so m o d erate— " You ' re too goo d a judge." - - - 14 M AND CO.'s ESTABLISHMENTS. City Establishment London.„ ....36, Gracechurch;street. s • Wort-end • 86, Oxford m -street. Cloth, Outfitters, Hag°acturers of ; a nd Military Tailors. ; 1 , 4 T T Bl av i cs 3 Clothiers, and a Pr"aitial Establishments. Ant; Biglangb,ga s Live rpool, Leeds Glasgow, A 44 Ntw.. . Oa ; .ii the Tlll2B. - 'asked t *eet Station to all parts of 6ondoa IBLACKWALL. on the arriva• f he Fenchurch•street station. N° . 18,532.] LONDON, FRIDAY [PRICE SD. THE WEST of IRELAND LAND INVEST MENT COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter, • By which the liabil.ty of Shareholders is limited to the amount PUBLICATIONS. of their shares. Offices, 75. Cornhill. Capital, 500,0 , 10/., in 2 ,000 ‘hares of 257. each. With power to increase to One Million. A Deposit of 1/. 10s. per Share payable on Allotment. TRUSTEES. Sir John Young, Bart., M.P. Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, Esq. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. William Digby SeymoVr, Barrister-at-Law, 2, Inner Temple. lane, micl29. bitirloe-square. Brompton. Rear-Admiral Sir IVilliain Henry Dillon. K.C.H., 23, Burton-crescent. Thomas Colpitts Granger, Esq., Q.C., N.Y., Crown Office-row, Inner Temple. Joseph John Wright, Esq., Dep.-Lieut., Sunderland. Rear-Admiral Sir Richard O'Cornor, K.C.H., 6, Stanhope-.terrace, Hyde-park. Joseph Hannah, Esq., Bridge-street, Westminster, and Stockwell, Surrey. John Murray, Esq . C.E., 5, Whitehall. Joseph Napier Higgins, Esq., M.R.1.A., Barrister-at-Law, 3, Old. _ . square, Lincoln's Daniel Adolphus Lange, Esq., 82, Mark-lane, City, and Drayton Grove, orompton. George Hudson. jun., Esq., Albert-gate, Knightsbridge, and Newby Park, Thir sk With power to acid to their number. sAlcitites. London—. Messrs.. Dirnsdale, iinewett, Fowlers, and Barnard: Ireland—The Provincial Bank of. Ireland. . • ♦UDLTOAB. Government Company's— STANDING COUNSEL. England—Kenyon S. Parker, Ysq., Q C. Ireland—Jusepn Napier, Esq., Q.C., M.P. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Capes and btuart, Gray's Inn. Mr. Evan Hare, Temple. AGENT IN DUBLIN. Walter Bonnie, Esq., 18, Fluwilliara-square West. SECRETARY. Captain Bridges John Hooke. The West of Ireland Land Investment Company propose to pur chase some of the large and valuable estates in the West of Ireland. which are now in the market, and to improve and let on lease, or resell the same. In no part of the British Empire can land be obtained on such easy terms, and wits suck present and prospective advantages. At no former period hes so tavourable an opportunity been pre sented for making eligible land investments in Ireland. It is a strange but nnquestiona' le truth, that at the present mo ment several hundred thousand acres of god reclaimalle land may be bomh , in Ireland at prices scarcely higher than emigrants are compelled to pay for cleared land in our colonial back settlements. Owing to the 1.-gal difficulties that e isted until lately to prevent the trmsfer of landed proderty in Ireland. and the exaggerated value generally placed upon it by its nom nal owners, it was deemed hope less by English capitalists to seek permanent investments there, especially as the namber of pauper tenants, in many instances, was so great as to make the Estates almost valueless, and to prevent all attempts at the introduction oz an improved system of agri culture. he successful operation of the Encumbered Estates' Court, the remarkable decrease oI the labourii , g classes of the Irish population exhibited by the late Census, and the universal desire to emigrate that now exists amongst the peasantry, solve the chief difticury in the problem of Ireland's physical and social regeneration, and re move the most formidable obstacle to English enterprise In that quarter; the only one where it has hitherto been conquered by the mere force of circumstances. W-• The province of Connaught has been chosen because it off. rs un questionably a preeminently suitable field for the purposes of the Company, and still more because of the uniformly peaceful, loyal, and tractable character of its inhabitants. Practical Agriculturias, Travellers, and Tourists of all Nations have concurred in bearingtestimony to t e unparalleled scope for remunerative investment, which the counties of Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, a d Leitrim, present to parties possessing ade quate means and ability to reclaim and cultivate the soil, and dove lope the various indu-trial resources in which this highly favoured district abounds. The principal reason why a larger number of Englith and Scotch farmers have not been induced to take ad. antage of this splendid opening for the profitable employment of their skill and money, has been their reluctance to become isolated settlers in a country where their individual efforts coul i effect little in improving the cultivation of the soil, or in the diminution of the poor -rates ; whilst they en tertain considerable apprehension for the safety of their persons and property, without the co-operation and protection of men possessing like habits and sympathies, and engaged in the pursuit of similar objects. The Directors confidently hope that the project new laid before the public will effect the enlarged realization of the celebrated pro position of Sir Robert Peel for the improvement an.s colonization of Co naught. The absence of Markets has hitherto done much to deter persons from becoming settlers, or engaging in any industrial enterprise in the West. this has been mainly attributable to the want of sufficient internal communication and means of Intercourse with the metro polis ; the latter impediment to progress has already been removed In a great measure by the recent improvements in the navigation of the Shitanon and the Western Lakes, and by he opening of a lino of Railway from Galway to Dublin ; while the now probabl realiza 'ion of the long-desired steam coramunicstion with America is another obvious source of a hitherto unknown prospenty. The most effectual mode of promoting a better system of Agricul ture is to bring it into imme 'late connexion with the manulacture of its own productions; the Company will therefore encourage the growth of such Commercial Plants, as may form the basis of exten sive and highly remunerative Manufactures. It was the original intention of its promoters, that the Company should itself undertake these manufactures, but upon more mature deliaeratton, it has been deemed prudent to limit its objects, and de vote its attenti as to the reclaiming, improvement, and reselling of land alone; at the same time that it is prepared to promote by all the means in its power the cultivation of root and textle plants so peculiarly suited to the soil and climate of Western Ireland, as Sugar-beet, Flax, Chicory, &c., &c. It is needless to insist upon the great advantages of a Royal Charter, by which the liability of a shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares, but even were this out of the question, it would be difficult to obtain a better security for the outlay of capital than improvable land at its present prices in Western Ireland. A clause in the Charter provides for the allocation of one-fourth of the subscribed capital as an " Improvement Fund," to be ex pended in effecting surface and arterial drainage, reclaiming, and generally improving and rendering marketable the estates of the Company. It is further provided, than on the sale of any of the lands of the Company, the produce is to be either divided rateably among the shareholders, or re-invested in further purchases. The Dir. etors feel that it does not become them to speak of the am cunt or anxiety and oeliberation which they have bestowed in frail - deg a plan at once pfacticable in its details. aed worthy of public confidence. but they think that it ought to be known as a tact sale fated to encourag , those wbo embark their capital hi this un dertaking, that the present se the only scheme out of many which have been submitted to the hoard 01 Trade, whose professed objects and propo•=ed operations have met the approbation of her Majesty s Government, as testified by the grant of a Royal Charter and the ap pointment of a Government Auditor. In a review of Mr. Digby Seymour's recent work* on Western Ireland, the " Bankers' Magazine" (Jan. 185 a), after stating that the Reviewer's intention was to treat the question " simply as a financial one," thus emphatically pronounces its °plaid, upon the present scheme, " We believe it has a claim en the attention of capitalists that wit ensure its success." other authorities abound In expressions of a similar confidence, but the Directors feel that a simple statement of the views they entertrin, and the ohjects of the present undertaking, will not require the aid of authority, or any argument on their parts to ensure its favourable reception with a discerning public. They would, in conclusion, adopt the language of Mr. Seymour who thus sums up his argument in favour a Land Company, connexion with Western Ireland : " A Land Company, possessing a largo tract of country, lestablsh ing the best system of Agriculture, working its Mines and Fisheries — if such there were—introducing new and Important manufactures — its whole economy administered by men of skill, rectitude, and per severance— promoting habits of industry most effectually by insur ing permanence of employment—opening fr,sh markets in conse quence of the large operations which it alene, possessing an ample capital, could effect—incumbered by in poor-ratan, because employ ing the poor—too powerful for the attempts of petty prejudices —too self-reliant to be deterred from its path by intimidation—uninflu enced itself by sectarianism, in politics or religion, and offering no impersonation of hostility, but approving itself to the good feeling I all by its practical patriotism —possessing the advantage of united counsels and associated energies—attracting to itself the hopes of all good men, and the confidence of the community—able in its collective capacity to -pproach the G.,vernment with such claims to a fan urable attention as no private individual could advance— contemporaneous y developing all the resources, agricultural, geolo g.cal, and manufacturing, of its possessions—l say that such a Com pany can alone undertake, with Just hopes of success, a project at once so formidable in its difficulties—so profitable as a m. de of in vesament—so full of immediate blessings, and of future hopes—in its conception, peradventure, weak and unimposing—in its execu tion, I trust, spirited and energetic in its eonsummation, I would pray, the harbinger of a nobler and happier destiny far reclaimed and , regenerated Ireland !" * " How to Employ Capital in Western Ireland." London•— Third Edition, dedicated by express permission to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Effinizha u Wilson, 11, Royal Ex change ; James Ridgway, 169, Piccadilly ; John Hearne, 81, Strand. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the West of Ireland Land Investment Company. Gentlemen, I request you will allot to me Shares of 25 7 . each in the above Company. I agree to accept the same, or any less number allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and bll future Calls as and when made payable, and to sign the Deed of Settlement when required. Name .. • • •• •• •• '• •• Residence Occupation •• • • •• • • •• Reference. ...... • •• •• i, -t,,,,,--:---1 . - . v. ‹ ...6.1i...... t 1 ,- - ...........4/.:000•Ae,24,5) ..... , . . , . - . 4.57 4 , ..' than that which tior6-1- andAiberate sense of their own obligations i peiticl them t ndertake. . • ' 4 1 '-"'"(''- . 2 14.: , .., 2 ) ...e,,M - = • ' * ( k 4...7„ '.. -* *A.0 11F4 ' ,, ,, ,: , 1 .0. Tr r .. 4.. -„ 1 ,:.' ~.: ;_l_ „ _,,.,.... ..,..: z _, , , ,,, ,,,k i The report was unanimous y adopted ; resolutions .--- emboyig its various recommendations were passed; (....___*- v .... ''' ' 4 t , 0 :.,.... ( , i ~ l i \,- i„ , r, , -.e id ‘ • C 14, -- ' Mess rs. Fd;ePtcot.otßirclwohweari,reEm.raell7.tiehMeetiernlidsiataniondcLthWanilklisamb having irßei , . 7 . .... 411 i • ,- IC 7' 1 s:: . ''''/ : 1.- ." --- ~,,::::z,.rf:17;.4..':1'1::------1:+:477.5:::1T77:2;i5t.1::°:.i''':-:-::::;3);t4: \ ' \ . '7*'''''':4::: :':1415.1411 , ' -- t , (Thi t ,v,..„ ..,4 : „. /, /.: ''' r ~:-: ''' 'lt' . • , 2 , --..._::.... ~......./ . 4 ', -- ,- ..lir ,', 4111 C.- ok, , A.- ~, 4 „: k ,-: ~...: - -.OITt btiereinllgVodtoi ang separated. THE HIGHLANDS.-DEPUTATION TO SIR GEORGE GREY. Royal Patriotic and Industrial Society of Scotland, and Yesterday afternoon ie‘tnrhpegeesrxtotphtdroeu a tcnaictegtiooovhnuel deputation fro m the directors of th e from the Committee for Industrial Relief of Highland Des, titution, was received by Sir G. Grey. The deputation re a r ~ introduced by C. Cowan, Esq , M.P., and included Cluny Macpherson, M'Leod, of BPLe,od ; Sir John Heron Max well, Bart.; Colonel Sir D. M'Dougall, Knight; Mr. Ben haspemaocvsraieelnit having t o re3 f bn: d a ne e An N t : Ben jamin Bond Cabbell, • Mr. C. Forbes, of Aslown; Caldwell, of Mishinish ; M.P. dr. George Bain, Hon. Sec. of the Highland Society of London ; the Rev. Henry Mackenzie, Rev. J. Kennedy, Mr. J. Bailey, and Ur. Charles Bond, Secretary of the Society. Mr. C. Fonnis stated that the Royal Patriotic and Indus trial Society of Scotland, established in 1846, for the pur -1 r i re 3 s , n hß g h ao a un d a s dnte,d exhausted had watched d e i u s r s jl e nu m w gs a f h t rrei,tnenreturned. solicitude ny thedasainotnaidedoiscdn,hosfafreutoiconhni meansoa w p fs o h it o ht r e , heho particularly afso ttvierbt spye imparted uiittilieee very evident that although the crops of 1851 had beau fully of an average description, yet owing to the continued eeda.rs informatio n l th t e ell the many had been unable to crop the land, or had cropped to such a limited extent that they in stateadd e s tbi become them ne, were already want of food as well as of clothing, and were living on the charity of their by the committee then present, who had given some imme diate relief in twenty-one districts in the form of wages in i rds in return for knitting. Considerable numbers had emigrated, partial neighbours means gtpr ih n el a beg s l oa failure u t n tarohe p rme r 0 000 t Nntr, and had nether the more w means nor ere anxious to go to Au s t ra li a, b ut they prospect of accomplishing their desire. Should, however, half or two-thirds of the now destitute population emigrate, distress would still prevail as it arose not so much from the ab sence of natural resources, such as climate, soil, and fisheries, as from their non deve lopment. The cultivation of flax in the Highlands, whi c h would afford adequate employment for all the existing po pulation, had for some years been advocated by the society, field the aid of Government was now solicited to enable it to assist in the erection of scuthing-mills, and In instructing the small tenantry in such economical husbandry as would obviate those appeals to stave off destitution, which, without such permanent improvements, threaten to be perennial. As auxiliaries to this great and generally applicable object, th e deputation also respectfully urged the establishment of a more rapid communication with the outer Hebrides, by means of mail sleam-packets, and by encouraging the formation of the Oban Railway. The Rev,. J. KENNEDY observed that Sir John M'Neill had represented to Government that unless the population were reduced to the level of the existing resources, some fearful calamity would, probably, ere long overtake them and the Government E m i grat i on Bill was passed accordingly. It appeared, however, that that measure had been inoperative, and he had just received a communi cation in which he was assured that in one district two thirds of the population would, by the end of this month, have consumed the seed they should have reserved for their land. Under these circumstances, he re spectfully suggested that there existed an urgent necessity for Government to aid such measures of permanent im provement as had been suggested, particularly as he was in formed, on the authority of Lord Macdonald's factor, that the extraordinary power granted to poor-law inspectors last year of giving relief to extremely destitute, but able bodied persons, would not be renewed this year, inasmuch as some ratepayers had objected against its legality. Sir G. GREY expressed his sympathy with the destitute people in the Highlands, but feared the malady then had become a chronic one. Parliament was very averse to making local grants, and he thought the more Govern ment abstained from direct interference the better, as by such interference they frequently checked natural and legi timate sources of operation. Before granting money to the Highlands he thought Parliament would require the poor law of Scotland to be assimilated to that of England. The Rev. HENRY MACKENZIE having suggested - the infu sion of greater utility into the Scottish Fishery Board, and that it should teach and aid the west coast population to be come more successful fishers, he said it was distressing to see a peaceful and manly race like those Highlanders decaying away from the face of the earth, for the want of a little sti mulus and aid. Sir G. GREY observed that the Government bad taken pains last year to ascertain the condition of the West High landers, and they had been told that eleemosynary aid had proved very baneful to their habits; that they appeared to think others would keep them from starving, and to be con tent with that, and averse to going five miles away to pro cure work, although he understood that labourers were re quired in other parts of Scotland. Mr. C. Fonans said, in Aberdeenshire he had often seen poor people far away from their homes, travelling in search of employment. CLUNY M‘PrrEasorr could testify to the industry of these people. His own population being fully empl o y e d, he had in affecting d ra i nage an d other improvements to employ labourers from a distance, and these were all from Skye. Colonel Sir D. M‘DouGer.r. observed that the staple em ployment of West Highlanders had been annihilated by the Legislature in admitting barilla, and he felt that they had a stronger claim upon Government than any other parties in the United Kingdom. As an old Highlander, he bore testimony to the admirable patience and fortitude with which those poor people had endured greater privation than any of their fellow-subjects. Meal had generally been a luxury, and potatoes and salt their ordinary diet. Ho thought Go vernment should mark its estimation of their exemplary conduct by promoting such measures as these for their per manent improvement. After some further remarks, Mr. FORBES thanked Sir G. 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Ms Consulting .Pgravings. rr6i7n,gdsotn.-streets Church_ (4cr- BY R. and L. and CO., ~.. ii,,mity, 10 Ai, Sanger , Ise oxib r d,,, , and sold by Edwards. Sat gPtEret,YLonion'. Published by Sherw a urcb ton, 10, Bow Church yard ; we ; R. J ohnson, 68, Cornhill • , and Simp.. ,4, Cheaps Barclay , 95, yard ; iOn, I eh, Leadenhall - ste t ; anatomy and physiology of the re-erednetive P LET L. treats of the an by 28 Coloured Engravings, rgans, and is illustrated n eed resulting from excessive in.. kin, Stationers' Hall-court. on the systera, producing effects do genes, and their lamentablenervous excitement, and generative mental and bodily weakness , Explanatory Engravings. • Palm It. treats of Me conseque incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Pear 111, treats of the diseases resulting front infe ction, ei ther in the primacy or secondary form, and contains ex plicit directions for heir treatalent. This section U illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav- ng a. PST IV• contains a Remedy for the infection is ob a , 1 simple application, by which the danger of , an d its du- PAAT V.ts devoted to the consideration of marriage, .., of DiseaSe vi br ea a cOusid ties. The ceases of unproductive anion are also whole subject critically and ph il osophically inquired into. . in Prevention Taz Commxi. Barns or 8 is exclusively eMP IC T Ca ramoux , ~, an d 388• treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, me., ". ti ovnbilitic per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an an -- erect and the remedy, for purifYing the bl ood in cases of infect i on , secon dar y _ symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s . and 835. Per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 28. 9d„ 4s. 65., and i is. per box a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, gleet, strictilre, an d chronic Inflammation of the bladd er . Consultation fee, If by le tter, 11. A minute detail of the case is reqnfr e d, age, habits, and Posi tion In wc i aty. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the lfsta- Moment wily, by which the fee, 11., is gft ed. wars. Perry, Surgeons, are in attendant*, daily. at 19, Be v rnors-atreet, Oxford street. London. trout Eleven, till I W9, and Yin to. Sight t oil Bun- IKT from to Ono ' ' ' -'.-•-- - ;. - I- ADELPHI THEATRE. Notwithstanding the various theatrical attractions of the London theatres at the present time, this favourite house is nightly crowded to the ceiling by audiences in the highest state of enjoyment. A new piece, Tie Leghorn Bonnet, is to be produced on Monday next. OLYMPIC THEATRE. A farce, stated to be "entirely original," was produced with umj,lete success at this theatre last evening, under the title of Matrimonial—A Gentleman, t s-e. It is full of broad, side-splitting fun. A gentleman puts an adver tisement in a Sunday paper for a wife, end it is answered by an elderly lady, who sends her maid to conduct him to the appointed rendezvous. The maid, however, finds another person on the spot, who is the lover of her mistress's niece, and brings him instead. This causes all manner of ludicrous mistakes, until, of course, all ends happily. Like most productions, the farce will bear a little curtailment. The dialogue is lively and smart, and the incidents highly diverting. Compton and Shalders fifled the principal parts with extraordinary humour, and the piece is certain to have a good run. THE DANISH LEGATJOIC. — His Excellency M. d o Bille, who has been appointed Danish Minister at the Court . of St. James's, in room o f the lamented Count Reventlow, reached London on Wednesd a y . M. de thelke, Secretary of whither he will be followed by the Legation to the Danish mission at this Court, who has acted circle of friends' to as Chargé d'Aifairee since the decease of Count Reventlow, having been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Bcrlin, will shortly leave whom he has en deared himself by his many good qualities d ' nring a length ened sojourn in London. h o i f s a n l e a w rg p e ost , TnE E N GINEERS STRIKE. —A b L e o s n t don wishes ir Special general tin of the London Society mee s, , of i CoinP ostors was held OR Wednesday evening, at the Lower School Room, Farrin , don - street , ior the purpose of cc Harp-all e y, cation from the Amalgamated Society considering an appli cation assistance." Ile following of Engineers, &c., for unani mously agreed to, viz.:_" That resolution was unani funds of this society to the Executiveloo/. be given from the Amal gamated Society of Enginee-s Council of the above referred to, the , &c." In addition to the 1001. Executive mated Society yesterday Council of the Amalga- Ship Caulkers, and 20/. fromreceived 501. from the Thames The skilled workmen . the Coopers' (Bristol) Society. shops. still refrain from entering the London i s i n ia ls:e E:iu upon o'CALEDONIAN , SOCIETY.—TiIe annual ball of brilliant la i to t o h k is placc i last These night at the Hanover-square t i li zo i o an( nter occasion n aid of the funds of the Cale donian Asylum. s n e g S t e h o a t c t h t b h a e l l s are metropolis at t l lt p i m r n e d s u t c h e e s most , for, depending in but a limited degree upon the subscriptions of the public, th e attendance is invariably large and social, while the gaiety an d var i ety of the Highland costume give a speciality to the ensem bl e not to b e f oun d in any other as semblage of the sa me sor t. Th e arrange ments of last night were upon the usual co m plete and liberal scale. Henderson's band was l e °lnce, and the ,uwpa.uy, awouutlng to en o y f enjoyment, , metropolis. bn t what 330 individuals, entered into the Terpsichorean pleasures of the moment with unre l a xing energy and spirit. The ball, i n short, was a gratifying illustration of the harmony and good will that animate the Scottish There was obviously much personal families nj was better there seemed to be great concord and unity of feeling—the sympathies of friendship as well as the acci dental cheerfulness of a merry-making. NOVEL EMPLOYMENT OF INDIARUBBER.--An in genious discovery, by which indiarubber and gutta percha are rendered applicable to the formation of artificial features, and to the covering of artificial limbs, has been made by edr. F. Gray, of Cork-street. By this discovery the necessity of what is called the Taliacotian operation, in supplying the place of a lost nose to the face, is removed, for that feature can be formed, and, as it were, grafted ou the integuments in such a manner as closely to resemble nature. The human ear can also be closely imitated by the substance produced by the mixture of the gums of which indiarubber and gutta percha are constituted. In respect to artificial bands, the material of which th ey are f orme d ca n be covered with this substance, which perfectly na tural skin and is almost equally flexible. So catli t plte n i e s the deception, that, without the closest inspection,id atur ia e. Thin impossible to discover that art has supersede ;invented, resembles_ the of uses to which the materials euip , invention is among those which proveiot\heed great variety e v a a n rie b ty e applied. -9 Albermarle-street Pic s. [ a A nd D ß Y . E s it o T io l rn SE o M n N o T i . , ] ti r ia T en : Shooting, t h ooti glass, ng , pi t the 3 t alking, dilly, opposite the York Hoteal.t. P be seen and known li purpose[ADVERTISEMENT.]—TAE race-course, l e, ° a N t ."- tle ''',.' valuable, newl -'' miles sine of a walnut, by which a person very small powerful waistcoat-pocket f distant. They answer every and ships are • •country scenery , clearly seen at 1" opera-houses , . to 14 miles. They are in Gentlemen, SportsznGame Keepers, and Yachting, to Sportsmen, such Tourists Telescopes pos sessin gextraordinary powers, inches, with an extra eye piece, will show dis tinctly some, 3 Saturn's Rine. Jupiter's moons, , and the double stars ; e Telescope can be seen - with the saw . object a per son's countenance 3i miles d i s t a nt, and a 9. i from 16 to 20 miles ; they super sede every otherkind for the Waistcoat pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes with increasing powers accordingly. 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With Fifty coloured Engravings, ill ustrating the A natom y, Physiology, and Diseases of the ReprodueuvQ Organs, i. explaining their structures, uses, and functions. and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary 11041 U. excesses, and infection. 37, BEDFOR D-a Q. 4-it.E, 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 By SAMUEL LVjeirri,..m.D, Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &c. d u. en e ced niya b oy y uthb th : e tion ef the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductiveo!Vene, and of their relative This work contains a plain and complete descrip tion conditions in health and disease. Dr. La Mort, who has taken the L ieasuu ta ir n red ce s i rendered a term of unceas- consulted with advan tage inserted in the work, is the on l y legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the in n f life are marred,odriPlboymthaseanedutesesstesimoof . the objects of tage by all those whose constitutions may have become debilitated tr hi e g a h tm est en m t e o di f cal thes h e on c o o :s p : ai a n s t, ev i . ng misery and regret. latern ithar marriage years,ga h g s i c r u c s e cret wherebyapt e ra d , ct practices may be had of J . Published by the Author, an d Gilbert, 49, Pater- , ; sta r - ' Roster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxfor d-streetle, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall - street; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or tree by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence these disorders pers culall ' who may be consulted onY. or by letter, till _ Eight. daily. tram Ten till Tv . and from Nis 12.—This market YMARKET wa s we l l attended to . - -- & LouTGHHBREO,, FEB.CO day. A brisk demand for wheat, and last week's prices were fully supported. Barley dull sale, at unaltered currencies, Other things much the same as last week. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEB. 10.-- There was a good show of fat beasts to-day, the quality generally was good. The best things were readily disposed of, fully main taining last week's prices. The supply of sheep was large, which were in good request, and a clearance of the best quality was easily effected. The number of pigs was again considerably less than th e d eman d, consequently higher prices we re o b. tained. Fat and store calves a bout the average. Prim_ Beef, 4id to 5d ; mutton s p t e o r n l e b o ; f i p 4 i bss,. Hides, 7s 6 d o7s 9d bld to 61d ; veal, 5d to 5d pe r score. Rough fat, 3 s 6d per lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d to 3hd per lb. UPPINGHAM FEB. 11.--Wheat 38s to 465; ba r l ey 2 88 to 32s Od ; oats 17s ' to 255; beans 28s to 34s per qr. Butter llid per lb ; eggs 24 for ls. Ll:limit, FEE. 11.—Wheat 36s to 425; barley 25s to 30s; oats 15s to 20s • beans 25s to 29 s pe r q r. NEWARK, malting 34s to 35 5 , g rindin g 24s to 28 s ; oats, FEB. 11.—Wheat , wh ite 46s to 519, red 42 s to 45s ; barley, 245 t., 21s t o 23 5 . 22 5 t., 193 to 20s; beans , old 36 s to 38s ; new, 32s to 34 5; ma lt, L6B to 60s ; tares , 30 s to 32 s per qr. MELTON M OWBRA Y, FEB. 'l o .—Wheat , 40 s Od to 44 5; barley, 28 s t o 32 5; oats, 2 0 s to 25s ; beans, 30s t o 358 per qr. B u tt er 12d t o 13d per lb ; eggs 20 to 22 for ls. BOSTON, FEB. 11.—Wheat, red 348 to 42a Od, white 443 to 465, superfine 48s to 003; barley 24s to 27s ; oats, 16s to 20s ; beans 27s to 333; peas 234 to 28s per qr. LYNN, FEB. 10.—Wheat 36s Od to 44s Od, fine 45s to 00s; barley 27s to 325, fine 003 to O0s; oats Oos to 00s Od; beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, FEB. 11.—We had in the arket a large supply of all kinds of grain Sales were slowly effected. The top of wheat was 3s 6d, and the average Is 5d down. Barley on the top 3d, and the average 3s 10d down. Oats on the top 4d up, and the average Sd down. Beans on the top 6d up, and the average 2d down. Unsold, 382 qrs wheat, 163 qrs barley, 276 qrs oats, and 35 qrs. beans. Top of Wheat ..„ 641 b. 45s 6d ~ Barley 31a 9d 9, Oats 441 b. 25s Od Beans . L . 65i1b. 36s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 11.—The number of cattle was 799, or 156 less than ►ast week. Top price, 6s 6d; current, 6s 3d to Os Od ; secondary and inferior, from 5s to 51 6d per Dutch stone. A clearance was not effected. The number of sheep at market this morning was 2,018, being 152 less than last week. Best wedder mutton, top price. 5Ad per lb; current, bd to Od; ewes, 4d to 41d. A good clearance was effected. CORK, FEB. 1 , . Barrels. _,__ Currency. 0 White wheat 00s 04 to ON Od 00s od-20 stone 91 Red wheat l9s 04 to 21s 61 20s 6d-20 do . 0 Ditto oos Od to ON Od o Ditto , 00s Od to ON 0d 78 Barley 12s Od to 12s Gd 0 Ditto ON 04 to 00s Od} 12s 44-46 do 0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 0 Bere 00s Od to ON od Os Od 263 Oats 9s 6d to lOs 24 296 Ditto ... ICs 2d to lOs 4d 00s 04.-14 do 94 Ditto ... lOs4d to 108 led 49 Pigs 24 s Od to 31s Od 303 Od per ow t Quantity sold a t the Highest Prices:-- 0 barrels white wheat ; 11 re d ; 40 barley; 0 b are; 11 oats; 7 pigs. • Quantity of Grain an d N umber of Pigs sold last wee k t—. Wheat, 748. Barley, 911. Oats, 4,994. Pigs, 545. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUARINCT. First quality 67s Second quality ...... 76 8 Second quality Third quality . .... 64s Third quality s ss Fourth quality ............ 5 45 Fourth quality ......... Fifth quality .............. Oda Fifth quality Sixth quality ... 00s Sixth quality ............ ... 00a Return of Cattl e so ld for week ending Jan. 3 1 . Cori.—tiour—First 1 23 01 to 14s Od ; Pigs, 1,022. Sh eep, 243. Cows, sa . e xtra 151 Od ; secon ds, 10s 6d to 12s Od ; h ouseholds 94 to lOs 6d; thirds, 7s to 91 per cwt. Oatmeal 1 08 Gd to Il e; I ndian meal 7s Od to 7 s 6d ; w h eat . meal, 10s Od to 10s Gd per cwt. Indian corn 712 s 6d to 7 1 1 0 s per ton. Bran 8 530 d to 90 s per ton. H ay —Farmers 2 3 s to 32 5; average 308 • dealers 00s to ON Od; avera ge 00 s per ton . Straw—Farmers 16:0d to 248 Od ; ave rage 18s ; dealers 00.504 to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bd to sid ; 10d per lb. Eggs-5s 6d to 6s Od per hundred. household loaf 4d to bid p er Coals— Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 115 s ; Landore 00s ; Culm, 12e dd per ton. Tallow u s od to 40s per . cwt. WhiskY• 25 0. 1) 9 51 9 4 per imperial gallon. Meat 411). Fresh butter, 8d to Bee f 4d to 6id ; mutton 5d to 6d; veal 4d to 64 ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon Gd to 7d; sausages 5d per lb. sl 61 Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per stone. Hemp 291t0 34/ per ton. Fish— to 64 o t i o ; 3 F / O r e s n pe eh r Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; red ton. Ho Bark—Barbary Obsarpeyr 71 Oa to rt e? crso: ditto, 245 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10105 to 11l pet k en . Timber—Memel, 70s per t on ; red pine, 315 s - yellow Valonia ate2l 1 1 5 7 ; ditto, ej 1.5 s per ton ; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. ' Hides-- 3ac,ff..iet 18, 1 to 255; salted 20a to 26s per owt ; calf skins c li to od per lb. Pot.t , s-- 7"".., white 7d to 8d ; pinks, 10d to 12d. Guano— Peruvian, ill os _ ; Ichaboe, 81 to 910 s ton. Tar—Archangel, 19 1 , Perper barrel. RAILWAY TRAFPIC RETURNS. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Traffic for the week ending Feb. 1: — Passengers Goods ... Parcels ... Mails Total ... £2,356 19 5 ••• .. 1,081 18 1 ... 129 2 6 ••• ..• 223 4 2 A I ... £3,791 4 2 S HEENVSB UEY AND CHESTER R 'Way.—Traffic receipts for the week ending Feb. 8: Passengers ... . Parcels, horses, &c. .:.: ::: 450 9 16 9 Merchandise, minerals, &c. . 26 15 7 1,023 7 5 &c. • R 2,922 0 5 (I RE LAND ) RAILWAY Total •• ••• ... £1,559 19 9 w rn A ol l) for W tEhseTwEßNeek ending week last year ". 1 :375 16 8 g. Feb. 7:- 8 9 3 1tE m A pi T a sl e parcels,synlTeArtseE,tau Merchandise and cattle 1,002 4 0 Total ••• ••' £3,924 4 5 Corresponding week last year 4,073 19 6 e:he:heal: been ez- STOCK EXCHANGE. The market c and RAILWAY SHARE ontinue ; MARKETS.active, shares command advanced ßiliST° iji:atFesE.B.Bll2;stol and Exeter'were done to-day at 86%—Great Western, bgi ii. — Lancashire and LIVERPOOL, F.En. 12. STOCK EXCHANGIL—The share -market was rather better to-day, and, though the business was not extensive, prices are improved. The transactions were as follow :—Great Yorkshire, 65 1 ,j c.—Ditto, Fifths, 7 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2 dis.—London and_ North-Western, 119% — Ditto New Quarters, WA P. 5, 11 Western, 94 —Great Nortl a ie n r a n, u 0 1 0 8 1 3: N. anchester, Sheffield, and dis.—L ancashire p a i l Lincolnshire 31—Midland, 58 /f, . S9th-Eagtern and Dover, n. dis.—Ditt 2 .1. 0 0 12. sLhainrec,a6shsiiire_, F5-I,ll6:3:AC.Btwori an improved feeling ex hibited in the share market . to-day, a good business has been done at advanced _p rii,:esas.tern e transactions were as 2 1 0 ork -- 13 16 n. dis.—South-Eastern f o I :114oTkw—Sheffield, nS — KeEf ft , North il c e ic d dn o ' n Ari 1M i l i a A b linGd Rotherham, . 1 aCn- l ild s TE2hAeb 1: FNB. E , , 13 . -- 0 , 201. F, 17-16 che t dis.—West Riding, and Lin colnshire, 31—Ditto, New Prefer9lce, . 1 54 . v . ery little business doing. P. — Midland, 58% —London and North-Western,,,?.2o. It New-Quarters, 3% n. p.—Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1% p.—North Stairords and Dover, 20 13-16. FRB .BIRMINGH AM, 12. 5 dig.— Ma s n hare s Dirmoghtun ur 1 1 .. The only sale reported W 88 - o 1 r oiverumpton and SOur VAlleh IN! ' . - • tre B m l r K ly flat E x to ull - The -nd—tThheree was GRE The 33d half- yea r l yproprietors RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTE RN . of the of this company was held yesterday at the Paddington station, Mr. Charles Russell in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, The CHAIRMAN spoke as follows:—Gentlemen, the greater facility of obtaining money, which for some time past has existed, has had a tendency to give a renewed impulse to railway speculation, and I was at ono time apprehensive that we were about to witness a recurrence of the yeas 1845 and 1846. But, fortunately, the good sense of the country and the severe experience of no distant period have prevailed. Many of the most im provident and hasty speculations which were suggested have failed from the utter discouragement they re ceived; and I hope we may now trust to the Legislature to test severely those schemes which still remain.-- (Hear, hear.) Under the circumstances, we have felt it our duty to observe those principles which we have for some time prescribed to ourselves. When overtures were made to us to promote lines towards the West of England, which were thought to bo advantageous to ourselves at the expense of our neighbours, we at once declined them; and we have on all oc casions resolutely set our faces against all ex tensions and branches which were not required by an imperative public necessity, or which were not calculated to afford a remunerative return for the capital to be invested in them.—(Cheers.) In pur suing that course, I believe we consulted no less the general interests of the country than the particular in terests of railway companies. The returns of traffic for the kingdom for some time show that those extensions, and branches, and new lines which have been last made scarcely afford the means of working them.—(Hear, hear.) To employ capital in such enterprises is not only injurious to those who may be misled into investing their money in them, but it is a waste of the national re sources. It may be extremely convenient to towns and villages to have railways passing close to them, but this is a consideration totally different from the commercial question, which simply is, " Will the lines pay?" and that is the only question with which railway companies have to deal.—(Hear, hear.) If railways are to be made for these reasons, the onus of the cost should fall, not on the shoulders of existing railway companies, but of those who are to derive benefit and convenience from their construction.---(Cheers.) We have endeavoured to bear these principles in mind in the arrangements we have made with the new railway companies, which arrangements are to be submitted in the report for your approval. The .influential inhabitants of th© county of Hereford are desirous to have a line of railway from Gloucester, by Ross, to Hereford, and they have fairly met the responsibilities of that de sire—they have subscribed largely for the purpose. Such assistance as it is in our power to afford them we have cordially rendered, and will continue to render to them. We have transferred to them, at reduced rates, land which we had purchased for our own line. We have consented to facilitate their obtaining capital. by permitting their debentures to have the first lien on the receipts ; and we undertake to work their line on very moderate terms ; and we have negotiated with the Forest of Dean Railway Com pany that they shall take a considerable amount of capital in the concern. Such assistance it was reason able in them to ask, and such assistance we were enabled to afford without any verygreat sacrifice to you. In the same way the counties through which our Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway passed were desirous that that line should be completed. They also have taken the burden in a great meaeure on themselves, and have formed a company for the purpose of completing that line. The assistance that we have rendered to them is of a different and of a more extensive character. We have consented to surrender to their use the un finished works which we have ourselves made in that direction, on the condition that they shall return to us those works completely finished at the expiration of a stipulated term, and for a moderate, specified amount. This arrangement suited the purposes of both parties. It suited us to have our line completed without incurring any additional expenditure, and without any extension of our capital ; it suited them to get a line on such moderate terms that they are fully assured that they will derive a fair rate of interest for the money they employ upon it, and that they will be able also to form a sinking fund which shall replace their capital at the end of the term, when they must de liver the line up to us. In both these arrangements you will observe that we have kept in view the principle to which I have adverted—to require that local districts shall themselves provide local means for local purposes, and that we shall only render such assistance to them as will prove no burden either on your resources or your capital. The Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Company have, I observe from the newspapers, already com menced their operations, and I hope the Frome, Yeovil, and Weymouth Company will snortly be in a condition to do the same. With respect to our northern lines, they stand on a very different footing. These lines are the result of a contest in which we succeeded in pre venting our own district from being intersected from north to south and from east to west by narrow gauge lines. They were undertaken for purposes of defence. Large sums of money had been expended on them. It was impossible to recede from them, the only course that remained to us was that which was recommended by your committee of con sultation—a recommendation in which we most cordially concurred—that we should finish those lines with the utmost possible expedition. When we last met we had just failed in two earnest endeavours that we had made to come to an amicable arrangement with the London and North-Western Company, and in conse quence of that failure wo had entered into an alliance with the Shrewsbury companies. We have since com pleted that arrangement by entering into an agreement with the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Com pany. I regret that that agreement should have assumed the form of a guarantee, and, for myself, I should rather have preferred that it had been a mere traffic arrange ment.—(Hear, hear.) But the gross receipts of that line already nearly equal the annual amount that is guaranteed to it by the three companies. The question therefore is little more than ono of working expenses, and there can be no doubt that, when it shall be com pleted and in operation together with the other com panies, its income will be fully sufficient to meet this additional expense. A SLIM:MOLDER—Never. The Ciuneteu—However, the case was surrounded by difficulties, and I believe that the arrangement we have made was the only safe and practicable arrange ment that we could make. Bills for the purpose of giving effect to these arrangements have been sent by the examiner to the Standing Orders Committee, but it is on extremely unimportant and technical points, and we have no doubt that they will he easily set right by that Committee. I am told that we are to expect formidable opposition to these Bills, but I con fess I am at a loss to understand on what public grounds they are to be resisted. Wo do not ask for sanction to any new line; all we ask is, the sanction of the Legislature to make arrangements between companies having continuous lines already sanc tioned, and which have a common interest. Toe only question that can, as it seems to me, be raised is, shall these lines be worked in a manner which shall be advan tageous to the companies to whom they belong, and con venient to the public for whose use they were made, or shall they be obstructed and intersected for the benefit of a rival company? This seems to me to me to be the only question, divested of all ingenious sophistries, which can possibly be raised; and when I hear of a renewal of the battle of the gauges, and of the long and protracted contests for which large sums have been hoarded, I own I am surprised. I may have an overweening confidence in the strength of our own case; but I must say that it seems to me that the only question that can be raised is one that will admit of but one, and that a very early and easy, solution, and that a ommittee of either House of Parliament, with the common sense and practical manner in which they treat such questions, will di.pose of this matter in a very few (lays. I am far from deny ing that it is natural that the Loudon and North-Western Company should regard with feelings of uneasiness end dissatisfaction our approach towards the north. But they should not altogether forget that these re sults are the consequence of that policy which they themselves thought fit to pursue towards us. It was not to injure them ; it was to defend our selves against aggression from the north and from the south, that we—how reluctantly, those about me - best know—were compelled to push forward our advanced posts to Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and to make alliances with northern companies.—(llear, hear.) I will not affirm one word which I am not capable of proving by written evidence.—(Hear.) At every steget of our progress we have been, not only willin g , but mos desirous to make amicable arrangem ents with the Lo ndon and North-Western Company , if we could secure bnd. to e ourselves that position which we had actually obtained. And, gentlemen, we feel, and we have long felt, that the n opening of those northern lines wo uld be a m od t i mpor tant era in the progress of your undertakundertaking,hat the years 1852 and 1853 would be y ears of trial a nd there fore of necessary caution. Ou r lines in that direction have been opened and worked for some time as far as l which has been Banbury, and the interest on thecapi point, but to Fenny expended on them, not only to that Compton—a distance, I believe, t. h o r f osataundhbgddaohetuodßtp theseett thirteen r n i 3 r d t oi e , nue and nhnadc: m n nsni then au l et are further—is already charged aga mst r on fi r tt current receipts.‘ een montos to In the course of the next twelve o additional distance of 42 Miles, Wolverhampton, will be corn the interest upon it y w o il u l h .tom a to v e e n P t t i w o:b e re e d o you must not forget current expenses. rd you a continuous through costly lines, but at the same ham and Wolverhampton that these 42 miles will line from London byThrmiug to the north. Some interval, however, must occur after the opening O f these lines before the truffle be fully developed. " upon them can cannot be "c traffic of a country readny ewxiilleoncieows of f ra t ffi hi c s transferred to g Itt s an t o o th m e e r e , t nor the from ono chann el spring np in a day.: period taut the directors unanimously recommend you to reserve the large balance of 100,0001. We do not want it for the purpose of warfare or for Parliamntary wh i c h, if we can possibly help it, shall ' never isr e want it to suetuiti the value of your pro csorinstec.ste per ty, and to maintain our credit through that interval of transition to which I have adverted, and wo pledge our- A givea that Pt one ahipiDg 9 f 4 owl ire yramoy or wastefully expended. At the end of that period —a brief period, I hope—l trust there %ill be a large portion of that money at ycur disposal to distribute among you. We shall then have surmounted all our difficulties, and from that time I anticipate we may confidently look for ward to a steady and progressive improvement, which shall see no further interruption.—(Hear.) In the few observations I have addressed to you I have confined myself to the consideration of our relations with other companies, end of the principles on which we desire to regulate them. We trust you approve those principles. In conducting such affairs as these, of which we have the management, it is indispensable to proceed with steadiness and firmness; but the principles which have hitherto governed us, and which, if the control conti and conti nues with us, shall govern us, are those of forbearance, moderation, and pe ace .—(Ch ee rs.) As to your internal therefore, affairs all ne cessar y i n f ormat i on i s g i ven so f u lly in the report that I will no t d e t a i n you l onger by go i n g over that ground. I w ill on l y congratu l ate you on it s satis factory chara c t er as regar d s both the past an d t h e fu ture,remarkgrettpleasure that it in ns beggingt he bestreport the se secretary you re tar y havetn read a a c: for a long ti me presented to you.—(Cheers.) I have, it, that it may receive your approval.--(Cheers.) The SECRETARY then read the report, of which the main points were as follow: " The remarkable increase of passenger traffic over Great Western lines during the Exhibitio n of 1851, y which appears, in prop ort i on to the ordinary receipts, to have exceeded that of a l most every other railway, as enabled the directors to pr esen t accounts for the half year exhibiting an unusual profit from the revenue of the company. The only additions to the railways worked have been 4i miles of single line between Westbury and. Warminster, which branch was opened on the 9th Sept. last; and it miles (the Gloucester and Dean F ore s t Railway) opened on the 19th Sept. between Gloucester and Grange Court, at which point it unites with the South Wales Railway. The excess of passengers during the half-year, upon a comparison with the same period of the year 1850, shows the folltivfing result:—More passengers conveyed, 4537,549 ; increased receipt, 123,4271. Of that number 266,645 persons were con veyed in excursion trains, yielding an excess of 43,329/, over the excursion traffic during the corresponding half year of 1850. There has been an increase of 24,073 tons of merchandise conveyed, which, with some minor sources of income, have produced an additional receipt of 8,5191. Of this 108,2461. may be treated as the gross receipts derived from travellers visiting the Great Exhibition and agricultural meeting at Windsor. The total additional charge for all the earnings of the half-year is only 20,846/. The result of the half-year, after bringing to account the previous balance, and pro viding for every prior claim, enables the directors to suggest on this occasion an increased dividend, which they recommended to be 2i per cent. for the half-year, payable at the usual time. This reserves a balance to be carried over, which the directors consider sufficient, after paying mortgage interest, and all guaranteed divi dends en preferential stock, &c., to secure a dividend on the ordinary rateable stock of the company of at least 4 per cent. per annum, from the time when the purch ase of the Birmingham and Oxford, and Birmingham, Wol verhampton and Dudley Railways shall have been com pleted, and the capital be charged against revenue, until both those lines shall have been entirely constructed, and their proper traffic acquired. In order to complete at the new Paddington station the departure lines, roof, and platforms for passengers, with booking offices, &c., and a new merchandize shed, as well as to proceed with the erection of general offices for the business of the company, warehouses for merchandize, stores for grain, and goods offices, together with two convenient depots, the one for landing cattle and the other for nn loading coals, iron, and other heavy goods at the London terminus, it is requisite to apply for a further vote of 65,0001. at this meeting, besides 10,0001. to pay for land, which must be purchased as a site for some of those purposes, and for a new engine-house, with building, sidings, &c., for the use of the locomo tive department at Paddington. Your directors have been for some time in negotiation with gentlemen who have local interests to promote in Weymouth, or between Weymouth and Frome, for the prosecution of the unfinished work s o f the Wilts and Somerset Rail way within that district, being a distance of about fifty three miles; and they are happy to report that an agree ment has been entered into, by which they undertake to find the capital necessary to complete the works and sta tions of the railway, to be worked on the broad gauge, and in connexion with Great Western trains. This company are to grant to the promoters a lease of the property for a period of twenty-five years, with the be neficial use of the works and land, at a merely nominal rent, and are to provide locomotive plant without profit, for working the line during the lease; at the expiration of which this company will be entitled to redeem the whole in goodcondition as a double line of railway, with stations and appurtenances, upon paying 100,000/. to the promoters. A Bill is before Parliament for au _ thorising and confirming the raid agreement, as well as for giving effect to the purchase of the Kennet and Avon Canal, and for improving the junction with the Oxford Railway at Didcot, by making a short avoiding line there, essential to the convenience and greater safety, as well as expedition, of the trains which will have to run throughout towards the north. A separate Bill has been introduced to secure the completion of the short line between the Birming ham and Wolverhampton Railway at Priestfield and the town of Wolverhampton, which originally formed a portion of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. Since the last half-yearly meeting was held in Bristol, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company passed a resolution adopting the recent agreement between the two companies —but with a stipu lation —the effect of which would have been to bind this company to all their liabilities, as well as to complete the railway; and subsequently to pay to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton shareholders, 30/. as principal, or 30s. per, annum as interest, for every ori ginal share, then worth in the market about 151. Your directors did not think themselves justified in acceding to a condition so entirely at variance with the principles upon which they had undertaken to negotiate for the lease of that railway. The agreement under the common seal of that company still remains in abeyance—no resolution of proprietors having been proposed to reject it—while the directors who made the agreement have considered themselves at liberty, without even the sanction of a general meeting of share holders, and in manifest defiance of th e i r engagemen t s , to employ the name and funds and credit of the com pany to promote a third line of railway between London and Oxford, even before they have obtained sufficient capital to complete their original undertaking. Your directors deem it their paramount duty ls.o take every means for rendering the individuals who have been par ties to such misapplication of the property liable for the. expenditure, as well as to frustrate the objects of any application to Parliament to sanction such a scheme. An agreement has been concluded with the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway Company, by which certain lands previously purchased by this company have been disposed of by them, in order that they may proceed at once with the works upon their line to Hereford, which is to be constructed on the broad gauge, and when com pleted this company have engaged to work it for their account. Bills to confirm and carry out the amalgamation of the two Shrewsbury companies with this company, and also to authorise a lease or centingent amalgamation of theßirkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway with the three associated companies, are also before P ' a d j o i' Ck ni s e cnr. t The necessity of an early completion of the es Plymouth is obvious, and the measure becomes daily more important in consequence of the severa l he t r a a v e e t s entered,f , r p postal t o a r l steame rs noticein t o whichhas been t given, G- o a i r on a l g d u m to t:l o nt ba t and arrival must adoption of that port for dep arture should be passed at this meeting, to enable them to ar range, ob tained. e t dd.epYenodurupeloinrecthtoersdorceici-omacm'coemndmotdaattioan, orberesby range, concurrently with other companies or persons, to afford further assistance to an amount not exp ee di ng 13,000 L, either by advance upon debentures re ferential stock of the dock company, or upon both aoectau.d ritics." The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the e e tshee would Oxford, b saved to both companies , of one of Mr. OLIVEIRA. thought that in it the treated the Oxfor d, Worce ster,whichanw Wolverhamptondhieexhp H e (n still with too much severit y and harsh ness , hoed to see an arrangement made by , sE a L nd al W so ol w ve is r h h e a d m Wolverhampton) o n Promoto the interests of ho was a director. both lines; and, with that object, Wo f r r c . e „T s t E e s r see them entering into s ome amicable arrangement. Mr. DE WINTON said there appeared to be a litigious feeling in the directory.—(„ Bear, hear," and " No, no.") Mr. Glyn h a d told the London and North- Western proprietors to keep reserve arming themselves for the fund, by way of or coming contest with the Groat Western. He (Mr. De Winton)concilia tion would be th e rule did hope that mat with the directors of the Great Western Company, whose northern policy be thought had been erroneous, and a complete failure. In conclu sion, he begged to ask whether what had been stated in the newspapers, that an amicable arrangement had been come to by the companies was true, and whether it would put an end to the contest? The CHAIRMAN was extremely sorry to say that no arrangement had been come to with the London and North-Western, and instanced the promotion of the Tring line towards Oxford by the old London and Bir mingham —the promotion of the Birmingham and Oxford by the Grand Junction, now a portion of the London and North-Western—and other examples. as cases in which the aggression had clearly not been upon the Great Western, and asked whether they were to stand with their hands behind their backs whilst repeated encroachments were made upon th e ir traffic? It had been impossibl e for them to do otherwise than they had done. They would have been guilty of the greatest disregard to the interests "of the shareholders, if at last they had not taken the course which they bad taken, if they had not advanced upon the enemy, instead of letting him come among them.—( l lear , hear.) The Hon. Proprietor seemed to be frightened of a contest. Ho begged of him to have no such fears. Among the directors of both companies were men of the highest character and, sta nding, and certainly he could n o t b e lieve that su ch men would ever permit themselves to bo influenced by mere impulsez, by the suggestions of recklessness or paasio, or th.t they would pump) spy o ther course the country. NS TORE STEAMERS BURNT AT SEA. Perpetual Motion applied to Navigation. For description and drawings ot machinery, see Nos. I. and 11. of NORTH'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, price Twopence. The public exhibition of a workiug model will commence almost immediately. . • Office, 63, Snow-hill. Sold by Messrs. 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