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Y :-‘2„,,,,,... • .?. - t".6. - V ..,•.... r. - e.`:,:`, • - ---- ----__l •N, - : 61) -.4 1 - .i, • 4 . 1 "I" . e , _ ---;...,- :',......., 7 .• • . ordered to a presented t e 1.10 eof Co: Vi• 4e. I'• . 4 p 7, j b . ~,....,,,.....,....4 .„......„...„..,....,.......,,,...,„ ..„....,....... ..;.,..„ Adjournt . • , 6 . C , 4 4 4011111 40 t• , eiNEl, ix IT. 8 : - ao - _ ..„, . , 0.,..:‘ 4, ... . .... .. .. .., .. , HER MAJESTY'S THEAT ,_ , .. 4.-- -,.....-‘, ,...,-,,. •,..,, ........___------._ \ . 4..44 t o ~.,., 3 . 1 _. 1. ,4,,, -v...y,: . -- -,!‘ 4 , i ...Q. 44 .. . ' s+,.._ ' ' • ..,1...- .... MID --ton L- RE. No. 17,383.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING N g MAY 20, 1848. [PRICE SD. HOOP ''E, MAYOI; CIYABION COUNCIL, holden in the Chem ,A.. ber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on FRIDAY, the '' l ! al' of May, 1 84S, resolved unanimously— ,. That although the City of London, and the Metropolitan Bo .;Ts generally, are exempted from the operation of the Bill in need into the 'louse of Commons by her Majesty's! Govern r,_ Court intituled " A Bill for Promoting the Public Mealth," yet this -I,trt considers itself called upon to express its opinion upon a cllaelesure so deeply affecting the well-being of a large portion of their w-subje 1 g the right eta, being satisfied also that in vindicating and support s of ether local representative bodies, it best consults the rfial otanarico and integrity of its own. thlthr this to lib Coirt desires to express its deep and unfeigned regret er Majesty's Ministers, professing generally their attachment )„,,,,,e.eral vpinions, should have introduced into Parliament a Bill °I b deprives the people of their just share in the administration tioof Matters purely local, placing the same Ia the hands of Commis eners to be appointed by and responsible only to the Crown. That ZaProvisions of the Bill in question, which place an uncontrolled, e r :_ rni ted. and irresponsible power of taxation in the hands of such politwica C"1"1"i"", are in the opinion of this Court unwise, im , , and contrary to the spirit of the Constitution; and if, un tHhaiP.Pi_ly, they should receive the sanction at the Legislature, t he run is satisfied they would sap the foundation o and 1 4 rtie 3 of the people,. and tend materially to im pairoosen the attachment of all classes to the most vals le institutions of the country. That this Court would rejoice to see Passed Into law a well-advised, comprehensive, and efficient s w i f s utre for improving the administration of sanitary affairs, and de mi-Z._ ante ocesee carried out from time to time such impprovoments as the f , torn a r w, of science shall point out and dictate, with the view o of ttie u ng the health, happiness, and social well-being or all classes obje ts community, but it is of opinion that these most esirle the w ° ,11, 1 be dearly purchased at the expense of any sacrifice . of of liberties Parliament of the people, and this Court depends upon the wisdom th:l i plarnent to devise such amendments in the measure now before_ rn em Tuso of Commons as shall provide for sanitary improvement, by tatin ,!, consistent with the preservation of the existing rights f "Pal, parochial, and other local representative bodies. MERE %V ETHER. -........_________ nOyAL AGRICTTLTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAN. lIAY GEN ERAL MEETINE, D will bo held at the Society's e N o. 12, H ano ver-square, on Mosaic, the 22d of May, at 0 n By order of the Council, ttndon ' kr sky 848. 3, JAMES HUDSON, Secretary. ... _ .... tc r-r, 1: it E COT T A GE."—NOBLEMEN and_ 0, 3 „ r t =GETLEMP.N are respectfully informed that th ` e i /IL T Turf Club% , 1 ." Igo. 2, li eunett-street, St. James's (opposite / is NOR, OPUN ter the SEASON. Mfrom iOl tole 0 1 °l\TEY..—nstant command of Money.—Sums tint.... •, 00 . are ready obe . ro...nteither real or Personal, for long or short periods. Persons of t advanced on ample se :leteol he Church or State, Army or Navy, whose responsibility can Will br aine d , May realize pecuniary aid in a few days. Discretion est Mr. Green, AddrseruPulously observed is all transactions, and is solicited. ii, Charles -street, Blackfriars-roaci, Loudon. t-T illTE RLNGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE vr4TR COMPAlsry, n--11LOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON 12" G , E°II GE-STREET, EDINBURGH; Establi 1:. VI NCENT -PLACE, GLASGOW ; In 80 the co coL LEGE-GREEN, DUBLIN. the sUra assured tn'e Z;,,lneY were Mied 1, 7 Act of Parliament in 1834. PanY added a bonus of 2 per Cent. P um en er afrniom the e f re all Policies of the participating class Ever" atllUal " e d. When the lasurance is for life only - one yi ~ Premi u , Direct° ` °rT nation 7` need be pa id for the first live years. itc r ' ll . Wale I will be afforded on applicat ion to the Resident ~. r 00-Place, rail-mall, London, where ........„:2 lied. R „ A P e ° • - IJENT LIFE OFFICE, PtEG - ..11Sros EN T-STREET, and 2, ROYAL EXCHA.NIIIE . LON•nos. Established A,. , ,IN-VESTED CAPITAL,IBO6. 1,2360°1' Cica la - Za; Ineolte 1 40,000/. Bonuses declared T 43,0001. v.. Since tho Establishment of the Office, 1,676,0001. PRESIDENT. The Rlght Honourable EARL GREY. The Tr nixzeross. -.ell. Arthur Kinnaird, Chairman. lleikr Aloe Rev , I,_ Ylt • James Sherman, Deputy Chairman._ ~- . .enry ll,kander, Esq. William Ostler, Esq. '...orge bac:re:we Churchill. Esq. George Round, Esq. _Alex" fie . Esq. James Gedgwick, Esq. Wilii,,,,e; ndersa o xr r% CI: "'`'. Judd, x,,, —' '''''" Frederick Squire, Esq. Rio. William llenry Stone, Esq. Ri chard I) ,ig, Bart. Capt. W. John Williams. Pirrsk.„ `-'04.4.1:1M0N7T Managing Director. , Tito D., -''.4R—`lllll Maclean, M.D., ' F.S.S., 29, Upper Montagne street, Montague- s quare. yfilee. Rhos of Premium are those adopted by the principal ether ices: ''''. rate without bonus is lower than that of most • e Til e , Of theirnuses are added to the Policies, or applied t• the reduction .. toll e i2 r n luMs. & clans s " . ' , sued by this office are purchased at their fnll value ; or " i1 4 „ 4. be obtain it ,- !ears. od upon them, after they have been in existence r epair tg4rtY neglect to pay for the renewal of his Polley, he may •(,(17111.1ealthsallssion any time within twelve naonths, upon proof of I , Ntir e e S 4 fltg (subject to a trifling deduction) are divided among the 'Nur ; The plan upon which they are divided _rives to each partyhas 44 tri e b d u i: d h are proportionate to the amount of the Premiums ho tol:l,additiOn to the above advantages, the Directors have determined 1„7_ 0 1)t the principle of allotting a prospective divisioi„ Bonus to Policies the 'l,llif between the Septennial periods of Sl' r°llcYholders may participate equally in the Profits of the elv . The f,, ' " ,, Willg Table shows the amount of Bonuses added to Policies s•-•......._ existing at the present time. Total sum N/e, bate Increase on payable, to No or gum Bonuses orig i na l w hi c h f uture p o ik y Insured. added. Insurance. bonu a s d e d s e n a .ll be ........... £ X s. d. X s. d. 21 1110 8 510 415 10 2 83.10 per cent. 115 10 2 21 1807 900 983 12 1 109.17 „ 1882 12 1 , 4 1 74 1811 1200 1160 5 6 96.68 „ 2360 5 6 1356 1811 1610 1328 $ 6 83.02 „ 1928 8 6 a 6 - 1820 2000 1906 13 5 95.33 „ 3906 13 5 435'1820 5000 3568 17 R 71.17 „ 8468 17 IS ....____ 1822 3000 2641 3 6 84.7 „ 5541 3 6 'Pectusev ant nail particulars may be obtained upon applica ' the agents of the office In all the principal towns of the United "I; and at the head office, No. 50, Regent-street. • - fader the Especial Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. THE RYAL 14 -TA,L, MILITARY, EAST O INDIA, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURUNCE SOCIETY, 13, Waterloo- place, London. DIRECTORS. ‘ltZel Sir F rederic Smith, K.H.,)Captain Sir George Back, R.N., C hairman F.R.S. Shadwell Clerke, 3fajor-Gen. Taylor, C. 8., E.I.C.S. AdinZB•, De puty-Chairman Maj.. Gen. Edward Wynyard, t ,, e1, 1t the Right lion. Sir G. Major-Gen. Arnold, K.H., K.C. ejorG.C.B. Lieut.-Col. 11. Hamner, K. 11., late (1. 6 ~e n. Sir J. Cockbiu n, R.11.G. .Archibald Hair, Esq., M.D., late omits Bradford, G.C.8., R. /I .G. IC Capt. C p ancey, avy Agent. R.E. ae n. Sirp. Moss, G.C.M.G., William Chard, L Esq.,N 14 Nit, it James Nugent Daniell, Esq. Itkoalaneral Sir John Gardiner, Wilbraham Taylor, Esq. ;i.,!:•Creneral Sir Hew Major-Gen. Sir John Rolt, D. Ross, M Li a e j u o t r . F c . ol S. So theby ,derson Al C.B. R.E. Aelt4ll4}o[7llB—Messrs. Ceutts and Ce., b 9, Strand. l t ASsuT6-Johu Finlalson, Esq., the Government ?den a or. lik h so ns t . "; A NCES are granted upon the Lives ofPer 4,- - e very station of Life, and for every part of the World, ~,,onn;ctilarly favourable terms. the_ assured is this Office may change from one country to tie ,k 4 i.nwu ithout forfeiting their Policies. mounting to thirty per cent. on the actual value of the Nit held aPPortioned to let the assured at the First Septennial me year 1844. JOSEPH C. BRETTELL, Secretary. R° wL A N ITV :r I 1. 0 11 I') I P : E l%i r l ' l r . 0 , or PEARL user eb N y'llt.rx p DENTIF RICE. I ntrecr It extirpates all tartar °l.VDEß compounded of , l the choicest and most re tli_i acihece.., I:fitts of the Oriental herb: . a p earl-like whiteness t. to es 4 re er,a rtiolei l stir% eet i ti, mid i ens t i i i e re and anti-scorbutic prope t r t i he trek‘hesreht bignlY b e e ne . ficial tz a a a n t i she gernsgreas of decay of the ' a healthy ae perpetuate s s e a l intary influence ; they arrest ef ii?etiv e : 1 4 1 41 by confirming theira dh esion to the Teeth,fromthe galu a_eoetit, an,,,,ortin piet.e thestiction ; the breath also, attains a grateful t:l,4ll!,r.:aencil rirsfeereatinnege.qualities of the tip iallarrietora of this Dentifrice pledge themselves that its effi qolet Of tl',.tVing and embellishing the TEETH, far s h ar e pa i s n ee e s e a n ni e. - 4. , o e. 0 ;: .klnd ever yet offered te the public, and a ' the Court, t,'.' ltan,Tnd its selection by her Majesty the Q I?Otbvi.W ,IrlilY efGreat Britain;and the Soverei gns lit A Tl,,,,a roP rice 2s. 9d. per box. g u n e s eu iLd Nobility , °Sera --'.--To I have direct tect the public from fraud, andthe Telriodnr.eCssomtmbnise: how, , ..d the Proprietors' name engr aved 0 , the'Onee.,i,,,`:eNntbeteallynd SON 20 Hatton-garden, to be P„ P. which ' is affixed on each box. lebielsllevint tlitiOWLANb'S ALSANA EXTRACT, of ex .by ton eTo Gum Roils, and . Swelled Face, and tekketiet,tha:ln,ilY using, prevents those maladies. In the anguish "r h -- ii i ii . - Pam it affords instantaneous f lrelie. It is per each bottle. kltli;/eyer4 4eat°re. Price 2s 9d , 48. 6d., and os. 6d. 4 hlg ‘rP, as . on the " Odonto." is affixed on each ool.d I I ► the Proprietors, and by Chemists and Perfumers. in k n A. G E. .-Dpst one hitt t h e n R I A and the other ne e : t ,d the % 0, wend are desolately single, °lttertW r i, ght det er d , eueetionally contented. Difd el de . n o c p e e ,_o_r_a_ or e,4tiee 'at ter, .ternsine the former, and miscalculate de h r the * p c l w ea ,r:Prom i 'l v e,nd er0,1,1 solitary one may shield himse l lf b u le n , regret tin eici brke; hem l,lliY Prudence, and the indi is.sho-usie4 incapacity, tiethrolai e oy e i t e lth, , ,the truth lies deepe e r. Y to domestic happiness In the, liotioa4t* 14 Th fi great hindrantcOe . hemarriage set- I segl ee i - otap eet. r i end h e at Toury should a t e It t health should form ma item tb4l.! stivrrthel,4d;aof 41,,,,045 digni fies th e Blighted hopes o . r , 41-.-40/ - -el 1.5 --rely e rty or misfortune. Iltsad.r....lel saeb „48 . 0 e ncern ye ey t o, e r „. 15 , t : ° and Married Life, F t 41 14 -. ‘'Y lost 4 Sin i _ 4 . procure Dr. CyL'l n 'E b ßW in E 2 L , L o S bL ii . til e. th ItneteteAlidlab teeZlPs. each). no titles nor be hindered 01' The i C ret atior, enrg deter you, by their t tl ehts , imaginatively , from obtaining I la r y — er e a oloitere not Intentdheedire laPP n e l sed for w m u ere idle mu-Welty, but tne abo:rreredPimeal of tilos: mere y deeply interested, to whols -ISuthr, sate bj„,sotNenisVie to the empyrical trash p forth h ut s.lone or kl. I . llbita e diagr"lt t :q u l t a ltle a d ge. aut F h n o r rs t , erm w h ore, two other 4voict?,'l Itales4d e‘lklna Your attention (Barn D'alPilt 4'lei " Cane d " What to Eat, Drink, and e price Is. each, 'ntre e ete. bat Ho) to be RaDpy „ Th ey are not merely Ilk ~..P he Ntal in quantity a libiary volume, nor are they the z t r u , el i n o t o,,,,,,,t7:44isocriprbebilnittatof. the hour, but the study of th t e e a t u h t ie ho o e t. s I ° 4 the I.te e den e l j e nt s e la ' n e he health, zwlostul"cl(rOculcate pos iti o nantoddoun to others as he , r. eri eead ite ny aide oftztliere after nature's laws —ant to keep always .s, c„.. 23, P ater e waY." The above works may be had of *tee) — .Ill ; x ia,, noste-rove ; Carvalho 147 Fleet .street ; Mann, I,l''ernioll:,„?ns the e—J .„ ° ,,... 467. West Strand ;or direct (by post or other h. sod . -"'"or (who may be conferred with personally. -et re. - veinin g') , . . ~,. Argyll -place Regent-street ; and all 0$ ill Ostr tilt3llett4 ' bY 26 Ahlit4n'ic°l Coloured Engravings on Steel. /I CUP ' 1148(1114Q -1\1P,4 1 ,, Y. .L N , , CATIONS. GENERATIVE INCA/IA. ,by „estop*, ,iti,....f„t,ife PEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. 41,,e3rect r:,,7;,! . 1?6 Pagel. Just published, price U. 6d., or --•,-. SILD;;0 Eatablishment, 3s. 6d. In postage stamps, nthN4l.,.th,t inzr,,, 14 ,'' 31 J: P RIEND, a Aledical Work on 1 ,-. maulimn-aa cat decay and he generative system , from ex taint, ark, 0 ce, Infection the Inordinate use of , mercury, 1.. p,, n ane tt 0 karri a ,,, v. ' Pi. 'ltlty .' Illostrat ,an tke means of obviatiug certain dia 1, ellebed and co . 0,..d by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. and otr snn it. 6 7 tit. 4..ntheir; .Berners-street, Oxford -street, London. Pt. laYins44 Slnsger lioaold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row : ort b a n e .. t Arktt 'and. ti . Oxf ord -street ; Stark, 23, Titehbornel. I rem. 0r.40r don, 146, Leadenhall-street. t 4 , r ka. t . 4 1 , 1 4111 4t ,' e ann tsraY and physiology ef the re-productive t_tadee, aelntb_eet„ erettenedrty Six Coloured Engravings. ^n sequences resulting from excessive indul- Z ia 41.11, weean.k..,lconentable effects oa the system, producing mental thle.:rh..:lllritetai)es,rsb.reervous excitement and generative Incapacity. Explanator En ' vings lhei t . t l r ni e ary 0,,,,,:440,,t ths diseases re Y sultifig ra from infection, either in ( I ' , l , 4 ez . ,, try k , it, ItaereTtlf:_rlnqu, and cental , as exepellancit.doir_ectieeans y o poi e n n t e ed es e o n f t e . ar . il . n e eg ee l 0.102 is r th abuse 1,11 /s e s.a . :! nts r e l o is u e r n e learl I illustrated 4 ..stleo! treat, of ..gavia F , „ 111 It, 4 nDle bi' t w a l och the ._..,,,ea PreNention of Disease by a simple t a I actioPn -4 r D: a4 w ehr an tt i , i e r e. tt a eut. g t r h o t t li i e nfe ri e r tiLn eh bs e ni ob ie ri al a l t y e , d This important a . rid destroys tb. 1 ... 4 44 .1 . overy I ) ;: t a e ,, l 9n. t olo .„, Is e,(0,21.Man entering into life. part of the Werk should go a,olne eae,eB7l ,* the co naideration of marriage, and Rs 11JSCott.blect critleuainproductive union are also considered, and Lo-tt"tous .. ke st d ha las sr 4_4_4(lePehilosephically inquired l in e t d o. in treat re ~4 n: , oho Coq e a .e , 1 de , in a t . y s.. tra m pole texclusively e 3r. I ru hr Ind 335. per to..e„%Yrupt purirying ttrbaeted Detersive Es;ence, an anti-syphilitic rtlY'e l 'er t i e i r n i s ,,' e nd the b . lood In cases of infection, secondary syinp- Zilltpe 41t,taletiiii 3pecine4rilLl: otmercury, 111. and 335. per b bottle. s 14ea4a,14!°°°"11(ea. &e t, ;4tri o 4 tsi s r • e 6l ?..an ' an d cdbrioini% per arn a nla- a iv le e it , e ... tub, had -tonsultattou fee, if by letter, 11. 41. Packets ' Vie t ~_ atteudthe Eatsblieheneut only, by which the fee, sag ti t mule daily at 19, 110 room-street, from Eleven TO to tlikt i wilikatari stoat aitoTon so goo 4 , ??..,-,, "•ti t kit,„° T HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. A variety of beautiful Specimens •f Art-Manufactures are depo sited in the Galleries of the spacious New Theatre. Great improve ments have been erected in the Exhibition of the Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, and Microscope. Popular Lectures by Dr. Ryan and Dr. Bachhoffner on Chemistry and Experimental Philosophy. The Deposited Works are described by Mr. Crispe. Experiments with the Diver and Diving-bell. The Music is conducted by Dr. Wallis. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (Winding Saturday) fr•m Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission, 16.—Schools, Half-price. THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN EUROPE. THE CHINESE JUNK, G, K manned by a Chinese crew. Visitors received by a Mandarin of rank and a Chinese Artist of celebrity, habited in full Chinese Court Costume. Grand Saloon gorgeously furnished in the most ap proved style of the Celestial Empire. Splendid Chinese Joss or Idol, &c., Sze. The KEYING is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION, from Ten to Six, in the East India Decks, adjoining the Brunswick Pier and Railway Terminus, Blackwall. Admission at the gate of entrance, 2s. ; Children, Half-price. Junk Tickets, price 2e. 6d., including fare and admission, are is sued at all the Stations of the Ilackwall and Eastern Counties Rail ways. Conveyance also by Steam-boat from all the Piers between Westminster-bridge and Woolwich. Catalogues, obtainable only on board, price Sixpence. This Day, price Is., AN APPEAL to PARLIAMENT from an OR DER of the COMMISSIONERS of RAILWAYS, with Re ference to the GAUGE of the TAW VALLEY LINE By the Directors of that Railway. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cernhill. This Day, price Is., AN APPEAL on BEHALF of the FARMERS aid MINERS of DEVON and CORNWALL, against the LAST DECISION •f an EN•COMMISSIONER of RAILWAYS. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. THE KALOS GEUSIS SAUCE. "Reform Club, Pall-mall, Dec. 21, 1847. " Gentlemen,—l beg to acknowledge tbe receipt of your Sauce, which I must say is far superior in strength and flavour, than any which have been submitted to me. " I am, Gentlemen, most respectfully yours, "A. SOTER. " To Messrs. Wm. Clayton and Co., 72, Watling-street." This unrivalled adjunct to the dinner table or Cuisine is almost the only Sauce need in those regions of Carries and Condiments, the East and West Indies. Its wholesome and stimulating stomachic proper ties render it an indispensable luxury. To be had of all respectable houses in Great Britain and the Co leaks; and wholesale only, at 72, Watling-street, City. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, as improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwar led by the Authors, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with na merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PRENIA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay oa those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and ether Urine-Genital Diseases. by which even the most shattered conetitutien may be restored, and reach the fall period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs is heaith and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. " ' Manhood.' A Medical Work.—To the gay and thought less we trust this little work will serve as a beacon to warn them of the danger attendant upon the too rash indulgence of their passions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of tempta- Eon, and to the anlicted as a sure guide to health."—Chronicle " Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis, and Co.—Their long cape Hence and reputation in the treatment of these paint Id diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cir calation."—Era. " ' Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the reatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. The Fluent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been sot down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per- Mil of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin bas been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected, _ ... . -. . N.lit. Hours of consultation from Eleven All Two, aid Six to Eight in the Evening. REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THIS SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Settles Edvolope, Sr. ed„ •r post-free, from the Author, for forty-two • Stamps, - ELF-PRESERVATION ; a Medical Treatise 1.0 on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, aid female's, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL I.I23iERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUIRE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of =din burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London liespitil Medical Society, dtc. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, In how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused .the prolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of whieh this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human trame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions In health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can Tao of more importance than the preservation of the health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy ♦ictim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the ceases of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his posse'sion of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hammy, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet. street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Tea till Two, and from Five till Eight at his residence, 27, ttedfs-4-ganare London NAME OF RAILWAY. Week ending May 14 Aberdeen .. • ..... •• •• •• •• •• ••• • • Amiens and Boulogne ....... Arbroath and Forfar ••••• •• •••• •• •• Chester and Birkenhead ............. Ca1ed0nian............. .......... •• Chester and Holyhead. •... ••.... • • .. Cockermouth and Workington.... • • • • Dublin and Drogheda• • •• •• . Dublin and Kingstown • ..... • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen........ East Anglian... Ediiburgh and Glasgow . •• . •• ••• • • • Edinbnrgh and Northern • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.• East Lancashire • . • • ............ •• •• Eastern Union Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .. • • • • Glasgow and Greeneck.........- Great Southern and Western . ....... Great Western, &c .................. Kendal and Windermere.. •. • •. Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle ...... ........ Leeds and Thirsk Londonderry and e.nniskillen.: .. :: :: London and North Western, &c. London and Blackwall.• • • • • •• •• • • • • London and Brighton ............... London and South We5tern......... Manchester, Sheffield, aid Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle ............ Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Newmarket.• • • • • • • • •• •• • • •• •• • • •• • • Newcastle and Carlisle .............. N 0 rf01k............................ North British .. •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen ..• • • .............. Rouen and Havre •• •••••••••••••• Scottish Ceatral •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .• Shrewsbury and Chester . ........... South Eastern and Branches ...••••• South Devoa. • • • • • .. . •• • • • • • • • • •• • • Taff Vale .• •• •• •• •• • ''' •••• •• •• Last week. 1,276 829 3,820 767 1,219 521 3,411 1,254 i 15,012 1,006 1,120 2,1 , 14 1,092 2,4i9 11,503 156 9,720 1,864 158 41,986 1,106 9,385 9,254 2,385 509 20,278 1,243 ..... 2,182 - 566 697 2,017 3,727 1,373 3,511 12,612 721 1,106 2,472 1,125 1,541 19,621 CH; 1,12$ 177 42,129 1,131 7,413 7,969 1,921 616 2,668 1,554 1,762 65• ISt 07 10,107 2,386 1,780 1,686 7,846 2,473 4" 7,631 613 1,411 669 Whitehaven Junction .•............. Wishaw and Coltneas ..... •......... York and Newcastle . .• ..........•• 11,131 8,369 9,345 6,271 York and North Midland. .• •• •• •• •• Sessions, on Monday last, a complap i t . l w nd ore of the DEFINITION or APATIIT.—At the . U: s b p r r id e g re e rr P ed et b ty y Thomas White against Robert MC i , metropolitan police-constables, for an . as sau lt. a com plainant, who had been ostler at an inn in t hetown, _ became carrying a bundle, when he met the constab le, . who eyed him with suspicion, upon which the complainant . n T h e wa s rather alarmed, and took to his heels. The pol icema n, thinking all was not right, ran after him, and took hl into custody, supposing the contents of the bundle to have been stolen. This so terrified the poor fellow that he fell dow n i n a fit. The matter being taken up warmly by Mr. John Bailey, one of the Society of Friends, he came forward and acted as counsel to the complainant. Mr. Bail?) , described the conduct of the policeman as a " pugnacious supererogation of duty," and asked Hannah White, a witnes s , w h ether the police. constable did not, whilst the co m pl a i nant was in a fit, stand over him (the complainant, i n a state of apathy?—Hannah White: " Yes, be did." Mr. Bailey--" I suppose thou knowest what I mean by apathy"—}lannah White: "Yes I do." Mr. Bailey—" Well; what is it?"_Hannah White— " Cold water, to be surer The case after a long inns gatioa no dismissed. —Bucks Herald. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The St. Vincent, 120, Cap tain Dacres, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., and the Prince Regent, 92, Captain W. F. Mar tin, arrived at Spithead this morning from Cork, Sir Charles, having shifted his flag from blue to white since he sailed from this port, saluted Sir Charles Ogle, the Commander-in-Chief, on arrival, which was duly re turned by the Victory flag-ship. Sir Charles sailed from Cork on Wednesday morning. On the evening prior Captain Dacres and the officers of his ship gave an entertainment to the Commander•in- Chief on the Irish station (Rear-Admiral the Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay), and the nobility and gentry re sident in and around Cork, numbering upwards of three hundred guests. Sir Charles Napier opened the ball with Mrs. Dacres (the wife of his flag captain) in a country dance, amidst the most enthusiastic cheers. The festivities were kept up till a late hour. This fete was pronounced the most brilliant ever given at Cork on board ship, and left a most favourable impression be hind. The Netley tender arrived from Plymouth this morn ing with men for the ships fitting here, and sailed again this afternoon for that port. Commissioned in Port—The Victory, Illustrious, Vic toria and Albert, Excellent, Howe, Bellerophon, Has tings, Blenheim, Portsmouth, and Fanny yachts; the Seaflower, Rolla, and Mercury tenders; the Scourge, Merlin, Medusa, Fire Queen, Fury, Echo, and Light ning steamers. At Spithead—The St. Vincent, Prince Regent, and Powerful. In Dock—The Ajax, Pembroke, Cormorant, Orestes, Jackal], and Fire Queen. In the Basin—The Arrogant, Malabar, and Growler. CHATHAM, MAY 19.—The Latona, 42 gun-frigate, has been brought up to the dockyard, and is now along side the sheer hulk, to be fitted to serve as an exercising ship for the practice of the great gun exercise by the artillery belonging to the dockyard battalion. The Venus, 42 gun-frigate, is selected by the Admi ralty for the Marine Society's ship in the river Thames, in the room of the Iphigema, which has been employed in that service for some years at Deptford. WOOLWICH, MAY 19.—The Encounter steam-vessel, designed by Mr. Fincham, Master Shipwright at Ports. mouth Dockyard, and built at Pembroke, but when brought round to the river considerably altered and lengthened at Deptford, to render her better adapted for a screw propeller, went down the river to-day on a pre liminary experimental trial, under the charge of Lieu tenant Robertson, to ascertain the working capabilities of her engines of 360 horse power, made and patented by the Messrs. Penn, on the horizontal trunk principle, which is so simple as to dispense with the whole of the beams required in other engines, and admits of the whole being placed several feet under the water line, and the upper part of the boilers being about five feet under the lower or berth deck, while the engines are as easily managed, although of 360 horse power, as the engines of any of the small beats running above the bridges on the river Thames. The trial being only a preliminary one, very few visitors were expected, but the anxiety to witness the first working of these new engines caused the attendance of Captain Ellice, Controller of Steam Machinery, and Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at the Admiralty, Captain Halstead, Captain Glasse, Captain Slade, Capt. Nolloth, Captain Douglas, Captain Drake, Captain Smythe, and Lieutenant Derriman, of tho Royal Navy, and Mr. Smith, inventor of the screw propeller, Professor larrey, and Mr. Atherton, chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, to be present on the occasion. The Encounter, on leaving Messrs. Penn's establishment at Deptford, proceeded down the river at a moderate speed, the tide running up strong, and the wind blowing a fresh breeze, which ren dered the navigation of so large a vessel difficult in the crowded parts of the river. On approaching the measured mile in Long-reach the full speed was put on, and she accomplished the measured mile in 6 minutes and 43 seconds, being at the rate of 8.953 knots per hour, the screw making 78.1 revolutions per minute. On returning over the mile distance it was accomplished in 4 minutes and 53 seconds, or at the rate of 12.287 knots per hour, and on going down the mile again in seven minutes 55 seconds, or 7,579 knots per hour, giving a mean on the whole of the trials of 10.271 knots, or 11.832 statute miles, per hour, and worked throughout to the entire satisfaction of all on board, and they universally expressed their approbation of the simplicity of the engines, the ease with which they were worked, and the small space they occupied in the vessel. The engines are a great improvement on the engines hitherto applied to screw propellers, as they aro made on the direct action principle, and do not, require leather straps or cog-wheels to give the screw propeller a rapid motion. The highest pressure used to-day was 61b. to a square inch, and that was sufficient to produce 80 revolutions of the screw propeller in some instances, although it is 13 feet in diameter with a pitch of 17 feet. The engines ha►e a stroke of two feet three inches', and are fitted with double-acting horizontal air-pumps, and the whole of the parts were so admirably adjusted that there did not appear the slightest heating even when at their greatest velocity. She had 330 tons of ballast and 14 tons of coals on board at starting, and after the trial returned to Deptford, and will shortly be tried officially. APPOINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, MAY 19.—Edward Foster, Naval Cadet, to the Victory ; Edward Wilberforce, l'faval Cadet, to the Howe ; Thomas Reeves, Clerk, to the Powerful ; John Harris, Acting Boatswain, to the Agincourt ; W. Tyson, Acting Boatswain, to the Agincourt ; W. B. De Blaquiere, Lieutenant, to the Ganges ; John Moresby, Midshipman, to the Odin; T. M. S. Riddell, Navel Cadet, to the Amphitrite; Joseph Buckle, Gunner, to the Mer lin ; George Farrin, Gunner, to the Medusa ; Daniel Harding, Ist Class Inspector, to Chatham Dockyard ; Richard Dunn, Ist Class Inspector, to Chatham Dock yard ; John H. Ferguson, Midshipman, to the Ocean ; Euston E. G. Gray, Clerk in Charge, to the Merlin. COURT-MARTIAL. CHATHAM, MAY 18.—This morning Colonel Thomas Weare, K. 11., President, with fourteen other officers, forming a general court-martial, assembled at this garri son for the trial of Private Henry Brycent, No. 565, of the 12th Royal Regiment of Lancers, on two charges. Ist. For having at Hampton Court, on the 2d May, 1848, struck and made use of insubordinate language towards Troop Sergeant Major Robert Knight, 12th Royal Lancers, his superior officer, then and there being in the execution of his duty. 2d. For having, at the same time and place, seized a pistol and threatened to kill or injure the said Troop Sergeant Major Robert Knight, his superior officer; to which charges the pri soner pleaded not guilty. Captain J. S. Wood, the major of brigade of this garrison, officiated as deputy j udge- advocate. Six witnesses were examined at some length ; their evidence went to show that about half-past nine, P.M., of the 2d of May, Sergeant-Major Knight entered the bar rack-room at Hampton-court barracks, in which was the prisoner, and finding a female there, the sergeant major ordered her out, when the prisoner, with an inso lent tone, directed Sergeant-major Knight to leave the room and take the candle away. The sergeant-major refusing to do so, the prisoner came up to him and struck him a blow in the mouth, and knocked the candle out of his hand; with that the sergeant-major went out of the room and shut the barrack-room door, and placed the orderly sergeant there to prevent the prisoner coming out; and the sergeant•major went for the sergeant of the guard to take the prisoner to the guard-room. Dur ing the absence of the sergeant-major the prisoner seized a pistol from the pistol rack, and declared he would shoot the sergeant-major, for he might as well do it now as at any other time, as he knew his doom would be transportation to Van Diemen's Land. The pistol was taken from him by the sergeant of the guard, which upon examination was found not to be loaded. The prisoner, in his defence, denied hitting the ser geant-major, or insulting him; that he simply took the pistol from the rack in order to take the ramrod out to open the door. Cornet and Acting-Adjutant A. Wellesley Williams, of the 12th Lancers, produced extracts from the Regi mental Court. martial Book, signed by Colonel E. Pole, which showed that the prisoner was tried on the 15th April by court-martial at Glasgow, and sentenced to forty days' hard labour, and on the 2d of August the prisoner was again tried by a district court-martial at Leeds, for being drank when on duty, convicted and sentenced to 56 days' hard labour. The prisoner has been in the regiment nine years and nine months. His general character formerly was bad. Within the last three years and a half it has been good. His age is 30 years and 7 months. - The Court found the prisoner guilty, but the sentence must be confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief before it can be publicly known. The prisoner was removed to the garrison guard-house to await the issue of his trial. CHATHAM, MAY 19.—Wm. Weller, a labourer in this dockyard, hung himself yesterday afternoon in a timber shed in the yard. The deceased had been missing the greater part of the afternoon, and a search was made for him without success. A few hours afterwards two of his workmates had occasion to enter a shed, when they discovered him hanging to a beam. They instantly cut him down, but life had been extinct for some hours. He had been observed to be very melancholy for some days past. The deceased has left a wife and one child ; he resided at Rochester. An inquest has been held on the body by J. Hinde, Esq., when a verdict was returned that the deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity. REFEAL Or THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—MOVE HECHT ♦T LIVERPOOL.—LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY AFTER wooN.—Late yesterday a memorial to the Government, in reference to the proposed repeal of the Navigation laws, was placed upon the tables of the Exchange. Up to this afternoon the signatures amount to nearly 400, including many of the leading merchants of the town. The adverse feeling to the Government measure amongst the merchants here appears to be all but unanimous ; , but as the adjustment of the Navigation-laws seems to be a national and not a local question, care ought to be observed in receiving the opinions of the Liverpool com mercial community. The Mayor is disposed to agree with the requisitionsits, and it is understood that he will call a public meeting on the subject to be held on Mon day or Tuesday next► ADDRESS OF CONGRATULATION TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER, G.C.B. A requisition having been presented to the mayor, Thomas Ellis Owen, Esq., to cell a meeting of the in habitants, in order to p repare a congratulatory a dd ress to the above distinguished soldier upon his return to England, after a very glorious career in India, the mayor appointed Saturday morning last, at the Guild hall, Portsmouth, for the purpose. The Mayor having taken the chair, WtLus.:it GRANT, Esq., proposed, and Tow(As ROLIFII, Esq., seconded, that a congratulatory address be presented to Sir Charles Napier on his return. Mr. H. DEACON proposed and Mr. DUDLEY seconded, that the following gentlemen form a committee to carry out the object of the meeting, and prepare the address: — Thomas Ellis Owen, William Grant, E sq ., Thomas Rolph, Esq., Maj or Travers, and Dr. St ewart. A vote of thank s having been passed upon the Mayor for his cond uc t i n the chair, h© meeetmg ea. parated. EaEsq., the Rev. J. P. McGhie, Tuesday morning, at eleven o'clock was the time de cided on by Sir Charles to receive the address, he having landed at f our o ' c l ock that morn i ng a t the Watch-house, near th e Q ue b ec Hotel from the Express steamer, having left H avre on Monday e vening. He breakfasted at the Lieutenant-Governor's, and was ac companied by Lady N a pi er . At a quarter to twe l ve o'clock he entered the Guildhall, accompanied by Lord Frede rick Fitzclarence, and a b r illi ant and numerous staff. He was received with much enthusiasm, and loud and long continued cheering, the very excellent band of the 17th Regiment, playing Handers " See the Conquering Hero comes." The MAYOR having been previously called to the chair the cheering having subsided, he rose and said— Sir, I have the high honour of welcoming you to Ports mouth, and there cannot be a more fitting port at which a warrior can touch on his return to England, after a series of splendid services than this. I feel it a very pleasing task, and I know it to be particularly pleasing to the inhabitants generally, thus to offer their tribute of admiration for your character as a warrior and a man. I feel, indeed, that I am quite incompetent to do justice to the gallant deeds of Sir Charles Napier, and shall there fore merely read the address unanimously agreed to at a meeting of the inhabitants on-Saturday last. Mr. Owen then read the following excellent address with great feeling and effect:— "TO SIR CHARLES NAPIER, G.C.B. "The inhabitants are delighted to have this first op portunity afforded them of offering their warmest congra tulations to you on your arrival in this country, after a career of military glory and civil fame which has equally redounded to your honour as it has advanced the in terest and reputation of the empire. Selected by your Sovereign for a most arduous cuty at a most eventful time, you have fully justified the wisdom of the choice, and by a combination of humanity, courage, justice, and skill in the important services entrusted to your care, sustained the character of the country, and won the ad miration of your countrymen. "From the period, when associated with that glorious soldier whose brilliant exploits at the victory of Corunna will ever awaken in the minds of Englishmen feelings of the deepest emotion, love, and wonder, to the splendid achievement at Meanee, you have displayed a military prowess, and exercised a civil polity that has added to the renown of that army whose matchless valour is re corded in every page of British history. "To our freedom from those struggles and convul sions which are now agitating and afflicting ether countries, we are mainly indebted to the discipline and patriotism of our soldiers, sustained by the loyalty and gratitude of the people ; enabling us to contemplate with satisfaction the commanding attitude of this king dom, its solid opulence, its strengthening institutions, its increasing liberality, its accessions of knowledge, its un altered thoughtfulness of character, its unabated love of freedom,—and gazing upon this beautiful fabric, with its little blemish es an d t h ousan d excellencies, and to pro claim to other countries that its army, its navy, and its people prize these blessings, and are determined with God's help to preserve them inviolate and unimpaired. " We fervently hope, that either in continued service, or in honourable retirement, you may long enjx_healthi prosperity, and happiness." Sir CHARLES said he had the honour of rasiving the address privately, and up on rea di ng i t thouerit would be more respectful to write than to speak in die present state of his feelings. He read the follo%in REPLY TO THE ADDRESS:- " Worshipful Sir,—lt is difficult for me, in this hur ried moment, at once to express the feelings of gratitude to which your address to me, on landing, has given rise; heightened as those feelings are by your beautiful allu sion to the death of the ever-glorious Moore ! Excuse, therefore, a brevity which antes, not from indiffereace, but from a redundancy of feeling, at the unexpected honour which this celebrated town has vouchsafed to an humble soldier, whose greatest merit has been a zealous endeavour to perform his duty; and who owes his success mainly to the courage and discipline of the Queen's and Company's troops. To those troops, gentlemen, I attri bute my present happiness in the honourable and flatter ing reception which Portsmouth has given to me. To those troops let it be my pride now, and at all times, to ascribe the glory which their courage won. Wherever the British soldier serves, whether abroad or at home, his pride is to maintain that glorious Constitution, which in times of danger, rallies all good subjects around the virtuous Sovereign of En g l an d , and makes h er t h rone a marvel among the nations of the world." After reading the above, he added, " These few words are' very far from expressing all that. I feel at being so warmly received in this glorious town. I feel particu larly attached to Portsmouth; it was fortified by an uncle of my own. I feel intensely, but cannot express those feelings, but allow me to wish you all success, prosperity, and happiness." Wm. GRANT, Esq., offered a few words in praise of Sir Charles, and bore eloquent testimony to the gal • !entry of our nary and army, and the blessings of liberty and independence which their bravery bad been the means of perpetuating. Major Travers very neatly proposed three British cheers for Lady Napier, which were very heartily ac corded; after which Sir Charles briefly acknowledged the honour conferred upon Lady Napier, and left the hall amidst the acclamations of all present, the band again playing, " See the conquering hero comes." The room was well filled; among the company present we noticed Lady Fitzclarence, Lady Napier, and about forty other ladies, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Major Harvey, and a host of field and other officers, Thomas Ellis Owen, Esq., (Mayor), G. Gill man, E, q ., W. Grant, Esq., Major Travers, Dr. Rolp Stewart, h, the Vicar, Rev' Houseman, Hon. Capt. By ng, Dr. E. Casher, Esq., Sic. Sic. Th ere was a vast asse mblage outside. Sir Charle s l oo k e d i s very good hea l t h, and appeared highly gratifi e d w i t h the heart i ness of his reception. Major Robb, DINNER TO ROBERT STEPHEN- CONWAY, WEDNESDAY.—This h evening .. l o nchgersi suc cessful i of f lan en a g in in g ee a r n in d g triumphan tly SON, ESQ ., m p expected banquet to Robert Ste phenson , t ookpla ce at the Castle Hotel in the ancient enson, Efsq., Conway. It was intended as a demonstration n of no teero sind a tribute of gratitude, for Mr Stephenson's public esteem, sue , exertions master-pie ce erecting that. over the river Conway. The Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P., presided on the occasion ; and the list of the Vice -Presidents included the names of many influential gentlemen. - the tubular th e The !pavilion; in which the dinner took place was erected in the yard of the Castle Hotel, and every ar rangement had been made to secure comfort to all. Six tables were laid, two transversely and four longitu- dinally ; and at each end devices in laurel were arranged with a very pleasing effect ; on either side the letters R. and S. were formed in illuminated coloured lamps. At five o'clock one hundred and twenty gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner. The cloth having been withdrawn, " Non nobis Domine" was sung in ;a very effective manner by a company of glee singers engaged for the occasion from Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the even ing, said—He "„could not adequately express his feel ings of admiration for the skill and talent of their guest. Through his exertions how different was their position now from what it was thirty y ears ago. Then the jour. ney to London occupied upwards of forty hours, an d was only performed at an expense of seven guine as . Now the train passed along at a speed which traversed the distance in seven hours. The great Telford had exercised his skill in the c onstruction of the beautiful suspension bridge which was placed side by side withthe splendid triumph of their talented and honoured guest Ile would not further exp atia t e on the sub j e ct, but . would simply express their feelings of gra.titude, an d wish health, happiness, and H ong. life to t h e honoured guest, and may many opportunities occur in ~ w hich his unrivalled energies might be employed to ameliorate the condition of his fellow-men.. ( The health of the H on Gentleman was thendrunk in .& bumper, amid the l ou d est demonstration of respect and esteem.) Glee—" Hail, smiling morn. Mr. STIPHRNSON then rose to rep l y . lle ;,1 L SR.., ,that en. gineers were generally fully rewar d e d 1. by the successful termination of their labours. Th is was in itself a liberal reward ; bu t when the warm s3' itself of the neighbourhood and of . those wh o had an opportunity of watch i ng day by day the progress of a grea t experiment, were enlisted on his b e half, ke then indeed felt rewarded far beyond any merits of his own. If he failed to return or a d equately expres s his thanks for their k i ndness and g oo d wishe s he trusted that they . would attribute it t o anythin; rather than a want of gratttude. He sh ould trust toi simple and sincere expression of his heartf e l t thanks and assure them, in unaffected sincerity, that the present was one of the proudest moments of his professional career. Six or seven years ago he conceived the idea of a tubular iron bridge; but when he first broached the plan he was met on all aides by glances and ex p r essions of distrust. Ho was no t, however, daunted but, ; con scious that the plan of a tube made of cast-ir on plates was perfectly practicable, he proceeded to a series of experiments to test 'and develop the scheme. In these he was assisted by Mr. Fairourn and Mr. Hodgkinson; and the r esu lt was seen under the walls of their ancient and venerable castle. Twenty-five years ago they wer e dragged *jog et a vice of melt or ton miles au hour; _ now they passed at a speed greater than that of the fleetest racer, and were able to command the lightning to transmit their thoughts. The Hon. Gentleman again returned thanks, and resumed his seat amidst loud ap plause. A number of complimentary and local toasts were then given, and duly responded to, after which the meeting broke up. _ SlYRestedayprE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY. L ACY EVANS AND THE of the Westmeivnesnteirnglieaf o t r a m eve S n oc o ie c t l y oc w k a ' s a h a e p l e d c a ia t i th m e e i e ' t o in rk g Hotel, W ellington -street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the following letter addressed by Sir D. L. Evans to Mr. Huggit, the secretary of the society : " TO THE FOURTEENTH PART or TRH WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY. " Gentlemen,—l avail myself of this, the first non- Parliamentary day of the week, to reply to your com munication. Tke above fractional denomination is, I believe, about the numerical proportion you bear to the society whose name you assume. And I have thus ad dressed you, lest your indiscreet proceedings should prejudice the estimation of the great majority of that hitherto judicious and public spirited association with whom I have had the plasure of finding myself invari ably in accordance, since the institution of the society some fifteen years ago, to the present time. You have managed, by concealing your object from me and from my friends, to scrape together a small meeting in which to pass a resolution of censure on my past conduct in Parliament, and of direction as to what it should be in future. You are pleased to say that my recent course' its the House of Commons is deeply to be regretted. Permit me to ask you, gentlemen, how am I to mend my ways, and so relieve you from this deep concern, unless you wi ll designate a little more di st i nctly the conduct you object to? I have not been left i n i gnorance, how _ ever, on this point. I have bees informed by several who a ttended the meeting and who vot e d aga i nst you, in fact, some remarks lat an Hon. Member wh o h a d , then, that the caus e preceded me in the debate. beeing„ disapprobation has been so ridiculous that t he ' recent course' thus e ly made b evasively y nte a lluded in t the e o meant, House of Commons, in answer to t e and misplaced, I shall not take h trouble of any further reference to it. of your anger and " But when you order me, in the name of the West minster Reform Society, to place myself under the political guidance of Messrs. Hume and Cobden,' you must forgive me for saying that you not only compro mise the character of that society, but exhibit in a very conspicuous degree your own folly, or that of those who have set you on. Why, it was but the other day, pre vious to the threatened Chartist procession, that I found myself at issue with the opinions of the Hon. Member for Montrose. I considered it my duty to exhort the Government to prevent that procession from passing through the streets of the city I represent, boasting of violent intentions, as the leaders of the Chartists did, and escorted, as it was expected it would be, by all the thieves of the metropolis, thus exposing the industrious inhabitants of Westminster in particular to every species of outrage, tumult, plunder, and even loss of life. In opposition to which the Honourable Member for Mon trose saw no inconvenience to be apprehended from a million of persons moving in procession through our crowded streets, and ridiculed, as I understood him, the preparations of Government, &c. And with regard to the latter Honourable Gentleman whom you name in your resolution to be one of my chiefs, I feel still more astonished at your proposi tion. He it is who has deemed it his duty publicly to asperse, to use no stronger term, the officers and men, without exception, from the highest to the lowest, of the army and navy; giving to the illustrious chief of one of these yrofessions a peculiar and revolting measure of disparagement, in which strain he has been followed in various speeches, as in duty hound, by numerous parti sans. This may be all just—it may be quite right to warn the country against the interested motives and evil intentions of those persons who have shed their blood in their country's service, and who are now systematically held up to odium at public meetings. But as I happen to be an humble member of one of these horrid trades,' as the phrase now is, it is rather too nsuch,to direct me 'to take as my leader the Hon. Member who has pursue. this course, and thus reduce myself to silence under any amount of contumely. As to the reforms required by the condition of the country, I considerit a gratuitous affront to admoniliVzn the subject, as I h ave a l ways sup ported such men res, and always will do so, be they proposed by whom they may. " With a population of nearly a 'quarter of a million, superior in other respects to every city of the empire, I have felt it of course a high honour to represent for so many years so pre-eminent a constituency as that of Westminster. But I should feel none were Ito submit to be thus dictated to, silenced or restricted in the free dom of discussion and action, even by the whole body of the constituency, still less by a dozen or two of misled gentlemen, as in this instance, however respectable they may be individually. In that case, I should fall at once into the degraded position of a mere delegate, instead of remaining the independent and unfettered representative of the Liberal interest and welfare of the city and the country generally, which it has been my uniform endea vour to be. Gentlemen, recommending you, when you next assume the authority of selecting Parliamentary leaders for your representatives, to reflect a little as to your right to do so, and as to the qualities requisite for useful Parliamentary leadership, " I remain your obedient servant, " DE LACY EVANS. " Bryanston-square, Saturday." The letter, as will be seen, related to a resolution passed by the society at a meeting held on the 4th of May, and at which the numbers for the motion were 35, and against it 18. The terms of the resolution, which was proposed by Mr. Healey, were_ " That the course pursued by Sir. De L. Evans is not of a character to promote the principles of the society and on which he was returned to Parliament, and this society expresses a hope that ho will give his aid and support to those members who, under Messrs. Hume and Cobden, are united to promote those measures of political and financial reform which ar e require d b y the present condition of the country." After the minutes of the last meeting had been read, an irregular and warm discussion arose among the members present on the prop r i ety o f entering Sir De Lacy Evans's letter on the minutes as a record. Atter some opposition from Mr. Geesin and another gentleman, who thought the terms of the letter too insulting to be recognized in such a way by the society, a motion that it should be so entered was agreed to. Mr. HEALEY then proceeded to open upon its merits the question which the meeting had been called to decide, by moving the following resolution : " That this society is willing to overlook the insulting tone assumed by Sir De Lacy Evans in his letter to this society, and the indecorum of publishing it in a morning journal before its transmission to this society, but feels bound to declare that, while containing mistakes, on one side, on several matters of fact, it assumes, on the other, a position in reference to this society and the liberal constituency of Westmin6ter deserving of the strongest disapprobation." The heading to Sir De Lacy Evans' letter, and the strongest expressions used in it, were dwelt upon by Mr. Healey in detail. He stated that the resolution adopted by the society on the 4th was passed by a meeting sum moned in the usual way, and having more than the average attendance of members. The terms of it were not intended to be personally offensive to Sir De Lacy Evans, and he denied that the words " under Messrs. Hume and Cobden" were meant in a dictatorial or im proper sense. Mr. Healey garnished his speech by fre quent references to general politics, and by glowing eulogiums upon Mr. Cobden anti the progress party. Mr. CRIBB and Mr. SIIERLOCK followed in support of the resolution, which was opposed by Mr. PouNcEr in a very temperate and sensible speech. He accused the society of having set the example in wrong-doing by the insulting resolution which they had passed on Sir De Lacy's parliamentary conduct, he having at the time violated no principle adopted by the soci, and of havin g con d emned him in his absence without et a y hearing, and without even notice given of the attack which was to be made up on hi m. He warned the meeting that their want of moderation, if they adopted Mr. HoaleY's resolution, would, when it became known, destroy all the authority and infl uence which they exercised in the con , stituency at large. Mr. COPPOCK followed up the views of the previous speaker by moving the following amendment:— " That the indiscreet letter of Sir De Lacy Evans, caused by, and in answer to, the resolution of this so ciety, can only be excused by the consideration of the great public s erv i ces of Sir De Lacy Evans, which en title hint to the co n ti nue d confidence of this soc i ety, an d which plead his apology for the warmth and indiscretion of this one c ommunication—th e only one displeasing to this society— w hi ch had taken place between them.' The folly of disunion upon a personal question, involving matters not o f pr i nc i ple, but of pique, was strongly in sisted on by Mr. Coppeck. He also pointed out the offensive c h aracter of the resolution adopted by the i society on t h e 4th of May, and the irritating effect which such a document must have upon a man of Sir De Lacy's profession, and his high sense of independence. Mr. PROUT, the founder of the society, and other gen tlemen, spoke in support of the amendment, but on taking the sense of the meeting it was negatived by considerable majority. The following amendment was then proposed by Mr. Prout:— " That this meeting is of opinion that the resolution of the society on the 4th, in reference to Sir De Lacy Evans, was hastily adopted and highly impolitic; for, however much th e soc i ety may regret the speech of Sir De Lacy Evans on the estimates, or the causes which led to it, it was no part of the province of the society to animadvert thereon, as it related to opinions on points of policy, and not to any principles adopted by the society as to its rules of government." This amendment was also rejected, and the original resolution, moved by Mr. Healey, was at last carried by a large majority. The meeting was a very full one, and the p ersonal character of the discussion kept alive the interest of the proceedin gs , w hi c h did not terminate till eleven o'clock at night. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Fong-Hong and Ceylon. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon in Buckingham Palace. The Very Rev. Dr. Graham had an audience of her Majesty in the Royal Closet, and did homage on being appointed Bishop of Chester. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, assisted at the ceremony. The Dean of Hereford was in attendance. Her Majesty gave audience to Sir George Grey. The Earl of Morton was the Lord in Waiting. The Judge Advocate-General had an audience of the Queen yesterday, and submitted to her Majesty the proceedings of some Courts-martial. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. Her Royal Highness also visited the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Caroline Cocks, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, inspected the Collection of Pictures by British Masters, which has been presented to the nation by Mr. Vernon, at his residence in Pall-mall, where her Majesty and his Royal Highness were Lansdowne Pa received by Mr. Vernon Heath and Mr. Eastlake. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince t E h xche were graciously pleased to express their admiration of Mr. L these fine specimens of British art. hou A r r s. o f the A deputation Foreign -office. Lord John Russell, the Marquis of e•, Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the milrmpnio. ~ estef rt,hEesAetaosibronElen, attended. odEt the eaeenr A nold . l f, e i Gl n dAir t . o o eu ny , e ~ AberdeenSk Tctl Sir George Captain ,Caac e iihL o nl oa r :o g oGarnc e dyoce, lirlldeco Gordon, Grey, snnm:os tpi:Vis countconsisting pnvi theog., , M.P., Captai n ioalr Matheson, xt.p , other of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, and an interview with L in e . P A . ,Iroi.cl Loch Fordyce, Sir c Alexander u D r u . tl' l ,: ai l i r i ). M. deputation from the Richmond yesterday. interview with of the Exchequer c se m b ei Smith, Smith,hahad an A i l n li r t an interview, Dalrymple, , and reawnoAldnwdri Colonel 1 tvh D e rs u it, hr ff ßyFe , :11iczacloas.noePrsn Commis sioners at l‘ ahi i i nnas r gd: . oA of r Ir v. yesterday.. ltso ameCouncil for Exchequer. nt o h mmittee of the Privye sioners of Woods and Forests 0 n The ee Thursday,CL h o a r i d r s m w a ci the Chancellor Excise Trade and Foreign Plantations had of ad th terday. There were present Earl Granville yes- Campbell, Earl Grey, Sir J. Stephen,and eord Si. 6 E. Ryan. 1 THE QUEEN'S STATE BALL. The Queen gave a state ball, the first this season, yesterday evening, in Buckingham Palace, which was very numerously attended; the invitations including the royal family and foreign princes in England, the whole of the diplomatic corps and foreigners of dis tinction at present in town, the ministers and officers of state, the ladies and gentlemen of the royal house hold, and upwards of one thousand of the nobility and gentry. Half-past nine o'clock was the hour named for the company to assemble, but before that time the distinguished guests began to arrive ; the foreign ministers, privy councillors, and the Queen's aides de-camp, alighting at the garden entrance, and the general company at the ;ntrance to the Palace in Pimlico. The members 4 of the royal family were ushered on their arrival i o the royal c l ose t, w h ere the Queen and Prince Allkrt received their illustri tiogs visitors, and the gen era l company were conducted the grand staircase to the picture gallery, each end of which was tastefully filled with rare and eautiful shrubs and plants. The recesses in the ftaircaies were also tastefully grouped with plants 'n flower. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand staircase, commanded by Sir W. Bellairs, the Lion in Waiting. The officers of the corps present were Sir. G. P. Lee, the lieutenant, and Capt. Sadler, the Exon. The Prince of Prussia arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by Count Goltz and Baron Boy en. The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady A. Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Sir G. Couper, and Lord J. Murray. The Count of Syracuse was attended by his Ex cellency Prince Castelcicala, the Chevalier Colons, and M. Canofari. The Duke and Duchess Bernhard of Saxe Weimar were accompanied by Prince Edward and the Prin cesses Anna and Amelia of Saxe ►`'eirnar, and were attended by M. Hergt. The Duchess of Cambridge was accompanied by Prince Frederick William of Hesse, and was attended by Lady A. Cadogan and Mr. E. Mildmay. The Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz was also present. Soon after ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Al bert, preceded by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward, and attended by the Mistress of the Robes, the Lady in Waiting, the Maids of Honour, and the principal officers of the household, entered the saloon from the white drawing-room, followed by the royal guests. Her Majesty wore a very chaste and elegant cos tume; the dress Was of white crape, trimmed with white roses and pearls, over a white silk slip. The Queen also wore a wreath of white roses. The august party passed through the saloon, and entered the ball-room, followed by the general company. The Lord Cham berlain conducted her Majesty to a seat in an alcove, lined with white silk embroidered with gold, with draperies of amber-coloured satin, and ornamented with a variety of the choicest and rarest exotics. The seats for her Majesty and her royal visitors within the alcove were elevated above the rest of the apart ment. The ball was then opened, the first dance being a quadrille, " Haydee" (Musard), which was performed by the quadrille band, led by Mr. Henry Barnard. Quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas followed. Dancing having commenced in the ball-room, the numerous assembly shortly afterwards formed into sets for quadrilles, in the Throne-room, where a second quadrille band, conducted by Mr. Charles Coote, was in attendance. Quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas followed in succession. The following were danced : — Quadrilles—Attila, Henriette, Fountain, Pomeroy (Coote), Cavendish (Tinney). Waltzes— Oberon, Rachel (Tinney), Emmeline (D'Albert), Concordia (Strauss), Romelie (Fessy), Matilda (Coote). Polkas—Evelyn, Belfast (Tinney), Co quette (D'Albert), Clara (Coote). Galop. Both the ball-rooms and the entire suite of state saloons were brilliantly illuminated. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. THE HEALTH OF TowNs BlLL.—Yesterday, a special court was held, in consequence of a requisition, most numerously signed, to the Lord Mayor, "to consider how far the Public Health Bill, now brought into the House of Commons by her Majesty's Government, is likely to interfere with the right of self-government in herent in all local representative bodies, and to take such steps therein as may be deemed expedient." After the transaction of some routine business, Mr. Blake intro duced the following resolutions by a long speech:— " That although the City of London, and the metro politan boroughs generally, are exempted from the operation of the Bill introduced into the House of Commons by her Majesty's Government, intituled, A Bill for Promoting the Public Health," yet this Court considers itself called upon to express its opinion upon a measure so deeply affecting the well-being of a large portion of th e i r f e ll ow - su bj ects, being satisfied also that in vindicating and supporting the rights of other local representative bodies it best consults the maintenance and integrity of its own. " That this Court desires to express its deep and un feigned regret that her Maiesty's Ministers, professing generally their attachment to liberal opinions, should have introduced into Parliament a Bill which virtually deprives the people of their just share in the administra tion of matters purely local, placing the same in the hands of Commissioners, to be appointed by and re sponsible only to the Crown. " That the provisions of the Bill in question, which place an uncontrolled, unlimited, and irresponsible power of taxation in the hands of such Crown Com missioners, are, in the opinion of this Court, unwise, impolitic, and contrary to the spirit of the constitution ; and if unhappily they should receive the sanction of the Legislature, this Court is satisfied they would sap the foundation of the liberties of the people, and tend materially to impair and to loosen the attachment of all classes to the most valuable institutions of the country. " That this Court would rejoice to see passed into a l a w a well-advised, comprehensive, and efficient measure for improving the administration of sanitary affairs, and desire to see carried out, from time to time, such im provements as the advance of science shall point out and dictate with the view of promoting the health, happiness, and social well-being of all classes of the community; but it is of opinion that these most desirable objects would be dearly purchased at the expense of any sacri fice of the liberties of the people; and this Court depends upon the wisdom of Parliament to devise such amend ments in the measure now before the House of Com• mons as shall provide for sanitary improvement by means consistent with the preservation of the existing rights of municipal, parochial, and other local represen tative bodies." _ ...._,......... Mr. Wire seconded the resolutions, and Mr. Alderman Lawrence and Mr. R. Taylor (who regarded Lord Mor peth's Bill as nothing less than " an exhibition of gross folly and quackery ") having addressed the Council, the resolutions were then put and carried unanimously, amidst cheers, and a petiti9u Nunded upon them Wu With Jenny Lind all nights are equal. The long Thursdays have disappeared—with a host of talent, she suffices alone, and the I ,, ast fashionable night boasts of as great an assemblage of rank as any other of the week. Thursday night, her Majesty, accompanied by theirßeyal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and the Prince of Prussia, honoured the performances with their presence, and Mdlle. Lind exerted herself still more than her wont, and her success was, if possible, greater than in general. The scene, when recalled before the curtain, was in the highest degree amusing, from the excitement that prevailed and the variety of manners in which it was manifested On her second recall the shower of bouquets was over whelming, and, probably at a loss how to carry them off; or to express le r acknowledgments sufficiently, on the third recall Mdlle. Lind did not return. A curious Neapolitan characteristic dance was admirably executed between the acts, and Rosati and Marie Taglioni ap peared after the opera in Fiorito. The choregraphic troupe is now complete—Carlotta Grisi is arrived. Her Mitt was the subject of much anticipation on Thursday but still more the debtit of the great soprano, Tadolini , who appears for the first time on Saturday with Reeves, and with Schwartz, Coletti, and Lablache in the same opera—a most extraordinary cast! In the suite of her Majesty and the Prince Consort were the Countess of Charlemont, the Earl of Morley, Colonel Grey, and Captain Gordon. The Prince of Prussia was attended by Copain Boyen, and the Duchess of Kent by L a dy A ugusta B ruce and Sir George Couper. The general company included the Prince Galitzin, the Princess Balasilosky, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Ex cellency the Sardinian Minister, the Baroness de Brun now' the Baroness Rehausen, the Marquis o f D onega l!, the Marchioness Dowager of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Countess of Sefton, Viscount Enfield, Viscount Cantilupe, Lord Ossulston, Lord Gardner, Sir T. and Lady Barrett Lennard, Sir James and Lady Stirling, Lady Smith, Sir F. Thesiger, Lady Beauclerk, Lady Vincent, Count Aymer de Courcy, M. C. Kou driaffsky, Baron Nicolai, Count de Barke, M. de Berg, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Admiral Sir Edward and the Misses Codrington, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. K. Tynte, Lieutenant Meynell, Mr. and Mrs. Sandford, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. John Townley, Mrs. Hodgson, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, Sussex Chambers, Duke street, St. James's, May 19th, 1848. Lord Dudley Stuart presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and would feel obliged by the inser tion in that paper of the accompanying letter which has been addressed to him by Lord Beaumont. " 18, Curzon-street, May 18th, 1848. "My dear Lord Dudley Stuart,—l perceive that you have availed yourself of the opportunity afforded by the debate on Russia, to correct the statement I made with regard to the atrocities committed in Posen, and to re move the impression my observations at the Polish Association were said to have produced. My version of the subject was founded exclusively on the information obtained from the German papers, the article being so minute in their details and so positive in their tone, that I believed them to be a correct, though strongly drawn picture, of the scenes then enacting in the Duchy. The pr i!at . e . letters however, which have since been sub mitted to me, give a diff e rent c h ar act e r to the insurrec tion, and, though they leave much to be deplored in that ill- judged .and ill. c on d ucte d movement, tend to remove the supposition th at an internecine struggle between the landlords and peasants (in other words a Jacquerie) bad disgraced Posen as it di d Galicia. l am h appy, there fore, to fi n d that inap p lying that phrase to the disturb ances in Posen, I than they deserved. as giving th em a worse character " I am, my dear Lord Dudley, yours faithfully, " BEAUMONT." ENGLISIIicoNs FOR AN IRISH DICTIONARY. UNITED ImamEN.—Natives of Ireland, who are always quarrelling with each other, and every one else. CONFEDERATES.—A political party, bent on dissolv ing all existing ties between Ireland and the rest of the world. MORAL FORCE. - Brickbats, fruit in an advanced stage of decomposition, blazing tar-barrels, and shille laghs. PHYSICAL FORCE.—Threatening to use pikes and rifles, and running away , from them when used by others. ,A SexoN.—Every on e w h o rece i ves rent f rom land, follows an honest calling;witeeps • a civil tongue in his head, a whole coat on his back, and does not subscribe to Mr. MITCHEL'S paper. SAXON OPPRESSION. -- Paying Irish debts out of English pockets, feeding Irish famine with English sub, scriptions, and supporting Irish labour out of English wages. IRELAND'S OPPORTUNITT.--MaterialS for a row and no police " convanient." ENGLAND'S DANGER.—Not Mr. Mitchel's bluster. AN IRISH PARLIAMENT SITTING ON COLLEGE. CREEL—A convention of Kilkenny cats. MARTYRDOM.--Circulating 40,000 of your newspaper per week, and pocketing the profits. LIM:ATT.—The absence of locks, gaols, writs, and policemen. FRATERNlTY.—Encouraging men to cut each others' throats. EQUALITY.— AIIowing nobody to keep anything that anybody else can take from him. IRELAND FOR THE IRISH.—A country of quarrelling voters, unemployed labourers, and rifle clubs ; or, in other words, electoral divisions, extension, of suffering, and vote by bullet. REPEAL OF THE UNION.—A people without occupa. tion leaders witho u t h onesty, la b our without capital, turbulence without control, rashness without foresight, and without common sense. —Punch. CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT MOTTRAIVI. -- On Monday last a meeting of the friends of Mr. Cornwall Legh was held at the Angel Inn, Mottram; W. Side bottom, Esq., in the chair. The principal business of the meeting was the appointment of the canvassers for the district. In the course of the meeting, a placard, signed by Mr. Cheetham, was brought forward, which alluded to the compromise made with Mr. Astley's com mittee at the late election. The whole of the gentle men repudiated the transaction, declaring that the parties who made that agreement had no power or autho rity to enter into a contract to bind the electors, and they therefore did not consider themselves in the least hound by that contract. Another meeting of these gen tlemen will be held in the same house on Thursday even ing to receive the report of the canvassers.—Manchester Guardian. MURDER.—On Friday great excitement was created in Calton on account of a murder having been committed in 12, New-street, on Thursday evening, under the fol lowing circumstances:—James Gray, a man of about 45 years of age, who has for some time been employed at Townhead as a stone-breaker, went with his wife on Thursday afternoon, after his work was done, to a public house, where they partook pretty freely of liquor. On their way home they had a slight quarrel, but of no consequence, considering that they were intoxicated. They were both seen to enter their apartment, to get into which they required to pass through that of a man and his wife named Steele, who were also understood to be the worse for liquor ; and about ten minutes afterwards their only child, a boy of about twelvo years of age, came running out crying that his mother had been murdered. The poor woman was found lying on the ground on her face, and as there are discoloured marks on her neck it is evident she must have met her death by strangulation. The murderer, who has hitherto been of rather industrious habits, was taken into cus tody by the Calton police ; and next morning, when he came to his senses, and was made aware of the whole of the circumstances, he exhibited deep penitence and cried like a child. The poor boy, who has been in the habit of working along with his father at stone breaking, seemed to be fully aware of the frightful na ture of the case, and for fear of being called to bear witness against his parent ran off, but was taken by the police yesterday afternoon. The case is now undergoing investigation by the sheriff. —Glasgow Citizen. RIGHT OF VOTING BY FREEMEN AND LIVERYMEN OF LONDON.—It is important to the right understanding of this question to observe that very erroneous opinions are entertained by many as to the effect of the Reform Act on the ancient rights and privileges of freemen, being also liverymen of Lond on . Th o se rights and privileges remain precisely as they were before the pass ing of the said Act, with this exception only, that . the sevenacr. u a I milesp ace f o f Guildhall. residence of o t r h e e g a v r o d t ert o m t u h s e t e b l e e t w i thin n of the corporate officers, such as the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Bridge-master, &c., freemen of London, being also liverymen, are entitled to vot e i n t h e same manner as before the passing of the statute, and without any reference whatever as to the distance that they may reside from London. All children born after the ad mission of their father into the freedom of the city, as well as apprentices who have been regularly bound, and have duly served their time, acquire on taking up their freedom and livery the same rights. Any persons taking up their freedom and livery with the view of obtaining votes for Members of Parliament for the city of London should be careful to do so before thelast day ofJuly,in order to be placed on the register in July of the succeeding year, otherwise a further delay of twelve months mast take place before they would be qualified to vote. HULL, THURSDAY.—A preliminary meeting of liberal electors was held here last night, to promote the movement in favour of retrenchment and reform. Many Chartists were there, and several of the most moderate politicians belonging to the middle classes. Ou the mo tion of Mr. J. Foster, Belgian Consul, a resolution was passed, setting forth the desirability of such a move ment as has been set on foot; and then came another resolution, approving of household suffrage and the three other points propounded by the Manchester Com mittee. The Chartists entered into the discussion with much good humour, and seemed to be far from united on the question. Ulti ma t e l y , t h e mo d erate party pre vailed, and the resolution was agreed to. An associa tion was then established, to be called the Hull Reform League, to co-operate with similar bodies in other towns. The Committee were also requested to consider the propriety of convening a formal public meeting to strengthen the hands of Messrs. Cobden, Hume, and others friendly to electoral reform. THE SURVEY OF THE METROPOLIS.—Yesterday a corporal and two carpenters belonging to the Sappers and Miners, assisted by six labourers, were busily en gaged in fixing up the first portion of the scaffold on which is to be built the shed on the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral, from which the survey of the metropolis and surrounding country is to be made. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY Tiarrlc.-1 he following are the Total Receipts of: Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— O 0 m mti ::: c .. • b. r...).Ei