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NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE 1.1 ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 1.300,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Policies issued by tkis Society have a twofold a lvantage : —Provi sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Assured has, en all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid. Division of Profits Annual. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. Increased facilities for travelling. Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. . • Perma- Snm the - 4 • Annual Policy Bonus in nent Re- Assured Age. 2 a I Pre- taken addition Bonus in daction of may bor -9 mium. out in to S Cash. Annual row on m Assured um . Premium. Policy. .....-. —.—. -- ... . . £ s. 4. £ s d. X s. d. £ s. d. 1837 262 14 3121 15 11 20 0 0 543 17 9 , 1838 237 15 6108 16 417 7 6 494 810 J 6 18 . — 1839 211 18 695 16 9 14 17 7 445 0 0 GO 100074 3 4 1840 163 8 47515 10 11 10 9 395 11 1 1841 159 3 4 71 5 0 le 19 8 346 2 3 • 1142 132 2 6, 58 17 6 8 19 10 29 6 13 4 1843 84 11 81 37 10 0 614 2 247 4 5 Prospectuses, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office. Or any cults branches in the conatry ; or, o►► application, will be for- Witzdeol 'post free: W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. Orlando Crease, Esq, George Moore, Esq. James Peek, Esq. Peter Rolt, Esq. i BEND. HENDERSON, Resident Secretary, London SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. December 9, 1848. ASSUIRANCE AGAINST LOSS YELLING OF LIFE BY RAILWAY TRA. METR OP_OLITAN COUNTIES and . GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, RECIENT-AIBEET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. INCOXPOUTED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT. -- At the present day, when Railway traveling has become almost Universal, protection against the pecuniary loss to which the families of sufferers from the accidents incidental to it are exposed, is one of the requirements of the age. To meet this general feeling, this Society affords to all persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in !treat Britain and Ireland, the opportunity of insuring against loss of life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of les. per cent., in one single payment, for the whole period of life, thereby render ing unnecessary the payment of Annual Premiums, as In. ordinary Life Assurance. EXANPLE.—A person may by ono single payment of 51. assure to his family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his 'sling his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. --Jo.* Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all information may be obtained personally, or on application by letter, addressed to the Manageb.at the Qftlees of the Society, No. 27, Regent-street, Water • lee-place, London, or of any of the Local Agents. NATION - AL MERCANTILE FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY, POULTRY, MANSION-HOUSE, LONDON. Capital—Quarter of a Million. • TRUSTEES DIRECTORS. DAVID WADDINGTON, Esq., M.P., Chairman. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles James Jones, Esq. (William and Thomas Jones and Co.) William Lawson Esq. (Trower, Lawson, and Trower.) John Mair, Esq. (John Hair, Son, and Co.) James Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Giles Redmayne, EA., New Bond 4treet. Hananiah Tear, Esq. (Wiggins, Teape. and Loder.) BAwslaso—Mesers. Glynn, HaNsix, Mills, and Co. SECRETARY—JenkIn Jones, F.I.A. This Society is established for the general Insurance of Buildings, Furniture, Merchandize, Stock in Trade, and ether descriptions of Personal Property, against loss er damage by Fire, and offers to the public the following advantages :- 1. A subscribed capital, amounting to a quarter of a million ster ling, securing to the insured an ample fund for the payment of losses, and no responsibility of partnership. 2. Rates as low as is consistent with safety. 3. Each case submitted to this Office will be taken at a Premium, ac.walng to its risk, without reference to tariffs which are binding on other societies. 4. Policies of seven years are allowed an abatement of one year's premium and duty. 5. Policies for a shorter period than twelve months can be effected on more favourable terms to the insured than in any other office. 6. Insurances are granted for loss of rent during the period of re instatement of damage by fire ; and a reasonable allowance will be made ter the removal of goods in time of danger. T. K claims, when admitted by this Society, are immediately Us ed. without deduction or discount. 3. Ail the permanent and solid advantages conferred by Companies o a similar character are secured by this Society. JENKIN JONES, F.1.A., Secretary. T HE MINERVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 84, King William-street, Mansion House, London. Third Division of Profits.—Persons assuring prior to the Ist Janu ary next, will acquire an additional year's standing at the Third Di vision of Profits in 1852. Among the advantages of this Company aro the following, viz.:— Four-fifths of the profits, or 80 per cent., given every five years to the Assured by the participation scale. Persons assured with this Company are allowed to reside in the Colonies of British North America, New South Wales, and Cape of Good Hope, without extra charge, upon payment of sea risk only for the two latter. A liberal sum given for the surrender of Policies. Loans granted upon Policies of five years' standing. No appearance before the Court of Directors required. Tables and every M information Han be obtained A , by application to W. THOS. ROBINSON,ROctuary and Secretary. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 8, WATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL, 3, CHARLOTTE-ROW, MANSION-HOUSE, and 28, REGENT STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. LIABILITY of the PROPRIETORS UNRESTRICTED. MODERATE PREMIUMS in the Fire Department. PECULIAR ADVANTAGES in the Life Department. Policies, insuring the value of Leasehold Property at the termina tion of the Lease, are also issued. Persons whose Policies with this Company expire on the 25th in stant, are respectfully reminded that receipts for the renewal of the same will be found at the Head Offices in London and Liverpool, and in the hands of the respective Agents ; and those who, preferring the security offered by this Company, may desire to remove their Insu maces, are informed that no expence will be incurred by such re• moval EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS , and WHIS KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE 'AVM, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, 7s. • and double this size , 1 Is. each ; enclosed in a Pam p hlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on th e Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. 8d„ and 128., for money orders dulv. Sold wholesale only at Grimstones Herbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Cornhill • and by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Son, artA Rafrnes, Leith-walk ; for Nfroaoh.otor, eresehe and Son, Adver User-office. TO THE LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news. paper on Aug. 7, 11 46. Reader, remember, this letter was put fat the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor tunity of publicly thanking Mr. IT. GrimstOae, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant than lever was before the baldness appeared. "Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to;the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase as lie. bottle U they were as certain of its virtues as She is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund ance, bat as a cure ef nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume iti far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasnre in answering any lady of respectability to the above fact:.-3, Swan-street, Borough." In eases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, Mew drops en the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, mare it strong, and prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the most aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour tea or twelve drops on the erovrn of tha head; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces hair on children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants' beads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See pamphlet el testimonials. 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Contents :—A Peep at Con.'s Father, with some account of his Edu cation—A First Step on Life's Ladder--Peeps at High and Low Life How he entered Trinity, and how he left it—and other matters too numerous to mention here. London : William S. Orr and Co. Dublin : James M`Glashan. Juno puutaiteu, price as., vo. iii C 161.11, r 1111 HE RATIONAL TREAT MENT of STRIC 1_ TURES of the URETHRA, in all their varieties and compli cations. With practical observations on the use and abuse of iintru `menti in the treatment of urethral diseases, showing that the unne cessary employment of instruments is a freqitent exciting cause of .stricture, and that a want of practical knowledge and manual dex terity in their use, when necessary, is the source of most of the se vere, long-protracted, and complicated cases of that disorder so fa tally prevalent. By P. B. COURTENAT, " The operation of introducing a catheter through an impermeable stricture is, without doubt, the most difficult in the whole range of surgical operations, and demands all the prudence, science, and skill of a master. The art can only be acquired, and that gradually, by frequent practice."--Ltston's Operative Surgery. Published by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street ; and may be had of all booksellers in town or country. rilllE ALBERT NIGHT LIGHTS are t: best. Prioe Gd. per Boa. Sold everywhere. r a. NICOLL, REG-ENT. STREET and CORNIIILL. The NICOLL.—This is the Trade Mark and distinctive Title given to a Patented OUTER COAT, or PALETOT, in which there is a double use and purpose ; in other words, the same garment can be used as a warns Winter Outer Coat, and again converted into a light Walking Paletot, by simply removing a warm interlining, which is attached or detached easily, and in a manner most novel and ingenious. The NICOLL, or the Two Garments (above -mentioned) incor porated in One, is charged at the moderate price of Three Guineas. Indeed, if the contemplated Sale of Thousands be not effected, the Patentees will lose rather than be fairly remunerated by the low prices now quoted. Messrs. NICOLL are the Originators and Sole Proprietors of the deservedly well-known REGISTERED PALETOT (6 and 7 Vie. cap. 65) of Llama Cloth, and they continue to be honoured with the patronage of their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and all others distinguished in rank and fashion, the Court, the Pulpit, and the Bar. MEMBERS of the CLERICAL, LEGAL, LITERARY, and MEDICAL PROFESSIONS will, it Is presumed, readily concede their patr - nage upon this New and Patented Invention, as also Merchants and Railway Travellers, who are subject to colds, &c., arising from the fluctuations in a climate like that of Great Britain, where, even in the most settled weather, at this season, a warm coat is universally used during mornings and evenings, but at mid-day, from the active habits and avocations of all classes, a light 'Walking Paletot is indispensable. RAILWAY TRAVELLERS will find great convenience in its Pocket Protector, which effectually preserves from loss the railway ticket, loose cash, &c., besides a peculiar comfort for Night Travel ling, which must be seen and worn to he appreciated. The Country Agents for the New Patents are the same highly re spectable firms who have of late years held the appointments direct from the Patentees in London. CAUTION.—The NICOLL —Any person or persons using the same, or a similar title, or trade mark, whereby the Public may be deceived, will be proceeded against, as by injunction of the lligh Court of Chancery, &c. ; as also by the infringement of the principle claimed in the Royal Letters Patent, granted to the un lersigned, which mainly consists in the adaptation of the linings of Coats, Paletots, &c., to a separate use and purpose, &c. (Signed) 11. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Corahill. London, Dee. 1, lB4B. L 0 V E is the leading feeling of t h e human breast. Mere exalted than mere passion, it sears high above every other impulse of nature, and is not only stronger than avarice, but more engrossing even than ambition. No man is exempt from its influence, or can avoid its sway ; and business, pleasure, philo sophy, and divinity itself become neglected under the enthralling power of LOVE, which, unlike meat things, increases in intensity with time, until it receives the sacred consummation of marriage. When union does not take place, however, this passion, this 'ervour, this golden tide of the manliest feelings becomes a deadly poison in the heart, which now darkens, as it before bright ened, all things upon earth. How is it that men, of most un changeable habits, will change at the very altar, and after a life time spent in the fulfilmem of every engagement, snap the very con tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind? It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early habits, or the results of secret disease, knows himself to be disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has been iLstitutel by Divine Law for the fulfilment of Important ends. The wretched condition of such a being must subsequently be beyond measure deplorable ! Loving and beloved, he entails the most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of unalloyed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the attention of all. Those desirous of investigating it will find the fullest and most satisfactory information in the little work entitled SELF-PRESE RVATION. illustrated by forty coloured engraving s on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the reproductive organs ; with practical observa ions on the secret infirmities of youth and maturity, resulting from Solitary habits, excesses, or infection. By e SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Sec. This treatise is the result of a long course of study in a peculiar and much neglected branch of medical practice, and the author having ob tained the highest medical honours, is a guarantee for his profes sional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treat ment of these diseases. REVIEW OF THZ WORK. La'Mert on the Infirmities of Touth and Maturity.—" There are scenes in the drama of life which are acted with ne spectator but conscience ; and of these the result is ever disastrous. Happy the mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf Into which such scenes must plunge him ! In the book before ns such a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and instruct the erring, without impairing one idea that can vitiate a mind not al ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a production calculated to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally, upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By tun taught innocence the book is not, of course, needed ; tilt wherever laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breathing in these pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of , a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine." —United Kingdom Magazine. f The work may be had price 2s. 6d., of rent and Richards, 52, l'..ternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Tlehborne : s i met, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; or, free by post, for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who ratty be consulted on these disorders personally, or kby letter, daily, from Ten to Two, or from Five toEigbt. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. IRISH SOCIETY of LONDON. Instituted 25th March, 1822, For Promoting the Education and Religious Instruction of the Native Irish, through the medium of their own Language. VICE. PATRON. The Right Hon. and Most Rev. his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBUItY. PRESIDENT. _ The Right Hon. the Earl:of GALLOWAY. VICE-PRESIDENTS: His Grace the Duke of Manchester. Moat Noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley. Right Hon. the Earl et Harrewby. Tho Right Hon. the Earl of Cork and Orrery. Right Hon. the Earl of Roden. Right lion. the Earl of Gosford. Right lion. the Earl of Gainsborough. Right Hon. the Earl of Effingham. Right Hon. thi Earl of Cavan. Right Hon. Viscount Liffbrd. Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Cashel and Waterford. Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Calcutta. Right non. Lord Calthorpe. Right Hon. Lord Bexley. Earl Jermyn Viscount Adore, M.P. The Lord Ashley, M.P. Lord Arthur Hervey, - : _ - Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P. Right Hon. Sir G. H. Rose, Bart. • Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P. Sir C. S. Hunter, Bart. The lion. Granville D. Ryder, M.P. Sir Thomas Blomefleld, Bart. Sir Morgan G. Crofton, Bart. Sir J. Kennaway, Bart. Captain Vernon Harcourt, R.N. John Cater, Esq. Evelyn J. Shirley, Psi., M.P. Henry Kemble, Esq., M.P. • lion. William Cowper, MX Taassuasa--Captain the Hon. Francis Maude, R.N. Stia-Taxasviza—Enoch Durant, Esq. BAWICERS—Messrs. Drummond and Co., Charing-cross. Office of the Society, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. . In the present eventful state of Ireland, the Committee of the Irish Society of London would call the attention of the public to the beneficial results of the Society's labours in that country, and would earnestly appeal for increased support, to carry out the-objects which it has in view ; and while they by no means undervalue the efforts which are being made, whether by legislation or by private enterprise, to improve the temporal condition of Ireland, the Committee feel convinced, from much ex perience, that all the renterlieriproposed must prove unavailing, un less, at the same time, measures are taken to elevate the moral character of the Irish peasantry by means of religious instruction. The Irish Society labours in the native districts, where upwards of 3,000,000 of the population speak the Irish language. There are now 800 teachers connected with it, who instruct the native Irish in reading the Word of God. Since the commencement 300,000 individuals, chiefly adults, have thus been taught to read the Scriptures, many of whom embraced the Protestant faith. One hundred and eight Scripture readers are employed, who read the Irish Bibles in the cabins, or to groups of the peasantry at work in their fields, or by the road side. Seven Irish -sneaking clergymen are in connexion with the Society who read the Liturgy, and preach the Gospel in thenative language. Ten congregations of converts have been raised up, or are now ministered to through the instrumentality of the Society. Two of these are in the county of Galway, two in the county of Cork, and six in Kerry. Many Roman Catholics, not included in those distinct congrega tions, have been brought, through the blessing of Almighty God upon the Society's labours, to renounce the errors of Rome, and are now incorporated with old Protestant congregations. Some groups of converts who have been instructed by the Society are asking for Irish clergymen to be located amongst them. In various places crowds of Roman Catholics attend Protestant churches and school-houses , where an Irish-speaking clergyman has been announced to preach. One clergyman states : " In the Cathedral of I - preached on Wednesday evening. The church was filled, the Roman Catholics standing up to the reading-desk, and outside the doors. At D—, on Sunday night, there, had we a place large enough, we might have had many hun dreds of Romanists ; as it was, we had a goodly number, and those who were obliged to stand outside the window occasionally requested th A at n l ot w he o r ul w d spriteesaup, so as s ide the hear." " I had a most interesting tour through the C— Irish districts. I preached 20 sermons, in Irish, to over 2,000 in all. I may count that 1,000 were converts, 500 Romanists, and 500 old Protestants. One poor man, who was not hearing me, heard so much about the sermon from others, that he said lie would come to hear the next sermon, if the priest would roast him in the fire for it. 31any a poor creature from the heart said, 0, when will yen cone again sir ? Alas that we hav'nt an Irish ministry.'" Such are some of the results of the Society's proceedings ; but the committee would allude to one more, of considerable importance at the present time, and that is, that wherever the native Irish have been instructed by the Society, they have become loyal subjects of our Queen, and abstain from all connexion with the treasonable practices and illegal associations which are so hostile to the peace and prosperity of the kingdom. The Committee have made diligent inquiries upon this subject, and the replies to their inquiries have been highly satisfactory. The followiag are extracts from one letter out of upwards of twenty of the same character received by the Committee : " I affirm it as a fact that could not be contradicted, that out of the thousands in Ireland connected with the Irish Society, that none of them are connected with illegal associations, or with that dan gerous agitation now so formidable, and hostile to Ireland's best interests. Our teachers and pupils are almost entirely friendly to British connexion ; they have felt Rome's spiritual tyranny, and they believe, if the union with Great Britain were dissolved, that both spiritual and political ',tyranny would become intolerable." And there are not a few instances of members of Ribbon or other illegal associations having been converted through the instrumen tality of the Society, and now employed in teaching their country men to read the Word of God. An indvidual who lately visited a congregation of converts in one of the wildest districts of the west, remarks : `• When I entered the cabin, the whole congregation rose, seeing a stranger with a Bible in his hand, and gave me a hearty wel come, crying out' Cead Mille Failthe," Cead Mille Failthe.' They were orderly in their conduct, and deeply attentive to the Word of God. I was especially pleased with the demeanour of two indivi duals, and not a little gratified at afterwards hearing their story. One had been a celebrated and lawless pugilist, the other the leader of a Ribbon Lodge, both of them daring characters in the neigh bourhood; but through the mercy of God they met with the teachers of the Irish Society, they were instructed in the Scriptures, and now, from their respectable appearance and general conduct, as well from the change which has taken place, they might be described in the language of inspiration, Sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and is their right mind.' One of them is the owner of the cabin where the congregation was assembled—the other, the Scripture ur the blessing of °od a , Reade e r , l i o . lv .. l! r ' a ' -speaking part of the ononlatke it h e La6lr'tliteacitncwledged ny all parties tna i clot e :gt : Ireland ; and without limiting the measures which may be devised o g f ious the in lri st s ru h eu So e c n ie s t h y ou of u L h o a nd ye on a by would the h respectfullynevol benevolent, s t , th g e g e Committeestthatrel prominent place amongst theta. t ch h aasresucceeded rionmthceriPmreo,tdeisstlaonytaldtiys,trianctds p o a f u t p h e e ri n s a m rt u h of n l y rel p a art nd s , whi of England, and where industry and order flourish to a remarkable tegree. It has succeeded, under the blessing of the Most High, in hose native districts and localities where the inhabitants have been instructed by the teachers of the Irish Society, in which crime, sedi tion, and animosity have givels place to peace, to loyalty, and goodwill. And why should it not eucceell upon a greatly extended scale? It is a measure whiCh the Committee believe Ged will honour—that God will surely bless. There is a promise which they would desire to remember, and in humble reliance upon which they carry on the work committed to their charge—" My word. •.. shall not retnrn ante me void ; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.' That " word" when blessed by God the Spirit, will teach .even the most deluded of the Irish peasants to " submit to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake." It will inculcate industrious habits—' "if any would not work, neither should he cat." It will produce a respect fer life and property, and thus give an opportunity fer the introduction Af capital, and the employment stead of of the people at home, enabling t hem to supporttheraselves, being a burden to others. It will be the sure remedy for treason and rebellion—" Fear God —honour the king—and meddle not with them that are given to change." Subscriptions and donations will be received by the bankers ; by the Treasurers and by the Secretaries at the Society s (Mice, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly; by Messrs. llatchard, Piccadilly; by M es srs. Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; by Messrs. Seeley, Fleet street ; by Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., Cavendish-square ; by Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co., Lombard-street; and by Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street. The Irish Intelligence, published monthly at one penny—and the A n nual Report—may be had by application to the Secretaries. OMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS - for Orphan and Necessitous Children, Wanstead. PATRON—H.R.II. the Duke. of CA.MBRIDGE,KG., PRESIDENT—J. MASTERMAN, Esq., M.F._ A General Court of this Institution was litd,at - the London'Tavern, on Thursday, the 28th instant, the- Right Honourable the. LORD MAYOR in the Chair, at which an ELECTION - of CHILDREN for admission into the Schools took place. .At the' close ofthe Poll the result was declared as follows : COTS. *Goddard, Henry.. ••.• • 3188 *Vandergucht, Edwin John 2096 *Henson, James Richard • • 2509 *Vickers, John • • .. • • • 3389 Jones,' John Edward.— 953 White, Edmund Homer • • 496 Jones, Robert Gale ...... 158 Williams, Richard Alfred.. 765 *Maitland, George Traviss.. 3499 *lVilliams, Thomas Charles 2502 Merry, Frank Edward 836 Williams, William Robert 446 Statham, lidwardJohn .... 982 GIRLS. • Clark, Elizabeth Ann ••• .. 7 5 9 Jardine , Em ma •. ........ 927 Davis, Fanny Flora ••.. • • 2 9 3 1 *Load, Margaret Mary .... 3438 *Ebrey, Harriette C. E ..... 1525 *Miller, Emma Augusta.. •• 3797 *Edwards, Elizabeth ••. • • • 5432 Bch°les, Maria Saxton• •.. 1254 The names marked * aro the successful Candidates. A. L. SAUL, Secretary. Offices, GO, Bread-street, Cheapside, December 29, 1848. 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A Lecture on the Popular Subject of the Electrie Light, by Dr. Bachhoffner on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings.—Po pular Lectures on Chemistry, with brilliant Experiments, by Dr. Ryan, daily, and on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day.—First Exhibition of an entirely new Series of Dissolving Views in Mexico and Switzerland, with historical descriptions.—Childe's Phantasmagoria, with very curious new effects, Mornings and Eve nings.—Microscope at One o'clock daily.—New Chromatrope.— Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Models explained.—Musie di rected by Dr. Wallis. Open daily from Eleven to Five, and in the Evenings (including Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission Is.—Scheols ,Half -price.—The New Catalogue, Is. MUSICAL BOXES .—An extensive assortment of ilne-toned BOXES of a superior quality, by the cele brated makers, Messrs. 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'' - '')‘ '9 ' . :ft '' -. . ( :,0 4 :4 1 .‘ • -.' . ::. 4 \ ' - ‘ 4, - ' 0, ,•, ~.",,,, '', •... ' '' , V,r-!o4ti: j .... .,,,, ..- , ... ;:ip s t ,.., - - ••, ;; ,,,, r .. fifil ~ • Bigisigt .„--, L., s• 04 , ,,,,_—/..• - ., )...:.,,-: t , 4:- . : o • ja i . „....,,, ..•,•:, , ~-.--, •,, + . \ - ... z,? D .. ''. s - 4 ..,,,,. • , 441 - t: , ) :ifiii.u . .cP , .4%k,. ~, ~. __ --, vl b i,, .stfe‘,_ A 74,,, -..., '7l l / 4 . rc , :therir•fil? . •;:i... .',, ' , ': •,'.;,. r .'' ~( . 01?•41V 'l-' l ' '" , , li•P` V 1." ,, " '."- ) 4 -OP vr DECEMBER 29, 1843, AMERICAN - NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.—The royal mail steam ship Britannia, Captain Lang, arrived this morning with advices from New York to the 12th, Boston to the 13th, and Halifax to the 15th inst. respectively. She was detained off the port for seven hours in con sequence of fog. The Canada, Captain Judkins, arrived at Halifax on the 11th, after a very rough passage of sixteen days from this port. The Niagara, Captain Ryrie, hence, arrived at Halifax on the 13th inst. The %Vest India mail steamer Forth, Captain Sturdee, from St. Thomas's and Bermuda, arrived at New York on the 11th inst., arid would leave on her return on the 14th inst. In Congress business had scarcely commenced. A resolution had been submitted instructing the Com mittee on Ways and Means to report a Bill based upon the principle of the tariff of 1842. The ques tion on its passage was taken by " yeas" and " nays," and decided in the affirmative by a majority of 33 votes. It is stated in the Courier and Enquirer, that— " A movement to modify the existing tariff will be made at an early day. Its success is doubtful at the present session, from a declared purpose on the part of certain leaders to impose all such questions on the in coming Administration. The necessity of modification is apparent to all who understand the practical wants of the country, and if there was doubt on the subject in the abstract, the recent popular verdict ought to be suf ficient for those who profess to respect the will of the people." Reports had been published by the Secretaries of the Treasury, War, and Navy; that of the Treasury is a document of great length, entering into elaborate discussions of party doctrines. A New York paper gives an epitome of the message, from which we ex tract the following:— "Mr. Walker refers to the revulsions of Europe, which have injured our trade, and then enters upon an elaborate vindication of free-trade principles, in opposi tion to those of protection, enforced by the example of the several States of the Union, among which free trade prevails. A large section of the report is occupied with this argument, which is skilful and plausible, though not particularly new. The repeal of the British corn-laws is attributed to our arguments. The pro tective system is characterised as ' agrarian' and a war upon property." One or two fatal cases of cholera had appeared at New York, and it was feared that the epidemic was spreading. It had also appeared at New Orleans, brought there by the arrival of the barque Lucia Field, from Bremen. Twenty or more passengers died with the cholera, or from black vomit, on the" passage. At Washington it was also reported to have appeared. Mr. Macready was enthusiastically received at Baltimore on the 12th inst. The - United States frigate Constantine, Commodore Gwynne, had left Boston for the Mediterranean. We have scarcely any intelligence from Mexico. Paredes was still at large, but the Government had sent expresses to Tampico for his arrest. The account of another pronunciamento at Mazatlan was contra dicted. In Coahuila the Indians were committing terrible devastations. There were no troops available to be employed against them. Congress had passed a decree that the standing army of Mexico should never exceed 10,000 men. This does not include mi litary colonists to be established along the line of the frontier. Dates from Tampico report that BCO troops of the National Government were still in the vicinity of the city, but the possession of the town remained with the National Guards. Advices from the capital announce the termination Gf the session of Congress. There is no end to the published accounts of the California gold mines. The papers devote columns of every publication to glory on the accounts conti nually received. The most interesting and authentic description of these mines is detailed in a dispatch from Colonel Mason, the officer in command at Monterey. He says— " We reached San Francisco on the 20th, and found that all, or nearly all, its male inhabitants had gone to the mines. The town, which a few months before was se busy and thriving, was then almost deserted. On the evening of the 24th the horses of the escort were crossed to Sousoleto in a launch, and on the following clay we resumed the journey by way of Bodega and Sonoma to Sutter's Fort, where we arrived on the morning of the 2d of July. Along the whole route mills were lying idle, fields of wheat were open to cattle and horses, houses vacant, and farms going to waste. At Sutter's there was more life and business. Launches were dis charging their cargoes at the river, and carts were haul war.. le several stores, a hotel, &c. t aio Aiptn butte f ia ap til d two mechanics is his employ—a waggon-maker and a —hoe. be was then paying 10 dolls. a day. Merchants pay him a monthly rent of 100 dolls. per room, and whilst I was there a two-story house in the fort was rented as a hotel for 500 dolls. a month. " On the sth resumed the journey, and proceeded 25 miles up the American fork to a point on it now known as the Lower Mines, or Mormon Diggings. The hill sides were thickly strewn with canvass tents and bush arbours; a store was erected, and several boarding shanties in operation. The day was intensely hot, yet about two hundred men were at work in the full glare of the sun, washing for gold—some with tin pans, some with close woven Indian baskets, but the greater part had a rude machine, known as the cradle. This is on rockers six or eight feet long, open at the foot, and at its head has a coarse grate, or sieve ; the bottom is rounded with small cleeta nailed across. Four men are required to work this machine; one digs the ground in the bank close by the stream, another carries it to the cradle, and empties it on the grate; a third gives a violent rocking motion to the machine, whilst a fourth dashes on water from the stream itself. The sieve keeps the coarse stones from entering the cradle, the current of water washes off the earthy matter, and the gravel is gradually carried out at the foot of the machine, leaving the gold mixed with a heavy fine black sand above the first cleats. The sand and gold mixed together are then drawn off through augur holes into a pan below; are dried in the sun, and afterwards separated by blowing off the sand. A party of four men, thus employed at the lower mines, averaged 100 dollars a-day. The Indians, and those who have nothing but pans or willow baskets, gradually wash out the earth and separate the gravel by haud, le:.ving nothing but the gold mixed with sand, which is separated in the manner before described. The gold in the lower mines is in fine bright scales, of which I sand several specimens. " Remarkable success attended the labours of the first explorers, and in a few weeks hundreds of men were drawn thither. At the time of my visit, but little more than three months after its first discovery, it was esti mated that upwards of four thousand people were em ployed. At the the mill there is a fine deposit or bank of gravel, which the people respect as the property of Captain Sutter, although he pretends to no right of it, and would be perfectly satisfied with the simple pro mise of a pre-emption on account of the mill which he has built there at considerable cost. Mr. Marshall was living near the mill, and informed me that many per sons were employed above and below him ; that they used the same machines as at the lower washings ; and that their success was about the same—ranging from one to three ounces of gold per man daily. This gold, too, is in scales a little coarser than those of the lower mines. From the mill Mr. Marshall guided me up the mountain on the opposite or north bank of the south fork, where, in the bed of small streams or ravines, now dry, a great deal of coarse gold has been found. I there saw several parties at work, all of whom were doing very well; a great many specimens were shown me, some as heavy as four or five ounces in weight, and I send three pieces, labelled No. 5, presented by a Mr. Spence. You will perceive that some of the specimens accompanying this hold mechanically pieces of quartz, that the surface is rough, and evidently moulded in the crevice of a rock. This gold cannot have been carried far by water, but must have remained near where it was first deposited from the rock that once bound it. I inquired of many if they bad encoun tered the metal in its matrix, but in every instance they said they had not, but that the gold was inva riably mixed with washed gravel, or lodged in the crevices of other rocks. All bore testimony that they had found gold in greater or less quantities in the nu merous small gulleys or ravines that occur in that mountainous region. On the 7th of July I left the mill, and crossed to a small stream emptying into the Ame rican fork, three or four miles below the saw-mill. I struck the stream (now known as Weber's Creek) at the washings of Sunol and Co. They had about thirty Indians employed, whom they pay in merchandise. They were getting gold of a character similar to that found in the main fork, and doubtless in sufficient quan tities to satisfy them. I send you a small specimen pre sented by this company of their gold. From this point welproceeded up the stream about eight miles, where we found a great many people and Indians, some engaged in the bed of the stream and others in the small side valleys that put into it. These latter are exceedingly rich, and two ounces were considered an ordinary yield for a day's work. A small gutter, not more than 100 yards long, by four feet wide, and two or three feet deep, was pointed out to me as the one where two men—William Daly and Perry 141‘Coon—had, a short time before, ob tained 17,000 dolls. worth of gold. Captain Weber in formed me that he knew that these two men had em ployed four white men and about 100 Indians, and that at the end of one week's work they paid off their party, and had left 10,000 dolls. worth of this gold. Another small ravine was shown me, from which had been taken upwards of 12,00) dolls. worth of gold. Hundreds of similar ravines, to all appearance, are as yet untouched. I could not have credited these reports had I not seen, in the abundance of the precious metal, evidence of their truth. Mr. Neligh, an agent of Commodore Stock ton, had been at work about three weeks in the neigh bourhood, and showed me in bags and bottles over 2,000 dolls. worth of gold; and Mr. Lyman, a gentleman of i~~ ,p__- [P!ttcit op. education, and worthy of every credit, said he had been engaged with four others with a machine, on the Ame rican fork, just below Sutter's mill; that they worked eight days, and that his share was at the rate of 50 dolls. a day ; but hearing that others were doing better at Weber's place, they had removed there, and were then on the point of resuming operations. I might tell of hundreds of similar instances; but to illustrate how plen tiful the gold was in the pockets of common labourers, I will mention a similar occurrence which took place in my presence when I was at Weber's store. This store was nothing but an arbour of bushes, under which he had exposed for sale goods and groceries suited to his customers. A man came in, picked up a h. , x of Seidlitz powders, and asked its pi ice. Captain Weber told him it was not for sale. The man offered an ounce of gold, but Captain Weber told him it only cost 50 cents, anti he did not wish to sell it. The man then offered an ounce and a half, when Captain Weber had to take it. The prices of all things are high, and yet ludians, who before hardly knew what a breach cloth was, can now afford to buy the most gaudy dresses. " The country on either side of Weber's Creek is much broken up by hills, and is intersected in every direction by small streams or ravines, which contain more or less gold. Those that have been worked are barely scratched, and although thousands of ounces have been carried away, I do not consider that a serious impression has been made upon the whole. Every day was developing new and richer deposits ; and the only impression seemed to be that the metal would be found in such, abundance as seriously to dep rec i a t e i n va l u e. "On the 18th of July I returned to Monterey. Be fore leaving Sutter's, I satisfied myself that gold existed in the bed of the Feather River, in the Yubah and Bear, and in many of the small streams that lie between the latter and the American fork; also, that it had been found in the Consummes to the south of the American fork. In each of these streams the gold is found in small scales, whereas in the intervening mountains it occurs in coarser lumps. Mr. Sinclair, whose rancho is three miles above Sutter's on the north side of the American, employs fifty Indians on the north fork, not far from its junction with the main stream. He had been engaged about five weeks when I saw him, and up to that time his Indians had used simply closely-vtoven willow bas kets. His net proceeds (which I saw) were about 16,000 dolls. worth of gold. He showed me the proceeds of his last week's work-14 pounds avoirdupois of clean washed gold. The principal store at Sutter's fort, that of Brannan and Co., had received in payment for goods 36,000 dolls. worth of this gold from the Ist of May to the 10th of July. Other merchants had also made ex tensive sales. Large quantities of goods were daily sent forward to the mines, as the Indians, heretofore so poor and degraded, have suddenly become consumers of the luxuries of life. I before mentioned that the greater part of the farmers and rancheros had abandoned their fields to go to the mines. This is not the case with Captain Sutter, who was carefully gathering his wheat, estimated at 40,000 bushels. Flour is already worth at Sutter's 36 dolls. a barrel, and soon will be 50. Unless large quantities of breadstuff reach the country much suffering will occur; but as each man is now able to pay a large price, it is believed the merchants will bring from Chili and Oregon a plentiful supply for the coming winter. " The most moderate estimate I could obtain from men acquainted with the subject was, that upwards of 4,000 men were working in the gold district, of whom more than one-half were Indians, and that from 30,000 to 50,000 dolls. worth of gold, if not more, was daily ob tained. The entire gold district, with very few excep tions of grants made some years ago by the Mexican authorities, is on land belonging to the United States. It was a matter of serious reflection with me how I could secure to the Government certain rents or fees for the privilege of procuring this gold; but upon consider ing the large extent of country, the character of the people engaged, and the small scattered force at my command, I resolved not to interfere, but to permit all to work freely, unless broils and crime should call for interference. I was surprised to learn that crime of any kind was very unfrequent, and that no thefts or robbe ries had bean committed in the gold district. All live in tents, in bu'h arbours, or in the open air; and men have frequently about their persons thousands of dollars' worth of this gold, and it was to me a mat ter of surprise that so peaceful and quiet a state of things should continue to exist. Conflicting claims to particular spots of ground may cause collisions, but they will be rare, as the extent of country is so great, and the gold so abundant, that for the present there is room and enough for all. Still the Government is entitled to rents for this land, and immediate steps should be devised to collect them, for the longer it is delayed the more diffi- cult it will become. One plan I would suggest is, to send out from the United States surveyors with high sa laries, bound to serve specific periods; a superintendent to be appointed at Sutter's Fort, with power to grant li censes to work a spot of ground, say 100 yards square, for one year, at a rent of from 100 dolls. to 1,000 dolls., at his discretion; the surveyors to measure the ground and place the renter in possession. A better plan, however, will be to have the district surveyed and sold at public auction to the highest bidder, in small parcels—say from 20 to 40 acres. In either ease there will be many in .iiict-km.ssanee for years it will be almost imnosaihin, to "The discoVery_ ac tfEarviiirdecPosiliiiriad - has en tirely changed the erecter of 'Upper California. Its people, before engaged in cultivating their small patches of ground, and guarding their herds of cattle and horses, have all gone to the mines, or are on their way there. Labourers of every trade have left their work benches, and tradesmen their shops. Sailors desert their ships as fast as they arrive on the coast, and several vessels have gone to sea with hardly enough hands to spread a sail. Two or three are now at anchor in San Francisco with no crew on board. Many desertions, too, have taken place from the garrisons within .the influence of these mines; 26 soldiers have deserted trona- the post of So nora, 24 from that of San FrancisCo, 'and 24 from Mon terey. For a few days the evil appeared $o threatening that great danger existed that the garrisons would leave in a body; and I refer you to my order of the 25th of July, to show the steps adopted to meet this:contingency. I shall spare no exertions to apprehend and punish deserters, but I believe no time in the history of our country has presented such temptations to desert as now exist in California. The danger of apprehension is small, and the prospect of high wages certain; pay and bounties are trifles, as labouring men at the mines can now earn in one day more than double a soldier's pay and allowances for a month; and even the pay of a Lieutenant or a Captain cannot hire a servant. A car penter or mechanic would not listen to an offer of less than 15 dolls. or 20 dolls. a day. Could any combina tion of affairs try a mau's fidelity more than this? Aud I really think some extraordinary mark of favour should be given to those soldiers who remain faithful to their flag throughout this tempting crisis. No officer can now live in California on his pay, money has so little value; the prices of necessary articles of clothing and subsistence aro so exorbitant, and labour so high, that to hire a cook or servant has become an impossi bility, save to those who are earning from 30 dolls. to 40 dulls. a day. This state of things cannot last for ever. Yet, from the geographical position of California, and the new character it has assumed as a mining coun try, prices of labour will always be high, and will hold out temptations to desert. I therefore have to report, if the Government wish to prevent desertions here on the part of men, and to secure seal on the part of officers, their pay must be increased very materially. Soldiers, both of the volunteer and regular service, discharged in this country, should be permitted at once to locate their land warrants in the gold district. Many private letters have gone to the United States giving accounts of the vast quantity of gold recently . discovered, and it may be a matter of surprise why I have made no report on this subject at an earlier date. The reason is, that I could not bring myself to believe the reports that I heard'of the wealth of the gold dis trict until I visited it myself. I have no hesitation now in saying that there is more gold in the country drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers than will pay the cost of the present war with Mexico a hundred times over. No capital is required to obtain this gold, as the labouring man wants nothing but his pick and shovel and tin pan, with which to dig and wash the gravel; and many frequently pink gold out of the crevices of rocks with their butcher-knives, in pieces of from one to six ounces. " Mr. Dye, a gentleman residing in Monterey, and worthy of every credit, has just returned from Feather River. He tells me that the company to which he be longed worked seven weeks and two days, with an average of fifty Indians (washers), and that their gross product was 2731 b. of gold. His share (one-seventh), after paying all expenses, is about 371 b., which he brought with him, and exhibited in Monterey. I see no labouring man from the mines who does not show his 21b., 31b., er 41b. of gold. A soldier of the Artillery Company returned here a few days ago from the mines, having been absent on furlough 20 days. He made, by trading and working during that time, 1,500 d o l ls. During those 20 days he was travelling 10 or 11 days, leaving but a week, in which he ma d e a sum - of money greater than he receives in pay, clothes, and ra tions, during a whole enlistment of five years. These statements appear incredible, but they are true:—' Gold is also believed to exist on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada; and, when at the mines, I was informed by an intelligent Mormon that it had been found near the Great Salt Lake by some of his fraternity. Nearly all the Mormons are leaving California to go to the Salt Lake; and this they surely would not do, unless they were sure of finding gold there in the same abundance as they now do on the Sacramento.' The gold placer,' near the mission of San Fernando, has long been known, but has been little wrought for want of water. This is in a spur that juts off from the Sierra Nevada (see Fre mont's map), the same in which the present mines occur. There is, therefore, every reason to believe, that in the intervening spaces of 500 miles (entirely unex plored) there must be many hidden and rich deposits. The placer' gold is now substituted as the cur rency of this country ; in trade it passes freely at 10 dolls. per ounce ; as an article of commerce its value is not yet fixed. The only purchase I made was the specimen No. 7, which I got of Mr. Neligh at 12 dollars the ounce. That is about the present cash value in the country, although it has been sold for less. The great demand for goods and provisions made by this sudden development of wealth has increased the amount of commerce at San Francisco very much, and it will continue to increase." NERVOUSON DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, an improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwarded by the Author, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. ANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA WITURF. DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative OrgEx ans, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, Sze., 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 other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the fall period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings en Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. Ey J. L. CURTIS, Surgeon, 7 , Frith-street, Soho-square, London. " Manhood.' A Itedical Work.—To the gay and thoughtless 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 tion, and to the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chroniele . " ' Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis.—Their long experience and re pnttion ix the treatment of those painful diseases is the patient's guar a antee, and well deserves for the work its immense cirulation." —Era. " Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. The Parent, 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 set 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 sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tains, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has seen the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth mach more frequently than it is at all siuspectod. N.B. Roars of consultation from Eleve n till Two, and Six to Eight in the E4eninz. • Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIA ric GE. gew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, pe 2s. Gd., or by nest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postag e stamps, A. SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, frith remarks on Marriage, End the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, I!, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 158, Oxford-street ; Static, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. 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BALM OF STRIACUIi is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, sse., 111. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. Ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 25. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. par box, a certain remedy for gonorrhea:l, gleet, stricture, and chronic intlamma ten of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. Packets, with e.,lvico, to bo had at the Establishment only, by which the fee,';„ s so.ved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atter dance daily at 19, Rersers-Areet, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and Five to Eight; 011 Sundays from Eleven to One. COMMERCIAL GENERAL PIER COMPANY...—. The ordinary general meeting of this company was held yes terday, at Gerrard's Hall, Mr. Chapman in the chair, to receive the auditor's report, and other business. The auditor having read his report, Mr. Fearon complained that it was in several respects irregular, especially in relation to a bad debt, arising out of the bankruptcy of a tenant of the company, named Lemann, and moved that a committee be appointed to investigate the ac counts of the company, and generally to inquire into the management of its affairs. No objection having been made to this proposition, it was carried, and the adoption of the financial report postponed. A discus sion followed on the subject of the non-performance by the board of directors of a clause of the deed, which bound them to fill up any vacancy in the board without delay, whereas it appeared that one of the members of the board having died more than a twelve month since, the board had not filled up the appoint ment; while, on the other hand, a Mr. Sexton had attended meetings of the board without being duly qua lified. Mr. Haslewood pointed out that the chairman and several of the directors b e i ng holders of shares in other pier companies were under the deed disqualified to be directors of the Commercial Company. In other respects, too, they had shown themselves men not fit to be entrusted with the management of the affairs of the company, and he therefore moved a vote of censure upon them, and that counsel's opinion be taken as to whether they had not forfeited their appointments.—A Share holder said that the better course would be for the board to resign their seats at once.—The chairman and the other directors having adopted this suggestion and respectively resigned their seats, the following gentle men were appointed in their places :—Messrs. Hasle wood, Dale, Fearon, Goodwin, Pegg, Lloyd, and Haw trey, the three last having been members of the previous board. —Mr. Heath was then re-appointed one of the auditors, the other auditor, Mr. Wilding, having been re elected by the past board. — A dividend, payable on and after next Monday, was then declared of 10 per cent. for last year and 10 per cent. for the present year, the thanksvote d having been givenarehtooldtheers S PIRITS IN BOND. -- A communication has been made to the Commissio ners of the Customs b y th e L ords of the Treasury, stat in g that the l atter a pp rov e o f the s hareholders being chairman 42 the meeting report of the former on a memorial from an em inent firm, praying a diminution of duty on a deficiency of one gallon a hogshead of brandy, and that brandy racked in quarter-casks may be entitled to the same a llowance and regulations as if imported in such casks, i n w hich report it was stated by the Commissioners that by two orders of their Lordships of the Treasury, dated March and May last, authority was givenfor a re m i ss i on o f the duty on apparent deficiencies, similar to that now applied for ; but that since then there is an evident tendency to make the grant of these indulgences the foundation of a system detrimental to the revenue, and that, therefore, their Lordships now recommend that similar concessions in this and all future cases be refused. An accident of a very curious and serious nature occ urred at Trimdon colliery on Tuesday night last. A pitman, named Francis Dinning, was making shots (powder rolled in paper for blasting coal) in hi s o w n house, about six o'clock in the evening, wh en his nephew, a boy, came in with some milk, part of which he spilled. Dinning took up a bag containing 61bs. of powder, and struck the boy with it ; the bag burst and the powder fired, and blew the window out, partly unroof d the house, and seriously injured five persons who were in it at the time, one of whom, a child two years old, named Moody, is since dead. Dinning's nephew had an eye blown out, and is in a very precarious state.—Durham Chronicle. AN OLD FISHERMAN. — James Bruce, the oldest inhabitant of Ferryden, died on Sunday last, at the ad vanced age of ninety years. Till the last ho enjoyed good health, and although the storms of ninety winters had passed over his head, his hair was neither grey nor thin upon his temples. Old James was a quiet citizen, and could beguile the tedium of a winter evening by re lating the many and great changes which he had lived to tee. He recollected Montrose when it was scarcely one third of its present size, and he remembered well when ail the shipping consisted of two or three small sloops moored round a small jetty at the foot of the Shore Wyud.—Montrose Paper. • • • 1 1 8 15 22 2 9 16 23 a 10 17 24 P 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29 6 18 20 27 .1.1 21 28 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 ,27 910 16,17 23 24 30 1 7 3 14 15 121 22 ' 28129 /7e r Colonel Mason then recommends that a mint be established at some eligible point of the Bay of San Francisco, and concludes, "If this course be not adapted gold to the amount of many millions of dollars will pass yearly to other countries, to enrich their merchants and capitalists." We quote the following testimony to the genuine quality of the gold from the Vfashington Union : " Understanding that Lieutenant Loeser had arrived in this city, and had deposited in the War-office the precious specimens he had brought with him, we called to see them, in order to free our mind of all hesitation as to the genuineness of the metal. We had seen doubts expressed in some of our exchange papers; and we readily admit that the accounts so nearly approached the miraculous that we were re lieved by the evidence of our own senses on the subject. The specimens have all the appearance of the native gold we have seen from the mines of North Caro lina and Virginia; and we wore informed that the secre tary would send the small chest, called a caddy, con taining about 3,000 dollars worth of gold, in lumps and scales, to the Mint, to be melted into coin and bars, and most of it to be subsequently fashioned into metals, commemorative of the heroism and valour of our officers. Several of the other specimens he will retain for the pre sent in the War-office as found in California, in the form of lumps, scales, and sand; the last named being of a different hue, from bright yellow to black, without much appearance of gold. We have seen it stated, in letters and in the newspapers, that what was found in Cali fornia and brought to the United States was mica, but it seems to us impossible, from the appearance, and density, and weight of the metal which we saw last night in the War-office, that there can be any delusion or mistake. The specimens have come to Washington as they were extracted from the materials of the • placer.' The heaviest piece that is brought by Lieutenant Loeser weighs a little more than two ounces, but the varied contents of the casket (as described in Colonel Mason's schedule) will be sent off to-day by special messenger to the Mint at Philadelphia for assay, and early next week we hope to have the pleasure of laying the result before our readers. Among the specimens were some grains of metal sup posed to be platina, one of the heaviest of metals ; and also a rich specimen of cinnabar, or the ore of quicksil ver (very heavy). They are transmitted to the Mint, with the gold of California, also to be submitted to analysis. Somo suppose that the quicksilver mines of California may prove more valuable even than its placers of gold. The high price of quicksilver, so im portant a material for extracting gold from its combina tions, has hitherto prevented the working of many of the mines. Should this treasure continue to be as abun dant as it promises to do, and as this specimen of cinnabar indicates, the quicksilver mines of California will pro bably prove the richest in the world. The house of Manning and M ac ki ntos h, o f M ex i co , w h o h ave t a ken charge of th e great undertaking for opening a water communication between the two oceans, through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, had begun a road for the transportation of all the materials necessary for this great work. The road is preparing for the purpose of establishing at once a temporary communication to the point where already the river Cautzacoaleos and the fine lakes bordering on the Pacific, and running into that ocean, can be navigated with safety and facility for the distance of 40 miles by vessels of large tonnage. The lands through this whole district are celebrated fur their extraordinary fertility, and they abound in timber of the greatest value, both for shipbuilding and furniture. The road now opening is to be completed within the ensuing eight months, and negotiations are now progressing be tween the undertakers and the Post•office department for the regular transmission of the American mail by this route. Accounts from Havannah to the 4th inst., received at New York, contain no political news. Business was quiet. Sugars nominal—whites, 7to 8i- rials ; yellow, 5i to 6i ; brown, 41 to .51. Molasses had been received at Cardenas, but had not changed hands. A letter, dated San Juan de Nicaragua, Nov. 14, states that a revolution broke out in the State of Costa Rica among the Indians, and that Nicaragua had declared war against Costa Rica. In conse quence of this, it was said, that the people had sent an envoy to England soliciting assistance. In Yucatan the people continued active in their operations against their enemies. Several divisions had marched in the direction of the strongholds of the Indians, who had, up to the latest accounts, been driven from the towns of Ticum, Tixcuytum, and Pencuyut. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW Yorsit, DEC. 12.—The general condition of busi ness is sound and easy, owing to the continued fall in foreign exchanges. The money market has as s umed firmness and confidence. The banks are strong in coin, notwithstanding the large export of the past six or eight months—an export of which the influence upon the currency have been greatly diminished, as we have before taken occasion to say, by the constant, silent, and unrecorded flow of ooin into the country through the tens of thousands of immigrants arriving. Much of the active business of the year,•too, is neces sarily-brought to , a stand in winter, and engagements being lighter the demand for money is less. The weather continues unusually mild, and no interruption has oc curred in interior navigation. The canal commissioners of this state, in order to enable the contractors to prose cute the work of enlarging, caused the water to be drawn off from them on Saturday last, the 9th instant, but the river navigation continues in full. For bills on London the highest rate obtaiced is 84, although good bills have been sold at 8 to Si. The Treasury report is a long document, but full of explanations for all interested in the fin...oes of the Ezited State. The whole amount of the debt of the reveßtVrettititiii s iTcii loans and Treta g no tes, for the quarter ending 30th of September last, at 9,ouu,coortolli.. At the close of the war of 1812, the debt of the United States was, -in 1816, 127,000,000 dolls., the whole of which was paid off and extinguished by 1836; that is.to say a period of twenty years. Our population, wealth, and resources of all kinds have greatly increased since that period, so that the debt now existing, mostly en tailed by the war with Mexico, will hardly be felt as a burden, and will certainly be extinguished as the, stock matures. None of it runs beyond 1868. There was deposited in the Mechanics' Bank to-day 401 b. of gold, just received from California; and the agents of the line of steamers between this port and San Francisco say, that a large amount is now on the way to this city. The quantity deposited in the Mint by the Government has been pronounced genuine, and there is not the 'lightest doubt but that we shall soon have large quantities of coin, made from California gold, in circu lation. SALES AT THE STOCK-EXCHANGE. 500 dolls. Treasury 6's ... 107 100 10,000 „ b 3 107 50 5,000 „ 19 • b6O 108 50 5,000 „ b 3 107 125 25,000 „ If ••• b9O 108 50 50,000 „ ••• b9O 10S 50 16,000 „ 109 25 10,000 „ b9O 108-i 50 2,000 „ ft ••• b 3 108 50 20,000 „ 91 s 3 107 1 60 25,000 „ b9O 1081 100 ... 107 100 107-i 250 2 4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 U. S. 6's 6:s : 6 6 2 7 5,000 „ N. York s's... 1004 100 5,000 „ Ohio 6's '6O 545 ... 104 100 10,000 „ Ohio 6's 70. s 12m ... 102 400 1,000 „ Ohio 7's 101 f 150 4,000 „ Kentucky 15y Bds 101 i 100 3,000 „ Illinois Int Imp ... 38 200 10,000 If Illinois fund s6O ... 46 50 Cotton—Since the news per Britannia the market has regained the kc. previously lost, so that we may now quote fair Uplands and strict middling Orleans at Gic. The transactions have been extensive, and the market Ls firm. The general estimate of the crop, or at least the esti mate of those who are operating in it, is probably nearer 2,400,000 than 2,500,000 bales. Exports and receipts of cotton at the ports'so far this season, and to the corresponding time in former sea sons (in 1,000 bales). Great Britain. France. Other. Total. Receipts. 1848 ... 263 54 53 ... 370 599 1847 ... 119 74 42 ... 235 383 1846 ... 88 49 24 ... 161 441 1845 ... 217 61 28 306 498 1844 ... 188 77 62 ... 327 460 During the last week included in the above table. Great Britain. France. Other. Total. Receipts. 1848 ... 32 3 3 ... 38 72 1847 ... 10 6 8 ... 24 45 1846 ... 24 3 2 ... 29 64 1845 ... 15 6 4 ... 25 37 1844 ... 32 9 8 ... 49 75 1848. 1847. 1846. 1845. 1844. Stocks remaining , in the ports 2BO 255 290 212 283 At Augusta and Hamburgh on Ist Dec., 1848, re ceived since Ist September B3 36 81 42 7'7 Stock Ist Dec. Flour remains without change either in demand or rates-5 dolls. 25c. to 5 dolls. 31fc. are the ruling rates for common to good brands, and 5 dolls. 50e. for prime Genessee. Southern flour is dull at 5 dolls. 37c. to 5 dolls. 50c. Corn meal 2 dolls. 94c. to 3 dolls. Rye flour, 3 dolls. 12 1-3 dolls. to 3 dolls. 25c. Corn is in moderate request—old yellow brings 70e. ; new corn, 58c. to 60c., and old mixed 64c. to 65c, ; oats, 33c. to 35c. Freights—Engagements have been made for flour to Liverpool at 2s. ; corn, 7d. There is considerable demand for vessels for California, and several have been taken up at 2 dolls. 55c. to 3 dolls. 50c. per barrel, and 60e. per foot measurement goods. DEC. B.—Cotton—Steady, sales 5,000 bales ; flour dull, corn brisk, sales 20,000 bushels ; mess pork, 10 dolls, 20c. ; sugar declining. THE REGISTRATION.—RATES AND TAXES. — On Monday next (January the Ist) the new Act passed in the last session (11 and 12 Viet., c. 90), to regulate the time of payment of rates and taxes by l'iirliamentary electors will take effect. It is provide.i that after the Ist day of January, 1849, no person shall be required, in ordt r to entitle him to have his name inserted tu any list of voters for any city, town, or borough in England, to have paid any poor-rates or assessed taxes, except such as shall have become payable from him previous to the sth day of January, and that no person shall be entitled to be on such list of voters unless the poor•rates and assessed taxes payable from him previously to the sth day of January shall be paid on or before the 20th day of July following. An American paper estimates the value of the cigars daily smoked in New York at 10,000 dollars.