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YAL BRITISH BA.NE: (Incorporated by Charter), besides transacting all ordinary Banking business, _ C ontinues to allow, SuuTis D fo l ; ters°hBolrTSr for six months, a per cent. per annum ; and on Periods and at Call, interest varying with the not and time in Bank ; And Grants C ASH CREDITS for indefinite periods, on sufficient securities, at Per cent. commission half-yearly on the amount of the credit, and cent• per annu m i n t erest on th e b a l ance on ly a t debit ; and LOANS for short periods on marketable securities, at rates vary .; with the circumstances. will Every additional information and firms for opening accounts, Sc., be supplied at the Bank and its Branches, or sent by post on ap dneation. By order of the Court of Directors. HUGH IlitiES CAMERON-, General Manager. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, London. ART UNION OF LONDON. xVp (By Royal Charter.) SUBSCRIBER will have an impression of a large and buy _Piate of a thoro ug hly national character ; „:.zi ENGLISH MERRY-MAKING IN THE OLDEN TIME , " W. Holt, after W. P. Frith, ; now delivering at the office Payment of the subscription. Each Prizeholder will be entitled select for himself, as heretofore, a Work of Art from one of the public Exhibitions. GEORGE GODWIN ' Hon. Secs. LEWIS I'OCOCK, 444 , West• Strand, 3l 1852. ,fan. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. TO-MORROW EVENING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1852, 'Landers SAMSON. (First announced for Performance by this Society.) vocalista—Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Lawler, 4 1 1(1 Mr. H. Phillips. The Band and Chorus will consist of 800 Performers. C onductor —Mr. iiLTRM AN, founder of the Exeter Hall Oratorios. ' Alekets, 3s. ; Reserved Rows, ss. ; Central Area numbered, 10s. Gd. MY Office of the Society, 9, Exeter-hall. • IDLAND RAILWAY. At the SIXTEENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEET ' `,-lti of the Proprietors of the Midland Railway Company, held at e Railway Station, Derby, on WEDNESDAY, tho 25th day of rebruary g 52, J OHN ELLIS, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in It was Resolved,—That the the Comm ha on Seal of the Company be af fixed to the Register-books of Shareholders. (The Seal was accordingly affixed in the presence of the meeting.) Resolved,—That the Iteport of the Directors now read, and the several recommendations therein contained, be received and adopted, Snit that the same be printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor. Resolved,—That a Dividend is hereby declared of 1/. 'is. 6d. upon 'ach 1001. Midland Consolidated Stock, of 31. upon each 1001. C onsolidated Preferential Stock, of 13s. 9d. upon each 1001. of the • C onsolidated Birmingham and Derby Stock, of Is. 6d. upon the "'Wont paid up on each share of 16/. 13s. 4d. (being the preferential ilividend of 4/. 105. per cent. per annum on the id. paid up—that is months), on 11. 13s, 4d. for six months, and on 31. 6s. Bd. for three n e ths), and 11. Ws. upon each Erewash Valley Share, to be pay on the 6th of March next. ,_ltesolted,—That the Directors be, and they are hereby authorised LiZlreolc,ecied with the construction of the Branch from Gloucester to to co_ use, and the execution of the works connected therewith, and Resoioplete the narrow gauge to Bristol. re. e i lv ed—That Mr. Hutchinson, one of the retiring Directors, be elects I ttso tors t ved,—That Mr. Holdeworth , another of the retiring Direc be re-elected. ele ncte r do l i v y e e d d . — That Mr. Carbutt, the oilier retiring Director, be re ,—That Mr. Crfpps, the retiring Auditor, be re-elected. (Signed) JOBS ELLIS, Chairman. d o l ' e jete of thanks to the Chairman for his able and impartial con di the chair was proposed and carried by acclamation. By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. riE WEST of IRELAND LAND INVEST MENT COMPANY. ay Which Incorporated by Royal Charter, - "lca the liability of Shareholders Is limited to the amount of their shares. Capital, 500,0001., in 2 ~ 000 'hares of 251. each. • , With power to increase to One Million. Deposit of 11. 103. per Share payable on Allotment. Ater Payment of the deposit no calls will be made without three Porch:: noticecall will be made except upon contracts for the 7 5 Of estates, in effecting which due regard will be had so to the nthistalments of the purchase money that the calls may be "enieut to e shareholders : no calls to exceed 3/. TRUSTEES. The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon. Sir John Young, Bart., M.P. Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, Esq. Vllll PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. Digby Seymour, Esq., 2, Inner Temple-lane, and 29, Thur- It e , 4 e - square, Brompton. T ho4l r- Admiral Sir William Henry DIIIon,K.C.H., 23, Burton-crescent. , 3 -3 Colpitts Granger, Esq., Q.C., 31. r., Crown Office-row, Inner • Jo se LeraPle. , John Wright, Esq. Dep.-Lieut., Sunderland. -.-Admiral Sir Richard ' O'Conor, K.C.H., 6, Stanhope-terrace, Jo s Il Yde-park. ePh Hannah, Esq., Bridge-street, Westminster, and Stockwell, ,1 0 , Surrey. 4 0 " h Aturray, Esq., C.E., 5, Whitehall. 1:4„ 8 Ph Napier Higgins, Esq.. M.R.1.A., 3, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn. — '„el Adolphus Lange, Esq., 82, Mark-lane, City, and Drayton , ro 00, vs, Crompton. rge Hudson, jun., Esq., Albert-gate, and Newby Park, Tbirsk. R ey. T. Harvey Ashworth, J.P., 10, South Audley-street, Gros- Ne nu .y eaor.square and of East Woodhay, Hants. ar n Prinsep, Esq., 8, Hyde Park-place West. BANKERS. Lendon—Messrs. Dlmsdale, Drewett, Fowlers, and Barnard. Ir eland—The Provincial Bank of Ireland. STANDING COUNSEL. England—Kenyon S. Parker, Esq., Q C. Ireland--Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C., M.P. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Capes and Stuart, Gray's Inn. Mr. Evan Hare, Temple. AGENT IN DUBLIN. Walter Bourne, Esq., la, Fitzwilliam-square West. SECRETARY. Captain Bridges John Hooke. Th e e , est of Ireland Land Investment Company propose to pu 0 7 estates in the province of Connaught, and to improve andlet Vis c re, or resell the same in such portions as may be dee med ad. extremely loss - price of land in that portion of the United te lo i i de hl. its unrivalled natural resources, the matonnly peaceful ' , lel character of its inhabitants, added t• the cheapness and securitybei of the title) which can now be acquired under the Encuin r,ZO Estates Court), ar b e a few of tire ovious advantages that must -- urernend the present undertaking to the public. e Th e Directors have the satisfaction of stating, that out of the „„ th liere es plans for a land company in connexion with Ireland, D s ._eil of late years have been submitted to the Board of erade, the j,„7ent is the first which has received the approbation of her Ma -"j s Government. 1,, 0 h tla e sale of any of the lands of the Company, the produce Is ip umber either divided rateably among the shareholders, or re-invested ' r ther purchases if deemed expedient. hi s l l s : the terms of the charter the Board of Trade have the appoint 17' Of one of tee Company's auditors. • th e Prospectuses and further details application may be made to eeretary, at the offices ot the Company, 75, Cornhill. T FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SIIARE 3 . 6 nirectors of the West of Ireland Land Investment Company. I Gentlemen. the tt re b ' o lUegt you will allot to me Shares of 25 /. each in klq t _ Company. I agree to accept the same , o r any less num ber tie d 41th me, to pay the deposit thereon, and all future Calls as teq.._ en Made payable, and to sign the Deed of Settlement when Name .. ••••• ••••• Residence ....... • •• ..•.... Occupation • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • Reference • • • • • •• • • • • •• .•• •.,....2 4 tiY day will be fixed for the allotment of shares. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, t_Thep % . St. James's. 4 4 0 1ZE QUADRILLE, awardedTutton, of the irretis r" Guards (Blue), will be played every evening by Ne o t Celebrated Band. Principal Cornet-a-Plston, M. Do 0 ter t 4:l 84 Pah at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at ni ne, and at half-past eleven. Admission—ONE SHILLING. HOU S E S of PARLIAMENT. li.°,, iia -1 p 4jt' , -r e latel claimed more than ordinary attention ttb 2 , t ilc q substa y niial masonry, tho classic and curious architec li 4:Plendid carving and heraldic G o r r e n t r i e l ri r t it s ai o n f V a r v i e nte ti r i l e o s r e , vi ' ci h ici i a, i r c o o f u t t he ski t ll in at t id he genius oEf E. MOSES and kiN have pro .lll' 1 11 '" glgan e t r i Pa h r ouses of business for the people, enriched with 'dill .-8t b rilliantdesigns of British and Foreign invention, stocked .-- ._the -' l l l l) ,, st antial clothing fitted to the noblest architecture in nature ' B e. - " n un frame—the efforts of the most celebrated artists of the ci th tls: H OUSES of PARLIAMENT are the depositions of the talent host kin g d om E. MOSES and SON'S Establishment possess the talent d . , the i i ,-,e workmen in the world. A u x -.,' - ',,, , SES of PARLIAMENT have continual standing orders, ters, al .' "' - uSES and SON have the pleasure of attending to more or 4oUsaT° tchiug them to the satisfaction of thousands, than any ~,,e n hew orld. 01V- n li "sES of PARLIAMENT devise and regulate in the affairs kyr!, the but E. MOSES and SON devise for the whole e v e ' r 4 Y u C ) .l l l Y ercou ge n m ry s " fashionable dress to the people of this and The HousES t of 1.,%1 resulating the entire habits of the people. retrenchment in the e x ,: - . I4 ,„AIENT have lately pressed measure s for dated the price of clon474u,trrei; but E. MOSES and SON have re rendered their exquisite and classes. -halt, and have by these means ser viceable dress acceptable to all The HOUSES of FAIILIAMExT the agricultural and commercial World, many departments in tePresent every individual in society.% but E. MOSES and SON inands of the NOBILITY , CLERGY' G a g,....'nd the undisputed com • T ! t ADESMEN, MECFINNICS, and L : 7I:::,.. n T R E Y R , t w hee i i t i h AE7 n t i Fp il AE lions of • eabest dress in the empire ; als o i ratERS, for the best and HA TS, " t Hyjs, SHOES, &c. grx- -. CAI'S, HOSIERY, ts l i"„e HOUSES of PARLIAMEN (YIN tA ,0 1.0NIES, but E. MOSES and SON SUPPLY all EMIGRANTS most Vo Ins it --EY COLONY in the WORLD WITH TR .. Ti I tI,BSTANTIAT. OUTFITS, I,VTEIICII CANitE ALAI), u:ll;andf 44 11 . - h ; , OUSES of PARLIAMLN as no clothing are considered by Ho the,3o :7 , e Members as incomplete, awl not adapted •to the comfort rle, hut E. MOSES . and SON'S Establishments are every " Is t : ete, and their productions secure such comfort e World but tkeirs can impart. it e rti llstia n. _ + E. Moses and Son regret hav t ing to guard the public the untradesmarilik kiset: inVesition ; keying learned s for a lz ,:' c oo , of being connected with their Ethablishmemt," or " It' i) ~,,,teluricers," has been resorted te i s n ta , m h any instances, and have no connexion ..relit reasons. They beg to state that lliw n i e lY other hens° in or oat of London, t . ;' L lits, as follows : exeyeept their own Esta -84, ion City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Mlnor loB, 83, •Londo,„ ...,. 1 kid 88 , Aidgato, opposite the Church, all eoffunuilleating. kid 1 , „.“ w eat-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, NOV Oxford -Street, 1, 2, 11.. .art-street, all communicating. teicil,fa7orstir:idetli:anthltiesarh3l, 3 r , 6e, Fargate.Branch, 19, BridgfAtme t i Ratters, Mailers, Furrier)), Rest and 69 0 ' The Heneral Outfitters for Ladies and Gentleme n. 2i t Z.' 4e Establishments aro closed from sunset Friday to sunset On ass, -.....____ When business is mistimed till Twelve o'clock. DIC AL ADVICE ON T LIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF With n YOUTH AND MATURITY. lain Directions for their Prevention and Curo. Q TY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. izblished,in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and la ,. v a n , in a Sealed Envelope, Is, Gd., or post-free from the Author ~,° nY - t lvo Stamps, L P-13 RE sER V ATI ON; a ke re t , Iled ical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the 'bur, *nal-unties and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac- Pat nt at an early period of life, which destroy the physical and rnst !erg, diminish and enfeeble the natura l feelin g s, and ex energies of Manhood ; with Practica l Observations on ex litcertainPrevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debi bipit-•:!ral and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all by 1 . 7 8 and derangeraents resulting from Indiscretion, as adopted ot. ) ",rii ti ' e cnand, Ricord, and other eminent members of the faculty atn t'llyCL With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the , r th a t i o r ro ' a 7 , tir al es id , us Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining ' and functions, and the various injuries that 'cod in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. b ot IT, E By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., tor N. FORD-SQUARE, LONDON. btirg:Vedicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin onorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, I t Zli c tiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunterian TO al Society of Edinburgh, &c. teaq,'york contains a plain and complete description of the ana ,Nieltrd , Yslology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative sinat health and disease Dr. Lalfert, who has taken the Infos inserted honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and , testimo- It t h a h.. rte d in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man Xclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the olit t l e nt of these conaplaints. He may be consulted with advan- S a g all those whose constitutions may have become dtbilltatedr " 44 4 ),,,'"ret Practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses o Whereby the pleasures of life are, m arred, the objects of raqe,nstrateand existen c e: itself rendered a term of unceilB - hibil a r j and regret. siter.. ra Zl bY the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater i7aYraari,; liannay, 63, Oxford -street Starie, Titchborne-street, ft ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; a) ); Post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, " 11 ,7,4, b ,2 consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter, —4 Mut till Twf, and LrOrn Six till Licht. N°. 18,543.] THE MELBOURNE GOLD and GENERAL , MINING ASSOCIATION. On the Cost-book Principle. In 100,000 Shares. I/. to be paid on Allotment. No Deed to be aigned, and the Liability limited to the amount pail All moneys receiVed will be returned without deduction, unless adequate eaplt.il be subscribed. TRUSTEES. The Hon. li. E. Howard, LL.D. Charles Dickson Archibald, Charles Robert Thompson, Esq. COMMITTEE. The Bight Don. the Earl of DE ON - , Chairman. Sir James Anderson, Bart. A. Douglas, Esq. Col. Chatterton, M-r. A3encer Perceval Plumer, E.q. J. 11. William Quin, Esq., M.D. A. A. Doria, Esq. • C. It. Thompson, Esq. Lieut.-Col. Lothian Dickson. .IPEnry Wheeler, Esq. BANKERS. ,The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury. CONSULTING ENGINEER. ' Adam Murray, Esq., Craven-street, Strand. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bristow and Tarrant, Bond-court, Walbrook ; and W. P. Ellaby, Esq., 14, Walbrook. BROKERS. Messrs. Scrutton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. This is the first defined plan for Milling in Australia, distinguished by me lb:lowing recommendations : It will promote, for Mining pursuits, a perfect organization of independent emigrants, Is ho, being generally unacquainted with such occupations, will derive, from an efficient direction, having at coin matl all requisite machinery and supplies benefits not otherwise attainable. It will also facilitate the emigration of persons associated with this Company for Mining purposes. The Peculiar Inducement to Emigrants in Joining this under taking, will be the large remuneration to the working parties ; and to Shareholders, besides the large anticpated returns On their capital, the special and acknowledged advantages of the Cost-book aro se cured. An appdcalion will be mado for a Royal Charter to extend the powers of the Association. The Prospectus mAy he obtained at the offices; and applications for shares in the subjoined form, with a respectable reference, to be addressed to the Committee. (By order) W. F. C. SERVANTE, Secretary. Oftlees, 9, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, London, 21st February, 1852. . ' - FORM OF APPLICATION. , To the Committee of the Melbourne Gold and General Mining Association. Gentlemen, I request that you will allot to me shares in the above named undertaking, and I agree to accept the same, or any less number of shares which you may allot to me, and to pay, when re quired, the sum of one pound per share thereon. Name, Address, and Occupation] of the Applicant, Reference—Name and Address THE: MELBOURNE GOLD and GENERAL MINING ASSOCIATION. .150 APPLICATION for SHARES will be 1111CF.IYED *AFTER Twelve o'clock on WEDNESDAY, the 3d day of March. 9, King's Arms-yard, London, Feb. 21, 1852. FREMONT ESTATES and GOLD MINES. • COUNTY of MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA. SALE to THOMAS DENNY SARGENT,- Esq. We the undersigned Solicitors have this day exanained the fol towing documents: — let. A Notarial Copy of the Power of Attorney, dated San Fran cisco, Ist October, 1851, from Colonel John Charles Fremont to Colonel Thomas H. Benton, recorded in the District Court of Co lumbia, on 22d January, 1852, authorising the latter to bargain, sell, and convey the Mariposas Estate of Colonel Fremont, and gene rally giving to Colonel Benton full power and authority touching the premises, to do, execute, proceed, and finish in all things, us as ample a manner as he, Colonel Fremont might do if personally pre sent, thereby ratifying and confirming all that Isis attorney, Colonel Benton, might lawfully do touching all the aforesaid business, 2d. A Notarial Copy of a Deed of Ratification, dated 29th Ja nuary, 1852, signed by Colonel Fremont, by Colonel Benton, as Ids said attorney, ratifying the Sale, made on 7th July last, by Mr. Flandin, in New York, to Mr. Thomas Denny Sargent, of the Ma riposa Estate, which sale had been accepted by Mr. Sargent on the Bth of August following. 3d. A Notarial Copy of the Conveyance by Colonel Fremont, dated the 29th January, 1852, signed by Colonel Benton, as his at torney to Mr. T. D. Sargent, of the Mariposas Estates, together with all rents, royalties, and premiums of every nature whatsoever due, or accruing due to Colonel Fremont, subsequent to the said Bth day of August last. And we have to state that the Notarial Copy of the said deed of ratification is certified to be correct by George Woodsman, Notary Public, New York, and the Notarial Copies of the said l'ower of At torney and Conveyance, are certified as correct by Charles de.Seld ing, Notary Public, at Washington, and his Certificate is verified by the Honourable James Dunlop. Assistant Judge of the Circuit Ceurt of Columbia—further by the Honourable Daniel Webster, Secretary of State for th e U n it e d St a t es ; an d further by the Honourable John F. Crampton, th e Present Ambassador at Washington for Great And we further certify that in our opinion the said several lnstru • of for Mariposas e ver to lS together merits do convey all Colonel Fremont's interest in the entire estate qu e n tto whatsoever, the said Bth h e fo August u accruing gust t T h h al o r a e s n D ts en , n ro y y la t r i g e e s n , t,anhila Premiums, lse and o of assignseN,e every nature , lastd.ue, to Colonel Fremont, sub sequent And we further find by the arrangements made between Mr. Sargent and Colonel Fremont, acting by Colonel Benton, as his attorney, that Mr. Sargent has the full power, while the instalrnenta of the agreed purchase money shall be duly paid. to grant, confirm, annul, and extend leases, to grant waivers of forfeiture, and to do all and everything appertaining to the ownership in fee simple of the estate. Solicitors of the Mariposa lIUGIIES, KEARSEY, and .MASTERMAN, ( I ' V o e ' s d t Mine Com pany. Solicitors of the WILKINSON, GURNEY, and STEVENS,/ Ave Maria Gold Mining Company. JOHN DUNCAN, Solicitor of Thomas Denny Sargent, Esq. London, 21st Feb., 1852. VICTORIA GOLD MINING. COMPANY, (PORT PHILIP) AVSTRAMA. Offlceo, 9, Austin Friars. The LAST DAY 01 PAYMENT on this Company's Shares is FRIDAY next, the 27th instant. Certificates will be ready to be ex changed for bankers' receipts on and after the following day, Satur day, the 2Sth instant. The Company's arrangements for sending a large number of miners to the colony, under the care of efficient officers, are in a state of forwardness. The miners are being selected partly from North Wales and partly from Coinwall. The Committee continue to receive the most satisfactory accounts from their correspondents in the colony. The amount of gold raised at Bunningong and Ballarat, and sent down to Melbourne, is esti mated at loz. to I%oz. per day per man. Mr. Westgarth, Mayor of Melbourne, estimates the yield of the Mines to be no less than 10,0001. sterling per day. 26th Feb., 1852. J. HIATT, S.cretary. NATIONAL DEFENCES. PATRON—H. It. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL VOL YTECEIN IC INSTITUTION. An Explanatory Description of the Prussian Musket, the Lancaster and Minie Rifles, Jones's American Rifle, the various Revolve rs, and other Fire- arms , with t he Improved C on i ca l Bullet, will be given by Mr. Crispe, daily at a Quart er to Three o'clock, and at half-past Eight in the Evenings.—A Lecture on the Music o f Man y Nations, b y T. Thor p e Peed, Esq., Professor of Singing at the Roya l Academ y of M usic , on Mo nda y , Tuesday, an d Thursday Evenings , at a Quarter to Eight o'clock.—Lecture on A s t ro nomy, by Dr. Bachhoffner, on Wednesday and Friday Even - ings, at a Quarter t o Ei g ht o'clock.—Lectures on Chemistry, Dissolv ing Views, Sce. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of ago Half-price. ex cept Sa- Open daily from Eleven to Five, and every Evening, turday, from ikeven till Half-past Ten. • CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. dJ To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster- row; Carvallio, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author ; price Ono Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, F.ecreation, and Itational Use of Time." CONTENTS :—Early Rising—Spring and Summer MorningS —Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, high-roads, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—Thu Sea—London at Night —Evenings at Homo —Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, SleoPingt Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LIKES ; SKETCH OF EDnillußGH, Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten our course may rm." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cureat )harasses of ner vmply-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, th the young, begets the man of pleasure, business, or stilly, and em bitters old ace ; with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. "What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." firancT .—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old ago. The ad vent of the passions. Chastity and its Infringements. The cas ual les oflieentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations grap V. hic, nar rative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. gion regardi ng • " To be or not to he, that is the question." and PROGIUMME :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and roll choice marriage, tobe observed and , on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, figure, them. deli , to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing by either sex. Time ANVELL, M.D. (1841), Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. • (18 13 2 Y 4) 1 ! " j T . w e e tT nt LVF. • M.R.C.S. (1827). L.S.A. • "Ivo Years Medical and Forensic Referee in those matters: Reception hours ' vim,. to p ~vii_nninE, Regent y till Five. Evenings, Seven till Mtmet, TIIE SILENT FRIEND. :IN SLY LANGUAGiES—FORTIETII EDITION. ODniesQlluunAdLreudiAcrTtioonaNiet:l, G C E ol li our Ei ed iA E T r i l v grr x A. CO NTAINING TTIE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. ON PACITT, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. to 196 Edition, enlarged pages, price 23, thi, by post, from A New rit p us u tr y a s ted icA l the Establishment, as. 6d. in stamps. PrE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on ~... d physical decay of the system, produced by the elhaustion and physical of infection, ' o, the consequences or the abuse of sxce,sive indulgenecctions for the use of the preventive lotion, mercury, with dir e m an qage, ana the disquaWlcations which lowed by observations n 100 Coloured Engravings. By it. and L. t it. Illustratedby ''' Surgeons , 1 9 , Berners-street, Oxford proven . CO.,Consulting cod and 3, Paternoster- PERRY and L. ~ by Sherwo street, Lonion. Published 6. Co.,' f rd t t • -, and Sanger, 150, Ox o -s ree . Gor ay -, - don-street ;W. But rew, and sold by "nn ' relay, 95, Earring dono 46, Leadonhall-street ; PaV. Edwards. 67, St. Paul's Church ton, 10, Bow Church -yard; I It• Johnson, 68, Cornhill. yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside f --• 7of the ro-erOductive , ~ PART 1, treats of the anatomy and pnYgo lo. - • roans, and is illustrated by 28 Colo ured. Engra viu PAAT 11, treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in inlifence, curl their lamentable effects on the system, Producing roduclng nontal and bodily weakrms, nervous exciteinont, a nd generative Incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings• infection, either in PAST 111. treats of the diseases resulting from . t . ons for the priniary or secondary form, and contains explicit three I Coloured Eugtuv heir treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Cole ng s. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease ly 7 8 , . s i m ple application, by Which the danger of infection is obvia , ea t h e V. LA devoted to the consid eration of marriage, and its the um. The cauzes of unproductive uni on are a l so cons iderod, and whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TUE CORDILL Bites OP BYRIACIUM is exclusively emplOyed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., l is. and 3g s . par bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-sypb ilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secon darY symptoms, eruptions, arid the abuse of mercury, 11 s. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d,, 4s. 6d., and 11s. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, Sleet, stricture, .and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by let ter, ii. A minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and posi tion in society.- Si. Packets, with advice, ,to be had at the Meta blisament only, by which the fee, IL, Is saved, , Messrs. 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By letters from the Fox we understand the Pantaloon, 8, Com pmaat m .c l lV:i n e l Pl r C'"(' Hyde Parker, Will be pay master and purser, Mr. Dutton, has invalided, and will come home. The paymaster of the Serpent, Mr. Auret, has bsen put into the Fcx, and Mr. E. R. Miall, clerk of the Serpent, has been appointed pro tem. ficting paymaster of the Serpent. Rolla, apprentices' brig, Lieutenant Fenwick, h3s gone over t o h er summer moor i ngs , off Haslar Creek. • LIGLITNINPS AT itiEA.—rrn Southampton, 50, Captain C or y, l a t e l y pa i d rz r t many heavy storms of thunder and lightning (luring her lato period of seivice-in the Pacific. Whilst oft the top conductinggala meet, plates ha,l th : about a Monte :Video a severe stroke of lightning fell 00 the mainmast, but was safely carried otr by Harris's con. ductors without the least damage to the ship, although Oat Chatham, experienced pe ten a n f e e e e t , if sl abovethe ight ids fusion. were started from the groove in which they are laid, u h i e m t( e )i r iu l ls n t t e v a e p s : c o ,l the in company with the Southampton at the time, being se riously damaged by the electric fluid, there was not 11, and l . ro From the connecting cireuista p n i c e e ce of f doubt on the minds of the captain and officers o f t h e ship of the perfect efficacy of these conductors, and which, in this case, evidently saved the ship's main mast from ruin. Powrsmout 11, FEB. 125.—Admiral: Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.1.V.G., the Commander-in-Chief of this port, returned from leave last night, and rehoisted 111., flag on board the Victory, 104, Captain G. B Martin, C.B. The Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain J ones , came into harbour this afternoon preparatory to going into dock to have her bottom repaired. The Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, has had her bowsprit taken out this morning to be examined, and was afterwards docked to refit. She is infested with vermin, and will be unladen to be fumigated. SHEERNESS, FEB. 25.—Her Majesty's paddle wheel steamer Adder, 100-horse power, Mr. James Watt in charge, arrived from Chatham yesterday morning. _ __ - - ___ _ The Manceuvrer Government lighter, from Ports mouth, laden with stores for this and Chatham dock yard, came in yesterday afternoon, and . ; is unloading in the basin. The brig Rival, of Sunderland, Emmerson master, the while arbu hauling u came s a ch bAr n th er H in a th n te . nibal, of London, carrying away the latter 's foretop mast, and causing sundry other damage. When the ho ling off acrossthe mud bows to take o fthe up collision took place the Hannibal was lying at anchor. It has been blowing very hard all night from the N.E., with every prospect of its increasing to a gale. It may not be generally known, but such is the case, that for several years past there have been great inducements for our naval seamen to enter the Ame rican service. Any of our A.B.'s who volunteer on being paid off from our ships of war are received on board the American liners on producing their die charge tickets, where they are victualled and a free passage given them to New York. On their arrival, provided they have certificates of ability and general good conduct, they are entered in the American navy, with the rating of petty officers. With the view of devising an uniform system of lighting all vessels afloat, inclusive of steamers, a com mittee, consisting of Captain the Hon. R. S. Dandas, Captain Sherring ham, of the Surveying Department cf the navy ; Captain H. Nelson, one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity Board ; and Captain Beechy, of the Marine department of the Board of Trade, is now sitting daily at the Admiralty, for the purpose of collecting evidence on this important matter. In order that every possible information may be obtained, the most experienced pilots of London and the prin cipal outperts have been summoned to atteed. On the part of the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal West India Mail, and Screw Steam Companies from Liver pool to the Cape, Captains Nairn, Chappell, and Fitz roy respectively will appear. When the whole of the evidence has been received, a report thereon will be drawn up, on which a Bill will be framed and sub mitted to Parliament for approval. By a letter from Southampton of the 20th instant, it appears hopes may be entertained that more of the passengers and crew of the ill-fated Amazon are still in existence. Oa the 29th of December last, four days prior to the sailing of the Amazon, the barque Cambria, built by Mr. White, of Cowes, cleared out froui that port for the West Indies. There is every reason to believe that this was the barque seen near the Amazon. Her sails being new will account for their white appearance, as described by the survivors of the burning steamer. The Cambria was supplied with a patent lifebteit, and would therefore have the means of paving any persons who bad escaped from the Amsz3n by sending such a boat to their assist ' once. As she was a new ship, and behind her time, it is not probable she would put back to land in Eng ' land any she may have sivee, especially as she was bound to the same place ns the Amazon APPOINTMENTS. WooLwicit, FEB. 25 .—LicUi.Charles H. Youn (1845). late Lieutenant in the Gorgon when serving on the Pacific station, to command the Antelope, 3, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 260-horse power, commissioned this day at Woolwich. Paymaster and Purser James T. Riccalton (1850), to the Polyphemus steam-sloop, at Woolwich, fitting for the coast of Africa. Clerk in charge Joseph H. W. Bowman (1845), to the Antelope. TO THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Assistant - Surgeo n R obert C. S co t t ( 1847 ) , from the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, ;to the Intrepid screw ste am • tender to the Assistance. The North Star , C ommander Pullen, is now in dock antexCthsapthrianmg,tainddes.w ill be taken round to Wool- PROMOTIONS. Commander t j amatyi Richard noneehtsksii tosneitiore.fuddoTßlaifcetyue. memorials Quin a likns(e ( dl o l ecBn B rla2 4 .l sbl steam-packet6eTi n t hmgoeuht h somts e aii r rsnh a n n at F.otev k or.e Lieutenant Turner (which ask rf o sl a iin t a'g of at: t d h h e ina ra . nk oned P t a h c a e t he Lieutenant Turnerpromotion at the ger sentnmati the h i r y a o l tuyn youngest e t n of Captain. t a lieutenant, Eden, butand heon e introduced to Sir Francis awboaust theto tulat d ud e rßparrei Baring, present t Cap tain cir cumstances. r - previously then bbdcislßppbrwneueaoaaeaanaiocieyLnrsikrniongsrniooE notebg Baring to ft u yadothe t. whichgt. fireect e tt ayohnahe n tccsiseehm a geontopc. e n earmrorcei \italeptarnhsetiesessrfliegediotrrnrnmoi congratulated a few minutes bein gcommander lle i d n Admiralty had scarcely got by Captain afloat, as gallant officer, who was e the the senior lieutenant the service. Lieutenant Russell Patey (1844), fi rs t of the Samps on , to the rank of Commander. elates—Arthurshaw, Henry Fawkes, Thomas Tbrupp, Richard Brad shaw, Zd G eorge R. K e ene, Herbert 11. Edward H. Buck, Ed war d Hardinge, and Robert James Wvnniatt, to the rank of Lieutenants. Second Master Edward hliienzie, serving in the Aleipera, to , the rank of M aster. Assistant. Surgeons-11 alter Lawrence, John Ber nard (b) .-it W. G. Goldin, William Webber, and Law rence Carey, to the rank of Surgeons. SHIP NEWS. GRl f i r g o h m t, Bu fi o ne l . Arrd.—Rhine, lN'Es 0 from Amsterd am; C at h er i ne , from Rosalina, from Amsterdam; Hilkea, Henrietta, and Maria, from Leer; Chri s t i an , from Emden; Hermann Groningen. Sld.—Barbara Gordon, for Adelaide; Charlea , for Eicl)i F ionm. 25. Ostend; W B oston; London, for Port Phili p; Elizabeth, for St. Mi c hael's; Giraffe, Concordia, an d Ranger, for Rotter dam; Hereford, Johanna Bi ons , and Matilda L uckie, and Margaretha, f or Demerara; Queen o f Britain, for St. Vincent's; Mo zambique, for Ascension ; Paradise, for Calcutta; Leon, for Harlingen; Panther, for Ostend; Seine, for Bou logne; Sarnia, and John Bull, for Hamburgh; Keying, for Matanzas; Sir E. Banks, for Havre. VESSELS SPOREN WITH: English brig Fra n kl yn , on t h e the 18th of January, in lat. 1 N., long. 23 W. Elizabeth, of Liverpool, on the lath of February, in lat. 48 N., long 9 W. Ada, from London for Jamaica, on the 6th of February, in lat. 40 N. long. 10 W. Glen Huntl e y, barque, from London for Adelaide, on the 15th of February. -00 l for Valparaiso, in lat. 5 Cumberland, from Liverp N ., long. 24 W. Lady Montague, fro m Madras for London, the sth of . N o vember, in fat 4 N., long. 92 E. British Isles, from Penang; for Londo n , th e 7th of No vember, • l o t. 6 N., long. 92 E. Eleanor Dixon, on the 12th of November, ip lat. 20 S., long. CS E. Celestial, for China, on the 131 h January, in lat. 1 5 , 1 long. 2 1 W • ltoteo?, from London, for Cuba, on the 16th of Fe bruary, in lat. 48 N., loog Ch r istian, barque, o utward-bound, the tame day. Parsee, barque, the 27,th of D ce b in 24 lc long. er, lat. 31 W. General Sale, from Plymouth for Hobart Town, the 29th of December, in lat. 23 S. long. 31 W. Petc'helee, from Calcutta for London, the 12th of Decem ber, in lat. 32 S., long, 31 E. Crescent, from Newcastle for Carthag(na, the 23d of Fe bruary, 40 miles S.W. of Scillly. Brothers, from B a l t i more for Tr i es t e , the 25th of Ja nuary, in but. 36, long. 67. Zwolichi Diep, from Cephalonia for the Channel, the 28th of January, in the Straits of Gibraltar. I ti'-. FEBRUARY RY 26 5 . 1852. LONDON, TH URSDAY I:4J 4 4/ . :L ll r's l7 , 4 . 7 PUBLICATIONS. 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To be had at every respectable Library. MI4S ALICE - RIVERS. 2 vols. With Portrait. 2. Captain HOR ROCK'S HORACE GRANTHAM. 3 vols. 3. The DEATH•FLAG ; or, the Irish Buccaneers. 3 vols. 4. LIFE AND [TS - LESSONS ; or, The Perils of Wedlock. 3 vols. 5. Captain REID'S RIFLE RANGERS. 2 vols., Plates. 15s. 6. Secon I Edition of LORD W. LENNOX'S PERCY HAMIL TON. 3 vole. (Just ready.) ' . W. Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough-street. L'A CK WOOD'S MAGAZINE. No. CCCCXXXVII., for MARCH. Price 2s. Gil. CONTENTS. illliasaliitford's '! Recollections." Struggles for Fame and Fortune. Part HI. Sketches from the Cape. My Nov . el ; or Varieties in English Life. Part XIX. English Administrations. Tibet and the Lamas. Forest Life in . Canada West. • Farewell to the thine. The Reform Measures of 1852. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. • This day is published. T HE COQUET-DALE FISHING SONGS. Now first Collected arid Edited By A NORTH-COUNTRY ANGLER. 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The Duke de Rivas, and the Modem Poetry of Spain. Pictures of my Barrack Life. '1 he Sea-side Recreations of Mr. Jolly Green. Hester Somerset. ' Shelly's Letters. Hunting in South Australia. A Bird's eye View of Things in General. Chapman and Hall, 19S, Piccadilly. ' EVERY MAN HIS OWN BUTLER. Second Edition, just published, bound iu cloth , price 35., EVERY MAN HIS OWN BUTLER. By CYRUS REDDING, Author of "The History and Descrip tion of Modern \Vines." London: Tegg and Co., 85, Queen-street, Cheapside. This day is published, Bvo. sewed, price Is., ALETTER, to the LORDS COMMISSION ERS of the ADMIRALTY. By W. PENNY, late in Com wane of an Expedition for the Search of Sir John Franklin, miler the orders of the Adniiralty. With an Appendix. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. SPERMATORMICEA AND STRICTURE. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 49., A TREATISE on the CURE of STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; containing the True Reasons why that Disease so often assumes such an intractable character; with Rules and Instructionl. for tho imecomful . Treatment of every Form of Urethral Coutractioii,ThitSrertii the results of extensive and pro longed exilertenco. To which is added, Practical Observations on the Treatment of Spennatorrhcea by Cauterization. By F. 11. COURTENAY, "These who complain most loudly are those only who know not how to use the common instruments. . • • • The prac tice of surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in difference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."--John Bell. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. , • RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTIT-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22: Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. ... £21,182 13 0 Merchandise 17,17 6 8 Cattle .. 831 12 1 9 Total .£39 190 13 10 Corresponding week last year 39,660 0 6 Note.—The returns as publi s h e d are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. - - THE GR*AT NORTHERN RAILWAY...OIiIe S in work, 241 i Return of Traffic for the Week ending Feb. 15, 1852: — Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, doge, and mails £4,777 7 8 Merchandise and minerals ... 6,464 15 5 Cattle ... 162 12 5 Total .. £11,404 lb 6 Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles) : Passengers, parcels, &c. £4,304 18 0 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,821 6 4 Total ... £8,126 4 4 LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—AMOUIIt 0 Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22 : Passengers Goode _ £6,278 17 Si ... 2,654 5 11i Total ... £8,933 3 8 . Corresponding week last year... 8,186 5 2i TJANCASIIIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Feb. 22 £15,660 9 9 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) .. ....£13,513 19 2 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. —(Miles op en, 112. ) Return of traffic for the week ending Feb. 15 : Railway and canal ... £4,541 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,527 0 0 Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agreement with the London and North-Western Railway Company. • CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD s RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22: MAIN LLNE. Passengers ... .£919 17 2 Parcels, IL. C. and D. ... ... 73 12 9 Goods, cattle, &c. 588 6 3 Mails ... 575 0 0 Total .. £2,156 16 2 3101.11. Passengers ... £24 211 Parcels, H. C. and D. .•• 1 1 10 Goods, cattle, &c. 99 3 10 ... £l2l 8 7 Total ••• STEAMBOATS. passenger! ••• 0•11 ... £179 8 6 Parcels, H. C. and D. ... 27 17 1 Total ... £207 5 7 [AnvEwrisEmENT.l-.—The Royal Exhibition.—A I valuable, newly-invented , very sm all powerful w hich a person can be pocket glass, the size of a walnut, b y seen and known li miles distan t ; the y answer every purpose waistc oat on the Race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles they are invaluable for hunting, deer stalking, shooting, yachtina, to Sp Gentlemen, Gamekeepers, and Tourists.—To be had at Messrs. S, and B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Picca dilly, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in . Telescopes, possessing such extra ordinaryand an object will show powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, Doubleo; distinctly, Juter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the sizes, with inereasi w n ounces, ea t n a Tieen seen a person's countenance 3i miles distant, f r N o V m i t theh l6 to s a2moemiles. They e rs ed onlye everythree Race course glasses, with seen from 14 to 18 i o na oL, other kind for.the ' ing Spectacle Lenses. The increasing powers pocket, and are of larger and all wonderful accordingly. Opera and all kinds of Acoustic instruments 16 miles powers ; an objeet can be —39, Albermarle-street, Piccadill y, l distant. Invaluable preserv ing Organic Vibrator, and for relief of extreme deafness. HE the S Ta masters K E '— a LI VE menitr opposite T b e the dispute York Hotel. h e re _ be said to have ended of between l : itself, neither of the parties having the other, and the men' having cefsmde m ade any any concession to e accom modation. Of the thirty-five members of t ic i pect an Society dismissed by Messrs Forrester and ;lAmalamated and Co., only eleven now remain out of work" twenty-one Fawcett having engaged in other shops in the town, ahTenty-one the country. Of the former, three are shortly to threelin the in sail City of Dublin screw-steamer Emerald, bound on as cruise to the West Coast of Africa. Five of the remaining eleven VO been engaged on board the Brazilian steamer, recently nA b u ilt in Liverpool , to proceed to Rio Janeiro. Th e general position of the trade is therefore little different to what it is in ordinary periods of depression. COMPLETION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO BATII —Yesterday the telegraph hetween Paddington and Bath living' been completed, communications were inter changed between Lothbury and "the fair city" for the first time. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. ~ Yesterday evening the annual meeting of the Asso ciation for promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Know ledge was held at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. The large room was greatly crowded on the occasion, and several persons were excluded from watit,of space. Mr. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Soholt field, M.P., and Mr. Hume, ALP., were loudly cheered on making their appearance on t h e p l atform. Mr. Gins.iN, who was voted to the cha i r, sa id it devolved upon him a 3 chairm an o f the metingtieg to explain why it had been called. They were assembled in exer ci,e of the - right which, as Englishmen, they possessed to deliberate upon and pronounce an opinion in reference to the policy and laws of the country; to express their views upon a part of the national policy known under the name of the a)stem of taxing knowledge.—(Hear, hear.) The meeting was confined to that one object only, and although it was not intended to preclude the great possible expression of opinion, whether in sup port of or against the taxes e n k now l e d ge, as t h ey ut present Exist, it should be u n d erstoo d t h at a ll ob servations that might be made should ha confined to that one subject.—( - Ilear ' h ear.) Therefore, if there was an y gentleman present who wished to point out of knowledge, he should have the utmost liberty of the association connected with the repeal impost on the diffusion nd have been proud on s to pe t e h eh el ( t h h a e ug b h e t n e e r. fi; o i f ie th s e ho any occasion to have been asked to assist in promoting individual in pursuing so f paper stamp, and other taxes on knowledge, n y n occasion like the present, o th f e th o e bje n c e t w o s Oa on glad to have seen in the gentleman, for he thought that this subject was eminently not one of a party nature, nor was it one of mere politics, but it was one which men of all political view 9r • interests, and In c h a l onoudawdi however, yob el co-operate some a-:neP object.e" d r. i oa s ut t el i d n with g h u a i y s O b e e d literary most especially literary gentlemen, /night join in advo cating. But although they were not favoured, from an unfortunate accident, by the presidency of seine distin guished litterateur, yet he bad the sa tisfaction of being able to read to them one o r two letter s. from gentlemen who had been requested to preside on that occasion. The which was as follows: first he would read to them was from Mr. Leigh Hunt, extremely,ttecling public meet i ngs, espe cially sometimes that the' s tate of my health prevents regret "Kensington , Feb.go 24, 1852. " oh such an occasion as y ours. Taxes on know ledge appear to me very like.taxes for th e prevent i on o f mya finger -posts, or for the better encouragement of ' erring aid straying like lost sheep. Misdirections may be set up here and there, but how could it be anybody's in terest in the long run to give wrong information, when everybody was concerned in going right? Partial knowledge, indeed, is foolish enough to do so; but that is the very reason why partial knowledge should be dis placed by knowledge, all -completing and universal. 6, I am, Sir, your faithful servant, " LEIGH ifiLINT. " To J. D. Collett, Esq., Secretary of Association for the Repeal of all Taxes on Knowledge." He had next to lay before them the following communi cation, received from Mr. Douglas Jerrold:— " West Lodge, Putney Lower Common, February 25th, 1852. " Dear Sir,—Disabled by an accident from personal attendance at your meeting, I trust I may herein be permitted to express my heartiest sympathy with its great social purpose. That the fabric paper, newspapers and advertisements, should be taxed by any Govern ment professing paternal yearnings for the education of a people, defies the argument of reason. Why not, to help the lame, and to aid the short•sighted, lay a tax upon crutches, and enforce a duty upon spectacles? I am not aware of the number of professional writers—of men who live from pen to mouth —flourishing this day in merry England; but it appears to me, and the notion to a new Chancellor of the Exchequer—(l am happy to sa y one of • my order;' of the goose•quill, not of the heron's plume)—may have some significance; why not have a literary poll-tax--a duty upon books and 4 arti• Ilea' ini their rawest material? Let every author pay for his licence, oetic or otherwi se. This would g ive a wholene ss of conradiction to a professed desire for know ledge, when existing with taxation of its material elements. Thus the exciseman, beginning with authors' brains, would descend through rags, and duly end with paper.. The professed tax upon news is captious and arbitrary; arbitrary, I say, for what is not news? A Noble Lord makes a speech: his rays of intelligence, compressed like Milton's fallen angels, die in a few black rows of thin type; and this is news? And is not a new book news? Let Ovid first tell us how Midas laid him self down, and—private and c onfidential—whispered to the reeds, ' I have ears;' and is not that news? Do many Noble Lords, even in Parliament, tell us anything newer? The tax on advertisements, is—it is patent—a tax even upon the industry of the very hardest workers. Why should the Exchequer waylay the errand-boy, and oppress the maid of all work? Wherefore should Mary tune be made to disburse her eighteenpence sit the Lame-office ere she _can_sleuf her face isksrpt, wanting a plade, although to the disethiatitit* ,br •ttioetis fitst. ereated Chancellors of the Exchequerthe spiders? In conclusion, I must congratulate the meeting on the advent of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, who is the successful ,man of letters. H e has ink in his veins. The goosequill-1 A and silversticka twinkle as they may _ ie 13 et old the Houseof Com mons. Thus, I feel confident 8 'nstincts of the Right Honourable Gentlemannt that the literary instincts ani mation to the coldness of wilt give new t to be numbed by tightness of red statesmanship, * I learn, early taught to despair of the tape. We are, because he is allowed to le Right Hon. Gentleman,, wit.' Is arithmetic for ever° that smallest of things, . vs . stantisl respectable dulne to be the monopoly of e _ n u b . cellor of the Exchequer, like Must it be that a . U s ha . to be found in lead? No, e Portia'a portrait, 9 1 Y 1 faith l that our new fiscal Minister I have a cheerfulconfusionof obese dulness, show his potencyrwill, to the Win s and pence. The Exchequer over pounds, s h . ther g tO been as the three witches-- t r b •Z• s. d. that have t t . us wherever we turned, th e ; Weird Sisters -8 os e PPlcg tght Hon. Gentlema . . will at the least transform into them, in all their salutatio the three Grpes, making come and agreeable. But " at home and abroad, wel_ . upon knowledge , he will, with respePt to the X. s. d feel confident, cause at once the weird sisterhood to melt • the meeting take heart w . ti l i nto thin air; and thus—let fade and be dissolved thel the assurance —thus willd boys' and maid-oteauswork7nnY news tax—the errand boys' - innocent white thing, t h e t tax—and the tax on that " With this hope, I r ax on paper. (Signed) emain yours faithfully, e _ q , "DOUGLAS JERRO LD. " Alfred Novello, Be n' for the Repeal of ai,' a t e l eTreasurer to the Associa - Lio Mr. GIBBON, who was Ica upon Knowledge." di stur bances, caused by the struggles i n t er rupted by cou ld not make their Way into strug g les of persons who say, that though the Paper dtY and the advertis ement the room, proceeded to duty might have been originally reven ue, the original object f the newspaper stamp duty intended exclusively for w as to restrain the circulation 9 of cheap literature and publication of cheap new B Papers and the three had now u b ee n long considered as constit ' h av i n g this latter for its object ent parts of one system .] was for the beat interests :f and its result. Bat it the country that there s h ou ld be no obstacles placed i di ss emination of useful i nformation n the way of the freest b o dy of the pople—(Bear, among the great best calcula ted to p romo te the cause that was a policy and to enable our institutions to °f good government solid foundation, that of an cull stand upon the most people.—( l- lear.) Therefore reven ue ought not• to be that would be the plea of the p asha l rue, money was wanted; to fill • ing upon property his exeh of Egypt in pounc ing raised, not in a barbarous, but equer; but money must mode—;(llear, hear)—a m o d ec in a just and proper onaistent with the pro fessions made of favouring the (Hear, hear.) What said the preambles of education? — imposing the newspaper stamp? an of the Acts was an Act for consolidating them, • , as the present Act back to those preambles to fi n d w i t VMS right to look "Whereas, pamphlets and printed _ s at was the object. servations upon public events and pa pers containing ob to excite hatred and contempt of the occ urrences tending Constitution of these realms as by lave Government and (Hear, hear) —and also vilifying our holy religion— published in great numbers and at small ate lately been hear)—and it is expedient that the s prices—(llear, same should strained."—(Hear, hear.) The policy no uld be re was stupid indeed; for a man might publish carried out speculative theories without a stamp; but opinions'and if he wished to give the facts which would correct erroneous and lead' to sound opinions—if he desired theories the events of the time, he came under the d to- publish the stamp. laws.— (Hear, hear.) Ther e tv operation of mend for cheap publications among the educated a great de of the industrious classes, and as for the fear portion newspapers would be the vehicles of poisonous that cheap lion, the industrious classes were as correct us informa tion, good and bad as those who were better be (Hear, hear.) At a theatre noble Sentiments tter o ff.— truth found as ready an acknowledgment II the moral and pit as in the boxes,—(llear, hear,) Dr. e gallery said the only true judges of poetry were . Johnson Goodness, morality, excellence, would fiud th : people ' acceptance among the great body of the industrious ready classes as among any other portion of - - our tr cone —(hear, hear.) It was stated in_ evidence Newspaper Stamp Committee of last session, that the best cheap publications, those that gave valuable in formation, had the best sale, and that those o f an im proper description were ge nerally . short-li ve d , and had, but a limited circulation.—(Hear, near.) It was known that the judges bad decided that the Household Narra lire—a monthly publication —was not Lehi° to the stump laws; but the Board of Inland Revenue Was not satisfied with the decision, and, as far as could b e understood, they would prosoc ute an y other publication of t h e same kind that might be issued, and would dra g t h e publisher into a court of law , t he y paying th eir expenses out of the public purse. , This was most effectually restraining cheap newspapers. (Hear, heaar.), No one could d e fi ne what was ' news," or besafe _nom prosecutio n w hile there was such a vague law•—(ld ear ' h ear.) Since the triumph of the despotic Powers throughout the conti nent over the cause of liberty, they had imitated this sa gacious invention of the E n glish aristocracy, knowing that a stamp law on the press would give them the power of prosecution, and enable them to hold the newspaper adopted avowedly press in their hand s . This ." purely revenue question" .4 a w as t f h e u l ls heavily by a great circulation; th e upon public a ti ons that could only ay a f d o v r er t t h i s e e am p u n r p t o d s u e ty o f r c r r e i v p e p n i t in ed g hear.) and restraining the press,--(Hear, hear.) The paper free communications; a mm fisc uiii a c l a b t u io r n d s e ; n,tiaQ and the three taxes together for heaviest impo s iti on u p o n, the press in any country in the wo r ld.—(fi oar, h ea r . ) Il e t h h o i p s e o d d i t e h u a s ra sy a e s t :e n in g o w f ° t u a i x d at ' i p ot s — i I ( s He e r:r a , d °in n 1 t i" upon Mr. Eowanos moved the first resolution : —, "'Tat the duties on met, advertisements, and news papers curtail the liberty of the prow; obstruct the dif fusion' of knowledge, and 'aro inconsistent with the pro fessions of the Legislature in fayour of popajar. educa tion." Mr. SCAOLEFIELD, M.P., in seconding the resolution, would make one observation as td the circumstances of the country in regard to the change of Ministry. He knew many held that wo had changed very much for the worse. FA Voice—" For the better."]—(Ordei.) But, without going into general politics, he would say that as regerded this question it was , impossible to have any Chancellor of the Exchequer more hostile to, the move ment than the Chancellor we had' just lost.—(Hear. hear.) He (Mr. Scholefield)'did not know whether Mr. Disraeli was likely to take a different view of the sub ject, but if the Government would devote some of their attention to social questions—and this was among the most pressing—they would secure for themselves a de gree' of approbation which the late Government failed to obtain; and he, for one, should be happy to give them his humble support in carrying such measures.—(Hear.) Mr. COBDEN, M.P.,. who was much cheered, said that the crowded attendance at that meeting led him to think that the question had taken due hold of the public mind of the metropolis ? and ho hoped the meeting, next year, would have to be held in Drury-lane Theatre. In_ the agitation' for free trade in' ban, istYfoind that' when the supporters of that cause became installed in the metro politan patent theatres, it was not far from a triumphant issue. —(Hear, hear.) The main question before the meeting—that of the penny stamp on newspapers—was not a fiscal question at all. It would be childish to sup pose that there was any great resistance to the importu nities lof the public to remove a tax producing but 250,000/. (deducting the cost of transmission of news papers by post) on the score ofits necessity for the public revenue. No; it was resisted upon principle. Those who opposed he abolition of the newspaper stamp did it because they preferred darkness to light, and wanted to exclude the great mass of the people from reading and discussing political questions.--(Hear, hear.) The pre amble of the Act of 1819 let the cat out of the bag.— (Hear, hear.) But could it be the interest of a tree and constitutional Government to keep the people in darkness with regard to political questions ? They could not prevent the people discussing and reasoning upon public events; why not give them the opportunity of doing it in the best way, and let them have facts and arguments thrust under their noses?— (Hear, hear.) We had a great party advocating the ex tension of the franchise to the Si. householders; and we were to keep up a tax upon newspapers, preventing the possibility of such men taking in a daily paper, and in forming themselves upon events as they ought to do, if they were to exercise the functions of electors. What folly, to invite men to become judges in the last resort of the policy and principles of government, and deny them the fullest opportunity of making themselves ac quainted with the best means of controlling the destinies of the countryl—(Hear, hear.) On the continent we had seen questions raised, and obtain a considerable amount of popular support — questio ns which man y of us considered would not for a moment bea r the li g ht of argument if discussed rationally; but opinions had been put down by force instead of by reason. Were those questions settled by fighting the battle in that way? You could not destroy ideas by bayonets and musketry.—(Loud cheers.) These questions, now thought to be laid for ever in the dust, with the blood of ten of their professors, would rise again in spite of that brute force—(Hear, hear)—and the men who hid been coerced would have the title to mar tyrdom in the future devotees to their principles.-- (Hear, hear.) He would apply the same prindipla with regard to this country; he differed from many upon that platform on the social and political questions, and all he asked was a full, fair, and free discussion.—(Hear, hear.) Many who were timid about giving perfect freedom to the press bad not, in fact, well-grounded opinions them selves, and were not able to maintain their principles in a fair field of argument; and a free trade in the press and current literature would compel them to become better grounded with facts in order to maintain their position in the flood of light in which they would find themselves,—(Hear, hear.) It was said, indeed, that the press would degenerate; but when was an article ever improved by taxing it?—(Hear, hear.) Every trade shrank from the impediments the taxgatheror would throw in its way. It was so with the soap manufacture, and it was not less so with that of paper. The Excise man, with his delays and his strict regulations, put a straitjacket upon the trade.--(Hear t hear.) But "the press would degenerste;" the mass - could wot-be trusted to discriminate between a good and a bad newspaper. But Mr. Heywood, of Manchester, told the Committee of' last session that the cheap publications of largest cir culation were invariably those of the highest moral and intellectual quality..--(Hear, hear.) He said that there were immoral and obscene publications, but they made war upon the interests of society, and society very soon passed the sentence of death upon them.—(Hear. ) They might be read by a few " people about town , " '• gents". as they were called—(L aug ht er ) —a very small and very declining tribe—(Laught er )—a not likely family life, to o aperpetuatend would i t y s o e u l f —fi find itself—.(Continued ued publicationslaughter)— but pu you must seek the healthy tone of English society ewdo9auPculadd-tiiehontnaciee b wyi th their i it t h h e e a ill d e a who en tering the families of our artisans? Were not the work ing people as careful not to put works of that libidinous ayrac e character before their sons and daughters as the higher classes? Yes, quite as much.—(Cheers.) [A Voice— " And more too.") If you sought the literary taste of the mass in their family circles, you would find it as pure and discriminating as in any other class of society —(Hear, bear)—and it was a foul libel upon the people_ of this country to say, that if you gave them cheap pub lications containing news, they would not be just as dis criminating, and as certain to prefer the best qualities in newspapers, as now they did in other periodicals.— (Hear, hear.) All parties now professed to be desir ous of promoting the education of the people. Forty thousand of the ratepayers of Manchester and Salford had petitioned to be rated for the purpose —a most honourable and probably almost unprecedentedly generous act—(Hear, hear)—but the old diffi culty intervened—the religious questiois. But surely every frierid of education should desire to abolish every impediment to voluntary education and tho diffusion of knowledge.—(Hear, hear.) In the present time, when all admitted that we must go more and more to the people for the policy which was to decide the conduct of Governments and parties, when we found the old com binations of interests and family cliques unable to give headway to the vessel of the State—(Hear)—ewhen there was an absolute necessity felt for the reconstruc tion of some kind of policy out of doors in order to give an impetus to the parties in the House of Commons, which had come to a dead lock—(Hear, hear) —surely it was most important that every opportunity be given to the mass of the people to be trained in a knowledge and discrimination of those questions which must come finally to them as a tribunal for adjudication.—(Hear, hear.) Was it not important to statesmen to have a better knowledge of what was going on out of doors? Lord Derby had come into power—(Hisser)—no doubt he believed be came into office to carry out his opinions, 'and he told us three weeks ago what they were; he came in to re-impose a corn-law .—( Hisses.) Now, if Lord Derby were in the habit of ,reading the papers, as he might be if the newspaper were perfectly free, daily papers circulating among the mass of the people to the extent of 50,000 or 100,000 a day at a penny, he would have seen what was the public opinion of the country upon that subject—<Hear, hear) —and would not have taken office under the promise of he to learn it was an impossibility?-(Hear, hear.) Why, so clumsily did our system work, for want of the mode . of doing an impossibility.—(Hear, hear.) But now how was communicating the public opinion of the country in tranquil way, that we must have great public on Tuesday he must go among his constituents multitudinous meet in the West Riding; there must be . London— ings—(Cheers)—we must do the same in be shoe ings in Manchester—he (Mr. Cobden) was going . t m o one (Cheers) —and why? To 'tell Lord Derb y rn.— ( G rest 'sot put another farthing of duty upon ner most tuil man really constitutional, and in the bas been free; through the public press, if our press d it would and he (Mr. Cobden) solemnly believese ingle great cheering.) All that might have been told ca him in the not have been necessary to hold_ () t ri be wanted the public meeting.—(Hear, hear.) h could publish leading articlas should be written —you h lten—you t 5 s t a mp—but he theories and opinions now wit ou mmunicated. Facts wanted it free, that facts :night be co newspaper press to be free for W was a , hear.) What dge.(llear,. formed the aliment of knowle facts were to the mind— corn was to the material body,. n a healthy knowledge (Hear, hear) —by their digesno conclusion formed.— ust was to be acquired, and j a many young men present, (Bear, hear There were not merely that um nits compositors, who p h y ad t h a emei university es as h s. er — a nextt ( u A re or classical education, desiring he many be l ieve engaged d—h 0 i knew new literary the t bl' h t half-dozan es a .s men sto go reporters, bad but somefor engagements; abolish those re strictionsto now in all London laugh.) Gentlemen would be four times as many dud there ae I t t l L papers, s ine a a nd let it be hoped that at t deman_ or i erary a ent. et t_ose and four times the cans of subsistence from lite who derived their join this inoveraen in supporting the motion, went meeting the assoc. f _ the day and the advocates led the literature o hear.) Lot them join this Clll3O, and, cation.—( llear, politicians the taxes on knowlcdge should in spite of ,the Cheers.) through the history of the newspaper-tax, and noticed the progress of new papers and their great usefulness as the instructors of the mass of society. Ho dwelt briefly also on the impedimenta caused by the paper duty, and the benefits which he thought must result from its re moval, instancing the result of the remission of the glass duty- • People who were called to serve the State, as Oa juries for example, ought not to be hindered in getting be abolished. liiishue,cll.,—;(m.r., [PRICE SD. European 1 instruction how to perform their duties. !I n the United States buyer and seller could adve rtise witho ut duty. and each thus got the best market for h i s ob j e c t . There were 400,000,000 of papers published in o ne y ea r , and the result was general intelligence, except amon g t h e to see it refused here. ‘Vliv should knowledge be pean immigrants.—(llcar, hear.) It w as a scand al re stricted to a 1.-w? It was bentficiA to the State to have an educated people.—(Bear, hear.) There were those who resisted it because they would hare the people Vol , . —(liear.) lie had confidence in the mass of the people, and would give them instruction and infewmatiGn. If the present Ministry did not listen to the demand, he trusted there would be that interest and agitation about it that would, prevent any successful opposition. After a few words from Mr. RocEas, the resolution was agreed to. Mr. „ COLLETT moved the second resolution:— " That the insignificance of the amount of rovenuo yielded by the newspaper stamp shows that it is now re tained, as it WaS originally enacted, for the purpose of destroying the independence of the press, and preventing the circulation of cheap newspapers." Mr. Collet asked every man who regularly purchased a daily newspaper to hold up his hand; and, after counting the number, said, he saw only 20 out of the 1,500. That was the fruit of the newspaper stamp.—(Hear, hear.) What had coma to be the state of the case with the daily papers of London? Why, that the Times took nearly 12,000,000 stamps in 1850, und all the other daily papers put together only 7,500,000.—(Hear, hear.) The Asso ciation were determined to try the question as to the publication of unatamped monthly papers in the middle of the month, and were raising 500/. to do so. They believed the Act prohibiting publication, except within four days of the Ist, was in effect repealed. Mr. G. DAwsoti seconded the ruction in an amusing speech. Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN then addressed the meet ing, and began to discuss the currency and some other subjects, but it was past eleven o'clock, and there was not much disposition to hear him. After a little while ho retired, and The rewsolh a vote of h resolution was carried,tanks to the ha andth c ep i r r o m ce a e n d . proceedings ter urinated RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Nine Elms station, Vauxhall, for the purpose cf receiving the final declaration of the p)11 on the election of three directors. The chair was taken by Mr. Smith, one of the directors, who was about to read the numbers, when A PROPRIETOR interposed, and objected to the entire proceedings, on the ground that the chairman had not presided during the poll, in conformity with the Act of Parliament. The CHAIRMAN said he had taken legal advice, on which it was his intention to act, cad if any proprietor objected to the course he was about to pursue, ho would have his remedy in a court of law.—(llear, hear.) The parties met before the assessor, and the cases were elaborately discussed, and ho was about to state the result. The Lumber of votes struck off by Mr. Sergeant Gaselee and his friends was 370; the number struck off at the instance of the electors fourteen. The objec tions taken on either side were substantial and not tech nical objections.—(llear, hear.) The result of the poll was as follows: For Mr. Reed Mr. Scott Mr. Lacy Mr. Mortimer ... 14,303 • 14,227 ... 13,730 • 13,472 Mr. Sergeant Gaseleo ... 13,414 Mr. Helps 12,985 It therefore became his duty to declare Mr. Reed, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Lacy duly elected directors of this com pany. He would now proceed to state, in compliance with the request of a proprietor, the number of persons who voted, the proxies, and the amount of stock. The number of persons voting for Messrs. Gaselee, Helps, and Mortimer was—personal votes 53, proxies 889, total 947. The amount of stock represented by the proxies was 1,883,000/. by personal votes 307,0001. —making to gether 2,195,000/.—(Hear.) The number of proxies for Messrs. Scott, Rced, and Lacy was 638, representing 2,321,700/. in stock; personal votes, 143, holding stock to the amount of 790,7901—making a total of 781 per sons and 3,112,4901. in stock. The majority in stock for Messrs. Scott, Reed, and Lacy was 916,6701., and the majority of votes for Messrs. Gaselee, Helps, and Mor timer, 166.—(Hear.) The directors could but regard the result of the poll as an indication that from one cause or other a desire existed on the part of a large number of the proprietors to have what was called an infusion of new blood into the board of directors.—(hear, hear.) The board was quite willing to meet the wishes of the proprietors fairly and frankly so far as could bo done without inconvenience to the business of the company, and it was their intention to give notice in June of two nacancies to be filled up at the next general meeting, in the room of two gentlemen who will not consider them selves r© eligible.—(llear.) That, ho thooght,iwoold be the most convenient course, and the ono moit calculated to give the proprietors a fair opportunity of selecting fit and proper persons to represent them.—(Hear.) Mr. LOCKE thought the proprietors ought to nave the power of determining which of the directors ought to retire.—(Clear.) After some further conversation the newly-elected di rectors returned thanks followed by the unsuccessful candidates, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. NE W MARKE T. Tho half-yearly report of the directors has been printed. It states that the, agreement made with the Eastern Counties has placed their working charges on a satisfactory footing. The Eastern Counties are seeking for the sanction of Parliament to the agreement, which will not be interfered with by their want of success. The accounts for the half-year are satisfactory. The balance, after paying the expenses of the Cambridge branch, on the 31St December was—on the credit of capital 17,570/ 10s. Bd.; on the credit of revenue for the half-year, 1,9921. 15a. 4d.; but the balance against this on the 30th of June was 3,0741. 18t. 4d. It is, therefore, a question whether a dividend should be de clared or not, which is left to the shareholders to de cide upon. Tho accounts to September, roughly stated, are—working charges, 1,2151.; debenture interest, 9901.; traffic, 1,8561 ; balance, 394/. To December, after the agreement with Eastern Counties —working charges, 2,2051.; balance, 2,121/.; traffic, 3,1211.; payment by Eastern Counties, 1,205/. The accounts show for the first quarter a loss of 3491.; for the second a . profit of 2,1 9 11. Under the circumstances the directors recom mended a dividend on the quarter previous to the open ing to Cambridge, not exceeding ls. 6d. a share. On the completion of the Cambridge Branch, the board directed their attention to the Bury Extension Line. Mr. Samuels, their engineer, has pledged his reputation to complete it for 121,5002, iccluding the purchase of land. The board hope for less, and propose to reduce the extension shares from 251. to 12/. 10s., and it is their intention to press the Bill with all their activity. They have got rid of the Chancery suit alluded to in the last report. They have deposited their plans, and anticipate no opposition from any quarter. Total receipts on ho capital account, 457,5711. 10s. Bd.; disbursements,t 450,0011.; on the revenue account, receipt s 6,7 051 . BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. The report of the directors of this railway, to bo sub mitted to the proprietors, at their half-yearly meeting this day, states that the gross traffic receipts upon the period ear 18 amount 50. to working 46,5611. railway, from the I st of July t o the 31st of December, 1851 (including 1,7731. Be. 9i. received o n the Exe ter and Crediton Railway , and d ue to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company) , amou nt to the sum of th h e alf acme o f the year 127,6431. 163. 3d , , which is 9,8521. 9s. 7d. more than in expensesthe during corresponding 18s. 7d., or 35,931 per cent., and 5061. 2s. 2d. on 92 miles of railway, including the Exeter ancfer mile ton line. There has, therefore, been an i Cr nearly 8?-, per cent. on the receipts, an d a increase of about 5i per, cent., or 41. Bs. per mile, on reductiont of expenses, compared with the most productive h° wnridng the year 1850. The number of passengers half of conveyed 11,522,726 miles; and the is 379759) and coals, 89,38.5 tons 14 cwt. 1 quantity of goods 2,232,053 miles; making 40401 more(lr.Sibs,, conveyed a b o ve 15,000 tons more gouda and coals Passengers and responding period of 1850. The than in the car the revenue account, including the disposable balance of brought over from the former v-year, of 4,0931. 2s. 4d., 15s. 2d., which will enable ualf-year, is 62,0821. 41 per cent. per annum, or ru to declare a dividend of on your 2 000,000/. of cop —I per cent. for the half-year, servo of 17,082/. 15s. 2d. consolidated stock, and have a re- FLY MOUT H GREAT Harris, chairman of the s uti‘ii preliminaries after p h h a p v e i s o n i g n e e usualcu DOCKS. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9 3. this company was heId FVEST.ERN . at The half-yearly b e A r l d t 11 bfar directors,th is at t fl rn me o e e t n i" Co o l. r the chair. T Th h be received and adopted, said - he wg,ould confine his ob servations to a few words respecting the new capital. They had still a great deal to do to raise the amount th4t was yet required, namely, 13,0001. If they raised that amount there would be no difficulty about the re mainder, and he thought that the sum required ought to he raised in these towns without any difficulty whatever. Ile believed that on all this new capital there was every probability of its immediately paying five per cent., while to the trade of the port it would be of the very bethenatgtOhnoe through, The greatest advantage. Be then stated that a letter had been received from Mr. Braine, the deputy-chairman of the Eastern Stem Navigation Company, in which he said, "I beg to inform you, for the information of the board, that I have been for seine time in communication with Mr. Macgregor Laird, the party who has obtained the Government contract for the African mails, as to certain arrangements with the Great Western Railway, with the view of making Plymouth the port of departure of his screw steamers; and this morning I learn from him that there is every prospect of the matter being ar ranged satisfactorily,' Mr. Wool.l.comnE (the Chairman of the South Devon Railway), before the resolution was put, enforced the 1 necessity of further exertions, and in response to the observations made by himself and other speakers, shares to tha amount of about () o/ re taken up, and a 1 -,40 . we THE NEW NOVEL, IC,N V IL L E; Or, t . CLUES and COTERIES.. An 31.P.'s Story. In 3 Vols. Dedicated to Viscount Palmerston. 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