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- HANK of E 1 GLAND, SEPTEMBER 9, 1852. the The Court of Directors of the Governor and Company of [tank of England give notice That a GENERAL COURT will , be held at the Bank on Thum]) AY next, the 16th i nstant, at Twelve o ' clock precisely, to cons i der of a .I vi dend ; this will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts, ap pointed by the Charter, JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary. MIDDLESEX LUNATIC ASYLUM, at HANWELL. l'ergo r . "w•mg to TENDER for SUPPLYING the above INSTl ,,e.,:,,eattwiert,hcMheeeaste,, Flour, Malt, Hops, Hay and Straw, Oatmeal, or Bacon, for six calendar months from the Ist ~__?vetobor next, or witis any of the undermentioned articles for I;7:calendar months from that day, viz., Gracerise, Soap, Oil, C e ol Brooms, Brushes, Window Glass, Lead and Leaden "ierY, Linen and Woollen Drapery, Blankets, Rugs, - -3traw and Bonnets, Tobacco, Snuff, Cloth, Boots and Shoes, Leather, an d t e „,,Y_ Me and Spi,it s f or t h e s i c k, are requeste d to d e li ver sealed ins7re tome, by Half-past One o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 21 st D e ; a _t the Sessions House, Clerkenwell•green, and to attend there r . " 4 9 on that day, at Two o'clock. Blank forms, in which ten be--.n114t be made, may be obtained, asid the form of contract may k ee g r en either upon application to rue at this place, or to the St c o o r n e - - trutorat the Asylum, and patterns and samples, to which the A s will be required strictly to conform, may be seen at the sy at lianwell. The Committee of Visitors will not bind them ,:es to accept the lowest or any of the tenders. Dated this 9th September, 1852. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. THE foll ow i ng LETTER is addressed to the tie% Electors of the city of Peterborough, in answer to a requisi lad?resented to GEoRGE HAMMOND WHALLEY, Esq., of a 1 ) 1.4,10 c, Ruabon, North Wales, High Sheriff of Carnarvonshire, `,P en,„ ut Y - Lieutenant of Denbighshire, and a Magistrate of the ' e le2 of Denbigh and Montgomery tin d°.",ernen,—The requisition which I had the" honour to . receive 11 .,, r `!_ e 3r at your hands inviting me to offer myself as a candidate to in c ,"„l r nf the city of Peterborough in Parliament, demands the t and explicit acknowledgment. =Cot e r l ' unected by residence or property with your borough, I am d ue , to believe th t this most unexpected coardiment, though tri et, n 4 ' <w oe degree to my being not entirely a stranger to your dis stood . ! r nain'y to be attributed to the opinions on which I lately ard as a , andidate for the Montgomery borough, viz.—ln toent o , v ,, t he agricultural and all other interests—the full develop bt e Trade ; and that the taxation of the country should allude7' .oasis of its representation. I may be allowed, therefore, to 1 ,,a the first place to my connexion with, and trio obligation bei sm ,%;t arn under to, that constituency, as it is nothing short of Per, d ' et P ic 'edged to the utmost of my power to vindicate the inde eoniade...e °f a body of electors to whom I am attached by every fee fartion which great sacrifices on their part, and the deepest At f, O gratitude and confidence on my own, can induce. Ilabj ee le same time, even before formally consulting them on the ~ I feel satisfied that they would consider their interests soffi t: h it roY Identified with those of the empire to approve . of my avail. to th2 elf of ouch an opportunity as the present of giving utterance Yo lq . — e Principles and therefore, without further intruding upon Nte attention these ' personal considerations, I proceed at once to 14 vit a t t l i t o egrounds o a which I should feel justified in acceding to your Ls a i it ni n • ea n formed that Mr. Cornewall Lewis is at present before you lib t he ldate—that his opinions do not conciliate (notwithstanding cis 8h Personal and political character with which they are asso berg t he various portions of the political const i t uenc y of y our ° U. 844der these ci rcums t ance s, the first and only question which pre new it self to me is—whether my opinions on the important subjects krtc t Z a ing for decision would more effectually unite the Liberal A par .a, l l those which have been expres:ed by Mr. Lewis ? leave there altogether the mere risk of so dividing' the Liberal party as to cold'_'9 2 altogether unrepresented, I freely confess to you that I represtnot.be beesatisfied in e present critical state of public affairs in On v ., of that interest. Latio -e se grounds, therefore, I shall be happy to accept your invi "ore Lode to avail myself of the earliest opportuntiy that may b. ed ubmit myself to the judgment of the electors. I am, your very obedient servant, G. 11. WHALLEY. St -a ales's-square, London, Sept. 7, 1852 I)°NCASTER RACES. Ptr st GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. sai ipe Class Ordinary Day Tickets issued at any Station on this the s. a Y to DONCASTER, by any Train, iucluding the Exp, ess, from koxtt,ttios at which it calls on "AY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, & FRIDAY, gili i„ the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th September, ez em ' available tor returning on any of these days, by any Train, tlcit et3 t e Edinburgh Express ; and Second Class Ordinary Day W ill h e ' issu ed by any Train except the Express, on the same days, enable for return in the like manner. day `AAL TRAINS will be despatched from King ' s -cross on Tu , e4- pip; ""e I4th, Wednesday the St. Leger Day, and Friday, the Cup "' as follows, viz.: - Fares to Doncaster and Back. First Class. Second Class. tit., , s. d. s. d. ii i , 6_ s-cross ...... departs ; 815 41 6 31 6 Rant, Lc4ln ' P n „,' • ..... .. „ I 9 0 33 0 25 0 `et ''' °T I I 935 erb 0r ,,,,,,,• ••• • • 26 6 19 6 I ,bitt. -6 " •• .. arrives 10 5 21 0 16 0 — oae ass •"••• .. • • departs, 10 10 arrives' 12 30 Morning. da y E :e e Trains will eturn from Doncaster on , Fri- Irethi fo ni „np, an hour after the last Race, and an tonaladdi special th o r wng's-cross will be despatched from Doncaster on Satur "oiled ' S th, at 10 45 Morning, calling only at the Stations men pad ca n re iea holding these Tickets, or any of the Ordinary Day Tie% e . ts, b 4 111; Urn by any Train from Doncaster, except the regular Edin te b he E xPress Train on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, Tra ' in on Qaturda , y Morning at 10 45. klpo;T Ick , •ts are not transferable ; and the Compa n y cannot be r 1 ; 1 ! ge nt ' pl e for any Luggago taken by Passengers. Race Horses can 'Lorni„,. °ll any Week Day by the Trains leaYing King's-cross at 7 —6 and 2 Afternoon, and on Sunday at 7 30 Morning. By order, Nal) an SEYMOUR CLARKE, Genera l Mana g er. , -- Y's Office, King's-cross Station, September 1, 1852. ROYAL HOTEL, LOWESTOFT. P r i„7 e Proprietor of this Hotel has mush pleasure in informing site Wends and the Public that during the winter he has provided sitr arn g suites of bedrooms, in addition to the wing constructed last Zkhleh ~„`" tbiS wil prevent a recurrence of those disappointments hie fri g ,7,, f recluently took place from his ina , ility to accommodate `tlU in the past year. It is his intention to persevere in that Z l l4ir, has already given such general satisfaction, viz.,. to btu hen est Wines Viands kttendance, and Cleanliness, with Th e r t t e Charges. rlel "ritY of Lowestoft the excellent bathing, and beauty of rewrgnbJurhood, for ridiug , and walking, are too well known to cane c omment. S. HOWE CT has only , t herefore, in conclusion, the pii^e'tent on to the easiness of access and lo wness of fares front 4 0 arm e s. a list of which is subjoined, and to e x p ress his hone that . 14 elpa tinue to experience that liberal supp ort with which he Ere already, been fa vou red. kty ,Tednesday and Saturday, until further notice, Passengers " , .....2L ° ° o ked as under : After noon Lo ad ° n • • . t a x i? v er t : i u e r r t i c d ri i s g o a u ......... :.• •••• ea....... 4 3 " • • • • • ...... • . . • • • • 11. M. 2 0 3 45 2 5 2 33 3 o 3 15 3 40 4 20 12 0 9 0 9 0 6 9 * Arriving at Lowe stoft at 7 45. tql; l 4, l'ket "-- will be available for the retu rn j ourney by the trains leav- Witluj est oft at 3 P.M. on week da y s, or any train on Sundays, addition days of the date of I ssue. Wilj —.ultion to the ordinary established trains, fast Express Trains t.)4 . °n , and after the lst of August, leave Lowestoft at 1 4 before 7 , 44 4,,: rivI ng in London at 11 o'clock ; past 4 P.M., arriving in 1 +0,;,;.7 at 10. And from Bishopsgate Station at 5 p.m., arriving at le a ,.,`, ° , ft at 25 min ast 9. Tickets are p Issued at the London Station by all trains to ttl ta toft at about the charge of a single fare, available for the re -----j°4rneY any time within 28 days of issue. 11,,,TTS'S PATENT BRANDY. ks th c s "c highest medical authorities recommend Brandy e and water l'onti v ' es t customary beverage, and particularly ashn flicien i t pre ,...'lir in e t ,,. ° S.diantceatic complaints at this season. e equal y con -- °s t 1C;-,ierring BETTS'S PATE NT BRANDY as the purest and A Fi . e ‘ e3°ln o- It is unequalled for preserving fruits, home-made Sold chants, throughoutr the Kin dom, by respectable wine and spirit m . er- Itnd at t n , g l a - ss botti, s , protected by the Patent Metallic Capsuies, and DISTILL' 7, SUITIIFIELD-BARS, in dozens, temp l es galio nd ease. ' included, at 18s. per gallon ; or in stone jars of liS anCi upwards, at 16s Per gallon. pale or coloured. French B J. T. BETTS and C O., ..."------- Brand Distillery, 7, Smithfield bars, St. John-street. ____.--------. ONNERS, BALL SUPPERS, and WED egfirs• l , 3 : !r rn DIVA BREAKFASTS provided in Town o r Country, by e ,„ ,eh~n "nen "SELL, Cohill, including Wines , an d the hire of pl at seats tables, tents, awningq, dancing hollands, ser 'he, °sr " a ges, &c. Ball-rooms lighted. Instrumental Music pro p, Bills of Fare sent per post, for any number, or one of the /Brid e u , wait upon parties, if required. A magcent display o the ',e a kes for selection, decorated in a new and elegant style. risienne nevelties in Wedding Stationery. Messrs. PURSSELVS, CORNIIILL. TO EMIGRANTS.—The p.,., : . following GUTTA 14 rt ., nt us - . — e " G C:i t -: y ARTICLES will be found. of great f it , ', speciall value to Emi such as are proceeding to the GOLD DIG lil,t',BB, Life a Percha Lining for Boxes, Buckets, Drinking :,sebit Buoys, Flasks, Washing Bowls, Syphons, Gutta , wd.,. Tubing, Suctions for Pumps, Jugs, Carboys for Gun ery I ' B ' , Miners, Caps, Soles. To keep the feet Boot and Shoe . ...4%redcf,.. the utmost importance to the emigrant. This may be wat "Y the erp rcw . use of Gutta Percha soles, which are perfectly know a 0 ;; - ' . ,?neaper, and ore durable than leather. Tthey:jvceain 4 n "vgithease by anyone. This cannot be too ex en fi d y am ongstgoer nau Australian emigrants, as it is now difficult to ri ety a ' t ah " r in that t o ap e, ra country. Gold Washing Vessels of every ri d ies with Gut a Perchasht Directions to emigrants fortvgalifnrionmg k o -, by se (so as to preserve the conten (.: lhay b " Water), also for putting on soles of boots and shoes, ' , rap % , e had GRATIS, on application to any of the Gutta Percha fly 8 Deale TaE UiTTA PERCIIA COMPANY, PATENTEES, ----- 18 . WHARF-ROAD, CITY-ROAD, LONDON. ----- rx - -------______ "U f iIIpiNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA 4- the, nw Th a s been for many years sanctioned by the most eminent 4 Cll,F,' eal Profession, as an excellent remedy for — "LAB. HEARTBURN, HEADACHE, GOUT, AND ,As ~,,,, INDIGESTION'. V t rti a u r: " 4 Aperient, it is admirably adapted for Delicate Females '`eni e t - i :... r 1 7 'luring Pregnancy ; and it prevents the food of infants I, . Ong sour during digestion Combined with the it ;o r , ACIDULATED LEMON SYRUP, 444 4 " Effervescing Aperient Draught, which is highly agreeable ti re n 2 4lo us. 1 - .7 4, „ erZi e cl, by DINNEFORD and Co., Dispensing Chemists (and iL 4 . ;;., 4 gents for the Improved Horse Hair Gloves and , Belts), -'retigil: nond-street, London, and sold by all respectable Chemists .....,......._viit the Empre. ___-------_ a iMP ORTA.NT MEDICAL AND SURGICALt LlotnKdSo.,n 11413tiblishod, by H. Bailliere , 219, Regent-street, No I. T CEORRH A Ir L ykr ~.../"., in cloth, price bs., by post free, Ss. 6d., ''‘ -CRUE & FALSE are With the View to the CoSrrPecEtioltffn roefrl4stwieredine-sppreebaudityEerrf the uene'en advert the Treatment and Cure of Su ? ~ System, or Sexual HypechondLit!ti Dr i, r ehaleted from the German of 4 .1 c o l'ueltford is known to English readers This is the first the. r ibutions to German medical literature. by hiss frequent practi dEtietttetirdierrit:orVeustrusthtat thheishams aacyldrnesestedbheimtshoelf be in his tl t a o smti t a h y e if n o h n e - m s e n d a l li hWer t h, 3' other equally flagrant evil which i ,' - '11,,.‘ 0 correct."—London Medical Gazette, `oso roa ii e ditor has conferred a great boon on the su nd by laying bare „„` g e sc an n ,,g_toalady by translating this little hook,ears ,Trt a d i . .etts practices of unqualified adventu . r , no others l‘ ff r e a r y e r s 3 fr% m lB t s h l i s . :An t,, ' e ae of which they know nothing, with n true Sperrna ‘or t h N., ill their own purses. The difference between othperroroebletcot ! e eizr",_, a nd the various frms of disee which resemble are 4. entZ" el 3' described, and thus a safe guide is offered for .. t r h " e . of the malady "—Medical Circular, May 5 , .__t_ t hlt i , pt,,, e hlrfe delayed so long upon the contents of the prellmtien:ryof tae a tii r li , that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any I ? l ee .4 eet arkeciall treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate no rervZ / rhich the 'brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of Alaiir i nterested in the matter."—Dublin Medical Press, April No. 11. Ta t aVO., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 4s. v, at oncectrit E OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on rend cl▪ qdSimple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate ID -11 SERr e ntlY Intractable Forms. To which is added, PRACTICAL 4aCkk ATIONB ON THE TREATMENT OF SPERMATORR 'I. CAUTERIZATION ; its Inefficiency and Danger. BY F. B. COURTENAY, '''• 4 0 3% . t ernber of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 'ON" t o 44 who complain most loudly are those only who know not ho ts t h ae the co mmon instru men t s a ,„ b otit t h a l b ee, h Inarited with all kinds of violence, an indifference ( 7, tit s 11 -raple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations and 'es 4l eenes and horrors of surgery. John Bell's Surgical he (Mr. Ceurtenay) has ae "111 ti,r,9 l " In proof of his viewS history of 1a0, , Y ',hi, great many cases successfully treated, as bad om " eB l . t x r . : adduced, ii a l. nd on which he had operated. had resisted, for a r i z oL Z n+ eeverity, ntxhate.co.tr m a ea n tment by dilitation, and was finally 444tic;-- as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. f appear, both a a n d more t t ag h e ‘lllltto'' c haracter than anypldicetaattiolendobfysymmrp.tosmyms,eo, 411/41411t adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently ,successinl." CI Wear' °A rho Triatmtat of iitliCtUre• o of V oor l3°' of ---- Fares to Lowestoft and back Ist Class s. d. 20 0 12 0 14 0 11l Class. s. d. 15 0 9 0 10 0 13d Crass, s. d. 10 6 6 0 7 0* 6 0 4 6 "-e-' ...- c- . 111111111111111 11 ---- ' / ~, e ,, . ...," ••.---..,0 -); ~..- i , - .1 , oh ~.. ...-.•.-....- : -...:„ e . 14 , ;, , 4 .0. u r . zo . f a, ,-,--- • ' ~.‘,.:A" ; iii &,4" ~__, „.,.;4400,...,:ritr---4E.e,.,,,r,.0, , ,- 14. ~,,.K.,......„....„ 4 * . \ - -- - _ -A- 44.-k.,.4-.; m i , r ,v, 1 „ , i ,F• I tO^ I. . i;., A - ,•• ' P ' ,7, j ~. .0" , . - ....- - \ '. \\ . k,„, W 4. • - ''• .‘, - ~, , :- ...., . 4 \, , • ; re „. , Iftv. ' -it•- i. 1 ',... 1 ~,... _ 4--- / A 1 ..-,,,, / --, . ~, -.. 0. -- -., ..-b. ;- t) -....,„:- -------'-,) .- , -. , ..k,„2 , ,,, '''.. f , ki p ~,,, , ,E., i i . ' . ...7=' , .. 4 :- --'- '0 , ,,, - - ...i,..-.. ic) ' ;:... ,A..,Z.r ~ , ....t -, N , ,r .... - --N.,---.. • - ZVi. -- -- .4, ..- 1 Ag,.-.-------s_-...w..p, - ll —''" ..o( - 4-l'i-'-'i* /- '''ld•ivi / /41/,,. iy.IT 7 -t''': '.F. F. z '.'"u", vi q ' ;:. 7 0'.: s-- -4- Dl{ ITS' .'' . L .,,, .._ ,, t - ." :sti.o.„ , . ‘N. E 7 "4 Ar . SEPTEMBER 11 ) 1852. it N ° .18,713.] LONDON SATURDAY 7 THE ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, and AUSTRA- Ag CHARTERED BANK. To be Incorporated by Royal Charter, with limited liability. Capital 500,0001. sterling, in 25,000 Shares of 20/ each, with power to increase to 1,000,0001. Deposit 41. per Share. DIRECTORS. Win. Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P., Director of the London Joint Stock Bank. James Alexander, Esq., (firm of Redfern and Alexander, Australian Merchants) Philip P. Blyth, Esq. (firm of Blyth Brothers, and Co.) Andrew Caldecott, Esq. (firm of Caldecott, Sons, and Wilicocks) Charles Johnston, Esq., Chairman of the East London Water Works Company Thos. Wm. Laroche, Esq. (firm of Ralph Fenwick, Son, and Laroche, Australian Merchants) John Masterman, j un., Esq., London, Banker Ambrose Moore, Esq., Director of the London Joint Stick Bank John Sanderson Rigge, Esq. (firm of Sanderson, Fry, Fox, and Co., Merchants). With power to add to their number. BANKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co. The London Joint Stock ',ank. BANKERS IN SCOTLAND. The British Linen Company. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hughes, Kearsey, and Co., London. Messrs. Hunter, Blair, and Cowan, W.S., Edinburgh. OFFICIAL AUDITOR. J. E. Coleman, Esq. BROKERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, London. Messrs. Sheppard and Sons, London. Messrs. Allan and Dunlop, Edinburgh. SECRETARY (FRO TEN.) John Wilson Pillans, Esq. The vast tide of emigration whi , th has recently flowed from Eng land and Scotland into the Australian colonies, composed of indi viduals possessing in the aggregate a large amount of capital ; the recent discoveries of their great mineral wealth, and the increase of their agricultural and commercial resources, render the extension of sound Banking Establishments, under cautious management, a sub ject of the greatest importance to the future welfare of those valuable and rising colonies. The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank has been formed for the purpose of establishing banks of issue and deposit in the principal towns of Australia; for conducting exchange opera tions ; for making advances upon bullion, gold dust, and other un doubted securities ; for granting letters of credit upon the different establishments of the company, and for the transaction of all other usual banking business in the colonies. The Directors have the satisfaction of announcing that they have secured the ca-operation of several influential parties in Scotland, with a view to place the business of the company upon an extonded basis. It is intended that the management of the company's affairs shall be vested in a London Board, and that the Branch Establishments in the colonies shall be conducted by properly qualified managers, assisted by Local Boards. The selection of a Colonial Inspector will receive the most careful attention of the Directors. The intercourse between Great Britain and Australia has now be come certain and regular, by the establishment of direct steam com munication with that country, and the Directors in London will thus be enabled to exercise an efficient control over the local managers of the branches to be established in Australia. The high ra• e of interest obtainable in Australia for advances on good security, promises a profitable employment for the capital of the Company whilst the impulse given to commercial undertakings by the recent gold discoveries, will secure an ample return upon the various branches of business to be carried on by the Company at its Local Establishments. The great field open for this Company's operations may be under stood from the fact, that there are only two establishments in England at present employed in conducting banking affairs with the important colonies of Victoria and New South Wales, and these are eminently successful, and are realising large profits for the share holders. It appears from the last printed half-yearly report of the Bank of New South Wales, dated 21st April, 1852. that the following results have been realised by that well-conducted establishment. '1 he Directors state that the profit and loss account will enable them to declare, not only the usual dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, but an extra dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. for the half year, to be applied in aid of the extension of the capital. In addition to the above the Directors state that they have set apart 5,0001. to defray the cost of freight and insurance on the ship.. went of coin from England; that they have passed 2,4951. 14e. sd. to the augmentation of the reserved fund; and have carried the whole of the present office furniture account, and the balance of pre ,iminary expenses to profit and loss aceount ; and, after all these ap propriations, it appears from the report that the sum of 1,7381. 7s. 7d. remained to be carried forward to a new account for equalising fu ture dividends. The Directors allude to the unparalleled circumstances in which the Branch Bank, at Melbourne, has been placed by the gold dis coveries in the sister colony, and they recommend the erosion of 2,500 new shares, of 201 each, fir the increase of their capital. They add that their stock of coin (notwithstanding the great extension of their exchange business, involving a considerable accumulation of funds in England), amounted to the large sum of 230,4701. 12s. 6d., being more than one-fourth of the whole amount held in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria. The Directors state in the report that having in view the great change in their financial affairs then in progress, and the duty it appeared to impose upon them of bring ing all the resources of the Bank within their immediate control, they had ordered the shipment to Sydney of upwards of a quarter of a million sterlinr from this country. Application has been made for a Royal Charter of Incorporation to limit the liability of the Shareholders in the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, and the operations of the Company will be commenced immediately on the charter being obtained. If the charter be not granted, the deposits will be returned to the sub scribers in full. power will be taken by the deed of settlement to be executed in compliance with the terms of the charter to increase the capital of the Company to 1,000,000/. ; and, if the capital be increased, the new shares to be created will be offered, in the first instance, to the existing Shareholders, and to such influential parties in the colonies as may be likely to extend the business of the Bank. It is considered that the deposit of 4/. per share will enable the Directors to commence operations in an efficient manner, and on a scale commensurate with the importance of the undertaking. An interval of at least three months will intervene between all future calls, none of which, it is expected, will exceed 21. per share. Application for Shares may be made, in the form annexed, to the Secretary (pro tem.), at No. 4, Adam's-court, Old Broad-street, London; to Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, 39, Lothbury ; to Messrs. Sheppard and Sons, No. 28, Threadneedle-street, London; or to Messrs. Allan and Dunlop, St. Andrew -square, Edinburgh. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. each in the above undertaking, the whole of which, or any less number that may be allotted to me, I hereby agree to accept, and when re quired, to pay the deposit of 41. per share, and execute the Deed of Settlement of the Company. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Nai{in...... .•• .. • •••• • • • Reference .. • • •••••• • • .• • . PATRON—II. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES. By J. 11. Pepper, Esq., on Testing Gold, and on t`de Australian Gold Districts. By Dr. Bachhoffner on the Patent Polytechnic Gas Fire : and on the Mode of Preserving Fresh Provisions, illustrated by Specimens from Messrs. Ritchie and M`Call, and Samples of Fadeuilhe's So lidified Preserved Milk, and Moore's Patent Concentrated Milk. By Mr. Crispe, on Morrall's Patent Needles. By George Buckland, Esq., on Music, entitled Musical Varieties, with Vocal Illustrations, assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of Music. New Series of Dissolving Views, &c., &c. Admission, Is. ; schools and Children ander Ten years of age, 4alf-price. For Hours, see Programme. 011 the 20th of September will be published, price Is. Gd. in cloth, TIIE FIFTH VOLUME OF HOUSEHOLD WORDS. A Weekly Journal, conducted by CHARLES DICKENS. Volumes I. to IV., price ss. Gd. each, in cloth boards, may be bad by order of any Bookseller or Newsvender. Also, price 3s. each in cloth, the First and Second Volume of HET HOUSEHOLD NARRATIVE OF CURRENT EVENTS : being a Record of the Public Events of 1850-51. POLITICAL BANQUET at NEWCASTLE. NEWCASTLE UPON-TY NE , T HURSDA Y. --- Yesterday evening from two to thr ee h un d red o f t h e nobility, gen try, and merchants of thi s town an d ne i g hbourhood met in the Great Assembly R oom here, at a public ba n q uet given by them to Mr. W m . O r d , o f Whitfield, Northum berland, one of the late re p resentat i ves o f this borough,, "on his retirement fro m P ar li ament, as a testimony of the high esteem entertained for his c haracter, as well es of approbation of his independent, upright, and con sistent conduct as a Member of the House of Commons, and his unswerving attachment to the cause of civil and religious liberty, during the long period of half a century." The Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mr. J. Hodg son) presided; and was supported on his right and left by Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Durham, Mr. W. Ord, Mr. Hutt, M.P., Mr. Headlam, Bonham Carter, M.P., M r. Ingham. M.P., Mr. ALE, Mr. Blackett, M.P., Mr. B eaumont, M.P., the Hon. Captain Howard, M P.,Sir Walter Trevelyan , D r. Headlam, Captain F. rey, Mr. Alderman Lo sh, Mr. J. L. Bell, sheriff of Newc as tl e , C o l one l Beckwith, Mr. Philip Howard, Mr. G. Ridley, Mr. Bowicke, Mr. Lamb, and Colonel Bigge. A number of ladies occupied seats running along each side of the room. The occasion was interesting from the speeches it elicited from Earl Grey and the Earl of Carlisle. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the evening, the health of Mr. Ord, read letters which had been re ceived from Lord John Rawl!, the Marquis of Lans downe, Sir James Graham, and Lord Pannaure, in answer to invitations addressed to them to attend the banquet, who individually express e d their regret at their inability to be present on the occasion, but bear ing, at the same time, one and a ll o f them, t h e ir willing testimony to the public a n d pr i vate wort h o f Mr. Ord, and to the steady and unvarying support he had given to measures of a liberal and progressive tendency during the long time he had sat in Parliament. He then traced the history of civil and religious liberty and of Parliamentary reform in this country, from the out break of the first French revolution down to the present time, identifying with their advancement the services rendered by Mr. Ord during the fifty years he sat in the House of Commons. The toast was drank with acclamation. Mr. ORD, after thanking the company for the compli• pay him, said it was true that for half a century he had h a d the honour o f a seat in Parliament, and that d uring that l ong period measures of the greatest irnportaace to the meat they had been pleased to happiness and prosperity of the potpie and to the general good government of the country had met with the sanction of the Legislature; and if he bad contributed in the humblest way to the progress of those measures he owed it entirely to having attached himself in early life to that party and those men whose constant and steady perseverance in the good cause had resulted in such signal success. When he considered the perse vering opposition by which one and all of those mea sures were resisted by a great and powerful party in the country, and when he looked back to the prospect which Reformers had before them fifty years ago, he owned he telt quite as much surprise as satisfaction at what had been accomplished in that interval. The Hon. Gentle man then, in some detail, reviewed the progress of civil, religious, and commercial freed om d ur i ng his poli twichailchlitfhee especially laws on the ameliorations undergon e i n hi s remem brance; adding that, notwithstanding the advances that had been made in these respects, an d the predictions made at one time by a party in the country, that the Throne and the House of Lords would be thereby en dangered, the crown now rested as safely on the bead of her present Majesty as ever it did on the brow of any of her royal predecessors; and their Lordships sat as securely on their scarlet benches as at any previous period of our history.—(Cheers.) Earl GREY, in responding to the toast of his health, proposed by Dr. Headlam, said — Gentlemen, I am alto gether at a loss adequately to express the gratitude I feel to my worthy friend Dr. Headlam for the flatter ing terms in which he has proposed, and to you for the kind manner in which you have received, the toast which you have just heard. I feel it to be no small ho nour to have this signal compliment paid to me by such a company as that which I now see around me, and which has been drawn together on this most interesting occa sion to pay to Mr. Ord a tribute o f respect and esteem to which ho is so well entitled.---(Cheers.) I assure you I feel much gratified in having been permitted to join with you in paying this tribute; and there is only one draw back to the gratification I feel —namely, that we are met to pay this tribute to Mr. Ord upon the occasion of his ceasing to be a representative of Newcastle. I lament that his connexion with you as your representa tive, which has lasted so long with equal honour to him and to yourselves, is now brought to a termination. But it has been brought to a termination in a manner as honourable as that in which the connexion itself was formed. Mr. Ord having re signed from a just sense of public duty a situation the duties of which ho felt ho could no longer adequately perform. Gentlemen, lam indeed most happy to have this opportunity of meeting him and you upon this occa sion. I cannot help remembering that both from Mr. Ord and from many whom I see around me I have from the very commencement of my political life experienced, both in public end in private, kindnesses wnicn 1 must indeed be insensible to forget. I cannot but remember that at the very outset of my political life I made in this very room almost my first appearance at a dinner given to me on the occasion of that very contest to which Dr. Headlam has just referred And that on that occasion, as subsequently, I received from Mr. Ord the greatest kindness and the most useful services, and not only kindness, not only e the most handsome sup• port, bat I received—what is more rare to receive—much more excellent and moat judicious advice, which I will not hesitate now to say, I d ee ply deplore was not quite on every occasion followed. Mr. Ord has told you, and I think it was a just observation, that this is a meeting o f higher importance than the mere gratification of per sonal feelings. He has said it was an occasion on which those who ha ve f or man y years supported certain opinions on many of the most important questions on which me n ' s opinions and minds_ can b e divided, are m et toget h e r to declare in those the face of the publi c t h e i r adherence to . opinions, and their settl e d an d deliberate conviction, that that by them they ha ve promoted t h e public good o country.—(Loud cheer s .) M r , O r d has said that he has followed consistentl y t h e par ty whoa eli - ted opi nions which he sincer e l y b el i eve d to be right ; but we must also add that Mr. O r d not o nly adopted the opi nions of that party; th oug h i t i s t h e fashion to say that party party spirit deadens m en ' s sense o f w hat is right, I think Mr. Ord is a proof o f t h e reverse , for t hroughout his long career, while there was no more steady partyal" than Mr. Ord, there never lived a ma n who throughout r has shown that be eye •- 5 actuated by no personal personal selfish feelings. He neve r h a d, I believe, a perso otject in any act of his public conduct, but throughoutpublic he looked to the public good, and to thegood e allowed, alone.—(Cheers.) New I think th at undue are r vaunting of without any undue ostentation or any ourselves, to look b ac k at the times t hat are gone to see what has been th e result o f maintaining those opi nions which we have e ver p ro f es sed. Mn o da s that are chairman have told you somet hi ng o. c th d e ifficu y lties which gone by, and pointed out to you the co nviction of re turmerly beset those wh o a d opte d the - let we ask, is there form and general improv ement . Now not in the present state o f this great country some proof that the opinion s w hi c h they supporte d, and were not lightly t he measures which th ey a d voc ated, e odha T. r s or injudiciously taken up ?.....(CeeerS. , told you, and told you must justly, t h a t in times which even I can remember to a certain ex tent, every, even to, a y the smallest, reiorm wa s o bjected 1 that fur it e man ndane years successfully resist e d, on the p a ns he has asked gered the stability of the Throne fir mly on the brow you whether the Crow n s its less c heering.) I will of our gracious Queen.—(Great go back to those go somewhat further. I will not _ f th Fench disastrous times times at the beginning ci r ferra e d; r I will not lotion to which the chairman bas -e r, when it was na even look back to the time of the wa s great deal from tural that the country should suffereet I will look back to the conseences of that war; but I are a good the first few years after the "r* d enough to remember many in this town who are °,,. 1 f i l l e d by myself, of who held the office now unw"" y nd when that noble lord-lieutenant of this countnYitabe House of Lords, roan declared in his place ibetween the Tyne and the that there were 100,000 men . insurrection agai spension of the Government. We remember, d ge rous spirit of insubor- Habeas Corpus A c t, and the an know also in those days We dination which p re vailed. how m uc h distress prevailed throughout th e c ountry , ovulation was grievously suf. and how frequently the h' e l country was oppressed fering—hoer much the $c ° different a state of things with taxation, and how very.si of that what do w© see Instead read to take up arms in was that from now. met res now? Instead of 100,00 0 8 that between the Tyne and insurrection, I firmly bel e i v u e v r y other part of the country, the Wear, as between 'Le if his services are really e e, there is not one man, Wiveg them, not to pull down the wanted, is not ready to - 0 f the country, but to maintain throne or the i ns titutions 0 sys see around us in every them.—( the indication Loud cheers.) direction only complaint progress and improvement; so much so that the I now hear in the ,ai s 'v rea lly not hands enough to country is, that there are tions. Now, to what are wo carry on agricultural P Q e? No doubt, in the first to attribute this great humbly to acknowledge with the place, it becomes , us debt we owe to Providence in cast deepest gratitude the ! times. But all the purposes Mg our lot in these happy out by secular means, and of Providence are workedwhich have brought this country to among those meati d co ndition we must reckon those great measur es its presentw imphich rove have been referred to. It is because es of the people have been redreseed the political grievan i e w° against Roman Catholics and —that the penal a reealed; it is because by that Dissenters have b een .c _ , e h a fter so severe a struggle, was ul- great measure, wh ic h, mean the Reform Bill—(Cheers)— timately carried —I never, professing to be a perfect measure, which, though no man can deny has placed in yet is a measure whichthe hands of the people of England the real p o w e r of deciding on their own laws and their own government. Imperfect i t may be c a ll e d, b ut no man can doubt that sin ce —(Cheers.) Impertthe Reform Bill passed th e H ouse of • Commons is DOW w hat it never was before —an m ' etru- meat which answers to the really expressed opinion of the intelligence of the country.—(Renewed cheers.) No measure which is now demanded by the majority of in telligent and educated men can be long refuse , l. and no rnt!asure which th e y o bj ect t o h as a c h anc e of being car riecl.—(Tremendous c h eers .) By th a t retorm Parha ment has th e means o f accomplishing the (rids to which it is directed. Th ere h ave b een ot h er re f orms still more directed to i m p rov i ng the condition of the paoP l e , ana among them a re certa i nly none of more importance than those commer c i a l re f orms to which Dr. Hea dl am h as referred. And i n a d verting to them I cannot b at re mind you that M r . O r d was ono Of the very ear li est o f those who advocat e d sound opinions on this surject. well remember that in the very first .ession that I had the honour of a seat in the House of Commons I had the plea , ure of voting with Mr. Ord, and also with Lord Carlkle, in a minority which I believe did not num ber more than 16 or 17 to some 200 or 300 against the principle of the now defunct sliding scale.—(Cheers.) When we look back to the past we cannot but remem ber, as Mr. Ord has justly said, that all those measures which have proved to be so beneficial, which have turned out by positive experience not to be of that dangerous character which was imputed to them—that no one of them was carried without a long and protracted struggle, in which Mr. Ord always bore an honourable part.— (Cheers.) Having had the pleasure of sitting so long with him in the House of Commons, I cannot help saying that among the members of that House there was none whose opinion carried with it greater weight and influence with his colleagues than that of Mr. Ord. --(Cheers.) I have now a very fow words to say, and these are rather of the town of Newcastle. I think that town is honourably distinguished from many other places by the manner in which it has appreciated the services of Mr. Ord, and in which it returned him to Parliament on the strictest nrinciples of purity of election. The town of Newcastle has indeed always been distinguished for its devotion to civil, religious, and com mercial liberty—(Cheers)—and though you have lost the services of Mr. Ord, I rejoice that you have still two Members of the same opinions; and I cannot better con clude what I have now to say than by giving " Pros sperity to the town of Newcastle, may it long continue to send Members to Parliament worthy to succeed Mr. Ord, and to maintain its character by supporting those principles which we this day commemorate."—(Cheers.) The Earl of CARLISLE, in acknowledging the toast of " Lord John Russell and the members of the late Ad migistration," given by Mr. Alderman Losh, said—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, as my Noble Friend and kite col league has already addressed you, and as I have had the very high hoaour of having my name coupled with the toast, it devolves upon me to return thanks to you for the manner in which you have been pleased to re ceive it.—(Cheers.) And though, perhaps, I should not now be warranted in returning thanks for her Ma jesty's late Administration in a corporate capacity, and though they are probably scattered over every corner of the land—(A laugh)—yet, all scatterred though they be, I can answer for every member of that Government, beginning with its distinguished chief, Lord John Rus sell, whose letter we have heard read to-night—(Cheers) _that they all as one man thoroughly sympathise with t he purposes of this meeting, and will cordially appre ciate the honour which has been done to them collec tively in connexion with it.—(Cheers.) Indeed, I may s ay, that both as a member of the late Government, and in my own individual capacity, I feel it a singular grati fication to have had the opportunity of being present on this occasion. The excellent and appropriate remarks of your worthy chief magistrate, as well as the very able speec hes of those who have followed him, have all but exhausted what belongs to the purport of our meeting, and, with respect to Mr. Ord, would have left me little, indeed nothing to say, if I did not remember that, as connected with the ancient borough of Morpeth, and appearing here as one of its ex-representatives— (Chvers)—ancl being able, as I am glad to ate, to speak on behalf of others who are here likewise pre sent, we may at Morpeth appropriate some share of interest in Mr. Ord—(Cheers) —for it was as his col league, as Member for Merpoth, that I began my own political life.—(Cheers.) After the passing of the Reform Bill, as we have already heard, he was transferred to a larger and busier constituency, that of this ancient and famous capital—(Cheers)—and if he had still been bent upon promotion—if he had not con sulted his own nice susceptible delicacy rather than the wishes of others—l am not sure even whether a niche might not have been found for him even in the county of Northumberland.—(Cheers.) But I wish, gentlemen, to mention but two points more without engrossing too much of the time which I feel ought not to be substract ed from the main purpose and the chief hero of the present meeting. The first point is, what are the quali ties which in a community and in a country like this appear best calculated to ensure abiding and permanent regard? lam sure that Mr. Ord would be the first to reprove us if we grounded any main portion of the sin cere approval with which we regard his long political career on the frequency of his own oratorical displays. Speak well and speak sensibly, and to the point, you must know from experience, no less than from what we have heard to-night, he could always do Nevertheless, ne did not err on the side of over-redundancy in his ora torical exertions, and if we couple this fact with the cir cumstances and the composition of the present meeting, could we have a better proof that the good will and appro ' bation which we should most desire to attain du not attach themselves so surely to the fleeting glare of more display, or to the showy arts which sometimes captivate unthinking multitudes, as to the more steady, sober qua lities of plain good sense brought to bear on subjects of high public moment, and exercised with undeviating consistency and unassailable integrity.—(Cheers.) The only other point I would mention connects itself more immediately with the toast you have just heard adopted. I think we may view in Mr. Ord a model and an expo nent of sound, good Whig principles--(Cheers) — and they are the same principles of which the late Adminis tration made it their constant boast to be the represen tatives.—(Renewed cheers.) How far they succeeded —how far they always pleased everybody, a more difficult matter—is another question. Bat this I will say for them, as I most sincerely believe it, that on all main, essential points, they were true to their own honest convictions, and that they maintained that extendsll , gentlemen, over a considerable principle of c ommerc i a l freedom which they re ceived from th e i r ill ustr i ous p r edecessor, not only with out suffering it t o rece d e , but showing that it could advance and ma k e p rogress in their keeping.—(Loud cheers.) Well, experience, thoug h no t which no over so long a period qu ite as that of Mr. Ord, I have in my nsid own nable politicaltim e, heard it often said, and he must have heard it still of tener, and said, too, with much positiveness and con fidence, that the Whigs, as a political party, were ex tinguished, annihilated, done for, smashed—(Great laughter)—and that Whiggism, as a political creed, was repudiated, spit upon, dead, and buried.—(Laughter.) All I can say, if this is true, is, that I have seen mar vellous instance of political resurrection and political re juvenescence.—(Cheers and laughter.) Nay, more, even now, when the Whig leaders, the subject of your late toast, have been removed from office, when we are en during the sway of a Tory and Protectionist, and, per haps, more in will than in power, a reactionary Admi nistration—(A laugh)—l feel convinced in my own mind that the old Whig principle is still full of youthful sap and vigour, and that, like the oak on Mount Algidos, it will continue to gather resources and vigour from each descending stroke.—(Loud cheers.) The party may be out of place, their chieftains may be out of power, they may no longer be on the sunny side of the street, if men choose to think it so—(A laugh) —but I do feel in my own mind assured that their opi nions and principles will still pervade the conduct of public affairs, marshalling the march of Imperial Go vernment.—(Tremendous cheering.) I say this, not I trust from any bias or blindness with respect to their claims on their countrymen, but because I believe the opinions and principles they express to be moving in a middle course between opposite extremes, fenced in on the one side by respect to property, by the sovereignty of the national law, by the supremacy of the universal Gospel—(Cheers)—and guarded on the other side to the greatest extent by the privilege and the widest commu nity of enjoyment which can be conceded to all alike, consistently with those pro-eminent obligations.—(Loud cheers.) I have, gentlemen, on this occasion to add that to-night has shown that by the light of those principles a man can guide his public course consistently and honourably for upwards of half a century, and to-night has also shown that the public approval will cordially recognise and appreciate the honoured close of such a career as that which we now ratify.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. J. L. BELL gave " The health and future happ) of my he advocated my father, and ness of the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham.. . The Earl of DUAISAN, who was received with the most enthusiastic plaudits, said—Gentlemen, I beg to c th orfe k r ryeeduofnormtehein v d e r r i y nk ln g de m se y rv b e e d al h o o , no a u n r d m u r. have l especially for the mention he . has been pleased to make of my father. At the same time I wish . to express the great pleasure I feel in having had this opportunity of pl liberal r a to l an pr i friend n o o l i d plea wh during his life.—(Load cheers.) After the able speeches you have already . beard, I will not detain you any showingal also to m t those s r e e s longer, except again to thank you for your very kind at tention to me.—(Cheers.) Several other toasts appropriate to the occasion were drunk and responded to, and the Company separated shortly after ten o'clock. THE PEEL STATUE AT BURY.—The inhabitanes , of Bury have raised to the m emory o f t h e l ate Si r Robert Peel a statue in bronze at a cos t o f 2 500/., which uncovered and was publicly inaugurated on Wednesday The The site on which it is erected is the market squar; ii o 2 „ t he centre of the town, and almost immediately i n fronthami the centre ber parish church. A large company assembled ,I t is sa id to Hall, about half a mile distant, the house whic— w the resi be that in which Sir Robert was born. It is n r ° inc i pa t gen tlemen of Mr. Edmund Hardman. Among tie , - Iv v Pso, and the tlemen present were Mr. Frederick Peel, i l I;awrence Peel, Very Rev. the Dean of Worcester and 1% r•_ . W Brown, MY., brothers of the lamented statesman; aMtrnumber of the local Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., and a gl, e ury . There were also gentry and leading inhabitants of .: a lodge of Freemasons present, Fellows. Several speeches were The telegraphic the rate of exchange had b in e quotationsfrom several lodges of Odd delivered upon the occasion. come less tation being 11 40. From Amsterdam o f docks. higher for almost al l " lc P Vienna show that was first unfavourable, the quo- Amsterdam they are Slightly PIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—It is a fearful, but at the same time an en couraging reflection, that the destiny of a nation is left by the order of Providence in a great measure in its own hands. It' it is to fall, its own vices and weaknesses are selected as the means of punishment; if to rise. its virtues are the winge to bear it Lauft and enable it to tulfil ,its glorio us destiny, There is but one Power which is able to conciliate the apparent contradiction of individual free mill and Providential direction, aud into the hand of that Power the destinies of nations are com mitted. I Poland be divided and annihilated, her own divisions gave the signal to the:spoiler and suggested the partition under which she fell. If Italy groans under a grievous and degrading yoke, it is because she omitted to cultivate the manly virtues which make men free and valiant, and abandoned herself to the miserable discord and jealousy which have placed 24 millions of Italians at the feet of 100,000 strangers; and Ireland, whose orators and writerr, whose clergy and laity, rack their ingenuity in perpetually devising new solutions of the problem presented by her misery and poverty,—is not Ireland more manilestly than any other country in the world the author of her own misfortunes, the architect of her own ruin ? To men familiar with the vast exuberance of capital in this country it must ap pear almost iacredible that so small a portion of our su perabundance finds its way across the Channel. While the smallest and most uncertain gains among nations of the most doubtful faith and unetab'e independence are eagerly sought for by British capital, it is an undeniable feet that there are very few countries in the world which have not received more of the overflow of British pros perity than Ireland. While we have lent 150,000,000/. to the faithless Government of Spain, have covered with roads and railways the repudiating States of North m erica, are deep in the m ysteries of Mexican finance, and profound in the secrets of Peruvian and C h i lian and bonds,we pass by a beautiful and fertile island close at our doors, and leave its resources undeveloped by the capital wo so lavishly squander elsewhere. The reason is only too clear; __we have to deal with a nation of homicides, a nati on innocent blood, but el whose feet are swift to sh ed rgo d lingering when call and lose without muchre i gn r iagty%,as may lose else where,for the gains of l one place compensate for the oases of another ; but a man's life is a venture which cannot be apportioned or ' divided; he sets it all on one cast when he runs into danger, and nowhere does that danger meet him in so fearful and repulsive a form as inlreland. Men will for a very small reward, or even for sport, face the open dangers of the field; but to see i n every wall a fortress pp an ambuscade, ice for the lurking assassin, in every co in every peasant a murderer or a n ote by no accomplice, and t o know that from these things you are cted innocence of life, by no courtesy of prdemeanour, of the the sacrifice, liberality, by no justice, by no mercy, by n o byno by no popularity, and that these endearing qualities attract the blow by ;rendering the vengeance oal secret tribunal more signal and more inscrutable, is a trial which shakes the nerves of the boldest, and renders m ready to brave anything anywhere rather than withe r ; under the feverish and agonizing anxieties of a life in the disturbed districts of Ireland. The abstinence from murder is the first condition of the re-organization of Irish society. It is not much we ask, but little as it is, it cannot be granted. The priests continue to stir up the fierce passions of the peasantry, the peasantry unite in a vast conspiracy against those on whose capital they depend for bread, and, when they slay those who feed them, they wonder that they are fed no more. The prophets prophecy falsely, and the people love to have it so; and therefore to prophets and to people no other refuge is left, save to fly from a land which they drag down with them by their follies and their crimes. Tho recent murder of Mr. O'Callaghan Ryan, which has suggested these remarks, seems to have been an orainary affair, neither rising much above nor sinking much be low the usual level of Irish agrarian atrocity. The un fortunate gentleman was, as appears very usual on these occasions, a person of popular manners, much kindness of heart, and held in high and well-deserved estima tion. Such a victim was peculiarly calculated to strike terror. The cause also was, as usual, the determination to retain possession of land. Mr. Ryan had been on a visit of conciliation to some troublesome tenants, against whom he was unwilling to proceed to extremities. On his return he suddenly received a shot in his side, fell from his horse, was dragged off the road, and had his skull literally beaten to pieces by the assassins with large stones and a hatchet. Two men are in custody on sus picion. The tragedy is so trite, the details so ordinary and well understood, that we almost owe our readers an apology for dwelling on the well-known and universally recognised features of Irish crime. Whether it be Mr. Bateson, Mr. Mauleverer, or Mr, Ryan, the details are almost identical, and no harder task could be devised for the m-mory than retaining distinctly for any consider able time the details of several Irish murders. It is exactly this which is so awful and so hopeless. In other lands murder is the result of individual tempera ment. A monster arises,—a Rush, or a Manning, an Elisabide or a Papavoine,—marked out by strong and sharply defined peculiarities from the rest of the human race, and dips his hand in innocent blood; but in Ireland murder is a pursuit, a habit, almost an institution. A book of practice describing the action of ejectment would hardly be perfect which did not note the particular period at which the suit is most frequently abated by the murder of the lessor of the plaintiff. While the one is preparing his case the other is loading his blunderbuss, and the issue is removed from the courts of law to the lonely coppice, the secluded by-path, or the deserted stone quarry. So long as these things continue—and there is no prospect that they will speedily come to an end—so long as the priests shall testify their sympathy if not their open approbation of deeds such as these, philanthropy may preach and Parliament may legis late, but Ireland will remain a field of blood, a land to be avoided by all those whom imperious necessity has not chained to her blighted soil. The crimes of the nation most justly become its punishment; it makes a common cause with the murderer, and ven geance does not fall on the murderer alone, but is shared by the whole land which he contaminates by his crime. It is a scourge wielded by their own bloody hand, which is driving this people forth to expiate in eternal exile the crimes and the sympathy with Grim© that tors from their shores all who would aid or relieve them. It is left to them to execute vengeance on themeelves, and they are doing it completely. Until this curie be rooted out there is no solid prosperity for Ireland. Gleams of hope there may occasionally be—for who can help hoping for the future of a country so richly endowed by nature? —but solid prosperity there can be none till a man feels that his life as well as his money will be safe on Irish ground. All that a man has will he give in exchange for his life, and little will broad estates or well-paid rentrolls avail him if his steps are dogged by murder and his thoughts disturbed by the reasonable apprehen sion of sudden and violent death. THE INDIA CHARTER ACT. The Select Committee of the House of Lords on the India Charter Act of 1834 have reported the evidence which was laid before them. The period allotted to the inquiry was evidently insufficient to enable the Commit tee to master the whole question submitted to them; and, for the present, `• they confine themselves to the obser vation that the general tendency of the evidence is fa vourable to the present system of administering the affairs of India." This conclusion probably refers to the Homo establishment, and to its relations with the pro vincial Government, rather than to the existing distribu tion of duties among the local authorities; for it does n ot appear that either the financial or the military system of preliminary India has yet received an y detailed consideration. We understand the Comm ittee onl y to ex p ress a nary opinion that the division of power between the Board of Di rec t o rs and the Commissioners for the fairs s for of India o ug ht to be maintained, in preference to an y scheme immediate bringing our Eastern em p ire und er the more con trol of the Crown and of Parliament. Mr. Mill urges, w ith great force, the necessity g some m eans of of providing antagon i s tic discussion in dealing with c ountry which has no legal organ of publi t c he opinion. affairs s h ou ld think," says that abl e " that the effect of carrying and experienced witness, India like that of the colonies, on the Government cf of State, would be the by means of a Secretary most complete despotism that could possibly e th x e ist h in ibt a country like this." And whoa we remember ory English or European manner in which they of the colonies, with their rpulations, and the arbitrary absence of representative be ave always been governiateaninatthe easy to form a different concilnasstiiotumtions, it wi.. One member of the Committee, ot)e h e o ts vi t e o v er ! r w g Mill's it is is not difficult to conjecture, trine, with singular simplicity—" j Howhose name the on it tro b l e o a f despotism, when Parliament would b ? 1" it eer e indeed? the conduct of the Secretary of could —except that both Houses wouldStatceertainly indifferent to the subject, and probably gbneorant of it, whilst q i ()talon would almost their votes on any P infallibly be determineddis_utebtly ap-uolitical considerations. - ,,,a ex-Minister might An experienced P aieicciraentaries of State have, not have reflected that 0 trol of Parliament. It is true that unfrequently, the cdinscussion, and even of possible cen t the fear of publioinent, might form a check on great sure and impseaar e that, in some cases, a Ministerial Act delincitieentt9l4 a rted or r eversed by the House of Com - mi - ,,ht hlitit these se curities, such as they are, already mo ns. ful l es t extent. The Board of Control is ex ist to th e to the Crown and to Parliament for every answerable 111001113 o f Indian administration. The H ouse of Com mons ha d the satisfaction of learning , du rin g the pro gress of the Affg han war, that the causes of that inex plicable invasion could not safely be published; and after the disasters of Cabul had been incurred and repaired, Parliament acquiesced with readiness in the assurance that it was useless to re-open transactions which were finally concluded. That ill - omene d undertaking un doubtedly showed that tho Indian Government is liable to grievous errors; but the inference to be deduced fr om it is not that the Cabinet is unduly controlled by the Board in Leadenhall street. The directors would never have originated the war , and, according to their constitution, they had no power to prevent it, under a legal obligation to transmit to Indiaßeing dispatches forwarded to them by the Board all of Control, the Chairman and his colleagues can only remonstrate against any unfit exercise of the superior t, On one occasion on l y t he y resolved o force the Com missioners to move fora mandamus to enforce an order which they 4. onsidered unjust. 'fbe BJarti of Control judiciously geve way, never than force the dispute to extremity; teat it is stated that some of the directors were prepared. not only to teenit the inevitable issue of the mandamus, hut to abide the consequences of disobeying irr, by pin g to prison in prefereece :o signing the dis patch. N:. moral or political objection to obedience will avail Clem; but if an order issued by the Board of Control appears to be illegal, the eirectors aro autho rised to h ave the qu es tion determined by drawing up a special eat:. 1 for th e decision of the Court of Queen's Bench. T his power, however, has never yet been exer cised; and in practice an amicable understanding exists between the 1 representative of the Crown and the Court of Directorr a . Th e higher authority of t h e P res id e nt of the Board is f u ll y compenewed by the superior infor mation whi ch is necessarily possessed b y t h e p e rmanent officials or the India "louse. Mr. Melv ilea vvidenae, as well as that of Mr. Mill, shows the ileaccuracy of Lerd Derby's statement—sue ported though it was by Lord Erleebereugh—that the Directors have in reality no political power. Thee who write and forward disp atc h es must h , vo sumo inn ience over the pcNey to which they give iff:q.:t, ever, teough an indepwn , leut function,ry may p,,s+ess a vk to on all their proceedings. With reepe et to t h e practical work ing of the e.resent system, there is no eeeoseity for rely ing on conjecture. The Secretary to the CCUJIMUY fu ll y explains the method in which the public busietess is con ducted. All dispatches from ludie ore address td in du plicate to the Court and to the Board: but the ie;rectors have the initiative of dispatches which are sent from home. These documents must, ac;:urciing to law;. be submitted within fourteen drys for the approbation of the Board; but the practice is for the drafts of all kat— portant documents to be forwarded by the Chairman to' the President of the Board, as " previous communica tions"—or, in the language of the office, as " P. C. dis patches." The Commissioners, if they think fit, alter the draft, and the Chairman either adopts or declines the alteration before submitting the dispatch for the ap proval of the Court. The subsequent official reference to the Board becomes, therefore, in most cases, ft matter of form; but, if a difference of opinion should still exist, the decision of the Commissioners . is, after cer tain specified delays, conclusive. Mr. Mervill says:—" I have ascertained that, of the P. C. drafts, more than half arcs returned unaltered; and a very large proportion of the remainder is returned with alterations gf nerally only verbal, or with corrections of facts and figures.. . Of the drafts which go out cf the state of P. C. into that of official communications, 5 per cent, is the proportion of those in which any alteration takes place a t the Boa rd.' " The aboliti on , i n 1834, of the commercial functions of the Company, has, among other consequences, concen trated the attention of the directors on financial and political questions, and increased the preponderance of those members of the Court who possess a personal knowledge of ledia. Between 1814 and 1834, twenty-six directors were elected, seven of whom ha i not been previously resident in the East. Since 1834, there have been twenty-one directors elected, only one of whom had not formerly resided in India. As might na turally have been expected, individual directors take a more active part in the general busi• ness of the Court than they did prior to that year ; but the member o f t h e Comm i ttee who seems least disposed to acquiesce in the present Indian constitution, fails to extract f rom t h e witnesses any admission that the power of the Chairs is inconveniently affected by the change. Mr. Meivill considers that the working of the Court is greatly im proved; and it is stated that a general indisposition exists to oppose the Chairs unnecessarily. " Is there not," Mr. Mill is asked, " a great practical alteration in the system o f go ve r nm ent?" "I do not think it is a great practical alteration." he discreetly replies; " it is some practical alteration." " But," his interrogator proceeds, " we have now to consider whether it is expedient to retain a Government very different from that which existed in 1834?" " I should not say very different," is the reply ; "in some de gree it i s different.' A change which simply consists in the increased efficiency of a piece of constitutional machinery can scarcely be consi dered a revolution. It is sati s fa c t or y to find that the Government of Indi a is not supposed to form the Home not body which is popularly mere convenient fiction. .as Lord Derby supposed, a tic or European politics harivreonabtel Except in (pos where thedomes tic a ß r o d a r f el n r o ni r a C i otnhtarnolt that t s interfered, the authority of of th e C ourt of Directors.-- y been far more nomi nal Chronicle . THE SHEFFIELD MURD ER. raY atternoon, The inquest was resumed on Tn tisd in the sessions-room, at the Town-hall, which was greatly crowded with spectators. The deputy coroner, after calling over the names of the jury, in formed them that the police had obtained evidence tracing the prisoner and the deceased within a short distance of the field where the latter was afterwards found murdered. He believed the evidence would show that midway in the interval between the pri soner leaving Naylor's with the deceased, at two o'clock on Th urs d a y, and the prisoner calling at this Royal Standard, a little after four o'clock, and leav ing the pack of the deceased, the two were seen walk ing along the fo o tp a th of the field adjoining that in which the murder was committed. At the conclusion of the voluminous evidence, bearing out the deputy-coroner's assertion, address ing the prisoner, he said—You have heard all the evidence given by the witnesses. Would you wish me to read it over again to you. Prisoner—No. The DEPUTY-CORONER—As we have heard in your presence all the evidence to be adduced, it is now my duty to inform you that I am ready to hear any vo luntary statement you may please to make in refer ence to the object of this inquiry. You are not bound to say anything; and whatever you may say will be taken down, and will be used for or against you on your trial. The prisoner, in a firm voice and repeating the words dictated by his solicitor, said—l am not guilty of this supposed murder; and, if sent for trial, I re serve my defence to the charge. The prisoner signed his name to the statement " James Barbour," though throughout the proceed ings the name had been treated as Barber. The DEPITTINCORONER then addressed the jury, laying before them a clear and concise summary of the evidence. The jury retired, and after an absence of 20 minutes returned into court with the following ver dict :—" We unanimously agree in a verdict of Wilful Murder against James Barber." Mr. Renton, one of the jury, added that they thought it their duty, before separating, to thank Mr. Raynor, and the officers under him, for their indefatigable exertions in this melancholy case. The Coroner at once made out his warrant for the prisoner's committal to York Castle. MiCormack, who had been admitted as a witness, was brought up in custody, and after signing his deposition, was in formed that he would be detained in custody until the magistrates could consult as to the means to be taken to secure his attendance on the trial. FATAL ACCIDENT on the MANCHESTER. SHEFFIELD, and LINCOLN RAILWAY. We regret to learn that an accident happened on Wednesday night to the 9.10 Great Northern train from Sheffield, near the Woodhouse junction. The _ line passes on a high embankment, Dore House (the residence of Mr. T. Smith, o iun aii •) . near Handsworth. It was a short train ill of two break P senger carriages, a luggage van, and - guard'sbesides the van. There were only six passenge7i the grounds _f ", driver, the stoker, and guard. Throug h as yet unexplained, the train got theoff t h e line,. som a e n c d au t s h e e , embankment on engine and tender went down the right side, while the ca rriages, luggage van, and guard's break we down on the other. The guard was killed on the spot. cnatrriages, luggage van, and guard's break " the fire-box of the The driver that he was lay horribly roasting. engine t stoker r hisw immediatelyhri De the c H a o t eud incapabl e e t:a e s m n o d sf e beggedlve s'o a v i o glefortunatelyngth the escaped passengers e e n x g tr er i: ous injuries. and a w ld i t e b d there s nd t l Tw for assistance and lights. Mr. of them made their way to Dora as lefe s g o lgi' s c m Smithaccompanied them, getting fur ther nearestnesigmhibtheufro,uMndr.thlllatbtbheerstlareoina. a small viaduct in the embankment, fields, when it had got off the line, impossible,driver hado n jr a tei i leadingascitcto certain . cleared . an d lay as we have descr i bed . I t t o w h a e s ip q t u h it e e poor be lay with the fire upon his legs in a state of makes it surprising that life could con atinlldmuch further help ar rived , . a gony, which . con tinue. On the other side the luggage van lay on the flat at the bottom of the embankment, smashed, and its contents, consisting of files, scissors, teapots, white lead, and other articles, scattered in all directions. Next it, going up the embankment, were the first class carriage, the second class, and lastly the guard's van, between which and the second carriage was found the guard crushed and lifeless. It seemed that he had been caught between the carriages in slipping out of his compartment, and was killed instantly. Mr. Smith sent for other assistance, and among the rest for that of Mr. Ball, surgeon, of Hand swor th ; and knowing that the tim e was approaching for the ar rival of the express train due at 10.30, he went down the line with a red light to meet it. Having stopped that train he took one of his red lights a nd went still further to p revent any other train from comin g to the scene of the disaster. He also took the ht repre caution of sending the stoker, then somewhat re covered from the shock, towards Sheffie ld, o o .ng y e lu s ly . goods train which might chance to e_ r g om i Darn l ward. After a time further aid arrived d u i and from Sheffield, but still there w as raising the engine off the poor a last extricated by di g ging htoinitheo chance of and he was at driver,the ground beneath passengers were refreshed themmodated for the night at pAolelrtmheena,id andth at couldawbe given was afforded blianAdirsw. Smith ,orth. and acco mmodated ARISTOCRATIC D I GGERS.—A member of the Legis lative Council of Victoria was seen a few days ago retailing ap ples at the digg in g s. Another g entleman, well know n in South Australia as an old colonist, hospitable country gentle man, and is now wending his way on foot to the same centre of attraction, his outer man clad in a blue shirt, and carrying a heavy " awag , "—Austra/ian and New Zealand Gazette. The Duke of Hamilton has, it is stated, left the bulk of his personal property— amounting, it is acid, to Dago than 1 0 0 • 0001 .—to his dAughter, Lsdl Ling9l24 LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, 4RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, Lessee, Charles Emele Laurent, Onslow House, Erompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, 25th of King George 11., Are Re-opened for the Winter Season. During the recess the Roams have been entirely Re-decorated, by G. S. sryer, regardless of cost. Laurent's Matchless Band every evening. Principal Cornet-a ission—ONE Piston, . _ M. Boulcourt a . Am t Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock. D anc i ng to commence al Nine. and to urinate at Half-past Eleven. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. In French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian in Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free, for Forty-two Stamp ' s, a SELF-PRESERVATION; an Analytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of Marriage, in all the bearings in which that important subject affects the health and happine.s of Man, with its Disqualifications and Impe diments, tracing their origin to the effects of juvenile solitary habits, y o u t hful excess, tropical c l i mates, or close study ; followed b y prac tical remarks, founded on twenty years experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative System. Il lustrated by so coloured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro ductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LA'MERT M D VI, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful consequences resulting from irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premat ure decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. The treatment adopted is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated schools of medicine both in this country and in continental Europe. The f results o the knowlge thus acquired are here condensed under the personal supervision ed of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few legally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this important branch of medical science. In short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the dines es incidental to the generative system, and the means of immediate relief and ultimate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and academic honours at home and abroad, is in itslf a sufficient guarantee that those who may place themselve under his care will, in every instance, meet with that delicate cons treatmentideration and inviolable secrecy which are so requisite in the of these eases. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater loster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street : Starie, Titchborne-street, claymarket ; Mann, 13, Cornhill : or tree hr post for forty-two Stamps, from the author, who may be consulted personally, or by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Six till Eight. R. CIILVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author ; price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d.. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Eocreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS :—Early Rising—Spring and Summer dornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The rartts, 'Lane% Hills, Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Homo —Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Volt. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES , SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &C, Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILL kRNEY ; REMINISCENCES 01' DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitterswith tables and rules for the diet and physical rev. . on old a ; ofevaerye . 4 ay life. Iv. THE PASSIONS. "What passions hurt the body—What improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SnSJECT :—Life'e pilgrimage, from infancy to old ago. The ad li vent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casual ties o (licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations graphic, nar rative, glen regarding and remediat ive. Advocacy of early marriages. V. ll To be or not to he, that is the question." mt marTriagE MAR RIAO E STATE. e, rzoonAn:—Laws and obligs.tions of natures s sex . ociety, an im d e and - t° be observed by e T !hole°, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and P_Sure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. (1824). P bysical 3ofectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases. & e. By It. J. T CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A . we nt Y -five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these M t n. to ,_ hours daily till Five. veniugs, Seven till matters. Reception ' 4 "gYll - Place, Regent-Weal. Oftlee, 16, Wellington-Street North. ACURE for CORNS and BUNIONS . AL LINGIIIM'S ROTTERDAM CORN and BUNION SOLVENT gives relief on the first application, being a safe and cer tain cure in the most obstinate cases. The proprietor of this impor tant chemical discovery cantons the public against base imitations, the which signature of J. A. are most injuriousSEIARWOOD on the Tin their effects. wra g p he enuperine Solvent has Sold by Sharwood and Co., 55, Bishopsgate•street Without ; San ger, 153, Oxford-street; and all Medicine Vendors. In bottles, Is. 14d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d, CREMORNE GARDENS. On the Banks of the Thames, King's-road, Chelsea. Waterside Entrance close to Battersea-bridge Pier. Fare by Steam-boat from London -bridge or any of the interme ifate Bridges or Wharf Piers, 3d. Strangers should request to be landed at Battersea-bridge for Cremorne. Fare by Omnibus from Charing-cross, 3d.; from the City and remotest parts of the East nd, 6d. Proprietor, Mr. T. B. SIMPSON. The Pyrotechnic Displays by the Chevalier Afortram. Open for the Season. By Desire.—Re-engagement of Louis Soullier's Cirque Oriental. A new Grand Spanish Comic Ballet, entitled Le Barbier de Cadiz, Pvery Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock. THIS DAY, Signor Devani, the celebrated Ourang-Outang Con tortionist. Saturday, Grand Globe and Wheel Ascents, by Herr Franz de Bach, on a Narrow Platform, 160 feet long. An uninterrupted succession of Entertainments from Three o'clock until near Midnight, including Every evening, at a Quarter to Nine o'clock, in the newly-decorated Pavilion, in addition to the following attractions, Louis Soulller's Cirque Oriental, and the best Equestrians of the age. For particu lars, see Special Bills. Principal Artistes:—Messrs. M'Cullom, Albert de Bach, Franz de Bach, Jean de Bach, Devani, Mackney, Victor Soullier, Kemp, Leou Soullier. Signor Vilderini ; Madlles. Clementine and Olga Soultier. Admission to the Circus from the Gardens :—Promenade, Pit, and Boxes, is.; Amphitheatre, 6d. Oven at Three o'clock. • Adaussion, Is.; cmide.n, nalf,rice. On Sundays, after Four o'clock, byßefreshment c a rd, price GA_ Table d'Elote at Six o'clock, 29. 6d. Private Room for Dinners and Coffee. Shortly (of which due notice will bo given) a Grand Bal Masque, for the Benefit of Mr. T. B. Simpson. PRACTICAL The season having been a wet one, Sportsmen have scarcely commenced their campaign, though the Game is plentiful, but speedy preparations are now being made for Sporting Excurs , ons. Let Sportsmen remember that the only Establishments where Dress every way appropriate can be obtained with Dispatch and Economy are those of E. MOSES and SON, their Style and Cut superseding that of every house in the world ; and th , -ir celebrated Boots, ex pressly made for Sportsmen, b •ing proof against wet and damp. E. MOSES and SON'S Clothing for the present time is designed with surprising ingenuity, being .ight and waterproof, elegant and com fortable, and in variety which affords inimitable opportunities for selecting suitable attire for railway excurs'ons, for youths' and children's wear, for every class and for a 1 occupations ; each article b , ing cheaper, better, and more fashionable at E. MOSES and SON'S than any dress which can be obtained elsewhere. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR EMIGRANTS. M. L. Faucher, Minister of the Interior of France, has arranged facts and calculations proving that the present Gold Diggings may go on for twenty-five years, and will, during that period, be a greet benefit to all the States in Europe : nor can the standard value of gold decrease before that time. Emigrants may therefore go to Australia with the most flattering prospects of success; but before they embark they should visit the great Outfitting Establishment of E. MOSES and SON, where a Department is expressly devoted to Emigrants' Outfitting, where all the Goods, Utensils, Clothing, &c., &c , they will require are always ready. Being prepared with the experience f the most extensive outfitters in the world, E. MOSES and SON'S Outfits are more suitable and cheaper than the inferior goods off red elsewhere. All requisite information relative to sailing of vessels, &c., and full Lists of Outfits, may be had on application, or post free, to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION. —E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesmanlike falsehood of " Being conne :ted with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, sainories, 83, 84, 85, and 46, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all commtmicating. Bra df or d (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. when business is resumed till Twelve o'clock. The Estatilishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Book. entitled " rho Librar y of Ele g ance," containing a fSsailAtluinirsdetavioYt prices, and directions for self-measurement, can be had, gratis, on application, or forwarded, post-free, to any part of the gingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1852 can bo had, gratis, on application. Ic ll'on parts Francais. I Qui si parla Itallano. Bi e r spricht man Deutsch. Aqua se Habla Espanol. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETINNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Miles opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. Recei p ts. 1852. BRITIsrt. -----. 1 .--. 72 Aberdeen ...• .• __--•• - •• ....• £1,939 £1,728 37% Belfast and Ballymena ••••••• • • • •• •• 69 78 316 4 742 17 Belfast and County Down . •.• . • 2 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1.550 2,020 830 26% Bolton, Blackburn, and West Yo rk •• • • 850 g 5% Bristol and Exeter ••.. . • • • ...• ••• • • • 5 , 4 7 1 5,611 189 k Catodonum, .• _ . 9, 4, 1 9,666 94 Chester and . 1 . 10Vi1e . 5 . a . ..... •::: :: •• 4, " =• i. O 6% .Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • •• 193 - 20 Cork and Bandon .. ••.••••• • • • • • • • • 38 211 56 Dublin and Belfast Junction •• ••• • • • 661 1,243 113 53 Dublin and Drogheda •-••• • • •' "'• •• 1,0 55 1, 6 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • •- - .. 1,073 1,338 16% Dundee and Arbroath ..............484 579 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberde en Junction 684 772167 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen 68 East Anglian.- -••••••••• • • • • • •• • • - 730 79 East Lancashire .. ••••• • • • • • .......• 4,776 5,101 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk .....• •• 14,642 15,619 95 Eastern Union.. ••••••.•• • - - - • • •• 2,101 2,552 8 9 % Edinburgh and Glasgow .•••• • - _ •• 4,113 4,425 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... 3,038 2,907 6 Exeter and Crediton.. •••••••• • • • • • • 126 134 19 Furness Railway ••••••••• • • • • • • • • 395 967 171% Glasgow, and South-Western........ 4,378 4,270 285 Great Northern and E. L. ••••• • _ •• 12,057 13,381 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 4 ,765 277 Great Western •• .. ...... --_ _ •• 23,304 19,160 25 Irish South Eastern •••••••••• • • • • • • 161 192 9 0 Lancaster and Carlisle• •••• • • • 18 2 60 Lancashire and Yorkshire. •••• • - ,320 19,948 70 Leeds Northern .. ••..•••• • • •• •• - 1 ,325 1,684 181 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. • 539% London and North Western ..• •••• • • 60,054 53,783 5% London and Blackwall.• •••• • • • • 173 London, Brighton, and South Coast 14,547 14,047 2441 London and South Western. • ... 24% Lond onderry and Enniskillen .• .• • • • 168 244 11% Manchester, Buxton , an d Matlock, &c. 178 7 167 % Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire .53U 7,951 914 Manchester and South Junction •••••• 589 83 28 Maryport and Carlisle •••••• • • • • • • 498% Midland ••- • • "••••••••- .. .• .• - 2070 25,604 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) -•• .. 2,2 i 7 2,973 37 Monklands •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 867 781 60 Newcastle and Carlisle- ••_ •• .. ~ 2,477 2,596 149 North British ••.. • ... .• -••_ •• 4 , 158 4, 556 232 North Staffordshire •. _ •• • • •• • • • • •• 5 , 174 5,596 47 North-Western •• .. ...... • • •• • • •• •• 939 1,0a2 45 Scottish Central ••• ••••••• • • • • • • ..... 2,2.5 2,382 32 Scottish Midland •••• • • • • •• .. •• •• •• 1,83 655 29 % Shrewsbury a nd Birmin g ham •• •• •• 606 928 47 Shrewsbury a nd Chester ............ 1 , 839 1,929 29 Shropshire Union .... • ....... • • •• •• °II 705 58 South Dev on• •••• • .. ........„..... 2,226 2,311 288 Sout h Eastern •• •••••• • • •. • - ........ 20,697 20,3 i 5 100% South Wales ••• • .• - 1, 347 2,655 77 South York., Doncaster, and Goole - 1,2116 1,368 40 ale ..... .••••• • • • • • .......... 2,278 2,556 36 Tatar.Uls ••••••" • * " • • • • •"• • • . • 1 . 001 1,119 50 Waterford and Limerick ••_•• •• , • • 263 513 16U West Cornwall ••••••••• • • •• .• - •• 106 528 12 Whitehaven Junction .• ••••••• • • • • • • 236 255 304% York and Newcastle, and Berwick : .. 16,626 15,022 279 York and North Midland .•••• • • . 10.392 10,701 FOREIGN. 571 Dutch Rhenish •••• •• - . ....... .• .• 21 Al aria Antonia ••••.. .. .. 63 Montereau and Troy es . 63 Namur and Liege .• •••• • • • 93 6 1,208 442% Northern of France •••••••••• •• •• .. 2 7. 6 , 6 2 1 ,208 493% Orleans and Central .....• .• • • ...... 19,640 21,594 240 Paris and Lyons .• • • 84 Paris and Rouen .••• • • • •••• -••. • .• 9,003 _ 305 Paris and Strasburgh ••••••" • • •• • • 8 2 4 , _ 2O 22,656 59 Rouen and Havre .. ••.•••.• • • - .. . .3, 0, 3 69 Western of France .. ••••• • • • • • • • 5,595 4,894 LONGEVITY AT COCHERMOUTH. — Among the per sons who died in Cockermouth, and were buried in the churchyard of that town, in the year terminating on the 31st of May last, were 31 individuals, whose united ages amounted to 2,571 years, being an average of nearly 83 years each. The oldest of the 31 was a man named Joseph Ciementson, who reached It 0 The others were James Scott, 82 ' • Mary Harrison, 77; Joseph Campbell, ‘ ; Richard White,79 • Eleanor Hastings, 78 ; John Williamson, 80; Ann Scott, 77; Grace Donkin, 89; John Smith, 85 ; George Edgar, 78; William Musgrave, 82; Ann Nixon, 92: William Britton, 77 • Jane Wilkinso , n r , h B: a ; gJeasnoe fQ,:oaiol,thBeor; Mary Sancton, 89; 'Catherine Fleming, 82; John Watson, 79 ; Mary Moncrief, 88 ; Deborah Swinburn, 91 ; Agnes' Walker, 79; Jane Brown, 87; Jane Hewetson, 88 • Thomas Barton, 89 ; Sarah Burnyeat, 82; Daniel Barnes, 79 ' • Isabella s Nean, 79 ; Isabella Townsley, 78. varied from 70 to 76, viz. :—Jane Thnrsbv, 72 ; Jane Bowes, 70; Benjamin Largur, 71; Ann Wallas, 75; Isabella Crone, ' 70 ; Ruth Grey, 75 ; Robert Moor, 71; Frances Robinson 72 ; John Unthank, 70 ; and Dockeray Marsden, 76, Of the ' above 31 aged persons it will be observed that 13 ranged between 76 and 80 years, 15 between 80 and 90, and two be tween 90 and 100. THE CHOLERA.--111ETILOPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERs.—The following resolution was passed at the last m eeting of the Metropolitan C — e " Re ommission of Se solved, that inasmuch as it arpears to the court that the c holera is rapidly approac hin g this country and metrop o li s and it is urgently ne cessar y for the public health that foul o pen sewers and ditches should be covered over, and othe r we the m a l iw g s s r , i a to v on a er t ra esidsheathenuisancesvesums failed enrmetqho required ii e rr de endeavours,a forn d , t inasmuch s underx meueof suchc execution as existing the x Corn_ works by loan on the security of the sewers-rates, it is, in the opinion of this court, expedient and necessary that im mediate application be made to her Majesty's Government for a temporary advance of such sum as will enable the Commissioners to execute the works of urgent necessity above adverted to; a nd it is ordered that it be referred to -a committee of the entire body of Commissioners to consider and determine the most convenient mode of bringing the subject to the notice of her Majesty's Government, and that id such committee be author ised and empowered to communi cate with the Government for such purpose ; and ordered further that the committee be summoned for Tuesda y next, ethonesl4ethraitniosn of thet.,atelevsaeind om'caltotce. k rs A „ .m., at this office, for ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION. --It is stated that Mr. Page, the Government architect, contemplates the employ ment of electricity in lighting np the suspension bridge now in progress at Chelsea—four elegant towers intended to re cmeeivuetathhaevleamtepnsdeadppteoaaridnagptinthte p rinciple design . Some peri ftiea electric ltee lampexperi ments to the purposes of illumination. /iN ~~.: [PRICE SD. for loy• r of el of Is" The ad' art? a 111 0 4 1. 1 gi 10 * )e' , 17 87/ ri lterl ; ti 00 11 65,Y. so -1.6 95 66 ;14 19 3 614 4/ - MI