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THE ROYAL BRITISH BLINK (Incorporated by Charter), besides transacting all ordinary Banking business, Continues to allow, „-'n DEPOSITS for s!x. months, 3 per cent. per annum ; and on ' , Ms for shorter periods and at Call, interest varying with the amount and time in Bank ; And Grants • C A- 3 Q CREDITS for indefinite periods, on sufficient securities, at Per cent. commission half-yearly on the amount of the credit, and per c en t . zs per annum interest on the balance only at debit ; and L0.,0 for short periods on marketable securities, at rates vary wg with the circumstances. w.EiiverY additional information and forms for opening a ccounts, Sic., be s uPPlied at the Bank and its Branches, or sent by post on ap 14,cation. lily order of the Court of Directors, HUGH INSES CAMERON, General Manager. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, London. ART UNION OF LONDON. (By Royal Charter.) "Ear SUBSCRIBER will have an impression of a large and sostly Plate of a thoroughly national character— " ~ILN. ENGLISH MERRY-MAKING IN THE OLDEN TIME," : 7 ' W. Roll, after W. P. Frith, • now delivering at the office n • payment of the subscription. Each Prizeholder will be entitled V. s elect for himself, as heretofore, a Work of Art from one of the blic Ezhibitions. GEORGE GOD WIN, } 'lon. Sees. LEWIS POCOCK, 444, West-Strand, Jan. 31, 1852. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. T O - MORROW EVENING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1852, llandel's SAMSON. (First announced for Performance by this Society.) Pocalists—Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Lawler, klld Mr. H. Phillips. The Band and Chorus will consist of 800 Performers. Conductor—Mr. iiIIRMAN, founder of the Exeter Hall Oratorios. Tickets, 3s. ; Reserved Rows, hs. ; Central Area numbered, 10s. 6(.1. Only Office of the Society, 9, Exeter-hall. AlI DLAN I) R AILWAY. ~, .At the SIXTEENTH HALF-TEARLY GENERAL MEET 'G of the Proprietors of the Midland Railway Company, held at tke Railway Station, Derby, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of February 1552, JOHN ELLIS, Esq., 31. P., Chairman of tke Board of Directors, in the Chair, It was Resolved,—That the Common Seal of the Company be af tbted to the Register-books of Shareholders. (The Seal was accordingly affixed in the presence of the meeting.) Resolved,—That the Report of the Directors now read, and the aaveral recommendations therein contained, be received and adopted, and that the same be printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor. Itesolved,—That a Dividend is hereby declared of 1/. is. 6d. upon each, 1001. Midland Consolidated Stock, of 31. upon each 1001. consolidated Preferential Stock, of 13s. 9d. upon each 1001. of the Consolidated Birmingham and Derby Stock, of Is. 6d. upon the al r Paid up on each share of 161. 13s. 4d. (being the preierential to: end of 4/. 10s. per cent. per annum on the 5/. paid up—that is months 4 a li. 13s. 4d. for six months, and on 31. 6s. Bd. for three able on the Gth e ' and 1/. of lurch r u e p h o n n e e x a t c t each Erewash Valley Share, to be pay oll!esolved,—Tkat the Directors be, and they are hereby authorised st roe eed with the construction of the Branch from Gloucester to °ne hause, and th e execu ti o n of the works connected therewith, and to ~e s; . inP lete the narrow gauge to Bristol. ~,.-t, olved,—That Mr. Hutchinson, one of the retiring Directors, be r e - elected. to r Z eid l v v re e e el ..e ,--- lee T t h ed a . t Mr. Holdsworth, another of the retiring Direc elected. .That Mr. Carbutt, the other retiring Director, be re- Res olved,—That Mr. Cripps, the retiring Auditor, be re-elected. (Signed) JOHN ELLIS, Chairman. ei ,,,_vote of thank s to the Chairman for his able and impartial con "" in tho chair was proposed and carried by acclamation. .....,____ By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. THE WEST of IRELAND LAND INVEST MENT COMPANY. Ity Incorporated by Royal Charter, "Luoil the liability of Shareholtlers 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. A Deposit of 11. 10s. per Share payable on Allotment te o T th er ,PaYmnt of the deposit no calls will be made without three notice no call will be made except upon contracts for the ar 2 , oase of estates, in effecting which due regard will be had so to i s,laage the instalments of the purchase money that the calls may be '''.orenient to the shareholders: no calls to exceed V. TRUSTEES. The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon. Sir John Young, Bart., M.P. Joseph Cockfleld Dimsdale, Esq. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. rQ' Di gby Seymour, Esq., 2, Inner Temple-lane, and 29, Thur 1t0,..'e-square, Brompton. Th omas Sir William Henry Dillon, K.C.11., 23, Burton-crescent. Colpitts Granger, Esq., Q.C., M.P., Crown Othee-row, Inner 04 . 1 I4.„._'Ph John Wright, Esq., Dep.-Lieut., Sunderland. Sir Richard O'Conor, K.C.H., 6, Stanhope-terrace, li Yde-parl:. 4 ePh Hannah, Esq., Bridge-street, Westminster, and Stockwell, Jo gurrey. ,l o n Murray; Esq., C.E., 5, Whitehall. I)._' e Ph2s.Zapier Higgins, Esq. M.R.1.A., 3, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn. citto "`"el: Adol hus Lange, Esq., 82, Mark-lane, City, and Drayton Grovs" . Crompton. . ge Hudson, jun., Esq., Albert-gate, and Newby Park, Thltsk. hey. T. aaryey Ashworth, J.P., 10, South Audley-street, Gros th,vener-square, and of East Woodhay, Han ts. - "" 411 :1 Prinsep, Esq., 8. Hyde Park-place West. BANKERS. '...ondon—Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowlers, and Bar nard. Ireland—The Provincial Bank of Ireland. STANDING COUNSEL. England—Kenyon S. Parker, Esq., Q.C. Ireland—Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C., M.P. SOLICITORS. 3tessrs. Capes and Stuart, Gray's Inn. e , Mr. Evan Hare, Temple. AGZNT IN DUBLIN. Walter Bourne, Esq., IE, Fitzwilliam-square West. SECRETARY. Captain Bridges John Boole. Th e West of Ireland Land Investment Company propose to pur „,„ • - l e estates in the province of Connaught, and to improve and let_ Tj ub le e se. or resell the same in such portions as may be deemed ad The extremely low price of land in that portion of the United u m 'gcloin, its unrivalled natural resources, the ut.ifonnly peaceful character of its inhabitants, added to the cheapness and r itY of the title) which can now be acquired under the Encum h,Leu Estates Cort). are a few of the obvious advantages that must ot urnend the pre undertaking to the public. L t , h e Directors have the satisfaction of stating, that out of the , 4 4erous plans for a land company in connexion with Ireland, p reu ee of late years have been submitted to the Board of Trade, the Jest ent Is the first which has received the approbation of her Ma rs. Government. elo 4., to the sale of any of the lands of the Company , the produce is 1. 11 ,',e either divided rateably among the shareholders, or re-invested ',Sher purchases if deemed expedient. 1,; te terms of the charter the Board of Trade have the appoint ehoe of the Company's auditors. Prospectuses and further details application may be made to the'ecretary, at the offices ot the Company, 75, Cornhill. To FOM APPLICATION FOR SHARES. ' -Directors ß of OF the West of Ireland Land Investment Company. Gentlemen, th, re quest you will allot to me Shares of 2SI. each in al) ° , a,th, ttm Company. I agree to accept the same , or any less number kid ome to pay the deposit thereon , and all future Calls as r I'hen ' OA:mi red. Made payable, and to sign the Deed of Settlement when • ti •-• Occupation •• • • ••••, , • • • • •• • • • • Reference • • • • • • • • • • • • .. ...... .. • . _ 4 '7 day will be fixed for the allotment of shares. A LAURENT'S CASINO, 4 . 4 GYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, do e RIZE St. James's. dalti QUADRILLE, awarded to Mr. J. Tutton. of the VZ , e/ I t.: r se Guards (Blue), will be played every evening by - zi t e :rt. Celebrated Band. Principal Cornet-a-riston, M. 4t4 lllZ . ° Den at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine. and o At half-past eleven. Admission—ONE SHILLING. A l ii ii t HOUSES of PARLIAMENT. "le a i i a'le lately claimed more than ordinary attention ; the 'ere t ''',;'e Of substantial masonry, the classic and curious architec tbr' ri. - "," sPlendid carving and heraldic ornaments of their interior, ,„ . ' 0 11 ° ,"„" 3? of the skill and genius of Great Britain. Have these .. 4 4 - ; 1 coeuterp'art in the City ? E. MOSES and SON have pro 14e r a ,,. 3 7e gigantic houses of business for the . people, enriched with '4lth 7brilllant designs of British and Foreign invention, stocked s•-th h us tantial clothing fitted to the noblest architecture in nature ere. - Lunall frame—the efforts of the most ce lebrated artists of the frttl i e e k i , l 9USES of PARLIAMENT are the depositions. of the talent most ._ n clean. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishment possess the ~,,,_,-!l.ented workmen in the world. , t t i'.`,..7 . , !, 0 1115ES of PARLIAMENT have continual standing orders, 4,1,2,..t_M05ES and SON have the pleasure of attending to more or .ekou.'"',lisPatching them to the satisfaction of thousands, than any ~..:Je AA tile world. xne I,IOUSF.S of I ARLI of the nation, but . E, sin s devise and . regulate in the affairs and supply the gems of l a sh , arid SON 'every other country, thus r , 1 The ROUSES of PAItLi devise for the whole world, °name dress to the people of this and Alp,ting the entire habits of the people. retrenchment in the expenditu r ' r have lately pressed measures for duced the price of clothing nears' but ,E. MOSES and SON have re rendered their exquisite and ser v j e-ua lt , and have by these means 'flosses. ceabie dress acceptable to all The ROUSES e A rC l L N. w i T e o ty r r e ld l3 h , re ab 3 3t many departments in Th . ° sgricultural s o n f d P c A o l l i E. MOSES and SON ~,,s'ePresent every individn . al c ii L l ~,w _f i ~t . hr the e l 1 best lions and of illads of the NOBILITI ~.. ... o i .,, O d Y L , , Ait iaß o N' l ' T e ... , : th undis uted coin • el k 4 l - ) ESMEN, MECRAIN IC". also HAT.P RS ' It.AVhest dress in the empire , ~48 . SHOES, Site. Ike. " , 'S, HOSIERY, Lea c. 0 4., OUSES of PARLIAMENT CONSIDER the A vo. -,..., t: /n , , ,s ohilE,S, but E. MOSES andSO W N I S T IT H P T P I L I Y E ac u rf t w - G A R IR i g NT , s f - ""OS e - , , - 41 r COLONY in the WORLD betirabl CAN BE --- 'PEST and Tht,'uBSTANTIAL OUTFITS WHICH. ROUSES of PARLIAMENT are considered by some tb .. ey d e Members as incomplete, and not adapted to the comfort way :nteti!,lll-re, but E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are ev "s tli - `e. and their productions secure such comfort as no clothing e world but theirs can impart. enoth., _.., t o guard the public kftstr a , - + ' 4l . -- E. Moses and Son regret having to the antradesmanlike tain t imposition; leaving learned that ~, or "It's the a s.rf'," being connected with their Establishment y instances, and for ''Qvieur""ro. has been resorted to in , s,-I th - reasons. They beg to state that they have c c ; o w nu n E ex s i t io a u . tal, h ,„khr other hawse in or out of London, except their . as follows : it, as n City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, , _,„,,,. : tnd S 5, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all Coramtmleal."B 1, .., lialcizr Gn West-nd Branch, 506, 507 508, New Oxford-street, 3 b . sare all communicating. _likifOrd Yorkshire Branch, 19, Bridge-street. tl.th6ffield Branch, 36, Forget°' laut kil . °rs, Clothiers, Matters, Mosiers, Furriers, Boat and 'sho ll " I.l.and general Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. I tla E hturEstablishments are closed from sunset Friday to mast on ' la ss. when busin e ss is mimed till Twelve o'clock. ----- • 411,:b,„ .1 , ADVICE ON T tIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF • 'With YOUTH AND MATURITY. Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure. Jo l t „FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. i t 4in a nlish ed, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and for in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free from the Author .r tY-two Stamps, P ' l 4 - F -PRESERVATION; a S et/et Me dical Treatise on the Physiology of Ma rria g e, and on the qllir,dLin Mites and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac -kentw."` an early period of life, which destroy the physical and 44nst the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on n, Local Prevention and successl of Nervous Debi- P t i y se a „: and Constitutional WeaknfhessT,reatment S yp hilis, Stricture, and all and derangements resulting from Indiscretion, as adopted rail e : r n!nd. Ricord, and other eminent members of the faculty of with Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, l,tng Thei r , t `_`_ l, KY, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, exn 1 ar e isr _ructures, uees, and functions, and the various injuries that uq.u ned in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. s , By SAMUEL LA'MEET, M.D. , '''eetar',EDFOßD-SQUARE, LONDO N. kh- 4 'trg`edlethe, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin - L t , Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, "' of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunteriau T hu eta Society of Edinburgh, Scc , gr•e• 16 111 v w crh contains a plain ad cOmplete description of the ana ▪ • „,„ I ,7tialti o ,,...Yalology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative th health and disease. Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the ,tuive- iliai2;rtediedcal honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and te ai stl in the work, is the only legally qualified medi . e mman %%atm.:exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies t d o a tte . t ige ° f these complaints, lie may be consulted with v t those whose constitutions may have become debilitated 3 ,:eeret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of glittr6:2?, Whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of 1 1g air Lrustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of unce.tx 'abitearjlted regret. Vtter by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater - ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street : St ar i e , Titchborne-street, ~,w r 4 f , sr aa bpot 1 Gordon', 146, Leadenhall-st reet; M ann , 23, Corn= ; st.for fort-twostamPs, from t author o ' r s r t e y sid le e t n te ce r: — ftfinaa r be ., eau/stilted y on these disorders pers he onally, 401 11121 Tw 2. vul ;rota 1' tilt Mat, • IN ° . 1 8,5 4 3 . THE MELBOURNE GOLD and GENERAL MINING ASSOCIATION. On the Cost-book Principle. in 100,000 Shares. IL to be paid on Allotment. No Deed to be signed, and the Liability limited to the amount paid. All moneys received will be returned without deduction, unless adequate capital be subscribed. TRUSTEES. The Hon. R. E. Howard, LL.D. Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq. Charles Robert Thompson, Esq. commITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of DEVON, Chairman. Sir James Anderson, Bart. A. Douglas, Esq. Col. Chatterton, KAI., aI•I'• Spencer l'erceval Plumer, Esq. J. 11. Cox, Esq. William Quin, Esq., M.D. A. A. Doris, Esq. C. It. Thompson, Esq. Lieut.-Col. Lothian Dickson. Henry Wheeler, Esq. BANKERS. The CominerCial Bank of London, Lothbury. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Adam Murray, Esq., Craven-street, Strand. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bristow and Tarrant, Bond-court, Walbrook ; and W. F. Ellaby, Esq., 14, Walbrook. BROKERS. Messrs. Scrutten and Son, Si, Old Broad-street. This is the first defined plan for Mining in Australia, distinguished by me following recommendations : It will promote, for Mining pursuits, a perfect organization of independent emigrants, who, being generally unacquainted with such occupations, will derive, from an efficient direction, having at com mand all requisite machinery and supplies, benefits not otherwise attainable. It will also facilitate the emigration of persons associated with this Company for Milling 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 are se cured. An application will be made for a Royal Charter to extend the powers of the Association. The Prospectus may be 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'. G. SERVANTES, Secretary. Offices, 9, King's Arms-yard, bloorgate-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 T HE MELBOURNE GOLD and GENERAL MINING ASSOCIATION. /CO APPLICATION for SIILRES will be RECEIVED 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 . AIAI4POSA, CALIFORNIA. SALE to THOMAS DENNY SARGENT, Esq. We the undersigned Solicitors 'have this day examined the fol lowing documents:— • • • Ist. A Notarial Copy of the rower of Attorney, dated San Fran cisco, Ist October, 1851, from Colonel John Charles Fremont to Colonel Thomas 11. Benton, re,orded 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, in as maple a manner as he, Colonel Fremont might do if personally pre sent, thereby ratifying and confirming all that his 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 his 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 Woodman, Notary Public, New York, and the Notarial Copies of the said Power of At torney and Conveyance, are certified as correct by Charles de Sell ing, Notary Public, at Washington, and his Certificate is verified by the llonourabie James Dunlop, Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court of Columbia—further by the Honourable Daniel Webster, Secretary of State for the United States ; and further by the Honourable John F. Crampton, the present Ambassador • at Washington for Great Britain. And we further certify that in our opinion the said several instru ments do convey all Colonel Fremont's interest in the entire estate of Mariposas to Mr. Thomas Denny Sargent, his heirs and assigns for ever, together with alt rents, royalties, and premiums, of every nature whatsoever, due, or accruing due, to Colonel Fremont, sub sequent to the said Bth of August last. And we farther 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 instalments 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 HUGHES, KEARSEY, and MASTERMAN, Gold tdine Mariposac om pany. Solicitors of the WILKINSON, GURNEY, and STEVENS,{ Ave Marla Gold Mining Company. JOHN DUNCAN, Solicitor of Thomas Denny Sargent, Esq. London, 21st Feb., 1852. VICTORIA. GOLD MINING COMPANY, (PORT PHILIP) •AUSTRALIA. Offices, 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 28th 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 mine rs are bein g selected partly from North Wales and partly from Ceinwall. The Committee continue to receive the most satisfactory accounts from their correspondents in the colony. The amottnt of gold raised at Bunningong and Ballarat, and sent down to Melbourne, is esti mated at loz. to 114 07. per day per man. Mr. Westgarth, Mayor of Melbourne, estimates the yield of the Mines to be no less than 10,000/. sterling per day. 26th Feb., 1852. J. HIATT, S, cretary. NATIONAL DEFENCES. PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . An Explanatory Description of the Prussian Musket, the Lancaster and Minis Rifles, Jones's American Rifle, the various Revolvers, and other Fire-arms, with the Improved Conical Bullet, will be given by Mr. Crispe, daily at a Quarter to Three o'clock, and at Half-past Eight in the Dielllllo.—A Lecture on the Music of Many Nations, by T. Thorpe Peed, Esq., Professor of Singing at the Royal Academ y o f Music , on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Evenings, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock.—Lecture on Astronomy, by Dr. Bachhoffner, on Wednesday and Friday Even ings, at a Quarter to E i g h t o'clo c k . — Lectures on Chemistry, Dissolv ing Views, &c. Admission, is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age Open daily from Eleven to Five, and every Evening, e xcept Sa turday, won. :even till Half-past Ten. DR. CU LVERWELL'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, F.<;creation, and Rational Yes of e. Tim" CoNTErrs :—Early Rising—Spring and Slimmer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home —Music —The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, sleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. II FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, Eit, Vol. THE LAKES OF KILL kItNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN. &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten our course may run." 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LONDON AND NORTIT-WESTER N RAILWAY,--Rettlrll Of Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22 : Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £21,182 13 0 Merchandise ... • .. 17,176 8 9 Cattle .. '" 831 12 1 -------- Total ▪ ....£39,190 13 10 Corresponding week last year 39,660 0 6 Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Pyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 241 i) —Return of Traffic for the Week ending Feb. 15, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,777 7 8 Merchandise and minerals ... 6,464 15 5 Cattle 162 12 5 Total .. £11,404 15 6 Corresponding week, 1851 (2.36 miles) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £4,304 18 0 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. 3,821 6 4 Total ... ... £8,126 4 4 LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAT.—AMOURt o Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22 : Passengers ... Goods ... £6,278 17 8i ... 2,654 5 11i Totsl £8,933 3 8 Corresponding week last year... 8,186 5 2i LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles open.)—Traffic for week ending Feb. 2 . 2 £15,660 9 9 Corresponding week in last year (260 miles open) .. I 9 2 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. —( Miles open,ll2.) 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 find North-Western Railway Company. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Feb. 22 : . MAIN LIN-E. Passengers ... £919 17 2 Parcels, H. C. and D. ... 73 12 9 Goods, cattle, &c. ... 588 6 3 Mails ... 575 0 0 Total .. £2,156 16 2 MOLD. Passengers £24 2 11 Parcels, 11. C. and D. 1 1 10 Goods, cattle, &c. 99 3 10 Total ... ... ... £l2l 8 7 ST EADI-BOATS. Passengers ... ••• ••. £179 8 6 Parcels, H. C. and D. ... •. 27 17 1 --- Total ... £207 5 7 [ADVERTISEMENT. ]_The RoyalExbibition.—A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful wa istcoat -------1 i, pocket glass, the size of a walnut , by which a p erson can b seen and knownli miles distant ; they ans wer every purpose on the Race-course, at the Opera - houses ; countr y scenery e and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles ; - they are invaluable for hunting, deer stalking, shooting, yachting, to Sportsmen, Gentlemen, Gamekeepers, and Tourists.—Te be bad at Messrs. 5,., and 13. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Picea- Double Stars. di lly, opposite the York-hotel. Telescos—A new and most ounces, can 7een importante invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra and an object from Zll sawPcdTers' that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, other kind for the waistcoat Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the With the same Telescope, weighing only three sizes, with increasin g seena person's countenance 3 3 / 4 miles distant, course glasses, with st o c w oa e t pocket,and are of larger and all to 20 miles. They supersede every clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles ,! v , ende r r s fu arordingly. Opera and Race djmwers ; an objeet can be The Invisiltant. Invaluable preserv.. ing Spectacle Lenses. all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of Vibrator, and e s—a and 1 vE menn P il o ), ci e y i r.. . b e T saidh e —39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, ep i p e e f s li l f e e t x h treme deafness. T m it a i s K t to have ended of dispute York Hotel. here between Triu the S Eer itself, neither of the parties having made the other, and the men having ceased to a e n x y pe c e c t m a cession to modation. Of the thirty-five members of the AmalgamatedwSociety dismissed by Messrs Forrester and isiessm and Co., only eleven now remain out of work, twenty-onewcet Fawcett having engaged in other shops in the town, and three in the country. Of the former, three are shortly to sail in the City of Dublin screw -steamer Emerald, bound on a cruise to the West Coast of Africa. Five of the remaining eleven have been engaged on board the Brazilian steamer, recently built in Liverpool, to proceed to Rio Janeiro. The general position of the trade is therefore little different to what it is in ordinary periods of depression. - - COMPLETION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO BAl'm—Yesterday the telegraph between Paddington and Bath having bee n com Lothbe ar Pitted', comm un i c ations were inter changed between r3z, "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 hold at St. Martin's Bali, Long-acre. Tho large room was greatly crowded on the occasion, and several persons were excluded from want of space. Mr. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Cobden, M.P. ere lo u dly cheered on Mr. Scholefield, M.P., and Mr. Hume, M.P., M.P., m aking their appearance on t h e platform. Mr. GIBSDN, who was voted to the chair, said it devolved upon him us chairman of tho meeting to explain why it had been called. They were assembled in exer laanw and pronounce of the c ountry; to express t h e i r exer cise of the right which, as E ng li s h men, they possesse d pronounce an opinion in reference toto dtheelibpeorlaietye-aunpdon views upon a part of the national policy known under the name of the system of taxing knowledge.—(Hoar, the Therefore, if there hear.) The meeting was confi ne d to t h at one o bj ect only, and although it was not intend e d t o pre c l u d e the groat possible expression of opinion, whether in sup port of or against the 'take s on knowledge, as they at present exist, it should be und ers t oo d th at a ll ob servations that might be made sh ou ld b e. con fi ne d t o that T , as an y gentleman present who w i s h e d to po i nt ou t to them ono stthbj°c the benefitt.—(lla . of r h of knowledge, he sho uld h ave the utmost liberty of speech.—(Laughter.) He should h ave been proud on any occasion to have been aske d to assist in promoting the object of the asso ciation conn ected with the repeal of the newspaper sta m p , and othe r taxes on knowledge, ehear.)e impost on the diffusion and to co-operate with any individual in pursuing so laudable an object. On an occasion like" the present, however, he would have been glad to have seen in the chair some 'distinguished literary gentleman, for he thought that tbis subject was eminently not one of a party nature, nor was it one of mere politi cs , but it wa s one which men of all political views or interests, and most especially literary gentlemen, might join in advo cating. But although they were not favoured, from an unfortunate accident, by the presidency of some distin guished litterateur, yet he had the satisfaction of being able to read to them one or two letters' from gentlemen who had been requested to preside on that occasion. The first he would read to them was from Mr. Leigh Hunt, which was as follows: Feb, tat 2 t 4 h , e ! s a t a s t 2 e . " Sirof ensgton, sometimes, h my health—l regret extremely, prevents my at tendin g p ublic meetings, espe cially oh such an occasio n as yours. Tax es on know- Kin ledge appear to me very like taxes for the prevention of finger-posts, or for the better encouragement of ' - erring ' and straying like lost sheep. Misdirecti ons 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. a I am, Sir, your faithful servant, " 6 LEIGH HUNT. " 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, F e bruary 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 cud 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 shortsighted, 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 say 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 ' arti clef int their rawest material? Let every author pay for his licence, poetic or otherwise. This would give a wholeness of contradiction 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 co nfidential —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—is 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 Anne be made to disburse her eighteenpence at the Stamp-office ore she can show her face in print, wanting a plane, although to the discomfiture of those first created Chancellors of th e Exchequer—the spiders? In c mclusiou, I must cong ra t u l ate t h e meeting on the advent of the new Chancellor ofthe Exchequer, the Right Benjamin Honourable Disraeli, who is the successful man of letters. He has ink in c his veins. The goosequill—let old and silv eraticks twinkle as they may_teada the Rouse o f Com mons. Thus, I feel confident instincts of the Right Honourable Gentlemen that the literary now ani mation to the coldness or tleman will give t to bee numbed by tightnesa of rodstatesmanship, BP I learn, early taught to despair of the tape. i 'We are, Gentleman,' because he is allowed to be that tight Hon. _ things, , a smallest •of wit.' Is arithmetic for ever to be the monopoly l of sub stantial respectable dulness? Must it be that a Chan cellor of the Exchequer, like P 't is only to be found in lead? No, sir will portrat cheerful faith ; that our new fiscal Mi n isterill, I have a to confusion of, obese dulness, show his pot the d shillings, and pence. The Exchequer,ency over poun s, have hitherto been as the three witches —the th x s , d. that to us wherever we turned, the Re! Weird Sisters -s Gentleman PPwinirl at the least transform intotheight Ron. making them, in all their salutations three Graces,l. come and agreeable. But with at home and abroad,s. we d. upon knowledge, he will, I tth respect to the at () a im feel confident, the weird sisterhood to melt into cause ehus—leet the meeting take heart with the thin air; a the assurance —thus will fade and be dissolved the an _ d. boys' and muse}-of-all -works' news tax — th e err tax— an d the fax on that 113110011 E white thing, t h e t " With this hop e , I " 01 paper. (Signed) remain yours faithfully , "Alfred Novelle, E sti , s "DOUGLAS JERRoLn. tion for the Repeal of fa Ta ub-Treasurer to the Associa-, hie. Giuseet, who was s upon Knowledge." 1 disturbances;, (muted bythaoubsequently interrupted by struggles of persons who cou ld not make their way into the room, proceeded to say, that thoug h the paper duty and the advertisement duty might have been originally revenue, the original objectf intended exclusively for was to restrain the circulation)the newspaper stamp duty publication of cheap newspapers, of cheap literature and bees l o ng considered as constituent and the three had now having this latter for its object parts of one system was for the best interestsj tt;ft and its result. But it t s h o uld be no obstacles placed i he country that there dissemination of useful int. the way of the freest body of the p•olale—(llear, a orenati on among the great best calculated to promot e the taus© that was a policy cause of good government and to enab le our instit utions 0 stand upon the most s olid foundation , that of an e people.—(ll air. e ) Therefor enlightened and educated e revenue ought not to be raised by taxing knowledge. True, money was wanted; t h a t would bo the plea of the p aeba of Egypt in pounc ing upon property to fill his ex e h be raised, not in a barbarous, but equer; but money must mode—(Hear, bear)—a eaoooo in a just and proper 1 fessions made of favouring t h e nsistent with the pro (Hear, hear.) What said the preamble s and, as of the Acts was an Act for consolidating them, it as the present Act back to those preambles to find what as right to look " Whereas, pamphlets and printed papers was the object. servations upon public events and one •containing Me te excite hatred and contempt of the occurrences tending Constitution of these realms as by law Government and (Hear, hear)—and also vilifying our a established.— (Cries of ' Hear, hear,' and laughter)—h°lY religion— published in great numbers and at snaallavn lately been hear)—and it is expedient that the seine ricer —(Hear, strained."—(Hear, hear.) The policy now be re was stupid indeed; for a man might pohlia t il v carried out speculative theories without a stamp; but opinions and to give the facts which would correct erroneousif he wished and lead to sound opinions—if h e deei A theories the events of the time, he came under the to publish the stamp law's:—"(Hear, hear.) Thor, was operation of mand 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 poisonousthat cheap tion, the industrious classes were as correct informs tween good and bad as those who were b judges be (Hear, hear.) At a theatre noble sentime nts etter off. — truth found as ready an acknowledgment and moral in the gallery and pit as in the boxes.—(hoar,, hear.) D e . r Johnson, said the only true judges of poetry were the Goodness, morality, excellence, would find people. bod of . as ready acceptance among the great . y tho industrious classes as among any other portion of our countr _(hear, hear.) It was stated in evidence before the Newspaper Stump Committee of last session, , that the best cheap publications, those that gave valuable a t had the best sale, and that th ose of an im proper descript ion were generaPy. short-li ve d , and had but a limited circulation.--(hear, hear.) It was kno wn that the judges ha d decided that the household Narr a tive—a monthly p ublication —was not liable to the stamp laws; but the Board of Inland Revenue was not satisfied with the decision, and, as far as could be un d erstoo d , they would prosecute an y other publication of the same kind that might be issued, and would drag the publisher into a court of law, they paying their expenses out of the public purse. This was most effectually restraining cheap newspapers.—(Hear, hear.) N o one could define what was " news," or be safe from prosecution while there was such a vague law•—(hear, 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 English aristocracy, knowing that a stamp law on the press would give them the power of prosecution, and enable them to hold the newspaper press in their hands. This " purely revenue question" was thus adopted avowedly for the purpose of crippling and restraining the press.—(Hear, hear.) The paper duty fell heavily upon publications that could only pay by a great circulation; the advertisement duty prevented ( ademn free communications; and th e three .taxes together uuldthe pass w world.—(L - lea Co ation upon formed a fiscal burden, the heaviest- imposition upon the press sd in ---ilefir ~bear.) He this odious system of taxation.—(Hear,, hear.) Mr. EDWARDS moved the first resolution:— "That the duties on paper , advertisements, and news papers curtail the liberty of the pres, obstruct the dif fusion of knowledge, and are inconsistent with the pro fessions of the Legislature in favour of popular educa- tioia." Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., in seconding the resolution, would make one observation as to the circumstances of thevountry in regard to the change of Ministry. He knew many held that wo had changed very much for the worse. [A Voice—" For the better."]—(Order.) But, without going into general politics, he would say that as regarded this question it was impossible to have auy Chancellor of the Exchequer more hostile to the move ment than the Chancellor we had just lost.—(Flear, bear.) 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 he hoped the meeting, next year, would have to be held in Drury-lane Theatre. In the agitation for free trade in corn, he found 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 250,0001. (deducting the cost of transmission of news papers by post) on the score of its necessity for the public revenue. No; it was resisted upon principle. Those who opposed the 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.) Bet ' could it be the interest of a free 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 shave facts and arguments thrust under their noses? — (Ilear, hear.) We had a great party advocating the ex tension of the franchise to the 51. 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 country I—(Hear, hear.) On the continent we had seen questions raised, and obtain a considerable amount of popular support—questions which many of us considered would not for a moment bear the light 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? Yon 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 had been coerced would have the title to mar tyrdom in the future devotees to their principles. — (Hear, hear.) He would apply the same principle 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 had 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 taxgatharer 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, hear.) But "the press would degenerate;" the mass could not 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 were immoral and obscen e p u bli ca tions, but they i n t e ll ec tual quality.—(bear, hear.) He said that there made war upon the interests of society, and society very soon passed the sentence of death upon them.--(dear.) They might be read by f a few " people about town," " ' gents" as they were called—(L aug h ter )- 3 very small and very declining tribe—(La ug h ter )— a puny race not likely to perpetuate itself—(C ont i nue d l aug hter)— but you must seek the healthy tone of English society in family life, and would you find such publications en tering the families of our artisans? Were not the work ing people as careful not to put works of that libidinous 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, hear)—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 unprecodentedly generous act—(Llear, hear)—but the old diffi culty intervened—the religious question. But surely every friend of education should desire to abolish every joina w hothn de bf ttoelhueui derived i ivtitien times eth et which hire he thought impediment to voluntary education and the diffusion of knowledge.—(hear, hear.) In the present time, when all admitted that we must go more end 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)—whon 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—(Hoar, 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—(Hisses)—no doubt Jie believed he came into office to carry out his opinions, and ho 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 bo 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)f —and would not have taken office under the promise o doing an impossibility.—(Hear, hear.) But now how_whas he to learn it was an impossibility ?—(Hear, hear.) W y i so clumsily did our system work, for want of the modeo communicating the public opinion of the conntrymei et more tranquil way, that we must have great pnbl g Ic to one ings in Manchester—he (Mr. Cobden) on ' on s meet in the West Riding; there must be multitudinous _ b© should he must go among ings---(Cheers)—we must do the sam© in he should (Cheers) —and why? To tell Lord Derby —Great 1:10t, put another farthing of duty upon told cor him in the cheering.) All that might have been oil manner really constitutional, and in the most tr b a s na d been free; through the public press, if our pr believed it would w h a i s s - c oing stituents and he (Mr. Cobden) solemnly ohcsing l e great not have been necessary to was, not merely that newspaper press to be free for ou could publish (H e ar, hear) —by thei fteicl e dbio a g u e ud s i: i ' se i :: : a fe. public meeting.—(Hear, hoar.) leading articles should be wrhtten— tYa stamp—but he theories and opinions now withou be communicated. Facts wanted it free, that facts might _(gear, hear.) What formed the aliment of knover byhealth their y h k e n a o d w s . 1 d ( g A o corn was to the material y 1 - (E s -I%r, ust conclusion formed.— papers, gf7lltshwaetrehotowthaentmedindth—e werea m any young men present, If-dozen establishments to go who had a university many engaged in literaryh p compositors, d that at hbeeara.)cquiirhede,re t.O ._ocnicuanp yy themselves . _ uldeeamanbadsudffosr literary talent. Let those as to now in all London for engagements;abolishthose - strictionse would be four times as many and tiler l h ro a er e i pi classicalgbo herlt.i)eervsGd hid but education,l e ( b e u k u t e n n s e o w 2 f t o education,badesiring leto it ub b s e is h tence from literature movement,itiion would have op? the next meeting the assoc-with it the men who the lad the literature of L day and the advocates of edu cation.—(liear, hear.) et them join this cause, and, in spite of ,the politicians the taxes on knowledge should be abolished. —(Cheers.) Mr. Bu l" , M.P., in supporting the motion, went through the history of the newspaper -tux, and noticed the progress of newspapers and must their u s t great resu usefulnesstfrotn iits as the instructors of the mass of society. He dwelt briefly a l s o on the impediments caused by the paper duty, and move!, instancing the result of the remission of the glass duty. People who were called to serve the State, as on juries for example, ought not to be hindered in getting [PRICE SD. instruction how to perform their duties. In the United States buyer and seller could advertise without duty. and each thus got the best market for his object. There were 400,000,000 of papers published in one year, and the result was general intelligence, except among the European immigrants.—(Hear, hear.) It was a scandal to see it refused here. Why should knowledge be - re stricted to a few? It was beneficial to the State to ha v e an educated people.—(Hear, hear.) There were those who resisted it because they would have the people tools. —(Hear.) He had confidence in the mass of the people, agreedhnt the to. i n i and would.give them instruction and information. If i t t h mt e hra p .t r r e_ w s oo e Lu n Ll t dET M pTr i e u zny i e s :i t v r t y eadn d ty i h d es n us o cce t ceos l ns is df t u e lr n oesp t op o lou t st h iito e in To d ni : —. mand, he trusted there wo u ld b e th a t i n t eres t and agitation about se nf the independencen ew papr After a few words from Mr. RoGERS, the resolution was )3 • , •0 'ti eie , insignificance of the amount of revenue yielded stamp th s e howsth a a n t d itis destroying preventing il w re tained, as it was o ri g i na ll y enacted, for the purpose of the circulation of cheap " pres 3, , 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 st .-, hear.) What had come to be the state of the case with the daily papers of London? Why, that the Times took newly 12,000,000 stamps in 1850, and 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 unstamped monthly papers in the middle of the month, and were raising 5001. to do so. They believed the Act prohibiting publication, except within four days of the let, was in eift , ,ct repealed, Mr. G. DswsoN seconded the motion 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 1 he retired, and The resolution was carried, and the proceedings ttr minated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. 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 of receiving the final declaration of the poll 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, and if any proprietor objected to the course he was about to pursue, he would have his remedy in a court of law.—(Hear, hear.) The parties met before the assessor, and the cases were elaborately discussed, and he was about to state the result. The number 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 14,303 Mr. Scott ... 14,227 Mr. Lacy „. 13,730 Mr. Mortimer 13,472 Mr. Sergeant Gaseleo ... 1 3 , 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 p ro p r i e t or , th e number of persona who voted, the proxies, an d th e am ount of stock. The number of persons voti ng for Messrs. Gaselee, Helps , and Mortimer:was—pers ona l vo t es 58, proxies 889, total 947. The amount of st oc k re p rese nted by the proxies was 1,888,0001. by per sona l vo t es 307,000/.=s'-niaking to gether 2,195,000/.—(H ear .) Th e nu mber of proxies for Messrs. Scott, Reed, and Lacy was 638, representing 2,321,700/. in stock; personal votes, 143, holding stuck to the amount of 790,7901— ma ki ng a total of 781 per sons and 3,112,4901. in stock. The majority in stock for Messrs. Scott, Reed, and L ac y was 916,6701., and the majority of votes for Messr s . G a selee, Helps, and Mor timer, 166.—(H0ar.) The di rec tors 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 largo number of the proprietors to have what was called as infusion of new blood into the beard of directors.—(Hear, hear.) The board was quite willing to meet the withea of the proprietors fairly and frankly so far as could be 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 re eligible.—(Hear.) That, he thought,iwould he the most convenient course, and the one most calculated to give the proprietors a fair opportunity cf selecting fit and proper persons to represent them.—(Bear.) Mr. LOCKE thought the proprietors ought to have the power of determining which of the (Erecters ought to retire.—(Hear.) 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. s u f - fn y o e oi eat footing n l h y g a. s r e pT p i a t: e r e e t d o Easternt the h r o r co d or i ku r ni e n c t t e o s r h e - NEWIIAIZKET. T printed. It st ates that the agreement made with the g for the sanction of P ar li ament to the agreement, w hi c h will not be interfered w i t h b y the i r want o f success . ig The accounts for the half-year are satisfactory. The Easternsatisfactoryhe balance, after paying th e expenses of the Cam b r id ge branch, on the 31st Dece m b er was — on t h e cre dit o f a capital 17,5701. 10s. Bd.; on th e cre di t o f revenue for r charges s 3 e e b k °lle in e the half-year, 1,992/. 15s. 4d.; but the balance against this on the 30th of June was 3,074/. 16s. 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. The accounts to September, roughly stated, are-=working charges, 1,215/.; debenture interest, 990/.; traffic, 1,f1561; balance, 3941. To December, after the agreement with Eastern Counties —working charges, 2,2051.; balance, 2,121/.; traffic, 3,121/.; payment by Eastern Counties, 1,205/. The accounts show for the first quarter a loss of 3491.; for the second a profit of 2,1211. Under the circumstances the directors recom mended a dividend on the quarter previous to the open ing to Cambridge, not exceeding Is. 6d. a share. On the completion of tho Cambridge Branch, the board directed their attention to the Bury Extension Line. Mr. Samuels, their engineer, has pledged his re putation_ to complete it for 121,500/., including the purchase of land. The board hope for less, and propose to reduce r the extension shares from 25/. to 12/, 10s., and it is their intention to press the Bill with all their activity: 3 have got rid of the Chancery suit alluded to ir the last anticipate report. They have deposited their plans, and no opposition from any quarter. Total ro i disbursements,Pts on the capital account, 457,57 11 . 10 s. Bd. ; 450,0011.; on the revenue account , receip ts 6,705/, amountt to 546561 .----_ BRISTOL AND EXETER R AILWAY. The report of the directors o f this railway, to be sub mitted to the proprietors , at their half-yearly meetin g this day, states that the gros s traffic receipts upon the railway, from the I st of July to t he 31st of Dece mber, 1851 (including 1,773/. Ss. 9d. recei ved on the Exeter and Crediton Railway, and du e to the Bristol and er a i m od ount o 1 127,6431. 16s. 3d , , which is 9,8521. 9s. 7 d. more than - e Exeter xp elI se I s Idaoilriweagy the Comepeamoey)p, the corresponding half of the y e a r 1850 . The working in ng 183. 7d,, or 35,931 p er cent., and 5061 . 2 s. 2d. ' ' on 92 miles of rail wa y , includin g the Exeter per mile Credi ton line. There h as, therefore, been and an increase of nearly 81 per cent. on the receipts, an d a reduction of on the wo r ki ng a bout 5i per cent. , or 41 . B s. per mil e , expenses, compared with the most the yea r 1850. The number of productive half o f conveyed 11,5 22 ,726 miles; an d P t a h ssen g ers is 3 79,759, an d coals, 89,385 tons 14 cw t . 1 e quantity of goo d s 2,232, 053 miles; making 40,401 qr. Sibs., conveyed a bove 15,000 tons more Roods andmore passengers and cor responding period of 1850 . The coals than in the the revenue account, including the su m o f 4 , 0931. 2 s . 4d., brought over from the _ 15s. 2d., which w ill ena b le former half-year, is 62,032/. e you to d ec l are a di v idend of 4 per cent, p e r annum, on your 2 000,000/ . of . or 21,- per cent. for the half - year , serve of 17,0821, 15 3 . 2 c d onsolidated stock, and have a re- PLYMOUTH this company ) FHB.GREAT 23 .- T 23,-The amount the new capital. PLYMOUTH Farris, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. was held at Millbay this a fternoon, Col. he twial preliminaries having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN, after proposing that the report read be received and adopted, said bo would confine his ob servations had s t t o ill a a E h half-yearly meeting m D efti C ng it7S of They that waa yet required, namely, 13,000/. If they raised that amount there would be no difficulty about the re mainder, and he thought that the sum requir e d , ougut to ho rais e d in these towns without any difficulty whatever. Ho behoved that on all this new capital there was ewry few words rteespdec)titnog raise the probability of its immediately paying fivo per cent., while to the trade of the port it would be of the very greatest advantage. lle then stated that a letter had been received from Mr. Brume, the deputy•ehaitman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, in which he said, "I beg to inform 3 , 0 u, for the i n f ormat i on 01 the b oa rd, that I ha ve been for some time in communication with Mr. Macgregor Laird, the party who has obtained the Government contract for the African mailP, as to certain arrangements with the Great Western Eall wa Y' w ith the view of making Ply mout h t h e port of departure of his screw steamers; and this morning I learn from him that there is every prospect of the m atter being ar ranged satisfactorily." Mr. WOOLLCOIIBE (the Chairman of the South Devon Railway), before the resolution w as put, enforced the necessity of further exertions, and in response to tke observations made by hi mse lf and other spea k e rs, shar es to the amount o f about 2,400/. were taken up, and a Cormorant, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Chamber. lain,. will be paid off at Woolwich to-morrow. Merlin,, 3, steam-packet, Commander Turner, wil be paid off "at Woolwich to-morrow. Pantaloon, 8, Commander Hyde Parker, will be paid off at Portsinouth on Saturday. By letters from the Fox we understand the pay master and purser, Mr: Dutton, has invalided, and will come home. The paymaster of the Serpent, Mr. Auret, has been put into the Fox, and Mr. E. R. Miall,_clerk of the Serpent, has' been appointed pro tem. acting paymaster of the Serpent. apprentices' byig, Lieutenant Penwick, has gone over to h er summer moorings, off Hasler :Creek. LIGHTNINGS AT SSA.--The Southampton, 50, Captain Cory, lately paid off at Chatham; experienced many heavy gornas i nf Nuider and lightning during her late period of service in the Pacific. - •Whilst off Monte 'Video n - severe'strok e of likhtning fefl on the mainmast, but( was sgelyvarried off by Harria'A Con' dtiCtori without- the least damage to the ship,. a lt hough the conducting plates . L abotit 'tea " feet, 'above the - deck grosve in -whi c h_ th ey are l a id, were started from' the and the connecting . pieze from the toptiit cap to the top-gallaat mast, had the appear a n ce o f slight fusion. - - From the circumstance of several merchant vessels in companY with the'Southampton at the tiine, being se • rs r i e u t ly damagedlq.the electric fluid, th em . was not a doubt on - the minds'of the captain ag offiOeOf ihe ship,of:the perfect 'efficacy of these, conductors, and which, in this case,, evidently saved - , the mast from rum • . . PORTSIWUTH FEE, ,i25.7-Admaal. Sir Thomas Briggs,.G.C.M.G., the ,COmmander-in-Chief of thi s port, returned from leave last night, and rehoisted his flag on: board , the Victory,. 104, Captain G. B Mqrtin, C.B. steam-frlgate, Captain. :Tones, cameinto harbour this afternoon preparatory to going into aox to Wes . bef -i batterrirepaired. The Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds', has bad 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, FEn. .—lfer 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, white hauling off the mud to take up a berth in the harbour, came across,the bows of the schooner Han nibal, of London, carrying away the latter's foretop mast,. and causing' sundry other damage. When the 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 ricaniervice. Any Of -- our - 2Ell'B - 4110 VOliiiiteer - on being paid off from our ships of war are received on board the American liners on producing their dis 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. Dundas, Captain Sherringham, of the Surveying Department of 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 et the Admiralty, for the purpose ,of collecting evidence on this important matter. In order that every possible information may be obtained, the_mestexp_criencedpilo_ta_of London and the prin cipal cutports have been summoned to attend. On :the part of the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal West 'lndia Mail, and Screw Steam Companies from Liver pool to the Cape, CaptaiHS Nairn Chappell, and Fitz- I 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. On 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 'from that port for the West Indies. There is every 'reason to believe that this was the barque seen near 'the Aniazon. Tier sails being new will account for 'their whit e appearance, as described by the survivors 'of the burning steainer. The Canibiia was supplied 'with a patent lifeboat, and would therefore have the means of saving any persons who had escaped from the Amazon by sending such a boat to their assist ance. As she was a new ship, and behind her time, 'it is not probable'ihe .would put back to land in Eug land any she may have saved, especially as she was ` bound to the same place as the Amazon ArtorrermE&Ts. WooLwrcu, FEB. 25.—Lieut. Charles H. Youair (1845), late Lieutenant in the Gorgon when serving 00 the PaCi6c station, to command the Antelope, 3, iron paddle=wheel steam-vessel of 260-horse power, l onnissioned this ,day at Woolwich. co: paymaster and Purser James T. Riccalton (1850), Ito the Polyphemus_steau-sloop,lt Woolwich, fitting 'for the coast of Africa. Clerk in charge J.:/sejah Xi.W. Ilowman (1845), t o 'the Antelope. , TO TIIE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Assistant-§Urgeon Robert C. Scott (1847), from the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, ..to th e Intrepid screw steam• tender to the Assistance. The North Star, Commander Pullen, is now i n dock at Chatham, and will be taken round to Wool wich next spring tide Pß s; OMOTIONS. Commander Richaid R. Quin (1846) to the rank of. Captaip- Lieutenant James H. Turner (182 5 ) , who is to pa y o ff the Merlin Mediterarne an steam-packet to morrow, to the rank of Co mmander. The manner w hi e ,h the promotion of Lieutenant Turner (which was unexpected yesterday) took place must have been very gratifying to hien. He called on Sir F. Bar i ng to present his memorials on being about to pa y off the Merlin, and mentioned that he was the s enior officer afloat of the rank of lieutenant, but he had not come to ask promotion under present cir cumstances. Lieutenant Turner had scarcely got down the stairs at the Admiralty when he was called back by a messenger sent by Captain Eden, and on being again introduced to Sir Francis Baring, Cap tain Eden congratulated the gallant officer, who Was a few mi nutes previously the senior lieutenant afloat, as bein g th en the youngest commander i n the service. Lieutenant Russell Patey (1844), first of the Sampson, t o th e rank of Commander. Mates—Arthur Thomas Thrupi, Richard . Brad thaw, H enry H awker, George R. eene, Herbert H. M`Lentin, Edward H. Buck, Edward liarct . Inge, and Robert J ames W ynn i att, to th e ra nk of L ieute nants. Second M as t er Ed w ard Wlienzie, serving in the Megaera, to the rank of Master. Assistant- Surgeons-Walter Lawrence, J o h n Ber nard (b), W. G. Goldin, Tof Surgeons. Villiam Webber, a n d Law rence Carey, to the rank SHIP NEWS, GRAVESEND, FEB. 25 . — Wind, light, fine. Arrd.—Rhine, from Ostend; Albion, from Boulogne; Rosalina, from Amsterdam; Hilkea, Henrietta, and Marie, from Leer; Christian, from Emden; Hermann and Margaretha, from Amsterdam; Catherine, from Illironiugeb• Sld.—Barbara Gordon, for Adelaide; Charles, for Boston; London, for Port Philip;" Elizabeth, for Sr. Michael's; Gira ff e, C oncor di a, an d Ranger, for Rotter dam,. Hereford, Johanna Bions, and Matilda Leckie, for Demerara; Queen of Britain, for St. Vincent's; Mo zambique, for Ascension; P ara dise, for Calcutta; Leon , for Harlingen ; P an th er , for Ostend; Seine, for Bou logne; Sarnia, and John Bull, for Ilamburgh; Keying, fur Matanzas; Sir E. Banks, for Havre. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.' English brig Franklyn, on the the 18th of January, in lat. 1 N., long. 23 W. Elizabeth, of Liverpool, on the 16th of February, in lat. 48 N., long 9 W. Ada, from London for Jamaica, on the 6th of February, in let. 40 N., long. 10 W. Glen Huntley, barque, from London for Ad e l a id e, on the 15th of February. Cumberland, fro m Liverpoo l for Valparaiso, in lat. 5 N., 24 W. " m g' from Madras Lady Montagu e, for L oudon, th e sth of ' r lat. 4 N., long. 92 B. Nuveln" from B r itish Penang for London, the 7th of No vember, in let. 6 N., long. 92 B. Eleanor Dixon, on the 12th of November, in lat. 20 S., long. 65 E. Celestial, for China, en the 15th January , lat IS. anuary, in • - long. 21 W. Roscoe, from London, for Cuba, on the 16th of Fe bruary, in la'. 48 N., l ong. 8 W. Christian, barque, outward-bound, the same day. Parsee, barque, the 27th of December, in 1at.24 N., long. 31 W. General Sale, from Plymouth for Hobart Town, the 29th of December, in lat. 23 S., long. 31 W. Petchelee, from Calcutta for London, the 12th of Decem ber, in lat. 32 S., ,long, 31 E. Crescent, from Newcastle for Carthsgena, the 23d of Fe bruary, 40 miles S.W. of Scillly. Brothers, from Baltimore for Trieste, the 25th of Ja nuary, in lat. 36, long. 67. Zwolschi Diep, from Cephalonia for the Channel, the 28th of January, in the Straits of Gibraltar. • THE NEW I NOEL, YN V L L'E; or, CLUBS and COTERIES. An 3LP:a Story., In 3 Vols. Dedicated to Viscount Palmerston. By the Author of " The Age of Pitt and For," Is Now Ready at all the Libraries. Charles J. Skeet, Publisher, 21, Sing William-street, Chafing-cross.