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Notice is hereby given that application is intended to be made to Parliament, in next session, for an Act to empower the Caledonian Railway Company, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com pany, to take on lease the Scottish Midland Junction Ra lway, and the branch railways, works, and property connected therewith, and to ac quire all or some of the rights and powers now, or which may hereafter be, vested in the Scottish Midland Junction Railway - Company; and to empower the Scottish Midland Junction Railway Company to grant a lease of the said railway, branch railways, works, and property, and a transference of the said rights and powers to th, Caledonian Railway Company and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com pany, on such terms, and for such guaranteed rent or dividend, or other consideration, as shall have been, or may be, agreed upon among the said Companies, or as may be fixed by the said intended Act ; and to enable the said respective Companies to enter into agreements among themselves in relation to the lease of the said railway, branch railways, works, and property, and the transference of the said rights and powers, asd as to the transmission, manage ment, and conduct of the traffic on their re=pective undertakings, and the division and apportionment among themselves, or among themselves and others interested therein, of the proceeds of such traffic ; and to confirm any agreements which may have been en tered into previoui to the passing of the said intended Act, with re ference to all or any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned. And it is also intended by such Act so to be applied for to enable the Caledonian Railway Company and the Edinburgh and Glasg • w Railway Company to fix, levy, and receive the tolls, rates, and duties on and for the use of the said Scottish Midland Junction Railway, and branch railways, and works connected therewith, and also to confer, vary, or extinguish exemptions from the payment of such tolls, rates, and duties, and to vary or extinguish all existing rights and privileges which may in any manner interfere with the objects aforesaid, and to confer other rights and privileges. And for the above and other purposes it is intended by the said Act to alter and amend, and so far as necessary to repeal, some of thspowers and provisions of the several Acts hereinafter mentioned, or some of them, that is to say, " The Caledonian Railway Act, 1945," and the several other Acts relating to the Caledonian Railway Company, viz., local and personal Acts, 9 and 10 Vic toria, chapters 130, 229, 249, 314, 329, 379, and 395 ; 10 Victoria, chapters 22, 23, and 24 ; 10 and 11 Victoria, chapters 75, 82, 168, 169, 172, and 237 ; and 11 and 12 Victoria, chapters 73, 78, and 121 ; an Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the first and second years of the Reign of her pre sent Majesty, intituled, "An Act for making a Railway from Edinburgh to Glasgow, to be called the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, with a branch to Falkirk," and the several other Acts re lating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, viz., local and personal Acts 3 and 4 victoria, chapter 108 ; 5 Victoria, session 2, chapter 12 ; 7 and 1; Victoria, chapters 58 and 70 ; 8 and 9 Vic toria, chapters 91 and 182 ; 9 Victoria, chapter 70 ; 9 and 10 Vic , toria, chapters 165, 202, 332, and 377 ; 10 - and 11 Victoria, chapters 245 and 246 ; and 11 and 12 Victoria, chapters 70, 116, 118, 127, and 160 ; and the following Acts relating to the Scottish Midland Junc tion Railway Company, viz., " The Scottish Midland Junction Rail way Act, 1845 ;" " The Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches Act, 18-16 ;", " The Scottish Midland Junction Railway Amendment and Branches Act, 1848 ;" "The Scottish Central Railway (l'erth Termini and Stations) Act, 1846 ;" an Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the titth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to the Muir of Easste, and from thence to the Muir of . Glammiss, in the county of: Forfar ;" an Act passed in the same s ssion, inti tuled "An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to Coupar Angus, in the county of Forfar :" and an Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the first and second years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled" An Act to enable the New tyle and Coupar Angus Railway Company to raise a further sum of money ;" and any other Acts relating to the said several railways, or any of them, or conferring powers upon the said several Companies, or any of them. HOPE. ournANT, and MACKAY, Edinburgh. BANNATYNES and KIRKWOOD, Glasgow. CHRISTOPHER KERR and CO., Dundee. GRAHAME, WEEMS, and GRAHAME, Parliamentary Agents. November, 1848. - CONTINUATION of CERTAIN TURN PIKE-ROAD ACTS. TURNPIKE ROADS from Brompton and Earles-court to North end, and from North-end to Hammersmith -bridge from Saint John's Chapel, Marylebone, to Ballard's-lane, Finchley ; the Avenue-road, Marylebone, incorporated with the Marylebone and Finchley Road. Notice is hereby given, that application will be made to Parliament in the ensuing session for leave to bring in a Bill to continue, for a "linked number of years, an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled " An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from Brompton and Earles-court, in the parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in the county of Mid dlesex, to communicate with the Road called Fulham Fields-road, at North -end, in the same county; and for making another Turnpike road to communicate therewith, from the high road from London to Fulham, in the said county." And also of another Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, in tituled " An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from North-end to Hammersmith-bridge, both in the county of Middle sex." And also of another Act, passed in the seventh year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled " An Act for Making a Turnpike-road from Saint John's Chapel, in the parish of Maryle')one, to the north-east end of Ballard's-lane, abutting upon the North-road, in the parish of Finchley, with a branch therefrom, in the county of Middlesex." And also of another Act, passed in the session of the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled " An Act to incorporate the Avenue road, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, with the Marylebone and Finchley-roads, in the county of Middlesex." And also to amend, alter, and extend the powers and provisions of the said Acts, and to consolidate the same under one Trust. And further to authorise the trustees named and appointed by the said Acts, and now acting in the execution thereof, to transfer the power and authority vested in the said trustees respectively to the Commissioners of the Metropo litan Turnpike-roads Trust, north of the Thames, and to vest in them the fulfilment of all existing engagements, and the future repair and Management of the said roads, in the same manner as the other Me tropolitan Roads are now managed, and to make all necessary provi sions and arrangements, and to authorise the said Commissioners of Metropolitan Turnpike-roads to execute the same. . . Dated the 10th day of November, 1848. JAMES COP POCK, Parliamentary Agent, 3, Cleveland-row. -1 3 OSTON, NEWARK, and SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. - _ . The Directors beg to announce that they have at length so far set tled the disputed claims in this Company as to be able to pay a Final Dividend of One Shilling and Sixpence per Share, and they request that Shareholders who may not have received a statement of the ac counts, will apply for the same to the Chairman, to wh.sn their Seri') Certificates are to be sent, accompanied by the Form of Appli cation for the Dividend, the amount of which will be remitted them hi a bank cheque. JAMES SALMOND, Chairman. Mansfield, Notts, November 15, 1848. T HE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. • ♦ Lecture on Sanitary Measures connected with the Progress of Cho , era and ether Epidemics, by Dr. Ryan, daily, at Half-past Three, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, at Nine "dock.—Also on the Manufacture of Gutta Perna, by Dr. Bach horner, Mornings and alternate Evenings.—An entirely new Phan tasmagoria, by Childe, every Evening at Eight o'clock, wick ap propriate Music—The Dissolving Views, with historical descriptions. - -The Chromatrope, with New Effects.—The Microscope at One O'clock daily.—Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Models explained. Open daily from Eleven to Five, and in the Evenings (including Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Tea. Admission, ls.—Schools, Malf-price,—The New Catalogue, Is. RACING OFFICE, 301, STRAND. The Distribution for the LIVERPOOL GREAT AUTUMN STEEPLE-CHASE will take place at the Strand Theatre, en the 16th and 17th of November. For Prospectuses and Lists, apply to Mr. Joseph Darcy, Secretary, to whom Post-office Orders are to be made piyable at the Strand Post-office. THREE -HUNDRED-AND-ONE, STRAND. The Managers of 301, Strand, beg to announce to the racing Public that they are about forming a BANKING ESTABLISH IIENT, to be called the Racing Joint Stock Banking Company, 'which, amongst ether advantages, will afford facilities of discount to Members of the Turf, as also for the deposit of stakes for races, steeplechases, &c., &c. An Influential and monied Directory will be published shortly. THE NATIONAL GUARD. The visit from France ef the National Cat and Is a capital theme for the mercantile bard, Who, with every good Englishman, heartily cries " Three cheers for our neighbours and friendly allies." The National Guard, from accounts that are written, Seen highly delighted at visiting Britain. And wherever the good ;allic strangers have been, They've declared themselves pleased at the sights they have seen. The writer of this being present, for one , When the National Guards came to MOSES and SON, Can attest to the pleasure which each seemed to show As he wond'ring stroll'd through the mighty depot, N at one of the visitors failed to admire The shops set apart for the sale of ATTIRE. T hey noticed the mart in its business design, And they noticed the dress, which they thought very line. At the sight of the fashioas each heart seemed to glow (And Frenchmen are judges ef fashion, you know), And every oxe gave the peculiar shrug Oa seeing the Over-Coats, stylish and snug, ay the a guard did I notice but seemed to be won the elegant dresses of MOSES and SON. After they inspected the prime HATS AND CAPS, /0 • —eh you'll imagine come time would elapse, tnd I sca rce l y nee d sa y th a t the National Guard, . n seeing the goods, stared remarkably hard, Such indeed was the case, end I didn't see one Rho gave not du e credit to MOSES and SON. They next made their way to the prime BOOTS AND SHO Which of coarse they had no disposition to lose, And here (for I judge from the shrug and the start), .They were equally pl e a se d with the grand City Mart, Aad I certainly thought they were " sensible Sirs," Vfhen I saw how delighted they were with the FURS. " Well done, Messrs. Moses ; well done," said each man (I give the translation as well as I can), And having applauded these winter affairs, They looked at the OUTFITS AND HOSIERY WARES, Which goods pleased them well, as the others had done, And caused them to compliment MOSES and SON. And be it remembered that, after inspection, Each one of the "Nationals" made a selection. Many thanks. gallant Guards, for your liberal aid, With warmth is this public acknowledgment made, And with this very view did the mercantile bard Select for his subject the " National Guard." E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting coats, which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort ht the it. E. M. and S. are convinced they will be much approved of by the public. Shooting Coats, in a variety of materials from Bs. 6d. to 21s. The De;kin, ei Elastic Coat, frene.......... 17s. ed. to 325. LIST OF PRICES. SEAM WADE. Autumn and Winter Coats, in all the new styles.. from £0 9 6 Chesterfield and Codriagton's, and every description of Over-coats, handsomely trimmed . 1 i 0 1 6 0 Shooting C0at5........ •••••• • • •• •• •••• • •• 8 6 Atttumn aid Winter Trousers .•••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 6 Doeskin ditto . • • Avitenan aid Winter es. I 2 • .• • • Dress Coats .. • •• pc, •• •• •• •• •• • Frock de. •, * ........... * /toys' Hussar and Ti . im .: ; • ;ii • ts:. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * 16 6 Alain/An an d MADE TO IttA81: 1 3.I. Wiater Ceais, in all the newei . ;! . s . ty2e .. r . o . m .. LI 6 0 Milled cloth Coat 2 0 Tweed Trousers Tweed Wr appers •••••• • • • • .• • • ..... 0 18 0 DenkiaPatTent Trousers , • ** ***** • ▪ 0: 1 6 ( 6: rouserS• •• • • **** *• • • ******* • • • • • *** Best, er Dress ** ••"• • • • •• ••• • • 1 6 • Dress Coats ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • ***** 1 12 • •• • . Best quality . ••• • • • .•••••••••• 2 15 0 o. ••••••••••••••••••••••••—•••••••••• 3 3 • Satin, Plain er Fancy •• ••• ." • • •••••• • • • • • • • 012 Hussar and T un i c Suits .••••••••••••••• •••••••• • • • • • • • 9 ° Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. A Suit of Clothes complete for 11. 16s. • MOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emigrants to their low lists of outfits, commencing (ineluting every necessary) at Inse ] ewer if reqnired. The list can be had on application, or sent Pest fre e . N • 11 . —E. MOSES a n d SON i nv it e es p ec i a l attention to their pre !ant Stock of j uven i le attire. The designs are elegan t an d unique, at he workmanship and ma t er ials are such as to command univer rdeta P 9 robation, while at the same time the prices are unusually mo - a a e . /Totice.—A 'New Department for the sale or Parasols and Mi en's Dresses has been opened at 157, Minorles. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to men * If not Stoney ret approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the urned. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, flatters, 111°I ders, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Iltniets and Gentlemen, 154, 155, 156, and 117 Minories, and 81, 84, 85, arid 86 Aldgate, City, London. p u f i l ;,, auti° u• — E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the Itke u ° against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, ta been r esor t ed to in many instances, end ;or o b v i ous reasons . T hey; afi have no conne x i on w ith any o th er houre in or out of London; these who desire genuine and chea;, clothing, &c., should call at, send to, Minorios and Ildgate, City, London. Ignsi set - - 4 8.-3 To busi ness t ransac t e d a t this establishment from sun a~to — 7. till sunset Saturday, when busines is restuued till twelve N0.17,516.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY E N WESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY SOCIETY. 3, Parliament-street, London. I:3lassmts—Messrs. Cocks, Iliddulph, and Co., Charing-cross. ACTUARY AND SECRETARY—Arthur Scratchley, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S. In addition to the ordinary plans of Life Assurance, this Society possesses several features which present peculiar and important ad vantages to the public. Attention is specially invited to tke rates of Annuity granted to Old Lives, for which ample security is provided by the lar.ie capital of the Society. EXAMPLE :—.ZIOO cash paid down, purchases — An Annuity of Xi° 4 oto a Male Life aged GO Payable 12 3 1 65 so long 14 16 3 • • 70 as he 18 I 1 0 75 lives. The Annuities are payable Half-yearly ; aid the first half-year's Annuity Is paid Six Months after the purchase-money is received. All expenses of the Annuity Deed are defrayed by the Society. Inforwation, free a expense, can be obtained from the Actuary, No. 3, Parliament-street, London ; or from any of the Society's Agents in the Country. ONDON and METROPOLITAN COUN TIES' BENEFIT BUILDING and INVESTMENT SO CIETY, established on permanent principles, pursuant to Act of Parliament, 6 and 7 William IV., c. 32, on a new and equitable principle of subscription both for Infesting and Borrowing Members. Shares Each. One Hundred Pounds .. • • Fifty Pounds.... ...... Twenty-five Pounds...... For I Monthly Payments I Entrance Fee per per rhare. Share. 13s. Od. 6s. 6d. 3s. 3d. Ten Years only. 2s. 6d. Is. Gd, Is. Od. No bidding for Advances; no Redemption Fee ; and no Fines on withdrawal of Subscriptions. TRUSTEES. Thomas Somers Cocks, Esq., M.P., Charing-cro!s. Henry Coe Cospe, Esq., Winchester House, Putney. Edmund Lucas, Esq., Mihbank-street, Westminster, and Wands worth. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enrolled under the Friendly Sozieties' Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. 42, Aloorgate-street, London. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I W. G. Prescott, Esq. Thomas Hankey, jun., Esq. Baron L. De Rothschild, M.P. Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund—John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Every description of LIFE ASSURANCE effected daily. Detailed rrospectuses, showing the very peculiar advantages of fered by this A ssociation, may be had at the Office, 42, Moorgate street. October, I$4S. THOMAS II ULLIND ER, Secretary. MILLS to be SOLD, or LET.—The PAPER MILTS on the River Colne, at Horton, Rucks, about a mile and-a-halt from a Station on the South-Western Railway. Apply to Sudlows, Torr, and Janeway, 3s, Bedford-row. NEW LIGH T.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. CLARK'S DIAMOND OIL LAMP. Its equal is neknown, its superior will never come. By recent Royal Letters Patent, improvements are added, making it faultless. This is not asserting more than its merits justify. The best of lights, the most economical of all. It cannot be mis-managed. No cleaning required for years. Can be had at all prices and fo - every use. Any lamp can be fitted with the Diamond principle. To be had only at the Establishment of the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, RICHARD CLARK, Resident Manager, 447, West Strand, corner of Adelaide-street. NICOLL'S REGISTERED PALETOT.—This most gentlemanly and useful over-coat retains its original mo derate price, and being adapted for the autumn and winter months, has already been honoured with the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the chief ornaments of the Court, the Pulpit, and the Bar. The above can be obtained In London only of It. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 120, Regent street, and 22, Cornhill. SUEFFIELD PLATE, of the richest Quality.— A. B. SAYORT and SONS beg respectfully to inform the Public that they continue to supply the SHEFFIELD PLATED ARTICLES, with Silver Mountings and Edges, of the same old rich quality of silver plating which has secured their house so large a share of the public patronage during a period of 90 years. The shaw-rooms contain a splendid variety. A pamphlet is published, with engravings of silver-plated table dish-covers, venison -dishes, corner-dishes, waiters, cruet-frames, table candlesticks, candelabra, &e. ; and will be sent, free of expense, in answer to a paid letter. A. B. Savory and Sens, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Corsthill, London, opposite the Bank of England. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. In postage stamps, pHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, .vith remarks on Marriage, end the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 2G Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starle, 23, Titehborne street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of Hie re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. ft is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary er secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. treats of the Prevention of Disease by a simple ap plication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action ;s simple but sure. It acts with the virus chemically, and destroys its power en the system. This important part of the Work should be read by every Young Man entering into life. PAST Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its Julies. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THRCORDIAL BALM OF STRIAOUM is exclusively employed in treat uag nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., lls .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood In cases of infection, secondary symp :oms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. ed., 4s. 6d., and 1 is. per box, a certain ,emedy in gonorrhoea, gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. al. Packets with advice to be had at the Fatablishment only, by which the fee, IL, is saves. Attendance daily at 19, Bernera-street, from Eleven ill Two, and Five to Eight; on Sundays from Eleven to One. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, an improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwar led by the Author, post paid, to any address, secure from observation: for 28. Gd., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. VrANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA YIL TITRE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on tkoso Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various tunctions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in heaith and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, eases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS, Surgeon, 7 , Frith-street, Soho-square, London. Manhood.' A Medical Work.—To the gay and thought less we trust this little work will serve as a beacoa to warn them of the danger attendant upon the too rash indulgence of their pa4sions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of tempta tion, and to the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chrouicle. Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis.—Their long experience and re putation in the treatment of these painful diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cirulation." —Era. Curtis on Manhood' should be In the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. _ _ The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, en perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in nice-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has peen the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to Eight in the EvenlnY. L 0 V E is the leading feeling of the human breast. More exalted than mere passion, it soars high above every other impulse of nature, and is not only stronger than avarice, but more engrossing even than ambition. No man is exempt from its influence, or can avoid its sway; and business, pleasure, philo sophy, and divinity itself become neglected under the enthralling power of LOVE, which, unlike most things, increases in intensity with time, until it receives the sacred consummation of marriage. When union does not take place, however, this passion, this fervour, this golden tide of the manliest feelings becomes a deadly poison in the heart, which now darkens, as it before bright ened, all things upon earth. How is it that men, of most un changeable habits, will change at the very altar, and after a life time spent in the fulfilment of every engagement, snap the very con tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind? It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early habits, or the results of secret disease, knows himself to be disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has bean instituted by Divine Law for the fulfilment of important ends. The wretched condition of such a being must subsequently be beyond measure deplorable I Loving and beloved, he entails the most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of unalloyed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the attention of all. These desirous of investigating it will find the fullest and most satisfactory information in the little work entitled SELF-PRESERVATION, illustrated by forty coloured engravings on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the reproductive organs; with practical observa ions on the secret infirmities of youth and maturity, resulting from solitary habits, excesses, o: infection. By SAMUEL LA'MEIT, M.D., Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the "University or Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Mall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. This treatise is the result of a long course of study in a peculiar and much neglected branch of medical practice, and the author having ob tained the highest medical honours, is a guarantee for his profes sional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treat ment of these diseases. PUBLICATIONS. LEIGH HUNT'S ACCOUNT OF LONDON. Now ready, in 2 vols. pest Bvo., with Forty-five Illustrations, price its. in embossed cloth, rrH E T 0 W N ITS MEMORABLE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS, (From St. Paul's to St. James's). By LEIGH HUNT. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Conlin Nov ready, in four vols. Bvo., cloth lettered, price 31., (Dedicated, by permission, to his Royal — Highness Prince Alber Chancellor of the University of Cambridge), HISTORY of the PHILOSOPHY of MIND ; embracing the opinions of all writers on Mental Science from the earliest period to the present time. By ROBERT BLAKEY, Esq., author of History of Moral Science ; Essay on Moral Good and Evil ; Essay on Logic, &c. This work contains notices of the latest authors in France, Bel gium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Italy, Spain, the United States, &c. &c. London : Trelays aey W. Saunders, 6, Charing-cross. Oxford: J. H. Parker. Cambridge : Macmillan and Co. Edinburgh : Mac lachlan and Co. Dublin : 'lodges and Ssoith. Paris : Ladramre. Leipzig : T. 0. Weigel. Florence : M. Molini, Brussels Bauman and Co. New York : J. Wiley. A R K I A G E. . One half the wend are desolately single, and the other <imposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a ,ense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em itter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea )f* caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un eomprosing harry; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, end broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or seglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern yen, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little AEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is. each (by post, is stamps, ls. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their sapposed contents, from obtaining tiiera. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but tor the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrics.l trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or '.ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ittle publications claim your attention (same price ls. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely 2amphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's tfe, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob iervanee of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live alter satire's laws—and to keep always on the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Caryalho, 147, Fleet street • Mann, 39, Comilla ; Nilson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street ; and al! Booksellers. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN 21`11E WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*414 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... ... ... 37 Turborcular Diseases... ... ... 166 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 131 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 45 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 147 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver,-and other Organs of Digestion... ... 71 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Sze. ... 5 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 14 Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Malformations... ... 1 Premature Birth Atrophy ... Old Age ... Sudden.- -. Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance ... 21 Causes not specified ... ... ... ... ... 16 DEATHS FROM ♦LL CAUSES 1,165 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the 1841 - Fire Summers. Week. West Districts... 300,711 . . 142 ... 156 North D.,tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 195 Central Distr:zts 373,653 ... 178 ... 235 East Dis►ricts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 233 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 346 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... 972 ... 1,165 Males ... Females ... ... 586 ... 519 SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNI24O PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TlMES.—Every Englishman imbibes from his earliest youth a hatred of monopolies. His whole family may be aristocratic and sinecurist. His society may be ex elusive. Every outward circumstance and inward dis position may seem to be in favour of monopoly. But nevertheless the instinct of freedom c.)mes out in one form or in another. The child learns plain common sense and rough mother English in the nursery; the first fables he reads are " The Dog in the Manger," and a few others directed against exclusive possession; the young squire goes to school and is fagged by a young cheesemonger; and when he comes to road Goldsmith or Hume, he learns that what contributed as much as anything to the unpopularity of the Stuarts were certain hateful things called monopolies. Should he find Adam Smith on his father's shelves, and turn over the leaves to see what they are about, everywhere monopoly meets his eye under some form of condemnation or other. In fact, the very word is odious, and when monopolists have to recommend the thing they are obliged to do what the old Greeks did with the Furies—call it by some pleasanter appellation. To call anything a monopoly is to stigmatize it. It is giving the dog a bad name. But who would have thought, in the face of these old Ecglish prejudices and inveterate habitudes, that it is now seriously proposed to give a few private individuals a monopoly of the roads over half this island—with the other half, if the monopoly answers? We say roads, because for more than twenty miles it is trifling to talk of any other roads than railroads. Rail roads are become second nature. -and are the habit and right of all Englishmen. It is proposed to place half, and eventually all, the islan4 t at the mercy of A, B, and C, certain shrewd men of leiss.ness, eaugly ensconced in the board-room of a metropkAitan terminus. We have no wish to deny that under existing circumstances some purposes of public utility might be answered by uniting and simplifying railway companies. What we have all along contended for is, that new projects should be left, not to a mad and ruinous competition, but to a board, subject to the approbation of the Legislature. When, therefore, a proposition appears containing some pro mise of unity, we must admit that so far it is good. Let Messrs. A, B, and C govern all the railways of Great Britain and Ireland, if need be, from a parlour at Euston square station or Threadneedle-street. They will not throw away milli las in duplicate lines, and saddle the public any more with the costs of competition and com mittee warfare. What we ask is this—that if such an amalgamation be permitted, it shall be with the clear understanding of an effective and continued control. The company must not be encouraged in the false expecta tion of an absolute monopoly. The existing monopolies enjoyed by the several companies within their own dis tricts must not be consolidated into one whole, without some further restrictions, over and above those already imposed on the separate companies. In monopolies ad dition is multiplication. Three equal monopolies add up to more than thrice. The public should have new compensation and security corresponding to the increase of power it concedes. That security can only be found in a continual and vigilant supervision, with a general charge to consult the public interests, as far as i s compatible with a generous measures of justice to the shareholders. It is utterly ridiculous to imagine that a British Legislature, consisting of sane men and gen tlemen, should resign all the communications of the country to an irresponsible private committee. But we are told that railways are private property. So they are, but they are public also. They are instead of our old turnpike-roads and canals, which were actually open to the public, subject to fixed tolls. Turnpike -roads have always been held so public that no profit has been al lowed on them. What would have been thought of a proposition fifty years since to consolidate all the turn pike trusts in the kingdom, with no further security for the public? Nothing is so objectionable, and so con trary to the genius of a free people, as the farming of the taxes or any other revenue drawn from the public ne cessities. The system of fiscal publicanism was the most oppressive part of the old Roman rule. It was, however, common to all the countries of Europe, and was everywhere attended with one invariable result. When the tax-farmer had his monopoly secure he paid little respect to the rights of the people, squeezing out of them as much as he could. He exacted more than his due. There were occasionally persons in that position that they were able to practise injustice on both sides,—viz., by swelling the profit and beating down the price they had to pay for it. No one but a great man could do this—a monster monopolist —a great co alition of railway companies. If railways were a clear addition to the means of the country, purchased by no sacrifice, balanced by no public inconvenience, that at least would constitute some ground for regarding them as the private property of the constructors. But it is notoriously and confessedly otherwise. The country at large pa) s a great deal more for railways besides the price of a ticket when one happens to want one. The country suffers an immense amount of desightment and injury to its surface. Our most beautiful valleys have been cut up, our fairest streams crossed, diverted, strait ened, and sometimes choked by railways. Our meadows have been swamped and rendered difficult of draining. The fields about our towns, the Sunday walks of the quiet population, have been destroyed by huge embankments or overgrown stations. Our suburbs have been rendered unhealthy, and the ventilation of our streets impeded. Myriads who have never received one sixpence of compensation have had their houses rendered comfortless, their ears assailed, and their views obstructed. Our parks and mansions have received injury that no money can repair. Nay, in many parts of the country the means of communica tion are reduced, owing to the stoppage of the old coaches. Thousands of miles of highway have been rendered comparatively useless, and a large class of un fortunate persons have been reduced in lite by the failure of the turnpike trusts. We might add many other par ticulars of the like kind. The pressure on the national resources, the ruin of ten thousand speculators, and the innocent share which all the public, even the least specu lative, have had in the general calamity, must be added to the enormous price England pays for her railways. And yet, forsooth, they are private property. We have given all this to serve private firms for their own proper gain. For our part we denounce the doctrine altogether as un-English and most unreasonable; and unless we are much mistaken we shall have on our side a majority of the Legislature, as well as much more than a majority of the country. CHRONlCLE.—lndependently of the effect which the recent expositions of railway finance have had in dispelling the suspicions entertained as to the intrinsic soundness of the companies which have published them, they have served a purpose of scarcely secondary im portance, in relieving the minds of those who are not shareholders from a he av y l oad of anxiety and appre hension. It was impossible for any one, whose mind was alive to considerations affecting most nearly the commercial and fiscal inte rests of the country, to con template without alarm, though personally uninterested in the question, the extractio n of 130 millions more from the pockets of those who, as their swell known, have a l re ady been able t o meet by diverting their capit a l from its liabilities only proper chan nels, and starving their business that they might p a y their calls. Though the extent of n ef theo doubt mischief can can ne ver be fully estimated, ther e of the f a ct that the trade and industry o f the country have, for a long time past , sustained great inj ury and depression, by the large and continued abstraction of money to rail way purposes, and scarcely less by the undefined appre hension of impending liabilities. It is, therefore, not merely for the sake of individuals who had been so se verely visited by the consequences of their incautious speculations, but on the broad grounds of public ex pediency, th a t we are entitled to regard with feelings of great satisfaction the assurances now afforded us of the comparatively limited demands yet remaining to be made by the principal companies. It is true that the information which has yet been given is but partial, and the com panies which have published their accounts, though in magnitude first-rate, are few in number. We do not yet know, for instance, what may be the po wers an d what the intentions of th at group of railways in the Midland, North Midland, and Eastern Counties, over which Mr. Hudson presides; the South-Eastern direc tors have not yet spoken out ; the programme of the Great Northern has still to be disclosed. There are several railways, of a smaller class, in England, which have not been amalgamated with the great trunk lines; there are, again, such of the Irish lin es as have not been suspended or given up ; and some, also, in Scotland, respecting which we lack information. It would be extremely desirable that the aggregate of the sums, which all these various undertakings propose to call up or raise by loan, should be precisely ascertained, and if any of the companies should hold back, an d de cline to volunteer suoh statemeots, t would b e no im proper stretch of the po wer of P i arliament to compel them to be furnished. We are the more anxious that the truth of this matter should be made known, because we entertain a confident belief that even the more sober computations which have been made are above the mark, and that a disclosure of the real ultimate liabilities of the country, in this respect, would afford great relief to the public, and tend much to a revival of that confidence which is the great pre-requisite to a commercial reaction. We will now place before our readers, in a summary form, the amounts of capital, including both calls and loans, which, according to the statements of the companies that have hitherto published their bu lgets, the public will still be required to furnish before the pending operations on the several lines shall have been completed : — Estimated Capital Required. London and North-Western ... £2,630,766 Great Western ••• ••• 2,819,783 London and South-Western .• • 651,480 Yorkshire and Lancashire 2 ,352,824 Loudon and Brighton ... ••• 245,000 Total ... £3,699,853 The companies which the above summary includes are nominally five; but those who have perused the various schedules, of which their statements consist, will not need to be informed that the sums with which they charge themselves, both for the past and future, repre sent, in fact, not only the outlay upon their own proper works, but a great part of the capital with which the numerous subsidiary lines that cluster round each of the main schemes are to be constructed. In the sums now given are included the heavy subscriptions, in some cases SOLICITORS. Messrs. Lethbridge and Maci - r - e1f:2,57,.k - binzdon 7 street, Westminster, and 8, Burney-street, Greenwich. MANAGER. Mr. William 4viney.,s.- St._lo Eedestan-square, Pimlico. Meetings for issuing Shares and receiving Subscriptions are held at the Society's Offices, No. 8, Charing-cross, on the first and third Monday in each month, from Seven to llalf•pist Eight in the Even ing, where Prospectuses with full particulars may be obtained. REVIEW OF THE WORK La'Mert on the Infirmities of Youth and Mat ur ity.—" Th ere are scenes in the drama of life which are acted with ne spectator but Conscience ; and of these the result is ever disastrous. Happy the mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf into which such scenes must plunge him 1 In the hook before us such a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and instruct the erring, without impairing one idea . that can vitiate a mind n o t al ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of Philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a Production calculated to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally, upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By un taught innocence the book is not, of course, needed ; but wherever laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breatliing in theme pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine." —United Kingdom Magazine. The werk may be had price 2s. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stacie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; or, free by post, for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or oy letter, daily, from:Ten to Two, or from Five IcEight. 37. BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... Females ... ... .., 673 ... 694 Total ... 1,367 * There are 62 cases of death by Cholera included in this number. TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAN TERBURY, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. We, the undersigned, members of the National So ciety, beg very respectfully to request that your Grace will be pleased to convene, upon as early a day as will consist with your Grace's convenience, and at as great an interval as possible before the assembling of Parlia ment, a Special General Meeting of Oa Members of the Society, to take into consideration what measures it will be advisable to adopt in consequence of the failure of the late negotiations. November 10, 1848. Signatures to the above requisition will be received— In London, by Messrs. Rivington, Waterloo-place. „ „ by Mr. Masters, New Bond-street. „ „ at the office of the Guardian. at the office of the English Churchman. At Oxford, by Mr. John Henry Parker. At Cambridge, by Mr. Deighton. Copies also will lie for signature at each of the above named places. LONDON AND METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY.—OUr attention has been called to the plan of a building and investment societ y, under the above title which seems peculiar l y the attentive consideration of the provi d ent de serving and industrious , their who are desirous of becoming own landlords, by the payment, for a few years, o f a trifle beyond what they would pay in the shape of rent for the same period, or of investing their savings. The m p I a a ofthe n n ent basis, appears society, whicht to u s , s, has a f bn t e e r e a established on ape examination,r and d be in a y e g a r t e m a e t n a t nd ane m ie a t n ie i f a es imp rovement p a u hlt o ah n e b d u , i ldng since i every member knows, from the simplicity and excellence of the plan, the amount to a penny that he will have to and the The pap for exactthe money amount that thatwill may be a n d e van a c d e v d an t ed to h im, subscriptionsbegin and terminate at definite settleddates extending over periods varying from five to fourteen years, according to the wishes or means of the borrower. There are no fines OR withdrawal of the subscrip tions, no redemption fees (another name for exorbitant discount), and no bidding of shares, which in many of the old societies leads to desperate gambling. The tables seeem worthy of great reliance, as they have been prepared by Mr. Arthur Scratchley, M.A., of the Western Life Office, a gentleman who has devoted much time to a consideration of the plans and .workings of building societies, and who is favourably known as an eminent and indefatigable actuary. AGRICULTURIST CATTLE INSURANCE COMPANY.— At the adjourned special meeting of this company, held at Chippenham on Monday last, the chairman (Mr. Deere) having drawn the attention of those present to the subject of the retiring shareholders, the discussion was renewed as to the proposal made to the directors by those wishing to retire. After a lengthened conversa tion, terms were amicably adopted to enable any share holders wishing to retire from the company to do so. COST OF OBTAINING THE CHARTER OF INCORPO RATIoN.—It was announced at the meeting of the Town Council on Thursday that the solicitors' bills had been received, but not those of the returning officer. We have reason to believe that the former amounted Ito 1,2601., and we have little doubt that by the addition of the latter the sum will be further swelled to something like 1,500/. or I,6ool.—Halifax Guardian. [ADVERTISEMENT.] CONSUMPTION, &C. -- The cases of (1 Amott, Esq., Principal Surveyor of Customs, Major Lynch, Miss Erwood, Sir H. N. W —s, Bart., Minx Haite, Mr. Morley. Captain Lindsey, R.N., &c., are published in the Clinical Report of Cases by Dr. Cronin, on the Use of" Anaspasia," in the tree tment of some of the severest forms of disease of the stomach, heart, and lungs, and may be had gratuitously between ten and one, daily, at 14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square. { ADVERTISEMENT.]—DEAFNESS, NEW DISCOVERY.- 39, ALBEMARLE-STILEET, PICCADILLY.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful small newly-invented instrument, for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anytning of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced ; it is modelled to the ear, so that it rests within without projecting, which can be inserted in the ears and removed in company unobserved ; and, being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. The powers of this valuable new inven ;on are so great as to bring very defective hear ing, of long standing, to its perfect and natural state, and to enable deaf persons to enjoy general conversation, to hear distinctly at church, on the bench, at the bar, and at public assemblies; the un pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed, and it affords to individuals affected with this dreadful malady all the assistance that possibly could be desired. Also improved Hearing Trumpets of every descript,on. The newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dulness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged de fective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to Its youth ful, natural, and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution—Th a Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, are not connected with a person putting up the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and Observe —Only to be had at 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly (oppwito the York Hotel). S N, N OVEMBER 15, 1848. the entire purchase-money, to be paid, on account of whole groups of tributaries, out of the resources of the parent lines. The capital authorised in respect of each stands, however, separately against them in the Share-list, and it is by reckoning these amounts twice over that the enormous totah, which have so terrified the public, have been made out. Having thus ascertained the actual demand to be made upon the market by five of the greatest com panies, or, as we should more correctly say, in respect to the three first at least, the greatest systems of rail ways in the kingdom, we believe ourselves enabled, not accurately indeed, but at least proximately, to take the measure of the aggregate liabilities which are still hang ing over our heads. The calculation must be to some extent a rough one, but we believe we shall not greatly err in assuming that the amount above set down forms ittle less than a third of the whole, and that, by the end of the next four or five years, the additional capital that will have been absorbed in these undertakings will not exceed thirty millions. The question then remains—is this a sum which ought to alarm us for ,its consequences upon the money market, and for its influence on our commercial or financial interests? Is it enough to justify a panic, or to account for the mistrust and suspicion with which shares, debentures, and all the speculations connected with railway finance have been latterly tainted in the eyes of a large portion of the public? We are not seeking to enhance prices, or to recommend particular investments, but are regarding the subject with refer ence to extrinsic and national considerations, affecting the whole mercantile and labouring community. A landowner, who has undertaken the drainage or other permanent improvement of his estate, to an extent which he has neither the means nor the credit to carry out, may become insolvent, even while his property is gra dually doubling itself in valde. So a nation that has bound itself beyond its strength to convert, within a given time, an immense amount of floating into fixed capital, may involve itself in a dilemma from which it cannot escape without exhausting the sources of its prosperity. Many a man has been ruined by his improvements; and a nation may be as fatally crippled by its improvident excess of enterprise. Is, then, the amount of thirty millions, which we are still under re cognizances to sink in iron anti earthworks during the next half dozen years, a burden too heavy for us to bear, or a prospect which ought to paralyse our energies? If so, it must be either because money is not to be had at all, or because the credit of the railway companies is so low that they will be unable to obtain what there is. Now, with regard to the first point, we need only ad vert to the state of the public funds, and to the informa tion afforded by our City correspondent. Money is at present cheap and plentiful, more so, indeed, than in regard to its evidence of our commercial condition, may be quite satisfactory. The Bank of England is re ducing its rate of discount. When people talk of the state of the money-market as adverse to railway opera tions, they mean the share-market, which is a very dif ferent thing. There is an abundant facility in the one, if there were but a corresponding confidence in the other. And why is there any want of confidence in the credit of public bodies which have shown, by the demonstration of facts and figures as yet uncontroverted, that even upon a moderate estimate of their resources, they are capable of paying on their capital nearly as much again as is yielded by the public funds? Why should parties live in dread of calls upon which they are morally certain of a dividend of six or seven per cent.? Or, if loans are required, wherefore is it that persons who are always on the look out for good mortgages are not willing, nay eager, to entrust their money, as they may do to any amount, and without difficulty or expense, to a_mortgagor of unques tionable title and an income of a million a year? Confi dence, it is true, is a plant of slow growth in commer cial bosoms, and capitalists are proverbially a distrust ful race. The reaction which must needs follow in the train of a wild and reckless speculation must have its course. The impressions of panic fear, and the effects of industrious misrepresentation, are not suddenly effaced. But it is impossible, we think, that the light which has now been poured in upon the arcana of railway finances, should fail to reassure the public mind, and to attract the money :which is now seeking for investments, to a safe and profitable field of employ menr. If so, it will prove, we may be sure, in many respects, and to a wide extent beyond the sphere of rail way interests, a beneficial result, affording the means of extrication to those who are bound by liabilities which they can neither discharge without extreme pressure, nor transfer without calamitous sacrifice—and setting free for its legitimate occupation the capital which is re quired to restore the energies of trade, and to extend the operations of industry. THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Acting under the advice of my solicitor, I have hitherto abstained from noticing the many severe and painful remarks and observations which have appeared in the columns of a large portion of the public press, in connexion with the pro ceedings which have been commenced against me and my son (in conjunction with Mr Strange) -by her Majesty's Attorney-General and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in the Court of Chancery ; but as some little delay is likely to take place before I shall have the opportunity afforded me of vindicating my character, and of proving that, in every step which I have taken in connexion with the matter in question, I was actuated by the s i nceres t an d most loyal desire to do nothing which could be, in the most remote manner, either distasteful or unpleasant to the feelings of her Majesty or the Prince Consort, pray let me hope that you, Sir, and the public, will wait till the time (which is not far distant) arrives, when an opinion can be justly formed of my whole conduct throughout the affair, and to which opinion I shall most cheerfully bow. I have no desire to shrink from the whole and sole responsibility which is involved, and which I take entirely upon myself; for I have no fear of the result, as far as regards the preservation of my integrity and my honour. _ _ The insertion of this letter in The Sun at your ear liest convenience will be esteemed a great favour by, Sir, your obedient and faithful servant, Windsor, Nov. 13. J. T. JUDGE. [PRICE op. BRITISH COPPER SMELTING ASSOCIATION. A preliminary meeting of gentleman interested in the formation of this very important public under taking was held yesterday, at two o'clock, at the offices of the company, 2, Mooreate•street. Several gentlemen connected with South Wales, Cornwall, and other mining districts, were present. James Wyld, Esq., M.P., was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, as that was a private or pre liminary meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of this new smelting association he should npt hesitate to offer a few observations on the subject, but had it been a meeting comprising all classes in terested in the occupation of raising and smelting ores he did not know that he should have consented to take the chair; when, however, the company was more matured he should feel happy to occupy a less prominent position. He felt peculiar pleasure in assisting, to the best of his ability, in the formation of such an association, since he felt himself to be the re presentative of the miners of Cornwall.— (Hear, hear.) Of this, however, he could assure them, that no one was more fully alive to the great inconve nience and hardship that resulted_ from the great monopoly at present enjoyed by the smelters of Corn wall and the south of IVales. The smelting of ore was, he believed, entirely in the hands of six or eight companies. There were but six companies in active operation, who possessed the power, from their ex.!- tensive character and the large connexions they had collected during the many years they had been en gaged in the business, of controlling the market. They had regulated the price, which.they were to pay the miner for his produce, and fixed the rate it‘whicb the smelted copper should be sold to the public ; and although on very !many occasions a considerable re duction had been made in its price, a much greater corresponding reduction was made in the price paid to the miner ; so much so, in fact, that during the last few years, whilst a reduction of 101. per cent., had been made to the public in the price of copper, the miner was paid 15 per cent. less for his ores. (Hear, hear.) If he understood the objects of the promoters of the company rightly, they were these—first, and a most important one it was, to afford protection to the mi ner an d th e importer of ore, in the profits of which they (the com. pany) should be participators, instead of submitting to the unfair reduction to which he had referred ; and, secondly, to show to the public that the operations of the company were of a nature to realise a large per centage, and thus present a very profitable investment for their capital. By the tables which had been pre pared by competent parties for, the company, .it ap peared that the quantity of fine copper sold at Corn wall and Swansea in 1846, 1847, and 1848, amounted to 64,574 tons. To that should be added the extra weight of one cwt. over the ton, which the smelters by old custom obtained from the miner ; but it was one of the objects of this protective company to make a material alteration in the present mode of purchasing ore, and by enabling the copper rai ser t o become a member of the company, to participate in the profits, instead of submitting t o a re duction of " 15 per cent., at the caprice of the smelting companies. At present he could not help himself, for unless he acceded to the price fixed by the company he was in the habit of dealing with, he found himself precluded from the market; for though these companies professed- to act indepen dently, it seemed that there was a positive under standing among them not to deal with those who would not conform to their terms.—(Hear, hear.) He found in the prospectus that the total value of the copper produced in the three years, 1846, 1847, and 1848, was 6,230,0841., and that the disbursements for he production of copper of that value was 5,454,7951., yielding a profit of 775,2891., but he believed that the promoters (who had a vast mass of private information on the subject which they would feel happy to fur nish to those who wished to embark in the under taking) estimated this as the minimum profit. The working expenses had, in fact, been overrated, whilst the profits had been rather underrated. Thus these companies derived in one year a profit of no less than 258,4361. This calculation was based upon the best data, and exhibited fairly the results of the smelting of ores for the last three years : it,had been made upon an average of the high price in one year, and the low prices in the other two. Now this company proposed to smelts at least 500 tons per week, which would be about one eighth of the entire trade. It was true the proposed capital of 500,0001. might be ultimately required, but from private information he had received, and from an examination of the whole matter for another purpose, he was of opinion that n o suc h l arge sum would be immediately required. A capital of 150,0001. seemed to him sufficient to smelt 500 tons per week, which would amount, as he had said, to one eighth of the trade, or a net profit of 33,3041. This would be a great inducement to the capitalist to come into the undertaking. No doubt the gentle men around him were perfectly aware that great facility had of late been given to the importation of foreign ores, as the duty was but one shilling per ton. Immense importations had taken place from Aus tralia, Cuba, Peru, and other parts of the world; it would, therefore, seem that no time was more proper than the present for the miners of South Wales and Cornwall, and other parts, to come forward and benefit by this state of things. In North America, Hamburgh, and Prance, smelting establish ments had recently been established ; but any one who took the trouble to investigate the subject would find that there was no reason to fear the competition of foreign establishments. To begin with the home smelter. He possessed an advantage over the foreign smelter from the cheapness of coal ; in consequence of which great loss ensued to the foreign smelter, conse quently they had been compelled to abandon the smelting of rough copper ore, and to confine them selves to the smelting of fine regulars. They found that in Hamburgh the smelting works had been almost abandoned, if not entirely, and that in America it was found cheaper to purchase copper here than to take the ores there and smelt them. From the peculiar state of the navigation-laws a small amount of trade must be transacted abroad, but never to such an amounts as to interfere to any extent with the home trade. It appeared to him that if they took the amount of business trans acted during the last three years they might form a very fair calculation of what they should realise. This, however, was but an outline of the plan of the com pany. It would be seen bithe prospectus that it was presumed a call of 1/. would be made on complete re gistration and a second in six months, which would be sufficient to carry out the works of the company to a considerable extent. He was not a very wealthy man, and could not, therefore, take a very extensive share in the concern ; he should, however, do so to some extent, but he appealed to every man conversant with mining matters whether those who might invest their capital in this undertaking would not realise a handsome profit from their investment.— (Hear, hear.) Several letters had been received from gen tlemen deeply engaged in mining matters speaking most favourably of the success of the undertaking. Among them was one from Messrs. Bownsell, of Liverpool, who were large importers of Chillian and Peruvian ores. He should be happy to hear any re marks and to give the fullest information on the sub ject.—(Cheers.) Mr. BURGESS said he felt, as a miner of the county of Cornwall, delighted at the projection of this under taking, and had come there as a Cornishman to per sonally express the feelings he entertained with re• spect to it. It was true that he bad no reason to complain of his mining speculations, but be could not forbear raising his voice against the system which compelled the miner to sell his ores at whatever Price the existing companies chose to give him. In speaking thus, he was not there as the telegraph of any other man. He spoke for himself, after a careful examina tion of the details put forth in the prospectus. He should feel happy to take a share in the undertalaing. It could not fail to have the effect of raising Corn wall from its present depressed state, if its operations were properly carried out, as no doubt they would be, since it would remedy the great anomaly th a t at present prevailed i n the prices paid to the miner. 21. 15s. 6d. a ton as return charges was au enormous profit, and he was convinced that by the formation of this company the system would be so improved, that the miner would realise better prices for his ores. Be might say that the miners in general prayed for the success of the undertaking.—(Cheers.) He slit mid tell all the smelters with whom he was brought into contact that he was glad to see the beneficial rest alts that could riot fail to flow from it to both promot ?rs and shareholders.—(Hear.) Mr. Muuculsolv, the secretary, said during Cie last few months he had had interviews with many ii 1- fluential parties connected with the copper trade, who had, stated to him that when the company was a little further advanced they would not merely take shares in it, but support it with their interest and. influence.—(Hear, hear.) It would not be well at; present to mention their names ; this, however, he mighqsay, that that day he had seen a gentleman) largely connected with the copper tr a d e w h o had., made use of such an expression. Then a gentl e ma il , at Liverpool had informed him that he had devoted a• whole day to discussing the merits of the associa- I tion with parties of influence who, he said, were all favourably inclined towards it, and would no doubt take a quantity of shares, when the company was in cz;• , ' a mor War Messrs. Brunnell hiri hi alo ist of influ ial parties to Whn,n sh ppl7. He though they could conii t Other decision than tha stated by Mr. such a company as this should be started not,l*: to protect the miner, but in order that the mine . 7 .. rAglit participate in the smelting trade. When a provi: sional board had been constituted, he thought it would be advisable for a great many of the copper companies to call their share holders- together to consider the propriety of investing a certain portion of their funds in this undertaking. Had it not been for the meeting of the Cobrane Company, no doubt several of the directors of that undertaking would have been present, be cause he knew they entertained a strong interest in its welfare.—(Hear, hear.) They had heard the statistics .of the trade for the last three years ; but :he considered, owing to the. duty being reduced to Is. per ton, that there was every probability that the trade would be greatly:increased.. It would b e seen by the prospectus that the average quantity of copper that duty was paid upon in the course of one year amounted to 52,000 tons. Then the monthly returns of the Board of Trade, for the eight months ending the sth September of the present, and the two pfe ceding years, showed that the quantity which paid duty. _ _ In the first eight months of 1846 was 34,701 Tons. Ditto ditto 1847 .. 25,5:84 —6 Ditto ditto 1848 ... 35,861 Showing an increase this year, over _ 'the quantity paying duty in 1846, of 1,160 And over that in 1847, of ... 10,227 Since this return was made out the importations bad increased considerably, and there- was every proba bility that the remaining four months of the present year would add to the amounts above given to an extent that will make the year's importation not only more than the average of the last five years, but *ill carry it beyond the largest quantity imported in- any single year since the first introduction of foreign ores—a result to be naturally expected from the im petus given by the new law upon the subject. It was obviously, therefore, the interest of the British miner to join in such an undertaking as this, since increased importations would confer upon the present system of monopoly greater facilities for carrying out their views. Mr. SHARPS moved a resolution to the effect that it was highly desirable to institute a company on the plan of the " British Copper Smelting Company," and that steps be taken for the formation of a provisional board. Ile said the calculations in the prospectus bad passed in some measure through his hands, and that the profits were rather under than overrated, whilst the very contrary was the case with respect to the expenses, a very liberal margin having been taken. With respect to locality, he need hardly observe that all the great smelting works were confined to Swansea and other parts of South Wales, for no other reason except the cheapness of coals. It was thought if the works of this company were there that it would have too great a power to cope with. There were three localities (which he would not now men tion, for obvious reasons,) that presented greater faci lities than those possessed by the town of Swansea with regard to the cost of fuel, of smelting, and of transit—free, he might add, from the overbearing in fluence of the old companies.—(Cheers.) Mr. ENGLISH said he was there as, the representa tive of several influential parties interested in mining operations in Cornwall and Devon, desirous of seeing the monopoly of smelting broken up by an institution like this. They had desired him to express their approval of the company, and when it was more-ad vanced he should be prepared to give in the names of several parties desirous to become members of the provisional committee. The motion having been seconded, was carried unanimously. Mr. ROUTH proposed that the provisional committee, with power to add to their number, remain in office until two-thirds of the shares were subscribed for, when a general meeting should be called to elect the future directors, which was seconded by Mr. TRENBAY, and carried. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, - the meeting•was adjourned until Thursday, the 23d.inst DANISH CATTLE..---. The vessel Eider, arrived at the Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall, from Tonningen, has brought the large number of 198 oxen and cows, con signed to order, the produce of Denmark. There have recently been one or two equally large arrivals of horned cattle from this Danish port, and they are of peculiar interest and importance, both on account of the particu lar country of supply, and that no arrivals of horned stock to such an extent have taken place from any other part of Europe, or of course elsewhere. The same ves sel brought, in addition to a quantity of grain of different descriptions, 100 casks of butter, and some packages of fresh meat. No arrival of a similar character to the last mentioned has before taken place from this or any other continental state, excepting the port of Hamburgh, and the supply is, therefore, on account of its novelty, also of some interest. SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF TEN lay - Ea.—The barque Carmelite, of Bangor, Captain Cole, from Fayal, Sept. 9, for Boston, with cargo of sperm oil, wines, &c., and thirteen passengers, was abandoned at sea on the 29th of September, in a sinking condition, having been boarded by a sea while scudding in a gale on the 23d, in lat. 36 40 N., lon. 53 30 W., which swept the decks and broached the vessel to. She was got before the wind again, leaking badly; soon became unmanageable, and broached to a second time, and capsized. Captain Cole, two mates, five seamen, and four passengers, suc ceeded in regaining the vessel; nine passengers, three of them females, and one seaman, were drowned. About one hour after the vessel righted, with mainmast, fore and wizen topsails gone, and full of water. She came to on the other tack, and lay on her beam-ends during the night. At daylight next morning the vessel was a com plete wreck, the sea making a clear breach over her. Both mates were totally disabled, the crew wholly ex hausted, and one passenger had a broken leg. The crew succeeded in clearing the wreck of broken spars, and saving a small quantity of beef and wine, on which they subsisted until the 29th, when they were taken off by the British barque Castries, Captain Hinds, from St. Lucia, bound to Dublin. The accounts received yesterday from New York by the Niagara show, as was anticipated, a great improve ment in the money-market, the highest rate for the best paper being now not more than from 8 to 9 per cent. In the face of this, however, the hope that the fall trade would be wound up in that city without failures has not been realized, the stoppage of three firms being an nounced on the present occasion. The parties are Eu gene Bogart, a domestic commission merchant, whose liabilities are rather considerable, and Emanuel and Van Clief, and Dole and Company, wholesale grocers, or produce dealers. Owing to an active demand for bills connected with the importations of the season now terminating a reaction had taken place in the rate of exchange, and the market closed with much firmness at Bi, the expectation being general that the rate would touch 9 before the sailing of the next packet. The French steamer which was to sail at the date of these advices would take away specie to the amount of 100,000 dolls. The receipts of bread-stuffs at New York continued limited, and hence prices were welt maintained, although the lest accounts from this s i de were rather dull. It was questioned if more t han 50,0 00 barrels of flour were now in first hands, and under these circumstances, according to the usual computations, about 750,000 barrels ought to be received down the river during the present month. The stock-market continued steady, and some large sales of the New Loan had been made at 105. Ohio Sixes, 1850 to 1856, were at 97 to 99; Pennsylvania Fives, 734; Illinois Fund able Bonds, 40; Indiana Bonds, 3 0 ; and Al a b ama Fi ves, 62 to 64.— T imer. MANCHESTER, Nov. 13.—Trus ET-MAYOR Or MANCRESTER.—A new biographical :notice of this highly-respected gentleman may not be unacceptable. now that it is likely her Majesty is about to bestow upon him the honour of knighthood. Mr. Alderman Elkanah Armitage has for several years been a successful manu facturer and merchant in the city of Manchester, and by successful industry has realised a handsome fortune. His present position is the more honourable, as he has risen from a comparatively humble rank in life, his pa rents having been tradespeople, but of sterling integrity, and exemplary members of the Independent denomina tion of Dissenters. A brother of Mr. Alderman Armi tage became an eminent and useful missionary, at a foreign station fixed by that body. The public spirit of Mr. Armitage, and his liberal support of all institu tions designed for the good of society, gained for him the approval and confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and induced them to confer upon him the high honour of a second appointment to the civic chair. During the past c year, whilst the city was the scene o f much disturbance and ne and anxiety, his conduct was vigilant, firm, ppro b aod stion. Mr. forbear ing, and obtained for him general a Alderman Armitage will be the second chief magistrate of Manchester on whom the Sovereign has . bestowed the ng honour of knighthood, that honour havi ng been hcon ferred on the late Sir Thomas Potter by Wil liam IV. MONEY MARKET.—The premium On gold at Paris is 19 per mule, which, at the English Mint price of 3Z 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.63; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 52k. it follows that gold is 0.41 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from llambnrgh the price of gold is 436 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 175.1 loid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.101; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.101, it follows that gold is 0.17 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgb. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1081 per cent., and the par of ex change between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.08 per cent. against England; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. WOODEN GUNPOWDER.—From sundry recent expe riments the fact is established that fine sawdust orrasped wood, steeped in a mixture of concentrated sulphuric and nitric acids, and afterwards washed snd dried, will explode similar to common gunpowder, and if rightly managed, with much greater force. The greatest won der about it is that the fact had not been discovered ear i er.—American Paper. M IDD L E SEX HOSPITAL.—We understand th a t M r. Mitchell Henry, who has been elected assistant-sur geon ;to this valuable institution, is a son of Al exan d er Henry. ;Esq., ALP. for South Lancashire. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, with their Serene Highnesses the Prin cesses Eliza, Adelaide, and Feodore of Hohenlohe Langenburg, took leave of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert this morning, and left the Castle, at a quarter-past eight o'clock, for the Conti nent, travelling by a special train on the Great Western Railway from Slough. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent accompanied her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg as far as Slough. The Royal Family took their usual airings. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour, Equerry in Waiting, drove in the neighbourhood of Windsor Park. His Royal Highness, attended by Sir George Grey, Major-General Bowles, and Colonel Phipps, went cut shooting in the grounds near Bagshot. Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohen lohe Schillingsfurst, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper. Her Majesty's private band will attend in the Castle in the evening. The Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princesses Eliza, Adelaide, and Feodore, arrived yes terday morning at the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, and proceeded to the London bridge terminus, travelling to Dover by the South- Eastern Railway, en route to the Continent. Sir George Couper attended their Serene Highnesses to Dover, and afterwards returned to town. The General Board of Health sat yesterday at Gwydyr House. A deputation from Lancaster, con sisting of Mr. R. B. Armstrong, M.P. for Lancaster, Professor Owen, the Mayor of Lancaster, Mr. Howitt, and the Town Clerk, was received by the Earl of Car lisle and Mr. Chadwick. Lord Ashley afterwards took his seat at the Board for the first time, having been previously absent from ill health. Sir John Pelley had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Macgregor, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Hodges, M.P., had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American Colonies. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left town yesterday, for his seat, Bowood Park, Wiita. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 14.—The Professor of Moral Phi losophy has this day given notice that he will begin his course of lectures on Monday, Feb. 12, 1849, at one o'clock, in the lecture-room at Trinity College. The lecture will be continued every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at the same hour. The subject of this course will be the Ethical Doctrines of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Cicero, Ilobbes, Locke, Butler, Paley, Dugald Stewart, Bentham, and Mackintosh. In order to prepare the way for the operation of the Moral Sciences Tripos, and the professorial condition for the degree of 8.A., lately established by the University, the professor has also given notice, that after his course of lectures he will hold an examination on the subjimts of the lectures, and on the books therein recommended. POOR-LAW BOARD. —The Board have appointed Lord Courtenay, M.P., to be an Inspector of the Unions Oe counties of Dorset, Southampton, and Wilts. - NEW NO VE L. 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