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/~ 'l~~, 42 - - - ->j" nt, 7s to 7s 6cll I considerable s morning wat 'les were vet/ , one-half went ASSURANCE AGAINST LOSS OF LIFE BY RAILWAY TRAVELLING. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES _ and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT-STREET, WAT ERLOO-PLACE, LON t. ON. INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT At the pres nt day, when Railway travelling has become almost Universal, protection against the pecuniary loss to which the families of sufferers from the accidents incidental to it arc exposed; is one of the requirements of the age. To meet this general feeling, this Society affords to all persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in Great Britain and Ireland, the opportunity of insuring against loss of life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of 10 a. per cent., in one single payment, for the whole period of life, thereby rendering unnecessary the payment of Annual Premiums, as in ordinary Life Assurance. EXAMPLE.—A person may by one single payment of 51. assure to his family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his using his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. • *** Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all information may be obtained personally, or on application by letter, addressed to the Manager, at the Offices of the Society, - No. 27, Regent-street, Water oo-place, London, or of any of the Local Agents. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OP PARLIAMENT. TRUSTEES. Spencer Horatio Walpole, Esq., M.P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Edward Yansittart Neale, Esq. DIRECTORS. Samuel Driver, Esq., Whitehall. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Piccadilly. John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, RN., United Service Club, and Brighton. Edward Legh, Esq., the Limes, Lewishem, Kent. • Edward Lomax, Esq., St. John's-wood-park. Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Audley-street. Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey. William Studley, Esq., Brixton, Surrey. William A . S. Westoby, Esq., yde-park AUDITORS. Thomas Bates', Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's-inn. Henry Peach Buckler, Esq., Basinghall-street. • MEDICAL ADVISERS. W. Fuller, M.D., 45, Half Moen-street, Piccadilly. Robert Keats, Esq., Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen, Hertford-street, _Blay-fair. Henry Smith, Esq., F.R.O S., Fonthill place, Clapham-rise. BANKERS. Commercial Bank of - London, 5, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. SOLICITORS. • W. W. Fisher, Esq., King-street, Cheapside. W. Chapman, Esq., Richmood, Surrey. CONSULTING ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq.. F.R.A.S. PROVINCIAL SUPERINTENDENT, H. R. Addison, Esq. • - . MANAGER. • . E.• Ferguson Camroux, Esq. The LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the Society em- Aszfuranueq upon 11:411' or joint lives o gontingent surviterehiP, or the Itirvivor of two Qy more lives. Enduvrmeate of 'widows and children. Immediate, deferred, and survivorship annuities. The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specified age, or 10 their re..resentatives in case of death before that age ; and Every other descriptio of risk contingent upon human life. The RAILWAY LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the Society embraces := The Assurance upon the lives of Railway Passengers, for the Single payment of les. for every 1001. assured, in the event of their Losing their liveg from the effects of any accident by travelling on a •ISailway in Great Britain or Ireland. The LOAN DEPARTMENT of the Society embraces: A new and liberal system of Loan in connexion with Life Assur ance, whereby the assured may not only render their policies avail able to themselves during their lives, but also secure to their repre lentatives a sum of money at their decease. Advances are made for the purchase, or on the security of, free bold, leasehold, and other property. The system is also peculiarly adapted fer cases involving the pay trent of lines on renewable leases, or ecclesiastical property, and on admission to copyhold estates. Advances are also made for repairs and improvements to owners of life estates, incumbents of livings, sind other persons. PROSPECTUSES, with every variety of Tables, and all informa 'ion, may be obtained personally, er on application by letter ad dressed to the Manager at the Offices of the Society, 27, Regent street, Waterloo-place, London, or of any of the Agents in the Country. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97 George -street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; 4, Col lege-Creen,Dnblia. SECOND SEPTENNIAL DIVISION OF PROFITS. _ . This Company, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords las most perfect security in a large paid.up Capital, and in the great .... success which has attended it since its commencement—rrs ANNUAL „. 4, 'COSOI BEING UPWARDS OF 94,0001. In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on 1 1 10 sum insured to all Policies of the participating class from the unie they were effected, to the 31st of December, 1840, and from that date to list December, 1847, 2141. per cent. per annum was added at the General Meetingon the 6th of July, 1848. . _ The bonus thus added to pe'lides from March, 1834, to the 31st of December, 1847, is as follows: Sunk Time Assured. Sum added te Sum added to Sum payable A gmred. Polley inlB4l Policy in 1848 at Death. ---___ £5OOO 13 years 10 mths £683 6 8 £787 19 0 £6470 16 8 6000 12 years 500 0 0 787 10 0 6287 10 0 5000 18 years 300 0 0 787 10 0 6087 18 0 6000 8 years 100 0 0 787 10 0 5887 10 0 WO 6 years .. .. 676 0 0 5675 0 0 5009 4 years .. .. 455 0 0 5450 0 9 51100 2 years .. .. 225 9 0 5225 0 0 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and ° WY one-half need be paid for the first five years where the In lurance is for Life. No Entrance Money or charge except the Policy Stamp. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident ~ •uireetor, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY. 40 . 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post- office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN DIXON, Esq., Chairman. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman. ..._ llBll rY Hu/se Berens, Esq. Lewis Leyd, jun., Esq. .rancis Hart Dyke, Esq. George Lyall, Esq. Theron Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. StewartMarjoribanks, Esq. Hankey,jun., Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. I.6 hn Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Q iul O. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. - ` l eorge_. Johnstone. Esq. Henry Reynolds, jun., Esq. tunn Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. 'Ohl Lech, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. a* Roberts, Esq. I Famuel Joaes Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at 'OW Rates without participation in the Profits; or at moderate Rates W ith participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At each of the three Septennial Divisions which this Company has made, the Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received ; and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com pany exceeded 530,0001. LOme s granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro *Wed such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared !!1 the 7th of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies W hich had been in force seven years at Christmas 1847, and the same now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office; and 41 30 by the Agents in the Country Districts. _Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Christ 'Os must be renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with Mr. - .Zraa, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall; or with the ‘" 411 Pany's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void, GEORGE KEYS. Secretary. THE MINERVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 84, King William-street, Mansion Douse, London. Third Division of Profits.—Persons assuring prior to the Ist Jann- PIT next, will acquire an additional year's standing at the Third Di- Vi sion of Profits in 1852. Amon; tie advantages of this Company are the following, viz.: — Four - fifths of the profits, or 80 per cent., given every five years to t he Assured by the participation scale. persons assured with this Company are allowed to reside in the Colonies of British North America, New South Wales, and Cape of 4 o °d Rope, without extra charge, upon payment of sea risk only for Idle two latter. tk liberal sum given for the surrender of Policies. Loans granted upon Policies of five year; standin,q. -P4 ° aPPearance before the Court of Directors required. Tables and every information can be obtained, by application to WM. TILOS. ROBINSON, Actuary and Secretary. ARCHITECTS', BUILDERS', and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 69, Lombard-street, London. CHAIRMAN—SYDNEY SMIRKE, A.R.A. Thy rates for Fire and Life In , urances are as low as can l elY be taken. Those for Life Insurance may be paid yearly, Zalf-Yearly, or quarterly; one-half may be loft unpaid for seten Je !ris, or one-third to the end of life. ' r ° B Peetases, &c , may be had at the Office, or of any of the agents. JOIIN REDDISII, ➢tanager. NATIONAL MERCANTILE FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, P OULTRY, MANSION-lIOUiE, LONDON, December 15, 1848. vn.lietlee PR OPRIETORS given, that the ANNU A L GEN - P.:RAI. MEET -1:44 of will be held nt the Office of the Society, December Mansion-house, London, on SATURDAY, the 30:h day of instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely. pf t v erY Proprietor intending to become a Candidate for the office oand trector or Auditor, must signify the same by writing under his be left at this Office five days at least previously to such General Meeting. By order of the Directors, JENKIN JONES, Secretary. LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND GENE RAL FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Ade -Te-Dlace, London-bridge. Special Court of Proprietors holden at the offices of the Com "'"Y on the 12th of December, 1848, JOHN MUSGROVE, Esq. and Alderman, in the Chair. It was unanimously resolved, — Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq., of the Lodge, Upper Clapton, 'a' elected a Director of the Company, in the room of Charles Blea -1,,E5(1., resigned. " e Court adopted a resolution, granting to Charles Bleaden, 7- (the late Chairman) an annuity of 260/. t o i b anks havin been voted to the Chairman and to the Board of rec tors, the Co o broke up. JOHN BIGG, Secretary. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER WANTED. THE Proprietors of an old-established Concern in the Varnish and Colour Trade are desirous of entering into long n gagement wit a TRAVELLEof distinguished abilities and connexioninThe among Painters and Coachmakers, &c., is indispensable. situation will be permanent, and the salary liberal. Security, Id cl t he Most unexceptionable references as to character and abßi- Lies will be reqcired. Com munications to be made to 0. W. (pre-paid), 5, Westmore ia.nd-place, Walwo r th. N o l e tt er w ill rece i v e attention unless bear ing the full name and address. A Cr I A E. „111 One half the world are desolately single, and the o th er -- a ,„„.. l PP ° *lng them married, ques ti on ably c on tented. Diffidence, or a ef right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em lilttet the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un eeraProsing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and 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 sheuldform an item i n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or Iteglect wennd more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if th ese surmises conc ern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL ' S little M EMOIRS "On Single and 31arried Life, " pub. in 2 vole., is. e ach (by post, in st amps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imag i nat i ve l y refi ned, qr prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered ?I misin terpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining L ' e ern- They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but tar the closet per usa l o f those mere deeply interested, to whom theyemt:eer o ff ered as antagoni s ti c t o th e empyr i ca l tras h pu t f orth on a ,b ove subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other Publications claim your attention (same price ls. each, "'Y ost Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid,, and H ew t x , b e Happy." They are not reerel3 : ra Phlets, but al a library volume, nor are they the e_re e p he mera lsc rib bl i ngs of the hour, but the study of the author's son m ho owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob oe of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he °a vail be done unto — to live after nature's laws—and to keep always gb e t :: s racy side of the way." The above works may be had of $9. ;,-„..."`", 23, Faterncsrer-row ; Carvrdho, 147, Fleet.strect • Mann, wi se 7TCul ; NaLson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other ' "cm the anther (who may be conferred with personally, boak„. l ,_ut„ d evenings), 10, Argyll-plate Regent-street; and all ANOTIIER ENLARGEMENT. OF THE - WEEKLYDISPAT-CH This Journal at present the largest in existence—un. rivalled for its early intelligence and uncompromising advocacy of the Rights of Mankind—will be ' ENLARGED, On and after SUNDAY, the 7th of JANUARY, 1849. to • SIXTEEN. PAGES, CONTAINING . SIXTY-Mint COLUMNS, OP THE SAME SIZE AND FORM AS AT PRESENT, WITHOUT EAST INDIA HOUSE, DECEMBER 13, 1848, THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice that, at the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th instant, he will submit the following motions, viz.:— " That copies of the Papers in the ease of the removal of the Judges of the late Sudder Court, at St adras, be laid before this Court," " That copies of the Papers in the case of the illegal residence of Lord Tweeddale on the Neilgherry Hills, and his exercising the power of Governor of Madras, in direct violation of an Act of Parlia ment, which divested him of all authority when absent from Council on the ground of indisposition, be laid before this Court." " That copies of the Papers in the case of the suit filed by. M. Yen cataroyloo, a person removed from office by the Madras Government, as reported in the Fort St. George Gazette, 25th January, 1848, be laid before this Court." That another Proprietor has given notice, that he will submit the following motion viz. : " That a copy of the Minute of the Court of Directors, granting a pension of One Hundred Pounds (1001.) a year to Lieutenant Wag horn, R.N., for his exertions in promoting the Overland Mail to In dia ; and also a copy of the Correspondence with the India Board on that subject, be laid before this Court." That another Proprietor has given notice, that he will submit the following motion, viz.:— " That the Petitions from Leicester, Nottingham (1 and 2), New castle (1 and 2), Boston, Leamington, and Gamston, presented to the Court upon the subject of Juggernauth, and ether Temples in India. be taken into - consideration by the Court of Proprietors." And that another Proprietor has given notice, that It is his in. tention " To bring under the consideration of the Coart of Proprietors the questions of the establishment of Railways in India, and of the rela tions if th• existing Indian, Railway Companies with the Govern ment." JAMES C. MELVILLE, Secretary. l b OCOMOTIVE STEAM-CARRIAGE CONVEYANCE COMPANY, For Passengers and Parcels on Turnpike Roads, Preliminary Measures have been taken for carrying out the above object, all Communications are requested to be addressed to Mr. Henry English, Hon. Sec., at tile Office if the Mining Journal, Rail way and Commercial Gazette, 26, Fleet-street ; or to Mr. F. Her bert, solicitor, 8, Meathcote-street, Mecklenburgh-square. GW RAY'S-INN IN. The attention of the Public E ESTABLIgLIMENT. Is directed to the undermentioned strongly recommended for general THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old BromPton. F.MPLOYMENT OF THE POOR. A BENEFIT will take place at the above Theatre on TUESDAY, Dec. 19, under the m os t di st i ngu i s h e d pa tronage, in favour of the Employment of the Poor as STREET-ORDERLIES, by the National Philanthropic Association, in keeping the streets clean and improving the sanitary condition of the metropolis. On which occasion will be presented THE WIFE'S SECRET, in which Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES KEAN w ill per f or m, with a TR FARCE, and SPEED E PLOUGH. Ten thousand honest, industrious lab Oaring men in the metropolis could be saved from becoming paupers during the ivin:er by this useful employment. WINES andSPIAITS, which are c. - xsumption : WINES. per dozen. SPIRITS. per gallon. 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ISS JULIA BLEADEN'S FIRST M CONCERT will take place a t th e LONDON TAVERN, B:shopsgate-street, on TUESDAY Evening next, the 19th instant, at Eight o'doek precisely, on which occasion she will be assisted by several eminent artistes, vocal and instrumental ; and 1117 s. Glover will, by particular desire, recite " Alexander's Feast, orthe Power of Music." THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Admission tickets, 2s. 6d. each, may be obtained at the London Tavern. PUBLICATIONS. A GIFT BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS. THOMPSON'S POETICAL WORKS. ' Just published, in one volume, foolscap Svo., price 7s. in cloth ; 12s. 6d. in morocco extra, THE POETICAL WORKS' OF JAMES THOMPSON, comprising all his Pastoral, Dramatic, Lyrical, and Didactic Poems, and a few of his Juvenile rroduCtions. With a Life of the Author by the Rev. Patrick Murdoch, D.D., and Notes by Nichols.: Seven . Illustrations from Drawings by J. Gil bert, Esq., and engraved oasts.; by W. Greatbach, Esq. 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ORE, Assistant Clerk to the Newmarket Benches of Justices, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Henry Butterworth, Law Bookieuer and Pablishi Fleet street. • BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,ibr the Week ending on Saturday, the 9th day of December, 1848. ISSUE DSPAITIVENT. Notes i55ued........ 27,733,735 riviE ALBERT NIGHT LIGIITS are the J 1,.. best. Price 6d. per Box. Sold everywhere. 111 ACING OFFICE, 301, STRAND, OPPOSI rE "BELL'S LIFE." No tice.—The Managers of the above Establishment having from the commencement stated that they would at once close their Office, should it be decided that they were acting against the law, beg now to state, that in consequence of the late proceedings of the law offi cers of the Crown, which have led the Managers to the belief that the Government might eventually be inimical to this Office, the Ma nagers, in deference to the wish of the Government, have deter mined to CLOSE the business hitherto carried en at 301, Strand. The Managers beg to express their grateful thanks to the public for the universal confidence which has been placed in them, a confidence which they are proud to say they have deserved. All moneys en trusted to their care for the forthcoming Steeplechases and Races will be returned in full, upon application to Henry Smith, Cashier. JOSEPH DARCY, Secretary. HENRY SMITH, Cashier. R ACING DEPOSIT BANK and BETTING OFFICE, 301, STRAND. The late Managers of the Racing Subscription Office, 301, Strand, which is now closed, have much pleasure in announcing to the pub lic that they have commenced business at 30L, Strand, as a DEPOSIT BANKING ESTABLISHMENT, and that a large fund has been provided for the purpose of laying odds against all horses entered for RACES and STEEPLE-CHASES, the principles of which will be explained in prospectuses, now pi biting ; and that those prospectuses will be forwarded, upon application to Henry Smith, Secretary, to whom all Post-office Orders must be made payable, at the Strand Post-office. HENRY SMITH, Secretary. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. The present Season is hallowed by one of the most delightful offices of friendship and affection, the interchange of gifts. While large sums are expended upon the most costly baubles and elegant trifles, no more ,appropriate Present can be made at this season of the year than a Package of ROWLANDS' MACASSOR OIL, KALY DOR, and ODONTO, combining, as these articles do, the most ster ling utility with elegance and luxury. The august patronage conceded by our gracious Queen, the Royal Family, and the several Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, together with the confirmation by experience of the infallible efficacy of these creative and renovating specifics, have characterised them with perfection, an them a celebrity unparalleled. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. Some are offered under the implied sanction of Royalty, and the Government Departments, with similar attempts at deception. The only genuine " Macassar Oil," " Kalydor," and " Odonto," are " ROWLAN I)S'," and the Wrapper of each bears the name of "ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the Article, with their signature at the foot, in Red In A k, thus— . ROWLAND AND SONS. Sold by them at '2O, Ilatton-garden, London, and by every respec table Chemist and Perfumer throughout the kingdom. ON NERVOUS DERILITT 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 forwarled by the Author, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with na- merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. _ A Medical Essay on those 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 en Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the melt shattered constitution may be restored, and, reach the fall period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in heaith and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &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 passions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of tempta tion, and to the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chronicle. " 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 bee n the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— 'United Service Gazette. The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pnlnaonary con sumption, heart disease, tallies, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth mach more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. boars of consultation from Eleven till Two, aid BLi to Sight in the Evening. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. _ _ New Edition, enlargedt;iiTpag;:.litstiubTlill;:7l,;rice2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THESILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PAST 11. treats of the consequences resulting from exce,ssive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatdry Engravings. PAkT 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CAMERON:B COAL AND SWANSEA AND The CgAIRMAN having declared the amendment ne gatived, and the committee dissolved, he said the busi ness of the meeting was concluded. Mr. Bolti.s protested against the. proceedings. Mr. Hart having been voted to the chair, a series of resolutions were passed to the effect that legal proceed. ings should be taken to dissolve the company; that the board be requested to resign; and protesting against the directors taking any measures involving the outlay of money or liability. After some explanations from Colonel CAMERON with respect to the value of the undertaking, the shareholders decided upon holding a meeting on Monday evening next, with a ♦iew to devise means for protecting their general interests. LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. A meeting of this eompany was held on Wednesday at Lancaster, for. the purpose of considering an agree ment entered into with the Lancaster Canal Company, respecting the lease of the above railway ; Mr. Bushell in the chair. It was stated that the Lancaster Canal Company had agreed to surrender the lease of the railway to the Lan caster and Preston Railway Company, on consideration of receiving an' annual compensation of 4,7801. for the fifteen years yet unexpired of the lease, the railway company having . the option of . purchasing th e annu i ty within eighteen months after the ratification of the agreement. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 13,225,826 Silver bullioa • • 507,909 Resolutions were passed confirming the agreement, and authorising the .directors to make application to Parlia ment for certain powers relating to the management and regulation of the company's affairs. X 27,733,735 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 14th day of December, 1848. BANKING DEPAILTDIEN T. Z 27,733.735 THE OswEsTkcv 13114Nen.—This branch of the Shrews bury and Chester Railway will, it is anticipated, be opened for public accommodation in the course of next week. Oa Thursday last a ballasting engine passed along the line, and in a day or two the Government in spector will survey the whole and report thereon. The extensive line of the Great Grimsby- and Sheffield Railway Company, from Lincoln to Market Rasen, will be opened ort Monday, next, the 18th instant. This line will give a direct communication . by railway both with Hull and Great Grimsby; and will greatly add to the facilities of Lincoln; , it w3ll.also add very much to the traffic on the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway, the re ceipts on which, since the opening of the line from Hull to Rasen, have already nearly doubled.— Nottingham Journal. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest •• • .••• • • • . 3,374,251 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 7,661,202 Other deposits 9,567,966 Sayan day and other bills•• ••••••...... 1,002,726 £35,559,145 Dated the 14th day of Decembe] I Government Beene- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 13,329,012 Other securities •• • • 10,668,558 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 10,771,720 Gold and silver coin.. 789,855 ..~~~ A 35.559,14 i M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ;r. 1848. SPANISH MiNisTEns.—Narvaez has been heard to confess that in 1843 he landed at Valencia with 20 francs, and now, notwithstandin g his reckless extravagance, he is known to be worth 200,0001. in money, besides pos sessing immense landed property, in the shape of confis cated Church property, purchased from the States. Fifteen years ego, Sartorius, the Minister of the In terior, was a poor sodista (sizer) in the University of Salamanca, and in 1840 accepted with gratitude the situation of a copyist in the office of a newspaper en titled the Correo Nacioned, for which drudgery he re ceived two francs a day. His equipages and general style of living now are worthy of a prince, and it is no torious that he throws away thousands upon his nume rous mistresses; which, however, does not prevent him from investing large sums from time to time in foreign stock. In 1842, Mon, Minister of Finance, was not worth 100/. a year, and was celebrated amongst his ac quaintances for his "shocking bad hat." Ile is now possessed of a fortune estimated at 400,000/. and hay recently presented his illegitimate children with estates worth 10,0001. APOTHECARIES' HALL. The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, the 14th inat:—Joseph Stewart Burton, Frederick Dicker Fletcher, Canterbury; Thomas Ward Boswood, Joseph Harvey, Milford, Derbyshire; Henry Sanders Grant, Northampton. THE BRAZIES.—By the Dyson, Captain Canning, which arrived at Liverpool on Friday, we have commer cial accounts from Pernambuco to Nov. 7. Freight, id. pr lb. for cotton, and 5 per cent., for Liverpool; and 40s. per tun, and 5 per cent., for ballast, for sugar, with a downward tendency. Exchange, 25d. per milrei; money plentiful. New sugar arriving freely to market. Cotton —supply continues good; present rates 4 dolls. 100 c. per arroba. Nothing yet doing in sugar freights; Mus covado sugar quoted at 1 doll. 400 c. per arroba. Last arrival from England—the John Banter, on the 3d of November, with dates from Liverpool to the 22d of September. THE WHOLESALE S WINDLERS.—The family of swindlers, Maria, Ann, and Joseph Whitehouse, alias Green, whose capture we noted recently, were again brought up to the Manchester Borough Court, on Mon. day last. Mr. Reay, of the Liverpool Guardian Society, stated that a number of other cases of swindling by the prisoners had been discovered, but they were similar to those already investigated, and hitherto they had not been able to find the husband of Mrs. Whitehouse. He had, therefore, no additional evidence to produce on that part of the charge.—Mrs. Buxton repeated the evidence she had previously given respecting the towel missed from her house, and identified by her little girl ; but it was not thought to be sufficiently conclusive to war rant the prisoners' committal on that alone. Mr. Reay then preferred a charge against Maria Whitehouse (the mother) and Ann (the daughter) for passing base coin at Liverpool. Mrs. Birchell, of Waterloo, Liverpool, was called, and stated that the younger prisoner bought a pound of sugar in her shop, on the evening of Friday the 28th of January last, for which she paid a cowl. terfeit ss. piece, the baseness of the coin being disco vered immediately after she left the shop. Mrs. Rum. mer stated that she lived about a mile from the last witness, and she was paid a base ss. piece at nine o'clock the same night, for some coffee; she believed it was paid her by the elder prisoner, but site was not positive. A baker residing near the same neighbourhood was also paid a base Ss. piece for some bread. He belived it was the younger prisoner from whom he received it, but he would not undertake to speak positively. M r . M aude said he should discharge the prisoners as far as his juris. diction was concerned, and leave Mr. Reay to act as he thought proper with respect to the matter. Mr. Reay then had the younger prisoner taken into custody, the mother and son being liberated.—Manchester Guardian. Accounts from Smyrna, of the 24th November, state that business during the week, although not very brisk, had, nevertheless, not been inactive. The sales of opium had been about 300 couffes at 72 to 83 the chequi. Prices continued to have a downward tendency, owing to the unfavourable news from Europe. The last packet for England, which left on the 21st, took 238 boxes, 33 of which were for Singapore, 43 for Hong-Kong, and 162 for London. The exports of the drug since the commencement of the harvest up to the above date had been about 1,300 couffes, and there remained a stock on hand of about 700 couffes. The prices of madders were going down ; 1,000 bales had been disposed of during the week at from 163 to 175 per owt. The stock comprised 4.000 bales. Oi valonia there had been sold for the London market during the same period about 3,500 cwt. at 53k, and 2,000 cwt. of second quality at 35 to 38. The prices of this article were rising ; the stock on hand consisted of bstween 5,000 and 6,000 cwt. of the old harvest. WRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—The brig Ann Pay ley, of Liverpool, Thomas Liston master, the property of Vivian and Co., of that town, was driven on shore at Tacumshane, county of Wexford, on Wednesday morn. ing. In a short time she became a total wreck. Of a crew of 10 men but three were saved. The master was drowned. The cargo, which consisted of fruit, was yesterday lying along the beach; and it was not ex pected that anything of value would be saved from the wreck, The new bridge across the Witham at Lincoln, for the Grimsby and Rum, line, was completed on Saturday, when its strength was fairly tested, by the passing over of one hundred and fifty tons, on different carriages. On the short branch line from Nottingham and Lin coln to Southwell, am running of an engine has been discontinued, and the trains are now moved by horse power. Most probably, ere many years elapse, this system for side lines will become general. Very little power is required to keep the speed of a train which has acquired swift movement; and thus a cheap system of communication may be opened up to small towns the business of which would not repay the cost of engine tran sit.—Lincoln Mercury. Yesterday Lieutenant Pasley, the Government In spector of Railways, inspected the Great Grimsby and Sheffield line, from Lincoln to Grimsby.—Lincoln Mer cury. CURIOUS REGULATION OF TIME ON THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.—The directors have issued orders that the clocks at all the stations on this line shall be regulated by the well-known correctness of Craig-y-Don gun, which is 16 minutes and 30 seconds after Greenwich time. The works on the :Oxford, Worcester, and Waiver. hampton, are progressing slowly in the neighbourhood o. Woodstock, CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended Dec. 9, 1848:—Coaching traffic, 7271.05. 11d.; parcels, 43/. 2s. 4d.; goods and cattle, 164/. Os. Bd.; steam-boats, 105/. 16s. 6d.—Total, 1,040/. Os. sd. PARIS AND ORLEANS.—The following is a return of the receipts on the Paris and Orleans Railway for the week ending the sth December, 1848:—Passengers, 72,137 f. 35c.; luggage, parcels, &c., 17,151 f. 40c.; goods, 67,123 g. 97c.; carriages and horses, 7,349 f. 91c.; cattle, 7,049 f. 95c.; total for the week, 170,812 f. 58c. Fur the corresponding week of 1847, 194,742 f. 47c. Total receipts since Ist January, 1848, 8,773,456 f. 63c. STRENGTH and HOLDING POWER OF ANCHORS. Our notice on Tuesday of a new testing experiment of the strength of anchors, leads to the further considera tion of the principle of construction, the strength of form, the holding power, and other qualities of those im portant instruments of safety to our ships in the hour of trial. It is understood by landsmen as well as sailors that the intent and purpose of an anchor is to hold a ship; to every man therefore interested it is desirable to know what description of anchor is best adapted for that pur pose. There is neither difficulty nor mystery in the way , of this knowledge, since by the application of the hy draulic press the exact extent of resistance an anchor will bear is ascertained with precision and certainty. In each of her Majesty's dockyards in which anchors are received as naval stores, one of these powerful presses performs the duty of testing by a given scale according to weight the strain which an anchor of good quality of iron ought to bear when fixed on rock or other unyield ing substance—a scale so correct that not one in twenty of the Government anchors will bear a greater strain than from 1 to 5 per cent. beyond it, while many of those used for cheapness in the merchant service will not bear the strain at all ; but on the indisputable and un erring evidence of this press, we find the. an anchor well known in the Royal and mercantile navy as " Porter's anchor," exhibits a power surpassing that of the Govern ment anchors by about 170 per cent.—a power beyond the possibility of a vessel to break, even in the worst of dangers. The quality next in importance is holding power in ground of the ordinary and softer kinds; and in this we find a superiority in the same ratio. Experiments hare been made between the Government anchors and Porter's, not by Porter, but under the entire control and super intendence of officers appointed by the Admiralty. By them the differect kinds of ground were carefully ex amined and chosen, to prevent either anchor having an advantage—and the results clearly showed the bolding power of Porter's to range from 40 to 170 per cent. beyond those of the old form. The cause of this extra ordinary power is obvious and convincing to any man of the least mechanical knowledge. By its construction in parts, it will be seen that when this anchor is on duty every ounce of iron is brought into action at once, pro ducing a union of strength and elasticity, just as carriage springs are better in parts than if made of one piece. The common anchor, on the contrary, is a rigid mass of iron—of no elasticity; hence it often snaps asunder either by strains or by falling on rocky bottoms. About one-fourth of the anchor cannot at any time be brought into action, but forms a dangerous projection upwards, often hooks the cable of its own and other vessels, be comes fouled, disabled, and incapable of holding the ship. Again, in shallow water there is danger of this pro. jecting:arm and fluke breaking through the ship's h o t' om while passing over or overlying it, by which n o l ess than five vessels were sunk in the Tyne alone within as ' many months. Such accidents will ever occur by an chors with fixed arms—the common form of con struction. Sailors have been familiar with this trea chery for more than a thousands years. Hundreds !of attempts have been made in vain to improve them— clearly demonstrating the erroneous principle of their formation. Any instrument intended for a special pur pose must be imperfect if it cannot be relied on—more Flair V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tss CORDIAL BALM OF STaiseux Is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11s. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, Xs. 9d., 45. 6d., and lie. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. 5,. Packets, with advice, to be .had at the Establishment only, bj which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. 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' l, ` .. * ,7, --- N._ s . - 7 1; 7'. - 7 - - - 4 . ..tY Nv • N0.17,543.] LONDON, SATURDAY M jt ," Tr, G t am. r DECEMBER 16 , 1848 e mus e [PRICE SD. :LOUGHOR RAILWAY. --- The adjovraed meeting of this complus) , was held yesterday, at the office, Moorgate-street, to receive the report of the committee of investigation; Mr. N. P. Cameron in the chair. It appearmf from the report of the committee, which was distribute d in the room, that the directors wished to induce the shareholders to subscribe 30,0001. to make a new winning; for the coal, and provide railway accom modation by, means of an independent line to Llanelly, and a junctini - 1 line to the South Wales Railway. The committee ettl mit that some such arrangement is India. pensable, if ever the colliery 'is to be made effective; that in the original prospectus the public were in vited to believe that an annual vend of 120,000 tons of coal could he secured, if but 2,0001. more were ex pended; the lit three years of management and 50,0001. of money were. entrusted to those who held out this induce ment, and tb en the parties thus indicating their con fidence are Informed that their money has been spent and all ch at:ce of success depends on an outlay of 30,0001. of money, and three years more time. The committee have no hesitation in recommending the shareholder 4 not, under present circumstances, to ad vance in any - way ivhatever, by mortgage or new shares, any sum of money for any new engagements until it has been shown, that such additional advance of money will ref/inmate them, and not be absorbed, as heretofore, in general and unproductive expenditure; that no progress be made in the Llanelly line, because, if completed, the demand for :coals at the Llanelly port is not equal to the sale require ul for the purposes of the company. There being no probability of an early construction of the South Waltz :line, any junCtion with it must be excluded from present -consideration. TinrerwiliatAx refused. to receive the committee's re port„ because„ one of Wig five gentlemen constituting the committee Iliad not signed it. This announcement of the chairman was received by the shareholders with strong expressions of disapprobation, which continued nearly throughout tb e whole of the proceedings. On the motion that the committee be dissolved being put and sewn ded, especially if it causes dangers and accidents. The new principle known as Porter's, is free from all the dangers complained of in anchors and fixed arms. Ships' bottoms cannot be injured by them, nor can cables foul them. They have other adaptations for the safety of a ship which are totally void in the cowman anchors, and if not perfection a. e a long way in advance of all othLrs. Reflecting on the vast number of lives and the isarnerw amount of property afloat all over the world, dependent on anchors, we cannot but look upon the use of anchors of that description which has bet n so often prov, d in efficient and at most times dangerous, as a tempting of Providence for which we should nut like to be rcspun sible.—Herald. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.- e -About nine years ago, when the President elect of the French Republic was residing in Carlton terrace, and Fortune gave no promises of the favours she had in st ore f or hi m, P r i nce Louis Napoleon amused his hours of exile and sought to promote his cause by the composition of a t reat i se, which may now be ex amined with some interest, as the most authentic record of the powers and opinions o f a man d est i ned at least to a conspicuous position in th e hi story of our t i mes. The immediate purpose of this publicati on was no d ou b t to prepare the public mind in France for the expedition of Boulogne, .and to p romu l gate a theory of which that undignified and unlucky attempt was the practical come mencement. But as this wor k i s a di ssertation on the civil adminstration and the political principles of the Emperor Napoleon, it is even more interesting in the present aspect of affairs than when it was written, and we have no reason to suppose that the President repudi ates any part of the opinions whi c h h o at that time an • nounced as the basis of his own political creed, and as the permanent objects of the Imperial family. The Emperor, Napoleon is described throughout this pro duction ad" - the testamentary executor of the French Revolution, whose duty and mission it was to restore tho empire of the law, to reconcile the differences which that great convulsion had caused in society, to establish the rights and improve the condition of the peasantry, to protect manufactures, and, in short, to found a government which should respect the democratic tastes of the French people, whilst it reserved to itself the authority necessary to maintain order and to direct the State. " France," sage the Prince, " became demo cratic in 1789, but it is difficult to conceive in any great European state the existence of a Republic without aristocracy ;" and he adds, that though aristocratic go vernments, which stand in less need of a head, may exist and have achieved great actions in a republi can form, a democratic community essentially requires to be represented by the hereditary government of a family identified with its own interests, and able to supply that fixity and strength which democracy itself does not possess. For this reason, the French people by three millions and a half of votes con ferred the hereditary dignity of Emperor on Napoleon in 1804 ; and a somewhat simil ar p h enomenon h as been witnessed in our day, when at least the people are neither dazzled by the glory nor appalled by the power of the Imperial candidate. The occurrence and the re currence of such a manifestation of the popular will is the basis on which the Bonapartes rest the hopes and the claims of their dynasty. They boast that this dynasty took its rise from the very hearts of the people, and that whereas every other form of government for 60 years past has been overthrown by the French themselves, this alone stood erect and popular, until it was overpowered by the combined forces of Europe; and they infer from this sympathy between the people and the n a m e th ey bear, that even their errors and failures will meet with indulgence from the nation, whilst a harsh and hostile construction is put upon every action of a less popular race. Starting from this foundation Prince Louis Na poleon maintained that the two great elements required to complete the scheme of the Imperial Government were liberty and peace. Those certainly were the elements in which that Government was most de ficient, for it trampled on every political right at home, and assailed every i n d e p en d en t P ower a b roa d. B u t in these particulars it would not now be convenient to hold it up for imitation. The Prince argued, on the contrary, that no other power in France could be equally favour able to the unlimited exercise of the political suffrage, because to the universal suffrage of the nation it owes its existence, and that its strength lies not in the remnant of the aristocracy, like that of Henry V., or in the upper and middle classes, like that of the Orleans branch, but in the masses of the people, and in the country even more than in the towns—a prediction which has just been strikingly verified. By the same rule the Prince declared himself a sincere partisan of peace based upon the common interests of nations, and an opponent of those conflicts which frequently arose out of the hos tility of rival Sovereigns and dynasties, to the great prejudice of the family of Europe. It is beside our present purpose to inquire bow far these doctrines were in reality to be found in the system of government pursued by the Emperor Napo leon, or what account that eminent person would have made of the liberalism and pacific philosophy of his nephew. To say the truth, it is somewhat burlesque to see the chains of an iutolerant despotism concealed by the robe of a tribune, and the red blade of the soldier exchanged for the drab-colour e d a pp en d ages o f M r. Penn. A more partial and distorted judgment was never passed on a reign every step of which was marked by acts of cruelty, bad faith, insolence, and brutal force. But we are infinitely more concerned with the sort of homage thus openly paid by the nephew to those prin ciples of justice, freedom, and humanity which the elder 'Napoleon so constantly set at nought. Since the posthumous influence of that great name, the caprice of fortune, and the will of Providence have placed a son of his family once mare at the head of the French people, it is satisfac tory to believe that the President of the Republic is dis posed not to imitate the founder of his greatness in those excesses which suited his daring ambition and his mili tary genius, but rather to copy the nobler parts of the Imperial administration, the skilful direction of the in ternal resources of the country, the improvement of the condition of the people, and the maintenance of those civil institutions which confer an imperishable glory on their author. Those are the duties of our age, those are the tests by which the modern nations of Europe will judge the ability and the disinterestedness of their rulers. As Louis Napoleon owes nothing to any mili tary achievements of his own, and in fact holds no military rank whatever, but the highest civil office in the service of France, it would evidently be an im mense error on his part to allow the country to be plunged into war. The people would ere long murmur at sacrifices:to be paid for by their treasure and their blood; the restoration of the public prosperity would be indefinitely postponed; and the first successful General would prove a formidable rival to one whose duties and whose military acquirements would alike preclude him from the chief command of armies in the field. By in clination and by policy, we hope, therefore, that the ad ministration of Louis Napoleon will be sedulously de voted to the restoration of order and the maintenance of peace. Ho stands upon the threshold of the Temple of Fame; but he stands there surrounded by temptations, jostled by factions, menaced by crimes. He enters that Palace of the Elysee Bourbon from which the Emperor fled thirty-three years ago; but he enters it with the universal applause of France, and with no enmity in Europe. The fugitive of Strasbourg and the prisoner of Ham is the master of France, and though we may smile at the wondrous mutability of the destinies of the French people, we can only wish to Louis Napoleon success in all that is laudable in his designs. POST.—We have to congratulate an influential con temporary of ours, whose good word is seldom with the unfortunate or against the successful, upon having made, within the last few days, a very rapid advance in its knowledge of the better parts of the character of Louis Napoleon. So long as the Times instructed the public that there was no reasonable ground for anticipating that France would choose him for the President of her Re public, he certainly received no compl i ments , except , of that kind which are significantly described as left handed." It was not represented to the world that strength of character, independence of mind, or ability in the expression of his political views an d sentiments were among the qualifications of the Prince. Unless we strangely mis-remember, something very different in deed were the impressions li kely to be derived from the observations which our contemporary offered to his nu merous readers. Happily, however, the sun of success has shone upon the fortunes of the Prince, and our con temporary can now see that which but a few days ago was obscured by the clouds of a comparatively inferior position. The Times is very rapidly coming round t o take a favourable view of the new President's abilities and frankness. Our contemporary now assures the world that— " Whatever its merits or demerits, the manifesto of Prince Louis Napoleon, since, published a wee k or two was every word of it his own . Wh en h e had writtenit, he read it to MM. Thiers, Emile _de Girardin, Mole, Veron, and one or two other of his fri en d s, each of whom ' proposed an addition or subtraction or an alteratio n . Gentlemen,' said the P r i nce , with much emotion, this is my child, my offspring. lam accused of incapacity. You are so kind as to say my bantling is creditable to me. Do allow me to be able to claim its exclusive pa rentage ?' His friends concurred, and thus the world became possessed of one means ofjudging of the capacity and the principle s o f t h e P r i nce. The touchstone pros perity is now about being applied to him. If his head be not already turned by the success of his candida ture, he may claim merit for modesty, for without ad mitting with many that this triumph transcends that of his uncle's jour ne y f rom Elba to Paris, it cannot be denied that it is th e most extraordinary electoral victory on record." Such a paragraph as this would not, perhaps have found its way to the columns of our contemporary if General Cavaignac had been at the head of the poll. At all events, it is a g reat advance upon the k now l e d ge of a few days ago, which not only was unenli g h tened with any perception of the merits of the manifesto of the Prince, but which was better plea se d to dwell upon ano ther little publication by the Prince w hi c h we ad verted to yesterday, and which the Tunes held to be nothing better than a i tract in favour o f S oc i al i sm. Per haps we shall learn, n a few days mo re , f rom our con temporary that the tract in question exhibits a very careful digest of a large amount of stati s ti ca l stu d y, and puts forth views which, if not in harmony with the more fashionable precepts of political economy, are yet Mr. BURLS moved an amendment that the report of the committee be received and read, which was eventu ally put DN,r a long delay, and carried by 45 against 7. It was stat ad that only one of the latter gentlemen had actually paid. his calls in money, the others having credit given them, in the company's books, and the amount written off against Colonel Cameron's claim on the com pany for the purchase of the coal mine. The secretary made out a list of the shareholders not in arrear of call, by which he endeavoured to show that 1,329 votes were against the amendment, and only 299 in favour Of it. ', in some ifl best mutton,- An aid to 4kd Ilbs., brought lbs., brought , lbs., brought me, weighing: , 16s to 178;: lls to 14s ; to 12s 6d per' meal, 91 5s to ton. Hay--: ailers', 45s to Straw—Far'• 00s to 00s; over proof,' 8d per 41138-: to 6d; mut- . 5d to 7d ; Doals—New - • 3. Potatoes,. darket ditto, market skins, 1,3 d to 30 ber—Quebec 71 to 201 per on. S3lOll , 00s, Nair )n. Tallow,' KETS improvement carters, being ay has beau. nd at higher rence. par ferred, 4 nd Birming: -Preston and :stern, 119-- - verpool an& 9d. c. irters, No. 1, id Stock, SO dis. 6s. 3d. dis.-- lase), 14 3s. Eastern and zeds, Prefer r, Quarters, rimsby, ' 201. radon Stooks C), 1% p. and North.' th-Weaterpt rgate; Nov , tire, 6% to-day W& ritish (Ex (G. N. & e Junction. , [lalves, No- LossusA )efore Mr body of J► When de le posses advance a Exchange his money nd "two principle, r. 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R.. le mad 3sad tot Lrlotti ey ;htay a, Esc 1., eldi 3st vo ker or ton to roe J 4 ;atY 3eve rov, of tla .nd, • of r eau' t the n ded• the e en a .13atta, T THE NICOLL : this is an abbreviation of the title given to a Patented Outer Coat, called " The Nicoll's Chlamys Paletot," the said curtailment being first suggested in the daily correspondence of the several Agents appointed under the above patent, and it will no doubt be generally adopted in preference to the name in full, through being more convenient to use. THERE is a double use and purpose in the NICOLL, or PATENT CHLAMTS PA LETOT, in other words, the same garment can be used as a warm winter Overcoat, and will look equally well as a light Paletot (used In walking, &c.). indeed, for the latter purpose it represents the popular and fashionable Registered Paletot, which, when it is desirable to form into a warm winter garment, the same is transformed into the Nicoll, by the simple addition of a wadded interlining, which is in corporated with the lighter Coat in a most perfect and original manner ; this can be attached or detached without the least trouble to the wearer. A most moderate price is fixed for these two garments in one, viz., Three Guineas. MEMBERS of the CLERICAL, LEGAL, and MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, it is presumed, will all readily concede their patronage to the new patented invention called THE NICOLL, inasmuch that, besides its soberness of colour (a black, or almost invisible , green, or dark blue), and unpretending appearance, it is the only garment extant which presents to gentle men thus engaged a proper defence against the ills arising from a variable climate (the origin of colds, &c.) To these it is said profes sional men are more susceptible than others, arising from close study, and their otherwise general sedentary habits ; now should the morning atmosphere be mild or warm, and the latter part of the day cold, the Nicoll is a garment that will provide for both contingencies. TO MERCHANTS, STOCK BROKERS, UNDERWRITERS, &e., going to or retuning from the City, s also all others requiring a warm wrapper or overcoat morn • ings and evenings, but whose bustling avocations during midday, by inducing a proper circulation of blood, the possession of a lighter Paletot would then be desirable, as too often the case; the said warm coat is suddenly thrown aside, and much risk to bodily health in curred. RAILWAY TRAVELLERS pronounce th e NICOLL or PATENT CHLAMYS PALETOT to be indis pensable to their comfort upon a journey for the five following reasons:— First—lt is a warm overcoat. Secondly—lt • can be converted into a light overcoat at the journey's end. Thirdly—lf travelling by night (or even in the day-time) when an ordinary hat is irksome, a portion of the lining (which is perfectly concealed till required) can then be brought out, and by a ready and most simple contrivance, can be converted into a graceful cap or hood, which effectually protects the head, ears, and neck from cold draughts of air. Fourthly —lt has a pocket protector, which, as its name would in dicate, preserves from loss the railway ticket or loose cast, &c. The last, though not least, important distinction presented by the Nicoll, beyond anything of its natare ever laid before the public, consists in its moderate price, viz.. Three Guineas (to which add half a guinea for the Chiamys Hood). Indeed, was not the sale of thousands contemplated, Messrs. Nicoll would lose rather than be fairly remunerated by the low prices quoted. MESSRS. NICOLL are the originators and sole proprietors of the deservedly well-known REGISTERED PALETOT (6 and 7 Vic., c. 65) of Llama Cloth, and they continue to be honoured with the patronage of their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and others distinguished in rank and fashion, the Court, the Pulpit, and the Bar. AGENTS for NICOLLS' PATENTS.—AII those Firms throughout the various parts of the United King dom and the Colonies, who, up to the present time, have held a local Agency for the Sale of the above Patentees' original and popular in vention called the REGISTERED PALETOT, &c., will also hold the appointment for the sale of all the new Patents, subject to the usual conditions. _ _ . Gentlemen, Non-Residents in the Metropolis, are constantly de siring that a mode of self-measurement should be published, as also the addresses of the Country Agents. The first-named object can be easily effected by means of public Advertisement, as a descrip tion of the number of inches around chest and waist (taken under the coat) will alone suffice ; but the names of all the Agents selling Nicolls' Patented Garments are too numerous, to be described through the same medium ; however, the address of the nearest shall be immediately forwarded upon application to Messrs. Nicoll's Counting House Department. The following Agents have a very large variety of the above goods always ready for inspection, viz.:— Messrs. Macdona, Molesworth-street, Dublin. Messrs. Wareing and Son, New-street, Birmingham. Messrs. Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street, Liverpool. Messrs. Christie and Son, George-street, Edinburgh, J. Bruce, Cape Town. I C. Roth, Philadelphia. R. Rutherford, Hong - Ko n g . D. Wilson and Co., Calcutta, - - - - - CAUTIAUTION.—We, the undersigned , hereby declare ON.—We, our intention to institute Legal Proceedings against any person or persons who, after the date of this notice, shall make, or cause to be made, any infringement upon the Patent granted to us under the title of Improvements in Garments, Pockets, &c. The said invention consists —Firstly, of a mode or modes of making or constructing Garmerns for various parts of the human body ; and, secondly, of a mode or modes of making or constructing Pockets and other such receptacles. The spirit of the Invention in the first part may be roughly described as the adaptation of the linings of outer Coats or Paletots, &c., to a separate Garment and purpose; and, in the second part, the Pockets or other such receptacles are protected by the apertures to the same, expanding to admit the hand, and im mediately collapsing upon its withdrawal. We also hereby give notice that we have assumed original and descriptive titles as our trade mark, whereby the said first and second parts of our invention may be always distinguished, that is to say the first part is styled " The Nicoll" (being the abbreviation of the full title of the Nicoll Chlamys Paletot), and the second part is called "The Patent Pocket Protector ;" and further it is our in tention to apply to the High Court of Chancery for Injuuctions to restrain, &c., and to employ all other legal means to prevent unau ttohoortilsiecdr p a e r r t s i o ol n o s s r o o r m s I p i p o l g y i or g oe ff i t e h r e i r o g o f es for s the l t e r a a d o e y m g a a r r it tti s o o n r , t terms sc 0., being an infringement of the said Patent, and by such acts tending to our injury and the deception of the public. Signed 11. J. and D. NICOLL. 114, 116, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. . .„ December 1, 1848, FOUGERVS CELEBRATED OVERCOATS. "Mr. Fongere, of 6, Conduit-street, Tailor to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the successful patentee of the celebrated WELLING TON Sultrour(now worn by almost every nobleman and gentleman in the kingdom, and suitable for every season of the year), has again provided for the comfort of the public, having just introduced ano ther new coat for winter, called ' the ROYAL SIBERIAN OVERCOAT,' which although perfectly porous, will resist twenty-four hours' in cessant rain, and while as light as a cork, is warm, pliant, and com fortable as fur. Although richly trimmed, so as to be suitable to first-class wearers, the price is only Fifty Shillings. We heartily wish Mr. Fougere the success which his ingenuity and enterprise merit." —Moping Chronicle. Every Genuine Coat is Stamped JAMES FOUGERE, 6, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and 1, Bucklersbury, Cheapside, London. Country Agents Wanted. Ito YAL LOCIINAGAR WHISKEY. Messrs. BEGG and BUYERS, by special appointment, Distillers to the Royal Household, and Proprietors of the Loch nauar Distillery, beg to announce that Messrs. IVIIITING and ROBERTS, CHURCII-STREET, MILLBANK, WESTMINSTER, are the sole consignees for the sale of the " ROYAL LOCIINAGAR WHISKEY" in England. This Whiskey, which has been honoured with the royal approval, is of extreme purity, exquisite flavour, and bouquet.—WHlTlNG and ROBERTS, SOLE CONSIGNEES, CHURCH-STREET, MILLBANK, WESTMINSTER. 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 cLangeable habits, will change at the very altar, and after a life time spent in the fultilmenL of every engagement, snap the very con tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind? It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early habits, or the results of secret disease, knows himself to be disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has been instituted by Divine Law for the fulfilment of important ends. The wretched condition of such a being must subsequently be beyond measure deplorable 1 Loving and beloved, he entails the most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of unalloyed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the attention of all. Those desirous of investigating it will find the fullest and most satisfactory information in the little work entitled SELF-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, or infection. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &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. REVIEW OF THE WORK. La'Mert on the Infirmities of Youth and Maturity.—" There are scenes in the drama of life which are acted with no 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 book 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 not al ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a production calculated to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally, upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By un taught innocence the book is not, of course, needed ; but wherever laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breathing in these pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine." —United Kingdom Magazine. The work may be had price 2s. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichbonie s4reet, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; 3fansell, 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 letter, daily, from Ten to Two, or from Five tcEigbt. 37, BLDFOAD-OWIZZ. 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Admission—Lower Seats, 2s. ; Gallery, Is PAINTING WITHOUT- SMELL ; a fact ac complished by the use of the newly discovered SWEET OIL of TURPENTINE, instead of the deadly abomination called oil or spirits of turpentine. Paint mixed with it is free from smell, is im. proved in brilliancy of colour, and the baneful properties of the lead being neutralized, does not emit those noxious exhalations which have hitherto been so universally associated with painting. By this really valuable discovery house painting is now converted into a sa nitary operation, that may be effected at any season of the year, being productive of health and comfort, without causing the slightest derangement to the domestic economy. Sold by the gallon, cwt., or ton, by every respectable oilman in the kingdom, and at the depot, 1, Beam's-buildings, Chancery-lane, where may be seen, and copies had of, the originial certificate of Dr. Serny, a senior member of the College of Chemistry. Sold also in sample bottles, 2s. each, bottles included. FAULTLESS NIGHT LIGHTS. THE NEW PATENT ALBERT NIGHT LIGHTS are the best, cleanest, most simple and safe, effi cient, and economical In Boxes at 6d., containing 8, 10, or 12 Lights, to burn 9,7, or b hours each. To be used in the Albert Lamps, at 3d., 6d., 9d., or Is. each. Sold retail by Grocers, Oilmen, Lamp Dealers, and Chemists everywhere. ti - evirently conceived, and developed with no ordinary skill- Under present circumstances, the concluding_ words of that tract may have an interest which hitherto have not excited. The Prince thus winds up his address upon the extinction of pauperism:— " Aujourd'hui le but de tout gouvernement habila doit etre de tendre par ses efforts d ce qu'on puisse dire bientOt: le triomphe du Christianisme a d‘truit l'escla vage, le triomphe de la revolution francaise a def,ruit le servage; le triomphe des idees d6mocratiques a distruit le pauperisme I" There cans be no question that while a prisoner in the fortress of Ham the Prince devoted his time to the study - of the state of France, and of the means of improving the condition of the masses of the people. There is not ' only gracefulness of expression, but excellent feeling in the closing words of the preface, which bears date "Fort de Ham, Mai, 1844." They arc as follow: " Je livre toes reflexions au public Cans l'espoir quo, develepi 6i et mites en pratique, tiles pourrout erre utiles au soulagernent de l'humeni 6. 11 est natural Bans le maiheur de souger a ceux qui souffrent." As for those who seem to think that Louis Napok on will be inclined to make what are called "commercial. ver principles" . t he eguidi Tler o u r prillc condolence, ipieso lhs for politkal govern ment, n ae have to o think they will be very considerably disappointed. If that had been the sort of Government to satisfy France, Louis Philippe would still be !daubing and intriguing at the Tuileries. If it had been the sort of Government to sa tisfy by itself, and without higher aims, even the mind of England, Sir Robert Pckl would still be balancing and casting about shut interest he might nest be tray in the office of First Lord of the Treasury. About foreign commerc e , and the interest France ought to take i n it, the views of Louis Na poleon as published four years ago, are these—" Au lieu d'allcr chereher des consommateurs en Chine, qu'on augnaente done la richesse territorials ; qu'on emploie tousles bras oisifs au profit de tomes les mielres et de toutes les industries ; ou plutot qu'on fasse l'un et l'autre si l'on peut, mais surtout, qu'ou n'oublie pas qu'un pays comme la France, qui a 6.6 si richement doi6 au Cie), renferme en lui-ttecue tous les 616 mens de sa prosperit6, et que c'est une honte pour notre civilisation de penser qu'ou 19e siecle, le dixiCme, au moins, de la population, est en haillons, and meurt de faim en sence de millions de produits manutectut6e qu'on ne peut vendre, et de millions de produits du sol qu'on ne petit consommer." This is indeed the disgrace of civili sation in more countries' than France. It is a disgrace which " commercial principles" appear to aggravate, and not to cure. Honour to the new, President if, by the policy he shall pursue, that disgrace of may be even in part removed HERALD.—Though a Briton's first, best country should ever be at home, yet is impossible for any pa triotic Englishman, however national, or however ex clusively insular, to look with any feelings other than those of the liveliest concern at the contest now going on in France—or more properly speaking, the contest con cluded, though not yet thus officially announced, in re ference to the Presidency. On such an Important ques tion, no well-judging Englishman can be indifferent. It is a matter that concerns the world—Europe—and, in a more especial sense, England. The condition of France, the most powerful, the most civilised, and the most en terprising of continental kingdoms—inhabited by six-and thirty millions of the most active and energetic races in Europe—excepting always the Anglo-Saxon—can never be a matter of indifference to us, even though we were not within a 150 minutes' sail of Calais or Bou logne. If France be quiet, prosperous, and contented, her influence and her example must re-act on other con tinental kingdoms. If, on the contrary, she be restless, feverish, and disturbed, not only must she be dangerous as a neighbour, unsafe as an ally, but perilous —most pc • rilous—to all the nations of the earth. If this were true at any time within 180 years, or since our Revolution of 1688, how much more true must it be—in a season like the present—when the ancient monarchy of France has been 18 years extinguished, and the monarchy of the barricades, the result of popular choice, with a re stricted electoral franchise and two Chambers, has for ten months given place to au unmitigated democracy and universal suffrage? It was under the pressure of such convictions, that every day for the last three months we elevated our voices in favour of Cavaignac. Raised to the Presidency in a time of the utmost peril, he re stored order—re-established confidence--put down in surrection, and gave hostages to the moderate and the good, by his selection of two of the ablest of French po liticians to fill vacant portfolios in his Ministry. Bat neither his services—his moderation—his ability as a soldier—his judgment as a politician —or his tact, ad dress, and eloquence as a debater—have, it appears, stmad him in any stead with the fickle nation over which he presides, and the man wh o b y tongue and sword has done as much to elevate the character of his countrymen as any living Frenchman, is in Paris, and in many of the provinces, considered to have less claims on his nation than one who has nothing but a bygone name to recom mend him—a name which he has done as much as in him lay to render ridiculous, if not worse than ridicu lous, to all sane and well-thinking men. This result speaks little for the boasted advantages of universal suf frage—little for the intelligence, gratitude, or sense of public duty appertaining to the majority of French electors. It convinces us more than anything else could, that the great mass of Frenchmen are unchangeable, or at least unchanged; and that, instead of a wise, a psace loving, and a moderate man—instead of a Washington er an Adams—they desire a Polk or a Cass in the person of the most ridiculous, the most turbulent, the most noisy, and the most notorious of the name of Bona parte. ft cannot be for anything he has himself done that the great mass of electors in Paris and in many of the provinces have voted for Louis Napoleon, fur ho has really done nothing but to provoke either laughter or silent contempt. It must, thefore, be from the recollections of the name or of the epoch of the Consulate or of the Empire—in a word, from the me mory of the First Consul or Emperor Napoleon—that they have polled in such overwhelming numbers for his nephew. Now, what do these recollections suggest but periods of aggression, conquest, and spoliation—periods when all Continental Europe was invaded and overrun, to gratify the mad ambition of one man, who, being the son of a provincial attorney, carved out for himself, by the power of his sword and the blued of millions, a con sulate arid an empire? —an empire found even too small and puny for his insatiable atubitioe. Do Frenchmen wish to see such a reign restored again? Do French men again desire to disturb Europe, and destroy its ba lance? If so, we can understand the votes the Bona partist partisans have given —for such votes would be the logical sequence of such principles of rapine and disorder. But if this be the rigime sought to be again established by the sword, the rest of Europe will be confederated as one man against such desperate de signs, and there is not an individual—from the White Sea to the Adriatic—from the Bay of Cadiz to the mouths of the Scheldt and the Medway—that will not desire, and, as far as in him lies, try to accomplish the destruction of such an iniquitous and detestable do minion—a dominion subversive of the weak—threatening even the strongest. It may be that the Bonapartists re pudiate such principles—it may be that Louis Napoleon disavows such doctrines ; but if their vote mean not this,; it means nothing at at all—it is foolish, nosen sical, and inexplicable; and we rather incline to think they prefer to cloak and decently drape their hateful purposes, than to avow them in all their nudity. As to the candidate for whom these suffrages are given, though he may disavow these purposes a hundred times, he is not the less dangerous, though he may be more despicable. He is but an instrument in the hands of millions—and as he is driven by them so must he go. Should he presume to have a will of his own—should be disappoint them in the ex pectations of their vote, he will then become as unpo pular as that good General, still chief of the Executive power, who might have won th e i r f avour b y marching into Belgium, Germany, or Italy—but who preferred the path of honesty and honour—the path of peace—to the gratification of his personal ambition. Some there are, no doubt, who have voted for Louis Napoleon, actuated by no such feelings as these. Adherents of the elder branch—monarchists quand meme, who played the same game under the reign of Louis Philippe—in the hope the vain hope—of a restoration of the elder branch— have repeated the trick under the Republic. But tlaegame is a" underhand, a false and tricky game," to use the words of Lord Stanley, and it will not be more successful under the Republic then under the Monarchy of the barricades. Some of the Orleanists also have given into this worse tban folly—this wickedness—for Louis Napoleon is to them as illegitimate as Louis Philippe was to Henry V. But if tactics and shifts such as these did not succeed with legitimacy to back them, how can they succeed in the case of a family chosen by the people in 1830 and dismissed by the people in 1848? Another class of po liticians have voted for Louis Napoleon from pure and sheer disappointment. They have voted for him, not that they have faith in the man —that they love his per son—or respect his u nderstanding —but they have voted for him because his rival, General Cavaignac, has been insensible to their supposed merits and has not availed himself of their services. Such characters aro MM. Theirs and Bugeaud. Anything more petty—anything more personal, false, and deceitful than the conduct of M. Thiers in this business of the election it were im possible to conceive. But on this subject, as well as the effect of Louis Napoleon's election on foreign nations, we shall have more to say before the next week shall have passed away. ACCIDENTS ON THE SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.— We regret to state that two accidents, in both cases attended with fatal consequences, have oc curred on this line of railway. On Tuesday last a guard met his death at the Wrexham station, under the follow ing circumstances:—His name is William Stokes, and it appears that he left the Chester station with a coal train, and on its arrival at Wrexham, soon after one o'clock, he got down for the purpose of unhooking several of the waggons, with the view of leaving them at the Wrexham station. Having effected his object he was in the act of passing from between the waggons, when he was acci dentally caught between the buffers, and crushed in a fearful manner. He was immediately extricated, and carried to the infirmary, where, in a short time, he died. The other accident occurred a few days previously to a man named John Evans, a timekeeper on the Oswestry branch, who, it appears, had been run over by a train near the Rednal station. The deceased had been drink ing, and it is supposed had fallen down and gone to sleep, as his body lay across the line. When the train came up the engineer saw and immediately tried to stop the train, but did not succeed until the whole had passed over the deceased. Ho was conveyed to the Salop Infir mary, where it was ascertained that he had sustained two compound fractures of the legs, the limbs being nearly separated from his body, a fracture of the right earn, and a fracture of each of his bladeboues. He died in an hour and a half after hisadmission. SOUTH AMERICA.—By the arrival of the Dyson from Pernambuco at Liverpool we are in possession of advices from that place to the 7th of November. E x . change on England, 25d. per milrea; money plentiful. Cotton in good supply at 4 dolls. per arroba. Th ere i s no news o f nay i m portance by this arrival. if e of •eet, rrep C. 13., 1 late ter. rare, 3. S., lay- 4 of 11- 1, Y