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ONE HUNDRED A..VD NINETEEN PH SALE. CUSTOM -HOUSE, LONDON, JAN., 1852. For SALE, by Order of the Honourable the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing lane. in Thursday, 15th, Friday, 16th, Monday, 19th, Tuesday, 20th, and on Wednesday, 21st Jamary, 1552, at Twelve o'clock at Noon precidely, the following GOOD for Home Consumption, viz.: — Artificial flowers, articles, tancy, cabinet work; baskets, fancy, busks for stays, blonde and bla,ck lace, balloons, beads of coral and steel, books ; boxes, snuff; bronze figures and article., ornhessa ments, powder, &c. ; brandy, brooches , br ushes, artist's ;c boards, coral beads and necklaces, cloth, pine apple embroidered: elk' figures, candelabra, candlesticks, cement, China silk. China Ware, jars, &c. ; charcoal, cl.,ck3, bronze, antique, buhl,marble, &c.; Cologne water, chrysolite ornaments, coffee, currants, deals, em broidery, viz., scarfs, robes or dress pieces , curtains, pine apple cloth, &c.; earthenware, eyeglass-frames, feathers , dressed ; flock, fin n tura, porcelain-mounted flooring, cabinet work ; filagree work, silver; gloves, gold, brequet keys and chains; Geneva, gelatine prepared, gotta percha sheathing, hair pencils or brushes, inkstands of bronze, ivory ornaments, India-rubber webbing, j -wellery,viz., (mock) bracelet -slides, brooches and brooch-pins, buckles, chains, stones, imitation,&c. ; lamps, metal; lace, silk, thread, and hair ; muslin curtains, embroidered: machinery for making paper, millinery, mi croscopes, ; naptha oil, opera-glasses, pillow-lace, pictures, platting of straw, paper weight-, pencils, slate ; porte-monnais, &c. ; porcelain, plain and coloured ; painters' colours ; pipes, bowls, tubes, tte. ; purses, silk ; prints, raisins, rum, rigging, segars, segar- cases, shawls, woollen, printed and unprinted ; scarfs, silver filigree work ; spirits, plain and mixed ; stay materials ; silk manufactures, viz., scarfs, lasting, purses, broad stuffs, &c. ; straw platting, &c. ; steel fringes, slides, beads, &c.; snuff, sugar, tea, timber, tobacc, toys, &e.; Utrecht velvet, veneers, inlaid, &c. ; watches, gold and silver ; watch keys, gold ; wine, and various other goods. For Exportation, or for Home Consumption, on payment of the Duties:—Arrow-root, books, biscuits, bottles, drugs, coffee, Cologne Water, confectionery, clay figures, chutney, flour, leather manufac tures, maccaroni , marble , figs, paper, prints, pictures, pickles, pre geived ginger, pepper, spirits, silk manufactures, sugar, saccades, tea, tamarinds, wine, &c. For Exportation only :—Books, prints, playing cards, tea, wine And spirits, &c. For the Benefit of the Crown :—Spirits, wine, Ste. The above goods may be viewed at the Queen's Warehouse, em its:3se, Thames-street; at the it. K,therine, London, East and West India Docks; and at the Tobacco Ground, Rotherhithe, on Mon day, the 12th, Tuesday, the 13th, and Wednesday, the 14th of Jan uary, 1852, from Ten o'clock in the Morning until Three o'clock In the Afternoon, and on the days of sale, from Ten o'clock in the Morning until Twelve o'clock at Noon. Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be delivered until after two clear days of the day on which they are sold, and that no lots can bo paid for at the office of the Receiver of Fines, after two o'clock in the afternoon, and that on the days of sale money will not be received by the Receiver of Fines after eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. Catalogues aiay be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom lease, Thames-street, price One Shilling each. THE PATENT WIRE TYPE COMPANY. PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. Capital, £30,000; in 3,000 Shares of £lO each. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. - Henry Henan:lan, ER., C.E. I Robert Spinney, Esq., C.E. E. P. Harding, Es q . J. R. Johnson, Esq. G. Carter, Esq. Edmund Pullein Esq. This Company is formed for the Manufacture of Printing Type from hard metals by pressure, under an entirely new process, secured by Letters Patent. The Type thus produeed possess at least 60 times the durability of cast type, and are made by steam power at the rate of 1011 per minute. That this is no theoretical scheme, was proved at the Great Exhi bition ; the complete machinery then shown not only attracted the attention of the most scientific and practical men of the day, but gained the medal "for novelty of invention and utility of product." The liability of shareholders is limited by deed, which also provides that a dividend of 5 per cent. per annum shall be paid to the share holders prior to the patentees receiving any royalty. The list of applicants for shares will close in a few days. For Prospectuses and Shares apply at the temporary °glees of the Company, 1, Guildhall-chambers, London. rrHE "DISPATCH" EXHIBITION CHART. The enormous circulation of the " WEEKLY Dispsycu," on Sunday last (by far exceeding the most sanguine expectations of the proprietors), having rendered it impossible to comply with the an. nouncements previously made, that every purchaser of the " WEEKLY DISPATCH" should. on Sunday Next, receive a copy of the ILLUS TRATED COLOURED CHART OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION, it has. In con sequence, been found necessary to POSTPONE TIIE ISSUE of a sheet demanding such careful preparation, until Sunday, the Ist of February, on which day every purchaser of the " WEEKLY DISPATCH" will be entitled to a copy. . . Orders can be given to any newsvender in town or country, or to Mr. E. J. Wood, 139. Fleet•street, Lon ion, who will forward a "DISPATCH" and Stamped Chart on February ist, on receipt of Seven Postage Stamps. Terms on which the Dispatch is for warded are— £ s. d. Per Quarter .. 0 7 0 Half Year • • • • • • .. . 0 12 0 Twelve Months 1 6 0 Yearly on Credit Payable on Reference .. 1 10 0 Payable in Advance by t, Post-office Order, or reference to a resident in London, but not by Postage Stamps. WARM BATHS, ONE SHILLING EACH. 4. Economy and Enjoyment both combined To calm the temper and refine the mind, To hell the body of its gathered hls, The Bath does more than doctors' draughts or pills." A few reserved rooms, including the Ladies' Department, Is. Gd. each. Twenty-one Transferable Tickets, One Guinea. 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, and 5, New Broad-street, City. `Vapour, Sulphur, Shampooing, and Harrowgate Baths always r eady. Portable Warm Baths seat out within ten miles of London, With Hot Linen, &.c,: the Bath, 55.; distance, Is. per mile. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. Fore Cabin. Saloon. TO or from Gravesend and London lei. . Is. 2d •• Gravesend and Illackwall and Woolwich Bd. Os. 10d. Between Grav es e n d an d I n t ermed i ate P i ers .. 6d. •• • • Os. Bd. 111 10ther Packets call at tie Grays, Greenhitho, and Purfleet Piers. The rackets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). Time. fr% t i "' 1934 11% 5 1 FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WILCI DAYS, 01 . 1 a Q i i 8 F., _ _ 4 C IA 8 SUNDAYS. Time. 1Z 8 latardays Direct Trains from the Boats I Oratibuses from Fenchurch-s1 'ell' quarter of an hour. irßou BRUNSWICK WHARF, the following Trains from Larked t 'set elation to all parts of London BLACKWALL, on the 3rrlval of he Fencharch•street Station. Wale' Days. •-•---___________. SITNDAYB. ° I 4 a, • Time. M. 2 ! : • .; . f i.. ~J k . .a. a :. . . 1 t... . Time. t :3 7' 1 .''''.".. -..... ......... -..... __... ... ..... 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Argand, vege table, cares], or colza oil, 4s. 6d. per gallon ; sperm oil, 7s. 6d. ; Solar, 35. 6d. ; French oil, 45., for cash, at DAVIES'S old este ,l4llllsed warehouse, 63, St. Martin ' s -lane, opposite th e W estm i nster vanity Court. I) U BARRY'S HE ALTH-RESTORING FOOD FOR INVALIDS AND INFANTS. s . 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Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Front, 229 Strand, London," on the cjoyernment Stamm Price Is. 13id. ant, 2e. 9d, per box. N ° .18,502.] METROPOLITAN WATER. N.B.—That large portion of the public, whose money is in vested in private enterprises, on the faith of recent Acts of Parlia ment, is requested to peruse the following letter from the Chairman of Lambeth Waterworks Company to the Secretary of State for the Home Department : Belvidere House, Wimbledon, Surrey, Dec. 2,1851. Sir,—The reappearance in the public newspapers, of a notice of application to Parliament, signed by Messrs. Lyon, Barnes, and Ellis, relative to the metropolitan water supply, and also relative to the water supply of rural districts several miles distant from the metro polis, obliges the Lambeth Waterworks Company, through me, their Chairman, to address you. Before proceeding further, I beg to observe that this Company is placed under the most modern legislation. So very recently as 1848, it applied to Parliament for leave to bring in an abundant and pure supply of water from Thames Ditton, for the purposes of the southern portion of the metropolis, and of certain rural districts. Parliament highly approved of the application, and " The Lambeth Waterworks Act, 1848," was passed. Under the faith and powers of, and relying upon, the terms and status conferred by that recent Act of Parliament, two hundred thousand pounds (200,0001.) have been subscribed, and large further sums borrowed from the public, in addition to the former capital of the company, whereby a supply inexhaustible, and now universally admitted to be excellent, and (owing to the large volume of the Thames there) superior to other sources, has been achieved ; and as the Chairman of this Com pany, I am proud to be able to state that this great public beneSt has been economically effected by the Inherent energy of the prin• ciple of private enterprise, while the Board of Health, which professed to deal with the question, had not proceeded beyond theory, or rather impracticable speculation. A glance also at the minutes of evidence before the Committee of last session, on the water supply, will show a striking contrast between private enter prise arid public bodies; it will there be seen that Commissioners, popularly elected, had either refused to act at all, or had, as in the case of the Edinburgh Improvement Commission, wasted the public money at a rate of five times more than was beneficial to the pub lic, so that the inhabitants are described by an eminent witness as entertaining " the greatest thankfulness" that the Commission "had come to an end ;"—that municipal bodies had made the water sup ply a political question ;—that in the case (among other instances) of the Southampton Corporation, the Itchen was the Tory river, and the Tese was the Whig river, so that the town was drunk of neither, and only from 1,800 to 2,000 houses were supplied with water, out of 6,000 houses ;—that Liverpool and its corporatkn were distracted by the water supply question;—and that the greatly overcharged gas consumers of Manchester have been and are paying the corpora tion higher than other towns for gas, inferior to that used in such other towns, thereby ftunishing a large annual surplus on the gas account; and that half such surplus (such half amounting to about 15,0001. a year), has been and is applied towards the large water supply expenses in relief pro tanto td the water consumers, the gas consumers and water consumers being by no means wholly identi cal bodies. For the sake of brevity, Ido not allude to the cases of Worcester, Dundee, Oxford, Dunfermline, &c., &c., but beg to refer 1 to the Minutes of Evidence. I further beg to state that there is no Waterworks Company in the United Kingdom subjected to any modern principles of legislation to which the Lambeth Waterworks Company is not subjected by the Act of 1848. It is thereby (among other things) subjected to— The Waterworks Clauses Act. The Companies Clauses Act. To such limitation of rates as the Committee of the House of Commons thought just with reference to the intended outlay. To limitation of dividends; and To constant supply. Such having been the state of matters in the last session of Parlia ment, I most respectfully say that this Company felt it to be an ex treme hardship to be then obliged to spend a large sum out of the moneys which (relying on their recent Act of Parliament) they had hoped to spend in useful public objects, in opposing the Bill of last session, up to the time when it was thrown out by the unanimous vote of the Honourable Committee of the House of Commons ; and I am truly grieved to state that this Company feel it to be a matter fo just surprise and regret that they should have to look forward to the absolute necessity of a similar unprofitable expenditure in the next session of Parliament, in opposing a Bill which, if it be drawn ac cording to the Standing f irders, must of necessity be in pursuance of the notice given, and must therefore embrace those very principles, or some of them, N, hich were negatived last session, and to which, I say it most respectfully, and in the fullest reliance on the tried justice of yourself and of Parliament, this Company can never consent. I beg, at the same time, that it may be clearly understood that we are far from attributing to the Government, or to yourself as a member of it, the provisions or details of the Bill of last session, or the torm of the fresh notice before alluded to. We believe, on the contrary, that both the Government and yourself only desired, in the last session, to submit to the consideration and decision of Parlia ment, according to its usual rules, this important question; the de tails were necessa7ily ieft to be prepared elsewhere ; and I shall be able t • show you in what manner they were prepared. For the present, however, again guarding myself against being supposed to attribute to Government the details of the Bill of last sessio I beg to sail your careful attention to that Bill. Its effect may be fairly stated to be as follows :- 1. A forced amalgamation, and thereby a compu'sory throwing together of the moneys and affairs of parties who may be composed of both the provident and improvident, and practically a giving the exertions and energies of the enterprising to others, who, instead of receiving a gift, ought to exert themselves. (See Metropolis Water Bill, 1851, sections 1,2, 3,4, 5, &c.) 2. A compelling of the Lamb , th Waterworks Company (who had so recently, to the great satisfaction of Parliament, achieved the Thames Ifitton source of supply) to abandon that excellent source if required so to do by the Secretary of State, and instead thereof, at the requisition of the Secretary of State, upon the suggestion of the Board of Health, or indeed of any other pers ,ns, to expend this Com.,any's funds (raised on the faith of another purpose) in bring ing water from other sources to be pointed out which (after the ex penditure of the money) would, as every practical mind believes, have left London without its supply ; such, for instance, as the Bag shot Sands source, which, even with the addition of the water from the Green Sand district, is admitted to be utterly deficient in quantity, and bad in quality ; or the Woolmers Spring in Huts, a feeder pf the River Lee, which a n official witness stated as yielding about 2.000,000 gallons dail y, but which has been dry fer the last two months: or the Darenth and Wandle Rivers, which are co it paratively small streams, and subject to the same fluctuations as all rivers in the chalk and limestone districts, and the quantity of water in which has been seriously reduced during the last summer and autumn, &c.—(See sections 22, 23, 26 ) 3. A compulsory taking away and injuring of the rates, dividends. and general states upon which (as solemnly secured to them by Parliament so recently as 1848) this Company has just raised an ad ditional capital of between 200,0001, and 300,0001. (See sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, ikc ) I next beg to state an important fact. ThisCompauy having been incorporated in 1785, and having relieved its district from a great dearth of water, there appeared a rival Company, which insisted upon competing—procured an Act to be passed, and did accordingly compete with the Lambeth waterworks Company. Of this rival Company (now, since its junction with another, called the Southwark and Vauxhall Company), a gentleman of eminence is the chairman. The Lambeth Waterworks Company, by its energy and outlay, has, in achieving the Thames Bitten source of supply, outstripped this competitor. Of course, if that competitor could have succeeded by legislative enactment in forcibly uniting itself to this Company, the competitor would have been Immensely benefited, however much the Lambeth Waterworks Company and the public would have suf fered, and however great the blow given the great principle of pri vate enterprise. Such was the state of things when the Bill of last session appeared, the enactments of which certainly would have given to the Southwark and Vauxhall Company the benefit of the enterprise and outlay of the Lambeth Waterworks Company ; and such is still the state of things now that the notice of application for a Bill to effect (so far as notice is an indication of the intended Bill) the same object has re-appear. d. The Lambeth Waterworks Company entertains, Sir, the deepest respect towards you, and confidence in your determination to up hold what is just and in accordance with the faith of Parliament ; and we are well assured that when the Bill of last session was in troduced you were not made acquainted with the above-mentioned cireumstances, which this Company afterwards embodied in their petition against the Bill, upon which petition they were heard before the Committee. . . . I next beg to call your attention to the minutes of evidence given before the Committee on the Metropolis Water Bill of last session, questions 1,348 to 1,361 inclusive, and to assure you that when the Right Honourable and gifted Chairman of that Committee put those questions to the Secretary of the Southwark and Vauxhall Company there was scarcely a person in the crowd,el Committee room enter taining a doubt as to who was practically the author of the main provisions of the Bill then under di!cussion, or of bit influence and co-operation with the acting portion of the Board of Health; and I take the liberty of the snore especially pointing your attention to this, because the Lambeth Waterworks Company feel that in truth it is their public spirit and enterprise which, in outstripping, a com • petitor, have brought upon them the trouble and expense of a pe riodical agitation, attack, and defence. Upon this point I would also point your attention as to who were some of the chief witnesses called in support of the Bill list session ; they were : 1. Mr. Rosseter, the Secretary of the Southwark and Vauxhall Company. 2. The Chairman of the same Company; and 3. Mr. Joseph Qaick, the Engineer o: that Company. We respectfully protest against the acting portion of the Board of Health being allowed to interfere with and embarrass the dus working of that well-tried and great principle, private enterprise, by which thi s commercial empire has, under Prov id ence , mainly achieved its greatness, and especially we feel that it would be truly unjust that the K outhwark and Vauxhall Company shou ld b e a ll owe d to cripple the free development ot, or to appropriate the fruits of the Lambeth Company's own enterprise, and of the talent of the Lam beth Company's engineer, 3lr, s mpsen, to whom alone (as en counged by uur enterprise and outlay), and to no other, is due the merit of the Thames Ditton supply, and the striking conceptions and works by which his tried and well-known practical experience has thus far carried it To an inspection of those works I beg respectfully to invite yourself and any other members of the Government, whenever convenient to you. I beg also to enclose a print of the petition whiCh this Company presen ted against the Bill of last session, and in the language of en tire moderation and unfeigned respect, bnt at the san w e h ti e m ne e v o e f r en tire firmness, to express th e p lain sense of dut y which this Company , feels of opposing, with e ver y energy, the principles (f re newed) which were so embodied in that Bill. This Company is truly desirous of continuing to develope their own project in an enterprising and public spirited manner for the public benefit, and in accordance with their Act of Parliament, but if the moderate rights which, having been conferred upon them by that Act, have induced them to spend their money, arc ever sought to be broken in upon in a compulsory manner, and this Company's opposition should (contrary to their expectation) prove in vain, then, according to all precedent, they are entitled to the fullest compensation, upon which subject I would beg to call your attention to the ttie following passage in this Company's petition ag ainst the Bill of last session, viz. : f " That your petitioners beg most reseectfully to represent that if, any alleged public good, it is sought to deal with your petitioners' property without their consent, and to dissolve their company, the least measure of justice to which they are entitled is to be paid in r eady money such a sum as will place all their shareholders in as pecuniary position n are o now f not in, thus and also compulsorily in as good a inter feredthesawi-di'R—hi),llwil.hlseit: the scheme sanctioned by the Lambeth Water wgoordir'a property,A lets an and sled shall p have fully developed itself; whereas, under uncertain to give to your petitioners, id lieu of their amount of what in the said proposed Bill is stock may be, called a Capital Stock,' which consolidated capital and unmarketable." aria y ed petitioners believe will be, of but little value, See also the minutes of the Liverpool and Manchester as to the compensations given to In conclusion, Pteg to a z i Waterworks Companies respectively. re y ou . • tical Men that, if prise hat it is the opinion of prac seems to be proposed by the fres:en be dealt with in the way which taken out of the hands of private enterprise, or if the water supply be eventually be very largely increased eg t ertnise, the water rates will I have the honour against the put-lie. to be, Sr With high respect i -' Your most obedient humble JAMES COURTlLuervpsrant,:. Chairman of the Cou va ; ' E ACHE, Lambeth al , * - a • rw of Proprietors of The Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Bart., Nix , • her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for • the Home Department, &c. P.S.—The Lambeth Waterworks Company are particularly de sirous that I should state most distinctly, that no company or person whatsoever, except myself, as its chairman, has, or will have, any r i authority to speak or act for the Lambeth Waterworks Company in communication with yourself, or W ith any board or department of Government. J. C. P. • • ( /' ,OO / 4 140•1011115 r 1r A i r • k 1 4s , I C :41 ,: i t-r 6 : "41-. , 4 1. 11 ; :: 21t i4.1: *1 1 ;;4:1 • I who might be deprived of employment during thH — 'rej -' ite - st. . . ion he strongly recommended peaceable ems. • • • - . , 4-4 # A d n u ocit°rwn. conclusion N t h a e a m d a m s I r e! t m s A h cTunlidls Close sev t e h r r i 07,4 , • * *,,,.sV . _ P44l' . z O 7 W : d r k d r a h e :I§ P e g ei the meettn r g in a m n e d assured them that the workmen were t t d to stand firm. w.I ` ' A The meeting then adjonrned. C ,• , t -*J- 5 1 ` 'TA • • It • ' • - * 4 -.4i* ! LONDON, FRIDAY J ANU ARY 9 1852. - 4 --- , Gm SU 7 THE WHIG MINISTERIAL CRISIS—MORE IMPORTANT REVELATIONS. (From the Advertiser.) We are again in a position to make some further im portant revelations, respecting the circumtanees under which Lord Palmerston was dismissed from the office of Foreign Secretary ; and these, it will be seen, when we have laid them before the public, place the conduct of the Premier in a far more unfavourable light than that in which it has already been exhibited. Suppose we put a question or two to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, with the view of elicit ing one or two astounding fact?. Can it then be true — for the thing would seem incredible—that Lord John Russell, immediately after informing Lord Palmerston that he cculd not, in consequence of his " want of judg ment and discretion," be permitted any longer to hold the seals of the Foreign-office —can it be true that, in the plenitude of his anxiety ~,to disarm the future hostility of th e Noble Viscount, he actually of fered to appoint him to another important post, and immediately to raise him to the Peerage? This, we re peat, seems so startling, so incredible, that we put it in the form of a query. And can it also be true that in refusing either and both the proffered honottrt, Lord Palmerston wrote a letter to Lord John Russell, so in stinct with scorn and indignation, that it must have blanched the cheek of the Premier when he read it? And, further, did Lord Palmerston in that letter, which will be laid before Parliament immediately on its le assembling, boldly and broadly taunt the Premier with the inconsistency of his conduct in making such an offer that i s it w f: —adding, with a crushing weight of logi c , t h at i f he had beef o r d i j lt o y h o n f h " a s d uc c h ha a rg w e a d nt hi o m f judgment and d mustisc b r e ta eti t on o ': as we can bring ourselves to believe it ; an d yet it comes to us in a shape so unquestionable, th a t we cannot withhold our credence from it. repeat,gweitt hheir unfitecalclut ally yi o s fillt t rue eu any oltth seemser pu s t r o o f importance.incredible EQUITABLE FIRE FUND LIFE IN:SUR 26, CORNHIL DIREC t*T. LAMIE MURR *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. f*Elugh Croft, Esq. tJ. Elliotson, M.D. F.R.S. f*Geo. Fuller, Esq. *Ralph Gough, Esq. t Kennaway, Esq. tSir Arnold J. Knight, M.D, .Sir A. W. Hillary, Bart. *M. C. Maher, Esq Fire. rmd NATION/a, LOAN ANCE COMPANIES :L, LONDON. Troas. AY, Esq., Chairman. *John INloss, Esq. Wolin Rawson, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. t.Edmond S. Symes, Esq. t*Clement Tabor, Esq. • tJoseph Thompson, Esq. t*Augustus Vigne, Esq. tSamuel Walker, Esq. INTERESTING WORKS. COLBURN & Co.'s NEW PUBLICATIONS. To be had of all Booksellers. I. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. A Political Biography. By B. Dis •aeli, ALP. Sec Aid Edition. One vol., lbs. 11. DARIEN ; or, The Merchant Prince. By Eliot Warburton, Esq. 3 gols. ripHIRTY GUINEAS REWARD. 1. 3lrs. SARAH COLT (formerly SARAH LYMAN), deceased. if 1113 representatives 'pf this Lady, who, it is believed, died, either in the United States or at Frederick's Town, New Brunswick, about the year 1809, will apply to the undersigned, they will hear of some thing to their advantage ; and auy person giving information which may lead to the knowledge of the said representatives, shall receive tile above reward. J. E. ELWORTIIy, Solicitor, Plymouth, Entiand. iron ballast to bring her head down to proper trim, the coals having brought her down too much by th e stern. The Hudson America n line of packet-ship p u t b ac k Motberbank last night from stress of weather. T niZt h e e d C to- ha d m ay p , io a n nd . I w 4 ill C b o e m p m a a id nd o e ff r t il o-morrow. has been un row. , PLYMOUTH, THO RSDAY .—Th e repairs of her Ma iesty's brig Rapid, Couaander Blanc, being nearly com pleted, she will go out of harbour on Monday next, pre paratory to sailing for the East Indies. Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Megrers, Master ' Commander Barlow, with the Rifle Brigade on board, sailed yesterday (Wednesday) evening for the Cape of Good Hope. She fired a signal gun at seven o'clock. and another shortly after nine, and left her moorings is the Sound about ten o'clock. Three of the officers of the brigade' are left behind, as well as one petty officer and one seaman belonging to the ship. They were at the Barbican steps about two hours after the steamer left. The next mail-packet for the Cape of Good Hope is the Genei:-.1 Screw Steam Shippieg Company's mail-packet Propontis, Captain Glover, which sails from this port on Thursday, the 15th inst. A3MyEoRisI.CAN 11 E3310117R. Edited by the Author of c . , n Wards eitheital N l ad ° IrMSuusbic ... PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE A LBERT. pOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI'ETTTION. George Pepper, ark e r E , sEq . mi , La: Lecture by Dr. Bachhofther on the Phil oso p hy of gclentrfic of England, illustrated by a Selection from Shakspere's S ongs, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Evenings, at Eight o ' c l ock. Recreation.— p . L —Lecture Numerous Prize Models, Works of Art, &c., from the Great Exhi bition, explained by Mr.,Crispe.—Optical Effects in Dissolvitie Views, Microscope, Chrokaatrope, &c.—Diver and Diving Bell. &c. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. 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Gaorge Croly, LL.D. 1 vol. 10s. Gd. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Life Annuit es granted, also Deferred and Contingent Annuities. The terms of the Society are peculiarly favourable. The present annual income of the Society from premiums exceeds 70,0001 ; the amount covered by the policies of the Society is up ards of 2,250,0001.; and the reserve profit applicable to future bonus to the assured, amounts to 95,502/. 141. Od. Prospectuse=, and every information, may be obtained, on applica tion at the Office, or to any of its Agente, W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. We stated some days since, that Lord John Russell, in announcing that Lord Palmerston had resigned hie situation a s F ore i gn S ecretary , did not g i ve hi s eight colleagues who were present, the slightest idea of the reasons why Lord'Palmerston had come to the resolu tion of ceasing to be a member of the Whig Cabinet. We are now in a positi on t o a dd , that this does not un fold, toits full extent, the disingenuousness, to call it by no harsher name, of which the Premier was guilty on that occasion. We challenge any of the Ministerial that o organs to deny the fact, that Lord John R usse ll l e f t t h e impression on every member of his Cabinet p resent on the occasion, that the retirement of Lord Palmerston ask o m those opd No a b t i c e u ose Lords nca of nine, out of a Cabinet consisting of fifteen members— we ask them whether the very words which the Noble and ds Right purely Hon.sp spontaneous. t an Gentlemeneo us. We who Lord used on the occasion were not these;—" I have now to make the announcement that Lord Palmer ston has withdrawn from the office of Foreign Secretary, and that Lord Granville has agreed to take his place?" Did not. we further ask, the countenance of every C a bin e t Mi n i s t er p rese nt indi cate an utter amszment, mingled with an expression of disappointment or regret, when the announcement was made? It was, we happen to know, to the circumstance of their being so overwhelmed with surprise, that they scarcely knew where they were or what they were doing, that the fact is to be attributed, that not one of them thought of asking a single question of the Premiez relative to the circumstances under which the with drawal" had occurred, when be simply proposed that Lord Palmerst on ' s res i gnat i on b e accepted, and Lord Granville's appointment be approved of. Then, again, did not Lord John Russell, immediately on the Cabinet C ounc il b rea ki ng up, hurry down Ito Windsor and inform her Majesty that Lord Palnserston's resignation had been accepted at the Cabinet Council held that afternoon, without giving his Sovereign the slightest idea of the circumstances under which the concurrence of the Cabinet to that resignation had been obtained? And now a word or two as to the influences which have operated on Lord John Russell in the deliberate sacrifice he has made of Lord Palmerston. We affirm, in the most confident manner, that the prime mover in the matter has been Prince Schwartzenberg, in whoa° person the entire Government of Austria is centred. It was he who, for several months, refused to send any Austrian Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, as signing as the reason, when asked for it, that Lord Pal merston was still at the head of Foreign affairs. And it was he who refused to receive Lord Westmoreland, our Ambassador at Vienna, still assigning as the tole reason that Lord Palmerston was Secretary for Ire.- reign Affairs. Russia is also implicated in the cabals against Lord Palmerston; but her inter ference, in opposition to the Noble Lord, has not been so open and above board as that of Austria. Still it was made sufficiently apparent to those who pay attention to the movements of the diplomatic world, from the fact that, though Baron Brunow did not pay a single visit to Lotd Palmerston since his return, two mouths pre viously, from St. Petersburgh, the Noble ,Lord had no sooner been ejected from Downing-street, than the Russian Ambassador found his way to the Foreign office, to pay his respects to Lord Granville. Lord John Russell, therefore, has bat become the instrument of giving effect to the intrigues of Prince Schwartztnberg and his continental co•eonspirators. Lord Palmerston has thus been sacrificed to the absolute Courts, and the party by whom the disgraceful transaction has been managed is no other than Lord John Russell. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 8. The following were additions to the Royal dinner party last evening. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and the Lady Octavia Grosvenor. The band of the Grenadier Guards arrived at the the following pieces:— Castle during dinner, and played Overture,'" Catherina Carnaro" Coro e Sestetto, from II Templario Waltz, "Die Jaegar Lieder" Aria, "Io l'udia ne suoi bei carmi" (Torquato Lasso) Reminiscences from the operetta, " 'Stetzti Fenstarin" Her Majesty's private band afterwards was in at itierst. zing. Triumphal March tendance, and performed the followin g selection : ' Overture " Joseph" Trio Bou ffe, " Le Prophets Selection, "Czar and Zimmermann" Lo The Queen walked in the H ome P ark and th The Prince of Wales, the Pri ncess Royal, Slopes this morning. • Hi s R o yal Highnes s Prince Albertr o we , t took o u and the Family, ity n younger members of the Royal .. u sual morning exercise. t their shoot ing this forenoon, accompanefl by castle and Sir William Middleton, and attended by the Earl of Morley, C o l and Colonel F. H. Colonel the Ho n . C. B. Phipps, Seymour. Invitations have been sent to the following person ages, who are expected afternoon :—xi s E to arrive at the Castle this Walewbki, th Excellency Count and the Co u nte s s Count and Countess Lavradi), the Marquis and 6 Emily Da Burgh, Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Earl De la Warr, a n d th e E ar l an d Countess of S efton . M onsieur Drouet has returned from the Continent, to take the direction of the Belgian Legation, during M. 'Van de Weyer's absence. The Greek Minister has returned to town from Brighton. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yes terday morning, from Windsor Castle, to attend the Cabinet Council. Sir George Grey arrived in town yesterday fore noon, from the seat of Sir Francis Baring, Stratton Park , Winchester. Lord Seymour arrived in town yesterday morning, to attend the Cabinet Council, from Maiden Bradley. The Right Hon. Henry Libouchere also arrived in town yesterday morning. Mr. Locke King had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. G. Loah had also an interview with the Right Hen. Baronet. Dispatches were sent off from the Colonial-dace yesterday to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands; and also to the Governor of Ceylon. UNIVERSITY IN JAN. 8. DEATH OF THE SENIOR FELLOW OP KING'S CoLLEOE. —William Hunt, Esq., M.A., S en i or Fellow of the So ciety, expired at his r ooms i n C o llege, a few minutes before four o'clock on Tuesday Afternoon. The deoested, who was in his 88th year was admitted a scholar of King's in 1784, an d proceeded to a Fellowship in 137. He took his B.A. in 1789, and was called to the bar by the Society of Lincoln's-inn in 1794. Mr. Hunt became Senior Feito w o f Ki ng 's College on the d e mise of the late Rev. Charles Simeon. lie formerl y practised on the Norfolk c ircuit, of which be was a l ong time leader , but he had retired from bullfiness for some y ears w i t h the exception of occasionally acting as Local Bankruptcy Commissioner. Mr. Thomas Milner Gibson, SOCIETY OF AnT9•—Last night the fourth lecture on subjects connected with the Great Exhibition was de livered the chair. Dr. Playfair gave many striking ex- M.P., amples of the e xtraordinary results which, during the last Pla3 fair, half century, have followed the application of chemical by Dr. Lyon science to ordinary industrial pursuits. WORCESTER HOP MARKET, JAN. 6.—Our market remains the same as at last report, with a toendency to higher rates for all new and fine old hops. Our present currency is—for 1851, 105 s. to 140 s. ; 1850, 105 s to 112 s. ; 1846, 30s to 565. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—For Indigestion, Stomftob and Liver mplaints, take Holloway's Pills.—Persons suffering from any derangement of th e liver, stomach, er the eve ns of digestion, should have recourse to Holloway's Pills, as h.re se no other medicine known that acts on these p ar ticularcomplaints with such certain succe ss. I ts peculiar properties strengthen the tone of the stomach, increase the appetite, and Purify the liver. F or b owe l comp l aints it is admirable, as i t removes every primary cause of them, thereby restoring the patient to the soundest health and strength. Nervous or sick headaches and lowness of spirits may be easily cured by taking a course of Holloway's Pills.—Sold by all druggists, and at firafamor Holloway's Establishment,244, Strand, London. ANCHOR ASSURANCE COMPANY, 67, Eheapside, London. Life Assurances may be effected with this Office at the most mo derate premiums, while the bonus additions to policies tend still far ther to leisen the cost of assurance. Life Annuities are granted by the Company an terms exceedingly favourable to the assured. Prospectuses may be had on application. T. BELL, Secretary and Actuary. Chief Agencies—Ducie-place, Manchester ; Exchange-buildings, Hull; Grey-street, Newcastle-on• Tyne; 5, Grafton-street, Plymouth; and 6, Hermann-strasse, Hamburgh. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Carries, and Salad' and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the belt safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Were-street, Oxford- Street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and enerally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA And PEItRINS" aro upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. SEASONABLE FESTIVITIES. At this fecUrre period of the year the following unrivalled dis coveries for the TOILET are called into increased requisitim, namely—. ROWL.ANDS' MACASSAR OIL, fur creating and sustaining a luxuriant head of hair, ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for rendering the Skin soft, fair, and blooming. P.OWLANDg' ODONTO ; or, PEARL DENTIFRICE, for imparting a pearl-like whiteness to the Teeth, and - . ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO, a fragrant and spirituous Perfume, an essential accompaniment is 1 aces of public amusement and crowded assemblies. Beware of Spurious Imitations. The only Genuine of each bears the name of " Rowlands' " pre eding that of the Article on the Wrapper or Label. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by hernists and Perfumers. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.- Commercial travellers are, of all men, tile most social; their profesqon often places them within situations where they are obliged to freely patronise the science of gastronomy, and to yield to the seductive allurements of the " rosy god ;" no harm from these indul gences would ever be felt if they would take two or three of OLD PAlt kt'S fine stomachic PILLS at night, which would, without the slightest disturbance or pain, clear off all acidities which would otherwise remain in the stomach and bowels, and produce feverish head-ache, and all other unpleasant symptoms. On account of their mild and effective operation, they are now more used by all travel lers than any other medicines are. For sea voyages they are an; knowledged to be all that are required, preventing all scurvy, &c. The sale of Parr's Life Pills amounts to upwards of 30,000 boxes weekly, more than all other patent medicines put together. The simple fact needs no farther comment; it tells plainly that the Pills of Old Parr are the best medicine in the world. Sold by E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; Sutton and C 0., Bow Churchyard, London ; J. and It. Raimes and Co.. Edinburgh; Mottershead and Co., Man chester; and by all Chemists; in boxes at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 11s. each. THE OLD YEAR and the NEW YEAR. Time flies apace—another year hath perished— Perished and joined th' irrevocable past ; Hopes, in its progress, brightly born and cherished, Have been by shade o'ercast ; And sorrows that seemed evils to our sight Have " turned their silver linings to tha light."—DELTA. The advent of a New Year is ever interesting and important to all. Prospectively and retrospectively 'considered, it cannot fall to elicit the reflective attention of the most indifferent persons. The moralist, the philosopher, the historian, and the politician, regard such a "turn of time" with no ordinary observance. There are two questions which naturally suggest themselves, on an exchange of periods like the present—namely, " What was the Old Year ?" and " What will be the New ?" That the year 1851 has proved an eventful era, no one can dispute. The very numerals by which the past year is distinguished convey an idea sufficiently great. Regarding 1851 in a political light, we have to congratulate our selves on the pacific spirit which has pervaded the country at large. We have not to look back on those civil broils which unhappily dis turbed the peace of the kingdom in previous years. If cloud has passed over the pclitical horizon it has been but of transient duration, and has led to no material consequences. The throne of Queen Victoria - bas been made the rallying point with all parties, and Royalty and loyalty have happily co-operated together. The event which stands out in the boldest relief with reference to the past year, is undoubtedly that which called together the various tribes of the civilized world, Each with his native handiwork and busy tongue." This grand convention of the world's artificers caused the capital of Great Brita'n to become a centerpoint of attraction, and the tri umphant results which attended this memorable Congress, will not soon be obliterated from the memory of the many who were specula tors of the grand display. It is not, however, the province of tradesmen to take discursive views of a year's occurrences, except in connexion with their own immediate speculations. It is a generally received opinion, that the Great Exhibition produced effects is trade contrary to those naturally anticipated ; nor can it be denied that this is true, to a certain ex tent, in certain quarters. But, whoever may have to complain of a year of disappoint ments, it is demonstrable, from positive fact, that lIYAM and CO. are exceptions In this respect. While the money market unsteadily fluctuated—while trading speculation seemed, for a time, stagnant —while mon y was diverted from purchase to pleasure—and while a general disappointment and complaint were prevalent—HYAM and CO. realised the most unprecedented success throughout the whole term of 1851. To date the past year's success to a legitimate cause will be no difficult matter. HYAM and CO., in addition to their reputed merits in business, made ihe Great Exhibition subservient to their own individual pur poses, by securing those valuable improvements to which the emu lation kindled by this great undertaking gave rise. What invention—what improvement, brought out by the National Exposit'on, did not II rAm and CO. avail themselves of ? All that was really beautifully and goad (and of this there was much) was secured by the proprietors in order to give eclat to their specula tions during the past eventful period. The most novel, elegant, and serviceable specimens of materials for dress manufactured into attire on the most approved methods, were furnished by HYAM and CO., in the year 1851. 111111ffl that unflagging success—that encouraging countenance and support on the, part of the public, of which the proprietors have now to boast. It must not be forgotten that, in addition to these re commendations, HYAM and CO. rendered the past year, in their own offers, a year of economy. While numbers unjustly availed them selves of the extraordinary demand consequent on the Great Ex hibition, HYA NI and CO. diverged in no way from those principles of equity which have ever been the ground-work of their trade. It is infinitely more easy for 11YAM and CO. to call public at tention to the advances which they have made, and the encourage ments which they have received, than it is to tender acknowledg ments for the same in anything like an adequate form. lIYAM and CO. in thanking their supporters, have to address themselves to all classes of the community. The "universal suf frage" of their trading advantages extends itself through every con dition of society, and embraces the interests of all. The most substantial form of acknowledgment to which HYAM and CO. can have recourse is that of future action. It is to acts that the public chiefly look, and not to words; and HYAM and CO. are resolved that the year 1852 shall be distinguished by advantages in their trade surpassing those of any previous year. The successes of 1851 will be reproductive in 1852, to the essential benefit of the public. By an ariv ntageous availment of the markets—by a judicious and liberal expenditure of capital—by a progression, in opposition to a retrogresion in artistic improvement—by an adherence to refined taste in all articles of dress—by an employment of the best foreign and native skill in manufacture—by an equalization of interests of the buyer and seller, and by every other possible recommendation in business, do HYAM and CO. resolve to distinguish themselves during the year which has now dawned, and with this assurance wishing their thousandfold support ers " a h th a e p y py b n e e g w t y o conclude, ear HYAM AND CO L .' o s nd ll o S n T . AßL_ 7'1177. City Establishment .. •.36, Gracechurch-street. West-end Establishment • • ......86, Oxford-street. *** HY kM and CO., Tailor, Clothiers, add Manufacturers of Cloth, Outfltters, Hatters, Naval and Military Tailors. Provincial Establishments. Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Glasgow, Dublin, and Bristol. THE SILENT FRIEND. IN SIX LANGUAGES-FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINLNO THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTIOI4 OF DISEASE. liiastrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Eugravings. 3N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA- PACITY, AND IM PED IMEN TS 'TO MARRIAGE. A. Now Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2s. bd. by post, from the Establishment, 3s. ed. in stamps. HE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on 1. the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abase of lowed by o wi bs t e h rv ai a r ti e e c e ti s on en s fo u r ar ti rl e ag u e s , e a o h f a t t h h e e dt pr e e q v u e eh n titiveeauleohetiownlfioelh prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, Lenion. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannah 63. and Ranger, 150. Oxford-street ; Gordon,l46,Leadanhall-street; Barclay, 95, Farringdon-street ;W. Sutton, 10, Bow Church-yard ; W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Church-yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R. Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; and Simpkin, Stationers' Hall-court. Pa.a.r I. treats of the anatomy and physiology or tae re-productive argmns, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PasT 11. treats of tke consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakinas, nervous excitement, and generative iacapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in s i :hr .31:100 Tssapv: V. :i c e aet devotedticcritically j , ea li by y t oan"'t the the ili ed c pb h C : tho primary or Inyns•wreihlhgehevdenyStltweellifeorfTwel.Pl9:l,l4ni dis' F,:tvavi7.o. Ei4givr. eshzeon:esrru: secondary form, and contains explicit directions for taeir treatment. Thia section la illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ngs. PAM IT. Oontains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a t iu. The causes of unproducti ve anion are also considered, and the inquired into. T 122 Conntat. Mum op STRlActqd is exclusively employed in tu tiag nervous and sexual debility, impotence, ace.,, 110. and 38s. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic 4.,,..... erne ` and the abuse efaseteserLf y infe i c i tion ah , d se n con e secondary gunur a, rhce as e . , 9 d iti , eo 4a t . 8 6 t t, tu nn e l l eh la d . bottle. Ferry's per box , boa of the bladder. Cons ' ultation fee, if by letter, cbronic infiama . th detail of e case is required; age, habits, and Post" 11. A minute with ad tion in society. Si.s Packets, advice, to be had at the Esta attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-st • ' reet, Oxford rsbyelimpmdz,ntfo,aort),,p,:yurifyint.purif: Surgeons, are in days from Eleven to Olio ood o u t I'n:l:od:end:a ngaicetli r i n y of marriage, nfe c t io n I BA n o a b i v t a i a t d e d u . .• street, London, from NEW FICTION, BY THE AUTHOR OF " PIQUE." Now ready, in 3 yois AGATHA B EA:UFORT; Or, FAMILY PRIDE. By the Author of p ique , Just ready, in 2 volg. past Bvo., THE TWO FA'AILIES; AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF CHAPELTON. By the Author of " Rose Douglas." London : Smith, Elder, and Co. 65 > Cornbill. PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION, 42, MOORGATE-STREET , LONDON, JAN. 7, 1852. LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT. or MUTUAL c in the GENE RAL L INFoEti MEETIN G is ASSURANCE hereby o g r i given , that DEPARTMENT, AR Tt Membersmh e ELEVENTH T, the wiFive E be N: ANNUAL held at the London N of Tavern Bishopsgate-street, in the C it y of London, on MONDAY, the 19th day of January, 1852, at Half-past Even ing precisely. The following gentlemen have been duly nominated in conformity with Rule No. 17 of the Benefit Department as Candidates for the Mee of Auditors for the current year Mr. Edward Coleman, Mr. James Richard Loyd, Mr. Joseph Hooper ' Mr. Sauct on Wood, Mr. Charles Wooley. ENT DEPARTMENT. Notice it herneEbrEgYiv°eLn, that the ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the D ONORS, SUBSCRIBERS, and FRIENDS of the BENEVOLENT DEPART MENT, will he held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate - st reet, in the city of London, on MONDAY, the 19th day of Janua r y , 184, at Seven o'clock, or immediately after the conclusion of the Annual M eet i ng o f t h e Members of the Benefit or Mutual Life Assurance Department, aapt pointed to tike pine on the same E venin g , at the name place, Half-past Five o'clock precisely. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., 21. r., Treasurer, in th e Ch a i r. By order of the Board, PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. THE ANAXYRIDIAN TROWSER. Herr CAHAN, the scientific Trowser-cutter, continues his superior method, by which an elegance of style and fit may be in 'ured in the make of this garment; supersedes braces, remains firm to the heel without straps, secures a handsome face over the instep, and affords a full power of stride and ease in seat, so neces sary to equestrians, an improvement not hitherto accomplished. Prom 16s. to 255. At Herr Cahan's, 371, Strand, adjoin-WS Exeter Hall. by himself,oenhall-street, London, combine all own premises, where may be seen NIECHI'S DESKS, WORK-BOXES, and TEA-CHESTS, is superb and cheap, with the most approved patterns, invented manufactured 4 , o n L l e d a s d some of the richest specimens in the world of Papier Mache Goods, Dressing-cases, Bagatelle-tables, i vo ry Chess-men and Chess-boards, rich Card-cases, Tablets, and, in fact, everything for the work-table and dressing toilet, displayed in a style of elegance not surpassed by any in this kingdom. Mechi is the sole and original inventor of the Castellated Tooth-brushes, Magic strop and Paste, the Peculiar Steel Razor, the Cushioned Bagatelle-tables, and various Improvements in Portable Desks and Dressing-cases combined' CERTAIN RELIEF IN BRONCHIAL AFFECTIONS, HOOFING COUGH , Ece. DR. BARRY'S SALINE and SOOTHING LOZENGES are most invaluable to persons aftlieted with diseases of the respiratory organs, such as Influenza, Asthma, Difficulty of Breathing, Coughs, Hoarseness, Irritation of the Throat, looping Cough, &c. These Lozenges often relieve Severe Hoarseness or Excessive Coughing in twenty-four hours, and have a peculiar beneficial effect on Bronchial Inflammation. Clergymen, Public Speakers, and Vocalists—one taken before vocal exertion will stimulate the thoracic organs, and give a tone to the voice. Sold at MEASAM and Co.'s medicated cream depot, 238, Strand, London, in boxes at 13%d.; or sent free to all parts of the kingdom on receipt of eighteen postage stamps. FAREWELL, OLD YEAR! marked by the revolution of Empires and the convulsion of Kingdoms, by the progress of Arts and Exhibitions of Industry, fraught vtith events which will be' recorded on the historic page, forming an epoch interesting to the Philosopher and the Mechanic— s great step in the progress of civilization, and a bond of amity to the hostile tribes of the human race ! The gathering of all Nations in the chief commercial city in the world, has been an event long to be remembered. The magnificent outlay, amazing preparations, and highly cultivated taste displayed in the memorable Exhibition, aroused the attention of all classes—. from the unskilled barbarian to the professor of science — from the beloved Sovereign of our country to the most distant member of her extensive empire : millions visited the metropolis during this display, and the inhabitants of the City received numerous additions to the sources of gratification every day u n f olding. Great as was this expo sition of the resources, skill, and i n d ustry of all nations, approve d an d instructive as were its result s , E . MOSES and SON, thoug h t h e y had little to learn from the styles an d fabrics of dress presen ted in the World's Show, being con nec t e d with all the most celebrate d con tributors, and engaging th e same talent in the manufacture of t h e i r c lothing ; yet th:y had the pl easure of tendering their attent i on t o th o usands who visited thei r E s t a b lishments, and favoured them w ith their support : nor were they less gratified by th e spontaneous ma nner in which approbatio n was manifested towards the i r grea t bus i n ess undertakings, all based on su c h a sys t em a s gratifies the o b ser ver while it secures th e proper advancement of soc i ety by diffusing a correct and elevat e d taste. This they assert w ith th e mos t substantial proof that th ey are giving expression to the se,,ti ments of thousands, who will lo ng remember their business Establish ments as the principal attractio ns of the City. The G l ass Palace ma y henceforth be little regard e d, or may be entirely remove d ; b u t E. MOSES and SON, encouraged by the confidence and patronage of thousands, will endeavour to render their Establishments attractive by the magnificence of their Stock, its adaptation to all Seasons, its unparalleled elegance, and its prices, telow those of any other house in the kingdom ; they therefore hail the Now year, in the spirit of tradesmen, posted up to the present moment, ready to meet all the commands of their friends and patrons in the City or in the Country, to supply at any moment the most appropriate style of dress at the lowest rate, or to give imme diate attention, and, they doubt not, great satisfaction to those Gentlemen who favour them with their orders in the Bespoke De partment. For festive occasions they invite an inspection of t h e i r e l egan t most modern styl es. For Winter Wear they recom mend,the highest sati s f act i on, their endless variety of warm faanbdriewafiontrhdtable dress ; they also request the attention of Gentle men whose Sons have returned from school to spend their holiday s, to pay a visit to their City or Nest End Establishments, and to select from their varied and im mense Stock of Juvenile Dress, which has the three followin g recatisites combined—Fasnlon, Durability, and Cheapness. Nor have they neglected to provide for the Year 1852 every Article in tee Outfittin g - Department. Furs, the last im ported from the far-famed from hun ting stations, manufactured to the l a test styles, and preserved the destruction of the moth by a peculiar process. To particulariz e Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Boots, hoes, &0., scc., &c., is unnecessary. A visit to E. MOSES and SOX'S and Minories, or New Oxford-st reet, corner of Hart-street, will con vey some idea of their dererminati on in reference t o th e year exertions which 1852. No sacrifice of time, talent, or money, will be considered, No vigilant and persevering Establishments in Aldgate —g tradesmen can make will neglected. N o opportunity of gratifying their Patrons will be allowed to Pass unhnproved. But, by massive of capital, extensive business transactions in the first outlay circles of fashion, by unabated zeal in all deportments of their daily increasing the diversified tastes of trade, tley are resolved to make such an impres sion on their Friends,Patrons, and the Public, as will ensure to na l t o ion th a e ; them the celebrity of the first Clothiers and Outfi:ters In the World. i It is their ambition to maintain the h onourable distinction they have c oorfp theseor a t e already attained ; to benefit the claims of an improving state of so ciety ;to extend the i of Free Trade ;to turn to the most with these events the re i nc .on of price on those every day requi "exdecutotioinn gigantic designs they areclianeered on by the encouragement they have already received ; and bidding farewell to the Old Year, they express their highest sense of obligation for the support awarded to e p i r t o e fi s , ta b E I l e e ;tit:net° events t h s e , nd n e t e e r ev e b h: e tu p g e r e sosf. their establishments, and hope, ere the close of another year, they will have the satisfaction of being, as they always have been, uni vers Illy acknowledged as the cheapest, most Welded, and unrivalled Clothiers, Tailors, Outfitters, and Merchants in the World. E. MOSES and Bort, London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, a n d 15 . , 1 Minories, 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite6the.Chnrch, all co mmun i cat i ng. London West-end Branch, 5 58 $ 7s 608, New Oxford-Street, 1,3, Ind 3, llart-street, all communicat ing. Bradford Yorkshire Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, "rg"nost Tailors, Clothiers, Ratters , erß ° Furri ers. Boot makers an and Shoe d General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. , The Establishments are closed from sunset 50,...,___ - ‘....7 to sunset on termed till Twelv e $ Flat , r las . s when business is r o clock. Exhibition The New Book, entitled " The for All Nations," in Three Languages, viz.:—English, French, and B erman, and contain nt, can b ing full directions for self measureme e h ad gratis, on appll of the - catlon, or forwarded post free to any part_ A handsome Almanac, for the year ending 1852, on application. can ,_ o _ e had gratis, ui si parla Italian. Hier l'on parle Francaise. -n. Hier spricht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. the author ; frol rr ; Carvaiho, D n. CU LVERITE LL'S NEW WORKS. Te be had of Sherwood, 23, o= at r -147, Fleet -street; Mane 39, Cernhill ; direct price One Shilling each ; E by post, is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. “Health, tecreation, and Rational Use of Time.” CONTENTS :—Early Rising—Spring and _Summe r isi orningo cursions about the Environs of Londen—T l he P Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other _p Lanes, Hills, Trips and Rambles—The Sea—London at Nig e ht—E t v P e tes p — a C t ohni o t m ry e —Music—The Drama—On Eating, D Slee ping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two vol. 'Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES ; SKETCH Or EDnizußGEr, Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILL LItNET; REMMISOENcEs or DUBLIN, &C. edsTbAyTeEitta:hrtearnosix• 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID , " That three score years and ten our course may rtm. ,, A popular review of -dmost every form (cause and cure) of ner von dy.debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old ago ; with tables and rules for the diet artokid age. Tye a regit a ; latlon of every-day life. IT. THE PASSIONS. "What passions hurt the body—what improv e , Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." ad vent o 3 f E t eT he . p — as i slo re a pi C lg h r as ini ti a t g y e' an fr d om it: nif;fnricnY getents. The casual ties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations graphic, nar rative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages, V. society, ple x j a o n n d . reli gionanditits rearing ,n v e t r o h t e o m n .. To THEmarriage, i or age n , not to t MARRlAGE o be be o , bs that ev is the quest : i o e n o . PROGRAMME :—Laws and obligations of nature Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperatnent figure, f.hysic a r de s fe e e c ti ur r e en h es e s alLhy d iotffssrpeinalnogv,al. withstethrilie Cases, B ! e j. CI7LTERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. ~. (1824). Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daily till Five..; Evenings, Seven till Nine* 10 AraYll-PIACO Rogent-Street. RpYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. The Nobility, Gentry, and Public are respectfully informed that this new and elegant Theatre will positively be opened on MONDAY, January 12th, with a TROUPE of MARIONETTES selected from the principal Theatres of Italy. The performances will, cansist of Original Dramas, Burlesques, and Ballets. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. --, 4 4,,,, Pril;ate Bases and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St.' James's-street ; Mr. C. 01111der, New Bond-street ; and at all the principal libraries.' LAURENT'S CASINO, A RGYLL ROOMS, Great 'Windmill-street, St. James's. _ _ The PRIZE QUADRILLE, awarded to Mr. J. R. Tutton, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), _will be played every evening by Laurent's Celebrated Bunt Principal efirfiet-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine, and terminate at half-past eleven. 'Admission—ONE SHILLING. BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, NEW-ROAD, LONDON. notice is hereby given, that Mr. MOSES LINDO is the ONLY AGENT appointed by us for the sale of Morison's Pills, the Vege table Universal Medicine, in the ISLAND of CURACOA, West Indies. (Signed) MORISON and CO. Dec. 26, 1851. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS, LIVERPOOL, JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol low :—Eastern Counties, 7 1-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 624 3 —Ditto, Fifths, 7 9-16 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, p—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 31 1 4 Midland, 68—Ditto, New Preference, 4 1 ,E p er cent., 9-16 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 18%—York and ,North Midland, 23 1 4. MANCHESTER, JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business to-day was larger than yesterday, but prices fluctuate The transactions were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 6 15-16—Lancashire and York shire. 62 1 ,4—Ditto, Fifths, 7 9-16 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 34k—York and North Midland, 23% South-Eastern and Dover, 21%—Midland, 58%_Kendal and Windermere, 10%. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY..., (Miles in work, 2411) —Return of Traffic for the Week ending Dec. 28, 1851 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £5,324 17 11 Merchandise and minerals ... 4,649 19 7 Cattle ... 105 5 0 Total .. £lO,OBO 2 6 Corresponding week, 1850 (236 miles) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £4,659 10 10 Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 2,184 3 0 Total ... ... ... .£6,843 13 10 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 4 ... ... £13,862 210 Corresponding week last year... 11,427 16 0 MIDLAND RAILWAY. —Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 4:— ... ... ... £20,048 3 n Corresponding weak last year... 19,280 12 2 YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.... The following is the traffic return for the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers, &c.... £3,640 7 11 Merchandise and minerals ~. 3,964 17 7 Total ... ... ... £7,605 5 6 EAST2B,N COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAILWAY....TISffiC return for the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £7,270 12 4 Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 5,413 2 8 Total ... ....E12,703 15 0 Corresponding week of 1851 ... 12,539 15 2 BRISTOL AND EXETER RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Dec. 28 : Passengers ... .£2,532 19 11 Goods .. 896 13 3 Parcels ... ... 247 16 2 Mails ... 223 4 2 Total ... ... ... £3,900 13 6 LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—Amount of revenue for_the week ending Jan. 4:— Passengers -.• ... ... £775 12 0 Goods ... .. ... ... 24 0 0 Total ... £799 12 0 Corresponding week last year ... 730 7 0 SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAlLWAY.—Traffic receipts :or the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers . £595 15 3 Parcels, horses, &c. ... 29 8 11 Blerchandise, minerals, &c. ... 786 7 5 Total .. £1,411 11 7 Corresponding week last year ... 1,386 16 0 MANCHESTICIL, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANI)S JUNO 'now RAILWAY. —Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers, tec. ... ... ... £5l 510 Merchandise ... ... ... 60 11 3 Total .. 17 1 Corresponding week last year ... 121 10 7 CALXDONIAN RAILWAY....(IB9i miles opened.)—Return of xaffic for the week ending Dec. 2S : Passengers, &c ... £2,891 11 7i Goods, &c. ... 4,906 9 7 Total .. £7.798 1 24 Corresponding week last year ... 7,276 9 5i Scorrisa CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week ending Jan. 4, 1852 : Passengers (7,547), parcels, horses, and carriages ... £Bl2 13 6 Goods, cattle, &c. 913 3 8 Total .. .. 1,725 17 2 Corresponding week in last year... 1,473 1 3 Perth, Jan. 7, 1852. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY ,188 miles). Return of for the week ending Jan. 3:— Passengers, parcels, &c. 3 8 Merchandise and cattle ... 853 7 2 Total ... £3,834 10 10 Corresponding week last year ... 3,956 13 1 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Illustrious, 72, Captain Yates, 'ordinary flag-ship, will be paid off at Portsmouth to-day, and the men will be turned over to the new guard-ship Neptune. Fairy, royal yacht tender, has been taken into dock, and her boilers have been taken out to get at some de fective rivets in her bottom. The side of the ship that was payed over with Mr. Hay's composition about eight months ago is in most excellent order and free from oxidation, except where some abrasion has rubbed off the substance; the other side of her bottom, payed over with Mr. Peacock's couiposition, is not in such a satis factory state. Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander Allen, re turned to Portsmouth, from the - River, on Monday, with supernumeraries for the Britannia. Tweed, 18, Commander Lora F. A. Russell, arrived at Devonport on Wednesday morning from South America. She left Rio on the 15th of November, two days prior to the Southampton, whose arrival was an nounced yesterday. The Tweed fell in with the Gil mour, of Bristol, in lat. 45.54, long. 27.57 W., water logged, and deserted by her crew. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Megrera new steam frigate (screw), 1.391 toss, and 350-horse power, Master- Commander J. C. Barlow, has broken down off Ply mouth, from Sheerness, on her first voyage en route to the Cape, with the 60th Rifles on board, whom she em barked at Dover. A letter we have received from an officer says, " She was sent to sea on the 3d of January , t with one of the finest regiments the world could bc2 t a hs e d f on board, destined for the Cape of Good Hope. I for some days been known that this gallant &nd y for guished corps was to embark for immediate s er ves _doiestin the Cape, and a steamer large enough toece,__.it_he. whole regiment was ordered to Dover to d r wai, "7u`""u fine, the 3 b b ae l k a e n d d e d amid t the h e Mark the result. The morning sea like glass, and this gallant ba e n f d th ern e o cheers and regrets of the inhabitanthset fieldaain . st the Cape, and to immediately tak t w a sone or tho s e singled enemy. This steamer (Meye rs) su p erior to an out by the Board of Admiralty sa t no One COUld y we have ready, and so well fitted h plain of any want of secommodsitioan. She started,cotinhe gale—no thingperfeet stowed away — ail unfitted for a troop-ship was l prayers and good wishes o f thousands terrific acco . mpatued her. Night came on, and with it most confusion ; o and the d so perfectly that she had not even a p lace this pet flotttedevetno a re l e o e c i k ve er th o e f asoely diers' rifles or accoutrements, not d es c r iption to stow awa y their food; and i t i s f urther a fact that so shamefully has she been fitt e d t h at there was not even a plac e to contain the officers' wine and stock. At midnight we are told the scene was frightful —BOO men with no place to sleep in —beer-barrels, hampers of better cheer, g reat d rums, officere stock, men's wives, b a ggage of every description —all reeling and knocking about together. At this moment the gale was at its height, the rudder bec ame c h oked, so that for a time the v essel would not steer; her topsides opened so much as to admit of the w a t er rus hi ng i n, :and her decks fore and aft were up t o th e an k les in water, at which m oment some confusion took place in the engine- room, from the circumstance of some of the compart ments of the machinery catching fire," &c. The Simoom iron (screw) steam-ship, also destined for a trooper, has been removed from the coaling hulk Malabar to the south jetty to-day, to take in 150 tons of [PRIC E SD, THE ENGINEERS' DISPUTE. PROPOSED METHOD OF ARBITRATION. 1 1 1 1,1 e• following communication from Lord Ingestrie, relative to a settlement of the point s i n dispute between the operative engineers and their employers, was yester day received by Mr. Allan, secretary to the Amalga mated Society:— " Regent's-park Barrack, Jan. 8, 1852. " was applied to on the' 6th of January by some gentlemen to endeavour, as far as was in my power, to arrange the differences a opinia between the masters and the operatives. " The parties :applying 'to me (believing that the masters would not consent to arbitration) were anxious that I should be one of the trustees of a fund to enable the workmen to set up for themselves. My reply was this, that I felt the importance of the question, and that I would do my best to bring matters to a settlement. I ventured to suggest that the three parties, viz., the masters, the operatives, and the unbiassed party, the aristocracy and gentry, should each delegate four people to form a jury; that one of the judges of the land should be invited to preside; and that an eminent lawyer, pro perly selected by the jury, should examine the witnesses of both parties. The verdict to be final,. Full liberty for the press, and access to the public, as in a court of justice. " This, perhaps, might show the necessity of a per manent board to settle future disputes, but time alone would prove this. "I would suggest that, as a preliminary measure, twenty gentlemen, ten nominated by masters, and ten by the operatives, should nominate one nobleman or gentle man, one master, and one operative, to form a committee to decide upon what sort of a tribunal should be fixed upon, as to mode of examining witnesses, length of time of trial—in fact, all preliminary measures; and, perhaps, that they should nominate the jury. " I would say that I decline to be a trustee for a fund to enable workmen to set up for themselves, feeling that this matter must, of necessity, owing to the good sense and honesty of Englishmen, be settled by fair arbitra tion. If either party should decline to settle this ques tion by this means, I think of necessity the other two would unite to quench monopoly. I have been induced to write this letter as I have been told that I have the credit of wishing to be fair in matters brought before my notice. I can honestly say, I have no bias for either party; but, for the sake of peace, wish to see what is right predominate. Furthermore, I fell it my duty, as well of those of the upper classes, to, interfere in this matter. " I have forwarded a copy of this letter to the se cretary of the Masters' Association as well as to yourself; and pray make what use of it you like. My apology for troubling you must be my wish to assist both parties. " I have the honour to remain your obedient servant, "INOESTRE, Sub.-Lieut. Ist Life Guards. " Mr. Allan, 25, Little Alieestreet, Whitechapel." This letter was submitted to the consideration of the council last night, but no definite conclusion was arrived at upon the subject to which it referred. The other business of the evening was confined to re ceiving the reports of deputations.. It was stated that efforts were being made by a number of men belonging to the establishment of Messrs. Easton and Amos, Borough, to raise capital and engage premises, so as to start in business for their own employ ment, in the course of next week. Also that the men belonging to another shop on the Surrey side of the water, about forty is number, have subscribed 51. each, and taken premises for a similar purpose, having already obtained orders to a considerable amount—one being for the construction of a 16-horse power steam-engine. Some misconception, it was stated, is abroad as to the number of hands likely to be actually thrown out of employ by the closing of the establishments noticed to that effect for Saturday next, and which has been gene rally stated as high as 30,000 men, including members of the Amalgamated Society, about 12,000 men, and other mechanics and labourers employed in connexion with them. The mistake appears to have arisen from a supposition that the whole of the members of the society would be thrown out; whereas not more than about 5,000 members belong to establishments included in the employers' determination. Of these, 3,000 are about equally divided between London and Manchester, 400 at Bolton, 50 at Stockport, 40 at Newton mar Warring ton, 90 at Ipswich, 20 at Southampton, and 600 at Old ham. The secretary of the Amalgamated Society has no information of notices to close having been given at any other places, and it is calculated that the whole number of hands working in the shops to bo closed amounts to about 12,000. In the metropolis some large establishments will remain open; among others, that of Mr. J. Apsley, Cornwall-road, Lambeth; whilst in Man chester, on the contrary, work will be stopped at every shop in which members of the Amalgamated Society aro employed. The works of Messrs. Ransome and May, it is understood, will be only nominally closed, as they will be re-opened on Monday morning for the admission of all who may choose to return under the old system. It has been stated that the metropolitan employers will re open at the expiration of a month upon the same terms, but no public pledge to that effort has yet been given. The " Moulders," hitherto a distinct society from the Amalgamated Engineers, seem likely to become an active party in the dispute, as they have conveyed an intlme lion to several employers that, in the event of their losing work through the realization of the threat to close the establishments, although they have not hitherto in terfered in any way with the matter, they will only re turn to their shops upon the same terms as are now de manded by the Amalgamated Society. The Eastern London branch of the Amalgamated So ciety of Engineers held a meeting last evening at the Ph mix Tavern, Ratcliff-cross, for the purpose of taking ing into consideration the resolutions adopted by the executive of the Masters' Association on Tuesday last, and also to consider the propriety of empowering the executive council of the Amalgamated Society to appro priate 10,0001, of the society's fonds to the opening of an establishment for self•empioyment, without the interven tion of the masters. Upwards of 300 members of the district association were present. Mr. JOHN EGLIN having been called / t o n t a h n e y c referencea r briefly explained the objects of the meeting, an d then called upon Mr. Newton to lay beforethem i addi tional information which he had received to the matters at issue between the employers and the employed. Mr. NEWTON stated that although the present meeting was vory numereusly attended, yet he believed due not i ce had not been given to all the members, and therefore he did not think it right to come to any Vote now on the subjects which they had me t to consi der. It was qu it e a t n called, to w hi c h right. however, that tho se sub j ects s hould be discu sse d, and that another meeting shouldreh not e ill all m th e members should b e dul y suooneldi with propt- He believed the nes s , h executive ut d discretion, council ret ion, had e because the masters were going to c l ose their esta blishm ents on thet shouldloth 10th, never aed t h ro w the workmen o n the world. I elAlnineend weretcd n Willing to remain at because the masters wanted to to wok over -ti me, dteoltnhs oat tyhhoe ac r n i t° n Eat o hP t . The emplo-yime, whether they employers refused to corn tltbwirenkouefrdoeckro,tgt o butoi n he pte workmen under the regulations which the men adopted since the Ist of January. The employers had taken very curious notions of the duties of workmen. They wanted the workmen to come individually to treat with them, whil e they_ themselves had been pledged to act in accord ance with the decision of the majority of the combined masters. The proposition to split the workmen into fractions, and deal with them in detail, Came with an ill grace from a body of men who were acting in a collective capacity.—(Hear.) It was well known that among the engineers there were thousands of persons who could speak to their employers with the same plainness and firmness as to men of their own order. A considerable number of the emyloyers in tended to keep the best of the men attached to their es tablishments by sending them to jobwork in different places; but these men would surely not allow themselves to be made a catspaw of, to the injury of their fellow workmen. Forty workmen bad already put down 54 each, making 2001. for the purpose of opening a working man's establishment, and they were now negotiating for suitable premises, and were about engaging a manager to conduct the works. A large quantity of tools has also been contributed.—(Efear, hear.) There was no doubt of their commencing immediately, as they had promises of several jobs already.—(Loud cheers.) Those men had last night asked the advice of the executive council on the subject, and they were told to proceed with the undertaking, but that when other workshops were esta blished on a similar principle, they should be all brought under some central control, so that one shop should not be altogether idle while the others were fully occupied. —(Cheers.) The society had received promises of sup port from several noblemen, who were willing to become trustees of those new establishments, and that circum stance would carry away a great deal of unjust suspicion that might otherwise attach it se lf to the movement. On e t ra de had informed th e counc il th a t 2,000 members ha d a greed to pay out of th e i r earn i ngs fi ve shillings a wee k each to support the engineers in this struggle.—(Ch°T.) Mr. Newton then proceeded to vindicate the society from the charge of desiring to exclude the labourers. He thought it was their duty to assist the labourers, the 1 hg"mermen, the gatekeepers, and every class of persons r.y.4* I I