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• • Vic 7,1 '74 - f I" ' - I oe 4 0,4 0 7 • -{ F . • AZ2p:it i e <l3 ' a \ I 4: . r. V. • , ,ieu • viekti • __ ' , Lell _ , Ate . )10! , _ ,; e. ski 4,; k i THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' & GENERAL BUILDING AND INV wST3IENT SOCIETY. Office, No. 15, Old Broad-street. Shares 1001. each. Entrance. fee, 2s. 6d. per Share. !Subscriptions per Share—Monthly, 12s. ; Quarterly, 1/. 15s. lid. ; Half-yearly, 31. II s. sd. ; Yearly, 71. Is. sd. In this Society there will be no bidding for Shares—no Redemp tion Fees—nor any Fines on withdrawal. Advances made aceording to priority of application, and subject to Fixed Tables. Calculated duration of the Society, Ten Years. TR1.797 J. Jones, Esq., J. Toulinin, Esq. ; J. C. Hardy, Esq. DIRECTORS. Mr. W. L. Allen, Murray-street, New-road Mr. Edward Devonshire, East and West 'Dire Dock House Mr. Samuel Eastman, Crawford-Street Mr. Samuel Gilbert, Little rower-street Mr. Thomas it. James. Messrs. White and Greenwell, Chespside Mr. W. Ketilewell, 6, Great Winchester-street Mr. C T. B. Keep, Lindsay-wharf, Chelsea Mr. T. A. Pott, Henry-street, Pentonville Mr. George Richards, 51 anti 52, Paternoster-row Mr. J. Whitehead, Ben., Somerset House, and Chelsea Mr. George Winter, Professional Life Assirance Office. BaNasas—The Commercial Bank of London. STANDING COUNSEL —W. C. looks, Esq., 39, Chancery-lane. Soucrrons —Si essrs. Devonshire and Wilson, 29, Austin-friars. SUBSEYOII3 —Mr. Cornelius Wheeler, 23, Leadenhall-street ; Mr William Lambert, 40, Coleman-street. Sxcarr.saT—Mr. John Whitehead, jun., No. 6, the Crescent. Albany-road, Camberwell. This Association has been formed principally with the 'view of af fording to gentlemen engaged in GOVERNMENT and PUBLIC OFFICES, BANKING HOUSES, and MERCANTILE ESTA BLISHMENT* a safe and advantageous mode of investing a portion of their incomes, either by way of deposit, at 71. per Cent. compound interest, or in the purchase of freelrld or leasehold residences. The operations of this Society will he regulated by Tables prepared expressly for that purpose by two eminent actuaries. The leading principles of this Society arc— h Perfect eqaality of benefit between all the Members, whether borrowers or not. 2. Certainty in the amount of advance to which each Member Wishing to anticipate his Sharer will be entitled at any given period of the Society's existence, with the means of ascertaining precisely at any date the amount payable to retiring Members, and the value Of the Sharet of continuing Members. Members may pay up the whole or any portion of their subscrip tions for the ton years, in advance, and discount, after the rate of 4/. Per Cent, per annum, will be allowed for the sums so paid. Members wishing to withdraw their Subscriptions may do so after the first year, without fine ; and subsequently to that period corn row-id interest at the rate of 61. per Cent. per annum will be allowed Upon the sums withdrawn. Shares may be transferred free of stamp duties. By the plan adopted in this Society new Members entering at any period, and all Members taking up additional Shares, may have loans advanced to them without paying up arrears of Subscriptions ; and the precise amounts that will be advanced either to old or new Members, are set forth in the Tables, a copy of which will be sup plied to every Member. This is manifestly far preferable to the un equal ar,d ohjeetionaiMe system usually adopted of putting the shares up to auction, and advancing the money to those who submit to the largest discount ; by which means the object of the Legislature, Which contemplated that each Member should derive precisely the game advantage, is entirely frustrated. The monthly subscription, both to the borrowing and non-borrow ing Members, is precisely the same, and continues the same to the end of the Society; borrowers are, therefore, relieved from the heavy monthly " redemption fee," and the mutual principle is car ried into full operation. No Member has any responsibility beyond the payment of his own Inbscriptions. A Public Meeting for affording further explanations of the objects Of the Society and its system of operations, will be held at the Lon de* Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 26th January instant, at Half-past Six for Seven o'clock precisely. • Prospectuses and copies of Rules -may be obtained at the office of . the Society, 15, Old Broad-street. Applications for Shares should be addressed to the Secretary, in the following form : Date, 194 Bir,—l authorise you to register my name as a subscriber for Shares in the Provident Clerks' and General Building and Investment Society. Name . ....................... Occupation ••••••.•• • • • .. • • • • Note.—lt is proposed to limit the number of S hares t o 300, and that the entrance fee shall not exceed 2s. 6d. per Share previously to Ist February, 1048. More than 100 Shares are already taken. UVROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, & 60, REGENT-STREET, and 2, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, CITY. • Established 1806. INVESTED CAPI rAL, 1,200,0001. Initial Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 529,0001. Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,520,0001. The Right Honourable EARL GREY. IPLIECTOES. The Earl of Macclesfield. Rev. James Sherman. ' The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird. Henry B. Churchill, Esq. • Sir Richard D. King, Bart. William Judd, Esq. Alexander Henderson, M.D. James Sedgwick. Esq. Capt. W. John Williams. Alfrei Beaumont, Esq. John Deering, Esq., M.P. George Dacre, Esq. William Henry Stoic, Esq. Richard Sherwood, Esq. I. The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the principal Life °Mee% the rate without bonus is lower than that of most other offices. 3. The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the redac tion of the Premiums, or may be received in cash as soon as de , waned, at their then present value. 3. Policies issued by this office are purchased at their full value ; Or Loans may be obtained upon them to the sane amount. 4. If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, he may repair the omission any time within twelve menthe, upon proof of tend health. Bonuses paid upon Pollees which have become Claims. Life insured. 'Sum iasured.l Sum paid.. John Wharton, E sq.. Skelton Castle 6,000 Sir Joh n Saunders Sebright, Bart. .. 6,000 Sir William Wake, Bart. •••• • • • • 6,000 Earl Strathmore ••• •• •• •••• • • • 6,000 Rev. H. W. Champneys, Canterbury' 3,000 The Marquis et Wellesley •• ..... • 1,000 Earl Cathcart .•• • . • •• •• •••• • • • • 1,000 s. d. 7,706 6 9 7,652 12 3 7,500 6 9 7,128 15 4,509 1 1 3,411 1 3 1,862 4 11 Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained upon applica tien to the agents of the office la all the principal towns of the United Kingdom ; and at tke head office, No. 50, Regent-street. JOHN ♦. BEAMMONT, Managing Director. .NA.TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 2 6. CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital X. 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Ixstitatioa embraces important aid substantial advantages With respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured has, ea all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense er for feiture of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniencies or necessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. The ilsreagin DIVISION (IF PROFITS. g Prosri of the ociey has enabled the Directors at the annu a l meeting h el d on the S 12th t May, 1847, to declare a fifth De n" , varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Parma- Sara the Annual Polley Bonus in! cent Re- Assured AP.E a Ol . Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor- S g mit un . out in Assured. Cask. Annual row en Premiums. Polley. a. IL £ s d. A s. d. s. 4. 1837 243 9 31112 6 6 18 4 6 494 8 19 1838 218 4 8 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0 8 1839 192 1 10 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 60 1 10 74 3 4 1840 143 610 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 13 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 2 4 1842 1 11 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 2 47 13 4 5 Tke Annual Report, with tables of rates, &0., may be had at the °moo, .r any of its kranches in the country ; or, on application, will .3ie forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. T HE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSANCE COMPANY. Notice is hereby given U , that the NINETEENTH HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 5 per cent., declared on the I2th instant, is payable to the shareholders, without deduction of income-tax, at the offices of the Company, 62, King William -street, London-bridge, between the hours of ten and four. January 14, 1848. By order of the Board, THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. Ir A W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, -LA Fleet-street, London. January 13, 1848. Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be held at the Society's Otlice, Fleet-street, London, on Weormsir, the 2d day of - February next, at Half-past Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, pursuant to the provision of the Society's Deed of S. ttlement, for the purpose of receiving the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st December last, and for general purposes. By order of the Directors, WILLI k M SAUEL DOWNES, . NIL Business will commence at Tw M lv ee o'clock precisely. Actuary • The Dividend on the capital Stock of the Society, for the year 1846, has been in course of payment since the 6th day of April last. SEASONABLE PRESENTS. MULLENS'S HAVANNAH TOBACCO, in Packets, so universally admired, will be fully appreciated by connoisseurs, as combining the fragrance of a Cigar with the com fort of a Pipe. Gentlemen should ask for MULLENS'S HAVAN NAH TOBACCO, in Packets of One, Two, and Four oz., at sd. per oz., or 6s. per lb. ; 3% lbs. for 205., at his Warehouse, 24, Fore street, London. A choice lot of Cigars, 20s. per lb. " K I N G Wherever we wander, the eye may behold, The work of that wonderful monarch, " King filold." His sceptre is swayed, like a magical wand, And numberless scenes to its hiddng respond ; • While cities and kingdoms, with splendour unfold, The work of the Harlequin monarch, " King Gold." G 0 L D." In London's proud city, wherever we steer, Ills Majesty's triumphs and trophies appear; His pantomime changes are daily displayed, In temples, and mansions, and houses of trade ; And nothing Is purchased, and nothing is sold, Butt speaks of the magical rider, " King Gold." See, see, what the gold-sceptered monarch has done, At the palace-like Warehouse of MOSES and SON ; The Drees Mart itself, like a spacious domain, Rises up, as a proof the Emperor's reign ; And the dress which at MOSES and SON'S we behold, Is a proof what is done by the wand of " King Gold." Many thousands their bright golden tributes have pelt To MOSES and ,ON, at their Houses of trade ; For Gold has exabled R. MOSE% and SON, To gain you more savings than any have done ; And the prices at which all their dresses are sold, Are bright golden proofs of the rule of " King Gold." LIST OF PRICES. =AIM MAIM Beaver Tagiloni • . • . • • • • '• • ' ' • •• • • • • • • fr om" 9 0 Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coat, handsomely •• trimmed.. • • • • • • • •• • 1 5 • The Paella Coat • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • fCa snowy : -• and 1 8 0 The Buliraer, especially adapted wet waather........ .. •• •• :• ••• 0 1 1 : : The Premier.. ••••••• • • • • • • •• • • .. •• .. 0 6 II toy's Whiter Coats, in every style • • • • • • • • .. 0 4 0 /I ° ol Do. Trousers, lined •••••••• • • • • • • • • Doeskin ••••'•••• • • • • • •, :..... 0 12 6 ..... 1 0 0 Dress Coats .• • • • • • • • • • ' • •. ....... 1 4 0 Frock do. • • • • • • •••• :: •.: •••• ............. ..... 0 0 be ite r co leib ta r r e . as . t . e . d .. 7inter Teats • • • • • • • • .. 0 1 6 ......••••• 16 6 ° Boys' Hussar and Tonle Snits ••• • • •••••• • • ' • • DUDS TO laASUU. Winter Coats, in every style and shape, hand fr 1 6 0 ‘nlel7 trimmed .. • • • • • • •• • • liiloled cloth Over -coats, velvet collar and cuffs . om 2 18 4 0 6 Dooskln Trousers • . bress Coat . .. • •• •• . . 1 12 3 ••• •••• p ratt co Best quality made.... ••• • • • .•. 1 • 2 15 I: 0 0 . ..... •••••••••••••••• a a Ir lu e e s tie Fancy .B e .! t quall. tY• 'lt a d : 6 : •• .: ••• •: ••• :• ... ... ... :. •*. :• 83 0 1 83 2 2 . Boy's UUSICow " .... . „ „ (1,..-Tunic Suits .. ••• • • • A._. . .... ....... „.. 0 16 0 can of Cloth —•'•• • • .. . .... 116 0 Mou r „,_ es complete. •tutg to any extent at Five Minutes notice. Any arti c l e sit to mea sure, if net or, - purchased, ready made, or In—" money return-e4.-13.roved of, will be exchanged, er if preferred, the Hooters,SllS and 310.13, Tailors, Woollendrapers, T•adies and Gentlemen, 154, 155 Fu rriers. Boot and Sho emakers, and General Outfitters, for Clothiers, Hatters, 84 , 86 , and 86 0 414 g at e, City. Lend a o n n d . 156, 157 Minoriea , and 33, Anbli aaet e a gainst impostors, ina M post °Bel or en s to guard the t Bon regret being obliged like falsehood _,..,_ . but have learned that the untrad o e n sm ee an na : '"oing h ave with them, or its the same c oncern, we b l'hav e sorten te in many instances, and for obvious reasons. and no connexion with any other hours in or out of London; Z r ttholie who desire genuine and (Mail. clothing, &c., should call at. send a Minoriea and Aldgate, City, London. eoi • i rt 74--lio busine ss t rumatad • frol gok, i tali ' mist satiwav, wh 4t busisou this esta u bll regura shmen ei t = from: w it _tinny -- o. t 7,x..58.] LON AON, SATURDAY, ':*;:ENING R OYAL HOTEL, GRAINGER-STREET, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage of his BROTHER TRAVELLEI?S to the above Establishment, which Las recently been newly furnished and laid out expressly for a Com mercial Hotel. The COMMERCIAL ROOM, one of the largest and most elegantly fitted in the-NOILTH, It is hoped will be found complete In every respect. The BED-ROOMS (Sixty in number) have been furnished is a style which must ensure the approbation of all visitors. Gentlemen travelling with STOCK can at all times have SnOW ROOMS without any extra charge. The Music Hall, Lecture Room, and Royal Hotel Assembly Room are all attached, and under the same management. The Royal Hotel is in the most central situation in Newcastle. VREE EMIGRATION to the CAPE of GOOD JU HOPE, under the authority other Majesty's Colonial Land aid Emigration Commissioners. . . The splendid lb st-class ship COIIO3fANDEL, of 165 tons register, JOHN GRAY, Commander, with a Poop, and most superior Cabin and Steerage accommodations, will embark Passengers on TUESDAY, Feb. 1, and at Plymouth on the 11th Feb., direct for CAPE TOWN and ALCOA BAY. Poop Cabin Passengers will be taken at 251. each to Table Bay. Steerage Passengers who may not be eligible for a free passage will he charged 141. to Table Bay, and 161. to Algoa Say, which will include new bedding and mess utensils. An expe rienced Surgeon, appointed by Government, will be on board. La bour is urgently required in the above healthy colony, and every in dustrious and well-conducted person is sure to better his condition by emigrating thither. All part'culars as to the classes eligible for free passage, dietary on the voyage . , &c., will be furnished on application to John Marshall and Co., 26, Birchin-lane ; at Southampton ; or at Baltic-wharf, Plymouths. LOANS ON MORTGAGE. THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY will receive TENDERS for LOANS on Mort;age Bonds, ix sums of 5001. and upwards, and for terms not exceeding seven years. Interest at 5 per cent. per annum, payable half yestly. By order, London Terminus; Dec. 27, 1847. T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary. E ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. YORK EXTENSION SHARES. The Hollers of these Shares upon which 41., 51. is.. 61. es., or 103. per slier have been paid, are required to pay to the Company's Bankers, on or before the 22d of January next, all arrears upon the said Share., and also to deliver their Scrip Shares when so paid up, at this Mike, in order that they may be exchanged for Consolidated Stock Certificates, otherwise they will not be entitled to reeeive the Dividends en the A Quarters, or the Interest on Use B Quarters, which will be payable ander the Resolutions of the next Half-yearly Meeting of the Company, to bo held in February next. By order of the Board, C. P. HONEY, Secretary. Bishopsgato Station, December 30, 1i147. LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY. Final Instalment and Registration of the New Scrip Shares, No. 1. Notice is hereby given, that the FINAL INSTALMENT of 13s. 4d. per Share upon the New Scrip Shares, No. 1, issued for paying off Drbentures, became DUE on the Ist January instant, and is PAYABLE at the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, Londoa. N B. Interest at the rate of 5 per Cent. will be charged upon all Instahnents not duly paid, and the non-payment of any Instalment within Fourteen Days from the time appointed will subject the Shares, with all previous payments thereon, to be alosolutely for teit,:d for the benefit of the Company. Notice is also hereby given, that the Fifth Half-yearly Interest en the above : , hares is now payable, and can be obtained by forwarding the Scrip Certificates (the full amount of 61. 13s. 4d. per Share being July paid thereon), to the Offices of the Company, for the purpose Registration, with the Name and Address of the Owner in full, and the Number of Shares. N.B. Pi pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Directors, all Scrip Shares not sent in for Registration before the 31st of January instaat, will be Registered in the names of the orig,nal Allottees. By order of the Board, J. F. KEN - NELL, Secretary. Offices, London Terminus, Fenckurek-street, January 4, 1848 NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that an extraordinary GENERAL MEET ING of the SHAREiIOLDERS of the Northampton aad. Banbury Railway Company will be held at the Offices of tke Company, No. 3, Princes-street, Westminster, on MONDAY, the 31st day of January instant, at Tno o'clock la the Afternoon, for the purpose of consider ing whether the consent of such Shareholders shall be given for en abling the Directors of the said Company to enter into Contracts and Agreements for the construction of the Works of the said Railway, Or any part or parts thereof, and if thought expedient, of giving and signifying suck consents, under the provisions of an Act, passed in the present Session of Parliament, entitled " An Act to give further time for making certain Railways." Dated this 14th day of January, 1848. EDMUND PEEL, Chairman. SWANSEA DOCK COMPANY. SECOND ORDINARY MEETING. NOTICE is hereby given, that the SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of the Shareholders of this COMPANY will be held on MONDAY, the 31st day of January instant, at the hour of twelve o'clock at noon, at the Company's office, in Quay-parade, Swansea, for the purpose of transacting the general business of this Company, and particularly for continuing in office the present Directors, or any of them, or for electing a new body of Directors, or Directors to supply the places el those not continued in office, and for increasing or reducing the number of Directors, and determining the order of rotation in which the Directors, so continued or elected, or increased or reduced, shall go out of office, and what number shall be a quorum. And also for determining as to the course to be pursued for enforcing payment of the sum of 2,8661. deposited in the Commercial Bank of London, and for raising a sufficient sum, either by one or more calls on the Shareholders, or otherwise, to enable the Directors to discharge the liabiliti .s of this Company. And also to consider the position and affair. of this Company, and the several proceedings of the Directors, and to adopt such resolutions, and do suck acts relating to all such matters respectively as shall be decided on. And notice is hereby further given, that the Register of Transfers of this Company will be closed on the 22d day of January instant. By order of the Board of Directors, GEO. GRANT FRANCIS, Secretary. Dock-office, Swansea, Jan. 13, 1848. WELLINGTON SURTOUT—Patronised by Priace Albert, the Royal Fatally, the Duke of Wellington, the principal Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Halt Guineas. A stout milled substance of superlative quality for winter, at Three Guineas, is now also ready. It Is prenumed that the reputation of the Patentee as a West-end Tailor far the last 25 years, as also the fact that this popular gar• ment is Row warn by almost every nobleman and gentlemaa in the kingdom, renders comme n t en it s quality and style unnecessary. In London only of FOUGERZ, Patentee, NUMBER SIX, CON DUIT-STREET, Regent-street, and NUMBEE ONE, BUCKLERS BURY, adjoining 80, Cheapside. Agents.—Birmingham : Hollingsworth, New-street—Liverpeol : Mactaggart, Beld-street—Manchester : Brown, Market-street—Edin burgh : Marshall and Aitken—Glasgow : Brodie, Macleod, sit co.; and principal tailors is all large taws's. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAI A CITY, kND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, rfIE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on .1 the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and tke means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titehborne -treet, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. Pawr I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. Patti' 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive Indul gence, and their lamentable erects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervens excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by. Three. Explanatory Engravings. Paler 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section - is Illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, and destroys its power on the system. ?sax T. Is devoted to" the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The causes of inproductlve union, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL BALM or Svatecust is exclusively employed in treat ing tie vons and sexual debility, impotence, &s., 115 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, 25. M., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy in gonorrhoea, gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to obviate the danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 5/. Packets with advice tube had at the Establishment only, b y w hi c hlho tee, 11. ,is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber ners-street, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight: on Sundays from Eleven to One- DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—IVITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. lid„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, QELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmiges and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, visually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelinp, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practice: Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. _ BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 9, BEDFORD-STREET. BEDFORD•SQUARE, LONDON. octorof Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edict burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Monsber of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the Nifilment of several conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic. wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always Injurious; the gift, which when used In moderation is fraught with ads - antage, becomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief, :and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any othet to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, an of their relative conditions in 'health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health, and of the p h y sical capabilities of which every man should unfortunately and vicious habits, wh e th er acquired happens that the unhappy in early life or fro m the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences. unwisely entertains a tear of ap plying to a vbeietiPm°9o6ef"ed' excessive i t indulgence qua lifi e d physician for relief. Shame and the dr ea d so frequently, but erroneo usly entertained th these complaints a re beyond the reach of art , alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discr i m i na tion in ascertaining the causes of " disease, sympathy with the sufferer and, above all , secrecy , lava , riably characterise the intelligent a nd practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his posse sion of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to este em and respectin Ms prefes• e xtended. Dr. atonal pursuits, the utmost confidence should . he diplomas LA'MERT has obtained the highest me dical honours, as hisrsisa certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years guarantee for his professional experienee, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may behad of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stark, Tichborne .treet, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London; or. free by poet for lOrty-two stamps, litom the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Five till Eigl)t_ at re 4 4 .11 0. 9. Bodford-atroet Bodroxd-square London. NOTICE. PREVIOUS TO THE CLOSE OF TIIE OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, on the 29th instant, for Additions and Decorations, Dr. RYAN will LECTURE on SANITARY MEASURES, and on the nature of DISINFECTING AGENTS, in connexion with this important sub 'set, on Mondays, Wednssdays, and Fridays, at Ilalf-past Three, P.M., and every Evening, exsept Saturday, at Niae o'clock. On the alternate days other Lectures on CIEMISTILY. Dr. ;CACTI IIOFFNER will LECTURE on RESPIRATION and VENTILA TION, in connexion witk the above Subject, Daily at Two, P.M., in which a JET of STEAM, as a Ventilating Agent, will be az hibited. The ()pineal Effects Include the OTT-lITDROGEN MI CROSCOPE, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, Sm. WORKING MO DELS of MACHINERY explained. The DIVING EMLL and DIVER, Bce. SEGRET MALADIES. Treatment of CII. ALBERT, M.D., a Member of the Univer sity of Paris, Professor of Pharmacy, Apothecary to the Hospitals of Paris, Professor. of Medicine, and honoured with several Medals and national rewards. No. 21, Rue Montorgeuil,yaris. 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THE LOSS OF THE AVENGER The following dispatches were received yesterday at the Admiralty, from Malta : Her Majesty's ship Ceylon, Malta, Jan. 4, 1848. Sir,—With reference to my letter (No. 532) of the 30th of December last, forwarding, for the informa tion of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of one addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, with enclosures relating to the loss of her Majesty's steam-frigate Avenger, Captain C. E. Napier, on the 20th of that month, on a reef near the island of Galita, and acquainting their Lordships of my having sent the Hecate, Commander Moorman, to render every assistance, I have now the honour to enclose a copy of a subsequent letter to the Vice- Admiral of this day's date, acquainting him ,of the return of that vessel to this port on the 2d instant, and forwarding copies of the reports, as per margin,* relative to the total loss of the Avenger aad her crew, with the exception of those mentioned in thefirstletter of Lieutenant Rooke, as under-named :—Lieutenant Francis Rooke, Mr. Larkham (gunner), William Hill (steward), James Morley (boy). It is with great regret that I forward these reports of the unsuccessful exertions and endeavours of those who were sent to rescue any survivors of the ill-fated Avenger ; and their Lordships will perceive by these reports, as well as by my leter to the Vice-Admiral, that not a vestige of this vessel was to be found near the place of wreck, except those therein mentioned, but that several parts were met with by vessels in the neighbourhood of the islands of Galita, Zembra, and Maritemo. LUCIUS CURTIS, Rear-Admiral. H. G. Ward, Esq. * Commissioner Moorman, dated 2d January, 1848 ; Sir Thomas Reade, dated 28th and 29th December, 1847; Lieutenant Rooke, dated 28th December. [Number 381.] Her Majesty's ship Ceylon, Malta, Jan. 4, 1848. Sir,—With reference to my letters; No. 827, of Dec. 30, 1847, and its enclosure, informing you of the wreck of her Majesty's ship Avenger, on the night of the 20th of that month, on a reef near the island of Galita, and of my having sent her Majesty's steamer Hecate to render assistance and rescue any of the survivors of the crew, as well as to save any of the stores of the former vessel, it is with great regret I have to inform you that the fears I then entertained as to the safety of any portion of the crew of the Avenger are too true; the Hecate having returned to this port on the 2d instant, after an unsuccessful search ; and by the re ports of Commander Moorman, Lieutenant Rooke, and Captain Du Penhoat, commanding the French Government steamer Lavoisier, copies of which are enclosed, they could not discover a vestige remaining of the wreck of the Avenger, except the few articles mentioned in the report of Commander Moorman and that of the captain of the Lavoisier; therefore I fear there cannot be a doubt that the•whole of the crew of the Avenger have perished, with the exception of those mentioned in. the first letters of Lieutenant Rooke, as named in the margin ;* neither do I think that there can be any doubt but that the rocks on which the Avenger struck were the Sorelli. The Ariel yacht, which arrived here on the 28th of December, passed off the Cane Rocks, on the 26th of December, a very considerable quantity of wreck, consisting of bulwark planks about ten feet long, casks, tubs, &c. . . • . The Indus contract steam-packet passed, on the 30th of December, off the island off Zembra, several pieces of wreck, a circular or companion ladder, and a spar or balk of timber ; and her MajeFty's steam-vessel Ardent, on the Ist of this month, passed off the island of Marithno a binnacle and part of a bulwark. I do not consider but that these pieces of wreck and other articles must have belonged to the fated Avenger. Lieutenant Rooke and the persons before alluded to arrived in the Hecate, and I have ordered that officer to prepare and forward to me, for your information, a detailed account of all the circum- . stances attending the loss of the Avenger, from the time of her leaving Gibraltar to that of her running on the before-mentioned rocks, as far as have come within his knowledge, and that he may be able to recollect. I beg to acquaint you that I have for warded copies of this letter and its enclosure, together with a copy of my former letter on this subject, to the Secretary of the Admiralty. I have, &c., LUCIUS CURTIS, Rear-Admiral, Senior officer at Malta. Admiral Sir W." Parker, G.C.E., Commander-in-Chief. • Lieutenant Francis Rooke, Mr. Larkham, gunner; W. Hill, steward; J. Morley, boy. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Hecate, Malta, Jan. 2. Sir,—ln compliance with your orders of the 28th ult., that I proceed with her Majesty's steamer under my command to the island of Galita, for the purpose of obtaining any information relative to the wreck or crew of the Avenger, I have the honour to report for the information of the Commander-in-Chief my pro ceedings in accordance thereto. On Thursday, the 30th, at daylight, Galita bore W. by N. twelve miles, stood in for the island, and descried three boats under the east end of it. Oa communicating with them I found that two of them had that morning reached the island from Bizerta, sent thither by the Consul of that place, in charge of his son, to glean intelligence of the wreck, and, fur ther, to save such portions of her as they could. I ascertained from these boats, as also from the other one, which was a Neapolitan fisherman, that a French steamer, together with an English one, had been at the island four days previously, and had cruised about it for four hours; they also informed me that I should in all probability find the wreck on the west, and between the small islands of Aguglia and Galitona. I accordingly steamed round to the spot indicated, and perceiving no trace of the vessel, sent a boat, with a lieutenant in her, to pass between the islands, whilst I proceeded with the ship round them, picking up the boat to the eastward of them No trace of the wreck could be discovered on these islands, either by the officer in the boat or from the ship. I then stood in for another part of Galita, and per. ceiving some fragments of wreck on the beach, where the boats from Bizerta had in the meantime landed, I sent a boat on shore to bring some portions off, and to ascertain the description of the wreck. It consisted of small pieces of bulk -heading and other like fittings, of which I brought off two pieces of musket-stands, a limber box belonging to a field piece, the bed of a twelve -pounder carronade, and part of a hatchway grating. I now, at 1 P.M., proceeded from the south end of A gu glia, steering vy. S. course by compass 101 miles, the course and distance of the Sorelli rocks from the island as laid down in the Admiralty chart by Captain Smith. I could not perceive the least vestige of the wreck, nor of broken water; but as th e r e is very deep wat er a ll a b out these rocks, which are, I believe, of a conical form, I am inclined to think that their position will b e seldom discovered by any ripple or break of the sea. I obtained soundings in 50 fathoms—coarse sand and shells. I then bore up again for Galita, for the purpose of communicating with the boats sent from Bizera, they having undertaken, during my absence, to search on the north side of the island ; but they stated, from the heavy surf, they were unable to effect a landing. Under the conviction, as well from the pieces of wreck on the south side of G a li ta as from the state ment of Lieutenant Rooke, that the ship struck on the Sorelli rocks, I lost no more time in proceeding to Tunis in order to ascertain if the French steamer Lavoisier had gleaned any or more tidings of the wreck than I had, and arrived there at 4 rad. on the 31st. It appears that the Lavoisier left Tunis at noon a nd was at Galita in company with on the 25th , the Oriental Company's steam-ship Pacha, on the fol lowing day. Both vessels stea me d round the island and towards the Sorelli rocks , where th e y o bt a i ne d soundings in 26 and 28 fathoms. All they could discover relative to the wreck were b roken pieces of planking a nd beams, some casks, a ca bi n d oor , an d furniture, consisting of _a chai r an d small table, which the Pacha took on board. The fact of those :portions of the wreck and casks being seen will be conclusive of the vesse l h av i ng gone to pieces, which, from the t empestuous weather at the time of the ship striking, must have very soon taken place. This, together with the distance of the wreck from the land, will preclude all hope of any of the unfortunate crew being saved beyond those who reached the coast in the cutter. The gig, as I am informed by Lieutenant Rooke, was swamped in the attempt to lower her, and he has every reason to be lieve the other cutter shared a similar fate. Sir Thomas Reade, her Majesty's Consul-General at Tunis, has sent horsemen along the coast for the purpose of giving interment to such bodies of the crew as may be cast upon it, and a l so to save anything that may be thrown on shore. I have taken occasion to thank the commander of the Lavoisier for the effectual and persevering means which he adopted to discover the wreck, or to rescue such survivors as might have been cast on shore at Ga lita. The Comtnander-in• Chief will be more fully , apprised of this by the copy of his statement of pro ceedings furnished by Sir 'Thomas Reade. ALBIOtiHOTEL, BIZIGGATE, LEEDS. SABACIWALKER, Widow of the late Thomas Walker, begs to return her sincere thanks to her Friends and the Public for the kind Patronage bestowed upon her late Husband, and also to announce that it is her intention to continue the business as heretofore ; and it will be her constant endeavour to deserve fur ther patronage and support. 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SAUNDERS, is used and recommended by the first cutlers in Europe, and they are convinced that the Tablet make+ the razor shave with more ease than by any other method. Gentlemen are requested to bring in a dull razor and try them before tLey purchase. For sale at the Depot, 275, Strand. THE OAK FARM COMPANY. BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY EVENING.—To-day a nu merous meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Boydell and Roper, proprietors of the above establishment, was held at Dee ' s Royal Hotel, in this town ; Charles Shaw, Esq., in the chair. From the proceedings, it appeared that at the last meeting a deputation was appointed to wait upon Lord Lyttleton, the Hon. W. E. Gladstone, and Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., for the purpose . of obtaining their concurrence in certain proposals made by the unguaranteed creditors. To day a report from the committee of inspection of the affairs of Messrs. Boydell and Roper were read, to gether with the balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Cole man, the accountant, with the assistance of Mr. Boydell, and under the inspection of the directors, after which the rights of the lessor and mortgagees of the property, and of the retiring partners, were con sidered by a majority of the unguaranteed creditors of the company then present. Thd whole of the items and circumstances having been taken into con sideration, it was proved that the amount of assets that would be available for the unsecured creditors in the event of bankruptcy would be very small, and it having been proposed by Mr. Freshfield, on the part of the retired parties, to pay 9s. in the pound by two instalments, at four and six months each, on the se veral debts due to the unguaranteed creditors, the payment thereof to be-guaranteed by a deed of cove nant, to be extuted by the old partners, namely, Lord Littleton, Mr. Gladstone, and Sir Stephen Glynn. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. SPARROW, seconded by Mr. AUDENBROOR, " That it is the in terest of the unguaranteed creditors of Messrs. Boy dell and Roper to accept such composition ; and this meeting strongly recommends the creditors not here present to accede to these terms, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to each creditor." The total liabilities of the company appears from the balance sheet to be 314,2221. 3s. The assets 58,2041. ss. 4d. The following distinguished personages have visited the Royal Olympic Theatre to witness the performance of Mr. G. V. Brooke, as Othello :—Lord Adolphus Fits clarence, Lord Enniskillen, Lady Brougham, Lady Len nox, Lady Lemon, Lady Portman, Lady Pollock, Lady Pocock, Countess of Mansfield, Hon. Mrs. Eden, Mrs, Milner Gibson, Hon. Willoughby d'Eresby, Hon. Colonel . Wemyss, Hon. Mr. Vaughan, Sir George Wombwell, Sir Samuel Spry, Sir B. Graham, Sir F. Calthorpe, Sir J. Lowther, Sir W. ldildeaay, Sir W. Clayton, Sir W. C. Ross, the Austrian Ambassador and suite, the Bavarian Ambassador and suite, Colonel Murray, Major White, Captair. de Barthe, Captain Johnson, Captain Smith, Charles Kemble, Esq., P. Clay ton, Esq., Lane Fox, Esq., &c. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. Yesterday a quarterly general court of the Governors of this Corpo ration was held at the offices, in King William-street, City, when the chair was taken by Rear-Admiral Hope, C.B. Mr. Harley, the secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. A summary of the proceedings of the committee since the last court was then read, by which it appeared 251. had been collected for the benefit of the institution. The report of the number of patients admitted on board the Dreadnought, now lying off Greenwich, was next brought forward. There had been, from the Ist of October to the 31st of December last, from her Majesty's ships 24, British and foreign merchant vessels 755, on board the Ist of October 178, total 953 ' • sick now on board 183, convalescent 7, fit for duty 4, discharged from the last named period 763. The number received from the . foundation of the establishment, in 1821, was 56,175. outpatients 555. The financial statement represented the total amount of receipts as 1,777/. Bs. 7d., whilst the expenditure was 1,6041. 19s. 7d., which left a balance in hand of 1721. 19s. On the motion of the Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., se conded by a Governor, W. 11. Birkett, Esq., was unani mously elected a life governor to the corporation, and some other business having been disposed of the Court broke up. TILE LATE ROBBBRY IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Thursday an investigation was commenced by the directors of the Great Western Railway into the cir cumstances connected with the abstraction of the con tents of a banker's parcel whilst in its transit to Taunton. Several of the company's servants from the station where the suspected persons alighted from the train were brought up and examined, and it is said that circum stances have transpired that will eventually lead to the apprehension of the parties implicated in the robbery; but from the profound secrecy observed by the officials and servants of the company, nothing definitive could be ascertained—this precaution being necessary for the ends of justice. S N JANUARY 15, 1848. Lieutenant Rooke, Mr. Larkham, the gunner, Thomas Hill, steward, and James Morley, a boy, were received on board the Hecate yesterday, and at 4 p.m. she left Tunis on her return to Malta, where she arrived at 4.45 P.M. of this date. With this I take leave to enclose a track chart, showing the course and progress of the Hecate, in pursuance of your orders. I have the honour, &c. R. MOORMAN, Commander. Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, C. 8., Malta. Tunis, Dec. 29,1847. Sir,--Since I closed my letter of yesterday I have been put in possession of a copy of the report made by the commander of the French steamer the La voisier, and which I transmit herewith. From the general tenor of its contents I fear there is but too much reason to apprehend that the Avenger had broke up, and all on board perished, with the exception of Lieutenant Rooke and his party. A steamer was seen passing this place to the west ward about four o'clock rad. to-day, but whether it was our distance from the neighbourhood of the wreck, or one of the packets from Malta to Eng land, we could not make out, as she was too far from the land. I have dispatched a boat with a good crew, and who are well acquainted with Galita and its vicinity, to remain for several days, in order to gain informa tion, if possible, and to endeavour to pick up any thing belonging to the unfortunate vessel, as well as bring any bodies they may find either on the sea or on the Island of Galita. A Protestant clergyman likewise went this morn ing to traverse the coast from Bizerta to the west ward as far as Cape Negro, to inter any bodies which may be discovered in that direction. I have, &c., Vice• Admiral Sir W. Parker. T. READE. Copy of —a letter addressed by M. de Penhoat l Commander of the French steam corvette the' Lavoi sier, to M. de Lagan, Consul-General and French Charge d'Affaires at Tunis (Translation.) La;oisier, Golefta, Dec. 27, 1847. Monsieur le Consul-General,—ln compliance with your wishes, and according to the information given me respecting the loss of an English steam-frigate off Galita, I got under weigh at 11 A.M. on the morning of the 25th. At 45 minutes past four r.w. on the evening of the ' same day a large steamer, with three masts, crossed my path. When within proper distance I hoisted my colours and fired a gun. She immediately hove to and hoisted the English colours. I sent an officer on board of her to explain the object of my mission, and she proved to be the Pacha, Captain Olive (of the Peninsular and Oriental Company), which left Malta on the 24th of December, having come from Eng land, and was on her way back to Southampton. She spoke the Avenger on the 20th of this month, off Cape Bougaroni, and again in Bona Straits at 5 P.M. ; she was under steam, due N.W., and making eleven to twelve knots the hour, and must have been wrecked between nine and ten on the Sorelli rocks. I sent a note to this captain by the officer I sent on board, who, in the most praiseworthy manner, though he had passengers on board, sent me word he would keep me company. This fine vessel can command double the speed of the Lavoisier, but she steamed slowly in our wake all night. We explored together the south coast of the Gali tons and of Galita ; the Pacha picked up south of Galita a door painted white, with a brass handle to it, a tub, and other fragments, which the captain showed to me. We did not see any fragments of the vessel herself, but we discovered a chair of fine ma terials, probably belonging to the captain's cabin, or to one of the officers ; but what leaves no doubt on this sad event and the loss of the crew (unless they succeeded in reaching the land) was the discovery of portions of the hold, proving that she must hare gone to pieces ; and finally, some fragments of wood, which we presumed to be side planks with cross timbers attached, confirmed the opinion. At 8 o'clock A.M., on the morning of the 26th, I hailed the Pacha, signifying that it was my intention to proceed to the dangerous spot on the Sorelli rocks, and I requested her to follow in my track that she might be warned by the Lavoisier in case of accident. I approached as near as prudence warranted, and when I found by the lead that we were almost on the spot I stayed her course, and ordered a vigilant look out from the mast head, a similar look out being kept up on board the Pacha. We were convinced that there remained no vestiges of the English frigate, and we then left the spot, On the 26th, at 11 45 A at., I sent an officer on board the English vessel with a letter to say that I had acquired the certitude that none of the crew were on the south coast of Galita, and exhorting him to continue his voyage. I told him I should coast along the north of the island, and should not leave it until I was convinced none of the crew were on it. I must however add, to the honour of the captain, that he again notified his intention to follow me, but as he could not render any service, I requested him to continue his voyage, and we parted company at noon on the 26th. Whilst running close in shore off the north coast of Galita I perceived a fishing smack with five men on board. Notwithstanding three guns and a signal for a pilot (I not wanting one at the time), they hoisted the Sicilian flag and continued their course. I had intended, and had already given orders to man a boat and expostulate with them on this conduct, but there was a heavy swell and a stiff breeze, and I feared exposing the boat's crew needlessly. ' Prom all this I concluded that there was no En glishman on Galita or the other small islands in the vicinity, for had there been any of the crew they would doubtless have taken advantage of that boat with a fair wind to come alongside of us, as it would have been an affair of not more than 20 minutes. After a conscientious research, not having disco vered anything, I left Galita at 3 P.M. on the evening of the 26th, and cast anchor this day, 27th, at 1 p.m. at Goletta. I am, with respect, Monsieur le Consul-General, your very humble and obedient servant, PENIIOAT, The Commander of the Lavoisier. Tunis, Tuesday, Dec. 28. Sir,—l returned last night about twelve P.M. from my search for the wreck of her Majesty's ship Aven ger, which lam sorry to say has been of no avail. I reached as near as possible the spot where she struck on Sunday morning, and there cruized about for some time, until assured that she had either got off or sunk, from the sea on Tuesday, together with shift of wind, having lifted her. I then wished to land and search the island of Galita for some further signs, but the cowardly Maltese crew would neither cruize any more about, or go to the island, and all I could say had no effect on them. I could not even get them to run down, that I might speak two steamers that were to leeward of the island. On my way back I spoke one of the Tunisian gun boats that was assisting, and asked her if she would take me to Galita, but she declined ; so I was brought back to Tunis against my will, without examining Galita. lam happy to learn on my arrival from Sir Thomas Heade that the Pacha and the French steamer went round the island and spoke a fishing boat at anchor there. I saw a third steamer close in to the African shore. All the vessels have returned from the search, numbering eight or nine. For further particulars from them I must quote Sir T. Reade's letter. The cask found I think must have been one that was in the gun-room. The accounts from the horsemen sent to scour the African coast have not yet come in. Everything possible has now been done, and I shall now wait here for orders, and to be of any further use in showing the exact spot of the wreck, arid that you may think fit, sir, to order. I think this my best plan in the expectation of a man-of-war steamer from Malta. The vessel this goes by is on the point of sailing immediately. Hoping this will meet your approbation, I have, &c., FRANCIS 'WOKE, Lieut. Sir W.:Parker, Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief. P.S. I have had every assistance here from the authorities. (From the Times.) MALTA, JAN. 4.—The loss of the steam-frigate Avenger, mentioned in my last letter, is, unhappily, too fully confirmed by the return to this port on Sunday last of her Majesty's steamer Hecate, with the survivors from this harrowing disaster on board. There are four, as I previously stated :—Lieutenant Francis Rooke ; the gunner, Larkhatn ; a steward, Hill; and a boy, James Morley. From the irnparfect details I am enabled to collect, it would seem that at the time she struck she w as going at gi to 10 knots an hour. The officers off duty were on the point of "turning in" after the labours of the day were o ver, when a sensation, not as of a thump, wa s experienced, but as of being dragged along over some rude substance. The one order only seems to have been given---" clear away the boats ;" and in executing this a great loss of life ensued, two being crushed under the ship before they could push oft. At the time when some 50 poor fellows in despair of saving their lives hurried to the paddle-box boats, the funnel and mast fell over, and many were crushed by the accident. Lieutenant Rooke and seven more succeeded in [PR ICE 3D. getting into one of the cutters ; but in doing so had nearly perished, for a coat had got foul of one of the fall blocks whilst the stern of the boat was in the water; but, owing to the exertions of the gunner, it was overhauled, and the boat was safely lowered in.o the water. For a time Mr. Rooke waited near the ship in the hope of saving some of her crew, and again nearly escaped destruction by being engulfed under the body of the ship, which now fell over, and he was obliged to pull hard to escape destruction. The wind at the time was blowing strong towards the shore, but suddenly shifting, became fair for the ship, when Lieutenant Rooke made another essay to reach it, in the hope of saving some of the crew, but the event proves he was unsuccessful. The rest is known—the capsising of the boat near shore, and the loss by this second accident of the surgeon Steele, the second-master Betts, a stoker, and a steward. _ To the exertions of the gunner Larkham, of whom Lieutenant Rooke speaks in high terms of commen dation, and his ability in steering the boat with an oar as it had no rudder, until she struck on a reef, is, next to Providence, owing the safety of those who live to tell the awful story. On the boat capsizing three struck out for the shore, and fortunately reached the only accessible spot on which they could hope to be thrown up without danger of perishing on the rocks—the boy clung to the boat, and was also washed towards the shore. The assistance given by the Arabs, and their humanity, I have before described. By this accident 256 persons, as nearly as can be calculated by the survivors, have been hurried to a premature grave. Nearly every steamer which has reached Malta since the accident has seen part of the wreck. The Hecate picked up a part of a gun carriage with " Avenger" on it; the Ardent, from Marseilles, saw one of her binnacles floating ; the Erin a nd the ndus, blocks, spars, &c. At the time of the accident the deck was in charge of the Second Master, and the Captain and Master were on the paddle-box. JANUARY s.—The accidental detention of the mail till eleven A.M. this morning enables me to add a few items to my account posted yesterday of the loss of the Avenger, and to correct some small inaccuracies. I last night saw a friend, who gave me the follow ing as unquestionable : As soon as the vessel struck, Lieutenant Marryat ran on deck, and shortly after a heavy sea broke over her, carrying him forward into the lee waist. Reco vering from the shock, he endeavoured, and suc ceeded in getting forward, and shortly after the mainmast went by the board, carrying with it the funnel, and killing several men (as I have before stated). The Captain gave the order to lower away the boats, and it was with difficulty Lieut. Rooke could pick up the few who got into his boat, so para lysed were the men. When the ship struck she was going 9} knots, with all sail set, and but steam enough to make her wheels revolve. It is known from the survivors, that the Avenger, which was on the Lisbon station, had no charts of the Mediterranean on board. Lieutenant Rooke has been discharged from the Hecate into the. Ceylon, where he will await the re sult of the court-martial which will be held on him on the return of the Admiral to this port. Before the Hecate had arrived at Galita the French steamer Lavoisier, from Tunis, had been to the spot, and so anxious was the Pacha of that Regency to afford all the assistance in his power, that, knowing his own vessels to be too small to accommodate all he hoped to save, he freighted an Austrian bottom to proceed to the scene of the disaster at no less a sum than 400/. Since the loss of the Athenienne, Captain Rayns ford, on the Skerkis, in the year 1806, England in her navy has experienced no such disaster, and may she never again know one so great as I now record. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, JAN. 4.—Her Majesty's steamer Porcu pine, 14 days from Plymouth, and five from Gibraltar, arrived in Malta on the 3d inst. Letters have been received in town, annouucing that two boats have been launched by the Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company, which are in tended to convey the Anglo-Indian, Belgian, and Dutch mails from Trieste to Alexandria, by contract. They will be ready to make the first trip early in April. The vessels are of good size, having engines of 250-horse power, of English manufacture. His Excellency the Governor held his first levee on the Ist instant. It was both numerously and fashion ably attended. His Excellency is becoming very popular, and will maintain it. He is evidently well acquainted with the real wants of the people, and makes his own in quiries into the existence of abuses. General Ellice arrived on Friday last per Indus, and was received with all the honour due to his,rank —a guard of honour and a salute. He is living pro tern. at one of the first hotels in the isl an d—D unsford's. The Ilecate made one of the most beautiful pas sages, on her return to Malta, that is on record, having accomplished the trip from port to port in 24 hours, and being compelled by the wind to make a detour to the west of the island of Zembra, a dif ference of 30 miles at the least. The screw steamer Osmanli arrived here last night, having in tow an Austrian brig, with loss of masts. She is only 12 days from Liverpool. She fell in with part of the wreck. Mr. Lushington, the new Secretary to Government, arrived here yesterday. The Tartarus steamer will leave Malta for Con stantinople early next week. The Vanguard is to have her mast re•stepped, and proceed to Athens on an early day. The Harlequin is still in port, and will not pro ceed to Rio Janeiro till the return of the fleet, now in the Gulf of Spezzia, expected on the 10th inst. The wound received by Captain Merediti, chief of the Patras revolters, was so much more serious than was known, that yesterday only hopes were en tertained that amputation of his arm would not be necessary. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. In Malta Harbour—The Ceylon receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis ; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. F. Rich ; the Vengeance, 84, Captain S. Lushington ; the Volage, 22, Captain T. Graves ; the Harlequin, Commander Moore ; the Sidon, Captain W. H. Henderson ; the Tartarus, Commander Sir G. Webster; the Spitfire, Lieutenant J. A. Macdonald ; the Locust, Lieutenant E. R. Power; the Porcupine, Lieutenant E. F. Roberts; the Hecate, Commander R. Moorman; the Blenheim troop ship, and the Wee Pet steam-tug On a cruise—The Hibernia, 120, Captain P. Richards, C. 8., bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8., the Commander•in-Chief; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott; the Rodney, 90, Captain E. Collier; the Superb, 80, Captain Corry; the Thetis, 36, Captain H. Codrington; the Gla diator war-steamer, Captain Robb; the Bulldog, Captain A. C. Key On Surveying Duty—The Research, Lieutenant Lord J. Browne. At Gibraltar—The Polyphemus. At the Piraeus of Athens—The Meteor, Com mander Butler ; and the Mutine, 12, Commander Palmer. At Beyrout—The Amazon, 19, Capt. J. Stopford. En route from Beyrout to Athens—The Spartan, Captain Symonds. At Corfu—The Fantome, 16, Commander Le Hardy. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta—The Oberon, Lieutenant Gardner, and the Volcana, Lieutenant J. Crang. En route to Gibraltar from Malta—The Hecla, Commander C. Starmer, and Belleisle, Captain J. Kingcome. En route to Marseilles from Malta—The Flamer, Commander Lavie. En route from Malta to the lonian Islands and Greece—The Ardent, Lieutenant-Commander W. Nowel. En route to Trieste and Constantinople—The Antelope, Lieutenant F. Smyth. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANT'S FLOTILLA. At SouthamptonTdelirieniiti, - dindostan, Achilles, Ripon, and Tagus. En route to Gibraltar and Southampton from Malta —The Pacha and Sultan. En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea from Malta—The Tiger and Erin. En route to Alexandria from Malta—The Indus. At Malta—The Ariel. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS IN PORT. The French steamers Rhamses, Sesostris, and Lougsor, the royal yacht schooners Gitana, Fairy, and Ariel, the Ottomasi schooner Sajah Caters. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.—The Stromboli steam sloop, Commander Lord A. W. Beauclerk, went out of harbour this afternoon to try her engines, and will not come in again unless they should need attention. The Mercury tender sailed for Plymouth last evening, with supernumeraries. In Harbour—.The Victory, flag ship, C a pt. Ed en ; Captain Cha g as, C.B. ; th e the Excellent, gunne r y ship, Iris an lbert royal :Facht, Captain rd larence, G.C.11.; the Bonetta brigs the, Lieu ant-Commander Forbes; the Avo /steam-sloop \tenant-Commander Cator; the uckoo stea d, Commander Duma.reEq; the Firefly ste m .,)op, Lieutenant-Commander Ponsonby; the I—ln cline, Fire Queen, and Echo steetners. At Spithead—The Stromboli steam sloop, and the Mountstewart E!phinstone convict ship. In the basin—The Blenheim steam guard ship, Captain Yates; the Prince Regent, 92, Captain W. F. Martin ; the Kite steam-vessel, acting Master- Commander Calliston ; the Sw:jlow steam-vessel ; and the Rocket tuq.• In Dock—The Ajax, steam guard slip ; the Leander (new), 50; the Sappho, 16 ; the Orestes, 18 ; and the Fairy Royal yacht. Wind north-west, light airs, weather thick and hazy-5 p.m. CHATHAM, JAN. 14.—The Columbia steam-vessel was paid off on Wednesday, the 12th inst. Her marines, consisting of one sergeant and twelve pri vate', embarked the same day on board the Fearless steam-vessel for Woolwich. Three of those privates belong to Plymouth, and nine privates to the Ports mouth division. The corporal belonged to this divi sion, and joined the sam e d ay . The Hercules, 74, store-ship, Master and Com mander Fulton, is bending sails, and she will be put out of dock next spring tides. She will be ready to proceed for sea at the end of this month. The Meander, 44 guns, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, will sail on Monday, the 17th inst. She will adjust her compass outside of Sheerness, and will then be towed by steam to the Downs, where she is ex pected to remain a month, and thence proceed to Portsmouth to receive the Raja and suite, also Mr. Napier, Mrs. Napier, and daughter, who go out to Borneo. This ship is manned with as fine a body of blue jackets as ever trod the deck of a man-of-war. The Sealark, 10 guns, Commander Moneypenny, is progressing with her equipment ; this vessel will sail about the 22d inst. The Triton steam- packet, fitting for sea, will he put out of dock next week ; her bottom is being coated with Mr. Hay's composition. The Fearless steam-vessel embarked on the 11th inst., from the Dockyard Stairs, detachments of the Royal Marines from this division, consisting of 21 privates, for the Ocean flag-ship at Sheerness; and two sergeants, two corporals, one fifer, and 22 privates for the Ganges, fitting at Sheerness as the ordinary guard-ship for that port; there also did embark 50 seamen from the Poictiers for the Ocean. Lieut. .Graves, Royal Marines, embarked for the Ocean, and Lieut. Alfred D. H. Napean for the Ganges. The Modeste, 13 guns, Commander R. J. J. Mac donald, from the Pacific, will be paid off at Sheerness, on the 14th instant, and the Hecla steam-sloop, of 240-horse power, from the Mediternmean, Com mander Charles Starmer, will be paid off at Sheerness on Tuesday, the 18th inst. The llavannah, 20 guns, was commissioned on the 13'h instant at Sheerness by Captain W. A. Her ringham. The Royal Marines for this ship embarked this day from this division on board a steamer, con sisting of one serge:lit, one corporal, one fifer, and 25 privates. The Havannah is to be employed on the station at New Zealand. The Diligence naval transport, Martin, master, arrived on the 9th instant with a cargo of timber from Pembroke, which is now discharging. The Goodwill, Pledge, master, is loading with stores for Woolwich and Deptford dockyards. The Banshee steam-packet, from Woolwich, will arrive here on Monday the 17th instant, to be taken into dock and fitted for sea. The following persons have been superannuated on pensions for length of service, viz., George Hobbs, leading man of shipwrights, at 341. per annum ; and B. Brigden, Thomas Christopher, William Piper, Thomas Baker, George Gill, and Joseph Tong, saw yers, each at 201. per annum. DR. HAMPDEN. The following is a copy of a letter from the Bishop of Hereford Elect to the Rev. R. R. Faulkner, of Hevering-atte-Bower, in Essex, in reply to one of congratulation addressed to Dr. Hampden by the Reverend Gentleman " Christ Church, Oxford, Jan. 7, 1848, " Dear Sir,—Your warm expression of congratula tion on my promotion to the see of Hereford demands my sincere thanks ; the sympathy of one who has himself stood his ground so firmly against a violent •Tractarian assault is most welcome to me. You did essential service by your resistance to that outrageous attempt of the Camden Society to intrude on your rights in your parish, and overbear your Christian conscientiousness. lam much obliged to you for the report you have sent me of the proceedings in that case. I shall have much satisfaction in going through it when I have leisure fiom the engagements which press on me at this moment. " I have had abundant matter of vexatious doings the last few weeks. But I feel more than compen sated from any personal annoyance by the good which I am sure will come out of the present dis turbance. The strength and designs of the Tracta rian party (the real movers throughout, whatever may be said to the contrary), will have been dis closed, and the necessity of rallying the true Pro testant spirit of our Church will have been fully demonstrated. " I am deeply thankful to a good Providence for the course which events have taken. " I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, " R. D. HEREFORD (Elect). " P.S. The Bishop of Oxford would insinuate in his letter in the Times that I have made concessions to him. I shall be obliged to you most positively to contradict any such statement should you hear it alleged—it is not true. " The Rey. R. R. Faulkner." THE TEA. DUTIES. Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Sessions house, Chapel-street, to consider of the best means of promoting a reduction in the present exor bitant duties on tea. His worship the Mayor (Tho mas Berry Horsfall, Esq.) took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock, at which time the Court-house was about three parts full. The meeting consisted of men of all shades of politics, anxious to express their opposition to a tax which presses so heavily upon the poor, and detracts from their means of social enjoy ment. I'h, following resolutions were unanimously agreed to, as was also a memorial to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury : " That the report of the Parliamentary Committee of last session has conclusively established the case of the advocates for a reduction of the tea duty, and that that report claims the immediate attention of her Majesty's Government—proving, as it does, the in justice, as well as the impolicy, of continuing so heavy a tax on an article which is mainly received in barter for British manufactures." "That it is the deliberate opinion of this meeting, founded on the experience of the last three years, that unless the duty on tea be' immediately reduced, the question is no longer one of an increase or decrease in our trade with China, but almost of its very exist ence, as a profitable outlet for the products of British industry." " That it is the bounden duty of Government to foster and encourage—not to jeopardise —so important a trade a s that opened up to us in the vast empire of China." " That this meeting is of opinion that no direct loss would accrue to the revenue from a considerable reduction in the duty on tea ; but that, even if a tem porary deficiency were to arise, the considerations of a social and moral character, inseparably connected with this great question, are of paramount importance to those of a mere fiscal nature." " That it is a fact which can no longer be con cealed, that the pressure which commenced with the manufacturing and mercantile body is now extending, in a frightful degree, to every class of the commu nity ; and that, unless the cost of the necessaries of life be lessened to the public generally, and above all to the working classes, the present revenue of the country cannot be maintained."—Abridged from the Liverpool Mercury. JAMES THE SECOND ; an Historical Romance, edited by W. 11. Ainsworth, Esq., 3 vole., with illustra tions. Tho above work is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may now be had at all the libraries. The fol lowing new novels are also just published :-2. Leonora, a Love Story, 3 vols.— 3. The Hall and the Hamlet, by William llowitt, 2 vols.-4. The Days of the Regency or, Town and Country, by Mrs. Trollop!. 3 v.° l s• -6 • Emilia Wyndham, Cheap Edition , forming t h e new volume of " Colburn's Standard Novels." -6. Eustace ; or, the Stage ot Lite, by T. J. Serle, Esq., 3 vols.-7. The Jesuit at Cambridge, by Sir George Stephen, 2 vols.-8. The Romance of War, by Captain Grant. Tuoops FROM Imata..—C na: l r e na s a o t, th J c A: u . ee l n 4 :s - o T w h n e ) following detachmen ts, consisting of 5 sergeants 5 cor porals, and L 5 privates of t Regiment, and I s ergeant-major, 5 sergeants, 5 corpo rals, and 15 privates of the 21st British Fusiliers, ar rived at this garrison from Gravesend they having dis embarked at that place from the ship Mahomadshah, Captain William Cumberland. The,.e troops embarked at Calcutta on the 29th ot August last, and on the 15th of November the ship put in at St. Helena, cud took in water, and sailed for England the following day. Daring the voyage there were six deaths on board, The troops lost.onq man of the 50th, and one man of the 21st, and a prisoner under sentence of court martial of the 53d. Captain Richard Waddy, of the 50th, and Lieutenant 1 - 1 . C. Gray, of the 21st, had charge of the detachments. Both these regiments are on their passage home. The 50th, previous to their leaving India,. were allowed to volunteer into other corps serving in that country, and the 50th gave 50 men to the 53d, 50 men to the 10th Foot, 50 men to the 32d, 50 men to the 29th, 50 men to the 24th, and 50 men to the 61st, making a total of 300 men. ~~