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77-e -.11FI!J fve} n r 4 - iktO 4; • ••• •• • , 11,4 • • s „ • ?,erzt , • I 3„ ' ... _ • • „, t .._• . 4 " , mil - . .5) 's7 l' _ 4 5 - L 14- • 4 o [PRiCE SD. rY r ',-- A" benevolently conceived, and ~leveloPeirwithAs9 otdina skill. Under present circumstances, the ..eoziehidieg-7,-: words of that tract may have a n interest which hitherto sel they have ndt excited. The Prisice thus winds upliis address upon the extinction of pateperisna;--e . " Aujourd'h u i l e b ut de tout gonvernernent babile doit etre de tendre par ses efforts a eke qu'on puisse dire -- bieetot: le triomphe du Christianiseee a d6truit f.e.scla vage, le triomphe de la revolution fraticaise a detruit les servage; le triomphe des ideas democeatiquel a tittria l le pauperisme!" There cant be no question that while a prisoner in the fortress of Ham the Prince devoted his time to the study of the state of France, and of the means of improving the condition of the masses of the people. There is not only gracefulness of expression, but excellent feeling in the closing words of the preface, which bears date "Fort de Ham, Mai, 1844." They are as follow: " Je livre mes reflexions au public 'lens l'espoir qu o , develepiCti et mises en pratique, elks pourront eeo utiles au sottlagement de l'hunasisiA Il est natural dans le malheur de conger a ceux qui souffrent." As for those who seem to think that Louis Napoleon will be inclined to make what are called " commercial principles" the guiding principles of his political govern ment, we have to offer our condolence, for we think they will be very considerably disappointed. If that had been the sort of Government to satisfy France, Louis Philippe would, still be plann i ng and intriguing at the Tuileries. If it had been the sort of Government to sa tisfy by itself, and without higher aims, even the mind of England, Sir Robert Peel woald still be balancing and casting about what interest be might next be tray in the effice of First Lord of the Treasury. About foreign commerce, and the interest France ought to take in it, the views a Louis Na poleon as published fo ur years ago, ac e these— " Au lieu d'aller chercher des consointeateurs en Chine, qu'on augmente done la rich esse tern: op iale ; qu'on emploie tousles bras oisifs au profit de touter les naliares et de toutes les industries ; ou plutot qu'on lasse I'un et I'autre si l'on peut, mais surtout, qu'on n'oublie pas qu u ' n pays comme la France, qui a 6 e si richement do +6 du ciel, renferme en lui-nerne tousles 06mens de sa prosperitsi, et qbe c'est une liente pour noire civilisation de penser qu'au 19e saesle, le dixiZgle, au moins, de la population, est en haillons, and meurt de faim en pre sence de millions de produits easnutactutes qu' o n ne peut vendre, et de millions de p ro d u its du sul qu 'on ne peut consommer. • " This is indeed the disgrace of civili sation in more countries than France. It is a d i sgrace which " commercial principles" appear to aggravate, and not to cure. Honour to the new President if, by he - policy be shall pursue, that disgrace of Europe may be , even in part removed ! lIERALD.--Though a Briton's first, best country should ever be at home, yet is impossible for any pa triotic Englishman, however national, or however ex clusively insular, to look with any feelings other than those of the liveliest concern at the contest now going on in France—or more properly speaking, the contest con cluded, though nut yet thus officially announced, in re. ference to the Presidency. On such an important ques tion, no well-judging Englishman can be indifferent. It is a matter that concerns the world—Europe—and, in a more especial sense, England. The condition of France,. the most powerful, the most civilised, and the most en terprising of continental kingdoms—inhabited by six-and thirty millions of the most active and energetic races in Europe—excepting always the Anglo-Saxon—can never be a matter of indifference to us, even though we were not within a 150 minutes' sail of Calais or Bou logne. If France be quiet, prosperous, and contented, her influence and her example must re-act on other con tinental kingdoms. If, on the contrary, she be restless. feverish, and disturbed, not only must she be dangerous as a neighbour, unsafe as an ally, but perilous—most pe rilous—to all the nations of the earth. If this were true at any time within 180 years, or since our Revolution of 1688, how much more true must it be—in a season like the present—when the ancient monarchy of France has been 18 years extinguished, and the monarchy of the barricades, the result of popular choice, with a re stricted electoral franchise and two Chambers, has for ten months given place to an unmitigated detizocracy and universal suffrage? It was under the pressuceof such convictions, that every day for the last three monttes we elevated our voices in favour of Cavaignac. Raised to the Presidency in a time of the utmost peril, he re stored order—re-established confidence—put down in surrection, and gave hostages to the moderate and the good, by his selection of two of the ablest of French po litioiaus to fill vacant portfolios in his Ministry. Thst neither his services—his moderation—his ability as a soldier—his judgment as a politician —or his tact, ad dress, and eloquence as a debater—have, it appears, stood him in any stead with the fickle nation over which he presides, and the man who by tongue and sword has done as much to elevate the character of his countrymen as any living Frenchman, is in Paris, and in many of the provinces, considered to have less claims on his nation than one who has nothing but a bygone name to recom mend him—a name which he has done as much as in him lay to render ridiculous, if not worse than ridicte lous, to all sane and well-thinking men. This result speaks little for the boasted advantages of universal suf frage—little for the intelligence, gratitude, or sense of public duty appertaining to the majority of French electors. It convinces us more than anything else could, that the great mass of Frenchmen are unchangeable, or at least unchanged; and that, instead of a wise, a peace loving, and a moderate man—instead of a Washington or an Adams—they desire a Polk or a Cass in the person of the most ridiculous, the most turbulent, the most noisy, and the most notorious of the name of Bona parte. It cannot be for anything he has himself done that the great mass of electors in Paris and in many of the provinces have voted for Louis Napoleon, for he has really done nothing but to provoke either laughter or silent contempt. It must, thefore, be from the recollections of the name or of the epoch of the Consulate or of the Empire —in a word, from the me mory of the First Consul or Emperor Napoleon—that they have polled in such overwhelming numbers for his nephew. Now, what do these recollections suggest but periods of aggression, conquest, and spoliation—periods when all Continental Europe was invaded and overrun, to gratify the mad ambition of one man, who, being the sou of a provincial attorney, carved out for himself, by the power of his sword and the blood of millions, a con sulate and an empire? —an empire found even too small and puny for his insatiable ambition. Do Frenchmeg wish to see such a reign restored again? Do French men again desire to disturb Europe, and destroy its ba lance? If so, we can understand the votes the Bona partist partisans have given —for such votes would be the logical sequence of such principles of rapine and disorder. But if this be the ripime sought to be again established by the sword, the rest of Europe will be confederated as one man against such desperate de signs, and there is not an individual—from the White Sea to the Adriatic—from the Bay of Cadiz to the mouths of the Scheldt and the Medway—that will not desire, and, as far as in him lies, try to accomplish the destruction of such an iniquitous and detestable do minion—a dominion subversive of the weak—threatening even the strongest. It may be that the Bonapartists re pudiate such principles—it may be that Louis Napoleon disavows such doctrines ; but if their vote mean not this,, it means nothing at at all—it is foolish, nosen sical, and inexplicable; and we rather incline to think they prefer to cloak and decently drape their hateful purposes, than to avow them in all their nudity. As to the candidate for whom these suffrages are given, though he may disavow these purposes a hundred times, he is not the less dangerous, thotra A h he may be more despicable. He is but an instrument in the hands of millions—and as he is driven by them so must he go. Should he presume to have a will of his own—should he disappoint them in the ex pectations of their vote, he will thee become as unpo pular as that good General, still chief of the Executive power, who might have won their favour by marching into Belgium, Germany, or Italy—but who preferred the path of honesty and honour—the path of peace—to the gratification of his personal ambition. Some there are, no doubt, who have voted for Louis Napoleon, actuated by no such feelings as these. Adherents of the elder branch—monarchists quand meme, who played the same game under the reign of Louis Philippe—in the hope-- the vain hope—of a restoration of the elder branch— have repeated the trick under the Republic. But the game is a" underhand, a false and tricky game," to use the words - of Lord Stanley, and it will not be more successful und er the Republic then under the Monarchy of the barricades. Some of the Orleanists also have given into this worse than folly—this wickedness—ha* Louis Napoleon is to them as illegitimate as Louis Philippe was to Henry V. But if tactics and shifts such as these did not succeed with legitimacy to back them, how casothey succeed in the case of a family chosen by the people l • n 1830 and dismissed by the people in 1848? Another sheer disc liticians have vote pp Napoleon from pure and ointment. They ha ve voted fur him, not that they have faith in the man —that they love his per son—or respect his und t cl . tee an ing—but they have voted for him because his ' rival, General Cavaignac, has been insensible to th • himself thei r supposed merits and has not availed of their services. Such characters are MM. Theirs and Bugeaud. Anything mre t ha ne tty—anything more personal, false, and deceitiul the conduct of M. Thiers in this business of the election it were im possible to conceive. But on this subject, as well as the effect of Louis Napoleon's election on foreign nations, we shall have more to say before the next week shall have passed away. __- ACCIDENTS ON THE SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.— We regret to state that two accidents, in both cases attended with fatal conteqtzences, have oc curred on this line of railway. On Tuesday last a guard met his death at the Wrexham station, under the follow ing circumstances:—His name is William Stokes, and it appears that he left the Chester station with a coal train and on its arrival at Wrexh am , soon a f ter one o'clock,, he got down for the purpose of unhooking several of the waggons, with the view of leaving them at the Wrexham station. having effected his object he was in the act of passing from between the waggons, when he was acci dentally caught between the buffers, and crushed in a fearful manner. He was immediately extricated, and carried to the infirmary, where, in a short time, he died. The other accident occurred a few days previously to a man named John Evans, a timekeeper on the Oswestry branch, who, it appears, had been run over by a train near the Rednal station. The dectased had been drink ing, and it is supposed had fallen down and gone to sleep, as hi s b o d y l ay across t h e li ne . When the train came up the engineer saw and immediately tried to stop the train, but did not succeed until the whole bad passed over the deceased. He was conveyed to the Salop Infir mary, where it was ascertained that he had sustained two compound fractures of the legs, the limbs being nearly separated from his body, a fracture of the right aim, and a fracture of each of his bladebones. He died in an hour and a half after hisadmission. SOUTH AMERICA.—By the arrival of the Dyson from Pernambuco at Liverpool we are in possession of advises from that place to the 7th of November. Ex change on England, 25d. per milrca; money plentiful. Cotton in good supply at 4 dolls. per arrobs. there is no news of any importance by this arrival. N0.17,543.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SUN, DECEMBER 16, 1848. • mink Sum added te ' Sum added to Sub payable reasons : A mired. Time Assured. Polley 1n1341 Policy in 1848 it Death. Secondly ".----..... _. 4500 8 15 years 10 mths £683 6 6 £787 10 0 £6470 16 8 joarney's Cl Thirdly -4000 12 ye a r s 500 0 0 787 II 0 6287 10 0 ordinary hi SON) 16 year; 300 0 0 787 10 • 6087 15 0 1000 8 years 100 0 0 767 II 0 ' 5887 10 • concealed i t 5 000 6 years 678 0 6 4675 0 0 most gimp 4 hood, with! f i 5006 4 years 456 I 0 4450 0 0 draughts of ..._ 4isoo 3 years .. ••225 I 0 5225 0 0 %he Premiums, nevertheless, are on th, 14 / 1 7- one-half need be paid for* the first prince is for Life. Iro Entrance Aftney or charge except t' Every information ►ill be afforded on vireetor, No. $, Waterloo-place, Pall-ins Le most moderate scale, and t flys years Where the In- the Polley Stamp. application to the Resident all, London. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR e ANCE . 0. 11, LONEAAD-STREET,COMPANY at the Entrance of the Old Post- office, London. DIZECTORS. JOHN DIXON, Esq., Chairman. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman. nervy Pulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. F rancis Hart Dyke, Esq, George Lyall, Esq. B tr Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. J , orison Hankey.ium. Esq . Rowland Mitch e ll, Esq. o I M Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq. hn G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. merge Johnstone, ESQ. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Lahouchere, BSq. John Thornton, Esq. vrehit Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. d ' W . AUDITORS. • Hebaris, Esq. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.A.S. ;„ 11 1 the LIFE R DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at ates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates ~.- (1- 1 1 Participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At in .‘^teh of the thre e S e pt enn i a l Di v i s i ons w hich this Company has made, vie Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum lured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received ; and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com pany exceeded 530,000/. ....L O A-NS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each cue a value not under 501. 11 1 the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared 1t..0 the 7th of June, upon the premiums received on a ll Policies 7hich had been in force seven years at Christmas 1847, and the same now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), bttween the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office ; and 5O by the Agents in the Country Districts. ...Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expi re a t Christ ra3 must be renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with Mr. . 411, 0, No. I, St. James's- s tr ee t, co r ne r of Pall-m a ll ; or with ike Co mpany's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become 101 d. GEORGE KEYS. Secretary, THE MINERVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANT. 84, King William-street, Mansion House, London. Third Division of Profits.—Persons assuring prior to the Ist Jann lII' next, will acquire an additional ye a r's standing at the Third Di '3lon of Profits in 1852. A mong the advantages of this Company are the following, viz. : , our -fifths of the profits, or 80 per cent., given every five years to " 1 .1 Assured by th e p ar ti c i pa ti on sca l e. c , - ; -e raorts assured with this Company are allowed to reside in the G2niaa of British North America, New South Wales, and Cape if 14 IWO latter. Rope, without extra charge, upon pay ment of sea risk only for liberal sum given for the surrender of Policies. No granted upon Policies of five years' standing. „, - ' 4O appearance before the Court of Directors required. 441 8143 and every information can be obtained, by application to WM. THOS. ROBINSON, Actuary and Secretary. ~RCHITECTS', BUILDERS', and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, G 9, Lorithard-street, Loridon. CHAIRMAN—SYDNEY SMIRKE, A.R.A. The rates for Fire and Life In , urances are as law as Cal r a VY'be taken. Those for Life Insurance may be paid yearly, - Yearly, or quarterly ; one-half may be left unpaid for seven evens, or one-third to the cud of life. Menu' ?r osPectises, $ c , may be had at the Office, or of any of the JOHN REDDISH, Manager, NATIONAL MERCANTILE FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, POULTRY, MANSION.IIOUSE, LONDON, • December 15, 1848. oNotlee is hereby gives, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET 0f PROPRIETORS will be held at the Office of the Society, D ecemb er Mauston-house, London, on SATU R D AY , th e 30:h d a y o f "ierober instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely. „_very Proprietor intending to become a Candidate for Um office i'_uirector or Auditor, must signify the same by writing under his n i nel, to be left at this O ffi ce five days at least previously to such ''neral m eeting. _ By order of the Directors, JENKTN JO:f1)(1, eeret*ry. LICENSED ICENSED VICTUALLERS AND GENE it,BA.L FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Ade ;e-Place, London-bridge. D „ 4 Special Court of Proprietors holden at the offices of the Com -'l7 on the 12th of December, 1848, JOHN 31118 ;ROVE, Esq. and Alderman, in the Chair. It Wag unanimously resolved, belliat Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq., of the Lodge, Upper Clapton, d u e lteted a Director of the Company, in the room of Charles Blea ,;',8(1-, resigned. ip:_ue Court adopted a resolution, granting to Charles Bleaden, '7'4, (the late Chairman) an annuity of 2001. biZ_ " ankB having been voted to the Chairman and to the Board of *tors, the Court broke up. JOHN BIOG, Secretary. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER WANTED. THE Proprietors of an old-established Concern in the Varnish and Colour Trade are desirous of entering into r on en gagernent th a TRAVELLER of distinguished abilities and g experience, for epresent them in the above line. An extensive The among Painters and Coachmakers, &c., is indispensable. a nd situatio n wi lt b e permanen t, an d th e sa l ar y lib era l. S ecur ity, r e u the most unexceptionable references as to character and abill u will be reqc i red. i a "xli munications to be made to 0. W. (pre-paid), 5, Westmore e,dliaes, Walworth. No letter will receive attention unless bear . we full name and address. A R R I A G E. One half the wend are desolately single, and the other 6 7_ 143011 ing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a ef right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em eftterthe latter. The solitary one may shield himself wider the plea ° t caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un- M Prosing harry ; but the hetruth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, "n 1 broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness tl lll l Social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set ...talent. Honour and justice demand that health should form au item the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect weand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if tittle surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little ".XMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, ' pub. in 2 vole., Is. (bY Post, in stamps, each). 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They are not merely t_'°'Phictis, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the smere e phemeral scribbling; of the hour, but the study of the author's _ l _ 'who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob- On the be ` wo er v w s t l i lec of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he done unto--te live after nature's laws—and to keep always 31111 / 1 Y side of the way." The above works may be had of 23, Paternciter-row •; Carvalho, 147, Fleet street • Mann, Zg‘ -; ornhill; Ralson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other intfrra the auth or (who may be conferred with personally, itoopk ieu __ltud evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all ANOTHER ENLARGEMENT. OF TON WEEKLY-iSISPATCII This Journal at present the largest in existence—un. rivalled for Its early intelligence and uncompromising advocacy o 1 the Rights of Mankind—will be ENLARGED, On and after SUNDAY, the 7th of JANUARY, 1849, to SIXTEEN PAGES, CONTAINING SIXTY-FOUR COLUMNS, OF THE SAME SIZE AND FORM AS AT PRESENT, WITHOUT ANT EXTRA CHARGE. By its zeal in the cause of progress, — and its staunch de , otion to the interests of the People, the DISPATCH has become a terror to the upholder of abuses, and a powerful auxiliary on behalf of the oppressed, whose wrongs will always meet with sympathy and xposure. Encouraged by their success, and anxious to extend the sphere of their Political Influence and Social Utility, the Proprietors have re solved on the proposed Enlargement of the DISPATCH, which here after will answer the purpose of FOUR NEWSPAPERS, and thus accommodate four readers at one and the same time. The columns of the DISPATCH will still continue to be enriched by the powerfhl contributions of " - PUBLICOLA," " CAUSTIC," " CENSORIUS," ELIZA COOK, and other writers eminently distinguished for their literary attain ments, and whose opinions have ever advocated the cause of the People, in opposition to tyranny and injustice. It may also be ob served, that the POOR MAN will always receive LEGAL ADVICE and aeolstaace, as heretofore, from the DISPATCH. A beautiful New Type has been cast, on which the DISPATCH ill next year be printed. Advertisers are respectfully requested to forward their Advertise ments on or before Friday Afternoon, otherwise no attention can be paid to them for the current number. In Edition of the DISPATCH is published at Five o'Clock every Saturday morning, for transmission by the First Train and Morning Mails, so that persons residing in towns t5O miles from London may receive it the same evening. An EXPRESS EDITION of the DISPATCH is published every SUNDAY AFTERNOON, containing news direct from Paris, and other parts of 'the Continent, np to eight o'clock on Saturday Evening, To prevent disappointment, orders should be given early to Mr. RICHARD WOOD, 139, Fleet-street, London, to whom Post-olllce Orders may be made payable, or to any of the Novrsvenders, in town and country. T HE NICOL L. REOFINT-STREET and CORNIIILL. THE NICOLL • this is an abbreviation of the title given to a Patented Outer Coat, called " The Nicoll's Chiamys Paletot," the said curtailment being first suggested in the daily correspondence of the several Agents appointed under the above patent, and it will no doubt be generally adopted in preference to the name in full, through being more convenient to use. THERE is a double use and purpose in the NICOLL, or PATENT CHLAMTS PALETOT, in other words, the same garment can be used as a warm winter Overcoat, and will look equally well as a light Paletot (used in walking, &c.). indeed, for the latter purpose it represents the popular and fashionable Registered Paletot, which, when It is desirable to form into a warm winter garment, the same is transformed into the Nicoll, by the simple addition of a wadded interlining, which is in corporated with the lighter Coat in a most perfect and original manner; this can be attached or detached without the least trouble to the wearer. A most moderate price la fixed for these two garments in one, viz., Three . Guineas. MEMBERS of the CLERICAL, LEGAL, and MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, it is presumed, will all readily concede their patronage to the new patented invention called THE NICOLL, inasmuch that, besides its soberness of colour (a black, or almost invisible , green, or dark blue), and unpretending appearance, it is the only garment extant which presents to gentle men thus engaged a proper defence against the ills arising from a variable climate (the origin of colds, &c.) To these it is said profes sional men are more susceptible than others, arising from close study, and their otherwise general sedentary habits ; now sheuld the morning atmosphere be mild or warm, and the latter part of the day cold, the Nicoll is a garment that will provide for both contingencies. TO MERCHANTS, STOCK BROKERS, &c., going to or re t urn i ng from the City, rYaNlDsoEaßlll'oVtßlieTrsEriegSiliring a warm wrapper or overcoat morn tugs and evenings, but whose bustling avocations during midday, by inducing a proper circulation of blood, the possession of a lighter Paletot would then be dbsirable, as too often the case, the said warm coat is suddenly thrown aside, and much risk to bodily health in curred. AILWAY TRAVELLERS pronounce the CIL) NICOLL or PATENT CHLAMTS PALETOT to be indis pensable to their comfort upon a journey for the five following reasons First—lt is a warm overcoat. Secondly—lt can be converted into a light overcoat at the )(Ames's end. Thirdly—lf travelling by night (or even in the day-time) when an ordinary hat is irksome, a portion of the lining (which is perfectly concealed till required) can then be brought out, and by a ready and most simple contrivance, can be converted into a graceful cap or hood, which effectually protects the head, ears, and neck from cold draughts of air. Fourthly—lt has a pocket protector, which, as its name would in dicate, preserves from loss the railway ticket or loose cash, &c. The last, though not least, important distinction presented by the Nicoll, beyond anything-of its nature ever laid before the public, consists in its moderate price, viz.. Three Guineas (to which add half a guinea for the Chlamys Hood). Indeed, was not Use sale of thousands contemplated, Messrs. Nicoll would lose rather than be fairly remunerated by the low prices quoted. MESSRS. NICOLL are the originators and sole proprietors of the deservedly well-known REGISTERED PALETOT (6 and 7 Vic., c. 65) of Llama Cloth, and they continue to be honoured with the patronage of their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and others distinguished in rank and fashion, the Court, the Pulpit, and the Bar. AGENTS for NICOLLS' PATENTS.—AII those Firms throughout the variews parts of the United King dom and the Colonies, who, up to the present time, have held a local Agency for the Sale of the above Patentees' original and popular in vention called the REGISTERED PALETOT, &c., will also hold the appointment for the sale of all the new Patents, subject to the usual conditions. Gentlemen, Non-Residents in the Afetropelis, are constantly de siring that a mode of self-measurement should be published, as also the addresses of the Country Agents. The first-named object can be easily effected by means of public Advertisement, as a descrip tion of the number of inches around chest and waist (taken under the coat) will alone suffice; but the names of all the Agents selling Nicolls' Patented Garments are too numerous, to be described through the same medium ' • however, the address of the nearest shall be immediately forwarded upon application to Messrs. Nicoll's Counting House Department. The following Agents have a very large variety of the above goods always ready for inspection, viz. : Messrs. Macdona, Molesworth-street, Dublin. Messrs. Wareing and Son, New-street, Birmingham. Messrs. Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street, Liverpool. Messrs. Christie and Son, George-street, Edinburgh, J. Bruce, Caps Town. I C. Roth, Philadelphia. R. Rutherford, Hong-Kong. D. Wilson and Co., Calcutta, CAUTION. —We, the undersigned, hereby declare our intention to institute Legal Proceedings against any make, or causeperson or t obe n persons ude i:• a h n o y , in afterfrintgheemdeantte upon this 0 n th the notice, Patent shall granted under the title of Improvements in Garments, Pockets, &c. The said invention consists —Firstly, of a mode or modes of making s o e r constructing d a e r m o r e Garments o d f e o s r o v f a m r i e a u k s i n p g a r t ors c o o l* n t s h t e r u h e u t g a n p b o o c d k y e t ; s a a n n d, d other such receptacles. The spirit of the Invention in the first part may he roughly described as the adaptation of the linings of outer Coats or Paletots, Stc., to a separate Garment and purpose; and, in the second part, the Pockets or other such receptacles are protected by the apertures to the same, expanding to admit the hand, and im mediately collapsing upon its withdrawal. We also hereby give notice that we have assumed original and descriptive titles as our trade mark, whereby the said first and second parts of our invention may be always distinguished, that is to say the first part is styled " The Nicoll" (being the abbreviation of the full title of the Nicoll Chlamys Paletot), and the second part is called "The Patent Pocket Protector ;" and further it is our in tention to apply to the High Court of Chancery for Injunctions to restrain, &c., and to employ all other legal means to prevent unau thorised persons from applying either of these trade marks or terms to other articles, or selling or offering for sale any garment, &c., being an infringement of the said Patent, and by such acts tending to our injury and the deception of the public. Signed H. J. and D. NICOLL. 114, 116, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. December 1, 1848. FOUGERE'S CELEBRATED OVERCOATS. "Mr. Fougere, of 6, Conduit-street, Tailor to his It•yal Highness Prince Albert, and the successful patentee of the celebrated WELLING. TON SuarouT(now worn by almost every nobleman and gentleman in the kingdsm, and suitable for every season of the year), has again provided for the comfort of the public, having just introduced ans. ther new coat for winter, called ' the ROYAL SIBERIAN OVERCOAT,' which although perfectly porous, will resist twenty-four hours' in cessant rain, and while as light as a cork, is warm, pliant, and com fortable as fur. Although richly trimmed, so as to be suitable to first-class wearers, the price is only Fifty Shillings. We heartily wish Mr. Fougere the success which his ingenuity and enterprise merit." —Morning Chronicle. Every Genuine Coat is Stamped JAMES FOUGERE, 6, Conduit-street, Regeit-street, and 1, Bucklersbury, Cheapslde, London. Country Agents Wanted. R 0 YAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY. Messrs. BEGG and BUYERS, by special appointment, Distillers to the Royal Household, and Proprietors of the Loch nagar Distillery, beg to announce that Messrs. WHITING and ROBERTS, CHURCII-STREET, MILLBANK, WESTMINSTER, are the sole consignees for the sale of the " ROYAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY" in England. This Whiskey, which has been honoured with the royal approval, is of extreme purity, exquisite flavour, and bouquet.—WHlTlNG and ROI3ERTS, SOLE CONSIGNEES, CHURCH-c - rnEET. MILLBANK, WESTMINsmv. LOVE is the leading feeling of the human breast. More exalted than mere passion, it soars high above every other impulse of nature, and is not only stronger than avarice, but more engrossing even than ambition. No man is exempt from its influence, or can avoid its sway ; and business, pleasure, philo sophy, and divinity itself become neglected under the enthralling power of LOVE, which, unlike most things, increases in intensity with time, until it receives the sacred consummation of marriage. When union does not take place, however, this passion, this fervour, this golden tide of the manliest feelings becomes a deadly poison in the heart, which now darkens, as it before bright ened, all things upon earth. How is it that men, of most un changeable habits, will change at the very altar, and after a life time spent in the fulfilment of every engagement, snap the very con tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind? It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early habits, or the results of secret disease, knows himself to be disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has been ihstituted by Divine Law for the fulfilment of important ends. The wretched condition of such a being must subsequently be beyond measure deplorable 1 Loving and beloved, he entails the most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of unalloyed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the attention of all. Those desirous of investigating it will find the fullest and most satisfactory information in the little work entitled SELF-PRESERVATION, Illustrated by forty coloured engravings on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the reproductive organs ; with practical observa ions on the secret infirmities of youth and maturity, resulting from Solitary habits, excesses, or infection. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Mall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. This treatise is the result of a long course of study in a peculiar and much neglected branch of medical practice, and the author having ob tained the highest medical honours, is a guarantee for his profes sional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treat ment of these diseases. EAST INDIA HOUSE, DECEMBER 13, 1848. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice that, at the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th instant, he will submit the following motions, viz.:— "That copies of the Papers in the case of the removal of the Judges of the late Sudder Court, at Madras, be laid before this Court." " That copies of the Papers in the case of the illegal residence of Lord Tweeddale on the Neilgherry Hills, and his exercising the power of Governor of Madras, in direct violation of an Act of Parlla• ment, which divested him of all authority when absent from Council on the ground of Indisposition, be laid before this Court." " That copies of the Papers in the case of the suit filed by M. Ven cataroyloo, a person removed from office by the Madras Government, as reported in the Fort St. George Gazette, 25th January, 1848, he laid before this Court." That another Proprietor has given notice, that he will submit the following motion viz. : " That a copy of the Minute of the Court of Directors, granting a pension of One Hundred Pounds (1000 a year to Lieutenant Wag horn, far his exertions in promoting the Overland Mail to In- dia ; and also a copy of the Correspondence with the India Board on that subject, be laid before this Court." That another Proprietor has given notice, that he will submit the following motion, viz.:— " That the Petitions from Leicester, Nottingham (1 and 2), New castle (1 and 2), Boston, Leamington, and Gamston, presented to the Court upon the subject of Juggernauth, and ether Temples in India. be taken into consideration by the Court of Proprietors." And that another Proprietor has given notice, that it is his in tention To bring under the consideration of the Coart of Proprietors thf questions of the establishment of Railways in India, and of the rela• flans of the existing Indian Railway Companies with tho Govern• ment." JAMES C. MELVILLE, Secretary. L OCOM O T I V E STEAM-CARRIAGE CONVEYANCE. COMPANY, For Passengers and Parcels on Turnpike Roads. Preliminary Measures have been taken for •arrying out the above object, all Communications are requested to be addressed to Mr. Henry English, Hon. See., at the Office of the Mining Journal, Rail way and Commercial Gazette, 26, Fleet-street ; or to Mr. F. Her bert, solicitor. S. Ileatheote-street, Mecklenburgh-square. GRAY' S -INN WIN mac attention of the 'Public WINES and SPIRITS, which are "E ESTABLISHMENT. C ie (I fro& e. CO. strongly recommended for general c ,nstimption WINES. per dozen. SPIRITS. per gallon. Port from the wood • • • • 3es Cognac Brandy... • .. 21s and 24s Po. do. 4 years in bottle.. 42s The pure pale do. per doz. • • 60s Sherry, excellent Dinner Wine 20s Finest Scotch Whiskey, per gal 18s Do. superior old .. ... •• • • 42s Jamaica Rum........ 12s and 143 Marsala, best quality.... • • .. 24s English Gin .... • • • • • • its to 12s Cape • .. • • ...... 18s British Brandy lIENEKEY, KISLINGBURY, and CO. 23, High Holborn P.S. Sample Bottles may be bad. Price Currents, containing a he ♦arieties of their Stock, forwarded upon application. rrHE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry, by Dr. Ryan, at Half-past Three, daily, and on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day, at Nine o'clock.—A Lecture on Voltaic Electricity, and the Electric Light, on the Evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur day, at Nine o'clock, by Dr. Bachhoffner.—Also on Pneumatics daily at Two o'clock.—The Microscope at 0116 o'clock daily.—The Dissolving Views, with historical descriptions.—The Chromatrope. The Phantasmagoria, by Childe at Eight o'clock—Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Models explained. Open daily from Eleven to Five , and in the Evenings (including iaturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission Is.—Schools ,Half-price.—Tho New Catalogue, la. OPEN EVERY ETEIIING, BANVARD'S GRAND PAINTING of the MISSISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. This Immense work shows a country of over 3,000 miles in extent, passing through the heart of America, from the city of New Orleans to the mouth of the Yellow Stone River. The paint ing will commence moving at Half-past Seven o'clock, doors open at Seven. A Day Exhibition will also be given on Wednesday and Sa turday Afternoons, commencing at Half-past Two P.N. Admission—Lower Seats, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. PAINTING WITHOUT SMELL; a fact ac complished by the use of the newly discovered SWEET OIL of TURPENTINE, instead of the deadly abomination called oil or spirits of turpentine. Paint mixed with it is free from smell, is im proved in brilliancy of colour, and the baneful properties of the lead being neutralized, does not emit those noxious exhalations which have hitherto been so universally associated with painting. By this really valuable discovery home painting is now converted into a sa nitary operation, that may be effected at any season of the year, being productive of health and comfort, without causing the slightest derangement to the domestic economy. Sold by the gallon, cwt., er ton, by every respectable oilman in the kingdom, and at the depot, I, Beam's-buildings, Chancery-lane, where may be seen, and copies had of, the originial certificate of Dr. Serny, a senior member of the College of Chemistry. Sold also in sample bottles, 2s. each, bottles included. FAULTLESS NIGHT LIGHTS. THE NEW PATENT ALBERT NIGHT LIGHTS aro the best, cleanest, most simple and safe, effi cient, and economical In Boxes at 6d., containing 8, 10, or 12 Lights, to burn 9,7, or I hours each. To be used In the Albert Lamps, at 3d., Qd., 9d., or Is. each. Sold retail by Grocers, Oilmen, Lamp Dealers, and Chemists everywhere. rirlHE ALBERT NIGHT LIGHTS are the .11_ best. Price 6d. per Box. Sold e'erywhere. R ACING OFFICE, 301, STRAND, OPPOSITE "BELL'S LIFE." Notice.—The Managers of -the above Establishment having from the commencement stated that they would at once close their Office, should it be decided that they were acting against the law, beg now to state, that in consequence of the late proceedings of the law offi cers of the Crown, which have led the Managers to the belief that the Government might eventually be inimical to this Office, the Ma nagers, in deference to the wish of the Government, have deter mined to CLOSE the business hitherto carried on at 301, Strand. The Managers beg to express their grateful thanks to the public for the universal confidence which has been placed in them, a confidence which they are proud to say they have deserved. All moneys en trusted to their care for the forthcoming Steeplechases and Races will be returned in full, upon application to Henry Smith, Cashier. JOSEPH DARCY, Secretary. HENRY SMITH, Cashier. #ACING DEPOSIT BANK and BETTING OFFICE, 301, STRAND. • he late Managers of the Racing Subscription Office, 301, Strand, which is now closed, have much pleasure in announcing to the pub lic that they have commenced business at 301, Strand, as a DEPOSIT BANKING ESTABLISHMENT, and that a large fund has been provided for the purpose of laying odds against all horses entered for RACES and STEEPLE-CHASES, the principles of which will be explained in prospectuses, now printing ; and that those prospectuses will be forwarded, upon application to Henry Smith, Secretary, to whom all Post-office Orders must be made payable, at the Strand Post-office. HENRY SMITH, Secretary. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. The present Season is hallowed by one of the most delightful offices of friendship and affection, the interchange of gifts. While large sums are expended upon the most costly baubles and elegant trifles, no more .appropriate Present can be made at this season of the year than a Package of ROWLANDS' MACASSOR OIL, KALY DOR, and ODONTO, combining, as these articles do, the most ster ling utility with elegance aid luxury. The august patronage conceded by our gracious Queen, tho Royal Family, and the several Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, together with the confirmation by experience of the infallible efficacy of these creative and renovating specifics, have characterised' them with perfection, and given them a celebrity unparalleled. *** BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. Seine are offered under the implied sanction of Royalty, and the Government Departments, with similar attempts at deception. The only genuine "Macassar Oil," " Kalydor," and " Odonto," are " ROWLANDS'," and the Wrapper of each bears the name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the Article, with their signature at the foot, in Red Ink, thus — A. ROWLAND AND SONS. Sold by them at 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by every respec table Chemist and Perfumer throughout the kingdom. ON NERTOUS DEBILITT AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, as 'reproved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwar led by the Author, post paid, to any address, secure from . . observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with na merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the meet shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases. &c. By J. L. CURTIS, Surgeon, 7 , Frith-street, Soho-square, London, " Manhood.' A Medical Work.—To the gay and thoughtless we trust this little work will serve as a beacon to warn them or the Cancer attendant upon the two rash indulgence of their paision, whilst 1X) some it may Sel VC dia A 111Quituk of lamjr 6 . tion, and to the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chronicle. " Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis.—Their long experience and re putation ix the treatment of these painful diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cirulation." -Era. " Curtis on Manhood' should be in the bands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to Eight in the Evening. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by nost, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Sargeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : seld by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starle, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PALT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul gence, and their lamentable effects en the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PA IT 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disea.se by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PART Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its Juties. The ca uses o f unpro d uct i ve un i on are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TIIECOZHIAL BALM or STRIACIIX is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11s. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, as anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 25. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1 ls. par box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcou, sleet, stricture, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. 6i. racketf, with advice, to be had at the Es'ablishannt only, 1 - .) which the ice, 'l., is eased. Messrs. PeiTy, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Beruers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Tao, and Five to Eight ; on Sundays &mu Eleven to One. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR. BENEFIT will take place at the above Theatre on TUESDAY, Dec. 19, under the most distinguished patronage, in favour of the Employment of th e P oor as STREET- 9RDERLIES, by the National Philanthropi c A ssociation, in keeping the streets clean and improving the sanit ary condition of the metropo li s . On which occasion will be presented THE WIFE'S SECRET, in which Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES KEAN will perform, with a FARCE, and SPEED THE PLOUGH. Ten thousand honest, industrious labouring men in the metropolis could be saved from becoming "paupers during the winter by this useful em; loyment. Further particulars will be shortly announced. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained tiniwhole of the evening), ss. each. First price—Boxes, ss. ; pit, 34; ; Amphitheatre, 23.; Gallery, Is. Second price, at nine o'clock4,Boxes, as; Pit, 25. ; Amphitheatre, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doan to•be opened at kalf-past six, and the performance to commence at seven o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr. Archer, at the Box-office of the Theatre ; and of Mr. Jones, 40, Leicester-square. MISS JULIA BLEADEN'S FIRST CONCERT will take place at the' LONDON TAVERN, Rishopsgate-street, on Tuxspex Evening next, the lath instant, at Eight o'clock precisely, on which occasion she' will be assisted by several eminent artistes, vocal and instrumental ; and Mrs. Glover will, by particular desire, recite " Alexander's yeast, or the Power of Music." Admission tickets, 2s. 6d. each, may be obtained at the London Tavern. PUBLICATIONS. A GIFT BOOK FOR ALL . SEASONS. THOMPSON'S POETICAL WORKS. Just published, in one volume, foolscap Bvo., 'price 78. In cloth ; 12s. 6d. in morocco THE POETICAL ' WORKS OF JAMES THOMPSON, comprising all his Pastoral, Dramatic, Lyrical, and Didactic Poems, and a few of his Juvenile Productions. With a Life of the Author by the Rev. Patrick Murdoch, D.D., and Notes by Nichols. Seven Illustrations *era Drawings by J. Gil bert, Esq., and engraved on steel by W. Greatbach, Esq. Aisu, • - In One Volume, foolscap /Ivo., fin s gager. nil,. no lA. 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Sve., price 28s. cloth, THE SAXONS in ENGLAND : a History of the English Commonwealth till the period of the Norman Conquest. By JOHN M. KEMBLE, F.C.P.S. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Long/12am'. Now ready, price lc, THOUGHTS on the PRESENT STATE 01 IRELAND• By MONTAGUE GORE, Esq. LIORATION of the PRESENT I. SUGGESTIONS the James Ridgway, Piccadilly. CONDITION of IRELAND. Third Edition, with a Postscript. I s . 2. REFLECTIONS on the WEST INDIES. Is. by the same Author, ORE'S MAGISTERIAL SYNOPSIS.—Second Edition. On Thursday next will be published, in 1 Tel. Svo.,:price 18s. cloth, THE MAGISTERIAL SYNOPSIS ; compris my Summary Convictions, the Offences, Penalties, kc., and the Stages of Procedure, tabularly arranged; Indictable Offences, where each is Triable, as to Bail, Costa, dfc. ; and all other Pro ceedings before Justices out of Sessions, adapted throughout to the Law as consolidated and enacted by the Administration of Justice (or Jervis's) Acts, 11 and 12 Viet., cc. 42, 43, 44, with Forms, copi ous Notes, and Practical Observations, kc. &C. &c. Second Edition, en.arged aid improved. By GEORGE C. OKE, Assistant Clerk to the Newmarket Benches of Justices, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Henry Butterworth, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 7, Fleet street. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7ta and Ith of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 9th day of December, 1848. maul DIPAITICENT. X. Notes i55ued........ 27,733,735 X 27,733,715 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 14th day of December, 1848. A. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,225,826 Silver bullioa .. .. .. 507,909 X 27,733,735 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. . CAMERON'S COAL AND SWANSEA AND • LOUGH OR RAILWAY. The adjourned meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the office, Moorgate-street, to receive the report of the committee of investigation; Mr. N. P. Cameron in the chair. It appeared from the report of the committee, which was distributed in the room, that the directors wished to induce the shareholders to subscribe 30,0001. to make a new winning for the coal, and provide railway accom modation by means of an independent line to Llanelly, and a junction line to the South Wales Railway. The committee admit that some such arrangement is indis• pensable, if ever the colliery is to be made effective ; that in the original prospectus the public were in vited to believe that an annual vend of 120,000 tons of coal could be secured, if but 2,000/. more were ex ' pended ; that three years of management and 50,0001. of money were entr us t e d to thos e who held out th . ,duce merit, and th en th e p ar ti es th us i n di ca ting the con fidence are i n f orme d th a t th e i r m on e y has bee spent and all chance of success depends on an outlay of 30,0001. of money, and three years' more time. The committee have no hesitation in recommending the shareholders not, under present circumstances, to ad vance in any way whatever, by mortgage or new shares, any sum of money for any new engagements until it has been shown that such additional advance of money will remunerate them, and not be absorbed, as heretofore, in general and unproductive expenditure; that no progress be made in the Llanelly line, because, if completed, the demand for coals at the Llacelly port is not equal to the sale required for the purposes of the company. There being no probability of an early construction of the South Wales line, any junction with it must be excluded from present consideration. The CHAIRMAN refused to receive the commiptee'il re port, - meiause .me of Wzo /1.-t, i5,41:10;51;,.n nnnaititntinff thin committee had not signed it. This announcement of the chairman was received by the shareholders with strong expressions of disapprobation, which continued nearly throughout the whole of the proceedings. On the motion that the committee be dissolved being put and seconded, Dir. Buns moved an amendment that the report of the committee be received and read, which was eventu ally put after a long delay, and carried by 45 against 7. It was stated that only one of the latter gentlemen had actually paid his coals in money, the others having credit given them in the company's books, and the amount written off against Colonel Cameron's claim on the com pany for the purchase of the coal mine. The secretary made out a list of the shareholders not in arrear of call, by which he endeavoured to show that 1,329 votes were against the amendment, and only 299 in favour of it. The CHAIRMAN having declared the amendment ne gatived, and the committee dissolved, he said the busi ness of the meeting was concluded. Mr. BURLS protested against the proceedings. Mr. Hart having been voted to the chair, a series of resolutions were passed to the effect that legal proceed ings should be taken to , dissolve the company; that the board be requested to resign; and protesting against the directors taking any measures involving the outlay of money or liability. After some explanations from. Colonel CAMERON with respect to the value of the undertaking, the shareholders decided upon holding a meeting on Monday evening next, with a view to devise means for protecting their general interests. LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. A meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Lancaster, for the purpose of considering an agree ment entered into with the Lancaster Canal Company, respecting the lease of the above railway ; Mr. Bushell in the chair. . . . It was stated that the Lancaster Canal Company had agreed to surrender the lease of the railway to the Lan caster and Preston Railway Company, on consideration of receiving an annual compensation of 4,7804 for the fifteen sears yet unexpired of the lease, the railway company having the option of purchasing the annuity within eighteen months after the ratification of the agreement. — Resolutions were'pasaed confirming the agreement, and authorising the directors to make application to Parlia ment for certain powers relating to the management and regulation of the company's affairs. THE OSWESTRY BRANCH.—This branch of the Shrews bury and CheiCer Railway will, it is anticipated, be opened for public accommodation in the course of next week. On Thursday last a ballasting engine passed along the line, and in a day or two the Government in spector will survey the whole and report thereon. The extensive line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Railway Company, from Lincoln to Market Rasen, will be opened on Monday next, the 18th instant. This line will give a direct communication by railway both with Hull and Great Grimsby; and will greatly add to the facilities of Lincoln; it will also add very much to the traffic on the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway, the re ceipts on which, since the opening of the line from Hull to Rasen, have already nearly doubled.— Nottingham Journal. The new bridge across the Witham at Lincoln, for the Grimsby and Resell line, was completed on Saturday, when its strength was fairly tested, by the passing over of one hundred and fifty tons, on different carriages. On the short branch line from Nottingham and Lin coln to Southwell, the running of an engine has been discontinued, and the trains are now moved by horse power. Most probably, ere many years elapse, this system for aide lines will become general. Very little power is required to keep the speed of a train which has acquired swift movement; and thus a cheap system of communication may be opened up to small towns the business of which would not repay the cost of engine tran sit.—Lincoln Mercury. Yesterday Lieutenant Pasley, the Government In spector of Railways, inspected the Great Grimsby and Sheffield line, from Lincoln to Grimsby.—Lincoln Mer cury. CURIOUS REGULATION OF TIME ON THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.—The directors have issued orders that the clocks at all the stations on this line shall be regulated by the well-known correctness of Craig-y-Don gun, which is 16 minutes and 30 seconds after Greenwich time. The works on the ;Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver. hampton, are progressing slowly in the neighbourhood o, Woodstock. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended Dec. 9, 1848:—Coaching traffic, 7271.03. I Id.; parcels, 431. 2s. 4d.; goods and cattle, 164/. Os. Bd.; steam-boats, 105/. 16s. 6d.—Total, 1,040/. Os. sd. PARIS AND ORLEANS. —The following is a return of the receipts on the Paris and Orleans Railway for the week ending the sth December, 1848:—Passengers, 72,137 f. 35c.; luggage, parcels, &c., 17,151 f. 40c.; goods, 67,123 f. 97c.; carriages and horses, 7,349 f. 91e.; cattle, 7,049 f. 95c.; total for the week, 170,812 f. 58c. For the corresponding week of 1847, 194,742 f. 47c. Total receipts since Ist January, 1848, 1,773,4561. 63c. STRENGTH and HOLDING POWER especially if it causes dangers and accidents. The new principle known as Porter's, is free from all the dangers complained of in anchors and fixed arms. Ships' bottoms cannot be injured by them, nor can cables foul them. They have other adaptations for the safety of a ship which are totally void in the cowman anchors, and if not perfection a:e a long way in advance of all others. Reflecting on the vast number of lives and the immense amount of property afloat all over the world, dependent on anchors, we cannot but look upon the use of anchors of that description which has been so often proved in efficient and at most times dangerous, as a tempting of Providence for which we should not like ,to be respon sible.—Herald. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FRo3I THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—About nine years ago, when the President elect of the French Republic was residing in Carlton terrace, and Fortune gave no promises of the favours she had in store for him, Prince Louis Napoleon amused his hours of exile and sought to promote his cause by the composition of a treatise, which may now be ex amined with some interest, as the most authentic record of the powers and opinions of a man destined at least to a conspicuous position in the history of our times. The immediate purpose of this publication was no doubt to prepare the public mind in France for the expedition of Boulogne, and to promulgate a theory of which that undignified and unlucky attempt was the practical com mencement. But as this work is a dissertatioa on the civil adminstration and the political principles df the Emperor Napoleon, it is even more interesting in the present aspect of affairs than when it was written, and we have no reason to suppose that the President repudi ates any part of, the opinions which he at that time an • nounced a's the basis of his own political creed, and as the permanent objects of the Imperial family. Th e Emperor Napol eon is d escr ib e d _througtiout this pro auction testamentary executor of the French Revolution, whose duty and mission it was to restore the empire of the law, to reconcile the differences which that great cOnvulsion had caused in society, to establish the rights and improve the condition of the peasantry, to protect manufactures, and, in short, to found a government which should respect the democratic taste s of the French people, whilst it reserved to itself the authority necessary to maintain order and to direct the State. " France,' saye the Prince, " became demo creak in 1789, but it is difficult to conceive in any great European state the existence of a Republic without aristocracy ;" and he adds, that though aristocratic go vernments, which stand in less need of a head, may exist and have achieved great actions in a republi can form, a democratic community essentially requires to be represented by the hereditary government of a family identified with its own interests, and able to supply that fixity and strength which democracy itself does not possess. For this reason, the French people by three millions and a half of votes con ferred the hereditary dignity of Emperor on Napoleon in 1804 ; and a somewhat similar phenomenon has been witnessed in our day, when at least the people are neither dazaled by the glory nor appalled by the power of the Imperial candidate. The occurrence and the re currence of such a manifestation of the popular will is the basis on which the Bonapartes rest the hopes and the claims of their dynasty. They boast that this dynasty took its rise from the very hearts of the people, and that whereas every oftiej form of government for 60 years past has been overthrown by the French themselves, this alone stood erect and popular, until it was overpowered by the combined forces of Europe; and they infer from this sympathy between the people and the name they bear, that even their errors and failures will meet with indulgence from the nation, whilst a harsh and hostile construction is put upon every action of a less popular race. Starting from this foundation Prince Louis Na poleon maintained that the two 'great elements required to complete the scheme of the Imperial Government were liberty and peace. Those certainly were the elements in which that Government was most de ficient, for it trampled on every political right at home, and assailed every independent Power abroad. But in these particulars it would not now be convenient to hold it up for imitation. The Prince argued, on the contrary, that no other power in France could be, equally favour able to the unlimited exercise of the political suffrage, because to the universal suffrage of the nation it owes its existence, and that its strength lies not in the remnant of the aristocracy, like that of Henry V., or in the upper and middle classes, like that of the Orleans branch, but in the masses of the people, and in the country even more than in the towns—a prediction which has just been strikingly verified. By the same rule the Prince declared himself a sincere partisan of peace based upon the common interests of nations, and an opponent of those conflicts which frequently arose out of the hos tility of rival Sovereigns and dynasties, to the great prejudice of the family of Europe. It is beside ,our present purpose to inquire how far these doctrines were in reality to be found in the system of government pursued by the Emperor Napo leon, or what account that eminent person would have made of the liberalism and pacific philosophy of his nephew. To say the truth, it is somewhat burlesque to see the chains of an intolerant despotism concealed by the robe of a tribune, and the red blade of the soldier exchanged for the drab-coloured appendages of Mr. Penn. A more partial and distorted judgment was never passed on a reign every step of which was marked by acts of cruelty, bad faith, insolence, and brutal force. But we are infinitely more concerned with the sort of homage thus openly paid by the nephew to those prin ciples of justice, freedom, and humanity which the elder Napoleon so constantly set at nought. Since the posthumous influence of that great name, the caprice of fortune, and the will of Providence have placed a son of his family once more at the head of the French people, it is satisfac tory to believe that the President of the Republic is dis posed not to imitate the founder of his greatness in those excesses which suited his daring ambition and his mili tary genius, but rather to copy the nobler parts of the Imperial administration, the skilful direction of the in ternal resources of the country, the improvement of the condition of the people, and the maintenance of those civil institutions which confer an imperishable glory on their author. Those are the duties of our age, those are the tests by which the modern nations of Europe will judge the ability and the disinterestedness of their rulers. As Louis Napoleon owes nothing to any mili tary achievements of his own, and in fact holds no military rank whatever, but the highest civil office in the service of France, it would evidently be an im mense error on his part to allow the country to be plunged into war. The people would ere long murmur at sacrifices :to be paid for by their treasure and their blood; the restoration of the public prosperity would be indefinitely postponed; and the first successful General would prove a formidable rival to one whose duties and whose military acquirements would alike preclude him from the chief command of armies in the field. By in clination and by policy, we hope, therefore, that the ad ministration of Louis Napoleon will be sedulously de voted to the restoration of order and the maintenance of peace. He stands upon the threshold of the Temple of Fame; but he stands there surrounded by temptations, jostled by factions, menaced by crimes. He enters that Palace ef the Elysee Bourbon from which the Emperor fled thirty-three years ago; but he enters it with the universal applause of France, and with no enmity in Europe. The fugitive of Strasbourg and the prisoner of Ham is the master of France, and though we may smile at the wondrous mutability of the destinies of the French people, we can only wish to Louis Napoleon success in all that is laudable in his designs. POST.—We have to congratulate an influential con temporary of ours, whose good word is seldom with the unfortunate or against the successful, upon having made, within the last few days, a very rapid advance in its knowledge of the better parts of the character of Louis Nanc , 1 , 3 ,.,„ S r . long fia the tanivOtOCl env peenu that there was no reasonable ground for anticipating that France would choose him for the President of her Re public, he certainly received no compliments except of that kind which are significantly described as " left handed." It was not represented to the world that strength of character, independence of mind, or ability in the expression of his political views and sentiments were among the qualifications of the Prince. Unless we strangely mis-remember, something very different in deed were the impressions likely to be derived from the observations which our contemporary offered to his nu merous readers. Happily, however, the sun of success has shone upon the fortunes of the Prince, and our con temporary can now see that which but a few days ago was obscured by the clouds of a comparatively interior position. The Times is very rapidly comi ng round to take a favourable view of the new President's abilities and frankness. Our contemporary now assures the world that— " Whatever its merits or demerits, the manifesto of Prince Louis Napoleon, published a week or two since, was every word of it his own. When he had written • he read it to MM. Thiers, Emile .de Girardin Veron, and one or two other o f hi s fr i ends, each of' whom proposed an addition or subtraction, or an alteration. ' Gentlemen,' said the Prince, with much emotion, this is my child, my offsp r i ng . l am accused of incapacity.' You are so kind as to say my bantling is creditable to me. Do allow me to be able to claim its exclusive pa rentage ?' Ilis Mends concurred, and thus the world became possessed of one means of judging of the capacity and the principles of the Prince. The touchstone pros perity is now about being applied to him. If his head be not already turned by the success of his candida ture, he may claim merit for modesty, for without ad mitting with many that this triumph transcends that of his uncle's journey from Elba to Paris, it caenot bt denied that it is the most extraordinary electoral victory en record." Such a paragraph as this would not: perhaps have found its way to the columns of our contemporary if General Cavaignac had been at the head of the poll. At all events, it is a great advance upon the knowledge o f a few days ago, which not only was unenlightened with any perception of the merits of the manifesto of the Prince, but which was better pleased to dwell upon another little publication by the Prince which we ad verted to yesterday, and which the Times held to be nothing better than a tract in favour of Socialism. Per haps we shall learn, in a few days more, from our con temporary that the tract in question exhibits a very careful digest of a large amount of statistical study, and puts forth views which, if not in harmony with the more fashionable precepts of political economy, are yet 1I VI OF THE WOItK. La'Mert on the Infirmities of Youth and Maturity.—" There are scenes in the drama of life which are acted with no spectator but Conscience ; and of these the result is ever disastrous. Happy the mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf into which such scenes must plunge him i In the book before us such a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and instruct the erring, without impairing one idea that can vitiate a mind not al ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a production calculated to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally, upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By un taught innocence the book is not, of course, needed ; but wherever laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breathing in these pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine." —United Kingdom Magazine. The work may be had price 25. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Stade, Tichborne sireet, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; or, free by post, for forty-two stamps, from the author's esidence, whe may be consulted on these disorders personally, or letter, daily, from Ten to Two, or from Five taight. $l, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, OF ANCHORS. Our notice on Tuesday of a new testing experiment of the strength of anchors, leads to the further considera tion of the principle of construction, the strength of form, the holding power, and other qualities of those im portant instruments of safety to our ships in the hour of trial. It is understood by landsmen as well as sailors that the intent and purpose of an anchor is to hold a ship; to every man therefore interested it is desirable to kno‘i what description of anchor is best adapted for that pur pose. There is neither difficulty nor mystery in the way • draulic press the exact extent of resistance an anchor will bear is ascertained with precision and certainty. In. each of her Majesty's dockyards in which anchors are received as naval stores, one of these powerful presses performs the duty of testing by a given scale according to weight the strain which an anchor of good quality of iron ought to bear when fixed on rock or ether unyield ing substance—a scale so correct that not one in twenty of the Government anchors will bear a greater strain than from 1 to 5 per cent. beyond it, while many of those used for cheapness in the merchant service will not bear the strain at all ; but on the indisputable and un erring evidence of this press, we find that an anchor well known in the Royal and mercantile navy as " Porter's anchor," exhibits a power surpassing that of the Govern ment anchors by about 170 per cent.—a power beyond the possibility of a vessel to break, even in the worst of dangers. The quality next in importance is holding power in ground of the ordinary and softer kinds; and in this we find a superiority in the same ratio. Experiments have been made between the Government anchors and Porter's, not by Porter, but under the entire control and super intendence of officers appointed by the Admiralty. 13y them the different kinds of ground were carefully ex amined and chosen, to prevent either anchor having an advantage—and the results clearly showed the bolding power of Porter's to range from 40 to 170 per cent. beyond those of the old form. The cause of this extra ordinary power is obvious and convincing to any man of the least mechanical knowledge. By its construction in parts, it will be seen that when this anchor is on duty every ounce of iron is brought into action at once, pro ducing a union of strength and elasticity, just as carriage springs are better in parts than if made of one piece. The common anchor, on the contrary, is a rigid mass of iron—of no elasticity; hence it often snaps asunder either by strains or by falling on rocky bottoms. About one-fuurth of the anchor cannot at any time be brought into action, but forms a dangerous projection upwards, often hooks the cable of its own and other vessels, be comes fouled, disabled, and incapable of holding the ship. Again, in shallow water there is danger of this pro. jeeting:arm and fluke breaking through theship's h o t within m as while passing over or overlying it, by which no l ess '° than five vessels were sunk in the Tyne alone many months. Such accidents will ever occur by an chors with fixed arms—the common form of con struction. Sailors have been familiar with this trea chery for more than a thousands years. Hundreds lof attempts have been made in vain to improve them— elcarly. demonstrating the erroneous principle of their formation. Any instrument intended for a special pur pose must be imperfect if it cannot be relied on—more quotations at market 0 day, and y, 11s per my scarce. 17s Od ▪ 173 3d 16s 9d 17s Od 18s Od 18s 3d ▪ 153 3d ••• • 17s 6d • 18s Od 16s 6d 175 6d • 17s Od ▪ 17s Od 165 6d 168 Od • 17s 6d 143 6d 148 9d ley 143 9d Bth. 14s 9d • 143 9d et, 163. ETS was rather mian, Pre- Midland, 6 uth Devon, lerset, and Ines better less doing, id, Lama -1847-48, lis.—Great ondon and —Midland iffordshire, W. 31.), 'stern and aledonian, )rth Staf fis.—West ,12 dis.- 4% dis. Lfrordshire, 1-3 dis.— a-day was B.), 54- )rth Mid- a, Prefer )urgh and E7—Ditto, forth Bri h Grand 1 an in- 3jecture fined to further fercury. glad to r which a of the r infuse )mmer- LL.-~ Ee out The lick of tri WAS with ASSURANCE AGAINST LOSS OF LIFE BY RAILWAY TLATELLINCI. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONION, INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT At the pres :silt day, when Railway travelling has become almost protection against the pecuniary loss to which the families of sufferers:from the accidents incidental to it are exposed, is one of .'the requirements of the age. T 5 meet this general feeling, this Society affords to all persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in 'Great Britain and Ireland, the opportunity-of insuring against loss of Rife by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of 10s. per cent., in one single payment, for the whole period of life, thereby rendering unnecessary the payment of Annual Premiums, as 1 ordinary Life Assurance. EXAMPLE.—A person may by one single payment of 51. assure to 2ils family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his using his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland. F. FERGUSON CAMROLTX, Manager. *,,,* Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all Information may be obtained personally, or on application by letter, addressed to the 2tfaaager, at the Offices of the Society, No. 27, Regent-street, Water- Oorplace, London, or of any of the Local Agents. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT. TRUSTEES. Spencer Horatio Walpole, Esq., M.P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Edward Vansittart Neale, Esq. DIRECTORS. Samuel Driver, Esq., Whitehall. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Piccadilly. -John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, Cheapalde. Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, RN., United Service Club, and Brighton. Edward Legh, Esq., the Limes, Lewishem, Kent. Edward Lomax, Esq., St. John's-wood-park. Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn, - E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Andley -street. Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey. William Studley, Esq., Brixton, Surrey. William A. S. Westoby, Esq., Hyde-park-place. • " AUDITORS. Thomas Bates, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's-inn. Henry Peach Buckler, Esq., Basinghall-street. MEDICAL ADVISERS. W. Fuller, M.D., 45, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. , bert Rate, Esq., Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen, Hertford-street May-fr,dr, Rfkliant genry Smith, Esq., F.R.O S., Fonthill- place, Claphaos7rise BANKERS. C linrie: OW Bank of London, 6, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. SOLICITORS. W. Fisher, Esq., King-street, Cheapside. W. Chapman, Esq., Richmood, Surrey. CONSULTING ACTUARY. 5 W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S. PROVINCIAL SUPERINTENDENT, H. R. Addison, Esq. • MANAGER. F. Ferguson Camroux, Esq. The LIFE ASSUR.ANCE DEPARJMRNT of the Society em braces : • Assurances upon single or Joint lives, contingent nurviTorehip, or th survivor of two or more lives. Endowmeats of widows and children. ' Immediate, deferred, and survivorship annuities. The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specified age, or to their ro; resentatives in case of death before that age ; and Every other deseriptiol of risk contingent upon human life. The RAILWAY LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the 1150- Olety embraces: — The Assurance upon the lives of Railway Passengers, for the 911141, payment of les. for every 1001. assured, in the event of their ng their lives from the effects of any accident by travelling on a 4▪ 441 Way in Great Britain or Ireland. Tlall LOAN DEPARTMENT of the Society embraces : - A new and liberal system of Loan in connexion with Life Assur- MM., whereby the assured may not only render their policies avail able to themselves during their lives, but also secure to their repre iltontatives a sum of money at their decease. Advances are Made for the purchase, or on the security of, free Rohl, leasehold, and other property. The system is - also peculiarly adapted ter cases involving the pay roent of fines on renewable leases, or ecclesiastical property, and on admission to copyisold estates. Advances are also made for repairs and improvements to owners •f life estates, incumbents of livings, 4 other persons. PROSPECTUSES, with every variety of Tables, and all informa tion, may be obtained personally, or on application by letter ad dressed to the Manager at toe Offices of the Society, 27, Regent- Street, Waterloo-place, leindon, or of any of the Agents in the Country. P. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97 ati ne-Street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col -4elo-green Dubli n. SECOND SEPTENNIAL DIVISION OF PROFITS. aqceThis CQuipany, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords o molt perfect security in a large paid.up Capital, and in the great ess which has attended it since its commencement—rrs Amiust, I NCOICX BUNG ITPWARDS OP 94,0001. In 1841 tho Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on the sum insured to all Policies of the participating class from the _time they were e ff ected, to th e 31 s t o f D ecem b er , 1840, slid from Mat date to net December, 1547, 2 1 41. per cent. per annum was added at the General Meeting on the 6th of July, 1848. The bonus thus added to policies from March, 1834, to t4i 11st • Pecernber, 1547, is as follows • Suro I Sum added t• Time As sur ed A ueured. l Policy inlll4l BANI,INQ DEP4ITYJNT• Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest -. •••••. . • • • • • 3,374,251 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di . Government Rectal. ties (including Dead . . Weight Annuity).. 13,329,012 Other securities .... 10,668,551 Notes .• •••••••••••• 10,771,720 Gold and silver coin.. 789,855 vidend accounts).. 7,661,202 Other deposits —•• •• 9 , 56 7. 9 66 Seven day and other bills•• •....... .... 1,002,726 £35,559,145 X 35,559,143 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ;r,1848? Dated the 14th day of Deeembe] SPANISH MINISTERS.—Narvaez has been heard to confess that in 1843 he landed at Valencia with 20 francs, and now, notwithstanding his reckless extravagance, he is known to be w or th 2 00,000 1 . i n money , b es id es pos sessing immense l an d e d property, in the shape of confis eated Church prop er ty, purc h ase d f rom th e St ates. Fifteen years ago, Sartorius, the Minister of the In terior, was a poor so di s t a ( s i zer ) i n t h e Univers ity of Salamanca, and in 1840 accepted with gratitude the situation of a copyist in the office of a newspaper en titled the Correo Nacional, for which drudgery he re ceived two francs a day. His equipages and general style of living now are worthy o f a pr i nce , an d i t is no torious that he throws away thousands upon his nume rous mistresses; which, however, does not prevent him from investing large sums from time to time in foreign stock. In 1842, Mon, Minister of Finance, was not worth 1001. a year, and was celebrated amongst his ac quaintances for his " shocking bad bat." He is now possessed of a fortune estimated at 400,000/. and has recently presented his illegitimat e children with estates worth 10,0001. APOTHECARIES' HALL. The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, the 14th inst:—Joseph Stewart Burton, Frederick Dicker Fletcher, Canterbury; Thomas Ward Boswood, Joseph Harvey, Milford, Derbyshire; Henry Sanders Grant, Northampton. THE BuAziLs.—By the Dyson, Captain Canning, which arrived at Liverpool on Friday, we have commer cial accounts from Pernambuco to Nov. T. Freight, id. per lb. for cotton, and 6 per cent,, for Liverpool; and 40s. per ton, and 5 per cent., for ballast, for sugar, with a downward tendency. Exchange, 25d. per milrei; money plentiful. New sugar arriving freely to market. Cotton —supply continues good; present rates 4 dolls. 100 c. per arroba. Nothing yet doing in sugar freights; Mus covado sugar quoted at 1 doll. 400 c. per arroba. Last arrival from England—the John hinter, on the 3d of November, with dates from Liverpool to the 22d of September. THE WHOLESALE SWINDLER S _The family of swindlers, Maria, Ann, and Joseph Whitehouse, alias Green, whose capture we noted recently, were again brought up to the Manchester Borough Court, on Mon day last. Mr. Reay, of the Liverpool Guardian Society, stated that a number of other cases of swindling by the prisoners had been discovered, but they were similar to those already investigated, and hitherto they bad not been able to find the husband of Mrs. Whitehouse. He had, therefore, no additional evidence to produce on that part of the charge.—Mrs. Buxton repeated the evidence she had trevinn.l s , eivon r p. p .p t i ng t h e towe l m i ssed f r om her °use, and idpntifi.a k J , but it was not thou g ht to be su ffi ciently conclusive to war rant the prisoners' committal on that alone. Mr. Reay then preferred a charge against Maria Whitehouse (the mother) and Ann (the daughter) for passing base coin at Liverpool. Mrs. Birchell, of Waterloo, Liverpool, was called, and stated that the younger prisoner bought a pound of sugar in her shop, on the evenin g o f F r i day the 28th of J anuar y l as t, for which she paid a coun terfeit ss. piece, the baseness of the coin being disco vered immediately aft e r s he left the shop. Mrs. R um . mer stated that she lived about a mile from the last witness, and she was paid a base ss. piece at nine o'clock the same night, for some coffee; she believed it was paid her by the elder prisoner, but she was not positive. A baker residing near the samo neighbourhood was also paid a base ss. piece for some bread. He belived it was the younger prisoner from whom he received it, but he would not undertake to speak positively. Mr. Maude said he should discharge the prisoners as far as his juris. diction was concerned, and leave Mr. Reay to act as he thought proper with respect to the matter. Mr. Reay then bad the younger prisoner taken into custody, the mother and son being liberated.—Manchester Guardian. Accounts from Smyrna, of the 24th November, state that business during the week, althou g h not very brisk, had, nevertheless, not been inactive. The sales of opium had been about 300 couffes at 72 to 83 the chequi. Prices continued to have a downward tendency, owing to the unfavourable news from Europe. The last packet for England, which left on the 2 1st, took 238 boxes, 33 of which were for Singapore, 43 f or Hong-Kong, and 162 for London. The exports of the drug since the commencement of the harvest up to the above date had been about 1,300 couffes, and there remained a stock on band of about 700 couffes. The prices of madders were going down ; 1,000 bales had been disposed of during the week at from 163 to 175 per owt. The stock comprised 4,000 bales. Or valonia there bad been sold for the London market during the same period about 3,500 cwt. at 53k, and 2,000 cwt. of second quality at 35 to 38. The prices of this article were rising ; the stock on hand consisted of bstween 5,000 and 6,000 cwt. of the old harvest. WRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—The brig Ann Pay ley, of Liverpool, Thomas Liston master, the property of Vivian and Co., of that town, was driven on shore at Tacumshane, county of Wexford, on Wednesday morn. in... In a short time she became a total wreck. Of a crew of 10 men but three were saved. The master was drowned. The cargo, which consisted of fruit, was yesterday lying thongthe beach; and i t was not ex pected that anything of value would be saved from the wreck. 111111111 -~SG~ t Ala s will way's !, and ord,