The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-17 00:00:00

CI ENERAL STATEMENT of the POSITION 1 k —A and PROSPECTS of the SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Tee Directors proceed, after mature consideration, to present to the pr, prietors of the South-Eastern Railway a General Statement of,the position and prospects of the Company, The d;r,ctors need hardly point out that, hi the course of the statement, it will be re qnisite for them to base upon estimates the conclusions at which they arrive as to the amount that is yet required to be expended on ca pital account, whilst the return of revenue, which that outlay, com bined with the capital already expended, will produce, may, after the views of the directors have been stated, be calculated by each proprietor himself. And although the directors have delayed the publication of the statement, to ensure the greatest possible accuracy, and have availed themselves of theilexperience of estimates of the cost of works, they still feel that, not any criticism, but the future alone, can test the correctness of their views. It will be the study of the directors, interested as they are, and re sponsible as they have been for the policy adopted in the management of the compay's affairs in times of extraordinary difficulty and emer gency, to treat the whole subject with impartiality. Under their management it has been the good fortune of the com pany to escape the evil effects of competition, imprudent amalgama tions, and a reduction of tolls which would have made the attain ment of prosperity barely practicable. For this the company is indebted, not alone to that justice which Parliament has, at each successive costly contest, awarded it, or to a series of happy accidents in the rejection and suspension of the hills it had promoted, but also to the perseverance with which ag gression on the company's just rights has been resisted by the pro prietors. These rights were recognised in the preamble of the first Act of the Legislature incorporating the company, passed on the 21st of June, 1836, wherein it was stated that "this railway would be productive of great public advantage, by opening a certain and expeditious com munication to Dover and other towns and districts on the south east coast, and also of facilitating the communication between Lon don and the Continent of Europe ;" and it is matter for deep react that, to preserve the rights thus recognised as attaching to the owners of the capital embarked in an adventure admitted to be of great public advantage, so enormous an expenditure in Parlia mentary contests should have been necessary ; although at the same time it must be acknowledged, taking every surrounding circum stance into consideration, that in the end these contests, of which the directors believe there is no likelihood of a repetition, have been attended with a not unfavourable result. The directors are satisfied that, with reasonable skill and eco nomy in the management of the Company's affairs, there is every ground for belief, that on the completion of the South-Eastern lines of Railway in progress of construction, and a fair development of their traffic, of the Continental traffic, and of that of the lines al ready in use, the company will possess sources of revenue adequate to secure to the proprietors, permanently, a satisfactory dividend. The length of the lines of railway and branches now used for traffic by the South-Eastern Railway Company is as follows Miles ch. The Main Line from London to Folkestone and Dover •• 87 25 The Folkestone Harbour Branch .. •. 61 The Bricklayers' Arms Branch •• •• •• •• 1 56 The Greenwich Line • • • • • • .. • • 3 60 The Maidstone Branch .• • • • • .. .. 9 77 The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch .. 5 22 The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Branch • • • . 30 10 The Ramsgate and Margate Branch • • • • .• • • 356 The Minster and Deal Branch • • • • • • .. 8 67 The Canterbury and Whitstable Line .. • • .. • • 578 The Gravesend and Rochester Line .. • • .. 6 15 making 163 miles and 47 chains of railway. This includes the Greenwich Railway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, held on lease, and also 13 miles and 22 chains of the Brighton Rail way, being a portion of the distance between London and Reigate, over which the South-Eastern Railway Company, by agreement with the London, Brighton, and South Coast :Railway Company, has a right to run toll free. And it should be stated that the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company has the right to run toll free over so much of the Greenwich Railway as forms part of the main line to Reigate, over the six miles of the South-Eastern Railway between Croydon and Reigate, and over the Bricklayers' Arms Branch. Before proceeding to treat of the prospects of the Company, it will be well to call to mind the relation of the different capitals to each other, and their rights to the earnings now in course of receipt. And, to do this, it must be stated that in accordance with the terms of the resolutions passed by the proprietors on the 11th of September, 1845, no dividend is payable in respect of any of the new shares then created, viz., the No. 3 Shares, until six months after the day to which a divided has been declared on the then existing shares of the company, next following the opening for traffic of the latest in point of execution of the following lines of railway and works authorised by the several Acts passed during the preceding session of Parliament, viz.:— The Branch Railway from Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells. The Branch Railway from Minster to Deal, and Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway. The Branch Railway from Ashford to Hastings, and 'The widening of the London and Greenwich Railway. And all profits accruing from any of the new lines wholly or par tially opened before such day, are divisible among the proprietors of the then existing shares. And also that no dividend is payable in respect of any of the new shares then also created, viz., the No. 4 Shares, until six months after the day to which a dividend has been declared on the then ex isting shares of the company, next following the opening for traffic of the latest in point of execution of the following new lines of rail way and works, viz.:-- The railway from the London and Greenwich Railway to Graves end, The railway from Tunbridge Wells to Hastings, The railway from the town of Rye to Rye Harbour, and The additional station at Ashford, to be constructed by means of the additional capital to be raised by the same No. 4 Shares; and that all profits accruing from any of the new lines, wholly or partially opened before such day, are divi sible among the proprietors entitled to share the profits of the other lines and works of the company. So that, according to the resolutions referred to, until all the works now in progress are completed, the holders of the Shares then existing, viz., the original and the No. I and No. 2 shares, reap advantages beyond those earned by the specific capitals upon which the dividend is payable. The branches which have beets opened for traffic and contributed • their earnings to the advantage of the original and the No. 1 and No. 2 shares are : —The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch, 5 Miles in length, which was opened on the 20th of September, 1845 ; the Minster and Deal Branch, 1 miles in length, which was opened on the Ist of July, 1847 ; and the Gravesend and Rochester Line, 6 miles in length, which was opened as a double line on the 23d of August, 1847. A regard to these facts, which have always been before the pro prietors, will sufficiently evince how far they have affected past di vidends. It was not contemplated that any benefit would be given to the holders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares until the lines of railway and works for which those capitals ware created had been opened for traffic; those shares were issued at 30'. per paid-up share, to be eventually on a par with the original and the No. 1 and No. 2 Shares, on which the average payment will be 321. 19s. per share ' • but the exigencies of the money market, which d e fi e d al l calculation, made it incumbent on the directors, in order to insure the prompt of the calls on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares, whi c h was ofspayment talim portance to the Company, to call upon the propri e t ors to empower them to pay interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum out of capital, until the holders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares should be come entitled to dividend. This power was granted by the proprie on the 18th of February, 1847. Whilst the directors confidently submit that this measure, so au thorised and sanctioned by the propriet rs, was dictated by sound policy to meet the unequalled difficulties of the times, it is obviously desirable for the company to terminate the payment of interest out of capital, which necessity alone justified, by proceeding vigorously to complete the works, and thereby to render the whole of the capital expended productive. It will se well, before proceeding further, to remind the proprie tors of the terms on which the Greenwich Railway, the Reading, G uildford, and Reigate Railway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway arc held by the South-Eastern Railway Company. The Greenwich Railway is held on lease for 999 years, from the ist of January. 1845. The rent pay able this year is 40,0001., and it Will increase at the rate of 1,0301. per annum until. the year 1854, ' e When the maximum yearly rent of 45,0001. will be pa,yable. • The' he a di ng , Guildford, and Reigate. --15 agreed to be 'eased in perpetuity front the time of the- e"iithid.ron of -the works, which is to take place in August next. The rent is to be payable at the rate 01 five cad a half per cant. per annum on the cost, which is limited to 610,000/. ; the rental will, therefore, be 33,0001. per t The Canterbury • nd Whitstable Railway is held on lease for the T" ef 1 , 1 ' is* from the 29th of September, 1844. Th e re , # years, commencil 1 PaYa b' for the remainder of the term is 3,000/. per annum. n addition to interest on the mortgage debt, amour to 44,2211 , ana Which • Cum!, Is 2,2111. Is. per annum. The S outh-Eastern Railwa y cha -- si sanY has the option, before the 29 th September , 1812, of pur r'this line on payment of 60,8001. as the purchase money, and en assuming the mortgage liability of 44,2211 . h Th t Soutis-Eastern Railway Company have relaid this line with h?teaatvioynraary"eisiinee it was leased to them , and they have removed the engines with waich it was worked , in or d e r to substitute !?colnotive power for the purposes of the traffic ; and as coke works h ave also been built by the company at Whitstable, and money has j en expended by them in the improvement of the harbour, the exercise their option of purchase. The length of the lines of railway and branches in course of con s4ruction by, and to be leased to, the South-Eastern Railway Coin sally, is 133 miles, viz Miles. ch. The North Kent line from London to Woolwich, Dartford, T h e Gravesend .. • • • ' • • • • ** The North Kent, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junc tion Railway GO e Th a Y • • • • • • • • Ashford, • Rye, Hasti n gs, and. St. Leonard's Branch .. 28 24 • T he Branch f rom R ye to Rye Harbour .. • • .. 17 0 The Tunbridge Wells mid liastiegs Line, and Branch • • to- Wards Its e • 31 14 •• .• •• • • The ite mlbr,s, Guilford, and Reigate Line •.. • • • • 45 68 Of the Reading, Guilford, and Reigate Railway 6 miles 40 chains ,a ‘ re to be m a d e b y the South-Western R a il wa y Company ; and for lae use of this part the South-Eastern Railway Company NY ill have to Pay a proportionate toll. The length, therefore, of the line of railway and branches which will ultim ately be used for traffic by the South-Eastern Railway C ompany will be 296 miles and 47 chains. it will be seen in th e St a t emen t A. that the capital already au thorised by the Comp an y' s A c t of Parliament is 9,115,3751. The amount of capital expended by the company to the Ist of . s January, 1849, is 7,890,5321., as shown in Statement B. ; and it will en that of this amount 6,689,3031. has been paid up by the pro prietors, and 1,201,227/ has been advanced to them on mortgage , and rem ained due a t t h at date . The works in progress of construction are : The the enlar g e Ment and division of the Loudon -bridge station, and wid ening orthe Greenwich line. The North Kent line, from London to Woolwich, Dartford, and G ravesend. The North Kent, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junction line. The Ashford locomotive station and works. The Ashford, Rye, Rye Harbour, Hastings and St. Leonard's b ranch, and The Tunbridge Wells and Hastings line. The amount of capital that will have to be expended to complete t hese works, to pay fsr the land not yet in the company's possession, for stations, permanent materials, and for the erection of the electric t elegraph on the new lines is 1,132,7241. The estimates for these works are less by 465,000/. than the prices In the original estimates, and this amount of saving of expenditure Wi ll• " I be effected by the revision and alteration that has been made of e ' , Yorks, and the reduction, that has taken place in the price of • . L .ur a n d materials. estimated that a further sum of 108,9001. will eventually have ae expended to increase the locomotive engine and carrying stock, so Meet the requirements of the traffic of the new lines when opened for traffic; so that the total amount of expenditure under these heads t.i pra the Ist instant, will be 1,241,6241. The North Kent line will, it is expected, be open for traffic by the 15t, o f July, although the works have not all been p l ushed forward as e directors considered they had a rigkt to expect. The enlargement of the London-bridge station must be completed In the for the opening of,. the North Kent line ; and it is clearly of s P o rtanee to provide proper station accommodation for the traffic of this and of the other South-Eastern lines and branches. O b e North-Kent, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junction e• which will connect the Bricklayers' Arms station and its pope lous with Greenwich and the North-Kent Railway, may be opened in three mouths ; and will probably be the means of — " b eing a larger return of traffic to the company, compared with its cost, than any other of the works, as it will connect important existing lines with each other. The completion of the Ashford locomotive station and works is deemed to be of grea t consequence to the we lf are o f th e c ompany, as a large portiheren of the future expe n dit u re on revenue account will be o Incurred t. ..'hfehe construction of the South-Eastern Railway Company's Coast ts_c from Ashford to Rye, Ilastings and St. Leonard's, where it Joins the London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway Company's D eal, line, making the coast line of communication from Ramsgate, , Dover, Folkestone and the other ports of Kent to Portsmouth aallte westward complete, is finished between Ashford and Rye ; proc land is in th e company ' s possession, and the works will be T aned with as speedily as possible. com plete companys iiße were pledged to P ar li amen t an d th e pu bli c t o com ti by the autumn of 1848 ; but this they were unable to do. The unreasonable tenders made for executing the works, and other difnculties, caused the delay ; for of the sum of 465,0001., saved genesally over the line between AshniZrks in progress, 150,0001. will be saved on the and St. Leonard's. The other important an advanced state, is the T r u k, " which the heaviest p ortions are in remainder will av erage Tunbridge Wells and Hastings line. The should be proceeded with a .: o TParativefy small cost per mile, and the company will permit. last as the financial circumstances of The Hastings traffic, which, it must be remembered, came for merly on the South-Eastern ltailwya Staplehurst, has been lost to it since the opening of the Brighten Co t 27th of June, 1846, but the larger on of this traffic will be proportion Hastings line on the Pro again acquired on the completion of the South-Eastern Company's works, for Hastings line. The resources which are at the disposal of th to meet the outlay required for the completion o f the W t onal locomotive engines and carrying s t ock, th _ , for th e a ddi • Will be payable to the proprietors of ithe No. 3 a interest that a nd the mortgage debt, are set forth in thne No. 4 Shares, assets, marked C. statement of' They consisted, on the Ist instant, of—Cash in hand, 104,7471. " flth lrY credits, 14,8121. ss. Id • calls in course of receipt, less calls . , 125 1601 • to be made, 732,657/. ; unissued shares, 141,7601. ; u stexe ' rei mo rtgage powers, 231,325/. ; which latter sum can be capitalized at 'or''3'3.Perleocl chosen by the proprietors, as can in like manner the su m pit a P' °sol .l the poision of the present mortgage debt not y e t Ca bs ; and beyond th ese sums, t h e compan y h as p ower t o raise, .r.sie creation of new shares, 340,0001. 2 5 . 1 s . , burplus land and other property of the company is vainest at It 's ) !o a i., making the aggregate of assets 2,296,882/. 3s. ld. thus been shown that the company are already empowered s •' 3 , - ‘ .3their several Acts of Parliament to raise in the aggregate lb, 75/ for th it t ,„ • e execution of their works, and to make and open all dos of railway, exclusive of their line between Gravesend and .. 25 4 :fi the d fo. 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Michael Harper was admitted September 16, 1848, and sent to Tooting September 30, 1848; he had a mother in the house. Had notice of the outbreak of the cholera at Tooting on the 2d of January from a man named Kelly, who was a pauper belonging to Holborn, and had been over to Drouet's. On the 3d had also a verbal commu nication to the same effect. Received on the 4th, the first official communication on the subject, and the same day a medical man went from the workhouse to Tooting to ascertain the real state of matters. Mr. Wynch, a member of the Holborn board of guardians, examined—Visited Tooting on the 9th and Oath May last, with other guardians. Saw the boys at dinner en the 9th. Cut open 100 patatoes in their plates, and fbund them black and diseased. Told Mr. Drouet they were unfit to eat; aid he replied he had paid seven pounds a ton for them. Told him he ought to substitute some other food in their piece ; but he made no reply. Some of the rooms were unhealthy; the sleeping-rooms were all very clean. The girls looked very well; but the boys sickly, and very unhealthy. The inspection took place in the school-room. The visitors did not ask Mr. Drouet, and his brother, and his schoolmaster, to withdraw', in order that they might have a private exa mination of the children. Mr. Rebeck (one of his brother guardians) asked the boys if they were dissatisfied with the food, or anything else; and forty of them held up their hands, to show that they had reason to complain. This witness then detailed the altercation that ensued, precisely as it appears in the report quoted by Mr. James, the clerk. Had heard Mr. Drouet say he could feed the children better it he was paid more. He received from Holborn 4s. 3d. per child. Did not know that he (wit ness) had any power as a guardian over the dietary or clothing furnished to these children. Richard Hall, Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, de posed—Had been inspector and superintendent of the metropolitan district since 1843. In the discharge of his duties was in the habit of inspecting Mr. Drouet's estab lishment at Tooting twice a year. Thought that estab lishment was not under the control of the Poor-law Commissioners. Visited that establishment merely as an informant to the Poor-law Commissioners. Knew of no regulations having been ever issued by which estab lishments such as Mr. Drouet's could bo governed. Be lieved the opinion of the Commissioners was, and ever had been, that they had no power to make any orders for such establishments. With the 15th and 49th of the Poor-law Act before his mind, that was witness's own opinion also. The CORONER here remarked that it was very de sirable they should ascertain who was responsible, if blame was ascribable for what occurred; and justice could not be administered without that fact being dis covered. He wished to know Mr. Hall's construction of the 15th and 49th sections of the Act of 1834; and if ho considered the Poor-law Commissioners had nothing to do with Mr. Drouet's establishment, ho would have to ask why he had interfered with it at all. It had come out in evidence that the board of guardians had consulted the Commissioners before the children were removed to Tooting; and that the Commissioners had sanctioned their removal, subject to the approval of Mr. Hall. He wished Mr. Hall to say whether Mr. Drouet was or was not a contractor, within the meaning of the Act. Mr. Hall said that the first time these establishments came under his notice with reference to the power of the Commissioners to control them was in connexion with the City of London Union, which kept adult paupers at Marlborough House, Peckham, and at another institu tion at Stepney-green. Rules were issued by the Com missioners for the city of London in 1842, but they had ultimately withdrawn them again, and they re mained without control up to the present time. The Commissioners had come to the ,conclusion that they could not issue valid rules for the regulation of such institutions as that of Mr. Drouet at Tooting, and that of Mr. Aubyn at Norwood. The Commissioners might, although possessed of no direct control over these establishments, have certainly issued an order prohibiting the guardians from sending the children to Mr. Drouet's, or they might have sent a pe remptory order, requirin g the gu ar di ans to w i t hd raw them thence after th e y had been already farmed out; but either of these courses would have been a very strong measure. Neither Mr. Drouet nor anybody else under him were poor-law officers; and he (Mr. Hall) had never heard the question mooted of issuing regulations for such contracts for farming out the children. The last inspection witness had made of Mr. Drouet's eats blidnent was on the 16th of November last, when he was accompanied by Mr. Tuffnell, the Queen's inspector of school-. Understood from Mr. Drouet on that occa sion, that he was about to receive more children into his as)lutu, and that he had increased his accommodation since witness was last there. Witness told him he thought the establishment would not admit the num ber contemplated. Thought it advisable that Mr. Drouet should receive pecuniary assistance from the pub lic funds, and be placed upon the same looting as Mr. Aubyn had been for several years past. Represented to the president of the Commis:akin, that the accommodation of Mr. Drouet's buildings, and the number of his teachers for educating the children, and instructing them in different trades, were insufficient ; and that it would be advantageous to make him a grant from the public funds, as, by that means, he would tie ready to submit to any terms and stipulations that might be unposed upon him as accompanying such a grant of enoney. At his inspection of Mr. Drouet's asylum he went over the whole of the establishment, particularly the school rooms. Came to a determination as to the number of additional teachers which were required. Mentioned it to Mr. Drouet, who was quite favourable to the improve ment in consideration of the proposed grant from Go vernment. Mr. Drouet was to pay 601. towards the further sum that was necessary ; and they calculated that the Government would pay 250/. Two boys', and two girls' teachers, and one infants' teacher were the additional teachers to be engaged; and these were the arrangements (for they did nut amount to an order, which the Commissioners would have the power to en force):—not more thin 400 boys for the large school; 160 girls for the senior girls' school; 120 for the junior girls' school; nor more than 250 for the infant school — not more than these numbers, respectively, were to bo taught together in the schools at the same time. Nothing was said about ventilation, and no calculation was made as to the space to be allotted for each child. Thought the room too hot and too crowded on the 16th of November, and mentioned it to Mr. Drouet. Saw the dormitories, and found the children sleeping three in a bed. Expostulated with Mr. Drouet on this evil, reminding him that in the establishment under the control of the Commissioners the children were not allowed to sleep more than two in a bed. Mr. Drouet said he would turn his attention to that subject, and he afterwards informed witnessed that he had in creased the beds, and then allowed two only to sleep together. By reason of the grant previously alluded to, no additional power was given to the Commissioners in point of law; they had merely a recommendatory power. Had visited Mr. Drouet's on the 14th of December, 1847. Found 1,065 inmates in the asylum then, and that it could receive 1,100 altogether. The schools were full, and very few were sick—there was one case of influenza, and a few of measles. Never called the children privately to him. Had had it represented to him that Mr. Drouet unfairly kept the girls up late doing needlework for his own profit. Asked the girls then if it was true, and they all denied it. Asked the same question of some of them after they had left Mr. Drouet's and returned to their unions, and the answers he received did nut bear out the representations that had been made to him re specting Mr. Drouet's conduct. N ,ver compared Mr. Drouet's dietary with that of other houses or unions. Scales were kept in every workhouse, and every pauper could call upon the master to weigh out his rations, and see if they gave him th e a ll owance a ll otte d h i m by the rules. Considered Mr. D rouet ' s di etary a fair k a one, and could find no fa u lt w i t h it if the quantities were c a r r i e d out w h ere they were made fixed, and if an adequate allowance where the amounts were not specified. iVewnetretroreTnogoet.- ing after the cholera had broken out. Hall the meats had been properly carried out, and h p wit re had been taken to divide the children ropagearrdcatroe that the schools and a orkshops, witness co nsidered ated 01041, 0 the 1,370 establishment w ou ld broke out. have accomhnieoele_ children that were in it when t he recommend at any Had official authority to lodged, but possesseo place where pauper child e ee v n is w it elC i L so t i h tu e t p io a n r s t as et a t l h r c . , rDorooru-el Drouet's. Witness no power to order at tact , Witness wished to ie re r ns t a hese establishments were as un- Commissioncri, as' they ever could be to the coroner •to t Duce a ttempted to remedy the evil by satisfactory schools, but such a strong feeling and it had been dist a rl :gaiest that plan that it was obliged to establishing had been create be abandoned. giJoian jjose nworth, potato•salesman 16, Counter street,h-market, supplied Mr. Borough - market, peouet with potatoes, at T oot i ng, for the last eighteen years; but never had d one so by contract. About two months ago was eharging Mr. Drouet from Cl. to CI. 10s. per ton. Henry Boulding, foreman to Mr. Thos. Wilkinson, baker, Tooting, deposed—llia master, who was unable to attend here through illness, su ppli e d Mr. Drouet's establishment with bread. The quality was a portion of house-flour, with a portion of No. 2. Sold exactly the same quality in the shop to private customers. Mr. Drouet's contracts lasted for six months, and the price was 14s. Od. per cwt., or about 6, r -'d. per loaf. It was all weighed at Mr. Drouet's establishment on delivery. Jonathan Gain, butcher, Kennington-common, exa mined—ldad supplied Mr. Drouet with meat, by con tract, for the last three years. Had to supply him with the beet meat, but not the primest parts. Samuel Bowyer, cure dealer and mealman, Upper a Ground-street, Lambetb, examined Supplies 31 r Drouet with flour and split-peas, but not by contract. Had done so for some year:. Did not think he supplied Mr. Drouet with all he had. Sometimes supplied him with twenty and sometimes with twenty-five , sacks of flour at a time. The quality was No. 2. with from five to ten quarters of split-peas, bu o p rt i h e e d best hini quality, at a time. The summoning officer her© stated that M h e e ssr s. Tru man, Hanbury, and Co. were the ebrewers who s u pplied officer) had four Mr. Drouet's establishment. H e (th e children to produce as witnesses, taking ill. who had slept with th e deceased up to the time of the letter's The CoCORONERthen observed to the jury th a t h e thought they had now arrived at a stage when they could very well adjourn again, without detriment to the se queney of the inquiry. ore _ b for d o half-past fi ve o ' c l oo k , a d- The jury, shortly • j ouum a t o p ° duck on Friday morning next 0.•;M:3 [PRICE4 6D. No. 17 , 570. ] A LONDON ; WEDNESDY -7 1' 1 - 4- ; Rochester, and the result will show that the capital was adequate to the purpose. The line from Gravesend to Rochester is on a different footing; the company were authorised by their Act to purchase the railway and canal, and to fill up the canal, and double the line of railway, so as to form a part of the South-Eastern North Kent line, but no prevision was made by Parliament far the payment of the purchase money, nor any authority given to raise money for that purpose. Parliament had, however, previously recognised the principle and necessity of a grant of power to raise money for the purpose of exe cuting the works, by auth 'rising the Gravesend and Rochester Rail way and Canal Company to raise 85,000/. by the creation of shares, and 56,666/. by mortgage, and all the powers of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Company were vested in the South- Eastern Railway Company by the Act of Parliament authorising them to purchase the railway and canal. The South-Eastern Railway Company purchased the Gravesend and Rochester Railway an I Canal for the sum of 310,000/. ; paying 31,0001. in cash, and giving bonds for 279,0001., payable, with inte rest at three and a half per cent. per annum, in the year 1851, and application will consequently be made to Parliament to raise the sum of 350,9851., for payment of the purchase-money and interest. The filling up of the canal, and doubling of the line of railway, has b •en executed by the South-Eastern Railway Company ; and the line was opened by them for traffic as a double line on the 23d of August, 1847. In addition, the proprietors authorised the payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares ; but they did not provide any specific fund for such payment. The amount paid up to the Ist instant is 159,1661. 175., and the further amount that will he payable under this head is dependent in some measure on the time of opening the new lines—it may be taken at 205,0161. 6s. 6d. Hail this payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares not been made, it would have been out of the power of the company to maintain, as they are doing, full faith with Parliament in censtruct ing those lines, to the completion of which Parliament itself looks, and justly, with considerable interest. The additional sum of 350,9851. will make the whole paid-up capital of the company 9,466,3601., which willsepresent 296 miles of railway open for traffic, and a locomotive and carrying stock of the value of upwards of 600,0001., free from mortgage and other debt, earning revenue, and subject only to the deduction of the working expenses, rates and taxes, and of the rents of the Greenwiela.the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railways, and the proportionate toll over the 6 miles and 40 chains of the south-Western Railway. The revenue produced by the lines open during the last year, 162 miles and 66 chains in length, was 449,7251. I Is. ld., or 2,7631. per mile. The policy of the company for the last four years, that they should themselves be the carriers of goods on their own lines, has been adopted with entire success : the receipts from goods, which aver aged weekly 6081. in 1844, amounted to 1,8101. per week in 1848 ; or in the former year to 61. 12s. per mile per week, and to 121. per mile per week in the latter. This policy the directors believe will be still more successful when applied to the traffic of the whole South-Eastern system of Railways, and will then produce more than a corresponding increase of receipts. The proprietors will take into consideration, in estimating the ad ditional revenue to be obtained when the whole 296 stiles of railway are open, the anticipated improvement of the continental traffic in passengers and merchandise, the return to be derived from the North Kent line, the Bricklayers' Arms Junction, and the other railways in progress, as well as the general prospects of the country, and the hope of a greater development of the existing traffic of the South-Eastern district, and they will probably arrive at the conclu sion that the permanent dividend to be derived from their property is not likely to be less than 6 per cent. ; and if the proprietors have not erred in the anticipations on which their original investment was made, still greater advantages are to be expected. The South-Eastern Railway Company holds, from its natural posi tion, the key to the land traffic passing from Europe into Great Bri tain, and cannot be dispossessed of it ; and while it would be of no advantage to speculate on the results whieh rnust attend this situa tion, yet it would be improper not to express the opinion of the di rectors, that this position must be of great importance and advan tage to the company. At the moment, however, when the railway from Boulogne to Paris was completed, the French revolution took place, and from that tune to the present there has not been as much Contirental traffic as there was before the opening of the French lines of railway. The disruption of the political relations of Europe, by which com merce generally has suffered, has naturally been visited on the South- Eastern Railway, as the great highway to the continent. In the last twelve months only 44,110 passengers crossed to and from Folkestone and Boulogne by the steam-ships, and in the pre ceding twelve months, when the French lines were not opened, the number of passengers was 49,514. The establishment of a settled Government in France, and the continuance of peace throughout Europe, may fairly be expected to be attended by a resumption of tile ordinary extent of communica tion with this country; and it will be a solitary exception in rein way experience, if the means now existing of reaching Paris daily in twelve hours from London, by the t 4 outh-Eastern route, have not the effect of increasing graatly the number of travellers. The directors have always looked to the extension of the railway system on the Continent and to the completion of the lines pointing to the Mediterranean with peculiar interest. To do justice to the Continental traffic, it is essential that the short sea passage from Folkestone and Dover to Boulogne and Calais should be performed at hours to suit passengers, and by the best class of steam-ships, and this, it is well known, has been admirably effected by the steam-ships of the South-Eastern and Continental Company, which have =We 3,433 passages without a single accident —the time occupied in the voyage of 2G miles from Folkestone to Boulogne varying from one hour and three-quarters to two hours and a quarter. The revenue of the London, Folkestone, and Dover line, depend ing, to an important extent, on the facilities and certainty of (puck passages to and from Boulogne and Calais, the directors are of opi nion that it is desirable that the South-Eastern and Continental Steam-ship Company should be merged in the South-Eastern Rail way Company, as the sea service requires to le performed more with reference to its advantage to the railway than to that of the proprie tors of the steam-boats. It is requisite that greater facilities should be given for the con veyance of inerchandize between Folkestone and Boulogne, by which the South-Eastern Railway Company has hitherto benefited but little, than the steam-boat proprietors as an isolated company can afford to provide; and, although the case might be met by a general guarantee from the railway company on all the passengers and mer chandize carried by it and the steam-ships, there would be greater simplicity, and more effective combination, were the two undertak ings united. It has been shown that the ultimate capital of the railway will be 9,466,3601., whilst 130,0001. has been sufficient to provide eight splen did steam-ships for the daily service to France. With regard to the disputed claims on the company, alluded to in a previous half-yearly report, and which are all referred to arbitra tion, comprising the claims of the contractors, engineers, surveyors, and solicitors, amounting to 196,8001., the directors believe that they will be settled for the sum set apart to meet them, viz., 138,0401., which has been invested ter that purpose in the stock of the South- Eastern Railway Company, as offers have been made to the directors to compromise the principal claims on a reduction of up wards of 60,1 , 001. The directors consider that the science of working railways with economy is still in its infancy, and can be only attained by care and great experience ; and they have the most confident expecta. Lion that great improvements will continue to be made under this head. - the eAtortlonatis .parochial.-aSsiaisinelfts t 0 ,. ). c 13114 this conPanY lr iftrbjeeted,--and ,1 / 2 1 , 1tfelt it WO itoMpenbi, tor Many rea sons, reluctantly to submit, during the pressure of Parliamentary contests, are now systematically resisted, and will soon, so far as the existing law, which bears very hardly on railway companies permits, be, the directors trust, equitably adjusted. The proprietors will not fail to observe that the difficulties at tendant on the commencement and completion of an undertaking like the South-Eastern Railway are apparent to every one; the prospective advantages which follow the full establishment and de velopment of a great commercial institution, are not so striking, but are properly to be considered, and taken into account in attempt ing to arrive at any fair estimate of its value. The directors trust that the unabated confidence which they en tertain in the South-Eastern Railway will be shared by the proprie tors ; and it will be the study of the directors to promote the inte rests of the company to the best of their abilit JAMES MAC'Gk :GOR, Chairman. A 34.—Capital authorized by the Acts of Parliament. C.—Statement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Company on Capital Account, Ist of January, 1849. LIABILITIES. Works, land, stations, permanent materials and Electric Telegraph • • •• • . • • •• Loaometive engines and carrying stock for new lines . Interest cm No 3 and No. 4 Shares • • • . .• Mortgage debt falling due from the year 1840 to to the y‘mr 1856 . • • . Accounts in dispute of contrac tors, engineers, surveyors, and solicitors, and which are pre ferred to arbritation and to be taxed •• • • . • • •• 19b,0., Amount invested in South-Eastern Railway shares to meet the above 138,054 0 Oj ••• • X s. d. 1,132,721 0 0 108,900 0 0 205,016 6 6 .. 1,201,227 0 0 .. 196,800 0 0 r ASSETS. •• £104,747 18 0 .. 14,812 5 1 .. 125,160 0 0 .. 732,657 0 0 .. 141,760 0 0 .. 340,000 0 0 .. 231,325 0 0 .. 353,050 0 0 253,370 0 0 £2,647,867 6 6 Cash at bankers Sundry credits Calls in course of receipt Calls to be made .. Shares unallotted Share capital not raised .. Mortgage powers not exercised Mortgage debt not capitalized Surplus land and property • • . Amount to be raised by authority of Parliament for payment of the purchase-money of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, and interest thereon • • 350,985 3 5 £2,647,867 6 6 ulaislla-i[lu , '6lll '6l •uur 'snuitusal allpixq-uopuol quAtuu •4c, M I Fx p 4 zoi r ,„ 4 yO e 7 i I F.i . 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ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles James Jones, Esq. (William and Thomas Jones and CO.) William Lawson, Esq. (Trower, Lawson, and Trower.) John Esq. (John Mair, Son, and Co.) James Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Giles Redmayne, Esq., New Bond-street. Ilananiah Teape, Esq. (Wiggins, Teape, and Loder.) BanKEits—lNfessrs. Glynn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co. SECRETARY—Jenkin Jones, This Society is established for the general Insurance of Buildings, Furniture, Merchandize, Stock in Trade, and other descriptions of Personal Property, against loss or damage by Fire, and offers to the public the following advantages : I. A subscribed capital, amounting to a quarter of a million ster. ling, securing to the insured an ample fund for the payment of losses, and no responsibility of partnership. 2. Rates as low as is consistent with safety. 3. Each case submitted to this Office will be taken at a Premium, ac x•sling to its risk, without reference to tariffs which are binding on other societies. 4. Policies of seven years are allowed an abatement of one year's premium and duty. 5. Policies for a shorter period than twelve months can be effected more favourable terms to the insured than in any other office. t;. Insurances are granted for loss of rent during the period of re- Instatem, nt of damage by fire ; and a reasonable allowance will be made tor the removal of goods in time of danger. 7. A'_ claims, when admitted by this Society, are immediately without deduction or discount. S. Ad the permanent and solid advantages conferred by Companies of a similar character are lecured by this Society. - JENKIN JONES, E.T.A., Secretary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. 26, CornhilL London. Capital £500,000. Emp•wered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuties. Policies issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Assured has, on all occasions, the power to borroiv, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. STATES'S ROYAL HOTEL. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage and support of Com mercial Gentlemen to the above Hotel, which is most centrally si tuated. The Commercial-room will be found one of the most com modious and suitable, and " en suite," the Hotel, in point of accom modation, second to none in the North. ANWELL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Principal—Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.D. Twelve Years Curate of Hanvrell. " It would be interesting to get at the secret history of this trans action. Dr. Emerton is the head of one of the most successful Col lelliate Schools in England ; let him persevere, and his past disinter estedness will be recompensed, if not by the Bishop of London, by better and more honourable patrons."—Extract from a Public Journal. Vacation closes the 23d instant. Prospectuses, with full parthulars, en application. ALONDON AGENT WANTED for a COUNTRY FIRE OFFICE, of 25 years' standing, which Is about to extend its business to the metropolis. A Liberal Com mission allowed. Address, R. 0., Chelmsford FOGS AND DAMP AIR. BARCLAY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for many years, been proved an effectual preservative from the ill effects of the Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter Season, are so prevalent in this Climate. Its effects are to expel Wind, to preserve the Stomach from the admission of Damps. and to relieve those who suffer from Difficulty of Breathing. Prepared only by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street, London ; and sold retail, by their appointment, by Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gifford, 104, and 11. Bartlett, 180, Strand ; Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Hallow; 2, High-street, Islington ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Country. Observe :—None can be genuine, unless the names of " Barclay and Sons" are on the Stamp affixed to each Lica. TIC DOLOREUX CURMILE.—TOOTHACIIE. JAMES' CELEBRATED ASTILIAN TINC TURE FOR THE TIC DOLOREUX, will prove an invaluable medicine to those suffering from this most excruciating and hitherto-considered incurable complaint. A know ledge of its surprising efficacy has induced the proprietors to bring it more extensively before the Public than has hitherto been done, and thus confer a blessing upon thousands now labouring under that distressing malady; the first application not only easing the patient of all pain, but effecting in almost every case, a lasting cure. As a remedy for Toothache, the proprietors can confidently recom mend it as one that cannot be surpassed. This medicine is also a certain specific for Spasms, however violent, especially in the stomach or bowels, and from its perfect freedom from anything of a deleterious character, may be administered under any circumstances with entire safety. Prepared by CARSON and Co., Liverpool, sole Proprietors, and sold wholesale, for them by Barclay and Sens, Edwards, Sutton, and Co., Butler and Harding, I. Sanger, Dietrichsen and Hannay, London ; Routhall Brothers, Birmingham; I. and R. Raimes and Co., Edinburgh; Bolton, Blanshard, and Co., York ; Clay and Har vey, and E. S. Rogers, Liverpool ; and retail by the following Chemists :—Collins, 54, Piccadilly; Woolridge, Bath-place, New road ; Fisher, Crawford-street ; Holmes, Spring-street, Sussex gardens; Emery, Notting-hill; or any respectable Patent Medicine Vendor throughout the kingdom. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. ed., and in Family Bottles, I Is. each. Date Title of Act, of Royal Purpose. Shares. Loan. Asseut. £ X Main Line 1,400,000 450,000 6 Will. IV. c, 75 21 June, 1836 London to -- Folkestone 5 Vic. c. 3 22, April,lB SR and Dover 800,00( 266,600 c London- 7 3& 4 Vic. c. 122 10 Aug. 1840 jbridgestation j 90,000 30,000 Extension into Dover 6& 7 Vic. c. 51 27 June, 1843) and Dover 200,000 66,600 Terminus Maidstone 6& 7 Vic. C. 52 27 June, 1843 j Branch 3 112,000 37,300 /Bricklayers' Armsnnd Station Branch 133,333 44,444 6& 7 Vic. 62 4 July, 1843 SSCanterbury, Ramsgate, 7 Vic. c. 25 23 May, 1844 Zand Margate 400,000 133,000 Branch .. Folkestone 7 Tic. c. 69 4 July, 1844 / Branch, Har- 200,000 66,000 Lour, &c. .. r Tunbridge 7 180,000 60,000 8 &9 Vic. c. 167;31 July, 1845 I Wellsßranch r Widening 1 I and Exten sion of the 85,000 56,666 8& 9 Vic. c. 168 31 July, 1845 1 Gravesend I and Roches- L ter Line .. J Widening of 8& 9 Vic. c. 186 4 Aug. 1845 1 the Green- 142,700 47,566 wichttailway 8& 9 Vic. c. 197 8 Aug. 1845 C Minster and} 187,000 62 , 30 0 L Deal Branch Ashford,Rye, HaAtings,and 8 8:9 Vic. c. 200 8 Aug. 1845 St. Leonard's 410,000 136,000 Branch .. .. Rye and Rye 9 Vic. c. 55 18 June, 1846 1 Harbour 20,000 6,600 Branch .. r Ashford, Lo- - ) I comotive 1 9 Vic. c. 56 18 Juno, 1846 4 General tation p a i u ul r _S t 500,000 266,000 _poses • • • • •• J Tunbridge Wells and 9 Vic. c. 64 18 June, 1846 Hastings 640,000 213,300 Branch 9&I OVic. c. 305 3 Aug. 1846 North Kent Line 1,000,000 833,000 r Greenwich, I North Kent,' 10 &11V. c. 104 2 July, 1847 and Brick- 55,000 18,300 layers Arms Arms I June. Line • • J London bridga Sta tion En • 10&11 V.c.230 22 July, 1847 largement 200,000 66,666 and further [Widening of the Green wichßailway 6,755,033 2,360,342 6,755,033 g £ 9,115,375 11,—Statement showing the Amount Expended and to be Expended on the Main Line and Branches, and ultimate Capital, 31st De cember, 1848. Expended To be ex- Name. to;Dec. 31, pended to Total. 1848. complete. 38,200 3,423,388 ---- Main line and Bricklayers' Arms £ 4 -- 4 -- NoßrtrhanKchent., .• Greenwich .—... B . r . a . n . CI; 3'385 ' 188 widening, and London Station division and enlargement .. • . 1,930,327 457,094 2,387,421 Folkestone Branch, harbour, coke works, &e. ••• • .. LoeoMitiYe department and carrying stock ••••• • • . • .... . 553,212 108,900 662,112 Maidstone Branch .... •••• • • • • 187,715 1,500 189,215 Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Mar gate, Whitstable, and Minster and Mal Branches ...... • ... 809,955 7,900 817,753 Ashford Station, and Ashford and Hastings, St. Leonard's, and Rye Branch :... ••• . • ... 425,151 330,130 755,281 Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Hastings Branch, and Branch towards Rye —• • .... 424,325 236,500; 1 710,825 £7,890,532 £1,241,624£9,132,156 Interest to be paid to proprietors • • •• • • • • • Lost on issue of original shares • • • 205,106 244,04 Amount invested to meet disputed accounts 138,054 £9,719,730 253,370 Less surplus land and property.... .. .... Ultimata capital ••••• • • • • ••••—•• • • • • • • £9,466,360 DIVISION OF PROFITS, The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, held on the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a sixth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Perma- Sum tke ..t . c 1 Annual Policy Bonus inl vent Re- Assured Ago. „.. p_>, Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may ber ;" g miura. out in to Sum Cask. Annual row on co Assured. Premium. Policy. - - -- 4 s. 41. £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1837 262 14 3 121 15 11 20 0 II 543 17 9 , £ 4s. d. 1838 237 15 6 108 16 4 17 7 6 494 810 60 1000 74 3 4 1839 211 18 695 16 914 17 7 445 0 0 1840 163 8 4 75 15 10 1l 10 9 395 11 1 [lB4l 159 3 4 71 b 0 10 19 8 346 2 3 1842 132 2 6 58 17 6 819 10 296 13 4 1843 84 11 8 37 10 0 614 2 247 4 6 DEFERRED ANNUITIES, By th• operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be returned tr.) his representatives. /he following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving caa secure through this Society. IENEFITS 11. PREMIUMS To secure 1 lon attain- Annuity£lo 10 0 ing the age Cash .. 82 10 0 of 65, the Policy .. 97 8 6 option of Secured on al 65, by an Al 21. 12s. ttaining the age of lanai Premium of o 2. Annuity, -a -4' Q Q Payable Payable Annu- la one ally. sum. e; X S. el s 20 47 16 6 30 26 1i 1 40 13 19 9 Cash, Policy, d 1 394 11 0 466 221 0 0 t 261 1115 8 01136 s. d. 0 0 0 0 G 0 20 1 Z s. d. 0 10 11 Ereweagar..... Payable for Dis parity. 30 0 19 6 40 1 17 3 s. 1. £ a. d. 0 10, • 0 • 7 11 7 311 3 11:19 4 10 Immediate Annuities are also granted by the Society on liberal terms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables, showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited : Age 50, £7 ss. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d. The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, Ike., may be had at the Office, •r any of its Branches in the Country; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLUOUSE, Actuary. THE BEST ENGLISH WATCHES. A B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. ..1 - 1 • 9, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, request the atten tion of purchasers to their stock of London-made PATENT LEVEE WATCHES, which are manufactured by themselves in their own house. In silver cases, with the detached escapement and jewelled ; the prices are four guineas and a half, and eight guineas each ; or in gold cases, 10, 12, 14, and 16 guineas each. The very large stock offered for ',election includes every description, enabling a customer to select that which is more particularly adapted to his own use. Every Watch is warranted. 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 25. 6d., or by nest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, 11111 E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate uso of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford -street ; Starie, 23, Titchborno-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. . contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple app,icatilm, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PAST Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tax CORDIAL BAL M or Bynum:rat is exclusively employed in treat bag nervous and sexual d e bi l i ty, impotence, &c.,115. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated D e t ers i ve Essence, an an ti- s yphiliti e remedy, for purifying the bl oo d i n cases of infection, secon d ar y symp toms, eruptions, and the a b use of mercury, lie, and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 45. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, cleat, stricture, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. al. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee,ll., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Beraers-street, Oxford -street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and Eve to Fight; on E3anclive from Sloven to One. JACK FROST'S LECTURE OR, A SKETCH FOR rHE SKATERS. In Snowball•road, not far from Winter-square, Stanc's Skater's Hall— a very fine affair. And here, for years, while many a form has shivered, Jack Frost his annual lecture has delivered. So being fend of skates, as well as rhymes (For poets condescend to skate at times), k The time arrived, and poster s on the w a l l ll,dpugropoasneddltihstzettnwhhoewn h J e a u c te s d h h Ou is ld te l x oc t t . ure next, Announced Jack Frost's address at Skaters' Hall. A So nd in g l ot w a en si t Ai w ng i The Hall was shortly filled to suffocation, And every one appeared in expectation. But though we Each auditor thus were jammed, as fa a vice, with tingling toes ; hj appeareduhsatl t ian a s •• t g : u l i de n e at a os t ip i c c i ec k .k e , t to know what there I heard, I copied down the lecture, word for word. Al A N lengthWhile gisrhe wishing ag learnedllhundreds, lecturer tam %r e e d s nd " Ladies and Gentlemen," said Master Jack, " I chiefly dwelt on skates a twelvemonth back ; But now I really think I can't do less Than let you know my thoughts on SKATING DRESS. Dress is a most essential thing in ska ting , To 'tie S not o Have most superior clothing for the ice. Clothing in which all skaters should equip, SON, who b chargeelut useless amoderate say ys 'prating. price, Who wish to thaw the evils of a dip. No fear of water giving cold , " said Jack, " With MOSES' Waterproofs upon your back. I'm glad this amphitheatre discloses Such qualities of skating•conts from MOSES. I see," said Mr. Frost from where he stood, "You're like the Lord Mayor's Fool—you know what's good ; Aud none of you, I find, have been such fiats, As not to purchase MOSES' SKATING HATS. Yes, Skating Hats —you'll understand the term, Fitting, elastic, waterproof, and firm ; The qualities on which I'm now dilating, Are strongly tested in the sport of skating. Added to these, you need, in such pursuits, Those valued needfnls —MOSES' SKATING BOOTS. With Boots like these, in every sense first-raters, You cannot fail in being splendid skaters ; Besides, the leather and the make are such As any gentleman would value much. No penetrating snow, no drenching damp Can find access to give the feet the cramp. l've also thought of many things worth stating, Concerning MOSES' HOSIERY FOR SKATING. Of course you know, that for a moderate price, You'll get those choice etceteras for the ice ; MOSES and SON supply the very best Of Neckerchiefs and Gloves, and all the rest; And, furthermore, I would assure you, Sirs, That MOSES' sell the choicest SKATING FIXES. I'm sure," said Jack, " that all the ladles present, On whom I can't help looking rather pleasant, Will patronise that Mart, whose Fur goods warm, Protect the fair ones from each wintry storm." With this the lecturer politely bowed, Amid the cheering of the assembled crowd. ' E. MOSVF , Afici SON beg to call the attention of Emigrants to their low lists of outfits, commencing (including every necessary) at 755., lower if required. The list can be had on application, or sent post free. Notice.—A New Department far the sale of Parasols and Chil dren's Dresses has been opened at 157, :]fineries. E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting coats, which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort in the It. E. M. and S. are convinced they will be much approved 01 by the public. Shooting Coats, ih a variety of materials from Ss. Gd. to 21s. The Doeskin, or Elastic Coat, from • • • .. 17s. Od. to 325. LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. Autumn and Winter Coats, in all the new styles • •from 40 9 6 Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coats, handsomely trimmed ••• • • • ••• • • . 1 a 0 The Premier • • • • • • • . • ......... . 15 ..... •.••• •• 1 0 0 1 6 • Shooting Coats.. Autumn and Winter Trousers •••• •• • • ..• 4 6 Doeskin ditto . ..... ............... Autumn and Winter Vests 1 1 0 4 • Frockßoys' ]hussar °.... * and ' 0 16 6 MADE re MEASURE. Autumn and Winter Coats, in all the newest style rem 41 6 0 Milled cloth Coat Tweed Trousers • reseed Wrappers •• .• ..... .......... New Patent Trousers, in all the approved styles • ....• I 16 6 Doeskin Trousers.. ....................... . • • 1 2 0 Beet, or Dress.• .••,'•• • • • • • • ...... —••• •• .• 1 6 0 Dress Coats •• • • Best quality .. • • .......... ........ ..... 2 15 0 • • •••• •••••• • • 1 15 0 Best quality .. • • •• • • .......... •••••••• • • • • • • 33 0 Casidmere Pe5t........ • • • • ...... 0 8 6 Satin, Plain or Fancy .• ...... 0 12 0 Hussar and Tunic Snits ••.••• .. •• 1 9 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. A Suit of Clothes complete for 1/. 16s. N.B.—E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their pre sent Stock of juvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique, and the workmanship and materials are suck as to command univer sal approbation, while at the same time the prices are unusually mo derate. G A e n n y tl a e rt m i e c n le , su4r,chl purchased, E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Weollendrapers, Clothiers, Hitters, Rosters, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for id, 85, and 86 litigate, City, London. and 157 Mineries, and 83, ready made, or made to mea sLuadir°ol,7lefryan:o.dt—approved or, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. Cantina.-71. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against Imposters, but have learned that the untradesrnan like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other houre in or out of Leiden; and those who desire genuine and cheap clothing, &c., should call at, o gate, City, London. transactedd at this establishment from sun settilisbnnuriseinss a et e: S sd Alaturday, when busines is resumed till twelve r o'clock. Friday,aos ntid Not i ce. et o .7 , No till su n set REMOTED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LAWERT ON THR SECRET INFIRMITIES OF *YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. ed„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and 'rental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations en the Treatment of Ner►ous Debilii7 and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of epreductive Organs, by solitary habits, excesses, and tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, ul ill ting ustr fr al m ing inti th s ; , and the various Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting c eAn r . e p t al i tai o o n nin . inyi p l t : he l y t i h srioslotr F v ort a y uaineds col p o u nr sisee e s t a l s: asn E a n o g fiun r t a h ll as BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D,, infection. BY at are produced in them 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the fulfilment 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 'vers. The parti cu l er excesses, en disap pointments. Excesses are always Nations ; the gift, whi c h w h en used in moderation is fraught with advantage, b ecomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief and of greate r or less injury th to e th n e at c ur ons e constitutional and annendcve of which r this Treatis e p rofesses to dilate,ital are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subiect. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions In health and disease. it d eserve dl y requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained•that these complaints are 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 discrimination in ascertaining the ceases of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may he had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet -street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London; or, free by post, f or forty-two stamps, th from e Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Tee till Two, and !born Fi ve t il l Eight, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. : 7 JANUARY 17, 1849. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Lectures on the Cultivation of the Voice, and on the Art of Sing ing, by G. 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THE ROYAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY, as supplied to her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Nobility, having had immense sale since its patronage by the Queen and the Prince Consort, has now been tested by the first judges, and pro nounced to be the finest and purest Spirit ever introduced into Eng land. Testimonials to this effect are received daily by the sole Con signees, WHITING and ROBERTS, CHURCH-STREET, MILL BANK, WESTMINSTER. This Whiskey is now to be obtained at all the first Spirit Merchants and Dealers in town and country, in bottles, sealed with the Royal Arms, labelled, and the corks branded ROYAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY. LAMARTINE'S NEW WORK. This day, post Bvo., Gs. Gd. cloth, RAPHAEL; or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty. By ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE. Translated with the sanction of the Author, and published, by special arrange ment, simultaneously with the original in Paris. London : John W. Parker, West Strand. IN consequence of the great rush of Visitors to see BANVARD'S GRAND NOTING PAINTING of the MIS SISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, the Proprietor respectfully announces Two Exhibitions every day during the holidays. This immense Painting is the Largest in the World, and exhibits more than 3,000 miles of Ameri can scenery. —The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon, at Half-past Two, and the Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock; doors open half an hour before commencing. Admission, lower seats, 2s. ; gallery, Is. Just published, price 55., Bvo., in cloth, rrHE RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA, in all their varieties and compli cations. With practical observations on the use and abuse of instru ments in the treatment of urethral diseases, showing that the unne cessary employment of instruments is a freqient exciting cause of stricture, and that a want of practical knowledge and manual dex terity in their use, when necessary, is the source of most of the se vere, long -protracted, and complicated cases of that disorder so fa tally prevalent. By F. B. COURTENAT, M.R.C.S.E., " The operation of introducing a catheter through an impermeable stricture is, without doubt, the most difficult In the whole range of surgical operations, and demands all the prudence, science, and skill of a master. The art can only be acquired, and that gradually, by frequent practice."—Liston's Operative Surgery. Published by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street ; aad may be had of all booksellers in town or country. A R K I A E. M One half the world are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionahly contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em- Witter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un comprosing hurry; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but `or the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ittle publications claim your attention (same price is. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's ',lie, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate--to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always nn the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of 4 horwood, 23, Paternester-row ; Carvalho, 149, Fleet-street • Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-plaee Resent-street; and all onluseiters. INQUEST ON THE CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THE TOOTING INFANT PAUPER ASYLUM.; Yesterday morning Mr. Wakley, M.P., resumed the inquiry into the deaths of the four children belonging to the Holborn Union, who had all died at the Free Hos pital, Gray's Inn-lane, within a day or two after their removal from Mr. Drouet's Infant Pauper Asylum at Tooting. Mr. Ballantine, barrister, appeared to watch the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Drouet. Before the examination of witnesses were entered upon, Mr. Ballantine said he had an application to make to the Coroner. He wished to mention that he had been instructed to appear in behalf of Mr. Drouet, in the course of this inquiry, not with a view of at all suggest ing a defence of a person who in fact was not even under an accusation, but for the purpose of assisting at this in vestigation, which had so properly been entered upon by the Coroner, and so creditably prosecuted so far by the jury. It was his desire on this occasion, as on all others upon which he appeared before a legally consti tuted tribunal, to act in conformity with its rules; and he had attended other inquests where it had not been considered there was any impropriety in counsel attending. The coroner, however, had mentioned that it was not the custom to hear counsel under such cir cumstances, and he (Mr. Ballantine) would merely state as the ground of his appearing, that an extremely long statement had been made against Mr. Drouet, which he was entirely unaware would be presented against him, and which he was able, and could produce witnesses to answer most conclusively. He was anxious to have an opporttmity, through a professional man, to clear him self before the public of the charges which had been un justifiably made against him, and which he was perfectly able to answer. He would not enter into details now; he would Merely take the liberty of putting it to the coroner and jury, whether they would permit him to as sist them, as.he thought he could do, in the due adminis tration of justice. Even if it should be contrary to the general' practice, he thought that the jury would not think it improper, under the extraordinary circum stances of this case, to deviate from the usual custom, and allow him to bring facts before them which would tend to elucidate the truth, and fix the blame, if there was any, upon those who ought rightly to bear it. The CORONER said he could not allow counsel to ap pear as such. The case was one of much iimportance, and it was so desirable that the truth should be ascer tained—the whole truth, and nothing but the truth— (Hear, hear)—that he would be very glad indeed for Mr. Ballantine to remain in the room, and assist Mr. Drouet, or suggest anything that he (Mr. Ballantine) might think essential for the due administration of jus tice. No doubt Mr. Grainger's report, which had been produced to the jury, was to a great extent condemna tory of Mr. Drouet ; at the same time he (the Coroner) should tell the jury, in charging them, what matters they would have entirely to discard from their minds, as not bearing strictly on the investigation, or on the ver dict they ought to return. Still the accusations con tained' in the report bore prejudicially on Mr. Drouet's reputation; and it would be extremely unjust not to afford him an opportunity of showing it to be unfounded, if he could do so. Therefore, without breaking through the rule which he (the Coroner) thought it necessary to adopt, he hoped Mr. Ballantine would remain, and make such suggestions with reference to Mr. Drouet as he deemed necessary, but trusted he would not interfere with the course the jury had laid down, and act rather in a suggestive manner, than seek to address the jury upon points of law. Mr. Ballantine said it was of course the duty of coun sel to act in accordance with the rules of the court, and he should certainly do so. He had a report, signed by four or fire medical officers of Mr. Drouet's establish ment, which he wished to present, and hoped it would be allowed to be read, seeing that Mr. Grainger's report had been submitted to the jury. The medical officers were unable to attend the inquiry that day, owing to their serious duties at the asylum; but, as he had said before, the report in his hands bore their signatures. The CORONER remarked that there was this difference between the two reports, that Mr. Grainger produced his own report, and was here to answer ; but such was not the case with respect to the report Mr. Ballantine wished to submit. Mr. Ballantine replied that Mr. Kite was now present; but Messrs. Baily, Popham, Phillips, and Penny, the other medical officers of the establishment, could not possibly absent themselves from the asylum, to be pre sent that day. The CORONER said, at all events the jury ought first to call somebody belonging to the board of guardians, to ascertain what really was the nature of the contract entered into between them and Mr. Drouet, for the maintenance of the children at Tooting. The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with. W. Roberts James, solicitor and clerk to the board of guardians of the Holborn district, deposed—About the beginning of Novemb,r, 1847, the board of guardians clitered into a contract with Mr. Drouet, to send some of the children in the workhouse to Mr. Drouet's estab lishment at Tooting. No specific contract was drawn up in writing on the subject, but all the conditions are shown by letters, reports, and minutes of the board meet ings. A resolution of the board appc,inted a deputation to go to Tooting, and the result was communicated to the Poor-law Commissioners. Thu children were ac cordingly sent. Janet Johnson, 0113 of the deceased, was sent there in December, 1847. The deceased child Andrews was also one of those that were sent. A report was made to the board, on the 25th October, 1847, by a committee who had visited Mr. Drouet's establishment. It spoke very favourably of the manner in which the children were managed and provided for in that asylum, and gave the following as a copy of the dietary:— " BREAKFAST. " The breakfast every day is the same—namely, pot tage, composed of flour, arrowroot, and milk, with water and salt in sufficient proportions: this is for the strong children. The infants, those newly admitted, and the weakly, have boiled bread and milk. The allowance of bread to the healthy children is according to age, being six, five, and four ounces each. " DINNER. " There are three meat dinners in each week—viz., Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. The quantity of meat, free from bone, to each child is regulated according to age, being five, four, and three ounces each, with three quarters of a pound of potatoes—if with cabbage, un limited. On Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, soup made from the liquor in which the meat had been boiled, assisted with legs and shins of beef, peas, and a proper quantity of vegetables, pepper, salt, &c.; each child one pint, with bread, on these days, the same quantity as at breakfast. "On Thursday suet pudding, the quantity being twelve, ten, and eight ounces, according to age, &c., to each. " SUPPER. " The suppers every eveningare either bread and butter or bread and cheese; sometimes treacle, with milk and water. Should milk be scarce, which sometimes may be the case, then the children have good broth. " Little children are dieted in the best way I can, as no fixed diet can be adopted. Some have meat and porter daily. " In sickness, the diet is regulated by the doctor." 4s. 6d. per week was the sum agreed to be paid for each child. The asylum had 800 inmates at this time, and he understood the license extended to 1,200. Witness read several letters written by him to the Poor-law Commissioners respecting the over-crowded state of the workhouse. One of these letters was dated Sept. 16, and another Oct. 21, 1847. Informed the Commissioners of the board being desirous to send some of the children to Mr. Drouet's. Mr. Hall, Asssistant Poor-law Com missioner, recommended the guardians to send a com mittee to inspect Mr. Drouet's establishment. A com mittee was appointed by the guardians accordingly, who reported in favour of the removal of the children to Tooting. On the 4th November witness wrote to the Poor-law Commissioners, informing them that the guardians intended to adopt the Commissioners' recom mendation to send the children to Tooting. The me dical officers of the union had reported favourably of Mr. Drouet's dietary. On the 9th November the Commis sioners inquired of the guardians whether there was suf ficient accommodation for the reception of the children at Mr. Drouet's, and he replied that tho guardians had resolved to send 90 boys to Mr. Drouet's, and that they had ascertained that Mr. Drouet was able to receive double that number. There was no mention in writing of clothing being included within the contract of 4s. 6d. per week for each child; but was positive that Mr. Drouet had made it be understood verbally that he would provide the clothing for that sum. No particular description of clothing was agreed upon. The girls went to Tooting . on the 2d December, 1847; and at the end of the year about 211 of the children in all were there. Mr. Drouet's first quarterly account I came to 2061. 93. 9d. The children at Tooting were visited by three of the guardians once a month,o, and reports were or re t g ,s ular o ly nd m uc a t de to the be e a o r4 l their condition. On the 9th of May, 1848, the three of guardians reported the result of their visit te Tooting. The report stated that the meat was r o od, but the and workshops pota toes bad; the school-rooms, dormitorre nd were all clean and comfortable; that the new sleeping-room infantsforn. wereon t hOef opiniong The girls belonging floor had a very unhealthy sme we l; i but the boys ap to Holborn looked particularly , yet they ce o ques peered so sickly that bad any complaint to make of tion them whether they the itors were indu d t otherwise. About forty of ' became. violent;them e h di; to intimate their dissatisfaction. held up their ''''' n the supply of food Upon this Mr- Drouet liars, and described someof those called the boys had held up their hands as the worst boys in the establishment. The visitors then began to question the boys individually, and some of t h em • complained of not having sufficient bread allowed them at breakfast. While they were pursuing this inquiry m_n conduct became more violent still; he charged r. Drouet's themuet b with acting unfairly in the mode of their ' inquiry,sa they ought to be satisfied of his character without such a proceeding, that they had no right to pursue the inquiry in the way they were doing, and that he would be glad to get rid of the children. To avoid further al tercation the vi s it ors left, • it whout having completed the object of their visit. This report was entered upon the minutes, and referred to a special committee. On the 30th of May the committee appoinied to consider the report of the 9th of May visited the asylum at Tooting, taking the same gentlemen who had inspected it before with them, and made a report, which declared the whole UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 15.—1 n a convocation holden this day, being the first day of Hilary or Lent Term, Francis Henry Trithen, Esq., Phil. Dr. of the University of Berlin, was admitted by th e Vi ce -Ch ance ll or t o th e pro fessorship of modern languages, on the foundation of Sir Bober Taylor, Dr. Trithen having previously sub scribed the Thirty-nine Articles, as a member of Uni versity College, and taken the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. In a congregation holden at the same time, the fol lowing degrees were conferred:— Masters of Arts—Rev. Alexander Dawson Nowell, Brasenose; Thomas Whitaker Nowell, Brasenose; Rev. John Lambert Knowles, Pembroke; Rev. John Morland Rice, Fellow of Magdalen; Richard Humphrey Hill, Demy of Magdalen; Henry Edward Moberly, Fellow of New College; Rev. James Henry Eld, Fellow of St. John's; John Edward Kirkpatrick, Lincoln. Bachelors of Arts—Edward James Newcomb, Mag dalen Hall; Charles Luke Parkinson, Scholar of Bra senose; George Knowling, Pembroke; William• Clarke Moore, St. John's. The Regius Professor of Divinity will begin a course of lectures on Monday, the 12th of February, at one o'clock, at Christ Church. _ . These lectures are intended for students of divinity who have passed their examination for the degree of B.A. The professor requests those who desire to attend to deliver in their names to him on Saturday, Feb. 10, with a written recommendation, either from the governor of their college or from their tutor. The Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology intends to begin his course of lectures of the present term on Monday, the 12th of February. Such members of the University as are qualified to become scholars in thelogy, and are desirous of attending these lectures, are re quested to call upon the professor on Saturday, the 10th of February, between the hours of eleven and two. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SQUADRON OF EXERCISE.—Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's ships made Lisbon on the 4th. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Amelius Beau clerk, went in as avant courier on the 3d. The St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship, Captain Dacres ; the Prince R9gent, 90, Captain W. F. Martin ; the Powerful, 84, Captain the lion. Robert Dundas, C.B ; the Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker ; the Reynard, 12, Commander Cracroft ; the Rifleman, 8, Commander Crofton, entered the Tagus on the 4th, and the Plumper, 12, Commander Nollath, on the Bth. The Harlequin, 16, was also in the Tagus on the 9th. The Polyphemus steam-sloop, Captain M'Cleverty, was at Gibraltar on the 6th instant. STEAM SQUADRON FOR DEVONPORT.—The vessels or dered to form this squadron of advance steamers are the following:—Conflict, 8 guns, 1,013 tons, 400-horse power - Virago, 6 guns, 1,060 to ns , 300-h orso power ; Spiteful, 6 guns, 1,050 tons, 280. horse power; Growler, 6 guns, 1,059 tons, 280-horse power ; Salamander, 6 guns, 816 tons, 220-horse power; Rattler, 6 guns, 890 tons, 200-horse power; Jackal, 2 guns, 345 tons, 150- horse power. A block-ship will also be appointed for the Captain-Superintendent and the staff of the squadron. The Rapid, 6, Commander Dixon, will be paid off to morrow at Portsmouth; her crew is 75. The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, has been stripped at Portsmouth, and is re-equipping very slowly. As the caulkers were at work upon her sides, the latter part of last week, some of her floor timbers were found to be rotten! Mr. Inch, paymaster and purser, is appointed secre tary to Commodore Fanshawe, and not to the ship, vice Wiseman. PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY.-Mr. Baring, son of the First Lord, is put up as the private secretary to the First Lord of the Ad miralty, vice Captain Eden, who will most probably be appointed to a ship. Captain Thomas Wren Carter, in command of the Caledonia, 120, at Plymouth, has also been named as the probable recipient of the private se cretaryship, but having only had his ship twelve months, we do not think he will vacate a two years' good cer tainty for most probably a short probation at the Ad miralty. PORTSMOUTH, TIIESDAT.-Mr. William Blake Lam bert, from the establishment of Maudsley and Co., is appointed First-Assistant to Mr. Murray, Superinten dent-Engineer of this dockyard. Mr. Taplin, millwright and machinist, goes to Wool wich, and Mr. Miller, from Devonport Dockyard, takes the place of Mr. Taplin. Orders have been received here to-day for the dispatch of the Growler, Rattler, Jackal, and Salamander, ad vanced steam-sloops, manned by riggers, and escorted by the Driver, to Devonport. Wind S.S.W., moderate breezes and hazy weather, with incessant rain. DYSENTERY OR BOWEL COMPLAINT.—Those having this complaint will find an almost unfailing remedy by procuring a small piece of the root of genuine Turkey rhubarb, and chewing a piece about the size of a cherry pip once or twice through the day. If a genuine article is procured the remedy is almost sure in whatever stage the disease may be. RELIEF OF THE FAMINE IN IRELAND AND SCOT.. LAND.—Yesterday the British Association for the Relief of the extreme Distress in Ireland and Scotland issued their report. The society commenced their operations Oct. 1, 1847. The total subscriptions, from Jan. 1, 1847, to Dec., 1848, is 470,0411. ls. 2d,; provisions sold, 109,118/. lle. 2d.; seed sold, 16,0691 2d., making, with interrst on Exebequer-bills, a total receipt of 603,5351. Bs. 2d. The expenditure for food, clothing, grants of money, &c., was 230,379/ 12s. Ild. A sum of 12,000/. placed at the disposal of the Poor-law Commission, the cost of • management, &c., leaving a balance of 1,4171, Bs. Bd. in the ha n d s o f th e treasurer. The expenses of management, 5,236/ Bs. 2d., considering the relief ex tended to nearly every parish in Ireland, isA lt if liou verynot rADVERTISEMENT. J —THE "by Bo AND HOLLOWAY'S ll PlLLS.—AstoundingB. c ure medicive, arter every o th e r means had fail e d . se this miraculous Sea extract front his Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1545. 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