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NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. TIANK of DEPOSIT, 3, Pall-mall East, London. ished A.D. 1814. Th e WARRANTS for Esta th bl e IiALF-YEARLY INTEREST, at the : It ' of 5 per c en t . per. annum, to the 10th June, are ready for delivery, nd Pa3'able Daily between the hours of 11 and 3 o'clobk. • PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. ilnlY 10, 1855, ti o ' n r osPectuses and terms for opening accounts sent free on appllca- THE CHANCELLORSVILLE FREEHOLD GOLD MINING COMPANY. of.T.le Directors hereby announce to their , harehoiders the arrival fi. o f" Quickstep With 100 Tons of Gehl Ore, the first consiJnment their Mines in Virginia. The tests made by Messrs. Johnson, and Matthey, Mitchell, Chudet, t 0 , 411 , Wright, &c ,justity the belief that at least 5 oz. of Gold to the be obtained from this lane importation. By 07 der, - W. S. TROTTER, Secretary, i s io. 1, Great Winchester-street, October, 1855. STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE PIER, tir_GRAVESEND, 9,2, 5. fon ; N SWICK WHARF, BLA.CKWALL, on the am, m[" W 'ng Trains from Fenchurch-street, 104, 2, 3 1 4 , we ther per t'in?, i t jhe Packets will call at the RcslKrville, Greenhitly2, I'urfleet, Xerth Woolwich P ers. 4 0 Cr ttem Wavesend and London•• •• •• ...• 101. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich 85 " Eli% and London•• •• •• •• •• ••• '• • gd ' beiErith and Blackwall or Woolwich...—. fict. "an ber 9, Gravesend and Intermediate Piers., Octo 1835. le. . Os . Os. ind . Os. dd ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. - THIS , EVENING, and every evening dnrii'g the a Lca-, the GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Gyeat Wl zard of the North in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety of'reientcaldents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary ee . l4 , a gic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment,. pos eBlng distinctive characteristics and pecuiiar phases of „7,llseinent. It is not a monologue, for the audicuce.them a'esePerfortn their parts with the principal actor, some of Fe le ni on the stave and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, f ar m everything becomes metamorphosed before the of the v i s it ors no one can b e p os iti ve th a t h e sees any pbe,„ of but it is a comedy really performed by the cen t; a melodrama replete with startly positions and unex inted d enouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of tre e e Ptlbl ic ev . ery night to app , -ar as auxiliaries ; and an ex aganza in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond i.hboned; of probability. I professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and Taisibieuable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum eatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he tit b cen enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con )a,„ -"ells repetition. He believes that no professor of his art ; at anY time or in any place been honoured with an 1--ellnt of success so extensive, so decided, and so uuusual. i n e , iss79.oa attribute that success to three causes; first, that u Present entertainment he has placed before his visitors tthe result s of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of rfeet ed skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he ttas travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has ai l l no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on ee - 4 , 4 ge in the most elaborate manner, by the employment th "tie first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, 4 t, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those i t ° honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that t il l ! Possible to afford information also, and that the oppor eveeitY should not be neglected ot exposing conjuring where rit has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by th °rt ii ing to the conjui or's arts, in an illegitimate manner, eee have succeeded in making dupes of the k en : , t. i i s t e a o t r re t:l:tAnderson f, e 9 37 letters on th e su bj ec t o f sp i r it- ra ppi ng , w hich Pro bes received, from the time of opening the up to the p resen t d a t e , bear witness to the great in ercet taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst at a t l e l Y. of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which t u ,, ; n d a belief iu the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri eeeT,ls,ts." Judging simply by the correspondence which has Professor Anderson's expose of spirit-rapping and d_a,,iellustratien of the so-called table phenomena,- have pro posed a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex for p• a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible rofeesor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the t'icianateaunications which reach him on the subject. He regrets many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen Wh° ' f rom their position in society and their well-known in ttellenctual attainrnents, he would least have expected to have oae.„'„ con verts to a b e li e f so prepos t erous i n it se lf , an d so er'enei" sus ceptible of being con t rover t e d an d di sprove d . E very s ng, from th e L yceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on pirit-rapping are expressed, and ever y even i ng , w ithi n th e an Y d ee nrn, how t a bl es can be inatle to rap is exhibited tlib,elneidatecl. It is respectfully requested that this A _ Pc exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Biel exposition only mode of replying at full length to his batiltitudinons correspondents He regrets that the l a larac a of the grea t and learned of the land should a ve been made to, figure in the documents emanating tra c k ed the spirit-rappers, as for instance tbe following, ex taeareted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem t 29 Paid taken by that journal from t l .e New York Spuri ;Pi" Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American rit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster rankly confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what he has Witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the solution of the phenomena ; but the presence of substantial, Actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits Who thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate 15i objects about the room, proved to be too much of ques tion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the t e , O °ve, has rec e ntly l e ft E ng l an d , an d th e f o ll ow i ng account ofw w n, and wh a t b e i s, occurs i n th e Family Herald, No. C4B: w h o, young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now I talY, is a reraarkable medium for all the manifestations v_itehout apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout en,,Anglo-Saxon world as a splendid humbug, offered him 2 000 York, pe r per annum if he would p er f orm a t hi s museum i n N ew b.:rubron:3tatr.num then took it f or gran t e d th a t me di um cou ld l He wa s somew h a t aston i s h e d when his offer wasaniftiemd 'Pm° on telling the fact in London lately, simply skeeePta.le -t7l"'M' rked hodtat the money would have been very Pfau, ! AM, for was poor young (under 2"), an or- of losi i , ( 2, n very bad health : but he would have been afraid bie losing h i s Power as a never, and he would sooner lose Re e, The refusal, h male Barnum thoughtful. all'.ealtneuired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the o ne us t humbugs in the world, spiritual withal a conjuror, is of tl tale] 'e firmest believers in sm." It is cer e,. Y. surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the :_n.ltorialarticle of au established journal, the editor of whom T i lght be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe s sPirit-r aPPinea- does spirit-rapping gain or lose by this aecessiou to its adherents? and, with Barnum's endorse ro 1 ) 1t to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likely h ot e n egotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not pn'Whin he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of a a have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross ilewindle, when he finds that the iecumbent of Wortley (the wei v t . J- Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and i iht, es a book on the subject, he considers it t be time for i t to state that which he knows of the mechanism by wheli 3/: eff ected, and th e m i sc hi e f t o w hi c h i t tends. In the a ;Pin9 Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir hi, el Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel atiZrallY with Lord Brougham. He distilletl:y states that the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that 1,11;-,terappin is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad h ow ' e es the Morning Advertiser of the following day N e i l e ver there is an answer to Sir David's letter from one e4 e ° , W as Present when h e an d L or d B rougham had their table Was with the spirits i n w hi c h th e wr i ter says. that " the (a large dinner-table, I believe) moved about in the most e r'dr_orclinary manner, and, among other things, a large ae tic, `non was conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and .en to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's -LT`l,),iit band, apart from any per son , it p l ayed an air through ,e th " Wi such a stateent, printed forfacts eification of the 19th ce m ntury, with thebefore us that p e ople of Most talented men of the day are permitting themselves 14) , be deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers--that the greatest novelist of the age is now engaged iu making it the l e ,, Jee t of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" Profs actually been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, i e r t: fe ssor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual be- America, as given by ]En nightly at the Lyceum, will t received by the people of land as genuine honest at .llPts to provide an antidote s for the bane of the spiritual uggle ee. e , 1 . 1 1 the course of the last five weeks 100,017 persons have red t yir i the L yceum Theatre, —a larger number, it is beli eve d, _, has ever b e f ore been assembled within its walls in so a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even_ fas e . the programme being continually changed. Grand e inonable D ay Performance, or Saturday, October 13, at 2 ienek 1. the pro gramme b e i ng thus arranged art Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinictl Pabilities of the Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do th 7nla e l c.that which some suppose to h e e ff ec t e d by mestner e, ' , nd illustrate th e poss ibilit y o f s l eep i ng unsupported in re Act 2 . T he Aqua-Avial Paradox ; exemplifying the power t'll: ll. odticing animated nature from fire an d wa t er male, and e•' 4 - possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the mo-t ctri ples forms of ornithological existence. Act 3, Le Livre des Reeueils Choisies : or, Puck's Own 'rocket Rook, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the m e ninet's ent er t a i nment i n t h e pro d uct i on of the very volu nous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude t;Mt of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears or its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and 10 bringing fOrth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely Place for to be found. Act 4. Magieal. Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trou ble, In which Will be comprised—the A , iventures of a Wed ding Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfer- Illation—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article b 5 the position which would seem the moat inappropriate. • Act 5, L'Ecrin de Vern; or, the Casket of Crcesus. Into Which, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, and suspended so as to be visible to th e eyes of all present, t he Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport itself, and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed in cited, and 'the key in the possession of the audi ence. , Act 6. Cl a i rvoyance E x traordinary ; or, th e T ransparency O f Opacity, Act. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Win e Spirit Store. An improvement upou the " inexhaustible eottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the e e Wcrd om of cod, pr sod, ü butter-milk, ,p s be, whisky, salts,mman Port, Sherry, oducing brandy, gin,a-waterr a, 7e ag, er any ot wine or spirit required finally Z v ing to be filled her with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, n eeuPying the whole space when tightly packed. 0 _ s Act 8. Half an Hour with the Spirits ; or, an Expose and ernrit-rapping. introducing the spirit-rapping table tocsin of the invisiblcs. th Ae t. 9. rnd Mysc Aalgam, in whh the property o Wizard' G s a patrons ti will m undergo some strange metamor f i t ) " °s es: and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become lransformed into tl7e flags of victory—the banners of Eng and, Prance, Turkey, and Sardinia. Act. 10, The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which ho who Vats himself will be under the magic spell, and appear to traudience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi v,nk as peculiar as perplexing. e t 1 1 Th M f d Chest ; or, the Nucleus • ys ery 0 of the C Night' t s 'Wonders. the To Charme comprehend which the ofdlence will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part • le Lau. evenig the chest suspended (like Mahommed's coffin) into all things will travel, and out of which al "' l • , will produced. boAnct. 2, The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Sho r t es t ri te to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of of t ng our:elves of a tronblesome frieud, and the advantages or , u T e n ewly-discovered clia-terrestrial passage from the est. to the eastern hemisphere. bo o rs open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. t"vate boxes, it, Ils. 6d. and 11. ls., to be obtained at the ci ° r X i,n e : or at the principal libraries ; stalls, 4s. ; dress 11 0 ; - " o ,`'s. ; upper boxes, 2s. ; pit, 1 8. ; gallery, 6d. The of - 1 4 ° 'nelo is open daily, from 11 till 5, under the direction fer, a l l i e eleatterton, jun. Grand fashionable , Morning Per ri Saturday, October 13, at 2 o Doors open ''''4!Past Noy 19,.664. ] ST. (FORGE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Offices, 118, PALL-MALI., London. 011,11014 v —Viscount , :ANELAGII, Park-place, St. James's. DEruTY-CLIA I SMAN H ENRY POWNALL, Esq., Ladbrook-square, Notting-hill. Skcarraair—W.C. URQUH ART, Esq. POLICIES ABSOLUTELY INDIsPUTABLE. Annuities and Endowments for families, children, and others, on he most favourable terms. Premiums payable yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly. No charge for medical fees or stamps. Lo.ns granted for long or short periods, payable by monthly, uarterly, or half-yearly instalments. Defective Titles, Reversions, &c., assured and guaranteed. TO LOVERS OF FISH.-100 GENUINE YA R 5101;7E1 Hl.' , ATER'S for Gs.. package included. THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP ARTICLE OF FOOD fo•ward , •d to all parts, on *cc itir of penny hostage stamps or P. 0.0. (preferred). nd full and plain d rection, county, and near st sta ti TPOs. LETT'S. jun., Fish Curer, (4. Yarmoult. " Tip's is the third seas, n Mr Letts has suppli, d us with Tar mon' h b'oate,,.and ce find the quality excellent. —J. Brashowe, house st,ward, Blenheim Palace.- Oct. 20, 1854." " Mr. Lettis,-- As soon as you send out your genuine bloaters, I shall h glad t have a tamply as usual; those I had I°st year gave great saysf ction.— • . F. Courroux, Ambassador's Court, St. James's Palace —Oct. 1, 1855." 4 RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. The following litsic will be performed by his celebrated Band during he week:— March aux Flambeaux. Waltzes -The Lily f the Valley (Wilbert), Zephir Lufte (Oung'l), Fenella (Tinney), Ethel Newcome (Laurent), La Sultane (Rosislo). Quadrilles—Le floi du Paitel o.amotte), Les Htnrenots (Laurent), Palermo (WAl ert), Bride of Lammermoor (Tinner), Il Trovatore (Tutton). 'olkas—Des Flulands (Lamotte), Italie (4 :aviolo), The Lillian (Wil ert), Des Coucous (Bnu•quet). The Zouavee (Laurent). Galops— Ihe Imperial Guards (Laurent), The Heck (Streather). qchottische Ourlande de Fleur: (Bn3quet), La Varsoviana (Laurent). Prin. pal Cornet a Piston, M Boulcours.—Doors open at 8. Admission ne CIIGARS. REGALIAS. To Noblemen, officer: of the Army and Navy, and Gentlemen. ,T. L. TTEITDI , ;I3 , IUit K respectfully requests a close inspection of his choice Stock of superior FOREIGN If IVANA. CIGARS. 4 old in Boxes at Wholesale prices—i 4 lb. sample 'ioxes if desired. Warehouse, 30, \Valbrook, Mansion-house, City. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, ind all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, Lnd by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to r•rfectly dige , t the food. . , The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe oard to health. gold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, nndon, and OS. Broad-street, Worcester: also by Messrs. Barclay nd Sons, Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and men. harts, London : and general], by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B. —To guard atrain.t imitations, see that the name* of "LEA :i PET :BINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ELECI %NT PERSONAL ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL.— The SI essf reinits of the la t half century have proved beyond qi,e , ti , m that this unique discovery poss , ssfs pec:iharly it u-i..hing pow ra in the growth, rest 'ration, and improvemnnt of the 11nma ,, Ham Price 3.t. 6,1 , 75., amily bottles (equal to tour small), 10s. 6 1., and ()able that size, 21s• ROWLA ,511)7 , ' KALY1)011, an Oriental ilotanical Pi e.air,tion for improving and beautif y ing the complealo rendering the skin s.sft. fair, and blooming, .ind eradi cat.ng all cutaneous disfigurements. P ice 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. p'r b., tie. ROWTANDS' IMONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, prepared from Orien , al .e . rbs wish unusual care, transmii,ed V , this county at great expense, and of inestimable va'a, in prese-yin, an I b Ott ifying the teeth, strengthening the gums, and in re!' tering the breath sweet and pure. Price 2s. 9d.per ho, Beware of sly,' .11S imitations. The only genuine of each bears the nam.• t " ROW f. v 1) ," preceding that of the article on the w apper or label -4,4 d by 1. Roxr,ANn a d 20, atto -garden, London. and by Chemists nd Perfumers. W R. HOWARD, Stirgeoti-D+ 52, Fleet street, has intro luccd an entirely new desct iption of A RTI- I 'TAT. T IT, nixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They' so erfeetly restm hie the natural teeth as not to he distinguished from tie oricinat h the closest observer: they will never change colour or ecay, tote] will h low id very superior to any tee' h. ever before used. his , mthod does not require the extraction of rusts. or any painful er dim), and wil support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is ttaracteed to restore articulation and ttnastication. Decayed teeth •Itticreti sound and useful in mastication.—.s2, Icleet-street. At ome from ten till five. ozEA U'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED P Ca Pstif,KS, approved of by the drench College of Physicians, ieee.:stally ad nMiQtered In the Paris and London Hospitals, and by t , le:TI to he the best remedy tor a certain disorder. ee Lan , .et" of 'ay. 6, 1552,) A copy will be f'orwarded on apoll a!, n--Price per 100, 4s. 6d.: sn, 2s. 9d. To he had of the inventor, PRI EL JOZ E ALT, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and the principal chemists. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. ° RIESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction wns eTanted by the High Court of Chancery. and n the t lth June following was made perpetual, against Joseph . ranklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou ind pounds, from imitating this Medicrie, which is protected b 3 :,wal Letters Patent o , P',i , gland, and secured by the Seals of th (vie nartnacie de Paris, and the Colifie . cl Medicine. TRIESEM AR, No. 1, 13 y remedy for Re l 33e - nn. inermatorrhrea, and Exhaustion of whether arising' from excesses, accident, or climate. t/mse persons who are prevented enterina the married state h, ~ on•equencesot early 3rrors it Is invaluable. CRIESEMAIt, No. 2, sr: rt space of tnree days, ccmpteiely and e.ntir: 3K traces of those Disorders which Cardvi and Cabe e ao low been di , ucht an Antidote for. to the ruin of th,.. hea;,. A win portion of the popnlation. T RI ESE VAR, No. 3, 7.reat Continental Itetnefy tbr that cfiss of Disorders, whit • iatidy the English physicAn treats with Mercury, to the hu i lc de , truction of the patient's constitution, tnd which 111 aparillt in the world caoht , t remove. • 14F,;El1Alt, No I, 2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or sire:. of ail • nauseating qualitle,. They may lie on the t,ilet ta,' -lout their use beii4 suspe,3ted. -, , c1 in tin cases at I Is. eact, tree by nost, 2s extra, divided tn. .3 ,rate ioses, as administered by Valpean, Lallemand, Roux he had Xholesale and lletaq in London or Johnston, 6t. ; Hannay and (10., 63, ')r+ord...tr. at: ant Rane , ,, i ,n. 0,. !_street ; R. 11. Tnaham, drugeist, 46, - arket-street,lfanchester `;radbury, bookseller, Dean+gate, Bolton ; J. ltiegly, chemist, tiP Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street )ablin Winnall, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. IMPORTANT to INDIVIDUALS and F The articles required for Dress at this season should be n , vel. elegant. comfortable, serviceable, and cheap ; th , 'ea ons for that are owious to every one, hut the qualifications o. business men to provide it , ho . 1d he peculiar E. ‘10 , ; , :s and -) , find it a , ;uty they owe to their patrons and the public , oat they should avnuaiii , ihem with the unp, , alleled pre parations they t la ye made f r Autumn and Winter, with the great , tiec s- their buyers hive hid in all the in .rkets, with their emus' , eiss novelties in fabrics for all and seasonable orders o U•ire, wit otheir new inver,tio-s and gratifying introductions ie it le, of tires', which have engag, d the exclusive attention of the nes cutte s and workmen in the w rld. individuals and -.. awilios are re rioted of the pleasure and advan tage .q‘rivect from an in pee ism of their Autumn and W int e Clothing, which consist , of an intermmable v triety of the mist superior goods En the Peaty-made Dep trtment is the largest and newest stoc% ever exhibi 'ed. Dre s for nil classes, exeinitiit.; the ben , materi •1 trni wo kmanship ; Overco As or ‘dults and Juv .n les, the newes , finric.., the most :Admirable fit, gentlemanly in appearance, servio ale in wear, and very reasonable n price The Kertch Jacket and the itiperor's Cape. the most distinguished tarments intr.4luced, solely inven - ed by E. MO , ES and sox, are now made in. materals for Auto rn and Winter. hut they can only b 41tained at then establishment or its branches Hosiery, Hats. 'ass. -.oats and Shoes, &c., the newest, best, and cheapest ar , icles ..yer offered. The I) - ess for lior•in,f purpose.; wbich I , made by P. MOSES an , ;os is everywhere LitueA for the correctness and ease rf its St—a desideratum with ad .portsmen. This We.s 14 made to enter with e , ,,,,,0emy and desp itch, or may be sett cted Ready -mate with tronseM assurAnce of satistact ion. Ladies' Ri line H ,bits, Liveries, and Oftlrti it Costume most co , rycily ind expr.ditionsh mMle, Hosiery, Hats, aps, Boots and &c., much better and considerably cheaper than at any other CsorrioN.—E. M oses n ..itok. regret having to guard the, public gainst i n , osition, b vine le irned that the untradesman-like false oo.t o " eing co mecled with their Establis meat," or " it's the tme concern." has b en resorted to in many instances, and for ob ious reasons. They beg to state they have no connexion wch .ther house in or out of London, except their own Esta tlishmenti, a follows: Load ni City Nistnblishment, 114, 155. 156, and 157, Minories. 83 4, and 88, kldgate. opposite the Church, all communicating. ,onclon West-end iiranzh, 506, 307, 508, New Oxford-street. 1,2, ni 3, ! - tart-street, all communicating. 11 , tdrord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street ' hectleld Brarvih, 36 s'argate. 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Flier voncht roanDentgeb. / Aqui se hablaEvonand. iIE SECRET INFIRMITIE3 OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. it published, price 25.. illustrated with cases; free by post for 26 stamps, VER VOUS DEBILITY: Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper -i• rrhma, with Practical Observations on a safer and more t' •tssfut mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generativ• ,tern, obtained by the ase of the Microscope in detecting any: „scirin4iiishing, by urinary examtnation, the real cause and effect o , , _ e y ,,, , B ariety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits a . tw l t r , ccident, or climate, followed by practical remnrks, founde r . ears' experience in the treatment of Impuissance ,utiona4 hints tfervotia 'l3, at ?„'• , a aloe, Co mm entaries Local Weakness, Spermatorrhfea, &c. To vrhict Old on the d on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre tal r the evils emanating from empirical pri.ctice, ese important roue remedies advocated by various writers ei disorders. 87, R E B Ii ;g O A R MIJEL LA'MERT M.D. toctOr Of Medicine, Matrie b-S Q u 4 1 E, LONDON, mean _ala a ted Member of the University of E lt , I the London Hospital Medical Stic.,', . 1 1: l i cen ie osti3acinetolaflAoriectiatecoart Membe r r is treail.i4 l n. nigh, Honorary ,tuences resulting from certainttott " ou t t e th . e fearful tc,. habits,a irregularities, and ezes,sf.s ... ich have produced more mise ry Youth, degradation in Aar. • od, and premature decay at an stag ea of Life, than, perhaps au; en p t a e tho . lzists. Its pent ~, I h •i• class of disease known to moder n conscious o f n h ving haz .rdi• • 61 ti ; :'arty recommended to persons secret a don , is ,:;11heaiphythsi,chaalpapinmdesitt,i,ona,ndanpdriwvilhego a e r s e to Which, every human be e •titleci; It is absolutely ne2essary that an men should know, that thee,.. a: inciplea o: porsonulmanagement which cannot be violated w in: . •curring grievous. penalties, and when wisdom and regr et ' curt naye h b e a y mi da t y ig o a f te l d n , c a m e t w sid t e h r e at a e tia s g el o f - f i th nsl e u ir l g a en it ee te , ra h e r s m t aaixe re g i c al e vt e :i , ~,d now the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and abtve all. rat there tascarcely any degree of physical infirmity or function& ,Ino;ement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a Author hat for a series of years been engaged in an eztensiv. c , .ice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, wide., hav• .ortanately teen too generally confided to the care of ignora,r enhurics, who inflict great injury On those who are induext to Lilac l'sitil in their Pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be ha I price 2s, of Messrs. Sher wood 4.0...1 en., „.,, 4 , ..„. , ...., ~ ~, • Ha: nay , 50,1 aford-street ; fl,rue,l9, Leicester - square - qann, 39, Cor hill , or tr. e by post fo , :ti stamps to any adores., trom the Author's residerce, 37, Bv ford.l tiara. _ _ . At home for consultation clailyAvnt vino tllj,two, and from six al eight, • • ..c.,. , „., ~, r, :•-• • "•* it •- r ,2 , 1,. It ' , • . '• • . • . . - . • • . '. ----. , •;. - ..---..-..J. ~.......,,,,... 7/ I ....:" . • ~, -.. 1, f. . ‘ ...; t....' 4 1 4,1, '7' - ' 4 7 A IA/1 '' . ' ''' tili. /'. ..,^‹. ; 1 - ' , - - 01%• * .f . :' ' 0.1:1 I - 11,, ~ ' . , v.,. •` ! / , ......., ------, i,.. s . 0). 1s me Slt . ....., -, 4 - 'N,4 . 5.,„. . ,t I 1 .....---- 1)11 tk . ) l 0r., , ~i , _ \. ,_,*, k....., , -, ,kot t o -', _ 4--, - ..d ",„.,?,, . --.- i 1 •--.4t4 , 4, lai i . -...., ~,, ~ \ ~ 5 5,,,4 . 011Nt, • - • ._-_-.---- ~• ~.„,,,,..., , s ' 11 440-11..4r.: i.._ .. . \ . 4 , te: ~,,, 4 .-..,. - ' -. 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Gen. tlemen, it has been tosrmised that the tests on which the authorities rely forth a reformation of the candidate for a licence are of an unsatisfactorynature. It is said—l know not + what authority--that too much weight is given to the opinion which may be entertained of a convict by the chapiein. It is assuased that the chaplain will be very mud! guided by what ;he may suppose to be the depth and sineity of religi ous i m p ress i ons ma d e upon the heart of the prisoner; and, reasoning on such presumption, it is arguo that the life of a prisoner, subjected as his actions are to minute regulation and constant supervision, affords • no teigts by, which it could be ascertained how far such im pressions are genuine :and of a permanent character. If, gentlemen, the premises; are well founded, I shall be com pelled to concur in the, conclusion at which the objectors have arrived, at least until more freedom of action is allowed to prisoners than they at present enjoy. But is my good fortune to know several of the able and exemplary men Who fill the office of gaol chaplain ; and judging of the body by those of its me:mbers with whom I am acquainted, I hold them as little disposed to depend on such fallacious tests as the most jealous objector can himself be. It is so obvious' that the fate of the prisoner should not depend upon a vague general opinion, but should be founded on an accumulation of facts day by day recorded, that I should require strong evidence against the authorities of any prison before I could be led to believe that they had fallen into an error so glaring. Doubtless, gentle- NM, a punctual attention to religious observances, where the prisoner has an option to fulfil or neglect them must not be omitted in the account. But there is danger in giving any very great weight to manifestations of this kind, inasmuch as even when they are based in sincerity the prisoner is tempted to exaggeration in their display; so that, what is . pure in its inception becomes corrupt ' through the hope of temporal advantage. This danger is felt so strongly at Mettray that a provision is made against it which perhaps will startle those to whom the treat ment of prisoners . and its difficulties is &novel study. The conductors, when they have confidence in the individual, are well pleased to see him begin to join in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, having ftound by experience that after this event an improvement is generally visible in his moral conduct. But as such an effect can only be produced when the communicant is acting from pure motives and on settled resolutions, not only is it provided that no secular benefit shall accrue to him from taking part in this communion, but, as an admonition not to approach the table in a rash or presumptuous spirit, every fault he may commit for the week following receives punishment ofdoubleseverity. Yet, gentlemen, although it has not been given to us to search the heart of the prisoner, and to distinguish by any sure criterion between those manifestations of his spiritual con dition which are sincere and those which are merely spe cious, still we are not left without tests on which we may safely rely. "By their fruits ye shall know them" is one the value of which the highest authority has taught us to prize. We may rejoice that it is of easy application to that quality which, of all others, it is most essential should be ac luired by the prisoner to insure him against relapse. I mean industry. We can measure the quantity of labour and estimate its value, especially if it be of the simpler kinds, with some approach to accuracy. Let, then, se ec count be opened with each prisoner, placing to his credit .11.2 value of his labour—the real value, if productive labour can be found; an assumed value, or rather a value upon an assumed scale, if his labour be not of a productive kind. Let h;m clearly understand that each day's labour will tell upon his liberation. If large in quantity and good in quality, it will materially advance him on his way. On the other hand, if deficient in either of these attributes his progress will be retarded. But a distant future, how. ever bright—and no brighter prospect can open to the eyes of a prisoner than that of liberty—will not suffice without some hope of benefit nearer at hand. Let the prisoner, then, be allowed to expend a part of his earnings in the improvement of his diet. By acting on these principles we shall have provided for training him in habits of industry. But, although industry will, when he leaves his prison, furnish him with the means of honest =tin t mance, yet, unless he has learnt the art of self gsvernmeut, ho will not be effectually protected against the temptations to fall back into evil courses by which Lo will be assailed. Let him then be informed that every subtraction from the fund created by his labour for the indulgence of his palate will, like indolence, retard the hour of freedom. Thus he will be taught economy. Gen tlemen, other habits are very desirable, but these are essen tial ; and, having explained how they may be induced, I must not dwell on the means of reformation at greater length. Those among you who desire to give full scope to your inquiries upon this interesting subject, to learn into how man' ramifications reformatory science of necessity runs—how its difficulties are to be overcome and how con tending claims are to be adjusted—must consult the works of Captain Maconochie. The principle that the convict should be detained until by industry and good conduct he has earned his right to be free was first enunciated by Arch; bishop Whately ; but it was developed into a system, and thus rendered capable of practical application, by Captain Sfaconochie. May his services even yet, late though it be, obtain for him some recognition from his country, before the day shall arrive when earthly recompence will avail him nothing ! , c ,-----_ 1-----:-4-7,::•> A... 7 .,.• L A.... „_, —~,,y,, • —.d •; i_ •• 1 1 - , - 1-.) .. ', .-- : ~ . ..? k ,... i i . -. —c„,--,,,-, ~..,-, 4 vik.,, , ,.-7.- ' ,N- -,...„,-. Vain; 1 - 1 !=.-- --‘,.../ 10,,i___...., IT N -11 F STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 9.—We have again to report a flat market, and all kinds of cloth are difficult of sale. At the same time home manufacturers are every day ex hausting old contracts, which have hitherto kept them from pressing goods upon the market unduly, and are becoming free sellers. The advices from the United states sneak of a weaker cotton-market, and this adds somewhat to the depression of prices here. In 39-inch shirtings the transactions have been very limited, and where business has been transacted makers of these' 4 -nods have had to submit to a reduction of about 31. .ier piece on the rates of last Tuesday. Most kinds of doth have participated more or less in the depression, Ind lon , cloths and T clotiss hard been purchaseable on asier terms, as also jacconets and some kinds of printers. Fine 27-;neh printing cloths, suitable to the linerican trade, are rerhops, nearly the only exception o the downward progr cs of values, the limited make t these goods in proportion to the present demand keep -g than moderately steady. Manufacturers of most sinds of printers rir. less disposed to take a gloomy view f the present position of the market than others, and .ence these fabrics, fur which souse good contracts exist, re e.euerally rather firmer than others. In both 40-inch end 4i shirtings stocks are somewhat accumulating, mi hence they have given way more than other goods. the present selling- price is within a shade of the lowest rates during the present year. The demand for yarns t;a , 3 been on a very small scale, and prices may be quoted at about id. per lb. under laA Tuesday's rates. The difficulty of procuring discounts is a serious obstacle to business. LEEDS, Oct. 2.—The c 1 ,411 markets to-day have been of a quiet character, and the amount of lusiness done has been rather below than above an average. Heavy goods are in chitf demand, tut these and other sea sonable fabrics are purchased in only small quantities. The manufacturers are still, all things considered, well English o ,maaanyuddist foreign iosnpro prevail.bwab(ml: employed, and a fair trade for the remainder of the year i is confidently expected. Some anxiety has been mani fested with regard to the disturbed state of the money market, and, while it is impossible to tell what may be the indirect effect of that state upon the woollen trade, it may be safely asserted that the direct influence will not be serious. The woollen trade throughout the year has been characterised by much caution on the pa r t o f both manufacturers and merchants as well as of dealers. The stooks on hand are not so large as they h ave some• times been at this season of the year, and there is no doubt that the home trade is in a sound and healthy remain steady, but the demand for the former is not held fat ioDhowncearset: prices of both pricesow ag over for the season. condition. The thatqu i t e a s rather o _a s c _t active v r e e a swo loweri it l wsfacesai scale es m aor o fe n t n h The York hi a ur ay l ast , and the those obtained a t the September fair at the same place) were as follows: _E w e wool, 13s. Gd.; Lincolnshire (one-third to one. half hog), 14s. 6d. to 15s locks and cotta, 105. to 115. th h e e prices it w realised as Gd. per stone. From 200 *; to 300 sheets were shown, and all but one lot was sold. TkIE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT WALKER IRON WORKS. WALKER-ON-THE-TYNE, Tuesday Afternoon. The explosion which took place at Messrs. Losh, Wilson, and Bells' iron works yesterday forenoon has down to noon to-day been the cause of death to seven persons - their names are Joshua Jenkins, John James, Abraham Dixon, Martin Brodrick, Thomas Griffith, Patrick Don nelly, and John Porter, who died this morning. Two men are lying ill at Newcastle Infirmary, but the other injured persons who were conveyed to their homes are likely to recover. The boiler that exploded was one of two employed to work an engine which was engaged to about in every drive some blast furnaces in the rolling mill upon the .vorks. The engine was in charge of a man named Ball at the time the boiler exploded, and was standing t o allow alterations to be made in some straps. In ex ploding it lifted the other boiler from its seat, and broke direction,some pi pes, cum ber of persons. The boiler in explodng was rent asunder, and was hurled through anwdhsiccalhdsecadtatered hot water the roof of the mill. It came in contact with two large chi.eneys' w hich fell, with their furnac es , an d b ur i e d tour of the deceased persons amidst hot bricks and ,uolten metal. It then alighted upon an elevation, and as Abraham Dixon was running out of a shed where be nad been working, it dropped upon him and crushed him to death. One of the ends fell through the roof of an adjacent alkali works, and took three fingers from the hand of a boy. The other portion, which weighed i o n r t k o peo five hundred-weight an d a h a lf , f e ll i n t o a yar d amongs t some w Ple, but did no harm. Four persons were hurled the Tyne by the force of the explosion, but sustained only s li ght i n j ur i es, an d many o f t h e work people had marvellous escape. ' The inquest will be opened to-day, and some formal evidence will be taken, when it will be adjourned te . giv! time for further inquiries as to the cause of the :Widen and the lamentable los: of life. .. . [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD, tion more specifically to the ticket-of-leave m en . B y a statute passed in the year 1853, a new pmalty was created under the name of " penal servitude." This penalty only differs from that of imprisonment with hard labour by the provision for restoring the prisoner to liberty without waiting for the expiration of his sentence—namely, by a license from the Secretary of State, c-rtifying that such indulgence has been granted; being called a ticket-of-leave. Until, however, the expiration of the term of penal servi tude to which the convict has been adjudged by the sen tence of the Court, the licence is liable to be revoked at the discretion of the Minister, and, when so revoked, the prisoner is recommitted in execution of his original sen tence. This new penalty must now be substituted by the courts in all cases formerly punished by transportation, except whore his offence renders the convict liable totrans portation for a period not less than 11 years, while it may be substituted even for the longest terms, It was also pro vided that convicts under sentence of transportation at the passing of the act, or subsequently sentenced to that punishment, should be made capable of benefiting by the license of the Secretary of State on the same conditions as to revocation with those sentenced to penal servitude. Gentlemen, it is the provision for a conditional discharge from prison which has attracted public attention and has given to the system its name. That both provisions are founded on sound principles is my firm belief, as I have already stated. It is obvious, however, that it is the first upon which the greatest stress ought to be laid, for this plain reason, that, in proportion as the means of reforma tion are furnished to the prisoner and the tests of reforma tion are well chosen and faithfully applied, in exactly that same proportion will the necessity for the second provision the power of recalling the ticket of leave—be ditni nishel; so that if we could insure perfect tests and a per fect application of them, the enlargement of the prisoner might be made absolute in the first instance, while, on the other hand, a convict imperfectlyrefornaed will scarcely be deterred, by reason of the power of revocation being hung over him, from yielding eventually to the temptations to which when at liberty he is certain to be exposed. As a protection to society, it is also, as it now stands, imperfect in this further particular, that the power of revocation ter minates with the period fixed by the original sentence, which at the time the license is granted may he nearly ex pired. This defect, however, might readily be amended. The power of recall might remain in force until a certain fixed per iod after liberation, to be further extended if during that same period the recall should be made. And this brings me to what I consider the most serious defect in the statute. The condition which is set forth on the ticket of leave is as follows : " The power of revoking or altering the license of a con vict will wost•certainly be exercised in case of his mis-con duct. If, therefore, he wishes to retain the privilege which by his good behaviour under penal discipline he has ob tained, he must prove by his subsequent conduct that ho is really worthy of her Majesty's clemency. To produce a forfeiture of the license it is by no means necessary that the holder should be convicted of any new offence. If he associates with notoriously bad characters, leads an idle and dissolute life, or has no visible means of obtaining an honest livelihood, &c., it will be assumed that he is about to relapse into crime, and he will be at on e apprehended and recommitted to prison under his original sentence." It is not, gentlemen, that I disapprove putting these men again under restraint with Out evidence of their having committed a, new crime. I must have greatly changed my opinions before I could raise any objection of that kind. Possibly it may be recollected by some of those whom I have now the honour to address that, in the year 1850, and again in the year 1851,1 ventured to advise that all persons who had been convicted of acts of dishonesty should be liable, when, in the belief of competent witnesses, they were leading a life of crime, to be called on for proof that they were in the enjoyment of the means of subsistence, drawn from lawful sources ; that, in default of such proof, they should be held to bail for a limited period, and, in default of payment, should be committed to prison. The principle on which my proposed measure was founded has now been adopted by the Legislature, but with the safe guard of a trial. According to the net, the prisoner is deprived of his liberty by the mere stroke of the Minister pen. The Legislature probably proceeded upon the ground that, as it is the confidence paced in his reformation which gains him his liberty, so if that confidence be lost his privilege ought to be withdrawn. Nor am I, for one, much afraid that a power of this kind, however arbitrary, will be often abused. On the contrary, I believe the danger lies on the other side. It is so repugnant to the other side—it is so repugnant to the spirit of our laws to condemn without a trial—that an English Minister is under a much stronger temptation to withhold the exercise of such .a tower in cases where it is justly demanded than to use it oppressively ; and, accord ingly, symptoms of such forbearance are not wanting. Mr. Jardine, the London magistrate, lately complained that 40 ticket-of-leave men infested the neighbourhood of his court; meaning, doubtless, to intimate by that statement that he had in his vicinity 40 of such convicts who had in- curred the forfeiture of their licence3 by disappointing the expectations on which they were granted. If this be so, it would seem but reasonable that in each of these in- stances the ticket-of-leave should be recalled, unless, in deed, the sentences have expired, when it would be incor rect to denominate these convicts ticket-of-leave men, since they stand only in the same position with :01 other prison- ers who have received their absolute discharge. But, gen- tlenieo, it appears by a return made at the end of March last that the practice is not to withdraw the licence until the convict stands charged with a new offence—a deviation from the terms of the warning written upon the ticket-of leave, which I am unable to explain except by the conjec ture which I have offered to your notice. Gentlemen, 1 have paid that the working of the system has been, as I think, exaggerated both by its opponents and its admirer,, for evil auf fur good. Fur evil, because I feel certain that convicts who have now tickets of leave would have been released unconditionally after a detention not very much greater than that to which they have been subjected undo• the new system. And I giound this opinion on three i n,- portant facts-Ist, on the growing impatience of sever: punishments evinced by the public ; 2d, on the usage of . . _ . liberating transports not sent abroad long before their terms of transportation have expired. To these two facts I have already adve.rted. The third is that the Legislature, when it substituted peaLd servitude for transportation, vex.) much abridged the duratiou of the punishment. Gentle- men, the real evil with which we have to contend stands thus :—So long as we could impose our criminals on other communities we did not trouble ourselves to cultivate the science of reformation, and now that this lazy and selfish resourca has failed us, we, in the stress of our difficulties, are c impelled soddenly to call upon the functionaries of our gaols to perform a task demanding qualifications with which, without a long previous training, it is unreasonable to expect then to be endowed; or in such full measure as to insure success. 'Having weighed these circumstances, you may, perhaps, gentlemen, arrive at the conclusion that no small portion of the unpopularity which has fallen upon the new system is produced by its having come into exist ence just at the time when the country was te4inning to suffer from the augmented number of convicts which the stoppage of transportation had liberated at home, instead of their being thrown into our colonial population as here tofore. The disease, if I may so illustrate my meaning, results from the obstruction of the accustomed outlet — namely, transportation ; but the remedy— the ticket-of leave system—failing to work a perfect cum has been cen- sured as if it were the cause of the malady. Gentlemen, the reason why I think the system has been over-estimated for good as well as for evil is, because it applies only to a comparatively small class, and because the evidence of re formation remains doubtful, although, I must admit, much more cogent and applying to a larger proportion of the licences than I had expected to find it. And I make this admission without forgetting that large subtractions may be required from the estimated results. The estimate? that from 80 to 90 per cent. of convicts discharged with tickets of leave are permanently reformed. Gentelten:aeyn: there is, as you well know, an establishment at Met tray, Met -15 years of enlight ened and tray enjoys every possible advantage. Its s isit here last chief director , M. De Metz, who by h i i s e a man of unri• i s n ta F nd ra s n a c t e , t h f e o r h t e h a e d r reformation r ai m i a trieofno reformatory a tory juvenile offenders, institutions. which week may be personally known to yon, is devo tion er heess walled ability, long experience, an d • institution has gradually Um to his great enterprise. height by the opportunity of making could induce sedulous care and does not reclaim assiduity ; and yet even M th e6 a t ta r l _ e n: afre l ater per cent. attained administration,t s a p n r es per rnt cent.conducted exalted it o he i with I\ my mind a result so wonder.gentlemen, -,,, r-- of the very searching investigations which nothing short . investigations . it as worthy of confidence; and, that being me to accept be permitted to receive the estimate of reforma tionsso, I must ff e cted among the ticket-of -leave men with some e proportion of its inmates. doubt and misgiving, though with implicit reliance on the sincerity with which it is promulgated. The truth is that permanent reformation demands years to test its reality, f ve u h l i t c h h I have had and the system has not been in operation for a sufficient length of time to furnish the required proof.. The proba bilities certainly look the other way. Mettray deals with young and plastic minds and bodies. It retains its ward, a long time —often for many years. None of them leave : Mettray until employment - is procured for them. Each i, placed under the superintendence of some benevolent per son residing in the neighbourhood of his master, whi watches over the youth with the care of a guardian. Met tray is looked upon by those who have been its inmates a home. It is a high gratification to them to visit their " colonic," as they are taught to call it. If they have not failed in their duties they are always kindly welcomed and, should they through misfortune be thrown . out of work, they find hospitable reception at Mettray. 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" The trl he of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' nd Niedical Friends,' are•mercilessly exposed; and if this book ould find its way into the hands of those who stiffar from the com iaint of which It treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would saved much needless suffering of holy and mind, and what is of ~s importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— airb money...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the ivirical system of treating Spermatorrlicea, and to place the treat 'lent upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, ikely .0 do much good." r.ondon H. Rfi.Mere, 119, Rezent-street SPIFIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From, the Times of this day.) For some days there has been expectation among men. It is whispered that a portent will shortly attract their gaze and wonder. Three great lurni narie, whose erratic course has hitherto baffled calculation are to meet in full conjunction. They have long been approaching each other, and by the end of January next, or perhaps sooner, if there is to be an autumn session, will be brought so near that their mutual attraction will carry them for ward in one track. The most ponderous will chiefly influence the motions of the others, and Mr. Bright will henceforth draw with him the meteor-like Disraeli and the nebulous Gladstone in the path of peace. It is well that the country has received a little warning of the policy which this new Opposition is to pursue. It would cer tainly have been more prudent in its originators to conceal at the present time their purpose and tactics. Had they kept their counsel, the Pro tectionist, the Peacemaker, and the Peelite might have come together in the Commons as if by an undesigned coincidence, and in the first moment of national surprise might have achieved a triumph. As it is, they will find an audience both within and without the House prepared to receive them with a feeling in which so much of contempt will +oink that it will hardly rise to indignation. This is not a moment at which the country can be jested with. The minds of men are in a state which will not allow them to see with patience office-seekers combine to gain their ends by a be-. -trays' of the. principlee — deepest - in the nation's heart, and by the frustration of the efforts which it has sacrificed so much to make. England is now devoted to a cause which, rightly or wrongly, she deems of another • and a higher nature than the domestic questions of the last few years. Let Mr. Disraeli, if he is wise, reserve his scheming for matters connected with agriculture or finance. Party has in some things a prescriptive right to port with patriotism, but he will find that the war with Russia is not among the number. The nation has hardly ceased to celebrate the late day of triumph and disaster. The wounded are still in pain ; the relatives of those who died have their tears fresh ; every post brings tidings of new victims, who have succumbed after many days of agony. The comments of Europe and of the New World are only now reaching us. The British General has hardly learnt his country's judgment on his conduct ; who is to succeed him w e are, as yet, un cer t a i n . All i s b rea thl ess watch ing and suspense ; the world is still paralysed by he tidings of Sebastopol. This is the moment hosen by the new party for the announcement of s existence. Amid the dying and the dead, amid he orphaned and the destitute, amid the feelings ceueed by the triumph of our cause and the dis ,sters of our arms, Englishmen are to listen with oatience to the news that a discredited clique of politicians is once more to com rm- nce business with a 0:t pital based on their sufferings, and to be increased ov their dishenour. Could not the Protectionist jtigg,ler have waited a little longer before resuming fer the season his display of disagreeable clever ness? Is this a time to gain applause by easy ter .;iversation, or to attract novices to his school in the hope of acquiring similar dexterity ? The programme of the party sets forth that the war was just and expedient when it commenced, but immoral and unnecessary now. This was to ')e expected, for such a distinction will enable con verts to speak and vote in contradiction of their former views without any breach of what they call consistency. The dogma on which the new creed rests is therefore due to the_ subtle intellect of Mr. Gladstone, who was the first to discover the nature •ind epoch of this great change in the justice of the war. All therefore who have yet spoken openly in its favour since April, or whose obscurity has caused their opinions to he forgotten, may boldly denounce every act of the allies since the Viennese diplomatists separated. Those who wish to pass over as inconvenient the question of morality are provided with another argument. Sebastopol was the great object of the war ; this standing menace to Turkey is destroyed, therefore the war is now unnecessary. The moralists will condemn every thing since April, the politicians everything since September ; the intervening six months form a period on which the party will agree to differ. The two great points in their reasoning will be, it ap pears, the inutility of carrying on hostilities be yond a certain point, and the financial burdens which a prolongation of the war must impose. The aid of Mr. Bright will be invaluable in the statisti cal department, while the other two chiefs, though differing as to the period at which peace ought to have been made, will labour to show that it has certainly arrived. It is hardly worth while to hold discussion with a politician who merely wishes to create a party ; but, as the reasoning on which they base their hopes will often be heard during the coming session, it is not unworthy of present notice. We argue not with Mr. Disraeli alone, but with those who share the opinions by which he hopes to mount to power. The Turkish territory is evacuated, the military honour l war is expensive—let is safe , Such is the sum of all that Is nhepow. n pploofsaitkthie: peace.ae Opposition l w li il s l have to say. The three postu latesand yet the conclusion be denied. may boundary nor of gratified self-esteem ; and woe to Tbhee g w r a a r n t w e t, h Russia is not a question of the Western nations if they make it a question of money. It may he admitted that Europe drifted into war ; the problem now is to give it such stabi lity as will enable it to resist for the future the Masts which would drive it into new calamities. Far better would it have keen never to draw the sword than to pause at such a moment as the present. We should only teach Russia her strength and weakness. She would learn the probable points at which her territory would be attacked in any future war, the probable nature of the alliances against her, how far she can depend on her subject races, how far the neutrality of Central Europe can protect her. Although Sebastopol has fallen she would not have lost the fame of invulnerability. Her internal state may indeed be menacing to her Sovereign, and full of the elements of convulsion'; but pea6e would cause these dangers to pass away and the world would never hear of them. The Czar's in fluence would appear in a few years little shaken by a coalition which at one time included all the great Europen rowers. France Rd EnglAnd. would seem to have waged a purposeless war, and after proclaiming high principles to have been con tent with military glory. Russia with her moral strength unbroken would believe herself victorious, and find others to agree with her. We have now au opportunity to inflict on Russia 'deeper wounds than any made by sword or shot. There are in testine forces at work in that vast empire which compression will develope into activity. .Even if after the enemy's expulsion from the Crimea the allies never fought another battle, they might con quer the Czar by isolati ng him from the world. To blockade Russia, to keep her under the ban of Europe, is the policy of the allies, perhaps even more than expeditions and battles. Financial ruin, intestine discord, must follow when the empire is shut out from commerce and civilisation. • Bat, if we pause now, it is useless to think that we can commence again. A war like the present is not likely to be renewed after a first failure. If such' opportunities and such efforts shall have so mean a conclusion, what statesman will be responsible for renewed hostilities ? The three men who are pointed . out as the leaders of this coalition must in deed be sanguine if they expect that any large sec tion of the House of Commons will acknowledge their guidance. The country is in an earnest mood, and though, with instinctive toleration, it suffers and even desires the expression of: unpopular opinions, it will not calmly see the birth of a dis honourable cabal, which will lower us in the eyes of our well-wishers and strengthen the hands o: our implacable foe, (From the Times of tins day.)-- , -- Prussia rejoices. Upon what foundation the universal hilarity of all good Prussians at the pre sent moment rests Europe is somewhat at a loss to discover. Is it that they thank their King for not having despaired of the Russian cause ? Hence the beer-drinking and bumpers of sparkling Rhine wine, hence the illuminations and festive artillery, and the splendid strains of .the Concordia Club, while the easy King saunters abOutirom Berlin to Stoltzenfels, and from Cologne to Aix-la-Chapelle, and then back to Cologne, receiving as be passes the homage of every true Prussian heart. The in telligence which we publish this day from Berlin, to the effect that in many important quarters the elections have gone against the Court, would seem to offer a contradiciion to this conclusion. If this be so, why has not the public opinion of the coun try produced some impression upon the action of the Government ? All we know is, that when the most important interests of Europe were at stake Prussia was unfaithful to herself, and to 'he cause of humanity and civilisation. Again, the Kreuz Zeitung, which faithfully represents the opinions of the Camarilla which governs Prussia at the pre sent time, has let slip no occasion for pouring forth abuse upon the Allies. It is all well enough to talk of peace and good-will, but we find very littl e evidence of these felings in the practical action of the Prussian Court, whatever its professions may be. W e would, therefore, invite attention to a letter, which we publish this day, with the signa ture of "A Traveller." Our correspondent writes from Konigsberg, and informs us th at, whatever the feeling may be at Berlin or on the Rhine, the people in that part of the country appear to him to be as Philo-Russian as their rulers. The port of Memel is full of shipping busily engaged in taking in cargoes of flax and hemp. The stores and warehouses are crammed with Russian goods, the produce of Courland and Livonia. Thus one of the chief objects of the Baltic block ade is defeated through the agency of our kind Prussian friends. When we turn from the acts of his people to the language used by the Sovereign himself in his Royal progress, we find nothing but expressions which warrant us in ad hering to the conclusion that Frederick William is determined still to wait upon Providence, and let his fellow-creatures dest ro y eac h o th er , that Prus sia may reap the advantage, and "flourish under the golden horn of plenty." At Cologne, when he was laying the foundations of the bridge on Thurs day last, thus it was that the Monarch addressed his people : " The merey of God has permitted us to commence this work in peace. Let us pray Him to grant that it may be continued in peace. Let us entreat of Him that it may flourish under the golden horn ofplenty (goldene fullhorn) of peace ; that it may remain for ever and ever untouched (unantast6ar); and that lonv..l.l6fore the last stone is laid all Europe, in peace, may be once more reunited." All this time the air was ringing with the accla mations of thousands, who seemed at least to be of the same mind as their King. What their real thoughts may have been, of course it would be difficult for us to say. We are prepared to make large allowances for the sentiments of a nation who differ from ourselves in many respects, although their patient loyalty to such a Sovereign rather ex ceeds the measure of English forbearance; but the enthusiasm with which Frederick William has been received during his recent progress we did not ex pect. Can it be all irony ? We may be doing our Prussian friends injustice. Th e w h o l e of their festal display may have been nothing but that self-mockery in which a pro u d s pi r it, subjected. to undeserved humiliation and ou t rag e, loves tola indulge. The King, we read, a t Aix- ected . Chapelle occupied a room which opened out upon a gal:den. The grounds hal been convert e d i n to the simili tude of Cremorne or Vauxhall. While the Monarch was busy with his feast within the musicians out side struck up the fearful chorus of Meyerbeer':, Benediction des Poignards. The front of the ca thedral was decorated with fest,.ons of vine-leaves, In every window might be seen transparencies ot the King's genial face, not crowned with laurel, but. with myrtle. Every emblem was typical love and wine. --- According to our correspondent even the e!e ments seemed to concur in the bitter irony of the loyal display. For hours the Sovereign was lost in a fog upon the breast of that great river so be rhymed and betoasted by the German student Rabelais, in his happiest mood, oaild not have done better than throw in a heavy fog at such a time, and represent Frederick Will ia m IV. as feebly groping his way to dinner through the im penetrable mist. Cologne, as our reporter writes, instead of Aix, enjoyed the honour of satisfying the. Royal hunger, and assuaging the Royal thirst. He arrived at Aix, as his wont is, too late, but in time to see his busts crowned with the leaves so dear to Venus and her Doves. Did not a reminiscence of Charlemagne, who sleeps in the Minster hard by, or, at least, a thought of stern old Fritz and the glories of his race, intrude itself upon his mind at a moment when, as he well knew, the other na tions of the world were celebrating their triumphs or mourning for their dead? Did not the chill recollection of former days come back upon him when he, by a word and an act of resolution, could have saved Europe from this Russian war, and all the miseries it has entailed upon the world ? Had he consented to share his power with his people his responsibility would have been less ; but let the man who will bring the will of his fellow-creatures in subjection to his ow; see that he makes no mis take. " the King, is a formula which carries with it some little danger to the mortal who is bold enough to use it, and to abide by the result. This is what the King of Prussia has done ; and mainly in consequence of the policy he thought fit to adopt the Eastern and the Western world are now offering up their human hecatombs on, the shores of the stormy Euxine. The aggregate of States which, united under his dominion, bear the name of Prussia have become the byeword and mockery of Europe. Men talk of the country of Frederick the Great and of-stout old Blucher as of an outlying province of the Russian Czar. Without there is nothing but contempt—within suspicion, and, we believe, despite of all these myrtle-wreaths and festoons of vine leaves, bitterness and discon tent. The police of Berlin appear anxious to fol low in a humble way in the steps of the great Nea politan professors of the art. We hear at one mo ment of espionage, and political arrests, and forced elections, and other inciden's which are not very suggestive of domestic tranquillity ; at another we are surprised with theatrical displays and shouts of 1 ° Es lebe der Konig !" as though it were Fred er i c k William IV. who had taken Sebastopol and made his country famous. And yet he is the man who is answerable for two out of three of Prussia's gre a t mistakes. First, there was the tortuous poli c y pursued by his predecessor at the beginning of the century, which resulted in the fatal day of Jena_ the annihilation of the Prussian army—the occu pation of the Prussian territory by a foreign con queror, and the unutterable misery of years. From the blame of that event Frederick William IV is clear. Next a time came-- 7 that was in 1848-9 when, had a man occupied the throne of Prussia, he might have been the honoured head of the Ger man race, and saved that vast country from the horrors of the reaction which has since ensued. Not only Germany paid the penalty of that irreso- , lution, but in consequence of, it the swamp s o f Hungary and the rich Lombard * plai ns were drenched with human blood. For that mistake Frederick William must answer. Again, a m omen t came when, by a decisive union with the Western Amadei tho course of the • Powero, he could have • war which is now afflicting the world, but he had not the courage to speak it. He would not only have saved France and England from the horrors of warfare, but have preserved his Russian rela tives and friends from ruin. The man was not equal to the occasion, and the war went on. Prussia may yet rue the event. THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE SYSTEM. At the opening of the Birmingham Court of Quarter Sessions, hell yesterday, Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., the Re corder, delivered the following charge to the grand jury : Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,—l have chosen for the subject of my present charge that mode of treating climi "nals which has been called " the ticket-of-leave system. .Of late this plan has attracted much attention in Parlia ment, in courts of justice, and in the public journals. The general impression seems to be that it does not a ork well. For myself, I am disposed to think that the effect of its operation, so far as it has hitherto been tried, has been ex aggerated both for evil and for good. But I should be grieved to find the system condemned in its theory, even inpposing its practice has hitherto been open to some ani madversion, because it embodies what I hold to be two most salutary principles :—First, that the criminal should have the opportunity of working his way out of gaol ; and second, that he should for a limited period be liable to be deprived of his liberty so regained, if his course of life should be such as to give reasonable ground for belief that he had relapsed into criminal habits. To understand the true bearings of tljte,questions which I intend to raise for 'your consideration, it will be necessary to take a compre hansive view of that general treatment of criminals which results from the operation of a public Opinion making making itself felt in the Legislature and the executive Go vernment, and often, unconsciously, to the agents dictat ing the verdicts of juries, and qualifying the sentences of our courts, combined with other circumstances over which none of these authorities have any effective control. Time was—and the era is not so long past but that many of us have a vivid remembrance of its horrors—when our penal code was the most sanguinary of the civilised world. The list of offences punishable with death presented a fearful catalogue, descending from wilful mur der down to privately stealing in a shop to the amount of five shillings. Nor were the terrors of the law permitted to sleep ; so that when the feelings of the people at last awoke to the cruelty of these inflictions they wee e outraged at every turn with appalling scenes of legal vengeance. As might have been expected by reflecting , minds conversant with history, and learning from its pages the vicissitudes of public sentiment, an overwhelm ing force of opinion became directed against the ferocious policy which had so long prevailed ; and as you know the list of capital offences was not only promptly reduced to the narrowest limits, but the disposition towards lenity outstripping the course of legislation, we are at length tar rived at the point when even in deliberate murder it is not an inflexible rule that conviction should be followed by execution. Gentlemen, during the period while so many offences were punished with death, the commutation of the capital sentence to one of transportation being an act of mercy, the minor, though still heavy penalty was nut re garded as severe ; but when capital puuishment became applicable only to a small class of crimes, transportation oega.n to be looked upon in a different light; and now, that by the refusal of all our colonies, except one, to ad mit convicts among them, transportation has been in great part abolished. A similar feeling begins to prevail against long terms of imprisonment, which makes way all the more quickly, because long imprisonments not being imposed by sentence during the period that capital punishment and transportation were freely resorted to, present a deceptive aspect of novelty, since a large proportion of convicts sen tenced to transportation were at all times left in the hulks to be punished by imprisonment which might extend through the whole period for which they were adjudged to be sent abroad; although it was and is usual to discharge them after a detention of much inferior length. How far this disposition gradually to lessen the amount of punish ment will be carried it is impossible to predict. All I can say is, that its progress is very rapid, and that it shows no sign of having approached its termination. We might suppose at first sight that shortening terms of confinement would furnish a means of relieving the pressure on the capacity of our prisons, and would enable them to provide for the surplus numbers caused by the stoppage of transportation. But those who are practi cally acquainted with the subject, know that a short im prisonment is likely to be followed by a speedy relapse, and that the prisoner oftens returns to captivity, bringing with him companions who in the interval of liberty he has seduced into crime. Recollecting these difficulties, gentle men, you will not perhaps bo surprised that the Govern ment has not yet discovered a perfect solution of the hard problem—what are we to do with our criminals? In this state of perplexity it resolved on adopting to a limited ex tent the first principle to which I have adverted—that of making the duration of the imprisonment dependent on tne conduct of the prisoner. It did not apply the princi ple universally, possibly because it was not prepared to contend with the strong, although, I must think, morbid, feeling in favour of slight imprisonments under which the culprit remains too short a time to benefit much by any reformatory system, however potent. Thud it restricted the experiment to the cases of such convicts as had in curred the penalty of transportation. Gentlemen, I spta'e upon conjecture, but I must presume the existence o some strong reason which induces the Government to deny co the lesser offender the privilege of earning his discharge 'y his own exertion, while it concedes it to the greater :militia' who has incurred the heavier punishment; awl [ am not aware of any other reason than the one which I nave pointed out. If, however, the reason suggested eioul.l be that on which the Government is really acting I trust it will be remembered that many convicts not cable to transportation or penal servitude are sentenced o imprisonment for as long a period as two years, awe hat many instances may be found in the returns made ,o the House of Lords in which a less time has been held ,o furnish a sufficient length of probation to justify the grant of tickets of leave. But, gentlemen, if you desire, es I most earnestly do, to see this principle universally adopted, you must be prepared to strengthen the hands of Government by advocating such a change in tee law as will enable those who administer the criminal jus tice of the country to retain in custody all such as are con victed of crime until they have, by sure and unequivocal 1 tests, demonstrated that they have the will and the power to gain an honest livelihood when at large. You must be •content that they shall be retained until habits of industry .reformed—until moderate skill in some useful occupation is acquired—until the hard lesson of self-control is mas tered--in short, until the convict ceases to be a criminal, resolves to fulfil his duties both to God and to man, and has surmounted all obstacles against carrying such resolu tions into successful action. But as no training, however enlightened and vigilant, will produce its intended effects on every individual subjected to its discipline, what are we to do with the incurable ? Gentlemen, we must face this question. We must not flinch from answering, that we propose to keep them in prison until they are released by death. You keep the maniac in a prison (which you call an asylum) under similar conditions. You guard against his escape until he is taken from you, either because he is restored to sanity or has departed to another world. If, gentlemen, innocent misfortune may and must be so treated, why not thus deal with incorrigible depravity ? This is a question which I have asked times out of number without ever being so fortunate as to extract a reply. It is always tacitly assumed that imprisonment must not be perpetual ; but whether that assumption is founded on any reason sup posed to arise out of the nature of things, or whether it only rests on the present state of public feeling, I know I not. If the former ground is taken, I would give much to learn what the argument is. When disclosed, I must either answer it or yield to it ; but while lam kept in the dark each alternative is shut against me. If, how ever, this assumed inadmissibility of perpetual imprison ment is rested on the present state of public sentiment, ' I have seen too often the change from wrong to right in that great power to despair of its becoming an ally in stead of an opponent. It is my belief that if long terms of imprisonment, even to.perpetuity, were placed before the public mind as indissolubly connected with the privilege to the convict of working out his own redemp tion from thraldom by proving himself fit for liberty, it would require no great lapse of time to produce the change in opinion which I contemplate. Alarm on the score of expense ought not to be entertained for two reasons. First, because no unreformed inmates of a prison, however ex travagant its expenditure may be, cost the community so much as they would do if at large. This fact has been so often proved that I must be allowed to assume it as unde niable. But the second reason is, that prisons may be made either altogether or to a very great extent self-sup porting. In some of the western States of the North American Republic this important object has been more than accomplished, as the labour of the prisoners yields a revenue greater than is required for their food, lodging and clothing, their government, and their instruction ; in short, for all the various items which form the total ex pense of a gaol. It is quite true that labour is more va!u .ible and that food is cheaper in those States than it is with us. But, notwithstanding these facts, it WAS shown by the evidence which Mr. Charles Pearson adduced before the committee of the House of Commons appointed to investi gate this subject in 1850, to be in the highest degree obtained here. ro bable that similar results might be obta. Who ever shall • read that valuable testimony will, I cannot but . think, even if not perfectly convinced, arrive at the con clusion that sufficient proof has been given to j us tif y, it not to demand, such an experiment as would set the con troversy at rest. 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