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~"'_'~"' ,~~ A/ L~ ALBLPit,T SMITA'S MONT BLANC is Open TO-NIGHT, at 8 o'clock, and every evening (except Saturday). The first Morning Representation will take ylace on Saturday, Dec. Bth. EAST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock Com :ariY Hereby give Notice, That the Transfer Books of the said Com pany will be shut on THURSDAY, the 13th day of December, 1855, "'" d open again on TUESDAY, the Bth January, 1856. By order of the Court. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West Incite Dook House, Billiter square, 7th Dee., 1b55. COIO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS and Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSURANCE TIOtPANY grant Policies of Insurance against EVERY DESCRIP TION of ACCIDENT, whether occurring whilst travelling or other- Wise. CAPITAL, 250,0001. TRUSTEES. The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliam, K.G. Matthew Marshall, Esq. (Bank of England). William Smee, Esq. (Bank of England). Sir Charles Fos. EXAMPLE OF RATES. Annual Premium. I Sum at Death. Weekly Allowa•ice_ £2 0 0 £l,OOO £5 0 0 £1 5 0 £5OO I £3 0 0 Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, &c., may be obtained at the Chief Offices, 42 And 43, Poultry, London, between 10 and 4 o'clock. FRANCIS CORIUM, Registrar. LAST FEW DAYS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. - THIS EVENING, and every evening during the 'week, the GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC „ 81,1 MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON , t he Great "Izard of the North, in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety of incidents, continuo - as surprises, novel and extraordinary effects, .2fagic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos "'"aing- distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of atauseraent. It is not a monologue, for the audience thorn s,elves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of on the stage and others iu front ; it is not an exhibition, for though everything becomes metamorphosed before the e3'es of the visitors no ono can be positive that he sees any one thing; but it is a comedy really performed by the com pany ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex- Pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an er.- travaganza, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond the bounds of probability. - - Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and f ashionable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum Theatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he has been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for eon tittUouli repetition. Ho believes that no professor of his art has at any time or in any place been honoured with an amount of BIICCOSB so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. ITe would attribute that success to three causes; first, that n his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of Perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he has travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has 'Pared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on the stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment of the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, t hat, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those ho honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that 't is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor tunity should not be neglected of exposing conjuring wher ver it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by 'esortieg to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner the designing have succeeded in making dupes of th , credulous. The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pr ,- I lessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the theatre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst blady of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which attend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri- Judging simply by the correspondence which has resulted, Professor Anderson's expose of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex- Pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of th communications which reach him on the subject. He regret that many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen W ho, from their position in society and their well-known in tellectual attainments, he would least have expected to have been converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so e asily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every evening, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions o• s pirit-rapping are expressed, and every evening, within th Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated. It is respectfully requested that thi= Public exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Anderson's only mode of replying at full length to his Wiultitudinous correspondents. He regrets that the Utiles of the great and learned of the land should have been made to figure in the documents emanating from the spirit-rappers, as for instance the following, ex tracted from the ..Iforning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem ber 20, and taken by that journal from the Yew York Spiri tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American spirit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :-L-" Sir David Brewster frankly confesses that ho 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 , olution 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 rial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a ques tion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the Above, has recently left England, and the following account of who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No, 648: This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now 4 1 Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations without apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout t he Anglo-Saxon world as a splendid humbug, offered him 2.000 dollars per annum if ho would perform at his museum in New York. Barnum then took it for granted that mediums could be bought. He was somewhat astonished when his offer was refused. Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply and honestly remarked, that the money would have been very acceptable to him, for he was poor, young (under 20), an or- Phan, and in very had health : but be would have been afraid of losing his power as a medium, and he would sooner lose his life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. Re inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is sue of the firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer tainly surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the editorial article of an established journal, the editor of whom ,fltight be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does belies , rn spirit-rapping—does spirit-rapping gain or lose b 3 this accession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse /dent to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likel3 to be negotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not ; but,_ when ho finds that educated clergymen o f the Church of England have the temerity to subscribe their name' to so gross swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (tbe Itev. N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and writes a book on tho subject, lie considers it to be time for him to state that which ho knows of the mechanism by which it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the Yorninfi Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter fro m Sir David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel, company with Lord Brougham. He distinctly states that which the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that hPirit-rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad purposes. In the Morning A dvertiser of the following day however, there is an answer to Sir David's letter from ono who was present when he and Lord Brougham had their séance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the table (a largo dinner-table I believe) moved about in the most extraordinary manner, and, among other things, a large ac cordion was conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and then to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's right hand, apart from any person, it played an air through- Out," With such a statement, printed for the edification of the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that the most talented men of the day are permitting themselves to bo deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers—that the greatest novelist of the age is now engaged in making it the subject of a new work, and tha t a " s p iritual convention" has actually been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, Professor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual its of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will be received by the people of England as genuine honest at tempts to provide au antidote for the bane of the spiritual jugglers. In the course of the last five weeks 100,017 persons havo Visited the Lyceum Theatre,—a larger number, it is believed, than has ever before been assembled within its walls in so short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. lug, the programme being continually changed. Grand fashionable Day Performance, or Saturday, December 15, at 2 o'clock ; the programme being thus arranged ; Part 1. —Act 1. The Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical Capabilities of the Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do by magic that which some suppose to be effected by mesmer ism, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in the air. Act 2. The Aqua-A vial Paradox ; exemplifying the power of producing animated nature from fire and water only, and the possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the most complex forms of ornithological existence. Act 3. Le Livre des Reeueils Choisics : or, Puck's Own Pocket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the evening's entertainment in the production of the very volu minous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude out of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears for its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and !n bringing forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely place for to be found. Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trou ble. In which will bo comprised—the Aslventures of a Wed ding Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor mation—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article in the position which would seem the most inappropriate. Act 5. LEcrin de Verre ; or, the Casket of Croesus. Into which, tlsough made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, and suspended so as to be visible to the oyes of all present, the Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport itself, and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, locked, and the key in the possession of the audience. Act 6. Clairvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency of Opacity. Act. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine and Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible bottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible, but will change its content, ad infinitum, anvilhe word of command, producing soda s -water, butter-k, Epsom salts, Port, Sherry , brandy, gin, rum, whisky, noyeau, or any other wine or spirit required ; and finally proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, and occupying the whole space when tightly packed. ose of Act 8. Half an Hour with the Sp irits ; or, an Exp Spirit-rapping. Introducing the spirit-rapping table and tocsin of the invisibles. Act. 9. Grand Mystic Amalgam, in which the property of the Wizard's patrons will undergo some strange metamor phoses, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become transformed into the flags of victory—the banners of En g• land, France, Turkey, and Sardinia. Act. 10. The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which be who seats himself will be under the magic spell, and app ear to the audience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi tion as peculiar as perplexing. Act. 11. Tho Mystery of the Charmed Chest ; or, the Nucleus of the Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the audience will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part of the evening, the chest suspended (like Mahommed's coffin) in mid-air, into which all things will travel, and out of which all will be produced. Act. 12. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest Route to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of ridding ourselves of a troublesome friend, and the advantages of the newly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west ern to the eastern hemisphere. Doors open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. Private boxes, 1/. lie. 6d. and ii. is., to bo obtained at the Box-office, or at the principal libraries; stalls, 4s. ; dress circle, 3s. ; upper boxes, 2s. ; pit, ls. ; gallery, 6d. Th e 133 x-office is open daily, from 11 till 5, under the direction of Mr. Chattcrton, jun. Grand fashionable Morning Per formance on Saturday, December.ls, at 2 o'clock. Doors open at halt-poet 1. .n and opera !sday's close, iction, Flour of the Bar- I more taken rvly at ,rlay is aelling n 919 d do., Oa d to O. to 590 1 calves rearing ; per lb. Bar -s Od to ditte , L6l; 8d ; to 10d Is (kJ to 21 61 ;A 1s 8d id cash, )e of all leads,' ; were 3d 43 ,, 0 ; apeseeil , , Lakrrb 48$ oa lull:* at /teg can equal') 30 15 26 77% 44 1 4 1334 roi 534 BE OZ. 3 17 9 0 0 .1 0 0 ° 00 0 , 0 5 IS _l7 6 .: 20 ! 2 0 u 20 22 u 2 6 0 21 22 0 / 21 22 " A 2 0 " 17 5 22 , 2O ! ..• 22 .18 9 25 Post 00 duc En has° Dec. 15 Dec. 1 G CfncaT tal Dec. 6 Dial) )ec. 16 )ec. 14 )ec. 15 Cu. 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YOUNG PICKLEBURY AT HOME DURING HIS HOLIDAYS• Price One Shilling„ boards, PIPPINS AND PIES; or, Sketches out of Schoe!. Being the Adventures an-I Misadventures of Master Frank Pieklebury during the Month he was Home for tha Holidsys. By J. STIRLING COYNE. And Illustrations by MCCONNELL. " It must cause amusement and laughter wherever it is introduced ; and this, we expect, will be in many houses this Christmas time." London : Geerge Routledge and Co., 2, Farringdon•sseet. The Third Edition.—Just published, price 55., by post, free, Ss. tie. ON TRUE &FALSE SPERMATORREIGIA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real ~ ,u fferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From he tlertuari of Dr. PICK FOlti With an Introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. " yr. etclitore s Known to English readers by his frequent practi ,ti contribution:, to German medical literature. This is .the first erne. he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall stect any ether equally flagrant evil which it may he in his p wer to cor rect."—London to deal ilazottc, " The tribe of' ' Quiet Sympathisers,' ind ' Modica' Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and it this book =l,l find its tray into the hands of those who setter from the com iaint of which it treats; we are satisfied that many hundreds would zie saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of ess Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— ouch money --This vellum is well qualified to put an end to the ,-upirical system of treating Spermatorrhoeft, and to place the treat :nem upon a more rational and physiological basis. lt is, theretbre, dkely to do much good." London: 11. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. %RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Prin dpal Cornet Piston. M Rouleourt.—Doors open at 8. Admission • one Shilling. Laurent's new Varsoviana every night. 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A LLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—Reduction in Price. —HARRINGTON', PARKER, and CO., Wine and ever Merchants, 5 t 4, Pall-Mall, are now receiving orders for the October Brewings of the above celebrated Ale, in Casks of 18 Gallons and up wards, at the reduced price. Also for ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE IN BOTTLE, Quarts, Pints, and Half-pints, Imperial measure. 5%, Pall-mall, Oct, 20, 1855, \IR. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the original hr the closest observer; they will never change colour or lecav, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of rosts, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. 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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. r RIESEMAIL—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the 11th June following was made perpetual, against Joseph :ratiklin and others, to restrain them, ander a penalty of one thou 4and pounds, from itnitatin; this Medicine, which is protected by loyal Letters Patent of England, and scoured by the Seals of the e Phat - macie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrtnea, and Exhaustion or tn .y.tem, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate. To those persons who are prevented entering the married state b , k,e consequences of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, ,cctually, in the short space of three days, completely and entire* sdicates all traces of those Disorders which Caplvi and Cubeb, .„ c e so long been thought an antidote for, to th e ru i n o f th e h ea lth vast f a portion of ought an TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whicr. tteortunately the Engash physician treats with Mercury, to the in. evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. vitt EsEmAlt, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devolt of taste or smell, in lor all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tabl without their use being suspected. 'old in tin cases at I is. each, free by post, 2a. extra, divided inter o; crate doses, as administered tiy Valpeau, Lallernand, Roux. to., Eze.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in Loud= t f Johnston, 68 .Jornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Ranger. lbo, ox. ;ord-street ; it. 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I ,_, ,-- o ,* -, 1 iiilii ~ t i T'P'i ii ,- .i - s- ' „,,„,... •,t. , . ,c , - Rorr.,, ~, i -,. i . [PRICE 4D• STAMPED SD• Navy," in a style which betokened unusually strong feeling upon the subject. The hon. baronet's animation eai especially marked while he was referring to the navy. He said they were proud of the prosperity which followed the manufacturing and commercial enterprise of the people of these realms ; they were proud of the institutions of old England, and of her power, and of the position she maintained among the nations of the world —(cheers)—but let them never forget that the safety of our shores, and the repose of the country mainly de pended upon the united efforts, the gallantry, discipline, and valour of the two services, the army and the navy. (Great cheering.) Heartily drink, then, he would say, to the gallant yeoman whom he was then addressing, the toast of "The Army and Navy." (Cheers.) The gallant deeds of the army and navy had, he might say, been pencilled in blood in the undying annals of our country- (applause)—and if they searched through his tory they would find what had been done by them in times gone by ; but, how glorious soever the records of the past might be, he was sure they would find n o thi ng to equal the noble daring, the enduring courage, the brave magnanimity, which bad distinguished our soldiers during the last two years' campaign in the Crimea. (Great cheering.) Let them for a moment take the services of the army, and consider what must be the Self-denial and devotedness of the soldiers in the per formance of their arduous duties. They themselves, it was true, wore the uniform of their country ; but they remained in peace at home. enjoying the comforts of the social board—let them, then, for a while give a thought l 'to the soldier. Ho was far away from home, uncheered by I its comforts.and endearments, yet he bore his trials not only uncomplainingly, but with a magnanimity worthy of the noble cause in which ho was engaged, sustained by the knowledge that he was fighting for his own home and .the interests of his own country, as well as the interests 'of the civilised world. The soldier fought and bled, and it might be that he fell • but he knew t hat he fell and bled in the interests of his country—interests as dear ta_bim individually as they. were, to any of those who were sitting at home at ease. (Applaule.) what; thought they, was the feeling that rose dominant in the breast of the soldier when facing the foe ? He was speaking in the presence of those who could testify from experience what those feelings were, and he was sure he should express them when he said that the honour of his regiment was his pride, as the glory of victorty would be his praise and reward. (Great cheering.) There was a soldier then present connected with a most distinguished regiment, and he would appeal to him if these were not the feelings which ani mated the soldier when engaged in serious conflict on the battle- fiell. (Cheers.) It had been well said— " For gold the merchant ploughs the mail, The farmer plough the manor ; But glory is the soldier's prize, The soldier's wealth his honour." (Applause.) Did not those lines well describe what the feelings of the soldier were when fighting for others, as our soldiers were now fighting in the Crimea. Many fell ; it might be amid the shouts of victory while in the unflinching discharge of their duty; and we in England might well afford to lot fall a tear of sympathy fur the homes of the families who were never to welcome them back again. (Hear.) The tears of sympathy must drop, but if they were any consolation in the aftiction which has thus come upon those homes, by the fall of the be loved away in the Crimea, it was the reflection that they had fallen with a halo of victory to encircle their graves. (Applause.) Well, he would now take the navy. He felt that the navy had made us Englishmen the lords and arbiters of the sea, and he would say to any man who insinuated a slur against the navy that he knew not how to appreciate the character of the mariners of Eng land. He well remembered, indeed, that happening to propose the toast of the navy on a recent occasion in virtue of the office he bad the honour to hold, it was alleged against him that ho availed himself of his posi tion to insinuate a slur against the navy. He asked them if they thought it possible he could have done so ? No ; they knew him better. They (his friends and com rades) knew him better than to suppose him guilty of such an act as that. He would rather lose the utterance of his lips—the power of speech God had given him—than in sinuate a slur he had not the courage to avow. If they would believe him he had not the courage to avow the insinuati in of a slur, because his heart did not acknow ledge it. He never insinuated anything against that ser vice, but, nevertheless, he-must say, that when a man served a government, to his mind he should first of all serve his country, and put his country above every other consi aeration. (Cheers.) He would say, then, that in proposing the toast they had so cordially received, he trusted they clearly appreciated the feelings with which he gave it. He knew perfectly well that he could hold his own against the rest, and all he would say in answer to those who had made the alle gations to which he had alluded was, that if every British heart beat as his did, he would warrant that there would be no lack of spirit or loyalty within the sea-girt cliffs of old England. (Immense applause.) In returning thanks for the toast of his health, which had been proposed by Mr. Bass, M.P., a lieutenant in the same troop, Sir Robert added —Hie hon. friend Mr. Bass, in speaking of the yeo manry as the police of the country as the armies were the police of the world, had naturally intraduced the all-absorbing topic of the war in which they were at the present time engaged, and indeed there were few meet ings at which the subject was not mentioned. Of course it would ill become him to make any political allusion to what was passing in the East, but a few reflections might not be out of place. We had gained great vic tories, hut at the cost of many men, and now at the end of the year we heard rumours of a peace which was to be brought about by the intervention of Austria. (Hear, hear.) Now, this was a subject very interesting to them all, as it came home to their breasts, and affected the interests of each individual. Ih-re were, thee, some ideas of peace. The funds were rising, and the hopes of the public were raised at the idea of a peace which was to be brought about through the intervention of Austria. Now, they all anxiously desired peace ; but the danger was that that very desire led them hastily to attach im portance to prospects not unfrequently based on shallow foundations. (Hear, hear.) His idea was that there was little importance to be attached to these rumours of peace. ([fear, hear.) lie admitted the importance of peace, and, with every one else, would be glad to see it re-established ; and to this end he would say, so long as the honour of the allies was secured, that it mattered not through whose intervention it was secured— that of Austria or of a friendly Power. (Hear.) He knew and they all knew as well as he did, that Austria was no friend of ours. (Hear, hear.) Austria, under a professed lukewarm friendship, had only cloaked an ill-disguised hostility—(hear, hear)—and what he would say was, that if they did have negotiations for peace, they must be cautious how they dealt with proposals that came from Austria. (Cheers ) He wished to put the case fairly before them. lie wanted peace as much as nny man, but if the negotiations for peace were to come from Austria, he should be exceedingly cautious about them. He could not forget the past—he could not for get the hesitation and vacillation of Austria during the recent proceedings, and he could not close his eyes to the treacherous conduct of Austria in the Danubian Principalities. Austria entered the Principalities as our friend, but her conduct had been nothing else than that of the ally of Russia. If they were to have a peace, the cause the allies had espoused, and which had been hallowed, he might isay, by the blood of our country men, absolutely demanded that it must be satisfactory to the country, and such as the sacrifices it had made demanded. (Cheers.) The country had cheerfully ac cepted, because the war was just, all the hardships and burdens war imposed. From the highest to the lowest there had been breathed a spirit of patriotism, as witness of which be might mention the noble contributions to the Patriotic and other funds—(cheers)—and these burdens were accepted in a spirit of magnanimity as great as any nation had ever shown ; as we were fighting for a Tins tion whose safety was threatened, and her very people enthralled with a slavery more despotic than any which had ever threatened Greece or Rome. (Cheers.) But, independently of all this, there was the horour of our our own country to be held sacred, and therefore he said they must not be satisfied with the Four Points. The Crimea was no longer an integral part of Russia, and it never must be, and, he would add, it never should be. (Great cheering.) Let there think of the carcasses of their countrymen by which the Crimea was hallowed in the eyes of Englishmen, and then say whether they were to be satisfied with any false peace which might be offered through the medium of a Power which had proved itself anything b u t f r i en dly t o wards them. C ought, perhaps, t o a p o l og ise for taking up (Cheers.) Ile at the social board w ith this topic, but it was the all-ab sorbing question of the day, and feeling deeply upon it, as he believed they did, he was anxious to express his views respecting it. As they t" should continue ill a had accepted the respon sibilities of the contest, they glorious end had been achievedtbat of a safe, honour able, and enduring peace. (Loud applause.) —.,""----=----- MADLLE. JIILIS.—We regret to find that this lady i s suffering severely from the late accident at the Plymouth Theatre, and that her friends have bad occasion to be extremely a nxious as to the result. Her recovery, how ever, is not despaired of. A CASE or DISTRESS.—Mr. Joseph Guy, the author of the "English School Grammar," and of more than 20 other school books, has at the age of 72 no other resource for his maintenance than what the sympathy of the pub. l i e ma y afford him. Under the impression that he had ~ done the State some service" by his efforts, however hum ble, to smooth the path of knowledge to the rising genera tion, he sent in a petition to the Earl of Aber. deen, when Prime Minister, in the hope of participating in the fund set apart by the nation for the benefit of distressed authors ; but no answer was returned. He has recently petitioned Lord Palmerston to lay hi s cas e before her Majesty. His lordship, however, gives him no hope, owing to the n um b er o f candidates for pensions and the limited amount of the fund at his disposal. Mr. Guy has for the last four years kept a school at No. 2, Hollis-place, but the income from the few scholars that attend it does not now even ' pay the rent • an d a die ti aint is onthreatened his - goods, and which mu st take y place in a few days if if the rent cannot be mad e u p . Neverthel ess , with a s little pecuniary assistance, he could still continue his scho o l, w hi c h might serve him for the few yearn at most that he might require it. This talented but lnfortu na t e man res id es a t No. 2, Holles-place, Camden New-toWn. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10. 1855. DErLARATION OF PROFITS. DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL LYONS. 'From a Supplement to tee London Gazette of Friday.) ADMIRALTY, DEC. 7. Despatches, with enclosure 3, of which the following are copies, have been received from Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart , G.C.8., Commander-in• Chief of her Ma• jesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. REPORTED DESTRUCTION OF CORN, &C., IN GHEISK- LIMAN. Royal Albert, Kazatch Bay, Nov. 24. - Sir,--Their lordships are aware that when the small gun-boats were no longer required at Kinbourn I sent them back to Captain Osborn, to afford him the means of destroying, at the latest period of the season, the har vest of this year, which I understood to be collecting in the neighbourhood of Gheisk•Liman, for the purpose of being transported in the winter months, partly to the enemy's army in the Crimea over the frozen Gulf of Azoff, and partly to his army in the Caucasus by the military road. 2. The enclosed copy of a letter from Captain Osborn will show their lordships that in this, as on many former occasions, he has fully justified the confidence I .Have placed in him. The skilfulness of the arrangements'Made by him, and the admirable m anner i n w hi c h they were executed by himself, by Commander Kennedy, ,of the Curlew, and by the officers and men under their orders, vimpletely frustrAted the efforts of,the large force that was brought against them in defence of the stores, which the enemy appears to have considered safe from any naval attack, in consequence of the shallowness of the water. 3. The effects of this brilliant enterprise, in the de struction of so much corn and forage at the commence ment of winter, cannot fail t> be severely felt by the Russian armies both in the Crimea and the Caucasus. 4 Commander Kennedy, in reporting hia.large share in the proceedings of the day in the command of the Curlew, states to Captain OThorn that at ono place alone the rows of stacks were six deep and extended two mile., and it appears that for economy in transport and stor age the straw was cut near to the ears of the corn. 5. As the ice is now forming on the shores of the Sea of Azoff and the squadron is withdrawn, I feel it to be due to Captain Osborn to record that, under cir• cumstances of great difficulty, occasioned by unusually tempestuous weather, he has most ably continued through the summer, and brought to a successful close in the autumn, operations successful in their nature and extremely detrimental to the enemy, which commenced auspiciously in the spring under the direction of the late Captain Lyons of the Miranda ; nor is it too much to say that both commanding officers were supported through out, by as dashing and as intelligent a band of young officers, seamen, and marines, as ever shone in the British navy.—l am, &c., (Signed) EDMUND LYONS, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in Chief. The Secretary of the Admiralty, London. H.M. steam-sloop Vesuvius, off Gheisk, Nov. 7. Sir,—After dark on the evening of the 3d instant, the squadron under my command was assembled and anchored in 16 feet water, off Gheisk-Liman, and I made arrangements for the morrow to operate against the extensive collection of corn, forage, and fuel, belong ing to the enemy, stacked along its shores, so as to dis tract the attention of the large force which, from pre vious observation, I know to be in the neighbourhood. Under Lieutenant Ross, of the Weser, I placed the Curlew in the temporary charge of Lieut. Aliall, and the Ardent in charge of Mr. Tilly, Second Master, each vessel having sufficient men left i❑ her to weigh an anchor, or fight a gun, and man a few boats, giving orders to Lieut. Ross to close in on the northern face of Gheisk, and to be prepared to co-operate with me in side the Liman. The Vesuvius I left in the offing, denuded of every available person; embarking officers and men as in the annexed list, from the Vesuvius, Curlew, WeFor, and Ardent, with their boats, we left at daylight, towed by her Majesty's gun-boats. Recruit, Lieutenant G. Day. Boxer, Lieutenant S. P. Townsend. Cracker, Lieutenant J. H. Marryat. Clinker, Lieutenant J. S. Hudson. By 6. - 30 a.m. the flotilla was off Vodina, three miles north ofelofira, ; hero long tiers of corn-strcfcs and much fuel was stored along the coast, with a Cossack guard for its protection ; I immediateiy detached Commander Ken nedy with the boats, covering him with the gun-vessels, and in a short time all was in flames, and the party cleverly re embarked at the moment that a large body of Cossacks rode up from Lazalnite. The town of Glofira became the next point of attack ; it was greatly changed in appearance since visited by Captain Rowley Lambert in July last. C3ru-stacks, for some miles in extent, might now be seen along its southern and eastern face, placed close to the water's edge ready for transport i • and between the rows of houses tier on tier were to be seen. _ _ _ An entrenchment had been cut along the edge of the cliff commanding the spit ; large bodies of dismounted cavalry were seen lining it, and armed men showed in the rear of every house. To endeavour to flank the defences, as well as destroy the corn-stacks stored on a high hill east of Glofira, I dispatched Commander Kennedy, with the boats of her Majesty's ship Curlew, a paddle-box boat and cutter of the Vesuvius, the whole towed by the Clinker, Lieut. Hudson, with orders to turn the spit end, and then attack in that direction, a'ter giving a certain time to allow the enemy's attention to be divided by the other attack. The gun-boats Recruit, Grinder, Boxer, and Cracker opening fire on the entrenchments with Shrapnell shell, _ anti on the corn ricks with carcases. As the enemy could only be dislodged from the ex treme west, and the carcases did not well answer, and moreover endangered the whole town, I despatched Lieuts. Day and Campion with the small force of marines available, a howitzer beat and two rocket boats, to aid more effectually in carrying out my object. Lieut. Campion, with Mr. Verey, gunner, charging at the head of the marines, supported by Lieu'. Day and the seamen, all being under a sharp fire of musketry, succeeded iu driving the enemy, with considerably loss, out of their trench work, and captured a small brass piece, and then steadily forced them hack, with lobs, from store to store, until the whole of the vast quantity of corn, stacked ready for thrashing and transport, was in flames. The gallant manner in which Lieut. Campion led the marines deserves to be brought under your notice. Seeing the enemy collecting a number of men, ready to charge our men if they advanced beyond a ravine on the east face of the town, I recalled my force, and had the satisfaction of seeing all embarked, with only one man wounded. The vessels off Gheisk were now seen to be engaged, Lieut. Ross, of the Weser, having placed them in capi tal positions ; and as the enemy moved down large bodies of troops, especially cavalry, to resist his landing, and opened fire on him, he very u n willingly had to fire on the town, to dislodge them. The proceedings of Lieut. Ross were ably executed, and he fully succeeded in keeping in check a heavy body of cavalry which might have much incommoded the small force under Commander Kennedy, who, by the most strenuous exertions, had reached his position, and find ing the cliff too steep to scale in the face of a large num ber of troops, who were firing on him from its crest, he very judiciously executed the duty I had entrusted to him with the gun and the carcase rockets of the ship's boats, setting every store in flames except one large Go vernment building considerably in the rear. Commander Kennedy speaks in the highest terms of his party, for the shallowness of the water obliged the crews of the boats to be rowing and wading through the water from noon until midnight, the season too be ing now very cold. Throughout the night the stores were burning fiercely, a sheet of flames extending fully two miles, but the town of Glofira, except where the troops had used the houses against us, remained untouched. At an early hour on the 6th November we weighed and proceeded into the Liman, steering towards Gheisk ; the valuable services of Mr. George Perry, Acting Master of the Vesuvius, and Mr. Parker, Second Master of the Recruit, came he re into p la y ; and, at an early period, I had the satisfaction of seeing all the gun-boats anchored just in their own draught of water, within long gunshot of the east e xtreme of Gheisk and the neigh bouring steppe, along the edge of which, fur four corn and hay was stacked in quantities far beyond what I had conceived to be possible, and at the base of the steppe, as well as that part of the spit commanded by the town, timber yards, fish stores, boats, &c., in num bers were accumulated. To attack upon as many points as possible was, I thought, the only wa y to foil the troops that h a d now hat 36 hours to prepare for us ; the gun-boats Grinder, B.,xer, Cracker, and Clinker, were left to cover the landing party. To Lieutenant Ross of the Weser, I signalised to prepare to land, and divided the force in the Liman into three bodies ; the left under Lieu tenants Day and Townsend, consisted of boats and men of Recruit and Boxer ; the centre I entrusted to Com mander Kennedy, having under him Lieutenants Hamil ton, Campion, Marryat, and Mayne, with all the boats of the Curlew, Ardent, Grinder, anti Cracker, and port rocket and gun-boats of the Vesuvius, in charge of the officers named in the margin ;* the right division under Lieutenant Chatham Strode, and Lieutenant Hudson,• consisted of the starboard gun-boats of Vesuvius, and those of Clinker, together with some marines, Mr, R. Farquharson, midshipman, in charge of the latter. Lieutenant Ross, on the west side of Gheisk Spit, had the boats and small-arm men of the Weser, with a small force from Curlew and Ardent, under Lieutenant Miall, and Mr. Tilly, Second Master, in readiness to co-operate. The different parties pulled in and effected a landing at appointed p l ac es, fully a mile apa r t ; th e R uss i an troops, within light breastworks, attempted to prevent them, but failed, and in a few moments a screen of flames and smoke rolling from our men towards the enemy, prevented the latter seeing where or how to manoeuvre in order to cut off any of our small detach ments. On the right and cen tre the enemy mustered strongest, and at one time observing a column of 1,500 Cossacks moving rapidly off the left, I directed Commander Ken nedy (who by that time had connected his fires with those of Lieut. Day) to re•embark all but the marines, and with them to proceed to his right, and I reinforced him with the marines of the Recruit and Weser, under Lieut. Campion. This answered perfectly; the enemy arrived too late to save anything on the left, whilst our men sto.tdily worked towards the right division, under Lieuts. Strode and Ross, who, in spite of a heavy but badly directed fire from the houses on the heights, steadily held their ground, and effectually destroyed a great accumulation of materials for boats and ship build 'fith stores, cavalry camp gear and granaries. When everytbing but the town of Gheisk was de stroyed, I ordered the embarkation to take place, and detached some boats to cover Lieut. Roes, between whom and his boat the enemy were throwing a body of men, who, by their uniform, I believed to bo regular in fantry. By 2 p.m. everything was finished, and all the parties safely re-embarked on board their respective gun-boats, the casualties amounting to only six men wounded in all, one of thorn dangerously and another severely. Nothing further being left within our reach in Gheisk- Liman, except the store of corn which escaped on the previous day at Glofira, I, therefore, ordered Com mander Kennedy with the moiety of the boats to re turn to their respective ships ' and remained with the Recruit, Ardent, Boxer, and Cracker's boats to finish what had escaped east of Glofira. On the 6th the weather, which had favoured us most providentially, changed ; fogs and strong breezes came on, but directly I was able the rocket boats and car• cases were again employed upon Glofira until the fires extinguished yesterday were re-lighted, and another ex tensive accumulation of corn in flames ; I then weighed and returned to the Vesuvius, reaching her the same afternoon. I despair of being able to convey to you any idea of the extraordinary quantity of corn, rye, hay, wood, and other supplies so necessary for the existence of Russian armies both in the Caucasus and the Crimea, which it has been our good fortune to destroy. That there vast stores should - have been-col-lent:tett here so close to the sea, whilst we were still in the neighbour hood, is only to be accounted for by their supposing that they could not be reached by us, and judging by the position the squadron under the late Captain Edmund Lyons took up in May last, the Russians had established a camp and fortified their town only to meet a similar attack. During these proceedings we never bad more than 200 men engaged ; the enemy had, fr•)m the concurrent tes timony of Lieutenants Roes and Strode, and my own observation, from 3,000 to 4,000 men in Gheisk alone. Where every officer exerted himself to the utmost, and did all and more than I expected of them, it would be invidious for me to mention one more than another ; it was their coolness, zeal, and example, that rendered steady many of their younger men, who for the first time were under fire, and but for their general intelli gence and zeal the enemy would have easily frustrated our operations. The zeal, good conduct, and gallantry of the men were deserving of every praise. Commander Kennedy, my second in command, gave me most valuable co-operation, and from him, as well as the reports of the other officers, I feel justified in placing before you the names of the following warrant officers and men, who, under fire, behaved remarkably well, viz. :—Mr. Richard Very, Acting Gunner of her Ma jesty's ship Ardent ; Thomas Kerr, Gunner, Royal Ma• rine Artillery, her Majesty's slip Vesuvius ; Peter Iranian, A. 8., her Majesty's ship Curlew ; David Barry, A. 8., her Majesty's ship Cracker. The enclosed plan, illustrative of our operations, by Mr. Geo. Perry, Acting Master of the Vesuvius, will, I trust, be of use, and I beg you will allow me to call your attention to the unvarying zeal of that officer. I have, &c., (Signed) SLIERARD OSBORN, Captain and Senior Officer in the Sea of Azoff. Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., &e. RETURN OF MEN WOUNDED DURING THE OPERATIONS OF THE 4TH, STH, AND 6TH NOV., 1855, IN GHEISK-LIMA.N. Thos. Middleton, Vesuvius, Gunner, R.M.A.,slightly. John Cook, Vesuvius, Ord., slightly Peter llanlan, Curlew, A. 8., dangerously Thomas Cuddehey, Curlew, Private, R.M., severely John Burke, Recruit, A. 8., severely Robert Atwood, Weser, Private, R.M., slightly (Signed) SHERARD OSBORN, Captain and Senior Officer. A RETURN OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS VESUVIUS, CURLEW, AR DENT, AND WESER, DETACHED AND EM PLOYED DESTROYING THE ENEMY'S RE SOURCES IN GHEISK-LIMA.N, DURING THE 4TH, STH, AND GTE NOV., 1855. VESUVIUS. Gig—Captain S. Osborn, Senior Officer ; Mr. G. D. Perry, Acting Master. Rocket Boat—Lieut. Chetham Strode ; Mr. Joseph Scott, Gunner. Paddlex-box Boat—Mr. R. R. Armstrong, Mate. Paddle-box Boat— Mr. Gilbert King, Assistant-Surgeon; Mr. R. D. Farquharson, Midshipman. Boats' crews, all small-arm men and Marines. CURLEW. Gig—Commander J. J. Kennedy. Pinnace—Lieutenant Mayne Gig—Lieutenant Miall. Pinnace—Mr. George Morant, Midshipman. All small-arm men and marines. ARDENT.—Cutter, Rocket-boat and Gig—Lieutenant Campion ; Mr. Veroy, acting gunner. 20 Biuo jackets and 11 Marines. WESER.-11 Marines belongirg to Weser. (Signed) SHERARD OSBORN, Captain and Senior Officer. In consideration of the services mentioned in the above despatches, Commander John James Kenne - iy will be promoted to the rank of Captain so soon as he shall be qualified ; and Lieutenant Hubert Campion has been promoted to the rank of Commander. * Mr. Armstrong, mate ; Mr. Scott, gunner ; Mr. Veroy, gunner. TliE WAR. LORD HARRY VANE, M.P. At the Darlington Fat Cattle Show dinner, on Thurs day, Lord Harry Vane took the opportunity of addres sing his constituents on the war. His remarks were not very favourably received, and were evidently not in unison with the views of his hearers. The noble LORD said :—ln the earlier part of the eve ning he had alluded to the great calamity of war. On one of the flags which decorated the walls he saw writ ten " Peace and Plenty." Peace, unfortunately, we h . ave not. In a meeting of this kind he should think it improper to step out of the salutary regulation which ordered that no subject of party politics should be intro duced. Farmers being neither Whig nor Tory, but men of all shades—Conservatives, Liberals, Radicals —they had nothing to do at these meetings with their politics, and they would do him the justice to admit that no one would more strictly abstain than himself from introduc ing party questions. But he found that at every meet ing recently held, whether in connection with agriculture, science, or social improvement, at such meetings as re formatories, allusions had been made to the present state of things in connection with the war ; and, as a public man, in a meeting of his countrymen, many of whom were also his constituents, ho could not forbear from fol lowing the example so set. He merely gave it as a mat ter of opinion, but in his view we might originally have avoided the war. Others might entertain different views, but he had always thought so. His hon. friend the vice-chairman had alluded to him as having served diplomatically in foreign countries. He bad done so, it was true, but he did not pot the circumstance forward as accounting for his particular views, and as it was rather beside the question to discuss how the war was brought . about he would pass it over. We were now engaged in war, and he would be the last - to advocate any departure from the utmost fidelity to our engagements. He would not now make peace without certain conditions, but he certainly would say that he could be no party to what he thought was a popular delusion—the advocacy of an indefinite war without any definite purpose. He looked with some alarm at the opinions entertained by some persons, and expressed at public meetings. It ap peared to him to be no part of the mission of this coun try to enter at all hazards and at any time into an inde finite state of war, to settle every question at the can non's mouth or the bayonet point. Having engaged in war, it was necessary to conclude that war upon certain definite conditions. The subject was of a grave charac ter, and he thought it his duty, as others had done in different parts of the country, to state his views upon it. Entertaining, as he did, extremely decided views on the matter, he could not but seize this opportunity of stating them to his constituents, more especially as rumours were afloat of certain negotiations and certain proposals which the Emperor of the French was alleged to have in some measure countenanced, but the great obstacle to the consideration of which was said to arise from po pular feeling in this country. (Some symptoms of im patience and an indistinct murmur began to be mani fested ; but the noble chairman, remarking that he did not catch the observations made, proceeded.) To have stated what would be acceptable to all was something he could not hope for or expect ; but, as a public man, meeting his constituents on a public occasion, he had thought it right to state what were his views on this point. (Applause.) Had another opportunity presented he would have availed himself of it, for the subject was most prominent in the thoughts and in the mouths of all. His views had been stated with the utmost good will and with the greatest deference to the opinions of others ; but he felt that if we were to carry on a svar for indefinite purposes, and if we were to go on heaping up mountains of debt with the prospect of a doubtful issue to a protracted war, those very interests which were now deriving a temporary benefit by rea son of high prices must in the end greatly suffer, and th ose who now per haps heard him with little favour would come round to the opinions he had expressed. SIR ROBERT PEEL. Sir R. Pee], Bart., M.P., who is the Captain of the Anglesea troop of the Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry, entertained at dinner on Wednesday at the Queen's Arms Hotel the noncommissioned officers and privates of his troop, and proposed the toast of "The Army and NDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COM- J PAST.— Cha;rman, Lord Viscount TORRINGTON.—The nest Divb.ion of Profits will be made in June, 185fi, and those assured on or before the 31st of December, 1855, will participate one year earlier than those assured after that date. A reduction of 25 per cent. has been made on the pramiems of all Policies of 5 years' standing. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. 72, Lombard-street, London. ESTABLISHED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters ,Patent. MAJOR-GENERAL ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, at the lowest possible rates consistent with secarity to the a3sureti. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavins Wigram, Esq., Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., inb-0 wernor. Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Charles John Manninir, Esq. henry Bainbridge, Eq. „ . i•cimo'nd S. P. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T Leslie Melville. rohn Garrett ('attley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. klexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Rart. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Alexander Druce Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. Tames Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREE—SEMLICI Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Fre silums failing due at Ntiehaelmas will expire on the 14th October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor poration OA advantageous terms. The Assured are exempt from the liabilities of partnership, and payment of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested cal stock. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation In profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary BONUS on Life Policies has averaged 2 per Cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 4f, per cent. on the Premiums Any sum not excee ling 10,000/. may be Assured en one Life. The Corporation hears the cost of Policy Stamps and Medical Fees, and requires no entrance-money. The Assured are subject to no expense hut the Premium. No extra charge is made for service in the militia within the United Kingdom. LOANS are granted on Life Pol Hes to their full values. This Corporation affords all the ad v antages of modern practice, with the stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Charier and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of nearly a century and a half. There is but one older life office in existexce. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON, JOHN A. HIGHAM. Actuary and Secretary. UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London. DIRECTORS. FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman. HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Batt. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. T.Hankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Lahouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary. Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared In June, 1860, when 411 participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas, 1859, will bo allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Proflts made by this Company, the total reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000 . At Christmas last the Assurances in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001. ; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more than 200,0001. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the ouarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East end West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United Atates of America, have been materially reduced. IN VALI I) LIVES.---Persons who are not in such sound health as could enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, nay have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro -.hied such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have Ittained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received nil registered. Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be male for Policy Stamps. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances effected upon every descrip tion of oroperty, at moderate rates. Losses caused by Extlosion of Gas arc admittei by this Company. THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF A ONE HUNDRED POWND NOTE. At the Liverpool Polige-court, on Saturday, Mr. Mansfield was occupied for five hours in investigating the following strange case, which arose solely from the groan carelessness of four different persons, through whose hands a bark-note passed, the value of which none of them could tell to this day. At the north end of the town Mr. Thompson. an extensive railway contractor, has an office situated in Blackstone-street, and in the ad joining Flighfield-street is the shop of Mr. Jas. Kelly, a wholesale and retail provision dealer. Mr. Thompson's clerks and Mr. Kelly have frequently been in the habit of changing bank notes and gold for one another. On the 16th of November Mr. Drensfield, Mr. Thomp son ' s cashier, sent an Irishman, named Brady. also in Mr. Thompson's employment, to Mr. Kelly's with a 201.- note to be changed, and to pay out of it to a Mr. Lumb, who accompanied him, about 161., and then to purchase Rome tools. He did not mention to Brady the value of the note, and the latter, having been frequently in the habit of changing large notes at Mr. Kelly's, never looked at it, but walked into Mr. Kelly's shop, and slid, Please change me a 100/.-note." Mr. Kelly, who knew Brady well, was busy at the time with two customers, so he, Brady y u p t al looking some moneyokingat enote, handed Brady 1 001 . in go ld. to pur chases, and took ba c k t o fr. M D r' lj sens u fi rnb eld' made his , in a bag, 3s. On seeing this, M r . D rens fi e ld sa id, "How did you bring me so much c h ange 1" " f t ' s ou t o f the 1001.-note, 82 1. said Brady. On this, Mr. Drensfield looked at his pocket book, and found that he had a 1001.-note ; but supposing that Mr. Thompson might have given him a 1001.-note fora 201.-note, he altered his cash-book, and determined to wait and ask Mr. Thompson about it. We must here state that c,n the day in question Mr. Thompson, before leaving the office, gave Mr. Drensfield what be considered 1401., in one note of 100/., and two notes of 201. each ; but neither he nor Drensfield looked carefully at the notes, and neither could swear exactly as to what they were. On the night of the aforesaid 16th of November Mr. Kelly balanced his cash, and could find no 1001. note, but discovered that he had a 201.- note over. This puzzled him exceedingly. He searched everywhere for the 100/ note he supposed he had re ceived from Brady, but he could find nothing of it. He communicated with the police, and, in company with Detective officer Sullivan, waited upon Mr. Drensfield and Mr. Thompson on the afternoon of the 17th ult. To these gentlemen Mr. Kelly said be had lost a 100/.- note, but mentioned nothing about the extra 201.-note in his possession, while Mr. Drensfield and Mr. Thomp son, feeling assured, from Mr. Kelly's statement, that he had really lost the 100/.-note, said nothing about the 821 3s. they had received from him, believing that, in mistake, Mr. Thompson, who passes hundreds of bank notes through hands, had given Mr. Drensfield a 100/.- note for 201., neither of them being able to tell either the numbers of the notes or their amount. So matters went on till last Thursday, when a man named O'Grady, liv ing in the same house with Brady, and having heard him talk about the change he got from Mr. Kelly for the note, gave information to Mr. Kelly, and the detec tives immediately took Brady to the Bridewell, where he was closely questioned, and almost frightened out of his life, by Mr. Kehoe, inspector of the indoor police. He did not get to bed till twelve o'clock, and having to be at the office before six o'clock on Friday morning, and feeling a " sinking " after his fright at the police office he took a glass of whisky and a pint of ale before breakfast. At the office a dispute arose between him and a Mr. John Thompson, a nephew of his master, in the course of which Brady's face was rather damaged, Smarting with pain, he rushed off to the police court, and told a piteous tale to Mr. Mansfield, who granted a warrant for the apprehension of Thompson, and a man named Maud, a timekeeper in Mr. Thompson's service. In the meantime, Mr. Kelly and the police considered that this would be a good opportunity to investigate the mystery of the 1001. note, and Mr. John Yates, jun., was engaged on the side of the complainant, and Mr. As pinall on behalf of the accused. The above facts were evolved in the lengthy speeches of the advocates, and the voluminous evidence of the witnesses, after hearing which Mr. Mansfield said that the whole case had arisen from the gross and culpable carelessness with which busi ness men managed their money matters, and which was almost incredible. He thought there could be no impu tation upon the conduct of Mr. Drensfield ; and, with respect to the assault, Brady, who appeared to have been the aggressor, had not sustained injuries which called for special notice. He must, therefore, dismiss foe case. Mr. Aspinall said that Mr. Thompson was thoroughly convinced as to the honesty of all his servants, and Brady need be under no apprehension of losing his situation.— Liverpool paper. THE AMERICAN MAIM—LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Edward G. Lott, sailed from the Mersey to-day with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 130 passengers, and a full cargo of valuable merchandise on freight. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday. —The Violet is in the inner dock, awaiting the arrival of her emigrants. The Maitland, for Sydney, arrived here this morning. She will bail for her destination the latter end of next week. The Robert Small will also sail for Sydney on the 21st of January. This vessel was chartered by the emigration eommissionera this week. G it NEWSPAPER Jar - • 4. 1 „ ''"1011ge t 1,44 , A. 64 - ...- r Naval and Military Intelligence, ,' • t' , *'• - 49 , • 41: The Manilla screw steam transport, No. 140, ha rived at Spithead from Kertch, Balaklava, Kosloff, Con 6 ,, stantinople, Malta, and Gibraltar. She brings cond emne d"' naval stores from the Sea of Azoff and Kertch squad rons, and condemned ordnance stores from Gibraltar. The Telegraph, No. 184, steam transport, has also are rived from Marseilles, to which port she conveyed Gen. Sir James Simpson and staff. Her dates are—Kazatch, Nov. 12 ; Athens, Nov. 16 ; Marseilles, arrived the 231, and sailed th e 28th ; Gibraltar, arrived Dec. 1, and sailed Dec. 3. No invalids or passengers. The Queen of the South, No. 135, screw-steam transport, has arrived from the Crimea and Southampton. Her arrival at the latter port was reported in The Sun of Saturday. The Europa, No. 55, steam transport, embarked, on Satur day evening, draughts of the 3d and -16th Regiments, and for the medical staff. She sailed yesterday for Plymouth and Malta. The Royal George, 102 guns, screw steam-skip, Capt. H. J. Codrington, C. 8., arrived at the Nore at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, and saluted the Commander-in-Chien, flag, which was returned by the flagship Waterloo, 120, Captain Lord Frederick Kerr. The Royal George left Kiel on Monday, the 26th of Nov. last, at noon, under steam, weather fine. She continued under steam merely to clear the harbour, she then turned off steam and pro ci sided under canvass with a fair wind. She anchored that night to the southward of Vengeance Shoal, where she fell in with the Nile, 91 guns, screw stemma-ship, Capt. Geo. R. Mundy, and the Colossus, 80, Screw steam-ship, Capt. Robert S. Robinson, at anchor. The Royal George weighed the following morning, and pro ceeded under steam with a strong head wine, aed passed Nyborg at about 10 a.m. Shortly after a defect was discovered in her screw propeller. She kept under steam, and arrived off Reefness at about four o'c'ock p.m., where she anchored fur the night. The Colossus parted company that night, proceeding on. On the following morning the Royal George weighed and pros •eded under canvass alone, and cleared Anealt that day. Wednesday night, being stormy and strong winds, she anchored off Trindelen light-vessel. On the following morning, the weather being moderate, and a fair wind, she hoisted canvas, proceeded towards the Saaw, and spoke the Royal Adelaide steam transport, homeward bound ; communicated with her by boats, and sent despatches and letters by her. The Royal George cleared the Scaw the same day, carrying a fair wind until Sunday. The wind then veered round to the south-west, blowing fresh, weather hazy, arrived off the Outer Gabbard shoal on Monday, and made the Gal , I)per on the following day (Tuesday) On Wednes. — ay- she archorell under- the - Tongue Sand, off Mar- - gate, it blowing a heavy gale at the time. She rode there with 110 fathoms on one anchor and 50 fa tlorna on the other. She remained at anchor during Friday. With Saturday's tide she again got under way, weather moderate, with snow showers at intervals. She arrived at the Great Nore at 11.30 a.m. the same day. She brings home a few invalids and super numeraries, a'so some officers on promoti , m. On her leaving Kiel sharp frosty weather had set in. She has 300 Coastguard Leen on board as part of her crew, who are spoken of very highly by their officers for their gene ral good conduct and efficiency in gunnery and seaman. ship. Her crew have, generally speaking, been healthy. She has also two Russians, deserters, turned over from the A.mphi , ai. At 12.30 p.m. yesterday she was towed into Sheerness Harbour, and moored off the fitting basin entrance to have her defects made good. She will forth with be taken into No. 1 dry dock, for which purpose the Cressy was put out of dock on Saturday and berthed in the basin. The Mars, 80, screw line-of-battle ship, is still under the sheers in Sheerness basin. On Saturday she hoisted her condenser. Maudslay and Co.'s mechanics are below storing the four boilers in her hold. It is generally be lieved this vessel will proceed to Chatham to fit out. The Blenheim, 60, Captain W. 11. Hall, returned to Spithead on Saturday from Dover Roads, whither she went to salute the King of Sardinia on his departure from England. The Russell, 60, Captain Francis Scott, left Spithead on Saturday afternoon for Queenstown. Tne Mermaid, 42, left Sheerness in tow of two paddle steamers for Woolwich, about two p.m. on Saturday— report says to be converted into a mortar vessel. The Osborne Royal steam yacht, Capt. G. T. Gordon (pro tem.), and the Vivid and Fire Queen steam-yachts, Masters-Commanding W. H. Allen and W. Paul, re turned to Portsmouth from escorting the King of Sar dinia to France on Saturday. The Lucifer steam-vessel arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday morning from P:yinouth with supernumeraries. The Dinapore transport went into Portsmouth har bour to discharge cargo on Saturday. The Pincher steam gun-boat went out of Portsmouth harbour to try her engines on Saturday. The screw steam-transports Imperador and Calcutta arrived at Southampton from Portsmouth on Saturday. The Imperador was hauled direct into the graving dock, where she will undergo cleansing. The screw steam-ship Nile, 110, Captain G. R. Mundy, went from Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze on Friday, and was moored off Keyham docks. The steam-ship Meander, 41, Captain Baillie, from Spithead, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. The crew of the screw steam-ship Exmouth, 96, Capt. W. K. Hall, housed lower yards and t Traasts at Ply mouth. They were paid wages on Saturday, and granted three weeks' leave of absence. The corvette Arashne, is, was towed from Hamoaze into Plymluth Sound on Saturday, and took her powder on board the same day. The steam-vessel Advice, from Queenstown, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. The naval steam transport Urgent, Commander Phil lips R.N., which left Portsmouth on Thursday evening wit!, a small draught of the 17th Lancers, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and went up Hamoaze to repair machinery. She will embark 735 men of the Laud Transport Corps, and a number of officers of various regiments, for the East, and will probably leave to-mor row. She will take 8,500 medals for distribution among the army in the Crimea. The sawyers in the Devonport dockyard wiil commence to-day working from 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., cutting the frames of the steam gun-boats Ant and Antelope, build ing in slips Nos. 2 and 4 The sailing transport Sir George Pollock, Capt Beach, from London, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday to ern bark troops for the West Indies. Toe fol Sowing appeintmente were made on Saturday at the Admiralty : —Cept. Lord John Hay, to the Forth ; Capt. F. A. Campbell, to the Trusty ; Capt. G. G. Ran dolph, to the Thunderer ; Wm. P. Carrigan, Paymaster, to the Conqueror. Tne directors of the French railway between Mar seilles, Paris, and the north of France, have consented to allow British officers and soldiers on duty, proceeding to or returning fr an the Crimea, to travel at half fare in any class under certain regulations. Printed forms has • been supplied to Brigadicr-General Storks. Officers ac companied by soldier servants in uniform can have them conveyed by third-class carriages from Calais to Mar seilles for 35f. 35c., and from Boulogne to Nlarseillea for 32f. 30e. A memorandum has been issued from the Horse Guards dated Nov. 30, enclosing a new form for the transmis sion of money by soldiers in the Crimea to England, the object of which is to give facilities for such remittances. In the new form the signatures of the officer command. ing the company to which the soldier belongs and that of the soldier himself are omitted. The circular also requests commanding officers of regiments not to sanc tion the transmission of coin by soldiers, which is not only unsafe but unnecessary, now that such facilities are given for sensing ironef. Tile following Russian prisoners, from Milbay Prison, who volunteered for service in the Foreign Legion, have been escorted down to Sheerness from London, and de livered on board the Devonshire prison ship, in conse quence of their declining to join on their arrival in Lon don :—Shunislay Rochinski, lip r Baravekoff, Simeon, Fedessoff, Michael Petroff, Johan Bagdauiff, Wassily Kerpichoff, all being deserters from the I L iss i a n service, except the first-named soldier. Six Russian seamen, prisonershdoats,d, vtohletinteevrotno shire at Sheerness, have been permitte deptainJ. Chelsea la lie join e a d s t o h i 1, 1) 0 b n o d i-1 1 d f t o o r t t h li e a tBapnutrip"Oa and have been con s The shipbuilders at Bristohlawleioi been ne h e a n Ye ti i we r r e e ce t o i e v rdk ed i nb oyern a d ( e 3 r ru s for constructing gun - b oats e . verrme nt to hasten th eir completion, et, d and and day. On Friday a over by Mr. when 80 invalid s were pronoun ced to be un fit for further active service, the n was confirmed by Dr. Maclachlan, pita l. attached c ci a so to Smith, now employed w held uponm e at dti le medics[ them o bi m agr t hd o t p ' n , preside d ßuckley is appointed Barrack master at Aldershott. 'arrack-mwtersliip of Maidsto ne i s t o be discon v cisae Major rT tCinhTuatehlidea B , In tlie duty to be performed by the Barrack-master of Chatham. A few months ago Mr. J. Elliott, a surgeon in the Royal Navy, was committed to the Devon County Gaol, at Exeter, for two years, for cruelty and neglect in the Crimea, while se t yi ng wi th th e Naval Brigade. A. few days ago he was attacked by fever, and inflammation of the brain succeeding he died on Tuesday last. There are at present in the Exeter Barracks 100 of the Dragoon Guards, and 50 of the Scots Greys. About 50 of the 38th Foot are also billetted in the city. In addition to these are the following recruiting parties, who have met with considerable success :—Royal Ma rines, Royal Artillery, Sappers and Miners Artillery, 15th Hussars, Coldstream Guards, 54th, 44th, 20th, and Bth Regiments, and the East Devon Militia. BREAD-STREET WARD• ELECTION OF ALDERMAN. The polling commenced on Saturday morning, and finally closed a t f o ur o'clock. The following was t state of the pelt at YOUR O'CLOCK. Lawrence .............. Nicoll .................... 48 31 Majority for I,awrence: .............. 12 The electors took no interest in the p rocee di ngs, on Naccounticoll o f a legal protest Leing b an d ed in by Air. 's legal adviser against Mr. Lawrence, on aceoun t, it was a p se rted, that he was not pr o p ose d an d secon d ed by duly q ualified persons. PRESERVATION OF LIFE AT SEA.—During the last few days repeated experiments have been made at Roker with Hodgson's moveable fluked grapnel, which is con structed to be fired from a gun over stranded vessels so ai to facilitate the launching of life-boats. In most stances success attended the various shots, man/ too f which reach e d a 300 yards' range—amply sufficient reach any vess e l s t ran d e d on thi s par t of the c omt.— Sunderkind 45 )ec. 4 >co. 1