The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

GENERAL STATEMENT o f the POSITION and PROSPECTS of the SOUTII-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPAN P. The Directors proceed, after mature consideration, to present to the proprietors of the South-Eastern ILtilw..y a Geicral Statement of ;the position and prospects of the Company. The directors need hardly point out that, in the course of the stweinent, it will be re qnisite for them to base upon estimates the conclusions at which they arrive as to the amount that is yet required to be expended on ca pital account, whilst the return of revenue, which that outlay, com bined with the capital already expended, wilt produce, may, after the views of the directors have been stated, be calculated by each proprietor himself. And although the directors have delayed the publication of the statement, to ensure the g eatest possible accuracy, and have availed . hernselves of theirlexperience of estimates of the cost of works, they still feel that, not any criticism, but the future alone, can test the Correctness of their views. It will be the study of the directors, interested as they are, and re sponsible as they have be en for the policy adopted in the management of the compay's affairs in times of extraordinary difficulty and emer gency, to treat the whole subject with impartiality. Under their management it has been the good fortune of the com pany to escape the evil effects of competition, imprudent amalgama tions, and a reduction of tolls whieh would have made the attain 'Vent of prosperity barely practicable. For this the company is indebted, not alone to that justice which arliament has, at each successive costly contest, awarded it, or to a series of happy accidents in the rejection and suspension of the Bills it had promoted, but also to the perseverance with which ag gression on the company's just rights has been resisted by the pro prietors. These rights were recognised in the preamble of the first Act of the Legislature incorporating the company, passed on the 2lst of Jane, 1836, wherein it was stated that "this railway would be productive Of great public advantage, by opening a certain and expeditious com munication to Dover and other towns and districts on the south east coast, and also of facilitating the communication between Lon don and the Continent of Europe ;" and it is matter for deep regret that, to preserve the rights thus recognised as attaching to the owners of the capital embarked in an adventure admitted to be of great public advantage, so enormous an expenditure in Parlia mentary contests should have been necessary ; although at the same time it must be acknowledged, taking every surrounding circum• Stance into consideration, that in the end these contests, of which the directors believe there is no likelihood of a repetition, have been attended with a not unfavourable result. The directors are satisfied that, with reasonable skill and eco nomy in the management of the Company's affairs, there is every ground for belief, that on the completion of the South-Eastern lines of Railway in progress of construction, and a fair development of their traffic, of the Continental traffic, and of that of the lines al ready in use, the company will possess sources of revenue adequate to secure to the proprietors, permanently, a satisfactory dividend. The length of the lines of railway and branches now used for tlAffle by the South-Eastern Railway Company is as follows Miles ch. 87 25 The Main Line from London to Folkestone and Dover The Folkestone Harbour Branch .. The Bricklayers' Arms Branch The Greenwich Line • • • • • • • • .. .. 3 60 The Maidstone Branch • • •• •• •• •• • •• 9 77 The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch .• 5 22 The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Branch .. .. 30 10 The Ramsgate and Margate Branch .. .. 3 56 The Minster and Deal Branch . 8 67 The Canterbury and Whitstable Line • • •• •• • • 57 8 The Gravesend and Rochester Line .. • • .. .. 6 15 Making 163 miles and 47 chains of railway. This includes the Greenwich itailway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, held on lease, and also 13 miles and 22 chains of the Brighton Rail- Way, being a portion of the distance between London and Reigate, over which the South-Eastern Railway Company, by agreement with the London, Brighton, and South Coast _Railway Company, has a right to run toll free. And it should be stated that the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company has the light to run toll free over so much of the Greenwich Railway as forms part of the main line to Reigate, over the six miles of the South-Eastern Railway between Croydon and Reigate, and over the Bricklayers' Arms Branch. Before proceeding to treat of the prospects of the Company. it Rill be well to call to mind the relatioa, of the different capitals to each other, and-their rlghta'to the - earnings now in course of receipt. And, to do this, it must be stated that in accordance with the terms of the resolutions passed by the proprietors on the 11th of September, 1845, no dividend is payable in respect of any of the new shares then created, viz., the No. 3 Shares, until six months after the day to which a dividend has been declared on the then existing shares of the company, next following the opening for traffic of the latest in point of execution of the following lines of railway and Works authorised by the several Acts passed during the preceding session of Parliament, viz.:— The Branch Railway from Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells. The Branch Railway from Minster to Deal, and Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway. The Branch Railway from Ashford to Hastings, and The widening of the London and Greenwich Railway. And all profits accruing from any of the new lines wholly or par tially opened before such day, are divisible among the proprietors of the then existing shares. And also that no dividend is payable in respect of any of the new shares then also created, viz., the No. 4 Shares, until six months after the day to which a dividend has been declared on the then ex lilting shares of the company, next following the opening for traffic Of the latest in point of execution of the following new lines of rail- Way and works, viz.:— The railway from the London and Greenwich Railway to Graves end, The railway from Tunbridge Wells to Hastings, The railway from the town of Rye to Rye Harbour, and The additional station at Ashford, to be constructed by means of the additional capital to be raised by the same No. 4 Shares: and that all profits accruing from any of the new lines, wholly or partially opened before such day, are divi sible among the proprietors entitled to share the profits of the other lines and works of the company. So that, according to the resolutions referred to, until all the Works now in progress are completed, the holders of the Shares 1 411 existing, viz., the original and the No. 1 and No. 2 Shares, reap a dvantages beyond those earned by the specific capitals upon which the dividend is payable. The branches which have been opened for traffic and contributed their earnings to the advantage of the original and the No. 1 and 2 dhares are : —The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch, 5 Miles in length, which was opened on the 20th of September, 1845 ; the Minster and Deal Branch, 1X miles in length, which was opened on the Ist of July, 1847 ; and the Gravesend and Rochester Line, 6 Miles in length, w,iich was opened as a double line on the 23d 01 August, 1847. A ree,ard to these facts, which have always been before the pro- Meters, will sufficiently evince how far they have affected past di. Vidends• It was not contemplated that any benefit would be given to the holders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares until the lines of railway and works for which those capitals were created had been opened for tram,. those shares were issued at 30/. per paid-up share, to be eventually on a par with the original and the No. 1 and No. 2 Shares, en Which the average payment will be 321. I 9s. per share ; but the e xigencies of the money ma rk e t, w hich defied all calculation, made t incumbent on the directors, le order to insure the prompt payment of the calls on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares, which was of vital im portance to the Company, to call upon the proprietors to empower them to pay interest at the rate of live per cent. per annum out of capital, until the holders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares should be come entitled to dividend. This power was granted by the proprie on the 18th of February, 1847. Whilst the directors confidently submit that this measure, so au thorised and sanctioned by the propriet rs, was dictated by sound Policy to meet the unequalled difficulties of the times, it is obviously desirable for the company to terminate the payment of interest out of capital, which necessity alone justified, by proceeding vigorously to complete the works, and thereby to render the whole of the capital e xpended productive. It will iie well, before proceeding further, to remind the proprie tors of the terms on which the Greenwich Railway, the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway are held by the South-Eastern Railway Company. , T he Greenwich Railway is held on lease for 999 years, f rom th e is t of January. 1845. The rent payable this year is 40,0001., and it Will increase at the rate of 1,0301. per annum until the year 1854, when the maximum yearly rent of 45,0001. will be payable. T he Reading, Guildford, ana Reigate Railway is agreed to be lease d 4is ,, in perpetuity from the time of the completion of the works, is to take place in August next. The rent is to be payable i " the rate of five and a half per ca nt. per annum on the cost, which s limited to 600,0001.; the rental will, therefore, be 33,0001. per an nam. t The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is held on lease for the 'rt of 14 years, commencing from the 29th of September, 1844. Th e inPayalee for the remainder of the term is 3,0001. per annum. ~- addition to interest on the mortgage debt, amounting to 44,221/ , awhich is 2,211/. Is. per annnm. The South-Eastern Railway eli:',ParlY has the option, before the 29th September, 1862, of pur e7,"'ag this line on payment of 60,8001. as the purchase money, and -„,a,ssuining the mortgage liability of 44,2211. 4""e S outb-Eastern Railway Company have relaid this line with hea vy rails since it was leased to them, and they have removed the 1 a ce l • T T l arY engines with which it was worked, in order to substitute h ° „,,tive power for the purposes of the traffic ; and as coke works been- also been built by the company at Whitstable, and money has di re _ 'xPended by them in the improvement of the harbour, the exercise think it will probably be for the interest of the company to -14eise their option of purchase. st e length of the lines of railway and branches in course of con. ra e . tio n by, and to he leased to, the South-Eastern Railway Cont i,lt.. is 133 miles, viz. : hheelileisT North Miles. ch. ahilvKiteennuttd, Greenwich, from. London. to Woolwich, Dartford, Greenwich,Bricklayers' Arms June - 60 28 24 Aelltifaoi r h d v , a ß Y ye,.ilastin . g . s, and St. Leonard's Bran — ch Bra nch from Rye to Rye Harbour ......1 70 Ile Tunbridge Wells and Hastings Line, and Branch to -31 14 Tl ard e R y , e Reading, Guilford, and Reigate Line .. • • • • 45 68 °f the Reading, Guilford, and Reigate Railway 6 miles 40 chains 1 1 1 ;e to be made by the South-Western Railway Company ; and for to e u " of this part the South-Eastern Railway Company will have . y a proportionate toll. .dill Thelength, therefore, of the line of railway and branches which Ifi timately be used for traffic by the South-Eastern Railway PanY will be 296 miles and 47 chains t, ;1 1 , 1 . 4 be seen in the Statement .1. !diet the . capital already au bY the Company's Act of Parliament is 9,11•5,375/ J ati '" amount of capital expended by the company to * the . let of be e 4 1 849, is 7 890,5321., as shown in Statement B. ; and it will p ri en that of this' emount 6,689,305/. has bee;; paid up by the pro "ira, and 1 201 227/ has been advanced to them on mortgage, M r strained due at that date. T he Works in progress of construction are : th e "e,enlargement and division of the London-bridge station, and ~N yl dening or the Greenwich line. ri,r`ituve North Kent line, from London to Woolwich, Dartford, and yesena. T„,b,:a North Kent, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junction line. The Ashford locomotive station and works. b r ` lie Ashford Rye, Rye Harbour, Hastings and St. Leonard', aneb and Th e T unbridge Wells and Hastings line. the r land not yet in the company's possession, se m; tel e 'ons, permanent materials. and for the erection of the electric ,iretph on the new lines is 1,132,724/. 1,-tti:e °r i 8 estimates for these works are less by 465,000/. than the prices inal estimates and this amount of saving of expenditure th e effected by the revision and alteration that has been made of let,,, `'‘ and matl•rks, and the redaction that has taken place in the price of ~. erials that a further sum of 108,9001. will eventually have tooe ex pended to incr ease t h e locomotive ngine and carrying stock, f or t o(St the requirements of the traffic of the new lines when opened fr o:11 ; sonstant, that the total amo 1 241unt of expenditure under these heads the ist i will be 624/. I,,,ihe North Kent lin e w ill , it is expected, be open for traffic by the of July, amough the works have not all been pushed forward as the directors considered they had a right to expect. III t theenlargemo ent o for the m e off the Londo n -b r i dge station must be comp l ete d pening of the North Kent line ; and it is clearly of o•paortance to provide proper station accommodation for the traffic The and of the other South-Eastern lines and branches. 411„he North-Kent, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junction , Which will connect the Bricklayers' Arms station and its popu lhayileibboarhood with Greenwich and the North-Kent Railway, proci be opened in three mouths; and will probably be the means of its e 4ei ng a larger return of traffic to the company, compared with existing than any other of the works, as it will connect important ,gng filles with each other. dee rt " i e .. c ompletion of the Ashford locomotive station and works is 414 ed to be of great consequence to the welfare of the company, as ge D ' ar tion of the future expenditure on revenue account will be Orred there Th e eon • fl.O struction of the South-Eastern Railway Company'sw where e as it t Joi n , th nt Ashford to Rye, Hastings and , St. Leonard's, h e s, ° aatliL im ndon, Brighton, and South-Coast R . ailway Comptry s "881 t, , Making the coast line of communication from Rams o ate, 10, 4 over, Folkestone and the other ports of Kent to Portsmouth 411 th e 6 west ward complete, is finished between Ashford and Rye ; Dre_ealand is in the company's possession, and the works will be cedis leiv,:tehbays speedily as possible. Alee e e thraPany Were pledged to Parliament and the public to com the autumn of 1848 ; but this they were unable to otherl,,t unreasonable tenders made for executing the works, and Ifee,,;ltuleulties, caused the delay; for of the sum of 465,0001., saved li n - ,' III Y over the works in progress, 150,000/. will be saved on the zueetoween Ashford and St. Leonard's. 444Latnhter important work, of which the heaviest portions are in . e ed state. Is the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings line. The r average a comparatively small cost per mile, and the should be proceeded with as fast as the financial circumstances of 4,,'OraPany will permit. ra:".,_ e i llastings traffic, which, it must be remembered, came for ce nthteheopSeonuintha-Eofasttheernt Railway at Staplehurst, has been lost to 3's Hastings ' line on the ._ith of June, 1846, but the lagrgerliproopinort. Company's of this traffic will be ,atain acquired on the completion of the South-Eastern Company's , astings line. t,The resources which firs at the disposal of the company to meet 1. 7‘ outlay required for the completion of the works, for the addi. interest that . 4 Shares, Zal locomotive engines and carrying stock, 4 . ,`,`1 be payable to the proprietors of the No. 3 mitt the mortgage debt, are set f ort h in the statement of -.3ets Marked C. Th e sn,„ Y consisted, on the Ist instant, of—Cash In hand, 104,7471 is ; oredits, 14,8121. Is. Id. ; calls in course of receit 125 160 s unissued shares, 141,760/. blo t Made, 732,657/. ; ;p u'nexerci ; as; b gagis powers, 231,325/. ; which latter sum can be capitalizeds:it Or a: 3 % 10 d clnaen by the proprietors, as can in like manner the sum Alt a 601., he portion of the present mortgage debt not yet ca by 6,ed ; and beyond these sums, the company has power to rais e , The creation of new shares, 340,0001. 2 41.4 1 'xPlus land and other property of the company is 'rallied at bf h '__ l naking the aggregate of assets 2,296,882/ 38. Id. eb4 4l lane been shown that the company are already empowered 154,, several Acts of Parliament to raise in the aggregate e tn : . . l . for the execution of their works, nal to make and open all Of ralltray, exclulYe of their lies I , otvreen Gravesend rind • • 23 4 . . - - 1 --- ----' - 71, , ,' ,•......, - , , ...,,,.....: . --p-/-;4 - •-: - Z ( if i j .--_40.,...-A--:. ,A ) 1,1,-7 ,, . . 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Tne line from Gravesend to Rochester is on a different footing ; the company were authorise 1 by their Act to purchase the railway and canal, and to fill up the canal, and double the line of railway, so as to form a part of the South-Eastern North Kent line, but ne prevision was made by Parliament far the payment of the purchase money, nor any authority given to raise money for that purpose. Parliament had, however, previously recognised the principle and necessity of a grant of power to raise money for the purpose of exe cuting the works, by authorising the Gravesend and Rochester Rail way and Canal Company to raise 85,000/. by the creation of shares, and 56,6661. by mortgage, and all the powers of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Company were vested in the South- Eastern Railway Company by the Act of Parliament authorising them to purchase the railway and canal. The South-Eastern Railway Company purchased the Gravesend and Rochester Railway ant Canal for the sum of 310,000/. ; paying 31,0001. in cash, anti giving bonds for 279,0001., payable, with inte rest at three and a half per cent. per annum, in the year 1851, and application will consequer.tly be made to Parliament to raise the sum of 3.58,98 . 41., for payment of the purchase-money and interest. The filling up of the canal, and doubling of the lino of railway, has b .en executed I,y the South-Eastern Railway Company ; and the line was opened by them for traffic as a double line on the 23d of August, 1847. In addition, the proprietors authorised the payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares ; but they did not provide any specific fund for such payment. the amount paid up to the Ist instant it 159,1661. 175., and the further amount that will he payable under this head is dependent in some me-is'ire m the time of opening the new lines—it may be taken at 205,016/. 6s. 60. Had this payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares not been made, it would have bent out of the power of the company to maintain, as they are doing, full faith with Parliament in construct ing those lines, to the completion of which Parliament itself looks, and justly, with considerable interest. The additional sum of 350,9851. will make the whole paid-up capital of the company 9,466,360/., which will represent 296 miles of railway open for traffic, and a locomotive and carrying stock of the value of upwards of 600,0001., free from mortgage and other debt, earning revenue, and subject only to the deduction of the working expenses, rates and taxes, and of the rents of the Greenwich, the Reading, Gulld:ord, and Reigate, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railways, and the proportionate toll over the 6 mites and 40 chains of the South-Western Railway. The revenue produced by the lines open during the last year, 162 miles and 66 chains in length, was 449,7251. I Is. Id., or 2,7631. per mile. The policy of the company for the last four years, that they should themselves be the carriers of goods on thoir own lines, has been adopted with entire success : the receipts from goods, which aver aged weekly 6081. in 1844, amounted to 1,810/. per week in 1848 ; or in the former year to 61. 12s. per mile per week, and to 121. per mile per week in the latter. This policy the directors believe will be still more successful when applied to the traffic of the whole South-Eastern system of Railways, and will then produce more than a corresdonding increase of receipts. The proprietors will take into consideration, in estimating the ad ditional revenue to be obtained when the whole 296 stiles of railway are open, the anticipated improvement of the continental-traffio in passengers and merchandise, the return` to b 6 derived from the North Kent line, the Bricklayers' Arms Junction, and the other railways in progress, as well as the general prospects of the country, and the hope of a greater development of the existing traffic of the South-Eastern district, and they will probably arrive at the concbz- ASSITS. Cash at bankers Sundry credits Calls in course of receipt Cal s to he made .. Shares unallotted Share capital not raised Mortgage powers not exercised Mortgage debt not capitalized Surplus land and property .. . Amount to be raised by authority of Parliament for payment of theputchase-money of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, and interest thereon • • 4e,'LXX,4 0 RPiQgPPPPR 7lniVelga..w...-.3 g g"4ffWrWgW m 0,,,7.1.1.i. W n .5 „.:4 , 4 .aaag n 2 2 , p t... . E,,•• i '4' : VA. S. LoN•J Zi N tJ NOOO 0 lo Cr - o ' oo b.D 0000 0 . • . . 0.0000 0 • • • • Sz 1 , 1 ,, M 9. wCNN CA 0 0 Z. 3 k.; . • F. , '• -• FF I F a atp: cv • 0 : sion that the permanent dividend to be derived from their property is not likely to be less than 6 per cent. ; ant if the proprietors have not erred in the antici ations on which their original investment was made, still greater advantages are to be expected. The South• Eastern Railway Company holds, from its natural posi tion, the key to the land traffic passing from Europe into Great Bri tain, and cannot be dispossessed of it; and while it would be of no advantage to speculate on the results which must attend this situa tion, yet It would be improper not to express the opinion of the di rectors, that this position must be of great importance and advan tage to the company. At the moment, however, when the railway from Boulogne to Paris was completed, the French revolution took place, and lrom that time to the present there has not been as much eolith ental traffic as there was before the opening of the French lines of runway. The disruption of the political relations of Europe, by which corn inerce generally has suffered, has naturally been visited on the South- Eastern Railway, as the great highway to the continent. Iu the last twelve months only 44,110 passengers crossed to and from Folkestone and Boulogne by tke steam-ships, and in the pre ceding twelve months, when the French lines were not opened, the number of passengers was 49,514. I The establishment of a settled Government In France, and the continuance of peace throughout Europe, may fairly be expected to be attended by a resumption of the ordinary extent of communica tion with this country ; and it will be a solitary exception in rail way experience, if tile means now existing of reaching raris daily in twelve hours from London, by the South-Eastern route, have not the effect of increasing greatly the number of travellers. The directors have always look, d to the extension of the railway system on the Continent and to the completion of the lines pointing to the Mediterranean with peculiar interest. To do justice to the Continental tramc, it is essential that the short sea passage from Folkestone and Dover to Boulogne anti Calais should be performed at hours to suit passengers, and by the best class of steam-ships, and this, it is well known, has been admirably effected by the steam-ships of the South-Eastern and Continental Company, which have mace 3,438 passages without a single accident —the time occupied in the voyage of 26 miles from Folkestone to Boulogne varying from one hour and three-quarters to two hours and a quarter. The revenue of the Loudon, Folkestone, and Dover line, depend ing, to an important extent, on the facilities and certainty of quick passages to and from Boulogne and Calais, the directors are of opi nion that it is desirable that the South-Eastern and Continental Steam-ship Company should be merged in the South-Eastern Rail- way Company, as the sea service requires to Le pc , formed more with reference to its advantage to the railway than to that of the proprie tors of the steam-boats. It is requisite that greater facilities should be given for the con veyance of merchandize between Folkestone and Boulogne, by which the south-Eastern Railway Company has hitherto benefited but little, than the ste on-boat proprietors as an isolated company can afford to provide; and, although the case might be met by a general guarantee from the railway company on all the passetwers and mer chandize carried by it and the steam-ships, there would be greater simplicity, and more effective combination, were the two undertak ings united. _ _ . It has been shown that the ultimate capital of the railway will be 9,466,3601., whilst 130,0001. has been suffleie,t to provide eight splen did steam-ships for the daily service to France. With regard V , the disputed claims on the company, alluded to in a previous half-yearly report, and which are all referred to arb;tra- comprising tlie claims of the contractors, engineers, surveyors, „ and solicitors, amounting to 196,8001., the directors helieve that they will be settled for the sum set apart to meet them, viz., 138,0401., which has been invested for that purpose in the stock of the South- Eastern Railway Company, as offers have been made to the directors to compromise the principal claims on a reduction of up wards of 60,. 001. The directors consider that the science of working railways with economy is still in its infancy, and can be only attained by care and great experience; and they have the most confident expecta don that great improvements will continue to be made under this heel. The extortionate parochial assessments to which this comlany has been subjected, and to which it was compelled, for many rea- sons, reluctantly to submit, during the pressure of Parliamentary contests, are now systematically resisted, and will soon, so far as the existing law, which bears very hardly on railway companies permits, be, the directors trust, equitably adjusted. The proprietors will not fail to observe that the difficulties at tendant on the commencement and completion of an undertaking like the South-Eastern Railway are apparent to every one; the _ _ prospective advantages which follow the full establishment and de. N•e 1 o Fnent of a great commercial institution, are not so striking, but are properly to be considered, and taken into account in attempt ink to arrive at any fair estimate of its value. The directors trust that the unabated confidence which they en. :ertain in the South-Eastern Railway will be shared by theproprie. tors ; and it will be the study of the directors to prothote the into- rests of the company to the best of their ability. JAMES MACGREGOR, Chairman. a a n VI X a a o o Cr EA 72:6 t et, h; 0 .ts oo p a. p., W 2 I 6 - .4 0 C.—Statement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Company en Capital Account, Ist of January, 1849. LIABILITIES. X a. d Works, land, stations, permanent materials and Electric Telegraph • . .. • • Lo ;omotive engines and carrying stock for new lines .. .. .. • • • Interest on No 3 and No. 4 Shares • • .• Mortgage debt falling due from the year 1849 to to the year 1856 .. • • 1 201 227 0 0 Accounts in dispute of contrac tors, engineers, surveyors, and solicitors, and which are pre ferred to arbritation and to be taxed • • .. • • • • 196,800 00 r Amount invested in South-Eastern Railway shares to rneet the above 138,054 0 OJ .. 1,132,724 0 0 108,900 0 0 205,016 6 6 £2,647,867 6 6 •• £104,747 18 0 14,812 5 1 .. 125,160 0 0 ▪ 732,657 0 0 ▪ 141,760 0 0 .. 340,000 0 0 .. 231,325 0 0 .. 353,050 0 0 .. 253,370 0 0 350,985 3 5 £2,647,867 6 6 d m ~ rn ~ ~ i: la F. :.1 ii South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge Terminus, Jan. 15, 1849. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT. TRUSTEES. Spencer 11. Walpole, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. I Edward Vansittart Neale, Es 4. DIRECTORS. Samuel Driver, Esq., Whitehall. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Piccadilly. John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, RN., United Service Club, and Brighton. Edward Legh, Esq., the Limes, Lewisham, Rent. Edward Lomax, Esq., St. John's-wood-park. Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Audley-street. Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey. William Studley, Esq., Brixton, Surrey. William A. S. Westoby, Esq., Hyde-park -place. The LIFE ASSUR %NCB DEPARTMENT of the Society ern braces Assurances upon single or joint lives, contingent survivorship, or the survivor of two or more lives. Endowments of widows and children. Immediate, deferred, and survivorship annuities. The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specific age, or to their re resentatives in case of death before that age. Premiums may be paid yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, or upeot he half premium plan for the first five years. Loans granted on an entirely ne•.v principle. RAILWAY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT. All persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in Great Britain and Ireland, assured in the event of loss of life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of 10s. per cent., La one single payment, for the whole period of life. Examra.z.—A person may by one single payment of SI. assure to his family sr others the sum of 1,000/., to be paid in the event of his losing his life by railvrayt ravelingi n Great B:1Ieln or Ireland. F. FERGUSON CA IIIRO UX, Manager. sTATES'S ROYAL HOTEL. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage and support of Com mercial Gentlemen ti the above Hotel, which is most centrally si tuated. The Commercial -room will be thund one of the most com modious and suitable, and " en suite," the Hotel, in point of accom modation, second to none in the North. MR. LIONEL GOLDSMID will have - the ho nour to appear at the MUSIC II ALL, Store-street, Bedford square, in a new and entirely original Entertainment, called AT TOME AND ABROAD, on MONDAY EVENING, February 5, 1849. For particulars, see Bills of the day. Tickets and Places to be secured at the Hall. Doors open at Half past Seven, to commence at Eight precisely. Hal, 25.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Private ROXC3, ii. los. and 2/. 2s. LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE CMPANY. ELEVENTH CALL, beRAILWAYing 21. 10s. O upon each 121. 10s. Half Share, making, with the amount already paid, SI. called upon each Halt Share. Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, passed this day, Shareholders in this Company are ro quired,to pay a CALL of 2/. 10s. upon each 124 10s. Half Share by TWO Instalments of 1/. ss. each, the first of such Instalments to be paid on FRIDAY. the 20th day o;' July next, and the second on SA TURDAY,7IIIe 20th day of October next, to either of the undermen tioned bankers : London —Messrs. Hanburys, Taylor, and Lloyd, Lombard-street. Dublin—The National Bank of Ireland. Londonderry—The Branch of the Tilster Banking Company. Interest at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum will be charged on all Calls remaining unpaid at the dates above mentioned. Interest at the rate of rive per Cent. per Annum n ;11 be allowed on a 1 Cal's paid in advance. By order of the Board of Dbectors, FREDERICK H. HEMMING, Secretary. Offices, 5, Church-passage, Guildhall, London, Jan. 29, 1849. GRAVESEND via BLACEWALL RAIL WAY, and STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS. Railway and Eoat included in one Payment. Fares, to or London. Fore Cabin and Second Class from Railway, ONE SHILLING; Saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE. To er from Blackwall or intermediate Piers, Fore Cabin.. ...• • • 9 d. Saloon .. Is. No other Packets call ai the Grays o- Greenhithe Piers. FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Week Days, at 8, sli * , 9V 2 , 11%. 1, and 5. Sundays, at 8%, 11% 1, 2,4, and 5 . FROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL. Week Days, at 9 1 ,i 11, 12. 1%, 3,4, and 5. Sundays. at WSX, and 5. The TEAINS starting one quarter of an hour before each of these times. Passages marked * are run direct, the Packets not being per mitted to stop at Piers or for Boats. Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41.45. : Six Months, 21. 15s. ; Three Months, 11. 15s. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the packets ; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell. Passengers' Luggage conveyed to and from the Packets and Rail way, at the Brunswick-wharf, without any charge. The charge for Porterage at Fenchurch-street is Id. for small parcels, and 2d. for large parcels. November 7. 1848. Ibil of I ---,-.....,•1111,11,,.......M.11• .-- T N consequence of the great rush of Visitors to see -. :. .:- g ..i. BANVARD'S GRAND MOVING PAINTING of the MIS : I.'l'BB s c,. SISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN HALL, '5.1."&--,00 ~ Piccadilly, the Proprietor respectfully announces Two Exhibitions c., . ..-5,00 g every day d ur i ng th e h o lidays. This im mense Painting is the t..-.. 0000 Largest in the World, and exhibits more than 3,000 miles of Ameri i;l 8 , :., can scenery.—The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon, ~, ea . , e = E.... , R at Half-past Two, and the Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock; .•,, . • • • CA -4 +1 • ** 00 0 h ,y, il 6.: 0 doors open half an hour before commencing. Admission, lower ... o 00 0 00 CO . ga. O S. g a seats, 2s. ; gallery, Is. , g -------------- "_. ......, g i T ll E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC riu 61.. 07 .4 IN m n '" .C, INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. • • . 5, CO h. O. g 4, . .-. sa <, i.. by G. Clifford, Esq., P ' .". . . A View in the Gold District of California is just added to the New ii o . CAT - T .... CY . • - . •-. 00 00CP P . . Series of Dissolving Views.—Lectures on the Cultivation of the , an a , nd o* F it: d b ay ri , il a ia t n a t --, K Voice, and on the Art of Singing, Illustrated' i., .1 — with a variety of Songs, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at a 0 Ca --1 9 1 Cx. I. C. 3 0 kit r, Q :alder to Tares o'clock, and on tleiaerynaalvyttee:EnianvteeesndEinvgeslcingsh,iiad:irghhta.n-- On the Electric Light, by Dr. Bachhoffner on Tuesday, Thursday, and 1., ..o .... fil tE S a a xs tE . .` ....1 0 ..., 1 ; a rl a rn o y r l e a n , E t Experiments, P witheni daily,nnEvenings.—On effects, O d n o n Chemistry, th,cioalntd by Dr. Ryan, .., ,-, No a Oig Quarter to Three, and on the alternate Evenings.—New Chromatrope. C 3 (.4 Diving-bell.—Working Models explained. , — Microscope.—Diver and C., 1. , . IP. t . , :, i —The Music is directed by Dr. Wallis. . ..., C.P C. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including iaturtlay) from Seven till Half-past Ten. n Railway, London-bridge Terminus, Jan. 15, 1849. Admission, IL—Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is. A 34.—Capital authorized by the Acts of Parliament. Date Title of Act. of Royal Purpose. Shares. Loan. Assent. £ £ Main Line-- 1,400,000 450,000 6 Will. IV. c, 75 21 June, 1836 S London to Folkestone 5 Vic. c. 3 22,Apri1,1842 and Dover 800,000 266,600 r London- 1 3& 4 Vic. c. 122 10 Aug. 1840 Lbridgestation j 90,000 30,000 Extension into Dover 6 & 7 Vic. c. 51 27 June, 1843 and Dover 200,00 66,600 Terminus r Maidstone 1 6& 7 Vic. C. 52 27 June, 1843 1 Branch j 112,000 37,300 Bricklayers' 1 Arms s s Branch tation 6& 7 Vic. G 2 4 July, 1843133,333 44,444 Canterbury, Ramsgate, 7 Vic. c. 25 23 May, 1844 and Margate 400,000 133,000 Branch .. Folkestone / Branch, Bar- t I 200,000 6 6,e 00 7 Vie. c. 63 4 July, 1844 bour, &c. .. { IN T e u n n s b ß r r i a d n ge 181,000 60,000 ch } 8 & 9 Vic. c. 167 31 July, 1845 r Widening 1 and Exten sion of the 85,100 56,666 8& 9 Vic. c. 168 31 July, 1845 1 Gravesend , I and Roches- L ter Line .. Widening of 8& 9 Vic. e. 186 4 Aug. 1845 1 the Green- 142 ,700 47,566 wichßailway r ] 8 & 9 Vic. c. 197 8 Aug. 1845 Minster and 167,000 62,300 / Deal Branch Ashfor•Lßye, Hastings, and 8& 9 Vic. c. 200 8 Aug. 1845 St. L eonar d' s Branch •. • • 410,000 136,000 Rye and Rye 9 Vic. c. 55 18 June,lB46 1 Harbour 20,000 6,600 Branch .. lAshford, Lo-1 comotive 1 i General r an u d r_ } 9 Vic. c. 56 18 June, 1846 Station 1 500,000 266,000 Lposes ... . Tunbridge Wells and ZZ 9 Vic. c. 64 18 June, 1846 Hastings Branch 9 &10Vic. c. 305 3 Aug. 1846 North Kent Line 1,000,0006400 033,000 213,300 r Greenwich, I North Kent, 10 &11V. c. 104 2July, 1847 I . I a a y n e d r s B ' r A i e r k m . 55,000 18,300 s I June. Line . • J London bridge Sta tion En • 10 &11 V.c. 230 22 J u ly, 1847 largement 200,000 66,666 and iurther Widening of the Green wichltailway 6,755,033 2,360,342 6,755,033 £ 9,115,375 B,—Statement showing the Amount Expended and to be Expended on the Main Line and Branches, and ultimate Capital, 31st De cember, 1848. Expended To be ex- Name. to, Dec. 31, pended to Total. 1848. complete. Main line and Bricklayers' Arms 3,385,188 38,200 3,423,388 North Kent, Greenwich Branch widening, and London Station division and enlargement 1,930,327 457,094 2,387,421 Folkestone Branch, harbour, coke works, &e. • • .. Locomotive department and carrying stock ••.•. • • • • Maidstone Branch .... •••• • • • • 187,715 1,500 189,215 Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Mar gate, Whitstable, and Minster and Deal Branches . . Ashford Station, and Ashford and llastings, St. Leonard's, and Rye Branch .... • • ...... 425,151 330,130 755,281 Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Hastings Branch, and Branch towards Rye •. •• .... 424,325 246,500 710,825 £7,8 0,532 £1,241,624,£9,132,156 Interest to be paid to proprictola•• •• •• •• • 205,106 Lost on issue of original shaies• .. • • • • • 244,504 Amount Invested to meet disputed accounts 138,054 Less surplus land and progorty X 9,719,730 2A,370 U 7 .l.l.mat e T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE SOUCY COMPANY. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. Upon the Principle of Mutual Life Assurance, the Whole Profits belonging to the Assured. No. 31, LO BARD-S MEET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. J Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Mathis, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Jehn Dangerileld, Esq. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. I Samuel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. BANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co. MANAGER. Alexander Robertson, Esq. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, he Company being prohibited, by the ii4th clause of their Deed of Constitution, which is duly registered in terms of the Act, from dis puting a Policy upon any ground whatever. The Rates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle mortality, and are as low as a due regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the premiums, with interest of the retained halves, is required to be p tid for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As surance may be relinquished at any time without payment of the retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to assure for the first five years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. ' WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted, whereby the security at a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Sums are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a specified age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PARTNER POLICIES are granted, whereby ajoint assurance effected by partners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in vested. On the death of either, the survivor is benefited by retain ing the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain their share without having to wait until it can be recovered from outstanding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the equator. No Admission or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge made for the l'olicy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death o the assured life The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in connexion with this Company. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Charles 0. Parnell, Esq. iiUDITOIIB. George Cumming, Esq. James Turner, Esq. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. INVALID LIVES. In addition to the ordinary Assurance of Healthy Lives, this So ciety, early In the year 1824, originated the plan of granting Policies on the Lives of Persons more or less deviating from the standard of health. Having issued one-fourth of the whole cumber of Policies on Lives of that description, the Board have recently caused a careful investigation into this branch of the business to be made. The result of this investigation has proved highly satisfactory as to the past, and encouraging for the future. The data derived from long experience n this class of cases, and exclusively available by this Society, en- able the Directors to state with confidence their conviction that the system now adopted by them for Assuring Invalid Lives is as safe and beneficial is that upon which the scale for Healthy Lives is con structed. BONUSES, The Two First Divisions averaged 221. per cent. on the Premiums paid. The Third, 281. per cent. The FOURTH Bonus, declared January, 1847, averaged rather more than 361. per cent. ; and from the large amount of Profit reserved for future appropriation, and other causes, the Bonuses hereafter are expected to exceed that amount. The Balance Sheets of this Soeiety (containing every item of Re ceipt and Expenditure) are at all times open for the inspection of any of the Assured. Tables of Rates and the last Report can be obtained of GEO. 11. PINCKARD, Actuary, No. 99, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London. Or of any of the Society's Agents. ANOTHER SURPRISING CURE OF ASTHMA BY DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. From Mr. William Bowen, Cartlett, Haverfordwest, dated Feb. 4,1847: Sir,—Having been afflicted for many years with a violent cough and asthma, and having tried all other medicines in vain, I was re commended to try Dr. Locock's Wafers. I sent for a box, and, to v great astonishment, I found relief in the very first night, and have continued to get better ever since. ['heir effects are really wonderful. ➢iy appetite is now good, whereas formerly I could scarcely keep my food on my stomach. - - (Signed) " WILLIAM BOWEN." Price Is. I% d., 2s. 9d., and 11s. per Imi. Agents, Itta Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London. Sold by all medicine vendors TIC DOLOREUX CURABLE.—TOOTHACHE. JAMES' CELEBRATED ASTILIAN TINC. TUBE FOR THE TIC DOLOREUX, will prove an invaluable medicine to those suffering from this most excruciating and hitherto-considered incurable complaint. A know ledge of its surprising efficacy has induced the proprietors to bring it more extensively before the Public than has hitherto been done, and thus confer a blessing upon thousands now labouring under that distressing malady; the first application not only easing the patient of all pain, but effecting in almost every case, a lasting cure. As a remedy for Toothache, the proprietors can confidently recom mend it as one that cannot be surpassed. This medicine is also a certain specific for Spasms, however violent, especially in the stomach or bowels, and from its perfect freedom from anything of a deleterious character, may be administered under any circumstances with entire safety. Prepared by CARSON and Co., Liverpool, sole Proprietors, and sold wholesale, for them by Barclay and Sons, Edwards, Sutton, and Co., Butler and Harding, I. Sanger, Dietrichsen and Hannay, London ; gouthall Brothers, Birmingham; I. and R. Raimes and Co., Edinburgh; Bolton, Blanshard, and Co., York; Clay and Har vey, and E. S. Rogers, Liverpool ; and retail by the following Chemists :—Collins, 54, Piccadilly ; Woolridge, Bath-place, New road ; Fisher, Crawford •street ; Holmes, Spring-street, Sussez gardens ; Emery, Nottb.g-hill; or an re:pectable katent Medicluc Vendor throughout tic ug3oui. Price 2s. 9d., 48. 6d., WM Family Bottles, l Is. each. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. )N PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE . ',T esy Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just publish e d, pr i ce 2s. 6d., or by cost, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in p os t age stamps, TETE SILENT FRIEND, a Medi ca l W ork on the infirmities and decay of the generative sy s t em, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, hall-street.with remarks on Marriage, and the means of ob v i at i ng certain dis ,l,ll. PERRY alillc and CO., atlons.lllus Consulting tratedby26 Surgeons , Colouretl i 9, tre En gra n yi er a n g e s r . s.s lt R. and By et, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : so ld b y Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxf or d- street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden- P tr i e s a ifi ts u o s f tra th ted e a b n y ato s organs, Aa T and. 11. treats of th e conseque nces resulting fr om excessbrehadni. gence, and their lame n t a bl e e ff ec t s o n the system, producing me n t a l physiology of f the re-productive Engravings. PART and bodily weakn ess , nervous exc it e ment, and gen erative' ncapacity. Illustrated by Three Expl ana t or y Engravings. PART 111. treats o f th e di seases resulting fr om infection, e ith er i n the primary or se con d ary f orm, an d contains expli cit directions for :heir treatm en t. Thi s section is illus t ra ted by Sev enteen Coloured m ix y C an olo d Ur pily ed Engravings. PART I V. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PART Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THECoxartan BALM OF STRIACILIM is exclusively employed in treat ag nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 14. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, a* anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases ofinfectio la, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335, per bottle. Petry's Purifying Specific Pin, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic imflamma- Von of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, it. A minute retail of the case is rewired : age, habits, and position in society. 54 Pecl• - .ets, nth advic2 to bo had at tho Es`labliob_ m „ t b „,,, , by vquet, It,. tee, I i,, is saved, Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are i t i', ,t , n. dazt-t. day a 4 1?, Le2,..arz-zt.tz.st, Oxford-stract, London, trmi' ric_ van till Two, and rive to Eight ; on S anda r s from Eleven to One., BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS Copy of a letter from Mr. J. J. Wilson, Chemist, Monk Bar, York, " To Mr. Thomas Prout, " 14th Jane, 1847. " Sin,—llaying suffered most dreadfully for the last six years from repeated attacks of the gout, and receiving no benefit from the best medical advice I could obtain, I was induced about six weeks ago to try a box of Blair's Gout and Rheumatie Pills. When I commenced taking them, which was in the afternoon, my feet and elbows were very much swollen and inflamed : I was suffering the most intense agony, I had that night sound and refreshing sleep, and awoke in the morning comparatively free from pain ; and before I had finished the box, I never was better in my life : they have not only entirely removed the gout, but have also very Rauch improved my general health. I have since recommended them to four individuals, who have suffered much from gout and rheumatism • and they all speak highly of the benefit they have rece i ve d from them. If you think my case worthy of Insertion among the many cures effected by your wonderful medicine, you are at perfect liberty to publish it. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, WILSO." The above testimonial exhibits th e neve r-failing effects of this valuable medicine, which affords to the afflicted with gout, rheuma tism, lumbago, sciatica, and all analogous complaints, speedy and certain relief. They require neither confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. AI R IA G E. One half the wend are desolately single, and the other suppoe;ng them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em altter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea at caution and woricily prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un eomprosin,l harry; but. the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should not be the enly marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should Corm an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if .:here surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little NIEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., ls. each (by post, in stamps, ls. 6d. each). Le. no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but 'er the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ittle publications claim y our a tt ent i on (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and .avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely tmphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always m the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Aherwood, 23, Paterncster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet•street • Mann, IS, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-plaee Regent-street; and all noksellnr.. REMOVED 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THE TO SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.- —WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. rust published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF - PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early 'eriod of life, which enervate the physical and went."al powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates; Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and Infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., p ÜBLIC NOTICE.-EIGHT NEW LIGHTS. /L —The only geed Lights in the world—they only need knowing to bo admired. The Diamond Lamp is the only Light that really gives satisfaction, its equal is unknown ; its superior will never come.—The Vertical Diamond Lamp surpasses the Carcel Lamp of France in every respect.—The Pearl Candle Lamp with detached clip, &c., is worth a hundred other Candle Lamps.—To sell the ordi nary Candle Lamps is now impossible.—The public have long enough been pestered with such rubbish.—The Star, the Golden, the Glass, the Ring and the R e fl ec ti ng Gas Burners surpa ss all others beyond comparison. The Metropolitan Light Company her Majesty's detrii nions with Light supply.—The Public will have none other. The whole of the New Lights are constantly burning at the Com pany's Establishment, 447, West Wand, RICPIARD CLARK, Resi dent Manager. VYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS- K 2/ KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a meet delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 43. ; double the size, Ts.; and double this size, 11s. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con. 'ainlng testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders oily. Sold wholesale only at Grirnstone's Herbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Cornhill • and by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresehe and ion, Adver riser-orfice. TO Till LADLEB. This lady had the followingleller Inserted in the " Times" news. paper on Aug. 7, 1546. Reader, remember, this letter was put tat the paper by the lady herselc, as a testimony to me. " kis. Weekiey, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstoae, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using It about four months, and the whole of her hairis much stronger and more luxuriant than lever was before the baldness appeared. "Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to7the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an Ils. bottle if tkey were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund ance, but as a cure of nervous headache ;as a toilet perfume itl far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any 'ady of respectability to the above fact . .-3, Swan-street, Borough." In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, afe w drops on the crown of the head occasionally. every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, male it strong, axd prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. 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The tract stated that the money voted by Parliament for the " clothing" the army did not provide the soldiers with all their clothes, but only with a part of them, and that they were furnished with the remainder through the quartermasters of regiments, in payment of which their daily pay was put under stoppages. Whereupon he and a colour-sergeant proceeded to tell how coffee and sugar for the soldiers' mess were bought at shops, and how a corporal marched the cooks or their deputies out of barracks to buy those articles ; and next he went at great length into the regulations relating to district courts-martial! The association stated that the quartermaster and his chief, the clothing colonel, had the clothing and equipment of the soldier between them. So they have. They may not be joined in business, nor divide the profits ; but the soldier is divided between them. By showing that the soldiers go to the town grocers for coffee and sugar, it is sought to be inferred, if the statement have any meaning, that soldiers may provide them selves with " regimental necessaries" at whatever market they please. Articles for " messing" are not regimental necessaries, though they be the necessaries of life. The soldier in all his " necessaries" must be regimental. He must take them from the regimental store ; a penny iron spoon at twopence ; a sixpenny knife and fork at tenpence or a shilling, a n d so f or th. And these are the f ac t s which any private soldier will testify to. So with changes in the kind and fashion of the " necessaries '-" the unworn, or h a lf worn art i c l e, when a change of fashion occurs, must be replaced at the expense of the soldier's daily pay. It was stated that the clothing -colonels of regi ments derived a profit from the clothes furnished (their pay being about 86,7001., and their profits about 7.5,0001.) to the regiments. Whereupon Sir William Napier proceeds to tell of the "checks" that are placed upon those clothing colonels to prevent the issue of bad or inferior clothing to the soldiers, and ends by stating that three regiments, and, he believes, " two others are in the same predicament," have been served with bad clothing (query, low-priced ?) by their clothing colonels, notwithstanding those checks of " inspectors," and "a board of general officers." And because the Financial Reform Association have not thought fit to keep up a controversy with a con troversialist thus refuting himself, he again writes, and demands to be replied to. His demand for a reply shall be met, but not by following him into questions relating to the internal discipline of regiments, which have no connexion with the financial questions at issue. The letters re ceived almost every day from soldiers, since this dis cussion arose, amply prove how deeply they are aggrieved by the system which Sir W. Napier ap proves so highly for the " protection of the soldier." But instead of quoting them, the association prefers to quote the evidence of the clothing-colonels and army contractors examined by the Select Committee of Parliament in 1833. Sir T. M. Brisbane, at page 292, is thus reported : "I am fully aware that by Government contract ing for the whole cloth required for the army, in place of these contracts being made by individuals, a great saving would be effected for the public, and a more uniform and at the same time a better quality of cloth might be the result, as, from my experience in inspecting regiments, I have perceived great va rieties in the quality of the cloth, as also in the colour, from not having been so well dyed in some as in others." In page 293 of the same Parliamentary document, Lieutenant-General Sir R. 11. Vivian says ; of the clothing system as then and now in operation : " According to the present system, the interest and the duty of the colonel are at variance. His in terest is, that the least possible expenditure should take place; his duty, that his regiment should in every respect be efficiently clothed and appointed. It would be idle to deny that instances have occurred in which the latter has been sacrificed to the former." This officer, however, like all the other clothing-co. lonels examined in 1833, did not see how the system could be changed to afford a "saving to the public," and for this reason,— " As respects the colonel I see not how his in terest is to be protected. Upon what principle can the allowance be determined which he is to receive in lieu of his off reckonings ? If on the average of the present reduced establishment, it is obvious it will be unfair upon him, for it is well known that in a war a regiment is worth double as much as in peace." And again he says, " The difficulty arising out of the interest of the colonels, and the much greater advantage derived from regiments in war than in peace " (by the men being killed off,) " appears hard to meet." But there are also the saddlery and other " appoint ments " in cavalry, out of which profits are made. Lieutenant-General Fane, clothier, saddler, &c., to a cavalry regiment, gives (page 279) a reason why the saddlery should be furnished by the colonel rather than the Government—why the profit should belong to the colonel rather than " the public ;" a reason which expresses an opinion of the honour and good sense of regimental officers such as " the public " would not have expressed of them. He says : " Under present circumstances the officers of a re giment feel an interest for their colonel, which leads to much care for his property ; I think the same amount of care would not be extended if the articles belonged to the public." Whatever military men in the pay of the public may think of such reasoning, the public, who bear their burden, will not fail to understand it. As every clothing and saddler colonel of those ex amined by the Select Committee in 1833 admitted a possibility of a change in the system, only on condi tion of their being fully compensated for their loss of profits on " off-reckonings," and that not on the scale of peace profits, but in anticipation of war profits in a time of peace, there remained no reason to seek a change. The Lieutenant-General just quoted says,— " There is no doubt that a change may be made without any detriment to the colonel, supposing his compensation be made fully equivalent to what, on an average of peace and war, be receives." But the reasoning of the Duke of Wellington was more effective than the reasons of all else in prevent ing a change. His eminent military services and high position obtain for him, and entitle him to, much consideration. He occupies from page 273 to 278 inclusive in contending for the continuance of the emoluments of clothing to such general officers as are selected for those rewards, and for the continuance of the sinecure governorships of garrisons, such as Hull and Scarborough, on the ground that a change of system would require an application to Parliament for money to reward the services of those officers. "It is needless," he concludes, "to point out the evil consequences which would attend this novel mode of proceeding," (the novelty of applying to Parliament for money to reward officers !) "as well to the army as to the King, to his servants, and to the constitution of the country." The argument of the " constitution of the coun try" settled the matter; the system of clothing and tailoring continued, and the country was saved, not from the expense, but from the destruction ! General Maitland gave a reason, page 281, why the system should be altered. He said— "No saving can be made without subtracting from the colonel. No saving can be made by any sub traction from the soldier; therefore, no saving can be made other than by saving the profits the clothiers have gained." This he proposes to effect by sending the material 3 to the regiments to be made up by the men. And he alludes to the fact that the clothes are so badly sewed, through the cheap manner of getting them up (to afford a lar ge p ro fit t o th e co l one l s ), thats , they her have to be resew e d on arr i v i ng a t the regiments is a sensibl e sugges ti on , see i n g that both officers in o • and this men have so much spare time on their han ds bar racks, and find rational recreation d d es iffi tio c a u t l i t oo to aob tain ; and seeing that the high r e i s s to " obtain a re ambition of the regimental office r he becomes a major_ and its tailoring, w general; and, seeing, accordingto Sir William Na. pier, that the clothing colonels are imposed on by the manufacturers, manufacturers, and do not know bad . cloth fromgcode, the army clothindg,, the sooner regimental offic t ersget into practice the better. The bad sewing o small grievance to the soldier. It is now n is e b n y o women, who hare to find the thread they use, and pay, have as much who, earning their miserable reason to be dolorous with the " Song of a Soldier's Coat," as with the " Song of the Shirt," the l a to them the more profit to the tail or - colonels. ess (A p n y d the more safety to the "c ons ti tution of the country.") Mr. John Pearse, one of the contractors, who gets up the clothing for the colonels, says, page 70, " It is impossible to say how many people are em ployed. I should suppose' as to the common work ing people, marry theuLaud;'VPs h a ve no means of knowing the numb er , because persons take from us In taking down, a few years ago, in France, some ortion of the ancient chateau of the Roque d'Ondres ; was found that the extremities of the oak girders, ,odged in the walls, were perfectly preserved, although ;hese timbers were supposed to have been in thtir places for upwards of six hundred years. The whole of these extremities buried in the walls were completely wrapped round with plates of cork. When demolishing an an cient Benedictine church at Bayonne, it was found that the whole of the fir girders were entirely worm-eaten and rotten, with the exception, however, of the bearings, which, as in the case above mentioned, were also com pletely wrapped round with plates of cork. The fixings were completed by a layer of greasy-feeling clay, inter posed between the cork and the masonry, and the parts of the walls opposite the ends of the timbers were of brick. It would be very difficult to believe that these extraordinary instances of the preservation of timber were not to be entirely attributed to the cork plates, the impermeability of which is well known, since the sub stance is not only used to contain different kinds of liquids, but also to close bottles containing spirituous liquors. With experience saying so much in favour of a process so simple and inexpensive, it must be acknow ledged that it deserves to be tried, more particularly for buildings of which we are more than usually anxious to preserve the timbers.—Artisan. HARBOURS OF THE SOUTH AND WEST.--Tha pro ceedings of the Cork Harbour Board, at their meeting on Wednesday last, should be a topic of congratulation to many of our friends. The petition drawn up by Major Beamish, and adopted at the meeting, should re ceive universal support. Nothing can be of more im portance to our seaports than the obtaining of a General • Harbour Act, and we trust no exertion will be spared to obtain it. The suggestion relative to the Coast Guard establishment likewise deserves every man's attention, if it were only on the ground of common humanity. Province of Munster, POSTPONEMENT OF MR. 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Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness. be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. 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In acting thus, ho forgets that accurate discrimination in ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas ertity, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a zuarfuatee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Antlior, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet- street ; Gordon, 146, Lcadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from he Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, f rom T en t i ll Two, and from Fi ve till Eight, 'st residence, 37, Bedford-square. London. The General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship Countess of Lonsdale arrived in the river yesterday with the Hamburgh mail, being the first arrival from that, port since the frost. The Countess rcached 116,mblrgh.on her outward voyage on the 26th, and left, the: tio, erming, when the ElhO free from ice. ,4~-~. /1 2 [PRICE SD. 'her of gar men t s, upon • the materi a l s f o r a g i ven nutt an estimate whi c h we regu l at . They g e t th e gar ments made up in St. Giles's ai - Id the lowest parts of London, at a rate so cheap it we uld surprise persons. I should believe that as many as 8,000 persons were employed in that way." A statement which appeared in the Times not long ago, showing the wretched emit igs of the women who make up the army clothing, 6d. for a pair of trousers and a shilling for a coat, A 111, bear witness whether, when the poor sernstress has to find thread out of that sum, the garments are :Nicely to be well sewed. But, says Sir William Napier„ " the colonels have no interest in sending inferior clothing to their regiments." If not, who makes the contracts which afford them a large profit, and the semst.eess 6d. for a pair of trousers and ls. for a coat, leaving her to find thread ? Sir Hussey Vivian said, the interest of th e clothing colonel is one thing, and his duty is another. " But there are checks," says Sir William NOpier ; " there are the ' Inspectors of Army Clothing,' and the Board of General Officers:" To this the Financial Reform Association replied in their previous letter in the Times, that 11 out of the 19 officers forming the board were themselves clothing colonels, and the remainder were major generals, looking forward to be so ; persons ail inte rested less or more in getting the clothing done up cheaply. But Sir William Napier returns to the " checks which protects the soldier." Inspectors of army clothing have no interest in the emoluments; look at them, he says—well, let us look at them. Let us see them as those see them who know them best— the contractors who supply the clothing which they inspect. Mr. liebbert, a contractor, extensively concerned in supplying the clothing-colonels, says, pages. 76 and 76 " I consider the whole system of inspection very de:ective." And again— " I consider, flatly, that the inspectors of the supplies furnished by contract are men not to be sufficiently depended upon, and that they are open to influence ; and the experience which I have had warrants me in saying that their decision has in many instances not been correct, and that they have takers articles which ought not to have been accepted. . . . My remark applies both to the Government and the East India Company. I have had articles rejected partially. I never had any rejected so as to prevent the completion of my contract, but I have had great trouble sometimes in getting my supplies to be accepted. " Q. To what cause do you ascribe the trouble you have experienced in the performance of your contract for the inspectors ? " A. To the loftiness of my own conduct towards the inspectors, as I never cared to ingratiate myself with them. Indeed, I have never personally had anything to do with them, as I considered them open to influence, and have, therefore, invariably set them at defiance. " Q. Then you ascribe the occasional rejection of part of your supplies to your neglect of the means to which you suppose others have had recourse ? " A. That is the_ impression Cant has prevailed upon me. Mr. Hebbert then proceeds t- (rive instances, i n detail, too long to be quoted hero Sir William Napier, in his lac is at some pains to show that colonels are nc hors., dealers, and quotes the regulation price and a of the The " regulations" as to ago prove nothing. The observation referred to cases in which the regulation is departed from, and younger horses , are purchased at inferior prices as a matter of ion Et. He says, the horses are purchased by the lieutenant. colonel, or for him, and not for the tailor-colonel. It LI said that this is not so in all cases. But if it were it is only-a quibble, so far as the financial question, and the tax payers are concerned. I believe, although the associ:.tion is unable to ad duce official evidence in suppor of their statement, as in the case of the army clothier*, that the matter stands substantially thus—A fixed sum is paid by the public to provide horses, and partz of this sum is pocketed by somebody, it being well known in ca valry regiments that horses younger than the regula tion age are introduced, and equally well known to those who breed and sell the horses to the cavalry regiments, that prices very considerably lower than the " regulation' prices are paid. It matters nothing to the tax-payer whether the tailor-colonel or lieutenant-colonel pockets the difference, and incur the reproach of horse dealingiwith the public money. The burden on the taxes is more than necessary if the horses be as good as required. If not so good as required, then, as Sir Hussey Vivian said of the saddlery, and other cavalry appointments, " Interest being at variance with duty, the former is sometimes preferred to the latter." If the assertion relative to horse-dealing, made in the Tract N 0.4, be incorrect, the association are quite prepared to withdraw it when better proof is adduced than the army regulations; but they have stated it as a matter generally understood, and they give Sir W. Napier the benefit of his denial of it. As the association have no personal object to serve, and have come before the public rather in the capacity of financial, than of army reformers, they will not permit themselves to be diverted from the pursuit of their main object by any controversy which rather deals with details of a branch of the service than pro ceed on the broad ground of retrenchment, by expos ing abuses and mismanagement in the system itself. I must therefore decline all further notice of Sir W. 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