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POST -OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY, for 1849, being the Fiftieth Annual Publication, is now pub lishing in 2,000 royal oetavo pages, price 36s Sinallar Edition, 15s. It has already received the following highly gratifying notice in the leading Metropolitan Journals: — SUN, NOVEMBER 30, 1848. The year 1849 is the jubilee of this most useful, most meritorious, and most carefully compiled work of reference. It is now just half a century since the " Post-office London Directory" first became a candidate for public favour, and for many years it waged an unequal war with other publications of a similar character. Fortunately, however, for the public, it became, in 1836, the property of its pre sent proprietor, who, with that energy and enterprise which, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, commands success, determined to make it in reality what it was in name—a directory and guide to the streets, the professions, and the trades of London—to make it a mirror of the metropolis of the commercial world. To accomplish this, neither pains nor expense were spared ; the work was extended to nearly double the usual size, accuracy was secured by establishing a system of collecting information, and a system of checking and comparing the results of the information thus collected. A map of London was added; and thus the " Post-office London Directory," by the greater extent and greater accuracy of its information, and by the mere lucid arrangement of its contents, was enabled to drive every rival from the field. THE TIMES, NOVEMBER 30, 1848. The volume for the approaching year, 1849, being the 50th volume of this publication, has just been published by Messrs. Kelly and Co., Of Old Boswell-court. This volume contains all the matter which enriched those of the present and preceding years, with all such iin- P ovements as increased activity of research and careful iuvesVga lion can supply. It appears to be as accurate a compilation for the 'Mikes, trades, occupations, and residences of thousands of persons as the most minute inquiry and the most methodical arrangement can furnish. Perhaps no book more effectually answers the purposes for which it is intended than this does. It is necessarily a bulky volume ; but its bulk, co Crary to the general rale, is au advantage, and it may be said to contain no superfluous pages whatever. It is well printed, and well get up, and has a map of London prefixed to it, which will be found useful. The proprietor h:ls had for many Years an arduous task in carrying out his object, but Me labours have terminated in complete success. He has conferred a benefit on the public, and it is their duty, as well as their interest, to patronise his work. MORNING HERALD, NOVEMBER 30, 1848. This stupendous and indispensable book has, with honourable Punctuality, again made its appearance, having completed 50 years of its existence—a lapse of time that has imperceptibly added to the experience of those who have been engaged in its production, and . given it, by the accumulation of resources, every conceivable feat ur e of utility. Although comprising such a myriad of Isolated facts, il lustrative of the commercial and professional pursuits of the inhabi tants of this vast metropolis, we do not remember any case of error, and the care which has thus been bestowed upon its preparation has established it as an authoritative Directory of the capital of Great Britain, laughing rivalry to scorn. How such an enormous body of Specific intelligence could be got together at all is a matter of wonder, but how the masses of detail brought in from the army of labourers employed to collect it could have been so adroitly digested, and placed In a shape so immediately adapted for reference, is more surprising still. There, however, is a book of upwards of two thousand royal *day° pages, taking the whole of London within its grasp, and exhi bitin; its streets and the avocations of its residents, in treble alpha bet, where)) , the convenience of the searcher after an unknown "whereabouts" is met at all points. The " Post-office Directory" is, In short, a monument of most valuable enterprise, and achieved, as it now is, by private machinery, without the aid that was fmnerly accorded it by the 'etter carriers, presents a matchless example of Well-directed diligence and perseverance. The arrangements of the p"esent volume are similar to those which have distinguished the work for the last two or three years, the com pleteness which the proprietor has accomplished hardly admittin, of any further extension. 'We find, however, that the entire surface of the metropolis has been revised, and such alterations made that changes of address and the opening of new establishments rendered necessary, while the suburban neighbourhoods, which nre generally swelling into importance and becoming fresh hives of human exist ence and human industry, are vigbantly detected and submitted to the governing modes of analysis. MORNING CHRONICLE, DECEMBER 1, 1843. This valuable work is so well known and appreciated, that it would be a work of supererogation to enter into any explanation as to its nature and merits. It is sufficient to state that this is the fiftieth annual publication under the a , e3ve title, and it contains a mass of I nformation which can nowhere else be obtained, relative to the c oultmercial, professional, and other interests in this great metr. , polis, so as to render it, possession almost absolutely necessary to any one residing in London, and who takes an active part in the business of life. The present volume extents to upwards of 2,000 pages ; but not- Withstanding its bulky appearance, it contains such an enormous quantity of details, as really to render it surprising hew it could be condensed into such a compass, and at the same time be so admirably digested and arranged, that any reference may be found out with the g r eatest facility. When this publication was first started, it was little more than air alph a b e ti ca l li s t of names and addresses ; but within the last few years the whole plan has been so expanded as to com prise not less than twelve separate parts, under the titles of the OM ;al, the Stre e t, th e C ommerc i a l, th e Trades. the Law, the Court, the ar liamentdry, the Postal, the City, the Conveyance, the Bankin,t, ancl the Assurance Directories. Under each of these heads e v e r y re quisite information is given, so that any tact which can p - operly e ° 4l e under any on e of these categories can at once be ascertained. The arrangement of the present volume is simil.tr to those which have been published for the last three or four years, hut the whole of t he cont en t s have been carefully revised, and such alterations have b e en made sin ce l ast y ear as the changes which have taken place in ne residences, appointment., and arrangements under the classes W hich we hav e men ti one d have rendered necessary to secure ac curacy There has also been a consideratae extension in many of its de partments, An extremely well-engraved new map of London, prepared expressly for this work, faces the title-page. MORNING POST, NOVEMBER 30, 1841. It is just half a century since the " Post-office London Directory" lint made its appearance. Buthow small, how limited in its objects, how inefficient in its attainments it then was, compared with what it it "r is ! London itself, with its commerce, its extensions, its Population, its improvements of all sorts, does not so far outstrip the London of 1800 as the " Post-office Directory" of 1849 does tat of the first year of its publication. To the energy, the enter prise, and the nnwearying, exertions of the Messrs. Kelly this great Me tropolis is indebted for having a directory worthy of the gigantic interests contained within its circumference. Such a directory no other city in the world can boast of possessing. It is really amazing to open this huge volume and contemplate the mass of information contained therein ; and when its accuracy is tested by referring to details within oar own personal cognizance, it is impossible to Withhold the expressi on o f our a d m i rat i on f or th e stupendous corn. Dilation, and of our belief in its general truthfulness. The classifica tion{ is most complete, and under the heads of " Official," " Street," " Trades," " Law," " Court," " Parliamentary," I ostal." " City," " Conveyance," " Banking," &c. all the per sonal and other information which the most copio s a directory can impart is found with the greatest facility. This work is really a dine morument of our country' s commercial greatness and persever ing industry. MORNING ADVERTISER, DECEMBER 2, 1848. This remarkable, bulky, and well-known work, with the publica tion for 1849 (now on the eve of being issued), reaches its fiftieth, or jubilee year ; and, as if duly to celebrate that signal event, Messrs. Kelly (for the proprietor) appear to have made, if possible, not only extra but extraordinary exertions to distinguish it, by pre senting indisputably the amplest, the most clearly arranged, and the most conspicuous and utilitarian compilation of the kind that is known to the world. Its multifarious merits are such that it is an es sential, not only to th e commerc i al commun i ty of London, and all the millions who are In communication or connexion with this great mercantile centre of that world, but must he in continuous toqUest wherever parties have communications with England—and Where is the civilized, or half civilized land that has not such inter course ? To describe Ito contents .ind peculiarities at this advanced period of its history, would be a very uncalled for claim upon the Zader's attention. Still we cannot forbear to mention that, since e work has fallen into the hands of the present management, rapidly improved, beat all competitors out of the field , 1 1 ; 1 " - `, is become as valuable, zorrect, and (comparatively speak compact, and a s Compact, and yet as full and complete a work, as o Merchants, bankers, commercial and trading community, could marvellous In fact, it Raves no directorial want unsupplied. It is a wanepublication, as any one must admit who is competent to t ui g e of the vastness and peculiarities of this metropolis. In its onteness, it is an astonishing reality. What is it? It is a Direc London; guide to the streets, the professions, the trades, &c., of t0 ,.,.,'° 11 ; it is a just reflection of the capital and community of the havitircial world. To achieve this great object, no lal:ours sum to t o hdaunted or tired, and no watchfulness or expenditure appears nous a L e imPeded those who were engaged in preparing this volumi ,licl Perfect " London Dir ctory." Th e , GLOBE, DECEMBER 5, 1848. y,,,, of ' London Post-office Directory" has commenced its fiftieth hitt a most useful existence. The present volume resembles its pu le d p r edecessors in general form. look, and arrangement, being di coo into the heads of Official, Street,' Commercial,. Trades, Law 'NZ, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, Banking, &c., &c. riaetl, t hose heads we have a vast mass d and corn toll u rranged information, so classified n and methodised, that one tact hun t uP a man if we know the .mallest fragment of primary heads n out hi -- au, and then searching for him under the sovcral rn,l3 elseiat 'nay apply, we rnly find out what he is, where he is, and lao - w t , about him. if he be in the Official Directory, we . find Is, a„1.,14 got his place ; if he be a man of business, what that business 11 0 1,;_ . ' Where lie carries it on ; if he be a lawyer, what rank he 11,X___ Whether he has any other appointment, &c. i if he be in PaT tow-7A, what place he represents, where he is to be found when in litm ' au cl where he lives in ;he country. Then to And how to send 4,a ckletter, we turn to the Postal Directory, and though he had blatioiithe ut•erm ost parts of the eart h, we have the requisite infor tteam,_about Postages, post days, and all routes by ship, mail, tot, ~, , r:tr, and railro a d ; or if we wish rather to pursue him in per able _ remote corner of the world is there, the neans of elaterearcing ,t. ..1 not opened up to us in the Conveyance Directory W l ong e entifY our individual and particular John Smili from the ho'oLsa...Oolit him, and to 4„ _eOlumns of his namesakes if we know any single distinguishing Th en ; la his onke, pounce upon him infallibly in his private in his shop, or wherever he may be. ou r -,. t here is a capital map of London to help us in and ra'...eSearches, tone her with an almanack, lists of inns, Utility. It is rot else, in its more than two thousand closely printed pages. t iler f r et to be expected that such a book as this should be altoge- In tim, e b e from errors. Some few omissions and inaccuracies may be but taken altogether it is a volume of wide and remarkable despi,''' . aY, even as a work of amusement, we think, it is not to be nito th 2,-L , and halt an hour may be very agreeably spentm researches triend i 7 , ° ecupations and abiding places of one's acquaintances and tuba ti , iich a Search is, indeed, the best test of its general accuracy ; bd, ,'Qugh there may be a few exceptions, as a general rule it bears Lest thoroughly well. Tial, , WEEKLY DISPATCH, DECEMBER 3, 1848. tig th tt stupendous annual has just made its appearance fo , r , the !If- . bire et , nla . It comprises amongst other information, an OrTI , _lai a I p r ,,rY," a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory," I.pa-r".,`ra' Directorn" a " Law Directory," a " Court Directory, a thteret,.canfour,:itiarwye Directory," a " Postal Directory," a ~ Ci .ty Direc;• tut alii " Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Directory. ' in_oritle- have thus copied the principal headings from 'age, they convey a very faint idea of the mass of varied to r airation condensed into a space, which, though bulky enough . Iluits aPPearances, is still smal , when compared with the in rah3eerifeifi_‘°;:itntefrestinst, elligence contained therein. The index . the wal_'ltains several hundred minor headings, all connected with the business or the proceedings, of the corn lionoar ua,?t, trading commuvity. The book positively reflects high . and infinite The _great city which a'ike prxtuces and requires it , ,_ lv oe h en ich sp t a h r e e y d iii ` lk e v gl e t is due to the Messrs. Kelly for the manner in mutest Prtsented it to the puble. No money can have d ta . rendering it accurate, complete, and perfect In all , its e ils, and vast • It i : -5' al itself a reflex of the grandeur, wealth, do lain ,__ srn. ercantile interests of the great capital of the British _kleucirpicalurt::Catches as with a daguerreotype, all the features might phase Z 3,, without numbering two millions of souls. We ~ o ut hyperbolic flourish, or poetic fiction, that " e catalo. morals of its own ; for, though in the abstract, a flour, ye t ~"0 ' f streets, names, associatons, trades, and In t s l titu . .. Pri4 e on ~_"" it irresistibly raise up in the breast a feell g . f 44 , i a ciate i l i i i e Part of him who can in any way, howevel humble, tii;erilveerte Self with that mighty metropolis umwhose IN in , terests are " r e , ented and registered in this vole. e cantfaey Th en t ' s 8 which would be produced upon a 5 vage . were he, for arg,i clrerea to ai t ', able to understand Eugl sh, and if . this book were duly to —us co ntemplation. You rnig•A assure him that . it r , e , lat,d n e e city in the British Islands, and he would exclaim, No ; trans," u a register of entire kingdoms!" o , ll 4th er JOHN BULL, DECEMBER 9, 1848. atter co edition of this extremely useful, and for the amount of st n,lPressed in it extremely cheap publication, now lies before with w ,..V . lng, by the inultipl'city of its information, to the industry Perceiv e it is compiled. A map of London is added, in which we h ave e t hat all e be e , the new streets laid down in the course of last year t b ee r merted, and the vari ins departments of the Directory h e n b rell Dref, ce tha t up to the latest date. We are happy to find . from h relmlbli its success is such as to guarantee to the public the 5 5 a cation of a manual which to those engaged in business "'Lig bsolutely indispensable. ars lt t opwanoudi EXAMINER, DECEMBER 16, 1848. with the e curious to compare fiftie this •th publication thousand book deeietshall tw° great of ii;or bY what steps it has grown to its enormous bulk size, i t tt alinly to NIT% Kelly's . . Its utility is in the ra lied into one, T he 64. one Directory, but a dozen. 1t is twelve o P' ( _ges But the great evil o the Law, the Court, th e lm, the Street, the Commercial, the Trades', , fo of its ance the Bank' ~, e rarliamentar the Postal, the City, the Convey . , " - g , the Assuranc Y' Directoriesare ' all accessible within the :airier cover. The rcfere c . able classification, and by it careful sßbdivisions of calillicer:, by streets,admirable is rendered so easy, that _tee hardly possible to conene' s and rson missing the information he 4 ,.__ls At such times as we iv h e av a e pe hitherto had occasion to use 1 , , is'r.,e,tl?re found its accuracy and fulness to he really beyond praise. shouldng is omitted Which it is conceivable that a resident in Londoii him desire to k new, of the countless multitudes that dwell around employed endless variety of occupations that keep them busdy thit , • The book is a perfect marvel of arrangement, accuracy, iUlness of information. Th is vain , 1 11R ITANNIA, DECEMBER 9, 1843. acconlin a issue, and, manyg to more ~ e Direciory h as reached its fiftieth annual al l appearanc e , i t i s likely to appear regularly .for as k:m.f:Years as London shall continuo to be the caital of , and. Whatever increase may take place in the met p ropolis, ,i.:TLI need be no doubt that this periodical will keep pace with ell we contrast what it was with what it is, and remember the successive iMprevements which have been made in it with every printedelBl" Publication. It now comprises two thousand closely re,i Pages, with such au admirable analysis of trades and pro ,, ons, and such a perfect classification of names and houses, as to ,I,Pply the most c omprehensive guide that can be desired or lima- !?oniso ied for every purpose of reference. The arrangement, indeed, is plete that the proprietors have only to maintain it in its pre !. tl'orm to be certain of enjoying a continuance of that " mono my' which their unrivalled skid, industry, and enterprise hi the hick h thls gigkitle work has secured for them. The unl- t er: ' , ,"; / . . 41116 1164,. :---,. ~ , -,,,, ,,, p., . i , ........ to, , . 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L. • ~ ... ~• ~. ,•,:./( rp ...er-vtzt,---- I , t; , --, , a7 , 466 „0 :1 -,,,, ,,, ~ , ,t l, -..i 1. .-......._ i /1 (* _. ;~~ N0.17,574.] LONDON, MONDAY ENING g N JANUARY 22, 1849. versal approbation whirls it meets with at the hands of the commer cial community is the strongest testimony that can be given to the usefulness of the volume, and the most satisfactory assurance its conductors can receive of the state of perfection to which, after so many years of spirite i perseverance and continual progress, they have at last succeeded in bringing it. SPECTATOR, DECEMBER 2, 1848. This gigantic volume of business and residential information has now completed its half century, or year of jubilee; and is, we sup pose, unrivalled in tl.e variety, utility, and precision of its facts. Upwards of two thousand pages in double and treble columns are here presented, touching the names, coding's, and abodes of people in business, or out of it, classified in every way to facilitate reference„ besides particular information concerning public offices, official men conveyances, bankers, and the Post-office. ATLAS, DECEMBER 2, 1848. We look upon this book as a national blessing. Who has not found the use of it? who has not turned the information it contains to profitable account? - It is now in the jubilee year of its existence, and, if possibbe, is more compete in its details than any of its pre decessors. Its amplitude and correctness arc marvellous ; and that they are duly appreciated we need no better proof than the fact of the übiquity of its presence. Go where you will you are sure to meet it. It is impossible to live a week in London without feeling the want of such a work. LITERARY GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9, 1848. ... Two thousand and eighty-eight pages comprise this volume, which, we believe, we may safely affirm, could only relate to Eng land and be made in England ; for all the world besides could not su ply such matter, nor furnish such means for making it tho roughly known and easily found. The production of a newspaper is a daily weeder—the " Post-office Directory" is an annual one. The information collected is prodigious, the arrangement as near as pos sible to perfection, and as far as we can test it by many references, the details accurate to a nicety beyond eulogium. Everybody is aware of what this Iliad, not in a nutshell, but for its intelligence incredibly compressed, consists ; and therefore we will not enter into the partLulars, but merely say that all official, social, corn. mercial, legal, parliamentary, courtly, and other information which may be required for conveniency, business, or pleasure, in this unbounded Babyl,n of ours, is here; most useful and complete in every branch and department. HERAPATII'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9, 1848. There is no work of the day, in the nature of a compilation, equal to this, both in regard to the labour bestowed upon it and Willy to tbe public. It has now become an authentic means of en abling one part of the inhabitants of this great metropolis to know the abodes of their fellows. STATES'S ROYAL HOTEL. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CIIA.RLES STATES solicits the patronage and support of Com mercial Gentlemen t the above Hotel, which is most centrally si tuated. The Commercial-room will be found one of the most com modious and suitable, and " en suite," the Motel, in point of accom modation, second to none in the North. aANWELL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, Principal —Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.D. Tvelve Years Curate of Hanwell. " Your not getting the a;ieiitt;;;liit;il,;nwell is a very great disappointment to me and to many others, yet I am full of hope. The Bishop cannot overlook your valuable services for so many years. The state of the Church in England, as in Scotland, is very anomalous at the present time. Calm observers are amazed at th blindness of those high in authority."—From Mr. Sinclair (not the Archdeacon of ➢liddlesex). It has been said, that whatever is formed for long duration arrives slowly to maturity. The Directory has been fifty years in a con dition of growth, and, by its appearance and contents, we should judge, has arrived at maturity; therefore it is hut reasonable to con,l ,, de that its existence will be low: an•l flourishing. Of the half century the " Direct , ,ry" has been published, it has been twelve years in the hands of the Messrs. Kelly; and it is within this perbli the work has acquired its high position--a position So distinguished, that it attracted some time since even the loving attention of Government, and would no doubt have fallen into its hands, but for the difficulty of yearly producing a work of equal utility to the public, and of making the price at which it ii sold re munerative for the labour devoted upon it. Also, Now Published, DIRECTORIES OF ESCEX, HERTS, KENT, MIDDLESEX, SURREY, and SUSSEX, price I/. ss. CAMBRIDGLSIIIRE, NORN OLK, and SUFFOLK, price 1/. BIRMINGHAM, with SOUTH STAFFORDSIIIRE, and WAR WICKSHIRE, price 11. BEDFORDSHIRE. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HUNTINGDON SHIRE, an,l BERKSHIRE, NOR I:IIAMPTONSIIIRE, and OX FORDSHIRE, price ii. ss. HAMPSHIRE, DORSETSIIIRE, and WILTSHIRE, price 11. DERBYSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, and RUTLAND HIRE, p ice 11 Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar ; and all Booksellers in Town and Country. A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.- WEST-END BRANCII. The Directors GIVE NOTICE that, for the convenience of resi dents at the West-end of the town and of the public, they have, in addition to their City Establishment, No. 39, Throgmorton-street, OPENED a BRANCH OFFICE, at No. 14, PAll-mall, where a board and medical officers attend daily, for effecting assurances. They have, besides the non-bonus, or low Premium Tables, adopted rates of assurance whereby Assurers will share in the profits to the extent of 80 per cent. Vacation cleses the 23.1 instant. Prospectuses, with full parti 'ulars, en application. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the next HALF-YEARLY GE NERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will beheld, in London, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, ou THURSDAY, the 15th of February next, at Twelve for One o'clock precisely, for the Election of Three Directors, In the place of the same number who will retire by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The Chair to be taken at One o'clock precisely. CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the Act. The Transfer-books will be CLOSED on and from Morva, the sth of February, and will not be RE-OPENED until after the said:Half yearly General Meeting on the 15th of February, and the Dividend for the Half-year ending the 31st December last, will be paid to the Proprietors who may be registered on the Company's books when closed. _ By order, CHAS. A. SAU.NDERS, Secretary. 11th January, 1849. 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During ene of the paroxysms a friend advised me to try BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, observing that he had in some severe cases taken them himself, and they proved verz successful. I in stantly adopted his advice, and to my joy the excruciating torment soon began to abate, and a few boxes restored me to health, since which I have had no return of the complaint. " I trust you will give publicity to my case, that suffering humanity may know how to obtain a remedy for this distressing disease. " I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " MICHAEL NASMYTH." E. BATES, Resident Director. PUBLICATIONS. NEW NOVEL. Now T realy, and to be had at all the Libraries, la 3 'vols. E E il LA N. A Cornish Story. post Bye., By WILLIAM DAVY WATSON, Esq., Barrister-at• Law. - " Nervously, compactly, and picturesquely written, instinct with a certain gloomy natural power, which makes fiction read like truth Trevethlan is a novel whicb fascinates the reader; who will find in the narrative a strong, continuous, and well-sustained interest." 7-- Morning Chronicle. VATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, COItNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Policies issuod by this Society have a twofold advantage : —Provi sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Asstved ha 3, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or fel lure of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid. Division of Profits Annual. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. Increased facilities for travelling. Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. Perms- Sum the • , Annual Policy , Bonus in , •c nent Re- Assured Age. Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor ,: miurn. ( out iv to Sum Cash. Annual row on I Assured. Premium. Policy. £ s. d. £ s El. X s. d. X s. i. 1837 262 14 31`21 15 11 20 0 0 543 17 1838 237 15 6 108 16 4 17 7 6 04 8 10 £ Xs '"" I 1839 211 18 6 95 16 9 14 17 7 445 0 0 60 1000 74 3 4 1840 163 8 4751510 11 10 9 395 11 1 , 1841 159 3 4, 71 5 0 10 19 8 346 2 3 , 1842 132 2 6 1 58 17 6 819 10 296 13 4 1843 84 11 81 37 10 0 514 2 247 4 5 Prospectuses, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the other, or any of its branches in the country ; or, on application, will be for warded post free. . . W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALE POT. Pursuant to Act 6 and 7 ♦ic., cap. 65. Messrs. SWAIN" and Co., 379, Oxford-street, in announcing the preparation of this garment, desire to have it known that it bears no affinity to the common produce vaunted as built of the Llama Wool, a material possessing no property by reason of which it can be woven into a cloth, and which is to every manufacturer of the em pire, or f Europe, a thin, unknown. Mr. Charles Saxelby, Shrewsbury; Mr. George Davison, Sheffield; Mr. Robert Noboru, Newport, Isle of Wight; Mr. Henry Hewitt, Manchester; Mr. Maddox, Liverpool ; and Mr. John Whitty, 8, Col lege-green, Dublin, sole agents for its sale in the above towns. THE POET and the PUMP. A TALE OF TETE EAST. Where Aldgate Pump suspends its iron bowl, A far-famed Net took his morning stroll ; And as he neared the venerable pump, Which long has braved the weather like a trump, A strangers voice in plaintive accents bid The poet stop— and stop the poet did. Then turning round to east, west, north and south, Ile found the voice was from a watery mouth. " Stay, gentle laureate of the Prince of Trade, And listen while my few remarks are made. I've often wondered why you never sing Of ancient Aldgate's celebrated spring. You need not fear a theme like this to choose, I would not throw cold water on your ruse. You've sung of Aldgate Bells and Aldgate Church, But leave the Pump of Aldgate in the lurch. On London's Stone you've also used your quill, And that tall Monument on Fish-street-hill. You've sketched St. Paul's Cathedral and the Abbey, But as for me, your conduct, Sir, is shabby ; For me you do not seem to care a dump"— And here a tear-drop trickled from the pump. " Hush," quoth the bard, " my conduct I regret, And I at once will liquidate the debt. Yes, I am grieved to see you in the dumps, And thus would I commence-0 ! Pump of Pumps ! 'Tis thine to rise in ldgate's noted part, Where busy thousands flock to MOSES' Mart. You have the honour of beholding there MOSES and SON'S astonishing affair. You know tile stir created twelve years back, When MOSES' system made its bold attack. You know the increasing cro , ,ds who still admire, The Mart of MOSES for its prime ATTIRE. You know that what I say is strictly true, Of Dress-coats, Over-coats, and Frock-coats too. Y at know, as sure as you've an trot handle, That competition here can't hold a candle. MOSES' FAMED HAT MART, Which arises yonder, Can ne'er be matched, you know, where'er you wander. MOSES, you know, have decorated gaily, The ii ultitudes of beads which pass you daily. And you have witnessed, with your crowning lamp, THE BOOTS AND SHOES In which so many tramp. And well you know they'd keep the water out, If even placed beneath your drenching spout. You've also seen THE HOSIERY OF MOSES, Where neither price nor quality imposes. You know the multitudes who daily reap Advantage from a stock so good and cheap. THE FUR ESTABLISHMENT, You also know, Where all the judging ladies wisely go. Yes, you have seen, while spouting forth your waters, What MOSES' do for Britannia's charming daughters. On all the vast establishments of trade Your daily observations you have made; And were I now to ask you your opinion, If MOSES' Marts are matched in the dominion. No I' you'd exclaim apart, or in the lump, No Marts can equal those near Aldgate Pump.' " E. MOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emigrants to ,heir low lists et outfits, commencing (including every necessary) at 755., lower if required. The list can be had on application, or sent post free. Notice.—A New Department for the sale si Parasols and Chil iron's Dresses has been opened at 157, Minories. E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting coats, which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort M the it. E. M. and 8. are convinced they will be much approved • by the public. Shooting Coats, in a variety of materials from Bs. 6d. to 215. The Doeskin, or Elastic Coat, from • • .. •• • • .. 17s. Od. to 325. LIST OF PRICES. REABY MADE. Autumn and Winter Coats, in all the new styles • . from £0 9 6 Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coats, handsomely trimmed •• • • • • • •• • • •• Shooting Coats ........ ........ Autumn and Winter Trousers .. • • • • • • •• Doeskin ditto ....................... ....... Autumn and Winter Vests .. • • • • .. •• • • .. Dress Coats .. • • ..... Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits.-- MADE TO MEASURE. Autumn and Winter Coats, in all the newest style rom XI 6 0 gilled cloth Coat .• 2 2 Tweed Trousers . ........ ..... ..........• •• ~ 0 9 6 (weed Wrappers 15 0 do. quality .. .. .. .. ... 1: • • .... ... • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• New Patent Trousers, in all the approved styles...... 0 16 6 ••• 2 1 16 : 0 0 0 Doeskin Trousers• • •• .• . ....... ............ 1 12 0 Best quality .. 1 15 0 Frock Best •••• • • •• 3 3 0 0 8 6 Satin, Plain or Fancy . • ........ ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 0 12 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits .. ••..•••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 9 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. A Suit of Clothes complete for IL 16s. N.B.—E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their pre , lent Stock of juvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique, and the workmanship and materials are such as to command univer ml approbation, while at the same time the prices are unusually mo derate. E. MOSES and S3N, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and 83, 34, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. Cautinta.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the publie against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and cheer. clothing, &e., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. i i d co- a • y t t N u o l s ts s in e e t s s s at t u r t a d n a s y ac , t w od he a n t o t it h s i t s ne e s st is ab r lis es h u m m e e n d t tillmtwseulvne se t N. F ° r t o'clock. 1 5 0 O 15 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 9 0 6 O 4 6 O 12 6 O 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 16 6 The above testimonial is a further proof of the efficacy of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic l'ills, which afford speedy relief to those afflicted with gout, rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, tic doloreux, pains in the head and face, and all analogous complaints. The never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS in curing every description of Gout and Rheumatism, have secured to them a celebrity unequalled by any medicine of past or present times. They not only give relief in a few hours, but re store to perfect health in an inconceivably short space of time. They are equally speedy and certain in lumbago, sciatica, pains In the head or face, and indeed in every rheumatic or gouty affection : in fact, such has been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it ; and there is scarcely a city, town, or village in the kingdom but contains many grateful evidences of its benign influence. Sold by Thomas Prout, 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. Also, JANE EYRE. By CURRER BELL. Third Edition, 3 vols. post Byo. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. PRESENT STATE OF ITALY. Just ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., price Oue Guinea, A GLANCE at REVOLUTIONIZED ITALY. By CHARLES MACFARLANE. London Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Who have just published, AUSTRIA. By EDWARD P. THOMPSON, Esq. 1 vol. post Bvo.. 12s. cloth. MURRAY'S HOME AND COLONIAL LIBRARY. On February Ist will be published, post Bvo. Is. 0, STOKERS AND POKERS; Or the LONDON and NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. The Electric Telegraph and the Railway Clearing-House. By the Author of " Bubbles from the Brennen of Nassau." John Murray, Albemarle-street. TN consequence of the great rush of Visitors to see BANVARD'S GRAND MOTING PAINTING of the MIS SISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, the Proprietor respectfully announces Two Exhibitions every day daring the holidays. This immense Painting is the Largest in the World, and exhibits more than 3,000 miles of Ameri can scenery.—The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon, at Malf-past Two, and the Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock; doors open half an hour before commencing. Admission, lower seats, 2s. ; gallery, Is. RIMMELL'S PARISIAN- LIQUID HAIR DYE is now proved by ten years' experience, to be the only Dye that will give instantaneously a natural and permanent colour to the Hair, Wkiskers, &c., without staining the Skin. It is easily applied, has no unpleasant smell, and is free from the danger and inconvenience attending other Hail Dyes. Price ss. 6d. per Case, including Brushes. To be had of all'Perfumers and. Chemists ; or of the Inventor, E. BLUME LL, Perfumer, Sole Proprietor of the Ladies' Own Soap, Bouquet de Jenny Lind, &c., 39, Gerrard-street, Soho. ne Xupposing O ;rem hali mar% A e w d, er g l u d es ar tio e ßa d u e i s y ol co at n e te ly nt s ed in . gle im an fa d de t n h ce e , 0 0 th r e a r R R I A G E. sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em wltter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un- Nomprosing hurry; but the troth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net he the Only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little 4EMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy mieinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining he. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but or the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to who m they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on t th og e eth ab e o r, ve ar s e ubl disgrace to the age. Furthermore, tw o otherects,by unqualified authors, which alone oh tttle publications claim your attention (same price 1.. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Fiappy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's 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 a l ways on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of ihorwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann, 39, Cornhill ; ' , Tolson, 4b7, West Strand; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all onkaelieee. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Another arrival from the Cape of Good Hope has brought us papers of the 2d of December. Itumours had been in circulation that the Europeans in Panda's country had been massacred. Later advices, how ever, disproved the statement. It is true that Panda had been urged to perform such a murderous deed, but he refused. The individuals intended to be slain fled, and escaped in safety to Natal, with the excep tion of Mr. J. Meyer, of whom no tidings had been heard, but whose life was not considered to have been in any danger. __TlNheTlnEdiLa mails LG arrived ENC this E morn ing I A . I L 2 MALT N A A , by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon very early and somewhat unexpectedly. They will be forwarded at noon by her Majesty's ship Medina through France, and direct via Gibraltar and South• ampton later in the day. Our local news is restricted entirely to naval events. On Sunday last her Majesty's ship Vanguard, from Palermo, and on the following morning her Majesty's ship Rodney, from Naples, came into port. These ves sels are both en route to England to be paid off, after reporting themselves, en route, to Sir Charles Napier at Gibraltar. The Vanguard has had two very narrow escapes— one by the effects of the late gale at Palermo, when she dragged her anchors, and but for the timely arrival of the Rosamond would have gone on shore ; the second time, OR the 3d instant, as she was under way, in endeavouring to round a point she missed stays, and was obliged to bring up in 34 fathoms. Night signals were made to her Majesty's steamer Terrible, fortu nately at Palermo, and to her immediate aid is attributed the safety of one of the finest ships in her Majesty's service. Mr. T. Hallowes, a mate of this ship, has just re ceived his lieutenancy, rand, with Lieutenant Mickle thwaitt, of the Bellerophon, goes overland to-day per Medina. The Rodney and Vanguard are both under orders for sea on Tuesday next. -'An Austrian vo.sca, the Sollecito B e n - raise, - having lost her rudder during the late gales, anchored near Zarrico, and her captain having, through the Austrian Consul, applied for assistance to Rear-Admiral Harvey, that gentleman immediately dispatched the Medina to her aid, and she having taken her in tow, brought her safely into port on Saturday morning last. The Sidon sailed on the 9th inst. for Gibraltar, where she is to be placed under command of Sir Charles Napier. Yesterday her Majesty's steamer Locust was paid off and her crew sent on board the Rodney for passage to England. The Locust is now in dock, and on Tuesday the crew of the Triton, under repairs, will be put into her, and she will be ready by that time to proceed with the mails to Corfu. Her Majesty's steamer, Volcano, which has lately been placed by Sir E. Lyons, her Majesty's Ambassador at Greece, at the disposal of the Prince Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst and his Princess, has proceeded to the coast of Syria, whence they will make an excursion to Jerusalem, disembarking at Jaffa for that purpose. The Volcano having fulfilled her present mission, will come on to Malta and be paid off. Her crew will be sent home by the Vanguard. The French steamer Averne arrived here during the night. The Russian brig Orianda, which has been for some time past in this port, left for Athens last evening. The packets due, except the French from Alexandria, have all arrived, and proceeded to their respective desti. nations. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 20. STOCK EXCIIANGIL—We have not had such an active market for shares to-day. Stock has been freely offered, and prices are 'lower. The sales are—Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent. (B), 20—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc tion (late C. and B. 221. Shares, 5 per cent, for 1E47-48, and 6 per cent., 1819), 71,6 dis.—East Lancashire, 20 1 4 Great Northern (A Shares), Deferred, s —Lancashire and York shire (late Manchester and Birmingham), 20 dis.—Ditto (late Manchester and Leeds), 20 dis.—Ditto, Halves, 10 dis. Ditto, fifths, 3 1 4 dis.—Ditto, 10/. Preference, 1% p. ex int. London and North-Western, 130% c• Ditto, New Quar ters, 3 7 / p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B),l3—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln (late Sheffield and Lincoln), 12 1 ,E dis.—Midland Stock, New Halves, 6% dis.—North Stafford shire, 2 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Preference, 8 per cent. guaranteed for ten years, VA —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 71. 1 ls. 3d. ex int.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, No. 1), p.—Ditto (N. and B.), No. 2, IA p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), p. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 20. We learn by private letters from Gibraltar, that the United States frigate Princeton may be expected to reach Malta in about six days' time. She was at Naples on the Ist instant, which port she was to leave on the following day, to convey Colonel Rowan, the American Minister to the Court of Naples, to Gaeta, on a visit to his Holiness the Pope. The United States steamer Alleghanny had reached Gibraltar on the 25th ult., from the Brazils, and left on the 3d inst. for Spezzia. _ _ The United States ship Constitution is reported to have passed Gibraltar on the Ist inst. She may be daily expected here. She will proceed to Tripoli, and there receive on board Mr. Macauley, the newly-appointed Consul. General of the United States to the Egyptian Viceroy. Commodore Bolton, in the James Town, has arrived at Cadiz, and will proceed up the Mediterranean without calling at Gibraltar. FREEDOM FROM COUGHS IN TEN MINUTES AFTER USE IS INSURED BY DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. Punt Mr. P. Roberts, chemist, Ranohigh-street, Liverpool, January 2, 1047. " Gentlemen,—l send you some Cases of cure, which I have re ceived since my last, and I think it would be doing good to advertise the wafers in Liverpool, as they give very great satisfaction to all who take them. They are quite the leading article of sale for coughs and colds. Yours, " P. ROBERTS." Dr. LOCOCK'S WAFERS give instant relief and a rapid cure of asthma, coughs, and all disorders of the breath and lungs. To Singers and Public Speakers they are invaluable for clearing and strengthoning the voice. They have a pleasant taste. Price Is. 1 2s. 9d., and I Is. per box. Agents : Da Silva end Co. I, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London. Sold by all medicine venders. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE JNCAPA- CITY. AND MPEDIMENTg TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the inarmities and decay of the generative system, from ex wive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, xith remarks on arriage, end the means of obviating certain dis ,uallfications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : seld by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row Ilannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects en the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. Pala 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PART V. 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. Tux CORDIAL BALM OF STRIACIIM is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 131. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. terry': Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 91., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic htflamma ton of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, li. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. 6,. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee,ll., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Beriers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and Five to Eight ; on Sundays from Eleven to One. STOCK EXCHANGE.—As will be seen by subsequent quota tions, the transactions to day were few in number, but there was a firm maintenance if not an improvement of prices. London and North-Western were named at 129 and 131— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5 1 / 2 dis.—Shropshire Union, 2 3 A dis. YORK, JAN. 19. STocK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows :—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 4 1 A 2 dis. —Great Northern, Bj a ex int.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 20 1 / 2 —Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwick.), 'T. E. Commodore Read, in the United States, is thought to be on his way to the United States, via the Cape de Verde Islands. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's fine steam ship the Sultan, commanded by Captain George Brooks, the senior officer (or Commodore) in the company's service, noted at all times for the rapidity of her pas sages, has, on her late one, all circumstances con sidered, made the quickest voyage on record. Leav ing Southampton on the 29th of December at three P.M. laden with a full and heavy enr en , c h. reached Gibraltar at seven A.m. on the 4th of January, notwithstanding her experiencing for no less than 350 miles the strong gales of head-winds and tempes tuous weather which prevailed at the same time in the Mediterranean. After a detention of 11 hours to coal, she took her departure again at 6 P.M. of the same day (the 4th of January), and reached Valletta harbour at 1 30 P.M. on the Bth, thus making the entire passage from Southampton to Malta in some hours short of TO days, notwithstanding the head winds and detention at Gibraltar. We have to lament that she should have brought no mail, thanks to the parsimony of the British Government, who have only renewed the contract for one voyage monthly. The many passengers by her for India will have to wait at least five or six days before they can proceed on their voyage. REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DISTRIBUTION OR THE DIEDITERRANICAN SQUADRON. In Malta Harbour—The Ceylon, receiving ship, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral E. Harvey; the Vengeaace, 84, Captain the Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke; the Rodney, 90, Captain E. Collier; the Vanguard, 80, Captain, G. F. Rich; the Volage, 6, surveying-ship, Captain T. Graves; the Locust, Lieutenant -Commander Power. On a Cruise—The Hibernia, 104, Captain C. Wise, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief; the Queen, 110, Cap• tain 11. W. Bruce ; the Howe, 120, Captain Sir J. Stirling; the Thetis, 36, Captain H. Codrington; the Spartan, Captain Symonds; the Frolic, Captain J. Van sittart; the Harlequin, Commander Moore; the Odin, Captain the Hon. F. F. Pelham; the Porcupine, Lieu tenant E. F. Roberts; the Bulldog, Commander A. C. key; the Terrible, Captain W. Ramsay; the Gladiator, Captain Robb; the Antelope, Lieutenant F. Smyth. On Surveying Duty—The Auxiliar cutter, Lieutenant G. W. Geary, in the Gulf of Salonica, and the Research cutter, Lieutenant Lord J. Browne, at Milo, both ten ders to the Volage. At Gibraltar—The Polyphemus. At Trieste—The Ardent, Lieutenant-Commander W. Nowell. At Constantinople —The Tartarus, Commander Sir G. Webster. At Corfu—The Spitfire, Lieut.-Commander Willes. En route to Gibraltar from Malta—The Sidon steam frigate, Captain W. H. Henderson. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta—The Oberon, Lieutenant Gardner ; the Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Glinn; the Medina, Lieute nant A. Darby. _ _ En route to Malta from Marseilles—Tho Medusa, Lieu- . tenant Bathurst. DR. LA'MERT ON THR SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. lid„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental 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., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. M ar riage requires the fulfilment of several conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant 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 particuler 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 man health Anatomy and Physiology of t he Re p ro ductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in h e alth and disea se. It deservedly requires the closest attentio n and stud y , for w hat subject can eovneroy of the be possessed. It unfortunate l y ha pp ens that the unhappy an be d of of morn ipmhp3o,ertfoanaice capabilities tlanthe of pre t s T ex h ti victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follier, of advanced age, while suffering trom their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and preve n t his seeking [frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are 'or assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he 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. LieMERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. En route from the lonian Island and Greece to Malta —The Merlin, Lieutenant J. H. Turner. En route from Syria to Malta—The Volcano, Lieute nant J. H. Crang. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY'S FLOTILLA. At Southampton--The Hindostan, Indus, and Erin. En route to Gibraltar and Southampton from Malta—. The Euxine. En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea from Malta—The Sultan. At Constantinople—The Tagus. At ➢Malta—The Ripon. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS IN PORT. The French steamer L'Averne ; Royal Yacht Com pany's Sapphire; English steamer Water Lily; Ottoman schooner Saris. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 21.--The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson, which sailed for Plymouth on Friday night, returned this morning. The Rapid, 8, Commander Dixon, was paid off yester- 7 rhe Seaflower cutter, Lieutenant Warren, arrived this morning from Jersey. The Centaur steam-frigate, Captain Buckle, pendant of Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., will take out the Feb ruary mail to the coast of Africa. She will only mount 5 guns—one 8-inch, 95 cwt., in the bow on pivot-slide and carriage, and 4 10-inch, 84 cwt., ditto, for broad side firing. She carries no pivot guu abaft. She is manned. The Reynard steam-schooner, 12, Commander era craft, farnidhes some very satisfactory and encouraging accounts of the improved cooking apparatus invented by Mr. Grant, F.R.S., of the Clarence-yard. The appa , ratus distilled in the month of December, upwards of 2,000 gallons of water, and the vessel carried into Lisbon after great waste, 8 tuns and upwards. The apparatus yielded an average quantity of 5 gallons per day per man. The Arrogant, 46, w ill h ave one o f Mr. Grant's improvements supplied to her to cook and distil for 500 men. Wind, S.W. by W., fresh breezes and hazy weather. SINGAPORE, Nov. 19.—The Hastings, 72, Captain Morgan, fiag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, C.B. K.C.H., &e. Commander-in - Chief i n the East In dies and China, arrived here on the 10th instant, 65 days from Rio. She passed close to Tristan D'Acunha, but was prevented from making it out by the thick haze prevailing at the time; and after her departure from the Brazils she saw no land, except the island of Amster dam, till sho made Java Head, on the 4th inst. In the Straits of Sunda, off Anjeer, she found her Majesty's steam-ship Fury, Commander Wilcox, sent to wait for the llastings the , Admiral. The ship was taken i n tow by her on the following day--a fortunate in c id en t, to which she (the flag-ship) owed her arrival here at [PRICE SD. least three weeks earlier than it would otherwise have taken place. That fine and powerful steamer towed the Hastings along at the rate of 7 or 8 knots an hour, some times against a strong current, for several hundred miles; and, were all her Majesty's steam-ships like the Fury, we should not hear so much satire " lame ducks " that waddle about the coast at home, and cause infinite in convenience abroad. On reaching Singapore the Hast ings found the Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plurnridge, C. 13., and the Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. II KAT pel, with Admiral Collier's flag flying in her, which was transferred to the Hastings on the following morning, with the customary salutes. The Admiral has recently returned from a personal inspection of the new colony of Labuan, and speaks without reserve most unfavourably o: its prospects. Public opinion here is so divided on the subject, that no doubt accounts will reach home regard. ing it of the most conflicting kind. Society in general, and all the naval officers of local experience I have con• versed with, except one, are of opinion that Labuan will turn out a complete failure; or that, if we succeed in clearing and eventually colonizing it, it can only be at the price of a frightful waste of human life in the first instance, and that, after all, its climate is such as to ren der it questionable if our countrymen will ever be able to withstand its influence. A party of 30 marines, under the command of a sergeant, was landed by the Meander, and left in charge of the colony, some weeks ago. By the arrival of the Royalist, Lieutenant D. Gordon, a few days since, I learn that the sergeant and two marines have already fallen victims, and that many more of the party are in infirm health; in consequence of which the Admiral has ordered the marines to rejoin their ship as speedily as possible, and their places on shore aro to be supplied by a company of the 21st Madras Native Infantry, at present stationed here. 100 native labourers have been engaged here within the last week to proceed to Labuan for the pur pose of preparing it for the reception of expected set tlers, and it is to be hoped they will escape uninjured by its miasma, to prove that the human frame is sometimes proof against them. On the other hand, it seems the fashion here to abuse Labuan, and I am not sure that petty jealousy of Sir James Brooke is not a leading na-tive with some of those whose opinions I have lis tened to, for depreciating the merits of , rfauh, whether successful in its issue or not, could only have been conceived by a man of original genius, and car ried out by a boldness and intrepidity of character worthy of the highest admiration. The Hastings sails for Hong Kong to-morrow, taking the Fury with her, and leaving the Admiral to follow in the Inflexible steam-ship, Commander Hoseason, expected soon from Trincomalee. The Cambrian sailed for Ceylon on the 12th instant, and the Meander returns to Labuan on the 22d. The crew of the Hastings is in excellent health ; she has not lost a man since her commission. By another letter we learn that the Royalist, 10, ar rived at Trincomalee on the 9th of December, 21 days from Singapore, Lieutenant Everest (1844), of the Hastings, in command; Commander Gordon having in valided, very ill. TIM EAST INDIES AND CHINA.—It is reported that the Admiralty are about to make Trincomalee the regu lar head-quarters of the naval forces in China and the East Indies, and that a residence for the commander-in chief will be kept up there. The dockyard is to be thoroughly repaired, and the buildings for the resident officers are to be forthwith made habitable. The forti fications are also to be completed, and the approaches efficiently covered. Since by the establishment of our friendly relations with China, a great portion of the naval force of the station is obliged to be kept on the China division, our old establishment at Bombay has become of less importance in consequence of its extreme position. Trincomalee being more central, and equally as well situated for speedy communication with Eng land, and moreover possessing great advantages from its capability for a dockyard and for a store depot, its estab lishment as the naval head-quarters of India and China is most desirable. TIC DOLOREUX CITRAIALE.-TOOTIIACHE, JAMES' CELEBRATED ASTILIAN TINC TURE FOR THE TIC DOLOREUX, will prove an invaluable medicine to those surfer', tram 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 ba 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 ; &outhall Brothers, Birmingham; I. and R. Raimes and Co., Edinburgh; Bolton, Illanshard, and Co., Yerk ; Clay and Har vey, .and E. S. Rogers, Liverpool ; and retail by the following Chemists :—Collins, 54, Piccadilly; Woolridge, Bath-place, New road; Fisher, Crawford-street; Holmes, Spring-street, Sussex gardens; Emery, Notting-hill; or any respectable Patent Medicine Vendor throughout the kingdom. Price 2s. 9d., 4s 6d., and in Family Bottles, 1 Is. each. NE 'c!CAST.L g- UPON-T Y NE, JAN. STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—North British, 16% —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, No. 2), :A p. GLASGOW, JAN. 19. STOCK EacHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Pre ference, 8/. Bs.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 83—Edinburgh and Stirling Midland Junction, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 15 Edinburgh and Northern, 11%—Edinburgh and Newport, 6N—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, SA -Ditto, No. 2,51. 9s. —Great Northern, 83/1. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS OF LIVERPOOL.— Passing the Cobourg Dock on Friday last, we were much gratified and surprised at the sight presented there; no sewer than six of the large steam-ships of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-packet Com pany were there on that day—namely, the Canada, the Niagara, the Cambria, the Hibernia, the Acadia, and the Britannia. We have no hesitation in saying that they are not to be equalled in any country. It occurred to us how quietly and unostentatiously the work of this company is carried on. We hear of other large steam ship companies in other parts of the kingdom as matter of every day talk, yet here is one car r yi n g on a large busi ness at our own doors, with the finest steam-ships in the world, giving employment, directly and indirectly, to thousands of our population; feeding, to an extent be yond general knowledge, the revenue of our dock estate; and yet so little is known, that we confess ourselves to be quite at fault on the most material points. We, however, now and again, on looking over our own publication, get a glimpse of its doings, the rapid passages of the ships hitherto outstripping all competition, and carrying the fame of British enterprise and British skill to that land of stripes and stars where the spirit of emulation is now so fiercely burning. Except in the striking regularity and expedition with which, week after week, the ships perform their passages, so to speak for themselves, with all the regularity of mail coaches, there seems on the surface of things little to indicate to the public the exist ence of so large a steam-ship company at this port.— Liverpool Mercur;,, MORDAUNT HALL.—The numerous admirers of those remarkable narratives, " Emilia Wyndham," " Angela," &c., will hear with pleasure that another work from the same pen is about to appear under the title of" Mordaunt Hall." It is said to be a story of the present day, possessing that deep domestic interest which never fails to exert the most powerful influence over the imagination of the reader, and bringing forward charac ters that are so peculiarly natural, it is scarcely possible for the mind not to abandon itself to a perfect faith in the story in which they figure. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.— On Thursday night, about nine o'clock, as the down train from London was approaching Wareham, an oc currence took place which might have been attended with serious consequences. It appeared that a farmer at Keswortb, about a mile from Wareham, bad the previous day purchased a cow and heifer at a neighbouring market, and had turned them into the heath adjoining his jpremises, and through which heath the line passes. The fence being rather low these two fresh cows were restless, and separated from the rest of th e h e rd, and leaping the fence got upon the rail. The driver did not perceive them till the engine was close to them, and passed over both, mutilating their carcasses, and cutting the heifer completely in two. The cow had its legs severed about half-way up, and its horns and part of the skull cut away. The skin appeared sound ; but upon opening, it was found that almost every bone of its body was more or less shivered and broken. The shock was felt by each of the carriages, but nothing further than a passing alarm prevailed. Notice being given to the station-master, Mr. Madegan, at Wareham, the carcasses were removed from the line to the station. A MAN CUT TO PIECES IN THE CLAYTON TUNNEL ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—Late on Friday evening Mr. Gill, the coroner, concluded an inquiry commenced on the previous Wednesday on the remains of a man unknown, found lying in the Clayton Tunnel on Tues day morning. He was discovered by one of the railway police lying across the rails. He was most shockingly mutilated, his ,face being the only part which had escaped being cut or torn by the train, for that he must have been run over by one or more trains seems certain. His appearance denotes that he had been a person in tolerably good circumstances, but not the least fact could be obtained to lead to his identity. A verdict of " Found Dead" was returned. g o slthearetyae'r distinctly at ra ic e h n e t, an to b id i e n a s f e n r e t s e s : EADVERTI;EMENT.]—DEAFNESS, NEW DISCOV ER y.- 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADIL!.T.—The.Organic No'fibtrhaetokri,nadnthexat modelled to the ex traordinary powerful small newly-invented ni n3. t W r tin t h i tinisg eh e a n .r t , i entirely been, or that different r e i rtperri probably tafsrbolmy within alleverwithout ca others, n p t oe projecting,surpass produced; in the ears and removed in company unobserved ; and, being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. The powers of this defective hear and to enable diga,t valuable opfe rlso newonngs standing, ttadei nn invention jgo,yt oga general its e s r o a l greatperfectcon conversation, m ne rds a t t o l obnr natura l n. etyheastisthe most aged church, on the bench, at the bar,. and . at public assemblies ; the an pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed, and it affords to individuals affected with this dreadful malady allthe assistance that possibly could . be desired. Also improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. The newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely i -naPerfect vision, that at once removed, mistevery and ob ie e t dulness becomesw which c c l l i e appearclear and distinct,b e . e the so de fective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youth ful, natural, and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution—The Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, are not connected with a person putt i ng up the same name in their immediate nei ghbourhood. To mis takes be cautious, and Observe—To be had at 39, Albemarle-street, PiPiccadilly(oppositePosite the Tea Hotel). prevent THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Arrived at Falmouth on Friday, after post closed, her Majesty's packet Linnet, Lieute nant James, rom Rio, in the short space of thirty-three days, having left on Dec. 17. She has on freight about 44,000/., but no cabin paasengers. Her Majesty's branch packet Spider sailed Nov. 26 with the River Plate mails, and the Inconstant on the following day for the same destination. The Juno arrived Dec. 3 from the south-west coast of America, and sailed on the 14th for England. The Kestrel arrived Dee. 12 with the River Plate mails. At Itio, Dec. 17, the Hydra, Crescent, and Kestrel. Politically nothing stirring at Rio ; but at Pernam buco an insurrection had broken out and prevailed to such an extent as to cause the authorities to charter a steamer to take the Imperial Government dispatches on its account. News from Rio there appears to be none. Business is reported dull; and, politicully, nothing stirring. The Rio Mercantile Journal of Dec. 9 states that more activity prevailed than in preceding months. In pro duce the transactions were of considerable importance. The amount of business done in exchange was in ad vance of that of any previous month since March. and despite omtr,inrdinury quantity of every descrip tion of imports, the sales were extensive of such articles as were liable to deterioration, cr which could not afford the charge of warehousing. Coffee had been tolerably free in supply during the month; but, notwithstanding advices were unfavour able, prices were firm, and advanced during the month about 100 reis. On the 16th of November the duty of 80 per cent. was levied on boots and shoes, ready-made clothing, and furniture. Merchant Ships at Rio, Dec. 14.—The Amphitrite, Zan te packet ; John Patchett, Black River packet ; Courier, Queen Victoria, Malcolm, Black Prince, Minalto, Ststeguard, Mary Hay, Mary Ann, Eliza Rob- son, Ben Muick Dhu, Camoena, Cockburn, Pet, Eliza beth, Avon, Tuscan, Royalist, Homely, and Tasmania. Laws of the Customs.—A committee has been ap pointed to revise the laws and regulations of the customs. This has become imperatively necessary; and, from the combined intelligence and reputation of the gentlemen nominated, we really hope and expect some material improvement, and the rescinding of some absurd, ob noxious, and unjust regulations. More upon this sub ject hereafter. SPANISH BONDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is the general opinion that the Spanish nation can never be prosperous until faith shall be kept with its public creditors. It was hoped that the present Spanish Ministers would have made proper arrangements respecting the Spanish Bond debt, and that now they will speedily do so. Can you or any of your readers kindly give, through the medium of your widely-circulated newspaper, any intswmation as to what arrangements are making respecting these Bonds ?—Yours most faithfully, A CONSTANT READER, and Holder of Spanish Bonds. 20th January, 1849. HORRIBLE DEATII OF A MISER.—On Saturday afternooon T. Wakley, Esq., M.P., held an inquest at the Hope, Park-street, Dorset-square, on Jane Cunning ham, aged 62. The body, which was a complete ske leton, lay in a wretched room at No. 9, Park-street, which was completely denuded of every species of fur niture, with the exception of an old chair or table, and rags scattered about. Mrs. Kelly stated that on Tuesday deceased, who had lived some years in that house, and during that period never allowed any ono to enter her room, tapped the wall which separated witness's room from deceased's, and in a faint voice asked her for a drink. She brought her a glass of water, and gave it to deceased at the door. Witness then went for the doctor. She returned with M. Robinson, and found deceased speechless and dying. She expired next day. There was nothing in the room but a crust of bread. The apartment was horrible to behold. On stripping her 21/. was found secured round her waist. She shad a pension of Bs. 6d. a week, but would not allow herself the common necessaries of life. She had no relations, and always boasted that she had enough to bury her. Witness did not know what countrywoman she was, or where she had lived before she came to Park-street. Verdict—" Deceased died from destitution, caused by refusing herself the common necessaries of life." TILE FIRE IN NEW-SQUARE LINCOLN'S INN.— During Saturday the work of clearing the ruins was con tinued, and towards the evening the firemen, under the direction of head-engineer Loder, succeeded in turning up a parchment package, not in the least degree injured, which upon examination proved to be the title deeds of an estate, left in Messrs. Jones, Bennett, and Bateman 's care, amounting to 27,000/. A mortgage tied ° 10,0001. has also been recovered quite uninjured, and rether another of 12,000/. has been found in the ral li es, ;)''ole of with a vast number of smaller amounts. and the original wills, also left wick the same a wise been recovered from the rubbish,pounds worth of securi ties involving some ithousa t m e l bau s ment and ground fir l ee, e h! v e like property have been taken frou - ru h in and other articles of the upper part of the plate, s parties while searching On found by :the FIRE. house.floors, great ty dealhad f o si f l 1 e n l a f value, have the ruins. DESTRITCTIV Sat u r day ANOTHER been t h re e and four o'clock, th e morning, betweennei g h. tead-road was thrown bourhood of the Ifartips into a state of great alarm lby the sudden out meek of a very de structive • fire. The flames commenced in the second floor o f the premises occupied by Mr. Livermore, No. 17, Adam-row, Hampstead-road, and very soon that part of the premises in the tenure of Mr. Billiard was also blaz ing away most furiously, and, in spite of the most stre nuous exertions of th e firemen, th e furniture, Bcc of Mr. Livermore and Mr. B i lli ard were totally" destroyed, and the stock in trade of Mr. John Clarke, grocer and tea dealer, seriously damaged by fire and water. Mr IL K. Herrings, an ironmonger, has likewise sustained . deal a of damage to his stock in trade by fire, &c. The furni ture, &c., of M r . Charles Evans,and potato-dealer, Mr. A. E. Carver, baker, have also been damaged by water and hasty removal. The origin of the disaster cannot be accounted for. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Co lonial Office, from the Governors of Ceylon and the Cape of. Good hope, / (//~/ //' 7 Charlotte COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. This morning the Queen and .Prince Albert took their usual walk. The Royal Family took airings irr the grounds ad jacent to the Castle. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this forenoon in the private chapel in the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated. Yesterday the Marquis and Marchioness of Aber.. corn, and the Rev. Dr. Cookson, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, left the Castle. Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the Home-park yesterday. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Louisa, took their accustomed airings yesterday. The Royal dinner party yesterday evening in cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe SchillingsfUrst, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Leveson Gower, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth and Sir George Couper. The Queen's private band was in attendance in the evening. Her Majesty's private band performed the follow.. ing pieces on Friday evening in the Castle : Overture —(Op. 8) Kalliwoda. Selection—" F ra Diavolo" .... Auber. Coro—" Silenzio". Meyerbeer. Die Adepten l'Val zer ..... Finale, Sinfonia—(No. 4) ............... Mozart. The fourth dramatic performance at Windsor Castle took place on Thursday even i ng. A play, in i was performed, five acts, by B. Thompson (taken f rom the German o e ze p b a u r e t ) s , N e: e t r i e tl efidilTe filled eS accordingtra ng o the foll ow i ng Stranger er a programme : f n th t Baron Steinfort Count Wintersen Solomon Peter te• .• Francis Tobias ••• •.• Count's Child ... Stranger's Son ... Stranger's Daughter Attendant ..„ Mrs. Haller ... Countess Wintersen ... Mr. Charles Bean. „. Mr. Creswick. ... Mr. Howe. ... Mr. Compton. ... Mr. Keeley. ~. Mr. Webster. ... Mr. Lambert. ... Miss Clark. ... Master Meadows. ... Miss Kean. ... Miss Chapman. ... Mrs. Charles Kean. ... Mrs. Gill (late lain Fanny Vining.) .„ Mrs. Keeley. yard _ Mrs_ German Reed (ate Miss. P. Horton.) With the original ballad of " I have a silent sorrow here." Second Savoyard ... ... Mrs. Cauldfield. After which a farce in one act, by John Oxenford, was performed, entitled Twice Killed. Mr. Euclid Facile ... Mr. Keeley. Mr. Ralph Reckless ... Mr. Howe. Tom (his Servant) ... ... Mr. Braid. Mr. Holdfast ... Mr. Rogers. Mr. Fergus Fable ... ... Mr. Clark. Robert ... ... ... Mr. Coe. Mrs. Facile ... Mrs. L. S._Buckingltm. Miss Julia Flighty Miss E. Messent. Fanny Pepper ... Mrs. Keeley. Director ... Mr. Chas. Kean. Assistant Director ... ... Mr. George Ellis. Prompter and Stage-manager ... Mr. F. Webster. The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Ruben's• room at eight o'clock, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, the Duchess of K en t, P r i nce G eorge , the Princesses Amelie and Elise of flohenlohe Schil lingsfurst, and also by the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquia and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Spen cer, the Rev. Dr. Cookson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the Ladies and Gen tlemen in attandance. When the performances had concluded her Majesty was pleased to direct that her approbation of the manner in which the play had been performed should be signified to the director, Mr. C. Kean. Refreshments were served in the Throne-room. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness Prince George, their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Elise of Hohen lobe Schillingsfurst, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Spencer, the Dowager Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Maria and Louisa Molyneux, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord and Lady Ruthven, Dowa ger Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Lyttelton, Miss Carew, the Rev. Dr. Cookson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ashley, Mr. and the lion. Mrs. G. E. Anson, Hon. Mrs. C. B. Phipps, and Miss Bathurst, Sir J. and Lady E. Cathcart, Sir James Clark, Lord James Murray, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss and Mr. Cooper, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Colonel Wylde, General and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Miss GrenfelL, Mr. and Mrs. H. Seymour, Mrs. Crutchley, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Rey. W. and Mrs. Canning, the Commanding Officer of the 2d Life Guards (Colonel Ill‘Dottall) and two officers of the regiment, the Commanding Officer of the Coldstream Guards (Lieutenant-Colonel Paget) and two officers of the regiment, and Mr. Glover. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou cester House. Mr. John Wood had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Friday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord John Russell returned to town on Saturday, from a visit to the Speaker of the House of Commons, at his seat, Heckfield-place, Hampshire. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday from the Colonial Office, to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. PARLIAMENTARY DINNERS. Lord John Russell has issued invites for a grand dinner on Wednesday (31st instant), to his colleagues in office having seats in the House of Commons, to the mover and seconder of the Address in the Lower House, to the Lords of the Treasury, to the Secretary to th• Admiralty, and other official gentlemen. Seven o'clock is the hour of invitation, and at the meeting the Noble Premier will read portions of the Queen's Speech to be delivered by her Majesty in person on the following day i❑ Parliament. The dinner will take place at tho official residence of the Prime Minister in Downing street. Lord Lansdowne, as the Ministerial leader of the House of Lords, gives a grand banquet the sume evening, at Lansdowne House, to a party of Peers, including the Cabinet Ministers having seats in the House of Lords, and the mover and seconder of the Address. The noble guests are invited at half past seven o'clock, and Lord Lansdowne hill announce her Majesty's Speech to his distinguished circle. The Noble Marquis will also en tertain his colleagues and the chief members of her Ma jesty's Household, on the 3d of February, at Lansdowne House, at a full-dress dinner, when the sheriffs for the ensuing year will be appointed. Lord Palmerston is much recovered from his recent indisposition, and has been able to take carriage exercise for tlio last two or three days. The Right lion. Sir William Somerville, Bart., Secre tary for Ireland, has arrived in town for the session. Lord John Russell returned to town on Saturday from a visit to the Right Hon. C. Shaw Lefevre, the Speaker of the House of Common s , a t hi s sea t in H a mpshire. Lord Lansdowne is ex p ec t e d t o arr ive in town to -da y from his seat, Bowood P ar k, Wiltshire. • —The A G., were on Friday mor tal remains of the Earl Talbot, . K place in the family last consigned to their final re h s . ti . n a , resting at Ingestre, Staf fordshire. FUNERAL OF THE EARL T LBOT. mausoleum in the village church-yard the body lay in state fordshire. On Thursday evening hveceremony a great many of a walking one, at Ingestre Hall, at which At noon on Friday th e the tenantry were present. At to the church being such funeral took place, and a t h e ball, no hearse or mourning coaches were required, the funeral being o f the members of the deceased in which 11 " w sisted. About half-past twelve the earl's family :Li on left the hall for thechurch, mournful procession a short distance from the of the tenan tr y attired in pre ceded bi a b ody ing, the Rev. Messrs. Shelton, IL Webb, and Brown. log, an as followed by the Ear l The b° 1331 w • and Countess Tal bot, Eh , marc hioness (Dowager) of Lothian, the Hon. and Rev' A. C. Talbot, the Hon. Gilbert Talbot, the Hon. J. C. and Mrs. Talbot, the Hon. Gerald and Mrs. Talbot, the lion. amd Rev. W. and Mrs. Talbot, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Dartmouth, the Marquis of Lothian, Lady Susan Talbot, Lord Sandys, Viscount Lewisham, Viscount Anson, the Hon. Colonel Anson, Mr. J. Gilbert Talbot, Dr. Knight, Mr. R. Wood, Mr. E. Moore, &c. On reaching the church the body was received by the Rev. J. W. Hilliard, who perform e d t h e solemn ceremony in a deeply impressive manner. The church was crowded by a sorrowing con gregation. REPRESENTATION OP SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.-- WOLVERHAMPTON, SUNDAY.—To-day the first candi date for the representation of this division of the county, vacant by the elevation of Lord Ingestre to the peerage, has made his appearance in the person of Lori Lewis hut.. the son of Lord Dartmouth. The young noble man Lis only lately come of age, and by the great body of the commercial men of the district deemed utterly unfit to represent the immense mining and other trading interests of this district. This youthful nobleman is thorough Protectionist, a son of one of the old school, little prone to change. He avows himself an out-and out Protectionist, and strongly opposed to the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church in any part of these realms. He has also given a broad hint to Mr. Cobden, by assuring the electors that to wasteful expenditure of the public money, and to injudicious and ill-considered diminution of our military and na v al est a bl ishments he was equally opposed. The o perations of tree trade in corn he will watch, and promote by all means in his power the interests of agriculture. Mr. Charles S. Forster, of Walsall, a moderate Conservative, has been invited to cpE2O forward, but he declines th e twacnu.. of 1 e