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'vote. March Ist, 1855. At, ESTABLISHED 1803. 1 , 7 '°21. E MILLION STERLING. t kl- trP and Invested in 1806. ' l4 INSUR ANCE. ;'4/„. 11P rall , Esq., • p • R.S.—Chairman ei,7"/ Esq.—Deputy Chairman. 4, 0 - .4 GLYN, E sq.. M.P.—Treasurer. ANNUITIES: REVERSIONS. 40,4tttitill and Pall. Mall, London. b y Special Acts of Parliament. 29 11% 44 Y EAST INDIA PALE ALE, k er. aol oet . —for SCUTARI, recommended by BARON Vit te members of the medical profession, k to _ Gallons and upwards), Imperial measure. PARKER, and CO., Beer Merchants, kk i t ' 9,, lsT AL RUBBER.—Thomas Barter V„ ant at Mr CA W alker's Medical Bath 110L'`. Services to . invalids as Medical Runner, in let tracted joints, certain forms of paralysis, t i t , do 14 .17' ) ' 11 seular power, and any other ailment or vrhich snch attendance may be required. `• \,....... :reet, Golden-square. Mrs. Barter attends 6 po i . NOTICE. t AISOr TECHNIC INSTITUTION. L teT URE on SIEGE OPERATIONS in VOL,u by E. JEKYLL, Esq. (late Captain bT Models and Diagrams of Fortifica tigh:t'oa,c37l,T,,,,ening, the sth, and Tuesday Even- 4 . i tt il 4 : 4 l, I‘,T A I th 'kTIONAL STANDARD , it,„ 47 ,,, or,, m _ IN ktr e Leh. 1 roprletor, Mr. hn ouglass. t l / 44 , 4 ,4 ..! 04 4 ,., e llnrivalled in splendour, inelegance, and I ts . l , te t . '', l of holding 5,000 persons, is open every i , ‘Api tr : o r r s a trrgth is now added in the person of ' o. 4ll, l i l :Th ek ' t n_k pg:an Actress, and Mr. Henry Mar iVt4ll.o_tn• e scenery, dresses, and appoint- Lines, are gorgeous and appropriate. 011 Ik ! e tt, , 1 fi S..a_turday, to commence with Shak 4 j)e/)„.1),44::;, EOPATRA. Antony by :sir. Henry N'„u(5,.., 4 1 0 , ' l Yn. To conclude with the MISTRESS ‘iiZ4 ; 91,..., ay an entire change of performance, N•kt,,,Oph;!•!yon. On Thursday,Ham . ig x :na, Mrs. R. Bannon Doors open at six, • boxes, 2s. 6d. ; 25., Is. Gd., is. , t 0 4 ,, I tt m„Qiut h S INO, ARGYLL ROOMS. — *IN : 1 , 1555.—During the course of this week ,'played by Laurent's Orchestra:—Over idler;oge Waltzes: La Bienfaisance (Ist time), I to, desireui Strauss ; Kuall-Kugerl, Strauss ;Le 1, - .4t. ~,Quath.,,,,y.Laurent, with Variations tor all the rt ..,_.....,t,isttime). Bien- rmation der the Admis- toids, 1 s 'OID careless 'e should , - 413 • % iv, t R j SMITH'S MONT BLANC 00 , k i r.L g o'clock, and Every Night (but Saturday). t,tt ,„_ Ti`l., G allery, ls. The Moruhrg Representations h,„_" IllkdaY, Thursday, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— — .dilly * Ihh,LRA.ST INDIA. HOUSE, Fmntuaat 28, 1855. al tiall l4 o ACO rVit i l T, Of DIRECTORS' of the EAST Dos itiopekt i ,gr DO HEREBY GIVE .NOTICE, That Le d at $ ~1 toti ! Stock has given notice of hil intention to , li g Or ~ It ithi. 2!n at . the Quarterly General Court appointed V' No t i,„"w, , viz.,— '110",„‘ services performed by the Calcutta Steam 0. f ,„,•—".s Compensated by the payment of the sum of 27 g g: \ t ............_ JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. I' ''l' -----.....—................—.. 0 It eo p, ORS of the ROYAL BRITISH 3 4 iitkei-Pleta to receive Appli ca tions for their New .. .. .A''o , ! the provisions of their Supplemental ...• ‘, f h . 7 elder the Crown. Applications to be made, with- joke' rilt h :l l 001 ce, No, 16, Tokenhouse-yard, or at the . .,.g qi 0 ii4,47.416,•—'447.,7, ] fridge-road, Lambeth ; 97, Doswell-road, ir•••' ~,rOT-terr.ace, Victoria-street, Pimlico ; 60, 10110 a t„,, 11,1 3 0 , Rent-circs, l'iccadilly. "AA, rtii s CAMERON, General Manager. i k, ' 91 4 ' 11 Feb., 1858. i v antog e o lv o rT B o , stiv rgI,ERKS' ASSOCIATION d i ZOn D. — Election of Annuitant s : —In par- t o w 'a R e ed at the Annual General Meeting, on the 703 ii. or : sum A of 1101. was voted for animates to 3 2 ' ; ei si l: Oa tj:_ k3 duly qualified, the ELECTT)N will take 440; .4._ eg ... 30th lid ay next, and all persons intending k.,:17_ candidates must send in their applicatit ns, iiii44 : 'for befor e the Z6th March. ....i • ' „flay order of the Board. 6., ~..r i g* 4 0 . 1 44 THOMAS LINDFORD, Secretary. poll..? , - t o ~70 Z 1 0 guineas, or annual subscribers of one ana Pall Mall, London. S9rl by Special Acts of Parliament. 6° 0 • t g r anted from Fifty to Ten Thousand Pounds, "wourable to the Younger and Middle periods S4rtf."*" Stamp Fri Duties on Life Policies. FIR E It em _ and LIFE Insurance transacted. k ,irith`n.:,;!l Fees generally paid. 0. or; A die Tables, on various plans,—may be had -Y a the Agents. WILLIAM NEWMARCII, ..1 1 I , Secretary. ..... , ..... ' f and, OTHERS.—SeaIed Ten- • 4•04 (10 - n -e mast], will be received at the Ordnance- . .. on or before the 20th of March, 1855, for ... '0 ek t .'," Bull-point, in the parish of Saint itudeaux, ....... * r. v. ror a foreman and 16 labourers; ''''' g: Nth ;a, so and Wash-house for the crews of the two g fik t Y and Uri na l ; .• iiviivitro!the Ordnance Storekeeper ; AJ:_rtiwast2lhouse and a Shed for Waggons; ." . 1 Cia.agine..hou_a_ge and a Shoe-house ; 'it nt Wooden Filling and Examining-house at ../ . 0 I ‘ 14 ., , en s - I • re n „, ,o. the above 8 services, with addenda •A'ipte information, may be obtained at the 0 4 , e ittPoint, daily (Sundays excepteil) between ' from Thursday, thelst, to Friday, 16th ~ 4 8 Cyllizlusive. evouport, 23d February, 1855. 1 3 11 tk .', O „,!_ ,, AST INDIA PALE ALE, z ° CI %11101, 0 ,100 e •~ D~~ rn' , 1 0 , 3 1 „4.- ;;io‘b u b• tb ,tovt sof' °I r. C r ral'P ), t1) 1 C 113 1 0 ° 1 1 : of cf tbe r 01 4 ' v erl' , O J, tor of )10",j0 CS Q , ' o ' o 01 - all ;t ,p:1 own ages of the, Pei j y \ll4l,, l ided to modern pathologists. IN perusal is 14240 n, Peraons entertaining secret doubts of ' B , a q'o who arc conscious of having hazarded ) Privileges ta which every human being is * *(1:1148 Nit f t a : men should know, that there are `4altiert's. t which cannot he violated without 71L - 'o,,,,,,Cjider n ,L"not when wisdom and regret eucceed the self-indulgence, how these penalties ita: sting of their bitterness may be removed ~,:.onsequences may be avoided, and above 11, o t ,4'' , l t ltif e d ,?tree of physical inftrmity , or functional ); 1 ) 1 \ No ip ,"inelY aid of science cannot apply a cure. ' 4 ent ensive ,ch have ignorant to place Piper, t-street; post for VT, Bed- id from it •of ftr uctti _ is added, diet taL.._ /ay mea, t t twenty for the regimen and observance of 1014,, Ye nty•four. Illustrated by aumerous k *. v„ ‘" 2. A tm h at , --'ES OF MARRIED LIFE. all a " no wif, I hold bim lost, - li ,i l t ,ti k4 cl‘pi nd e e sat. Ile that hath no child, ' its, • — Chaucer. , 41} t pv c ,s,XPectations and Necessities —Development etc hes —Precipitate, impelled, and retarded lA„ . L,, , hy, lea TeS—Alutrial Unsuitableness—Mental O cat „, Defectiveness—Advantaes ln r"%at'acy. ' uo n — Hereditary -Modeßesemblanceof "La, "n Infelicitous Infertile and all Units. ' f rvorce, &c.;&c. hts CITY Agt, 3 . VI 'hi' 4 A L e ITS INFRINGEMENTS. oh! m ens icitutare to Young Men. k '1 :, 11 , 1 1 .4, 1), :4, t, re t ri neaa.s ody—what improve, Athena ever heard." Ntik'lhast4li a ge , tro p. agl P , t t i and nri infan cy , to old age. The advent its th infringement. The cas , talties of i t ;tntt cac y of w e i arly illustrattons, graphic, narrative, marriages, &c. hi ) tike f 13(j i 'eas e 4. Ok Ss thei r s ' en-management and Cure. Dri, ui tteu _ c owprehensive and popular exposition '1, 4 41 ;4 4.3 'o . ary a 7 — a their nature and treatment, corn 41Ati::Iirsieture an d Sec9n sdarPermyto symptoms, all lonns of 4 arrhcea ; with 250 en 'Rl,ga v t4 l eht s ri C onsti RECTUM.—Cemprisi ß ~ ng r Pation- and Iltemorrhoids EST s';;lTMatVons to the recedin • 4, 1 t e1, y O F e LIFE. ROW ' P TO BeII ' AFPY. t o u f il a r 7. Vivere,"i s p " l llOskte r ,L aith."—Shakespere. ) 4. 1. 1 01 4.1 . 1 ctr , it row ; Mann, 39, Cornhill or of ' 1 4i14tL4.15 0 4 ,, ct T o . nt li etTLYE WET. It 141 1 , 0, -Y Years Consulting ' Coneastue of the °nh _rgayll-ace, Regent-steet, London, i fr o t ove pl matters daily, r from Ten till __ b till Nine. ea" - \l 'il t&R v.zigland a Itk, / protect c , 0 10 P Air Royal . Letters . ' 4 , and ti, an 33 cu e ro d d by by the Seals of the Ecole de 0 1 ." --e 'illPeri l 4;1 „. 1 16 At n t ti TRIEs„,.. a College of Medicine, Vienna. ;alof k ht i ttio n . p,,TAR, N o. 1, ta fil ,14 _ ing fr „,,,, I'Matorrhcea, and Exhaustion of thy' „wh o . s _ ~.,,rir excesses, accident, or climate. ~ ...1 , 14, 't ta iiy ar : r, t!N te,.l entering the married state by ; 1 ;10 v AS ahoy ictif.,?,,!,_ is invaluable. vtk4apace of No. 2, 1 4 1$1 . ti,..ti th,f_ !. three days, completely and entirely ol osr , t -4 4p t "' I j il ke, t, Z Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs iilh antidote for, to the ruin of the ea if Pk' ,IPllnlatio 11°0 lt,,tll l 'lltgi l lis n ' , 0 , 1 i i 4J ~ th i 1 ? - z i , I,_ , EMAR, No. 8, i ie jo , ei r Al, l tti,,, elki'vrtoedy for that class of Disorders, which 4p ool , tll4,l l e*, 4 th, P, l'sician treats with Mercury, to the in- -114 , 3q, ~o " rid cti 'atient's constitution, and which all the 1 4 ' . ir p s e4 tlii I, 2 ''ot , remove. ,Pi tae Ise, qu a lpd 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, (1 , et c ' n o , S , lti ,4 kt't 814,". They may lie on the toilet table „ crvlr h, , 14 118 l e aeb, f l'ected. ii , ,, r Itki l Z t ilikt lckiil ree by post, 2 s. extra, divided into tily A iP 1k 1 trh o , stered Retailpe, Lallemand, Roux. o effr: it A . ji, PithN o ale and in London of John don, 68, ~ P e ci ii, ''4 , 04,a - '' 6 3, Oxford-street: and Sanger, 00, Ox - le."' I I , 1 4 t Zt t ler 4 '; druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; ; a „,i t h , ' , L 1 9 , 1; p ( l 4ll sgate, Bolton J. Priestly, chemist, 52, A" ' ^ ell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland - street , \.......,....„.......... feller, 1 14 h-street, Birmingham. I' OP 11 ; 4 1' fir ,i 8 IIP pIIt ---- t ie o Rice 4 . 14 , in I T I TE OF YOUTII AND MATURITY. ~n s. ,),"' 4 tkttk, b t . strated with cases ; free by post for 30 W . ,ql' , if A ' 0 . n . stamps, i,0 , . (I' l v ~, as t ' k t,,, n R,,' S DEBILITY; il 'i . +8 l'r ` — " ,, s and Cure.—An Essay on S er- W ''Nt ef aetical ' 0 _ Y and ••• e ,p 0 ioi Viio , l b, tre„.,,,.._ beervation . s on a safer G more i'lY C , , „4 V1 , ,,,?, th e "L u 'llt of the . diseases of the enerative ( 0 0 ,4 r , 6/ ~, n riu r, . , e of the Microscope in detecting and Oil el; ) ty t ` , l4l,', e xamination, the real cause and effect of xer ioof i „ twOr eli fit. Whether arising from solitary habits, \ l / 411 v o lo iy,l: 4 , ',r ti,. , 11,1,e'll„ate, followed by practical remarks, founded ' d 1 0 ., I iNt.oeal ",,Zee in the treatment of Impuissance, 1 ,1 •liV ci V t : t `4ta ri v , eakness, s errnatorrlicea &c. To which ta mo I \ t ti the on the Physiolog y 'P of Marriage, ' with pre- ¢ oo ¢ ith s 0 cy sts ' evils emanating fr mern empirical practice blly,, \ i 7:ord, r ter aticlies advocated by o varius writers on 0 .t .t, 4 0 ' l ‘ k t k Ilt: 1 14 :3? t A .,... 8 • tli r co Jr, \ P 0 i t r EL LA'MERT, M.D. ,f t r° ,o9 ti l tti t lt;', ) dat,,, ll-3 ( 4 LT AR E, LONDON, 1 4 0 4 A 1 .k:,.e t ,i;',.ehlated Member of the University of E din- [jcPfrr, ~,,,,„4 , r the London Hospital Medical SacietV, , 1. , 0 n't, eet o f 4 ,1;!. Ball, London, &c., &c. v ex o' s P,,, \lt t p„A rn taa treatise is to point out the fearful con- S° I) 1, 1, certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, 11 ), e, j 1 .. 't, "e dL i° re Misery in Youth, degradation In Man- - 1.9 ~ co','„ A N,,,,,_ k r ,";:l3 , at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any t), , , N, q zs:„ rie lu. , ;;y ye a a T s o b i e s e C n le e n r c_e ga utt ge n d tiv i t. n li.. n pi x il v . q, C4 N,,v, e , nt Of these delicate complaints, which ty r, tet,'l i ., generally confided to the care of ign ) 11 , 41 (l i tI lO til at in iurY on those who are induced to kt tl t , 4 a t 'lT , , ,te , t,„-ip.._ triaY be had, price 21, of Messrs. pi% 4,"eti""znoster-row; "'annoy, 63, Oxford-s Tip t '3 , ELdc i_e; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by p , regs from the Author's residence, 37 's i.4 , litl4tl° 11 • I ' NAv pt,„ daily from Eleven till Two, and tt i ti'l4t ) b tr i : ° I isT N I ZO T U I . o gN N E . SS, DEBILITY, l' f \ ''g :„ la „,, e ntg, Constipation, and Hasmorrho i. v '',` - ` l , by post Is, 6d. "I, tl:l ) , lk t .kb i. tii lit. 4 ,; t ‘Tl DRINK, AND AV' Nq v Z t . , 0 0/1 ~,, multi curantur inorbi." l t, i Ytt l i'e AC, the principal causes (over and iyq t thlliill," a harassing and distressing coin] N V t kll 4a , ; tn - an d Popular exposition of how we 4 t ~,,,Qiiit,- , :6 : , : hich is added, diet tables for ever N 0 . 19,480.] HR. EL the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, • will take the Chair at the MEETING of the CEN TRAL ASSOCIATION in aid of SOLDIERS' WIVES and FAMILD S, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th March, at FOUR o'clock, insteadi of C TWO, as prmously advertised. Admission by Tickets only, which b say be had at the Offices of the Association, No. 9, Waterloo-place, Pall -mall- H. L. POWYS, Major, 65th Royal lii des, Honorary Secretary. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN I.ND MIDLAND RAILWAYS.—NOTTINGHAM RACEI I.—On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the Bth and 9th March, EX 'RESA DAY TICKETS, and ordinary Ist and 2d class Day Tickets, issued on the 7 , 11, Bth, and 9th March, from the Euston square Stai ion, to Nottingham, are available for Return by may Train on toe St h, 9th, and 10th March. The 6.15 a.m. train, from Easton, arrives; at Not tingham at 10.5 a m , and the 9.15 a.m. at 1.15 p.m.—By er. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, March 5, 1855., Just published, price 55., by post, free, ss. Gd., STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Hat ional Treatment and Prompt Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience inthe treatment o f stric ture during the last twenty years has equalled, if, indeed, ft 1 .as not surpassed, that of any of his contemporaries. It is, thera ire, no matter of surprise that he should enjoy the reputation of 1 ,eing a most dexterous and skilful manipu ator with urethral instrtn nents ; and when it is remembered that the lamented Liston used tc assert that the introduction of instruments through a stricture whit 'h had previously been impermeable to them, was the most difficult in the whole range of surgical operations, it must be no slight son rce of gratification on Mr. Courtenay's part to have achieved the reps tenon he has in this res,)ect ; and for our part, with the knowledge w• e have of his experience, we know of no man to whose care we wisul d with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of MI icture of the urethra."—Medieal Circu'ar. London : IL Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. G R AVESEND S T PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purdeet Pier 3. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitt lug FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.: SUNDAYS rorrace Pier I a, i m Time g 1 1 - - \ WEEK DAYS. Vi - _ l _ 4- Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of Lon doe .very quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WiI.k.RF, BLICKWALL, on the arrival of the fo lowing Trains from the Fenehureh-street Station. • • WEEK DAYS. SuNDAYs. a' • ' 5 0 Fen- t Fen- N" c,hurcrt 3 r that - eh 3JX . a 8 , treet 6 Street z 8 4 '• t 4 - 2 1 4 414 4 1 4 Fore Cabin. Saloon re or from Gravesend and London 10d. .. Is. .2cl. „ Gravesend and Illackwall or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. -ctween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. 140 AT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5,. 01.; Six Months, Chrce Months, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on boi , ackets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 13. 1854. BREAKING UP The ice, we mean, has brol Subjoined to thil you'll plainly see Come rain or damp, or genial days The prices Messrs. Males charge a , 31. Os. • lard th,_ CLOTHING DEPARTMENT E. Mom; and SON'J OVER COATS. . _ . E. Mom and SON'S PALBTOT. E. MOSES and SON'S NEW MA TERIALS for SPRING DRESS are ready for inspection. E. Ifosxs and Sores WISOLE SALE BRANCH secures advantage , which cannot be found eleewhere. and SUMMING "UP. ken tm, and many changes made. great changes made in trade; I, a novel stock's in hand. atention ♦►ill command. E. Voss/ and Sores LADIES. Dates and UNDERCLOTIIING. E. Moses and `'ON aro the largest Mennfacturers of Shirts in the world. HOSIERY BRANCH, HAT and CAP BRANCA'. AN entirely NEW STOCK In tho most foo.hionable styles. E: MosEs and SON'S 'bazaar for Ladies and Gentlemen in im mense variety. BOOT and SNOB DEPARTMENT. The largest and beet stock in the kingdom. In every department the lowest possible prices are charged. E. MOSES and SON are Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, ihirt Manufac turers, Bo ,t and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. CAtITTON.—E. MOSES and Sow beg to state they have no connexion with any other house in or oat of London, except their own Este blishment, as follow : London City Establishment, corner of the ALinories, an Aldgate (opposite the church). London West-end Branch, 1 4 feW Oxford-street, corner 'Of Hart street. Country Branches—SheMeld and Bradford, Yorkshire. Colonial Wholesale Branch—Melbourne, Australia. The establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. IMFORTANT.--Should any article not give satisfaction it will be ex changed or, if preferred, the money returned without hesitation: All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. A New Book, with lists of prices, system of self-measurement, and other information, may be had on application, er post free. An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or pest free. SPORTING NOTES. THE OFFICIALS IN A FIX. The recent necessary postponement of meetings has completely interfered with the plans and upset the ar rangements of race officials. The annoyance, however, which has ensued is likely to be only of brief duration, and will be quickly dispelled by the stirring business of "the season." Although according, to the strict letter and spirit of racing law, the engagements at meetings whose fixtures have been altered are unquestionably void, yet the majority of them will doubtless stand and be promptly met. The added money will in every in stance be given, and these horses already entered will be allowed to contend for it. The only difficulty which really exists is in respect to forfeits, which cannot be claimed for any horse tbat does not start. The clerk of the course at Nottingham exercised a wise discretion by again altering the days on which to hold his meeting, thereby avoiding an injurious clashing with the gathering at Aintree, and consulting alike the convenience and interest of the sporting fraternity. The success of both meetings will be materially promoted by this new arrangement. Mr. Topham has been somewhat severely cen sured for what is termed an unceremonious post. ponement of the Liverpool Meeting. The accusa tions, however, which have been brought against him were unthinkingly made, and the suspicions with which his motives were regarded were as unjust as they were unfounded. Reports recently received from Ain- tree inform me that it would have been almost imprao• AND ticable to celebrate the sport at an earlier period, aid that Mr. Tophain had no other alternatiio thaw to post• pone the meeting. Indeed, snow is now still visible under the hedge-rows, and the ground is deep and rotten in consequence of the late severe frost. After all, toe, the sole responsibility of postponing the meeting attaches to Lord Sefton, who was perhaps as much jus tified in altering the fixture by the state of the greumj, as by the " bread riots" which only a few days ago pre• vailed in Liverpool. The progress of speculation, the postponement of the meeting, and other circumstances, have tended to strengthen the arguments which were published in The Sets of the 2.Gth of February, relative to the Grand National Stooplcoliase. The opinion which I then ex pressed I still adhere to, and have merely, therefore, to reiterate it. If Trout be destined to defeat, then either Miss Mowbray or Needwood will be the winner. Strange rumours are circulated respecting Trout, but they must be received with caution. The report of his " queer understandings" is now little credited, but a suspicion was excited towards the end of last week that his party's money was, or would be, on Miss Mowbray. The at " the Corner" this (Monday) afternoon has, however, somewhat lessened, if not entirely dis pelled, those suspicions. Miss Mowbray has been under the care and manage ment of John Scott ; and her owner has, since her lam tion at Malton, paid weekly visits of inspection to the north. It is said that he is well satisfied with the mare's preparation and condition, and believes her capable of achieving success. His money is, however, yet to be invested. Some people assert that he has been fore stalled in the market, and is not likely to "get on." Not being in his confidence, I am, of course, unable to determine the truth or falsity of this assertion. Needwood has received much benefit by his removal to Hoylake, where, daring the frost, he was enabled to take steady exercise on the sands. The old General looked so fresh and performed so well at Oundle last Saturday that reasonable expectations are entertained that his owner will be enabled to bring Needwood to the post on Wednesday in equally blooming condition. No one would be more delighted with the good fortune of Ben Land than myself ; for, despite his little eccentri cities of conduct, he is a good fellow at bottom. Dangerous, an animal belonging to the "Crabbs party," has been much talked about. Some people cal culate with certainty upon his success. I don't. Still he has been supported in the betting with a spirit and eeterminaticn which forcibly direct attention to his chance. Of the outsiders, The Nugget and Janus have of late been nrentiened with much favour. To tAttlid toy remarks to (Attu . probable .etarters would he merely to recapitulate those which were made at length on the 26th ultimo. Ae a guide to the reader) / (-/-f ,_(' , z A.l / • Ea tii.... , ~... ....... -.. 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I have, however, compiled animals- from which the fief the subjoined revised list of d will be selected Age st lb' Peter Simple Miss Mowbray Peter Need wood Trout Retail Abd-el-liader .., a 10 5 Dalkeith 6 10 4 Bastiou Escape Nugget Garland • a 10 2 Rosa Boundaway (h b) 6 10 0 Age st lb _Spring The Potter 6 9 12 Janis a 9 10 Cutaway a 9 10 .A.natis 5 9 8 Mmu ice Daley (ix b) a 9 6 Star of England a 9 6 Maley a 9 6 Pimpern a 9 6 Little Charley Free Trader Burnt Sienna a 9 0 Dangerous .... a 9 0 Crabbs When the muster roll is called, several animals men tioned above will doubtless be missing. The " lot" whose chances I deem the most formidable comprises Trout, Miss Mowbray, and Needwood. With a clear field and no favour, I shall expect to see MISS MOWBRAY THE WINNER. Should any accident befall her, however, I shall pin my faith to Needwood and Trout, my preference being indicated by the order in which I have set down their namee. The present unsettled state of affairs relative to the flat races compels me not to hazard an opinion respect ing them. The same reason induces me to maintain silence with respect to the legitimate events to be de cided at Nottingham. A FRESH MAN. Monday Evening. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTE LLIGENCE. The Britannia, 120, Captain Carter, -3. expected to pay off on Friday next ; her crew have I _applied for an augmentation of leave. The Cressy, 81, Ajax, 60, Imperiense,. and Euryalus, 51, screws, have been ordered to comp' lute with eight months' provisions. _- The Blenheim, 60, screw, Captain <Nemesis) Hall, .yesterday hauled out of the steam basin ;,moo alongside the dockyard jetty, where she will rattle down, and corn-, ',Tete for sea. The Hogue, 60, screw, Captain Rams ay , got up steam yesterday to prove machinery. a i The Retribution, 24, paddle, Capteiu-, : Fisher, hauled out of the steam basin into No. 9 dock. • The Penelope, 18, paddle, Captain Si r W. Wiseman, Bart., - went out of harbour yesterday morning, and anchored at Shithead. She is taking In powder and The Basilisk, 6, paddle, Commander .Jenner, hauled 'out of dock yesterday, and went alc nwside the coal depot. The Ariel, 9, screw, Commander B. 3 . ..rice was towed into harbour yesterday by the Echo, a n , I laid alongside the dockyard jetty. Tho Oberon, 3, paddle, iron steamer, has received ad vance wages, powder, and shell, and starts to-day for the Black Sea. The Dee, paddle store-ship, we n t ! iixto the steam basin yesterday to land machinery. The Resistance, troop-ship, has haul, ai alongside the Victorious hulk. The \Viltshire Militia, .are not likely to take passage in her, as they feel that steamer ought to be provided to convey them to Corfu. DEVONPOR r, :MARCH 4. The Duke of 'Wellington, screw, Capt ain Caldwell, is to be ready for sea on Thursday next. Ti le new foot valves, expected from Portsmouth, have, not arrived. Her engines have been worked in the b A lir and found all right Tice steam squadron at this port is fast progressing, the engines of the following are complete::— -Vulture, 6, paddle ; Cruiser, 17, screw ; Dragon, 6, lay .ddie ; Con flict, 8, screw ; Archer, 15, screw; DZrtgi.sienne, 16, paddle ; Wester and Recruit, 8, paddy ► .gun-vessels. Their fitments is the shipwright depart! net ,t are being rapidly completed. Imperial, transport, put back on Sat Turd lay, having sustained some injury in the gale. Cordelia, transport, laden with provisions: far Malta, came back into the Sound on Friday evening„ and sailed again this day. Devna, transport, sailed this day with victualling stores for the East. ColosPus, Si, screw, Captain Robinson, Pa rived this evening from Havanna"), which she left Fel ). 9. sh e comes into harbour to-morrow. APPOINTMENTS. Secretary's Clerk—John T. Sueter, to the) Victory, 101, flag-ship at Portsmouth. Paymasters—William ma o st o, ers i — n I t V he illi ß am lac ß k . s V ea . , F W ar il r l a ia r m a ri g 4. )Richardsl to the Rodney, (1853), to the Falcon, 17, screw, at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeons Daniel W. Steph , en:?, M.D. (1846), to the Weser, steam gun-boat, at :Detvonport ; William G. J. lyre (1851), to the Reoruit, sdteam gun boat, at Devonport. Acting Assistant-Surgeon—John Fisher .0854), to the St. George, 120, in the Black Sea. Clerks—Henry Kelly (paymaster o f 181,4 ), to the Victory ; Robert Deveson (18 4 7) to the James Watt, 21, screw, at Portsmouth. Midshipmen—A.' W. Murray, from the Neptune to the Ariel, 9, screw, at Portsmouth ; C. W. Blount, fp-orn the Edinburgh, to the Odin, paddle, at Woolwich ; C. Mitchell, from the Esk, to the Arrogant, 47, screw, at Portsmouth ; T. Rosenburg, from the Driver, to the Esk, 20, screw, at Devonport. Captain Sheringbain, R.N., has announced his inten tion of visiting Exeter and the principal seaport towns in Devon and Cornwall, for the purpose of obtaining naval recruits, who may, if they please, volun teer for service in the Baltic. thamptonshire Regiment of Militia to'hold itself in readi ness for foreign service. This regiment has made such progress in, its drill as to be chosen by Government as the first regiment to leave the garrison at Northampton. Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Burghley, M.P., accompanies the regiment. - LONDON AND SOUTH" WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSIITUTION. At the fifth annual general tnectig of the members of this institution, held at Brunswick-house, Wands worth-road, on Monday the 26th J. Macaulay,. Esq., in the chair— The minutes of the annual general meeting of the 2d of February, 1854, were read and confirmed: The following statement of accounts and the report of the committee, for the year ending 31st of December, 1854, were read. It was they resolved unanimously—That the report new read be received and adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—The Grand National Steeplechase which is to be decided to-morrow has lost most of the interest it once possessed in consequence of the postponements which have taken place owing to the frost. Nevertheless I anticipate a goodly number of horses will make their appearance when the bell rings for eaddlirg. The only horses of any account in the race are Trout, Needwood, and Miss Mowbray ; and if they are " intended" I shall expect them tl pass the chair in the order named. The only other horses of any consequence are Spring, Bas tion, and Crabbs. Barring accident I shall stand upon Trout. .For the Spring Cup I shall take Newbold and. Lady Ta.tton -to, beat the field. The Aintree should be an easy yictory for Ulster or Falcon. A TURFITE. London, March 6. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS.A.LL'S.-MONDAT. Although the attendance was comparatively thin speculation took a somewhat extensive range, and in a few instances a good deal of money was invested. LITERPOOL STEErLECHASE.—Tr out wag again in the full current of favour, and altho ugh he and Miss Mow bray hre quoted at 5 to 1 each, the heavier amount of money for which he wa3 backed. gave him decidedly the call. Needwood and Dangerous were supported with some spirit, the former at 10 to , 1, the latter at 100 to 7 and 100 to 8. _ The GREAT NORTHERN HANE , IOAP.—The Yore was backed in good quarters at 15 .and 14 to 1 ; 7 to 1 wanted about Vandal. CITY AND SUBURB HANDICAP.--Witbin the last fort night Rambling Katie came with so powerful a rush for this event that not a little money was invested at 16 to 1. Her reign, however, as the leading favourite, has quickly ended. It was announced that- she was offici ally struck out this morning, at 9 o'clock. GREAT METROPOLITAN.—Coivnbus was firm,' at 9 to 1, and Pharsalus showed a slight improvement on the closing quotation against him last Thursday. CHESTER CUP.—Mara Antony was in great force. After several investments bad been made at 1,000 to 30 and 30 to 1, ho advanced to 1,000 to 40, taken. TYn Two THOIISAND.-6 to 4- was still currently of fered on the field. 4to 1 was taken, to some money, about Bonnie Morn, and 5 to 1, with renewed confi dence, about Lord of the Isles--at the close scarcely 9 to 2 was obtainable about him. THE DBRBY.—Although 600 to 100 was taken about the favarite, yet the number of offers which were sub sequently made to lay the same odds, clearly indicated that 13 to 2 was a quotation more in accordance with the tone of the market. In the early part of the after noon 15 to 1 was laid to 751. against Lord of the Isles, but towards the conclusion of business he returned to 3 to 1, and was, at last, backed for 1001. at 12 to_l 1,000 even was laid between Cruiser and him. 1,300 to 100, 300 to 25, 600 to 50, and 1,100 to 100 were taken about Gmeculus Esuriens ; 5,000 to 200 in one bet about Bonnie Meru ; 25 to 1 to various sums, and 2,000 to 90 about Wild Dayrell. A slight reaction took place in favour of Oulston-25 to 1 offered, 30 to 1 taken. CLOSING PRICES. LITERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agst The Trout (taken freely) sto 1 agst Miss Mowbray (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Needwood (taken)i 10 to 1 agst Bastion (taken) 1.2 to 1 agst Dangerous (taken) 20 to 1 agst Burnt Sienna (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Charley (taken) -/ '• • GREAT METROPOLITAN. .9 to .1 agst Corcobus (taken) 9 to 1 agst Pharsalus (10 to 1 taken) •,12 'to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 14 to 1 agst Redlands (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 7 to I agst Meteora (taken) 10 to - I. agst Irelaad's Eye (taken) . GREAT NORTHERN. 6 to • 1 agst Vandal (take 7 to 1) 14 to 1 agst The Yore (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Marc Antony (taken) SO to 1 agst Bright Phcebus (taken) 50 to 1 agst Legacy (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 6to 4 agst St. Hubert (offered) 4to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) 9 to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (5 to 1 taken) THE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst St. Hubert (600 to 100 taken once) 10 to 1 agst Rifleman (offered) 11 to 1 agst Grmeulus Esuriens (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 13 to 1 agst Cruiser (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) 25 to 1 apt Oulston (take 30 to 1) 50 to 1 nest -Rambling Katie (taken) 000 even between Cruiser and Lord of the Isles (taken: OAKS. 8 to 1 apt Nettl© Rambling, Katie is struck out of the City and Suburban, LB CLIOIX DE BEN STUMM:LAM—We shall, if possible, publish the: acceptances for this steeplechase in our late edition this evening. ARRIVALS AT COVENTRY. General, Oscar, :ieoet, Badheart, Penman, Odiham, Warwick, .Star of England, Snowdrop, Kiteflyer, PS roil, Sleeping Partner, New Brighton, Gaslight, Firebrand, Sauce-box, Rosa, Fearless, Royalty, Romoo, Lady Flora, Twilight, Tom Gurney, Master Horton. The following horses have left Aliadlebam for Liver pool :—Prince Plausible, St. Arnaud, and Lady Tatton. Left Cheltenham for Liverpool.—Little Charlie, Pim peron, Bastion, and . ..Mainile Daley. Left Cheltenham for Coventry.—Cardiff Lass and Lamienne. . _ _ Left Newmarket for Nottingham.—Adamant and Black Swan. ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL. Dangerous, Crabb,,, Falcon, Burnt Sienna, Newbold b Ulster, Templar, Ilion°, Baroness, Miss Mowbray, The Judge, Boundaway, Abd-el-Kader, Domino, Wanderer, Prince Plausible, St. Arnaud (2 yrs.), The Nugget (3 yrs), Sir James Graham, Janus, Needwood, Maley, Kennyside Hero, and Banbury. WOLVERHAMPTON AND BREWOOD STEEPLECHASES. MONDAY. FREE HANDICAP ST.REPLECIIASE of 5 BOYS each, with 30 added. About three miles. M r . R. Walker's Golden Hue, 6 yrs, lOst 31b'(Tasker) 1 Mr. Moseley's Tiny, 6 yrs, 9st 71b (W. White) 2 Mr. Johnson na Black Doctor (h b), aged, 9st 31b) (Mr. J. S. Walker) 3 Mr. Brayley's Little John, aged, 10st 71b (Burrows) 4 The following also ran :—Quickstep, Lantern, aced Hereford. The ALBIIIGHTON HUNT STAKES of 5 sovs each, pp, for horses that had been regularly hunted, &e. Gentle men riders. About three miles Venture, aged, 12st (Mr. J. S. Walker) 1 The Whistler, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Phillips) 2 Roger, aged, 12st (Mr. E. S. Davenport) 3 The following also ran :—Little Fawn and Bloomfield. In taking the brook (the last leap into the race-course) Venture fell and threw his rider, who fortunately alighted upon his feet. He remounted in a second and won very cleverly. SELLING HVRDLE RACE of 2 sovs each, with 10 added ; optional selling weights, &c. About two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr. Leach's Macaw, lOst ( 201) (W. White) 1 Mr. Henry's Parchment, lOst ( 201. ) (Hammond) 2 Mr. R. Walker's Pelts, lOst, (201.) (Tacker) 3 Grand Thri-; (;ate Turk), list (40/.) (Sharp) 4 ' A capital race. The winner was afterwards sold by auction for 324 ARRIVAL OF THE CRCESUS. We learn by electric telegraph from Portsrmutlt that the General Screw Navigation Company's steam-trans port Crcesus, Captain V. Hall, anchored at Spithead at sunset last evening from Malta, which she left on the 21st ult., with the following passengers and invalids : Colonel and Mrs. Cleveland and child ; Quartermaster Doherty, in charge of the invalids ; Staff Assistant- Surgeon Finley, • in medical charge ; Assistant-Surgeon Wyre, 3d Foot ; 159 non-commissioned officers and pri vates, sick and wounded ; 46 women and 45 children. On the passage homeward she sighted a three-decker off Malaga, homeward bound. No doubt she was the Tra falgar. In the after part of the same day she sighted a two-decker, supposed to be the Vengeance, 84, also homeward bounci. The Crcesus has had four deaths on her way home—three military invalids from ethaustion and ens child. THE ARABIA. The Arabia, steam-transport, Captain Ju.dkine, com menced landing her sick and wounded about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, alongside the dockyard at Ports mouth, before which the crew, on hearing the ship was ordered at Chatham, refused to - work her. They went aft, and the articles they had signed where read by the captain, whereby it clearly appeared that the men had fully discharged their obligations, as the articles speci fied that they were at liberty nn breaking bulk in any British port. Their strike was telegraphed to London, and in the course of time an answer was received that the sick were to land at Port'smeuth. This was the fourth exhibition of the same kind, yet no remedy was provided, 36 of the worst cases brought home in the Arabia were landed yesterday, on the recommendation of Dr. Odell, staff-surgeon of the garrison, and conveyed to the Gar rison Hospital at Portsmouth. The rest will be landed this morning at 7 o'clock, after having a h ear t y break fast and cooked rations supplied to th em to servo them on e w t surgn o journey eo to the Arabia, o Chatham, under th e care o f M r . Newell, who has had the sole medical custody and care of them ; and Captain Rocke, of the 49th, in military charge. The Arabia then pro ceeded to Liverpool. The bounty of th e P r i ncess M ary of Cambridge was manifested towards these poor inva lids by the distribution of warm and comforting clothing, such as flannels, &c., for which they appeared heartily grateful. The owners of the Imperial steam-transport have taken immediate steps to repair the i n j ury to h er b o il er which Plymouth. It is fully x te ready to proceed on her voyage . to Sc u t ar i. Th e St e ll a - steam-ship and the schooner AC I 3 hav e a l so b een l a d en epecd occasioned that by he to r retur n nlorrovr or Thu rs d a y s h e w ill b e to with hospital stores, and have left for Scutari. MILITARY. oli s;tti 1,,8g0 aootol thecr Guards , 13 1 . e dds b:i age B attaliond bri gade o of b eGolftuuagtricmil the Grenadier augmented ed t n h at e od C e arr talion Coldstreatns, and Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier ms Guards,t: getohr bayonets each, making the total strength of the brigade 3,000 men. The draughts,it is expected, will leave for the seat of war the latter part of this month. It having been ascertained from the returns that the 10th Huss ars , now en route f or the Crimea from Bom bay, can scarcely muster 600 efficient men, including those at the depot is Maidstone, to complete the st rengt h to 800 sabres. have been issued The 15th Hussars, whi c h only a r fe; months since re turned from Madras a skeleto n regiment mustering s carcely 300 sabres, has succeeded is obtaining more than 250 :recruits, most of whom were enlisted in e home counties ; the regiment, which is at present quar tered in Exeter, and is nevi nearly 600 strong, will pro ceed early in spring to the Crimea. On Thursday draughts of the following regiments ar rived in Cork barracks from Birr and Templemore, to await the arrival of a transport-vessel to convey them to the Crimea :-130 of the 21st, 130 of the 57th, and 130 of the 62d. During the evening 1,400 rank and file, with 60 officers, also arrived from Templemore, to em bark in the same transport. 600 of the Royal Horse Artillery, now on drill at Newbridge, are to sail to the East in the Himalaya ; 60 of this corps are now in Cork barracks, awaiting the arrival of the same ship. On Thursday 25 invalids arrived in Cork from the seat of war, and were placed in the military barracks. They belonged to the 49th, 30th, 33(1, 50th, and 17th Regiments, and were at the battle of Inkerman. Active measures are about being taken in reference to the formation of a camp at the Curragh of Kildare. An nouncements have been made to the effect that the Com manding Royal Engineer in Ireland w ill r eceive pro posals for the construction and erection of 430 wooden buildings, to accommodate ten battalions of infantry, with ten others for staff purposes, and ten for officers' stables, at the Curragh of Kildare, in the Dublin dis trict. The whole of the buildings are to be completed within 60 days after the acceptance of the tender. It is expected that the work will be completed by the end of May or beginning of June. Six captains, six subalterns, and about 270 men of the Cavalry Depot at Newbridge are held in readiness to proceed to Constantinople about the 10th inst, Government having agreed to take into service for the East such officers in the united kingdom of the Com pany's service as are willing to act in command of the Turkish Contingent, the applications have been very numerous—something about 300. The number required for the present—about 120—have been selected from the most intelligent, all of whom are masters of Eastern languages, and from those willing to go out uncondi tionally. It is stated that each officer will be allowed 51 days' pay in advance. The following gentlemen have be en p romo ted in the new Provisional Depot Battalion : —Brevet-Li eutenant - Colonel H. D. O'Halloran, from Major, balf-pay unat tached, to be a Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel W. Slater, who has retired upon full pay ; Captain J. Frend, 55th Foot, to be an Assistant -Adjutant. THE MILITIA. The Hampshire Militia Artillery have been for the past week under orders to proceed to Woolwich. It is n.t••.r tlrariged that rl e head-quarters of :be regiment and three companies are to march from Fort Moncktun, en route to Woolwich, on Thursday. Orders were received on Monday for tho 48th or Nor• REPORT. From the statement of accounts herewith submitted, it will be seen that the receipts for the past year ending 31st of December, 1854, amounting to 2541. 15s. 4d., ex ceed those of the previous year, ending 31st of Decem ber, 1853, via., 2141. 16s. 7d. by 391. Bs. 9d. The expenses have been proportionately heavy, conse quent on the extended working of the classes and main tenance of the library; the balance therefore to the credit of the present year shows but a small increase on that of the former year. On referring to this result, the committee cannot but regard it as satisfactory evidence of the growing import ance of the institution, the resources of which have so fully met the increased demands of last year. The working of the several classes has been highly satisfactory, .and reflects credit on the gentlemen in charge of them. The lectures which, have always formed so important a feature of the institution, have during the past year been characterised for their general attractiveness, and have been well attendee. The presence of a number of the members' friends on theses occasions sufficiently attest the growing appreciation in which this branch of the insti tution is held. The evening school in connection with the institution, has always formed a distinct subject of attentive consi deration ; the committee have had the pleasure during the past year of enrolling no less than 68 boys on the list of pupilF, and it has always been a source of much regret to them that the school-room has hitherto been in capable of accommodating more than 30 of that number. The removal of the school to a larger room has, however, obviated that'difficulty, and the committee have now the gratification to report the number of pupils on the list at 76. The attendance since the beginning of the present year has been more than usually satisfactory, and such as to give every reasonable hope of the school attaining, in a short time, that popularity and success which is so earnestly desired by the committee. In the report presented to the annual meeting in Feb. last, the committee had the pleasure of congratulating the members on the acquisition of what was then consi dered the permanent institution building; they have now the pleasure to inform the members of a still further ad dition to the accommodation, provided by the kindness and liberality of the railway company, by Means of the remaining portion of Brunswick-house, which having be come the property of the company since February last, has been fitted up by the company, and extra rooms thus given for the purposes of the institution. By this arrangement the members have the advantage of a larger and better lecture room, reading room, and class room, while the library is removed to an equally convenient room as that lately occupied by it, and the school occupies the old lecture room, by means of which, a greater number of pupils is received, and its usefulness thereby much increased. The benefits thus conferred on the institution are of a nature and extent so apparent, as to be self-evident to every member. Especial thanks are therefore due to the directors for this generous repetition of their kindly interest and care for the welfare of the institution. The thanks of the members are also due to those gen tlemen who have acted as vice-presidents, by whose patronage and support the institution has gained so much during the past year, and to those gentlemen whose donations and honorary subscriptions form so large a portion of the funds of the institution. The committee have had under consideration the con stitution and arrangement of the present rules, and hav ing carefully gone into them with a view to their revi sion as more applicable to the present position and cir cumstances of the institution, they have determined to submit them in the altered form exhibited in the library and reading-room, pursuant t Rule No. X., for the ap proval and adoption of the members. The committee cannot conclude without again re ferring to the progress of the institution during the past year, and earnestly request the best attention of the members and their friend& to the urgent necessity for their steady and unanimous support, in order to con tinue the institution in its present sphere of usefulness, and add to its means of carrying out still more largely and satisfactorily those mutual benefits and advantages which are its aim and object ; and by keeping in remembrance the success which has attended their past exertions, let every member add greater vigour to their efforts in future, and seek to render the insti tution deserving of a continuance of that popularity which has hitherto marked its advancement. The Tice-Presidents, Honorary Secretary, and com mittee, retiring from office, in accordance with rule No. IX., are eligible for re-election. NEW RUM. The new ruhis proposed by the committee were read seriatim by the Secretary, and agreed to nem,. con. from No. 1 to No. 9. Upon rule No. X. it was proposed by Mr. Hart, and seconded by Mr. Tandy, that the following addition be made to rule No. X.:—" And no member of the com mittee shall at any time derive, either directly or in directly, any pecuniary advantage whatsoever from the funds of the institution, and no member of the committee shall be competent to accept any situation or office of emolument connected with the institution until a period of six months has elapsed from the date of his resig nation." After discussion, Mr. Hart's amendment Watt put to the meeting, and declared to be lost. Whereupon the rule No. X. as proposed by the com mittee was carried. The remaining rules, Nos. XI. to XVII., were then read and agreed to. It was moved by Mr. Macaulay, and seconded by Mr. Humphries, and resolved—That the new rules now read be adopted, and ordered to be printed and distri buted among the members. Resolved—That A. Morgan, Esq,. J. Beattie, Esq., A. Scott, Esq., W. F. Godson, Esq., and J. M. Thorne, Esq., be elected vice - presidents of theinstitu tion for the ensuing year ; and that F. J. Macaulay, Esq.; be elected honorary secretary for the same period. Resolved—That the gentlemen who have offered themselves for re-election as members of the managing committee, be re-elected accordingly ; and that the va cancy now existing in the committee be filled up during the present year, as the committee may seem fit. Resolved,—That Lewis Crombie, Esq., be elected president of the institution for the ensuing year. Resolved—That the thanks of the members are due, and are hereby tendered by this inciting, to the president and vice-presidents, for their co-operation and support daring the past year. . Resolved—That the thanks of the members are due, and are hereby tendered by this meeting to Mr. Macau lay, the honorary secretary, for his past year's services. The meeting, after a vote of thanks to Mr. Macaulay, for his conduct in the chair, then separated. By order of the committee. T. STANFORD, Secretary. Brunswick 'louse, Wandsworth Road. 22d February, 1855, SALE OF Trill BERNAL COLLECTION.—The sale of the first portion of this collection commenced yesterday, at the rooms of Messrs. Christie and Manson, and was most numerously attended. The property submitted consisted of the beautiful specimens of porcelain, which, with the portraits, will extend over eight days' sale. The biddings were spirited, and the lots realised large prices. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND Loss OP Lim—ln telligence has been received at Bristol of the total loss of the schooner Statira, Captain Williams, wrecked on the Laugharne Sands, about twe miles nearer to Pen dine than the spot where the ill-fated Queen of the West recently met her disaster. We regret to add that the captain, the mate, and two seamen were drowned, one lad only escaping to narrate the circumstances. As far as can be gathered, either Caldy light was again, as in the case of the Queen of the West, mistaken for the Tuscar light on the Irish coast, and, consequently, the vessel stood boldly on ; or, what is more pro bable, the heavy sea and foggy weather deceived the mariners, and thus led them on to their destruction. The lad states that, immediately upon the vessel going ashore the captain and crew took to the boat, but they bad hardly left the ship before the heavy sea capsized the boat, the mate and two seamen being almost immedi ately drowned. The captain clung to an oar and floated for some time, but he at length became exhausted and sank to rise no more. The lad who escaped was three times washed from the boat, but he eventually succeeded in holding on to it, and reached the shore an safety, though in a dreadful state of exhaustion. possibleat him, f and furnished him with food and shelter. It is a somewhat singular fact that the deceased Captain Wil liams was in Australia when the gold was first dis covered, and having amassed a considerable sum of money, returned home and invested his earnings in several coasting vessels, tho wreck of one of which has unfortunately been the occasion of his death. The Statira, when wrecked, was laden with copper ore for Messrs. Mason and Elkington, of the Pembrey Copper Works, from Devoran, in the Truro river. It has been found, upon examination, that the vessel, having struck ulp ii sand, • was compara,tively uninjured, aid that , h ad the captain and crew remained upon it, m all probability their lives would have been spared. As it is, the copper ore is likely to bo recovered. 1 /- 1 7 r pRicH SD. :lAMENTABY DIVISIONS. 1 iOriSE OF COMMONS.—Itsun 5. . • • COMMITTEE!.OF SUPPLY. Motion m. iide v and question proposed, " That a sum, not ex ceeding .1 ,4102,12111., be granted f,t, her Majesty, for defray ing the c 4 arge which will probably be incurred: to the 31st d a y o f Max rch, 1855, on account of .barrack supplies, &c., wages, anit ordnance stores, &c." Whereupon • motion made, and question put,.. " That a suin, • not exceeding 1,387,9g11, be granted to .her Majesty, for defraying the charge whit I will probably be incurred t o th e 31 s t d ay o f March, 1851 5, on account of barrack supplies, &o.; wages, mid ordnan cc stores, &c." The c o mmi ttee divided; ayes 31, noes 17^ 0. AYES-34. .A dderley, C. Grogan, Edward Anderson, Sir a • Gwyn. H. A rchdall, M. Hadfield, G. Bell, 3. Jackson, W. Bowyer, G. Kendall. A. Cole, 11. A Locke, J. Craufurd, E. a :3. Loraine, Lord C , ossley, F. Macartney, G. Duke, Sir J. Mall, E. Floyer, J. Murrough, J. Forster, C. Paxton, Sir J. Fors.cr, J. reacocke, 0. Green, Capt Job n Pellatt, A. Seholefield. W. Spooner, R. Taylor, Col. Thompson, G. Tomlin°, G. Verner, Sir W. Whiteside, J. Whitmore, H. TELLERS, Muntz, G • Ncw•degate, C. - - NOES-410. A'Court, C. Gooch, Sir it. Acton, J. Goodman, Sir G. Adair, H. Gordon, A. Alcock, T. Gower, F. Batthe, H. Graham, Sir J. Baines, lit. Hot t. M. Graham, Lord W. Ball, E. Greenall, G. Ball, J. Greene, Thomas Baring, Sir F. Gregson, S. Berkeley, Admiral Grenfell, Chas. Bethell, Sir R. Grey, Sir G. . Bramley-Moore, .T.. Guinness, R. Bramston, T. W. Ilalford, Sir H. Brocklehurst J. Hall, Sir 11. - • Brockman, E.D. Donkey, T. • Brotherton, J. Hamner, Sir J. - Browne, W. ' Hardinge, Hon. C. Buckley, Gen. Pestle, Alex. Butt, I. Hastie;Archd. Cardwell, E. Ileadram, T. Chelsea, Tiso6Unt Keard, J. Child, Smith Ho tliam, Lord Cholmondeley, Lord Hume, W. Christie, Samuel Ingham, R. Clifford, Col. B. M. Keating, R. Clinton, Lord R. Kershaw, J. Cockburn, Sir A. X. E.Kinnairti, A. • Cogan, W. H. F. Knox, Col. B. W. C , wan, C. Lacon, Sir E. Cowper, W. F. Layard, A. H. O'Brien, P. O'Connell, D. Oliveira, B. Osborne, R. (Away, A. Paget, Lord Palmer, Roundell Palmerston, Visa.. Parker, R. Peel, Gen. Phillimore, J. G. Phillimore, R. J. Phinn, P. • Pilkington, J. Pollard-Urquhart, W. Powlett, Lord W. nice, Sir R. " Pritchard, J. ' Reed, J. -- Ricardo, 0. Ri4rdo, S . Robertson, P. Roche, E. • Rolt, P. Russell, F. C. Sawle, C. Scotia, Capt. G. Seymour, Lord Seymour, H. W. D. Seymour. Shelley, Sir a Smith, W. Somerville, Sir W. Sotheron, T. Stafford, Marquis Stanley, Lord Steel, J. Strickland, Sir 0. Strutt, E. Stuart, W. Sullivan, Michael Thornely, T. Thornhill, W. Tollemache, J. Tyler, Sir G. Walmsley, Sir J. Walpole, S. Warner, E. Whitbread, S. Wilkinson, W. Willcox, B. Williams. W. Wilson, J. V 1 ise, A. . • Deecies; W. Lindsay, W. De Vere, S. Lowe, B. Diilwyn, L. Lushington, C. Druinl girl& Vie. Lytton, Sir G. Duff, G. Mackie, J. Duff, J. M'eann, J. D.mcan, G. Macgregor, Jas. Duneorn be, 0. htacgregor, John Dundas, G. Maddock, Air T. IL Dungai van, Viscount Maguire, J. Dunlop, A. Matins, R. Dunne, Col. Mangles, B. D. East, Sir J. Elarjoribanks, D. Ebrington, Viscount Masterman, J. Egerton, E. Milligan, R. Elcho, L,rd :Milner, W. Ellice, E. Michell, Dr. W. E velyn, W. Molesworth, Sir W. Fagan, W. Dionck, Viscount Fenwielt, 11. Montgomery, Sir G. Ferguson, Sir IL Morris, D. Follett, B. Mowbray, J. Fortescue, C. Mulgrave, Earl of Fox, W. Galwey, Sir Sr; Gilpin, Col. H. Gladstone, W. Goddard, -X. Muniy, W. Napier, J. Norreys, Sir D. North, Col. J. North, F. TELLERS Hayter, W. Berkeley, G. Motion made, and question proposed, " That a sum, not ex ceeding 2,7:,92,3481., be granted to her Majesty, to defray the expense of ordnance stores for land and sea service, which will come in course of payment during the year end ing the 31st day of March, 1856." Whereupon motion made, and question put, " That a sum, not exceeding 2,752,3481, bo granted to her Majesty, to defray the ex pense of ordnance stores for land and sea service, which will conic in course of payment during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1856." The committee divided; ayes 24, noes 110. Ar!derley, C. N. Anderson, eir J. Bell, J. Bowyer. G. Cobbett, J. M. Cole, IL A. Cowan, C. Craufurd, E. H. J. Crossley, F. AYES.-24. Dillwyn, L. L. Duke, Sir J. Dune m, George Dunlop,‘ A. For.ter, Charles Greene, Capt. John Ilastie. Alex. Jackson, W. Kendall, N. NOES-110. Greene, Thomas Gregson, Samuel Grenfell, Charles Kinnaird, A. Ai iall, E. blurrough, J. P Newdegate, C. Paxton, Sir J. Pellatt, A. TELLERS. Muntz, G. Scholeiteld, W. A'Court, C. W. Aston, Joseph Ball, E. O'Brien, P. O'Connell, D. Oliveira, R. Osborne, R. Otway, A. Paget, Lord A. Palmerston, Viscount Peel, F. Percy, J. Phillimore, R. J. Phinn, T. Pilkington, J. Pollard-Urquhart, W. Price, Sir It. Pritchard, J. Ricardo, S. Beebe, E. Bolt, P. Sawle, C. Seymour, Seymour, W. Shelley, Sir J. Smith, W. Somerville, Sir W. Stafford, Marquis Steel, John Stuart, W. Thornhill, W. Tyler, Sir G. Walpole. S. Wilkinson, W. Williams, W. • Wilson, J. Wise, A. 8111, J. Gill/mese, R. S. Bramley-Mcore, J.. hail, Sir Benjamin .Bramston, T. W. Eankey, T. Brocklehurst, J. llanmer, Sir John Brewn, W. Hardinge, Hon. C. Buckley, Gen. Hastie, Archd. Butt, I. Heard, J. Carnac, Sir J. R., Herbert, 11. Child, Smith Hervey, Lord A. Christy, Samuel Ilotham, Lord Clifford, Lt.-Col. 11.. M. Hums, W. Clinton, Lord C. P. P. Ingham, R. 1 Cogan, W. -E. F. Keating, R. Cowper, W. Kershaw, J. • Deedes, William Knox, Col. B. W. De Vere, S. E. Lacon, Sir E. buncombe, 0. Lowe, R. Dundai, G. Macartney, G. Dunne, Colonel Mackie, J. East, Sir J. M'Cana, J. Ebrington, Viscount MacGregor, James E!cho, Lord M`Gregor, John Evelyn, W. J. Maguire, J. F. Fagan, W. Mangles, R. D. Fenwick, li.. Miles, W. Ferguson,lSlrld. Milner, W. M. E. Follett, B. S. Michell, William Fortescue, C. S. Molesworth, Sir W. Galwey, Sir W. 3lenck, Via. Gladstone, W. Montgomery, Sir G. Goddard, A. Mowbray, J. R. Goodman, Sir G. Mulgrave, earl of i Gordon, A. Mundy, W. - TELLTE.S. Gower, F. North, Col. J. Graham, Sir J.l North, F. Halter, W. Berkeley, G. THE PARIS EASTERN ARMY. The army of Paris has assumed, since the hi inst., the name of the Eastern army, and is com posed as follows : INFANTRY. Ist Division.—General Roguet, Commander, Ist Brigade.—General R6pond, 2d battalion of Chasseurs de Vincennes, Bth and 36th Regiments of Infantry. 2d Erigade.—General Gouyon de St. Loyal, 17th and 66th Regiments of Infantry. 2d Division.—General Bourgon, Commander. Ist Brigade.—General Ripert, 20th battalion of Chasseurs, 83d and 85th Regiments of Infantry, 2d Brigade.—Gen. Martilas, ti3d and 67th Regiments of Infantry. 3d Division.—The former Divisio❑ of Bonaarsund. Ist Brigade.—General d'Hugues, 12th battalion of Chas seurs, 3d and 77th Regiments of Infantry. 2d Brigade. —General Gresy, 48tli and 51st Regiments of Infantry. 4th Division.—lst Brigade.-11th and 31st Regiments of Infantry. 2d Brigade.-64th and 94th Regiments. sth Division.—The Ist Brigade.—lst and 2d Regi ments of Voltigeurs. 2d Brigade.—The lst and 2d Regi ments of Grenadiers. Those regiments are formed of the picked companies of the third battalions of a certain number of infantry regiments of the army. The com manders of these two last divisions are not yet appointed, but it is believed that General Duchaussoy will take the command of the 4th, and General M'Alahon of the sth div CAVALRY. Ist Division.-Ist Brigade.-2d and 7th Regiments o 1 Chasseurs. 2d Brigade.-Bth and 10th Regiments o Chasseurs. 2d Division.—lst Brigade.-3d and Bth Regiments of Chasseurs. 2d Brigade.-9th and 10th Regiments of Dragoons. 3d Division.-Ist Brigade.-3d and 4th Regiments of Cuirassiers. 2d Brigade.-Bth and 10th Regiments of Cuirassiers. This division remains under the orders of General Korte, who commands likewise tlict entire cavalry of the army of Paris. Those eight divisions are to be stationed. as fol lows :—The Ist, 20, 3d, and .sth divisicns of infantry, at Paris ; the 4th division of infantry, at Metz and Straebur * . ; the let division of cavalry, in the depart ments of the Meuse and Moselle ; the 2d division of cavalry, commanded by General de Goyon, at Lune ; and the 3d division of cavalry, in the depart ments of the Upper and Lower Rhine. I\larshal Magnan is to command in chiftf the Eastern army, and to retain the government of the first military division. The Eastern army will consist of 50,000 infantry, 7,000 or 8,000 cavalry, 16 batteries of artillery, two for I each division, and a corps of engineers. The first division of the army of Lyons, composed of the 47th, 52d, 620, 730, and a fifth regiment of infantry, of two batteries of artillery, and a cem. pang of engineers, has been it ordered to join the army in the Crimea, of which is to form the 10th division. The division of General Luzy Pelissac, now encamped at Sathonay, near Lyons, is to become the 11th division of that army. Two regiments, for merlybelonging to the army of Paris, the 9th and 32d, are r to b. embodied in that division. The cavalry of General Canrobert's army is to be reinforced by the 20 and 3d Regiments of Chasseurs d'Afriqum, which are to be replaced in Algeria by two regiments of Chasseurs front France. THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S AMENDED CRIMINAL JUS- 1 TICE BILL.—The bill of the Lord Chancellor on Criminal Justice, as amended in committee, has just been printed. It new contains thirteen clauses, and is waiting discus sion in the House of Lords. Cases of larceny, if not above 20s. in value, may be punished on summary con viction, with the consent of the accused. Persons charged with larceny, embezzlement, or obtaining money by false pretences, may plead guilty before the examin ing justices, and be sentenced forthwith to imprison ment, with or without hard labour, for a term not ex , seeding one year. Justices may order the restitution of stolen property, and also payment of the expenses of complainant and witnesses. Any Metropolitan magi strate or stipendiary magistrate may act alone. The act is not to extend to Scotland. THE FIRE BRIGADE FOR THE CRIMEA.—The Edina (s. s.), chartered by Government, is loading in the river , i , ff Horselydown, for the Crimea. She will take out the body of firemen selected from the London fire bri gade force, and engines, for the protection of the hoop alx at Scutari. e<- ~~ THE LATE MIIPEROR ITZCHOLA Q. (From Gali plane.? M (Men ga 14. ) After a short introduction relative to the birth, marriage, and family of tht Czar, the Con,stitv, tioimel proceeds as follows : " The youth of the Emperor Nicholas, whose educa. tion was directed by the widow of Paul I. was devoted to the most varied studies. General Lamsdorf instructed him in the military art, Councillor Adelung inspired him. with a taste fur literature, and Professor Storck taught ; him political economy. From his earliest youth, he was passionately fond of music, and even composed several military marches ; and he affected a great love for the arts, and did so with an ostentation which indi cated more. of political . calculation than true sym pathy for artists. He was especially devoted to the theatre, which, during his whole reign, he encouraged with, at times, excessive prodigality.- 'ln acting thins , he, however, gratified his pencllan gess than his pride.. He wished to set himself up as a Louis XIV. not only for Russia, but for the whole of Europe, and 'particn larly for France. There, as everyw h ere else, he played a part dictated by his vanity. And, in fact, one of the distinctive traits of the character of the Emperor Ni cholas-was that habit, which he had contracted at an early age, and which developed itself in an excessive manner when he ascended the throne of the Czars, to appear always like an actor on the stage before the public, whose attention and favour be wishes to attract and obtain ; his abruptness and his familiarities . were not natural ; everything in his conduct was calcu lated for the effect which he wished to produce; and even in the slightest details of his character of sovereign, it might be p erce i ver ! t h at he was act i ng a part. Li ke- . wie, if he accomplished useful reforms in Russian laws and a'lministration, he also suppressed liberty of thought too violently for him to be considered as a true friend of the arts and literature. A sanguinary drama in. augurated his reign. On the very day fixed for i the army taking the path, Nicholas found h i mse lf in face of a revolted regiment, seconded by a popular move. ment, and his first triumph was gained over his people and his army. From that time he governed his vast States with a despotism which frequently de genK-ated into tyranny, and he ruled over men's minds less by the prestige of his authority than by the terror of his police. The reign of the Emperor Nicholas was for a long time a series of prosperities and victories, and everything smiled on the pride as on the ambition of the son:of Paul I.' . • The Constitutionge2 here enumerates the most promi nent of these advantages, showing how the late Emperor successively obtained a large increase of territory from , Persia' and - from 'Turkey .- how the treaty`of Unkiar. Skelessi, in 1833, enabled him.. to, _ I.c :ion para. mount over the Black Sea; and how his protect*. rate of Moldavia and Wallachia, obtained . the year after, opened to him the road to Constantinople, at any moment that he might choose to direct his armies towards th© Turkish capital. The Constitationnel, after arguing that the immense influence which the Czar had thus obtained in Turkey seemed to promise him an easy conquest of Constantinople—the golden prize which the descendants of Peter the Great always kept steadily in view—continues thus : " Inclined by nature to despotiTniTjeidouf; to excess of his power, whiph he did not share with any , minister or any favourite in the government of his emince ; of a lofty stature and imposing figure which coinmaia.:led re spect ; Emperor and Pontiff at the same time fa k - hie people, who bowed before his will as before the wit,' of God, be held an immense ascendancy over foreign eabi.- nets, after the revolutions of 1830 and of 1848. These two revolutions made him the living personification of that principle of authority in the whole of Europe. Thai situation pleased his mind, which was but too muchk disposed to vanity, and too much inclined to domina tion. He had so accustomed himself to it that by per forming the part of the Providence of monarchies, he atr length felt like an actor who, from the long repetition off a character, actually identifies himself with the per, sonage whom he represent - . It is that which f in , these) latter times, caused the misfortunes of the ffuipenoir Nicholas. After baying been for many long yettrethe) counsellor religiously listened to abroad by all tbei monarchies, as he was at home' the director of every , mind, be could not comprehend that the state of things had changed, from the accession of a Napoleon to the' throne, and to the re-establishment of the Empire in France. He still thought himself the sole arbiter of the destinies of Europe. He no more supposed the possibi— lity of any defection on the part of his allies than of revolt amongst his own subjects. He rashly entered on a course where he no longer met with anything but unlooked-for obstacles, and where at every step he met with impediments whieh be never suspected. The suc cessive and multiplied checks given to his policy in the east must have produced a very strong impres, sion on the mind of Nicholas I. After a long reign of prosperity, it is difficult to support with impu nity two years of reverses, which are the fatal conse quences of two years of faults; and it is not without pain that in the decline of his career, he beheld vanishing away with the reputation of intelligence and reason which he hid justly acquired during the whole course of a happy existence the supreme influence which he had accustomed himself to exercise over the general affairs of the world. The son of Paul I. lived too long for his glory, fir he has died, deprived of the rank which he had acquired in the opinion of Europe ; he expired in the midst of.- the ruin of all his hopes, bequeathing to his successor a state of things in which it is as difficnit to conclude peace as to carry on war, and which can only be uuravelled to the detriment (5f the prestige of the Czars and of the power of the Russians:;" THE TURKISH CONTINGIiZT• We stated some days since that Government ha,.. -1 agreed to take into service for the East such officers now in the United Kingdom of the Company's service as were willing to act in command of the Turkish contin gent. The applications up to the present have been very numerous, somewhere about 300. The number required for the present, about 120, have been selected from the most intelligent, all of whom are masters , of eastern languages, and from those willing to go out conditionally. It is stated that each officer will be sillowect i 1 days' pay in advance. For general informat?en w 6 subjoin the following official document issued from the War Department, and upon which the appointmecter have been made. We believe some declined to go ont unconditionally "Paper of Information for the Guidance of Officers of the East India Company's Service who may be desirous of Employment with the Turkish Army, or with Irre gular Levies attached to the British Army during tk. present War. " The following are the advantages held out by her Ms jesty's Government to officers of the Hon. East India Core pany's army, whilst employed on particular service with the force in Turkey, during the present war : " 1. If holding a commission above the rank of subs'," tern, the officer shall receive a step of local rash by' brevet ; and for distinguished conduct in the field shall be , eligible to receive an additional step, as is the ease in the' Queen's army—if recommended by competent authority. " 2. If the officer be a subaltern he shall receive a step of honorary rank ; and baying obtained that of captain he shall be entitled for distinguished service to brevet local promotion as in the preceding instance. "3. The pay will be the same as that of officers of simi lar rank in the Royal army. " 4. Officers thus serving will be in a position to claim pensions for wounds, and gratuities at the close of their service, not exceeding theme hitherto recognised by the War Office, and such honorary distinctions as her Majesty may deem fit to grant. " 1 5. At this distance from the scene of operations it is impossible accurately to define the duties and position . which will devolve upon officers so employed who may be under the rank of brigadier-general. These points must bo left to local arrangement. .".6. The time spent by such officers, with the concur rence of the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company, in such employment, will be allowed to count as time spent in India, so far as regards the length of service necessary to qualify such officers for retiring pensions—and " Officers so employed, who may be on furlough frem India, will, after their employment under her Majesty's Government has terminated, be allowed the option of taking the benefit of such portion of their furlough as had not expired when such employment commenced. "It is necessary to point out that as these officers, while employed under her Majesty's Government, will not be considered on f asuirnl actualfurlough, so n serviceo o under other" ert e he pu ay a East ec Com pany,lindriao or w • twee whatever, will be issued to them by that body while BO engaged." General Vivian gave interviews to all the officers. We understand that many of the names will be, ga. netted forthwith. TIM MARCO POLO. The annexed letter is from the owners of the Marco A P o u 10, r al ia disp utingshe w t a h s e hours by the Ke;dt. d o i p s i t n a i n o c n ed th a at fe i w n her recent race from. The matter, however, is of little importance, siact both vessels have ga i ne d f or t h emse l v es an unquestionable reputation, and any trifling difference in such a voyage must be too much the result of momentary circumstances to be worthy of consideration : " Liverpool, March 2. sides of the so-called race between the Marco - 5 1 we know, too great not K ot e h nt from Melbourne. We are content to consi dertp o o ‘ 1 11 3 i e t Saaj a nrr Cib— Y r catch - weight loveof m f a a t ir ch r i lay for i if the ships were to be 21 feet 9 inches against 15 feet in their re 'lights would deserve ten days at least in our e: t al h ships left Port Philip together. On Monday a iirev i ai n ßr' e t‘ mi, the Marco Polo spoke the Plata steamer abreast of Tuskar Point, which is 150 miles from Liver pool ; and, ttiltkough obliged to heave to for 24 hours, owing to thick weather, was in the river Mersey ready for docking on Wednesday evening. Yesterday(Thursday) her gold was transferred to the railway, and arrived in the Bank of England this morning. " On the other hand, the Kent landed her mails off Hast ings, 120 miles from London, on Tuesday, was only com• ing up the Thames to-day, and her gold will not be at the Bank until to-morrow at soonest. These are facts t ,. and we s ion as arrival lands a portion of her cargo presume that the ship which bef r o e r a e ch h e e s r claim f or th e second and we t h e re fo re is unquestionably the first, . Knt —Yo a • h c e e r re a p es et t it n o a r' " JAMES BAINES, and Co., fully, ' second time the honour of beating the e . tir faith• " Owners of the Marco Polo." GAEAT FALL IN TEE . TRICE O F COALS.--The public, and the poorer classes in particular, will be glad to learn that within the last fortnight there has been a fall in the price of coal of no less than Bs. per ton ; and the Messrs. Lea and Co., of the North London Coal Depot, advertise at the reduced price of 265. per ton, instead of 345., the current rate a few days ago. The quotation of 30s. in their advertisement in The Sun of yesterday it may here be remarked was an;error. The late change in the wind and weatheris bringing supplies to market. .r