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Every aesoription of Life Assurance business transacted, at the °West possible rates consistent with secarity to the assured. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. Prineem-street, Bank. London. LIST FEW DAYS, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. - THIS EVENING, and every evening during the Week, the GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC and MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, - the Great Wizard of the North, in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety °f incidents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary erects. Magic and Mystery is an entirely now entertainment, pos esging distinctive characteristics and p ecu li ar p h ases o f l 'inusement. It is not a monologue, for the audience them selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of them on the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, for though everything becomes metamorphosed before the eyes of the visitors no one can be positive that he sees any One thing; but it is a comedy really performed by the Qom lanY ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an ex travaganza, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond the bounds of probability. Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and Ta shioua.ble audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum Theatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he as been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con tinuous repetition. Ho believes that no professor of his art has at any time. or in any place been honoured with an !Amount of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. Re would attribute that success to three causes; first, that in his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of Perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he Las travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has 'Pared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on t he stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment uf the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, that, while endeavouring to provide amusement for thoss Who honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that t it is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor ltlitY should not be neglected of exposing conjuring wher ever it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by !'esortig to the conjuror's arts, in au illegimate anner, °le de n signing have succeeded in making it m dupes of the Credulous. • - s The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pro- Lessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the t heatre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst z any of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which a ttend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri tualists," Judging simply by the correspondence which has , re sulted, Professor Anderson's expose, of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex rso a mis c hie vous an d i m p u d en t j ugg l e . It i s i mposs ibl e or Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the ! o inteunications which reach him on the subject. He regrets t hat many of these, should come from ladies and gentlemen W ho, from their position in society and their well-known in tellectual attainments, he would least have expected to have b een converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every e '"lling, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions oo Pirit-rapping aro expressed, and every evening, within th 4 1ceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated. It is respectfully requested that thi4 P , 4 blie exposition will be accepted generally as P ro f essor A nderson's only mode of replying at full length to his m ultitudinous correspondents. Be regrets that ths ,i tarnes of the great and learned of the land should ne; r ave been made to figure in the documents eman atiro nl the spirit-rappers, as for instance the f o ll ow i ng , ex ,.tacted fr om th e M orn i ng Ad vert i ser o f Th urs d ay, Septem -20, and taken by that journal from the New York Spirt- Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American B?irit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume Sir David Brewster s r?riirly confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what he has naessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be t 'e roughly nonplussed. Both of these noted mon brought " Whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the lelntion ef the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, a ctual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits , s l °, ll ° thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate objects about the room, proved to bc too much of a Ties '°4 for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the abo ve, Las recently left England, and the following account of "° O . and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No. 645: . 's" This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now In Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations i t l i 'llout apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout Anglo-Saxon world as splendid hubug„ offered him ,00 illars per annum if he would perform m at his museum in 2 Ne 0 w b e rit Barnum then took it for granted that mediums could M used, bought. He was so mew h a t as t on i s h e d w h en hi s o ff er was ; f s ''tled. Hume, on telling the fact in London lat e ly, s i mp l y - tu honestly remarked, that the money would have been very n e i e entable to him, for he was poor, young (under 20), an or of "an, and in very bad health : but ho would have been afraid hi losing his power as a medium, and he would sooner lose life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. ss e inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, ono of the cue humb ugs i n th e wor ld , an d w ith a l a con j uror, i s V 4 'le of th e fi rmes t b e li evers i n sp i r i tua li sm. " I t i s eer sl.l4Y surprising to find such a parag r aph as this i n the edi torial article of an established journal, the editor of whom 1 7 1 1 ht be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believt gu t accession to BPirapping—does spirit-rapping gain or lose b its adherents I and, with Barnum's endorse I t ll ent to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likels Ebe negotiated T Professor Anderson would believe not ; when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of *land have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross Itswindle, when ho finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts Lis belief in it, and hi a book on the subject, he considers it t , be time for 4 44 to state that which he knows of the mechanism by which D 4 ected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the c ' t lttng Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir bit' Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's H o t e l, qq° l3l Pany with Lord Brougham. He distinctly s t a t es th a t leh the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that , -rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad Q r Poses. In the Morning Advertiser of the following day, ~r r ever, there is an answer to Sir David's l e tt er f rom one 4 °o Was present when ho and Lord B roug h am h a d th e i r V‘,ce with the spirits, in which the writer says, th a t " th e t a (a l arge di nner -t a bl e, I b e li eve ) move d a b out i n the most ( ,'aordinary manner, and, among other things, a large ac shrlion was conveyed by au invisible agency to my hand and s . e n. to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's 0-ight hand, apart from any person, it played an air through • With such a statement, printed for the edification of t he People of the 19th century, with the facts before us that to e most talented men of the day are permitting themselves be deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers—that the ~,,'"a t est novelist of the age is now engaged iu making it the Oect of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" actually been advertised to be hold in St. Martin's-hall, r ifessor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual be of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will t received by the people of England as genuine honest at isell'Pts to provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual s , In the course of the last five wee 100,017 persons have tTilted the Lyceum Theatre,—a larger ks number, it is believed, ° 4 -11 has ever before been assembled within its walls in so 7 .1 0 rt a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. i ll :, the programme being continually changed. Grand .;ahionable Day Performance, on Saturday, December 15, at 4'cloCk ; the programme being thus arranged ; s , Pa rt Mesmeric Couch Clinical OPabilition of the Atmosphere : in which tho Wizard will do " Magi c that which some suppose to be effected by r and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in th e air, Act 2 . The A qua- A v i al Para d ox ; exemplifying the power t 6 h r Producing animated nature from fire and water only, and ss e Possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements tho most Plex forms of ornithological existence. 4 et 3. Le Vivre des Reeueile Choisies or, Puck's Own "cket B oo k , with Puck himself within it. Typifying the , "e ning's entertainment in the production of the very volu n''''uous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude fof minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears i s r ,ite existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and c ringing forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely "lee for to be found, t , Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; - or, Transition without Troll. Iu which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed ,..14 Rings the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfer atiefi—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article the position which would seem the most inappropriate. ~Act 5. L'Ecrin de Verre; or, the Casket of Crcesus. Into k though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, the suspended so as to be visible to the eyes of all , - L e Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport i s7 l f. and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, " e !'ed, and the key in the possession of the audience. Act 6. Cl a irvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency s OPacity. Ithri Act. 7. A Now Bottle of Bacchus ; sr, the . Novel Wine I - - Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible "ettle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will nat only be in- Ill austible, but will change its contents, ad infmitum, at the of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk,lll l A° salts, Port, Sherry, brandy, gin, rum, whisky, ° Yeau, or any other wino or spirit required; and si proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, ` 11 (1 occupying the whole space when tightly packed. ' s , Act S. H a lf an H our w ith th e S p i r it s ; or , an Expose of Writ-rapping. Introducing the spirit-rapping table and t ocsin of the invisibles. Act. 9. G ra nd Mysti c A ma l gam, i n w hi c h th e pro p e rty of th e Wizard's patrons will undergo some strange metamor phoses, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become gaud, into the flats of victory—the banners of Eng France, Turkey, and Sardinia. Act 10. The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which he who l s eats himself will bo under the magic spell, and appear to }l e audience, under circumstances l ea st ex p ec t e d, i n a posi 'len as peculiar as perplexing. Act. 11. The Mystery of the Ch a r me d Ch es t ; or, th e Nucleus of the Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the l "nlionce will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part r tile evening, the chest suspended (like Mahomm e d' s coffin) mid.air, into which all things will travel, and out of which M I will be produced. Act. 12. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Slicstest 'elite to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of r ' (lf ling ourselves of a troublesome friend, and tho advantages el the newly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west °fll to the eastern hemisphere. 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To which re added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre. intionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical pructice. tad on the dangerous remeMes advocated by various writers on hose important disorders, BY BAMUE,/, t A ' MEET M.D. E 7, BEDFoni q ourgh, Honorary Member of the D fctor of Medicine, Matriculated M ber of the 'University of Edit )''` CI 0 A I , E, LONDON, awl,Londonon Hospital Medical Society Licentiate of Apothecaries' ene essential olnect of this treatise is v d c u po: tiz i l t e t . :m k t c t . he fearful con ularities, and excesses, ,queuees resulting from certain habits of 1 1 , k i l t degradation in m an . bleb have produced more riolsery in o f i s t ecret doubts of oral, and premature decay at all stages ither class of disease known to modern p a th olo i g t . li ts ". perhaps, an , iarticularly recommended to persons eotertainh'is Its Permml l ' their physical condition, and who are conscious the health, happiness, and privileges to which ever r ug hazurde° how these pencaeltiedr Y uman being is entitled. ness may he removed, It Is absolutely nocesSary that all man should know, that the ,rinciples of personal management which cannot be violated wirtehr incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret au ee ul h phyql cal infirmity or flint:Hens' :ay hj s y m d a it v ig o a f te i d n , c l o w n w si il t c h r i, ar ani s 01 ( f ) - f i t r h ul e n i l r g b e i n t. e t e er , ,rid how the evil and its consequences may ne avoidr.il, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of lcrangement to which the timely aid of ceicneo cannot apply a cure, 'sic Author ha; for a series' ')f years been engaged in an extcroslvt •"ci•lec in '.he trestment 01 these delicate complaintt, which hay-- been too generally confided tt the core of ignorrt,', emPirics, who inflict 4rea:.. 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' clo•vnii ,- 44 i14 , 4h i.l4i,ga , 4 , 110 preo.'s . ,t‘i tin.oti 1 On„, et . i. ) l IThe hietory of the, wor ld d oes n o t reco r d instances 01 greater bravery or einiurenea than the :iattice of the Alma, Inkerman, and Balaklava ; and where can v e find more touchine proofs of stern fortitude and Christ an resignation than those centained it: le.tere written fro,lr •- the seat of war by men of ail grades (Cheers.) But a few centuries ago the proudest nobleman in the lard could hardly sign his name, but now those who at least cannot read or Writes form the exception to the 'tile, and there are men in this room who have more knowledge than Plato, Cicero, o r S ocrates had. There is not one here who does not know the blessed truths of religion, while the learned whom I Dave referred to reasoned but dimly of an unknown God. (Cheers.) There never w: I i a time in our history when so much depended on the (has ratter and education of the youth of this country. I think it was Mr. Disraeli who, on an occasion like the present, said that the youth of nations are the trustees of posterity. They are specially so at this time ; and if improvements in liberty of sentiment have distinguished the first half of the present century, and the same pro gress be made through the last, mankind will be ele vated to a pitch of civilisation which it is scarcely pos sible to have been anticipated. It rests with the youth of tl.is country to determine whether those mighty changes shall be for good or for evil—whether they shall tend to the benefit or deterioration of the country. It depends mainly on the education which the youth of this country receives whether this country shall rise or fall in its position among the nations of the earth. But wherever these institutions are established an e - ucated man can be in no want of innocent as well as wholesome amusement. There is to history, however an "lent, that books will not teach him ; there is no country, however remote, that books will not bring before him ; no dis - iovery that books will not convey to him ; no a.t or science that books will not disclose clearly to him. ( tpplause.) I believe that the progress of every cla s s depends much on each other, arid that, as the poorer and the middle classes rise in know ledge and civilisation, so will the tipper classes find them selves obliged to keep their reletive position, and main. tain that superiority and rank which ignerance and bad conduct would inevitably lose for them. We all know how many humble men have risen fr .ii, obscurity to be the ornaments of tae bar, the pu'rdt, and the Senate, and who have gained for them-el ves that worldly immor tality which ruere wealth and rank can never appreaeb ; and allow are to take this oppertnnity of impressing upon my you iger fellow-countryme n whom I see here that with the advantage afforded them their destinies lie very much in their own hands. Get ins, I know, of the highest order is rare, but men have risen to eminence without that, and there are few who are not able to attain to fame and position wee will resolutely determine to make the best it e of those abilities with which Providence has endowed th m. (Cheers.) After the eloquent dis sertatietis to which I have adverted, arid r , ,rii.!ulsey that 'rem the Duke of ..A rtyyll, it is unneree sa'-y fa- we to go into the subject , f the di Brent branches of litera ture placed here for the choice, of the :tu lent, even if I considered I were capable of i_siving an advice. I can only say to you, neglect no study which either time or :delay will enable you to melee, Give up nothing as hopeless because. it requires se , ious comideration arid is difficult to understand. Avoid licentieus and inflam matory publications, which I believe are strong in tho bands of the spirit of evil; and, above all, study the tenets of morality and of our holy religion, which not only show the way of iininortelity, but are the surest guides to temporal prop rity. (Cheers ) I have hitherto addressed myself almost entirely to ehese who, to a cer tain extent, are dependent on the baeuity of others. I trust I may be pardoned if I turn for a moment to those by whom that bounty can be well afforded. I address myself to the rich merchants wii ) have given Glasgow a name celebrated over the world. I would ask some of those who have raised themselves from obscurity by their energy, talent, and integrity to look back to the ti.ne when they, too, perhaps, were struggling under privations and want of gotel and wholesome instruction. I would ask them to rime nber the thousands of their fellow-citizens who at the pre eat day are similarly situated, and to remind them that by affor log the means of instruction they may perhaps raise many youths in after time to the same position which they themselves now occupy, and by the withholding of which they may he doomed to a life of misery. I would ask them to remember that it is not only the tall chimneys, the extensive manufactories and the broad streets that constitute a city's greatness ; it is not because it can boast of a rapidly-'ncreasing population, of a commerce that has extended almost beyond precedent, of riches that are wafted over every sea from States in which she free acquired the greatest fame ; vice and misery, we are bound to helieve, exist in every great city, and in none, I fear, snore than in this ; mere almsgiving will not stop, but, I fear, increase the evil. Full occupation will not stop it ; it is only by educating the people that you can permanently reform their lives and improve their condi tions, and I call til- oa the rich and the influential of this city to put their shoulders to the wheel, to leave no stone unturned, to leave no means untried which are calculated to have the effect of providing good and adequate in struction for the poorer fellow-citizens. (The to)1e Earl sat down amid eclthu• , iastic applause.) The LORD-ADVOCATE, who was received with cheers, proposed the following resolution --" That institutions founded with a view to advance the education of the people,. aredprovitle them with the means of pleasantly and profitably occupying their lei-eire hours, are descry ing of patronage and support." His Lordship delivered a highly effective address, which was repeatedly ap plauded. Sir M. S. STEWART seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. Professor SWINTON proposed the second resolution -- " That the Glasgow Athenxum being specially instituted to furnish the means of self improvement to young men engaged in mercantile pursuits, it is incumbent on them to avail themselves of the advantage it affords." Mi. ALEX. HASTIF, M.P., seconded the adoption of the resolution, and congratulated the directors of the /Wien:turn on the very excellent and splendid meeting which had taken place that evening. ProfeFser &emit moved the third resolution, which was as follows ;—"That, in addition to the mere direct advantages resulting from literary institutions, they ne cessarily tend to elevate the taste of their members, , and lead them to an appreciation of the high and enno bling influences of literature, the fine art=, and science." The learned Professor, in the course of an eloquent ad dress, remarked that it was literature and not science that cultivated men's humaeity. Too much time and attention was given to politics and money-making, anti too little to the study of literature. Men who could keep their souls in their shops for six days, and go once a-week to church, were very shabby Christian.. He urged them to study literature, and get out of their shops and expand their human souls. Professor NICHOL seconded the resolution, which was unanimously approved of. Mr. WALTER BUCHANAN moved—" That, as the mer cantile, manufacturing, and commercial progress of a city like Glasgow is materially influenced by the infor mation and intelligence of its citizens, the Athenamm possesses peculiar claim; on the community at large," which was seconded by Mr. James Goirlay, and unani mously aepopurionvet Sir ALISON, in moving a vote of thanks to the noble chairman, observed that his lordship was no stranger to that city. He had been known in early life as the restorer of ancient chivalry (applause). and recently as the intrepid and able advocate of Scottish rights, and he was also the able advocate of mental cul tivation and the elevation of the people. After a few other eulogistic remarks, Sir Archibald concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was responded to with acclatnation. Tho CHAIRMAN, in brief terms, acknowledged the compliment, and the proceedings terminated. ?Ks - 44; .-/ [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• GLASGOW ATRENJEUM SOIREE. On Thursday night the third grand soiree of the Glas gow Atheucum was held in the City-hall. The doors were thrown open at 7 o'clock, and before 8 the spacious place of meeting was crowded in every part by a bril liant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. At that hour the chairman, the Kul of Eglint'in, appeared upon the platform, and he was received with loud and reiterated cheering. Among the gentlemen on the platform were the Lord Provost, the Lord Advocate, Sir Ai - Ail/alit Alison, Pro fessor Swinton, Professor Blackie, Sheriff Bell, and the Rev. Norman Macleod. The national anthem having been sung by the company upstanding, The CHAIRMAN said—Ladies and gentlemen, I cannot but feel that, meeting on this occasion with such an as semblage of the talent, wealth, and respectability of Glasgow, I am placed at a considerable disadvantage, more particularly when I call to mind the briiliant ora tions which have been made to you from this chair, and the genius and eloquence which have distinguished those who have preceded me in addressing the members of this Athenream. (Cheers.) When I remember the mag nificent oratory which I had the gratification of listen ing to from the learned and highly accomplished noble man who reflacts honour on the ancient line from which - ho is sprung, and whose native-both eloquence and rare talents as a rising statesman are the theme of universal admiration----of course I need not say that I refer to the Dake of Argyll—(cheers)—when I remember that at the opening of this institution you had displayed the unexampled hum( ur and high genius of the inimitable Dickens—(cheers)—and know also that upon other occasions similar to this you have been pre sidtd over by such men as the great historian of Europe, whom I now see near me—(cheers)—and Mr. Sheriff 8,11, whose vigorous eloquence none can have listened to without pleasure—(cheery)—and when I know that I am about to be followed by such a man as the Lord- Advocate—(cheers)---a man whose character and talents I mre as much as any man can do, although I have 801:11 !what, ?bused some of the duties of his office---(it laws)—when I know all this I cannot but feel that any attempt at oratory on my part must be met almost with distaste. Still Ido not respond with the less :alacrity to your call when I now redeem the pledge which I was upon a previous occasion inevitably prevente I from car rying oat. (Hear.) Believe me, it is not to gratify any feelings of vanity—it is not t atify any love of or at ny or public display, that I have come here to-night. There is no man to whom such teings are less pleasing. I come here because I feel it to be the duty of every man who wishes well to his country to support such institutions as this, and still more because I feel it to be the duty of these whom Providence has placed iu high station, and who have been blessed with the advantage of a liberal education. (Cheers.) The reasons for getting up these institutions are so well known over the country that it is really hardly necessary for me to state the object of this Athenxinn. I believe it is impossible for me to put it in better or more c eaciee terms than the words which accompany the report. These are these :—" The object of the institution it; to place within the reach of the public the fullest and most recent information on all subjects of general interest, whether commercial, literary or scientific ; to provide an agreable place of s , rt in the intervals of business ; to excite, espe cially among young men, a taste for intellectual and ele vating pursuits ; to secure the means of its gratification by afferdieg the utmost facilities for systematic study in tt e various branches of useful knowledge, and to coin bine these with opportunities for the enjoyment of invi gorating exercise, and improving and refining relaxa tion." I feel that after that statement it is unnecessary for me at length to descant upon the objects of your in stitution. I rejoice to find that it has met with great success, and that the number of members is continually increasing. When I say, however, that the members are on the increase, I cannot help expressing a regret that the persons for whom this institution was got up— I mean the young men of Glasgow, those engaged in mercantile and mechaeical pursuits—have not ;availed themselves of its benefits to the extent which could have been desired. I sincerely trust that this night will be the prelude to a better state of things, and that it will go forth to the young men of Glasgow that they cannot do better for themselves—that they cannot better avail themselves of innocent amusement, combined with in struction that leads to happiness, than by joining this institution. (Cheers ) There is one part of this in stitution which is perhaps lest known, and conse quently less appreciated, than the rest—l mean the gymnasium. It is an old adage, All work and no play waist s Jack a dull boy." I know, from my own experience, that I can go to work with redoubled activity and clearer head if I have had good, healthy ex ercise beforehand. But, ladies and gentlemen, if the arrangements of the Athenmennwere to be the only means of instruction afforded to the poorer and middle classes, I should say they were vain and inadequate— they are only auxiliary, at the same time highly useful. As the infant school is to the child, as the academy is to the boy, as the University is to the youth, so is the Athenmum to the grown man, opening its doors not only to those who have hitherto been uneducated, and afford ing them an opportunity to rise from their ignorance, but also to those who wish to preserve that which they may have already learnt. (Cheers.) It is in great and populous cities that these institutions must prove highly useful, because in them men are subjected to tempta tions of every kind ; and if we do not provide for them healthful and innocent recreation, inevitably they must fall into sin and vice ; if you don't provide innocent recreation and wholesome instruction they must fall into dissipation, vice, and immorality ; and I believe that no means are better calculated to wean them from bad lahits than to prove to them that the acquirement of knowledge is not only power, but also pleasure. It is by this Athenmum that uneducated men are afforded an opportunity of placing themselves ou a level with those who have enjoyed greater advan tages in early life, and by it ()comparatively educated men may raise themselves to the highest branches of know ledge. By such institutions knowledge may be diffused among all classes of the community, nod through their instrumentality I hope that immorality and drunken ness may speedily be repressed. (Great cheering.) There is one thing in these institutions w hi c h s h ou ld not b e lost sight of—l mean the total absence of all party and sectarian differences, which are not only incompatible, but unnecessary to the wellbeing of them. But when I say that all religious and party differences should be ex cluded from these institutions I am far from wishing to advise the members of them not to take cognisance of any of the great political and international movements that may from time to time occur. (Cheers.) I should indeed regret, for instance, that any member should fail to take an interest in the mighty war with which Europe is now convulsed. I should regret that any member of these institutions failed to glory in his country's complete success. (Cheers.) Such a theme as that should be encouraged and, although I well know that I am now in the middle of one of the great commercial cities of Europe, and war is always hateful and peculiarly oppressive, I know that there is not one here who has not resolved that so far as in him lies this war shall be carried on firmly and resolutely to a glorious conclusion. (Great applause.) I know that this is a topic foreign to the peaceful object for which this meeting has been convened ; but I trust that I may be pardoned for alluding to it, Linable as I was to attend a recent great demonstration which took place in this city, and for assuring you, on my own part, that, anxious as Jam, in common with every hurnaneman,that the sanguinary struggle in which the three greatest na tions in the world are engaged should be brought to a 'weedy termination, I am equally anxious that no peace shall be concluded which will not have the effect of secur ing the permanent tranquillity of Europe. (Cheers.) The noble earl, proceeding to contrast the amusements of the Athenreum with the false allurements of the pub lic-house, said. the frequenter of the former does not re turn home with bleared eyes, throbbing head, and reck less heart ; for him there is no wife waiting in dread misery for the curse or the blow of him who should' be her natural protector; for him there are no children cry ing bitterly for sustenance, the means of providing which have been spent in the dramshop or the brothel ; his eyes may sparkle, but it is with new-born knowledge, and his heart beat with feelings of exultation and hope. (Hear.) His home may be humbler, but it is not the abode of vice—his means may be scanty, but they are spent on proper objects; On return to his borne here parts happi ness an d i nstruct i on. P er h a ps at the elh mourn he may h ave l earn t some thing to enable him to rise in his calling—perhaps to overcome some di d ffi sculomety which had imp e d e d hi s progress—perhape solve doubts under which he ,laboured on religious belief— perhaps made someresolve to avoihde returns in f u ture errors into to his loved which he had been ensnared, and ones, eager to impart to them the happiness and the knowledge which ho had learned at the Athenmum. (Applause.) And now let nie argue the merits of the Athenmum, merely on the ground of expediency. The Government of this country has long since abandoned, and as long as a constitutional monarchyNvhetheerxifsotrs g it oo n d ev o er r Can again become , a n oli g arch y . evil,• the power o f the masses is becomin g st ronger forau and stronger every day. Well, if the people aro exer cising greater influence over the decisions of the Legisla ture, and c onsequently over the destinies of the empire, some say that the line of policy has been too rash ; others say that it is the only form of government corn patible with the age, and that it tends to keep down in dividual domination. Whatever may be the views enter tained on that point, all must acree that those who have the most influence should be well educated. We should give the people education, teach them the holy truths of Scripture, open to them the instructive page of history exhibit to them the marvellous di scover i es of science,, and I, for one, do not fear that influence, and shall not oppose it. (Cheers.) It is of no use for alarmists—who would, if they could, attempt to stop all education what even—it is of no use for them to say don't over-educate the people. I s a y y ou cannot over-educate the people the danger lies in an imperfect education or the want of it altogether. You may cram the bead of a dull boy of the upper c'assss with Lain and Greek, who is useless for eny purpose, but you cannot over-educate the men who is to t ril for his bread ; and if the sated, the e v il counsellor or the fiery people aro edu- demagogue at once loses his power which ignorance alone can give him. (Great cheers.) Are our artiz ins, because they are better educated now than in former days, less able DEATH OF AN ACTRESS. Mademoiselle Julie, whose clotbo l s ol ca t i h ig e caught fire a edut thering the Performance of the Good Woma Plymouth Theatre, on the 20th uit ~expirw e dh o w on s Sunday only rs morning last. This ill-fated )fthe " Fairy of the L a k e " young lady, 18 yea of age, bad t assigned to her, and it wpat was during the ballet which closes the first act that the sad accident occurred. The back scene rep r r o esented a fairy lake, in front of whi c h was of argand burners, with chimneys of green glass, to impart that colour and to give a transparent pa p ace to the water. To hide the bu rners f rom the a audi e en r c a e, there was in front what is technically called a "set," or ground piece, about 22 inches high, on which the shore of the lake is painted. The corps de ballet stood in two raves, four on each side, with scarfs which were thrown up in the air, where, from their extreme lightness they kept poised, and formed an arch, under which the principal performer walked down to the front on her toes, In order to obtain a greater effect, Mademoiselle Julie, who did not correctly measure her distance, stooped over the burners, wh en her green tarlatan dross became ignited. 'Unconscioue of the fact, she made two or three pas towards the audience, whose exclamati on, " You ' re on fire," sh e applied to something unbecoming about her dress, which she modestly endeavoured to smooth down, and then, far the first time, discovered her peri lous position, and rushed off to the wings. The scarf c one of the young girls, Miss Rigging, took fire, but it was let fall on the sta ge , or the calamity might have been much wcrse, the whole corps having dresses of very inflammable materials. Mr. Fox, Mr. WhiPPIeP the surgeon of the tiSth Regiment, and Dr. Moore, were i constantly attending the sick room, which was fireay..y. ously supplied with every nourishment, and the ad. Ilatchard, the Vicar of St. Andrews, "s e ' dical atten• ministered religious consolation. dants ascribe death more to the shollcrkeeroorrathesunpeerrviiriasl system than to the burns, which young brother character. Deceased partly supported a of her day and night and their mother, who had i been fo family_ subscrip since the accident. On , of the tion has been commenced . Newcombe, manager of gives 20/. ; Mr. Wigan the Plymouth Theatre,dCaptain Goodridge, of the South Olympic., Si. 3g. ; a Devon Militia, h as gathered about 71. M a d emoiselle Julio excelled as a dancer, but had considerable ability as a performer ; the came from Exeter to Plymouth. The accident occurred on the second night o f h er engage was for three week s, when she intend e d to t w hich proceed men to Dublin, where she h a d b een engaged, on profitable terms, to take th e Part of Columbine. TAKING IT COOLLY.—A Chinese legend records a singular instance of coolness in a mandarin. 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Whether it is that our agriculturists are too busy in realising their profits on war prices, or that oilcake is too dear, or that the energies of the club have been absorbed in getting up a grand testimonial for their honorary secretary, Mr. Gibbs, certain it is that the display is not as fine as might reasonably have been ex pected. Perhaps the club has not recovered the extinction of Smithfield-market, or it may be suf fering from the formidable rivalry of Birmingham, or, more probably still, its own constitution may be defective, and exhibitors may be weary of ar rangements monotonously repeated from year to year, and affording no scope for that progressive spirit which, ever since the repeal of the corn laws, has been abroad over the face of the land. Fat oxen, sheep, and pigs are still objects of the live liest interest, and, as far as this species of encou ragement and patronage can stimulate to increased effort, the club has nothing to complain of. During the next few days the show will be crowded with visitors displaying. all their wonted curiosity and enthusiasm—handling and poking the predestined victims of their appetites with remorseless perti nacity. But is it for this purpose only that the exhibition is held, and are we to get nothing out of it beyond the mere gratification of a town-bred hankering after fat animals fit for the butcher's knife? Tee Smithfield Club seems to be worked by a clique for the special biahoof of the great breeders of stock, the interests of the consumer and the feeder being put in the background, j and made quite a secondary consideration. If the Royal Agricultural Society did not pro vide amply for the former by its annual shows, there would be less reason to complain of this. That society, however, has always shown an exces sive jealousy in hedging round with its favours the established breeds of the country, and it is too bad that the Smithfield Clab, in the management ofits show, should travel slavishly in the same direction. Common sense points out that in a show of fat stock the awards should be made in the interest of the consumer, without reference to breeds the ca pabilities of which have long been fully ascertained, and that, as far as possible, the object should be to establish what can be done by crosses, which are now treated as of secondary importance. It will be observed by the list of prizes that a marked preference is shown for the pure-bred animals ; yet the display of cross-bred sheep is the finest in the yard, as well as the largest. In cattle th e disfavour of the cl u b fall s so Loavily upon cross breds that they make a very poor show, and in this department the great breeders have it all their own way. Yet here there is a wide field for judi cious experiment—such a field as it is highly dis creditable to an association of the kind not to have occupied eagerly. We cannot, while on this sub ject, overlook the remissness of the Royal Agricul tural Society in not having taken advantage of th 3 excellent opportunity afforded by the Paris exhi bition of live stock in June to institute a compara tive examination of the continental and English breeds of sheep and cattle. A deputation from the I society was sent over to represent it at Paris, but we are not aware that any report whatever has yet been made by that body. It included men of emi nence in their respective wallas, such as Jonas Webb, Fisher Hobbs, and others, than whom none were more competent to form a trustworthy judgment on the relative qualities of the different races of cattle. The opportunity was of a, kind which we never meet with in England, for all tho best breeds of this country were brought into juxtaposition with everycontinental breed of known excellence. But no arrangements were made, so far as we can learn, to turn this chance to account, and the deputation came back with a mint of ac quired knowledge, but without any power of giving it circulation. In Scotland ProEssor Wilson has issued to his students, in an inaugural lecture, a kind of inventory of what ho saw, which may be I useful in the same way that a catalogue is useful in tolling the contents of a library. But the inter esting and instructive life pictures which such men as the late Mr. Pusey or Mr. Gisboine could have drawn would have been read throughout the country with a very different degree of interest. Lessons like these are only useful when made the means of enlarging our knowledge ; but that is not effected by deputing a few geatlemen to go, wonder and admire for themselves, who return with a lively appreciation of the polite attentions which were paid to them, but with no intelligent report to the Agricultural Society who sent them there of what they saw and heard. Descending more to details, we find that in the present show the Devons, which used to be well re presented, aro this year inferior both in quality and number. The Herefords, though there are not many of them, include some fine specimens, and iu this breed the display made is above ;II average. In shorthorns there are only two or three animals worthy of much notice, the majority falling much below the standard of former years. The Marquis of Exeter's ox, however, which carries away the gold medal, has some splendid points about him, and will be much admired by the sight-seers during ox,pol polled Galloway the next few d ays. There are some good exhibited b s , Colonela1(1 o one Pennant and a ably n d firileaca very favourable p o i n t of view the improve molt of which th a t b reed is susceptible. As already mentioned, th e crosses in cattle are not nearly so numer ous as t h ey ought to be in such pNiVngelt an exhibition, which must be looked a from the butchers' and consumers' point of view, and not from the breeders'. In sheep the Loicesters come out well compared with previous years. The die- Flay of Southdowns and Cotswolds is inferior, but there is a splendid show of crosses ; and here one may readily recognise a genuine element of success, for these annual displays of the club will only de velop° it as it deserves. The cross between the Cotswold and the Southdown is particularly worthy of notice from the size and shapeliness of the stock produced and its excellent marketable qualities. The cross-breeds of sheep and pigs form the strongest features of the present shew. The latter are quite a s good as we over remember to have seen them in Baker-street, Mr. Coates's pen, which carries away the gold medal, approaching perfection. There are no monstrosities exhibited in any of the classes —a fact upon which the club may be congratulated, since, however much animals exceeding the just limits of natural proportion excite the curiosity of the ignorant, they detract quite as much from the value and interest of the general display in the eyes of the intelligent visitor. The former, never theless, will find their appetites for the wonderful amply gratified by a pig weighing 66 stone, and by a West Highland ox, the size and majestic appear ance of which are scarcely sufficiently recognised by a simple commendation from the judges. In addition to the show of stock the Bazaar contains a fine and well -arranged collection of agricultural implements and of roots. The ex tensions and improvements effected in recent years by Mr. Boulnois have left little more to be desired in the exhibiting space ; but, if the club hopes to keep pace with the p rogress o fH agriculture throughout the country and th e j ust Publsieci it must t a k e w id er usefulness more v i gorously than xr op by h repetition of these annua l c n t d a , t i t e a n ne sd monotonous assert f its u displays, leading to no valuable results, and ap pealing only to the same sight-seeing propensities which take people to the adjoining collection of waxworks. As Mr. Gibbs, the honorary secretary, is about to receive a handsome testimonial fer his ratuitous services, t he moment seems favourable for the introduction of a paid officer to do the work.— one who has no interests of his own to promote by his connexion with the club, and who will be able to rescue it from that fatal influence of cliquei sm and patronage which has so long oppressed it. The following is the list of prizes : CATTLE. DEVONS. • •of 25/ to the Earl of Leicester, Class I.—First prize . Holkharn•hall, Norfolk ; second prize of 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 2.—First prize of 25/. to Lady Elizabeth Rpy. nell, of Avisfor( • I•house, Arundel' ; second p r i ze o f 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 3. —First prize of 151. to Mr. John Tusker, of Yard Farm, Staplegrove Taunton ; second prize of 51. to Mr. T. W. Fouracre, of Durston, Taunton. Class 4.—First prize of 201. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; second prize of 101. to Mr. John Coate, of Harninoon, Blandford. HEREFORDS. Class s.—First prize of 251. to Mr. Isaac Niblett,' of Filton, Bristol ; second prize of I.C/. to Mr. Edward Longmore, of Adforton, near Ludlow. Class O.—First prize of 251. to Mr. NI , illiam Heath, of Ludhani hall, near Norwich ; second prize of 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 7.—First prize of 151. to Mr. Joseph Phillips, of Addington, near \Vantage. Class 8.--First prize of 201. to Mr. John Henry Gur ney, of Catt ,on near Norwich ; secon d pr i ze of 101. , to Mr. Joseph Phillips, of Arlington, near \Vantage. SHORT HORNS. Class 9.—First Pr;ze of 251. to the Rev. J. Holmes, of Brooke-hall, Norwich ; second prize of 101. to Earl Spencer, of Althorp-park, Northampton. Class 10.—First prize of 251, to the Marquis of Exeter, of Burghley-park, Stamford ; second prize of 10/, to Mr. T. Martin, of Ashford ford, Staines. Class 11.—First prize of 151. to Mr. W. Aldsvorth, of Frilford, near Abingdon ; second prize of 51. to Mr. C. P. Duffield, of Marcham-park, Abingdon. Class 12. first prize of 20f. to Mr. H. Ambler, of Watkinson-hall, near Halifax ; second prize of 101. to Mr. R. Stratton, of Broad Hinton, Swindon. SCOTCH OR IRISH BREEDS. Class 13.—The prize of 101. to Mr. J. Grove, of Ferne, near Salisbury. Class 14.---The prize of 51. to the Rev. J. Arkwright, of Marshall, Harlow, Essex. WELSH BREEDS. Class 15.—First prize of 201. to Colonel Pennant, of Penrhyn Castle, Bangor ; second prize of Si. to Sir P. Bulkeley, of Baran-hall, Beaumaris, Class 16.—The prize of 51. is withheld, not being suffi cient merit, OTHER PURE BREEDS. Class 17.—The prize of 10/. to Messrs. C. Neame and Sons, of SeHipp', Faversham, Kent Clash 18.—The prize of 101. to Mr. W. Heath, of Ludham•hall, near Norwich. CROSS OR MIXED BREEDS. Class 19.—The prize of 151. to the Earl of Radnor, Coleehill•house, High worth. Class 20 —The prize of 151. to Mr. J. Taylor, of Nigg, near Park-hill, Ross, North Briton. Class 21.—The pnzo of 101. to Mr. E. Waters, of Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury. SHEEP. LONG-WOOLLRD BREEDS. Class 22.—First prize of 20/.,. to • Mr. It. Bradshaw, of Burley-on-the Hill, Oakharn ; second prize of 101. to Mr. G. S. Foljamb., of Osberton-hall, Worksop, Not tinghamshire ; third prize of 51. to Lord Berners, of Keythorpe.hall, Tugby, Leice.ter. Class 23.--First prize of 201. to Mr. G. S. Foljambe, of Oeherton-hall, Worksop, Nottinghamshire; second prize of 101. to Mr. R. L. Bradshaw, of 13urler-on-th(- Hill, Oakham; third prize of 51. to the M:,rquis. of Exeter, K.G., of Bailey-pee:, Starnfold. LONG -WOOLED BREEDS (NOT BRING LEICRSTRRS.) Class 24.—The prize of 101. to Mr. William Hewer, of Serenhampton, Highworth. CROSS•BRKRDS. Class 2.s.—First prize of 19/. to . Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk ; second prize of 51. to Mr. John 'litchi - Iran, of Little Milton, near Tetsworth, Oxon. Clair 26.—Tile prize of 101. to Mr. John Overman, of Burnham, Norfolk. SHOT-IVOOLLED BREEDS. Class 27.—First Prize of 201. to Mr. Wm. Riqlen, of Hove, Brighton ; second prize of 101. to Lord Walsing ham, of Merton-hall, Thetford, Norfolk. Class 28.—The prize of 101. to the Duke of Rich- mond, K C-., of Goodwood, Chichester. Class 29.—First prize of 201. to the Duke of Rich• mond, K G., of Goodwood, Chichester ; second prize of 101. to Mr. H. H. Lindsay, of West Daan, Chichester. SHORT WOOLLED BREEDS NOT BEING SOUTRDOWNS). Class 30.—The prize of 101. to Mr. John T. F. Pain, of North Houghton, Stockbridge, Rants. PIGS: Class 31.—First prize of 10/. to Mr. John Coate, 01 Hannoon, Blandford ; second priz3 of 51. to his Roya Highness Prince Albert. Class 82—First prize of 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; second prize of 5/. to Mr. John Coate, of Harnmoon, Blancltord. Class 33.—First prize of 10/. to Ur. Stewart Marjori banks, of Bushey-grove, Watford ; second prize of 51. to Sir John B. Mill, of Mottisfont Abbey, Itornsey, Hants. _ GOLD MEDALS. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best steer or ox in any of the classes—The Marquis of Exeter, K.G., of Burghley-park, Stamford. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the beat heifer or cow in any of the classes—Mr. Henry Ambler, of WM kinson-ha;l, Halifax. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best pen of one year-old long-woolled sheep in any of the classes—Mr. R. L. Bradshaw; of Burley-on-the-Hill, near Oak ham. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best pen of one year-old short-woolled sheep in the 27th, 28th, or 30th classes—Mr. Wm. Itigden, Elove, Brighton. The gold medal to the exhibitor of-the best pen of pigs in any of the classes—Mr. Joha Coate, of Mammoon, Blanciford. EXTRA STOCK. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the beet beast— Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best lorg- woolled sheep—Mr. G. S. Foljambe, of Osberton-hall, Worksop. The silver modal to the exhibitor of the best short. woolled sheep—Lord Walainghani, of Merton-hall, The tford. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best crossbred sheep--Mr. Charles Howard, of Biddenbam, Bedford, Lie silver medal to the exhibitor of the best pig —Mr. Stewart Marjorihanks, of Bushey-grove, Watford. _ _ BREEDERS' SILVER. MEDALS. DEvoNs. Class I.—The Earl of Leicester, of llolkliara-hall, Norfolk. Class 2.—Mr. Robert Hole, of Harwood, Dunster, Somerset. Class 3.—Mr. John Biffen, of Nailsbourne Farm, Kingston, Taunton. Crass 4:—Lord Portman, of Bryanstone, Blandlord. HEREFORDS. Class s.—Mr. T. L. Moire, of Cound, Shrewsbury. Class 6. —Mr. W. Stedman, of Bedstose-ball, Ludlow. Class 7.—Mr. T. Carter, of Dodmore-farm, Ludlow. Class B.—Mr. W. Chilor, of Wigmore-grango, near Leominster. SHORTHORNS. Class 9.—The Rev.J.Holrue4, of Brook-ball, Norwich. Class 10.—The Marquis of Exeter, K.G., Burghley park, StAulf4,r(l. Class 11.—Mr. Wcn. Miller, of Water Eaton, near Kidlington, Oxon. Class 12.—The executors of the late Mr. W. D. Man. ning, of nothersthnrpe, Northampton. OTHER PURE BREEDS. Class 17.—Messrs. Chas. Neatne and Song, of Selling, Favirdham, Kent. Class 13.—Mr. Win. Heath, of Ludham•hall, near Norwich. CROSS OR MIXED BREEDS. Class 19.—The Earl of Radnor, of Coleshill•house, Highworth. Class 20.—Mr. J. Taylor, of Nigg, near Park•hill, Ross, North Britain. Class 21.—Mr. Edw. Waters, of Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury, LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP. Class 22.—Mr. It. L. Bradshaw, Burley-on-the-Hill, Oakharn. Class 23.—Mr. G. S. Foljsrobe, Osberton-hall, Work sop, NOUltlgllatlyiftire. LONG-WOOLLED SIIREP (NOT BEING LEICRSTXII9.) Class 24.—Mr. William Hewer, of Sbvenhampton, CROSS DBMS, Class 25.—Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk, Class 26.—Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk, SHORT WOOLLED SHEEP. Class 27. --Mr. Wm. Rigden, of Hove, Brighton. Class 28.—The Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, Chichester. cb C ol, l t a e s r s . 29.—Th e Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, Chi- SHORT•WOOLLED SHEEP (NOT SOUTHDOWNS.) Class 30.—Mr. J. T. F. Pain, of North Houghton, Stockbridge, Haute. PIGS. Class 31.—Mr. J. Coate, of near Blandford. Class 32.—His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 23.—Mr. Stewart Marjoribanks, of Bushey• grove, near Watford. B. T. B. GIBBS, Hon. Secretary. THE CHARGE OF DROWNING AT CHELSEA. Yesterday Sarah Allen was finally examined at the Westminster Poliee court, charged with throwing her children into the Thames at Chelsea. The case was oompleted by the testimony of James Coates, a boat-builder and lighterman, at Chelsea, who gave evidence of the state of the embankment, and set of the tide. His statement in relation to the circumstance of one of the children floating under the bridge of the Cadogan pier went to show that there was a wall for some yards below that and these posts and chains ; but that if anybody hail fallen in there from the embankment it was extremely improbable that it would get to the bridge, as it was eddy water nine or ten feet out. It was, however, not impossible and struggling wou ld ma k e a difference. If a floating body were dropped over the wall, or from the pier itself, it would immediately get into the set of the tide. Witness could not say whether the pier gates were fastened when the children were found in the water. In reply to Mr. Newbon, prisoner's solicitor, witness said there was a shelving bank inside the post and chains, and there might be a wide gap between them and the end of the wall through which persons could pass. The whole of the voluminous evidence having been read over, the prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. THE CH4RGE OF BIBLE BURNING. DUBLIN, Monday. —At the sitting of the Commission Court this morning, traverser John Hamilton was put on trial, charged with having torn and burned copies of the New Testament at the late burning of books at Kingstown. The traverser was acquitted. The verdict was received with loud cheers by a crowded court. The Roman Catholic inhabitants of Kingstown and its vicinity illuminated their houses very generally on Sa turday night to celebrate the triumph of Father Peelle rine ; there were also some illuminations in a few of the streets of Dublin, and the excitement displayed by the populace on the occasion appears to exceed any felt by them since the memorable period of the State trials. ESTABLISHED 1803. GLOBE INSURANCE, CORNHILL AND PALL-.HALL—LONDON. JAMES W. FRE qIFIELD. Esq , %LP., F.R.S., Chairman. Fowler Newsam, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P., Treasurer. Full security to parties Aszured by means of a Capital of ONE MILLION STEELING, for the last fifty years all paid-up and In- YES ted. Premiums particularly favourable to the younger and middle periods of Life. Two-thirds of Profits as Bonus. Life Tables according to various plane, to *uit the special dream tances of Insurers. NO CUAROE FOR STAMPS ON LIFE POLICIES. Fire Insurance Proposals entertained to any amount. Liberality and promptitude in the settlement of elating. Prospectuses, with f.ll Tables and Details and Forms, may be had at the Company's Offices, or of the Agents. WILLIAM NEWITARCII, secretary. N.B.—Life Insurance Premiums are allowod as deluctions in In come Tax Returns.- A.D. 1720. OYA L EXCHANGE ASSURANCE X. It CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of hls Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavlus Wigram, Esq., Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Sub-0 , rernor. Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq, Edmond S. I'. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville. /01in Garrett rattley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq, Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Sir John henry Pelly, Bart. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P, Prevost, Esq. A Abraham George Robart s , E sq. r et;o Riversxarlui isd),re Grenfell E. Esq. Ch ar l es R o b inson, Esq. sq. William Soltan, Esq. William Tetlow Pfibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. James Mtewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Eel. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles flaring Young, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREE . — SamueI Sony, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre athims falling due at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor poration ou advantageous terms. The Assured are exempt from the liabilities of partnership, and .ayment of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested capital stock. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation in profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary BONUS on Life Policies has averaged 2 per Cent, per annum on the sum assured, or It per cent. on the Premiums aid. Any snm not excee ling 10,0001. may he assured en one Life. The Corporation hears the cost of Policy Stamps and Medical Fees, and requires no entrance-money. The Assured are subject to no expense hut the Premium. No extra charge is made for service in the militia within the United Kingdom. LOANS are granted on Life PolNes to their full values. This Corporation affords all the advantages of modern practice, with the stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Char' er and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of nearly a century and a half. There is but one older life office in oilstone. ROYAL EXCHANGE. LONDON. JOHN A. lIIGIIAM. Actuary and Secretary. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London. DIRECTORS. FRANCIS HART DYKE, HENRY HULSE BEREN John Dixon, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. T. Hankey, Esq., M.P. John Harvey, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Labouchero, Esq. John Loch, Esq. , Esq., Chairman. Elul., Deputy-Chairman. Stewart Marjorilianks, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. henry Vigne, Esq. TORS. A. W. Roberts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary. Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par tamont, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas, 1a59, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company. the total reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000 . At Christmas last the Assuran-es in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more than 200,000/. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1 ,700,000/. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the Milted States of America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been elected a sufficient time to have Aitained in each case a value not under 50/. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for Policy Stamps. AUDI' FIRE DEPARTMENIT.—Insurances effected upon every descrip tion of property, at moderate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas aro admitted by this Company. BANK of LONDON. (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Capital, 600,0001. HEAD BANYING - HOURE — Threadneedle-strat (late the Ballot CIIARING-BROSS Commerce).nßANCll-450, West Strand. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHATAMAN.—SIr JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., M.T., 25, Park-lane, and arestleld-park, sussex- VICE-CIIAIRSIAN.—JOHN GRIFFITH I. RITE!, Esq. (Frith, Sands, and Co.), Austin-friars. John Edmund A nderdon, Esq., Devonshire-terrace, Hyde-park. Major William Elsey, H. , - I.C. 4., Hank House, Acton. Thomas Gooch, Esq. (Gooch and Columns, London-wall), Brixton rise. Jeremiah Greetorex, Esq. (tradbury, Greatorex, and Co., Alder rnanbury), Spring-hill Ilouse, Upper Clanton. Alexander Constrntine lonides, Esq. (firm of lonides, Sgonta, and Co., Gracechurch-street), Tulse-hill. Charles Joyce, Esq. 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SEcuitim—A capital of 000,000/., of which 300,0001. is paid up and invested. This capital, or any porti•n thereof, cannot be withdrawn. Further oecurity is afforded by four hundred partners, whose lia bility is not limited to the amount of the capital or of their respec tive shares. PußmciTr.—The assets and liabilities of the Bank are published monthly in the " Gazette." Auditors to examine the accounts are appointed by the share holders. k full account of the position of the Bank, attest.:d by the Audi tors, must by pu , lisped at least once in every year. VECRECY.—WhiIe complete publicity as records the position of the Bank is provided for, the pecuniary affairs of the customers are pro tected by declarations of secrecy executed by the Directors, Mana ger, and the officers of every grade. (By order). MATTHEW' MIR:TIALL, jun., Manager. BENJAMIN SCOTT, Secretary. Threadneedle-street, December 6, 1855. NEW LABEL.—In consequence of the great. variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS' MACASSAR OIL, now in circulation, and which so nearly resemble the original as frequently t deceive th e unwary —th ey have em p'oyed those eminent artists 3lessrs Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who, at greet cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded in producing from steel" A NEW L ABEL," which cannot be for:ed. It is composed of a section of an engine -turned circle, repealed one hundred and thirty times—and fo-rns an original lace-work ground, upon which is engraved in white letters, " UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE COURTS OF EUROPE," with an embossed profile of her Majesty "THE QUEEN," lately specially taken for the purpose, and which surmounts the words (also in white letters) " ROWLANDS' MACASS.kIt OIL, FOR THE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR BEAUTIFYING TEE HUMAN HAIR." Under which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink ROWLAND Ic BONS." Sold by them 2 at ' 20, litittolordp, London, and t 7 Chtmisti and Perfumers /%;: Dec. 4 DO .