The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-25 00:00:00

fl ENERAL STATEMENT of the POSITION v l / 4 _W and PROSPECTS of the' SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY CO3IPAN Y. Ti .e Directors proceed, after mature consideration, to present to the troprietors of the South-Eastern Railway a General Statement of the position and prospects of the Company. The directors need bar( ly point out that, in the course of the statement, It will be re quisite for them to base upon estimates the conclusions at which they arrive as to the amount that is yet required to be expended on ca pital acceunt, whilst the return of revenue, which that outlay, com bined with the capital already expended, will produce, may, after the views of the directors have been stated, be calculated by each jar oprietor himself. And although the directors have delayed the publication of the statement, to ensure the vestest possible accuracy, and have availed - hemselves of theilexperience of estimates of the cost of works, they still feel that, not any criticism, but the future alone, can test the correctness of their views. It will be the study of the directors, interested as they are, and re gOnsible as they have bean for the policy adopted in the management of the cempay's affairs in times of extraordinary difficulty and emer gency, to treat the whole subject with impartiality. Under their management it has been the good fortune of the, com pany to escape the evil effects of competition, imprudent amalgams liens, and a reduction of tolls which would have made the attain ment of prosperity barely practicable. 'For this the company is indebted, not alone to that justice which Varliament has, at each successive costly contest, awarded it, or to a series of happy accidents in the rejection and suspension of the :Ras ifhad promoted, but also to the perseverance with which kg • gression on the company's just rights has been resisted by the pro prietors. These rights were recognised in the preamble or the first Ac t of the :Legislature incorporating the esmpany, passed on the 21st of Julie, 1836, wherein it was stated that " this railway would be productive of great public advantage, by opening a certain and expeditions com lnunication to Dover and ether towns and districts on the south east coast, and also of facilitating the communication between Lon don and the Continent of Europe ;" and it is matter for deep re4ret That, -to preserve the rights thus recognised as attaching to tte owners of the capital embarked in an adventure admitted to be of great public advantage, so enormous an expenditure in Parlia , inentary contests should have been necessary ; although at the s • lime it must be acknowledged, taking every surre - :stance into consideration, that in the end these contest„, the directors believe there is no likelihood of a repetition, have b, attended with a not unfavourable result. The directors are satisfied that, with reasonable skill and eco• romy in the management of the Company's affairs, there is every ground for belief, that on the completion of the South-Eastern lines et' Railway in progress of construction, and a fair development of 'their traffic, of the Continental traffic, and of that of the Enc.'s al- Toady in use, the company will possess sources of revenue adequate to secure to the proprietors, permanently, a satisfactory dividend. The length of the lines of railway and branches now used for traffic by the South-Eastern Railway Company is as follows: ig cireu of will( Miles cb. 87 25 Vile Main Line from London to Folkestone and Dover The Folkestone Harbour Branch .. .. •• "Ilte'Bricklayers' Arms Branch The Greenwich Lice •• * The Maidstole Branch • • • • .. The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Branch e Ramsgate and Margate Branch • • • • Minster and Deal Branch • • • • • • The Canterbury and Whitstable Line • • • • Tho Gravesend and Rochester Line . • • "raking 163 miles and 47 chains of railway. This includes the lireenwich Railway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, iaeld on lease, and also 13 miles and 22 chains of the Brighton Rail ‘ray,-being a portion of the distance between London and Reigate, re: which the South-Eastern Railway Com pan,. by agreem en t wi th London, Brighton, and South Coast _Railway Company, has a lightto run toll free. And it should be stated that the London, Brighton, and Senile Coast Railway Company has the tight to run toll free over so much cr the Greenwich Railway as forms part of the main line to Reigate, over the six miles of the Soutb-Eastern Railway between Croydon Sad Reigate, and over the Bricklayers' Arms. Branch. Befo.re proceeding to treat of the prospects of the Company, it itial be well to call to mind the relation of the different capitals to eath other, mar their rights to the earnings now in course of receipt. .&nd, to do this, it must be stated that in accordance with the Unns of the resolutions passed by the proprietors on the 11th of E ptember, 1845, no dividend is payable in respect of any of the new Clues then created, viz., the No. 3 Shares, until six months after the day to which a dividend has been declared on the then existing C=ares of the company, next following the opening for traffic of Ihe .attest in point of execution of the following lines of railway and Nv orks authorised by the several Acts passed during the preceding lictssion of Parllament, viz. : The Branch Railway from Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells. The Branch Railway from Minster to Deal, and Extension of the evrterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway. The Branch Railway from Ashford to Hastings, and The widening of the ' London and Greenwich Railway. And all profits accruing from any of the new lines wholly or par .."4ltir opened before such day, are divisible among the proprieto r s of i'eA then existing shares. ..,_And also that no dividend is payable in respect o f an y of the new 'mares then also created, viz.; the No. 4 Shares, until six months alter the day to which a dividend has been declared on the then ex 'ling shares of the crinpany, next following the opening for t traffic or the latest in point of execution of the following new lines of rail 'Way and works, viz.:— The rOway,from the London and Greenwich Railway to Graves eied, The railway from Tunbridge Wells to Hastings, the railway from the town of Rye to Rye Harbour, and The additional station at Ashford, to be constructed by means of the additional capital to be raised by the same No. 4 Shares; and that all profits accruing from any of 'II, new lines, wholly or partially opened before such day, are divi- Zle among the proprietors entitled to share the profits of the other es and-works of the company. So that, according to the resolutions referred to, until all the .hen now in progress are completed, the holders of the Shares !en existing, viz., the original and the No. 1 and No. 2 Shares, reap ad Vantages beyond those earned by the specific capitals upon which the dividend is , payable. £he branches which have been opened for traffic and contributed Moir earnings to the advantage of the original and the No. 1 and = '' lo . 2 shares are —The Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells Branch, 5 miles in length, which wits opened on the 20th of September, 1845 ; lb , Minster and Deal Branch, 1% miles in length, which was opened ( 2 1 1 the Ist of July, 1847; and tae Gravesend and Rochester Line, ti miles iu length, waich was opened as a double line on the 23d Of August, 1847. A regard to these facts, which have always been before the pro- Meters will sufficiently evince how far they have affected past di - Via ?.,nds. t was not contemplated that any benefit 'would be given to the h olders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares until the lines of railway and :yorles for which those capitals were created had been opened for `Nate; those shares were issued at 30'. per paid-up share, to be e renttrally on a par with the original and the No. I and No. 2 Shares, en which the average payment will be 321. 19s. per share ; but the e xigencies of the money market, which defied all calculation, made r tincumbent on the directors, In order to insure the prompt payment "the calls on the No. 3'and No. 4 Shares, which was of vital im pprtence to the Company, to call upon the proprietors to empower i helivie pay interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum out of ` 11) hal, until the holders of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares should be eornaentitled to fiividend. This power was granted by the proprie "_the 18th of February, 1847. Vailst the directors confidently submit that this measure, so au .."l,Trirsed and sanctioned by the propriet re. was dictated by sound ' l ' 6 ..Y to meet the unequalled difficulties of the times, it is obviously udesirable• f or th e company to term i nate t h e paymen t o f i nterest out o f ~P4 t ri, Which necessity alone justified; by proceeding vigorously to Zuldite the works, and thereby to render the whole of the capital - 1100 ed . t s -, r,will be productive well, before proceeding further, to remind the nroprie ;34eof the terms on which the Greenwich Railway, the Reading, 41dford, and Reigate Railway, and the Canterbury and Whitstable are held by the South-Eastern Railway Company. 1.: 4 ' 1 0 Greenwich Railway is held on lease for 999 years, from the Z'„ c't . January, 1845. The rent payable tills year is 40,000/., and it ;„:!' increase at the rate of 1,0301. per annum until the year 1854, herr the maximum yearly rent of 45,0001. will be payable. ~„"t h e Reading, Guildford, and Re:gate Railway is agreed to be 1e1,1,_ 11 hi , perpetuity from the time of the completion of the works, xt is to take place in August next. The rent is to be payable ie . rate of five and a half per cent. per annum on the cost, which ~,,flanted to 600,0001.; the rental will, therefore, be 33,000/. per The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is held on lease for the TO of 14 years, commencing tYom the 29th of September, 1844. e ;,i r T it PaYab'e for the remainder of the term is 3,000/. per annum. em - writion t o i n t eres t on the mortgage debt, amounting to 44 , 2211 , v _hieh is 2,211/. ls. per annum. The South-Eastern Railway elt a ' Tully has the option, before the 29th September, 18ii2, of pur e, I, B*this line on payment of 60,600/. as the purchase money, and 'assuming the mortgage liability of 44,221/. Tito44l South-Eastern Railway Company have relaid this line with kW"? r ally since it was leased to them, and they have removed the lee,'; 4l arY engines with which it was worked, in order to substitute belt power for the purposes of the tradic ; and as cake works b ee e also been built by the company at Whitstable, and money has expended by them in the improvement of Sae harbour, the t 4, for thiuk it will proeably be for the interest of the company to etrtti T h l se their option of purchase. e length of the lines of railway and branches in course of con en by, and to be leased to, the South-Eastern Railway Com .--4Yrtir 133 miles, YiZ. Miles. ch The - "• °111 1 Kent Foe from London to Woolwich, Dartford, ..b44.-;1114 North K ee e e i n it d Greenwich,aald Bricklayers' Mans June- Thi4eoll Railway • • • • • • • • i r e n s the kshib rii Rye, Hastings, and St. Leonard's Bran branch Branch .. .. iis from e Rye e s - to Itye Harbour a,: rda T nbridg e W and Hastings Line, and Branch to .• •• • • 31 14 Ze Reading, Guilford, and Reigate Line .. ... 45 68 5 th te e . e Reading, Guilford, and Reigate Railway 6 miles 40 chains the be made by the South-Western R iiisvay Company ; and for Ito b .,' se of this part the South-Eastern Railway Company w ill have Proportionate toll. Nrei The eligth, the refore, of the line of railway and branches which t oan a tin, -- aielY be used for traffic by the South-Eastern Railway i t eenY svill be 296 miles and 47 chaius th,, r ,W B ill be ten in the Statement A. that the capital already au ect by the Company's Act of Parliament is 9,1[5,375/. amount of capital expended by the company to the Ist of be ar Y , 18 49, is 7,89'4,5321., as shown in Statement B. ; and it will t r i e ;ell that of this amount 6,689,305/. has been paid up by the pro m 'es, and 1,241,227/ has been advanced to them on mortgage, -•,feniained due at that date. lleworks in progress of construction are : ehe--n nl argem or ent and divisio f the Loudon-bridge station, and ave ,71ilening the Greenwich li o no. "e N orth Kent from London to Woolwich, Dartford, and send -he • orth Reat., Greenwich, and Briclayers' Arms Junction line. 4,le.Ashford locomotive station and w k orks. Ashford, Rye, R e Harbour, Hastings and St. Leonard's -7-ch, and ihite Tunbridge W e ll s an d H as ti ng s li n e. tO t :• e e amount .t.eie.ations, of capital that will have to be expended to complete to r „, works, to pay for the land not yet in the company's possession, permanent materials and for the erection of the electric T7 r4 Ph on the new lines is 1,132,7241. estimates for these works are less by 465,0001. than - the prices rekold,einal estimates, and this amount of saving of expenditure to.' 0 - effected by the revision and alteration that has been made of ki•,-,works, and the redaction that has taken place in the price of it and materials. fe lt is estimated that a further sum of 103,9001. win eventually have to 4 expended to increase the locomotive engine and carrying stock. te r tr eet the requirements of the traffic of the new lines when opened hee l a rc ; so that the total amount of expenditure under these heads e 1 ,_ 14 ,e Ist instant, will be 1,241,624/. hi 0 7 North Kent line will, it is expected, be open for traffic by the the a t u aiY, although the works have not all been pushed forward as Th ee ors considered they had aright to expect. 14 il largetnent of the London -bridge station must be completed Ir t , lert e ter the opening of the North Kent line ; and it is clearly of of %N an ce to provide proper station accommodation for the traffic 1 he and of th e o th er S out h-E a stern lines and branches. iia e %,,,„ X° rttl-Kent Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms Junction 'etas' .ea Will connect the Bricklayers' Arms station and its papu bloya:lgishourheod with Greenwich and the North-Kent Railway, I t 'ede e s h Pened in three mouths; and will probably be the means . of ex i S !est,ll, a , larger return of traffic to the company, compared with any other of the works, as it will connect important deeTeneV4inle4 ach other; ed „ of the Ashford locomotive station and works is l rgt Porti e °f great consequence to the welfare of the company, as e- irred on of the future expenditure on revenue account be To there Ltae The eon . • fr e , 4 raction of the South-Eastern Railway Company's Coast thW`,. _Ashford to Rye, Hastings and St. Leonard's, where It b - „" s ,t • iiii e " nt acin, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway Company's 4 4 7, 4, Do!, Folk the coast line of commuuicat ion from Ramsgate, prC, the „,"r, estone and the other ports of Kent to Portsmouth o ;he lo h e d st .wawl complete, is finished between Ashford and Rye ; (l e a , rnr is in the co npany's possession, and the works will be d ote 'ts meat,t as Were cell-7 possible a -as - Parliament and the public to com tl pledged to tit, The the autumn of 1848 ; but this they were unable and e'e"ellaeasonable tenders made for executing he works, au be n ;Ally es, caused the delay; for ofthe sum of 4ti0,000/., saved i,,oetw et , s er the works in progress, 150,000/. will be saved on the , u ,,e th,i' l As hfard and St. Leonard's. 1.,.-•`ovane, d ro Dertant work, of which the heaviest portions are in 1 1 .ader -4jte, is the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings line. The tO, lt ta be p i , 4 average a comparatively small cost per mile, and I,, t elripe n ,, s ' e eeded with as fast as the financial circumstances of I rk ge H ast e vat p erm i t It 4 1 Y on t h ngs traffic, which, it must be remembered. came for 3tlings line k th gee the -0 No uth-Eastem Railway at Staplehurst, has been loit to keel ' i f he e Pe aing of the Brighton Company's Hastings une on the a ellir ;r 46, but the larger proportion of this traffic will be on the completion of the South-Eastern Company's the "Nair. tiNciatley reties which are at the disposal of the company to meet ‘4l al lee e —gaired for the completion of the worl:s, interest tbe add t. hiark "gage e. be l - Lootive m the a e t engines and Carrying stock, the i that ase ets me the propt.etors of the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares, eoo , ed C. debt, are set forth in the statement of eap o ,"'Y e r a i laed, on the Ist instant,Of—Cash in hand, 104,7471. ICs; 14 1 ;o 1), made,2 55. Id. ; calls in course of receipt, 1e5,1601. gay !age 73 2,657/. ; unissued shares, 141,760/. ; unexercised et 3 .5 1r10,f c i:ers. 23 1,325/. ; which latter sum can be capitalized- at Ait ,1"n bY the proprietors, as can in like mariner the ~s um .y t h 'el ; an e , Por:ion of the present mortgage debt not ye. ea eteatle beyond these sums, the company has power to raise, a of new shares, 340,000/. 1t 470/ land and other property of tit-, company is valued at las'theS,king the aggregate of assets 2 296,862/ 3s. Id. 11. 1 ,1110 h been shown that the companv are already empowered 100,37,, several Acts of Parliament to rai4e in the aggregate ""1•11i1Z of ""Way, execution of their works, and to make and open all ""Way, eXeluSive oftheirline between Gravesend and 25 4 28 24 1 70 11 1111 ' : No. 17,577 J LONDON, THURSDAY 'al Tr 71 51 *Veal 0,614-g Rochester, and the result will show that the capital Was adequate to the purpose. The line from Gravesend to Rochester is on a different footing ; the company were authorise I by their Act to purchase the railway and canal, and to till up the canal, and double the line of railway, so aS to form a part of the South-Eastern North Kent line, but no prevision was made by Parliament far the payment of the purchase money, nor any authority given to raise money for that purpose. Parliament had, however, previously recognised the principle and necessity of a grant of power to raise money for the purpose of exe cuting the works, by authorising the Gravesend and Rochester Rail way and Canal Company to raise 85.000/. by the creation of shares, and 56,6661. by mortgage, a al ail the powers of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Company were vested in the South- Eastern Railway Company by the Act of Parliament authorising them to purchase the railway and canal. The South-Eastern Railway Company purchased the Gravesend and Rochester Railway an 1-Canal for the sum of 310,0001. ; paying 31,0001. in cash, and giving bonds for 279;0001., payable, with inte rest at three and a half per cent. per annum, in the year 1851, and application will consequeetly be made to Parliament to raise the sum of 358,9351., for payment of the purchase-money and interest. The filling up of the canal, and doubling of the line of railway, has b yen executed ty the South-Eastern Railway Company ; and the line was opened by them for traffic as a double line on the 23d of August, 1847. In addition, the projr:etors authorised the payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares; but they did not provida any specific fund for such payment. i he amount paid np to the Ist instant is 159,166/. 175., and the further amount that will he payable under this head is dependent in some me :sire ,in the time of opening the new lines—it may be taken at 205,0161. 6i. 61. Had this payment of interest on the No. 3 and No. 4 Shares not been made, it would have been out of the power of the company to main!ain, as they are doing, full faith with Parliament in censtruct ing those lines, to the completion of which Parliament itself looks, and justly, with considerable interest. The additional sum of 350,9851. will make the whole paid-up capital of the company 9,466,3601., which will represent 296 miles of railway open for traffic, and a locomotive and carrying stock of the value of upwards of 600,0001., free from mortgage and other debt, earning revenue, and subject only to the deduction of the working expenses, rates and taxes, and of the rents of the Greenwich, the Reading. Guildord, and Reigate, and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railways, and the proportionate toll over the 6 miles and 40 chaihs of the South-Western Railway. The revenue produced by the lines open during the last year, 162 miles and 66 chains in length, was 449,7251. I Is. ld., or 2,7631. per mile. The pAley of the company for the last four years, that they should timnselves he the carriers of goods on their own lines, has been ad,,pted with entire success the receipts from goods, which aver aged weekly 6031. in 1844, amounted to 1,8161. per week in 1843 ; or in the former year to 61. Its. per nine'per week, and to 121. per mile per week 1:1 the latter. This po'icy the directors believe will be still more successful when applied to the traffic of the whole South-Eastern system of Railways, and will then produce more than a corres,onding - increase of receipts. The proprietors will take into consideration, in estimating the ad ditional revenue to be obtained when the whole 296 :Mies of railway are open, the anticipated improvement of the continental traffic in passenger 6 and merchandise, the return to be derived front the .North Kent line, the Bricklayers' Arms Junction, and the other railways in pro, ress, as well as the general prospects of the country, and the hope of a greater development of the existing traffic of the South-Eastern district, and they will probably arrive at the conclu sion that the permanent dividend to be derived from their property is not likely to be less than 6 per cent. ; ant if the proprietors have not erred in the antici;:ations on which their original investment was made, sill greater advantages are to be expected. ' The South-Eastern Railway Company holds, from its natural posl- C.—Statement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Company on Capital Account, Ist ot'January, 1849. LIABILIT .. 1,132,724 0 0 tion, the key to the land traffic passing from Europe into Great Bri tain, and cannot be dispossessed of it; and while it would be of no advantage to speculate on the results which natst attend this situa tion, yet it would be booroper not to express th&opinion of the di rectors, that this position must be of great importance and advan tage to the company. At the moasent, however, when the railway from Boulogne to Paris was completed, the French revolution took place, and from that time to the present there has not been as much Conti: ental traffic as there was before the opening of the French lines of railway. X s. d The - disruption of the political relations of Europe, by which com merce generally has suffered, has naturally been visited on the South- Eastern Railway, as the great highway to the continent. In the last twelve months only 44,110 passengers crossed to and from Folkestone and iioulogne by the steamships, and In the pre ceding twelve months, when the French lines were not opened, the Works, land, stations, permanent :biaterials and Electric Telegraph .. Lo omotiva enginss and carrying s te.ck for new lines ••• •• ~ Interest on No 3 and No. 4 Shares •.. Mortgage debt falling due from the. year 1849 to to the year 1856 . Accounts in dispute of contrac tors, engineers, surveyors, and solicitors, and which are pre ferred to arbritation and to be taxed . • .. Amount Invested in South-Eastern Railway shares to meet the above 128,054 0 0.1 number of passengers was 49,514. . The establishment of a settled Government in France, and the continuance of peace throughoit Europe, may fairly be expected to be attended by a resumption of the ordinary extent of coramunica- Con with this country; and it will be a solitary exception iii r 11• way experience, if the means now existing of reaching raris daily in twelve hours from London, by the South. Eastern route, have not the effect of increasing greatly the number of travellers. The directors have always looked to the extension of the railway system on the Continent and to the completion of the lines pointing to the . Mediterranean with peculiar interest. To do justice to the Continental traffic, it is essential that the short sea passage from Folkestone and Dover to Boulogne and Calais should be performed at hours to suit passengers, and by the best class of steam-ships, and this, it is well known, Ills been admirably effected by the steam-ships of the South-Eastern and Continental Company, which have made 3,433 passages without a single accident —the time occupied in the voyage of 26 miles from Folkestone to Boulogne varying from one hour and three-quarters to two hours and a quarter. The revenue of the London, Folkestone, and Dover line, depend ing, to an important extent, on the facilities and certainty of quick 103,900 0 0 205,016 6 6 .. 1,201,227 0 0 $.96,800 0 0 1 ASSETS, £2,617,867 6 6 Cash at bankers Sandry credits • . Calls in course of receipt Cats to be made • . Shares unallotted Share capital not raised .. Mortgage powers not exercised •• Mortgage debt not capitalized •• _ • Scuplts livid and property • • Ain, - itint to be rakcil by authority of 7 ?it:Val.:lent for payment of thepur ehase-moneyof the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, and intere 51 thereon •• •• £104,747 18 0 14,812 5 1 • • .. 125,160 0 0 • . 732,657 0 0 141,760 0 0 .. 340,000 0 0 . • 231,325 0 0 .. 353,050 0 0 .. 2.53,370 0 0 passages to and from Boulogne and Calais, the directors are of opi nion that !t is desirable that the South-Eastern and Continental Steam-ship Company should be merged in the South-Eastern Rail way Company, as the sea service requires to Le pet formed more with reference to its advantage to the railway than to that of the proprie tors of the steam-boats. It is requisite that greater facilities should be given for the con veyance of merchandize between Folkestone and Boulogne, by which the South-Eastern Railway Company has hitherto benefited but little, than the steam-boat proprietors as an isolated company can afford to provide; and, although the case might be met by a general guarantee from the railway company on all the passen,ers and mer chandize carried by it and the steam-ships, there would be greater Fimplicity, and more effective combination, were the two undertak ings united. It has been shown that the ultimate capital of the railway will be 9,466,3601., whilst 130,000/. has been sufflcie , 4 to provide eight splen did steam-ships for the daily crvice to France. . . With regard to the disputed claims on the company, alluded to in a previous half-yearly report, and which are all referred to arb'tra tion, comprising the claims of the contractors, engineers, surveyors, and solicitors. amounting to 196,8001., the directors believe that they will be settled for the sum set apart to meet them, viz., 138,0401., which has been invested for that purpose in the stock of the South- Eastern Railway Company, as offers have been made to the directors to compromise the principal claims on a reduction of up wards of 60,0001. The directors consider that the science of working rat economy is still in its infancy, and can be only attain and great experience ; and. they have the most confider Hon that great improvements will continue to be n) this head. lways with Led by care at expecta aade under The extortionate parochial assessments to which till: Las been subjected, and to which it was compelled, for. Is company sons, reluctantly to submit:, during the pressure of Parl contests, are now systema'acally resisted, and will soon; he existing law, which bears very hardly on railway lermits, be, the directors trust, equitably adjusted. many rea liamentary , so far as companies . , The proprietors will not fail to observe that the dilTh tendant on the commencement and completion of an in Like the South-Eastern ltnilway are apparent to every Lenlties at ndertaking one ; the ;nt and de- _ . prospective advantages which follow the fall establishmei velopment of a great commercial institution, are notsi o striking, in attempt- but are properly to be considered, and taken into account ii ing to arrive at any fair esaimate of its value. The directors trust that the unabated confidence which tertain in the South-Eastern Railway will be shared by ti tors ; and it will be the study of the directors to promote rests of the company to the best of their ability. they en- Le proprie the iute- A 34.—Capital authorized by the Acts of Par Hamel B"B"f79 Eit lA' 112 I '4'lo 'r;''''..l , ,M.;: ,- ; F . _ E. 7 1 4 Ct g • p. • • • . • . • °. : 7 _ • • N • c fJ • 7 • 1 :1 tT6 ...b. c.n 0 co rc • • e eo Ft ' , • • z , g • LT "' • • • a E. 350,935 3 5 £2,647,867 6 6 i 9v'. Loy , •J : : : : 10,7 - ArTil 1743 Er, r . o r itu vl Tz, EAST INDLA. HOUSE, JANUARY 24, 1849. Ti - 1E COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a SPECIAL GENERAL CiURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th February nest, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors of East Stock, as expressed in the following Letter, viz. : " London, January 17, 1849. " To the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. " Honourable Sirs, " We, the undersigned Proprietors of East India Stock, duly qua lified by law, request that you will convene, at your earliest conve nience, a Special General Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of taking into consideration the accompanying Resolutions, and that you will be pleased to publish the same with this, eur requisition. We have the honour to be, " Hononrable Sirs, " Your obedient Servants, "JOSEPH HUME. " ARTHUR J. LEWIS. "J. SULLIVAN. "CHARLES FORBES. "JOHN POYNDER. "GEORGE FORBES. " JOHN BRIGGS. "CHARLES GRANT. "J. W. GRAHAM." R ESONS. " That by the treaty concludeLd between the East India Company and his late Highness Pertaub Singh, Raja of Sattara, on the 25th September, 1819, the territories of Sattara were secured to him and to his heirs in perpetual sovereignty. That by the supplemental treaty of September, 1839, the sa'd territories were confirmed to his brother Appa sahib, as the next e:Alateral heir and successor, and to his heirs, on the cams terms as s , Acified in the treaty of September, 18!9. " That this Court has heard with feelings of the deepest surprise and alarm of the contemplated seizure, confiscation, and annexat!on, by the East India Compa ny, of the Sattaraderritories, in violation of the rights of the lawful hei r; believing, as this Court does, that such seizure, confiscation, and anne xa ti on would be a most flagrant breach of the said treaties so solem n l y entered into and confirmed, would be a disgrace and stain upon the British character, and a ould se riously weaken the conficlittnee hitherto reposed by the princes and people of India in the justice and good faith of the East India Com pany and of the British Government. " That under such circumstances this Court deems it to be their imperative duty to declare their solemn .conviction of the impolicy and danger, no less th:„:n of the injustice ofsuch a proceeding, and to express their earnest hope thaLtbss-Voart ofDireetors and the Brand of Control will withluild their sanction from such a measure." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. CD "✓ A 5 —. i eg 7 NI T— . 1:.. C.n Zh 4. G -, _ 16 13 a. cr l " " e a ~ NIETROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, REGENT STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT. TRUSTEES. Spencer H. Walpole, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Req., M.P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. Edward Vausittart Neale, Esq. DIRECTORS. Samuel Driver, Esq., Whitehall. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Piccadilly. John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, RN., United Service Club, and Brighton. Edward Legh, Esq., the Limes, Lewisham, Kent. Edward Lomax. Esq., St. John's-wood-park. Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Audley-street. Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey. William Studley, Esq., Brixton Surrey. n= Wi A. S. Westoby, Esq., dyde-nark•place. The LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the Society em braces : STATES'S ROYAL HOTEL NEWC A ST LE-ON-TY NE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage and support of Corn• mercial Gentlemen t the above Hotel, which is most centrally si• tuated. The Commercial-roo:n will be found one of the most corn. modious and suitable, and " en suite," the Motel, in point of aceoin =dation, second to none in the North. AMENDED CONDITIONS. DONCAST ER SfEEPLE CHASES, &c. GRAND NATIONAL FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1849, Two STEEPLE CHASES, One HURDLE RACE, and Two FLAT RACES, Open to all the World. The Grand National Steeple Chase Handicap (4' 20 Sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if d ec l are d on &before the 20th of F e b ruary, with 100 added. The s econ d h orse to save his stake, and th e winner to Pay 15 sovs. towards expenses. Winners from the time o f d eclaring th T e o w h e e igh l : a s , , ld o i n e c a e pp 6 e lb d s.b,yl ; mi . . H. W. Topham, Chester. About fourwice or more 101bs. extra. miles. The Line of country is only one mile from the town, and will be over grass land only. To close and name on the 27th of January, to Edward Nicholson, Esq., at the Woolpack Hotel, Doncaster, or Mr. G. J. I3irley, Clerk of the Course. For further particulars see " Bell's Life," or " Sunday Times," January 21st, 1849. T HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. A View in the Gold District of California is just a , ded to the New Series of Dissolving Views.—Lectures on the Cultivation of the Voice, and on the Art of Singing, by G. Clifford, Esq., Illustrated with a viu - I , ty of So gs, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at a Q .arter to Tree o'clock, and on the alternate Evenings, at Eight.— On the Electric, Light, by Dr. Bachhoffner on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings.—On Chemistry, by Dr. Ryan, with brilliant Experiments, daily, and on the alternate Evenings.—Childe's Phan tasmagoria, with new effects, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at a Quarter to Three, and on the alternate Evenings.—New Chrornatrope. —Microscope.—Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Models explained. —The Music is directed by Dr. 'Wallis. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Teri. Admission, Is.—Schools, Haff-priee.—The New Catalegue. Is. Assurances upon s'ngle or Joint lives, contingent survivorship, or the survivor of two or more lives. Endowments of widows and children. Immediate, deferred, and survivorship annuities. ' The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specific age, or to their re resentatives in case of death before that age.' Premiums may be paid yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, or upon he half premium plan for the first five years. Loans granted on an entirely ne'v principle. RAILWAY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT. BOTANIC WATER and BEAR'S GREASE. When the hair is becoming thin, and falling off, the only ef fectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above named articles, applied alternately, the botanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf, mil as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a non riAter. If any further evidence was required of the virtues of bear's g7ease for renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by some of the North American Indians, would be a sufficient anwer. ROSS and SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London, who first introduced the use of bear's grease into this country, and who fat and kill the animals, recommend the public to purchase none other but with their names and address printed on the pot, or the chances are their obtaining a spurious article. All persens, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in Great Britain and Ireland, assured in the event of loss of life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of 10s. per cent., la one single payment, for the whole period of hfe. EXAMPLE.—.I. person may by one single payment of 5/. assure to his family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his losing his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland. F. FERGUSON CA.MROUX, Manager. V a : FENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. y The thousands •f individuals who for upwards •f twenty years have use.d . this celebrated liquid, pronounce it t• be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Pieldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London; also of Mr. Johnstone, GE, Corn hill; Butler. 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringden-street ; _Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, Ebndon bridge ; Finnizin, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elinore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; Roberts, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors In town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. rlease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. ...:".,......,...--i: ~..i,„,-,. , ~ ' .. •II 1 ‘......' ---L_L - __ . k . , 1,4 -- ;• - • 'i •,,, L, i\ 1 ,--.-,...<"---: ~.'"3.4// ,\1.,:,.. , 4,,3,,,,1iputit• - ;, , ,` - fr.r.,:Tr - _ -- . , t, ..• , rlff."4, ... , ,,i,4 4 I es '-;,, ' ----- " .4 6_ 1 :I \l l I . ''''.--. 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IV.c, 75 21 June, 1834 i London to Folkestone 5 Vic. c. 3 22,Apri1,1842 and Dover 800,000 266,600 London- 3 & 4 Vic. c. 122 10 Aug. 1840 L bridgestation ) 90,000 30,000 Extension into Dover 6 & 7 Vic. c. 51 27 June, 1843 and Dover 200,000 66,600 Terminus c Maidstone 6 & 7 Vic. C. 52,27 June, 1843 t Branch ,) 112,000 37,300 Bricklayers' 6 & 7 Vic. 62 4 July, 1843 1 Arms s ß t a r itlinocnh 133,333 44,444 Canterbury, Ramsgate, 7 Vic. c. 25 23 May, 1844 and Margate 400,000 133,000 Branch .. 1 Folkestone 7 Vic. c. 69 4 July, 1844 Branch, Her- 200,000 66,800 boor, &c. .. f Tunbridge 1 180,000 60,000 8 &9 Vic. c. 167 31 July, 1845 t Wells Branch s r Widening 1 I and Exten s!on of the 85,000 56,666 8 & 9 Vic. C. 168 31 July, 1845 G ravesen d I and Roches- l ter Line .. Widening of 8 & 9 Vic. c. 186 4 Aug. 1845 1 the Green- 142,700 47,566 wichLtailway 8 & 9 Vic. c. 197 8 Aug. 1843 Elinaltßerraancnhd 1 187,000 62,300 Aahfor.l,Rye, lia . stings, and 8 & 9 Vic. c. 200 8 Aug.. 1845 St. Leonard's 410,000 136,000 Branch .... Rye and Rye Branchl I er b o t r . . 20,000 6,600 9 Vic. c. 55 18 June, lB46 Ashford, Lo-1 comottve 9 Vic. c. 56 18 June, 1846 Station paturtd_ 500,000 ' 266,000 Lposes • • - • • J Tunbridge Walls and 9 Vic. c. 64 18 June, 1846 Hastings 640,000 213,300 Branch 9 &10Vic. c. 305 3 Aug. 1846 Nor4l r i e K an e w nt ic L h in , e 1,000,000 833,000 rNorth Kent, I 10& 11 V.c.101 2July, 1847 { and Brick. } 55,000 18,300 layers' Arms I LJunc. Line • • ..1 London bridge Sta tion En. 10 & 11 V.c, 230 22 July, 1847 largement 200,000 66,666 and further Widening of the Green wichltailway 6,755,033 2,360,342 6,755,033 £ 9,115,375 One-half of tl • " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit or seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for Ufa as a debt upon the policy at 5 par cent., or may be paid off at any time without notice. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved. E. BATES, Resident Director. rrHE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL JIL LIFE ASSURANCE - ASSOCIATION (Enrolled under the Friendly Societies' Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. B,—Statement showing the Amount Expended and to be on the Main Line and Branches, and ultimate Capita] cember, 1818. Expended to; Dec. 31, 1848. To be ex pended to Complete. Name. Main line and Bricklayers' Arms Branch ••••• • •• •• •• • • North Kent, Greenwich Branch widening, and London Station division and enlargement .. Folkestone Branch, harbour, coke works, &e. .. Locomotive department and carrying stock .••• .. • • •• • • Maidstone Branch .... ...... • Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Mar gate, Whitstable, and Minster and Deal Branches ........ • • Ashford Station, and Ashford and Hastings, St. Leonard's, and Rye Branch .... • • ...• • • Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Ilastinqs Branch, and Branch towards Rye • • • • .. • . J 5 3,335,188 1,930,327 174,656 553,212' 187,715' 809,958 425,151 424,325 1£7,8 0,55.2 457,094 103,9001 1,5001 330,1301 Expended I, 31st De- 3,423,388 2,387,421 186,156 662,112 189,215 817,758 755,281 216,500 j 710,825 1£1,211,624.£9,132,156 Interest to be paid to proprietors • •• •• •• • Lost on issue of original shares•• • •• Anoint invested to meet disputed accounts 205,106 244,504 138,054 Less surplus land and property £9,719,730 253,370 Ultimate capital ......... .............. £9,466,360 IMMELL'S PARISIAN LIQUID HAIR DYE is now proved by ten years' experience, to be the only Dye that will g i ve i ns t antaneously a natur al andpermanent colour to the flair, Whiskers, &ie., without staining the Skin. It is easily applied, has no unpleasant smell, and is free front the cbinger and inconvenience attending other Hair Dyes. Pile° ss. 6d. per Case, inc'udiug Brushes. _ . _ To be had of all and Chemists; or of the Inventor, E. RIMMELL, Perfumer, Sole Proprietor of the Ladies' Own Soap, Bouquet de Jenny Lind, &c., 39, Gerrard-street, Soho. No Medicine fbr the CURE of COUGHS, ASTIMA, and CON SUMPTION, &c., was ever attended with such speedy and unfail ing success as R. LOCOCK.'S PULMONIC WAFERS. . In every newspaper and publication throughout the king dom may be seen testimonials of their wonderful efficacy. To singers acid public speakers they are invaluable for clearing and strengthening the voice. They have a pleasant taste. Price Is. Id., 2s. 9d., and Ils, per box.—Agents: Da Silva and Co. 1, Bride - lane, Fleet-street, London. Sold by all medicine venders. FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families from the possession of a medicine of known efficacy-, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness occurring in iamilits, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all, that no question can be From of its imp or t ance to every householder in the kingdom. From among numerous testimonials, the following is respectfully submitted : " - To Mr. Thomas Prout, 223, Strand, London. "No. 5, David-street, Regent-road, Itranchester, March 12,1842. " Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re cult of my experience after repeated trials of Frampton's Pill of Health ; and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of many years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found results at once so salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c., &c., with so little inconvenience ; I ant there fore warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means lens wanting of being able to recommend to families, schools, and espe cially mercantile men, whether at the desk or en the road, a mast valuable resource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to myself if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making Frampton's Pills more generally known and appreciated.—l am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest recommendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their use, render any lengthened comment unnecessary. They are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well known attendants, Bilious and Sick Ilead•szehe, Pain and Oppression after meals, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head and Ears, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of A ppet i te, Wind, WSW, &O. Two or three doses will convince th e af fli c t e d o f th e ir salutary effects. The stomach will speedily r ega i n i ts s t reng th ; a healthy action of the Liver, Bowels arid Kidneys will rapidly take place ; and instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age, will be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompanying each box. Sold by T. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. 1 1 ,4 d. and 2s. 9d. per box; and by the. Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the kingdom. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe tbs name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the Government Stamp. REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—'WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. Od„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and wental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether Arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and _Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their stractiu es, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., • 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. -.- Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate Of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, ecc. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order that It may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could th e veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretehedness, be raised, its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attend an t disap pointments. Excesses are always injarions ; the gilt, Which when when a a b se u d sed, in th m e e l e ) l r e onfi moderation is ce fr o a f ug m h is t e s ki vi e t c h aanddvaoffitagror less injury to becomes, to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular exc esses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes t o dil ate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human f rame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete acco un t of the Anatomy and Physiology of th e Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions i n h e alth and disease. It d eservedly requires the closest attentisn and study, for what subj ect can be of more importance than the preservation of th e health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It tmfertu n ately happens that th e unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired In early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a f ear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these compl a i nts are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his see ki ng for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acti ng thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination in ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as hi s di plomas certify, and the great e x tent of his practice for man y years i s a guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent a n d R i chards, 52, Paternoster-row ; Hatmay, 63, Oxford-street; Static, Tichborne street, Haymarket; Manscl, 115, Fleet- street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Five till. Eight, at his reside/V(4 87, Bedford-squire, London. 1 56 3 GO 9 77 5 22 33 10 3 56 8 67 5 7S 6 15 • r, r-; .§ I W.. CI CZ .4 C) ...7 _ . AA .• W:5 • . 71 5 014 . O c, co O o o g.?..2 5 c sq € 1 go- F.' C, I 03 1 4 C,... 100 00 CZ ND ... t. Cal - VD It I .:—. .. p 2I - 8 4 -4 o -4 o --1 n th .t Q . I ND W I !LI ... I 03 CAI I,D . ar by I ?.'ai South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge Terminus, Jan. 15, 1849. A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, TIIROGMOUTON-STREET, BANK; And t 4, PALL-MALL. THOMAS FARNCOMBE, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq.,Deputy-Chairman. _ . _ Richard E. Arden, Ea q. William Banbury, Esq. lohn lluinphery, Esq., Aid., M.P. Kupert Ingleby, Esq. . , . Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Pitcher, Esq. James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. AUDlTORS—Professor Hall, M.A. ; J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq. PunnetlN—Dr. Jeaffreson , 2 Finsbury-square. SURGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, ISl.A.,sfKing's College. STANDING COUNSEL—Sir John Rom'ly, M.P., Solicitor-General, Somerroa —William Fisher, Esq., 19, Doughty-street. ADVANTAGES OF ASSURING WITI3 THIS COMPANY. In addition to a large subscribed capital, Policy holders have the security of hn Assurance Fund of more than h Quarter of a Million, and an Income of 65,0001., annually increasing, arising from the issue of upwards of 6,000 Policies. BONUS: OR PROFIT BRA.NCII. Persons Assuring on the Bonus system will be annually entitled :o SO per cent. of the profits an this branch (after payment of five yearly Premiums) ; and the profit assigned to each Policy may he added to the sum assured, o: applied In reduction of the Annual pre -30,000 mium' NON-BONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM BRANCH. The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar ad vantages to the assured, not offered by any other Oftice—for where the object is the least possible outlay, the payment of a given sum is secured to the Policy-holder, on the death of the Assured, at a re duced rate of Premium. PREMIUMS TO ASSURE £lOO. I WHOLE TERM, Age. I Ore Year. 'Seven 1,,ir5.1 With Profits. I Withol £0 17 81£0 19 1 £1 15 10 11812 7 2 5 5 15016 9 3 0 7 1 14 1 1 19 10 4 6 8 3 2 4 3 17 0 6 12 9 Without Profits, 41 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 42, MOORGITE-STREET, LONDON, TRUSTEES. W. G. Prescott, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Thomas Baring, Esq.. M.P. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq - . TREASURED. OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Every description of Life Assurance effected daily. Detailed Prospectuses, showing the very peculiar advantages offered by this Association, may be had at the office, 42, Moorgate-street, RICHARD HENRY JONES, Chairman. January 22, 180. TIC DOLOREUX CURAULE.—TOOTHACHE. JAMES' CELEBRATED ASTILIAN TINC TURE FOR THE TIC DOLOREUX, will prove an invaluable medicine to those suffering from this most excruciating and hitherto-considered incurable complaint. A know ledge of its surprising efficacy has induced the proprietors to bring it more extensively before the Public than has hitherto been done, and thus confer a blessing upon thousands now labouring under that distressing malady; the first application not only easing the patient of all pain, but effecting in almost every case, a lasting cure. As a remedy for Toothache, the proprietors can confidently recom mend It as one that cannot be surpassed. This medicine is also a certain specific for Spasms, however violent, especially in the stomach or bowels, and from its perfect freedom from anything of a deleterious character, may be administered under any circumstances with entire safety. Prepared by CARSON and Co., Liverpool, sole Proprietors, and sold wholesale, for thirn by Barclay and Sons, Edwards, Sutton, and Co., Butler and Harding, T. Sanger, Dietrichsen and Hannay, London; Southall Brothers, Birmingham; I. and R. Betimes and Co., Edinburgh; Bolton, Blanshard, and Co., York; Clay and Horn vey, and E. S. Rogers, Liverpool ; and retail by the following Chemists :—Collins, 54, Piccadilly; Woolridge, Bath-place, New road; Fisher, Craivford•street ; Holmes, Spring-street, Sussex gardens; Emery, Notting-hill; or any ren3ectable Patent Medicine Vendor throughout the kingdom. Price 2s. 9d., 4s 6d., and in Family Bottles, l Is. each. A R R I A G E. M One half the wend are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a iznse of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em t: 'der the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un romprosiag hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set tlement. honour and justice demand that health should form an item In the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but cer the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other utle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and avoid," and " How to be happy." They are not merely pamphlets, bat equal in quantity a library vol u me, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Rusrwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvaiho, 147, Fleet •street • Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, ooltsellerSi 11- Plate Regent-street; and all mornings and evenings), 10, Argy qi c .t 4 .: 4 ' 74 ' 7 4 744 JAN Vj 7 25, 1849. E a .1+ ANA g PUBLICATIONS. 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Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. In postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical W or k on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex ,essive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, Pith remarks on Marriage, end the means of obviating certain dis ivalifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and G. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Demers-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 159, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART tr. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. 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The Concentrated Detersive Essence, as anti-syphilitic ..temedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp -oms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. :'erry'v Purifying Specific Pills, is. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, sleet, stricture, and chronic inflamma ton of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, if. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position is society. 4/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by which the tee, is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Berlers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and Five to Eight ; on Sundays from Eleven to One. THE WEATHER, The weather continues so exceedingly and un naturally that we begin to f e a r th ere is almost no hope of any more winter. Indeed, for some days, if not for some weeks, we appear to have been living and breathing in the atmosphere of May or June. Nothing but a sustained high wind indicates the ex istence around us of any atmosphere at all. It neither bites, n or f reezes , nor s l eets, nor even rains much. Saturday was a day of most brilliant sun shine—not cold, and icy, and ungenial, as the gleams of a wintry sun ought to be, but sensibly warm, and, therefore, delighfully unseasonable in the middle of January. The inference is that if we have sum mer in January we shall have winter in July. Mon day was another breezy day of unclouded brilliance, and of too pleasant a temperature. Yesterday ditto. The snow drop is peeping up, and the general appearance of the fields is that of the latter end of I or the beginning of March. While gossiping on the weather, we may remark that the terrible storm of wind and rain on Sunday se'nnight was not unaccompanied with more terrific elements in some adjacent districts. Even in this neighbour hood we believe that thunder was distinctly heard. It appears that at Norwich and Yarmouth the lightning was vivid, the thunder loud, and the hail of a ponderous and ener getic character. At Sandon, Essex, on the farm of Mr. William Ratcliffe, a shed was blown down upon six horses, one of which was crushed to death. At Halstead, in the same county, en alarm was given that the spire of the church was falling, which pro duced the most horrible excitement and terror in the congregation, who rushed pell-mell to the door. It was found that the vane had been twisted a little out of the perpendicular, but the spire had sustained no injury. At Ipswich the hailstones were of consider able size. At Great Effingham the sails of a wind mill were blown sheer off; and in the same parish a tree was struck by lightning. In many of the districts through which the tempest passed large trees were torn up and windows broken. A contemporary states that at Yarmouth "attention was excited by a portentous cloud of unusual blackness, scudding up with an alarming rapidity from the west or west north-west, hurrying towards the sea, as if anxious to forbear its discharge till the upper might mingle with the nether waters. Suddenly the cloud burst, and it seemed for a few moments as if its entire con tents were being literally hurled at everything that obstructed its furious progress. The wind, which had been blowing in fitful gusts during the night and morning, seemed now lashed to the fury of a hurri cane. The rain, which fell in torrents, was accom panied with large pieces of ice, while the terrific peals of thunder that followed in rapid succession, and the vivid flashes of the electric fluid, conspired to produce sensations very far from agreeable, even to those who were warmly and snugly housed, while some, who were unfortunate enough to be caught in it, were literally obliged to make a dead stand, and turn their backs to its merciless peltings." This appears to have been the same storm which lately produced so much havoc in the northern and eastern coasts of Scotland, consigning numerous fishing crews to a watery and premature grave.—Cambridge Advertiser. [ADVERTISEMEN T.j —CARRIAGE FREE.—Famtlies and economists residing in the country will derive con siderable advantages by purchasing their Teas and Coffees at the wholesale warehouse of Mansell and Co., 2, Bueltlersbury, Cheapside, an establishment expressly devoted to the interests of large consumers, who are supplied at the lowest wholesale prices. Six pounds and upwards delivered free of expense to any part of Eng land. Lists of prices and samples forwarded free on application. Where parties are unknown to the firm, a reference expected. A charge of attempting to poison a wire was heard yesterday before the magistrates at Bristol. The accused, Henry Evans, is a carpenter by trade, but with his wife and a policeman and his wife had been latterly taking charge of the new poor-houso in Clifton Wood. About six weeks ago the wife was confined, since which time she has been repeatedly seized with attacks of vomiting and purging. She was confined to her bed, and her hus band usually took her her food. On Sunday he cut her some slices of roast pork, but on looking at them she perceived that they were sprinkled over with a white powder. Upon tasting the meat, she did not like the flavour, and left it, and afterwards hearing from a little girl that the husband had taken the meat to a cupboard, where he appeared to be sprinkling something over it, she mentioned the fact to the policeman's wife, who in formed her husband, and the remains of the slices were taken for examination to Mr. llerapath, the analytical chemist, who, on applying the proper tests, found that the white powder was a corrosive salt of mercury, com monly sold as white precipitate. Oa searching the pri soner's room some sugar of lead was found, and he has been remanded for further examination. SLIGHT SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE.—We learn from a correspondent that a slight shock of earthquake was felt in the centre of the Stewartry on Monday last. He was travelling from Laurieston, and when about a mile and a half from Glenlochar-bridge, at a quarter to eight A. 31 heard a rumbling sound, and felt a s li g ht mot i on o f the earth, as if a heavy carriage had been rolling past. The noise apparently came from th e west , an d gra d ua ll y died away towards the north. It coatinucil, as nearly as could be calculated, for about the filth part of a minute. Met a gentleman on the road who stated that he ob served the same phenomenon. He must have been two miles from our informant when the shock was felt. Several persons in the neighbourhood felt the same sen sation at the same hour.—Dumfries Courier. EDINBURGH, JAN. 23.—An awkward blunder has been discovered in the Removal of Nuisances Act, which dill in some degree retard sanitary progress till an amendment be obtained. By the English Act nuisances on all highways are illegal, but from a decision by the sheriff substitute of Perth, it appears that in Scotland they are illegal only if on roads supported by rates; on w turnpikes they may offend sight a nd smell 7ith impu nity. The sheriff of Edinburgh has also decided that a manure depot, containing 800 cubic yards, is not a nui• sance because it is 280 yards from the nearest dwelling house—the occupiers of tenements . being thus assumed t o be as destitute of locomotion as their domiciles. MEMORANDA OF A MUSICIAN, LY GEORGE J. 0. ALLMANN. " Notes, notes, forsooth, and noting!" Su A RISPELE. No. VII. LEONARDO DA VINCI. How versatile and extraordinary was the genius this remarkable man possessed who united in himself the treble mastership of the arts of Painting, Poetry, and Music. In each and all of them he excelled, and al though his professed avocation was the first named brarch of art, he was esteemed a perfect scholar and fulfilled the post of violinist in the orcheilre of Ludovico Sforas Duke of Milan. His instrument was a very singular one, and possessed a silver neck shaped like that of a horse. Francis the First held him in high esteem, and venerated the extent and diversity of his talent, and all the world knows that when the great Artist was seized with his last illness the noble. hearted Monarch hastened to visit him, but arrived only in time to clasp the beloved painter and poet-musician in his arms and receive his last sigh as the heaven•born spirit winged its silent way through the paths of Space to its final abiding place, to dwell for ever with the Just. My friend Mr. Fisk has made this scene the subject of one of his finest pictures. The deathbed of Da Vinci, the anguish expressed by the countenances of all who surround it, and the attitude of the grief-stricken and sorrowing Francis, together with the sublime and holy inspiration which shine out, like a halo of immortal glory, from the collapsed features of the dying hero, are portray«l with the most consummate perfection of art, which takes nothing else than Nature for its model. lii;tory affords few parallels, save those of Michael Angelo and Salvator Rosa, of such wonderful and ver satile genius being united in one individual. AN ANCIENT BAGPIPE. We are told by the Greek Historian Dion Chrysostom that the Emperor Nero performed on an instrument, which ho describes as possessing a tube perforated with holes, and appended to which was a bag, which was placed under the performer's arm, thus answering the purpose of bellows to supply the wind. This is evidently nothing but the common primitive bagpipe. " The reason," writes he, " why Nero preferred this Tibia utuicularis was because he might avoid those con tortions of the face which he observed all who played on flutes with their mouth invariably made, and which so horrified Minerva us to cause her to dash the instru ments to pieces when she beheld herself reflected in the brook." HANDEL When he was preparing his opsra of Ohio for produc tion n as violently enraged one day because Cuzzoni who whs to perform the principal rule, arrogantly told him that the lovely air "Falsa immagine!" was not worthy to be sung by her and that she would not therefore sing it. The contempt with which this operatic queen spoke of his composition provoked Handel beyond himself, and he vociferated in a voice which borrowed strength from the enormity of Cezzoni's offence, that although he was aware she was a devil, yet he would let her know he was Beelzebub, their prince. He then actually caught her up by the waist end vowed if she did not immediately obey his commands he would precipitate her from the window into the street. Tee temper of the kir Italian, generally untameable, was not proof against this sum mary mode of retaliation, and she was, much against her will, forced to yield to this energetic and irresistible spirit which our modern Timotheus displayed. I recollect reading in La Revue Musicale some few years back the following anecdote of our Great Musi cian. It says, while Handel was conducting the re hearsal (qy. where?) of one of his oratorios (qy. which ?) he heard among the basses an unknown instrument " grunting out gruff mysterious sounds"—" Vaat are dose apominable sounds," he roared out, "dat split mein ears?" Sumo one answered " a serpent!" ".Der teufel I" growled Handel, "a saarpent ? by mein- honours it is not dat py wich Eve waas seducet." This story, this pretty fable, is doubtless as good as most things of its genre, but fathered with as little truth as the legions attributed to the immortal and world-renowned Joseph Miler, but that M. Fetis (Monsieur L'L , diteur de la Revue), who is something more than a well-informed musician, should have forgotten his wonted accuracy and have thus committed so absurd and glaring an anachronism seems truly strange. How easily could he, if he had not strength of mind enough to sacrifice his joke, have selected some more recent composer as a peg whereon to bang his plaisanteric. There were about as many serpents in Handers time as there were jupons in L'aradise on the day of Eve's nuptials. Charles Dibdin used to narrate a whimsical tale.— When he was travelling to the Land's End he met some " bold Cornish men," some of whom carried musical in struments, others bearing music books. He inquired whither they were proceeding, and received the reply, "To church to rehearse our music for Sunday:" " And pray whose music do you play?" again asked Charley. " Oh, Handel! Handel, of course," was the answer that rather staggered their interrogator. " But do you not find Handel's music rather difficult of per formance?" he inquired simply. " Whoy, ees, it war at foorat, but we alter'di 'un, an' so we does vaary wull wi' un new (now)!" This was quite enough for our Ocean Bard, who threw them a crown, and telling them to drink the health of the author of "Poor Jack," hurried away as if pursued by a spirit. HYMNS. The first person who is believed to have composed hymns or odes of praise in honour of the Divine Power, and used as a ceremonial part of religious mysteries and of the Church service, was Saint llilary, Bishop of Poictieri. An Augustine Monk, called Saint Ambrose, succeeded him. Most of those to be met with in the Boman Breviary were composed by Prudentius, a Latin priest. The hymns or odes of the Ancients were wont to consist of three different kinds of strophes or stanzas, each forming an integral portion of and only used in certain ceremonies. One was chantsd as the procession moved from eastward to westward, another when they returned to the latter from the former. But the third was the most important and sacred, and was performed only before the high altar. The ancient Hebrew hymns were accompanied by trumpets, drums, cymbals, and a sort of bi-stringed lyre, in order as well to render the effect more imposing as to assist the voices of the Levites and the people as their Hosannas resounded up to the Throne of Grace! LUTHER Wrote a very able treatise of the science of music, and was a passionate admirer of the art. Ile composed several fine chants 1 - ,nd songs, and on that account ob ' tained the spottnunic of " Der Schwan von Esleben." But among his musical works are some which might in duce some to deny him so soft a name, songs by which he roused the spirit of his followers, and even worked himself up to the highest pitch of enthusiasm and ardour. Among these may be instanced the song with which he made his entrance into IViirms, followed by his disciples, and which is nothing else than a war song. The cathedral—time-honoured and gray as it was— trembled even to its chancel at the unwonted sound, and we are told the crows, frighted from their dimly seen nests on the summits of its towers, ascended to the sky en masse, making a terribly discordant noise at being so disturbed. This hymn—this Marseillaise, if I may so call it, of the German Reformation—has, even up to the present day maintained its popularity, and still pos sesses the energetic influence it once boasted. During the last revolution (1848) I am credibly informed that the stormy Republicans of " Der Vaterland" united the strength of their voices to chant it, substituting, how ever, the violent language of a party faction for the old sonorous and iron-clad wards which were only used to uphold the doctrine which Luther's and his followers' hearts felt was the true Religion—the Religion of God. GLUCK Was an ardent lover of Kitut;, - and was accustomed, in order to become inspired and to waft his imagination to classic Aulis or Sparta, to cause his pianoforte to be transported to the middle of a sunny lawn, where the nobler senses might be gratified by the warbling of the birds and the summer music of the trees, and thus with the prospect of a beautiful landscape before his eyes would he reduce into substantiality those exquisite creations of his brain which have rendered him world famous. But in his later days, when the warm, generous blood of youth, no longer supplied, effortless, his brain, he was compelled to resort to some stimulant of which his favourite was a bottle of champagne. Strange to say, beneath the influence of this / r ingant liquid, he gave " a l oca l h a bi tat i on and a name' to his two beautiful Iphigcnias (in Aulide and in Tauris), his Orfeo, and other works, which contain passages of so much passionate m e l anc h o l y , an d ten d er afflic . tio?. Gle,'try was alway s ver y env i ous o f th e f ame Gluck works had obtained, and once said, when speaking of him, "Ile, when he wishes to c o m pose, comforts himself with a ham and a couple of bottles of Burgundy , .1, drink nothing b u t t ea an d l e monade s ucr ee) . (eau But M. GrCtry was very ready at a bon ?no( a n d per petratedie. far more of them than ho composed chefs rmuvs GOLDEN WORDS OF ADVICE. The following hint to young artists by Sir Walter Scott is invaluable—it is at once a gi , iide, a warning, an d a stimulative:—" I have rare l y seen,' he writes, " that a man who conscientiously devoted himself to the studios and duties of any profession, and did not omit to take arises fro m fair and honourable opportunities of offering himself to T young friend, notice when such presented themselves, has not at length lerl' a nt t l e y rnately eh g l o ll o d :l got forward. The mischance of those who fall dfisrasrteglance to depend though flung upon Fortune, more Life,t. req cards—our hands want of skill and perseverance. on mere chance. But it is not first f o is r li b k a e d, a a g nd un t e he of the skill of the player predominates , or, in the long run, of the game. Then do n o t be discouragedover the casu a l t i es pect before you, but ply your by th e pros yourself to receive fortune Ishenstudit s hard, an d qual i fy when shec s h s What powerful e l oquence is there comes in your w ay !" affected, and h ome l y sentences, in these simpl e , un affected, MORNING This noble musician's TON. wonderfully acute ear was even in hi s i n f anc y ar.d his perception extrao r di na rily quick and enlarged.b out the middle of the eighteenth century, wh en Dubourg' the violinist, whose execu ti on and skill w ere so famous, was on a visit at the family seat, the child, c,„ co ustomed to Linea with rapt attention FAYOLLE. THE LATE ROBERT CADELL. Mr. Robert Cadell, of Edinburgh, who for the last thirty years held a very prominent situation as boekseller and publisher, but chiefly in connexion with the works of Sir Walter Scott, died on the 20th inst., at his seat, near Edinburgh. We believe that Mr. Cadell commenced his career in a different pro fession, but he married the daughter of the late emi nent Mr. Constable, and was introduced into part nership with that gentleman on the retirement of Mr. Hunter, shortly after the publication of Sir Walter's I first poems, the prodigious success of which created a new era in the bookselling business, and gave to the genius and energy of Sir Walter the stimulus of unprecedented pecuniary remuneration in addition to accumulating literary fame. Mr. Constable was probably the most sanguine publisher of the age, and he was induced to offer such sums to Sir Walter as in almost all cases bore away the prize from all competitors. Sir Walter, however, paid dearly in the end for the flourish of his first issue; his own estimation of the value of his works was excited by the soaring speculation of his publisher, with whom he b ecame b oun d up i n a va riety of transactions which ended in the bankruptcy or failure of all the parties concerned. This took place at the time of the - panic in the early part of the year 1826, and it is well known that Sir Walter Scott arranged with his creditors to pay them in full instead of becoming bankrupt—a result to which he had become liable by his partnership with Mans tyne, the printer, but which he was most anxious to avoid. Sir Walter incurred this great obligation under the idea that his continued industry and power would enab!e him to achieve the task by fresh producti ons, and the " Lif e o f B onaparto " and " Woodstock, " produced within a short time, afterwards enabled him to pay a handsome instalment. But a scheme of Mr. Cadell's turned the previous productions of Sir IVal. ter's to far better account than the subsequent novels and tales, and, in fact, led to the accomplishment of the undertaking of Sir Walter, for all his creditors, whose claims were about 113,0001., have been paid in full, and the whole domain of Abbotsford is in posses. sion of his descendants. It has been mentioned that Mr. Cadell was mar ried to the daughter of Mr. Constable, but that lady died childless long before 1825, and Mr. Ca dell afterwards married Miss Mylne, who now sur vives him. 'There remained, therefore, no family tie between the two partners at the time of the bank ruwcy of Constable and Co., and Mr. Constable died two or three years after that event. At the time of the bankruptcy it was found that there were enor mous stocks of Sir Walter Scott's works on hand, in editions of various shapes and sizes, cr in series of works, which were held either by Constable and Co., or by Messrs. Hurst and Robinson, who became bankrupts at the same time ; and all these were peremptorily sold off by auction in the course of 1827 and 1828 ; and it is a fact that this immense stock, which had cost above 40,0001. in paper and print, sold for not much more than half that sum, and created an impression among the London booksellers that the value of the copyrights had bEen worked out. Mr. Cadell, however, clung to a very different opinion, and having secured among the members of his own family sufficient pecuniary support to carry out a scheme which ho had quietly and privately matured, he first communicated it to Ballantyne, the printer, and finding that he saw it in the same light, the two together made a journey to Abbotsford to propound it to Sir Walter Scott. The public have long since seen the working of this scheme, which consisted of a republication of the whole series of novels in small Bvo. ss. volumes, neatly got up, with plates and embellished title-pages, and so arranged that the novel originally published at a guinea and a half was presented in a convenient form and handsome legible type for 10s., with the additional recommendation of explanatory notes by " the Author of Waverley." Sir Walter was induced to enter into a fresh part• nership with Mr. Cadell for carrying out this scheme on equal terms, Mr. Cadell engaging to supply capital as a set-off to Sir Walter's name, influence, and literary assistance. There were great difficulties in the concentration of the copyrights, but that was at last effected by the ingenious plans of Mr. Cadell and the exertions, friends, and influence of Sir Walter Scott; and there is no doubt that the scheme, which has been extended to the publication of the works in other forms also, has realised, since it began to be carried into effect in the year 1829, not less than a quarter of a million sterling. COURT CIRCULAR. I V I NDSOR,,A.VEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn ing in the pleasure grounds of the Castle. The Royal Family took their accustomed walking and pony exercise. Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Parma, attended by the Lady in Waiting on the Princess (Countess Lupez), are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Vil liers, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir George and Lady Grey, Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, and the Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton Leigh, are also expected to arrive this evening at the Castle. Lady Portman has arrived to take her duty as Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Lord Etphinstone and Captain the Hon. J. Denman have relieved the Earl of Morley and Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood in their duties as the Lord and Groom in IVaiting to her Majesty. The royal dinner party this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duche ss o f Ke n t, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Parma, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, the Lady in Wnting on the Duchess of Kent, the Countess Lopez, Baroness de Sneth, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clemen tina Villiers, the Earl of Lincoln, the Right lion. Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right lion. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Sir George Couper. The band of the 21 Life Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Lord John Russell left town yesterday morning, for Windsor Castle, to have an audience of the Queen. his Lordship returned to town in the afternoon. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations held a meeting yesterday at the Board of Trade, respecting the Australian Colonies. The Lords present were, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Earl Grey, and Si r Ed war d R yan. Th e C om mittee me l t o cak.t half-past twelve o'clock, and sat until three o' c --- Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, had inter views yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, at his official residence in Downing-street, and with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, at the Earl G r ey with e y the Chancellor office of the Board of Trade. Grey left town yesterd Sir Robert Gardiner, Governor of Gibraltar, h a d an interview with lonial-office, and took leave of his Lordship, on hie de . pa . r t u ra h a fo d r a G n i i h n r t a e l r t v a i r e . Windsor Castle on a visit to the Q ueen. ay fim Sir George and Lady Mr. J. S. Brickwood, Public Works Loan Com mission, mission, Exchequer yesterday. The lion. Colonel had also an interview yesterda ' Anso y with the 11: n Baronet. ight Hon. The Earl of Carlisle arrived n i g ht, from his seat Castle II in town on Tuesday The Chancellor of the ovvard, Yorkshire. Wood left town Exchequerand yesterday Castle, on a visit to her y afternoon for Windsor Dispatches Majesty. were Office from the received yesterday at the Colonial Hong Bong, the Governors of New Zealand, Ceylon, Malta, and also from Mauritius, the Falkland Islands, and the lonian Islands. so from the Lord High Commissioner of n Islands. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial Office, for the Governors of Malta, Cey lon, and II ong Kong. LONDON WEDNESDAY CoNcEnTs.--The tenth con cert of the series passed off last night w i t h a ll t h e er l dt which attends these delightful entertainments. Miss Lucombe made her first appearance, and was encored in the ballad of "The Bretz.," from Auber's opera of Huydee. The directors announce the re-appearance, at the next concert, of the veteran Braham, who will sing. among other music, a duet with Mr. Sims Reeves, "0 Albion," and the new duet, " A father's blessing," com posed expressly for these singers by Mr. Lavenu. Jenny Lind went to Norwich on Saturday, with the kind intention of sin g i ng a t two c oncerts for th o benefit of the chu rc h es o f th e c ity. She was hospit ably entertained at th e Bi s hop's pshce, and a num ber of gentleman waited upon her to & beg her accept aim of a shawl, and some other articles of Norwich manufacture. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.----The council of this college have appointed the Rev. Daniel Iditford Cust, M.A., curate of Layham, Norfolk, to be head waster and chaplain of the inilltatioa. when his father played, would not suffer the violin to be taken by Dubourg until his little hands were held, yet no sooner had he heard that brilliant performer than he became not only pacia. , d, but his feelings entirely changed. Child a; he was, he instantly manifested his perception of the difference, and it was afterwarea matter of more than d;ilinilty to allow Dubourg to return the instrument to his father. It is also an ac credited tact that the wayward infant would never allow his father to perform if Dubourg was present. AN EPIGRAM FOR 'l'llE TIMES. Sur les Prodives d /a mode. Plus mervcilltux que nos a . me:res, Qui sent a vin g t des (Toilers. 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