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The DIRECTORS of the BANK of BRITISH NORTH AMERICA do hereby given notice that the YEARLY GENERAL MEETING Of Proprietors will be held, pursuaat to the Deed of Settlement, on TUESDAY, the 13th June next, at the Office of the Corporation, 7, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgato-street, at 1 o'cloc k p recisel y , when the Election of Three Directors, in the room of those going out by t he provisions of the Deed, will take place. By order of the Coart. A. GRAHAM DUNLOP, Secretary. London, 6th, May 1856. was unanimously called for, and walked across the stage amid enthusiasti c cheering. 1 was LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1856. ere— THE LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK issues Circular Notes of 101. each, payable at every impor tttnt•place in Europe. These Notes are Issued without charge, and they are cashed abroad free of commission. The Bank a'so issues, free of charge, Letters of Credit on all the principal cities and towns in Europe. The Letters of Credit are issued only at the Head Office 11 Loiki wy. ,T,he Circular Notes may be obtained at the Head Office in Loth l'urfs or at any of the Branches, viz. : Westmiaster Branch.... 1, St. James's-square. Bloomsbury ditto •...214, High Holborn. Southwark ditto •• .. 3, Wellington-street, Borough. Eastern ditto •• 87, High-street, Whitechapel. Marylebone ditto •... 4, Strati', rd-place, Oxford-street. Temple-bar ditto ....217, Strand. The rate of Interest allowed on deposits et 5001. and upwards, at the Bank or any of its Branches. is now 5 per cent. J. W. GILBART, General Manager. (N o . 19,941) [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• 3 bill, fitted T HE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY, PUBLICATIONS. AUSTRALIA. tension of the commerce, the increased area of culti vation, and the improved appearance of the town. Some very fine specimens of copper ore had been found in the Dun Mountain mine. ment imposes considerable pecuniary sacrifices upon several States, it is the only practicable one, and it must be kept in mind that the Powers to whose lot the heaviest share would fall are those 32, Ludgate-hill, London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors will be held, in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of 'ettlement, at the Offices of the Com pany. on SATURDAY, the 7th day of June next, at One o'clock in the attemoon, to receive the Balance-sheet and Report of the Directors, and to pass the Bye Laws of the Company. H. B. SHERIDAN, Managing Director. Now ready, complete in 2 vols. Svo., with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF THE that COURT OF THE REGENCY. From original Family Documents. By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM and CHANDOA,K.G. " Here are two more goodly vo'uines on the English Court— volumeq full of 1 , ew s Ayin ,s, picture*, anecdotes, and scenes—clearing up much secret history."—Athe',aum. "Invaluatde, as showing the true light in which many of the stir ring events of the Regency are to be viewed."—Literary Gazette. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to henry Colburn. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001. ,pera• )ugh, rmour )d to, ice at such ember • cow such as to )3, the ie in- tment 1 with Is. Ile iuced, which B with which of the vice in duty. 3f the magis f they Seers conse7 ;ferred Sir G. .eed to Dr the le was a ehhire D, after ogresk, tee on should placed BELL. nd the BILL. which TIES ,11 was erect to ts, and -ending 25th of nd the t seven 30 12% to 90 ca oz. 17 9 0 0 5 0% ; 0 0 5 11,4 ost °Miss duo 1a :nland. ncertaln ally ay 16. ay 16 ace nal a t.Th.Sat vicedatly vicedaili Lue 1 thof al° Be 20 m vicedaily ay 16 20 mo. ay li 'certain: 'certain !a/ fc 16 mon idta (v a hed ti e A) day, at the 9 9 1 -- 1001 — heater, Lan ashire, n Fire i-park, , Mrs. At. -park, NO, 112, ty of . . . R. ALBERT SMITES MONT "BLANC . , TO-NIGHT, and EVERY. EVENING (except Saturda y ), at 8 . o 'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and , aturday Mornings at 4. Bt alla, as. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ARGYLL ROOMS.—LAIMENT'S CASINO vs , NOW OPEN for the winter season. Principal Cornet 'll "tcm, Betticourt.—Doers open at 8, Admission One Rhill Inc . :Lattrent's new Varsoviana and St. Patrick Quadrille every night. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. TO-NIGHT and every evening, at 8. A • Morning Per rznance every Saturday at 2. Box-office open from 11 till 5. Pri vate boxes, 1/. Is.; stalls, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, Is. This evening, May 12, being the anniversary of its production, the above !Itertainipent will receive novel additions and embellishments, ~„°eal slid Visual, including a New Loco-Joko-Motive Lyric, entitled 1;' l l ' BY THE TRAIN, illustrated by numerous changes, facial, a nual, and corporeal.--Polygraphic-hall, King William-street, Ch aring -cross. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen ' T I P from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models tw- , Preparations, illustrating eve part of the human frame in ealth andslisease, the race of me ry n, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; aud a new and t u ghlY-interesting series of Lectures is now In course of delivery ,2 1 2 1 r. HASH, at half-past 8 every evening. —Admission, One pg. ORIENTAL GALLERY.—GREAT GLOBE, Leicester-square.—Extensive addltigns.—The Arms, Dresses. t loglati'nu Ethno Illeettettiette- of the Menherrend Customs it the Xas. The DIORAMIC and PICTORIAL TOUR of EUROPE, from England to the Crimea and back. The MODEL of the EARTH, the SIEGF:ef SEVASTOPOL, CRON ..R.FAUT, the BALTIC and SWE ABORG. With Illustrative LEC TURES, Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission to t he whole b anding, One Shilling; Children and Schools half-price. Y COMMAND. -Mr. GORDON CUM MING'S ENTERTAINMENT, as rep resented on the th 4rni ng of Thursday, May Bth, 18 5 6, by Command , before H.R.A.e Prince of Wales and 1.R.H.1 Prince Alfred, will be repeated every evening (except Saturday) at 8. Morning performance every al urdav at 3 o'clock. Mr. Gordon Cumming personally desc ribes n beautifully painted DIOR tM A, which places beiore t he be holder the Lion Hunter's startling encounters with the st u p endous, theric' FAR and beautiful animals which roam the mighty solitudes of INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA. Piano by Mr. Har ries Wilson. ortdmission, Is.; reserved seats, 25.; stalls, 3s. Children half ce to the reserved seats. 232, Piccadilly. ROYAL PA,NOPTICON, Leicester-square.— w„, NVIIITSIINTIDE HOLIDAYS. —A dmiSsion, One Shilling. — onnlT-MONDAY, May 12, WEDNESDAY, 14, FRIDAY, 16, Three th A ND MISCELLANEOUS CONCERTS, in the coarse of which 11% following eminent Artistes w.ll appear : —Miss Poole, NUBS 14 4 : 11 e5. Miss Lascelles, Mrs. Henri Drayton, Senora Marietta, and ft : ci l ante Anna Thillon, who will sing her moil popular songs on 47, evening (her last appearance in London this season) th: ri n 'Ws Braham, Mr. Frank Bodda. Mr. Ranstord. together with 1.," ePanish Minstrels Miss Macfarlane (aged 9 years), the Infant aillst, will perform a Fantasia on Broaawaod's Concert Grand p i .., 44o f_orte Flute Mr B Wells. Yi loncello. Mr. Horatio Chipp 00 .°Terte, Master Heinrich Werner ; Accompanyist, Mr. C. Bla pr ~." ; Grand Organ, Mr. E. T. Chipp. To commence at 8 o'clock I t 'l'elY After the Concert the Luminous and Chromatic Fountain 4, °e exhibited. Admission, Is.; lower gallery, Is. extra. Children ' lelleols, half-price. • CRYSTAL PALACE.—CONCERTS.—These Concerts, twelve in number, will take place °4 FRIDAY . AFTERNOONS iu May, June, and July, the i l ;st being on the 16th May. They will be supported by the ,110 Wing eminent Artistes : Madame GRIST, Mademoiselle JENNY NEY, Mademoiselle DIDIEE, Mademoiselle MARIA, Mademoiselle BOSIO, ! i gnor LABLACHE, Signor RONCONI, Signor GARDONI, Signor LUC ESI, Signor TAGLIAFICO Signor ZELGER, ~"err FORMES, Signor GRAZIANI, Signor POLONINI, Signor GREGORIO, Signor SOLDI, And Signor MARIO. he Th e Land of the Royal Italian Opera is engaged, and will j e e onsiderably auomented. Mr. COSTA has also most kindly tC r e e Lta h e i e s r va . luable r. aid, and will himself conduct a portion of The following Three Classes of Tickets are issued for the Present Season, available from the Ist May, 1856, to the 30th 4 1n11, 185 7: 1. __! Season Tickets (not transferable) admitting the holder t o the Palac e an d P ar k on a ll o c c asions whatsoever, with the $o l c exception of the 12 days on which the Concerts by the O pera Comp any t a k e p l ace —O ne G u i nea . . Season Tickets (not transferable) admitting the holder " all occasions, including the above Concerts—Two Guineas. 3. Transferable Tickets, admitting to the above Twelve Concerts and to the Flower Shows, but not available on any Other days—Two Guineas. The number of tickets issued under Classes 2 and 3 will be limited to such a number as can be properly accommodated nt the Concerts. The Tickets may be obtained at— The Crystal Palace (Centre Tran se p t and Railway Entrances). The Company's Office, 79, Lombard-street. The London Bridge Station of the Brighton Railway Co. The Office of the Brighton Railway Company, 43, Regent *ens, Piccadilly. The Railway Station, Crystal Palace. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Sarns's Library, 1, St. James's-street. Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., 48, Cheapside. Mr. Hammand, 27, Lombard-street. Messrs. Letts, Son, and Co., 8, Royal Exchange. Mr. T, Knox Holmes, 441, Strand. W esterton's Library, St. George's-place, Knightsbridge. Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., 199, Regent-street. ~_'alder's Lib rar y, 1, Bathurst-street, Hyde Park Gardens. Messrs. Mead and Powell, Arcade, London-bridge Station. Ah.J. 11. Smith, 22, Gresham-street, and Brill, Royal Baths, Brighton. 2 1 krnittances from the country by Post-office order or other e must be made payable to George Fasson. All ap °8ea ,,48 inust state whether the tickets are for Ladies or Gen en, ' nd none can be attended to unless accompanied by a t eOlittance. The rates of admission to the Palace remain as before viz.: `- d 1 Mond ays , Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri days--One Shilling. (Excepting on the Fridays on which the Co o erts take place.) , n Saturdays —Five Shillings. th k•ll e ildren under 12 years of age Half-price. (Excepting on The on which the Coneerts take place). e Palace will be opened on Mondays at Nine a.m. ; on ?days, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at Ten ; ex piing on the days of the Concerts by the Opera Company , ' 1 W hich days, and on Saturdays, it will be opened at Twelve, closing danyiabout sunset. By order. G. GROVE, Secretary. ROY kr, SURREY GARDENS COMPANY (Limited). The Directors of the Royal Surrey Gardens Company (limit / beg to announce their arrangements for the ensuing year. I "TIDE AT WHICH THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN. b e F rom the day of opening, which the Directors expect will in the month of June, it is intended that the hours of ad mission be front 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. until the end of the month 410eptember, and from the Ist of October to' the Ist of May, until sunset. On Sundays throughout the year the rirdens Will be open to season ticket holders and their Bends, from 3 o'clock p.m. until sunset. IL-NATURE OF THE ENTERTAINMENTS. - The entertainments proposed are - 1 • Promenades in the grounds, which have been laid out With great skill, completely remodelled and embellished, and 1 / 1 which objects of permanent interest will be found. 2 . The gigantic Pictorial View of Constantinople, with the 'arbour and surrounding scenery fronting tho lake ; and a kagnificent representation of the Alps, with a Swiss cottage luld gardens, fac-similes of originals, in the rear. 3. The superb Cavern and Grottos, modelled by Mr. bunion. 4. Musical performances, under the direction of Mons. Jullien, commeseing at 6 o'clock each day, in the Music Hall, altd continued until the fireworks are displayed. 5 . Display of fireworks every evening, with a grand alle gorical tableau of Peace driving away th horrors of war. 6 - Occasional concerts of vocal and instrumental music, for which the highest talent will be engaged, and for which no building in the kingdom is so well adapted as the Royal 84 rreY Gardens' Music Hall. lII.—REFRESHMENTS. R efreshments of every kind may be had in the Gardens. ahe arrangements will be made with a view to accommodate c l asses. Ices, refreshing beverages, aid more solid and ,jilklulating refreshments will bo found in the different local-- les appropriated to each, supplied by men of the highest character in each branch, at prices, regulated by fixed tariff, 4114 of a quality never exceeded in this country. IV.--MODE OF ADMISSION l ' Season tickets, admitting to every pe rformance within th e Gardens, including the occasional concerts and on Sun. a ", up to the Ist day of May, 1857, at 1 guinea each. n Shareholders' tickets, admitting the owner of a share L a 'd up in full to every performance, and on Sundays, in lieu -1. annual dividend. „ •Daily admission, ls. each person. Occasional concerts and Particular grand days, also Sundays, excepted. 1 _ The Directors are ready to enter into arrangements with . enevele n t societies, schools, 'and other charitable institu tio us, for admission at reduced rates ; and they also intend t O devote particular days for admission, at prices which shall a rU lg first-class amusements within the reach of working men fairs, their families. They also offer to the promoters of fancy the ir floricultural and other societies, grounds adapted to ei r Purpose in the very heart of the metropolis. BONUS TO SHAREHOLDERS. • E very shareholder of 10 shares who shall pay up his shares 1 , 1 . 1 fall by the Ist of June next, shall be entitled to a free ticket of admission for himself, so long as he shall hold 10 share s in the Company, is addition to his annual dividend, PRIVILEGES OF SEASON AND SHARE TICKET- A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANN UITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LOND ON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., gab-Governor. Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DowTois. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq. ealmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville. ohn Garrett eattley, 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. Alexander Bruce, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles. Robinson, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert. Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL linricans—Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre• cniums falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor p oration on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation In profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The following table shows the large BONUSES declared up to the 31st December, 1855, on British Participating Policies of fourteen years' standing, for the sum of 1,0001. each. HOLDERS. 11 elders of season and shareholders' tickets may introduce friends on Sundays, by procuring from the office of the Com- NoY, during the week, such number of admissions as they m ay require. None but season and share ticket-holders can Procure these admissions • Season tickets will be issued on and after the let of May ne xt, at the Royal Surrey Gardens, where the offices of the Company will then be held ; and also at Jullien and Co.'s, v_l4, Regent-street. All a ppli ca tions must be addressed to t he Royal Surrey Gardens, either to Mr. Tyler (the Manager), or to the 6ccrotary. A. Pril 26, 1856. By Order, W;d. ELLISJ Secretary) rEtqhtotisveapleenrstorndes w uc h t o lon pr s e h fe a rr ve ed be t e h n at m fo a rm de o in f BthoenuPsr.emiams payable The future division of Profit will take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding 15,000/. may be insured on one life. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal Participation in Profits—with exemption fr om the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Socie ties—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of 'early a Century and a-half. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. JOHN A. MOHAN. Actuary and Secretary. SCHWEPP ' S MALVERN SELTZER leased the Holy Well Spring at Malvern, renown7dAfTorEißts‘—purlitry.ngJ. S. and Co. can now produce a SELTZER WATER with all the Chemical and Medicinal Properties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manufac turing SODA, MAGNESIA, and POTASS WATERS and LEMON ADE, at London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby. Every Bettie is protected by a Red Label bearing their signatures. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops. and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the beat safe• guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchnrch-street. London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barela3 and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and raer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealer s in sauce. N.B.—To guard Against imita t ions, and PrA4.12 , 157 are upon the lad Aucl Patent gap of tin Mgt: seo that the naives of "LEA OFFICE OF WORKS, &c., 12, WBoEILALL-PLACE, MAY 7, 1856. TENDERS will be received at this Office from Persons willing to enter into a CONTRACT to supply and deliver to Government Offices in London the following Articles, from the Ist June next to the 31st May, 1857, both inclusive : OIL. Genuine Sperm Oil, not less than lbs. to the gallon Cottons for ditto .......... .... • • • • at per gross Genuine Colza Gil, not less than lbs. to the gallon Cottons for ditto Genuine Rape Oil, not less than lbs. to the gallon Cottons for ditto ................at per gross Genuine Sicilian Oil, not less than lbs to the ga110n.... ..... • ... at per gallon Cottons for ditto •............. •..... Balls of C0tt0n........ •• . .... Flat ditto • • per dozen Tow ..... . ..... .... ......... .. ....... Spirits of Wine. . ...... Si CANDLES. Best Store or Dips, of any sizes required .. . at per dozes lbs. Ditto Moulds •• • at per lb. 1. .OFfroernMehodGelratsorLaLmamp ps Chi r eys •••• " • • at •• •• „ • Ditto Palmer's Metallic ~ Ditto Sperm Ditto Beinont ditto ,P Ditto Wax ,/ ditto, Taper or Sealing „ Ditto y Ditto American 1 ax BD B il e nt s t t Composite Ditto ditto, Taper or Sealing „ Ditto Belmont Wax ,• • P ....... Ditto Wax Lamp Wicks •• • SOAP. Ditto ditto, Taper or Sealing ~ -• • ougies, for tin boxes..... Best Siottled . • •• •• ... .... at ....... .........• Per cwt. Secon d quality ditto. ...... ...... • „ B es t Yellow ••••••••• Second quality oitto ••• .. •• •• .• • • • • • • •• Of Best White Curd .. • . .... •• .• •• •• 21 Best Old Brown Windsor Soap.. .. •• at per lb. Ditt o White ditto.• ••.• • • Honey Soap Soft Soap .• .• .. ........ .• •• ........ ..... . SUNDRIES. d Soda.. ..... • • • .• • • • • •• • • • • • • ...... • • • at per cwt. Black Lead (in pac kets to order) z bundles Ditto (in kegs or loose) . Hearth Stones •• • • • at p er doz en Bath Bricks . • • • • • ........ ft Emery, Glass, or Sand Cloth. • • • • • • • • • • • ...• at per quire Mason's Dust • . • • .. • • • • . ..... • • • • . • • • .. • • at per bushel House Sand ...• • • • • • • ...... • • • • • • • • • • • If Silver Sand .. .............. • at p ~ en Brimstone Matches Bell and Black's Lucifer Matches (in boxes) at per gross Hyam's ditto (in boxes) Bell's Camphorated (in boxes) .... • • • • • • • • • • ~ Wax Lucifers (In tin boxes, containing 100 in each) Ditto (in card boxes, containing 1,000 in each) ~ German Lucifers at per dozen b oxes Crocus Powder.• . ... „ ...........• Fuller's Earth ...... • • .• 7 . • Isinglass ....... . ..... .. • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • at per lb. Best Starch .. • • . • • • Rotten Stone.• • • ... • • • • • • • • • • • • . - ft Stone Blue.. • • • • Gum Arabic...... Common Glue Best Sansbury ditt0........... Emery Powder.. Best Whiting.... • • • • .. Pearl Ash Pipe Clay . at per pint Vitriol Tweet Oil • • Ditto • • .• .. • ..... • • • • • ..... .............. in full sized flask Ditto, droppings... • ... ...... at per quart Turpentine ........ . Blacking (Day and Martin's) ... .... • • at per quart bottle. Tenders must be enclosed in sealed envelopes, directed to the Fir s t Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, Office of Works, 12, Whitehall -place, and marked outside with the words, " Tender for Supplying Government Offices." They must also be delivered at the Office of' Works on Tuesday, the 20th May instant, before 12 o'clock at noon. A List of the Offices to be supplied, and at which the articles are to be delivered by the Contractor, in the quantities and at the time, required by the proper officer of this department, may be seen at this Of ice between 10 and 4 daily (except Sunday) ; and printed Forms of Tender may also be obtained at the same place. The Firse Commissioner will not be bound to accept the lowest Tender, or any Tender; but the person whose Tender may be ac. cepted is to enter into a formal contract, to the satisfaction of the First Commissioner, for the proper supply of the articles for which his Tender is accepted. By Order of the Ent Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and r u blio Buildings. , . ALFRED AOSTlN,fitscretary. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Royal Mail ship Ocean Chief, Capt. T. J. Tobin, of the Black Ball line of Australian packets, arrived off the coast of Cornwall last night, and larded some of her passengers, amongst others Capt. James Nicol Forbes, the commander of the ill-fated Schomberg. Captain Forbes arrived in Liverpool to:nighlt and supplied us with files of Melbourne papers to the 25th of Februaryinclusive. The Ocean Chief sailed from Port Philip Heads on 26th Feb., and arrived at St. Ives in 73 days—the fastest run made during the last,lB months. She brought . about' 80 passongers and 50,000 ounces of gold, in addition to a cargo of wool and copper ore. The Royal Mail ship Marco Polo, with the Eng lish mails of Dec. 8, arrived in Hobson's Bay as the Ocean Chief was leaving, 79 daysfrom Liverpool. 'The following vessels had also arrived :—At Mel bourne, Feb. 19--Helene, from Eaniburg ; 20th, John Pearse and Nimrod, from London ; 21st, Golden Era, froth New York, and . Cohota ' from Boston, U.S.; 23d, New G rea t t r it a i n an d Land o' Cakes, from London. At Adelaide—Feb. 19 Albeinarle and Investigator, from London. At Geelong—Feb. 22 : 'Steadfast, from London. The Roxburgh Castle was to sail for London March 1 ; Medway, March 2 ; George Marshall, 8 ; and Viscount Canning, 21 ; the Eagle, for Li verpool, Feb. 27 • and the R.M.S. Mermaid, March 10 ; and the Morning Star, for Bristol, March 12. The charge against Captain Forbes was, after soma adjournments (owing to prosecution not hay ing the case completed) tried before the Chief Jus tice, in the Supreme Court at Melbourne, on the 21st of Feb. Cap. Forbes "as .indicted under the Watkulansti.attheateithant'Stapping 'Act . of 1854, 7 17 and 18 Vic., c. 104. The first charged the de fendant, as master of the ship Schomberg, with neglect, of duty on the 26th December, 1855, iu not altering the course of the ship, and thereby causing the destruction thereof. The second count was similar to the first, alleging the neglect of duty to be not keeping the ship from the shore. The third count alleged the neglect of duty to be that the defendant himself did not keep diligent watch on deck. The fourth count alleged the neglect of duty to be not having the anchors ready to let go on approaching the shore. The fifth count alleged the neglect of duty to be in not letting go the an chors to prevent the vessel striking the shore. The fifth count charged the defendant, as master of the Schomberg, with standing too close to the shore, whereby the ship was destroyed. The witnesses examined were James Hodge, the boatswain ; Thomas Jenkins, a sailor ; H. Casey, J. Conolly, F. Adams, and P. Ryan, passengers ; Capt. B. R. Mathews, agent for Lloyd's, and late commander of the Great Britain Capt. E. Devey of the Australian ship Mermaid, and Capt. G. Doran, of the coasting steamer Queen ; all on behalf of the prosecution. After hearing the case for the Crown, his Honour, without hearing any evidence for the defence, said that it did not appear to him that there was any, evidence of a satisfactory nature to justify them in convicting Captain Forbes, and a verdict of not guilty was accordingly returned. The counsel for Captain Forbes, Mr. Dawson, after the decision, stated that he had in court several of the cabin passengers, officers of the ship, and a number of other ship-captains, not only prepared to contradict charges preferred by the Crown, but to testify to Captain Forbes's abilities as a seaman, and the utter groundlessness of the many state ments made against him. The Melbourne Argus of the 25th of Feb. publishes a number of letters from the passengers of the Schomberg, testifying to Captain Forbes's attention and kindness to them during the voyage, sympathising with him in his misfortune, and expressing, in indignant terms, their opinion of the parties whopreferred thecharges against him, already published to the world. Inseam leading comments upon theseletters, the Argus says: "Certainly these letters are very staggering to any one whose mind has been prejudiced against Capt. Forbes, but who is not insensible to the force and weight of evi dence. Nothing could be more satisfactory or conclu sive than these testienorials to character, unless we can suppose the writers, without any conceivable interest in doing so, have joined in a conspiracy to deceive the pub lic on a question so easily brought to the test. Captain Forbes is perfectly entitled, therfore, to consider himself exonerated on this point—of personal character. As to the professional question of seamanship, displayed in the navigation of his vessel, or disproved in the loss of her —all that we are entitled to say is that we were the first to point out the necessity of a judicial inquiry, and we did so in language of uasparing severity so long as the presumption seemed unfavourable. Captain Forbes has stood hi 4 trial. He has been acquitted by a verdict of his countrymen, and it would be a gross violation of common decency as well US of common justice to deprive him in any manner of the benefit of his exculpation.' ' A meeting of the Melbourne Chamber of Com merce was to be held on' the 25th of February, to consider the best means of promoting the re-estab lishment of steam postal communication with Europe. Tie Melbourne Argus says : " We have to notice the discovery of some rich quartz reefs at the 111`Ivor field, which will very probably give a fresh start to that locality. At Anderson's Creek the diggers have been successfully working on the private land in Thompson's Gully, and several instances of fair success can be recorded. There can be little doubt that many of the untried gullies around this place would also yield well ; but the population has always been so small —only 150 persons are at present there. A new rush has also been made at the Caledonian diggings to some hill workings near the old diggings. A lull seems to have taken place at the Sleighting diggings, for what reason there are many conflicting statements—some ac counts are favourable, while others say the whole affair is a complete hoax." A correspondent at Avoca diggings says there is no longer any doubt as to there being gold there in paying quantities ; and although the sinking is deep, wet, and often uncertain, shares in holes 10 to 15 feet in advance of the lead are freely pur chased at 51. to 201. The Bendiga Advertiser has the following notice of mining affairs : "The late rains have induced many to return toMyer's Flat, both from Epsom and from Fryer's Creek, Castle maine, &c. ; indeed the population of this district is largely on the increase. The quartz workers in Sailer; Gully give but an unfavourable account of their late workings. Some have run out the paying quartz ; others have been damaged by the water, which has got into their claims. At Beelzebub, Devil's, and Wellington Gullies, numerous pudding machines have been formed, more especially in the latter. These gullies are in the neighbourhood of the White Horse flat, famous for the heavy nuggets found in it some three years ago. A large quantity of ground here is yet unbroken, but I think that the diggings will extend front here to the Whip stick." From Anderson's Creek diggings a letter states that several of the claims have been bottomed at a depth of about 20 feet, and nearly all of them have satisfied the owners. More new ground has been taken up adjacent, and the sinking is expected to be about 50 or 60 feet. The amount of gold received at Melbourne for the week ending Feb. 23 was 51,154 ounces, and 32,5301. in coin. Lola Montes is playing at the Victoria Theatre, Ballarat diggings. A fracas had taken place be tween her and Mr. H. Seekamp, of the Ballarat Times. It appears that a writer in the Times had made some remarks reflecting on the character of Lola, and a few evenings afterwards Mr. Seekamp called at the United States Hotel, where she was residing. Hearing he was below, she came down stairs with a whip, and laid it on his back with a hearty goodwill. Mr. Seekamp retaliated with a rid ing whip, and ere long the combatants had each other by the hair. Some of the parties interposed, and they were separated, but not before life pre servers and revolvers had been produced. At the theatre next evening, Lola was enthusiastically received, and at the close of the performance made a characteristic speech. The subscriptions to enable Mr. C. Gavan Duffy to qualify for the Legislature had reached 4051. 7s. About 2,0001. would be required. The advices from Sydney are to Feb. 20. The banks had adopted uniform rates of exchange, the quotations being 2 per cent. prem. for selling, and par for purchasing. Some fresh discoveries of gold had been made at Ophir Creek. The total of 28 days' earning of a party of diggers was 400 ounces, consisting principally of nuggets—one of which weighed 2 to 3 lb s . The opinion generally prevalent is that the Ophir country is one large rich gold field. The dates from Adelaide extend to the 19th Feb. A e severe storm had visited the Macclesfield dis trict, doing great injury to the crops. Flour con tinued firm at 251. per ton at the port, and there was no change in imported produce and merchan dise. But little wheat was changing hands. Hobart Town dates to Feb. 20, Launceston to February 21, have been received, but they contain no news of interest. New Zealand advices to Jan. 26 have also been received. The governor had recently paid a visit to Nelson, whi c h had added considerably to his popularity. The Nelson Examiner gives glowing aeeemita of the progress of the settlement s the ex- • TRUSTEES. Rt. Hn. Spencer H. Walpole, M.P. I Hicbard Spooner, Esq., M.P. ' Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, isq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged 33 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. S (TN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. . " - • • -- The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the atlated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. ESTABLISHED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. _LP Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Major-General ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, CnsanwAn. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or without Participation in Profits. EXTRACTS FROM TABLES. (PROPRIETARY.) (mtrrusz..) - --- --- Half W/104 Half guar. a premium premltmt Aire. Annual Yearly telly v First for Re. premium! Pre- Pre- Seven mainder mium. mium. Years. of Life. I I - ,-, - - £ 8. d. £ s. d. Years. 'Months X s. d. X s. d.I £ s. d. 30 1 1 91 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3 1 4 2 012 3 40 1 9 2 218 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 4; 012 4 50 , 2 2 6 4 5 0 6 2 7 10' 1 4 6 1 012 5 I 60 3 6 8 613 4 9 ; 2 8 2 1 4 8, 012 6 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. G UARDIAN FI ASSURANCE No. 11, Lombard. RE AND LIFE COMPANY, -street, London. !TORS. Esq., Chairman. S, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Stewart Marjorihanks, 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. AUDITORS. 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. DIREC FRANCIS HART DYKE, HENRY HULSE BEREN John Dixon, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Thomson Tlankey, Esq., M.P. John Harvey, Esq. Jchn G. Hubbard, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John'Labouchere, Esq. John Loch, Esq. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par iament, this Company now offers to future insarers Four-fifths of he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division o f Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when ill participating Policies which shall have subsisted at leant one year t Christmas, 1859, 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, 1854, the Assuranees in force amounted to upwards of 4,240,0001. ; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more han 200,000/. ; and the Life Assu , ance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East ,nd West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United 4tates of America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LlVES.—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 effected a sufficient time to have Mined 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. FIRE DEPART ME NT.—lnsurances effected upon every descrip tion of property at moderate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Founded A D. 1815. HEAD OFFICE—No. 5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh. The Assured or Members are the only parties interested In the Funds of this Institution, which noir amounts to upwards of THREE MILLIONS STERLING. The Society's claims to public confidence and support are grounded mainly on the sound and equitable principles of its constitution, and on the care and success with which its operations have been con ducted fYum their commencement up to the present time. While the Premiums are not higher than those require.] by many other Offices, the Society does not pretend to compete with those which hold out the attractions of cheap rates, whether as being the lowest which are compatible with safety, or as being based on what is termed the " ITALF-CREDIT SYSTEM." There being no Proprietary, however, those of the Assured wh• by the terms of their policies are entitled to participate in the Profits of the Society, are the only parties who derive benefit from the rates being more than what are found from time to time to be required to meet the actual risks; and the result of past allocations of Surplus Profits has been such that in the case of all the earlier Policies, which have become claims within the last few years, the amounts paid to the representatives of deceased Members• have been MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SUMS ORIGINALLY ASSURED. In cases where family provision is the sole object this result cannot fail to be considered as of the most satisfactory nature ; while in other instances where the parties are desirous of securing benefit from the Surplus Payments DURING THEIR OWN LIVES, instead of allowing the Bonus to remain an addition to the Assurance payable at death. the alternatives practicable under the laws of the office have been com mensurate in degree. In many cases, in consideration of an aban donment of the reversionary claims for Bonus Additions already de clared, such parties have either received large payments in PRESENT CASH, Or have been LONG AGO ENTIRELY RELIEVED FROM FURTHER FITMENT OF PREMIUM, the Policies still remaining entitled to partici pate in future allocations of the profits. Illustrations of the application or Bonus on either of the footings above referred to are contained in the Society's Prospectu.es, which, together with Forms of Proposal, &c., may be had on application at the Head Office, or to any of the JOHN Agents in M the three kingdoms. ACKENZIE, Manager. Edinburgh, March 1856. WA. LINDESAY, Secretary. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq., Mark-lane Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple J David m 1 u l i r l r l , a E y n. Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P. Esq., E pub, atl l n is d h ia er il° A u lt e ennule - s treet Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office John Taylor, jun., Esq., C .E., Qum:L.:street-place LONDON AND THE SUBURBS. CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh M'Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, CornhM. DISTRICT AGENTS. Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, gent for the West End District Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, A R e gent-street James Harris, 38, St. George's-square , B el g raye-road, Pimlico. Age when Assured. Addition made in 1848. Further A ddition in 1855. Per Cent. i l per annum on the sum Assured. Per Cent. on the Premium paid. Total Addition Now ready at all the librarieS, in 3 vols., JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN. By the author of " The Head of the Family," &c. " In `John Hali ax' the author has made a considerable advance upon Jeer previous works. The great source of interest is an improved and masterly execution, employed upon more substantial matter. Every character is consistently conceived and very truthfully deli neated. The incidents, the scenes, the still life,' are painted with a power that sustains the attention of the reader."—Spectator. Hurst and Blacken. Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS. Edited by his Son-in-law, Professor PERRIER. This day 13 published, price 65., IVOOTES AMBROSIANA. Fourth and Concluding Volume, with a Glossary and Index. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. On Thursday, the 15th inst., pride Three Shillings, will be published, JUNE :'a Book for • the Country in Sunirner. tJ _ TIME. By H. T. STAINTON. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. SAYINGS AND DOINGS DURING THE SIEGE. In a few days, in post Bvo., T HE CAMP CLUB in the CRIMEA ; or, Stories from the Tents an i Trenches. Edited by Captain CURLING, Author of " The Soldier of Fortune," &c. Charles J. Skeet, 10, King William-street, Charing-cross. In the Press, and shortly will be published, price 2s. 64., THE GREAT CITY FRAUDS, of COLE, DAVID 4 OIi and GORDON fully Exposed. sat rarer, trzfet, lasigneo to-Colo% Estatia.' ' 4 London : Published by the Author. Sold by Mann, Nephews, 39, Cornbill, and all Booksellers. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with tho View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi =l contributions to German medical literature. This is the first ime, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi 'al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any )ther equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its wr,y into the hands of those who suffer from the coin alaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of iess importance, though it Is that which the quacks most prize— much m0ney...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the 3rapirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: R. Balliere. 219, Regent-street. BE PARTICULAR to address at full length BENJAM IN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. MARQUEES, TENTS, and RICK CLOTHS. RICK CLOTHS.-1 large quantity of canvas intended for the Crimea ha' been made into RICK CLOTHS, to be sold as second-hand at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. A List forwarded by post.— Address in full, Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY._ WHITSUNTIDE EXCURSIONS to Leamington, Birming ham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Bilston, Wolverhampton, Wel lington, Shrewsbury, Chester, Hirkenhead, and Liverpool. —Trains will leave Paddington on WEDNESDAY, 14th, and MONDAY. 19th, at 8 a.m., returning either on the 14th, 19th, 28th, or 30th of May, from Liverpool (landing stage), at 8 a.m., and intermediate stations as per handbills. Fares : —Leamington. 18s and Bs.; Bir mingham, 20s. and 9s. 6d. ; West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Ril ston, 21s. 6d. and 10s. ; Wolverhampton, 225. 6d. and 10s. 6d.; Wel. 'ington, and Shrewsbury, 275. 6d. and 13s ; Chester, 335. and 15s. ; Birkenhead and Liverpool, 375. and 17s. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the Excursion Trains. Children under twelve half price. pi AIR DESTROYER, 1, Little Queen-street, 11,_ High Holborn.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY, for remov ing effectually Superfluous Hair from the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without the slightest injury to the skin. A. R. n:11 warrant it not to irritate the flesh in the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Soid in bottles, at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; or applied at the Hair-dyeing Establishment, as above. Forwarded for stamps, tree by post, eight extra. THE GREAT OYER of POISONING.—The approaching Trial.—Let all people, from one end of the world to the other, mark well the burthen of the song between the doctors on the trial. Would the accused have ever been suspected but for the insurance offices . ) Most certainly not. The same thing's being enacted every day by these deadly poisons, but John Bull quietly looks on. We emphatically declare that it cannot be otherwise. Posterity will attest this. Issued by the BEI COLLEGE of HEALTH, New-road, Lon don, this 16th day of April, 1856, for the Society of Hygeists. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. TRIESEIVIAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an Injunction was granted by the Nigh Court of Chancery, and on the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou sand pounds, front imitating this Medicine, which is protectad by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Boals of the gcole de Pharmacia de Paris, and the IMperial Cobbe of Medicine. Vienna. TR[ESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Sperinatorrhcea, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are effi cacious in youth, manhood, and old age ; and tr, those persons who are prevented entering the married state from the results of early !rrors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually. in the short space of three days, completely and entire', er tdicates ail traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cnbebs ha is so long been thought an antidote for, to the rum of the health ofd vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whict unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in witable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid oftaste or sine, An lof all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tab', without their use being' suspected TRIESIEMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 are vid in tin cases, price ils., or f cases in one for 335., which saves I le. ; and in 51. eases, whereby there is a saving of I /. 125.; divldei, into s3parate doses, as adminis tered by Valpe.su, Lallemand, Rout, &c., &c. To bo had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, C ; Hannay and Co., 6:3, Oxford-street; and Elnger. 150, Oa f ird- street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; tl. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 62, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Dublin % IVinnall. bookseller. High-street, The third session of the provisional council of Wellington was opened on Thursday, Dec. 27. The superintendent, 1n his opening address, estimated the revenue for the year 1856 at 38,0001., which in cludes a balance in the treasury of 15,0001. The cost of the several departments of government he does not think will exceed 10,000/. ; a balance of 28,0001. will thus be available for public works and undertakings. The provincial government is re presented as being very popular at the present time. • AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELIiOunNE, Feb. 25.—The tendency in the gold market has been upward, and the price of gold has been for the past two days 31. 16s. 6d. per ounce. The rise (according to Clark's Gold Circular) has caused a large quantity of gold to be released from deposit in the camps at the fields. In consequen3e of the number of first class vessels on the berth for London the demand is likely to continue good for some time. The Journal of Commerce says :—Orders from the in terior are coming in, and a proportionate amount of our stock is finding its way to the diggings. Advanced rates have been paid for several articles, especially caadles, which are held firmly for a further advance. No change to report in ale or beer. A good deal of spe culation going forward in butter, but little going into consumption at is sd. per lb. for first brands. Coffee without material change, good samples getting scarcer. Some sales by auction of dry goods have brought good rates when compared with prices lately current, but by no means remunerative to shippers. In a short time, however, we think a better feeling will exist. No transactions in tallow to note. As there is shipping offering for dead weight, melters could command extreme rates. Hides are very firm. Large parcels .mush wanted, _.A.t auction a 2E40 lot Auk.* brought 'l/9. ; heifir well curia are worth 13i. to" 13s 6d. A few lots (small) have changed hands at firm rates. There is no desire to operate in wool at present prices, and there is no supply. At the weekly produce sale there was a spirited competition, and prices of wool ruled id per lb. over the rates of the previous sale. Breadstuffs declining in value." MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET. —The market keeps tolerably well supplied with labour, both skilled and un skilled. There exists a good demand for first-rate plough. men, employers being very particular as to competency in that branch of agriculture. The demand for mechani cal labour is improving, and the prices now given for every branch leave the employe no just ground for com plaint, considering the reduced state of the markets. Females are in good demand, and at very high wages ; but really good thorough servants are extremely scarce, families having girls of that description will advance wages sooner than lose them. With rations—Married couples (without families), 701. to 80/. ; ditto (with fami lies), 551. to 651. ; gardeners, 521. to 65/. • grooms, 521. to 601; stock-keeper , , 501 to 551; shepherds, 301 to 351; hutkeepers, 261 to 281 per annum. Farm labourers, 20s to 25s per week ; ploughmen, 25s per week ; shdarers, 16s to 20s per hundred ; sheepwashers, 25s per week ; male cooks, 20s to 45s per week ; waiters 20s to 30s ; and blacksmiths, 50s to 60s per week. Without rations —Blacksmiths, 41 to 41 lOs per week ; carpenters, lOs to 12s ; masons, 12s to 14s ; bricklayers, 12s to 14s ; plasterers, 12s to 14s ; quarrymen, lOs to 12s ; and la bourers 8s per day. Stonebreakers, 5s to 6s per yard ; composit”rs, is 4d per 1,000 ; pressmen, 41 to Si per week. Female domestics—Thorough servants, 301 to 351; housemaids, 261 to 301; laundresses, 301 to 35/ ; cooks, 351 to 401; nursemaids, 151 to 251; and needle women, 251 to 301 per annum. GEELONG LABOUR MARKET, Feb. 23.—The labour market has been moderately supplied with female domes tic servants during the past week, and the demand has been good. We have a good demand for threshers, bul lock drivers, and some other descriptions cf farm ser vants, also for married couples, and ploughmen are more in request, but at the same time wages are rather tend ing downwards. The remarks which we have had to make very frequently of late still apply, viz., that me chanics are not much in demand. BALLABAT, Feb. 21.—Trade has been rather dull, and complaints are again numerous among our dealers, the start that we noticed in our last having died away. The Chalk Hills and that neighbourhood still continue to get off a quantity of goods. Magpie has only a small con sumption. Fiery Creek is now fully supplied direct from town, and we are unable to clear off any of our surplus produce in that quarter. A good many of our large storekeepers are selling off at present, which also tends to keep down prices. All sorts of farming produce command a ready market, and the supplies from towns are greatly stopped, as it is found that they cannot be landed here from that quarter so cheaply as by our far mers in the neighbourhood. Flour is quoted at 391 to 141/ for Chilian, and 421 to 451 for colonial. The price of gold is quoted at 31 16s 3d to 31 16s 6d, and in some instances 31 17s has been given. HOBART TOWN, Feb. 19.—The markets are quite firm. In wheat and flour there is no alteration to report. Very little of the former arrived from the interior. Wheat 12s to 13s per bushel ; flour, first quality, 421 to 451 per ton ; oats 6s 6d per bushel ; butter 2s per lb ; beef 84 to 9d ; and mutton 6d to 7d per lb. LAUNCESTON, Feb. 21.—Farmers are beginning to bring the new wheat into town, but choice samples will not realise much over 103 per bushel. Flour is on the decline, and may be bought for 311 per ton cash. The merchants are again shipping fl.Jur to Melbourne. Flour must come down in price in Launceston, as it is dearer here than in any of the neighbouring colonies. Flour 32/, seconds 301 per ton. Wheat, prime samples, 10a 64. per bushel. Oats 5s per bushel. English barley 7s, and Cape 6s per bushel. ARRIVAL OF THE ALBATROSS. The Eagle line of packet ship Albatross, Captain Allen, which for the last fortnight has been beat ing about the Channel owing to adverse winds, was towed into the Mersey on Saturday evening. She left Melbourne on the 18th of January, and has 18,000 ounces of gold. THE ATTACK ON THE BELGIAN PRESS, We extract the following from a letter received from Brussels, dated May 9 : " You are aware of the answer of the Viscount Vilain XIV., our Minister of Foreign Affairs, to M. Orts, who questioned him at the sitting the day before yesterday on the subject of the 22d Protocol, concerning the attacks which the Belgian press directed against the Government of the Emperor of the French. The day after this famous sitting a numerous crowd assembled on the square of the Hotel de Ville, in order to present a congratulatory , address to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pla cards had been posted at an early hour throughout the city, calling a meeting for the evening at eight o'clock. Some hundreds of persons, among whom were the principal editors of the Brussels journals and journeymen printers, met on the Great Place, and marched thence, with the national flag at their head, and defiled before the hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and that of the Interior, around the park and the Place Royale, amid shouts of ' Viva la Constitution !" Vive le Vicomte Vilain !' Neither of the Ministers was at home, and the address was left at the Foreign-office. Then the crowd passed the Montagne de la Cour and the Madeleine, and dispersed, again uttering vivats and cries. But the lesson will not be lost, you may be sure. It will have for effect to force the bad press within the limits of a more decorous discus sion, and especially less outrageous to the Em peror of the French." Another letter says : " As to the army, public opinion is much occu pied with it, and I believe it is destined in a given time to great reduction and that some corps neces sary for the interior will alone be kept on foot. The saving resulting from its suppression will in crease the credits voted for the augmentation of public works. I was present on the sth at a cere mony usual in Paris, but which in another country has something still more touching—l allude to the anniversary service for the Emperor Napoleon I. Belgium was French in other days, and it still possesses a certain number of old soldiers of the Empire, who idolise the memory of the founder of the Napoleonian dynasty. The number of these gallant men diminishes each year ; but those who remain, clothed in their best dress, the greater part decorated with the Star of Honour, are in the habit of repairing to the church of St. Gudule, preceded by drums, excellent music, and two flags—viz. the National and the Imperial, both covered with crape, to pray for Lim who was their idol on earth. The music I heard on Monday last was very fine, and the attitude of these veterans was worthy of the profound respect which they have preserved for the memory of their Sovereign." THE SOUND DUES. A letter, dated Copenhagen, May 4, says In my last letter I gave you a résumé of the Sound dues question. Since then this negotiation has made no progress, but the fault rests not with the Danish Government. Before making any pro posal, the Danish Government endeavoured to tind a way of solution which at the same time was acceptable to foreign Powers and consistent with Denmark's interests. This double end the Danish Government has only been able to attain by pro posing the abolition of the Sound dues for a capital of 35,000,000 rixdollars Danish money--a sum which scarcely exceeds one-half of the capital which, at 4 per cent. interest, represents the yearly income of the Sound dues. Although this arrange• most interested in the abolition of the Sound dues, as well as in every important European question. In fact, no voice has been raised against the equity of Denmark's proposal and against the moderate views the Danish Government has taken in this question. Several Powers—as Sweden, Norway, and Russia—whose share in the capitalisation would exceed 7,000,000 silver roubles (28,000,000 f.) have not hesitated to . accept it. Others have not yet an swered. to the call, and England, whose interest is seems to be to watch over the independ ence of Denmark, has declined to enter into the proposed arrangement. It is easily understood that the payment of more than I,ooo,oool.—the proportional share of Great Britain—may awaken apprehensions in a constitutional Government ; and no Government can be expected to be very inclined to call, upon. the nation whose interests are committed to their care to pay a similar sum. But the English nation has interests of a higher order than pecuniary ones—interests calculated for future times—interests of European influence and hegemony. From this point of view I thi n k Englan might try to identify its own advantage with that of other nations, and I am scarcely wrong when I affirm that the British sympathies of this country, which in later years have greatly in creased, would be considerably impaired if Den mark's moderate and reasonable proposals should meet with opposition from the very country which has the solution of the question in its hands, and which of all States is the one best qualified to prepare a transition from the existing state of things to another state, more consistent with the exigencieS of the time, without. violently",thaklng away, w ith rt a n-kno`wn p eal maxim tlial great powers ought to seek their alliances with weaker countries, and it certainly would not tell against British interest to promote and strengthen the sym pathies of a people so attached to, and such great admirers of, British institutions as the Danish nation. HER MAJANTY TLIEATRE. (From the Morning Post of this day.) The 10th of May, 1856, will long be remembered in the annals of the operatic stage as the day on which her Majesty's Theatre—one of the oldest and greatest lyric temples in Europe—was reopened, after having remained closed, and, to all appearance, hopelessly closed, during nearly four years. The feelings awakened by the reopening of this splen did place are akin to those produced by the sudden re storation to vigorous health of some eld friend who had long been given over even by the cleverest doctors. We can scarcely believe that he is really alive ; and clasp his hand, and say, " How are you old fellow ?—how have you been ? Dear me ! Is it possible ?" gazing wistfully into his face, as much as to say, are you quite sure it is you ? We feel for him infinite affection, love to think only of his good qualities, and hope that the others, if such existed, may be reformed in the new career upon which he is entering. It was truly pleasant to see on Saturday night the old familiar Majesty's Theatre faces —even the humblest of those connected with so many happy recollections. It seemedas though the four years which have elapsed had been blotted from the book of time, and that we were not a day older than when last we visited the great theatre in the Haymarket. Is that huge and gorgeous place with all its dependencies just now awakening from a trance produced by some en chanter's wand, or have we been dreaming all this time ? were our hypothetical reflections as we rode down the Haymarket on Saturday evening. There were the same vendors of indifferent bouquets and doubtful opera books threading the mazes of vehicles, at the risk of their neoks. We recognised them at a glance, and verily believe they bad not exercised their dangerous and tormenting trade since 1852. The cus tomary file of soldiers, too (alas l we cannot answer for their being the same)—the aristocratic and zealous Mr Nugent (we are quite sure of him) looking rubicund and good-natured as ever—Fish (still of the freshest), the well-known stage-door keeper, one of the oldest and most faithful officers of her Majesty's Theatre, who be longs to the stock of the establishment, and may there fore, without offence, be termed a stock-Fish. The same severe-looking old gentleman, who guards the little iron gate leading to that mysterious region " behind the scenes," and whose hair is not a bit whiter or thinner than it was. In fact, ticket-takers, check-takers, box openers, lean and vociferous carriage and cab-callers, who are always painfully hoarse, and seem to have a prive understanding with the horses which were never known to kick them, though they are constantly under their feet. " Cloak-room' attendants, who appear to live in constant enmity with frock-coats, and coloured cravats, all, or nearly all, were the same as in former years. So far, then, the illusion was c ompl e te ; an d we walked into the theatre fully and happily persuaded that we had made a gross mistake in our age. Then the first view of the splendid salle served to con firm our belief, for there again we were struck not only by the architectural elegance and appropriateness which have always rendered her Majesty's Theatre a perfect model of an opera-house, but the very same richly bril liant and tasteful decorations—in short, the surpassingly beautiful ensemble which no other theatre in Europe can boast was again presented to our eyes exactly as it ap• peared in days of yore. Then we recognised in the or cheAra the well-known physiognomy of Talbecque, the admirable opera leader, and of Nadaud, the equally effi cient ballet leader, besides others of lesser note. There was one old familiar face, however, which we did not see, and here began our disenchantment. We regretted this much, because it made us four ytars older without ren dering us wiser or better. \Ve, need not dwell longer upon the aspect of the salle. Everybody knows the gay yellow box curtains, which set off the ladies and their costumes to as much advan- tage as if they were placed in golden frames ; also the splendidly ornamented ceiling, panels, and the bright exhilarating effect of the house when filled, as it was on this occasion, with oompany of the best kind. All our readers have to do is to imagine that everything wore a brighter hue than usual ; that the gentle "entr'acte" hum of voices had a peculiarly genial and congratulatory tone. Let them, in short, add that embellishment of an always fascinating anti delightful scene which the ex- traordinary excitement belonging to the occasion might naturally be supposed to produce, and they will have a more faithful picture of her Majesty's Theatre on Satur day evening than we could possibly draw. The bands being assembled, Signor 133netti, the now conductor, made his first bow to a London public, and was very kind) , welcomed. The familiar overture to the opera of the night, La Cenerentola, was played with great spirit, and much ap plauded. Before proceeding further, we must state that in consequence of the suddan indisposition of Signor Belletti, Signor Benevantano, a new candidate for Lon don fame, came forward at a three hours' notice to supply his place. The cast of the opera then stood thus— Cenerentola, Madame Alboni ; Clotilde, Madlle. Berti ; Thisbe, Madlle. Rizzi ; Don Ramiro, Signor Calzolari ; Don Magnifico, Signor Zucconi ; and Dandini, Signor Benevantano. The great musical star of the evening was, of course, Madame Alboni, who was most enthusiastically received after her long absence from the London stage. Her de• livery of the charmingly naive and characteristic molody " Una Volta c'era un re," marked as it was by that pecu liar richness and deep brilliancy of tone which belong to her alone, showed at once that the unrivalled contralto has returned to us with unimpaired power.% But amore delightful performance even than this was her execution of the florid solo " Sprezzo quei doni," and, better still, the rendering of " Parlar, pensar, vorrei," a masterpiece of vocalisation, which we thought could not be surpassed until we heard the last finale, " Non pia mesta," ren dered by Madame Alboni with such wondrous fluency, exquisite grace, and apparent facility, as threw all her previous efforts into the shade, and proved that more things existed in bravura vocalism than were dreamt of in our philosophy. Need we say that the marvellous contralto was applauded with the utmost furore, or that she deserved all the honours bestowed upon her. Num berless floral tributes and a laurel crown were thrown at her feet, and the " Non piu mesta" was unanimously redemanded. In short, every possible homage was of fered to Madame Alboni ; but the demonstrations were genuine and thoroughly merited, and we joined in them heartily, although a tolerably long experience of theatres has taught us to be somehwat mistrustfu l of first-ni g ht " ovations." Signor Calzolari has made great pro greas in his art since lase we heard him, and we doubt very much whether any artiste at present on the Anglo- Italian stage could sing the difficult music of Do n Ramiro better than he di d on this occasion: Signor Calzolari's execution was quite irreproachable ; he sang, too, with much more expression than formerly, and hi s voice is greatly improved. Signor Zucconi has not vocal power for her Majesty's Theatre, neither did he display on Saturday evening such mental qualities as m i ght com pensate for his physical defects. We have never seen a l ess a musing Don Magnifico. He was about as comic as a hearse. Of Signor Benevantano's abilities it were scarcely fair to judge from this performance, undertaken (as we have stated) at a very short notice, and more espe cially as the part of Dandini is unsuited to him—his forte being serious opera. But we heard enough, never theless, to convince us that Signor Benevantano has a fine baritone voice of great compass, and that he knows how to use it to advantage. The new ladies, Mesdames Rizzi and Berti, did fair justice to their respective parts, and the chorus did the little they had to do in a highly satisfactory manner. At the termination of the opera the national anthem was sung, the solo verses being taken by Madame Al boni and Signor Calzolaii. To the performance of ballet divertissement " Les qua tre saisons " we can award the highest praise. Madlle. Boechetti, and Madlle. Bellon are dancers of the very best kind ; that is, they aro intellectual, refined, poeti cal dancers, whoso movements express ideas, apt were (From the Times.) We firmly believe that when, by S o'clock on Saturday . • evening, the huge a u di ence had filled the wide space al ' lotted for their accommodation in her - Majesty's Theatre, a spirit of general satisfaction was diffused over the whole assemblage, though the first chord had not been struck by the orchestra—though the first wicked sister of Cene rentola had not yet uttered her opening phrase of self commendation. There was the sensation of being once more in the old house that had so long held an undis puted pre-eminence as the focus of everything brilliant in London society—the conviction that the world of fashion was once more at home. Everybody as he en tered looked round the edifice, just as, after an absence of several years, one surveys some residence of earlier years, to which belong a thousand associations more or less sentimental. The very sight of the boxes gradually filling round that vast arena and of the conversion of the vacant series of stalls into a compact multitude of well dressed persons bad all the peculiar interest that attaches to the revival of a custom which is universally familiar, and which, from some cause or other, has fallen into desuetude. All seemed so old, and yet so new. Faces closely connected with the establishment in the memory of former habitues were eagerly sought out and recog nised ; congratulatory 'nods were interchanged by the occupants of contiguous boxes. The interval of something like three years that had elapsed since the same parties bad met in the same place seemed to fade away like a dream, or like the trance of that monarch in the Eastern tale, who dipped his head into a tub - Of water, and, after passing through a series cf imaginary adventures, found, on his emersion, that they hal all taken place within the limits of a second. There had occurred, indeed, a few trifling events to give something like reality t o 18534-5,. and many withi n the period indicated by those figures had found their geo graphical knowledge enlarged by familiarity with such names ,as Sebastopol, Balaklava, Inkerman, and the like, but that reality could hardly stand its ground be fore the spectacle of Saturday last, so exactly did it fit the ancient order of things. We hear that when Old Style was changed into the New, by an act of Parlia ment, declaring that the day immediately following the • 2d of September, 1752, should be reckoned as the 14th, an indignant mob gathered together, shouting, Give na bsok our LI days!". -1304 1 / 4 1 we, ast„witikAhjajgd,..l kr>3l;y - in ilmost imagine that the ele gant multitude of Saturday, finding the interval between 1852 and 1856 completely shrivelled up, was inclined to ejaculate, " What has become of our three years ?" Nor was there anything in the appearance of the house itself calculated to belie the notion that some great chronological convulsion had been effected. Had it looked very dirty, or, on the other band, very bright with new painting and gilding, the link would have been broken—those three years would have bad their visible record. But, no ; there was the house just as we had left it—neither older nor newer. There were those same panels that had first dazzled the public eye in 1846, just as they looked when toned down six years afterwards. There were those amber curtains that, in the same 1846, had given rise to so much and such sharp controversy as to their effect on opera costume. The lava of Vesuvius had not more completely pre served the rooms in the house of Sallust than some mys terious influence had fixed all the contingent pheno mena appertaining to her Majesty's Theatre, that it might look unchanged on its resuscitation. There was the whole affair all over again, under its most pleasing aspect—namely, that of being occupied by an audience that filled it in every part. One other circumstance of identity ought not to be overlooked. There was still the same manager as in the ' good old times," the same Lumley to whom the public had been indebted for refined amusement for such a long series of years, and for whom it bad so often shouted on the occasion of some brilliant success. Cer tain we are that no figure was more thoroughly present to the minds of the whole audience on their first entrance into her Majesty's Theatre than that of the opera-chief tain, whose rule had been distinguished by the debut of Jenny Lind, the immortal pas de quatre, and so many glories both of the lyric drama and of ballet. No sooner had the curtain descended after the conclusion of " Ce nerentola than the calls for " Lumley" already began to mingle themselves with the applause at the per formance. So much for the influence of the past on the brilliant public which, on Saturday, wag gathered within the walls of her Majesty's Theatre ; so much for that love for old institutions which still exists in spite of the modern innovating spirit, provided always those institu tions do not take the form of heraldic proclamations. Such influences while they promoted good humour, also heightened expectation, and, therefore, we should hasten to add that rarely have expectations been more com pletely satisfied than on Saturday last. The good humour that went in at eight o'clock was heightened into positive joyousness before twelve. (Front the Illorninj Herald of this day.) Mr. Lumley has no reason to be dissatisfied with the result of the re.opening, of her Majesty's Theatre on Sa turday night. The prospect of the event excited no ordi nary degree of interest in fashionable circles, and boxes and stalls were purchased with great avidity. The por tals opened, it was not long before the house was com pletely filled, and by an audience of unsurpassed bril liancy and splendour. The extinction of Covent-garden Theatre has doubtless had much to de with this revived feeling in favour of the old establishment in the Haymar ket, the prestige of which has never been forgotten, not withstaneing the temporary embarrassments in which it has been immersed. That there was pleasure felt in once more getting foot i❑ the old precincts was unmistakeable, and folks might have been heard congratulating them selves and one another at the resurrection of a magnifi cent place of entertainment, the doors of which ought never to have been closed. But the vicissitudes of spe culations of this kind are as singular as they are peremp. tory. A few months ago the possibility of re-opening the theatre seemed as remote and doubtful as ever ; but a sad and fatal calamity consummated an event which neither diplomacy nor contrivance could, as yet, have compassed. Her Majesty's Theatre, in a word, is again in a state of activity, after a dormant existence of three years, during which time we have have heard of nothing but the belligerent proceedings of antagonistic parties, and actions of ejectment in every court. But Mr. Lum ley has managed not only to retain the property, in spite of this implacable and exhausting warfare, but to be in a condition to resume the practical sovereignty of the house whenever the chances of the day might give him the opportunity. That chance, wo see, did arrive, and was most promptly grappled with. In a few short weeks a com pany of no mean strength and efficiency was gathered together, headed by a group of celebrities calculated to at once give confidence i❑ the prosperity of the under taking. Orchestra and chorus were formed with equal celerity, besides all the component parts of a large and liberal ballet. The house, too, was put into the hands of the renovators and repairers, who have certainly exe cuted their mission with marvellous efficiency, when we call to mind the stories which were afloat as to the de cay into which the theatre had fallen, the decrepitude of the roof, and the devastation of the " rats !" How sig nally were all these fables demolished when the specta tors entered the house on Saturday night ! The aspect of the theatre, in truth, is wholly unaltered. It looks as if four-and-twenty hours had hardly elapsed since it was last opened. The Pompeian paintings of Mr. Ab- Bolen and his coadjutors are as bright and warm as ever, and the hangings of burnished gold are evidently none the worse for the three years' burial to which they have been unhappily doomed. The real state of the house was the best seen when the National Anthem was sung between the opera and the ballet. The gaiety of the ladies' dresses, combining wiih the Oriental mag nificence of the curtains and the embellishments, revived one of those coups d'ceil, the parallel to which could hardly be found, we apprehend, in any capital in Europe. Scarcely a box was unoccupied, and the effect was grand and brilliant to the last possible degree. (Front the Morning Chronicle.) If any person wholly unacquainted with the recent history of our lyric stage, had on Saturday evening been introduced into the magnicent salle in the Haymarket, refulgent with light, and brilliant with beauty and fashion, the last thought that could have entered hie mind would have been that the theatre had for some years been closed. Even had not the snbsequent per formances afforded proof that we were about to have an excellent musical season, the aspect of the house, not merely in the audience part—but also iu the avenues and outside—the freshness of the decorations—the mag nsoinfcethree anxiety minor a of r - mag nificent orchestra;—taensdtimthoenypetrofectthioe r angernen the manager to redeem his promises to the public. To h ave performed such wonders in so brief a space of time is a real triumph of energy at d moral courage. Scarcely more than two months have elapsed since the calamity which reduced Covent-garden Theatre to ashes. Mr. Lumley, although always - possessed with the determina tion to re-open his theatre sooner or later, bad made none of the preparations necessary for so gigantic an en terprise. Success seemed impossible, even to those who knew the means by which perseverance and capital might achieve success. Rumour had broadly asserted that the theatre itself was in a state of dilapidation, and that there were material obstacles in tho way of its re opening, insurmountable even by a Napoleonic Im presario suddenly gifted with an opportunity to retrieve his fortune. The rival manager was known to be a man of corresponding enery and resources. Undaunted by the terrible catastrophe that had marred his future prospects, he had kept his forces together, and, by the promptitude of his arrangements, had se cured the first hearing from the public. Mr. Lumley had not only to contend against this pre-occupation of the ground—he bad also to commence his arrangements pre cisely at the epoch when artists of every grade in their profession have already made their engagements, and when, therefore, the greatest skill and taste in culling the elements of a company must fail, or at least be impeded. We have heard fabulous stories of the diplomatic triumphs of Mr. Lumley in overcoming these obstacles. What he must have had to do is best to be inferred from what he has done. His opening performance was in every respect creditable, even triumphant —far above the average of such occasions in former years, when all the resources of a permanent establishment have been at his command, and all its machinery has been ready for action. Thus much of praise is due to Mr. Lumley as an individual. Englishmen know how to respect a man who knows how to respect himself ; and the same im pulse which led the London public to admire the courage with which Mr. Gye rocs up wider difficulties - 43 1 / 4 130% 130% 53 1 / 4 53% ay 20 mint, mare, 3. B. lings, Esq., uare, of , for- Pro- ham, the ).8., ugh, and 1'53 1.58 1 . 67 118 11)6 2 . 16 2,13 59 . 3 54 . 3: 50 . 5 46.2 43'0 39 . 9 37'2